Image by vaXzine via FlickrHoward Zinn's 'A People's History of the United States' is must reading! It should be required in American secondary and high schools but most certainly won't be! It will remain anathema in states like Texas! Why is that the case? Simply --Zinn told the truth about our nation, it's history of genocide, aggressive war, income and wealth disparity, elitism, slavery, bigotry, growing distrust of one another, the need to 'feel good about ourselves' when maybe we ought NEVER to feel good about ourselves.
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It might be teenage boys who are often blamed for the overpowering smell of aftershave sometimes experienced on public transport. But it seems it is men in their sixties who are the real fans of bathing ... - posted by Maldivian at You Will Read News - 19 minutes ago
By the third time around, it really shouldn't be a surprise. The latest 'Call of Duty' video game set a first-day sales record this week, generating $400million in sales in its first 24 hours in stores. ... - posted by laura k at wmtc - 26 minutes agoI have to write something about Aimee Mann. While I'm working that out, please listen to a song of hers that I love. Red Vines by Aimee Mann on Grooveshark If you enjoyed that, perhaps you will listen to ...
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The secret to staying slim is eating slowly, according to a new study. Researchers at America’s University of Rhode Island found that heavier people eat faster than slimmer people. Researchers defined a... - posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 44 minutes ago*And it's a really saddening display watching them casting about a crop of other candidates with such desperation. * "Tuning in to the Gingrich pitch; Poll numbers rise, as some rivals reel" by Michael L...
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*Which will fade to a trickle*: "As flooding threatens Bangkok, governor exhorts citizens, requests sandbags" October 18, 2011|Associated Press BANGKOK - The Thai capital needs 1.2 million sandbags to con... - posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
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- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 1 hour ago*You guys can keep him if you want.* "Obama’s 9-day trip to Pacific underway" by Ben Feller | Associated Press, November 12, 2011 WASHINGTON - President Obama is *jetting away* from Washington’s politic...
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*Plus: The New Yorker's Ben McGrath reports from State College, PA* *Note the respective type sizes of the two co-authors. Now who do you suppose did most of the work? I can believe Bill O supplied more th... - posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 3 hours ago*He thinks chump change pandering will work after three years of betrayals?* "US ponders new route for pipeline from Canada" November 10, 2011|By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON - The State Depa...
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I guess it’s the fall. I guess it’s the weather today. The harsh lead-and-pewter clouds, the promise of cold rain, the last of the leaves fading and ragged on the skeletal trees, their recent iridescent glory shrunk to this little measure of mottled brown. The ground poulticed thick with death and the wet smell of rot fogging the air. It’s a cycle. That’s what we say. That death has no dominion,
You want a tax on your fries with that? How to make taxes more fair
OK smarty pants, you say, you’ve been whining about economic inequality, and you’ve tossed out some ideas on Social Security and tax shelters, but let’s see you solve the whole freakin’ problem. OK, if you insist. For purposes of our discussion, you’ll need to refer to the accompanying chart. Before we get to the specifics of the proposal, let’s consider some interesting facts. With total US consu
All politics is local, and I think I need an anesthetic
Maybe it’s our neighborhood. Lots of old folks around, and they (I guess I’m getting to the age where I should say we) tend to vote. Plus, the area’s pretty white, pretty conservative, so I guess if I’m in charge of sending canvassers out to collect signatures to get Republicans on the ballot, I’d send them here, too. But they are starting to irk me. They must be running some kind of right-wing, c
Some thoughts on Occupy Wall Street and class warfare part three: Gimme Shelters
Everybody’s heard of tax shelters, but few U.S. citizens could tell you what they are, how they operate or what they cost the U.S. every year in lost tax revenue. Which is curious. Current U.S. Treasury Department estimates place lost tax revenue from individual tax payers due to foreign tax shelters at $70 billion a year. By comparison, the Department of Defense spent about $80 billion last ye
A Congressional Plug for Wind Power
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Would you be ready if a tropical storm flooded your town? Don’t say it couldn’t happen, even bucolic, boreal Vermont experienced such a disaster this fall! What about an earthquake, or terrorist attack, or wild fire? It’s tempting to ignore the possibility, but if you do you could end up one of the zombie-like victims [...]
The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement
The corporate media may obsess about what Occupy Wall Street is all about, but these images should make it clear. October 23, 2011 | What are the Occupy Wall Street protesters angry about? The same things we’re all angry about. The only difference is the protestors turned their anger into public action. Occupy Wall Street lit the embers and the sparks are flying. Whether it turns into a genui
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Featuredmark these articles as readwmtc WordPressmark these articles as read Bare ruined choirs
I guess it’s the fall. I guess it’s the weather today. The harsh lead-and-pewter clouds, the promise of cold rain, the last of the leaves fading and ragged on the skeletal trees, their recent iridescent glory shrunk to this little measure of mottled brown. The ground poulticed thick with death and the wet smell of rot fogging the air. It’s a cycle. That’s what we say. That death has no dominion, You want a tax on your fries with that? How to make taxes more fair
OK smarty pants, you say, you’ve been whining about economic inequality, and you’ve tossed out some ideas on Social Security and tax shelters, but let’s see you solve the whole freakin’ problem. OK, if you insist. For purposes of our discussion, you’ll need to refer to the accompanying chart. Before we get to the specifics of the proposal, let’s consider some interesting facts. With total US consu All politics is local, and I think I need an anesthetic
Maybe it’s our neighborhood. Lots of old folks around, and they (I guess I’m getting to the age where I should say we) tend to vote. Plus, the area’s pretty white, pretty conservative, so I guess if I’m in charge of sending canvassers out to collect signatures to get Republicans on the ballot, I’d send them here, too. But they are starting to irk me. They must be running some kind of right-wing, c Some thoughts on Occupy Wall Street and class warfare part three: Gimme Shelters
Everybody’s heard of tax shelters, but few U.S. citizens could tell you what they are, how they operate or what they cost the U.S. every year in lost tax revenue. Which is curious. Current U.S. Treasury Department estimates place lost tax revenue from individual tax payers due to foreign tax shelters at $70 billion a year. By comparison, the Department of Defense spent about $80 billion last yeblogger-followingmark these articles as readA Congressional Plug for Wind Power
From The Browser, a site that is “creating a 21st century library of Writing Worth Reading”: One of their sections is FiveBooks, in which an editor interviews a renowned authority who discusses his or her area of expertise and provides their choice of the best five books to read. Ever wondered what the experts [...]Now Available: When Disaster Strikes!
Would you be ready if a tropical storm flooded your town? Don’t say it couldn’t happen, even bucolic, boreal Vermont experienced such a disaster this fall! What about an earthquake, or terrorist attack, or wild fire? It’s tempting to ignore the possibility, but if you do you could end up one of the zombie-like victims [...] The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement
The corporate media may obsess about what Occupy Wall Street is all about, but these images should make it clear. October 23, 2011 | What are the Occupy Wall Street protesters angry about? The same things we’re all angry about. The only difference is the protestors turned their anger into public action. Occupy Wall Street lit the embers and the sparks are flying. Whether it turns into a genuiblogger-followingmark these articles as readLoading...mark these articles as read
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Reefer Madness in Obama’s White House
Ethan Nadelman of Drug Policy Alliance calls a spade a ‘f’ – ing Shovel. salem-news.com Nov-08-2011 Dr. Phil Leveque (MOLALLA, Ore.) – I am completely flummoxed by the complete u-turn made by our president regarding medical marijuana. Nadelman in the NY Times on 7 November points the artillery and fires, what’s going on? In October 2009 he defended the use of medical marijuana and he promised
Mr. President: An Iran Attack on Israel Is Attack on US
A devious bit of propaganda from a couple of new York rats. I’s not like we haven’t noticed all of the right wing hawks chanting the same mantra about Irans nuclear capabilities. Global Warfare: Targeting Iran: Preparing for World War III Global Research, November 3, 2011 by Michel Chossudovsky The military deployment of US-NATO forces is occurring in several regions of the World simultaneously.
UK and U.S. ‘draw up joint plan to attack Iran’: Evidence of nuclear programme raises tension in Middle East
Whitehall figures say Iran is ‘newly aggressive – and we are not sure why’ Iran ‘has enough enriched uranium for four nuclear weapons’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing for invasion Tel Aviv test-fires rockets capable of carrying nuclear warheads into Iran Report reveals China continues to supply Tehran with missiles and other conventional weapons Obama says nuclear programme remamark these articles as read
Qurtaba released “Urdu Writer App”
Qurtaba has launched a mobile app named “Urdu Writer”, the app allows you to write in Urdu language using your iPhone keyboard and you can send it as a SMS, email, share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter and on other social media sites). This app allows people to use urdu language for communication, it will specially be attractive to people who live abroad but want to some times feel the sw
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P@SHA social innovation fund announces first round winners
P@SHA today announced winners of first round of Social innovation fund. Following are the winners of first round. There will be another round soon, details of which along with other information about the fund and how it operates can be found here 1. Alif Laila – Sabah Rehman A Program which plans to equip atleast 10 Government Schools with Laptops connected to internet through EvDO devices. It alsmark these articles as read“Let’s Call Bashar’s Bluff” by Reinoud Leenders
Let’s Call Bashar’s Bluff By Reinoud Leenders Guest Opinion Piece Those who say that the Arab League initiative on Syria is already dead and buried, as could have been expected from anything generated by this dysfunctional and toothless ‘talk shop’, can and should be proven wrong. True, nothing tangible was achieved after the Arab League on 2 November committed the Syrian regime to withdrawing itsOff the Wall on Ghalioun’s Eid Speech
Off the Wall, who has begun writing a key blog on Syria, wrote this about a friend’s comment on Burhan Ghalioun’s Eid speech. It is worth copying in full. OFF THE WALL | November 8, 2011 at 8:00 am Dear All, Here is my detailed response to Joshua’s Friend’s comments, which i think were very sympathetic to the revolution. I will get probably get some heat for this, but we are not here only tOpposition Parties Fight in Cairo; Feltman Claims Sanctions Effective and Assad’s Days Numbered, Eyes on Turkey
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser has been travelling to Russia, Lebanon and Jordan. Lebanese banks are being asked not to open any accounts in Lebanon to any Syrian even in euro…without Lebanese residency. Syrian troops have been withdrawing from Homs after a bloody confrontation with protesters there who have been demanding regime change and freedom. Over 100 people have 
Ghalioun Addresses Syrians for `Eid Holiday in bid to Establish Authority
Two responses to Ghalioun Address The author of the Maysaloun blog liked the speech. He writes: Today I watched a man speak to the Syrian people, not at them, for the first time in my life. I like Bourhan Ghalioun and his speech today, on the eve of the Eid holidays, is an important statement and a media coup against the Syrian regime. In the speech he has promised reforms, honoured the martyrs a 
Arab League Peace Plan? Syrian Opposition Shoots Back. Turkey Hardens Stand on Syria
Syria agrees to an Arab League peace plan set to be disclosed today, Foreign Policy writes: In reports released by Syrian state television, President Bashar al-Assad’s government has accepted a roadmap presented by the Arab League on Sunday to end violence. However, the Arab League has yet to receive an official response to the proposal, saying Syrian officials have claimed they are waiting for a
Arab League in Damas; Pro-Assad Demos, Strike in Homs, Killings, Ambassadorial tit for tat
Tens of thousands of Syrians rally in support of Assad ahead of Arab 2011-10-26 DAMASCUS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — Tens of thousands of Syrians rallied Wednesday in support for President Bashar al-Assad hours before the arrival of an Arab League (AL) ministerial delegation that aimed at finding ways to end the months-long crisis in the country. The Umayyad Square in the capital of Damascus and nearby smark these articles as readHajj 2011: A Democrat’s prayer in Mecca
O Lord, here I stand, in front of the house that Abraham built, to ask for Your mercy. Here I stand, together with millions of pilgrims from every corner of the earth, to ask for forgiveness, seek Your blessings and affirm Your majesty. At this most ancient of rituals, I circle the Ka'ba, walking softly upon the cool marble of this sacred house, as if I were but a drop of water in a sea of humEid al-Adha: Some prayers last longer than others
There are millions of Muslims on the verge of concluding their pilgrimage (hajj) in Mecca; by the time you read this, they're already finished, exhausted and sharing the meat of a sacrificed animal with family, neighbors and the poor. Across the world, hundreds of millions more are putting on their Sunday finest -- thanks to God and the moon and the curvature of space-time for complying with the sAfghan women: Pawns of war and peace
On November 18, 2001, in a radio address to the nation, then-First Lady Barbara Bush condemned the degrading treatment imposed on Afghan women by the Taliban regime. Thus the story of the US invasion of Afghanistan began with women: the promises of liberating them, the efforts to gain their trust and to feed their malnourished babies and bring security to their war-ravaged country. In the words ofAssessing the ummah: What we can learn from Gilad Shalit
As Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas more than five years ago, was finally released in a vast prisoner exchange, it made me think about the relentless pursuit of his release by Israel. Such a pursuit by one's family is both natural and understandable. Yet, not only was his family behind him, but the entire nation of Israel was behind him. So many times, Israelis - from governmentmark these articles as read 
EDL leader continues to reveal his disturbing attitudes
English Defence League leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka “Tommy Robinson”) gave an interview to Adrian Goldberg at BBC Radio West Midlands on 22 October 2011. It’s available via Youtube here. Yaxley-Lennon made some particularly self-incriminating statements towards the end: “The black community and the white community in Birmingham are treated with iron fists. The Islamic community are treated wiWe’re planning to disrupt Anjem Choudhary’s Remembrance day demo
Extremist Muslim group Muslims Against Crusades are planning their annual Remembrance Day stunt again, on 11th November. The Daily Mail, which always reports on their actions in advance, says the demo, which will mock the charity for injured soldiers Help for Heroes, is due to take place outside the Royal Albert Hall, the same location where a poppy was burned last year. The Muslims Against CrusadNew report into the EDL shows most political overlap with the BNP
The think-tank Demos have published a report into the English Defence League. There report is here. They say: While leaders of the EDL claim they are a pluralistic, liberal movement that is fighting Islamic extremism, chants heard at demonstrations and the vitriol frequently posted on the EDL’s chat forums suggest otherwise. It is in this context that we have undertaken the first ever large-scale 
Happy Diwali
Pickled Politics would like to wish our Sikh and Hindu readers a very Happy Diwali. Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali (the “festival of lights”) for a range of reasons, most popularly to commemorate the return of the victorious Hindu deity Rama to the city of Ayodhya, as described in the Ramayana. The inhabitants of the city decorated it with lamps to celebrate Rama’s return. The festivalCrowd-sourcing info-graphics on UK inequality – get involved!
Graphs like this from the New York Times and this from Business Insider have been circulating all over Facebook, along with lots of other charts and info on how bad inequality has gotten in the United States. I literally cannot log info Facebook without being hit with another graph that backs up the arguments made by the Occupy Wall Street movement. But 99% of these graphs relate to the United StaFaibian society elections: my choices
The Fabian Society election ballots have to be returned by post before 5pm on Friday 21 October. So today’s like the last chance you have, unless you deliver it by hand! And voting at Fabian exec ballots is usually quite low (colleagues tell me) so voting is VERY important! Anyway, here are the people I’m definitely voting for and would recommend (in alphabetical order) Asato, Jessica Ibrahim, Sarmark these articles as readOccupiers, Pirates, and the Labour Party
Jon Worth sees similarities between the Occupy movement and the Pirate Party: The Occupy movements are about the values of the left [...] They have Mac laptops and use the free wifi at Starbucks, to the consternation of the right wing blogosphere. These are the very sorts of people who, from the late 1960s onwards, formed themselves into punk and green movements, creating the Green Party in GermanDemocracy is tolerated until it threatens the 1%
From Charles Hugh Smith (my emphasis): Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s call for a citizens’ referendum to decide the future of Greece is direct participatory democracy in action. Yet the European leadership and the Elites who need global markets to remain in nosebleed territory are outraged by this unscripted emergence of democracy. The absurdly hostile reaction to democracy in action revWhy I’m not a Tory
The pay of directors of top companies rose by 50% last year, compared with averages rises in private sector pay of just 2.6%. Commenting on the injustice of this, Tim Montgomery says: Earlier today a report from Income Data Services noted that pay for the directors of Britain’s top businesses rose by 49% over the last year once salary, benefits and bonuses were counted. These increases were much gShould Britain have a referendum on withdrawal from the EU?
So, should we? In the general case, the people should have a referendum on whatever policies they want to. These will typically be ones that the people conside important and where the government is perceived to be thwarting the will of the majority. The way to decide if that’s true of a particular question would be to use a revamped version of the government’s epetition websites. If the number ofmark these articles as readI Got Your Book: Signal Boosts
I’m still reading — and enjoying Moondancer Drake’s Ancestral Magic. Until I get the chance to do an actual review, here’s a couple of fabulous signal boosts. :) Ahem! Delux_Vivens linked to Inside the Favelas Linda Addison has a new collection out, entitled How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop continues to wow Nisi Shawl gets interviewed Amal El-Mohtar haI GOT YOUR BOOK: Post the First
This here is a new series designed to boost the profile of SF authors of color. First up, we have a few signal boosts: Tobias Buckell is looking for help to fund Apocalypse Ocean, a Sly Mongoose novel. Ephemere is nearly done with Kandila An excerpt from the horror collection Let’s Play White A series of SF short films Lisa Suhair Majaj has been featured on Split This Rock Next time? We’llmark these articles as read
After the High School Reunion
It was wonderful to see everyone at the 1981 Surry Central High 30th Year Reunion last night and I love the fact that we are still just as loud, obnoxious, fun, irreverent, honorable and hilarious as we used to be as teenagers. After I got tossed out of the homecoming dance by certain Dr. Ratledge (I wasn’t even drinking this time), four of us found one of the only open bars in the county and stamark these articles as read
Texas Farm Bureau—Texas Progressive Alliance Blog Round-Up
Here is the most recent Texas Progressive Alliance round-up. The TPA is a confederation of the best political bloggers in Texas. TPA members are citizen-bloggers working for a better Texas. With the round-up this week is a picture from the Texas Farm Bureau page on Facebook. Here is how this picture is described— “A worn and rusted Texas Farm Bureau sign, posted outside the old Arthur Wurzbach h
B-52′s Are Cheery, Energetic & Professional—That’ll Get The Job Done
I saw the B 52′s last week here in Houston. The band was cheery, professional, creative and energetic. They struck the right line between being friendly, and yet a bit removed from the audience. They appreciate that you bought a ticket and that you would like to see them play, but they are not going to invite you up on stage or out for a drink after the show. That is just how it should be. I try
Today Is Veteran’s Day—Honor Our Veterans And All Who Suffer From War
Today is Veteran’s Day. Above is the Navy bugler who played taps at my father’s funeral service last July In Rhode Island. My father, a Korean War combat veteran, had his ashes scattered at sea. On Veteran’s Day, we should recall our veterans here in America, and all people who have suffered needlessly from war around the globe. I know my father said on a number of occasions he was not angry at tPenn State Students Riot To Defend The Noble Joe Paterno
The sons and daughters of America’s elite are rioting and fighting police so as to defend the honor of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Mr. Paterno is alleged to have helped cover up for a Penn St . coach who had allegedly engaged in illegal and quite disturbing sexual condiuct with children. From the NY Times— “After top Penn State officials announced that they had fired Joe PaternoProtest Today Against HISD Board Member Manuel Rodriguez
There will be a protest later today against newly reelected Houston Independent School Board Member Manuel Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez, who won by 24 votes, circulated what many view–including myself—as anti-gay campaign materials. Mr. Rodriguez has apologized. That is not enough in this case. There is simply no way that Mr. Rodriguez can be seen as an advocate for all kids in Houston schools. Nor c
Jockey Club Reunion Punk Rock Blast In Newport, Kentucky On Saturday, November 12.
There will be a big punk rock blast this upcoming Saturday at the Southgate House in Newport, Kentucky. Newport is just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. I’m sorry I’ll not be able to attend this fine event. This concert is another Jockey Club reunion concert being put on by Cincinnati’s Aurore Press. The Jockey Club, which closed in 1988, was the best punk rock club in all the midwest. Auromark these articles as readUpcoming Raids in Denver, Oakland and Portland
UPDATE 3 (2:41 PM): Derrick Jensen speaking now on ustream at Occupy Oakland. He is exhorting the police to refuse to attack the encampment and join it instead. He is also, to his credit, confronting the failure of some occupations to report rapes to the police. He asserts that people involved in occupations should force the police to do their jobs by turning accused rapists over to them. He dLivestream Occupy Oakland General Assembly
UPDATE: The proposal concerning the Black Bloc, which apparently provided for a diversity of tactics, meaning property destruction outside of mass actions, was defeated as it only garnered 15% of the vote in a modified consensus process that requires 90%. For a more detailed presentation of what transpired during a discussion of this subject, as well as others addressed during the assembly, go he 
Mass Occupy Action at UC Berkeley
UPDATE 6 (November 10, 12:34 PM): Ongoing discussions in Sproul Plaza in advance of a general assembly scheduled for 6pm.UPDATE 5: Photo of general assembly at UC Berkeley: UPDATE 4 (November 10, 1:10 AM): There are about 1500 people left in the plaza. About half of them participated in the vote on the strike proposal. It passed the 90% threshold with 95% support.UPDATE 3 (November 10, 12:36 AM)Shooting Death Near Occupy Oakland
UPDATE 5: (11:22 PM): An ABC 7 camera crew was attacked when it tried to take video of the critically wounded victim shortly after the shooting. Why did this happen? Perhaps, this may provide an insight: The death of Hugh O'Connor occurred on September 20, 1967. O'Connor, a Canadian television journalist, was filming a coal miner at his rented house in Jeremiah, Letcher County, Kentucky when Hob 
Oakland Chamber of Commerce Demands Another Police Assault on Occupy Oakland
UPDATE: This is why there is such urgency towards suppressing manifestations of Occupy Together like Occupy Oakland. Fred Shavies, the officer interviewed in this video, was, amazingly, one of the undercover Oakland Police Department officers exposed about a couple of weeks ago: INITIAL POST: A press conference today by Oakland Chamber of Commerce President Joe Haraburda concluded about two hours
Sacramento Police Arrest 73 Year Old Man for Sitting in the Park Past Curfew
For more information about the arrest of Carlos, go here. It was probably around 40 degrees outside at the time. Of course, if you hadn't guessed, he was arrested for sitting in Cesar Chavez Park, the park occupied by Occupy Sacramento during the day.mark these articles as readLocating the optimal fixed or variable annuities
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The anti-Shariah conference to be held tomorrow at an Assemblies of God megachurch in Madison, Tenn., was very nearly canceled. A few weeks ago, the Nashville hotel that was scheduled to host it abruptly canceled its contract. Maury Davis, flamboyant pastor of the Cornerstone Church, saved the day when he agreed to let the coalition [...]Racist Idaho Attorney Gets 50 Years in Plot to Murder Wife
Edgar J. Steele, a self-described white separatist and “attorney for the politically incorrect,” was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison for plotting the pipe bomb murder of his wife. “This was a very serious offense,” U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said in sentencing the 66-year-old attorney who once represented the Aryan Nations and [...]Muslim Basher Robert Spencer Shows White Nationalist Colors
Proving yet again that nothing is beneath him, anti-Muslim propagandist Robert Spencer has put himself firmly in the camp of open white nationalists with an article published yesterday in Crisis magazine, a conservative Catholic publication. Replete with fawning references to the superior accomplishments of Western culture and the Catholic Church, the piece, titled “Is Multiculturalism [...]Another ‘Sovereign’ Guilty of Filing Bogus Tax Returns
A Washington accountant with ties to the antigovernment “sovereign citizens” movement has pleaded guilty to preparing false income tax returns that cheated the U.S. government out of an estimated $2.5 million. Federal prosecutors will recommend that Timothy George Garrison, 59, of Mount Vernon, Wash., spend four years in prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 2 [...]Texas Gun Instructor Crockett Keller Will Train Muslims
A Texas handgun safety instructor who declared in a radio advertisement (first reported by Hatewatch on Oct. 27) that he would not teach non-Christian Arabs, Muslims, Obama voters, or “socialist liberals” won’t lose his state-issued license, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Instructor Crockett Keller made national news with an ad proclaiming, “If you are a socialist liberal [...]mark these articles as read
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From Sis. Ana Panamanian national, Basilio Fergus went to Spain to study medicine and realized his true calling was composing songs and singing. With his rich angelic voice, he became an international star troughout the Spanish speaking world. Cisne Cuello Negro-Black Necked Swan, a song that talks about how the word” black” has been debased, became one of his most popular songs. Basilio succumbe“Killing and treatment of Gaddafi blow to NTC” by Nkwazi Mhango
Although former Libya strongman Muammar Gaddaffi was almost hated by everybody except those who were closer to him, what the new regime did to display his remains for public to ridicule was unreasonable. There might be three reasons as to why Gaddafi was killed and publicly displayed. One, it is either the order came from above to have Gaddafi killed or it shows how disorganized National Transitio
Restaveks: Child Slaves in Haiti
Al Jazeera: Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Part 4: Child Slaves (click on image)mark these articles as readQuote of the week.
This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a cliche.(I'm giving this week up as a bad job. "Normal" service will hopefully be resumed on Monday.)Deceitful and incompetent.
New router has arrived, but now it looks like something's gone wrong with the line as well as it's failing to sync up. Definitely not the router, as it connected straight away when I tried it here. This incredibly happy turn of events means you'll most likely miss my own analysis of James Murdoch's performance before the select committee, which I'm sure you were all desperately looking forward tShock!
In today's shocking, staggering, unbelievable news:Arrogant, lying politician suffering from little man syndrome calls other arrogant lying politician a liarTabloid newspaper which hacked the voicemail of celebrities to gain information on them also carried out surveillance on celebrities to gain information on themOut of control unaccountable tabloid newspaper carried out surveillance on lawyersDamning with faint praise.
The verdict from the man in the street on Imran Khan:"He's a bit of an idiot," said an architect from Lahore. "But he's better than the rest. I would vote for him.One suspects the same thought process was behind a hell of a lot of the votes for the Conservatives last year.mark these articles as readDennis Ross Stepping Down
Dennis Ross has advised a number of presidential administrations on Middle East affairs. He is definitely of the neocon persuasion, and how to deal with Iran seems to have been mostly his baliwick. Something I've been thinking of posting on has been my puzzlement over what seems to be an unnecessarily rigid aproach to a number of issues in the Middle East. This won't be that post, and I'll stick tBits and Pieces - November 9, 2011
The Russian Mars spacecraft is stuck in earth orbit. They've got three days to get it unstuck.Do you want to hear more about Herman Cain? Yet another baseless accusation. And Ta-Nehisi Coates has the last word.The Sad Story of Central Asia's German Community May Be Ending.And I've been writing about the IAEA report on Iran over at Nuclear Diner. A short summary of what it says about Iran's weaponsBits and Pieces - November 8, 2011
Do the Republicans want America to be like Greece? Compare this with the denigration of government (alternative to government: anarchy) and recommendation of "individual action" via guns and such: A few thousand years after Greeks invented Western civilization, the basic premise behind it has broken down: the Greek individual and the Greek state no longer work in concert. Over the past generation,Herman Cain Is Definitely a Business Executive
He proved that nicely in his tantrum with the press tonight. When I saw it, all the memories of nasty bosses came back:- No, don't even go there.- Just listen for thirty seconds. (He did have presence of mind enough to realize he shouldn't say "Shut up.")- We are getting back on message, end of story.The video is really worth watching. The reporters' refusal to respond to the boss-is-mad messages
Fission at Fukushima Reactor 2?
The xenon isotopes that result from fission have short half-lives: 9.2 hours for Xe-135 and 5.2 days for Xe-133. So if they show up, as they have at Fukushima reactor 2, that means that fission has been taking place.The Japan Times has a report that includes all the important information and puts it into perspective. The amount of both isotopes of xenon detected is one hundred thousandth of a becqmark these articles as readNHS Privatisation
You should read this piece by John Lister very carefully indeed. The idea that siphoning off public money as profit for capitalists will improve the NHS is obvious rubbish. This is the issue over which I left the Liberals/Lib Dems after over 35 years of membership, and plainly I was right.The Hottest Potato
Taking on the Zionist lobby head-on is well nigh impossible. I have written a stunning piece on Werritty, Israel and a neo-con plot to attack Iran. It contains information not published anywhere, even here. I have circulated it to several national newspapers, for each of which I have written many times. I have never had a piece refused before. Several national papers have checked out my storThe Day Democracy Died in Europe
11 November is rightly a poignant day. I wear a red poppy, always have, for the reasons I used to 40 years ago, ignoring the overlay of militaristic propaganda, which was always there but has been hyper-amplified of late. But this is the day the music died for European democracy. It is of course a mistake to choose a single day or event as the day any historical grand process unfolds. But a sinNo Question Time
I have just been watching the “debate” on BBC Question Time between six people each almost identically right wing. The differences between the panelists are almost non-existent. Not one of them objected in principle to private companies running NHS hospitals for profit, or saw any possible argument against banning a group with whose ideas you profoundly disagree. There is no doubt that many ofBordering on the Ridiculous
The media is rabid that border surveillance may have been insufficiently paranoid for a period last summer. David Cameron’s defence of Teresa May rests on a curious paradox: he says that she instituted a pilot scheme on more targeted checks which was a tremendous success: detection rates of various categories of malefactor jumped up by figures ranging from ten to one hundred per cent. On the ot
A Gas Giant Ejected from our System?
Free-floating planets — planets moving through interstellar space without stars — may not be unusual. If solar systems in their epoch of formation go through chaotic periods when the orbits of their giant planets are affected by dynamical instability, then ejecting a gas giant from the system entirely is a plausible outcome. David Nesvorny (SwRI) has been studying the possibilities for such ejecti
A Look at Methane-Based Life
Could life exist on a world with a methane rather than a water cycle? The nitrogen-rich atmosphere of Titan, laden with hydrocarbon smog, is a constant reminder of the question. Cassini has shown us the results of ultraviolet radiation from the Sun interacting with atmospheric methane, and we’ve had radar glimpses of lakes as well as the haunting imagery from the descending Huygens probe. Our noti
Pluto/Charon: A Dangerous Arrival?
We’ve often considered the effect of interstellar dust on a spacecraft moving at a substantial percentage of the speed of light. The matter becomes even more acute when we consider an interstellar probe arriving at the destination solar system. A flyby mission moving at ten percent of the speed of light is going to encounter a far more dangerous environment just as it sets about its critical obser
2005 YU55 Closest Approach Today
2005 YU55, an asteroid roughly the size of a city block, makes its closest pass today, approaching within 325,000 kilometers, closer than the distance between the Earth and the Moon. It will be another seventeen years before we get an asteroid as substantial as this in such proximity. That one is 2001 WN5, which will pass halfway between the Moon and the Earth in 2028. Today’s object of interest,
The Light of Alien Cities
If you’re looking for a new tactic for SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Avi Loeb (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Princeton’s Edwin Turner may be able to supply it. The duo are studying how we might find other civilizations by spotting the lights of their cities. It’s an exotic concept and Loeb understates when he says looking for alien cities would be a long sh Millis: Of Time and the Starship
What next for the 100 Year Starship Study? NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will make the call, as Tau Zero founder Marc Millis told Alan Boyle in his recent interview. To talk to Boyle, Millis donned virtual garb and appeared in Second Life in robotic form, but the interview is now available as a podcast on BlogTalkRadio and iTunes. I’ll send you there for the discussion in
Simmering in strawberry country
Despite the cooler weather, things are simmering in California’s strawberry country this week. Santa Cruz County passed a unanimous resolution against methyl iodide on Tuesay, and other local governments are also stepping up in the effort to ban the cancer-causing pesticide. But pesticide manufacturers and fumigant applicators aren’t taking the news sitting down; they’re doing everything in th
Dangerous rat poison still on shelves
Back in 2008, EPA declared that certain pesticide products designed to kill rats pose an “unreasonable risk” to children, pets and wildlife. Agency officials recommended these products be pulled from the market immediately. So they should have disappeared from store shelves long ago, right? Wrong. Sadly, the national law governing pesticides (including rat poisons) is so old, weak and cumberso
Occupy Oakland, Occupy Food
On Wednesday, PAN joined the ever-growing Occupy movement in Oakland and the supermajority of Americans frustrated with corporate control of finances, homes and yes — food. PAN and partners — including Californians for Pesticide Reform and Food & Water Watch — carved out a space among the thousands of concerned people gathered in Downtown Oakland to discuss the challenges posed by our corp
Rivers & fish win policy battle — for now
As of this week, it looks like our rivers, streams and lakes — and the critters who live in them — will be a little more protected from pesticides. Unless, that is, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and others representing agribusiness interests manage to undo EPA’s court-ordered efforts to better protect the nation’s waterways from pesticide pollution. Roberts and company are pursuing every legislative
No more secret atrazine science
For over a year, PAN has been watching EPA’s long-overdue review of atrazine, a common herbicide and potent endocrine disruptor. From the outset we've called for reliance on science not funded by industry – and we've been disappointed. Of the roughly 25 health-related studies submitted for the review's final session, 10 were not available to the public and exempt from the rigors of p
Crazy, secret Food & Farm Bill
Things are moving fast, furiously and secretively in Washington, DC with the entirely undemocratic development of the 2012 Food and Farm Bill — an approximately $300 billion, tax dollar-funded set of programs covering everything from farm support programs and renewable energy research to food stamps and conservation initiatives. It is expected that the 12-member congressional Super Committee w
Food Justice: Honoring our Roots & Growing the Movement
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We've come through yet another pink-ribboned October. It's hard to miss the symbol of breast cancer awareness, it's on everything from perfume packaging to baby bottles to fast food takeout cups.
The thing is, I'm pretty sure we don't need reminding that breast cancer's a problem. If you haven't gone through the battle yourself, odds are you've supported someone — friend, sister, mother, daughter, partner — who has. We're plenty aware. Now it's time to make October's pink ribbons all about what we can do to prevent this devastating disease.
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Panel OKs repeal of marriage actDemocrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to repeal the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.Did Steve Jobs kill Adobe Flash?Steve Jobs hated Flash. Hated it. And not just a little bit.How to cut your risk of memory lossBrain specialists say that dementia may not be inevitable and that making lifestyle changes earlier in life can lessen the chances of it.latest
Kidnapped MLB player is rescuedSecurity forces find Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos in a jungle where he says he was "praying to God to bring me home."Nationals' Ramos rescued in VenezuelaMajor league catcher Wilson Ramos has been found alive, two days after he was reported kidnapped by gunmen, Venezuelan state TV reported Friday.Mexico interior minister dies in crashMexican President Felipe Calderon vowed that a probe into Friday's helicopter crash that killed the Cabinet member and seven others would be transparent and timely.Penn State assistant placed on leaveThe Penn State assistant who told head coach Joe Paterno about Jerry Sandusky's alleged child sex abuse in 2002 has been placed on leave, the school president said.Soldier guilty of murdering AfghansArmy Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs has been found guilty on all charges, including the murders of three Afghan civilians and cutting off parts of their bodies for war trophies.Abuse survivors shocked by PSU riotsHow does a survivor of sexual abuse respond to students rioting at Penn State?Mom indicted in deaths of infant twinsProsecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Tennessee woman accused of smothering her newborn infants, officials said Thursday.'Oops' may mean 'over' for PerryOpinion: Rick Perry couldn't afford a slip-up like his GOP debate memory lapse; voters already doubted his grip on facts.New PM: Greece at critical crossroadsLucas Papademos says his chief task is to implement the controversial debt bailout package agreed to with European leaders.Washington Nationals catcher kidnappedVenezuela's "best investigators" are working to track the kidnappers of Major League Baseball catcher Wilson Ramos, the country's justice minister said. The FBI has offered it's assistance.Opinion: Report crime - or share guilt"Success with Honor." So proclaims the motto of Penn State University's athletics program.Service members' ashes went to landfillThe ashes of cremated body parts from some of the nation's war dead were dumped in landfills until 2008, unbeknownst to their survivors, a general said.'Year of hell' ends for S. Korea studentsMost South Korean students consider their final year in high school "the year of hell." It is when all students are put to the ultimate test.Alarm over a nuclear IranWorld powers expressed alarm Wednesday about a critical report documenting Iran's progress toward making a nuclear bomb, with the British foreign secretary warning that his nation would take strong measures if the Islamic republic did not change direction.First nationwide alert test hits glitchesProblems were reported across the country during the first-ever nationwide test Wednesday of the Emergency Alert System, designed to allow the president to address the American people during a national emergency.Eddie Murphy drops out as Oscars hostEddie Murphy announced Wednesday he would not host next year's Academy Awards, one day after colleague and show producer Brett Ratner quit over an anti-gay remark he made over the weekend.Witness: I saw Cain, accuser togetherPresidential hopeful Herman Cain said he didn't remember ever knowing Sharon Bialek when she went before TV cameras Monday to accuse him of sexually groping her in 1997, but the two were seen talking last month.Mummies found in historian's homeA historian has been arrested in central Russia after police found the corpses of 29 women, dressed as dolls, in his apartment, authorities said this week.Adobe abandons mobile FlashIn an abrupt about-face in its mobile software strategy, Adobe will soon cease developing its Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, according to an e-mail sent to Adobe partners on Tuesday evening.Rapper Heavy D dies at age 44Rapper Heavy D collapsed in his Beverly Hills home Tuesday morning and died a short time later at a Los Angeles hospital, according to police and the coroner. He was 44.Big Emergency Alert System test today"This is a test. This is only a test."
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