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TEACH Documentary Delivers Same, Tired Infomercial

Kris Nielsen at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 34 minutes ago

On the evening of September 6, CBS aired Davis Guggenheim’s latest tear-jerker hack job dedicated to public education: TEACH. While featuring four young and relatively inexperienced teachers, we were told much of the same nonsense we’ve been hearing for years, since the release of the anti-teacher and anti-public-education Waiting for Superman (another Guggenheim assault). The messages […]

Longest Walk 4 reaches Columbia, Missouri

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

Photo April Rhodes By Brenda Norrell Censored News COLUMBIA, Missouri -- The Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz reached Columbia, Missouri, today, on the five-month walk across America for Native American sovereignty and Indigenous rights. "The Walk has now reached Columbia, Missouri. On September 8th, we will start walking at 9:00 am from St. Charles road just North of exit 131 on

Fracking... In Los Angeles? Yes-- And It Must Be Stopped

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago

You may have read that Boehner is promising his oily allies an effort to gut the Department of the Interior's modest fracking regulations-- despite new findings in Ohio that show, conclusively, that fracking there has triggered over 100 earthquakes. A single fracking wastewater well triggered 167 earthquakes in and around Youngstown, Ohio, during a single year of operation. That’s according to a study published in the *Journal of Geophysical Research* by Won-Young Kim, a researcher at Columbia University. Earthquakes had never been recorded at Youngstown before 2010. Then, at th... more »

PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING CRISIS - Short on Teachers , School Aides , supplies - Philadelphia schools will open anyway ( sums things up neatly . )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago

http://thenotebook.org/blog/136394/tweeting-philly1stday-experiences Countdown, Day 2: Tweeting #Philly1stDay experiencesby thenotebook on Sep 07 2013 Posted in Countdown to calamity? Share on email COMMENTS (16)PRINT The *Notebook* has been counting down the days before schools open. For 40 days, we tried to follow each dramatic twist, every political turn that arose in what many believe is Philadelphia's worst school funding crisis in history. Though the summer's unofficially over and the school year will start on time, the uncertainty of what schools will look like when they open ... more »

Fifty percent of seawater goes out Fukushima plant port to the Pacific every day - here is the moneyshot - - Tepco says Pacific is not contaminated enough to be harmful yet ! Tepco won't stop at killing Japan , it's apparently on a mission from God to kill the globe !

Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago

Fukushima = Little Shop of horrors ? 50% of the seawater in Fukushima plant port goes to the Pacific everyday Posted by *Mochizuki* on September 6th, 2013 · No Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services Following up this article..*Tepco “30,000,000,000,000 Bq of Cs-137 and Sr-90 leaked to the Pacific” / 30,000,000,000 Bq still leaking per day* [URL ] In the press conference of 9/6/2013, Tepco’s spokesman commented approx. 50% of the seawater goes out of Fukushima plant port to the Pacific every single day. About half of all the leaked c... more »

If liberal democrats were serious about opposing the looming Syria war - why not discuss Libya ? First , Libya ( as is the case pro-offered for Syria ) , stemmed from an alleged humanitarian crisis . Second , both Libya and Syria are pro-offered under the guise of " limited kinetic actions " - limited as far as American lives lost and time spent on the actions ( regretfully neither will be limited for the libyan or syrian people who die / are maimed are are left to mop up the aftermath. ) Third , Libya was sold as moderate rebels would replace a dictator who savagely repressed his people and dissension - ditto for Syria , even the same Al Qaeda stamp on the Rebel forces there ( as in Libya . ) Fourth and finally , why won't the descent into miltia rule and absence of a credible government that has befallen Libya be the template for an " Assadless " Syria - insert for islamic jihadist " militias and Al Qaeda linked forces with libyan militias and you are right there , right ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago

http://washingtonexaminer.com/why-dont-liberal-syria-intervention-critics-talk-about-libya/article/2535371 Why don't liberal Syria intervention critics talk about Libya? BY BYRON YORK | SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 AT 5:54 PM 2COMMENTS TOPICS: BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL LIBERTARIAN PARTY SYRIA [image: Photo - In this June 8, 2013 image made from video provided by Associated Press Television, Libyans run for cover after fighting broke out outside the office of Libya Shield pro-government militia in Benghazi, Libya. The violence which left dozens of people dead broke out Saturday when protesters stor... more »

It Wasn't The Arabs, Stupid....It Was ALWAYS The Jews!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 3 hours ago

With this impending insane war by the United States and their masters in the criminal and terrorist state of Israel, it is important to bring forward valuable information from time to time to understand the real enemy of all mankind, which are not the Arabs as the Jewish run mainstream media continues to falsely promote, but the Jews themselves.... I want to present here a new article, from Joe Cortina, who writes the very important blog: "My Name Is Joe Cortina" at www.mynameisjoecortina.wordpress.com, entitled: "It Wasn't The Arabs, Stupid -It Was Always The Jews". This article ... more »

You know what’s stupid, what’s really stupid? The academic publishing industry. #highered

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago

I’m in the classroom now. When I was in graduate school and a college professor, I collected PDFs of articles from EBSCO and JSTOR and elsewhere as if I was attempting to stockpile for some kind of intellectual apocalypse. A fraction of a percent were ever really read. But I’ve been scanning for some advice […]

A Gathering of the Tribe -- Mission COMPLETE

Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago

*A Gathering of the Tribe -- Mission COMPLETE* September 7, 2013 http://www.realitysandwich.com/gathering_tribe All I can say is, reading this gave me goose bumps. Whoa nelly! Blessed is the day a piece of literature (data) resonates to one's very core. A huge thank you to Jewell for sharing and even more gratitude to Charles Eisenstein for composing. This piece is very synchronistic considering all of the gatherings popping up all over the country and world lately. Even more synchronistic considering the plan a few of us are getting ready to launch in the not so far off future. I... more »

Neko Case – "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu"

Batocchio at Vagabond Scholar - 4 hours ago

NSFW. Some of the other songs on Neko Case's new album are quite good and pretty catchy, but this is the one that's been sticking with me the most. It's unconventional, pretty but raw, personal and powerful. As Neko Case explained in a frank NPR interview, it's based on a real incident she witnessed. Given her description of her own upbringing, the pain and empathy in the song become all

The Upcoming (Illegal And Very Criminal) War On Syria: "Coalition" Of Nations That The US Has Counted On For Attacking Syria Is Collapsing - France Has Backed Out!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 4 hours ago

The rush to war is on... Right now, the US has moved large naval forces into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and has placed its operatives in and around Syria for the planned assault on that innocent nation that could happen as early as this coming Tuesday! It is sickening to see that the absolutely brainwashed and ignorant American public are still not doing enough to stop this insane rush to war based on lies..... But today there is some good news... The United States has been banking on a "coalition" of many allied nations to support it when it launches its attack on Syria. But... more »

Suckage . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 4 hours ago

FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY are steadily eroding, it seems, which has prompted Alex Henderson at AlterNet to post “10 Ways America Has Come to Resemble a Banana Republic”. It's a fascist's wish-list come true. In the post-New Deal America of the 1950s and '60s, the idea of the United States becoming a banana republic would have seemed absurd to most Americans. Problems and all, the U.S. had a lot

Leonard Peltier International Tribunal on Abuse of Indigenous Human Rights

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago

Tribunal planning session Click image to enlarge  International Tribunal on the Abuse of Indigenous Human Rights By Brenda Norrell Censored News ONEIDA, Wisconsin -- The abuse of Indigenous Peoples rights will be the focus of testimony when Native Americans put the US government on trial in Oneida, Wisconsin, during a three day tribunal on Oct. 2, 3 and 4, 2013, at the Radisson Hotel.

Another Alleged gas attack in Syria by Syrian government , so says Al - Arabiya ....... Looks like the " regime change team " getting quite desperate after the G- 20 embarrassment of Team US ( Note Team France going to sit this out until the UN report gets finalized and delivered to the UN Security Council ) ..... Going to war with the clowns you have - Ah , so apropo ! Sometimes you laugh to keep from crying about the state of play in the world today and the clowns trying to take all of us into a huge war for a pipeline ..... ......

Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago

If at first you don't succeed ..... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-06/we-have-officially-jumped-shark-al-arabiya-reports-another-gas-attack-syrian-regime We Have Officially Jumped The Shark: Al-Arabiya Reports Another "Gas Attack" By Syrian Regime [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/06/2013 15:12 -0400 - Iran - Israel inShare3 The script just jumped the shark: - *SYRIA GOVT FORCES SHELL QABUN, DAMASCUS WITH GAS: AL-ARABIYA* - *AL-ARABIYA CITES UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVISTS - *so the same CIA-trained, al Qaeda funded, Qatari mercen... more »

Moving Image Watch: From "The Sopranos" to "Breaking Bad" (by way of "Rear Window") --

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago

TO MY *OTHER* FAVORITE W.W. IT'S AN HONOUR WORKING WITH YOU. FONDLY G. B. *by Ken* Maybe if I'd had any idea it was there, I wouldn't have been so taken aback. But suddenly there I was, standing in front of the glass case, with a pair of headphones on listening to the audio of one of the exhibit video displays, and it slowly dawned on me *that I was looking at The Book!* Tell me these things don't all fit together! It was just last week in TV Watch that I *wrote* about the book -- the fateful copy of Walt Whitman's *Leaves of Grass* ... more »

Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 5 hours ago

― Miyamoto Musashi, *A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy* 47 people liked it

The People Strike Back, cont.

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 6 hours ago

Welcome to another chapter in the endless soap opera known as *War/Not-War*, brought to you today by yet another lonely voice in Not-Corporate Media. This edition will comprise three *New York Times* comments I wrote in response to Maureen Dowd, Frank Bruni and Ross Douthat. (I skipped Tom Friedman, because I just ate. And besides, Secretary of State of Rage John Kerry, during his Congressional harangue last week remarked that he agrees with almost everything Tom Friedman writes. And that is probably all you need to know.) First Dowd, who gleefully pushes the buttons of Obamabots ev... more »

Win Phil’s Money

Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago

My views on the role of assumptions are no secret. Nor are they without detractors. In hopes of advancing the debate, I invite anyone who disagrees with me to enrich themselves while proving me wrong. Pick any scholarly paper you have written, published or not. If I cannot identify three patently false or fundamentally unfalsifiable Continue reading

Warp factor . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 7 hours ago

SET PHASERS ON STUN: Captain Kirk watches the VMA 2013 Miley Cyrus performance. My, how time brings change. Put your coffee down, then press go. Brilliant.

Mohawk Nation News 'Poker and War'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago

Poker and War Mohawk Nation News MNN. Sep. 7, 2013. US Senator John McCain was caught playing poker on his cell phone during the planning session to kill Syrian people. He laughed, “The worst part is that I lost $10 grand!” Corporate war-mongers are amoral serial killers. They are sex offenders on a large scale. Both get a kick out of killing masses of people.  Some sex offenders keep

Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Readying for Syrian/Iran Offensive (As Great Britain Bows Out) While Selling Off USA Piecemeal - Koch/ALEC Boys' Cheers Abound!)

Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 8 hours ago

Any president has a limited amount of political capital to mobilize support for his agenda, in Congress and, more fundamentally, with the American people. This is especially true of a president in his second term of office. Which makes President Obama's campaign to strike Syria all the more mystifying. President Obama's domestic agenda is already precarious: implementing the Affordable

Henry Geiger - The Glory Of Our Species (1981)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago

*Related: * *Henry Geiger - The Meaning Of War (1988). * *Wikipedia:* Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this century.” *Below is an excerpt from, "The Glory Of Our Species" by Henry Geiger. Source: MANAS Journal, Volume XXXIV, No. 37. September 16, 1981.* There are epochs of history when men are confident that they know right from wrong, are sure of what they should do to fulfill the meaning of life,... more »

Can A Real Democrat-- Not A Jim Matheson Republican-Lite Thing-- Win In Utah?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago

Chris Stewart's Utah congressional district-- the 2nd-- is gigantic, basically most of the western part of the state and almost half the southern part of the state. But most of the population is in the far northeast corner of the district, the northern part of Salt Lake City, the city's western suburbs and West Valley. That part of the congressional district is also Utah's 1st senatorial district, a nice blue bastion that includes Rose Park, Glendale and Poplar Grove. The state Senator there, Luz Robles, beat a Democratic incumbent at the party convention in 2008 and then went on ... more »

It's the 'telemed' part, not the 'abortion' part they object to

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 9 hours ago

What do you do when you are a fetus fetishizing tea bagger but governor of a fairly progressive state? Or at least one that was the first in the US to offer medical abortions by teleconferencing? When you're Iowa ReThuglican Governor Terry Branstad, this is what you do. First, appoint all ten members of the Iowa Board of Medicine. Check. Then, hold hearings into the 'safety' of the procedure. Check. Make sure the former anti-choice legislator and chair of the board is an idiot. Check. Dr. Greg Hoversten, the state board’s chairman, suggested that the system amounted to an experime... more »

Stumbling into a micro-organismatic adventure

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 9 hours ago

There are days when the frustrations of a new work culture pile up on me. And then there are days like the one I had this week, when it’s all just a total blast. The occasion was a workshop in a neighbouring community to demonstrate how to make two kinds of organic fertilizers. I like the hands-on workshops anyway – always interesting, loads of picture-taking opportunities – but looked forward to this one in particular because a couple of *campesinos* I always enjoy talking with were going to be there. Workshop days virtually always start with having to load heavy thing... more »

Holy Joe

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 9 hours ago

This is an old link I never got around to but it's still relevant. In case you were wondering what Joe Lieberman is doing now: This is what the political afterlife looks like for the 71-year-old Stamford native, who is starting his second month as a part-time senior counsel at the Manhattan commercial litigation firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman. "This is Broadway. Right around the corner is `The Book of Mormon' and `Chicago,' " he says. Mother of God, please don't let this happen: Going forward, Lieberman envisions playing a role similar to that of George Mitchell a... more »

Reminder - Worst Politics Blog Poll 2013

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 9 hours ago

In a week's time the polls will close and the counting starts on the one vote that matters - the worst politics blogs the UK has to offer. Just to recap: * Rank order the five blogs you love to hate. Number one will get ten points, number two eight points, three six points, etc. * Only one set of votes per person. * No anonymous voting. Only votes with an ID, which may itself be an anonymous nom de pleume will get counted. * Participants must nominate at least three blogs. Votes with less will be discounted. * Votes can either be cast in the comments box or confidentially at hu... more »

4:8

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago

Fusing a few of the last couple of day's posts together, a look at tonight's pair of quarter-hour long main evening news bulletins on BBC One and ITV News confirmed a few of the points being made by BBC viewers in the *Radio Times. * The BBC bulletin managed just four stories, reported in this order: 1. An intruder enters Buckingham Palace 2. Tony Abbott wins the Australian general election 3. Ed Miliband is under pressure over the report into Unite in Falkirk 4. 2020 Olympics. Who'll be awarded it? Despite being the same length, the ITV bulletin had time for more news: 1. An intru... more »

While We Wait

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 10 hours ago

September 7, 2013 Well, since most of the world community seems unwilling to do much more than, as one political wag put it, “hold the President’s coat” while he kills Syrians with missiles and bombs to keep them from getting killed by poison gas, he has decided to go to Congress for permission or something […]

The Framing of Bashar Assad

Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 10 hours ago

They Don't Want Us to Know About Israel's Nukes Salem-News.com (September 06, 2013 15:51) Stuart Littlewood Salem-News.com So let's ask about the rogue state's chemical weapons... (LONDON) - UK Foreign Office ministers seem to have great difficulty answering simple questions about Israel’s terror capabilities. It’s as if they don’t want to admit to the awful truth about the violent and lawless regime to which they’ve pledged everlasting support. Here’s a very recent example. Another “Dear Henry....” To: Henry Bellingham MP, North West Norfolk 6 September 2013 Dear Henry, Thank yo... more »

G-20 Summit - while economic issues abound , the focus or eye of the storm has Syria and NSA spying front and center.....Concerns of manipulation abound - both abroad and in Congress ....

Catharsis Ours - 10 hours ago

http://rt.com/news/g20-political-tension-syria-473/ Despite pleasant views of St. Petersburg and a large list of economic challenges on world leaders’ agendas, political tension was apparent at the start of the G20 summit as the US faced questions regarding its stance on Syria and the NSA spying program. Gorgeous weather and the serenity of Konstantinovsky Palace – where the first day of the G20 summit kicked off – could seem a bit misleading as the world’s largest economic powers braced for political battles, RT’s Aleksey Yaroshevsky reported from Strelnya. The situation in Syria t... more »

Libya updates - September 7 , 2013.... Postcards from the edge of Nato's most recent failed state intervention

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 11 hours ago

Libya items of note...... Zeidan’s government must go, says Grand Mufti *By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.* [image: Sheikh] The Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani *Tripoli 7 September, 2013*: In a scathing attack on its performance in office, the Grand Mufti has demanded that the government of Ali Zeidan be sacked. Calling it incompetent, he said it had lost its right to remain its office. He is the latest to do so in a mounting campaign against it. “The government’s failure to fulfill even the minimum requirements for its existence in power deprive it of its right to remain in office”, Sheik... more »

Congress needs to call for Hearings asap and then actually direct some real hard questions UNDER OATH pertaining to TechWise - what would Colonel Anthony MacDonald ( Ret. ) , DOD current employee Eugene Furst , Jennifer MacDonald and Mary Shapiro testify about concerning their knowledge or what they were informed about pertaining to the August 21 , 2013 alleged chemical attack in Syria - if we are contemplating an attack on Syria because of alleged chemical weapon use , we need to know whether the US has dirty hands in pulling off a scam !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 11 hours ago

http://intellihub.com/2013/09/07/questions-arise-defense-contractor-involvement-syrian-gas-attack/ Questions Arise As To Defense Contractor Involvement In Syrian Gas Attack 3 Amidst mounting concerns about the genesis of the Syrian chemical attack of 8/21, a new player has entered the stage — a Colorado-based defense contractor named TechWise. [image: Caption: ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel listens during a press conference British Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond at the Pentagon May 2, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. During the press conference, Hag... more »

Just To REITERATE Some Basic Facts About The OPPT....

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago

1. The OPPT was a legal tool to recapture value for the One People. 2. The OPPT is a reconciled entity, no longer active, its job having been finished for the purposes of legal filings.... The OPPT was never affiliated with the ITCCS. 3. The OPPT Trustees never signed any documents with Swissindo. Nor did they agree to Swissindo's "plan". 4. Swissindo is not the OPPT. They are whatever it is they are. 5. The OPPT has *never* asked for donations. It was self funded by the trustees. 6. Anyone asking for donations in the *name* of the OPPT *is not the OPPT. * 7. Many attempts hav... more »

Team Yellen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 11 hours ago

Considering the ongoing dismal state of our so-called economic recovery, it's rather clear the Fed's monetary policy under Bernake was (as the kids say) all fucked up and bullshit. So now that we got rid of Helicopter Ben, Obama has a clear choice. It's between the Bankster's best friend, Larry Summers or the Bankster's greatest fear, Janet Yellen. Joseph Stiglitz is on Team Yellen. So am I because: The controversy over the choice of the next head of the Federal Reserve has become unusually heated. The country is fortunate to have an enormously qualified candidate: the Fed’s curren... more »

THE INSIDE STORY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago

The Wall Street Journal recently revealed new details about how Prince Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud — Saudi’s former ambassador to the United States — is leading the effort to prop up the Syrian rebels. Intelligence agents from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Jordan and other allied states are working at a secret joint operations center in Jordan to train and arm hand-picked Syrian rebels. The Journal also reports Prince Bandar has been jetting from covert command centers near the Syrian front lines to the Élysée Palace in Paris and the Kremlin in Moscow, seeking to undermine the As... more »

Bolivian butterflies

Carlos at Viva Bolivia - 11 hours ago

The above are Bolivian butterflies, in a case in the collection of Gene and Christine Philcox of Long Island. The Latin names are: *Heraclides torquatus, Callicore cynasura, Dione juno, Urania leilus*, and *Smyrna blomfildia.* Bolivia is renowned for its wildlife, from birds to orchids to insects. It is one of the least explored countries in the world, making it ripe for discovery and adventure.

The New York Times attempts to report!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago

*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013* *Race in the national parks:* Sometimes, the New York Times attempts to engage in reporting. Sometimes, these attempts at reporting appear on the paper’s front page. That’s what happened yesterday via this front-page report about race and the national parks. Kirk Johnson reported from La Push, Washington. This is the way he began: JOHNSON (9/6/13): Thrusting out into the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park can feel like a lost world, with its ferny rain forests, violent surf and cloud-shrouded peaks. *But to the four women who hiked down to the sand ... more »

Obama Weekly Address: Syria Would Not Be Another Iraq Or Afghanistan

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 11 hours ago

It would be worse. Title: Obama Weekly Address: Syria Would Not Be Another Iraq Or Afghanistan. Source: sealightfilms.

Why I Believe that Nuclear Power is the Safest Form of Energy

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 11 hours ago

One of the advantages of having a father who was a nuclear safety researcher is that I had a chance to look at nuclear safety from the inside rather than from the outside. Most of my father's work during his twenty-nine year Oak Ridge career was either directly or indirectly related to nuclear safety. My father made significant contributions to the safety of reactors in several respects. He also made contributions to the study of the release of radioisotopes in the environment through a number of sources including natural gas. He concluded that radioisotopes from natural gas could b... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 12 hours ago

Well, Syria. Sure. I'm not sure what I'd say for something that doesn't matter. I may have missed some silly hype about something over the holidays, but barring that...how about the talk that whatever happens between Congress and the president over Syria will be precedent-setting and either constrain or empower future presidents? I'm not convinced. But perhaps you have more. What do you think mattered this week?

A Sane Reply To Bill McCallum: Why I Cannot Support the Common Core “State” Standards

Michael Paul Goldenberg at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago

William McCallum is, by his own description, a man who was “born in Australia and came to the United States to pursue a Ph. D. in mathematics at Harvard University, a professor at the University of Arizona, working in number theory and mathematics education.” He is also the chair of the Common Core mathematics […]

Hands off Syria

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago

*Straight from the Syrian people:* *People from Syria hold placards reading "We are against the attack against the cradle of civilization and we want peace in Syria" *

SWISSINDO and ITCCS and the case of the exploding head

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 12 hours ago

While most of the time I refrain from the "He said" "She said" type crap that proliferates the Internet, occasionally something get's posted that jacks up my ire so much that I HAVE to respond ..... otherwise my head might explode. These were brought to my attention about 15 minutes ago. After I cleaned up the floor from all the exploding brain matter, I decided that I would finally address this openly and with full transparency. Here is the first link for those of you who haven't read it yet: http://giftoftruth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/2013-08-15-itccs-oppt-donations.pdf 20... more »

If DC Elites Can't Bomb Syria, Will They Bomb Grayson Instead?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago

The transpartisan Beltway elites do not appreciate some populist-oriented smarty pants like Alan Grayson coming into their claustrophobia, tightly shut little club house and shining a spotlight on their incompetence, their very profitable incompetence. The Establishment is fuming at a very independent-minded-- and very loud and very brilliant-- Alan Grayson. Remember when Boehner kicked Justin Amash off his committee for butting in? That was nothing compared to how angry the ruling elites are right now towards Grayson. They're especially angry at Grayson because he went to their ... more »

Fukushima updates - September 7 , 2013....Rector 3 RPV shows temp rise abnormally - Tepco gives no reason.... Ground water shows high level of contamination due to radiation - previously thought to be clean and thus safe to pump into the Pacific as part of bypass plan - now what ? Since Tepco has lied time and time again ( and going forward with their remediation efforts are based on believing that what they say is accurate ) , how can anyone trust Tepco with their ground water solutions , let alone the critical work related to Unit four's spent fuel ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago

Tepco “Groundwater moves at 10cm/day” → Tepco’s own past data shows “Groundwater moves at 260cm/day” Posted by *Mochizuki* on September 7th, 2013 · No Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services After 300m3 of leakage, Tritium density was observed to be as double as before in the well downstream of groundwater, which strongly suggests the possibility that the leaked water sank underground and moved by groundwater. Tepco is denying this possibility based on the assumption that groundwater moves at 10 cm / day (very slow). However, on the... more »

Syria War updates - Can the White House even pass a War Resolution - with 217 No votes in the House of Representatives presently ? Let's face facts - has the US ever looked as incompetent , uninformed , out of its depth and totally outclassed by our enemies such as Russia and China ( and their allies who benefit such as Iran and Syria ) ? Do we have the ability to speak anything but lies these days - referring to our leaders ? Do they even know what they're talking about when they open their pie holes ? As we get schooled , doesn't it seem as least possible that the Al qaeda Rebels set up some if not most of these chemical attacks - why can't the US acknowledge that at least ? And remind me again , besides Al Qaeda and the US , who actually is publicly supporting the rush to war by the US ?

Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago

US political front - are there votes in the House and / or Senate anyway ? ** Follow *Rick KleinVerified account*‏@*rickklein* 217 House members on record as likely to oppose authorizing military force against #*Syria*, per @*ABCPolitics* count. that's a majority, folks. - Would the Pols be insane ( or desperate enough to actually have the Syria War Resolution on the twelfth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks ? Trial ( lead ) balloon floated .... <img alt="" class="u-photo avatar" data-src-2x="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2985009223/1c394f910fec57832d75c8c379ced19b_... more »

The Indignant Teacher’s Second Letter to Bill Gates

jillconroy at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago

Back in June, The Indignant Teacher published a heartfelt plea directed towards Melinda Gates, via Teacher’s Letters to Bill Gates. As with the letters posted to the site before and after hers, it went ignored. Today she has submitted her second letter to the site: ***************************************************************************** Mr & Mrs Gates, Shame on you. I am sickened […]

SUNDAY SONG - A DAY EARLY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago

I'm going away today on a long planned week-long vacation to an ocean cottage north of here. Bad timing I know, my heart is divided. Please do all you can in the coming days to stop this new war.

Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un: The Odd Couple

LeDaro at LeDaro - 12 hours ago

See the bigger picture here. Read the story The Telegraph.

Ottawa cops in hot water, again.

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 13 hours ago

A video allegedly showing police brutality in the ByWard Market late Friday night has prompted a review into the incident by the Ottawa police, says police Chief Charles Bordeleau. The shaky video appears to show a man being forced to the ground by three police officers. While being held by officers, the video documents one officer punching the man in the upper body and head area as many as a dozen times. The one-minute video does not show how the altercation began, nor does it show police taking any suspects away. From here. I heard this report on Radio-Canada. The police ... more »

EU foreign ministers at odds over Syria

LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago

Is U.S. going to be all alone in Syrian intervention?

Syria. We Must Act!

Catelli at Not Quite Unhinged - 13 hours ago

Andrew Coyne (among many others) tries to make a compelling argument for intervention in Syria in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Assad. I'm sorry, but my cynicism and skepticism just runs too deep on this one. I just don't see how western military powers can implement an effective response that achieves the lofty ideals we are trying to protect. The use of chemical weapons

Making the moral case for Israel

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago

I am sorry to say I missed the first episode of Simon Schama’s five-part series “The story of the Jews” when it was aired last Sunday but I caught up with it via the link on BBC Watch and Craig’s impressive gesticulation-free summary. Because of the BBC’s well documented antipathy towards present-day ‘Jewishness’ and its Arab-centric views about the legitimacy of Israel, pro-Israel bloggers have been holding their breath till Schama gets to the period of his ‘story’, circa 1948, to see whether they’re in for a feast or a fight; relief or despair. Naturally, whether or not Shama’... more »

Doug Noland Friday missive " Difficult Decisions Ahead " Emerging market bonds ( reflecting QE destabilizations ) continue geting tommy hammered , G-20 meeting reflects deep mistrust among the leading nations ( Syria , Europe still broken with no solutions at hand , Fukushima not on agenda apparently , American leadership ash canned ) ..... At home - the difficult decisions include : Syria - what should the US do , if anything ; Fed policy moving forward - how long can the misallocation of QE totalling 85 billion of MBS and treasuries bought on a monthly basis by the Fed continue - if the taper goes forward in September , what happens next for markets ; what will other Central Banks do if the Fed tapers ( will BOJ / BOE / ECB up the ante or follow suit ) ; how crazy do things get - looking at the big picture ? Goldman discusses Emerging Markets and gives their perspectives on some tough questions....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago

http://www.prudentbear.com/2013/09/difficult-decisions-ahead.html Difficult Decisions AheadSeptember 6, 2013 posted by Doug Noland The repricing of global bonds continued, despite escalating tensions in Syria and soft payroll data. The latest G20 meeting was dominated by deep divisions over Syria in an increasingly divisive global backdrop. The Middle East is precariously divided. In Europe, leaders remain deeply divided over how best to deal with Eurozone issues. The American population is deeply divided on political, social and economic issues. Congress is deeply, deeply divided ... more »

Fat Free Econ 47: Pork Scam vs. Public Debt Scam

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago

* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com. ---------- MANILA - The government is setting aside P330-plus billion a year in interest payment alone for our public debt, and many people are not angry with that huge transfer of money from average taxpayers to rich lenders. The people are angry (and rightly so) of the alleged P10 billion pork barrel scam. Let us compare the numbers and see why public anger is disproportionate to the money that is siphoned off from their pockets. At the heart of public anger and discontent over the Napoles pork barrel scam is the huge lump-sum mo... more »

A small spark can lead to a major uncontrolble wildfire

LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago

That is how I look at Syrian conflict. It started with a peaceful demonstration to current horrendous situation. Is it possible that U.S. intervention can lead it to a 'gigantic wildfire' which can engulf the Middle East and the world? Is there a diplomatic resolution of the current conflict?

VICTORY IN BRITAIN

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago

Recent protest in Britain. Rejoice rejoice.

Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report for September 7 , 2013 ... plenty of data , news and views touching on the PMs and global news items of note !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago

http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/jpmorgan-chase-and-the-four-precious-metals ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER After doing precisely nothing for a bit more than fourteen hours during Far East and early London trading, the gold price got smacked at the 8:30 a.m. jobs report. But that sell off lasted for just a few seconds, as a buyer showed up instantly, and within five minutes gold was up over thirty five dollars off that low. The low tick and high tick came within five minutes of each other, and Kitco recorded those as $1,359.80 spot and $1,394.50 spot respectively. I carefull... more »

German Election is two weeks away - can the Anti- Euro Party surprise by becoming part of Parliament (by getting 5 percent of the vote ) ? And how will FDP fare - will it be in the net Parliament ? What might the next German Coalition look like - will Merkel lead the next government ? Stay tuned for what lies ahead !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago

German Election surprise looming ? http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/jpmorgan-chase-and-the-four-precious-metals Right-Wing Surprise: Anti-Euro Party Surges in Germany Before Election A recent poll shows Germany's anti-euro Alternative for Germany party closing in on a place in parliament. This could cause a huge upset for the established parties -- and dramatically alter the German political landscape. At first glance, the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) campaign ad seems about as threatening as a commercial for the local optician. It features outraged, but pleasant-seeming... more »

"BBC [and 'Guardian']...Your man took one hell of a beating!"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago

Urghh, a gloating blogger! (Please imagine a smiley face). ......... So, Tony Abbott's conservative coalition has crushed Kevin Rudd's Labor Party in the Australian federal election. The Australian public have spoken, and in very clear terms. I can well imagine that a few desperados on the Left here in Britain will blame 'The Dirty Digger' (Rupert Murdoch) for Mr Abbott's convincing win with the Ozzie electorate. They will doubtless be complaining - and I see they already are - about the strident (and, yes, they probably will use such a pejorative adjective) support given by his ... more »

More about that 'man'

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 14 hours ago

This morning I posted this after reading on the BBC that: 'A man has been arrested after the M25 Dartford Crossing between Kent and Essex was closed in a security alert.' . I wondered 'a man'? That's usually code on the BBC, I wonder if it is this time too? This afternoon I see on the BBC that some more information about this 'man' has been revealed: 'The 27-year-old foreign national raised suspicions after he ran from the scene to a rough area nearby.' Now he's a 'foreign national', tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, what next?

Murder incorporated

Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 14 hours ago

Hess on the Left Murder,,,Murder,,,,Murder the classified document outlines a highly-sensitive inquiry into the claims that the elderly Nazi was killed on British orders to preserve wartime secrets Hulton Archive Scotland Yard was given the names of British agents who allegedly murdered the Nazi Rudolf Hess in the infamous Spandau Prison but was advised by prosecutors not to pursue its investigations, according to a newly-released police report. Written two years after Hess’s death in 1987, the classified document outlines a highly-sensitive inquiry into the... more »

Will U.S. attack on Syria lead to a much bigger war?

LeDaro at LeDaro - 14 hours ago

Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi had no friends. However, in the case of Assad he has close ties with Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon. After W. Bush installed Shiite government in Iraq it brought Iran and Iraq closer. Will Iraq take Assad's side and go with him? Then there are the big players like Russia and China on Assad's side. If Russia gets involved then are we looking at a World III? U.S. is taking a very risky gamble. European countries are urging U.S. to hold off strike on Syria. It does not look good. Hezbollah has already shown determination to fight for Syria. What is the solution... more »

Syria looming war updates - September 5 , 2013..... Assad takes defensive measures while US officials continue their campaign of lies , spin , misinformation , disinformation ( presumably between games of phone poker or spades ) .... Let's talk about what will be the cost of IRAQ REDUX - and who pays for it ( Saudis and Qatar offer to pay the bills for the US launching a ground war - and John Kerry thinks that's a good idea ?

Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago

As the War resolution process lurches forward , Assad protects his assets ..... http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/09/04/report-assad-moves-weapons-underground-as-u-s-strike-looms/ Report: Assad Moves Weapons Underground as U.S. Strike Looms SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 11:46 AM 3 COMMENTS Author:[image: avatar]*Zach Pontz* Share this Article - [image: Twitter]TWITTER - [image: Facebook]FACEBOOK - [image: Digg]DIGG - [image: Stumbleupon]STUMBLE - [image: Reddit]PRINT Tags:Assadchemical warheadsChemical Weaponsirannorth koreasyriaSyria ArmySyria bunkersSyria WarUS strike Syrian Pr... more »

UPCOMING PROTESTS AT BIW

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

There are going to be two protests at Bath Iron Works (BIW) here in Maine during the month of October. The first will be on Saturday, October 5 from 11:30 am to 12:30. That vigil will be part of Keep Space for Peace Weekand will be held on Washington Street in Bath. The second, and likely larger protest, will be held on Saturday, October 19 during the "christening" of the Navy's first Zumwalt class "stealth" destroyer, DDG-1000. This protest will come at the end of the Maine Drone Peace Walk and will be from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and will be held on the corner of Washington Stre... more »

HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS INTERVIEW

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

Given what we know about what's going on in Syria, is a U.S. response justified? And if we take action, where and when does it stop? In this segment with guest host Phil Donahue, historian and analyst strong Andrew Bacevich is asking those questions.

Will President Obama court disaster by ignoring a NO vote from the House of Representatives on the Syria War Resolution ( assuming the Senate barely passes its War Resolution ) ? If he does ignore the House as trial balloons are "tsting " the waters for reaction suggest , does the House impeach Obama - as he clearly fears ? Mission creep and mystery as to what the mission is continues - now President Obama says a small military force ( boots on the ground ) may be necessary - this naturally follows the President saying there would be no boots on the ground

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago

What will the Senate do in its 9-11 vote regarding Syria ? Will the House schedule a vote ? If the House vote occurs , can the President's war resolution there pass at present ? If he doesn't get full authorization from both the House and Senate , what does Obama do ? http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/07/will-obama-ignore-the-house-on-syria-attack/ Will Obama ignore the House on Syria attack? POSTED AT 10:01 AM ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 BY ED MORRISSEY The vote on authorization to bomb Syria may have a chance to pass in the Senate, although no whip count at the moment has Barack Obama... more »

A Message to Congress, Save Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

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Who Was Really Behind the 9/11 Attacks?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *James Corbett* As the twelfth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, James Corbett takes a very responsible and thorough look at what really happened that day. Subscribe to Corbett Report Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

DHS Perfecting Facial Recognition System "BOSS"

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* The Department of Homeland Security's latest surveillance tool is the Biometric Optical Surveillance System, or BOSS, and consists of two cameras that are capable of taking stereoscopic images of people's faces. Facial recognition technology matches the 3-D pictures captured and compares them to images stored in the system's database, like driver's license photos. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

The Story of the Jews

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago

The reviews for Simon Schama's new landmark BBC series, *The Story of the Jews, *have been favourable so far - and rightly so, in my opinion. Eschewing all talk of hand gestures, background music and suits, what follows will be an extended paraphrase of Part One - and what I think is the essential element of the *The Story of the Jews, *namely the story of the Jews. It may have nothing to do with the topic of BBC bias (though I'm sure some anti-Semites will think otherwise), but hopefully you will find it interesting, even if you've already watched the programme. (Plus writing i... more »

BOOM! Citizen Threatens McCain with Arrest for Treason

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* Citizen calls McCain treasonous to his face and calls for his arrest along with other lawmakers for supporting Al Qaeda in Syria, gets applause. Politicians better warm up their bunkers. Subscribe to ThinkOutsideTheTV Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Paul Craig Roberts is interviewed by Greg Hunter on the subject of Obama's lie-based push to bomb Syria: Why he insists on doing it (radicalization of Muslims in Russia and China), what would be the effect on the U.S. economy (worse than it already is) and what would be the ultimate consequences if he suceeds (World War III).

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 14 hours ago

------------------------------ *Syria will Lead to World War III and it will be Nuclear-Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ 4 SEPTEMBER, 2013 Original Here *By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com* Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, *“Let’s cut to the chase. It’s got nothing to do with Syria. The reason they are looking for a fabricated excuse to attack Assad is to continue the radicalization of Muslims in the hopes this sp... more »

Tseng Steps Down, Wang Jin-pyng in the crosshairs

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago

*Wedding photos can break out anywhere.* Whoa, the Taipei Times reports on the recent developments. Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) yesterday accused Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) and Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office Head Prosecutor Chen Shou-huang (陳守煌) of illegally lobbying for a lawsuit involving Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘). Tseng announced his resignation later yesterday. A spokesman for the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Special Investigation Division (SID), Yang Jung-tsung (楊榮宗), told a press conference earlier yesterday that ... more »

Symposium — In Defense of Simplistic Hypothesis Testing

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dan Reiter. It is the fourth installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds to John J. Mearsheimer’s and Stephen M. Walt’s article (PDF). Their post appeared earlier today. Continue reading

Symposium — Leaving Theory Behind: Why Simplistic Hypothesis Testing is Bad for IR

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. It is the third installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to the article of the same name (PDF). A response, authored by Dan Continue reading

Treasonous Politicians & Media Characters Keep Telling The LIE That Assad Used Chemical Weapons

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 15 hours ago

As I pointed out in my last post *SEQUESTER & FISCAL CLIFF = BOMB SYRIA FOR ISRAEL ???????*, there is no evidence that Assad used chemical weapons and a mountain of evidence that "THE REBELS" that the U.S. government is backing used chemical weapons. I also pointed out that congressmen say they are getting calle *499-1* AGAINST bombing Syria. YET.....you would think the opposite is true, if you watch or listen to any type of *mainstream media*. The only ones who are FOR bombing Syria are POLITICIANS & MEDIA CHARACTERS. Which adds credence to what I always say here on the blog: ... more »

A basic assumption about #commoncore that’s insufficient #edtech

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago

Very simple. I’ve heard many arguments about how stupendously awesome common core is and will be. Regarding the tests, I hear frequently that they’re better because, quite simply, they’re on the computer. So, on computer automatically means better. I see. Innovation. Tagged: common core, computer, edtech, technology, testing

A Dream Denied

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago

There was a great deal of fanfare a couple of weeks ago, when thousands of people gathered on The Mall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington. Barack Obama stood where Martin Luther King had stood and declared that the United States was "the greatest nation on earth." Without a doubt, King would be pleased with Obama's ascension. But Gerry Caplan wonders, in today's *Globe and Mail*, if King would agree with Obama's assessment of the country: King had three great objectives: human equality, social justice and peace.* *But given America’s distance still from... more »

What to Read to take a Stand on the Syria Military Attack Issue

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

I'm so happy that my bioethics colleague Udo Schuklenk of Queens University, Canada, and editor in chief of the journal *Bioethics* got around to writing this post. It's frankly the only thing you need to read to base a decided opinion on the issue of whether or not there should be a military strike against Syria, as has been so eloquently proposed by US president Obama in a recent speech. Udo hits the head on the nail: if you're all for retribution whatever the consequences on the basis of arbitrary rules, then you should be for an attack - otherwise not. If you're that sort of sof... more »

LEST WE FORGET

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

The police move priests and nuns to make a way for buses loaded with conservative and pro-base church followers who are increasingly being brought to the Jeju naval base sight in order to build support. One might consider this a compliment of sorts when you consider that solidarity for the Gangjeong village struggle is growing in South Korea and around the world and the right-wing government feels it must increase support for their destruction of the village. I wonder if the hearts of any of the conservative church people were touched when they saw the cement being poured over th... more »

Keeping The Dream Alive... In North Carolina

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago

A few days ago we mentioned a brighter side of what's going on in North Carolina, Cecil Bothwell's reelection campaign. As Reid Wilson pointed out in his *Washington Post* column yesterday, the fascist-controlled Art Pope legislature really is wrecking the state government. Even after a legislative session dominated by Republican legislative victories, on issues as diverse as gun control, abortion, taxes and election reforms, deep differences divide [Republican Governor] McCrory and state Senate President Phil Berger (R), who spearheaded the most controversial parts of the conse... more »

Confusions about the relationships of special relativity and general relativity

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago

Sabine Hossenfelder wrote about the confusions surrounding the relationship of Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity and Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity. Edward Pig Measure is one of the laymen who are somewhat confused; many others are vastly more confused. First of all, I find it very important that all the discussions on the two blogs above are about physics topics that have been settled for 100 years, about the high-school understanding of relativity. I think it is desirable to emphasize this point because much of the confusion arises when complete crackpot... more »

Ben Carnes on the passing of Wanbli Tate

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 17 hours ago

Ben Carnes Leonard Peltier's Birthday: In Memory of Wanbli Tate By Ben Carnes, Choctaw Censored News Eaglemanz Blogtalk Radio Thursday at 7:30 pm http://www.blogtalkradio.com/eaglemanz/2013/09/13/leonard-peltiers-birthday-in-memory-of-wanbli-tate I learned Friday evening that Wanbli Tate had walked on. We had both worked with the LPDOC together as co-coordinators for the support

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 17 hours ago

*Outdoor Recreation and Transactional Activism ~Library Chronicles* *~There's a place on the Parallel Internet you might run into called New Orleans Bum Fest. It's a collection of photos and anecdotes cataloging, but also making sport of, the foibles of the homeless population of Jackson Square. I believe it's curated by some of the artists who work down there.* * There's some absurdist humor in the posts often coming at the expense of the transients, but just as often aimed at the tourists who swarm the square, or at the city in general. There are occasions when the observational ... more »

No Longer Be Distracted And Led Astray - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

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

*Focused*** ** *No longer be distracted and led astray* ** *Rather* ** *Listen to * ** *The Voice of Reason* ** *The Voice of Love* ** *And * ** *In truth* ** *The Voice of Self. * ** *For Self is connected * ** *To the Self of All Selves * ** *And * ** *Once reconnected* ** *A flow will begin from * ** *Heaven to Earth * ** *And * ** *From * ** *Earth to Heaven * ** *And * ** *The multitudes will rejoice in knowing * ** *That the Light returns * ** *To dispel the millenniums of darkness * ** *Imposed upon the sight of Man * ** *For* *In an instant* ** *Man will see clearly * ** *What h... more »

Right2Water EU Petition Link

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

Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity. We invite the European Commission to propose legislation implementing the human right to water and sanitation as recognised by the United Nations, and promoting the provision of water and sanitation as essential public services for all. The EU legislation should require governments to ensure and to provide all citizens with sufficient and clean drinking water and sanitation. We urge that: 1. The EU institutions and Member States be obliged to ensure that all inhabitants enjoy the right to water a... more »

G20 Votes: Let's go home? and in other news, the money is gone.

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 19 hours ago

I absolutely LOVE all the transparency that is coming out everywhere. The article below was written by political satirist Borowitz, but the mere fact that it has gone viral across major news and media outlets is an indication of the public view point. Now I can't confirm any of the article and all the videos from the now ended G20 Summit are very formal ones from within the Summit with very little in the way of "other" press moments..... but as soon as I can get any sort of update, I will post it here. Another huge round of applause and thanx to the Research Team- you guys are awe... more »

Austism Linked To Mothers Taking Antidepressant Drugs by Case Adams

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

Autism Linked to Mothers Taking Antidepressant Drugs by Case Adams Green Med Info, 31 August 2013 Medical researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health say the evidence is strong that a pregnant mother who takes certain types of antidepressant drugs will have a dramatically increased risk of her child having autism. The research investigated not only the clinical research, but the mechanisms associated with taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) during pregnancy. Medical research has established that about a third of autistic children have ... more »

BBC Breakfast paper reviews

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago

Nick Cohen's view that the BBC's liberal, conformist tendencies tend to stifle insightful reporting from people with non-conformist opinions (whether on the Left or the Right) can be generalised and then swung round to tackle the question of why, say,* BBC Breakfast*'s paper reviews are so much more predictable than those on, say, Sky News. Whenever I see paper reviews on Sky News they tend to feature a variety of people, many with strong opinions, some from the Right and some from the Left (and some from the passionate Centre). Not so on *BBC Breakfast*. Whenever I tune in it a... more »

How to revert from G+ profile to Blogger profile

Peter @ Enviroman at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 19 hours ago

Many bloggers have change their old Blogger profile to Google Plus (G+) profile and regretted the move, but don't know how to revert back to the old Blogger profile. The solution, while simple, is not obvious. Just to to this link: http://www.blogger.com/revert-profile.g and there you will be able to change back to the old Blogger profile by clicking "Switch to a limited Blogger profile". [image: switch to limited Blogger profile]

Syria: Agenda-Setting Masterclass for the Completely Boxed-in

Paul Coker at News Spike - 20 hours ago

How to win and save face by making it look as though you totally screwed up. Syria: Agenda-Setting Masterclass for the Completely Boxed-in. from Spike1138 on Vimeo. If there is to be the "inevitable" military action over Syria that the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Complex so adamantly insists there must be: let the responsibility for that decision lie with those people already perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U. S. House of Representatives... more »

Buy popcorn!

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago

QPR defender Richard Dunne is known for being a record-breaking Premier League goal scorer. Unfortunately, the record he holds is for scoring the most own goals, currently standing at an impressive ten. When it comes to scoring own goals though, the BBC is fast catching him up. From the 'fake footage' scandal at *Panorama*, the fake 'dog being stoned to death in Israel' story, the various rows over excessive pay for top stars and the widely-panned Golden Jubilee coverage right through to the self-inflicted disasters of Savilegate and the false accusations against Lord McAlpine o... more »

More 'Blurred Lines' parodies

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago

Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines has spawned many parodies, I posted one last night, here's some more. First the Sexy Boys Parody by Mod Carousel- quite amusing Second the #WomensRights Pro-Choice Parody- quite dire Third Madmoni's spoof "Tan Lines - amusing in parts Fourth the could have been good but is in fact terrible "Cougars" by Fitzy and Wippa Fifth the well above average, in fact rather good Lame Lines (Douchebag) with lyrics and lead vocals by Melinda Hughes Sixth the unblurred Dicks Parody Spoof which is a good idea that could have been better executed Seven... more »

BBC News - Dartford Crossing closure: Man held after M25 traffic chaos

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago

'A man has been arrested after the M25 Dartford Crossing between Kent and Essex was closed in a security alert.' More here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23996065 'a man'? That's usually code on the BBC, I wonder if it is this time too?

10 years since Warren Zevon died!

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago

I cannot believe that it's 10 years since the great Warren Zevon died. To mark the occasion here are some Warren Zevon tracks. First is A Certain Girl Here's Werewolves of London... For your delectation here also is Excitable Boy... Warren Zevon was a legend, albeit a mostly unknown one! Just take a read of his Wikipedia entry for a flavour of a life of oddity and some pain; here's a few examples: 'Zevon was born in Chicago, Illinois to William "Stumpy" Zevon (formerly "Zivotovsky") and Beverly Cope Simmons, a Mormon from Salt Lake City, Utah. "Stumpy" Zevon was a boxer,... more »

"Well, George..."

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago

And talking of the BBC *News at Six*... * * The *Radio Times* 'Feedback' page has been discussing the programme's comparative merits, prompted by a 'Letter of the Week' from a couple of weeks ago (with which I strongly agree): I would like to raise a banner for ITV News. After comparing "the Six" with the ITV 6.30pm news over many months, I am consistently staggered at how very poor the BBC news service is, and what an extremely high standard ITN offers me nightly. ITV News usually has more stories, much better covered, with a very high-quality team of reporters, whereas the BBC ... more »

Tabloid headlines?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago

t This week's *Newswatch *focused on complaints from BBC viewers about the BBC *News at Six*'s decision to lead last Monday with the story of the sale of footballer Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a record transfer fee - and not only to lead with this sports story but to devote more than seven minutes to it. "In a world packed with important national and international stories, is it right to kick off the main news bulletin of the day with a story about a sickeningly exorbitant transfer fee for one man?", one viewer protested. It was certainly a striking decision. That evening's IT... more »

KERRY IS A LIAR

Anon at aangirfan - 23 hours ago

Agents of the Obama regime carried out the gas attack in Syria. "Some of these videos show children ... who were abducted by jihadists two weeks before in Alawite villages in the surroundings of Latakia, 200km away from Ghouta." www.voltairenet.org/article180130.html *China Sends 1000 Marines To Syrian Coast ... - Before It's News* *Crypto-Jew John Kohn, who reportedly organised the gas attack in Damascus.* *Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria* Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, an adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad, tells Sky News the United States has "fabricated" evidence. A... more »

History with Tories

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 1 day ago

A rather odd spat has developed between David Cameron and Vladmir Putin at the G20 summit. Cameron has been stung by Putin’s apparent dismissal of the UKas a small island that no one pays any attention to . Well, I’ve checked, mainland Great Britainis the 9th largest non-continental landmass by area on Earth ... Make of that what you will, David Cameron made it into a rant about how brilliant Britainis. Britainended slavery apparently, OK, so we know he actually meant the modern slave trade, which Britainalso *initiated*. No real credit’s due when it comes to ending your own infa... more »

Friday Baseball Post

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

Wow -- Yusmeiro Petit, one batter away from being perfect. Credit to Brian Sabean; he's done an excellent job for years in finding guys like this. After all, Vogelsong, Gaudin, and Petit are all in the rotation right now, and all are multiple castoffs. Granted: there's no particular reason to believe that Petit is going to be anything in the long run, or even in the medium run. But, hey -- that's three good starts. Maybe he's found something...youneverknow. Not that I'm exactly hoping for Vogelsong, Gaudin, and Petit to all be in the rotation next year (presumably with Cain and Bumg... more »

ALL GOV'T LIES STEM FROM MOTHER OF ALL LIES ~ THE 9/11 OFFICIAL STORY

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 1 day ago

*An aerial view on September 17th, 2001 shows only a small portion of the scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the supposed Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were obviously heavily damaged by the scattered debris and massive force of the imploding twin towers ~ before DOJ head and future Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff retained and destroyed all the evidence from this clearly evident, but never declared crime scene. **(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Eric J. Tilford)* *As the Syrian guns of war propagand... more »

Yo-yo banned in Syria

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago

*Blamed for drought by Muslims* BEIRUT (Syria), [date]. Drought and severe cold is disastrously affecting the cattle in Syria, and the Muslim chiefs at Damascus have attributed the wrath of the heavens to the recent introduction of the yo-yo. They say that while the people are praying for rain to come down from above the yo-yo goes down, and before reaching the ground springs up through the subtle pull of the string. The chiefs interviewed the Prime Minister, and exposed the evil influence of yo-yos, so they were immediately banned. Today the police paraded the streets and c... more »

Sunday Classics preview: "You hold yourself like this; you hold yourself like that; by hook or crook you try and look both angular and flat"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*"You hold yourself like this; you hold yourself like that"* *-- from the Bournemouth G-and-S Society's 2011 production of Patience* *Enter *LIEUTENANT THE DUKE OF DUNSTABLE, COLONEL CALVERLEY, *and* MAJOR MURGATROYD*, right. They have abandoned their uniforms, and are dressed and made up in imitation of Aesthetics. They have long hair, and other signs of attachment to the brotherhood. They walk to center. As they sing they walk in stiff, constrained, and angular attitudes -- a grotesque exaggeration of the attitudes adopted by* BUNTHORNE *and the young* LADIES* in Act I.* *TRIO --... more »

IDEAS 2: Wan Saiful Talk in Manila, September 9

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago

The CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS, http://ideas.org.my/), Mr. *Wan Saiful Wan Jan*, will speak on *"The State of Democracy and Economy in Malaysia"*, this coming Monday, September 9, 2013, 7:30pm, at Metro Club, Rockwell, Makati City. Hosted by our Rotary Club of Taguig Fort Bonifacio, RI District 3830. This is free, open to the public, people will just pay for the meals they will order. Wan is a friend way back in 2008. I met him first in Atlanta, USA that year during the Atlas Liberty Forum. Then Atlas VP Jo Kwong gave me a travel grant to attend t... more »

The Dogs of War on "A clear path" despite the Emerging Caravan

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago

So... I changed the headline?! It's from Pepe Escobar. It is a good read and the pdf is a must read. And yah, I read through it, while relaxing and enjoying a nice red wine. (Pinot Noir to be precise).... anyway, here it is! *Oops, first thanks to anonymous for leaving this. * AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 12:21 PM *here is the script.* *sourced from Pepe E.* The dogs of war bark and the emerging-powers caravan ... keeps on trucking. That's the Group of 20 meeting in St Petersburg in a nutshell. Count on the indispensable (bombing) nation - via US President Barack "Red Line" Oba... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago

Lemons. [Soviet Trade Dictionary via Erin O'Brien.]

Federal Bureaucrats Tipped Off Harper's PMO About Freedom Of Information Request Searching For Senate Scandal Documents .. and magically ... none were found!

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago

[image: Progressive Bloggers] *OTTAWA — Federal bureaucrats notified Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff in June that they were about to make public that a search of the Privy Council Office had not uncovered a single document related to the scandal involving Sen. Mike Duffy. * *O.Canada.com*

Remembering Martin Luther King: The Dream vs. COINTELPRO

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

50 Years After Dr. King: The NSA is Developing Tools to Prevent New Movements for Social Justice and Individual Freedoms Dr.Martin Luther King was targeted by the U.S. Government’s COINTELPRO, which used intelligence and surveillance technologies of the day, as well as infiltration and violence ...  By Carl MessineoPartnership for Civil Justice Fund Legal Director  Censored News Winston

Watch: HEENETIINEYOO3EIHIIHO' Language Healers

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

Language Healers: New Film on Native Language Revitalization Efforts Shared from Cultural Survival http://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/language-healers-new-film-native-language-revitalization-efforts From Alaska to Oklahoma and Wisconsin to Montana, we witness stories about the importance of saving Native American languages and meet some of the people who are working hard to heal these

OBAMA ESCALATES PLANNING FOR ATTACK

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

It's another version of "shock and awe"..... if Obama strikes Syria it will be to take out their airfields, missile sites, command and control centers, troop compounds and more. The civilian casualties will be high. Obama wants to decimate the Syrian military in order to allow the Al-Qaida led "rebels" a clear path to victory. Make no mistake, if Obama launches this attack it will not be a "limited strike" - it will be an all out blast of US military firepower. These Navy destroyers outlined in this video are built here in Bath, Maine.

Oddities , news tidbits , barely reported news of the day .... Obama without his teleprompter - what could go wrong ? Someone set off a chemical weapon false flag prematurely in Syria ? Memo to John Kerry , this is how they fake attacks and gin up You Tubes of phantom menaces ! McCain gets an earful at a town hall meeting - just look at his face ! South Carolina in the crosshairs of a nuke attack - for some reason Lindsay Graham thinks Charleston , South Carolina could be attacked , I wonder why Charleston of all places ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

History rewritten or something...... Obama Wrong About Support for Britain During WWII BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff September 6, 2013 11:50 am President Barack Obama incorrectly asserted that assisting the British when London was bombed by Nazi Germany was deeply unpopular with the United States public. Obama attempted to draw parallels between the Battle of Britain and the current crisis in Syria Friday at his G20 press conference. “I’m not drawing an analogy to World War II, other than to say when London was getting bombed, it was profoundly unpopular both in Congress a... more »

Hungary's Prime Minister Orban says banks should modify FX mortgage loans " voluntarily " and eat massive losses from exchange rate swings by November - or else the FX loans will be eliminated entirely ! 11 billion in FX loans are outstanding to Hungary households , the banks are mainly foreign banks .... Orban forcing Banks to bail out homeowners ? I advise PM Orban to avoid hot tubs , small planes and avoid fast driving in UK tunnels while avoiding pesky paparozzis.....Of course EU retribution is coming in 5 ,4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

Taking on the bankesters ? How long before we " discover " Hungary's Prime Minister using sarin on foreign banks ? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/hungary-fxloans-orban-idUSL6N0H20FB20130906 * PM Orban says banks should modify fx loan contracts voluntarily by Nov * Government will "eliminate" forex loan contracts otherwise * Govt will avoid measure that could undermine banking system -analyst * Bank Association says hopes talks with government will continue By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Hungary's prime minister, seeking re-election next year, warned the count... more »

The J. D. Salinger "industry" cares mostly about the celebrity that the author couldn't escape -- fortunately, we still have the work

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

*Salinger appeared on the cover of Time for Sept. 15, 1961.* *by Ken* One thing I don't know about the level of public interest in the Case of J. D. Salinger is whether younger people share the fascination bordering on obsession -- wait, what "bordering on"? -- that we older folks do. The fact that it's still possible to sell new supposed revelations about the life-and-work (but mostly the life), like the new book and movie by whatever-their-names-are (I'm really not all that eager to hop on their promotional bandwagon) suggests: maybe so. But I'm inclined to think that the fascin... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago

On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by *Mike Sledge*of *Renegade Broadcasting*. Mike and I will be discussing a variety of subjects, including the destructive nature of "free trade" and globalization. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Reconstructions Live w/ Mike Sledge - Complete history of Zio Control Grid* - *An overview of the early subversion of America* by John Friend - *The 20th Century: Talmudic triumph over Western civilization* by John Friend

PWD Discount 1: Who are Persons with Disability?

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago

In a complaint email last Tuesday by James Auste, head of the Cancer Warriors Foundation (CWF), why Mercury Drugstore did not give sell him his medicines for more than one month, he was answered by *Atty. Edsel Manuel*of Mercury. The latter gave me permission to blog his comments, thanks Atty. Manuel. -------------- Is one suffering from Chronic Illness a Disabled person? This has been discussed with the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) 2 years ago and was answered in the negative. First, Republic Act 9442, amending RA 7277, the Magna Carta for disabled persons, prov... more »

WHAT IF…

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

*BREAKING NEWS* By Paul Heywood-Smith Australia’s Prime Minister in Waiting, Tony Abbott, announced today that he will call Parliament to Canberra in the week following the election to authorize his determination to undertake a punitive strike against the United States of America. Abbott said that the world could not allow the flagrantly immoral use of drones to kill innocent people in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and the Cote d’Azur to go unpunished. His action would be to ‘deter and degrade’ the Obama’s government’s ability to launch drones, but is said to be not aimed at oustin... more »

A Problem From Hell

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

No, not genocide, but the Obama administration. Source of video: The White House.

Weapons Inspections

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

*"We believe that although there are certain problems..., the current crisis was created artificially... * * * *On the night of 15 December this year, [Butler] presented a report that gave a distorted picture of the real state of affairs and concluded that there was a lack of full cooperation on the part of Iraq. * * * *That conclusion was not borne out by the facts. * * * *Without any consultations with the Security Council, Richard Butler then evacuated the entire Special Commission staff from Iraq. At the same time, there was an absolutely unacceptable leak of the report to the ... more »

Satire: “G20 Ends Abruptly as Obama Calls Putin a Jackass”

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

* * *“G20 Ends Abruptly as Obama Calls Putin a Jackass”* by Andy Borowitz ST. PETERSBURG (The Borowitz Report)— “Hopes for a positive G20 summit crumbled today as President Obama blurted to Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a joint press appearance, “Everyone here thinks you’re a jackass.” The press corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President. “Look, I’m not just talking about Snowden and Syria,” Mr. Obama said. “What about Pussy Riot? What about your anti-gay laws? Total jackass move... more »

Non Farm payroll Friday - low than expected jobs numbers ( and big negative revisions to July number , mild negative revision to June numbers ) - labor force participation rates plunges to 1978 levels .... real unemployment rises to 11.4 percent ...... AS a weaker employment picture indicates the Fed may put off starting its tapering of Fed MBS and Treasuries purchases , risk on so far ! As Rick Santelli noted " What are we a banana republic ? " Rhetorical question clearly.....

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

[image: Tyler Durden's picture] Record 90.5 Million Out Of Labor Force As Half A Million Drop Out In One Month; Labor Force Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 LevelsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 09/06/2013 - 08:47 While the Establishment survey data was ugly due to both the miss and the prior downward revisions in the NFP print, the real action was in the Household survey, where we find that the number of people *not in the labor force *rose by a whopping 516,000 in one month, which in turn increased the total number of people outside the labor force *to a record 90.5 million America... more »

Fukushima updates - September 4 , 2013 - Crisis continues to worsen....Storage tanks set to run out during third week of November .... meanwhile , groundwater keeps rising to the surface , which presents new radiation contamination issues....Why is the radiation reading from leaking tanks rising ? 1.7 Sv/h on 9/1 , 2.2 Sv/h two days later - what gives ? Major media starting to grasp the horrific situation at Fukushima - why is the rest of the world quiet while harping on Syria goes bonkers ?

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago

Water , water everywhere , but not a drop to drink ..... http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/tepcos-data-shows-theyre-to-run-out-of-tanks-in-the-3rd-week-of-november/ Tepco’s data shows they’re to run out of tanks in the 3rd week of November Posted by *Mochizuki* on September 4th, 2013 · 2 Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on email<a class="addthis_button_preferred_4 addthis_button_print at300b" href="http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/09/tepcos-data-shows-theyre-to-run-out-of-tanks-in-the-3rd-week-of-november/#" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border... more »

Ed, Falkirk and the Westminster Bubble

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago

And so the infamous "Falkirk episode" comes to a conclusion by way of a press release squeezed out on a Friday afternoon. The co-accused, Karie Murphy and Stevie Deans, have had the suspensions from the party lifted, and the powers-that-be conclude there is no case to answer. Reciprocating, Murphy has now withdrawn her interest in the Falkirk seat. So the animosity and subterranean wrestling that rumbled on over the summer, culminating in the GMB's announcement that it will be cutting its affiliation fee by about a million quid was for nothing. Except it wasn't, as far as the leade... more »

Pepe Escobar analyzes Obama's motives RE the Syrian situation

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago

------------------------------ *OpEdNews Op Eds 9/5/2013 at 23:49:40* *G20 hijacked by scan/drone/bomb Obama Doctrine* *By Pepe Escobar (about the author)* *Permalink* opednews.com Source: RT * Children play at a damaged street in Deir al-Zor August 30, 2013. Picture taken August 30, 2013. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi) * The G20 summit in St. Petersburg was supposed to be a serious discussion about the extreme turmoil affecting the global economy -- especially in the West. Instead, the only growth and job creation in sight will be for the US military- industrial comp... more »

Moon of Alabama - On The Way Towards War

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago

** *Fall in line, gentlemen. Save the criticism and commentary for historians and poets.* *On The Way Towards War* *By 'b'* *Moon of Alabama * *September 6, 2013 * Harper writes at Pat Lang's place that the launch of the new Middle East war is imminent: I am told by current intelligence officials that President Obama intends to bomb Syria in the coming days--with or without Congressional approval. With the whip count in the House of Representatives looking worse and worse for the war party, the White House is pressing Harry Reid to rush the Senate vote, perhaps as early as Monda... more »

Fascism and Contemporary Canada. Part Two: The Strangulation Of Democracy in Canada. The New Global Partnerships.

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago

*Written by Robin Mathews * * ** * Fascism and Contemporary Canada. Locating The Present Conservative Government Led By Stephen Harper. Part Two: The Strangulation Of Democracy in Canada. The New Global Partnerships. Calling it the Conservative government of Canada is probably a big mistake. Canadian Conservatives are learning that mistake. The Conservative government of Canada is, rather, a gathering of goons determined to end democracy in Canada and to replace it with a police state, a “new thing”, a partnership of global corporations and an “inside junta” of compliant Cana... more »

Steve & Barry do the 2013 G20

Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago

Barry's crew : "America’s credibility will be an immediate casualty if the U.S. fails to respond to Syria now with military action." This after 2 years and 200,000 casualties and UN reports two months ago that nerve gas attacks were perped by the *rebels* And I'm sure the Syrians about to be bombed will be gratified to ensure America's credibility does not become a casualty. Meanwhile ... *Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval* Sources say PM willing to accept emissions reduction targets proposed by the U.S. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a letter to U... more »

Untitled

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

The Bloodsucker Samantha Power

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

Looks persuasive, doesn't she? Oh, honey.... You know I can never say to that face.... Ms. Power talked about her book *A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide*, published by Basic Books. The book raises questions about why the United States has failed to stop genocide after it has vowed to never let it happen again following the Holocaust. It also makes an argument explaining why the United States should care about genocide when it occurs thousands of miles from our borders. Power attempts to answer these questions by providing historical accounts of genocide in ... more »

Liberal Congressman Mike Simpson? Really?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

President Obama almost got a third of the votes in Mike Simpson's congressional district last year, down from a whopping 37% against McCain four years earlier. ID-02, like ID-01, is one red hellhole! Mike Simpson has been the congressman there since being elected in 1998. Before that, he was Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives. Since being elected, Simpson's lowest share of the vote was last year (65.1%, not quite two to one). He's had over 70% three times. He gets challenged by extremists from time to time but always beats them to a pulp without breaking a sweat. This ... more »

Sentencing a corporation for criminal negligence

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

R v Metron Construction Corporation 2013 ONCA 541 is a very helpful decision regarding sentencing a corporation for criminal negligence causing death: Para 46: " The sentencing judge commenced his analysis by observing that there existed only one decision, a decision of the Court of Quebec , in which a corporation had been sentenced for criminal negligence causing death..." Para 79: "The Criminal Code offence engaged in this appeal is criminal negligence causing death. It is one of the most serious offences in the Code..." Para 88: " ...by pleading guilty, the respondent acknow... more »

"WE ARE GETTING CRUSHED WITH CALLS"

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

I rode with friend Regis Tremblay to Augusta, Maine today to join other members of Veterans For Peace (VFP) in a meeting with the staff of Sen. Angus King (I-ME). The first thing we heard from staff person Scott Wilkinson was, "We are getting crushed with calls." Edie Smith, King's state director, was more specific. On Tuesday this week they got 1,200 calls to their Maine office, on Wednesday 900 calls, and on Thursday 1,500 calls. Who knows how many calls today will bring? Smith had to be coaxed to say that the "majority of the calls were against" Obama's attack on Syria. A... more »

Kansas Wetlands Walkers Back on Trail, Trail of Death of Potawatomie

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

Wetlands Walkers Back on Trail Furthering Efforts to Protect Native American Sacred Places By Millicent Pepion, Blackfeet and Navajo AmendAIRFA.org Censored News PLYMOUTH, Indiana:  On May 13th last year students from several universities left Kansas on a two-month journey to Washington, DC, to save the Wakarusa Wetlands, Lawrence’s only remaining indigenous wetland prairie, from

Barack Obama and Valdimir Putin's first exchage at G-20

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago

I got this idea from rww who left a comment on an earlier post of mine.

Tony Blair Never Met a Muslim Country He Didn't Fancy Bombing

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago

There's something about a snort of Yank bum that Tony Blair finds irresistible. It was that addictive scent, after all, that made Blair a war criminal for illegally invading Iraq. Blair, realizing that denial is the best thing he's got going for him, steadfastly insists that the Iraq fiasco was "the right thing to do." And, in keeping with that fantasy, Blair has criticized his successor, Labour leader Ed Miliband, for voting against David Cameron's bid to help Washington bomb Syria. *Explaining his opposition to Mr Miliband's stance, Mr Blair told Radio 4's What Syria Means F... more »

Paul Mason gets a beating...at 'The Guardian'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago

Talking of Paul Mason and his EU-critical reports, *Newsnight'*s soon-to-be-departing "furrow-browed theorist from the Marxisant Left" reported from Morocco on Wednesday night's programme. His subject was the plight facing the mass of sub-Saharan Africans seeking entry to Spain (and the EU more generally) via the North African kingdom. 'The Spanish aren't willing to let the poor migrants in and the Moroccans aren't being very nice to them either' is the basic gist of his report. You can view the report here (for a few more days) or read Paul's online article about it here. What... more »

Anthony Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, supports him

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago

Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To Cut Sovereign Debt Load

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-06/poland-confiscates-half-private-pension-funds-cut-sovereign-debt-load * Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To Cut Sovereign Debt Load* Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/06/2013 14:50 -0400 While the world was glued to the developments in the Mediterranean in the past week, Poland took a page straight out of Rahm Emanuel's playbook and in order to not let a crisis go to waste, announced quietly that it would transfer to the state - i.e., confiscate - the bulk of assets owned by the country's private pension funds (many of... more »

If we want them to tap dance they will tap dance... pt 2.

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 1 day ago

We live in a society that puts single mothers through bogus psychometrictests, sees recruitment staff boasting aboutcutting off ‘suckers’ benefits, has job applicants forced to dance in interviews, deems terminally ill patient after terminally ill patient fit for work, while disabled people report more and more incidents of abuse and attacks. Iain Duncan Smith has created a swamp of misery that will take years to drain. His name should be cursed throughout living memory. But, then, what did we expect from a man who, without irony or hint of conscience, used the phrase “work will set ... more »

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