Monday, October 07, 2013

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Essential America

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 26 minutes ago
In an unsurprising move pretending to catch all the movers and shakers by complete surprise, Defense Secretary Chuck Hegel has ordered all 350,000 furloughed civilian employees of the military back to work. This decision, according to the *Washington Post*, will "significantly" lessen the impact of Shutdown USA: The Movie. When a shutdown's impact is "significantly lessened" simply because the workforce in one single department is now back on the job, it suddenly dawns on you just what the United States government is all about. (As if you really needed any more sudden realizations... more »

Stephen Harper finally noticed in Malaysia

LeDaro at LeDaro - 29 minutes ago
Sunday October 6 Stephen Harper did meet Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak. Prime Minister Razak of Malaysia has stated that Malaysian state-owned oil company, Petronas, will invest billions in Canadian liquefied natural gas development. Now the fun starts as more pollution will be introduced in Canada. Besides China, now Malaysia is going to spend money in Canada. Harper is doing a good job to serve his masters – oil and gas companies. *Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib sprung the "gargantuan" investment figure during a joint availability with Harper in Putrajaya, saying Malays... more »

By the Numbers

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 32 minutes ago
After last night's massive but completely-ignored post, over which I slaved like a coolie under a shotgun, I began taking stock this morning of what I've accomplished as a blogger over the last nearly nine years. Many of us have died, or gotten bored or discouraged and given up. Some of us, like the proprietors of the Cool Kid's Clubhouse, have gone on to bigger and better things. This is, I believe, my 1858th post, not including four drafts that never saw the light of day. Welcome Back to Pottersville has been around for close to four and a half years, with another three ... more »

Colleague and I on the front page of Sunday’s Baltimore Sun on #optout

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 35 minutes ago
Amazing how good conversations lead to such small quotes. Journalists! In any event, opt out and common core resistance makes the front page of the Baltimore Sun, mainly about the left-right debate. The coverage continues.

Returning from a successful trip to Douglas County, CO.

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 45 minutes ago
Tim and I, along with the Edushyster, visited Douglas County, CO as they gear up for a contentious school board election. All politics are indeed local. From the kitchen of one of our hosts, we have a live broadcast with a panel of guests engaged in this fight. Listen here.

DEINDUSTRIALIZATION LED TO JAILS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago
Listen to Hollywood actor and political activist Danny Glover passionately explain why the same problem exists in every corner of this country, whether it's in the streets of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York. He's tired of the fact that this country is waging war on its people and not on the core of the problem itself, and he's hoping that this documentary he's supporting will spark some of us to rethink and discuss the underlying problems at play. Prisons are slave ships on dry land.

Snowden

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
I know exactly what you're thinking... ------------------------------ 3 October 2013 *Questioning Snowden Truth* ------------------------------ Provocative comments and disclosures in recent days about truth of the Snowden releases: 1. Glenn Greenwald and Janine Gibson answered questions on Reddit over two days, elaborating on how Snowden documents publishing decisions are made in consulation with governments. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1nisdy/were_glenn_greenwald_and_janine_gibson_of_the/ 2. Twitter furor today on Jacob Appelbaum's charge that The Guardian's Jam... more »

Untitled

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 hour ago
*In a temple procession, a ji tong possessed by the spirit of the god talks to a young man.* AP reports on President Xi of China's remarks that the political issues between China and Taiwan must be resolved and talks could not be indefinitely put off: Xi’s comments Sunday on the sidelines of the APEC summit meeting in Bali, Indonesia. represented his strongest statement so far on the Taiwan unification issue, which remains a fundamental cause of instability in the western Pacific. China insists that the democratic island be brought under its control, and has threatened force to a... more »

Bono does the impersonation of Bill Clinton and Bill Clinton returns the favour

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 hour ago
I actually saw it on Fareed Zakaria's program GPS last Sunday -Zakaria was interviewing Bono of U-2 lead singer about his humanitarian work in Africa. Also Bill Clinton is involved in a similar work in Africa. It is hilarious. So I found a YouTube video of both impersonating each other.They are pretty good.:) Enjoy!

Shutdown Doesn't Stop Employment Law Filing Deadlines

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 hour ago
Thanks to the government shutdown, EEOC's website is down. NLRB's websiteis also down. You might assume the fact the government is shut down means your deadline for filing claims against your employer is extended. You'd be wrong (maybe). If you have a deadline coming up soon for filing a charge of discrimination with EEOC or a charge against employer with NLRB, you may still have to (somehow) get your filing done in time. My latest piece in AOL Jobs tells you what to do if you have a pressing deadline to file with EEOC or NLRB.

Oy, Fournier

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
Just when you think he's hit bottom, he keeps going. First bit: Fournier believes that Republican demands (about ACA) are unreasonable, but that Barack Obama should negotiate with them. Fournier entirely ignores the argument against negotiations: that rewarding hostage-taking is a mistake, and that therefore Obama should not be willing to give anything at all on the debt limit (or, for that matter, on a short-term CR, as opposed to a full year funding bill). There are counterarguments to that position, I think, but Fournier just ignores it completely. Second bit: Fournier believes ... more »

My Dream- No war and unpolluted earth

LeDaro at LeDaro - 2 hours ago
I watched this video on the internet. I liked it so much that I decided to post it. Lyrics: *In my dreams there's a place without war* *No more guns no more pain no more hurt* *It's a world full of joy without sadness* *People sing people dance with all happiness* ** *Take me to my dream* *Love is everything* *Where there is no war* *And then children sing* *Love is all around* *It's the only thing* *In a dream that must come true* *In my dreams there's a place where it's clean* *No more waste in the air and the sea* *So this place will be pure and all healthy* *You can live your life ... more »

Satire: "Ted Cruz: Destroying Entire Planet Best Way to Stop Obamacare"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
* * *"Ted Cruz:* * Destroying Entire Planet Best Way to Stop Obamacare"* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised the ante in the battle over the Affordable Care Act on Sunday, telling CNN’s Candy Crowley that “destroying the entire planet is really the best and only way to stop Obamacare.” “Look, I’m in favor of shutting down the government and not raising the debt ceiling, but let’s not kid ourselves. Those are only half measures,” he told Crowley. “If we are really serious about stopping Obamacare, we’ll destroy the entire planet.”... more »

Citation Counts are Like Democracy

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
There is much gnashing about citations of late. This tweet inspired the ensuing spew below: Formula predicts research papers’ future citations http://t.co/4Hy8j3Glqj. I am afraid the citation game is getting out of hand. — John Panaretos (@J_Panaretos) October 5, 2013 But also this series of posts at the Monkey Cage last week on gender bias Continue reading

Memewatch: Savannah Guthrie, unprepared!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013* *Rand Paul conquers Meet the Press:* Last Wednesday, CNN’s Erin Burnett was unprepared. She was unprepared for Rand Paul’s completely standard presentation about the debt limit. For our Memewatch report, click here. Yesterday, Paul appeared on Meet the Press. He followed Jack Lew, who pretty much convinced the nation that we have little to fear from a failure to raise the debt limit. We know, we know! Lew was trying to say the opposite. But what a horrible, narcotized spokesman! This brings us back to Paul’s appearance on Meet the Press, with Savannah Gu... more »

Declaration of I- Will and the Word

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 2 hours ago
THE WILL AND THE WORD Published by Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf on October 7, 2013 IN LOVE, GRATITUDE AND PEACE Perception is such a beautiful tool! Expansion of perception until all limits are chosen to be released is a wonderful process in deed. ....excert of perception beginning of September 2013.... What was the perceived “Financial/Monetary System”? In Absolute Truth? A system of limits presented as a value system, contrived from a few parts of the whole Universal Value System, appearing to operate in a vacuum, yet, a highly significant geiser of Value production and cornerstone ... more »

American Indians demand US fulfill Treaty obligations during shutdown

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
American Indian Nations demand US fulfill Trust and Treaty obligations during US government shutdown By United Native Americans Censored News October 7, 2013 Noon until 2 pm, with press conference, at BIA SACRAMENTO, CA - United Native Americans, in solidarity with Idle No More Global Day of Action will host a peaceful rally and press conference Monday, October 7, 2013 at the John Moss

THE WILL AND THE WORD

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
Published by Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf on October 7, 2013 IN LOVE, GRATITUDE AND PEACE Perception is such a beautiful tool! Expansion of perception until all limits are chosen to be released is a wonderful process in deed. ....excert of perception beginning of September 2013.... What was the perceived “Financial/Monetary System”? In Absolute Truth? A system of limits presented as a value system, contrived from a few parts of the whole Universal Value System, appearing to operate in a vacuum, yet, a highly significant geiser of Value production and cornerstone in the Unive... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*Saints Snap Soldier Field Hex, Move to 5-0!* *Our New Orleans Saints A Converging Menace*

Bureaucracy, Cognition & Geopolitics: Authoritarians vs. Libertarians

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
Good interview! I had two listens because it was interesting and thought provoking There is a pdf that inspired this interview. I've not had the time to read it. But will be doing so. It is linked below *Paper**Bureaucracy_V2.0.pdf* *Thanks to Henrik at Red Ice Radio !!!* Don't miss the earlier post and flashback! There is a connection Improper language can fill your world with phantoms and spooks.... more »

Photos Dine' for Wild Horses at Shiprock Fair Parade

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
Thank you Legacy, Dine' for Wild Horses, for allowing Censored News to share your photos from Shiprock Fair and Parade! "Shi'zeehi' (father) Jones Benally , shi (Me) doi shi' na'heh' (big brother) Kenneth Davis, doi shi'ts'li' (lil Brother) Clayson Benally. Great times at the ship rock parade. Oct 2013"

Fotos de chicas hermosas para compartir con tus amigos

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 3 hours ago

GONNA STUDY WAR A LOT MORE: At Salon!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013* *Part 1—Teaching liberals to hate:* According to conventional pieties, children have to be taught to hate. For the most part, so do we liberals! Pitifully, quite a few people seem more than willing to accept that teaching assignment. Who is prepared to teach liberals to hate? Who else? Consider the ugly, absurd misstatement pimped yesterday by Salon. Proudly, Salon gave the piece high billing. It was an excerpt from a new book by Bill Ayers, who became famous all over again during Campaign 08. Ayers was a violent radical during the anti-Vietnam days. Duri... more »

Your future under Obamacare...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
with a special thanks to Mr. Pinko of *iOwnTheWorld *for the lovely picture. We try around here to give credit where credit is due. That hasn't been the case for iOwnTheWorld. Large conservative sites *have been ripping off their pictures,* stripping them of their logos, and in some cases even claiming them as their own. Shame on them!

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 4 hours ago
Happy Birthday to David S. Bernstein. Younger than me. Plenty of good stuff to begin Shutdown Week 2: 1. I haven't been linking to the Monkey Cage symposium on gender in political science; in fact, I'm pretty far behind in reading the items. I will get to it -- and I strongly recommend it, certainly to political scientists, but also for, well, everyone. Certainly all academics, but (and again, I've only just started reading) I think there's plenty here that applies more broadly. Kudos to the gang over there for running this, and to both them and the Post for keeping the Monkey Cag... more »

The "They're All Bums" Reaction To The Shut Down Is Off-Base

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
A few days ago, when Blue America set up an ActBlue page for endangered progressive incumbents in the House, we only found two worthy of endorsing, at least so far. One is our old friend, Carol Shea-Porter, a principled grassroots activist in New Hampshire's swing district. NH-01 has a PVI of R+1 and Shea-Porter has stuck to her guns and voted in accord with her promises to New Hampshire voters when she ran for election. The other New Hampshire district, NH-02, is a blue district (PVI is D+2) represented by New Dem Anne Kuster, who has voted frequently with the Republicans against ... more »

TAKING LAND IN CANADA FOR MILITARY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
Effective immediately, for the first time in his life, Frank Meyers has no legal right to step foot on “his” property. On Oct 2 the Canadian Department of National Defence erected “No Trespassing” signs around the fence line, as contractors begin preliminary work on what will become the new headquarters of Joint Task Force 2.

More Shutdown Theatre

Southern Man at Southern Man - 4 hours ago
Apparently if the Federal Government is your landlord they can ignore the terms of the lease: Couple evicted from home that they own because it sits on Federal land. Ditto for an inn which has been operating on Federal Land (and paying rent) since 1919. There was an attempt to shut down Mount Vernon, which is privately owned; all they managed was a privately-owned parking lot. But "Federal Land" doesn't even begin to cover it: in Florida, the Feds attempted to shut down the ocean itself, citing the shutdown. As one angry Park ranger put it: "We've been told to make life as difficult... more »

MIT: Terminator' self-assembling cube robots discovered

Cube-shaped robots that can flick, skip and assemble themselves into different shapes have been unveiled by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The small robots, known as M-Blocks, have no exterior parts but can move with an internal flywheel instrument. The scientists envisage miniaturized swarmbot versions self-assembling like the liquid steel androids and *different scales* in the Terminator movies. More practically, the researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), believe armies of such cubes could be used fo... more »

Today is the 250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago
The Royal Proclamation is a foundational document in the relationship between aboriginal peoples and the Crown; while it does not establish aboriginal rights, as those predate the Proclamation, it recognizes and affirms them: Royal Proclamation of 1763 1763, OCTOBER 7. BY THE KING. A Proclamation George r. Whereas We have taken into Our Royal Consideration the extensive and valuable Acquisitions in America, secured to Our Crown by the late Definitive Treaty of Peace, concluded at Paris the Tenth Day of February last, and being desirous, that all Our loving Subjects, ... more »

Does the Reserve Bank of India's second marginal facility rate cut in two weeks reflect concerns over the liquidity confronting India's banks ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
India's Bipolar Monetary Policy Continues: RBI Cuts Marginal Facility Rate Another 50bps To Boost Liquidity [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/07/2013 08:29 -0400 - India - Monetary Policy inShare It was less than four weeks ago that the Reserve Bank of India, under new head Raghuram Rajan, stunned the world on September 20 when it announced that it would both *hike its repo and cash reserve rates *in an inflation fighting step, while *lowering its marginal standing facility rate by 75 bps to 9.5% in order to boost banking sector liquidity*... more »

Libya demands answers after US Special Forces raid and capture of alleged Al Qaeda leader in Tripoli ( wonder why we haven't moved on the Benghazi attackers if we have the capacity to do raids in Libya ) ..... expect more blowback from both the Libya raid where Anas al - Liby has allegedly been captured and what has been determined to have been an unsuccessful raid in Somalia - both raids occurring on Saturday !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Special Forces Raids this weekend ..... http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/6/libya-demands-answersafteruscapturesalqaedaleader.html Libya demands answers after US seizes Al-Qaeda leader in Tripoli October 6, 2013 9:45PM ET PM questions 'kidnapping' of Libyan citizen; Somalia indicates willingness to fight Al-Qaeda after US raid Topics: Libya Somalia al-Qaeda ** ** ** [image: Liby] The rubble of the U.S. embassy in Kenya is seen in 1998 after an attack, which the U.S. alleges was partially planned by Anas al-Liby (inset).Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images; Inset: FBI The Libyan... more »

Fukushima updates - October 7 , 2013 - Water Injections used for cooling purposes halted at Fukushima plant - due to power failure ( as per Tepco ) or by worker hitting a wrong button ( NRA ) ? Back up systems now is use - should we ask Tepco or the NRA for how long ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Energy News...... 02:07 AM EST on October 7th, 2013 | 8 comments Just In: Conflicting reports over why water injections halted at Fukushima reactors — Backup system now in use — Tepco claims power failure; Regulators say worker hit ‘stop’ button 11:15 PM EST on October 6th, 2013 | 11 comments Bloomberg: Concern over small quake triggering another crisis at Fukushima — ‘Silly’ for gov’t to claim leakage contained — Scientist questions if food chain is contaminated far from plant 07:47 PM EST on October 6th, 2013 | 42 comments After recent ‘lies’, Japan PM admits help needed to contain ... more »

Running Scared

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago
It's clear now that Republicans are trying to upend the constitution by nullifying both an election and a Supreme Court ruling. Joshua Holland writes that, to understand what is behind their quest, you have to understand the Republican base -- which is composed of three distinct segments: Democracy Corps – a Democratic-leaning polling firm – released a study this week based on a series of focus groups they conducted with loyal Republican voters. They divided them up into three sub-groups which together represent the base of the party. Evangelicals represent the largest group, foll... more »

Cure for terrorism may be worse than disease

Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 5 hours ago
The following article was originally broadcast on KPFT-FM (Pacifica) in Houston, Texas during Bush Jr's run up to war against Iraq. LEAD-IN BY HOST: Anyone who has ever read a campaign manual will recognize a typical tactic: dictate the agenda and change the subject when it is most advantageous to your candidate. The same tactic can now be found in the Bush Administration. Having gone to war by claiming Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction, the administration is now shifting the focus. The slogan du jour is now the "liberation of Iraq". Reporter Len Hart finds the origins of this... more »

Taboo or Not Taboo?

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
[Note: This is a guest post by Richard Price, Professor of Political Science at University of British Columbia and author of The Chemical Weapons Taboo.] Counter-intuitively, the first large-scale attack of chemical weapons (CW) in twenty five years is having the effect of actually reinforcing the CW taboo. Notably, both sides in Syria continue to deny that they used Continue reading

US government shutdown hits Day 7 with no end in sight presently ..... Overnight news , data and views on the current situation form Bloomberg News , Ransquawk and Jim Reid ( DB )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
The view from Germany.... http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-press-review-on-us-government-shutdown-a-925768.html The illustration on the cover of German business daily *Handelsblatt* on Wednesday morning fairly well encapsulates the way the US federal government shutdown is being perceived across the Atlantic. The Statue of Liberty stands bound in chains, her torch hand hanging listlessly by her side. Across it reads the headline: "The Blocked World Power." Many Germans have found it hard to understand American lawmakers' inability to resolve their budget disagr... more »

Improper language can fill your world with phantoms and spooks....

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*"You don't need to take drugs to hallucinate; improper language can fill your world with phantoms and spooks of many kinds."* -Robert A. Wilson FLASHBACK! Because it seems fitting................... *“Supernatural: Magic and Spelling as Mind Control” *

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

“Cut the Debt by Ending the Empire - Bring the Legions Home”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* “Cut the Debt by Ending the Empire - Bring the Legions Home”* by Eric Margolis “’Banana Republicans,’ sneered the Democrat’s leader, Senator Harry Reid. It’s not certain if Reid was comparing his conservative Republican opponents to monkeys or citizens of a Central American banana republic. Either way, Reid’s nasty remark captured the bitter animosity surging through the US Congress as the mighty United States faces running out of money on 18 October. Legislators in the House and Senate are at one another’s throats. President Barack Obama blames conservative “tea party” Republ... more »

“Free to Be Hungry”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* * *“Free to Be Hungry”* By Paul Krugman “The word “freedom” looms large in modern conservative rhetoric. Lobbying groups are given names like FreedomWorks; health reform is denounced not just for its cost but as an assault on, yes, freedom. Oh, and remember when we were supposed to refer to pommes frites as “freedom fries”? The right’s definition of freedom, however, isn’t one that, say, F.D.R. would recognize. In particular, the third of his famous Four Freedoms — freedom from want — seems to have been turned on its head. Conservatives seem, in particular, to believe that free... more »

“The Real Crisis Is Not The Government Shutdown”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* * *“The Real Crisis Is Not The Government Shutdown”* by Paul Craig Roberts “The inability of the media and politicians to focus on the real issues never ceases to amaze. The real crisis is not the “debt ceiling crisis.” The government shutdown is merely a result of the Republicans using the debt limit ceiling to attempt to block the implementation of Obamacare. If the shutdown persists and becomes a problem, Obama has enough power under the various “war on terror” rulings to declare a national emergency and raise the debt ceiling by executive order. An executive branch that has ... more »

A Thought Experiment

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 6 hours ago
Think about the disaster of Afghanistan. We've been there for over ten years. We've spent billions. Why? To defeat an insurgency that remains as strong as ever. To defend a government that is as corrupt and unpopular as ever. To defend a program of school-building that is marred by theft and fraud. Rosie DiMoron says that this multi-billion dollar project was vindicated by the fact that the Canadian Forces learned to fight again, but I rather think some well planned war games could have done that for maybe tens of millions, rather than ten billion dollars. Imagine a peaceful progr... more »

Why can't Germans say squirrel?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago

Sleepy

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 6 hours ago

Hitler's ally, Abbas's hero, Netanyahu's response | David Bedein | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
Israel's partners in peace the 'moderate' PLO have been at it again ' In his new year's speech, Abbas spoke glowingly of the legacy of the godfather of the PLO, the Mufti of Jerusalem Hajj Muhammad Amin Al-Husseini, who during the 1920's and 1930's instigated pogroms against the Jews of Palestine and who during his residence in Nazi Germany actively plotted a Final Solution to be carried out once his German allies would win the war. Abbas praised the Mufti as a man whose ways should be emulated by all Palestinian Arabs. "We must remember the pioneers, the Grand Mufti of Palestine, ... more »

Coming to a Western country soon?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
' A Moroccan boy and girl have been arrested for posting a photograph of themselves kissing online. The couple - aged 15 and 14 - had their picture taken outside their school by a 15-year-old friend outside their school in the north-eastern town of Nador and posted it on the social networking site Facebook. They were held for violating public decency after a local newspaper printed the photo, causing a public outcry. A complaint lodged with the police resulted in an investigation.' More here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24409323

Clerics at 18 British mosques are caught agreeing to marry off girls of 14: Four imams investigated after undercover operation

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
' More than a dozen Muslim clerics have been caught agreeing to marry off girls as young as 14. Four imams are now under investigation, after they offered to arrange the illegal ceremonies. Undercover reporters, posing as the mother and brother of a 14-year-old, visited 56 mosques across the country and asked clerics to perform an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nika. Imams at 18 mosques agreed – including one who has advised the police. The preacher was prepared to arrange the nika despite being told that the 'bride' was being forced to move in with a man against her wishes... more »

CERN, CLOUD: ammonia-like odor helps aerosol production

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 7 hours ago
*Vaginal odors cause global cooling* CERN's CLOUD experiment that uses a particle-physics-based device to study the effects underlying the cloud formation just published a new paper in Nature and a corresponding press release: Molecular understanding of sulfuric acid–amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere (Nature, by Almeida and dozens of co-authors) ------------------------------ ...supporting information... ------------------------------ CERN’s CLOUD experiment shines new light on climate change (CERN press office) I don't want to copy all the information you may find above so... more »

Government Shutdown: “Countdown: 10 Days Till Default”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* * *“Countdown: 10 Days Till Default”* By Donna Cassata and Martin Crutsinger “The United States moved closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the government's debt Sunday as Speaker John Boehner adamantly ruled out a House vote on a straightforward bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama. With no resolution in sight, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned that Congress is "playing with fire" as he called on lawmakers to quickly pass legislation re-opening the government and a measure increasing the nation's $16.7 trillion... more »

Jesus and Mo Banned from LSE Student Freshers Fair | Homo economicus' Weblog

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
' Chris Moos and Abhishek Phadnis of the atheist society at the LSE freshers fair were asked to remove/cover their T-Shirts which had the cartoon pictures from Jesus and Mo comic strip. When they refused they were marched off the premises by ten security guards. The following day they returned with the same t-shirt with tape censoring parts of the cartoon. When again asked to remove/cover they inquired which parts were deemed offensive so they could tape them too. Again they were asked to leave and escorted off the premises.' More about the LSE's disdain for freedom of expression... more »

RIVER PHOENIX - THE VIPER ROOM - CHILDREN OF GOD

Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
River Phoenix was brought up as a Christian. He was part of the *Children of God* sect. Aged 23, River Phoenix died of an overdose. He had consumed cocaine and heroin. *Last night at the Viper Room, *by Gavin Edwards,* *describes River's final hours outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles on Halloween, 1993. *The Viper Room, owned by Johnny Depp.* River Phoenix starred in the films *Stand By Me,* *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, My Own Private Idaho, *and *Running on Empty.* *River Phoenix - Gay Hustler * The night he died River went to the Viper Room, where he met his youn... more »

How Vaccines Harm Child Brain Development by Dr Russell Blaylock

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
* * ** *12 June 2013* If you are a parent of a baby or young children, expecting a baby or if you are a health professional you need to watch this lecture filmed at a Radio Liberty Seminar in October 2008 in which Russell Blaylock MD discusses the effect of vaccines on the developing brain and his concerns about the increasingly crowded infant vaccination schedule. Dr Blaylock also provides compelling arguments why the vaccination of pregnant women is harmful and a hidden cause of neurological disorders. He also discusses the toxic ingredients in vaccines such as formaldehyde, m... more »

6 Simple Ways To Reduce Your Risk Of Cancer by Elizabeth Renter

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
6 Simple Ways To Reduce Your Risk OF Cancer by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 30 September 2013 Pharma would make tens of thousands of dollars off of your cancer diagnosis. They wouldn’t give you a real solution, but would merely prolong your illness so you can continue to spend your savings (and beyond) on their toxic cancer drugs. What the medical industry doesn’t seem to want to discuss (in addition to a cure) is how to prevent cancer. *The fact is: cancer is preventable. * ** Cancer rates have climbed significantly over the past 100 years and that’s due, in part, to our... more »

A plan for peace and happiness in the Middle East

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
I know thatI've posted this video by Andrew Klaban before but maybe some of the knuckleheads who try to torment me on Twitter will see it this time.

Natural Born Killers: Drones vs. Men

Paul Coker at News Spike - 10 hours ago
** * * *On any given day, a targetted strike by an armed Predator UAV will kill far less innocent people in general, and innocent Muslims in particular than an armed ex-Blackwater CIA contract agent stuck in traffic with road rage.* * * *We have hard numbers on this.* * * * * "...a nearly-six-month-long investigation recently published by Sebastian Abbot of the Associated Press suggests that the majority of those killed in the strikes are militants. An AP reporter talked to about 80 villagers in areas of North Waziristan where 10 of the most deadly drone attacks in the past year ... more »

Water is Life: No uranium mining in Black Hills Oct 7, 2013

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
By Carla Rae Marshall Censored News On Oct. 7th Powertech Uranium Mining water permit hearing begins at the Ramkota in Rapid City. Powertech is seeking 551 gallons of water per minute from the Madison Aquifer and 8,500 gallons of water per minute from the Inyan Kara Formation totaling 13 million gallons of water PER DAY for 20 years to mine the toxic yellow-cake in the Southern Black Hills.

Where DOES the BBC find such partisan audiences?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The puzzle of those unrepresentative-seeming *Question Time *audiences also seems to be an issue with Radio 4's *Any Answers *- a puzzle addressed by Dominic Lawson in the *Mail on Sunday*: My question to the panel: where DOES the BBC find such partisan audiences? Where does the BBC get its audiences? More particularly, where does it find audiences for its political panel shows such as Radio 4’s Any Questions and BBC1’s Question Time? Last week’s Any Questions provided a classic example of the way Right-of-centre politicians collide uncomfortably with an impenetrable wall of hosti... more »

October 6, 1973

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 11 hours ago
The Yom Kippur War began. Just as one important part of the context of Watergate is the war in Vietnam, an important part of the context of October 1973 is a war which very much took place within the Cold War. The Yom Kippur War isn't just about Israel and its neighbors; it's yet another almost, could-be US/USSR confrontation, with all the nightmarish possibilities that evokes. Meanwhile, this from Elizabeth Drew: -- The Green Book, Washington's social register, was published this week. The Haldemans, the Ehrlichmans, the Deans, the Magruders, and the Stanses have been dropped. A... more »

Wealthy (Self-Entitled) Individuals Bought a Radical Right Party, Believing — Correctly — It Would Cut Their Taxes and Remove Regulations, But Failed To Realize That the Craziness Would Take On a Life of Its Own:  A Shutdown or a Coup? (How It Was Engineered By the SuperRich) The Real Crisis Is Not the Government Shutdown

Clearer words about our current Congressional crisis have not been more available than in the three essays below (and they are in reverse order of gravity (if you can believe it after reading the first one)). Pay attention, please. It may be our last chance to pull this bacon (our country) from the fire. Notice how stoopid the Harvard and Yale (not to mention Oxford) neoCons come off? I told

Ben Carnes urges national debate in case of Leonard Peltier

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Obama urged to call for national debate in Peltier case By Ben Carnes, Choctaw Published with permission Censored News Ben Carnes, Choctaw Ben Carnes, Choctaw from Oklahoma, calls for a national debate in the case of Leonard Peltier. Carnes said it is necessary “to effectively make a difference in securing freedom for a man who could be any one of us from back then, to today, and in

Roberto Rodriguez 'Anatomy of Banning a Worldview'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Anatomy of Banning a Worldview By Roberto Cinti Rodriguez Censored News Posted with permission I have heard authors openly complain of never having had their books banned by Arizona's Grand Inquisitors. I suppose it's a form of street cred, yet the truth is that censorship and banishment are not a badge of honor - but evidence of something very sick. The Tucson Unified School District (

Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - The Daily Green

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 13 hours ago
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Will The GOP Shut-Down-The-Government Strategy Further Decimate California Republicans?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Trends start in California Obama beat Romney 6,493,924 (59%) to 4,202,127 (38%) in California. Obama won every county with a substantial population except Orange and Riverside-- and Riverside was a 49-49% tie. Of California's 53 congressional districts, Obama won 41 districts (including 3 with Republican congressmen, Jeff Denham, David Valadao and Gary Miller) and of the 12 Romney won, Obama was within striking distance in 3, all occupied by GOP congressmen who are Boehner loyalist committee chairmen, Darrell Issa, Ed Royce and Buck McKeon. There were 7 districts where Romney failed ... more »

Heavenletter #4699 Beyond Choice, October 6, 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 13 hours ago
* * * * *Heavenletter #4699 Beyond Choice, October 6, 2013* God said: Hail to the King! You are the King. You are the King of Your Life! Bow to your Self. Listen to your heart beat. Listen well. You have a built-in indicator. Happiness this way, unhappiness that way. Of course, there may be a thousand ways that lead to Me. Certainly, you want happiness. I want you to have happiness. Yet there is greater than happiness to gauge yourself by. The knack you are developing is to be happy – anyway – any way. Why wouldn’t every path take you to happiness? Why not start from happiness ... more »

Coast to Coast AM: Time Travel & Teleportation Andrew D Basiago

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
Andrew Basiago - Project Pegasus

President Bashar al-Assad Tells Der Spiegel: President Obama "Has No Right To Pass Judgment On Syria"

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
*Dr. Assad has not gassed Syrian women and children. Claims that he has are obvious lies and should not be believed.* Below is an excerpt from a recent interview that German magazine Der Spiegel conducted with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (*Source: Syrian Arab News Agency*. October 7, 2013). Der Spiegel: It’s not only us who deny the legitimacy of your presidency. U.S. President Barack Obama said at the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York that a leader who kills his people and gases children to death has forfeited any right to rule his country. President Assad: Firs... more »

GAIA PORTAL: Fortification of All Gaia Ascension Grids Occurs at this Time…

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
*Fortification of All Gaia Ascension Grids Occurs at this Time…* by ÉirePort Gaia Release grids are being fortified and opened to facilitate release of old-paradigm-aligned-and-outdated patterns that have ingrained into the hu-man component of Gaia whole. Gaia Construct grids are being fortified and opened to facilitate increased resonance of hu-beings on all current consciousness levels to align with the Gaia New Paradigm. This will accelerate the "hu-being to Hue-Being" process. Gaia Wisdom grids (as we would term such) have also been fortified to assist connection of both hu-... more »

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights = Fraud

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
*Photo: The fraudster front-man of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.* Below is an excerpt from, *"Humanitarian Wars and Their NGO Foot-Soldiers"*by Daniel McAdams, published at Mises.org on Friday, October 4, 2013. Close to 99 percent of the mainstream media articles on Syria rely on a single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It is a one-man operation in London run by Rami Abdulrahman, whose day job is running a small clothing shop. Once again, one man and an NGO have been able to ignite international opinion in favor of “humanitarian” intervention. It woul... more »

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett's Legacy: only state that doesn't tax frackers, radioactive water, crumbling bridges & roads, only northern state that doesn't participate in Medicare expansion for the poor, only northern state that doesn't recognize gay marriage, cover-up of Penn St scandal & missing DA Ray Gricar, insensitive comments about women & gays, forced vaginal ultrasound, against legalizing marijuana but for "privatizing" (1%-izing) liquor stores to make liquor more "available" & "accessible", escapes media scrutiny for ruining Pennsylvania

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 16 hours ago
*Pa. Gov Corbett for years somehow escapes the press asking him, "IF WE'RE SHORT ON MONEY, WHY AREN'T YOU TAXING THE FRACKERS?"* Pennsylvania Governor Corbett's Legacy: only state that doesn't tax frackers, radioactive water, crumbling bridges & roads, only northern state that doesn't participate in Medicare expansion for the poor, only northern state that doesn't recognize gay marriage, cover-up of Penn St scandal & missing DA Ray Gricar, insensitive comments about women & gays, forced vaginal ultrasound, against legalizing marijuana but for "privatizing" (1%-izing) liquor stores... more »

Urban Gadabout, L.A. edition: "What's Out There Weekend Los Angeles" is coming, October 26-27!

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*by Ken* Last October's "What's Out There Weekend New York" was my introduction to the Cultural Landscape Foundation, and it was a pretty good indication that these are serious people when it comes to exploring the ways in which public landscapes are imagined and executed. Oh, there were glitches that seemed mostly owing to the fact that the planning wasn't done locally -- not least the scheduling of this incredibly ambitious program for the same weekend as "Open House New York," which I described here recently, in connection with this year's edition of OHNY, October 12-13, as "pr... more »

Mohawk John Kane 'The Big Lie: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 17 hours ago
The Big Lie: The Doctrine of Christian Discovery By John Kane, Mohawk Censored News Despite where you stand on religion or Christianity specifically, a lie is a lie even if the church utters it. One of the greatest lies ever pulled off on people the world over is that “God” chose individual “families” to rule over the rest of humanity. Even though many, including Americans who should

Yes, There Are Gay Democrats Who Vote GOP On Everything But Specifically Gay Issues

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
Don't assume from this picture of Sean Patrick Maloney's lovely family that he isn't a conservative Friday Michaelangelo Signorile picked up on the theme we've been discussing here at *DWT* about the disappointments inherent in identity politics. He singled out anti-progressive gay congressmembers, specifically Sean Patrick Maloney (New Dem-NY) and Kyrsten Sinema (New Dem-AZ). Both, though Sinema even more so, campaigned for Congress as progressives and both were very upfront about being gay and seemed to hope voters would assume because they are openly gay, they would also back a pr... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago

"An Empire of Money and Privilege in Decline"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"An Empire of Money and Privilege in Decline:* * Portrait of a Tragic Policy Error" * By Jesse "Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences." - Robert Louis Stevenson "They don't have intelligence. They have what I call thintelligence. They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it 'being focused.' They don't see the surroundings. They don't see the consequences." - Michael Crichton "The Fed is faced with a problem that is best represented by the first two charts below. Velocity of money is a simple ratio measure of money supply ... more »

Young group of different faiths embark on world tour to promote interfaith dialogue

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago
Video Title: Young group of different faiths embark on world tour to promote interfaith dialogue. Source: romereports. Date Published: October 5, 2013. Description: http://en.romereports.com A Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, an atheist and an agnostic. It may sound like the start of joke, but in reality, their work is no laughing matter. These five young Frenchmen are in the middle of a world tour promoting interfaith dialogue.

snowden: mass surveillance threatens to be the greatest human rights challenge of our time

laura k at wmtc - 19 hours ago
The heroic Edward Snowden, in his own words, via Jesselyn Radack, at the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee in Brussels. I thank the European Parliament and the LIBE Committee for taking up the challenge of mass surveillance. The surveillance of whole populations, rather than individuals, threatens to be the greatest human rights challenge of our time. The success of economies in developed nations relies increasingly on their creative output, and if that success is to continue, we must remember that creativity is the product of curiosity, which in turn is the product of... more »

my favourite customers and two-way readers' advisory

laura k at wmtc - 19 hours ago
The children's library where I work services a huge age-range of young people and their caregivers, from birth up to around age 12. I enjoy the full range - helping parents understand the importance of reading to their children, helping kids find fun books to read, finding material for school projects and reports - all of it. But what I love best is connecting avid young readers - of the age group known as "tweens" - with books they enjoy. Wikipedia defines the tween demographic as ages 10-12, but tweens may be 9-13, or may even be as young as 7 or 8, depending on the person. Tweens... more »

what i'm reading: the maze runner, a youth novel

laura k at wmtc - 19 hours ago
There's a subgenre of youth books in which young people are cast into an alien and dangerous world, where they must struggle to understand their purpose, struggle to survive. If you remember your own adolescence, the metaphor should be obvious. These books are often characterized as nihilistic or depressing, but I find that's generally the thoughts of people who haven't read the book. While a survival book may be frightening and sometimes violent, it usually offers positive messages about what it takes to survive. Young heroes find inner reserves of strength and courage, and learn ... more »

watch the future unfold: gaudi's masterpiece to be completed in 2026

laura k at wmtc - 19 hours ago
This post on the design blog Core77 brought back so many wonderful memories of our recent trip to Spain, especially my total infatuation with the city of Barcelona, and the wildly beautiful architecture of Antoni Gaudí. Click here to see a wonderful animation of the projected completion of La Sagrada Familia in 2026. Thanks, James!

"Ah, The NSA Has NO Terrorist Stops To Its Credit?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
* * *"Ah, The NSA Has NO Terrorist Stops To Its Credit?"* by Karl Denninger When do we start locking up Administration officials for perjury in their so-called "testimony" before Congress? "Pressed by the Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing, Gen. Keith B. Alexander admitted that the number of terrorist plots foiled by the NSA’s huge database of every phone call made in or to America was only one or perhaps two — far smaller than the 54 originally claimed by the administration." But wait a second- Clapper assured the American people (and ... more »

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 19 hours ago
It's Day 6 of the exchanges: how are you feeling about the future of the ACA?

Greece considers confiscation of private assets - to obtain social security contributions and avoid slashing pensions and benefits ! 14 billion seems to be the gap the Greek Government needs to close - how they do that without further crushing the economy and sending more folks to the poor house is anyone's guess ! And maybe the reason Greece is trying to avoid a third / fourth bailout from the Troika is there desire to obtain reparations from Germany - 220 billion by the calculation of the Greeks !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-06/greece-considering-confiscation-private-assets Greece Considering Confiscation Of Private Assets [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/06/2013 15:50 -0400 - Corruption - Eurozone - Greece - Gross Domestic Product - John Paulson - None - Real estate inShare4 The last time we opined on the possibility of a Cyprus-style "bail-in" in Greece, which is essentially a legally-mandated confiscation of private sector assets held hostage by the local financial system, until such time as the ba... more »

Plans to move Czech embassy to Jerusalem

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
An Israeli newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, finally noticed the current visit of the Czech president Miloš Zeman to Israel. The article describes some of the actual depth of the Czechoslovak and Czech support for the Jewish state. The new Czech president – who has always been comparing Arafat to Hitler and who recommended the NATO to invite Israel and redefine the purpose of the organization as a group fighting against the Islamic Anticivilization, an empire stretching from Northern Africa through Indonesia that is partly funded by oil and partly by drugs – made the proposal to move... more »

Ted Cruz with Candy Crowley this morning...(video)

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 20 hours ago
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documentary - George Galloway - The Killing of Tony Blair

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 21 hours ago
there's nothing like the stale taste of yesterday's news, right? So how about last month's news, or even the month before? Well I have my excuses, I was away on foreign *vacation* writing the TANDEM novel in splendid isolation in various European locations away from the British press, away from the internet, incommunicado. Yes, I did write, edit and publish a 69,000 words novel in two months! So, here it is then in case, like me, you missed it first time round, the promo video that George Galloway put out in August this year of his determined plan to make the documentary film exposi... more »

Sunday Question for Conservatives

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 hours ago
Have you changed your mind about anything related to the shutdown over the last week -- people, strategy, policy?

Beauty and strength in diversity

risa bear at A Way to Live - 21 hours ago
"Stacking" “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ― Maya Angelou Despite what some may tell you, human diversity *is* a strength, just as having three toppings on a pizza provides a greater range of nutrients. But I'm about income here ("Obtain a yield"), i.e., clean earth, clean air, clean water, relatively clean fire, good clean local food, low-impact shelter. It's worthwhile to widen the variety of vegetables, cover crops, shrubs, trees and livestock to be found on the premises where you do your food scen... more »

James Naughtie does it again

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
On the subject of the *Daily Mail *controversy, here are a couple of intriguing exchanges from last week's *Today *programme. The first was James Naughtie's interview with former Conservative press advisor Nick Wood on Wednesday's edition of the programme, where Jim betrayed his contempt for the *Mail *and then got defensive when his guest called him out on his display of bias: *Nick Wood*: I suppose Mr Miliband is doing what he...I mean if Mr Miliband had ignored the *Daily Mail, *which I assume is what the Labour Party do most of the time, then... *James Naughtie* [interruptin... more »

Party Conference Watch 2013: The Conservative Party

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
Many of you may have been eagerly awaiting my latest dispatch from the party conferences. As usual it's running late. This week it's the Tories. As with the Liberal Democrat and Labour conferences, the Saturday edition of the programme didn't feature a *Today *presenter at the Conservative conference and contented itself with discussing a single proposal here a plan to give tax breaks to married couples. A short (three minute) discussion with the BBC's Ross Hawkins kicked off the programme and a discussion on the same subject occupied the 8.10 spot. That discussion was held b... more »

Texas Governor: Whither After El Pendejo?

Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 22 hours ago
By Manifesto Joe Texas has a weak governor, strong lieutenant governor system. The No. 2 executive in the state, presiding over the Senate, is often thought to have at least marginally more power. But the governor does wield a veto pen and is at least symbolically the state's leader. The 2014 race for governor seems to be taking shape, now that Rick "El Pendejo" Perry has, after 14 long years, decided that he doesn't want to be governor for life and hasn't ruled out another embarrassing bid for the presidency. Here's how things are looking now: *State Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth... more »

Assclowns of the Week #95: Monumental Stupidity double-sized edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 22 hours ago
"*You can re-litigate these policy issues in a political forum, but we shouldn't use threats of causing the U.S. to fail on its obligations to repay its debt as a cudgel.*" Lloyd Blankfein, CEO, Goldman Sachs "*The American people would get better government out of Monkey Island at the local zoo than we're giving them today.*" Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) "*This mess was created by the Republicans for one purpose, and they lost. People in my district are calling in for Obamacare -- affordable health care -- in large numbers. These guys have lost, and they can't figure out how to ad... more »

Sister Corita Kent and authentic education reform

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 22 hours ago
*"Nothing is a mistake. There's no win and no fail. There's only make." — Sister Corita Kent* [image: Sister Corita Kent's Ten Rules] My dear friend Cheryl Ortega, UTLA's Director of Bilingual Education, sent me the following link this morning: How a Screenprinting Nun Changed the Course of Modern Art. Along with it she wrote: "I was privileged to have studied with Corita at Immaculate Heart College." Reading and reflecting on the article made me think of a few things. The first was how Sister Kent's ten rules are the antithesis of the corporate neoliberal education reform proje... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 22 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by *American Free Press* writer and outreach director Pete Papaherakles. Pete and I will be discussing the Greek nationalist party the Golden Dawn and recent developments in Greece. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes. Below are relevant links and video for this program: - *Former Greek Justice Minister: Golden Dawn Assault was Ordered by International Jewry* by Andrew Anglin - *Mihaloliakos Sent to Prison Ahead of Trial* by Andrew Anglin - *We a Free Men: K... more »

Colorado Parents See Wizard Behind the Curtain

freetoteach at @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours ago
Fantastic reporting from the front line and on the ground in Douglas County, CO by Chalkface radio roving reporters. As your own community continues to follow the yellow brick road to for-profit corporate education reform and school privatization, show them the shortcut to the Wizard by listening to parents, teachers and concerned citizens in […]

Mitch Daniels Back Home Again With the Racist and Poor-Bashing Filthy Rich

Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 22 hours ago
By Doug Martin Before heading out with our Tea Party governor Mike Pence to appear on a panel entitled "Disrupting Higher Ed" at NBC's corporate school commercial *Education Nation*, Mitch Daniels, former Hoosier governor and current president of Purdue University, will be in Minneapolis tomorrow hanging out and keynoting a big gala event at the Center of the American Experiment on slashing government services. In fact, if you dish out $2,500, you can get a front row seat in the "Right-to-Work Row."(scroll down the hyperlink for details) Connected to ALEC and the Franklin Center ... more »

Colorado Parents See Wizard Behind the Curtain

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 22 hours ago
*"It's time to unite our community"* * **"Teachers can be silenced, but you can't fire a parent"* *"Teacher morale will improve overnight when we get our four candidates elected"* * **"Parents, teachers students rallying together to win schools back"* *Listen to this radio broadcast from Douglas County, CO @thechalkface radio to get a nuanced look into the brilliant way ALEC and friends' divide and conquer community by community.* Conservatives in Douglas County Colorado won school board election by vilifying the teacher union and dividing parents and teachers in the local community... more »

Peltier Tribunal Judges Findings: Restoration of Justice in Indian Country

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
Peltier Tribunal Findings include holding FBI agents responsible for crimes, freedom for Leonard Peltier and an end to environmental racism  By Brenda Norrell Censored News Breaking News Exclusive http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com copyright Censored News GREEN BAY, Wisconsin -- A panel of judges at the International Peoples Tribunal on Leonard Peltier issued an executive summary and

Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, October 6th, 2013

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 23 hours ago
Sunday.. A day of rest for most people.... But to me, my day when I take a look at what ails this world and take shots at the criminals behind it.... I did take the last few days off for some much needed rest and relaxation.... Honestly, I have been suffering from a bit of burn out due to the strain from my job, and other personal issues.... I did make a quick call earlier this week to my friend, Whitewraithe, and even she noticed that I was overtired, exhausted, and said I was not taking better care of myself.... It was shortly after that I decided to just say "Screw This" and take... more »

Choosing God particle Nobel laureates: a poll

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
The king of an unnamed Scandinavian country, C.G., asked the TRF readers to help him with a funny award. A rich billionaire who earned the money from sales of explosives apparently wanted to clean his conscience a little bit so he donated some money to create a prize – similar to Yuri Milner's prize but 3 times less generous. *The inventor of the explosive must have been a twin brother of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.* On Tuesday 11:45 am Prague Summer Time, the king's committee has to choose the 1-3 new physics winner(s) and they had an idea that the winner(s) could be rela... more »

Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
Just look at this guy - MUST TRY HARDER.... He's from Mobile, Al. FFS... That well-known hotbed of backward anti-intellectualism and bigoted religious fundamentalism. Oh, wait... * * *I quote The Enemy:* *"Hammami began to identify as Muslim in high school and dropped out of college. After going to Toronto, Canada, and marrying a Somali-Canadian woman in 2004, he went with her to Egypt in 2005. * * * *He abandoned his wife and infant daughter to join Al-Shabaab in Somalia in late 2006.* Yeah. Of course he did. Because, that's not in any way haram or anything, is it? *Hammami has... more »

Al-Qaeda Slams Republicans, Says Government Shutdown Is Bad For War

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Related: *Al-Qaeda Presents The Moral Case For U.S. Intervention In Syria*. *Al-Qaeda Is Disappointed In British Parliament, Calls On British PM To Attack Syria*. *Al-Qaeda Applauds Secretary of State John Kerry's Latest Remarks On Syria*. *Al-Qaeda Approves of Barack Obama's Glorious Declaration of War Against Syria On August 31st*. *Al-Qaeda Praises Obama Reaching Out To Friends McCain And Graham*. *Al-Qaeda Demands Congress Pass Obama's Syrian War Resolution*. *Al-Qaeda Rejects False Accusations That It Was Behind The Chemical Weapons Attack At Ghouta*. *Al-Qaeda Slams Putin's NYT O... more »

Sunday Classics: "Don't tempt me," Nedda implores Silvio -- but they can't help themselves

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Teresa Stratas and Alberto Rinaldi as Nedda and Silvio in Franco Zeffirelli's film of Pagliacci* *NEDDA*: Don't tempt me! Do you want me to lose my life? Quiet, Silvio, no more! It's delirium! madness! I'm trusting in you, to whom I gave my heart! Don't abuse my trust, my fevered love. *Teresa Stratas (s), Nedda; Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Georges Prêtre, cond. Philips, recorded 1983* *by Ken* This fine piece of imploring from Nedda comes in answer to the stretch of imploring from Silvio we've already heard, most recently in Friday night's preview {"In *I Pagliacci*, is ... more »

Enemies of Public Education: ExxonMobil

Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Here at the Chalk Face, we’ve spent some time questioning and exposing the intentions behind the energy giant, ExxonMobil. Their ad campaign in support of Common Core continues to take up space and spread lies on the network airwaves. It’s well-known by now that Bill Gates is the top fund owner for Exxon, which somewhat […]

For a Citizen's Basic Income

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago
I've been a fan of a basic income for everyone for some time. And now there's a European Union-wide campaign agitating for one. As Switzerland will be hosting a referendum on a 2,500 franc monthly income for every adult (about £1,720/month), there's no time like the present to whip up support for it. And pioneering work in Namibia shows it's not just something rich countries could indulge.

Overcoming Rhetoric

Douglas Storm at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
I've somewhat wondered where the "society" publication is for American Eugenicists. They must have a club or association of some kind. It seems all professionals do--birds of a feather and such. This country in particular has striven to plan its future on a very grand scale. What better way than through forced education (for the good of the citizen) to manage a population--to funnel people into appropriate roles for levels of servitude? It is not unlikely that many experts among us will call this a social reality that has no moral value (it's a "fact") and likely commend it as a... more »

I Got's Woik 2 Do

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
Argh.

Stephen Harper gone invisible in Malaysia

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
His Royal Highness was ignored and non-existent in Malaysia. Both the Malaysian authorities and media ignored him. It must be hard on his Royal Highness. *"Harper's three-day stop in Kuala Lumpur, which begins Friday, is smack dab in the middle of the three-day maiden visit to Malaysia of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Many of the capital's streets have already been festooned with Chinese flags bidding welcome to Xi, his wife, Peng Liyuan, and the 100 officials who are to accompany the couple from Beijing. Local newspapers have also been full of gushing reports about $100 billion ... more »

A Message for Voters in Boston…and Beyond

jillconroy at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/what-john-connolly-marty-walsh-must-understand-about-charter-schools-and-ed-reform/ Tagged: boston mayoral race, diane ravitch, John Connolly, Martin Walsh, reign of error

BIW SPACE WEEK VIGIL

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*Flowers grown at the Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm (Hope, Maine) for everyone after the BIW vigil; photos by a BIW worker* Thirteen of us held an hour-long vigil yesterday at Bath Iron Works in Maine as the workers knocked off at noon on the Saturday shift. We lined up in front of BIW headquarters on Washington Street with our signs and banners. Just before the whistle blew we moved down the street and stood across from a gate where workers came through. Two of the folks from the Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm stood by the gate and offered flyers. The Keep Space for Peace W... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
View from my friend's old cottage overlooking the basin somewhere in Scotland.

New Left Blogs September/October 2013

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago
First Sunday of the month *is* new left blog time. 1. Andy Newman for Chippenham (Labour) (Twitter) 2. Choosing Life (SDLP/Labour) (Twitter) 3. Cllr Alice Perry (Labour) (Twitter) 4. Crow's Head Fell Off Like a Leaf (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter) 5. Feminist Times (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter) 6. Feminists Fighting Transphobia (Feminist/LGBT) 7. Just A Thought (Unaligned) (Twitter) 8. Ken Bell (Unaligned) 9. Opinionated Planet (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter) 10. The Hampstead Trash (Unaligned) (Twitter) 11. The Hidden Voice (Unaligned) 12. The Occasional Pigeon Unaligned/Satire) 13. Yet A... more »

"Both this and also that"

The Arthurian at The Rules of Exposition - 1 day ago
"Both this and that". "This and that".

Censored News original series: Peltier Tribunal Green Bay, Wisconsin

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Breaking News Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 By Brenda Norrell Censored News Northern Paiute Wesley Dick, Kwassuh, descendant of Wovoka, and defender of Treaty hunting and gathering rights, has been jailed in Nevada. The US is taking over DQ University near Davis, California. Breaking news from Randy Blakeley at DQ: The federal govt has taken control of #DQU a BIA agent staged a coup and voted

Foil hat time . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago
BOOGITY-BOOGITY. “Adolf Hitler -- Agent of Zionism and Freemasonry”. Yup. Really. Must be true, it's on the web. 

Malaria - how to hack it and the Future! Must see!

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/8Kga-CHf-pU Paul (Pablos) Holman is an inventor, super-hacker, digital security expert and futurist associated with Nathan Myrhvold's Intellectual Ventures Lab. He is a respected and dynamic speaker f.ex. explaining printing of food, opening all car-doors in a parking lot at once with your phone, killing mosquitos with laser beams, playing with credit cards of people around you, using your web browser to change TV channels at your neighbour's home, watch hotel-bills from different guests, hack with blank pendrive, and how to make a fission (Sun-like) reactor ... more »

Yanis Varoufakis gives a long view hypothesis as to how Italy could lead to breakup of the Eurozone ..... In the present , how the Pentagon takes advantage of the relative weakness of Italy ( as compared with Germany ) to turn Italy into its new European base of Operations !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/10/how-the-eurozone-might-end.html FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 How the Eurozone Might End Yves here. This post by Yanis Varoufakis gives a plausible scenario as to how the Eurozone could unravel. Most commentators believe the country that is most likely to rupture it is Italy. Italy has a primary budget surplus and also has a high saving rate, with the result that even under the gold-standard-like Eurozone, it still funds most of its debt issuance internally. Notice how quickly the Eurozone could fracture once one country exits. *By Yanis Varoufakis, p... more »

A natural wonder . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago
The view from a small window in the wall of the vast Niubizi Tian Keng in the Er Wang Dong cave system, where clouds form inside the huge spaces. Three tiny explorers can be seen negotiating the heavily vegetated floor “The cave so huge it has its own weather system: Explorers discover a lost world with thick cloud and fogs trapped inside” according to The Mail Online.
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