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| MAJDAL SHAMS, ISRAEL - MAY 15: The army lines the border as Palestinian protesters infiltrate the Israel-Syria border on May 15, 2011 near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Israel. Reportedly at least twelve were killed and several injured when IDF soldiers open fired on protesters attempting to cross the Syria-Israel border adjacent to Majdal Shams in northern Israel. Palestinians today were remonstrating the establishment of Israel in 1948, termed 'Nakba Day.' (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
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| MAJDAL SHAMS, ISRAEL - MAY 15: The army patrols as Palestinian protesters infiltrate the Israel-Syria border on May 15, 2011 near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Israel. Reportedly at least twelve were killed and several injured when IDF soldiers open fired on protesters attempting to cross the Syria-Israel border adjacent to Majdal Shams in northern Israel. Palestinians today were remonstrating the establishment of Israel in 1948, termed 'Nakba Day.' (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
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| MAJDAL SHAMS, ISRAEL - MAY 15: Palestinian protesters infiltrate the Israel-Syria border on May 15, 2011 near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Israel. Reportedly at least twelve were killed and several injured when IDF soldiers open fired on protesters attempting to cross the Syria-Israel border adjacent to Majdal Shams in northern Israel. Palestinians today were remonstrating the establishment of Israel in 1948, termed 'Nakba Day.' (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
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| "Israel Collective Punishment" by Carlos Latuff. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 08: Pamela Anderson takes part in a promotional event in a mall on November 8, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Anderson is in Israel after writting to Yakov Margi, Israel's Minister of Religious Services, requesting that he backs a proposal to ban the trade of fur in Israel. The actress and animal activist is also due to appear as a guest judge on Israel's Dancing with the Stars. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
Why Businesses Can't Create Jobs Even if the Recession Is Over
Penn State Will Investigate 'Climategate'
It appears that Michael E. Mann has lied to Congress in his July 27, 2006 appearance. Mann and his cohorts have manipulated Government’s and business to spend billions of dollars to combat man caused climate warming, which may be the result the natural variation. Research of the E Mails per the Dec 2011 Forbes acticle; “three themes are emerging from the newly released emails: (1) prominent scientists central to the global warming debate are taking measures to conceal rather than disseminate underlying data and discussions; (2) these scientists view global warming as a political “cause” rather than a matter for balanced scientific inquiry; and (3) many of these scientists frankly admit to each other that much of the science is weak and dependent on deliberate manipulation of facts and data. Additionally, the new Climategate emails show alarmists launching personal attacks against scientists who publish research indicating humans may not be causing a climate crisis. Michael Mann, for example, brags to fellow alarmists about recruiting investigative journalists to target and “expose” skeptical scientist Steve McIntyre. The new Climategate emails also reveal Mann recruiting fellow alarmists to pressure Harvard University to crack down on prominent scientists Willie Soon and Sallie Baliunas for publishing research indicating solar variability has been a more important factor in recent temperature changes than carbon dioxide emissions.” Anyone doing a internet search can eaily find the carbon follows temperature by 100's of years, that in most of the earth known history carbon has been much higher than today, e.g Jurassic period carbon was 2500 vs. the 380 ppm today.
Question to Clinton. What is a 'sufficient' level of oppression ?
March 4, '09
American financial and military aid to Israel is expected to increase to 2.77 billion dollars per year.
Lawmakers such as Congressman Dennis Kucinich are demanding that Israel’s actions during the latest
assault on Gaza be investigated. There are serious concerns that Israel may have been in violation of the
U.S. Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act (as well as in violation of international law.)
Others, on the other hand, demand American financing for Israel be cut off completely. (More examples here, here, here, here, here and here.)
Israel is an Apartheid state and the Palestinian people are its victims. Israel is a regime dedicated to
preserving itself strictly for the benefit of one race. Yet, over twenty-three percent of the state of Israel proper is comprised of Arab-Israeli citizens. They are second-class citizens discriminated against
throughout every level and strata of Israeli society. Jewish-Israeli politicians tried to legally block Arab-Israeli political parties from participating in the February, 2009 federal elections.
In a rare moment of plain speaking, Olmert was quoted in the Israeli press declaring to his horror that
attacks against beleaguered Palestinians in the West Bank by Jewish settlers was nothing more or less than a pogrom against innocent Palestinian people. Could it be? Is it possible that Olmert actually does
not know about what has been, and is being, done to the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation in
the occupied West Bank?
Gaza, meanwhile, is an open-air concentration camp. The best spine Clinton could muster in her meeting
with Israeli authorities this week was for her to gently suggest that Israel should permit 'sufficient'
humanitarian supplies into Gaza. I, for one, would appreciate it greatly if Secretary of State Clinton could
define for us exactly what would meet her fine distinction of 'sufficient'.
What is the acceptable level of oppression, or numbers of deliberately starved of children, the permitted
numbers of pogroms? This is something new to consider: Apparently, different races of people are
entitled to different levels of human rights. Suddenly, American foreign policy comes into sharper focus.
Finally, I see it for what it is. Now, it all makes sense.
No more billions in American tax dollars to bank-roll Israel's war crimes against Gaza and the Palestinian People.
Cut Israel off of the billions in American tax dollars in financial and military support. Our
dollars, 8.49 million dollars per day, finance Israel's ongoing illegal military occupation of the
West Bank and the military siege and assault on Gaza. American dollars are bank-rolling
occupation, ethnic cleansing and murder of the Palestinian people. (See: B'Tselem, Israeli
human rights org.)
Americans have been brainwashed by the most advanced and sophisticated propaganda
machine - Israel's - that the world has ever seen. Americans are convinced that they know the
facts. When they find out how badly they have been misled by television, radio and print
media - they will see to it that it comes to a swift end.
I would like the new administration to understand that Hamas abided by the ceasefire
agreement with Israel. According to Israel's own intel, we may conclude that there were no
rockets fired by Hamas in July, September or October of 2008.
(See page 6 of 12 in particular: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Summary of
rocket fire and mortar shelling in 2008.)
Hamas, in spite of the dire suffering of the people, demonstrated an iron will to stop rocket fire
from more radical splinter groups in Gaza. Hamas offered to extend the ceasefire even though
Israel never abided by it by lifting the siege. Israel militarily broke off the ceasefire on
November 4 by attacking in Gaza, killing six.
(See: CNN Confirms Israel broke ceasefire first - YouTube report now viewed over 160,000
times.)
How is it that when Hamas - the democratically-elected political arm of the Palestinian People -
fires rockets at Sderot, they are called terrorists when they are fighting to break free of their
Israel-imposed concentration camp. But when Israel starves one and a half million men,
women and children to try to force them to rescind their vote for Hamas - our leaders declare
that Israel 'has the right to defend herself.' It is this kind of double-standard that has
destroyed America's credibility around the four corners of the globe.
Israel is not defending herself. Israel is not defending herself when she destroys Gaza's
schools, mosques, police stations, ambulances, universities, factories and water treatment
plants.
The ceasefire lull was a tremendous relief to residents of Sderot. Residents hoped that Israel
would seize the opportunity to cement peace. (See Adam Horowitz, Huffingtonpost.: Even in Sderot, Israelis say no to endless war.) Instead, all the while during the ceasefire Israel girded
for war.
Because of the years of oppression, followed by the eighteen month-long military siege of
Gaza, the physical condition of the children in Gaza is deplorable. Their growth is stunted and
their ability to learn is impaired. They suffer from severe traumatic stress. Psychological
assessments find too many of them are literally losing the will to live. (For more, see
TruthDig's Chris Hedges: Israel's 'Crime against Humanity'; Dec. 15, 2008 report with U.N.
special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, former Princeton
University law professor Richard Falk.
J Street plans to poll American Jews on Israel
March 05, '09
J Street is taking the initiative by requesting donations to pay for a poll of the American Jewish community. J Street
wants to get a clearer picture of American Jewish opinion regarding Israel and prescriptions for Middle East peace.
This is a very good idea. Too many private associations and organizations purport to know the minds of American
Jews while claiming to speak for them.
Independent organizations such as J Street are working hard trying to leaven the debate. J Street seeks to
support 'strong American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli and Palestinian-Israeli conflicts peacefully and
diplomatically...'.
But it is an endlessly frustrating fact that life is unforgiving on this point: Good intentions will not be realized if we
choose wrong paths to reach a goal.
There are worrying aspects to a two-state solution. For some, support for the two-state solution means support for
nation-building based on the preferred status of a particular race.
If J Street wants to know what is the low-down on Israel on the American Jewish street, their poll would have to
include whether or not homies supported a secular, democratic, one-state solution with equal rights for all its
citizens regardless of race, religion or anything else.
Does J Street intend to include this choice in their planned poll? I hope so.
Some argue that Israel is already one state with two peoples: one with preferred status, the other discriminated
against and oppressed both in Israel proper, in the occupied West Bank, and in the concentration camp otherwise
known as Gaza.
In order to protect the Jewish character of Israel, some extremists openly tout forced 'transfer' [ethnic cleansing] of
Arab-Israeli citizens. Perhaps they will look back in time to when the SS evicted Poles to provide homes for their
preferred race - Germans: Allowed to carry no more than $200.00, one suitcase, one change of underwear; tidy
your house, do the dishes and make sure the keys to the house are left in the doorknobs or hanging in the kitchen
cupboard before you leave so as not to inconvenience the new residents of what was formerly your home. (See,
for example, mid-chapter Three, German Methods; from, 'German Invasion of Poland WWII, The German New
Order in Poland, Part Two; The Polish Ministry of Information, Hutchinson & Co., London, 1941.)
Twenty-three percent of Israel's citizens are Arab. The discrimination these Israeli citizens suffer is bad. I fear that
the continued push for two states does not quell but rather feeds racism in Israeli society; a two-state political
philosophy suggests that two peoples should not or cannot live together under a one-state roof. I believe I am in
good company in this regard.
Gandhi was against dividing the geographic area known as Pakistan and India today for the same reasons:
"My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines.
To assent to such a doctrine is for me a denial of God."
India's Reliance cuts gas reserves estimate -govt
Reliance Industries Ltd has cut its estimate of gas reserves in the D6 block off India's east coast by about two-thirds to 3.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf), the oil ministry said, hurting plans for the country to reduce its gas imports.
The D6 block in Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, jointly operated by Reliance and BP Plc, was expected to contribute up to a quarter of the gas supply for Asia's third-largest economy.But output from KG fields has declined, leaving India more dependent on expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. Development of the field has been beset by arguments over spending and the strategy for tapping its complex geology.
( Dicking with resource field predictions is an easy way to 'play the market.' Such was the case with stated U.S. oil reserves during the early years of the GW Bush administration. Interestingly, oil reserves estimates in the U.S. took a recent rise - agreeing with past scuttlebutt that they had been deliberately understated. )
Sandy from above
10:10 pm MDST
I'm Not A Psychiatrist But...
Yesterday, as a Halloween treat over at Digby's place, David Atkins, the
chairman of the Ventura County Democratic Party, posted a fascinating
profile of a classic, clinically diagnosed sociopath-- once called, and
treated as-- "moral insanity." Towards the end he asks his readers if the
description fits "anyone prominent on the national political stage like,
say, a certain someone running for President." Obviously, it does. But it
also fits-- and to a T-- a certain someone running for Vice President. In
fact, if you just look at the description without bias, it fits the entire
Re... more »
Vegan Recipe - Chili (sin carne)
*Welcome to the first Friday of the month. Once a month we share a vegan
recipe. Why? Because meatless meals are good for the planet (check out an
early post on the subject HERE).
This month I'm sharing one of my own creations ... Chili. It features dried
beans which are very wallet-friendly, easy to cook, healthy and delicious.
The recipe calls for stove-top cooking but would easily work in a
crock-pot. I hope you and your family enjoy it!
*
*Cyndi's Chili (sin carne)*
Servings: 2-3 adult portions
*Ingredients*
1/2 cup dried black beans - sorted & rinsed
1/2 cup dried pinto bean... more »
Barclays To Be Penalized $435 by Federal Energy Market Regulator
"More Probes Add to Barclays Woes: Energy Regulator Proposes $435 Million
Fine as Justice and SEC Examine Bank's Efforts to Raise Cash" the WSJ by D.
Enrich Nov 1, 2012 C1
Paraphrasing: The fine is in response to alleged manipulation of US
electricity markets. Barclays is also facing an anti-corruption
investigation.
OTHER RECENT SCANDALS: LIBOR AND EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS IN COMMODITY MARKETS
Majia's Blog: ETFs as Weapons of Mass Destruction
Sep 22, 2012
The rise in popularity in a relatively new form of derivatives known as
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) amplifies risks for the globa... more »
[Graphic Video] FSA Terrorists Executing Prisoners of War
The FSA terrorists chanted "Allahu Akbar" before executing prisoners of
war. Allahu Akbar my ass. What a bunch of savages.
I put responsibility on the American, Turkish, Saudi Arabian, Israeli, and
Qatari governments for the FSA atrocities. They are committing war crimes.
Syria is not experiencing the Arab spring. This is Washington's reign of
terror. They have opened the floodgates of terror and chaos in Syria. Shame
on whoever supports the FSA.
[Graphic Video] TSA Terrorists Executing Prisoners of War
The FSA terrorists chanted "Allahu Akbar" before executing prisoners of
war. Allahu Akbar my ass. What a bunch of savages.
I put responsibility on the American, Turkish, Saudi Arabian, Israeli, and
Qatari governments for the FSA atrocities. God damn the U.S. government to
hell. God damn Obama to hell. Syria is not experiencing the Arab spring.
This is Washington's reign of terror. They have opened the floodgates of
terror and chaos in Syria.
Beautiful Fences That Serve an Environmental Function
All photos courtesy: © Benjamin Spöth
We know that bees, birds and butterflies -- nature's pollinators -- play a
huge role in health, self-sustaining ecosystems and genetic propagation in
agriculture. There's no doubt that the decline in pollinator populations
(like bees) have many worried about the future of food availability.
One way to increase pollinator populations is to incorporate suitable
habitats into our urban gardens, be it planting butterfly-friendly species
like milkweed or, as German, Eindhoven-based designer Benjamin Spöth has
done, installing some kind of habitable fr... more »
Baracka Apocalypse: Escape From New York 2012!
*Democrats and Republicans: There is no escape from the two party system.
Obama and Romney are modern day slave owners. Their voters are their
slaves. The mainstream media is the plantation. *
Who in the Bible had no parents?
Joshua, son of Nun.
The real lesson from Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith's death and more the videos of her being brutalized while in
custody have led to much handwringing among the chattering classes. The
theme seems to be that people with mental problems are treated badly in
jail.
Well duh.
But stepping back a moment, there isn't a lot of evidence that Ms Smith
even had mental problems. Yes she did get into some minor criminal problems
and she had trouble with authority - but that's hardly rare among teens.
And yes she took steps that led to her death; but seeing her circumstances
those steps do not reflect metal confusion but rather a... more »
I Would Be Happy to Talk About Climate Change With You
Was not what Mitt Romney said when a member of the crowd began addressing
him regarding the subject. The individual held a sign that read "End
Climate Silence". Romney waited a long time while the crowd chanted, oddly
enough, "USA! USA!"
PORTAL 2012: A New Cobra Interview by Golden Rule
Thursday, November 1, 2012
*A New Cobra Interview by Golden Rule*
You might want to listen to this new Cobra interview:
http://golden-rule.org/2012/10/26/cobra-on-the-day-of-decision-the-master-plan-and-drake/
Or watch this video about the Masterplan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6mbZPLtKoQ&feature=share
Enjoy!
Posted by Cobra at 12:44 PM
Musical Interlude: David Arkenstone, “Across the Great Oceans”
David Arkenstone, “Across the Great Oceans”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i47GF93Aw-g&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble- maybe
Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. The suggestively
shaped reflection nebula is associated with the bright star Rigel in the
constellation Orion.
*Click image for larger size. *
More formally known as IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula spans about 50
light-years and is composed of interstellar dust grains reflecting Rigel's
starlight. In this cosmic portrait, the blue color of the Witch Head Nebula
and of the dust surrounding Rigel is caused not only by Rigel's intense
blue starlight but becaus... more »
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "Eagle Poem"
*"Eagle Poem"
*
"To pray you open your whole self
To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon
To one whole voice that is you.
And know there is more
That you can't see, can't hear
Can't know except in moments
Steadily growing, and in languages
That aren't always sound but other
Circles of motion.
Like eagle that Sunday morning
Over Salt River. Circles in blue sky
In wind, swept our hearts clean
With sacred wings.
We see you, see ourselves and know
That we must take the utmost care
And kindness in all things.
Breathe in, knowing we are made of
All this, and breathe, knowing
We are truly blessed b... more »
Chet Raymo, “Where We Came From”
*“Where We Came From” *
by Chet Raymo
"Author Doris Lessing began her sci-fi chronicle of space with this
dedication: "For my father, who used to sit, hour after hour, night after
night, outside our home in Africa, watching the stars. 'Well,' he would
say, 'if we blow ourselves up, there's plenty more where we came from.'"
Oh, there's plenty more, all right; stars spangle the sky in uncountable
numbers. And they're blowing up all the time. Here's one that appeared on
APOD, the remnant of a star that blew itself up in 1006 AD Earth-time.
Since the star was 7000 light-years away, it... more »
China's Second Stealth Fighter Takes to the Skies
China has flown its second stealth fighter, the J-31, the smaller cousin to
its previous model, the J-20. A look at either of them reveals the
classic, Lockheed-Martin, F-22 Raptor pedigree.
Unlike the F-35 limited range, modest payload, marginally maneuverable
light attack bomber, the Chinese 20's and 31's appear to be actual fighter
aircraft. Stealth fighter aircraft, the sort that seem designed to give
the F-35 fits. The F-35, of course, is designed to be able to defeat
conventional, "4th-generation" fighters, not stealth fighters. Oopsie!
There are plenty of reports th... more »
Luckner Doing Well after Heart Surgery in Naperville
Luckner doing well after heart surgery. Please see this Chicago Tribune
article.
The Daily "Near You?"
Palmetto, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
US-Backed Terrorists Mass Murder Unarmed Civilians in Syria
Washington Post claims "soldiers" were executed - terrorists in video
clearly refer to victims as civilian "shabih." Victims had no weapons,
uniforms, or IDs indicating they were soldiers.
Tony Cartalucci
Land Destroyer
November 2, 2012
An egregious war crime was reported on by the Washington Post, but
deceitfully and purposefully spun and shrugged off. In the Post's article, "Syrian
rebels execute unarmed government soldiers; dozens killed in fighting," it
is first reported:
Syrian rebels executed at least a half-dozen unarmed government soldiers
Thursday after attacks on check... more »
“Can You Read This?”
*“Can You Read This?”*
by Marc
“Here’s a goodie for you: Cna yuo raed tihs? Suteids sohw taht olny aoubt
55 prcenet of plepoe can (atculley trheer is no scuh sudty). I cdnuolt
blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Tihs sohws us
the phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an
Elingsh Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are
in, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer are in the
rghit pclae. The rset of the txet can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae ... more »
Why Do Our Generals Suck?
Even Americans are beginning to grasp that their generals suck. The
soldiers in the field and their unit commanders are first rate. The rot is
at the top. And it's not just the Americans beset by this phenomenon.
A new book, *The Generals*, by Tom Ricks of the Center for a New American
Security, attempts to get to the bottom of the problem. Ricks' assessment
is that we're back to a world of ticket-punchers in which bad commanders no
longer get relieved, "fired."
*Ricks points back to a system that the revered General George Marshall put
into place during World War II: unsuccess... more »
President-in-Waiting Willard and his Boy Companion Paul sure have different styles of lying
*The stuff Willard says is just, you know, stuff he says. Why would anyone
want to try to hold him to it?*
*by Ken*
Here was my first reaction to the news that Willard and Mrs. Willard
secretly made a bloody frigging fortune off the government auto-industry
bailout: So maybe Willard wasn't kidding after all when he pretended that
he hadn't opposed the bailout, even though we all know that he sure as hell
did, at least publicly, as a matter of policy. There's more to life than
policy, however. There's also mad, seemingly insatiable greed.
It was just two weeks ago that Greg Palast ... more »
"Free of the Deadly Internet!"
*"Free of the Deadly Internet!"*
by Christopher Ketcham
"First off, this hypocrisy: publishing a piece on the Internet that decries
the Internet. No allowance for it. It is straight-up hypocrisy. Best to
shut up, crawl back in my cave, ass in hand, and utter not another word.
Yet, and yet. For the thousand and thousand years that print and, later,
books offered their plague and joy in our civilization, the same cries were
raised. Much later, when vinyl went to 8-track, which went to cassette,
which went to CD, ad nauseam, oh the crying – need we belabor it? When CDs
first came ... more »
Chrysler Exec to Trump: "You're Full of SH_T!"
Donald Trump doesn't know how to shut his big, fat, greasy mouth.
Today Trump tweeted, "*Obama is a terrible negotiator. He bails out
Chrysler and now Chrysler wants to send all Jeep manufacturing to
China--and will!*”
Chrysler vice-president of design and president of the Dodge division,
Ralph Gilles, fired back: "*You are full of shit!"*
Gilles later apologized for his choice of words but added, "*lies are just
that, lies*."
Kindergarten Teacher’s Photos of Her Abusing Children Exposed: Probably the Least of What Goes On in China
http://www.chinasmack.com/2012/pictures/kindergarten-teachers-photos-of-her-abusing-children-exposed.html
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Historian Martin Duberman on 'Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left'
Martin
Duberman. Image from Lambda Literary.
Rag Radio podcast:
Historian Martin Duberman discusses
his new biography of Howard Zinn
By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2012
Historian Martin Duberman discussed his new book, Howard Zinn: A Life on
the Left, on Rag Radio, Friday, October 26. Rag Radio, a syndicated
radio show, is produced in the studios of KOOP-FM, a cooperatively-run
Resources
During a casual conversation at work the other day a couple of Southern
Man's colleagues were shocked and even a bit alarmed at learning that
Southern Man doesn't watch television - indeed, that Southern Man doesn't
even have any form of media service. Not even an antenna and converter box.
And 3G over the air that varies from one bar to "no service." A puzzled
friend asked "So just what *do* you do in the evenings without TV or the
Internet?"'
The Southern Children felt the same way; the girls in particular would have
thought that their world had come to an end without cable TV an... more »
Fee-fi-fo-FIPA . . .
STOP! STOP! STOP! Stop the Canada-China FIPA! E-mail or phone your MP TODAY!
Why the race is so close
[photo via OKnox on twitter]
On its face, it doesn't make sense. Certainly not to any one who's been
paying attention right along. There's this overwhelming incredulity among
the well informed that this could not possibly be real. No thinking person
should be fooled by the blatant lies that have become Romney's stock in
trade. But those who harbor the strongest disbelief don't live in
Republican strongholds.
This was brought home to me when I voted last week. I was as thrilled as a
freshman going to the senior prom as the football hero's date to see a long
line on just the third ... more »
Disaster Relief In Syria
The storm is called the FSA and it was engineered by the governments in
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Israel, England, France, Germany, Egypt, and
the United States.
Wombs and Periods: the real threat to national security
If you ever thought that emotion, mythology, and the uterus didn’t matter
in foreign policy, reading debates about women in the military should
change your mind. I expected some debate to ensue when Foreign Affairs
agreed to publish an essay called Let Women Fight in their
November/December issue (cough shamelessselfpromotion cough), but I was
blown
Continue reading
“Anxiety About Change: Anticipating the Good”
*“Anxiety About Change: Anticipating the Good”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“Change will occur in almost every aspect of our lives, we can learn to
embrace it while releasing the past with grace. When we find ourselves
going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be
to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even
notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the
anxiety, mood swings, or general worried feeling toward the unknown that
usually results. There are positive ways to move through change wit... more »
Hezbollah’s latest muscle-flexing shows it is under duress and looking for a fight
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollahs-latest-muscle-flexing-shows-it-is-under-duress-and-looking-for-a-fight/
FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: In the wake of Poseidon
I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New
York's skyline… The sky over New York and the will of man made
visible. What other religion do we need? … Is it beauty and genius
[religious pilgrims] want to see? Do they seek a sense of the
sublime? Let them come to New York, stand on the shore of the
Hudson, look and kneel. When I see the city from my window - no,
I don't feel how small I am - but I feel that if a war [or destruction]
came to threaten this, I would throw myself into space, over the
city, and protect these buildings with my body.
- Ayn Rand
[im... more »
Satire: "Romney: “Seeing Him With Chris Christie is Tearing Me Apart”
*"Romney: “Seeing Him With Chris Christie is Tearing Me Apart”*
by Andy Borowitz
DES MOINES (The Borowitz Report)— "A new Mitt Romney is emerging in the
closing days of the campaign, aides say: a man who is increasingly “being
eaten alive with jealousy” by President Obama’s budding relationship with
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. While Mr. Romney has told reporters that he
is “totally fine” with Gov. Christie flying around in a helicopter with
President Obama, privately he has told aides, “Seeing him with Chris
Christie is tearing me apart.”
The trouble began earlier this we... more »
"The Economics of Dracula"
*"The Economics of Dracula" *
by Peter C. Earle
"Another Halloween has passed, bringing its late autumnal burst of
costumes, candy, and merriment. Ghosts, witches, mummies, zombies,
Frankenstein's monster, film and television characters, and others will
make appearances, as will the quintessential Halloween figure: Dracula.
Most people are familiar with Count Dracula's first literary appearance in
Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel “Dracula”. And many are also aware
that the undead villain was loosely based on a real historical figure, Vlad
Tepes III - "Vlad the Impaler" (so... more »
Normalized US Hurricane Damage 1900-2012, Including Sandy
The graph above shows normalized US hurricane damage, based on data from
ICAT, which applies an extension to the methodology of Pielke et al. 2008.
The 2012 estimate for Sandy comes from Moody's, and is an estimate. The
red line represents a linear best fit to the data -- it is flat.
Why vote for Obama?
Lot of big endorsements for President Obama today. Everyone all agog about
The Economist endorsement, no matter how reluctant. Mike Bloomberg made a
stronger case for re-election and gratefully tied it to concern about
climate change. Maybe now that it was NYC that half drowned, the media will
be more willing to push that issue into the narrative.
But my favorite today was from Andrew Sullivan. The ninnyhammers at
Bozell's madhouse are apoplectic over it. Don't click that link but do read Andrew's
post. He runs down a decent list of sensible reasons but this one bit is
the most im... more »
Wilful blindness at Penn State?
Wilful blindness is very different from carelessness or negligence. To be
wilfully blind an accused has to "know" what is going on but decide to
ignore it -- it is intentional ignorance. Here I can imagine carelessness,
negligence -- maybe recklessness -- but wilful blindness will be a
stretch.
Story here
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier and two other former
administrators were charged Thursday with perjury, obstruction of justice
and endangering children in an alleged coverup of sexual abuse of children
by assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Prosecutors sai... more »
A new 'face' for the rebranded Syrian revolution: An inclusive terrorist government
The sales campaign has failed. Syria's so called revolution is in desperate
need of a *REBRAND**.*
Hillary Clinton is going to make dam sure that happens. And, she has been
busy. Very, very busy.
One certainty when Hillary "get's busy". People will die. Lots of them.
*The latest:* Ms. Clinton is “dismissing” the Syrian National Council
Which was never Syrian or national or even a council.
It was the Muslim Brotherhood/Western stooges dressed up by spin doctors
sold as an "opposition' via the NATO media
* Late for Halloween, but always fitting.The wicked witch of the West*
*Clap your h... more »
37... Our Right To Know What They're Feeding Us-- It's Not Soylent Green, Right?
Last week the L.A. City Council unanimously endorsed Prop 37, the one that
would force food manufacturers to reveal whether or not they're sneaking
genetically engineered ingredients into food being sold in grocery stores
and other markets. “It's not often that the LA City Council votes
unanimously to support a measure, but Prop 37 was a no-brainer. We have the
right to know what's in the food we're eating and feeding our families,"
said Councilmember Paul Koretz. "I'm proud to be a part of this true
grassroots campaign in our struggle against the biggest pesticide and junk
food ... more »
Is there really a STEM shortage in Florida?
Sent to the Orlando Sentinel, November 1, 2012
The announcement that Florida is suffering from a shortage of science and
technology-trained job applicants is puzzling (“Florida has STEM jobs, but
not grads to fill them,” Oct 28).
According to research done by Rutgers Professor Hal Salzman, there is no
shortage of science and technology graduates. In fact, Salzman concludes
that there are two to three qualified graduates for each science/tech
opening.
Stephen Krashen
Sources:
Salzman, H. & Lowell, B. L. 2007. Into the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the
Evidence on Science and Enginee... more »
Kauilapele's Blog: Evidence of Weather Anomalies & Modification-Manipulation-Directing-Possibly-Trying-to-Create-Havoc with Hurricanes, Anyone?
http://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/evidence-of-weather-anomalies-modification-manipulation-directing-possibly-trying-to-create-havoc-with-hurricanes-anyone/
Evidence of Weather Anomalies &
Modification-Manipulation-Directing-Possibly-Trying-to-Create-Havoc with
Hurricanes, Anyone?
Posted on 2012/10/29
Hurricane Sandy 10-27-12 snip (click to enlarge)
[UPDATE 1546 HST: I put a very interesting and informative video at the
end of this post (foundhere). Especially revealing to me was the
difference
between the first predicted path of the hurricane, and the predicted
p... more »
Scottsdale cops arrest 4409 nine hours after posting this video
Freedom's Phoenix
[image: Scottsdale cops arrest 4409 nine hours after posting this video]Judge
sets bond at ridiculous amount of $3,500 for a simple misdemeanor in order
to purposely relocate him to Sheriff Joe's 4th Avenue Jail.
Please donate to the bail fund if you can. No plea in this case and he will
take it clear to the Arizona Supreme Court. Check the youtube channel or
FreedomsPhoenix.com for further info
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Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Acts on Climate Change
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has endorsed Barack Obama for re-election
as president of the United States.
Bloomberg chose Obama over Romney as the best candidate to deal with the
climate change that fueled the hurricane that smashed into New York City.
*“The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York City and much of
the Northeast — in lost lives, lost homes and lost business — brought the
stakes of next Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief,” Mr.
Bloomberg wrote in an editorial for Bloomberg View. *
*“Our climate is changing,” he wrote. “And while the incr... more »
Matt Taibbi, "The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia"
*"The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia"*
By Matt Taibbi
"Someday, it will go down in history as the first trial of the modern
American mafia. Of course, you won't hear the recent financial corruption
case, United States of America v. Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm, called
anything like that. If you heard about it at all, you're probably either in
the municipal bond business or married to an antitrust lawyer. Even then,
all you probably heard was that a threesome of bit players on Wall Street
got convicted of obscure antitrust violations in one of the most
inscrutable, jargon... more »
It’s time to get us rubes worked up!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012*
*All over but the shouting:* As we noted yesterday, any chance of a real
discussion ends with the last presidential debate.
From that point on, it’s all over but the apocryphal shouting. There’s
nothing left to do but to get us rubes all outraged and furious.
Last evening, we looked in on The Five on Fox; the fury and lunacy were
general. They started with Obama and Christie making nice in New Jersey.
But about fifteen minutes in, Serra High School’s own Greg Gutfeld
introduced a bit of tone concerning Hurricane Sandy:
GUTFELD (10/31/12): *I want to in... more »
Storm Economics in One Lesson
*Guest post by Jeffrey Tucker of **Laissez Faire Books** *
[image: image]In a natural disaster like Hurricane Sandy, the only thing
people should fear more than the storm is the government's response.
Let us count the ways.
Mandatory evacuations presume that politicians know the risks better than
property owners themselves. That can't possibly be true. In an information
age, we all have access to the same data. Especially these days. We should
be able to make our own risk assessments, coming and going from our
property as we choose.
Where is the evidence that property owners sy... more »
Good Use of an Endorsement
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg endorsed Barack Obama today, citing the issue
of climate change.
How many votes is that worth to Obama? Well, we have here the mayor of the
nation's largest city. On top of that, he's an independent (of sorts), and
has even been a Republican, so that makes it newsy. Also, his issue
preferences are very popular among a very noisy segment of the press, so
it's apt to be amplified quite a bit (not to mention the whole Bloomberg
News thing).
So add up all that, and how many votes will it affect? Counting his own?
Yeah.
Look, endorsements aren't apt to mat... more »
COLORADO SETS THE STAGE FOR A BOGUS ELECTION
BlackBoxVoting
Colorado’s Secretary of State Scott Gessler
and Colorado State Rep. Kathleen Conti
Believe in America
Cheat for the America you believe in.Bev Harris
Colorado election integrity and transparency is now officially out the
window, with a series of corruption protection rules and new laws.
1. Let's begin with the unflappable Donetta Davidson, who collaborated with
convicted embezzler Jeffrey Dean(1) to remove voter privacy, through a
contract specification that required him to redo his absentee mail software
in order to embed a method to tie voted ballots to the voters. ... more »
LSUC Paralegal recommendations
*
Recommendation 1:
*
That the Law Society continues to pursue elimination of exclusions to its
regulation that cannot be justified in terms of facilitating access to
justice and/or protection of the public interest.
**
*Recommendation 2:*
That the *Law Society Act *be amended to provide for proportionally equal
representation of lawyers and paralegals in its governance structure.
**
*Recommendation 3:*
That language in statute that serves to exclude paralegals, when that
exclusion cannot be justified in the interest of facilitating access to
justice or protecting the public interest,... more »
Austria Rat poison terror alert
Anti-terror police are investigating whether nine tonnes of rat poison
stolen together with an Austrian firm's lorry might be used to make
explosives.
RDX is not only one of the main explosives in torpedoes, rockets, and bomb
warheads and also in use in very specialized detonators, blasting caps, and
demolition charges - but is also used as a rat poison.
An Austrian firm had been conned into transporting the poison after getting
a request from a Ukrainian company that wanted it collected in Italy.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/General_News/2012-11-01/12537/Rat_poison_terror_a... more »
Two hospitalized after bee swarm attacks, Arizona
Two men were transported to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a bees’
nest was disturbed when one of the men, an unidentified DirectTV employee,
was working on a home in the 40000 block of W. Magnolia Road.
“It was terrible,” Phoebe Lechuga, one of the home’s five residents, said.
“They were flying everywhere.”
Lechuga’s 33-year-old son, Resugio Furwilder, was also transported to the
hospital.
http://www.inmaricopa.com/Article/2012/10/31/bee-swarm-attack-directtv-employee
7 Injured in gas explosion in Rio de Janeiro supermarket
At least seven people were injured, four of them suffering serious burns,
in a gas explosion Wednesday at a supermarket in Rio de Janeiro,
firefighters said.
The blast, which occurred about 7:30 a.m. (9:30 GMT), apparently was caused
by a gas leak at a grocery store in the northern Rio neighborhood of Iraja,
the Fire Department said.
The victims were in the store's bakery at the time of the explosion.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/10/31/7-injured-in-gas-explosion-in-rio-de-janeiro-supermarket/
Prairie Island Nuclear plant declares 'unusual event'
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Xcel Energy Inc. says its Prairie Island nuclear
plant near Red Wing declared an "unusual event" after some security
equipment failed.
The Minneapolis-based utility says the event happened around 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday and was declared over just before 6 p.m. Xcel says there was no
release of radioactive material and that there is no danger to the public
or plant employees.
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/104948--prairie-island-plant-declares-unusual-event
Crews Contain New Jersey Diesel Spill Caused by Sandy
Workers contained a spill of diesel fuel caused by superstorm Sandy,
blocking it from flowing into a waterway that separates New Jersey and New
York, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Erik Swanson, an agency spokesman based in New York, said four storage
tanks at a facility operated by Motiva Enterprises LLC were damaged by the
storm. Motiva is a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) and Saudi
Refining Inc.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/crews-seek-to-contain-diesel-fuel-spilled-by-sandy.html
Three hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Maryland
Authorities reported that Howard County Fire crews and paramedics found a
man and two women inside the home in Brevard Street after responding to a
911 call which was made by one of the women. The victims suffered elevated
levels of carbon monoxide.
According to a spokesman from the Howard County Department of Fire and
Rescue Services, the three were transported to the University of Maryland
Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The two females have been released on
Tuesday morning but the male, who was in critical condition, remained in
the hospital for further treatment.
http://gantd... more »
For HER and Fellow Travellers; a NutShell
A succinct tale of transition, following a puzzle clew of facts while
seeking truth and ruth in the maze of religiosity and misogyny in the
matter of unwanted pregnancies as experienced by human women.
Love, Joy and Feminism.
Not that this personal story will make a jot of difference to those blindly
dependent on unquestioned received wisdom from their authorities, but I
like the multi-layered aspect of a (gasp!) woman methodically using the
tool kit of facts and reason available to our society to dig a better
foundation for her passions.
Israeli "morality"
In an article published today, Israel has now admitted killing Yasser
Arafat's deputy Khalil al-Wazir in Tunisia in 1988. The commando who did
the killing brags about how "I was careful not to hurt his wife." How
thoughtful. Only later in the article do we learn that this oh-so-moral
team also killed two bodyguards and a gardener in the course of
assassinating their target. Israeli morality only extends so far.
Happy Halloween!
Actually, Halloween is a non-event in Southern Man's life. He lives in a
sufficiently remote area that there are no trick-or-treaters; the only clue
was that some of the folks were in costume at the Hyundai dealership where
Southern Man left his loaner Sonata and abut $550 in exchange for The
Hyundai. Pretty steep for a broken ignition, but at least they washed it.
Southern Man doesn't regret paying a little extra to have the dealer do the
work (and he did get a loaner car out of it) but The Hyundai will be paid
off in about six months and it's probably time to shop around for a loc... more »
The big lie metastasizes
The big lie about Iranian President Ahmadinejad vowing to destroy Israel
not only refuses to die, but it has metastasized, from him having done so
to his doing so "regularly":
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly calls for the destruction
of Israel, but evidentially some of his countrymen harbor a very different
sentiment.
How pervasive and completely ingrained this mistaken belief is is
demonstrated by the fact that this lead paragraph wasn't in the news
section, but in the entertainment section of today's *San Jose Mercury News*,
in an article about an Iranian-born Isr... more »
Demanding Answers About Predator Drone Flights in The United States
*Government Shares Drones with Law Enforcement Agencies Across the Country*
image source *Electronic Frontier Foundation*
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tuesday, demanding answers about
how and why it loans out its Predator drones to other law enforcement
agencies across the country.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – a division of DHS – uses the unmanned
drones inside the U.S. to patrol the borders with surveillance equipment
like video cameras, infrared cameras, heat sensors, and radar. But... more »
Life Under Occupation by U.S. 'Drones, Death, and Terror'
*Activist Post*
Drone warfare and surveillance has expanded exponentially since their
arrival in 2004 over Pakistan for use in targeted killings. Drones are just
one of many vital issues for those who seek peace and freedom, but should
be near the top of the "red alert" warnings for Americans, as not only have
human rights groups and studies stated that they are instruments of state
terror, but they have been embraced by Congress to create unfriendly skies
over America as well.
Even the warmongering Brookings Institution has concluded that there are 10
civilians killed to every 1 ... more »
Spying on Americans For Counterterrorism Will Be Conducted by New CIA Drones
Susanne Posel, *Contributor*
David Petraeus, director of the CIA, is strongly “suggesting” that the
White House approve an expansion of the CIA’s drone fleet to extend the
agency’s ability to survey under a paramilitary force.
Justification for this necessity is campaigns in Middle Eastern regions
like Pakistan and Yemen. Petraeus cites the reemergence of al-Qaeda in
North Africa. This would add 10 more drones to the 35 already used in
counterterrorism operations. Ironically, the CIA denied knowledge of drone
use in the US during a lawsuit prompted by the ACLU; as well as refuse... more »
Sandy death toll hits 80 and keeps rising
The death toll from Sandy keeps rising as swathes of the US East Coast
battle to recover, three days after being smashed by the massive storm.
More than 80 people are now known to have died, 37 in New York City alone,
and others remain missing.
About 4.6 million people are still without power, and there are fuel
shortages across the region.
The National Guard is to deliver a million meals and bottled water to New
Yorkers affected by the storm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20171227
GAIA PORTAL: “Extremes” of clearing are expected at this time
*“Extremes” of clearing are expected at this time*
by ÉirePort
"Extremes" of clearing are expected at this time. Ambiguous energies are
present with Gaia and individual Hue-mans as transitions and upgrades are
processed.
Gaia relaxes with these transitions as physical adjustments occur in rapid
succession.
"2012 fantasies" are dissolved, bringing angst to some. Release of outdated
irrelevants is being encouraged. Moment to moment living is the only path
to inner peace.
ÉirePort | November 1, 2012
In the firing line: Israel admits killing Arafat deputy in 1988
Russia Today
Ronen Bergman
[image: Portraits of Khalil Al Wazir (L) and Yassir Arafat (Reuters /
Yannis Behrakis)]Portraits of Khalil Al Wazir (L) and Yassir Arafat Israel
has de-classified an interview with a military commando about the 1988
assassination of Khalil al-Wazir, better known by his nom de guerre Abu
Jihad. The candid interview has given a rare insight into how Israel
conducts its special ops.
Israel was long suspected – and accused by the Palestinians – of killing
Yasser Arafat's deputy in a Tunis raid in 1988. But keeping in line with
Tel Aviv's 'neither confirm n... more »
Congress Welcomes Drones Into American Skies ASAP
Source Michael Edwards
*Activist Post*
The stage has already been set and played upon for divisions of Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles to patrol and strike undeclared war zones abroad.
Even though lip service has been paid to express minor outrage over
villages bombed in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, or someplace "over there,"
there has been relatively little true outrage by countries heretofore
unaffected by computer bombing raids upon their own Homeland -- countries
like America.
Well, seeing is believing they say.
Americans are next in line to get their chance to see firsthand what ha... more »
Obamacare Tax Form Mandates Americans Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS
Here's why the IRS will require Americans to disclose their personal health
ID information starting in 2014
When Obamacare’s individual mandate takes effect in 2014, all Americans who
file income tax returns must complete an additional IRS tax form. The new
form will require disclosure of a taxpayer’s personal identifying health
information in order to determine compliance with the Affordable Care Act’s
individual mandate.
http://www.atr.org/new-obamacare-tax-form-mandates-americans-a7285
Drones Officially Take Flight For Domestic Law Enforcement, Heralding a New Level of the Police State
Predator B drone Michael Edwards * *
*Activist Post*
It is a sign of just how fast the police state is advancing that drones in
American skies have gone from conspiracy theory to admitted fact in about a
year.
In a precedent-setting event, local law enforcement in North Dakota nabbed
three suspected armed men with the help of a Predator B unmanned drone. It
was only after the drone confirmed that the men were unarmed that police
moved in to make the arrest.
It has now become clear that, as we have written and warned about for the
past year, the drones that were supposedly commi... more »
Staten Island Borough President: Don’t Give Money to the Red Cross
At a press conference this morning on Staten Island, a host of local
officials, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand,
gathered to highlight the needs of the hard-hit borough in the aftermath of
Hurricane Sandy. And, although many pols spoke, no one was more impassioned
than Borough President James Molinaro, who called the Red Cross an
“absolute disgrace” and even urged the public to cease giving them
contributions.
http://politicker.com/2012/11/staten-island-borough-president-dont-give-money-to-the-red-cross/
Global Warming Meme Powers Hurricane Coverage
The Daily Bell
*Global warming likely driver for intense hurricanes, scientists say ...
President Barack Obama says he's confident that state and federal
governments have done all they can to prepare for the superstorm barreling
up the East Coast ... As America's financial and political capitals braced
for what the National Weather Service has called a storm of historic
proportions, the subject that politicians here dare not mention has
suddenly been pushed to the forefront of public attention by the massive
power of nature. Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mi... more »
State troopers deployed as tensions boil at gas stations in Sandy's wake
State troopers have been deployed at all gas stations along the NJ Turnpike
and Garden State Parkway, where dwindling gasoline supplies are causing
frayed nerves as the region endures its third full day with massive power
outages.
Frustration with gas supplies topped the list of issues causing tensions to
boil over in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the states hardest hit
by power outages in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Residents jockeyed for
fuel at the few stations still pumping, searched store shelves in vain for
batteries, struggled with sporadic cell phone service and f... more »
Chris Brown terrorist Costume for Halloween
Given his history, you wouldn't think Chris Brown would want to associate
himself with violence and destruction. But Breezy clearly likes courting
controversy: On Halloween, the 23-year-old R&B star and his pals dressed up
with beards, turbans and fake guns -- seemingly trying to look like
stereotypical Arab terrorists -- as they swung by Rihanna's Halloween bash
at Greystone Manor in West Hollywood.
http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2012/11/01/14855660-chris-brown-dresses-as-terrorist-for-halloween?lite
Pascual Perez killed during robbery in Dominican
Former Major League pitcher Pascual Perez was killed during a robbery at
his home in the Dominican Republic, multiple news outlets reported
Thursday. He was 55.
A statement from police in the Dominican said Perez was attacked by several
people inside his home west of the country's capital, Santo Domingo,
according to The Associated Press. Perez was struck in the head but a cause
of death has not been announced and no suspects are in custody. Dominican
Today and several Dominican newspapers reported that Perez suffered a fatal
stab wound to the neck.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article... more »
Alan Waldman : Anglo-Welsh Sitcom 'Gavin & Stacey' is Wacky Gem
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
Englishman James Corden and Welshwoman Ruth Jones wrote and performed in
one of the freshest, wackiest TV comedies in years: the award-gobbling,
Anglo-Welsh sitcom Gavin & Stacey
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2012
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have
AS ELECTION DAY APPROACHES TV VIEWERS ARE ASSAULTED DAILY BY PARTISAN POLITICAL ADS. ONE OF THEM FEATURES AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN CLAIMING HE GREW UP IN A SOCIALIST COUNTRY WHERE EVERYONE GREW POORER BECAUSE THEY WERE DE-INCENTIVIZED BY GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS. SO (NEVER MIND THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 5 JOB SEEKERS FOR EVERY AVAILABLE JOB IN THE U.S.) HE ADVOCATES VOTING FOR THE PARTY THAT PROMISES TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY (NEVER MIND THAT IT IS PREPAID BY PAYROLL TAXES), FOOD STAMPS (LET THEM STARVE), AND MEDICARE (LET THEM SUFFER). YET BOTH PARTIES ONCE ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICE (AND LOOKING FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS) PASS LAWS GIVING AWAY OBSCENE AMOUNTS OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO THE GIANT CORPORATIONS (e.g. WALMART) AND THE FILTHY RICH (e.g. GEORGE W BUSH) DE-INCENTIVIZING THEM FROM EVER DOING ANYTHING BENEFITING THE LOWLY TAXPAYER.
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*Free Lunch, Corp Welfare, Bill Moyers and David Cay Johnston *
http://youtu.be/LUNHwZVgLB8
Uploaded by litxlit on Feb 1, 2008
A discussion of tax subsidies to large corporations and high income
individuals, including "big box" stores and wealthy members of the federal
government, at the expense of small businesses and taxpayers.
*David Cay Johnston: Socialism*
http://youtu.be/jFEVazV6WYM
Published on Mar 10, 2012 by JayAckroyd
David, author of Free Lunch and Perfectly Legal describes the lifestyle of
bus drivers in Sweden. They own two hous... more »
Christopher Tappin Admits Selling Missile Parts To Iran
British businessman Christopher Tappin has pleaded guilty in a US court to
selling surface-to-air missile parts to Iran.
http://news.sky.com/story/1005807/brit-admits-selling-missile-parts-to-iran
FORMER LIBYAN PM: OBAMA'S 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' MOMENT RESULTED IN BENGHAZI
Did Barack Obama have a "Mission Accomplished" moment with dreadful
consequences in Libya? Libya's former Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril
believes he did.
Perhaps you'll recall when George W. Bush stood on the flight deck of the
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and a banner positioned behind him read "Mission
Accomplished" regarding Iraq on May 1, 2003. It was a moment that haunted
him throughout the rest of his presidency and beyond, as the Iraq War
continued on for eight and a half more years.
And just as many Democrats say Bush made a premature call after the sacking
of Baghdad and the to... more »
Rampant INjustice Exposes Federal Abuse of Power
Jan Morgan Media
This documentary exposes the blatant trampling of the Constitutional
rights of Americans during white collar crime investigations by the
Department of Justice and the Criminal Investigation Division of the
Internal Revenue Service.
This documentary is not about the guilt or innocence of the citizens
involved. It is about the increasing number of unconstitutional,
para-military, gestapo style raid tactics involving two agencies of the
federal government.
These are white collar crime investigations where heavily armed, hostile
government raids by 40 to 50 agen... more »
Running Faster on the Climate Treadmill
The Newsweek cover above comes from January, 1996. The Bloomberg
Businessweek cover is current.
Efforts to motivate change in energy policy based on linking disasters to
human-caused climate change have a long history. How has that worked out?
This time, surely, is different, right?
The day after election day
There's no doubt in my mind that President Obama is winning this election
on the ground at this point. I'm less certain the GOPers won't still find a
way to steal it. Already seeing disturbing reports of trickery including
voting machine "patching" in Ohio and 1000 early votes mysteriously lost in
a predominatly black precinct in Florida. But if Obama does manage to
overcome the GOP's thievery, I think Paul Waldman is right on in this
assessment:
It might be easy to believe we're approaching Peak Trutherism, what with
good old-fashioned birthers now being supplemented by BLS truthe... more »
VIDEO Alejandro summarizes Indigenous Reunion of Spiritual Guides in Sonora
By
Brenda Norrell, Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Mexico -- Professor Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny
describes the gathering held in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, Oct. 26-27,
2012. Guarijilos, O'odham, Yaqui, Comca'ac, Kickapoo, Mayo and Los
Pimas, are struggling against theft of water, land
Pakistani couple kill daughter who talked to a boy
A Pakistani couple killed their teenage daughter by pouring acid on her
face and body after they caught her talking to a boy, police and a doctor
said on Thursday.
The parents of the 16-year-old confessed to police in Kotli, a town in
Pakistan-administered Kashmir, that they attacked their daughter after she
had spoke to the boy outside their house, said Mohammad Jahangir, a local
doctor at the hospital where she was brought.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-pakistan-crime-teen-idUSBRE8A018O20121101
University of Southern California: Gun battle breaks out at campus Halloween party
Gunfire broke out at around 11.45pm on the University of Southern
California where about 100 people had gathered for a dance hosted by a
student organization. USC Department of Public Safety Capt David Carlisle
said an argument between two men not related to the school led to one of
them pulling out a gun and shooting another person.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226215/Shooting-college-Halloween-party-leaves-people-wounded-bars.html
Great Articles on Haiti
Highly recommended articles from Roger Annis.
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - 1st November 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 17:21:57 UTC
Friday, November 02, 2012 at 03:21:57 AM at epicenter
Location
18.565°N, 145.683°E
Depth
164.3 km (102.1 miles)
Region
PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Distances
49 km (30 miles) N (350°) from Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands
Shashank Tripathi who fooled CNN with false 'NYSE has flooded' tweet during Superstorm Sandy is outed as Wall St analyst
- Was campaign manager for GOP New York candidate Christopher Wight
- Resigned after being outed and posted apology for 'irresponsible
tweets'
- Threatened with prosecution by New York City Councilman Peter
Vallone
- Politician said tweet could compare to shouting 'Fire!' in crowded
theatre
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226188/Superstorm-Sandy-Twitter-user-fooled-CNN-believing-NYSE-flooded-Wall-Street-analyst-Shashank-Tripathi.html
Glenda Moore whose two boys were swept out of her arms in superstorm was left screaming on street for 12 hours by neighbors who refused to help her
Police hunting for two brothers missing in Staten Island today found the
body of one in a swamp.
A detective said two-year-old Brandon Moore was found waist-deep in water
shortly after 11am close to where he and his brother Connor, four, were
ripped from their mother's arms a few days earlier.
The boys were swept away when Glenda Moore's car was stuck in rising
floodwaters just before 6pm on Monday near the 400-block of Fr. Capodanno
Boulevard in South Beach.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226332/Superstorm-Sandy-Mother-boys-swept-arms-left-screaming-street-12-hours.html
"OBAMA TO WIN"
*Website for this image*
*Yahoo's 'Signal' predicts Obama win.*
*The blog 'The Signal'*, using statistical analysis, has predicted that
Obama will beat Romney by a vote of 303 to 235 in the electoral college.
The Signal reckons that what is most important is:
(A) the economy
(B) individual states' political leanings.
The Signal looks at such factors as current economic indicators,
presidential approval ratings, and past election data.
*Obama is ahead in '10-Point Favorability Measure', 62% to 55%*
*Upbeat US economic indicators have given the markets a further boost.*
Website... more »
Standard of review on sentence appeals
R. v. Zachary Evans-Renaud 2012 PECA 21 gives a helpful summary of the
standard of review on sentence appeals:
Standard of Review
[20] The standard of review to be applied by appellate courts in
reviewing a sentence has been stated a number of times by the Supreme Court
of Canada. Appellate courts are required to show deference to the manner
in which a sentencing judge exercises his or her discretion within the
framework of the principles and purposes of sentencing established in the *Criminal
Code*.
[21] Appellate courts have been consistently info... more »
Pierre Barnes: Police Find Body In Search For Missing Boy
Police searching for missing 12-year-old Pierre Barnes have found a body in
France, his father has told Sky News.
The body has not yet been identified.
http://news.sky.com/story/1005773/police-find-body-in-search-for-missing-boy
Sandy and Climate Change: Part II
In my last post, I noted that Hurricane Sandy has finally triggered a
vigorous discussion about climate change, prompting much speculation about
whether climate change had some role in causing the storm. I expressed some
doubt whether this is the right question to ask, as it frequently has
triggered feuds among climate analysts about the
Continue reading
VERSE / Don Paul : Word Passed Down through Forbidden Radio
Don Paul and Chuck Kinder at Stanford, January 2002. Photo by April Smith.
Word Passed Down
through Forbidden Radio
for Chuck Kinder and John Sinclair on their birthdays, October 2012
The voices beside your pillow, friends past midnight,
Wailing from the River, whistling through the Gaps,
Bring tales and tones so pure and sexual they lift you like a knife.
Their guitars and drums like
burning
Self-Immolations in Tibet
Last Updated: October 30, 2012, 14:00 EST
Tsewang Kyab
Lhamo Tseten
Tsepo
Tenzin
Dorje Rinchen
Dhondup
Lhamo Kyab
Tamdin Dorje
Sangay Gyatso
Gudrub
Yangdang
Lobsang Damchoe
Lobsang Kelsang
Lungtok
Tashi
Chopa
Dolkar Tso
Lobsang Tsultrim
Losang Lozin
Tsewang Dorjee
Dickyi Choezom
Ngawang Norphel
Tenzin Khedup
Tamdin Thar
Rikyo
Dargye
Dorje Tseten
Choepak Kyap
Sonam
Chimey Palden
Tenpa Darjey
Lobsang Sherab
Sonam Dargye
Lobsang Tsultrim
Jamyang Palden
Gepey
Dorjee
Rinchen
Tsering Kyi
Nangdrol
Damchoe Sangpo
Lobsang Gyatso
Tenzin Choedron
Sonam Rabyang
Rinzin Dorj... more »
Dan Lipinksi (D-IL)-- Worse Than A Blue Dog... Won't Endorse Obama
Not a leftover Halloween mask-- Rep. Dan Lipinski
About 5 years ago, Blue America started taking more than a passing interest
in Illinois' most reactionary Democrat, Dan Lipinksi, a Tennessee shithead
who inherited his seat from his father, also a corrupt right-wing asshole
from the Daley school. We were happy to back Mark Pera in a primary race
against Lipinski. Pera lost and Lipinksi veered even more sharply right.
This cycle it looked like John Atkinson would challenge Lipinski but when
the new boundaries were drawn, Atkinson was in another district. Yesterday
he sent me this twee... more »
Ryanair call in Spanish police to remove woman from a plane… because her book and a scroll were 'the wrong type of hand luggage'
The Spanish woman was ejected from the flight by a Guardia Civil officer
moments before take-off because she was carrying a scroll that would not
fit in her suitcase. She claimed her credit card was not working and she
could not pay a £40 excess baggage fee.
Twitter users in Spain have called for a Ryanair boycott
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226185/Ryanair-order-Spanish-police-remove-woman-flight-wrong-type-hand-luggage.html
Comet goes bust in massive High Street collapse that leaves 6,500 jobs at risk and customer orders in limbo
The electrical chain, which has struggled to compete against fierce
competition from the supermarkets and cut-price websites, will appoint
administrators. Private equity firm OpCapita, which bought the chain of 240
stores for £2 less than ten months ago, has struggled with cashflow issues.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226175/Comet-calls-administrators-leaving-6-000-jobs-hanging-balance.html
Syria rebels kill 28 soldiers
Rebels killed 28 soldiers as fighting raged on Syria's northwestern
battlefields Thursday, a watchdog said, in some cases apparently beating
and then executing troops taken prisoner.
The fresh clashes came as the main opposition Syrian National Council hit
back at US warnings of rising Islamic extremism among Syria's rebels,
saying the West and its partners were to blame for increasing
radicalisation.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jCqQy3hpzE89hEI1IkKELjlad5qg?docId=CNG.964f27ace75b4ccddf2637e5e42f4606.01
Untitled
*When Corrections Fail -or- Considering The Compassionate Option
~moosedenied*
*~"Do Your Job"* ~ Giant Sean Payton Face. Let's get one thing out of the
way right off the bat. If you're of the opinion that what we've been seeing
from the 2012 Saints defense in any way even vaguely resembles acceptable,
excusable or understandable, then we have nothing to discuss and you might
as well go ahead and stop reading now. It is not acceptable. There is no
excuse. And it's time we quit asking ourselves and one another whether it's
more on the players or more on the coaches and scheme. Because... more »
EU Budget: Clegg Warns Cut Won't Happen
Nick Clegg has warned there is "absolutely no hope" of securing a cut in
the EU budget despite MPs voting for a reduction.
The Deputy Prime Minister said he also wanted a cut but insisted it was
impossible to "wave a magic wand" and that the only option was to press for
a real-terms freeze.
http://news.sky.com/story/1005484/eu-budget-clegg-warns-cut-wont-happen
What Happened to the Power?
Yesterday when I was on my way to first daughter's farm, Bramblefields,
(because she miraculously regained electricity after only 24 hours!) I lost
track of how many times I had to retrace my route and try another, because
there were so many trees and wires down. Along the way I took pictures of
trees that fell over, and their *invariably rotted interiors*. Even the
air around their torn roots smells rank from the fetid soil. Swathes of
them fell.
Remember the Yale Forestry study that said all species they tested in a
mixed hardwood plot - and all others around the world for that... more »
Elzbieta Plackowska Killed her son and a young girl because she was upset with her husband
A woman stabbed her seven-year-old son 100 times and a five-year-old girl
about 50 times and slit both their throats because she was angry with her
husband, prosecutors have said.
Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, is accused of killing her son and a girl she was
babysitting in Naperville, Illinois, on Tuesday.
A judge has now ordered that she should be held without bail.
http://news.sky.com/story/1005722/illinois-mother-killed-two-children
Berlin Starts to Test Its Ties With Russia
Despite the many vicissitudes, culminating in the terrible suffering of
World War II, the relationship has been remarkably close. Germany is
Russia’s most important trading partner and a loyal ally in the European
Union.
Yet over the past few weeks, an increasing number of German politicians
from the main political parties are questioning Berlin’s special
relationship with Russia under Putin Two, as President Vladimir V. Putin’s
return to the presidency has been called.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/world/europe/30iht-letter30.html?_r=0
Libya: armed protesters occupy parliament vicinity
Around 200 mostly armed protesters have occupied an area near Libya's
parliament building, blocking nearby roads and beating up journalists in
protest of the country's new Cabinet.
Thursday's action, in which an AP reporter was also beaten, is the third in
a row staged by the group, which opposes the new government chosen Prime
Minister Ali Zidan and endorsed by Congress.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXBXTK0Hym_YK6CZa93sgYSEg-4Q?docId=23750524a4bb40d38e1ee4a5c6181775
Is that any way to treat a genius
The BBC blurb for the Danny Baker Radio London afternoon show runs 'The
radio genius with great guests, calls and music.' They're quite correct but
then why have they cancelled his show?
The best radio show in the country, hosted by a multi-award winning
presenter and the BBC axe it, idiots!
Last show today and he's gently letting rip...
@ProdNose is also heavily trending on Twitter.
Remember this from last year?
'Radio and TV presenter, Danny Baker, has lashed out at the BBC for making
radical cuts in jobs and funding.
Baker, who presents a BBC London 94.9FM show, as well as one... more »
Tunisia says foiled plot to kidnap local Jews
Tunisian police have arrested four people for allegedly plotting to kidnap
local Jews for ransom, an official said on Thursday, stoking insecurity in
the dwindling Jewish community after last year's "Arab Spring" revolt led
to a resurgence of Islamists.
There are less than 2,000 Jews in Tunisia, mostly living in the town of
Zarzis and the nearby island of Djerba in the south of the country.
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE8A002T20121101
Round-Up and Parkinson's Disease
Monsanto's Roundup, Glyphosate Linked to Parkinson's and Similar Diseases
By Elizabeth Renter, Natural Society 2012 October 12
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/14279-monsantos-roundup-glyphosate-linked-to-parkinsons-and-similar-diseases
[Excerpted] We already know the links between herbicides and sterility in
men, birth defects, mental illness, obesity and possibly cancer - but now
we have something new to add to the nasty effects of pesticides list -
Parkinson's disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions.
New research, published in the journal Neurotoxicolo... more »
Nigerian forces making Islamist insurgency worse - Amnesty
* Nigerian soldiers fuelling a cycle of violence
* Police to probe report, military says study is "biased"
* Many hundreds have been killed in north's conflict (Adds police reaction
to report)
Human rights abuses committed by Nigeria's security forces in their fight
against Islamist sect Boko Haram are fuelling the very insurgency they are
meant to quell, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E8M1DKZ20121101
Costas Vaxevanis tried over alleged Swiss bank list
A magazine publisher has gone on trial for printing an alleged list of
Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland — a topic of fierce political
debate in the debt-crippled country.
Journalist Costas Vaxevanis has been charged with breaching privacy laws, a
misdemeanor. An Athens court was to rule on the case later Thursday.
Vaxevanis was arrested after making public last week the names of more than
2,000 people who allegedly had HSBC accounts several years ago.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jmFwGwzVAnj2wQUOAO4Kq8NJkMWg?docId=52914cbf1f424d4c9c7fc95d46159c85
Reality Check: Is the FBI making us safer breaking up terror plots?
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US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran
US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any
action against Iran would severely limit the ability of American forces in
the region to mount their own operations against the Iranian nuclear
programme by cutting off vital logistical support from Gulf Arab allies.
US naval, air and ground forces are dependent for bases, refuelling and
supplies on Gulf Arab rulers who are deeply concerned about the progress
Iran has made in its nuclear programme, but also about the rising challenge
to their regimes posed by the Arab spring and the galvanising impact on
popular... more »
Blaming Sandy Would Be Great
A lot of speculation out there now that if Mitt Romney loses, Republicans
will blame Sandy for the loss. Momentum was going Romney's way all through
October, but the storm shut down the normal campaign and Barack Obama
squeaked through with a win.
If that's what they'll say: that's good news!
Here's the thing. If Romney loses, we can guarantee one thing: Republicans
will not interpret it as confirmation that the American people prefer the
Democrats' ideas to their ideas (for which they would be correct, by the
way; that's not how elections work). Nor will they interpret it as mainly... more »
UK manufacturing contracts as export demand fades
An increase in exports to the Far East over the past couple of years has
helped offset some of the decline in orders from the UK’s traditional
markets in the eurozone.
However, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) compiled by Markit and the
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply found that “There were some
reports of lower demand from clients in Asia”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9649057/UK-manufacturing-contracts-as-export-demand-fades.html
Syria conflict: Will US succeed in reshaping opposition?
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's call for a new Syrian opposition
more representative of those fighting on the frontlines rather than exiles
signals the most forceful attempt yet by Washington to reshape the
fragmented Syrian opposition.
The goal is to create a new political body that could not just provide a
political dimension in the ongoing struggle, but one that could potentially
offer an alternative leadership to that of the Assad regime, at least for a
transitional period.
The US push is linked to a crucial meeting of opposition figures in Doha
next week.
http://www.b... more »
Prof. Pielke Jr.: It's been 'more than 7 years since' Cat 3 or larger made landfall, 'longest such span in over a century'
*
*
*'To call Sandy a harbinger of a 'new normal,' in which unprecedented
weather events cause unprecedented destruction, would be wrong...Connecting
energy policy & disasters makes little scientific sense....No evidence of
increasing extreme river floods. Historic tornado damage decreased since
1950...drought in U.S. central plains has decreased in recent decades'*
Thursday, November 01, 2012
By Marc Morano – Climate Depot
*[The below article was written by Prof. Roger Pielke Jr. and appeared in
the October 31, 2012 of the Wall Street Journal. Selected excerpts are
reprinted below... more »
Megaupload founder unveils file-sharing sequel
Like a good Hollywood sequel, Megaupload is back. Kim Dotcom, the founder
of the shuttered file-sharing site, announced a new online storage service
called Mega that will give users direct control - and responsibility - over
their files.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/net-us-megaupload-mega-announcement-idUSBRE8A007M20121101
Earning a Scholarship
*[The following is excerpted from the first chapter of Ralph Ellison's Invisible
Man (1952). Aside from what is obvious regarding the continuation of this
particular social "understanding" of the status of the Black American, I
would offer that this is the primary perspective we operate within as
members of an hierarchically managed society. The narrator is one who has
beheld an incoherence. "All dreamers and sleepwalkers must pay the price,
and even the invisible victim is responsible for the fate of all." I
suppose it must be plain that I am trying to be more assertive with y... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NORTH OF HONDURAS - 1st November 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 15:30:48 UTC
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 09:30:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.970°N, 85.516°W
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
NORTH OF HONDURAS
Distances
67 km (41 miles) NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake JAVA, INDONESIA - 1st November 2012
Magnitude
5.8
Date-Time
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 14:12:01 UTC
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 09:12:01 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.821°S, 107.497°E
Depth
138.8 km (86.3 miles)
Region
JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
3 km (1 miles) ENE of Padalarang, Indonesia
Superstorm Sandy: Fuel Shortages Hit Recovery
Long queues have formed at some US petrol stations due to fuel shortages
following superstorm Sandy as emergency teams struggle to reach the worst
hit areas and restore power to millions.
Tens of thousands of people are stranded in their properties due to
flooding three days after the storm battered the East Coast and killed at
least 72 people.
http://news.sky.com/story/1005399/superstorm-sandy-fuel-shortages-hit-recovery
Mitt Romney Has Made It Clear That He Backs Indefinite Detention Too
Business Insider
Abby Rogers
President Barack Obama has been getting slammed for his act allowing the
indefinite detention of anyone, including American citizens, remotely
connected to terrorist groups.
But would the Mitt Romney Administration be any better?
Earlier this year during one of the Republican presidential debates, Romney
was asked point blank if he would sign the NDAA as it's currently written.
"Yes I would have," he responded, causing the crowd to begin vehemently
booing. "And I do believe that it's appropriate to have in our nation the
capacity to detain people who a... more »
It was the end of times, it was the beginning of times
By Capt. Fogg
I called God this morning after breakfast. (You don't want to talk to him
before he's had his coffee, ) but I just had to ask him about the Texas
Problem. I mean I have friends there and I'm concerned that if he applies
the Sodom and Gomorrah standard of needing ten good people to be granted
immunity from destruction, they're going to get blasted. Hell, I think the
place is long overdue, but maybe my friends could be given a warning or
something. There's precedent.
But no, he says. I try to be fair and Texas has a vastly larger population
than those mud brick sl... more »
31 Days of Photo Props: Costumes
In honor of yesterday's holiday, today's prop is costumes. Whenever I
schedule individual shoots in September and October, I always ask if they
have their Halloween costumes yet. If they do, I tell them to bring them
along and we will tagged it onto the end of the session.
I usually wait until the end of a session to slip them into their
costumes, because some little ones are so happy to be dressed up like
something else, even if they look really cute. I prefer to shoot costumes
on a backdrop, but there is no reason a big pile of leaves can't be a great
backdrop for these photos... more »
ALEC is watching YOUR Vote!
*Don't kid yourself folks - ALEC is going to be watching every election
result this year.*
ALEC is going to be worrying/asking - between now and next Tuesday
Was the campaign to expose ALEC a waste of time?
*We laugh at those silly people who thought they could bring us down!!
Ha-ha!!*
*ALEC wins - corporations win - fascism wins. *
*OR*
Did the campaign to expose ALEC - result in loss of power for ALEC?
*Oh, NO - people were actually listening to that stuff they wrote!*
*Damn! what do we do now - we lost 50% of our legislators. *
What YOU do when you enter the voting booth
wil... more »
What Happened to the 50,000 Homeless in NYC During Hurricane Sandy?
Advocate
Sunny Bjerk
[image: What Happened to the 50,000 Homeless in NYC During Hurricane Sandy?]
With the mess of Hurricane Sandy in New York City over the last few days,
we have been hearing a lot about mandatory evacuations for people in Zone A:
areas in Staten Island, lower Manhattan, and eastern Brooklyn (Red Hook and
Greenpoint especially). To meet the needs of these Sandy evacuees,
Bloomberg opened 65 additional shelters across the five boroughs, stocking
these makeshift shelters—high schools, middle schools, etc.—with food,
water, blankets, and pet food.
The strongest part ... more »
Things the New York Times won’t report!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012*
*Its account of Joe Biden’s complaint:* Mark Landler was holding forth on
the front page of the Times.
He had written the day’s top campaign report. Michael Barbaro helped!
Eventually, Landler reported what Joe Biden said. He even went into a bit
of detail, giving the topic five paragraphs.
Yesterday, Joe Biden said this about a Romney ad:
LANDLER (11/1/12): The disaster [caused by Hurricane Sandy] comes as the
campaigns continue to clash, with the federal bailout of the auto
industry—which Mr. Romney opposed—erupting again as a major issue as the
can... more »
It Begins: Ecuador Demands Repatriation Of One Third Of Its Gold Holdings
Zero Hedge
Tyler Durden
One week ago, when we reported the news that the Bundesbank had secretly
pulled two thirds of its gold from London years ago, we said the following:
... Germany has done nothing wrong! *It simply demanded a reclamation of
what is rightfully Germany's to demand*.
And here is the crux of the issue: in a globalized system, in which every
sovereign is increasingly subjugated to the credit-creating power of the
globalized "whole", one must leave all thoughts of sovereign independence
at the door and embrace the "new world order." After all this is the only
way ... more »
Kate Braun : Samhain Is a Time for Transformation
Time for transformation: Acorn Carved with Dremmel Tool. Image from Skull-A-Day.
Celebrating Samhain:
A time for transformation
By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 31, 2012
“Under the moonlight we dance/ Spirits dance, we dance/ Holding hands we dance...”
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, is Halloween, aka Samhain, Third Harvest, All Hallows Eve. It marks a time for transformation and
Lichfield Says No to iPad Ellis
Oh dear. It looks like Cllr Matthew Ellis's pledge to deck Staffordshire
Police out with iPads has gone down like a cup of cold sick in his home
town of Lichfield. For those not in the know, the Tories occupy 26 of
Lichfield's city council's 28 seats, and is home to the very blond Michael
Fabricant MP. The area is as pretty much a Tory heartland as you can get in
Staffs. So for the below to yield the following result in a core stronghold
is a bit of a blow for the Conservative campaign.
*
* *Press release *
*
For immediate use*
What would you spend £1.1 million on – Police Office... more »
Has the Election already been Stolen for Romney/Ryan?
Global Research
Larry Chin
*[image: romney-phoenix_gi_top]*
*For at least the past four decades, the American election process has been
controlled by corpora*
*tions and agents connected to the Republican Party. This year’s “contest”
is no different.*
Voter suppression campaigns have been underway across America, by
Republican operatives. (See Black Box Voting andBrad Blog). Nothing is
being done to stop it.
Mitt Romney has direct ties to voting machines (also see the report by Brad
Friedman). His son, Tagg Romney (who wanted to punch Barack Obama in the
face) and a cadre of former ... more »
RACE TO THE FINISH: Al Sharpton’s explicit anti-black attitudes!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012*
*Part 4—From the land of professors and tribes:* Do 51 percent of Americans
“now express explicit anti-black attitudes, compared with 48 percent in a
similar 2008 survey,” as the AP is now reporting?
Do that many Americans “now express prejudice toward blacks whether they
recognize those feelings or not?”
In phrasing our inquiry in this way, we're ignoring the AP’s larger
finding, in which 56 percent of Americans—apparently including many
African-Americans—are now expressing “anti-black sentiments” based upon the
things they said when asked to say how t... more »
Thursday Morning Linkage
In honor of the upcoming election: “James K. Polk” by They Might Be Giants.
Hot off the presses: Megan H. MacKenzie’s Foreign Affairs article that
advocates putting women in combat roles. Jason Fritz unloads in “the rank
hypocrisy of veterans on OPSEC.” This looks like an interesting short
course for the international-relations theory set. Steve Saideman
Continue reading
(Death of Alternatives To Death?) We Must Block The Coming Austerity (A Fatal Grand Bargain) & How Lack of Foreign Coverage Leaves US Ignorant of the Truth of Iranian Propaganda
Try to keep in mind (if you can maintain a clear head when others are
losing theirs) that all the wealthy care about is if any smidgen of
inflation starts to occur anywhere, they will take even more of their money
out of the country (heading for even less taxing climes), and they will
scream bloody murder at their elected reps to stop the "inflationary"
expansion (which, of course, is needed by
David Black Shot on the MI in Northern Ireland
The prison officer shot dead on the MI in Northern Ireland was David Black,
a married father of two, from Cookstown.
Mr Black, 52, was attacked on the motorway between Portadown and Lurgan at
about 07:30 GMT as he drove to work at Maghaberry Prison, County Antrim.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20164370
David Cameron will only accept an EU budget deal that is good for taxpayers .....Which taxpayers? Corporate?
The Deputy Prime Minister was speaking after last night's Commons vote
in
which Tory rebels joined forces with Labour MPs to defeat the Government
and demand a real-terms cut in the EU's budget in 2014-2020.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/clegg-turns-on-cameron-in-eu-spat-over-false-promise-wrapped-in-a-union-jack-8273360.html
If the facts are against you argue the law
If the law is against you, pound the table and yell like hell!
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 1st November 2012
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 13:26:12 UTC
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 11:26:12 PM at epicenter
Location
5.242°S, 145.520°E
Depth
94.4 km (58.7 miles)
Region
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
35 km (22 miles) W (271°) from Madang, New Guinea, PNG
Leno: 'Hurricane Sandy Has Already Created More Jobs Than Obama Has'
JAY LENO: Economists say rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy will give the
ailing construction industry a huge boost. In fact, the storm has already
created more jobs than President Obama has.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/11/01/leno-hurricane-sandy-has-already-created-more-jobs-obama-has#ixzz2AyXsvQeA
NY state asks feds to cover all $6 billion in storm costs...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York state on Wednesday asked the U.S.
federal government to pay all the costs of cleaning up and repairing damage
from massive storm Sandy that tore through the Northeast this week and
crippled New York City.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is asking fellow Democrat, President Barack
Obama, to pay 100 percent of the estimated $6 billion bill, at a time that
state and local government budgets remain constrained by a weak economic
recovery.
That would be a significant change from last year when the federal
government covered about 75 percent of the ... more »
Now Iowa threatens to arrest UN election observers...
Iowa has joined Texas in warning international election observers of
possible criminal prosecution if they violate state laws and get near
polling places on Election Day.
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz — like Texas Attorney General Greg
Abbott last week — on Tuesday threatened Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe election observers with arrest if they came within
300 feet of a polling place’s entrance, in violation of state law. (In
Texas, it’s 100 feet.)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/83108.html
Looters target Coney Island after Sandy sweeps through
A wave a looters followed the Sandy storm surge in Coney Island, creating a
double-whammy for business owners trying to pick up the obliterated pieces.
The thieves started down Mermaid Avenue Tuesday morning as the chest-high
water receded, turning the seaside community known for its hotdogs and
tourist attractions into a lawless free-for-all.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/looters-target-coney-island-sandy-article-1.1195080
Technology Skills In Demand
What do you think is the technology skill in most demand today?
As all companies fight to be seen in the ever expanding digital arena then
the demand for the right technology skills increases. It’s a simple case of
supply and demand.
Freelancer.co.uk claim that job adverts for top digital jobs grew between
the second and third quarters of this year from 189,917 to 230,614, that’s
over a 20% hike in demand. Following the redesign of the EBay site demand
for developers there rose some 44%. Facebook advertisers and Internet
marketing demand was up 12%, search engine optimisation 12%,... more »
Sewage, Bacteria, Gasoline Found in NYC Floodwater
Water is everywhere in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy – in basements, on
the streets and in transit systems – but the one place that flood water is
most dangerous is in your body.
ABC News chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser collected
floodwater and drinking water in some of the areas hit hardest by Sandy and
had them tested at The Ambient Group lab. The floodwater collected in Lower
Manhattan tested positive for gasoline and two types of bacteria found in
sewage: E. coli and coliform.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/10/31/sewage-bacteria-gasoline-found-in-... more »
US phone addicts suffer withdrawal
Swarms of people wandered around downtown Manhattan on Wednesday, their
faces lit by the glow of mobile phones as they walked up city blocks in
search of mobile phone service.
As a city bus crossed into a service zone, the beeps and buzz of mobile
phones registering messages interrupted the quiet.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/305dcc48-2397-11e2-bb86-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2AoWGDQfo
first they came for pride: city of toronto vs free speech
Last week, I blogged about the ongoing pattern of harassment and
discrimination against people who express solidarity with the Palestinian
people. This isn't in the same universe as the oppression endured by
Palestine every day; nonetheless, it's a violation of our own civil
liberties and rights, and raises a huge obstacle to disseminating accurate
information about the situation in Gaza and elsewhere.
When powerful institutional forces are heavily invested in repressing
information, for much of the public, that information will remain invisible
or be seen as suspect and dangerous.... more »
James Turk - ''15,000 Tons Of Western Central Bank Gold Is Gone''
Today James Turk once again shocked King World News when he stated, “... in
1997 over (a stunning) 2,000 tons of gold moved out of Great Britain.” Turk
added, “Now since Great Britain is not a gold miner, we know that gold had
to come out of the Bank of England (where they store other countries gold),
and it probably went into Zurich (Switzerland) for what’s called ‘leasing’
but I use the word ‘lending,’ or lending into the market.”
But first, here is what Turk had to say about his last interview titled,
“The Entire German Gold Hoard Is Gone,” which has received an incredible
amount... more »
Paul Craig Roberts: ''The Virtual Economic Recovery''
Since mid-2009 the US has been enjoying a virtual recovery courtesy of a rigged inflation measure that understates inflation. The financial Presstitutes spoon out the government’s propaganda that prices are rising less than 2%. But anyone who purchases food, fuel, medical care or anything else knows that low inflation is no more real that Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction or Gadhafi’s alleged attacks on Libyan protesters or Iran’s nuclear weapons. *Everything is a lie to serve the power-brokers.* * *http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-virtual-economic-recovery/5310073
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