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Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at Camp David.
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at Camp David. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Shinzo Abe and the Three Magic Arrows

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 3 minutes ago
*Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in New Zealand this week. If there aren’t questions about his economic management, says Andy Sirkis in this guest post, there should be.* Despite claims to the contrary in the mass media, Japan’s economy is continuing to suffer mightily under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe is from a famous family and he’s a convincing talker, so he was able to bamboozle people into believing that he could make Japan prosper with his three arrows. These metaphorical arrows stand for “monetary stimulus,” “fiscal stimulus,” and “structural refo... more »

Oniste

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 44 minutes ago
John A Carroll shared Oniste Honoré Guay's album: Oniste. 5 mins · It's been one year now since Oniste Honoré Guay was operated in Colorado. [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] Oniste Honoré Guay added 10 new photos to the album Oniste — at Vernet, Les Cayes, Haiti. 😊😊😊😊😊Thank you God LikeLike · · Share - John A Carroll Oniste (July 2013). [image: John A Carroll's photo.] 1 min · Like - [image: John A Carroll]

Margaret Hodge

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 hour ago
*Margaret Openheimer - J'accuse!* Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, said there had been a *"veil of secrecy"* over the establishment for far too long. *Quite right, luv - and you're right in the middle of it (in every sense).* Appearing on the Sky News Murnaghan programme, she added: *"Thank God it is coming out into the open. I think the really interesting thing about it is there has been a veil of secrecy over the establishment for far too long.* *"Now the establishment who thought they were always protected...find actually they are subject to ... more »

Eight Reasons To Drink Green Tea

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 2 hours ago

John Friend on By Yahweh's Design w/ Pastor Dan

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 2 hours ago
I was a guest this morning on Pastor Dan's radio program *By Yahweh's Design*. We discussed my background and journey through the alternative media, Christian Identity, the Jews, and related subjects. You can download the entire interview *here*.

Iraq Updates July 4 , 2014 -- Ironic that as the US celebrates Independence from Britain today , we discourage the Kurd from achieving their own independent Kurdistan ? Latest items of note on Iraqi politics ( their principal factions absolutely no closer to forming a Government as Maliki refuses to leave , the Kurds and Sunnis seem determined to have their own independent territories ) .... US " mission sprint in Iraq on full display - Advisors only quickly morphed into combat troops to guard the US Embassy , now we see combat troops in Irbil ....... Status of civil war - Shi'a rounding up Sunnis in Baghdad , security forces killing " militants " across Iraq , Iraq wants F-16's it can't even fly , US scared to provide the jets because Maliki just might use them against political foes / Kurds - but we are okay with supplying thousand of Hellfire missiles ? What a masquerade !

Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Vineyard of the Saker..... 4th July Iraq SITREP by Mindfriedo "defendants will be safe in our hands; for as Imam Ali said, ‘If you have the ability to oppress people, then you should remember the power of god over you.’” ---Kurdish judge Ra'ouf Rashid Abdul-Raham who sentenced Saddam to death. 4th July: The Iraqi army has taken over the village of Awja, birth place of Saddam Hussain. The village lies 8 kilometres south of Tikrit. Fighting has left 50 rebels dead. The assault on the village involved Iraqi Security forces, Pro government militias and Air strikes. 4th July: Figh... more »

Ghost of Sunday Classics: It's a barely fathomable distance dramatically from the end of Act I to the end of Act II of Verdi's "Otello"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Aa Act II ends, Otello (Jon Vickers, right) swears vengeance and Jago (Cornell MacNeil) swears his support (all with subtitles), one of the most thrilling and most appalling moments you'll encounter on a stage -- with James Levine conducting, at the Met in September 1978.* *by Ken* We've been dealing with the sisterly or at least cousinly kinship between Verdi's Luisa Miller and Desdemona, and in case it wasn't in obvious in last night's preview, this week we're back to Desdemona. In the preview we heard the very end of the conclusion of Act II of Verdi's *Otello*, the moor's oat... more »

Spanish Tech Company ( Let's Gowex ) Admits It Is A Fraud Following Short-Seller Report ....... And countless spanish shareholder voices suddenly go silent !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-06/spanish-tech-company-admits-it-fraud-following-short-seller-report Spanish Tech Company Admits It Is A Fraud Following Short-Seller Report [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/06/2014 10:23 -0400 - Prison Time - Twitter - Twitter inShare2 There was a time when reports issued by short selling-focused research shops such as Muddy Waters would usually result in disparagement lawsuits by the targeted company (typically a reverse-merged Chinese fraudcap), seeking to shut said short-sellers and restore co...more »

Hillary: Snowden Should Return to USA for Trial

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 3 hours ago
When it comes to repulsive characters of the type that are created by the failed American political system one of the worst of the dismal collection is Hillary Rodham Clinton. The former Secretary of State, US Senator and humiliated spouse of a philanderer in chief, Hillary has been a dominant and relentless performer in the political circus dating back to the waning days of the last century and after a failed run at the Democratic nomination in 2008 it was always a foregone conclusion that she would be running again. The Clintons are like genital herpes - they just won't go away.... more »

My Proposal For a New EU Commision

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 3 hours ago
At least they would be tasty and soon gotten rid of.

EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION:

David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago
EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION:.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

He's Not New and Improved

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
http://www.torontolife.com/ Rob Ford is a little thinner. But, in the interviews he did last week, you could be forgiven for thinking that rehab hasn't really had much effect. Jim Coyle writes in the *Toronto Star*: Experienced hands in recovery listen carefully for hints that newbies are harbouring old, self-destructive attitudes or aren't committed to new ways of living. There were lots of alarms in what Ford had to say before his team abruptly scrapped a planned series of one-on-ones with media outlets. To wha... more »

It's Sunday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
time for: *Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES* * Best ever...*

Vietnamese landscape art - Phan Thu Trang - delightful palette and composition

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 5 hours ago
Born in Hanoi, artist Phan Thu Trang paints decorative landscapes inspired by images of the city and Northern villages of Vietnam. In her colorful yet minimalistic paintings she works with limited colors and textures, focusing on only bare essentials to create each piece centered around billowing, pointillistic trees.

We condemn this murder

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
An open condemnation of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir We unequivocally condemn the horrific murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir. It was unjustifiable under any circumstances. The killing was reprehensible and we hope that the criminals who did this sickening act are found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Israel is a country run by the rule of law. There are reports that Jews have been arrested for this crime. If a trial finds that Jews are indeed guilty of this unconscionable killing, our condemnation is redoubled. The idea that Jews could do such an act fills us with s...more »

Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, July 6th, 2014

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 5 hours ago
[image: rant-jpeg-b] Sunday, July 6th, 2014, and again time for my weekly rant.... I am giving everyone a "vacation alert" right now just as a warning that I will be taking a much needed vacation starting one week from today and will be basically MIA for about 12 days.... I am bringing one of my portable laptops with me, much to the chagrin of my family, and will do my damn best in trying to put out an occasional article, including my rants.... But it will be based on time available and when I actually feel like sitting down and writing them.... I have needed a vacation for quite s... more »

Extreme confusion

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
Did you see Michael Gove on the Andy Marr show? Yes of course you did. Before he was wheeled in, Norman Tebbit and Helena Kennedy took a look at the papers. A gentle disagreement over what is and isn’t acceptable with regard to Islam in the UK ensued. Norman was looking frail beside the larger-than-life Baroness Kennedy, who managed to introduce the commonly held but false equivalence when defending Sharia law in the UK by citing ‘Jewish law’ and metaphorically squashing Mr. Tebbit’s protests by sheer force of her comparatively overbearing personality. Michael Gove was introduced... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 6 , 2014 ) , including the political state of play and civil war updates .......Lead article to consider " ISIS Attack Planned In Amman " ----- While the US / Jordan / Turkey and other countries have voiced concerns over the ISIS campaign launched by the taking of Mosul , was the ISIS attack planned in Amman , Jordan ( with the full knowledge of the US , Israel , Jordan , Turkey and the Saudis ? And was the KDP in the know as well ? Was Chalabi sent to discourage Kurd support od ISIS - by Iran ? )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://en.firatnews.com/news/news/ozgur-gundem-isis-attack-planned-in-amman.htm Özgür Gündem: ISIS attack planned in Amman ANF - ISTANBUL04.07.2014 12:48:04 It has emerged that the recent ISIS assault on Iraq was planned at a meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman. According to the Özgür Gündem newspaper, the secret meeting was attended by the KDP and Ba'athists and took place with the knowledge of the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey on 1 June, 8 days before the attack on Mosul began. The article in Özgür Gündem has exposed the forces behind the Iraq plans of ISIS. Acco... more »

Ravitch Waves Goodbye to Common Core and Throws Kisses to Dennis and Randi

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
I read both of Diane Ravitch's books that she wrote after her conversion experience and subsequent surrender of her honored chair with the boys at Hoover/Koret/Fordham, and I kept looking to find out the real history of American corporate education reform, the one that Diane had ignored in every one of her books prior to her conversion. What I found in her newer books was more or less a watered down version of Jerry Bracey's scorching critique that he had been offering for many of those years that Ravitch had remained an avid and loyal fan of privatization, testing accountability, ... more »

Cryptozoology: The Megatherium Theory - Lobizón, Chupacabras and Cattle Mutilations

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 5 hours ago
*Cryptozoology: The Megatherium Theory – Lobizón, Chupacabras and Cattle Mutilations* *By Luis Jorge Salinas* With the best intentions of providing clarification for these matters, and in the hope that these words reach the authorities and citizens of the countries of the Americas regarding something that all of us should understand calmly and rationally, in order that people may become aware and take protective measures especially at night, I extend this warning mainly to the young: do not endanger your lives trying to capture these unknown animals, as they generally go about in ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*New Orleans Saints move training camp to The Greenbrier ~Lyons Yellin* *Vargas: Burden of proof tackles Jimmy Graham, but payday could still be coming * *GoNOLA Find: Popp’s Fountain in City Park ~Mallory Whitfield * *After years of making Spirit Pole, New Mexico artist tries hand at hieroglyphics ~Leslie Renken, Journal Star*

Mississippi Senate Debacle-- Who Will Have The Last Laugh?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
Right-wing populists-- who are sometimes referred to as teabaggers-- have pretty much taken over the Republican social policy agenda. But have been largely unable to beat Chamber of Commerce Republicans in primaries this year, the way they did manage to do in 2010 and 2012 by replacing longtime Senate incumbents like Bob Bennett (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Dick Lugar (R-IN) and beating Establishment candidates in Delaware (Mike Castle), Florida (Charlie Crist), Nevada (Sue Lowden), Colorado (Jane Norton), Texas (David Dewhurst) and Kentucky (Trey Grayson). Although the Tea... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 7 hours ago
*LA Schools Realize Giving Every Kid an iPad Was a Costly Disaster, Will Give Every Kid a Laptop Instead* The Los Angeles Unified School District's plan to give every child an iPad—at a cost of $1 billion to taxpayers—drew universal criticism after numerous problems arose. For one thing, when the devices were broken, lost, or stolen, it wasn't clear whether parents, the schools, or the kids themselves were responsible. Tech-savy students easily broke through the firewalls administrators had installed to keep them from using the devices to visit social media websites. This prompted ... more »

Some ACA Readings

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
1. Kate Ho and Ariel Pakes 2. Chuck Blahaus 3. James Capretta

Sunday Morning Comin' Down.

liberalandlovingit at liberalandlovingit! - 7 hours ago
Well, if two or three of *my* sacred cows haven't been tipped, of late. Since Friday. CNN. Bourdain. Who'd have thought I'd benefit from it? Me, of all people? Not being either a foodie (I like to eat, though), or well-travelled (been a few special places); I never thought I would learn much from that type of programme. (I have CNN for mid-terms, storms, and Presidential elections.) I've been re-thinking my ill-considered opinions on gun-carrying civillians. Never occured to me that I may need to do just that someday. Someday is today. Everyday in fact, I just realized.... more »

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Post by Santee Smith.

SMASHED PRESS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
RT reports: A crowd of around 50 masked men with stones and flares has attacked and vandalized the office of Kiev's Vesti newspaper. The paper’s security guard was beaten as the mob shattered the windows and filled the building with tear gas. Ever since the beginning of Ukrainian crisis media in the country been facing pressure to paint a “consistent” image of events. Soon after the February coup, the head of Ukraine’s National TV was abused and forced to resign over his *“not patriotic enough”* angle. In the meantime, all Russian TV channels were banned and many journalists prev... more »

Americans Do Not Understand Irony

Spike EP at News Spike - 7 hours ago

Roy Cohn

Spike EP at News Spike - 7 hours ago
*HIV is not the cause of AIDS.* *(Or Karposi Sarcoma)* *LIFE MAGAZINE* THE SNARLING DEATH OF ROY M. COHN Elevated by Joe McCarthy, felled by AIDS, he went with no regrets March 1988 By Nicholas von Hoffman *207S-004-03A * *Four months before the end, a haggard Cohn posed willingly, just as he’d sought the spotlight with McCarthy 35 years earlier.* A the time of his death on August 2, 1986, Roy Cohn was 59 and a generation had come to adulthood knowing of no senator named Joe McCarthy. But people born in the 1940s or earlier remember Cohn and his master performing on televi... more »

Brutally hot day on the Miaoli 124

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 8 hours ago
Today Drew of Taiwan in Cycles and I rode up the 3 through Miaoli and climbed the 124, then rolled down to Nanzhuang and followed the river to Zhunan where we hopped a train for home. With temps soaring near 100, and probably well over that in the heated areas on the road, the moderately difficult climb up the 124 became a brutal battle against the heat. Still, it was a gorgeous ride. Click on read more to read more! *Route Notes*: You pick up the 124 in Shitan town, just north of the big Family Mart where the road into Shitan splits from the 3. Pay attention! It's the second big r... more »

Sacha Stone - New Earth Project - zero point economics or just another bunch of Overlords?

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 9 hours ago
here at Free Planet, you'll have noticed the editorial stance is something along the lines of ALL CITIES MUST DIE, and all funding of THE EMPIRE (that's the patent-protected for-profit war-world economy) must be stopped. You get that (so far) right? But it's also about who we are, as a race of Advanced Fore-brainers. And what we do to show THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE that we deserve to remain Custodians of this Free Planet (and any God would tell you that you shouldn't be a debt/wage-slave, but that's by the by) and then that we deserve to share in the wonders of multi-dimensional trav... more »

New Blogs June/July 2014

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 10 hours ago
Want some new(ish) blogs? Of course you do. 1. A Liberal Life (Unaligned/anti-UKIP) 2. Dream Deferred (Unaligned/anti-fascist) (Twitter) 3. Feminists Unknown (Unaligned/feminist) 4. Gender Minefield (Unaligned/feminist) (Twitter) 5. Labour Central Devon (Labour) (Twitter) 6. New Narratives (Unaligned/feminist/trans) 7. Novara Wire (Unaligned) (Twitter) 8. The X-Ray Factor (Unaligned/health) (Twitter) 9. Twickenham Labour Party (Labour) (Twitter) 10. Vixens With Convictions (Unaligned) (Twitter) 11. Young Fabians (Labour) (Twitter) That's your lot for this month's round up. If you know of ... more »

The open source revolution is coming and it will conquer the 1% - says ex CIA spy

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 10 hours ago
A businessman tries to break through a line of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had blocked access to the New York Stock Exchange area in November 2011. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images *Open Source is a powerful concept, its given us Wikipedia and the computer operating system Linux. Its not without flaws however. In my discussions with Caleb, we discussed how frequently open source software encryption and networking software has been compromised by intelligence agencies because while the source code can be inspected by anyone, in truth it often isn't, because that takes con... more »

Iran pilot killed fighting in Iraq

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Iraqi Su-25 Frogfoot]An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, state media reported Saturday, in what is thought to be Tehran’s first military casualty during battles against Islamic State fighters. Iran’s official IRNA news agency did not say whether the pilot died while flying sorties or fighting on the ground. It said Col. Shoja’at Alamdari Mourjani was killed while “defending” Shiite holy sites in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad. Read more

Iraq lacks ability to fly F-16s it seeks, US trainer says

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon]Despite complaints by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the United States has been slow in its delivery of F-16 fighter jets, no Iraqi pilot team has qualified to fly the aircraft in combat and none will be ready before mid-August, according to an official at the U.S.-based program where the pilots are being trained. That problem is one of many the Obama administration is confronting as it tries to speed more equipment to the Iraqi air force to help it defeat the Islamic insurgency engulfing the country. There are also challenges in providing or... more »

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Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned South Korea not to test his patience in the Yellow Sea, saying it might be made to "regret bitterly" its threatening actions near the two Koreas' de facto maritime boundary, Pyongyang's official media reported Saturday. Kim, who heads the National Defense Commission and commands the Korean People's Army, made the remarks as he "guided" a landing drill on a simulated enemy-held island involving ground, naval, air and anti-air forces, the Korean Central News Agency said. In the report, which did not specify when the drill took place, Kim was... more »

Ramadan problem

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
I don’t have a Twitter account. I’ve been told I should, but I already spend more than enough time making my arse fat with the blogging. I know you can Tweet whilst doing other things, say, jogging, playing tennis or tightrope walking but I like to concentrate on one thing at a time, monogamously. Anyway, to a stick in the mud like me “going viral” sounds alien and “trending” sounds transient and here-today-gone-tomorrow, and not in a good way. So I don’t warm to the concept of the BBC having a whole ‘Trending’ department, with web pages and broadcasts. It sounds as though it’s m... more »

The F-35 Strike Fighter. Technical Failures of the World’s Most Expensive Weapons System

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: F-35 Engine Fire]Troubles never seem to end for the F-35 Strike Fighter. Not yet fully operational, the nuclear-capable fighter-bomber recently had different test versions either leak oil in flight or burst into flames on takeoff. The F-35 is the world’s most expensive weapons system – $400 billion and counting. The estimated lifetime cost of this military-industrial project is $1.5 trillion. The F-35 is already close to a decade behind schedule and its cost is already more than twice the original estimate. The Pentagon has lowered its performance specs and it’s still year... more »

Overhauling an aircraft carrier: a complex challenge

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: USS Abraham Lincoln]When Edward Shields joined the Navy 10 months ago, the recruiter didn't mention jackhammer duty. But last week, the young Navy airman stood aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, bending his 6-foot-5-inch frame in a cramped passageway, blasting apart floor tiles and making a great deal of noise while doing it. He is part of a 35-sailor team that has pulverized 372,000 square feet of tile since the Lincoln arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding last March. These sailors normally work on the carrier flight deck. They launch, recover and refuel jet a... more »

China's torpedoes were born from Russia: Russian analyst

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: Yu-6 heavyweight torpedo]Chinese torpedoes are mostly designed based on components introduced from Russia, according to a report written for the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies as cited in the state run Global Times. According to Russian analyst Maksim Klimov, the Soviet Union began to provide torpedoes to its allies — including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Syria, North Korea and members of Warsaw Pact — in the 1950s. Even though the exact number still remains unclear, they were mostly 533mm Type 53-59 torpedoes. Beginning in the 1960s, India and ... more »

Strauss sorry for Pietersen remark - BBC Sport

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
Does anybody know what Strauss actually said about Kevin Pietersen? http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/28179086

Gay weddings, UK Muslims going to Syria, WWI, problems for the Catholic Church, Ramadan, the living wage and calls to scrap Christian assemblies in schools

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
This week's *Sunday *dwelt on many familiar themes - as you can see from the title of this post. First was an interview with Rev Roberta Rominger, former general secretary of the United Reform Church, which looks set to become the first mainstream church to allow gay weddings to be carried out in their churches. Rev Roberta supports the idea. William Crawley asked her if she hoped such a move would encourage other mainstream churches to follow their example. Then it was onto the story of the 100+ imams and their open letter urging British Muslims not to travel to Iraq or Syria to...more »

Free Online Grow Your Own Food Conference - July 7 to 14, 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
[image: Foto: START THE FOOD REVOLUTION...IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD: http://tinyurl.com/lgypypp 34 reasons why growing your own food can save you…and the world! What one thing can you start TODAY that will change the world tomorrow? Grow your own food! It’s good for you, your family and your community. Learn every step you need to get started at the GROW YOUR OWN FOOD SUMMIT, ONLINE & FREE from July 7-14. REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/lgypypp The health of the world depends on growing our own food. Didn’t know this, did ya? It reduces toxicity, transportation and pollution, and gives... more »

What is the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP)?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*Published on July 2, 2014* The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership is a trade deal between the EU and the US - and is anything but harmless. The deal boosts corporate power and endangers people and the planet. This video, made by international campaigning organisation Attac, sets out the problems with the deal in a really clear, informative way. *For More Information:* *http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/...** ,* *http://www.attac.org/en/node/16244* .

Two sides. Same coin.

Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 14 hours ago

Tomorrow begins a multi-part series from #DougCo Colorado. #talkchalk #CrazyinCO

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 14 hours ago
Here’s the listing for tomorrow’s show at 6PM EST: SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! @the chalk face radio presents “Crazy in Colorado.” We begin a series of Sunday shows devoted to the Rocky Mountain state’s embrace of the failed reform movement and also talking to those marginalized voices that have and are fighting back and suffering tremendous casualties. Joins us at 6 […]

Mickey Gilley: Stand By Me...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*I remember Gilley's Club in Pasadena very well.* Fun times... *Word is Mickey is planning on reopening in Pasadena*

Don't Count On Seeing Poor Ole Bob Barr Back In Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Phil Gingrey represents Georgia's 11th congressional district, mostly Atlanta suburbs in Cobb, Bartow, Fulton and Cherokee counties. It includes all of Marietta, the east side of Smyrna, and part of Atlanta's upscale/uptown Buckhead neighborhood (the Beverly Hills of the South). The PVI is R+19 and the only part of the district even remotely competitive for Democrats-- and only remotely-- is the Cobb County section. The current congressman is far right extremist-- and crackpot-- Phil Gingrey and he won reelection last cycle 196,968 (68.6%) to 90,353 (31.4%), beating his unknown... more »

Corporate Conflation? ...More Like Corporations Confiscating Commoner`s Few Remaining Coins

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 16 hours ago
*Written **by Mark Taliano* *The modern-day conflation of corporate and public interests forms the bedrock of what is likely the most dangerous ideology to afflict humanity.* Domestically, it creates a "predator" economic system which disembowels the public domain by creating “new” markets which unnecessarily imperil the public’s health, safety, freedom, and material well-being. Internationally, it manifests itself as corporate-driven imperial conquest which divides and ruins target countries as it destabilizes political economies globally. Corporate profit is the fo... more »

Welcome Ducklings!

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 17 hours ago
Our periodic rotation of guest bloggers is underway. This season’s newcomers: 1) Jarrod Hayes is Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and is the author of Constructing National Security: US Relations With India and China. You may have seen his IO article on securitization, and his guest posts on nuclear policy, Crimea, the Arab Continue reading

Ukraine Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) -- What is the deeper meaning of Russia and Putin retreat in South Est ukraine ( several excellent articles from Vineyard of the Saker , including - The Fall of Slaviansk, its meaning and implications ) ..... Pro-Russian Rebels Flee Slavyansk After "Massive Shelling", Demand Putin's Help To Avoid "Genocide"

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Moon Of Alabama..... July 06, 2014 Ukraine: Retreat From Slaviansk Far From End Game The Saker is somewhat depressed that the insurgents in east Ukraine retreated from Slaviansk. But that retreat was in good order and with few losses despite being surrounded by enemy forces. As their commander Strelkov explains there was no way Slaviansk could be defended against superior artillery and air superiority with little means to counter those. Strelkov is now setting up defenses in Donetsk which is a much bigger city with more resources and likely easier to defend. As the Ukrainian army and... more »

Ghost of Sunday Classics preview: "'Tis a dark hydra, malignant, blind"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
*by Ken* We tried something a few weeks back, listening just to a tiny bit of music, which turned out to be the brief orchestral prelude to Act IV of Verdi's *Otello*, with the (hopefully) suggestive question of what mood or moods it suggested ("How would you describe the atmosphere? Austere? Melancholy? Solitary? Foreboding?"). I have no idea whether that served any purpose, except maybe to me, but is that any reason not to try it again? Tonight we have *two* brief orchestral excerpts, and we start with a very brief one, which I don't think one has to be a wizard to intuit is t... more »

The best darned explanation of our Bill of Rights, aka The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution, why our Founding Fathers wrote them in such great detail (to prevent our government from ever again taking our freedom), and how the current "powers that be" have essentially by nulified every one of them (so as to enslave us).

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 19 hours ago
------------------------------ Commentary ------------------------------ 238 Years Later, Would Americans Still Choose Freedom Over Slavery?July 01, 2014 “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”—Patrick Henry Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a... more »

Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain

Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 19 hours ago
Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain Ingalhalikar et al *PNAS* ; published ahead of print December 2, 2013 Sex differences in human behavior show adaptive complementarity: Males have better motor and spatial abilities, whereas females have superior memory and social cognition skills. Studies also show sex differences in human brains but do not explain this complementarity. In this work, we modeled the structural connectome using diffusion tensor imaging in a sample of 949 youths (aged 8–22 y, 428 males and 521 females) and discovered unique sex differences... more »

Updates On Iraq [7.5]: Need For Jihad - Washington's Half-Hearted Pursuit of Islamic State In Iraq; Washington's Man In Syria Is A Lying Rat; So-Called Caliph Underperforms In First Public Appearance

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago
*The CIA and Jihadist terrorists: a generational partnership.* *1.* An excerpt from, *"YPG Commander: Kurds in Syria ‘Deserve’ US Support"* by Mutlu Civirogly, Rudaw, July 3, 2014: To understand the latest attacks by ISIS in Iraq, you have to understand the background as well. ISIS was shaped by some powers about a year and a half ago to carry out their plans in Syria. ISIS isn’t a random Al-Qaeda organization. We have intelligence on them. *There are documents that we acquired. There are also the statements taken from members we captured. When we put all these pieces together, we ... more »

No Iraq invasion unless US homeland threatened? A bit to telling?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 20 hours ago
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/3/pentagon-no-iraq-invasion-unless-us-homeland-is-th/ Original url above. However... the story title changed to -Pentagon draws red line on Iraqi attack Why? Did it make the false flag potential to obvious? We know the US and friends have been looking for any excuse to launch attacks on Syria, perhaps Iraq, and maybe Israel will finally go for a strike on Iran? Lots of scenarios to entertain. Relevant paragraph *The Defense Department’s top uniformed official said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which has seized vast territory o... more »

I feel Good

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 22 hours ago
I live in Canada and there is so much cold pain that makes me want to go to Costa Rica. Yep I can change the world with better coffee. I still think I can change the world. Old and somewhat fat, I think a treadmill is such and iconic symbol of where we are going, and who put you on that track? I want to rip your mind from what is considered reality and put you back in time yep your grandpa would agree with my scheme because he knew it overtime, We got to go back] and we got to go forward and no one is making sense I see the future its a socialist place like Germany is today. How fast we... more »

The Faces of War

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 22 hours ago
July 5, 2014 Yesterday was Independence Day here in the United States – the day we celebrate our Declaration of Independence from England, 238 years ago. I didn’t celebrate it; I haven’t celebrated it for years; I can’t imagine that … Continue reading →

Breaking news (according to the IoS and the BBC's Nick Sutton): "Leon Brittan questioned by police over rape allegation"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Well, well, well...one of the things that was cautiously hinted at on Friday's *Newsnight* post (gleaned - along with even more shocking claims - from Twitter over the preceding few days) looks as if it might have some truth to it after all. If so, Twitter seems to have been leading the way here, well in advance of the UK newspapers and, above all, the BBC. In dissing the (seemingly) over-cautious BBC here, it's only fair to note that the *World at One's *editor Nick Sutton has already tweeted the front page of tomorrow's *Independent on Sunday*... [Update: Sky News' Paper Review ... more »

Stephenville and the Men in Black

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 22 hours ago
There are times when there simply is no inspiration for writing this blog and other times when inspiration fills the air. I’ve been in something of a drought lately, but as I was looking at some of the information I had gathered on the Stephenville, Texas sightings of 2008, I found something interesting. Ricky Sorrells, who told the media including the Associated Press and CNN that he’d seen a huge, solid object during one of those sightings, also said that he had been intimidated by the military. According to newspaper reports, including one of those filed by Angelia Joiner that w... more »

Politics And Food Safety-- Is There A Connection?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
An integral part of what it means to be a Republican in the 21st Century is starving regulatory agencies that protect consumers… that whole shrinking government and drowning it in a bath tub thing. Back in 2008 we were horrified by the deaths of 81 Americans from contaminated blood thinner, Heparin, made in China. At the time, we laid the blame, at least in part, at the feet of Mitch McConnell and his "wife," Elaine Chou who "have become multimillionaires by acting as unofficial lobbyists for Chinese industry and pushing 'free trade' with that country. The entire Republican Party a... more »

Climate Change as Crime against Humanity

hygiecrat at hygiecracy - 23 hours ago
originally published on CounterPunch Have you ever found yourself thinking about the fact that climate change is both caused by and benefits a certain class of people, and generally does not benefit – and actually harms – another, far larger, class of people? Have you? And have you ever thought that, just maybe, this is not just a moral or ethical problem but a criminal matter? Something like a reckless or negligent crime against humanity? Have you? Well, maybe you have. Maybe you’ve even thought, as I do now and then, that there’s no reason to hatch up yet another crime, another l... more »

Time to write a stiff letter to the Telegraph

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
The goddess Isis - now, thanks to Caliph Ibrahim, known as Is. I read a piece at *The Spectator *recently concerning "The bloody battle for the name Isis." The Pagan Federation, apparently, has written to the *Daily Telegraph *complaining that the acronym Isis "is likely to form an inadvertent association in the minds of hearers between Sunni jihadists and followers of the goddess Isis". How I chortled! The *Speccie*'s Dot added, Apart from the army of bloodthirsty Islamists, Isis is a centre for scientific research at Harwell, near Oxford; a group of schools teaching English; a...more »

Jumping Jack for the Sinclair Spectrum

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 23 hours ago
I love me some nostalgia. Back in our final year at school, a 48K Sinclair Spectrum mysteriously turned up in our classroom. With it was a single tape and only one game that would agree to load. The title? 1983's *Jumping Jack* by the infamous Imagine Software. Like all software titles dating from that period, the graphics and sound were rudimentary but functional. The gameplay simple, bordering on the primitive. And yet, *horrendously addictive*. Us young hip things in the Class of '93 may have poured scorn on the Speccy's abilities. It couldn't hold a candle to our Amigas, our 3... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 23 hours ago
*City Dismisses Taxicab Bureau Director Malachi Hull ~Stephen Babcock, NOLA DEFENDER* *New Orleans home and garden events, July 5-Aug. 4 ~Stephanie Bruno, New Orleans Advocate *

Social networking usage and @ the chalk face

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 23 hours ago
Pew recently updated their facts and information on social media/networking usage. Twitter, as far as I’m concerned, is a cesspool. According to Pew, roughly 19% of all online adults are using it. May seem like a lot. Yeah, it is. Pretty powerful stuff. But it’s not even close to where we @ the Chalk Face, and […]

BBC Apologises: To those who think it is biased towards 'climate sceptics'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
Despite the National Audit Office's denunciation of the BBC for hiding behind commercial secrecy to withhold embarrassing evidence, the BBC *does* publish the findings of the BBC's Trusts Editorial Standards Committee on its well-hidden Corrections and Clarifications page. The latest batch of Editorial Standards Committee findings (released on 1 July) covers April and May this year, and is typical of these publications. Regular readers of them - and there are three of us in total (me, Alan at B-BBC and Hadar at BBC Watch) - will know that they contain two catchphrases: Finding:... more »

Decommodifying Democracy

hygiecrat at hygiecracy - 1 day ago
originally published on CounterPunch As the Fourth of July is celebrated across the US – in the glow of unprecedented economic polarization, a ballooning prison population, and a barrage of dire climatological studies, among other pieces of evidence leading ever more people to consider whether our collective way of life is in need of a fundamental transformation – an examination of the ostensible objects of our celebration (independence and democracy) seems in order. Aside from the concept of independence (and the question it implies: independence from what?) democracy, it should... more »

Bitcoin Regulatory Update ( July 5 , 2014 ) -- Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Backlash as EU Tells Banks to Stay Away .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-04/bitcoin-faces-regulatory-backlash-as-eu-tells-banks-to-stay-away.html Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Backlash as EU Tells Banks to Stay Away By Ben Moshinsky and Jim Brunsden Jul 4, 2014 9:37 AM ET 25 Comments Email Print - Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn Save Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg EU Financial Services Commissioner Michel Barnier. Virtual currencies have come under... Read More The European Commission signaled it will try to impose rules on virtual currencies such as Bitcoin after the bloc’s banking regulator or... more »

Röyksopp ft Robyn - The Girl and the Robot

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
Many thanks to Sarah Ditum for reminding me about this brilliant tune in the week. It would be rude if the Solid Satday Night Disco cooked with anything else.

The secretive BBC

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
For those of us who have watched the BBC's relentless use of legal loopholes to weasel their way out of releasing the Balen Report, this would hardly have come as a great surprise: *BBC hides secrets under guise of privacy, complains watchdog* (*The Times*) *Alex Spence, Media Editor* The BBC is more prone to hiding behind commercial secrecy to withhold embarrassing evidence than almost any other organisation, according to public spending watchdogs investigating its costly failures. The BBC’s willingness to deploy commercial confidentiality and individual privacy as reasons to keep... more »

"Israel and the Palestinians - The Moral Divide" on YouTube

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Israel and the Palestinians - The Moral Divide: http://youtu.be/eAk9-30eCb4

"WORST SYCOPHANTS IN THE WORLD"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Simon Heffer huffs in today's *Mail*: On Radio 4 this week, Dame Jenni Murray casually described Hillary Clinton as ‘the most famous woman in the world’. Oh really? What about our beloved Queen? Or William Hague’s big crush, Angelina Jolie? Or, for that matter, the singer Beyonce (and if I’ve heard of her, she must be distressingly famous)? I am sure Dame Jenni was not party to such a shoddy arrangement, but it is widely believed that the Lefties who run the BBC are lining up Mrs Clinton as their ‘approved’ candidate for the next U.S. presidential election and are keen to promote ... more »

Riot at Anti-Illegal Immigration Protest in Murrieta, CA

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
*A group of about a dozen self-described anarchistic communists started a minor riot at the Murrieta protest against Obama's illegal-alien trafficking on Independence Day, 2014. * *One of the communists reportedly crossed the street and slapped a woman on the anti-illegal immigration side. When the police arrest her, she resists and pandemonium breaks out. Five communists are eventually arrested in total.*

July 5: Bad taste? Ignorance?

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 1 day ago
Page G8 of Saturday's TandT has a full page titled "Five free things to see and do in Detroit".I'm sure that will attract the full attention of those many New Brunswickers who plan to go to Detroit for their summer vacations. At it's best, some twenty or more years ago, Detroit was not an attractive place. Just crossing the street from a white folks' district to a black ghetto was like crossing a border between heaven and hell. Now, much more of Detroit is hell as free trade has allowed billionaires to get away from all those auto workers and their unions who had the silly idea the... more »

'Dateline'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Sorry, I'm going to talk about *Dateline London* again. Were I on *Just a Minute, *Paul Merton would be forever buzzing me for 'repetition'. [The 'hesitation' I'll leave to President Obama and the 'deviation' I'll leave to any number of much-loved celebs and semi-retired politicians]. Today's edition had three topics: (a) the latest warnings from the U.S. government about potential Islamist terror attacks, (b) the week's event in the Israel-Palestinian conflict and (c) the burqa ban in France. [Spot a running theme there ?] The guests were a left-leaning, Muslim *Guardian *colum... more »

Mental health of detained immigrant children

Burcu Bayram at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The news of unaccompanied children and teens crossing the U.S. southern border circulated about two weeks ago, causing serious concern to many. The Obama administration announced that more family detention centers will be opened to detain the minors. Family detention centers have long been criticized on legal grounds, as Paul W. Schmidt’s excellent review outlines. Law Continue reading

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*This is what happens when you express global temperature in simple degrees Fahrenheit instead of as an "anomaly"* *Calibrated in whole degrees* And here it is in Celsius: *Odd that Warmists always use "anomalies", isn't it?* *The Trouble With Climate Change Denial (?)* *Bob Ward below must get tired talking about global warming. It's the same old story from him over and over: Appeal to authority, abuse, Appeal to authority, abuse, Appeal to authority, abuse. No room for the facts about global warming -- such as we see above. Odd that skeptics are always using graphs...more »

The Disintegration Of Iraq And The Birth Of An Independent Kurdistan

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
After World War I, as the British and French were divvying up the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, it looked, for a while, that the Kurds were finally about to get their own homeland. As we saw last week, Kamal Atatürk quickly dashed those hopes-- and the Kurds have been split up between Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Today, Iraqi Kurdistan is on the verge of an independence supported by Israel and acquiesced to by Turkey-- which has always been the stumbling block. The U.S. still seems committed to an unrealistic and incoherent urge to keep British-created Iraq together as one coun... more »

Giveaway: Jamberry Nails

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
I have always liked the look of having my nails done, but I am so hard on them. Usually within a day or two, my nails are chipped and terrible looking. I have been looking for something better, so when I got the chance to try Jamberry Nail Wraps, I was thrilled. My sister and I put the wraps on our toenails. It took a little bit of time, but they look fantastic and they have been holding up really well. I really wanted to put the wraps to the test, so I have been to the pool multiple times and have worn sandals almost exclusively and they still look fantastic. Here is some info on... more »

Skynet Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) Terminator possibility not just a fictional hollyweird thriller - not just possible but already starting to play itself out ( note 2009 experiment where machines have learned how to lie for self preservation ) . Wake up folks !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Terminator scenario already coming into view ? By 2045 'The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,' And That Could Be A Problem - DYLAN LOVE - - JUL. 5, 2014, 8:33 AM - 74,516 - 61 - FACEBOOK - LINKEDIN - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - PRINT - EMAIL [image: terminator red eye rise of robots] Terminator "Today there's no legislation regarding how much intelligence a machine can have, how interconnected it can be. If that continues, look at the exponential trend. We will reach the singularity in the timeframe most experts predict. From that point on ... more »

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"Can Man be free, if Woman be a slave...?"* * “The true difference between Byron and Shelley consists in this, that those who understand and love them consider it fortunate that Byron died in his thirty-sixth year, for he would have become a reactionary bourgeois had he lived longer; * *conversely, they regret Shelley’s death at the age of twenty-nine, because he was a revolutionary through and through and would consistently have stood with the vanguard of socialism.”* *- Karl Marx* Paul Foot on Percy Bysshe Shelley from Spike EP on Vimeo. *DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.* *1* GOVERNME... more »

Is There a Second NSA Leaker in Addition to Edward Snowden?

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
A very interesting question has come out regarding a story on the NSA's targeting of those who utilize internet privacy tools, specifically the browser Tor (The Onion Router) and portable Linux based operating system Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) as potential "terrorists" and "extremists". The question being is that the copy of the XKeyscore code published by German website Das Erste apparently *was not* a part of the collection of NSA documents procured by whistleblower Edward Snowden but may actually have come from a second leaker. If true this would be a bombshell as... more »

Congressional Panel ( jump the shark news for July 5 , 2014 ) Accused Of Leaking Insider Information, Refuses To Comply With Probe ........ Must be a reference to that Constitutional provision wherein the 1 percenters have inalienable rights to loot ....... Or maybe it's just time to jump the shark over the almighty hubris and arrogance on display !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Congressional Panel Accused Of Leaking Insider Information, Refuses To Comply With Probe [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/05/2014 10:57 -0400 - Insider Trading - Insurance Companies - Medicare - Obama Administration - Obamacare - Reuters - Securities and Exchange Commission - Testimony inShare It was back in April 2013, when the WSJ reported of a peculiar surge in various health insurance stocks that came moments after a report from Height Securities, a Washington-based investment-research firm that ferrets out poli... more »

Taliban provide Independence Day Surprise for the US ! ( July 5 , 2014 ) Note the Taliban torch hundred of Oil Tankers bound for US Forces - just outside Kabul ! An assault by militants at a large parking lot on the outskirts of Afghan capital, Kabul, Friday night left at least 200 fuel tankers incinerated. The Taliban said the privately-owned tankers were targeted because they supply foreign troops.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
1. - - - - - - - - - 7 hours ago More images for *Taliban torch hundreds of oil tankers* Yeah...... FIRE http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/07/taliban-torches-hundreds-kabul-oil-trucks-201475131638243927.html An assault by militants at a large parking lot on the outskirts of Afghan capital, Kabul, Friday night left at least 200 fuel tankers incinerated. The Taliban said the privately-owned tankers were targeted because they supply foreign troops. *“The number of tankers on fire is not yet c... more »

Not helping

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Four or five years ago, a BBC spokesperson with the ironic moniker ‘John Reith’ often contributed to the Biased-BBC blog, mainly to defend the BBC against accusations of bias against Israel and the BBC’s increasingly obvious, deliberate whitewashing of Islamic-related violence and the attempts, running through the BBC’s entire output, to ‘normalise’ Islam. One day a commenter reminded ‘John Reith’ of the existence of ‘holy Jihad’, which in those days the BBC appeared not to have heard of. Palpably sighing with exasperation, he wrote: “you’re not helping”. The idea appeared to be t... more »

Did You Smile Today?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
If not, please do so. :)

ISRAELI VIOLENCE RARELY GETS CONDEMNED

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The person in the video is 15-year-old Palestinian-American Tarek Abu Khdeir being brutally assaulted by Israeli police. Israeli police are refusing to look at a surveillance video showing Abu Khdeir’s assailants. Tarek Abu Khdeir is the cousin of Muhammad Abu Khdeir who was burned alive on Wednesday. *Tarek Abu Khdeir (Photo provided and published with consent from the Abu Khdeir family) *

Move toward the light

Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
By Capt. Fogg Yes, it's easy to look on the dark side of the recent Supreme Court decisions allowing corporations to claim religious convictions and attendant relief from legal obligations. One can suspect that it's part of a progression toward full citizenship and voting rights for paper entities and perhaps even a superior status to the individual. If Subaru can claim that it builds cars with love, and a retail store chain to have religious scruples, then of course a corporation must be not only fully human in its own right, but an American citizen. More than an American citizen: ... more »

Child witnesses

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
R. v. O.M., 2014 ONCA 503: [51] As I have said, the trial judge was alert to the approach to the assessment of children's evidence mandated by the Supreme Court of Canada in *R. v.* *W.(R.)*. At p. 42 of his reasons, he noted the Supreme Court's direction in *R. v. W.(R.)*, at p. 134, that when the evidence of an adult witness concerns events that occurred in childhood, "the presence of inconsistencies, particularly as to peripheral matters such as time and location, should be considered in the context of the age of the witness at the time of the events to which she is test...more »

Boats at Cape Dorset, Nunavut

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

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*University should never be a ‘safe space’* *The obsession with safety has undermined academic freedom* When I began my undergraduate course in politics and sociology in September 2010, I was looking forward to getting stuck in to some serious ideas and discussions with my peers. The opening core module for the politics side of my degree dealt with ‘essentially contested concepts’. After a few weeks of discussing liberalism, Marxism, conservatism and power, we moved on to some more contemporary issues. Following a discussion on porn, the professor leading the module declared that... more »

Wynne's Two Headed Beast

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://community.businessfightspoverty.org Kathleen Wynne's budget is a two headed beast. One head talks about investing in infrastructure and training. The other head talks about spending restraint. As with all two headed beasts, when the heads quarrel, the animal is paralysed. Tom Walkom writes that the beast was born of a traditional Liberal strategy -- campaigning from the left, but governing from the right: [Jean] Chrétien was elected on a centre-left platform that made no mention of cuts to public services. Yet once in power, he... more »

Lawrence Lessig vs Mike Simpson (R-ID)-- What It Means To The Rest Of Us

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
It's almost a truism of today's politics that "one man, one vote" has been replaced with "one dollar, one vote." We'll know we've recaptured our democratic form of government when that changes, when we no longer have a Supreme Court-- not to mention the two other branches of government-- made up of corporate whores whose idea of "balance" involves balancing the rights and privileges of corporations and Big Business against the rights and privileges of American citizens. Hillary Clinton is no more a part of the solution than her husband was or than Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Ted ... more »

Jordan also at risk from ISIS / ISIL ? ( July 5 , 2014 ) Anger boils over in the 'Fallujah of Jordan' Al-Qaeda flags have been raised in Maan, where residents say they are tired of police brutality and a lack of services........ ISIS: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow ....... Israel Vows Aid to Prevent ISIS Invasion of Jordan

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Anger boils over in the 'Fallujah of Jordan' Al-Qaeda flags have been raised in Maan, where residents say they are tired of police brutality and a lack of services. Areej AbuqudairiLast updated: 05 Jul 2014 10:28 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Angry residents have burnt shops and banks in Maan in protest of what they see as government neglect [Reuters] *Maan, Jordan -* This southern city - known for violence, riots, and clashes - received worldwide attention last week when ne... more »

James Bond - another civil servant spending too much money during the recesion

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
CasseetteBoy takes on James Bond

Iraq Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) - ITEM OF NOTE - A Second report that Alleged ISIS / ISIL leader Al - Baghdadi was wounded in an air strike ( according to Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau ) ........ Why is US mission creep occurring in the face of divisive PM Maliki's complete refusal to step aside for the good of Iraq ? Examination of the state of play in Iraq , civil war item of note , Kurdistan updates , various points of view touching on Iraq ......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Anti War...... US Continues Iraq Buildup with Combat Troops, HelicoptersDenying 'Mission Creep,' US Escalation Creeps Along by Jason Ditz, July 04, 2014 Print This | Share This US officials continue to loudly protest against concerns of “mission creep” in Iraq, but with the rate of the military buildup in the nation it no longer appears at all credible to deny that the administration is moving toward direct involvement in the latest Iraqi War. Last week saw deployments of growing numbers of ground troops, with claims Obama’s promises of no boots on the ground only covered “combat tro... more »

New LHC diboson excesses point to light SUSY

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
*Guest blog by Tommaso Dorigo (CMS), a vocal SUSY denier who is starting to [verb] into his pants* Among the many more-or-less boring news from the ICHEP conference (International Conference on High Energy Physics), which is presently going on in Valencia (Spain), one bit today is sending good vibrations through the spine of many of the few phenomenologists who have chosen to remain faithful to the idea of Supersymmetry all the way to the bitter end. It is the excess of diboson events that ATLAS has just reported there. (See TRF on Thursday.) \(W^\pm\) bosons are the massive partic... more »

Cryptozoology: A “Yeti” in Cuba in 1962?

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Cryptozoology: A “Yeti” in Cuba in 1962?* [Author *Luis Jorge Salinas* posted the following account to his Facebook Page on 06.30.2014 regarding a case involving a “Yeti” or Bigfoot in Cuba. He writes: *“While looking for information on what I believe should have existed, given that Cuba is closer to the continent, and considering an ancient land-bridge that allowed the passage of Pleistocene fauna to the isles of the Antilles. [My current estimation] is that the current predator species (Chupacabras, etc.) is simply an evasive relict species.”*] *Danger: The Yeti* *By Manuel Itu... more »

Media advertorials

Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
Hey kids, remember PostMedia's pitch for their tarsands promotion partnership with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers : "Postmedia is proud to present its 2013 media partnership with CAPP. We are a media company national in scope but community-focused. Canadians know our brands, trust our content, and welcome us as a vital member of their communities. CAPP's messaging will extend to our massive mobile and tablet network so that vital energy information is never more than a click away. Our print coverage will include weekly energy editorial across our entire newspaper c... more »

New Bloom First Issue Out

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
Lorand Laskai announces that the first issue of the new magazine New Bloom is out. From Facebook: *++++++++++++* Friends-It's with great excitement and minor apprehension that I share with you a project I've been working on the last few months.New Bloom is a politics and culture magazine that came out of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement, in collaboration with a number of the young activists and thinkers that made the movement possible in the first place. Our goal is to create a space for critical discourse on the problems facing Taiwan, turning its current crisis in democracy into an o... more »

Russia to upgrade missile attack warning system

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Voronezh-M radar]The Oko-1 ballistic missile early detection system, which formed part of Russia’s missile attack warning system (MAWS), is to be superseded by a new unified outer space system capable of tracking tactical missiles as well as ballistic ones. It came to light recently that the last geostationary satellite of the Oko-1 ballistic missile early detection system had gone out of commission. The 71H6 apparatus, put into orbit in March 2012, was operational for only a third of its expected working life. The loss of the satellite weakened the outer space segment of t... more »

Is this the US Army’s next generation 'superchopper'? Radical design has dual tilting blades and can travel at over 270mph

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
It could become the US Army's new 'superchopper' - able to transport troops, carry heavy goods and be fitted out as a flying gunship. This futuristic helicopter from Texas firm AVX is the frontrunner to win a $100bn contract from the Pentagon for the next generation of attack helicopter. It uses two rotors to create lift, while fans propel it forward to reach 230 knots. Read more

Will Cost Escalation Down-Size Rafale Jet Contract?

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Dassault Rafale]India many consider downsizing the Rafale fighter order from 126 to 80 following concerns over cost escalation, Indian media reports. The DNA newspaper quoted an unnamed IAF officer saying, “Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has asked France to re-consider the price. Cost escalations and disagreements over production have delayed the contract.” The report speculated that in the absence of an agreement on price, India my cut down the order to 80 in order to save money and keep the purchase within the originally budgeted amount of US$ 12 billion. Read more

Russia launches Black Sea Exercises the same day as NATO

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Su-24 Fencer]Some 20 warships, over 20 airplanes and helicopters, as well as the marines and coast artillery are taking part in the Black Sea Fleet exercise, Russian Defense Ministry reported. The war games were launched the same day as NATO's military drill in the area. Starting from July 4, the scheduled training maneuvers are conducted in the whole of the Black Sea, the Ministry told journalists on Friday, adding the drill is being carried out according to international standards. "The exercise plan involves performance of a number of combat training missions, including ... more »

UK’s latest aircraft carrier is christened by Queen

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
The breaking of bottles as part of the “christening” of ships is a crucial part of a tradition thought to date back hundreds of years. A vessel’s naming marks its birth and asks for a blessing of good fortune and safety for her. In modern times the ritual has seen a bottle smashed against the hull. One theory is that the the practice of using a liquid was introduced to mirror the use of water in christening services in the church. Champagne has been the drink of choice for the majority of bottle smashes, though submarines often home brew beer. Source

India to Induct Indigenous Anti-sub Corvette Soon

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: INS Kamorta]India is all set to induct its newest corvette later this month at Visakhapatnam to boost its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The warship was built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, one of India’s four defence public sector shipyards. To be commissioned as INS Kamorta, it is a super sophisticated frontline warship with stealth features and it will sail from GRSE to Visakhapatnam ahead of its induction into the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet. Read more

Collins-class submarine critic calls in AFP over navy ‘plot’

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Rex Patrick]A former submariner and a confidant of Defence Minister David Johnston has accused ­senior naval officers of trying to muzzle his public criticisms of the Collins-class submarine. Rex Patrick has asked the Australian Federal Police to examine the conduct of the navy, which he claims tried to coerce him into withdrawing from public debate by reviewing and ultimately terminating his contract to train sub­mariners. A series of emails between naval officers reveals a high-level navy plot to silence Mr Patrick ­despite the fact that he was a civilian and not bound by... more »

Rising red tide: China’s Navy in frenzy to build new nuclear-powered attack subs

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Type 094 (Jin) class SSBN]China's military is investing heavily in advanced submarines, including both ballistic and cruise missile firing vessels and attack subs. Recently, Beijing showed off what appears to be a mock-up of its next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, according to veteran military analyst Rick Fisher. “A large outdoor model of a next generation nuclear attack submarine [SSN] has appeared at the People’s Liberation Army Navy [PLAN] submarine academy in Qingdao, China,” Mr. Fisher stated in a report published by the International Assessment and Stra...more »

Was MH370 Hijacked?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
[image: cockpit tampering] This is an excellent workup of the hijacking scenario which I view as the minority solution to the ongoing puzzle. A developing fire works far better to deal with the data we have. It is also becoming plausible that the craft did not spend long hours in the air after such a catastrophic event began. Yet we still have a plausible scenario here that also fits our data or perhaps our lack of data. I do not see any obvious way to combine both scenarios easily either as a mere suicide makes this way to much effort and trouble fraught with difficulties. *Ne... more »

A Neuroscientist Explains What Happens To Your Brain When You Meditate

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
[image: bright-brain] This is an excellent review of what happens inside the brain during the application of medication at the levels most of us are cable to achieve easily. The more serious take home that comes out of thuis is that we all need to practice therapeutic meditation on a daily basis by carefully working it into our personal schedules. It is just too valuable not to. This gets our understanding of the science out of the anecdotal realm once and for all. *A Neuroscientist Explains What Happens To Your Brain When You Meditate* * June 16, 2014 | By WakingTimes | 1 Rep... more »

Retina Grown from Stem Cells

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
[image: Researchers were able to grow a light-sensitive retina by taking adult stem cells and re-programming them back to an embryonic state] *Retina grown from stem cells could allow blind to see again* This is another obvious target for stem cell work and one likely to do no further harm as well. It may well turn out to be easier than most as well. What is happening is that the low hanging targets are now been gobbled up. I also think now that all such problems will be deemed as solved in about twenty years. That is not a particularly long time. It is just that we have the res... more »

A 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This has been debunked as a real modern artifact. If that is true, then it demonstrates just how swiftly accretion can occur in the natural environment. Certainly all long dates must be treated carefully in this light. This also warns us about mine finds in particular. Just how long does it take for wood to become petrified? Or something to become fossilized? In this case fossils are quoted and that seems unreasonable in this case. Again a careful review of providence is demanded. In the end it appears unlikely that this is other than a recent artifact. ... more »

Quantum mechanics doesn't really imply solipsism

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
*The subjective character of certain processes doesn't mean that there aren't other subjects* Stubborn warriors against proper quantum mechanics often like to say that the theory, as it's stated, is incomplete, incorrect, or ludicrous because it leads to "solipsism" and that's why one of their "fixes" is needed. Wikipedia defines this meme as follows: Solipsism (/ˈsɒlɨpsɪzəm/ from Latin solus, meaning "alone", and ipse, meaning "self") is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outs... more »

Brian Hooker, PhD AutismOne Video: "How to Lie to a Generation of Families - Malfeasance in the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Program"

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Brian Hooker, PhD AutismOne Video: "How to Lie to a Generation of Families - Malfeasance in the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Program" A Shot Of Truth Blog *Arm yourself with the studies. Parents must lead the charge to protect children’s health and the future of this country.* If you missed Dr. Brian Hooker’s talk at AutismOne, you can view every entertaining, infuriating, inspiring, informative moment by clicking on this link. The days of blindly accepting what is mandated by law or policy and initiated by doctors and public health officials are over. The conversation re... more »

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ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: The clash that defined modern economics

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 minutes ago
[image: The clash that defined modern economics] *Students have now finished exams, and our friends at the Auckland University Economics Group have seized the opportunity of a visit from two stellar international speakers to offer a very special public event this Thursday, an evening with two world authorities on Say’s Law and Hayek:* On Thursday at the University of Auckland Business School, two world authorities are talking on the most important economic debate of the last century, and asking this question: *How do you restore health to an economy in difficulty? * It is a ... more »

The collective illiteracy of education reform

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 27 minutes ago
I have no idea how any reform conversant can say what follows with a straight face: When people say the education system is too focused on the adults at the expense of the kids, it can be dismissed as a throwaway line. In fact, as our ongoing conversation about stakes and consequences shows, it’s so much […]

How Much Of A Role Will Climate Change Play In The Congressional Elections This Year?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 28 minutes ago
Yesterday, Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies released a report and survey, The Politics of Global Warming, that should send shivers down the spines of Climate Change deniers in Congress. "We find," they reported, "that registered voters are 2.5 times more likely to vote for a congressional or presidential candidate who supports action to reduce global warming. Further, registered voters are 3 times more likely to vote *against* a candidate who opposes action to reduce global warming." The study also finds that while Democrats are more convinced that human-caused g... more »

Palestinian Parody about ISIS

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 29 minutes ago
Title: Palestinian Parody about ISIS. Source: MEMRI TV. Date Published: July 7, 2014.

Devolution. Evolution. Revolution. The Future Is Now.

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 32 minutes ago
Devolution. Evolution. Revolution. The Future Is Now. *written by **Robin Mathews* July 2014 This week, this month, maybe this year, the economist of choice is Thomas Piketty, professor at the Paris School of Economics. Very briefly, Piketty points to present developments in capitalism. Unchecked capitalism (as it exists increasingly in the present devastation of democracies and the empowerment of private corporations) leads by its very nature to unequal concentrations of wealth. No surprise. Put another way, when the rate of return on investment exceeds th... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
*Bricks, rebar, huge rocks inside the 17th Street canal levees (which is no surprise) ~Fix The Pumps*

As If There's Not Enough Radiation Floating Over Already, It's Not Corrupt (As Long As They Get To Define Their Own Corrupt Behavior), and Facebook Manipulation Applauded By Dummies?

Is it hot enough for you? And the hits just keep on coming! (h/t Casey Kasem - R.I.P.) (Thermite genesis at WTC?) Gordon Duff is known to make some people hot. He and July are running neck. (Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.) Monday, July 7th, 2014 Posted by Gordon Duff Officials Site “Thermo-Nuke” in 9/11 DemoUS ‘Superbomb’ too classified for Obama to know ‘US

The Decoupling of Food and Land

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 hour ago
The graphs above come from this post at The Breakthrough Institute by Jon Fisher of The Nature Conservancy. The graphs show something profound in global agriculture: the world is producing more food per person on less land. While there are caveats and details that are important, overall these twin trends are good news. Do head over to @TheBTI and read Fisher's excellent discussion.

The Economy: “How to Die Poor”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“How to Die Poor”* by Bill Bonner “The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor.” – Jesse Livermore, “How to Trade in Stocks” “The trouble with capitalism's guardians is that they have no respect for it. Markets have been around for at least 2,000 years. Since then they have evolved in many directions, with fancy and sophisticated techniques... and elaborate systems and complicated instruments that tak... more »

The unbearable pointlessness of Newswatch

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
Newswatch is completely pointless. It showcases viewers’ complaints about BBC programmes, and then someone from the BBC replies: “No. We got it right”. Since it’s compiled by the BBC, produced by the BBC, conceived by the BBC, put together by the BBC, I can’t see why it’s there. It’s like taking an exam with the answers already supplied. Never mind, I like Samira Ahmed, so I watched an episode on iPlayer because it addressed the BBC’s reporting of the current I/P conflict. What a pointless programme it is though. A viewer’s comment was featured: *“ I wanted to congratulate the BBC... more »

Tips Diet Dan Turunkan Berat Badan Secara Alami Terbaru

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 2 hours ago
Tips Diet Dan Turunkan Berat Badan Secara Alami Terbaru - Bagi anda yang memiliki tubuh kurang ideal dan merasa kurang percaya diri saat berjalan dengan teman lu karena berat badan anda yang berlebihan. simaklah satu Tips Baru yang kami ajukan di sini untuk anda semua. sesungguhnya amat banyak daya yang bisa kita lakukan untuk menurunkan berat badan kita dan dapatkan tubuh yang ideal sesuai

Cara Praktis Mendaftar Paketan Internet XL Terbaru 2014

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 2 hours ago
Cara Praktis Mendaftar Paketan Internet XL Terbaru 2014 - Persaingan di antara Operator seluler sekarang ini semakin gencar,terbukti dengan berbagai paket jagat maya yang ditawarkan oleh setiap Operator seluler. Dari yang memasang kuota sampai paketan yang unlimited,semua itu di lakukan untuk menarik konsumen agar mau menggunakan karu di operator seluler itu seorang diri. Yang akan kita bahas

Cara Menghilangkan Jerawat Memakai Tea Tree Oil

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 2 hours ago
Cara Menghilangkan Jerawat Memakai Tea Tree Oil – Anda pasti akan merasa sangat sebal ketika nimbul jerawat dimuka anda, dan pasti anda akan melakukan setiap tipe cara untuk menghilangkan jerawat tersebut dengan cepat tanpa harus meninggalkan bekas pada muka anda. Dan untuk cara menghilangkan benjol itu sebetulnya anda banyak cara, mulai dari menggunakan produk instan yang kini sangat banyak

Not The Nine O'Clock News and Rolf Harris

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago
This Not The Nine O'Clock News sketch from December 1980 just made my jaw drop when I saw it. The Independent reports that '(John) Lloyd (the series Producer) said that he and the team had been making a "pathetically mild" joke about how they "had to drum up an audience for a terrible Saturday show" - and that it was "awful" to look back on the video in the wake of Harris' sex abuse convictions.'

Germany Upset with U.S., Merkel in China, signed agreements of trade.... No dollar to be used? China signs Yuan trade agreement with France and Luxembourg

Sherrie at Sherrie Questioning All - 3 hours ago
Germany and Merkel are very upset with the U.S. once more over spying. This time it has been discovered a spy for the U.S. was within Germany's Foreign Intelligence agency. Merkel is using some very harsh words against the U.S. It also came at a time that Merkel is in China right now signing trade agreements with them. "If the reports are correct it would be a serious case,"Merkel

14 Ultimate Diaper Bag Essentials

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 3 hours ago
Thanks to Huggies for sponsoring today's discussion. [image: Housewife Eclectic: 14 Ultimate Diaper Bag Essentials] It has been awhile since I have carried a diaper bag. When my 2-month-old was born, my oldest had been out of diapers for more than three years. This time around, I decided to back my ultimate diaper bag. No being stranded at the store without a plastic sack to put wet clothes in, these are my essentials when it comes to my diaper bag. - Diapers. The most important thing in any diaper bag is of course, diapers. I like to make sure I have at least three with me be... more »

IMF pushes Ukraine to ‘voluntarily committing suicide’

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
A man walks past a currency exchange office in Kiev*Good reading below* Western support will allow more IMF and European lending to prop the Ukrainian currency so the Ukrainian oligarchs can move their money safely to British and US banks, *economist and author Michael Hudson* told RT’s Truthseeker. *RT:**Could you summarize for us the tried and tested steps that will lead from IMF loans, to Ukraine's best assets ending up in private Western hands - the IMF's 'knee-breaker' role as you memorably described it as?* *Michael Hudson:* The basic principle to bear in mind is that* financ... more »

Protect the Pope

Spike EP at News Spike - 4 hours ago
Pope Francis has begged forgiveness from the victims of sexual abuse by priests, at his first meeting with the victims since his election. He condemned the Church's "complicity" in hiding the abuse and said it must "weep and make reparation" for the "grave crimes" committed by clerics. He met the six victims, two each from Ireland, Britain and Germany, after a private morning Mass in the Vatican. The Church has been criticised after a series of abuse scandals worldwide. At a press conference on Monday, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Pope Francis had spent half an hour ...more »

Wisdom Is As A Stream That Flows Eternal - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
*There is wisdom everywhere,* *in everytime* *and in everybody.* *Yet, it is rooted outside all three* *as it flows through the veil that separates the Worlds.* *Wisdom is as a stream that flows eternal.* *Some drinking from it's life giving waters* *while others are distracted from it's shores* *A few nourishing themselves with it's Life giving waters.* *Once again nourished,* *they are able to share their insights with others* *Others insight and become inspired* *As wisdom continues it's flow etternal.* M.N. Hopkins *If you would like to read other of my po... more »

Will Chris Christie Resign In Return For A Suspended Sentence That Keeps Him Out Of Prison?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
In October you'll be able to dig this post up and say, "Wow, those *DWT* folks sure knew what was up before anyone else." Fact of the matter, we've been predicting an eventual Chris Christie plea bargain since January when the Bridge-gate scandal started spiraling out of control. But over the weekend we got the word from an impeccable source that he'd be resigning as governor as part of a bargain to keep him out of prison and he'd do it before the first snow falls-- unless the first snow fall comes early. I was unable to ascertain what the smoking gun is, just that Christie won't ... more »

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Southern Man at Southern Man - 4 hours ago

Analysis Of Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa To Defend Iraq Interview With Tel Aviv Univ’s Rachel Kantz Feder

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 5 hours ago
On June 10, 2014 Mosul fell to the Islamic State and other insurgent groups. The next day Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani issued a fatwa calling on Iraqis to protect the country’s shrines and to defend the nation. Sistani’s move caused controversy both inside and out of Iraq as many interpreted it as sectarian incitement for Iraq’s Shiite to take up arms against Sunnis. Rachel Kantz Feder of The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and a lecturer at Tel Aviv University argues that the fatwa was as much about the threat posed by the Islamic State as it was abou... more »

Will Ontario Province Canada Be The First To Protect It's Bees?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
[image: Foto: BREAKING! Ontario intends to become the first province to restrict the use of a controversial pesticide linked to bee deaths, requiring farmers and other commercial growers to apply for permits to plant seeds treated with neonicotinoid insecticides. READ MORE HERE: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/pesticide-linked-to-bee-deaths-to-be-restricted-in-ontario/article19480431/ #Neonicotinoid #Ontario #Bees #Pesticide #Insecticide #gmofreecanada] BREAKING! Ontario intends to become the first province to restrict the use of a controversial pesticide linked to... more »

Attempt to Depose University of Texas President

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
Over the July 4th weekend, UT System Chancellor Cigarroa demanded that UT President Bill Powers resign or be fired by July 10th. Bill Powers refused but offered a timetable to step-down. Supporters of the embattled president have launched a petition drive that now has nearly 8500 signatures. At stake is the future of higher education Continue reading

Transient thought for the day

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
I’m not saying anything new here. Nothing I say is set in stone. Like Lily Allen on Desert Island Discs, this is what I’m saying today and I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow or the day after. Some pro-Israel bloggers and commenters like myself might feel we have some explaining to do. We found it hard to believe that the murderer of the Palestinian youth could have been a revenge attack perpetrated by Israelis. It seemed so uncharacteristic; so un-Israeli. Now we have to accept that we were mistaken. PM Netanyahu and other Israeli spokespersons have given heartfelt assu... more »

Replace Arne Duncan with whom? THIS GUY!

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago
Sunday July 6th kicked off our first in a series of shows on the craziness that is education reform in the counties surrounding Denver, CO, particularly Douglas County, where we’ve featured topics previously on @ the Chalk Face. I’m sure the reader has heard the NEA’s call for the current Secretary’s resignation. I am also […]

Open Thread: Hello Kitty edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 6 hours ago
Because only real manly, masculine men like Islamic Front leader Zahran Alloush can get away with using Hello Kitty notebooks. Today's Mrs. JP's birthday and we're going to be busy celebrating that, making this one of the most time- and money-consuming times of the year (yesterday was #2 son's birthday, one he unfortunately shares with right wing meatheads Sylvester Stallone and George W. Bush). Anyway, I wanted to let you know that weeds aren't sprouting up between the floorboards at Casa de Pottersville just yet. I'm researching a post about our dreadful, underpublicized... more »

Hack the First Class Lounge

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 6 hours ago
When the whip comes down! When you beat the Man you never win, Lufthansa will probably hire a Lawyer, a really smart one, and stereotypical its going to be a Jewish one. So in 2014 we will have a Jewish lawyer skinning the flesh off a German, for figuring out how to eat stuff out of the corporate oven for free. BTW I have transferred hundreds of times through Frankfurt, and I am not kidding, I am totally serious, they have a self serve beer keg, and food to die for, In a remake of the Holocaust I imagine a first class lounge where African Emigrants are drinking so much beer and e... more »

It's Monday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
*what's going on.* Self Evident Truths: * Offending the Innocents - Gay Adoption and the Destruction of the Family* Weekly Standard: *An Unfolding Fiscal Disaster. The calamitous finances of Obamacare. * Hot Air: * WH trying to pre-empt sticker shock on September premium increases * Capitalist Preservation: *Obama's irresponsible taunt to Republicans * Mychal Massie: *Blacks Still Don’t Get It * Always On Watch: *The Ultimate Madness? * Survivalist Blog: *A few underground economy examples to start your day * Becoming Minimalist: *The American Dream Does Not Cost $130,000/y... more »

Droplets and pilot waves vs quantum mechanics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 6 hours ago
I've been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of idiocy about quantum mechanics that we may encounter in the would-be scientific mainstream media. A new wave of nonsense claiming that someone overthrew quantum mechanics is appearing on a daily basis. Please, don't send me links to this stuff, there has been just way too much of this worthless trash that is getting worse and worse. The first individuals who would start campaigns against theoretical physics a decade ago – various Shmoits – should have been given a proper thrashing at that time so that they wouldn't climb out of the sewera... more »

The Almighty Dollar Is In Peril As The Global ‘De-Dollarization’ Trend Accelerates

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Michael Snyder As the Obama administration continues to alienate almost everyone else around the entire planet, an increasing number of prominent international voices are starting to question why the U.S. dollar should be so overwhelmingly dominant in global trade. In previous articles, I have discussed Russia's "de-dollarization strategy" and the fact that Gazprom is now asking their large customers to start paying in currencies other than the dollar. But this is not just a story about Russia any longer. As you will read ...more »

REFUGEE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
We all are running from something throughout our lineage our people ran from the wild woolly Mother Earth our home Now those who run get locked inside cages even the babies from south of the border NAFTA took them down but we don't talk about that we just turn on the brown people and drive them away keeps us distracted from what Mr. Big is doing to all of us Some are paid to divide and incite chaos quite a job killing your own people find it hard to understand It's Mr. Big's favorite play Modus operandi MO every criminal has a routine Some call it the Strategy of Tension worth notin... more »

The Politics of the Human Security Agenda

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
Just in time for you to head to the beach with a copy, my new book is now available from Cornell University Press.* As many of you know, this is the culmination of a my 6-year NSF-funded research project on why some human security problems get on the global agenda and others don’t. The answer in Continue reading

The Agenda Behind the 'Refugee' Crisis on the Border

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 7 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Editor's Note: Whether or not you support open borders the following report should concern you.* Aaron Dykes Truth Stream Media Behind the endless throngs of desperate Central American children arriving on the U.S. border and a steady wave of illegal immigrants from Mexico and beyond is a covert plan for global economic warfare — those building up the world of globalization are tearing down the sovereignty and financial strength of the United States and Europe to make way for the coming corporate new world order. A genera... more »

what i'm reading: the spirit catches you and you fall down, truly excellent nonfiction

laura k at wmtc - 7 hours ago
*The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures* by Anne Fadiman contains dozens of passages that I'd like to share. My library copy is shamefully dog-eared, and I intend to buy a copy of the book for my bookshelf. But I'll restrain myself and will share only a single anecdote, related in the early pages, which drew me in. In an intermediate French class at Merced College a few years ago, the students were assigned a five-minute oral report, to be delivered in French. The second student to stand up in front of the cl... more »

J Michael's Officially Unofficial is Out!

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 7 hours ago
J Michael Cole's autobiographical book Officially Unofficial is now out on Amazon (no Kindle version yet). From the blurb: In this long-awaited memoir, journalist J. Michael Cole takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery as he explores the dreams, motivations, successes, failures, and frustrations of an idealistic foreign correspondent in Taiwan. This semi-autobiographical work will appeal to anyone who is interested in the practice of journalism and the politics of a democratic society that lives under the constant threat of authoritarian China. Although the external forces ... more »

Going After The Courts

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 8 hours ago
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Lawrence Martin wrote last week that the Supreme Court is the Harper government's real opposition. And today, in the Toronto Star, Tim Harper writes that it would not be a surprise if the prime minister went after the courts in the next election campaign: This is a government determined to bring its brand of law and order to this country, whether it is cracking down on bogus refugee claimants, giving police more surveillance powers, bringing in mandatory sentencing, ending early parole... more »

7 + 7 = '14

Spike EP at News Spike - 8 hours ago
*Outright Terror - Bold, Brilliant and Defective.* *Passengers are not being allowed onto transatlantic flights with run-down devices today, and the Channel Tunnel has been completely shut down all day due to "Power Failure".* *For the first 8 hrs of 7/7/2005, the incidents on the three (or eight) tube trains were uniformly described by TFL, British Transport Police and London Ambulance Services as "Power Surges" (since there were loud bangs and showers of sparks UNDER the trains, not on them).* Death Aid - 7/7 and Death 8 from Spike EP on Vimeo. Geldof's role in preparing 7/... more »

Kindergarten Achievement Tests Before Kindergarten

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
Riverdale and Horace Mann are now using a new test to make sure that only kids who can afford IPads and tutoring get in. Could you pass the test? Which flag completes the pattern?

Tom Guild Beat His Conservative Opponent 42.1% to 30.9%-- Runoff August 26

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
We don't always expect much from Republican bastions like Oklahoma. But Blue America endorsed an across-the-board progressive, Tom Guild, to run for the congressional seat based in Oklahoma City. And a couple of weeks ago Tom came in first in a tough 3-way primary against a very conservative state Senator who is the polar opposite of a progressive. Tom walked away with 42.1% of the vote while that state senator drew 30.9% and a third candidate took 27%. Oklahoma law requires a runoff, which has been set for August 26. To build on his momentum from the primary, Tom needs to raise $... more »

Israel experiencing its own Arab Spring moment ? ( July 7 , 2014 ) - Israel Shuts Highways as Clashes Sweep Country Police Crack Down on Israeli Arab Protesters ........Israel Arrests Six Over Killing of Palestinian Teen One of the Six Reportedly Already Confessed ......... Hamas threatens revenge after Gaza air raids Leaders call Israeli attacks, in which nine were killed, a "grave escalation" and promise deaths will fuel resistance......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
Israel Shuts Highways as Clashes Sweep CountryPolice Crack Down on Israeli Arab Protesters by Jason Ditz, July 06, 2014 Print This | Share This Mulitple Israeli highways have closed down today as major public protests erupted among the nation’s Arab minority, and police attempts to crack down on them led to major clashes. Israeli officials reported large numbers of arrests, but exactly how many was unclear, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “restore calm” with security forces, and protesters blocked traffic with burning tires. The Israeli Arab protests centered around the... more »

Brand X

Spike EP at News Spike - 8 hours ago
Brand X from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"We have this degenerate character... * *So we see the hyperactivity of British Intelligence, right?"* When I was asked to edit an issue of the New Statesman I said yes because it was a beautiful woman asking me. I chose the subject of revolution because the New Statesman is a political magazine and imagining the overthrow of the current political system is the only way I can be enthused about politics. When people talk about politics within the existing Westminster framework I feel a dull thud in my stomach and my eyes involuntarily glaze. L... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 8 hours ago
*Vancouver Schools' New LGBTTQ+ Policy Includes Gender-Free Pronouns Xe, Xem and Xyr* The Vancouver (British Columbia) Board of Education has approved a sweeping new policy for accommodating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer, questioning and “all sexual and gender identities,” including the creation of three pronouns, replacing masculine and feminine with xe, xem and xyr (pronounced ze, zem and zur). Two spirit is an Aboriginal term which means having both feminine and masculine spirits. It's not limited to gender expression or sexuality, but encompasses them ... more »

Nuclear power, public health air conditioning, and the "Torch of 2011" (reposted)

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 9 hours ago
I am Reposting this July 19, 2011 post, [image: NorthAmerica] I spent most of the last 37 years in Dallas, Texas. There is an old saying in Texas that Houston was built on oil, San Antonio was built on gold, and Dallas was built on paper. The truth is, however, that Dallas was built on chilled air. Dallas residents will endur day after day of heat from May to September, often long continuous runs of 90 degree plus days, and sometimes with long continuous runs of one hundred degrees plus days. The record numer of 100 degree or more days in one Dallas summer is 69. I lived through t... more »

Do Bookshops Have A 2020 Vision?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 9 hours ago
We have all read about the decline of the independent bookstores in the UK and US. However, we have also seen the relaunch of Foyles in Charing Cross, the expansion of the Hatchards brand by Waterstones to St Pancras, the growth online of the bargain bookseller, The Works. So what is the future of the Bookstore and does it have a vision of itself in 2020, or is its vision somewhat out of focus and requiring both short and long sighted correction? Stanley Unwin once said that, ‘To write books is easy, it requires only pen and ink and the ever-patient paper. To print books is a li... more »

Bloodsuckers McCain and Graham Hit Sunday Circuit to Peddle More Lies

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 10 hours ago
*“Name me someone that’s not a parasite and I’ll go out and say a prayer for him”* *- Bob Dylan (Visions of Johanna)* A 2001 piece at satirical website The Onion entitled “Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'” published shortly after his inauguration was astonishing in the uncanny ability to so accurately predict the future. Now in mid-2014 we are a nation at permanent war, whether it be Afghanistan, a new Cold War with Russia or the third bite at the apple in Iraq it is as Orwell once put it "Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia". The...more »

Independence Day can mean many things!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*MONDAY, JULY 7, 2014* *The freedom from being challenged:* We’ve been visiting friends in the Hudson Valley over the Independence Day weekend. Reading yesterday’s Washington Post, we were reminded that “independence” can take many forms. For a case in point, consider Chris Cillizza’s weekly feature in the Sunday Outlook section, “Worst Week in Washington.” Each Sunday, Cillizza names the Washington figure who had the worst week. Yesterday, he chose Hillary Clinton. Below, you see his full presentation, headline included. As we read Cillizza's piece, we thought a familiar old free... more »

Anna Dillon - landscape artist - oil of the mind

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 12 hours ago
*Anna Dillon at work*...once I'd realised that the Free Planet blog had *'not a snowflake's chance in hell'* of dissuading the for-profit prison-world slave-economy from ruining this delightful place we call home, I started to get more interested in (or seem to have gravitated more towards) sharing painters whose work really catches my eye. This way Free Planet becomes a more personal expression of a world of Creativity, Passion and Kinship - this way we all adopt our Custodian role in our own unique and viable ways. Today's blogpost concerns the artwork (and lovely and stylised it ... more »

Four Reasons Why Organic Gardening Is The Way To Go

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
[image: Foto: 4 Reasons that Organic Gardening is cheaper than you think. Growing your own food is never meant to be expensive. If we grow as Mother Nature intended us to grow food, then we will not only be enjoying really sumptuous and nutritious food, we will also be producing it at very low cost. This is a great way for us to take back control of our food. Plant a garden. It's as cheap as dirt. READ: http://freshorganicgardening.com/4-reasons-why-organic-gardening-is-cheaper-than-most-people-think/ #PlantASeed #GrowYourOwn #OrganicGardening #CleanFood #Organic #garden #ConserveWa... more »

Japan set for first arms export under new rules

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
[image: Patriot PAC-2 radar]Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self imposed ban, as the nation aims to boost its global military and economic presence, a report said Sunday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability 2 (PAC-2) missile defence system to be exported to Qatar, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources. Tokyo’s decision, likely to become official later this month, comes after Japan in April amended its traditional stric... more »

That was close! Jet plane flies dangerously close to spectators’ heads at air show

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 13 hours ago
Spectators at a recent air show in Waddington, near Lincoln, were given a particularly close look at a fighter jet. Like a scene out of Top Gun, the plane screams over the heads of the crowd, only missing them by a few feet. People duck and jump for cover, with one observant man commenting: ‘That was a bit close, wasn’t it?’ Read more

3D printer drones will take to skies by 2040, claim BAE scientists

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: 3D printed UAV]3D printers could be so advanced by 2040 they could create small unmanned aircraft, BAE Systems claim. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) could then potentially be used as a group of wide-winged aircraft for protracted or enduring surveillance or as rotary-winged UAVs to rescue single civilians or soldiers from dangerous situations, the defence firm’s scientists and engineers suggest. The researchers, who have been working on futuristic aircraft technologies, have been looking at the idea that they could be created by super hi-tech onboard 3D printers, an ad... more »

US Military in Europe: From Forces Rotation to Permanent Presence

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: E-3A Sentry]Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on June 20 to establish a permanent presence in his country responding to Russia's Ukraine policy that his government sees as a threat. He said the allies were to "open your eyes and stay awake". Asked if he would like to see a permanent mission in Estonia, Roivas told Reuters, "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania are the border states, and it is only logical that air policing and air defense for example are present on the borders." According to him, "NATO has to be a visible presence at all of its areas... more »

HPV Vaccines: Time for Science by Norma Erickson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
HPV Vaccines: Time for Science by Norma Erickson Sane Vax, Inc., 2 July 2012 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of January 2014 fifty-two countries have included HPV vaccines, either Gardasil or Cervarix, in their national immunization programs. During the last five years, the SaneVax Team has been contacted by representatives from 24 of those countries who are seeking to understand the vast array of new medical conditions occurring in the wake of these programs. (Note: SaneVax has been contacted by multiple people in Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, ... more »

Thai navy launches new submarine squadron

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: U206 class SSK]The Royal Thai Navy's Submarine Squadron will be officially unveiled today in a move that underscores the navy's push to have submarines added to the naval fleet. The squadron and training centre will be opened by navy chief ADM Narong Pipattanasai at the Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province, the unit said on its Facebook page. The unit commanded by Panu Punyavirocha is equipped with everything including a German-made submarine simulator except one thing: Real submarines. Read more

Defence pact to lead way for joint submarine venture

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Soryu class SSK]A historic deal for unprecedented defence co-operation between Australia and Japan to be signed this week by prime ministers Shinzo Abe and Tony Abbott creates the possibility of the two nations jointly building a fleet of hi-tech submarines. The co-ordinated push for closer defence ties by the two leaders has dramatically increased the likely levels of co-operation on what will be Australia’s biggest ever defence project. Mr Abe flies to Australia today for a visit that will seal a much closer economic and defence relationship between the two nations. Read ... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Lame, lame, lame* *There's some lame stuff written about global warming but the nonsense below takes the cake. Hair colour is determined by your genes, not by the temperature. The only way the frequency of a particular gene can be reduced in nature is for that gene to be selected against in mating. And why a slight increase in temperature would make redheads less desirable in bed is not explained* Global warming could lead to the extinction of Scotland's redheads, expects have claimed. Experts believe that Scotland’s gloomy climate has led to a red hair emerging as a genetic ... more »

Ute Frevert - The Honour Game: Male Pride and Female Humiliation in Europe's 1914 July Crisis

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
*Wikipedia:* Ute Frevert (born 10 June 1954 in Schötmar, Bad Salzuflen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German historian. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary Germany, with an interest in social and gender history. She currently serves as the executive director of the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. From 2003-2007 she was professor of German history at Yale University. *Video Title: Ute Frevert. Source: Fritt Ord. Date Published: November 24, 2013. Description:* 'The Honour Game. Male Pride and Female Humiliation in... more »

Alan Waldman : Brit TV critics call ‘Line of Duty’ the best cop show ever, and for good reason

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 17 hours ago
The BBC’s riveting, best-performing drama in a decade, starring Lennie James, is an intelligent, surprising look at police corruption. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … finish reading Alan Waldman : Brit TV critics call ‘Line of Duty’ the best cop show ever, and for good reason

You Not Wanting To Be Known For Something That You Have Done, Is Not The Same Thing As You Not Having Done It

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Rachel Maddow does not play requests. "We will not," she explained, "stop reporting on the political actions, and the consequences of the political actions, of rich and powerful men, even if they send angry letters every time we do it." If you've read much of Thomas Frank's work, you probably have a good idea he's in the same boat. Frank's *Salon* article this morning, about the deal with the Devil business Republicans made with the racists and crackpots, will probably generate a lot of the same kind of angry letters the Koch brothers sent Maddow. If there was one thing worth rea... more »

Bill Hayton at RSIS on the Paracels

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*Baby Golden Orb Spiders, newly hatched, struggle to get out into the world.* Bill Hayton (author of The South China Sea: the struggle for power in Asia) published a great commentary on the South China Sea and the Paracels at RSIS. Reproduced in its entirety with permission from the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). Click on Read More to read more! *++++++++* No. 126/2014 dated 3 July 2014 *The Paracels:* *Historical Evidence Must be Examined* *By Bill Hayton* *Synopsis* Advocates of the Chinese territorial claim to the islands of the South China Sea frequentl... more »

Performing the Taiwan Identity

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*A bike path near Dahu in Miaoli.* My friend Mark Roche, who is one of the most knowledgeable and active foreigners on cycling, camping, and hiking on Taiwan, was observing on Facebook that it was difficult for him to get information on the upcoming Sun Moon Lake swim. This Sunday event, a single day, consists of a swim across the lake which now has 27,000 participants and surges in growth every year. What used to be a fun athletic event is now an exercise in mass stupidity. The obvious solution to the burgeoning population of swimmers is to conduct multiple swims over a month or s...more »

Which would you rather do?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 19 hours ago
If you’re a racing driver, you could either drive 500 miles in a circle … or flat out around the Isle of Man. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Iraqi writer Abu Firas attacks Saudi Arabia & Qatar on Al Jazeera (English Subs)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago
*Bow to this? Shame on you Obama, you piece of shit.* Iraqi writer Abu Firas attacks Saudi Arabia & Qatar on Al Jazeera (English Subs). Source: MMEMonitorMideast. Date Published: June 20, 2014. An Iraqi writer by the name of Abu Firas was a guest at Aljazeera's "The Opposite Direction" on June 18, 2014 where he took every chance to attack Saudi Arabia, Qatar's Emir and prominent religious clerics Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Ibn Baz in those countries. Abu Firas returned to Iraq, where he received a hero's welcome. Death to Saudi Arabia. Death to Qatar.

federal court again rules in favour of health care and basic decency, against radical harper agenda

laura k at wmtc - 19 hours ago
A few days ago, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that the Harper Government's denial of health care to refugee claimants from certain countries is unconstitutional and cannot stand. In a surprisingly strongly worded statement Friday, the federal court ruled Ottawa’s cutbacks to health-care coverage for refugee claimants are unconstitutional because they constitute “cruel and unusual” treatment. The decision was quickly lauded by many, including the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Justice for Children and Youth — groups that, along ... more »

Mike's Story Part 70 - Spin-Off

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 19 hours ago
By Jenna Orkin The phone rang. After going through the usual niceties, Mike said,* "Listen to this:" * * He donned an orotund Russian accent.* * "Dear George Bush and Dick Cheney:" * *The letter continued, a fantasy - grounded in reality, as good satire must be - of the message the Russians were sending the U.S. with their latest signing of a cease-fire agreement with Georgia even as they set forest fires to prevent the installation of concealed troops and weapons, and bombed bridges between their former satellite and Europe. * * "I'm writing well, huh?"* * He was on a...more »

IMPORTANT CURRENT UKRAINE ANALYSIS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
Disillusionment with the actions of Ukraine's military has reached the country's parliament. The National Guard says it will search for those who refuse to lay down arms in the retaken cities - and "question them". Mark Sleboda, who's an International affairs lecturer at Moscow State University, says that locals see the army as the opposite of liberators.

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 19 hours ago

Obama's Accomplishments

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 20 hours ago
*By Isaiah Earhart* There is a common perception that the Obama Administration, and Obama himself, have not achieved the goals set by Democratic Party leadership. It is commonly communicated that the Obama Promises of hope and change are thwarted by a recalcitrant Republican Party, or that Obama’s willingness to negotiate with Republicans is cynically and brilliantly exploited by the mean and nasty conservatives. Other threads of thought among ‘liberal’ reasoning for the failure of deliverable change relies on the assessment of Obama’s personality, dismissing his uselessness in car... more »

"Final notice"? "Last chance"? Worried about the FBI and Interpol raids your DVDs have been warning you about? What about the Twitter Cops?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
*"These Phone Cops play hardball!" exclaimed Dr. Johnny Fever, who knew what there was to fear from those hordes of (gasp) Phone Cops. Who's to say the Phone Cops of the '70s and '80s haven't been given way to Twitter Cops?* *by Ken* For some reason I didn't just delete an e-mail I got the other day, instructing me, *by name*: "Complete your Twitter profile today!" It was that exclamation point that got me -- an exclamation point, it should be noted, that wasn't present on the inside of the e-mail. Without the exclamation point, it's much easier to read as a mere exhortation, or a... more »

And Now for Something Completely Different:

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
*As **Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads to the Northern Territory to live in an aboriginal community for a week* *, honouring an election promise to gain “a better understanding of the needs of people living and working in those areas” by spending one week every year living amongst them, our guest correspondent from Australia, Suzuki Samurai, offers his own thoughts on the aboriginal culture, and its problems. Complete with strong views, and even stronger language …* And Now for Something Completely Different I've been putting off writing my thoughts on this subject for s... more »

Ray McGovern was a CIA analyst for 27 years and served as chief of CIA's Soviet Foreign Policy Branch as well as preparer/briefer of the Presidents Daily Brief. If he were still in that position, President Obama would instruct him not to tell him any facts that disagree with the fictitious story that he wishes the public to buy.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 21 hours ago
------------------------------ The Risk of a Ukraine BloodbathJuly 2, 2014 *Exclusive:* Pressured by neocons and the mainstream U.S. media, the Obama administration is charting a dangerous course by seeking a military solution to Ukraine’s political crisis and possibly provoking Moscow to intervene to protect ethnic Russians, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern warns. By Ray McGovern Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko – by thumbing his nose at the leaders of Russia, Germany and France as they repeatedly appealed to him to renew the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine – has left hi... more »

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War - Max Hastings

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
Title: Catastrophe: Max Hastings. Source: Charleston Trust. Date Published: May 30, 2014. Description: Catastrophe, Max Hastings' narrative of WW1 to the end of 1914, combines the grasp of a first class historian with a novelist's acute eye for human detail. His blend of vivid top-down and bottom-up testimonies, from a host of witnesses, linger in the imagination. Told with his customary pace, sense of landscape, battlefield knowledge and character portraits, Catastrophe tells the story of how Europe embarked on the first of the 20th century's global tragedies. Max Hastings is th... more »

Iraq Sunni Mufti: ISIS and Al Qaeda Slaughtered 300 Sunni Clerics (English Subtitles)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
Video Title: Iraq Sunni Mufti: ISIS and Al Qaeda Slaughtered 300 Sunni Clerics (English Subtitles). Source: MMEMonitorMideast. Date Published: July 2, 2014. Description: Iraqi Sunni cleric Khaled al-Mulla on Al-Mayadeen TV expressed his concern over Salafists of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, stating that they had slaughtered over 300 Sunni clerics in Iraq. Like us: www.facebook.com/monitormideast Subscribe to us: http://www.youtube.com/user/MMEMonito... Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/MonitorMideast Read us: http://www.monitormideast.com Translation: The CIA, MI6, Mossad, NATO, and Saudi Arab... more »

(Collapse of Legitimacy:  True Both-Siderism?) Is It Really In OUR Interest To Have Both Major Parties Agree on All Major Issues (Even If This Is Never Admitted)? US United To Police the World (We're All Druids Now)

Philip Giraldi, ex-CIA agent, contributing editor to The American Conservative and executive director of the Council for the National Interest, gives us a few hints at how the system really works (in spite of his unspoken larger mission). Whatever that mission is, it's definitely agreed to by those who pay him and allow him the latitude to publish about almost any issue. And not always on the

Betrayal at Slavyansk- Pro separatists cheer their militia

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 21 hours ago
Interesting article- Was Slavyansk really a military win for Kiev? Could it have been a war lord (Oligarch) buy out? Or a complete coercion on the part of the fascists in Kiev? *Highlighting the interesting bits-* DONETSK, Ukraine >> Driven out of their key stronghold in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists regrouped Sunday in the city of Donetsk, vowing to renew their fight against the government in Kiev before thousands of cheering supporters at a rally. Ukrainian troops on Saturday forced the rebels out of Slovyansk, a city of about 100,000 that had been the center of the fight...more »

Syrian NATO backed 'oppositon" to "select new leader"

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 22 hours ago
*A choice that is always limited to Western intelligence linked stooge #1 or Western stooge #2, # 3 or perhaps # 4?* *So, the latest stooge in the running...... * The Syrian National Coalition will pick a replacement for its current president, Ahmad al-Jarba, in a vote expected on Tuesday.* The top candidate for the job is senior coalition members are Hadi Bahra and Muwaffaq Nairabiyeh,* who belong to Jarba’s Democratic bloc. Spokeswoman Sarah Karkour said that by Sunday evening, there hadn’t been an agreement on a candidate, although* members were coalescing around Bahra. * *Took... more »

Disaster Putin Posin'

Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 22 hours ago
"Honey, that Harper boy is at again with his Putin Posin'.""Let me be clear, I'm really a pilot. Why do you ask?" Vlad, smiling for the camera in his Bear near Canada as Stephen snaps his photo from his prime ministerial CF-18. (I wonder if they trade pics?) Word: It's not even a disaster in Manitoba, and may not be. There've been no evacuations yet in Manitoba's annual flood (seriously,

Prosperity On The Edge: Sir Edward Grey and the Crisis of July 1914 - Vernon Bogdanor

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours ago
*Wikipedia:* Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, Bt, was a British Liberal statesman. He served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any person in that office. He is probably best remembered for his remark at the outbreak of the First World War: "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time". Ennobled as Viscount Grey of Fallodon in 1916, he was Ambassador to the United States between 1919 and 1920 and Leader of the Liberal Part... more »

Libya Updates ( July 6 , 2014 ) Political , security , business items of note !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Libya Herald.... Sawan demands government state position on Hafter and Operation Dignity *By Libya Herald staff.* [image: Mohamed Sawan] Mohamed Sawan *Tripoli, 5 July 2014*: Mohamed Sawan, the leader of the Justice and Construction Party, has said that the government must make clear where its stands on Operation Dignity, being conducted by forces in Benghazi under the control of General Khalifa Hafter. On Thursday evening, following a meeting with party leaders, Sarwan issued a statement condemning what he described as the government’s silence on the operation. “It has to make it cle... more »

Third Way Has A Sure-Fire Way To Lose In November

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Zach Goldfarb celebrated the 4th of July with a column for the *Washington Post* informing us that the moneymen behind the New Dems, Blue Dogs and Third Way-- i.e., the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- have had enough of all this income gap and economic inequality palaver. JUST STOP! And he seems to have some kind of measurement to be able to claim that Obama has. "After making fighting income inequality an early focus of his second term," he wrote, "President Obama has largely abandoned talk of the subject this election year in a move that highlights the emerging debate ... more »

Why Won't Ed Balls Renationalise the Rail?

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
If you were to glance at this headline, you might think Labour is tearing itself apart over rail renationalisation. It isn't, but that the bulk of members and supporters think the rail should be taken back into public ownership reflects its popularity in the wider population. Pretty consistently, over half of the electorate would like to see this happen, with just 20% content with the current set up. Apart from Tories who are evenly pro- and anti-, voters for Labour, the LibDems, and UKIP notch up big majorities in favour. Labour are the natural go-to for renationalisation. It's t... more »

Ukraine...

Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago
Ukraine hasn't made much in the news lately. I think it once it became clear that Putin wasn't likely to invade beyond Crimea and the pro-Russian rebels appeared to have consolidated their gains in the east, the press lost interest outside of the odd report. It's back in the news a bit now with the pro-Russians retreating in the face of the Ukrainian military's assault. It's hard to retake a city

NSA Collecting Far More Info on Non-Targets per WAPO Story

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
According to a new story based on documents obtained by former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden there are vastly more innocent victims of mass surveillance than acknowledged. The story broken by The Washington Post and written by Pulitzer Prize winner Barton Gellman along with Julie Tate and Ashkan Soltani reports that 90 percent of of those whose data was collected - at least according to this sample being analyzed- were *not* legitimate targets of the spying but rather they were innocent internet users both domestically and abroad. The sample is desc... more »

Shinzo Abe and the Three Magic Arrows

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in New Zealand this week. If there aren’t questions about his economic management, says Andy Sirkis in this guest post, there should be.* Despite claims to the contrary in the mass media, Japan’s economy is continuing to suffer mightily under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe is from a famous family and he’s a convincing talker, so he was able to bamboozle people into believing that he could make Japan prosper with his three arrows. These metaphorical arrows stand for “monetary stimulus,” “fiscal stimulus,” and “structural refo... more »

Oniste

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 1 day ago
John A Carroll shared Oniste Honoré Guay's album: Oniste. 5 mins · It's been one year now since Oniste Honoré Guay was operated in Colorado. [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] [image: 󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵󾌵Thank you God] Oniste Honoré Guay added 10 new photos to the album Oniste — at Vernet, Les Cayes, Haiti. 😊😊😊😊😊Thank you God LikeLike · · Share - John A Carroll Oniste (July 2013). [image: John A Carroll's photo.] 1 min · Like - [image: John A Carroll]

Margaret Hodge

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*Margaret Oppenheimer - J'accuse!* *Know Your Enemy.CAPE TOWN. Putin With De Beers Chairman Nicholas Oppenheimer.* *Diamonds aren't forever - but Children are.* Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, said there had been a *"veil of secrecy"* over the establishment for far too long. *Quite right, luv - and you're right in the middle of it (in every sense).* Appearing on the Sky News Murnaghan programme, she added: *"Thank God it is coming out into the open. I think the really interesting thing about it is there has been a veil of secrecy over the es... more »

Eight Reasons To Drink Green Tea

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago

John Friend on By Yahweh's Design w/ Pastor Dan

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
I was a guest this morning on Pastor Dan's radio program *By Yahweh's Design*. We discussed my background and journey through the alternative media, Christian Identity, the Jews, and related subjects. You can download the entire interview *here*.

Ghost of Sunday Classics: It's a barely fathomable distance dramatically from the end of Act I to the end of Act II of Verdi's "Otello"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Aa Act II ends, Otello (Jon Vickers, right) swears vengeance and Jago (Cornell MacNeil) swears his support (all with subtitles), one of the most thrilling and most appalling moments you'll encounter on a stage -- with James Levine conducting, at the Met in September 1978.* *by Ken* We've been dealing with the sisterly or at least cousinly kinship between Verdi's Luisa Miller and Desdemona, and in case it wasn't in obvious in last night's preview, this week we're back to Desdemona. In the preview we heard the very end of the conclusion of Act II of Verdi's *Otello*, the moor's oat... more »

Spanish Tech Company ( Let's Gowex ) Admits It Is A Fraud Following Short-Seller Report ....... And countless spanish shareholder voices suddenly go silent !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-06/spanish-tech-company-admits-it-fraud-following-short-seller-report Spanish Tech Company Admits It Is A Fraud Following Short-Seller Report [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/06/2014 10:23 -0400 - Prison Time - Twitter - Twitter inShare2 There was a time when reports issued by short selling-focused research shops such as Muddy Waters would usually result in disparagement lawsuits by the targeted company (typically a reverse-merged Chinese fraudcap), seeking to shut said short-sellers and restore co...more »

Hillary: Snowden Should Return to USA for Trial

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
When it comes to repulsive characters of the type that are created by the failed American political system one of the worst of the dismal collection is Hillary Rodham Clinton. The former Secretary of State, US Senator and humiliated spouse of a philanderer in chief, Hillary has been a dominant and relentless performer in the political circus dating back to the waning days of the last century and after a failed run at the Democratic nomination in 2008 it was always a foregone conclusion that she would be running again. The Clintons are like genital herpes - they just won't go away.... more »

My Proposal For a New EU Commision

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
At least they would be tasty and soon gotten rid of.

EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION:

David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION:.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

He's Not New and Improved

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.torontolife.com/ Rob Ford is a little thinner. But, in the interviews he did last week, you could be forgiven for thinking that rehab hasn't really had much effect. Jim Coyle writes in the *Toronto Star*: Experienced hands in recovery listen carefully for hints that newbies are harbouring old, self-destructive attitudes or aren't committed to new ways of living. There were lots of alarms in what Ford had to say before his team abruptly scrapped a planned series of one-on-ones with media outlets. To wha... more »

It's Sunday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
time for: *Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES* * Best ever...*

Vietnamese landscape art - Phan Thu Trang - delightful palette and composition

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 1 day ago
Born in Hanoi, artist Phan Thu Trang paints decorative landscapes inspired by images of the city and Northern villages of Vietnam. In her colorful yet minimalistic paintings she works with limited colors and textures, focusing on only bare essentials to create each piece centered around billowing, pointillistic trees.

We condemn this murder

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
An open condemnation of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir We unequivocally condemn the horrific murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir. It was unjustifiable under any circumstances. The killing was reprehensible and we hope that the criminals who did this sickening act are found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Israel is a country run by the rule of law. There are reports that Jews have been arrested for this crime. If a trial finds that Jews are indeed guilty of this unconscionable killing, our condemnation is redoubled. The idea that Jews could do such an act fills us with s...more »

Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, July 6th, 2014

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
[image: rant-jpeg-b] Sunday, July 6th, 2014, and again time for my weekly rant.... I am giving everyone a "vacation alert" right now just as a warning that I will be taking a much needed vacation starting one week from today and will be basically MIA for about 12 days.... I am bringing one of my portable laptops with me, much to the chagrin of my family, and will do my damn best in trying to put out an occasional article, including my rants.... But it will be based on time available and when I actually feel like sitting down and writing them.... I have needed a vacation for quite s... more »

Extreme confusion

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Did you see Michael Gove on the Andy Marr show? Yes of course you did. Before he was wheeled in, Norman Tebbit and Helena Kennedy took a look at the papers. A gentle disagreement over what is and isn’t acceptable with regard to Islam in the UK ensued. Norman was looking frail beside the larger-than-life Baroness Kennedy, who managed to introduce the commonly held but false equivalence when defending Sharia law in the UK by citing ‘Jewish law’ and metaphorically squashing Mr. Tebbit’s protests by sheer force of her comparatively overbearing personality. Michael Gove was introduced... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 6 , 2014 ) , including the political state of play and civil war updates .......Lead article to consider " ISIS Attack Planned In Amman " ----- While the US / Jordan / Turkey and other countries have voiced concerns over the ISIS campaign launched by the taking of Mosul , was the ISIS attack planned in Amman , Jordan ( with the full knowledge of the US , Israel , Jordan , Turkey and the Saudis ? And was the KDP in the know as well ? Was Chalabi sent to discourage Kurd support od ISIS - by Iran ? )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://en.firatnews.com/news/news/ozgur-gundem-isis-attack-planned-in-amman.htm Özgür Gündem: ISIS attack planned in Amman ANF - ISTANBUL04.07.2014 12:48:04 It has emerged that the recent ISIS assault on Iraq was planned at a meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman. According to the Özgür Gündem newspaper, the secret meeting was attended by the KDP and Ba'athists and took place with the knowledge of the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey on 1 June, 8 days before the attack on Mosul began. The article in Özgür Gündem has exposed the forces behind the Iraq plans of ISIS. Acco... more »

Ravitch Waves Goodbye to Common Core and Throws Kisses to Dennis and Randi

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
I read both of Diane Ravitch's books that she wrote after her conversion experience and subsequent surrender of her honored chair with the boys at Hoover/Koret/Fordham, and I kept looking to find out the real history of American corporate education reform, the one that Diane had ignored in every one of her books prior to her conversion. What I found in her newer books was more or less a watered down version of Jerry Bracey's scorching critique that he had been offering for many of those years that Ravitch had remained an avid and loyal fan of privatization, testing accountability, ... more »

Cryptozoology: The Megatherium Theory - Lobizón, Chupacabras and Cattle Mutilations

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Cryptozoology: The Megatherium Theory – Lobizón, Chupacabras and Cattle Mutilations* *By Luis Jorge Salinas* With the best intentions of providing clarification for these matters, and in the hope that these words reach the authorities and citizens of the countries of the Americas regarding something that all of us should understand calmly and rationally, in order that people may become aware and take protective measures especially at night, I extend this warning mainly to the young: do not endanger your lives trying to capture these unknown animals, as they generally go about in ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*New Orleans Saints move training camp to The Greenbrier ~Lyons Yellin* *Vargas: Burden of proof tackles Jimmy Graham, but payday could still be coming * *GoNOLA Find: Popp’s Fountain in City Park ~Mallory Whitfield * *After years of making Spirit Pole, New Mexico artist tries hand at hieroglyphics ~Leslie Renken, Journal Star*

Mississippi Senate Debacle-- Who Will Have The Last Laugh?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Right-wing populists-- who are sometimes referred to as teabaggers-- have pretty much taken over the Republican social policy agenda. But have been largely unable to beat Chamber of Commerce Republicans in primaries this year, the way they did manage to do in 2010 and 2012 by replacing longtime Senate incumbents like Bob Bennett (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Dick Lugar (R-IN) and beating Establishment candidates in Delaware (Mike Castle), Florida (Charlie Crist), Nevada (Sue Lowden), Colorado (Jane Norton), Texas (David Dewhurst) and Kentucky (Trey Grayson). Although the Tea... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*LA Schools Realize Giving Every Kid an iPad Was a Costly Disaster, Will Give Every Kid a Laptop Instead* The Los Angeles Unified School District's plan to give every child an iPad—at a cost of $1 billion to taxpayers—drew universal criticism after numerous problems arose. For one thing, when the devices were broken, lost, or stolen, it wasn't clear whether parents, the schools, or the kids themselves were responsible. Tech-savy students easily broke through the firewalls administrators had installed to keep them from using the devices to visit social media websites. This prompted ... more »

Some ACA Readings

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
1. Kate Ho and Ariel Pakes 2. Chuck Blahaus 3. James Capretta

Sunday Morning Comin' Down.

liberalandlovingit at liberalandlovingit! - 1 day ago
Well, if two or three of *my* sacred cows haven't been tipped, of late. Since Friday. CNN. Bourdain. Who'd have thought I'd benefit from it? Me, of all people? Not being either a foodie (I like to eat, though), or well-travelled (been a few special places); I never thought I would learn much from that type of programme. (I have CNN for mid-terms, storms, and Presidential elections.) I've been re-thinking my ill-considered opinions on gun-carrying civillians. Never occured to me that I may need to do just that someday. Someday is today. Everyday in fact, I just realized.... more »

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Post by Santee Smith.

SMASHED PRESS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
RT reports: A crowd of around 50 masked men with stones and flares has attacked and vandalized the office of Kiev's Vesti newspaper. The paper’s security guard was beaten as the mob shattered the windows and filled the building with tear gas. Ever since the beginning of Ukrainian crisis media in the country been facing pressure to paint a “consistent” image of events. Soon after the February coup, the head of Ukraine’s National TV was abused and forced to resign over his *“not patriotic enough”* angle. In the meantime, all Russian TV channels were banned and many journalists prev... more »

Roy Cohn

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*HIV is not the cause of AIDS.* *(Or Karposi Sarcoma)* *LIFE MAGAZINE* THE SNARLING DEATH OF ROY M. COHN Elevated by Joe McCarthy, felled by AIDS, he went with no regrets March 1988 By Nicholas von Hoffman *207S-004-03A * *Four months before the end, a haggard Cohn posed willingly, just as he’d sought the spotlight with McCarthy 35 years earlier.* A the time of his death on August 2, 1986, Roy Cohn was 59 and a generation had come to adulthood knowing of no senator named Joe McCarthy. But people born in the 1940s or earlier remember Cohn and his master performing on televi... more »

Brutally hot day on the Miaoli 124

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
Today Drew of Taiwan in Cycles and I rode up the 3 through Miaoli and climbed the 124, then rolled down to Nanzhuang and followed the river to Zhunan where we hopped a train for home. With temps soaring near 100, and probably well over that in the heated areas on the road, the moderately difficult climb up the 124 became a brutal battle against the heat. Still, it was a gorgeous ride. Click on read more to read more! *Route Notes*: You pick up the 124 in Shitan town, just north of the big Family Mart where the road into Shitan splits from the 3. Pay attention! It's the second big r... more »

Sacha Stone - New Earth Project - zero point economics or just another bunch of Overlords?

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 1 day ago
here at Free Planet, you'll have noticed the editorial stance is something along the lines of ALL CITIES MUST DIE, and all funding of THE EMPIRE (that's the patent-protected for-profit war-world economy) must be stopped. You get that (so far) right? But it's also about who we are, as a race of Advanced Fore-brainers. And what we do to show THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE that we deserve to remain Custodians of this Free Planet (and any God would tell you that you shouldn't be a debt/wage-slave, but that's by the by) and then that we deserve to share in the wonders of multi-dimensional trav... more »

New Blogs June/July 2014

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
Want some new(ish) blogs? Of course you do. 1. A Liberal Life (Unaligned/anti-UKIP) 2. Dream Deferred (Unaligned/anti-fascist) (Twitter) 3. Feminists Unknown (Unaligned/feminist) 4. Gender Minefield (Unaligned/feminist) (Twitter) 5. Labour Central Devon (Labour) (Twitter) 6. New Narratives (Unaligned/feminist/trans) 7. Novara Wire (Unaligned) (Twitter) 8. The X-Ray Factor (Unaligned/health) (Twitter) 9. Twickenham Labour Party (Labour) (Twitter) 10. Vixens With Convictions (Unaligned) (Twitter) 11. Young Fabians (Labour) (Twitter) That's your lot for this month's round up. If you know of ... more »

The open source revolution is coming and it will conquer the 1% - says ex CIA spy

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
A businessman tries to break through a line of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had blocked access to the New York Stock Exchange area in November 2011. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images *Open Source is a powerful concept, its given us Wikipedia and the computer operating system Linux. Its not without flaws however. In my discussions with Caleb, we discussed how frequently open source software encryption and networking software has been compromised by intelligence agencies because while the source code can be inspected by anyone, in truth it often isn't, because that takes con... more »

Iran pilot killed fighting in Iraq

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Iraqi Su-25 Frogfoot]An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, state media reported Saturday, in what is thought to be Tehran’s first military casualty during battles against Islamic State fighters. Iran’s official IRNA news agency did not say whether the pilot died while flying sorties or fighting on the ground. It said Col. Shoja’at Alamdari Mourjani was killed while “defending” Shiite holy sites in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad. Read more

Iraq lacks ability to fly F-16s it seeks, US trainer says

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon]Despite complaints by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the United States has been slow in its delivery of F-16 fighter jets, no Iraqi pilot team has qualified to fly the aircraft in combat and none will be ready before mid-August, according to an official at the U.S.-based program where the pilots are being trained. That problem is one of many the Obama administration is confronting as it tries to speed more equipment to the Iraqi air force to help it defeat the Islamic insurgency engulfing the country. There are also challenges in providing or... more »

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Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned South Korea not to test his patience in the Yellow Sea, saying it might be made to "regret bitterly" its threatening actions near the two Koreas' de facto maritime boundary, Pyongyang's official media reported Saturday. Kim, who heads the National Defense Commission and commands the Korean People's Army, made the remarks as he "guided" a landing drill on a simulated enemy-held island involving ground, naval, air and anti-air forces, the Korean Central News Agency said. In the report, which did not specify when the drill took place, Kim was... more »

Ramadan problem

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
I don’t have a Twitter account. I’ve been told I should, but I already spend more than enough time making my arse fat with the blogging. I know you can Tweet whilst doing other things, say, jogging, playing tennis or tightrope walking but I like to concentrate on one thing at a time, monogamously. Anyway, to a stick in the mud like me “going viral” sounds alien and “trending” sounds transient and here-today-gone-tomorrow, and not in a good way. So I don’t warm to the concept of the BBC having a whole ‘Trending’ department, with web pages and broadcasts. It sounds as though it’s m... more »

The F-35 Strike Fighter. Technical Failures of the World’s Most Expensive Weapons System

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: F-35 Engine Fire]Troubles never seem to end for the F-35 Strike Fighter. Not yet fully operational, the nuclear-capable fighter-bomber recently had different test versions either leak oil in flight or burst into flames on takeoff. The F-35 is the world’s most expensive weapons system – $400 billion and counting. The estimated lifetime cost of this military-industrial project is $1.5 trillion. The F-35 is already close to a decade behind schedule and its cost is already more than twice the original estimate. The Pentagon has lowered its performance specs and it’s still year... more »

Overhauling an aircraft carrier: a complex challenge

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS Abraham Lincoln]When Edward Shields joined the Navy 10 months ago, the recruiter didn't mention jackhammer duty. But last week, the young Navy airman stood aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, bending his 6-foot-5-inch frame in a cramped passageway, blasting apart floor tiles and making a great deal of noise while doing it. He is part of a 35-sailor team that has pulverized 372,000 square feet of tile since the Lincoln arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding last March. These sailors normally work on the carrier flight deck. They launch, recover and refuel jet a... more »

China's torpedoes were born from Russia: Russian analyst

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Yu-6 heavyweight torpedo]Chinese torpedoes are mostly designed based on components introduced from Russia, according to a report written for the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies as cited in the state run Global Times. According to Russian analyst Maksim Klimov, the Soviet Union began to provide torpedoes to its allies — including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Syria, North Korea and members of Warsaw Pact — in the 1950s. Even though the exact number still remains unclear, they were mostly 533mm Type 53-59 torpedoes. Beginning in the 1960s, India and ... more »

Strauss sorry for Pietersen remark - BBC Sport

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Does anybody know what Strauss actually said about Kevin Pietersen? http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/28179086

Gay weddings, UK Muslims going to Syria, WWI, problems for the Catholic Church, Ramadan, the living wage and calls to scrap Christian assemblies in schools

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
This week's *Sunday *dwelt on many familiar themes - as you can see from the title of this post. First was an interview with Rev Roberta Rominger, former general secretary of the United Reform Church, which looks set to become the first mainstream church to allow gay weddings to be carried out in their churches. Rev Roberta supports the idea. William Crawley asked her if she hoped such a move would encourage other mainstream churches to follow their example. Then it was onto the story of the 100+ imams and their open letter urging British Muslims not to travel to Iraq or Syria to...more »

Free Online Grow Your Own Food Conference - July 7 to 14, 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
[image: Foto: START THE FOOD REVOLUTION...IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD: http://tinyurl.com/lgypypp 34 reasons why growing your own food can save you…and the world! What one thing can you start TODAY that will change the world tomorrow? Grow your own food! It’s good for you, your family and your community. Learn every step you need to get started at the GROW YOUR OWN FOOD SUMMIT, ONLINE & FREE from July 7-14. REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/lgypypp The health of the world depends on growing our own food. Didn’t know this, did ya? It reduces toxicity, transportation and pollution, and gives... more »

What is the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP)?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*Published on July 2, 2014* The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership is a trade deal between the EU and the US - and is anything but harmless. The deal boosts corporate power and endangers people and the planet. This video, made by international campaigning organisation Attac, sets out the problems with the deal in a really clear, informative way. *For More Information:* *http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/...** ,* *http://www.attac.org/en/node/16244* .

Two sides. Same coin.

Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 1 day ago

Tomorrow begins a multi-part series from #DougCo Colorado. #talkchalk #CrazyinCO

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Here’s the listing for tomorrow’s show at 6PM EST: SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! @the chalk face radio presents “Crazy in Colorado.” We begin a series of Sunday shows devoted to the Rocky Mountain state’s embrace of the failed reform movement and also talking to those marginalized voices that have and are fighting back and suffering tremendous casualties. Joins us at 6 […]

Mickey Gilley: Stand By Me...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*I remember Gilley's Club in Pasadena very well.* Fun times... *Word is Mickey is planning on reopening in Pasadena*

Don't Count On Seeing Poor Ole Bob Barr Back In Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Phil Gingrey represents Georgia's 11th congressional district, mostly Atlanta suburbs in Cobb, Bartow, Fulton and Cherokee counties. It includes all of Marietta, the east side of Smyrna, and part of Atlanta's upscale/uptown Buckhead neighborhood (the Beverly Hills of the South). The PVI is R+19 and the only part of the district even remotely competitive for Democrats-- and only remotely-- is the Cobb County section. The current congressman is far right extremist-- and crackpot-- Phil Gingrey and he won reelection last cycle 196,968 (68.6%) to 90,353 (31.4%), beating his unknown... more »

Corporate Conflation? ...More Like Corporations Confiscating Commoner`s Few Remaining Coins

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago
*Written **by Mark Taliano* *The modern-day conflation of corporate and public interests forms the bedrock of what is likely the most dangerous ideology to afflict humanity.* Domestically, it creates a "predator" economic system which disembowels the public domain by creating “new” markets which unnecessarily imperil the public’s health, safety, freedom, and material well-being. Internationally, it manifests itself as corporate-driven imperial conquest which divides and ruins target countries as it destabilizes political economies globally. Corporate profit is the fo... more »

Welcome Ducklings!

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Our periodic rotation of guest bloggers is underway. This season’s newcomers: 1) Jarrod Hayes is Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and is the author of Constructing National Security: US Relations With India and China. You may have seen his IO article on securitization, and his guest posts on nuclear policy, Crimea, the Arab Continue reading

Ukraine Updates ( July 5 , 2014 ) -- What is the deeper meaning of Russia and Putin retreat in South Est ukraine ( several excellent articles from Vineyard of the Saker , including - The Fall of Slaviansk, its meaning and implications ) ..... Pro-Russian Rebels Flee Slavyansk After "Massive Shelling", Demand Putin's Help To Avoid "Genocide"

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Moon Of Alabama..... July 06, 2014 Ukraine: Retreat From Slaviansk Far From End Game The Saker is somewhat depressed that the insurgents in east Ukraine retreated from Slaviansk. But that retreat was in good order and with few losses despite being surrounded by enemy forces. As their commander Strelkov explains there was no way Slaviansk could be defended against superior artillery and air superiority with little means to counter those. Strelkov is now setting up defenses in Donetsk which is a much bigger city with more resources and likely easier to defend. As the Ukrainian army and... more »

Ghost of Sunday Classics preview: "'Tis a dark hydra, malignant, blind"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*by Ken* We tried something a few weeks back, listening just to a tiny bit of music, which turned out to be the brief orchestral prelude to Act IV of Verdi's *Otello*, with the (hopefully) suggestive question of what mood or moods it suggested ("How would you describe the atmosphere? Austere? Melancholy? Solitary? Foreboding?"). I have no idea whether that served any purpose, except maybe to me, but is that any reason not to try it again? Tonight we have *two* brief orchestral excerpts, and we start with a very brief one, which I don't think one has to be a wizard to intuit is t... more »

The best darned explanation of our Bill of Rights, aka The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution, why our Founding Fathers wrote them in such great detail (to prevent our government from ever again taking our freedom), and how the current "powers that be" have essentially by nulified every one of them (so as to enslave us).

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ Commentary ------------------------------ 238 Years Later, Would Americans Still Choose Freedom Over Slavery?July 01, 2014 “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”—Patrick Henry Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a... more »

Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain

Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 1 day ago
Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain Ingalhalikar et al *PNAS* ; published ahead of print December 2, 2013 Sex differences in human behavior show adaptive complementarity: Males have better motor and spatial abilities, whereas females have superior memory and social cognition skills. Studies also show sex differences in human brains but do not explain this complementarity. In this work, we modeled the structural connectome using diffusion tensor imaging in a sample of 949 youths (aged 8–22 y, 428 males and 521 females) and discovered unique sex differences... more »

Updates On Iraq [7.5]: Need For Jihad - Washington's Half-Hearted Pursuit of Islamic State In Iraq; Washington's Man In Syria Is A Lying Rat; So-Called Caliph Underperforms In First Public Appearance

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*The CIA and Jihadist terrorists: a generational partnership.* *1.* An excerpt from, *"YPG Commander: Kurds in Syria ‘Deserve’ US Support"* by Mutlu Civirogly, Rudaw, July 3, 2014: To understand the latest attacks by ISIS in Iraq, you have to understand the background as well. ISIS was shaped by some powers about a year and a half ago to carry out their plans in Syria. ISIS isn’t a random Al-Qaeda organization. We have intelligence on them. *There are documents that we acquired. There are also the statements taken from members we captured. When we put all these pieces together, we ... more »

No Iraq invasion unless US homeland threatened? A bit to telling?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/3/pentagon-no-iraq-invasion-unless-us-homeland-is-th/ Original url above. However... the story title changed to -Pentagon draws red line on Iraqi attack Why? Did it make the false flag potential to obvious? We know the US and friends have been looking for any excuse to launch attacks on Syria, perhaps Iraq, and maybe Israel will finally go for a strike on Iran? Lots of scenarios to entertain. Relevant paragraph *The Defense Department’s top uniformed official said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which has seized vast territory o... more »

8 July - Blogs I'm Following

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O'odham honor Zapatistas Galeano August 2, 2014

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
O'odham Voice Against the Wall August 2, 2014 Tucson, Arizona Zapatista Solidarity Event in honor of Companero Galeano, murdered Zapatista teacher in La Realidad 1080 Contzen Ave. Tucson, Arizona 85705

Why APPR in NYS has to go.

David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 hour ago
Why APPR in NYS has to go..Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

I hate Prostitution

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
I am not a lawyer. I am just someone who thinksaboot justice. Attacking the courts is a Tea Party Party favour. It will not work in Canada. We knew 200 years ago that electing Judges was making judgments based upon those that favored you. Its the idea of democracy being tea partied into a white orifice. It will not work in Canada. We do not want companies with religious exemptions. Does that not sound like Iran? I have to admit this prostitution bill is a tough nut. I am against prostitution and believe most people in this trade are not looking at a Pretty Women horizon. On the oth... more »

USA True Unemployment Is 23.1% - Almost Four Times the Official Rate (Includes Uncounted Unemployed Still Looking/Hoping)

What happened to the way the unemployment rate was calculated historically is a topic worth an essay to itself. I've even written a few myself previously dealing with this private tragedy, but the implications of what it did to the official unemployment number and why is what we have to deal with today in the USA as our government places all its focus on taking over the resources of foreign

About this Costco brouhaha over Dinesh D'Souza's book...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
*in which the echo chamber of the right sounds just as silly as the libtards.* I worked for Costco so allow me to enlighten you. Costco carries about 3500 SKU's *total* and has limited space. Their profit margin is incredibly small. They run by the numbers. They have to or they will go broke. Costco is not a bookstore. It simply sells some books along with all it's other offerings. It has a responsibility to its shareholders and their *very* highly paid employees. If Dinesh D'Souza's book is not meeting the numbers, it has to go. They carry (IMO) a higher number of conserva...more »

Who Would You Rather Follow-- Katy Perry Or Rick Perry?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Followers of which of these two would you define as a moron? Democrats are worried that base voters aren't going to turn out in November-- and they should be worried. The collection of atrocious corporate shills and conservative shitheads Steve Israel recruited isn't going to inspire any base voters I ever heard of to go vote. Israel tells donors he plans to win the 17 seats the Democrats need to win back the House. It's more likely the net outcome will be a stinging loss. Elizabeth Warren beat a popular incumbent Republican senator in 2012, Scott Brown, the biggest recipient of Wall... more »

Saving a school: Predatory enrollment

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
The Washington Post discussed recently the immense pressure administrators, and staff as well, are under to re-enroll students in their schools in order to keep and maintain resources. The move is a sign of the tremendous pressure on the District’s traditional public schools. Charter schools, which appeared less than two decades ago, now enroll nearly […]

Analyzing The Finances Of Al Qaeda In Iraq Interview With RAND’s Patrick Johnston

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago
The United States has a huge amount of captured Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) documents that are archived at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center’s Harmony Program. Patrick Johnston of the RAND Corporation has been going through these records studying the group’s finances from 2005-2010. They show that while AQI might have been started by the Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi it soon became a self-sufficient organization based upon fund raising within Iraq, and that this money played a crucial role in sustaining the group through its ups and downs. *1. Since 2003 the U.S. has captured ... more »

Ron Jacobs : BOOKS | The evil that was Phoenix|

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 3 hours ago
Douglas Valentine’s ‘The Phoenix Program,’ gives lie to the ongoing attempts to turn the U.S. war in Vietnam into a noble effort. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | July 8, 2014 “Phoenix was far worse than the things … finish reading Ron Jacobs : *BOOKS* | The evil that was Phoenix|

IMAGE OF AMERICA TAKES ANOTHER HIT: ROLLING SICK

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago
Ring of Fire reports: It’s called “rollin’ coal.” And for several years, rural rednecks in America have been modifying their diesel trucks to turn their semi-adequately managed emissions into churning black smoke. Why? Just to see who has the worst fuel efficiency, who can dump the most carbon emissions into the atmosphere, and be the most obnoxious jerk. But “rollin’ coal” isn’t just a thing to do, they actually consider it a lifestyle, a way to conduct themselves, and a personal identity. “Your truck is not just something to get you from point A to point B,” said Robbie, a Sout... more »

Why No One Cares What Obama Says About the Economy Any More (Obama Ignored His Own Team of Economists and Increasingly Relied on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (Who Lacks Any Expertise in Economics) for His Economic Advice) Michael Hudson on The New Cold War's Ukraine Gambit (What They Have In Mind for the Ukraine - Jump On b

Obama's not as bad as he appears (as far as understanding anything abut Economics goes). But that's far enough for US already. Bill Black explains: Obama is not open to hearing the economic views of anyone who got the crisis correct or anyone his advisors consider to the left of Paul Krugman (who is mildly left in economic terms). James Galbraith captured the first point brilliantly in

Everything must start with a vision

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 3 hours ago
*Everything must start with a vision. Kirk Sorensen began to talk about the Thorium vision in 2006, and he documented the scientific story of what ORNL had discovered between 1950 and 1975.* *I already knew something about the story, because my father had played an important role in its scientific origins.* *I was the 33rd member of the energy from Thorium discussion group, the only open discussion group devoted to nuclear power in 2007, At that time Molten salt nuclear technology was virtually unknown, even in the small nuclear community. We started out as a grass roots effort, and... more »

IN THE YEAR 2525: Anthropologists deconstruct Ball!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014* *Part 1—The role of the vassal liberal:* Exciting note: For one day only, we offer history which was channeled to us this weekend from a highly reliable source in the future. That channeled history is shown starting now: By the year 2525, anthropologists had begun to settle on an explanation of the failed American nation-state of five centuries before. At one point, they came to focus on a rune-like text from a young broadcaster named Krystal Ball. Ball was one of many “vassal liberals” in the employ of the priests as the rapid disintegration occurred. Acco... more »

Mis-Estimating the Effects of NCLB on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction

John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 hours ago
I expected to have mixed feelings when reading “Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers and Their Work Environments and Job Attitudes,” by Jason Grissom et. al. On one hand, their finding as summarized in the press was so surprising that I knew a careful and skeptical reading would be required. On […]

Duncan's Latest Party Balloon Just Got Popped in Tennessee

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 4 hours ago
When NAEP reported in May that Tennessee high school seniors finish next to last in NAEP proficieny in the latest testing derby (just behind West Virginia), it took some of the glory from the earlier report on NAEP scores for grades 4 & 8 that Kevin Huffman and his band of TFA lawyers plastered on every available wall space at the TN State Department of Education--even the elevators. But Huffman had an explanation for those lower high school scores: you see, high school students came through the system before his antiquarian style of 19th Century educational leadership and manageme... more »

Neoliberal Death Match, 2016?

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 5 hours ago
There is no blue Wall Street. There is no red Wall Street. There's only the United States of Wall Street. And needless to say, it's not purple. It's a bilious shade of green. With the media-political complex incessantly announcing that the Democratic branch of the Money Party will anoint Hillary Clinton from a large field of potential progressive candidates, the Republicans find themselves facing an inverted predicament. Out of a field of countless right wing extremists, none could possibly match Hillary in loyalty to High Finance, bloodthirsty Neocon credibility, and out-of-touch... more »

channelling Hertzan Chimera - or piercing The Electromagnetic Veil - contact with the Ancients

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 5 hours ago
now, those who know me and/or know of the writing of this Free Planet blog KNOW with 100% accuracy that I am about the least psychic person writing on the internet right now. I don't have visions. I don't contact the dead. I have no spiritual convictions whatsoever. Okay, I've described a couple of weird dreams I've had, but who hasn't had weird dreams, right? And remembered them, right? And maybe thought they were dreaming for a Galactic Race who couldn't, right? Anyway, for the ten years of the 1990s (or maybe longer i.e. from earlier, like in the mid-80s) I'd been dreaming about ...more »

Ridley Scott's Prometheus - reboot the Giger franchise from orbit - it's the only way to be sure

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 5 hours ago
*this bitch ain't rollin'* having forced myself to rent out the film for £1 from the local library, I think I now understand (just a little more about) Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS - as theatrically released. - The Opening Scene: that planet is not even Earth, it's just a Fecundity Rite performed by a Sacrifist on any old galactic rock within a star's Goldilocks Zone. - The LV-223 Military Base: that's the inter-galactic clean-up squad who go in before the Priests arrive to bless a cleansed world. - The Ritualistic Suicide: that's what makes a planet fertile with ... more »

Pie N Mash Films - Bill Maloney interviews Chris Fay - institutionalised 8 hour snuff paedo

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 5 hours ago
we've been disgusted by the recent legal revelations of serial child abusers like Gary Glitter, Jonathan King, Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Jimmy Savile and others, here Bill Maloney of Pie N Mash Films *discusses with anti child abuse campaigner Chris Fay the current circumstances surrounding former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, Labour MP for Rochdale Simon Danzcuk's question to the House of Commons, Government cover-ups and other sensitive issues that are relevan*t. Filmed *THIS TIME LAST YEAR*.

Punitive Moral Absolutism

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago
distractify.com I don't agree with Jonathan Kay very often. But in yesterday's *National Post* he wrote: The most shocking thing about the government’s 2012 changes to the Interim Federal Health Program is that, despite its Scrooge-like spirit, they haven’t actually saved any money: The cost for treating people simply was downloaded to charities, pro bono doctors, community healthcare organizations and the provinces. It’s hard to escape the conclusion that this move was made mostly for other... more »

Are “Teacher Professional Partnerships” a viable career ladder option?

Angel Cintron Jr. at @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago
Dear Teachers, During a school day, have you ever wondered, silently or aloud, any of the following statements: 1) There’s a more effective way of doing ____________________, 2) If we could only change ____________________. 3) I wish we could start doing ____________________. If you answered ‘yes’ to these statements, then this message is for you. Perhaps, there is a more effective way. Perhaps, […]

Stories from the NB abortion clinic

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 5 hours ago
At DAMMIT JANET! we have posted much about choice and abortion rights. FH and I started off at _Birth Pangs_ over 7 years ago, writing about the erosion of women's reproductive choices and our human right to control every aspect of our sexualities and procreation potential. Since founding DJ! we have expanded our feminist scrutiny to other current concerns, while offering our criticism, our support and our activism. But like salmon swimming against the current we are compelled to return to violence against women and reproductive choices; wife battering (as we called it then), rape... more »

The Meaningless Moratorium Has Ended Before Anyone Knew It Began

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
The union misleadership stooges of the NYSUT have signed on to a Gates-approved moratorium that just ended. Under a plan that Cuomo will sign into law, teachers, as the headline goes, get a "break" from teacher evaluations based on test scores. Or, rather, they got a break in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. The moratorium is over before anyone could celebrate the big victory that Weingarten, surely, will shout about from the rooftops, along with her dwindling list of wishful thinkers. This represents the kind of dissembling and manipulation that only the stooges of the NYSUT could call ... more »

Trending Bad

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
The other day I wrote about an edition of BBC Trending, which I heard in the middle of the night on the BBC World Service. To recap: But the item that caught my ear was the one devoted to hashtag “GazaUnderAttack” , which they tell me has been trending, on and off, since one of the IDF’s previous incursions into Gaza, probably Operation Pillar of Cloud. The thing about the latest flurry of activity over at hashtaggazaunderattack is that people (mainly from Malaysia, somewhere else I've forgotten *and the UK) *have been furiously Tweeting images of ‘dead babies’ willy nilly, no m... more »

Book Review: The Here and Now &Second Star

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 5 hours ago
In a word full of plagues, food shortages and death, Prenna James is part of an immigration not to another place, but another time. The immigrates arrive in New York in 2010, and must do everything they can to keep themselves inconspicuous as to not change the course of the future. Prenna struggles to fit in, and when she meets Ethan, the rule of forming no close relationships outside of the community seems impossible to keep. In the beginning I really liked the premise of The Here and Now. Usually when we think of the future, we liked to think of all the crazy new technologies we w... more »

Cuomo Digs Up ConservaDem Kathy Hochul-- Promptly Hides Her From The Democratic Base

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
When Republican Congressman Chris Lee was caught, shirtless, online trolling for younger women, he resigned and nominal Democrat Kathy Hochul, the County Clerk of Erie County won the special election to replace him, primarily because a wealthy, well-known teabagger, Jack Davis, pulled votes away from her GOP opponent. She immediately joined the corrupt, Wall Street-owned New Dems and began amassing a conservative, anti-family record, working hard, for example, to reduce Medicaid spending. New York Democrats hoped they had found another Kirsten Giillibrand, a pro-NRA conservaDem w... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 6 hours ago
*British watchdog says universities should take pupils 'on potential' to help poorer students* *But how do you judge potential? Any objective test will just end up measuring IQ -- and we can't have that. Or can we? We did once* A university watchdog has told campuses to help poorer pupils win more places by looking beyond would-be students’ qualifications when recruiting. Professor Les Ebdon said they should admit undergraduates according to ‘academic potential’ rather than simply totting up their GCSEs and A-levels. The head of the Office for Fair Access (Offa) also revealed ... more »

US doing everything in its power to tick off Germany ? ( July 8 , 2014 ) Following swiftly on the heels of the latst spy caper that unraveled involving Germany's Intel service , now German Banks are being targeted ? US Set To Alienate Angry Germany Next, As Crackdown Shifts From BNP To Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank ...... In what is certainly a coincidence , Germany's Merkel visits China for the seventh time since 2005 ! Takeaway -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in China for her seventh visit since 2005, with economic ties topping the agenda and a high-powered business delegation in tow.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-08/us-set-alienate-angry-germany-next-crackdown-shifts-bnp-commerzbank-deutsche-bank US Set To Alienate Angry Germany Next, As Crackdown Shifts From BNP To Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/08/2014 08:04 -0400 - China - Deutsche Bank - France - Germany - Iran - JPMorgan Chase - New York Fed - None - Obama Administration - Reserve Currency - Reuters inShare As we reported over the weekend in "By "Punishing" France, The US Just Accelerated T... more »

Ukraine Updates ( July 8 , 2014 ) - Status of Civil War in South East Ukraine , economic situation , odd item concerning Russia ...

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Tweet.... *Steve Rosenberg* @BBCSteveR · 20h I sense that the journey from Sloviansk to Donetsk isn't going to be easy. Someone has blown up this railway bridge. pic.twitter.com/1ijhDIuCTi [image: Embedded image permalink] Anti War...... Bridges Destroyed as Ukraine Vows ‘Blockade’ of Rebel-Held CitiesBoth Sides Trade Blame for Bridge Blasts by Jason Ditz, July 07, 2014 Print This | Share This With the loss of Slovyansk, large numbers of east Ukrainian rebels are falling back to Donetsk, digging in at their de facto capital and preparing to barricade the streetsagainst a m... more »

Afghanistan Election Update -- While Ashraf Ghani leads in early tabulation of results from the Runoff vote , Abdullah Abdullah not inclined to go away quietly --- Abdullah calls Afghanistan run-off 'rigged' Former foreign minister says he is the winner of the poll and that nobody who "committed fraud" should take power.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Al Jazeera..... Abdullah calls Afghanistan run-off 'rigged' Former foreign minister says he is the winner of the poll and that nobody who "committed fraud" should take power. Last updated: 08 Jul 2014 09:01 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Abdullah rejected the results of the election at a rally of his supporters in Kabul [AFP] Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the results of June's presidential run-off, calling the vote that put his arch-rival Ashraf Ghani ah... more »

What Every Teen Needs To Know About Getting Paid At Work

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 6 hours ago
I wrote about general workplace rights teens and young adults need to know. And before that I wrote about workplace sexual harassment. But there's even more you probably didn't learn about work when you were in school. I bet your high school and college didn't tell you about what you're entitled to be paid under the law, what hours you're allowed to work, how to figure out if your internship should be paid, and allowable work breaks, did they? If you're a teen or young adult starting or looking for a summer job or internship, getting paid (or getting a meaningful learning experience)...more »

US Set To Alienate Angry Germany Next, As Crackdown Shifts From BNP To Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
*US Set To Alienate Angry Germany Next, As Crackdown Shifts From BNP To Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank* Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/08/2014 08:04 -0400 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-08/us-set-alienate-angry-germany-next-crackdown-shifts-bnp-commerzbank-deutsche-bank As we reported over the weekend in "By "Punishing" France, The US Just Accelerated The Demise Of The Dollar", following the record $9 billion fine against French BNP, the outcry has been fast and furious, with virtually everyone in the local chain of command, from Total CEO to the head of the Bank of France (a... more »

End of Harpergov?

Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 7 hours ago
The always good to read Kirbycairo makes the case that endless anger politics and court-corrected legislation has doomed the Harpercons in the next election. I'd say yes, likely true if all other things were equal. However, this is also why why the Fair Elections Act exists. They just need enough seats, not all of the seats to keep on keeping on and I simply don't trust the FPTP system and the

Email the Indiana State Board of Ed: Another Power Grab in the Works

Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
by Doug Martin Once again, former conservative radio show host/free-market Christian/current Indiana Governor Mike Pence and his corporate theocrats on the State Board of Education (made up of Koch Brothers-connected Indiana Policy Review Foundation fake scholars, former Christel DeHaan operatives, and hedge fund Democrats, among others) are seeking to strip supt. of public schools Glenda Ritz of more power. The ISTA recently noted that the "board will propose dramatic new board procedures through approving a resolution that will form a one-time, ad hoc committee that will approve... more »

Iraq Update ( July 8 , 2014 ) Round up of news of the day on the political front , the state of play on the sectarian war , news pertaining to Kurdistan and tweets of the day !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Rudaw...... Kurds Warn They Will Respond to More Iraqi Attacks on Tuz KhurmatuBy RUDAW 39 minutes ago [image: The Peshmerga strengthened their positions in Tuz Khurtamu after the withdrawal of Iraq’s armed forces from the region last month.] The Peshmerga strengthened their positions in Tuz Khurtamu after the withdrawal of Iraq’s armed forces from the region last month. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been instructed to “respond appropriately” to any attack on Tuz Khurmatu, an official warned, after Iraqi jets bombed the town center on Sunday, killing four peop... more »

France lashes out against US dollar, calls for ‘rebalancing’ of world currencies

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
http://rt.com/business/170864-france-balance-dollar-bnp/ *France lashes out against US dollar, calls for ‘rebalancing’ of world currencies* Published time: July 07, 2014 10:24 Get short URL French Finance Minister Michel Sapin (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)French Finance Minister Michel Sapin (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) *The French government wants to break the monopoly the dollar has on international transactions* after the country’s largest bank, BNP Paribas, was slapped with a record $9 billion fine and a 1-year dollar trading ban. Michel Sapin, the French finance minister, called ... more »

No Shit, Sherlock - BBC News - #BBCtrending: Are #GazaUnderAttack images accurate?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
The BBC have finally worked something out, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-28198622 'Over the past week the hashtag #GazaUnderAttack has been used hundreds of thousands of times, often to distribute pictures claiming to show the effects the airstrikes. Some of the images are of the current situation in Gaza, but a #BBCtrending analysis has found that some date as far back as 2009 and others are from conflicts in Syria and Iraq.' No Shit Sherlock

The Double-Edged Sword of Drone Technology

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 7 hours ago
*July 8, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - When we think of drones, we think of remote controlled or semi-autonomous death machines, eyes in the sky, and a future where a despotic global regime can torment us from unreachable heights. But what if alongside their drones, flew ours? A balance of power allows the cutting edge of drone technology to slice the other way - and in our favor. *The Nightmare* As the NSA builds an omnipresent surveillance network across the planet's surface - tracking each and every one of us, ranking us autonomously into various threat categories with t... more »

Games for [Theresa] May

Spike EP at News Spike - 7 hours ago
*From Hansard:* Child Abuse 3.35 pm *The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):* With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the sexual abuse of children, allegations that evidence of the sexual abuse of children was suppressed by people in positions of power, and the Government’s intended response. I want to address two important public concerns: first, that in the 1980s the Home Office failed to act on allegations of child sex abuse; and, secondly, that public bodies and other important institutions have failed to take seriously their... more »

The Moss Dossier

Spike EP at News Spike - 7 hours ago
Now then, now then, who have we got here? This is the background story of the guest house http://chris-ukorg.org/cover-ups/elm...-sexual-abuse/ The source is a former Young People in Care protection officer called Mary Moss. She's now frightened for her life, though releasing this has probably bought her some protection. Operation Fairbank is supposed to be dealing with this but as the lists contain names of so many police they must be covering it up. At the top we've got: **** ******* (Con), the former --------- to -------, also accused by Chris Spivey of raping a twelve yea... more »

Blacked Out by US Media NSA Whistleblowers Testify in Germany

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 7 hours ago
During the Fourth of July holiday and all of the phony patriotic excesses in *The Homeland* - I happened to catch a brief portion of Friday's nationally televised New York City fireworks display and was sickened and astonished at the overt worship of militarism - why don't they just do away with the subtlety next year and just roll the tanks and missiles across the Brooklyn Bridge like the old USSR. What passes for patriotism, loyalty and sacrifice to country here on the star-spangled lemming colony is putrid rot, distilled down into a potent brew of American exceptionalism from w... more »

"Some People..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” - Charles Bukowski

Spain: First Case Filed Against HPV Vaccine Manufacturers and Health Authorities By Alicia Capilla

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Spain: First case filed against HPV vaccine manufacturers and health authorities By Alicia Capilla President of AAVP Sane Vax, Inc. 8 July 2014 AAVP, together with law firm Almodóvar & Jara, filed the first of a long series of lawsuits for damages caused by HPV vaccines. The complaint is filed in the High Court against health authorities and vaccine manufacturers. The process of trying to find justice now begins for one of the Valencian girls who suffered an adverse reaction after the second shot of Gardasil in 2009. Spanish families whose lives have been adversely impacted... more »

Pope Francis told victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clerics the Church should "weep and make reparation" for crimes he said had taken on the dimensions of a sacrilegious cult.

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 10 hours ago
*Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object or person. It can come in the form of irreverence to sacred persons, places, and things. When the sacrilegious offence is verbal, it is called blasphemy, and when physical, it is often called desecration. In a less proper sense, any transgression against what is seen as the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege. "Sacrilege" originates from the Latin sacer, sacred, and legere, to steal, as in Roman times it referred to the plundering of temples and graves. By the time of Cicero, sacrilege had adopted a more e... more »

Are you always green?

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 10 hours ago
[image: Are you always green?] Over the holiday weekend, I heard someone say that because it was a holiday, they could relax their rules. I got to thinking about green living and wondered if there were ever a time, or situation, when you would put the environment aside? Is it always your foremost consideration or are there circumstances in which you'd bend your environmental rules? That's the focus of this month's survey: *If you are reading this post via email, please use the following link to access the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L9JFS9M.* Create your free online surv...more »

Gripen Closes In On Operational Meteor Capability

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
Defence and security company Saab and FMV have concluded missile integration firings with Gripen and the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM (Beyond Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile). These latest firings, conducted earlier this year, further verified missile integration with Gripen and validated seeker performance and missile range. This was the last major trials task required to clear the new missile for operational service on the Gripen C/D multi-role fighter. Read more

Denel Dynamics upgrading missile range

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: A-Darter air-to-air missile]Denel Dynamics is upgrading and improving its range of air defence, air-to-air and anti-armour missiles as it continues developing its product line and focus on future missiles. The Umkhonto naval surface-to-air missile has been sold to three users, including the South African Navy, Finland and an undisclosed customer. Denel is planning to deploy the Umkhonto in the ground based air defence system (GBADS) environment and has recently tested the weapon from a ground based launcher, destroying targets at a range of 20 km, an improvement of 5 km. R...more »

India close to finalizing Apache and Chinook chopper deals worth over $2.5 billion

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: AH-64D Apache Longbow]India is now close to inking major deals worth over $2.5 billion for two iconic American helicopters, the Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift choppers, which thrashed their Russian rivals both technically and commercially earlier. Defence ministry sources on Monday said the around $1.4 billion deal for 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow gunships, armed with deadly Hellfire and Stinger missiles, and the $1.1 billion one for 15 CH-47F Chinooks, equipped with powerful contra-rotating tandem rotors, are "almost ready" now. "These two deals for IAF will be placed f... more »

Russia successfully tests long-range interceptor missile

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
Russia has successfully carried out test launch of a long-range interceptor missile which will be part of a new fifth generation air defence system S-500, according to a news report. Russian news agency Itar-Tass quoting a source in the Defence and Industrial Complex, said the test launches were conducted in late June. "All goals and tasks set within this event were fulfilled completely," the source was quoted as saying. Read more

Navy's cruiser problem: Service struggles over modernization, replacements

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: Ticonderoga class CG]The Navy and Congress are in a sort of faceoff over the fleet’s cruiser force. To extend their service lives, the Navy is asking to take half its cruisers — CGs in Navy-speak — out of service now and gradually bring them back starting in 2019. Congress, fearful that Pentagon budget-cutters will instead decide to cut costs and reduce the force, is insisting the ships be modernized now and kept running. A level of discomfort — if not outright distrust — has been created as the service changed its original 2012 request to decommission seven cruisers under...more »

India Successfully Tests BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: BrahMos]India Tuesday successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. It has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg. The missile was launched from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district, about 230 km from here. "The test was successful. It was a land version of BrahMos. It was done with a total indigenous airframe," M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the test range, told IANS. Read more

Allies to Face Off with Stealthy Sub

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: HMCS Victoria]This week the Canadian long-range hunter-killer submarine HMCS Victoria will head to deep waters off Hawaii and pretend to be a foe of the United States and other nations during Rim of the Pacific war games. Surface ships, helicopters, patrol aircraft and other subs will be seeking to get their figurative sights on the 230-foot Victoria in return -- which won't be an easy task. In the cat-and-mouse game that is undersea warfare, U.S. Navy subs have nuclear power that lets them stay submerged for a long time, but diesel electrics like the Victoria have a whispe... more »

Arms Exports Thrive Amid Military Revamp

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: Hanoi (Kilo) class SSK]President Vladimir Putin announced Monday that Russian arms exports continue to flourish, with $5.6 billion worth of weapons and military hardware having been sold in the first half of 2014, while its portfolio of export orders have expanded by $15 billion. Moscow's plans to expand its presence on the global arms market come at a time when the modernization of Russia's military and industrial production base is high on the agenda. The need for boosting domestic arms production has been highlighted by events in Ukraine, where Russian defense contractor... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 11 hours ago
*Could Consuming MORE Energy Help Humans Save Nature?* By John Horgan Even before I arrived at the annual “Dialogue” of the Breakthrough Institute, an Oakland, California, think tank that challenges mainstream environmental positions, I was arguing about it. "Ecopragmatists" contend that higher energy consumption may help us "decouple" from, or reduce our impact on, the environment. Photo: Breakthrough Institute. When I explained some of the institute’s positions to two green friends, they were aghast that I would hobnob with a group that favors nuclear power, natural gas, geneti... more »

Leidos Building Autonomous Unmanned Vessel to Track Submarines; John Fratamico Comments

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 12 hours ago
[image: Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel]Leidos is building an Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel for long-term monitoring of submarines as part of an anti-submarine warfare program by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. ACTUV will be equipped with sensors, electro-optics and radars, as well as sensor control, navigation and status reporting features to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Leidos said Monday. “It would help keep our troops out of harm’s way and provide capability in more harsh environmental conditions for a lo... more »

Submarine Maker Plans R.I. Expansion

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 12 hours ago
[image: Ohio class SSBN replacement]Submarine maker Electric Boat plans to double its workforce in Rhode Island to build a new class of submarines under a $95 billion Navy program, welcome news in the state with the nation's highest unemployment rate. The workforce at the North Kingstown manufacturing plant could double by 2028 to about 6,000 people, said Sean Davies, the site's general manager. That is roughly the same number of employees who built submarines there at the peak of the Cold War. Rhode Island's economy has struggled to rebound since the Great Recession. The state's u... more »

"Fukushima Update, July 7, 2014"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Fukushima Update, July 7, 2014"* by ENENews.com – Energy News TIME, July 7, 2014: "A “once in decades” storm is approaching Japan’s southern islands with winds up to 150 mph, the country’s weather agency said The Japan Meteorological Agency [predicted] the super typhoon will grow into an “extremely intense” storm by Tuesday. “In these regions, there is a chance of the kinds of storms, high seas, storm surges and heavy rains that you’ve never experienced before,” a JMA official said “This is an extraordinary situation, where a grave danger is approaching.” Weather Channel, July 7... more »

Boeing Commemorative Lecture 2014: Choice or accident? The outbreak of the First World War

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago
*Wikipedia:* Margaret Olwen MacMillan, OC (born 23 December 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a historian and professor at the University of Oxford, where she is Warden of St Antony's College. She is former provost of Trinity College and professor of history at the University of Toronto and previously at Ryerson University. A leading expert on history and international relations, MacMillan is a frequent commentator in the media. Her most successful work is Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War, also published as Paris 1919: Six Months That...more »

A Chronicle of Echoes Gets Noticed in Salon

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago
This summer, I am writing my second book, this time on the history, development, and promotion of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). On July 4th, I finished writing the ten-chapter body of that book, which means that even though I now turn my attention to proofing, editing, and formatting my references, I do not […]

Will Hate Talk Radio Last Out The Decade?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
WBT, Charlotte's News Talk 1110, broadcasts mostly local talk (plus Rush Limbaugh) and is the ratings leader in the market. Their signal is so big they can be picked up anywhere on the East Coast of the United States. Last week they announced they were firing popular comic hosts, Brad Krantz and Britt Whitmire. At WBT, *Brad and Britt*” had aired in afternoon drive-time for the first year, then moved to early evenings. The show had good ratings, Krantz said, but station management stopped supporting them after apparently receiving a few complaint calls from legacy listeners. "W... more »

Tory, Tory Same Old Story....The Return Of Mike Allen

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 15 hours ago
When I first caught word that beleaguered MLA Mike Allen allowed back into Tory caucus I thought someone must have surely imbibed a bit much over the weekend. But, no. There it was in black in white as I began to peruse media sources. My shock turned to disbelief and then anger, quite frankly. I'm still stunned as I try to make sense of it all and I've had to step away from my keyboard several times here in order to get something coherent down on paper, or screen as it where. When I learned prior to the last provincial election that our city would get a second MLA do to some el... more »

the hundredth monkey

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago
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IT’S ONLY ISRAEL’S INTERNAL POLITICS THAT PREVENTS THE ZIONISTS FROM TAKING OVER THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA STRIP

It is Israeli internal political bickering over how to proceed with creating a Greater Israel by overrunning the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with the eventual aim of annexing both territories to Israel that prevents them from doing it right now. One the one side there’s Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of the extreme right-wing Beiteinu party and Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett of the equally right-wing The Jewish Home party, calling for an immediate invasion of the occupied territories after the murders of the three Jewish boys, while on the other side there’s ... more »

Prof. Robert Weiner: The Nature & Impact of WWI

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 16 hours ago
Video Title: Prof. Robert Weiner: The Nature & Impact of WWI. Source: Lafayette College. Date Published: November 30, 2010. Description: Robert Weiner, Jones Professor of History at Lafayette College, discusses "The Nature & Impact of World War I" for Alumni Summer College. "It's Darwin to the reverse. It's not the survival of the fittest. The fittest go first. . . So what was decimated is the middle class. Everybody takes part, but it's a middle class war. There was no aristocrat who didn't lose a child, a cousin, a brother, a parent, a husband. No aristocrat who said I'm not go... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago
“Congratulations are due to Tom Arup for composing this gem: ‘The Anglican Church has told the Abbott government to change its approach to climate change, urging it to respect and base its policy on scientific evidence.’ The comic power in that paragraph is equal to several kilotons of the finest plutonium. Here we have an organisation founded on belief and faith now demanding that selected scientific opinions inform government policy. These same people think they can talk to the planet’s inventor just by putting their hands together.” - Tim Blair, ‘Carbon Church’ Content... more »

Healthcare: Unequal Access Is UnCanadian

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 17 hours ago
Sound familiar? Although abortion has been legal for 41 years in the U.S. and it is a very safe procedure, we still face many challenges. Since legalization, we have faced a relentless anti-choice movement that is well-funded and organized, and backed by Evangelical and Catholic churches. More recently, those within the movement have shifted their focus from making abortion illegal to making it inaccessible. .... These restrictions have led to a situation where even though abortion is still legal in all 50 states, a woman’s access to care in the U.S. is largely dependent on where s... more »

"Sunny John" Boehner doesn't deserve to be made fun of by Alexandra Petri

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
*If Alexandra Petri and I are both having a spot of trouble with misbehaving words, it's in the great tradition of *Saturday Night Live*'s perpetually angry scourge, Emily Litella (Gilda Radner), who (for example) couldn't understand what all the fuss was about "violins in schools."* *"The American people said they wanted change, but really what they wanted was just a little bit off the top because anything else would frighten their spouses. . . ."The president thought that when we said we wanted jobs and changes, we wanted jobs and changes. He will learn. Even then, he used fewe... more »

Bulgaria Banking troubles ( July 4 , 2014 ) ......Accusations fly as to the reasons behind bank runs at both Corpbank as well as First Investment Bank - corporate clashes the cause or was perceived instability and lack of liquidity the reason ? Are there systemic problems with the banking system in Bulgaria ? The fact the Central Bank had to step in regarding CorpBank and the subsequent lifelines / bailouts that have followed , seem to reflect deeper concerns than Boardroom drama ..... As previously discussed , the fact that Bulgaria is caught in the middle of the South Stream battle between the EU / US vs Russia , makes the timing of the banking concerns " interesting " .....

Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Business Insider...... Accusations fly in Bulgaria’s murky bank run [image: Reuters] - BY MATTHIAS WILLIAMS AND TSVETELIA TSOLOVA, REUTERS - JUL. 4, 2014, 5:50 AM - 1 - FACEBOOK - LINKEDIN - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - PRINT - EMAIL [image: A general view shows the main office of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank in Sofia in this picture taken July 1, 2014. Picture taken July 1, 2014. To match Insight BULGARIA-BANKING/ REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)] Thomson Reuters General view shows the main office of Bulgaria's Corporate Commerc... more »

The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking Universe

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago
Related: *The Shape of the Soul: The Viking Mind and the Individual*. Video Title: The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking Universe. Source: Cornell University. Date Published: December 11, 2012.

Mythopoeia- Abu Bakr al Baghdadi

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
*Before we get to the mythical Abu Bakr al Baghdadi lets talk Mythopoeia.* *Mythopoeia* (also *mythopoesis*, after Hellenistic Greek μυθοποιία, μυθοποίησις "myth-making") is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where a fictional mythology is created by the writer of prose or other fiction. The authors in this genre integrate traditional mythological themes and archetypes into fiction. I happened across a myth just today. A story filled with very common archetypes,(PDF) employing evocative language The myth concerned none other then Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The myth appear... more »

"Washington can’t stop lying. Don’t be convinced by last Thursday’s job report that it is your fault if you don’t have a job. Those 288,000 jobs and 6.1% unemployment rate are more fiction than reality.""Since 1994 there has been no official measure that includes discouraged people who have not looked for a job for more than a year. Including all discouraged workers produces an unemployment rate that currently stands at 23.1%, almost four times the rate that the financial press reports." -- Paul Craig Roberts

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 19 hours ago
------------------------------ *Virtual Economy’s Phantom Job Gains Are Based on Statistical Fraud — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 7, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Virtual Economy’s Phantom Job Gains Are Based on Statistical Fraud* *And More Fraud Is in the Works* Paul Craig Roberts Washington can’t stop lying. Don’t be convinced by last Thursday’s job report that it is your fault if you don’t have a job. Those 288,000 jobs and 6.1% unemployment rate are more... more »

“Do I Have the Right to Be?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Do I Have the Right to Be?”* by Peter Atterton “It’s a disturbing thought: All of us are alive today thanks at least partly to some mass atrocity that was committed in the past. This is because war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing invariably affect who is born after them. Who knows how many of us can claim, “Even if the Holocaust had not occurred, I would still have been born”? And if you can, perhaps because you were conceived before 1933 or shortly afterward without having been influenced in some way by the effects of Hitlerism, what about the Crus... more »

Fear Rules as TSA Goons Now Empowered to Steal Your Cellphone

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 20 hours ago
With the latest wave of ginned-up terrorism alerts, this one being due to the ominous and mysterious Muslim menace of ISIS which could be straight out of Hollywood, the TSA goons at airports will be unleashed anew. The Department of Homeland Security's airport Gestapo has kept a rather low profile lately since the heady days of humiliating old women in medical diapers, herding attractive women into a side room for "extra" screening and feeling up children as well as stealing the possessions of passengers but the renewed climate of fear-mongering is about to unleash the goons with ... more »

UPDATED: Benjamin Fulford: Some kind of major show-down is looming this month as new BRICS bank set to launch

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago
*Updated 7/8/2014 added link to Karen Hudes messages mentioned below.... -AK* *Views below are Benjamin Fulford's... had to laugh though at the Karen Hudes remark... -AK* *Some kind of major show-down is looming this month as new BRICS bank set to launch* Posted by Benjamin Fulford July 8, 2014 There are many signs the ongoing financial war for the future of the planet is heading for a major inflection point as the BRICS heads of state meet July 14-16 to formally set up their alternative to the cabal controlled IMF and World Bank. The cabal has already signaled its displeasure...more »

Criminal American Officials Lose Their Minds Over Their Defeat In Syria, Compare Assad To Hitler

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
*Stephen Rapp: Go fuck yourself, you stinking pile of dog shit. Nobody believes your lies about Syria.* An excerpt from, *"U.S.: Assad’s ‘Machinery of Death’ Worst Since the Nazis"* by Josh Rogin, The Daily Beast, July 7, 2014: Tens of thousands of photographs showing the Syrian government’s torture, murder, and mass starvation of civilians in custody are evidence of the kind of systematic atrocities not seen since Hitler’s Nazi regime exterminated millions during World War II, according to the State Department’s top war crimes official. Stephen Rapp, the State Department’s ambass...more »

Strategies of accords are but embellishments to the original

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
*Strategies of accords are but embellishments to the original* by ÉirePort Strategies of accords are but embellishments to the original. Harmonic oscillations of Higher Order now shape Gaia movements. Stipulations of ascension have now been fulfilled, and mirings released. Resumption of Gaia mandates occurs. Action is called for from all Hue-Beings.. ÉirePort | July 7, 2014 at 09:48 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-s1 *mire (mr)* n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or si... more »

The Shape of the Soul: The Viking Mind and the Individual

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
*"The Viking Way: Religion and War in the Later Iron Age of Scandinavia"* by Neil Price. *Wikipedia:* Neil Price is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of Viking Age Scandinavia and the archaeology of shamanism. He is currently a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Born in south-west London, Price went on to gain a BA in Archaeology at the University of London, before writing his first book, The Vikings in Brittany, which was published in 1989. He undertook his doctoral research from 1988 through to 1992 at the Unive...more »

Investigating Paedophile Politicians

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 21 hours ago
As Parliament prepares to disband for the summer, a vast supercell hangs poised to send tornado after tornado ripping through the political establishment. Rumours have long-circulated about paedophile MPs, and the absence of several dossiers submitted to the Home Office by the late Tory MP Geoffrey Dickens have forced Theresa May to establish a wide-ranging enquiry. Good. Let there be no doubt. If the olds boys' networks have child abusers in their midst, and have conspired to protect them from the consequences of their crimes I hope these vile creatures are dragged from the shadow... more »

ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: The clash that defined modern economics

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
[image: The clash that defined modern economics] *Students have now finished exams, and our friends at the Auckland University Economics Group have seized the opportunity of a visit from two stellar international speakers to offer a very special public event this Thursday, an evening with two world authorities on Say’s Law and Hayek:* On Thursday at the University of Auckland Business School, two world authorities are talking on the most important economic debate of the last century, and asking this question: *How do you restore health to an economy in difficulty? * It is a ... more »

The collective illiteracy of education reform

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours ago
I have no idea how any reform conversant can say what follows with a straight face: When people say the education system is too focused on the adults at the expense of the kids, it can be dismissed as a throwaway line. In fact, as our ongoing conversation about stakes and consequences shows, it’s so much […]

How Much Of A Role Will Climate Change Play In The Congressional Elections This Year?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
Yesterday, Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies released a report and survey, The Politics of Global Warming, that should send shivers down the spines of Climate Change deniers in Congress. "We find," they reported, "that registered voters are 2.5 times more likely to vote for a congressional or presidential candidate who supports action to reduce global warming. Further, registered voters are 3 times more likely to vote *against* a candidate who opposes action to reduce global warming." The study also finds that while Democrats are more convinced that human-caused g... more »

Palestinian Parody about ISIS

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 22 hours ago
Title: Palestinian Parody about ISIS. Source: MEMRI TV. Date Published: July 7, 2014.

Devolution. Evolution. Revolution. The Future Is Now.

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 22 hours ago
Devolution. Evolution. Revolution. The Future Is Now. *written by **Robin Mathews* July 2014 This week, this month, maybe this year, the economist of choice is Thomas Piketty, professor at the Paris School of Economics. Very briefly, Piketty points to present developments in capitalism. Unchecked capitalism (as it exists increasingly in the present devastation of democracies and the empowerment of private corporations) leads by its very nature to unequal concentrations of wealth. No surprise. Put another way, when the rate of return on investment exceeds th... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 22 hours ago
*Bricks, rebar, huge rocks inside the 17th Street canal levees (which is no surprise) ~Fix The Pumps* *Levee officials to question corps about debris, lack of rip-rap stone in parts of 17th St. Canal levees ~Mark Schleifstein*

As If There's Not Enough Radiation Floating Over Already, It's Not Corrupt (As Long As They Get To Define Their Own Corrupt Behavior), and Facebook Manipulation Applauded By Dummies?

Is it hot enough for you? And the hits just keep on coming! (h/t Casey Kasem - R.I.P.) (Thermite genesis at WTC?) Gordon Duff is known to make some people hot. He and July are running neck. (Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.) Monday, July 7th, 2014 Posted by Gordon Duff Officials Site “Thermo-Nuke” in 9/11 DemoUS ‘Superbomb’ too classified for Obama to know ‘US

The Decoupling of Food and Land

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 23 hours ago
The graphs above come from this post at The Breakthrough Institute by Jon Fisher of The Nature Conservancy. The graphs show something profound in global agriculture: the world is producing more food per person on less land. While there are caveats and details that are important, overall these twin trends are good news. Do head over to @TheBTI and read Fisher's excellent discussion.

The Economy: “How to Die Poor”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*“How to Die Poor”* by Bill Bonner “The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor.” – Jesse Livermore, “How to Trade in Stocks” “The trouble with capitalism's guardians is that they have no respect for it. Markets have been around for at least 2,000 years. Since then they have evolved in many directions, with fancy and sophisticated techniques... and elaborate systems and complicated instruments that tak... more »

The unbearable pointlessness of Newswatch

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
Newswatch is completely pointless. It showcases viewers’ complaints about BBC programmes, and then someone from the BBC replies: “No. We got it right”. Since it’s compiled by the BBC, produced by the BBC, conceived by the BBC, put together by the BBC, I can’t see why it’s there. It’s like taking an exam with the answers already supplied. Never mind, I like Samira Ahmed, so I watched an episode on iPlayer because it addressed the BBC’s reporting of the current I/P conflict. What a pointless programme it is though. A viewer’s comment was featured: *“ I wanted to congratulate the BBC... more »

Tips Diet Dan Turunkan Berat Badan Secara Alami Terbaru

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 1 day ago
Tips Diet Dan Turunkan Berat Badan Secara Alami Terbaru - Bagi anda yang memiliki tubuh kurang ideal dan merasa kurang percaya diri saat berjalan dengan teman lu karena berat badan anda yang berlebihan. simaklah satu Tips Baru yang kami ajukan di sini untuk anda semua. sesungguhnya amat banyak daya yang bisa kita lakukan untuk menurunkan berat badan kita dan dapatkan tubuh yang ideal sesuai

Cara Praktis Mendaftar Paketan Internet XL Terbaru 2014

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 1 day ago
Cara Praktis Mendaftar Paketan Internet XL Terbaru 2014 - Persaingan di antara Operator seluler sekarang ini semakin gencar,terbukti dengan berbagai paket jagat maya yang ditawarkan oleh setiap Operator seluler. Dari yang memasang kuota sampai paketan yang unlimited,semua itu di lakukan untuk menarik konsumen agar mau menggunakan karu di operator seluler itu seorang diri. Yang akan kita bahas

Cara Menghilangkan Jerawat Memakai Tea Tree Oil

irfan ganteng at Yaya Blog's - 1 day ago
Cara Menghilangkan Jerawat Memakai Tea Tree Oil – Anda pasti akan merasa sangat sebal ketika nimbul jerawat dimuka anda, dan pasti anda akan melakukan setiap tipe cara untuk menghilangkan jerawat tersebut dengan cepat tanpa harus meninggalkan bekas pada muka anda. Dan untuk cara menghilangkan benjol itu sebetulnya anda banyak cara, mulai dari menggunakan produk instan yang kini sangat banyak

Not The Nine O'Clock News and Rolf Harris

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
This Not The Nine O'Clock News sketch from December 1980 just made my jaw drop when I saw it. The Independent reports that '(John) Lloyd (the series Producer) said that he and the team had been making a "pathetically mild" joke about how they "had to drum up an audience for a terrible Saturday show" - and that it was "awful" to look back on the video in the wake of Harris' sex abuse convictions.'

Germany Upset with U.S., Merkel in China, signed agreements of trade.... No dollar to be used? China signs Yuan trade agreement with France and Luxembourg

Sherrie at Sherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
Germany and Merkel are very upset with the U.S. once more over spying. This time it has been discovered a spy for the U.S. was within Germany's Foreign Intelligence agency. Merkel is using some very harsh words against the U.S. It also came at a time that Merkel is in China right now signing trade agreements with them. "If the reports are correct it would be a serious case,"Merkel

14 Ultimate Diaper Bag Essentials

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
Thanks to Huggies for sponsoring today's discussion. It has been awhile since I have carried a diaper bag. When my 2-month-old was born, my oldest had been out of diapers for more than three years. This time around, I decided to pack my ultimate diaper bag. No being stranded at the store without a plastic sack to put wet clothes in, these are my essentials when it comes to my diaper bag. - Diapers. The most important thing in any diaper bag is of course, diapers. I like to make sure I have at least three with me before I leave the house. - Wipes. I love Huggies wipe... more »

IMF pushes Ukraine to ‘voluntarily committing suicide’

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
A man walks past a currency exchange office in Kiev*Good reading below* Western support will allow more IMF and European lending to prop the Ukrainian currency so the Ukrainian oligarchs can move their money safely to British and US banks, *economist and author Michael Hudson* told RT’s Truthseeker. *RT:**Could you summarize for us the tried and tested steps that will lead from IMF loans, to Ukraine's best assets ending up in private Western hands - the IMF's 'knee-breaker' role as you memorably described it as?* *Michael Hudson:* The basic principle to bear in mind is that* financ... more »

Protect the Pope

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"A priest who has sex with a child betrays God.* *A priest needs to lead children to sanctity, and children trust him. * *But instead he abuses them, and this is terrible. * *I compare it to a satanic mass."* *- Francis I* Pope Francis has begged forgiveness from the victims of sexual abuse by priests, at his first meeting with the victims since his election. He condemned the Church's "complicity" in hiding the abuse and said it must "weep and make reparation" for the "grave crimes" committed by clerics. He met the six victims, two each from Ireland, Britain and Germany, after ... more »

Wisdom Is As A Stream That Flows Eternal - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*There is wisdom everywhere,* *in everytime* *and in everybody.* *Yet, it is rooted outside all three* *as it flows through the veil that separates the Worlds.* *Wisdom is as a stream that flows eternal.* *Some drinking from it's life giving waters* *while others are distracted from it's shores* *A few nourishing themselves with it's Life giving waters.* *Once again nourished,* *they are able to share their insights with others* *Others insight and become inspired* *As wisdom continues it's flow etternal.* M.N. Hopkins *If you would like to read other of my po... more »

Will Chris Christie Resign In Return For A Suspended Sentence That Keeps Him Out Of Prison?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
In October you'll be able to dig this post up and say, "Wow, those *DWT* folks sure knew what was up before anyone else." Fact of the matter, we've been predicting an eventual Chris Christie plea bargain since January when the Bridge-gate scandal started spiraling out of control. But over the weekend we got the word from an impeccable source that he'd be resigning as governor as part of a bargain to keep him out of prison and he'd do it before the first snow falls-- unless the first snow fall comes early. I was unable to ascertain what the smoking gun is, just that Christie won't ...more »

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Southern Man at Southern Man - 1 day ago

Analysis Of Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa To Defend Iraq Interview With Tel Aviv Univ’s Rachel Kantz Feder

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
On June 10, 2014 Mosul fell to the Islamic State and other insurgent groups. The next day Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani issued a fatwa calling on Iraqis to protect the country’s shrines and to defend the nation. Sistani’s move caused controversy both inside and out of Iraq as many interpreted it as sectarian incitement for Iraq’s Shiite to take up arms against Sunnis. Rachel Kantz Feder of The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and a lecturer at Tel Aviv University argues that the fatwa was as much about the threat posed by the Islamic State as it was abou... more »

Will Ontario Province Canada Be The First To Protect It's Bees?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
[image: Foto: BREAKING! Ontario intends to become the first province to restrict the use of a controversial pesticide linked to bee deaths, requiring farmers and other commercial growers to apply for permits to plant seeds treated with neonicotinoid insecticides. READ MORE HERE: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/pesticide-linked-to-bee-deaths-to-be-restricted-in-ontario/article19480431/ #Neonicotinoid #Ontario #Bees #Pesticide #Insecticide #gmofreecanada] BREAKING! Ontario intends to become the first province to restrict the use of a controversial pesticide linked to... more »

Attempt to Depose University of Texas President

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Over the July 4th weekend, UT System Chancellor Cigarroa demanded that UT President Bill Powers resign or be fired by July 10th. Bill Powers refused but offered a timetable to step-down. Supporters of the embattled president have launched a petition drive that now has nearly 8500 signatures. At stake is the future of higher education Continue reading

Transient thought for the day

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
I’m not saying anything new here. Nothing I say is set in stone. Like Lily Allen on Desert Island Discs, this is what I’m saying today and I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow or the day after. Some pro-Israel bloggers and commenters like myself might feel we have some explaining to do. We found it hard to believe that the murderer of the Palestinian youth could have been a revenge attack perpetrated by Israelis. It seemed so uncharacteristic; so un-Israeli. Now we have to accept that we were mistaken. PM Netanyahu and other Israeli spokespersons have given heartfelt assu... more »

Replace Arne Duncan with whom? THIS GUY!

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Sunday July 6th kicked off our first in a series of shows on the craziness that is education reform in the counties surrounding Denver, CO, particularly Douglas County, where we’ve featured topics previously on @ the Chalk Face. I’m sure the reader has heard the NEA’s call for the current Secretary’s resignation. I am also […]

Open Thread: Hello Kitty edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago
Because only real manly, masculine men like Islamic Front leader Zahran Alloush can get away with using Hello Kitty notebooks. Today's Mrs. JP's birthday and we're going to be busy celebrating that, making this one of the most time- and money-consuming times of the year (yesterday was #2 son's birthday, one he unfortunately shares with right wing meatheads Sylvester Stallone and George W. Bush). Anyway, I wanted to let you know that weeds aren't sprouting up between the floorboards at Casa de Pottersville just yet. I'm researching a post about our dreadful, underpublicized... more »

Hack the First Class Lounge

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
When the whip comes down! When you beat the Man you never win, Lufthansa will probably hire a Lawyer, a really smart one, and stereotypical its going to be a Jewish one. So in 2014 we will have a Jewish lawyer skinning the flesh off a German, for figuring out how to eat stuff out of the corporate oven for free. BTW I have transferred hundreds of times through Frankfurt, and I am not kidding, I am totally serious, they have a self serve beer keg, and food to die for, In a remake of the Holocaust I imagine a first class lounge where African Emigrants are drinking so much beer and e... more »

It's Monday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*what's going on.* Self Evident Truths: * Offending the Innocents - Gay Adoption and the Destruction of the Family* Weekly Standard: *An Unfolding Fiscal Disaster. The calamitous finances of Obamacare. * Hot Air: * WH trying to pre-empt sticker shock on September premium increases * Capitalist Preservation: *Obama's irresponsible taunt to Republicans * Mychal Massie: *Blacks Still Don’t Get It * Always On Watch: *The Ultimate Madness? * Survivalist Blog: *A few underground economy examples to start your day * Becoming Minimalist: *The American Dream Does Not Cost $130,000/y... more »

Droplets and pilot waves vs quantum mechanics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
I've been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of idiocy about quantum mechanics that we may encounter in the would-be scientific mainstream media. A new wave of nonsense claiming that someone overthrew quantum mechanics is appearing on a daily basis. Please, don't send me links to this stuff, there has been just way too much of this worthless trash that is getting worse and worse. The first individuals who would start campaigns against theoretical physics a decade ago – various Shmoits – should have been given a proper thrashing at that time so that they wouldn't climb out of the sewera... more »

The Almighty Dollar Is In Peril As The Global ‘De-Dollarization’ Trend Accelerates

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Michael Snyder As the Obama administration continues to alienate almost everyone else around the entire planet, an increasing number of prominent international voices are starting to question why the U.S. dollar should be so overwhelmingly dominant in global trade. In previous articles, I have discussed Russia's "de-dollarization strategy" and the fact that Gazprom is now asking their large customers to start paying in currencies other than the dollar. But this is not just a story about Russia any longer. As you will read ... more »

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Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
We all are running from something throughout our lineage our people ran from the wild woolly Mother Earth our home Now those who run get locked inside cages even the babies from south of the border NAFTA took them down but we don't talk about that we just turn on the brown people and drive them away keeps us distracted from what Mr. Big is doing to all of us Some are paid to divide and incite chaos quite a job killing your own people find it hard to understand It's Mr. Big's favorite play Modus operandi MO every criminal has a routine Some call it the Strategy of Tension worth notin... more »

The Politics of the Human Security Agenda

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Just in time for you to head to the beach with a copy, my new book is now available from Cornell University Press.* As many of you know, this is the culmination of a my 6-year NSF-funded research project on why some human security problems get on the global agenda and others don’t. The answer in Continue reading

The Agenda Behind the 'Refugee' Crisis on the Border

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Editor's Note: Whether or not you support open borders the following report should concern you.* Aaron Dykes Truth Stream Media Behind the endless throngs of desperate Central American children arriving on the U.S. border and a steady wave of illegal immigrants from Mexico and beyond is a covert plan for global economic warfare — those building up the world of globalization are tearing down the sovereignty and financial strength of the United States and Europe to make way for the coming corporate new world order. A genera...more »

what i'm reading: the spirit catches you and you fall down, truly excellent nonfiction

laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
*The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures* by Anne Fadiman contains dozens of passages that I'd like to share. My library copy is shamefully dog-eared, and I intend to buy a copy of the book for my bookshelf. But I'll restrain myself and will share only a single anecdote, related in the early pages, which drew me in. In an intermediate French class at Merced College a few years ago, the students were assigned a five-minute oral report, to be delivered in French. The second student to stand up in front of the cl... more »

J Michael's Officially Unofficial is Out!

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
J Michael Cole's autobiographical book Officially Unofficial is now out on Amazon (no Kindle version yet). From the blurb: In this long-awaited memoir, journalist J. Michael Cole takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery as he explores the dreams, motivations, successes, failures, and frustrations of an idealistic foreign correspondent in Taiwan. This semi-autobiographical work will appeal to anyone who is interested in the practice of journalism and the politics of a democratic society that lives under the constant threat of authoritarian China. Although the external forces ... more »

Going After The Courts

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Lawrence Martin wrote last week that the Supreme Court is the Harper government's real opposition. And today, in the Toronto Star, Tim Harper writes that it would not be a surprise if the prime minister went after the courts in the next election campaign: This is a government determined to bring its brand of law and order to this country, whether it is cracking down on bogus refugee claimants, giving police more surveillance powers, bringing in mandatory sentencing, ending early parole... more »

7 + 7 = '14

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
Spot the Memes : 7 + 7 = '14 from Spike EP on Vimeo. "Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from a broken-down train in the Channel Tunnel in an incident that has led to long delays to travellers. The 06:20 BST train from Folkestone, carrying 382 people, stopped about a quarter of the way to France. The passengers were evacuated and taken on to the French terminal. Long delays and queues are expected all day. The broken down train reached France at 17:15 BST where passengers were reunited with their cars. A spokesman for Eurotunnel said services should run normally on Tuesday." *O... more »

Kindergarten Achievement Tests Before Kindergarten

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Riverdale and Horace Mann are now using a new test to make sure that only kids who can afford IPads and tutoring get in. Could you pass the test? Which flag completes the pattern?

Tom Guild Beat His Conservative Opponent 42.1% to 30.9%-- Runoff August 26

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
We don't always expect much from Republican bastions like Oklahoma. But Blue America endorsed an across-the-board progressive, Tom Guild, to run for the congressional seat based in Oklahoma City. And a couple of weeks ago Tom came in first in a tough 3-way primary against a very conservative state Senator who is the polar opposite of a progressive. Tom walked away with 42.1% of the vote while that state senator drew 30.9% and a third candidate took 27%. Oklahoma law requires a runoff, which has been set for August 26. To build on his momentum from the primary, Tom needs to raise $... more »

Israel experiencing its own Arab Spring moment ? ( July 7 , 2014 ) - Israel Shuts Highways as Clashes Sweep Country Police Crack Down on Israeli Arab Protesters ........Israel Arrests Six Over Killing of Palestinian Teen One of the Six Reportedly Already Confessed ......... Hamas threatens revenge after Gaza air raids Leaders call Israeli attacks, in which nine were killed, a "grave escalation" and promise deaths will fuel resistance......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Israel Shuts Highways as Clashes Sweep CountryPolice Crack Down on Israeli Arab Protesters by Jason Ditz, July 06, 2014 Print This | Share This Mulitple Israeli highways have closed down today as major public protests erupted among the nation’s Arab minority, and police attempts to crack down on them led to major clashes. Israeli officials reported large numbers of arrests, but exactly how many was unclear, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “restore calm” with security forces, and protesters blocked traffic with burning tires. The Israeli Arab protests centered around the... more »

Brand X

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
Brand X from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"We have this degenerate character... * *So we see the hyperactivity of British Intelligence, right?"* When I was asked to edit an issue of the New Statesman I said yes because it was a beautiful woman asking me. I chose the subject of revolution because the New Statesman is a political magazine and imagining the overthrow of the current political system is the only way I can be enthused about politics. When people talk about politics within the existing Westminster framework I feel a dull thud in my stomach and my eyes involuntarily glaze. L... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Vancouver Schools' New LGBTTQ+ Policy Includes Gender-Free Pronouns Xe, Xem and Xyr* The Vancouver (British Columbia) Board of Education has approved a sweeping new policy for accommodating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer, questioning and “all sexual and gender identities,” including the creation of three pronouns, replacing masculine and feminine with xe, xem and xyr (pronounced ze, zem and zur). Two spirit is an Aboriginal term which means having both feminine and masculine spirits. It's not limited to gender expression or sexuality, but encompasses them ... more »

Nuclear power, public health, air conditioning, and the "Torch of 2011" (reposted)

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 1 day ago
I am Reposting this July 19, 2011 post, [image: NorthAmerica] I spent most of the last 37 years in Dallas, Texas. There is an old saying in Texas that Houston was built on oil, San Antonio was built on gold, and Dallas was built on paper. The truth is, however, that Dallas was built on chilled air. Dallas residents will endur day after day of heat from May to September, often long continuous runs of 90 degree plus days, and sometimes with long continuous runs of one hundred degrees plus days. The record numer of 100 degree or more days in one Dallas summer is 69. I lived through t... more »

Do Bookshops Have A 2020 Vision?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 1 day ago
We have all read about the decline of the independent bookstores in the UK and US. However, we have also seen the relaunch of Foyles in Charing Cross, the expansion of the Hatchards brand by Waterstones to St Pancras, the growth online of the bargain bookseller, The Works. So what is the future of the Bookstore and does it have a vision of itself in 2020, or is its vision somewhat out of focus and requiring both short and long sighted correction? Stanley Unwin once said that, ‘To write books is easy, it requires only pen and ink and the ever-patient paper. To print books is a li... more »

Bloodsuckers McCain and Graham Hit Sunday Circuit to Peddle More Lies

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
*“Name me someone that’s not a parasite and I’ll go out and say a prayer for him”* *- Bob Dylan (Visions of Johanna)* A 2001 piece at satirical website The Onion entitled “Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'” published shortly after his inauguration was astonishing in the uncanny ability to so accurately predict the future. Now in mid-2014 we are a nation at permanent war, whether it be Afghanistan, a new Cold War with Russia or the third bite at the apple in Iraq it is as Orwell once put it "Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia". The...more »

Independence Day can mean many things!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, JULY 7, 2014* *The freedom from being challenged:* We’ve been visiting friends in the Hudson Valley over the Independence Day weekend. Reading yesterday’s Washington Post, we were reminded that “independence” can take many forms. For a case in point, consider Chris Cillizza’s weekly feature in the Sunday Outlook section, “Worst Week in Washington.” Each Sunday, Cillizza names the Washington figure who had the worst week. Yesterday, he chose Hillary Clinton. Below, you see his full presentation, headline included. As we read Cillizza's piece, we thought a familiar old free... more »

Anna Dillon - landscape artist - oil of the mind

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 1 day ago
*Anna Dillon at work*...once I'd realised that the Free Planet blog had *'not a snowflake's chance in hell'* of dissuading the for-profit prison-world slave-economy from ruining this delightful place we call home, I started to get more interested in (or seem to have gravitated more towards) sharing painters whose work really catches my eye. This way Free Planet becomes a more personal expression of a world of Creativity, Passion and Kinship - this way we all adopt our Custodian role in our own unique and viable ways. Today's blogpost concerns the artwork (and lovely and stylised it ... more »

Four Reasons Why Organic Gardening Is The Way To Go

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
[image: Foto: 4 Reasons that Organic Gardening is cheaper than you think. Growing your own food is never meant to be expensive. If we grow as Mother Nature intended us to grow food, then we will not only be enjoying really sumptuous and nutritious food, we will also be producing it at very low cost. This is a great way for us to take back control of our food. Plant a garden. It's as cheap as dirt. READ: http://freshorganicgardening.com/4-reasons-why-organic-gardening-is-cheaper-than-most-people-think/ #PlantASeed #GrowYourOwn #OrganicGardening #CleanFood #Organic #garden #ConserveWa... more »

Japan set for first arms export under new rules

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Patriot PAC-2 radar]Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self imposed ban, as the nation aims to boost its global military and economic presence, a report said Sunday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability 2 (PAC-2) missile defence system to be exported to Qatar, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources. Tokyo’s decision, likely to become official later this month, comes after Japan in April amended its traditional stric... more »

That was close! Jet plane flies dangerously close to spectators’ heads at air show

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
Spectators at a recent air show in Waddington, near Lincoln, were given a particularly close look at a fighter jet. Like a scene out of Top Gun, the plane screams over the heads of the crowd, only missing them by a few feet. People duck and jump for cover, with one observant man commenting: ‘That was a bit close, wasn’t it?’ Read more

3D printer drones will take to skies by 2040, claim BAE scientists

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: 3D printed UAV]3D printers could be so advanced by 2040 they could create small unmanned aircraft, BAE Systems claim. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) could then potentially be used as a group of wide-winged aircraft for protracted or enduring surveillance or as rotary-winged UAVs to rescue single civilians or soldiers from dangerous situations, the defence firm’s scientists and engineers suggest. The researchers, who have been working on futuristic aircraft technologies, have been looking at the idea that they could be created by super hi-tech onboard 3D printers, an ad... more »

US Military in Europe: From Forces Rotation to Permanent Presence

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: E-3A Sentry]Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on June 20 to establish a permanent presence in his country responding to Russia's Ukraine policy that his government sees as a threat. He said the allies were to "open your eyes and stay awake". Asked if he would like to see a permanent mission in Estonia, Roivas told Reuters, "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania are the border states, and it is only logical that air policing and air defense for example are present on the borders." According to him, "NATO has to be a visible presence at all of its areas... more »

HPV Vaccines: Time for Science by Norma Erickson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
HPV Vaccines: Time for Science by Norma Erickson Sane Vax, Inc., 2 July 2012 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of January 2014 fifty-two countries have included HPV vaccines, either Gardasil or Cervarix, in their national immunization programs. During the last five years, the SaneVax Team has been contacted by representatives from 24 of those countries who are seeking to understand the vast array of new medical conditions occurring in the wake of these programs. (Note: SaneVax has been contacted by multiple people in Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, ... more »

Thai navy launches new submarine squadron

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: U206 class SSK]The Royal Thai Navy's Submarine Squadron will be officially unveiled today in a move that underscores the navy's push to have submarines added to the naval fleet. The squadron and training centre will be opened by navy chief ADM Narong Pipattanasai at the Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province, the unit said on its Facebook page. The unit commanded by Panu Punyavirocha is equipped with everything including a German-made submarine simulator except one thing: Real submarines. Read more

Defence pact to lead way for joint submarine venture

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Soryu class SSK]A historic deal for unprecedented defence co-operation between Australia and Japan to be signed this week by prime ministers Shinzo Abe and Tony Abbott creates the possibility of the two nations jointly building a fleet of hi-tech submarines. The co-ordinated push for closer defence ties by the two leaders has dramatically increased the likely levels of co-operation on what will be Australia’s biggest ever defence project. Mr Abe flies to Australia today for a visit that will seal a much closer economic and defence relationship between the two nations. Read ...more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*Lame, lame, lame* *There's some lame stuff written about global warming but the nonsense below takes the cake. Hair colour is determined by your genes, not by the temperature. The only way the frequency of a particular gene can be reduced in nature is for that gene to be selected against in mating. And why a slight increase in temperature would make redheads less desirable in bed is not explained* Global warming could lead to the extinction of Scotland's redheads, expects have claimed. Experts believe that Scotland’s gloomy climate has led to a red hair emerging as a genetic ... more »

Ute Frevert - The Honour Game: Male Pride and Female Humiliation in Europe's 1914 July Crisis

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*Wikipedia:* Ute Frevert (born 10 June 1954 in Schötmar, Bad Salzuflen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German historian. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary Germany, with an interest in social and gender history. She currently serves as the executive director of the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. From 2003-2007 she was professor of German history at Yale University. *Video Title: Ute Frevert. Source: Fritt Ord. Date Published: November 24, 2013. Description:* 'The Honour Game. Male Pride and Female Humiliation in... more »

Alan Waldman : Brit TV critics call ‘Line of Duty’ the best cop show ever, and for good reason

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
The BBC’s riveting, best-performing drama in a decade, starring Lennie James, is an intelligent, surprising look at police corruption. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his … finish reading Alan Waldman : Brit TV critics call ‘Line of Duty’ the best cop show ever, and for good reason

You Not Wanting To Be Known For Something That You Have Done, Is Not The Same Thing As You Not Having Done It

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Rachel Maddow does not play requests. "We will not," she explained, "stop reporting on the political actions, and the consequences of the political actions, of rich and powerful men, even if they send angry letters every time we do it." If you've read much of Thomas Frank's work, you probably have a good idea he's in the same boat. Frank's *Salon* article this morning, about the deal with the Devil business Republicans made with the racists and crackpots, will probably generate a lot of the same kind of angry letters the Koch b

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The evidence for man-made climate change is now so overwhelming and convincing that the BBC has written to a Green politician to apologize for airing alternate views (the dumb punters might get the wrong idea, eh?). The head of the BBC complaints unit told the Green politician it would not happen again. Well obviously, it doesn’t help the United Kingdom to allow riff raff like the former Chancello
The Story Behind the Sweetest Moment of the Brazil-Germany World Cup Match
Hey World Cup fans, here's a little story about a man, a trophy and good sportsmanship. This die-hard Brazil fan was all set to own Germany in Tuesday's match. See also: 27 World Cup Memes to Help Brazil Laugh Away the Pain A Brazil's supporter poses with a World Cup trophy replica prior to the quarter-final football match between Brazil and Colombia at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during th
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Popular early 2000s web cartoon Homestar Runner is headed back into production, one of its creators confirmed, thanks to a lot of fan enthusiasm in an April Fools' joke Series co-creator Matt Chapman broke the good news this week on the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show podcast. He said they realized they could bring Homestar, Strong Sad and the Cheat back after huge interest in their April Fools' cartoo
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Editor’s note: In 2011, the Icelandic volcano eruption caused widespread air traffic problems, as well as climatic shifts throughout Western Europe. Since the U.S. National Guard was heavily involved in the evacuations and remediation of that volcanic eruption, did Tom Lupshu simply cut the training video applicable to that event and use it as a fearmongering tool by saying it was Yellowstone that
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The Obama Doctrine: Has it Reached the Time to Grow a Pair..?

Spike EPatNews Spike - 2 minutes ago
As Air Force One prepared to touch down in the Holy Land last year, I looked out my window and was once again struck by the fact that Israel’s security can be measured in a matter of minutes and miles. I’ve seen what security means to those who live near the Blue Line, to children in Sderot who just want to grow up without fear, to families who’ve lost their homes and everything they have to Hezbollah’s and Hamas’s rockets. And as a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain endured by the parents of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, who were tragically kidnapped and m... more »

FEEDING CARS & CATTLE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 6 minutes ago
In 1990 while working for the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice we sued NASA and the federal government trying to stop the launch of the space probe Ulysses with deadly plutonium-238 onboard. The man in this video, Andrew Kimbrell, was our lawyer in that case. We lost and the rocket was successfully launched but the court action brought tremendous global media coverage to our campaign to stop nuclear power in space.

James McEnteer : The age of compromises and the compromises of age

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 15 minutes ago
Chastened by her exhausting persecution as First Lady, HRC apparently decided as a member of Congress to go along to get along. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | July 10, 2014 Once upon a time, Hillary Rodham, the … finish reading James McEnteer : The age of compromises and the compromises of age

Supplemental: Chasing Chelsea Clinton!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 28 minutes ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014* *The Times gets into the act:* Finally, the New York Times found a way to get into the act. In the past month, the Washington Post has staged a jihad about Hillary Clinton’s deeply troubling speaking fees. As we’ve noted, the New York Times had almost completely ignored the topic. This morning, that changed. The Times has found its way into the chase—and her name is Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Clinton gets speaking fees too! Headline included, this is the way the news report by Amy Chozick started. Please note the highlighted point: CHOZICK (7/10/14): *Follo... more »

UPDATE: OUR SACRED MAIZ IS OUR MOTHER...

Roberto RodriguezatDr Cintli - 47 minutes ago
My book will be out in early October as opposed to Nov. This means it can be ordered for fall/winter sessions...and spring... If you need more info re teaching from the book, write me back: XColumn@gmail.com or follow link on how to order books, etc.: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2497.htm My publisher also sent me this message re exam copies for instructors: If your colleagues would like to pre-order an exam copy of the book, they can get in touch with me directly to send me a check, cash, or credit card number (with expiration date, csc code, and billing address, name... more »

Are Books Merely a Form of Physical Decoration?

Martyn DanielsatBrave New World - 58 minutes ago
Some will say we are party poopers and that we should applaud and celebration the British Museum’s novel use of the book to create art, but is the ‘wheel of books’ just a cheap gimmick or we should we be mindful of what could be easily copied? The British Museum’s newly refurbished bookshop got Lumsden Design, who are based in East London, to create their space and engage customers. At is centre is a two metre ‘wheel of books’ which sits proud in the shop’s window. It has caught people’s imagination and has engaged, but is it about promoting books for reading, or promoting them a... more »

My Struggle

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 hour ago
*"I bought Mein Kampf when I was 17, I've got it on a shelf in the front room back home."* *- Tony Benn * *Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’?* *By PETER ROSS RANGE* *JULY 7, 2014* WASHINGTON — GERMANY is once again passing through the wringer of its past. At issue this time are not the deeds but the words of Adolf Hitler and the planned republication of his infamous manifesto-as-autobiography, “*Mein* *Kampf*,” a book that has been officially suppressed in the country since the end of World War II. *But while the prospect of the Führer’s words circulating freely on the German ma... more »

How Can 2004 Data Prove that Reports in 2007 to 2012 on the Damage Done by NCLB Would Be Wrong?

John Thompsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 hour ago
“Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers and Their Work Environments and Job Attitudes,” by Jason Grissom et. al., uses NCES polling data from 1993-94 to 1999-2000 to 2003-04 to 2007-08. It begins by reviewing and challenging “anecdotal” evidence from great journalists and education writers. As I explained previously, I believe the […]

Go Wild

What Is SustainableatWhat Is Sustainable - 1 hour ago
*Go Wild* was written by Dr. John Ratey and Richard Manning. I’m a Manning fan, and I was hoping for a book with rhythms similar to the writing of Tom Brown, Richard Nelson, or Jay Griffiths — work rooted in a spiritual connection to the family of life. Our current path is a dead end. If Big Mama Nature decides to let two-legged animals have a future, the key to survival is returning to a path of reverence, respect, and balance, like our ancient African ancestors lived. Be aware that *Go Wild* does not take you on a fascinating tour of wild cultures. The authors did not live wi... more »

The Genocide Of The People Of Gaza: POS American "News Network" Tells Viewers Outright Lies That Scenes Of Destruction Are From Israel And Not Gaza!

NortherntruthseekeratNortherntruthseeker - 1 hour ago
I have been following the outright genocide taking place right now in Gaza with such disgust over the last few days.... This assault was carefully planned for years, and all it needed was the outright LIE of three "innocent Israelis murdered by Palestinians" to get it launched... The Israelis are definitely now going for broke, and I do strongly believe that we may indeed be seeing the outright slaughter of thousands of innocent people living in that open air concentration camp... What I found especially revolting was the response or actually the LACK of response coming from the Jew... more »

Turnabout: WE Have Conscience Issues Too

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill)atDAMMIT JANET! - 1 hour ago
This is good. An Edmonton teenager and her mother have successfully filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission, alleging the Edmonton Public School District’s use of a Christian fundamentalist abstinence education program infringed upon their rights as non-Christians. And it should start a trend. @fernhilldammit @Auragasmic @01CindyLee @blueskies366 "...infringed upon their rights as non-Christians." WHY HAVEN'T MORE PEOPLE SAID THIS? — MsBlack (@InternetPerson6) July 10, 2014 A similar objection to sex-ed taught by religious nutbars, who, by the way, run fake a... more »

CMS "sees" \(650\GeV\) leptoquarks

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 2 hours ago
It seems pretty obvious to me by now that the LHC experiments were publishing lots of papers where things look "clear" and nothing new is observed and they were increasingly scrutinizing and postponing the searches and surveys that are potentially "seeing something new". Just to be sure, one may feel uncomfortable about this bias because the message extracted from the papers published before a moment \(t\) is skewed. On the other hand, this bias is understandable because extraordinary claims deserve extraordinary care (and require extraordinary evidence). So one should arguably ac... more »

A New York State Senate Race With National Implications

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein-- New York's top GOP enabler Blue America's normal job is to vet candidates in House races-- and occasionally in Senate races-- and endorse the progressive cream of the crop. We'll occasionally stray from that mission when we find an especially important state legislative race. That's why we've joined other progressives backing Oliver Koppell in the Bronx this year. A key test of the power of political blackmail is taking shape in his state Senate race. The New York State Senate had been under Republican control for decades until 2008, when a majority of Demo... more »

Bill Whittle: WHERE DO YOU LIVE, MARK ZUCKERBERG?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
The psychopaths on the left, which would be most of them, are trying to argue from moral superiority when it comes to the situation on our border. Really? The most immoral amoral people - people who champion the killing of infants in the womb, who think two men having sexual contact is about "love", who bleat like the sheep they are about a "war on women", are now calling the invasion on our border a "moral" issue? Don't let anyone do this to you. Someone who attacks from a position of moral superiority, usually in front of other people, must be stopped immediately. They do this... more »

A word about my troll...w/Update

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
*who displays all the signs of a true sociopath. * Because, who but a sociopath would go to the trouble to acquire a VPN (virtual private network) just so they can come here anonymously and leave silly comments? Does this person think calling me a c*nt, or any of the other colorful slurs, however unimaginative, is harming me? You can almost hear the giggling with each new comment. "Wow, this will piss her off, hee hee." Well, no - it's not pissing me off. I find it hilarious that you're spending your entire day leaving juvenile comments on my blog. I also find it amusing that y... more »

WEEK OF GLOBAL ACTIONS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 3 hours ago
This short video was made by Dave Webb in Leeds, England. He does the web site for the Global Network and is our board convener. He also chairs CND in Great Britain. This year Keep Space for Peace week begins with a global day of actions against drones on October 4. It should be a great week of local events all over the world. Be sure to let us know if you organize anything in your community. The art work on the poster at the end of the video was done by Will Park in Florida. You can order posters at the GN web site. See more *here*

Reply to LALI

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago
At first I thought that I'd ignore it. (Which seemed to be LALI's request anyway.) I thought I'd write about something else. But it all seemed so pointless to have a blog with a comments section and to not .... oh well. In the comments section of the last post there's some back and forth between me and the commentator I call "LALI." You can read the rest if you want, but suffice to say that after a detailed comment from LALI I wrote: *There's too much for me to go at in that comment. I'll limit myself to two points:1. Yes, Afghanistan is over for us. But for the ELEVEN YEARS... more »

Common Ground on Climate

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 4 hours ago
The warring tribes in the climate wars appear to have found something they can agree on. Unfortunately, that agreement is that the Kaya Identity is stupid. At WattsUpWithThat they take issue with a new UN report (here in PDF) which utilizes the Kaya Identity: [T]heir goofy equation is known as the “Kaya Identity“. Apparently, the number of innumerate people on the planet is larger than I had feared. And of course recently Paul Krugman also took issue with the Kaya Identity while putting words into my mouth: This is actually kind of wonderful, in a bang-your-head-on-the-table sort ... more »

IN THE YEAR 2525: Krystal Ball and the talking-points!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 4 hours ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014* *Part 3—Fruit of the RNC:* Over the weekend, anthropologists of the future came to us in a dream. Can this unusual dream be trusted? We can’t answer that! But what follows is derived from the various things the anthropologists said: In the year 2525, Krystal Ball’s June 17 commentary will be regarded an iconic text. Anthropologists will say it contained all the features of the priestly “pundit speak” which took down the American nation. In yesterday’s post, we focused on the absurdity of one of Ball’s central statements. Today, we’ll run through her broadc... more »

Long Island, NY

SBC 525 Dirty Water from Sustainable Dave on Vimeo. Final project from SBC 325 Stony Brook University's Media and The Environment class, Spring 2014. Co-taught by Prof Heidi Hutner and Dave Chameides.

Hollow Towers, Dead Souls

Spike EPatNews Spike - 4 hours ago
*Understanding The Silhouetted Images Of The Twin Towers.* *WTC 1* Below on the left is WTC 1 at sunrise. The view is not looking down the hallways, we look nearly along the long axis of the towers core. The vertical line of light in the lower segment is created by sunlight reflecting off the inner core walls then shining out the core hallway. This was the north tower hallway layout, more or less, upper floors were different. The hallway scheme below went up to the 43rd floor for maximum strength. Below, the North Tower had a core oriented east and west. This image is looking ea... more »

"It is difficult to imagine a country as wrong as the US, where government serves not the people but a tiny handful of the one percent, a government incapable of delivering any kind of justice, a government that if it uttered truth would destroy itself." -- Paul Craig Roberts

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago
------------------------------ *Washington’s Arrogance Will Destroy Its Empire — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 9, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Washington’s Arrogance Will Destroy Its Empire* *Washington reeks of the stench of evil* Paul Craig Roberts Alone among the governments in the world, Washington requires sovereign governments to follow Washington’s laws even when Washington’s laws contradict the laws of sovereign countries. The examples are endless. ... more »

The death of Plasma TV

SteveatThinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
I still look in awe at the 42 inch plasma I saw in 1996. It cost $20,000. It was a case for the future, a confirmation that we were in for some consumer excellence. Now its dead for good reasons, unlike the stupid man dictated death of betamax. It has been the stupid choice for years, did you energy pig.

The Universe

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“A great trick to getting what you want, fast, though one requiring a deep level of understanding, is "insistence." Not the kind, however, that expects "life" to behave a certain way, but the kind that expects you to behave a certain way. After all, you are your life's only variable.” “Yours truly,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com

Thank heaven there are U.S. journalists who don't want to be part of the despicable "mainstream media" which pass off as the truth only what our lying goverment alleges to be the truth. Unfortunately, however, the White House is the Matrix's Liar-in-Chief.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 5 hours ago
------------------------------ Washington Journalists Accuse White House of Politically-Driven Suppression of News*Point to public information office controls of interviews, access * 7/08/2014 12:43:00 PM Eastern ------------------------------ *by: John Eggerton* Over three dozen journalist organizations including the Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Foundation, and the Society of Professional Journalists, have asked the President to drop the "excessive controls" on public information by federal agencies, branding it "politically driven suppression of ne... more »

VIDEO:More SU-25s Arrive In Iraq

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 5 hours ago
This video of Russian SU-25 attack jets was widely seen in Iraq and on the internet. It purposed to show the newly arrived planes being flown over Iraq. It turns out these aircraft were actually from Iran and operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. Saddam Hussein sent the jets to Iran in 1991 in an attempt to preserve his air force during the Gulf War. They were never returned and integrated into Tehran’s armed forces.

Israel and the Palestinians - so true

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 6 hours ago
http://youtu.be/Cbdnu_R9G40

Ed Miliband on strikes and strikers

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 6 hours ago
These Strikes are Wrong - Ed Milliband: http://youtu.be/wCem9EZb-YA

Weingarten Riding High on Teacher Union Dues

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 6 hours ago
Mercedes Schneider has another solid piece on the secret society memberships and sordid political machinations of Rhonda (aka Randi) Weingarten, the corporate manufactured president of the AFT. Seems that Randi recently plunked down 30K to join and another 100K promised every year to wine and dine with ostensibly liberal billionaires. Your union dues at work! Not that Rhonda couldn't afford to pay it, herself, if she was of a mind to. Even though she is lying about her salary all over Twitter. Thanks to Hemlock on the Rocks for posting this chart. Just the facts, ma'am.

Who Lives in a House Like This...?

Spike EPatNews Spike - 6 hours ago
*Who lives in a house like this...?* *And who've they got tied up in the cupboard...?*

You Still Don't Read Much About Lesbians In American Politics, Right?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
So wrong... in so many ways-- Gingrich, Molinari, Paxon Chekov's last play, *The Cherry Orchard*, was performed for the first time in 1904. There's a production of it in New York next week-- free no less-- starring Ellen Burstyn and one of my friends snagged some tickets. I'm a Chekov fan; he's a Burstyn fan. I don't know much about her except that she was in *The Exorcist* and *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* back in the '70s. I knew even less about *Karen* Burstein who I mixed her up with. But Karen Burstein wasn't getting Academy Award nominations in the '70s and Ellen is the onl... more »

TYPHON HITS JEJU

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 6 hours ago
Sung-Hee Choi reports from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea: *Samsung C & T caisson, 10,000 ton per a piece, broken away even by medium typhoon* If you remember the seven destroyed caissons (a caisson is a huge concrete structure for building breakwater) by the big typhoons in 2012, you will also remember how unreliable the caisson construction has been; how wrong the base location is as the village is located on the very way of typhoon; how dumbfounding is waste of people’s tax for war base; and how the sea has been polluted by the navy who has illegally destroyed th... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 10 , 2014 ) Connecting dots regarding ISIS - Is ISIS a creation of the United States government ? State of play politically and keep your eyes on Kurdisatan , which is the key to Iraq remaining whole and not defacto or de jure partioned !

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/07/the-isis-conspiracy-theories.html The ISIS Is A U.S. Tool "Conspiracy Theories" Is ISIS a creation of the United States government ? I do not have enough data to judge on that question. My gut instinct on this trends towards "no." But there is some data that points into the "yes" directions and it seems that many people have judged "yes" on that basis. In 1957 the CIA and MI6 conspired for regime change in Syria: The plan called for funding of a "Free Syria Committee", and the arming of "political factions with paramilitary or other actionist ca... more »

Untitled

jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 7 hours ago
*I will send my children private if I can't get them into a grammar* The latest row to embroil the Education Secretary, Michael Gove - whether he did or didn’t want Of Mice and Men taken off the GCSE syllabus - took me juddering back to my schooldays. That slender volume was a standard text at my comprehensive. I’d always had the suspicion that, being a novella, it was chosen because it was easier to read than, say, a weighty Dickens tome. And far easier to teach, too, when it was common for staff to spend up to two-thirds of a 50-minute lesson performing crowd control. But readin... more »

No Good Answer

SteveatThinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
For eternity we have been messaged about the better days ahead, especially about how death will be better than life. No one knows if those afterlife promises ring true, but what we know for sure is that the days of promising a better future on earth are more and more suspect. If humanity could ramp up its resources like the invasion of D day we might defeat the enemy, which is ourselves. So hard to take down oneself when there is always a bigger mountain to climb. This planet is in crisis, and our leaders are worried about the voters not understanding what needs to be said. No pers... more »

This is just wrong (today)

SteveatThinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
And Then I will suck the blood from your babes penis. I think all religious are just made up out of whole cloth for various reasons. Thousands of years ago it may have made some sense. Get all the idiots going in the same direction. Today Islamic idiots are making life hell for the whole world. In reality the Jude o Christians are just as nutty but not as life threatening. Sucking the blood from the circumcision wound on a baby's penis is something hard to defend in a sound bite. I am sure in most cases there is no sexual element to this. But there are hundreds of cases in NYC alon... more »

IDF's Gaza assault is to control Palestinians Gas. And so much more

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*One reason for Israel's assault on Gaza. Straight up resources theft! * *There are others- read on* IDF's Gaza assault is to control Palestinian gas, avert Israeli energy crisisYesterday, Israeli defence minister and former Israeli Defence Force (IDF) chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon announced that Operation Protective Edge marks the beginning of a protracted assault on Hamas. The operation "won't end in just a few days," he said, adding that "we are preparing to expand the operation by all means standing at our disposal so as to continue striking Hamas." Blah, blah 'strike Hamas'. ... more »

Is He An Automaton?

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 7 hours ago
http://www.citynews.ca/ Tommy Douglas' grandson -- Kiefer Sutherland -- has his own television show, *24*. Stephen Harper also has his own show, *24/7*. Jeffrey Simpson writes: Prime Minister Stephen Harper stars in every episode, although other cabinet ministers occasionally make cameo appearances, as do Canadians with something positive, even glowing, to say about the performance of Mr. Harper and his government. A team of half a dozen people put together this weekly thriller, at a cost we do not kno... more »

Saddam's Uranium: The Sequel

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 8 hours ago
*"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."* *-President George W. Bush* The latest escalation of the propaganda war against people desiring a return to some semblance of normalcy as existed prior to September 11, 2001 – the day when everything changed – is the claim that the bad-ass Islamic bogeymen ISIS has taken control of 88 pounds of Uranium in Iraq. The dirty bomb card has now been dealt and will be hyped by the corrupt state-corporate media as one more reason to ratchet down civil liberties, subject... more »

“The Emperor's New Clothes: The Naked Truth About the American Police State”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“The Emperor's New Clothes: * *The Naked Truth About the American Police State”* By John Whitehead "The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself. Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable."- H.L. Mencken, American journalist It's vogue, trendy and appropriate to look to dystopian literature as a harbinger of what we're experiencing at the hands of the government. Certainly, George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" have much to say about government tyran... more »

Makerspaces: More Than a Fad

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 8 hours ago
*July 10, 2013* (LocalOrg) - Make Magazine describes a makerspace as a "gym where you get a membership to use the equipment." That equipment ranges from everything including basic hand and power tools, to machining equipment and 3D printers. Some makerspaces even serve as springboards for DIYbio labs that give the public access to the tools and techniques required to measure, detect, and alter the environment around us on a molecular level. *Image: Mackerspaces from top left and going clockwise in Germany, Canada, and Singapore. A makerspace starts with basically a table and a group... more »

Stopping Job Piracy in Dayton, Denver,... and maybe even Kansas City

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 9 hours ago
As I have reported before, job piracy is a big problem in metropolitan areas like New York City and Kansas City. Giving subsidies to relocate existing facilities is a net loss for the country and for the region as well. The flip side is that the existence of job piracy makes it possible for companies to threaten to leave their current location unless they get a subsidy, as Sears has done twice in Illinois. I showed in my book *Competing for Capital* that several multi-state agreements to end job piracy have been total failures. A new study by Good Jobs First, "Ending Job Piracy, Bui... more »

A brief note on the Hobby Lobby thing.

noreply@blogger.com (Námo Mandos)atDAMMIT JANET! - 10 hours ago
Well, not really, because it's a more general point that has been made before, and I want to point it out again. In reading a lot of the reaction to the US Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision, in which they decide something something about Hobby Lobby not having to pay to provide a form for something something IUD (I currently can't be bothered to parse the complexity of US health insurance), I find that a lot of people still ask the question: if the religious far-right hates abortion, why would it strive so assiduously for contra-contraception? I find increasingly that the answer ... more »

Austal contract for two 72m High Speed Support Vessels is for the Royal Navy of Oman

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Austal HSSV 72]Austal announced earlier this year that it has been awarded a contract from a naval customer in the Middle East for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of two new 72 metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs) based on the U.S. Navy's Joint High Speed Vessels design. It now appears that this customer is the Royal Navy of Oman. The value of the contract is approximately US$124.9 million. Read more

Cobham Weapons Launcher Positioner Supports Successful HELLFIRE and DAGR Missile Tests

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
Cobham's WLP-1000 weapons launcher positioner successfully supported Lockheed Martin's successful test firings of HELLFIRE and DAGR missiles from its Long Range Surveillance and Attack Vehicle (LRSAV) during recent ground-to-ground tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The WLP-1000 is a compact, lightweight, military ruggedized launcher positioner that is weapons and platform agnostic. The positioner is easily configured to support existing M299; M310, M260, M261, and LAU-10 launchers. This modular 2-axis positioning system is optimized for size, weight, and power (SWaP), and i... more »

Azerbaijan buys anti-aircraft missiles systems from France

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: SAMP/T complex]France intends to sell anti-aircraft missiles of medium range to Azerbaijan. Oxu.Az reports citing ANSPRESS, information is published in the French Bulletin «Intelligence Online». According to the report, French President Francois Hollande lobbied the sale of SAMP / T complexes during his visit to Azerbaijan in May this year. Read more

US donates two Cessna Caravan aircraft to Mauritania

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: AC-208B Combat Caravan]The US government has donated two new Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft to the Mauritania Islamic Air Force (FAIM) to boost its capacity to conduct patrols to counter maritime crimes and regional terrorist groups. The aircraft, as well as a supply of spare parts and components, was officially handed over to the Mauritanian defence minister Ahmedou Ould Idey Ould Mohamed Radhi and Army Chief of Staff General Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed by US Africa Command Chief of Staff Major General Michael Kingsley in the capital Nouakchott on June 25. According to ... more »

Musical Interlude: Leonard Bernstein, “West Side Story- America”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Leonard Bernstein, “West Side Story- America” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSKk-cvblc

Canada's Military Wants New Drones, Fighter Jets, and the Arctic

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS)]The Canadian military has released details on its new $100 billion wish list for new gear, and it's a revealing look at how the service views the future of war. The laundry list of hardware was released as part of Ottawa’s new procurement strategy, which was hastily installed following the government’s bungling of the F-35 acquisition process. It’s also a signal for the defence industry, one designed to give contractors a heads-up as to what Canada will be shopping for over the next two decades. The guide, which is basically a rough draft ... more »

German Defense Minister: Europe Needs Drones

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: EuroHawk UAV]Europe should work together to develop its own armed drones, and in the meantime the German Army should rent them. So said German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, according to an article published by Süddeutsche Zeitung on July 1. “I am convinced that we should develop a European armed drone,” she told the newspaper the day before a question and answer session on the subject in the German parliament, July 2. “We’re looking for partners for the project, which will take at least a decade.” Germany currently uses reconnaissance drones in Afghanistan but lacks... more »

Israel receives first 2 Lavi trainers

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: M-346 training jet]Alenia Aermacchi on 9 July delivered the first two of 30 M-346 training jets to the Israeli Air Force. The M-346 – renamed the “Lavi” by Israel – will replace Douglas TA-4s and eliminate the need to bridge with the Lockheed Martin F-16A/B for Israeli fighter pilots. Israel selected the M-346 in 2012 as part of a government-to-government agreement with Italy, which included the sale of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)/Gulfstream G550 conformal airborne early warning and control aircraft to the Italian air force. Read more

Report Reveals Chinese Military Developing New Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Missile

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
China’s military is working on a jet-powered hypersonic cruise missile in addition to an advanced high-speed glide warhead that was tested earlier this year. A Chinese technical journal disclosed new details of research on what China’s defense researchers are calling a hypersonic cruise vehicle. A line drawing of the scramjet-powered vehicle shows that the concept being studied for eventual construction is nearly identical to an experimental National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scramjet vehicle called the X-43. Read more

Britain's new F35 jet fighter to miss international debut

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]The F35B Lightning II joint strike fighter, the cornerstone of Britain’s new aircraft carrier fleet, looks set to suffer an embarrassment by failing to appear on its planned debut international. Concerns about the reliability and safety of Britian’s next generation jet fighter, which will give Britain new aircraft carrier fleet its strike power, mean it will almost certainly not arrive at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford. The entire F35 fleet was grounded following an engine fire during takeoff in a development aircraft in the US l... more »

The littoral combat ship might not be living up to the Navy's promises

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: LCS-1 & LCS-2]The Navy positioned the littoral combat ship, manufactured by both Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA, as a low-cost alternative to other ships in the surface fleet. Six years after the first one was commissioned, it appears the LCS might not be living up to that promise. Here’s why: Available data, much of it collected during the first-time deployment of Lockheed Martin's USS Freedom to Singapore, indicates that per year, per ship life-cycle costs are nearing or may exceed those of other surface ships, including multi-mission ships with greater size and lar... more »

Will France's Mistral Assault Warships Make Russia a Naval Threat?

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: RFS Vladivostok]With the first of two French-built Mistral class amphibious assault carriers set to be delivered to the Russian Navy in October, France is handing Russia the keys to one of the world's most advanced warships at a time when many in the West are questioning Moscow's expansionist ambitions. In the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea in March, the U.S. and several of its NATO allies have lobbied to convince the French government to withhold the ships, but Paris has held firm in its commitment to the deal. The problem, in NATO's eyes, is not that France is selli... more »

PN shopping for 2 anti-submarine choppers

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: AW109]The Philippines Navy is shopping around for two anti-submarine helicopters it intends to purchase before 2020. The Department of National Defense released the detailed technical specifications for the P5.4-billion Anti-Submarine Helicopter Acquisition Project, part of the Medium Term Development Capability Plan 2013-2017 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The acquisition of the missile and torpedo armed helicopters has become a priority after China recently deployed three Type 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines to Hainan Island, its main military bas... more »

The Health Benefits Of Strawberry Leaf Tea

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago
*Source:* *Occupy Food Facebook * *Note:* Make sure they are organic or if wild strawberries, make sure you pick the leaves in a clean place free of spraying, away from highways or roads where there is car , bus or truck traffic or where people walk their dogs. Another important point is to pick the leaves early before the fruit forms. The fruit takes much of the plants power later in their growing season. I have picked wild raspberrry and blackberry leaves and used them for tea also. They are high in vitamin C plus other good qualities and taste good as tea. I pick the lea... more »

Paint Stick Union Jack Wall Hanging

Lorene NanceatHousewife Eclectic - 12 hours ago
Hello again! I'm Lorene, and I'm back to share another fun British-y project with you. In addition to feeding Debra's Doctor Who obsession (a bandwagon that I have very lovingly also jumped on!) I also love feeding her British mania. And you can't get much more British than the flag, the lovely Union Jack! Add the crazy appeal of the flag with the fact that I love inexpensive projects and materials like paint stir sticks, and you have today's project: a paint stick union jack wall hanging. Free as long as you paint on hand and don't mind picking up a few paint stir sticks on every ... more »

According to Palestinian sources...

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 13 hours ago
When you hear the BBC or any other anti Israel media outlet quoting Palestinian sources, remember this video. http://youtu.be/t_B1H-1opys Pallywood exposed

Iraqi PM Al-Maliki: Saudi Arabia and Qatar Declared War of Terrorism against Iraq (March 2014) + President of Kurdistan Barazani: It Is Time to Reorganize The Region (April 2014)

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 13 hours ago
*"No man can have two masters."* An excerpt from, *"Iraq PM calls Kurd city 'base for terrorism'"* Al Jazeera, July 9, 2014: Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday: "We will never be silent about Erbil becoming a base for the operations of the Islamic State and Baathists and al-Qaeda and the terrorists. His comments come days after the Kurdish president, Massoud Barzani, asked his parliament to plan a referendum on independence from the rest of Iraq. Kurdish forces have also taken over the city of Kirkuk when it was attacked by Sunni rebels. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Bag... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
“What did the first galaxies look like? To help answer this question, the Hubble Space Telescope has just finished taking the eXtreme Deep Field (XDF), the deepest image of the universe ever taken in visible light. Pictured below, the XDF shows a sampling of some of the oldest galaxies ever seen, galaxies that formed just after the dark ages, 13 billion years ago, when the universe was only a few percent of its present age. *Click image for larger size.* The Hubble Space Telescope's ACS camera and the infrared channel of the WFPC3 camera took the image. Combining efforts spread over ... more »

Genetics: "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
* "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"* by Freddie Cook "The late stone age, around 70,000 years ago, saw mankind almost became extinct. The total population dwindled to as little as 2000 humans beings. All mankind still lived in Africa at this time and it is believed that they were split into two separate groups by a severe climatological shift that kept the two species apart, one in East Africa– one in South Africa, for nearly half our entire history as a species. The two groups came together again around 40,000 years ago and the population began a miraculous recovery before... more »

"Twixt Night And Morn..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
“Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.” - Lord Byron

Mathematica 10 released

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 14 hours ago
Stephen Wolfram and colleagues have released a new version of Wolfram Mathematica, Mathematica 10: Launching Mathematica 10— with 700+ New Functions and a Crazy Amount of R&D (Wolfram Blog) It's said to be the greatest jump in the functionality ever. The new functions include, interestingly for me (who just jumped from 3.76 to 3.78 in the contest), machine learning. But there's also geometric computation, geographic computation. You may calculate the photograph of the Yorkshire Terrier ;-), quickly draw the map of France on a parabola, or solve differential equations with 100,... more »

Shepherd Bliss and Scott Hess : Black oak down

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 14 hours ago
I never imagined that I could outlive this hundreds-of-years-old grandfather oak. It felt like the loss of a family member from another generation. Climbing the fallen oak at Kokopelli Farm is Lukas Hess. Click on image or go here to … finish reading Shepherd Bliss and Scott Hess : Black oak down

"So Great..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race." - Ernest L. Woodward

Chet Raymo, “The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself” * by Chet Raymo "By now most of us will have seen this spectacular photograph of a dusty star-birthing region of the Carina Nebula, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. I offer a slightly different cropping from what you may have seen in the media or on APOD. Please click the image to see it it all of its glory. Let me add some context. The image shows an area of the sky that you could cover with the intersection of two crossed sewing pins held at arms length. Think about that for a minute. Hold two imaginary cr... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Hunter S. Thompson, "Security"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Security"* by Hunter S. Thompson "Security... what does this word mean in relation to life as we know it today? For the most part, it means safety and freedom from worry. It is said to be the end that all men strive for; but is security a utopian goal or is it another word for rut? Let us visualize the secure man; and by this term, I mean a man who has settled for financial and personal security for his goal in life. In general, he is a man who has pushed ambition and initiative aside and settled down, so to speak, in a boring, but safe and comfortable rut for the rest of his li... more »

“Once When We Were Free”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“Once When We Were Free”* By Jon Rappoport "We’re so much more sensible now. We don’t live our lives as much as we arrange them and organize them. B follows A. D follows C. We take our medicine and our shots because the doctor says so. We’re careful, because accidents happen. We don’t say what’s on our minds a lot of the time, because other people might pass that on, and who knows? We might get into trouble. But once upon a time, when we were young, we were free. We didn’t take any shots and when we got sick we recovered. We were stronger than kids are now. We didn’t ask for much... more »

"What Suits Our Purpose..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma- but we make out of them just what suits our purposes." - Alfred Adler

Polar Bear

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 14 hours ago

Justice, Peace and Finger-Pointing

Charli CarpenteratDuck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
This is a guest post by Ari Kohen, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He blogs at Running Chicken and tweets @kohenari. As I write this, Twitter and Facebook inform me that air raid sirens are going off in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as several cities and towns closer to Continue reading

Can Women Compete?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
You probably missed the article in the *Daily Mail*, a bottom tier London tabloid, about how rich boys are more competitive than girls. In a Norwegian study of 15 year olds shows that "boys really are more competitive than girls... but only if they come from rich families…[A]mong the well-off participants boys were much more aggressive… A similar American study from 2007 found 73 per cent of the men were competitive, against just 35 per cent of the women." The Professor conducting the Norwegian study was quoted saying that a lack of competitiveness may be a reason why women do no... more »

Vegan Recipe - Soy Chorizo Chili with Rosemary Polenta

Small FootprintsatReduce Footprints - 15 hours ago
*Please welcome Andrea, owner of The Green Queen of Moderation. I first met Andrea via our Meet & Greet series. Her blog is full of great content! Posts are organized into four categories: The “Re” Words, The Green Garden, Green Choices, and Simple Gifts. I headed straight for the garden section and was rewarded with posts about wildflowers, pollinators, and an interesting article about plants going to seed. Each post includes stunning photos.The Simple Gifts section has terrific ideas for meaningful, earth-friendly gifts. And the "Re" Words section offers tips for recycling, ... more »

FDIs, Hong Kong Democracy and China Communism

Nonoy OplasatGovernment and Taxes - 16 hours ago
This 2013 data does not include foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows, only inflows and thus, the net inflow is not shown. Still a useful data. For European economies in this list, including the fiscally-unstable ones like Spain and Italy -- and note, France is not in the top 20 -- most of those FDI inflows I think are from EU members also. I am interested to see the net or balance (inflows minus outflows). In the ASEAN for instance, Malaysia has high FDI inflows but FDI outflows are also high, so net inflow is negative for 2012 and 2013. I don't remember where I saw the data. ... more »

Christopher Clark Lecture - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War In 1914

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 17 hours ago
*"The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War In 1914"* by Christopher Clark (2013). Christopher Clark - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War In 1914. Source: Fritt Ord. Date Published: November 24, 2013. Description: 'How Europe went to War in 1914' - lecture by Christopher Clark, held at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset), Oslo, Saturday 23 November 2013. Part of 'The War to End War' - public lectures and debates on the Outbreak, Development, and Aftermath of the First World War.

More deep tweets

Libby SpenceratThe Impolitic - 17 hours ago
Slowly emerging from my hiatus, I see Obama was in Texas today. Governor Good Hair doesn't look like he's enjoying the meeting. But hey, photo op. This shot is going to make a great image for his presidential campaign. No, War and Peace is not a book about a guy named Warren Peas. Oh, man, this guy. pic.twitter.com/zPXDfT9vIs — netw3rk (@netw3rk) July 10, 2014

Deep tweets - updated

Libby SpenceratThe Impolitic - 17 hours ago
No idea what's happening here but pretty sure crushing a car with a fleeing suspect in it never happened when I was a young lass. Not even in the movies. #Breaking Swat has multiple trucks on scene of police stand off after chase. Car being crushed suspect still inside pic.twitter.com/bEnaHlD5Tk — MyFoxHouston (@MyFoxHouston) July 10, 2014 Update: It appears the suspect in question is a crazed mass murderer. Still, crushing him in his car without due process feels a bit barbaric. Hard to believe it's legal. #KHOU source confirms a 6th victim of the mass shooting has died. http://... more »

World Cup fallout: Does the prospect of pancakes (or even waffles) justify the scourge of soccer? And what about the scourge of Twitter?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
*Can the World Cup really be unreservedly evil if it leads to the possibility of pancakes (or even, hypothetically, waffles)?* *by Ken* Let's dispose of the obvious questions about Matthew Barzun first. (1) He's currently the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom -- or in fancier lingo, ambassador to the Court of St. James. So you can tell he must have raised a lot of money for President Obama's presidential campaign(s). Ding-ding-ding-ding! In the first Obama presidential campaign, according to Wikipedia: Barzun’s small-dollar fundraisers were supporter-driven via online event ... more »

The New Blitzkrieg, Part II

Edward H. CarpenteratDuck of Minerva - 19 hours ago
As I wrote a few days ago, a new pattern of warfare is emerging in the Middle East and Africa. This “new blitzkrieg” isn’t really new, but it is asymmetric warfare at its best, pitting swarms of fast-moving, lightly armed fighters operating as a network against hidebound hierarchies of Western-trained and equipped “professional soldiers”. These Continue reading

SEE HOW THEY LIE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 19 hours ago
ABC News’ Diane Sawyer misidentifies scenes of the aftermath of Israeli missile strikes in Gaza as destruction caused by Palestinian rocket fire. Sawyer’s bald misreporting reflects either a deliberate lie by ABC News or willful ignorance so severe that Palestinian death and misery is invisible even when it’s staring ABC producers right in the face. I posted the story on FaceBook and got this comment from Fred Morris: Incredible, but not surprising. ABC-News has long been a platform for the State Department's agenda. This reporting is total lies. Back in 1984, when I was local pr... more »

BOYCOTT SODASTREAM

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 19 hours ago
I rode my scooter to Brunswick today for a 5:00 pm protest at WalMart in support of the boycott of SodaStream carbonation devices or other products made by this company. SodaStream manufactures these machines within an Israeli settlement in occupied Palestinian territory. These settlements are illegal under international law and are obstacles to peace. We began in front of the doors into WalMart and after a few moments their staff told us to leave. We just ignored them and they called the police. It took another 20 minutes for the cops to arrive and during that time we keep a m... more »

Dahmer

Spike EPatNews Spike - 19 hours ago
Serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994) graduated from Revere High School in Bath, Ohio in 1978. On page 145 of the school's Minuteman yearbook, the following text appears on the right side: "JEFF DAHMER: Band 1; Lantern 3; Tennis Intramurals 2, 3, 4; Ohio State Univ. (Business)..." In The Jeffrey Dahmer Story author Don Davis depicts Dahmer as a prankish drunk at Revere who was shy around girls. So well-known were the future murderer's gags that classmates referred to generally outrageous behavior as* "Doing a Dahmer."** During the senior class trip to Washington, D... more »

The State Board of Ed, the Uneducated Educated, and the Unelected

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 19 hours ago
By Doug Martin Despite letter after letter and a strong physical presence in support of our democratically elected supt. of public instruction, the Pence/state board/CECI trio today set the ball in motion to steal more power from Glenda Ritz to carry on the billionaires' corporate-theocratic agenda I detail in my book *Hoosier School Heist*. The whole attack against Glenda Ritz is, in essence, an attack against women who make up the majority of the teaching workforce. It is the same "Father-Knows Best" mentality that was at play with Mitch Daniels, which I wrote about a few yea... more »

Amazon Seriously Needs to Go Fuck Itself, Posthaste

jurassicporkatWelcome Back to Pottersville - 19 hours ago
To those of you who've been paying attention, you know that Hachette, the nation's fourth biggest publisher, is engaged in a battle of wills with Amazon.com over the pricing of ebooks. In fact, I'd written about it last month (not that anyone gave a shit because I'm supposed to be completely ignored as a political pundit, not as a publishing pundit, which I am.). Well, the reason why I'm again writing about this two giant tug-o-war with authors and readers in the middle is because of Amazon's newest brilliant proposal: Let's let all Hachette authors keep 100% of the revenue... more »

Obama makes statement about the border situation...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 19 hours ago
*allow me to sum it up for you.* It's someone else's fault. Give me a few billions dollars and I'll fix everything. It's Congress's fault. Make Congress give me money. It's for the children. Republicans need to compromise and negotiate. Ramble Uh Ah Ramble Ramble Uh Ah Ramble Good grief. This man sure likes the sound of his voice. He appears to have been imbibing in the new legal weed he got in Colorado. We now have a new name for "give me a bunch of money" - supplemental. Ooops. Taking a swipe at Bohner. It's for the children. No, it's really for the children. Bur... more »

Goodbye Blue Sky

Spike EPatNews Spike - 20 hours ago

Meeting Gods

Spike EPatNews Spike - 20 hours ago
"My specific take on Superman’s physicality was inspired by the “shamanic” meeting my *JLA* editor Dan Raspler and I had in the wee hours of the morning outside the San Diego comic book convention in whenever it was, ‘98 or ‘99. I’ve told this story in more detail elsewhere but basically, we were trying to figure out how to “reboot” Superman without splitting up his marriage to Lois, which seemed like a cop–out. It was the beginning of the conversations which ultimately led to *Superman Now*, with Dan and I restlessly pacing around trying to figure out a new way into the character... more »

"An Incomplete Understanding: Feeling Lonely"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"An Incomplete Understanding: Feeling Lonely"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company." - Jean-Paul Sartre "When we are feeling lonely, we have lost the idea that we are all one and none of us are separate from the whole. We all have days when we feel lonely, but the very idea of loneliness comes from the false notion that we are separate and isolated parts in a world filled with other separate, isolated parts. In truth, we can no more be separate from our world than a fish can be separate from the water in which it swims. When w... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

“This Is Disgusting- And the Food Sounds Gross Too”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“This Is Disgusting- And the Food Sounds Gross Too”* by John Rubino “It is by now generally understood, at least in the sound money community, that inflation is much higher than the government admits and that the true extent of the problem is being hidden in various ways. But the specifics keep getting more and more disturbing. Here’s a recent Phoenix Capital note (via Zero Hedge) on the adulteration of our “food.” Last week we noted that inflation has already entered the economy. It isn’t showing up in nominal price hikes because it never does at first… As we noted last week… Let... more »

An (Unofficial) DCPS Feeder Patterns & School ESEA Classification

Angel Cintron Jr.at@ THE CHALK FACE - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on EdCentrist: ?

Greenwald Story: NSA and FBI Targeting American Muslims

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 21 hours ago
I must admit that I am more than a little bit underwhelmed by the latest Glenn Greenwald story based on the NSA documents from former government contractor and patriotic whistleblower Edward Snowden. The big story, the one that Greenwald and the new Pierre Omidyar media venture *The Intercept* had pulled hours prior to publication last week at the behest of the government is that the NSA is targeting Muslims as if that is any surprise given the broiling hatred that has existed in this country since September 11, 2001 - the day that changed everything. The story was published on *Th... more »

Nearing the End of the World Cup Linkage

Josh BusbyatDuck of Minerva - 21 hours ago
This might be might last football related post, what with the World Cup coming to a close and host country Brazil departing ignominiously from the competition by a margin of 7 to 1 in the semifinal against Germany. I’ve got a few football/Brazil related links for this week. I’m sitting on a goodly number of climate change and Continue reading

Oh, Glennie! And We Waited Soooo Long for Your Well-Advertised (Funded by Ukrainian Revolution Co-Funder Pierre Omidyar) Stunning Announcement! (And We Thought We Knew You So Well . . . .) And Not-To-Be-Overexpected Richie Riches Screw Up Again (Rental Scams Equity Market Gambit)

So, now we know. And my heart's breaking. I had such liberal/progressive hopes. Still. However, it has been revealed at its source (by its source - you) that only Reagan-loving Republicans need apply to your (Glenn Greenwald's) much-kept-secret-but-now-revealed list of those whose personal data were accessed and used inappropriately by the much-superior to everyone else in recorded

“Why Do You Still Argue From A False Premise?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“Why Do You Still Argue From A False Premise?”* by Karl Denninger “At some point you're forced to step back from whatever you do when it becomes apparent that you're simply preaching to the choir, or worse, preaching at a group that has plugs in its ears and is trying to find a way to rob you irrespective of the fact that they know that they're doing something wrong. I'll give you a recent example; someone I know and who is hard-left on the liberal side of the aisle was recently pontificating about how "America, love it or leave it" is an invalid expression. He in fact put forward... more »

Ramadan Kareem

Capt. FoggatThe Impolitic - 21 hours ago
By Capt. Fogg "I didn't want to wish you Ramadan Kareem on the air. . ." said Jake Tapper just now on CNN, thinking his mike was off. He had just interviewed some lawyers irate at being under surveillance without any reason save for their being Muslim. His mike was on and I wonder -- just why was he unwilling? Is there a *war on Ramadan*?

Omnipresent Pang

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
And this made me laugh too: *Chris Patten to take up media adviser role to Pope Francis* Former Conservative MP takes up new role only two months after dramatically quitting as chairman of BBC Trust due to heart problems How on earth does Chris Patten end up in every single job on earth. Is he actually a lizard person? — Ed West (@edwest) July 9, 2014

Why people hate the number 745

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
On a lighter note (and, boy, don't we need it!), *The Infinite Monkey Cage *returned for its tenth series this week. It talked maths, and was funny and fascinating. I could transcribe some of the most interesting bits - the mathematical bits - but I won't. Instead, I'll just transcribe a couple of the audience's answers at the end of the programme, both based on the question, "What is your least favourite number, and why?": *Answer 1*: "3.141592653589793238462643383279...because it reminds me of food, and I am on a diet." *Answer 2*: "7.45. Thought for the Day". That last one... more »

Arkansas Senate Race-- Who Believes In God, And Talking Snakes, More?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
We haven't really been covering the Arkansas elections this cycle. Basically, all the contests are classic lesser or two evils situations-- Democrats rated D or F and Republicans rated F-minus. Is there anything less than an F these days? All the grotesque DCCC recruits will lose spectacularly, wasting immense amounts of money that could have been used to win actual seats for actual progressives in actual swing districts-- like MI-06 (Upton vs Clements) and WA-08 (Reichert vs Ritchie)-- or could have been put to work on 2 cycle plans to take back relatively easy seats the DCCC is... more »

Untitled

JRatGREENIE WATCH - 23 hours ago
*High quality NOAA Data Show U.S. in Decade-Long Cooling* The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most accurate, up-to-date temperature data confirm the United States has been cooling for at least the past decade. The NOAA temperature data are driving a stake through the heart of alarmists claiming accelerating global warming. Responding to widespread criticism that its temperature station readings were corrupted by poor siting issues and suspect adjustments, NOAA established a network of 114 pristinely sited temperature stations spread out fairly uniformly throughout ... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 23 hours ago
*New Orleans is famous the world over for its property values ~Library Chronicles * *Why New Orleans’ Katrina Evacuation Debacle Will Never Happen Again ~Katy Reckdahl, Next City* *David Waggonner: Pensacola’s flood solutions will be tough ~Rob Johnson * *Overnight Reputation Announces Reputation Management Service Expansion to Include New Orleans ~Digital Journal*

The Economy: “Zombie Attack!”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*“Zombie Attack!”* by Bill Bonner “Dear Reader, we write with a Zombie Update. As you know, annual GDP growth rates in the US have been trending lower since the end of World War II. Frequently touching on 10% in the 1950s and 1960s... we're now lucky to get 2%. And to get that we have to pump in trillions of dollars in new liquidity into the financial system... take on staggering amounts of new debt... and bludgeon the statistics, too. After the disastrous first quarter, which saw an annualized drop in output of 2.9%, it will be hard to get back to decent figures for this year. JP... more »

Pre-Assassination Moments : Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad, 1994

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*You Don't Take One Out Unless You Can Put One In.You Don't Take One Out Unless You Can Put One In."Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives (1) condemns the speech given by Kahlid Abdul Muhammad as outrageous hatemongering of the most vicious and vile kind; ""It is the sense of the Senate that the speech made by Mr. Khalid Abdul Mohammad at Kean College on November 29, 1993, was false, anti-Semitic, racist, divisive, repugnant and a disservice to all Americans and is therefore condemned."Congressional Black Caucus Backs Away Fro... more »

Defending the Local Government Panel

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
There are ripples disturbing the surface of the tiny Stoke-on-Trent politics bubble, ripples conveying the fall-out of recent local government selection interviews in which three party members were turned down. As ever, I won't be commenting on those decisions directly, especially as they might be subject to the appeals process. In this spirit, I will not be accepting any comments about those cases. But what is worthwhile commenting on is the way the Labour Party here in Stoke *and everywhere else* selects its local council candidates. Yes, it's hardly up there with intersectionalit... more »

Israel

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*"Israel" *means* "Struggles with God"* And people wonder why they're unrighteous... " The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, *“Let me go, for the day has broken.*” But ... more »

The Robot who loved me

Capt. FoggatThe Impolitic - 1 day ago
By Capt. Fogg It's about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon as I write. That's a bit late for Carmen's first call of the day. But I know she's faithful and that she will always call. After all I provide her a phone number to call at any time without asking. Once she called at 2:30 AM. Carmen from Cardholder Services calls me on average twice a day, seven days a week. Sometimes it's once sometimes three times, but she has rarely missed a day in these last two years. It's no secret I'm avoiding her but as a robot she never seems to catch on, to tire, to take the hint. She's a robot aft... more »

Supplemental: What Clinton said in 1986!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014* *This is gaffe culture on acid:* It’s hard to get one’s arms around the dumbness of our post-journalistic culture. For the latest example, we submit the latest thrilling case—the case of what Hillary Clinton said in 1986 about something she did in 1975. Tapes of the 28-year-old conversation in question surfaced last month. For some reason, MSNBC has created a second round of conversations about this matter, first on yesterday’s Morning Joe, then on last night’s Hardball. Can we go over the facts once again? We’re talking about what Clinton said *28 years a... more »

Jews urge Obama, Congress to 'welcome the stranger'

John FriendatJohn Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
In yet another act of blatant, unacceptable hypocrisy coming from the organized Jewish community, Jewish groups in America - all of whom vehemently support the Jewish state of Israel and demand that it remain the "homeland of the Jewish people" - are demanding President Obama and Congress welcome the thousands - perhaps millions - of illegal aliens criminally entering the United States. The *Jewish Telegraph Agency* reports: Twenty Jewish organizations urged President Obama and Congress to deal humanely with the unaccompanied children and refugees from Central America who are cross... more »

THE GENERAL'S SON

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Abby Martin interviews peace activist and author, Miko Peled on the latest violence gripping Gaza, following the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers and the militarized response by Israel's defense forces.

Israeli ground operation "unintended escalation" with Syria & Hezbollah?

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Israeli ground operation in Gaza increasingly likely, risking unintended escalation involving Syria and Hizbullah Hamas is seeking to draw Israel into a ground invasion of Gaza, as the group's military wing seeks to re-establish itself as the key decision-maker, and to return the movement to its origins as a resistance organisation. Hamas is drawing Israel into a ground invasion? Nonsense. Israel wants a ground invasion! The Hamas-Israel conflict is unlikely to end in the coming week or two, and a ground invasion in which Israeli troops will be vulnerable to ambush and anti-t... more »

my religion

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama

Steve Israel's DCCC Has Thrown Away The Advantage Democrats Had With Gun Safety

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
In 2006, Blue America backed Kirsten Gillibrand for Congress when she ran against corrupt, drunken wife-beater John Sweeney. We helped her raise consciousness about what a crook Sweeney was and we helped her raise money and we even got the Squirrel Nut Zippers and Rickie Lee Jones to do a song for her campaign which got a ton of airplay on the local radio stations. So, of course, we were very disappointed when she joined the Blue Dogs after being elected-- pretending to be a progressive-- and we were mortified when she showed herself to be a total shill for the NRA. She seemed to... more »

World Cup Netherlands vs Argentina

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
I think it was Dennis Bergkamp who scored this goal in 1998. If there is goal half as good tonight we should consider ourselves lucky.

Witness President Ribbon Cutter as he laughs it up in a Denver bar when offered a hit of pot...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*but he doesn't have time to visit the border when he was in Texas?* He is by far one of the most repulsive individuals I've ever seen. And the people who voted for him are equally repulsive. Watch how cute he thinks he looks as he tosses his head and laughs like a little girl. from YouTube: President Barack Obama visited Denver, Colorado Tuesday evening and while he was there, some strange stuff happened. For one, this guy asked him, "Want a hit, man?" and posted the video of the president laughing in response on Instagram

Obama’s New Landmine Policy: Change I Can Believe In, Tentatively

Charli CarpenteratDuck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This is a guest post by Matthew Bolton, Assistant professor of political science at Pace University and author of Foreign Aid and Landmine Clearance. He blogs at Political Minefields. Imagine never knowing whether your next step will be your last, whether your children are safe in the fields around your house, whether objects they find in Continue reading

TRANSFORM THE WAR ECONOMY

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
The latest edition of *This Issue* features Miriam Pemberton from the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. She was recently in Maine to speak at a public forum in Bath about conversion/diversification of the military production network across the nation. She particularly emphasizes the need for peace groups to work with unions, church groups, environmental groups and other interested parties to push for diversification planning councils to be established at the state levels.

TAKE BACK OUR SOUL

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
This happened to me growing up behind barbed wire fences Air Force bases my mind was hollowed out and inside was poured nationalism and militarism I still see the old man in Wiesbaden with his fingers wrapped around the base fence staring right at me as we played American baseball in the middle of his city his eyes said go home The Lakota whose land was taken to eventually build Ellsworth AFB I learned to love their drums and the smells of sage I too enlisted and marched and saluted but found the truth and learned outrage inside the barracks as GI's helped me take back my own mind and... more »

Iraq’s Southern Front Babil Province Where The Islamic State Has Free Reign 

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Most of the attention on Iraq has been focused upon the deteriorating security situation in Anbar in the west, and Ninewa and Salahaddin in the north. In the south however in Babil province the insurgency has been growing in strength since late-2013. The government has launched six security operations in the northwest section of the governorate this year, deployed militias there, and claimed success every time, but the sheer number of offensives points to the failures of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). More importantly the Islamic State (IS) has been able to use its bases in nor... more »

NATO's Syrian "opposition" annoints Hadi al Bahra- boo hiss boo hiss

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*I mentioned this impending selection the other day.* Syrian NATO backed 'oppositon" to "select new leader" *A choice that is always limited to Western intelligence linked stooge #1 or Western stooge #2, # 3 or perhaps # 4?* *The top candidate for the job is senior coalition members are Hadi Bahra * Of course it was Hadi al Bahra that was selected. Not by the Syrian people. The NATO backed 'opposition' simply picked one of their own. NATO can't lose when the game is rigged. *Of course he is Saudi backed. Which means he is US/UK and Israeli backed * Syria's Western-backed opposi... more »

ETHNIC CLEANSING

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Israel's massive attack on Gaza is really intended to make life impossible for the Palestinian people. It is ethnic cleansing - genocide. The people of the world must react now. The US sends Israel $3 billion each year to build the wall that puts Palestinian people into virtual prisons and for military hardware. I'm always reading about Pentagon advisers working with the Israeli military on installing and testing various new high-tech space technology weapons systems. The US military industrial complex makes huge profit from the Israeli program of endless war. This same $3 bi... more »

Bored scientists now just sticking random things into LHC

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 1 day ago
What are the LHC physicists doing when they're not on vacations, guest blogging, or insulting members of the TRF community? ;-) Bored Scientists Now Just Sticking Random Things Into Large Hadron Collider It's posted here so that you may see it before you learn it from the BBC, MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal, or another mainstream source. I wouldn't be quite shocked if this were turned into a real news story with many journalists! The video above is a joke, if you didn't get it, but some people's anti-scientific sentiments are pretty much exactly and seriously equivalent to what ... more »

A Rogue By Any Other Name

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 1 day ago
Barack Obama apparently is one embarrassed, pissed-off dude. So the *New York Times* is again obligingly acting as the White House farm tool which spreads the manure of blame on anybody and everybody who is not Barack Obama: *When President Obama placed a call to Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany last Thursday, he had a busy agenda: to consult with a close ally and to mobilize wavering Europeans to put more pressure on Russia to end its covert incursions in Ukraine. * *What Mr. Obama did not know was that a day earlier, a young German intelligence operative had been arrested and ... more »

Short shorts for Wednesday

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*Parking as close as possible to the door. After all, no one else exists.* With the elections due in 4 months, the news is slowly trickling in and the KMT appears to be in fear... The KMT's candidate in Keelung, long a KMT fiefdom, was yanked from the election this week as corruption allegations swirl about him. Rather strange since Keelung has a long history of electing corrupt KMT candidates, but in this case he was also taking a beating in the polls. More serious, in what has now become a kind of traditional prelude to any election season, the special investigations division (SI... more »

Ignoring the Job Market (and How We Do Our Jobs) When Studying Teachers’ Job Satisfaction

John Thompsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
“Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers and Their Work Environments and Job Attitudes,” by Jason Grissom et. al., uses NCES polling data from 1993-94 to 1999-2000 to 2003-04 to 2007-08. It begins by reviewing and challenging “anecdotal” evidence from great journalists and education writers. As I explained previously, I believe the […]

The Collapse of the Status Quo in Israel.

Jon WesternatDuck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Just over a week ago – two days before the discovery of the bodies of the three abducted Israeli teenagers and four days before the abduction and revenge killing of Muhammed Abu Khdeir — I sat in the family quarters of a young Palestinian shop owner in Jersusalem’s Old City sipping mint tea with two colleagues. Continue reading

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
* ACLU, ADF Call "Foul" Over University's Treatment Of The First Amendment* Idaho's Boise State University ("BSU") is world-famous for its telegenic "blue turf" football field and a roster of impressive bowl game appearances. But if current trends continue, the school might be on its way to fame of a different sort: on the same weekend that Americans celebrate their nation's founding and their liberties, BSU is simultaneously under fire from three separate legal defense groups all of which are alleging violations of students' free speech rights.The concerns have emerged from two ... more »

11 July - Blogs I'm Following

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"Confessions of a Former Child Laborer"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 36 minutes ago
*"Confessions of a Former Child Laborer" * by Bill Bonner "I wish we could get into that painfulness stuff."– One luggage handler to another, overheard in the airport in Paris "Today, exceptionally, we write about something we know something about: painfulness. This is our translation of a new concept in French labor law. It involves something called "la pénibilité," which refers to the difficulty, suffering or pain, involved in a job. Sitting at a desk in an air-conditioned office involves little or no pénibilité. Carrying heavy roof tiles up a steep ladder in the rain, by contras... more »

RUSSELL BRAND ON FOX NEWS & ISIS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 hour ago
Let's not forget that the US and NATO have been funding, directing, and training ISIS in Jordan in recent years. ISIS was being used to take down Syria and were of no concern until they turned on Iraq. Blow back it is called.

Nothing In America Could Be As Bad As The KGB, The Stasi, The Gestapo And The SS… Right?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Tuesday we took a quick look at the story of how the NSA's war against patriotic whistleblower Tom Drake persuaded Ed Snowden to move outside the system to expose the criminal activities the government was perpetrating against the American people. In the story we met William Binney. Up top is the short documentary Laura Poitras did for the *NY Times* about Binney in 2012. It should scare your socks off. Binney was a top intelligence officer/code breaker with the NSA for over 30 years. Like Drake-- and with Drake-- he was a by-the-book, patriotic whistelblower when Bush and Cheney... more »

WORKER OWNED COOPS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 2 hours ago
As Americans are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the profit-driven motives of big business, a documentary airing on PBS this month endeavors to bring to light the worker-owned cooperative model that has begun to take hold in many sectors throughout North America. Shift Change, by filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin, tells the "little known" stories behind some of the most successful worker-owned businesses in North America and Spain.

UKIE FASCISTS WANT MORE AID FROM U.S.

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 2 hours ago
Canadian activist Roger Annis shares: The internet is flooded with videos of the killings and rampages by [Kiev's] fascist militias in eastern Ukraine. The fascists like to boast about their murders and rampages. Here is one video of a battalion of the neo-Nazi Right Sector near the village of Karlovka, southeast Ukraine on July 6. Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh addresses his ‘troops’ shortly after they had engaged in a skirmish with self defense fighters. Below is the translated text of his remarks. Note the close ties with the Ukraine army and U.S. advisors that Yarosh ackno... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Flood Authority gives 17th Street Canal levee an 'all clear' ~WVUE* *AG: 'Big Oil' lawsuit supporter's term is over ~WWL* *For New Orleans coroner Jeffrey Rouse, a battle to restore trust and win new funds ~Richard A. Webster* *A look back at the roots of The Lens’ Squandered Heritage ~Karen Gadbois* *Southeast Louisiana NWS officials learn lessons from Hurricane Arthur ~WDSU* *Shrimp prices up as season closes ~Xerxes Wilson, Daily Comet* *Tainted Legacy: Wealthy and powerful vs. big oil ~WWLTV * *Land grab in Rapides: lawyer buys 2200 acres surrounding black family and then fen... more »

NATURE TO DESTROY JEJU NAVAL BASE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 3 hours ago
Regis Tremblay writes: This is a beautifully done short film showing the recent storm that just brushed Jeju, but did great damage to the caissons that will be the docks for the base. From Korean Director, Cho, Sung Bong. This open water naval base being constructed on Jeju Island, South Korea to port US warships is a contradiction in nature. When big typhoons come to this area they will continually over power the man-made breakwater walls being built with cement. The Samsung construction corporation that has the contract to build the base will have to keep repairing the breakw... more »

The SWP's Moral Vacuity

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 3 hours ago
Revolutionary politics has long been a fringe pursuit in Britain. The parties and organisations representing this tradition have barely got two activists to rub together. It has next to zero purchase in the media and as for elections, forget it. Yet when it comes to ambition, it's vaulting. Self-described revolutionary socialists seek nothing less than the seizure of power and the building of a new, more democratic society. Therefore in the 15 or so years I saw myself as part of the "movement", I approached questions of theory and practice through this lens. How do we get from the p... more »

Supplemental: The second question from Terry Gross!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 3 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014* *A peculiar follow-up question:* This morning, the New York Times continues with its new story. Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees aren’t just for the Washington Post any more! This is the way Amy Chozick starts her new report: CHOZICK (7/11/14): Of all the headaches of her current book tour—the declining sales, the constant travel, *the interviews that generated unkind headlines about her family’s wealth*—this one may sting Hillary Rodham Clinton the most: Her memoir, “Hard Choices,” has just been toppled from its spot on the best-seller list by a sensational... more »

THE OTHER BLITZKRIEG

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 4 hours ago
I read yesterday that the US-NATO puppets in Kiev were moving heavy artillery and tanks near their border with Crimea. The Kiev thugs have been told to start a war with Russia by drawing them into eastern Ukraine. Russia would only take such a step to protect the people who have called for regional autonomy and are now being daily attacked by Kiev's neo-fascist led army. But so far Russia has not taken the bait. The puppet masters back in Washington, London and at NATO HQ in Brussels are likely pounding the table in furry. They have to force Kiev to be even more provocative in... more »

Ukraine anti-fascists strike back- Kiev calls emergency meeting & more...

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
News roundup! : Rebels kill 23 Ukraine troops, shredding truce hopes Ukraine's military on Friday reported losing 23 servicemen in clashes across the separatist east that threatened to shatter slim Western hopes of a truce in Europe's deadliest conflict in decades. The defence ministry said the toll included 19 troops who died in a hail of rockets fired from a* truck-mounted Grad rocket launcher system *-- a type of weapon both Kiev and Washington insist could only have been covertly supplied to the rebels by Russia. The official spokesman of Ukraine's intensifying eastern assault* a... more »

A 8,000-year-old dam found near Pilsen

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 4 hours ago
*...just a minor report of regional importance...* Four miles from my home, in the village of Kyšice, they are building the new tunnels and tracks for the sped up Pilsen-Prague railway path. I know Kyšice very well not just because it's only 3 miles from my home but because I like to pick walnuts over there every fall. You know, the tree dares to transcend the private garden and reach the public roads which has consequences. ;-) See a blog post about the railway project. It's a standard practice that archaeologists are checking the place before they irreversibly transform it. ... more »

Hypocrisy alert! Kiev neonazis target LGBT club and the NATO media is silent?

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*Recall all the** Putin bashing, call for boycotts, by the weaponized LGBT groups around the Olympics*- Story after story. The drama queens were out in full force. Some guy dressed like a pink flamingo? Flamin'! *The psyop was soooo obvious. The manipulation? Blatant!* *Fast forward to Kiev. **And a " Terrifying Neo-Nazi Attack on Gay Club in Kyiv"* Notice the silence? Notice the double standard? Notice the hypocrisy? *Two nights after city officials in Kyiv (Kiev) cancelled gay Pride over lack of security and fear that a small and ill-equipped police force would not be able to p... more »

Comment on EPA's Plan to Increase Allowable Radiation Exposure Levels

Majia's BlogatMajia's Blog - 5 hours ago
You must comment by August 3, 2014 Here is a link to the overall proposal http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0689-0001 Here is a link for an anonymous comment http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0689-0051 My comment is quick, but pointed (hopefully!): The EPA needs to adopt the precautionary approach. Any increase in exposure to radiation increases risks for a range of diseases and congenital conditions. Therefore, the EPA should reduce allowable exposure levels, rather than increase allowable exposure. The precautionary ap... more »

Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 5 hours ago
Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews: http://youtu.be/0ORAM-usqhQ How should Israel make peace with people who want them all dead?

Unicicon Solutins

SteveatThinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
I have been out in the sunshine and even at this latitude its bringing serious heat I do not know know how to deal with it i just wish I could store it somewhere to hasten winters retreat Cause all the things I know are cosmic and thats just ringing a bell there are better explanations for everthing but most of that truth will land you in hell We need some instant gratification make it rain on the desert or fly without wings on the plain. In a world seeking Justice we spend a fortune on spotters for Unicorns to ease the pain.

Let's Call The Republican Response What It Is: A Tactical Decision To Let A Problem Fester For Political Reasons

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
Americans, dumbed down by a lazy, ignorant media and a substandard education system, are fond of the idea that both parties are at fault. OK, Republicans are idiots. What about Democrats? Here at *DWT* we tend to blame the crumbling from within of the Democratic Party on corporate shills like Steny Hoyer, Steve Israel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jim Himes and Joe Crowley shredding the Democratic brand on behalf of their own careerism. At *The Nation* yesterday, William Greider didn't personalize the problem, just asked what the Democratic Party actually believes in. To put it cru... more »

The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common Core

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago
A very good thing will happen on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention in Los Angeles: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will be debated on the floor. No behind-closed-doors killing of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) resolution opposing CCSS. As Politico states: Weingarten, for instance, has repeatedly said she supports Common Core, but she […]

Does anyone else find these pics of Obama and his supporters creepy?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 7 hours ago
I know I do. Obama listens to a typical little college student with really bad posture talk about the plight of her parents who have both lost their jobs. You can see the concern written all over his face. /sarc via New York Post: Already under attack by critics who say he’s lost interest in his job, President Obama added fuel to the fire on Thursday with a drowsy appearance in Texas. A heavy-lidded Obama struggled to keep his head up during a one-on-one talk in an Austin cafe with a college student whose parents lost their jobs last year. Kinsey Button, a junior at the University ... more »

Letter to a friend

SteveatThinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
I may touch elbows with some of you but I never imaged it could make your life explode and that is the mortor of realiaty that reigns down on the living or as the MAN say everyone exposed. Pam says we like French Viaginas, and I say something (snatch conversation) about a snatch quotation? This is how petty I am and why I hate liberals and will vote conservative in the next election. You liberal punks make me want to bring back capital punishment , and I will so I can execute you next time. I am voting for more riot gear, and true Canadians who hate scumbags be aware we are looking... more »

IN THE YEAR 2525: Return of the RNC talking points!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 7 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014* *Part 4—As flailed by Chris Hayes and two guests:* As part of her recent iconic text, Krystal Ball discussed Hillary Clinton’s June 12 appearance on the NPR program, Fresh Air. Gack! In the passage shown below, the highly suggestible, hapless young pundit delivered a succession of time-honored RNC scripts. Over the course of these many years, these scripts have been widely adopted by droogs in the “mainstream press corps:” BALL (6/17/14): *Then there was an uncomfortable exchange with NPR’s Terry Gross in which Hillary struggled at length to sort through he... more »

The Mapping of the Terror Trains

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 7 hours ago
Look a-yonder what's coming down that railroad track. It's the Oil Bombin' Special, and while it's not bringing your baby back, it is most definitely bringing the Bakken. Crude, that is: millions of gallons of highly flammable fracked Bakken oil and Alberta tar sands product are sloshing at breakneck speed through thousands of North American towns, every single day. Towns like Lac-Megantic, Quebec where one year ago this month an oil train derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and incinerating the central business district. If you live within half a mile of railroad tracks, c... more »

8 Pioneer Day Projects for Kids

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 7 hours ago
Even though Pioneer Day isn't celebrated all over, it doesn't mean that everyone can't join in the fun and channel their inner Laura Ingalls Wilder. Here are some fun things to create with kids that celebrate America's Pioneer heritage. Pioneer Bonnets by My Cotton Creations. Climbing Bear Toy by Tutorial Adventures. Cardboard Covered Wagon by All Things Beautiful. Buzz Saw Pioneer Toy on Housewife Eclectic Corn Husk Dolls by Martha Stewart. Peg People Little House in the Big Woods Log Cabin on Craftster. Making Butter with Kids by Mess For Less. Rag Doll by Miss Gioia [imag... more »

A Fine Frenzy ~ the universal dance of delusion...and the paucity of hope

gail zawackiatWit's End - 7 hours ago
*Hope* ~ George Frederic Watts, 1886 "To the philosopher, the physician, the meteorologist and the chemist, there is perhaps no subject more attractive than that of ozone." ~ C.B Fox, 1873 There is a man who lives on the other side of my village (it is said) who one day, setting out for errands, inadvertently ran over his child as he backed out of the driveway. Ever since I heard this tragic tale, I have thought I can imagine the moment that, thunderstruck with horror and frozen in disbelief, he gazed upon that little mangled body. I think I know the ferocious dread that overc... more »

How to add a picture to the post title

I have found that it is possible to put HTML tags in the post title which means that you just have to add a tag Thus if you want an image followed by the post title, you will then type into the field for the post title the following: "put the post title here without the quotes" replacing "picture url" with the actual picture url and "post title" with the actual post title. Below a screenshot to illustrate: [image: picture before post title]

Isaac Newton, the überhistorian

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
We know Isaac Newton as the founder of classical physics in the modern sense and perhaps the most ingenious scientist in the mankind's history. He's been doing many impressive things and some of them look crazy. But before you suggest that Newton wasn't the top expert in pretty much every discipline he touched, you should read his The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended by Isaac Newton which was published as an e-book in 2005. It's a fun reading for the summer. You will learn about every one among hundreds of kings of dozens of empires and every single act they have done in t... more »

Man VS Mother Nature redux

SteveatThinking Aboot - 9 hours ago
The world in the MAN's eye is nothing more than a giant development site. Increasing the value and selling the muppets is the only reason we exist. Climate change is caused by God and we have no part in the mess. Lets build giant dams like the Dutch and pretend the land is not an ocean on which we exist. Did you know the Dutch surrendered to the seas a generation ago. King Kantue or Dick Cheney which absolutist would you fell if you had a chance to blow? The MAN made good business for thousands of years without oil. However without water all his churn would be worthless. Now in fact ... more »

What Do We Want and How Do We Intend to Get There?

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 9 hours ago
One of my pet peeves with the Left is the lack of vision about the world they want to see. Sure, "social justice" and "environmental sanity" are excellent values, but what are the mechanics for achieving this? Some on the left favour remaining powerless children, petitioning their masters to somehow make these things happen. Others prefer mindlessly voting for sell-out political parties to legislate these things within a capitalist political economy.. More "radical" types advocate "tearing everything down" (whatever that means) and rebuilding a new world from scratch (with no indica... more »

Hechinger Report Pulls Out the Stops to Save the Gates Core

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 9 hours ago
Below are funders of the Hechinger Report, and yesterday's hosannas for Common Core by Hechinger make it clear that the kinder and gentler corporate ed reform propaganda sheet has kicked its coverage up a notch. The piece is written a Taylor McGraw, TFA alum and Eva Moskowitz chain gang employee. If you decide to read it, note how the piece frames the Common Core as a liberation document at the forefront of Civil Rights. Perhaps such ideological blinders are what's required for these young fascists to be driven to any length to sacrifice these children's childhood for a bunch of g... more »

Friday Nerd Blogging: Laugh It Up Fuzzball Edition

Steve SaidemanatDuck of Minerva - 9 hours ago
What epitomizes American summer more than baseball? Star Wars! Well, Star Wars + baseball: Star Wars night at a Cardinals game!

Ambassador Ron Prosor explaining matters at the United Nations

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 10 hours ago
Ambassador Ron Prosor explaining matters at the United Nations. This video should be compulsory viewing for the anti Israel brigade who infest most media organisations, especially the vile BBC http://youtu.be/XCbyCQlczLc

Too Early To Predict A Scott Brown Wipeout In New Hampshire?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
At this point, no one even knows for sure that opportunistic Massachusetts carpetbagger Scott Brown will actually be the candidate New Hampshire Republicans decide to run against popular Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Former Senator Robert Smith, an underdog and crackpot who's running to the right of Brown, appears stronger with the GOP base than anyone had thought-- despite the endorsements Brown has trotted out from the mistrusted GOP Establishment (Romney, Ayotte, Sununu. Merrill…). Most polls of Republican voters show "undecided" in the top slot. That said, let's go along with conven... more »

The Moody Blues

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 10 hours ago
No sooner had the newly elected Kathleen Wynne tabled her budget than Moody's -- the bond rating agency -- pounced. But, Linda McQuaig writes, it wasn't much of a pounce: In fact, Moody’s only tweaked things slightly — it maintained Ontario’s perfectly acceptable current rating (Aa2), but downgraded the outlook from stable to negative – not a huge change, and one that didn’t even lead to higher interest on Ontario bonds. Conservatives, however, jumped all over the news: “It’s a very big deal,” solemnly cautioned Stockwell Day, former Conservative finance minister, on CBC-TV’s Po... more »

Can My Employer Ban Me From Speaking Spanish To Co-Workers?

Donna BallmanatScrew You Guys, I'm Going Home - 10 hours ago
An AOL Jobs reader asked: Good afternoon, I have a question. I was just told by my supervisor that I cannot speak Spanish to my coworkers in our department. She states that some other non-Spanish speaking workers claim it makes them uncomfortable. I am asked to assist Spanish-speaking customers with no additional pay, but this is not a concern. I will certainly comply with this request, but I am not sure if it is fair or even legal. I hope you can clarify this for me. Thank you for your assistance. I'm always surprised how many employers try to impose English-only policies or ban s... more »

Will The EU Commision Listen To EU Citizens On The TTIP?

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 10 hours ago
[image: no-ttip.png]Source of Picture: http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/the_hidden_threat_of_the_ttip_deal The European Commission is seeking views from Europeans on* the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) proposals *in the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnerhip or TTIP. ISDS would *give corporations the power to sue our governments* if they thought a law hurt their profits -- this could be on anything from environmental rules, anti-smoking laws or rules on corporate taxes. "Investor-state dispute settlement" is bad news. It's always ... more »

View The Super Moon on 12 July 2014

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 10 hours ago
Source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Thefreethoughtprojectcom/posts/FSGYxPTnkgy

The Bear is Loose: Obama Now on Full Cruise Control

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 11 hours ago
Conjuring up the inevitable references to Nero fiddling while Rome burned, President Barack Obama took a bit of time out of his daily duties to goof off, eat pizza, suck down some suds and play billiards in Denver. Tough gig presiding over the most vicious and hellbent at global domination empire of the past seventy or so years so the big man - or "the bear" as he now apparently now refers to himself. Hell, it's not like there is really anything going on in the world like an out of control surveillance machine spying on millions of American citizens, nor his neo-Nazi packed death ... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) -- While Maliki continues his stubborn refusal to build any bridges with the Kurds and Sunnis and instead pushes his divisive agenda that only he will lead Iraq , ISIS continues its methodical march toward Baghdad and the Kurds continue their methodical march toward independence .... Note Al Arabiya reports today the Kurds are suspending all participation in the National government due to Maliki's accusations that the Kurds are harboring ISIS !

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Anti War... ISIS Fights Its Way Into Army Base NE of BaghdadIraq Insists Base Isn't Lost Yet by Jason Ditz, July 10, 2014 Print This | Share This ISIS fighters are continuing to expand across the area north of Baghdad, and have moved into the Diyala Province, where they fought there way onto an army base near Muqdadiya. The base is one of the last Iraqi military positions in the north, and while they confirmed part of it is now under ISIS control, they insist they will retake the area soon. The loss of the base would give ISIS a foothold on yet another key northern highway, heading i... more »

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.11.14”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.11.14”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “I warned last week about the kidnapping and murder of three Israelis and revenge killing of a Palestinian teen sparking violence in Israel. My fear is now been confirmed with Hamas rocket attacks on various targets in Israel. Israel is making counter attacks that have claimed the lives of dozens in Gaza. One big development is the rockets that Hamas is using are now more powerful and have up to a 100 mile range. In 2012, the rockets had only a 50 mile range. Israel has called up at least 40,000 troops and is getting ... more »

Argentina v Holland -- 2014 World Cup semi-final - The highlights

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 13 hours ago
Argentina v Holland -- 2014 World Cup semi-final - The highlights http://youtu.be/N-XDktewdzU Thanks to Danny Baker @prodnose for the spot

Pilot Zones: Does Ma government plan to destroy Taiwan agricultural products?

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 13 hours ago
*As you can see, the number of people identifying as "Taiwanese" is reaching record highs, just as the number of people identifying as Taiwanese-Chinese and Chinese is reaching record lows. This is from the former political warfare university, but my experience is that it is pretty close to reality. Among the young even more would identify as Taiwanese. * The free economic zones are looking more and more like a plot to flood Taiwan with cheap China crap and destroy its agriculture. A few days ago, after noting that the government is attempting to focus the discussion on trivia, a p... more »

Navy unveils prototype railguns

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
Navy officials unveiled two prototype weapons Tuesday that have been cloaked in secrecy for years, and are capable of firing seven times the speed of sound. They are electromagnetic railguns, developed by the Office of Naval Research. A railgun can fire a projectile up to 5,600 miles per hour – about six times faster than a bullet from a handgun – at a range of up to 110 miles, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder said. It delivers up to 32 megajoules of energy. Read more

One Ring to Rule them All - it's all a load of COCK.

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 14 hours ago
...published as a sequel to his 1937 *children's fantasy novel* The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings has a copyright date of 1953 and has astonishing relevance to the current Paedophile Ring Scandal that (once again) threatens to disrupt the Elite/Serf status quo. *one of five burning rings**1) The One Ring:* some have likened 'the One Controlling Power that man can never hope to control' to Nuclear Power. But it could have easily been about the over-arching force of Global Paedo Rings to control the 'actions of man' i.e. Politics, Religion, Business. There are many (paedo)... more »

NZDF to seek new naval tanker in 2015

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: HMNZS Endeavour]The New Zealand government has approved plans for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to replace the HMNZS Endeavour naval tanker, in the face of increasing maintenance costs and non-compliance issues with new international maritime regulations. HMNZS Endeavour will reach the end of her service life in 2018. The purpose built fleet replenishment tanker carries 5,500 tonnes of fuel in four tanks for refuelling ships at sea or in overseas ports; and can also conduct ‘hot' refuelling for helicopters while they hover over the flight deck. The vessel also transp... more »

China may become first buyer of S-400s - Russian official

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: S-400 Triumf]China may become the first buyer of Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, the Kremlin's chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday. "Chances that China may be the first foreign buyer [of S-400s] are high," he told reporters. S-400, a new-generation long and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system, is capable of destroying all the existing air attack weapons, including tactical and strategic aircraft, ballistic missiles and hypersonic targets. Read more

DOD Plans To Deliver F-35’s 5th Gen Capability At 4th Gen Cost By 2019

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II]Today, the Department of Defense announced an agreement aimed at reducing the price of an F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter to the equivalent of today’s 4th generation fighters by the end of the decade. Designated “The Blueprint for Affordability,” the DoD and F-35 industry partners – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems signed an agreement to implement cost reduction initiatives to lower the production costs of F-35 aircraft. The agreement is built upon the U.S. Government’s Better Buying Power 2.0 initiative, which encouraged defense... more »

Russia Gives Belarus Anti-Aircraft Systems Free of Charge

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: S-300PMU2 Gladiator]The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract to give Belarus four S-300 air defense systems, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, free of charge, a top Russian military official told ITAR-Tass on Thursday. The S-300 is one of the world's most sought after air defense systems. Its radar can hone in on aircraft, cruise missiles and even ballistic missiles, and destroy targets as far away as 150 kilometers, launching one missile every three seconds. The S-300s will be handed over as soon as the Belarussian Defense Ministry signs the contac... more »

Russia’s Iskander-E missile system ready for deliveries to other countries

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Iskander-E missile system]Iskander-E mobile theater ballistic missile systems are ready for export, awaiting a decision by state authorities, the head of the Russian delegation to arms and military exhibition MILEX-2014 Valery Varlamov said Thursday, according to RIA Novosti. "Iskander-E [NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone] is ready for deliveries to other countries, as well as S-400 Triumf [NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler], but the state authorities need to approve it first," Varlamov said. The representative said that Russia "will deliver [the systems] to any country, ... more »

Hagel at Eglin: F-35 is the future

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
With F-35s still grounded across the country, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited the F-35 training wing here on Thursday to reinforce the Pentagon’s commitment to developing the military’s newest fighter jet. “This aircraft is the future of fighter aircraft for all our services,” Hagel said to about 200 service members gathered in an F-35 hangar. “The F-35 is as big a project as we have and we’ve got a lot riding on it.” Though the F-35 is still in development, the Air Force, Marines and Navy — which all have their own versions of the aircraft — have already started training ... more »

First Ocean Sentry Arrives in Corpus Christi

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: HC-144 Ocean Sentry]450 search and rescue cases. 591 people in distress. 83 saved lives. Sound like a lot to handle? These numbers are just a snap shot of the annual missions carried out by personnel assigned to Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. With this level of responsibility, it is only fitting that the air station recently received their first HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft, the newest aircraft in the Coast Guard fleet. Read more

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Unsuitable materials in 17th Street Canal levee not a danger, board is told ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate*

Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Defender patrol boat]The United States has donated a Defender patrol boat to the Togolese Navy, adding to the two previously donated to the West African nation. The vessel was handed over by United States ambassador Phillip Carter III on June 25, together with a boathouse for maintenance, at the naval base in the capital Lome. The Togolese military (FAT) said the donation would help the navy strengthen its capabilities in the fight against maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more

Lockheed, partners pledge to pump $170 million into F-35

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]Lockheed Martin and its corporate partners on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter announced a new plan Thursday to reduce costs on the over-budget program even as the next-generation jet remained grounded on the eve of scheduled appearances at international airshows in Great Britain. The companies pledged to spend $170 million through 2016 to help bring down the cost of the fighter jet from more than $100 million apiece to about $80 million by the end of the decade. The upfront investment by Lockheed, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems to pay for cost-reduction i... more »

Pentagon Reviews UCLASS Strike Capabilities

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: X-47B UCLASS]Congressional leaders have asked the defense secretary to review existing plans for the Navy’s carrier-launched drone program, expressing concerns that the written requirements are too narrowly configured and do not meet the threats and mission demands of the future. As a result, the Defense Department’s Joint Requirement Oversight Council has launched a review of the program ahead of the Navy’s planned release of its Request for Proposals to industry. The Navy plans to have the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) drone operationa... more »

Indian Navy Light Combat Aircraft to soon begin test flights

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 14 hours ago
[image: Naval LCA Tejas]The naval variant of India's indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is due to soon begin ramp trials. Avinash Chander, scientific adviser to the Defence Minister and Director General Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), told India Strategic magazine (www.indiastrategic.in) that the LCA-Navy had already done more than 25 test flights from a runway. As these were successful and met the designated parameters, the aircraft will now be deployed at a naval base in Goa to commence ramp flights, probably after the monsoon. Read more

Inhuman execution of fellow Muslims in Syria

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 14 hours ago
But don't expect any outrage from the BBC when there's Jews to vilify in Israel http://youtu.be/xAgUbO8kVak

Kolkata handed over to Navy

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: INS Kolkata]The INS Kolkata, lead ship in the Kolkata-class stealth destroyers, was handed over to the Indian Navy on Thursday after extensive sea trials and tests, 11 years after the construction began in 2003 at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL). The ships are the second group of three indigenously built stealth warships after the Shivalik-class boats, while the official commissioning ceremony is expected to take place in a month’s time. The same ship had seen naval engineer Commander Kuntal Wadhwa lose his life after a prolonged exposure to CO2 gas on March 6, suspected to... more »

Canceling the Tomahawk is a gamble we can’t afford

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile]Once again, our military leaders face a tradeoff. Can the United States meet the serious new security challenges we face while staying within strict budget limits? To do so, policymakers will have to make some very tough choices that leverage our existing capabilities while also planning for the future. Foreign threats to America and her allies will not diminish simply because of American fiscal restraints. Indeed, Iran and North Korea are both well on their way toward developing the capability to deliver a nuclear warhead on target. Violence... more »

A Delightful Musical Interlude: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, “Flint Hill Special”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, “Flint Hill Special” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3qbB4Kq3Y0 "All under the age of 16, brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are from New Jersey, a US state that's better known for the rock of Bruce Springsteen than the bluegrass of Earl Scruggs. Nonetheless, the siblings began performing bluegrass covers, as well as their own compositions, at a young age. Here, they play three dazzling songs in three different keys, passing the lead back and forth from fiddle to banjo to guitar." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8UTheTR7s

India's first indigenously built ASW Corvette ready for battle

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Kamorta class corvette]A dab of paint here and a bit of polish there. There is hectic activity at the Fitting Out Jetty (FOJ) of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata. The country's oldest defence shipyard is all set to sail out India's first indigenously-built and most advanced submarine hunter-killer. The INS Kamorta, the first Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette under the Navy's Project-28 will be formally handed over to the navy on Saturday. After sailing from Kolkata in the next few days, with commissioning captain commander Manoj Jha in char... more »

Three nuclear subs spotted near PLA Navy's Hainan base

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: The three Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines stationed at Yulin naval base of Hainan island]The People's Liberation Army Navy has deployed three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines to its South Sea Fleet base on the southern island province of Hainan, according to the Manila-based InterAksyon news website in a report published July 8. The Chinese navy displayed a photo on the internet which suggested that three Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines are currently stationed at the Yulin naval base in Hainan, according to the report. The paper s... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
* Warmer Climate Could Mean More Kidney Stones?* *Crap! The underlying journal article is Daily Mean Temperature and Clinical Kidney Stone Presentation in Five U.S. Metropolitan Areas: A Time-Series Analysis. The findings are correlational ones so do not enable inferences about causes. And the elevation of risk associated with temperature was very slight anyway. Relative risks were around 1.3. The Federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition says (p. 384): "the threshold for concluding that an agent was more likely than not the cause of an individual's disea... more »

Hagel Discusses Nuclear Deterrence, Modernization

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel]During a visit to the East Coast homeport for six Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile and two guided-missile submarines here yesterday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with 14 female submariners, toured the ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee, and took questions at an event with 180 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. The secretary’s stop here was the on first day of a two-day trip that includes visits today to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, home to the Air Force’s first full squadron of F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter airc... more »

Reminder: Israel Created Hamas

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 16 hours ago
Every time the government of Israel attacks Gaza mercilessly, using the rationale that it is only interested in wiping out Hamas's military capabilities, it is worth reminding ourselves that the Israeli government created Hamas in the first place. The track records of both the criminal Israeli government and of Hamas's criminal leadership is one of terrorism, torture, collective brainwashing, cruel punishment, oppression, censorship of the press, and backstabbing their allies. The last one is the most ungodly. The victims in this senseless struggle are the peoples of Israel and ... more »

Bogus Assessments of Iran's ICBM Capability Finally Explode

Nima ShiraziatWide Asleep in America - 17 hours ago
For years, Israeli politicians and their willing mouthpieces in the American press and punditocracy have maintained that Iran, in addition to feverishly working to build nuclear weapons, will have acquired the ability to affix an atomic bomb to an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the United States by the year 2015. This claim eagerly exploited the boilerplate

New Muslim Caliph Is As Real As His Rolex Watch, But The Deranged Western-Zionist-Saudi-Qatari Media Is Hyping Him As A Great Figure

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 17 hours ago
*Pictured: Abu Bakr al Israeli/Abu Bakr al CIAi/Abu Bakr al Saudi/Abu Bakr al Qatari/Abu Bakr al Frenchie/Abu Bakr al Turkeyi/Abu Bakr al MI6i/Abu Bakr al Mossadi. * An excerpt from, *"Pimping Up ISIS"* by ASG's Counter-Hegemony Unit, July 6, 2014: *Just read this piece by Thanassis Cambanis ” The Surprising appeal of ISIS”. So the new trend in western mainstream media is pimping up ISIS* : “As repugnant as its tactics are, ISIS offers Sunnis a rare opportunity: a chance, in effect, to be a citizen.” *More than this, ISIS, is a “grassroots” movement and is furnishing its “citizens... more »

Palin's Message To America: Impeach! America's Message To Palin: Go Away… Quietly

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
If Palin saw herself as the tip of the Republican spear on impeachment… there's not much spear behind the tip. First of all, a new NBC News/*Wall Street Journal* poll shows that most Americans just wish she'd go away and shut up already. Most Democrats, most independents and almost half the Republicans are sick and tired of her crazy, empty-headed extremist hectoring. Overall 54% of Americans just do not want to hear anything from her anymore-- even worse than the 45% of Americans who hope to never hear anything more about Cheney before his funeral announcement. And it isn't just ... more »

Mainstream Media Now Acknowledging Why the Bees Are Dying

Majia's BlogatMajia's Blog - 17 hours ago
It has taken many years, but the evidence has become incontrovertible, despite deliberate efforts to censor public understanding. The Washington Post explains in McCoy, T. (2014, July). A Reason Millions of Bees are Dying. The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/10/the-surprisingly-simple-reason-millions-of-bees-are-dying/ In the past several weeks, a spate of studies have appeared in scientific journals suggesting the culprit behind such deaths are widely-used pesticides called neonicotinoids. And it’s not just bees that have been impacted... more »

Winkler Partners Seeks Communications Coordinator

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 17 hours ago
2014/06/11 Winkler Partners seeks communications coordinator (job opening) We are looking for a communications coordinator. The successful candidate will likely have considerable experience in, and/or enthusiasm for, a bilingual, multicultural environment, flat management organisation that is constantly balancing the interests of our clients, colleagues and community. Other attributes will likely include social and other media fluency, good eye for connections (i.e., people and organisations, as well as how things connect), some fluency with numbers, interest in people and long te... more »

Satire: “Americans Unhappy to Be Reminded That Sarah Palin Exists”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*“Americans Unhappy to Be Reminded That Sarah Palin Exists”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “A new poll released Thursday reveals that a broad majority of Americans describe themselves as “deeply unhappy” to have been reminded that the former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin exists. Palin’s call for the impeachment of President Obama, a ploy to remind people that she still roams the earth, appears to have backfired, the poll shows. With seventy-two per cent of respondents saying that they were “upset” or “very upset” to be reminded of her existence, Palin is one of t... more »

LET'S GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 20 hours ago

Jindal Says No to Roemer, Garvey and Boffy’s 2014-15 Assessment “Offer”

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 20 hours ago
On July 10, 2014, three members of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)– President Chas Roemer, James Garvey, and Holly Boffy– decided that they would make Governor Bobby Jindal an offer regarding a plan for 2014-15 assessments in Louisiana schools. Within hours, Jindal rejected the Roemer et al. offer. The decision to […]

Shell Shock and the Emotional History of the First World War a lecture by Professor Jay Winter

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 20 hours ago
Video Title: Shell Shock and the Emotional History of the First World War a lecture by Professor Jay Winter. Source: The British Academy. Date Published: July 10, 2014. Description: Held at the British Academy on July 9 2014, this lecture looked at shell shock as a new category of emotional response to the terrors of modern war, arising not from individual war experience, but from the monstrous character of the war itself. Professor Winter will contend that the number of men suffering from psychological disabilities after the First World War has been significantly underestimated. ... more »

timothy good

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 21 hours ago

Odd tidings ( July 10 , 2014 ) .... Thanks to El Nino , get ready for a cold blast next week...... Meanwhile in Las Vegas , Lake mead hasn't been this low since the building of Hoover Dam !

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 21 hours ago
The Polar Vortex Is Back... In The Middle Of July [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/10/2014 19:55 -0400 - Bank of Japan - El Nino - Japan - Obamacare - Recession inShare1 While every single economist and "*straight to CNBC*" pundit was quick to blast the atrocious economic performance in Q1 as solely due to the "harsh weather", what has emerged in various retail earnings reports so far in Q2 is that, drumroll, they lied. In fact, as one after another "stunned" retailer admits, the depressed spending observed during Q1 continued, ... more »

America in crisis: Who's looking out for adequate school drop-off and parking facilities for our children's chauffeurs?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*DNAinfo New York caption ("Private School Stole Parking Spots from Residents, They Say"):* *"Residents want three parking spots returned to alternate side parking instead of 'no standing' by the DOT."* *by Ken* This may be too personal a reaction to today's story, but heck, it's my blogpost, so for once I get to say whatever I want. Anyway, in thinking about this problem -- which is to say, the problem of ensuring adequate drop-off and/or parking facilities for the chauffeurs of children who are chauffeured to school -- one of my first thoughts was for once to be grateful for bei... more »

‘HUMAN SHIELDS’: MYTH AND REALITY.

As part of its propaganda against Israel’s enemies, Israeli and neoconservative propagandists like to present Palestinian fighters as cowards that hide behind so-called ‘human shields’. Neoconservative propagandist Jonathan Tobin, for example, today writes that, “having decided to escalate another round of violence by launching hundreds of rockets into Israel, the Islamist group is still hoping to use the presence of Palestinian civilians around legitimate military targets as a weapon against the Jewish state”. However, as Tobin concedes, the Gaza Strip is extremely densely populate... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
“Majestic nebulae and stars of our Milky Way Galaxy stretch across this panoramic image of the entire night sky. At full resolution, the 5 gigapixel mosaic was stitched together from over 37,000 images, the result of a season following, year long effort and 60,000 travel miles in search of still dark skies in the American west and the western Cape of South Africa. *Click image for larger sizes.* *‧* The well-planned project combined many exposures from the dark sites, intended to produce an inspiring view of the night to rival the brightness of day. An interactive journey through th... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, "There Is Time Left"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“There Is Time Left”* “Well, there is time left – fields everywhere invite you into them. And who will care, who will chide you if you wander away from wherever you are, to look for your soul? Quickly, then, get up, put on your coat, leave your desk! To put one's foot into the door of the grass, which is the mystery, which is death as well as life, and not be afraid! To set one's foot in the door of death, and be overcome with amazement!” ~ Mary Oliver

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Thanks for stopping by.

Kahlil Gibran, “The Prophet: Freedom”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“Freedom”* "And an orator said, “Speak to us of Freedom.” And he (the prophet) answered: At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom, Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them. Aye, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff. And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to speak of freedom as a goa... more »

"Our Fate..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"It seems to me that almost all our sadnesses are moments of tension, which we feel as paralysis because we no longer hear our astonished emotions living. Because we are alone with the unfamiliar presence that has entered us; because everything we trust and are used to is for a moment taken away from us; because we stand in the midst of a transition where we cannot remain standing. That is why the sadness passes: the new presence inside us, the presence that has been added, has entered our heart, has gone into its innermost chamber and is no longer even there, - is already in our b... more »

"Really Suffer..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
“People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” - Chuck Palahniuk

Why I'm no longer an "anti-government extremist"

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
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Paulo Coelho, "The Power Of The Word"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"The Power Of The Word"* by Paulo Coelho "Of all the powerful weapons of destruction that man has invented, the most terrible – and the most cowardly – is the word. Knives and firearms leave traces of blood. Bombs shake whole buildings and streets. Poisons can always be detected. But a destructive word can provoke Evil without leaving behind it a single clue. Check to see if you yourself are using this weapon. Children are subject to years of conditioning by their parents, artists are mercilessly pilloried, women are systematically undermined by remarks made by their husbands, the... more »

Free Download: Olaf Stapledon, "Star Maker"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"The thought of the disaster which almost certainly lay in wait for the Other Men threw me into a horror of doubt about the universe in which such a thing could happen. That a whole world of intelligent beings could be destroyed was not an unfamiliar idea to me; but there is a great difference between an abstract possibility and a concrete and inescapable danger. On my native planet, whenever I had been dismayed by the suffering and the futility of individuals, I had taken comfort in the thought that at least the massed effect of all our blind striving must be the slow but glorious ... more »

"A Deeper Truth..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"There's a truth deeper than experience. It's beyond what we see, or even what we feel. It's an order of truth that separates the profound from the merely clever, and the reality from the perception. We're helpless, usually, in the face of it; and the cost of knowing it, like the cost of knowing love, is sometimes greater than any heart would willingly pay. It doesn't always help us to love the world, but it does prevent us from hating the world. And the only way to know that truth is to share it, from heart to heart, just as Prabhakar told it to me, just as I'm telling it to you n... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago

Senator Jack Reed Leads the People's Charge (Calls Wall Street A Casino Without Regard To Law) Democratic Party At Crossroads? (Obama's Experts Trained at Citigroup/Goldman Sachs/Morgan Stanley Perplexed Or Amused at Public Dismay?) Dark Pools Own the Stock Market

So, both-siderism rears its ugly head (and prevails) again. What Heather says: There are some areas of agreement among the left and right populists. They are both hostile to the “wealthy bipartisan elite” although for somewhat different reasons. It’s possible there could be some common legislative ground if both sides were sincere in their desire to rein in money in politics. But Sarah

WHO’S REALLY RETALIATING AGAINST WHO IN PALESTINE?

As missiles and rockets fly from the Gaza Strip ever further into Israel, the Israeli government are seeing support in Israel for action against Hamas increasing. It’s just what the “don’t care what the world thinks” faction of the Israeli extreme right wants to see. It strengthens their argument for calling on Netanyahu to launch a full-on invasion of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in order to wipe out Hamas completely. Netanyahu, however, remains reluctant to go the full distance just yet, fearful of world opinion and a continuing lack of support for such a move from both Europ... more »

"Land of the Free? Don't Make Us Laugh..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"Land of the Free? Don't Make Us Laugh..."* by Bill Bonner "Dear Diary, We are in Annecy, a beautiful French city on a lake. What takes us here? Business, of course. We travel a lot. But never for fun. That is not to say we don't enjoy it. We do. But you can't have much fun by trying to have fun. It has to come into your life, unbidden – like love or hummingbirds. Here in picturesque France, we think of home. Baltimore. America. Annecy is not Baltimore, but what is? As for America, what happened to it? A new Gallup poll shows freedom is on the wane in the Land of the Free. Free ... more »

July 10: What a jackass! it has

I'm beginning this on the evening of July 9 so that tomorrow I can write, "I told you so". The federal justice committee is interviewing social workers, people in the sex trade, etc. to work on legislation to cut down on the sex trade,and to help people caught in it. Today, a quite dreadful incident in the questioning was reported by news media across Canada - but not in the Irving press. Tonight, I'm gambling to say the Irving press won't have it tomorrow, either. It involves Conservative MP Robert Goguen of Moncton (the city that is strong, and will recover.) My impression when h... more »

Theresa May, Pervert of Justice

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*"Communications data have played a significant role in every Security Service counter-terrorism operation over the last decade. They have been used as evidence in 95% of all serious organised crime cases handled by the Crown Prosecution Service and they have played a significant role in the investigation of many of the most serious crimes in recent times, including the Oxford and Rochdale child grooming cases, the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, and the murder of Rhys Jones. * *Communications data can prove or disprove alibis, identify associations between potential c... more »

How Ted Cruz Became The Rhoda Penmark Of The U.S. Senate

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
While I was researching this morning's lesbian piece, I saw how, in 1997, ambitious Buffalo closet case Bill Paxon used the power position Speaker Newt Gingrich had appointed him to, chair of the NRCC, to attempt a coup against Gingrich. Paxon plotted with House Republican power brokers Dick Armey, Tom DeLay and John Boehner to oust Gingrich, whose bizarre behavior had become a drag on Republican election prospects. However, each of the plotters saw himself as the next Speaker and when Armey sensed the plum was falling into Paxon's gay lap, he snitched to Gingrich. Gingrich forced ... more »

Untitled

New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*La. ranks 2nd for homes at risk from hurricane storm surge ~The Advocate* *Frustrated parents wait hours to enroll children in schools, only to be turned away ~Matt Higgins, The Lens* *Cadiz Street fire threatens future of century-old New Orleans metalwork business ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger* *Mary Landrieu Measure Seeks to Address Red Snapper Row ~Stephen Babcock, NOLA DEFENDER* *Concerns build over law enforcement's use of drones ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE*

The Obama Doctrine: Has it Reached the Time to Grow a Pair..?

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
As Air Force One prepared to touch down in the Holy Land last year, I looked out my window and was once again struck by the fact that Israel’s security can be measured in a matter of minutes and miles. I’ve seen what security means to those who live near the Blue Line, to children in Sderot who just want to grow up without fear, to families who’ve lost their homes and everything they have to Hezbollah’s and Hamas’s rockets. And as a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain endured by the parents of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, who were tragically kidnapped and m... more »

FEEDING CARS & CATTLE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
In 1990 while working for the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice we sued NASA and the federal government trying to stop the launch of the space probe Ulysses with deadly plutonium-238 onboard. The man in this video, Andrew Kimbrell, was our lawyer in that case. We lost and the rocket was successfully launched but the court action brought tremendous global media coverage to our campaign to stop nuclear power in space.

James McEnteer : The age of compromises and the compromises of age

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Chastened by her exhausting persecution as First Lady, HRC apparently decided as a member of Congress to go along to get along. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | July 10, 2014 Once upon a time, Hillary Rodham, the … finish reading James McEnteer : The age of compromises and the compromises of age

Supplemental: Chasing Chelsea Clinton!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014* *The Times gets into the act:* Finally, the New York Times found a way to get into the act. In the past month, the Washington Post has staged a jihad about Hillary Clinton’s deeply troubling speaking fees. As we’ve noted, the New York Times had almost completely ignored the topic. This morning, that changed. The Times has found its way into the chase—and her name is Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Clinton gets speaking fees too! Headline included, this is the way the news report by Amy Chozick started. Please note the highlighted point: CHOZICK (7/10/14): *Follo... more »

UPDATE: OUR SACRED MAIZ IS OUR MOTHER...

Roberto RodriguezatDr Cintli - 1 day ago
My book will be out in early October as opposed to Nov. This means it can be ordered for fall/winter sessions...and spring... If you need more info re teaching from the book, write me back: XColumn@gmail.com or follow link on how to order books, etc.: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2497.htm My publisher also sent me this message re exam copies for instructors: If your colleagues would like to pre-order an exam copy of the book, they can get in touch with me directly to send me a check, cash, or credit card number (with expiration date, csc code, and billing address, name... more »

Are Books Merely a Form of Physical Decoration?

Martyn DanielsatBrave New World - 1 day ago
Some will say we are party poopers and that we should applaud and celebration the British Museum’s novel use of the book to create art, but is the ‘wheel of books’ just a cheap gimmick or we should we be mindful of what could be easily copied? The British Museum’s newly refurbished bookshop got Lumsden Design, who are based in East London, to create their space and engage customers. At is centre is a two metre ‘wheel of books’ which sits proud in the shop’s window. It has caught people’s imagination and has engaged, but is it about promoting books for reading, or promoting them a... more »

My Struggle

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*"I bought Mein Kampf when I was 17, I've got it on a shelf in the front room back home."* *- Tony Benn * *Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’?* *By PETER ROSS RANGE* *JULY 7, 2014* WASHINGTON — GERMANY is once again passing through the wringer of its past. At issue this time are not the deeds but the words of Adolf Hitler and the planned republication of his infamous manifesto-as-autobiography, “*Mein* *Kampf*,” a book that has been officially suppressed in the country since the end of World War II. *But while the prospect of the Führer’s words circulating freely on the German ma... more »

How Can 2004 Data Prove that Reports in 2007 to 2012 on the Damage Done by NCLB Would Be Wrong?

John Thompsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
“Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers and Their Work Environments and Job Attitudes,” by Jason Grissom et. al., uses NCES polling data from 1993-94 to 1999-2000 to 2003-04 to 2007-08. It begins by reviewing and challenging “anecdotal” evidence from great journalists and education writers. As I explained previously, I believe the […]

Go Wild

What Is SustainableatWhat Is Sustainable - 1 day ago
*Go Wild* was written by Dr. John Ratey and Richard Manning. I’m a Manning fan, and I was hoping for a book with rhythms similar to the writing of Tom Brown, Richard Nelson, or Jay Griffiths — work rooted in a spiritual connection to the family of life. Our current path is a dead end. If Big Mama Nature decides to let two-legged animals have a future, the key to survival is returning to a path of reverence, respect, and balance, like our ancient African ancestors lived. Be aware that *Go Wild* does not take you on a fascinating tour of wild cultures. The authors did not live wi... more »

The Genocide Of The People Of Gaza: POS American "News Network" Tells Viewers Outright Lies That Scenes Of Destruction Are From Israel And Not Gaza!

NortherntruthseekeratNortherntruthseeker - 1 day ago
I have been following the outright genocide taking place right now in Gaza with such disgust over the last few days.... This assault was carefully planned for years, and all it needed was the outright LIE of three "innocent Israelis murdered by Palestinians" to get it launched... The Israelis are definitely now going for broke, and I do strongly believe that we may indeed be seeing the outright slaughter of thousands of innocent people living in that open air concentration camp... What I found especially revolting was the response or actually the LACK of response coming from the Jew... more »

Turnabout: WE Have Conscience Issues Too

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill)atDAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
This is good. An Edmonton teenager and her mother have successfully filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission, alleging the Edmonton Public School District’s use of a Christian fundamentalist abstinence education program infringed upon their rights as non-Christians. And it should start a trend. @fernhilldammit @Auragasmic @01CindyLee @blueskies366 "...infringed upon their rights as non-Christians." WHY HAVEN'T MORE PEOPLE SAID THIS? — MsBlack (@InternetPerson6) July 10, 2014 A similar objection to sex-ed taught by religious nutbars, who, by the way, run fake a... more »

CMS "sees" \(650\GeV\) leptoquarks

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 1 day ago
It seems pretty obvious to me by now that the LHC experiments were publishing lots of papers where things look "clear" and nothing new is observed and they were increasingly scrutinizing and postponing the searches and surveys that are potentially "seeing something new". Just to be sure, one may feel uncomfortable about this bias because the message extracted from the papers published before a moment \(t\) is skewed. On the other hand, this bias is understandable because extraordinary claims deserve extraordinary care (and require extraordinary evidence). So one should arguably ac... more »

A New York State Senate Race With National Implications

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein-- New York's top GOP enabler Blue America's normal job is to vet candidates in House races-- and occasionally in Senate races-- and endorse the progressive cream of the crop. We'll occasionally stray from that mission when we find an especially important state legislative race. That's why we've joined other progressives backing Oliver Koppell in the Bronx this year. A key test of the power of political blackmail is taking shape in his state Senate race. The New York State Senate had been under Republican control for decades until 2008, when a majority of Demo... more »

Bill Whittle: WHERE DO YOU LIVE, MARK ZUCKERBERG?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
The psychopaths on the left, which would be most of them, are trying to argue from moral superiority when it comes to the situation on our border. Really? The most immoral amoral people - people who champion the killing of infants in the womb, who think two men having sexual contact is about "love", who bleat like the sheep they are about a "war on women", are now calling the invasion on our border a "moral" issue? Don't let anyone do this to you. Someone who attacks from a position of moral superiority, usually in front of other people, must be stopped immediately. They do this... more »

A word about my troll...w/Update

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*who displays all the signs of a true sociopath. * Because, who but a sociopath would go to the trouble to acquire a VPN (virtual private network) just so they can come here anonymously and leave silly comments? Does this person think calling me a c*nt, or any of the other colorful slurs, however unimaginative, is harming me? You can almost hear the giggling with each new comment. "Wow, this will piss her off, hee hee." Well, no - it's not pissing me off. I find it hilarious that you're spending your entire day leaving juvenile comments on my blog. I also find it amusing that y... more »

WEEK OF GLOBAL ACTIONS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
This short video was made by Dave Webb in Leeds, England. He does the web site for the Global Network and is our board convener. He also chairs CND in Great Britain. This year Keep Space for Peace week begins with a global day of actions against drones on October 4. It should be a great week of local events all over the world. Be sure to let us know if you organize anything in your community. The art work on the poster at the end of the video was done by Will Park in Florida. You can order posters at the GN web site. See more *here*

Reply to LALI

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
At first I thought that I'd ignore it. (Which seemed to be LALI's request anyway.) I thought I'd write about something else. But it all seemed so pointless to have a blog with a comments section and to not .... oh well. In the comments section of the last post there's some back and forth between me and the commentator I call "LALI." You can read the rest if you want, but suffice to say that after a detailed comment from LALI I wrote: *There's too much for me to go at in that comment. I'll limit myself to two points:1. Yes, Afghanistan is over for us. But for the ELEVEN YEARS... more »

Common Ground on Climate

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 day ago
The warring tribes in the climate wars appear to have found something they can agree on. Unfortunately, that agreement is that the Kaya Identity is stupid. At WattsUpWithThat they take issue with a new UN report (here in PDF) which utilizes the Kaya Identity: [T]heir goofy equation is known as the “Kaya Identity“. Apparently, the number of innumerate people on the planet is larger than I had feared. And of course recently Paul Krugman also took issue with the Kaya Identity while putting words into my mouth: This is actually kind of wonderful, in a bang-your-head-on-the-table sort ... more »

IN THE YEAR 2525: Krystal Ball and the talking-points!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014* *Part 3—Fruit of the RNC:* Over the weekend, anthropologists of the future came to us in a dream. Can this unusual dream be trusted? We can’t answer that! But what follows is derived from the various things the anthropologists said: In the year 2525, Krystal Ball’s June 17 commentary will be regarded an iconic text. Anthropologists will say it contained all the features of the priestly “pundit speak” which took down the American nation. In yesterday’s post, we focused on the absurdity of one of Ball’s central statements. Today, we’ll run through her broadc... more »

Long Island, NY

SBC 525 Dirty Water from Sustainable Dave on Vimeo. Final project from SBC 325 Stony Brook University's Media and The Environment class, Spring 2014. Co-taught by Prof Heidi Hutner and Dave Chameides.

Hollow Towers, Dead Souls

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*Understanding The Silhouetted Images Of The Twin Towers.* *WTC 1* Below on the left is WTC 1 at sunrise. The view is not looking down the hallways, we look nearly along the long axis of the towers core. The vertical line of light in the lower segment is created by sunlight reflecting off the inner core walls then shining out the core hallway. This was the north tower hallway layout, more or less, upper floors were different. The hallway scheme below went up to the 43rd floor for maximum strength. Below, the North Tower had a core oriented east and west. This image is looking ea... more »

"It is difficult to imagine a country as wrong as the US, where government serves not the people but a tiny handful of the one percent, a government incapable of delivering any kind of justice, a government that if it uttered truth would destroy itself." -- Paul Craig Roberts

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ *Washington’s Arrogance Will Destroy Its Empire — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 9, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Washington’s Arrogance Will Destroy Its Empire* *Washington reeks of the stench of evil* Paul Craig Roberts Alone among the governments in the world, Washington requires sovereign governments to follow Washington’s laws even when Washington’s laws contradict the laws of sovereign countries. The examples are endless. ... more »

The death of Plasma TV

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I still look in awe at the 42 inch plasma I saw in 1996. It cost $20,000. It was a case for the future, a confirmation that we were in for some consumer excellence. Now its dead for good reasons, unlike the stupid man dictated death of betamax. It has been the stupid choice for years, die you energy pig.

The Universe

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“A great trick to getting what you want, fast, though one requiring a deep level of understanding, is "insistence." Not the kind, however, that expects "life" to behave a certain way, but the kind that expects you to behave a certain way. After all, you are your life's only variable.” “Yours truly,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com

Thank heaven there are U.S. journalists who don't want to be part of the despicable "mainstream media" which pass off as the truth only what our lying goverment alleges to be the truth. Unfortunately, however, the White House is the Matrix's Liar-in-Chief.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ Washington Journalists Accuse White House of Politically-Driven Suppression of News*Point to public information office controls of interviews, access * 7/08/2014 12:43:00 PM Eastern ------------------------------ *by: John Eggerton* Over three dozen journalist organizations including the Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Foundation, and the Society of Professional Journalists, have asked the President to drop the "excessive controls" on public information by federal agencies, branding it "politically driven suppression of ne... more »

VIDEO:More SU-25s Arrive In Iraq

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
This video of Russian SU-25 attack jets was widely seen in Iraq and on the internet. It purposed to show the newly arrived planes being flown over Iraq. It turns out these aircraft were actually from Iran and operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. Saddam Hussein sent the jets to Iran in 1991 in an attempt to preserve his air force during the Gulf War. They were never returned and integrated into Tehran’s armed forces.

Israel and the Palestinians - so true

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
http://youtu.be/Cbdnu_R9G40

Ed Miliband on strikes and strikers

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
These Strikes are Wrong - Ed Milliband: http://youtu.be/wCem9EZb-YA

Weingarten Riding High on Teacher Union Dues

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
Mercedes Schneider has another solid piece on the secret society memberships and sordid political machinations of Rhonda (aka Randi) Weingarten, the corporate manufactured president of the AFT. Seems that Randi recently plunked down 30K to join and another 100K promised every year to wine and dine with ostensibly liberal billionaires. Your union dues at work! Not that Rhonda couldn't afford to pay it, herself, if she was of a mind to. Even though she is lying about her salary all over Twitter. Thanks to Hemlock on the Rocks for posting this chart. Just the facts, ma'am.

Who Lives in a House Like This...?

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*Who lives in a house like this...?* *And who've they got tied up in the cupboard...?*

You Still Don't Read Much About Lesbians In American Politics, Right?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
So wrong... in so many ways-- Gingrich, Molinari, Paxon Chekov's last play, *The Cherry Orchard*, was performed for the first time in 1904. There's a production of it in New York next week-- free no less-- starring Ellen Burstyn and one of my friends snagged some tickets. I'm a Chekov fan; he's a Burstyn fan. I don't know much about her except that she was in *The Exorcist* and *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* back in the '70s. I knew even less about *Karen* Burstein who I mixed her up with. But Karen Burstein wasn't getting Academy Award nominations in the '70s and Ellen is the onl... more »

TYPHON HITS JEJU

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Sung-Hee Choi reports from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea: *Samsung C & T caisson, 10,000 ton per a piece, broken away even by medium typhoon* If you remember the seven destroyed caissons (a caisson is a huge concrete structure for building breakwater) by the big typhoons in 2012, you will also remember how unreliable the caisson construction has been; how wrong the base location is as the village is located on the very way of typhoon; how dumbfounding is waste of people’s tax for war base; and how the sea has been polluted by the navy who has illegally destroyed th... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 10 , 2014 ) Connecting dots regarding ISIS - Is ISIS a creation of the United States government ? State of play politically and keep your eyes on Kurdisatan , which is the key to Iraq remaining whole and not defacto or de jure partioned !

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/07/the-isis-conspiracy-theories.html The ISIS Is A U.S. Tool "Conspiracy Theories" Is ISIS a creation of the United States government ? I do not have enough data to judge on that question. My gut instinct on this trends towards "no." But there is some data that points into the "yes" directions and it seems that many people have judged "yes" on that basis. In 1957 the CIA and MI6 conspired for regime change in Syria: The plan called for funding of a "Free Syria Committee", and the arming of "political factions with pa

The View

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"...clear scientific evidence shows their products are behind the massive bee die-off that puts our entire food chain in peril. Just last month, 37 million bees were discovered dead on a single Canadian farm. And unless we act now, the bees will keep dying. We have to show Bayer now that we won't tolerate it putting its profits ahead of our planet's health. If this giant corporation manages to bully Europe into submission, it would spell disaster for the bees.
Sign the petition to tell Bayer and Syngenta to drop their bee-killing lawsuits now.
...."
http://action.sumofus.org/a/bayer-bees-lawsuit/
And it say a ban on its bee-killing pesticides is "disproportionate"?!?
action.sumofus.org
 
 “....The evidence is very clear. We are witnessing a threat to the productivity of our natural and farmed environment equivalent to that posed by organophosphates or DDT,....”

http://www.theguardian.com/.../insecticides-world-food...
www.theguardian.com
Regulations on pesticides have failed to prevent poisoning of almost all habitats, international team of scientists concludes
 
Monsanto corn! 
 
 ONE OF HUNDREDS OF "NOVEL FOODS" RELEASED IN CANADA
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/.../gmf.../appro/phytosterols-eng.php

One biotech inventions originally labeled a drug now in foods with no labeling required:

Phytosterols 95% (a phytosterol product for use in foods)
In small amounts, this crap is deemed safe based on 20 yr old gov. guidelines. Who eats ONE serving of anything?

"...However, there is uncertainty regarding the potential for adverse effects with the consumption of levels higher than 3 g of free phytosterols per day for an extended period of time,
....
"unstandardized spreads, mayonnaise, margarine, calorie-reduced margarine, salad dressing and unstandardized salad dressings, yogurt and yogurt drinks, and vegetable and fruit juices."

Phytosterols are not nutrients and under nutrition labelling regulations, the amount of phytosterols may not be included in the Nutrition Facts table ....
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/.../gmf.../appro/phytosterols-eng.php
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Health Canada 2010 safety assessment of certain foods containing added phytosterols
 
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_death_star/
*The deal, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is a pact that the United States is negotiating with 8 other countries including Australia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Labelled as a "free trade" agreement, much of it is written to protect investors from government regulation, even if that regulation is passed in the public interest. You can read more about it here:
https://en.avaaz.org/760/tpp-secret-talks-free-trade-agreement"
"Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Walmart and almost 600 other corporate lobbyists are all in on the final draft -- including limits on smoking laws, affordable medicines and free speech on the Net.
Information about the corporate Death Star has been leaking, and now outcries in each of our countries could shake the confidence of negotiators and scuttle the talks forever. Let's get to a million against the global corporate takeover. Sign the petition on the right, then forward this campaign to help us reach one million! "
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_death_star/
Another stall for the TPP. Keep up the good work! http://www.straight.com/news/402631/big-medias-push-extreme-new-internet-censorship-rules-stalls-secretive-trans-pacific-partnership-talks
Meanwhile... The TPP is a threat to our democracy, undermining national sovereignty, Internet freedom, affordable medicines, workers' rights, and environmental protections, WATER!. It’s up to us to stop it. Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Walmart and almost 600 other corporate lobbyists are all in on the final draft. URGENT! update: 1,611,814 signatures and counting. http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_death_star/  *The deal, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is a pact that the United States is negotiating with 8 other countries including Australia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Labelled as a "free trade" agreement, much of it is written to protect investors from government regulation, even if that regulation is passed in the public interest. You can read more about it here: https://en.avaaz.org/760/tpp-secret-talks-free-trade-agreement"  "Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Walmart and almost 600 other corporate lobbyists are all in on the final draft -- including limits on smoking laws, affordable medicines and free speech on the Net.  Information about the corporate Death Star has been leaking, and now outcries in each of our countries could shake the confidence of negotiators and scuttle the talks forever. Let's get to a million against the global corporate takeover. Sign the petition on the right, then forward this campaign to help us reach one million! " http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_death_star/  Another stall for the TPP. Keep up the good work! http://www.straight.com/news/402631/big-medias-push-extreme-new-internet-censorship-rules-stalls-secretive-trans-pacific-partnership-talks

 
 
ACTION ALERT! Time Sensitive:
Your internet, freedom of information, your food, your medicine, your public services your protections and laws... all written by Walmart, Big Oil, Monsanto and the like?? 700 corps are trying to rewrite our laws.


*Revealed:* "Chief negotiators" are now stepping in to finalize a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) plan that could *censor expression online for generations.

We only have 48 hours before their meetings in Ottawa conclude: *Let's raise a loud global call for TPP chief negotiators to back off and save free expression now https://openmedia.org/expression/?src=156472

*Let's be clear:* Under proposed TPP censorship rules *your comments on mobile platforms, content on YouTube, and posts on Facebook could be censored. Whole websites could even be blocked.

https://openmedia.org/expression/?src=156472
SIGN and share!?
openmedia.org
New censorship rules could block your online comments, content on YouTube, posts on Facebook, and even whole websites. Speak out now.
 
 
Israel-Palestine is not a war. It's an occupation of a people that has resulted in decades of humiliation and oppression.
Israel-Palestine is not a war. It's an occupationof a people that has resulted in decades of humiliation and oppression.

There is no plausible story that Netanyahu's war is a just war. There is no just goal offered that killing is supposed to bring about. Killing itself is the goal.
truth-out.org|By Robert Naiman
 
no we are not
Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Canada’s support for Israel Wednesday in a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
huffingtonpost.ca|By CP
 

George Galloway MP's photo.

LIVE Video feed of Gaza  (2views)Skyline as Day 3 of Israeli bombing raids continue. Tanks seen gathering. http://www.ustream.tv/occupiedair?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2FG1Qt&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140710001532 Images from earlier on Wednesday during heavy bombing
LIVE Video feed of Gaza  (2views)Skyline as Day 3 of Israeli bombing raids continue. Tanks seen gathering. http://www.ustream.tv/occupiedair?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2FG1Qt&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140710001532 Images from earlier on Wednesday during heavy bombing
LIVE Video feed of Gaza  (2views)Skyline as Day 3 of Israeli bombing raids continue. Tanks seen gathering. http://www.ustream.tv/occupiedair?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2FG1Qt&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140710001532 Images from earlier on Wednesday during heavy bombing
LIVE Video feed of Gaza  (2views)Skyline as Day 3 of Israeli bombing raids continue. Tanks seen gathering. http://www.ustream.tv/occupiedair?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2FG1Qt&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140710001532 Images from earlier on Wednesday during heavy bombing
Revolution News added 4 new photos.
LIVE Video feed of Gaza
(2views)Skyline as Day 3 of Israeli bombing raids continue.
Tanks seen gathering.
http://www.ustream.tv/occupiedair?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2FG1Qt&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20140710001532
Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 75
On Wednesday alone, 24 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, including six women and nine children. Another 20 people, including seven women and children, were killed on Thursday morning. The ministry also reported that a total of 474 Palestinians have been wounded since Israel launched “Operation Protective Edge” late Monday night.
Images from earlier on Wednesday during heavy bombing








 
 
Israel Sderot Cinema. Israelis bringing chairs to the hilltops of Sderot to watch bombs fall on Gaza. Clapping and celebrating every time they hear a blast. Shame..  Confirmed by Al-Jazeera.

Israel Sderot Cinema. Israelis bringing chairs to the hilltops of Sderot to watch bombs fall on Gaza.
 
youtube has a video of hundreds of rabbi's denouncing Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyk2PaZF1m4
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I had heard that some Jews protested against Zionism, but I did not know the extent of it
 
 
The US funds Israel's glittering cities (and brutal occupation) while our own cities rot from decades of neglect.  (Like our page! US Uncut)
The US funds Israel's glittering cities (and brutal occupation) while our own cities rot from decades of neglect.
 
Thousands gathered in New York City on Wednesday for a protest against Israel's current bombing campaign of Gaza and occupation of Palestine. Check out photos and video of the rally via Just Foreign Policy.
Protesters condemned Israel's collective punishment of Palestinians following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens in the West Bank.
truth-out.org|By Megan Iorio
 
Remember this in November. Vote them out!  Thanks to Americans Against the Tea Party
 

As far as Mitch McConnell is concerned, "most of the barriers" for American women, have been already been "lowered."
Maybe this helps explain why he opposed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Violence Against Women Act, and the Paycheck Fairness Act?
http://on.msnbc.com/1reJ6KY
Ever get the feeling Mitch McConnell is daring women to vote against him?
msnbc.com
 
They're locking women up for drug use instead of getting them the health...
alternet.org
 
Natural birth may lead to a stronger immune system
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have uncovered new knowledge about the immune system in a mouse study, which indicates that natural birth improves the...
healthsciences.ku.dk|By SUND kommunikation
 
"We’ve got kids being raped in overcrowded detention facilities. They need...
rawstory.com
 
 

America’s Impending Tuberculosis Epidemic

“…the administration has begun to send the expected 240,000 migrants and 52,000 unaccompanied minors who have crossed the border illegally in recent months in the Rio Grande Valley to cities around the county.” And at headlines for the open border crisis like this by Todd Starnes titled “Immigration crisis: Tuberculosis spreading at camps”  


2011 Consumer Health Daily article from Denton Texas “TB Outbreaks in Texas Schools Show Disease Still a Threat – At least 100 people have tested positive for the respiratory ailment” and this 1 July 2014 article from the Sacramento Bee “Four more students test positive for tuberculosis at Grant High.” As a Texas parent, this idea of TB positive illegal alien children released to illegal immigrant parents scares the heck out of me from the point of view of epidemiology.

 
What's the Republican plan for the border crisis? Other than complaining about President Obama, they don't have one.
"Let's call the Republican response what it is: a tactical decision to let a problem fester for political reasons."
http://on.msnbc.com/1sCFzWU
What's the Republican plan for the border crisis? They don't have one -- the...
msnbc.com
 
Good Friday morning! We're reading lots of stories this morning about immigration--from why agencies say they need that emergency money to who's taking care of the migrants despite some high-profile protests over the last few days. We're also reading about a ruling against the Florida legislature's redrawing of congressional districts, and of course watching developments in Israel. What are you reading this morning?
Morning headlines: DHS Sec. says border agencies are running out of money, Catholic churches take in migrants in SoCal, Judge says FL legislature broke law.
msnbc.com
 
"There is circumstantial proof that this latest surge of Central American mothers and children is made up of genuine refugees from widespread violence, and not of economic migrants."
President Obama is showing little concern for international law, and none...
m.thenation.com|By EndPlay
 
An initial count in Indonesia's presidential election shows Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo has a lead over former army general Prabowo Subianto, but Prabowo has refused to concede defeat.
"The prospect of fascism has been turned back in Indonesia," says journalist...
truth-out.org|By Amy Goodman and Juan González
 
"An access to information request by Blacklock's Reporter reveals that the Prime Minister's Office conducted a secret study into privatization only months before Canada Post announced their five-point plan to cut services, jobs and increase prices. It would appear the government has deliberately misled the public."
After repeated denials from the Conservative government that their service cuts and rate hikes at Canada Post have anything to do with privatization, we now know the opposite to be...
rabble.ca
 
France you rock
A law prohibiting fracking for shale gas has been upheld by France's constitutional court, citing environmental protection
theguardian.com
Wonder how many paedophiles in the Elite do you think they will catch with these new laws????
Answer: None, they will just be used to spy on each and every normal person!!
Emergency powers to ensure police can continue to access phone and internet records are being rushed through Parliament.
bbc.co.uk
 
Work and pensions ministers are facing acute embarrassment after losing their main excuse for refusing to assess the overall impact of their welfare cuts and reforms on disabled people.
disabilitynewsservice.com
 
The climate consensus is not 97% – it’s 100% http://wp.me/p7y4l-tlk
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Shock news from the Heartland Institute’s Ninth International Climate Change Conference: among the 600 delegates, the consensus that Man contributes to global warming was not...
wattsupwiththat.com
 
NYT: Crack Down on Scientific Fraudsters http://wp.me/p7y4l-tlE
Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism While alarmists try to...
wattsupwiththat.com
 

12 July - Blogs I'm Following

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Open letter to Ellie Herman, or how Green Dot's Marco Petruzzi's special education policies hurt everyone including their own administrators

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 12 minutes ago
*"It is not legally or morally acceptable that these so-called "schools of choice" that are concentrated in urban communities and supported with public funds, should be permitted to operate as segregated learning environments where students are more isolated by race, socioeconomic class, disability, and language than the public school district from which they were drawn."— COPAA* [image: Marco Petruzzi takes pride in Green Dot Charter Corporation's discrimination against special needs students] Wall Street privatization darling Marco Petruzzi (above) led a beleaguered Green Dot th... more »

Supplemental: Education reporting in the Post!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 18 minutes ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014* *The latest sorry example:* We’re often amazed by the education reporting in the Washington Post. Thursday produced the latest example. Education reporter Emma Brown published a news report bearing this headline: “Critics of D.C. education policies question test score gains.” Test score gains are always subject to (competent) challenge, of course. That said, we were struck by the part of Brown’s report which we've posted below. In this passage, Brown refers to Ellen Weiss, one of the “education advocates” who says the District’s test score gains overstate... more »

It's Saturday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 22 minutes ago
*what's going on.* Moonbattery: Some Blacks Can Smell the Coffee Regarding Demographic Transformation Conservative Hideout 2.0: Border Crisis, ISIS, IRS, VA, Benghazi, NSA, Fast & Furious and more = Half Month Vacay for Obama Clash Daily: PREPARE FOR INVASION: Mexico and Guatemala Partner Up And Make Fast Track For Illegals to Cross the Border All the Right Snark: DIANNY RANTS: Have You Had Enough? IOwnTheWorld: Obama’s TSA: allowing illegals to fly without identification

Out of nothing, nature makes something.

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 hour ago
*Reposted from 2013... big changes coming, time to learn adaptation skills.... -AK* From: http://www.kk.org/outofcontrol/ch24-b.html *Excerpt from the book Out of Control, by Kevin Kelly* *Out of nothing, nature makes something.* First there is hard rock planet; then there is life, lots of it. First barren hills; then brooks with fish and cattails and red-winged blackbirds. First an acorn; then an oak tree forest. I'd like to be able to do that. First a hunk of metal; then a robot. First some wires; then a mind. First some old genes; then a dinosaur. How do you make something ... more »

Insolvable Problems Really Aren't

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 2 hours ago
The Israel-Palestine tragedy isn't insolvable. It simply isn't the case that the peace-loving people of Israel will be forever doomed to their tragic "self-defence" against the insane death-cultist Palestinian Arabs. It seems like an insolvable problem to some observers because they think that the weak, barely armed Palestinians are irrationally hurling themselves against the benevolent and wise and heavily armed and powerful Israelis out of vile anti-Semitism and nationalist delusions and infernal Muslim blood-lust. The reality, of course, is that bigoted Israeli expansionists are ... more »

Musings On Iraq In The News

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago
I was mentioned in Tom Ricks post “Iraq, the unraveling (XXXVIII): Will it exist in 5 years?” at his Best Defense blog on Foreign Policy, and quoted in Hayder al-Khoei's "Why are Iraq's politicians dithering as their country burns?" on CNN. I was interviewed for this article "Islamic State issues wages to government employees in Mosul" in the Middle East Eye, and EPIC talked with me about the current situation in Iraq in its latest Podcast "An Iraq Update: A Look At The Iraqi Security Crisis."

REUTERS VIDEO: ISIL Parades Military Hardware In Syria

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago
1st few vehicles were all captured in Iraq and taken to Syria

Following Rhonda's Advice: Be a "Little Badass"

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 2 hours ago
With salary and benefits at $550,000 a year, it won't be easy to pry Weingarten from her offices at AFT. But following the advice she offered teachers at the convention, here are a few ways teachers might be a "little BadAss": 1) Stop paying union dues until Lily and Rhonda (aka Randi) resign. 2) Disrupt every meeting of AFT and NEA with pro-children and pro-education pickets. 3) Write letters to your local newspaper outlining the corruption of AFT and NEA misleadership. 4) Organize a real union of teachers and parents to protect children from corporate predators and profiteers, ... more »

Judge Throws Out Unconstitutional Florida Republican Gerrymandering Of Congressional Districts

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
There was a virtual earthquake in Florida politics Thursday when Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis threw out Florida's congressional map. The grubby Florida legislature has a long and sordid history of gerrymandering the state to create congressional districts for themselves and their allies and this has featured collusion from both parties, so not just slime-ball former Republican legislators like Ander Crenshaw, Daniel Webster, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Adam Putnam and Lincoln Diaz-Balart who created congressional districts for themselves but equally sleazy and corrupt Dem... more »

That Will Take Some Doing

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 3 hours ago
http://bookdome.com/ Stephen Harper came to Ottawa like a bull in a china shop -- determined to get his way in all things, even if it meant destroying the shop in the process. But, Carol Goar writes, the bull has been wounded: It took a while to find the chinks in Stephen Harper’s armour. But Canadians have done it now. They are chipping away at the prime minister’s policies on everything from electoral reform to military procurement. Advocacy groups have raised red flags, the media have highligh... more »

Belarus sold two "Stilet" missile systems to Azerbaijan

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 3 hours ago
[image: T38 stiletto]Belarusian "Tetraedr" company, which is engaged in the development of advanced electronic systems of armaments and modernization of air defense, has already sold two "Stilet" type missile systems to Azerbaijan. As reports "Armenpress", referring to Azerbaijani media, Igor Novikov, head of the department of the Belarusian company "Tetraedr", in a conversation with journalists said that two "Stilet" systems had been already delivered to Azerbaijan and the company now holds a large order. The company also suspended cooperation with Kiev KB "Ray" to develop a new ... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 3 hours ago
*UK: Boys losing out in university gender gap: Nearly 95,000 more women apply for degrees to start this autumn* The gender gap in the race for university places is bigger than ever as young men become a ‘disadvantaged’ group on campus. Nearly 95,000 more women than men applied to start degree courses this autumn as girls’ success at school translated into university applications. Demand among both sexes rose this year despite £9,000-a-year tuition fees but applications from women grew faster, increasing four per cent against men’s three per cent. Figures published by the Universit... more »

The Health Benefits Of Boneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum)

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 3 hours ago
BONESET, Eupatorium perfoliatum Strangely enough, this boneset herb has nothing to do with a broken bone. This is another herb that was introduced to us from our friends, the Native American Indians. They used it to fight flu and fevers. When they tried to describe the terrible pain that was felt in the bones and the muscles from the fever of influenza, they called it “break bone fever.” This fever make you feel like your bones were breaking. From this name “break bone fever” the name modified to “boneset.” Boneset is a perennial plant that grows to about four or five feet tall wi... more »

Tennis, taxes, patriotism, and jealousy

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 4 hours ago
Taxes are a form of institutionalized theft. When they get too high, subjectively or objectively, successful people start to escape – covertly or overtly – the nation that is stealing in this way. That's why Depardieu became a Russian chap. Czech tennis players (plus some other athletes) generally employ their residence in Monaco to get rid of their Czech taxes. It is totally legal and understandable. Our best female tennis player is open and honest about it and I appreciate it. Needless to say, if I could legally save millions in this way (and if I found the amount of paperwork "... more »

Bravo To Beech-Nut Baby Foods Company.

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
[image: Foto: Beech-Nut is leaving Gerber in the dust and has announced that they are going through Non-GMO Project Verification for ALL Beech-Nut baby foods. On the company's website: “We believe the Non-GMO Project's seal is a good fit for our products, because the seal is trustworthy, defensible, transparent, and (most importantly) requires ongoing testing.” Beech-Nut is owned by the Swiss branded consumer-goods firm Hero Group. We'd like to thank Beech-Nut for understanding that American babies should not be eating Roundup drenched, pesticide-producing GMOs and for doing the rig... more »

Debate on 'Dateline'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
Having spent so many posts on this blog bemoaning the bias of Gavin Esler's *Dateline London - *especially the way that bias so often results in a soggy *bien pensant *consensus where *all* the panelists agree with each other - it's good to report that today's *Dateline *most definitely did *not* achieve a cosy consensus. Very far from it... ...especially on the issue of the present Israel-Gaza conflict. The panel split three-against-one, with Algerian journalist Nabila Ramdani representing the Palestinian side, and the others (liberal U.S. writer Michael Goldfarb, left-wing Frenc... more »

PH finalizing P2.68B air defense radar deal with Israel

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: Elta ELM-2288 AD-Star radar]The Philippines is fast tracking the acquisition of air defense surveillance radars from Israel’s Elta Systems so it can monitor intrusions in its air space. The project worth P2.68 billion ($62.85 million*) will fund the installation of radar systems in Palawan to cover the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) and old radar sites Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro and Pasuquin Air Station in Ilocos Norte. “Palawan is a new location but even the old ones have to be restored or we have to build new basing facilities. This is part of the overall ... more »

EXACTO Demonstrates First-Ever Guided .50-Caliber Bullets

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets. This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed. EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance system help track and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating for weather, wind, target movement and other factors that could impede successful hits. Read more

Embraer to partner with Saab on fighter jets for Brazil air force

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: Gripen NG]Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer will partner with Sweden's Saab in the development and manufacture of 36 Gripen NG fighter jets for Brazil's air force, the two companies said in a press release Friday. Embraer and Saab, which was awarded a $4.5 billion fighter-jet contract from Brazil late last year, signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in joint program management for the Brazilian air force's so-called F-X2 Project. "Under this agreement, Embraer will perform a leading role in the overall program performance as well as undertake an extensive share of ... more »

U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: F-35C Lightning II]The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet on June 23. "At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters. Dunaway said in the document... more »

Brasil v Germany World Cup semi-final with no Brazilian players

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
The World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil with no Brazilian players. http://youtu.be/gBF9MUsNUkQ Not too far removed from how easy it felt at the time!

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 8 hours ago
*Hurricane Katrina defies comparisons ~Jarvis DeBerry*

America Sets Sail: New Class Of Amphib, LHA-6, Leaves Shipyard

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
After five years in the shipyard, the first of a new class of Navy amphibious warship set sail today from its Pascagoula, Miss. birthsite for San Francisco, headed for the fleet. LHA-6 will be commissioned as the USS America this October. America has been controversial in the military and on this website. I’ve argued the LHA-6 is a dead end in naval design, because in order to carry more aircraft — MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jump-jets — it sacrifices the well deck required to launch landing craft and amtracs, which sort of takes the “amphibious” out of “amp... more »

N. Korea vows to boost nuclear forces against U.S. threat

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: USS George Washington]North Korea threatened Saturday to strengthen its nuclear forces as a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier prepares to take part in joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. The 97,000-ton supercarrier USS George Washington arrived at South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Friday to participate in naval drills with the South Korean Navy in the country's southwest sea from July 16-21. The carrier is also set to participate in a search and rescue exercise with South Korean and Japanese maritime forces in waters south of the southern ... more »

Congressman Says Wrong Time to Dry Dock Cruisers

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: USS Lake Erie]Lawmakers overseeing the nation's sea service believe that the U.S. Navy's plans to pull half of its cruiser fleet out of commission for expensive upgrades will send these critical missile boats to an early grave. Currently, the Navy has 22 missile cruisers that serve as key players in the air defense of the service's aircraft carrier groups. These cruisers provide ballistic missile defense but also serve as the command and control ship for larger, guided missile destroyers, Navy officials said. Navy leaders, testifying Thursday before the House Armed Services ... more »

Indian Navy takes delivery of INS Kolkata

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
INS Kolkata, the indigenously built lead ship of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers, has been delivered to the Indian Navy, following extensive sea trials and tests at the Mazgaon Dock (MDL), India. The MDL-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel's official commissioning ceremony could be held in a month's time. MDL chief managing director rear admiral (retired) R.K. Shrawat was quoted by the Asian Age as saying that the destroyer will be called Yard 701, but will be designated as INS Kolkata after the ceremony. Read more

France may have just what DND needs

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Dassault Rafale]A phalanx of major French defence firms is lining up to provide Canada with new warships and planes, in hopes of prying a share of the biggest Canadian military hardware bonanza since the Second World War away from U.S. industry heavyweight Lockheed Martin. In the process the French appear to be offering the Harper government a timely and politically salable off-ramp from its multiyear, multibillion-dollar procurement mess. What remains to be seen is whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cabinet have the wit and wherewithal to seize the opportunity, or w... more »

Britains future frigate: A look at the Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Type 26 Global Combat Ship]The shake up of the armed forces is well underway, with the UK moving forward with plans for its future of defence and security. This has seen numerous projects announced and completed for use on the land, in the air, and sea. One of the biggest recent procurement projects going through the system is the replacement of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates. The al-new replacement Type 26 will also have a primary role as a specialist anti-submarine warfare ship, but it will be expected to be inherently flexible in capability and able to carry out a wid... more »

RIMPAC 2014 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
Live fire from ships, submarines and aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2014 sank the decommissioned USS Ogden (LPD 5) at 7:28 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles northwest of Kauai. Units from the Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States participated in the sinking exercise (SINKEX), which provided them the opportunity to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea “The SINKEX is just one of the unique training opportunities offered at RIMPAC on the state-of-the-art... more »

No TTIP Day Of Action All Across The UK On 12 July 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Source: http://weownit.org.uk/blog/hands-our-public-services-say-no-ttip For a better understanding of what is at stake, please view the video you can view by clicking on the link below: *http://vimeo.com/98116253*

Does anyone else struggle with movement in the classroom?

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 9 hours ago
This from the Answer Sheet: In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, a nature-based development program designed to foster creativity and independent play outdoors in New England, suggests yet another reason more children are being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not they really have it: the amount […]

What is important about poetry from the First World War? + Santanu Das on First World War poetry

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago
What is important about poetry from the First World War? Source: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press). Date Published: June 23, 2014. Description: As we approach the centenary, Jon Stallworthy looks at what was significant about the First World War in marking such a major shift in war poetry. From Julian Grenfell to Wilfred Owen, he maps the change in attitudes to the horrors they witnessed. Santanu Das on First World War poetry. Source: Cambridge Academic Books. Date Published: June 26, 2014. Description: In the run up to the centenary of the First World War Santanu Das t... more »

Three Year Anniversary!

Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 11 hours ago
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Middle Class Political Economist. It's hard to believe I've been at this for three years! According to Blogger, I've had over 480,000 page views in that time. I want to thank everyone for reading, commenting, and emailing me. I owe a debt of gratitude to all those who have helped promote my blog, including Marty Pflugrath at BartCop Entertainment, Mark Thoma, Brad DeLong, Laffy at The Political Carnival, the folks behind Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks & Liars, Mike the Mad Biologist, Lynn Parramore at AlterNet, and Dan Crawford at Angry Bear.... more »

Crumbs Bake Shop (2003-2014?)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Among the pictures I found when I looked at the still-there Crumbs website today was this one, which originally I thought was too heartbreaking to reproduce. Then I thought it would help us remember all those people who found out suddenly this week that they were out of work. If it's any comfort to the young lady on the far right, it wouldn't have made any difference if she'd had her Crumbs cap for the photo.* *by Ken* Okay, it may be premature to write an obituary for Crumbs Bake Shops. The NYT's Sydney Ember is now reporting: "Crumbs Cupcakes May Live Another Day." It’s not ove... more »

Thomas Lynch on the turmoil in Iraq

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
Thomas Lynch on the turmoil in Iraq. Source: CCTV America. Date Published: July 11, 2014. Description: For more on the turmoil in Iraq, we are joined by Thomas Lynch. He is a research fellow for South Asia and the Near East at the Institute of National Strategic Studies here in Washington DC, and he also writes and lectures on the Middle East.

July 11: just annoyed. that's all..

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 13 hours ago
It's late Friday night. I should be in bed doing crossword puzzles. But It's been a bloody annoying day - starting with a CTV "news" report on Palestine. And once annoyance after another came to me mind that I must write about some day. Not tonight. Tonight is just about things I should write about - and I thought maybe it might get you thinking, and sending in things that have always bugged you. 1. The CTV news on Palestine was so biased and ignorant it was painful to watch. These TV news bits with there exquisitely coiffed women news readers, and the men, usually men, who claim t... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

Satire: “LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”* by Andy Borowitz CLEVELAND (The Borowitz Report) — “In an emotional speech to the people of Cleveland on Friday, N.B.A. superstar LeBron James congratulated them on “realizing the incredible dream of having me back.” Appearing as a fifty-foot hologram projected on the side of Quicken Loans Arena, James seemed on the verge of tears several times as he praised the city for achieving what he called “a goal no words can describe.” “The city of Cleveland has taken some hard knocks over the years,” James said. “But here you ...more »

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) Today's 6.8 quake near Fukushima is the second notable quake in less than a week for Japan ........... Plant status , updates regarding remediation attempts ......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Fukushima Diary..... [Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant status[image: [Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant status] 219 30 0 1 July 11, 2014 At 4:22 7/12/2014 (JST), a strong earthquake of M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore. The maximum seismic intensity was 4. In area where Fukushima nuclear plant is located, it was 3. The epicenter was approx. 10km deep. At this moment, no update on Fukushima plant situation has been published. http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/ http://weathernews.jp/quake/ M5.8 quake hit South part of ... more »

Direct from Zhongshan: In which I enter the Video Import Business, without even knowing it

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*Wouldn't you guess Zhongshan is lovely this time of year? I hope if when my DVDs arrive, they have not only nice pictures from home but maybe some amusing stories.* *by Ken* We all know how Jerry Seinfeld and in particular his friend George Costanza lurked on the fringes of the import-export business. Little did I imagine that one day I would find myself too on the periphery of this noble calling. If When I actually get my stuff, I think I will qualify more or less officially as a *video importer*. Which brings us to the picturesque Chinese metropolis depicted above. Ah, Zhongsh... more »

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

Time Is Running Out - Iraq Edition

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 15 hours ago
Whenever the United States or its partners in war crimes face a seemingly intractable foreign adversary - one that refuses to simply yield to Western domination or diktat - the "ticking clock" paradigm is invoked, lending a fierce urgency to the threats, ultimatums, and bullying demands made by government officials. For them, time is always running out. Whether it's the non-existent "

Ukraine Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) -- State of play in the ongoing civil war between Kiev and Federalists in South East Ukraine ...... Latest in the ongoing natural gas talks ( nothing will happen until Europe feels cold weather )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/172160-east-ukraine-military-killed/ 'At least 30' Ukrainian military killed as militia shell convoy with Grad rockets Published time: July 11, 2014 18:28 Edited time: July 11, 2014 19:54 Get short URL [image: image from @soborna_com] image from @soborna_com Share on tumblr Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Arms, Conflict, Military, Opposition,Politics, Ukraine Dozens of Ukraine’s government troops have been reportedly killed after local militia shelled pro-Kiev military forces with Grad rocket launchers. President Poroshenko has vowed “killing hundreds” for each deceased... more »

Russia Likely to Extend Political Asylum for Patriotic Snowden

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 17 hours ago
At this point it is difficult to see the Obama administration, the warmongering neocons at the State Department and the constantly squealing authoritarian freaks in Congress getting any bigger bug up their asses than the one that they already have embedded there against Russian leader Vladimir Putin so it remains to be seen how much weeping and gnashing of the teeth will occur now that the word out of Russia is that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's asylum is likely to be extended. This would be great news for those of us in *The Homeland* and the larger world outside who value t... more »

"Confessions of a Former Child Laborer"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Confessions of a Former Child Laborer" * by Bill Bonner "I wish we could get into that painfulness stuff."– One luggage handler to another, overheard in the airport in Paris "Today, exceptionally, we write about something we know something about: painfulness. This is our translation of a new concept in French labor law. It involves something called "la pénibilité," which refers to the difficulty, suffering or pain, involved in a job. Sitting at a desk in an air-conditioned office involves little or no pénibilité. Carrying heavy roof tiles up a steep ladder in the rain, by contras... more »

RUSSELL BRAND ON FOX NEWS & ISIS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
Let's not forget that the US and NATO have been funding, directing, and training ISIS in Jordan in recent years. ISIS was being used to take down Syria and were of no concern until they turned on Iraq. Blow back it is called.

Nothing In America Could Be As Bad As The KGB, The Stasi, The Gestapo And The SS… Right?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
Tuesday we took a quick look at the story of how the NSA's war against patriotic whistleblower Tom Drake persuaded Ed Snowden to move outside the system to expose the criminal activities the government was perpetrating against the American people. In the story we met William Binney. Up top is the short documentary Laura Poitras did for the *NY Times* about Binney in 2012. It should scare your socks off. Binney was a top intelligence officer/code breaker with the NSA for over 30 years. Like Drake-- and with Drake-- he was a by-the-book, patriotic whistleblower when Bush and Cheney... more »

WORKER OWNED COOPS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
As Americans are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the profit-driven motives of big business, a documentary airing on PBS this month endeavors to bring to light the worker-owned cooperative model that has begun to take hold in many sectors throughout North America. Shift Change, by filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin, tells the "little known" stories behind some of the most successful worker-owned businesses in North America and Spain.

UKIE FASCISTS WANT MORE AID FROM U.S.

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
Canadian activist Roger Annis shares: The internet is flooded with videos of the killings and rampages by [Kiev's] fascist militias in eastern Ukraine. The fascists like to boast about their murders and rampages. Here is one video of a battalion of the neo-Nazi Right Sector near the village of Karlovka, southeast Ukraine on July 6. Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh addresses his ‘troops’ shortly after they had engaged in a skirmish with self defense fighters. Below is the translated text of his remarks. Note the close ties with the Ukraine army and U.S. advisors that Yarosh ackno... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 19 hours ago
*Flood Authority gives 17th Street Canal levee an 'all clear' ~WVUE* *AG: 'Big Oil' lawsuit supporter's term is over ~WWL* *For New Orleans coroner Jeffrey Rouse, a battle to restore trust and win new funds ~Richard A. Webster* *A look back at the roots of The Lens’ Squandered Heritage ~Karen Gadbois* *Southeast Louisiana NWS officials learn lessons from Hurricane Arthur ~WDSU* *Shrimp prices up as season closes ~Xerxes Wilson, Daily Comet* *Tainted Legacy: Wealthy and powerful vs. big oil ~WWLTV * *Land grab in Rapides: lawyer buys 2200 acres surrounding black family and then fen...more »

NATURE TO DESTROY JEJU NAVAL BASE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 20 hours ago
Regis Tremblay writes: This is a beautifully done short film showing the recent storm that just brushed Jeju, but did great damage to the caissons that will be the docks for the base. From Korean Director, Cho, Sung Bong. This open water naval base being constructed on Jeju Island, South Korea to port US warships is a contradiction in nature. When big typhoons come to this area they will continually over power the man-made breakwater walls being built with cement. The Samsung construction corporation that has the contract to build the base will have to keep repairing the breakw... more »

The SWP's Moral Vacuity

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 20 hours ago
Revolutionary politics has long been a fringe pursuit in Britain. The parties and organisations representing this tradition have barely got two activists to rub together. It has next to zero purchase in the media and as for elections, forget it. Yet when it comes to ambition, it's vaulting. Self-described revolutionary socialists seek nothing less than the seizure of power and the building of a new, more democratic society. Therefore in the 15 or so years I saw myself as part of the "movement", I approached questions of theory and practice through this lens. How do we get from the p... more »

Supplemental: The second question from Terry Gross!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 21 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014* *A peculiar follow-up question:* This morning, the New York Times continues with its new story. Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees aren’t just for the Washington Post any more! This is the way Amy Chozick starts her new report: CHOZICK (7/11/14): Of all the headaches of her current book tour—the declining sales, the constant travel, *the interviews that generated unkind headlines about her family’s wealth*—this one may sting Hillary Rodham Clinton the most: Her memoir, “Hard Choices,” has just been toppled from its spot on the best-seller list by a sensational... more »

THE OTHER BLITZKRIEG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 21 hours ago
I read yesterday that the US-NATO puppets in Kiev were moving heavy artillery and tanks near their border with Crimea. The Kiev thugs have been told to start a war with Russia by drawing them into eastern Ukraine. Russia would only take such a step to protect the people who have called for regional autonomy and are now being daily attacked by Kiev's neo-fascist led army. But so far Russia has not taken the bait. The puppet masters back in Washington, London and at NATO HQ in Brussels are likely pounding the table in furry. They have to force Kiev to be even more provocative in... more »

Ukraine anti-fascists strike back- Kiev calls emergency meeting & more...

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 21 hours ago
UPDATE at the BOTTOM- scroll down for update, unless you haven't read all the news. *News roundup! : Rebels kill 23 Ukraine troops, shredding truce hopes* Ukraine's military on Friday reported losing 23 servicemen in clashes across the separatist east that threatened to shatter slim Western hopes of a truce in Europe's deadliest conflict in decades. The defence ministry said the toll included 19 troops who died in a hail of rockets fired from a* truck-mounted Grad rocket launcher system *-- a type of weapon both Kiev and Washington insist could only have been covertly supplied to th... more »

A 8,000-year-old dam found near Pilsen

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago
*...just a minor report of regional importance...* Four miles from my home, in the village of Kyšice, they are building the new tunnels and tracks for the sped up Pilsen-Prague railway path. I know Kyšice very well not just because it's only 3 miles from my home but because I like to pick walnuts over there every fall. You know, the tree dares to transcend the private garden and reach the public roads which has consequences. ;-) See a blog post about the railway project. It's a standard practice that archaeologists are checking the place before they irreversibly transform it. ... more »

Hypocrisy alert! Kiev neonazis target LGBT club and the NATO media is silent?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 22 hours ago
*Recall all the** Putin bashing, call for boycotts, by the weaponized LGBT groups around the Olympics*- Story after story. The drama queens were out in full force. Some guy dressed like a pink flamingo? Flamin'! *The psyop was soooo obvious. The manipulation? Blatant!* *Fast forward to Kiev. **And a " Terrifying Neo-Nazi Attack on Gay Club in Kyiv"* Notice the silence? Notice the double standard? Notice the hypocrisy? *Two nights after city officials in Kyiv (Kiev) cancelled gay Pride over lack of security and fear that a small and ill-equipped police force would not be able to p... more »

Comment on EPA's Plan to Increase Allowable Radiation Exposure Levels

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 22 hours ago
You must comment by August 3, 2014 Here is a link to the overall proposal http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0689-0001 Here is a link for an anonymous comment http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0689-0051 My comment is quick, but pointed (hopefully!): The EPA needs to adopt the precautionary approach. Any increase in exposure to radiation increases risks for a range of diseases and congenital conditions. Therefore, the EPA should reduce allowable exposure levels, rather than increase allowable exposure. The precautionary ap... more »

Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews: http://youtu.be/0ORAM-usqhQ How should Israel make peace with people who want them all dead?

Unicicon Solutins

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 23 hours ago
I have been out in the sunshine and even at this latitude its bringing serious heat I do not know know how to deal with it i just wish I could store it somewhere to hasten winters retreat Cause all the things I know are cosmic and thats just ringing a bell there are better explanations for everthing but most of that truth will land you in hell We need some instant gratification make it rain on the desert or fly without wings on the plain. In a world seeking Justice we spend a fortune on spotters for Unicorns to ease the pain.

Let's Call The Republican Response What It Is: A Tactical Decision To Let A Problem Fester For Political Reasons

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
Americans, dumbed down by a lazy, ignorant media and a substandard education system, are fond of the idea that both parties are at fault. OK, Republicans are idiots. What about Democrats? Here at *DWT* we tend to blame the crumbling from within of the Democratic Party on corporate shills like Steny Hoyer, Steve Israel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jim Himes and Joe Crowley shredding the Democratic brand on behalf of their own careerism. At *The Nation* yesterday, William Greider didn't personalize the problem, just asked what the Democratic Party actually believes in. To put it cru... more »

The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common Core

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
A very good thing will happen on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention in Los Angeles: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will be debated on the floor. No behind-closed-doors killing of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) resolution opposing CCSS. As Politico states: Weingarten, for instance, has repeatedly said she supports Common Core, but she […]

Does anyone else find these pics of Obama and his supporters creepy?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
I know I do. Obama listens to a typical little college student with really bad posture talk about the plight of her parents who have both lost their jobs. You can see the concern written all over his face. /sarc via New York Post: Already under attack by critics who say he’s lost interest in his job, President Obama added fuel to the fire on Thursday with a drowsy appearance in Texas. A heavy-lidded Obama struggled to keep his head up during a one-on-one talk in an Austin cafe with a college student whose parents lost their jobs last year. Kinsey Button, a junior at the University ... more »

Letter to a friend

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I may touch elbows with some of you but I never imaged it could make your life explode and that is the mortor of realiaty that reigns down on the living or as the MAN say everyone exposed. Pam says we like French Viaginas, and I say something (snatch conversation) about a snatch quotation? This is how petty I am and why I hate liberals and will vote conservative in the next election. You liberal punks make me want to bring back capital punishment , and I will so I can execute you next time. I am voting for more riot gear, and true Canadians who hate scumbags be aware we are looking...more »

IN THE YEAR 2525: Return of the RNC talking points!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014* *Part 4—As flailed by Chris Hayes and two guests:* As part of her recent iconic text, Krystal Ball discussed Hillary Clinton’s June 12 appearance on the NPR program, Fresh Air. Gack! In the passage shown below, the highly suggestible, hapless young pundit delivered a succession of time-honored RNC scripts. Over the course of these many years, these scripts have been widely adopted by droogs in the “mainstream press corps:” BALL (6/17/14): *Then there was an uncomfortable exchange with NPR’s Terry Gross in which Hillary struggled at length to sort through he... more »

The Mapping of the Terror Trains

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
Look a-yonder what's coming down that railroad track. It's the Oil Bombin' Special, and while it's not bringing your baby back, it is most definitely bringing the Bakken. Crude, that is: millions of gallons of highly flammable fracked Bakken oil and Alberta tar sands product are sloshing at breakneck speed through thousands of North American towns, every single day. Towns like Lac-Megantic, Quebec where one year ago this month an oil train derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and incinerating the central business district. If you live within half a mile of railroad tracks, c... more »

8 Pioneer Day Projects for Kids

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
Even though Pioneer Day isn't celebrated all over, it doesn't mean that everyone can't join in the fun and channel their inner Laura Ingalls Wilder. Here are some fun things to create with kids that celebrate America's Pioneer heritage. Pioneer Bonnets by My Cotton Creations. Climbing Bear Toy by Tutorial Adventures. Cardboard Covered Wagon by All Things Beautiful. Buzz Saw Pioneer Toy on Housewife Eclectic Corn Husk Dolls by Martha Stewart. Peg People Little House in the Big Woods Log Cabin on Craftster. Making Butter with Kids by Mess For Less. Rag Doll by Miss Gioia [imag... more »

A Fine Frenzy ~ the universal dance of delusion...and the paucity of hope

gail zawacki at Wit's End - 1 day ago
*Hope* ~ George Frederic Watts, 1886 "To the philosopher, the physician, the meteorologist and the chemist, there is perhaps no subject more attractive than that of ozone." ~ C.B Fox, 1873 There is a man who lives on the other side of my village (it is said) who one day, setting out for errands, inadvertently ran over his child as he backed out of the driveway. Ever since I heard this tragic tale, I have thought I can imagine the moment that, thunderstruck with horror and frozen in disbelief, he gazed upon that little mangled body. I think I know the ferocious dread that overc... more »

How to add a picture to the post title

Peter at the original Blogger Tips and Tricks - 1 day ago
I have found that it is possible to put HTML tags in the post title which means that you just have to add a tag Thus if you want an image followed by the post title, you will then type into the field for the post title the following: "put the post title here without the quotes" replacing "picture url" with the actual picture url and "post title" with the actual post title. Below a screenshot to illustrate: [image: picture before post title]

Seek Out A New Tomorrow.....by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago

Isaac Newton, the überhistorian

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
We know Isaac Newton as the founder of classical physics in the modern sense and perhaps the most ingenious scientist in the mankind's history. He's been doing many impressive things and some of them look crazy. But before you suggest that Newton wasn't the top expert in pretty much every discipline he touched, you should read his The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended by Isaac Newton which was published as an e-book in 2005. It's a fun reading for the summer. You will learn about every one among hundreds of kings of dozens of empires and every single act they have done in t...more »

Man VS Mother Nature redux

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
The world in the MAN's eye is nothing more than a giant development site. Increasing the value and selling the muppets is the only reason we exist. Climate change is caused by God and we have no part in the mess. Lets build giant dams like the Dutch and pretend the land is not an ocean on which we exist. Did you know the Dutch surrendered to the seas a generation ago. King Kantue or Dick Cheney which absolutist would you fell if you had a chance to blow? The MAN made good business for thousands of years without oil. However without water all his churn would be worthless. Now in fact ...more »

What Do We Want and How Do We Intend to Get There?

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
One of my pet peeves with the Left is the lack of vision about the world they want to see. Sure, "social justice" and "environmental sanity" are excellent values, but what are the mechanics for achieving this? Some on the left favour remaining powerless children, petitioning their masters to somehow make these things happen. Others prefer mindlessly voting for sell-out political parties to legislate these things within a capitalist political economy.. More "radical" types advocate "tearing everything down" (whatever that means) and rebuilding a new world from scratch (with no indica... more »

Hechinger Report Pulls Out the Stops to Save the Gates Core

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Below are funders of the Hechinger Report, and yesterday's hosannas for Common Core by Hechinger make it clear that the kinder and gentler corporate ed reform propaganda sheet has kicked its coverage up a notch. The piece is written a Taylor McGraw, TFA alum and Eva Moskowitz chain gang employee. If you decide to read it, note how the piece frames the Common Core as a liberation document at the forefront of Civil Rights. Perhaps such ideological blinders are what's required for these young fascists to be driven to any length to sacrifice these children's childhood for a bunch of g... more »

Friday Nerd Blogging: Laugh It Up Fuzzball Edition

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
What epitomizes American summer more than baseball? Star Wars! Well, Star Wars + baseball: Star Wars night at a Cardinals game!

Ambassador Ron Prosor explaining matters at the United Nations

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Ambassador Ron Prosor explaining matters at the United Nations. This video should be compulsory viewing for the anti Israel brigade who infest most media organisations, especially the vile BBC http://youtu.be/XCbyCQlczLc

Too Early To Predict A Scott Brown Wipeout In New Hampshire?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
At this point, no one even knows for sure that opportunistic Massachusetts carpetbagger Scott Brown will actually be the candidate New Hampshire Republicans decide to run against popular Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Former Senator Robert Smith, an underdog and crackpot who's running to the right of Brown, appears stronger with the GOP base than anyone had thought-- despite the endorsements Brown has trotted out from the mistrusted GOP Establishment (Romney, Ayotte, Sununu. Merrill…). Most polls of Republican voters show "undecided" in the top slot. That said, let's go along with conven... more »

The Moody Blues

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
No sooner had the newly elected Kathleen Wynne tabled her budget than Moody's -- the bond rating agency -- pounced. But, Linda McQuaig writes, it wasn't much of a pounce: In fact, Moody’s only tweaked things slightly — it maintained Ontario’s perfectly acceptable current rating (Aa2), but downgraded the outlook from stable to negative – not a huge change, and one that didn’t even lead to higher interest on Ontario bonds. Conservatives, however, jumped all over the news: “It’s a very big deal,” solemnly cautioned Stockwell Day, former Conservative finance minister, on CBC-TV’s Po... more »

Can My Employer Ban Me From Speaking Spanish To Co-Workers?

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
An AOL Jobs reader asked: Good afternoon, I have a question. I was just told by my supervisor that I cannot speak Spanish to my coworkers in our department. She states that some other non-Spanish speaking workers claim it makes them uncomfortable. I am asked to assist Spanish-speaking customers with no additional pay, but this is not a concern. I will certainly comply with this request, but I am not sure if it is fair or even legal. I hope you can clarify this for me. Thank you for your assistance. I'm always surprised how many employers try to impose English-only policies or ban s... more »

Will The EU Commision Listen To EU Citizens On The TTIP?

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
[image: no-ttip.png]Source of Picture: http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/the_hidden_threat_of_the_ttip_deal The European Commission is seeking views from Europeans on* the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) proposals *in the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnerhip or TTIP. ISDS would *give corporations the power to sue our governments* if they thought a law hurt their profits -- this could be on anything from environmental rules, anti-smoking laws or rules on corporate taxes. "Investor-state dispute settlement" is bad news. It's always ... more »

View The Super Moon on 12 July 2014

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Thefreethoughtprojectcom/posts/FSGYxPTnkgy

The Bear is Loose: Obama Now on Full Cruise Control

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
Conjuring up the inevitable references to Nero fiddling while Rome burned, President Barack Obama took a bit of time out of his daily duties to goof off, eat pizza, suck down some suds and play billiards in Denver. Tough gig presiding over the most vicious and hellbent at global domination empire of the past seventy or so years so the big man - or "the bear" as he now apparently now refers to himself. Hell, it's not like there is really anything going on in the world like an out of control surveillance machine spying on millions of American citizens, nor his neo-Nazi packed death ... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) -- While Maliki continues his stubborn refusal to build any bridges with the Kurds and Sunnis and instead pushes his divisive agenda that only he will lead Iraq , ISIS continues its methodical march toward Baghdad and the Kurds continue their methodical march toward independence .... Note Al Arabiya reports today the Kurds are suspending all participation in the National government due to Maliki's accusations that the Kurds are harboring ISIS !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Anti War... ISIS Fights Its Way Into Army Base NE of BaghdadIraq Insists Base Isn't Lost Yet by Jason Ditz, July 10, 2014 Print This | Share This ISIS fighters are continuing to expand across the area north of Baghdad, and have moved into the Diyala Province, where they fought there way onto an army base near Muqdadiya. The base is one of the last Iraqi military positions in the north, and while they confirmed part of it is now under ISIS control, they insist they will retake the area soon. The loss of the base would give ISIS a foothold on yet another key northern highway, heading i... more »

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.11.14”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.11.14”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “I warned last week about the kidnapping and murder of three Israelis and revenge killing of a Palestinian teen sparking violence in Israel. My fear is now been confirmed with Hamas rocket attacks on various targets in Israel. Israel is making counter attacks that have claimed the lives of dozens in Gaza. One big development is the rockets that Hamas is using are now more powerful and have up to a 100 mile range. In 2012, the rockets had only a 50 mile range. Israel has called up at least 40,000 troops and is getting ... more »

Argentina v Holland -- 2014 World Cup semi-final - The highlights

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Argentina v Holland -- 2014 World Cup semi-final - The highlights http://youtu.be/N-XDktewdzU Thanks to Danny Baker @prodnose for the spot

Pilot Zones: Does Ma government plan to destroy Taiwan agricultural products?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*As you can see, the number of people identifying as "Taiwanese" is reaching record highs, just as the number of people identifying as Taiwanese-Chinese and Chinese is reaching record lows. This is from the former political warfare university, but my experience is that it is pretty close to reality. Among the young even more would identify as Taiwanese. * The free economic zones are looking more and more like a plot to flood Taiwan with cheap China crap and destroy its agriculture. A few days ago, after noting that the government is attempting to focus the discussion on trivia, a p... more »

Navy unveils prototype railguns

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
Navy officials unveiled two prototype weapons Tuesday that have been cloaked in secrecy for years, and are capable of firing seven times the speed of sound. They are electromagnetic railguns, developed by the Office of Naval Research. A railgun can fire a projectile up to 5,600 miles per hour – about six times faster than a bullet from a handgun – at a range of up to 110 miles, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder said. It delivers up to 32 megajoules of energy. Read more

One Ring to Rule them All - it's all a load of COCK.

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 1 day ago
...published as a sequel to his 1937 *children's fantasy novel* The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings has a copyright date of 1953 and has astonishing relevance to the current Paedophile Ring Scandal that (once again) threatens to disrupt the Elite/Serf status quo. *one of five burning rings**1) The One Ring:* some have likened 'the One Controlling Power that man can never hope to control' to Nuclear Power. But it could have easily been about the over-arching force of Global Paedo Rings to control the 'actions of man' i.e. Politics, Religion, Business. There are many (paedo)... more »

NZDF to seek new naval tanker in 2015

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: HMNZS Endeavour]The New Zealand government has approved plans for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to replace the HMNZS Endeavour naval tanker, in the face of increasing maintenance costs and non-compliance issues with new international maritime regulations. HMNZS Endeavour will reach the end of her service life in 2018. The purpose built fleet replenishment tanker carries 5,500 tonnes of fuel in four tanks for refuelling ships at sea or in overseas ports; and can also conduct ‘hot' refuelling for helicopters while they hover over the flight deck. The vessel also transp... more »

China may become first buyer of S-400s - Russian official

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: S-400 Triumf]China may become the first buyer of Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, the Kremlin's chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday. "Chances that China may be the first foreign buyer [of S-400s] are high," he told reporters. S-400, a new-generation long and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system, is capable of destroying all the existing air attack weapons, including tactical and strategic aircraft, ballistic missiles and hypersonic targets. Read more

DOD Plans To Deliver F-35’s 5th Gen Capability At 4th Gen Cost By 2019

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II]Today, the Department of Defense announced an agreement aimed at reducing the price of an F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter to the equivalent of today’s 4th generation fighters by the end of the decade. Designated “The Blueprint for Affordability,” the DoD and F-35 industry partners – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems signed an agreement to implement cost reduction initiatives to lower the production costs of F-35 aircraft. The agreement is built upon the U.S. Government’s Better Buying Power 2.0 initiative, which encouraged defense... more »

Russia Gives Belarus Anti-Aircraft Systems Free of Charge

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: S-300PMU2 Gladiator]The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract to give Belarus four S-300 air defense systems, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, free of charge, a top Russian military official told ITAR-Tass on Thursday. The S-300 is one of the world's most sought after air defense systems. Its radar can hone in on aircraft, cruise missiles and even ballistic missiles, and destroy targets as far away as 150 kilometers, launching one missile every three seconds. The S-300s will be handed over as soon as the Belarussian Defense Ministry signs the contac... more »

Russia’s Iskander-E missile system ready for deliveries to other countries

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Iskander-E missile system]Iskander-E mobile theater ballistic missile systems are ready for export, awaiting a decision by state authorities, the head of the Russian delegation to arms and military exhibition MILEX-2014 Valery Varlamov said Thursday, according to RIA Novosti. "Iskander-E [NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone] is ready for deliveries to other countries, as well as S-400 Triumf [NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler], but the state authorities need to approve it first," Varlamov said. The representative said that Russia "will deliver [the systems] to any country, ... more »

Hagel at Eglin: F-35 is the future

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
With F-35s still grounded across the country, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited the F-35 training wing here on Thursday to reinforce the Pentagon’s commitment to developing the military’s newest fighter jet. “This aircraft is the future of fighter aircraft for all our services,” Hagel said to about 200 service members gathered in an F-35 hangar. “The F-35 is as big a project as we have and we’ve got a lot riding on it.” Though the F-35 is still in development, the Air Force, Marines and Navy — which all have their own versions of the aircraft — have already started training ... more »

First Ocean Sentry Arrives in Corpus Christi

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: HC-144 Ocean Sentry]450 search and rescue cases. 591 people in distress. 83 saved lives. Sound like a lot to handle? These numbers are just a snap shot of the annual missions carried out by personnel assigned to Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. With this level of responsibility, it is only fitting that the air station recently received their first HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft, the newest aircraft in the Coast Guard fleet. Read more

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Unsuitable materials in 17th Street Canal levee not a danger, board is told ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate*

Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Defender patrol boat]The United States has donated a Defender patrol boat to the Togolese Navy, adding to the two previously donated to the West African nation. The vessel was handed over by United States ambassador Phillip Carter III on June 25, together with a boathouse for maintenance, at the naval base in the capital Lome. The Togolese military (FAT) said the donation would help the navy strengthen its capabilities in the fight against maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more

Lockheed, partners pledge to pump $170 million into F-35

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]Lockheed Martin and its corporate partners on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter announced a new plan Thursday to reduce costs on the over-budget program even as the next-generation jet remained grounded on the eve of scheduled appearances at international airshows in Great Britain. The companies pledged to spend $170 million through 2016 to help bring down the cost of the fighter jet from more than $100 million apiece to about $80 million by the end of the decade. The upfront investment by Lockheed, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems to pay for cost-reduction i... more »

Pentagon Reviews UCLASS Strike Capabilities

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: X-47B UCLASS]Congressional leaders have asked the defense secretary to review existing plans for the Navy’s carrier-launched drone program, expressing concerns that the written requirements are too narrowly configured and do not meet the threats and mission demands of the future. As a result, the Defense Department’s Joint Requirement Oversight Council has launched a review of the program ahead of the Navy’s planned release of its Request for Proposals to industry. The Navy plans to have the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) drone operationa... more »

Indian Navy Light Combat Aircraft to soon begin test flights

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Naval LCA Tejas]The naval variant of India's indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is due to soon begin ramp trials. Avinash Chander, scientific adviser to the Defence Minister and Director General Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), told India Strategic magazine (www.indiastrategic.in) that the LCA-Navy had already done more than 25 test flights from a runway. As these were successful and met the designated parameters, the aircraft will now be deployed at a naval base in Goa to commence ramp flights, probably after the monsoon. Read more

Inhuman execution of fellow Muslims in Syria

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
But don't expect any outrage from the BBC when there's Jews to vilify in Israel http://youtu.be/xAgUbO8kVak

Kolkata handed over to Navy

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: INS Kolkata]The INS Kolkata, lead ship in the Kolkata-class stealth destroyers, was handed over to the Indian Navy on Thursday after extensive sea trials and tests, 11 years after the construction began in 2003 at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL). The ships are the second group of three indigenously built stealth warships after the Shivalik-class boats, while the official commissioning ceremony is expected to take place in a month’s time. The same ship had seen naval engineer Commander Kuntal Wadhwa lose his life after a prolonged exposure to CO2 gas on March 6, suspected to... more »

Canceling the Tomahawk is a gamble we can’t afford

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile]Once again, our military leaders face a tradeoff. Can the United States meet the serious new security challenges we face while staying within strict budget limits? To do so, policymakers will have to make some very tough choices that leverage our existing capabilities while also planning for the future. Foreign threats to America and her allies will not diminish simply because of American fiscal restraints. Indeed, Iran and North Korea are both well on their way toward developing the capability to deliver a nuclear warhead on target. Violence... more »

A Delightful Musical Interlude: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, “Flint Hill Special”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, “Flint Hill Special” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3qbB4Kq3Y0 "All under the age of 16, brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are from New Jersey, a US state that's better known for the rock of Bruce Springsteen than the bluegrass of Earl Scruggs. Nonetheless, the siblings began performing bluegrass covers, as well as their own compositions, at a young age. Here, they play three dazzling songs in three different keys, passing the lead back and forth from fiddle to banjo to guitar." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8UTheTR7s

India's first indigenously built ASW Corvette ready for battle

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Kamorta class corvette]A dab of paint here and a bit of polish there. There is hectic activity at the Fitting Out Jetty (FOJ) of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata. The country's oldest defence shipyard is all set to sail out India's first indigenously-built and most advanced submarine hunter-killer. The INS Kamorta, the first Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette under the Navy's Project-28 will be formally handed over to the navy on Saturday. After sailing from Kolkata in the next few days, with commissioning captain commander Manoj Jha in char... more »

Three nuclear subs spotted near PLA Navy's Hainan base

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: The three Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines stationed at Yulin naval base of Hainan island]The People's Liberation Army Navy has deployed three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines to its South Sea Fleet base on the southern island province of Hainan, according to the Manila-based InterAksyon news website in a report published July 8. The Chinese navy displayed a photo on the internet which suggested that three Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines are currently stationed at the Yulin naval base in Hainan, according to the report. The paper s... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
* Warmer Climate Could Mean More Kidney Stones?* *Crap! The underlying journal article is Daily Mean Temperature and Clinical Kidney Stone Presentation in Five U.S. Metropolitan Areas: A Time-Series Analysis. The findings are correlational ones so do not enable inferences about causes. And the elevation of risk associated with temperature was very slight anyway. Relative risks were around 1.3. The Federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition says (p. 384): "the threshold for concluding that an agent was more likely than not the cause of an individual's disea... more »

Hagel Discusses Nuclear Deterrence, Modernization

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel]During a visit to the East Coast homeport for six Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile and two guided-missile submarines here yesterday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with 14 female submariners, toured the ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee, and took questions at an event with 180 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. The secretary’s stop here was the on first day of a two-day trip that includes visits today to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, home to the Air Force’s first full squadron of F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter airc... more »

Reminder: Israel Created Hamas

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Every time the government of Israel attacks Gaza mercilessly, using the rationale that it is only interested in wiping out Hamas's military capabilities, it is worth reminding ourselves that the Israeli government created Hamas in the first place. The track records of both the criminal Israeli government and of Hamas's criminal leadership is one of terrorism, torture, collective brainwashing, cruel punishment, oppression, censorship of the press, and backstabbing their allies. The last one is the most ungodly. The victims in this senseless struggle are the peoples of Israel and ... more »

13 July - Blogs I'm Following

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Thomas Piketty and ‘The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality’

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 24 minutes ago
*Guest post by Andrew Wilson* Ludwig Von Mises’ treatise on why capitalism sits in the dock, falsely accused of various crimes against humanity, is a classic: his book *The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality *bravely saying what still needs to be said. It offers a robust rebuttal to the jaundiced view of capitalism found (most recently and conspicuously) in Thomas Piketty’s *Capital in the Twenty-First Century*. In *The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality*, Mises asks: Why do so many people “loathe” capitalism? He gives a threefold answer. The first factor is simple ignorance. Few people cred... more »

GAZA AND THE NEOCON LIES

Neoconservative master propagandist Jonathan Tobin writing in *Commentary* today says about the current crisis that “Hamas set events in motion last month when some of its operatives kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers and then escalated the conflict by shooting several hundred rockets into the Jewish state from its Gaza stronghold”. Rubbish. It was Israel that set events in motion when IDF snipers shot dead Gazan civilians during the months preceding the current crisis. A number of those randomly murdered were farmers tending fields close to the border with Israel. One ... more »

Apologies

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 35 minutes ago
Apologies for not tending the blog too well recently. To those who asked: nothing was wrong -- I was just up to my eyes getting out work while preparing for and attending a conference. Evidence of the very blurry variety below. [image: HETSA1] Ask me anything, if you’re curious. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

SUBHUMANS?

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 hour ago
The US-NATO are pushing for war with Russia. By actively supporting the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, Ukraine with money, weapons, and military advisers the plan is that Russia will eventually come to the aid of Russian ethnic people in the eastern portion of the country thus giving the US-NATO the pretext to fully enter into war with Russia via Ukraine. This video about the growing reality of genocide against Russian speakers inside Ukraine is a must watch and a must share. Ukraine is the trigger for war with Russia. Any war with Russia is a suicide pact with the devil for sure. ... more »

Sacramento Journalist Seth Sandronsky Reviews A Chronicle of Echoes

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 hour ago
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky Education Reformers’ Playbook Want names of and motives for public school reformers? Read A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of American Public Education by Mercedes K. Schneider. The author has skin in this game. She is a public school teacher against the corporate conquest of community-based public education. Schneider opens […]

Neocons Hedge Bets in Backing Flaky Rick Perry

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 2 hours ago
The very definition of a fixed horserace is when the same interests own both horses in that race. Such is the growing neocon push behind Texas Governor Rick Perry who has been cleaned up after his 2012 GOP primary season embarrassment to emerge as the Mexican bashing, American exceptionist promoting ringer in the upcoming race against neocon Democratic party candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. They even gave him Barry Goldwater style horn-rimmed glasses for his coming out party. The neocon central transmission beacon The Washington Post prominently featured an op ed allegedly penned... more »

German spy scandal spreads ( July 13 , 2014 ) - Did the CIA recruit a dozen spies among various German Ministries ?

Over a dozen CIA-recruited spies work in German ministries – report Published time: July 13, 2014 18:07 Get short URL [image: Security officers stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Berlin July 10, 2014. (Reuters/Thomas Peter )] Security officers stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Berlin July 10, 2014. (Reuters/Thomas Peter ) Share on tumblr Tags CIA, Germany, Intelligence, Politics,Scandal US secret services have recruited more than a dozen officials in various German government ministries to work as spies, with some of them working for the CIA for many years, a German tabloid reported on S... more »

The Poet: Langston Hughes, “I Dream A World”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“I Dream A World”* by Langston Hughes “I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom's way, Where greed no longer saps the soul Nor avarice blights our day. A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankind- Of such I dream, my world!”

“'The A**hole Effect': What Wealth Does to the Brain”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“'The A**hole Effect': What Wealth Does to the Brain”* By Anne Manne "Call it the a**hole effect. That is the term coined by US psychologist Paul Piff* after he did some stunning new research into the effects of wealth and inequality on people’s attitudes. As we ponder [Australian politician] Joe Hockey’s budget and his division of the world into "leaners" and "lifters", as we learn from Oxfam that the richest 1% of Australians now own the same wealth as the bottom 60%, we would do well to consider the implications of Piff’s studies. He found that as people grow wealthier, they ar... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago

Lies and More Lies

KRandleatA Different Perspective - 3 hours ago
In an earlier posting I purposely and deliberately said that the Air Force lied about sighting solutions in the Project Blue Book files. I said this because they knew, based on their own files, that the satellite solution for one aspect of the Portage County Chase did not work. They, which is to say Hector Quintanilla, knew the truth. As the man in charge, he owns the ultimate responsibility here and he had, naturally, complete access to the Project Blue Book files. Let’s look at something that I have found in the Air Force file on the Las Vegas UFO crash of April 1962. A New York ... more »

I am posting this for those of you who either read my 4th of July post without linking to the original work of Eric Zuesse or missed it entirely. This is what our government is doing to Russian speaking in Ukraine while claming falsely the Russia is the villain.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 3 hours ago
------------------------------ The U.S. Elite Run a Ukrainian Genocide While American Public Are Ignorant of It Posted on July 3, 2014 by Eric Zuesse. Eric Zuesse On Wednesday, July 2nd, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko resumed unlimited war against the residents of southeastern Ukraine, whom he calls “terrorists” for their wanting not to be killed by his troops. European leaders (especially Merkel of Germany, Hollande of France, and Putin of Russia) urged him not to resume his bombing campaign against the southeast, but the U.S. (specifically President Obama) supports the bom... more »

Goooooaaaaalllllllll!!!!!!!

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Diego Maradona, Che Guevara, gauchos, General Galtieri, tango dancers, Nazi war criminals, Jorge Luis Borges, Pope Francis (and, therefore, Ed Stourton), Juan Peron and Evita...Can you hear me President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner!... Your boys took one hell of a beating!

"And Never, Never, To Forget..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - Arundhati Roy

"Remember..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.” - Kent Nerburn

Satire: “Sight of Rick Perry at Border Convinces Immigrants That Anyone Can Succeed in America”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Sight of Rick Perry at Border Convinces Immigrants * *That Anyone Can Succeed in America”* by Andy Borowitz RIO GRANDE (The Borowitz Report)— “A recent tour of the United States-Mexico border by Texas Governor Rick Perry has had the unintended consequence of convincing thousands of immigrants that anyone can succeed in America. After Gov. Perry and the Fox News host Sean Hannity toured the Rio Grande on Thursday, news quickly spread that the two men were actually among the most powerful in America, fueling the immigrants’ impression that the U.S. is a place where anyone can make ... more »

MESSAGE FROM UKRAINE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 4 hours ago
Here is a message from Irina Timofeeva where she gives evidence of genocide in Slavyansk made by so-called "National Guards" and troops of Ukrainian army. Dear All, You may have heard that self-defense forces have taken the militiamen families, armaments, and escaped from the besieged town, so long as they were hoping Ukrainian army would stop bombing the town and civilians, besides, DPR Commander Igor Strelkov is after winning the war and not losing the battle as some had hoped. This is what happened thereafter. Urgent! The truth from Slavyansk about what is happening in the to... more »

“Keeping Things in Perspective: Mountains”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“Keeping Things in Perspective: Mountains”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “From the top of a mountain, we are able to witness life from a different perspective bringing us a new awareness. Mountains have always captured our imaginations, calling us to scale their heights, to circle and worship at their feet, and to pay homage to their greatness. Mountains can be seen from thousands of miles away, and if we are lucky enough to be on top of one, we can see great stretches of the surrounding earth. As a result, mountains symbolize vision, the ability to rise above the adjacent lowlan... more »

A Tale of Two Reports

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
The BBC's coverage of the present Gaza conflict hasn't been monolithic. Take the following pair of reports from tonight's 6 O'Clock News on Radio 4. The first comes from Jeremy Bowen: For much of the night the wounded and the dead were brought into Shifa, Gaza's main hospital. It was the most sustained bombing so far. For Israel, with American support, it's self defence but, as more Palestinian civilians die, the pressure for a ceasefire is growing. At the mortuary blood covered the floor as staff prepared 17 members of the al-Batsh family for burial, including five children. ... more »

1963

Spike EPatNews Spike - 5 hours ago
*ARM’D year! year of the struggle! * *No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year! * *Not you as some pale poetling, seated at a desk, lisping cadenzas piano; * *But as a strong man, erect, clothed in blue clothes, advancing, * *carrying a rifle on your shoulder...* 1963 : Prologue - The Washington Bullets from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"For the very first time ever, When they had a revolution in Nicaragua,* *There was no interference from America - Human rights in America* *Well the people fought the leader, And up he flew...* *With no Washington bullets, what else ... more »

World Cup Live Tweeting

jurassicporkatWelcome Back to Pottersville - 5 hours ago
OK, so I'm sure everyone knows it's Argentina vs Germany in the World Cup Final (In Red Sox Nation, that means the *other *game besides the Red Sox/Houston matchup). A few quick peeks into the Pope's Twitter account shows Francis and Benedict are watching the game together at Frankie's place and the two aren't getting along so well. Benedict & Francis made a #WorldCup bet- The loser has to wash the Popemobile with Biden in St. Peter's Sq. stripped to the waist. #p2 #p21 — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) July 13, 2014 @Pontifex: "I really hope Benedict doesn't make a Nazi sal... more »

APARTHIED ADVENTURE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 5 hours ago

Rail-guns and Lasers for sure

SteveatThinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
We will need them to fight the space lizards. This is the proper use of taxpayers for security purposes. Seriously you have to love the new attitude, the Navy promoting the fact these weapons are less of an environmental hazard. The mag lev catapult being installed on the George HW Bush aircraft carriers should be installed at every airport in the world to launch passenger jets.

Help Hamas Help Itself

SteveatThinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
Hamas has about the same amount of popular support in Gaza as Steve Harper does in Canada. That is a core of fanatics topping out around 30%. The repeated missile attacks on Israel are like Harper's repeated attacks on non reported crime. Every time an innocent Palestinian dies Hamas wins. The world should follow Harper's lead on this and say, sorry Gaza, there is nothing else the world can do, blame Hamas. If this futile policy is seen as futile, they may decide to face reality and pay attention to the desires of the majority. Seen on the internet and mostly true. I do not think L... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*Gusman wants $4 million from city of New Orleans in next year to house mentally ill inmates ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens* *Legal battle pits law against church ~Heidi R. Kinchen, The Advocate* *Business owner loses everything in Bywater fire ~Jaclyn Kelly, WWL* *Hattiesburg woman is Saintsational ~Emily Ham Price, Hattiesburg American*

Breaking news- Putin & Merkel "constructive talks" regarding Ukraine

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*Interesting tidbit- * *Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed that the situation in Ukraine, where Kiev is continuing an offensive against pro-Russian separatists in the east, is "deteriorating", the Kremlin says.* *"Putin and Merkel had a constructive, very thorough dialogue during which they discussed in detail possible options for resolving the situation in Ukraine," *Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. *"The two leaders agreed that unfortunately the situation is deteriorating."* They als*o "stres... more »

Sunday Morning McCain: Fortress America Edition

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 6 hours ago
This Sunday's all star lineup of war criminals, liars, charlatans, recycled political hacks and deranged fiends featured more than the usual gaggle trotted out to spew lies and engage in demagoguery but the one constant remains that mangy, deranged old bastard Senator John McCain. McCain - this week sans his little butt buddy Lindsey Graham, the Palmetto State princess - was in his usual dyspeptic and cranky form in pushing for increased US involvement in Iraq. The target of McCain's ire during his appearance on State of the Union with that annoying sow Candy Crowley was Senator Ra... more »

PILGER ON PALESTINE & UKRAINE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 6 hours ago
*The Return of George Orwell and Big Brother’s War On Palestine, Ukraine and the Truth* by John Pilger The other night, I saw George Orwells’s 1984 performed on the London stage. Although crying out for a contemporary interpretation, Orwell’s warning about the future was presented as a period piece: remote, unthreatening, almost reassuring. It was as if Edward Snowden had revealed nothing, Big Brother was not now a digital eavesdropper and Orwell himself had never said, “To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.” Acclaimed by critic... more »

Compelling evidence

skrashenatSchools Matter - 6 hours ago
Sent to the Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2014 In "Test scores may move, learning doesn't" (July 12), Jo Craven McGinty says that there is "compelling evidence" that the US education system is inadequate, because American students "score below average in math and average in reading and science" when compared to other countries on international tests. Not mentioned is the finding that when researchers control for the effect of poverty, American scores on international tests are at the top of the world. Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child pove... more »

The Comment Awards 2014: Vote Solid

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 7 hours ago
Since Twitter killed the comments box star, a lot of fine blogging traditions have been forgotten. Memes like this one used to circulate around blogs, driving traffic through tagging and plentiful linky-love. There used to be lovely blog carnivals showcasing writing from your compadres and comrades. These were excellent for community-building and discovering smart bloggers you may otherwise have missed. And yes, one much-missed tradition was the annual battle of the blogs. Each year, roughly coinciding with the onset of silly season Iain Dale/*Total Politics* would run their top 10... more »

Recent Israeli Attack on Gaza

Hani FakhouriatMiddle East Today - 7 hours ago
The recent violent attacks that took place between the Israeli government and Hamas in Gaza during the past week led to the followings: 1. The launching of more than1, 300 air strikes by the Israelis since the offense began. A of 7/12/2014 more than 165 Palestinians died and over 1000 were injured. In addition the Israelis destroyed 200 homes and some public buildings, including mosques and hospitals. 2. The launching by 800 rockets by Hamas. However, there were no fatalities reported by the Israeli government. The Israelis forces destructive attacks are not the first and will n... more »

Pay more tribute?

SteveatThinking Aboot - 8 hours ago
The Harper goverment saw no defense system it did not want. Canadian jobs were not secondary, they were no wary. The F35, C17 Galaxy, and new trucks were all to be made in the USA, and in the case of the planes the lucrative maintenance would be/is outsourced there as well. The military case for buying these systems critics consider weak to foolish. In diplomatic circles this is called bending over. Caesar called it tribute. Lockheed Martin would not be the first arms dealer to use a carrot and a stick to close a deal. There is no shortage of plain brown envelopes in the closets ... more »

WEST COAST NUMBER #1 IN PRO SPORTS

Allen L Roland, Ph.DatAllen L Roland's Weblog - 8 hours ago
*LA Kings celebrate their second Stanley Cup in three years* *The final nail in the coffin of East Coast sports dominance was provided by the LA Kings winning the coveted Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in June, 2014. As a native New Englander, I once worshipped the Boston Bruins, Red Sox and New York Giants but when my beloved Giants moved west in1958 shortly after my move west as a Naval Aviator ~ my allegiance shifted and I saw the handwriting on the wall which has now become reality. The West is now supreme in pro ... more »

Hitler on the Roof: Netanyahu's Rampage

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 9 hours ago
Murderous Lunatic Netanyahu's Killing Spree Sanctioned by USA Sunday morning television in the USA!, USA!, USA! is where the weekly talking points are trotted out by the political elite and the Washington war machine. War criminals are feted as statesmen and given the sort of credibility they are undeserving of, in any decent and civilized society mass-murderers, psychopaths and fiends are tried for their crimes and thrown in prison or executed - on our great star-spangled lemming farm they are given a nationally televised forum. Making an appearance this week on CBS's Face the Na... more »

Welcome to the Planet of the Frankensteins

hygiecratathygiecracy - 9 hours ago
It seems these days that the name *Frankenstein* is used to designate not only the scientist Victor Frankenstein, but also the monster he created in Mary Shelley's early 19th century novel. Rather than reflecting a mistake of some sort, however, this may reflect the recognition of a deeper, underlying truth. For while both creator and creation are monstrous in the novel, in many respects it is the creator who is the more horrible. As such, it seems entirely appropriate that his name should come to designate not merely the monster, but the monstrous. Among other things, it ... more »

Monsanto and the MAN!

SteveatThinking Aboot - 9 hours ago
Better living through chemistry. Monsanto has been at the forefront of the chemical manipulation of our environment. Not all bad for sure, but this history should slow down any positive catalyst. H/T to Terra Forming Terra (how Kim Stanley Robinson)

Ludicrous ideas

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
The way the BBC reports the trouble and strife in the Middle East has its most pernicious affect on the casual observer. Anyone with more than a general interest in current affairs will go to their own preferred specialist websites, newspapers and TV stations for news and views, but the opinion of the casual observer is a litmus test indicative of the BBC’s political inclinations. So although some people have detected a slight shift in the general atmosphere, starting from a low base of outright hostility to Israel where the actual word Zionist is a pejorative, through ‘a plague on ... more »

The Diplomat: Julian Ku argues PRC Murder of Taiwanese is Legal, US defense of Taiwan is not

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 10 hours ago
*The wreckage of Ku's arguments.* *No one seems to know from what deliberations this declaration [Cairo] issued, it was apparently drafted, at the moment, by Harry Hopkins, after consultation only with the President and the Chinese visitors. Of all the acts of American statesman- ship in this unhappy chapter, the issuance of this declaration, which is so rarely criticized, seems to me to have been the most unfortunate in its consequences. The other direct results of this phase of American statesmanship have either been erased by subsequent events or seem to have produced, at least,... more »

"Fantasy" - Earth, Wind & Fire

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 10 hours ago
Just heard a never ending remix of this classic track and it really pissed me off. No melody, no variation, just repetitive crap. This however is brilliant... "Fantasy" - Earth, Wind & Fire: http://youtu.be/VZ5FsOZWC3A

Implanted Microchips are the Next Step Towards a Totalitarian USA

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 10 hours ago
NSA whistleblower William Binney is absolutely correct when speaking of the mass surveillance and data-mining and storage operations as having "the ultimate goal is total population control". The next iteration in the transformation into a totalitarian society will be the inevitable implanting of tracking chips in humans. The key is getting to the point where Americans will willingly accept the chip, mandated forced implantation by the government could be the one thing outside of Dancing With the Stars being taken off the air that could trigger a revolt. There is of course that re... more »

Jalapeno Cheese Bread: Puffy vs Free-form...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*and the difference is?* My demo yesterday was the store's lovingly made-from-scratch by our master baker jalapeno cheese bread. *Me to customer: * "Let me show you the different versions. They both have the same exact ingredients and are the same weight. Some have been baked in a round pan producing a puffier bread. Others were baked free-form creating a slightly flatter, denser bread." *Customer to me with a puzzled look on her face: * "Did you say puppy?" *Me:* "Huh?" *Customer with realization dawning on her face:* "Oh, I though you said *"puppy"* not *"puffy."* *Me... more »

Are you SERIOUSLY 'Ready for Hillary'?!

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 11 hours ago
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Libya Updates ( July 13 , 2014 ) -- Fierce fighting at Libya's international Airport halts flights as rival Militias battle for control there ( Zintan Militai in control of Airport battling various Islamist Brigades ! Run of gun on full display ........

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 11 hours ago
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/13/Fierce-fighting-halts-flights-into-Libyan-capital.html Fierce fighting halts flights into Libyan capital Airplanes are seen at the airport in Tripoli March 21, 2014. (Reuters) Text size A A A AFP, Tripoli Sunday, 13 July 2014 Fierce fighting erupted around the Libyan capital's international airport on Sunday as the anti-Islamist militia that control it came under attack, airport officials said. “Rockets struck inside the airport perimeter around 6 am (0400 GMT)” interrupting flights, an official said. “Clashes followed betw... more »

a spontaneous day out in Salisbury - Wessex archaeology museum - Old Sarum neolithic hill fort

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 11 hours ago
couple of hours by train, from Oxford (change at Basingstoke), Salisbury was our 'spontaneous day out' selection, this weekend. We'd been before, but only to take the tour bus to Stonehenge and Avebury. Upon arrival in Salisbury, like consummate tourists (or pilgrims of yore), the wife and I made our way directly to the Cathedral for a quick shuftie round. We wandered around the quadrangle and then inside, but it was mostly cordoned off by a First Communion Ceremony. For those who don't realise this, a Cathedral is a massive cemetery for the rich/patrons with a roof over it. Outside... more »

Rank Treachery

Spike EPatNews Spike - 12 hours ago
Rank Treachery - The Mountbatten Coup and the English May of 1968 from Spike EP on Vimeo. To Play the King. Adam Curtis' Rough cut of the short film "Every Day is Like Sunday"

Remember the Ottawa cop who abused a black woman?

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs)atDAMMIT JANET! - 12 hours ago
Sgt Steven Desjourdy has a new job. That's him on the right. Yes Desjourdy - who should NOT even be allowed within 10 metres of any woman in police custody - now works in the division that investigates human trafficking. In April this year - yes in 2014 - Desjourdy was "*found guilty of discreditable conduct at an internal Ottawa police disciplinary hearing into a widely reported, controversial cellblock strip search in 2008.* *In September 2008, Desjourdy left a female prisoner half naked in pants soaked with urine; her shirt and bra had been cut off during a strip search [...]*... more »

SHELLING OVER THE LINE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 12 hours ago
Artillery shells from Ukraine hit a private house in the Rostov region of Russia, killing a citizen and leaving two more injured. The Russian Foreign Ministry promised heavy consequences. It seems likely that this shelling of Russia by the Kiev regime was timed as Vladimir Putin was on his South American tour. It is a taunt and a challenge to draw Russia into direct war with Ukraine - just what US-NATO has been trying to do for the past several months.

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 12 hours ago

Iran nuclear Talks Update ( July 13 , 2014 ) State of play in the Iran and P 5 + 1 Talks ( deadline to complete Long Term Agreement - 7/20/14 ) ....... A Final Agreement extremely unlikely so an extension of three to six months looming .......

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Moon of Alabama..... July 13, 2014 Iran: The Nuclear Negotiations Scam Four "western" Foreign Ministers flew to Vienna today to further negotiate about Iran's nuclear achievements. It is quite dubious why Kerry thought that such a meeting now would be helpful. It looks like this was planned as an attempt to intimidate Iran into further concessions but failed because neither Russia's nor China's Foreign Minister are attending. The negotiations are supposed to find a compromise until July 20. After that the negotiations would have to be prolonged for another 6 month which would only g... more »

The Opposite Of Truth and Freedom

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 12 hours ago
http://wellington.pm.org/ The Harper government came to Ottawa promising transparency and accountability. But, Tim Harper writes, when journalists request information from the Throne, they get obfuscation: When we ask for specifics on a program known as the International Experience Canada, a supposedly reciprocal program that is disproportionately being used by foreign workers in this country, [Chris] Alexander’s office tells us our economic recovery is one of the best in the G7 and “Canada’s economy ... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 12 hours ago
*Texas GOP Adds School Choice to Platform, Some Lawmakers Resistant* The Texas Republican Party added support for private school choice to its platform after several legislative sessions in which Republican leaders refused to advance school choice bills. The new platform says the Texas Republican Party advocates policies that “allow maximum freedom of choice in public, private, or parochial education for all children.” The platform also denounces government regulation of private schools. “Texas children can be forgotten in arguments over budgets and funding formulas, so it’s great... more »

Immigration chaos ! ( July 5 , 2014 ) The news and views on the subject of immigration , border security and chaos theory ......

Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
Border / Immigration insanity...... Sabella can't believe US immigration policy or how Higuain hit the goal post ...... http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/05/border-meltdown-obama-delivering-290000-illegals-to-u-s-homes/ [image: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with members of his cabinet at the White House in Washington July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque] Border Meltdown: Obama Delivering 290,000 Illegals To U.S. Homes 10:02 AM 07/05/2014 402 151 Share [image: Photo of Neil Munro] Neil Munro White House Correspondent - See All Articles<li class="article-email-a... more »

Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Human Rights Commission

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 14 hours ago
Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Human Rights Commission http://youtu.be/uhWgZu6tcZU

The Ramones: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 14 hours ago
The Ramones: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: http://youtu.be/zGgfHZ02I2k RIP Tommy Ramone, the last of the original Ramones has passed away...

Tommy Ramone plays an acoustic version of "Rockaway Beach"

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 14 hours ago
"Rockaway Beach" by Tommy Ramone: http://youtu.be/os5wR9OvwlY

Tommy Ramone RIP

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 14 hours ago
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (Live): http://youtu.be/TYh1lRR1m6Y I love the Ramones and may post some more tracks later today. Tommy Ramone was the drummer with the Ramones, for whom 2. 5 minutes was excessively long for a track...

Taiwan's brewing academic scandals?

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
Turn out the lights, the party's over for Minister of Education Chiang Wei-ling whose "I didn't know" excuses are crumbling in the widening scandal of the 60 papers retracted from a scientific journal... (TT) Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) has ordered the Ministry of Science and Technology to look into an academic publishing scandal involving Minister of Education Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧), Executive Yuan spokesperson Sun Lih-chyun (孫立群) said yesterday. The directive came in the wake of accusations that National Pingtung University associate professor Chen Chen-yuan (陳震遠) committed academ... more »

DCNS floats the FREMM multi-mission frigate Languedoc, fourth FREMM for the French Navy

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
[image: FREMM Languedoc]On 12 July 2014, DCNS floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Languedoc in Lorient, France. The achievement of this industrial milestone marks an important step in the construction of the vessel. It once again underlines the industrial dynamism of DCNS: five multi-mission frigates are under simultaneous construction, at different stages of advancement. Read more

Uh Oh — A Crappy Italian Company Might Build The Netherlands’ New Stealth Fighters

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: F-35A Lightning II]The Dutch minister of defense recently attended talks in Rome to decide who would build nearly 40 F-35 stealth fighters for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Lockheed Martin in the U.S. designed the single-engine, radar-evading jet, but the company licenses some of the actual manufacturing to foreign factories. The Netherlands is considering tapping Italian firm Alenia Aerospace to make most of the Dutch jets, which could form the backbone of the RNLAF for many decades. The choice is a potentially risky one. Alenia Aerospace is part of the Finmeccanica Gro... more »

For the idiots on Twitter who claim that Hamas's hatred of Israel is not because of religion

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 17 hours ago
Article 7 of the Hamas Charter: "The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them, so that the Jews hide behind trees and stones, and each tree and stone will say: 'Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him,' except for the Gharqad tree, for it is the tree of the Jews." OK, that's that lie put to rest...

US Air Force integrating Raytheon aircraft-tracking transponders

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast]Raytheon Company has started integrating Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities for the U.S. Air Force's largest airplanes to ensure that the service meets an international deadline for equipping military aircraft with the latest satellite-based cooperative aircraft tracking technology. Air Force bombers, cargo planes and refueling tankers are receiving transponder capabilities that broadcast their location and other information while in civil airspace. ADS-B technology monitors plane movement, and is requir... more »

North Korea Launches Missiles in Latest Test-Fire

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, South Korea said, the latest in a series of test-firings seen as expressions of anger over the North's failure to win talks on receiving outside aid, and over U.S.-South Korean military drills. The missiles, believed to be of Scud variations, were fired from the North Korean city of Kaesong near the border with the South and had a range of about 500 kilometers (311 miles), said a South Korean military official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of department rules. North Korea experts said it was highly un... more »

Air Force Modernization: Future Radar Planes Need On-Board Battle Management

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: E-8 JSTARS]Air power is about more than fighters and bombers. In the case of the U.S. Air Force, it is also about supporting the rest of the joint force with vital enablers such as aerial refueling, long-distance transport, and timely intelligence. This commentary is about the intelligence — or to be more specific, what the military calls “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” (ISR). Piercing the fog of war is crucial to using combat forces effectively, and no military service in the world is better at generating the kind of detailed information warfighters need w... more »

Military facility hides secrets from the world

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
With journalists sentenced to hard labour for writing about an isolated installation, experts are concerned about what might be being produced. It was the kind of scoop any intrepid journalist dreams of getting, hitting all the right notes along the way — a vast and mysterious military installation, rumours of chemicals weapons, unexplained Chinese workers, the gaping maw of a tunnel jutting from the earth. No doubt the Myanmar journalists thought that, given the heady political changes afoot in their country, something might actually come of their revelation that the government a... more »

Get him...

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 17 hours ago
I hear that The Sunday Telegraph says Tony Blair faces being summoned before Parliament to explain "secret negotiations" he is said to have held with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams over on-the-run IRA suspects. I can hardly wait but then Blair is so slippery he'll get away scot free

Christchurch land wanted for Montessori School

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 19 hours ago
[image: image] *Here’s a guest post from our friends at Nova Montessori School, Christchurch. Can you help?* *Christchurch land wanted for Montessori School* Nova Montessori school in New Brighton, Christchurch operates both a preschool, and the South Island’s only primary school true to the brilliant principles that were developed by Maria Montessori. You can read Montessori’s books to get an appreciation of the genius in her method - but as a parent the thing that sells you completely is to see with your own eyes a classroom in action, and over time the difference it makes in ... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 19 hours ago
*Pop musician creates skeptical video* According to RawStory.com, founding OVERKILL drummer Lee "Rat Skates" Kundrat has written ad directed a new ad that uses graphic Holocaust footage in an apparent attempt to downplay the idea of global warming. Check it out below. Skates, who grew up in a middle-class household in New Providence, New Jersey, has reportedly been making short videos for conservative causes for the last few years. The 53-year-old former musician raised eyebrows last December when he created a seemingly pro-Christian ad dubbed "War On Christmas" (see below) which w... more »

Giveaway: Slide the City

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 21 hours ago
One of my favorite activities as a child was playing on the slip n' slide during the summer. As I grew the slip n' slide became less fun because there just wasn't enough of it, but now Slide the City is putting the fun back in slip n' slides. Slide the City is coming to Salt Lake City and bringing with them a 1,000 foot water slide. It will stretch from the Captiol building to the Salt Lake Temple and be one awesome ride. Slide The City is a free weekend event open to the public with tickets to ride the slide available for purchase. The event will require the street to be shut down... more »

The Poet: Joy Harjo, "A Map to the Next World"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"A Map to the Next World"* "In the last days of the fourth world I wished to make a map for those who would climb through the hole in the sky. My only tools were the desires of humans as they emerged from the killing fields, from the bedrooms and the kitchens. For the soul is a wanderer with many hands and feet. The map must be of sand and can't be read by ordinary light. It must carry fire to the next tribal town, for renewal of spirit. In the legend are instructions on the language of the land, how it was we forgot to acknowledge the gift, as if we were not in it or of it. Take not... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"The glare of Alpha Centauri, one of the brightest stars in planet Earth's night sky, floods the left side of this southern skyscape. A mere 4.3 light-years distant, Alpha Centauri actually consists of two component stars similar in size to the Sun, locked in a mutual orbit. Much smaller and cooler, a third member of the same star system, Proxima Centauri, lies outside this field of view. * Click image for larger size.* Still, the telescopic scene does reveal often overlooked denizens of the Milky Way's crowded galactic plane that lie beyond the glare of Alpha Centauri, including a ... more »

“7 Ways to Tell If You’re Not Currently Living Your Highest Purpose in Life”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“7 Ways to Tell If You’re Not Currently * *Living Your Highest Purpose in Life”* By Jacob Sokol *1. You’re not waking up excited in the morning.* If you’re not excited (or at least enthusiastic) in the morning – then you’re most likely not living your highest purpose. If you’re waking up a couple of days each week with a monotonous feeling of having to do this again today – that’s probably a sign that you’re “off purpose.” When you’re Living On Purpose, you wake up excited in the morning because a personally exciting life awaits you. “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mir... more »

"Stained Glass..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
“People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.” - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Chet Raymo, “To Look And To Know”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“To Look And To Know”* by Chet Raymo “Screws, rivets, ball bearings, pins, axles, couplings, belts, chains, gears, flywheels, levers, rods, ratchets, brakes, pipes, pistons, valves, springs, cranks, cams, pulleys. I have just spent an afternoon perusing again Leonardo da Vinci's Notebooks, or facsimiles thereof. Anyone with an interest in engineering cannot turn these pages without pleasure. What an explosion of ingenuity! A mind racing pell-mell through an encyclopedia of mechanical contrivance, moving at such frenetic speed that application gets left in the lurch. Everything is ... more »

"Illusions..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
“Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.” - Sigmund Freud

The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Sunset"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"Sunset"* “Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors which it passes to a row of ancient trees. You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you, one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth, leaving you, not really belonging to either, not so helplessly dark as that house that is silent, not so unswervingly given to the eternal as that thing that turns to a star each night and climbs– leaving you (it is impossible to untangle the threads) your own life, timid and standing high and growing, so that, sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out, one moment your life is a ... more »

NAFTA'S CHILDREN

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 22 hours ago

Afghan Presidential Campaign reaches solution to Runoff Vote Controversy ( July 12 , 2014 ) -- Afghan rivals agree to UN-supervised recount John Kerry says Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani will abide by audit of entire presidential poll to settle dispute.

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/07/afghan-rivals-agree-un-supervised-recount-201471219451977537.html Afghan rivals agree to UN-supervised recount John Kerry says Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani will abide by audit of entire presidential poll to settle dispute. Last updated: 12 Jul 2014 19:53 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] The two rival candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election have agreed to abide by the results of a UN-supervised recount of the entire poll... more »

ONE YEAR IN THE SLAMMER

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 23 hours ago
After carrying out a peaceful protests at the Hancock air field in Syracuse, New York where U.S. drones are piloted remotely, Mary Anne Grady Flores was sentenced to a year in prison. Mary Anne had been issued an order of protection aimed at keeping her away from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base after she participated in an act of civil disobedience there in 2012. Last year, Grady Flores says she attended another peace action, but did not participate, instead photographing it from the roadway, beyond what she believed was the base's boundary. She was later told the base's pro... more »

CUPE Ontario has the right idea: Sex work regs ought to be about workers' rights

Jody PatersonatA Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 23 hours ago
CUPE is my new favourite union now that CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn has written a piece in the National Post saying the thing Canadians should be aiming for in laws and regulations around the adult, consensual sex industry is a safer workplace for sex workers. So true. The violence and vulnerability that Justice Minister Peter McKay keeps going on about as he tries to push through the flawed and dangerous Bill C-36 exists primarily because sex workers don't enjoy any of the standard workplace protections that the rest of the country's workers rely on. When you're a sex ... more »

The Black Lodge

Spike EPatNews Spike - 23 hours ago
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"This Land is Mine" and Marketing the Tools of Occupation

AlisonatCreekside - 1 day ago
Nina Paley's brilliant "A brief history of the land called Israel/Palestine/Canaan/the Levant" and her Who's-killing-who viewer's guide Some news headlines from yesterday and today .. Haaretz :* Israel's international credit to pound Gaza is running out* Businessweek : *Israel Tells Gazans to Leave Homes Before Intensified Attacks* CP : *Canada Accuses UN Official Of Unfairly Criticizing Israeli Operation In Gaza * G&M *: **Harper confirms Canada’s support for Israel in conversation with Netanyahu* Media Co-op : *Canadian hands involved in Gaza bombings* Real News Network i... more »

US should "follow" Kiev's lead & act unilaterally on sanctions- Canada does

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Let's be absolutely clear- The fascist government in Kiev is not acting unilaterally, in any way shape or form. So the idea that the US should follow Kiev's lead is absurd. I couldn't believe anyone, anywhere, accepts that narrative at face value. Does this WP editorial suggest to readers that Europe is not as willing to fall on the sword for the US as even I had believed? And covered previously? *Trigger a cold war to make it easier (for the US) to annex Europe * * Or* *"Toward a Europe Whole & Free" Via NATO global dominance * It is spin from the Washington Post, of course. Germa... more »

“The Universe: For Every Grain Of Sand On Earth”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Universe: * *For Every Grain Of Sand On Earth”* by Wait But Why “Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty or blown away by the insane scale of the universe. Personally, I go for the old “existential meltdown followed by acting weird for the next half hour.” But everyone feels *something.* A really starry sky seems vast- but all we’re looking at is our very local neighborhood. On the very best nights, we can see up to about 2,500 stars (roughly one hundred-millionth of the stars in our galaxy), and almost all of them are less than 1,000 light ye... more »

The Unpeopled

theozarkeratThe Conflicted Doomer - 1 day ago
July 12, 2014 The world rushes into madness again as the crumbling Empire which designates itself indispensable becomes, in fact if not in its fictions, dispensable and the exceptional people who rule the Empire and its vassal states around the … Continue reading →

@the Chalk Face radio Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. #chalktalk #CrazyinCO.

Timothy D. Slekarat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Tomorrow night @the chalk face radio. Another installment of “Crazy in Colorado.” We will be talking to bully journalist Karin Malchow. Karin just doesn’t understand how paid for reports and internal board press releases can be passed off as news to the public. We will try and help her understand “priority journalism.” Also we’ll be […]

Terror Trains (This Is What We Reap When We Allow Media Manipulators To STOP Oil Replacement by Alternative Energy Sources) At Issue Is Who Shall Rule The World

As the bombing continues in the Gaza and Ukraine (see below) we learn about the ecological bombing the forces of darkness (true, ultimate darkness) have brought much closer to home. And it's not the worst bombing ecologically that we've suffered. From the illuminative Karen Garcia (you gotta love those Garcias!): From the Del Marva News Journal: Rail companies balked at states

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*2014 Saints roster maybe the strongest one ever on paper, Archie Manning says ~Ramon Antonio Vargus*

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Family points finger at OPP after released bipolar woman struck in crash ~N.O. Advocate* *Post-Katrina Politics in New Orleans ~Charlie Cook, National Journal* *Homeless camp concerns grow over aggressive panhandling ~WWLTV* *Rental demand in metro area soars to new heights ~WVUE* *Generous retirement benefit boost slipped into bill for State Police Col. Mike Edmonson on last day of legislative session ~Louisiana Voice*

July 12: What's going on?

Ain't nothing going on in Section A of Friday's paper. In C, page 5, we have a headline "Pension report favours province's pension reforms". The sub-head tells us the N.B. Superintendent of pensions is one of the authors of the report. There is one thing it doesn't tell us; and there is a question it doesn't ask. It tells us that the report comes from the C.D.Howe Institute. What it doesn't tell us is that this is a fancy name for what is, in fact, a propaganda house for big business. It has no interest in human needs and, indeed, no understanding of them. It's aim, it's only aim, i... more »

Dearth of Earthworms in Ontario

Majia's BlogatMajia's Blog - 1 day ago
The Wall Street Journal reports “Worm Shortage Bites Fishing Trade” (2014, July 12-13), p. A5 Apparently Ontario is the center of commercial picking of the earthworms (nightcrawlers) used as fishing bait. The worms are actually “hand-picked in the wild” and then shipped south in the millions. This year has been the biggest collapse in Ontario’s nightcrawlers in at least 26 years, according to the article. Bad weather in Ontario caused a delay in Spring (March-May) picking and the shortages due to delays were exacerbated by “a dry May” that “kept the moisture-loving creatures b... more »

Missile-destroying Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Intercepts Target

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Ground-based Interceptor]Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile target in space on Sunday, marking the first successful intercept for the latest variant of the EKV and the ninth for the overall program. “This is an important moment for our nation,” said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. “The successful test reflects the tireless systems-engineering work by a joint government-industry team to ensure the U.S. is protected from long-range ballistic missiles.” The intercept took place during a Missile D... more »

I have coined an new word " Prepperation (TM)"

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
*Prepperation (TM) - the act of actively preparing or thinkingaboot TEOTWAWKI. One who practices prepperation is a Prepperationalist (TM)* *Copyright bitches, when the end of the world comes, I will trade the use of this word for food.* *These other people forgot to TM it.*

The Beast

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
A new e bike that tickles my fancy. They claim for use less than 10KM a day the solar panels on the battery case will do the charging. The top model ($3500 CDN) claims a 45KM range with a top speed of 32 KM/hr. Well done people! You can help kickstart it here. I have added it to my shopping list for the end times.

Climate Change Hits Hard in Nevada

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
If you really want to understand the pickle the Southwest USA is now in watch Cadillac Desert. Its a fascinating 1997 documentary about water management. Red Red Flags should be going off all over America. Twenty five % of America's agricultural output is produced in deserts. When things can no longer move forward they stop.

@the Chalk Face radio Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. #chalktalk #CrazyinCO.

Timothy D. Slekarat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Tomorrow night @the chalk face radio. Another installment of “Crazy in Colorado.” We will be talking to bully journalist Karin Malchow. Karin just doesn’t understand how paid for reports and internal board press releases can be passed off as news to the public. We will try and help her understand “priority journalism.” Also we’ll be […]

Saturday Interview: Jim Jepps

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
*Imitation, nay, outright plagiarism is the highest form of flattery. In this spirit find below the first in a regular Saturday feature carrying on the fine tradition established by the late Norman Geras. Eagle-eyed readers might spot a resemblance/"adaptation" of some of Norm's questions. So, from now on look forward to the low down from activists, bloggers, political types and other cool cats. And we kick off the series with ...* Jim Jepps is a political activist in Camden, London. He's written for a variety of publications and is involved in the *The North London Star*, launched... more »

Latest Democrat Fundraising Scam: Obama Impeachment Looming

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
Bereft of ideas, loathed by many progressives as unable to continue to maintain the illusion that they are not eaten to the core by corruption the Democrats, facing an epic ass-kicking come November are fundraising off of the fear tactic that the so-called Tea Party contingent is going to impeach President Barack Obama. This is ridiculous and really, when it comes right down to it the bastard deserves to be impeached although not for any of the silly horseshit that John Boehner and Sarah Palin are accusing him of. Obama, like ALL US presidents are by definition war criminals and an... more »

How many children?

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
I’ve been quiet recently because people on other websites have tackled specific instances of unfair reporting more assiduously than I have been able to. BBC Watch in particular regularly highlights errors and thoughtless statements made by interviewers and reporters, which are apt to compound misunderstandings and confuse the public in the name of clarification and impartiality. Yolande Knell and Jeremy Bowen have been particularly unhelpful recently. Knell is in Gaza to “tell your story” like Alan Johnston before her, but that shouldn’t mean spouting untrue propaganda such as the ... more »

Northerntruthseeker Vacation Alert

NortherntruthseekeratNortherntruthseeker - 1 day ago
Yes, I am taking a much needed vacation break, or as my friend Digger in the UK says… A 'tea up'…. It is long overdue, and hopefully will alleviate some of the stress that I have been going through over the last while…. I will be bringing a portable laptop with me to keep me up to speed on what is really going on in the world….. I have asked my friend, Whitewraithe, if she wants to give it a whirl at putting up a weekly "rant" over the next few weeks in my absence and she said she would give it a shot….. It will be interesting to read and I can guarantee it will be just as infor... more »

The Genocide Of The People Of Gaza: Is THIS Not A War Crime? Israel Purposely Targeting Hospitals In Gaza!

NortherntruthseekeratNortherntruthseeker - 1 day ago
Yes, the assault on the innocent people of Gaza continues unabated as of today… The criminal and psychotic state of Israel is well into its murderous rampage on the largest open air concentration camp on the planet known as the Gaza Strip and it continues to use the outright LIE that the attacks are in "response" to "rocket attacks" originating from that strip! The fact is that there is no way in hell considering how much Israel has surveillance and control over the strip that materials for making such rockets is even possible for the people of Gaza… That is why I smell another rat... more »

Open letter to Ellie Herman, or how Green Dot's Marco Petruzzi's special education policies hurt everyone including their own administrators

Robert D. Skeels * rdsatheneatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
*"It is not legally or morally acceptable that these so-called "schools of choice" that are concentrated in urban communities and supported with public funds, should be permitted to operate as segregated learning environments where students are more isolated by race, socioeconomic class, disability, and language than the public school district from which they were drawn."— COPAA* [image: Marco Petruzzi takes pride in Green Dot Charter Corporation's discrimination against special needs students] Wall Street privatization darling Marco Petruzzi (above) led a beleaguered Green Dot th... more »

Supplemental: Education reporting in the Post!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014* *The latest sorry example:* We’re often amazed by the education reporting in the Washington Post. Thursday produced the latest example. Education reporter Emma Brown published a news report bearing this headline: “Critics of D.C. education policies question test score gains.” Test score gains are always subject to (competent) challenge, of course. That said, we were struck by the part of Brown’s report which we've posted below. In this passage, Brown refers to Ellen Weiss, one of the “education advocates” who says the District’s test score gains overstate... more »

It's Saturday...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*what's going on.* Moonbattery: Some Blacks Can Smell the Coffee Regarding Demographic Transformation Conservative Hideout 2.0: Border Crisis, ISIS, IRS, VA, Benghazi, NSA, Fast & Furious and more = Half Month Vacay for Obama Clash Daily: PREPARE FOR INVASION: Mexico and Guatemala Partner Up And Make Fast Track For Illegals to Cross the Border All the Right Snark: DIANNY RANTS: Have You Had Enough? IOwnTheWorld: Obama’s TSA: allowing illegals to fly without identification

Musings On Iraq In The News

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
I was mentioned in Tom Ricks post “Iraq, the unraveling (XXXVIII): Will it exist in 5 years?” at his Best Defense blog on Foreign Policy, and quoted in Hayder al-Khoei's "Why are Iraq's politicians dithering as their country burns?" on CNN. I was interviewed for this article "Islamic State issues wages to government employees in Mosul" in the Middle East Eye, and EPIC talked with me about the current situation in Iraq in its latest Podcast "An Iraq Update: A Look At The Iraqi Security Crisis."

REUTERS VIDEO: ISIL Parades Military Hardware In Syria

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
1st few vehicles were all captured in Iraq and taken to Syria

Following Rhonda's Advice: Be a "Little Badass"

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
With salary and benefits at $550,000 a year, it won't be easy to pry Weingarten from her offices at AFT. But following the advice she offered teachers at the convention, here are a few ways teachers might be a "little BadAss": 1) Place pickets outside AFT and NEA headquarters until policies and leadership change to protect children, teachers, and parents, rather than exploit them. 2) Disrupt every meeting of AFT and NEA with pro-children and pro-education pickets. 3) Write letters to your local newspaper outlining the corruption of AFT and NEA misleadership. 4) Organize a real u... more »

That Will Take Some Doing

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://bookdome.com/ Stephen Harper came to Ottawa like a bull in a china shop -- determined to get his way in all things, even if it meant destroying the shop in the process. But, Carol Goar writes, the bull has been wounded: It took a while to find the chinks in Stephen Harper’s armour. But Canadians have done it now. They are chipping away at the prime minister’s policies on everything from electoral reform to military procurement. Advocacy groups have raised red flags, the media have highligh... more »

Belarus sold two "Stilet" missile systems to Azerbaijan

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: T38 stiletto]Belarusian "Tetraedr" company, which is engaged in the development of advanced electronic systems of armaments and modernization of air defense, has already sold two "Stilet" type missile systems to Azerbaijan. As reports "Armenpress", referring to Azerbaijani media, Igor Novikov, head of the department of the Belarusian company "Tetraedr", in a conversation with journalists said that two "Stilet" systems had been already delivered to Azerbaijan and the company now holds a large order. The company also suspended cooperation with Kiev KB "Ray" to develop a new ... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*UK: Boys losing out in university gender gap: Nearly 95,000 more women apply for degrees to start this autumn* The gender gap in the race for university places is bigger than ever as young men become a ‘disadvantaged’ group on campus. Nearly 95,000 more women than men applied to start degree courses this autumn as girls’ success at school translated into university applications. Demand among both sexes rose this year despite £9,000-a-year tuition fees but applications from women grew faster, increasing four per cent against men’s three per cent. Figures published by the Universit... more »

Debate on 'Dateline'

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Having spent so many posts on this blog bemoaning the bias of Gavin Esler's *Dateline London - *especially the way that bias so often results in a soggy *bien pensant *consensus where *all* the panelists agree with each other - it's good to report that today's *Dateline *most definitely did *not* achieve a cosy consensus. Very far from it... ...especially on the issue of the present Israel-Gaza conflict. The panel split three-against-one, with Algerian journalist Nabila Ramdani representing the Palestinian side, and the others (liberal U.S. writer Michael Goldfarb, left-wing Frenc... more »

PH finalizing P2.68B air defense radar deal with Israel

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Elta ELM-2288 AD-Star radar]The Philippines is fast tracking the acquisition of air defense surveillance radars from Israel’s Elta Systems so it can monitor intrusions in its air space. The project worth P2.68 billion ($62.85 million*) will fund the installation of radar systems in Palawan to cover the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) and old radar sites Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro and Pasuquin Air Station in Ilocos Norte. “Palawan is a new location but even the old ones have to be restored or we have to build new basing facilities. This is part of the overall ... more »

EXACTO Demonstrates First-Ever Guided .50-Caliber Bullets

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets. This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed. EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance system help track and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating for weather, wind, target movement and other factors that could impede successful hits. Read more

Embraer to partner with Saab on fighter jets for Brazil air force

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Gripen NG]Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer will partner with Sweden's Saab in the development and manufacture of 36 Gripen NG fighter jets for Brazil's air force, the two companies said in a press release Friday. Embraer and Saab, which was awarded a $4.5 billion fighter-jet contract from Brazil late last year, signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in joint program management for the Brazilian air force's so-called F-X2 Project. "Under this agreement, Embraer will perform a leading role in the overall program performance as well as undertake an extensive share of ... more »

U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: F-35C Lightning II]The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet on June 23. "At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters. Dunaway said in the document... more »

Brasil v Germany World Cup semi-final with no Brazilian players

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
The World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil with no Brazilian players. http://youtu.be/gBF9MUsNUkQ Not too far removed from how easy it felt at the time!

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Hurricane Katrina defies comparisons ~Jarvis DeBerry*

America Sets Sail: New Class Of Amphib, LHA-6, Leaves Shipyard

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
After five years in the shipyard, the first of a new class of Navy amphibious warship set sail today from its Pascagoula, Miss. birthsite for San Francisco, headed for the fleet. LHA-6 will be commissioned as the USS America this October. America has been controversial in the military and on this website. I’ve argued the LHA-6 is a dead end in naval design, because in order to carry more aircraft — MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jump-jets — it sacrifices the well deck required to launch landing craft and amtracs, which sort of takes the “amphibious” out of “amp... more »

N. Korea vows to boost nuclear forces against U.S. threat

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS George Washington]North Korea threatened Saturday to strengthen its nuclear forces as a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier prepares to take part in joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. The 97,000-ton supercarrier USS George Washington arrived at South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Friday to participate in naval drills with the South Korean Navy in the country's southwest sea from July 16-21. The carrier is also set to participate in a search and rescue exercise with South Korean and Japanese maritime forces in waters south of the southern ... more »

Congressman Says Wrong Time to Dry Dock Cruisers

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS Lake Erie]Lawmakers overseeing the nation's sea service believe that the U.S. Navy's plans to pull half of its cruiser fleet out of commission for expensive upgrades will send these critical missile boats to an early grave. Currently, the Navy has 22 missile cruisers that serve as key players in the air defense of the service's aircraft carrier groups. These cruisers provide ballistic missile defense but also serve as the command and control ship for larger, guided missile destroyers, Navy officials said. Navy leaders, testifying Thursday before the House Armed Services ... more »

Indian Navy takes delivery of INS Kolkata

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
INS Kolkata, the indigenously built lead ship of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers, has been delivered to the Indian Navy, following extensive sea trials and tests at the Mazgaon Dock (MDL), India. The MDL-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel's official commissioning ceremony could be held in a month's time. MDL chief managing director rear admiral (retired) R.K. Shrawat was quoted by the Asian Age as saying that the destroyer will be called Yard 701, but will be designated as INS Kolkata after the ceremony. Read more

France may have just what DND needs

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Dassault Rafale]A phalanx of major French defence firms is lining up to provide Canada with new warships and planes, in hopes of prying a share of the biggest Canadian military hardware bonanza since the Second World War away from U.S. industry heavyweight Lockheed Martin. In the process the French appear to be offering the Harper government a timely and politically salable off-ramp from its multiyear, multibillion-dollar procurement mess. What remains to be seen is whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cabinet have the wit and wherewithal to seize the opportunity, or w... more »

Britains future frigate: A look at the Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Type 26 Global Combat Ship]The shake up of the armed forces is well underway, with the UK moving forward with plans for its future of defence and security. This has seen numerous projects announced and completed for use on the land, in the air, and sea. One of the biggest recent procurement projects going through the system is the replacement of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates. The al-new replacement Type 26 will also have a primary role as a specialist anti-submarine warfare ship, but it will be expected to be inherently flexible in capability and able to carry out a wid... more »

RIMPAC 2014 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
Live fire from ships, submarines and aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2014 sank the decommissioned USS Ogden (LPD 5) at 7:28 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles northwest of Kauai. Units from the Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States participated in the sinking exercise (SINKEX), which provided them the opportunity to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea “The SINKEX is just one of the unique training opportunities offered at RIMPAC on the state-of-the-art... more »

Does anyone else struggle with movement in the classroom?

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
This from the Answer Sheet: In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, a nature-based development program designed to foster creativity and independent play outdoors in New England, suggests yet another reason more children are being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not they really have it: the amount […]

Three Year Anniversary!

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 1 day ago
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Middle Class Political Economist. It's hard to believe I've been at this for three years! According to Blogger, I've had over 480,000 page views in that time. I want to thank everyone for reading, commenting, and emailing me. I owe a debt of gratitude to all those who have helped promote my blog, including Marty Pflugrath at BartCop Entertainment, Mark Thoma, Brad DeLong, Laffy at The Political Carnival, the folks behind Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks & Liars, Mike the Mad Biologist, Lynn Parramore at AlterNet, and Dan Crawford at Angry Bear.... more »

July 11: just annoyed. that's all..

It's late Friday night. I should be in bed doing crossword puzzles. But It's been a bloody annoying day - starting with a CTV "news" report on Palestine. And once annoyance after another came to me mind that I must write about some day. Not tonight. Tonight is just about things I should write about - and I thought maybe it might get you thinking, and sending in things that have always bugged you. 1. The CTV news on Palestine was so biased and ignorant it was painful to watch. These TV news bits with there exquisitely coiffed women news readers, and the men, usually men, who claim t... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 days ago

Satire: “LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 days ago
*“LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”* by Andy Borowitz CLEVELAND (The Borowitz Report) — “In an emotional speech to the people of Cleveland on Friday, N.B.A. superstar LeBron James congratulated them on “realizing the incredible dream of having me back.” Appearing as a fifty-foot hologram projected on the side of Quicken Loans Arena, James seemed on the verge of tears several times as he praised the city for achieving what he called “a goal no words can describe.” “The city of Cleveland has taken some hard knocks over the years,” James said. “But here you ... more »

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) Today's 6.8 quake near Fukushima is the second notable quake in less than a week for Japan ........... Plant status , updates regarding remediation attempts ......

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 2 days ago
Fukushima Diary..... [Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant status[image: [Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant status] 219 30 0 1 July 11, 2014 At 4:22 7/12/2014 (JST), a strong earthquake of M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore. The maximum seismic intensity was 4. In area where Fukushima nuclear plant is located, it was 3. The epicenter was approx. 10km deep. At this moment, no update on Fukushima plant situation has been published. http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/ http://weathernews.jp/quake/ M5.8 quake hit South part of ... more »

Time Is Running Out - Iraq Edition

Nima ShiraziatWide Asleep in America - 2 days ago
Whenever the United States or its partners in war crimes face a seemingly intractable foreign adversary - one that refuses to simply yield to Western domination or diktat - the "ticking clock" paradigm is invoked, lending a fierce urgency to the threats, ultimatums, and bullying demands made by government officials. For them, time is always running out. Whether it's the non-existent "

Ukraine Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) -- State of play in the ongoing civil war between Kiev and Federalists in South East Ukraine ...... Latest in the ongoing natural gas talks ( nothing will happen until Europe feels cold weather )

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 2 days ago
http://rt.com/news/172160-east-ukraine-military-killed/ 'At least 30' Ukrainian military killed as militia shell convoy with Grad rockets Published time: July 11, 2014 18:28 Edited time: July 11, 2014 19:54 Get short URL [image: image from @soborna_com] image from @soborna_com Share on tumblr Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Arms, Conflict, Military, Opposition,Politics, Ukraine Dozens of Ukraine’s government troops have been reportedly killed after local militia shelled pro-Kiev military forces with Grad rocket launchers. President Poroshenko has vowed “killing hundreds” for each deceased... more »

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Ken Derstine Commentary

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 23 minutes ago
From Defending Public Education: *Which Side Are You On?* by Ken Derstine July 14, 2014 The union movement of today has been transformed from what the unions were when most started in the 1930’s, increasingly taking on the characteristics of company unions. Ever since the PATCO strike in 1981, when air traffic controllers who refused an order from the Reagan administration to return to work or be fired for going on strike, unions have been in decline due to globalization of the world economy with companies searching the globe for the cheapest workforce possible combined with a un... more »

Martin Lawrence

Spike EPatNews Spike - 28 minutes ago
With a pistol in his pocket, comedian Martin Lawrence ran into traffic on busy Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks on Tuesday, cursing and screaming at oncoming cars until he was taken away by police and hospitalized, authorities and witnesses said. Lawrence, star of the television sitcom "Martin" and the films "Bad Boys" and "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate," was found in the middle of Ventura Boulevard at Tyrone Avenue about 12:30 p.m., said Sgt. Bert Mora of the Los Angeles Police Department. After police restrained Lawrence, he was taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Ce... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago

in and out

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 1 hour ago

“Cultures aren’t museum pieces.”

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 hour ago
Suzuki Samurai’s post on Australian aboriginal culture was picked up and linked to by Kate at popular Canadian blog Small Dead Animals (thanks Kate), prompting some mostly interesting comments there. The most interesting, I thought, was essentially about division-of-labour. Said Steve: The aborigines didn't have much of a chance to advance culturally. Isolated with a small population doesn't lend itself to rapid advancement. Eurasia was huge teaming with peoples trading and exchanging knowledge. Each culture in Eurasia learned from the other. The point being that cultures enjoyin... more »

Satire: “Fleeing Iraqis Relieved That Cheney Has No Regrets About War”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“Fleeing Iraqis Relieved That Cheney Has No Regrets About War”* by Andy Borowitz BAGHDAD (The Borowitz Report)— “Just days after former Vice-President Dick Cheney said that he had no regrets about the invasion of Iraq, people fleeing their homes across that war-torn nation expressed tremendous relief that he was at peace with his decision. As news spread that Cheney would not change a thing about the 2003 invasion, Iraqis driven out of their villages and towns by marauding terrorists called the former Vice-President’s words well-timed and soothing. Sabah al-Alousi, who fled Mosul ... more »

Maliki Is Challening The IDF For Most Civilians Killed This Week By Government

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 1 hour ago
*Video Title: Iraq civilians tell of indiscriminate killing. Source: Al Jazeera. Date Published: July 16, 2014.* "The politicians don't care about the people. This will go on. They're just fighting for seats while civilians are being killed and displaced." - Displaced Iraqi Shaker Khalil.

Re. the Great CIA Grape Scandal: What would "Big Dick" Cheney have done about those "grapes"?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*The Great CIA Grape Scandal: * * A Typographical Reenactment* *How long do you suppose it took President Putin to find out about the CiA's grape scandal?* *by Ken* Say, you remember the good old days at the CIA, when Vice President "Big Dick" Cheney, the man who put the "vice" in "vice president," used to hang out running roughshod over the boys and girls, knocking heads and breaking arms to make sure that all the "intelligence" and analyses incorporated "Big Dick's Favorite Fables," especially about Iraq? Man, those were the days, when lies were lies, and intelligence came out o... more »

"War..."; "Human Nature"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"War does not determine who is right, only who is *left*." - Bertrand Russell "The more one analyzes people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner of later one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature." - Oscar Wilde

The Big Cheese stands alone- US expands sanctions against Russia- Unilaterally

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
*WP * *How much harm is the US attempting to inflict on the EU with this move? * *It is Europe that get's it's energy from Russia.* The United States on Wednesday increased sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine, despite ongoing European reluctance to take similar action so far. *The administration took the measures against a series of banks, energy and defense companies *as European leaders, meeting in Brussels, discussed possible sanctions against a new list of individuals and a handful of companies tied to Russia’s annexation in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, as w... more »

International Law = Taiwan's friend

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 1 hour ago
*The Zhoufu Industry Road in the Rift Valley.* My friend and fellow member of the Ohio Diaspora Brian Benedictus (his excellent blog) and I spanked Julian Ku hard in The Diplomat today: US Policy and International Law: Taiwan's Friend. Enjoy... _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

As Russia leads revolt against US foreign policy and the USD , US and EU levy more sanctions against Russia ( July 16 , 2014 ) -- US Kicks The Growling Bear, Issues More Russian Sanctions; Restricts Debt Market Access ....... EU summit confirms sanctions expansion against Russia ....... ​Putin: US sanctions contradict its national interests, will backfire.....

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 1 hour ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-16/us-kicks-growling-bear-issues-more-rassian-sanctions-restricts-debt-market-access US Kicks The Growling Bear, Issues More Russian Sanctions; Restricts Debt Market Access [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/16/2014 16:36 -0400 - Bond - Fitch - Kalashnikov - President Obama - ratings - Ukraine - White House inShare3 Just as they promised (and acting unilaterally as *Europe declined to go along* with The White House), President Obama has unleashed a set of 'sectoral' sanctions to wr... more »

Gaza's Killers

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 2 hours ago
"A United States congressional committee on Tuesday approved a spending bill that would double the funding for Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system, Fox News reported. The defense spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee would provide $621.6 million for Israeli missile defense, including $351 million for the Iron Dome system." - *Source*.

Why we shouldn't cry for Gaza in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Rufus News From AtlantisatNews From Atlantis. - 2 hours ago
On the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, the tiny coastal sliver of Gaza has been bombarded by Israel for over a week. Interestingly, in Europe the controlled media and the alternative (also controlled) media, have taken the position that we should have sympathy for the people of Gaza, and should be outraged by the actions of Israel. Those of us who fight against globalisation and the over-representation of Jews amongst those who are driving us to cultural and ethnic genocide, tend to be happy to jump on the anti-Israel bandwagon. Although it is against all instincts to say any... more »

Christopher Walken Dancing

SteveatThinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
*Love him.*

Neocon Propagandist Jennifer Rubin Absolutely Explodes Today

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 3 hours ago
For not the first time in her illustrious career as the yappy, prolific neocon water-carrier at the Washington Post and high priestess of bullshit Jennifer Rubin cites the work of arch Iran-Contra criminal Elliot Abrams in making the case for a Middle Eastern war to end all wars. In a piece today - one of a whopping *SIX* that bear Rubin's byline as of suppertime this evening - the felon and spouse of an insane racist Elliot Abrams is cited in a piece entitled "Leading from the front is . . . Israel?!". I don't know if Rubin and Abrams consider the shelling and murder of four young... more »

Gaza Is A Shooting Gallery

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 3 hours ago
The kids who were killed in an Israeli airstrike were playing soccer on the beach. Unfortunately for them, the IDF is not a fan of the beautiful game. On the ground in Gaza: Doctor seeing Gazans with DIME-related injuries. Source: Middle East Eye. Date Published: July 16, 2014. Description: At Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, Dr Mads Gilbert tells MEE that patients are showing up with injuries related to DIME, an experimental munition Israeli forces used against Gazans in 2009. Medical supplies are also running low.

Unwelcome headlines from New Zealand [updated]

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 3 hours ago
In contemplating changing the centuries-old legal protection of presumption of innocence,New Zealand’s two biggest political parties are making unwelcome headlines around the world. Charles Oliver from *Reason* magazine writes, in his Brickbat column: *It Is Better That 10 Innocent Persons Suffer Than One Guilty One Escape* New Zealand's two major political parties, concerned that not enough men are being convicted of rape, are considering changes to centuries-old legal protections enjoyed by criminal defendants. The Labour Party wants to remove the assumption of innocence, shif... more »

Footy

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 3 hours ago
I forgot to mention, I did a post at the Footy Almanac that’s mostly autobiographical, and only somewhat embroidered. According to reviews, if you like that sort of thing then it’s the sort of thing you would like: - Rules? What rules? – THE FOOTY ALMANAC Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Trickle Down Civil War

hygiecratathygiecracy - 4 hours ago
originally published on CounterPunch For those who haven't heard, a major offensive is being planned in the ongoing war between the classes. While the poor, and what remains of the middle and the working classes, suffer defeat after defeat, the wealthy are hammering out yet another "free trade agreement." Memorably described by Global Trade Watch Director Lori Wallach as "NAFTA on steroids," the Trans-Pacific Partnership - or TPP - is the largest such agreement to come along since the creation of the WTO in 1995. Negotiated in secret between the US and 11 other Pacific nation-sta... more »

I dont care if they spy on me I got nothing to hide

SteveatThinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
And that the NSA talking point. Right up there with I don't vote because all politicians are same/evil. George Washington explains it in terms even a political zombie can understand. Its not about you, its about controlling you by controlling the political process. "I don't write about the future to predict it, I write to prevent it" Ray Bradbury

“No, Germany Didn’t Start World War I”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“No, Germany Didn’t Start World War I” * by Bill Bonner “Among all the discussion, on the 100th anniversary year of World War I, appeared a new booklet by French economist and journalist Philippe Simonnot. It's called "No, Germany Was Not Guilty." In the first instance, Simonnot reveals that war guilt, forced onto Germany like a noose at a lynching, was a bum rap. Germany did not want war. Nor did she start it. At the start of the war, it was widely reported that German soldiers in Belgium were acting like monsters – bayonetting babies, cutting off thousands of hands, raping nuns... more »

How Republicans Use Gerrymandering To Undermine Democracy And Subvert The Will Of The American People

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
NC-12, which snakes through the state looking for African-Americans, has a D+26 PVI Last week, the whole country got a chance to look in behind the walls of the political sausage-making machine known as gerrymandering-- at least for Florida. A judge threw out the Republican Party gerrymander of congressional seats that was in direct violation of an amendment passed by 63% of Florida voters. "They were successful in their efforts to influence the redistricting process and the congressional plan under review here," he wrote. "And they might have successfully concealed their scheme and ... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*Graham, Saints deal a win for both ~Scott Rabalais, New Orleans Advocate* *Road Home repayment demands to be addressed at meeting ~WVUE* *Orleans deputy sues sheriff over alleged toxic mold exposure at jail, courthouse ~Jim Mustian* *The State of Transit in New Orleans ~Ride New Orleans * *New images captured of WWII Nazi U-boat in Gulf of Mexico ~WWL *

Supplemental: Maureen Dowd (publicly) speaks!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 6 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014* *Student IQs pay the price:* Maureen Dowd doesn’t like the idea that Hillary Clinton accepts speaking fees for speeches delivered at colleges. She voiced her disgust with the troubling practice in Sunday’s fiery column. After critiquing the rapacious Chelsea Clinton, the columnist offered these thoughts: DOWD (7/13/14): *Hillary doesn’t see the disconnect between expressing grave concern about mounting student loan debt while scarfing six-figure sums from at least eight colleges,* and counting. She says now that she’s passing the university money to the ... more »

A Little Hump Day Humor: Dear Kitten...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 7 hours ago
*the vah-cuuum cooom is my favorite part.* I no longer vacuum the house - I vah-cuuum. *cooom*

Medical Mutiny: The Power of One

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 7 hours ago
A Navy nurse refused early this month to force-feed Guantanamo hunger-striking detainees on grounds of conscientious objection, and has since been "reassigned" to other duties. From Carol Rosenberg of the *Miami Herald*: *A prison camp spokesman, Navy Capt. Tom Gresback, would not provide precise details but said Monday night that the episode had “no impact to medical support operations at the base.”* *“There was a recent instance of a medical provider not willing to carry out the enteral feeding of a detainee,” he said in an email. “The matter is in the hands of the individual’s l... more »

Cui Bono from Next (and Last) Wall Street Drop (Stock-man To Rescue?) Rahmbo In Voters' Sights? (Rich Keep the Game Rigged While Americans Cling To Hope of Winning Lottery) Oliver Calls Dim Tune (All Old White Men:  Jaysus! Are We Gonna Get NO Respite Any Time Soon? Russia and China Say No)

BREAKING! Andrew Ross Sorkin helps awful company’s CEO justify skipping out on taxes . . . Wall Street's favorite NYT reporter helps a tax-dodging company's CEO somehow come across as the victim I was poor, but a GOP die-hard: How I finally left the politics of shame . . . I hated government - even as it was the only thing trying to save me. Here's how, one day, I finally saw the light . . .

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 7 hours ago
*Climate Change Quackery* “He who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.” – Niccolo Machiavelli, “The Prince,” 1532 A truly scientific case for man-made “climate change” has yet to be made, but never underestimate the ability of the “climate changers” to hide that reality – and nowhere does that lack show up more tellingly than in their “Appeal to Authority” campaign to convince lay-people that it’s all “settled science.” NASA itself, for example, has been stating for years that “97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming ... more »

Contribution and indemnity or claim in negligence?

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 7 hours ago
Addison & Leyen Ltd v Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, 2014 ABCA 230: [22] The leading authority on the common law of contribution and indemnity is *Birmingham and District Land Co* *v London and Northwestern Railway Co*(1886), 34 Ch D 261 (CA). In that early decision, the English Court of Appeal broadly defined the right to indemnity under the common law as a direct right to reimbursement which may arise: (1) by express contract, if provided in the terms of a contract between the parties; (2) by implied contract, if the parties intended such indemnity; or (3) by implication,... more »

Fire, Walk with Me

Spike EPatNews Spike - 8 hours ago
* "When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out.* *The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy."* Agent Provocateur: The Season Of The Witch from Mademoiselle Eugénie on Vimeo. A good old-fashioned romp for AP's* 'The Season of the Witch'* campaign film. Our witches include Daisy Lowe, *Peaches Geldof* & Paz De La Heurta. *Peaches Geldof*, best known as the daughter of rock legend/humanitarian Bob Geldof, has received the pink slip from lingerie line, *Miss Ultimo*. The UK brand’s decision to drop Peach... more »

Officer Involved Domestic Violence: Little Rock Cop Arrested for Assaulting His Own Son

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels)atGlobal Political Awakening - 8 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...]Mark Daniels Donald Woods, 51 Arkansas Police Accountability Project (Little Rock, AR) As reported by local news affiliates, a fistfight with his 16 year old son led to the arrest of Little Rock Police Officer, Donald Woods. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, Woods was arrested after deputies witnessed his son with a ripped t-shirt, an abrasion on his elbow that was bleeding, a cut on his finger, and a red mark on the side of his neck. Details were released this morning about the incident that happened at the ... more »

New Jersey May Be Very Democratic, But The Political Machines Make That Pretty Irrelevant

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Norcross and Christie, the two grotesque crooks who run New Jersey Earlier today we mentioned, in passing, an insurance-related dust-up in the South Jersey congressional race for the open NJ-03 swing seat being vacated by Jon Runyan. It pits multimillionaire insurance executive Tom MacArthur against Burlington County Freeholder Aimee Belgard, a Democratic. Belgard, who studied Environmental Science before getting a law degree, has been endorsed by both the progressive, grassroots Sierra Club and the more transactional, less trustworthy and more Beltway-oriented League of Conservation... more »

Another Take On the Do-Nothing (English-Canadian) Left

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 8 hours ago
A somewhat different take on the pathetic lack of ability of progressive Canadians by rabble.ca's Mike Laxer: "Limiting the Possible: English Canada's invisible left" Laxer starts off by telling us that good things are happening elsewhere: In virtually every single developed, nominally democratic capitalist country in the world, interesting anti-capitalist or left social democratic movements are being formed, winning seats and threatening the established do-nothing centrist "left" that has become a collaborator with the austerity agenda. In Quebec, Quebec Solidaire, which is the vic... more »

Defence of Canada under Harper

BorisatThe Galloping Beaver - 9 hours ago
Canada's political, social and physical geography define its defence priorities. Unless there is a massive shift in US politics, it has no land connection to any existing or potential military adversary. Our small population density and massive geography compared to the US means that even if that were a hostile relationship, the 49th parallel is too long to manually defend anyway. Even without

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe nearby...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
There's been a demo against BBC bias. The *Graun*, the *Indie* and the *Indie*-owned *Evening Standard *have all reported it, though no one beyond these left-wing/local papers seems to have bothered with it. It was staged by a few hundred noisy anti-Israeli activists (or, if you're credulous enough to believe the figures posted on social media, a few hundreds more). This morning's *Today *(about a quarter of an hour before the end) dealt with the protests by inviting on one of the protest's supporters - Glasgow-based far-left media activist/academic, Greg Philo - and putting ... more »

Russian/Ukrainian News- Moscow shows damage/Ukraine kills civilians and more

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
*WSJ* Russia's Ministry of Defense brought 11 foreign military attachés, including one from the U.S., to a neighborhood on the Russian side of the border where Moscow accused Kiev's forces of shelling a residential house on Sunday, killing a 47-year-old Russian man and wounding two others. The delegation inspected a neighborhood in the Rostov region that Russian officials said was hit by six 120-mm artillery shells from the Ukrainian side, where Kiev's forces and pro-Russia separatists have been facing off for months. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said he invited ... more »

ARISTOTLE’S ERROR: Digby seems to embellish a tad!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 10 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014* *Part 2—The liberal world and its values:* Are we so-called human beings really “the rational animal?” No exactly, no. Consider what happened in Atlanta. As has been widely reported, a major cheating scandal occurred within the Atlanta Public Schools during the past decade. In the current New Yorker, Rachel Aviv offers a harrowing, detailed look at the way this massive fraud went down in Atlanta’s Parks Middle School. Aviv’s report is detailed, harrowing. That said, you almost have to laugh at the way it starts: AVIV (7/21/14): One afternoon in the sprin... more »

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 11 hours ago
Years ago while living in Orlando I was approached by some leaders from the Palestinian community in Central Florida. I was working for the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and they asked me to help them organize a pro-Palestinian march through the city. There had never been such a thing done in Orlando before. I said I would be happy to help. We began by having small meetings at the home of an older Palestinian man. I had previously not worked on the Israel/Palestine issue very much and was grateful for the chance to meet so many wonderful people of Arab origin. The mar... more »

City Summer Swimming

hygiecratathygiecracy - 11 hours ago
originally published on CounterPunch New York City’s municipal swimming pools will open their gates, and their blue, chlorinated depths to the public in a few weeks. And while local and even national papers will report the advent of the city’s swimming season, the conduct of the crowds, the (overwhelmingly petty) crimes that tend to arise when so many people are concentrated into such tight confines, and (to a lesser degree) the ongoing privatization of the public realm that is limiting these spaces ever further, as so often happens the real issue will hardly be discussed at all ... more »

Andre Carson's Wife and the Mind Trust/Indy Chamber

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 11 hours ago
By Doug Martin In an attempt to privatize more schools and train students for future jobs that don't exist, the Indy Chamber of Commerce wrapped up its Pancakes and Politics education panel event yesterday in Indianapolis with the Mind Trust and Teach Plus. US neoliberal Democrat Andre Carson's wife highlighted the event. Andre, as I mention in *Hoosier School Heist*, is friends with school privatizers and Gulenists, regardless of what the *Indy Star* claims and despite the many standing ovations he gets at Indiana Party conventions. Carson's wife, Mariama, not surprisingly, wa... more »

Updated: Global Weather Disasters and Global GDP

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 11 hours ago
Munich Re has just released their tabulation of disaster losses for the first half of 2014. I thought I'd use the occasion to update the dataset shown above. The graph above shows global weather disasters as a proportion of global GDP. Note that 2014 represents January-June. I assume that the first half of 2014 global GDP is 2.5% higher than 2013. I also assume that total 2014 losses to date are all due to weather. Both assumptions err on the conservative side of things. Enjoy! Data: Munich Re and UN

Do Dead Bodies In The Street’s Of Iraq’s Capital Point Towards A Renewed Civil War?

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Talk of a new civil war emerging in Iraq has already begun to be discussed by some media outlets. The Islamic State (IS) has been working for at least a year if not more to infiltrate its people into Baghdad to restart street fighting there. It already has extensive networks in and out of the capital city, which have allowed it to carry out several attacks a day in the province from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to sticky bombs to drive by shootings to larger car bomb operations. The Baathist Naqsibandi is active in northern Baghdad province as well. At the same time the Shi... more »

Musical Interlude: Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrCtZKkgqI

Taipei Mayoral Election polls

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 12 hours ago
FormosaNation sent around these two images. He's bullish about the prospects of Ko Wen-je in Taipei against Lien Chan's son Lien Sheng-wen (Sean Lien) and has been twitting Ben Goren at Letters from Taiwan and I about our pessimism. The top image shows the China Times poll that has Ko at 38%, Lien at 30%, and Shen Fu-hsiung, a former DPPer, at 10% with the remainder at no opinion/undecided. The bottom poll is even more terrifying if you are a KMTer: Ko is on the left and even or winning in traditional KMT districts. FormosaNation pointed out to me that KMTers are wailing and gnash... more »

Corrupting Civil Society

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 13 hours ago
http://buzznigeria.com/ The government has always had the power to revoke an organization's charitable status. But it didn't happen very often; and, Carol Goar writes, the rules were clear: They siphoned donations into their founders’ own pockets, they provided a front for shadowy groups or they used most of their funds for administration. But things changed with the advent of Stephen Harper: The Conservative government, angered that environmentalists were tying up pipeline projects in the West, ... more »

A Candidate With Conviction-- Ready For Warren

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Bob Costa's headline in the *Washington Post* the other day, "Progressives turn from Obama to embrace Warren"-- which an editor probably wrote-- missed a key point. Obama isn't running for president, or anything else, again. Perhaps "Progressives turn from Hillary to embrace Warren" would have been more to the point. "Citibank and Goldman Sachs and all those other guys on Wall Street, they’ve got plenty of folks in the U.S. Senate willing to work on their side," Warren told the partisan Democratic crowd in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. "We need some more people willing to work on... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 13 hours ago
*Common Core Becomes Touchy Subject for Governors Group* *Organization Leaves Education Standards Off Its Meeting's Official Agenda* The National Governors Association was one of the founders of Common Core, a set of academic standards aimed at raising student achievement. But as Democratic and Republican governors gathered here for summer meetings, Common Core wasn't on the official agenda, a sign of how the bipartisan idea has become a political minefield. Three Republican-led states recently abandoned Common Core, concerned that national standards would allow President Barack Ob... more »

Reality Check - Controlling Energy resources for Global Domination

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
This is a bit of an older article Dec 2013. Seemed timely since *Palestinian oil, and it's theft by Israel, is on the present day agenda. *The title is "Putin's Mediterranean Move" but that's just typical NATO media arrogance. How dare anyone else compete or vie for energy rights. When it all belongs to the US or the UK. *The subtitle presents the "problem" Moscow crashing the party of oil exploitation by other interested parties -** "The race is on to exploit off-shore energy around Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus -- and Moscow is crashing the party"* Russia's eroding hold over ... more »

Buying and selling a house

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 13 hours ago
Generally you buy (or sell) a house "as is" so let the buyer beware. The courts have decided that a strict application of this doctrine would be oppressive and unfair to purchasers so the law provides relief in certain circumstances. The courts have made a distinction between a patent defect and a latent defect. Patent defects are defects that are discoverable on a superficial inspection of the property by an ordinary purchaser. A vendor does not have a duty to draw the purchaser's attention to patent defects. An example of this might be a large crack in the side of the house. If th... more »

TURNcoat, Mary Ricker, to Serve as Exec VP for Weingarten

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 13 hours ago
With Ricker's election, Weingarten, Gates, and Broad are building the next generation of misleaders. Google "TURNcoats" and "AFT" and you will get the links to understand what I'm talking about. You might start here. Principal Members are the primary liaisons & spokespersons for each local in matters related to the Teacher Union Reform Network. Name Title Organization Kevin Ahern President Syracuse Teachers Association Tom Alves Executive Director San Juan Teachers Association Karen Aronowitz President United Teachers of Dade Ellen Bernstein President Albuquerque Tea... more »

Argentina: Lights and Mystery in the Valley of the Dinosaurs

Inexplicata (IHU)atInexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 14 hours ago
*Argentina: Lights and Mystery in the Valley of the Dinosaurs* From *Gaceta OVNI* The Ezequiel Ramos Mexía reservoir is Argentina’s largest artificial lake, created to supply power to the largest hydroelectric undertaking in the history of Patagonia, the Chocón Complex. The waters of the Limay River, which separate the Andean lacustrine region from the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro, arrive with great turbulence, following a basin that crosses the vast Patagonian desert like a blue line, giving its sky-hued color to the landscape it traverses. The monumental earthen dam, stand... more »

Obama's Willing Executioners

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 14 hours ago
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu once again bombing Gaza back to the stone age and the ongoing ISIS related fighting in Iraq the situation in Ukraine has slipped through the cracks. Not that the US state-corporate media has bothered to tell the truth about the Obama backed coup government in Kiev and it's neo-Nazi muscle anyway but Americans are being hoodwinked into lining up behind what is increasingly becoming a campaign of the use of the military against civilians as well as ethnic cleansing operations. In the myriad of foreign policy disasters under the Obama re... more »

Piketty on the minimum wage

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 14 hours ago
A lot going on with the minimum wage lately, but I will contextualize it first with Thomas Piketty's analysis in *Capital in the Twenty-First Century*, pp. 308-313. I'll have more to say about other parts of the book later, but for now it's important to remember that one of the keys to the book's success is that it is built on a gigantic trove of long-term data. His French wealth data, for example, goes all the way back to the immediate aftermath of the French Revolution! (Speaking of which, it's Bastille Day as I write this.) Piketty writes in this section about increasing labor in... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 16 , 2014 ) -- ISIS resembling a small army these days ( ISIS Captured 52 US-Made Howitzers, Could Shell Iraq Cities Also Believed to Have Captured 1,500 Armored Humvees. ) ....... Political tension betraying efforts of miitary commanders ( Former Mosul Commander Blames Internal Tensions for City’s Fall Kurdish Brigadier Says Govt Undermined His Command , Iraq Lawmakers Select Speaker, But Carnage Continues: 233 Killed, 185 Wounded ) ........

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
News from Kurdistan.... New Iraqi parliament speaker calls for new president 16.07.2014 - - - - *BasNews, Baghdad* Iraq’s new Speaker Salim al-Juburi called on all eligible Iraqis to run for president within three days, and the Iraqi parliament session will be held on 23 July to discuss the state budget and presidency. In a joint press conference with his two deputies, Al-Juburi called on all Iraqis to apply for the presidency before the parliament session takes place. A parliamentary session will then be held to choose the president, he said. According to... more »

Golden Rice: GMO "Super Gruel" for the Masses

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 15 hours ago
You don't need big-ag's Golden Rice, you just need a garden. *July 16, 2014* (LocalOrg) - Corporate biotechnology monopolies like Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, and others have met increasing resistance to their attempts to patent and control global agriculture. They have spent untold fortunes attempting to sway the public but to no avail. Local, organic agriculture is growing in popularity and proliferating across all social-strata. The introduction of technology to automate and augment organic farming is making it as competitive and accessible or more so than the capital-intensive mo... more »

Breakfast

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 16 hours ago

John Baird, international man of something or other

BorisatThe Galloping Beaver - 16 hours ago
Why? Canada is adding a further 14 individuals to the list of those sanctioned over Russia's ongoing involvement in the situation in Ukraine... "Peace will only be achieved if Russia and the gunmen it continues to support start showing good faith in talks with Kyiv," he said, calling on Russia to stop arming insurgents and draw down its forces on the Ukrainian border. Baird called news

Identifying with Gaza

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
There’s a powerful article by Brendan O’Neill in "Spiked". Everyone at the BBC should read it and ask themselves some important questions. In particular "why are WE doing this?" They very well know that their influence over millions of listeners is akin to WMD in the wrong hands. *“Why are Western liberals always more offended by Israeli militarism than by any other kind of militarism?* *It’s extraordinary.”* begins O’Neil. He goes on to cite examples of Western and European militarism which the people accept with little more than a shrug and a sigh. Libya, Pakistan.... “Anyone ... more »

Chicago blacks pile on Obama: "Do something for our children."

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 17 hours ago
*do these people have any idea of how much they sound like the slaves the Democrats have turned them into?* I don't have very much sympathy for grown people who stand around decrying the fact that their "free" piece of the pie is being given to someone else. These people all voted for Obama. He was going to be their savior. Obama would reverse the flow of the rivers, keep the oceans from rising, and the sun from exploding...or something. Chicago is the most violent city in America. It is mostly blacks killing blacks. Drugs and gangs are rampant. "Do something for our children,... more »

Jon Donnison is back

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
He may have been the BBC's Sydney correspondent for over a year now, but the BBC's former Gaza correspondent continues to make his biased views of the Israel-Palestinian situation very clear on Twitter. He has been highly active over the past few weeks, tweeting almost entirely from a pro-Palestinian perspective. A selection of his tweets follows, but you would be better reading them as a whole to get the full biased effect. Note how the killing of the three Israeli teens doesn't seem to touch him much. He even re-tweets a dismissive comment from a Human Rights Watch spokesman abo... more »

Bangladesh Air Force Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: AW139 SAR]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has signed a contract for two AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters. These helicopters, which will be delivered by the end of 2015, will be operated by the Bangladesh Air Force to perform maritime search and rescue (SAR) and other utility missions. This contract, which also includes a comprehensive support and training package, marks the establishment of the first dedicated maritime SAR helicopter fleet in the country. Read more

Boeing may face higher than expected costs on KC-46 tanker

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: KC-46]Boeing Co may face significantly higher than expected costs in the development phase for a new tanker for the U.S. Air Force, although the fixed-price contract with the government means the company will absorb those overruns, the Pentagon's chief arms buyer said. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told reporters late on Sunday that Boeing was performing "satisfactorily" on the KC-46 tanker program, but several events - including water damage caused by a sprinkler malfunction at the company's Everett, Washington plant - meant costs were higher than expected. Boeing a... more »

AgustaWestland Successfully Completes Unmanned/Optionally Piloted Helicopter Demonstration for the Italian Ministry of Defence

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: PZL SW-4]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the completion of a demonstration of its Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System / Optionally Piloted Helicopter (RUAS/OPH) to the Italian Ministry of Defence. The trials were conducted to evaluate modern remote controlled rotorcraft technology and its potential to provide enhanced capabilities for the Italian armed forces in the future. Under the Research and Development contract, that is included in in the National Military Research Plan, signed with the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) Directorate for Air Armaments the company su... more »

Boeing Awarded New Contract to Provide Warhead Arming Devices to U.S. Air Force

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: AGM-86 ALCM]The U.S. Air Force has extended Boeing’s work remanufacturing warhead arming devices for the nation’s air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), helping to ensure the readiness of the system. Under a new two-year contract, valued at $7.3 million, Boeing will remanufacture warhead arming devices for the air-launched cruise missile. The contract includes an option for six additional years at an estimated value of $50 million. "Providing these production systems to the Air Force fleet on schedule is our number one goal,” said Peggy Morse, vice president, Boeing Directed E... more »

Russia plans to sign Yak-130 aircraft supply contracts by 2017

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: YAK-130]Russian defense export intermediary agency, Rosoboronexport, plans to sign several agreements for supplies of jet training/light attack aircraft Yak-130 to foreign partners over the following two or three years, head of Rosoboronexport department on exports of special property and services, Sergey Kornev, told journalists ahead of Farnborough airshow opening in Britain. Yak-130 promotion to export markets was enabled by active production and use of the aircraft, Kornev said adding emergence of the new aerobatic display team, Wings of Taurida, would help increase fore... more »

Eurofighter Typhoon to get advanced radar contract by year-end

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Airborne Solutions E-CAPTOR Eurofighter E-Scan Radar]A contract to develop an advanced form of radar for the four nation-backed Eurofighter Typhoon jet should be signed later this year, Eurofighter’s CEO said, raising hopes that the fighter could secure further orders. Radar issues contributed to the Eurofighter consortium losing out on a $20 billion deal to sell 126 jets to India in 2012 and experts have said that equipping the new radar system to the fighters would help sell more of them. The consortium of Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, have funded the initial developm... more »

US lifts fleet-wide grounding of F-35 fighter jet

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II]The F-35 could still make its UK debut this week at the Farnborough International Airshow after US military officials lifted the fleet-wide grounding and said the fighter jet could make limited flights. The fighter jet was grounded last month after a fire at a Florida airbase saw the Pratt & Whitney engine break apart, before pushing through the top of the aeroplane and catching fire while a pilot was preparing to take off. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told Reuters that the US air force and navy officials had granted the stealth jet a limited ... more »

China tells US to stay out of South China Seas dispute

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Admiral Jonathan Greenert]China yesterday told the US to stay out of disputes over the South China Sea and leave countries in the region to resolve problems themselves, after Washington said it wanted a freeze on stoking tension. Michael Fuchs, US deputy assistant secretary of state for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs, said no country was solely responsible for escalating tension in the region. But he reiterated the US view that “provocative and unilateral” behaviour by China had raised questions about its willingness to abide by international law. Read more

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 18 hours ago
*Tainted Legacy: Heirs to ill-gotten fortune back in court seeking more ~WWLTV *

Senate panel doubles money for Israel’s Iron Dome

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Iron Dome]Congress is showing tangible support for longtime ally Israel as Gaza militants fire rockets, backing a measure that would double the amount of money for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee approved a defense spending bill on Tuesday that would provide $621.6 million for Israeli missile defense, including $351 million for the Iron Dome system that intercepts short-range rockets and mortars. In the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Iron Dome has been successful in shooting down rockets and preventing I... more »

S. Korea, U.S. kick off joint naval exercise

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: USS George Washington]South Korea launched its five-day joint naval exercise with the United States in the country's southwestern sea on Wednesday amid North Korea's continued calls to withdraw from what it calls provocative action. The five-day exercise will involve two South Korean Navy Aegis ships as well as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, two American cruisers and one U.S. Aegis ship, a Seoul military official said, adding that the areas of the training are north of Jeju Island as well as waters southwest of Mokpo. During the exercise, South Korean and U.S. ... more »

Money coming through for carrier George Washington

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: USS George Washington]Fears that the aircraft carrier George Washington's overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding might be called off because of sequestration were laid to rest Tuesday with a key Senate panel's endorsement of $848 million for the project, according to Virginia lawmakers. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, said credit for securing the funding goes to the state's 13-member congressional delegation. "It shows there's still a Virginia way in terms of the delegation working together," he said. Read more

Nato puts brakes on enlargement

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: NATO flag]Nato announced earlier this July that it is shelving plans to welcome any new members during its forthcoming Wales summit. The hopes of four countries - Bosnia, Macedonia, Georgia and Montenegro – which were expecting to deepen their co-operation with Nato, are now all but dashed, as senior Nato officials have hit the pause button on future enlargement. Just like the European Union, it seems that Nato is also suffering from enlargement fatigue. Read more

New Australian warship has 14,000 defects: media

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: HMAS Canberra]Australia's newest and largest warship is riddled with more than 14,000 minor defects forcing a seven-month delay in its completion, local media reported on Tuesday. Problems with the 1.5 billion AU dollars (1.4 billion U.S. dollars) amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra are blamed on low productivity, poor skills and a shortage of trained supervisors, the Defense Department said. The Australian newspaper reported that more than 14,000 so- called "defects" were discovered about two years ago and are mostly minor. The most serious problems, including electrical ... more »

India, Russia begin naval drills in Sea of Japan

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: INS Shivalik]India and Russia have commenced naval manoeuvres in the Sea of Japan which coincide with their growing energy ties that could, in the future, include transit of oil through the Arctic route. A Defence Ministry statement has said the two countries, which are fielding an impressive array of warships and aircraft during the Indra-14 exercise, will work together to check piracy, render assistance to ships in distress and counter the threat from submarines. They will also coordinate missile strikes on land targets. Russia’s guided missile cruiser Varyag and destroyer... more »

Lyse Doucet update

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 19 hours ago
Yesterday I posted this piece about Lyse Doucet's reporting (or rather non-reporting) of rockets being fired from Gaza at Israel. This Twitter conversation ended with this tweet of mine I don't believe that I received an answer to that tweet, so when I saw this tweet I just had to respond To give Lyse Doucet some credit, she did have the courtesy to respond to me So I reminded her that she hadn't answered my question re her not tweeting about rockets fired from Gaza prior to the Israeli response Lyse Doucet came back with a reasonable excuse So I responded with the obvious follow-... more »

Navy ship ordered back to Canada after misconduct by sailors

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 19 hours ago
[image: HMCS Whitehorse]The head of the Royal Canadian Navy has taken the rare step of ordering one of its ships to return from an international exercise because of misconduct by its sailors. Vice Admiral Mark Norman issued the message Monday, citing three incidents involving the crew of HMCS Whitehorse that took place during Exercise RIMPAC 2014. The message, leaked to the Ottawa Citizen, also noted that Norman was appointing a senior officer to look at what is behind recent incidents involving the breakdown of professional and personal conduct in the navy. Read more

Michael and The Mob

Spike EPatNews Spike - 19 hours ago
music Michael Jackson Shocks Al Sharpton By Calling Tommy Mottola A Racist Singer accuses Sony Music chairman of conspiring against black artists. by jennifer vineyard 7/8/2002 Michael Jackson took on Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola this past weekend, accusing the head of his record company of being a racist and part of a racist conspiracy against black artists. Though it was anticipated that Jackson would challenge standard practices of the music industry and champion artists’ rights when he spoke at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in New York’s Harlem neighborhoo... more »

Non-empirical confirmation of theories

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
*In science, confirmations are always ultimately empirical in character but science has always been more than just naive empiricism* A year ago, philosopher (and trained theoretical physicist) Richard Dawid wrote a book named String Theory and the Scientific Method where he essentially argued that science is becoming less dependent on empirical observations. *Off-topic: a huge black hole (diameter 80 meters) was discovered at the Yamal Peninsula, Siberia.* Two amazon.com reviewers admitted that they haven't read the book but as homeless losers, they don't like the price of the bo... more »

Is Gaza a Modern Masada? Lieberman Announces Its Abolition

Whitewraithe~atNortherntruthseeker - 19 hours ago
*Avigdor Lieberman, Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel, threw a bomb on Gaza while speaking in the Knesset on July 15, 2014. "The operation* must end with the IDF controlling the entire Gaza Strip," he said after calling for the obliteration of the Palestinian government.* *A Good Roman Pension* *H*iding under broken pottery, the two women were gossiping quietly. Their five children were half-buried under a giant half-pot, and were asleep. Earlier that evening, commander of the fortress Eleazar ben Ya'ir gave his final speech, announcing that the Romans were about to enter and that ... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 20 hours ago
*Big Green’s lethal agenda* The outstanding presentations at this Ninth International Conference on Climate Change clearly demonstrate that activist climate science is increasingly devoid of evidence … increasingly removed from the scientific method – and yet is increasingly being used to devise, justify and impose policies, laws, and regulations that govern our lives. Indeed, rules formulated on the basis of “dangerous manmade climate change” allegations control the hydrocarbons that power America and the world, improve and safeguard our lives, lift billions out of abject poverty,... more »

Owning Freedom

Sophia LoveatAMERICAN KABUKI - 20 hours ago
We sense now a freedom because there is this energy of release that is blowing, a pre-cursor to this letting go of the iron grip held by the “controllers”. Freedom is not a state we fully comprehend. It is an absence of debt in any sense – emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual. The process of liberation is gradual and will be accomplished with persistence as well as tenacious, relentless focus. You cannot be partially free. To act from a self determined point of view means that each moment is approached and conducted by choice. We have been asleep for a lifetime. ... more »

Erdogan Should Be The Last Head of State to Accuse Another State of "State Terrorism"

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 20 hours ago
Video Title: Turkey PM accuses Israel of 'state terrorism' over Gaza. Source: AFP. Date Published: July 15, 2014. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday stepped up his rhetoric against Israel over its deadly air offensive on Gaza, accusing the Jewish state of committing "state terrorism" against the Palestinians. Erdogan is not a good spokesman for Palestinians since Turkey is not exactly innocent when it comes to killing civilians with airstrikes, and committing acts of genocide. The Turkish government has backed ISIS terrorists against the Kurds in northern Syri... more »

Tristan & Isolde’s Prelude

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 20 hours ago
*Wagner’s thrilling *Tristan and Isolde* is **being performed in Auckland on Saturday**. This is the second post getting ready for the great event!* So Wagner takes his Tristan Chord, that *single* chord that changed music forever, and then in the opera’s prelude – the twelve minutes or so of music before the drama starts – *he tells the opera’s story in music alone*. True story. The chord is built on the tension between two impossibly star-crossed lovers – excuse me, between two chords that shouldn’t go together that, when they do are themselves transformed – a tension and releas... more »

Alice Embree : VERSE | Beyond Borders

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 21 hours ago
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2014 On the edge of memory The slogan echoes “El Salvador is Spanish for Vietnam” U.S. weapons for Right-wing death squads Yield peasant massacres And refugees In recent memory President … finish reading Alice Embree : *VERSE* | Beyond Borders

Gazans Are Reaching The Point of "Nothing Left To Lose"

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 21 hours ago
Only Israel benefits from these one-month wars, and ten-day dust-ups that leave thousands of Palestinians dead and wounded, and zero Israeli casualties. What is happening in Gaza does not deserve to be called a war. Bill Hicks's *famous line about the first Iraq War*, that there never was a war, is applicable here. Palestinians know deep down that any genuine, long-standing, and worthwhile gains must be borne from sacrifice. And the Israeli government understands that there is a limit to their aggression. The last thing the cowardly Israeli government wants is an all-out, face-to-fa... more »

Time To Go Back To Vietnam-- But Only As Tourists And Trading Partners

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
I'm planning a trip to Vietnam. I haven't been there in a long time and I've never been to the northern part of the country. So when someone on twitter recommended a *NY Times* piece, I grabbed it and saved it for when I'd have some free time to read it. What I eventually started reading was Tuong Lai's OpEd from last week, Vietnam's Overdue Alliance With America, and man, did he sound like a warlike dick! Within two paragraphs I said to myself, "self, if this guy is gay, he's the Vietnamese Lindsey Graham and if he's straight and senile, he's the Vietnamese John McCain. Oh, yeah…... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Ban Plastic Bags

Small FootprintsatReduce Footprints - 22 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »

A libertarian joins the Australian Senate

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 22 hours ago
Australia now has its first member of parliament from a libertarian party: David Leyonhjelm, from the Liberal Democrats. Here’s his maiden speech: [Hat tip Catallaxy Files] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Ravitch Lashes Out at Union Misleadership Critique

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 23 hours ago
*"Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. Spark is fine, as long as it's contained."*--President Snow, *The Hunger Games* When Diane Ravitch spoke at the National Association of School Psychologists in February 2012, her hefty speaking fee was paid for by none other than Pearson*. *Yes, that Pearson. When challenged on one of the listservs by California whistle blower, Kathleen Carroll, Ravitch admitted she had been paid by Pearson without getting specific about the amount, and then she accused Carroll of smearing he... more »

July 15: The news is bad, really bad...

Graeme DecarieatThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 23 hours ago
I'm doing it again. I'm starting this late on a Saturday night when I should be doing something recreational like washing pigeon poo off my balcony. The trouble is that so many things are happening - and almost all of them ignored by our news media. It all got ne to thinking of the meeting of Churchill and Roosevelt on a warship anchored at Newfoundland in 1941, just months before the US would enter World War Two. That's when they drafted a statement of our purpose in the war. It was very noble. We were fighting to bring peace to the world so that all peoples could live in freedom ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“How and why are all these stars forming? Found among the Small Magellanic Cloud's (SMC's) clusters and nebulae NGC 346 is a star forming region about 200 light-years across, pictured above by the Hubble Space Telescope. A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a wonder of the southern sky, a mere 210,000 light-years distant in the constellation of the Toucan (Tucana). * Click image for larger size.* Exploring NGC 346, astronomers have identified a population of embryonic stars strung along the dark, intersecting dust lanes visible here on the right. ... more »

SUZUKI RECOMMENDS, #1: The Mystery of Capital

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
*Our regular Asian/Australian correspondent Suzuki Samurai wanted to tell you about three brilliant books about progress and economic development. So, naturally, I said yes. Here’s the first.* *The Mystery of Capital – Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else *by Hernando De Soto *Review by Suzuki Samurai* Unlike fiction, when reading a non-fiction book I have to create the voice of the narrator myself. I mean really, how many of you had a clear voice in mind when reading Adam Smiths' *An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations*? Was its ... more »

Paulo Coelho, “Frogs Being Boiled”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Frogs Being Boiled”* by Paulo Coelho “A lawyer friend of mine, Renato Pacca, sent me an interesting text: Several biological studies have shown that a frog placed in a container along with water from his pond, he will remain alive while you heat the water. The toad does not react to the gradual increase of temperature (change of environment) and only dies when the water boils, swollen and happy. On the other hand, if a toad is thrown into that same container when the water is already boiling, he will immediately jump out. He will be a little singed, but alive! Sometimes we can b... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Evidence”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Evidence”* “Where do I live? If I had no address, as many people do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the same town as the lilies of the field, and the still waters. Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are strong men tending flowers. Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue. But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function - to excite the viewers toward sublime thought. Glory to the world, that good teacher. Among the swans there is none called the least, or the greatest. I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially w... more »

Judith beheading Holofernes

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Caravaggio 1598-1599 Oil on canvas

Archaelogy: "Göbekli Tepe- 12,000 Year Old Temple?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Göbekli Tepe- 12,000 Year Old Temple?"* by Patrick Symmes "Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey, Klaus Schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time: massive carved stones about 12,000 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery. The megaliths predate Stonehenge by some 7,000 years. The place is called Gobekli Tepe, and Schmidt, a German archaeologist who has been working here more than a decade, is convinced it's the site of the world's oldest temple. They c... more »

number 9

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Athens, Attiki, Greece. Thanks for stopping by.

Derrick Jensen, “Love Does Not Imply Pacifism.”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Love Does Not Imply Pacifism.”* by Derrick Jensen “Many hundreds of pages ago, and now for me many years ago, I wrote that this book was originally going to be an exploration of when counterviolence is an appropriate response to the violence of the system. In fact what has become this book was supposed to be nothing more than a pamphlet in which I took the main arguments normally presented by pacifists and examined them to see if they make any sense. Here now is that pamphlet. Here are some standard lines thrown out by pacifists. I’m sure you, too, have heard them enough that if ... more »

"The Questions..."

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

HAVING A BLAST

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Watching the bombs fall and enjoying the show in Israel....."just clear off all the city" one says.... "yes I'm a little bit fascist." Quite an interesting thing - a Jewish fascist.

On Bullshit and the Air Force

KRandleatA Different Perspective - 1 day ago
In the last posting about “Lies and More Lies” Larry suggested that it wasn’t actual lies the Air Force was spreading, but bullshit as defined by Harry G. Frankfurt. Larry wrote: Back in 2005 there was a little (and I do mean little) book published by a retired Princeton Philosophy professor—Harry Frankfurt. The book was titled “On Bullshit” (which I will hereafter abbreviate as “BS”). It purported to be the first scholarly treatment of the subject of BS, even though the term BS is commonly utilized by everyone speaking the English language. If you haven't read it already, I would ... more »

Airplane seat of the future? Just think how many more fellow travelers you'll be sharing your space with

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*SEATING DEVICE COMPRISING A FORWARD-FOLDABLE BACKREST Original document: US2014159444 (A1) ― 2014-06-12* ABSTRACT: *A seating device with reduced bulk, for example for an aircraft. This seating device comprises a backrest which describes a circular translational movement towards the front and upwards of the devide when the seating device is brought to the retracted configuration. A seating structure is provided comprising a bearing piece on which are fixed, side by side, a plurality of seating devices with reduced bulk. An aircraft is provided comprising a seating device with redu... more »

Soccer: He’s right, you know

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
Sinclair Davidson has been watching soccer, or trying to. Don’t you just love the term “scoreless action”. That describes the average soccer match. One of my colleagues suggested to me that the game would be a lot quicker if they went straight to the penalty shoot-out. He makes a fair point. And another one, here, about incentives. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

“Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’”; "Israelis Watch Gaza Bombing For Just Good Fun"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’”* by Chris Hedges “Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of repression that at first was “relatively mild” but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and ended with mass murder. “The destructive process was a development that was begun with caution and ended without restraint,” Hilberg wrote. The Palestinians over the past few decades have endured a similar “destructive process.” They have gradually been stripped of basic civil liberties, rob... more »

The Psychology Behind A Minority of Israelis Cheering On The Bombing of Gaza on Hilltops

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 1 day ago
*Israelis enjoying the entertainment of war on a hot summer night. They might as well be living on Mars, because none of the shitty rockets from Hamas will ever reach their precious neighbourhoods, settlements, and towns. * "Last Wednesday night, as he stood on a hilltop outside the Israeli town of Sderot and watched the bombardment of Gaza on the plain below, a Danish newspaper reporter snapped an iPhone photo of about a dozen locals who cheered on their military from plastic chairs while eating popcorn. Allan Sørensen, a veteran Middle East correspondent for Denmark’s Kristelig... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

Heavenletter #4981 - God Is Shaking a Tree of Silver Apples

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Heavenletter #4981 God Is Shaking a Tree of Silver Apples * July 15, 2014 God said: You have one surprise after another arriving at your door. Of course, I am speaking of surprises that delight. This is the trend visiting upon you, beloveds. You will see how easy life is and how it blesses you. I am shaking a tree of silver apples for you. You are going to be inundated with snowballs of delight. You will anticipate surprises, yet you will not know what the surprises are until they appear. You don’t have to know ahead of time. It is enough – it is plenty – to simply receive the s... more »

RIVAL TO WESTERN CAPITAL - AN ALTERNATIVE TO IMF

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
New Development Bank will provide money for infrastructure and development projects in BRICS countries, and unlike the IMF or World Bank, each nation has equal say, regardless of GDP size. "BRICS Bank will be one of the major multilateral development finance institutions in this world," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Bears

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 1 day ago

Do Not Forget That You Are All Mirrors to One Another.

        AMERICAN KABUKIatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Do Not Forget That You Are All Mirrors to One Another* channeled by John Smallman July 13, 2014 www.johnsmallman.wordpress.com All are One. You have all heard this many, many times already, but as humans, as apparently separate unconnected individuals, it is very difficult for you to really comprehend this absolute Truth. In the illusion separation seems intensely real, especially if you become suddenly and unexpectedly parted from a loved one. Individuality is an intensely felt sensation when you dwell on it, and apart from moments when you are physically embracing someone you d... more »

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Advice on voting

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
*“If you’re drunk, don’t drive. If you’re ignorant, don’t vote. Both drunk driving and ignorant voting are threats to life and property.”* - George Reisman Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Aisha North:A short update on the energies

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*A short update on the energies* by Aisha North July 15, 2014 Let us begin this missive by saying that you have now entered a phase that is like no other you have experienced, and it will probably not be one that you will experience ever again. For now, so much is shifting and reshaping on all sides, both within and without, and so, this will indeed be a season of change on every level. You have by now grown accustomed to not being able to predict just what the next day or even the next hour will bring, and even if you mentally or physically may not have grown quite as accustome... more »

Guess what is 50 years new today?

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
Can you guess what is 50 years new today? If your answer was “the Japanese bullet train,” then you get the chocolate fish. [image: image] Japan’s network of super-fast trains, capable of regular in-service speeds of 320km/h (that’s 200mph to those with old British cars) changed travel, and not just in Japan. The Tokaido Shinkansen (-New Trunk Line’) … made every other main line railway seem old-fashioned when the first line opened on 1 October 1964, at the height of Beatlemania and when the fastest British trains could manage 100mph (160km/h) over short sections of upgraded Vic... more »

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wealth Gap”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*Strong language alert!* “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wealth Gap” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgSEwjAeno#t=19

(Exceptional Country's Exceptional Decline) Who Wants A Depression? (The Answer Will Not Surprise Those Paying Attention) The Age of Impunity

As we continue heading into either another dip or an all-out, bad-times, depressionary spiral, it surprises almost no one anymore that some people might be looking forward to a (or another) depression. Who Wants a Depression? Paul Krugman July 10, 2014 One unhappy lesson we’ve learned in recent years is that economics is a far more political subject than we liked to imagine. Well, duh,

Picket the Koch Heads Education Privatization Meeting in Nashville July 22

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
The Badass Teacher of Tennessee need to saddle up, along with any other folks in Tennessee that care about public education. 6 PM at the Renaissance Hotel July 22. If you need pamphlet ideas or one page handouts, let me know. Can't be there--teaching that week. Be sure to contact the TV stations for coverage. From Joey Garrison: A group led by one of the conservative Koch brothers, increasingly scorned by liberals nationally as they extend their influence, is hosting an education forum in Nashville next week focused on school choice and opportunities for parents. The Charles K... more »

Stone Cold Justice: Australian Documentary Reveals Israeli Torture of Palestinian Youth

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Stone Cold Justice Australian film 'Stone Cold Justice' on Israel's torture of Palestinian children from cherie22579 on Vimeo. A film which has been produced by a group of Australian journalists has sparked an international outcry against Israel after it explicitly detailed Tel Aviv's use of torture against Palestinian children. The film, titled ‘Stone Cold Justice’ documents how Palestinian children, who have been arrested and detained by Israeli forces, are subjected to physical abuse, torture and forced into false confessions and pushed into gathering intelligence on Palestinia... more »

Ramzy Baroud discusses the attempted ceasefire in Gaza

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 1 day ago
Video Title: Ramzy Baroud discusses the attempted ceasefire in Gaza. Source: Middle East Eye. Date Published: July 15, 2014. Ramzy Baroud, managing editor of Middle East Eye, discusses the validity of the Egypt-proposed ceasefire in Gaza, the long term strategy for all the interested parties, and what the fallout is likely to be in the Israeli political scene.

Shuffling Toward Defeat

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
"What a weird cabinet reshuffle", muses Dan Hodges. "Massacre of the moderates!" shouts Labour. Yes, really. "Brutal ministerial cull" says *The Mirror*. On and on it goes. Yes, some Tory careers have limped unlamented into the night, including some big hitters. But the story is of ruthlessness and verve, of Dave slicing through his government and leaving behind him a pile of quivering limbs. Dan can barely hide his admiration. This is the audacity of a PM at the top of his game. Au contraire, this reshuffle is symptomatic of weakness and a belief that the Tories are looking down t... more »

Doug Martin's Letter to Gordon Hendry and the Indiana State Board of Ed

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
By Doug Martin Once again the *Indy Star* has given space to complete unreality, this time by you, Gordon Hendry, the new state board of education member all goo-goo eyed over your neoliberal heroes Bill Clinton and Bart Peterson. In fact, your piece, in many ways, is an attempt for Mike Pence and the state board to do damage control over a recent *Journal and Courier* guest editorial by Dr. Lynn Nelson and his wife Trudy (a retired public school teacher), who both attended the last state board fiasco. In an accurate take on that last board meeting, the Nelsons say this: “With ... more »

There’s no excuse for being unlearned (updated)

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
“All education is self-education,” writes the Mind Unleashed blog It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. “Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world.” As Mark Twain advised, never let school get in the way of your learning. And even you refuse to read, it’s still easier than ever to self-learn, with more and more educational opportunities online than ever before. Their post lists 12 dozen – in subj... more »

Satire: “How To Look Smarter”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“How To Look Smarter”* by Andy Borowitz NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – “A new study released Tuesday indicates that wearing glasses does not make a person look smarter, but standing next to Texas Governor Rick Perry does. In the study, when participants were shown photos of a person with and without glasses, they registered little or no change in their view of the person’s intelligence. However, when the photo of the same person was juxtaposed with a photo of Governor Perry, participants suddenly said that the person looked “much smarter” or “brilliant,” with some participants e... more »

Beltway Pundits Are Surprised Chicago Is Rejecting Rahm Emanuel-- Normal People Aren't

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The *Sun-Times* mayoral poll shows Rahm Emanuel being decisively beaten by two possible opponents, both progressives. Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle would crush him 55.23% to 30.98% and Teachers Union president Karen Lewis is ahead 45.35% to 36.44%. The only demographic group that seems to be able to stomach Emanuel are whites… and Preckwinkle even beats him-- 54.83% to 34.01%-- among whites. In May we looked at another poll showing that most Chicagoans think Emanuel was a mistake they;re not willing to make twice. That poll showed that "only 29 percent would support ... more »

Debating Common Core Is Proof that Educators Have Lost

plthomaseddat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Debating Common Core Is Proof that Educators Have Lost. via Debating Common Core Is Proof that Educators Have Lost.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

The Gaza Bombardment - What You're Not Being Told

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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Our Sacred Maiz is Our Mother

Roberto RodriguezatDr Cintli - 1 day ago
Front Cover by Laura V. Rodriguez University of Arizona Press (Oct 2014) For ordering info: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2497.htm Just had to showcase the front cover to my forthcoming book

I think I've found Jeremy Bowen's role model

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
Israeli TV parody on BBC Gaza bias: Jeremy Bowen's role model? Incidentally after I had disagreed, politely, with Jeremy Bowen's reporting standards regarding the Israel / Palestinian dispute, he blocked me on Twitter. He's a piece of work isn't he.

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Lawyer for levee authority says battle over coastal loss lawsuit is just beginning ~Bob Marshall, The Lens* *City blasts Gusman plan for housing mentally ill inmates ~Jim Mustian, N.O Advocate* *New video captured inside OPP sparks controversy ~Bill Capo, WWL * *State Police Retirement System to discuss ‘Edmonson Retirement Bill’ during its Wednesday staff meeting ~Louisiana Voice* *Music Vault on YouTube features a slew of New Orleans musicians ~Gambit *

The Economy: “Feds Go ‘Full Retard,’ Part II”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Feds Go ‘Full Retard,’ Part II” * by Bill Bonner “When we left off yesterday, we were explaining how the feds had unlearned the three critical lessons of more than 2,000 years of market history: 1) Make sure the money is backed by gold (otherwise it loses its buying power). 2) Don't let the government spend too much money it doesn't have (otherwise it will cause havoc). 3) Don't try to centrally plan an economy... especially not with fixed prices (or you'll soon have a wealth-destroying mess on your hands). The US took gold out of the global monetary system through two closely ... more »

The Realist Report - Charles Krafft

John FriendatJohn Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
On this edition to The Realist Report, we'll be joined by nationally renowned artist *Charles Krafft*. Charles and I will be discussing a variety of subjects, including his artwork and the alleged Jewish "Holocaust" of WWII. You can download the entire program *here*. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Charles Krafft Is a White Nationalist Who Believes the Holocaust Is a Deliberately Exaggerated Myth - The Stranger* - *How the "Holocaust" was faked - John Friend* - *Nazi Concentration Camps (vid) - produced by Lt. Col. George Stevens, U.S. Army Signals Cor... more »

The only thing our elected officials can find to do is worry about free birth control for women?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*really?* WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress said Tuesday that they had developed legislation to override the Supreme Court decision on contraceptives. The bill would ensure that women had access to insurance coverage for birth control even if they worked for businesses that had religious objections. The bill, put together in consultation with the Obama administration, would require for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby Stores to provide and pay for contraceptive coverage, along with other preventive health services, under the Affordable Care Act. * read the rest * This bill eve... more »

"He’ll be missed"

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Meanwhile, in a place nearby... I confessed before to subscribing to the *London Review of Books *earlier this year, having read that it contains some of the best writing in British publishing. Well, so it does, but it also contains a heck of a lot of Marxism. Thus, on many a political subject, you can guess that some very predictable points will be made along the erudite way. There's a very interesting article in the latest edition called *How should we think of the Caliphate? *that, for the most part, isn't as obviously Marxist/New Left as most of the other political stuff...whic... more »

Supplemental: The journalism of pseudo-scandal!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014* *Dowd picks and chooses her facts:* Should we the people be upset about Chelsea Clinton’s vile conduct? Everything is conceivable! That said, Maureen Dowd is deeply upset about the former first daughter’s behavior. Rending her garments and tearing her hair, Dowd started Sunday’s column like in this way, headline included: DOWD (7/13/14): *Isn’t It Rich?* Chelsea Clinton never acted out during the eight years she came of age as America’s first daughter. No ditching of her Secret Service detail. No fake IDs for underage tippling. No drug scandal. No court ap... more »

Blue ribbons of Light wrap the bulk of Gaia at this time

        AMERICAN KABUKIatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Blue ribbons of Light wrap the bulk of Gaia at this time* by ÉirePort Blue ribbons of Light wrap the bulk of Gaia at this time. This energetic construct allows full energetic alignment and upgrade for Hue-manity. Florescent manifestations begin for many, and begin anew for many others. Porcelain structures are transcended as Gaia ascends. ÉirePort | July 15, 2014 at 10:08 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-s5 *AK Note: The term porcelain brought to me mind the "porcelain throne".... in the spirit of "The Game of Thrones I found this image below.... :) *

Morocco Diary #7

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
Been without well water for about 7 days now. Guess I shouldn't have mentioned my well was working in the last Morocco Diary. The well here was one of the better ones in the area. But its been a hot dry summer with little rain, and its been at least 5 months since the heavy rains of last winter. I don't expect much rain here until maybe October or later. Winters here along the Med. tend to be wet and windy. Night time Ramadan well digging My landlord hired some local well diggers to dig the well deeper by 3 meters (9 feet) through hard shale. Since its Ramadan, and the local... more »

Victorian C36, sex work and the CPC god-and-pony show

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs)atDAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
If last week's opportunistic display by the Harper government Con MPs at the special Justice Committee's hearings about C36 wasn't enough, today's rightwing fundamentalist religious histrionic zealotry given voice by CPC useful idiot Bob "Douchert" Dechert amply illustrates Poe's Law.The collective CPC and its individual MPs' squalid, Christian Taliban-like beliefs about sexwork are deeply gynophobic, cruel and oppressive as well as redolent of 19th century England hypocrisy. Not only is Bill C36 unlikely to survive a Supreme Court of Canada challenge, it expresses the worst of Ha... more »

THE BITTER PILL

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago

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- A grim life for the goyim in the death camps of the future-and then even worse to follow-is here predicted by Jewish writer Ellie Katsnelson.
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Why the Israeils Are Repetitively Violent
With the Israelis once more inflicting collective punishment in Gaza (a tactic which happens to constitute a war crime) it is time to consider the mind-set behind their repeated violent and sadistic behavior. »»
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'Ceasefire' to refuel Israel criminality
The reality is that the Israeli regime has just given itself carte blanche to step up its genocide against the Palestinians - just as it was threatening to do so. »»




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Gaza: Neocons and Israel Constructing a New 9/11..
The current set of affairs, the brutal attacks on Gaza using American aircraft and American supplied chemical and cluster munitions is being staged for a reason. A massive terror attack in America, staged by right wing extremists, aided by Israel, is getting near. The evidence is overwhelming. It is becoming increasingly hard for them to suppress. »»
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You just can't make this stuff up!
What the government numbers don't tell you as the media turns a blind eye is enough to make the informed citizen want to scream. Why is the media protecting the government?»»
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West Coast is Number #1 in Pro Sports..
Now let me set the record straight on another more palpable sports truth ~ It's all over for East Coast Sports dominance ~ the West Coast is already dominant which will soon become obvious to Boston, New York and the rest of the East coast.»»
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Bullion Buzz eNewsletter | Feature: US Is Deep into the Financial Danger Zone
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MH Flight Shot Down over Ukraine

SteveatThinking Aboot - 2 minutes ago
My deepest sympathies for the famines of the lost. It is likely the Donesk rebels thought it was a Ukraine troop transport and blasted away. The big question is what was a commercial plane doing flying over such a hot spot? I hope this results in cooler heads prevailing all round.

Amazon Goes Unlimited

Martyn DanielsatBrave New World - 13 minutes ago
Today, the market is talking about the Amazon offer, Kindle Unlimited, which certainly is a smart name as it aims to do exactly what it says on the tin. It should come as no surprise and it was only a matter of time until Amazon entered the ‘all you can read’ ebook subscription arena that services such as Oyster and Scribd have started to open up. We have long argued that the subscription model is coming and that it starts to change how we relate to books that now can be effectively ‘borrowed on demand’, without having to worry about collecting them on virtual shelves, kidding you... more »

ARISTOTLE’S ERROR: The smell of war in this morning’s Post!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 19 minutes ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014* *Part 3—Rucker’s return:* In his second inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt described what he saw when he looked out at the nation: ROOSEVELT (1/20/37): I see a great nation, upon a great continent, blessed with a great wealth of natural resources... *But here is the challenge to our democracy*: In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens—a substantial part of its whole population—who at this very moment are denied the greater part of what the very lowest standards of today call the necessities of life. [...] I see millions lacking the means t... more »

Breaking! Malaysian Passenger Plane crashed (shotdown) in Eastern Ukraine

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 21 minutes ago
*Holy smokes! If Russia won't take the Ukrainian bait would a false flag be the next move? * *This is exactly, I kid you not, exactly something mentioned as a distinct possibility just yesterday during a real life conversation* *So, that freaks me out quite a bit!* *And, a Malaysian passenger plane? Another Malaysian plane?* What would be the odds? It's certainly memorable. As in the memories are already embedded in the mass consciousness.- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories My other thought is Malaysian Airlines are not so good and this tragedy is being sp... more »

It's suicidal to fly over New Russia these days

The mysteriously lost MH370 flight of the Malaysian Airlines hasn't been found and there's another tragedy for the company: MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down near Shakhtar in the Donetsk People's Republic, about 30 miles from the Russian border. The 295 people on board (280 passengers + 15 crew members) died. I was saddened and shocked at the same moment. People get harassed with all kinds of security regulations but when it comes to the actual trajectories of airplanes, they continue to fly right above the de facto warzone as if nothing were happening over there. ... more »

BBC News - Malaysia airliner crashes in Ukraine - reports

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 hour ago
The BBC report that: 'Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine near the border with Russia, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, reports say.' Two things come to mind: first that I'm not going to ever fly Air Malaysia again and second how will Jeremy Bowen manage to blame Israel for this incident? More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28354856

Jews most popular religious group in U.S., despite criminality, subversion

Despite their outrageously brazen criminality and subversion of America, Jews are the most popular religious group in the United States, according to a recent Pew survey. The *Jewish Telegraph Agency* reports: *Jews are the most warmly regarded religious group in America*, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. The *survey* of 3,217 adults conducted in June asked respondents to rate their feelings toward various religious groups on a scale of 1 to 100, with 1 being coldest, 100 warmest and 50 meaning they have neither positive nor negative feelings. Jews rated 63, sl... more »

reality busting devices failing like farabochi Fibonacci dominoes.

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 hour ago
reality busting devices failing like Farabochi Fibonacci dominoes. the masters of the universe creating their own black holes the fall that started so cleverly acceleratingly sinister as the event horizon looms muppets stripped in a feeding burlesque to supply the drones commanded to Marshall the resources to feed the flickering reality distortion field exhausting the participants until the physics dictates they all fly into the singularity When all the gravity defying souls are sucked away fall off the end of the flat earth in an ironic scientific way it should leave lots of room for... more »

Meanwhile in Cambodia: The Detention of Mu Sochua

Jon WesternatDuck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
Mu Sochua a leading member of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) was arrested on Tuesday along with five others after a demonstration to gain access to Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park turned violent in clashes between police and some of the protesters. Sochua was elected to the Cambodian parliament in 2013 and is a leading human rights Continue reading

Islamic State Carries Out Intimidation Campaign Destroying Homes And Kidnapping And Murdering People In Northern Iraq

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 hour ago
Since the Islamic State (IS) swept through northern Iraq in early June 2014 it has started a two-pronged strategy to govern the millions of people that have come under its control. While carrying out a hearts and mind campaign in large cities like Mosul it has also set about threatening and intimidating the population especially in the rural areas. This has led to the destruction of hundreds of homes, over one hundred kidnappings, and dozens of reported executions. The Islamic State (IS) has used violence to maintain and expand its hold over northern Iraq. In contested areas alon... more »

How Cooking Can Change Your Life by Michael Pollan

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 1 hour ago
*4 September 2013* Renowned activist and author Michael Pollan argues that cooking is one of the simplest and most important steps people can take to improve their family's health, build communities, fix our broken food system, and break our growing dependence on corporations. The event was chaired by Tim Lang, professor of Food Policy at City University London. To find out more about this talk, visit the event page on the RSA website: *http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-an...* Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: *http://www.thersa.org/__data/a... more »

Energy Econ 23: Death of Australia's Carbon Tax

Nonoy OplasatGovernment and Taxes - 1 hour ago
Today, Australia officially killed the onerous and climate alarmism law, carbon tax. I am posting below portions of selected news reports on the subject. From The Australian today, *The Prime Minister, while claiming victory after a five-year campaign against carbon pricing, also launched a new campaign against the Labor Party’s promise to take a replacement emissions trading scheme to the next election.* And from the WSJ today, *"He said the carbon price was acting as a A$9 billion a year handbrake on the economy, which was adjusting to the end of a record mining investment ... more »

WHY ISN’T THIS INDOCTRINATION CRIMINAL?

David Greeneat@ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
WHY ISN’T THIS INDOCTRINATION CRIMINAL?.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

SOUTH KOREAN 'KILL CHAIN'

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 2 hours ago
South Korea's Defense Minister nominee Han Min-koo says he has no plans to adopt a U.S.-designed missile defense system. At his confirmation hearing Sunday, Han said South Korea currently deploys the US Patriot-3 system as a high-altitude defense shield over the peninsula. The nominee also vowed to install the country's indigenous missile defense system as soon as possible to counter any North Korean threats. He said the defense ministry will push for early establishment of the Korea Air and Missile Defense system -- or KAMD -- and the so-called 'Kill Chain', a pre-emptive missile... more »

This is not the first time that Paul Craig Roberts and his colleagues have exposed flagrant rigging of the Comex (paper) gold market downward by market insiders. One possible motive for such manipulation "...is to operate and control Comex trading in a manner that helps the Fed contain the price of gold, thereby preventing its rise from signaling to the markets that problems festering in the U.S. financial system are growing worse by the day. This is an act of financial terrorism supported by federal regulatory authorities. Another motive is to help support the relative trading level of the U.S. dollar..." Blogger's recommendation: Buy real gold metal (not paper) now, because sometime in the not too distant future such rigging will no longer work, whereupon the value of gold metal will double or triple over night...

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 2 hours ago
------------------------------ *Insider Trading and Financial Terrorism on Comex* ------------------------------ July 16, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler* July 16, 2014. The first two days this week gold was subjected to a series of computer HFT-driven “flash crashes” that were aimed at cooling off the big move higher gold has made since the beginning of June. During this move higher, the hedge funds, who typically “chase” the momentum of gold up or ... more »

People Are Not Illegal

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 2 hours ago
Here's a snippet from Tuesday's regular White House briefing, in which press flack Josh Earnest was confronted about the gut-churning televised spectacle of a planeload of mothers and children being deported from the US and dumped into the most dangerous city on the planet. MR. EARNEST: Well, Jeff, the flight that you’re referring to was a flight that was operated by the Department of Homeland Security in their capacity as a law enforcement agency, that they were enforcing the law. So that is a decision that was made by that law enforcement agency. I would point out, though, t... more »

Londonistan

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago
The subject of “the BBC’s bias towards Israel” was brought to us on the Today programme yesterday because it was thought very odd that the BBC failed to report the noisy protest outside its own building the previous day. (2:38 mins in.) In the parallel world that Craig alluded to in his recent post, that omission could be yet another indication of the BBC’s bias towards Israel. The real reason is probably because the BBC doesn’t think it has any kind of bias, so its nonexistent bias is not a subject it would wish to include in news bulletins. However, they might mention it if one o... more »

Sen. Ted Cruz: “Mr. President, when did the Democratic Party declare war on the Catholic Church?”...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
*and the outcome is?* Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Senate Democrats and their legislation to circumvent the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision by explaining that their bill would impose “faith fines” on groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor, who refuse to subsidize abortion-inducing drugs, and asked, “Mr. President, when did the Democratic Party declare war on the Catholic Church?” “The bill that is being voted on this floor, if it were adopted, would fine the Little Sisters of the Poor millions of dollars unless these Catholic nuns are willing to pay for abortion-... more »

Is time going slowly near the equator?

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 3 hours ago
John Rennie – who is going to jump above me at Physics Stack Exchange in a few months unless I will find motivation to prevent him from doing so – has asked a very nice question: Does time move slower at the equator? The Earth is spinning so all people living at the equator are apparently moving at 464 m/s relatively to what seems like a "better inertial frame". By the special relativistic time dilation, this should slow their time by one part per trillion. That would be a 100 larger relative effect than the accuracy you may achieve with state-of-the-art atomic clocks. Has someone ... more »

Are Self-Entitled Politicians With Too Much Money Endangering The Rest Of Us?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Monday we did two posts about the problem climate deniers pose for normal people-- the first one here and the other one here. In both posts, we looked specifically at the Florida congressmembers whose districts are likely to sink under the waves and who are still denying climate change science to please the Cheney types and their donors (while betraying their constituents). Most of them are Republicans, of course-- crooks and idiots like Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz-Balart, Dennis Ross, Vern Buchanan, Bill Posey-- but there are two Democrats from the Republican wing of the Dem... more »

On The Dogmatic Jihad of Radiative Transfer Theory Believers

Harry Dale HuffmanatThe Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 3 hours ago
Steven Goddard has a post "categorizing idiot clans" and listing them, to which one commenter added, "I see a missing category, the geran category: Populated by mean, vicious little SOBs (a technical term, I assure you) who limit their knowledge of thermal energy transfer to simple concepts of gaseous convection and the ideal gas law and nothing whatsoever involving radiative energy transfer …". My response follows: *That's probably because the only globally effective (i.e., not localized and transient) radiative energy transfer is from direct solar to atmosphere and to ground (yes,... more »

UK Foreign Minister William Hague Fired - But Why ? ???? Implication as to why set forth ......

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
July 15, 2014 UK Foreign Minister William Hague Fired - But Why? Reshuffle Surprise As William Hague Quits As Foreign Secretary , July 15 William Hague surprised Westminster on Monday evening by announcing he would quit as foreign secretary, as David Cameron culled male ministers of all ranks as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle expected to see the promotion of several women to top jobs. Hmm ... There is currently another inquiry into pedophile rings in the UK which, allegedly, included major British politicians since the 1960s and several, some seemingly still ongoing, cover-ups by t... more »

Kiev authors latest fable concerning Russia while bombing South East Ukraine and trying to provoke Russia .... ( July 17 , 2014 ) -- Kiev Reports Ukraine Warplane Was Shot Down By A Russian Fighter Jet

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Zero Hedge ..... Kiev Reports Ukraine Warplane Was Shot Down By A Russian Fighter Jet [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/17/2014 07:47 -0400 - Germany - Reuters - Ukraine inShare While most news coming out of Ukraine regarding the ongoing civil war are merely propaganda designed to make Russia look bad, and hence irrelevant (and vice versa from Russia of course - the only news that matters re: Ukraine is i) what happens with gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine and ii) the fate of the South Stream pipeline; the rest is mostly noise), it ... more »

Untitled

jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 4 hours ago
*Schools Dispense With History in Favor of Political Correctness* Former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin once said, “Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” Lenin understood how important education is to a young person’s worldview, and how intractable ideas can become. Lenin used education to the fullest, as do his heirs in the West. The cultural revolution of the 1960s remains very much with us. In the last 50 years it has chipped away at the foundations of our nation, little by little, relentlessly, with an agenda of fundamentally c... more »

They're Really Not Very Smart

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 4 hours ago
After several rebukes from the Supreme Court, the Harperites are feeling mean. Earlier this week, Conservative MP Larry Miller complained that the "courts are making laws." Andrew Coyne writes: People who supposedly stand for limited government get surprisingly antsy, once in office, about having their own discretion circumscribed. That they profess to do so in the name of Parliament only compounds the incoherence. Who do they think passed the Charter? And, of course, as always for these folks, Pierre Trudeau is the villain: Mr. Miller does not disappoint. “Pierre Trudeau,” he sa... more »

A New Form of Matter

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 4 hours ago

7 Tips for a Summer Trip The Kids Will Always Remember

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 4 hours ago
It's summer and with the warmer weather, surely the kids will want to get outdoors and play, right? Wrong. Left to their own devices, kids these days will waste away and entire summer playing on a mobile device or watching endless episodes on Netflix. I don't know about you, but when I think back on my summers growing up, they're full of adventure and family time. Don't get me wrong, these aren't necessarily all happy memories (though most are), but they are definitely memorable and contributed to who I am today. RVing is one of the best ways to get kids to unplug, because, let's f... more »

20 Facts You’re Not Being Told About Israel and Gaza on TV

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
The Pontiac Tribune 1) 4 Palestinian boys playing soccer on a beach were killed yesterday when an Israeli airstrike suddenly took their lives. Dozens of international journalists were stationed at the Al-Deira Hotel as they watched in horror while Israeli airstrikes fired upon the Palestinian civilians for a second time, chasing the children across the beach as they screamed for someone to help. Since July 7th the death toll in Gaza has swelled to well over 200 Palestinians. A whopping 80% of the victims have been confirmed as civilians, including several dozen Palestinian child... more »

Charter Cap in Massachusetts Will Not Be Lifted

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 5 hours ago
It is gratifying to know that the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where public schools were born, took a significant step this week to support Horace Mann's notion of quality public schools for all children. As Mann said some 160 years ago, "agitate, agitate, agitate, but always for a good cause." The good cause that MA citizens agitated for most recently was to keep the charter school cap in place so that citizens might study the effects of a two-tiered separate and unequal system of schooling in Massachusetts that has resulted from the birth and expansion of co... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 17 , 2014 ) -- State of play in Sectarian War , Political Front , Kurdistan ......

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Anti War..... Offensive Fails, Iraqi Military Retreats From ISIS-Held TikritWeeks of Fighting Ends With Military Defeat by Jason Ditz, July 16, 2014 Print This | Share This Nearly three solid weeks of reports of Iraq’s Army either defeating the rebels to reclaim Tikrit or being on the cusp of defeating the rebels and regaining control over Tikrit, the military has withdrawn outright, leaving the city in ISIS hands. Tikrit is one of several “contested” cities in the area due north of Baghdad, but after weeks of fighting there was a remarkable sense of calm today, as daily sorties from... more »

Haughty Obama Hits Russia With More Sanctions

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 5 hours ago
Late Wednesday the pathetic Obama administration fired yet another salvo at the Russian bear showing that they are as determined as ever to provoke a new cold war or maybe even a hot one with a nuclear armed power. Despite warnings from American business groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers that the months running dick-measuring contest between El Presidente and Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be harmful to American business the sanctions were leveled anyway. It is obvious that Obama has a huge inferiority complex and his thin-ski... more »

Guest Post: Kerry Emanuel Clarifies a Recent Quote in the NYT

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 5 hours ago
The comment below is by Kerry Emanuel, at MIT, who is clarifying a recent quote of his in the *New York Times*. I would like first to thank Roger for allowing me to post this response to the article about John Christy by Michael Wines in Tuesday's New York Times. Although I was quoted accurately, the context in which the quotation was phrased distorted its intended meaning. Several weeks ago, I had several phone conversations with Mr. Wines about the work of John Christy. In those conversations, I emphasized the value of skepticism in science and also said that I agreed with some e... more »

So tired!!!

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 6 hours ago

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2JtNQublQ

F-15E takes first flight with new radar system

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: F-15E Strike Eagle]The first 389th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle received a Radar Modernization Program upgrade here in June. The inaugural flight with the new radar system was flown by Capt. Matthew Riley, 389th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Maj. Jacob Lindaman, 389th FS weapon systems officer. "The new radar system does everything faster, is extremely precise and requires less maintenance," Riley said. "It can designate air-to-air and air-to-ground simultaneously, allowing us to track enemy aircraft and identify ground targets at the same time." Read more

Russia Deliveres Last Batch of Mi-171E Helicopters to China

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Mi-171 Hip]The Russian Helicopters holding delivered the last batch of Mi-171E transport helicopters built at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to Chinese company Poly Technologies, a company spokesperson stated Tuesday. It's the last batch under a contract for 48 helicopters signed in 2012 by the Chinese company and Russia's arms exporter Rosoboronexport. In total, with additional contracts, 52 helicopters were delivered, the statement said. Mi-171E helicopters are successfully operated in China, in particular in regions with challenging terrain and severe climate conditions. Hel... more »

Donbas terrorists now have Strela-10 AA missile complex

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: 9K35 Strela 10 SA-13 Gopher Self-Propelled Air Defense System]Donbas terrorists are now armed with self-propelled Strela-10 AA missile complex, NDSC spokesman Andry Lysenko said, LigaBiznesInform reports July 16. “This weapon could have been made available to the terrorists only by the Russian army,” he stressed. Meanwhile, the terrorists continue to seize buildings in Donas cities and place AA missiles and artillery in schools and residential houses. Read more

Royal Air Force Upgrades Tornado in Shadow of F-35

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Tornado F3]The British Royal Air Force plans to finish technological upgrades of as many as 59 Tornado aircraft by 2016 as part of a modernization plan to keep the plane relevant as the F-35 and Typhoon come on line, officials said at the Farnborough International Airshow. The upgrades included outfitting the planes with precision weapons, improved information exchange and secure communication technology, said Dave Waddington, Tornado Force Commander, RAF. Although at least eight upgraded Tornado aircraft have recently served in Afghanistan, the RAF plans to fully phase out ... more »

MBDA’S Brimstone missile demonstrates its maritime capability

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
MBDA has successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile against fast moving and manoeuvring Fast Inshore Attack Craft even in a cluttered environment with multiple neutral vessels in very close proximity. Conducted in March and April 2014 at the QinetiQ managed Aberporth range in west Wales, UK, an RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft fired two Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missiles (one telemetry and one operational), each fitted with MBDA’s latest Anti-FIAC software upgrades, at remotely controlled, 40ft ASV C13 Fast Inshore Attack Craft targets powered by twin 350hp engines. The telemetry ... more »

Norway, Australia collaboration could reduce Joint Strike Missile costs

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Joint Strike Missile]A potential collaboration between Australia and Norway could reduce the costs of integrating Kongsberg Gruppen's Joint Strike Missile into Lockheed Martin's new F-35 fighter jet, the Norwegian Air Force said on Wednesday. "Australia has signalled interest in a collaborative effort on the integration portion (of the missile's development)," Lieutenant Colonel Sigurd Fongen told reporters at the Farnborough Airshow. "That would potentially save money, however that remains to be seen. We have to keep the discussions going with the Australians," he said. Re... more »

Retirement date for HMS Illustrious

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: HMS Illustrious]The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to be retired next month after 32 years of service. The Portsmouth-based warship is to be replaced by HMS Ocean, which has just received a £65 million refit. A decommissioning ceremony will be held later in the year and Illustrious's final return to base could be as early as next Tuesday. Read more

Canada to supply decommissioned fighter aircraft to Ukraine

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: CF-18 Hornet]The Ukrainian combat aviation received reinforcements from Canada. The Canadian government proposes to deliver nearly 20 combat aircraft CF-18A to the Ukrainian military. The information appeared on social networks. Russian English-language television channel Russia Today reported the same. These 20 aircraft can be delivered to the Ukrainian side for free, as they had been written off from service at the Air Forces of Canada in connection with the purchase of new aircraft. In addition, Canada offers to send a dozen experts to Ukraine to train Ukrainian pilots a... more »

Raytheon to provide torpedo integration on Alenia Aermacchi aircraft for Turkish Navy

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: ATR72-600TMUA]Raytheon Company will serve as weapons integrator for Italian aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi, providing 31 months of engineering services support for integration of MK 54 and MK 46 torpedoes onto the Alenia Aermacchi ATR-72-600ASW maritime patrol aircraft. Raytheon received a $5.7 million contract to support Alenia Aermacchi's test, integration and qualification for the external carriage and tactical employment of the lightweight torpedoes. Alenia Aermacchi is the prime contractor on the Meltem III contract under which it is obligated to provide ATR-7... more »

Navy Selects Ships for Out-Year Retirements

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: USS Ponce]In addition to the 14 ships identified for decommissioning or removed from active service in fiscal 2015, the Navy has selected 17 the ships to be removed from service from 2016 through 2019. In the “Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction for Naval Vessels for FY2015,” prepared and submitted to Congress by the deputy chief of naval operations for integration of capabilities and resources, the Navy lists 11 Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSNs), one Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG), two Powhatan-class fleet ocean tugs (T-ATFs), two Safe... more »

Navy launches second review of HMCS Whitehorse events

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: HMCS Whitehorse]A navy ship ordered home over allegations of misconduct has prompted a second review – this one focused specifically on HMCS Whitehorse’s crew and senior officers. The review will look at everything from the actions of the senior leaders on board to the overall situation on the vessel, and comes just days after Whitehorse returned to Canada. In a rare move, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy ordered the ship to return home after crew were involved in three separate incidents of misconduct in San Diego, Calif. HMCS Whitehorse, a maritime coastal defence vess... more »

Russia Set to Reopen Soviet-Era Spy Post in Cuba

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
Russia has quietly reached a provisional agreement with Cuba on reopening a big Soviet-era base on the Caribbean island from which it spied on the U.S., a Russian security source said Wednesday. The proposed move comes as U.S.-Russian relations have reached a post-Cold War low in a dispute over policy towards Ukraine. Confirming a report in the daily Kommersant newspaper which said the deal was agreed in principle during a visit to Cuba last week by President Vladimir Putin, the source said: "A framework agreement has been agreed." Read more

Truong Sa submarine to undergo tests in Rammasun typhoon

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: Truong Sa submarine]In May, Hoa said the submarine was ready for a test. The Rammasun typhoon is expected to hit northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong on July 19. “I will go the sea to test the sub when the hurricane rushes in,” Hoa said. Explaining his decision, Hoa said one of his purposes in designing the sub was to make it capable of joining rescue activities under extreme weather conditions. Read more

Christy in NYT, little girl, and school bus

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
The New York Times have published a relatively friendly story by Michael Wines about John Christy, a well-known climate skeptic: Though Scorned by Colleagues, a Climate-Change Skeptic Is Unbowed I say that the article is "relatively friendly" because it pictures Christy as a decent human being and an achieved enough expert while his opponents, the climate alarmists who have contaminated the community of atmospheric scientists, were shown as what they are, a cruel, fanatical, inhumane, Gestapo-like sect that won't even shake Christy's hand. From an emotional viewpoint, they treat Chr... more »

Jack A. Smith : Israel bombs Gaza civilians. Again.

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 11 hours ago
In 2008-2009, Israel virtually crushed the tiny territory and its 1.7 million inhabitants, killing 1,400 Palestinians, while losing only 10 Israeli soldiers. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | July 16, 2014 Once again, Israel has found a … finish reading Jack A. Smith : Israel bombs Gaza civilians. Again.

The People of Iraq Are Stuck Between Jihadist Madmen And Shia Maniacs

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 11 hours ago
* Iraq, who do you want to be ruled by? The madmen on the left or the maniacs on the right?* "That is when you start looking to the core of what the Prophet Mohammad reveals in these revelations, especially during that initial decade in Mecca. *And the core of that message is as clear as it gets: it is a message of social justice for the weak, for the poor, for the dispossessed, the orphans, the widows, and those without protection.* It is a message of condemnation and judgement for those who accumulated power and wealth." - Reza Aslan, from, *"The Sociology of Islam"* interview... more »

Tristan and Isolde: Coitus Interruptus

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 11 hours ago
*Wagner’s thrilling *Tristan and Isolde* is **being performed in Auckland on Saturday**, the first time ever in New Zealand! This is the third post getting ready for the great event! (Part One; Part Two.)* What happens on stage in opera is mostly not as important as what happens in the music. The music is telling you the real story. On stage, characters might only be having a bit of a cuddle, but the music reveals much more is going on under the covers. The music of Act II is the emotional core of Tristan and Isolde. It grows organically from the Tristan chord right at the very st... more »

Thursday, July 16: Another busy day for President "Ribbon Cutter" raising money and talking jive...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*never mind the border, Benghazi, an out of control IRS, and Fast and Furious - to name a few.* He's really going to ready for that long vacation in Martha's Vineyard in that big ol' house with 8 bedrooms and a gazillion bathrooms. He has to fly to Delaware to deliver remarks on infrastructure?? What the hell would he know about infrastructure? *11:20 am ||* Departs White House *12:15 pm ||* Arrives Delaware *2:10 pm ||* Delivers remarks on Infrastructure; Port of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware *3:15 pm ||* Departs Delaware *4:00 pm ||* Arrives New York City *5:45 pm ||* At... more »

Hawaii-- A Simple 6-Minute Video Shows The Difference Between Progressives And New Dems On Social Security And Other Issues

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
There may not be a more important Democratic primary this summer than the August 9th election in Hawaii as incumbent progressive Senator Brian Schatz faces a challenge from Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a leader of the Wall Street-owned New Democrat Coalition, the predominant component of the Beltway's Republican wing of the Democratic Party. They differ on a range of important issues, including the environment, war and peace and LGBT equality. But it’s on Social Security where their differences-- and the differences between progressives and New Dems generally-- are perhaps most stark, ... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 12 hours ago
*STOP PRESS!* Australia has just abolished its carbon tax. It has now passed both houses and awaits only the formality of Royal Assent *Australia's conservative Prime Minister, Tony Abbott today* *Details*

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"A gorgeous spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation of the River (Eridanus). NGC 1309 spans about 30,000 light-years, making it about one third the size of our larger Milky Way galaxy. Bluish clusters of young stars and dust lanes are seen to trace out NGC 1309's spiral arms as they wind around an older yellowish star population at its core. *Click image for larger size.* Not just another pretty face-on spiral galaxy, observations of NGC 1309's recent supernova and Cepheid variable stars contribute to the calibration of the... more »

The Poet: Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“Song of the Open Road” * by Walt Whitman, “Leaves of Grass” “Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good fortune- I myself am good fortune; Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Strong and content, I travel the open road. The earth- that is sufficient; I do not want the constellations any nearer; I know they are very well where they are; I know they suffice for those who belong to them. (Still here I carry m... more »

"Our Destiny..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"Our destiny can be examined, but it cannot be justified or totally explained. We are simply here." - Iris Murdoch

Chet Raymo, “Half Sick Of Shadows”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“Half Sick Of Shadows”* by Chet Raymo "Who is this woman? Her name is on the prow of her boat: The Lady of Shalott. *Click image for larger size.* Yes, it's Tennyson's "Lady of Shalott," from the poem of 1842, here illustrated by John William Waterhouse in 1888. By some unspecified curse this lovely maiden was confined to a tower… "Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver Through the wave that runs for ever By the island in the river"…near Camelot, where, forbidden to look out the window, she observed the world in a mirror and wove what she ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
Santa Rosa, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Paulo Coelho, “The Neighbor And The Trees”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“The Neighbor And The Trees”* by Paulo Coelho "My old mill in the little Pyrenees village has a line of trees separating it from the farm next door. The other day the neighbor appeared: he must be about seventy years old. Now and again I have seen him working with his wife on the farm and thought it was high time for them to retire and have a rest. In a very nice manner, the neighbor complained that the leaves from my trees were falling on his roof and that I had to cut them down. I was most shocked: how could a person who has spent his entire life in contact with nature want me t... more »

"What Is the Piri Reis Map?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
* "What Is the Piri Reis Map?"* by World-mysteries.com . "In 1929, a group of historians found an amazing map drawn on a gazelle skin. Research showed that it was a genuine document drawn in 1513 by Piri Reis, a famous admiral of the Turkish fleet in the sixteenth century, whose passion was cartography. His high rank within the Turkish navy allowed him privileged access to the Imperial Library of Constantinople. The Turkish admiral admits in a series of notes on the map that he compiled and copied the data from a large number of source maps, some of which dated back to the fourth ce... more »

"Shifting the Mood: Attitude Follows Perspective"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Shifting the Mood: Attitude Follows Perspective"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM We all have to do things in our life that we don't want to and the easiest solution is to change our attitude. We all have days when we are faced with chores, errands, or responsibilities that we don’t want to do. At times like these, it’s easy to get into a bad mood and stay in one as we tackle these tasks. However, given the fact that our bad mood will not change the fact that we have to do these things, and will most likely make things worse, we could also try to shift our attitude. Many wise peopl... more »

Debategate

Spike EPatNews Spike - 13 hours ago
By Morton Kondracke It seems virtually certain that a crime was committed when Carter campaign briefing documents were transferred to the Reagan campaign prior to the 1980 Presidential debate. What’s not at all certain is whether the crime constitutes grand theft of petit larceny. Just how seriously “Debategate” should be taken depends on answers not yet available. Did these documents include vital strategy memos as well as routine position papers? Were they sent to the Reaganites unsolicited, or were they procured? Was the transfer part of some continuing espionage operation? ... more »

The New York Times Blames The Victims In Their Coverage of An Israeli Strike On A Gaza Beach That Killed 4 Kids

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 13 hours ago
*A photo of the father whose four children were killed by the Israeli army in a vicious strike on a beach in Gaza. The New York Times says the kids' deaths was their own fault because they defied their parents' orders and went out to the beach to play.* An excerpt from, *"Boys Drawn to Gaza Beach, and Into Center of Mideast Strife"* by Anne Barnard, The New York Times, July 16: The four Bakr boys were young cousins, the children of Gaza fishermen who had ordered them to stay indoors — and especially away from the beach. *But cooped up for nine days during Israeli bombardments, the ... more »

Labour/National–relevance/reform?

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 14 hours ago
Hugh Pavletich asks if Labour has the capacity to reform and become relevant – which prompted me to wonder if National will ever have the balls to become meaningful, and enact reform. Hugh reckons New Zealand Labour has massive problems, but the issues are much deeper than New Zealand Labour and David Cunliffe … Voters everywhere have had enough of bloated and dysfunctional governments, says Britain’s *Daily Telegraph. *In the US, a recent Gallup Poll reveals that the number one US problem for those polled is the US Government,) And here in New Zealand, the New Zealand Productivi... more »

Kathleen Carroll Soars on the Wings of Research Blunder; Jim Horn Hitches a Ride

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 14 hours ago
On July 15, 2014, California attorney Kathleen Carroll posted a piece on the City Watch LA blog entitled, When Did Teacher Unions Decide to “Turn”… Against Collective Bargaining Rights? Based upon emails I have received referencing this same piece, it appears that Carroll first publicized this piece on July 12, 2012 (though possibly before). Also on July 15, 2014, the Carroll […]

Ken Derstine Commentary

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 14 hours ago
From Defending Public Education: *Which Side Are You On?* by Ken Derstine July 14, 2014 The union movement of today has been transformed from what the unions were when most started in the 1930’s, increasingly taking on the characteristics of company unions. Ever since the PATCO strike in 1981, when air traffic controllers who refused an order from the Reagan administration to return to work or be fired for going on strike, unions have been in decline due to globalization of the world economy with companies searching the globe for the cheapest workforce possible combined with a un... more »

Martin Lawrence

Spike EPatNews Spike - 14 hours ago
With a pistol in his pocket, comedian Martin Lawrence ran into traffic on busy Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks on Tuesday, cursing and screaming at oncoming cars until he was taken away by police and hospitalized, authorities and witnesses said. Lawrence, star of the television sitcom "Martin" and the films "Bad Boys" and "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate," was found in the middle of Ventura Boulevard at Tyrone Avenue about 12:30 p.m., said Sgt. Bert Mora of the Los Angeles Police Department. After police restrained Lawrence, he was taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Ce... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago

in and out

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

“Cultures aren’t museum pieces.”

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 15 hours ago
Suzuki Samurai’s post on Australian aboriginal culture was picked up and linked to by Kate at popular Canadian blog Small Dead Animals (thanks Kate), prompting some mostly interesting comments there. The most interesting, I thought, was essentially about division-of-labour. Said Steve: The aborigines didn't have much of a chance to advance culturally. Isolated with a small population doesn't lend itself to rapid advancement. Eurasia was huge teaming with peoples trading and exchanging knowledge. Each culture in Eurasia learned from the other. The point being that cultures enjoyin... more »

Satire: “Fleeing Iraqis Relieved That Cheney Has No Regrets About War”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Fleeing Iraqis Relieved That Cheney Has No Regrets About War”* by Andy Borowitz BAGHDAD (The Borowitz Report)— “Just days after former Vice-President Dick Cheney said that he had no regrets about the invasion of Iraq, people fleeing their homes across that war-torn nation expressed tremendous relief that he was at peace with his decision. As news spread that Cheney would not change a thing about the 2003 invasion, Iraqis driven out of their villages and towns by marauding terrorists called the former Vice-President’s words well-timed and soothing. Sabah al-Alousi, who fled Mosul ... more »

Maliki Is Challenging The IDF For Most Civilians Killed This Week By Government

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 15 hours ago
Maliki to Israel Defense Forces: You will not kill more civilians than Maliki the Magnificent while I'm still in power. I'll show you how it's done. *Video Title: Iraq civilians tell of indiscriminate killing. Source: Al Jazeera. Date Published: July 16, 2014.* "The politicians don't care about the people. This will go on. They're just fighting for seats while civilians are being killed and displaced." - Displaced Iraqi Shaker Khalil.

Re. the Great CIA Grape Scandal: What would "Big Dick" Cheney have done about those "grapes"?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*The Great CIA Grape Scandal: * * A Typographical Reenactment* *How long do you suppose it took President Putin to find out about the CiA's grape scandal?* *by Ken* Say, you remember the good old days at the CIA, when Vice President "Big Dick" Cheney, the man who put the "vice" in "vice president," used to hang out running roughshod over the boys and girls, knocking heads and breaking arms to make sure that all the "intelligence" and analyses incorporated "Big Dick's Favorite Fables," especially about Iraq? Man, those were the days, when lies were lies, and intelligence came out o... more »

"War..."; "Human Nature"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"War does not determine who is right, only who is *left*." - Bertrand Russell "The more one analyzes people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner of later one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature." - Oscar Wilde

The Big Cheese stands alone- US expands sanctions against Russia- Unilaterally

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*WP * *How much harm is the US attempting to inflict on the EU with this move? * *It is Europe that get's it's energy from Russia.* The United States on Wednesday increased sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine, despite ongoing European reluctance to take similar action so far. *The administration took the measures against a series of banks, energy and defense companies *as European leaders, meeting in Brussels, discussed possible sanctions against a new list of individuals and a handful of companies tied to Russia’s annexation in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, as we... more »

International Law = Taiwan's friend

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*The Zhoufu Industry Road in the Rift Valley.* My friend and fellow member of the Ohio Diaspora Brian Benedictus (his excellent blog) and I spanked Julian Ku hard in The Diplomat today: US Policy and International Law: Taiwan's Friend. Enjoy... _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

As Russia leads revolt against US foreign policy and the USD , US and EU levy more sanctions against Russia ( July 16 , 2014 ) -- US Kicks The Growling Bear, Issues More Russian Sanctions; Restricts Debt Market Access ....... EU summit confirms sanctions expansion against Russia ....... ​Putin: US sanctions contradict its national interests, will backfire.....

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-16/us-kicks-growling-bear-issues-more-rassian-sanctions-restricts-debt-market-access US Kicks The Growling Bear, Issues More Russian Sanctions; Restricts Debt Market Access [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/16/2014 16:36 -0400 - Bond - Fitch - Kalashnikov - President Obama - ratings - Ukraine - White House inShare3 Just as they promised (and acting unilaterally as *Europe declined to go along* with The White House), President Obama has unleashed a set of 'sectoral' sanctions to wr... more »

Gaza's Killers

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 16 hours ago
"A United States congressional committee on Tuesday approved a spending bill that would double the funding for Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system, Fox News reported. The defense spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee would provide $621.6 million for Israeli missile defense, including $351 million for the Iron Dome system." - *Source*.

Why we shouldn't cry for Gaza in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Rufus News From AtlantisatNews From Atlantis. - 17 hours ago
On the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, the tiny coastal sliver of Gaza has been bombarded by Israel for over a week. Interestingly, in Europe the controlled media and the alternative (also controlled) media, have taken the position that we should have sympathy for the people of Gaza, and should be outraged by the actions of Israel. Those of us who fight against globalisation and the over-representation of Jews amongst those who are driving us to cultural and ethnic genocide, tend to be happy to jump on the anti-Israel bandwagon. Although it is against all instincts to say any... more »

Christopher Walken Dancing

SteveatThinking Aboot - 17 hours ago
*Love him.*

Neocon Propagandist Jennifer Rubin Absolutely Explodes Today

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 17 hours ago
For not the first time in her illustrious career as the yappy, prolific neocon water-carrier at the Washington Post and high priestess of bullshit Jennifer Rubin cites the work of arch Iran-Contra criminal Elliot Abrams in making the case for a Middle Eastern war to end all wars. In a piece today - one of a whopping *SIX* that bear Rubin's byline as of suppertime this evening - the felon and spouse of an insane racist Elliot Abrams is cited in a piece entitled "Leading from the front is . . . Israel?!". I don't know if Rubin and Abrams consider the shelling and murder of four young... more »

Gaza Is A Shooting Gallery

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 18 hours ago
The kids who were killed in an Israeli airstrike were playing soccer on the beach. Unfortunately for them, the IDF is not a fan of the beautiful game. On the ground in Gaza: Doctor seeing Gazans with DIME-related injuries. Source: Middle East Eye. Date Published: July 16, 2014. Description: At Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, Dr Mads Gilbert tells MEE that patients are showing up with injuries related to DIME, an experimental munition Israeli forces used against Gazans in 2009. Medical supplies are also running low.

Unwelcome headlines from New Zealand [updated]

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 18 hours ago
In contemplating changing the centuries-old legal protection of presumption of innocence,New Zealand’s two biggest political parties are making unwelcome headlines around the world. Charles Oliver from *Reason* magazine writes, in his Brickbat column: *It Is Better That 10 Innocent Persons Suffer Than One Guilty One Escape* New Zealand's two major political parties, concerned that not enough men are being convicted of rape, are considering changes to centuries-old legal protections enjoyed by criminal defendants. The Labour Party wants to remove the assumption of innocence, shif... more »

Footy

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 18 hours ago
I forgot to mention, I did a post at the Footy Almanac that’s mostly autobiographical, and only somewhat embroidered. According to reviews, if you like that sort of thing then it’s the sort of thing you would like: - Rules? What rules? – THE FOOTY ALMANAC Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Trickle Down Civil War

hygiecratathygiecracy - 18 hours ago
originally published on CounterPunch For those who haven't heard, a major offensive is being planned in the ongoing war between the classes. While the poor, and what remains of the middle and the working classes, suffer defeat after defeat, the wealthy are hammering out yet another "free trade agreement." Memorably described by Global Trade Watch Director Lori Wallach as "NAFTA on steroids," the Trans-Pacific Partnership - or TPP - is the largest such agreement to come along since the creation of the WTO in 1995. Negotiated in secret between the US and 11 other Pacific nation-sta... more »

I dont care if they spy on me I got nothing to hide

SteveatThinking Aboot - 18 hours ago
And that the NSA talking point. Right up there with I don't vote because all politicians are same/evil. George Washington explains it in terms even a political zombie can understand. Its not about you, its about controlling you by controlling the political process. "I don't write about the future to predict it, I write to prevent it" Ray Bradbury

“No, Germany Didn’t Start World War I”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“No, Germany Didn’t Start World War I” * by Bill Bonner “Among all the discussion, on the 100th anniversary year of World War I, appeared a new booklet by French economist and journalist Philippe Simonnot. It's called "No, Germany Was Not Guilty." In the first instance, Simonnot reveals that war guilt, forced onto Germany like a noose at a lynching, was a bum rap. Germany did not want war. Nor did she start it. At the start of the war, it was widely reported that German soldiers in Belgium were acting like monsters – bayonetting babies, cutting off thousands of hands, raping nuns... more »

How Republicans Use Gerrymandering To Undermine Democracy And Subvert The Will Of The American People

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
NC-12, which snakes through the state looking for African-Americans, has a D+26 PVI Last week, the whole country got a chance to look in behind the walls of the political sausage-making machine known as gerrymandering-- at least for Florida. A judge threw out the Republican Party gerrymander of congressional seats that was in direct violation of an amendment passed by 63% of Florida voters. "They were successful in their efforts to influence the redistricting process and the congressional plan under review here," he wrote. "And they might have successfully concealed their scheme and ... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 21 hours ago
*Graham, Saints deal a win for both ~Scott Rabalais, New Orleans Advocate* *Jimmy Graham's new contract breakdown ~Lyons Yellin * *Road Home repayment demands to be addressed at meeting ~WVUE* *Orleans deputy sues sheriff over alleged toxic mold exposure at jail, courthouse ~Jim Mustian* *New Orleans lawyer charged with cyberstalking in French Quarter noise ordinance feud ~Helen Freund* *The State of Transit in New Orleans ~Ride New Orleans * *New images captured of WWII Nazi U-boat in Gulf of Mexico ~WWL *

Supplemental: Maureen Dowd (publicly) speaks!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 21 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014* *Student IQs pay the price:* Maureen Dowd doesn’t like the idea that Hillary Clinton accepts speaking fees for speeches delivered at colleges. She voiced her disgust with the troubling practice in Sunday’s fiery column. After critiquing the rapacious Chelsea Clinton, the columnist offered these thoughts: DOWD (7/13/14): *Hillary doesn’t see the disconnect between expressing grave concern about mounting student loan debt while scarfing six-figure sums from at least eight colleges,* and counting. She says now that she’s passing the university money to the ... more »

A Little Hump Day Humor: Dear Kitten...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 21 hours ago
*the vah-cuuum cooom is my favorite part.* I no longer vacuum the house - I vah-cuuum. *cooom*

Medical Mutiny: The Power of One

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 21 hours ago
A Navy nurse refused early this month to force-feed Guantanamo hunger-striking detainees on grounds of conscientious objection, and has since been "reassigned" to other duties. From Carol Rosenberg of the *Miami Herald*: *A prison camp spokesman, Navy Capt. Tom Gresback, would not provide precise details but said Monday night that the episode had “no impact to medical support operations at the base.”* *“There was a recent instance of a medical provider not willing to carry out the enteral feeding of a detainee,” he said in an email. “The matter is in the hands of the individual’s l... more »

Cui Bono from Next (and Last) Wall Street Drop (Stock-man To Rescue?) Rahmbo In Voters' Sights? (Rich Keep the Game Rigged While Americans Cling To Hope of Winning Lottery) Oliver Calls Dim Tune (All Old White Men:  Jaysus! Are We Gonna Get NO Respite Any Time Soon? Russia and China Say No)

BREAKING! Andrew Ross Sorkin helps awful company’s CEO justify skipping out on taxes . . . Wall Street's favorite NYT reporter helps a tax-dodging company's CEO somehow come across as the victim I was poor, but a GOP die-hard: How I finally left the politics of shame . . . I hated government - even as it was the only thing trying to save me. Here's how, one day, I finally saw the light . . .

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 22 hours ago
*Climate Change Quackery* “He who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.” – Niccolo Machiavelli, “The Prince,” 1532 A truly scientific case for man-made “climate change” has yet to be made, but never underestimate the ability of the “climate changers” to hide that reality – and nowhere does that lack show up more tellingly than in their “Appeal to Authority” campaign to convince lay-people that it’s all “settled science.” NASA itself, for example, has been stating for years that “97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming ... more »

Contribution and indemnity or claim in negligence?

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 22 hours ago
Addison & Leyen Ltd v Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, 2014 ABCA 230: [22] The leading authority on the common law of contribution and indemnity is *Birmingham and District Land Co* *v London and Northwestern Railway Co*(1886), 34 Ch D 261 (CA). In that early decision, the English Court of Appeal broadly defined the right to indemnity under the common law as a direct right to reimbursement which may arise: (1) by express contract, if provided in the terms of a contract between the parties; (2) by implied contract, if the parties intended such indemnity; or (3) by implication,... more »

Fire, Walk with Me

Spike EPatNews Spike - 23 hours ago
* "When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out.* *The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy."* Agent Provocateur: The Season Of The Witch from Mademoiselle Eugénie on Vimeo. A good old-fashioned romp for AP's* 'The Season of the Witch'* campaign film. Our witches include Daisy Lowe, *Peaches Geldof* & Paz De La Heurta. *Peaches Geldof*, best known as the daughter of rock legend/humanitarian Bob Geldof, has received the pink slip from lingerie line, *Miss Ultimo*. The UK brand’s decision to drop Peach... more »

Officer Involved Domestic Violence: Little Rock Cop Arrested for Assaulting His Own Son

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...]Mark Daniels Donald Woods, 51 Arkansas Police Accountability Project (Little Rock, AR) As reported by local news affiliates, a fistfight with his 16 year old son led to the arrest of Little Rock Police Officer, Donald Woods. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, Woods was arrested after deputies witnessed his son with a ripped t-shirt, an abrasion on his elbow that was bleeding, a cut on his finger, and a red mark on the side of his neck. Details were released this morning about the incident that happened at the ... more »

New Jersey May Be Very Democratic, But The Political Machines Make That Pretty Irrelevant

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
Norcross and Christie, the two grotesque crooks who run New Jersey Earlier today we mentioned, in passing, an insurance-related dust-up in the South Jersey congressional race for the open NJ-03 swing seat being vacated by Jon Runyan. It pits multimillionaire insurance executive Tom MacArthur against Burlington County Freeholder Aimee Belgard, a Democratic. Belgard, who studied Environmental Science before getting a law degree, has been endorsed by both the progressive, grassroots Sierra Club and the more transactional, less trustworthy and more Beltway-oriented League of Conservation... more »

Another Take On the Do-Nothing (English-Canadian) Left

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 23 hours ago
A somewhat different take on the pathetic lack of ability of progressive Canadians by rabble.ca's Mike Laxer: "Limiting the Possible: English Canada's invisible left" Laxer starts off by telling us that good things are happening elsewhere: In virtually every single developed, nominally democratic capitalist country in the world, interesting anti-capitalist or left social democratic movements are being formed, winning seats and threatening the established do-nothing centrist "left" that has become a collaborator with the austerity agenda. In Quebec, Quebec Solidaire, which is the vic... more »

Defence of Canada under Harper

BorisatThe Galloping Beaver - 23 hours ago
Canada's political, social and physical geography define its defence priorities. Unless there is a massive shift in US politics, it has no land connection to any existing or potential military adversary. Our small population density and massive geography compared to the US means that even if that were a hostile relationship, the 49th parallel is too long to manually defend anyway. Even without

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe nearby...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
There's been a demo against BBC bias. The *Graun*, the *Indie* and the *Indie*-owned *Evening Standard *have all reported it, though no one beyond these left-wing/local papers seems to have bothered with it. It was staged by a few hundred noisy anti-Israeli activists (or, if you're credulous enough to believe the figures posted on social media, a few hundreds more). This morning's *Today *(about a quarter of an hour before the end) dealt with the protests by inviting on one of the protest's supporters - Glasgow-based far-left media activist/academic, Greg Philo - and putting ... more »

Russian/Ukrainian News- Moscow shows damage/Ukraine kills civilians and more

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 23 hours ago
*WSJ* Russia's Ministry of Defense brought 11 foreign military attachés, including one from the U.S., to a neighborhood on the Russian side of the border where Moscow accused Kiev's forces of shelling a residential house on Sunday, killing a 47-year-old Russian man and wounding two others. The delegation inspected a neighborhood in the Rostov region that Russian officials said was hit by six 120-mm artillery shells from the Ukrainian side, where Kiev's forces and pro-Russia separatists have been facing off for months. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said he invited ... more »

ARISTOTLE’S ERROR: Digby seems to embellish a tad!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014* *Part 2—The liberal world and its values:* Are we so-called human beings really “the rational animal?” No exactly, no. Consider what happened in Atlanta. As has been widely reported, a major cheating scandal occurred within the Atlanta Public Schools during the past decade. In the current New Yorker, Rachel Aviv offers a harrowing, detailed look at the way this massive fraud went down in Atlanta’s Parks Middle School. Aviv’s report is detailed, harrowing. That said, you almost have to laugh at the way it starts: AVIV (7/21/14): One afternoon in the sprin... more »

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Years ago while living in Orlando I was approached by some leaders from the Palestinian community in Central Florida. I was working for the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and they asked me to help them organize a pro-Palestinian march through the city. There had never been such a thing done in Orlando before. I said I would be happy to help. We began by having small meetings at the home of an older Palestinian man. I had previously not worked on the Israel/Palestine issue very much and was grateful for the chance to meet so many wonderful people of Arab origin. The mar... more »

City Summer Swimming

hygiecratathygiecracy - 1 day ago
originally published on CounterPunch New York City’s municipal swimming pools will open their gates, and their blue, chlorinated depths to the public in a few weeks. And while local and even national papers will report the advent of the city’s swimming season, the conduct of the crowds, the (overwhelmingly petty) crimes that tend to arise when so many people are concentrated into such tight confines, and (to a lesser degree) the ongoing privatization of the public realm that is limiting these spaces ever further, as so often happens the real issue will hardly be discussed at all ... more »

Andre Carson's Wife and the Mind Trust/Indy Chamber

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
By Doug Martin In an attempt to privatize more schools and train students for future jobs that don't exist, the Indy Chamber of Commerce wrapped up its Pancakes and Politics education panel event yesterday in Indianapolis with the Mind Trust and Teach Plus. US neoliberal Democrat Andre Carson's wife highlighted the event. Andre, as I mention in *Hoosier School Heist*, is friends with school privatizers and Gulenists, regardless of what the *Indy Star* claims and despite the many standing ovations he gets at Indiana Party conventions. Carson's wife, Mariama, not surprisingly, wa... more »

Updated: Global Weather Disasters and Global GDP

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 day ago
Munich Re has just released their tabulation of disaster losses for the first half of 2014. I thought I'd use the occasion to update the dataset shown above. The graph above shows global weather disasters as a proportion of global GDP. Note that 2014 represents January-June. I assume that the first half of 2014 global GDP is 2.5% higher than 2013. I also assume that total 2014 losses to date are all due to weather. Both assumptions err on the conservative side of things. Enjoy! Data: Munich Re and UN

Do Dead Bodies In The Street’s Of Iraq’s Capital Point Towards A Renewed Civil War?

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Talk of a new civil war emerging in Iraq has already begun to be discussed by some media outlets. The Islamic State (IS) has been working for at least a year if not more to infiltrate its people into Baghdad to restart street fighting there. It already has extensive networks in and out of the capital city, which have allowed it to carry out several attacks a day in the province from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to sticky bombs to drive by shootings to larger car bomb operations. The Baathist Naqsibandi is active in northern Baghdad province as well. At the same time the Shi... more »

Musical Interlude: Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrCtZKkgqI

Taipei Mayoral Election polls

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
FormosaNation sent around these two images. He's bullish about the prospects of Ko Wen-je in Taipei against Lien Chan's son Lien Sheng-wen (Sean Lien) and has been twitting Ben Goren at Letters from Taiwan and I about our pessimism. The top image shows the China Times poll that has Ko at 38%, Lien at 30%, and Shen Fu-hsiung, a former DPPer, at 10% with the remainder at no opinion/undecided. The bottom poll is even more terrifying if you are a KMTer: Ko is on the left and even or winning in traditional KMT districts. FormosaNation pointed out to me that KMTers are wailing and gnash... more »

Corrupting Civil Society

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://buzznigeria.com/ The government has always had the power to revoke an organization's charitable status. But it didn't happen very often; and, Carol Goar writes, the rules were clear: They siphoned donations into their founders’ own pockets, they provided a front for shadowy groups or they used most of their funds for administration. But things changed with the advent of Stephen Harper: The Conservative government, angered that environmentalists were tying up pipeline projects in the West, ... more »

A Candidate With Conviction-- Ready For Warren

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Bob Costa's headline in the *Washington Post* the other day, "Progressives turn from Obama to embrace Warren"-- which an editor probably wrote-- missed a key point. Obama isn't running for president, or anything else, again. Perhaps "Progressives turn from Hillary to embrace Warren" would have been more to the point. "Citibank and Goldman Sachs and all those other guys on Wall Street, they’ve got plenty of folks in the U.S. Senate willing to work on their side," Warren told the partisan Democratic crowd in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. "We need some more people willing to work on... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Common Core Becomes Touchy Subject for Governors Group* *Organization Leaves Education Standards Off Its Meeting's Official Agenda* The National Governors Association was one of the founders of Common Core, a set of academic standards aimed at raising student achievement. But as Democratic and Republican governors gathered here for summer meetings, Common Core wasn't on the official agenda, a sign of how the bipartisan idea has become a political minefield. Three Republican-led states recently abandoned Common Core, concerned that national standards would allow President Barack Ob... more »

Reality Check - Controlling Energy resources for Global Domination

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
This is a bit of an older article Dec 2013. Seemed timely since *Palestinian oil, and it's theft by Israel, is on the present day agenda. *The title is "Putin's Mediterranean Move" but that's just typical NATO media arrogance. How dare anyone else compete or vie for energy rights. When it all belongs to the US or the UK. *The subtitle presents the "problem" Moscow crashing the party of oil exploitation by other interested parties -** "The race is on to exploit off-shore energy around Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus -- and Moscow is crashing the party"* Russia's eroding hold over ... more »

Buying and selling a house

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 1 day ago
Generally you buy (or sell) a house "as is" so let the buyer beware. The courts have decided that a strict application of this doctrine would be oppressive and unfair to purchasers so the law provides relief in certain circumstances. The courts have made a distinction between a patent defect and a latent defect. Patent defects are defects that are discoverable on a superficial inspection of the property by an ordinary purchaser. A vendor does not have a duty to draw the purchaser's attention to patent defects. An example of this might be a large crack in the side of the house. If th... more »

TURNcoat, Mary Ricker, to Serve as Exec VP for Weingarten

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
With Ricker's election, Weingarten, Gates, and Broad are building the next generation of misleaders. Google "TURNcoats" and "AFT" and you will get the links to understand what I'm talking about. You might start here. Principal Members are the primary liaisons & spokespersons for each local in matters related to the Teacher Union Reform Network. Name Title Organization Kevin Ahern President Syracuse Teachers Association Tom Alves Executive Director San Juan Teachers Association Karen Aronowitz President United Teachers of Dade Ellen Bernstein President Albuquerque Tea... more »

Argentina: Lights and Mystery in the Valley of the Dinosaurs

Inexplicata (IHU)atInexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 day ago
*Argentina: Lights and Mystery in the Valley of the Dinosaurs* From *Gaceta OVNI* The Ezequiel Ramos Mexía reservoir is Argentina’s largest artificial lake, created to supply power to the largest hydroelectric undertaking in the history of Patagonia, the Chocón Complex. The waters of the Limay River, which separate the Andean lacustrine region from the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro, arrive with great turbulence, following a basin that crosses the vast Patagonian desert like a blue line, giving its sky-hued color to the landscape it traverses. The monumental earthen dam, stand... more »

Obama's Willing Executioners

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu once again bombing Gaza back to the stone age and the ongoing ISIS related fighting in Iraq the situation in Ukraine has slipped through the cracks. Not that the US state-corporate media has bothered to tell the truth about the Obama backed coup government in Kiev and it's neo-Nazi muscle anyway but Americans are being hoodwinked into lining up behind what is increasingly becoming a campaign of the use of the military against civilians as well as ethnic cleansing operations. In the myriad of foreign policy disasters under the Obama re... more »

Piketty on the minimum wage

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 1 day ago
A lot going on with the minimum wage lately, but I will contextualize it first with Thomas Piketty's analysis in *Capital in the Twenty-First Century*, pp. 308-313. I'll have more to say about other parts of the book later, but for now it's important to remember that one of the keys to the book's success is that it is built on a gigantic trove of long-term data. His French wealth data, for example, goes all the way back to the immediate aftermath of the French Revolution! (Speaking of which, it's Bastille Day as I write this.) Piketty writes in this section about increasing labor in... more »

Iraq Updates ( July 16 , 2014 ) -- ISIS resembling a small army these days ( ISIS Captured 52 US-Made Howitzers, Could Shell Iraq Cities Also Believed to Have Captured 1,500 Armored Humvees. ) ....... Political tension betraying efforts of miitary commanders ( Former Mosul Commander Blames Internal Tensions for City’s Fall Kurdish Brigadier Says Govt Undermined His Command , Iraq Lawmakers Select Speaker, But Carnage Continues: 233 Killed, 185 Wounded ) ........

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 1 day ago
News from Kurdistan.... New Iraqi parliament speaker calls for new president 16.07.2014 - - - - *BasNews, Baghdad* Iraq’s new Speaker Salim al-Juburi called on all eligible Iraqis to run for president within three days, and the Iraqi parliament session will be held on 23 July to discuss the state budget and presidency. In a joint press conference with his two deputies, Al-Juburi called on all Iraqis to apply for the presidency before the parliament session takes place. A parliamentary session will then be held to choose the president, he said. According to... more »

Golden Rice: GMO "Super Gruel" for the Masses

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 1 day ago
You don't need big-ag's Golden Rice, you just need a garden. *July 16, 2014* (LocalOrg) - Corporate biotechnology monopolies like Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, and others have met increasing resistance to their attempts to patent and control global agriculture. They have spent untold fortunes attempting to sway the public but to no avail. Local, organic agriculture is growing in popularity and proliferating across all social-strata. The introduction of technology to automate and augment organic farming is making it as competitive and accessible or more so than the capital-intensive mo... more »

Breakfast

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 1 day ago

John Baird, international man of something or other

BorisatThe Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago
Why? Canada is adding a further 14 individuals to the list of those sanctioned over Russia's ongoing involvement in the situation in Ukraine... "Peace will only be achieved if Russia and the gunmen it continues to support start showing good faith in talks with Kyiv," he said, calling on Russia to stop arming insurgents and draw down its forces on the Ukrainian border. Baird called news

Identifying with Gaza

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
There’s a powerful article by Brendan O’Neill in "Spiked". Everyone at the BBC should read it and ask themselves some important questions. In particular "why are WE doing this?" They very well know that their influence over millions of listeners is akin to WMD in the wrong hands. *“Why are Western liberals always more offended by Israeli militarism than by any other kind of militarism?* *It’s extraordinary.”* begins O’Neil. He goes on to cite examples of Western and European militarism which the people accept with little more than a shrug and a sigh. Libya, Pakistan.... “Anyone ... more »

Chicago blacks pile on Obama: "Do something for our children."

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*do these people have any idea of how much they sound like the slaves the Democrats have turned them into?* I don't have very much sympathy for grown people who stand around decrying the fact that their "free" piece of the pie is being given to someone else. These people all voted for Obama. He was going to be their savior. Obama would reverse the flow of the rivers, keep the oceans from rising, and the sun from exploding...or something. Chicago is the most violent city in America. It is mostly blacks killing blacks. Drugs and gangs are rampant. "Do something for our children,... more »

Jon Donnison is back

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
He may have been the BBC's Sydney correspondent for over a year now, but the BBC's former Gaza correspondent continues to make his biased views of the Israel-Palestinian situation very clear on Twitter. He has been highly active over the past few weeks, tweeting almost entirely from a pro-Palestinian perspective. A selection of his tweets follows, but you would be better reading them as a whole to get the full biased effect. Note how the killing of the three Israeli teens doesn't seem to touch him much. He even re-tweets a dismissive comment from a Human Rights Watch spokesman abo... more »

Bangladesh Air Force Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: AW139 SAR]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has signed a contract for two AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters. These helicopters, which will be delivered by the end of 2015, will be operated by the Bangladesh Air Force to perform maritime search and rescue (SAR) and other utility missions. This contract, which also includes a comprehensive support and training package, marks the establishment of the first dedicated maritime SAR helicopter fleet in the country. Read more

Boeing may face higher than expected costs on KC-46 tanker

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: KC-46]Boeing Co may face significantly higher than expected costs in the development phase for a new tanker for the U.S. Air Force, although the fixed-price contract with the government means the company will absorb those overruns, the Pentagon's chief arms buyer said. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told reporters late on Sunday that Boeing was performing "satisfactorily" on the KC-46 tanker program, but several events - including water damage caused by a sprinkler malfunction at the company's Everett, Washington plant - meant costs were higher than expected. Boeing a... more »

AgustaWestland Successfully Completes Unmanned/Optionally Piloted Helicopter Demonstration for the Italian Ministry of Defence

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: PZL SW-4]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the completion of a demonstration of its Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System / Optionally Piloted Helicopter (RUAS/OPH) to the Italian Ministry of Defence. The trials were conducted to evaluate modern remote controlled rotorcraft technology and its potential to provide enhanced capabilities for the Italian armed forces in the future. Under the Research and Development contract, that is included in in the National Military Research Plan, signed with the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) Directorate for Air Armaments the company su... more »

Boeing Awarded New Contract to Provide Warhead Arming Devices to U.S. Air Force

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: AGM-86 ALCM]The U.S. Air Force has extended Boeing’s work remanufacturing warhead arming devices for the nation’s air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), helping to ensure the readiness of the system. Under a new two-year contract, valued at $7.3 million, Boeing will remanufacture warhead arming devices for the air-launched cruise missile. The contract includes an option for six additional years at an estimated value of $50 million. "Providing these production systems to the Air Force fleet on schedule is our number one goal,” said Peggy Morse, vice president, Boeing Directed E... more »

Russia plans to sign Yak-130 aircraft supply contracts by 2017

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: YAK-130]Russian defense export intermediary agency, Rosoboronexport, plans to sign several agreements for supplies of jet training/light attack aircraft Yak-130 to foreign partners over the following two or three years, head of Rosoboronexport department on exports of special property and services, Sergey Kornev, told journalists ahead of Farnborough airshow opening in Britain. Yak-130 promotion to export markets was enabled by active production and use of the aircraft, Kornev said adding emergence of the new aerobatic display team, Wings of Taurida, would help increase fore... more »

Eurofighter Typhoon to get advanced radar contract by year-end

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Airborne Solutions E-CAPTOR Eurofighter E-Scan Radar]A contract to develop an advanced form of radar for the four nation-backed Eurofighter Typhoon jet should be signed later this year, Eurofighter’s CEO said, raising hopes that the fighter could secure further orders. Radar issues contributed to the Eurofighter consortium losing out on a $20 billion deal to sell 126 jets to India in 2012 and experts have said that equipping the new radar system to the fighters would help sell more of them. The consortium of Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, have funded the initial developm... more »

US lifts fleet-wide grounding of F-35 fighter jet

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II]The F-35 could still make its UK debut this week at the Farnborough International Airshow after US military officials lifted the fleet-wide grounding and said the fighter jet could make limited flights. The fighter jet was grounded last month after a fire at a Florida airbase saw the Pratt & Whitney engine break apart, before pushing through the top of the aeroplane and catching fire while a pilot was preparing to take off. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told Reuters that the US air force and navy officials had granted the stealth jet a limited ... more »

China tells US to stay out of South China Seas dispute

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Admiral Jonathan Greenert]China yesterday told the US to stay out of disputes over the South China Sea and leave countries in the region to resolve problems themselves, after Washington said it wanted a freeze on stoking tension. Michael Fuchs, US deputy assistant secretary of state for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs, said no country was solely responsible for escalating tension in the region. But he reiterated the US view that “provocative and unilateral” behaviour by China had raised questions about its willingness to abide by international law. Read more

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Tainted Legacy: Heirs to ill-gotten fortune back in court seeking more ~WWLTV *

Senate panel doubles money for Israel’s Iron Dome

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Iron Dome]Congress is showing tangible support for longtime ally Israel as Gaza militants fire rockets, backing a measure that would double the amount of money for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee approved a defense spending bill on Tuesday that would provide $621.6 million for Israeli missile defense, including $351 million for the Iron Dome system that intercepts short-range rockets and mortars. In the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Iron Dome has been successful in shooting down rockets and preventing I... more »

S. Korea, U.S. kick off joint naval exercise

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS George Washington]South Korea launched its five-day joint naval exercise with the United States in the country's southwestern sea on Wednesday amid North Korea's continued calls to withdraw from what it calls provocative action. The five-day exercise will involve two South Korean Navy Aegis ships as well as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, two American cruisers and one U.S. Aegis ship, a Seoul military official said, adding that the areas of the training are north of Jeju Island as well as waters southwest of Mokpo. During the exercise, South Korean and U.S. ... more »

Money coming through for carrier George Washington

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS George Washington]Fears that the aircraft carrier George Washington's overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding might be called off because of sequestration were laid to rest Tuesday with a key Senate panel's endorsement of $848 million for the project, according to Virginia lawmakers. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, said credit for securing the funding goes to the state's 13-member congressional delegation. "It shows there's still a Virginia way in terms of the delegation working together," he said.Read more

19 July - Blogs I'm Following

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"U.S. Complicity Brought Up to Date" in Israel's War Against Gaza

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 15 minutes ago
Title: "U.S. Complicity Brought Up to Date" in Israel's War Against Gaza. Source: The Real News. Date Published: July 19, 2014. Description: Phyllis Bennis says the calls in Israeli for genocide against Gaza are not only coming from fringe elements in the political establishment

Special Report: Malaysian Flight False Flag Evidence Revealed.

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 18 minutes ago
Less than 24 hours after the devastating attack that downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, Neocons and their state-run media would have us believe the case is closed...before an investigation has even been launched. We break down the repetitive false-flag narrative. *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Ghost of Sunday Classics preview: The Witch's Curse

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 19 minutes ago
*Dame Hannah (Maya Stroshane) tells the impressionable young village bridesmaids the story of the Witch's Curse in Brown University Gilbert and Sullivan's 2010 Ruddigore.* *by Ken* We first pondered "The Witch's Curse," though at the time I wasn't able to enable you to *hear* it, in a June 2007 post called "'Laws? I don't obey no stinkin' laws!' Are Chimpy the Prez and his partner in crime 'Big Dick' Cheney blood brothers of the Bad Baronets of Ruddigore?," in response to a *Washington Post* report, "'Signing Statements' Study Finds Administration Has Ignored Laws." Right-wing scu... more »

I've Never Seen the Israel / Palestine Conflict Illustrated More Uniquely Than This

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 42 minutes ago
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“The Nightmare of Gaza Continues”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 48 minutes ago
*“The Nightmare of Gaza Continues” * by James Zogby“I can only imagine the horror in Gaza today as Israel intensifies its assault of that overcrowded, impoverished strip. It is a continuing nightmare story of pain and loss, of trauma and devastation. The heartbreaking numbers by themselves tell part of the story - with hundreds killed, thousands wounded, tens of thousands without homes, and now 600,000 without water. But the story of Gaza is more than these numbers and this current assault. Even in earlier times, Gaza could be a nightmare. In the early 1990's, I spent time in Ja... more »

David McReynolds : In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 2 hours ago
It is a grave error to attack Jews anywhere based on the actions of the Israeli government. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 19, 2014 In recent days there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic outbursts in … finish reading David McReynolds : In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism

Part Five. (A rational idea from Abu Marzouk?)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
Over at H/P, something that Mehdi and his supporters ought to consider, and reflect upon. Something I’ve wondered myself has allegedly been articulated by one member of Hamas, no less. Given that the conflict is becoming more intractable than ever, owing to the incitement instilled from cradle to grave through the Hamas/UNWRA education system - (I sometimes idly wonder whether Mahmoud Abbas is *really* a genuine partner for peace after all, and when he assures his people in Arabic that his peacemaking strategy is for the Western world only and all part of the ‘slow Jihad’, he’s on... more »

Part four. (Headache)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
I saw an episode of Head to Head, Al Jazeera’s answer to .... I don’t know what, a kind of debate or something. The person in charge is Mehdi Hasan posing as Islam’s answer to Stephen Sackur. He must think of himself as a thoughtful interlocutor whose penetrating questions and mental agility will slay his opponent with one or two crushing blows. He is wrong. He comes across as a bully, a hypocrite; lazy of thought and shallow. The production gathers together an anti-Zionist mob - their version of our very own baying, smirking Question Time audience - well they would, wouldn’t t... more »

Part three (Incitement)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
Further to that horrendous demo outside the BBC against the BBC’s perceived pro-Israel bias, Douglas Murray has a serious piece on the Gatestone Institute blog. Behind their smiles and the increasingly competent public relations that the pro-Hamas faction is managing in Britain, it is possible for some people to forget that what brings these people out is one simple thing: a hatred of the Jewish state and a desire to see it annihilated by the terrorists of Hamas or anyone else at hand. There are those who will say this is a not-sufficiently-nuanced observation, that the motives of... more »

Breaking: Dan Markel, Florida State Law Professor and founder of the PrawfsBlawg, has died from a gunshot wound...w/Upate

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
*TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)--* The Florida State University community is mourning the loss of a law professor who was shot and killed. According to an email sent out by the school to students, Dan Markel was taken to the hospital after being shot Friday. He died from his injuries Saturday morning. According to the Florida State University Law School website, Markel primarily taught criminal law. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2001. Funeral arrangements will be made by his family in his hometown of Toronto. A memorial service is planned in Tallahassee for Sunday, July 20 at ... more »

Part two. (The one about Lyse Doucet)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
Another bit of footage we’ve been shown repeatedly on the BBC is Lyse Doucet’s response to the evacuation of families moving out of the way of potential bombardment or a possible IDF ground invasion. The IDF give out warnings against a background of heavy criticism from the sages in the media. Damned if you do damned if you don’t. The bit of film is on a loop, with Lyse’s voice-over telling us that people are fleeing, “but where are they supposed to go.... (what about the designated UNWRA camps?).... taking with them “as much as they can carry.” “True Too” has commented on it here... more »

Part one (of five short observations)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 3 hours ago
My BBC personal viewing pattern has dwindled away to practically nil. Usually small bursts of news and current affairs, and at the weekend, for a bit of masochistic morbid curiosity, Marr; if an interesting topic is on the agenda, I might take in the religious-based Sunday morning fiasco (TBQ or SML) that goes out next, and maybe a bit of Andrew Neil. During the current Israel/Gaza flare-up there’s Channel 4(!!) ITV., Sky, BBC4 news, Al Jazeera, and even RT. But this week I have mostly been --- online, getting nicely radicalised with, e.g., the Brendan O”Neill article, which has rig... more »

Wild Bill: The War on Babies...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
*continues.* *I saw the following graphic somewhere or another. * *This is what passes for "thinking" for libtards.* *Do I need to point out how stunningly illogical it is? * *I didn't think so... * * Notice that abortion is referred to as "family planning." Ummm - I think that's more like lack of planning. * *Time for my favorite kitteh:*

July 19: Funny how us people think (part 2)

Graeme DecarieatThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 4 hours ago
Sorry to be late. I was within a sentence of finishing it when the cat cleverly stepped on my keyboard, and I got a blank screen. _____________________________________________________________________ Firday's banner headline on page 1 bothered me. "Holocaust survivor shares emotional story". It's really an excellent story about a survivor of the death camps who gave a talk in Moncton. I knew many death camp survivors in Montreal. Some were very close friends who I loved dearly, and miss profoundly. For others, the experience had made them racist, self-centred, and time bombs of hatr... more »

'Weird Al' Yankovic tackles conspiracy theories in 'Royals' parody 'Foil'

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
*“Weird Al” Yankovic is back with another parody video — and this one features a fun twist.* COLLEGEHUMOR VIA YOUTUBE‘Weird Al’ Yankovic praises aluminum foil for keeping his ‘sandwich nice and fresh’ in ‘Foil.’ *The funnyman’s latest song “Foil,” a parody of Lorde’s Grammy-winning hit “Royals,” starts out as an ode to aluminum foil. And then the song takes an unexpected turn, because Yankovic has another use for foil.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Narcs Tried Busting Me In 1968-- One, Now A Chauffeur, Picked Me Up At The Airport This Week

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Not my limo driver-- but he might as well have been When I was in college I was probably best known for 3 things-- all intimately tied together back in the '60s, if not now: progressive politics, drugs and rock'n'roll. The first concert I ever booked, as freshman class president, was the Freshman Dance. The campus squares were eager to put on a suit and tie, ask their gals on a date, give them a corsage and do a slow dance. I brought them The Fugs. It was very polarizing. The next year I was chairman of the student activities board and started bringing cutting edge bands to the campu... more »

Finally there appears to be an irresistible force bearing down on the immovable objects that we know as the too-big-to-fail, too-big-to-jail criminal banks. May The Force be with us!

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 4 hours ago
------------------------------ Did the Other Shoe Just Drop? Big Banks Hit with Monster $250 Billion Lawsuit in Housing Crisis Posted on July 16, 2014 by Ellen Brown For years, homeowners have been battling Wall Street in an attempt to recover some portion of their massive losses from the housing Ponzi scheme. But progress has been slow, as they have been outgunned and out-spent by the banking titans. In June, however, the banks may have met their match, as some equally powerful titans strode onto the stage. Investors led by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and PIMCO... more »

Taboo

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 4 hours ago
You tell those Electronic Intifada types, Shash! (as re-tweeted by the BBC's Quentin Somerville). As if the BBC *wouldn't* mention "the occupation"!!!... Apparently, the occupation is "taboo" on the BBC http://t.co/K3lsCHEKIK Yet mentioned in BBC articles on 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 14, 17, 18 July. — Shashank Joshi (@shashj) July 19, 2014

MH17: Weathering the Propaganda Firestorm

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 5 hours ago
*Image: A torrent of obscene propaganda hasfollowed the downing of MH17.* *July 20, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - The level of unsubstantiated propaganda being directed against Russia regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has reached unprecedented lows. There is tangible desperation across Western media establishments, their political spheres, and within their corporate-financier funded policy think-tanks as they attempt to reassert their agenda and narrative not only upon the crisis in Ukraine, but upon the entire world as their weakening grip becomes apparent t... more »

Germany: Beyond Its History, Again

Jeffrey StaceyatDuck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
Germany won the World Cup in soccer, demonstrating to all that its team truly is the best in the world. The German players and coaches were dominant, dispatching a succession of opponents with near masterly strategy and skill—including a historic drubbing of the overwhelming local favorite Brazil, expected by many to emerge with a symbolic Continue reading

Generations of Presidential Voting

Tim LueckeatDuck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
As we all know, the social sciences are a messy business. People change their minds, don’t always follow law-like rules, and often have the guts to defy our theories by reflecting on their past behavior. For these reasons, it is always nice to see when our work receives support from other scholars, especially when these Continue reading

Malasian Air Flight 17

theozarkeratThe Conflicted Doomer - 5 hours ago
July 19, 2014 The terrible crash of Malaysian Air Flight 17, last Thursday, has been made worse by the increasingly obscene behavior of some in our own government and press – from the President’s almost non-stop comments that this … Continue reading →

Technical problems for BBC services including iPlayer

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 5 hours ago
Were you wondering... *Technical problems for BBC services including iPlayer* BBC services including iPlayer and some online material have been affected by technical problems pn *{sic} *Saturday. Some online users have seen error messages when trying to access material on web pages including SpringWatch and World Cup 2014. The issues have affected publication of videos on the BBC website. The BBC press office said it was "aware of an issue which means some people cannot access certain parts of BBC online". "We are working hard to fix this as soon as possible," a spokeswoman added.

Nihal down the line

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
I've rather liked Nihal ever since I saw him on some rather silly but engaging reality show on BBC Two some years back. He appeared alongside the likes of Ulrika Jonsson, Keith Allen, Clarissa Dickson Wright, and John Humphrys...yes, John Humphrys...learning to doing art at a modern art school. [John H played the part of 'The Grumpy Old Man Who Hates Modern Art']. He was full of charm, and talent. That said it's only blogging about the BBC that has ever brought me into contact with his radio programmes. An *Is the BBC biased? *post (from last June) featured Nihal and compared th... more »

Local Police Stockpile Weapons Of War

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
*Arkansas Police Accountability Project* All across the country, heavily armed SWAT teams are raiding people’s homes in the middle of the night, often just to search for drugs. It should enrage us that people have needlessly died during these raids, that pets have been shot, and that homes have been ravaged. Our neighborhoods are not war zones, and police officers should not be treating us like wartime enemies. And yet, every year, billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment flows from the federal government to state and local police departments. Departments use these ... more »

Ukraine State News Broadcast of MH17 is Naked Propaganda

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
*Activist Post* Ukraine's state sponsored news broadcast of the alleged shoot down of flight MH17 should win the award for best propaganda of the year. Watch how the presenter repeatedly refers to the video of the perpetrators supposedly taking credit for the attack. The problem is that video is proven to have been produced before the event took place, thus implicating the creators in foreknowledge of the attack. The creator of that video, by the way, is the Ukrainian government in Kiev. Next, as she says "region controlled by terrorists" with a straight face, there's a y... more »

A joke to make Marcus Brigstocke faint

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
Here's a joke I heard the other day. I think I heard it on the *News Quiz, *though I could be wrong. I have a vague memory of Jeremy Hardy telling it, Marcus Brigstocke fainting, Sandi Toksvig being carried out on a stretcher and Mark Steel spontaneously combusting. Poor Jeremy had lost the room (well, it was a BBC studio audience, and you know what they're like!) Of course, I could have dreamed all that. Still here's the joke: The wife and I decided to take an organised trip to Afghanistan to see for ourselves what the place was like. It didn't start well when the train we we... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*Victim in Marigny fatal bicycle crash with 18-wheeler identified ~Andrew Canulette, New Orleans Advocate* *Sheriff Gusman continues to hand out extra pay to deputies who may not qualify ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens* *Questions arise to Sheriff Gusman's response to video of OPP inmates ~WWL * *The last residential home on upper Bourbon St. likely to go commercial ~WVUE* *Lionel Ferbos, Centennrian Jazz Trumpeter, Passes ~NOLA DEFENDER*

BRUNSWICK PEACE FAIR

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 6 hours ago

Dark Globe - Break My World

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
The disco's ringing out with melancholy beats tonight. *Break My World* is 10 years old, but its video has that haunting, contemporary quality that presents as timeless whenever thousands are perishing under a hail of bombs and shells.

How Stephen Harper AND The Conservative Party LIE To You Every Day And The MSM Backs Up Their Bullshit ....

leftdogatBuckdog - 7 hours ago
*REGINA — So much of what many Canadians consider conventional wisdom is what Henry Ford used to call 'history': mostly bunk.* *I’m talking about statements like the Harper Conservatives are the best party to manage the economy, or that internal trade barriers are costing the Canadian economy $50 billion a year, or that carbon taxes are killers of investment, economic activity and jobs.* *Each of these statements has been widely circulated in the media recently, so much so that they appear to be self-evident truths. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.* *Let’s look a... more »

INSIDE STORY ABOUT UKRAINE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 7 hours ago
The Ukranian (Ukie) Army shells civilian targets near Lugansk in eastern Ukraine. What crime did these targeted people commit? They speak Russian and request to have their language honored and they be allowed to elect their own officials to represent them rather than have them appointed by Kiev and their US-EU sponsors. Also, because they live so close to Russia and have traded with them for a long time they wish to continue a positive trade relationship with their fellow 'Moskols' as the Kiev-based oligarchs and neo-Nazi's seem to call anyone of Russian origin. Then a plane... more »

Why Cuomo Will Lose: Her Name is Zephyr Teachout

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 7 hours ago
Hey--another smart, female, progressive professor running to replace the seedy, corrupt neoliberal good ole boy! Wonder if Warren will come campaign for her. In 2008 Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, decided that he should take charge of education policy. He promoted a single set of standards to measure our children's achievements in school. Since then Gates has spent more than $200 million to advance this idea, called the "Common Core." Gov. Andrew Cuomo, since taking office in early 2011, has supported the use of Common Core in New York schools. The i... more »

BBC Breaking News: Is the BBC biased? (A Study)

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
If *Is the BBC biased?* has a purpose it's to ask, "Is the BBC biased?" One way to answer that question is to gather data and present it for public inspection. Analysis can then be carried out by anyone who wants to carry it out and conclusions drawn. As you may have noticed, we have been focusing on the present Gaza conflict, and I've tried a few ways to monitor the BBC's coverage (so far). One way I struck on was to record every tweet about the story on the BBC's widely-followed Breaking News Twitter feed (10.5 million followers). Here they are, each and every one of them from t... more »

GOP Passes Bill To Make It Easier For Rich Tax Cheats To Get Away With It

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Sometimes we forget that right-wing political parties generally are not really organized around racism, bigotry and societal divisiveness just for the sake of those values. Racism, bigotry and that kind of purposeful divisiveness are not really core values for most legitimate right wing political parties. Greed and selfishness are. The rest is a means to an end, an appeal to base right-wing populism and a system of stoking primitive fears for much narrower ends. The bill the financial services bill the House passed on Wednesday-- by an almost entirely partyline vote, 228-195-- goe... more »

Why I'm So Intolerant

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 8 hours ago
There's something about me that rubs some people the wrong way. I do NOT believe that anyone who disagrees with me is stupid. I think it's more the case that when I write about people I disagree with, I make damn sure that I'm confident that I'm right on the subject of our disagreement and that what my adversary thinks is clearly wrong. On top of that, there ARE a lot of stupid people in the world and you can't blame me for disagreeing with some of them. One example of this is my disagreement with the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in their asinine (and possibly treasonous)... more »

Has Lord Lawson been banned by the BBC?

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
For those of you following the story about the 'banning' of Lord Lawson from the BBC's airwaves, here's a letter you may have missed from this week's *Spectator*. Make of it what you will: Sir: You write that the BBC ‘has effectively banned’ Lord Lawson from items on climate change unless introduced with ‘a statement discrediting his views’ (Leading article, 12 July). There’s a lot of muddled reporting of this story. Lord Lawson hasn’t been in any sense ‘banned’, and the Editorial Complaints Unit finding didn’t suggest that he shouldn’t take part in future items. It found fault wi... more »

Read Sean Crowley

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 8 hours ago
The following was posted at SM as a comment to the Attacking Diane Ravitch? . . . post. It is by teacher, Sean Crowley, who blogs at B-LoEdScene: *I think to take on St. Diane one must truly be uninvested in the business of advancing one's career outside of the classroom as a blogger, union hanger on, teacher book writer or any of the various forms of Celebucators we now see in this desperate scramble to cash in on the time spent as a classroom teacher. We have Teachers Speaking, we have Diontes Infernoing, we have BATS flapping and Schneider Schneidering her own with the best of ... more »

Was Putin’s Presidential Airplane the Real Target of Missile that Brought Down MH17? (VIDEO)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 9 hours ago
Eric Odom Liberty News Most media outlets are refusing to ask tough questions to figure out what happened in Ukraine that brought MH 17 down. The story is all about whether Ukraine or Russian brought the plane down, but very little talk exists about why. Could it be a ploy for Russia to provoke the world to turn against Ukraine? Or the other way around, perhaps? The following YouTube video report is going viral in response to the Interfax reporter’s statement. Read More *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian ... more »

ANOTHER PARADE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 9 hours ago
- MB and I made the hour long drive to Hallowell, Maine today for their annual parade where we carried this banner. There was a small peace delegation (about 10) that we joined in the parade that passes through the heart of the riverside community. Like always there was a huge crowd of people lining both sides of the parade route and we got a good reception. Many people took photos of the banner. - Obama announced yesterday that he wants to privatize more of the public commons. Due to the fact that Republicans and Democrats can't agree on how to f... more »

The Bernaysian Manipulation of the Human Psyche

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 9 hours ago
Steven MacMillan Edward Bernays was the master of influencing and shaping public opinion who developed upon the ideas of earlier social psychologists and the work of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, in order to create techniques to manipulate the subconscious desires of the masses. Throughout his 103-year lifespan, the “father of public relations” was at the pinnacle of his field advising US Presidents Coolidge, Eisenhower, Hoover and Wilson, as well as inventor Thomas Edison, US industrialist Henry Ford and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. He also reportedly refused invitations by Hi... more »

Run Liz Run...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*is this song a joke?* I only made it to 1:19 before my barf meter hit the danger area. I only watched to be polite to my buddy *Bunkerville* who posted in my combox. I still love ya, Bunk! My musician's soul is weeping. We laugh to keep from crying... *It sounds a bit like Phoebe...*

I'm Not Taking Sides on Slaughter

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 10 hours ago
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US Sentencing Commission Votes Unanimously to Reduce Drug Sentences Retroactively

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 10 hours ago
Phillip Smith The US Sentencing Commission Friday voted unanimously to make previously agreed upon federal drug sentencing reductions retroactive. That means tens of thousands of federal drug prisoners could see sentence cuts beginning in November 2015. The move comes after the Commission's April decision to amend federal sentencing guidelines by lowering base offense levels in the guidelines' Drug Quantity Table across all drug types, which should lead to lower sentences for most federal drug offenders. Today's vote means that sentencing judges can extend that reduction to ... more »

Russia Asks Kiev 10 Simple Questions About MH17

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 11 hours ago
Anthony Freda Art *Activist Post* Russia has denied involvement in the downing of flight MH17. Now they're demanding answers to some very basic questions about Kiev's actions related to the crash and their immediate, unsubstantiated claims that Russia was to blame. Russia's Deputy Defense Minister was interviewed by RT who made these questions public. Yes, RT is clearly biased, but who wouldn't like to know the answers to these questions? *1.* Immediately after the tragedy, the Ukrainian authorities, naturally, blamed it on the self-defense forces. What are these accusatio... more »

Play it down again, Chris

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The *Guardian*'s Political Editor, Patrick Wintour, broke the story of the leaked report from the former Met counterterrorism chief Peter Clarke into the Birmingham 'Trojan Horse' affair this week: Trojan horse inquiry: 'A coordinated agenda to impose hardline Sunni Islam' Investigation finds Islamist plan would have confined pupils in Birmingham schools to 'intolerant monoculture' if left unchecked. The report's findings are alarming, and the *Guardian *article goes into considerable detail about them. Once you've read Patrick Wintour's piece, you might like to compare it with ... more »

MH17: World Sees Tragedy, US Sees “Game Changer”

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 11 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power made a series of baseless, contradictory accusations aimed at politically exploiting the tragic loss of Malaysia Boeing 777 flight MH17 with nearly 300 civilians on board. Power asserted that the most likely culprits behind the downing of MH17 were eastern Ukrainian separatists. Because of the high altitude MH17 was traveling at – approximately 33,000 feet – Power conceded that the weapons separatists have been using to down Ukrainian military aircraft would have been inadequate to down MH17. Af... more »

Beware of Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) Right Wing Indoctrination System

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 12 hours ago
If the Education Writers Association ever gives an award for REAL education reporting, this piece at Huffington Post by Christie Wilkie and Joy Resmovits has to be the winner! Wilkie and Resmovits do a terrific job exposing the Bircher-inspired and Koch funded Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) indoctrination system that is worming its way into public school curriculum around the country. This is a *must read* and a *must share*. Here is a clip: YE's course materials reflect some of the initial thinking by the Koch associates charged with designing the course. In late 2009, the Koch group ... more »

Police must facilitate access to counsel promptly on detention

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 12 hours ago
R. *v.* Taylor, 2014 SCC 50: [24] The duty to inform a detained person of his or her right to counsel arises "immediately" upon arrest or detention ( *Suberu*, at paras. 41-42), and the duty to facilitate access to a lawyer, in turn, arises immediately upon the detainee's request to speak to counsel. The arresting officer is therefore under a constitutional obligation to facilitate the requested access to a lawyer at the first reasonably available opportunity. The burden is on the Crown to show that a given delay was reasonable in the circumstances (*R. v... more »

John Boehner vs Justin Amash-- This Time A Fight To The Death

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Back last November we asked if Boehner would be able to defeat independent-minded Republican Justin Amash in a primary. Despite the tea party wing brutally taking out Boehner's main henchman, Eric Cantor, the Chamber of Commerce wing of the GOP is still aiming to assert complete dominance over the Michigan Republican Party-- and Amash is absolutely their top target. The Establishment Republicans recruited multimillionaire self-funders to bury libertarian and tea Party Republicans across Michigan. Their pathetic Senante candidate, Terri Lynn Land, has already put $1,700,000 of her ... more »

Depraved Policy

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 12 hours ago
http://www.ctpost.com/ Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza this week -- a move that is loudly supported by the Harper government. And it illustrates, Linda McQuaig writes, the moral disconnect at the heart of Harper's policy towards Israel: Certain minimal standards are expected of a national leader in what is known as the ‘civilized world’. One of those standards would seem to be that, when massive numbers of defenceless civilians are being killed, a national leader should call for the killing to *stop*... more »

Staten Island Gentle Giant, Eric Garner, Killed by NYPD (Video)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
Image Source: The Daily News Arkansas Police Accountability Project New York City police officers killed a man Thursday after he broke up a fight between two other men. The cops suspected him of selling untaxed cigarettes, so they will likely claim that the violent escalation and killing of this man, who has been described by family and friends as a "gentle giant' was justified. The New York Daily News obtained exclusive video of the incident, which shows Staten Island man Eric Garner, 43, begging officers to let him breathe as he lies on the ground helpless. Now, his fami... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 13 hours ago
*What does FFUC stand for?* Fossil Free UC is a group that wants UC to divest its endowment fund of fossil fuel investments. Ophir Bruck from the group sent me this article to explain his group’s thinking. The author explains that fossil fuel investments aren’t really money makers in the long haul, so there’s no real sacrifice from staying out of that market. Nice try, but the real reason that students are pushing UC to divest in fossil fuels is apparent: UC is an easy target. UC will not fight back. The worst thing that could happen to these activists is that administrators will ... more »

Iraq Updates (July 19 , 2014 ) - Iraq Army suffers major defeat at Tikrit ( as per various media accounts ) ...... After victory in parts of Syria and Iraq - ISIS begins the transition to governing its new territories ...... Tweets of the morning to consider .....

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/18/4243140/islamic-state-overwhelms-iraqi.html IRBIL, Iraq -- Islamic State gunmen overran a former U.S. military base early Friday and killed or captured hundreds of Iraqi government troops who’d been trying to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, the worst military reversal Iraqi troops have suffered since the Islamist forces captured nearly half the country last month. The defeat brought to an end a three-week campaign by the government in Baghdad to recapture Tikrit, which fell to the Islamic State on June 11. Military spokesmen earlier t... more »

US Foreign Policy Overview ( July 14 , 2014 ) - Shambolic foreign policy isn't merely the Regional debacles of the Middle East / MENA , but also consider the damage to German relations as well as those with France by way of various foreign policy and US Intel misadventures ?

Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
Zero Hedge ...... US Foreign Policy In Shambles: Global Crises Worst Since 1970 As Obama Golfs [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/14/2014 08:02 -0400 - ABC News - Afghanistan - Bob Corker - Capital Markets - China - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Japan - John McCain - Middle East - None - Obama Administration - Ukraine - White House inShare If one were so inclined, one could imagine that the relentless barrage of domestic scandals plaguing Obama have been orchestrated with a simple reason:... more »

Bye, bye 'Newsnight'

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Incidentally, if you're a regular *Is the BBC biased? *reader and were wondering where the weekly *Newsnight* reviews had gone, well, they have been discontinued. With over six months of data gathered, that's more than enough data to form the basis of a study of bias at *Newsnight* - and answer the question that started the ball rolling at the start of 2014: 'Is Newsnight biased?'. That analysis will take some time but will be published in due course. I can now *not* watch *Newsnight* again. Like Jeremy Paxman.

And now for something completely different...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
When the BBC iPlayer starts working again (it seems to have been down for a couple of hours now), you might like to listen to a delightful Radio 4 mini-series that's been running all week called *A Guide to Garden Wildlife. *It was presented by Brett Westwood and featured naturalist Phil Gates. (As it's radio we don't know if they kept their clothes on....oh, sorry, that 'naturalist' not 'naturist'.) Hedgehogs, song thrushes, pond skaters, etc, all put in an appearance. As did woodlice. Fascinating creatures, woodlice - crustaceans, related to crabs, lobsters and prawns. (Huge F... more »

So, Be At Peace.......by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*So, be at peace and know deep within yourselves that you are in truth already free.*

Though...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
There was an amusing exchange on this morning's *Dateline London.* Guest presenter Maxine Mawhinney made a surprising use of the word "though" in her question to Janet Daley, suggesting an anti-Eurosceptic bias on her part. That didn't pass Janet Daley's notice: *Maxine Mawhinney*: The big news here, of course, was David Cameron extensively re-shuffling his cabinet this week. Now, some say he now has his dream team for next May's general election. Others though say the line-up is now more Eurosceptic and may herald another step on the road for Britain to withdraw from the Europe... more »

More debate on 'Dateline'

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
For the second week running *Dateline London *broke from its left-liberal consensual stupor and gave us a proper debate, complete with lively disagreements. If this continues we'll have to call it 'The Dateline Spring'. The Russian guest, Voice of Russia's Dmitry Linnik, put the Putin line of defence in the wake of the horrific shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. It didn't convince me, and it certainly didn't convince any of the other guests either. A very lively argument with Janet Daley and Saul Zadka ensued which opened up a wide range of perspectives on the g... more »

Doug Martin Guest on the War Report on Public Education Radio Show

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 13 hours ago
By Doug Martin I will be spending an hour with BATS member Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. this Sunday, July 20, on his radio show, the War Report on Public Education, speaking about my book *Hoosier School Heist* which focuses on the corporate-theocratic school movement in Indiana and across the country. The show starts at 2 pm Pacific California Time. If you are listening in Indiana, the show starts at 5 pm. (photo by Teresa Wiley: LEFT TO RIGHT--Workers Voice radio show host Randy Obenchain, AFL-CIO Indiana vice president and Democratic candidate Chuck Sosbe (hidden behind ... more »

Researcher on downed plane 'special friend, special man'

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
In this October 2008 photo provided by AMC Amsterdam on Friday, July 18, 2014, former president of the International AIDS Society Joep Lange is seen. A large number of world-renowned AIDS researchers and activists heading to an international AIDS conference in Australia were on board a Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine, officials said Friday, as news of their deaths sparked an outpouring of grief across the global scientific community. Among them was Joep Lange, a well-known researcher from the Netherlands (AP Photo/Peter Lowie/AMC) http://www.wral.com/duke-profess... more »

Harper's Stand With Israel Fundraiser

AlisonatCreekside - 14 hours ago
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Gardasil: Conversion Disorder? I Don’t Think So! by Tamara Toussaint-Brown

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
[image: Haleigh and Gardasil] Gardasil: Conversion disorder? I don’t think so! by Tamara Toussaint-Brown Loveland Colorado Haleigh’s story starts out like many others. She was always involved in some kind of sports: gymnastics, dance, cross country, track/field, flag football, basketball, softball, plus just doing outdoor activities bike riding, long boarding, hanging out with friends etc… The family was always involved and enjoyed watching her at any of her events. She was very happy, though she was always shy and quiet in her classes (her teachers always told us how much the... more »

Real Medicine Is.......

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago

Corporate "Inversions" Shift the Tax Burden to Us

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 16 hours ago
Corporate "inversions" are back in the news again, as multinational corporations try every "creative" way they can to get out of paying their fair share of taxes for being located in the United States. With inversions, the idea is to pretend to be a foreign company even though it is physically located and the majority of its shareholders are in the U.S. "What's that?" you say. At its base, what happens with an inversion is that a U.S. corporation claims that its head office is really in Ireland, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, etc. Originally, all you had to do was say that your headqua... more »

NUSQN 725 Successfully launches first Mk 54 torpedo

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: MH-60R 'Romeo']In only seven months of operating the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Maritime Combat Helicopter, NUSQN 725 has achieved successful Mk 54 torpedo firings during the current deployment to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC). In a Royal Australian Navy first, a total of three Mk 54 torpedos were employed against dynamic targets provided by United States Navy staff at the AUTEC range. NUSQN 725 aircrews were required to utilise all available MH-60R sensors to localise, track, and correctly classify these targets prior to being given approval for the weapon ... more »

Vietnam debuts 2 locally-made missile warships

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: Molniya class corvette]The Vietnam People’s Navy on Thursday conducted a flag raising ceremony for two fast-attack missile ships of Molniya class, the first of its kind to have been built locally in Vietnam. The ceremony to debut the new vessels, HQ377 and HQ378, was held at the military port of Naval Zone 2 in southern Dong Nai Province. The ships were earlier handed over by the Ministry of Defense to Brigade 167 of Naval Zone 2. Read more

New RAF Typhoons to carry Storm Shadow missiles

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: Eurofighter carrying Storm shadow missile]New Typhoon fighters to be flown by Britain's Royal Air Force will carry Storm Shadow missiles following an agreement between a NATO agency and Eurofighter. The Storm Shadow, made by MBDA, is a long-range air-to-surface weapon for use against targets such as bridges, airfields, harbors. The missiles were previously been deployed on Eurofighter's Tornado GR4 aircraft during operations over Iraq and Libya. Read more

Helicopters return to HMS Ocean after refit

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: Lynx & Sea King line-up]Helicopters have returned to HMS Ocean as flying operations resumed on the ship for the first time after a multi-million pound refit in Devonport Dockyard. The ship landed Sea King and Lynx helicopters on board off the South Coast for the first time in more than two years. The flying is part of the ship’s sea trials period in which it proves it is capable of resuming the main operational role of operating helicopters to deliver Royal Marines to the heart of the action by air and sea. This week the ship’s aviation facilities are being put through their... more »

No Pain, No Gain: Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Still Looks Like A Winner

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
The 2014 Farnborough International Airshow probably isn’t going to be remembered fondly at Pratt & Whitney, the aircraft-engine unit of industrial powerhouse United Technologies. America’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, was a no-show due to a last-minute problem with its Pratt & Whitney engine. So was Bombardier’s flagship CSeries commercial jet, which encountered its own problems with a new Pratt engine in May. Published reports during the airshow indicated that both issues were relatively minor — the kind of setbacks to be expected when cutting-edge innovation... more »

10 DRDO Projects Delayed

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: Astra Air-to-air missile]Ten major projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), including its combat plane and missile programmes, are delayed, Union Minister of Defence Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. However, he assured that corrective steps to address the issue was being taken. Replying to various questions, Jaitley also mentioned that 19 fighter aircraft and 11 helicopters of the Armed Forces had crashed in the last three years claiming the lives of 24 military personnel. Besides the Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft, other delayed... more »

U.S. scrambles to determine who fired Russian-made missile at jet

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 17 hours ago
[image: BUK-M1 (SA-11 Gadfly)]Satellite images show a plume of smoke left by the ground-to-air missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight 17. Infrared sensors recorded the moment when the airliner exploded. As U.S. analysts sift through fragments of intelligence to try to pin down who fired the missile and why, and where it came from, they are running into difficult questions. The U.S. assessment, outlined by Ambassador Samantha Power at the U.N. Security Council on Friday, is that the airliner was "likely downed by a surface-to-air missile, an SA-11, operated from a separat... more »

Saab Outlines New MPA and AEW Developments

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Saab+2000+ERIEYE+AEW&C]Saab has been steadily building its airborne ISR portfolio and hopes to secure its first deal in the maritime surveillance/patrol market in the near future. Saab has two offerings in this sector: the Saab 340 MSA (maritime surveillance aircraft), for which the company has produced a demonstrator that was on show at Farnborough; and the larger and more capable Swordfish. Saab has been keeping the UK aware of its developments in this field, although any formal requirement for a UK maritime patrol aircraft is not expected until after a strategic defense... more »

Carrier test with extra EA-18G jets went well - U.S. Navy

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: EA-18G Growler]The U.S. Navy said it was pleased with the results of a test that put three extra Boeing Co EA-18G electronic attack jets on the deck of an aircraft carrier in late May and early June, an exercise that could underpin future orders of the jets. "The exercise went very well. We gained a deeper understanding of the incredible value of the EA-18G Growler and how to best employ its capability, and increased capacity, from the flight deck of our aircraft carrier," said Commander Jeannie Groeneveld, spokeswoman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet's naval air force. Groenevel... more »

Defense bill includes $3.43 billion for destroyer work at Bath Iron Works

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: USS Zumwalt]The defense subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the 2015 defense spending bill, which includes full funding of nearly $3.43 billion for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 destroyer construction programs at Bath Iron Works. The bill, which goes to the full committee, includes $2.67 billion for procurement and $134 million for advance procurement of the DDG-51 program, and $622 million for procurement and research and development of the DDG-1000, according to the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the subcommittee. The ... more »

Iran won't slow down on ballistic missiles

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Persian Gulf ballistic missile]Pentagon report shows the Islamic Republic is still a gathering threat. With time for nuclear diplomacy between Iran and the P5+1 nations (the U.S., UK, Russia, China, France and Germany) running out, and with the White House scrambling to cobble together some sort of deal with Tehran, it's perhaps not surprising that Pentagon's latest annual assessment of Iran's military capabilities has so far garnered little attention, either within the Washington Beltway or outside it. The study, submitted to the U.S. Congress earlier this year (with an un... more »

Chinese spy ship off Hawaii keeps track of RIMPAC

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Dongdiao class AGI]At the same time China was invited into Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific exercises for the first time, it also has had a spy ship parked off Hawaii, U.S. Pacific Fleet confirmed Friday. The People's Liberation Army Navy auxiliary general intelligence ship has been operating within the United States 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone around Hawaii, but not within the 12-nautical-mile territorial seas, said Capt. Darryn James, spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This year's RIMPAC naval exercise, the 24th in the series ... more »

Germany sells nuclear-capable submarine to Israel

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 18 hours ago
[image: Dolphin class SSK]Germany's security council approved the sale of Tanin submarines to Israel; they were received by Tel Aviv secretly last month. According to the German news agency DPA, the board also approves the sale of parts for the development of two submarines to Colombia, as well as spare parts, especially for helicopters, according to letters written sent by German Deputy Chancellor and Minister for Economy and Energy Sigmar Gabriel to a parliamentary committee. The Tanin submarine, the largest submarine built in Germany, can be used to launch a nuclear attack, cost... more »

Musical Interlude: B Tribe, “Suave Suave”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
B Tribe, “Suave Suave” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMZkCY7wA70

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. *Click image for larger size.* About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lo... more »

CRESST defects from "dark matter is seen" coalition

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
A year or two years ago, several experiments were claiming the existence of rather similar signals of an apparent dark matter particle lighter than \(10\GeV\). The experimental groups were split almost evenly, to the "Dark Matter Is Seen" allies and the "Dark Matter Is Not Seen" axis. LUX in South Dakota has totally changed the game 9 months ago and with its precise observations of nothing, it obliterated all the competing experiments that had claimed a signal. Those humiliated "Dark Matter Was Seen" experiments included DAMA, CDMS-Silicon, CoGeNT, and also... CRESST. It didn't beco... more »

Elaine Stritch (1925-2014), part 2

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
*We'll hear Elaine singing "The Ladies Who Lunch" when Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's **Company** was new, but I thought it would be nice to hear and see again this September 1998 performance, which we first looked at in December 2010. (It's from the Carnegie Hall cavalcade-of-stars concert My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies.)* *by Ken* I know it seems like an odd thing to say, but in the first part of my remembrance of Elaine Stritch, earlier today, I wrote with singular lack of grace: It was quite a career, Elaine Stritch's. . . . Still, one thing you can say about t... more »

Chet Raymo, “Cosmic View”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Cosmic View”* by Chet Raymo “When writing about Philip and Phylis Morrison's “Powers of Ten” the other day I found I had made the following notation in the flyleaf, perhaps a dozen or more years ago: *Britannica* *32 volumes* *1000 pages per vol* *1200 words per page* *5 letters/wd* *=200 million letters* So, 200 million letters in the 32 volume set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Why was I making that estimate? I can think of several possibilities. Perhaps… *1.* I was making a comparison with the number of nucleotide pairs in the human DNA; that is, the number of steps - ATTGCC... more »

METRO | Melanie Scruggs : Charges of ‘environmental racism’ in Houston

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 21 hours ago
Houston’s Office of Sustainability is squirming over accusations raised by a recent article in ‘Grist’ and by local environmentalists. By Melanie Scruggs | The Rag Blog | July 18, 2014 HOUSTON — Brentin Mock’s recent article for Grist covering the … finish reading *METRO* | Melanie Scruggs : Charges of ‘environmental racism’ in Houston

Bombshell! Air Traffic Controller who was in Kiev said it was Ukrainian Military who shot down MH17 - Military Jets shadowing it

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 21 hours ago
Bombshell! An air traffic controller who was there yesterday in Kiev said it was the Ukrainian Military who shot down the plane and they were all taken off their duties immediately afterwards. Fighter jets had been shadowing plane. Previous articles: U.S. only country blaming Russia for MH17 Ukrainian Air Traffic Control routed MH 17 through War Zone and had them fly lower than they

U.S. is the Only Country Blaming Russia for MH17. Other Countries saying "Unclear Who shot it down" Ukraine Confiscated all Air Traffic Control Conversations with MH17

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 21 hours ago
Besides the fact that the Ukraine Air Traffic Control had MH17 go through the war zone and fly lower than Malaysia Airlines wanted. It seems, per Zerohedge, Ukrainian Security Service has confiscated all of the Air Traffic Control recordings of conversations with MH17. It appears Russia does not have the black boxes after all either. U.S. is the only one that has been blaming Russia

Ukraine Air Traffic Control routed MH17 through War Zone - not normal route and had them fly lower than they requested

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 21 hours ago
MH17 7/17/14 route in Red, through War Zone. Different from previous routes Update - Kiev Air Traffic Controller says it was Ukrainian Military who shot down the plane. The Ukraine Air Traffic Control was in complete charge of Malaysia flight MH17. They had them fly a route directly through the war zone and out of the way than their normal flight and they had them fly lower than they

"Are We Living In A 'Matrix'-like Superhologram?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Are We Living In A 'Matrix'-like Superhologram?"* by David Talbot "In 1982 a remarkable event took place. At the University of Paris a research team led by physicist Alain Aspect performed what may turn out to be one of the most important experiments of the 20th century. You did not hear about it on the evening news. In fact, unless you are in the habit of reading scientific journals you probably have never even heard Aspect's name, though there are some who believe his discovery may change the face of science. Aspect and his team discovered that under certain circumstances subato... more »

"This Moment..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late." - Marie Beyon Ray

MH17: World Sees Tragedy, US Sees "Game Changer"

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 21 hours ago
*Image: The US claims sophisticated anti-air missiles like this Buk systemis responsible for the downing of MH17. No evidence has been providedto confirm or deny this. Other possibilities are air-launched missiles firedby a fighter jet, or even sabotage. **July 19, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power made a series of baseless, contradictory accusations aimed at politically exploiting the tragic loss of Malaysia Boeing 777 flight MH17 with nearly 300 civilians on board. Power asserted that the most likely culprits behind t... more »

Elizabeth Warren: This woman is dangerous....

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 22 hours ago
*wake up America.* She is coming and she is evil.

Rebel Leader Says Many of the Dead Bodies in MH17 Weren’t “Fresh”

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
Melissa Melton Sorry to be so grotesque, but there aren’t a lot of other ways to say it. The Associated Press article floating around the mainstream media in source after source (surely before it gets buried forever) is simply titled, “Rebel Leader Gives Bizarre Account of Plane Crash”. How bizarre, exactly? A top pro-Russia rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding the Malaysian jetliner crash — *suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off.* The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Ig... more »

World of Resistance Report: Financial Institutions Fear Global Revolution

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
Andrew Gavin Marshall Originally posted at Occupy.com [image: o-bankers-underpaid-facebook] *In Part 1 of the WoR Report, I examined Zbigniew Brzezinski’s warnings to elites around the world of the “global political awakening” of humanity. In Part 2, I looked at the relationship between inequality and social instability, and in Part 3 I examined the World Economic Forum’s warnings of growing inequality and the “lost generation” of youth who pose the greatest threat to oligarchic interests around the world. In this fourth installment in the series, we turn to reports from top banks... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
Wasilla, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"Singing To The Deer"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"Singing To The Deer"* by Patricia Monaghan “At solstice, the woods were bright in a snowy way, the sky pearl gray above the stately maples and gnarled burr oaks. An Alaskan marooned in the urban Midwest, it took me years to find this nearby patch of relatively undisturbed land where I can sense the power of wildness. Now I go there often, watching the seasons unfold their changeful unchanging patterns in the increasingly familiar forest. I especially like to walk among the sleeping trees in the half-lit silence of winter dawns. The trail I follow winds and twists, new patches of ... more »

Paulo Coelho, “I’d Rather Be In Hell”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“I’d Rather Be In Hell”* by Paulo Coelho "As soon as he died, Juan found himself in a gorgeous place, surrounded by all the comfort and beauty he had dreamed of. A fellow dressed in white approached him and said, “You have the right to have whatever you want; any food, pleasure or amusement.” Charmed, Juan did everything he dreamed of doing during his life. After many years of pleasures, he sought the fellow in white and asked, “I have already experienced everything I wanted. Now I need to work in order to feel useful.” “I am sorry,” said the fellow in white, “but that is the only... more »

"Have You Also Learned..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time?" That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the future." ~ Herman Hesse, "Siddhartha"

"Opening to Understanding: Willingness to Feel"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Opening to Understanding: Willingness to Feel"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM When we are resisting something based on a limited understanding, we must then open ourselves to willingness. There are times when we may find ourselves struggling or even fighting with our thoughts and emotions. We may feel that something must be done in a certain way or not at all, or there may be some other situation that feels absolutely black and white. But life is not this way—it’s the way we are looking at our experiences that is causing the turmoil within us. When we become aware that the strug... more »

Dyatlov Pass incident

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Dyatlov Pass Incident russian yeti: the killer lives

Elaine Stritch (1925-2014), part 1

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*by Ken* In one of the tributes to Elaine Stritch I glanced through, Colleen Donaghy, the character she and the *30 Rock* team created, was described as "cantankerous." Um, yes, I suppose. But this is sort of like describing Genghis Khan as "outgoing." The Entertainment Weekly people who put up the above too-shredded collage of Colleen moments, got it better: "On the show, Stritch turned Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin's) mother into a force of nature, emphasizing her irascible nature and ability to induce a heady amount of Irish-Catholic guilt." Here's the start of the NYT obit by ... more »

China financial daisy chain unraveling ( bit by bit ) ? June 18 , 2014 ---- Chinese Commodity Contagion Leads To First Letter Of Credit Settlement Failure , Second Chinese Bond Default On Deck .......

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-18/chinese-commodity-contagion-leads-first-letter-credit-settlement-failure Chinese Commodity Contagion Leads To First Letter Of Credit Settlement Failure [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/18/2014 17:44 -0400 - B+ - Black Swan - China - Copper - Counterparties - default - Duration Mismatch - ETC - Fail - Lehman - notional value - Reality inShare4 At the heart of the China Commodity Financing Deals (CCFD) is the ability to leverage a letter of credit on the ba... more »

Israel's brutal Gaza Invasion as all attention is turned to the MH-17 false flag

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Info I had saved this morning, but, am just getting around to now. Apologies. False flag- for those who do not know? *False flag* (or *black flag*) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by entities, groups or nations other than those who actually planned and executed them *If you are at all unfamiliar with the MH-17 saga???**Start here:Breaking! Malaysian Passenger Plane crashed (shotdown) in Eastern Ukraine* *Next stop: MH-17: An exercise in foregone conclusions?* The... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

“20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western * *United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic”* By Michael Snyder “When scientists start using phrases such as "the worst drought" and "as bad as you can imagine" to describe what is going on in the western half of the country, you know that things are bad. Thanks to an epic drought that never seems to end, we are witnessing the beginning of a water crisis that most people never even dreamed was possible in this day and age. The state of California is getting ready to ban people from watering their lawns and washing their cars, but if ... more »

Jumping from Malaysian Airlines

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Malaysian airlines raising a stink in our minds not really in anyone responsible but it is not unkind How one carrier can be so defined I do not believe in the cosmic possibilities so mark my religion as declined Airlines do not just disappear Airlines do not get shot down at cruise altitude over a Crimea there is more than incompetence and plotting to these stories events we can not even imagine are being formed while we sit on the front porch and worry Sure we are all worried today worry is a bead we live no need for something on our wrist with which to play God knows we have had s... more »

On the "Obsession" with Israel and Palestine

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
I think James Bloodsworth has been unfair locating the opposition to Israel's bombing and invasion of Gaza in the matrix of revolutionary identity politics. Yes, in the fractured universe of British radicalism the Israel/Palestine conflict is an occasion for position-taking, and, as with nearly all positions assumed, be it war in the Middle East, the attitude to Labour, or whether capitalism has been restored in China, they are a locus for identity work. However, it is a mistake to say this *determines* opposition to Israel. Their "obsession" derives neither from freaks of characte... more »

Wide awake

risa bearatA Way to Live - 1 day ago
"*If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this*." -- Dogen. After a week in the 90s, it's become difficult for me to realize I can once again work outside all day. But it's nice enough out. I could go. But my habit now is to hide indoors at midday. Often I take a nap. When you're over 65, you watch the thermometer more, and also the cloud cover. If it's over 86F (30C) out, and clear, with a hot wind, rural folks my age know they may do poorly at work with what's left of their "large muscle groups" in the direct sunshine. It's why we were, in former times, so oft... more »

Satire: “Boehner Drops Obama Lawsuit; Says It Would Mean Doing Something”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Boehner Drops Obama Lawsuit; * *Says It Would Mean Doing Something”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) dropped his plans to sue President Obama on Friday, explaining to reporters, “I realized it would mean doing something.” In a brief appearance before the press, Speaker Boehner talked about his gradual realization that “filing a lawsuit requires effort and, yes, work. I came to the conclusion that while suing the President would be the best thing for the American people, it would also require that I do something,” he said, st... more »

“Happy Birthday Paper Money: 353 Years Of Wanton Destruction”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Happy Birthday Paper Money: 353 Years Of Wanton Destruction”* by Simon Black “If you ever find yourself vacationing in the western Pacific, I highly recommend swinging by Yap Island, home of one of the most bizarre forms of money in history. Over a thousand years ago, natives would mine enormous chunks of limestone and carve them into gigantic circular discs. I’m talking REALLY big… a typical disc would be 5 to 10 feet in diameter, over a foot thick, and weigh several tons. They called them ‘Rai Stones’, and they were actually used as currency. Curiously, an indiviaul rai would b... more »

Who Shot Down MH17?

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I have been thinking aboot it. Did the Rebels have the resources to pull off such a kill? That is a big question. This was a highly technical co-ordinated effort using some big machines. Sure its possible the Rebs saw a horse in the sky and just shot. This would be the most plausible explanation. However doubt is certain that they had the gun, ammo or expertise to pull of such a shot. Maybe I am naive and watch to much 24. However we have been told American spy satellites saw some of this action in real time. I believe the USA knows exactly what happened. So why do they not just... more »

Supplemental: The sounds of silence!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014* *You do not criticize Dowd:* Maureen Dowd wrote a column last Sunday trashing Chelsea Clinton. As she went on, she trashed Hillary Clinton too. Dowd’s invective level was high. Her information level was low. In large part, the column was defined by the information Dowd chose to suppress. Dowd has been like this forever. In 2008, she even got trashed by the Times’ public editor for “the relentless nature of her gender-laden assault on [Candidate] Clinton—in 28 of 44 columns since Jan. 1.” Maureen Dowd hates All Things Clinton. But when Media Matters pushed ba... more »

Ted Cruz Moves In To Demagogue On A New Crisis: The Children At The Border

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
If you want to understand why there's a crisis of refugee children at the southern border, you're probably not a Republican-- and you're surely not Texas reactionary and would-be-presidente Ted Cruz. But reading about the horrific U.S. policy agenda in Guatemala is probably a good place to start. You may even come to the conclusion we actually do owe these people a little compassion. Yes, *owe*. Yesterday, Greg Sargent explained to *Washington Post* readers why the refugee crisis is an argument *for* immigration reform, not an argument against it, as racist and nativist reactionar... more »

OMG

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
When is Dr. Dawg ever going to fucking learn??? He writes a great post about Israel's slaughtering of Palestinians, and then, he allows those two scum-bags, K-Z and Marky Mark to pollute it. I stopped reading so who knows? Maybe that Old Peter (or whatever the fuck his name is) contributes.

Promulgation of limited energetic structures of all types is now ended

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Promulgation of limited energetic structures of all types is now ended* by ÉirePort Promulgation of limited energetic structures of all types is now ended. Higher Sentience has awakened within hu-manity, which now allows only Gaia-and-Hue-manity-Heart centereds to propagate. Fortifications of fragile infant Light energetics in individual hu-beings and Hue-Beings continues. Envelopment of shadow promulgators and shadow propagators in cocoons of Light proceeds, prior to transport across dimensional realms, where soul classes may resume. Processing of Hue-Beings continues until co... more »

The Myth of Russian Aggression

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
Even Zbigniew Brezezinski thinks you're an idiot. "Break this man with sanctions...?" Russia is a resource economy Germany imports 60-80% of its natural gas, upon which it's entire energy infrastructure and productive economy absolutely cannot do without. And Germany *is *the EU, as well as being the senior European Partner in NATO. The only thing being "broken" by talk of sanctions against Russia is the British water table and continental shelf since the British Government, siezed by pure, crass, venal greed, have exploited the crisis as an excuse to ram through legislation fas... more »

Ronald Reagan and the Occult

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California (at Midnight) on January 2nd 1967 by California Supreme Court Associate Justice Marshall F. McComb and Reverend Wilbur Wong Yan Choy, Chaplain of California State Senate.* *Ronald Reagan had an interest in lucky numbers and newspaper horoscopes. Less known is that a certain scholar of occult philosophy had a lifelong influence on the 40th president of the United States. * *Mitch Horowitz,* *editor-in-chief of Tarcher/Penguin and the author of "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation," reveals the detail... more »

Israel in Gaza: What’s the Plan?

Jon WesternatDuck of Minerva - 1 day ago
(Photo by Oliver Weiken—EPA) What’s the Israeli plan with all of this? According to the Israeli Defense Forces statement, “The IDF’s objective as defined by the Israeli government (in the ground offensive) is to establish a reality in which Israeli residents can live in safety and security without continuous indiscriminate terror, while striking a significant Continue reading

German firm tries to help stop the car bombs in Iraq | Business Brief

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 1 day ago
Amidst all the carnage and destruction in Iraq and elsewhere, it's important not to lose sight of the good that humans are capable of. Below is a good news story to cap off a week full of bad news. German firm tries to help stop the car bombs in Iraq | Business Brief. Source: DW (English). Date Published: July 18. Description: In country's like Iraq the rule of even the most basic civil law is shaky. But as the country struggles to rebuild a civil society and fight off an insurgency, one German company has been given the contract to produce car license plates there.

A ZIONIST GENERAL'S SON SHATTERS THE MYTHS

Allen L Roland, Ph.DatAllen L Roland's Weblog - 1 day ago
*The U.S. condoned war zone of Gaza with omnipresent Israeli watchtower * *The myth of Israel's right to Palestine as well as their illegal and brutal U.S. supported Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has finally been exposed and shattered by a Zionist Generals' son, Miko Peled ~ who reveals in his book that Israel's rabid Zionists are very similar to America's rabid neo-conservatives and that the only hope for the region depends on a bottom up American public outcry for human rights and democracy to replace the current Israel Garrison state of subjugation an... more »

TALK IN CAMBRIDGE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Just discovered this video from a talk I gave in Cambridge, MA during a mid-April conference on US 'pivot' to Asia-Pacific. My job was to talk about creating solidarity with those in the Pacific region who are working so hard to stop the expansion of US military bases on their lands.

As Bad As Things Are For Mike Duffy ... They Look Even Worse For Stephen Harper

leftdogatBuckdog - 1 day ago
Stephen Harper, without public consultation or election, hand picked and anointed Mike Duffy to be a Canadian Senator. No matter what Mike Duffy did .. Stephen Harper committed the undemocratic actions that set this whole sorry mess in play. He should bear considerable responsibility. 'Mike Duffy's defence could put Harper on hot seat' - Kady O'Malley, CBC News

Eighteen killed Friday before dawn in Israeli ground invasion of Gaza

LeDaroatLeDaro - 1 day ago
It is a heart-breaking situation and too many atrocities. It is about time that rest of the world takes notice and do something to stop this massacre. Read more here

MH17 - If You Made it Up, Nobody Would Believe You

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
*KAL-007 : Bond Air* (Except That You Always Do, and They Do...)

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Value of N.O. firefighters’ pension fund assets fell 41 percent last year ~Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate* *Short-Term Rental Stakeholders All Agree On One Thing: Current Law Inadequate ~WWNO* *Students, Teachers and Citizens Deserve Better on Common Core Stalemate ~CABL* *Boeing signs $2.8 billion contract to build rocket at Michoud ~WWL * *Fishermen and Retailers Go High-Tech For Authentic Gulf Seafood ~Janaya Williams * *Several more states to offer duck stamps online ~AP via Bradenton Herald* *Kermit Ruffins with Jam in the Van ~WWOZ*

Ok...Perpetual generator how cool!!

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 1 day ago
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FALSE FLAG STINGS ABOUND

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
*THE NEWBURGH STING* A STARTLING EXPOSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL FBI UNDERCOVER OPERATION, DEBUTS JULY 21 ON HBO On May 20, 2009, four men from the impoverished and largely African-American city of Newburgh, NY, were apprehended for an alleged terror plot. They had no history of violence or terrorist ties, but had been drawn by a Pakistani FBI informant into a carefully orchestrated scheme to bomb Jewish synagogues in Riverdale, a wealthy neighborhood in New York City and fire Stinger missiles at U.S. military supply planes. Their dramatic arrest, complete with armored cars, a SWAT tea... more »

Wild Bill: Using children to violate the laws of America! Obama must be held accountable...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*what side is Obama on?* "Americans, prepare to protect yourselves."

It's All Over Now - Johnny Winter, NBC Pulls Egyptian Correspondent After Playing with Bombed Children (Pilger On Israel, Ukraine and Truth)

R.I.P. Johnny. I remember him for the 'gutsiest, fluid guitar you ever heard,' but at its best, there's a beautifully articulated flamboyance to his music. Faster and flashier than his blues god contemporary Eric Clapton, Winter's musicianship — a hyperactive, high-octane intensity was his great blues innovation — had the electric flair of someone who was determined to take charge of how he

ARISTOTLE’S ERROR: Morning Joe moves the jihad along!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014* *Interlude—A look at post-rational practice:* Aristotle is said to have said that we, the so-called human beings, are the rational animal. We’d call that a gross overstatement. How “rational” does the work of our nation’s “press corps” generally seem? Were we observing the work of the rational animal when we watched the tapes from yesterday’s Morning Joe? In this early six-minute segment, Mika and Joe and the rest of the panel gasped about the vast sum Hillary Clinton was paid for her speech at The University at Buffalo last year. They worked from the banne... more »

An Update on the Continued Constriction of Roemer’s and White’s 2014-15 Assessment Corner

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
So much has transpired in the situation regarding the state of Louisiana education for 2014-15. For those attempting to keep up with the situation, let me briefly summarize: On June 18, 2014, Governor Bobby Jindal declared that he wanted Louisiana out of both the Partnership for Assessment of College and Careers (PARCC) consortium (the now-nonprofit […]

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Skradinski Buk - Waterfall in Krka National Park, Croatia (Photo credit: Sergiu Bacioiu)
 Water is the topic of a YouTube video series link : more than just a slice of California history - a cautionary tale in progress.

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'Free Palestine!' World marches to protest Gaza victims

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 41 seconds ago
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John Kerry's Sunday Morning Orgy of Bullshit

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 36 minutes ago
The last time that Secretary of Skull and Bones John Kerry hit for the cycle on the Sunday morning “news” shows he was pushing a war on Syria that was based on shaky evidence that to this day has not been substantiated. Whirlwind John and his incurable case of diarrhea of the mouth appeared on all five of the Sabbath day feasts of bullshit that far too many Americans believe are credible discussion forums rather than the interlocked propaganda dispersal systems that they are in reality. Kerry was seeking to exploit the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over a war zone... more »

METRO EVENT | Beverly Baker Moore: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash to be social event of the year!

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 48 minutes ago
So let’s raise a margarita to the old guy… and party like it’s 1969! By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 Event: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash Place: Maria’s Taco Xpress Address: 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. … finish reading *METRO EVENT* | Beverly Baker Moore: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash to be social event of the year!

Retired Border Control Officer tells the truth about asymmetric warfare...a must see video

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 50 minutes ago
*I don't believe he says anything a thinking person has not already figured out, but it's nice to be validated.* This really is a "need to see" video. It was posted on July 19th and already has over 31K views. H/T Clash Daily *Asymmetric warfare* is war between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly, or whose strategy or tactics differs significantly. *Asymmetric warfare* can describe a conflict in which the resources of two belligerents differ in essence and in the struggle, interact and attempt to exploit each other's characteristic weaknesses. Such... more »

What Happened to the Malaysian Airliner?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
Anthony Freda Art Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s propaganda machine is in such high gear that we are in danger of losing the facts that we do have. One fact is that the separatists *do not* have the expensive Buk anti-aircraft missile system or the trained personnel to operate it. Another fact is that the separatists have no incentive to shoot down an airliner and neither does Russia. Anyone can tell the difference between low-flying attack aircraft and an airliner at 33,000 feet. The Ukrainians do have Buk anti-aircraft missile systems, and a Buk battery was operational ... more »

Ghost of Sunday Classics: When the night wind howls in chimney cowls

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*Carole Round in the 1999 SavoyNet Performing Group Ruddigore* *DAME HANNAH* [*quoting the burning witch*]: "Each lord of Ruddigore, despite his best endeavour, shall do one crime, or more, once every day forever. This doom he can't defy, however he may try. For should he stay his hand, that day in torture he shall die!" [*We heard the story in full in this week's preview, "The Witch's Curse."*] *Gillian Knight (ms), Dame Hannah; Orchestra or the Royal Opera House, Covent Gardn, Isidore Godfrey, cond. Decca, recorded July 1962* *SIR DESPARD SOLILOQUIZES ABOUT HIS PICTURE GALLERY* *R... more »

Palestine vs. Israel: An Immoral Conflict Devoid of Balance

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
Steven MacMillan *Activist Post* The recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza is the latest example of the lack of equilibrium in a conflict that has been intermittently fought since the establishment of Israel in 1948. Following the killing of 3 Israeli teenagers last month, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the 4th largest military on the planet to conduct air, land and sea attacks on the densely populated Gaza Strip, which has left over 340 Palestinians dead – 75% of which are civilians, compared to 5 Israelis killed. Netanyahu was quick to blame Hamas for th... more »

NSA Employees Get Off on Nude Pics Per New Snowden Interview

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 hour ago
Not that it is any great surprise considering the level of corruption and abuse of power that permeates the entire American system these days but one of the fringe benefits of the NSA snooping programs is the ability to gather and drool over amateur pornography and naked pictures to take the edge off of a boring day at work. In a new exclusive interview conducted by The Guardian with former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden the perusing of such personal and intimate material for fun is but one of the many bits of information discussed with the American ... more »

Masters of War and Hypocrisy

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 1 hour ago
What a difference a body count makes. Over the weekend, a numerical tie was reached between the corpses littering a field of Ukrainian sunflowers and the corpses spread out within the Gaza outdoor prison. The temporary parity achieved was 298 people in each locale. The Ukrainian crash death toll is static, while the Gazan casualties keep piling up. Today alone, an additional 87 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers died. The plane crash victims have engendered the usual official outrage from government officials pretending to be capable of such a normal human emotion. Photos and lif... more »

(Zombie Country? At Least the Consensus) Bombshell Study:   America's Wealthy Even More Obscenely Rich Than Anybody Thought

Happy Midsummer's Nightmare! Or at least a Zombie Jamboree? In approaching this subject, let us first address the historical situation of the Obama administration. The task of museums, like that of history generally, is to document periods of great change. The task facing the makers of the Obama museum, however, will be pretty much exactly the opposite: How to document a time when

Livesay [Haiti] Weblog: Our eyes are open, but do we see?

John CarrollatDying in Haiti - 2 hours ago
Livesay [Haiti] Weblog: Our eyes are open, but do we see?: I learned a while back that kids that grow up abroad can grow up with an entirely different experience than their parents. Th... more »

Asymmetric Warfare in Gaza: "The Gate of Hell has Opened"

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
"The gate of hell has opened" Mass runaways from Shijaia toward UNRWA centers of #Gaza! Courtesy: @Mohammed Y. Ismail Is the Israel/Palestine conflict a classic case of *Asymmetric warfare?* In his recent article, Asymmetric Warfare in Gaza, Paul R. Pillar, provides significant insights about the use of the term in relationship to the ongoing conflict and recent attacks: Perhaps the usual use of the term *asymmetric warfare* has contributed to warping our ability to evaluate what has been going on in this conflict...In major, glaring respects, however, this conflict is... more »

John Holdren: The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge & the Role of Nuclear ...

Charles BartonatThe Nuclear Green Revolution - 2 hours ago
John Holdren is President Obama's science advisor. ROD adams blog, ATOMIC insights, has recently carried a couple of posts, regarding nuclear proliferation avoidance. There are questions that can be raised about Holdren's account. For example a family of reactors that do not require enriched fuel exists. Holdren undoubtedly knows this. Such reactors, called CANDUs, would appear exempt from Holdrens proliferation concerns. Various methods of desposinf of so called nuclear waste, have been tested by scientists, and found viable. The choice of which method to use is a politics rather... more »

RIP James Garner

SteveatThinking Aboot - 2 hours ago
Jimmy was one of my best friends growing up. Not that I ever met him or even came within a thousand miles of his physical presence. He had a unique screen power that made us friends for life. Rockford files on the pavement, twisting the Firebird 180 degrees to escape the goverment. The Rockford Files is my all time favorite show. James Rockford is one of my greatest life coaches. Once again a giant has left the set, never to be replaced, a insoluble loss to our culture.

New Aftermath Video of Gentle Giant, Eric Garner, Murdered by NYPD

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
Daily Mail *Despite Garner's dire medical condition being apparent to the still-building crowd, many cops stand around casually talking with each other, some can even be heard laughing.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

CNN: Death comes early in Gaza

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
CNN *Children and youth are often the victims of the violence in Gaza. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

It's Sunday: You know what that means...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 3 hours ago
*Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES* and *Silly Sunday at Woodsterman's place*

Prostitution Again

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago
There seems to be a lot of rhetoric on both sides of the abolition/de-criminalization/legalization debate. Very often this rhetoric backs up some valuable insights. Personally, I can't see that I'd ever use the services of a prostitute. There's too much of coercion and desperation in that line of work. I can't even see myself getting a high-price "escort" (assuming I could afford it) because of the continuities between the exploited victims of human traffickers and the drug addicts and the confident, highly remunerated "lady of the evening." (Pornography; now THAT's a different mat... more »

Prepping As a Form of Personal Activism

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
Gaye Levy Backdoor Survival There are some days when I feel as though I am out there in the world alone, fighting a battle that can not be seen or heard. The battle is one of preparedness and is one I endure day in and day out in spite of my best effort to step away and live a normal, middle class, mainstream life. I have given a lot of thought to this and even though I tell strangers that I am a “crazy old prepper lady”, in my heart of hearts I know that I am doing both myself and every other prepper-type a disservice by minimizing the importance of embracing preparedness a... more »

Police Play NSA: Warrantless Data Collection the New Normal?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
*ReasonTV* Sacramento sheriff's deputies have been playing NSA. They tool around town with suitcase-sized StingRay surveillance devices in their squad cars, scooping up cellphone data from whomever happens to be within a one-mile radius. The deputies have reportedly been doing their shady business without warrants, and dozens of law enforcement agencies nationwide may be doing likewise. But hey, what's the big deal? After all, the feds say it's OK. Visit Reason.com Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by Feed... more »

Netanyahu and Rahm Emmanuel Agree: Never Let a Crisis Go To Waste

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
Brandon Turbeville While the world is focused on the questions surrounding the Malaysian flight that crashed in Ukraine on July 17 and the aftermath that will result from it, another campaign of genocide in a long list of campaigns of genocide is taking place in Gaza. After days of both air and sea-based military strikes against Palestinians living Gaza, Israeli tanks have crossed the border and are now pushing even deeper into the tiny sliver of land. According to Israeli military statements, Israel has called up 48,000 reserve troops as well as 18,000 additional soldiers... more »

Two Ways Bird Declines Are Linked to Chemical Pesticides

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
Heather Callaghan *Activist Post* *Netherlands researchers fear the second coming of Silent Spring* "Neonicotinoids were always regarded as selective toxins. But our results suggest that they may affect the entire ecosystem," says Hans de Kroon of Radboud University and co-author of a study recently published in *Nature* journal. It's not just the bees. There are at least two ways that neonicotinoid pesticides dramatically affect the bird population. Neonicotinoids are growing in the world market to become the most widely used pesticides and are often used to treat seeds - ... more »

MCGOVERN SHARES CONTEXT ON PLANE SHOOTDOWN

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama claims the US has firm evidence that the plane was shot down by a missile, fired from an area controlled by anti-Kiev fighters. He also accuses Russia of supporting them. Nevertheless US president agrees to Putin's calls to conduct transparent investigation and says it's too early to say who and why shot down the plane. Ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern see the situation as isolation for President Poroshenko.

John Holdren: The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge & the Role of Nuclear ...

Charles BartonatThe Nuclear Green Revolution - 3 hours ago
John Holdren is President Obama's science advisor. ROD adams blog, ATOMIC insights, has recently carried a couple of posts, regarding nuclear proliferation avoidance. There are questions that can be raised about Holdren's account. For example a family of reactors that do not require enriched fuel exists. Holdren undoubtedly knows this. Such reactors, called CANDUs, would appear exempt from Holdrens proliferation concerns. Various methods of desposinf of so called nuclear waste, have been tested by scientists, and found viable. The choice of which method to use is a politics rather... more »

Former State Department Exec Calls E.O. 12333 a “Legal Loophole” for Spying on Americans

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
e-mail your rep *here* Rainey Reitman *Electronic Frontier Foundation* “What kind of data is the NSA collecting on millions, or hundreds of millions, of Americans?" That’s the question John Napier Tye, a former State Department section chief for Internet freedom, calls on the government to answer in his powerful op-ed published today by the *Washington** Post*. In it, Tye calls the NSA's surveillance operations abroad, conducted under Executive Order 12333, a threat to American democracy, stating that this power “authorizes collection of the content of communications, not ju... more »

The Purge: Anarchy PARODY

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
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MH17: Weathering the Propaganda Firestorm

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci The level of unsubstantiated propaganda being directed against Russia regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has reached unprecedented lows. There is tangible desperation across Western media establishments, their political spheres, and within their corporate-financier funded policy think-tanks as they attempt to reassert their agenda and narrative not only upon the crisis in Ukraine, but upon the entire world as their weakening grip becomes apparent to all. The dangerous desperation emanating from the West follows the latest in a series of ... more »

NEA, SEIU, and Eli Broad

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 4 hours ago
At the recent AFT and NEA coronations, there was news about new linkages with SEIU, whose former president, Andy Stern, had close ties with Broad, Gates, and Obama (Stern had a choice seat in the Obama box at the Inauguration Parade). Below is part of a post I did in 2007, a day or so after a big fund-raiser in Los Angles for charter chain, Green Dot Public [sic] Schools, Inc. To the left of Broad in the pic is Green Dot CEO and reliable attack dog, Steve Barr. To the right of Broad is his equally reliable poodle, Andy Stern. Broad coughed up $10 million that evening. *Green Do... more »

Hillary Tells EU to Use MH17 Tragedy to Find Alternatives to Gazprom (dollar dumping gas giant)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
Activist Post Ah, now the agenda is starting to make a bit more sense. Hillary Clinton doesn't want a good crisis to go to waste. She told Charlie Rose that her recommendation to the European Union is to take advantage of the shot-down MH17 tragedy to "Immediately accelerate efforts to find alternatives to Gazprom." Moscow-based Gazprom is the largest producer of natural gas in the world and one of the globe's largest companies. A few weeks back on June 26th they announced that they would settle contracts with China using yuan or rubles instead of dollars. This move came a... more »

DID ANYBODY HAVE A MOTIVE?

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 4 hours ago
Professor of Russian Studies Stephen Cohen (Princeton & New York University) on what this incident could mean for the region. His most recent article for *The Nation* magazine is "The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities."

We Need Duffy's Emails

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 5 hours ago
There has been a lot of public befuddlement -- including from Mike Duffy's lawyer -- as to why the senator has been charged with accepting a bribe, while Nigel Wright has been given a free ride. The official explanation seems to be that everything hangs on one word --"corruptly." To be convicted, Wright would have to have acted in a corrupt manner. It's a difficult standard of proof, because it assumes corrupt intention -- something which runs against the grain of Wright's public persona. He is seen as a man who sees, hears and does no evil. Michael Spratt writes that the decisio... more »

Peter King (R-NY) Knows More About Terrorism Than The Media Acknowledges

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
Last night I came across a Newsmax article entitled Peter King: Harry Reid's Denial of 'Broken' Border Hampers Reform. We're not regular Newsmax readers around here, but... well, we're here to do it, so you don't have to. As you might expect, it was your typical, hypocritical Peter King diatribe. The first two-thirds of the piece focused on immigration, and it was funny to see King attempt to straddle the fence, so to speak. Before 2010, King was a hardliner on immigration who opposed any form of amnesty; now he’s taken a more conciliatory tone without appearing too accommodating, ... more »

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 5 hours ago

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 5 hours ago
*Court Rules Against Woman Challenging University’s Race-Based Admissions Standards* On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against Abigail Fisher in her ongoing battle against the University of Texas at Austin for discriminating against her based on race. The court upheld the university’s admissions policy which uses racial and ethnic preferences to achieve “diversity” on campus. Texas adopted a plan in the mid-1990s that automatically admitted Texas students in the top 10 percent of their high school class to all state-funded universities. Following a ... more »

"Priorities of "human rights" protesters"

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 5 hours ago
Priorities of "human rights" protesters: http://youtu.be/SaLjLfT6Pl8

The Onion - Deadly Super Rainbow Tears Through West Coast - a rainbow looking for its stolen gold?

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 9 hours ago
in this neck of the woods i.e. Free Planet, is a big fan of 'the ability to tell it like it is' through SATIRE. Here's a new one (and destined to be a classic) from The Onion News Network: *Dozens in California are killed after a powerful Super Rainbow burns a trail of destruction across the state.* "Or is this merely a rainbow looking for its stolen gold?" Jesus Christ AD 12.

Long live the power pyramid - death to Free Planet - War World rules you scurvy dogs

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 9 hours ago
| It seems that nothing is able to bring *HUMANITY* (the slave race of a ruling hierarchy) back from the brink. You've proven, time and time again, that a FREE PLANET of Creativity, Passion and Kinship just doesn't interest you. At all. Long live the power pyramid that crushes you because of your own ignorance. You won't be remembered when you're *ERASED IN THE NAME OF **PROFIT*. This will most likely be a WAR WORLD until the end of time. "You know, you're dead for a lot longer than you're alive."

Navy says farewell to the C-9 Skytrain II aircraft

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: C-9B Skytrain II]Ending its 41-year commitment to a workhorse aircraft, the U.S. Navy retired the last C-9B Skytrain II on June 28 to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group based in Tucson, Arizona. As of January, the Navy had four C-9B aircraft remaining in its inventory — one was retired in February and two were transferred to Marine Transport Squadron (VMR) 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, where they will continue service until replacement aircraft are purchased. In 2001, C-40A aircraft began replacing the C-9... more »

MC-27J ITAF test results

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: MC-27J Spartan]ATK announced that the ATK and Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi have successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight testing of the fully configured multi-mission MC-27J tactical transport aircraft with the support of the Italian Air Force (ITAF). The series of tests exceeded all test objectives and demonstrated the accuracy of ATK’s side-mounted GAU-23 30mm cannon. The ITAF MC-27J aircraft was modified with an L-3 Wescam MX-15Di Electro-Optical and Infrared Turret mounted under the nose of the aircraft to support multi-mission applications such as a... more »

DPRK blasts Security Council's criticism of missile launches

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: Skud tactical ballistic missile]The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will further build up its strength to protect itself if the UN Security Council fails to perform its duty in a fair and just manner, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. All military measures taken by the Korean People's Army, including firing tactical rockets, are the exercise of its right to protect the sovereignty and security of the country against the U.S. nuclear threat, the ministry said in a statement, which slammed a note released to the press by the UN Security Council that called th... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 9 hours ago
*Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet; Increases in temperature, sea level and CO2 observed* *The Warmists at NOAA are clutching at straws here. 1). They say that just three countries in the Southern hemisphere had record high temperatures. But if it's GLOBAL warming, shouldn't the high temperatures have happened in more countries than that? Nothing in the Northern hemisphere? If a phenomenon is not global it is local and of no use in upholding Warmist dogma. There are plenty of local weather influences.2). And it's a wonder... more »

Greece To Spend EUR 1B on Army Modernization

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: HS Kanaris (Elli class frigate)]Greek Defense Ministry is planning a large-scale modernization of the army which will cost a minimum of EUR 1B. Currently, the modernization program is up for consideration in the parliamentary defense committee. If approved, the plan will be launched by the end of July, according to local media, cited by Bulgarian private TV station BTV. A total of 36 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems will be modernized. Another part of the funds will go for the transportation of American Oshkosh HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) from the US to... more »

Missile that downed MH17 is Indian Navy's primary defensive weapon

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: The 3S-90 missile launcher fires one of her 9M317 (SA-N-11, navalised SA-17) surface to air missiles during her sea trials]The missile that downed Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH 17 over Ukraine is also the Indian Navy's principal protective missile, defending its warships including the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, far out at sea. The Buk missile's naval variant the "Shtil", dubbed the SA-17 "Grizzly" by NATO, was inducted on board the three Russian-built Talwar class frigates beginning in 2003 and their follow-on class, the three Teg class frigates, beginning 2012. An... more »

USS Elrod back in Norfolk having completed its final deployment

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: USS Elrod (FFG-55)]The frigate Elrod made her last homecoming Saturday morning having completed a final six-month deployment to 6th Fleet. The 29-year-old ship is to be decommissioned Jan. 30 and sold to a foreign military. The frigate shed its historic role of anti-submarine warfare and brought a Fire Scout detachment to provide unmanned surveillance to Africa Partnership Station off that continent’s western coast. The crew also teamed with the amphibious assault ship Bataan on June 6 to rescue 282 mariners from a small ship sinking near Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. It... more »

France secures $1.7b deal in Egypt to sell four naval frigates

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Gowind class corvette]France has secured its first major military contract in Egypt in about 20 years with a 1 billion euros (S$1.7 billion) deal to sell four naval frigates, a French diplomatic source said on Saturday. Paris and Cairo have enjoyed close economic ties in the past but turmoil in the north African state since former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted has left Western governments wary of signing contracts, especially in the defence sector. "We have good bilateral relations," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in Cairo after meeting Egyptian President... more »

CAG pulls up IAF for grounding AN-32 transport planes

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: An-32 Cline]The Air Force was on Friday chided by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for an ‘avoidable expenditure’ of Rs 227 crore modernization programme of its 105 Soviet-origin An-32 transport aircraft and the grounding of over 50 percent of the fleet due to delay in creating upgrade facilities. The CAG in its report tabled in Lok Sabha said IAF procured 17 engines in 2007 and 100 engines in 2009 for the Antonv-32 transport fleet. "IAF had paid USD 719,500 (Rs 3.16 crore) per engine against the contract of June 2007, whereas, it had to pay USD 10,90,000 (Rs 5.43 c... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 10 hours ago
*Compassion and the Damage Done: Maximizing The Hurt of A Very Tragic Death ~Varg Vargus, The Chicory*

Rigged BBC audiences?

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Another group who have a habit of gathering outside BBC buildings to noisily protest against what they see as BBC bias are Scottish nationalists. They have held many a demonstration outside the BBC's headquarters in Scotland at Pacific Quay, Glasgow over the past year. Another protest will probably be on the way then if today's *Sunday Times* is anything to go by: *Better Together ‘tipped off’ on BBC debates* SCOTTISH nationalists have voiced fresh concerns about the BBC’s approach to the independence referendum, suggesting a production company organising debates for the corporat... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

"Grave Faults..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
“Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that happens in one's life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We will choose our enemies.” ― Paulo Coelho, "Like the Flowing River"

Aristotle, Virtue And Elizabeth Warren

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
The other day I visited my old campus-- Stony Brook-- for the first time in exactly 45 years. I was there to begin a relationship with a program that assists high school kids from financially strapped backgrounds envision themselves going to college and the succeeding in college. Great program! It's called EOP/AIM-- Educational Opportunity Program/Advancement on Individual Merit. The kids in the program have a significantly higher rate of graduation than the general college population does. While I was talking to the students about my experiences at Stony Brook and how those exper... more »

"Toads..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
“A man who has blown all his options can't afford the luxury of changing his ways. He has to capitalize on whatever he has left, and he can't afford to admit — no matter how often he's reminded of it — that every day of his life takes him farther and farther down a blind alley... Very few toads in this world are Prince Charmings in disguise. Most are simply toads... and they are going to stay that way... Toads don't make laws or change any basic structures, but one or two rooty insights can work powerful changes in the way they get through life. A toad who believes he got a raw deal... more »

"U.S. Complicity Brought Up to Date" in Israel's War Against Gaza

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 16 hours ago
Title: "U.S. Complicity Brought Up to Date" in Israel's War Against Gaza. Source: The Real News. Date Published: July 19, 2014. Description: Phyllis Bennis says the calls in Israeli for genocide against Gaza are not only coming from fringe elements in the political establishment

Special Report: Malaysian Flight False Flag Evidence Revealed.

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Less than 24 hours after the devastating attack that downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, Neocons and their state-run media would have us believe the case is closed...before an investigation has even been launched. We break down the repetitive false-flag narrative. *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Ghost of Sunday Classics preview: The Witch's Curse

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Dame Hannah (Maya Stroshane) tells the impressionable young village bridesmaids the story of the Witch's Curse in Brown University Gilbert and Sullivan's 2010 Ruddigore.* *by Ken* We first pondered "The Witch's Curse," though at the time I wasn't able to enable you to *hear* it, in a June 2007 post called "'Laws? I don't obey no stinkin' laws!' Are Chimpy the Prez and his partner in crime 'Big Dick' Cheney blood brothers of the Bad Baronets of Ruddigore?," in response to a *Washington Post* report, "'Signing Statements' Study Finds Administration Has Ignored Laws." Right-wing scu... more »

I've Never Seen the Israel / Palestine Conflict Illustrated More Uniquely Than This

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
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“The Nightmare of Gaza Continues”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“The Nightmare of Gaza Continues” * by James Zogby “I can only imagine the horror in Gaza today as Israel intensifies its assault of that overcrowded, impoverished strip. It is a continuing nightmare story of pain and loss, of trauma and devastation. The heartbreaking numbers by themselves tell part of the story - with hundreds killed, thousands wounded, tens of thousands without homes, and now 600,000 without water. But the story of Gaza is more than these numbers and this current assault. Even in earlier times, Gaza could be a nightmare. In the early 1990's, I spent time in Ja... more »

David McReynolds : In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 19 hours ago
It is a grave error to attack Jews anywhere based on the actions of the Israeli government. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 19, 2014 In recent days there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic outbursts in … finish reading David McReynolds : In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism

Part Five. (A rational idea from Abu Marzouk?)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Over at H/P, something that Mehdi and his supporters ought to consider, and reflect upon. Something I’ve wondered myself has allegedly been articulated by one member of Hamas, no less. Given that the conflict is becoming more intractable than ever, owing to the incitement instilled from cradle to grave through the Hamas/UNWRA education system - (I sometimes idly wonder whether Mahmoud Abbas is *really* a genuine partner for peace after all, and when he assures his people in Arabic that his peacemaking strategy is for the Western world only and all part of the ‘slow Jihad’, he’s on... more »

Part four. (Headache)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
I saw an episode of Head to Head, Al Jazeera’s answer to .... I don’t know what, a kind of debate or something. The person in charge is Mehdi Hasan posing as Islam’s answer to Stephen Sackur. He must think of himself as a thoughtful interlocutor whose penetrating questions and mental agility will slay his opponent with one or two crushing blows. He is wrong. He comes across as a bully, a hypocrite; lazy of thought and shallow. The production gathers together an anti-Zionist mob - their version of our very own baying, smirking Question Time audience - well they would, wouldn’t t... more »

Part three (Incitement)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Further to that horrendous demo outside the BBC against the BBC’s perceived pro-Israel bias, Douglas Murray has a serious piece on the Gatestone Institute blog. Behind their smiles and the increasingly competent public relations that the pro-Hamas faction is managing in Britain, it is possible for some people to forget that what brings these people out is one simple thing: a hatred of the Jewish state and a desire to see it annihilated by the terrorists of Hamas or anyone else at hand. There are those who will say this is a not-sufficiently-nuanced observation, that the motives of... more »

Breaking: Dan Markel, Florida State Law Professor and founder of the PrawfsBlawg, has died from a gunshot wound...w/Upate

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 20 hours ago
*TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)--* The Florida State University community is mourning the loss of a law professor who was shot and killed. According to an email sent out by the school to students, Dan Markel was taken to the hospital after being shot Friday. He died from his injuries Saturday morning. According to the Florida State University Law School website, Markel primarily taught criminal law. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2001. Funeral arrangements will be made by his family in his hometown of Toronto. A memorial service is planned in Tallahassee for Sunday, July 20 at ... more »

Part two. (The one about Lyse Doucet)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Another bit of footage we’ve been shown repeatedly on the BBC is Lyse Doucet’s response to the evacuation of families moving out of the way of potential bombardment or a possible IDF ground invasion. The IDF give out warnings against a background of heavy criticism from the sages in the media. Damned if you do damned if you don’t. The bit of film is on a loop, with Lyse’s voice-over telling us that people are fleeing, “but where are they supposed to go.... (what about the designated UNWRA camps?).... taking with them “as much as they can carry.” “True Too” has commented on it here... more »

Part one (of five short observations)

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
My BBC personal viewing pattern has dwindled away to practically nil. Usually small bursts of news and current affairs, and at the weekend, for a bit of masochistic morbid curiosity, Marr; if an interesting topic is on the agenda, I might take in the religious-based Sunday morning fiasco (TBQ or SML) that goes out next, and maybe a bit of Andrew Neil. During the current Israel/Gaza flare-up there’s Channel 4(!!) ITV., Sky, BBC4 news, Al Jazeera, and even RT. But this week I have mostly been --- online, getting nicely radicalised with, e.g., the Brendan O”Neill article, which has rig... more »

Wild Bill: The War on Babies...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 20 hours ago
*continues.* *I saw the following graphic somewhere or another. * *This is what passes for "thinking" for libtards.* *Do I need to point out how stunningly illogical it is? * *I didn't think so... * * Notice that abortion is referred to as "family planning." Ummm - I think that's more like lack of planning. * *Time for my favorite kitteh:*

July 19: Funny how us people think (part 2)

Graeme DecarieatThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 20 hours ago
Sorry to be late. I was within a sentence of finishing it when the cat cleverly stepped on my keyboard, and I got a blank screen. _____________________________________________________________________ Firday's banner headline on page 1 bothered me. "Holocaust survivor shares emotional story". It's really an excellent story about a survivor of the death camps who gave a talk in Moncton. I knew many death camp survivors in Montreal. Some were very close friends who I loved dearly, and miss profoundly. For others, the experience had made them racist, self-centred, and time bombs of hatr... more »

'Weird Al' Yankovic tackles conspiracy theories in 'Royals' parody 'Foil'

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
*“Weird Al” Yankovic is back with another parody video — and this one features a fun twist.* COLLEGEHUMOR VIA YOUTUBE‘Weird Al’ Yankovic praises aluminum foil for keeping his ‘sandwich nice and fresh’ in ‘Foil.’ *The funnyman’s latest song “Foil,” a parody of Lorde’s Grammy-winning hit “Royals,” starts out as an ode to aluminum foil. And then the song takes an unexpected turn, because Yankovic has another use for foil.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Narcs Tried Busting Me In 1968-- One, Now A Chauffeur, Picked Me Up At The Airport This Week

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
Not my limo driver-- but he might as well have been When I was in college I was probably best known for 3 things-- all intimately tied together back in the '60s, if not now: progressive politics, drugs and rock'n'roll. The first concert I ever booked, as freshman class president, was the Freshman Dance. The campus squares were eager to put on a suit and tie, ask their gals on a date, give them a corsage and do a slow dance. I brought them The Fugs. It was very polarizing. The next year I was chairman of the student activities board and started bringing cutting edge bands to the campu... more »

Finally there appears to be an irresistible force bearing down on the immovable objects that we know as the too-big-to-fail, too-big-to-jail criminal banks. May The Force be with us!

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 21 hours ago
------------------------------ Did the Other Shoe Just Drop? Big Banks Hit with Monster $250 Billion Lawsuit in Housing Crisis Posted on July 16, 2014 by Ellen Brown For years, homeowners have been battling Wall Street in an attempt to recover some portion of their massive losses from the housing Ponzi scheme. But progress has been slow, as they have been outgunned and out-spent by the banking titans. In June, however, the banks may have met their match, as some equally powerful titans strode onto the stage. Investors led by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and PIMCO... more »

Taboo

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
You tell those Electronic Intifada types, Shash! (as re-tweeted by the BBC's Quentin Somerville). As if the BBC *wouldn't* mention "the occupation"!!!... Apparently, the occupation is "taboo" on the BBC http://t.co/K3lsCHEKIK Yet mentioned in BBC articles on 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 14, 17, 18 July. — Shashank Joshi (@shashj) July 19, 2014

MH17: Weathering the Propaganda Firestorm

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 21 hours ago
*Image: A torrent of obscene propaganda hasfollowed the downing of MH17.* *July 20, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - The level of unsubstantiated propaganda being directed against Russia regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has reached unprecedented lows. There is tangible desperation across Western media establishments, their political spheres, and within their corporate-financier funded policy think-tanks as they attempt to reassert their agenda and narrative not only upon the crisis in Ukraine, but upon the entire world as their weakening grip becomes apparent t... more »

Germany: Beyond Its History, Again

Jeffrey StaceyatDuck of Minerva - 22 hours ago
Germany won the World Cup in soccer, demonstrating to all that its team truly is the best in the world. The German players and coaches were dominant, dispatching a succession of opponents with near masterly strategy and skill—including a historic drubbing of the overwhelming local favorite Brazil, expected by many to emerge with a symbolic Continue reading

Generations of Presidential Voting

Tim LueckeatDuck of Minerva - 22 hours ago
As we all know, the social sciences are a messy business. People change their minds, don’t always follow law-like rules, and often have the guts to defy our theories by reflecting on their past behavior. For these reasons, it is always nice to see when our work receives support from other scholars, especially when these Continue reading

Malasian Air Flight 17

theozarkeratThe Conflicted Doomer - 22 hours ago
July 19, 2014 The terrible crash of Malaysian Air Flight 17, last Thursday, has been made worse by the increasingly obscene behavior of some in our own government and press – from the President’s almost non-stop comments that this … Continue reading →

Technical problems for BBC services including iPlayer

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Were you wondering... *Technical problems for BBC services including iPlayer* BBC services including iPlayer and some online material have been affected by technical problems pn *{sic} *Saturday. Some online users have seen error messages when trying to access material on web pages including SpringWatch and World Cup 2014. The issues have affected publication of videos on the BBC website. The BBC press office said it was "aware of an issue which means some people cannot access certain parts of BBC online". "We are working hard to fix this as soon as possible," a spokeswoman added.

Nihal down the line

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
I've rather liked Nihal ever since I saw him on some rather silly but engaging reality show on BBC Two some years back. He appeared alongside the likes of Ulrika Jonsson, Keith Allen, Clarissa Dickson Wright, and John Humphrys...yes, John Humphrys...learning to doing art at a modern art school. [John H played the part of 'The Grumpy Old Man Who Hates Modern Art']. He was full of charm, and talent. That said it's only blogging about the BBC that has ever brought me into contact with his radio programmes. An *Is the BBC biased? *post (from last June) featured Nihal and compared th... more »

Local Police Stockpile Weapons Of War

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 22 hours ago
*Arkansas Police Accountability Project* All across the country, heavily armed SWAT teams are raiding people’s homes in the middle of the night, often just to search for drugs. It should enrage us that people have needlessly died during these raids, that pets have been shot, and that homes have been ravaged. Our neighborhoods are not war zones, and police officers should not be treating us like wartime enemies. And yet, every year, billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment flows from the federal government to state and local police departments. Departments use these ... more »

Ukraine State News Broadcast of MH17 is Naked Propaganda

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 22 hours ago
*Activist Post* Ukraine's state sponsored news broadcast of the alleged shoot down of flight MH17 should win the award for best propaganda of the year. Watch how the presenter repeatedly refers to the video of the perpetrators supposedly taking credit for the attack. The problem is that video is proven to have been produced before the event took place, thus implicating the creators in foreknowledge of the attack. The creator of that video, by the way, is the Ukrainian government in Kiev. Next, as she says "region controlled by terrorists" with a straight face, there's a y... more »

A joke to make Marcus Brigstocke faint

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Here's a joke I heard the other day. I think I heard it on the *News Quiz, *though I could be wrong. I have a vague memory of Jeremy Hardy telling it, Marcus Brigstocke fainting, Sandi Toksvig being carried out on a stretcher and Mark Steel spontaneously combusting. Poor Jeremy had lost the room (well, it was a BBC studio audience, and you know what they're like!) Of course, I could have dreamed all that. Still here's the joke: The wife and I decided to take an organised trip to Afghanistan to see for ourselves what the place was like. It didn't start well when the train we we... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 22 hours ago
*Victim in Marigny fatal bicycle crash with 18-wheeler identified ~Andrew Canulette, New Orleans Advocate* *Sheriff Gusman continues to hand out extra pay to deputies who may not qualify ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens* *Questions arise to Sheriff Gusman's response to video of OPP inmates ~WWL * *From Urban Farms To Oyster Reefs: How The LSU AgCenter Improves Lives In Louisiana ~Poppy Tooker* *The last residential home on upper Bourbon St. likely to go commercial ~WVUE* *Lionel Ferbos, Centennrian Jazz Trumpeter, Passes ~NOLA DEFENDER*

BRUNSWICK PEACE FAIR

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 22 hours ago

Dark Globe - Break My World

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 22 hours ago
The disco's ringing out with melancholy beats tonight. *Break My World* is 10 years old, but its video has that haunting, contemporary quality that presents as timeless whenever thousands are perishing under a hail of bombs and shells.

How Stephen Harper AND The Conservative Party LIE To You Every Day And The MSM Backs Up Their Bullshit ....

leftdogatBuckdog - 23 hours ago
*REGINA — So much of what many Canadians consider conventional wisdom is what Henry Ford used to call 'history': mostly bunk.* *I’m talking about statements like the Harper Conservatives are the best party to manage the economy, or that internal trade barriers are costing the Canadian economy $50 billion a year, or that carbon taxes are killers of investment, economic activity and jobs.* *Each of these statements has been widely circulated in the media recently, so much so that they appear to be self-evident truths. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.* *Let’s look a... more »

INSIDE STORY ABOUT UKRAINE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
The Ukranian (Ukie) Army shells civilian targets near Lugansk in eastern Ukraine. What crime did these targeted people commit? They speak Russian and request to have their language honored and they be allowed to elect their own officials to represent them rather than have them appointed by Kiev and their US-EU sponsors. Also, because they live so close to Russia and have traded with them for a long time they wish to continue a positive trade relationship with their fellow 'Moskols' as the Kiev-based oligarchs and neo-Nazi's seem to call anyone of Russian origin. Then a plane... more »

Why Cuomo Will Lose: Her Name is Zephyr Teachout

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
Hey--another smart, female, progressive professor running to replace the seedy, corrupt neoliberal good ole boy! Wonder if Warren will come campaign for her. In 2008 Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, decided that he should take charge of education policy. He promoted a single set of standards to measure our children's achievements in school. Since then Gates has spent more than $200 million to advance this idea, called the "Common Core." Gov. Andrew Cuomo, since taking office in early 2011, has supported the use of Common Core in New York schools. The i... more »

BBC Breaking News: Is the BBC biased? (A Study)

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
If *Is the BBC biased?* has a purpose it's to ask, "Is the BBC biased?" One way to answer that question is to gather data and present it for public inspection. Analysis can then be carried out by anyone who wants to carry it out and conclusions drawn. As you may have noticed, we have been focusing on the present Gaza conflict, and I've tried a few ways to monitor the BBC's coverage (so far). One way I struck on was to record every tweet about the story on the BBC's widely-followed Breaking News Twitter feed (10.5 million followers). Here they are, each and every one of them from t... more »

GOP Passes Bill To Make It Easier For Rich Tax Cheats To Get Away With It

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Sometimes we forget that right-wing political parties generally are not really organized around racism, bigotry and societal divisiveness just for the sake of those values. Racism, bigotry and that kind of purposeful divisiveness are not really core values for most legitimate right wing political parties. Greed and selfishness are. The rest is a means to an end, an appeal to base right-wing populism and a system of stoking primitive fears for much narrower ends. The bill the financial services bill the House passed on Wednesday-- by an almost entirely partyline vote, 228-195-- goe... more »

Why I'm So Intolerant

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
There's something about me that rubs some people the wrong way. I do NOT believe that anyone who disagrees with me is stupid. I think it's more the case that when I write about people I disagree with, I make damn sure that I'm confident that I'm right on the subject of our disagreement and that what my adversary thinks is clearly wrong. On top of that, there ARE a lot of stupid people in the world and you can't blame me for disagreeing with some of them. One example of this is my disagreement with the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in their asinine (and possibly treasonous)... more »

Has Lord Lawson been banned by the BBC?

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
For those of you following the story about the 'banning' of Lord Lawson from the BBC's airwaves, here's a letter you may have missed from this week's *Spectator*. Make of it what you will: Sir: You write that the BBC ‘has effectively banned’ Lord Lawson from items on climate change unless introduced with ‘a statement discrediting his views’ (Leading article, 12 July). There’s a lot of muddled reporting of this story. Lord Lawson hasn’t been in any sense ‘banned’, and the Editorial Complaints Unit finding didn’t suggest that he shouldn’t take part in future items. It found fault wi... more »

Read Sean Crowley

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
The following was posted at SM as a comment to the Attacking Diane Ravitch? . . . post. It is by teacher, Sean Crowley, who blogs at B-LoEdScene: *I think to take on St. Diane one must truly be uninvested in the business of advancing one's career outside of the classroom as a blogger, union hanger on, teacher book writer or any of the various forms of Celebucators we now see in this desperate scramble to cash in on the time spent as a classroom teacher. We have Teachers Speaking, we have Diontes Infernoing, we have BATS flapping and Schneider Schneidering her own with the best of ... more »

Was Putin’s Presidential Airplane the Real Target of Missile that Brought Down MH17? (VIDEO)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Eric Odom Liberty News Most media outlets are refusing to ask tough questions to figure out what happened in Ukraine that brought MH 17 down. The story is all about whether Ukraine or Russian brought the plane down, but very little talk exists about why. Could it be a ploy for Russia to provoke the world to turn against Ukraine? Or the other way around, perhaps? The following YouTube video report is going viral in response to the Interfax reporter’s statement. Read More *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian ... more »

ANOTHER PARADE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
- MB and I made the hour long drive to Hallowell, Maine today for their annual parade where we carried this banner. There was a small peace delegation (about 10) that we joined in the parade that passes through the heart of the riverside community. Like always there was a huge crowd of people lining both sides of the downtown portion of the parade route and we got a good reception. Many people took photos of the banner. - Obama announced yesterday that he wants to privatize more of the public commons. Due to the fact that Republicans and Democrats can'... more »

The Bernaysian Manipulation of the Human Psyche

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Steven MacMillan Edward Bernays was the master of influencing and shaping public opinion who developed upon the ideas of earlier social psychologists and the work of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, in order to create techniques to manipulate the subconscious desires of the masses. Throughout his 103-year lifespan, the “father of public relations” was at the pinnacle of his field advising US Presidents Coolidge, Eisenhower, Hoover and Wilson, as well as inventor Thomas Edison, US industrialist Henry Ford and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. He also reportedly refused invitations by Hi... more »

Run Liz Run...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*is this song a joke?* I only made it to 1:19 before my barf meter hit the danger area. I only watched to be polite to my buddy *Bunkerville* who posted in my combox. I still love ya, Bunk! My musician's soul is weeping. We laugh to keep from crying... *It sounds a bit like Phoebe...*

I'm Not Taking Sides on Slaughter

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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US Sentencing Commission Votes Unanimously to Reduce Drug Sentences Retroactively

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Phillip Smith The US Sentencing Commission Friday voted unanimously to make previously agreed upon federal drug sentencing reductions retroactive. That means tens of thousands of federal drug prisoners could see sentence cuts beginning in November 2015. The move comes after the Commission's April decision to amend federal sentencing guidelines by lowering base offense levels in the guidelines' Drug Quantity Table across all drug types, which should lead to lower sentences for most federal drug offenders. Today's vote means that sentencing judges can extend that reduction to ... more »

Russia Asks Kiev 10 Simple Questions About MH17

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Anthony Freda Art *Activist Post* Russia has denied involvement in the downing of flight MH17. Now they're demanding answers to some very basic questions about Kiev's actions related to the crash and their immediate, unsubstantiated claims that Russia was to blame. Russia's Deputy Defense Minister was interviewed by RT who made these questions public. Yes, RT is clearly biased, but who wouldn't like to know the answers to these questions? *1.* Immediately after the tragedy, the Ukrainian authorities, naturally, blamed it on the self-defense forces. What are these accusatio... more »

Play it down again, Chris

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The *Guardian*'s Political Editor, Patrick Wintour, broke the story of the leaked report from the former Met counterterrorism chief Peter Clarke into the Birmingham 'Trojan Horse' affair this week: Trojan horse inquiry: 'A coordinated agenda to impose hardline Sunni Islam' Investigation finds Islamist plan would have confined pupils in Birmingham schools to 'intolerant monoculture' if left unchecked. The report's findings are alarming, and the *Guardian *article goes into considerable detail about them. Once you've read Patrick Wintour's piece, you might like to compare it with ... more »

MH17: World Sees Tragedy, US Sees “Game Changer”

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Tony Cartalucci United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power made a series of baseless, contradictory accusations aimed at politically exploiting the tragic loss of Malaysia Boeing 777 flight MH17 with nearly 300 civilians on board. Power asserted that the most likely culprits behind the downing of MH17 were eastern Ukrainian separatists. Because of the high altitude MH17 was traveling at – approximately 33,000 feet – Power conceded that the weapons separatists have been using to down Ukrainian military aircraft would have been inadequate to down MH17. Af... more »

Beware of Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) Right Wing Indoctrination System

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
If the Education Writers Association ever gives an award for REAL education reporting, this piece at Huffington Post by Christie Wilkie and Joy Resmovits has to be the winner! Wilkie and Resmovits do a terrific job exposing the Bircher-inspired and Koch funded Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) indoctrination system that is worming its way into public school curriculum around the country. This is a *must read* and a *must share*. Here is a clip: YE's course materials reflect some of the initial thinking by the Koch associates charged with designing the course. In late 2009, the Koch group ... more »

Police must facilitate access to counsel promptly on detention

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 1 day ago
R. *v.* Taylor, 2014 SCC 50: [24] The duty to inform a detained person of his or her right to counsel arises "immediately" upon arrest or detention ( *Suberu*, at paras. 41-42), and the duty to facilitate access to a lawyer, in turn, arises immediately upon the detainee's request to speak to counsel. The arresting officer is therefore under a constitutional obligation to facilitate the requested access to a lawyer at the first reasonably available opportunity. The burden is on the Crown to show that a given delay was reasonable in the circumstances (*R. v... more »

John Boehner vs Justin Amash-- This Time A Fight To The Death

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Back last November we asked if Boehner would be able to defeat independent-minded Republican Justin Amash in a primary. Despite the tea party wing brutally taking out Boehner's main henchman, Eric Cantor, the Chamber of Commerce wing of the GOP is still aiming to assert complete dominance over the Michigan Republican Party-- and Amash is absolutely their top target. The Establishment Republicans recruited multimillionaire self-funders to bury libertarian and tea Party Republicans across Michigan. Their pathetic Senante candidate, Terri Lynn Land, has already put $1,700,000 of her ... more »

Depraved Policy

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.ctpost.com/ Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza this week -- a move that is loudly supported by the Harper government. And it illustrates, Linda McQuaig writes, the moral disconnect at the heart of Harper's policy towards Israel: Certain minimal standards are expected of a national leader in what is known as the ‘civilized world’. One of those standards would seem to be that, when massive numbers of defenceless civilians are being killed, a national leader should call for the killing to *stop*... more »

Staten Island Gentle Giant, Eric Garner, Killed by NYPD (Video)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Image Source: The Daily News Arkansas Police Accountability Project New York City police officers killed a man Thursday after he broke up a fight between two other men. The cops suspected him of selling untaxed cigarettes, so they will likely claim that the violent escalation and killing of this man, who has been described by family and friends as a "gentle giant' was justified. The New York Daily News obtained exclusive video of the incident, which shows Staten Island man Eric Garner, 43, begging officers to let him breathe as he lies on the ground helpless. Now, his fami... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*What does FFUC stand for?* Fossil Free UC is a group that wants UC to divest its endowment fund of fossil fuel investments. Ophir Bruck from the group sent me this article to explain his group’s thinking. The author explains that fossil fuel investments aren’t really money makers in the long haul, so there’s no real sacrifice from staying out of that market. Nice try, but the real reason that students are pushing UC to divest in fossil fuels is apparent: UC is an easy target. UC will not fight back. The worst thing that could happen to these activists is that administrators will ... more »

Iraq Updates (July 19 , 2014 ) - Iraq Army suffers major defeat at Tikrit ( as per various media accounts ) ...... After victory in parts of Syria and Iraq - ISIS begins the transition to governing its new territories ...... Tweets of the morning to consider .....

Fred WaltonatCatharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/18/4243140/islamic-state-overwhelms-iraqi.html IRBIL, Iraq -- Islamic State gunmen overran a former U.S. military base early Friday and killed or captured hundreds of Iraqi government troops who’d been trying to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, the worst military reversal Iraqi troops have suffered since the Islamist forces captured nearly half the country last month. The defeat brought to an end a three-week campaign by the government in Baghdad to recapture Tikrit, which fell to the Islamic State on June 11. Military spokesmen earlier t... more »

US Foreign Policy Overview ( July 14 , 2014 ) - Shambolic foreign policy isn't merely the Regional debacles of the Middle East / MENA , but also consider the damage to German relations as well as those with France by way of various foreign policy and US Intel misadventures ?

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Zero Hedge ...... US Foreign Policy In Shambles: Global Crises Worst Since 1970 As Obama Golfs [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/14/2014 08:02 -0400 - ABC News - Afghanistan - Bob Corker - Capital Markets - China - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Japan - John McCain - Middle East - None - Obama Administration - Ukraine - White House inShare If one were so inclined, one could imagine that the relentless barrage of domestic scandals plaguing Obama have been orchestrated with a simple reason:... more »

Bye, bye 'Newsnight'

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Incidentally, if you're a regular *Is the BBC biased? *reader and were wondering where the weekly *Newsnight* reviews had gone, well, they have been discontinued. With over six months of data gathered, that's more than enough data to form the basis of a study of bias at *Newsnight* - and answer the question that started the ball rolling at the start of 2014: 'Is Newsnight biased?'. That analysis will take some time but will be published in due course. I can now *not* watch *Newsnight* again. Like Jeremy Paxman.

And now for something completely different...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
When the BBC iPlayer starts working again (it seems to have been down for a couple of hours now), you might like to listen to a delightful Radio 4 mini-series that's been running all week called *A Guide to Garden Wildlife. *It was presented by Brett Westwood and featured naturalist Phil Gates. (As it's radio we don't know if they kept their clothes on....oh, sorry, that 'naturalist' not 'naturist'.) Hedgehogs, song thrushes, pond skaters, etc, all put in an appearance. As did woodlice. Fascinating creatures, woodlice - crustaceans, related to crabs, lobsters and prawns. (Huge F... more »

So, Be At Peace.......by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*So, be at peace and know deep within yourselves that you are in truth already free.*

Though...

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
There was an amusing exchange on this morning's *Dateline London.* Guest presenter Maxine Mawhinney made a surprising use of the word "though" in her question to Janet Daley, suggesting an anti-Eurosceptic bias on her part. That didn't pass Janet Daley's notice:*Maxine Mawhinney*: The big news here, of course, was David Cameron extensively re-shuffling his cabinet this week. Now, some say he now has his dream team for next May's general election. Others though say the line-up is now more Eurosceptic and may herald another step on the road for Britain to withdraw from the Europe... more »

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Lies, damned lies......

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 10 minutes ago
I’ve been thinking about images of dead babies. In November 2012 I wrote a piece called War Porn. *“**At the first sign of trouble, simply whip out an image, verbal, visual or subliminal, of a Palestinian baby, and you’ve won your own little war.” * I said that then, and now I have to say it again. Cast your mind back to Question Time, November 2012. Operation Pillar of Cloud/Defense. Owen Jones was on the panel, and the Israel question came up. He delivered a lengthy unchallenged and uninterrupted rant devoted to castigating Israel, firstly for the disproportionate number of Pale... more »

Crown Prosecutor's Duty

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 15 minutes ago
R. v. Hurd, 2014 ONCA 554: [32] Crown prosecutors are advocates who are expected to act rigorously but fairly, persuasively but responsibly. A criminal prosecution takes place within the parameters of an adversarial system. As Moldaver J.A. emphasized in *Clark*, at para. 126, a murder prosecution is not a tea party: "both sides [are] entitled to press their case and put their best foot forward." [33] On the other hand, as noted by this court in *R. v. Henderson* (1999), 44 O.R. (3d) 628 (C.A.), at p. 638, Crown counsels' role is unique given their role as "minister... more »

New Gig

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 16 minutes ago
If you are interested in my writings on sports-related matters, you can now find me over at Sporting Intelligence, run by the brilliant Nick Harris. I have recently completed an evaluation of World Cup predictions and just today have a piece up on doping in sport. Comments and suggestions always welcomed.

About vicars

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 32 minutes ago
"Male vicars (as opposed to women vicars whose gender predisposes them to ‘listen to people’) are frequently waiting to fill the first moment of silence with their own intellectual offerings” said the father of a female vicar on Sunday Live. (roughly) It was a negative comment about the latter, but still, in the absence of debate all we can do here on this blog is fill space with offerings. We’re not even vicars. Anyway that made me think of a vicar I admire, Canon Andrew White “The Vicar of Baghdad” and I wonder how he’s doing now.

Russia Proving Ukraine shot down MH17, not through Propaganda but through irrefutable satellite images of Military jet and missile systems

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 33 minutes ago
All the propaganda coming out of the U.S. and Ukraine, along with the U.K. and Australia regarding Russia separatist are the ones who shot down MH17. Russia is now proving that the information released about a Ukrainian military jet was there by MH17 when it went down is correct and the fact that Ukraine had BUK missile systems set up where the plane was shot down. Russia has released

Netroots Nation-- What Next?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 34 minutes ago
I don't know a lot about Netroots Nation and I've never been to one, although everyone else from Blue America usually goes and generally speaks well of it. I always thought Markos from Daily Kos was the founder and owner. But over the weekend I read a post he wrote about next year:, Netroots Nation is going to Arizona, Daily Kos is not. That provoked an evolving discussion of Netroots Nation both at Kos and among progressive bloggers in general. And it certainly went beyond Markos' complaints about Arizona's anti-immigrant posture. Our old pal, author Dave Neiwert, summed up a lot... more »

Sunnis In Baghdad Fleeing Militias And Harassment By Iraqi Security Forces

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 hour ago
Iraq is suffering through yet another internal refugee crisis. Previous to the current insurgent offensive there were over 1 million Iraqis who lost their homes during the civil war period and never returned. Now there is another wave of internally displaced, which started with the fighting in Anbar in January, and increased after the fall of Mosul in June. The majority of these new refugees come from Anbar, Ninewa and Salahaddin. In the midst of this new crisis several thousand families have fled Baghdad province. Most of these Iraqis appear to be Sunnis that are fleeing random a... more »

Easy Custom Pinboards for Doctor Who Fans

Lorene NanceatHousewife Eclectic - 1 hour ago
Hi again! Lorene here, the blogger formerly known as just Lu. (The blog is still there, but the blogger isn't as often :)) If you've been reading Housewife Eclectic for many moons, you might remember me from my Wednesdays on the Web posts back in the day. But this time, I'm here to share some fun projects with you to give Debra a little break and some time to snuggle that sweet baby girl! Up today: super easy, customizable pinboards. Yup, real-life pinboards, not the Pinterest kind. Make them for whoever -- I highly recommend your favorite Whovian :) *How to Make Custom Mini Pinbo... more »

MH17 Show & Tell: It's the West's Turn

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 2 hours ago
*July 21, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Russia has now shown its satellite pictures and radar information from the Donetsk, Ukraine region during the July 17, 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash. The Wall Street Journal reported in its article, "Russia Presents Its Account of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash," that: *Russia's Defense Ministry on Monday presented its first detailed account of the final moments of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, saying Russian radar had spotted a second aircraft in the vicinity shortly before the crash and that satellite imagery showed Ukraine ha... more »

Supplemental: Award-winning series postponed!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 2 hours ago
*MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014* *The Houses of Journalist County:* Do Bill and Hillary Clinton have too much cash? Too many fancy houses? Last month, these questions arose, prompted by a Q-and-A involving Diane Sawyer. During a thoroughly pointless interview with Hillary Clinton, the famous broadcaster popped these questions: SAWYER (6/9/14): Tonight Hillary Clinton, 66 years old, lives on a schedule almost as taxing as a campaign tour. She and her husband, thanks to some big spenders, including Wall Street companies, are no longer the couple struggling for money. Reportedly, they can char... more »

The Fall of Iraq - What You Aren't Being Told

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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ISIS Leader a Confirmed CIA Puppet

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
NSA documents add more detail to plan to destabilize Middle East *by KURT NIMMO | INFOWARS.COM | * *Editor’s note: The validity of the document mentioned below cannot be verified due to the exclusivity of the Snowden cache. Cryptome sent a letter to various sources in possession of the documents, including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Barton Gellman, Laura Poitrias, Glenn Greenwald, ACLU, EFF and others demanding an accounting. The allegation about ISIS and al-Baghdadi, however, pairs up with other information demonstrating ISIS is an inte... more »

Because Happiness is Greater Than Any of Life's Obstacles: 'Yes We Can Be Happy, Yes We Are From Gaza'

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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President "Ribbon Cutter" spends the weekend at Camp David to enjoy some "family time"...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
*except he spent Sunday on the golf course at Fort Belvoir.* *Cocky long-legged mack daddy* *in his natural habitat* Wow, with a schedule like his, the August 9th annual vacation to Martha's Vineyard can't come fast enough. Wonder what his wife and kids were doing on Sunday. Word has it that he failed to recognize his eldest daughter last time he saw her. America, are you tired yet of him rubbing your noses in his armpit? *Weekend Must-Read: Ten Reasons Why I Am No Longer a Leftist * Perfectly describes just about every libtard I ever met.

“No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”

plthomaseddat@ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
“No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”. via “No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Every 300th day in the bulk of a solar cycle is sunspot-free

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 2 hours ago
*...they are not that rare...* The Daily Mail is the most influential source that wrote that Why has the sun gone quiet? ------------------------------ Scientists baffled as sun spots disappear during peak period of solar activity Surely it must be a miracle that days without any sunspots began last week, inside the Solar Cycle 24. This shouldn't happen, should it? The Sun is going to be turned off, or at least an ice age is coming. But is it? Should we be stunned? To answer the question, I downloaded the SIDC daily sunspot numbers from a website. Between January 1820 and June 20... more »

Back from vacation to crowdsource a problem with school enrollment

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago
Help. My elementary school in a low-income part of Washington, DC needs its community to enroll its children in school. Otherwise, we’re going to have a problem. In previous weeks, and in weeks to come, myself and others are canvassing surrounding neighborhoods to ensure that students are enrolled in school. Previously, I’ve called this “predatory […]

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: The intellectual legacy!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 4 hours ago
*MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014* *Part 1—What Dowd leaves behind:* The generation of pundits now leaving the stage leaves behind a truly appalling intellectual legacy. They’re the gang who invented “invented the Internet.” Before that, they invented the Whitewater “scandal.” (They gave that famous name—Whitewater—to a whole political era. To this day, can you explain what Bill Clinton is or was alleged to have done wrong?) Their technical incompetence is a thing to behold. Beyond that, they’ve been in thrall to big-money interests for as long as they’ve been in control. Why do we America... more »

Just some links

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 4 hours ago
Typhoon to make landfall on Wednesday. Typhoon track as of noon on Monday. Central Weather Bureau typhoon link. _____________ *Daily Links*: - Explanation of the Point System for foreigner grads of local universities to find local jobs: Winkler. Note that last line has useful translation. - SOAS roundtable on Sunflower movement - Bill Hayton with another strong piece on China's bizarro-world claims to the South China Sea - Forbes on the Confucius Institutes - Local Vietnam government to compensate big Taiwan steel firm _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't mi... more »

nina paley looks at the Middle East Conflict

SteveatThinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
Its a fantastic animation that really made me (and others see video below) thinkaboot it. Editors Note: At this time in history I am on the side of Israel. That is not to say I or even most Jews support everything they do. I just do not know what other choice they have? I have a solution but it makes to much sense to implement.

Sabotaging Responsible Government

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 4 hours ago
www.nationalpost.com/ Over at *ipolitics*, Andrew Mitrovica asks,"Is Mulcair just another Harper with a beard?" It's an important question, given the evolution -- some would say devolution -- of the New Democratic Party. There is a nomination battle unfolding in British Columbia. Officials at party headquarters have banned Paul Manly from seeking the party nomination in Nanaimo-Ladysmith: This fracas is instructive for a number of reasons. The prickly issue, however, at the core of the dispute – that... more »

Gazan to Netanyahu- Thanks monster, my life is ruined. MH17 spin/sanctions/BRICS bank

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
*No, that is not a real headline. It's fictional. Like most mainstream media content * *But, it could be very real. * *This is a rambling post.... * *You may not think so, but, all these subject are intertwined* *Gaza, MH17, Sanctions, BRICS, spin and perception management so let's get started * *Seen this news today?* In a grief-stricken open letter that went viral after being posted on social media sites, he signed off as "Hans de Borst – whose life is ruined". In my opinion. And this may be controversial. No grief stricken father or mother would post such a letter on social media... more »

I Always Thought Every Band Should Cover A Bob Dylan Song, Especially "With God On Our Side"

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Last week, as you may have read (here and here), I spent time out at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, where I haven't been since graduating in 1969. That's 45 years ago and I literally didn't recognize a single thing about the campus, at least not physically. One moment that did ring a bell however, was when one of the administrators asked me if I'm an atheist. The administrators back in the '60s probably had every reason to think so, since atheism has always been part of tearing down the Establishment, something I've always had a penchant for, and certainly gave pr... more »

Recommending Oldephartte Blog

SteveatThinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
Suburb Photo Credit Sergiu Bacioiu Years ago my go to source for news was the Drudge Report. After a decade of chases his links I realized I was being groomed. Then I moved to the Huff Puff, but the Canadian Edition is run by a right winger. Lately my world view is mostly informed by reading Oldepharrte.

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 4 hours ago
*The $2 Million Teacher* *Teachers Pay Teachers lets educators reassert their professionalism—and earn big bucks* When Paul Edelman was working as a middle school teacher in New York City during the early '00s, his school gave him none of the lesson plans, handouts, and workbooks necessary for running a classroom. "When school ended at 3 p.m., it was really just the beginning of my workday," says Edelman. He says his first year was "brutal," and his second and third years were only marginally better. Edelman's experience is hardly unique; many young teachers burn out in part beca... more »

Asymmetric Warfare Everywhere

SteveatThinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
*VS* The illegal immigration crisis on the US southern border is seen in the video below as warfare. I guess the enemy is the poor and huddled Central American masses. George W Bush and the Banana Republicans for reasons unknown created the child crisis by changing the law. Every person arrested in the drug war is a Asymmetric warrior because the cost of imprisonment weakens the enemy. Bottom line he does not understand Asymmetric warfare. He equates it with guerrilla warfare. They are two different things. Anyway its a fascinating video with a look into the Republican mind, wi... more »

Putin calls for an end to conflict in Ukraine as pressure builds on Moscow

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
*Full transcript:* In connection with the terrible tragic events that happened in the skies over Donetsk, I would like to explain once again Russian attitude to events that are taking place in Ukraine. We have repeatedly called on all parties of the conflict to immediately stop the bloodshed and sit down at the negotiating table. We strongly believe that if military action in the East of Ukraine was not renewed on the 28th of June, this tragedy most likely wouldn’t have happened. However, no one should have the right to use this tragedy to pursue egoistic political aims. S... more »

Do I Have Workplace Rights If I Work In An Indian Casino?

Donna BallmanatScrew You Guys, I'm Going Home - 5 hours ago
An AOL Jobs reader asked: I work security at an Indian Casino in California. I'm not sure how state overtime laws apply to Indian Casinos, but my workplace requires me to arrive early, get in uniform and clock in before I'm scheduled to start (no more than seven minutes prior to start). And if we're more than one minute late, we're penalized. What can be done? I get questions about liability of tribal casinos a lot because my office is just a few miles from a major one here in Florida. In general, Native American reservations are considered to be on sovereign soil, and therefore th... more »

Musical Interlude: Dire Straits, “Private Investigations”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Dire Straits, “Private Investigations” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxS-ICzjO6I

New Study Reveals That Roundup Herbicide Damages Sperm

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
 NEWSTUDY: Roundup herbicide altered rats’ testicular function after only 8 days of exposure at a concentration of only 0.5%, similar to levels found in water after agricultural spraying. The study found no difference in sperm concentratio...n, viability and mobility, but there was an increase in abnormal sperm formation measured 2, 3, and 4 months after this short exposure. The study's findings should raise alarm in farm workers, as well as people who spray Roundup for municipal authorities and even home gardeners. People exposed to lower doses repeated over the long term, inc... more »

TURNcoats Meet in Rosemont, IL to Promote Common Core

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 5 hours ago
--> *TURN is hosting a regional summer CCSS conference July 28-29 in Rosemont, Illinois. Both NEA and AFT have representation and Fresno, CA and Nashville, TN seem heavily represented. Of course, their intellectual relic, Patrick Dolan, will be there to explain how those on the bottom should properly collaborate with those on top. The full agenda is on the TURN website: * *http://www.turnexchange.net/blog.htm * ht to Ken Derstine.

“The Al-Shejaia Massacre in Gaza – In Photos & Video”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"That truth is that monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win." - Stephen King, “The Shining” ◆ *A Comment: *I cannot speak freely about this mind-numbing savagery, simply do not know the words to describe something so astonishingly vile and incomprehensible. Click the link below, if you dare, for many more pictures of the unspeakable horror that has happened, and is happening, in Gaza right now. And we Americans paid for it all, and could stop it instantly if the government chose to, but that's not reality when our government is owned ... more »

Kiev Attacks Donetsk, Headquarters for MH17 Response

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 6 hours ago
*July 21, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Reuters reported that the NATO-backed regime in Kiev has launched an offensive on the eastern city of Donetsk, Donetsk province. In its article, "Fighting erupts in Ukraine as crash investigators arrive," Reuters states: *Ukrainian army tanks were reported to be launching an assault to break pro-Russian rebels' hold on the eastern city of Donetsk on Monday in the first major outbreak of hostilities in the area since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down last week.* *A separatist leader said Ukrainian government forces were trying to br... more »

Meet the electric life forms that live on pure energy

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
From: New Scientist http://goo.gl/L4iVmg Video: Electric bacteria connect to form wires *Unlike any other life on Earth, these extraordinary bacteria use energy in its purest form – they eat and breathe electrons – and they are everywhere* STICK an electrode in the ground, pump electrons down it, and they will come: living cells that eat electricity. We have known bacteria to survive on a variety of energy sources, but none as weird as this. Think of Frankenstein's monster, brought to life by galvanic energy, except these "electric bacteria" are very real and are popping up ... more »

Fatalities in Gaza, what the BBC is not telling you

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 8 hours ago
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s2hr09

John Kerry talks sense!

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 8 hours ago
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/kerry-snaps-at-cnns-crowley-hamas-tries-to-provoke-questions-like-yours/

Su-30MKI engine failures worry IAF; Russia told to fix snag

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: Su-30MKI]The Sukhoi-30MKI fleet of the Indian Air Force has been encountering mid-air engine failures for the past two years. India has officially flagged the matter to Russia seeking a correction. Repeated engine failures and the newly introduced precautionary measures have affected the availability of planes for various operations. The IAF has a fleet of 200 Sukhois. After a failure, the engine is replaced after testing before allowing the plane to fly again. The process of removing and replacing an engine usually takes four-five days, but can be extended depending upon th... more »

Anti-tank missile defense system makes debut

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: Merkava 4 tank]While nine Iron Dome batteries scattered around Israel protect the lives of millions of Israeli citizens, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks and armored vehicles operating in the Gaza Strip have their own Iron Dome: Operation Protective Edge is the first real test of Wind Jacket (known internationally as Trophy), the first-of-its-kind active-defense system for tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs). The defense system was developed by Iron Dome developer and manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and was first used in late 2010. The system has... more »

Non-orthogonal quantum states are not mutually exclusive

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
*"Interpreters" of quantum mechanics deny nothing less than Born's rule* In classical physics, if we know that the system has generalized coordinates \((x_i,p_i)\), i.e. that it sits at the corresponding point of the phase space, then we may say that it certainly doesn't have generalized coordinates \((x'_i,p'_i)\) if the collections of numbers differ,\[ (x_i,p_i)\neq (x'_i,p'_i). \] Different points of the phase space are mutually exclusive even if they are very close to each other. This lesson holds in any classical theory, including classical field theory. If two configurations o... more »

Could Canada lease P-8 maritime patrol aircraft?

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: P-8A Poseidon]The Conservative government has delayed the purchase of a new maritime patrol aircraft to replace the current Aurora fleet. It won’t be until 2027-2030 until that replacement gets underway. Lack of money was the culprit. The RCAF had its eye on the P-8 patrol aircraft but had deemed it too expensive. Is Britain on the road to a solution to buy the aircraft? See below: As speculation grows that the UK could be interested in the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, a Boeing official said the firm is looking at using its C-17 lease deal with the UK as a model for... more »

Ultra Electronics Says Sonar Systems Business Gets Contract Worth GBP 9.9 Mln

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: HMAS Perth]Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc Monday announced that its Sonar Systems business has been awarded a contract worth 9.9 million pounds for provision of its Sea Sentor Surface Ship Torpedo Defence, or SSTD system, to be used for New Zealand's ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade programme. Under this contract the Group will deliver two Sea Sentor SSTD Systems. The ANZAC FSU project will upgrade the surveillance, combat and self-defence capabilities of the ANZAC frigates to match current and future threats and address obsolescence of some of the current systems, the firm s... more »

State commission inks acceptance certificate for corvette "Stoiky"

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: RFS Stoiky]State commission on July 18 2014 in Baltiysk signed the acceptance / handover certificate for the newest corvette "Stoiky", the third serial corvette of project 20380 (Steregushchy class). The ship was built at St. Petersburg based Severnaya Verf (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the Corp. said in a press release. The name of the third serial 20380-design corvette is inherited from its famous predecessors: the first of Baltic Fleet's 7U project destroyer that was defending Leningrad and Tallinn during WWII, the first serial destroyer of project 30 B... more »

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 9 hours ago
*Warmists assume what they have to prove* *There are a great number of models that have been put out out by Warmists -- all with slightly different assumptions. And the assumptions are the key. With different assumptions you could predict cooling. But there are only a small minority that come close to the temperatures actually observed.So the latest effort by some well-known Warmists simply picks out those models that have done best and says: "Aha! The models are good after all!" Read the abstract below and see for yourself. They say: "only those models with natural var... more »

Navy feared frigate's excessive noise made it an easier target

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: HMCS Toronto]The noise generated by one of Canada’s frigates was so excessive that navy officers worried for a time that it had become more vulnerable to torpedoes and other weapons that home in on sound, according to a military report obtained by the Citizen. Royal Canadian Navy officials were scrambling last year to deal with the problem just as HMCS Toronto was getting ready to set sail for the Arabian Sea, a potentially high threat area for submarines operated by other nations. At first, the navy thought that the excessive noise was being generated by stern flaps, a dev... more »

Future submarines: Australia's $40 billion risk

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Collins class SSK]The selection process to build 6 to 12 future submarines in Australia involves many hurdles and risks. It would be hugely wasteful for politicians, admirals and officials to again make hasty choices that again steer this country into a Collins disaster. When the future planning Defence White Paper is published next year it will be too early to decide on "local or foreign built?" issues because Japanese submarine opportunities are only starting to emerge. Australia should not be locked into another ASC construction in South Australia fiasco - whatever Labo... more »

Reflections From The Echo Chamber

Grant GatThe Straight Goods - 10 hours ago
*Written by Grant G* Motionless, not a breath of air, heat fear and anticipation of anything tangible, stoic posturing is the onlyorder of the day... I haven`t written much lately, for a reason, the story(s), the stories have been written, federally Stephen Harper`s gang of ugly gnome like lawn ornaments have become tiresome, nauseating in fact, a one refrain repeating automatron buoy that never stops, one message, one theme,.. *Justin Trudeau bad, pot smoking unqualified trust fund baby with no depth, ........* *Thomas Mulcair is an angry socialist hell-bent on spending AAAAAL... more »

Review & Giveaway - "The Big Tiny" by Dee Williams

Small FootprintsatReduce Footprints - 11 hours ago
At the age of 41, Dee Williams nearly lost her life. After collapsing in a grocery store, she was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. While in the hospital, she witnessed a tragedy ... the death of the woman in the next bed. Those experiences reminded Ms. Williams that life is short and gave her a new appreciation for the important things in life, namely her friends, family, and home. While she loved her home, she now saw it with new eyes. She questioned the need for so many rooms and realized that they were filled with unused stuff. She thought about the cost of maintaining a... more »

Without Another US Intervention In Iraq, The Islamic State Will Permanently Establish Itself In The Heart of The Middle East

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 11 hours ago
*"You break it, you own it." - General Colin Powell. * The Iraqi army, which since 2011 has largely come under the direct control of Prime Minister Maliki, was defeated again by the few but ferocious fighters of the Islamic State. An excerpt from, *"Islamic State overwhelms Iraqi forces at Tikrit in major defeat"* by Mitchell Prothero, McClatchy, July 18: The defeat brought to an end a three-week campaign by the government in Baghdad to recapture Tikrit, which fell to the Islamic State on June 11. Military spokesmen earlier this week had confidently announced a final push to reca... more »

Does reading online or via Kindle-type device change the way we read? Is it something to worry about?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Reading via an electronic device, even one that's designed to mimic reading from paper, may be as different from print reading as reading online is. Anne Mangen, a researcher in Norway, tells Maryanne Wolf: "Anecdotally, I've heard some say it's like they haven't read anything properly if they've read it on a Kindle. The reading has left more of an ephemeral experience."* *by Ken* One of the things I've meant to write about this week is a really interesting piece by newyorker.com contributing editor Maria Konnikova, who specializes in psychology and science, called "." Which is a... more »

"As Much Involved In It..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago

Harry Targ : The Central American refugees are 21st century descendants of imperialism

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 13 hours ago
The popular narratives about the horrific migration ignore the history of U.S.-inspired violence in the region and the economic devastation caused by neoliberal economic policies. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 A military coup in … finish reading Harry Targ : The Central American refugees are 21st century descendants of imperialism

What I’ll Be Reading While Off The Grid

Charli CarpenteratDuck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
As of tomorrow I am turning on my “vacation” auto-responder, ceasing blogging for a bit, and hitting the road for some combined business/leisure. Highlights will include: Some Colorado conference travel to present my research findings to one of the activist communities whose work I profiled in my book London for a week of exploratory research among NGOs Continue reading

Israeli raids lead to massacre in Gaza's Shejaiya

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 15 hours ago
Israeli raids lead to massacre in Gaza's Shejaiya. Source: Middle East Eye. Date Published: July 20.

INTERNATIONAL CRASH INVESTIGATION TEAM SLOW IN SHOWING UP

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Fascinating and troubling story emerging from eastern Ukraine. The international crash investigation team appears to be huddled in Kiev and not being in any hurry to come to crash site to begin their investigation. Local self-defense forces, already accused by Obama and the western media for the crime, appear to be stalling knowing that plane victims bodies are decomposing in the hot weather and making a serious investigation more difficult. Why the delays in getting the international team to the crash site? [For subtitles click the "captions" button next to the "settings" wheel ... more »

Quote of the day: On responding to Wagner

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 15 hours ago
“… opera audiences … are responding to the heightened atmosphere of the music-dramas which, as Thomas Mann put it, “implies that the highest and best available to man is a life cast in the *heroic* mould.’” - Simon Williams, *Wagner and the Romantic Hero* - HERALD: ‘Concert review: *Tristan und Isolde*, Auckland Town Hall’ - HERALD: 'The agony and the ecstacy' Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Field Notes From a Lagging Indicator

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 15 hours ago
*By William Neil* *Introduction:* Anyone with a social conscience or who has just followed the news since 2010 knows that the struggle for decent health care is not an issue that can stand isolated from other intimately intertwined factors, although our medical and political system tries to keep it that way. My tale is not unique….it has been already lived by millions if not tens of millions of others, and the pattern by now has become a familiar horror story, if not a drill: a medical crisis leads to an income crisis which leads to a housing crisis…which can in turn create a fu... more »

Northern Cross Sanity Break

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*Resting in Lower Baling with my good friends Kenji and Jeff.* Saturday and Sunday I ignored my currently enormous workload and rode one of favorite routes, the Northern Cross Island Highway from Yongning Metro to Yilan Train Station with my redoubtable friends Kenji and Jeff. Click on Read More to see more.... *ROUTE NOTES*: This is an easy two day ride. From Yongning Metro, the last stop on the blue line, head southwest on the 3 until you reach the 108. You can head all the way to the alternate 7 but then you have to fight the traffic on the alternate 7? TRICKY PART: Follow th... more »

Hopelessness And The Rise Of Fascism

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
All that money sloshing around the political system is so important because it is primarily used to brainwash low-info voters. If you have a brother-in-law you've probably experienced it first hand. Propaganda trumps reason and self-interest, especially for the half the population with double-digit IQs. "When people are [already] misinformed," wrote Professor Marty Kaplan, founding director of the USC's Norman Lear Center, "giving them facts to correct those errors only makes them cling to their beliefs more tenaciously. More and better facts don’t turn low-information voters into... more »

The Most Important Book for Humanity Right Now is Available for Free

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
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Rockets From Gaza? Human Shields? Tunnels? Again?

Big DanatBig Dan's Big Blog - 16 hours ago
(above, REALLY LOOK at how tiny Gaza is, and how tiny it is compared to Israel and the entire Middle East...the TINY little black box in the upper-left of the map really brings it home to you how small Gaza is...it is about 6 miles across in some spots) Practically the entire world's 99% (not governments or the 1%) are against the Israeli's brutal attack against the Palestinians in Gaza. Their reason, though, is different than mine. They are against one of the top 5 nuclear powers using their full force against civilians, women, children...but begin with accepting the "news" stori... more »

The Middle East Friendship Chart

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 16 hours ago
“Friendship” might be the wrong title. It’s not clear that Iraq, among others, is even friends with itself – let alone the Palestinian Authority and its separate heads. [image: image] Head to Slate for the full interactive chart. [Hat tip Vinay Kolhatkar] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

“Civilians Fleeing Gaza City Neighborhood After Israeli Strike Say They Have Nowhere To Go”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“Civilians Fleeing Gaza City Neighborhood After* * Israeli Strike Say They Have Nowhere To Go”* by Sophia Jones GAZA CITY - “Just after sunrise on Sunday, Zeinab, a young Palestinian mother, ran out of her house in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood with her husband and barefoot 5-year-old daughter. With the sound of Israeli drones overhead and air strikes and tank shelling all around, Zeinab watched as her neighbors poured into the streets and began to run. So she did the same. “We were running, and [the Israeli Army] was attacking behind us,” she said, sitting within the safety... more »

Antiwar video by award-winning songwriter Tabitha Elkins

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
*YouTube * Who says there is a shortage of protest music in the music scene these days? Proof positive is the new song penned by singer-songwriter Tabitha Elkins - whose output so far has ranged from Hard Bop Jazz to acoustic folk rock - and whose self-penned anti-war song takes on news propaganda and the culture of violence. It's a brave move for a new artist, but Tabitha, who played all of the instruments on the song herself, stands by her stance, explaining, "People need to start speaking up and thinking for themselves. The culture of violence and war is not the answer." ... more »

Calling All Hackers: Help Us Build an Open Wireless Router

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
Peter Echersley, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, and Ranga Krishnan *EFF* EFF is releasing an experimental hacker alpha release of wireless router software specifically designed to support secure, shareable Open Wireless networks. We will be officially launching the Open Wireless Router today at the HOPE X (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference in New York City, aiming to bring aboard members of the hacker community. This release is a work in progress and is intended only for developers and people willing to deal with the bleeding edge. The software aims to do several things that existi... more »

Politics as horse race

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 17 hours ago
It’s not exactly a contest of ideas out there on the hustings. Not that you’d know if any ideas were being debated, not if media reports were all you had to go on. The media, as always, steer clear of ideas and talk only about the race. The polls. The “gaffes.” The details of the campaign to come, without the ideas around which campaigns are supposed to centre. Politics as horse race. And the polls, the polls! If the polls are reported as your opinion about the parties, but all you heard about the parties is the polls, from whence and based on what would you form your opinions? ... more »

China, my China

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 18 hours ago
*Our regular Asian/Australian correspondent Suzuki Samurai has more book recommendations for you…* * The twenty-first century, it is said, is going to be China's century. The story is a fascinating one, and will be more so as it unfolds. Alas, the masses of information that most people use to form this story they get from China's propaganda apparatchiks through an often gooey-eyed and incurious western media – bushels more chaff than wheat. There is little doubt however, that China is a far better place than it was just a few decades ago. How it navigates the stormy waters of the... more »

The People Who Gather On The Hills of Sderot To Watch Bombing of Gaza Are Not Scum

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 18 hours ago
It's important not to paint the people who gather on the hills of Sderot in Israel to watch the bombing of Gaza with a wide brush. Those *who threaten journalists* belong in a different category. Simply put, they are assholes. But they're not the only ones who attend these viewing parties. The experience for most is cathartic. It is more positive for them being there than staying locked inside a bomb shelter underground, and it's hard to blame them for feeling that way. We should not place too much emphasis on this phenomenon, and instead focus our attention on the causes of this wa... more »

Mining 40: MICC and its Proposed 79 Percent Effective Tax Rate

Nonoy OplasatGovernment and Taxes - 18 hours ago
Early this month, the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has proposed an effective mining tax rate of 79 percent. From BWorld, July 07, 2014, *“We are dismayed that the MICC has moved forward with a proposed increased tax policy without taking into consideration comments and observations not only from the mining industry that will be directly affected by said policy but by authoritative third parties,” CoMP said.* *The MICC proposed a payment of 10% of gross revenue, or 55% of the Adjusted Net Mining Revenue, whichever may be higher.* Perhaps the MICC, in particular the ... more »

Restaurant Reviews

Lori Anne HaskellatOur Paradise--Life in Costa Rica - 18 hours ago
I have been living in Costa Rica for a little over 2 months now, and wanted to share a post about places we have eaten and our thoughts. Some we have eaten at other times before we moved here as well. It's hard to pick favorites, as we like different places for different reasons and food. Here goes though. I will update this list as we try different places as well and will try to post links to those that have websites. 1. Green Room Café. We have eaten here twice for dinner since moving here. A couple local people recommended it to me, and we finally tried it. Awesome place.... more »

In Response to Bill Wraga's Review of The Mismeasure of Education

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 19 hours ago
University of Georgia professor, Bill Wraga, offered a review of *The Mismeasure of Education* in the UGA-based *Journal of Language and Literacy Education*. Because we feel strongly that, while everyone has a right to his own perspective, she does not have a right to her own facts. Therefore, we offered *JOLLE *a corrective to the more glaring inaccuracies in Dr. Wraga's review. We received this response to our proposed rejoinder from Principal Editor of *JOLLE*, Michelle Falter: Dear Mr. Horn, The Editorial board regrets to inform you that we are not accepting responses to bo... more »

Whitewraithe's RANT for July 20, 2014

Whitewraithe~atNortherntruthseeker - 19 hours ago
Here we are, at the arrival of another Sunday and it's time for the weekly RANT and one hell-of-a rant it will be. I'm so angry at the bloodsucking, murderous, Jew-run "new world order" if I had supernatural powers you can be sure I'd be a bloody raging storm destroying everything that they love with the first being the Federal Reserve and the ability to create money out of nothing - for all time. But, I digress. I just had to get that feeling out of my system. The carnage and destruction to Gaza with the added murder of nearly 300 innocent people on yet another Malaysian 777 ... more »

Ministry of Propaganda Spins Shootdown of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 20 hours ago
*“It’s an insult to human reason and to the legitimacy of this institution to suggest that anyone other than the regime carried out this attack.”* *-President Barack Obama – Speech to United Nations on Syria gas attack* *“I will be voting to give the president of the United States the authority to use force – if necessary – to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.”* *- Senator John Kerry* The notorious and legendary Nazi propagandist Paul Joseph Goebbels would be in sheer a... more »

Did Mikey Suits (R-Staten Island) Bring In A New Lawyer For The Plea Bargain?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
Domenic Recchia is one of the worst of Steve Israel's awful, garden variety mystery meat careerist candidates for Congress, a scandal in-waiting. When Israel recruited him, there was little chance he could have beaten Staten Island's Mafia-connected incumbent, Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm. And that despite a district that has been rapidly turning bluer and bluer-- in 2008, McCain bested Obama there, 51-48% and 4 years later Obama beat McCain 52-47%-- voters, particularly of the Staten Island variety, were happy enough with their dumbed-down tough guy, thuggish congressman. And then ... more »

Amazing Maps

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
At the risk of crashing the side bar and making the blog look untidy (don't you hate it when that happens?), here are some gems from a Twitter feed called Amazing Maps. This sort of thing is right up my street (which appears on several maps though not on Amazing Maps): *Heavy metal bands per 100,000 people* *How many players from each world cup squad play abroad* *Age of Sexual Consent in Europe* *The Second Largest Religion by U.S. State* *How often countries vote with the United States at the UN* *The disease most likely to kill you by country* *Where does you... more »

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Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 21 hours ago
METRO EVENT | Beverly Baker Moore says ‘party like it’s 1969′ at Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash, Aug. 1, at Maria’s in Austin.

Border Run to Nicaragua from Herradura

Lori Anne HaskellatOur Paradise--Life in Costa Rica - 21 hours ago
In Costa Rica, you have to leave the country every 90 days and re-enter if you are not a resident. Technically, if you have applied to be a resident, you do not have to do this, however, there is another law that says if you do not leave every day and are not a resident, you cannot legally drive and your insurance is invalid. So, even though Kurt and I have applied for residency, we still had to do this border run in order to still be able to legally drive in the country. Kurt was coming up on his 90 days on August 1, so we decided to go on Friday together and get on the same sched... more »

BBC journalist: "Whenever I see Netanyahu I remember what happened to ex-PM Sharon! There's GOD wooo!"

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
The ever-vigilant DB at* Biased BBC *has spotlighted a tweet from impartial BBC World Service journalist Naziru Mikailu ("views here are personal!")... Whenever I see Netanyahu I remember what happened to ex-PM Sharon! There's GOD wooo! #Gaza #Israel — Naziru Mikail (@nazirumikailu) July 20, 2014 As DB notes, Ariel Sharon died after being in a coma for several years. To which may be added a further impartial tweet: I wonder what PM Netanyahu will tell the world after massacring 500 people in Gaza - mostly women & children. #GazaUnderAttack — Naziru Mikail (@nazirumikailu) July 20... more »

Biasless in Gaza, at the BBC with Roger Bolton?

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
This week's *Feedback *dealt with the issue of BBC bias over the latest Israel-Palestinian conflict. First came two listeners from one side of the argument: My name's Jean Fitzpatrick and I live in London. I wish the BBC would give more time to hear the Palestinian voice, the Palestinian side, so it's not so much that it's only about Israel but we don't hear the Palestinian voice, the Palestinian situation. My name's Jenny Hardacre. I'm calling from Cambridge. The current coverage, I think it is very one-sided. I don't think they present the Palestinian perspective at all and t... more »

Blasphemy! Kerry Slips Up and Criticizes Israel

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 21 hours ago
If you have to five one thing to the babbling ass who is the sitting Secretary of State of the USA! USA! USA! he is certainly is consistent. During John "Skull and Bones" Kerry's five show whirlwind tour of the Sunday morning propaganda circuit to gin up support behind a coordinated campaign to frame Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on Thursday the man with the ongoing and incurable case of diarrhea of the mouth slipped up in the worst possible place - Fox News. Kerry has inflamed pro-Israel sentiment by daring to drop the prove... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 22 hours ago
*Saints 2014 training camp preview ~Ramon Antonio Vargas*

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 22 hours ago
*St. Tammany parish flood control board nominees scarce ~Faimon A. Roberts* *Political Horizons: Congressional candidates not regular voters ~Mark Ballard* *New Orleans RTA firm unveils $3.5 billion, 30-year transit expansion vision ~Richard Rainey* *Portland cargo bike disaster drill: When Cascadia earthquake hits, city's bicyclists will deliver relief ~Oregonian* *White sugarcane aphids, making a mess in milo ~Elton Robinson, Delta Farm Press* *Lagunitas Coming to Louisiana ~The Beer Buddha*

Absolute Reason Why the U.S. could have been behind MH17 being shot down. U.S. was in conflict with Russia for Europe's Energy Needs

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 22 hours ago
The U.S. and the U.K. are calling on all the European countries to get behind Russian sanctions. They want the EU to stop using Russian energy, especially Gazprom. Hillary Clinton directly said the EU has to stop using Gazprom. The U.S. has been in a conflict with Russia to get the EU to import the U.S. energy, but the EU has had a stronger relationship with Russia for energy. Now it is

Missile Guidance System being smuggled into Ukraine in June intercepted in Finland. Won't say who going to. Ukraine shot down airliner in 2001 with BUK missile

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 22 hours ago
I have uncovered the fact that Finland intercepted a shipment of missile guidance systems being smuggled into Ukraine from Vietnam. They will not say who was the intended recipient in Ukraine. Ukraine shot down an airliner in 2001 with BUK 300 missile, first they denied it and then had to admit it. NATO had two airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) planes in the air at the time of

Federal Court Rules Against Huntsville's Segregated Caste System of Schools

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 22 hours ago
From Alternet, a clip: . . . . "The record in this case is not as clear as the Board suggests, and the fact that the district integrated the student bodies of many of its schools in the early 1970s does not automatically lead to the conclusion that the district does not currently operate a dual system," she wrote. She pointed out that not only were many schools still segregated, but the opportunity to take advanced classes also appeared linked to race. She noted testimony from a white mother who withdrew her child from a predominantly black high school because it offered fewer advan... more »

'Free Palestine!' World marches to protest Gaza victims

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
The BBC showed only a few SECONDS of the London march. And in Paris pro-Palestinian marches are now ILLEGAL. Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

John Kerry's Sunday Morning Orgy of Bullshit

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
The last time that Secretary of Skull and Bones John Kerry hit for the cycle on the Sunday morning “news” shows he was pushing a war on Syria that was based on shaky evidence that to this day has not been substantiated. Whirlwind John and his incurable case of diarrhea of the mouth appeared on all five of the Sabbath day feasts of bullshit that far too many Americans believe are credible discussion forums rather than the interlocked propaganda dispersal systems that they are in reality. Kerry was seeking to exploit the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over a war zone... more »

METRO EVENT | Beverly Baker Moore: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash to be social event of the year!

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 1 day ago
So let’s raise a margarita to the old guy… and party like it’s 1969! By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 Event: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash Place: Maria’s Taco Xpress Address: 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. … finish reading *METRO EVENT* | Beverly Baker Moore: Thorne’s 69th Birthday Bash to be social event of the year!

Retired Border Control Officer tells the truth about asymmetric warfare...a must see video

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*I don't believe he says anything a thinking person has not already figured out, but it's nice to be validated.* This really is a "need to see" video. It was posted on July 19th and already has over 31K views. H/T Clash Daily *Asymmetric warfare* is war between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly, or whose strategy or tactics differs significantly. *Asymmetric warfare* can describe a conflict in which the resources of two belligerents differ in essence and in the struggle, interact and attempt to exploit each other's characteristic weaknesses. Such... more »

What Happened to the Malaysian Airliner?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Anthony Freda Art Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s propaganda machine is in such high gear that we are in danger of losing the facts that we do have. One fact is that the separatists *do not* have the expensive Buk anti-aircraft missile system or the trained personnel to operate it. Another fact is that the separatists have no incentive to shoot down an airliner and neither does Russia. Anyone can tell the difference between low-flying attack aircraft and an airliner at 33,000 feet. The Ukrainians do have Buk anti-aircraft missile systems, and a Buk battery was operational ... more »

Ghost of Sunday Classics: When the night wind howls in the chimney cowls

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*With update, in which I actually include the texts and music for the meeting of the two Bad Barts* *Carole Round in the 1999 SavoyNet Performing Group Ruddigore* *DAME HANNAH* [*quoting the burning witch*]: "Each lord of Ruddigore, despite his best endeavour, shall do one crime, or more, once every day forever. This doom he can't defy, however he may try. For should he stay his hand, that day in torture he shall die!" [*We heard the story in full in this week's preview, "The Witch's Curse."*] *Gillian Knight (ms), Dame Hannah; Orchestra or the Royal Opera House, Covent Gardn, Isid... more »

Palestine vs. Israel: An Immoral Conflict Devoid of Balance

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Steven MacMillan *Activist Post* The recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza is the latest example of the lack of equilibrium in a conflict that has been intermittently fought since the establishment of Israel in 1948. Following the killing of 3 Israeli teenagers last month, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the 4th largest military on the planet to conduct air, land and sea attacks on the densely populated Gaza Strip, which has left over 340 Palestinians dead – 75% of which are civilians, compared to 5 Israelis killed. Netanyahu was quick to blame Hamas for th... more »

NSA Employees Get Off on Nude Pics Per New Snowden Interview

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
Not that it is any great surprise considering the level of corruption and abuse of power that permeates the entire American system these days but one of the fringe benefits of the NSA snooping programs is the ability to gather and drool over amateur pornography and naked pictures to take the edge off of a boring day at work. In a new exclusive interview conducted by The Guardian with former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden the perusing of such personal and intimate material for fun is but one of the many bits of information discussed with the American ... more »

Masters of War and Hypocrisy

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 1 day ago
What a difference a body count makes. Over the weekend, a numerical tie was reached between the corpses littering a field of Ukrainian sunflowers and the corpses spread out within the Gaza outdoor prison. The temporary parity achieved was 298 people in each locale. The Ukrainian crash death toll is static, while the Gazan casualties keep piling up. Today alone, an additional 87 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers died. The plane crash victims have engendered the usual official outrage from government officials pretending to be capable of such a normal human emotion. Photos and lif... more »

(Zombie Country? At Least the Consensus) Bombshell Study:   America's Wealthy Even More Obscenely Rich Than Anybody Thought

Happy Midsummer's Nightmare! Or at least a Zombie Jamboree? In approaching this subject, let us first address the historical situation of the Obama administration. The task of museums, like that of history generally, is to document periods of great change. The task facing the makers of the Obama museum, however, will be pretty much exactly the opposite: How to document a time when

Livesay [Haiti] Weblog: Our eyes are open, but do we see?

John CarrollatDying in Haiti - 1 day ago
Livesay [Haiti] Weblog: Our eyes are open, but do we see?: I learned a while back that kids that grow up abroad can grow up with an entirely different experience than their parents. Th... more »

Asymmetric Warfare in Gaza: "The Gate of Hell has Opened"

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
"The gate of hell has opened" Mass runaways from Shijaia toward UNRWA centers of #Gaza! Courtesy: @Mohammed Y. Ismail Is the Israel/Palestine conflict a classic case of *Asymmetric warfare?* In his recent article, Asymmetric Warfare in Gaza, Paul R. Pillar, provides significant insights about the use of the term in relationship to the ongoing conflict and recent attacks: Perhaps the usual use of the term *asymmetric warfare* has contributed to warping our ability to evaluate what has been going on in this conflict...In major, glaring respects, however, this conflict is... more »

John Holdren: The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge & the Role of Nuclear ...

Charles BartonatThe Nuclear Green Revolution - 1 day ago
John Holdren is President Obama's science advisor. ROD adams blog, ATOMIC insights, has recently carried a couple of posts, regarding nuclear proliferation avoidance. There are questions that can be raised about Holdren's account. For example a family of reactors that do not require enriched fuel exists. Holdren undoubtedly knows this. Such reactors, called CANDUs, would appear exempt from Holdrens proliferation concerns. Various methods of desposinf of so called nuclear waste, have been tested by scientists, and found viable. The choice of which method to use is a politics rather... more »

RIP James Garner

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Jimmy was one of my best friends growing up. Not that I ever met him or even came within a thousand miles of his physical presence. He had a unique screen power that made us friends for life. Rockford files on the pavement, twisting the Firebird 180 degrees to escape the goverment. The Rockford Files is my all time favorite show. James Rockford is one of my greatest life coaches. Once again a giant has left the set, never to be replaced, a insoluble loss to our culture.

New Aftermath Video of Gentle Giant, Eric Garner, Murdered by NYPD

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Daily Mail *Despite Garner's dire medical condition being apparent to the still-building crowd, many cops stand around casually talking with each other, some can even be heard laughing.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

CNN: Death comes early in Gaza

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
CNN *Children and youth are often the victims of the violence in Gaza. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

It's Sunday: You know what that means...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES* and *Silly Sunday at Woodsterman's place*

Prostitution Again

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
There seems to be a lot of rhetoric on both sides of the abolition/de-criminalization/legalization debate. Very often this rhetoric backs up some valuable insights. Personally, I can't see that I'd ever use the services of a prostitute. There's too much of coercion and desperation in that line of work. I can't even see myself getting a high-price "escort" (assuming I could afford it) because of the continuities between the exploited victims of human traffickers and the drug addicts and the confident, highly remunerated "lady of the evening." (Pornography; now THAT's a different mat... more »

Prepping As a Form of Personal Activism

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Gaye Levy Backdoor Survival There are some days when I feel as though I am out there in the world alone, fighting a battle that can not be seen or heard. The battle is one of preparedness and is one I endure day in and day out in spite of my best effort to step away and live a normal, middle class, mainstream life. I have given a lot of thought to this and even though I tell strangers that I am a “crazy old prepper lady”, in my heart of hearts I know that I am doing both myself and every other prepper-type a disservice by minimizing the importance of embracing preparedness a... more »

Police Play NSA: Warrantless Data Collection the New Normal?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*ReasonTV* Sacramento sheriff's deputies have been playing NSA. They tool around town with suitcase-sized StingRay surveillance devices in their squad cars, scooping up cellphone data from whomever happens to be within a one-mile radius. The deputies have reportedly been doing their shady business without warrants, and dozens of law enforcement agencies nationwide may be doing likewise. But hey, what's the big deal? After all, the feds say it's OK. Visit Reason.com Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by Feed... more »

Netanyahu and Rahm Emmanuel Agree: Never Let a Crisis Go To Waste

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Brandon Turbeville While the world is focused on the questions surrounding the Malaysian flight that crashed in Ukraine on July 17 and the aftermath that will result from it, another campaign of genocide in a long list of campaigns of genocide is taking place in Gaza. After days of both air and sea-based military strikes against Palestinians living Gaza, Israeli tanks have crossed the border and are now pushing even deeper into the tiny sliver of land. According to Israeli military statements, Israel has called up 48,000 reserve troops as well as 18,000 additional soldiers... more »

Two Ways Bird Declines Are Linked to Chemical Pesticides

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Heather Callaghan *Activist Post* *Netherlands researchers fear the second coming of Silent Spring* "Neonicotinoids were always regarded as selective toxins. But our results suggest that they may affect the entire ecosystem," says Hans de Kroon of Radboud University and co-author of a study recently published in *Nature* journal. It's not just the bees. There are at least two ways that neonicotinoid pesticides dramatically affect the bird population. Neonicotinoids are growing in the world market to become the most widely used pesticides and are often used to treat seeds - ... more »

MCGOVERN SHARES CONTEXT ON PLANE SHOOTDOWN

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Barack Obama claims the US has firm evidence that the plane was shot down by a missile, fired from an area controlled by anti-Kiev fighters. He also accuses Russia of supporting them. Nevertheless US president agrees to Putin's calls to conduct transparent investigation and says it's too early to say who and why shot down the plane. Ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern see the situation as isolation for President Poroshenko.

John Holdren: The Energy/Climate-Change Challenge & the Role of Nuclear ...

Charles BartonatThe Nuclear Green Revolution - 1 day ago
John Holdren is President Obama's science advisor. ROD adams blog, ATOMIC insights, has recently carried a couple of posts, regarding nuclear proliferation avoidance. There are questions that can be raised about Holdren's account. For example a family of reactors that do not require enriched fuel exists. Holdren undoubtedly knows this. Such reactors, called CANDUs, would appear exempt from Holdrens proliferation concerns. Various methods of desposinf of so called nuclear waste, have been tested by scientists, and found viable. The choice of which method to use is a politics rather... more »

Former State Department Exec Calls E.O. 12333 a “Legal Loophole” for Spying on Americans

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
e-mail your rep *here* Rainey Reitman *Electronic Frontier Foundation* “What kind of data is the NSA collecting on millions, or hundreds of millions, of Americans?" That’s the question John Napier Tye, a former State Department section chief for Internet freedom, calls on the government to answer in his powerful op-ed published today by the *Washington** Post*. In it, Tye calls the NSA's surveillance operations abroad, conducted under Executive Order 12333, a threat to American democracy, stating that this power “authorizes collection of the content of communications, not ju... more »

The Purge: Anarchy PARODY

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*Julie Borowski* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

MH17: Weathering the Propaganda Firestorm

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Tony Cartalucci The level of unsubstantiated propaganda being directed against Russia regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has reached unprecedented lows. There is tangible desperation across Western media establishments, their political spheres, and within their corporate-financier funded policy think-tanks as they attempt to reassert their agenda and narrative not only upon the crisis in Ukraine, but upon the entire world as their weakening grip becomes apparent to all. The dangerous desperation emanating from the West follows the latest in a series of ... more »

NEA, SEIU, and Eli Broad

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
At the recent AFT and NEA coronations, there was news about new linkages with SEIU, whose former president, Andy Stern, had close ties with Broad, Gates, and Obama (Stern had a choice seat in the Obama box at the Inauguration Parade). Below is part of a post I did in 2007, a day or so after a big fund-raiser in Los Angles for charter chain, Green Dot Public [sic] Schools, Inc. To the left of Broad in the pic is Green Dot CEO and reliable attack dog, Steve Barr. To the right of Broad is his equally reliable poodle, Andy Stern. Broad coughed up $10 million that evening. *Green Do... more »

Hillary Tells EU to Use MH17 Tragedy to Find Alternatives to Gazprom (dollar dumping gas giant)

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Activist Post Ah, now the agenda is starting to make a bit more sense. Hillary Clinton doesn't want a good crisis to go to waste. She told Charlie Rose that her recommendation to the European Union is to take advantage of the shot-down MH17 tragedy to "Immediately accelerate efforts to find alternatives to Gazprom." Moscow-based Gazprom is the largest producer of natural gas in the world and one of the globe's largest companies. A few weeks back on June 26th they announced that they would settle contracts with China using yuan or rubles instead of dollars. This move came a... more »

DID ANYBODY HAVE A MOTIVE?

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Professor of Russian Studies Stephen Cohen (Princeton & New York University) on what this incident could mean for the region. His most recent article for *The Nation* magazine is "The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities."

We Need Duffy's Emails

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
There has been a lot of public befuddlement -- including from Mike Duffy's lawyer -- as to why the senator has been charged with accepting a bribe, while Nigel Wright has been given a free ride. The official explanation seems to be that everything hangs on one word --"corruptly." To be convicted, Wright would have to have acted in a corrupt manner. It's a difficult standard of proof, because it assumes corrupt intention -- something which runs against the grain of Wright's public persona. He is seen as a man who sees, hears and does no evil. Michael Spratt writes that the decisio... more »

Peter King (R-NY) Knows More About Terrorism Than The Media Acknowledges

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Last night I came across a Newsmax article entitled Peter King: Harry Reid's Denial of 'Broken' Border Hampers Reform. We're not regular Newsmax readers around here, but... well, we're here to do it, so you don't have to. As you might expect, it was your typical, hypocritical Peter King diatribe. The first two-thirds of the piece focused on immigration, and it was funny to see King attempt to straddle the fence, so to speak. Before 2010, King was a hardliner on immigration who opposed any form of amnesty; now he’s taken a more conciliatory tone without appearing too accommodating, ... more »

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago

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ATTACKING THE MEDICS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 5 minutes ago
The IDF operation enters its third week & the number of Palestinians killed has risen to 633. Gaza paramedics are working in extremely difficult conditions, as Israeli airstrikes and shelling become more intense. Harry Fear reports from Gaza.

A Chessboard Drenched In Blood

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 12 minutes ago
Pepe Escobar Asia Times "The intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." Everyone remembers the Downing Street Memo, which unveiled the Bush/Blair "policy" in the run-up to the 2003 bombing/invasion/occupation of Iraq. The "policy" was to get rid of Saddam Hussein via a lightning war. The justification was "terrorism" and (non-existent) weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which had "disappeared", mounted in trucks, deep into Syria. Forget about intelligence and facts. The tragedy of MH17 - turned, incidentally, into a WMD - might be seen as a warped rerun of... more »

“Bernaysian Manipulation Of The Human Psyche”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 minutes ago
*“Bernaysian Manipulation Of The Human Psyche”* by Steven Macmillon “Edward Bernays was the master of influencing and shaping public opinion who developed upon the ideas of earlier social psychologists and the work of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, in order to create techniques to manipulate the subconscious desires of the masses. Throughout his 103-year lifespan, the "father of public relations" was at the pinnacle of his field advising US Presidents Coolidge, Eisenhower, Hoover and Wilson, as well as inventor Thomas Edison, US industrialist Henry Ford and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.... more »

Absolute PROOF MH17 NOT same plane in Famous Facebook Photo "In case it disappears", as the One that crashed!

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 48 minutes ago
Cor Pan Facebook Photo of MH17 Well here is absolute Proof that the photo that the media around the world has used as the Malaysian photo taken by Cor Pan who said "This is what the plane looks like if it disappears" is NOT the same plane that was shot down in Ukraine! Did he take a photo of another plane at a gate or was it as he said the plane he was about to get on that is

Here two reporters with the same last name have published their columns on the same day. Most of Steve Watson's sources appear to have been individuals who believe -- or deliberately abet -- U.S. propaganda alleging without proof that the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was the work of pro-Russian separatists. However, Steve's video is a must-see: The whereabouts of all aircraft over Ukraine on that fateful day is recited by Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev of Russia’s Air Forces with an English translator (at the 12.30 minute mark he begins to illustrate airport radar views). This open-to-the-press session also claimed that satellite views showed that all Buk anti-aircraft batteries at the moment of the shoot-down were in Ukrainian-held territory. In Steve's last paragraph, he cites Paul Joseph Watson's conversation with a well trusted American reporter who was shown strong evidence that Washington is lying about who is responsible for the downing of MH17. Paul Joseph's column is re-posted here just below Steve's byline.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 50 minutes ago
------------------------------ *Claim: MH17 Was Being Flanked By Ukrainian Fighter Jets* *Russia wants explanation for warplane flying within three miles of downed airliner* Image Credits: ronmacphotos, Flickr *by* Steve Watson | Infowars.com | July 21, 2014 Original here Amid the confusion surrounding the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 comes a claim from an Iranian defense expert that could explain why the airliner was targeted by pro-Russian separatists. Many have questioned how operators inside the Buk missile TELAR (transporter erector laun... more »

Supplemental: NBC News loves the children of fame!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 58 minutes ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014* *Chelsea’s circle of friends:* Early this morning, we noticed two quick items in the news: Maureen Dowd is lounging somewhere *en vacance.* Bill Clinton is in Australia, speaking at an AIDS conference. One of the two is said to be “wantonly acquisitive,” quite possibly out of touch. Can you guess which one it is? Whatever! As the press corps has blown up its latest jihad about the Clintons, we’ve remembered what happened in 2000, after two years of this sort of thing. The liberal world has been very lazy about such matters in the past. If we might quot... more »

What's Worse-- Rich Old White Aristocrats Or Rich Young White Aristocrats?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Yesterday I linked to a post at *Salon* by Tim Donovan, to help get a clearer picture of the next generation of Republicans, Clueless rich kids on the rise: How millennial aristocrats will destroy our future. And he quickly skips over the obvious Ivanka Trumps and Paris Hiltons, gets into some serious economic theory and winds up at electoral politics of the rich and clueless-- and they're certainly not all Republicans either... or at least many are from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party: "a fresh new wave of (many wealthy) millennial Congressional candidates. Enthusiast... more »

Informer Privilege

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 1 hour ago
*R. v. Lucas,* 2014 ONCA 561: [53] Informer privilege protects from revelation in court or in public any information that might tend to identify one who gives information related to criminal matters to the police in confidence. Its twin objectives are to protect the informer from possible retribution, and to encourage other potential informers to come forward. The Supreme Court has emphasized that the rationale for the informer privilege rule “requires a privilege which is extremely broad and powerful”: *Named Person*, at paras. 16-18, 30. [54] There is a presumption that an... more »

CrossTalk: Gaza's Grief

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
How much longer will Israel's latest invasion of Gaza last? Does it enhance Israel's security? Can Israel and Palestine live in peace or is it a war without end? CrossTalking with Nora Lester Murad, Flynt Leverett and Martin van Creveld. *You can visit our Gaza article archive here. **Poll: Does the United States' support of Israel make Americans less safe?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

NORMALIZING MILITARIZED CULTURE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 hour ago
*Texas Governor Rick Perry guarding the border with Mexico to prevent children from entering the US* The eternal race for president is on. Those first out the gate for the 2016 national election include Hillary Clinton and Gov. Rick Perry from Texas. Looming in the shadows is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (brother of G. W. Bush). The oligarchy will run two horses in the race - one from the Democrats and one from the Republicans - ensuring they pick a winner no matter who prevails. With our mounting economic and environmental crisis the answer from the ruling class is more militari... more »

Why do peacebuilding interventions often fail?

Laura SeayatDuck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
Why do international peacebuilding efforts often fail in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and the Central African Republic? Séverine Autesserre’s work in the DRC suggests that a variety of factors explain these disappointments, including peacebuilders’ failures to engage in local peace building. In her new book, Peaceland, Autesserre argues that the everyday habits of Continue reading

132 Children Killed by ‘Operation Protective Edge’ Since July 7th

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
The Pontiac Tribune The name, age, sex and location of 132 of the 155 Palestinian children killed have been collected by the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights. [image: gazaDeaths2] Over 3300 have been injured, including 822 children and 572 women, with some losing limbs and others disabled for life. The casualties listed below are victims of Israeli military attacks on Gaza since Tuesday July 8th. *Israeli casualties follow, at the end of the list*. *Killed Tuesday 7/22* 1. Naji Jamal al-Fajm, 26, Khan Younis. 2. Ebtehal Ibrahim ar-Remahi, Deir al-Balah. 3. Yousef Ibrahim ar-... more »

Book Review: Dangerous Creatures

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 2 hours ago
What would you bet if you knew you couldn't lose? Ridley is so sure of her persuasion powers that she posses as a Dark Caster Siren, that she puts it all on the table in a game of cards. A game that she loses, now she owes someone even more powerful than herself anything he wants. We are back in Gaitlin for the newest Beautiful Creatures book, but this time instead of following Lena and Ethan around, we are following Ridley and Link on Link's journey to become a musician in the Big Apple. Ridley has found Link a band, but what she doesn't tell him is that she using him to pay her g... more »

Gene Sperling's Advice to the Wealth-lorn

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 2 hours ago
Or: "How the zombie idea of privatizing Social Security can be reanimated by a concern-trolling Wall Street Democrat." Former Clinton-Obama economic adviser Gene Sperling, who brought you such populist hits as the repeal of Glass-Steagall and the Sequester, has now written an op-ed in the *New York Times*, purporting to give advice to the struggling masses in this Age of Inequality: Share Our Wealth! Invest in 401(k)s!We'll do all the paperwork! Sperling, a former Goldman Sachs consultant who allegedly left the Obama administration this spring, is now affiliated with the Milken Ins... more »

The MSM is Attacking CopBlockers, We Must Be Doing it Right!

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
Matt Agorist / The Free Thought Project There has been a tidal wave of people waking up to the encroaching police state over the last 18 months. The CopBlock Facebook page has grown from a mere 100,000 fans in November of 2013 to over 800,000 today; gaining over 40,000 fans, just this week. Word is getting out that police are transitioning from Barney Fife to Darth Vader and the people are demanding peaceful change; it is working. [image: police-state-swat-when-did-this-become-this] Police misconduct has gotten so out of hand that even the federal government has had to step ... more »

ARV or Alien Reproduction Vehicles - Bolide Motion Pictures - illustrator Mark McCandlish reveals all.

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 2 hours ago
I've always wanted a potential Free Planet 'Floating Home and Three Taxi Unit' to use something like what's being discussed in this latest first-cut documentary film from Bolide Pictures, namely anti-gravity propulsion systems. *Mark McCandlish is an internationally-recognized illustrator, designer and UFO researcher, focusing primarily on the technology behind advanced propulsion systems. He spent thirty years working within the aerospace and defense industries as a conceptual artist, specializing in aviation art and weapons development for the United States military. * *During ... more »

Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America's Standing Army?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
The Rutherford Institute If the United States is a police state, then the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is its national police force, with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies. In fact, although the DHS' governmental bureaucracy may at times appear to be inept and bungling, it is ruthlessly efficient when it comes to building what the Founders feared most—a standing army on American soil. Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Two Ukraine Sukhois downed? Ukrainian Mop up or Seperatist take down?

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
Yesterday, as noted in the previous post, the US admitted they had no evidence supporting all the claims they have been making these past days. The US backs off it's false flag! "No direct link to Russia in downing of MH17The news,* of having no evidence,* came out late in the day. Guaranteeing a reduced media audience reach. That acknowledgement will be swept under the rug in light of what is breaking as this time. So, here we are yet again. Almost a week to the day that the MH-17 fell from the sky and the subsequent officially spun, completely unsubstantiated, conspiracy theory nar... more »

China questions if MH17 Black Boxes data will be falsified by U.K.. Western Media and government laying blame without evidence

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 3 hours ago
China questions if MH17 data on black boxes will be falsified by the U.K. and they have quite an article about the blame being put on Putin with U.S. pressure yet no evidence. They said the U.S. has not presented evidence Russia was behind it or even the rebels, yet Russia has presented evidence showing Ukraine was behind it. Where is the evidence from the U.S.? It is all media

“Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?”* by John W. Whitehead “If the United States is a police state, then the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is its national police force, with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies. In fact, although the DHS' governmental bureaucracy may at times appear to be inept and bungling, it is ruthlessly efficient when it comes to building what the Founders feared most—a standing army on American soil.” - http://rutherford.org

An interesting interview with Dirac

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 3 hours ago
A few days ago, we talked about Wigner's friend. But who was he? Edwin Steiner told us about a remarkable interview with Paul Dirac that was done by one of Dirac's few friends (and brothers-in-law), Eugene Wigner, and by Thomas "paradigm shift" Kuhn: Interview with P. A. M. Dirac By Thomas S. Kuhn and Eugene Paul Wigner At Wigner’s home, Princeton, New Jersey April 1, l962 *Spoilers* Dirac talks about the absence of any social life during his childhood. He lived with his parents in an isolated house. The parents didn't sleep with each other and didn't even eat with each other. He c... more »

July 23: With the world in flames, the big story is...

Graeme DecarieatThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 3 hours ago
..Magnetic Hill zoo's Asian exhibit should open in September. There's also a fast-breaking story that a Harvey's restaurant has closed. It's true, too. There's even a photo of it - and you can tell it's closed. And you know what? Harvey's cooks meat on an open flame, and you can choose your own toppings. Somebody actually when to journalism school to learn how to write this mindless bilge. But it's important news in the Irving press.. The main function of the Irving press is to keep people uninformed about what's happening., to keep them walking around with their noses stuck firm... more »

The Responsibility to Protect: Israel & Gaza

Heather RoffatDuck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
The London School of Economics Middle Eastern Studies Center recently advertised that it is going to hold a symposium on whether the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine applies to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. In particular, it is gathering a cohort of experts to debate R2P’s standing in the conflict, as well as Continue reading

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: And the culture they're choosing to join!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 3 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014* *Interlude—Worst works of the past generation:* Journalism’s “worst generation” is hobbling off the stage. As the various Sam-and-Cokies depart, they are largely being replaced by bright young 20-somethings from Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Sometimes, the big new orgs are willing to slum. They’ll hire a youngster from Brown. For ourselves, we’re constantly struck by the horrible work these “new kids on the lawn” are producing. Given their stardom at the finest schools, we’re often struck by their lack of technical skill. Beyond that, we’re struck by their... more »

'MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE'

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 3 hours ago
Washington has a mountain of evidence but isn't disclosing it. What is Washington hiding? Will the investigation show something the West doesn't want to see? And do we hear a drumbeat of war? CrossTalking with Vladimir Suchan, Eric Kraus and Eric Draitser.

US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci After the Russian Federation disclosed to the world satellite imagery, radar information, and abnormalities in Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17's flight path, it asked Ukraine and the Western nations backing the regime in Kiev, questions regarding their alleged evidence. To these questions, the West has responded with increasingly suspicious silence and evasion. At one point, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, told journalists that the summation of US evidence was "YouTube" videos and other forms of social media - all of which are adm... more »

Who killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
*in light of this intriguing comment on my post about Dan Markel's death:* LionelP • 2 days ago *He got too close to the truth while investigating local corruption in the Florida judiciary.* I would never reveal the email address of the commenter, but I will say it was a very credible source. In addition his ex-wife has stated that she is "scared to death." You connect the dots.

The Real Battle Has Begun

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 4 hours ago
http://www.fordefables.co.uk/ The Prime Minister's Office announced yesterday that Stephen Harper on the witness stand is an unlikely prospect. The Canadian Press reports: Stephen Harper's office says it's "difficult to imagine" the prime minister would have any relevant information to share in the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy. Spokesman Jason MacDonald says in an email that the PMO has responded "fully and freely" to requests for assistance from RCMP investigators. He adds the Mounties have made it clear they don't believe Harper ... more »

UNF*&%ing believable - HYPOCRISY! U.S. sanctions against Russia exempt defense engines for U.S. BUT not for all other countries!

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 4 hours ago
ABSOLUTE HYPOCRISY! This just shows the absolute Hypocrisy of the U.S.! They want to stop the EU from being able to buy any defense items from Russia and stop them from selling defense items to Russia. BUT the U.S. gets defense engines from Russia which is needed for the U.S. military. So those are EXEMPT from sanctions BUT they would not be exempt from EU sanctions! Previous

New Rock and Roll

SteveatThinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
Or maybe its Punk, whatever its great! Black Me Out! As a catchphrase kinda up there with I wanna be sedated. H/T Warren Kinsella

Arguments For and Against Prostitution

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 5 hours ago
Now, I've said that I wouldn't partake of the services of prostitutes. At the moment I can't see myself doing that. It's entirely possible that I might one day be a 65-year old lecher calling up some escort service for a 20-year old vixen, but I don't see it. That having been said, I don't see prostitution as inherently evil and degrading. Certainly as it manifests itself, I think that in practice it is often evil and degrading. This is due to our love-hate relationship with sex and to the general level of misogyny in our society. From what some sex-workers have to say though, it is... more »

Just to get the flavor of central Taiwan; Courtney Donovan Smith's Roundup of our news

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 5 hours ago
*Kenting, four years ago.* BREAKING: Fuxing Air plane crashed in Penghu. Reports still in, but apparently of the 54 on board, 6 were sent to the hospital. 48 didn't make it. +++++++ Courtney Donovan Smith of ICRT posted to Facebook: My report this morning on ICRT was a laundry list of nepotism, corruption and criminal behaviour by politicians...and I only cover Taichung, Changhua and Nantou. Son of Nantou County Assembly Speaker arrested The son of the Nantou County’s legislative speaker has been arrested along with 8 subordinates. The 39-year-old reportedly had been running a ... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*Tainted Legacy: Money from oil and gas industry flowing into state capitol ~WWLTV * *New Orleans bars going non-smoking? Yes, if LaToya Cantrell has her way ~Alex Woodward, Gambit * *Online efficiency plus hands-on execution puts locally-sourced Good Eggs Groceries on the table ~Ian McNulty, New Orleans Advocate* *Farm groups marshaling support to scrap EPA’s proposed water rule ~Hembree Brandon, Delta Farm Press*

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 5 hours ago
*Common Core Set to be a Defining Issue for 2016* In this age of political polarization, it’s increasingly rare to find an issue that can bridge party lines and unite people of all ideological stripes. When such an issue does come along, it sets the stage for the kind of meaningful political change that would otherwise, in different times, be impossible. Common Core education standards have emerged from the shadows of obscurity and have become such an issue. Common Core standards originated in the same way that all government regulations come about: out of fear. For decades we hav... more »

David Ward and Hypocritical Bullshit

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Is this what anti-Semitism really looks like? The big question is - if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes — David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014 Ich bin ein #palestinian - the West must make up its mind - which side is it on? — David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014 "Ich bin ein Palestinian", a channeling of liberal hero JFK. And the other, though clumsily expressed, can only be construed as anti-semitic by those who would paint all criticism of Israel as such. And here are some of those construals: Question for @DavidWardMP. In firing your rockets into ... more »

Why Rhonda's and Lili's Resignations Are More Important Than Arne's

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 6 hours ago
As Weingarten was about to be re-appointed by Saddam proportions (97%) at the recent coronation exercises in Los Angeles, the biggest diversion of the week grew from whether Rhonda would call for Arne's resignation. Ooh! What sad theatre! Sadly, if Duncan were to leave tomorrow to play Golden Oldie basketball full time, another fascist water carrier would be put in his place to implement the ed policies set forth by the the the thin lipped drones from McKinsey & Co. for the Waltons, Bill Gates, and Broad. What could be much more significant are the potential resignations of the t... more »

CNN Interview with RT Anchor Explodes: ‘You’re Supposed to Be a Journalist!’

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
CNN *New Day* host *Chris Cuomo*, who’s been reporting from Ukraine this week, got into an explosive dozen-minute shouting match with RT anchor *Peter Lavelle* Wednesday morning, as the two men largely yelled past each other over Russia’s culpability in the downing of flight MH17 and the evidence since offered by western powers. Cuomo asked Lavelle why Putin had allowed the crime scene to so deteriorate, while Lavelle argued that Putin had no control over a foreign country’s territory. The two fought over the existence of the west’s evidence that Moscow-backed Ukrainian sepa... more »

Andrew Cuomo-- The Richard M. Nixon Of The Democratic Party?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
2 crooks- Cuomo and Klein, a perfect match If your gut tells you that Andrew Cuomo is a sleazy transactional careerist who has no problem living in a corrupt political environment and making it work for him... give your gut a pat on the back. This morning, the *NY Times*' top political investigative reporter, Bill Rashbaum, along with colleagues Susanne Craig and Tom Kaplan, explained how Cuomo hobbled state ethics investigations. Corrupt is the nature of conservativism. It always was and always will be. Don't ever mix Andrew Cuomo up with his dad. With Albany rocked by a seemingly ... more »

My Gardasil Survivor by Kate from Sydney, Australia

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago
[image: Gardasil Survivor]Kate's daughter, GS Australia: My Gardasil Survivor by Kate from Sydney Sane Vax, Inc., 22 July 2014 I am the fortunate one. I am the Mother of a brilliant, intelligent, empathetic, and wise beyond her years young woman.We live in Sydney, Australia, with her Dad, little brother, and little sister.I will call her G.S.As in Gardasil Survivor. G.S.Golden girl.My first born.Ridiculously talented.Ridiculously wise.Ridiculously beautiful inside and out.Like all our children, ridiculously loved.She remains so. However now, she is ridiculously ill. G.S. i... more »

New New London supe fakes his PhD.

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago
I’m sure you’ve heard that someone called themselves “Dr.” when they didn’t earn it. Some bonehead in Connecticut, from Jonathan Pelto: Claiming that he was “hand-picked” by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, “Dr.” Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement. […]

Hamas tell civilians and UNRWA not to cooperate with Israeli warnings. Statement of refugees around the circle leaving some residents their homes by threats of the occupation north of Beit Lahia - Department of Refugee Affairs

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 6 hours ago
I look forward to the BBC reporting this but know full well that they won't because they are institutionally anti Israel More here https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&nv=1&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://drah.ps/ar/index.php%3Fact%3Dpost%26id%3D8632&usg=ALkJrhhaZwWLKq6UJfIY5GWMwKzgCVQ0GA

Palestinian Envoy to UNHRC: Israelis Warn Civilians, Hamas don't

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 6 hours ago
http://youtu.be/DjzS27ylCZ8 Something you won't find reported on the anti Israel BBC

US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 6 hours ago
*July 23, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) After the Russian Federation disclosed to the world satellite imagery, radar information, and abnormalities in Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17's flight path, it asked Ukraine and the Western nations backing the regime in Kiev, questions regarding their alleged evidence. To these questions, the West has responded with increasingly suspicious silence and evasion. At one point, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, told journalists that the summation of US evidence was "YouTube" videos and other forms of social media - all o... more »

Just Like Sarin Gas Lies US MH17 Narrative Unravels

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 6 hours ago
Having completed the initial wave of demagoguery, allegations without proof, sensationalist yellow journalism and lies of high government officials the Obama regime's slam dunk case against the hated Vladimir Putin for the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over a war zone is disintegrating. We have seen this movie before back when there was the similar damning case being made against Syria's president Bashar al Assad for allegedly gassing his own people in that Damascus suburb of Ghouta late last summer. The telescreens on the cable "news" channels showed wall to wall crash sit... more »

Doug Martin's Podcast on War Report on Public Education Now Up

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 7 hours ago
by Doug Martin My talk from a few days ago with BATS member Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. on his show the War Report on Public Education is now up as a podcast. Some of the topics covered include: My book *Hoosier School Heist* which focuses on the corporate-theocratic school movement in Indiana and across the country. FBI. How the Indiana Democratic Party needs to do more than lip-service to support public education. Speaking with local Republicans about corporate-theocratic school reform. How US Indiana Republican Larry Bucshon needs to gets over the fake skills gap and cr... more »

Brick Lane office vandalised by Muslim youths after claiming street art depicts the Devil

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 8 hours ago
' Mosques and madrassas should be careful what they teach young kids Filmmaker Shafiur Rahman' He's right. More here http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/490624/Muslim-youths-vandalise-Brick-Lane-office-after-claiming-artwork-depicts-the-ANTI-CHRIST

UK Continues Exporting Arms to Russia Despite Call for New Sanctions

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
Britain is to supply £132 million ($225 million) worth of arms to Russia despite the call for new sanctions, BBC News said Wednesday, quoting the report by the cross-party Commons arms export control committees released earlier today. According to the report, after the governmental review, 251 licenses for the sale of weaponry worth at least £132 million ($225 million) remain in force, while only 34 licenses were suspended. The licenses still in force include "body armor, components for assault rifles, components for body armour, components for small arms ammunition, components fo... more »

Boeing Delivers Upgraded French AWACS Aircraft

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: E-3F Sentry]Boeing on July 17 delivered on schedule the first of four upgraded French Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The upgraded aircraft will increase the fleet’s surveillance, communications and battle management capabilities. The Mid-Life Upgrade – the largest set of modifications to AWACS aircraft for France – will provide the crew with more actionable information and better situational awareness and increase mission effectiveness and efficiencies. “The focus, commitment and hard work among Boeing, Air France Industries and French and U.S. govern... more »

Nations To Codify Special Laws Of War For Israel

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 9 hours ago
' new regulation proposed by Britain will have attached to every IDF ground battalion at least four anti-Israel journalists, with a stipulation that two of those four be provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation. "The BBC remains one of the world's leading sources of news and analysis, but the organization does not have enough constant assignments for all the anti-Israel journalists on its payroll," said British envoy Sir Huffington Post. "This provision will go a long way to solving both problems. It's a win-win situation."' I think it's satire but not certain... More he... more »

HMS Illustrious comes home to Portsmouth for the last time

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
The carrier was cheered by crowds as she entered Portsmouth Harbour after the announcement that she is to be axed from the fleet. As reported in The News, the helicopter carrier is being replaced in service by Plymouth-based HMS Ocean, which has just come out of a £65m refit. It marks the end of a class of ships, as Illustrious’ sister ships Invincible and Ark Royal have both already left service and been scrapped. Read more

Fleet's oldest deployable warship nears retirement

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: USS Denver (LPD 9)]The fleet’s oldest deployable warship is nearing its goodbye. The amphibious transport dock Denver returned from its final patrol in April and is set for an Aug. 14 retirement at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after an astounding 46 years — a lifespan akin to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Denver entered the fleet in 1968. It has served nine presidents and in conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq. In April 1975, the ship’s crew aided in the evacuation of Saigon. Read more

Hollande Threat to Cancel Russia Mistral Warship May Be Empty

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: Vladivostok LHD]French President Francois Hollande said he’s prepared to cancel the sale of the second Mistral warship to Russia. It may be too late for that, a person with knowledge of the contract said. The construction of the helicopter carrier is nearly complete and it has been mostly paid for, said the person, declining to be identified because details of the contract aren’t public. Hollande on July 21 held out the threat of a possible cancellation of the warship’s sale if the European Union decides to expand its sanctions against Moscow in light of evidence that Russia... more »

US Navy Selects Northrop Grumman for Ship Self-Defense System

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: USS George H W Bush]The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $12 million task order for a full range of engineering services to continue modernizing the Ship Self-Defense System Mark 2 (SSDS MK2). The contract has a potential value of $61 million over five years, if all options are exercised. SSDS MK2 is a combat system designed for anti-air defense of U.S. and coalition partner aircraft carriers and amphibious ships. The system coordinates the ship's existing sensors, self-defense weapons and countermeasures to shorten the detect-to-engage cycle. "The syste... more »

Iran to Launch New Home-Made Destroyer Soon

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: IRIS Damavand]The Iranian Navy plans to launch one of its advanced home-made destroyers, named Damavand, in the country's territorial waters in the near future, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Tuesday. "Destroyer Damavand will join the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy in the near future," Sayyari told FNA. Elsewhere, he referred to the Iranian Navy's deployment in the international waters, and said, "Iran's 31st fleet of warships is sailing towards the region of its mission to replace the 30th fleet." Read more

2 more Aegis destroyers set for FY20

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Kongo class DDG]The government will start building two Aegis-equipped destroyers with the latest missile defense systems starting next fiscal year, in light of the progress seen in missile development by North Korea, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The Defense Ministry will include related expenses in its budgetary requests, informed sources said. The government will start building one destroyer in the next fiscal year and the other in fiscal 2016, aiming at reinforcing the defense system by increasing Aegis-equipped vessels from the current six to eight in fiscal 2020, s... more »

Civilians Killed, Children Among The Dead . . . . In Iraq

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 10 hours ago
*Maliki The Magnificent: Those Zionists think they can kill more women and children than me? How dare they entertain such silly notions! Inshallah, I will show them. Fallujah and Mosul will surrender before Gaza.* An excerpt from, *"Iraqi Govt Barrel Bombs Kill 19 Civilians in Fallujah"* by Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com, July 22: The Iraqi government launched another round of airstrikes against an ISIS-held city today, this time pounding the area in and around Fallujah, one of the first cities to fall to ISIS way back in January. As with other recent strikes, the toll was entirely civil... more »

Russian waste transport ship completes test mission

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Rossita]The Rossita was launched at La Spezia, Italy in December 2010 destined for a role transporting submarine waste in north-west Russia. Atomflot took delivery of the vessel in early 2011 and was to put it to work shuttling between Gremikha, Andreeva Guba, Guba Sayda, Severodvinsk and other areas where submarine dismantling work is taking place. In its first mission, completed on 20 July, the ship transported ten 20-tonne containers filled with solid radioactive waste from submarines at the formal naval base of Gremikha to the Sayda Bay storage facility. Read more

Saab buys Swedish submarine shipyard

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Saab logo]Swedish defence and aeronautics group Saab said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp's submarine shipyard in southern Sweden. Saab paid 340 million kronor ($49.6 million) for the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems subsidiary, which the Swedish company said would come from existing funds. "The impact of the transaction on Saab's results for 2014 is not considered to be significant," it said in a statement. Read more

North Korea’s Asymmetric Submarine Doctrine

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 10 hours ago
[image: Kim Jong-un]North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un made headlines last month when he visited the Korean People’s Army Naval Unit 167, part of the Korean People’s Navy (KPN) East Sea Fleet unit based in the South Hamgyong province. Photographs released by the Korean Central News Agency showed Kim on a rusty green-painted submarine No. 748, toying with the periscope in its control room. Kim also reportedly guided an actual drill onboard. Many foreign analysts used Kim’s visit to comment on the decrepit state of the submarine he was visiting. For example, South Korea’s Defense Minist... more »

U.S. Govt: MH17 Stance Based On Obvious Social Media Hoaxes

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 11 hours ago
*Who needs field intelligence officers when you have YouTube?* *New Study: Social Media Posts About War In Syria Are Biased And Unreliable: * An excerpt from, *"Study finds bias in Internet postings about Syria’s civil war"* by Lauren Kirkwood, McClatchy, February 24, 2014: YouTube videos and posts on Facebook and Twitter have made scenes from Syria’s civil war accessible to audiences thousands of miles from the conflict. *But the version of events disseminated by social media is not a completely accurate picture of the war, according to a report from the congressionally funded U... more »

Dutch declare Wednesday official day of mourning for MH17 dead

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 11 hours ago
[image: National day of mourning]Wednesday July 23 has been designated an official day of mourning to remember those who died on flight MH17, prime minister Mark Rutte has announced. Flags will be at half mast on government buildings and church bells will be rung for five minutes prior to the landing of the first plane bringing back the first bodies of the dead. The plane is expected to arrive at Eindhoven air base at 16.00 hours. Read more

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJCU1eMWUOo

Capitalizing on MH17

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 11 hours ago
*July 23, 2014* (Eric Draitser - RT) *Published on Jul 22, 2014 - *Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears on RT (July 21, 2014) to provide his analysis of the politics surrounding the MH17 tragedy. Draitser explains that the US is trying to use MH17 to achieve politically what its proxy government in Kiev could not achieve militarily, namely the retreat of anti-Kiev separatists. He notes that the US has attempted to frame the narrative by blaming Russia for the tragedy, despite providing no hard evidence to refute that provided by Russia. Draitser also highlights the fact tha... more »

Untitled

JRatGREENIE WATCH - 12 hours ago
*Record high global temperature in June a lie* *Drawing on NOAA data, it is asserted below that we did have a record high global temperature in June. But the "record" temperature exceeded the previous high by only one twentieth of one degree, a figure that would be non-trivial only if it were repeated frequently. More importantly, it is well outside the accuracy inherent in the data. Temperature measurement is very spotty worldwide with large areas such as China, Russia and Africa having very few data sources. So a great deal of the "data" used to calculate world temperatur... more »

Murray Polner : MEDIA | A very very loud silence

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 13 hours ago
How is it that for 11 long days of the Gaza War, the New York Times editorial board chose to remain voiceless? By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | July 23, 2014 Respect them or not, it is undeniable … finish reading Murray Polner : *MEDIA* | A very very loud silence

Common Core in Louisiana: Two Days, Two Lawsuits

deutsch29at@ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
In May 2009, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and then-State Superintendent Paul Pastorek signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to commit Louisiana to be “state led” and participate in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative, a show that the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) had actually “initiated.” […]

Economics for Real People: How Economies Grow

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 13 hours ago
[image: 276464_137539366339987_1226509_n] Exams are over, holiday have finished, and students are hard at it again. That means Auckland Uni Economics Group meeetings start up again. Here’s what’s on tomorow night: Hi everyone, We hope that you are all set for another semester of classes. And more importantly, we hope that you are all set for another great semester of Economics Group seminars. Economic ideas, as we have seen, change the world and any student of economics must be familiar with the range of ideas that exist. This is especially important as economists struggle to ex... more »

Eating Native Foods Is One Of The Pleasures Of Foreign Travel-- Being Careful With Your Restaurant Choices Might Keep You Alive

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
You maybe be aware that we also have a travel blog-- and we cover eating in strange places-- whether the bacon craze in Jersey City, the raw food craze in London, how to eat healthy in Bali and Bangkok or even the best eatery in Mali. And we always try to alert readers to problems with food safety-- contaminated bottled water here, filthy food there and... well an article by David Sedaris prompted us-- precisely 3 years ago-- to ask the question How Important Is Food In Determining Where You Travel? Hygiene? Everything is clean and even pristine in Japan, he asserts, but not in Chi... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Continue On

Small FootprintsatReduce Footprints - 14 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. I am moving so there won't be a new CTWW activity thi... more »

Why the push to make students "Career Ready"?

skrashenatSchools Matter - 15 hours ago
--> Why the push to make students "Career Ready"? Because companies are doing much less training. We often hear that public schools are failing because they do not prepare students for jobs. Employers complain, we are told, that recent graduates are unprepared for the real world of work. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal explains what is really going on: "Companies complain that they can't find skilled hires, but they aren't doing much to impact these skills , economics and workforce experts say. U.S. companies have been cutting money for training programs for decades,... more »

This week's updates at Pragmatic Witness

Whitewraithe~atNortherntruthseeker - 15 hours ago
Until Northerntruthseeker returns please check out my blog, Pragmatic Witness, for updates. http://whitewraithe.wordpress.com OH, and I did correct the misinformation about flight MH-17/MH370 with Jim Stone's article which you can read at my blog. Brian, I'm looking forward to your return. The world always goes to hell when you're gone. More on the way - *Whitewraithe~*

Alan Waldman : Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are hysterical in P.G. Wodehouse’s droll ‘Jeeves and Wooster’

Thorne DreyeratThe Rag Blog - 15 hours ago
A sagacious butler helps his rich twit master Bertie and his nincompoop pals out of all kinds of ridiculous jams. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 22, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of … finish reading Alan Waldman : Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are hysterical in P.G. Wodehouse’s droll ‘Jeeves and Wooster’

World's Most Useless Body Debate The War In Gaza

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 15 hours ago
UN Security Council meets to debate over Gaza crisis. Source: AFP. Date Published: July 22.

How Anonymous Cops Online Are Reacting to the Death of Eric Garner

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
A demonstration against the death of Eric Garner.Spencer Platt/2014 Getty Images Joe Coscarelli, New York Mag In internet communities for law enforcement, like PoliceOne.com, "the One resource for Law Enforcement online," and Thee Rant, an NYPD message board, the Garner story has stirred up racial, political, and professional tensions, most of them quite ugly. While all of the comments below are anonymous, and therefore not verifiable, both sites do require registration for membership ("No ID card, No Approval!" says Thee Rant). By no means a comprehensive view of law-enfo... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the edge-on profile of the slender spiral galaxy NGC 5775, which is surrounded by a halo of gas that astronomers suspect is kicked up by star explosions like a galaxy-size fountain. A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed what scientists have called a veritable galactic "fountain of youth," one that would turn the fictional pirate captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean films green with envy. Journeying to the mythic Fountain of Youth is Sparrow's goal in Disney's latest installment in the adventure film ... more »

Chet Raymo, “Take My Arm”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Take My Arm”* by Chet Raymo “I'm sure I have referenced here before the poems of Grace Schulman, she who in inhabits that sweet melancholy place between "the necessity and impossibility of belief." Between, too, the necessity and impossibility of love. Belief and love. They have so much in common, yet are as distinct as self and other. How strange that two people can hitch their lives together, on a whim, say, or wild intuition, knowing little if nothing about the other's hiddenness, about things that even the other does not fully understand and couldn’t articulate even if he di... more »

fear of sex

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago
eugenics

“The Stuff of (Disturbing) Dreams”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“The Stuff of (Disturbing) Dreams”* by Dr. Michael J. Breus “Dreams are one of the most fascinating - and least understood - aspects of sleep. Though science has offered possibilities, we don't yet understand the purpose of dreaming. Dreams can encompass a dramatic range of emotion, and subject matter. Some dreams seem plucked directly from our everyday lives. Most of us have had the experience of waking up shaking our heads at the odd and sometimes amusing circumstances that unfolded while dreaming. Dreams can contend with deep emotions, dealing with loss and reunion, anger, so... more »

"Blue Eyes? What A Small World"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Blue Eyes? What A Small World"* by KU.DK "New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today. “Originally, we all had brown eyes”, said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. “But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a “switch”, which literally “turned off” the ability to pr... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Weatherford, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"If Your Happiness Depends..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem." - Richard Bach, "Illusions"

"Opinions..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"The Time Will Pass..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

“7 Grammar Rules You Really Should Pay Attention To”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“7 Grammar Rules You Really Should Pay Attention To”* By Ben Yagoda “I recently wrote an article for TheWeek.com about bogus grammar "rules" that aren't worth your time. However, there are still plenty of legitimate rules that you should be aware of. Not following them doesn't make you a bad person or even (necessarily) a bad writer. I'm sure that all of them were broken at one point or another by Henry James, Henry Adams, or some other major author named Henry. Moreover, grammar is one of the least pressing problems when it comes to the poor state of writing today. In my new book... more »

“I'd Like a Word With You”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“I'd Like a Word With You”* by Malcolm Kushner “Publication of a new edition of "The Chambers Dictionary", Britain's "bible" for word worshippers, caused a stir among linguistic conservatives and traditionalists. The latest version of the famed reference work now includes numerous new words reflecting current British trends, technology and culture. Words such as "jeggings" (a hybrid of jeans and leggings) and "skank" (a derogatory term for a loose woman). Should Shakespeare be turning over in his grave or "tweeting" in delight? Not surprisingly, the Internet provides one of the la... more »

Workplace Secrecy Agreement at Hanford

Majia's BlogatMajia's Blog - 16 hours ago
Higham, S. & K. Belval. (2014, June 29).Workplace secrecy agreements appear to violate federal whistleblower laws (2014, June 29). The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/workplace-secrecy-agreements-appear-to-violate-federal-whistleblower-laws/2014/06/29/d22c8f02-f7ba-11e3-8aa9-dad2ec039789_story.html?wpisrc=nl_hdtop [Excerpted] In November 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy asked contract employees at the Hanford plutonium processing plant in Washington state to take an unusual oath. The DOE wanted them to sign nondisclosure agreements that prevented th... more »

Banker Deaths Climb to 15, as Goldman Sachs Managing Director Found Dead

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Melissa Melton Another high level banker has been found dead. Nicholas Valtz, a 39-year old managing director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York, was found dead Sunday afternoon in Napeague Harbor where he had reportedly gone earlier that day to kiteboard. Valtz’ body was found still tied to his kite. Kiteboarding, also called kitesurfing, combines elements of windsurfing and paragliding which can garner speeds of up to 40 mph. His brother told Bloomberg that Valtz was still new to the sport. “As a cross-asset sales executive, he helped manage orders for trading clients... more »

Brazil's GM Soy Tied Up Over Trade Dispute With Monsanto

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
*Image source* Heather Callaghan Brazil is the world's number one exporter of soy. It is Monsanto's biggest market after the United States. The USDA expects Brazil to break records next year with 91 million tons of soybean production, but has said the U.S. could replace Brazil as the world's top soybean exporter. Could that have anything to do with a current trade dispute? Monsanto wants commodity trading companies to make sure farmers pay up. Royalty fees, that is. There's just one problem... The trading firms don't want to get involved. Monsanto, infamous for suing fa... more »

Oregon Votes to Legalize Recreational Marijuana This November

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Phillip Smith The New Approach Oregon marijuana legalization initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the secretary of state's office reported today. It won't get a measure number until next month. First word came in an email from New Approach Oregon's Anthony Johnson. When the Chronicle contacted Johnson to confirm the email, he said "I got the call from the secretary of state's office today." The initiative had needed some 87,000 valid voter signatures to qualify; it handed in about 145,000 a couple of weeks ago. That means Oregon will join Alaska in voting on mari... more »

Israeli Professor: Rape Palestinian Sisters and Mothers To Stop Terrorism

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Brandon Turbeville As bombs rain down upon Gaza and Israeli troops march forward with tanks and bulldozers, a recent radio interview conducted on Israeli radio is drawing some criticism from across the world as well as in Israel. Although the interview was conducted nearly three weeks ago, shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found after being kidnapped and murdered, Dr. Mordechai Kedar stated that the only way to force “terrorists” to think twice about their actions is the threat of the rape of their sisters and mothers. A Middle East scholar from Bar-Ilan... more »

Can the ideological perversions of two unapologetic far-right-wing activists on the District Circuit Court of Appeals lead to defunding Obamacare?

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*Plus a promise of thoughts-to-come about James Garner* *Yes, justice is supposed to be blind, in the sense of being impervious to outside influences. Unfortunately, the two right-wing crusaders on the District Circuit Court of Appeals who channeled their hostility toward the ACA aren't blind, they're dumb and dishonest.* *by Ken* You've no doubt already heard that, as the washingtonpost.com headline put it this afternoon, "Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies." Which was at least an improvement over the earlier headline, before the announcemen... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

“If Gaza’s Dead Were America’s Dead”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“If Gaza’s Dead Were America’s Dead”* by Barry Lando “On the face of it, the casualty figures in Gaza may seem not that horrific to Americans—unless you transpose that same level of death and mayhem to the United States, 176 times the population of Gaza. For instance, so far reportedly 571 Palestinians have been killed, including 154 children. Total wounded: 3,550, of which 1125 are children. If the United States were to be hit by a similar onslaught, the number of Americans killed–mostly in the past five days–would be 101,000, of which 27,000 would be children. The number of Ame... more »

SWINGING IN KIEV

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 18 hours ago
Footage shows a brawl between opposition Ukrainian party members in parliament today. The fight was between members of the nationalist Svoboda [Freedom] party and the Party of Regions. The fighting broke out after parliamentary members voted to call up military reserves to 'protect Ukraine's border with Russia' and one parliamentary member told an opposition politician that his party "kills its citizens." The Svoboda party is fascistic and anti-semitic. Earlier today Ukrainian parliament banned the Communist Party. Does this remind you anything? Communist Party was banned in Nazi ... more »

THE END OF DOMINATION OF GLOBAL ECONOMY BY WESTERN CAPITAL

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 18 hours ago
BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

KERRY CAUGHT OFF GUARD

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 18 hours ago

Tony Dungy Hates Fags

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 19 hours ago
Former NFL player, head coach and current television football analyst Tony Dungy has found himself in a bit of hot water over comments that he made regarding St. Louis Rams rookie defensive lineman Michael Sam who is gay. Dungy, a vocal Christian came under fire for his statement that were he still an NFL head coach that he would not have drafted Sam, a former University of Missouri player who was an All American who came out as being openly gay back in February prior to May's draft where he was taken in the seventh and last round by the Rams. Dungy who rocketed to national promin... more »

Repost: "The Jerusalem Post"

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 19 hours ago
Why is Gaza blockaded? By Maurice Ostroff *The demand by Hamas that the blockade be lifted before even negotiating a ceasefire leads straight to the IMPORTANT question about its purpose. Was the blockade imposed because of the rockets or did rocket fire start because of the blockade?* The answer will surprise many, including the BBC, France 24 and other influential mainstream media as well as politicians and journalists with short memories. When Israel evacuated the Gaza strip there was no thought of a blockade. Rather, as will be shown in this article, the intention was to improve... more »

The US backs off it's false flag! "No direct link to Russia in downing of MH17

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
No direct link to Russia in downing of Flight MH17: U.S. officials * The intelligence officials were cautious in their assessment*, noting that while the Russians have been arming separatists in eastern Ukraine,(yet another claim made by the US that has never been proven)* the U.S. had no direct evidence that the missile used to shoot down the passenger jet came from Russia" * *I am going to ignore all the wild speculation these mouthpieces engaged in and cut to the chase!* *In big bold lettering because I want this easily readable to all* *"the officials said they did not know who... more »

Demeanour Evidence

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 19 hours ago
R. v. Hubrich, 2004 CanLII 11370: [22] The appellant argued that the admission of post-arrestdemeanour evidence is *per se*improper. Mr. Coughlan relied in particular upon *R. v. Sodhi* (2003), 66 O.R. (3d) 640 (C.A.) at 662-4; *R. v. Levert *2001 CanLII 8606 (ON CA), (2001), 159 C.C.C. (3d) 71 (Ont. C.A.) at 80-2; *R. v. Baltrusaitis* 2002 CanLII 36440 (ON CA), (2002), 162 C.C.C. (3d) 539 (Ont. C.A.) at 560-2;*R. v. Bennett*, [2003] O.J. No. 3810 (C.A.) at para. 120-123, 143-5, 147;*The Report of The Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin* (1998), vol. 2, pages ... more »

It’s not investors driving up house prices [updated]

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 19 hours ago
[image: image] See that bit of paper above? That’s a building permit from 1975. Cost of the permit: $3. That is not a misprint. The cost of the building permit in 1975 was three dollars. (That’s thirty dollars in today’s devalued money.) The most recent permit I received from council cost my clients nearly *ten thousand* dollars. That, too, is not a misprint. A ten with three zeroes. Sure, it was for more than just a garage, but this might suggest to you one of the reasons house prices are way higher now in terms of what you and I earn than they were in 1975. Think about it.... more »

Israeli/palestine conflict caused by Land grab?

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 20 hours ago
1. *Israeli* *settlement* - *Wikipedia*, the free encyclopedia *en.wikipedia.org*/wiki/*Israeli*_*settlement* *Israeli* *settlements* in the occupied territories ... While according to official *Israeli* policy no *new* *settlements* were built, ... - History · - Geography and ... · - Types of *settlement* · - Resettlement of ... 2. *Population* statistics for *Israeli* *West Bank* *settlements* ... *en.wikipedia.org*/wiki/...statistics_for_*Israeli*_*West_Bank*_ *settlements* *Population* of *Israeli* *West Bank* *settlements*; Name Hebr... more »

Lebanon war pictures, Israel punds Gaza

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 20 hours ago
Seed Newsvine

Israel VS palestine

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 20 hours ago
Seed Newsvine

Everything is a weapon, Cyber war update

Abraham Ben JudeaatAbraham says - 20 hours ago
Seed Newsvine

Where are Kiev's Air Traffic Control Recordings? Who's Withholding Evidence?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
*Paul Joseph Watson* As the West claims the resisting force in Eastern Ukraine are compromising evidence at MH17 crash scene, Kiev refuses to release air traffic control recordings. Ukrainian security services confiscated the tapes immediately after the incident. What do they have to hide if their version of events is true? *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Opt Out: Stop the Education Genocide

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 20 hours ago
by Ira Shor *Opt-Out: The REAL Parent Revolution* We parents can stop the destruction of our public schools. We can stop the looting of school budgets by private charters and testing vendors. We can stop the abuse of our children by the relentless hours of testing. We can stop the closings, the co-locations, the mass firings, the replacement of veteran teachers with short-term Teach for America newbies, the shameful indignity of public schools told they have 24 hours to clear out so a charter can seize their classrooms. To do this, we have to opt-out our kids from the new testing r... more »

U.S. Admits Its MH17 'Evidence' Is Based On YouTube Clips & Social Media Posts

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
*Youtube* *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. **Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Even If The Senate Dems Avoid A Wave, Pelosi Set The Fate Of The House Dems When She Reappointed Steve Israel

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
Yesterday's *NY Post* found some nicely dressed young people who don't get drunk or get arrested for violent crimes and who knew how to use iPhones and dubbed them the next generation of Republicans, "throwbacks-- spurning drugs, crime and disorder, being sexually responsible and making sound choices about education. They might be the least disaffected, least rebellious kids since the Kennedy years. And that might have surprising political implications down the road." [Obviously *The Post* is clueless-- and this is the real future of the Republican Party-- but let's play along for... more »

"Teacher, what will the Angel Gabriel do if a woman says 'No' to sex with her husband?"

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
Talking about comparing and contrasting things, the difference between Sky News and BBC News in their reporting of terror chief Peter Clarke's report into the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham is quite striking. From the BBC's Sean Coughlan we get: Teachers could face misconduct inquiries, she [Nicky Morgan] told the House of Commons, after Mr Clarke's report found a social media group called the "Park View Brotherhood" used by male senior staff at Park View School. Mr Clarke's report said this included "grossly intolerant" messages. He said the social media messages included "expli... more »

The long and short of it

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
From the *Jerusalem Post *today: *UN's Ban arrives, says no country would allow rockets to rain down on its cities* *No country would accept rockets raining down on its civilians, and all countries and parties have an international obligation to protect civilians, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.* *Ban, who arrived in Israel as part of his effort – together with US Secretary of State John Kerry – to broker a cease-fire, said at a press conference with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that the UN position was clear: “We condemn strongly the rocket att... more »

Transaction Costs

SteveatThinking Aboot - 21 hours ago
The key to successful biz is to limit them. Case closed you all now have a Harvard MBA. To bad GWB never went to class. In the case study of Israel vs the Palestinians we have huge transaction costs for both sides. The Arabs pay more in blood, but the Israel side suffers more in commerce given the economies in this hot zone. Israel has an endless supply of cash from ex patriots Jews and even gentiles who look forward to the Apocalypse and hope their cash helps it happen faster. Israel should realize this is a product that may no longer sell. Its ripe, its past the due date and eve... more »

“Jon Stewart Learns What Happens When You Talk About Israel”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*The Daily Show* Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive *“Jon Stewart Learns What Happens When You Talk About Israel”* By Ed Mazza “Many have accused Jon Stewart of being pro-Hamas for expressing sympathy for the residents of Gaza, where more than 500 people have been killed- including at least 100 children- in recent fighting with Israel. So on Monday night's "Daily Show," just about the entire roster of correspondents popped up to scream at him any time he uttered the word "Israel.""Look, obviously there are many strong opinions on ... more »

Satire: “Perry Boosts Presidential Stature by Using Troops for No Reason”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“Perry Boosts Presidential Stature by Using Troops for No Reason”* by Andy Borowitz AUSTIN (The Borowitz Report)— “An aide to Rick Perry is confident that the Texas Governor proved he “has what it takes to be President” with his decision on Monday to send troops somewhere for no reason. By deploying a thousand National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border, Perry has shown that as President he would be “ready and willing” to use troops without a defined objective, mission, or exit strategy, the aide confirmed. “Sending troops someplace with no clear idea of why they are going or what... more »

Quote of the Day: Artist as revolutionary

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 22 hours ago
*Venus*, Michael Newberry, 2008, oil on linen, 48 x 48 inches Artist Michael Newberry painted that glorious nude, above. *Venus*. Inspired by "the feeling/image/theme…: a beautiful woman free to be, from the inside outwards." Yesterday, he posted these cogent thoughts: There is a lot crap going down worldwide: religious warfare, American fascism, unethical scientists promoting political agendas, educators that want government policy to rule young minds, instead of individual teachers and parents - I see so much stupid stuff going down and so few right answers it's painful. And when... more »

Tierno changuito posa para la foto del recuerdo

José Luis Ávila HerreraatFOTOFRONTERA - 22 hours ago

More evidence of the heartless air and ground attacks of Israel on thousands of mostly-non-militant men, women, and children of the Gaza strip. Ask your local TV station why they don't give you better coverage of such things. If they don't respond (which is likely) consider signing up with The Real News Network. It's free.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 22 hours ago
------------------------------ *Original Here* *"We Are Going through Hell" - Report from Gaza* On the 14th day of Operation Protective Edge, Gazan blogger Nalan al-Sarraj and TRNN Correspondent Yousef al-Helou discuss how Palestinians are responding to the massacre in Shujaiyeh, as well as the widespread support for the resistance against the siege - *31 min ago* More at The Real News Bio *Nalan al Sarraj* is a Gaza-based blogger. She can be found on Twitter @NalanSarraj. *Yousef Al-Helou* is a Palestinian journalist and correspondent for The Real News Network based in G... more »

The Realist Report - Del from Outside Radio

John FriendatJohn Friend's Blog - 23 hours ago
On this edition of The Realist Report, we'll be joined by Delcroix of *Outside Radio*. Del and I will be discussing a variety of subjects, particularly focusing on the role that the Jewish controlled mass media plays in maintaining and perpetuating Jewish tyranny and control. You can download the entire program *here*. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Understanding false flags, PSYOPS, and media fakery - John Friend* - *The Art of Subversion - Yuri Bezmenov (vid)* - *Bezmenov on demoralization in America (vid)* - *September Clues (must watch if you still hav... more »

Where are the *&%#$*@ sanctions against Israel for the genocide happening in Gaza? How come Israel can murder whoever they want?

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 23 hours ago
At some point aren't people going to wake up? Don't people see the propaganda happening against Russia and Putin? Yet the silence from the world about what Israel is doing by mass murdering people they had caged up and imprisoned in the first place in Gaza! What is happening is outrageous! Israel has murdered over 600 people in a few days time but I am not hearing the U.S., EU or anyone

Things as they are and things to come

risa bearatA Way to Live - 23 hours ago
There is a hint of fall in the air here for a few days -- with rain, which has been hard to come by -- and some signs which I am used to ascribing to the arrival of late August, such as the bloom of the chickory, and September, such as the croaking of Canada geese flying low in vee formation toward the south. We have been promised high eighties and nineties next week, but it's too late for me; something has triggered my nesting instincts and I've become interested in battening down the hatches! I'm not the only one; at the worker-owned Bi-Mart which I frequent (in lieu of bigger box... more »

Is Prositution Inherently Degrading?

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 23 hours ago
What kind of a question is that? Is sex inherently degrading? No. But it sure can feel that way sometimes. (Louis CK has a routine where, early in his career, he sleeps with a drunken patron and she wakes up and looks at him and then holds her face in her hands in disgust. He says it's always interesting to find out you're part of somebody's hitting rock-bottom in their life.) So, yeah. Sex can be messy and sordid and nothing you'd want your parents or your pastor to see you doing. But other times it can be pretty darned nice. Darned tootin'! So I think it is with prostitution. Mo... more »

Salami Tactics - NATO and the Near Abroad

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
Salami Tactics : NATO History 1989-Present from Spike EP on Vimeo. Who are, or what is, the near abroad? Who coined the phrase in Russian, and who first translated it into this English phrase? What does it mean, and is it important? The answer to the last is: you bet it's important, because the words deal with the new relationship between Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union. Tension on the border of Ukraine and Russia, for example -- with Moscow claiming influence over ethnic Russian brethren within Ukraine -- cannot be reported without the use of this big di... more »

The Mystery Of Christy Clark`s Shrinking Prosperity Fund Exposed

Grant GatThe Straight Goods - 1 day ago
An interesting article appeared in the Vancouver Sun today, the article describes how the BC Liberal Government has been making wee, tiny insulting cash offers to First Nation elders, what you are seeing the BC Liberals do is attempt to make end run around(s) , a sad attempt to avoid the latest Supreme Court ruling on First Nation land claims... These bribes coming from Christy dumb as a sack of hammers Clark come with a caveat, First Nations must agree to look the other way, not go to court, be submissive, bend over and take it up their ass!... BC`s LNG industry is not an indu... more »

Defense Report Sees Environmental Warfare, Corporate Armies and Robot Takeover

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Daniel Taylor In 2006, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense published the DCDC Strategic Trends 2007-2036 report, outlining possible scenarios for technology, society and world politics. Among other issues, the 2006 report accurately envisioned a “revolutionary middle class” that would revolt against economic hardship and burdens of debt. An updated version of the report was published on June 30, 2014. Titled "Global Strategic Trends out to 2045", the report outlines a future in which globalization limits countries “freedom of action”, alternative currencies challenge th... more »

SMART MOVE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Smart move to give the black boxes directly to Malaysian authorities. Would not have been good if US-NATO got their hands on them. Now maybe we'll get a clearer picture about what really happened.

Today At The Races: Georgia

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
It's another vile lesser of two evils election in Georgia today. Neither Jack Kingston nor David Perdue is fit for any public office, let alone for the U.S. Senate. But, then again, neither was Saxby Chambliss, the imbecile who's resigning the seat. The Republican primary itself was May 20 and the top 5 candidates didn't generate much enthusiasm: *•* David Perdue- 185,466 (30.64%) *•* Jack Kingston- 156,157 (25.8%) *•* Karen Handel- 132,944 (21.96%) *•* Phil Gingrey- 60,735 (10.03%) *•* Paul Broun- 58,297 (9.63%) Perdue, who was endorsed by his cousin, Sonny, the ex-Governor, by ... more »

FBI: Framing Muslims as “terrorists” to justify certain political agendas

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Let's call this type of action exactly what it is. It is state sponsored terrorism, perpetrated by the state against all of it's own citizens! Period!* This* 'news'* should come as no surprise to anyone who reads here. Or anyone who is at all in tune with reality? As opposed to being a spoon fed media manipulated dupe? *FBI: Framing Muslims as “terrorists” to justify certain political agendas* *Not limited to but including these agendas:* *1.Depriving all citizens of their innate human rights* *2.Traumatizing citizens with state sponsored acts of tyranny the news of such occurenc... more »

Both the U.S. government and that of Israel have been covering up the fact that Israel has been committing genocide against innocent Palestinian men women and children and lying about it, particularly via the despicable U.S. "mainstream media." Have you ever noticed U.S. TV announcers "accidentally" showing massive carnage within Gaza while purporting that the scene represented damage in Israel due to Hamas rockets? Those rockets have caused only 2 fatalities.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ *Original Here* *"U.S. Complicity Brought Up to Date" in Israel's War against Gaza* Phyllis Bennis says the calls in Israel for genocide against Gaza are not only coming from fringe elements in the political establishment - *July 21, 14* More at The Real News Bio *Phyllis Bennis* is a Fellow and the Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. She is the author of *Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer, **Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis *, ... more »

Iraq’s New Refugee Crisis

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
The fighting in Iraq has led to a new internally displaced crisis. Nearly 900,000 people have fled their homes over the last seven months. The initial cause was the battle in Anbar, which began when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to shut down the protests sites there at the end of December 2013. The insurgent summer offensive, which led to the fall of Mosul and roughly half of Salahaddin and Kirkuk provinces in June 2014, has led to a new wave of refugees. The displacement continues to this day as the fighting spreads and the Islamic State (IS) begins to enforce its rule o... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Corps of Engineers raises questions about St. Tammany fracking permit ~Kim Chatelain*

She's my Cousin. But Doesn't She Look Almost Exactly Like Laura Palmer...?

Spike EPatNews Spike - 1 day ago
Gentlemen, two days ago a young woman was found murdered by the same individual I believe responsible for the death of Laura Palmer. I have reason to believe that the killer is in this room. As a member of the Bureau, I spend most of my time seeking simple answers to difficult questions. In the pursuit of Laura's killer, I have employed Bureau guidelines, deductive technique, Tibetan method, instinct, and luck. But now I find myself in need of something new, which, for lack of a better word, we shall call... Magick.

Supplemental: “Bill Clinton repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, which led to The Great Recession!”

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014* *And now, for the rest of the script:* It’s a bit like New England weather! If you don’t like Maureen Dowd’s view, you can just wait a while. On Sunday, July 13, Bill Clinton was letting his only child be drawn into “the rapacious, gaping maw of Clinton Inc.” “The Clintons keep acting as though all they care about is selfless public service,” the irate columnist thundered. “So why does it keep coming back to gross money grabs?” The Clinton Foundation was “wasteful and disorganized,” Dowd said. As she closed, she said that Bill and Hillary Clinton “need to ... more »

72 % Of Northwest USA Citizens Say Yes To The Labelling Of GMOs

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Source of poster: http://earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/most-northwest-residents-say-they-want-labeling-fo/

White House OKs Underwater Torture Chamber

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 1 day ago
With all eyes glued on the atrocities in Gaza and Ukraine, another homegrown atrocity may soon be underway. The Obama administration has quietly executed one of those sneaky summer weekend news dumps in hopes of nobody noticing or caring. Because what, after all, are pods of insane dolphins, and hordes of dead turtles, and the extinction of an entire whale species compared to hundreds of battered human bodies? From *Think Progress:* *On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the use of seismic airguns to explore the seabed from Cape May to Cape Canaver... more »

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Bittersweet”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Kevin Kern, “Bittersweet” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEGp4nrUIs4

israel slaughters palestinians, pays for online propaganda, and north americans gobble up the bait

laura katwmtc - 1 day ago
I've been trying to write about Israel's latest slaughter of Palestinian people ever since the hideous spectacle began, without results. I post little bits of horror and disgust on Facebook, but can't sustain anything worth posting here. Because... what is there to say? A mighty military power unleashes deadly force against a civilian population. Some people within that population have dared to use violence to resist their own oppression. Therefore the entire population must be terrorized, hundreds murdered, thousands maimed, lives destroyed. Another great military power and a secon... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Prison monitor raps Sheriff Gusman for slow pace of hiring key aides ~Jim Mustian* *La. ranked No. 47 for overall well-being of children ~BR Business Report* *'Fix My Streets' holding meeting to voice concerns ~Carolyn Scofield* *Graffiti in New Orleans ~Della Hasselle* *New Orleans-Based Planet Beach Opens in Cairo, Egypt * *Gulf Captains See Red Snapper Recreational Sector Separation in Positive Light ~GSI*

Islamist agenda

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The news conference in Tel Aviv with Ban Ki Moon and Benjamin Netanyahu was beamed into our homes on BBC News 24 a few minutes ago. PM Netanyahu was explaining that Hamas is an extreme Islamist organisation, just like Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, Al Shabab etc. etc. meanwhile a rolling banner was crawling across the screen below........... “...........a government inquiry into evidence of an aggressive Islamist agenda in Birmingham schools finds clear evidence of extremist views........” When it was over the BBC anchor summarised the content of the news conference: “Ban Ki Moon has stro... more »

Carlos Spanish Kiev Air Traffic Controller Real. All His Tweets day of MH 17 shot down.

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
The Spanish air traffic controller was real it has been confirmed by the industry he existed and was a controller in Kiev. He has since disappeared and his twitter account has too. His tweets were copied before the account was taken down. People are saying because the account was taken down and he has disappeared than it was faked. Now does that really make sense? No. This site is one I

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: The mice who aren’t inclined to roar!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014* *Part 2—Rampell on the ramparts:* Over at the Washington Post, Catherine Rampell is one of the so-called “new kids on the lawn.” We’ll advise readers not to be fooled. First, a bit of background: All across the mainstream press corps, an older generation of Sam-and-Cokies is finally leaving the stage. They came of age during the era which gave rise to the TV political talk show. Arguably, they have been the *worst* generation, a possibility we’ll explore a bit more tomorrow. All over the press corps, these mastodons are being replaced by younger, more at... more »

They Aren’t Hiding It Anymore: Calls for Genocide, Rape of Palestinian Women enter Israeli Mainstream

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Global Research Jonathan Cook: The Blog from Nazareth As we watch the horrifying slaughter unfold in Gaza, bear in mind the Israeli psychosis that fuels and justifies it. Here are comments from three rightwing Israelis – two leading politicians and a professor – who very much reflect a strain of mainstream thinking in Israel, one that the international media largely avoids noting. Each, in their different ways, is advocating a genocide of the Palestinians. Ayelet Shaked, of economics minister Naftali Bennett’s Jewish Home party, calls on her Facebook page for murdering the... more »

Israel’s right to defend itself

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Joseph Massad, The Electronic Intifada Palestinians inspect a mosque in Gaza City destroyed by Israel during its 22 days of attacks on the Gaza Strip that killed more than 1,300 Palestinians, 18 January 2009. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages) Common Western political wisdom has it that when Western countries support Israeli military action against Arab countries or the Palestinian people, they do so because they support Israel’s right to defend itself against its enemies. This has always been established wisdom in Israel itself, even before the colonial settlement was established, ... more »

VETS SEND MESSAGE TO ISRAEL

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
We had a presence at the Israeli consulate yesterday in Washington DC. Col. Ann Wright read the letter (below) out loud (we had a speaker system). I read my own statement (below) and then Tighe from Code Pink who supplied the graves spoke spontaneously condemning Israel and supporting Palestinian's right to live, then Helen Jaccard also spoke very strongly and then I spoke again off the cuff and from my heart as a Jew. Channel 9 had someone there and I was interviewed by phone by some news service. It was all filmed by the great Pali Wieland and of course Ellen Davidson took pictu... more »

Five Digital Changes To Respond To

Martyn DanielsatBrave New World - 1 day ago
Battle lines are being drawn in the digital book arena and these are changing both in terms of goals and measures of success. The changes taking place may appear relatively small and tactical today, but their impact could be significant over time. How long they will take to deliver change is questionable, but that they will, is inevitable. Although there is much noise in the market and many are merely shouting about what they are doing and it’s often hard to determine noise from substance and authority. It is also has to be recognised that different sectors have different issues... more »

Is Rula Jebreal right about US Media Bias against Palestinians?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Juan Cole Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal points to the overwhelming bias in US media against the Palestinians, calling NBC to account for having tried to remove an Arab-American reporter from Gaza after he reported the Israeli navy’s deliberate killing of children on the beach. She also points to the stranglehold the American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobby has on congressional politics toward Israel. She doesn’t mention but should the pressure organizations like CAMERA, well-heeled and powerful fanatics devoted to punishing American journalists who tell the truth... more »

A New Paper on Disaster Losses and Climate Change

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.)atRoger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 day ago
A new paper appeared in *Climatic Change* this week by Visser et al. which looks at disasters and climate change (open access here). Like other studies and the IPCC assessment, Visser et al. find no trends in normalized disaster loses, looking at several metrics of economic and human losses. They conclude: The absence of trends in normalized disaster burden indicators appears to be largely consistent with the absence of trends in extreme weather events. This conclusion is more qualitative for the number of people killed. As a consequence, vulnerability is also largely stable over ... more »

Could Obama Have Fought Harder For What He Says He Believes In?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Obama got kicked around pretty good over the weekend-- from the right and the left. Clark Judge is a right-wing propagandist and former speech writer for Reagan and one of the Bushs. Sunday his latest anti-Obama screed was published by a right-wing U.S. tabloid, *The Mail* in which the editors described him as "a top Washington insider." He may be-- but only in the circles Cheney and Bolton travel. "This weak and timid President," he insists, "talks big... and does nothing." This is followed by a few called-in right-wing talking points on the Ted Cruz/Ann Coulter-school of foreign... more »

More And Worse Conflict

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/ Michael den Tandt writes that Stephen Harper's foreign policy will outlive Harper: It is axiomatic for Harper’s critics, certainly for those who churn out talking points for the Dippers, Grits and Greens, that this prime minister is a ham-fisted and embarrassingly unsubtle foreign-policy actor. The prima facie evidence is his notorious letter to the Wall Street Journal in 2003, penned with Stockwell Day, lamenting Canada’s refusal to participate in George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. ... more »

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Why it’s really bad that Michael Gove is gone* Following David Cameron’s Cabinet reshuffle yesterday, many teachers and education union leaders, together with their collective hangers-on, worked themselves up into a celebratory frenzy over the demotion of Michael Gove, the education secretary they so loved to hate. All of two minutes after the announcement of his departure #GoveGone was trending on Twitter, accompanied by increasingly competitive declarations of loathing for the man or expressions of jubilation at his demise. In contrast, the earlier news that the minister of stat... more »

The Best New York Street Food You Can Make At Home- Halal Guys Copycat

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
Last year, I went to New York City for a week with my husband and my mom. It was an amazing trip — what can I say, I love New York! Even though we saw a ton of cool things, we were a little bummed by most the food we tried. We love to eat out and knew New York was a food paradise, but we must have chosen the wrong places. But there was one place that stood out above the rest and was the best food we had while we were there. No, it wasn't a fancy restaurant, it was from a food cart. At 11, one night, my husband and I were starving after a day of running around the city. We stepped ... more »

What Jews think

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
More verbiage about the interview I mentioned below. I woke up this morning (no, I’m not going to start singin’ de blues) and heard Sarah Montague announcing that we're going to hear later in the programme 'what British Jews think of the situation in Gaza.' Oh, I thought to myself, I’ll stick around. Maybe I’ll hear a different perspective from the usual BBC fare, surgically targeted emoting. You know, the precision engineered tearfulness that strikes without any collateral context whatsoever. At last, I’m thinking, we might get to hear something to counteract the wall-to-wall on... more »

Western media caught trying to frame Putin over flight MH17

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Is Western media trying to frame Putin and destroy his presidency? Mainstream media in western countries have rushed to blame Russia and pro Russia Separatists for the missile shot on MH17 flying over Ukraine on Thursday. However, at this stage there is not enough evidence to support either claims. The video below reveals another perspective that balances out the mainstream media bias: *Founder and leader of 21st Century Australia, Jamie McIntyre shares his views regarding the media coverage of this issue:* Western media is attempting to use the Malaysia Airways disast... more »

Remember the Hacked Emails (real) from Army Attache at Embassy in Kiev to Ukraine Military "Create False Flag to Blame on Russia"

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
A CNBC story jogged my memory about hacked emails from March of this year. The emails were from a Jason Gresh (U.S. attache at Kiev Embassy) to an Igor Protsyk, General in the Ukraine Military. The emails are real. The CNBC story is about Russia and their 'propaganda' machine saying the CIA was behind the downing of MH17. Here are all the details: More articles about MH17 I have

Report: Foiled Domestic Terror Plots are Fed Setups

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
According to a new report by Human Rights Watch, the majority of the high-profile domestic "terrorism" plots that are foiled by the feds and then trumpeted by the corrupt state-corporate are in fact set-ups. It is the ultimate in self-justification for a bloated federal law enforcement system that continues to suck up taxpayer money while growing like a cancer. The war on terror has always been a massive fraud, conveniently providing cover for a massive expansion of the police state, the creation of the monstrosity that is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the lynchpin up... more »

July 21: lean pickings

(Sorry to be late with this one. My daughter, her husband and my granddaughter were at the shore - and today was my last chance to see them. I'll do a blog on the July 22 paper, and generally figure out a way to catch up while I also get a tooth pulled this week. Oh, joy.) The biggest story (perhaps the only story) in section A is that a new shoe store is coming to Moncton. We're on the edge of the greatest crisis in history. Newstoday has three stories on it - and altogether they take up less space than the obituaries. All three stories are heavily biased - a bias which is to be f... more »

Al Stewart, “Roads To Moscow”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Al Stewart, “Roads To Moscow” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ZG6tRGMYk War, hatred, death... we never learn, do we? And it will never, ever end...

Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter crashes

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Mi-35 Hind]Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters says investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances that led to the crash of a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on training mission Monday afternoon. The Mi-35 Helicopter, according to the Defence Headquarters crashed due to a technical fault at a location South of Bama. It is not clear if any life was lost but the Defence Headquarters has ruled out possibility of any attack. Read more

Oregon Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding US

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: OH-58 Kiowa]An Oregon defense contractor has pleaded guilty to selling $10 million worth of phony parts for attack helicopters and military vehicles to the U.S. government, including a locknut that secures the rotor on the Kiowa attack helicopter. According to court records, the company Kustom Products Inc., a longtime seller of truck and RV parts based in Coos Bay; owner Harold Ray Bettencourt II, and four employees pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to defraud the United States. "These crooks took deliberate actions to supply defective e... more »

MH17: Russians claim Ukrainian jet flew close to plane

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Su-25 Frogfoot]A senior Russian officer has claimed that a Ukrainian military jet was flying just a few kilometres from the Malaysian Airlines plane minutes before it was downed, while also refuting allegations that it had provided separatists with BUK missile launchers. In a statement to a press conference today, Lieutenant-General Andrei Kartopolov said the Defence Ministry would like to know "why the military jet was flying along [the same civil aviation lines] at almost the same time and at the same level as a passenger plane." The SU-25 was, Mr Kartopolov says, gaining ... more »

Airbus Seeks Pan-European Drone Pact to Challenge Taranis

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Barracuda UAV]Airbus Group NV (AIR) said it favors a pan-European deal on military drones after an Anglo-French agreement from which it’s excluded received government backing and the U.K.’s Taranis model began testing stealth technology. A bilateral approach to developing a combat drone that could succeed aircraft such as the Eurofighter ignores both the capabilities of other countries and the success of more inclusive aerospace programs, Domingo Urena-Raso, who heads Airbus’s military-aircraft operations, said in an interview. “It won’t be enough,” Urena-Raso said at the F... more »

Bad morning

sueatIs the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The Today programme trailed this interview with Mira Bar Hillel and Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner as “What British Jews think of what is happening in Gaza” or “What Israeli Jews think of what Israel is doing”. This interview hardly needs any further comment. However if there’s anyone reading this who doesn’t know who Mira B-H is, let’s just say she’s not a representative of “British Jews” in any way shape or form. By promoting her untypical opinions the media is clearly exploiting a disturbed individual as provocateur for their own cynical ratings campaign. That’s the Guardian fee... more »

US Marines Testing Unmanned Support Vehicle

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
We generally think of autonomous vehicles as the future of motoring that will help make the roadways safer and our commutes less boring, the U.S. military is looking at other ways of using this technology to keep our troops safe. For that, meet GUSS – the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate being developed by the U.S. Marines. Showcased during the same Marine Corps Warfighting Lab that brought us video of the Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC), GUSS is a proof-of-concept vehicle showing how autonomous technologies could be used in military vehicle applications. Read more

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JRatGREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*This weathercaster has earned farmers’ trust. He also believes climate change doesn’t exist* *This is a rather idiotic reporter from WaPo -- A business reporter. Seems to think every Warmist believes any bad weather is part of AGW trend. Reporter goes to absurd lengths to make skeptic look like lone extremist. Despite all peer reviewed studies and data showing extremes having no trend or declining* Bledsoe has cultivated a strong following among the tough men and women with whom he’s able to identify. “We give this guy a little more credence than we do others because he comes... more »

NASA Pilots Fly U-2 ‘Spy Plane’ Civil Variant for Polar Data Collection

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Lockheed ER-2]Two NASA research pilots separately flew a civil variant of the U-2 military reconnaissance aircraft last week to study diminishing sea-ice levels in the Arctic region, Alaska Dispatch News reported Thursday. Dermot Cole writes that pilots Tim Williams and Daniel Steele took turns flying the ER-2 jet to 60,000 feet and providing assistance from the ground for NASA’s polar climate change research project. The Lockheed Martin-built aircraft will aim to complete up to 48 hours of environmental flight missions through the end of July. Read more

Japan, South Korea, U.S. begin search and rescue exercise

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS George Washington]South Korea, the United States and Japan held two days of search and rescue drills south of the southern island of Jeju on Monday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. The exercise, known as SAREX, has been held once or twice a year. This week’s drills started Monday and wrapped up Tuesday. The preceding exercise took place in South Korea’s southern waters in October. Read more

3 Strong & Beautiful Girls - Ainsley, Rylee & Rheann

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Source of photo: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/young-cancer-patients-viral-photo-remission-article-1.1872349

Fire onboard Naval warship; no casualties

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: INS Savitri]A "minor" fire broke out in one of the living compartments of warship 'INS Savitri' in the Naval dockyard here but there were no casualties. It was the 16th reported mishap involving naval personnel and assets after the sinking of the Russian-origin submarine INS Sindhurakshak in August last year in which all the 18 personnel on board were killed. The "minor" fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, was reported on Saturday and it was brought under control by the duty staff on the ship, a statement from Navy said here today. Read more

Russia—Oko-1 Early Warning Satellite Replacement Expected By Q4 (Launch Preparations)

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Proton-M carrier rocket]The 14F142 will be pushed into a Tundra orbit (an identical orbit as the Oko-1, but with twice the orbital period) via a Soyuz2.1b launch vehicle, with Kommersant reporting that the instruments payload were built by Kometa Corporation. These instruments are purported to be able to identify cruise missile launches as well as firings from submarines. The flight parameters of launched missiles will also be calculated, which will aid Russian ground based radar stations to lock onto in-flight targets—with a like response then likely from the Russian mili... more »

Russian Navy gets analogue of P-8 Poseidon aircraft

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Il-38 May]The Russian Navy is now equipped with a modernised Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft, designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines. The plane is equipped with a conceptually new targeting system and is another example of how platforms long used by the army and navy have been given a new lease of life after modernisation. The Il-38 – the military version of the famous Il-1 airliner – made its maiden flight as far back as 1961. At that time, the aircraft was equipped with the Berkut targeting and navigation system. The main purpose of these aircrafts was to patrol terri... more »

U.S. Navy is evaluating MBDA’s Dual Mode Brimstone for its F/A-18 Super Hornet jets

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: CGI of an F/A-18E Super Hornet]Navy Recognition has learned that the U.S. Navy is beginning environmental and integration analysis of the UK’s combat proven Dual Mode Brimstone missile for F/A-18 Super Hornets. This activity is funded and being managed by the US Navy. Additionally, two recent positive reports from committees of the U.S Congress have expanded the funding in Fiscal Year 2015 by $10M for Dual Mode Brimstone on F/A-18s and asked for the Secretary of Defense’s views on dual mode missile technology. This news is matched by the UK MOD funding BAE Systems 5M Briti... more »

CMS: a \(2.1\TeV\) right-handed \(W_R^\pm\)-boson

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Since the beginning of this month, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations have reported several intriguing excesses such as the apparent enhancement of the \(W^+W^-\) cross section (which may be due to some large logarithms neglected by theorists, as a recent paper indicated), a flavor-violating Higgs decay, leptoquarks, and a higgsino excess, among others. Bizarrely enough, all of us missed another, 2.8-sigma excess exactly one week ago: *CMS:* Search for heavy neutrinos and \(W^\pm_R\) bosons with right-handed couplings in proton-proton collisions at \(\sqrt{s} = 8 \TeV\) (arXiv) The o... more »

Uninformed

skrashenatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
To the editor: Antonio Villaraigosa asks"Why are teachers unions so opposed to change?"(July 21). I would like to know why Mr. Villaraigosa is so opposed to learning the facts about American schools and the Common Core. Villaraigosa claims that American students do poorly compared to students in other countries on international tests and that the Common Core will help us do better. Is he aware that when researchers control for the effect of poverty, American scores on international tests are at the top of the world? Is he aware that our overall scores are unspectacular because ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Bright star Markab anchors this dusty skyscape. At the top right corner of the frame, Markab itself marks a corner of an asterism known as the Great Square, found within the boundaries of the constellation Pegasus, the flying horse. The wide and deep telescopic view rides along for some 5 degrees or about 10 times the angular diameter of the Full Moon, with blue reflection nebulae scattered around the scene. * Click image for larger size.* And even though this line-of-sight looks away from the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, it covers a region known to be filled with nearby molecular... more »

Goldman Sachs managing director, 39, found dead after kiteboarding accident

Obi-Wan KabukiatAMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Goldman Sachs managing director, 39, found dead after kiteboarding accident* By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 21:24 GMT, 21 July 2014 | UPDATED: 00:26 GMT, 22 July 2014 A Goldman Sachs managing director has died following an apparent kiteboarding accident, police said. The body of 39-year-old Nicholas Valtz was found floating off Lazy Point in Napeague Harbor, Long Island, on Sunday. The amateur kiteboarder was still attached to his kite, while his gear was scattered in a grassy area of the harbor. Full article here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700515/Goldman-S... more »

Detroit: Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
There's a horrible drought in California and I'm going to rip out my lawn and replace it with a rock and cactus garden, as several neighbors and friends already have. The city even offers a cash incentive for doing so. There are also serious drought conditions on northern Texas, western Nevada and southeastern Colorado. But not in Detroit-- nor anywhere in Michigan or Ohio (which is closer to Detroit than lots of Michigan itself is). Plenty of water there... except for people to use. Well, not all people. Poor people are the ones who have no water-- tens of thousands of them. A f... more »

President "Ribbon Cutter" has another busy day ahead of him...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
I really hate this "man"... H/T as always to *White House Dossier * *10:35 am ||* Meets with Apollo 11 representatives to recognize the 45th anniversary of the moonlanding *12:10 pm ||* Signs H.R. 803, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; South Court Auditorium *1:00 pm ||* Departs the White House *3:15 pm PDT ||* Arrives Seattle, Washington *5:05 pm PDT ||* Attends a DNC fundraiser; private residence, Seattle *6:00 pm PDT ||* Attends a fundraiser for Senate Democrats; private residence; Bellevue, Washington *7:25 pm PDT ||* Departs Seattle, Washington *9:10 pm PDT ||* Arrives... more »

Gaza Questions Confound State Department Spokesperson

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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Robert Sutter Rocks on China

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*Danger lurks behind every leaf.* Robert Sutter, the longtime US government Taiwan specialist, nails it in a brilliant piece saying, essentially, it's about time the US actually imposed some costs on China for its behavior. He then goes on to lay out some of the actions that the US can take. That the piece is at CSIS, a corporate establishment thinktank which usually advocates unicorns and rainbows for China, is even more impressive. The key point for us is the Taiwan part [emphasis mine]: 2)*Taiwan is an area of acute sensitivity for China; one where the United States has several... more »

Offended yet?

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 1 day ago
Oops. Manurewa MP Louisa Wall and the South Auckland group Warriors of Change are offended. They’re offended by some year-old cartoons. Cartoons by Al Nisbet about the Government's breakfast in schools programme ran in The Press and the Marlborough Express in May last year. One depicted a group of adults, dressed as children, eating breakfast and saying: "Psst ... If we can get away with this, the more cash left for booze, smokes and pokies." The other depicted a family sitting round a table littered with Lotto tickets, alcohol and cigarettes and saying: "Free school food... more »

Brzezinski has harsh words for Israel, Tells Netanyahu he's 'making a very serious mistake'

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*CNN* Fareed Zakaria speaks with former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski about Israel's military operation in Gaza. *Israeli **Prime Minister Netanyahu on CNN told Wolf Blitzer that the invasion of Gaza was a strategy to demilitarize Gaza, explaining the use of force. But it has been quite a robust use of force…Do you think that it is going to succeed, the Israeli strategy?* No, I think he is making a very serious mistake. When Hamas in effect accepted the notion of participation in the Palestinian leadership, it in effect acknowledged the determination of t... more »

ISIS Using Bitcoin to Finance Terrorism?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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Quick announcement from @ the Chalk Face radio show

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
In the meantime, get anything you need from the archive, 24/7.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face Tagged: at the chalk face radio, education reform

Russian Institute for Strategic Studies: NATO Is Attempting to “Revolutionize The Current World Order”

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Daniel Taylor The tense situation between Ukraine and the United States is outlined in a paper released earlier this month by theRussian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS). A week prior to the downing of Malaysian flight 17, the institute warned that the West “refuses to adhere to the principles and norms of international law and the rules and spirit of the existing system of international relations.” Much like the United States Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, RISS provides “…information support to the Administration of the President of the Russian Federati... more »

New World Disorder: Emerging Division Between East And West Threatens To Plunge The Globe Into Chaos

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Michael Snyder In general, over the last several decades the world has experienced an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity. The opening up of relations with China and the "end of the Cold War" resulted in an extended period of cooperation between East and West that was truly unique in the annals of history. But now things are shifting. The civil war in Ukraine and the crash of MH17 have created an enormous amount of tension between the United States and Russia, and many analysts believe that relations between the two superpowers are now even worse than they were during ... more »

"Hell: Exothermic or Endothermic?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* "Hell: Exothermic or Endothermic?"* by Jonathan Turley "This answer to a college chemistry exam was sent to me recently and restores my faith in the new generation of college students. The answer was purportedly in response to the bonus question on a University of Arizona chemistry midterm: “Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?” Here is the student’s answer: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving, which is unlikely. I think... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Burden of Thinking”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day 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... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Moultrie, Georgia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Kahlil Gibran, "A Poet's Voice"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"A Poet's Voice"* by Kahlil Gibran “You are my brother, but why are you quarreling with me? Why do you invade my country and try to subjugate me for the sake of pleasing those who are seeking glory and authority? Why do you leave your wife and children and follow Death to the distant land for the sake of those who buy glory with your blood, and high honor with your mother's tears? Is it an honor for a man to kill his brother man? If you deem it an honor, let it be an act of worship, and erect a temple to Cain who slew his brother Abel. Is self-preservation the first law of Natur... more »

"A Thousand Disguises..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"We meet ourselves time and time again in a thousand disguises on the path of life." ~ Carl Jung

The Poet: Sheenagh Pugh, “What If This Road”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“What If This Road”* “What if this road, that has held no surprises these many years, decided not to go home after all; what if it could turn left or right with no more ado than a kite-tail? What if its tarry skin were like a long, supple bolt of cloth, that is shaken and rolled out, and takes a new shape from the contours beneath? And if it chose to lay itself down in a new way; around a blind corner, across hills you must climb without knowing what's on the other side; who would not hanker to be going, at all risks? Who wants to know a story's end, or where a road will go?” ~ Sheenagh... more »

24 July - Blogs I'm Following

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Hamas Al Qassam offices are next to the emergency room at Shifa Hospital

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 24 seconds ago
'... the Palestinian journalist was summoned by the security services of Hamas on Sunday. "I received a call from a private number. They summoned me to Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza City center, " explains Radjaa. He carried with him his two phones, his press card and a small camera. A few meters from the emergency room where the injured from bombings are constantly flowing, in the outpatient department, he was received in "a small section of the hospital used as administration" by a band of young fighters. They were all well dressed, which surprised Radjaa, "in civilian clothing... more »

Be One In Love

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 11 minutes ago

Why do they keep saying Dan Markel must have known his killer because he opened the door...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 20 minutes ago
*don't most people open their door when someone knocks on it?* From ABC news: A criminal law professor at Florida State University gunned down at his home was shot in the side of the head at relatively close range, ABC News has exclusively learned. Professor Dan Markel, 41, was fatally shot Saturday in the Betton Hills section of Tallassee, Florida, a neighborhood marked by Spanish moss and ranch-style homes. Investigators believe Markel knew his killer and may have literally opened his door to his own death. “He was the intended target in this situation,” Tallahassee Police ... more »

Indiscriminate Air Strikes By Iraq’s Army On Civilian Targets

Joel WingatMUSINGS ON IRAQ - 26 minutes ago
When the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) surrounded Fallujah in January 2014 it quickly turned to indiscriminate shelling of the city. Some of the strikes were targeted against insurgents, but the vast majority appeared to be simply lobbing mortar and artillery shells into Fallujah in the apparent belief that it was all enemy territory and therefore legitimate. Now that most of northern Iraq has fallen to insurgents the ISF has began using air strikes more and more against civilian targets with no apparent concern for casualties. The Iraqi Army’s air arm has hit cities and towns in N... more »

Just.

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 39 minutes ago
To all the educators out there: did you ever catch yourself saying you’re “just” a teacher? As I contemplate my future participation in any and all public conversations on education reform and activism, the one thing that gives me pause is that, without the activism and public commentary, I’m just a Kindergarten teacher. I seriously […]

The Austerity Diaries: How Long Can You Go Without Spending Money?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 51 minutes ago
Daisy Luther Most people spend money every single day. I’m not talking about your day-to-day necessities like house payments and fuel for the vehicle. I’m talking about those little impulse buys that most of us make without thinking twice about them. We spend more money on silly things than we realize. If you spend money on the following, you could go a lot longer than you think without spending. - Drive-thru coffee - Delivery or takeout pizza - Lunches out with friends from work - Buying a drink while you are out - Buying magazines - Going for manicur... more »

CATS IN GAZA

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 52 minutes ago
Israel calls them feral wild uncontrollable unwilling to surrender savages terrorists the wild cats Palestinians want warm milk and safe place to sleep respect and fair treatment love if possible dignity is a must

MORE ARRESTED AT HANCOCK DRONE BASE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 52 minutes ago
*Syed Wali Shah 7 years old, killed by an American Drone strike. Momina Bibi, mother and midwife, killed by an American drone strike. Tairk Aziz, 16, killed by an American drone strike… This Must Stop!* We, members of the Atlantic Life Community, come to Hancock Air Force Base [Syracuse, NY], the national maintenance and control center of the MQ9 Reaper Drone, to protest these lethal drones, the latest weapon being used in endless war. We are a community of peacemakers who resist war, racism and greed. We stand here today in solidarity with the men, women and children being terr... more »

Jeremy Bowen's Gaza notebook: "I saw no evidence of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields"

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has written a 'Gaza notebook' for the *New Statesman*. (Well, did you *really* think it would be for the *Spectator *or the *Jewish Chronicle*?). It is strikingly opinionated, even by his standards. He uses it to dispute Benjamin Netanhayu's claims that Hamas uses civilians as human shields; indeed, even going so far as to paint Hamas in a rather protective-sounding light: I saw Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, giving an interview to the BBC after Israel had killed more than 60 people in the Gaza district of Shejaiya. He said ... more »

Bill Whittle: The Case for Israel...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*Civilization vs Barbarity *

FAA Lifts Ban on U.S. Flights to Israel

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
[image: Mideast Israel Palestinians] Dan Balilty/AP *A departure flight board displays canceled and delayed flights at Ben Gurion International Airport a day after the FAA imposed a ban on flights.* The Associated Press Jul 24th 2014 6:00AM WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban Wednesday on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets. The decision was effective at 11:45 p.m. Eastern time. "Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counter... more »

The Problems of Bioaccumulation and Synergy

Majia's BlogatMajia's Blog - 2 hours ago
I've written extensively about the problem of bio-accumulation that occurs as toxins in the environment are stored within the body. Please see this post for details http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/unbelievable-us-government-promotes.html The combined effects of "low-levels" of stored toxins are never studied in the tests conducted for FDA and EPA approval processes. Yet, chemical synergies can threaten health and reproduction. Add radioactive decay to the mix and you have a recipe for species collapse. We see this process occurring with bees, as this insightful edito... more »

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: Their technical work!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 2 hours ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014* *Part 3—What ever happened to standards:* As the so-called “worst generation” of journalists exits the stage, they are often being replaced by eager young Ivy League kids. These replacements come from the finest schools, though you wouldn’t necessarily discern this fact from their frequently horrible work. In some settings, these bright young kids are simply accepting the broken norms of their establishment news orgs. At the Washington Post, Philip Rucker (Yale 2006) recently became head spear-chucker in his newspaper’s never-ending jihad against the Clint... more »

The Safety of Prostitutes

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 2 hours ago
It was decided a long time ago not to criminalize prostitutes. For thousands of years (it is "the world's oldest profession" after all), prostitutes were treated like thieves, or at least like public nuisances. Gradually, our legal system discovered that many prostitutes were victims of circumstances (or of patriarchy, or of gangsters) and couldn't bring itself to punish them for their own bad luck, But we still didn't want it as a society. We didn't want women on street corners propositioning men in front of families. We didn't want men driving cars slowly down streets where prosti... more »

Late breakfast

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 2 hours ago

Politics as Usual

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 2 hours ago
*The 193 north of Ruisui.* Ah, the KMT, still the world's richest political party. Ma had promised to sell off the Party's assets and put everything in trusts. LOL. For weeks I've been wondering when the lack of professionalism of Ko Wen-je, the pan-Green candidate for Taipei mayor, would show itself. This week it was the Ko campaign's hiring of an alternative service military conscript as the campaign office's technical advisor that gave us a double whammy -- first, hiring in-service military people for political campaigns is probably technically legal, but not a bright thing to d... more »

Did You Miss The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Anniversary Monday?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren's new book, A Fighting Chance, makes it pretty clear that I'm not the only one who thinks Capital One is one big scam and nothing-- at least up on top-- but a nest of crooks and thieves. In the book she talks about how they cheated their own clients and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first action was to order them to pay $150 million to two million consumers for selling them credit card products they could not use or did not want. So anyone think I would ever in a million years do business with these *gonifs*? Sure, the same day I do business with... more »

Pointing out the obvious of initial reports between Algerie Flight losing contact and MH17 losing contact.

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 3 hours ago
It appears a horrible crash may have happened with another commercial airline today. An Air Algerie flight has had no contact with Air Traffic Control and it is feared it crashed and is labeled missing at this time. There is a search for the Algerie plane as they are not sure where it is. I am seeing the headlines every where about the missing plane this morning. There is a big

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 3 hours ago
*Be your own boss, British employment minister tells pupils* Middle-class children should believe that setting up their own business is every bit as good as going to university and working for a big company, the employment minister has said. Esther McVey told The Daily Telegraph that self-employment should be given the same social status and respect as the more conventional university route into employment. The Conservative Party should be championing those who have the “spark” to create their own businesses and become “little engines” of wealth creation in their communities, she ... more »

There's Only One Word For It -- Tyranny

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 3 hours ago
http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/ In the wake of the news that the Harper government has directed the CRA to audit PEN Canada, Linda McQuaig asks,"Why is Harper punishing charities while letting tax cheats off the hook?" This beefing-up of tax audits of charities is particularly striking when compared to Harper’s laid-back approach to auditing the *real* bad guys: corporations and citizens using offshore tax havens to cheat the government out of billions of dollars in revenue. Indeed, the allocation of an extra $13 million to c... more »

If you read nothing else today read this article by Kay Wilson

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 3 hours ago
Here's a brief extract, but do read it all ' Without exception, the Palestinian leadership has sabotaged every single offer that a mediator has brought to the table. But even now—and most bizarrely of all—the world lays the blame inequitably on Israel.' More here http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-terror-from-within/

UPDATE: BBC journalist: "Whenever I see Netanyahu I remember what happened to ex-PM Sharon! There's GOD wooo!"

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 4 hours ago
Further to an earlier post... DB at *Biased BBC* has followed up his spotting of a particularly biased tweet from a BBC journalist with the self-same journalist's apology: I sincerely apologised for making partisan comments on the situation in #Gaza - it was against my employer's guidelines. Lessons learned! — Naziru Mikail (@nazirumikailu) July 23, 2014 (He probably meant "I sincerely apologise" rather than "I sincerely apologised"). On previous occasions, DB's catches have resulted in the Head of BBC News, whether it be Helen Boaden or Mary Hockaday, sending out emails to BBC ... more »

Hot Mic Catches Un Interpreter Saying Anti-Israel Votes Are 'A Bit Much'

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 4 hours ago
'there's other really bad Shit happening' Indeed there is but it doesn't matter, the United Nations can only agree to hate Jews http://www.vodio.com/HlgfL/hot-mic-catches-un-interpreter-saying-anti-israel-votes-are-a-bit-much

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Louisiana coastal parishes demand a surge in dollars for projects ~John Snell, WVUE* *N.O. could become a world leader in flood losses ~Amy Wold, The Advocate* *Author Interview at #RT14 in New Orleans * *Surveys explore U-boat, oil spill impact ~AP via Bradenton Herald* *Mardi Gras on Water ~eMissourian.com* *"There’s plenty of debauchery to be had on Missouri’s popular canoeing streams." *

Executive Order 12333: The Root of All Evil

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 4 hours ago
The cornerstone of the post-September 11, 2001 new order of unaccountable mass surveillance, data-mining and the transformation of the United States of America into a land of war and woe called *The Homeland* truly began on December 4, 1981 with then President Ronald Reagan's Executive Order 12333. Long before the USA PATRIOT Act was rammed through a cowardly Congress in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks with no legitimate debate there was 12333 or "twelve-triple-tree" as insiders refer to it. With the continuing unveiling of different aspects of what is now obviously a "turnkey t... more »

The Palestinians’ Right to Self-Defense

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
By Chris Hedges *A relative inspects a Palestinian family’s apartment, destroyed by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya on July 19. AP/Lefteris Pitarakis* If Israel insists, as the Bosnian Serbs did in Sarajevo, on using the weapons of industrial warfare against a helpless civilian population then that population has an inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The international community will have to either act to immediately halt Israeli attacks and lift the blockade of Gaza or acknowledge the right of the Palestinians to use weapons t... more »

Hillel Neuer speaks out against United Nations anti Israel bias

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 4 hours ago
UN emergency session on Gaza: Hillel Neuer speaks out http://youtu.be/fjW_H1ydFas

Gábor Melis' new formidable challenger

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 5 hours ago
*Tim Salimans makes the Terminator look like Pokémon* As recently as two hours ago, I thought it was conceivable that I would end up in the top three of the Higgs Kaggle challenge. See the leaderboard. The top 5 contestants hadn't changed for a week. Gábor Melis was at the top followed by the Marijuana Hybrid guy, by your humble correspondent, and by 1,100+ other participants. *Terminator, Ironman, Batman, and a few Transformers as seen from the optics of a company in Utrecht.* Times are changing. For more than an hour, Tim Salimans of Utrecht, the Netherlands has been the new #2... more »

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Dual-Mode Guidance Section in Second Flight Test

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)]Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode guidance section during a second internally funded flight test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. During the test, the rail-mounted JAGM flew 6.2 kilometers and initially acquired the target using its precision strike, semi-active laser. The dual-mode guidance section then engaged its millimeter wave radar, and the moving target was destroyed. This flight test is a risk reduction milestone critical to Lockheed Martin’s performance on the U.S. Army’s 27-m... more »

China conducts successful third anti-missile test

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
China on Wednesday said it successfully conducted a land-based anti-missile test, stated to be the third of its kind, as part of its efforts to build a missile shield to intercept incoming warheads. Chinese military forces conducted a "land-based anti-missile technology experiment," the Ministry of National Defence announced. The experiment "achieved the desired objectives," it said, without giving details, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Read more

France Confirms Future Warship Delivery to Russia

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: Vladivostok LHD]President Francois Hollande won broad domestic applause on Tuesday for defying allies Britain and the United States by confirming plans to deliver a helicopter carrier to Russia, with one backer dismissing the objections as hypocritical. Speaking on the eve of an EU meeting to discuss sanctions on Moscow over the downing of a civilian airliner over Ukraine, Hollande said late on Monday that a first Mistral warship would be handed over on schedule in October but a decision on a second would depend on Russia's attitude. It was the clearest signal yet that Paris... more »

Organic Home Grown Food Is Better

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
 Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561

MBDA SPEAR 3 missile would bring true anti-ship capabilities to RAF and FAA F-35s

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 7 hours ago
[image: MBDA Artist impressions]MBDA was showcasing its SPEAR 3 missile at the Farnborough International Air Show 2014. SPEAR is MBDA’s response to a component of the UK’s Selective Precision Effects At Range air launched requirement. The weapon will maximize the potential of the UK’s future combat air capability, matching the weapon to the aircraft: “a 5th generation weapon for a 5th generation fast jet”. Read more

Use Caution When Viewing Mainstream Media

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
   Source: https://www.facebook.com/TFarmacy?group_id=0 You may also wish to read: http://www.globalresearch.ca/lying-is-good-for-business/5392904

Australia To Build $1.5 Billion Air Combat Facilities For F-35

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: F-35C Lightning II]Australia is to take delivery of its first F-35 fighter jet on Thursday from Lockheed Martin. It plans to buy another 72. Australia is building a $1.47 billion New Air Combat Capability Facility and has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defense Darren Chester announced on Australian Defense Forces Website. Mr Chester said the facilities project will provide new and upgraded facility and infrastructure at William town and Tindal and supported the acquisition of 72 new F-35A Joi... more »

Kiev says Ukrainian fighter jets shot down from Russian territory

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Su-25 Frogfoot]Two Ukrainian fighter jets have been shot down in the rebel-held area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, allegedly by missiles fired from Russian soil. “According to preliminary information, the rockets were launched from Russian territory,’’ Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council claimed. The planes came down close to the village of Dmytrivka, some 45 kilometres southeast of the MH17 crash site, towards the Russian border, as they were providing air support for government infantry against separatist rebels, the statement said. Read more

PLA plans unmanned battle tanks, vehicles

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: ZTZ-99 (Type 99) Main Battle Tank]Chinese military has started research on developing unmanned armoured vehicles including battle tanks for deployment in future battles as part of an ambitious plan to modernise its defences. “Unmanned ground vehicles will play a very important role in future ground combat. Realising that, we have begun to explore how to refit our armoured vehicles into unmanned ones,” Major-General Xu Hang, president of the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Armoured Forces Engineering in Beijing, was quoted as saying in the official media here on Wednesday... more »

Williamtown base radar system revealed

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Williamtown base radar]Hours before the Malaysia Airlines plane bound for Kuala Lumpur was shot down over Ukraine, the Newcastle Herald was being shown a radar defence system at Williamtown RAAF base that will play a key role in security for the G20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane in November. In the Williamtown base’s Eastern Region Operations Centre, the Herald watched on as air-battle managers engaged with a wave of RAAF fighters and a radar-carrying Boeing 737 – the E-7A Wedgetail ‘‘airborne early warning and control platform’’ – taking part in simulated war games over the oc... more »

Don't Sit This One Out, Do Something - A Quote by Carl Sagan

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
Source of this poster: https://www.facebook.com/wearecollectivelyconscious

US to give PAF two planes, Lockheed interested to turn PAF C-130s into maritime patrols

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: C-130J Super Hercules]One week old Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff disclosed United Stated will be giving the Philippine Air Force two Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” planes. “I just talked to our US counterparts, they told us they are making available another two C-130s to address our humanitarian assistance disaster relief concerns,” the AFP Chief said. Currently, the Air Force has three operational C-130s that are being used heavily during relief operations. Read more

Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child poverty. (WSJ)

skrashenatSchools Matter - 8 hours ago
Test Scores, Students and Learning Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child poverty. Published in the Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2014. When researchers control for the effect of poverty, American scores on international tests are at the top of the world. Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child poverty. The U.S. has the second highest level of child poverty among all 34 economically advanced countries. In some big city public school districts, the poverty rate is over 80%. Poverty means poor nutrition, inadequate health ... more »

Ukraine must provoke Nato shake-up

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Nato cyberwarfare base]The UN wrings its hands over what's happening in Gaza, Nato wrings its hands over Putin and Ukraine. Officials at the UN are used to talking but not acting. Officials at the world's most powerful military alliance are getting increasingly used to it, it seems. They are now giving up their summer holidays to prepare for the Nato summit in Newport, Wales, on 4 and 5 September. Read more

Timelapse: aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth floated for first time

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
The UK's largest ever warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has been successfully floated out of the dock in which she was assembled. In an operation that started earlier this week, the dry dock in Rosyth near Edinburgh was flooded for the first time to allow the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier to float. It then took three hours on the 17 July to carefully manoeuvre HMS Queen Elizabeth out of the dock with just two metres clearance at either side and then berth her alongside a nearby jetty. Read more

Peru augmenting blue water capabilities with replenishment ship

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: HNLMS Amsterdam]The Peruvian Navy (MGP) acquired the 17,040-ton HNLMS Amsterdam replenishment ship from the Royal Netherlands Navy in June. Amsterdam was originally launched in 1995 and will be replaced in Dutch service by the Joint Logistics Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman . The acquisition is part of the MGP's force modernisation programme that seeks to bolster Peru's naval patrol and power projection capabilities by 2025. Read more

Russia Is Using Crimea To Expand And Modernize Its Black Sea Fleet

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 8 hours ago
[image: Project 677 Lada Class SSK]Russia announced Wednesday that it had begun expanding and modernizing its Black Sea fleet based in Crimea with new ships and submarines, just months after annexing the peninsula from Ukraine. "Today we have started forming a powerful Black Sea fleet with an absolutely different level of air service, coastal missile and artillery troops and marines," said Alexander Vitko, the Black Sea fleet commander, in a message to servicemen. "We are preparing bases and crews to serve on new ships and submarines." Read more

Untitled

JRatGREENIE WATCH - 8 hours ago
*Mega pesky: Deep Oceans have been Cooling For The Past 20 Years* *In polite scientific language, this study demolishes the Warmist explanation for "missing heat". At every point of the warmist explanation, the data show the opposite of what that explanation requires. In addition, and as even I have repeatedly pointed out, the authors note that there is no known mechanism that would cause ocean heat to move in the paradoxical way that Warmists theorize. It's all BS, to put it in layman's terms* Two of the world’s premiere ocean scientists from Harvard and MIT have addressed the... more »

Enlisted women to serve on attack submarines after 2020

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 9 hours ago
[image: USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)]With female officers having served in the boomer force for nearly three years, the Navy is aiming for women to make up a significant portion of the ballistic-missile submarine force by 2020, one of the new waypoints in the silent service’s historic integration. By 2020, the Navy plans to have women make up 20 percent of the enlisted crew on seven of the 18 Ohio-class submarines, according to the Navy’s latest integration plan. The plan also calls for enlisted women to begin serving on attack submarines after 2020, when the Block IV Virginia-class subm... more »

Andy Strominger's 74 questions

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
While at Strings 2014, Clifford Johnson particularly liked one of the "visions talk", the talk by Andy Strominger. Quantum Gravity and String Theory Andy gave a realistic i.e. enthusiastic summary of the last three decades in the research of stringy quantum gravity. Most of the advances couldn't have been guessed 30 years ago, Andy observes, and "it is a mistake in science to imagine that you ever know the limits of what we can see", Andy quotes John Kovacs, the BICEP2 boss, who said it at the March 2014 Harvard colloquium. The amount of progress in the last 30 years really looks i... more »

Anti-farmer bias at the BBC?

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
In other BBC bias-related news, according to the Western Daily Press: *BBC is accused of bias over livestock farming coverage* The paper quotes former farmers' leader Richard Haddock accusing the BBC of showing "anti-farmer bias" with a report suggesting beef production is 10 times more damaging to the environment than any other form of livestock production. Mr Haddock's beef? That "the [BBC] report is based on studies carried out in America, where production methods are vastly different from British – but fails to make this sufficiently clear." But he says few farmers will be sur... more »

A New Breed Of Conservatives Who Aren't Anti-Gay

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Gay conservative Republicans like Aaron Schock (R-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Miss McConnell (R-KY), and Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC) have traditionally locked themselves in closets and voted against LGBT equality in the hope they would fool someone. Gay conservative Democrats have usually been less hypocritical. Maine Blue Dog Mike Michaud stayed in the closet until he came out when Paul LePage started the GOP rumor machine whirling in time for the gubernatorial election. His LGBT record has been so-so, better than most conservatives but not great. Most gay cons... more »

Quote without comment

Engineer-PoetatThe Ergosphere - 11 hours ago
NNadir, commenting at TheEnergyCollective: And your theory is that building vast carbon dioxide waste dumps to contain 31 billion metric tons of a gaseous compound would be easier? If one builds a waste dump, it involves charging waste fees.   If one builds a power plant, one has an asset.    Which one makes economic sense?   A dump or an asset? The world's largest carbon dioxide waste

Please sir, may I have some more?

Capt. FoggatThe Impolitic - 11 hours ago
By Capt. Fogg *Pecunia non olet *said Vaspasian, or so they say. Money doesn't stink, or so you'd think when looking at the way Florida governor Rick Scott laps it up like a cat with spilt milk. Showing up Monday at a Boca Raton, Florida home of GEO Group CEO George Zoley for his $10,000 a plate fundraiser ( another $3K if you want to come to the reception) would suggest that Scott can't smell dirty money, as Zoley's company is in the business of running private prisons -- some say the worst in the country -- that squeeze the life and health out of prisoners as well as exposing th... more »

Backyard Sanity break: Answering a question

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 11 hours ago
Went to the backyard to take a sanity break today. Ordinarily I don't shoot leafhoppers, but this shot was so lovely I broke my rule. Last month I shot these aliens in my backyard. Posting on Facebook, someone opined that they might be ladybug larva. Sure enough, I caught one in mid-transformation today. Hard to tell, but I think it is turning into... ...something like this. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

In Defense of Matt Stroud

Jenna OrkinatFrom the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 11 hours ago
(Written after reading a comment at Collapsenet.com but before reading Wes Miller's brilliant response to the original Verge article.) *By* *Jenna** Orkin* Let’s start with the observation that apart from two smearing “Conspiracy Theorist” headlines in some of the less reliable media, The Verge is the only mainstream outlet thus far to have acknowledged Mike’s death. The reasons for this are best summarized by the following passage from Nathaniel Blumberg's The Afternoon of March 30: *...the American news media have been deeply penetrated by our intelligence community. Conf... more »

Joining the tunnel diggers in the Gaza Strip [2009] + Tunnel.Vision Gaza - SBS.Dateline [2010]

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 12 hours ago
*Source of photo: Antonio Olmos [The Guardian, 2011].* Joining the tunnel diggers in the Gaza Strip | Journal Reporter. Source: DW. Date Published: November 26, 2009. Tunnel.Vision Gaza - SBS.Dateline. Date Published: December 29, 2010.

Poll: 57% of Americans support Jewish genocidal slaughter in Palestine

John FriendatJohn Friend's Blog - 12 hours ago
According to a recent poll conducted by CNN, 57% of Americans support the barbaric, absolutely ruthless slaughter and destruction of the largely defenseless Christian and Muslim Arab populations in Zionist-occupied Palestine. The *Jewish Telegraph Agency* reports: A majority of Americans back Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, according to a poll. *Fifty-seven percent of Americans see Israel’s actions as justified*, with 12 percent among those respondents saying *Israel is not using enough force*, according to the CNN poll *conducted* from Friday to Sunday — just as Israel was sta... more »

Fraudcast News: You Will Believe What the Media Tells You To

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 12 hours ago
*Truthstream Media* *"The people will believe what the media tells them they believe."* *— George Orwell* "All news is lies and all propaganda is disguised as news."— Willy Munzenberg (Stalin's propaganda chief) "The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media."— William Colby, former CIA director "The media is a Counter-Intelligence organisation. The media backs every war. The role of the media and embedded historians is to surround the truth with a bodyguard of lies. "— Greg Hallett "The media tries to put a sad face on these things... more »

A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT

liberalandlovingit!atliberalandlovingit! - 12 hours ago
by Robbie Burns. tune- "For a' that." Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an' a' that; The coward slave- we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Our toils obscure an' a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a' that: For a' that, an' a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that; The honest man, tho' e'ver sae poor, Is king of men for a' that. Ye see yon birki... more »

Musical Interlude: 2002, "Remember Now"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
2002, "Remember Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bq4qjI8VVzg#!

The Poet: May Sarton, "Now I Become Myself"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Now I Become Myself"* “Now I become myself. It's taken Time, many years and places, I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying a warning, "hurry, you will be dead before -----" (What? Before you reach the morning? or the end of the poem, is clear? Or love safe in the walled city?) Now to stand still, to be here, Feel my own weight and density! Now there is time and Time is young. O, in this single hour I live All of myself and do not move, I, the pursued, who madly ran, Stand still, stand still, and stop the Sun!”... more »

US Intel releases footage of Vladimir Putin climbing down Brooklyn Bridge after flag placement

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
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Journalist Speaks Truth to Employer, Demoted from "Contributor" to "Palestinian"

Nima ShiraziatWide Asleep in America - 13 hours ago
A day after journalist, writer, and frequent MSNBC contributor Rula Jebreal harshly criticized that very cable news network during a broadcast of "Ronan Farrow Daily" for its biased and deferential pro-Israel coverage of the current military assault on Gaza, she appeared on "All In with Chris Hayes" to further discuss the matter. The evidence of anti-Palestinian bias in the mainstream media -

Police Brutality and the Failure of Liberal Democrats

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
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May your life be simple and your reservoir full

Jody PatersonatA Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 13 hours ago
This is how life almost off the grid can affect you in a mere 13 days: It’s thundering rain this afternoon at our borrowed beach house in the Discovery Islands, and my first thought when it started to fall was, “This will be good for the reservoir.” Paul and I are currently in the waning days of an amazing housesit on North Rendezvous Island, at a property that is normally a little summer resort for getting away from it all but at the moment is totally ours. I can hardly believe our good fortune to have all of Solstua West to ourselves. I would be indebted for life to own... more »

The Most Moral Army in the World

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
Dr. Mads Gilbert MD PhD Courtesy: The Deen Show *Letter from Norwegian hero doctor, Dr. Mads Gilbert MD PhD, who is in Gaza right now* Dearest friends - The last night was extreme. The "ground invasion" of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying - all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent. The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza's hospitals are working 12-24hrs shifts, grey from fatigue and inhuman workloads (without payment all in Shifa for the last 4 months), they care, triage, try to ... more »

UN's Answer To Question of Israeli War Crimes In Gaza: Maybe. Maybe Not. Maybe Fuck Yourself

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 14 hours ago
*Aliens to the human race: Show me your leaders. No, seriously, show me your leaders. It can't be these two.* *The UN's message to Palestinians: go to hell. Israel can do what it wants. * *The Angry Arab: * UN on Israeli and Syrian war crimes *UN on Israeli war crimes: *possibly, probably, it could be, not sure, we are looking into it, who knows. *UN on Syrian regime war crimes:* certainly, categorically, unequivocally, no question about it, it took us one day to decide. Israel action in Gaza 'could be war crimes' says UN's Navi Pillay - BBC News. Date Published:

Arkansas Libertarian Candidate Steals the Show

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
Frank Gilbert, Libertarian candidate for Governor of Arkansas 'cracked up the audience at the recent debate hosted by the Arkansas Press Association in Hot Springs, Arkansas. *Who wouldn't vote for Frank Gilbert for Governor? He's intelligent, responsible, down to earth and funny!* As reported by Independent Arkansas' Steve Brawner: It’s still a tossup as to who will be the next governor, but we know who it won’t be: neither Frank Gilbert nor Josh Drake, the Libertarian and Green Party nominees. Gilbert, the Libertarian, and Drake also know neither of them will be the ne... more »

Horrible Whodunit: Vandals Destroy Tens of Thousands of Bees

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
Source Heather Callaghan Bees are becoming as precious as lost water in the drought-stricken Western states. When millions of them die, it might be referred to as a bee ' holocaust.' Urban beekeeping has been shown to be safer for bees as it keeps them from agricultural plumes. It's no wonder then that the people who keep hives in their off time are praised as heroes. Even the government is willing to pay people in some states to raise them. So imagine the horror of beekeeper Stephen Mantell when he went into his back yard this weekend to find his hives strewn about and wrec... more »

James Garner (1928-2014)

KenInNYatDownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
*Sonny (James Garner) and Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.)*: *In the history of fiction -- in stories and books and plays and on screens large or small -- has anyone ever done a father-son relationship more powerful and cherishable, not to mention funny, than that of Joseph A. and James Scott Rockford (at least I'm remembering that Rocky's middle initial was "A"; I haven't been able to verify it)?* *"At a time when the networks were awash with hard-eyed, traditional Western heroes, Bret Maverick provided a breath of fresh air. With his sardonic tone and his eagerness to talk his way out of a... more »

US DOUBLE STANDARDS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Wikipedia writes: *Iran Air Flight 655* was an Iran Air civilian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai that was shot down by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS *Vincennes* on 3 July 1988. The incident took place in Iranian airspace, over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, and on the flight's usual flight path. The aircraft, an Airbus A300 B2-203, was destroyed by SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles fired from the *Vincennes*. All 290 on board, including 66 children and 16 crew, died. This event ranks seventh among the deadliest disasters in aviation history, ... more »

Secret Government Watchlist Criteria Revealed

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 14 hours ago
Today the new First Look Media/Glenn Greenwald venture The Intercept published a story revealing a secret US government document outlining the rules - if you can call them such - governing the selection of individuals for the inclusion on terrorist watchlists. The story by Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux is entitled "Blacklisted: The Secret Government Rulebook for Labeling You a Terrorist" draws off of a "key government document obtained by The Intercept" that does not cite former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden as the source. It has already been sp... more »

MH17 Radar Track Identical to the KAL-007 War Provocation of 1983 and Northwoods Plan 8

Spike EPatNews Spike - 15 hours ago
"In direct contrast to every other country's response to the disaster, Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed it saw MH17 detour from its route at the same time a Ukrainian warplane flew overhead and a US satellite flew over Ukraine. Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev told a news briefing in Moscow that Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jets had flown within 3km and 5km (2 to 3 miles) of the Malaysian Airlines jet prior to it crashing." *You're not even going to look at the charts, radar tapes and raw data, are you?* *No, I thought not...* 8. It is possible to create an incident whic... more »

JOURNEY INTO GAZA

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Post by Ahmed 'Hamoodi' Saeed.

"No Surrender"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders." - Ben Stein

What is reasonable doubt?

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 15 hours ago
A reasonable doubt is not a doubt based on sympathy or prejudice; it is based on reason and common sense. It is logically connected to the evidence or absence of evidence. It does not require proof to an absolute certainty nor is it proof beyond any doubt. It is not proof beyond an imaginary or frivolous doubt. A determination that an accused "probably" had the requisite intent falls far short of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. (*R. v. Lifchus, [1997] S.C.J. No. 77, paragraph 36)*The reasonable doubt standard "falls much closer to absolute certainty than to proof on a balance of pr... more »

Why We Don't Want Politicians Who Have To Be Cajoled (I'm Looking At You!) FBI Creating Terrorists? Robots Taking Over?

If you thought progressives were out of ideas or luck, you couldn't be more mistaken. Keith Ellison shows us a group of collaborators on a path with integrity and real results. I see the Progressive Caucus as the legislative wing of the progressive movement. I see the Progressive Caucus as willing to take the aspiration and the inspiration and boil it down to a policy and a law. At the end

"What Are the Georgia Guidestones?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"What Are the Georgia Guidestones?" by Wiki "The Georgia Guidestones are a huge granite artifact in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. It is sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge", a title which has been applied at times to a number of other structures. A message comprising ten guides is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages, and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient scripts: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian hieroglyphs. The artifact is almost twenty feet (6m) tall, and made from six granite slabs weighing ... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
“How many arches can you count in the below image? If you count both spans of the Double Arch in the Arches National Park in Utah, USA, then two. But since the above image was taken during a clear dark night, it caught a photogenic third arch far in the distance - that of the overreaching Milky Way Galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* Because we are situated in the midst of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy, the band of the central disk appears all around us. The sandstone arches of the Double Arch were formed from the erosion of falling water. The larger arch rises over 30 meters a... more »

“Ending Relationships”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“Ending Relationships”* by Earthrenewal "The ending of relationships, whether friendships, marriages or work is always painful. Often there is a great sense of loss. At times it is necessary when one or both partners are emotionally and/or physically abusive, and unable or unwilling to change what has become a toxic, unhealthy and/or addictive relationship. However, reconciliation is often possible if both people love, care, trust and respect each other and are fundamentally compatible. The ability and willingness to honestly, assertively, empathetically and non-judgmentally comm... more »

"A Dent In The Universe..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise why even be here?" - Steve Jobs

The Poet: Langston Hughes, "Dreams"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Dreams"* "Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow." - Langston Hughes

Chet Raymo, “Letting Go”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“Letting Go”* by Chet Raymo “We all know that Charles Darwin's five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle in 1831-1836 planted the seeds that eventually led to his theory of evolution by natural selection. Less well know is his explanation of the atoll islands of the warm Pacific by a combination of volcanic action, erosion, subsidence and coral growth, also inspired by the voyage. On observing the isle of Mauritius on the homeward leg of the circumnavigation, he wrote of the corals: "We feel surprise when travellers tell us of the vast dimensions of the Pyramids and other great ruins, bu... more »

Michigan Dept of Agri Forces Farmer to Dump 248 Gallons of Organic Milk and Break 1200 Free Range Eggs

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Daisy Luther While Americans in the nearby city of Detroit face life in third world conditions, unable to even afford running water, the state of Michigan decided to direct its resources towards cracking down on a small food co-op in Standish for having the utter audacity to provide milk, butter, cream and eggs to people who bought shares in the organic dairy. The Michigan Department of Agriculture must be so proud of their deeds, after they forced Joe and Brenda Golimbieski, the owners of Hill High Dairy and Jenny Samuelson, the owner of My Family Co-op, to dump out 248 ga... more »

Monsanto/FDA: 2 crime families, trillion-dollar hustle

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Dees Illustration Jon Rappoport *“The propagandists who actually decide the content of mainstream news have done a bang-up job on Monsanto. They’ve made it seem that the science for and against GMO crops is a swamp of uncertainty no one can decipher. Therefore, leave it alone. Don’t step into it. This omits one stunning circumstance: exactly how GMO crops were permitted into the US food supply in the first place.”*(The Underground, Jon Rappoport) Perhaps you remember the Just-Label-It campaign. A number of activist groups petitioned the FDA for a federal regulation that wo... more »

Aisha North: A message from Mother

        AMERICAN KABUKIatAMERICAN KABUKI - 16 hours ago
*A message from Mother* By Aisha North And here it is that we begin another cooperation again, for I am the one that will once again raise my voice above the din and greet you all as the female incarnate, the She, the one majestic force that for so long has been kept at bay on you shores. But now, my multicolored robes will once again flow freely around you all as the the state of languishing in hiding is now over. I go by many names, but all of them carry the same meaning. For I am She, the giver of life, the force of nature, the One that will join the other half and become comp... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
Issaquah, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"In The Presence of Difficulty, Compassion"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"In The Presence of Difficulty, Compassion"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "True compassion recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between ourselves and others are an illusion. Compassion is the ability to see the deep connectedness between ourselves and others. Moreover, true compassion recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between ourselves and others are an illusion. When we first begin to practice compassion, this very deep level of understanding may elude us, but we can have faith that if we start where we are, we will eventually feel our way toward it. We mo... more »

Paulo Coelho, “Why Do That?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“Why Do That?”* by Paulo Coelho “Nature is telling us: ‘Change!’ And those who do not fear the Angel of Good Fortune understand that they must go forward, despite their fear. Despite their doubts. Despite recriminations. Despite threats. They confront their values and prejudices. They hear the advice of their loved ones, who say: ‘Why do that? You have everything you need: the love of your parents, your wife and your children, the job it took you so long to get. Don’t run the risk of becoming a stranger in a strange land.’ Nevertheless, they risk taking a first step, sometimes out... more »

"A Strange Animal..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it." ~ Adlai Stevenson

The Ten Plagues That Are Hitting America Right Now

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Michael Snyder Why are so many plagues hitting the United States all of a sudden? Yes, one can always point out bad stuff that is happening somewhere in the country, but right now we are facing a nightmarish combination of crippling drought, devastating wildfires, disastrous viruses, dying crops and superbugs that scientists don’t know how to kill. And as you will see, we even have a plague of flies down in Mississippi. So what in the world is going on? Is this just a case of bad luck, or is something else happening? At the conclusion of this article, please feel free to ... more »

Former Al-Qaeda Operative Claims Qaeda/ISIS Run By The CIA

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
image source Brandon Turbeville More evidence has been entered into the files of public record that terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the al-Nusra Front are completely controlled by the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies. In fact, according to Nabil Na’eem, founding member of the Islamic Democratic Jihad Party and a former commander of al-Qaeda, all current al-Qaeda affiliates are nothing more than offshoots of an overarching CIA terror operation. He also claimed that these groups will eventually be turned against Saudi Arabia, despite the fact t... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

"Blacklisted: The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Blacklisted:* *The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist"* By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux "The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither “concrete facts” nor “irrefutable evidence” to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist, according to a key government document obtained by The Intercept. The “March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance,” a 166-page document issued last year by the National Counterterrorism Center, spells out the government’s secre... more »

Iraqi Christians Expelled from Mosul by ISIL Share their Stories

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 16 hours ago
*Obama's boys cruising through Iraq. * Quotes by Mosul's Christians from the video below: "They have the capabilities of a government that is behind them. There are governments that are supporting them. It is not possible. This is a farce! The life we are leading is truly a farce, especially for Christians.""Why this injustice? What have we done to you? Title: Iraqi Christians Expelled from Mosul by ISIL Share their Stories. Source: Eretz Zen. Date Published: July 23, 2014.

Why Is Wal-Mart Preparing For A Major Earthquake On The New Madrid Fault?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Michael Snyder Buried in a Wall Street Journal article from about a week ago was a startling piece of information. According to a Wal-Mart executive, Wal-Mart “*participated in an exercise to prepare for an earthquake on the New Madrid fault line*” earlier this summer. And officials at the U.S. Geological Survey have just released a report which indicates that they believe that the New Madrid fault zone has the "potential for larger and more powerful quakes than previously thought". So should we be concerned? Do they know something that we don’t? The USGS also says that the... more »

How Regulation Kills Innovation

Peter CresswellatNot PC - 17 hours ago
*A guest post this morning from Greg Beato, and our friends at **Laissez Faire Books**,** who introduce it.* We've talked recently about disruptive technologies, and there's a reason for that. The world you live in is very hesitant to change. It's difficult to make a significant or meaningful change. This isn't something new to modern times. Take a second to think back through history and come up with some other big game changers. Henry Ford's assembly line that made the Model T affordable is a good one. How many cars does your family have in your driveway? Don't forget the Wri... more »

Hamas has a great win on the battlefied

SteveatThinking Aboot - 17 hours ago
Maybe that was to strong a description, its like the leaf going into the third period with a lead. Shutting down the Ben Gurion airport is a notice maker. In reality it just confirms how hopeless a strategy this is. Palestine is dead. Israel offered you many times a state and you said, DEATH TO JEWS. So now its death to Palestine and its a just judgement. You think I am being glib. Well Israel made a offer to Yasser Arafat that was a huge, I mean a soul destroying bargain for many. This fucking prick who commanded the worst bunch of nihilist in the world and died a billionaire... more »

Do You Back Candidates Because They're The Same Color Or Religion As You Are?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
If you read *DWT* much, you know how much we distrust identity politics around here. Voting for someone because they are the same religion or ethnicity of gender, etc seems kind of primitive and politically immature. I always thought it should be about character and policy. I was very happy last week when People for the American Way endorsed Stanley Chang for the Honolulu-based congressional seat that Hanabusa gave up and I had been very happy a couple months before that to see the Congressional Progressive Caucus endorse him. Stanley is, hands down, the most progressive of the 7 ... more »

The Moral Maze

CraigatIs the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Tonight's *The Moral Maze *was quite something. To do justice to the thoughts it provoked would demand a post that took longer to read than it actually took to listen to the programme (and no one wants that), so I will simply sketch my initial impressions of it. The panel contained two strongly pro-Israeli speakers, namely Melanie Phillips and Jill Kirby (making her debut), and one strongly pro-Palestinian speaker, Giles Fraser. The final speaker, Matthew Taylor, was happier to sit on the fence but dangled his feet on the Palestinian side. The 'witnesses' were Colonel Richard Ke... more »

Blackmail?

SteveatThinking Aboot - 18 hours ago
No way our trusted patriots would never abuse the system. Millions of people pure as the driven snow I say!

Unintentional tax humor at Forbes

Kenneth ThomasatMiddle Class Political Economist - 18 hours ago
David Cay Johnston emailed me that there were errors in *Forbes* contributor Tim Worstall's recent criticisms of the linked article. Indeed there are, but the biggest one (or at least the funniest one) isn't the one Johnston pointed me to. Worstall writes that AbbVie's pending inversion will not, by itself, reduce the taxes the company owes on its U.S. operations, though it could be a preparatory move to drain profits from the United States. I'll come back to that point, but Worstall then gives the example of how AbbVie might sell its patents to a foreign subsidiary and pay royaltie... more »

The Slow-Motion Holocaust: Israel's Gameplan For Subduing Palestine

Saman MohammadiatThe Excavator - 18 hours ago
*Yesterday's Victims Are Today's Monsters:* *Pictured: The biggest mass murderers and war criminals of the 21st century.* An excerpt from, *"USrael Plans Genocide In Syria, Palestine, And The Middle East"* July 26, 2012: "But, apart from the battle for world public opinion, what is Israel's overall game plan for Syria, Iran, and the Palestinians? Israeli author Moshe Machover says that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to wage an aggressive war against Iran because the resulting chaotic atmosphere in the region would allow Israel to ethnically cleanse Palestinians... more »

I, Pet Goat II

OberonatGlobaLove Think Tank - 19 hours ago

Air Force Character Assassination and On Bullshit

KRandleatA Different Perspective - 19 hours ago
It seems that there are those out there who didn’t understand that when I mentioned “On Bullshit,” I was referring to a philosophical argument by a Princeton professor. They apparently didn’t read the article so that they didn’t understand that bullshit and lying were different and that with bullshit you could be telling the truth, part of the truth or none of the truth but the point seemed to be that the one slinging the BS just didn’t care. Such is the case with some Air Force explanations and investigations into UFOs and those who see them. We’ve already talked about William Rho... more »

Detoxifying the Liberal Democrats

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 19 hours ago
Speaking of the LibDems, what are we to make of the party's about-turn on the bedroom tax? Whole-hearted penance or are more cynical motives at work? I'm sure readers won't be shocked if the truth lies closer to the latter pole than the former, but it begs the question. With up to two-thirds of the Parliamentary party looking to have an abrupt career change after May next year, what kind of strategy should the LibDems pursue to avoid outright catastrophe? If there is one thing they can take from the coming disaster, next year's results are likely to be "trough LibDem". It cannot ge... more »

Breaking News- Kiev claims Sukhoi's downed by Russia!

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 19 hours ago
UPDATED! SCROLL DOWN! Hot on the heels of the US admission of zero evidence The US backs off it's false flag! "No direct link to Russia in downing of MH17 Kiev this morning (EST) claimed two Sukhois were shot down Two Ukraine Sukhois downed? Ukrainian Mop up or Seperatist take down? Early stories concerning the Sukhois are linked in that post Including this strange admission? "Ukraine’s defense ministry reported Wednesday that two Ukrainian fighter jets had been shot down in eastern Ukraine.* The White House has not confirmed the attacks.*" And my comment? *Does Ukraine need Whi... more »

THE FLUORIDE DECEPTION: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER BRYSON

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
An interview with award-winning journalist, Christopher Bryson, about his groundbreaking book The Fluoride Deception. Please visit Fluoride Action Network today! Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Historic Battle of Athens Sheriff’s Department Gets Military Makeover

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
As reported by Barry Donegan / BENSWANN.COM: Fast forwarding to the present day, Nashville’s *News Channel 5* is reporting that police militarization has erupted into a full-blown scandal in Tennessee. Under the Department of Defense’s surplus weapons program, Tennessee police departments have received an unusually huge order of military weapons including grenade launchers, M-16s, and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. As an example, the rural McMinn County Sheriff’s Department, once coincidentally the focus of the historic Battle of Athens, was mistakenly given over ... more »

Jon Stewart Learns What Happens When You Criticize Israel

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
*Youtube* *You can visit our Gaza article archive here. **Poll: Does the United States' support of Israel make Americans less safe?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Quietly, some foreign journalists acknowledge Hamas is using human shields

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 21 hours ago
Here's one: ' Hamas criticizes that "Israel massacres civilians". On the other hand, it tries to use evacuating civilians and journalists by stopping them and turning them into "human shields", counteracting thoroughly with its guerrilla tactics…' You can read more examples here http://israelmatzav.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/quietly-foreign-journalists-acknowledge.html But obviously not on the institutionally anti Israel BBC where their 'journalists' show their lack of impartiality on this matter almost every day. Such as Jeremy Al Bowen and Lyse Doucet will never report the truth ab... more »

ATTACKING THE MEDICS

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 22 hours ago
The IDF operation enters its third week & the number of Palestinians killed has risen to 633. Gaza paramedics are working in extremely difficult conditions, as Israeli airstrikes and shelling become more intense. Harry Fear reports from Gaza.

A Chessboard Drenched In Blood

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 22 hours ago
Pepe Escobar Asia Times "The intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." Everyone remembers the Downing Street Memo, which unveiled the Bush/Blair "policy" in the run-up to the 2003 bombing/invasion/occupation of Iraq. The "policy" was to get rid of Saddam Hussein via a lightning war. The justification was "terrorism" and (non-existent) weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which had "disappeared", mounted in trucks, deep into Syria. Forget about intelligence and facts. The tragedy of MH17 - turned, incidentally, into a WMD - might be seen as a warped rerun of... more »

“Bernaysian Manipulation Of The Human Psyche”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“Bernaysian Manipulation Of The Human Psyche”* by Steven Macmillon “Edward Bernays was the master of influencing and shaping public opinion who developed upon the ideas of earlier social psychologists and the work of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, in order to create techniques to manipulate the subconscious desires of the masses. Throughout his 103-year lifespan, the "father of public relations" was at the pinnacle of his field advising US Presidents Coolidge, Eisenhower, Hoover and Wilson, as well as inventor Thomas Edison, US industrialist Henry Ford and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.... more »

Absolute PROOF MH17 NOT same plane in Famous Facebook Photo "In case it disappears", as the One that crashed!

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 22 hours ago
Cor Pan Facebook Photo of MH17 Well here is absolute Proof that the photo that the media around the world has used as the Malaysian photo taken by Cor Pan who said "This is what the plane looks like if it disappears" is NOT the same plane that was shot down in Ukraine! Did he take a photo of another plane at a gate or was it as he said the plane he was about to get on that is

Here two reporters with the same last name have published their columns on the same day. Most of Steve Watson's sources appear to have been individuals who believe -- or deliberately abet -- U.S. propaganda alleging without proof that the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was the work of pro-Russian separatists. However, Steve's video is a must-see: The whereabouts of all aircraft over Ukraine on that fateful day is recited by Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev of Russia’s Air Forces with an English translator (at the 12.30 minute mark he begins to illustrate airport radar views). This open-to-the-press session also claimed that satellite views showed that all Buk anti-aircraft batteries at the moment of the shoot-down were in Ukrainian-held territory. In Steve's last paragraph, he cites Paul Joseph Watson's conversation with a well trusted American reporter who was shown strong evidence that Washington is lying about who is responsible for the downing of MH17. Paul Joseph's column is re-posted here just below Steve's byline.

David L GriscomatCherchez la Verite - 22 hours ago
------------------------------ *Claim: MH17 Was Being Flanked By Ukrainian Fighter Jets* *Russia wants explanation for warplane flying within three miles of downed airliner* Image Credits: ronmacphotos, Flickr *by* Steve Watson | Infowars.com | July 21, 2014 Original here Amid the confusion surrounding the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 comes a claim from an Iranian defense expert that could explain why the airliner was targeted by pro-Russian separatists. Many have questioned how operators inside the Buk missile TELAR (transporter erector laun... more »

Supplemental: NBC News loves the children of fame!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 22 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014* *Chelsea’s circle of friends:* Early this morning, we noticed two quick items in the news: Maureen Dowd is lounging somewhere *en vacance.* Bill Clinton is in Australia, speaking at an AIDS conference. One of the two is said to be “wantonly acquisitive,” quite possibly out of touch. Can you guess which one it is? Whatever! As the press corps has blown up its latest jihad about the Clintons, we’ve remembered what happened in 2000, after two years of this sort of thing. The liberal world has been very lazy about such matters in the past. If we might quot... more »

What's Worse-- Rich Old White Aristocrats Or Rich Young White Aristocrats?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
Yesterday I linked to a post at *Salon* by Tim Donovan, to help get a clearer picture of the next generation of Republicans, Clueless rich kids on the rise: How millennial aristocrats will destroy our future. And he quickly skips over the obvious Ivanka Trumps and Paris Hiltons, gets into some serious economic theory and winds up at electoral politics of the rich and clueless-- and they're certainly not all Republicans either... or at least many are from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party: "a fresh new wave of (many wealthy) millennial Congressional candidates. Enthusiast... more »

Informer Privilege

James C MortonatMorton's Musings - 23 hours ago
*R. v. Lucas,* 2014 ONCA 561: [53] Informer privilege protects from revelation in court or in public any information that might tend to identify one who gives information related to criminal matters to the police in confidence. Its twin objectives are to protect the informer from possible retribution, and to encourage other potential informers to come forward. The Supreme Court has emphasized that the rationale for the informer privilege rule “requires a privilege which is extremely broad and powerful”: *Named Person*, at paras. 16-18, 30. [54] There is a presumption that an... more »

CrossTalk: Gaza's Grief

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
How much longer will Israel's latest invasion of Gaza last? Does it enhance Israel's security? Can Israel and Palestine live in peace or is it a war without end? CrossTalking with Nora Lester Murad, Flynt Leverett and Martin van Creveld. *You can visit our Gaza article archive here. **Poll: Does the United States' support of Israel make Americans less safe?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

NORMALIZING MILITARIZED CULTURE

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 23 hours ago
*Texas Governor Rick Perry guarding the border with Mexico to prevent children from entering the US* The eternal race for president is on. Those first out the gate for the 2016 national election include Hillary Clinton and Gov. Rick Perry from Texas. Looming in the shadows is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (brother of G. W. Bush). The oligarchy will run two horses in the race - one from the Democrats and one from the Republicans - ensuring they pick a winner no matter who prevails. With our mounting economic and environmental crisis the answer from the ruling class is more militari... more »

Why Do Peacebuilding Interventions Often Fail?

Laura SeayatDuck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Why do international peacebuilding efforts often fail in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and the Central African Republic? Séverine Autesserre’s work in the DRC suggests that a variety of factors explain these disappointments, including peacebuilders’ failures to engage in local peace building. In her new book, Peaceland, Autesserre argues that the everyday habits of Continue reading

132 Children Killed by ‘Operation Protective Edge’ Since July 7th

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
The Pontiac Tribune The name, age, sex and location of 132 of the 155 Palestinian children killed have been collected by the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights. [image: gazaDeaths2] Over 3300 have been injured, including 822 children and 572 women, with some losing limbs and others disabled for life. The casualties listed below are victims of Israeli military attacks on Gaza since Tuesday July 8th. *Israeli casualties follow, at the end of the list*. *Killed Tuesday 7/22* 1. Naji Jamal al-Fajm, 26, Khan Younis. 2. Ebtehal Ibrahim ar-Remahi, Deir al-Balah. 3. Yousef Ibrahim ar-... more »

Book Review: Dangerous Creatures

Debra HawkinsatHousewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
What would you bet if you knew you couldn't lose? Ridley is so sure of her persuasion powers that she posses as a Dark Caster Siren, that she puts it all on the table in a game of cards. A game that she loses, now she owes someone even more powerful than herself anything he wants. We are back in Gaitlin for the newest Beautiful Creatures book, but this time instead of following Lena and Ethan around, we are following Ridley and Link on Link's journey to become a musician in the Big Apple. Ridley has found Link a band, but what she doesn't tell him is that she using him to pay her g... more »

Gene Sperling's Advice to the Wealth-lorn

Karen GarciaatSardonicky - 1 day ago
Or: "How the zombie idea of privatizing Social Security can be reanimated by a concern-trolling Wall Street Democrat." Former Clinton-Obama economic adviser Gene Sperling, who brought you such populist hits as the repeal of Glass-Steagall and the Sequester, has now written an op-ed in the *New York Times*, purporting to give advice to the struggling masses in this Age of Inequality: Share Our Wealth! Invest in 401(k)s!We'll do all the paperwork! Sperling, a former Goldman Sachs consultant who allegedly left the Obama administration this spring, is now affiliated with the Milken Ins... more »

The MSM is Attacking CopBlockers, We Must Be Doing it Right!

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Matt Agorist / The Free Thought Project There has been a tidal wave of people waking up to the encroaching police state over the last 18 months. The CopBlock Facebook page has grown from a mere 100,000 fans in November of 2013 to over 800,000 today; gaining over 40,000 fans, just this week. Word is getting out that police are transitioning from Barney Fife to Darth Vader and the people are demanding peaceful change; it is working. [image: police-state-swat-when-did-this-become-this] Police misconduct has gotten so out of hand that even the federal government has had to step ... more »

ARV or Alien Reproduction Vehicles - Bolide Motion Pictures - illustrator Mark McCandlish reveals all.

Mike PhilbinatMike Philbin's free planet blog - 1 day ago
I've always wanted a potential Free Planet 'Floating Home and Three Taxi Unit' to use something like what's being discussed in this latest first-cut documentary film from Bolide Pictures, namely anti-gravity propulsion systems. *Mark McCandlish is an internationally-recognized illustrator, designer and UFO researcher, focusing primarily on the technology behind advanced propulsion systems. He spent thirty years working within the aerospace and defense industries as a conceptual artist, specializing in aviation art and weapons development for the United States military. * *During ... more »

Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America's Standing Army?

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
The Rutherford Institute If the United States is a police state, then the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is its national police force, with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies. In fact, although the DHS' governmental bureaucracy may at times appear to be inept and bungling, it is ruthlessly efficient when it comes to building what the Founders feared most—a standing army on American soil. Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

Two Ukraine Sukhois downed? Ukrainian Mop up or Seperatist take down?

PennyatPenny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Yesterday, as noted in the previous post, the US admitted they had no evidence supporting all the claims they have been making these past days. The US backs off it's false flag! "No direct link to Russia in downing of MH17The news,* of having no evidence,* came out late in the day. Guaranteeing a reduced media audience reach. That acknowledgement will be swept under the rug in light of what is breaking as this time. So, here we are yet again. Almost a week to the day that the MH-17 fell from the sky and the subsequent officially spun, completely unsubstantiated, conspiracy theory nar... more »

China questions if MH17 Black Boxes data will be falsified by U.K.. Western Media and government laying blame without evidence

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
China questions if MH17 data on black boxes will be falsified by the U.K. and they have quite an article about the blame being put on Putin with U.S. pressure yet no evidence. They said the U.S. has not presented evidence Russia was behind it or even the rebels, yet Russia has presented evidence showing Ukraine was behind it. Where is the evidence from the U.S.? It is all media

“Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime)atRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?”* by John W. Whitehead “If the United States is a police state, then the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is its national police force, with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies. In fact, although the DHS' governmental bureaucracy may at times appear to be inept and bungling, it is ruthlessly efficient when it comes to building what the Founders feared most—a standing army on American soil.” - http://rutherford.org

An interesting interview with Dirac

Luboš MotlatThe Reference Frame - 1 day ago
A few days ago, we talked about Wigner's friend. But who was he? Edwin Steiner told us about a remarkable interview with Paul Dirac that was done by one of Dirac's few friends (and brothers-in-law), Eugene Wigner, and by Thomas "paradigm shift" Kuhn: Interview with P. A. M. Dirac By Thomas S. Kuhn and Eugene Paul Wigner At Wigner’s home, Princeton, New Jersey April 1, l962 *Spoilers* Dirac talks about the absence of any social life during his childhood. He lived with his parents in an isolated house. The parents didn't sleep with each other and didn't even eat with each other. He c... more »

July 23: With the world in flames, the big story is...

..Magnetic Hill zoo's Asian exhibit should open in September. There's also a fast-breaking story that a Harvey's restaurant has closed. It's true, too. There's even a photo of it - and you can tell it's closed. And you know what? Harvey's cooks meat on an open flame, and you can choose your own toppings. Somebody actually when to journalism school to learn how to write this mindless bilge. But it's important news in the Irving press.. The main function of the Irving press is to keep people uninformed about what's happening., to keep them walking around with their noses stuck firm... more »

The Responsibility to Protect: Israel & Gaza

Heather RoffatDuck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The London School of Economics Middle Eastern Studies Center recently advertised that it is going to hold a symposium on whether the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine applies to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. In particular, it is gathering a cohort of experts to debate R2P’s standing in the conflict, as well as Continue reading

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: And the culture they're choosing to join!

bob somerbyatthe daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014* *Interlude—Worst works of the past generation:* Journalism’s “worst generation” is hobbling off the stage. As the various Sam-and-Cokies depart, they are largely being replaced by bright young 20-somethings from Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Sometimes, the big new orgs are willing to slum. They’ll hire a youngster from Brown. For ourselves, we’re constantly struck by the horrible work these “new kids on the lawn” are producing. Given their stardom at the finest schools, we’re often struck by their lack of technical skill. Beyond that, we’re struck by their... more »

'MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE'

Bruce K. GagnonatOrganizing Notes - 1 day ago
Washington has a mountain of evidence but isn't disclosing it. What is Washington hiding? Will the investigation show something the West doesn't want to see? And do we hear a drumbeat of war? CrossTalking with Vladimir Suchan, Eric Kraus and Eric Draitser.

US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Tony Cartalucci After the Russian Federation disclosed to the world satellite imagery, radar information, and abnormalities in Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17's flight path, it asked Ukraine and the Western nations backing the regime in Kiev, questions regarding their alleged evidence. To these questions, the West has responded with increasingly suspicious silence and evasion. At one point, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, told journalists that the summation of US evidence was "YouTube" videos and other forms of social media - all of which are adm... more »

Who killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel?...

AdrienneatAdrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*in light of this intriguing comment on my post about Dan Markel's death:* LionelP • 2 days ago *He got too close to the truth while investigating local corruption in the Florida judiciary.* I would never reveal the email address of the commenter, but I will say it was a very credible source. In addition his ex-wife has stated that she is "scared to death." You connect the dots.

The Real Battle Has Begun

Owen GrayatNorthern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.fordefables.co.uk/ The Prime Minister's Office announced yesterday that Stephen Harper on the witness stand is an unlikely prospect. The Canadian Press reports: Stephen Harper's office says it's "difficult to imagine" the prime minister would have any relevant information to share in the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy. Spokesman Jason MacDonald says in an email that the PMO has responded "fully and freely" to requests for assistance from RCMP investigators. He adds the Mounties have made it clear they don't believe Harper ... more »

UNF*&%ing believable - HYPOCRISY! U.S. sanctions against Russia exempt defense engines for U.S. BUT not for all other countries!

SherrieatSherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
ABSOLUTE HYPOCRISY! This just shows the absolute Hypocrisy of the U.S.! They want to stop the EU from being able to buy any defense items from Russia and stop them from selling defense items to Russia. BUT the U.S. gets defense engines from Russia which is needed for the U.S. military. So those are EXEMPT from sanctions BUT they would not be exempt from EU sanctions! Previous

New Rock and Roll

SteveatThinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Or maybe its Punk, whatever its great! Black Me Out! As a catchphrase kinda up there with I wanna be sedated. H/T Warren Kinsella

Arguments For and Against Prostitution

thwapatthwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
Now, I've said that I wouldn't partake of the services of prostitutes. At the moment I can't see myself doing that. It's entirely possible that I might one day be a 65-year old lecher calling up some escort service for a 20-year old vixen, but I don't see it. That having been said, I don't see prostitution as inherently evil and degrading. Certainly as it manifests itself, I think that in practice it is often evil and degrading. This is due to our love-hate relationship with sex and to the general level of misogyny in our society. From what some sex-workers have to say though, it is... more »

Just to get the flavor of central Taiwan; Courtney Donovan Smith's Roundup of our news

Michael TurtonatThe View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*Kenting, four years ago.* BREAKING: Fuxing Air plane crashed in Penghu. Reports still in, but apparently of the 54 on board, 6 were sent to the hospital. 48 didn't make it. +++++++ Courtney Donovan Smith of ICRT posted to Facebook: My report this morning on ICRT was a laundry list of nepotism, corruption and criminal behaviour by politicians...and I only cover Taichung, Changhua and Nantou. Son of Nantou County Assembly Speaker arrested The son of the Nantou County’s legislative speaker has been arrested along with 8 subordinates. The 39-year-old reportedly had been running a ... more »

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New Orleans LadderatNew Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Tainted Legacy: Money from oil and gas industry flowing into state capitol ~WWLTV * *New Orleans bars going non-smoking? Yes, if LaToya Cantrell has her way ~Alex Woodward, Gambit * *Online efficiency plus hands-on execution puts locally-sourced Good Eggs Groceries on the table ~Ian McNulty, New Orleans Advocate* *Farm groups marshaling support to scrap EPA’s proposed water rule ~Hembree Brandon, Delta Farm Press*

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jonjayrayatEDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Common Core Set to be a Defining Issue for 2016* In this age of political polarization, it’s increasingly rare to find an issue that can bridge party lines and unite people of all ideological stripes. When such an issue does come along, it sets the stage for the kind of meaningful political change that would otherwise, in different times, be impossible. Common Core education standards have emerged from the shadows of obscurity and have become such an issue. Common Core standards originated in the same way that all government regulations come about: out of fear. For decades we hav... more »

David Ward and Hypocritical Bullshit

PhilatAll That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
Is this what anti-Semitism really looks like? The big question is - if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes — David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014 Ich bin ein #palestinian - the West must make up its mind - which side is it on? — David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014 "Ich bin ein Palestinian", a channeling of liberal hero JFK. And the other, though clumsily expressed, can only be construed as anti-semitic by those who would paint all criticism of Israel as such. And here are some of those construals: Question for @DavidWardMP. In firing your rockets into ... more »

Why Rhonda's and Lili's Resignations Are More Important Than Arne's

Jim HornatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
As Weingarten was about to be re-appointed by Saddam proportions (97%) at the recent coronation exercises in Los Angeles, the biggest diversion of the week grew from whether Rhonda would call for Arne's resignation. Ooh! What sad theatre! Sadly, if Duncan were to leave tomorrow to play Golden Oldie basketball full time, another fascist water carrier would be put in his place to implement the ed policies set forth by the the the thin lipped drones from McKinsey & Co. for the Waltons, Bill Gates, and Broad. What could be much more significant are the potential resignations of the t... more »

CNN Interview with RT Anchor Explodes: ‘You’re Supposed to Be a Journalist!’

Mark DanielsatGlobal Political Awakening - 1 day ago
CNN *New Day* host *Chris Cuomo*, who’s been reporting from Ukraine this week, got into an explosive dozen-minute shouting match with RT anchor *Peter Lavelle* Wednesday morning, as the two men largely yelled past each other over Russia’s culpability in the downing of flight MH17 and the evidence since offered by western powers. Cuomo asked Lavelle why Putin had allowed the crime scene to so deteriorate, while Lavelle argued that Putin had no control over a foreign country’s territory. The two fought over the existence of the west’s evidence that Moscow-backed Ukrainian sepa... more »

Andrew Cuomo-- The Richard M. Nixon Of The Democratic Party?

DownWithTyrannyatDownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
2 crooks- Cuomo and Klein, a perfect match If your gut tells you that Andrew Cuomo is a sleazy transactional careerist who has no problem living in a corrupt political environment and making it work for him... give your gut a pat on the back. This morning, the *NY Times*' top political investigative reporter, Bill Rashbaum, along with colleagues Susanne Craig and Tom Kaplan, explained how Cuomo hobbled state ethics investigations. Corrupt is the nature of conservativism. It always was and always will be. Don't ever mix Andrew Cuomo up with his dad. With Albany rocked by a seemingly ... more »

My Gardasil Survivor by Kate from Sydney, Australia

Stranger in a Strange LandatStranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
[image: Gardasil Survivor]Kate's daughter, GS Australia: My Gardasil Survivor by Kate from Sydney Sane Vax, Inc., 22 July 2014 I am the fortunate one. I am the Mother of a brilliant, intelligent, empathetic, and wise beyond her years young woman.We live in Sydney, Australia, with her Dad, little brother, and little sister.I will call her G.S.As in Gardasil Survivor. G.S.Golden girl.My first born.Ridiculously talented.Ridiculously wise.Ridiculously beautiful inside and out.Like all our children, ridiculously loved.She remains so. However now, she is ridiculously ill. G.S. i... more »

New New London supe fakes his PhD.

Shaun Johnsonat@ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
I’m sure you’ve heard that someone called themselves “Dr.” when they didn’t earn it. Some bonehead in Connecticut, from Jonathan Pelto: Claiming that he was “hand-picked” by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, “Dr.” Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement. […]

Hamas tell civilians and UNRWA not to cooperate with Israeli warnings. Statement of refugees around the circle leaving some residents their homes by threats of the occupation north of Beit Lahia - Department of Refugee Affairs

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
I look forward to the BBC reporting this but know full well that they won't because they are institutionally anti Israel More here https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&nv=1&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://drah.ps/ar/index.php%3Fact%3Dpost%26id%3D8632&usg=ALkJrhhaZwWLKq6UJfIY5GWMwKzgCVQ0GA

Palestinian Envoy to UNHRC: Israelis Warn Civilians, Hamas don't

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
http://youtu.be/DjzS27ylCZ8 Something you won't find reported on the anti Israel BBC

US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case

Land DestroyeratLand Destroyer - 1 day ago
*July 23, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) After the Russian Federation disclosed to the world satellite imagery, radar information, and abnormalities in Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17's flight path, it asked Ukraine and the Western nations backing the regime in Kiev, questions regarding their alleged evidence. To these questions, the West has responded with increasingly suspicious silence and evasion. At one point, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, told journalists that the summation of US evidence was "YouTube" videos and other forms of social media - all o... more »

Just Like Sarin Gas Lies US MH17 Narrative Unravels

Donn MartenatCarrying a Flag - 1 day ago
Having completed the initial wave of demagoguery, allegations without proof, sensationalist yellow journalism and lies of high government officials the Obama regime's slam dunk case against the hated Vladimir Putin for the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over a war zone is disintegrating. We have seen this movie before back when there was the similar damning case being made against Syria's president Bashar al Assad for allegedly gassing his own people in that Damascus suburb of Ghouta late last summer. The telescreens on the cable "news" channels showed wall to wall crash sit... more »

Doug Martin's Podcast on War Report on Public Education Now Up

Doug MartinatSchools Matter - 1 day ago
by Doug Martin My talk from a few days ago with BATS member Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. on his show the War Report on Public Education is now up as a podcast. Some of the topics covered include: My book *Hoosier School Heist* which focuses on the corporate-theocratic school movement in Indiana and across the country. FBI. How the Indiana Democratic Party needs to do more than lip-service to support public education. Speaking with local Republicans about corporate-theocratic school reform. How US Indiana Republican Larry Bucshon needs to gets over the fake skills gap and cr... more »

Brick Lane office vandalised by Muslim youths after claiming street art depicts the Devil

Not a sheepatNot a sheep - 1 day ago
' Mosques and madrassas should be careful what they teach young kids Filmmaker Shafiur Rahman' He's right. More here http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/490624/Muslim-youths-vandalise-Brick-Lane-office-after-claiming-artwork-depicts-the-ANTI-CHRIST

UK Continues Exporting Arms to Russia Despite Call for New Sanctions

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
Britain is to supply £132 million ($225 million) worth of arms to Russia despite the call for new sanctions, BBC News said Wednesday, quoting the report by the cross-party Commons arms export control committees released earlier today. According to the report, after the governmental review, 251 licenses for the sale of weaponry worth at least £132 million ($225 million) remain in force, while only 34 licenses were suspended. The licenses still in force include "body armor, components for assault rifles, components for body armour, components for small arms ammunition, components fo... more »

Boeing Delivers Upgraded French AWACS Aircraft

Ko SavonijeatNaval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: E-3F Sentry]Boeing on July 17 delivered on schedule the first of four upgraded French Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The upgraded aircraft will increase the fleet’s surveillance, communications and battle management capabilities. The Mid-Life Upgrade – the largest set of modifications to AWACS aircraft for France – will provide the crew with more actionable information and better situational awareness and increase mission effectiveness and efficiencies. “The focus, commitment and hard work among Boeing, Air France Industries and French and U.S. govern... more

25 July - Blogs I'm Following

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the secret art of inviting happiness

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 42 minutes ago
The secret art of inviting happiness, The miraculous medicine for all diseases. At least for today: Do not be angry, Do not worry, Be grateful, Work with diligence, Be kind to people.

Lily Gives Arne a Big Hug

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 55 minutes ago
From MicroSoftNBC: Despite the education secretary’s outwardly nonchalant reaction to the NEA vote [calling for his resignation], García says he seemed “hurt” and “surprisingly confused.” In her estimation, he didn’t realize the level of anger he had conjured up. “Arne Duncan is not a bad man,” she said. “I think he sincerely believes this stuff.” Despite their differences, says García, they ended the meeting with a hug. By Lily's measure, Hitler and Stalin were not bad men, either. After all, they believed the "stuff" they were doing.

Glad to be Gay

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 hour ago
My Gaydaryradar is totally unreliable. I thought Christopher Alexander was Gay but apparently he is not. We wait for the child. Oh so cynical but when it come to politics beware the beard. I allege that many key people in the current Conservative Government are Gay. If you had to question people like Jason Kenny you would be left with only supposition to inform your basic instincts. Whats wrong with this picture is not what some people might say is a high percentage of Gay cabinet ministers, or even as the extreme who I do not believe say child molesters. No what is wrong that t... more »

NATO False Flag- Norway from mercs in Syria? Think- Arctic Resources & Circling Russia!

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
*So, whaddya think?* The new head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, from Norway is set to take the reins of 'power' at NATO. * Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg appointed as new NATO chief* NATO’s next leader was announced Friday: former *Norwegian Premier Jens Stoltenberg will lead the military alliance starting in October.* [image: ** FILE ** In this June 25, 2013, file photo, Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania. NATO announced on Friday, March 28, 2014, that former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg w... more »

Shoots leaves and tweets

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
Disproportionality. Fashionably attired Rushanara Ali, M.P. (female, Muslim, Labour) debating with Douglas Murray on Daily Politics 22nd July. Jo Coburn in the chair, Trevor Phillips was also there. “Israel has shown complete disregard for humanitarian issues, [...] its reaction is *disproportionate* and we need the European Union and the British government to speak up and work towards resuming peace negotiations, which seem to have been completely elusive over recent years. “*Israel* needs to respect international and humanitarian law......... That cavalier misuse of the wor... more »

Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, "Liquid Mind VIII: Sleep - Adagio for Sleep"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Chuck Wild, "Liquid Mind VIII: Sleep - Adagio for Sleep" Images courtesy of NASA and the Goddard Space Flight Center. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quFgHlfQAuo&feature=related

Paulo Coelho, “The Black Man (A True Story)”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“The Black Man (A True Story)”* by Paulo Coelho "We are at the restaurant of a German University. A red haired student, and undeniably German, takes her tray and sits down at her table. She then realizes she has forgotten her cutlery and gets up again to pick it up. Coming back, she sees with astonishment that a black man, possibly sub-Saharan by his appearance, is sitting there and is eating from her tray. Straight away, the young woman feels lost and stressed, but immediately changes her thought and presumes that the African is not familiar with European customs concerning priva...more »

Jon Donnison returns

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
He's back, along with his own special brand of BBC impartiality [sic]: Back in the holyland. Not feeling too holy right now. — Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) July 25, 2014 More than 700 lives now been lost in latest #israel #gaza war. 700 greaving families. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters. Pointless. — Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) July 23, 2014 700 plus dead in #gaza #israel war. And when it eventually ends nothing will have been achieved but the status quo. — Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) July 23, 2014

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble - maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. This suggestively shaped reflection nebula is associated with the bright star Rigel in the constellation Orion. More formally known as IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula glows primarily by light reflected from bright star Rigel, located just below the lower edge of the below image. *Click image for larger size.* Fine dust in the nebula reflects the light. The blue color is caused not only by Rigel's blue color but because the dust grains reflect blue light more e... more »

Rollo May, "Courage"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"Courage"* by Rollo May "We are living at a time when one age is dying and the new age is not yet born. We cannot doubt this as we look about us to see the radical changes in sexual mores, in marriage styles, in family structures, in education, in religion, technology, and almost every other aspect of modern life. And behind it all is the threat of the atom bomb, which recedes into the distance but never disappears. To live with sensitivity in this age of limbo indeed requires courage. A choice confronts us. Shall we, as we feel our foundations shaking, withdraw in anxiety and... more »

"The Door In The Wall..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less sure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance yet better equipped to understand the relationship of words to things, of systematic reasoning to the unfathomable mystery which it tries, forever vainly, to comprehend.” – Aldous Huxley

The Poet: Wendell Berry, “Leavings”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“In time a man disappears from his lifelong fields, from the streams he has walked beside, from the woods where he sat and waited. Thinking of this, he seems to miss himself in those places as if always he has been there. But first he must disappear, and this he foresees with hope, with thanks. Let others come.” - Wendell Berry, “Leavings”

Chet Raymo, “What Not to Believe”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“What Not to Believe”* by Chet Raymo “In Stacy Schiff's biography of Cleopatra, I came across this epigraph from Euripides: "Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe." I have no idea which of Euripides' plays the quote is from, but it strikes me as a suitable source for reflection. Credulity is the default state of a human life. Children are born to believe, to accept as true what they are told by adults. An innate credulity has survival value in a dangerous world. If a grown-up says "There are crocodiles in the river," it is probably best to stay out ... more »

"The Illusion of Truth"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"The Illusion of Truth"* by PsyBlog "We see ads for the same products over and over again. Politicians repeat the same messages endlessly (even when it has nothing to do with the question they've been asked). Journalists repeat the same opinions day after day. Can all this repetition really be persuasive? ‧ It seems too simplistic that just repeating a persuasive message should increase its effect, but that's exactly what psychological research finds (again and again). Repetition is one of the easiest and most widespread methods of persuasion. In fact it's so obvious that we someti... more »

"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?" * by MeaningS of Life "Is human life just a dream, from which we never really awake, as some great thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings, by our loves and hates, by our ideas of good, bad, beautiful, awful? Are we incapable of knowing beyond those ideas and feelings? Listen to Shakespeare and Joseph Conrad: ‧ *"We are such stuffAs dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep…"* William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" *"A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea."* Joseph Conrad, ...more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.

"In The Long Run..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"In the long run my observations have convinced me that some men, reasoning preposterously, first establish some conclusion in their minds which, either because of its being their own or because of their having received it from some person who has their entire confidence, impresses them so deeply that one finds it impossible ever to get it out of their heads. Such arguments in support of their fixed idea... gain their instant acceptance and applause. On the other hand whatever is brought forward against it, however ingenious and conclusive, they receive with disdain or with hot rag... more »

“A Universe Stranger Than We Can’t Imagine”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“A Universe Stranger Than We Can’t Imagine”* By Mark Thompson "Ever looked up at the night sky and wondered: What *is* up there? Like your ancestors before you, you would be mistaken if you thought that it's just the Earth down here and the stars up there. Instead, the night sky encompasses everything that is, or ever was, in the Universe. You see, the really wacky thing about looking up at the sky is that you are not just looking into the depths of space, but also into the depths of time. Let me explain. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per seco... more »

"A Day Spent..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life." - Lewis Mumford

“Tiahuanaco: Gateway to the Gods”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“Tiahuanaco: Gateway to the Gods” by Dan Eden . "Ask most people who are the oldest civilization or where the oldest civilization lived and you'll hear answers like Mesopotamia (Iraq), Egypt or Iran. While these cultures can be traced back to 4000 B.C., the mysterious ruins of Tiahuanaco, in Bolivia, could be 14,000 years old! If you think the Great Pyramid in Egypt is a technological marvel, wait until you see what artists and engineers were doing in Tiahuanaco. This culture thrived at the breathless, oxygen deprived elevation of 13,000 feet. They managed to somehow move stones weig... more »

The Curious Incidents of the Passenger Airliners in the Night-Time

Spike EP at News Spike - 2 hours ago
You notice no-one is jumping to the conclusion that the Malinese or Red China shot down the other two planes, even though they have more cause to do so. This is what we call The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. *"Gregory, let me recommend to your attention this singular epidemic among the sheep. Drive on, coachman!"* * Colonel Ross still wore an expression which showed the poor opinion which he had formed of my companion's ability, but I saw by the Inspector's face that his attention had been keenly aroused.* * "You consider that to be important?" he asked.* ... more »

Only 7 Republican Extremists Filibustered The Latest American Jobs Bill-- And They Failed

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Will the real Ron Johnson please stand up, please stand up When the worst of the Republican crackpot extremists in the Senate tried to filibuster John Walsh's Bring Jobs Home Act (S.2569) even Ted Cruz looked at them like they were crazy. The bill "amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United... more »

Dear USAISC

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 3 hours ago
...aka the insatiably curious folks at IP Address 150.226.95.18: I know you've been to my place today, specifically at 1:09 EST. I know that you are located not at the USAISC headquarters of Little Rock, Arkanas but at Fort Benning, Georgia, the home of the 101st Airborne (The Screaming Eagles). And, if I so chose, I could track your GPS coordinates with such frightening exactitude I could pinpoint your position to within a few inches or at least to the work station you use to spy on me and other bloggers of, apparently, all political stripes. I know: I did it to my ... more »

First Vet Visit in Costa Rica--Bugsy's Adventures

Lori Anne Haskell at Our Paradise--Life in Costa Rica - 3 hours ago
Generally, we keep our gate closed, but it blows open once in a while when not locked. Two of these times, Bugsy has taken the opportunity to leave the yard and get lost. Yes, I have such a high maintenance cat that he cannot get home once lost in a field of weeds and trees. We have two lots located on each side of us that are empty. One is for sale, and overgrown as the owner does not have it cleared very often. The other one is more cleared. The first time Bugsy got lost, it was on the cleared field and near the edge. I heard him meowing, and found him. I think he got stuck... more »

Canadian judge goes bonkers on a thought crime: Case of Mohamed Hersi defended by lawyer Paul Slansky

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 3 hours ago
... Or the link between domestic Islamophobia in the courts and Israel You could not make this stuff up. Government passes a law (link) that makes it a criminal offense for a Canadian citizen to even attempt to help any group that is labelled by the Government (in its objective and infinite wisdom) as a terrorist group. Thus the Government makes it a criminal offense for a Canadian citizen

No Comment Dick

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 3 hours ago
Read so Dick, the world is now a Dick novel. 40 years ago I read alot of Dick works, however the one that sticks in my mind is Dr. Bloodmoney and I fear it may be his most accurate. Our leaders would rather destroy the planet than get along. *(Ed note I also believe we are on at least the second tech civilization)* Thats the world today. If it was ISIS trying to circumcise me and my wife I might squeal but to keep the world spinning not such a great sacrifice. Fortunately that's not a likely scenario. If you think the people in the middle east or people from anyplace are much dif... more »

Prophecy and Creation

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
We have arrived, or better said, noticed now, a spot that is constantly adjusting – seemingly to our every thought. This is the beginning stage of consciousness; *awareness*. Until now, terms such as “the law of attraction” seemed like magic – only distant, occasional possibilities. This perspective has changed as we today see evidence of our thoughts and words appear before our eyes as a matter of course. This, as a function and effect of the vibratory changes on the planet and within. There is everyday evidence of creation and no doubt as to who is doing the creating. It is ... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago

“No Road Map For Avoiding The Future”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“No Road Map For Avoiding The Future”* by Andrew McKillop “*The Future Beckons – The Future Threatens:* Talk about “road maps”, for example the decades-long roadmap for solving the Israel-Palestine conflict reveals several things. These roadmaps lead to nowhere and have lost all credibility. However, one important hidden role of these roadmaps is likely their proven ability to do nothing, waste time, and delay – but not avoid - the future. Therefore and inevitably we get pent-up frustrated change. When it happens we get a “break in series” and one analogy is as follows. Stack up e... more »

“The Internet of Things: You're Idiots”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“The Internet of Things: You're Idiots”* by Karl Denninger "There are all sorts of articles flying around talking about *The Internet of Things (IOT)*, usually in reference to devices like "smart" thermostats, refrigerators and other devices around your home, office, car and similar. It all sounds very dreamy, but before you buy into the hype machine surrounding this nonsense please do sit back and think a bit. Consider the recent security issues disclosed with IOS devices and the Chromecast dongle. Then consider that today, your Internet connectivity "risks" are mostly associate... more »

Luc Besson - Scarlett Johansson - LUCY

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 4 hours ago
I like Luc Besson. I like Scarlett Johansson. I like the idea of using 100% of the Human Brain. *TRAILER LOADED:* *PRESS PLAY*.

This would make smokers quit...

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
[Hat tip Casey Daily Despatch] [image: Posted with Blogsy]Posted with Blogsy Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Supplemental: Digby does Dealey Plaza!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 5 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014* *The work of the new Salon:* Should progressive and liberal news orgs ape the conduct of Fox? In our view, the answer is no. In our view, you can’t create a progressive politics by misleading progressive voters. Beyond that, we can’t imagine a good outcome from teaching liberals to hate. More and more, though, the methods of Fox seem to pop up at Salon. That brings us to Digby’s new posts. Doggone it! The analysts burst into tears when they read her post about Rick Perry. That’s because they had already read the news report to which Digby linked right at t... more »

Drawing Upon Paul Tough to Nurture Soft Skills Not “Grit”

John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago
It is always reassuring to read about pedagogies developed in the classroom being later determined to be based on scientific principles documented by academic researchers. That is one reason why I was so impressed with Paul Tough’s New York Times Magazine article, “Who Gets to Graduate?” Tough’s article was published this spring and I immediately […]

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: Rachel Maddow’s dream!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 6 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014* *Part 4—A trio of self-appraisals:* Is Bryce Covert being a bit disingenuous when she discusses the gender wage gap? We don’t know how to answer that question. But the question helps us ponder the work of the highly credentialed young journalists now working for partisan news orgs. An older generation of Sam-and-Cokies are shuffling off the stage. As this so-called “worst generation” exits, they are often being replaced by highly credentialed young journalists who went to the very best schools. Covert, still 29, is Brown 2006. Her jumbled writing about the w... more »

Anti-Semitism in Germany: A Comment

Tim Luecke at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
“Mutti,” aka Angela Merkel, is not amused. Neither is the rest of the German political establishment, the German media, or the vast majority of German people. Three days ago, some of the protesters against the Israeli campaign in Gaza yelled anti-Semitic hate paroles, a man wearing a kippah was chased through Berlin, and the police Continue reading

Mark Takai Proposed Testing Homeless Veterans For Drugs

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
*"I am proud to support Stanley Chang for Congress. Stanley knows what needs to be done to fix Wall Street and protect the rights of consumers. He has declared his support for the Better Off Budget, which would create 8.8 million jobs by 2017 and reduce our deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. Stanley is a champion for civil rights for all and will work toward a more secure and peaceful world. The Progressive Caucus and its members will work hard to support Stanley to see that he joins us in the 114th Congress."* - Keith Ellison, co-chair, Congressional Progressive Caucu... more »

Gordon Duff on Red Ice Radio. What in the hell?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
I just spent two hours listening to this interview. Two hours of my life I can't get back. Aargh! Brought to us all by Henrik @ Red Ice Radio Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He is a disabled veteran and has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades. He manages the world's largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues. His business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology. We’ll begin discussing flight MH17 that went down in the Ukraine. *To each their own. *I ... more »

20 fotos de chicas lindas - Rostros de mujeres hermosas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 7 hours ago

Important preface by Paul Craig Roberts (received yesterday): "Government of Ukraine Collapses""Today the Ukrainian government resigned. The prime minister Yatsenyuk, or 'Yat' as affectionately called by Victoria Nuland who put Yat into office, resigned along with the entire Cabinet. The parliament refused to vote the harsh conditions demanded by the IMF. I am not sure what this means. Perhaps it is just a tactic to force the parliament to do as the IMF says. Or perhaps Yat, Washington’s stooge, has realized that IMF or no IMF, Ukraine’s economy is imploding and wants to get out of the blame. The point for now is that I checked the BBC, the New York Times, and CNN and there is not one word about the collapse of the government of Ukraine. I did notice that the BBC, now a reliable element of Washington’s Ministry of Propaganda, reported, as if it were true, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf’s claim that the Russian military is shelling Ukrainian forces. When Harf tried this out today on a roomful of journalists, they laughed her out of the room. Evidence, evidence! they demanded. 'Why,' Harf was asked, 'do you think something is made true by your saying it!?' So, as usual, real news is missing from the Western press, but fake news is reported. Professor Michael Chossudovsky has provided an account of the collapse of the Ukrainian government on Global Research." (reproduced below)

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 7 hours ago
------------------------------ *Collapse of Ukraine Government: Prime Minister Yatsenyuk Resigns amidst Pressures Exerted by the IMF* By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Region: Russia and FSUGlobal Research, July 24, 2014 Theme: Global Economy, Poverty & Social Inequality Global Research, July 24, 2014 Original Here *Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation in the Rada (Parliament) and that of the entire Cabinet on Thursday, July 24. T... more »

Harry Potter Baby Pictures Ideas

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 8 hours ago
When I met Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings a couple of years ago and we bonded over our love of Young Adult Literature, Crafting and all things Harry Potter. I mean, anybody who has a Moaning Myrtle picture in her bathroom has to be pretty awesome, right? Ever since she told me she was pregnant, I knew there had to be a Harry Potter baby photo shoot in this little boy's future. This shoot is absolutely one of my favorites I have ever taken and I can't wait to share it with you. In this post I will share where I got all of the props and we posed this little man to capture these phot... more »

Nick Griffin on Question Time

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Not that it really matters any more, but the BNP deposed Nazi Nick this week and replaced him with an idiot who goes round in an army uniform "in solidarity" with British troops. As Griffin bows out of the limelight to spend more time with his money worries, here's the seminal *Question Time* moment of 'peak BNP' from 2009. You can watch the rest here, here, here, here, and here.

Bloomberg Lies as Ukrainian Rebels Allegedly Down 2 Warplanes

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 9 hours ago
More deception by West as Ukrainian rebels down two more SU-25 warplanes. *Image: Are Ukrainian separatists foolish enough to continue using Bukmissile systems implicated in the downing of MH17? Or have they beenusing highly capable man-portable missile launchers like those picturedabove all along? **July 25, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - In Bloomberg's article, "Two Ukrainian Jets Shot Down, Three Dangerous Explanations," it claims two Ukrainian SU-25 ground attack warplanes were shot down by rebels over Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, stating: *Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesm... more »

Here is yet another piece of evidence that Malaysia Airlines Fight 17 was brought down by the Ukraine government and not the beleagered Russian speakers of the east and south.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 9 hours ago
------------------------------ *Pilots Heard Ukrainian Air Traffic Control Order MH17 to Change Route* *Russia accuses Kiev of tampering with ATC recordings * *by* Paul Joseph Watson | July 23, 2014 ------------------------------ Pilots on board an Air India Dreamliner which was flying just 90 seconds behind Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 say they heard Ukrainian air traffic control give the order for the doomed plane to change route minutes before MH17 was shot down by a missile. According to a report in the Times of India, “Minutes before the crash caused by a missile strike, the AI... more »

He Would If He Could

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 9 hours ago
http://theinternetpost.net/ Stephen Harper and his minions have been complaining loudly about the power of "special interests." But, Steve Sullivan writes: When Stephen Harper headed up the National Citizens Coalition, he filed a constitutional challenge against the Elections Act. He claimed the law’s spending limits on third-party advertising during elections was an infringement on his freedom of expression rights as guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. According to the logic offered up b... more »

Vaunted Garfield High School has a problem with sexual assault

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 9 hours ago
From Al-Jazeera America. According to the article, mishandling sexual assault cases is pretty common in public schools and in higher education. There’s certainly an abundance of evidence out there for that. But I was surprised to hear that the venerable catalysts of nationwide test boycotts, Garfield High School, bungled this one. That’s a shame. The […]

Sack the Science Advisor

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 10 hours ago
So you don't like the advice that your expert advisor is giving? So then how about sacking the advisor? Even better yet, how about getting rid of the entire advisory mechanism? That is the advice that Greenpeace and other NGOs are giving to European Commission president-elect Jean-Claude Junker. If it sounds a bit like something out of the Richard Nixon playbook, well, it is. I defend the EU science advisor and the broader structure over at the Guardian. Read it here. For a deeper dive into science advice in government, see this volume by James Wilsdon and Rob Doubleday. My chapte... more »

RIP Bernard Etkin

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 10 hours ago
No he did not make the movie, probably not even in the first draft of the Apollo 13 script. But in real life when NASA needed to know with life on the line Bernard Etkin and his team had the answer. A solution worked with slide rulers not computers. In typical Canadian fashion at the time the team thought they were just a double check of the real teams work.

Not Giving a Shit

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 10 hours ago

Not Your Father's Republican Party-- Meet Jody Hice, Who Wants A Bazooka In Every Home

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
John Birch Society stalwart and former drug addict Paul Broun has widely been considered Congress' most extreme Member. He ran in the May Georgia Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate nomination and lost miserably, failing to even crack 10%. But in his own north central Georgia district, GA-10-- stretching from just east of Atlanta to just west of August and from Athens in the north and Milledgeville in the south-- he's pretty popular. The Democrats didn't bother running anyone against him in 2012. The district has a PVI of R+14 and Obama only managed 36%. When Broun last f... more »

Behning's Corporate School Money Still Flowing

Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 10 hours ago
by Doug Martin *(See the important note at the end of this article. * *Patrick Lockhart is running against Behning, and needs your support. Here is his facebook page. Spread it wide. It is time to take this to a truly grassroots level. Pass this article on to your neighbors, your community members and leaders and to the people in Lockhart’s district, many of them in Indianapolis. It is time to stop preaching to the choir and to get the word out. Doug Martin)* No sooner than I posted my article on Bob Behning’s corporate school money at the end of April, more handouts from th... more »

Haslam's Secret Meeting at Ground Zero of Secret Classroom Camera Project

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago
Last year we were able to uncover details of a Gates-funded student and teacher surveillance plan that gathered classroom video data and dumped it into a corporate Cloud for sharing among, who knows? Now it seems Governor Haslam is meeting undercover with a group of "educators" in Washington County to find out "what works and what's not." Wonder if the Gov plans to keep it all to himself once he finds out. Apparently, the real educators of Washington County want to know when the Governor learns it: *What organizers are calling an outdoor gathering Friday in the parking lot of the... more »

Now That Florida Has Gay Marriage, How Does That Affect Employee Rights?

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 11 hours ago
Okay, okay. I know we don't have gay marriage in Florida quite yet. The July 17 Florida ruling on gay marriage only applies to the Keys, and it's stayed pending appeal. Still, there are multiple cases pending around the state, and it's only a matter of time before someone starts issuing licenses and performing marriages. How does that affect employee rights? There are several ways Florida employees and employers will be impacted once gay marriage starts happening in Florida, so start preparing now: *Family and Medical Leave*: Because FMLA applies to leave for care of spouses, Flori... more »

Getting to Know KnowledgeWorks, Part 1

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago
Soon after Ted Strickland (D) was elected Governor of Ohio in 2006, he announced that he would rely on the expertise of the KnowledgeWorks foundation to "help shape his administration's education agenda." Really not surprising, since the CEO for KnowledgeWorks, Chad Wick, served as transition team leader following Strickland's election. What does Wick, an investment banker, know about education? Nothing, but his patron, Bill Gates has a whole stable of Princeton and Yale grads who pretend to know everything. Dr. Chad P. Wick is a General Partner at MAYWIC Select Investments. Dr. ...more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 11 hours ago
*Sean Payton discusses efforts to touch base with TE Jimmy Graham during contract dispute ~Ramon Antonio Vargas* *New Orleans, Ole Miss great McAllister pushed to stay as running back ~Riley Blevins* *You’re invited: Join us to talk about the cost of restoring our coast and who will pay ~The Lens* *Review of NOLA.com Hurricane Hotel Tracker ~Chris Boudy, New Orleans Tech* *Catching a cab in New Orleans is anything but ~John Kartch* *'Mow to Own' program is city's newest proposal to combat blight ~Leigh Isaacson* *Pact forged to train La.’s offshore oil, gas workforce ~Bill Lodge* ...more »

A Thank You For Blessings From Above

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago
[image: Prayer to the Divine]Source: http://notesalongthepath.com/2014/07/24/thank-you-for-all-the-blessings-of-our-lives/#respond

State Department Runs Amok as Obama Plays Golf

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 12 hours ago
The presidential reality television show, as the Obama administration was once dubbed by trends forecaster Gerald Celente continues to descend into theater of the absurd territory as American foreign policy - or the lack of one that is sane - sets the world ablaze and the narcissist in chief goes golfing and raises money for the Democrats. Like George W. Bush retreating to Chickenhawk Ranch, that phony cowboy movie set in Crawford, Texas to chop brush and ride his dirt bike and letting Cheney run things, dear leader is content to do likewise with the crazed State Department engages... more »

BBC REPORT TAKEN DOWN - WITNESS SAW UKIE MILITARY PLANE NEAR MALAYSIAN AIRLINER

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
*Preamble*: The original BBC Video Report was published by BBC Russian Service on July 23, 2014. Why did BBC delete this report by Olga Ivshina? Is it because the BBC team was unable to find any evidence that a rocket was launched in the area that the Ukrainian Security Service (“SBU”) alleges to be the place from which the Novorossiya Militia launched a “BUK” missile? Or is it because every eyewitness interviewed by the BBC team specifically indicated the presence of Ukrainian military aircraft right beside the Malaysian Airlines Boeing MH17 at the time that it was shot down? O... more »

Brainwashed sheep's obsession with "villain" Vladimir Putin

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 14 hours ago
Several people who largely share my appraisal of the events in Ukraine and around Ukraine have sent me lots of incredible photographs and articles showing that the "mainstream" Western media got completely obsessed with Vladimir Putin. *This 29-year-old lady was threatened by a mayor to be deported from Holland and finally she fled the country by herself – taking BF Jorrit Faasen, 34, with her. In the current hysteria, the sufficient reason is the following: she is Maria Putin, Putin's daughter.* It's enough to search Google News for Putin if you want to obtain a rather incredibl... more »

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.25.14"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.25.14"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "With all the wars and rumors of wars in the world, are we headed for some massive East versus West confrontation? Let’s tie it all together and start in Ukraine. There are new allegations from the U.S. State Department about Russia actually shooting into Ukraine from the Russian side of the border. The State Department says Russian artillery is shooting at Ukraine army positions, and they have been doing so for weeks. Add this to the recent downing of the Malaysian jet, and you clearly get a picture of the situation i... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"Two galaxies are squaring off in Virgo and here are the latest pictures. When two galaxies collide, the stars that compose them usually do not. This is because galaxies are mostly empty space and, however bright, stars only take up only a small fraction of that space. But during the collision, one galaxy can rip the other apart gravitationally, and dust and gas common to both galaxies does collide. If the two galaxies merge, black holes that likely resided in each galaxy center may eventually merge. Because the distances are so large, the whole thing takes place in slow motion - ov... more »

LCS to conduct test of Norwegian missile

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: USS Coronado (LCS-4)]The littoral combat ship USS Coronado will get a chance at an historic LCS first this fall when it launches a surface-to-surface missile in tests off Southern California. The Navy confirmed this week that the Coronado is scheduled to test-launch the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) off Point Mugu, California, where the Naval Air Warfare Center maintains an extensively-instrumented missile range. The test will follow a successful NSM launch July 10 from the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises near Hawaii. ... more »

U.S. dismisses Russia's concerns about deployment of missile defense system to S. Korea

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
The U.S. will press ahead with plans to deploy a high-altitude anti-ballistic missile defense system in South Korea to defend against North Korea's continuous missile threats. The U.S. government on Thursday dismissed Russia's concerns that the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery or THAAD could trigger an arms race in Northeast Asia and make it more difficult to resolve issues. Russia's foreign ministry said the plan will inevitably have a negative impact on the region. Read more

Russia's best warplanes to be shown at Aviamix air show

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Su T-50 PAK-FA]The welcome day will be held on Saturday, July 26, at the firing range Pogonovo in the Voronezh region, where air show Aviamix will be held within an international stage of the piloting contest at military show Aviadarts 2014 currenly under way. “Crews of modern and promising aircraft systems T-50, Sukhoi Su-35, Su-34, Su-30, helicopter gunships Kamov Ka-52 and Mil Mi-28N, fighters, bombers and attack planes of different modifications will take part in air show Aviamix,” spokesman of Russian Air Force Colonel Igor Klimov told reporters on Thursday. At the air... more »

Japan needs to close 'bargain' F-35 deal soon: report

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]With US F-35s grounded over potential oil leaks and potential buyers retreating and cutting their intended orders, it is crucial for Lockheed Martin to persuade Japan to complete its purchase of the the stealth fighters as soon as possible, says the China Youth Daily. Dave Scott, Lockheed Martin's director of international customer engagement for F-35s, in an interview with Fuji Television Network dismissed claims that the Russian T-50 and Chinese J-20 qualify as fifth-generation fighters. The US F-35 is the only fifth-generation fighter aircraft that des... more »

Russia delivering weapons to Iraq

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: Iraqi Su-25 Frogfoot]Russia has begun supplying military helicopters and fighters jets to Iraq, a report said Thursday, as Iraq's defense minister visited Moscow to press for equipment to thwart a jihadist offensive. "A number of contracts with Iraq have entered into force and are being fulfilled," the Interfax news agency quoted a source in Russia's defense export establishment as saying. Deliveries of Mi-35 helicopter gunships and Su-25 fighters that provide close air support for ground troops have begun, added the source. Read more

Japan to Showcase Seaplane to Navy

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: ShinMaywa US-2]The Japanese Navy will showcase before the Indian Navy a seaplane and its operations during the ongoing trilateral Malabar maritime exercise, also involving the US Navy, off Nagasaki’s Port Sasebo in western Pacific Ocean. The seaplane, which the Navy wants to procure and deploy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for maritime patrol, is built by Japanese firm ShinMaywa. US-2, as the amphibious plane is called, can take off from and land on water and is a suitable platform for operations between island territories. The Japanese Navy would operate the US-2 sea-p... more »

Free Planet - world population clock - seven point two four nine billion as of today...

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 15 hours ago
that is *TODAY'S SNAPSHOT* from the World Population Clock - we are now well over the seven billion living humans mark. This is a snapshot. Tomorrow, there'll be net 80,000 more. And the day after tomorrow another 80,000. This is taking into account those people who will die over those two days. How many more do we need? I mean, even The (for profit) Industry'll have done the calculation, "What is the maximum number of workers a global bottomline structure can support?" and by this I mean, "Sure, you can have ten twenty thirty billion workers all working for free making cathedral... more »

Because Israel is different

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
'... the massive population displacements in Europe at the end of the Second World War are forever, but those in Palestine a mere three years later must be corrected and reversed. On the Continent, losing wars comes with a territorial price: The Germans aren't going to be back in Danzig any time soon. But, in the Middle East, no matter how often the Arabs attack Israel and lose, their claims to their lost territory manage to be both inviolable but endlessly transferable.' Mark Steyn making perfect sense in a piece that should be compulsory reading for the anti Israel brigade inclu... more »

Why Rafale is a Big Mistake

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
[image: Dassault Rafale]Why would India buy the Rafale combat aircraft rejected by every other interested country—Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Singapore, and even the cash-rich but not particularly discriminating Saudi Arabia and Morocco? The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius’s one-point agenda when he visited New Delhi was to seal the deal for Rafale, a warplane apparently fitting IAF’s idea of a Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) in the service’s unique typology, which includes “light” and “heavy” fighter planes as well, used by no other air fo... more »

China's aircraft carrier puts naval ambitions on show

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
[image: Liaoning CV]At a northern quayside China's first aircraft carrier dwarfs nearby vessels, its take-off ramp rising higher than the top deck of the cruise ship at the next berth, symbolising the country's naval ambitions. Dalian, where the Liaoning was refitted and undergoes regular maintenance, looks out over the Bohai strait, gateway to the Yellow Sea, and beyond it, Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Beijing proclaims that China's rise is entirely peaceful and it has no interest in hegemony, but analysts say its goal is to surpass the naval capability of Japan's Self-Defense F... more »

New fighter rolls out to loud rock music

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
With a rumble of loud rock music, a flashing light show, the curtain fell and Australia's first new Lightning jet fighter stood revealed. This Hollywood style event, featuring didgeridoo music and delivery of an Aboriginal message stick to the RAAF, marked the official rollout of aircraft AU-1, a grey-painted shark of an aircraft - the RAAF's first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning. As many as 99 more will follow, though Australia has so far committed to buying 72. Read more

Third-World USA USA USA Strikes!!! Austerity Zombie Still Mild-Mannered Response from Rich to Poor:  Name Is Being Changed To Protect the Malevolent (Are the Authoritarians Winning?)

Actually, the third world came to the USA USA USA just about the same time that chant did. Remember after 9/11 when the America-first (and not-guilty) propagandists went into overdrive? Remember this story every time you read about political representatives voting to get rid of environmental protections (and workers' rights). It's back to feudalism time, baby! Last year, at age 36, I

USS Bremerton will head to namesake to end its service

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
[image: USS Bremerton (SSN 698)]The USS Bremerton will return to its namesake city to be inactivated. The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine will arrive in fall 2017 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, said shipyard spokeswoman Mary Anne Mascianica. It’ll be moored until employees become available to perform the work. The Bremerton facility, which is busy with several other jobs, is the only place in the country where Navy submarines are recycled. Read more

The Bullshit That Civilly Dare Not Speak Its Name

Batocchio at Vagabond Scholar - 16 hours ago
(If Mark Halperin spouts bullshit in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, is it still the fault of the Dirty Fucking Hippies?) There's a saying that, as scant as the truth is, the supply always exceeds the demand. When it comes to Beltway pundits – the chattering class, the Villagers, the Very Serious People – the truth is more like a strange, exotic alien speaking a foreign and

A vote for Scotland's independence could reverberate through NATO

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 16 hours ago
[image: Vanguard class SSBN]Novelist and longtime Scotland resident J.K. Rowling did not mention national security issues when she recently donated 1 million pounds ($1.71 million) to the Better Together Campaign, which wants Scottish voters to reject the independence option in the Sept. 18 referendum. Rowling — creator of Harry Potter and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft — did emphasize the economic downsides of a divorce from the rest of the United Kingdom. But if her funds and celebrity status help "no" voters carry the day, she will share the credit for a real-life geo-strategic... more »

Realistic heterotic non-supersymmetric models

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 16 hours ago
Michael Blaszczyk (we will ultimately teach them to write it as "Blaščik" as any other decent non-Eastern Slavic nation) and three co-authors from German, Greek, and Mexican institutions wrote an interesting paper Non-supersymmetric heterotic model building where they show how naturally the \(SO(16)\times SO(16)\) heterotic string theory without supersymmetry is able to produce unifying models with one Higgs doublet, three generations, some logic inherited from non-supersymmetric \(SO(10)\) grand unified theories, and (almost?) nothing beyond the Standard Model at low energies. ...more »

Ian's Voice Link. Death by Vaccination

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
Source: *http://www.iansvoice.org/*

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Invertebrate populations have dropped by 45 percent in the last four decades* *"Invertebrate" means "no backbone". At that rate America has an ample supply of invertebrates -- in Congress. Seriously, though, how can anybody know how many beetles, wasps etc there are? It's a fantasy. They might as well have just made the number up -- which they probably did* Much has been said about the loss of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species around the world. By current estimates, at least 322 species have gone extinct in the last 500 years. And researchers estimate that 16 to 33 ... more »

Arab Spring Reaches The West Bank; Sisi Regime Gives US Officials A Taste of TSA's Abuses; Gaza's Nightmare Should Not Take Our Attention Off of Other Crises

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
[image: A Palestinian protester behind a barricade of burning tyres uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah] * Source of photo: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters. * *1. An excerpt from, "Protests over Gaza bloodshed roil West Bank" Al Jazeera, July 25: * Israeli police have shot dead at least two Palestinians just north of Jerusalem during massive protests in support of those under siege in Gaza in several areas of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian security and medical officials named one of the men as Mohammed al-Aaraj, 25, who was among th... more »

Quote of the day: On growing up

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
“That's one of the hard things about growing up that I'm starting to see all too often: life isn't just a matter of crossing off a neverending list of accomplishments, it's more a case of watching on helplessly as yet another thing is added to the list of things you'll never do.” - Bob Murphy, Western Bulldogs utility, ‘Father Time ... slam dunked’ Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

When will Canadian MPs show this kind of guts?

Alison at Creekside - 18 hours ago
Over 20 strong statements from members of the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties in UK 10 days ago, even before the most recent Israeli shelling of UN schools and hospitals with one child now being killed in Gaza every hour. Note how these British MPs have vaulted right over the despicable cowardly practice, apparently obligatory among politicians in Canada and the US, of "fair and balanced" mealy-mouthed equating of the occupied and occupier - as if the blockaded and collectively punished people of Gaza (600 dead civilians) are somehow responsible for the security... more »

Right Wing Nuts Welcome Their New Majority Leader With An Embarrassing Defeat-- For Him And America

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
I was in New York Tuesday and could concentrate on the votes that were going down in the House and I'm afraid people may have missed a vote on Eric Swalwell's H.R. 1022, the Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act. The Boehner/McCarthy/Ryan clique that's still fighting to control the House Republican Caucus, felt it had the votes to suspend the rules and pass the bill with a 2/3 majority and no amendments. They should have asked their own chief vote-counter, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, the Louisiana extremist, who was opposed to it. Although every Democrat but ... more »

Stratbase Forum on ASEAN Competitiveness

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
Last Wednesday, I attended a Citizen Watch round table discussion on "An Economic Reform Agenda for ASEAN Competitiveness" organized by the Stratbase Research Institute (SRI), a Makati-based think tank. It was held at the Tower Club, 33rd floor of Philam Life building. I think it was my first time to see that place. Nice. Only 10 of us were invited, nine came.Photo below, from left: Dr. Epictetus "Lingling" Patalinghug of the UP College of Business Administration and Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) fellow; Calixto "Toti" Chikiamco, President of the FEF; Dr. Dindo Manhit, Presi... more »

Israel's Nazis To Gaza's Refugees: No Shelter For You!

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
"According to Gunness, 141,338 Palestinians have been driven out of their homes into 83 UNRWA shelters while reports state at least 745 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's ongoing attacks which started on July 8." [*Source of photo and quote: Daily Sabah*]. *UN: Israeli forces knew about the Gaza shelter before attack. Source: The Telegraph. Date Published: July 24, 2014. Description:* UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunnes says "the Israelis were given the precise GPS coordinates" of the shelled UN school where Palestinians were seeking shelter "and in spite of that, this has happe... more »

Obama: MH17 incident may 'stiffen the spine' of European partners on sanctions

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
Cui Bono? *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. * *Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

"Alas..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, time stays, we go." - Henry Austin Dobson

Leo Buscaglia, "'Loving"' Excerpt

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"'Loving"' Excerpt* by Leo Buscaglia "Emotional detachment, maintaining our distance from others, is being prescribed as a solution for avoiding pain. Neglect and abuse of children and the aged is a growing problem. Social and religious institutions, which in the past helped to set standards of behavior and brought people together in companionship, are actively downgraded. Individualism, independence, and personal freedom are valued above love, commitment, and cooperation. Examining the complex nature involved in loving each other (the dynamic and ever changing nature of two or ...more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Chet Raymo, "Matters of Life and Death"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"Matters of Life and Death"* by Chet Raymo "For the past few days I've have passed this poor bedraggled creature on the sidewalk. I cannot help but think of that essay in Lewis Thomas'"The Lives of a Cell" called "Death In the Open." How rare it is, he writes, to see a dead wild animal. He mentions squirrels in particular. They teem in his backyard, he says, all year long, but he has never seen, anywhere, a dead squirrel. It is always a queer shock, part a sudden upwelling of grief, part unaccountable amazement. It is simply astounding to see a dead animal on the highway. The ou... more »

They Tracked the MH17 Missile from Space but Just Can't Seem to Find a Whole Boeing 777 Anywhere

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 20 hours ago
Truthstream Media *You can visit our MH17 article archive here. * *Poll: Who do you think shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17?* Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

"Never, Never, Never..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
“Defeat is a state of mind; No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.” - Bruce Lee

“Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself” – How Much do They Pay you to Say That?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
Global Research Chris Wrinn created these cartoons with an aim to have activists and the media stop heckling. Here is a more productive approach: ask U.S. Congressional representatives and Canadian Members of Parliament one question: “How much do they pay you to say that?” every time they repeat the pro-Israeli talking points at their press conferences. Repeated often enough it might start to sink into a few minds. Please distribute to your friends, enemies, groups, lists, Facebook, Twitter etc., as you find appropriate. *You can visit our Gaza article archive here. * ... more »

How Israel Uses Twitter, Facebook & Tinder to Legitimize Murder | Brainwash Update

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
Public diplomacy in Israel (also hasbara) (Hebrew: הַסְבָּרָה‎ hasbará, "explaining") refers to public relations efforts to disseminate abroad positive information about Israel. The term is used by the Israeli government and its supporters to describe efforts to explain government policies and promote Israel in the face of negative press, and to counter what they see as delegitimisation of Israel around the world. Hasbara means "explanation", and is also a euphemism for propaganda. *You can visit our Gaza article archive here. **Poll: Does the United States' support of ... more »

Angry People In Gaza Attack The International Red Cross For Their Complicit Role In Israeli Massacres

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
*Israel has unleashed hell in Gaza.* An excerpt from, *"Gaza: International Red Cross abandons residents during al-Shujayeh massacre" *by Orouba Othman, July 21, 2014: The Shujayeh massacre, which took the lives of over 70 martyrs, showed that the mottos of the International Committee of the Red Cross are nothing but empty rhetoric. *This organization that has been tasked with protecting and assisting victims of armed conflict based on the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its Two Additional Protocols of 1977, has exposed itself for what it is after showing “clear bias towards t... more »

Stanford biologist warns of early stages of Earth's 6th mass extinction event

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
Bjorn Carey James Temple image The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. In a new review of scientific literature and analysis of data published in Science, an international team of scientists cautions that the loss and decline of animals is contributing to what appears to be the early days of the planet's sixth mass biological extinction event. Since 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates have become extinct. Populations of the rema... more »

Nothing Says 'Free Society' Like Secret Gov't Pre-Crime Watch Lists

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
*Youtube* See leaked government rule book on what might land you on the terror watch list here. Be the Change! Donate Today! Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner

TRNN Gaza Reporter’s Family Killed in Israeli Assault

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
TRNN Gaza Reporter’s Family Killed in Israeli Assault. Source: The Real News. Date Published: July 23, 2014. Description: Middle East correspondent Yousef Al-Helou shares his story of how his home was targeted by an Israeli airstrike.

"The Most Harrowing, Heart-Breaking Dispatches from Palestinians in Gaza"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"The Most Harrowing, Heart-Breaking Dispatches from Palestinians in Gaza"* By Graham Liddell "As Israeli forces bombard the Gaza Strip by air, land, and sea, some 1.8 million Palestinians are largely stuck inside their homes, shaken by relentless explosions, wondering if and when their turn to die will come. When death does strike, international media will recalculate the tally of the dead, dropping names if those in question are old or children, but otherwise leave untold the stories of their time alive on the crowded sliver of land they called home. Isolated and with nowhere to f... more »

AP Reporter Clashes Again with State Dept "Is there a YouTube video you can back that up with?"

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 21 hours ago
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BESE President Roemer Might Have to Sue for the Right to Sue Jindal

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 21 hours ago
So, I thought that there might be more lawsuits to add to the two that were filed on July 21 and 22, one against the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) by 17 lawmakers regarding the slighting of proper procedure for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in July 2010, and one against […]

You're des-THPIC-able, Miss Mitch! (You tell it, Daffy!)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*Isn't this a better look for Senate Minority Leader "Miss Mitch" McConnell? Even with the still-clenched body language, doesn't he seem worlds kinder and gentler?* *by Ken* So this morning on the radio they were playing clips from the Senate dialogue on a bill that I gather is intended to increase transparency in political contributions. So there was Maine's Independent senator, Angus King, saying that you couldn't get up and speak at a town meeting, perhaps our truest form of democracy, with a bag over your head. After all, he went on, who you are is an important part of the p... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
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Satire: “Rick Perry Orders Dallas Cowboys to Mexican Border”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*“Rick Perry Orders Dallas Cowboys to Mexican Border”* by Andy Borowitz DALLAS (The Borowitz Report)— “In his boldest move yet to address the immigration crisis, on Thursday Texas Governor Rick Perry dispatched the Dallas Cowboys to the United States’ border with Mexico. In a photo opportunity with the Cowboys and several of the team’s cheerleaders, Perry explained the rationale behind his latest decision. “Those who would cross our borders illegally will have to contend with the power and fury of America’s Team,” he said. Critics of the move dismissed it as political theatre, noti...more »

GAIA PORTAL: Gaia energetics prepares for “Restart” at Higher Vibrational and Higher Dimensional leve

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 23 hours ago
*Gaia energetics prepares for “Restart” at Higher Vibrational and Higher Dimensional leve*ls by ÉirePort Gaia energetics prepares for "Restart" at Higher Vibrational and Higher Dimensional levels. Current hu-manity consciousness is collectively now ready for receiving such. Break-offs from old paradigm systems now occurs rapidly and with solid movement. Such continues until all are dissolved. Spontaneous combustions are now viewable via all available viewing channels. Participation of Hue-manity has reach sufficient stage for completion of the process. Gaia welcomes such occurr... more »

ALEC - Cronyism, Corruption, Perversion

2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
But - no - that's not what they are writing about. Ever heard the old adage Poking at a Hornets nest Ever been told *Don’t do that?* Well - - - - As the Right-wing reports it Report: Rampant Tax Favoritism And Lack Of Transparency In State Governments A new report released by the American Legislative Exchange Council looks at widespread state government favoritism through the tax code, in which specific individuals and businesses are treated unequally and given tax carve-outs. , which according to ALEC, distorts the market and should be replaced with a simpler and more competit... more »

Israhell Is Asking For A Beat Down

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Most of the Palestinians in this pic are civilians. Stripped naked and humiliated by IDF pic.twitter.com/G1aXe43Tkl — Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) July 24, 2014 If these men are Hamas fighters rather than civilians, and if the IDF did this for safety reasons, to check for suicide bombs, that's one thing, and that's fine. But if they did this to humiliate these men then it has transgressed normal boundaries and must be taught a lesson. Jordanian TV Hosts Burns Israeli Flag Live on Air, Demands Shutting Down US Embassy. Source: MEMRI TV. Date Published: July 23, 2014.

Jews crassly exploiting genocidal slaughter of Palestinians to solicit donations

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
The organized Jewish community, through its various cultural and religious organizations and political lobbies, is *constantly* engaging in fundraising campaigns. In fact, Jews seem perfectly incapable of actually producing a product or engaging in some sort of productive economic activity. For example, rather than farming or manufacturing a useful product, Jews solicit donations for their non-profit organizations and charities, engage in usury and financial fraud, and spread their subversive, degenerate, and destructive (for everyone other than Jews that is) ideas in the media, Ho... more »

this year's mini garden and a mini pupdate

laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
This year's garden-ette is completely out of control! In a very good way. Here's June. And here's today. No idea what I'm going to do with all the zucchini. Neither of us bakes, so zucchini bread and muffins are not an option. Guess I'd better start Googling... This eggplant is tiny right now, but I suppose soon I'll need those recipes, too. Random Diego pic. And because you're never too old to be a puppy, Tala recently fell in love with an empty peanut butter jar. No idea why.

happy blogiversary to wmtc

laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
This month - July 11, 2014 - I have been blogging for 10 years. Ten years! I clearly remember telling Allan I was considering beginning a blog about emigrating to Canada. He thought it was a great idea. July 11, 2004. I was working weekends at my (incredibly easy, wildly overpaid) job at Most Evil Corporate Law Firm. Our applications had been submitted, and we were waiting. August 30, 2015 will be the 10-year anniversary of our move to Canada, but I felt the 10-year anniversary of wmtc was worth a mention. Thanks for being part of what I love* about blogging. * Or hate, in some cases

Forsaken Places

gail zawacki at Wit's End - 1 day ago
Wit's End is primarily about the subject of trees dying prematurely from air pollution, and so most of the images on the blog are of damaged foliage and trees falling on houses and so forth. At the same time, I am very fond of taking photos of abandoned farms, cemeteries and other scenes of evocative loss, which I love for their atmosphere of decay. This collection of pictures - of deteriorating buildings and cars, where nature is reclaiming the ephemeral detritus of human civilization - is taken from earlier posts at Wit's End (for another project in the works). To jump to the l... more »

"He Who Makes The Rules Never Goes To Jail For Breaking Them"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"He Who Makes The Rules Never Goes To Jail For Breaking Them"* by Martin Armstrong "Working for the government was always pitched as somehow being better guaranteed than risky corporations. However, he who makes the laws never goes to jail for breaking them - a plain fact of life. The problem with government pensions has been they promised whatever sounded nice, with zero accountability. The presumption that tax revenue was an endless pit is one of those fallacies that nobody ever investigates. It was the city of Mainz where the Gutenberg printing press was invented. This created... more »

Rockets from Gaza are morally justified and are not contrary to international law

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 1 day ago
By Dr. Denis G. Rancourt Many well-meaning observers who indiscriminately oppose violence and who support Palestine against its ruthless oppressor Israel have condemned the Hamas rockets launched towards Israel. To condemn the rockets is misguided at best. To condemn the rockets supports Israel in its war crimes against Gaza. To condemn the rockets is also pompous, paternalistic, and

Fifty Shades of Grey

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
The trailer for the much anticipated *Fifty Shades of Grey* adaptation touched down today. Looks stylish. Due for release on Valentine's Day next year, it's getting billed as a "romantic drama". That's like describing Ron Jeremy as "an actor". Whatever. *Fifty Shades* is a proven literary juggernaut, with some 60 million books sold. Not bad for a trilogy that began life as *Twilight* fan fiction. And as I was busy doing anything but blogging when the books came out, the trailer's release is the perfect opportunity to throw down some words. First off, snooty reviews like Salman Rush... more »

Far out MH17 theory Man!

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
I still think it most likely that the Russian Rebels by accident took down MH17. However the finger pointing has a certain Macbeth entertainment value. The coldest Dick Cheney like post of the day. *"According to the colonel, at 16:19:45, a Ukrainian jet fighter targeted the Boeing with an air-to-air missile R-60. The missile damaged the right engine of the Boeing. The Boeing was hit, but still managed to stay in the air. However, in doing so, the Boeing turned 180 degrees to the left. It was at this moment that the false flag attack started falling apart. According to Zhilin, par... more »

And so it goes!

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Yep the police are doing that!

Hawaii: A Bastion Of Progressivism-- Let's Keep It That Way

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Hawaii's primary is August 9, a week from Saturday. Saturday? Sure, that's how to encourage voter participation in a democracy-- have the elections when people aren't working. Conservatives are generally terrified at the prospect of more people voting-- especially working class people-- so they tend to block legislation like Hawaii's. Hawaii is a pretty progressive state, first to mass a $10.10 minimum wage, first to start the process of marriage equality. The Republican Party is pretty moribund there and the Democratic Party has been in charge since 1962. In recent times Bill Cl... more »

[Random number] things to know about _Words And Pictures_

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
So on $2.50 Tuesday at a local second-run movie theatre, since I was in the vicinity to dispatch some banking business, I decided to go watch something. _Words And Pictures_ seemed moderately interesting: Australian director Fred Schepisi; Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen in lead roles. Unfortunately it is set in the USA, yet shot in British Columbia passing for New England. Thus it gets the Vegas treatment rather than a quieter, gentler interpretation of an intriguing narrative. Consequently Owen reprises the Hemingway bombast he perfected in an earlier role. He plays Jack Marcus:... more »

Ukraine's Government Crumbles- Yatsenyuik resigns- US hurls new accusations

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
**Updated with new accusations and additional information- scroll down, please* *Interesting timing for the rats to jump ship?* Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk, a *"pro-Western technocrat" *who has guided the Ukrainian government through the tumultuous months since the ouster of President Viktor F. Yanukovyvch, resigned abruptly on Thursday, after the governing coalition of Parliament collapsed. “I declare my resignation in connection with the collapse of the coalition and blocking of government initiatives,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said from the rostrum of Parliament, according to Ukrainian news servi... more »

McDonald's Stands By Meat Supplier Amid Shanghai Food Scandal

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Heather Callaghan One of the latest food scares has rocked Shanghai, China and the restaurant chains serving patrons there. Recent revelations have also rocked trust in the processed food system. A TV report on Sunday showed workers at a branch of Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, owned by Illinois-based OSI Group, using expired meats and those that had fallen on the floor. Yesterday, five people connected to the company were arrested and detained by Shanghai police. Yum Brands Inc which owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut have cut ties with the company. Starbucks pulled away too, af... more »

University of Texas Student Arrested for Terrorism Felt Austin was Safest Place for Muslims

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*UT student suspected of terrorism believed in “balance”* Julie Wilson In mid-June, two Austin men were arrested on charges related to terrorism, one of them being University of Texas student, Rahat Khan, and the other, Michael Wolfe, also known as Faruq. Both men, 23, were charged with “conspiring to provide material support to terrorists,” according to the Department of Justice. The criminal complaint against Khan alleges that he conspired to “recruit people to travel overseas to support terrorist activities including committing violent jihad,” and that he used the Authenti... more »

Missouri Voters to Consider State Privacy Amendment With National Implications

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
In a referendum that could ultimately have national implications, Missouri voters will go to the polls Aug. 5 with the opportunity to add protection for electronic data and communications to their state constitution. Amendment 9 would give “electronic data and communications” the same state constitutional protections as “persons, homes, papers and effects.” This would eliminate any constitutional ambiguity surrounding electronic data and specifically bar state agencies from accessing it without a warrant in most cases. By prohibiting state agents from “accessing” warrantles... more »

FAIR Act Introduced to Stop Policing for Profit

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Sen. Rand Paul yesterday introduced S. 2644, the FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act, which would protect the rights of citizens and restore the Fifth Amendment's role in seizing property without due process of law. Under current law, law enforcement agencies may take property suspected of involvement in crime without ever charging, let alone convicting, the property owner. In addition, state agencies routinely use federal asset forfeiture laws; ignoring state regulations to confiscate and receive financial proceeds from forfeited property. The FAIR Act would ... more »

Internet Sales Tax Quietly Moving Through Congress

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Image source Eric Blair *Activist Post* Big retailers, including Amazon, have been lobbying long and hard for it, and now the Internet sales tax is back after being quietly reintroduced in the US Senate last week. The Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act would force customers to pay sales taxes for online purchases from out-of-state online merchants, and it forces online retailers to collect and remit separately sales taxes to all US territories. Washington Post says "Currently, officials can only levy sales taxes on retailers who have a physical presence, be it a st... more »

Government Confiscation of Dormant Assets

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Ted Bauman From my father Bob Bauman, I inherited an affinity for the great American vaudeville and film comic, W.C. Fields. For those who remember him, W.C. is best known for his drinking habits and his creative partnership with another great star of his era, Mae West — she of “come up and see me some time” fame. W.C.’s unique brand of humor — like that of the Marx Brothers, my appreciation for which signifies another Bauman idiosyncrasy — is rooted in a healthy disdain for convention and distrust of authority. But W.C. was like many of us in another way: he practiced a soun... more »

The significance of a forgotten CIA document: MKULTRA

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
image source Jon Rappoport This June 27, 1994, document is stored at the National Security Archive at The George Washington University. It was written by a CIA advisory committee, and forwarded to the Presidential Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, which was preparing public hearings at the time. The document has many interesting implications. In this article, I want to focus on two. The first point concerns the CIA mind control program, MKULTRA. Here is a key quote: “In the 1950s and 60s, the CIA engaged in an extensive program of human experimentation [MKULT... more »

Supplemental: Scholar addresses Baltimore club!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014* *Baltimoreans unveil their concerns:* We’ve returned from a chic luncheon address to the ladies of The Hamilton Street Club, one of Baltimore’s great institutions. In the group’s former stable turned salon, Baltimoreans unveiled their concerns. We were pleased to see that a number of ladies were willing to volunteer the thought that Maureen Dowd is perhaps just a bit overwrought. Yesterday, the New York Times expressed that thought in a slightly different way. The paper announced, at the bottom of page A25, that Maureen Dowd is “off.” We were even mor... more »

DIRTY MONEY WEAPONS GAME

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The US just sold $11 billion worth of Patriot missile parts and Apache attack helicopters to Qatar. Although the US considers Qatar an ally in the Middle East, the State Department recently accused the country of funding al-Qaeda in Syria as well as the organization best known as ISIS in Iraq. And according to the Washington Institute, David Cohen, the Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Qatar is a "permissive terrorist financing environment." So...are they a friend or foe, and should the US be arming them? The Resident discusses.

The Coming Calamity, The Coming Resistance

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Dees Illustration Devon Douglas-Bowers Currently, the world is facing a number of problems, politically, socially and economically. While we may be paying attention to important stories such as the Islamic State’s movements in Iraq and the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip which are extremely important, there are dealings being made behind our backs of which we know virtually nothing about. There are major international trade deals in the works and the government seems to be getting prepared for the fallout. *The Trans-Pacific Partnership* The Trans-Pacific Partnership (T... more »

“We lost contact with the plane.” Really?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Jon Rappoport Today—Air Algerie Flight 5017, from Burkina Faso to Algiers crashed, according to “officials.” Some of these officials state contact with the plane was lost an hour after takeoff. You can probably remember similar statements about other doomed flights: lost contact. Wasn’t that the case on 9/11? “Lost contact” appears to cover all available means of communication. Nothing on radar screens. Radio inoperative. No transponder signals picked up. In this day and age, with a blizzard of technology available to track and surveil, what is going on? Commercial jets h... more »

Police Militarization: The New Search and Seizure

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Ted Bauman As World War I drew to a close in November 1918, over 2.5 million soldiers of the Imperial German Army remained in the field. They brought training, experience and battle-hardened attitudes with them as they streamed back across Germany’s borders. These *soldaten* soon found ways to deploy their skills at home. Supported by Minister of Defense Gustav Noske, right-wingers — including one Corporal Adolf Hitler — organized ex-soldiers into *Freikorps*, and armed them with surplus military weaponry. These militia brutally crushed Germany’s nascent post-war democratic ... more »

If you think that Israel is justified to carry out their murderous attacks on hundreds of un-armed men, women, and children, it is certainly due to a bias forced upon an all-to-happy-to-comply "mainstream media" so long as they can keep their despicable jobs. The woman in the picture below believes that anyone with moral principals would seek to stop a genocide before worrying about his/her job. Please watch this inspiring video. However, this is now the third DemocracyNow! interview that I've come across to have been censored by way of blocking the function of the embed code. Accordingly, you will need to watch the original by clicking the link below the picture.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ *WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 * *MSNBC’s Sole Palestinian Voice Rula Jebreal Takes on Pro-Israeli Gov’t Bias at Network & in US Media* *http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/23/msnbcs_sole_palestinian_voice_rula_jebreal* *Topics* *Gaza**, Media Analysis, Israel & Palestine* *Guests* *Rula Jebreal*, Palestinian author and political analyst who frequently appears on MSNBC. She worked for many years as a broadcast journalist in Italy, where she also covered the Middle East. She is the author of Miral, which was made into a film by J... more »

Thursday Linkage: Gaza, Russia, Rhinos

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This past week has been a doozy for awful international news, and I’ve been thinking about a post on Gaza, another on Russia, possibly a third on immigration, or staying in my lane of expertise by commenting on wildlife conservation, the environment, and public health. Well, Thursday is upon us, and I’ve taken the path Continue reading

Seriousness of charge and 11(b) balancing

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
R. v. Stilwell, 2014 ONCA 563: [61] Lastly, in my view, while the trial judge did not err in finding some prejudice, she significantly under-emphasized the seriousness of the charges against the respondent and society's interest in having them tried on their merits. At p. 787 of Morin, Sopinka J. stated that as the seriousness of the offence increases, so does the societal demand that the accused be brought to trial. Further, as McLachlin J. (as she then was) stated in her concurring reasons in Morin, at p. 812: "Where the accused suffers little or no prejudice, it is ... more »

Fake Democrat Gavin Newsom Is Only Lt. Governor Now, But He Can Do A Lot Of Damage In The Future

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Like Rick Perry, Gavin Newsom is certain new glasses make him look serious Gavin Newsom presents well. When he still thought he was running for governor, he called a meeting of L.A. political bloggers in some sleek West Hollywood hotel and did a free-flowing Q and A. He was as sleek as the hotel and everyone swooned. Except me. Having recently exited the corporate world, Newsom's glitz and studied expertise in everything didn't impress me. Good hair, yes... but I could sense that guy at the head of the table was a quintessential Republican no matter what party label he worse and no m... more »

FROM THE GHOSTS OF JEJU

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

July 24:"Metro's first Tim's to be rebuilt"

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 1 day ago
Yes. it's on the front page. I mean, this is big. After all, the site is the same one as the first Tim's ever built outside Ontario. A couple of days ago, there was a first page story on how the restaurant just got closed. And there was a picture so you could see it was closed. And there is a picture in the new story, too, for those who still don't know what a Tim's looks like. There's an interesting story on A4, "Francophone women's group sets out demands before vote." But it goes downhill from there. P. A3, for example, has a story on provincial liquor sales. This is the only news... more »

HUG ME PLEASE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Post by Khalid Bounouar.

FROM THE HORSE'S... MOUTH

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Note the disregard Netanyahu has for the US....which gives him $3.1 billion a year. This video reminds me of a story that old friend Nat Kaplan told me years ago in Delray Beach, Florida. Nat had been an early union activist in the CIO when it was merged with the AFL. I would annually, for close to 20 years, be invited to speak to the predominately Jewish peace group in Nat's community. Each time, before my talk, someone would pull me aside and tell me not to mention Israel or else there would be a big fight in the group. At the end of my talk the tall and handsome Nat would st... more »

Hamas Al Qassam offices are next to the emergency room at Shifa Hospital

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
'... the Palestinian journalist was summoned by the security services of Hamas on Sunday. "I received a call from a private number. They summoned me to Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza City center, " explains Radjaa. He carried with him his two phones, his press card and a small camera. A few meters from the emergency room where the injured from bombings are constantly flowing, in the outpatient department, he was received in "a small section of the hospital used as administration" by a band of young fighters. They were all well dressed, which surprised Radjaa, "in civilian clothing... more »

Be One In Love

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago

Why do they keep saying Dan Markel must have known his killer because he opened the door...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*don't most people open their door when someone knocks on it?* From ABC news: A criminal law professor at Florida State University gunned down at his home was shot in the side of the head at relatively close range, ABC News has exclusively learned. Professor Dan Markel, 41, was fatally shot Saturday in the Betton Hills section of Tallassee, Florida, a neighborhood marked by Spanish moss and ranch-style homes. Investigators believe Markel knew his killer and may have literally opened his door to his own death. “He was the intended target in this situation,” Tallahassee Police D... more »

Indiscriminate Air Strikes By Iraq’s Army On Civilian Targets

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
When the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) surrounded Fallujah in January 2014 it quickly turned to indiscriminate shelling of the city. Some of the strikes were targeted against insurgents, but the vast majority appeared to be simply lobbing mortar and artillery shells into Fallujah in the apparent belief that it was all enemy territory and therefore legitimate. Now that most of northern Iraq has fallen to insurgents the ISF has began using air strikes more and more against civilian targets with no apparent concern for casualties. The Iraqi Army’s air arm has hit cities and towns in N... more »

Just.

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
To all the educators out there: did you ever catch yourself saying you’re “just” a teacher? As I contemplate my future participation in any and all public conversations on education reform and activism, the one thing that gives me pause is that, without the activism and public commentary, I’m just a Kindergarten teacher. I seriously […]

The Austerity Diaries: How Long Can You Go Without Spending Money?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Daisy Luther Most people spend money every single day. I’m not talking about your day-to-day necessities like house payments and fuel for the vehicle. I’m talking about those little impulse buys that most of us make without thinking twice about them. We spend more money on silly things than we realize. If you spend money on the following, you could go a lot longer than you think without spending. - Drive-thru coffee - Delivery or takeout pizza - Lunches out with friends from work - Buying a drink while you are out - Buying magazines - Going for manicur... more »

CATS IN GAZA

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Israel calls them feral wild uncontrollable unwilling to surrender savages terrorists the wild cats Palestinians want warm milk and a safe place to sleep respect and fair treatment love if possible dignity is a must

MORE ARRESTED AT HANCOCK DRONE BASE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*Syed Wali Shah 7 years old, killed by an American Drone strike. Momina Bibi, mother and midwife, killed by an American drone strike. Tairk Aziz, 16, killed by an American drone strike… This Must Stop!* We, members of the Atlantic Life Community, come to Hancock Air Force Base [Syracuse, NY], the national maintenance and control center of the MQ9 Reaper Drone, to protest these lethal drones, the latest weapon being used in endless war. We are a community of peacemakers who resist war, racism and greed. We stand here today in solidarity with the men, women and children being terr... more »

Jeremy Bowen's Gaza notebook: "I saw no evidence of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has written a 'Gaza notebook' for the *New Statesman*. (Well, did you *really* think it would be for the *Spectator *or the *Jewish Chronicle*?). It is strikingly opinionated, even by his standards. He uses it to dispute Benjamin Netanhayu's claims that Hamas uses civilians as human shields; indeed, even going so far as to paint Hamas in a rather protective-sounding light: I saw Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, giving an interview to the BBC after Israel had killed more than 60 people in the Gaza district of Shejaiya. He said ... more »

Bill Whittle: The Case for Israel...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*Civilization vs Barbarity *

FAA Lifts Ban on U.S. Flights to Israel

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
[image: Mideast Israel Palestinians] Dan Balilty/AP *A departure flight board displays canceled and delayed flights at Ben Gurion International Airport a day after the FAA imposed a ban on flights.* The Associated Press Jul 24th 2014 6:00AM WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban Wednesday on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets. The decision was effective at 11:45 p.m. Eastern time. "Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counter... more »

The Problems of Bioaccumulation and Synergy

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
I've written extensively about the problem of bio-accumulation that occurs as toxins in the environment are stored within the body. Please see this post for details http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/unbelievable-us-government-promotes.html The combined effects of "low-levels" of stored toxins are never studied in the tests conducted for FDA and EPA approval processes. Yet, chemical synergies can threaten health and reproduction. Add radioactive decay to the mix and you have a recipe for species collapse. We see this process occurring with bees, as this insightful edito... more »

NEW KIDS ON THE LAWN: Their technical work!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014* *Part 3—What ever happened to standards:* As the so-called “worst generation” of journalists exits the stage, they are often being replaced by eager young Ivy League kids. These replacements come from the finest schools, though you wouldn’t necessarily discern this fact from their frequently horrible work. In some settings, these bright young kids are simply accepting the broken norms of their establishment news orgs. At the Washington Post, Philip Rucker (Yale 2006) recently became head spear-chucker in his newspaper’s never-ending jihad against the Clint...more »

The Safety of Prostitutes

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
It was decided a long time ago not to criminalize prostitutes. For thousands of years (it is "the world's oldest profession" after all), prostitutes were treated like thieves, or at least like public nuisances. Gradually, our legal system discovered that many prostitutes were victims of circumstances (or of patriarchy, or of gangsters) and couldn't bring itself to punish them for their own bad luck, But we still didn't want it as a society. We didn't want women on street corners propositioning men in front of families. We didn't want men driving cars slowly down streets where prosti... more »

Late breakfast

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

Politics as Usual

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*The 193 north of Ruisui.* Ah, the KMT, still the world's richest political party. Ma had promised to sell off the Party's assets and put everything in trusts. LOL. For weeks I've been wondering when the lack of professionalism of Ko Wen-je, the pan-Green candidate for Taipei mayor, would show itself. This week it was the Ko campaign's hiring of an alternative service military conscript as the campaign office's technical advisor that gave us a double whammy -- first, hiring in-service military people for political campaigns is probably technically legal, but not a bright thing to d... more »

Did You Miss The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Anniversary Monday?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Elizabeth Warren's new book, A Fighting Chance, makes it pretty clear that I'm not the only one who thinks Capital One is one big scam and nothing-- at least up on top-- but a nest of crooks and thieves. In the book she talks about how they cheated their own clients and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first action was to order them to pay $150 million to two million consumers for selling them credit card products they could not use or did not want. So anyone think I would ever in a million years do business with these *gonifs*? Sure, the same day I do business with... more »

Pointing out the obvious of initial reports between Algerie Flight losing contact and MH17 losing contact.

Sherrie at Sherrie Questioning All - 1 day ago
It appears a horrible crash may have happened with another commercial airline today. An Air Algerie flight has had no contact with Air Traffic Control and it is feared it crashed and is labeled missing at this time. There is a search for the Algerie plane as they are not sure where it is. (update, they have found it crashed in Mali) I am seeing the headlines every where about the missing

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Be your own boss, British employment minister tells pupils* Middle-class children should believe that setting up their own business is every bit as good as going to university and working for a big company, the employment minister has said. Esther McVey told The Daily Telegraph that self-employment should be given the same social status and respect as the more conventional university route into employment. The Conservative Party should be championing those who have the “spark” to create their own businesses and become “little engines” of wealth creation in their communities, she ... more »
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