18 June - Blogs I'm Following

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Most species originate in the tropics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 minutes ago

Yesterday was the first really good day of 2013 to swim in a pond – two months later than in 2012 – and today is the first supertropical day of the otherwise cloudy year 2013 with temperatures reaching 35 °C in Pilsen. A tropical topic may therefore be appropriate. Because Slovak geologist Mr Adam Tomášových is among the 8 authors of the paper, the science section of the Slovak daily Sme.sk reviewed the article Out of the tropics, but how? Fossils, bridge species, and thermal ranges in the dynamics of the marine latitudinal diversity gradient published in PNAS. They looked at thr... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 25 minutes ago

*Sheriff: Site of Florida Gas explosion looks like a bomb went off* *

PRISM barely scratches the surface ... 50 years of global surveillance

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 33 minutes ago

Mick Meaney This report looks at the reality of the global surveillance network and explains how PRISM is just a small part in a decades-long agenda to monitor citizens. *Sources*: http://www.duncancampbell.org/content... http://www.duncancampbell.org/menu/jo... http://www.nickyhager.info/ebook-of-s... http://www.nickyhager.info/exposing-t... http://www.cyber-rights.org/intercept... http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Lab/Echelon/st... http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_suyRP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF5mrw... http://www.fas.org/irp/program/proces..... more »

Canada Being Assimilated Into a U.S. Dominated North American Security Perimeter

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 33 minutes ago

Dana Gabriel Canada’s prime minister recently addressed the CFR, a globalist think tank who have been a driving force behind the push towards deeper North American integration. The U.S. and Canada are now further advancing this agenda through the Beyond the Border agreement. Both countries are increasing bilateral border transportation and infrastructure coordination. This includes a common approach to border management, security and control. They are also integrating an information sharing system that would be used to track everyone crossing the U.S.-Canada border and entering or... more »

Syria and Iran: In America's Crosshairs

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 33 minutes ago

Anthony Freda Art Stephen Lendman Obama's on a fast track toward tyranny. He's heading for greater intervention against Syria. Ravaging the country entirely is planned. At issue is establishing another pro-Western vassal state. Mass killing and destruction don't matter. Imperial priorities come first. Longstanding plans pre-date 9/11. Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas doesn't know the half of it. If he does, he didn't say. He told French parliamentary channel (La Chaine parlementaire) viewers: I’m going to tell you something. I was in England two years before the viol... more »

Watch Your Cash: New BAIL-IN Rules Will Force “Failed Bank Losses on Investors”

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 41 minutes ago

Mac Slavo When the Cypriot government forced account holders to cover bank losses earlier this year most of the world assumed this was a one-off event, limited only to the people of Cyprus. Though warnings urging depositors to get their money out of banks spread across the world, few have taken them seriously. Perhaps now they’ll reconsider. We’re all familiar with bail-outs, as in the government rescuing failed institutions, namely banks, by injecting them with tens of billions of dollars to prevent collapse. But have you ever heard of a bail-in? Japan’s Financial Services Agen... more »

Skynet to Launch October, 2013

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 43 minutes ago

Jack Mullen Business Insider published an article about the NSA data center being constructed in Bluffdale, Utah. The facility, being roughly 1 million square feet, will house a computing and data harvesting and long term data storage facility to be operational by October 2013. (Source) The stated purpose of the facility is to "listen and decode all foreign communications of interest to the security of the United States." But in light of the recent revelations of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the data center under construction in Utah is far more likely a tool of the United S... more »

Putin to Cameron: Do You Want to Arm People Who Eat the Organs of Their Enemies?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 51 minutes ago

*Youtube* During a press conference ahead of the G8 summit Vladimir Putin offers a scathing put down in response to David Cameron's vain attempt to portray the Syrian "rebels" as fighting for secularism and democracy. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Fascist Revolving Door at 'Digital Blackwater' Booz Allen

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 51 minutes ago

*Youtube* Booz Allen could use some more government scrutiny. Maybe it would, if the private defense contractor didn't have such a revolving door relationship with Washington. Just how much is your private information in their hands? A 100 billion emails a day! Subscribe to the Young Turks Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

British MP George Galloway on the Anti-G8 Summit and Bilderberg

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 57 minutes ago

*We Are Change* Luke Rudkowski interviews British politician George Galloway at an Anti-G8 event about why he is against the G8's policies and his thoughts on the recent Bilderberg meeting. WeAreChange.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Obama’s Syria Policy Looks a Lot Like Bush’s Iraq Policy

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

Dees Illustration Dr. Ron Paul President Obama announced late last week that the US intelligence community had just determined that the Syrian government had used poison gas on a small scale, killing some 100 people in a civil conflict that has claimed an estimated 100,000 lives. Because of this use of gas, the president claimed, Syria had crossed his “red line” and the US must begin to arm the rebels fighting to overthrow the Syrian government. Setting aside the question of why 100 killed by gas is somehow more important than 99,900 killed by other means, the fact is his above e... more »

Taiwan-Phils Fishing Pact? Probably not....

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 hour ago

*One of the great joys of biking in Taiwan is meeting all the friendly people.* With Taipei and Manila agreeing to forego the use of force in settling disputes at sea at a recent meeting, a pact which enormously favors Taipei since Philippines' boats rarely poach in Taiwan waters, but the reverse, alas, is all too common, the possibility of an actual fishing pact between the two sides is being raised. Discussions (a second preparatory meeting) are scheduled for July... Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs director-general Benjamin Ho, in an int... more »

When should a conviction should be set aside because it was not supported by the evidence before the trial judge

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

*R. v. Kinney*, 2013 YKCA 5 is a useful source for when conviction should be set aside because it was not supported by the evidence before the trial judge: [10] The approach to be taken in considering this contention was discussed by the Supreme Court in R. v. Biniaris, 2000 SCC 15 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 15, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381, and summarized as follows by Madam Justice Arbour in the companion case of R. v. A.G., 2000 SCC 17 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 17 at para. 6, 2000 SCC 17 (CanLII), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 439: *[6] ... embarking on the exercise mandated by s. 686(1)(a)(i) of the ... more »

I Got A Machine

BAL at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 1 hour ago

A Presentation by Kerri Rivera.- 38 Autistic Children Recovered in 20 months with MMS

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 hour ago

This presentation will outline the approach Kerri has used successfully to help recover 38 children from a diagnosis of Autism. She will explain how MMS (chlorine dioxide) has become the “missing piece” to the autism puzzle for so many of the families that she works with. MMS is available worldwide, and is extremely cost effective, bringing recovery in reach of all families, despite economic or geographic limitations. This presentation seeks to prove that Autism truly is curable. *View Video Presentation by clicking on the link below:* ** *http://www.autismone.org/content/38-chi... more »

Microsoft No. 1–in Turning Over Data to NSA

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 hour ago

You might say that Gates got the ball rolling. From the PRISM slide show recently exposed (click to enlarge):

Vaccination Lies and Other Tales

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

Dees Illustration Catherine J. Frompovich Breaking news out of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, is something the medical profession—and Big Pharma—probably do not want parents in the USA to hear or know. Children who have been fully vaccinated against measles are coming down with, you guessed it, measles! How can that be, when vaccinations are supposed to ‘immunize’ children against the very diseases for which they get the toxic ‘jabs’? Measles is not the only vaccine slipup; whooping cough has been disproving vaccine ‘science’ for quite a while now. Natural News blew the whistle on that i... more »

Law enforcement accesses increasingly massive facial recognition databases with few legal standards

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

image credit: AV-1/Flickr Madison Ruppert According to a new report, the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance program isn’t all Americans have to be concerned about. Searchable facial recognition databases are growing increasingly massive and few legal safeguards are in place. Facial recognition systems in the United States are on the rise thanks to a wide variety of initiatives including the FBI directly sharing facial recognition software with police departments while also deploying a $1 billion facial recognition system around the country. Since facial recognition s... more »

The Politics of the Human Heart

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

*Image* Janet C. Phelan When I was in grade school, the alarms would begin and, whether we were in instruction or at lunch or recess, we knew what those sirens meant. We would put down whatever was in our hands -- pencils, forks, a softball -- and file into the auditorium. There we would put our heads between our knees, cover our little necks with our forearms and wait for either doomsday or the all clear. Some little girls would always begin to sob. We never knew whether it was a drill or not until the all clear sounded. Unlike so many of my classmates, I was never worried. A sm... more »

The Great American Dragnet: Over 200 Million People Are in the Facial Recognition Database

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

Daisy Luther You are probably participating in the facial recognition database whether you want to or not. Most likely, your visage is there to be easily identified, without your consent, even if you’ve never committed a crime. Using the vague criteria of “law enforcement purposes”, the United States has more than 200 million Americans filed away in various facial recognition databases. If you have a driver’s license or any other government photo ID, your face is probably one of them. The Washington Post reports: Law enforcement use of such facial searches is blurring the tradi... more »

Researchers Discover Flaxseed Regresses Cardiovascular Plaque in Animals

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

Sayer Ji *Quick Summary* - Researchers discover flaxseed regresses cardiovascular plaque in an animal model - Flaxseed may provide an ideal estrogen alternative in older women - Flaxseed has three major beneficial components - There are over 50 researched health benefits of flaxseed A promising new study published in the *American Journal of Physiology*and Circulation Research titled, "The Effects of Dietary Flaxseed on Atherosclerotic Plaque Regression," looked at whether flaxseed in the diet of rabbits is capable of regressing atherosclerotic plaque, the primar... more »

Alessandra Stanley gets it right!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago

*TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013* *About Morning Joe and Miss Utah:* As noted in our previous post, Alessandra Stanley profiles quite a few news programs in today’s New York Times. We’d have to say her aim is true as she describes Morning Joe: STANLEY (6/18/13): “Morning Joe” on MSNBC is not really the CNN show’s competition—it’s a sassy, personality-driven program about politics. At its best, that rambunctious, fast-talking cable talk show, anchored by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, can sound like a screwball comedy set in a Washington think tank. *On a bad day it turns into a C-Span ... more »

Paper touts ‘no jail’ option in exchange for reduced Charter protection

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

A startling idea -- especially as the Constitution expressly applies to offences -- almost certainly not lawful: *A discussion paper issued by the federal Department of Justice is suggesting that for certain offences, the assurance of lower penalties or no time in jail in exchange for reduced protection under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms could lead to a more efficient criminal justice system.* * **A number of options to achieve these goals arise in the proportionality discussion paper issued by the federal steering committee on justice efficiencies and access to justice. * * **... more »

NSA Wiretapping Public Service Announcement

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

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Fake Store Fronts in Belfast to Make G8 Policies Seem Successful

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

*We Are Change* The Northern Irish government has spent around £2 million on plastering up photos of fake store fronts where businesses once operates. These have been here for over a year but governments in multiple other cities have decided to do the same to put up a false sense of a thriving economy for the G8. This is another example of governments attempting to mask the problems of recession since the bank bailouts instead of actually doing something about it. WeAreChange.org Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Shar... more »

Return To The Now - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 hour ago

** ** ** *Prepare. * ** *Yes, prepare for the days ahead. Days of trials in fire and renewal of the Earth by waters rising. * ** *Hard days, some might say, difficult days. All we will say is necessary days if Mankind is to continue on the path of evolution or evolvement into half human, half God.* ** *Mans' destiny from the beginning of time. * ** *Now, soon to be fulfilled in human time. * ** *Man has chosen this although the ego will say not.* ** *Man was once the ruler of ego and lived amongst all creatures both seen and unseen. * ** *Then a separation occurred and Man forgot what ... more »

The 12 Principles of Enslavement

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

image source Dragan Matijevic There were always people who wanted to control others and by imposing their will secure their existence, materially and spiritually. There were always spiritual guides who wanted nothing but the best for their students and then there were guides who used their students for their own gains. Whether talking of secular or religious world, principles of controlling others are very similar, it's all about disconnecting people from their source, from God, disconnecting people form each other, and about taking control of their mind. Generally, we people are... more »

Kirk Sorensen - A Global Alternative (thorium energy via LFTR) @ TEAC4

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 1 hour ago

They Know: Billionaires Are Quietly And Rapidly Dumping Millions of Shares of Stock

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago

Mac Slavo After the massive crash that rocked global markets in 2008, as Congress, central bankers and major financial institutions met in secret to mitigate the crisis, billionaires like Warren Buffet were buying up shares of some of the hardest hit companies. At the time, the world was literally on the brink of an unprecedented economic collapse. It was so serious, in fact, that members of Congress were told that should they fail to come to an agreement the fallout would leave the United States in such a state of disarray that martial law would be declared and tanks would be de... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago

Happy Birthday to Carol Kane, 61. I'm actually not much of a fan of her scene in Princess Bride. But loved her in Annie Hall, loved her in Ishtar, she was great on Cheers. I had forgotten that she's in The Muppet Movie, too. And plenty of good stuff: 1. Rick Hasen walks us through Arizona v. Inter-Tribal Council. 2. Yes, the physical bulk of bills is not in any way important, as Steve Benen says. 3. Ezra Klein is right about 30-year budget projections. 4. This one (via Goddard) really should have received a lot more attention than it seems to be getting: great story from Elise V... more »

SILLY SEASON: Miss Utah attacked by gang of sharks!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago

*TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013* *Part 1—The dumbness of the whale:* In this morning’s New York Times, Alessandra Stanley describes the intellectual heft of CBS This Morning, which competes each day with Good Morning America and with the Today show. Stanley’s terms of praise may not seem wholly reassuring. The CBS program “makes a point of offering fewer shark attacks, cute baby videos, celebrity gossip tidbits and diet tips than the other two network shows,” she somewhat peculiarly says. CBS offers fewer shark attacks! This aligns with Stanley’s terms of praise for Jake Tapper’s new 4 PM... more »

US House Passes Amendment to NDAA Regarding the National Defense of…Israel?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Kimberly Paxton An amendment to the NDAA passed the US House of Representatives on Friday. The pricey amendment doesn’t apply to the national defense of the United States, but that of Israel. It is the policy of the United States to take all necessary steps to ensure that Israel possesses and maintains an independent capability to remove existential threats to its security and defend its vital national interests. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), and passed overwhelmingly with a vote of 315-108. It will go for a vote by the Senate next, and then cross th... more »

Stasi Puts Halt on Raw Milk Bill in Nevada

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Brad Jordan *Will there be a whistleblower in the FDA?* The FDA, USDA, and the monopolistic dairy processors they prop up rejoiced after a raw milk bill was defeated in Nevada earlier this month. Thanks to Governor Sandoval’s veto June 6, the people of that state will be deprived of one of nature’s most nourishing foods. After receiving overwhelming support, with a 40-0 vote in the House and 17-5 in the Senate, the governor still decided he had to red-light the bill. To understand why this would happen, one must follow 'da money. All it takes is a little pressure from the bigger ... more »

Washington Is Insane

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Anthony Freda Art Paul Craig Roberts In the 21st century the two hundred year-old propaganda that the American people control their government has been completely shattered. Both the Bush and Obama regimes have made it unmistakenly clear that the American people don’t even influence, much less control, the government. As far as Washington is concerned, the people are nothing but chaff in the wind. Polls demonstrate that 65% of the US population opposes US intervention in Syria. Despite this clear indication of the people’s will, the Obama regime is ramping up a propaganda case for... more »

Big Business Has A Friend-- Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago

Monday we looked at Jason Farago's definitive Cory Booker analysis in *the Guardian*. One conclusion that struck me was about his lackey-like relationship with Big Business in general and Wall Street in particular. Booker has the unwavering support of the big bad industry just across the river from Newark. Since his days as a city councilor, he has hoovered up cash from the financial services sector-- but unlike many other tri-state Democrats who seduce the Street in a marriage of a convenience, Booker legitimately thinks that big money knows best and the public sector should do ... more »

21 Facts About NSA Snooping That Every American Should Know

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Michael Snyder There seems to be a lot of confusion about what the NSA is actually doing. Are they reading our emails? Are they listening to our telephone calls? Do they target American citizens or is it only foreigners that they are targeting? Unfortunately, the truth is that we aren’t going to get straight answers from our leaders about this. The folks running the NSA have already shown that they are willing to flat out lie to Congress, and Barack Obama doesn’t exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to telling the truth. These are men that play word games and... more »

Security expert: high-end surveillance cameras can be used by hackers to spy on sensitive facilities

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

image source: zigazou76/Flickr Madison Ruppert A U.S. security expert who worked as a software developer for the National Security Agency (NSA) in the past has revealed that the type of high-end surveillance cameras used in military bases, prisons, banks and industrial facilities can be remotely accessed by hackers. Given the growing CCTV industry and the increasingly widespread deployment of surveillance cameras in major cities, residential neighborhoods and even on private property, this report leads to some troubling possibilities. Craig Heffner, who now works for a private sec... more »

Papers, Please – Unless You’re Voting

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Kimberly Paxton In an effort to prevent voter registration from being “burdensome”, (especially for non-citizens that wish to chime in) the Supreme Court has ruled that people don’t have to prove their citizenship to be eligible to vote. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona’s voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a ... more »

A new giant vaccine scandal exposes government lies and psyops

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

Jon Rappoport If you control the use of words and numbers, you can make trillions of dollars, and you can hide scandals that would otherwise take you down into infamy and prison. You can pretty much operate a whole sector of society and remain untouched. Nowhere is this more clear than in the criminal work of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The real name of that agency should be: Centers for Disease Information Control. That’s what they do. They manipulate words and numbers to present fictional images to the public. They’re a tax-funded PR front for the medical cartel.... more »

Judge Napolitano: We Live In Dangerous Times, Losing Liberty Is a Slippery Slope

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

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Nothing For Something

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 2 hours ago

The Harper government has released ads touting its Canada Job Grants Program. The problem is that the program doesn't exist. Andrew Coyne writes in the Postmedia papers: Ottawa proposes to foot only one-third of the cost of the grants; the remainder is contingent on the participation of the provinces and employers, which has yet to be negotiated. What is more (less?), it appears some of the larger provinces may never sign on. Quebec has already signaled its outright refusal (but you knew that), while Ontario is promising to be difficult, at the least. A statement from the provinc... more »

PRISM - Just The Beginning of Spying on You

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

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Lewis Black on the NSA and Creepy Technology

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago

*Pipeline explosion at Florida Gas in Franklinton ~Advocate*~The gas pipeline is owned by *Florida* *Gas* Transmission Co, 18169 Lee Rd, Franklinton, LA, Washington Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness specialist Bobbi Jo Breland said Tuesday morning.

Detroit - Exhibit A for the decay and de facto bankruptcy of the US .... A look back at Jefferson County's financial woes , as they emerge from bankruptcy and set the stage for the next financial shitte storm !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-17/rotting-decaying-and-bankrupt-%E2%80%93-if-you-want-see-future-america-just-look-detroit Rotting, Decaying And Bankrupt – If You Want To See The Future Of America Just Look At Detroit [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/17/2013 22:41 -0400 - Barack Obama - Bill Gates - Budget Deficit - China - Creditors - Detroit - Federal Reserve - GAAP - Greece - Gross Domestic Product - India - International Monetary Fund - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Medicare... more »

Democracy - Forward, Together - The People United

2old2care at Because I Can - 2 hours ago

The People United Will Never Be Defeated! It started in Wisconsin. Then it moved to Ohio. Then it moved to Michigan. Now it is in North Carolina. Forward.Together.Not One Step Back. If you are not familiar with Moral Mondays in North Carolina I recommend *>>>>this diary<<<<<* at Daily Kos to get you caught up. I think it is important for people to be aware that they are not alone. AND So that you realize that the legislators that are paid to represent the people – don’t necessarily do so – here are some quotes from North Carolina legislator about the voice of the people. Never sho... more »

I Give "Em Two-and-a-Half Years ...

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago

The handover of military authority is complete! The Afghans have taken control over security from NATO. NATO forces themselves will move to a supportive and mentoring role, except during battles, where they'll supply air strikes and medical evacuations. In 18 months, NATO forces are supposed to be out of the country altogether. I give them a year to survive after that. Then the whole rotten structure will collapse upon itself. I wonder what hysterical, ranting gas-bag Terry Glavin will say to rationalize his decade + of stupidity and slander?

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago

*Fishers, coastal restoration advocates debate diversion plan ~Carolyn Scofield, WVUE* *Corps says West Bank flood protection system completed ~Jeff Adelson, The Advocate NO* ~*“The West Bank in particular has experienced a significant increase in protection,”* Jefferson Parish President John Young said Monday. But as officials cut the ribbon on the project in front of the white floodwalls that guard the far edge of the West Bank system, *local flood protection officials and representatives of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority were conspicuously absent.* Those... more »

Fascinating protection of convicted by BBC

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago

Back in December there was a rather nasty incident in The Netherlands when a football linesman was kicked to death by a group of teenagers and one adult. What is interesting today is that whilst the juveniles' names I believe cannot be reported there is no such restriction on the name of the adult convicted. The Telegraph manage to report the adult as being 'Hasan D'. The BBC report names no names, why? The Telegraph further report that: 'Only three of the defendants turned up in court to hear the verdict, an attendance that described by Mrs Nieuwenhuizen as “disrespectful”. “The w... more »

It Tolls For Thee.

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago

All eyes are on Syria. The problems Syria’s civil war poses for the surrounding area as well as the tragedy faced by its people are the main focus of the world and the media. No-one knows what to do. As it is plain for all to see, including those who strive to shoehorn Israel’s culpability for all Muslim grievances into every remotely related issue, Syria’s current crisis concerns a fundamental schism within the Arab world. Even the BBC is beginning to see that these problems exist, and have always done so, regardless of Israel’s unwelcome presence in ‘Muslim Land’. Even the BBC i... more »

"What I Have Lived For"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago

"What I Have Lived For" by Bertrand Russell "Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair. I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy - ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it, next, because it relieves loneliness... more »

Yet more Barack Obama news that the BBC won't report

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago

Another CNN bulletin: 'Older and younger Americans don't agree on the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, but a small majority of Americans overall favors the bill, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey. The poll also indicates that more than six in 10 say border security rather than a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants should be the bigger priority. According to the poll, 51% say they support a bill that would attempt to increase border security and create a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, with 45% saying they are... more »

More Barack Obama news that the BBC won't report

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 4 hours ago

Another CNN bulletin: 'A growing number of Americans believe that top White House officials ordered the IRS to target conservative political groups, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey. In May, only 37% of the public thought that the IRS controversy led to the White House, with 55% saying that agency officials acted on their own without direct orders from Washington. Today, that number has increased 10 points, to 47%, virtually the same as the 49% who believe the IRS agents acted on their own. Congressional sources say that interviews with IRS workers so far have foun... more »

Counselling that might actually work

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 4 hours ago

Thanks to Monkey Dust...

"No, Maybe I Can't Win..."

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

“No, maybe I can’t win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he’s got. But to beat me, he’s gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he’s gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he’s gotta be willing to die himself and I don’t know if he’s ready to do that. I don’t know, I don’t know.” – "Rocky Balboa"

Musical Interlude: Kings College Choir, a cappela: Samuel Barber, “Agnus Dei”

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

Kings College Choir, a cappela: Samuel Barber, “Agnus Dei” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgjwTc3PUw

It's only $9,000,000,000,000 Missing From The Federal Reserve.

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 5 hours ago

After all it's only $9,000,000,000,000 Missing From The Federal Reserve. Have these people not heard of real-time reporting or indeed proper financial accounting systems? Is nobody really keeping track of losses of this size? *Thanks to Theo Spark for the spot.*

Off-Worlders Are Revealing Themselves to Us, - A Guest Post by Michael Brine

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago

Off-Worlders Are Revealing Themselves to Us It is time for me to go public with my own insights and experiences regarding visits from off-worlders. It is time to be a bit bolder in letting the general public know that many of us have experienced contact with others, supporting our views on the existence of life elsewhere in our galaxy. Readers may know that I believe we are not alone in this Universe. In line with that idea, I will now disclose an experience I had when I was visiting England back in September, 2003. It was at a time when the Americans were on the move into Afgh... more »

Photos Oglala President arrested at White Clay protest

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago

Photos by Andrew Ironshell Oglala Lakota President Bryan Brewer was arrested on Monday, June 17, 2013, as he stood in solidarity with protesters against the liquor profiteers at White Clay, Neb., bordering Pine Ridge, S.D. Brewer was released Monday afternoon. Video of arrest and message from President Brewer: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/06/

Top 7 Myths About GMO Foods & Monsanto by Christina Sarich

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago

Link to download the full report: http://permaculturenews.org/2012/10/24/gmo-myths-and-truths/ Top 7 Myths About GMO Foods & Monsanto by Christina Sarich Natural Society, 17 June 2013 With all the controversy circling in the mainstream media about the necessity of GMO farming due to world population explosions and a diminishing global food supply, it is time to debunk some of the *biggest myths* about GMO foods. Don’t be fooled by the propaganda being fed to you by Monsanto and other corporate industrialists who want to keep you on their fishing line with lies about the ‘import... more »

Pet Shop Boys: Apartheid Israel is "a caricature"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago

'In a statement published on the Pet Shop Boys website, member Neil Tennant states: "I don't agree with this comparison of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa. It's a caricature. Israel has (in my opinion) some crude and cruel policies based on defence; it also has universal suffrage and equality of rights for all its citizens both Jewish and Arab. In apartheid-era South Africa, artists could only play to segregated audiences; in Israel anyone who buys a ticket can attend a concert. Neil x"' More here http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3800/pet_shop_boys_apartheid_israel_is_... more »

BBC News - TV licence fee excuses revealed

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago

The BBC have this jokey piece about excuses for not paying the TV licence fee. Of course there's no mention of the correct reason - because I refuse to pay for the BBC's hideously biased output. I wonder how many non payers take that political stand. BBC article here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22947160

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago

Green elephants. [photo via]

"A Home Beyond What This World Knows..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

* * *"A Home Beyond What This World Knows..." * Author Unknown "You can chain my body But you cannot chain my soul. You can enslave my body But you’ll never own my soul. You can whip my body, But you cannot touch my soul. For my soul is mightier than your chains, My soul endures all your blows, My soul is eternal, eternally remains, My soul has a home beyond what this world knows. You can imprison my body, but you cannot jail my soul. You can break my body, But you’ll never break my soul. My soul is free as the eagle flying so high, Vast like a dark, starry sky, Deep as the ocean, wider ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

“The constellation of Orion holds much more than three stars in a row. A deep exposure shows everything from dark nebula to star clusters, all embedded in an extended patch of gaseous wisps in the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. * Click image several times for largest image.* The brightest three stars on the far left are indeed the famous three stars that make up the belt of Orion. Just below Alnitak, the lowest of the three belt stars, is the Flame Nebula, glowing with excited hydrogen gas and immersed in filaments of dark brown dust. Below the frame center and just to... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 10 hours ago

On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Sofia Smallstorm to discuss her recent presentation at the Conspiracy Con 2013 conference in Milpitas, California. We'll be discussing the alleged Sandy Hook "shooting", the concept of media fakery and PSYOPS, and Sofia's research into chem trails and other environmental and health issues. Please visit *The Realist Report *on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes.

Christy Clark Goes Down The Rabbit Hole(LNG Fantasty)

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 11 hours ago

The British Columbia advantage when it comes to LNG exports, our unelected gabby premier Christy Clark has been blathering about out B.C advantage, yet everywhere I look, everything I examine tells me we don`t have an advantage we actually have disadvantages.. This fact may be the catalyst for Clark negotiating all potential provincial profits gone, Christy is in panic mode, her entire election campaign was based on selling a gullible public a fantasy about $trillions flowing to our province in the form of LNG dollars, those $trillions are being negotiated down to scant $millions,... more »

An Interview with Hooman Majd:Part 2: It’s the Economy & Threats Stupid!

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 11 hours ago

(Photo Credit: GQ / Ken Browar) Hooman Majd is the grandson of an ayatollah, son of a career diplomat, and related by marriage to former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. Born in Tehran, he spent his formative years globe-trotting for his father’s work and was educated in schools in San Francisco, New Delhi, Tunis, London and Washington D.C. After many years in the entertainment business,

An Interview with Hooman Majd:Part 1: The Presidential Election

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 11 hours ago

(Photo Credit: House of Majd) Hooman Majd is the grandson of an ayatollah, son of a career diplomat, and related by marriage to former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. Born in Tehran, he spent his formative years globe-trotting for his father’s work and was educated in schools in San Francisco, New Delhi, Tunis, London and Washington D.C. After many years in the entertainment business,

Guest Post - The Solar Timeline

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 11 hours ago

Solar Energy has been touted as the clean sustainable answer to many of our energy problems. As recently as February this year Ofgem announced that between 2015 - 2018 we will be dangerously close to a crisis that will push up energy prices further, a worrying proposition. This may not come as a surprise to you, but you may be surprised to know that Solar energy has long been heralded the answer to our energy issues, as far back as 1905 when Einsteins paper, that later won the noble prize engaged the Photoelectric effect we celebrated using the Sun to power our world! So it struck ... more »

Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maneuvering To Get Charlie Crist Into The Senate?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago

Saturday, Florida Democrats had their big Jefferson-Jackson fundraiser at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood (the Hollywood in political boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Florida congressional district, not the actual Hollywood). The haul was reported to be around $850,000 and the theme was defeating Rick Scott next year when he tries for a second term as governor. Wasserman Schultz, however, used the conclave to continue trying to persuade Democrats that lifelong Republican Charlie Crist is not only a Democrat but has *always* been a Democrat. If she ever, by the grace of... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Sands of Time“

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

*“The Sands of Time“* by Chet Raymo “Here is a slab of 400-million-year-old Old Red Sandstone quarried from a nearby hill and placed here by the Kerry County Council as part of a seawall for Ventry Pier. On its face are beach ripples similar to those one might see any day at low tide on the sand flats of Ventry Harbor. Beach ripples inside a mountain! How did they get there? In a journal entry for May 21, 1831, the fossilist Gideon Mantell recounts an expedition he made with the great geologist Charles Lyell to a quarry at Horsham, in southeastern England, where they observed s... more »

"Courage, Bravery..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

“Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all. For now you are traveling the road between who you think you are and who you can be.” - Meg Cabot “Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.” - Franklin P. Jones We, the People, are many, they are few... - CP

Academic Freedom, Financial Allure, and Overseas Research, Programs, and Campuses: Do We Self-Censor?

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago

Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who found refuge last year in the United States with a fellowship at NYU is now claiming that he is being pushed out of NYU because his human rights advocacy and criticisms of the Chinese government is upsetting NYU’s relationship with China. From the NYTimes: In a statement released Sunday, Continue reading

Looking For 'A New Devil’:Israeli Leaders & Supporters Scramble After Iran Election

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 11 hours ago

Hassan Rouhani's unexpected victory in this weekend's Iranian election has sent Israeli hasbara into a tailspin. The desire for an Iranian bogeyman is so intense in the warmongering mainstream of Israeli and neoconservative discourse that any attempt to mask their pre-election desires and post-election frustration has been futile. Their entire game plan has been on display -- every Iranian

"Courage"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

* "Courage"* by George Washington "It all comes down to courage... If you have courage, then you're willing to face that really stinky mess in the garage and clean it up. You have faith you can clean it up, because you've cleaned up other really stinky messes, or seen other people do it. In other words, you have faith because you have experience of succeeding in the past. Fat and Happy: We Americans have led a very pampered life for the past couple of decades. Sure, there has been inequality and exploitation, and some have had it a lot worse than others. But, other than stopping... more »

10 Books on My Summer To Be Read List

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago

There is nothing I love more than laying outside in the summer on a blanket, reading a book. Here are a few books I am looking forward to reading this summer. Linking up with The Broke and the Bookish. - Glitch by Heather Anastasiu- As soon as I read the synopsis of this book, I was hooked. It almost sounds like it has a borg community type feeling to it. I am excited for this read. - Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - Shatter Me by Taherh Mafi- I have heard great things about this dystopian book. It is one of my absolute must read... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Sands of Time“

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

*“The Sands of Time“* by Chet Raymo “Here is a slab of 400-million-year-old Old Red Sandstone quarried from a nearby hill and placed here by the Kerry County Council as part of a seawall for Ventry Pier. On its face are beach ripples similar to those one might see any day at low tide on the sand flats of Ventry Harbor. Beach ripples inside a mountain! How did they get there? In a journal entry for May 21, 1831, the fossilist Gideon Mantell recounts an expedition he made with the great geologist Charles Lyell to a quarry at Horsham, in southeastern England, where they observed s... more »

"A Liitle Tune For Big Brother And the Big, Bad, And Oh-So-Scary NSA"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago

Robert Palmer, “You're Gonna Get What's Coming” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIebIQLiiQ&html5=1 • Your move, gents... oh, and by the way, switching to Python doesn't hide you. :-) Need I elaborate my thoughts on the matter? America, right? Freedom of speech, right? lol Don't give up, folks, don't you give up... - CP

Hugs

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago

Never let an economist get his hand on a lever

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago

As if to prove the truism that most modern mainstream economists have never seen a policy lever they’ve never liked, the BNZ’s Tony Alexander came out over the weekend with a list of ways in which to meddle in the housing market. Tony’s Plan, as economist Eric Crampton* called it in criticising it**, consists of eight points ranging mostly from the fanciful to the farcical, including the creation of a Super-SOE “whose sole purpose is to undercut existing building materials suppliers,” “a new large state house building programme” using some sort of “efficient building systems” that... more »

Inventor of the day: Alessandro Volta and the fight about the frog’s legs

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago

I’ll wager you have one of Alessandro Volta’s devices either in your pocket right now, or very close at hand. I”d win my bet, because it’s there in virtually every electronic device you type on, talk on or text on—and without it, it wouldn’t work. Alessandro Volta was the inventor of the “electric pile”—the forerunner of the modern battery. It came about because of a debate over frogs’ legs… In 1780, Volta had become engaged in a debate with Italian physician and scientist Luigi Galvani that would inspire his development of a device which would solve that problem and seal his pla... more »

DPP Chairman Su's visit to the US

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 13 hours ago

*Went out yesterday to collect bug pics for a post but didn't shoot any good ones. But I did find this lovely bit of mimicry. Leaf mimicry is common (and beautiful) among butterflies and moths in Taiwan.* I blogged on DPP Chairman Su's visit to Taiwan over at Asian Correspondent _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

"Lakotah Instructions for Living"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

* * *"Lakotah Instructions for Living"* "Friend do it this way- that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and mind. And if you do it that way, the Power Of The Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity. When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related. And the hurt of one is the hurt of all. And the honor of one is the honor of all. And whatever we do effects everything in the universe. If you do it that way- that is, if you truly join your heart and mind as On... more »

The Poet: Charles Baudelaire, "Contemplation"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

* * *"Contemplation" * by Charles Baudelaire "Thou, O my Grief, be wise and tranquil still, The eve is thine which even now drops down, To carry peace or care to human will, And in a misty veil enfolds the town. While the vile mortals of the multitude, By pleasure, cruel tormentor, goaded on, Gather remorseful blossoms in light mood- Grief, place thy hand in mine, let us be gone far from them. Lo, see how the vanished years, In robes outworn lean over heaven's rim; And from the water, smiling through her tears, Remorse arises, and the sun grows dim; And in the east, her long shro... more »

The Forbidden Truth: The US Is Channeling Chemical Weapons To Al Qaeda In Syria, Obama Is A Liar And A Terrorist!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago

I have been watching the Jewish media news on and off over the last few days as they continue to harp the LIES about Syria, and how its own government under Al Assad has been using "chemical weapons" on its civilian population. I had to turn off this crap because I could not stomach the lies any longer.... It is so remarkable that the American public is again being spoon fed a bunch of pure horse shit in the push by their own criminal government to get another war of aggression started against another innocent country! I want to present the following article that comes from Profes... more »

Single publication rule in defamation does not apply in Ontario

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 13 hours ago

Shtaif v. Toronto Life Publishing Co. Ltd., 2013 ONCA 405 holds the single publication rule in defamation does not apply in Ontario: [27] Many American States, either by judicial decision or statute, have adopted a "single publication rule" for mass publications. The rule holds that a plaintiff alleging defamation has a single cause of action, which arises at the first publication of an alleged libel, regardless of the number of copies of the publication distributed or sold. In other words, the entire edition of a newspaper, book or magazine is treated as a single publicat... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.

"Are You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free." - Nikos Kazantzakis

HALF WAY HOME IN MAINE WITH DRONE BILL

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

*Drone bill wins in Maine Senate - Goes to House on Tuesday* Great news. Our drone bill (LD 236) minority report won big in the State Senate in Augusta today. Your calls and emails worked. Now we need you to make one more round of calls/emails to House members in Augusta as the bill will come before the House on Tuesday. You can find their *contact info* at http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/hbiolist.htm (House) The minority report not only put the warrant requirements back into the bill (which Attorney General Mills repeatedly tried to kill) but also declares a two-year morator... more »

A spokesman clarifies Pope Francis's announced concerns about the "gay lobby" in the Vatican

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago

Eye of the Tiber *Is it any wonder the Holy Father is so concerned about the gay lobby in the Vatican?* *by Ken* The issue of a reputed "gay lobby" burst into public consciousness when its existence was offered as a possible reason for the sudden resignation of Pope Cardinal Ratguts (aka Benedict XVI), who was said to have cut and run rather than risk the fireball resulting from public exposure of this allegedly powerful coterie within the Vatican. More recently, his successor, Pope Francis, made disparaging reference to the supposed gay lobby. Just yesterday Howie was speculating... more »

The Professor and the Mad Man

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago

Edward Snowden is now more popular than Barack Obama. Young people, especially, are abandoning the president in droves. What was once considered hot shit has collapsed into a puddle of cold diarrhea in the wake of massive unemployment and recent revelations of abusive domestic surveillance. And as much as it pains me to say this, the high school refugee that the pundits love to hate actually sounds more intelligent than the Harvard Law grad Prez. Compare and contrast what they said during their two interviews today. First, here's a snippet from Snowden's spirited online press confer... more »

"A Thought Experiment"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

* * *"A Thought Experiment"* by TheOilDrum "Imagine that someone you absolutely believe (god, an omniscient alien, your mother, a republican talk show host, tarot card reader, etc. whoever it might be for you personally) told you with 100% certainty that the worst case scenario WAS going to happen, and that by say, 2015 there would be permanent blackouts, no food on grocery store shelves, mad-max communities, basically A World Made By Hand, in relatively short order. If you KNEW this, and internalized it to the point where it felt 100% certain, would you change what you are doin... more »

Nick Mount on T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago

Nick Mount on T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. Source: TVOBigIdeas. Published: February 15, 2013. Description: University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, explores T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land.

"Each Morning..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." - Groucho Marx

"Human Destiny- the Grace of the Present Moment"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

*"Human Destiny- the Grace of the Present Moment"* by Michael Dowd "Our present situation, I think, can be summarized by the following three sentences: 1. The glory of the human has become the desolation of the Earth. 2. The desolation of the Earth is becoming the destiny of the human. 3. Therefore, all human activities, professions, programs and institutions must henceforth be judged primarily by the extent to which they inhibit, ignore or foster a mutually enhancing human/Earth relationship." — Thomas Berry "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the diversity, stability, ... more »

Obamacare must die

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 14 hours ago

For the GOP's hardcore crackpot caucus there is only one overriding mission. They must kill Obamacare by any means possible and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. So this presents an interesting test for the more practical establishment GOPers. It's inevitable a law as complicated as the ACA is going to need some tweaking. Only as the provisions go into effect will the unintended consequences resulting from the massive partisan horse trading be revealed. One such problem is the law leaves self-insured religious organizations in the lurch. Months of outreach to Republic... more »

PRISM / NSA's PRIVATIZED RETRIVAL AND INFORMATION SPECTRUM MANIPULATION

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 14 hours ago

** ** *So now it's common knowledge that America has built a massive full spectrum privatized information retrieval apparatus (PRISM) which becomes fully operational this fall and confirms that we are now living in Orwell's invasive Oceania ~ where technology is being consciously used to manipulate the public as well as crush human liberty and deny our privacy. All of this is preparation for the fast approaching New World Order: Allen L Roland* *Once we roared like lions for liberty and now we bleat like sheep for security.* Coming face to face with PRISM is like the cave... more »

"Know What's Weird?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

"Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon... everything's different." - Calvin, from "Calvin and Hobbes"

Oops . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 15 hours ago

— Hybrid Sons of Tifton 85 — THE INQUISITR has an article you should check out: “Genetically Modified Grass Begins Releasing Cyanide, Kills Texas Cattle”. Really.  That bears repeating, “Genetically Modified Grass    Begins Releasing Cyanide,    Kills Texas Cattle”

It makes me wonder why all the amateurs have come to education

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 15 hours ago

As promised, my latest at Huff Post Politics. Tagged: amateurs, education reform, huffington post politics

Bitcoin dead in the cross hairs of Government - that the CFTC might take steps to regulate Bitcoin after failing to address silver manipulation for more than 5 years , is sadly comical !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-17/us-treasury-denies-it-trying-torpedo-bitcoin US Treasury Denies It Is Trying To Torpedo Bitcoin [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/17/2013 19:37 -0400 - Fail - Home Equity - SPY *Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,* In remarks given late last week to the curiously named United States Institute for Peace, the head of the *Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) vociferously denied any attempts at regulating digital currency... specifically Bitcoin.* The speech, entitled ... more »

Gordon Duff - Morsi Meltdown

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago

Below is an excerpt from Gordon Duff's article called, *"Obama, Morsi, Plunge Middle East Into Chaos"*: *MORSI MELTDOWN* Morsi, this week, called for a holy war on Islam’s Shia sect, which makes up nearly 40% of the Muslim population of the Middle East. Morsi referred to Shia Muslims as “unclean” and called for the extermination of what would constitute the majority of the population of Iraq, Iran, large portions of Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Nigeria, Ghana, Lebanon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and a dozen other nations. Morsi called for Egyptian “fighters” to begin a war on Syria,... more »

"Fox Kit, Head Stuck In A Jar, Approaches 2 Men For Help"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

*"Fox Kit, Head Stuck In A Jar, Approaches 2 Men For Help" * By Cavan Sieczkowski "Wild foxes aren't known to hang around humans too often, but that changed for one little fox that turned to two men for help after getting stuck in a jar. Two men walking along a dirt road in Russia came upon a red fox with its head stuck in a glass jar. The fox walked toward them, and one of the men bent down to help. He grabbed the jar, pulled the scruff of the animal's neck and freed it. As the kit scampered away, the man joked, "Where's my thank you?" according to a Huffington Post translati... more »

Planet of Hate

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

Oglala President taken to jail by Nebraska lawmen, standing in solidarity at White Clay

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago

Published on Jun 17, 2013 Oglala Lakota President Bryan Brewer Sr. is taken to jail by Nebraska lawmen for standing with his people against the liquid genocide of White KKKlay Nebraska. The Sheridan County Sheriff’s office arrested Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer Monday morning in Whiteclay during a protest outside a beer store. Brewer paid a fine and was released Monday afternoon.

Greece top Court blocks ERT closure ! AS a result , the Coalition will continue talks to see whether any resolution of the current standoff can be found....PM Samaras plan to to keep a mere skeleton staff of a coupl of hundreds employees while the new State media company was set up hits the skids....Meanwhile taskmaster Germany watches and waits to see what Greece does next !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jun/17/eurozone-crisis-greek-government-broadcaster-markets Eurozone crisis: Greece's top court blocks immediate closure of state broadcaster - as it happened • Closing summary • Council of State: ERT must keep running temporarily • Greek government: it's not a defeat • But PM had already offered concessions • Helena Smith: Government is badly shaken by this crisis Yannis Koutsomitis @*YanniKouts* Venizelos: New coalition leaders meeting on Wednesday. /via @*doleross* #* ERT* #*Greece* 4:03 PM - 17 Jun 2013 Closing Summary *The dramatic court rulin... more »

Harper's Parade of Perps with Perks #6

Alison at Creekside - 16 hours ago

Bunch up everyone to make room for Steve's latest Perp with Perks, Saulie Zajdel. Arrested today and facing five counts of corruption, breach of trust, and fraud from 2006 to 2011 in the anti-corruption sweep that also bagged the mayor of Montreal, Zajdel is better known to us as the guy who was put on the public payroll as a "cultural liaison" by Heritage Min James Moore for an alleged $60G's to act as the Cons' shadow pretend MP in Irving Cotler's riding after he lost to him in the 2011 election. Here's Steve campaigning for Zajdel three days before Election Day. After his ... more »

Harvey Organ and Ed Steer's gold and Silver Reports - June 15 , 2013 ...Comex gold continues to meltaway while JP Morgan continues to avoid fulfilling posted contacts .... Comex Default in gold looming ?

Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago

http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/06/physical-vs-paper-shanghai-gold.html 15 JUNE 2013 Physical vs. Paper: The Shanghai Gold Exchange vs. the COMEX When push comes to shove, the COMEX is only pushing paper. Weighed, and found wanting. SHANGHAI GOLD EXCHANGE (SGE) [image: Weekly Gold Delivery From Shanghai Gold Exchange Vaults] Weekly Gold Delivery From VaultThe above graph of physical gold delivery out of the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) vaults was prepared by *@KoosJansen* based on the weekly reports from the Chinese portion of the *SGE* site. The SGE has confirmed th... more »

Satire: "Americans Sent Over a Hundred Million Father’s Day Messages, Says N.S.A."

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

* * *"Americans Sent Over a Hundred Million * *Father’s Day Messages, Says N.S.A."* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Americans sent over a hundred million Father’s Day messages on Sunday, the National Security Agency reported today. The hundred-million number, while robust, falls short of the hundred and twenty million Mother’s Day messages collected by the N.S.A. in May. The difference between the two figures is “not surprising,” said N.S.A. director General Keith B. Alexander. He added, “On the whole, mothers take Mother’s Day more seriously—if the e-mails we... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

It's called misdirection, a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another. - CP

"Cui Bono?"

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

Cui bono, Latin, "to whose benefit?" Cui bono is the idea that the responsibility for an act can usually be determined by asking who stands to gain as a result of the act. "From the moment when the machine first made its appearance it was clear to all thinking people that the need for human drudgery, and therefore to a great extent for human inequality, had disappeared. If the machine were used deliberately for that end, hunger, overwork, dirt, illiteracy and disease could be eliminated within a few generations. But it was also clear that an all-round increase in wealth threate... more »

The Tortilla Curtain

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 17 hours ago

T Coraghessan Boyle's *The Tortilla Curtain* is by no means a new book. But 18 years after publication it remains as fresh and relevant as it was when it rolled off the presses. In many ways, it is a quintessential anti-American novel. Not because it propounds the sorts of views that would make a megachurch-goer offer up prayers for its misguided author, or cause the casual reader to hunger for the flesh of babies. It does something far more subversive than that. It takes hold of the American Dream, turns it inside out and exposes it for the fraud it is. Be warned, this review cont... more »

Eavesdropping for fun and profit

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 17 hours ago

As I said in my earlier post, private contractors with the ability to hack surveillance programs might be tempted to hack someone for personal reasons. One might be potential blackmail, but it's just as likely to be just for fun. Via Atrios, this piece from 2008 reminds us in Iraq, NSA personnel were hacking calls for amusement. Faulk says he and others in his section of the NSA facility at Fort Gordon routinely shared salacious or tantalizing phone calls that had been intercepted, alerting office mates to certain time codes of "cuts" that were available on each operator's comput... more »

"NSA Surveillance: American As Apple Spy"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago

Rep. Alan Grayson, "NSA Surveillance: American As Apple Spy" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffSD2zRX-kQ&html5=1 • Verizon, huh? You mean like those clowns from Ashburn, Virginia who have spent so much time right here on this little blog lately? - CP

Brian's Blog: Fix The World Documentary & A Quick Update

Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 17 hours ago

*Fix The World Documentary* June 17, 2013 My apologies to all of those patiently waiting for me to write about my thoughts and perceptions of the trip to Morocco. The day after I got back I was already back in the car on a trip up the California coast to visit a few of Brittany's friends for a BBQ/Engagement party. So, today is the first day I've had to unwind from the long journey. I'm sure I will have an opportunity to discuss some of the details on tonight's radio show, but I promise to also put together a blog post (with plenty of pictures!) to fill in the gaps for w... more »

Open borders: to have, or not to have—that is today’s question.

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago

The Freeman website hosts a ‘debate’ between two allegedly libertarian authors on the subject of open borders: to have, or not to have. The allegedly libertarian A.M. Fantini argues that if we “apply libertarian principles to the real world” then “if an immigrant arrives who eschews assimilation, derides local customs, rejects cultural norms and mores, and believes in ideas and values that are directly opposed to classical liberalism … then even the staunchest advocate of open borders should think twice.” Grounds then, you would have thought, for mass eviction in most polities—and... more »

Chicago's Busy Fathers' Day Weekend

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 17 hours ago

Big Fathers' Day weekend in Chi-town. 46 people shot in under 72-hours. That's approaching Baghdad-level violence. What do kids buy Dad for Fathers' Day in Chicago - ammo? *While mass shootings are more likely to attract the headlines — by ThinkProgress’ count there have been 14 since December — everyday gun violence in the U.S. adds up to a Newtown every single day (Slate counts more than 5,000 gun deaths since December). * ** *Gun advocates tend to use Chicago to argue that gun violence laws are not effective. Chicago has some of the strictest laws in the nation — it had a ban ... more »

"Orwell Revisited: Privacy in the Age of Surveillance"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago

* * *"Orwell Revisited: Privacy in the Age of Surveillance" * By John W. Whitehead “You had to live- did live, from habit that became instinct- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” - George Orwell, "1984" "There’s a reason George Orwell’s 1984 is a predominant theme in my new book "A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State." It’s the same reason Orwell’s dystopian thriller about a futuristic surveillance society has skyrocketed to the top of book charts in the wake of recent revelations... more »

How Long Is The World's Memory?

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 18 hours ago

*Source of photo*. The U.S. government is constantly trying to reshape perceptions about past events, mold the world's memories to its liking, and alter perceptions of the consequences of U.S. wars. With the helpful aid of the "mainstream" media, they've done a pretty good job at creating fake memories about the most important events of this century, especially the 9/11 false flag attacks and the fake assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. One of the reasons Washington is able to get away with crimes against humanity like funding Jihadist terrorists in Syria, which it has ... more »

Jonathan Bernstein captures the culture!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 18 hours ago

*MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013* *There’s no harm in rumor and guesswork:* At the Columbia Journalism Review, Brendan Nyhan observed the inane reactions to Hillary Clinton’s recent tweets, as we did last week. He then asked a question which pretty much answers itself: “Will all 2016 coverage be this dumb? TBD...” Will *all* the coverage be this dumb? Based on twenty-plus years of precedent, the answer will almost surely be yes. Nyhan’s piece would have been much more valuable if he had simply said that. Will the inanity persist through another White House cycle? Almost surely, the answer ... more »

Breaking: Boehner Is Constrained By His Conference.

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 18 hours ago

There's a lot of nonsense on the "Hastert Rule" going around, and a lot of nonsense on John Boehner as a "weak" Speaker. I've talked about many times, but here's the short version: There's just no way that a Speaker is going to habitually do things that his conference doesn't want. Any Speaker who did that wouldn't last very long at all. A Speaker isn't "weak" because he's constrained that way; Nancy Pelosi was equally constrained by her caucus, and so were Jim Wright and Newt Gingrich, and so are all of them. That doesn't need to be incorporated into any formal rule; it's just how ... more »

Will We Have To Go Back To Drinking Wine Instead of Water Because Of Corporate Pollution?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago

If you were listening to NPR Saturday, you may have heard their report about water rights in the U.S. "Oil was probably the fluid of last century where there was a lot of turmoil, and I think water is the fluid of this century," explained Michael Walsh, a major general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. So often, we take water for granted. We turn on the faucet and there it is. We assume it's our right in America to have water. And yet, water is a resource. It's not always where we need it, or there when we need it. Rivers don't follow political boundaries-- they flow throug... more »

SELLING HIGH TECH WAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago

This is video of the Directed Energy Weapons lobby set up in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. The Military Industrial Complex is not shy about courting members of Congress. They had models of some laser weapons on display, sandwiches and drinks, chocolates and little gadgets to give away.

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 18 hours ago

*New Orleans alt-weekly fires ‘know-it-all’ columnist for plagiarism ~Jim Romenesko*

On Speaking Out Loud....

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago

By American Kabuki My friend Carmelle came along right before my encounter with Heather Tucci-Jarraf and paved the way for me as to how to live in the now and manifesting my own reality. The universe manifested this wonderful being to get me up to speed for my encounter with the OPPT. One of the things Carmelle has said is to speak my needs out loud. I am not so good at that kind of thing, you probably notice I don't do a whole lot of Internet radio shows, and I need to change that. When I was a child I spoke my mind quite openly, but that was not too popular with my father a... more »

Have Canadians Won the Man-Powered Helicopter Challenge?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 19 hours ago

The Canadian team, AeroVelo, may have won the prize for the first, man-powered helicopter flight. Here's the tweet they sent yesterday: "*Hit 3.3 metres & 65 sec on our flight. Submitted the flight to the American Helicopter Society; waiting for validation before commenting.*" The competition requires helicopter flight, solely human-powered, to a height greater than 3-metres for a duration of 60-seconds. The helicopter has to remain within a small, 10-square metre area. The winner takes the Sikorsky prize of $250,000. Here's the AeroVelo Atlas. The pilot is on the bicycle in th... more »

The perverse joys of anti-capitalism

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 19 hours ago

Turkish trade unions are calling for a 24-hour general strike on Monday with demonstrations to converge on the recently cleared Taksim Square in Istanbul. It's a perverse comfort that no matter where you go the main unions are a little bit crap. What do we need, comrades? I'll tell you what we need. We need a token one-day strike after the movement has been battered off the streets. We need one more belated gesture, comrades, one more - that'll show 'em!

Snowden isn't lying, he's bragging

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 hours ago

Been processing this story for a while now and reviewing the sum of Snowden's leaks so far. The more Snowden talks the less credible he seems, particularly when he has to revise the dramatic details of his life as Edward Snowden, international spy. Looking at his language carefully, he's not so much telling us what the government *is* doing. He's describing what he *can* do, as a paid outside agent of the government. Or at least he *could* have done if he had stayed undercover. Meanwhile as Snowden makes the story about himself, an important point is being lost. Namely, Snowden is ... more »

Nuclear Logic (Why Lautenberg Probably Doesn't Matter)

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

Greg has some reporting out today on the concerns among Senate Democratsthat Frank Lautenberg's death may tip things against majority-imposed reform; with several Democratic defections possible and at least a couple likely, losing that one sure vote for reform could be the difference. I don't question his reporting -- that is, I'm sure that Democrats are saying what he reports they're saying -- but I don't really believe it. I continue to believe it's highly unlikely that the Democrats will act unless they're very close to being unanimous. One defection, maybe; two, perhaps; more, a... more »

Abortion? What a Riot!!!

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 20 hours ago

Bloggers rejoice! What could possibly go wrong with the RAPEublicans' plan to make abortion funny. “How do you make abortion funny?” That was a key question mulled at a major conservative gathering Friday on how to make social conservatism appealing to young people, after an election where Republicans got trounced in the battle for millennial voters (who are are moving even further and further away from the Christian-right on marriage and other issues). Abortion has to be made funny, the thinking goes, because funny sells on social media, and that’s where one goes to court young peo... more »

Blog Comments have been turned on...

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago

I have turned back on blog comments and will do my best to moderate them as I can. There was simply no way for me to keep up with the work load earlier so we'll see how this goes on a trial basis. -American Kabuki

The manuscript of survival – part 324

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago

* * * * *The manuscript of survival – part 324 * June 16, 2013 Aisha North Fear, pain, struggle and toil. For many, this will be a very accurate description of the last few days, and for all of you, you have been in touch with at least one component of this heady mix of conflicting symptoms lately. For yes, they are indeed symptoms of a profound transformation taking place within you all, and as all symptoms go, they can in may ways effectively mask the reason for their appearance. For all of these unpleasant effects can easily be classified as negative, and for some, even be cons... more »

DAVID ICKE EXPLAINED

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago

*David Icke. Does the CIA use 'holographic reptile imagery', and drugs, as part of its mind control programme? * In a recent edition of Rupert Murdoch's Zionist *Sunday Times, *Will Storr had an article about David Icke. It's a jungle out there | The Sunday Times Storr attempts to discredit Icke. *Will Storr* Will Storr would appear to be a Materialist, who has had a few problems in life. "Plagued by 'delusional jealousy, pathological drinking and theft', Will Storr just about retained the ability to function in his own life, but clung none the less to the presumption that pe... more »

You have no idea of the wonders that await you

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago

* * * * *You have no idea of the wonders that await you* 06/16/2013 by John Smallman When the moment for humanity’s awakening arrives – as it most surely will because it is God’s Will – joy and amazement will engulf you all. You have no idea of the wonders that await you – wonders that will uplift and inspire even the most skeptical among you. Once humanity has awakened you will find yourselves in a different world, one that has changed out of all recognition, and yet, it will also be the same world! That is indeed a paradox, one that you will understand with absolute clarity wh... more »

Iraq Prime Minister Maliki’s State Of Law Fighting Back For Control of Provinces

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 21 hours ago

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law (SOL) was the biggest winner in the 2013 local elections, but things have not worked out the way it planned. It came away with wins in seven provinces, Baghdad, Basra, Babil, Qadisiyah, Dhi Qar, Karbala, and Muthanna. The premier was hoping that this would be a stepping stone to the 2014 parliamentary vote. Things quickly turned against him however, when the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) broke an early deal with State of Law, and aligned with the Sadr Trend’s Liberal bloc to try to shut out him out. Maliki is now fighting back ... more »

RUSSIA TODAY VIDEO: Sectarian Death-Toll Spike Exposes Iraq's Deep Deadly Division

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 21 hours ago

VOICE OF AMERICA VIDEO: Iraq A Boxer Knocked Out By Love

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 21 hours ago

VOICE OF AMERICA VIDEO: Iraq Learning English With Particle Physics

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 21 hours ago

Told You So:  New World Order Proceeds On Schedule -  Answering More (Than Assange's) Questions About the Media's New Favorite Treasoner (Leaker)

Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 21 hours ago

If you haven't figured out yet why all the great leakers leave 9/11 alone . . . you've got some more surprises upcoming. UK's Cameron Rallies World Leaders to N.Ireland Sweeping US-EU Trade Talks To Start in July Investors Guess Fed's Actions, Push Stocks Higher Food Companies Work To Make It Look Natural Billionaire's Coal Struggles Irking Biz Owners "When you do business with a

Tommy and Andrew, the day after

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago

The above post seems to have generated an unprecedented number of page-views, at least for this modest blog. Since Craig and I are not in the business of self-promotion and don’t self-link or Tweet, the attraction must have been the title ‘Andrew and Tommy’ which pops up near the top of the list when you Google Andrew Neil and Tommy Robison. Note to self: must remember Google when blogging. It was written in the heat of the moment, obviously. It might have been a little knee-jerk and reflexive. Later I read other interesting takes, but apart from the Huffpo article most bloggers a... more »

Syria- G8. Why the chemical weapon lie? John Bolton opines (Updated)

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 21 hours ago

*VIDEO UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM. Israeli 'business man' in the business of supporting terror.* * **Geez.* The Western media is so full of nonsense and bravado today! No wonder most citizens from the so called ‘civilized nations’ are soooooo..... ignorant. Trying to find an article of substance regarding the G-8 meeting is difficult. Thankfully Chinese media had a decent one. *Xinhua-U.S., Russia able to overcome differences on Syria by "minimum consensus"* Despite disagreements on the Syrian crisis, the United States and Russia are expected to reach at least "minimum consensus" on ways ... more »

Out of This World - What Does Walt Natynczyk Have That Canada Needs for Space?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 21 hours ago

In my humble opinion, no Canadian general directly associated with the fiasco of our war in Afghanistan should be a candidate for government perks. That's certainly true for Rick Hiller who, by all accounts misled then prime minister Martin, into approving Canada's shoestring Kandahar combat caper. It should likewise hold true for the army general who succeeded Hillier and headed the armed forces for the past four years, Walt Natynczyk. Afghanistan wasn't Walt's only failed war. He also led the 35,000 strong Multi-National Corps (Iraq) during *Operation Iraqi Freedom*, the disa... more »

Assad Says Europe's Backing of Jihadist Opposition Will Harm Long-Term European Interests

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 22 hours ago

Source of Interview with Assad: *German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)*. Source of Translation: *"friday-lunch-club" blog*. "The Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has warned the European nations against supplying weapons to the Syrian rebels. "If the Europeans deliver these weapons to Europe's backyard, and Europe will pay the price for it," Assad said in an exclusive interview with the *"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"*in Damascus. "Hardened terrorists will learn how to use these weapons & return to Europe equipped with extremist ideology.": A series of arms shipments to ... more »

Glitter 2x4 Flag

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 22 hours ago

*Have you entered the giveaways for tickets to The Princess Festival at Thanksgiving Point, Mugging Mixes from Shirley J or the HUGE book stashyet? * I am a little obsessed with glitter right now. I had this 2x4 Flag displayed in my house and while I liked it, I didn't love it, so I decided it needed a little glitter. With a little glitter paper and some loose glitter, it is now one of my favorite holiday decorations. You will need: a 2x4 cut into pieces, you need two 7-inch blocks and 3-3.5 inch blocks Contact paper or a large star sticker Red, White and Blue paint American... more »

We Need A Nobel Peace Prize Winner In The White House-- One Who Earned The Award

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago

No one knows exactly why Obama got a Nobel Peace Prize before he had done anything other than run for president as a vaguely pro-peace candidate, unless it was just the Nobel committee trying to express their relief that Bush was out of the White House. I wonder how embarrassed they are about their selection now? So what's new on the peace front? Well... Iran sent 4,000 Revolutionary Guard troops to Syria to bolster Assad. And Putin warned David Cameron that arming the Syrian rebels would be a mistake. Putin, who has made no secret of his opposition to US president Barack Obama... more »

Nigella Lawson in happier times

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago

I hear that Nigella Lawson is having a difficult time of it at the moment, this weekend's story in The People was rather disturbing. I know that I've posted this piece of video before but I think it worth a repeat, as Nigella talks dirty.. Do follow that link for more Nigella Lawson innuendo.

When He's Not Kissing Ass, He's Kicking Ass - It's the Only Game Harper Knows

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 22 hours ago

He used to lambaste the Chinese - before he became Beijing's *bitumen bumboy* - but Sideshow Steve Harper has shown he still has game when it comes to Russia and Vlad Putin. On the eve of the G8 summit, Steve has denounced Putin for backing "*the thugs of the Assad regime*" in Syria. And then, as though that wasn't enough diplomacy, Steve added another Putin smackdown, “*I don’t think we should fool ourselves. This is G7 plus one. OK, let’s be blunt.*” Steve has a convenient recollection of history. The only reason Canada got into the G7, or shall we call it the 'G6 plus One'... more »

Privacy

Left I on the News at Left I on the News - 22 hours ago

Some people argue that loss of privacy to Facebook, Google, etc. is the same as the loss of privacy to government, so why complain? But this is a completely fallacious argument. First of all, my loss of privacy on FB, Google etc. is *voluntary*. Secondly, FB gives me a great tool to keep in touch with friends and family, make new friends, etc., all for free; in return, they sell ads to show me, just like TV only "better" because they are targeted. I accept that trade. Likewise for Google. Safeway uses their "courtesy card" to keep track of everything I buy, but in return gives me co... more »

PAR NoT PARCC in New Jersey

freetoteach at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 22 hours ago

Looking to replace the test driven, evaluation and merit pay systems dreamed up by the psycho psychometricians, know-nothing politicians and hacks, who are funding and benefitting from this multi-billion dollar sorting complex and “metric based” profit scheme? I thought so, me too. Montclair, NJ is leading the way against the Common Core Standards in New […]

KIPP in Arkansas Gives “Whatever It Takes” New Meaning

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 22 hours ago

Recent conversations with KIPP high school teachers reveals many cracks in KIPP’s Five Pillars. Apparently, KIPP’s Helena, AK high school has interpreted “whatever it takes” to include violating state laws for student transcripts and what can count as course credits. From The Inside Scoop Online: The Arkansas Department of Education has determined that the Helena-West […]

Chinese Dissident Says We're Becoming Just Like Them

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 22 hours ago

Chinese artist and persecuted dissident, Ai Weiwei, has an interesting take on the U.S. NSA Prism scandal in today's *Guardian* in which he says America is behaving like China. *I lived in the United States for 12 years. This abuse of state power goes totally against my understanding of what it means to be a civilised society, and it will be shocking for me if American citizens allow this to continue. The US has a great tradition of individualism and privacy and has long been a centre for free thinking and creativity as a result.* *In our experience in China, basically there is no... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 23 hours ago

*Steve Gleason's Son Rivers Fuels His Motivation to Continue to Fight ALS* *Guest MMQB: Steve Gleason on his life with ALS, mission for a cure ~Peter King* *Tropical depression two has formed off the coast of Belize*~According to the National Hurricane Center, the center of the storm was is located at 16.2 north and longitude 87.6 west. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near at 13mph. The center of the depression will move inland over southern Belize Monday afternoon. The depression could emerge into the Bay of Campeche on Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 3... more »

The More Things Change....

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 23 hours ago

Back in the mid-70's I managed to snag a quick interview with the head prosecutor of the Quebec crime commission while the fellow was in Ottawa. I thought I'd hit him with a "gotcha" question. I mentioned something about how, outside Quebec, Canadians had a perception that Quebec politics were riddled with corruption. Then I asked, is this really true? I was floored by his response when he said, "*Yes, but it's getting better*." That memory came flooding back when I read this morning that Montreal's "anti-corruption" mayor, Michael Applebaum, had been slapped with 14-corruptio... more »

Finding a House Majority on Immigration

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

The news on immigration today is John Boehner rejecting the option of passing a bill with mostly Democratic votes. Or so he says; Jonathan Chait points out that Boehner's position makes him prone to bluffing. But for now: "I just don't think that's the winning formula here," Cole told The Washington Examiner. "What the speaker wants to do is have a hopefully bipartisan product -- certainly one that has the majority of Republicans -- pass the House. This has got too much emotional, political impact and I think it really has to be genuinely bipartisan." I'm sure that the Speaker wants... more »

An excerpt of a new Huffington Post submission, the cult of amateurs

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 23 hours ago

I don’t know why, but some things I reserve for different audiences, perhaps to speak to a different cohort of people. But for the first time in about two months, I uploaded a new post to the Huffington Post. Hopefully it makes it through. If not, then I’ll post it here. But here’s an excerpt […]

Why Canada Should be Wary of U.S. Missile Defence

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 23 hours ago

There has been talk that Ottawa might jump aboard the U.S. missile defence programme out of fear of a rogue missile launch from North Korea. Before we do, let's make sure it works. There are plenty of dirt cheap reasons to think otherwise. America's hyper-expensive missile interceptors (does that sound familiar, ...cough, cough, F-35) are essentially untested. Okay, they've been tested with reasonable success against target missile warheads. They have not, however, been tested against the sort of warheads a 21st century enemy would use, warheads equipped with counter-measures... more »

The Baby Penalty

amurdie at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago

I keep seeing this article pop around websites this morning: “Rule No. 1 for Female Academics: Don’t Have a Baby.” I’m happy to see all the family friendly policies mentioned concerning assistant professors. But, as the article points out, the “baby penalty” is also a concern for graduate students who are parents. My question: do Continue reading

Wind Turbine Problems in Miaoli... Wait a second

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago

[image: random_34] *A protest against the Infravest project in Yuanli winds down.* *UPDATED*: Ketty Chen has a much longer and better piece on her blog The Taipei Times ran an article on the wind power protests in Yuanli in Miaoli today. I'm a longtime proponent of wind energy, back to when I was working in Washington DC writing on US energy policy in the early 1990s. It was then that I became a huge wind enthusiast. When I first heard about the protests in Yuanli a while back I assumed that some of the locals were engaging in the common tactic of using public "protests" as a way to... more »

Pay: $75-85K to Promote Fascism

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago

Yep - you too can have a job that destroys democracy and promotes fascism. Here's your chance. * **APPLY NOW*

Montclair, NJ Parents Fight to Maintain Integrity of Schools

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago

From Stan Karp: Montclair parents are pushing back against new Supt. Penny MacCormack’s “strategic plan,” which includes a proposal to implement quarterly “common assessments” in all district schools. MacCormack is a former assistant commissioner at NJDOE who was recruited from Connecticut by NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf to oversee implementation of the common core standards and […]

ALI ON TURKEY AND STRATEGY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

Tariq Ali is a famous writer and filmmaker. He has written more than two dozen books on world history and politics, and seven novels (translated into over a dozen languages) as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and lives in London.

CARTOON TIME

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

United States of Surveillance from MarkFiore on Vimeo.

SYRIA - 'THREATS TO OBAMA'S LIFE'

Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago

*Ennis-kill-en* *Tarpley: Syria, The Shadow Government and Threats to Obama's Life. from Paul Coker * * * *Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen* * ** * *Tarpley: Syria, The Shadow Government and Threats to Obama's Life. from Paul Coker on Vimeo.*

An excellent journey to Dreamland!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago

*MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013* *Keeping the world alive:* On Saturday, a young relative was experiencing her final day as a 6-year-old. She wanted to play us a favorite new song. Luckily, her selection came from the album, Acoustic Dreamland, “an exquisite selection of classic and contemporary acoustic songs for bedtime and relaxation.” In fact, her selection was the album’s opening song, Dreamland. It was written by Mary Chapin Carpenter, sung quite beautifully by Lucy Kaplansky. You can hear one minute here. Instantly, we were glad that Carpenter wrote this song, although we did have o... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago

Happy Birthday to Stu Tate, 51. His cup of coffee was in 1989, age 27. He had 18 remaining professional innings (in AAA in 1991). Pitching is brutal. Good stuff: 1. Dan Hopkins on the Latino vote. 2. David Roberts is incredibly sensible about the nuclear (power) debate. 3. Nicole Flatow talks to a retired federal judge about the limitations of the judicial check on intelligence gathering. 4. And, off topic, but: Peter Biskind has tapes of (an aging) Orson Welles in conversation. Good fun.

Detroit Goes Under: “There Is No Way Out But Collapse”

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago

Mac Slavo Though most Americans go through their day thinking everything is now returning to normal, the fact of the matter is the situation is anything but stable. With crime rates skyrocketing, home prices dropping to under $500 for a house, and the local government out of solutions, the city of Detroit is the latest to join the likes of Stockton, California, having just defaulted on its loans from creditors. Despite promises to the contrary, it should come as no surprise that the city is unable to meet its obligations. And it won’t be the last. City and state governments all ... more »

When It Happens Again – Will You Be Prepared?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago

Wikimedia Commons Earl Griffin The world’s weather is in turmoil. Odd, dangerous, and deadly weather is in the news everyday it seems. When the weather is consistently severe the food supply becomes tighter. Dangerous weather makes it difficult to successfully grow and harvest food crops. If you are a farmer you know this all too well. If you are not a farmer you see the reality of it in the grocery store. Food prices are higher. The cost of food, noticeably beef, has been on the steady increase for some time. Drought, late frost, hurricanes, monsoons, and tornadoes are all impac... more »

The Times reports on “ability grouping!”

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago

*MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013* *We’ll examine that piece next week:* On June 10, the New York Times featured a front-page report about “ability grouping” in the public schools. The report was fascinating, in various ways. We don’t necessarily mean that as a compliment, though we found the report quite intriguing. We realized we couldn’t do the piece justice in a single report. What has happened to “ability grouping” in recent years? We plan to look at this front-page report in a series next week, starting with a basic question: Questions of quality to the side, why in the world was *this* ... more »

Has World War 3 Already Begun?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago

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Native Americans prepare to defend homelands, walk across America

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

Red Butte Havasupai sacred land Photo Dawn Dyer Native Americans prepare to defend homelands, walk across America Longest Walk 1978 By Brenda Norrell   Native Americans focused on defending their homelands and upholding the Rights of Nature during June, as they prepared for non-violent resistance to the threats of the tarsands pipeline, uranium mining and coal-fired power plants

TWO KINDS OF FACTS: A commenter’s wish for the public schools!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago

*MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013* *Part 5—One commenter wants information:* On June 9, in the Sunday Review, the New York Times featured a piece by Hacker and Dreifus about the public schools. For part 1 in our series, click this. In extremely fuzzy prose, Hacker and Dreifus asked a good question about the effects of the Common Core standards which will soon take effect in the schools. But alas! Along the way, they included a familiar type of bogus claim about the performance of American students on international tests. How well *do* American students perform on international tests? It seem... more »

ALEC - "Not geared to be a fair debate"

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago

Previously I have written about how ALEC members are going to Alberta to be wined and dined by the tar sands companies. May 2013 the ALEC blogsite had an article on it March 2013 the ALEC blogsite had an article on it Today on PRWatch – there is this paragraph in an article about ALEC and the tar sands companies that answered a question I consistently had – Who paid for these trips? (You will note that I use the plural “these trips” – because I believe that there has been more than one - I think we are foolish and naive to think this only happened once.) *ALEC Tours the Tar Sands... more »

Law enforcement accesses increasingly massive facial recognition databases with few legal standards

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago

image credit: AV-1/Flickr Madison Ruppert According to a new report, the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance program isn’t all Americans have to be concerned about. Searchable facial recognition databases are growing increasingly massive and few legal safeguards are in place. Facial recognition systems in the United States are on the rise thanks to a wide variety of initiatives including the FBI directly sharing facial recognition software with police departments while also deploying a $1 billion facial recognition system around the country. Since facial recognition s... more »

New Jersey Has A Senate Front-Runner Nearly As Sickening As It's Gubernatorial Front-Runner

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

You never know what's going to actually happen in a low turn out, late summer primary special election. Who will even show up at the polls? Polling shows a big preference among New Jersey Democrats for the much-hyped Newark Mayor, Cory Booker. Last week Monmouth University released a poll that confirms what all the other polls show-- Booker leads his opponents. Among potential voters in the August Democratic primary – i.e. registered Democrats who regularly vote in general elections and say they may vote in the Senate primary – Booker holds a commanding lead over his challengers,... more »

If Andrew Marr wasn't such a leftie

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago

We can but dream.

Criteria for overturning discretionary decisions

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

*Mission Creek Mortgage Ltd. v. Angleland Holdings Inc*., 2013 BCCA 281 holds a discretionary decision should be overtruned only where the decision was clearly wrong or the court of first instance gave insufficient weight to one or more relevant considerations: [53] This court can interfere with the discretion exercised by the chambers judge only as discussed by Tysoe J.A. in *Dhillon v. Pannu,* 2008 BCCA 514 (CanLII), 2008 BCCA 514: *[26] The order under appeal was a discretionary order. The appellate standard of review in respect of discretionary orders has been expressed in ... more »

Hudak Should Watch His Back

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago

When Tim Hudak was elected the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, he came in with Mike Harris' blessing. He was, after all, one of Harris' young guns. But, since his ascension, Hudak has proved repeatedly that he can't shoot straight. Two elections ago, he began with an overwhelming advantage and blew it. In his second contest with Dalton McGuinty, the man who recently departed Queen's Park with a whimper came within one seat of a majority government. And, during Ontario's recent budget negotiations, Hudak simply refused to play. He assumed that another election was ... more »

Are eBooks An Advert Free Zone?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 1 day ago

Yahoo has filed two US patent applications which are based on delivering adverts to ebooks and even offering a variable price that is dependent on the advert placement. Some will cry, ‘not on my watch and it will never happen,’ but perhaps we need to at least consider the implications further before we dismiss it. If we step back to the Victorian and Edwardian times, the book was often full of adverts for goods which had no connection to the genre or story. The Pamphleteers of the Victorian age also included many adverts in the ‘Penny Dreadful’ and periodicals. Dicken’s own Pickwic... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

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