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Feel Like You're Faking It? That Might Not Be a Bad Thing
For the vast majority of people, confidence and ease come with practice and accomplishment. But even being at the height of your career is no guarantee you'll feel comfortable in your own professional skin—"imposter syndrome" is common even for those at the top, experts say. It turns out not only are there ways to manage your feelings of being a fraud, but the worry about being unmasked actually has its upsides. More »
Police: Intruders Carved Anti-Gay Slurs into Nebraska Lesbian
Last weekend, three men in masks stormed into a woman’s home in Nebraska, bound her wrists and ankles with zip ties, and carved anti-gay slurs into the woman’s body. The men also painted anti-gay slurs on the walls and poured gasoline on the floor to light the house on fire before fleeing, police said. The fires [...]
Solar Powered Airplane Makes First Intercontinental Round-trip Flight
Caption: The Solar Impulse airplane in flight during on July 24, 2012. Credit: Solar Impulse/ Jean RevillardA unique airplane has just completed a 6,000 km journey, making the first solar-powered intercontinental round-trip air journey. Traveling between Europe and Africa, the Solar Impulse experimental solar airplane landed in Payerne, Switzerland at 08:30 pm local time on July 24, 2012. The trip began two months ago, on May 24 and so was not a test to see how fast it could make the trip, but to assess the endurance and reliability of the craft, as well as bringing awareness to more peopl
Dark Knight Rising with Jon Rappoport
The dust has yet to settle on the scene of last week’s tragic shooting at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, but already the “official” narrative of that shooting is starting to emerge: that the attack was carried out by a lone nut with no obvious motives. Now that the usual people are trying to use this event to launch their own agenda of arms restriction, it’s important to question that official story and look at some of the neglected pieces of the Dark Knight puzzle. Joining us tonight to help us do that is Jon Rappoport of NoMoreFakeNews.com.
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Clinton's Syria Policy Parrots Fortune 500 Think-Tank
Brookings' "Middle East Memo #21" quoted almost verbatim as US begins 'plan B' for regime change in Syria. by Tony CartalucciJuly 24, 2012 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today regarding the ongoing violence in Syria:"We have to work closely with the opposition, because more and more territory is being taken and it will eventually result in a safe haven inside Syria that will then provid
'Green News Report' - July 24, 2012
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport VIA SMART PHONE: Stitcher Radio! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Deadly floods in China, drought in Europe - global food prices rise as extreme weather hammers crops across the planet; Germany warns time is running out to cut emissions; EPA to pull back on new mercury pollution standards?; PLUS: Mutants in Florida: pushing back against the Franken-skeeter! ... All that and mor
Is Vic Toews Responsible for Hikes in Canada's Homicide and Child Abuse Crimes?
To hear the Minister of Family Values and Random Diddling, Vic Toews tell it, he's responsible for the overall drop in Canada's crime rate even though it has been declining steadily since 1992. Well, if Toews is to claim credit for the by now predictable drop in overall crime, surely that means he should be held responsible for the spike in homicides and sex crimes against children on his watch.A
Missouri declares state of emergency due to heat, drought
(Reuters) - The governor of Missouri on Monday declared a state of emergency due to the drought and prolonged severe heat of this summer, which has so far been blamed in the deaths of 25 people in the state."The high temperatures and dry conditions across the state are taking their toll on Missourians," Governor Jay Nixon said in a statement. "Our farmers are suffering tremendous losses in crops
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Peeling The Onion
Comedy outlets like The Onion provide timely, insightful political satire. But does this brand of comedy help to delegitimize a corrupt system, or merely normalize it? We explore these issues with James Evan Pilato of MediaMonarchy.com, sample some of the funniest clips from modern news satire, and premiere James Corbett’s latest satire video on this week’s edition of The Corbett Report. CLICK HER
Corbett Report Radio 181 – Dark Knight Rising with Jon Rappoport
The dust has yet to settle on the scene of last week’s tragic shooting at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, but already the “official” narrative of that shooting is starting to emerge: that the attack was carried out by a lone nut with no obvious motives. Now that the usual people are trying to use this event to launch their own agenda of arms restriction, it’s important to question that
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Massacre in Uzbekistan
This is a trailer for an extremely important documentary by Michael Andersen. The complicity of NATO and EU governments with the Karimov regime is one of the clearest glimpses of the evil motives that lurk behind the reasonable image that western politicians strive to portray. The complicity of the mainstream media in ignoring these facts is terrifying. As NATO intensifies its logistical trans
President John Atta Mills
I am very sorry that President John Atta Mills of Ghana has died today. He was a good and straightforward man whose Christian faith was absolutely central to the way he conducted himself. He completed the task of making Ghana a meaningful democracy, by taking the NDC completely away from the politics of fear and intimidation. While I thought his Presidency a little too conservative and non-dyna
2nd Test Selection Exclusive
Following the humiliating result of the Oval Test, I have been given a secret look at the England selectors’ preliminary thoughts for the second test line-up. This is the probable team. A. Strauss J. Smuts J. Trott P. W. Botha K. Pietersen L. Voortrekker M. Prior N. Robben-Island B. Afrikaaner R. Apartheid E Terre Blanche 12th man: N Mandela Coach: Andy Flower Andy Flower has commented that he wo
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Flames out of the Side of My Head: Guantanamo and Torture Plea Agreements
--by Sebastian Apparently the Administration is leveraging torture victims into plea bargained fact witnesses. This article reveals some of the details (I know it is from February, but I somehow missed it. And the fact that it hasn't been all over the news suggests that worrying about it hasn't gained much traction). When a suburban Baltimore high school graduate steps out of the shad
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Six Years Of Texas Liberal—A Conservative Such As Myself Focuses On Simple Things
(Blogger’s Note—July 25 marks the 6th anniversary of regular posting on Texas Liberal. I’m glad to say that I’m nearing 2 million page views. That is pretty good for one yahoo sitting at home. I was thinking today of what I wanted to say for my blog anniversary. I came to the view that the post below that I wrote earlier this year would well-convey the spirit of the blog. Thanks to everybody wh
Lissa Squires For The Democratic Nomination In Texas U.S. House District 7
In the ongoing Texas Democratic primary runoff voting, I’m support Lissa Squiers in the 7th Congressional district. (Above is a photo of Ms. Squiers noting something that I’m certain was important.) The incumbent in this race is Republican right-wing extremist John Culberson. Ms. Squiers’ opponent in the runoff is energy attorney James Cargas. Ms. Squiers is an energetic and progressive local Dem
Interesting And Expansive Definition Of Life—No Matter How Stupid Everything May Seem, We All Have The Ability To Think Deep Thoughts
I recently read an interesting definition of life in New Scientist magazine. New Scientist is a challenging and accessible weekly that I subscribe to in print and on-line. We all merit things that both respect our intelligence and that are accessible. This definition of life was put forth in an interview by a Australian cosmologist named Charlie Lineweaver. Here is a portion of the interview from
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Leveson and the crumbling of empires.
And so it ends, not with a whimper but a bang. In a perfect coincidence, the Crown Prosecution Service announced its decision to charge some of those arrested over alleged phone hacking on the same day as the Leveson inquiry's last public hearings. For those like me who were sceptical of the inquiry to begin with, wondering whether it would be turned into a circus by the celebrity witnesses, som
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After Texas Charges Only Misdemeanors, Feds Win Felony Case Against Hate Criminals
Three white supremacists involved in a racially motivated assault last year on a black man in Houston will serve federal prison sentences ranging from 30 to 77 months. Brian Kerstetter, 32, was sentenced yesterday to 77 months, followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt. Charles Cannon, 26, was sentenced [...]
Gay-Basher Eugene Delgaudio Isn’t Fond of Immigrants, Either
Loudon County, Va., Board Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio has already been widely called out for his furious attacks on LGBT people — most notably in 2010, when he referred to transgender people as “it” during a public meeting. That brought an official rebuke from five of his colleagues on the county governing board for his comments, [...]
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A World With More Guns
One of the larger questions after last week’s massacre in Aurora, Colorado, has to do with the kind of lives we want to lead, how we arrange society to provide safety and peace of mind. Going to the movies should be a pleasurable experience. Airport-like security measures for entry would pile anxiety about being groped or arrested on top of anxiety about being shot. That is unlikely to happen, but
It is unacceptable that every few weeks there is a murder spree by someone who’s mentally unstable and in possession of assault weapons. Much of the commentary on the latest mass shooting by a madman in Aurora, Colorado, has focused, correctly, on the availability of guns. Some of the usual apologetics for keeping guns in anyone’s hands that can hold them have tried to shift the conversation to th
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Anaheim mayor demands federal investigation after cops kill two men in two days — RT
The mayor of Anaheim, California is asking for federal assistance in an investigation of the local police department after law enforcement officers shot and killed two men in separate incidents over the weekend.
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Magnitude: mb 5.9, Region: SIMEULUE, INDONESIA, Date time: 2012-07-25 00:27:46.0 UTC, Location: 2.64 N ; 96.14 E, Depth: 30 km.
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Alexander Cockburn 1941-2012 | Butterflies and Wheels
James Fallows (as he points out himself, a blandly centrist journalist of a type that Cockburn despised) on Cockburn: As Michael Tomasky points out in this appreciation, Alex Cockburn essentially pioneered the modern persona for which Christopher Hitchens became much better known: the fancily...
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