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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

13 December - News Notes

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NEW REPORT: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites Found in 10 States
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.  These include 19 sites where coal ash appears to have contaminated groundwater with arsenic or other pollutants at levels above Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL).  All but two have also measured concentrations of other pollutants – such as boron, molybdenum, and manganese – above EPA-recommended Health Advisories for children or adults.  In addition, our report includes new information about 7 previously recognized damage cases, including stunning evidence of groundwater more toxic than hazardous waste leachate.  

The Derivative Debt Bubble: “Ghost Financial Assets” and the Widespread Discounting of Western Public Debt

15,000 billion in ghost assets have gone up in smoke since last July

Blue America PAC

The Political One Percent of the One Percent

A Sunlight Foundation examination of data from the Federal Election Commission and the Center for Responsive Politics reveals a growing dependence of candidates and political parties on the One Percent of the One Percent, resulting in a political system that could be disproportionately influenced by donors in a handful of wealthy enclaves

Timeline: The Best Government Money Can Buy

Canadian households getting poorer and taking on more debt: StatsCan

 

Are there any winners in the Iraq war?
As the US prepares to pull out the last of its troops, our guests discuss the future of US-Iraqi relations.
"[Iraq] is in a much better situation than it was as recently as five years ago. It is a democracy; it is at peace with its neighbours."
Mark Kimmit, a former US military spokesman
 

U.S.-NATO Troops Reported On Jordan’s Border with Syria

Whistleblower activist Sibel Edmonds reported on Sunday that “foreign military groups, estimated at hundreds of individuals,” have taken up positions in the city of al-Mafraq in northern Jordan on the Syrian border.

Bernie Sanders - News
White House Allegedly Behind Bill Allowing Military to Arrest and Detain Americans Indefinitely
blog.buzzflash.com
Is President Obama really likely to veto a Senate bill that passed the Senate that allows for the military to indefinitely detain Americans?
The Health of Children and Consumers is Threatened by Conservative Push for Corporate Speech Rights
www.alternet.org

Some pro-business federal judges have shockingly approved a constitutional right for big companies to avoid revealing product dangers on labels.

a new experiment has shown how scientists could someday implant new skills or memories in the waking life — without people even being aware of what they're learning.

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Oldest Known “Beds” Had Insect Repellent | Disinformation
www.disinfo.com

Insects have bugged human beings for a long time. Via Discover: In a South African cave, researchers have uncovered traces of the oldest known human bedding,

Scientist creates lifelike cells out of metal

Researcher says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving.

Eczema and Gluten

Discussion

Saudi Arabia: The Arab Spring With A Media Blackout | Disinformation
www.disinfo.com

Guernica notes that while recent uprisings in Egypt, Syria, et cetera received plenty of sympathetic press coverage, the third rail seems to be Saudi Arabia,


Institute for Responsible Technology
Is this what our future will look like if we don't ask now?

SEED | FUTURESTATES | ITVS
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View all 11 FUTURESTATES episodes at: http://www.futurestates.tv/
Seed by Hugo Perez In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer st...
Real Coastal Warriors
Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said it can’t be forced to pay federal fines or penalties for oil spilled below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in the Deepwater Horizon incident because of an indemnity contract with BP Plc.
Transocean Says It Doesn’t Owe Fines for Below-Surface Spill
www.bloomberg.com

Transocean Ltd. said it can’t be forced to pay federal fines or penalties for oil spilled below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in the Deepwater Horizon incident because of an indemnity contract with BP Plc.
Escambia County is hiring a consortium of legal firms to represent its interests in pursuing oil spill claims and lost revenue.

Oil claims get a slew of lawyers
www.pnj.com

County hiring oil spill lawyers, new union has first labor contract approved, and poll says Commissioner Wilson Robertson losing race.
Real Coastal Warriors
Four U.S. inspectors armed with safety glasses and notebooks will set out on a mission next month to protect Florida 's beaches from a Cuban threat.

U.S. will inspect Cuba's Scarabeo 9, a rig to drill the waters off Cuba
www.petroleumworld.com
Real Coastal Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Heady with their successful attempts to block trucks and curb business at busy ports up and down the West Coast, some Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to continue their blockades and keep staging similar protests.

Protesters halt operations at some western ports
www.usatoday.com

Heady with successfully blocking trucks at busy ports up and down the West Coast, some Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to continue.
Real Coastal Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Heady with their successful attempts to block trucks and curb business at busy ports up and down the West Coast, some Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to continue their blockades and keep staging similar protests.

Protesters halt operations at some western ports
www.usatoday.com

Heady with successfully blocking trucks at busy ports up and down the West Coast, some Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to continue.
Wikipedia threatens strike over US piracy bill
rt.com
Wikipedia may temporarily blank out its pages in self-sacrifice to draw attention to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act. Remember how we all used to read the actual hardcover encyclopedias?
( That's a pretty clear appeal for support against 'disappearing the internet' )

WikiLeaks, 4Chan and Anonymous are examples of how rogues can thrive against the will of empire, according to Nicholas Mendoza. Read his article to find out more and please share your comments:

WikiLeaks: A tale of two worlds
aje.me
WikiLeaks, 4Chan and Anonymous are examples of how rogues can thrive against the will of empire.

Verizon Accidentally Sent a Scary Emergency Alert Telling People to "Take Shelter"
gizmodo.com
Imagine your day yesterday. Maybe you were working. Maybe you were at home or at the grocery store. Now imagine at 12:27 PM you get an emergency alert message on your phone saying, "Civil Emergency in this area until 1:24 PM EST Take Shelter Now U.S.
Al Jazeera English
In the second of his three-part essay, NAJ Taylor explores the "paradox" of responsible arms making. Read the article below and share your comments:

Arms makers and the limits of responsibility
aje.me
The state of international law makes corporate responsibility difficult to quantify.
Obama Orders ‘Arctic Death Camps’ Built To Hold American Traitors

A disturbing report issued by the Russian General Staff to President Medvedev warns today that the North American Security Zone agreement signed this past week between US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a defacto merging of these two nations and allows the Americans to begin building one of the largest gulag systems (forced labor camps) in modern human history.

Al Jazeera English
According to Nikolas Kozloff, The recently concluded climate conference held in Durban, South Africa, also known as COP-17, averted a full scale disaster, but failed to deliver on a meaningful deal. Read his article and tell us if you agree below:
Time for a new geopolitical climate bloc
aje.me
Durban could be a wake-up call for those who believed that Brazil would become a catalyst for environmental change.

Lies, Green Lies and Statistics


Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently testified before the House Oversight Committee that, "green industries" will allow "individuals to get good jobs, and to keep and advance in those jobs over the long term" and are a key part of the economic recovery.
Evidently, Secretary Solis and the president have ignored the findings from a new report released by the Labor Department's Inspector General revealing some sobering realities that cannot be ignored.
Equipped with $500 million to fund "green" worker training for 124,893 people, the IG found they have only trained 52,762 (42 percent of the target), and only 8,035 actually got jobs (10 percent of the target). Of those, only 1,033 (two percent of the target) have kept their jobs longer than 6 months.
The Inspector General reported that "grantees have expressed concerns that jobs have not materialized and that job placements have been fewer than expected...."
LiveWord?
December 13, 2011 Press Release: UN Will Conduct Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada


(Ottawa) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls across Canada. The Committee, composed of 23 independent experts from around the world, is the UN’s main authority on women’s human rights. The Committee’s decision was announced today by Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), and Sharon McIvor of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA).

http://www.cfne.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=11984


CFNE - Cultural Foundation Native Expressions - Press Release – For Immediate Release UN Will Conduc
www.cfne.org

Press Release – For Immediate Release UN Will Conduct Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada | December 13 2011

Facebook launches suicide prevention hotline


Thrive
We are thrilled to announce that THRIVE is now available to watch, share and enjoy on a brand NEW player on our website. Because some of you had technical difficulties playing THRIVE through the PlayITFwd platform, we made a switch to insure your experience is much more enjoyable and seamless! Please share with your friends and let's continue spreading awareness of THRIVE's critically important message that has millions of people talking: http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_movie
The Movie - An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world
www.thrivemovement.com

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers...

Occupy Your Education: A Note to Students About Changing the World
www.truth-out.org

Should your college education help you organize and participate in social movements? Should your college experience help you become an agent of social change? What is, and what can be, the relationship between higher education and attempts to change the world? 
We Are Change
‎Mysterious Monuments: Encyclopedia of Secret Illuminati Designs, Masonic Architecture, and Occult Places

624 pages • 875 Photos & Illustrations

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Mysterious Monuments: Encyclopedia of Secret Illuminati Designs

http://www.facebook.com/IlluminatiDesignMasonicArchitectureAndOccultPlaces Mysterious Monuments: Encyclopedia of Secret Illuminati Designs A sinister and curious Architectural Colossus is exploding across planet earth. Are mysterious monuments part of a Grand Design? Are the Illuminati elite using satanic architecture and magic to seduce men's minds and catapult humanity into a New Order of the Ages?
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Project Syndicate
‎"It is time to end this destructive experiment and close the door on nuclear testing once and for all. We appeal to decision-makers in the eight states that have not yet ratified the CTBT to move forward."

"Endorse the Nuclear Test Ban" by Carl Bildt and Patricia Espinosa Cantellano
www.project-syndicate.org

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was devised in 1996 by the UN General Assembly to put an end to nuclear testing, but nine states have still not ratified it. The CTBT has already done much good, but, until it enters fully into force, the future is at risk.
 
Center for Media and Democracy
‎"A new political party has entered the fray as an alternative to Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2012 elections. On Monday, former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson announced will run for president with the newly formed Justice Party. Although hailing from a solidly Red state, Anderson has been known as one of the most progressive mayors of any major U.S. city in recent years. During his two mayoral terms from 2000 to 2008, Anderson was an outspoken champion of LGBT rights, environmental sustainability, and the antiwar movement in opposition to the Iraq War."

Ex-Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson, Former Democrat, Launches Third Party 2012 Bid Against Obama, GOP
www.democracynow.org

A new political party has entered the fray as an alternative to Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2012 elections. On Monday, former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson announced will run for president with the newly formed Justice Party. Although hailing from a solidly Red state, Anderson has b...
( If you check alternative/ignored history, I'm fairly sure you'll find the last leader of a third party...was assassinated.
Canadians noting the recent passing of a revolutionary NDP leader don't seem suspicious about the public explanation. The timing makes it suspect to me. )
Web of Trust
Good news! Remember the lawsuit filed against WOT in the US? It has finally came to its end: the court of justice in Florida granted the motion to dismiss with prejudice. The freedom of speech won!

WOT wins in court | Blog | WOT (Web of Trust)
www.mywot.com

In February, we told you about the lawsuit filed against WOT in Florida.
( Although I use and recommend WoT, there are times I seriously doubt their ability to insulate themselves from being used as a tool of censorship )

Why the Higgs Boson Announcement Matters

the Higgs will have the opposite meaning of relativity. One consequence of Einstein’s theory was that there was no need to imagine an “aether” that permeates the fabric of the cosmos. But the “God particle” will confirm the aether is alive and well, and it’s called the Higgs field. 

Google Currents
Favorite publications, tuned for your tablet and smartphone.

How to Pick an Ereader This Holiday Season


Microsoft Releases New All-In-One Tag, QR and NFC Reader

10 New Google Analytics Features You Need to Start Using

Topsy Launches Realtime Search Engine For Mobile Devices

How the Arab Spring Moved Citizen Journalists to Use Maps, HTML5 Instead of Text

No Calls in Cars, Even Hands-Free: NTSB Wants U.S.-Wide Cellphone Ban

 ( Distracted Driving is not affected by using device as much as listening to it. So how did we survive CBs and radios? )

Turning Social Data Into Real-Life Connections [VIDEO]

 
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