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Police Recapture Fugitives Who Broke Out in Daring Helicopter Escape
Three criminals have been recaptured after being at large for two
weeks, following a daring helicopter escape from a medium-security
prison in Quebec, Canada
Provincial police found the fugitives — Yves Denis, 35, Denis Lefebvre,
53, and Serge Pomerleau, 49 — hiding out at a condominium, according to
Canadian media outlet CBC. The men prompted international police
organization Interpol to issue a
In many cases your student peers aren’t burdensome, they’re essential
Dan Meyer said:
most software for individualized instruction fails to connect learners
in the kinds of productive debates Brendan describes. And that’s by
design. Individualization is the watchword. Don’t let yourself become
burdened by your classmates! But in many cases your peers aren’t
burdensome. They’re essential. And the software fails to distinguish one
case from the other.
via http://blo
10 Best Parks According to World Travelers
Nothing is more delightful than a public park. Fresh air, flowers
and greenery are plentiful in these spaces, the perfect place to turn to
when the smog of city life gets you down.
Cities across the world have put time, money and effort into beautifying
their local parks, turning these expansive spaces into community hubs
filled with art, music, theater and food
See also: 16 Gorgeous Beaches at U.
Fish-eating spiders are commonplace
Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more
common than previously believed. Conventionally when you think of
spiders you think...
The business tycoon and inventor is aiming to have humans set foot on
Mars within as little as 12 years. Co-founder of SpaceX, Paypal and
Tesla Motors...
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The Johnny English Show
Sick and tired of the fear and propaganda being thrust upon us from all
directions, Johnny English returns to talk radio with a vengeance!
Johnny brings his own brand of humor, sarcasm and conversation to Truth
Frequency Radio. No awards, no accolades, just an honest search for the
truth. Welcome to the mind of a normal, everyday human being with a
voice and a microphone. If you have questions, w
THE FALSE FLAG ATTACK ON THE USS LIBERTY w/ Ernie Gallo
Today’s guest on “The Covert Report” is Ernie Gallo, survivor of
the USS Liberty attack by Israel.
The USS Liberty holds important lessons for all of us as the US braces
for a major push for military engagement, following ISIS victories in
Iraq, a war that had no purpose except to advance Israeli military
interests.
Gallo shares how the USS Liberty was a virtually unrmed intelligence
ship that c
A Scrapped 'Seinfeld' Idea and Other Great Reddit AMA Moments This Week
Turns out Bill Cosby says weird things out of character too.
The actor and comedian's Reddit AMA took place on Father's Day and was
packed with quotes about tapioca pudding, Jell-o and chocolate-flavored
everything, sounding more like your uncle's impression of Bill Cosby
than the man himself. And that wasn't even the week's best AMA.
See also: 15 Fascinating Reddit AMAs You Need to Read
Other not
Massive new space telescope planned
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope will be able to
observe extrasolar planets like never before. Known as ATLAST ( Advanced
Technology Large-...
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Interview 906 – Social Engineering 101 with James Corbett
James Corbett joins Walter Hendricks of The Solvinur Event to
discuss social engineering. In this wide-ranging conversation, James and
Walter break down propaganda and PR, advertising and education, how the
media is used to form our habits and opinions, and how to fight back
against the social engineers.
SHOW NOTES:
Propaganda by Edward Bernays
Carroll Quigley on the Bank for International Settlem
Interview 904 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com — the video series from
Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important
developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
Story #1: Islamist Militant Group ISIS Takes Hold of Iraq
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ISIS Militants Attack Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery
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U.S. Trained ISIS at Secret Jordan Base
http://ur1.ca/hk8
Interview 903 – James Corbett on the Failings (and Promise) of the Alt Media
Today James appears on The Sage of Quay Radio Hour to discuss how
the alt media is failing to live up to its promise of providing a true
alternative to MSM propaganda by constantly reacting to the MSM memes
and idea, and how the independent media can overcome this by promoting
the positive solutions and alternative infrastructures that are now
possible. We also discuss what Edward Snowden and his
No, WWII Did Not End The Great Depression
by James Corbett
BoilingFrogsPost.com
June 18, 2014
The idea that the Great Depression was finally brought to an end by the
onset of WWII has been a staple of history textbooks, documentaries and
various war propaganda for decades. This myth continues to be
perpetuated to the present day.
The idea that war is good for the economy is, needless to say, a
fallacious argument which itself is based on
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Louisiana Levee Authority’s Suit Against Oil & Gas Companies Survives Move to Kill It
Governor Bobby Jindal’s effort to quash the environmental damages claim might backfire
National Aquarium Considering Ending Its Captive Dolphin Exhibit
Move could be an industry game-changer
Feeding Hawai‘i
Could small, biodiverse farms help the Aloha State transition to growing enough food to feed itself?
Green Group Warns Keystone XL May be Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack. But Will the Warning Backfire?
NextGen report could lead to a blowback against peaceful protesters
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Repeating the inconsequential
From my email:
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Letter from Canadian sex worker clarifies dangers of Bill C-36
As a Canadian practically ready to flee the country just
because I hate the current federal government so much, I'm feeling
empathy with all those poor Americans who endured all those humiliating
years under the presidency of George W. Bush. OK, the Conservatives
aren't quite up there with Bush in terms of outrageous, poorly informed
decisions. But this new anti-prostitution bill they've put
No wonder moms can't get anything done
I've been back in a life with young children again for the
last six weeks, helping out with three of our grandsons for a couple of
months while their parents get up to various things. There’s much that
is quite lovely about it, but being able or willing to do my usual
amount of writing is not one of them. This new life has helped me
see that in fact, I had become quite used to having time
Fresh from the experience of a lifetime - join us June 5 for photos and stories
Picking the photos for our event tomorrow night has been
like a kaleidoscope journey through our two-plus years in Honduras,
immersed in all the memories packed into however many hundreds of
gigabytes of pictures and videos we collected over that time. As
always, I’m reminded that it’s the people that make a photo. In the
moment I’m drawn to the scenics – and we’ll certainly be including
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MJ-12: The Beginning
My friend, Alejandro Rojas, has posted to the Open Minds YouTube
channel an analysis of the beginnings of MJ-12. It is based on some
original research he conducted through interviews with some of those
involved and on FOIA requests that he has made recently to the U.S. Air
Force. The thirty minute program can be found
here:http://www.openminds.tv/majestic-12-ufo-disinformation-scandal-video/28049T
Air Force Lies about the Close Encounters Chase
Although the reason for my post on the “Close Encounters Chase”
was simply to point out that there had been a negative impact on the
lives of some of the police officers involved, other points have been
raised. So, I have been looking at some of other material available. My
original intent here was to just show that the part of the Air Force
explanation was a blatant lie (which is obvious from the
People Still Believe in Mogul
Yes, I know we’ve talked about this before but I’m still surprised
when there are uncritical statements published about the nonsensical
Mogul balloon explanation for the debris found by Mack Brazel. And,
while I know it is beating the dead horse because we’ve gone over this
multiple times, I just wish to respond to some of those who, without
knowing all the details, spout the Mogul line.The docume
Reviewing Reviews - A Dangerous Game
Talking about book reviews is a tricky business. I very rarely
respond to reviews of my books (I’ve done it twice), realizing that
there is no way to please everyone when writing about a controversial
topic. Sometimes an off-the-wall comment offends someone and a nasty
review follows. Sometimes it is the conclusion with which they disagree,
which is, of course, one of the purposes of the review. I
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Concerning knotweed
Reposted from 2010.[Twenty-one] years ago, our family occupied
this site. I'm not absolutely certain what "ownership" means; my own
tribe has behaved badly, in my own opinion, and I can only plead that
that was before my time. And so here we are. I can quibble that our
whole species is invasive on this continent, for what that's worth. I do
know we Bears gave up what was, to us, a lot of
The segue into June
The roses on the Rose Gate are a little more than half done for
this year. When new branches spring out toward us or our guests, I tuck
them back among their companions, thus building a shape we find
pleasing. I don't know the variety; they were here when we got here 21
years ago. I moved the bush three times, but not to good places as it
has a climbing habit. So the obvious thing was to split the
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The Uplifting Cartoons Of Charles Barsotti 1933 -2014
Charles Barsotti died this week at 80 years old but his New
Yorker cartoons touched myself and millions of others with their
wonderful quirky sense of humor and imaginative insights into profound
truths which were both delightful and thought provoking. His presence
will be sorely missed for his cartoons provided much needed solace in
our chaotic ego driven world: Allen L Roland I love the New Yo
Flying Dutchman Soars In World Cup
Robin van Persie of the Netherlands scores the team's first goal
with a diving header in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova
on June 13, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
There is always a moment in a major sporting event when a spectacular
shot or throw captures the true essence of the sp
Dark Matter And Energy Is Really Love And Urge To Unite
It's time to drop the bombshell ~ 97% of the universe is composed
of Dark Matter and Dark energy but I maintain that it is really
invisible to the human eye and is in actuality Light matter and Light
energy for it represents a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness,
that exists beyond time and space, whose principle property is the
universal urge to unite ~ within which light and even gravit
The Moral Cost Of American Exceptionalism
Space shuttle Challenger unnecessarily blows up shortly after
liftoff on January 26, 1986 American exceptionalism becomes unforgivable
when human beings become expendable in order to save costs, make
deadlines or protect image and nowhere is that more evident than in the
disaster of Space shuttle Challenger on January 26, 1987 along with its
seven crew members ~ and all because of a faulty booste
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A3 Newsletter: 42 Years and Still Waiting
(New poster by artist César Maxit)All eyes are on the 5th Circuit
Court of Appeals as we move into summer.Most urgently of course, we wake
up every day hopeful that the court will choose to affirm Judge Brady's
ruling that overturned Albert's conviction for a third time. Although
there is no way to know when they will rule, the average decision wait
time is 10 months, so we expect word soon, and c
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Expose ALEC? We'll Send the Attack Dogs
Shaking my head in disbelief this morningRight-wing rag bitching
about the costs of an open records request – but that’s not the focus of
this entry.The focus here is about ALEC transparency – or lack
thereof.ALEC has been screaming how transparent they have become - which
is an outright lie when you compare current meeting documents to older
meeting documents or review their webpage for specific
Throwing Stones At ALEC
Corporate people who live insulated from the masses should be
careful when they throw stones at ALEC--the stones can bounce back and
bite them in the ass. There is a certain level of hypocrisy that the
public will not accept - even from non-profit corporations. Non-profit
corporations can't spend their time throwing stones at ALEC to increase
their funding, but them turn around and partner with
What Best for ALEC is Worst for Working Moms
For the past couple of weeks the ALEC Rich State Poor States
Report (RSPS) have been finding its away around the web. If it isn't an
article on it, its an ALEC pundit or staff member pushing it down the
throats the people of America, WITHOUT sharing the philosophy and
funding behind the report.The problem with that report is it serves
ALECs interests - it doesn't serve the interests of the peopl
CT - Re-Elect ALEC - Shame on You
This headline reminds me of the "I am not a witch" commercial
Lavielle: I am not an ALEC member published today and it's got
issues.This topic happens to be a campaign issue for Lavielle - many in
CT are questioning whether this should be a campaign issue. ALEC is
ALWAYS a campaign issue.One comment at the end of the article suggests
it is Mccarthey-esque to askAre you now or have you
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Another LOUSY Non-Believable False Flag: The Las Vegas Shooting False Flag
It looks like they've stepped up the FALSE FLAG's to the tune of
about one per week in the past few weeks. The latest is the LAS VEGAS
FALSE FLAG. As with all the false flags, they have a formula to
instantly raise suspicion.Some of the "formula" points are:- mention
"white supremacist" or "neo nazi" or "anti semite" - perpetrators
"commit suicide"
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Self-Publish And Be Dammed?
We read today of rise of self-publishing and the claims that
‘Self-publishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year’ made by industry
analysts Neilson and published in the Guardian.Steve Bohme, Research
Director at Nielsen, claims that of the 80 million ebooks sold in the UK
at a value of some £300 million, 18 million were self-published at an
average price of £1. So whilst the volume of self-publishi
Midsummer Maddness Book Royalties
Does anybody know where to find Raymond Buxton?It must be Summer
and the heat must be sending some barmy with thoughts of erecting new
toll booths to collect money every time a book gets sold. Yesterday the
news that secondhand reseller Bookbarn had entered into some sort of
convoluted pact with the Authors’ Licencing and Collecting Society
(ALCS) to effectively pay a royalty to authors on the sal
Blame it All On Amazon
The papers are full of anti-Amazon rhetoric which some may suggest
is being whipped up into a feeding frenzy within the publishing
marketplace. Amazon is being portrayed as the biggest bully ever to have
stepped into the publishing arena. But is this the case or is it
another attempt by the publishing majors to wrestle back some of the
control they happily gave the Seattle company, or a genuine gr
Why is eBook Metadata So Hard?
Today many continue to pour the physical book content into the
digital container and believe that they have addressed the digital
opportunity. However many have also adopted the same approach to
contextural data, metadata, bibliographic, burbs etc. It’s as if we
think that what works in the physical world is equally applicable in the
digital one.Is this blind faith approach down to a conscious dec
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Tax Revenues Up - Crime Down in Washington and Colorado With Pot Reform ..
Too bad that Stephen Harper doesn't take note ...WashingtonColorado
Thoughts On The Murder Of RCMP Officers In New Brunswick ...
I live within two blocks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan. Every single member of the RCMP has
received their training here at the RCMP Depot. The history of this
facility and location dates back to the days of the old North West
Mounted Police and the Riel Rebellion.Living in such close proximity to
the training academy, it's a daily sight for me to see the ra
Leader Cam Broten Receives Massive Endorsement At Sask New Democrats Convention
Saskatchewan NDP gives leader 98.7 per cent approval at party
convention MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The leader of Saskatchewan’s Opposition
has received an overwhelming endorsement at his party’s convention in
Moose Jaw.NDP delegates voted 98.7 per cent to approve Cam Broten’s
leadership on Saturday.The leadership review by secret ballot was
required by the party’s constitution. Broten says the party will
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Subcomndante Marcos: 'Between Light and Shadow'
BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW
In La Realidad [Reality], Planet Earth
May 2014
By Subcomandante Marcos
Excerpt: " ... Given the above, at 2:08 am on May 25, 2014, from the
southeast combat front of the EZLN, I here declare that he who is known
as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, self-proclaimed “subcomandante of
unrustable steel,” ceases to exist.
That is how it is.
Through my voice the
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Prepping TFWs for the Northern Gateway Pipeline
This week Employment Minister Jason Kenney replaced the old LMOA,
Labour Market Opinion Assessment, with the brand new LMIA, or Labour
Market Impact Assessment - henceforth to be known as the LabourMinister
Missing in Action program for its accelerated 10- working- day approval
process to put TFWs in skilled trades.Remember those 270 unionized
welders and pipefitters laid off a Husky Sunrise tarsa
The BC Northern Gateway Pipeline 21
21 Con MPs from BC who apparently side with Enbridge rather than
BC.Kerry-Lynne Findlay : "NEB JRP conducted a rigorous/independent
science-based review, heard from 1450+ parties & reviewed over 175K
pages of evidence"Mark Warawa : "Panel heard +1450 participants,
reviewed +175,000 pages of evidence & 9,000 letters Concluded
pipeline n public interest, can build safely"
I don't think you're supposed to say that out loud
On April 29, 2014, General Petraeus, former director of the CIA
and commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, gave a talk on
"leadership skills" in the "global war on terror" to members of the
National Guard, some of whom had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was
introduced by the Treasurer of North Dakota [bold : mine"Good evening.
My name is Kelly Schmidt and I'
Decline Your Vote Elect Some Cons!
The option to formally Decline Your Vote in the Ontario provincial
election tomorrow has been getting some press, with the OttawaCitizen
even giving detailed instructions on how to do it. It's a brilliant
strategy when you think about it - getting people in a province with
under 50% voter turnout in the last provincial election to think they
will be making a difference this time by refusing to v
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The LAPD Just Got a Military-Grade Electric Bike for Stealth Missions
The force has bought a Zero MMX electric motorcycle that offers the advantage of stealth.
It’s Not Surprising Two Harrier Jets Have Crashed in a Month
The Harrier is among the coolest, most ingenious aircraft ever
designed, but the downsides of its design and a long history of failures
mean two recent crashes are hardly surprising.
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4-Year-Old Aisha Lost Her Face in a U.S. Drone Strike
4-Year-Old Aisha Lost Her Face in a U.S. Drone Strike
By Matt Lemas
June 11, 2014 “ICH” – “RYOT” – On September 7th 2013, an American drone
in Afghanistan struck a car carrying 15 passengers. Everyone was killed
in the attack except for one — a four-year-old girl named Aisha.
The girl was traveling with her parents, a sibling, and other relatives
to their home in Gamber, a village in the Kunar pr
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TRUTHOUT: ''Cesar Chavez,'' Conditions in the Fields and the Struggle over Memory
I did not write a critique of the movie Cesar Chavez when it first
premiered because I felt somewhat conflicted, and I didn't feel like
jumping on a bandwagon. There appears to be a cottage industry of those
who love to critique Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW)
Movement, by people who have little first-hand knowledge of the events
in question. From reading the many reviews, most of t
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Dispatches from Haiti
Dear Reader(s),Over the last several years I have been posting on
the Peoria Journal Star blog site at Dispatches from Haiti. I frequently
don't get these posts copied to this site.Thanks for
reading.Johnwww.haitianhearts.org
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By-election: The Empty Chair in the Room
When I heard about the all-candidates debate in town tonight for
the June 30 by-election, my interest was piqued. Here was a chance to
see the candidates and hear their stances on the issues affecting our
region. I even considered booking today off as I was due to work so
that I could attend. In the end though it turns out I wouldn't be
hearing from all the candidates because one of them would
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Official Story Exposed Thanks to the Proliferation of Trolls on Youtube
Dispatch from Geezerville In spite of the MSN "main
stream media" the official story has been exposed in so many places that
is getting a lot of unwanted attention. The proliferation of trolls on
the growing amount of truth channels are now recognized for what they
are, why they are here, and who they represent. Youtube has become the
forefront of controversy over the so cal
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AAVE
The history of African-American Vernacular English is not unlike
that of other dialects of US English -- migration (although forced, and
ending in enslavement), partial assimilation with English, and (in the
end) a significant contribution to our national linguistic strength and
variety. And yet, more so than any other dialect, it's been haunted by a
distorting shadow in popular culture, from the
Crossing the Pond
The history of American English usage marks the most recent, and
in some ways the most dramatic set of changes in English since the days
of Chaucer and Shakespeare. And yet, in this change, there was no
single author, no single literary or political influence to credit, or
blame; like the United States itself it was a patchwork affair, arrived
at by degrees and with contributions from both immigr
Duelling Grammarians
One might think that English grammar, even more than its lexicon,
would be something that would have long been intrinsically understood,
and little in need of explication or improvement. And yet, the services
of a dictionary having proven valuable, that of a printed grammar seemed
a logical step -- after all, Latin Grammars were vital school
textbooks, and the idea that English should be more like
Johnson's Dictionary
In one particularly memorable episode of Blackadder," Ink and
Incapability," when the Prince Regent (played by Hugh Laurie) asks Dr.
Johnson (played by Robbie Coltrane) what his new Dictionary is good for,
the learned Doctor declares that "It is a book that tells you what
English words mean." I know what English words mean," replies the
prince, "I speak English! You m
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Mexico: Unknown Object Captured on Camera
This just in from Ana Luisa Cid: "Video from May 3, 2014 (Cocoyoc,
Morelos, Mexico) taken by Héctor Ramirez Villanueva. The witness states
tha t a special sensation caused him to turn and look exactly at the
sighting location. He has recorded UFOs on many occasions."UPDATE:
Analyst Leopoldo Zambrano Enriquez notes that this object is in fact "an
airplane with its wings obscured, the
The Pereyra Case: Humans or Humanoids?
Source: Planeta UFO and F.A.O. (Fundación Argentina de
Ovnilogia)Date: 06.12.2014The Pereyra Case: Humans or Humanoids?By Luis
BurgosThe following case occurred in a major year for Argentinean
ufology, as was the 1965 flap. The coherence of the eyewitness report
and the details of the event place it among the classic cases of close
encounters of the third kind (CE3K) to the extent that Pereyra ins
Mexico: Strange Object in the Vicinity of the Popocatepetl Volcano
Source: Diario 26 (Argentina) and Planeta UFODate:
06.11.2014Mexico: Strange Object in the Vicinity of the Popocatepetl
VolcanoUsers of Twitter reported having seen a UFO in the vicinity of
Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano on Monday morning. In recent days, the
government of that country has reported an increase in the
stratovolcano's activity, recording up to 430 emanations in 24 hours
with outburst
Chile: Unidentified Light Videotaped Over La Serena
Source: El Observador (Chile)Date: 05.31.2014Chile: Unidentified
Light Videotaped Over La SerenaEveryone knows that the region has a
record of unidentified flying object manifestations in different
locations, particularly the local valleys. However, the UFO captured on
video by local youths was recorded from La Serena's Avenida del Mar.It
is possible to see a small yellow light maneuvering in the
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Two military officers killed in Rawalpindi suicide attack – The ...
RAWALPINDI: A suicide bomber crashed into a double-cabin vehicle
of security forces near Rawalpindi on Wednesday, killing two military
officers and three civilians, Express News reported. ... The bodies and
the injured were taken to Fateh Jang Tehsil Headquarter Hospital. ... In
capital and Rawalpindi, now there are fewer natives then the people who
have come from tribal areas and Afghanistan. ...
Army Hero MSG Mark Allen and Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl | The ...
We realized that he had vowed to help the Afghan people (meaning
Taliban), and teach them tactics he had learned through his training. As
for what he may have taught them, we are not sure, but we can say that
American ...
Don't mention the war | Michael Roberts Blog
As President Obama announced the final phased withdrawal of
American troops from Afghanistan, I was reading The Second World War, a
Marxist history by Chris Bambery It is a very succinct account of the
war, showing ... If you look at the graph US military spending 1950-2017
we see an important increase in spending since 1997 and during the
actual crisis, you can even see a wave-like pattern in mil
Two Americans injured in Afghan attack - The Punch
Two gunmen were killed in that incident but no one else was
injured and the consulate building was not damaged. The latest attack
comes a day after President Barack Obama announced that he plans for
9,800 American troops, along with some allied forces, to remain in the
country in 2015 if the Afghan government signs a security agreement. The
number would ... Operators want Emefiele to check inflati
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US Supreme Court Protects Polluters
A week or so ago the US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state laws
posing statutes of limitations for environmental crimes are NOT trumped
by the federal Superfund law:"Toxic Water Ruling May Doom Marines'
Claims" (2014, June 10) The Arizona Republic, p. 3B."North Carolina's
law requiring lawsuits to be brought within 10 years of contamination is
not superseded by a federal law designe
Nuclear Propaganda: "Safer Fuel"
Associated Press (2014, June 15). Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns stir
industry quest for ‘safer’ nuclear fuel Designs by U.S. researchers
offer hope of heading off future meltdowns. The Japan Times, available
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/15/national/science-health/wake-fukushima-disaster-industry-explores-accident-resistant-fuel/#.U58DI7G9YpM
[excerpted] In response to the disaster at the
Pink-Purple Spiderwebs at Fukushima Daiichi Today
NO this wasn't caused by a raindrop. Yes, it could be some other
camera artifact, but it is really strange. Here is a pdf of images from
12:00 am June 13 to 6:30 am, including emissions and the spider-web
phenomenon:https://www.dropbox.com/s/idoib799ki6xt5q/June%2013%202014%20Strange%20Purple%20Glow.pdf Samples
of images below (none have been in any way changed other than being
cropped and enlarge
Unbelievable: US Government Promotes Fish Consumption by Pregnant Women and Children
O’Connor, Anahad (2014, June 10). Health Officials Call for More
Fish in Diets of Children and Pregnant Women. The New York Times,
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/updated-advice-on-eating-fish-during-pregnancy/?_php=true&_type=blogs&emc=edit_th_20140611&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=32962000&_r=0[Excerpted]
Federal officials on Tuesday announced that they would recommend for
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Can There Still Be Doubt That Il Doofus' Iraq Invasion Was A Grotesque Mistake?
By Manifesto JoeDay by day I am reminded of April 1975, when the
South Vietnamese "government" was being toppled. President Gerald Ford
actually wanted to send U.S. troops back to Vietnam as it became clearer
that the South would be unable to survive. Congress, overwhelmingly
Democratic after the 1974 midterm elections, said no. Hell no.This time,
a half-Republican Congress seems ambival
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Think Obamacare isn't working? Think again
Republicans seem obsessed with the idea that Obamacare is a
failure; that it is a "train wreck" exacerbating unemployment. But is
that really so?First of all, the claim that the Affordable Care Act is a
job killer flies in the face of reality, as Dan Diamond at Forbes
reports: Since the law was signed in March 2010, the economy has added
7.7 million jobs, 982,300 of which are in the hea
Apple, Starbucks, Others Under EU Tax Investigation
No sooner do I comment on the difference between tax planning and
tax avoidance than Richard Murphy points out that several multinational
corporations are having their tax deals looked at for potential
violations of the European Union's state aid rules. As The Guardian and
The Wall Street Journal report, there are three cases currently under
investigation by the European Commission, but more inves
The difference between tax planning and tax avoidance: one simple test
Over at Tax Research UK, Richard Murphy offers a simple test to
distinguish between tax planning and tax avoidance. As he told a
journalist, "That is easy. It's getting legal opinion."With tax
planning, Murphy says, you decrease your tax risk. "There are obvious
examples: paying money into a pension, for example, does not create tax
risk, and nor does putting money into an ISA [a UK
Another Day, Another Bad Incentive Deal
No sooner had I finished my mini-series on evaluating proposed
location subsidies then @varnergreg sends me this story about a new
copper tubing manufacturing facility opening in one of the nation's
poorest counties, Wilcox County, Alabama. This is clearly the sort of
place where I think we should consider using investment incentives, but
the sheer size of the subsidy relative to the investment (k
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Crisis in Iraq
The Iraqi society is in a very chaotic situation politically,
socially, and economically. This havoc is the result of the U.S.
invasion of Iraq in 2003. Furthermore, the type of democracy, which
emerged with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, led to the
rise of sectarianism under the leadership of Prime Minister Al-Maliki,
who is a tool in the hands of Iranian politicians.
The Third Egyptian Republic
The Third Egyptian RepublicGeneral A. Al-Saisi won the Egyptian
presidential election on May 26, 2014. According to the Egyptian higher
election committee, 47 percent of Egyptian cast their votes.Mr. A.
Al-Saisi received 93 percent of the votes or 24,365,176 votes. Mr. A.
Sabahi received 2.9 percent of the votes or 895,149 votes. The rejected
votes totaled 4.10 percent or 1,577,840 votes. Nearly
The Third Egyptian Republic
The Third Egyptian RepublicGeneral A. Al-Saisi won the Egyptian
presidential election on May 26, 2014. According to the Egyptian higher
election committee, 47 percent of Egyptian cast their votes.Mr. A.
Al-Saisi received 93 percent of the votes or 24,365,176 votes. Mr. A.
Sabahi received 2.9 percent of the votes or 895,149 votes. The rejected
votes totaled 4.10 percent or 1,577,840 votes. Nearly
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Know Your Enemies - They have names and faces and can be confronted
The whole of Europe is under attack; not just the European
homeland, but overseas Europe too. We are faced with such a concerted
attack that it can become demoralising. However, what we need to
remember is that our enemies are just people; people with names, faces,
places of work; people who can - and must - be confronted.We often think
of our enemies as the heads of financial and political inst
EU Elections? A smokescreen for genocide
We are now a week into the new Parliament of the European Union.
All the pathetic politicians with their fake smiles, photo opportunities
and pretences of giving a damn for the electorate, have returned to
their lives of self-absorption and smugness, leaving the people to
continue trying to cope with the policies of those who serve finance
politics and their own self-interests, no matter what the
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Ontario Election 2014, Post Thoughts - Part 2
(Part 1 here)
The Ontario election was a referendum on fiscal conservatism. Or so
quite a few opinion pieces amongst various media outlets tell us. (I
know these two are from the Natioal Post, they're the only ones I could
find that were minimally hyperbolic.)
I think that is too simplistic a view of what happened. As I argued in
Part 1, many voters wanted a minority government. When people
Ontario Election 2014, Post Thoughts - Part 1
With the latest round of voter malaise given voice by the recent
Ontario election, Alheli Picazo took aim at the 'Decline your Vote' meme
that started to gain popularity. While I agree with the spirit of the
argument, I find that I cannot accept the logic of it.
She had two main points, "declining your ballot succeeds in 'sending a
message' about as well as abstaining achieves a 'total
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Multiple Use Mid-River highway - more economical & beneficial than the proposed riverside project.
by BK Lim & FASEI ( Jan 2013, revised 18 June 2014 with
special emphasis on the Chao Phraya Mid-River project)Duped into Oil
Addiction when cheaper & cleaner alternatives are availableThe world
had been duped into over-dependence (read addiction as in drug
addiction admitted by Pres. GW Bush) on expensive “fossil oil” by the
Oil Cabal Mafia (OCM). The truth is, more than 90% of the so-cal
Multiple Use Mid-River highway - more economical & beneficial than the proposed riverside project.
by BK Lim & FASEI ( Jan 2013, revised 18 June 2014 with
special emphasis on the Chao Phraya Mid-River project)Duped into Oil
Addiction when cheaper & cleaner alternatives are availableThe world
had been duped into over-dependence (read addiction as in drug
addiction admitted by Pres. GW Bush) on expensive “fossil oil” by the
Oil Cabal Mafia (OCM). The truth is, more than 90% of the so-cal
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Clark's pension costs taxpayers $76k a year, but disability rate increase not 'affordable'
Premier Christy Clark scores top marks for hypocrisy in explaining
why British Columbians on disability benefits, and their children,
should live in poverty.Clark said this week that she knows the benefits,
frozen since 2007, are too low. But British Columbia is just too poor
to provide any increase. That will have to wait for some unknown future
when it is “affordable,” she said.But Clark believe
Expect a teachers' strike in September
The chances of reaching a new teachers’ contract this month range
from slim to none. There can always be breakthroughs when both parties
sit down and bargain seriously, especially with the help of a
mediator.But that usually requires some preconditions. The number of
outstanding issues needs to be reduced, and the distance between
employer and union positions narrowed. The negotiators need to have
Teachers' June strike a tactical error
I don’t understand the teachers’ union to strike with two weeks
left in the school year.Parents resent school closures at anytime; they
impose serious hardships on working families. My entirely unscientific
sampling in the Comox Valley suggests parents blame both government and
union for the strike/lockout.But shutting down schools now has little
real impact. End-of-year events are lost, but start
Five observations on the Ontario election
1) A record of corruption and incompetence doesn’t disqualify a
party from forming government. The Ontario Liberals cost taxpayers
almost $1 billion when they cancelled two power plants in 2011 to
improve their election chances, and were either dishonest or incompetent
in covering up the real costs. It wasn’t enough to get them kicked out
of office. In fact, their share of the popular vote rose fr
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Bits and Pieces - June 19, 2014
When and why civil resistance works against authoritarian regimes.
I would have liked to have seen something about the nonviolent
movements in the Baltics in the 1980s, but this is interesting.What the
Baltic States are doing to counter Russian propaganda. Paldiski, where
the American troops are staying, was a site for training Soviet nuclear
submariners. It had two reactors, which the Russians to
Take The White Pill
I swallowed a capsule this morning and am currently a walking
source of gamma radiation. I must stay away from people for three days,
from children, pregnant women, and small animals for five. I laid in a
supply of groceries and figure I’ll have a few quiet days. Last spring,
when I had my annual physical (thank you, Obamacare!), my doctor ordered
routine blood tests. He called me when he got the
Have We Reached Peak Yet?
I think it was John Cole at Balloon Juice who originated the
concept of "peak wingnut." As I understand it, the rightwingers will
crescendo their crazy until it can no longer be sustained. Then the
fever will break, and we can go back to a semblance of politics in place
of conspiracy theories and frothing at the mouth.The problem has been
that each time an apparent peak is reached, the r
Bits and Pieces - June 12, 2014
Some background on current events in Iraq.What ate a 3 meter long
Great White? Probably a Wereshark.Pretty convincing evidence that Chris
Hedges is a serial plagiarist.Multimedia primer on nuclear
proliferation.Russia can't give up the idea that all its friends should
speak Russian. This kind of thing is why language is an issue in
Ukraine.And a psychoanalytic look at Russia.I pointed out today th
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I Am A Peanut Farmer
A fun thing, when you’re trying to grow things, but you don’t go
all Monsanto, is seeing what might decide to grow, that pretty much has
nothing to do with you.
Here, I have to, daily, feed the squirrels and the jays. The favorite
food of each, both, is peanuts. So, every day, I slather the brick rail,
with said nuts.
Many things, here, I would like to grow, but they die on the vine; never
come up
Then There Are No Mountains
Once upon a time, the Japanese serenely, if painfully, slit their
bellies . . . if they happened to drop a dish, or gaze cross-eyed at
someone Above them.
While the Chinese were untroubled, as they further refined, building
upon experience of some 5000 years, the most extreme and painful of
tortures, while meanwhile routinely confining the feet of their women
into monstrously deformed gnarled clum
No Ways Tired
from & for sugar
Time To Change The Batter
(Found this tonight, while looking for something else. A little,
pretty much ignored, ditty, writ in 2006; on the slow choking gasping
death of the Fourth Amendment. Long before the flight of Snowden. The
abuses Mr. Ed has, rightfully, righteously, brought to our attention,
they have their roots in sheer rot, writ by the nation’s high courts,
decades before. See, to believe me, below.)
A search wa
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Increasing Carbon Intensity of Global Energy Consumption
I have been continuing to look at the BP Statistical Review of
World Energy 2014, which was released earlier this week. It is a
wonderful resource, kudos to BP.The graph above shows the carbon
intensity of global energy consumption from 1965 to 2013. Specifically,
it shows the amount of carbon emissions (in tons) for every "ton of oil
equivalent" consumed in the global economy. Thus, the
Treading Water
The graph above shows data from the BP Statistical Review of World
Energy 2014, which was released today. It shows the proportion of
global energy consumption that comes from carbon-free sources.The
proportion of carbon-free energy consumption is a far more important
metric of progress with respect to the challenge of stabilizing carbon
dioxide levels in the atmosphere than looking at carbon dioxi
Chinese Government Settles Pielke vs. Krugman
Last week I had a letter in the Financial Times in which I
explained the simple but powerful logic of the Kaya Identity for
understanding efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (for some nice
discussions see here, here and here). The letter was motivated by a
proposal floated by a Chinese academic that China should "cap" its
emissions in the near term. I used the logic of the Kaya Id
The US Hurricane Drought in USA Today
I have an op-ed in USA Today tomorrow on the ongoing US "hurricane
drought." Here is how it starts:In 1933, Richard Gray, a U.S.
government weather forecaster, noted that Florida had been hit by at
least 37 hurricanes over the 45 years ending in 1930. During this
period, the longest stretch with no tropical storms was only two
years.When the 2014 hurricane season officially began on June
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Florida Legalizes Medical "Marijuana" But You Can Still Be Fired For It
Florida's Governor signed a bill legalizing a form of medical
"marijuana" called Charlotte's Web this week. The law will go into
effect next year. I'm underwhelmed. While it's a bit of a victory for
patients covered under this new law (cancer or a physical medical
condition that chronically produces symptoms of seizures or severe and
persistent muscle spasms), as is typical with Florida
The Criminalization Of Employment Law
A new indictment in a trade secret case, where a former employee
opened his own business, made me think about something that's been
bothering me for awhile, namely, the criminalization of employment law. I
did a piece about this a couple years ago called Your Ex-Boss Wants You
In Jail. It's gotten worse. Not only are we sending employees to jail
for what used to be civil offenses, but the criminal
Fox Rothschild Responds To My Post About EEOC Mediators
In all fairness, I wanted to provide an update. I posted Friday
that Management-Side Firm Whines Because EEOC Mediators Are Doing Their
Jobs. The piece was about a claim made in a survey that EEOC mediators
are biased against employers. Fox Rothschild posted the survey in their
blog, then posted a guest piece by the author of the survey. I strongly
disagreed with this assertion of bias, and explai
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“Bilal” – by Stephen Boeshaar
Stephen Boeshaar worked throughout the Arab World for many years
and is fluent in Syrian Arabic. After serving with the Peace Corps in
Morocco in the 1960s, he ran English language instruction programs in
Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, and Syria, and worked with Fulbright in Egypt
developing university curriculum. Later, Steve directed the American
Language Center in Damascus for 20 years, until the Syrian
Joshua Landis & Robert Ford discuss Syria at Wilson Center event
Joshua Landis, Robert Ford (former US Ambassador to Syria), and
Hadi Al Bahra (Syrian opposition) each gave unique perspectives on Syria
policy in a recent event with the Wilson Center, moderated by Aaron
David Miller.
Dr. Landis outlined three possible policy options for Syria (in the
absence of putting troops on the ground of a foreign interventionist
force), none of which offer much optimism fo
The Future of ISIS and the Sectarian Response: ISIS has Picked a Fight it Cannot Win
The Future of ISIS in Iraq and the Sectarian Response – by Joshua
Landis
ISIS purportedly conducting a mass execution of captured Shiite Iraqi
army soldiers
A Washington policy analyst asked me what chances I gave to the
possibility that Prime Minister Maliki will try to divide Sunnis and
isolate ISIS by teaming up with moderate Sunnis. He raised the
possibility of Maliki creating a government
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Syria – by Fabrice Balanche
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Syria – by Fabrice Balanche
Abstract
Bashar al-Assad is clearly on the path to victory by way of continuing
gains since Qusayr in June 2013. From the spring of 2013, the Syrian
army, helped by Hezbollah, has been retaking territories: the southern
suburbs of Damascus, the Qalamoun, and most recently, the center of
Homs. The Syrian regime is not only massively su
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The Case For Australia Declaring Itself A Sovereign Neutral Nation
Australia is a Westernised nation that exists within the Asian
sphere of influence. Despite our geographic position, however, Australia
has steadfastly clung to its Western roots, first with Britain and
latterly with the US. But with changing times in a changing world it may
be time to rethink our traditional and outdated alliances and consider
our position relative to our neighbours.There has bee
Will The Crisis In Iraq Provide Cover For An Israeli Assault On Gaza?
The kidnapping of three Israeli settler youths in the West Bank
has been used by Israel as an excuse to round up Hamas leaders in the
West Bank with a view to possibly deporting them to the Gaza Strip. One
wonders if, while the world’s attention is drawn to the crisis in Iraq,
whether or not the Israelis might also be planning an all-out incursion
into the Gaza Strip.Without actually mentioning th
Tony Blair Attempts To Avoid Blame For Iraq Crisis
Former British Prime Minister and war criminal Tony Blair has
written an essay attempting to deflect blame for the current crisis in
both Iraq and Syria on the actions he and his fellow war criminals,
former US president George W. Bush and former Australian Prime Minister
John Howard, committed themselves to when they lied their way to war
against Iraq in March 2003. In his essay Blair says: “We h
So Who Started The Middle East Quagmire?
Let’s get straight to the point; if George W. Bush, Tony Blair,
John Howard and their other Western supporters had not lied their way to
a war against Iraq, the Middle East would not be in the mess it finds
itself in today in Syria and Iraq. In short, the people of the Middle
East can blame the West for much of the turmoil that dominates their
lives now so is it any wonder that the youth of the re
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Who’s on First?
June 21, 2014
Okay, let me see if I can get this straight. The Saudis (our Sunni
friends) trained ISIS (their Sunni terrorists) to fight in Syria (their
Shia enemies) and we supported them because they were the “good”
terrorists (therefore, friends of our friends) until they went rampaging
through Iraq and threatened the (Shia) government (therefore, the
Saudi’s enemy, and, if not our friend, a
Crazy Terrorist Rabbits
June 14, 2014
It’s a lovely day here in southwest Missouri, sunny and seventy-one
degrees as I write the blog post although the wind gusts are rather
strong, as the creaks and groans of my old house will attest.
Up until yesterday, we’d had only two days without rain in the previous
couple of weeks. So, it was with great gusto I weed-whacked the grass
around the perimeters of the garden, began
Down the Memory Hole
June 7, 2014
About 14 million American and allied soldiers (including all military
services) died in WW II. Of those, about a half million were Americans.
Surprisingly, (to me, at least) three to four million were Chinese and
over eight million were from the old Soviet Union, especially Russia.
I certainly don’t want to take away from the courage and commitment of
the men whose storming of the
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Modelling a Negative, Or the Easy Proliferation of Hypotheses in Science Today
Jo Nova has a series of posts on the apparent discovery of a "notch
filter" mechanism in the Earth's climate system, that doesn't do
anything positive, but only negates, quite improbably, an "expected"
dependence of the global mean surface temperature on the total solar
irradiation (TSI). I submitted the following:
It is just too pat (i.e., characterized by a highly improbable
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The thickness of Peter Mackay
Let's face it, Peter Mackay is not among the sharpest implements
in a drawer full of dull blades. His latest attack on women demonstrates
a thought process that is not only overly-simplistic but flawed to the
point of being dangerous. Tabatha Southey does a low-level strafing run
on Mackay demonstrating his consistency in being wrong on, well,
everything. At this point, I’m impressed with the
TFW reformishness
Yeah, whatever. Some caps, some more inspections, some 'up to'
fines. Capital is like water and will find the cracks. A $1000
application fee? Some places could probably recover that in a paycheque
or two, or find a way of transfering the cost to the employee. Fines
seem hi, but not until the fall, which should give the rats plenty of
time to find the cracks and spaces to hide. I could go on.
Well, that's a little awkward
Harpergov does a poll (snicker) on Canadian political icons in the
lead-up the 150th birthday (geez, didn't we just have Canada 125?), and
well, the results really don't do the Cons any favours. Folks like
Layton, Suzuki, topped by Trudeau the Elder. It must be so hard to be a
Con in Canada.
Swamp Blaney with information
So, Harper has ordered Public Safety Minister, Steven Blaney, to
learn about and monitor every protest, everywhere by anybody in Canada.
The federal government is expanding its surveillance of public
activities to include all known demonstrations across the country, a
move that collects information even on the most mundane of protests by
Canadians.
The email requesting such information was
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Another Reason why the Lipid Hypothesis is Bunk
The lipid hypothesis, as evry fule kno, predicts
that eating saturated fat causes elevation of serum cholesterol or LDL which
then plays a causal role in cardiovascular heart disease. How or why no-one
knows but the feeling out there is that saturated fat causes bad cholesterol
and heart disease. The notion is, as they say, entrenched; it is a meme more
widely believed now than any religious dogm
Diabetes as an Iatrogenic Disease - the Second Hit
Why does dairy fat, and perhaps other similar fats like tallow and
coconut, seem to prevent diabetes?A broken omega 6:3 ratio becomes more
likely with higher PUFA intakes. There is something about having a low
PUFA intake that preserves the balance, even at relatively low omega 3
intakes.We can see this in the recent fatty liver study comparing olive
oil with canola oil and soy/safflower oil (cont
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Trans-National Corporate Mole, Stephen Harper, Corporation`s Inside Man
Written by Mark Taliano Stephen Harper’s very ascent to the Prime
Minister’s office was enabled by a corporate media strategy of
censorship through omission. Corporate media conveniently suppressed
Harper’s previous affiliation with the fascistic Northern Foundation
Northern Foundation and the National Citizens Coalition – an extreme
right wing lobby group. The convenient suppression of his past
Corporate Propaganda Government, Stephen Harper`s Bed Of Fleas
Written by Grant GA thing of beauty isn`t it, watching Stephen
Harper squirm from scandal, to lie, to betrayal, from hiding in
parliament backrooms to slithering under countless rock bottoms...The
coward, Harper the mouse that muttered, Harper had no courage to take
ownership of Enbridge`s Northern Gateway, instead of a press conference
and answering questions old Harper merely released a 4 paragr
“Eurosceptics”? European Union Haters? Don’t Ask The Canadian Media.
What Is The Significance Of The “Eurosceptics”? The European
Union Haters? Don’t Ask The Canadian Media.
June 15, 2014There
have to be reasons for the downright, fundamental badness of present
Major Media work in Canada. People still go to CBC
Lies And Crine
Lies And Crime Written By Mark
Taliano Hanna Arendt describes a peculiar dynamic of mob mentality in
her classic The Origins Of Totalitarianism that resonates with the world
today.She explains that “one could make people believe the most
fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were
given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take
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10 Rationales Why a Bioregional State and an Ecological Reformation Are Better Than Other Methods of Greening
IntroductionThis is a short summary from another paper. It is
mostly about why betting alone on singular ideological, political Green
parties may always be a failure for green politics.Inversely it is
equally an argument why other paths are more fruitful for those seeking
to green our world: like encouragements of wider geographical and
cross-linked social identifications of an Ecological Citizens
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Maya Angelou (1928–2014)
Maya Angelou has died. Her health hadn't been good for a while, so
her friend and fellow writer Nikki Giovanni said it wasn't a surprise.
Although it's sad to see Angelou go, there's no denying that she lead a
very full life. She was one of the most memorable and inspiring speakers
I heard in college, and afterward I kept an eye out for her other
appearances. I'm far from alone in admiring
Memorial Day 2014
Along with the barbeques and other gatherings this weekend – which
do have their value – it's good to take some moments to reflect on the
purpose of the day. As usual, PBS has been doing a nice job for Memorial
Day weekend, showing a large number of short documentaries on war,
veterans, PTSD, and the general difficulties of coming home. The
historical docs have been mostly on World War II,
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