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| WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing about the controversial the 'Operation Fast and Furious' gun running program on Capitol Hill, on November 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. 'Operation Fast and Furious' was set up to be a sting set up by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that allowed weapons to be purchased from Arizona gun shops by Mexican drug cartels to trace cross boarder gun trafficking. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
"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
Intercept at The Intercept - 12 minutes ago
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)
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 minutes ago
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
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 minutes ago
*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
Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 33 minutes ago
*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
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 33 minutes ago
[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
Intercept at The Intercept - 36 minutes ago
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 »
European Union should have been awarded the Nobel Prize for literary fiction
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 36 minutes ago
Rotterdam Art heist nets Monet, Picasso and Matisse Worth Millions
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 39 minutes ago
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!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 48 minutes ago
*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
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 50 minutes ago
*Saints fans file class-action lawsuit against NFL, Goodell!!!*
Eddie Bullard's "The Myth and Mysteries of UFOs"
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 56 minutes ago
(*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
Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 1 hour ago
*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"
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 1 hour ago
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?
Intercept at The Intercept - 1 hour ago
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Bill Clinton Explains Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 1 hour ago
Essentially it's this: your taxes go up; Mitt and Bill's taxes go down.
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake KYUSHU, JAPAN - 16th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
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
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
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
leftdog at Buckdog - 1 hour ago
*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
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago
Even monkeys know inequality is just plain wrong
The Missing Famous Town Hall Debate Moment
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago
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
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiny-job-earn-tiny-payment-133912848.html
Joy-Ann Reid and the loaf of bread!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago
*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
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
*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?
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
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?
leftdog at Buckdog - 2 hours ago
*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 »
Fox News Put Strenuous Spin on VP Debate
Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 2 hours ago
Fox News really went far out of their way on Thursday night to spin the
debate performance by Joe Biden. Jon Stewart reports.
A date with destiny
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
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
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 2 hours ago
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 »
Please Help (Or We'll Die)
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If Flip-Flopping is a GOP Cardinal Sin, How can you Vote for Romney after that first Debate?
Robert Kelly at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
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 →
I hate it when I lose my contacts. So hard to find!
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
Graph of the Day: Moisture Content and Groundwater Depletion in the U.S., September 2012
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[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
Intercept at The Intercept - 3 hours ago
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
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 3 hours ago
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
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 3 hours ago
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
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
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
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[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
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Dr. Robert Jacobs Explains The Meltdowns At Fukushima
31 Days of Photo Props: Toys
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 3 hours ago
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
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 3 hours ago
(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
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[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
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
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WHO LOST AMERICA: Flight from the truth!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*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
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
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
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Auction 2012: Two-Party Oligarchy Vs. The People
http://youtu.be/TQAH8DlemFE
A Tsunami Hits A DMCA Safe Harbour?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 3 hours ago
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
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5E8LFL8H20121015?irpc=932
Eco-Collapse Looming?
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Fukushima Diary reports: Fukushima citizen, “We didn’t see bugs this
summer, children are made carry a portable shrine in black rain”
Majia Here: I've reported previously on the disappearing cockroaches from
my yard, beginning in Aug of 2011. (Cockroaches MIA
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-on-missing-cockroaches.html )
June bugs were also missing in action this spring.
We have seen a lot of butterflies this fall, so they seem unaffected
(August is peak butterfly season for my county)
However, one of my graduate students noted that the sticky tape he puts out
to catch ... more »
While everyone is increasing Tax in Europe.....Merkel urges tax cuts to boost German growth
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-germany-growth-merkel-idUSBRE89F0QE20121016
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 16th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude mb 5.9
Region KURIL ISLANDS
Date time 2012-10-16 12:41:25.0 UTC
Location 49.59 N ; 156.55 E
Depth 80 km
Distance 408 km S Petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 16th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude mb 6.2
Region KURIL ISLANDS
Date time 2012-10-16 12:41:25.0 UTC
Location 49.58 N ; 156.50 E
Depth 80 km
Distance 411 km S Petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy
Costa Concordia: don't blame Francesco Schettino, say supporters..........Who should we Blame then?, the bloody Rock?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Lets not forget that 32 people died whilst he got in a lifeboat.
He was the Captain and in Charge, And he was responsible for every last
person on that Ship.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9611581/Costa-Concordia-dont-blame-Francesco-Schettino-say-supporters.html
Nigel Farage - "EU is not undemocratic, it is ANTI democratic" (May 2012)
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Tuesday Morning Linkage
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 4 hours ago
Democrats are struggling to explain the math behind the Romney-Ryan tax cut
proposal. Such forest-for-the-trees stuff isn’t really helping. They need
to make the big argument: Romney’s policies are the same failed policies
offered during the Bush Administration, and … Continue reading →
EU Censors Alternative News in Bid to Dominate Narrative
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 4 hours ago
Western media quietly attempts to censor growing global opposition, begins
with Iranian media.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*October 16, 2012* - 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 ... more »
Longtime Conservative Dream Within Grasp: Building An American Oligarchy
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Romney’s Tax Plan: Half a Billion Tax Free For Guys Like Him
-by Bob Lord*
Tagg, the son of a wealthy executive, marries at an early age and has five
children. He’s devout in his religious beliefs, and gives generously to his
church. This is the story of how he might fare under the Romney tax plan,
if enacted. By choosing private equity as his career path he’ll likely fare
very well and could even pay no taxes at all.
*Stage One: The Early Years as a Private Equity Apprentice-- Capitalizing
on The Romney Plan’s Exemption For Investment Income and Existing Middle
Class Tax Prefer... more »
China's influence on Taiwan's media expands?
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 4 hours ago
*Life, available on GoogleBooks, has a large number of articles on Formosa.
If you made me guess, I'd say these bombers are hitting targets in southern
Formosa, perhaps Kaohsiung. Is the long island in the center-right Cijin
Island? Maybe Taiwan Airpower knows....*
WaPo says it all. Jimmy Lai sells his Taiwan media organs to Jeffrey Koo,
Jr. of the powerful Koo family, and Wang Yen-wen of the Formosa group
(according to WantWant, the pro-China rag run by the owner of another
powerful conglomerate), both from clans that have extensive business
interests in China....
“The expected ... more »
Heading For The Exit
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
Very few politicians have the good sense to quit while they're ahead. And
so it was with Dalton McGunity. Perhaps he figured he would go down to
defeat in the last election. And he would have, if Tim Hudak's
Conservatives had not imploded. In opposition, the party could have renewed
itself in the traditional way.
But to almost everyone's surprise, McGuinty almost won a third majority
mandate. One seat may not seem like much. But, sometimes, it is everything.
Faced with difficult labour negotiations, he needed that one seat to pass a
wage freeze. So he convinced Elizabeth Witmer t... more »
Mn Voter ID - Former US Secty of Ag - Wouldn't be Able to Vote
2old2care at Because I Can - 4 hours ago
Minnesota will have an amendment on the ballot in November that would put
in to effect an UNFUNDED vague ALEC Voter ID restriction for Minnesotans.
The Uptake – which is an excellent news source for Minnesota and Wisconsin
(and around the larger area) posts bits of news that the main stream media
does not cover – but is an extremely important webpage.
*First you need to know this (from Wiki):*
Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918 – February 20, 2003) was an American
Democratic politician who served as the 29th *Governor of Minnesota from
January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961*, and as ... more »
Extremism Export: US admits arms sent to Syria find jihadists
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 4 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Bryce Harper, 20. Wow. Hey, b-r has updated the
most-similar lists. Ready? Remember, it has to be guys who played at
19....#1 is the great George Davis, followed by Ott, Kaline and Cobb. Not
bad! Although in case you're wondering, Trout's list is even better. Once
again, a great time to be a baseball fan.
Also, some of the good stuff:
1. A cool chart tracing the states in presidential elections since 1952.
From the Mike Bostock and Shan Carter at the NYT.
2. Which goes nicely with Simon Jackman on swing states now, before the
first debate, and in 2008.
3. There's... more »
Earth is (rapidly) changing - our cosmic disconnection...
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 4 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/woVitezc-zU
*Note:* due to maintenance works our village will be cut off from
electricity on Oct. 17. I use the opportunity to clean up my office,
computer and update software. So I may be off until next week. Hope to see
you then again. Stay safe!
John
BARACK OBAMA v MITT ROMNEY - RAPNEWS 16: The Final Presidential Debate
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Corps didn’t follow instructions when installing gauges in canals ~Steve
Meyers, The Lens*
*Ivor van Heerden to Begin Preparation for Trial ~Levees.org*
*New call for regional hurricane protection*
*Nagin's sons subpoenaed ~WVUE*
*Louisiana Draws Line in the Sand in Fight against Coastal Erosion*
*Halloween costumes are going to the dogs ~WWL*
*New Orleans Film Festival: Experimental Music Takes Center Stage for
'Liquid Land' Premiere ~NOLA DEFENDER*
U.S. special forces on stand-by for strike on Libya in retaliation for consulate attack
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and
moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets
from Libya to Mali
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218332/U-S-special-forces-stand-looming-Libya-strike.html
Tomas Puerta mauled to death by brown bear on his way to collect groceries for his colleagues, Alaska
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Alaskan authorities believe Tomas Puerta was savaged by a brown bear after
being forced to land his skiff when the engine failed
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218385/Alaskan-forester-mauled-death-brown-bear-way-collect-groceries-workmates.html
Homeless and hungry: Sobering images of Camden, New Jersey, expose brutal poverty plaguing America's most destitute city
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Camden is now the most impoverished city in the U.S., with nearly 32,000
of
its 77,000 residents living below the poverty line. While New Jersey's
unemployment rate is about 9.9 per cent, Camden's is estimated to be a
staggering 19 per cent.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218283/Homeless-hungry-Sobering-images-Camden-New-Jersey-expose-poverty-plaguing-United-States-destitute-city.html
First Lady claims her husband has led a 'great recovery'....Are you sure Michelle?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218325/Michelle-Obama-Ann-Romney-face-jobs.html
Farewell Dalton (and no he was not born in Kenya!)
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago
It is remarkable just how vicious are some of the blogosphere comments
about the Premier. I myself think the Premier has done a pretty good job
and, on a personal level, is an amiable and decent man. In fact, broadening
it to both genders I have found all MPPs to be decent and honourable people
trying hard to do their best for Ontario (some, granted, aren't really
amiable).
I can appreciate others have a different view of how good a job the Premier
has done - that's politics - but I cannot understand the demonization.
Suggesting, as one writer did, that Dalton was Satan (more than ... more »
Colorado Marijuana legalization has more projected votes than Obama and Romney
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 5 hours ago
Jesse Warren image J.G. Vibes
The debates may still be on every television channel and the artificially
generated hype may be just as heavy as every other election year, but more
and more people are starting to see the two major political parties as
being just two heads on the same beast.
Just this week Time‘s Mark Halperin published a copy of the 21-page
agreement that the Obama and Romney campaigns negotiated establishing the
rules for this month’s debates, further exposing the fraud of the electoral
system.
People are beginning to understand that fundamental changes need t... more »
Cloud of Green smoke rises menacingly after factory fire in Cadishead, Salford
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The plume of smoke was spewed from a waste disposal site in Cadishead,
Salford. Fire crews discovered that the cloud had been caused by a fire in
a drum shredding machine.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218426/Green-cloud-smoke-left-hovering-houses-waste-disposal-factory-fire.html
Gary McKinnon's Extradition To US Blocked by Theresa May
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The self-confessed computer hacker cannot be sent to the US because of
fears for his health, the Home Secretary announces.
http://news.sky.com/story/998312/gary-mckinnon-may-blocks-extradition-to-us
Sickening moment a vulnerable pensioner was karate-kicked in the back by a young thug wearing a Smurf T-shirt
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
A second man jumped on the stricken man's chest. Police branded it a
'sickening, cowardly attack'.
We sure live in a sick society when scum like this will probably get no
more than a warning and a slap on the wrist.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218079/Wolverhampton-Bus-Station-Sickening-moment-pensioner-karate-kicked-thug-Smurf-T-shirt.html
European Commission Claims 85% of EU citizens believe that Europe should continue helping developing countries despite the economic crisis
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
*WHO
THE HELL DID THEY ASK!!, so let me get this straight...hmm 85%, they
have Approx 510 million Citizens of Europe who believe that funding
should
continue, .......Why can't I find one? *
*
*
http://www.4-traders.com/news/European-Commission-Yes-to-more-solidarity-towards-the-poorest-countries-broad-support-for-develo--15386969/
Inflation drops to lowest level for three years but not too worry, benefits will still rise faster than wages...So much for Cameron Tackling Welfare state....What does he do exactly?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218444/Inflation-drops-lowest-level-years-benefits-rise-faster-wages.html
Our World is Changing: Looking Beyond 'the 2012'
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 5 hours ago
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JFK's secret speech announcing start of WW3 written at the height of Cuban Missile Crisis
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
*WEAPONS SPARKED TERROR WITHOUT EVER BEING FIRED*
The strategic nature of the Russians' nuclear weapons was one of the
reasons why their close proximity caused such alarm at the White House.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218288/Cuban-Missile-Crisis-Robert-Kennedys-notes-reveal-US-invasion-plans-brought-WWIII.html
Humanity is Rising
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 5 hours ago
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Canadians Discover That The US Is Now A Police State
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 5 hours ago
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Japanese government is "on alert" after Chinese warships were seen sailing close to one of its islands in the East China Sea
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
http://news.sky.com/story/998224/chinese-warships-spotted-near-japanese-island
Australia: ANGLICARE SAYS THOUSANDS GOING HUNGRY
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Up to 45,000 Australian household cannot always afford food
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15135878/anglicare-says-thousands-going-hungry/
Decriminalize Drug Possession, UK Experts Say
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 6 hours ago
Phillip Smith
*Stop The Drug War*
In a report six years in the making, the United Kingdom Drug Policy
Commission, a non-governmental advisory body chaird by Dame Edith Runciman,
has called for a reboot of British drug policy and for decriminalizing the
possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use.
The report, A Fresh Approach to Drugs, found that the UK is wasting much of
the $4.8 billion a year it spends fighting illegal drugs and that the
annual cost to the country of hard drug use was about $20 billion. A
smarter set of drug policies emphasizing prevention, diversion... more »
So How Many Extra Staff Will You Be Taking on This Chistmas?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 6 hours ago
How many companies can you identify that will be taking on 60,000 temporary
seasonal staff this year?
We have already written about the 10,000 additional staff Amazon intend to
take on in the UK and now it has announced they will be joined by some
50,000 additional staff in the US! In effect Amazon will be doubling their
workforce over the holiday season and that indicates the significant sales
uplift that they expect that they will have to cope with. This is in
addition to all the sales they make commission on through their marketplace
which are shipped by their partners. It als... more »
Kody Maxson Named as Amanda Todd's tormentor after being Tracked down by The “hacktivists”
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
http://inagist.com/all/258029039497912321/
Malala's Shooter: Pak announces $ 1 million bounty on Malala's shooter
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
E.coli cases linked to Flicks restaurant in Belfast...Bet that is good for business!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Twenty confirmed and 118 probable cases of E.coli have been linked to a
restaurant in north Belfast, health authorities have said.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ecoli-cases-linked-to-flicks-restaurant-in-belfast-8213141.html
Greece says 'worst is over'.......Wonder if the people of Greece would agree?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Backlash - Greece........Shhh! Don't tell the Nobel Committee
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
'Tricked by the banks. Plundered by the government': Duped savers battle Spain's bailed-out banks
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-spain-banks-savers-idUSBRE89F0F320121016
Malala: Hospital Arrests As Shot Girl Recovers
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
A number of people have been arrested after turning up at a hospital
claiming to be related to Malala Yusufzai,
http://news.sky.com/story/998328/malala-hospital-arrests-as-shot-girl-recovers
( Apropos of ongoing stories against Muslims involving girls - I am reminded of the Afghan disfigurement story about cutting off a nose which turned out to be a hoax as much as anything else. So - a bit of salt with these reports )
( Apropos of ongoing stories against Muslims involving girls - I am reminded of the Afghan disfigurement story about cutting off a nose which turned out to be a hoax as much as anything else. So - a bit of salt with these reports )
Update: Falun Township Reserves Their Ban On Lunch Lady, Annica Eriksson Serving Children Healthful & Nuturious Food
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago
Annica Eriksson
Source:
http://www.dt.se/nyheter/falun/1.5164427-hembakat-brod-passar-inte-i-skolmatsalenBan
on lunch lady's food a 'misunderstanding'
The Local News, Sweden, 9 October 2012
*A lunch lady whose food was "too good" for students at a Swedish school
will be able to continue offering her tasty concoctions after local
authorities said the episode was a "misunderstanding" -- an explanation
that doesn't sit well with the cook.*
“It feels like a stab in the back,” Annica Eriksson, the cook at Vikaskolan
in *Falun*, told The Local.
Eriksson sparked reactions around the... more »
Economy: Inflation Nears Three Year Low
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
http://news.sky.com/story/998246/economy-inflation-nears-three-year-low
Lunch Lady, Annica Eriksson in Falun, Sweden Reprimanded For Serving Healthful And Nutrious Food
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
Annica Eriksson - The Lunch Lady
Source:
http://www.dt.se/nyheter/falun/1.5164427-hembakat-brod-passar-inte-i-skolmatsalenLunch
lady slammed for food that is 'too good'
TheLocal.Se, October 6, 2012
*A talented head cook at a school in central Sweden has been told to stop
baking fresh bread and to cut back on her wide-ranging veggie buffets
because it was unfair that students at other schools didn't have access to
the unusually tasty offerings.*
Annica Eriksson, a lunch lady at school in Falun, was told that her cooking
is just too good.
Pupils at the school have become accusto... more »
Enthusiasm about the economics Nobel prize: Roth and Shapley
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 7 hours ago
*Related to games:* CERN and Angry Birds, the world's most widely played
(not only) iPhone game, will team up and create a game or games in which
Angry Birds will teach quantum physics to the kids. Looking forward to see
it. ;-)
The Nobel memorial prize for economics went to Lloyd Shapley, a Stanford
emeritus professor, a mathematician residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts (I
must have met him during a society dinner but I hadn't know him in advance
so I probably didn't appreciate it as much as I should have), and a man who
is considered to be nearly synonymous with game theory.
H... more »
SAVILE, WINDSOR, DAHL
Anon at aangirfan - 7 hours ago
*
**Savile organised a trip by Broadmoor hospital patients to Windsor Great
Park (above)*
*1. *Jimmy Savile ran unsupervised 'girls-only' parties at the Broadmoor
high security psychiatric hospital in England.
*Jimmy Savile scandal: Sexual predator ran girls-only parties at hospital
away ...*
*Broadmoor, home to Ronnie Kray and various serial killers.*
* 2.* Savile arranged for 60 Broadmoor patients, including convicted
murderers, to be granted early release.
Jimmy Savile scandal: Sexual predator ran girls-only parties at hospital
away ...
*3.* Savile organised a day trip for Br... more »
Rebekah Brooks walked away 'with £7m pay-off'....and they say Crime doesn't pay
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9610888/Phone-hacking-Rebekah-Brooks-walked-away-with-7m-pay-off.html
FDA: Injectible drugs from Mass. facility suspect in Deadly meningitis Outbreak
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/15/health/meningitis-outbreak-duplicate-2/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Hurricane Paul: Pacific hurricane becomes a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
The government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning Monday for parts of the
west coast of Baja California as Hurricane Paul became a major storm.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/15/world/americas/hurricane-paul/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Possible tornado hits Monroe Co., Miss.; significant damage reported
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
A roof of a home was removed with numerous trees downed about three miles
south southeast of the town of Wren at around 7:04 p.m. Sunday.
http://www.examiner.com/article/possible-tornado-hits-monroe-co-miss-significant-damage-reported
Unknown fever fast spreading in Tamu, Myanmar
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Dengue is Suspected but not confirmed.
http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.News_Links.News_Links_2012.Unknown_fever_fast_spreading_in_Tamu_town_20121015
The oligarchs of the West keep churning their wheels but only manage to get deeper into the mud
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 8 hours ago
*The oligarchs of the West keep churning their wheels but only manage to
get deeper into the mud*
Posted by Benjamin Fulford
October 15, 2012
Last week 20,000 bureaucrats, journalists and government officials
descended on Tokyo for a WB (World Bankrupt) and IMF (International
Masturbation Fund) meeting and accomplished exactly nothing.
The meeting was a total waste of time because neither of these two
Western-controlled institutions are willing to hand over control to the
people and countries of the world. As a result, the 180 or so countries
that are kept out of the control ro... more »
Klyuchevskaya Sopka: Highest volcano in Eurasia, Russia starts erupting
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Yellow aviation color code has been assigned to the volcano to warn about
the potential danger that the volcanic ash and gases may pose to aircraft
engines.
http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/15-10-2012/122452-Klyuchevskaya_Sopka-0/
The Universe
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
“If you knew for absolute certain that every little thing you did today
would later be scrutinized, literally moment by moment, by a future you,
and future friends, as well as anyone else interested, and you'd all be
looking for a number of qualities, especially patience, kindness, and love,
during this game of games and test of tests called life, how might you
treat the very next person you see after reading this Note? Popcorn,
anyone? Twizzlers? Ouh, watch...! Ahhhhh...”
"Yeah,"
The Universe
"Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!"
www.tut.com
Small tornado reported in Mayfield; one injured
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Only one injury was reported after the storm on Sunday, but property damage
included the scoreboard toppled at War Memorial Stadium.
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/oct/15/small-tornado-reported-in-mayfield-one-injured/
Oil spill off Louisiana coast hasn't stopped, federal notice sent to BP
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
After the US Coast Guard determined that an oil sheen off the Lousiana
coast consisted of oil matching the Deepwater Horizon spill from April 20,
2010, a federla notice was sent to BP
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/11/18723565.php
Job Figures: Number Of Young Out Of Work Soars...And that is without cooki....Sugarcoating the Figures!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
The number of young people out of work for longer than two years has more
than doubled since 2008.
A new study by The Prince's Trust showed a 168% increase, with an even
bigger jump in 18 to 24-year-olds out of work for at least six months.
http://news.sky.com/story/998151/job-figures-number-of-young-out-of-work-soars
Thai Mother Allegedly Kills, Eats Sons...She thought they were Pigs (Aug 2012)
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
She had suffered from hallucinations in the Past.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/thai-mother-kills-cooks-eats-sons_n_1818204.html
Planet with 4 stars found by armchairs astronomers
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
As many sources mention, users at the website Planet Hunters.ORG have found
a planet 5,000 light years away that orbits four Suns. To celebrate the
website, it was called PH1.
The observation was made by watching variations in the brightness and it
was reported on the arXiv in the decently looking article
Planet Hunters: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet in a Quadruple Star System
The mass of it is about 100+ Earth masses or 0.5 Jupiter masses. The
planet's radius exceed the Earth radius by a factor of six. If the four
stars had generic distances, velocities, and masses, they could... more »
UK has anti-alien war weapons, former defense adviser claims
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
A former adviser to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense claims that
the country has stockpiled weapons capable of defending against an alien
invasion.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/278438/scitech/technology/uk-has-anti-alien-war-weapons-former-defense-adviser-claims
Custodian - book one of the Free Planet novel series?
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 10 hours ago
This blog Free Planet deals with issue associated with 'freeing mankind
from the corporate yoke of financial slavery' and there's been a spin-off,
the Free Planet novel.
80,000 words at this crucial second draft, and something magical happened.
The novel ended, after a series of cuts and rewrites to the finale, and I
realised I 'could' leave it there. Or... I could go ahead and announce that
this novel is actually the 'first of a series' of Free Planet novels.
As you'll see from the reworked cover for this first novel in the Free
Planet series, it has become *book one: CUSTODIAN*... more »
EU and the Peace Prize (Round 3): M Tsvangirai should have Won
Robert Kelly at Duck of Minerva - 10 hours ago
(Here and here is the previous Duck debate on this.) The EU? Over a guy
regularly facing down death-threats, bullying, and intimidation from one of
the worst dictators on earth? Boo to the Nobel Committee for missing this
obvious choice. … Continue reading →
One Foot Slime Mold and Swamp Gas
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 10 hours ago
The slime mold continues to surprise and impress. Note here that this
particular species is a cell one foot across. It is full of individual
nuclei. Now imagine this cell filling itself up with methane. It quickly
becomes a huge bubble of methane that will naturally rise in the
atmosphere. Thus we have physical confirmation of the plausibility of
methane filled slime molds tripping to the stratosphere.
The actual transition remains unobserved and unremarked but the
astonishing size such cells can reach almost make it inevitable. This also
makes real sense out of the early... more »
Growing Up With Sasquatch
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 10 hours ago
What is now happening, is that the increased publicity and the internet
has made it possible for shy witnesses to come forward to well established
data collectors such as Lon on the Natural plane Blog. Substantial and
important reports are now coming out and all have the internal veracity of
producing completely new information that is also highly consistent.
This one confirms an expected datum and an unexpected datum. The expected
datum is that the creature is able to take advantage of garbage in the same
way as bears do but is also able to be generally surreptious abou... more »
Graphene Tunnel Barrier
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 10 hours ago
It turns out that graphene makes an ideal tunnel barrier for establishing
spin states and the resultant architecture for memory. Step by step we are
reinventing solid state chips onto graphene and will end up with far
superior hardware.
This is a revolution that just keeps on giving us rapid advances.
As I have posted before, all imagined technologies are already with us or
simply happening.
What is lagging is their adoption and acceptance although that is a
logistical problem been overcome.
*Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut*
*Oct 8, 2012 *
*
Yet an... more »
Roman Hades
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 10 hours ago
This is surely a deliberate representation of the river Styx and the
undoubted progenitor of the story laid down by Virgil. The original
establishment appears to be the sixth century long before Rome was even
important and was operated as a working shrine possibly until the
reassembled books were themselves destroyed in the fourth century AD. That
was also about when the western empire collapsed and it is reasonable that
the effort to fill in the tunnels took place a lot later at the behest of
the Roman Church for good religious reasons.
The full extent of the tunnelin... more »
FRANCE: Jewish community subjected to unprecedented wave of anti-semitic attacks by Muslims | BARE NAKED ISLAM
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2012/10/15/france-jewish-community-subjected-to-unprecedented-wave-of-anti-semitic-attacks-by-muslims/
Meanwhile
in the UK the BBC prefer to worry about reporting such attacks in
case it increases the threat of Islamophobia. To the BBC Muslims must be
protected whilst Jews can suffer.
( Meanwhile Islamophobia and associated manufactured 'Islamofascism' - an oxymoron - are psyops initiatives to whip up hate and paint a Strawman picture of an 'enemy' in the style of the Crusades religious war - a particularly nasty variation of state hatemongering )
( Meanwhile Islamophobia and associated manufactured 'Islamofascism' - an oxymoron - are psyops initiatives to whip up hate and paint a Strawman picture of an 'enemy' in the style of the Crusades religious war - a particularly nasty variation of state hatemongering )
Kudzu - More Than Just an Invasive Species
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 10 hours ago
Contrary to the plant’s outward manifestations, its medicinal effects can
induce moderation. Photo courtesy: Benjamin Miller/Free Stock Photos.biz
Kudzu is a legume (Pueraria lobata) that specializes in overabundance in
our Southern states. Southerners who weave baskets from kudzu, herds of
goats and cattle, even herbicides can’t keep up with its growth, which can
cover farm equipment and small buildings in one season if not checked. Each
vine grows at least a foot every week.
Having only known kudzu from watching acres of it fly by as I traveled by
train in the South, I was surpr... more »
Record breaking jump: Daredevil Felix Baumgartner
Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 11 hours ago
*Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner plummeted into the record books Oct.
14, breaking the mark for highest-ever skydives after leaping from a
balloon more than 24 miles over Earth's exterior a standard that has lasted
more than half a century.* Baumgartner will try to break a 52-year-old
record by skydiving from 23 miles. He wills effort to break the sound
barrier while in dive.
*The crane follows the balloon with the capsule carrying pilot Felix
Baumgartner at the flight line throughout the final manned flight for Red
Bull Stratos in Roswell, New Mexico, in this October 14, 2... more »
By-election watch: Calgary Centre Grits hope to benefit from Justin Trudeau’s reflected glow
david at Alberta Diary - 11 hours ago
Justin Trudeau passes through the Calgary Centre riding, as seen by the
media. Actual Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates may not be
exactly as illustrated. Below: Conservative Party candidate Joan Crockatt,
still the front-runner in the by-election that hasn’t been called yet;
Liberal candidate Harvey Locke looking outdoorsy; the real Mr. Trudeau.
With the ... more »
Spider Silk May Be Used in Biodegradable Computer Chips
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 11 hours ago
Spider silk is being widely researched for its amazing qualities. Photo
courtesy: PhoTones_TAKUMA/CC BY-SA 2.0
Researchers have been trying to crack the code of spider silk for years.
Its properties make it ideal for so many uses, but so far its recipe has
remained the secret of spiders. Yet that doesn't mean researchers aren't
coming up with amazing ways to use the silk spiders produce themselves. And
this time, it's computer chips.
According to Wired, "Light can travel through a silk strand as easily as it
does through a fiber optic cable" as discovered by physicist Nolwenn Huby ... more »
Optimal Tax Policy
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 12 hours ago
A group of top economists was asked what they thought about this statement:
"Taxing capital income at a permanently lower rate than labor income would
result in higher average long-term prosperity, relative to an alternative
that generated the same amount of tax revenue by permanently taxing capital
and labor income at equal rates instead."
There was not unanimity, but about three times as many economists agreed
than disagreed.
October 15, 1972
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 12 hours ago
The President and his Chief of Staff, Bob Haldeman, are at Camp David. From
Haldeman's Diary: "P called me over first thing this morning. He had read
The Washington Post, which has the major front page story on [White House
appointments secretary] Dwight Chapin being the director of the Segretti
espionage activity."
First up in this conversation: abuse of power.
--
President Nixon: One thing we did do I think rather cleverly was to review
[Democratic National Committee Chair Lawrence] O'Brien's income tax
returns. I think that's why he's so Goddamn silent.
Haldeman: That's right... more »
Let it Start Here
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
h/t Cowichan Conversations
Iran may induce ‘environmental disaster’ in Strait of Hormuz, Der Spiegel reports
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Secret plan — dubbed ‘Murky Waters’ — would reportedly force West to
participate in cleanup, ease sanctions*.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-may-induce-environmental-disaster-in-strait-of-hormuz-der-spiegel-reports/
An electromagnetic pulse attack — the ‘other’ Iranian nuclear threat
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Some experts say Tehran may be preparing for an EMP strike — which could
‘fry’ electrical grids, with devastating consequences.*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/an-electro-magnetic-pulse-attack-the-other-iranian-nuclear-threat/
*
*
The Triumph of Narrative Over Truth: The Link Between 9/11 And The U.S. Presidential Race
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
*Obama and Romney both agree on one point: Do not debate 9/11*.
"I'm aware that there are still some who would question or even justify the
offense of 9/11, but let us be clear. Al-Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people
on that day. The victims were innocent men, women, and children from
America and many other nations who had done nothing to harm anybody. And
yet Al-Qaeda chose to ruthlessly murder these people, claimed credit for
the attack, and even now states their determination to kill on a massive
scale. They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand
their reach. ... more »
Stop sending our aid money to rich countries, Cabinet minister Justine Greening tells the European Union
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The
International Development Secretary challenged the basis of the
£10billion-a-year budget, which channels cash to countries such as
Turkey,
Iceland and Brazil.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218107/Stop-sending-aid-money-rich-countries-Cabinet-minister-Justine-Greening-tells-European-Union.html
You're a Muppet, Cameron! Merkel likens PM to puppet ditherers Statler and Waldorf grumbling about Europe from the sidelines
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
I don't often agree with frau Merkel, well I never agree with her, but
in
this instance it is very hard to disagree
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218263/Muppets-Merkel-compares-Cameron-characters-Statler-Waldorf-handling-Europe-faces-growing-backlash.html
It would cost me my job, but here's my blueprint for how Britain CAN escape the EU: Conservative MEP has a plan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Back-up: Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that the prime
minister's plan for the EU will fail without a threat of withdrawal
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2218255/It-cost-job-heres-blueprint-Britain-escape-EU.html
Euro opt-outs on more than 130 criminal justice powers will cost you millions, Brussels tell UK...Peaceful EU just loves handing out fines and Blackmail
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
People DIED for this so called freedom and democracy!, and not just
Europeans, either
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218274/Euro-opt-outs-130-criminal-justice-powers-cost-millions-Brussels-tell-UK.html
South Korean military embarrassed after defector from North knocks on door
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/15/world/asia/south-korea-north-defector/
Cameron kicks off two-year fight for Union
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
...As for the EU Referendum promised to the People of England, he left that
in the pub
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/scottish-politics/9610899/Cameron-kicks-off-two-year-fight-for-Union.html
A lovely fantasy: What if the president believed in some of the stuff FDR did? (And defiantly said so!)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*"What Roosevelt had going for himself was a real set of policies and the
capacity to speak on their behalf -- a willed capacity to state things
plainly, forcefully, and effectively."*
-- New Yorker *editor David Remnick, in a blogpost,*
"F.D.R.'s Message to B.H.O."
*by Ken*
David Remnick explains in this newyorker.com News Desk post that the FDR
video was sent to him by a friend "for the obvious reason: F.D.R. sounds as
if he is sending a message in a bottle (a YouTube bottle) to Barack Obama
as he prepares for the second debate with Mitt Romney on Tuesday."
In 1936, Franklin R... more »
Gary McKinnon: Hackers Learn Extradition Fate
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
A UK computer hacker with Asperger's syndrome will hear if he is to be
extradited to the US to stand trial after a 10-year fight.
http://news.sky.com/story/998155/gary-mckinnon-hackers-learn-extradition-fate
( Gary is a source in the UFOlogy alien integration into Earth's military stories )
( Gary is a source in the UFOlogy alien integration into Earth's military stories )
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 16th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 02:03:29 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:03:29 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
31.289°N, 140.288°E
Depth
102.6 km (63.8 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
204 km (126 miles) SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake MID-INDIAN RIDGE - 16th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 00:16:42 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 05:16:42 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.828°S, 78.729°E
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Distances
154 km (95 miles) NE of Amsterdam Island,
Israeli media covers up olive tree cutting... by saying the Palestinians cut down their own trees
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*Just yesterday the CC reported on a group of Israeli settlers who went
into Palestinian olive tree groves and cut down / burnt down a number of
trees in a continuing tit-for-tat spat between the two groups. In this
nonsense video above, picked up by Arutz Sheva (Israeli media outlet), a
group of apparent Palestinians are "caught" cutting down their own precious
crops, in broad daylight, in front of Israeli "cameraman", in full few of
authorities, in order to create "provocation", according to Israel. Not to
mention the trees, which barely even resemble trees due to how stunted they... more »
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 15th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 23:43:46 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 04:13:46 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.914°N, 69.605°E
Depth
112.2 km (69.7 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
45 km (27 miles) ESE of Nahrin, Afghanistan
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - 15th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 22:45:03 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:45:03 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
51.827°N, 159.615°E
Depth
43.5 km (27.0 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
Distances
147 km (91 miles) SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE - 15th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 21:04:20 UTC
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 06:04:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
31.831°S, 71.777°W
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
Distances
62 km (38 miles) WSW of Illapel, Chile
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Aaron Dixon's 'My People Are Rising'
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 13 hours ago
My
People Are Rising:
A Black Panther memoir
Aaron Dixon was both a leader and a foot soldier; an intelligent black
man in the mid-century United States who knew racism first-hand and
wanted to end it.
By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2012
[My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain by Aaron
Dixon (2012: Haymarket Books); Paperback; 384 pp; $17.95.]
The Black
"Who Says You Have To?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"Who Says You Have To?"
by Ali
"Something I’ve become very aware of recently is how often I say or think
“I have to” or “I need to” when, actually, I don’t. You probably do this
too. Almost everyone does. I’m thinking of things like:
I have to clean the kitchen this weekend.
I need to phone my mother.
I have to try a bit of that cake.
I need to lose weight.
In almost every case, it’s just not an accurate way to describe the
situation. In particular, any time you start feeling that you have to or
need to do something because it’s what society (/your friends/your dad/etc)
expects, t... more »
Debt Slavery - Why It Destroyed Rome, Why It Will Destroy Us Unless It Is Stopped
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 14 hours ago
I remember a famous quote that has always been in my mind when it comes to
the present financial crisis that the world is encountering right now... It
goes like this: "Throughout history, ALL nations that have allowed their
financial systems to be usurped by criminal debt usury, have always
collapsed due to the crushing effect of accumulated debt." I cannot
remember who said that first, but it is an important lesson that we in
today's sick world have sadly overlooked.
As a man who has studied real history, and not the bull crap history that
our present education system has trie... more »
Syria and Presidential Debate Bingo
amurdie at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
Greetings, Duck Followers. I’m Amanda – assistant professor at Mizzou,
avid hiker, crazy sci-fi romance novel reader, and pretty competent
mother. I’m excited to be a new “duckling” on the block. On the eve of
the next US presidential debate, … Continue reading →
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
“A bright spiral galaxy of the northern sky, Messier 63 is about 25
million light-years distant in the loyal constellation Canes Venatici. Also
cataloged as NGC 5055, the majestic island universe is nearly 100,000
light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way. Known by the
popular moniker, The Sunflower Galaxy, M63 sports a bright yellowish core
and sweeping blue spiral arms, streaked with cosmic dust lanes and dotted
with pink star forming regions.
*Click image for larger size.*
This deep exposure also reveals an enormous but dim arc extending far into
the halo above... more »
Chet Raymo, "OK, Let's Put Two And Two Together..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"OK, Let's Put Two And Two Together..."*
by Chet Raymo
"The Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world on December 21, 2012. I
mean, it must be true; there are hundreds of web sites asserting imminent
apocalypse. And just wait till you see the forthcoming movie. If you are
not getting ready for doomsday, you are missing the boat - er, ark. At the
very least, don't bother doing your Christmas shopping in 2012.
And then there's the Large Hadron Collider, warming up - or I should say,
"cooling down"- near Geneva. Now up to speed, it's going to create
microscopic black holes tha... more »
AMERICA, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE? WATCH THIS AND WEEP.
éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 14 hours ago
------------------------------
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 15,
2012
Original Here*
*Texas Landowners Join Environmentalists for Historic Blockade of Keystone
XL Tar Sands Pipeline *
A standoff is underway in Texas over construction of the Keystone XL oil
pipeline, which would run oil from the Canadian tar sands fields to U.S.
refineries on the Gulf Coast. In a protest now entering its fourth week,
dozens of environmental activists working with local Texas landowners have
blocked the pipeline’s path with tree sit... more »
Argentina on the verge of second economic collapse, takes a number and gets in line
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/15/writing_s_on_the_wall_for_argentina
Why Does The Government Care So Much About Vaccinating You?
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 14 hours ago
I was in a local Costco big box store just the other day, and I noticed a
sign at their pharmacy asking everyone to come in for their "free flu
shot". It made me both appalled and sick to my stomach to realize that
people here in Canada are still being suckered and fooled into rolling up
their sleeves and allowing these criminals to inject their bodies with a
mercury laden poison.
For the last while I have been asking myself a simple question: WHY are
our governments so hell bent on getting everyone vaccinated? Well, today
I came across an interesting article from the website:... more »
"Finding Answers Within: You Have All the Answers Within You"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Finding Answers Within: *
*You Have All the Answers Within You"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When you realize that you always have the answers within yourself, you can
stop searching outside of yourself. Many of us seek the answers to life’s
questions by looking outside of ourselves and trying to glean advice from
the people around us. But as each of us is unique, with our own personal
histories, our own sense of right and wrong, and our own way of
experiencing the world that defines our realities, looking to others for
our answers is only partially helpful. The answers ... more »
No To Bullies
Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 15 hours ago
Hi AK,
I've been following your posts from when they were mostly about bankers
resigning and I can't express enough how much I appreciate the effort
you've put into getting this information out, as well as the incredible
(and obvious) awareness and conviction you've developed during the process.
Thank you, truly, for your work.
I want to share with you my own contribution to the changes taking place in
the form of a music video I uploaded today to YouTube. Although it was
initially inspired by a very disturbing bullying experience that one of my
granddaughters experienced in ... more »
MiniFlame: yet another state-sponsored espionage virus uncovered
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Madison Ruppert, Contributor
A new piece of malware dubbed “MiniFlame” – hinting at the software’s
relation to the Flame virus which attacked computer systems in the Middle
East – has been uncovered by Kaspersky Lab.
The development of MiniFlame coincided with that of Flame and unlike other
malware, MiniFlame actually “allows the operator direct access to the
infected system,” according to Kaspersky.
Writing for CNET, Lance Whitney characterizes MiniFlame as “a cyber
espionage program that can take over where Flame leaves off.”
“First, Flame or Gauss are used to infect as many ... more »
Research: Roundup Herbicide Toxicity Vastly Underestimated
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Sayer Ji, *Contributor*
Glyphosate, the most well-known ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, has
recently been the focus of an intense debate over whether or not it is
dangerous, even carcinogenic, to those exposed to it through food and the
environment.
Monsanto, the original creator and patent-holder of glyphosate, and of the
most famous glyphosate formulation Roundup, has funded research denying the
emerging glyphosate-cancer link, but the latest (and only known) long-term
feeding study from an industry independent research group out of France
indicates that the transgenic m... more »
21 Signs That The Global Economic Crisis Is About To Go To A Whole New Level
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Michael Snyder, *Contributor*
The global debt crisis has reached a dangerous new phase. Unfortunately,
most Americans are not taking notice of it yet because most of the action
is taking place overseas, and because U.S. financial markets are riding
high. But just because the global economic crisis is unfolding at the pace
of a "slow-motion train wreck" right now does not mean that it isn't
incredibly dangerous.
As I have written about previously, the economic collapse is not going to
be a single event. Yes, there will be days when the Dow drops by more than
500 points. Yes, t... more »
Intensified Warrantless Spying in America
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Stephen Lendman, *Conributor*
Newly released ACLU Justice Department documents and Kurt Eichenwald's
just-published book titled *500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars* provide
new information on lawless spying in America.
Eichenwald described "the most dramatic expansion of NSA's power and
authority in the agency's 49-year history." It was devised days after 9/11,
he said. In fact, it began much earlier.
In December 2000, the NSA said:
The volumes and routing of data make finding and processing nuggets of
intelligence information more difficult. To perform both its o... more »
"Suffering..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"True freedom and the end of suffering is living in such
a way as if you had completely chosen whatever
you feel or experience at this moment.
This inner alignment with Now is the end of suffering.
Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no.
If you had not suffered as you have,
there would be no depth to you as a human being,
no humility, no compassion.
You would not be reading this now.
Suffering cracks open the shell of ego,
and then comes a point when it has served its purpose.
Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary."
- Eckhart Tolle
The IMF and World Bank Use Arab Uprisings to Expand Control Over Nations
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Susanne Posel, *Contributor*
Many oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia, the US, the UK, Japan and
Kuwait have pledged $165 million to fundan initiative of the World Bank
that will allegedly prop up countries that have been affected by
manufactured Arab Spring uprisings.
Along with the approval of the UN, International Monetary Fund (IMF), the
World Bank, the Islamic Development bank and the OPEC fund for
International Development are supporting the partnership.
The IMF and the World Bank, at a meeting in Tokyo, focused talks on the
Middle East and their economies of whi... more »
Why Does the Government Care so Much About Vaccinating You?
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Elizabeth Renter
The government cares about you being vaccinated. No, they don’t necessarily
care about the negative effects of the vaccination or your concerns, but
they do invest millions of dollars to ensure as many people as possible
receive things like the flu vaccine every year. They say they care because
they want you healthy, but evidence shows not only do they not care, but
vaccinations aren’t a good way to maintain health. Why? What’s the big
motivator for the government to push vaccines like a dealer pushing illegal
drugs on the corner?
Like any other drug dealer, th... more »
Satire: "Obama’s New Debate Strategy"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Obama’s New Debate Strategy"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "With his polite and well-mannered
performance widely panned in the first Presidential debate, President
Barack Obama is under mounting pressure to prove that he can act like an
as***le in the second debate tomorrow night, a campaign aide confirmed. “In
America, we demand that our President remain cool and calm in a crisis but
go batshit in a debate,” the aide said. “Tuesday night is all about that
second piece.”
Rather than unspooling a laundry list of facts and numbers as he did in the
first de... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Renton, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
What We Gave Up
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Anthony Freda Art Dan and Sheila Gendron, *Contributors*
America taught the world to be manufacturers. We honored the ingenuity of
those who sparked the industrial revolution. We filled our country coast to
coast with factories that gave meaningful jobs to the people. People who
could feed their families until their bellies were overfull and live in a
nice place with the wages they were paid. But we gave it up.
We gave it up by encouraging the factories to leave America behind to set
up in other countries with grand tax incentives for leaving their dedicated
employees in the lurc... more »
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