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The kindness of strangers – and they don’t get much stranger than these folk
Going Ballistic / by Dan O'Shea / 1 day ago How many people you don’t know have done you favors lately? And I don’t mean common courtesies, like holding doors, I mean real favors? I’m guest blogging today over at Steena Holmes’ web site. Never met Steena, just one of those twitter conjunctions. One of us followed the other, the other followed back, we’d swap bon mots now and then. She’s another writer, but in the romance genre – well, roman
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The kindness of strangers – and they don’t get much stranger than these folk
How many people you don’t know have done you favors lately? And I don’t mean common courtesies, like holding doors, I mean real favors? I’m guest blogging today over at Steena Holmes’ web site. Never met Steena, just one of those twitter conjunctions. One of us followed the other, the other followed back, we’d swap bon mots now and then. She’s another writer, but in the romance genre – well, roman
Corbett Report Radio 079 – Against Corporatocracy
Fascism, as Mussolini once pointed out, could more accurately be called corporatism. When corporations work hand in glove with governments they become de facto governments unto themselves. And with annual profits that make them richer than most of the nations on the planet, the largest multinationals are increasingly making their own rules. Join us tonight on Corbett Report Radio as we break down
Interview 470 – The International Forecaster with Bob Chapman
This week we talk to Bob Chapman aka The International Forecaster about: the ongoing Euro fiasco and its inevitable denouement; Lord James Blackheath’s $15,000,000,000,000 bombshell; the real richest families in the world; the danger of an elite with their backs to the wall; the behind-the-scenes puppeteering of both sides in the Cold War; and much more.
Marks to Market: America’s Nuclear Time Bombs
[CLICK HERE to watch the full report on BoilingFrogsPost.com] by James Corbett BoilingFrogsPost.com 28 February, 2012 During the nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan’s northeast last March, the world watched in horror as conditions in the plant deteriorated by the day. Despite public reassurances that the situation was under control, we now know that three of t
Corbett Report Radio 078 – Peak Water and Agenda 21 with Dr. Tim Ball
With the carbon dioxide alarmism running out of gas, the proponents of world government are looking for a new alarmist paradigm to scare the public back into line. According to Dr. Tim Ball, they may already have found it: water scarcity. Like the global warming scam, this one too is based on untruths, but with the Rio+20 conference coming up later this year, the globalists may have the chance to
Over 180M Tons of Toxic Waste Dumped Into World’s Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes Each Year
Amendments and Exemptions to Big Mining Cos. are Eroding Regulations on Dumping
Mitt Romney Wins: Michigan Primary Results 2012
Posted: 02/28/12 10:14 PM ET | Updated: 02/28/12 10:46 PM ET Huff Post Mitt Romney was projected the winner in the Michigan primary on Tuesday night by NBC. Going into the contest, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum was hoping to pull off an upset win over the former Massachusetts governor. Santorum was projected to finish in second place in Michigan, while Ron Paul was projected to finish third wi
President Obama Slams Republicans In Defense Of American Auto Industry
February 28, 2012 Addicting Info- By Stephen D. Foster Jr. Ever since the US Government saved the American auto industry from the abyss through a bail out that kept millions of jobs from being lost, the Republican Party has bitterly bashed the action, especially since President Obama took over the Oval Office. The GOP believes that the American auto industry should have been allowed to fail and h
Indefinite Military Detention: President Obama Waives It For Americans
Posted: 02/28/12 07:28 PM ET | Updated: 02/28/12 07:41 PM ET Huff Post By- Michael McAuliff WASHINGTON — The White House released rules Tuesday evening waiving the most controversial piece of the new military detention law, and exempting U.S. citizens, as well as other broad categories of suspected terrorists. Indefinite military detention of Americans and others was granted in the defense aut
SuperPAC Super Payday: How Rich Donors Could Get Billions from Taxpayers
Crooks and Liars February 05, 2012 07:00 AM By- Jon Perr Federal Election Commission filings released this week showed that conservatives groups are amassing an ocean of cash for the 2012 presidential campaign. Thanks to the likes of the Koch brothers, the Walton clan and other of the usual suspects on the right, in 2011 conservative SuperPAC’s outraised their liberal counterparts by more than
Oh, Icarus.
In my never-ending campaign to stuff ever increasing amounts of useless information into my brain, I've been spending the last few nights watching Adam Curtis's earlier films on Youtube. His documentary on the collapse of Barings Bank, masterminded by Nick Leeson through his concealment of massive losses on the derivatives market in Singapore has since been rather overshadowed by the crash of 07/
Don't look a gift tabloid editor in the mouth.
Just when you thought that the whole phone hacking/police corruption/general clusterfuck debacle at Wapping couldn't get any more absurd, it does. It's not a well known programme, but apparently if you're a red-top tabloid editor with a penchant for all things equine, the Metropolitan police are quite willing to lend you a horse that has "reached the end of its working life". Sadly, the BBC is r
Where Is My Landing!!!!….
Hey game lovers, look what we have for you in box today…. “Where’s my landing”, an interesting game developed by Gameboss* for android phones. All of you must have heard about doodle jump, a fun puzzle game where you jump through your phone and get that feel of tapping; With Where’s My Landing, you can get a feeling of flying and destroying targets simultaneously and that not just it, the most in
Political Parties on Social Media
Recently, I have observed increased activity from political activists on social media, especially on Facebook and Twitter. Jamaat-e-Islami and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf have especially been seen to report all political activities and developments for their followers and critics. Currently, even PML N seems to encourage participation in political discussions, 16 posts have been added within past 24
Q&A: Climate Funding Needs Gender Equity
Gender considerations remain largely disregarded in existing climate funds, even though women are some of the hardest hit by the impacts of climate change on livelihoods and agriculture.
Caribbean Hit Hard by Sargassum Seaweed Invasion
When scientists speak of the Sargasso Sea, which occupies part of the Atlantic Ocean, there is usually little mention of things drifting out because of the immobile currents.
Warming to Ignite the Carbon Bomb
Rising temperatures are drying out northern forests and peatlands, producing bigger and more intense fires. And this will only get much worse as the planet heats up from the use of ever larger amounts of fossil fuels, scientists warned last week at the end of the major science meeting in Vancouver.
Airwaves Cut Distances in Rural Peru
The Onda Rural communication for development initiative in Peru has come up with a range of strategies to get information out to remote villages, to help them with decision-making on questions like climate change adaptation or disaster preparedness.
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Obama Campaign Effort Well Underway
Here is the Obama 2012 campaign HQ in Cincinnati. I saw this office yesterday. The office was staffed by four friendly people on a Tuesday afternoon in February. The inside was nice and well set-up. This was an already established operation and not a fly-by-night deal. If there was such a place set-up in Cincinnati in the swing state of Ohio, you can bet there are other such offices in other el
A Rick Santorum Sign
Here is a Rick Santorum sign I saw today in Cincinnati. It’s the only Santorum sign I’ve seen so far. The Ohio primary is this upcoming Tuesday. It is disturbing to see such a thing out in plan view. But this blog does not shy from reporting even the most shocking truths.
Norwood, Ohio White Castle Has Multiple Catches Of The Day
The Montgomery Road White Castle on Norwood, Ohio had multiple catches of the day today. Both fish sliders and clam strips were on the menu. I have not enjoyed either offering so far on my late winter Cincinnati vacation. But I might get the clam strips at some point soon. Anything goes when you are on vacation.
Rick Santorum And Hillary Clinton Are Of One Mind—Super Tuesday Update From Ohio
Rick Santorum sided with Hillary Clinton to allow convicted felons to vote. The TV ad shown in this post is proof. Why else would would Hillary Clinton be shown with Rick Santorum if the two had not once had an affair? Or at least voted the same way on many issues when both were in the Senate. I saw many ads today for the Ohio presidential primary on Super Tuesday. ( I’m in Cincinnati at the mome
Advocating for bees in California's capitol
Yesterday, a few dozen people filled a room in downtown Sacramento just blocks from the state Capitol building to celebrate a small but critical ally – the honey bee. They tasted food and drinks made with local honey, and learned about steps they can take to protect the threatened pollinator. PAN was on hand to provide information about the link between bee declines and increased exposure to a
If we build it, the bees will come
Last weekend, my backyard beehive was once again the hub of attention. My nieces (4 and 5 years old) are visiting, so we pulled on bee suits and went out to take a deep look into the hive. The bees themselves are fascinating to observe, each with their own specialized job, deep into the magic of pollination, building the hive and making honey. The hubbub around the hive also gave me the chan
Wanted: scientific integrity on GMOs
As reported in this week's UK Guardian, Nina Federoff spoke about threats to science at a meeting of 8,000 professional scientists. The former Bush Administration official and GMO proponent described her "profound depression" at how difficult it is to “get a realistic conversation started on issues such as climate change or genetically modified organisms.” I too have agonized over
For the love of bees & PAN
Smock, an artisan letterpress based in Syracuse, NY, has created unique, honey bee-inspired cards...for PAN! These cards are part of Smock's “change the world” card series, where 100% of profits are donated to a critical environmental issue. The cheery "Sunflower" cards — sustainably letterpressed on bamboo paper — offer a beautiful way for members to spread the word about the
#F29 Actions
From occupywallst.org: •5:40PM EST: via @F29PDX: "Here's what's happening now: March in Las Vegas; direct action in Rockland, MA; march in Norfolk, VA; Rally in Gainesville, FL, rally and march in Phoenix, AZ; Rally in Minneapolis, MN; protest against Fletcher-Daniels in Kansas City, MO; and march in Portland! Follow Shut Down the Corporations for more updates tonight.•5:10PM EST: Two arrested at
NYPD Spying on Muslims Funded by the Federal Government
Yes, it's confirmed, it's a federal surveillance program: Millions of dollars in White House money has helped pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance.The money is part of a little-known grant intended to help law enforcement fight drug crimes. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush and Obama administrations have
Syrian National Council to Create Military Bureau
The Syrian National Council has created a military bureau. The leader, Burhan Ghalioun will hold a press conference tomorrow in Paris.” How did this come about? The scuttlebutt is that about 20 members of the SNC leaked the following news of a split within the SNC and defections. It was picked up by Shamlife and other papers. See this على وقع الحسم الميداني في سورية “المجلس الوطني” المعارض ينشهد ا
“Free Syrian Army lacks organization in fight against Bashar Assad” by Landis and Reuters Video
Free Syrian Army lacks organization in fight against Bashar Assad – Decoder (2:50) In this episode of The Decoder, Syria expert Joshua Landis breaks down the different opposition groups, and says that the next leadership will likely emerge from the battlefield.
Referendum and Friends of Syria Meeting Resolve Little
“We should do whatever necessary to help them, including giving them weapons to defend themselves,” Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani said. “This uprising in Syria now [has lasted] one year. For 10 months, it was peaceful: So I think they’re right to defend themselves by weapons and I think we should help these people by all means.” The referendum on the new constitution? 57.4 per cent of eligible
Friends of Syria Meeting in Tunis Accused of “inactivity”
The Friends of Syria meeting in Tunis is a “challenge” to Assad, not an “ultimatum”, US officials are saying. This means that it will be another exercise in raising the rhetorical bar of condemnation against Syria but will probably not do much damage to the regime or rescue the Syrian opposition in Homs. The Saudi delegation has pulled out of the conference, accusing it of “inactivity.” Representa
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To Serve You Better: A Google Cookbook
by Doctor Science Action Alert: Must be done today! If it's not March 1st where you are, you're going to want to dump your Google histories *today*, before they get attached to the profile Google is building to track you all over the web. This "privacy policy" is really a lack-of-privacy policy, as far as I'm concerned. For lack of time, I'm just going to quote from arduinna's comprehensive gu
Remembering an Astronautical Pioneer
by Claudio Maccone Physicist Les Shepherd, whose funeral is today, left friends throughout the astronautical community. Claudio Maccone, who worked with Shepherd on many occasions, was quick to offer his recollections of this remarkable man whose standards of excellence and unflagging support helped many young scientists as they embarked on careers in space science. A young guy (44 years old, i.e
Les Shepherd, RIP
There are so many things to say about Les Shepherd, who died on Saturday, February 18, that I scarcely know where to begin. Born in 1918, Leslie Robert Shepherd was a key player in the creation of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), becoming its third president in 1957 — this was at the 8th Congress in Barcelona just a week after the launch of Sputnik — and in 1962 he would be called
North Korean Breakthrough
Well, this looks like a bit of good news. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States says North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and agree to a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also said Wednesday the North has agreed to alllow International Atomic Energy Inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment and
The War on Women and Sense
Peter Daou points out that women have to take the brunt of men's negative emotions across the world. So it makes a sort of sense, I guess, that Republican men are trying to push American women back to where they have to take the physical compensation for a variety of unhealthy mental states that women elsewhere do. And, sadly, there are women who agree that they should be in that position. Or, as
Beyond Parody
The stupid was so thick today, a parody of Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" started forming itself in my head. But when I went to find the poem, I saw that it was far more expressive of what I was feeling than any parody I could invent.The sea is calm to-night.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits; on the French coast the lightGleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand;Glimmering
Thinking Through Iran With the Help of George Kennan
I'm reading John Lewis Gaddis's George F. Kennan: An American Life. I've written a couple of longish posts over at Nuclear Diner trying to apply some of his thinking to today's situation with Iran (here and here). One of the things I'm impressed by as I try to put myself into Kennan's mindset is how readily and exclusively the modern strategic mind (yes, let's call it that; or we could talk about
New Alliance calling for fully protected marine reserve in Antarctica’s Ross Sea
WELLINGTON, 28 February 2012 – A new coalition of environmental groups and notable people, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA), launched its first report, “Antarctic Ocean Legacy: A Marine Reserve for the Ross Sea”, at a reception for Parliamentarians and guests in Wellington today. The report outlines a proposal and rationale for a fully protected marine reserve in the Ross Sea, to becom
Kirsty Bertarelli’s Green anthem now supporting WWF through iTunes release
Gland, Switzerland – Global conservation organization WWF has welcomed the release of an acoustic version of Kirsty Bertarelli's song “Green”, the proceeds of which are destined to support WWF conservation projects around the world. Kirsty Bertarelli was inspired to produce an acoustic version of Green after she performed live at WWF's 50th anniversary Panda Ball last year. “It was such an honou
Polar seas protection on ice
Due to procedural objections by mostly non-polar states and the industry lobby, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations body tasked with developing shipping regulations, shelved the development of the environmental section of the Polar Code until 2013, increasing the risk of harm to both the Arctic and Antarctic. This is a major setback for polar environmental protecti
Which Side Are You On?
As labor unions plan their political work for this election year, they face two uncomfortable truths: First, from the state to the national levels, Republicans -- relying on both a huge influx of money unleashed by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and extreme attack ad nastiness -- have demonstrated their intensified determination to dismantle the labor movement, workers' rights and gov
Paula Deen: This Little Piggy Went to Market
Host of a gross $10 million food empire, Paula Deen gives fat people a bad name. The queen of Southern cuisine recently announced (on TV, of course), that she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Three years ago. Last August -- when she knew about, but hadn't acknowledged, her diet-linked disease -- the Food Network personality told the New York Post: "I wake up every morning happy for where
Resurgence of Terrorists in Karachi
By Sajjad Shaukat New wave of subversive events such as target killings, setting the vehicles on fire, kidnappings etc. in Karachi have once again enveloped the city. Several innocent people, workers of different political parties including three Shia lawyers, two activists of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) and a doctor, two students killed in separate assaults. Besides Baluch MPA Nawabzada Bakhtiar Khan
Anti-‘Genocide’ Protests Around Nation Were Organized by Neo-Nazis
Small protests against the “genocide” of white South Africans took place in 11 states Monday, drawing a smattering of media accounts that noted that some leftist counter-protesters accused the demonstrators of being white supremacists. But the Sacramento (Calif.) Bee quoted Michael Myers, a coordinator for the South Africa Project (SAP) from Oakland, Calif., denying that SAP [...]
Mental Exam Ordered for Arizona ‘Sovereign’ Double Murder Suspect
Arizona officials say a murder suspect who used language reminiscent of that employed by antigovernment “sovereign” citizens during court appearances must undergo a mental competency exam before returning to court, the Arizona Republic reported yesterday. Michael Lee Crane, 31, of Mesa, Ariz., pleaded not guilty yesterday to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, [...]
Alaska Birther Launches ‘Sovereign’ Attack on ‘Mulatto’ Obama
An Alaska man who is challenging President Barack Obama’s eligibility for office on the grounds that the president is a “mulatto” based his complaint on an argument common to the neo-Confederate and antigovernment “sovereign citizen” movements, Hatewatch has learned. In a complaint filed Tuesday with the Alaska Division of Elections, Gordon Warren Epperly of Juneau argued [...]
White Supremacist Convicted in Scottsdale, Ariz., Bombing
Notorious white supremacist Dennis Mahon faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted in Phoenix on charges related to mailing a pipe bomb to a diversity officer who is African-American. Mahon, 61, was convicted Friday of conspiracy to damage buildings and property with explosives; malicious damage of a building by means of explosives; and [...]
After Debate With SPLC, a Professor Offers a Bizarre Take
Apparently, it’s a lot easier to declare victory than to actually win it. At least that’s my takeaway from a comment today from Vanderbilt University law school professor Carol Swain, who I debated, along with two others, this Tuesday at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention in Nashville, Tenn. The four of us formed a panel [...]
Reality Show Celebrates Hate Group Leader as American Patriot
In a move that is sure to endear it permanently to America’s nativist extremist demographic, the Outdoor Channel last night featured hate group leader Glenn Spencer on “Border Battles,” a recently debuted reality show about “what it takes to protect our nation’s borders from drug smuggling, illegal immigration and terrorism.” Spencer is the racist, anti-Semitic head [...]
Rick Santorum and the Closing of the Conservative Mind
By @TedFrier How ironic it would be if Rick Santorum lost his chance for the presidency because of remarks attacking "indoctrination" by American colleges and universities that were uttered in the same state whose former governor lost his big chance for the White House a half-century earlier after admitting he'd once been "brainwashed" by hawkish generals trying to sell an unwinnable war. When Ale
Songs to Fight the Plutocracy By: "Roll the Union ON"
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Another foreign policy win for the Obama administration
By @BGinKC File this under "I'll take good non-proliferation news anywhere I can find it." I am a huge fan of controlling radioactive isotopes, because it doesn't take very many of the damned things to just totally fuck up your whole day. I watch the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website like a hawk. I can't remember a time I didn't know exactly where the hands on the infamous "doomsday clock"
Drug Tests and Anal Probes for Rich to Get Tax Cuts
By @KYYellowDog Now that repug motherfuckers like Florida Governor Rick Scott and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell have proven: a) receiving even a few pennies of government largesse demands you pee into a cup to prove you are worthy, b) people receiving those pennies in food stamps, welfare and unemployment compensation are, in fact, less like than the general population to be using illicit drugs
"A dream so strong, so brave, so true"
By @KYYellowDog From Jesus' General, a poem that is always timely: My Inner Frenchman was surprised to see a guvmint blog linking to a Langston Hughes poem. And it being Unheartlandishly-Hued History Month, he demanded that I publish it here. God damned commie. Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let i
Just Call Me the Facebook Avenger
By @TedFrier If this keeps up people are either going to start calling me the "Facebook Avenger" or begin de-friending me in epic numbers. A few days ago I took on a Christian wingnut in-law of mine. And this morning, I blasted one of those passing acquaintances you pick up like lint along the way who posted on his Facebook page a letter to the editor from a New Brunswick housewife that was a brie
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