Street cafe in central Manama souq, Bahrain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A man is thrown into the air by a crowd during celebrations for Merdeka Day (Malaysian independence day) in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Manama and Bahrain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
View on to the buildings on Dataran Merdeka (Freedom Square) in Kuala Lumpur (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in central Kuala Lumpur, where the independence of Malaya was declared in 1957. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Colorado Meadows (Photo credit: QualityFrog)
It was suggested I check out FileHippo- posted by Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 10 minutes agoLawrence Martin asks the question and then lays out years of Harperist malfeasance. Real democracies, as we learned in high school, are supposed to be open and tolerant of dissent and have checks and bal...
( Real demockracies - but representative government is none such from the get go - would give the common folk more than a place to rant while the real power is safely kept elsewhere behind a shield of veto and secret law ) - posted by Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 48 minutes ago[image: goodoldays] From about 1951 or thereabouts. My thanks to a dear friend and longtime reader for sending this around. My father in law gave my wife a great old rain jacket made in the late 1960s whi...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 52 minutes ago*Government gave 'em a present, too!* "Bahrain protesters boost pressure with huge rally" March 10, 2012|By Reem Khalifa MANAMA, Bahrain - *Tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters flooded a major ...
- "As of 8.10pm, Dataran Merdeka and the surrounding areas have been cleared of the crowds of Bersih 3.0 protesters. The place, however, remain guarded by thousands of police personnel. About 7,000 police ...
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- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour agoOn Monday, a 38-year-old geology lecturer hanged himself from a lamp post in Athens and on the same day a 35-year-old priest jumped to his death off his balcony in northern Greece. On Wednesday, a 23-year...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour agoThe big problem with ideologues is their propensity to do genuinely stupid things that leave others paying the price for years, sometimes decades. With Harper at the helm, Canada has no cause to be smug, b...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour agoKIOWA COUNTY - People in southeast Colorado are cleaning up damage after up to five tornadoes struck early Friday morning. All of the tornadoes were southeast of Lamar. The National Weather Service says ...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 2 hours agoI received the thoughtful comment below from a reader down under about my ANU talk on The Climate Fix. At almost the exact came time, I received an email from another reader who explained that he recomme...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours agoA van bomb found near the border contained 600lbs of homemade explosive and was "ready to go", police revealed today. A senior officer confirmed the device was larger than had originally been estimated an...
- posted by Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 2 hours agoLots of stuff going on.... DPP takes by-election in Lukang. A friend writes: "DPP candidate Huang Chen-yen (黃振彥) scored a major victory in Saturday's by-election for the mayorality of Lukang Township in ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours agoThe bodies of two people, believed to be a man and a woman, have been found by police in a car at a golf club. The pair are thought to have suffered "serious gunshot wounds to the head". Officers said th...
- posted by Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 2 hours agoThanks, largely, to the irresponsible and sloppy messaging by some statisticians and psychometricians who know better, there is an ugly meme circulating that teachers are the most influential factor influ...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours agoPicture a map of the United Kingdom. Now picture eight United Kingdoms. That's how much prime farmland has been "land grabbed" by investors at rock bottom prices from the world's poorest nations - in...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours agoThe recently retired chief of Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency is warning his countrymen not to buy prime minister Netanyahu's and defence minister Barak's justifications for bombing Iran. Yuval Dis...
- posted by DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours agoYesterday we took a look at the congressional campaigns that pit progressive Wayne Powell against reactionary Eric Cantor, progressive Ken Aden against reactionary Steve Womack, and progressive Wenona Bal...
- posted by New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago*New Orleans Saints take defensive tackle Akiem Hicks in third round of NFL draft * *LSU board fires Lombardi~Koran Addo* *Suit against Army Corps' tree policy in California to go forward* Read more here...
- posted by Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours agoGoing through his impressive paces on BBC's QI programme.
- posted by Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 3 hours agoThomas Mulcair rose in the Commons on Thursday and asked the prime minister, "Will he keep our troops in Afghanistan past 2014, yes or no?" Stephen Harper hasn't answered a question for quite while now....
- posted by John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 3 hours agoJoseph--April 26, 2012 (Photo by John Carroll) On April 26, 2012 we received more good news. Haitian Hearts patient Joseph was accepted by CHADASHA for heart surgery. I examined Joseph for the first time ...
- posted by bob somerby at the daily howler - 4 hours ago*SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012* *And the young analysts sob:* We’re big fans of Kevin Drum around here, although we’d like to have full control of his topic list. But uh-oh! On Monday, we had to sit the analys...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours agoPolice have found and defused two car bombs in separate incidents in Northern Ireland. The potentially lethal devices were discovered after security alerts were triggered near the Irish border and in Bel...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours agoA magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck Tonga at a depth of 129.4 km (80.4 miles), the quake hit at 10:08:07 UTC Saturday 28th April 2012 The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) West of Neiafu, Tonga No Tsunami W...
- posted by Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 5 hours agoHackers sometimes manage to attack a server at a random moment. But what happened in the Czech Republic just an hour ago seems more amazing and scary. The most intense cyber attack campaign in the Czech ...
- posted by Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 5 hours ago“Confidence-inspiring policies will foster and not hamper economic recovery,” declared Jean-Claude Trichet, the former president of the European Central Bank — a claim echoed by Republicans in Congress her...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoBucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's government collapsed Friday and a new prime minister was appointed after a censure motion filed by the opposition won approval in Parliament. It is the second time t...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago(CNN) -- Months after agreeing to a $160 million settlement, ConocoPhillips and China announced that the energy giant will pay an additional $191 million in the wake of oil spills last year in north Chin...
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- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoBeijing (CNN) -- A prominent Chinese human rights activist has called for an investigation into what he describes as corrupt and cruel officials who he says "violently assaulted" him and his family befor...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoHong Kong (CNN) -- Ramesh Makwana knew the risks to his health by working in an agate factory, but at $4 a day the rewards were too great. Now, after 14 years of breathing in the fine dust created by grin...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoPatrick Chappatte; Source
- posted by Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 6 hours agoAs the trial of Anders Breivik continues, the internationalists are using the Breivik case to libel all Nationalists as would-be terrorists. It is indicative of the liberal extremist mindset, that any ex...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoJapan and the United States clashed over the size of Tokyo's financial commitment to transfer some of the 19,000 U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam before reaching an agreement on the re...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoYUBARI, Hokkaido -- Services on a train line here have been seriously disrupted after a massive landslide along a railway embankment, probably due to snowmelt, left part of the line's tracks hanging in th...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoBEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government newspaper says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is encouraging militant attacks by focusing his criticism on the government. Saturday's editorial in the state-run Tish...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoKUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police on Saturday fired teargas and water cannon as crowds of protesters demanding electoral reforms surged into a central square in Kuala Lumpur, AFP correspondents said. The p...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoA teenage girl and two boys have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed near Birmingham city centre. Police found the victim collapsed on the pavement with multiple stab wo...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoSome of the secrets of Saturn’s pock-marked moon Phoebe have been revealed, with Nasa scientists discovering that it is actually remarkably planet-like. Thanks to data beamed back from the agency’s Cassi...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoThere is far more plastic in the world’s oceans that previously thought, scientists claimed today. Researchers believe current estimates vastly underestimate the figures because they only look at the oce...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours agoThe teenager jailed for life for the murder of two British tourists in Florida has launched an appeal against his sentence. Lawyers for Shawn Tyson, 17, claim he did not get a fair trial and have listed ...
- posted by Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago*Enjoy* Source: http://josephine101.deviantart.com/art/Mother-Earth-160327844
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoThe U.S. has sent a number of hi-tech fighter jets to a base just 200 miles from Iran, it has emerged. The aggressive move could further worsen relations between the West and the wannabe nuclear-powered ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoA man who fled the country after being convicted of child molestation a decade ago was sentenced Friday to 240 years in prison. Steven Dyer was sentenced on 12 counts of sexual conduct with a minor and on...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoAuthorities have surrounded an elaborate, underground bunker believed to be that of a gun-toting survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter nearly a week ago and then holing up in the woods of...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoBaby on board! Passengers at Newark Airport were delayed for hours on Friday when the Port Authority evacuated a terminal because of an unscreened infant. The Transportation Security Administration said ...
- posted by Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours agoApril 26, 2012 This week, the top military contractor companies announced their first-quarter profits for 2012. Their profits continue to grow while they push Washington, D.C. to protect their budgets a...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoA man who claimed to be a hero after his 10-year-old stepdaughter was badly burned in an apparent house fire has been jailed - after he admitted spraying the girl with lighter fluid after raping her. Chr...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoA long trial and seventh months in prison have taken a toll on the vivid glamour that Yulia Tymoshenko once radiated. The former Ukrainian prime minister and heroine of the Orange Revolution was as much ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoKoalas are set to be listed as a threatened species after a plunge in the wild population. Some studies suggest there are fewer than 80,000 left, and research near Sydney shows numbers have fallen 75 per...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoSteven Hirsch admits he is worried about his multi-million-pound business. For 28 years he has ensured that his company, Vivid Entertainment, has been at the forefront of harnessing new technology such as...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoThe Coalition promised a 'bonfire of the quangos' that would save £2.6billion. But a quick glance at the organisations' expenses claims suggests that staff aren't feeling the heat just yet. For as the r...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoBristling with guns, his face masked, a police officer moves in on a suspected suicide bomber. Just 91 days away from the start of the Olympics, the dramatic scene gave a foretaste of what can be expecte...
- posted by Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's Free Planet blog - 8 hours agohttp://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/teaching/HPS_0410/chapters/big_bang/cosm_red_shift.gifthat image, there, it's from some 'learned paper' on Expansionist Universe, you know, Big Bang. It is used to illustrate ...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours agoI am uncomfortable with this items linkage of auditory hallucinations with the blanket phrase of psychiatric disorder. ADD in particular is grossly over diagnosed and may also be driven by dietar...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours agoIt is good to see someone working on this problem. Changing out the mineral fillers has needed to be done forever. I would like to see a system for producing polyurethane fiber that is hollo...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours agoIt appears that a carpet of nanotubes can be used to replace platinum in situations needing catalytic activity. Early days of course but still very promising. Over the past few years, physics ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoBritish scientists and engineers have begun testing an experimental technology which they say could be the future of space travel. The Skylon spacecraft is designed to fly from runway to orbit in a singl...
- posted by Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours agoTaylor Lautner - Website for this image *2002 video - Louis meets the PR guru/media manipulator as he handles Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell and child star Declan Galbraith* 1. Cruise-H...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA blind legal activist who fled house arrest in rural China is under the protection of American officials and top-level talks are taking place between the countries about his fate, a human rights group sa...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoDetectives hunting double murder suspect James Allen have urged Yorkshire residents to lock their doors and windows after reported sightings of him on the East Coast raised fears the killer could strike ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA mafia man convicted of killing an Italian policeman, and who has been on the run for 30 years, has been arrested in London - directly opposite Scotland Yard. Italian authorities have been trying to det...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoAl Qaeda's core network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" and no longer capable of a Twin Towers-style attack, US counterterrorism officials have said. US government experts also believe that the likelih...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoForeign tourists will be banned from entering cannabis cafes in Amsterdam after a ruling by a Dutch judge. The judge upheld a new law to stop foreign visitors from entering Holland's famous coffee shops ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoHundreds of volunteers have joined the search for an American soldier who has been missing for more than two weeks. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of 23-year-old Private First Class Kelli Bordeaux ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoImage: Stuart Cohen, president of Panama-registered Asset Land Investment, reassures would-be investors. An increasing number of UK investors are falling victim to land-bank fraud, according to evidence ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA major search operation is under way after an eight-year-old boy fell into a river while playing with friends near Willington, in County Durham, police have said. The youngster is believed to have disap...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoMore than 100 police officers from two forces are continuing to hunt for a man suspected of murdering two people in their own homes. James Allen is being hunted by police following the separate murders o...
- posted by Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 9 hours agoReform Party. Same difference. Hey! I wouldn't have gone there until Harper told the Speaker that evolution leads back to the primordial slime. Personal message for Harper: Have a good weekend you Alber...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck Vancouver Island, Canada Region at a depth of 15.5 km (9.6 miles), the quake hit at 03:42:24 UTC Saturday 28th April 2012 The epicenter was 166 km (103 miles) West of...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck Eastern Turkey at a depth of 5.1 km (3.2 miles), the quake hit at 03:17:06 UTC Saturday 28th April 2012 The epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) SSE of Bingol, Turkey No Rep...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA magnitude 2.8 earthquake has struck Oklahoma at a depth of just 4.8 km (3 miles), the quake hit at 02:14:24 UTC Saturday 28th April 2012 The epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) NNE of Shawnee, Oklahoma No Rep...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck the Prince Edward Islands Region at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 21:51:23 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 779 km (484 miles) Northwest ...
- posted by David J. Climenhaga at David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary - 9 hours agoGerda Munsinger: More proof if it were needed it that the Harper government secretly loves the Soviets. Below: Perfesser Dave; Pierre “Woody” Sévigny; the Avro Arrow, which we could have used against the T...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours agoA magnitude 4.0 earthquake has struck Cochabamba, Bolivia at a depth of 42.3 km (26.3 miles), the quake hit at 21:36:07 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) NNE of Cochabamba, Boli...
- posted by Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 9 hours ago#HarperHistory - Cathie. Honestly. Harper stands in the House of Commons and one-lines a pack of lies in an effort to discredit his political opposition. Actually, he tried to smear them on the basis o...
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours agoWhat a brave man! What a wonderful man! A true American. A true human being.
- posted by Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 10 hours agoYesterday afternoon, I attended the 2nd day of the Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA) National Convention at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila. I skipped the morning session because I at...
- posted by Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 10 hours agoStrategy of Tension: West Creates Eugenics Nightmare in China - then Celebrates Activists Fighting It. *by Tony Cartalucci * *April 28, 2012* - Anytime the Western media becomes ecstatic over the activit...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours agoNew Zealand does provide us a look at the pitfalls and successes of producer groups that struggle to manage their markets and to find a balance that retains profitability. No one has really solve...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago*“Boundaries”* “The universe does not revolve around you. The stars and planets spinning through the ballroom of space dance with one another quite outside of your small life. You cannot hold gravity or ...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago*“Risky Investments in a Market Full of Conmen”* by Bill Bonner "Dow up more than 100 points yesterday. Gold up $18. Google…Apple…what more do you need to know? “Blah, blah, blah…don’t you feel you’re ...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago"Russia said violations of the cease-fire were still being committed by both sides, but blamed the opposition overall. “Most often this occurs because of *provocative actions* from the *armed opposition*,...
- posted by Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours agoVery good article April 26, 2012: The Limerick Incident Wasn't an "EPPI": Relax, It’s Just a Run-of-the-Mill Nuke Spill by DAVE LINDORFF http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/04/26/relax-its-just-a-run-of-the-...
- posted by KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago*STEPHEN FOSTER: "Beautiful Child of Song"* *That unique mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani (1933-1989) sings, and frequent collaborator Gil Kalish accompanies, this haunting Foster song, from their Nonesuch CD ...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago*She would have to have been to say this*: "After the vote Saturday, Susan E. Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, attempted to keep up the pressure on Israel, saying, “The Palestinian people, l...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago"France raises prospect of military action in Syria; Frustration builds at UN as cease-fire remains elusive" by Ben Hubbard and Jamey Keaten | Associated Press, April 26, 2012 BEIRUT - France raised the...
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 12 hours agoToday there are so many articles out there that make general statements about the goal of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to privatize everything. Many of us that have researched ALEC tak...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago"The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite cor...
- posted by Orwell's Bastard at Orwell's Bastard - 12 hours agoThree links to start off with: one from the CBC and two from the Star. Excerpts follow. New homicide chief on fighting 'code of silence' Staff Insp. Greg McLane told CBC Radio’s Metro Morning that a la...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours agoTangerang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Thanks for stopping by.
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours agoAs tensions between Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to mount over Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons technologies, the U.S. has quietly begun a deployment of its premier stealthy fighter, the twin...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours agoThe Department of Defense has confirmed various foreign and alternative media reports that claimed Russia troops will be conducting unprecedented anti terrorism drills inside the United States. In an ema...
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- posted by Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 13 hours agoAnd in other news… … Monday evening will see the second meeting for this semester of the Auckland Uni Economics Group. Here’s their note advertising the show: *ECONOMIC HARMONIES, IV: Planning Without C...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago*“The Seat of the Soul” * by Chet Raymo "It was not my first visit. I had been there once before to talk with the great man, to the Castle of Cloux, near Amboise, in the valley of the Loire. He had been...
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago"There is a lot of tension in society between the great exploring soul, and the assembly line citizen. . . The grand exploring soul is marginalized as an eccentric, or, if necessary, more seriously marg...
- posted by Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 13 hours agoWorking in the environment that I do I've certainly become more safety conscious over that past few months. Every day you come home safe is a good day. I've had a couple close calls in the past year but ...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 13 hours ago*They saw through the **false flag, huh?* "French Cabinet proposes new antiterrorism measures; Opponents say measures a ploy to boost Sarkozy" by Sylvie Corbet | Associated Press, April 12, 2012 PARIS ...
- The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Interesting New Video: Officials Inspect Reactor #4 At Fukushima (!)
posted by Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours agoThe situation at Fukushima Japan, especially with the dire circumstances surrounding the spent fuel rod pool above reactor #4, has not changed. It is truly amazing that much of our media, and the crimina... - posted by Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours agoApril 27, 2012 Potrblog finds rain 40X background in St. Louis. The Potrblog team plans on monitoring the decay pattern and subsequently reporting their findings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0U4wICYTh4...
- posted by risa bear at stony run farm - 14 hours agoWhen not doing anything else, haunt used book stores and free boxes for old how-to manuals and garden guides. Google Books has it down and I know you love your Kindle, but there could come a time when neit...
- posted by Rocker at MSM Monitor - 14 hours ago"Racist reaction to finale tarnishes Bruins’ run; Comments flood Twitter after playoff loss" by Bob Hohler | Globe Staff, April 27, 2012 In an *episode that has renewed the conversation about racism in s...
- posted by James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 15 hours agoYes, it is amusing the Stephen Harper accuses the NDP of being soft on Hitler -- one wonders where Harper was when Canadians hit the beach at Dieppe -- but the truth is the Conservatives through their madc...
- posted by KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago*"The truth is that like many liberal American Jews -- and most American Jews are still liberal -- I basically avoid thinking about where Israel is going. It seems obvious from here that the narrow-minded...
- posted by yayacanada at YayaCanada - 15 hours ago** *... to help him out of a tight spot* *Contributor: "YYC"* Why is Harper’s team invoking Hitler to debate New Democrats? *When Christine Moore, a Quebec New Democrat, asked during Friday’s Question Pe...
- posted by ProfPTJ at The Duck of Minerva - 15 hours agoThis post started off as a reply to a comment under Robert Kelly's post on historical institutionalism, but it got so long I thought it deserved its own post. There is a great deal of ambiguity in how we ...
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 16 hours agoDebbie Lesko (ALEC - AZ) “leaked emails” have been a problem for her, and I dare guess, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) this past year. First there was the leaked email inviting Arizona le...
- posted by AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 16 hours agoThis crop circle represents the Star Gate in the Antares System. How we got this image is pretty strange. My friend has a protege who had a red thumb drive (USB Flash Drive) disappear from a locked ...
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 16 hours agoTake 45 seconds to listen to one of my favorite people Jim Hightower. >>>>Click Here<<<< For the transciptALEC'S Comeuppance *Tuesday, April 24, 2012* | Posted by Jim Hightower
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 16 hours agoThis is a good article that was posted on Common Dreams Here’s a snip – Please read the whole thing >>>>here<<<< Published on Friday, April 27, 2012 by Dissent ALEC Retreats, the Right Wing Freaks by Ma...
- posted by Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 17 hours agoThis is *so* helpful. Willard Romney tells the young foks how to succeed in life: If you’re young and you want to start your own business, Mitt Romney’s has some advice from you: Borrow money from your p...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours agoTwo armed North Korean border guards are on the run in China after killing a number of others from the same unit and escaping across the border from Hyesan into Changbai, it has been reported. “I don’t k...
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 17 hours agoNobody deserves it more than he does, and nobody is better equiped to smack down dickheads than @kady is. This, of course, is all about the PMSHithead MASSIVELY mispoken observation that triggered the #H...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoA magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck Taiwan at a depth of 7 km (4.3 miles), the quake hit at 21:08:19 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 30 km (18.6 miles) Southeast of Meinung, Taiwan No Report...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoA magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 58.2 km (36.2 miles), the quake hit at 19:22:22 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 134 km (83 miles) ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoA magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck Libertador O'Higgins, Chile at a depth of 50.2 km (31.2 miles), the quake hit at 18:34:37 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 43 km (26 miles) Northwest of C...
- posted by DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago*Raul & Wenona, 2 champions of working families* Breaking yet another promise to stay neutral in active primaries, the DCCC came lumbering into AZ-1 this week, in favor of conservative loser Ann Kirkpatri...
- posted by Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 19 hours agoTom Mann and Norm Ornstein, political scientists and (I hope they wouldn't object to the characterization) quintessential center-loving establishment types, take full aim at the Republican Party in a colum...
- posted by Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 19 hours agoI wrote a number of essays on what they were not telling us about the disaster at Fukushima based on some pretty easy research that I had done out of concern that industry was minimizing the reporting. I a...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours agoOh, we *so* deserve everything they're doing to us... - CP
- posted by Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 19 hours agoI don't know which is worse: the fact that the Obama Administration has scrapped protections for child farm workers, or the fact that this craven act has engendered so little outrage. Human Rights Watch, ...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago*"Who Takes the Gold for Tax Avoidance in 2011?"* by Paul Buchheit "This is tax time, or in the case of many big businesses, just another time without taxes. These companies deserve to be recognized. W...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 19 hours agoThere was some surprise yesterday in Parliament when Government Whip Gordon O'Connor rose to give the CON response to Woodworth's Wank. After all, the purpose of the Party Whip is to ensure party disciplin...
- posted by Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours agoAna nipslip on the Runway *by Tiresias11*
- posted by AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 20 hours agoI found this on Kauilapele's blog today, its interesting how so many pieces are coming together at the same time to make a whole picture of what is about to transpire. -AK ----------------------------...
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- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago*"Bank Bailouts Explained" * by Omid Malekan "The story of the bank bailouts, and what we've gotten so far in return." www.omidmalekan.com - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yipV_pK6HXw&feature=youtu.be
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- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago*"The Too Big To Fail Banks: * *Much Bigger And Much More Powerful Than Ever"* by The Economic Collapse Blog “The Democrats, the Republicans and especially Barack Obama promised that something would ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 hours agoA schoolboy was snatched off the street as he walked to school in Malaysia yesterday - triggering an international appeal for information from his frantic parents. Nayati Moodliar, 12, was about to enter ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 hours agoVIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea, believed to be preparing for a third nuclear test, would probably be able to make and explode a uranium device for the first time after earlier relying on plutonium, a form...
- posted by Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 20 hours agoThe space shuttle Enterprise is taking the long way home. Last week it flew over DC. Today it was Manhattan's turn for the show. Saw lots of photos of it. This one was the best. [click to embigger] Lots...
- posted by Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 20 hours agoAllen Sanderson reminisces about the great economist.
- posted by AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 20 hours agoWindow of Opportunity posted at Portal 2012 Window of Opportunity for divine intervention is about to open on planet Earth. The entry point of that window is World Liberation Day on May 5th. The t...
- posted by Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's Free Planet blog - 20 hours agothis'll be quick, and angry. DINOSAURS. Let's say some birds can be traced to dinosaurs. That means bird song (may have) existed since just after the Jurassic period. And we're convinced bird song is noth...
- Link: http://youtu.be/JgnM63Xc-Q0 Enjoy your weekend undisturbed, if you can... John
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 hours agoBlind campaigner evades close to 100 guards to escape from six-year detention but fears grow for family and supporters. A blind Chinese rights activist who made a daring escape from extrajudicial detenti...
- posted by Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 20 hours agoGoes to David S. Bernstein, longtime GOP Women in Congress chronicler, who notes that of the 71 House districts to hold primaries so far, only six have been won by women. What's more, of the three women wh...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 hours agoA British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier was serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e-Saraj (North), on a patrol to disrupt ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 hours agoA magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck Maule, Chile at a depth of 41.6 km (25.9 miles), the quake hit at 17:58:23 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 38 km (23 miles) NNW of Talca, Maule, Chile No ...
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- posted by The White Hat Reporters at The White Hats Report - 20 hours ago*Dr. Michael Herzog Arrested By German Authorities – Has Great Voice, Sings Like A Pro.* *THE PAST FOURTEEN DAYS* Please recall the winner-takes-all media confrontation between the White Hats Reports #3...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.27.12”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “The mainstream media is constantly pushing the so-called “recovery” story, and this week was no exception. On Wednesday, Federal Reserv...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoIf H5N1 bird flu, which has a 60-percent fatality rate, were engineered to spread like seasonal flu, hundreds of millions of lives would be at risk, a scientist told the Senate Homeland Security Committee...
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoTHE HAGUE — The Dutch government on Friday gave a top scientist the green light to publish a research paper in the United States on a mutant killer flu virus, following approval by a US panel of experts. ...
- posted by Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 hours agoI referred to the Larry Bartels general election model yesterday, but I think it's worth revisiting it, because probably my biggest question about 2012 is whether Bartels is right or not. At least, that's...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoThe controversial national cybersecurity bill known as CISPA was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday night, a full day ahead of when the vote was expected and despite the fact that it had r...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours agoThere are two realities that must be considered here. The first is that seamanship was well developed and boat building was already quite skillful and certainly good enough to consider a summer tr...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoLONDON - A mystery serial cat killer is suspected of claiming their 48th victim after another 14 pets died from anti-freeze poisoning in the same area. It is feared that the recent spate of slayings may ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KTLA) -- A dead bat found at Laguna Niguel Regional Park has tested positive for rabies, Orange County health officials said. The bat was found by a park ranger on a walkway near La...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoLocust is spreading at two million hectares of Kazakhstan territory this year. Chairman of the Committee for State Inspection in Agro-Industry (Agroprom) of the Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan Saktash ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours agoMILWAUKEE (AP) — The city of Milwaukee has issued a health alert after a cab driver was diagnosed with rubella. Health officials want to get in touch with anyone who took a taxi with American United betw...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 21 hours ago(Reuters) - Putting the son of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi on trial on their own soil is a matter of national pride for Libya's leaders, but the lack of a properly functioning state is making it hard for...
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- posted by Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 22 hours agoAs the man said on the twitter machine, an early candidate for picture of the year: Apparently taken by some student who was in the right place in the right time. Already crashed the server at the schoo...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 22 hours agoDAMASCUS, Syria — A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly 30, state TV said. Thousands of Syrians prot...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 22 hours agoDAMMIT JANET! has learned that Monsanto International is currently in the process of seeking approval from Health Canada to proceed with the wide agricultural exploitation and industrial application of g...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 22 hours agoThis has been coming for years. Science is speaking out. It's time to redistribute the wealth, globally. *The world's most renowned population analyst has called for a massive reduction in the number o...
- posted by DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours agoOur Barenaked Ladies guitar fun for Norman Solomon and David Gill has been working out so well that we decided to launch another one. This time we have a sleek, black Squier Telecaster autographed-- in 20...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 22 hours agoA man suspected of killing two people in their own homes is a known drug user who had been released on court bail, the detective leading the manhunt has said. James Allen has previous convictions for vio...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 22 hours agoA magnitude 4.0 earthquake has struck Vancouver Island, Canada Region at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles), the quake hit at 16:22:34 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 154 km (95 miles) West of Port ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 22 hours agoA magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck Vanuatu at a depth of 71.5 km (44.4 miles), the quake hit at 15:22:58 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 106 km (65 miles) North of Luganville, Espiritu Sant...
- posted by Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 23 hours ago#HarperHistory You really have to go read Kady's account of Harper's history. Like now. Just don't have any food or drink in your mouth. There's a reason this guy doesn't do unscripted. Harebell has ano...
- posted by éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 23 hours ago------------------------------ *THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 * Permalink *CISPA Critics Warn Cybersecurity Bill W...
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours agoIn this new political ad by the Obama camp, former Pres. Bill Clinton reinforces the popular myth that the president of the United States is the "Decider in Chief." If Obama is really the "Decider in Chie...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 23 hours agoA magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck Taiwan at a depth of 46.9 km (29.1 miles), the quake hit at 14:48:35 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 24 km (14 miles) Southeast of Hualien, Taiwan No Tsun...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 23 hours agoA man has been arrested by police and led away from a building in Tottenham Court Road in central London, following a siege that sparked a major alert. Hundreds of people were evacuated and one of the ca...
- posted by MrArbitrage at Table Of Wisdom.com - 23 hours ago*Since launching this website in 2008 I have been committed to providing timely recommendations to my readers when extraordinary value is presented in the financial market. The following video illustrates ...
- posted by Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 23 hours ago#AnatomyEdouardBeaupre #Canlit #book For all you Canadian and prairie fiction aficionados who happen to read this blog, my wondrous and brilliant marvel of a friend has just published her first novel. The ...
- posted by Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 23 hours agoECONOMICS MARKET DISTORTIONS AND PROFIT DRIVEN FINANCIAL INSTABILITY: 84% of All Stock Trades are by High-Frequency Computer Algorithms by Washington's Blog http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 23 hours agoHow does the F-35 stack up against the competition today? That depends on who you ask and how badly they want to buy/sell it. First off, let's leave the stealth business out of this. Like most emergin...
- posted by Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 23 hours agoht to Stan Karp: *Opting Out of NJ ASK* *NJ Spotlight* *Reilly, a former literacy director in Newark and then assistant superintendent in Hackensack as well as Morristown, said it has clearly led to a na...
- posted by leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago*Stephen Harper is not going to be Prime Minister for ever. The sooner Canadians see him out of office, the better the whole nation will be. This country is starting to wake up to the reality of Mr. Harpe...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day agoIt is quite reasonable to conclude the the Greenland ice sheet is generally stable. It has stood up to far worse for far longer and not collapsed. Yet a rapid collapse is possible and this ice ...
- posted by arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day agoThis has been a long time coming. It was possible at least a decade ago when several developers identified the opportunity and created software and tools. I suspect that it has simply become che...
- posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day agoI'm convinced that, badly as the air force boys want the F-35, even if they got it they would soon be back, begging bowl in hand. Everyone, especially those air force guys boosting the F-35 option at the ...
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago*Are you supporting ALEC with the financial decisions you are making?* *PLEASE say NO to ALEC and NO to ALEC Corporate profit sector members - use your money wisely.* As I write this the stock market is ...
- posted by thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day agoDo you want to know what's really pathetic? Understand, Canada's Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms is apparently a popular model for other countries when they write their constitutions. This ...
- posted by Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 day ago[image: Compacting trucks assemble the latest delivery to L.A.'s Puente Hills Landfill, the largest rubbish dump in America. Despite surface appearances, Puente Hills is considered one of the most state-...
- posted by Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago*EPISODE FOUR: FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL PROTECTION* * *Sylvia and I take a walk around the perimeter of Menwith Hill and find ourselves accused of forming an unlicensed procession! Coinciding with a small ...
- posted by Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 day ago[image: Global temperature anomalies for March 2012, based on an ongoing analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It shows changes from the norm for each region, not absolute...
- posted by Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 day ago[image: The Colorado River Aqueduct, a lifeline to Southern California. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, via Associated Press] By ADAM NAGOURNEY and FELICITY BARRINGER 23 April 2012 ...
- posted by jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day agoNot as celebrated was Kafka's short story in which his character wakes up as Donald Duck.
- posted by calgarygrit at CalgaryGrit - 1 day agoThe answer to that question is "not very many of us". More than 190 people entered the joint daveberta.ca and CalgaryGrit Great Alberta Election Pool, but like nearly all the pollsters and pundits, most e...
- posted by New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago*Congroovient Butt~Nola Smokehouse* ~Hat Tweet @*NOLAsmokehouse* Butts after a long night of smoke #*porkcandy* #*bark* *Proposed gasoline pipeline under Lake Pontchartrain draws few questions in Mandevi...
- posted by Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago"Technically, we might still call it a democracy," Lawrence Martin writes this morning. But, "in practice it's a democracy in name alone." Martin, perhaps more than any other Canadian journalist, has tr...
- posted by Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago#F35 #Cdnpoli - Michael Ferguson repeated the points he made in his report to Parliament on the F-35 boondoggle at the public accounts committee and then added this: So far, the government has talked abou...
- posted by Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day agoHappy Birthday to Jack Klugman, 90. As for the good stuff: 1. Sarah Posner remembers Chuck Colson's latter years. 2. The decline of Tucker Carlson, by Alex Pareene. Brutal. 3.Super PACs might matter a l...
- posted by Dan Nexon at The Duck of Minerva - 1 day agoThe assassination of Osama bin Laden by US special forces certainly has created a political problem for the Republican party. They spent years demagoguing the war on terror, but now the symbol of that stru...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoA magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck Vancouver Island, Canada Region at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 12:52:47 UTC Friday 27th April 2012 The epicenter was 155 km (96 miles) West of Port...
- posted by Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago*Tunisian beggars* Tunisia, which greatly prospered before the Arab Spring, is now a typical African basket case. Tunisians have become beggars. In April 2012, The Globe and Mail reports: http://www....
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoSo the first hour of debate on the not-so-stealth abortion motion did not go well for Mr. Woodworth. The Opposition parties came out strongly in favour of the 21st century and rationality. And as you know,...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoSnipers, explosive experts and a police negotiator are attending a potential hostage situation at Tottenham Court Road in central London. There are reports that four people have been taken hostage at a bu...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(Reuters) - More than 1 million Americans who have taken out mortgages in the past two years now owe more on their loans than their homes are worth, and Federal Housing Administration loans that require o...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(Reuters) - An elite Afghan soldier shot dead an American mentor and his translator at a U.S. base, Afghan officials said on Friday, in the first rogue shooting blamed on the country's new and closely vett...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(CNN) -- A top European Union official expressed concern Thursday about the condition of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, saying she was roughed up in prison. Tymoshenko is serving a sev...
- posted by DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day agoLast cycle we talked a lot about how the DCCC adamantly refused to even recognize the campaign against John Boehner by a valiant young progressive Democratic veteran, Justin Coussoule. They would go out ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(CNN) -- A U.K. businessman whose death is at the center of a huge political scandal in China was not a spy working for Britain, the foreign secretary said. Neil Heywood was found dead in a hotel in the ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoPolice have been called to a potential hostage situation after one of the country's busiest shopping streets was closed. Businesses and shoppers were evacuated from Tottenham Court Road in central London...
- posted by Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 1 day agoDr Cintli: ARIZONA'S SALT OF THE EARTH MOMENT: ARIZONA'S SALT OF THE EARTH MOMENT By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez During the miner’s strike in Grants County, New Mexico in 1951, d...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(CNN) -- Three people were arrested in Copenhagen Friday on suspicion of planning a terror attack, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service said. The three are a 22-year-old Jordanian citizen, a 23-yea...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoFour explosions that rocked an eastern Ukrainian city on Friday have prompted a terror probe, the Ukrainian News agency reported. A regional prosecutor's office has started a "terrorist case" into the bl...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago(CNN) -- A suicide bombing in a Damascus neighborhood killed nine and injured tens of people, Syrian state media said Friday. It was the second bomb blast to rock the Syrian capital Friday. The deadly att...
- posted by bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago*FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012* *Two columnists and those new clothes:* We’ve been called away from our sprawling campus on a mission of national import. We expect to finish our current, award-wining series on M...
- posted by 2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day agoI have to be honest – I have no idea what this article says. (I only speak Minnesotan.) BUT – I did use a translator site and input a couple of phrases and it seems legit and since it is from the Nation...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoOffices on Tottenham Court Road have been evacuated after a man reportedly walked into a Starbucks wearing a gas canister and threatened to blow himself up. Photo: @benturner83 A man alleged to be carryi...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoTWO CREEKS — Point Beach Nuclear Plant declared an alert Wednesday night when carbon monoxide built up in a room near where a diesel generator was being worked on. The alert was declared at 9:06 p.m. Air...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoOKLAHOMA CITY - Putnam City High School's baseball fields were shut down Wednesday after a swarm of bees attacked the grounds crew. The school says the fields are safe tonight, experts warn Oklahoma resi...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoA police officer at the scene asking members of the public to move away from Tottenham Court Road (Pic: Twitter/Stephen Hull) Offices on Tottenham Court Road have been evacuated after a man reportedly wa...
- posted by Donna at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day agoThe Miami Marlins suspended new Manager Ozzie Guillen for saying: “I love Fidel Castro,” and "I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, b...
- posted by Gail at Wit's End - 1 day agoABC News from Australia has featured a video so harshly blunt about the dismal prospects for the fate of trees, I wouldn't expect to see it compete for a time slot on an American channel against Dancing W...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoTwo men have been jailed for five years each for sending nail bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile Celtic supporters. Neil McKenzie and Trevor Muirhead were convicted of conspiracy to assa...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoCleveland police are involved in an "ongoing operation" at a Middlesbrough housing estate as they search for double murder suspect James Allen. Detectives are searching a house in the Pallister Park area...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day ago[image: Link]Police have closed part of Tottenham Court Road in central London because a man is causing a disturbance. There are reports that it is a hostage incident. Police have confirmed it is not rela...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoA deadly fungus is rapidly killing off frogs around the globe by making them died of thirst. The fungus attacks the skin of the creatures, leaving them unable to absorb water - essential for any amphibia...
- posted by BAL at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Green Rights Collection - 1 day ago
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 day agoA big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is encroaching on native species' territory. The shrimp...
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