10:23 pm MDST
Shroud of Turin, the Sequel, Coming to Your TV
In one of his final acts as Pope, Benny "the Rat" Ratzinger, signed off on another
television documentary about the Shroud of Turin. We haven't seen the
Shroud for 40-years since Pope Paul XI allowed it to be shown on TV in 1973.
Previous research suggested it was actually a medieval mock-up, not the
real deal, but now we'll have some other researchers disputing the earlier
researchers and claiming that it does indeed date back to the time of Jesus.
prison planet
"We are building
a prison planet
silence is consent
wake up and speak up."
Jesus Didn't Have Such a Good Friday...
...and it's not looking so good for us, either.
Riddle: How many right wing nut jobs can you stuff into a Saturn V
rocket? Answer: I don't know. Let's find out.
Scanning the news these past few days reminded me again and again why
I've been trying to divest myself of political blogging for years, now. I
used to think I was immune to outrage fatigue and then it finally caught up
to me back when Junior was still squatting in the White House. And I admit
it: These past few months, blogging for me, with everything else I have
going on, is like trying to start a car with a ... more »
Argentina: Watchman Reports Seeing UFO Over San Francisco
*Source: Cadena 3 (TV) and PLANETA UFO
Date: 03.28.2013*
*Argentina: Watchman Reports Seeing UFO Over San Francisco*
The case involves Paulo Fuentes, who works at a factory in the locality of
Frontera in Córdoba. The watchman told Cadena 3 that the sighting occurred
this morning at 6 a.m.
The watchman provided details on the UFO sighting (report by Osvaldo Soria)
A resident of San Francisco who works as a watchman at a factory in the
locality of Frontera in Córdoba claims having seen a UFO this morning.
Paulo Fuentes works at a business located on Calle 12 in that locality.
“We... more »
Off the Wal-Mart
In case you still needed a reason to boycott Wal-Mart, hate
Wal-Mart, protest Wal-Mart, picket Wal-Mart, avoid Wal-Mart like the
plague, I think this might finally be the breaking point for those
die-hards who still think it's worth it to stand in a sweaty line for an
hour to save 10 cents on a bottle of Chinese shampoo.
Store executives, worried about recent bad sales figures and competition in
the indigent consumer market from the Dollar Store franchise and Amazon,
have hit upon a novel idea to suck every last bit of economic marrow from
the emaciated public -- use desperate Wal-M... more »
Shell's Arctic Overture Gets Frosty Reception
Shell's *Arctic Challenger* drilling rig is supposed to be bound for the
northern waters and the oil riches said to lie beneath the sea bed.
Instead it is tied up at a dock in the port of Bellingham, Washington, and it
might be there for a while as U.S. prosecutors close in.
*The Coast Guard has asked the Justice Department to investigate possible
pollution violations by both the drilling rigs Shell used in its botched
efforts to explore for oil last year in the Arctic Ocean waters off the
northern coast of Alaska. *
In a case eerily reminiscent of the *Deepwater Horizon* fiasco... more »
Iraq, Afghan wars will cost to $4 trillion to $6 trillion, Harvard study says
The Washington Post. By Ernesto Londoño, Published: March 28
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/study-iraq-afghan-war-costs-to-top-4-trillion/2013/03/28/b82a5dce-97ed-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines
[Excerpted] The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers
$4
trillion to $6 trillion, taking into account the medical care of wounded
veterans and expensive repairs to a force depleted by more than a decade
of
fighting, according to a new study by a Harvard researcher....
Bilmes said the United States has spent almost $2 trillion alrea... more »
Argentina: An Incredible UFO Sighting in Concordia
*Source: VISION OVNI
Date: 03.28.2013*
*Argentina: An Incredible UFO Sighting in Concordia, Argentina*
*By Andrea Pérez Simondini, Visión OVNI
Investigation by Vicky Zeigler and Martin Bertochi*
Members of the VISION OVNI team in Concordia – Vicky Zeigler and Martin
Bertochi – were informed of a sighting that was taking place in the
vicinity of Yuquerí Chico, Department of Concordia.
The witnesses – members of the Guilme family – phoned the researchers in a
state of alarm and astonishment at what they were witnessing over their
field on the outskirts of the city.
Upon reaching the s... more »
Frankie Says Trance
Blogging will be light today as I'm working on this, so to fill the gap
between now and tomorrow's inevitable post about how awfully sexist the new
*Doctor Who* episode is, I give you one of the finest remixes from the
golden years of trance.
Lett the People Speak
A (convoluted?) thought experiment:
Imagine yourself to be a pro-EU, pro-euro commentator here in the UK. You
are crafting a daily series of articles about the eurozone which are being
published over the course of a week. Your intention is to accentuate the
positive about the EU and the euro and to persuade your largely skeptical
readers that things aren't as bad as they think they are in the eurozone,
even given recent events in Cyprus. You would obviously want to get the
trickier stuff out of the way early on and then end your series on an
optimistic note.
Given that optimis... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Tower of Power'
TOWER OF POWER
Posted on March 29, 2013
MNN. Mar. 28, 2013. Each Indigenous has an equal
share of the ever-growing $50.3 trillion Indian Trust Fund being
administered by the illegal trustee, the Corporation of Canada, through
the Department of Indian Affairs, 10 Wellington Street, Ottawa/Hull. It
is the accumulated wealth from the exploitation of our natural
resources. We
Right Wing Report Proves DFL Governor is GREAT for MN
There is a right wing nut job out there reviewing state economic conditions
each week based on erroneous and misleading reports from ALEC.
ALEC statistics and conclusions – they are misleading and spurious –
twisting the numbers to fit ALEC's pre-determined conclusions.
ALEC policies are creating economic disasters for states that use them
This week the right wing nut job decided to pick on Minnesota.
*The rankings listed in the report below
are what happens
when you DO NOT have a Democrat
in the governors office.*
March 29, 2013
Each week this year (with the exception of Thank... more »
Argentina: UFO Presence Over Necochea
*Source: PLANETA UFO
Date: 03.28.2013*
*Argentina: UFO PRESENCE OVER NECOCHEA*
At around 17:25 hours on 28 March 2013, a family driving along Route 88
some 50 kilometers from the city of Necochea on the coastline of the
Argentinean province of Buenos Aires witnessed a strange, metallic oval
object reflecting sunlight on an extremely clear, cloudless and warm
afternoon. The object irradiated a white light at times, flying at low
altitude over fields near the shore.
Maria A. Gimenez de Franzoni, with her children Lucia and Guillermo, are
the protagonists of this event, which they b... more »
At the Very Top, Democrats Play the Same Big-money Game as the Right-wingers
Having been born in South Carolina and having witnessed from afar its
gradual engulfment by the new Radical Republican (not conservative) red sea
in the years following the onslaught of Reagan the Terrible's vandals (who
were devastating everything in their path), it's always been interesting to
me to note how the political game was/is being played there still (but
under different names). And
And How Did That Work Out For You?
It's settled now that Iraq's oil riches pretty much sealed Saddam Hussein's
fate. The Anglo-American conquest of Iraq was heavily an oil-driven
decision. And wasn't it nice of the Americans to avoid bombing Iraq's oil
infrastructure and to make it the first of the few things they actually
secured after they toppled Saddam?
And now, a decade later, Iraq is on the verge of becoming the world's
second-largest oil producer. Oh boy, all those years of war and suffering
are finally paying off. Sure, that is if you're China.
*America, with its own homegrown energy bonanza, isn’t ... more »
THE ROAD TO IRAQ: Covering for Chris Matthews' lies!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013*
*Part 5—His willing enablers:* Was Christopher Matthews a lonely voice
against the move to war in Iraq?
On the air, no—he was not. Reading transcripts from the seven months
preceding the war, it’s hard to find Matthews behaving in the lonely way he
and his willing enablers have recently described, as they create the latest
fake stories about the war in Iraq.
Matthews was *not* a lonely voice on the air; elsewhere, things may have
been different. Speaking with Salon’s Joan Walsh, Matthews *pretended* that
he was a lonely voice—the only such voice on TV!
Th... more »
Florida Companies, Republicans Try to Make Wage Theft Legal, Again
The Florida Retail Federation hopes the third time's the charm in trying to
make wage theft legal. They tried two other times to strike down the wage
theft ordinances that are popping up around the state to curtail
unscrupulous employers who pocket employee wages for their own use. This
time, they've enlisted Florida Republican legislators to help with a truly
Orwellian scheme.
Rep. Tom Goodson, a Republican legislator from Titusville, has filed a bill
that purports to help employees fight wage theft. The problem is that,
unlike county ordinances that provide for double or triple da... more »
Ooops! Saskatchewan's Brad Wall Signs Deals With Chinese Telecom That Canada Now Restricts
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*Reuters*
*Huawei Technologies, the mainland's largest phone equipment maker, may
face additional restrictions selling its products in Canada as the federal
government considers new regulations on foreign wireless suppliers it deems
security risks.*
*
**Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is reviewing whether it needs
rules to govern the equipment used by the country's biggest mobile phone
operators, and has been consulting industry officials, said a person
familiar with the matter.*
*
**While the review is not singling out any company, Canada's trade
minister, Ed Fast,... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Lucy Lawless, 45. OK: I wasn't really much of a Xena fan,
at least not as far as actually watching the show. But I very much liked
her D'anna.
The good stuff:
1. James Fallows on the costs -- to the US budget -- of Iraq and Afghanistan
.
2. Micah Cohen looks at turnover in the Senate.
3. Ann Friedman interviews Chris Hayes, and talks quotas.
4. And a dissenting view to my post on public opinion, from Steve M. He
argues that you can create "artificial" intensity that leads to action,
which I said couldn't be done by presidents, by working at it in a
sustained way ... more »
Untitled
*100th Louisiana Derby draws full field for first time in 50 years ~Advocate
** *
*~New Orleans Handicap features rematch of Graydar, Bourbon Courage~Infield
Festival: Seventeen Food Trucks, Pop-Ups Confirmed; Offisite Parking at
Former JFK School*
*Mayor, sheriff spar over consent decree cost ~Danny Monteverde, Advocate*
*Active hurricane season forecast*
*Teen volunteers come to New Orleans from storm-impacted area* * *
*Bayou Chauvin project aims to ease drainage ~Chance Ryan, Daily Comet*
*Cold snap means fewer crawfish, higher prices ahead of Easter*
*Berl'in! ~Shoot. Eat. Repe... more »
Racist, Homophobic ALEC Members
Here you have Don Young - ALEC Alum
*My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes,”
Young said. “It takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It’s all
done by machine*.
*It is 2013 - This was a freudian slip of his most basic beliefs.*
*Any apology is forced *
* - becausehehasto - *
* - not becausehewantsto *
*Betcha dollars to donuts*
*he told that exact smae story at an ALEC cigar reception*
*using the exact same words. *
MICHIGAN
And then you have Dave Agema
and his homophobic Facebook notice.
Michigan GOP Big Shot Dave Agema In Trouble Ove... more »
Recent Additions To The Newspeak Dictionary
Carol Goar writes that three buzzords have recently been added to the
Newspeak Dictionary:
The first is *governance,* an amorphous word that covers everything from
the way a leader wields power to the way a small charity accounts to its
donors. The term encompasses laws, procedures, standards, ethics and
expectations. Its meaning varies with the user. Its criteria are
ever-shifting. Yet politicians, bureaucrats, business executives,
non-profit leaders and pundits use the term as if everyone knows — or ought
to know — what they’re talking about.
But, the truth is, our masters mak... more »
8 MILLION new guns in four Months
*Gun checks top two million for fourth-straight month*
Washington (CNN) -- FBI background checks on gun sales have now topped two
million in each of the past four months, according to the latest figures
made available on Monday.
Although the law enforcement agency does not offer public analysis of its
figures, the high check rate occurs amid debate in Washington over new gun
control measures mainly in response to December's school shooting in
Connecticut.
The agency performed more than 2.3 million checks in February using the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Th... more »
Abby- A Story of Life After Death
It never seems like the right moment for a mother to leave her small
children, and the case of Abby is no different. One stormy Saturday
morning, Abby hops into her car to head to a photo shoot, something she
does as a side job, only to crash and lose her life. Although this is where
most stories end, this is where *Abby, *by W. Anne Johnson, begins. Abby,
newly deceased and caught somewhere between life and heaven, needs to learn
how to reach her family and help them move on after her death.
*Abby* was one of those books I stared at for a long time before starting.
I am never sur... more »
From a Candy Factory in Iran to the 'Sweet Sixteen' in Indiana:Arsalan Kazemi’s Mad March through the NCAA
Oregon’s
Arsalan Kazemi (Bruce Ely / The Oregonian)
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history was made last week when the
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, in their inaugural tournament appearance,
became the first ever 15-seed to advance to the third round, joining
other underdogs like 13-seed La Salle Explorers and 9-seed Wichita State
Shockers in the Sweet Sixteen.
But there’s another team that
Destroying Planet Earth-- For Quick Profits And Payoffs
Scariest report I read all week was by Michael Behar in *Mother Jones*: Fracking's
Latest Scandal? Earthquake Swarms.Who pays for environmental cleanup-- the
corporations who foul the air and water to make profits or the tax payers
who have to deal with the consequences? The relationship between fracking
and earthquakes brings that question to a whole new level. Behar reports
how natural gas fracking violently woke up-- with devastating
consequences-- a fault in Oklahoma that has been dead for 320 million
years. Of course, when a Republican congressman on the House Science
Commit... more »
Highway Garage Linked to New York Water Problems
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 3 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
The State of New York is considering several fixes for contaminated wells
near a highway maintenance garage in the town of East Fishkill, according
to this story from the Poughkeepsie Journal.
The problem of unsafe levels of sodium and chloride in groundwater near the
garage was discovered in 1995, and the state has funded bottled water and
testing for some of the garage neighbors since then.
The State Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a draft proposal
that outlined several possible fixes, including installing new wells for
seven of the neighbors,... more »
Good Friday
It is very early Good Friday morning.
Marie just texted me: "Dr mwn pa kapab respire bien ni donmi" ("Doctor I
cannot breathe well or sleep.")
Jesus actual cause of death as He hung on His cross was suffocation. Marie
is having fluid from her heart backing up into her lungs, which floods her
alveoli and impairs oxygen transfer. Marie is suffocating on her cross like
our Lord did on His.
Jesus had to die. Marie doesn't.
Jesus could text no one. Marie can. But our response hasn't changed in two
thousand years.
John A. Carroll, MD
www.haitianhearts.org
WalMart's Profits Trump Customer Safety
This article was brought to my attention on Daily Kos.
Exclusive: Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver packagesto online buyers
Wal-Mart is making a big push to ship online orders directly from stores,
hoping to cut transportation costs and gain an edge over Amazon and other
online retailers, which have no physical store locations. Wal-Mart does
this at 25 stores currently, but plans to double that to 50 this year and
could expand the program to hundreds of stores in the future.
Wal-Mart currently uses carriers like FedEx Corp for delivery from stores -
or, in the case of a same-... more »
Antiprotons obey CPT within 5 ppm
In January 2013, the ATRAP Collaboration that includes e.g. Gerry Gabrielse
– an ex-colleague of mine who also led the most accurate measurement of the
electron's magnetic moment, the most accurately verified prediction in all
of science – published the preprint
One-Particle Measurement of the Antiproton Magnetic Moment
that finally made it to PRL this Monday. The article was accompanied by a popular
review by Eric Hudson and David Saltzberg – who is also famous as the
flawless science consultant behind *The Big Bang Theory* CBS sitcom; he's
the man who makes sure that Sheldon Coope... more »
More thoughts for the brain
Asteroids and comets are almost the functional equivalent of nuclear war
today. They are a function of alienation in Marxism and the uncanny is
Psychoanalysis. Despite the persistence (within the human context) of
capitalist civilisation we know in our marrow that it is unsustainable.
Despite various adventures, we always seem to be back where we began, like
we’re in an ongoing sitcom. Ecocide and revolution are difficult to
imagine. Only the prospect of existential cosmic calamity it seems can
erase that. We rightly fear such an event, yet we do not sublimate or
banish it from ou... more »
'Ogooglebar' ... and 14 Other Swedish Words We Should Incorporate Into English Immediately - Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/ogooglebar-and-14-other-swedish-words-we-should-incorporate-into-english-immediately/274383/
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams”
The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2PIFDTuf2RM#!
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.29.13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.29.13"*
by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"There were new all-time highs on the Dow and S&P 500 this week. Of
course, the mainstream media didn’t mention a word about the how the Fed’s
“open-ended” $85 billion a month bond buying program helped push the stock
market to new highs. Maybe that’s why even some of the folks on CNBC called
the market “creepy.” Legendary investor Jim Rogers said he wasn’t buying
into this market. Rogers was more concerned with the ripple effect that
the Cyprus banking crisis was throwing off. He’s worried that other banks
aroun... more »
BERT HARDY EXPOSING THE FEUDAL SYSTEM
*Vaughton Street, Birmingham, UK, 1954. Bert Hardy/Getty*
Bert Hardy was the star photojournalist on Picture Post, Britain’s most
influential picture magazine.
*Residents of the Korean port of Inchon surrender to American troops.
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images). 1950*
The USA committed mass genocide in Korea.
*aangirfan: CURTIS LeMAY AND MASS MURDER IN THE USA AND KOREA.*
*
*
"Outside the train station were about sixty political prisoners, aged 14 to
70, suspected of opposing South Korean dictator Syngman Rhee.
"They were tied up, and wore almost no clothes; when they tried ... more »
Novel Brain Wave Model
I was always uncomfortable with our model of brain activity as it was
obviously tentative. This is a way more compelling model and far more
useful. We now have a research mission. Just what does change as the
waves pass through the brain itself? How does it compare between
individuals?
In the meantime, put aside all you thought you knew and read this item.
Just as clearly, polishing this model opens the door for better diagnosis
of brain disease protocols. We will be able to isolate and describe flaws
and develop work around therapies which is already happening but... more »
Cyprus Can Learn From Iceland
Iceland happens to be a complete validation of my advice in late 2008. It
is now well on the way to a complete recovery.
One other important tip. The top echelon of a bank can be removed simply
because their second tier is completely able to do the same job. Special
trade knowledge really does not exist at the top end. What does exist is
immature judgment and greed. Both are best corrected by a glowing example
burned into your memory.
As I suggested, I would have arrested every signatory to a failed bond
above a certain credit rating level for outright treason to the US... more »
Think Then Walk Hardware Here
More welcome news on this front. We can all see the future and it is now
obvious that we are likely closer than we think. When it gets down to
training, technical refinement begins to add to already prepared capability
and real progress speeds up.
It is also obvious that we can already build hardware to empower all forms
of such physical injury. That is great news.
This whole sector can expect to be a 'solved problem during the next two
decades and will largely include mostly full regeneration. While this is
happening artificial hardware is welcome.
Military appl... more »
Excessive Sitting is Contraindicated
The huge take home here is that exercising does not counter the negative
effects of a sit down job. What does though is a stand up desk.
The obvious answer is a hydraulic lift or its equivalent for every work
station desk. It has to be comfortable you use your key board while
standing and an adjustable desk makes that possible.
Even easier, tilt your flat screen back about twenty degrees and get an
eight inch base to set your keyboard on. In that manner, you can easily
rotate between standing and sitting.
That is even easier to work with as either position become... more »
Reunification of Korea
Almost exactly 10 years ago, in March 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq. I had
mixed feelings about that decision and I still have mixed feelings. At any
rate, Iraq (#2) used to belong to the Axis of Evil, as defined by George W.
Bush, along with Iran (#1) and North Korea (#3). Quite certainly, one
original member of this axis is no longer a member.
Note that John Bolton has defined the "Beyond the Axis of Evil Group"
composed of Cuba, Libya, and Syria. Cuba has softened somewhat and Raul
Castro is planning to retire; the Libyan regime has been overthrown so a
re-evaluation would be appro... more »
ANDREW PARKER
*Andrew Parker.*
*1.* Andrew Parker, a married father-of-two, is the new boss of Britain's
spy service MI5.
He was educated at Cambridge University.
*Lord Victor Rothschild's friends*
In 1991, Andrew Parker spent time in the United States in a liaison
position.
In February 2005, five months before the July 7 attacks, he was appointed
Director International Terrorism.
He led MI5's response to the July 7 terrorist attacks in London, which some
people think was an inside-job.
aangirfan: 7/7 LONDON BOMBINGS - FASCISM AT WORK
His teams of officers played the lead role in dealing wi... more »
Guest Post - What Do You Do When Your Loved Ones Don’t Recycle?
“Hippie” is what I am called by my boyfriend any time I rip a paper towel
in half as opposed to using the full sheet, or wash out a plastic container
to use again instead of buying new Tupperware, or walk around the house
turning off lights in rooms we’re not in. “Annoying” was what my best
friend called me when I moved in with her and insisted we dig out her
trusty blue recycling bin to use instead of collecting dust in the garage.
I’m sure there have been other choice phrases used to describe my need to
help others become aware of and care about the effect we have on our
planet.
... more »
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Did You Know that WMD is DMW Spelled Backwards?
Herbert Marcuse had some interesting things to say about certain political
acronyms. The meaning is fixed, doctored, loaded. Once it has become an
official vocable, constantly repeated in general usage, “sanctioned” by the
intellectuals, it has lost all cognitive value and serves merely for
recognition of an unquestionable fact. This style is of
overwhelming concreteness. The
Continue reading
March 28, 1973
In public, or close to in public, a landmark: a hearing of the Ervin
Committee. It comes about because James McCord is reluctant to continue
with the committee attorney and demands to speak to the full committee.
They agree to hold a closed hearing; Ervin himself is unable to attend. It
rapidly leaks out, with Connecticut maverick Republican Lowell Weicker the
main source. And it's big news: McCord, having already named Magruder and
Dean, now says that John Mitchelll and Chuck Colson had prior knowledge of
the break-in.
However, it turns out that the real breakthrough was someone el... more »
Friday Morning Linkage
Joshua Goldstein and I look at R2P After Syria. But, what will Syria look
like after Syria? And, what exactly is the Obama administration
doing there? Training and arming the rebels covertly but not with
non-lethal military aid — body armor and night vision. UN arms treaty
blocked by Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Go figure.
Continue reading
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Bright spiral galaxy NGC 3169 appears to be unraveling in this cosmic
scene, played out some 70 million light-years away just below bright star
Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Its beautiful spiral arms
are distorted into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 (left) and neighboring
NGC 3166 interact gravitationally, a common fate even for bright galaxies
in the local universe. In fact, drawn out stellar arcs and plumes,
indications of gravitational interactions, seem rampant in the deep and
colorful galaxy group photo.
*Click image for larger size.*
The picture spans 2... more »
Will Republicans Manage To Nominate Unelectable Crackpots In South Dakota And Georgia?
Straight from the pit of hell
Georgia and South Dakota are both pretty red-- Romney won the former with
58% and the latter with 53%-- so the value of a Republican senatorial
nomination is massive. Either should sure worth a lot more than a GOP
nomination in New York or Hawaii. So you can count on some internal
bickering... if not bloodletting. Yesterday we took a quick look at the struggle
between Democrat Brendon Johnson and Blue Dog Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for
the Democratic nomination for the now open South Dakota senate seat (from
which Brendon's dad Tim is retiring). But the b... more »
Chet Raymo, “Cranes or Skyhooks?”
*“Cranes or Skyhooks?”*
by Chet Raymo
“In the late 19th century, an intractable problem bedeviled scientists.
Geologists had convincingly demonstrated that the Earth was hundreds of
millions of years old, and fossil evidence suggested that life had been
around for most of that time. Which means the Sun must have been burning
more or less steadily throughout the duration. Yet physicists and chemists
could not provide any credible source of energy that would keep the Sun
shining for all that time. Not gravitational contraction. Not chemical
combustion or any other known chemical... more »
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Dine' CARE: 'No!' to Navajoland becoming a dumpster for dirty coal
March
28, 2013
By Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment
Censored News
Obvious liabilities of Navajo Mine should prevent waste of $2.3 million
more for needless “investigation” by outside firms; Deal with BHP
Billiton should be dropped
Farmington, NM – As the Navajo Nation Council prepares to vote this week
on approving $2.3 million to continue paying a law firm and other
Guest Post by Tom Nichols — Iraq War Debate too Driven by Bush Resentment: A Response to Bob Kelly’s Iraq Posts”
I am happy to invite my friend Tom Nichols to guest-post about the
continuing Iraq War debate. Tom responded so substantially to my original
post series on the war (one, two, three), that I invited him to provide a
longer write-up. Tom is a professor of national security affairs at the
U.S. Naval War College
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The Daily "Near You?"
Camden, New Jersey, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
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TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN DESTINY
Teachers, workers and activists hope to pressure Chicago to abandon plans
to close 61 schools.
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Mohawk Nation News 'Kill the Messenger'
KILL THE MESSENGER
Posted on March 28, 2013
MNN. Mar. 28, 2013. On March 26, 2013, the MNN
editor was invited to be the opening speaker at Champlain College in
Sherbrooke Quebec. The topic was, “A Native Perspective on Canada’s
Exploitation of Resources”. Two Mohawks, as is our custom, accompanied
the speaker. They sat at a table facing the crowd.
Happy Champlain
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ALEC Career Path - Legislator to Lobbyist
Why doesn't that surprise me?
Wonder where they got the idea?
*One newspaper article*
11 names
All republicons
All ALEC
Coincidence - I think not!!!
From Texas (with my ALEC additions)
Eleven House members who held office in 2011 and lost their re-election bidsor decided not to run again are now lobbyists.
Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, *ALEC*
former chairwoman, House Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
Committee.
Pay range: $125,000 to $250,000.
Clients: ACE Cash Express, Texas Retired Teachers Association, Texas
Council of Community Centers, Texas Hospital Associati... more »
Terrance Nelson 'Celebrating' the 10 Year Anniversary of the Second Invasion of Iraq
By Terrance Nelson
Roseau River Anishinabe
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Brenda Norrell
My last email to you which you posted contained some of the following
Your posting of the Native leaders from US and
Canada joining forces in opposing the Transcanada pipeline is good but
Native Americans and First Nations people must understand how deceptive
and
Men With Loaded Rifles Intimidate Moms Gathered At Indiana Gun Safety Rally
By Igor Volsky on Mar 28, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Several men with assault rifles and hand guns crashed a Mayor’s Against
Illegal Guns National Day to Demand Action event in Indianapolis, Indiana
on Thursday and stood silently as the state chapter of Moms Demand Action
held a rally in favor of limiting the availability of military style
weapons and universal background checks.
At least two or three men showed up at the rally site before the event
began and engaged in a discussion about gun regulations with the group, two
participants in the action told ThinkProgress. The armed men — who were ... more »
An Easter to remember
This is a nice time of year in Copan Ruinas. Semana Santa - the week
leading into Easter - is a crazy-big holiday in Honduras, with hundreds of
thousands of local travellers on the move. But Copan gets just enough of
that scene to make the town feel energized without crossing into insanity.
Tonight, the main street will be full of volunteers building the
two-block-long *alfombras *made from coloured sawdust. Using giant stencils
to create beautiful sawdust art in a rainbow of colours, the volunteers
will work into the wee hours tonight making a street mural that celebrates
Jesus and... more »
New Mexico farmers seek ‘priority call’ as record drought persists – ‘We could dry up some hay farms or we could dry up Las Vegas. Which is it going to be?’
[image: Livestock along the dry Pecos River near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Amid
the worst drought on record, the anger of southeastern New Mexico's farmers
and ranchers is boiling. Photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / The New York Times]
By FELICITY BARRINGER
26 March 2013
CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO (The New York Times) – Just after the local water
board announced this month that its farmers would get only one-tenth of
their normal water allotment this year, Ronnie Walterscheid, 53, stood up
and called on his elected representatives to declare a water war on their
upstream neighbors.
“It’s alway... more »
Bye-bye, Justice Nino -- write if you get work
*Oh no, does this mean the end for the Supreme Court's Sundance and Butch,
Justices Clarence and Nino? Sure, they're just good friends, and it's not
as if they were about to get married or anything -- were they? But still,
High Court Constitution-shredding just won't be the same without them doing
the heavy lifting together.*
*by Ken*
*The New Yorker*'s Andy Borowitz (gosh, that sounds odd, doesn't it?) has
been keeping close tabs on Supreme Court Justice Nino Scalia during this
trying week. (See his report earlier this week, "Scalia Furious He Has to
Hear About Gay Couples All We... more »
The Brookings Institution and Walter Sullivan
As I was looking into the history of the Brookings Institution report
about their investigation into alien life and what would happen if we
learned there were aliens out there, I made a somewhat startling discovery.
Walter Sullivan, one time science editor of the *New York Times*had written
a book, *We Are Not Alone*, in 1964, and he quoted from that report. He was
writing about the short section that suggested that communication with an
alien race might not be a good thing for the people of Earth… might not be
bad, especially if it was only through radio astronomy, but there could ... more »
Progressives are Not a "Movement"
I heard this on the radio on the way home today.
It's the truth - the whole truth
and nothing but the truth
*And the truth hurts.*
12 minutes of your time.
Time to wake up.
What is in it for "my" movement???
That is the problem that the citizen journalists have been running into
with the topic of ALEC.
The nonprofits who have co-opted the ALEC story, see ALEC as the biggest
damn purse they have ever found.
Instead of working together with citizen journalist and researchers that
know a shitload about ALEC - they kick us to the curb - becausetheycan.
Nonprofits vs Citizen Journalists ... more »
Compare the Meerkat
Back by...ahem...popular demand, it's time for another snapshot of what *The
Daily Telegraph, The Guardian *and the *BBC News website *are reporting
tonight - at 23.00, 28 March 2013 precisely:
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**The Daily Telegraph*
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*Block immigration to save British jobs, influential MPs say*
Britain should be able to block immigration during the current period of
high unemployment, according to influential MPs.
*BBC unions silent over the Maggie Question*
BBC staff on strike say they are prepared to return to desks if Nelson
Mandela dies, however their generosity stops there.
*Pope was... more »
FBI only Dowloading "Criminals" - HAH!
FBI's Lawyer Says Modernizing Surveillance Law For Real-Time Online
Snooping Is A 'Top Priority' In 2013
The Huffington Post | By Gerry Smith Posted: 03/28/2013 11:15 am EDT
The FBI’s "top priority" in 2013 is to modernize surveillance law so
authorities can monitor in real time the Web activities of Americans
suspected of committing crimes, the FBI’s general counsel said.
What a crock of sh#t.
They are downloading everything
Cause to the FBI we’re all criminals.
Every damn single one of us..
We all guilty until --- proven guilty.
Well FBI – you can put this one in your... more »
“What Is Perhaps the Most Powerful Word in the English Language?”
*“What Is Perhaps the Most Powerful Word in the English Language?”*
by Michael S. Broder, Ph.D.
“I'll spare you the tease. That word is "no"!
The ability to be assertive and say "no" is a communication skill we all
learn at a very young age. If you're a parent, you know better than anyone
that once this word enters a child's vocabulary it's used very often.
However, as an adult, "no" is often much more difficult to say. As life
gets busier and obligations increase, the ability to say "no" is
increasingly important. If you can learn to assert yourself, it can be the
differenc... more »
Armed and dangerous idiots
This is the stuff that makes me want to break crockery. Assholes with
loaded weapons crash a gun law reform rally.
This is not responsible gun ownership. These guys didn't have to crash this
event. They had to know there would be kids there. In the wake of the
school murders, just seeing the guns would likely frighten the children.
And in the light of the daily accidental discharges, it's fucking
dangerous. If they want to strut around acting like dicks, they could hold
their own damn event at a different time.
And these asshats are all about *their* free speech rights, but you ... more »
A Strange Omission
News of positive or negative predictions for the UK economy from
international bodies such as the IMF and the OECD often attract the
attention of the British media. Today's prognosis from the Paris-based OECD
has been no exception.
This morning's *Financial Times* reflected on the organisation's gloomy
forecasts for the eurozone. The OECD locates the gloom in France and
Italy, predicting that their economies will continue to shrink. They say
that Germany, however - like Japan and the U.S. - will have modest growth.
The* FT*,* *naturally, also reports the bit that will be of most ... more »
Look at all the hungry people
Wall St. Journal is concern trolling about the rise in use of the food
assistance. Some well fed genius is appalled to learn the number of
enrollees aren't falling along with the unemployment rate. Well you don't
have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. There's a simple answer:
There are record numbers of Americans on food stamps today because there
are record numbers of Americans in poverty (records begin in 1959.)
As of 2011, there were 46.2 million men, women, and children living below
the U.S. poverty line. There isn't much reason to believe that the last
year of medioc... more »
A successful civil appellant is awarded the costs below and of the appeal
Marshall v. MMV Financial Inc., 2013 ONCA 188 holds:
[23] As he was largely successful on both appeals, the costs awards below
are varied in any event, based on the general principle that a successful
appellant is awarded the costs below and of the appeal: see *Kopij v.
Toronto (Metropolitan)*, [1999] O.J. No. 239 (Ont. C.A.). Costs of the
application and the motion are fixed in the aggregate amount of $7,500
inclusive of disbursements and applicable taxes. Costs of the appeal are
fixed in the amount of $7,500 inclusive of disbursements and applicable
taxes. The respondent ther... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Higher Dimensional Sails are being Unfurled…
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*Higher Dimensional Sails are being Unfurled…*
by ÉirePort
Quelled energetics in lower dimensions lead to refueling of Gaia
inhabitants. Sensations of these energetics are noted, yet these are
temporary.
Higher Dimensional sails are being unfurled in all Hue-manity. Even
non-aware ones feel the unfurling.
This unfurling leads to Higher Awareness in the non-awares.
Step stones these are for Hue-manity unfoldment, and are best embraced and
utilized, rather than resisted.
"Joy paradigm" alignment empowers all during this moment of unfurlment.
ÉirePort | March ... more »
Elections Canada: The Farce Continues
Shorter Elections Canada: "We're useless."
Read the comments at the link. Canadians are fed up. (Except for the
pathetic harpercon hacks and trolls who vote down inarguable statements
about the importance of electoral integrity and democracy.)
Rule Number One For Graduate School Applicants
Spring (where it exists) is the time of year when applicants to PhD
programs find out the outcome and decide where, if any place, to go. While
there are many factors that one must take into account, including what
might happen if your preferred adviser leaves (Will Moore’s take and mine),
there is something far
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Perversion
From Corpus Christie's Caller.com by Ray McMurrey:
CORPUS CHRISTI — Exiting Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott
caught headlines before leaving office in 2012 when he claimed that
high-stakes testing in Texas has become a “perversion.” Thank you Robert
Scott for telling the truth.
Testing begins this week and the perversion is upon us. The public school
calendar has 180 instructional days, 45 devoted to testing and countless
others invested in test preparation. Current high-stakes testing undermines
student learning and the general health of children. . . . .
Read the rest ... more »
Kierkegaard On God's Love
Related: * *
*Kierkegaard On Socratic Ignorance*.
*Kierkegaard On "Man."** *
*Kierkegaard On Socrates And The Immortality of The Soul.*
Below is an excerpt from, "The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His
Journals." Edited by Alexander Dru. Dover Publications, Inc: Mineola, New
York. 2003. Pg. 140-42.
It is wonderful how God's love overwhelms me---alas, ultimately I know of
no truer prayer than what I pray over and over again, that God will allow
me and not be angry with me because I continuously thank him for having
done and for doing, yes, and for doing so indescribably... more »
Politicians May Be Slow To Change... But Republicans Are Absolutely GLACIAL When It Comes To Gay Equality
Long after he was kicked out of the Army for fondling a private's privates,
Miss McConnell voted for DOMA-- and still clings to an outward show of
virulent homophobia
Boehner wasted over $3,000,000 in non-sequestered tax payer money to enrich
some of his lawyer crony pals by defending DOMA. Yesterday, even this
conservative Supreme Court sneered at the lame, stale and ineffective
arguments Team Boehner made on behalf of bigotry, divisiveness and hatred.
From the SCOTUSblog analysis:
If the Supreme Court can find its way through a dense procedural thicket,
and confront the constitu... more »
Many other Democrats sinned concerning the DOMA!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013*
*In the days when Bill Clinton was young:* We’ll have to say, we’re filled
with disgust for the tribal practice of hating and hunting in threes.
That said, we thought Peter Baker wrote an interesting history of the
Defense of Marriage Act this week—and we don’t mean that as a compliment.
Part of what made the report interesting is the material Baker chose to
leave out.
Baker’s report appeared on the front page of Tuesday’s New York Times. For
starters, we were struck by this recollection of the congressional politics
of DOMA:
BAKER (3/26/13): *Mr. Clint... more »
SARKOZY, L'OREAL, NAZIS, JEWS
*Sarkozy allegedly accepted cash-stuffed envelopes.*
Jean-Michel Gentil was the judge who recently charged Nicolas Sarkozy with
taking money from Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman.
Jean-Michel Gentil has now received a bullet and a death threat in the post.
Medical experts say the mental health of Bettencourt, the L'Oreal heiress,
began to deteriorate in 2006.
*Judge investigating Nicolas Sarkozy receives bullet in post*
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*Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oréal heiress, in 1975. Photograph:
Roger-Viollet/Rex Features*
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Sarkozy allegedly accepted cash-stuffed envelopes ... more »
Catch of the Day
Yeah, everyone is linking to this, but it's too good to pass up. Luke
Johnson read John Boehner's quote from Lincoln today, and noted:
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) quotes Abraham Lincoln in a memo
released Thursday as warning of debt, but ignores the former president's
call for a tax or tariff.
Of course, the reason that Boehner did that -- I mean, apart from the
appalling sloppiness and laziness that a generation of easy accommodation
by Fox News and the rest of the GOP-aligned partisan press has taught to
Republican politicians -- is that Boehner, and most of the House
Rep... more »
Satire: “Bitter Scalia Leaves US”
*“Bitter Scalia Leaves US”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Justice Antonin Scalia dropped a
bombshell on the Supreme Court today, announcing his decision to resign
from the Court “effective immediately” and leave the United States forever.
Calling this week “by far the worst week of my life,” Justice Scalia lashed
out at his fellow-Justices and the nation, saying, “I don’t want to live in
a sick, sick country that thinks the way this country apparently thinks.”
Justice Scalia said that he had considered fleeing to Canada, “but they not
only have gay marria... more »
GOP plans to fight Obamacare forever
Bit of buzz today about the "secret Republican plan" to kill Obamacare.
After at least 37 failed attempts, they're not willing to give up the fight
yet. Their secret weapon is Mitch McConnell.
Steve Benen already has the details down:
The "secret Republican plan" really isn't much of a secret. Hell, it's not
really much of a plan, either. McConnell's idea is apparently to have
Republicans win a bunch of elections and then destroy the law through the
reconciliation process so Democrats can't filibuster the GOP's
anti-Obamacare crusade.
That's roughly the same plan Republicans cam... more »
Americans Want Climate Change Protection, Just Not the Bill
Stanford researchers have found Americans believe in climate change and
acknowledge the risks but just don't want to pay for the measures that
would be needed to deal with them.
*The survey, commissioned by two departments at Stanford University, the
Woods Institute for the Environment and the Center for Ocean Solutions, was
the first to investigate public attitudes towards planning for a future of
sea-level rise and extreme storms.*
*It found a sharp disconnect between Americans' acknowledgement of climate
risks – which was high – and their willingness to pay for solutions.*
*"I... more »
Bargaining, Capabilities, and Crisis Outcomes
I have enjoyed the recent exchange between Kroenig and Sechser & Fuhrmann
(see here, here, and here). One interesting point that came up regards the
role of conventional military capabilities in determining crisis outcomes.
Kroenig says that the MCT data S&F analyze must be flawed because their
results indicate that conventional military capabilities don’t matter
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The Fight in Chicago to Stop Mass School Closings: Model for the Nation
From SubstanceNews:Thousands march, 127 arrested in massive March 27
Chicago Loop protests against school closings, Emanuel dictatorship
George N. Schmidt - March 28, 2013
More than 3,000 teachers, parents, students and other citizens rallies and
marched against school closings in Chicago on March 27, 2013, and 129 were
arrested during civil disobedience to protest the largest number of public
school closings in U.S. history, according to a number of Substance
reporters and other sources who were present at the events. The rally,
marches, and sit-ins, are a continuation of the protes... more »
Now that there are different values of the euro, which ones should you avoid?
Cyprus is now in effect not in the core Euro zone, does that mean that
Cyprus Euros are worth less than other Euros? For quite a while I have
heard that many Germans have been demanding just German Euros. So how do
you know what Euro is from where?
Euro coins have a national side indicating which country issued them but
it's the notes that interest me more now. Euro notes do not have a national
side but don't worry you can tell their origin from the first character of
each note's serial number. The first character of the serial number is a
letter and that letter uniquely identifies ... more »
OBAMA'S GIFT TO MONSANTO
On Tuesday, Obama signed the Agriculture Appropriations Bill into law.
Within the legislation exists a provision, "The Monsanto Protection Act,"
that has many concerned about the future safety of food because it protects
genetically modified seeds patents from litigation over health risks. Since
Obama signed the bill nearly 250,000 have signed a petition to the
president.
RT's Margaret Howell has more on the bill and how "frankenfish" could be
making their way into supermarkets across the nation.
Sifl and Olly Deal with Deceptive Video Games Ads
Thank you @NerdistChannel and @Lynchland for keeping S&O alive and fun.
Rock!
Incomes of Bottom 90 Percent Grew $59 in 40 Years; Top 10% grew $116,071 (Why Are Billionaires Dumping US Stock?) FRAUD ALERT!
Just in case actual figures mean anything to anybody anymore (lolling in
the lap of luxury as I know all you non-10%-ers are . . .). Incomes of
Bottom 90 Percent Grew $59 in 40 Years During the same period, average
income for the top 10 percent of Americans rose by $116,071 By Natasha
Lennard March 27, 2013 "Salon - Pulitzer Prize-winner David Cay Johnston
has highlighted yet more
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*Gusman slams mayor's "last-ditch attempt" to get out of OPP consent decree
~Charles Maldonado, Gambit*
“The Natural Selection of American Citizens”
*“The Natural Selection of American Citizens”*
By Jeff Berwick
“Fabian de Silva writes: Recently I read about a poll, which I believe was
from Gallup, that asked if the president can target US citizens for
assassination without due process on US soil. Seventy-eight percent of the
respondents (all Americans) said, “Sure it’s fine with me if the president
wants to murder me with a drone.” How nice to have nearly 8 out of 10
Americans be so altruistic, apparently believing that the president must
have some valuable reason to murder them, so it’s okay with them to
sacrifice their ... more »
war resister campaign update: behind the tindungan decision
Supporters of U.S. war resisters in Canada may be interested in hearing
about the War Resisters Support Campaign event earlier this week. A large
crowd came out to share a meal, hear an update on the Campaign, and raise
funds for legal fees for the court martial of war resister Kimberly Rivera.
War resister Jules Tindungan kicked off the evening by speaking about the letter
from Iraq War veteran and resister Tomas Young, which I'm sure you've all
seen. We watched Young himself read the letter on Democracy Now (here).
It was announced that war resister Justin Colby was sentenced to ... more »
Guitarist Jay Smith Found Dead in Hotel Room
*Guitarist Jay Smith was found dead in an Edmonton hotel room* Wednesday
morning after performing with Matt Mays & El Torpedo, according to the
band’s Facebook page.
A cause of death for the East Coast musician, who was in his early 30s,
hasn’t been disclosed. But foul play is not suspected, the CBC reported.
Smith leaves behind two children.
“As you can all imagine, we are completely devastated,” singer Mays wrote
on Facebook.
“However, in our heart of hearts we know that we need to Play on. Jay’s
family as well as the band know he would have wanted it that way. All the
proceeds... more »
Miami Heat Winning Streak By The Numbers
Miami Heat Winning Streak By The Numbers - The Miami Heat’s 27-game winning
streak came to an end last night in Chicago against the Bulls in a 101-97
loss at the United Center. It marked the first Heat loss since February 1.
The Bulls won despite missing All-Stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah due to
injuries. Forward Luol Deng, led the way with 28 points, seven rebounds and
five assists. The streak represents the second longest in NBA history after
the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers’ record of 33 straight victories.
The Heat players have insisted throughout the streak that the NBA title... more »
Jenna Wolfe Pregnant
[image: Jenna Wolfe Pregnant]
Jenna Wolfe Pregnant. Jenna Wolfe is close with her TODAY colleagues -- but
not that close! The correspondent and TODAY Weekend anchor, 39, was a
newsmaker herself on Wednesday, March 27, when she both came out as gay and
announced that she was pregnant, with girlfriend (and fellow NBC
journalist) Stephanie Gosk set to co-parent the baby-to-be.
Happy to elaborate on the pregnancy further with E! News, Wolfe said that
she and Gosk are keeping one thing private: Their child's father. "The
rumor is that it's Lester Holt," Wolfe quipped of her co-anchor on ... more »
The dark side...
Alex Callinicos complaining on Facebook that he had his invitation to
participate in the Historical Materialism conference in Delhi withdrawn at
short notice by email, rounded off by saying:
"This is to say nothing of the personal inconvenience and expense you are
exposing me to by withdrawing your invitation a week after you had
circulated a programme that included me as chairing one session and
speaking at another, and barely a week before I was due to fly to India.
This is quite unacceptable in what is meant to be an academic conference,
and it is also not how socialists should... more »
M408 Blew Up Real Good
The Iron Fist of PMSHithead comes crashing down on Warawa's Wank.
Conservative MP Mark Warawa has lost his appeal to bring a motion
condemning sex-selective abortion to the House of Commons for debate.
The procedure and House affairs committee upheld a decision by its
subcommittee that Warawa's motion, M-408, isn't eligible to be debated by
MPs, despite the advice of a non-partisan Library of Parliament analyst
that the motion was in order.
Warawa has five days to appeal to the House of Commons. He said Monday that
he has the backing he needs to bring the appeal, with the support of... more »
The U.S. Legacy from Iraq and Afghanistan - Only a Nuclear Attack Could be Worse
The costs and political fallout from America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
are and will continue to be enormous, somewhere between 4 and 6-trillion
dollars. That could be almost as damaging to American security than if
the U.S. suffered a nuclear attack.
*Money, ultimately, is power. In context, it would take a nuclear strike on
the United States to inflict the kind of economic damage that the wars have
reaped. The only nations capable of inflicting such damage are disinclined
toward doing so; and no non-state actor will plausibly obtain the
capability to match such a threat. All... more »
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*Natural river diversion at ‘Mardi Gras Pass’ gains support from political,
commercial interests ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
Your moment of Zen
Once in a blue moon. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
[Photos are better if you click on them to embiggen.]
Syrian Conflict: The Price of Defying the West
Haaretz piece reveals Syrian conflict is direct punitive result of Assad
defying West, obstructing US-Israeli attack on Iran.
* March 28, 2013* (LD) - Haaretz has recently published an exceptionally
revealing article, confirming that the Brooking Institution's "Which Path
to Persia?" report - a plan for the undermining and destruction of Iran -
had indeed been set in motion, and that the current Syrian conflict is a
direct result of Syria and Iran defying the West and disrupting what was to
be a coup de grâce delivered to Tehran.
The article is titled, "Assad’s Israeli friend," ap... more »
Sent Home
I sent Marie to a hospital in Port-au-Prince very early yesterday morning.
I spoke with one of the hospital doctors on the phone and told him Marie's
medical history. He told me that she would be evaluated but that they had
no open inpatient beds for her.
Marie called me before noon and was despondent. She said the hospital did
nothing for her and she was headed home on a tap tap. She said that "...if
I lie down, I will die."
I asked Marie if she could go to the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince
right then. She said their staff is on strike.
And OSF remains quiet about Marie in Pe... more »
The Real Reason Public Opinion Doesn't Work
Jonathan Chait gets it half-right:
At his remarks today touting support for background checks on guns,
President Obama said, "Nothing is more powerful than millions of voices
calling for change." Actually, since background checks command 90 percent
in the polls but lack support from Republicans in Congress, pretty clearly
millions of voices calling for change are less powerful than holding a
House majority. They're also less powerful than a Senate majority. Or even
41 Senators, who can stop anything they want. A well-funded lobby probably
beats millions of voices calling for change,... more »
Roger Baker : It's Official: Karl Marx Was Right!
Karl Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery, London.
Wait... so, Karl Marx was right?
Terminal capitalism / Part 1
The doubts about the viability of capitalism as a system now extend far beyond its traditional critics.
By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / April 28, 2013
"Karl Marx was supposed to be dead and buried... Or so we thought. With the global economy in a protracted crisis, and workers
CIA，NSA，在中国，中东和俄罗斯使用虚假的手机信号塔
一个潜在的地标法庭上周四，一个神秘的技术，它可以让警察定位和跟踪人通过自己的手机涉嫌违反美国宪法将受到挑战。
美国公民自由联盟希望鲜为人知，但普遍的“黄貂鱼”监视设备，它声称违反第四修正案的权利，隐私控制。
该小组将敦促在亚利桑那州的一个联邦法院无视证据的黄貂鱼，这可能是一个测试案例，限制了该技术的使用，无须手令。
围绕围绕丹尼尔Rigmaiden的，一个黑客被指控领导一个复杂的身份窃贼团伙涉嫌偷了数以百万计的美元，通过提交虚假的纳税申报的情况。
“我们希望，法院发出了明确的信息给政府，它可以不保持法官在黑暗中。法官是没有橡胶邮票 -
他们是宪法保障我们的隐私，”琳达·莱尔，在律师领先的情况下，写了一个美国公民自由联盟在周三的博客文章。
电子前沿基金会，宣传组，与美国公民自由联盟提交了法庭之友简报，调用黄貂鱼“最大的技术威胁到手机隐私，你不知道”。
一个黄貂鱼模仿的手机塔，提示即使没有呼叫电话连接到它。这让一个黄貂鱼运营商向手机发送信号，找到它，并在某些情况下拦截谈话。
该设备扫描附近的其他人的数据，无论他们是调查的重点。
黄貂鱼是该技术的通用名称。类似的装置，通常是一个鞋盒大小，有不同的名称，如Triggerhead和食用鱼。
美国联邦调查局和其他执法机构使用该技术至少自2008年以来，根据美国公民自由联盟，他们经常隐瞒或淡化它的作用在监视请求联邦地方法官的法官。
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ЦРУ, АНБ, используя ложные башни мобильных телефонов в Китае, Ближнем Востоке и в России
Скрытный технология, которая позволяет полиции отслеживать местонахождение
и людей через их мобильные телефоны в предполагаемое нарушение конституции
США будут оспорены в потенциальном случае суд вехой на четверг.
Американский союз гражданских свобод надеется обуздать мало известных, но
широко распространенной "скат" устройств наблюдения котором он утверждает,
нарушает четвертую поправку и право на частную жизнь.
Эта группа будет призывать федеральный суд в штате Аризона игнорировать
доказательства, полученные ската в чем может быть прецедентом для
ограничения использования этой те... more »
Takers And Makers-- Paul Ryan vs Jesus
Whether you believe in Satan as an existential concept or as a bogeyman--
or, if you're a Mormon, as Jesus' bro-- no one would be a better
representative of the doctrine's inherent Hellish precepts than Wisconsin
mutinous Catholic Paul Ryan. Once again, the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops have denounced Ryan's immoral budget that makes a mockery of the
most fundamental teachings of Jesus Christ. Paul Ryan's message-- the
message of the entire GOP these days-- is all about "takers" vs "makers."
Jesus' most basic teaching:
*Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the king... more »
Stop Imperialism: Episode 62
Syria, Iraq, Cyprus, BRICS, and more... *
*
*March 28, 2013* (StopImperialism.com)
IN TODAY’S EPISODE:*1. **Syria* [image: syria80]Syrian rebels fire chemical
weapons in Aleppo, killing at least 16 – government
Syria rebels and regime blame each other for 1st alleged chemical weapons
attack
Syrian warplanes strike Lebanon border
Ghassan Hitto voted premier of Syria’s rebel territorySegment Start: 00 h
09 min 35 secSegment End: 00 h 34 min 12 sec*2. Iraq
* [image: Iraq_80]At least 48 killed, 167 wounded in bombings in Baghdad
Muqtada al-Sadr lashes out against US, Maliki
Maliki re-e... more »
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Translator and Mystic Willis Barnstone on Babe Ruth, the Beats & More
Willis
Barnstone, right, with Jorge Luis Borges, Buenos Aires, 1975.
Interview with Willis Barnstone:
Hermit, translator, ardent baseball fan
“People called Babe Ruth a womanizer and a drunk. Southerners suspected
that he was part black. Protestants denounced him because he was
Catholic. He never forgot that he was an orphan. Unlike other baseball
greats, he was the opposite of a racist and
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Progressive Sportswriter Dave Zirin Takes Off the Gloves
Dave
Zirin: "Politics have always been a part of sports."
Rag Radio podcast:
Progressive sportswriter Dave Zirin
on the intersection of sports and politics
"Sports has become such a big business that the line between journalism
and being a broadcast partner for all intents and purposes has been
obliterated." -- Dave Zirin on Rag Radio
By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 28, 2013
Dave
وكالة المخابرات المركزية، وذلك باستخدام أبراج الهواتف المحمولة كاذبة في الصين وروسيا والشرق الأوسط
وسيتم الطعن A التكنولوجيا السرية والتي تتيح تحديد مكان والشرطة تتبع الناس
من خلال هواتفهم الجوالة في انتهاك مزعوم للدستور الأمريكي في قضية المحكمة
المعالم السياحية المحتملة يوم الخميس.
أمريكا تأمل اتحاد الحريات المدنية لكبح جماح غير معروفة على نطاق واسع ولكن
أجهزة "اللادغة" المراقبة التي تدعي أنها تنتهك التعديل الرابع والحق في
الخصوصية.
ستقوم المجموعة نحث محكمة اتحادية في ولاية اريزونا في تجاهل الأدلة التي تم
الحصول عليها من قبل اللادغة في ما يمكن أن يكون اختبارا للحد من استخدام
التكنولوجيا دون أمر قضائي.
حالة تدور حول Rigmaiden دانيال، أحد القراصنة المتهمين يقود عصابة من اللصوص
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Two Simple Questions That Might Just Give You Fits
Two seemingly simple questions. What is information? What is its
relation to reality? Give them a shot. You could win ten grand. I'm not
competing but questions like this do almost demand answers.
Surely information is, in essence, a conveyance. It is the transmission of
something - a thought, an idea, an image - to one or more sensory
receptors. Touch can be a conveyance of information. So too can smell
or taste. We receive information from sound as well as from images.
In its classical iteration, information had an essentially tutorial
connotation. It was a form of ... more »
NJ Loves Chris Christie?
Wow, I can't believe I was invited to speak on a HuffPo live panel
discussion, and brought up climate change without even mentioning that
pollution is killing trees! Oh well - it's a complicated subject that most
people are totally unfamiliar with, and there wouldn't have been time to
explain it. Maybe some day I'll get a chance to talk about that.
Meanwhile, here's the segment, which is about Chris Christie. I'm the
third speaker in - and then again at 20 minutes, if you want to skip the
whole thing:
Mars and the Moon
Mars and the Moon by Robert Crawford
Debating the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority, Part III
Editor’s Note: Back in February I riffed on a post by Erik Voeten in which
Erik discussed two articles in International Organization (IO). One, by our
colleague Matt Kroenig, argued that nuclear superiority gives states
advantages in crisis bargaining (PDF). Another, by Todd Sechser and Matthew
Fuhrmann, rejects this claim (PDF). After the two posts sparked some
interesting discussion–both on- and offline–I approached
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Amooc Time
About a month ago I wrote that: The recent obsession with MOOCs has its
roots in three interlocking trends: the application of business-school
speak to higher education, technology fetishism, and the quest to push down
labor costs. It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that these
are three faces of late-modern capitalism: the
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Part 2:Cyprus, Israel,Turkey, Syria: NATO and global resource diversion/control
*Must Read :Part 1:Cyprus, Israel,Turkey, Syria: NATO and global resource
diversion/control before you read any further into the post below, unless
you have been reading along here for the past month, minimally.*
*Here is where Turkey & Israel come into play.*
Recall the big news of Israel 'apologizing' to Turkey? That very strategic,
very timely move happened in *relation to Syria's destabilization*. As I
had mentioned it would on numerous occasions. If you're new to my previous
claims, *become aware here: Israel/Turkey "kiss and makeup" Ominous for
Syrian Situation*
Yet another r... more »
We can fly
We are swimming in a sea of possibility. Whatever we desire is right here.
All that’s missing is focus.
This is all created by us. Thoughts attract more and more of whatever
they look or feel like. We know this. We’ve heard it before. Yet we
persist in accepting what life “deals” to us. Why?
Creation requires active thought. The word “energize” works here. It is
an action; it is a doing. You cannot sit still while energizing, and you
are never still. Always a thought is emerging on the tail of the one
before it. This being that you are is a creation machine! Yo... more »
Salon attempts to discuss the Chicago schools!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013*
*We liberals don’t care about black kids:* Yesterday, Salon attempted to
discuss Chicago’s public schools. In a rational world, the bungling would
be a scandal.
The piece was written by Natasha Lennard, "an assistant news editor at
Salon, covering non-electoral politics, general news and rabble-rousing."
We were struck by one key word in the headline:
*Mass protests hit Chicago over school closures*
The Chicago Teachers Union is rallying support against closures that will
disproportionately affect black, Latino kids
We were struck by that one key word: ... more »
How The Civilian Surge In Iraq Didn’t Quite Meet Its Mark
In January 2007, President George Bush announced the Surge. He called for
two marine battalions and five army brigades to head towards Iraq along
with an increased number of reconstruction workers to conduct a unified
counterinsurgency campaign. The argument was that the increased troops
would help bring down violence, and allow for reconciliation. On the
civilian side, more Americans were to be sent out into the provinces to
work with Iraqis to find out their needs, and help empower them to run
their own country. While the extra forces helped bring down violence in
Iraq the civi... more »
Re-Visiting US Funded Death Squads in Latin America?
Honduras: A Culture of Impunity. Is the US State Department Misleading
Congress about Possible US Funding for Honduran Death Squads. (2013, March
28). Al Jazeera,
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/03/201332882542746858.html
[Excerpted] A new investigation has further highlighted the culture of
impunity that exists within the Honduran police force.The Associated Press
heard testimony that strongly suggests that people are being disappeared by
roving groups of armed officers. There are claims that the US Congress may
be funding these units…. [end]
Majia... more »
Waiting for peak oil: a paradox
As an enthusiastic proponent of fracking, Gene sent me a link to this NBC
article
Power shift: Energy boom dawning in America
that argues, among other things, that due to fracking, the U.S. will
leapfrog Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the #1 fossil fuel producer by
2020. Already today, we see amazingly dropping prices of natural gas and
many other things will follow. The technologies are getting better all the
time. You get the point but you may find more information about these
matters.
Just minutes later, I opened the blog of Alexander Ač, a crazy professional
Czech and Slo... more »
Part 1:Cyprus, Israel,Turkey, Syria: NATO and global resource diversion/control
*Yes, we are going long.* With many links. To understand complicated
situations, we must delve into a more broad spectrum of information.
We are also going to look back to move forward. I am encouraging readers to
read the entire two part post once it is up.
A great deal of my time is invested in this post. Time to think and time to
write up.
*Cyprus: Island in the Sun*
*So let's begin with today's news:*
As we are all aware Cyprus is reopening it's banks for the first time in
nearly two weeks. With very strict controls in place. Controls that will
most assuredly remain permanent... more »
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