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Frequency Shift: ET Mummy Found In Egypt: Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
ET Mummy Found In Egypt: Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
Posted on September 28, 2012
by Gillian
http://shiftfrequency.com/michelle-devlin-et-mummy-found-in-egypt-photo-leaked-by-cairo-museum-insider/
The rumors have been whispered for years that the mummy of an
extraterrestrial had been found in Egypt, nestled in a burial chamber
beside a great Pharoh. Now, more evidence of the mummy’s possible existence
have been reported on Facebook, along with this compelling photo.
I have included the accompanying text exactly as it was translated from
Egyptian. I have not edited the t... more »
First Nation Terrance Nelson alleges vote buying, delegation heads to Iran
*Terrance Nelson, former Roseau River chief in Manitoba, made allegations
today of vote buying in an e-mail to the Prime Minister.*
**
Further, *Nelson said a First Nation delegation leaves for Iran on Oct. 8
and will ask for the lives of three Canadians on death row. In his previous
statement, Nelson said the delegation will also show photos of the massacre
of Wounded Knee.*
**
*Nelson’s morning e-mail has brought a dramatic reaction already.*
***Among the allegations, Nelson questioned if there was a payment of
$25,000 for a chief to distance himself from Nelson.*
**
*The following ... more »
Nigerian couple tried to claim £3.8m in ‘eye watering’ benefits scam using 1,400 identities
*A Nigerian couple who tried to claim £3.8million in an ‘eye-watering’
benefits scam using 1,400 stolen identities have been jailed for a total of
almost 10 years.*
Adeola Thomas, 38, assisted by his partner, Abimbola Abiola, 34, managed to
pocket £87,000 after submitting almost 2,500 handwritten applications for
tax credits and benefits.
The pair spent the money on designer clothing and electrical items
including a 50-inch plasma television.
But the fraud was discovered when benefits staff noticed the same address
was being used for multiple claims, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.... more »
U.S. intelligence takes blame for mixed Libya attack messages
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's office on Friday tried to
explain the shifting public explanations for who was behind the deadly
Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya. DNI public
affairs director Shawn Turner said U.S. intelligence concluded "in the
immediate aftermath" of the assault that it had begun "spontaneously" in
the wake of violent protests in Egypt.
"We provided that initial assessment to Executive Branch officials and
members of Congress, who used that information to discuss the attack
publicly and provide updates as they became av... more »
Ex-finance minister to challenge Merkel in 2013 vote
*BERLIN — Germany's main opposition party named a feisty former finance
minister to lead its bid to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel from the helm
of Europe's top economy in elections next year.*
Three leading members of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD),
including the candidate himself, Peer Steinbrueck, jointly announced their
pick to reporters, ending weeks of speculation.
Steinbrueck, 65, who previously served as Merkel's finance minister in a
grand coalition, must win over voters amid polls showing consistently
widespread approval for Merkel as she tackles the euroz... more »
Junior Nkwelle Killed: 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder
* A promising teenage footballer described as a "role model" for his
community may have been murdered in a fight over a girl.*
Junior Nkwelle, 15, was stabbed to death outside a block of flats and one
theory was he may have been attacked by a jealous boyfriend.
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance on the Loughborough Estate
in Brixton just before 9.25pm on Thursday and found the boy with serious
stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene and police said the
killing was not believed to be gang-related. A 14-year-old girl has been
arrested on suspicion of murder.
L... more »
US Aims to Rally Syrian Opposition With New Aid
*The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with
pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as the
administration and other world leaders lamented the failure of diplomatic
efforts to push Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.*
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. would contribute an
additional $15 million in non-lethal gear — mostly communications equipment
— to the civilian opposition trying to oust Assad as well as $30 million in
new humanitarian assistance to help those affected by the continuing
violence.
... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE at a depth
of 5.4 km (3.4 miles), the quake hit at 02:39:32 UTC Saturday 29th
September 2012
The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) Southeast of Karpathos, Greece
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake JUJUY, ARGENTINA - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck JUJUY, ARGENTINA at a depth of 191.4
km (118.9 miles), the quake hit at 01:26:12 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 52 km (32.2 miles) Northwest of San Antonio de los
Cobres, Argentina
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SICILY, ITALY - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck SICILY, ITALY at a depth of 246.5 km
(153.2 miles), the quake hit at 00:39:44 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 14 km (8.7 miles) WNW of Lipari, Italy
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the SOLOMON ISLANDS at a depth of 10
km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 23:22:31 UTC Friday 28th September 2012
The epicenter was 116 km (72 miles) SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake PAKISTAN - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck PAKISTAN at a depth of 10 km (6.2
miles), the quake hit at 22:14:44 UTC Friday 28th September 2012
The epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) NNE of Bhag, Pakistan
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Seven Killed As Flash Floods Hit Southern Spain
*Seven people have been killed and hundreds evacuated from their homes
after flash floods swept through southern Spain*.
After months of drought, torrential rain has flooded streets and homes,
brought down a motorway bridge, and swept cars down roads that have been
transformed into rivers.
The hardest hit areas are the Mediterranean provinces of Malaga in the
south and Murcia and Almeria in the southeast.
Regional officials said seven people have died and at least 600 people have
been evacuated from their homes.
Among the dead were a young boy and a girl who were found drowned in ... more »
"When Eyes Are Blinders of the Soul"
*"When Eyes Are Blinders of the Soul"*
By Peter Michaelson
"One way to diminish our suffering is to become conscious of when our eyes
go looking for something that upsets us. Another way is to be watchful of
what our imagination is up to. Just as sponges can soak up dirty water as
easily as clean water, our eyes can also take in impressions from the world
around us that leak misery into our soul. We like to think we use our
visual faculty in pursuit of pleasure, but we also use it to entertain old
hurts, grievances, and longings. Our eyes go looking for pleasure and
stimulation-... more »
The bottomless cesspool of the cons
There is no peak wingnut. There is no depth beyond which conservatives
cannot sink as they wallow in the stink of their blind and mindless hate:
After four years of invective, four years during which the right has called
President Obama a traitor, a communist, a fraud, an affirmative-action
case, a terrorist-sympathizer, and a tyrant, its shrillest voices have been
reduced to the most primal insult of all. They are calling Obama’s mother a
whore.
For a while now, pictures purporting to show Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann
Dunham, modeling in 1950s bondage and fetish porn have been flo... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Before and after -- Mahler learns that the's dying
*by Ken*
We've actually heard the music we're going to hear (again) in tonight's
preview -- an an August 2010 poat called "In the opening vision of Mahler's
"Song of the Earth": "Dark is life, is death", which focused on the three
tenor songs -- Nos. 1, 3, and 5 -- from *Das Lied von der Erde*, the work
that Mahler undertook following his diagnosis of untreatable heart disease.
It seemed obvious to begin by hearing the way his preceding work work, the
Eighth Symphony, had closed, with the conclusion of Goethe's *Faust*. (FYI:
This excerpt begins very softly. It gets louder.)
*MAH... more »
Money can't buy Ann Romney good taste
I hate to get all shallow about it but Ye Gods, Ann Romney simply can't be
our next FLOTUS. It would be too embarrassing. She has the worst fashion
sense ever. I didn't watch her Leno interview but it appears the only thing
notable about it is the horrible outfit she wore for her appearance.
You can see the full length shot with the hideous shoes here. As it's
described:
Ann Romney, whose hubby, Mitt, is running to become the next president of
the United States, left her campaign-trail cardigan at home while making an
appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Wednesday. I... more »
Proof of possession
*R. v. Brar (G.)*, 2008 MBQB 133, 234 Man.R. (2d) 1, is a concise statement
of the law of proof of possession:
[37] Central to all three charges is the issue of possession. Possession
may be actual, constructive and/or joint. To prove possession, the Crown
must prove beyond a reasonable doubt both knowledge of and control by the
accused of the property allegedly possessed. The Crown can make out this
proof by direct and/or circumstantial evidence. While the court looks at
each fact individually, the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt
does not apply to individual pi... more »
Carol Wainio rips Terence Corcoran and Margaret Wente a new one
John Stackhouse too, by implication.
And the best part is, she does it so politely and reasonably. No sneering,
no condescension, no invective, none of the aggrieved privilege that marks
so much of Wente's and Corky's oeuvre.
From her rebuttal to Corky, everyone's favourite crazy old uncle, in the
Putz:
In the wake of the Margaret Wente affair, the *National Post*’s Terence
Corcoran suggests that media ethics require no oversight at all. But in
performing his analysis, could Mr. Corcoran not have provided us with
something other than a variant on the “political-correctness-gone-amo... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, "Before I Go"
Yanni, "Before I Go"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8N2HohPKw&feature=fvwrel
More Hidden History Revealed: The Bleiburg Massacre
Over the last few years I have put up many articles in this blog exposing
some of the real truths about our history, especially some important facts
about World War II. We all know by now about the Dresden massacre of
1945 that saw the death of some 500,000 innocent German civilians, but many
people are still unaware of some other horrific atrocities that occurred
during and immediately after that horrendous conflict. I have made it one
of my key issues in writing this blog to bring facts about those atrocities
to light for everyone to see for themselves...
It is amazing that e... more »
The Poet: Denise Levertov, "Variation On A Theme By Rilke"
*"Variation On A Theme By Rilke"*
("The Book of Hours, Book I, Poem 1, Stanza 1")
"A certain day became a presence to me;
there it was, confronting me- a sky, air, light:
a being.
And before it started to descend
from the height of noon, it leaned over
and struck my shoulder as if with
the flat of a sword,
granting me honor and a task.
The day's blow rang out, metallic-
or it was I, a bell awakened,
and what I heard was my whole self
saying and singing what it knew: I can."
~ Denise Levertov
ALEC Voter ID - Why Did the US Senate Do Nothing?
This morning I saw John Fund on a CSPAN video hawking his latest book on
Voter ID.
Since Fund is good buddies of ALEC I did a search of him and his co-author
and found this where his co-author, von Spakovsky, (who is also a good
buddy of ALEC) is addressing the SENATE about Voter ID *a YEAR AGO!!!*
[Senate Hearing 112-160]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
S. Hrg. 112-160
*NEW STATE VOTING LAWS: BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT?*
*SEPTEMBER 8, 2011*
*Chairman Durbin*. So let us follow the money in this debate
for a moment. Let us see who is pushing for these changes in
the law an... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Bright star Markab anchors this dusty skyscape. At the top right corner
of the frame, Markab itself marks a corner of an asterism known as the
Great Square, found within the boundaries of the constellation Pegasus, the
flying horse. The wide and deep telescopic view rides along for some 5
degrees or about 10 times the angular diameter of the Full Moon, with blue
reflection nebulae scattered around the scene.
* Click image for larger size.*
And even though this line-of-sight looks away from the plane of our Milky
Way galaxy, it covers a region known to be filled with nearby molec... more »
Resegregation Escalates
From the Civil Rights Project at UCLA:
--Los Angeles--In the latest of its widely-cited reports analyzing
segregation trends in the nation’s public schools, and the first since the
beginning of the Obama Administration, the Civil Rights Project today
released three new studies showing persistent and serious increases in
segregation by race and poverty, with very dramatic results in the South
and West, the nation’s two largest regions where students of color now
comprise the majority of public school enrollment. Nationally, the average
black or Latino student now attends school with ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Nuclear Landscapes”
*“Nuclear Landscapes” *
by Chet Raymo
"I was thinking recently about August 7, 1945. I was almost nine years old,
growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The previous day an atomic bomb had
exploded over the heart of Hiroshima. As I recall, all of us, adults and
children, struggled to understand this extraordinary event, so remote from
common knowledge and experience. It was clear that humanity had crossed a
threshold, but to what? Within eight days, the war would be over. One
mystery was solved: We now knew what was going on up Highway 11 in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, previously a sourc... more »
Yes, Its True, We've Fallen Down the Rabbit Hole and the World is Insane
The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military
Usehttp://www.globalresearch.ca/the-ultimate-weapon-of-mass-destruction-owning-the-weather-for-military-use-2/
Henry David Thoreau, "I Learned This, At Least..."
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances
confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life
which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common
hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary;
new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves
around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his
favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a
higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws
of the un... more »
Joint submissions on sentence
R. v. Milijanovic, 2012 ONCA 647 is a useful source for the principle that
a court may reject a joint submission but not because it is close to
inappropriate:
[1] We agree with the appellant that the trial judge erred in
principle when he rejected the joint submission on the sentence. The trial
judge stated that the proposed sentence was "getting close to being a joint
submission that the court would reject as being contrary to the public
interest" and then imposed additional term, namely, an additional year
driving prohibition and community service.
Almost Half Of All Americans Support Domestic Surveillance Drones
Close to half of Americans say they are in favour of police departments
deploying surveillance drones domestically.
According to a survey conducted by The Associated Press and The National
Constitution Center, 44 percent support the idea of police using unmanned
aerial vehicles to track suspects and carry out investigations.
Only 36 percent said that they “strongly oppose” or “somewhat oppose”
police use of drones, according to the survey.
The poll also found that only one third of Americans say they are
significantly concerned about their privacy being eroded by the adoption of
d... more »
"Education Nation" week offers a jolly "Salute to the Bronx"
*Chris Hayes is probably still delighted by the image of Bronx youth
storming the NHL if the ice center championed by Bronx Borough President
Ruben Diaz Jr. for a repurposed Kingsbridge Armory comes into existence.*
*by Ken*
The thing about being from the Bronx, Darlene Rodriguez said, is that when
you say the name, everyone has an opinion. Chris Hayes agreed but ventured
that he likes to play off that image people have of his home borough.
Darlene, co-anchor of News 4 New York's *Today in New York*, and Chris,
well-known to *DWT* readers as host of MSNBC's *Up w/Chris Hayes* and
... more »
CBS NEWS: The Bloodline Families Who Have Run This Country Since It Began
This is an old video from George W Bush years, but quite amazing! My
nephew discovered this on YouTube.
The Real Truth About The Fraud Called "Wikileaks": PressTV Exposes Assange-Mossad Ties!
I still remember over two years ago when there was a great stirring in both
the Jewish controlled mainstream media, and the alternative media, about
documents that were suddenly appearing through a group headed by a man
called Julian Assange, called "Wikileaks". Everyone was suddenly reading
the "Wikileaks" reports and some were falsely claiming them to be genuine.
I on the other hand labelled "Wikileaks" instantly as an Israeli operation
most probably run through their Mossad as just another form of
disinformation to poison the alternative media and the so called truth
movement.... more »
NETANYAHU GETTING DANGEROUSLY DESPERATE OVER IRAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation to the United
Nations General Assembly on Thursday illustrated the extent to which he has
become obsessive to the point of being delusional about Iran. Hopefully the
world has opened its eyes and is aware of how barking mad paranoid
Netanyahu now is over Iran.
While many Israelis are unable to avoid the overwhelming anti-Iran
propaganda emanating from the right-wing Israeli Zionist press, they,
nonetheless, are able to discern the path that Netanyahu is taking them
down. And while Israelis have little time for many of Ahmadine... more »
World Premiere of Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal --An interview with filmmakers Noelle Hanrahan and Steve Vittoria
*(Photo of Mumia Abu-Jamal during recent contact visit.*)
*World Premiere of Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia
Abu-Jamal*
*--An interview with filmmakers Noelle Hanrahan and Steve Vittoria*
*By Angola 3 News*
On October 6, the new documentary film entitled *Long Distance
Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal*, will be making its world
premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, just north of San Francisco.
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a veteran journalist, author of seven books, and a
former Black Panther who was convicted of first-degree murder in the
shooting dea... more »
Man who "captured Gaddaffi" dies of injuries?? Kind of, sort of, maybe?
Hey All!
Back, however briefly, with this tidbit. It is timely because I see in the
previous post there is continuing discussion on the now deceased Libyan
Ambassador
LVB mentions some reporting on how *" Ansar al-Sharia, headed off to meet
their al Qaeda controllers"*
Interesting, but, likely typical msm spinning. Ansar al-Sharia fought
valiantly on behalf of their NATO masters to destroy Libya and murder
Gaddaffi. So by al Qaeda are we talking Al CIA/Mossadah? Or al-NATO?
Interesting too that Obama is saying this "wasn't a mob action".
I would have to agree with that.
*
**Let's refr... more »
"Where? Who? How? What?"
"Where am I? Who am I?
How did I come to be here?
What is this thing called the world?
How did I come into the world?
Why was I not consulted?
And If I am compelled to take part in it,
Where is the director?
I want to see him."
- Soren Kierkegaard
Against All Logic: Iran Blamed by MSNBC for Cyber Attack on Bank Sites
This contrived bit of storytelling is an insult to the American public.
Iran's motivation for conducting cyber attacks on banks somehow doesn't
match the likelihood that the cyber attacks are MOSSAD operations. These
events took place right after Senator Lieberman's appeal to Obama for an
executive order to shut down the internet in the wake of a "9/11 style
cyber attack". People have to suffer the inconvenience of accessing their
bank accounts in a way that is slightly more irritating than having to sit
through a commercial for "war with Iran" in a Hulu Plus transmission.
Help U... more »
The Economy: “Great Expectations”
*“Great Expectations”*
by Joel Bowman
“Hey! What gives?!” Investors want to know, “What happened to all of Mr.
Bernanke’s money?” You’ll recall that, a couple of weeks ago, the central
banking industry’s most famous beard announced that he would flood the
markets with another round of quantitative easing, or “QE.” The Fed, under
Famous Beard’s deft stewardship, would begin purchasing $40 billion “worth”
of mortgage-backed securities per month until…well…until forever.
The program is supposed to boost the stock market, increase house prices
and bolster GDP. One report we saw, rel... more »
Sometimes It's Helpful To Go Back and Read What the Experts Were Saying About Fukushima Over 1 Year Ago
JUNE 10, 2011 Democracy Now Interview: Japan Admits 3 Nuclear Meltdowns,
More Radiation Leaked into Sea; U.S. Nuclear Waste Poses Deadly Risks
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/10/as_japan_nuclear_crisis_worsens_citizen
ROBERT ALVAREZ: Well, I think it means that the accident was much more
prompt and severe, and its radiological consequences are going to be —
unfold in a more serious way. As you mentioned earlier, the contamination
of land nearby, or not so nearby, is proving to be quite extensive. The
reports that I’ve seen suggest that land contamination, in terms of areas
tha... more »
Untitled
*Joe Bruno on Appeals Panel Flip-Flip: This is Politics Not Law ~Levees.org*
the politics of sex-selective abortion: there shouldn't be any
Hard
on the heels of the defeat of Motion 312 - on the mind-bending
spectacle of the Minister of the Status of Women voting with the
anti-choice contingent, on the sobering sight of de facto Deputy Prime
Minister Jason Kenney voting the way a former U.S. anti-abortion
activistcould be expected to vote - we learn that the next chapter in
Stephen "I
Promise Not to Re-open the Abortion Date" Harper's latest reopening of
the
abortion debate involves sex-selective abortions.
Supposedly some women terminate pregnancies because a fetus is male or
female. And supposedly this is bad, and wron... more »
Japan and China 'heading for military clash'
A military conflict between China and Japan is looming, with neither
willing to back down over a disputed chain of islands, one of China's
leading foreign policy experts has warned.
The spat over the Diaoyu or Senkaku islands has escalated dramatically in
the past month with violent protests in China. But with a national election
approaching in Japan, and a change of leadership in China, politicians on
both sides have refused to step back from the brink, afraid of appearing
weak.
"There is a danger of China and Japan having a military conflict," said Yan
Xuetong, one of China's mo... more »
Big Pharma - Still Waiting for Their ALEC Return On Investment
**
*"I would say ALEC is a good investment. *
*Nowhere else can you get a return that high."*
Found this on Common Dreams – an excellent example that an ALEC membership
– is a great investment - with a high return.
(my emphasis)
*Big Pharma Medicaid Fraud Penalties at Record High*
*Major pharmaceutical companies undeterred as profits continue to rise*
The charges against major pharmaceutical companies accused of defrauding
their Medicaid programs, include overcharging health programs, largely in
the form of drug pricing fraud, as well as unlawful promotion of
'off-label' drugs (prom... more »
Chinese hackers have control of US power grid
The company whose software and services remotely administers and monitor
large sections of the US energy industry began warning customers about a
sophisticated hacker attack.
Telvent Canada said that digital fingerprints left behind by attackers
point to a Chinese hacking group tied to repeated cyber-espionage campaigns
against key Western interests.
It looks like the hackers managed to get past the company firewall and
security systems.
In letters sent to customers last week, Telvent Canada said the attack
happened on September the 10th.
The attackers installed malicious softwar... more »
Assclowns of the Week #93: You Da Bomb! edition
Well, the silly season is once again upon us and by that, I don't mean the
Christmas holidays. And as looney tunes as election years typically are, I
never thought I'd live to see the day when the Republican nominee for
President would #1 allegedly be called "The Stench" and #2 by his own
running mate and #3 when that same running mate is code-named by the top of
the ticket as "Gilligan." (Pure satire, as Roger Simon, the meme's
originator, assures us).
And it was a typical, Looney Toons week in teh Qrazy Qaeda Quadrant. We saw
Paul Ryan (10) drag Momma from the train and onto the ... more »
College students defaulting at record rate
Student loan defaults have risen for the fifth straight year, as students
from traditional non-profit universities are having an increasingly
difficult time paying off their college debt.
Numbers released by the Department of Education Friday show that of the 4.1
million borrowers who began making payments in late 2009 and early 2010,
9.1% defaulted within two years, up from 8.8% the year before.
Experts credited the combination of skyrocketing student debt and the poor
economy for the increase. Unlike previous years, when default rates rose
because of borrowers at for-profit unive... more »
Save Lehman Brightman's home from foreclosure
**
*Message from Quanah Parker Brightman*
*Posted at Censored News*
**
** Go Fund Me for Lehman Brightman:
*http://www.gofundme.com/ForMrBrightman*
Dear Relatives,
This letter is written on behalf of Lehman Brightman, a Sioux/Creek Indian
who in the Lakota term is an icke wicasa, or common man, and lives by the
principles of that term, in that he does not put himself above others,
works as a warrior for his people, and lives his life in a good way, with
respect and caring for the people. In this life there are times to be
active, times to b
e rest and be healed, times to stand ... more »
The Price of Fiscal Uncertainty
I have been reading Bob Woodward's new book, *The Price of Politics*. It
is a detailed recounting of the back-and-forth negotiations among President
Obama's White House, the Republican leaders in the House of
Representatives, and the major players in the Senate regarding the debt
ceiling and long-term fiscal outlook. The book is primarily an
objective narrative, rather than a foaming-at-the-mouth polemic (unlike the
over-the-top book *The Amateur*, which I read over the summer).
Nonetheless, the story Woodward tells does not make this White House look
particularly good.
Woodward... more »
Do We have A Right To Know What's In Our Food? Or Should We Just Trust Monsanto To Poison Us Slowly?
Every Californian has his or her own ideas about which proposition is the
most important. To prisoners convicted on 3 strikes you're out, it's all
about Prop 36. To union activists Prop 32 is a like-or-death situation and
for anyone on death row... well Prop 34 literally *is* a life or death
situation. And if you happen to be a pimp who makes a living by trafficking
in human beings-- something like modern day slavery-- you're worried that
Prop 35 will pass. We'll be talking about all these propositions closer to
election day. But I wanted to bring up, once again, one that *DWT* ha... more »
Satire: "Apple Advises Maps Users Not to Go Anywhere"
*"Apple Advises Maps Users Not to Go Anywhere"*
by Andy Borowitz
CUPERTINO (The Borowitz Report)— "Apple C.E.O. Tim Cook apologized for the
ongoing problems with its Apple Maps app today, recommending that until it
is fixed customers “should try not to go anywhere.” “Until we get this
straightened out, I strongly urge you to stay at home,” Mr. Cook advised
iPhone users. “That’s your best bet for not getting lost.”
Even as he apologized, Mr. Cook downplayed the number of Apple customers
affected by the Maps glitch: “This only impacts Apple customers who have
someplace to go. F... more »
Elsewhere: Obama/Bush, Senate Tea Party
At Greg's place, I look at how Barack Obama's approval ratings continue to
track George W. Bush's from 2004...but just a bit behind.
And at PP, I argue that Tea Party primary challenges from 2010 are costing
the GOP in Senate races in 2012 -- and that they'll continue to do so down
the road. I've run this point out before, but I continue to think it's
potentially a very big deal indeed. As I say over there, I have no idea
whether there's been any effect lower on the ballot; I'd be very interested
if anyone has any data on GOP quality candidates (that is, previously
elected to office... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Vienna, Wien, Austria. Thanks for stopping by.
"Common Sense: A Musing"
*"Common Sense: A Musing"*
by Craig Wiesner
"Mitt Romney’s 47% comments have really been on my mind the last few days.
Two things prompted me to post something here today. One, I had a long
conversation with a homeless man who came by our shop on Friday. Two, Rev.
Jim Burklo shared a new “musing” somewhat inspired by Gov. Romney’s
secretly videotaped musings. I’ll share a bit about my Friday conversation,
share all of Jim’s musing, and then close with a bit about how it all fits
together. And… in case you’re wondering, the photo to the left is not Rev.
Burklo or our homeless fr... more »
Surreal: Clinton Pledges $45 Million in Aid to Al Qaeda in Syria
US inundates terrorist legions with cash & support after regional embassy
attacks and death of own ambassador.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*September 28, 2012* - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced
that the US would be providing an additional $45 million in "non-lethal
aid" to the "opposition" in Syria, reported the Associated Press. The
Western press chose their words carefully, ensuring that the term "civilian
opposition" was repeatedly used to describe the armed terrorist forces
attempting to violently overthrow the Syrian government.
*Image: Libyan Mahdi al-Harati of the ... more »
Gordon Duff: Mossad organized US embassy attack
*Dr. Webster Tarpley* and *Dr. Steve Pieczenik* have also said that the
assassination of the American ambassador in Libya was a false flag that was
planned in advance of the release of the trailer for the stupid "film"
titled "Innocence of Muslims." It was previously called, *"Desert Warrior."*
In the video below, Gordon Duff, senior editor of Veterans Today, mentions
a recent letter by U.S. nuclear expert Clinton Bastin that was sent to
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American President Barack Obama,
and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amato. For more, read: *Netanyahu Caugh... more »
Syria and the magic wand
Yesterday’s NYTimes had an op-ed from Michael Doran and Max Boot on five
reasons why the U.S. should show some backbone and intervene in Syria now:
1) it will help contain Iran; 2) it will help contain the regional spread
of conflict; 3) it will contain the influence of Al Qaeda and other
extremists in Syria; 4) it will improve U.S. relations with regional
partners; and 5) it will stop the humanitarian crisis.
Syria is tragic and complicated and I certainly do not want to contribute
to the narrative that says nothing can be done to protect civilians. But,
it is not helpful to pret... more »
Tarpley: Foreign Jihadi Radicals In Syria Pose A Future Problem For Turkey
Criminal Cartels Behind Global Trade in Illegal Timber
Organized crime may be behind 15 to 30% of global timber trade.
A U.N. report finds organized crime responsible for half to 90% of illegal
logging in the Amazon basin, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Japan, the United States and the European Union remain targets of illegal
wood trafficking but the lion's share is destined for China.
*The much heralded decline of illegal logging in the mid-
2000s in some tropical regions was widely attributed to
a short-term law enforcement effort. However, long-term
trends in illegal logging and trade have shown that this was
temporary, and illegal logging ... more »
IRAN VOWS ENEMIES WILL NOT SURVIVE
*TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian general has said that his country's
enemies will not survive if they attack Iran's nuclear sites.*
A Friday report by the semiofficial ISNA news agency quotes Gen. Farzad
Esmaili, chief of air defense, as saying "we vow our enemies will not
survive," if they attack Iran's nuclear sites.
The nuclear sites are a symbol of pride for Iran, he said, adding that "we
will defend our dignity with our lives and blood."
The remarks come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
urged the world to draw a clear "red line" to stop Iran's nuclear prog... more »
FRANCE SETS 75% 'SUPER TAX' RATE
*(Reuters) - France unveiled an austerity budget that would tax business
and the super rich, but a report showing Spain's banks needed a manageable
59 billion euros in new funds bought time for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
as he seeks to avoid a bailout.*
Socialist President Francois Hollande's 2013 budget amounts to France's
toughest belt-tightening for 30 years as the debt crisis takes its toll on
the euro zone.
The package aims to narrow France's deficit to 3.0 percent of national
output next year from 4.5 percent this year, bringing in 30 billion euros
($39 billion) for the tr... more »
"Major Troop Movements In The US: Headed To DC?" A Comment
*A Comment: *As long time readers know* *I don't bother with
sensationalistic nonsense on this blog, and am working to verify this
information further. That said, I will tell you that I personally have seen
several trains similar to the one in the video below, heading west towards
California, as well as truck convoys of military and civilian
tractor-trailers carrying armored personnel vehicles and what were
obviously massive crates of ammunition of various kinds. There's also been
a huge increase in air traffic, including planes and combat helicopters.*Something's
* going on, folks,... more »
Untitled
*Fifth Circuit's Reversal on Katrina Litigation Leaves Flood Victims
Gasping for Air ~Robert Verchick* ~Hat Tweet @Levees.Org
Fed's Fisher says U.S. is "drowning" in unemployment
*(Reuters) - The United States is "drowning in unemployment," its economy
is running at stall speed and inflation is "not a problem," but easier
monetary policy is not the answer, one of the Federal Reserve's most
hawkish policymakers said on Friday.
*
"We've had a recovery that is quite disappointing," Dallas Fed President
Richard Fisher said.
But without more certainty on tax policy and regulation, he said, "all the
monetary accommodation in the world" will not get businesses hiring again.
In particular, businesses are unable to plan for the future as long as a
raft of spending c... more »
Video: Police Provocateurs Caught Inciting Violence In Spain
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Disagreeing (on balance) with Kevin Drum's drift!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012*
*GOP polling denial:* Since returning from that federal bunker this Tuesday
night, we have had our time grabbed away by a bit of a banking calamity.
For that reason, we haven’t been posting at normal volume. And we haven’t
followed up on Wednesday’s post about Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren.
See THE DAILY HOWLER, 9/26/12. But first, let’s consider Kevin Drum’s post
about GOP polling denial.
As Obama seems to gain in the polls, a conservative blogger named Dean
Chambers has started saying the network polls are fixed. Drum says that
idea is nuts—and ... more »
Was Mitch Romney Another Rightwing Chickenhawk?
Dave Letterman refers to him as "Mitch" Romney. I like it. Think it
should stick.
Jim Webb, a highly-decorated Vietnam Marine combat officer, has raised the
notion that Mitch must have glommed on to a few deferments in his day to
avoid getting called to Vietnam.
*The former Marine and Navy secretary appeared to poke at Romney for
receiving draft deferments during the Vietnam War.*
*"Gov. Romney and I are about the same age. Like millions of others in our
generation, we came to adulthood facing the harsh realities of the Vietnam
War," Webb said, adding that he didn't envy or resen... more »
Dear Anti-Feminists
Another tragic victim of Woodworth's Wank is @roseblue's Twitter account.
(@roseblue may be better known to DJ! readers as SUZY ALLCAPSLOCK.)
Mid- final frothing frenzy of fetus fetishizing, SHE disappeared. Her
account had been suspended and no one knows why. Though there's been some
fun speculation. . .
JJ found this record of her tweets.
SHE's blogging still, venting her venom at -- who else? -- feminists. (No
link for the usual reason.)
http://www.bigbluewave.ca/2012/09/its-not-only-talk-about-unborn-that-has.html
Other CONNED women and at least one patronizing male are also s... more »
Obama's "Double Tap" War Crimes
Barack Obama is very probably a war criminal. As Commander in Chief of a
military behemoth that kills without regard to international law, Obama
should be on trial if that sort of thing was conceivable in a world run on
Victor's Justice.
The Obama White House is big, very big on the use of heavily-armed drones
to take out perceived enemies, particularly in Pakistan. We don't hear too
much about what actually goes on but the drone programme is structured that
way, to minimize public scrutiny.
Gwynne Dyer has written an eye-opener on a favoured tactic of American
drone operators - ... more »
How to Survive a Plague
I am putting the finishing touches on a new book manuscript on social
movements and market transformations with my co-author Ethan Kapstein. In
the process of researching that book which focuses on the global AIDS
treatment advocacy movement, we tried to get our hands on any relevant
material. We became aware of two important documentaries that have just
been released, one is David France’s *How to Survive a Plague* which
captures ACT UP’s mobilization for AIDS treatment in the United States in
the 1980s and 1990s. The other is Dylan Mohan Gray’s *Fire in the Blood*,which covers the... more »
Typhoon Jelawat to impact 100 million people
[image: Projected path of Typhoon Jelawat, 28 September 2012. AccuWeather]
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
28 September 2012
Jelawat in the Western Pacific is forecast to curve across Okinawa and the
Japan mainland, bringing flooding rain, monstrous seas, and damaging winds.
According to World Weather Expert Jason Nicholls, "It has turned northward
as forecast and is projected to turn northeastward this weekend with
direct, dangerous impacts on Japan."
As of Friday, Jelawat is no longer a super typhoon. Jelawat was cruising
north-northeast of the island of Luzon in ... more »
Nixon's the One
By the way, speaking of that Politico story:
Others have overcome innate political limitations on the way to the White
House, including George H.W. Bush and Richard Nixon.
Did Bush have below-average campaigning skills for someone at that level?
His electoral record is pretty mixed. He couldn't win statewide in Texas in
two tries during an era in which Texas was competitive but still leaned
Democratic. His 1980 presidential run wasn't a winner, but was hardly an
embarrassment. He captured the 1988 nomination...but as a sitting
vice-president; he certainly didn't win as easily as, sa... more »
Franson - Hating is a Lifestyle Choice
Here in Minnesota – the right wingers put a marriage amendment on our
ballot for November.
Every time I think about it - I think of the ad I hear on a daily basis
that ends:
Hating gays is a lifestyle choice.
One of Minnesota’s famous right wing nut jobs was at it again. Glad it
made the front page of Think Progress – otherwise I would have missed it.
Minnesota incumbent State Rep. Mary Franson (R) defended her support for a
constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a
woman during a debate last week, arguing that the measure would protect the
state’s ... more »
Free-Market Healtth Care LIES!
Author
*Physician Philip Caper of Brooklin is a founding board member of Maine
AllCare, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group committed to making health care in
Maine universal, accessible and affordable for all, and a member of
Physicians for a National Health Program.*
SNIPS from a Common Dreams Article by Caper (my emphasis)
When it comes to competition and health care, let the buyer beware.
*Americans have the most market-driven health care system in the world. *
We are now seeing the results.
We have the world’s highest health care costs,
the highest rates of un- and underinsurance,
s... more »
Buck McKeon-- Charged With Keeping America's Biggest Moochers Shelling Out Cash For The GOP
The man behind the curtain
This week Frank Rich rethought a post of his from April, Sugar Daddies: The
Old Rich White Men Who Are Buying This Election. It sounded dire and scary
when I read it last spring... hideous, sociopathic and very dangerous
plutocrats like *Harold Simmons*, David and Charles Koch, Sheldon Adelson,
Irving Moscowitz, Steven Lund, Bob Perry, *Peter Thiel*, Jerry Perenchio,
Robert Rowling, *Foster Friess*, William Dore, Philip Geier, *Julian
Robertson*, *Robert Mercer*, Harlan Crow, *Edward Conard*, *Paul Edgerley*,
*John Paulson*, Frank VanderSloot, *Paul SInge... more »
Scientists Move to Create Genetically Modified Camels for Pharmaceutical GM Milk
Elizabeth Renter
As if genetically altered salmon, genetically modified babies, and GMO
crops aren’t science fiction enough for you—soon drug makers will be using
genetically modified camels in their pharmaceuticals. Yes, you read that
right—camels. According to the Science and Development Network, the camels
will be used to make genetically modified milk, which will then be
processed into cheaper drugs.
Genetically Modified Camels for Pharmaceutical GM Milk – What?
The drugs from these laboratory-created camels will include insulin and
clotting factors for hemophilia. They will... more »
Twenty-Two Pages of Corporate Education Advertising, Or, The Atlantic Monthly's "Special Report"
*This begins a series of readings concerned with the articles and images
found **in the October Atlantic Monthly which promote** the "Reform Agenda"
of both conservatives and liberals (as power has no pure politics). I will
primarily be concerned with the conveyance of ideology. However, I have
asked my Errant collaborator Doug Martin to offer investigative analysis of
the interconnectedness among the authors and the groups highlighted in the
issue for cultural approbation. I feel we should consider this a national
manifesto detailing how our high priests of management intend to p... more »
Round-Up Produces Tumors
Russia Suspends Import of Monsanto Corn on Health Concerns By Anne Sewell,
Digital Journal 26 September 12
http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/13664-russia-suspends-import-of-monsanto-corn-on-health-concerns
Majia here: Russia suspends imports on the basis of the results of this
study:
Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant
genetically modified maize. Food and Chemical Toxicology Gilles-Eric
Séralini a,!, Emilie Clair a, Robin Mesnage a, Steeve Gress a, Nicolas
Defarge a, Manuela Malatesta b, Didier Hennequin c, Joël Spiroux de
Vendôm... more »
2.7 Magnitude Earthquake SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake has struck the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA,
CALIFORNIA at a depth of 7.2 km (4.5 miles), the quake hit at 16:25:55 UTC
Friday 28th September 2012
The epicenter was 3 km (1.8 miles) ESE from Berkeley, California
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Anders Behring Breivik's speech to hit German theatre
*(Reuters) - A Turkish-German actress will read out Norwegian mass-murderer
Anders Behring Breivik's bizarre courtroom speech in German theatres next
month in an effort to highlight the widespread prevalence of far-right
ideology in Europe.*
Swiss director Milo Rau adapted the script of "Breivik's Explanation" for
the German stage from an audio recording of the hour-long speech the
far-right nationalist gave in April before being sentenced by an Oslo court
to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people last year.
Though Breivik's talk of an international underground of killers -
latt... more »
French budget bashes business and whacks wealthy
*Sept. 28 - France taxes the rich and business to slash its deficit but
cutting so aggressively will hurt growth says AG2R La Mondiale chief
economist Philippe Brossard.*
"Gospel of Jesus' wife" fragment is fake: Vatican
(*Reuters) - An ancient papyrus fragment which a Harvard scholar says
contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a
fake, the Vatican said on Friday.*
"Substantial reasons would lead one to conclude that the papyrus is indeed
a clumsy forgery," the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said in
an editorial by its editor, Gian Maria Vian. "In any case, it's a fake."
Joining a highly charged academic debate over the authenticity of the text,
written in ancient Egyptian Coptic, the newspaper published a lengthy
analysis by expert Alberto Camplani of Rome... more »
New SARS virus Not spreading easily between people: WHO
*(Reuters) - A new and potentially fatal virus from the same family as SARS
which was discovered in a patient in London last week appears not to spread
easily form person to person, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on
Friday.*
In an update on the virus, which has so far killed a Saudi man and made a
patient from Qatar critically ill, the United Nations health agency said it
was working with international partners to understand the public health
risk better.
"From the information available thus far, it appears that the novel
coronavirus cannot be easily transmitted from per... more »
QUEER GOINGS-ON; ALLEGED SCANDALS
*A Reverend Harold Davidson, from NORFOLK, who liked young girls.**Website
for this image*
Anonymous left this comment on the post "BODY ON QUEEN'S NORFOLK ESTATE -
SUSPECTS RELEASED":
"Recently a top policeman was found dead...
"This policeman was asking questions about child brothels near a Norfolkairbase."
Anonymous points out that this same policeman investigated suspected vote
rigging when Tony Blair's friend Margaret Hodge (Oppenheim), former
minister for Children, became the member of parliament for Barking.
*Jeff Chevalier, the male prostitute who had dinner with Tony Bl... more »
Syrians moved some chemical weapons to boost security: U.S
*(Reuters) - Syrians have moved some of their chemical weapons capability
to better secure it, but the country's main chemical weapons sites remain
intact and secure under government control, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta said on Friday, citing U.S. intelligence.*
Responding to questions about the security of Syria's chemical weapons
sites, Panetta said U.S. intelligence showed the major Syrian sites were
secure in government hands, but some chemicals had been moved.
It was not clear when the movement took place, or even if it was recent,
but Panetta told a Pentagon news conf... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck the VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION at a depth
of 21.4 km (13.3 miles), the quake hit at 15:36:26 UTC Friday 28th
September 2012
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) North from Settlement, Anegada, British
Virgin Islands
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF CALIFORNIA - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the GULF OF CALIFORNIA at a depth of
27.7 km (17.2 miles), the quake hit at 15:24:54 UTC Friday 28th September
2012
The epicenter was 52 km (32.2 miles) North of La Paz, Mexico
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Great ape habitat in Africa has dramatically declined – ‘Many of the ape populations we still find today will disappear in the near future’
[image: Bonobos have less far territory to roam. Great apes, such as
gorillas, chimps, and bonobos, are running out of places to live, says a
2012 study. Scientists have recorded a dramatic decline in the amount of
habitat suitable for great apes, according to the first such survey across
the African continent. BBC]
By Matt Walker, Editor, BBC Nature
28 September 2012
Great apes, such as gorillas, chimps, and bonobos, are running out of
places to live, say scientists.
They have recorded a dramatic decline in the amount of habitat suitable for
great apes, according to the first s... more »
President Klaus survives "assassination attempt"
There's a national holiday in the Czech Republic today. We call it the Day
of Czech Statehood.
On September 28th, 935 – or perhaps 929 – Good King Wenceslaus (later St
Wenceslas, the patron of the Czech nation) whom you know from a Christmas
Carol was murdered by his brother Boleslav the Cruel.
It's probably unusual to celebrate anniversaries of the assassination but
that's how it works here. No one knows the exact birthday of the king in
907, anyway.
Today it's also the name day of all people called Václav (=Wenceslaus) – a
traditionally popular first Czech name that was als... more »
Listening to myself
Every now and again, when faced with a seemingly irresolvable issue, I set
an intention for the “highest and best for all concerned”, get in a quiet,
meditative state, and write out a question. Then I listen. Sometimes the
answers come loudly and quickly! They are recorded with my non-dominant
hand. There is less editing that way, as my logical brain is occupied with
making the pen work.
The following conversation happened because of some current physical
issues. These were things I assumed were fully healed and repaired. Maybe
the answers will help you as well; we are On... more »
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