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A Busful Of Right-Wing Clowns
Friday the American Federation of Teachers kicked off a multistate election
bus tour in Cincinnati, which traveled up to Toledo and Cleveland. The
"Your Vote-Your Right-Their Futures" tour is on the way through the
Northeast and down to Florida and is meant to build excitement around
re-electing Obama and other pro-worker candidates. The AFT is highlighting
the on-the-ground organizing, volunteer mobilization, member-to-member
communication and get-out-the-vote efforts. But the AFT bus isn't the only
one campaigning up and down the highways of America. The Romney campaign
has a cl... more »
Obama To Romney: "We Also Have Fewer Horses And Bayonets"
*Source of photo*.
Romney = Big, Clumsy Power.
Obama = Smart, Efficient Power.
Romney's ignorance about the change of warfare and the economic
consequences of military overspending speaks volume. I'm not defending
Obama, but at least he knows enough to say that building more ships will
not strengthen America. At least he shows common sense about this issue.
America needs new underwater drones to deal with Iranian mines if a war
breaks out, not more ships.
Both candidates would've served America and the world better if they laid
out the consequences of a war between USrael and... more »
“WARNING: Radiation Fear-Mongering And Health”; A Comment
*A Comment: *Ok, first thing folks, do not panic*.* We simply don't have
enough factual information now and need additional information from
confirmed sources to determine exactly what has, or has not, happened at
Fukushima. Meanwhile this article was posted here on March 3, 2011, and
obviously would not reflect current reality if the worst case proves to be
true, but it does contain good information you should consider. - CP
*“WARNING: Radiation Fear-Mongering And Health”*
by Karl Denninger
"There are a bunch of scare-mongers flying around right now on the Internet
claiming t... more »
3 Loose Shingles to Blow the Roof off Global Corporate Oligarchy
Organic food, file sharing, and alternative media dealing fatal blows to
global corporate oligarchy.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*October 23, 2012* - Sun Tzu, author of the ancient and enduring strategy
treatise, "The Art of War," once said:
*Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs
away from high places and hastens downward. So in war, the way is to avoid
what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course
according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier
works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is fac... more »
Indigenous: REDD is a manipulation of the sacred
REDD is a manipulation of the sacred. Click to enlarge. Please share.
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#RoadTrip : And where am I now?
NB: Obvious answers like "in the pooh" should be avoided.
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US leads world in downloading scientific articles: Evidence against the “STEM crisis”
US leads world in downloading scientific articles: Evidence against the
“STEM crisis”
Stephen Krashen
Wang et al (2012) calculated the number of scientific articles downloaded
over a 24 hour period (April 12, 2012) by individual country. Here are the
top ten, with the number downloaded and the country’s share of the total,
from Wang et. al. table 1.
United States: 61,361 (29.62%)
Germany 31,122 (15.02%)
China 19, 826 (9.57%)
UK 8066 (3.89%)
Japan 6915 (3.34%)
Canada 6752 (3.26%)
Australia 6020 (2.91%)
India 5552 (2.68%)
France 4880 (2.36%)
South Korea 4630 (2.23%)
The US was the clea... more »
Update: "Fukushima Spent Fuel Pools Exploded, On Fire Now Exploded, Radiation Levels Spiking Massively"
*Update, *8:30 PM, mountain time. I've tried sourcing this information and
there's nothing really conclusive to prove or disprove the assertions in
the article below. The real problem is that we're so used to the
never-ending outright lies from the government and corporations that it
makes it nearly impossible at times to know what the truth is, and in this
case, what's written in the article is highly plausible based on what we do
know. There's no absolute "Truth", folks, though I do my best to find the
closest available version of it for you. But as I've told you many times
... more »
Every American household now owes $10,090 to China
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-governments-foreign-debt-now-47495-household
Tribes add potent voice against plan for Northwest U.S. coal terminals
[image: Chuck Boyer operated a skiff that brought people from their fishing
boats to shore to watch speeches during a protest against the building of
North America's largest coal terminal at Cherry Point, Washington, 11
October 2012. Paul Anderson for The New York Times]
By KIRK JOHNSON
11 October 2012
FERNDALE, Washington – At age 94, Mary Helen Cagey, an elder of the Lummi
Indian tribe, has seen a lot of yesterdays. Some are ripe for fond
reminiscence, like the herring that used to run rich in the waters here in
the nation’s upper-left margin, near the border with Canada. Others... more »
Mitt Romney goes into the "Prevent Defense"
It is unbelievable that Mitt Romney did not answer a direct question teed
up for him by the moderator *Bob Schieffer* - regarding the question of
whether Obama mislead the American people over the unmitigated debacle and
possible treason that was *Benghazi*. He gave Romney an open end question,
inviting him to address the Libya debacle.
Romney chose to ignore the question and instead recite a monologue that
sounded like a canned political speech.
Romney then allowed Obama to interrupt him and take over the question that
was actually posed to himself - not Obama.
It became eviden... more »
Satire: “Romney Supports Woman’s Right to Choose What She Makes for Dinner”
* “Romney Supports Woman’s Right to Choose What She Makes for Dinner”*
by Andy Borowitz
BOCA RATON, Fla. (The Borowitz Report)— “With just hours to go until the
third and final Presidential debate, Republican nominee Mitt Romney today
voiced his support “for a woman’s most precious right: to choose what she
makes for dinner.” In a bid designed to close the gender gap in the race,
the former Massachusetts Governor pledged “on Day One” to give women full
control over meal planning and preparation. “Pot roast, meatloaf, duck a
l’orange—as long as it’s piping hot and on the table whe... more »
More greenhouse gas per grain of rice
[image: Effects of warming on rice yield and CH4 emissions versus the
control temperatures in warming experiments. a, The normalized effect of
warming on rice yield (ln RTN) versus the control temperature in the
warming experiment. ln RTN is significantly correlated with the control
temperature (r2 = 0.30,p<0.01). b, The normalized effect of warming on
yield-scaled CH4 emissions (ln RTN) versus the control temperature. ln RTN
is significantly correlated with the control temperature (r2 = 0.45, p =
0.01). Groenigen, et al., 2012]22 October 2012 (Trinity College Dublin) –
More carbo... more »
Last debate 2012
Didn't realize Bob Schieffer was moderating, gah! To the extent I'm
watching, I'll be on the twitter, tweeting notes to myself. You can watch
it on the little ticker down the sidebar if you care.
[More posts daily at the Detroit News.]
Maybe deficit hawks believe our "unemployment problem" is that we don't have ENOUGH of it
*If only the right-wing kooks listened to NPR occasionally, they'd know how
many friends they have there.*
*by Ken*
Sometimes you have to wish the Crazy Critters of the Combined Crackpot-Thug
Right could be induced to pay at least occasional visits to reality. Take
the case of Crackpot-Thugs vs. Public Broadcasting. Because the dimwits and
liars have no idea what actually goes on on either public radio or public
television, they have no idea how much of it would gladden the heart of
even the most heartless oligarch.
Consider this cautionary tale offered today by economist Dean Bak... more »
Larry King to Moderate Third-Party Presidential Debate
Free and Equal Elections Foundation, the only organization offering a
platform to every major candidate, today announced that Larry King, host of
Larry King Now on Hulu.com and Ora TV, will serve as moderator for its
special 2012 Presidential debate. Hosted by Free and Equal, this debate
will take place on October 23 at 9:00pm EDT at the Hilton Chicago. Ora TV, Russia
Today,Global Political Awakening and the Free and Equal Elections
Foundation will broadcast the debate live on the Internet.
Click Here To RSVP For This Historic Event
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation has asse... more »
Sometimes The REAL Truth Does Leak Out: Greece Is NOT Poor - It Actually Has Massive Untapped Reserves Of Gold, Oil, And Natural Gas!
For the longest times the LIARS in the mainstream media have talked about
the "plight" of Greece and how that "poor" nation must accept criminal
Jewish Rothschild "austerity" measures to save itself from economic
disaster. I have long called on the Greek people to never accept these
criminal measures, because it will mean perpetual debt enslavement to these
criminals!
I came across a most interesting article that I want to share with my
readers in my own blog. It comes from the website: "The Economic Collapse"
at www.theeconomiccollapseblog.com, and is entitled: "Greece Is Not Po... more »
The Paradoxical Comandments
*The Paradoxical Commandments*
*by Dr. Kent M. Keith*
*People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.*
*Love them anyway.*
*If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.*
*Do good anyway.*
*If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.*
*Succeed anyway.*
*The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.*
*Do good anyway.*
*Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.*
*Be honest and frank anyway.*
*The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the
smallest men and women with the smallest minds.*
*Think big anyway.*
*... more »
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : George McGovern, the Most Decent Man in Politics
George
McGovern during the 1972 presidential campaign. Photo from SIPA / REX.
George McGovern:
The most decent man in politics
McGovern, who flew 35 missions as pilot of a B-24, took what he had
learned in those deadly skies and put it into his politics, caring for
his country the way he cared for his crew...
By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / October 22, 2012
In 1972, my
Ron Jacobs : Reflecting on George McGovern
Former
presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern in 2007. Photo by Tim
Sloan / AFP / Getty Images..
Come home, America:
Reflecting on George McGovern
I was a senior in high school in 1972. I listened to his acceptance
speech while working my summer job and campaigned for McGovern on the
military base where my school was located.
By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / October 22, 2012
Like
Republicans – Political Terrorists
I spend my days in “shock and awe".
It is amazing what the Republicans are capable of doing. It is amazing
that everyday Republicans support this. Absolutely f#cking amazes me.
*THEY LIE*
*At Last Night’s Debate: Romney Told 27 Myths In 38 Minutes*
*At Last Night’s Debate: Romney Told 31 Myths In 41 Minutes*
*6 Worst Lies In Paul Ryan’s Speech*
*At The Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths In 40 Minutes*
*How Paul Ryan Pretended To Volunteer At A Soup Kitchen*
*THEY STEAL*
*Voter ID: Democracy Turned Upside Down*
*Pennsylvania Newspaper Owned By Top Right-Wing Funder Fa... more »
Mischaracterizations of the L'Aquila Lawsuit Verdict
Today in Italy 6 scientists were convicted of manslaughter in an Italian
court based on their provision of allegedly faulty information. *Nature*reports
:
At the end of a 13-month trial, six scientists and one government official
have been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to six years in
prison. The verdict was based on how they assessed and communicated risk
before the earthquake that hit the city of L'Aquila on 6 April 2009,
killing 309 people.
There is a popular misconception in circulation that the guilty verdict was
based on the scientists' failure to accurately for... more »
The Whale That Talked
The real NOC. Photo courtesy: Discover Magazine
“Who told me to get out?” asked a diver, surfacing from a tank in which a
whale named NOC lived. The beluga’s caretakers had heard what sounded like
garbled phrases emanating from the enclosure before, and it suddenly dawned
on them that the whale might be imitating the voices of his human handlers.
The outbursts — described today in Current Biology and originally at a 1985
conference — began in 1984 and lasted for about four years, until NOC hit
sexual maturity, says Sam Ridgway, a marine biologist at National Marine
Mammal Foundatio... more »
SaLuSa, October 22, 2012
*Mike Quinsey - SaLuSa, October 22, 2012 *
SaLuSa, October 22, 2012
We are pleased to see you demonstrating for your rights, which is a timely
reminder to your authorities that they are in their positions to serve you
the people. The number of good hearted souls amongst them are few and far
between, and that is why far reaching changes have to take place. If your
representatives are not keeping to their oath, then they can have no
complaint when they are removed. The problem is that corruption and greed
spreads like a cancer and before long is accepted as a normal way of
worki... more »
Asking too many questions at doctor's office can earn you a penalty fee: That's right, shut up and take your pills
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/10/19/questions-can-trigger-split-visit-charge-at-docs-office/
MY FRIEND MARK CRISPIN MILLER IS INTERVIEWED ON THE SUBJECT OF ELECTION FRAUD IN THE UNITED STATES
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MCM interviewed by RT’s Abby Martin, on election fraud!
http://youtu.be/74fWsn8BLts
Original Here
“Abby Martin talks to Mark Crispin Miller, NYU Professor & Author of
‘Fooled Again’”
*Please post your comments at the source: http://youtu.be/74fWsn8BLts*
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56 Leonard Street
All photos courtesy: 56 Leonard Tribeca/Promotional images
Five years ago Lloyd Alter of TreeHugger.com complained about Herzog and de
Meuron's design for 56 Leonard St. in the Tribeca district of New York
City, particularly how hard it was going to be to clean the windows. He
thought that it signified the end of the condo boom in Condo Design Jumps
the Shark. Sure enough, the crash came and the project went away.
Now it is back, and so are his concerns. Only this time it is much more
than just the window washing.
Ever since David Owen wrote the Green Metropolis, followed closely b... more »
Génération Identitaire take a stand against the destruction of France
Génération Identitaire is a group of concerned French men and women who are
heartily sick of seeing their country destroyed by treacherous politicians
and parasitic outsiders. Unlike their counterparts across the English
Channel, Génération Identitaire is a group of action.
In Poitiers, the enemies of France are pouring vast amounts of money at the
immigrant population, by building them a new mosque. In contrast with the
shameful behaviour of the pro-indigenous groups in the UK, who lamely march
near to areas with completed mosques (although not that near!), the
activists of Géné... more »
An attack on Iran and the role of Georgia?
Lets enjoy the little video first, with thanks to Freethinker for leaving
the link!
Don’t know how I missed this?!
If anyone still doubts that false flags are the norm...
And, they are the norm. False flags are not the exception. The "exception"
myth is promoted same as the "few bad apples" spin. When the reality is
false flags are the norm and there are way more then a "few bad apples"
There are bushels full of them.
As Patrick Clawson recounts some of the most infamous false flags, couldn't
help but notice he left out 9/11. Wonder why? To close to Israel?
After his stroll down memor... more »
"Stellar Wind: Big Brother Goes Live September 2013"
*“'We Are This Far From A Turnkey Totalitarian State' - *
*Big Brother Goes Live September 2013" *
by Tyler Durden
"George Orwell was right. He was just 30 years early. In its April cover
story, Wired has an exclusive report on the NSA's Utah Data Center, which
is a must read for anyone who believes any privacy is still a possibility
in the United States: "A project of immense secrecy, it is the final piece
in a complex puzzle assembled over the past decade. Its purpose: to
intercept, decipher, analyze, and store vast swaths of the world’s
communications as they zap down from s... more »
Gila River youths halt destructive Loop 202 plan
Under the watchful eye of engaged youth and concerned GRIC members,
Pangea and the PLA's “City Concept” plan was halted by tribal council
By GRIC AGAINST 202
Contact: gricagainst202@gmail.com
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
SACATON, Ariz. -- At the October 17, 2012 Gila River Indian Community
(GRIC) Tribal Council session, Pangea, LLC and the Pecos Landowners
Apache woman terminally ill evicted from home in Orange County
Censored
News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
According to Niko Black, Apache Nation and terminally ill with
cancer, she was illegally evicted from her home by the Orange County
Sheriff's Department on October 10th, 2012. Listen to her testify
about the Orange County Sheriff's department violation of the federal
court order posted on her front door and in her possession
Only 44?
Only 44? That was my first reaction to the announcement that the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe had agreed to send 44
observers from its human rights office to monitor America's elections this
year.
*The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP and the
ACLU, among other groups, warned this month in a letter to Daan Everts, a
senior official with OSCE, of “a coordinated political effort to
disenfranchise millions of Americans — particularly traditionally
disenfranchised groups like minorities.”*
* “They [will] observe the overall election pro... more »
“The Secrets of Room 641A”
*“The Secrets of Room 641A”*
by Dave Gonigam
“They might as well come in and lock my doors… shut me down,” says Patti
McKee, owner of a thrift store in Spartanburg, S.C. “Everything in here is
made in China!” Your yard sale? That’s at risk too. And the stuff you sell
on Craigslist - or if you’re still old school, the newspaper classifieds.
Our investigation into the multifront War on You continues this morning,
kicking off another week of market uncertainty… prior to the election.
The Supreme Court got back to work in October after its customary
three-month break. The cases maki... more »
Big Lie About Romney Being a Detail Guy & Smoking Out Mitt
The rightwing bought-and-paid-for polls (and pols) say that Rmoney is
closing in on Obama. I guess they are getting what they paid for. But will
we? Romney the Detail Man? Robert Reich Saturday, October 20, 2012 The
so-called “mainstream media” (aka The New York Times) is constantly being
assailed by Republicans and the right for their supposedly liberal slant.
Yet another convenient
Billboards In Rural Wisconsin
During primary season, Blue America fracking billboards in northeastern
Pennsylvania helped end the disgraceful career of corrupt Blue Dog Tim
Holden. Right now, just south of there we have a couple of sleek mobile
billboards driving all around Reading, Lancaster, Ephrata, Coatesville,
Elizabethtown, Millersville, Mt. Joy, Lititz and everywhere else in PA-16,
where Aryanna Strader is putting up a valiant fight against bigot and
anti-Choice fanatic Joe Pitts. And on the West Coast, we have a pair of
billboards driving all over Santa Clarita, the Antelope Valley and Simi
Valley help... more »
Will there be a coup d'état in the US during the next couple of weeks?
Will there be a coup d'état in the US during the next couple of weeks?
Posted by Benjamin Fulford
October 22, 2012
The people in charge at the US agencies and military know the presidential
election scheduled for November 8th will be a fraud and a sham no matter
what the outcome. That is why many reliable sources are saying US militias
and reserve troops were put on alert last week. They have either started to
mobilize either to pre-empt the elections and put the Joint Chiefs of Staff
in charge of an interim government or to get ready to act in anticipation
of post-election vi... more »
Serbia and the Origins of NATO Human Rights Imperialism
Serbia and the Origins of NATO Human Rights Imperialism [Source:
108morris108]
FINAL DEBATE: A note about the moderator!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012*
*Who the heck is Bob Schieffer:* Last Wednesday, Rachel Maddow authored a
sometimes-sensible segment about tonight’s debate.
With concern, she stressed the large number of Romney foreign policy gurus
who come from George Bush’s old team. Then, she snarked a bit:
MADDOW (10/17/12): What’s the big next event in the campaign? Foreign
policy debate—where *Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney have precisely zero
experience between them combined and 17 of the campaign's 24 announced
advisers on foreign policy are Bush foreign policy people.*
And President Obama has frank... more »
Right to leisure?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) includes a right that many
grad students and professors probably feel is constantly under attack: the
right to leisure. It’s there, clearly laid out in Article 24: “Everyone
has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of
working hours and periodic holidays with pay.” Whenever I
Continue reading
Defying Gravity: The History of 40 Years of Wealth Falling Up
Who Stole the American Dream?
By Hedrick Smith
Random House.557 pages.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-froomkin/american-dream-hedrick-smith_b_2000552.html
Defying Gravity: The History of 40 Years of Wealth Falling Up Posted:
10/22/2012 9:38 am
Dan Froomkin, Senior Washington Correspondent, Huffington Post
Who stole the American Dream? The short answer to the question in the title
of Hedrick Smith's new book is: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Wal-Mart.
But the longer answer is one heck of a story, told by one of the great
journalists of our time.
In his sweeping, authoritati... more »
US forces blow up Afghan civilian dead bodies: protesters
PressTV
Anti-US protesters in southern Afghanistan say US-led forces have blown up
the dead bodies of three civilians, who were recently arrested and killed
by the foreign forces in the country.
Hundreds of angry protesters blocked the Kandahar-Kabul highway in the city
of Qalat on Monday, in response to the killings.
Foreign forces have reportedly refused to return the bodies of the victims
to their families.
Protesters say the victims were all civilians and they had no connections
with the Taliban militants.
This is while over Sunday and Monday, at least eight people were kil... more »
BC'ers Turn Out to Say No to Northern Gateway.
Organizers of the Defend Our Coast protest were hoping a thousand people
would turn up outside the BC legislature to say "no" to the bitumen
pipelines and supertanker initiative. The weather was anything but
helpful - unduly cold and wet. But they turned out, thousands of them,
and stood in defiance of Harper and Enbridge and Big Oil.
The Philosophy of Epictetus
*Wikipedia*:
Epictetus (AD 55 – AD 135) was a Greek sage and Stoic philosopher. He was
born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and
lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in
northwestern Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written
down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses.
Philosophy, Epictetus taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical
discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and
are thus beyond our control; we should accept whatever happens calmly and
dispa... more »
What We Won't Hear in Boca:Nine Things to Remember During the Iran Section of the Presidential Debate Tonight
"How
could I possibly explain using the military to destroy the nuclear
facilities of a country the intelligence community said had no active
nuclear weapons program?"
- George W. Bush, in his 2010 memoir Decision Points
"There's room at the top they're telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill"
- John Lennon,
More Trouble for Old Massett Village
They say it was a salmon restoration project. The banking documents
suggest it was really about flogging lucrative carbon credits. "It" was
the dumping of 200,000 pounds of iron sulphide in the Pacific off the Queen
Charlotte Islands.
The council of the Old Massett Village band borrowed $2.5-million for the
project. The funds were loaned by the Northern Savings Credit Union.
The loan was fully secured by assets of the Gwaii Trust.
The credit union, although fully secured, was plainly skeptical of the
claims made by OMV's economic development officer, John Disney. The
credi... more »
20 Michigan roadway shootings prompt school lockdowns
Kids were kept off school playgrounds Monday and some commuters changed
their routes as police searched for a suspect in 20 random shootings that
have mostly damaged vehicles on busy roads across four Michigan counties.
No one has been hurt, and no shootings have occurred since Thursday. But
police on Monday added to their list two more incidents from the small city
of Perry, off U.S. 69, stretching the investigation to four counties,
Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/22/20-michigan-roadway-shootings-prompt-school-lockdowns/
Euro zone cut fiscal deficit in 2011, debt up
The euro zone's fiscal deficit fell sharply last year as governments
slashed expenses and raised taxes to regain market confidence in their
public finances, but public debt still climbed, data from the European
Union's statistics office showed on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-eurozone-debt-idUSBRE89L0B120121022
SLATE: Central Banks Canceling Debt Wouldn't Necessarily Change Anything but Might Be a Good Idea Anyway
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/10/22/central_bank_debt_cancellation_a_potentially_promising_idea_that_might_not.html
Central Banks Canceling Debt Wouldn't Necessarily Change Anything but Might
Be a Good Idea Anyway By Matthew Yglesias
Posted Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at 1:14 PM ET
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (right) and Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke in October
Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images.
Central banks have been buying up government debt lately, and they could,
in principle, engage in the digital equivalent of setting the bonds on
fire. Latel... more »
NAMBLA Gives Award to First Nations Individual
The North American Man-Boy Love Association today awarded a North American
Aboriginal person (who has obtained a legal injunction against the
publication of his name in association with this story) with their
not-coveted "Person of the Year" prize.
All major media outlets are featuring this story. What the hell, why not?
It's a nice compliment to all the stories about the Catholic Church making
some woman their first Aboriginal saint. What makes one
milestone/achievement less disgusting than the other? Why should I give a
shit?
In other news, the psychopathic Wall Street shill ho... more »
The Obvious Way to Fix the EC Tie Problem
Necessary preface: I think it's highly unlikely that we'll get an Electoral
College tie, and I don't really think it's a big deal if we do -- assuming
that Republicans in the House would have the votes (which appears highly
likely), they would simply announce immediately that they were voting for
Mitt Romney, and everyone would agree that the election was over with
Romney the winner. Recount and lawsuit issues could leave the election
muddled, but a tie per se is highly unlikely to do so.
At any rate: someone over the last few days was tweeting out an old blog
post which argued that... more »
Changes to Jobseeker's Allowance
In September the numbers out of work and claiming JSA were 1.567M people
in, which is a decline of 4,000 on the previous month. Real unemployment
stands approximately a million higher than this, and a further two million
have taken on part-time work while seeking a full-time job. The total
number of people in employment (irrespective of the character of the job
and hours worked) is just under 29.6 million, up 510,000 on this time last
year. The fact that employment can be up and economic activity down says
all you need to know about the pay many of these occupations offer.
From tod... more »
Against Our Will, Without Our Consent
The only thing Steve Harper can count on if he tries to ram through the
Northern Gateway pipeline/supertanker project is a united British Columbia
determined to stop him.
Even our unelected/unelectable/outgoing premier, Crispy Clark, knows what
awaits Harper. “*Heaven forbid, it would be a national political crisis. Whether
or not people supported the pipeline, they would band together to fight the
federal government if they decided to intrude into British Columbia without
our consent*.”
That's right, *band together* to fight the federal government. There are
plenty of people wh... more »
Russia condemns United States for human rights record
Russia accused the United States on Monday of double standards on human
rights, criticizing its failure to close Guantanamo Bay prison and its use
of the death penalty while the U.S. Congress considers a law which could
punish Moscow for alleged abuses.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-russia-usa-humanrights-idUSBRE89L14O20121022
Blinder and Mankiw Webcast
Alan Blinder and I will be speaking at the 8th Annual Gulf Coast Economics
Association Teaching Conference on November 8th and 9th, 2012. Even if you
can't make it to the conference in Orlando, Florida, you can watch us via a
free webcast. For more information, click here.
Are Labour MEPs anti-Semitic?
"Examples of the ways in which antisemitism [sic] manifests itself with
regard to the State of Israel … could include … applying double standards
by requiring of it a behavior [sic] not expected or demanded of any other
democratic nation."
http://instmed.org/2012/10/22/are-labour-meps-anti-semitic/
Fukushima Alert (?)
Earlier today I posted a link warning of a ongoing disaster alert for Fuk
ushima.
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/i-have-no-idea-if-this-is-true.html
I have no way of verifying or dis-confirming this report.
THE ONLY REASON I am concerned about the alert is because of some reports
of spiking radiation levels in the US.
So, I've gone over Fukushima Diary's last few weeks of reports looking for
verifiable data that might indicate some change at the plant.
What I mean by verifiable data are government and Tepco reports. I know
that these two sources of information are not to... more »
Japan and China at Odds: Japan's Economy Contracts as Exports to China and EU Collapse
Niwa: Japan-China ties faces worst crisis in 40 yearshttp://ajw.asahi.com/article/special/isles_dispute/AJ201210210017
[Excerpted] The Japanese ambassador to China sounded a strong warning on
strained bilateral ties following the recent flare-up of a territorial
dispute, declaring the situation so dire that it could set back diplomacy
between the two nations to a time before they normalized relations 40 years
ago....
NHK: Japan posts record half-year trade deficit
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20121022_13.html
[Excerpted] Japan posted a record trade deficit for the April-Sep... more »
Suzuki On the Broader Issue at Stake in the Northern Gateway Battle
David Suzuki and the executive director of Coastal First Nations, Art
Sterritt, write in today's *Globe and Mail* that the upswelling of opposition
among British Columbians to Harper's Northern Gateway initiative is about
far more than just pipelines.
*However hopeful it is to see everyone looking closely at pipelines and
tankers, it’s time we took a distant look – from 10,000 metres up and 200
years in the future.*
*That’s because this is about far more than the proposed Enbridge pipeline
and the tankers they plan to fill. Back in Alberta’s tar sands, oil
companies are tearing up... more »
Romney Campaign Blimp Brought Down To Earth
A blimp carrying an ad for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
has been forced to make an emergency landing in South Florida because of
high winds.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001020/romney-campaign-blimp-brought-down-to-earth
Tornado in Lancaster County collapsed buildings, injured 15
PARADISE, Pa. - Authorities have confirmed that a tornado caused a pavilion
to collapse at a Lancaster County park, injuring 15 people and causing
millions of dollars in damage.
The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 8 p.m. Friday and over the next
10 minutes traveled about 16 miles from Fern Glen to Paradise in Lancaster
County, packing maximum winds of 100 to 110 m.p.h., the National Weather
Service said Sunday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20121022_Tornado_in_Lancaster_County_collapsed_buildings__injured_15.html
Tornado strikes West Coast town, New Zealand
A small tornado hit the northern West Coast town of Hector overnight,
knocking over an old theatre, lifting roofs and cutting the electricity
supply.
The old theatre and dancehall was demolished, roofing was lifted off
several buildings, and at one place a back door imploded, Ngakawau Store
owner Dennis Paxie said.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/tornado-strikes-west-coast-town-5145044
How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution
First
the financial system collapses and it's impossible to access
one’s
money. Then the power and water systems stop functioning. Within days,
society has begun to break down. In the cities, mothers and fathers roam
the streets, foraging for food. The country finds itself fractured and
fragmented -- hardly recognizable.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175607/tomgram%3A_karen_greenberg%2C_preparing_for_a_digital_9_11/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tomdispatch%2FesUU+%28TomDispatch%3A+The+latest+Tomgram%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
The remarkable, unfathomable ignorance of Debbie Wasserman Schultz
*The Chair of the Democratic National Committee is completely unaware of
one of the biggest stories of the Obama years*
Guardian
Glenn Greenwald
On 29 May 2012, the New York Times published a remarkable 6,000-word story on
its front page about what it termed President Obama's "kill list". It
detailed the president's personal role in deciding which individuals will
end up being targeted for assassination by the CIA based on Obama's secret,
unchecked decree that they are "terrorists" and deserve to die.
Based on interviews with "three dozen of his current and former advisers",
the Ti... more »
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France sends drones for Mali crisis
France is moving surveillance drones to west Africa and holding secretive
talks with U.S. officials in Paris on Monday, as France seeks to steer
international military action to help Mali's feeble government win back the
northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated
Press has learned.
Should of Known the US would be mentioned somewhere in the Article
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/AP-Exclusive-France-sends-drones-for-Mali-crisis-3971291.php
Giveaway: Gallery Wrapped Canvas from Printcopia
Canvases have been popping up everywhere. These gorgeous canvas
printsdon't need a frame or a hanger of any kind and can go straight
onto the
walls. I have wanted one forever and I had spent time looking at quality
and prices when I found Printcopia. Printcopia does canvas prints,
acrylic
prints and much more. I love that all of their products are made right
here
in the USA and they use eco-friendly inks.
With Printcopia you can print pictures directly from your social
networks
in any variety of sizes. I love that you can choose how deep you want
the
wrap on your canvas to be. Pri... more »
Tibetan man 'sets himself alight' in north-west China
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself alight at a Buddhist monastery
in north-west China, rights campaigners have said.
The death is said to be the second self-immolation in the region in the
last three days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20034616
Jyrki Katainen Attacked: Bodyguards save Finnish PM from crazed attacker
Jyrki Katainen was fortunate to escape unhurt after a man lunged at him
while he was out on the campaign trail
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/finnish-prime-minister-saved-from-knife-1392956
Australia state of Queensland lifts uranium mining ban
The Australian state of Queensland has lifted a 23-year ban on mining
uranium, paving the way for exports to India.
The move follows a visit to Delhi last week by Australian PM Julia Gillard
to discuss the sale of uranium with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20026845
Jim Manly detained in Israel as family appeals for help
Jim Manly, a former NDP MP for Vancouver Island, was one of about 30
activists on board the Gaza-bound ship Estelle, which was intercepted by
Israeli authorities over the weekend.
Pre-Recorded over a year Ago in Case something like this would happen.
Global shares fall on corporate fears, Spain boosts euro
Global stocks fell on Monday on concerns about weak corporate results and
outlooks, while the euro gained as a regional election in Spain was seen as
helping the country clear a hurdle for international aid to ease the euro
zone debt crisis.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121022
David Cameron to Angela Merkel: I'll stick to my guns on EU budget...We will see
David Cameron has insisted that Britain will “stick to our guns” in a
growing row over his promise to freeze the European Union’s budget.
It is hard to believe someone that has continually lied to us, I will wait
and see how he backtracks, justifies, or lies his way out of this one.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9626049/David-Cameron-to-Angela-Merkel-Ill-stick-to-my-guns-on-EU-budget.html
Guinea-Bissau: Portugal behind failed coup bid
Guinea-Bissau's interim government accused Portugal and other
Portuguese-speaking countries of being behind an assault on an air force
base, saying it was part of a strategy to return to power the West African
nation's exiled former prime minister.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-guinea-bissau-fighting-idUSBRE89L10K20121022
The Real News - The Wilkerson Report
YouTube video description [Channel - The Real News]:
Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Idaho will Vote for Romney and Drone Strikes Create
Suicide Bombers.
Lightning Bird
There is no such thing as coincidence, right? Sitting here in Oregon, I
wrote a story about a guy in New Jersey, sent it to a site in England,
where it was read by a guy in Greece, who pointed me to a story from South
Africa, about a man I’d never heard of: Adrian Boshier (1939-1978). His
life was described in *Lightning Bird*, a biography by Lyall Watson
(1939-2008). Watson was the inventor of “the hundredth monkey,” a magical
thinking meme that once went viral. The book was just what I needed: a
visit to an old-fashioned society.
Boshier was an Englishman who moved to South Afr... more »
Czech leftists see chance to take power, eye tax hikes
The main Czech Social Democratic opposition believes it can take power
early next year if the embattled center-right cabinet collapses, and would
seek to raise taxes and possibly loosen budget targets, its chairman said
in an interview.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-czech-politics-opposition-idUSBRE89L10E20121022
Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan
Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed
at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear
how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121022
FINAL BUNGLES ON BENGHAZI: The Washington Post explains the scam!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012*
*Right at the top of page one:* We’ve written about the scam every day for
the past week.
That said, the scam has been underway since mid-September. This morning,the Washington Post
*explains* the scam right at the top of page one.
Anne Gearan has been part of the scam, as we showed you last Tuesday. These
are the headlines from the hard-copy Post and Gearan’s opening paragraphs:
GEARAN (10/22/12): *Suddenly, close race on foreign policy / Romney goes
into final debate having narrowed Obama’s clear edge*
It sounded weeks ago like a mismatch.
The final pr... more »
Alan Grayson-- Helping Save The Republic
Aside from running his own race in the Orlando area (FL-09), which, in the
3 latest polls, finds him up against his unhinged rival, Todd Long, by 15
points, 16 points and 18 points, Alan Grayson has been busy giving advice
and raising campaign money for progressives all over the country. He helped
Lee Rogers figure out how to run a grassroots campaign against an
entrenched corrupt incumbent in CA-25. He bolstered Beto O'Rourke in El
Paso after Beto's primary win brought him face to face with the ugly and
corrupt side of Insider the Beltway corruptionists. He raised more money
for ... more »
Johannesburg Prison Van Blast Death toll increases to 5
At least five prisoners have been killed and seven injured after an
explosion hit a van carrying convicts in South Africa.
Police brigadier Neville Malila told Talk Radio 702: "There was an
explosion on the vehicle. The explosive device that was used is still
unknown.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-blast-kills-five
North Sea Rescue As Helicopter Ditches
All 19 people on board a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea have
been safely accounted for, say rescuers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001084/north-sea-rescue-as-helicopter-ditches
Italian Scientists Jailed for 6 Years In Quake Trial
Six scientists and a government official are sentenced to six years after
failing to give adequate warning of an earthquake.
A team of Italian scientists have been found guilty of manslaughter for
failing to warn citizens of a massive earthquake in 2009.
The team along with a government official were sentenced to six years in
jail in a trial which has infuriated the global scientific community.
If they are going to start jailing scientists, why not also Jail the Police
and Special Services for not predicting attacks, seeing they have a higher
chance of predicting this than Scientis... more »
Johannesburg Prison Van Blast Kills Two
Two prisoners have been killed and 15 hurt after an explosion hit a van
carrying convicts in South Africa, reports say.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-blast-kills-two
Italy earthquake witch trial: 6 years in prison
A few moments ago, I randomly made a Google News search about the Italian
earthquake trial that I discussed in June 2011 and September 2011. And holy
cow, the verdict is just out:
L'Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter (BBC)
That's incredible. Even a year ago when I talked about it, I still thought
that the final verdict would be "innocent" – and the very fact that such a
trial could have started in Italy at all looked unbelievably humiliating
for the country known as Italy. Well, the verdict is "guilty".
Italy has officially become a banana republic controlled by s... more »
"Let Them Eat Tainted Beef" - Wildrose Party Leader
*"Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith's response to a Red Deer man's tweet
questioning whether tainted XL Foods meat could be saved to feed the poor
instead of being sent to a landfill has put the Alberta politician on the
defensive.*
*Hundreds of tonnes of the recalled beef were dumped in a Brooks, Alta.,
landfill over the weekend. The meat is from the beef processing plant,
which is at the centre of an E. coli scare that involved more than 1,800
products."*
CBC.ca
Arlen Specter
Rich Yselson called Arlen Specter, who died last week, a "poor man's
Richard Nixon." Something about Specter brought out the snark, didn't it?
At least in me it did. I once said that Pennsylvania is the largest state
to have never had a women represent it in the Senate, but Specter was
probably willing to consider switching if it would keep him there.
You would think that I would be a Specter fan; I generally like the broad
category of non-ideological pragmatic careerists, which is generally the
category Specter belongs to. I was not much of a fan. I think it's that he
was sanctimon... more »
OBAMA BETTER FOR WALL STREET, THE RICH AND THE POOR?
Website for this image...
In the USA, the "economy in general" and "unemployment" rank No. 1 on
Gallup's* Most Important Problem* list in October 2012, with 63% of
Americans saying these are the top issues facing the country.
War/Afghanistan/Iraq/National security are listed as the top issues by only
5% of Americans.
*Economy Is Dominant Issue for Americans as Election Nears* - Gallup.com
[image: Rural school children, San Augustine County, Texas (LOC)]
By The Library of Congress
According to an article in *The Economist* (*Buttonwood*):
The economy does better under the Democra... more »
Lebanon Bombing: Impetus for US-NATO Planned Sectarian War
Global Research
Tony Catalucci
It was, starting at least in 2007, the goal of the US, Saudis, and Israelis
to trigger a region wide sectarian war with which to overrun the
governments of Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. This was documented in detail in
Seymour Hersh’s 2007 New Yorker article, “The Redirection” which was
covered in depth in, “Syrian War: The Prequel.
A recent bombing in Beirut, Lebanon left high ranking security chief
Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan dead. Al-Hassan is described as
“anti-Syrian.” Before Al-Hassan’s death was announced, and literally as
bodies were still... more »
FINAL BUNGLES ON BENGHAZI: John King deceives the world!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012*
*CNN’s Smithsonian-ready 20-minute disgrace:* Last Friday night, John King
presented a 20-minute disgrace on little-watched CNN.
He was guest-hosting for Anderson Cooper. For our initial report on this
absolute garbage, click here. To peruse the full transcript, click this.
Today, we want to show you the key part of King’s deception—the grossly
misleading quotation he cherry-picked from Susan Rice.
But first, let’s list the four major ways a scam like this can occur. This
scam has been conducted all over the press.
Four factors allow this to happen:
*Dea... more »
Warrior Russell Means Passed to the Spirit World
Russell
Means on the Long Walk 1978
by Daniel Luna
Russell Means was a warrior for his people
From his wife and children
October 22, 2012
Hello our relatives. Our dad and husband, now walks among our
ancestors. He began his journey to the spirit world at 4:44 am, with
the Morning Star, at his home and ranch in Porcupine. There will be
four opportunities for the people to honor his
Conrad Black Calls Rupert Murdoch a "Psychopath"
Former Canadian media mogul Conrad Black has never concealed his contempt
for his Aussie contemporary, Rupert Murdoch. But now Connie has really dropped
the gloves.
*"He's a psychopath ... like Stalin, except that he doesn't kill people,"
Lord Black was quoted in The Independent newspaper.*
*"I'm not suggesting he's a homicidal psychopath - he just severs people
out of his life like that.*
* *
*"I have great admiration for what he's achieved but he's a terrible man."*
*He said the public outcry over revelations of phone hacking within News
Corp was "one of the all-time backflips... more »
Guest Post: Dave Kang – “Is America Listening to its East Asian Allies?”
REK: I am pleased to guest-post my friend Dave’s longer, fuller version of
a book review he wrote for CSIS. My thanks to CSIS as well. If you aren’t
reading Dave yet, I’d recommend it. “Is America listening to its East Asian
allies?: Hugh White’s The China Choice” David C. Kang For all the recent
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA REGION - 22nd October 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 14:46:42 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 12:46:42 AM at epicenter
Location
2.873°N, 147.671°E
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 miles)
Region
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA REGION
Distances
459 km (285 miles) SSW of Houk, Micronesia
Jonathon Wickham Dies after his parachute failed to open during a 15,000ft Plunge in Portugal
A British skydiver has died in Portugal after reportedly free-falling for
more than 15,000ft. His body was discovered at around 9.30am on Sunday by
police with sniffer dogs, in bushes around 2km from the Portimao Aerodrome
http://news.sky.com/story/1001007/british-skydiver-dies-after-15000ft-plunge
Johannesburg Prison Van Hit By Deadly Blast
An explosion that hit a van carrying prisoners in a South African city has
killed at least one person, reports say.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-hit-by-deadly-blast
How Petty Can Israel Get
Last week ambitious students around the world took the SAT, or scholastic
aptitude test, their ticket to a chance at a good education and a bright
future.
Students around the world except for Palestinian students that is. It
seems the Israelis received the exams for the Palestinian kids and withheld
them. From the *Harvard Crimson.*
*The Israeli authorities held the exams sent by the College Board for
weeks, not releasing the tests to AMIDEAST’s office in Ramallah.*
*AMIDEAST is the only testing agency in the West Bank, serving over three
hundred thousand Palestinian students. Y... more »
S. Korea fails to block activists from dropping propaganda leaflets in North
South Korean police on Monday tried for hours to block a civic group
from
sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border by balloon after North
Korea threatened the activists with a “merciless military strike,” but
the
South’s efforts ultimately failed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/s-korea-blocks-activists-from-dropping-propaganda-leaflets-in-north/2012/10/22/b69ed022-1c26-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html
George McGovern
I've seen a lot of good items about George McGovern (here's the NYT obituary)
so I'll focus on what I know the most about: presidential nomination reform.
Granted, I may be biased here (we all tend to inflate the stuff we study),
but I'll just say that there are very few people who have their name
attached to such an important change in the way the nation governs itself.
Do you all know the story? In 1968, young anti-war activists went "Clean
for Gene" -- at least as legend has it, they shaved, got haircuts, put on
regular people clothes, and went up to New Hampshire to campaign for ... more »
The one hundred and sixty fourth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
This week's award is presented to The Times newspaper for the headline ‘BBC
misled its viewers….’
‘*BBC misled its viewers*….’
'No shit, Sherlock'
All hope abandon ye who enter here...
Yes, things are getting grim - some seriously disturbing reports follow. I
have more information about trees dying from pollution (of course!) but
it's a little more complicated topic, and I want to go outside and see
what's left of them - so this post will just highlight links to the "other"
converging catastrophes that are a bit more straightforward.
I recommend reading this white paper from Sandia in its entirety - it will
save you having to buy Fred Pearce's book, *With Speed and Violence*, which
is an excellent read too. But one sentence from the abstract of "Global
Situati... more »
Announcing the 2013 Blogging Reception and Awards at ISA
The staff of the Duck of Minerva is very pleased to announce: (1) the
first-ever blogging reception at the International Studies Association
(ISA) annual convention; and (2) the Online Achievement in International
Studies (OAIS) Awards. Thanks to the generous support of SAGE and the
efforts of SAGE editor David Mainwaring, we will be hosting a
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In vulnerable Greece, mosquitoes bite back
Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse for Greece, the exhausted
and indebted country has a new threat to deal with: mosquito-borne diseases.
Species of the blood-sucking insects that can carry exotic-sounding
tropical infections like malaria, West Nile Virus, chikungunya and dengue
fever are enjoying the extra bit of warmth climate change is bringing to
parts of southern Europe.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-greece-mosquitoes-malaria-idUSBRE89L0PM20121022
The public benefit in saving beaches from rising seas: fight or flee?
[image: Dune damage in North Shores, near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, caused
by the storm of 25 January 2000. dnrec.state.de.us]
21 October 2012 (Delaware Online) – Collin O’Mara has the calculation just
right. The secretary of the state’s Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control says Delaware’s taxpayers should get something in
return for any money they put up to save beaches from sea-level rise.
“I think that there are limits to what public dollars should be used for in
this conversation,” he said.
Delawareans are debating what to do with bayshore properties caugh... more »
Weininger (WI-ALEC) - Ashamed of ALEC Membership
I
found this comment on a Bill Moyers and Company webpage linked to the
30
minute expose that Moyers did on ALEC.
Watch the "United States of ALEC"
expose’ >>>HERE<<<
Anyway - to the comment
lynx55 • 9 days ago
Representative Chad Weininger [R] WI vowed to me late last year he had
NO
idea what ALEC even was. Now it shows he is tied to ALEC. Hmm..
Quickstudy or just another Republican LIAR? I know what I think.
Disgusting
*"vowed to me" *
Unbeknownst to this person – lying about being an ALEC member is pretty
common.
*"Last year"*
2012 – 1 = 2011
Chad Weininge... more »
Daily Links, Monday, Oct 22
Apologies for the lack of posts since Thursday. Been out enjoying myself on
the Northern Cross Island Highway. Three gorgeous days with four of my best
friends on one of the island's most beautiful roads. Added a new wrinkle --
because we had time, we skipped the awful 7 going into I-lan city, and
instead took the 7 Alternate starting from the Niudou Bridge, which is much
nicer, along the south side of the Lanyang R (to the 196 and thence to the
I-lan 61 into Yuanshan and back to the 7). This added a couple of kms to
the ride but skipped all the gravel companies and speed-obsessed d... more »
Spain: Lorca earthquake 'caused by groundwater extraction'
They report in Nature Geoscience that those shifts correlate with locations
where water has been drained for years.
The study highlights how human activity such as drainage or borehole
drilling can have far-reaching seismic effects.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20025807
Up To 8% Of Android Apps Leave Users Open To Data Theft, Report Says.......Just another reason to Choose Apple
Many users of Google's market-leading Android smartphone operating system
are being tricked into leaking their personal information, a report has
found.
The result was that the researchers were able to target people using those
apps, intercept the data being sent via the app and capture it for their
own use.
That data included phone numbers, social media logins, passwords and bank
account information.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/22/android-data-theft-apps-security_n_2000572.html?ncid=GEP
Gaza militants killed in strikes
The Israeli military said it targeted the militants after they fired
mortars at an Israeli ground patrol. Local sources said the patrol had
entered Gaza near the town of Beit Hanoun.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20027813
Pussy Riot Rockers have been sent to prison Camps
Two female members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot convicted of protesting
against President Vladimir Putin in a cathedral have been sent to prisons
far from Moscow despite requesting to serve out their terms in the capital
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-russia-pussyriot-prison-idUSBRE89L0JU20121022
Wall Street flat after weak Caterpillar results
Stocks opened little changed on Monday, hurt by disappointing results from
global manufacturer Caterpillar (CAT.N) and after the S&P 500 suffered the
worst one-day decline since late June on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE89L0A420121022
Guns flare in Lebanon as regional crisis deepens
Lebanese troops and gunmen clashed across the country, killing four people,
including a nine-year-old girl, and raising fears that the civil war in
neighboring Syria could be ushering in a new era of sectarian bloodshed.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-lebanon-crisis-idUSBRE89L0CK20121022
Three Things I’d Like to Hear During Tonight’s Debate
I’m guessing we’ll get more of the standard fare tonight: that the
Benghazi attacks were bad; that Iran has to be deterred (will Romney bring
Bibi’s bomb sketch?), that Syria is tragic, that the Arab Spring is scary,
and that China and Russia are both really mean. Afghanistan will get
some
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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA - 22nd October 2012
Magnitude mb 4.8
Region OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Date time 2012-10-22 12:41:33.0 UTC
Location 2.29 N ; 92.47 E
Depth 2 km
Distance 454 km SW Meulaboh, Indonesia
Graph of the Day: Distribution of Household Water-collecting Duties in Developing Countries
[image: Distribution of those in the household who usually collect drinking
water, from surveys in 45 developing countries, 2005-2008 (WHO/UNICEF,
2010). Figure 2. In sub-Saharan Africa, one-third of the improved drinking
water sources that are not piped on premises need a collection time of more
than 30 minutes (WHO/UNICEF, 2010). InterAction Council, 2012]
Inadequate access to water and sanitation also hinders progress on
achieving gender equality. In most households, women and girls are the
primary carriers of water, and often need to travel more than 30 minutes
round trip to c... more »
To My Online Stalker in New York State
I don't know what the fuck your problem is. You seem to spend 24/7 online
just dying for me to make a post then when I do, you're all over it like
Tom DeLay on a fucking golf course. Clickety clickety click literally every
few fucking seconds, sometimes three times in a single second. I know what
you do. I get all the information I need from my stats checker. I know your
exact GPS coordinates, what town you live in and where you've been online.
Unfortunately, it seems that I've acquired you for a stalker. Usually a
writer has to make it before they earn a stalker.
Stop it. Just sto... more »
Let it be a sign unto you. . .
By Capt. Fogg
Living right on the Atlantic coast in Florida, I often see and hear blimps
cruising the shoreline at low altitude. It was a a beautiful day yesterday
and I spent the balmy afternoon reading and listening to music on my boat
and perhaps I would have seen the Romney Blimp ( technically a hot air
dirigible) had it made the trip up the coast from Miami, just over a
hundred miles south of here.
It didn't, because as WPLG TV reports, it was forced down by high winds,
crashed and went limp in a field near Davie, FL. In other words the winds
of reality outweighed the artifi... more »
Romney and Obama ignore coal’s dark side
[image: Clean coal. Illustration by Bloomberg View]
By the Editors
17 October 2012
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have traded barbs over coal in both their
debates, each accusing the other of failing to champion the fuel. It’s a
shame that neither U.S. presidential candidate acknowledges the difficult
economic reality coal now faces, or mentions that this form of power still
produces intolerable amounts of pollution and greenhouse gases.
“I’m going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal,” Romney, the
Republican nominee, said at the first debate on Oct. 3. Obama didn’t
d... more »
“Phony Terrorism Scam From the State's Secret Police”
*“Phony Terrorism Scam From the State's Secret Police” *
By Michael S. Rozeff
“How misleading can a "news" article get? Try this headline: "Federal
Reserve bombing plot foiled in NYC". There never was a plot to foil. There
never was a plot independent of the FBI to foil. The plot was of the FBI's
own devising and instigation. There never was an ongoing crime for the FBI
to detect and stop. Foil means counteract. To say something is foiled means
there has been an action to counter-act. What? Did the FBI counter-act its
own action? We should give the FBI credit for devising a plot ... more »
Edward Witten on science, strings, himself
Two months ago, the Institute of Physics revealed this YouTube video:
Edward Witten, whom they still call "a 2010 Newton Medal Winner" rather
than the "An Inaugural Milner Prize Winner" because they think that £1,000
with a stamp "IOP" on it (plus the name of Isaac Newton, without his
permission) is more than $3,000,000 ;-), is talking for 25 minutes about
his CV, previous scholarly interests, as well as hot topics in string
theory.
Edward Witten is known for having studied some social sciences –
journalism, history, linguistics – and being a tool of the Democratic Party
can... more »
Links / Open Thread
Some Pakistani victims of American drone strikes are going to court requesting
that arrest warrants be issued for two former CIA officials thought to have
ordered two specific attacks in 2009. A separate case is seeking court
action to declare the drone strikes to be illegal acts of war, requiring
the government to shoot down the drones hovering over the tribal regions of
Waziristan.
One of the plaintiffs is a TV journalist with two masters degrees whose son
and brother were killed while the family was eating dinner on New Years
Eve. The son was a quiet studious youth who enjoyed pl... more »
Combined pesticide exposure severely affects individual- and colony-level traits in bees
By Charlotte Stoddart
21 October 2012
Bees, the most important pollinators of crops, are in trouble. All over the
world, their populations are decreasing and scientists and farmers want to
know why. In some cases, such as the widely reported colony collapses in
North America in 2006, it is probably down to disease. But a blooming crop
of research suggests that pesticides are also to blame1–3.
Earlier this year, two studies published in *Science *showed that colonies
are severely affected when bees are exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides of
the kind commonly sprayed on crops. In ... more »
Antarctica losing 190 million tons of ice daily, causing sea levels to rise 1 mm per year
[image: An iceberg breaks off the Knox Coast in Antarctica. Reuters]
By Ben Cubby, Environment Editor
23 October 2012
ANTARCTICA is shedding an average of 190 million tonnes of ice daily - and
causing sea levels to rise about a millimetre a year.
Although parts of East Antarctica are growing, glaciers in West Antarctica
are melting faster, leading to a net loss of ice across the continent,
according to a study published in the journal *Nature*.
''We're confident that the ice cover is shrinking, and the rate along the
Amundsen Sea coast is accelerating,'' said Professor Matt King, ... more »
FINAL BUNGLES ON BENGHAZI: Eric Schmitt deceives the world!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012*
*Atop the front page of the Times:* Campaign 2000 might be defined as death
by bogus quotation.
For twenty months, journalists concocted a string of silly statements—silly
statements the Democratic candidate hadn’t actually made.
The liberal world just sat there and took it. The outcome wasn’t good.
As we approach tonight’s final debate, Campaign 2012 is turning into death
by cherry-picked quotation.
The Romney campaign has worked for five weeks to build a campaign against
Susan Rice—with Obama as the real target, of course. You’ll hear the final
attac... more »
Separated at Birth?
You have to admit, it takes a lot to look creepier than Wes Bentley in
*P2*but somehow, at the last debate, Josh Romney managed it. What's on
your
minds, today?
Monday Morning Stuff: Foreign-Policy Debate Edition
Dan Drezner is very unhappy about the outline for tonight’s foreign-policy
debate. If he’s got the list of sections right, I’ll be pretty outraged as
well. So I guess we’ll just talk the drinking game. My suggestions: take a
swig of your favorite beverage whenever you hear: “resolve,” “apologize,”
“values,” “economy.” “credibility,” “unravelling,” “strength,”
“exceptionalism,” “that’s just not
Continue reading
Okinawa: Anger Over US Sailors' Rape Case
Residents of a Japanese island on which a woman was allegedly raped by two
US servicemen have spoken of their "overwhelming indignation".
A resolution passed by local politicians on Okinawa condemned foreign
military leaders who, they claimed, are not doing enough to control the
thousands of personnel based there.
"Yet another incident has taken place. In fact, the severity of the
incidents is intensifying," they said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000936/okinawa-anger-over-us-sailors-rape-case
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 22nd October 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:58:24 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:58:24 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
50.157°N, 156.840°E
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
76 km (47 miles) SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
illegal detention abroad, censorship and media propaganda at home: solidarity with palestine under attack
As you may have heard, the ship *The Estelle*, sailing in international
waters, was illegally boarded by the Israeli navy, and its occupants taken
into custody. Among those being held are Jim Manley, a Canadian, and a
former New Democrat MP.
*The Estelle* is part of the Freedom Flotilla movement, which seeks to draw
attention to the illegal blockade of Gaza, to stand in solidarity with the
people of Palestine, and to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. The 30
activists on board *The Estelle* hailed from Israel, the US, Canada,
Israel, Norway, and Sweden.
In a story about the incident,... more »
BBC Middle East specialists past and present
My views about the BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen are well documented.
I think it fairly clear that he is biased against Israel. So I was
intrigued to read Richard Millett's piece that reports the anti-Israel and
worse sentiments of former BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Llewellyn.
It would seem that such sentiments are de rigeur in the BBC Middle East
department, and indeed beyond. I presume that is why the BBC are so keen
and have spent so much licence payers money on keeping the Balen Report
secret.
Willard Mitt Romney-- Is There Anything There? Anything At All?
When President Obama looked into the camera during the last debate and told
the viewers that Romney doesn't have a 5-point plan, just a 1-point plan
(to represent the interests of the 1%), it was one of the truest-- and most
effective-- things he said all night. With all the flips and all the flops,
serving his own class has always been the North Star of the S.S. Willard.
Over the weekend a Wall Street watcher for *Forbes*, Robert Lenzner was
fascinated with the Democratic Party website that exposes the sham that is
the Romney tax plan. Lenzner puts it into words for *Forbes* read... more »
Android application: leaks private facts
*Research indicates Millions of people are using Android apps that can be
tricked into enlightening personal data. Scientists tested 13,500 Android
apps and establish almost 8% failed to protect bank account and social
media logins.* Google has yet to remark on the study and its findings. An
invader could even re-direct a request to transfer funds, whereas making it
look to the app user like the transaction was proceeding unmoved.
These apps unsuccessful to apply standard scrambling systems, allowing
man-in-the-middle attacks to expose data that passes back and forth when
devic... more »
George McGovern
How do you take the measure of a man's life? By the standard usually
applied to George McGovern, he was one of America's biggest losers. After
all, in 1972, he lost 49 of 50 states. But, when I was finishing a masters
degree at the University of North Carolina in the summer of 1974 -- when
Richard Nixon resigned the presidency -- I began each day passing by a car
which bore Massachusetts plates and a bumper sticker which read, "Don't
Blame Me." It seems to me that the real losers of the 1972 election were
the American people.
It wasn't that McGovern didn't make mistakes. After ... more »
London Black Cab Firm Calls In Administrators
The maker of the world famous London black cab has called in administrators
- putting the jobs of its 288 employees at risk.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000977/london-black-cab-firm-calls-in-administrators
Untitled
*Vitt to take over head coaching duties*
*Union may challenge Tagliabue as bounties arbiter*~The players association
has concerns about "ethical and legal issues," a person familiar with the
matter told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition
of anonymity because the union has not made any public statements. Tagliabue
works for the law firm that is defending the league in U.S. District Court
in New Orleans in the bounties case. The NFLPA believes that's a conflict
of interest. The union also might contend that such "pay-for programs"
existed when Tagliabue was ... more »
Former Prosecutor Slams Drug Prohibition
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Psychological harm and forfeiture under the Criminal Code
R. v. Atherton, 2012 ABCA 305 holds that the exclusion from the forfeiture
provisions of the Criminal Code does not extend to a loss of self esteem.
One might ask if this ruling extends to all psychological harm from
forfeiture -- say the harm caused by losing something of great sentimental
value? The Court writes:
[6] The other arm of his forfeiture appeal has to do with the loss of
self-esteem which forfeiture will bring. Given his history, that may well
be the fact. But we doubt that that subjective reaction is the sort of
disproportionate impact of which Parliament speaks. In a... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Derek Jacobi, 74. Really, imdb? Best known for Gladiator,
The King's Speech, Henry V, and Underworld: Evolution? Granted, he is
astonishingly good in Henry V, but then again everyone is.
No, I haven't figured out what I'm going to do about the debate/ballgame
conflict tonight. But I do have plenty of good stuff in the meantime:
1. Matt Dickinson on debates, mattering, the state of the presidential
race, that sort of thing.
2. John Sides tries once more to knock down the idea that gerrymandering
creates partisanship.
3. While Joshua Huder argues that polarization ... more »
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