Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
WASHINGTON, DC-- 65 people on August 20th, 2011 gathered at the White House to engage in Civil Disobedience. They peacefully broke the law and made a personal sacrifice to show the Obama Administration how severe the situation really is. Every day from August 20th-September 3rd, hundreds of people will be sitting-in at the White House to tell President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Visit www.tarsandsaction.org for more details. Photo Credit: Josh Lopez (Photo credit: Wikipedia)No Telling Whether Obama's Okay with Keystone XL
President Obama has said the Keystone XL pipeline can only go ahead if it
doesn't "significantly increase" U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There's
enough wiggle room in there to delight almost everybody.
Define "significantly." There you go. What does it mean if you export
the really filthy petroleum coke or petcoke bitumen refining by-product to
Asia and let them burn it? Is that okay? Does that just go on someone
else's carbon books and off America's?
And in a country with the rapacious energy consumption of the United States
anything "significant" would be huge almost anywh... more »
I Stand with Wendy Davis
At this moment a Texas woman named Wendy Davis is attempting to hold the
floor of the state senate in a filibuster to prevent the latest
anti-abortion idiocy from becoming law.
Here's Rachel Maddow for the background.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
In the segment, there's a clip of this moron, *sponsor of the bill, mind*, Jodie
Laubenberg explaining why a rape/incest exception is not needed in this new
law.
Amid a heated debate over a restrictive anti-abortion bill being pushed by
Texas GOP lawmakers, one Republican argued that a propos... more »
Civil-Military Relations– Why A Little Conflict is OK
Robert’s review of The American Culture of War yesterday was both extremely
funny and informative. It also mentioned a problem I’ve seen in a lot of
the civil-military relations literature: too much over-identification with
a political leaning or ideology. This area of scholarship reminds me
sometimes of Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men” –
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What's on God's Mind Lately?
Recent throughts from *The Tweet of God:*
*Well I've lost faith in you, too.*
*Sorry, rest of the world, Junior and I can't help you now. We're too busy
helping some loon cross a canyon on a piece of floss.*
*"Atheist" is an anagram for "eat shit". Advantage, Me.*
*Paula Deen saying all that matters is "what's in your heart" is
cardiologically hilarious.*
*Wow, I really enjoyed deciding who won the Stanley Cup.*
*Just because someone's richer or more famous or talented doesn't mean
they're happy. It just means they're happier than YOU.*
*The big difference between me and Kanye is ... more »
"Snowden’s Flight to Freedom"
* "Snowden’s Flight to Freedom"*
by Jeffrey Tucker
"Dear rest of the world: Please know that it’s painful for us Americans to
see what is happening in the case of Edward Snowden. Here he is flying from
Hong Kong to Russia — countries that seem like safe havens from the long
reach of the U.S. empire. Where will he end up? Could be Iceland,
Venezuela, or Ecuador. He needs someplace to go where the authorities can’t
be intimated to turn him over to his jailers and possible executioners.
It’s either that or face the chair for doing the right thing. Even though I
understand the corru... more »
Once - The Cradle of the Rights of Man
*Picture a country at the height of its international power and
prestige.*It has military forces stationed around the globe. It is an
intellectual
leader. Its citizens are pleased to insist that the national idea, their
country's way of life, is a beacon of enlightenment and human rights for
the rest of the world. Indeed, they are wont to harp on the notion that
the
country embodies the very concept of Western Civilization.
But beneath the façade of greatness there is creeping rot. The rich (who
are accustomed to getting their way in all things) corrupt the system
and
buy the peop... more »
Helpful tips from an #education #reformer
I may have forgotten all about these. But I have a few images from a rather
helpful ad campaign, “Tips from an Education Reformer.” Hopefully you find
them as helpful as I do in dismantling a free system of public education.
Tagged: certification, public schools, racism, TFA, tips from an education
reformer
Is Israel an apartheid state like South Africa was?
People like @DD1958 aka Pleb Donovan would say Israel was an apartheid
state but then they don't seem to be able to face facts. Here's something I
read last month, it's a letter to the San Francisco Examiner from a South
African MP, the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Meshoe:
'On my recent trip to San Francisco, I was deeply disturbed to learn about
the posters in The City accusing Israel of apartheid. As a black South
African who lived under apartheid, this system was implemented in South
Africa to subjugate people of color and deny them a variety of their
rights. In my view, Israel cannot be com... more »
Argentina: UFO Photographed in the River Islands of Victoria
*Source: La Provincia (newspaper)
Date: 23 June 2013*
*Argentina: UFO Photographed in the River Islands of Victoria*
A member of a photo club based in the city of Victoria was shooting the
landscape when an unidentified flying object turned up in one of the
pictures. The image was submitted to experts on the subject, who will know
whether the object is a UFO or not.
The photographer states in uppercase: I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND I MAKE
NO CLAIMS ABOUT IT. IT SIMPLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.
[*Translation (c) 2013, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo
Gimenez, Planeta ... more »
I Joyously Declare that I am a Sovereign Living Soul and a Child of God.
Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon *
* *
* *Lisa Harrison shared this email with some of us last night, I asked her
if I could post here for you all, its quite beautifully written. *
*-AK*
*
* *
* *Hi Lisa...*
*
* *my name is Michael Rice... from Ireland but spending a lot of time in
the Czech Republic... all part of the great unfolding..*
*
* *I wrote this a few years back... and felt it would be good to share..*
*
* *I love what you are doing and wish you continued love and support..*
*so here goes:*
I Joyously Declare that I am a Sovereign Living Soul and a Child of God.
My Life Mission is... more »
The 441 TRILLION Dollar Interest Rate Derivatives Time Bomb
Michael Snyder
Do you want to know the primary reason why rapidly rising interest rates
could take down the entire global financial system? Most people might think
that it would be because the U.S. government would have to pay much more
interest on the national debt. And, yes, if the average rate of interest on
U.S. government debt rose to just 6 percent (and it has actually been much
higher in the past), the federal government would be paying out about a
trillion dollars a year just in interest on the national debt. But that
isn't it.
Nor does the primary reason have to do with... more »
Senators urge NSA to correct ‘significant inaccuracy’ about privacy protections in FISA fact sheet
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
credit: Talk Radio News Service/Flickr Madison Ruppert
Two senators are now calling on the National Security Agency (NSA) to
correct the “misleading” statements made in the agency’s fact sheet on the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
FISA lays the groundwork for a great deal of government surveillance including
the highly controversial and wide-ranging PRISM program.
“In our judgment this inaccuracy is significant, as it portrays protections
for Americans’ privacy being significantly stronger than they actually
are,” Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and... more »
Futurist Proposes Solving ‘Overpopulation’ with ‘Birth Credits’
*According to Michael E. Arth (Earth?), the planet’s future looks grim
because there are just too many people living on it.*
*
*Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton
In an interview with Vice, the urban designer, former Florida gubernatorial
candidate and futurist proposed the concept of "birth credits" to help curb
what he terms a “slow-moving, global disaster like overpopulation”:
China, and the rest of the world, would be better served by a choice-based
marketable birth license plan, or ‘birth credits,’ that could stop or
reverse population growth on a dime… Each person would be issued ... more »
America: Police State Ruthlessness Writ Large
Stephen Lendman
Cold-blooded barbarity reflects US policy. Democracy's more illusion than
reality. Rule of law principles don't matter. They're systematically
spurned.
Dissent's increasingly targeted. Freedom's imperiled. Obama's ruthless. He
exceeds the worst of George Bush. He's waging war on truth-tellers. He
targeted more whistleblowers than all his predecessors combined.
*Merrian-Webster* calls a police state "a political unit characterized by
repressive governmental control of political, economic, and social life
usually by an arbitrary exercise of power by police and espec... more »
DHS Criminalizes Legitimate Redress of Grievances
Michael Hastings
1980-2013 Dave Hodges
We know that whistleblowers are facing unprecedented dangers in this
country for identifying the misdeeds of individuals and certain agencies
within the government. Andrew Breitbart was murdered to prevent the release
of damning tapes of Obama’s past misdeeds. The coroner investigating
Breitbart’s death was murdered as well. Michael Hastings was trying to go
into hiding because of information he had learned with regard to the
nefarious activities of the FBI and the CIA. He was subsequently murdered.
If Woodward and Bernstein were breaking the... more »
Agenda 21 and the Steady-State Techno-Corporatocracy: an introduction
*One must make a new system that makes the old system obsolete*. —
Buckminster Fuller
Julie Beal
Once upon a time, we worried about a possible New World Order. A plan to
create a One World Government. We read books and watched films that gave us
glimpses of what was coming. These days we can feel it is already here, as
each day the tales of tyranny come thick and fast.
*
* *Big Brother breathes hotly down our necks.*
Yet still there is much dis-unity among us, a fragmentation of interests,
which leaves us vulnerable to the whims of those who would control us.
Going forward, expo... more »
Ed Snowden, NSA, and fairy tales a child could see through
Jon Rappoport
Sometimes cognitive dissonance, which used to be called contradiction,
rings a gong so loud it knocks you off your chair.
But if you’re an android in this marvelous world of synthetic reality, you
get up, put a smile back on your face, and trudge on…
Let’s see. NSA is the most awesome spying agency ever devised in this
world. If you cross the street in Podunk, Anywhere, USA, to buy an ice
cream soda, on a Tuesday afternoon in July, they know.
They know if you sit at the counter and drink that soda or take it and move
to the only table in the store. They know if you ... more »
Is It Political Suicide For Paul Ryan To Still Be Hawking A Failed European Austerity Agenda?
Martin Wolf's autopsy of Europe's Austerity Agenda for the *New York Review
of Books* doesn't even mention Paul Ryan. But I hope Democrat Rob Zerban,
who nearly beat Ryan in 2012 and will take him on again next year, is
reading it and absorbing it. It really is-- at least as much as Ayn Rand's
adolescent writing-- what Ryan is all about.
After Ryan's buddies in the state legislature gerrymandered WI-01 to make
it redder and safer, Ryan managed to beat Zerban 55-43%, his closest call
since he was first elected. Zerban won his home county, Kenosha, and he
also won Ryan's home county... more »
ALEC-oholics
Snatched this off an entry on Democratic Underground.
John Cole is the editorial cartoonist for *The Times-Tribune*, and is syndicated
nationally by Cagle Cartoons.
The Global Threat of Persistent Organic Pollutants
Brandon Turbeville
In my past two articles I have discussed the connection between pesticides,
both general and POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants), to a myriad of
adverse health effects such as cancer and neurological disorders,
particularly Parkinson’s Disease. For these reasons alone, it is important
to look at the standards currently set for such chemicals by the
international standard-setting organization known as Codex Alimentarius.
As I mentioned in the first article in this series, I will distinguish
between two different types of pesticides for the sole purpose of the to... more »
EFF Sues NSA, DOJ Over Secret Surveillance Program
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Roadtripping, Prepper Style
Daisy Luther
We’ve embarked on a road trip that will be over 2500 miles. I’m driving
with a kid, a dog, and 2 incredibly unhappy cats, and pulling behind us a
trailer full of all our stuff. We have a cooler full of snacks, good tunes,
books on CD, and a camera and journal at the ready to help us to enjoy the
trip.
However, if you happen to be a prepper, I’m sure you can completely
sympathize with the uncomfortable feeling of “What if something happens
while we are between homes?” Think of your prepper version of a worst case
scenario and then think of it happening while you’re in... more »
What is Raza Studies and What is it Good For?
TRUTHOUT SPECIAL
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/17198-what-is-raza-studies-and-what-is-it-good-for
Tuesday, 25 June 2013 10:16 By Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, SpeakOut | News
Analysis
A few days ago, the media reported that a mother was found dead in the hot,
scorching desert, purportedly while attempting to cross into the United
States. Underneath her was her dead infant.
The complaints were onerous: A series of questions this month on a social
media site asked a variant of: Why should Mexican Americans care about
immigration issues? The complainer, with disdain, asserted... more »
SWISSINDO: Update 22hrs German-Time Regarding G8 Meeting and Obama-Merkel Meeting
http://i-uv.com/update-22hrs-german-time-regarding-g8-meeting-and-obama-merkel-meeting/
*Update 22hrs German-Time Regarding G8 Meeting and Obama-Merkel Meeting*
BY I M POWER / SATURDAY, 22 JUNE 2013 / PUBLISHED IN ABSOLUTE DATA
Update 22hrs German-Time Regarding G8 Meeting and Obama-Merkel Meeting
Published June 20, 2013
*NEO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GOD SKY EARTH UN-SWISSINDO MULTINATIONAL
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AUTOMATED OWNER MASTER ACCOUNT AGREEMENT*
Know to all man, Participant’s & Beneficiary with the People on Earth
Ref: Release Unlimited AD452106/66/C.P1-11/ECB/2013
... more »
Washington v. Edward Snowden Update
image source
credit: Bobby Yip/Reuters Stephen Lendman
Events are fast-moving. On June 23, the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region's (HKSAR) press release said:
Mr Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today (June 23) on his own accord for a
third country through a lawful and normal channel.
The US Government earlier on made a request to the HKSAR Government for
the issue of a provisional warrant of arrest against Mr Snowden.
Since the documents provided by the US Government did not fully comply
with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law, the HKSAR Government has
requested t... more »
Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Dave Hodges
Are you tired of living under relative tyranny where every email is read,
every phone call is listened to and your every movement is tracked and
dissident journalists are harassed and even murdered by federal agencies
such as the rogue NSA, CIA and IRS? Are you thinking about escaping our
corrupt and criminal government?
Americans are leaving the country at record speed and the annual rate of
expatriation is growing as over 150,000 Americans departed the former land
of liberty for greener pastures overseas in the past year. In fact, there
are now over five million Ame... more »
Nikola Tesla: Calling All Freethinkers! Part Two
Rand Clifford
Had humanity been allowed to pursue Nikola Tesla’s Aether technology as
Tesla envisioned, we might not be on the brink of martial law in America,
and WWIII wouldn’t be breathing down our necks. The Power Status Quo (PSQ)
are very heavy breathers with death on their breath.
Speaking of breath...President Woodrow Wilson surely spoke under his breath
when he talked about the tiny elite club that dominates humanity—or as
Wilson called them in the following quote, the “power somewhere”:
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me
privately. So... more »
U.S. Median Wealth Only 28th in World
As I discussed last week, U.S. median wealth per adult is lower than many
other countries. To be exact, it comes in at #28 for 2012, at $38,786 per
adult. This is more than 1/4 lower than had been reported by Credit
Suisse's Global Wealth Databook for 2011. I contacted one of the authors,
Professor James Davies of the University of Western Ontario, to find out
the reason for the big change for the United States as well as the even
bigger change for Denmark.
Professor Davies was kind enough to lay out the technical issues for me.
First, of all, data for mean wealth is more reliable t... more »
If Only Man's Best Friend Could Speak Its Mind
Sad Dog Diary
Enemies of Syria Plan Escalated Aggression
Stephen Lendman
So-called "Friends of Syria" are their worst enemies. They're a rogue's
gallery of scoundrels. They're complicit with Washington's imperium. They
violate core international law principles.
They're no friends of peace, stability and freedom. Umbrella group members
America, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, UAE, and Qatar met in Doha.
They agreed on "secret" escalating measures. They hope to tip the military
balance. They're desperate to counter Assad's impressive victories. He's
routing insurgents convincingly. They're no match a... more »
Not Prepared: 17 Signs That Most Americans Will Be Wiped Out By The Coming Economic Collapse
Dees Illustration Michael Snyder
The vast majority of Americans are going to be absolutely blindsided by
what is coming. They don't understand how our financial system works, they
don't understand how vulnerable it is, and most of them blindly trust that
our leaders know exactly what they are doing and that they will be able to
fix our problems. As a result, most Americans are simply not prepared for
the massive storm that is heading our way.
Most American families are living paycheck to paycheck, most of them are
not storing up emergency food and supplies, and only a very small
... more »
Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear
*James Corbett*
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*TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013*
*New York Times baldly misstates:* Wow. In its current invention of The
Other, there seems to be little the New York Times isn’t willing to say and
do.
Yesterday, it was a columnist. Today, it is reporter Kim Severson, in the
newspaper’s news report about Paula Deen, who is being invented.
As she starts her news report, Severson makes the highlighted claim you see
below—but her claim is just blatantly wrong. So it always has gone when we
invent The Other:
SEVERSON (6/25/13): Paula Deen’s troubles intensified on Monday as she
scrambled to cope with allegati... more »
Ron Jacobs : Onward, Through the Fog of War
Syrian
refugees in Arsaal, Lebanon, on the Syrian border. Photo by Ed Ou /
NYT.
Enter Obama:
Onward, through the fog of war
There will be no progressive secular government in Syria after the
bloodshed ends. Indeed, there may not even be the nation the world now
knows as Syria.
By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / June 25, 2013
The world waits. Washington and other western capitals ponder war.
Functional/Dysfunctional
After today's Voting Rights Act decision, Chuck Todd says:
Voting in general is a mess. A functional Washington would see today's
decision as an opportunity to do a big voting fix. But... Well...
I think this is almost completely the wrong way to look at it.
I talk a fair amount about what I see as a dysfunctional Republican Party.
But I don't think that "Washington" is dysfunctional in general. And to the
extent that it is (e.g. the executive branch nominations process), that's
not the problem with voting.
Dysfunctional, to me, is about...well, it's about not being able to
functio... more »
Americans Begin to Ask If the F-35 Is Simply Unaffordable
The F-35's reputation for being over-priced, under-performing and overdue
is etched in stone at this point. For an aircraft that's been in
development for a dozen years, no one still knows what it will eventually
cost nor how well it will actually perform when it's ready to enter service.
Now a U.S. federal auditor is questioning whether the F-35 has become
simply unaffordable.
*...federal auditor Michael J. Sullivan, acquisitions director of the
Government Accountability Office, told a Senate subcommittee in Washington
current projections call for a $316 billion outlay from deve... more »
ALECer Pushes RTW Using Flawed Economic Variables
The crap that is distributed by ALECers never ceases to amaze me.
Posted this morning on their blogsite is a real piece
Right-to-Work Would Have Put Michigan in Top 10 in Rich States, Poor States
Will Freeland | June 25, 2013 |
Economic growth has been at the top of legislative agenda in Michigan in
recent years. The state has repealed the Michigan Business Tax, initiated
the phase-out of the personal property tax, and reformed labor policy
through the passage of Right-to-Work. These, in addition to many other
notable pro-growth reforms, have had a major positive effect in the st... more »
Harper's Building All Those Prisons. Why Aren't We Filling Them With Conservatives?
It's not like the Conservative ranks, federal and provincial, are short of
miscreants who deserve a long stretch behind bars.
Yesterday the fellow who was in command on the bridge of the BC Ferry,
Queen of the North, was sentenced to four years in prison for criminal
negligence causing death in allowing the vessel to run onto rocks, leaving
it holed and sending the ship, and two of its passengers, to the bottom,
600-feet down. It was his duty to protect the passengers and crew aboard
the ship and he didn't do it. Two people paid for his negligence with
their lives. He now pays ... more »
Aloha!
I was contacted by Aloha Island Lei in Aiea, Hawaii. The company had read
our blog and liked it, and asked if they could send us their product to
review on our website. Of course, I said sure!
I forgot about the exchange of emails until today.
A box was delivered to my office, overnight from Hawaii. We received two
leis and a little package of macadamia chocolates. One of the leis is made
of tuberose, and I am wearing it right now. It smells absolutely amazing.
My husband, who has almost no sense of smell, thought it smelled awesome.
The other lei is currently being worn by... more »
Jiří Rusnok, the new technocratic Czech PM
Ms Miroslava Němcová (center right ODS, the current speaker of the House),
a decent conservative previously loyal to President Klaus, and a former
cancer survivor and a hippie as a young lady, could become the first female
Czechoslovak or Czech prime minister (101/200 of the lawmakers vowed to
support her government).
The center-right coalition agreed that she was a good choice. On the other
hand, the communist and socialist opposition hysterically insisted on early
parliamentary elections.
However, the new Czech president, Miloš Zeman, demonstrated that he will be
exerting a presi... more »
Laura Robson vs Maria Kirilenko
Whilst Laura Robson battles Maria Kirilenko at Wimbledon, striving to be
the only British woman to make it beyond the first round this year, I
thought a comparison of the two players was called for.
Laura Robson first
Maria Kirilenko second
Advantage Laura Robson?
Maria Kirilenko has tried to play dirty though with a spread for Sports
Illustrated in 2010
Hmm unfortunately Laura Robson has not retaliated but she's still the
winner here and indeed on the court today 6:3 6:4 Her only problem today
was with her ball-toss in the last few service games.
Alberta Has Been Climate Changed - And It's Forever
*"This is Pacific Northwest U.S. weather we're getting and we're not built
for it. We didn't design our cities, our floodways, our flood maps,
anything for this. " *- John Pomeroy
The deluge that caused such massive flooding throughout southern Alberta
has brought other impacts that will remain long after today's flood waters
recede. How long? Try indefinitely, permanently.
* *
Alberta apparently has just had a climate change makeover and this could be
the first of many to come.
*John Pomeroy, who holds a Canada research chair in water resources and
climate change at the Univers... more »
CREDO v. Kids Count
I make a predication, about the fact that kids still don’t count. Please
read HERE about CREDO’s new charter study and the 2013 Kids Count report.
Tagged: CREDO, Kids Count
Edward Snowden and Julian Assange have been in the news, but if you have relied on the "mainstream media" for the latest you certainly would not have heard things this way.
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* MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013*
*Where is Edward Snowden? Glenn Greenwald on Asylum Request, Espionage
Charge; More Leaks to Come*
Original Here
*"Back Off": Assange Attorney Michael Ratner Urges U.K., U.S. to Respect
Asylum Decision, Int’l Law*
Original Here
Cherchez la Verite
Youth Unemployment Statistics
The CBC asks the question: "Why are so many of Canada's young people out of
work?" The article gravitates between the stupid premise that today's young
people have a greater sense of entitlement than previous generations ...
As a recent cover of *Time* magazine suggests, this has been interpreted by
some as entitlement and laziness on the part of millennials who feel like
they should be handed more than they’ve worked for.
Likewise, a request for personal anecdotes for this story was met with
comments claiming, “the majority of [millennials] have their faces buried
in their cellphone... more »
INVENTING THE OTHER: Salon invents Kurtz!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013*
*Part 2—Seitz-Wald toys with his readers:* Halfway across the globe,
“Buddhist lynch mobs” run in the streets, the New York Times has reported.
Last week, here at home, things weren’t entirely different. At the
devolving, highly tribal Salon, a set of pseudo-liberal writers staged a
series of interventions on behalf of pure tribal belief, waging war against
Serena Williams and Paula Deen, among others.
Williams and Deen were hunted down for imperfections of utterance
concerning sexual assault and race. Beyond that, they don’t know how to
apologize correctly... more »
The death of Michael Hastings has been in the news, but if you have relied on the "mainstream media" for the latest you have certainly would not have heard it from this angle.
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*More Details Emerge on the Death of Michael Hastings*
http://youtu.be/uoyuXzM059Q
*The Young Turks*
Published on Jun 19, 2013
"Earlier today, WikiLeaks sent out a cryptic tweet that hinted they had
more information about yesterday's tragic death of reporter Michael
Hastings. They followed through with another tweet claiming that Hastings
reached out to one of their lawyers to reveal to them he believed the FBI
was investigating him."*
Our friend and colleague Michael Hastings died early Tuesday morning in a
one-car crash in Los Angeles. Wikile... more »
Mistake of fact and due diligence are different defences
*R. v. Legrande* 2013 ABCA 229 makes clear the distinction between mistake
of fact and due diligence.
For strict liability offences a reasonable belief in a mistaken set of
facts that would render the act innocent is a defence. Due diligence, that
is taking all reasonable sets to avoid the wrongful act, is also a defence.
But they are different defences and combining the two in some
"reasonableness" standard is an error of law.
Your moment of Zen
Gaudi's dragon fountain at Park Güell: Barcelona, Spain [Jon Atkinson photo]
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Sonia Sotomayor, 59.
And to the good stuff:
1. Norm Ornstein responds to Mitch McConnell. I used to be (mostly) on
McConnell's side on this one -- Norm is exactly correct that McConnell has
flipped. I don't mind hypocrisy or partisan jockeying for advantage --
that's what politicians do -- but I did like McConnell's old position a
whole lot better.
2. John Sides on Politico.
3. Seth Masket passes along some comparative research on the effects of
polling on elections. Interesting.
3. Dan Larison probably has a better critique of Haass than I did.
4. Amy Walter ha... more »
Is It Worth It For The Democrats To Try Winning The Deep South?
Proud Southerner
Over the weekend, Molly Ball, writing in *The Atlantic* made the case for
Democrats winning back the Deep South. When I was just becoming aware of
politics as a kid, everything that made me hate the Democratic Party
stemmed from the fact that it owned the Deep South-- and was owned by the
Deep South. I remember how all the reactionary committee chairs in both
Houses were Southern racists. Now Southern racism, bigotry, and overall
backwardness has taken over the Republican Party and made it anathema to
normal Americans. Let them keep it; let them continue to choke on ... more »
How to uninstall McAfee anti-viris software - according to John McAfee
Possibly the strangest video I've seen this year, as John McAfee has a go
at his old company's product and incorporates sex and drugs.
ACTION: Stop the TPP
You need to do this - really!
This may be one of the most important things you do all year.
A couple of minutes to read this.
A couple of minutes to contact your Congressional member.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership n. 1. A “free trade” agreement that would
set rules on non-trade matters such as food safety, internet freedom,
medicine costs, financial regulation, and the environment. 2. A binding
international governance system that would require the United States,
Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,
Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, and any other country... more »
Packing Your ALEC Protest Sign
Traveling to a protest can be a bother -
What should I wear?
Where can I stay?
What will the weather be?
Will I be there all by myself?
Who should I ask to bail me out of jail?
* How do I pack a protest sign?*
This video gives complete instruction on constructing is a great protest
sign for traveling.
Compact and ready to go.
The protest sign for travelers.
Yep - that protest sign can be packed in a suitcase or carry-on. Pack it
separately in a big ziploc bag, take it out of your carryon and put it in
the bin for the TSA to see. If you don't , be prepared ... more »
Río en Otoño - Autumn
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Syria-"secret steps" in Doha. Russia/Syria gas deal? Geneva pretalks
Back to Syria, yes, *but we have to keep an eye on Egypt! *
Since the US is coincidentally & curiously moving troops to Egypt: *U.S.
soldiers set to deploy to Egypt at a tense time*
* A group of U.S. soldiers are rocked and ready to deploy to Egypt for a
9-month peacekeeping mission.*
Oddly enough, or not, this deployment was announced before the warning from
Egypt's military. Egypt's Army delivers an ominous warning Prepping for
something?????
Was going to get this up yesterday...better one day late then not at all
Is the no fly zone a possibility? I noticed there wasn’t any mentio... more »
Untitled
*Help WWNO Raise $60K In Just One Day!*
*Exquisite Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013
Civil Works Appropriations **~After Supreme Court grants Corps sovereign
immunity, refuses to hear MRGO case: No Warranty No Return*
*OPP Sheriff Gusman questioned in court on spending ~John Simerman*
*Forbes: New Orleans is America's fastest-growing city *
*44 property owners at sinkhole accept settlements ~WDSU*
*7th Annual San Fermin Running of the Bulls!
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Sony: Huge waterproof Xperia Z Ultra phone
*Sony has announced a waterproof Android Smartphone with a 6.4in display.
The firm is headfirst the Xperia Z Ultra as being the slimmest
large-screened handset on the marketplace. *It can also allow sketches or
comments written using a standard pencil or metal-tipped pen in addition to
an elective stylus. Sony already offers a 5in handset of its own, the
unique Xperia Z, which it unveiled in January.
The firm supposed it intends for the device to face Samsung's dominance of
the jumbo-sized handset sector. According to a study by consultants *Transparency
Market Research, Samsun... more »
GOP - We don't need no stinking public!
Many times you will hear Dems and Indpendents talk about how "they
compromised".
Too many times lately - they have compromised too much.
Not the case with the REpubliCONS.
When you think of the refusal of the RepubliCONS - and specifically ALEC
members in state legislatures and in Congress - to compromise on anything -
you need to face the facts of what the RepubliCONS are really saying to the
people of the US, repeatedly, over and over and over again.
These people aren't politicians - they are tyrants.
The GOP are saying
It's our way or the highway.
Don't let the door hit y... more »
Blatant Hypocrisy
Martin Regg Cohn calls Rob Ford's bluster, after his meeting with Ontario
Finance Minister Charles Sousa, exactly what it is -- blatant hypocrisy.
And Cohn provides a little historical context:
Once upon a government, when the Mike Harris Tories downloaded social
services upon Toronto (with Rob Ford’s father, Douglas, serving faithfully
as a backbench MPP), the cash-strapped city got temporary compensation.
After 2003, when the Dalton McGuinty Liberals started uploading those
services back, it was always understood the financial transfers weren’t
forever.
Now that Toronto is co... more »
Building Community by Saluting the Sun: How rituals can be healthy for body & spirit
Tricia & Pamela celebrate as Anton photo bombing usThose of you who follow
me know that last year I participated in the largest Bikram Yoga class in
the world in Time Square. Along with 4,000 plus yogis and thousands of
tourists and New Yorker's looking on, I found my zen. I learned that day
that in the middle of urban madness you can tap into your inner peace. As
much as I was inside, I also felt amazingly connected to the men and women
challenging their bodies in the sweltering heat.
This year when the owner of the studio where I practice Bikram Tricia
Donegan announced that she ... more »
Snowden May Have Been a Deliberate Infiltrator for Liberty
image source *Activist Post*
The ongoing real-life spy story of Edward Snowden has had some people
wondering if he is the real deal, a man driven by conscience after seeing
the spying apparatus from the inside, a CIA asset ... or perhaps a
deliberate infiltrator.
As covered in the video below, Snowden has aligned himself with WikiLeaks
and is now taking a flight to parts unknown with their assistance.
A new twist to the story is that Snowden stated to *The South China Morning
Post *that he deliberately took his position with Booz Allen Hamilton so
that he could collect documents ... more »
Booz Allen Hamilton: Far Worse Than Blackwater
Tommy Paine
Let's take another trip down the rabbit hole, shall we?
Lost in the Edward Snowden debate is a critical look at his former
employer, the company doing the spying on Americans in the first place:
Booz Allen Hamilton.
Booz Allen Hamilton is a government contractor, with 99% of its revenue
coming from the US government. Not only does it receive money from the NSA,
but also the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, Department of
Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and ... the IRS. In
addition, Booz Allen is heavily connected to the CIA.
Among the... more »
Autism Recovery Video - Regarding Caroline
*Part 2 Video Link*
*For more information on Caroline and her family, please click on the link
below:*
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*http://www.regardingcaroline.com/*
Caroline & Mama
A fascinating discussion as to whether Islam is a 'religion of peace'
A fascinating Intelligence Squared USA discussion from 2008 between
proponents Zeba Khan & Maajid Nawaz and opponents Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Douglas
Murray.
If you can't find an hour and 45 minutes to watch the whole video, do watch
from 1:13:00 - pretty cut and dried? Douglas Murray's summation from
1:38:15 should be a much watch for western politicians who glibly state
that 'Islam is a religion of peace' without any real knowledge of the facts.
The audience would seem to agree with me:
Before:
In favour - 41% Against - 25% Undecided - 34%
After:
In favour - 36% Against - 55% Unde... more »
Ed Steer's and Harvey Organ's Saturday Gold and Silver Reports - June 22 , 2013 ... Data , News and Views.....
Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
Having taken out not just 1350 but also 1287 last week , how low could we
go in the next 30 - 60 days ? Here is the work of Larry Edelson , fwiw
..... his key level is 1151 - at 7/17 !
[image:
View Raw Image] http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4793/run-building-loan ( So , will the beatings continue ( manipulations such as the big April smash down and last week's attacks on the PMs ) until the proverbial morale improves ( bullion banks become net long in both gold and silver ) ? A Run on The Buildi... more »
View Raw Image] http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4793/run-building-loan ( So , will the beatings continue ( manipulations such as the big April smash down and last week's attacks on the PMs ) until the proverbial morale improves ( bullion banks become net long in both gold and silver ) ? A Run on The Buildi... more »
John Lydon on not boycotting Israel
I did post about this back in 2011 but missed this bit of John Lydon
speaking. As I posted then:
*"Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't
understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated."*
John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten explaining why he will be performing in
Israel, in Tel Aviv in fact."
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Democracy
“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent
than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing
so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the
people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and
the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why
don't p... more »
'Bioethicist': Parents Should Be Held Liabel For The Deaths 'Caused' by Unvaccinated Children by Alan Phillips, J.D.
Source: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/
'Bioethicist': Parents Should Be Held Liabel For The Deaths 'Caused' by
Unvaccinated Children
by Alan Phillips, J.D.
Green Med Info, 24 June 2013
Bioethicist Art Caplan, Ph.D. of New York University has argued that
parents of unvaccinated children should be held liable for illness or death
allegedly caused by their unvaccinated children.[1] This article rebuts
Caplan's position, and explains why liability should fall, if with anyone
on this issue, on him, for the deliberate or negligent use of his academic
status and authority, supported by... more »
China sees its credit market seize up again before relenting based on PBOC comments regarding liquidity - talk will buy some time today but liquidity steps will be needed to truly calm down liquidity drought caused seizures !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-25/rumor-ex-machina-sticksaves-futures
Rumor Ex Machina Sticksaves Futures
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- Bond
- Brazil
- Carry Trade
- Case-Shiller
- China
- Consumer Confidence
- Dallas Fed
- Economic Calendar
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Fisher
- Italy
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- Meltdown
- Netherlands
- New Home Sales
- Nikkei
- Richard Fisher
- Unemployment
- Volatility
- Yen
It was shapi... more »
ROTHSCHILD AND THE GAY CAMBRIDGE APOSTLES
*Victor Rothschild*
Lord Victor Rothschild was a key member of the secret society known as the *Cambridge
Apostles.*
The Cambridge Apostles was founded in 1820 by twelve right-wing Christian
evangelical students under the name *The Cambridge Conversazione Society.*
The Cambridge Apostles enjoyed 'homoeroticism' and 'Platonic love'.
(*Cambridge Apostles *by Nikolai Endres)
*Famous members of the Apostles have included: *
*
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*Erasmus Darwin* (brother of Charles Darwin),
*George Lockhart Rives *(US Assistant Secretary of State and planner of the
New York subway),
*A. J. Balfour... more »
Mining 24: Casino-Hontiveros Mining Socialism is Off Tangent
Today is part 2 of the oral debate at the Supreme Court between the
anti-corporate mining groups led by former Party-list Congressman Teddy
Casino and Congresswoman Risa Hontiveros, and the Chamber of Mines of the
Philippines (COMP). The former simply wants the government to confiscate as
much money and revenues from the big mining corporations as possible
because of their exploitation of the country’s mineral and forest
resources, while being silent about similar exploitation by the so-called
“small scale mining” groups and individuals.
While data on various payment in taxes, fees... more »
PTSD Causing Record Suicides in Vets + Transcendental Meditation helps war veterans with PTSD relief
"My body has become nothing but a cage, a source of pain and constant
problems. The illness I have has caused me pain that not even the strongest
medicines could dull, and there is no cure. All day, every day a screaming
agony in every nerve ending in my body. It is nothing short of torture. My
mind is a wasteland, filled with visions of incredible horror, unceasing
depression, and crippling anxiety, even with all of the medications the
doctors dare give. Simple things that everyone else takes for granted are
nearly impossible for me. I can not laugh or cry. I can barely leave the... more »
Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2013
If there is something that I can't get enough of, it is reading. I am know
to hide away so that I can finish a book. Out of the 75 books I have read
thus far this year, here are 10 of my favorites. Linking up with the Broke
and the Bookish.
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- Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan- Oh
how I adore this book. It makes me laugh out loud and brings me into the
story. It is a delightful tale of Dash and Lily who meet first not in
person, but through a red notebook that they pass back and forth to each
other through a series of dares. I a... more »
Edward Snowden news - Iceland and Booz Allen Hamilton - courtesy of Citizens for Legitimate Government
here's the news c/o Citizens for Legitimate Government, the mainstream
media ain't reporting YET:
*Snowden Passed Through Norway to Iceland - Pirate Party Norway** --Organization
Pirate Party Norway claims that accused spy Edward Snowden landed at Oslo
Gardermon Airport last night.* 24 Jun 2013 The party leader Øystein
Jakobsen would meet with Snowden when he landed on Sunday evening,
according to the party's twitter account. "We have received information
from our international umbrella party, the Pirate Parties International
(PPI), that he will stop in Norway. The reason is that t... more »
Meaningless Debates
Activism in paradise - Voices from down under at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 13 hours ago
by David Hood Retired after 50 years in education Career includes 25 years
as teacher and principal, Department of Education official, senior manager
of Education Review Office, establishment CEO of New Zealand Qualifications
Authority, and consultant since 1996. Author of Our Secondary Schools
Don’t Work Anymore [1998] davidhoodassoc@xtra.co.nz ———- Debates on (New
Zealand’s) National Standards, […]
Egyptian army to intervene if unrest erupts during Anti-Morsi protests
A sign at an anti-Morsi rally that was held last December.
An excerpt from, *"Egypt’s June 30 coalition publicizes roadmap for
anti-Mursi rallies"* (Al Arabiya, June 23):
Mursi on Saturday renewed his calls for dialogue with the opposition in an
attempt to ease deep political rifts ahead of the planned protests.
“I have said it before. I urge everyone to sit together to discuss what
would achieve the interests of our nation,” Mursi said in an interview
published in the state-owned Akhbar al-Youm newspaper.
The interview came a day after tens of thousands of Mursi supporters masse... more »
Do YOU Want The Truth About Syria? Watch This Video That Exposes What The So Called "Rebels" Are Really All About!
I am deeply shocked at the American public doing absolutely nothing while
the criminals that run their government rush towards war against another
innocent nation, Syria, on behalf of their Jewish masters in Tel Aviv....
The nation of Syria has done absolutely nothing against the United States
or the entire international community, so I must ask why the hell we are
about to support an attack that will the murder of thousands of innocent
Syrian civilians?
Some very important questions about this so called "civil war" in Syria
have always been: "Who exactly are these so called "rebels... more »
Guest Post - Eco-Friendly Mattresses
When it comes to transforming our home into a green and more
environmentally friendly place, a lot of us forget about the place where we
spend one-third of our lives, our bedrooms, specifically our mattresses.
The harsh reality is that most mattresses can be quite damaging to our
environment. Also mattresses can actually be harmful to you as well.
For example the materials often used to make the adhesive that holds
mattresses together is formaldehyde, and has been linked to asthma,
allergies, and throat, lung and nose cancer. Mattresses flame-retardants
can be full of chemicals. And... more »
So you think it's a piece of cake being a far-right-wing-stooge Supreme Court justice?
*by Ken*
Actually, I suppose by and large it *is* pretty easy being a FRWS Supreme
Court justice -- under normal circumstances, anyway. You show up when they
tell you, and decide which of the cases on offer you want to have the Court
take on in the next term, and then you have to listen to a certain amount
of yammering about the cases chosen for *this* term and even ask some
questions just to show how sharp and engaged you are (unless you're Justice
Thomas, of course), and eventually you may get stuck writing the opinion,
but then, isn't that what you have clerks for?
All the whi... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Skip Baker of *
SkipBaker.com*. Skip and I will be discussing Christianity, White people,
and White history.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past
episodes.
BOOKS / Alan Wieder : Thai Jones Draws 'A Radical Line'
Generations
in the struggle:
A 'retro-review' of
Thai Jones' A Radical Line
Throughout A Radical Line the progressive fights of Thai Jones’ extended
families, Weather Underground and earlier, are connected to the
collective struggle against class disparity, racism, and the Viet Nam
War.
By Alan Wieder /
The Rag Blog / June 24, 2013
[A Radical Line: From the Labor Movement to the Weather
Latest new Greek Government selected .... Pasok gets nice deck chairs on the Titanic ......Cyprus to discuss maturing state bonds in the amount of 2.6 billion due to expire the end of July ( which they obviously want to have Troika rollovers to occur rather than actually paying these off ) ...... to date the Troika has not rolled over debt - ask Greece about that ! And will Italy need its own bailout in six months ? Mediobanca says probably yes as bond rout sends yield soaring once again ..... Irish people got rolled by Anglo - Irish banksters - so , now that this is in the open , what excuse will be offered for not throwing these clowns i jail ?
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_24/06/2013_505617
*New government is ushered in*
Venizelos in role of foreign minister, deputy PM in PASOK-enriched
coalition
***PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos leaves the Prime Minister's office
after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens, on
Monday.*
The government announced a broad reshuffle on Monday night, just a few days
after the junior coalition partner pulled out of the administration, with
PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos assuming the dual role of deputy prime
minister and foreign minister,... more »
GeoDestinies
My friend Walter Youngquist is a 92-year-old rock star — a retired geology
professor and consulting geologist. Some of his former students are now
top executives in the oil industry. His book, *GeoDestinies*, is an
in-depth discussion of the long relationship between humankind and the
mineral world. This relationship has become increasingly abusive, as more
and more people consume more and more resources. It can’t last much longer
in its current form.
Youngquist is acutely aware that we are racing down a dead end road. For
many years, he’s been trying hard to warn us. The local... more »
"Never Hate Your Enemies..."
“Never hate your enemies. It clouds your judgment.”
- "Michael Corleone"
But never forget their names, or why they're your enemy...
- CP
"What Happens In Your Brain When You Get Mad, And How To Control It"
* *
*"What Happens In Your Brain When You Get Mad,*
* And How To Control It"*
By Liz Langley
"I’m late for one of my jobs and after noting my empty gas tank and
fighting with a broken car door, I pray to a god I don’t believe in to get
me through the first traffic light, which is the longest light on the
earth. Children have been conceived, born, and taught to read while waiting
for it to turn green. I need to breeze through it. Of course, this means
some pinhead not only cuts me off but then pokes along in front of me at
10mph, assuring that we’ll both be sitting at that light... more »
Black, white and the many shades in between
At the risk of starting too many posts with "One thing I've learned from
this Cuso volunteer experience...," I have something new to add to the
growing list.
The latest learning is that this work tests your core values, in ways
that get right past the pretty words and down to what you can actually live
with. What's right? What's wrong? For possibly the first time in my life, I
feel like I'm really being tested on the fundamentals of my deep-down self.
An easy example to start: Child labour. For all my life up until 18
months ago, I was opposed to child labour. I thought i... more »
Moral Mondays
The crowd of protesters at the North Carolina Statehouse just keep growing
to cheer on those who volunteer to go inside and get arrested. With the 120
people who got arrested tonight, the total now stands at 550 over the last
eight weeks. [photo via and another photo]
One Final Kaddish For The Farm Bill... And John Boehner's Career?
Chad Pergram is a Fox News reporter who skulks around the House floor all
day looking to get behind the votes and delve into the *whys* of what's
going on on the floor. He's better than almost all the other political
reporters in the House-- and yes, he works for Fox! He had a field day with
the Farm Bill and, although, we've already covered many of his insights
since Thursday, a letter he sent that was forwarded to me by a Member of
Congress is chock full of unreported information about how the disaster
unfolded. It's called "Whisper Campaign" and... it's so wonderfully
dramatic.... more »
Welcome Changes in America’s Funemployment Rate
As the Great Slump continues to grind down Western twenty-somethings, some
welcome news: America’s funemployment rate is slowing. Funemployment, as
the Los Angeles Times put it, is the trend by which twenty- and
thirty-somethings, finding themselves cast aside from their temporary and
entry-level jobs, turn instead toward self-improvement. Of course, this
information might be unwelcome:
Continue reading
Amnesty International: Herman Wallace of Angola 3 Diagnosed with Liver Cancer, Send Messages of Support
*(Reprinted below is today's statement of support from Amnesty
International, who has also released an accompanying blog posting by
Amnesty UK's Urgent Action Network, and a customized solidarity card for
Herman and Albert on their Tumblr page.)*
* *
*Herman Wallace of Angola 3 Diagnosed with Liver Cancer, Send Messages of
Support*
*By Jasmine Heiss, Amnesty International USA’s Individuals & Communities at
Risk Campaigner*
After 41 years in solitary confinement, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace
of the Angola 3 have lived through a *nightmare that no human being should
have to en... more »
Understanding NCTQ’s Essential Role in Eliminating Caring Teachers
NCTQ, ELC, and their ilk were/are like cockroaches that have slightly
evolved brains. They still scurry when the light is turned on, but they do
their best to create diversions or fake scares aimed to make sure you don’t
flip the switch or shine the light their way. But they are many and
well-fed. What they […]
Shiite vs Sunni strife on the rise - not just Syria , but Egypt , Lebanon and Iraq really seeing hottest sectarian strife since the Iraq insurgency !
Shiite vs Sunni strife spring up all over the Middle East .....
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/24/310617/prominent-shia-sheikh-killed-in-egypt/
Takfiri extremists kill top Shia cleric and 4 others in Egypt
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Shias, who form just one percent of Egypt’s population, are often under
attack by extremist groups in the North African country."
Prominent Egyptian Shia cleric, Sheikh Hassan Shehata, and four of his
devotees have been killed in a brutal attack carried out by Takfiri
extremists in Giza Province near Cairo.
The attack w... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thanks for stopping by.
"The Shape of Affordability in the Modern City"
I've spent the last couple of days in the company of Nick Smith, Penny
Hulse, Phil Twyford, and around 300 architects and planners at a conference
with the above title.
I'll post later on some interesting observations from the
conference--including comment on Phil Twyford's recognition that if the
industry can't deliver houses at less than $300,000 each then the Labour
Party's Kiwibuild policy "will quickly run out of money"--and on Penny
Hulse's promise on the things the council must do to improve housing
affordability, none of which involved land supply--but for now just let me ... more »
“Sometimes..."
“Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.”
- William S. Burroughs
A look at the biggest ponzi scheme in the world - and which is presently ongoing ...... And while China fights bank liquidity concerns and alleged defaults / selective liquidity injections , SHIBOR spikes , computer "glitches " at their big banks , the ending of their copper financing scheme - a look at another China achilles heel product ( chinese wealth management products ) .... And when will anyone in political power in Europe or the US for that matter acknowledge why Iceland has rebounded ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-24/biggest-ponzi-scheme-history-world
The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In The History Of The World
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2013 17:33 -0400
- Creditors
- Federal Reserve
*Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,*
Did you know that you are involved in the most massive Ponzi scheme that
has ever existed? To illustrate my point, allow me to tell you a little
story.
*Once upon a time, there was a man named Sam. When he was younger, he had
been a very principled young man that had worke... more »
“Full Remote Control of ALL Modern U.S. Market Cars PROVEN”
* *
*“Full Remote Control of ALL Modern U.S. Market Cars PROVEN”*
by Jim Stone
“A team of hackers from the Department of Computer Science at the
University of Washington conducted a study in 2010 which concluded that all
cars equipped with antilock brakes sold in the U.S. can be hacked via
remote control and have their brakes entirely disabled with the car in
motion, throttle revved, and remain fully operational with the key removed
and the car in park with all driver input entirely ignored. That this was
done all the way back in 2010 only goes to show that this has been possible ... more »
Troubles in Big Law ? More partner departures at Patton Boggs and layoffs in size at Weil Gotshal could be canaries in the ole coal mine of Big Law !
http://abovethelaw.com/2013/06/musical-chairs-more-partners-part-with-patton-boggs/#more-253387
- 24 Jun 2013 at 3:05 PM
- BIGLAW, HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LATERAL MOVES, MUSICAL CHAIRS, PARTNER ISSUES
, PATTON BOGGS,TEXAS
Musical Chairs: More Partners Part With Patton BoggsBy DAVID LAT
It seems that the firm of Patton Boggs is stuck in the mud right now. Back
in March, the firm announced significant layoffs of attorneys and staff —
possibly the biggest in 2013, at least until this morning’s Weil Gotshal
layoffs. Patton Boggs is also feeling some heat over its involvement in the Ch... more »
Multi-Cultist Anti-Indigenous Internationalist Propaganda and the Walsall Mosque False Flag bomb
Walsall is an average sized town in Warwickshire, near to the city of
Birmingham. Outside the local area not much is known about Walsall other
than that the locals pronounce the name of the town in a way which to the
rest of the English sounds very much like 'warsaw', as in the capital of
Poland. Walsall has now become the focus of attention due to the apparent
attempt to bomb a mosque in the town. Unlike the recent stabbing of four
people in a mosque in Birmingham, the Walsall incident has been categorised
by the liberal extremist UK police as a 'hate crime'. Why? Because the
... more »
"NSA Has Been Blackmailing Supreme Court Judges, Members of Congress And More"
* *
*"NSA Has Been Blackmailing Supreme Court Judges,*
* Members of Congress And More"*
by Mike Adams
"Ten days ago, I publicly stated my belief that the NSA had used its spy
apparatus to gather dirt on Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, then used
that leverage to force him to change his vote on Obamacare. See the
original article here.
Five days later, I also predicted the NSA was using its spy powers to
surveil members of Congress and the U.S. Senate. In an article published on
June 16, 2013, I wrote, "There could already be countless cases of the NSA
using its god-like power... more »
More Cranky Monday Blogging
OK, everyone is picking on Ross Douthat's column from yesterday. Why isn't
anyone picking on Richard Haass?
Much of his piece yesterday, the part concerning foreign relations, seemed
sensible to me. And I have no real problem with his point that, given the
lack of major danger abroad, it's a good time to solve domestic problems.
But then there's this:
At home, we must work to restore the foundations of American power. In many
cases, this doesn’t even require spending more — often there is little
relationship between our investments and the results.
The United States spends nearly t... more »
Angola 3′s Herman Wallace, Gravely Ill, Still Held in Isolation
*(April 2013 photo of Herman Wallace)*
*Angola 3's Herman Wallace, Gravely Ill, Still Held in Isolation*
*By James Ridgeway and Jean Casella*
(Reprinted with permission from Solitary Watch)
Herman Wallace, 71, has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He is being held
in a locked prison hospital room at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center at
St. Gabriel, Louisiana. The prognosis is grave, according to persons with
direct knowledge of the situation. Wallace is one of the two members of the
Angola 3 who, along with Albert Woodfox, is still being held in solitary
after more than 41 years.... more »
Some Primal stuff...
from Mark's Daily Apple:
8 Primal Mantras for Beginners
Becoming healthy is as much a mental process as it is a physical
experience. Most of us would admit we find ourselves overhauling much more
than simply our dinner plates or daily exercise. Oftentimes, we’re upending
years – or decades – of unhealthy inertia as well as eating, destructive
self-talk as well as inactivity. I hear from a lot of beginners who say
they look to certain posts or even paragraphs when the going gets tough.
Something they read here sticks with them, and it touches off something in
their motivation. On a ... more »
Apocalypse Later
The BBC Academy College of Journalism has updated its guide on reportingmatters related to Israel and the Palestinians.
As soon as I opened the page the following passage leapt out because its
guidelines are being flouted, day in, day out; flouted with such frequency
that one may be surprised to learn that such guidelines exist. Producers,
scriptwriters and commissioning editors must be unaware of them too.
*‘Middle East expert’ **Some ‘experts’ may have a history of sympathising
with one cause or another, even if they have no overt affiliation. It is
preferable, where time and s... more »
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Snowden on the run
“He wanted a simple life.” ~Attorney Albert Ho
I'm at the point where I don't know what to make of of our hapless leaker. Edward
Snowden's story keeps changing and with every new iteration he contradicts
his earlier declarations. The only thing clearly true at the moment is he
has fled Hong Kong. Certainly he didn't research the legal system there
before he decided it was the perfect place to seek asylum.
Then began a two-hour conversation during which Mr. Snowden was deeply
dismayed to learn that he could spend years in prison without access to a
computer during litigation over ... more »
Untitled
*High court declines to hear landmark MRGO case*
THE TIDE IS TURNING
Real revolutions find a role for everyone to play in creating the change.
Do what you do best but do it with intention so that it helps bring the
changes we need.
These yoga folks took their spiritual practice right into the heart of the
fight in Turkey and added something important. It's the same way that the
Catholic priests and nuns bring themselves into the Navy base struggle on
Jeju Island.
How can you add something to the coming non-violent liberation of the
people and the Mother Earth from the corporate control and domination?
Guess What Blanche Lincoln Has Been Up To To Make Your Life Worse Since Being Kicked Out Of The Senate?
John Boozman (R-AR) isn't a better senator than Blanche Lincoln was. When
she was a congresswoman and then a senator she was generally rated an "F."
Boozman is actually worse, although when you get down that low, there's no
grade worse than an "F." There's no such thing as an "F-minus" or a "G."
Boozman's ProgressivePunch score since he replaced Lincoln is a ridiculous
3.16 (out of 100) and for the current year, he scores a zero. He's
generally dismissed as an ineffective backbencher with no influence
whatsoever. No one cares what he has to say on the Science Committee or the
Agri... more »
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Benny the Shark Not Really Our Friend ("Et Tu, Brute?") Marches Toward Higher Rates and Heralds End of Recovery (To Loud Applause from Upper-Class Cheerleaders)!
As one more coincidental happenstance stopping the free exchange of
information . . . Journalist Hastings Sent Out Mysterious Email Hours
Before Death* As Jethro Gibbs says, "I don't believe in coincidences." I
think Paulie the K is jumping on board the "stop the disinfo" wagon a
little more quickly now that Bennie the (Jet) Shark has not too subtly
indicated his assent to stopping the slow
Pre-Arnold UFO Sightings
I have been searching for any documentation of a flying saucer, disk-like
craft, being described in the months prior to the Arnold sighting of June
24, 1947. There are many such references, but all of them seem to have been
published after Arnold. The Project Blue Book files list several… and it
should be noted that there are fewer listed there today than there were
originally… the lone exception, as mentioned, is the Walter Minczewski
sighting in April 1947. Michael Swords told me that he suspected that
documentation for it existed in the Weather Bureau but he had seen nothing.
Fo... more »
Satire: "Agency Busy Spying on Three Hundred Million People Failed to Notice One Dude Working for It"
* *
*"Agency Busy Spying on Three Hundred Million People*
* Failed to Notice One Dude Working for It"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "A U.S. intelligence agency was so busy
spying on three hundred million Americans that it failed to notice one dude
who was working for it, a spokesman for the agency acknowledged today. “I
guess we were so busy monitoring the everyday communications of every man,
woman, and child in the nation that we didn’t notice that a contractor
working for us was downloading tons of classified documents,” the agency
spokesman said. “It’s ... more »
The Economy: “An Important Lesson from Tony Soprano”
* *
*“An Important Lesson from Tony Soprano”*
by Bill Bonner
"All due respect, you got no f----g idea what it's like to be Number One.
Every decision you make affects every facet of every other f-----g thing.
It's too much to deal with almost."
– Tony Soprano
“Whew! The Fed is number one in central banking. And it's finding out just
how tough it can be to meddle with a $16 trillion economy. On Wednesday,
Ben Bernanke came out with a public statement. He said that if all went
well... and he didn't change his mind... and nothing unexpected came up...
and the Fed's Open Market Com... more »
At CNN, Howard Kurtz will call it a day!
*MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013*
*One of the strangest shows ever:* Next Sunday, Howard Kurtz will end a
15-year run as host of the weekly CNN program, Reliable Sources.
Kurtz will be going over to Fox, where he will start hosting the weekly
program, Fox News Watch.
Kurtz is smarter than most major journalists. Over the years, he has
sometimes done good work—and he has hosted one of the strangest programs in
cable news history.
The strangeness of Reliable Sources has rarely been mentioned within the
guild which is known as the “mainstream press corps.” All your favorite
fiery “liberals” ha... more »
Secure In Self, Secure In Love - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Secure In Self, Secure In Love
*Prepare for the years ahead*
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*Prepare for many changes to come*
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*Both joyous and disasterous*
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*Balance the effects of the two*
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*Be not afraid of what is to come to humanity*
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*Your humanity as well as the humanity of all others*
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*For all are connected*
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*All are loved*
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*Some hide*
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*Some shout out their being*
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*Some just ride the current effortlessly until they arrive at there
destination*
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*Come to your human senses and you will no longer be closed to the Divine*
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*Reason and love together*
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*A good reason for being huma... more »
It's Monday...
*what's
going on.*
If you don't find the first article linked from Diogenes very,
*very*distrubing you need to quickly clamp your right hand around your
left wrist
and check for a pulse - and it's only costing taxpayers *$990,000*
Seriously...
*Raising Child Propagandist *
Even more proof that the world is officially upside down and inside out:
Moonbattery: *Theme Pub Shaken Down by Bloomberg Regime for Seeking
Employee With Appropriate Background*
WyBlog: *You say "transgender 6 year old," I say "child abuse"*
"The Land of the Blind: The Illusion of Freedom in America"
* "The Land of the Blind: *
*The Illusion of Freedom in America"*
By John W. Whitehead
“How far does a man have to go to be thought so dangerous that he needs to
be locked away, physically separated from the rest of the world, behind
stone walls and iron bars? Clearly, it is a last resort.”— Joe, “Land of
the Blind”
“In the Wachowskis’ iconic 1999 film, “The Matrix”, the protagonist Neo is
wakened from a lifelong slumber by Morpheus, a freedom fighter seeking to
liberate humans from virtual slavery—a lifelong hibernation state—imposed
by hyper-advanced artificial intelligence ... more »
Marcos: Zapatistas Little School 'The Uninvited'
The Classmates III
Those who were not, are not, and will not be…
invited
By Subcomandante Marcos
Censored News
Translations: http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/
June 2013.
To the adherents of the Sixth in Mexico and the world:
To the students of the Zapatista Little School:
Compañeros, compañeroas, and compañeras:
The following people won’t be your classmates in the little school, because we
The very concept of trivia doesn’t exist!
*MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013*
*Major pundits couldn’t hear Snowden’s complaint:* Whatever one thinks of
Edward Snowden, he has made a good observation about the way his actions
have been covered.
This weekend, on Fox News Watch, outgoing host Jon Scott quoted what
Snowden has said. First, though, he played tape of Dick Cheney calling
Snowden a traitor:
SCOTT (6/22/13): Former Vice President Dick Cheney there on Fox News
Sunday, calling NSA leaker Edward Snowden a traitor for his actions.
Snowden went public again this week reacting to Cheney`s comments and
criticizing the media coverage... more »
Rolling Stone Writer Looks at the Brief Future of Miami
Jeff Goodell of *Rolling Stone* wrote a troubling article on the impending
doom of the city of Miami. Well, actually, it's really about the impending
doom of all of South Florida. The article is called, "Good Bye, Miami," and
it begins with a look forward at the Miami of 2030, as the city is
decimated by a monstrous hurricane, and beyond. "By the latter end of the
21st century," Goodell writes, "Miami became something else entirely: a
popular snorkeling spot where people could swim with sharks and sea turtles
and explore the wreckage of a great American city."
While this prophecy se... more »
Reasons to be cheerless...
In this case the brute stupidity of those who rule and the endless patience
with which people endure.
A skilled migrant, settled for 10 years who is gainfully self-employed has
had his visa refused and been told to leave Britain on the eve of his first
child being born after having already served a punitive and nakedly
political prison term for a non-violent protest. The British state is true
evil. This is mafia-logic at work.
But, then, this is the state that spies on grieving relatives campaigning
for justice looking for ‘dirt’. Elected politicians through the years knew
nothing ... more »
GREAT FOODS
GREAT FOODS to keep you healthy.
www.naturalhealth -7 great foods to help stop cancer naturally
*Garlic *
Those who eat more *fresh, raw* garlic are less likely to have stomach,
colon, esophagus, pancreas, breast and other cancers.
*Beetroot*
Beetroot inhibits cancer cell growth
Beetroot can also fight cell mutations that could lead to cancer.
*Turmeric*
Turmeric contains curcumin which helps to prevent colon, breast, prostate,
esophageal, liver, oral cancer.
*Green tea*
Lowers your risk of cancer.
* Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, parsnips, avocados, red grapes, tomatoes... more »
Very Mildly Cranky Monday Blogging
Ah, Monday Cranky Blogging. It's been a while. I'm not sure why; it's
possible it's because the Sunday newspapers are running fewer annoying
pieces...and it's possible it's because I'm less willing to read, and thus
get annoyed by, the ones most likely to get me upset.
Which gets to a mostly solid Sunday column by the always excellent David
Leonhardt about the judicial confirmation battles. Leonhardt looks at the
claims and counterclaims about how much obstruction there's been, and
concludes that obstruction of circuit court nominees has been about the
same during Barack Obama's pre... more »
Call for Participants: Interpretive and Relational Research Methodologies
“Interpretive and Relational Research Methodologies” A One-Day Graduate
Student Workshop Sponsored by the International Studies
Association-Northeast Region 9 November, 2013 • Providence, Rhode Island
International Studies has always been interdisciplinary, with scholars
drawing on a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques of data
collection and data analysis as they seek to produce knowledge about global
Continue reading
Zapatistas Marcos 'Classmates II: Still missing: Political Prisoners' Peltier, Manning, Assange, more
CLASSMATES II. Still missing: THE POLITICAL PRISONERS
CLASSMATES II.
Still missing:
THE POLITICAL PRISONERS
June 2013
enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2013/06/24/classmates-ii-still-missing-the-political-prisoners/
To the adherents of the Sixth in Mexico and in the World:
To the students of the Little Zapatista School:
Compañeras, compañeros, compañeroas:
In addition to the fallen and the
Scoop
*The Guardian *(backed by Channel 4's *Dispatches* - a programme which puts
the BBC's clapped-out *Panorama *to shame) has scored yet another scoop
with its explosive story of alleged police misbehaviour vis-à-vis the
family and friends of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.
An undercover police officer has told the paper that he was part of a
spying and smearing campaign against the Lawrence family and against
Stephen's friend Duwayne Brooks. If true, this would be a truly
extraordinary case of shameful wrongdoing by the British police which ought
to take everyone's breath away.... more »
If I could talk to the Taleban. Just imagine chatting to a terrorist in Pashto....
I've only just got round to watching this week's *Dateline London,* with
Gavin Esler*. *(I've been on holiday, hunting haggis and listening to
mutually-contradictory legends about Rob Roy MacGregor in Scotland.)
Things have proceeded as usual, such as Topic 1 - Afghanistan - seeing
token right-winger Janet Daley of *The Sunday Telegraph *denouncing the
bizarreness of the Obama administration's policy on Afghanistan ("I'm a
president, get me out of here!") and finding BBC presenter Gavin Esler
immediately (reflex-ly?) turning to left-wing Arab writer Mustapha Karkouti
and asking "*... more »
US pharmaceutical regulations have killed millions
*Guest Poster Doug French summarises Dr Mary Ruwart's recent explanation of
how US pharmaceutical regulations have killed millions*.
Physician Mary Ruwart told a crowd at the famous New Hampshire 'Porcupie
Festival' over the weekend just how badly government has mucked up health
care in her talk, titled *The ONLY Solution to the Health Care Crisis*. Dr.
Ruwart worked for pharmaceutical company Upjohn for 19 years. Her talk
focused on how costs have accelerated due to government regulation. In her
view, regulations are 50-90% of costs in the pharmaceutical area.
The nation's collec... more »
I Believe
While going through boxes of old papers Southern Man stumbled on this,
something he'd typed up and had on his office bulletin board for many years
before moving to a more politically-correct institution where he dared not
express such radical views...
*I believe in the individual, in less government so as to allow that
individual maximum freedom to create and achieve; that societies which are
founded on restraining the government rather than the individual are
optimum; that the individual is smart enough to solve his own problems and
does not need to depend on big government for re... more »
my journey to palestinian solidarity and the myth of the self-hating jew, part 2
Part 1 here.
For a while I had been reluctant to write this story, because it seemed so
baggy and shapeless. The best essays are crisp, with a clearly defined
turning point and an easily identifiable *ah-ha* moment. This story has
none of those that I can see. A clear path would make a better essay, but
all I have is this murky stew.
My path of change of mind and heart about Israel and Palestine was a long
one, and when I try to trace it, many seemingly unconnected points stand
out.
*Early warnings*
In university (1978-1982), I was involved in the anti-apartheid movement,
which a... more »
Mandela's Family Praying For a "Smooth Transition"
Nelson Mandela is near death. The great man's daughter, Makaziwie, says
he is at peace and the family are spending "quality and sacred moments" at
his bed side.
“*All I pray for as a daughter is that the transition is smooth. He is at
peace with himself. He has given so much to the world. I believe he is at
peace*.”
Follow the Dollar (Poor People Have No Chance)
Oniste--June, 2013
After you throw everything else out, follow the dollar...that should be the
first thing taught in medical school and residency.
— John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) June 24, 2013
The good fight goes on in Texas
[Photo Credit: AP/Ricardo B. Brazziell via Think Progress]
As I said last night, the women's rights side has only a slim chance of
victory in the fight against the Big Daddy Theocrats seeking to control
their choice over their own bodies, but the protesters are still storming
the Statehouse. The women are going to fight to the end despite the
setbacks.
But around four in the morning, Republicans cut off the ongoing debate so
they could finally force a vote, a decision that the Associated Press
characterized as a “highly unusual and partisan move.” SB 5 won preliminary
approval w... more »
Tennesseans Respond to Chief Kevin’s Latest Assault on Teaching
The other news that got buried by Huffman’s new brain disorder to rob
teachers of future step increases in pay has to do with the accompanying
plan to cut the professional license from 10 to 6 years and to require
arbitrary student test score gains in order to renew a license. Huffman
tried to defend […]
Seminole, Okla: Keystone XL Lockdown Blockade
BREAKING: Construction of Keystone XL pump station shut down in largest action yet by the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance
June 24, 2013 by GPTSR
By Great Plains Tarsands Resistance
NINE PEOPLE ARRESTED
BREAKING: Construction of Keystone XL pump station shut down in largest action yet by the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance.
Four people are locked through the treads of an excavator
Wild Bill: Marco "Rubio is the poster boy for the destruction of American conservative values...
*as he trumpets amnesty for criminals."*
Should and could science act as a religion?
Sabine Hossenfelder wrote an interesting essay that I mostly sympathize
with:
Science should be more like religion
First, she believes that the 21st century is the century of the death of
religions and the completion of the scientific revolution. This comment –
many of us could say an optimistic comment – sounds so 1960s. If visions
such as Eurabia become reality, the 21st century will mark the demise of
the scientific attitudes and the return to the medieval superstitions, at
least on the Old Continent.
Second, she concisely summarizes and exemplifies some qualitative
differenc... more »
A GOOD DAY
*A Third Way*
By Noba from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island
The number of protesters has gradually increased throughout the week. On
Friday, June 21 it hit its peak with the incorporation of more Catholic
priests and nuns (and those of various churches). As seen in the video,
everyone gathered around the naval base in a single file which eventually
broke out into singing/dancing. However, there were no police nor
construction to oppose throughout the day.
An interesting occurrence happened today between activists and the police.
The SOS team (Save Our Seas) went out to sea today ... more »
FADE TO BLACK / JAMES GANDOLFINI 1961 - 2013
*James Gandolfini died like his last lines in the final scene of The
Sopranos, remembering the good times, but this world class actor deserves
far more accolades than just his role of Tony Soprano, for many thought
that what he brought to television was what Brando brought to movies ~
himself: Allen L Roland*
*"I have lost a brother and a best friend. The world has lost one of the
greatest actors of all time."* - Musician Steven Van Zandt, who played
Silvio on "The Sopranos."**
James Gandolfini was a deep and complex man who loved his acting craft and
left a legacy ... more »
Death and the Ancient Philosophers with Jonathan Barnes
"Only the god of death is so relentless, Death submits to no one—so
mortals hate him most of all the gods." - Homer, *Iliad*.
Title: Death and the Ancient Philosophers with Jonathan Barnes. Source:
UCtelevision. Date Published: May 31, 2012. Description:
All the ancient philosophers, pagans and Christians alike, agreed that
death is the separation of a soul and a body. While there was much
disagreement on the precise relationship between a being and his soul, as
well as what sort of thing they took a soul to be, it is the agreement
among the philosophers rather than their diff... more »
Alan Waldman : ‘The Kumars at No. 42’ is Funny and Original British Fake Talk Show
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
A side-splitting 53 episodes of this faux chat show aired from 2001 to
2006.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / June 24, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas,
mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland.
Most are
Random Photos
A few random photos from the weekend...
Bowling with the gang on Friday night...
Shirley mugs for the camera
The Girls
Manly Men.
I can't believe that pin is still standing!
Saturday was Field Day 2013 so ham radio operator Southern Father did his
part.
A few nature photos...
Blackberries
A couple of photos by Teen Daughter
Magnolia blossom
The magnolia tree on the east side of the Ancestral Manor
Tarantula at The Land
We ended the afternoon with smoothies, the first made by Teen Daughter in
her new Ninja Kitchen Blender.
Mmmmmmm...
Berlusconi Now Officially a Sex Offender
Sylvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to 7-years in prison for paying for
sex with an underage prostitute. He's also banned for life from holding
public office.
Sly, you old dog, sounds like they've got you this time.
Berlusconi's lawyer is of course filing an appeal. When your client is
76, go ahead and tie up the courts.
Morsi's New Governor Of Luxor Resigns Amid Growing Protests
Egypt is one of the world's original tourist destinations. People have been
traveling there to see the wonders-- whether built by man or alien-- since
the beginning of recorded time. Roland and I decided to spend a month there
just after Thanksgiving, 1997. Egypt is usually overrun with tourists from
around the world. But the month we were there, we basically had Egypt to
ourselves (not counting the Egyptians). Luxor (ancient Thebes), with the
Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the Temple of Karnak, was
especially empty. That's because just as we were leaving L.A. i... more »
Concert Review - Night Ranger
Once again a band from Southern Man's younger days is still touring, and
with much of the original lineup. They put on a fun show.
Various shots of the concert. Southern Man is getting a little better with
the new camera.
Here's the studio version of the song Southern Man came to hear. They
closed the show with an epic concert length version of this one, filled
with bits of covers from all over.
Is #ISTE13 a substantive debate on #edtech or just a business convention?
I’m guessing the latter based on sponsorship (Microsoft, Pearson, DELL,
etc.). The really interesting thing is to examine the various presentations
and you start to wonder who’s an actual scholar versus some company hack
trying to sell something. It’s difficult with all of the organizations and
research firms that are made to sound like some […]
Shouldn't America Be Bombing Somebody? China? Russia? No, I Suppose Not.
America does not abide insubordination and the defiant often find
themselves on the receiving end of U.S. firepower.
Washington is practically seething over the ease by which fugitive Edward
Snowden keeps eluding America's grasp. First he made it to Hong Kong.
When American authorities tried to move on Snowden there, he simply hopped
a flight to safety in Moscow.
Now there's word he's trying to make it to political asylum in Ecuador,
possibly via Cuba.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is reduced to muttering threats to
Russia and China that there would inevitably be "consequ... more »
Terrance Nelson: Rail Blockades and Canada's Human Rights Violations
By Terrance Nelson
First Nation Anishinabe Roseau River
Censored News
Abas,
FARS News Agency
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920401000971
Thank you for publishing my article as is. I realize that the
length of the article was an issue but required to deal with extensive
documentation of the information.
It is 8 p.m. on the evening of Sunday June 23 here in
Iraq in 2013 is a lot like Iraq in 2003, with many of the same mistakes being made
Read my article for Tom Ricks' Best Defense on the current security crisis
Iraq is facing.
The Increasing Flow Of Iraqi Fighters To Syria, An Interview With University of Maryland’s Phillip Smyth
As the conflict in Syria has escalated, so has the involvement of foreign
countries. Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and now the United States and
England are all supporting one group or another in the war. Neighboring
Iraq has also joined in the conflict. Every month there are reports about
young Iraqis going to fight in Syria, usually organized by not only Shiite
militant groups like the League of the Righteous or the Hezbollah Brigades,
but also the country’s major political parties like the Sadrists and the
Badr Organization. These organizations are now publicly acknowledging their... more »
Dred Scott Was Also a Criminal
In what is indisputably the stupidest post anyone has likely written
today, some person by the name of RMuse on Politicususa.com, a site I
ordinarily respect and read because of writers like Sarah Jones, wrote and
posted an "article", for want of a better word, in which the title sums up
the content: "The Simple Fact Is That By Legal Definition Edward Snowden Is
a Criminal."
Unfortunately, penning a title summarizing the article's content is
the exact point where this RMuse apparently abandoned any further pretense
to journalistic integrity or even of basic cognitive thoug... more »
Our recent show on NCTQ. Consider this the end of the discussion.
We returned to the air last evening to discuss the various reactions to the
latest NCTQ report. This for me is the end of the debate. We need not
comment on it further unless further developments ensue. Other authors are
welcome to continue the dialogue, however. One of our callers raised a very
excellent point. […]
Mohawk Nation News 'Corruption Anyone?'
Corruption Anyone?
Posted on June 23, 2013
MNN. June 23, 2013. Hungry ghosts are in a feeding
frenzy to destroy Indigenous sovereignty and take everything from us. To
carry out this genocide, willing accomplices are needed. The corporate
Injun band and tribal councils are selected and trained in bribery,
deceit, theft and to
exterminate us without guilt.
Corruption needs
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
These words may or may not speak to you. They concern things I’ve seen in
me as well as others close to me these last few days. The intent is to
shed some light on what feels unsettling and dark. I hope it is a help to
you.
Each summer since I was a little girl I’ve wondered “Where does the water
come from? And what is holding it back?” This happens around hoses. In a
matter of seconds, this lightweight, empty hose in my hand transforms into
a heavy one, holding a flood of coursing, rushing water. This could only
occur if *the water was there all along, waiting to be r... more »
Is This "Two Strikes" for Calgary?
Sorry, Calgary, but when once-a-century floods begin turning up
once-a-decade (or even less) you need to realize that either climate change
is very real and here to stay or that God just really hates you. Okay, or
both.
Calgary is, of course, Canada's oil town which I suppose lends a bit of
support to the Hand of God argument if you're the superstitious religious
type. And God does, after all, have a pretty open history of sending
floods to clean house. Just sayin'.
In the course of civilization, mankind has settled in low-lying areas along
waterways. It's just easier that w... more »
The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In The History Of The World!
The once great United States of America is now a shadow of its past
glory... Wrecked from the inside by criminal Jews who have destroyed that
nation's economy through their diabolical Usury debt system, it is now
teetering on full economic collapse that will have every American wake up
very shortly destitute and asking what the hell just happened... By then
though, it will be too late and America will become a third world country
(possibly much worse) overnight...
To help explain the demise of the United States through the criminal Jewish
Usury debt system, I want to present the fol... more »
AIRLINES AND PLANES
*Singapore Airlines' A380*
Aangirfan's favourite airline was Cyprus Airways.
But, in these desperate times, Cyprus Airways is fighting for survival
So, we have no favourite airline.
They are all pretty uncomfortable.
Emirates is probably our least favourite airline, and we would advise you
to avoid them if you can.
"All the reviews about tight seating in economy are true. With an extra
seat in every row compared to most other airlines, its a very cosy affair!
"The service was scant. The staff spent most of the BKK-SYD leg hidden away
in staff areas. There was definitely a staf... more »
Love from Brazil
Dear beings
I love the work that you all have do and know how important it is for us.
The changes you have reported to be living resonate with everything that
live; yes, we are one.
My country, Brazil, lives a fantastic time. Not coincidentally, one of the
slogans of popular movement says: The people woke up! ☺
I am sending a picture to share with you the kind of consciousness that is
awakening worldwide.
Thrilled with the magical moment that we living, I send an affectionate hug
for everyone.
Forgive my bad english and translation by google.
Love for all!
Roberto D. - Zazul
Agree with Heinlein’s ‘Citizens vs. Civilians’? then this US Military History is for you
I was asked by a participating member of the H-Diplo/ISSF network to review
The American Culture of War. Here is the original link to my review, but
it’s off in some far corner of the internet, so I thought I’d repost it
here. In brief, I found the book a pretty disturbing rehearsal of right-wing
Continue reading
Stop the immigration bill...
*call your representatives and don't say "no", say "hell no."*
List of phone numbers *HERE*
The Heritage Foundation has provided a short form info-graphic (below) to
highlight the ten problems with the bill.
*For the complete article** with details:*
*The Senate’s Comprehensive Immigration Bill: Top 10 Concerns*
Hehuanshan
*Above is a pan of Puli on Saturday morning, taken from the Cheng Pao
hotel. Full size.*
Third time is charm, they say. The last two tries at Hehuanshan I failed to
make it past Tayuling, unable to sleep above 2000 meters. But I had done
them from the Taroko side, which everyone says is harder. This time I did
it from the Puli side, which is clearly easier. Would I make it? Click on
READ MORE below to find out!
Truth is that altitude terrifies me. This time I decided to sleep at 2000
meters, picking an expensive but restful place right next to the 7-11 at
2000 meters above Cingj... more »
EconRhymes
An excerpt from a new poetry collection on economics:
*An Economist*
*Economists study how society produces and distributes its scarce resources.
*
An economist pretends to know
Why things are made and how they flow.
He studies men’s biggest woe,
He wants it all, what to forego.
Like a machine with unseen gears
Through greed a solution appears.
By making what men hold most dear
Profits are earned by serving peers.
To boost theirs and the common's gain
Become experts in their domains.
To make one thing well they attain,
Through trade the rest they obtain.
But their profits diverge by ... more »
"ALEC’s Attempt Has Failed" - LOOOOVE IT!
Saw this this morning and had to take a peak - as it was on a webpage that
is definitely not very progressive.
When the media reports the failures of the extremist pro-corporate American
Legislative Exchange Council that's important. It means ALEC members
couldn't "get 'er done" and that's a very good thing. It means various
online media is now connecting the dots to ALEC cut/paste legislation -
even though the mainstream media chooses to ignore ALEC.
*States KeepRenewable Energy Incentives Despite Push to Repeal*
BY: Stateline | Nation | June 24, 2013
By Jim Malewitz
SNIP
Aft... more »
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