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f Hillary Wins: Solzhenitsyn’s Action Plan for Resistance

Jason Jones & John Zmirak at The Stream - 38 minutes ago
[image: soviet poster2] The State of California, that vast and horrible laboratory for leftist social experiments, is infusing another toxin into the feed of its long-suffering citizens. The same state which has removed the words "husband" and "wife" from all state laws, legalized... more »

‘Clueless’ Star Stacey Dash Talks About Being Pro-Life and Pro-Gun in Hollywood

Genevieve Wood at The Stream - 38 minutes ago
[image: Stacey_Dash_(25266050019)] Hollywood is not friendly territory for conservatives, something actress Stacey Dash found out in 2012 when she tweeted out her support for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The "Clueless" star sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about... more »

Fiction, paranoia and all

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 55 minutes ago
My late mother looked out at me from the bathroom mirror this morning. When I was young I thought the old girl was stupid, but fast forward a decade or three and now it seems I *AM* her. I can hear myself saying things she used to say (and sounding quite like her as I do so.) The constant whinge we’re hearing, which is that the old who voted to leave the EU have ruined the lives of the young who voted to stay, is unpleasant and inaccurate; but even if it weren’t, let’s not forget how cringeworthy most of our own youthful attitudes look, in retrospect. The old may not *all* be wise, ... more »

United Way Affiliates Give $3 Million a Year to Planned Parenthood

Leah Jessen at The Stream - 1 hour ago
[image: 6149265334_0d19d4eb34_b] United Way affiliates provide almost $3 million a year to Planned Parenthood, according to a money-tracking website that examines consumer and political causes. 2nd Vote, a conservative, nonprofit watchdog that tracks corporate spending, conducted what it calls "exhaustive" research of United Way affiliates... more »

Clinton, Warren Meet for First 2016 Campaign Event

Lisa Lerer at The Stream - 1 hour ago
[image: DEM 2016 Clinton Warr_perr__1467025213_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP) -- In December, thirteen of the 14 Democratic women serving in the U.S. Senate hosted a fundraiser for their favorite primary candidate: Hillary Clinton. The one who didn’t show? Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Six months later, there’s little... more »

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Bomb Attack On Jordan’s Border

Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 1 hour ago
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the fatal bomb attack that targeted a military post in Jordan near the Syrian border last week. The bomb blast killed seven Jordanian soldiers and injured 13 others on June 21. It happened outside the Rukban camp in the area where the borders of Iraq, Syria, and Jordan meet and where Syrian refugees are held for screening. Press TV reports: The attack against “the Jordanian-American base at Rukban in Jordan” was conducted by a Daesh terrorist, a Daesh-linked news source said on Sunday. The Jordanian army had claimed that the explosive-laden car ca...more »

Sorry, But We Won’t Rewrite the Bible for Gays and Lesbians

Michael Brown at The Stream - 1 hour ago
[image: two rings in a bible - 900] In response to my open letter to Isaac Archuleta, who describes himself as a bisexual Christian, Richard S. posted a lengthy comment on my personal Facebook page, including this statement: "The logical conclusion to your theology (gays can change and... more »

Trump Campaign Goes on Hiring Spree, Looks to Quell GOP Anti-Trump Wing

Laurie Kellman at The Stream - 1 hour ago
[image: US presidential candidate Donald Trump points as he chats with the media after he arrived at the Trump International Golf Links at Balmedie, near Aberdeen, Scotland, Saturday June 25, 2016. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is on a short break away from his presidential campaign.] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are sprinting to shape up Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before the party’s national convention in three weeks, even as leading members of the party carry a deep antipathy or outright opposition to his claim on the... more »

A Look at Iraq’s War Against ISIS After Fallujah

Susannah George at The Stream - 1 hour ago
[image: APTOPIX Mideast Iraq _perr__1467024296_71.164.139.145] BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi forces say they have completely liberated the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State group after a monthlong operation, marking one of their biggest victories since the extremists swept across large parts of the country in... more »

White Nationalists, Protesters Clash in California; 10 Hurt

Olga R. Rodriguez at The Stream - 2 hours ago
[image: KCRA television reporter Mike Luery runs away from members of the group called ANTIFA Sacramento (Anti-Fascism Action), who are staging a counter-protest against the Traditionalist Worker Party and the Golden State Skinheads, at the California state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, June 26, 2016. Several people were stabbed Sunday when counter-protesters clashed with members of right-wing extremists groups that planned to hold a rally outside the Capitol building, authorities said.] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A white nationalist group’s rally outside the California state Ca... more »

NATO Starts Massive Military Exercise In Ukraine

Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 2 hours ago
NATO members, including forces from the US, have launched a large-scale military exercise in western Ukraine. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said that the war games, dubbed Rapid Trident, began at 9:00 am local time on Monday at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv in Ukraine. According to military sources att least 2,000 troops from more than 14 NATO member states and their partners in eastern Europe are taking part in the exercises. Press TV reports: The maneuvers will involve military equipment, including armored vehicles, military helicopters and air... more »

Messages: Stan Romanek

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 2 hours ago

UK Sends Nuclear Sub To Gibraltar

Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 2 hours ago
The UK is flexing its military muscle by sending a nuclear submarine to Gibraltar amid a long-running territorial dispute with Spain that escalated after Britain’s exit from the European Union last week.. The HMS Ambush docked in Gibraltar on Saturday, a day after the Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo repeated Madrid’s claim of sovereignty over the territory. Press TV reports: Speaking in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, Garcia said Brexit had opened up “new possibilities on Gibraltar not seen for a very long time.” The UK navy claimed that the atta... more »

In a Culture of Never Enough, a Culture at War, The Secret of Contentment

Lael Arrington at The Stream - 2 hours ago
[image: Happy sticky notes Contentment - 900] Contentment and I have a troubled history. Many reasons: physical limitations, a vivid imagination, a propensity to live in the future … In addition, our culture of More and Better torches our desires with the gasoline of glossy mags, dark... more »

Must See Movie

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 2 hours ago
It is called 'The Free State of Jones' and is a true story about anti-slave rebellion that happened in the very deep south state of Mississippi. Just opened in theaters this weekend. I'll be going to see it in the next few days.

Turkey & Israel Reach Agreement To Normalize Ties

Carol Adl at Your News Wire - 3 hours ago
Turkey and Israel have reached an agreement to restore diplomatic relations. An Israeli official said on condition of anonymity on Sunday that the deal had been reached and would be officially announced on Monday. This will end the bitter rift over the killing of nine Turkish citizens by the Israeli Navy during a Gaza flotilla raid in 2010. RT reports: The restoration of full diplomatic relations that deteriorated after the Israeli navy’s killed nine Turkish and one Turkish-American pro-Palestinian activists in 2010 has been brokered with the help of Washington. Israel conducted an ... more »

Photos Free Leonard Peltier Rally Reno Today

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
. . Photos by Western Shoshone Buck Sampson Reno, Nevada "With our AIM flags, songs, posters and banners, we prayed and marched to the federal court house," Buck Sampson said. "We marched around it and said more prayers." Sampson said there was a good turn out from AIM from Southern California in LA and Northern Nevada Chapters.

Mahmoud Abbas retracts his blood libel

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago
'Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday morning retracted accusations that Israeli rabbis had called for the poisoning of Palestinian wells. The PA president had made the unsubstantiated charge in an address Thursday to the European Parliament, prompting harsh condemnation from Israel, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing Abbas of propagating blood libel, referring to anti-Semitic allegations against Jews that arose in the Middle Ages. The retraction, which was issued by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Abbas chairs, said Abbas "rejected ... more »

Dear Religious People.....

D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 3 hours ago
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ATLAS: a 2.3-sigma stop excess

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 4 hours ago
This will be an extremely short blog post because one month ago, I discussed the search for gluinos by ATLAS based on the very same final states with 1 lepton, jets, and MET. See the relevant May 2016 paper. A more recent paper released by ATLAS wants to search for top squarks (stops) using the same final state: Search for top squarks in final states with one isolated lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum in \(\sqrt{s}=13\TeV\) \(pp\) collisions with the ATLAS detector Unsurprisingly, the same 8 muon events (plus 4 electron) events appeared in this search as well. They a... more »

Military Photo of the Day: Firing a Javelin

Tom Sileo at The Stream - 5 hours ago
[image: Anti Tank Missile] A U.S. Army soldier fires a Javelin anti-tank missile during a military exercise in Tapa, Estonia, on June 19, 2016. Wow! Thanks to Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn for capturing this remarkable image.

Mark Blyth : Trumpism and Brexit

Alison at Creekside - 6 hours ago
"The Hamptons is not a defensible position." Mark Blyth, professor of Political Economy at Brown University, author of *"Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea"* on Trumpism and Brexit The above is an excerpt. Full 23 minute interview here. h/t Antonia Zerbisias. .

Signed into Blogger but cannot find blog? Solution

Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 7 hours ago
There are lots of bloggers complaining when they sign into www.blogger.com they 1. cannot find their blog 2. cannot edit 3. cannot publish new post, etc. One likely cause is this very common confusion due to the gmail ADD ACCOUNT feature. If you click your Google profile photo/avatar when you are signed into your gmail account, you will see a drop down which would have a tab ADD ACCOUNT And if you click ADD ACCOUNT, you will open a new tab in the same browser which will allow to to sign into a new gmail account. [image: gmail ADD ACCOUNT feature] Note: Your Blogger account in this ... more »

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Divisions and tensions in Europe after #Brexit pic.twitter.com/lW892Q17sw — AFP news agency (@AFP) June 26, 2016

The U.S. Is Preparing For A Tank War With Russia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Patrick Tucker, Defense One*: *How the Pentagon is Preparing for a Tank War With Russia* *Reactive armor and cross-domain fire capabilities are just some of the items on the Army’s must-have list.* When Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster briefs, it’s like Gen. Patton giving a TED talk — a domineering physical presence with bristling intellectual intensity. These days, the charismatic director of the Army’s Capabilities Integration Center is knee-deep in a project called The Russia New Generation Warfare study, an analysis of how Russia is re-inventing land warfare in the mud of Eastern Ukra... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
A military enthusiast dressed as WWII Red Army officer sits in a cafe as he marks the 75th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion, Brest, Belarus. June 21. © REUTERS/ VASILY FEDOSENKO

Video Tribute To A Fallen Blue Angel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics*: *Air Show Photographers Made This Video Tribute to a Fallen Blue Angel* ​Two professional photographers honor Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss.​ On June 2, Marine Capt. and Blue Angels pilot Jeff Kuss lost his life in a crash during practice for an air show. Just minutes before he had been in the air for a photo shoot with his teammate, Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain, air show performer Sean Tucker, and professional aviation and spaceflight photographer, Mike Killian. "It was a great day that went really bad, really fast," Killian says. Now he and another aviation photogra... more »

Israel And Turkey Agree To Normalise Relations

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*CNN*: *Israel, Turkey to normalize ties* Jerusalem (CNN)Israel and Turkey are set to normalize diplomatic relations, six years after an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla left eight Turks and an American citizen of Turkish origin dead. The full details -- to be announced Monday morning, according to Israeli officials -- will include a $20 million compensation fund for Turkish families and a plan for the return of ambassadors to Ankara and Tel Aviv. In addition, Turkey has agreed to end all claims against Israeli military personnel and the State of Israel as a result of the Isr... more »

Conservatives Win In Spain's Elections, But No Majority Government

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit* Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's center-right People's Party (PP) again emerged with the single biggest bloc of seats but fell short of a majority, leaving the euro zone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate or even of a t... more »

Jordanian Intelligence Stole U.S. And Saudi Arms For Syrian Rebels And Sold Them On The Black Market

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Syrian rebel training is classified in the US and a government secret in Jordan [Hosam Katan/Reuters] *New York Times*: *C.I.A. Arms for Syrian Rebels Supplied Black Market, Officials Say* AMMAN, Jordan — Weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia intended for Syrian rebels have been systematically stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, according to American and Jordanian officials. Some of the stolen weapons were used in a shooting in November that killed two Americans and three others at a ... more »

Poll: No Appetite For A Second Scottish Independence Vote

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
A still image from video showS Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking following the results of the EU referendum, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain June 24, 2016. REUTERS/UK PARLIAMENT VIA REUTERS TV *Reuters*:* Scots against second independence referendum despite Brexit vote: poll* The Scots do not think there should be a second independence referendum, a poll showed on Sunday, days after Britain voted to leave the European Union despite strong Scottish support for remaining a member of the bloc. The Survation poll showed 44.7 percent of people think Scotland should not ... more »

Putting Country Before Party

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
You may think all Republicans-- from Paul Ryan and Miss McConnell right on down to the dregs of the South-will-rise-again Republicans like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III and Newt Gingrich-- are outright traitors to the country for backing Trump. And I'm not going to argue with you about that. But I have to say that there have been a growing number of #NeverTrump stalwarts who are now opting for the lesser of two evils and publicly proclaiming their intention to vote for former Republican Hillary Clinton. George Will is not just in the #NeverTrump camp, he quit the GOP, reregist... more »

After Brexit Vote There Is Now An Open Revolt In Britain's Labour Party

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*BBC*: *EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn vows to fight for leadership and reshape cabinet* Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will stand in any new leadership election following the resignations of a string of shadow cabinet colleagues. Shadow Commons leader Chris Bryant was the latest person to resign in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership over the EU referendum - and more are expected. Mr Corbyn said he regretted those resignations and would reveal a reshaped cabinet on Monday. Later, Labour MPs are due to discuss a no confidence motion against Mr Corbyn. The motion was submi...more »

I Really Need a Camel

Spike EP at News Spike - 11 hours ago
There's a Lepus Lurked outside my window I hear him burrowing I hear him dig He burns me with that eye, a glowing hot coal He sees all my sins, He reads my soul. One day, that rabbit he lied to me, Like Martin Luther; Like Pericles.... Come Join the Murder

A Prediction On The 5 Most Powerful Navies Of 2030

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
YouTube *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest:* *The 5 Most Powerful Navies of 2030* *Will America still be number one? What about China? Or India?* The most powerful navies in 2030 will be a reflection of the broader state of the world. Some countries are invested in preserving the current international order, and see naval power as a means to maintain it. Other emerging countries are building navies commensurate with their newfound sense of status, often with an eye towards challenging that order. The eastward shift in naval power will continue in 2030, a product of both declining d... more »

Combatting Gun Violence In The Heart Of Texas-- Meet Tom Wakely

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
With all this talk about an anti-Trump tsunami sweeping Ryan and his GOP House majority out of power, there are some hopeful signs, even if the DCCC doesn't have enough plausible candidates running to achieve that. One district the DCCC is studiously ignoring is TX-21-- the Austin/San Antonio corridor-- where derabged Trump enthusiast Lamar Smith managed to get a "free pass" from an increasingly out-of-touch Nancy Pelosi. Berniecrat Tom Wakely has a narrow path to victory there, although DCCC negativity isn't helping. Blue America has endorsed Tom and we've tried highlighting over... more »

Quote of the Day: On Brexit howling

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago
*“One doesn’t have to be an expert on European politics to instinctively understand that if the governments, the central banks and all their connected crony capitalists are howling there will be Armageddon if you do X, it is virtually always in your best interests to do X.”* ~ Tom Mullen, from his post ‘Brexit: Hated By All the Right People’ [Hat tip Australian Libertarian Society (ALS)] *RELATED POSTS*: - EU to launch kettle and toaster crackdown after Brexit vote – TELEGRAPH - Don’t be bamboozled, Brexit creates huge opportunities for the U.K. – FINANCIAL POST ... more »

The law of bad ideas

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
I got this funny but truthful adage on the "Law of bad ideas" -- bad ideas never go away, they just get worse over time. *"Bad ideas don’t go away until they have been tried and failed multiple times, and generally not even then."* https://mishtalk.com/2014/02/20/law-of-bad-ideas/ Like this report, "Robots liable to pay social security in future regulation" http://capx.co/external/robots-liable-to-pay-social-security-in-future-regulation/ If robots (or owners of robots) as "electronic persons" should pay social security, then robots as "electronic voters" should also be allowed to ... more »

Mohawk Nation News: Brexit the Matrix

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
.  http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2016/06/26/brexit-the-matrix/ ‎

"Just Remember..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. Never let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative... more »

"The 12 Rules of Survival"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"The 12 Rules of Survival"* by Laurence Gonzales "As a journalist, I've been writing about accidents for more than thirty years. In the last 15 or so years, I've concentrated on accidents in outdoor recreation, in an effort to understand who lives, who dies, and why. To my surprise, I found an eerie uniformity in the way people survive seemingly impossible circumstances. Decades and sometimes centuries apart, separated by culture, geography, race, language, and tradition, the most successful survivors–those who practice what I call “deep survival”– go through the same patterns o... more »

Midday Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIuCwnnDq8k

The Economy: Gregory Mannarino, "Post Brexit: The New Agenda Of Fear”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Post Brexit: The New Agenda Of Fear” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHXrRN-tkU

Greg Hunter, “Special Report on Brexit/Fantasy Meets Reality”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“Special Report on Brexit/Fantasy Meets Reality”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Do not believe the mainstream media that the Brexit vote crashed the global markets. The real reason why all markets tanked is record debt levels around the world that will never be paid back. Fantasy has just met reality in the global markets, and the carnage is far from over. The fantasy of unpayable debt expanding forever is now beginning to be realized by the central banks that have been propping up the global economy since the 2008 meltdown. The central banks cannot and will not be able to stop ... more »

“Fears After "BREXIT" - Dumping of Euro/Eurobonds, Runs on Banks, Riots and Martial Law”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*A Comment: *This post is not intended in any way to frighten you. *Do not* panic and allow fear to control you! Some of you will instantly dismiss it as sensationalistic nonsense. That's fine too, believe what you need to. The fact of the matter is that there's a great deal of truthful information here as well. The banks ARE insolvent, and with margin/collateral calls on their $1.5 quadrillion in derivatives hanging over their heads like the sword of Damocles, they WILL collapse and close like dominoes, along with the credit card and ATM systems nationwide if the situation becomes s... more »

“Oreo Rolling Its Cookie Factory to Mexico”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“Oreo Rolling Its Cookie Factory to Mexico”* By Jim Hightower "For generations, kids from age 3 to 100 have loved munching on chocolaty Oreo cookies dipped in a glass of milk. But just over a year ago, the tasty treat suddenly went sour. In May 2015, bakery workers in Nabisco's monumental 10-story plant in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood had been expecting some sweet news from their corporate headquarters. Rumor had it that their renowned facility—after more than half a century and millions of Oreos—was about to receive a $130-million modernization investment to upgrade equ... more »

Musical Interlude: Josh Groban, “Remember When It Rained”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Josh Groban, “Remember When It Rained” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BixbjCDfH4

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Cosmos, A Tour of the Universe”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Vangelis, “Cosmos, A Tour of the Universe” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-4RQFIj-7Y ◆ "In this galaxy there’s a mathematical probability of three billion Earth-type planets. And in the universe, three million billion galaxies like this. And in all that, and perhaps more... only one of each of us." - "Dr. Leonard McCoy," "Star Trek," "Balance of Terror”

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"This wide, sharp telescopic view reveals galaxies scattered beyond the stars and faint dust nebulae of the Milky Way at the northern boundary of the high-flying constellation Pegasus. Prominent at the upper right is NGC 7331. A mere 50 million light-years away, the large spiral is one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. Click image for larger size. The disturbed looking group of galaxies at the lower left is well-known as Stephan's Quintet. About 300 million light-years distant, the quintet dramatically illustrates a multiple gala... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Burden Of Thinking”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“The Burden Of Thinking”* by Chet Raymo “Let me speak for gray. Not black or white. Good or evil. Truth or falsity. Yes or no. Let me speak for maybe. Sort of. More or less. I think so. I am reluctant to speak for gray for fear of being considered wishy-washy. Indecisive. Unprincipled. But lately it seems as if we are surrounded on every side by zealots, and it's not a pretty sight. We are surrounded by people who are so certain of their Truth that they are willing to strap bombs to their chests and walk into crowded pizza parlors. Or fly airplanes into towers. Or bomb abortion c... more »

"Is Life Embedded in the Cosmos?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"Is Life Embedded in the Cosmos?" by Luke McKinney . "A recent mathematical analysis* says that life as we know it is written into the laws of reality. DNA is built from a set of twenty amino acids - the first ten of those can create simple prebiotic life, and now it seems that those ten are thermodynamically destined to occur wherever they can. For those unfamiliar with thermodynamics, it's the Big Brother of all energy equations and science itself. You can apply quantum mechanics at certain scales, and Newtonian mechanics work at the right speeds, but if Thermodynamics says someth...more »

Rainer Maria Rilke, "And Yet"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"And Yet"* "And yet, though we strain against the deadening grip of daily necessity, I sense there is this mystery: All life is being lived. Who is living it then? Is it the things themselves, or something waiting inside them, like an unplayed melody in a flute? Is it the winds blowing over the waters? Is it the branches that signal to each other? Is it flowers interweaving their fragrances or streets, as they wind through time?" ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Vila Velha, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Thanks for stopping by!

"Big Brother’s Virtual Reality”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Big Brother’s Virtual Reality”* by Linh Dinh "A billboard for Comcast pitches a lineup of “reality” shows, with this caption, “Recommended for you. Because real reality is boring.” In contemporary America, real reality is also less real than Big Brother’s cartoony version. While we’re driving, walking, at work, lying in bed or even in the bathroom, Big Brother dictates what we know. Big Brother’s hypnotic screens have become our arbitrator of reality. What capture us most are not the propaganda images, which can be ludicrously unconvincing, but the voice over. If Big Brother says... more »

“Do Americans Live In A False Reality Created By Orchestrated Events?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“Do Americans Live In A False Reality Created By Orchestrated Events?”* by Paul Craig Roberts "Most people who are aware and capable of thought have given up on what is called the “mainstream media.” The presstitutes have destroyed their credibility by helping Washington to lie—“Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction,” “Iranian nukes,” “Assad’s use of chemical weapons,” “Russian invasion of Ukraine,” and so forth. The “mainstream media” has also destroyed its credibility by its complete acceptance of whatever government authorities say about alleged “terrorist events,” such a...more »

"How It Really Is"

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

"In The Time Of Your Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
“In the time of your life, live– so that in good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed. Place in matter and in flesh the least of the values, for these are things that hold death and must pass away. Discover in all things that which shines and is beyond corruption. Encourage virtue in whatever heart it may have been driven into secrecy and sorrow by the shame and terror of the world. Ignore the obvious, for it is unwort... more »

Untitled

jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 12 hours ago
*The Leftist Education-Media Complex* What was the Obama administration’s rationale behind the ludicrous effort to scrub the partial transcript of Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen’s 911 phone calls to police? Obviously, it was primarily to further Barack Obama’s preferred narrative of his awesomeness in dealing with terrorism, but there’s more. In a column for National Review, Ian Tuttle explains, “If they act like they think we’re idiots, it’s because they do.” If there is a more fundamental element to progressive ideology than the belief that the overwhelming majority of Americans ... more »

Lisa Gawlas: The Great Purification Is Underway, Next, The Great Void…and then….??!!

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 13 hours ago
*https://lisagawlas.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/the-great-purification-is-underway-next-the-great-void-and-then/The Great Purification Is Underway, Next, The Great Void…and then….??!! by Lisa Gawlas If these days can't any more strange or intense?? All my readings and even ETville all had the same thing that I was seeing... water. In reading land the water itself was pouring down from the sky, not like rain or even intense rain, like a river that stretched all around the globe, or maybe better said, a waterfall pouring out of the sky. The expressions from spirit were the sa... more »

George Will Quits GOP Over Trump’s Judge Comments, Paul Ryan’s Trump Endorsement

Blake Neff at The Stream - 14 hours ago
[image: George Will speaking at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.] Conservative writer George Will is no longer a Republican, and he says it's all Paul Ryan's fault. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Will said the last straw for him was that Ryan, the Speaker of the House, was willing... more »

we still like lists: recipe for effective activism

laura k at wmtc - 14 hours ago
What it takes to be an effective activist: 1. Hopefulness 2. Persistence, perseverance 3. Reliability 4. Enjoyment of teamwork 5. Willingness to take direction from others 6. Willingness to make space and time in your life for your cause 7. Good listening skills 8. A long view 9. Boundaries 10. Passion for your cause

A KIPP Pre-K or a Yale Pre-K: You Choose, Part 1

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Two days ago *The Oklahoman* reported that "KIPP Reach Academy Principal Tracy McDaniel pulled his proposal off Monday's school board agenda because he said it doesn't have enough support" among Oklahoma City school board members. We must applaud those school board members' positions to protect the most vulnerable children of their city from the miseducative and punitive indoctrination that segregated KIPP Model schools provide for the black and brown children of the poor. I came across a report published in 2015 by some Harvard public policy graduate students that examined the f... more »

Hezbollah Wages an Existential Battle in Syria

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*June 27, 2016* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has announced his intentions to reinforce positions within Syria, particularly in Aleppo. Al-Manar in its article, "S. Nasrallah: Hezbollah Will Reinforce Troops in Aleppo to Achieve Major Victory," would report that: *Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah confirmed on Friday that the party will send more troops to Syria's Aleppo where a major battle goes on in order to defeat the takfiri-terrorist project backed by Saudi and the US.* Nasrallah would add that the US and its regional alli... more »

Economic News , Data & Views ..... June 26 , 2016 .....Quick Hits - 1. Markets : Turmoil Unleashed Friday Set To Continue ; Middle East Markets Prologue For Tough Sledding In Asia Later ; CBers Getting Ready As "Anomalies" Seen Already ; Expect Massive Program Trading & Flights To Safety. 2 UK Political and Post-Brexit News , Rumors - Just Nuts Presently. 3. Spain Votes Today In Its Re-Run Election - Updated As News Develops During Course Of Sunday. )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
Markets..... *zerohedge* ‏@zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago BofA forecast changes: - US GDP from 2.0% to 1.8% in 2017 - Eurozone GDP from 1.6% to 1.1% in 2017 - UK GDP cut from 2.3% to 0.2% in 2017 *Holger Zschaepitz* ‏@Schuldensuehner 52m 52 minutes ago Totally mad world: #Brexit adds $380bn to global negative-yielding bond pile. http://bloom.bg/2915ZD7 *zerohedge* ‏@zerohedge 22m 22 minutes ago zerohedge Retweeted Bank for Intl Settl. In other news the world's central bankers met at the BIS HQ again to prop up markets zerohedge added, *Bank for Intl Settl.* @BIS... more »

History from South of the Border

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

Watching the UK & Germany

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Jeremy Corbyn on the hot seat by mainstream media outlet in England. Tony Blair's crew inside the Labour Party are at war with Corbyn over control. Just like here in the US we see Hillary's crew kicking the shit out of the Sanders folks. The corporate oligarchy has virtually every institution in the US infiltrated - money and influence. We can't reform our way out of the corrupt evil system that worships what the Native Americans called the Green Frog Skin - the *$$$$*. The money system interrupts our spiritual connection with our Mother Earth and one another. We have to move... more »

Sunday Song

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

Fake Photo Ops: Objections to North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Are Nothing But Empty … Boxes?

Austin Roscoe at The Stream - 15 hours ago
[image: Empty Cardboard Box] After months of controversy over North Carolina’s “bathroom bill,” we’re beginning to see past the facade. That despite the media’s chicanery, our culture is not too far gone. When North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the state’s House Bill 2 into... more »

Report: Lead Levels Higher in Flint Kids After Water Switch

Jeff Karoub at The Stream - 15 hours ago
[image: In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, registered nurse Brian Jones draws a blood sample from a student at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Mich. The students were being tested for lead after the metal was found in the city's drinking water. Blood-lead levels in Flint children under the age of 6 were significantly higher after the city switched its water in 2014 in a cost-saving move, according to report released Friday, June 24, 2016, by U.S. disease experts.] DETROIT (AP) -- Flint children under the age of 6 had significantly higher blood-lead levels after the city switche... more »

New Mexico Food Stamp Program Faces Federal Investigation

Connor D. Wolf at The Stream - 15 hours ago
[image: Food Stamps Sign, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Welfare] New Mexico has worked with federal officials to resolve alleged administrative abuses within its food stamp program, but some officials believe there's still more to investigate. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) first noted concern May 27 over the state ending... more »

Here’s Why Congress Wants to Fire So Many Generals

Saagar Enjeti at The Stream - 15 hours ago
[image: U.S. Military General - 900] The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) recently proposed a 25 percent reduction across the board for general officers. The bill would cut the number of four star officers from 41 to 27, representing one of the largest reductions in modern history. A summary... more »

Lessons Learned

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
We don't know what the long term consequences of Britain's decision to leave the EU will be. But, Tom Walkom writes, there are already lessons to be learned: First, democracy and advanced capitalism aren’t always compatible. Britain’s voters were asked whether they wanted to stick with a globalized system designed to increase wealth in the aggregate. The majority looked at what they were getting out of the arrangement and said no. Second, nationalism is alive. There was a time, not so long ago, when the nation-state was viewed as passé. It is not. When Britain’s leavers said they ... more »

Governor Cuomo makes it possible for NYers to tie one on at Sunday-morning brunch

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*As DNAinfo New York's Kathleen Culliton reports, "New Yorkers celebrated liberally on Twitter."* *by Ken* Believe it or not, here in the Empire State -- including your Big Apple -- it has heretofore been illegal to booze up your Sunday brunch if you're brunching before noon. Well, actually it still is, and apparently will continue to be so until, well, some unspecified date, presumably in the not-so-distant future. And it all comes courtesy of our one and only governor, Andrew Cuomo. In case you were wondering, *What the hell does that Andrew Cuomo do anyways?* *New York Gets Tw... more »

Turkish Police Detain LGBT Activists, Use Tear Gas to Break up Rally

AP at The Stream - 16 hours ago
[image: Turkey - 900] ISTANBUL (AP) -- Police in Istanbul used tear gas and detained activists who gathered Sunday to issue a statement to mark gay pride week after authorities banned their rally in the city. At least 19 activists were rounded up, organizers... more »

Nurses’ Union Ends Strike, Continues to Make Headaches for Hospitals as Negotiations Continue

AP at The Stream - 16 hours ago
[image: Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota is part of the Allina Health network.] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Thousands of nurses returned to work Sunday at five Allina Health hospitals in the Minneapolis area following a seven-day strike mainly over the cost of their health insurance. The Minnesota Nurses Association and its 4,800 members began...more »

Andy's Final Thought

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Sticking with the *Marr* programme, I was heartened that the news bulletin noted the anniversary of the Islamist slaughter of 38 tourists - including 30 British tourists - in the Tunisian resort of Sousse but, disturbingly, the bulletin avoided any mention of Islamism. It merely described the terrorist atrocity as being an event where "a lone gunman went on a rampage". Is the BBC retreating on reporting* that *story honestly too? ****** Andrew Marr then teamed up with Andrew Neil to deliver a striking joint 'op-ed' on the EU referendum (prior to the paper review). Neither said a... more »

Tragedy & Hope 3: Stalin, Hitler, Illuminism & the Occult Empire

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*Hattippin, again, to Jay Dyer for providing the first hour of his excellent series freely.* Lecture 3 of my series on the entirety of Quigley’s *Tragedy and Hope *takes us into the period of the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise of Stalinism, as well as the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. In this talk, I cover Quigley’s thesis, as well as my own insights about the occult dimensions of these buildups (he leaves out), and the role of the Illuminists. Compared to Kerry Bolton’s essay, we can understand how Russia and Germany were both Imperial problems for the Atlanticists, and how both... more »

Brexit: some differences in ideas about the future steps are comical

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 16 hours ago
At the Politics Stack Exchange, I gave answers to three questions about the future steps in the wake of the Brexit decision. Some other countries led by Czechia and Denmark have a high enough but not overwhelming probability to follow in the footsteps of the U.K. The EU politicians may want to speed up things in order to quickly restore the illusion that nothing wrong has happened in the EU under their watch. But they have no official prescriptions to speed up the processes in the U.K. or tools to rapidly expel the U.K. A well-known Czech public Sunday noon TV debate "Questions from... more »

Scotland May Try to Block Brexit as EU Attempts to Fast-Track UK’s Exit

GREGORY KATZ at The Stream - 16 hours ago
[image: First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, speaks to the media outside Bute House, following an emergency Scottish cabinet meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Sturgeon says Scotland will launch immediate talks with European Union nations and institutions to find a way to remain in the bloc despite Britain's vote to leave. Sturgeon says voters in Scotland gave "emphatic" backing to remaining in the bloc. A majority of voters in more-populous England opted to leave.] LONDON (AP) -- Britain faced unending political chaos Sunday as Scotland’s leader declare... more »

Purpose

Spike EP at News Spike - 17 hours ago
*The People of The Cave, They Knew Not God,It burned their eyes to first know Light,So they turned and fled in Terra.* *Only People with a Purpose can make a Plan.* *The People, and the Other People, and The Also People coexist, we cohabit, while we are here.* *And while we are Here, we must find a way to Live.* *As a People, we recognise, this give us purpose.* *And our Purpose we must serve,* *It guides our journey* *Back 2wards That Light * *The Other People are also People.* *(WHETHER THEY HAVE SIMPLY 4Gotten THAT TRUTH, OR THE TRUTH THEY KNOW NOT)* *It is our power to ser... more »