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freethoughtblogs.com
Jill
Stein and her running mate have just been arrested outside the
presidential debate for “blocking pedestrian traffic” AKA for showing up
in protest of the two party monopoly over politics in this country.
Video of the arrest: http://rt.com/usa/news/
freethoughtblogs.com
There
was a voter, undecided, Though I cannot fathom why; Perhaps a faulty
compass guided Him, as days and weeks flew by. Friends would prod, and
neighbors chided “Such an indecisive guy!” With rapt attention undivided
All would roll their eyes and sigh. The networks parked where he
resided...
freethoughtblogs.com
Jill
Stein and her running mate have just been arrested outside the
presidential debate for “blocking pedestrian traffic” AKA for showing up
in protest of the two party monopoly over politics in this country.
Video of the arrest: http://rt.com/usa/news/
freethoughtblogs.com
There
was a voter, undecided, Though I cannot fathom why; Perhaps a faulty
compass guided Him, as days and weeks flew by. Friends would prod, and
neighbors chided “Such an indecisive guy!” With rapt attention undivided
All would roll their eyes and sigh. The networks parked where he
resided...
Reader Supported News shared a link.
TNK-BP,
the Russian oil company at the centre of a wrangle over ownership, on
Tuesday lost a battle to prevent a former employee from releasing
documents he says are evidence of high-level corruption in the company
and in government.
The
American empire does not want the world, nor the American people, to
know that there is the possibility of literally dozens of Fukushima
situations occurring on American soil, should the right disaster
situations arise.
And the climate caper continues
Nurse Rise ~ Nurses for Safe Water shared 1,000,000 Strong Against Offshore Drilling's photo.
9:58 pm MDST
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW ZEALAND - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:42:56 UTC
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:42:56 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.660°S, 176.135°E
Depth
109.6 km (68.1 miles)
Region
NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances
5 km (3 miles) ENE of Taupo, New Zealand
Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 10/16/2012
Date: Tuesday, 16-Oct-2012 23:26:05
*Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic
Federation 10/16/2012*
13 Ix, 2 Tzec, 9 Eb
Dratzo! We return with more to discuss. Presently, several areas of
activity are being brought to completion, forming the foundation of your
new reality. As we informed you recently, your world is based on the
original legitimacy of certain institutions dating back thousands of years.
The individuals who represent these ancient power bases are in the process
of creating new documents that will constitute the legal platform for yo... more »
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake MAINE - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
4.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
43.592°N, 70.676°W
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 miles)
Region
MAINE
Distances
5 km (3 miles) W of Hollis Center, Maine
Post-Debate Blather
Barack was all jacked up on a variation of his stump speech. Mitt was his
usual smirky, stammering, gushing self. For a minute there, I thought these
two one percenters were gonna get physical. But sadly, only the platitudes
flew fast and furious.
Still, it was edifying to learn that both contenders are such staunch
defenders of a tenth of the Bill of Rights (Second Amendment.) We
absolutely need more armed militias. The president told a heartwarming
story of how one survivor of an Aurora gunshot wound to the head is now
good as new. You wouldn't even know he'd been shot to look at ... more »
Snap Reaction: Foreign Policy and the 2nd Presidential Debate
Topics covered: Process arguments about Libyan attack; Obama likes to kill
Islamic terrorists; Energy independence is good, because… jobs; and Romney
wants to start a massive trade war with China, Obama just wants to keep it
low-level. That’s pretty much … Continue reading →
A Video Moment With Nature: Linkin Park, "In the End"
Linkin Park, “In The End”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkbiB0QfU3s
Senkakus Coffee Klatches This Week
CSIS is at this very moment meeting on "Taiwan's" approach to the Senkaku
mess:
Taiwan's Approach to Escalating Sovereignty Disputes in East AsiaWednesday,
Oct 17, 2012 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CSIS
With tensions in the East China Sea at their highest levels in some time,
the Freeman Chair invites you to attend a discussion of Taiwan's stance on
sovereignty over the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands and President Ma's expressed
desire to establish a code of conduct in light of territorial disputes in
the East China Sea. Our panel of experts also will address Taiwan's
approach to the ongoing t... more »
Satire: "Romney Sets New Personal Best for Faking Empathy"
*"Romney Sets New Personal Best for Faking Empathy"*
by Andy Borowitz
HEMPSTEAD, NY (The Borowitz Report)— "Republican Presidential nominee Mitt
Romney set a new personal record tonight by pretending to care about
average Americans for nearly ninety minutes. Mr. Romney began the second
Presidential debate by simulating concern for a college student named
Jeremy’s employment future and maintained a consistent level of feigned
concern on a variety of subjects for the remainder of the night. “It was an
awesome display of stamina,” said Mr. Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, who
watc... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“NGC 253 is not only one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, it is
also one of the dustiest. Discovered in 1783 by Caroline Herschel in the
constellation of Sculptor, NGC 253 lies only about ten million light-years
distant.
* Click image for larger size.*
NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the
nearest group to our own Local Group of Galaxies. The dense dark dust
accompanies a high star formation rate, giving NGC 253 the designation of
starburst galaxy. Visible in the above photograph is the active central
nucleus, also known to be a bright sou... more »
Genetics: "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"
* "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"*
by Freddie Cook
"The late stone age, around 70,000 years ago, saw mankind almost became
extinct. The total population dwindled to as little as 2000 humans beings.
All mankind still lived in Africa at this time and it is believed that they
were split into two separate groups by a severe climatological shift that
kept the two species apart, one in East Africa– one in South Africa, for
nearly half our entire history as a species. The two groups came together
again around 40,000 years ago and the population began a miraculous
recovery bef... more »
There's a person in there
This one's for my mom, who at this moment is at home in Victoria crying
after they delayed her hip-replacement surgery for two more months this
morning because of her low iron count.
I'm sure it seemed like a perfectly logical decision in the mind of
hematologist Dr. X, who has never met my mother. And it probably made sense
to Dr. Y as well, the orthopedic surgeon who has also never met my mother.
Unfortunately for her, the news was completely devastating. She was
supposed to be having her surgery next week, and on Sunday we'd joked about
how she only had 11 more sleeps.
I'm a guil... more »
How to Waste a Trillion Dollars
What America could have had for the cost of Lockheed Martin's F-35.
*by Tony Cartalucci*
*October 17, 2012* - Already possessing the largest, most advanced air
force and air defense capability on the planet, the United States has
recently developed at the cost of 323 billion dollars, the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter (JSF) produced by Lockheed Martin. It is the most expensive
defense program in human history. The US plans to buy a total of 2,443 of
these aircraft, utilize them for approximately 50 years at the total
program cost of 1.5 trillion dollars. The Pentagon has already begun a ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Pointless? They Don't Know Neither Do I So There You Are”
*“Pointless?”*
by Chet Raymo
"Theresa drew our attention to the Templeton Foundation's two-page ad the
New York Times that gave the responses of a dozen prominent scientists and
scholars to the question "Does the universe have a purpose?" You can read
the complete essays here. I am reminded of a previous Musing* in which I
put the question to three famous (fictional) characters. Specifically, I
asked for a response to Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg's
famous remark near the end of his 1977 best-selling book, "The First Three
Minutes": "The more the universe seems ... more »
How the Debates Purposely Confuse the Issues and Why Glenn Greenwald's Truths Piss Off the Left (and the Right)
If you watched the Vice Presidential debate you may have noticed in almost
awelike wonder the same phenomena I did. I saw Martha Raddatz, a well-known
name in journalism, use certain phrases again and again that were
demonstrably not true but that couldn't have been anything else but
right-wing memes meant to make her appear "neutral" on the most important
issues, or at least unbiased in her
Forests to feel climate change effect, damage could cost billions
[image: Large, expanding southern pine beetle infestation, 1993, in the
Upland Island Wilderness Area, Angelina National Forest, Texas, United
States. Ronald F. Billings / Texas Forest Service]
12 October 2012 (PhysOrg) – A new pan-European study suggests that the
economic value of forests will decline between 14% and 50% due to climate
change. If measures are not taken to change this, the damage could reach
several hundred billion euros, say researchers led by the Swiss Federal
Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Switzerland. The
study was presented in the ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Kodungallur, Kerala, India. Thanks for stopping by.
LIVESTREAM Indigenous Real Climate Solutions
*NO REDD TOUR/REAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS*
*Listen to Indigenous voices*
Watch live https://new.livestream.com/accounts/1538870/events/1605792
Govinda is broadcasting live from the NO REDD Tour, Real Climate Solutions,
in Berkeley,
tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, with the Indigenous Environmental Network,
Friends of the Earth, and more.
Indigenous Peoples’ territories harbor most of the world’s remaining
biodiversity and intact forests; under the guise of emerging climate
policies, these territories are being targeted as ‘carbon sinks’ to allow
industry to continue polluting. Emerging ... more »
Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala arrested, call tonight's debate a "mockumentary"
Jill Stein
[image: Jill-Stein-Cheri-Honkala-CPD-Debate-arrest.png](HEMPSTEAD, NY) -
Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, the Green presidential and vice-presidential
nominees, were just now forcibly prevented from entering the grounds of
tonight's presidential debate organized by the Commission on Presidential
Debates (CPD). See a video* here.*
Dr. Stein and Ms. Honkala will appear on 85% of ballots on Election Day,
and recently polled 2-3% in four consecutive national polls. The Federal
government recognizes Jill Stein as a qualified presidential candidate,
having approved her campaign f... more »
VP Debate once again tells the World that all We care about is the Middle East
Yes, it’s partisan, but it’s a somewhat useful deconstruction First, I
included the above video to reference a point I tried to make earlier –
that Romney flip-flopped so much in the first debate that I no longer have
any … Continue reading →
Iran claims 'dozens' of its drones reached Israel
*Judging by the surprise success of the Hezbollah drone, this claim may not
be nearly as far fetched as the media will spin it to be. Eyes to the
skies, everyone.*
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20121016/DA1UOQQ80.html
The debate
Guess I'm going to watch for a while anyway. Not sure how long I'll last
since I'm still feeling pretty yucky. But for now, I'll be tweeting random
thoughts so you can see that on the sidebar widget. Otherwise, I'll recap
in the morning.
3 UFOs spotted over Maui, Hawaii, possibly aiding in the search for Obama's birth certificate
*In all seriousness, if anyone lives in the area and could contribute more
information or footage, be sure to email it in to us. Also chime whether or
not you feel this footage is legitimate.*
Does anyone believe the now-spent $1.5M is all "Sunny John" Boehner will ram through for the defense of DOMA ignorance and hatred?
*
**"For more than a year, Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans have
committed valuable taxpayer dollars to defending discrimination and
preserving inequality -- only to lose case after case in their effort to
uphold the Defense of Marriage Act. There is nothing effective or efficient
about this utter abuse of the people's trust or the public purse; it is
simply wasteful and wrong, and Americans deserve better."*
*-- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi*
*by Ken*
I guess from the right-wing-crackpot standpoint, the $1.5M can't be
considered thrown in the garbage as long as i... more »
4.6-M earthquake centered in Maine, felt in Boston and across New England
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Hollis, Maine was felt across New
England at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
There have been reports that phone lines in Maine are down. There have been
no reports of damage in Boston at this time.
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12008812663280/4-6-m-earthquake-centered-in-me-shakes-new-england/#ixzz29VjCZja4
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Should Progressives Vote Green?
A few weeks ago we saw a nasty eruption of the should “progressives vote
for Obama” debate–prompted, ironically enough, by a libertarian columnist.
My reaction at the time was rather short. But I feel moved by Russel Arben
Fox’s explanation … Continue reading →
Judge Bans the T-Word in 9/11 Hearing
Huffington Post
Daphne Eviatar
It didn't take long for the word "torture" to rear its ugly head in the
September 11th terrorism case, as pre-trial hearings began today with a
slew of procedural issues. Though the question of whether the five accused
men have to actually show up in court every day wouldn't seem all that
exciting or controversial, as soon as one of the defense lawyers started to
say his client was traumatized by having been tortured at the hands of his
U.S. interrogators, the judge shut him up.
"We have to talk about torture," said defense attorney Captain Michael
... more »
Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake, MAINE
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 43.611°N, 70.661°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Region MAINE
Distances 5 km (3 miles) W of Hollis Center, Maine
21 km (13 miles) NW of Biddeford, Maine
21 km (13 miles) NW of Saco, Maine
22 km (13 miles) WNW of West Scarborough, Maine
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 3 km
(1.9 miles)
Parameters NST=184, Nph=184, Dmin=82.4 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp=11... more »
Mary Franson (MN) - Is She ALEC??
When you see this expense notation from her campaign reports:
And you pair it with the information on this from ALEC:
*Was she on her way to the DC ALEC meeting?*
*What other reason would she be going to DC on that date for?*
*Why did she go to Washington DC?*
*Was Mary Franson going to a meeting of the American Legislative Exchange
Council?*
*Taxpayers paid for her stay at the Holiday Inn with campaign subsidies.*
*The people in her district really have the right to ask.*
*The people in her district really need to know!*
*Inquiring minds want to know.*
Dear President Obama,
Ms. Katie's Ramblings
Monday, October 8, 2012
Letter to Obama
*Diane Ravitch is encouraging everyone with an interest in education to write
a letter to President Obama and send it to him on October 17th. Here is my
letter: *
Dear President Obama,
I am writing to you today as one voice in a chorus of millions of
educators, students, parents, and concerned citizens. I ask that you take
a moment to hear our stories.
Mr. President, I worked as a special education teacher at a small
elementary school just two blocks from your Chicago home. Perhaps you and
your family have walked ... more »
McGuinty's Resignation
Assuming that Dalton McGuinty doesn't have a secret, life-threatening
illness, I'm going to assume that Dalton McGuinty's surprise, sudden
resignation as the leader of the Ontario Liberals is rooted in frustration
and petulance. McGuinty discovered that incompetent, scandal-plagued
government is difficult to manage when you only have a minority government.
Especially when your whole shtick as the government is to rationalize
yourself with tossed-off platitudes that could have been stolen from sappy
greeting cards.
I once read an interview with Dalton McGuinty in the Hamilton Spect... more »
US Admits Allies are Arming Al Qaeda in Syria - Began in 2007
Extremism Export: US admits arms sent to Syria find jihadists.
*Editor's Note: While the West, and the US in particular feigns surprise
and panic over "revelations" that US coordinated arms and cash flowing from
Qatar and Saudi Arabia are ending up in the hands of foreign extremists
including Al Qaeda, infiltrating Syria, it is a fact that the US, Saudi
Arabia and Israel have been explicitly planning to use these very extremist
groups, and in fact began arming and funding them as early as 2007,
according to interviews given by US and Saudi officials to journalist
Seymour Hersh in h... more »
The Internet: "What 'Do Not Track' Doesn’t Do"
*"What 'Do Not Track' Doesn’t Do"*
by Thorin Klosowski
"The "Do Not Track" setting available in most web browsers is a great
option to have if you don't want websites tracking your browsing history.
However, as How-To Geek points out, "Do Not Track" provides a false sense
of security because it doesn't block as much as you'd think.
As we've discussed before, tracking works by installing third party
browser cookies that attempt to target advertisements at you better. The
"Do Not Track" option in your browser (Firefox: Preferences>Privacy,
Safari: Preferences>Privacy, Chrome: c... more »
US Government Preparing for Biological Attack and Mass Fatalities in America Since 2008
*In 2008, a report from the Commission on the Prevention of WMD
Proliferation and Terrorism identified a clear and present danger of biological
attack in 2013.*
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/10/16/us-government-preparing-for-biological-attack-and-mass-fatalities-in-america-since-2008/
* *
Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Will E-Voting Machines in Ohio Give Romney the Election?
Political
cartoon by Dan Wasserman / Boston Globe
Will Ohio’s H.I.G.-owned e-voting machines
give Romney the White House?
The widespread use of electronic voting machines from ES&S, and
of Diebold software maintained by Triad, allowed Blackwell to
electronically flip a 4% Kerry lead to a 2% Bush victory in the dead of
election night.
By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog /
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"Parts of the One: Ants and Bees, a Metaphor"
* "Parts of the One: Ants and Bees, a Metaphor"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"We can learn a lot from watching ants and bees living in community and
working for the greater good. When we see ants and bees out in the world,
we often see just one, but this belies the reality of their situation. More
than any other species, ants and bees function as parts of a whole. They
cannot and do not survive as individuals; they survive as members of a
group, and the group’s survival is the implicit goal of each individual’s
life. There is no concept of life outside the group, so even to us... more »
"Mundus Vult Decipi, Ergo Decipiatur..."
"Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur," a Latin phrase, means "The world
wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." The saying is ascribed to
Petronius, a Roman satirist from the first century, CE. "The pontifex
maximus Scævola thought it expedient that the people should be deceived in
religion; and the learned Varro said plainly, that "there are many truths,
which it is useless for the vulgar to know; and many falsities which it is
fit the people should not suppose are falsities." Hence comes the adage
"Mundus vult decipi, decipiatur ergo."
Sarah from Soleil Returns (Dedicated to Augusta Dwyer)
Sarah from Soleil
St. Catherine's Hospital
October 16, 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)
A few months ago I wrote this post about an infant girl named Sarah from
Soleil.
Please read this post while I wait. Go ahead and take your time. I am in no
hurry.
------
Good. You are back.
Well, during the last few months I had concluded that Sarah most likely
died. No one had any definite news on her. I did not think her mom had
breast fed her adequately. She lived in Wharf Soleil, just a few blocks
from this pediatric clinic, which is the worst place on the face of the
earth.
In July I worked ... more »
Orwellian Nightmare or Technological Utopia?
Wired's "Living by Numbers" Health Conference.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*October 16, 2012* - Wired Magazine has conducted a "Living by Numbers"
health conference in New York City, drawing together experts and leaders
involved in medicine, science, technology, and business to share their
perspective on the progress and future of healthcare. The underlying theme
of the "Living by Numbers" conference was the gathering and applying of
information regarding our health to improve the prevention and treatment of
injuries and sickness.
*Image: Craig Venter discusses 3D DNA printers at Wired... more »
Syria: Lies the media tells us to support the war agenda
Assorted media stories...
*
** The 3000 peacekeepers to Syria?*
Noticed yesterday the story had gone down the memory hole. Which made me a
bit suspicious.
As KenM points out in the comment section this “news” appeared to be a
ruse to cover an agenda of moving some additional fighters into Syria.
Quoting- KenMOctober 16, 2012 12:55 AM
Well, it looks like the Peacekeeper plan was probably a piece of theatre
proposed by the SNC in Qatar in order to try & get some more guns on the
ground:
"..Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, told reporters
that any such force... more »
The Stupidest Article in Foreign Policy?
tl;dr notice: 1200 words. Zack Beauchamp points us to Douglas Feith’s
latest broadside against the administration with the tweet: LOL Feith cites
@slaughteram and Sam Power’s jobs as evidence that Obama wanted to limit
American use of military force It turns … Continue reading →
Movie Review - Looper
After we saw *Atlas Shrugged Part II *it was on to *Looper*, in which
future murder victims are sent back in time to be executed by "loopers."
Why that name? Well, their last victim is their thirty-year-older self, at
which time they retire and have thirty years to enjoy their pay before they
are sent back int time to be executed by...well, you get the picture. The
film doesn't dwell much on the technology and time-travel babble
(fortunately, given the preposterous nature of the premise) and focuses on
personalities and relationships instead, which makes for a pretty good
film. Bruc... more »
Smaller States = Smaller Economies
Who knew a few lines on a page could stand for so much pain. This much-circulated
piece from Monday's *Graun* provides an at-a-glance summary of what the
Tories and LibDems are trying to do.
This programme for "shrinking the state", as our neoliberal friends
euphemistically put it is nothing less than a wholesale redistribution of
wealth from the least well-off to the affluent and wealthy. But if you're a
regular reader of this blog, chances are you already have the government
pegged as a narrow spectrum of well-heeled interests. A committee for the
management of the common affai... more »
Russian Expert Predicts Obama Will Declare Martial Law in America by End of 2012
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/08/28/russian-expert-predicts-obama-will-declare-martial-law-in-america-by-end-of-2012/
Movie Review - Atlas Shrugged, Part II
The second installment of the *Atlas Shrugged* trilogy is out and Southern
Man had a look. In short it's a fairly faithful portrayment of the middle
third (ish) of the book, with many the strengths and weaknesses therein. It
picks up where *Part I* left off (Wyatt goes on strike) and ends with
Taggart's accidental discovery of Galt's Gulch.
Possibly a new record for the gap between critics and audience.
It's a mostly new cast; Southern Man preferred the original Rearden and
Taggart but the new pair was all right. Sadly, their sexiest moments were
in photos used to blackmail Rearden... more »
Supporting MAS Students: This time, it’s personal
MAS students: Crystal Terriquez, second from left.*
**In Defense of Raza/Indigenous Studies - *
*Supporting MAS Students: This time, it’s personal*
by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
Seemingly few people realize that when the state came after Ethnic Studies
in Arizona a few years ago, it was because the state deemed Raza Studies to
be outside of western civilization.
That’s Pat Buchanan-speak for: Brown people are savages. Actually, it’s
Torquemada-speak for these brown people are pagan. This war has actually
been an old-school Inquisition against the Indigenous culture of
Mexican/C... more »
The Philosopher is in
[image: image]Philosopher Leonard Peikoff is online at 11:30am talking and
answering questions about his new book, *The Dim Hypothesis*, which
attempts to integrate the entire history of human thought.
Watch it on LiveStream via Facebook.
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History: "The American and British Governments Knew– Down to the Day– of the Coming Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor… And Let It Happen to Justify American Entry Into WWII"
*"The American and British Governments Knew– Down to the Day– *
*of the Coming Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor… *
*And Let It Happen to Justify American Entry Into WWII"*
by WashingtonsBlog
"The Nazis, imperial Japanese and fascist Italians were nasty folks trying
to take over the world, who brutalized millions within their own borders
and in the nations they occupied. But a full and honest account of World
War II shows that some big American banks funded the Nazis. And America
dropped nuclear bombs on Japan when top U.S. military officials said it
wasn’t needed. And– as shown ... more »
“Debt Black Hole Event Horizon, Economic Singularity, The Minsky Moment”
*“Debt Black Hole Event Horizon, Economic Singularity,*
* The Minsky Moment” *
By John Mauldin
"Concern about politics and the processes of international co-operation is
warranted but the best one can hope for from politics in any country is
that it will drive rational responses to serious problems. If there is no
consensus on the causes or solutions to serious problems, it is
unreasonable to ask a political system to implement forceful actions in a
sustained way. Unfortunately, this is to an important extent the case with
respect to current economic difficulties, especially in ... more »
Elsewhere: Pre-Debate
Actually, I'm a day behind on this, but I did want to link to my post over
at PP yesterday: "Why are you giving to Romney and Obama?" I really do
think it's nuts to do so if your goal is to affect election outcomes and
policy. While I'm at it, yesterday at Plum Line I wrote about polling
complaints.
And today at Greg's place, I did a debate table-setter. Which leads in to
the usual: I'll be tweeting, but feel free to use comments for this post as
your debate (or pre-debate, or post-debate until I get around to it) open
thread.
Another Stupid Disease
Neonatal Tetanus
Cite Soleil
October 16, 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)Why does this 12 day old infant boy have tetanus?
Because his mother was not fully immunized against tetanus while she was
pregnant with him. That would not have cost much money. Five billion
dollars was pledged to Haiti post earthquake. However, none of these funds
helped this little dude.
Thus, this guy has a very stupid disease that could and should have been
prevented. His back is arched and he has seizures. He stands about a 20%
chance of surviving. This boy needs a good pediatric intensive care unit.
Soleil ... more »
The New York Times Endorses Months-Old Conspiracy Theory About Syrian Rebels
On Sunday, October 14, the *New York Times* came out in support for the
truther-inspired, and months-old conspiracy theory that foreign arms are
ending up in the hands of anti-American, Saudi-backed *Jihadist terrorists*in Syria.
The Times, however, did not completely endorse the truthers' view. Only
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are mentioned as the financial and military backers
of the Jihadists. According to the warped worldview of the Times, the CIA
is just throwing money at the wind in Syria, not funding any terrorists or
arming them.
I respect the CIA's capabilities more than the Tim... more »
Arrested At Their Prime
Every fall since I realized trees are dying from air pollution, I have
tried to post photos that remind people that not so long ago, leaves in
autumn used to turn brilliant colors on the branches, and *then* fall off,
and *then* turn brown. You could rake them into a crazy kaleidoscopic pile
and jump into their softness. Countless schoolchildren picked up the most
perfect samples to preserve in sheets of waxed paper - and they would still
be bright and vibrant in color, supple and smooth to the touch, long after
they had fallen.
November 12, 2006, Ray Mill Island in the River Thame... more »
LEAKED Interior wants to sneak Navajo water settlement through Lame Duck Congress
*Interior Secretary plans meeting with Navajo officials to try and revamp
Colorado River Settlement to sneak it through Lame Duck Congress*
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News copyright
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to push the Navajo-Hopi Little
Colorado River Water Rights Settlement, already rejected by Navajos,
through an upcoming Lame Duck Congress, according to a document leaked to
Censored News.
The letter from the Navajo Nation Washington Office states there will be a
meeting on Nov. 14 in Washington, between Salazar and the Navajos an... more »
Romney Returned Michael Grimm's Shady Cash-- Other Republicans, Like Charlie Bass And Richard Tisei Are Happy To Have It
The Romney-Ryan campaign has made it very clear-- even publicly clear--
that they don't want the two Mafia-connected Republican congressmen,
Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm (Staten Island) and David "The Gangster"
Rivera(Miami), both under FBI criminal investigation, anywhere near the
campaign.
Romney returned the $2,500 check Grimm sent his campaign. The only Mob
money Romney is allowing this year has to be funneled through Las Vegas
and
Macau crime boss Sheldon Adelson.
Grimm's shady political action committee, the Grass Roots Initiative To
Maintain Our Majority PAC (AKA- the GrimmP... more »
Will Obama Turn Back The Assault On Public Education?
My friend Bertis is an attorney living in Athens, Georgia. I got to know
him when I worked at Warner Bros and he was R.E.M.'s manager. Today I know
him as activist for public education. Yesterday he told me about tomorrow's Write
President Obama A Letter campaign, the Campaign for Our Public Schools.
Like many parents, Bertis worries that the Establishment is driving every
middle class family out of public schools and into some version of
private/charter/taxcredit scam situation... "thus destroying the premise of
Good Schools For All Kids." In Georgia and other states where ALEC is... more »
A State of Denial
Mudpie Factory--Cite Soleil
October 16, 2012
Photo by John Carroll
In 2007 I posted that people in Soleil were so hungry they were eating
mudpies.
As people found out about this atrocity I think they were in disbelief. One
commenter wrote that maybe the lady who makes the mudpies in Soleil should
turn into a Mrs. Fields and export her mudpies to the States.
In 2012 people in Soleil are still eating mudpies.
Her "factory" is in the same location in an especially dangerous part of
Soleil. And as you can see, as of an hour ago, she is still hard at work.
She insists her dirt is spec... more »
Mystery explosion shatters windows, lights sky in Louisiana
*Not so mysterious, actually. Apparently it was a munitions bunker at a US
base. A Russian base also exploded in a massive mushroom cloud just
recently. Strange.*
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/16/mystery-explosion-shatters-windows-lights-sky-in-louisiana/?test=latestnews
Candy Crowley: Are Obama, Romney Scared of A Journalist?
Source: Newsy.
GAIA PORTAL: Removal of Gaia Grid Restrictions in Process
*Removal of Gaia Grid Restrictions in Process*
October 16, 2012
Removal of Gaia grid restrictions currently in process. Dome of containment
still applies, however grid expansion and Higher D attunement continues.
Point by point evaluation and restriction pin removal is occurring,
allowing energetic upgrades among Gaia ground workers to proceed.
Concomitant brightening of grid points is noted, and is viewable from
Higher Perspective. Allows “standing up” for many undercovers.
“Stand up” Hue-mans are invited to do so, as Higher Guidance so moves.
"The Winner Of The Game..."
“The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.”
– Savielly Tartakover
Just the facts
John Cole catches best DNC page ever. As John says, this one puts the
entire media to shame. And it's really funny. No spoilers. Trust me. Just
click here and hit the button.
On another note, I'm really sick today. Went to bed feeling crummy and woke
up feeling worse. So laying low and comtemplating a nap even though I slept
for eight hours. Hoping I make it to the debate tonight.
[More posts daily at the Detroit News.]
Mass Prison Break in Libya...after guards were bribed
Libya's Supreme Security Committee says 120 prisoners have escaped from
jail in the capital city of Tripoli, where security guards are suspected of
having accepted bribes to free them.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mass-prison-break-libya_654582.html
STATE DEPT: Negotiations to keep troops in Afghanistan past 2014...
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/16/state_department_official_negotiations_to_extend_us_troop_presence_in_afghanistan_s
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 19:19:34 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:49:34 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.760°N, 71.299°E
Depth
172.7 km (107.3 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
22 km (13 miles) WNW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 19:03:22 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 03:03:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.158°N, 61.966°W
Depth
174.4 km (108.4 miles)
Region
GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
Distances
20 km (12 miles) WSW of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
Underwater volcano erupts close to Minami-Iwoto island, Japan, could create new island
An underwater volcanic eruption was detected Wednesday morning close to
Minami-Iwoto island in the Pacific Ocean and an expert speculated that the
eruption could form a permanent island.
http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-1538-underwater-volcano-e.html
Office building collapses in northeastern China, killing 6
A four-story office building undergoing renovation collapsed in the
northeastern region of China on early Monday morning, killing six people
and injuring two others.
Cause Unknown
http://wireupdate.com/office-building-collapses-in-northeastern-china-killing-6.html
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"The Politics of Fear in America: A Nation at War with Itself"
*"The Politics of Fear in America: A Nation at War with Itself"*
by John W. Whitehead
"Turn on the TV or flip open the newspaper on any given day, and you will
find yourself accosted by reports of government corruption, corporate
malfeasance, militarized police and marauding SWAT teams. Yet even more
dangerous than these violations of our basic rights is the language they
are couched in—the language of fear. And, as John Whitehead says in this
week's vodcast, the only thing which will improve our present condition is
the taming of our fear."
- https://www.rutherford.org/
1400 evacuated in Germany after Kraft Foods leak
Chemical accident at a factory run by US food giant Kraft caused a cloud of
poisonous gas.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jF-NXb433WPu6lHGKV6XddCqp1ZQ?docId=CNG.651314eb4a1fdeba381a2d2ab12d2b7d.41
Power substation explosion in Bulgaria’s Burgas caused serious damages
There are no casualties
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n290083
The Dalai Lama Calls for Climate Change Action by All World Leaders, Even Ours
Maybe Steve Harper should stop taking orders from his Beijing mandarins
long enough to listen to the Dalai Lama.
Speaking at MIT, the Dalai Lama warned that every nation will suffer if
leaders don't recognize common interests and responsibilities in responding
to climate change.
“*Whether we can really solve these problems or not, we have to make an
attempt, that’s how I feel,” the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said at a
forum hosted by the The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative
Values, a nonprofit think tank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
.
*...Rebecc... more »
Flight from Miami grounded at New Orleans airport for 2 hours after typhoid fever scare
An American Airlines plane from Miami was held for two hours on the tarmac
at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Monday evening
after a passenger suggested she might have been exposed to typhoid fever.
http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2012/10/flight_from_miami_grounded_at.html
Udupi: Man Killed, Two Others Injured in Bee Attack. India
Udupi, Oct 15: A man was killed and two others were injured in a bee attack
at Admar here on Monday October 15 evening.
The deceased has been identified as Ligory D'Silva.
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=152717
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 17:51:59 UTC
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 03:51:59 AM at epicenter
Location
5.500°S, 147.137°E
Depth
225.6 km (140.2 miles)
Region
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
140 km (87 miles) N (6°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
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“Okay, Grandma’, It’s Your Turn in the Pokey”
*“Okay, Grandma’, It’s Your Turn in the Pokey”*
by Douglas French
"Proponents of liberty argue over what parts of the economy or society
government should not touch. Government should get out the education
business, stay out of health care, and even leave roads and infrastructure
to the private sector. But when it comes to criminal justice, even many
libertarians think government should supply the police and court system.
And truly, government controls the criminal justice system. The results are
tragic.
The government determines who is a criminal and who is not. The rate of
vi... more »
JIMMY SAVILE; HORACE MANN; ROY COHN; THE CIA
*Kevin Cook (circled) in the BBC TV studio with Jimmy Savile in 1976. Kevin
Cook claims that Savile molested him in a dressing room at the time*
Top Of The Pops crew 'plucked girls from audience to abuse at parties'.
Jon Bird told The Sun: 'One woman... says there were at least three
members of backstage staff at Top of the Pops who used to take young girls
to parties, where horrific and inappropriate things took place."
*"Was Roger Ordish a consultant on 'minipops'?" **
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218454/Top-Of-The-Pops-cameraman-crew-members-plucked-girls-audience-a... more »
CDC says another 19 people diagnosed with meningitis in U.S. outbreak
Another 19 people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to
possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, bringing the total to 231
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-usa-health-meningitis-cases-idUSBRE89E19V20121016
Think You're Creative? No, You're Just Sick
I'm not sure this will come as a surprise but there's a link between
creativity and mental illness. It's no coincidence that so many great
comedians, for example, are or have been manic-depressives.
Now a study of more than a million subjects finds that creativity is often
an actual part of mental illness.
*Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia,
unipolar depression, and substance abuse, the Swedish researchers at the
Karolinska Institute found.*
*They were almost twice as likely as the general population to kill
themselves. *
*The dancers an... more »
Women Are "Too Diabolical" to Vote
That remark actually came from a woman, Tea Party leader Janis Lane, a
former marketing manager who is now the Central Mississippi Tea Party
president. Okay, now brace yourself.
“*Our country might have been better off if it was still just men voting.
There is nothing worse than a bunch of mean, hateful women. They are
diabolical in how [they] can skewer a person. I do not see that in men.
The whole time I worked, I'd much rather have a male boss than a female
boss. Double-minded, you never can trust them.*”
*Asked about what part of the Tea Party platform would appeal to
minor... more »
Catch of the Day
It goes to Glenn Kessler, Washington Post fact-checker, who decided to find
out about Mitt Romney's promise of 12 million jobs and discovered that Romney's
own documentation doesn't come close to adding up.
Two points, perhaps obvious, to make about this.
One is a point someone made on twitter this morning (and my apologies; I
remember seeing it, but didn't save it): wait -- it took the Post's
fact-checker, long after Romney's been running around with this 12 million
number, to track down the campaign's evidence and look at it? Aren't there,
you know, some reporters assigned to this... more »
That Other Pole - the Antarctic Is Also Changing Fast
In the northern hemisphere our focus is primarily on the Arctic and the
vanishing sea ice. Australians tend to focus on their backyard, the
Antarctic, and they're being warned that change is rapidly spreading.
*The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) told a Senate estimates hearing
today "rapid changes" taking place across the icy land mass would have
significant impact on global climate.*
*Changes in ocean flows and shifts in Antarctic ice cap levels were
occurring at rates faster than at any other time in history, chief
scientist Nick Gales said.*
*
...Scientists were detecting ... more »
The Post goes after Ambassador Rice!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012*
*Gearan and Lynch—misleading, bogus, not truthful:* Why is it always We
Irish?
On the front page of this morning’s Washington Post, Anne Gearan and Colum
Lynch engage in the king’s latest spear attack. In a parody of journalistic
practice, they pretend to report what Susan Rice said in the first few days
after the fatal attack in Benghazi.
Do Gearan and Lynch have any journalistic skill at all? If so, then they
have deliberately misled the Post’s misused readers. Or some editor has
recast whatever it was they wrote.
What did Rice say on the Sunday shows... more »
Obama and Romney agree to cowardly debates
Russia Today
US President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will face off for the
second of three debates on Tuesday, but viewers awaiting the show-down
shouldn't expect anything out of the ordinary: both candidates are
contractually obliged to be boring.
Tuesday's debate between the two rivals has been advertised as a town hall
meeting with members of the audience asking the contenders hard questions
on behalf of the average American. In reality, however, not those in
attendance nor even the debate’s moderator will be allowed to press the two
presidential candidates on the ... more »
The Olive Grove War Re-Ignites
How do you steal a Palestinian's land? It usually begins by destroying
his olive groves. Destroy his livelihood and then you can claim the land
unoccupied and build a settlement.
It's the olive harvest on the West Bank and, true to form, Israeli settlers
with the help of the Israeli Army are on the attack.
The Palestinians are pleading for the international community to send
observers to their lands, hoping this will force the Army to restrain the
settlers' land grab. Maybe Ottawa could do the right thing for a
change. Nah, forget it.
Coercing Silence
I began blogging about "education," in an attempt to define and understand
the word when applied to a social system as well as in an attempt to
discover the ways we are "taught" how to behave outside of those curricular
and pedagogical walls. I asked myself, and what audience I might have
imagined having, "What is a school?" I'm not sure I have met a definition
that I would want to stand by as a "good."
Much of what follows seems compelled out of me after reading this column by
Glenn Greenwald in *The Guardian*, "Free Speech v 'Community'," and the
impetus for this column comes ou... more »
Luke Walker Free to Travel: Family of British waitress 'beaten to death by her boyfriend in Crete' watch as court says he can return home to UK... because Greek judges are on STRIKE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218481/Chelsea-Hyndman-British-man-accused-beating-girlfriend-death-Crete-told-return-UK.html
Chinese world domination is not far off, a theme I normally come around to when I’ve had too much to drink or, in some cases, not enough to drink.
By Ed West
The United States of America has overshadowed all our lives. It is not just
its financial and military muscle – in almost every sphere of human
activity America’s dominance has dwarfed that of any other country in a way
that even Victorian Britain was unable to achieve, especially in its hold
on popular culture. Had a US city hosting the Olympics presented its
national story in its opening ceremony it would have been instantly
intelligible to much of the rest of the world; the opening to London’s
Olympics was baffling to foreigners.
And yet over the next few decades Amer... more »
You Can't Open the Door If You Won't Pick Up the Key
The keys to a Liberal comeback are at their feet. What remains doubtful is
that they'll ever pick them up.
Canada is facing a few enormous challenges. Let's call them, in the
political context, "issues."
Political parties either take up issues or treat them as non-issues. It's
a matter of priority and political will and, sometimes, it's a matter of
political courage and vision.
There are several "red flag" issues that are ready-made for a Liberal
champion and could put the party back on the path to power if only it stops
treating them as non-issues. Among them are dismantli... more »
This is the start of the propaganda to "Bring Democracy to China" meaning war. Of course the real goal here is to end China's new gold-backed trade currency, same as the real goal in Libya was to end the Gold Dinar, both of which are a direct threat to the in-decline US dollar. Your kids are going to die for a piece of paper.
有趣！
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/16/3052355/survey-half-of-chinese-like-us.html
Germany plans to end euro crisis by giving EU far greater powers over national budgets... and excluding Britain from voting...Shocker!!!.......We didn't see that one Coming!
Germany's latest masterplan for saving the euro involves a huge transfer
of
power to Brussels by countries using the endangered currency.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218557/Germany-plans-end-euro-crisis-giving-EU-far-greater-powers-national-budgets--excluding-Britain-voting-single-currency-issues.html
When We Strengthen Women We Strengthen The World (Night out with Katherine Nelson)
Last week I was having one of those days. Not one of those days where your
favorite shirt rips or your lose your keys, I was having one of those days
that knocks the breath out of you and you wonder how you are going to get
up the next day. By two in the afternoon I had used every ounce of
emotional strength I had and I laid down and cried myself to sleep. When I
woke up, the last thing I wanted to do was get dressed and leave the house,
but I pulled myself together and I drove to Salt Lake City to attend a
small private concert given by Katherine Nelson, I am so glad I did. I
co... more »
Abu Zubaydah Poses a Real Threat to al Qaeda
9/11 Blogger
Kevin Ryan
Abu Zubaydah, a man once called al-Qaeda’s “chief of operations” appears to
be at the center of an unraveling of the official myth behind al Qaeda.
After his capture in early 2002, Zubaydah was the first “detainee” known
to be tortured. The information allegedly obtained from his torture played
a large part in the creation of the official account of 9/11 and in the
justification for the continued use of such torture techniques. Yet in
September, 2009, the U.S. government admitted that Zubaydah was never a
member or associate of al Qaeda at all. These fac... more »
'Business as usual' as Hurricane Rafael closes in on Bermuda
If you think Bermuda is worried as a Category 1 hurricane closes in on the
tiny Atlantic island, think again.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/16/world/americas/weather-rafael/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Picasso, Matisse, Monets stolen in $100M heist
"La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune" by Henri Matisse
was one of several paintings stolen
The greatest loss is to the public who may never see the paintings again
Story
Seven paintings by artists including Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet that
are worth more than $100 million were stolen from a museum in Rotterdam in
the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The heist at the Kunsthal museum is one of the largest in years in the
Netherlands, and is a stunning blow for the private Triton Foundation
collection, which was being exhibited publicly as a group for the first
time.
The collection was on... more »
"Legalized Plunder of the American People" - G. Edward Griffin
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DOJ SEEKS DISMISSAL OF ‘FAST AND FURIOUS’ LAWSUIT THAT COULD FORCE HOLDER TO COUGH UP WITHHELD DOCUMENTS
The Blaze
Jason Howerton
[image: Department of Justice Seeks Dismissal of Fast and Furious Lawsuit]
The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a
Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder
produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking
called Operation Fast and Furious.
President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney
general has been found to be in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn
over documents that might explain what led the Justice Department to
reverse course ... more »
Blue America Welcomes Back Patsy Keever (D-NC)
The last time Patsy joined us for a chat she was going up against a
conservative Democrat Steve Israel had recruited in the North Carolina
primary. Patsy won-- and by a lot (Israel's candidate wound up with 26% of
the vote)-- not just in her own Buncombe County but in every one of the
district's seven counties.
Since then she's been running a grassroots campaign for a seat held by one
of the banksters' favorite patsies, Wall Street shill Patrick McHenry who
represents part of the district in the current Congress. The video above is
a TV ad-- except it's not on TV. Patsy Keever ... more »
Plea is presumed valid
*R v Husain, *2012 ONCA 697 deals with the presumption that a plea is
valid. Absent some evidence to the contrary a plea made in open court will
be assumed to be valid and a lack of precision in facts admitted or
omissions to agree to specific details will not be taken to void the plea.
The Court holds*:*
[8] At the time the appellant entered his plea, he was represented
by counsel and, as noted above, he does not raise an ineffective assistance
of counsel ground on appeal. There is accordingly a presumption that his
plea was valid. The appellant has not rebutted that p... more »
Texas
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
A movie about and set in Texas starred mega-stars Rock Hudson and Elizabeth
Taylor. It was a huge box office draw in the early 1960s! The state itself
may have dictated the wide screen and mega stars --Rock Hudson and
Elizabeth Taylor.
The movie was GIANT! Giant, indeed! The photo (left) is of the famous
Monahans Sandhills west of Odessa, Texas, a city with an interesting
history as a destination of gunslingers and seekers after the many
treasures that were said to have been buried in West Texas by the Spanish,
outlaws and Mexican Revolutio... more »
Nigeria flood disaster ‘worst since 1948’ – More than 600,000 people displaced, 589 square miles of farmland destroyed – Crocodiles and hippos washed into homes
[image: Houses are submerged in floodwaters in Idah Local Government Area,
in Nigeria's central state of Kogi, 27 September 2012. Nigeria's worst
flooding in decades has displaced more than 600,000 people in the centre of
the country over the past week and stranded some villagers on rooftops.
Afolabi Sotunde / REUTERS]
By Felix Onuah and Tim Cocks
11 October 2012
LOKOJA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on
Thursday visited some of the hundreds of thousands of people made homeless
by the country's worst flooding in at least five decades, calling it a
'natio... more »
U.S. to Help Create an Elite Libyan Force to Combat Islamic Extremists
New York Times
Eric Schmidt
The Pentagon and State Department are speeding up efforts to help the
Libyan government create a commando force to combat Islamic extremists like
the ones who killed the American ambassador in Libya last month and to help
counter the country’s fractious militias, according to internal government
documents.
The Obama administration quietly won Congress’s approval last month to
shift about $8 million from Pentagon operations and counterterrorism aid
budgeted for Pakistan to begin building an elite Libyan force over the next
year that could ultimately num... more »
Rotterdam Art heist nets Monet, Picasso and Matisse Worth Millions
Paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and other famous
modern artists from a museum in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/entertainment-us-crime-dutch-paintings-idUSBRE89F0OX20121016
The wages of the press corps’ games!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012*
*A punishing bit of history from our White House debates:* Last week, the
pundit corps decided to run with Joe Biden’s troubling smiles.
In the same way, they ran with Al Gore’s alleged sighs after his first
debate with George Bush.
In truth, the press corps made a bigger deal about Gore’s alleged lies
after that first debate. By now, they have disappeared those bogus old
claims.
Today, they pimp Gore’s “loud,” “perpetual” sighs. They have craftily
disappeared their bogus old claims about lying.
Debate bullshit is all around us today. This latest repor... more »
Untitled
*Saints fans file class-action lawsuit against NFL, Goodell!!!*
*Judges orders Goodell to provide NFL bounty documents ~WDSU*
Eddie Bullard's "The Myth and Mysteries of UFOs"
(*Blogger’s Note*: A slightly different version of this review ran in the
Summer 2012 Journal of Scientific Exploration.)
*The Myth and Mysteries of UFOs*. By Thomas E. Bullard. Lawrence Kansas:
University of Kansas Press, 2010. 417 pp. ISBN 978-0-7006-1729-6
UFO books run the gambit from slapped together pulp jobs with little
thought to accuracy to Ph. D dissertations that rely on scholarship without
a thought to style. Thomas (Eddie) Bullard’s book,* The Myth and Mysteries
of UFOs*, is one that walks the fine line between over the top scholarship
and the bottom of the barrel tr... more »
Pennylvania Governor Tom Corbett Signs Bill HR 367 Allowing Fracking On Pa. College Campuses, Doesn't Mention It During Widely Covered Press Conference, And It Looks Like There's A Media Blackout On The Story
*Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Corbett Signs HR367 Allowing Fracking
On Pennsylvania College Campuses: *
Pennsylvania's Republican House, Republican Senate, and Republican Governor
Tom Corbett just passed HR367 which allows FRACKING ON PA. COLLEGE CAMPUSES
and it looks like there's a MEDIA BLACKOUT on it, I have to hear of this
from RUSSIAN TELEVISION and a liberal magazine:
*RUSSIAN TELEVISION: Governor Corbett signs bill to allow fracking on
Pennsylvania college campuses.*
*MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE: Pennsylvania Fracking Law Opens Up Drilling on
College Campuses: The state'... more »
New Bridges Column: The Origins of "Basic Research"
My latest column for *Bridges* is out and it is titled, The Origins of
"Basic Research." Here is how the column starts out:
In any discussion of government science policies, it rarely seems to take
long for someone to invoke the notion of "basic research." For instance,
writing in The Washington Post last month, Alan Leshner, CEO of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, and US Representative Jim Cooper(D-TN) announced the "Golden
Goose Awards" to "recognize the often-surprising benefits of science to
society."
In their appeal for more funding for scientific r... more »
Reality Check: Is This The End of The Petro-dollar?
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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN ITALY - 16th October 2012
Magnitude mb 4.8
Region SOUTHERN ITALY
Date time 2012-10-16 15:10:59.0 UTC
Location 39.74 N ; 15.61 E
Depth 270 km
Distance 18 km SW Scalea, Italy
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake KYUSHU, JAPAN - 16th October 2012
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 13:39:26 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:39:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
31.227°N, 130.244°E
Depth
171.9 km (106.8 miles)
Region
KYUSHU, JAPAN
Distances
8 km (4 miles) WSW of Makurazaki, Japan
Gold Miner Threatens To Sack 23,500 Strikers....The Companies don't seem to bothered, plenty available for slave labor in America and Europe
South Africa has issued an ultimatum to 23,500 staff to return to work by
Thursday or face the sack
http://news.sky.com/story/998495/gold-fields-mine-threatens-to-sack-strikers
Reaction To McGuinty's Departure CLEARLY Demonstrates The 'Messiah Wish' Of Many Federal Liberals
*I'm only going to post a few words about the departure of Ontario Premier
Dalton McGuinty. The single thought I have on Dalton is a repetition of
what I've posted here previously about the magical beliefs that seem to
infest 21st Century Liberal Party thinking ..*..
*"Many Liberals believe in what can only be described as 'political alchemy'.
They adhere religiously to the belief that if they can simply find the
'right' leader, they will in short order be returned to the halls of power
- the political equivalent of turning base metal into gold."*
*Buckdog*
Inequality is Monkey Business
Even monkeys know inequality is just plain wrong
The Missing Famous Town Hall Debate Moment
The most famous Town Hall debate moment, as far as I can tell, came from
the first time the format was used; it was the woman who asked George H.W.
Bush how the deficit affected him personally (Adam Serwer talked about it
today, thus providing proof that it's famous).
But the other famous Town Hall debate moment should have been the startling
one just four years ago, well into the age when you would think that
nothing like this could happen unnoticed on TV with everyone watching. I've
mentioned it before, but I bet you don't know what I'm talking about, do
you? It's about John McCai... more »
The rise of tiny jobs — for tiny pay
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiny-job-earn-tiny-payment-133912848.html
Joy-Ann Reid and the loaf of bread!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012*
*Ten thousand hacks of Harvard:* We heard it last week at the bagel joint.
In part for that reason, we were surprised when we heard Joy-Ann Reid say
it to Lawrence last night.
Reid is a Harvard grad (class of 91). She’s also a Standard Press Corps
Hack, of the new pseudo-liberal variety.
Good God! Yes, she authored these comments:
O’DONNELL (10/15/12): When has a moderator ever gotten a candidate not to
use a talking point in the history of televised debates?
REID: I would argue that Martha Raddatz did it. But in these kinds of
debates, town halls, it’... more »
EU Censors Alternative News in Bid to Dominate Narrative
*Western media quietly attempts to censor growing global opposition,
begins with Iranian media. *
Tony Cartalucci, *Contributor*
**Iran's Press TV reported in their article, "Press TV viewers slam EU move
to ban Iran channels as illegal, hypocritical," that "Press TV viewers have
condemned as illegal and hypocritical the ban imposed by the European
officials on the broadcast of several Iranian satellite channels."
Nearly no mention is made in the Western media regarding the blatant act of
censorship - an act that runs contra to all perceived notions of "Western
values," and an act... more »
Corporate Psychosis: Are You Exhibiting Symptoms?
Bernie Suarez, *Contributor*
The term ‘psychosis’ is used to describe a mental disorder in people;
generally defined by *Stedman’s Medical Dictionary* as - ‘a mental disorder
causing gross distortion or disorganization of a person’s mental capacity,
affective response, and capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and
relate to others to the degree of interfering with his capacity to cope
with the ordinary demands of everyday life.‘
So if a person’s mental health is subjected to this ‘psychosis’ criteria
why not corporations? Here is an argument that (esp. large mega-size)
‘... more »
Is It Time For The NDP In PEI?
*The times are a changing on Prince Edward Island. The two old line partys
may have had their day ... let's hope!*
"*You don’t have to support the NDP to realize Islanders were best served
when Dr Herb Dickieson served a single term in the provincial legislature.
He held not only the Conservatives, but the Liberals accountable. He raised
issues neither traditional party would. And he delivered results. Without
his prodding one wonders whether key public investments like publicly
funded daycare would be a reality today. The NDP drove that on to the
public agenda.*
* *
*Something is ... more »
A date with destiny
Herald Scotland
Magnus Gardham
HISTORY has been made after Alex Salmond and David Cameron signed the deal
that will pave the way for a legally watertight independence referendum in
2014.
David Cameron and Alex Salmond outside St Andrew's
House before the signing of the historic Edinburgh Agreement.Scotland's
voters are in control of their country's destiny after the two leaders
signed the Edinburgh Agreement at the Scottish Government's headquarters,
St Andrew's House, in the capital.
An Order under Section 30 of the 1998 Scotland Act will transfer powers to
Holyrood, allowing a... more »
Amazon May Soon Add Some Chips
If you were in Jeff Bezos shoes would you buy the smartphone chip business
of Texas Instruments (TI) who currently supply them with processors for
their Kindle tablet?
It’s an interesting question and one that Isreali finacial newspaper
Calcalist claims is in advance stages of talks today.
So you start of selling books on the Internet, extend that to media, open
it up to create a marketplace, then to a wide range of other products, move
to become a publisher and deal direct right back to manuscript, launch your
own ereader, move into cloud based services, continue to grow both
org... more »
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If Flip-Flopping is a GOP Cardinal Sin, How can you Vote for Romney after that first Debate?
George W Bush practically built his re-election effort against John Kerry
on the idea that even if you disagreed with him, you consistently knew
where he stood on stuff. That commercial above is famous. And the US right
in general … Continue reading →
Graph of the Day: Moisture Content and Groundwater Depletion in the U.S., September 2012
[image: These maps combine data from the twin GRACE satellites with
ground-based measurements to map the relative amount of water stored near
the surface and underground as of 17 September 2012. The top map shows
moisture content in the top 2 centimeters of surface soil; the middle map
depicts moisture in the 'root zone,' or the top meter of soil; and the
third map shows groundwater in aquifers. In all of the maps, September 2012
conditions remain significantly drier than the norm. Maps by Chris Poulsen,
National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln]
Cap... more »
Obama’s War Record
Global Research
Jack A. Smith
[image: obamadoublespeak]When Sen. Barack Obama ran for the presidency in
2008 many wishful-thinking Democratic voters viewed him as a peace
candidate because he opposed the Iraq war (but voted yes on the war budgets
while in the Senate). Some others assumed his foreign/military policy would
be along the lines of Presidents George H. W. Bush (whom Obama admires) or
Bill Clinton. Some who identified as progressives actually thought his
foreign/military policy might tilt to the left.
Instead, center rightist that he is, Obama’s foreign/military policy
... more »
Popular Mechanics, May,1909
Googlebooks is a treasure trove. I never realized they had old magazines,
like this one, *Popular Mechanics*, May, 1909. This 1923 issue of The
Rotarian has a long article on James Davidson. I searched the term Formosa
-- tons of stuff out there.....
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Pre-Debate Blather
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama may be Harvard Law School grads, but you
wouldn't know it based on their abysmal understanding of basic contract
law. The two campaigns had signed a "memorandum of understanding" in which
they decreed that Candy Crowley's moderation role would be limited to
introductions and enforcing time limits. The only problem is, they didn't
tell her their rules and she isn't agreeing to them. She's been going
around threatening to ask follow-up questions of the candidates if they
don't come clean with their citizen-subject inquisitors. And Mitt and Barry
are in pan... more »
Brodkorb - Says NO to MN Gay Marriage Amendment
A little more drama today in Minnesota.
Published October 13, 2012, 12:00 AM
Reader's View: Constitutional amendments pushed by Republicans
By: John C. Green, Duluth News Tribune
It’s time that both constitutional-amendment issues on the ballot this
election in Minnesota were “outed” for what they are: Republican ploys to
generate votes from its conservative base.
He is referring to both of the RWNJ amendments that are on the ballot in
Minnesota this year.
*That was published 3 days ago.*
*Give that man a cigar!*
Why??
Last night our local right wing mainstream media affiliate – W... more »
Halting extinctions would cost $80 billion per year; half of bankers’ bonuses
[image: Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), a bird species on the IUCN
Red List, is in danger of exxtinction, with only 2,136 UK breeding pairs
known to exist. A study in the journal Science reports that governments
need to spend $80 billion a year to halt extinctions of endangered animals
and plants. rspb.org.uk]By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
11 October 2012
(Reuters) – Governments need to spend $80 billion a year to halt
extinctions of endangered animals and plants, many times current levels and
only half the amount paid to bankers in bonuses last year, a study ... more »
Dr. Jacobs' Speech on Fukushima
Dr. Robert Jacobs Explains The Meltdowns At Fukushima
31 Days of Photo Props: Toys
Have you entered the Owl Necklace Giveaway yet?
When I worked in a portrait studio five or so years ago, one of the
things they always pushed us to do was to get people to bring their own
props from home. Why? A photo means a lot more if you are hugging the teddy
bear you have had since you were born than if it is some random studio prop.
When I schedule appointments of children I always ask if they have a
favorite stuffed animal or doll. Even if you just snap a few pictures of
them with their favorite toy and the majority of the session focuses
elsewhere, they are going to be ha... more »
A Promise Not Kept: Profits Over People
(Occasionally, I'm contacted by friends in legitimate journalism as well as
ordinary readers like you and given news articles to read or pass along.
Last night, I was emailed by my old friend Barbara O'Brien at the Mahablogwho's also involved with
www.mesothelioma.com. At the top of the index page is a nuclear-tipped
mortar of an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Cohn who
uncovered during a three-month investigation Bain Capital's involvement
with a steel mill. The results are perhaps the scummiest example of
corporate greed ever, which, considering your typical corpo... more »
Koch Industries, other CEOs threaten employees with layoffs if President Obama is reelected
[image: The billionaire Koch brothers have become the poster children for
corporate influence on politics in the post-Citizens United era. Koch
Industries, the Wichita, Kan.-based company run by the billionaire Koch
brothers, sent a voter information packet to 45,000 employees of its
Georgia Pacific subsidiary in October 2012, warning employees of layoffs if
President Obama is reelected. inthesetimes.com]
By Dylan Stableford
14 October 2012
(Yahoo! News) – Koch Industries, the Wichita, Kan.-based company run by the
billionaire Koch brothers, sent a voter information packet to 45,... more »
Water: The Great Mystery
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WHO LOST AMERICA: Flight from the truth!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012*
*Part 2—Ruth Marcus, deep in the bag:* When Joe Biden’s smiles of an autumn
night became the press corps’ Official Group Focus, we had to make an
admission:
We had been wrong! For some time!
In the age of Obama; in the age of MSNBC; in the age which started after
Iraq, we didn’t think we’d see it again! We didn’t think we’d see the
mainstream pundit corps align with the right on so stupid a focus—on a
stupid, simple-minded focus designed to defeat Obama.
The fact that this alliance occurred last week sends us back to the drawing
board (see THE DAILY HO... more »
Tensions Between China and Japan Flare: Japan Vulnerable
China warns US against involvement in island issue
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20121015_30.html
[Excerpted] A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has warned against the
United States' becoming involved in an issue between Japan and China.
This came in response to a remark by a senior US official expressing
understanding for Japan's moves on the Senkaku Islands in the East China
Sea. The islands are controlled by Japan. China and Taiwan also claim
them....
China Row Hangs Over Japanese GDP The Wall Street Journal by Chester Dawson
and James T. Areddy October 12
http://online... more »
Two Party Oligarchy Vs. The People
Auction 2012: Two-Party Oligarchy Vs. The People
http://youtu.be/TQAH8DlemFE
A Tsunami Hits A DMCA Safe Harbour?
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, service providers are allowed
‘safe harbour’ on content posted, but must act on any infringement notice
that is served on them. Pretty straight forward and it is a process that
happens everyday.
However, it can break down and go wrong and in the case one notice appears
to have closed down not one piece of content infringement but 1.5 million
teacher and student blog articles.
Pearson raised a takedown notice on ServerBeach who host Edublogs'
websites. Edublog claims to be the oldest and second largest WordPress
Multisite setup on the w... more »
Life in the 'concentration camp' that is Gaza - New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5E8LFL8H20121015?irpc=932
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