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Heavily armed police comb Tuscon for gunman who shot officer in the head
Sgt Robert Carpenter, pictured, was standing with other officers near a
Tucson, Arizona, home following a report of a break-in when, just before
dawn on Sunday, he was shot. He underwent surgery and was able to speak
afterward. The suspect who shot him, remains on the loose.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235023/Sgt-Robert-Carpenter-Officer-survives-shot-head-cops-manhunt-suspect.html
Bloomberg feeds Sandy victims the same high-calorie food he's banned in New York City
New
York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has campaigned to ban food and drinks
loaded with salt, fat and sugar in the city but he has no problems
feeding
it to Sandy victims.
According to reports, the MREs - meals ready to eat - are loaded with
more
salt and fat than a McDonalds Big Mac and a 21-ounce Coke.
'I was told that folks shouldn’t eat these for more than two days
straight,' said one person handing out the meals.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234890/New-York-Mayor-Bloomberg-feeds-Superstorm-Sandy-victims-artery-clogging-food-hes-campaigned-ban-city.html
Sergeant Nightingale Jailed after Serving his Country, whilst we allow criminals and terrorists free on our Street
Mother-of-two Sally Nightingale wants the Prime Minister to give her five
minutes of his time in return for the 17 years of service her husband
Danny, inset left, has given to the Army. Mrs Nightingale, pictured outside
the military prison where Danny is being held, she writes: 'My husband is a
good man, a loving father and a loyal servant to his country. He should not
be locked away behind bars.' Sergeant Nightingale, 37, a Special Forces
sniper who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was sentenced to 18 months
in military detention after admitting owning a 9mm Glock pistol.
http:... more »
Israeli ambassasdor in US deletes tweet after saying that they would be willing to sit down with Hamas over missile attacks
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234979/Israeli-ambassador-deletes-tweet-saying-willing-sit-Hamas-missile-attacks.html
The Israeli ambassador Michael Oren is now blaming staffers for mistakenly
posting a tweet saying that the government was willing to meet with Hamas
in an effort to stop the ongoing missile attacks.
WATCH THE VIDEO, THEY ONLY TWEETED WHAT HE HAD SAID ON AIR
Four bosses of 'unprofitable' Starbucks get £50m reward
Four bosses at Starbucks have walked away with £50million in pay despite
the coffee chain having paid no corporation tax in Britain over the past
three years, it has been reported.
Documents filed on the firm’s website show the quartet managed to receive
handsome fees over the past three years as well as owning shares worth a
combined £563.7million.
While Starbucks has been trading healthily in recent times, it has managed
to post a profit from its UK business only once in 15 years, according to
reports.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234974/Four-bosses-unprofitable-Starb... more »
The Party's Over For The Tea Party Because They Couldn't Come Up With Any Solutions-- And We Need Viable Solutions, Not A Failed Austerity Agenda
Not every Member of Congress can be Alan Grayson. That used to make me so
frustrated. Then Anthony Weiner tried... but he was Anthony Weiner, not
Alan Grayson-- and what a disaster that turned out to be! Alan isn't
looking for a platform that's popular... he embodies that platform with his
entire being-- the way Raul Grijalva does, the way Judy Chu does, the way
Barbara Lee does, the way Jerry Nadler does... the way, I'm afraid. Anthony
Weiner just never really did. Authenticity still means something in
politics.
A few days ago Eliot Spitzer had Alan Grayson on his TV show, *View... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
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Do you have an Eco-friendly blog or site? Do you occasionally write about
the environment or ways to live green? If you answered yes to any, you're
invited to link up. Here are the rules:
1. If you have a green-living blog, site and/or write about the
environment, sustainability, etc., please use the "linky" below to list
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2. If you only occasionally write about green livi... more »
Qatada intends to sue UK for £10m.........When is it time to stop his bloody benefits and stick him on a plane?
Abu Qatada has told his family that he plans to sue the British government
for £10million for ‘unlawful detention’.
The hate preacher has said he wants compensation for his ‘extended
mistreatment’ after a judge released him from jail last week and blocked
his deportation to Jordan to face terror charges.
Qatada was awarded a far smaller payout from the European Court of Human
Rights three years ago after judges ruled he had been unfairly detained in
Belmarsh high security jail without trial.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234924/Qatada-intends-sue-10million-says-family-Ha... more »
Bangladesh slum fire kills 11
A fire swept through a shantytown in Bangladesh's capital on Sunday,
killing at least 11 people, police and officials said. All the dead were
children and women.
Authorities said the blaze burned some 700 closely packed thatched houses
to the ground at Hazaribagh area of Dhaka, rendering several thousand poor
people homeless.
Mizanur Rahman, a deputy director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence,
said that they had recovered the bodies of six women and five children so
far.
Many of the injured who suffered severe burn injuries were taken public and
private hospitals.
http://edit... more »
Empty Shops Rate Sets 'Alarm Bells Ringing'
One in 10 shops in UK high streets and shopping centres were empty in
October - the worst figure since the British Retail Consortium's nationwide
survey began in July 2011.
As retailers continue to battle against stagnating sales and rising costs,
the new figures showed last month's town centre vacancy rate at 11.3%.
A fifth of store units are currently empty in Northern Ireland, while the
rate for Wales is 15.1% and for the North & Yorkshire region the rate is
14.6%. Greater London had 7.6% of its units lying empty.
http://news.sky.com/story/1013208/empty-shops-rate-sets-alarm-bell... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS - 19th November 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 04:09:27 UTC
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 03:09:27 AM at epicenter
Location
59.348°S, 18.310°W
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Region
EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Distances
468 km (291 miles) E (98°) from Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
Israel Faces “Unprecedented” Cyber Attack over Gaza - min.
Israel had to repel millions of cyber attacks on government websites since
the start of its operation in Gaza, Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper said
citing an Israeli minister.
"This is an unprecedented attack," said Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz,
who is also charged with overseeing internet security.
He added that Israel had "deflected 44 million cyber attacks on government
websites."
http://en.ria.ru/world/20121119/177576471.html
Israel blasts Gaza police building on sixth day of conflict
An Israeli air strike levelled a police headquarters in Gaza City as the
conflict between Israel and the enclave's Hamas rulers entered a sixth day.
The strike, which which hit just after 2:00am on Monday local time,
completely destroyed the Abbas police HQ building, the second biggest
police facility in Gaza City, according to the AFP news agency.
It came after the bloodiest day yet in the conflict, with 29 Palestinians
reported killed on Sunday as Israel continued its attacks on Gaza.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-19/israel-gaza-conflict-day-six/4379648
Syria rebels say seized military base near Turkey border
Syrian rebels said they captured a large special forces base on a main road
between the city of Aleppo and the Turkish border on Sunday.
No independent verification of the rebels' statement was immediately
available.
Video footage showed rebels inside the 18 sq km (7 square mile) facility in
Orum al-Sughra among tanks and artillery they had seized. At least 18
troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were taken prisoner, opposition
campaigners said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/19/us-syria-crisis-compound-idUSBRE8AH0J520121119
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 22:12:52 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 04:12:52 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.202°N, 92.398°W
Depth
37.5 km (23.3 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
40 km (24 miles) SSW of Ocos, Guatemala
We bail them out....So that they can go to Mars!
THREE skint countries that could bring down the eurozone are blowing
£338million on a trip to MARS.
Basket-case Italy will shell out a staggering £278million on the project.
Riot-hit Spain — teetering on the edge of financial ruin — has earmarked
£58.3million. And bailed-out Portugal — second only to Greece as the “sick
man of Europe” — is spending £2.1million on the trip.
All three are members of the 19-nation European Space Agency — the EU’s
answer to Nasa — which has “budgeted” £850million for the mission to send a
rocket to the Red Planet by 2016. Spain and Portugal have also jo... more »
Brazil Indigenous file UN human rights complaint
ENGLISH: Human Rights Complaint Document submitted by the National
Indigenous Peoples Organization from Brazil (APIB) to the United Nations
OHCHR
Munduruku protest against dam (Photo © Rebecca Sommer)
*(Document submitted by Uilton Tuxá (APIB) to the OHCHR in** **Geneva, 13
November 2012)*
* Translated into English by EARTH PEOPLES.* Click here to read the original
in Portuguese
*By Earth Peoples*
http://earthpeoples.org/blog/?p=2866
We are highly concerned about the worsening situation in our country and
the increasing violations on our fundamental collective human rights as a
pe... more »
Manipulation of Radiation Readings in Fukushima, and the US(?)
Paul Langley is discussing Greenpeace's findings on manipulation of
municipal radiation detectors in Fukushima City. Langley offers his
analysis as well. I recommend reading the entire post on "False Hope"
http://nuclearhistory.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/false-hope-radiation-monitoring-in-the-fukushima-area-greenpeace/
Here is an excerpt of work by Greenpeace that Langley quotes:
[Excerpted from Greenpeace] Between October 16 and 19, Greenpeace checked
40 monitoring posts throughout Fukushima city. For 75% of them, the
radiation readings close to the posts were lower than readings for... more »
Dr. Jim Fetzer: What Happened to JFK and Why It Matters Today
*An extensive, thorough and detailed explanation of what happened to JFK,
how it was covered up, who was responsible and how it changed the course of
American history. Presented on 22 November 2011, the occasion of the 48th
observance of the death of our 35th President at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison under the sponsorship of the Sifting and Winnowing Club.
The speaker, Jim Fetzer, a former Marine Corps officer and McKnight
Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has chaired or
co-chaired four national conferences on JFK and edited three books on the
subjec... more »
Aleut Internment Camps: The untold US atrocity
*The horrible and untold story of Aleuts forced into US internment camps is
told in 'Aleut Story' now on public television stations*
**
*By Brenda Norrell*
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
The horrible and untold story of Aleuts who were forcibly taken from their
homes in Alaska and placed in US internment camps during World War II, is
told in the Aleut Story.
Aleut survivor Harriet Hope, interned at Burnett Inlet Duration Camp, "The
story was never told. It was purposely held secret."
The film, showing this week on public television, reveals the ever-present
d... more »
Is it possible that Crap Christianity -- based on ignorance and savagery -- is finally on the defensive?
*"Millions of American evangelicals are absolutely shocked by not just the
presidential election, but by the entire avalanche of results that came
in," , said in an interview. "It's not that our message -- we think
abortion is wrong, we think same-sex marriage is wrong -- didn't get out.
It did get out.
"It's that the entire moral landscape has changed. An increasingly
secularized America understands our positions, and has rejected them."*
*-- R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary (in Louisville, KY)*
*by Ken*
I've been nursing this story for ... more »
Sask. NDP Leadership Debates Kickoff In Regina
*Here's some MSM coverage of the first NDP Leadership Candidates debate
last night in Regina ...*
"REGINA – *The first all-candidate debate in Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership
race took place in Regina last night. It was a packed house at the Ramada
Inn with over 450 people present for the first of 14 debates. Twelve
regional forums are also scheduled in 11 communities across Saskatchewan.
Leadership candidates Cam Broten, Ryan Meili, Erin Weir and Trent
Wotherspoon shared their visions for the future of the party at the debate..
*.........(more).
Leadership candidates Cam Broten, ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, November 18th, 2012
Yes, it is time for my weekly rant, and today I am supremely pissed off....
We are watching a massive slaughter of innocent civilians in the open air
prison camp called the Gaza Strip by the psychotic and murderous nation of
Israel, and few are standing up agaisnt this act of mass genocide.
It troubles me to watch the media here in Canada flat out lie about what is
happening in Palestine right now. The local newspaper for example has
almost no reporting of the murder of hundreds of innocent women and
children by the Israels. Instead the headlines are filled with reports and
pictur... more »
From Hiroshima To Gaza: The Demon of History And The Divinity of "The Others"
"No, the demons are not banished; that is a difficult task that still lies
ahead. Now that the angel of history has abandoned the Germans, the demons
will seek a new victim. And that won't be difficult. Every man who loses
his shadow, every nation that falls into self-righteousness, is their
prey.... We should not forget that exactly the same fatal tendency to
collectivization is present in the victorious nations as in the Germans,
that they can just as suddenly become a victim of the demonic powers." -
Carl Jung: The Postwar Psychic Problems of the Germans (1945).
There are war... more »
Gaza ghastliness . . .
SAD
IRONY: children who were abused have a propensity to become abusers,
and thus the misery proceeds into the future. Similarly, the survivors
of the Holocaust have been working over the poor Palestinians in Gaza.
The Israelis have been mendacious, to say the least, and today's web
allows spin creation that's never been seen before.
The Iron Dome defense system firesto intercept incoming
Paisaje del edén - Lugares increíbles de nuestra tierra
[image: Paisaje fascinante con río, arena y arboles de colores]
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And for every first-home buyer, a pony [updated]
Undaunted by the fact that with land and building regulations as they are
it is now impossible to produce house and land packages for less than
$300,000, this month’s Labour leader announced over the weekend his
intention for the government to “invest” $1.5 billion producing 100,000
house and land packages under $300,000—two-thirds of those in Auckland.
This programme will eventually be self-financed by selling something called
Home Ownership Bonds, says the nice Mr Shearer, with interest paid out of
the returns made by on-selling these house and and land packages.
But if they ar... more »
Mamá leopardo y su hermoso bebé - Animales salvajes
[image: Leopardos en su habitat natural mama e hijo]
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Lagos naturales en las praderas - Lakes and nature
[image: Lagos de agua azul naturales en las praderas]
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Perros salvajes de Africa - Animales un poco extraños
[image: Perros salvajes en Africa]
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Flores color violeta en Myanmar - Postales de la naturaleza
[image: Flores de color violeta en Myanmar]
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Fix the filibuster
No matter how much the GOP has abused the filibuster, I still believe it
has value and shouldn't be abolished entirely. It's important the minority
has an avenue to voice their position on important matters of policy. So
how to eliminate the abuse? I'm not the only one who's suggested we simply
return to the original format. No more just *saying* they're going to
filibuster and then leaving for a round of golf. Make them stand on the
floor and explain their objections to the voters who employed them. And
when they run out of things to say, it comes to an up or down vote.
Everybody g... more »
Wente, the Gelber, and the Globe: more quality control from Carol Wainio
Another persuasive argument from Carol Wainio, who, beyond providing a
stellar illustration of the value of independent academia, is making a
convincing case for herself as a national treasure.
In her latest post, Prof. Wainio takes issue with the participation of
disgraced Globe columnist Margaret Wente on the jury for the Gelber Prize —
a supposedly prestigious award presented by the Gelber Foundation and the
University of Toronto's Munk School for Global Affairs. With all this
academic and financial star power, one would think academic integrity would
be a prerequisite for all... more »
"EBT Riots Coming? What Will Happen When Government Entitlements Stop?"
*"EBT Riots Coming? *
*What Will Happen When Government Entitlements Stop?"*
by Mike Adams
"EBT cards are modern-day food stamps, except they're electronic. In
essence, they are government-issued debit cards that allow recipients to
spend taxpayer money for their own groceries. But EBT cards aren't merely
good on food staples like beans and rice, they can be spent on processed
junk food that promotes diabetes and obesity. That's the "dirty little
secret" of the EBT scheme: It encourages low-income Americans to become
high-profit customers of the pharmaceutical industry by eatin... more »
New Yorkers Take to the Street Over Gaza
Source: Time Magazine.
MASSIVE ROCKET BARRAGE HURLED AT ISRAEL; HOUSE STRUCK
*More info:*
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4308063,00.html
Obaaama A Conqueror? LOL - U.S. Media Is Nuts
*Cover of Newsweek depicts Obaaama as a 21st century Napoleon.*
I wouldn't mind being conquered by a military and political genius like
Napoleon. I'll even sign up and fight in his glorious army.
Obaaama is no Napoleon. Has Obaaama ever fought in a war? No. Has he
conquered lands? No. He is a cowardly puppet who can't even make good
speeches and inspire people to their feet.
Obaaama is a deceiver and a traitor to his country like Bush and Clinton
before him. No one should submit their souls to Obaaama and the sickening
puppet-masters who financed his campaign.
This ma... more »
Anonymous: New Announcement on Israel
Reposted from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=260523
Anonymous New Announcement on Israel
Greetings Citizens of the world,
This is Anonymous. It has come to our attention that the Israeli
government has ignored repeated warnings about the abuse of human rights,
shutting down the internet in Israel and mistreating its own citizens and
those of its neighboring countries. November 2012 will be a month to
remember for the Israeli defense forces and internet security forces.
Israeli Gov. this is/will turn into a cyberwar.
Leaked document of 5000 Israeli O... more »
POOF: Crazy man, Crazy - 11/18/2012
POOF: Crazy man, Crazy
Sunday, 18 November 2012, 15:30
Greetings and Salutations,
Have a joyous future. When playing high stakes poker, a good practitioner
hears an inner click of when to walk away. Accept the wins or losses as
they sit and be done with the game. There was an audible click this past
week, the last tumbler in the vault dropped into place. They never get the
cart before the horse and they are good about cleaning up behind the horse.
No one wants to do this again, shift the wealth of the world??? The
foreclosure, the world will be talking about sometime into ... more »
Human Rights Watch: Go To Hell, You Fucking Apes!
*Human Rights Watch: Go To Hell, You Fucking Apes! You are the very worst
of humanity because you hide behind the line "we stand up for human
rights." You don't. You are defending and justifying the crime of military
aggression against Gaza by your silence. *
The Angry Arab (As'ad AbuKhalil) *writes*:
Human Rights Watch issues statements agianst the Syrian regime at the rate
of one per hour: they are sleeping regarding Gaza
Don't wake HRW up. They are always asleep when Israel is bombing and don't
like to be disturbed lest they disturb their "pro-Israeli" supporters--as
their d... more »
Jim Moseley is Dead
James W. Moseley, who for decades has poked and prodded the world of UFOs,
died Friday in Florida. He was 81.
Moseley is best known as the editor of *Saucer Smear*, the final evolution
of his self-published newsletters that were sent on an irregular schedule
to his “non-subscribers.” In its pages he printed his opinions which were
sometimes radical and sometimes rational. He welcomed responses, often
soliciting them to keep the controversies going.
James W. Moseley, J. S.
He was the son of an Army general, whom he seemed to dislike and a
self-described grave robber, trading in antiqu... more »
Anonymous "hacks" Israel- Yawn. The Wolves meet in Cairo
Admittedly, I have not been following the Israeli attack on Gaza as closely
as others on line.
However.... Anonymous was in the news. I just had to make the time to look
into the big news of Anonymous attacking Israel. Despite reams of
coverage, This hack by *Anonymous* seems to be much ado about nothing.
As it pretty typical of* Anonymous*, unless they are hacking NATO targeted
nations, that is another story all together
The hack attack on Israel, as characterized by Forbes, is a picking of low
fruit.
That seems about right
Anonymous’ attacks, as usual, achieve more as propaganda t... more »
D-FOX: Please contact us if you can read this
To D-fox: if you're reading this, please contact us at
thecomingcrisis@gmail.com. It's important -- we believe.
Sexual Assault Training Oversight And Prevention Act-- Preventing Members Of The U.S. Military Being Raped
McKeon
is also wrong on rape
If you followed this blog during the election, you probably noticed that
one of our most important objectives was to defeat reactionary and
corruptHouse Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon. Close but no
cigar.
Progressive surgeon Lee Rogers came closer to beating McKeon-- despite
no
help whatsoever from the DCCC or the California Democratic Party (a
motley
tail the DCCC wags in congressional matters)-- than anyone else ever
has.
Hopefully, he'll run again in 2014 and finish the job he started. McKeon
took 56% of the votes and Rogers won 44%, alth... more »
Karl Rove Loses Election After Being Checkmated By Cyber Sleuths?
*This is interesting. I am not sure about the phone cell monitoring, that
sounds far fetched for anyone but the NSA. Do I put it past Rove? Not
after seeing the 2000 results from Florida! -AK*
This is not a real photograph - yet! *Posted at:
http://www.velvetrevolution.us/newVR/index.php?q=node/41*
*Karl Rove Loses Election After Being Checkmated By Cyber Sleuths?*
Crossposted from Occupy For Accountability
Last month, we offered a million dollar reward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of anyone who rigged a federal election on
November 6th. We urged... more »
A Monarchy but not a Tyranny
I have been teaching a course in the Foundations of Canadian Law.
The overall theme of the course is not easy to discern; I did not set the
syllabus, it was set by various Canadian Law Societies acting together. At
first it seems to be just different topics strung together without apparent
order - but there is a theme.
The theme is not one expressly stated, because were it put as baldly as I
will put it many would be offended. And it may seem to some that the theme
smacks of an arrogance of power and lawyers taking unto themselves a
control undue to them - and that may be so, but ... more »
“1 In 7 People Now On Food Stamps In America… 3rd World Here We Come!”
*“1 In 7 People Now On Food Stamps In America…*
* 3rd World Here We Come!”*
by Gerald Celente Blog
"46 million people are now on food stamps in America, that is 1 in 7
people being fed by government welfare. There has been a 70% increase of
people applying for welfare in the last 4 years. A reporter interviews a
man on welfare to see how he manages on only $200.00 a month in food
stamps.
This is what happens when a government hands over it’s power to print
money to off shore bankers, when corporations are allowed to eliminate
small business owners with cheaper prices becau... more »
Does Russia Have the Top Stealth Fighter?
We in the West are sinking fortunes into 5th Generation, stealth warplanes
that are supposed to have an enormous advantage over non-stealth, 4th
Generation fighters. The idea is that our Gen V warplanes will be able
to dominate enemy held and enemy defended airspace. We're stealthy,
they're not, so we'll either be able to avoid them or, if need be, shoot
them out of the sky before they'll ever know we're there. Or so the sales
brochure claims.
Well, maybe not.
Sukhoi T-50
Those same, let's call them potential adversaries, ("enemies" is such a
loaded word) seem willing enough... more »
Dr. Webster Tarpley on Israhell's Aggression Against Gaza: "This Leads To Nothing, It Leads Into The Abyss"
On foreign policy and geopolitics, Webster Tarpley is simply the best.
*Netanyahu’s Insane Gaza Adventure Faces Defeat; Need a Cease-Fire Imposed
by World and Regional Powers*
*Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D.*
*Tarpley.net*
The Economy: "All Hell Is About To Break Loose!"
*"All Hell Is About To Break Loose!" *
by InvestmentWatch
*"The Worst Economic Numbers In More Than A Year:* "With everything else
that is going on in the world, a lot of people have failed to notice that
we are seeing some of the worst economic numbers that we have seen in more
than a year. For example, it was announced on Thursday that initial claims
for unemployment benefits have hit their highest level in a year and a
half. Hopefully this is just a temporary blip in the data, because initial
unemployment claims tend to have a very strong correlation with the overall
per... more »
He's such a bitter old man
It's almost sad. In the last few days, John McCain has destroyed what small
credibility he had left with his demented ranting and proved himself to be
little more than an aging, hapless sad sack. Of course our sadistic media
invited him to the Sunday bobblehead gossipfest. (Exclusive! Must credit
Meet the Press!) Wherein, McCain spit out this bitter nonsense:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) suggested on Sunday that President Obama should
send former President Bill Clinton to lead cease fire talks between
Israelis and Palestinians.
"We need a person of enormous prestige and influence to... more »
Upcoming Holiday
I realllllllly cannot wait for the upcoming Thanksgiving break! First time
Kurt and I are able to get away for a real vacation since I don't remember
when. We had two out of town weddings in June, but the last time we went
anyplace was earlier this week. The campaign pretty much sucked the life
of my vacations.
We are going to Las Vegas for our normal Thanksgiving celebration. We have
gone there I think the last 3 Thanksgivings. This time, I got our room for
free with airline miles, & we are staying at the MGM Signature. It looks
nice, large suites, a fitness area, and best of... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
Okay, same question: what would you consider a good solution to the issues
involved in the fiscal cliff?
Who’s running the show?
After a weekend of turbulence over who runs the Labour Party—the
leader?—the unions?—the caucus?—the wanna-be leader and his gang of white
ants?—the *Herald* headline this morning suggests oil has been poured on
the leadership waters roughed up by new rules making it easier to trigger a
leadership challenge.
“Cunliffe backs Shearer as leadership crisis calms” says the headline.
Clearly however, the headline writer hadn’t read the story itself, which
quoted from (and linked to) State Radio’s *Morning Report* on which new
hostilities broke out on this morning.
I support David S, D... more »
USrael Is A Rogue State
Netanyahoo and Obaaama are voices of *crazy states that want to start World
War III*. USrael is becoming mentally unhinged. It is the task of the
global alternative media to bring USrael back to reality.
An excerpt from Glenn Greenwald's article, *"Obama's kill list policy
compels US support for Israeli attacks on Gaza"*:
In essence, what we find, yet again, is that the governments of the United
States and Israel arrogate unto themselves the right to execute anyone they
want, anywhere in the world, without any limitations, regardless of how
many innocent civilians they kill in the p... more »
Swastika and fascist salutes: Rise of neo-Nazis in austerity-ravaged Greece
The rise of a neo-Nazi camp in austerity-ravaged Greece is disturbing. A
majority of the Athenians, apparently, are open about their allegiance to
the Golden Dawn Party, with a symbol which has an uncanny resemblance to
the swastika.
Fascist salutes by MPs and black-shirted vigilantes attacking immigrants
are common in Greece. After a spate of attacks by black-clad men on
motorbikes, immigrants are afraid of venturing in the streets at night.
Significantly, immigrant street vendors from Asia and Africa are major
targets.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13423248-swastika-a... more »
OutRun for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
If you were a car-mad boy growing up in the 80s, chances are you quite
fancied a Ferrari Testarossa. Alas, unless you were stinking rich, you
would never see one outside of car shows or American telly. That is,
unless, you regularly frequented an amusement arcade.
In 1986, Sega's *OutRun* made a massive splash in the coin-op racing scene.
The sit-down cabinet's faux-Ferrari modelling stood out. But the
"realistic" hydraulic features that shook you about with every twist and
turn in the road was only part of the appeal. Using Sega's pioneering
'super scaler' technology (debuting a y... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
What, in your view, would be a good solution to the issues surrounding the
fiscal cliff?
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 20:01:26 UTC
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 04:01:26 AM at epicenter
Location
6.024°N, 125.884°E
Depth
126.1 km (78.4 miles)
Region
MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances
21 km (13 miles) ESE of Lamitan, Philippines
Arms Race Update - Asia Goes for Its Guns
Why Peter MacKay believes Asia needs a substantial and permanent Canadian
military presence is tough to figure out. Does Elmer's backward boy think
the Asians are somehow lacking in firepower and need Canada to top up their
capacity for mayhem?
Rest easy, Pete. The Asians have their martial needs well in hand.
Indonesia is stocking up on South Korean subs, Chinese and American radar
systems. Vietnam is filling Russia's coffers with orders for subs and
jets and has bought Israeli ballistic missiles. Gee whiz.
Singapore, like everyone else, is also investing in submarines and t... more »
Video of Israhell's Attack on Gaza - The Horrors of War (Warning: Very Graphic)
YouTube video description [Source: chase bockman]:
THE REALITY OF WAR THAT THE CORPORATE GATEKEEPING MEDIA DOES NOT WANT YOU
TO SEE.
Netanyahu Leading Israel to Avoidable, but Obvious Defeat
Why is the Israeli government purposefully falling on its sword?
*November 19, 2012 *(LD) - Israel exists in a perpetual "besieged"
mentality. The Israeli people have been conditioned to view themselves as
an island amidst a violent sea. However, the constant belligerent posture
of their government in fact drives the winds that churn that sea, and as
the face of modern warfare shifts, and the more they use their armor and
air power against their perceived enemies, the higher the waves become.
*Video: Dr. Webster Tarpley explains the reckless untenable nature of
Israel's current ... more »
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake BIAK REGION, INDONESIA - 18th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.8
Region BIAK REGION, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-11-18 18:54:07.0 UTC
Location 1.99 S ; 135.12 E
Depth 24 km
Distances 138 km SW Biak, Indonesia
What do you get when you cross two elephants with a fish?
A pair of swimming trunks
Davis Cup + Fed Cup + Hopman Cup = Czechia
Czechoslovakia has always been a country of tennis. This is how the
Czechoslovak team looked like when it won the 1980 Davis Cup:
You see Tomáš Šmíd of Pilsen, Ivan Lendl, Pavel Složil, and Jan Kodeš (only
the former two players played the 5 final matches against Italy; none of
the four players was Slovak – there have been no quota). This picture shows
some funny fashion 32 years ago – in this case, it also combines some
ultrashort shorts with a communist military-style suit decorated by our
double-tailed lion "improved" by a communist star above his head.
Tennis has been a path... more »
Hollande's popularity hits new low as economic strains persist
French President Francois Hollande's approval ratings continued to fall for
a sixth consecutive month, adding more pressure on the Socialist leader to
bring wealth and jobs for Europe's struggling key powerhouse, a survey
showed on Sunday.
An Ifop poll for the weekly Le Journal de Dimanche showed Hollande's
popularity fell by one point from a month earlier to 41 percent in November.
At his first major press meeting earlier this week, Hollande asked the
French people to judge him on his long-term bid to address the country's
economic and financial problems.
http://news.xinhuanet.com... more »
JEWISH TERRORISTS?
[image: What would you do?]
*JEWISH PLOT TO RAID LONDON*
Six Aerial Bombs Found In Paris
Associated Press-LONDON, September 7 1947
The Paris police today arrested a number of persons after discovering six
home-made aerial bombs with which, it is suggested, the Stern Gang intended
to bomb London in reprisal for the transport of Jewish migrants to Hamburg.
Rabbi Baruch Korff, chairman of the American Political Action Committee for
a Free Palestine, was also arrested near Paris today, together with two
others,when about to board an aircraft...
*08 Sep 1947 - JEWISH PLOT TO RAID LONDO... more »
11.22.12 Global Meditation
*Meditation Details follow:*
* ELEVENTH GATE 11:11 ACTIVATION *
11-22-2012
It is time to take the vibrational frequency of this planet to the next
level! Therefore we will meet in groups large and small, as individuals and
couples for the Eleventh Gate activation of 11:11 at the turning point of
the second Window of Opportunity:
Masses will gather and create wheels within wheels of rainbow vortices of
Light that will create the critical mass of Light to assist in the final
completion of the compression Grid that will trigger the final clearing of
all remaining darkness ... more »
Chalk, pencils... teargas? Italy protests at school
With youth unemployment more than three times the national average and
Prime Minister Mario Monti's austerity policies biting into education
spending, high school and university students have moved to the front of
anti-government protests
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-italy-schools-idUSBRE8AH06320121118
GAIA PORTAL: Markers have been released into the realms of Higher Senses
*Markers have been released into the realms of Higher Senses*
by ÉirePort
Markers have been released into the realms of Higher Senses. These markers
travel throughout cosmic realms and serve as re-connectors of
un-awaked-to-Higher-purpose humanity to their Cosmic Identity.
These markers "fluoresce" in Higher Vision centers of all prepared for next
up steps. Inner Harmony comes unexpectedly as markers enter Higher Vision
centers.
Gaia directs all as her Higher Awakening and Harmonization proceeds.
Outdated paradigm release is encouraged by the recognition of these markers
by th... more »
Bits and pieces
My annual SAD episode is hitting me hard this year. Been virtually
paralyzed for the last week or so. It's not that I can't follow the news,
or that I have nothing to say; it's that I can't get focused enough to type
it out. I sleep a lot until I get readjusted. But trying to break through
so here's some stuff worth reading on a lazy Sunday that doesn't require a
lot of comment.
Longish read but well worth the time, The Atlantic's profile of Obama's
internet teams and how they built a digital election winning appartus that
is the envy of every politician on earth today.
Speaking... more »
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SUSAN RICE -- BASED ON HER OWN WORDS IN AN ANALOGOUS CONTEXT (REGARDING SYRIA) -- SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THE U.N. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE CURRENT ISRAELI ATTACK ON GAZA, NOT OPPOSING IT.
*OTHERWISE, THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT ISRAEL PREFERS PERIODICALLY
ASSAULTING DEFENSELESS GAZA -- AN OCCUPIED TERRITORY, NOT A SOVEREIGN STATE
-- TO NEGOTIATING PEACE WITH HAMAS.*
------------------------------
* the**REALnews
Permalink*
November 16, 2012
*UN Holds Urgent Security Council Meeting, US Stands With Israel Vijay
Prashad:*
US blocks UN Security Council from condemning Israeli attack on Gaza
*Watch full multipart The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza*
More at The Real News
*Bio*
Vijay Prashad is ... more »
Secret Service investigates GIANT LIZARDS as 'potential threat' to Obama on Thailand visit
They are supposed to be prepared to handle most anything, yet a harmless
lizard managed to scare the daylights out of U.S. Secret Service agents
preparing a residence for President Obama's trip to Thailand.
Thai officials, however, reassured the U.S. Secret Service that the
massive
lizards found on the Government House grounds were not the dangerous
Komodo
dragons, but the harmless, lazy water lizards.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234474/Obama-Thailand-visit-Secret-Service-gets-scare-lifetime-discovering-giant-lizards-residence.html
The .22 Caliber Killer: 'Methodical' gunman behind Brooklyn store owner's murder linked to two other shootings
Police are on the hunt for a methodical serial killer responsible for at
least three killings with the same .22 caliber handgun over the last
four
months. The .22 Caliber Killer's latest victim, New York City boutique
owner Vahidipour Rahmatollah, was shot to death in the head Friday night
with the same gun that killed shopkeepers Isaac Kadare and Mohammed
Gebeli
in the same borough over the summer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234794/Picture-22-Caliber-Killer-Methodical-gunman-Brooklyn-store-owners-murder-linked-shootings.html
Roberto Rivera arrested after police discover 'bomb making chemicals, explosive devices and assault rifles at his home'
Authorities
have discovered bomb making chemicals and explosive devices at
the home of a New Jersey doctor.
Investigators say they also found several assault rifles and other
weapons
on Friday night when executed a search at the Ridgewood, New Jersey home
of
Roberto Rivera, 60.
Police had initially responded to the home after receiving a report that
potentially hazardous materials might be at the residence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234666/Police-discover-bomb-making-chemicals-explosive-devices-assault-rifles-doctors-home.html
Church of Scientology 'paid $30MILLION to have criminal investigation into death of member dropped'
Controversial: The 1995 death of Scientology member Lisa McPherson led to
protests in Clearwater, Florida
The Church of Scientology spent at least $30million to have a criminal
investigation into the death of one of its members in Florida dropped by
local authorities, a former church leader alleges in a new lawsuit.
Marty Rathbun claims the church used its influence to sway judges and the
medical examiner in Clearwater, Florida, to stop investigating the 1995
case of Lisa McPherson.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234764/Church-Scientology-paid-30MILLION-criminal-investig... more »
HAMAS PREPARING SUICIDE UNITS TO ENGAGE INCOMING ISRAELI TROOPS: REPORT
*More info:*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-prepares-suicide-units-to-confront-israeli-soldiers-in-gaza/
EGYPTIAN PEACE TALKS COLLAPSE BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL: REPORT
*
More info:*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/peres-we-have-received-no-truce-offers-says-hamas-must-cease-rocket-fire-before-any-agreement-is-reached/
BREAKING: UNCONFIRMED REPORTS COMING FROM ISRAELI MILITARY SOURCES STATE FIRST TROOPS HAVE BEGUN ENTERING THE GAZA STRIP AS INVASION COMMENCES
*More info:*
The Coming Crisis is working to confirm this report. There have been many
skirmishes along the periphery so far, and it's difficult to determine if a
full blown invasion is in effect. We'll keep you posted.
Let Them Eat Cake.... Or Not (Update)
The Twinkie obits are bloating the blogosphere, so I won't add anything
further to the Dirge of the Ding Dongs. But let me take this (lazy)
opportunity to repost what I wrote about the Hostess debacle last February.
(The original post starts right below the Angry Twinkies pic.) You can't
say you were not warned, junk food junkies of America! You've had almost a
year to start hoarding. There are no bargains to be added to the Grand
Bargain. Vulture capitalists are not only putting the company out of
business, they are on a price-gouging rampage as well, adding insult to
artery inju... more »
Great article from CBC on law in Nunavut
[image: The court is based in Iqaluit and serves all of Nunavut's 24
communities. Judges and lawyers often travel to the communities for trials.]
Somewhere between tales of judges bunking with strangers and pushing
airplanes out of the mud it becomes clear Nunavut's court system works a
little differently.
In the provinces, new courthouses are under construction and justice
officials have embarked on electronic filing projects.
In Nunavut, the community centres that serve as temporary courthouses don't
always have toilets and Internet service is often non-existent.
Based in the capital... more »
Obama Begins Push for New National Retirement System
National Seniors Council
A recent hearing sponsored by the Treasury and Labor Departments marked the
beginning of the Obama Administration’s effort to nationalize the nation’s
pension system and to eliminate private retirement accounts including IRA’s
and 401k plans, NSC is warning.
1 day ago
1 day ago
The hearing, held in the Labor Department’s main auditorium, was monitored
by NSC staff and featured a line up of left-wing activists including one
representative of the AFL-CIO who advocated for more government regulation
over private retirement accounts and even the establishment... more »
Protecting Civil Justice - Fighting ALEC
A new group was recently launched to protect consumer rights.
Why - because of five major organizations that are trying to take YOUR
rights away - including ALEC.
If you are a lawyer or know a lawyer who is dedicated to serving the public
they should know about this.
If you are a citizen that has had your rights trampled on - they want to
hear from you.
This group may have been overlooked if it hadn’t been for the announcement
by a Chicago law firm.
The announcement was made
On Tuesday the American Association for Justice (AAJ) launched Take Justice
Back, a campaign to teach Ameri... more »
"God willing, only Palestinian children were killed": While the media and propaganda make out this Israeli / Gazan conflict is solely one of hatred aimed at Jews, here is the reality...
*Matt's commentary:*
And yet some anonymous IDF shills have the audacity to comment that the
Coming Crisis is "anti-semitic", "biased", "helping the enemy" and
"hateful". Israel is showing itself just as fanatical as Hamas. Not only
were these children, but children away from the conflict. And yet some
consider these individuals the chosen people? They'll be chosen all right,
for punishment if they keep this nonsense up.
Israel targets (and defends attacking) journalists in Gaza
MondoWeiss
Allison Deger
[image: camerman]Al-Quds TV cameraman Khader al-Zahhar after Israeli air
strike on media
building, Gaza, 18 November 2012. (Photo: Ali Hassan/Reuters)Early this
morning, just after dawn, the Israeli military targeted two media buildings
in the Gaza Strip, injuring six journalists with one losing his leg in an
amputation after the bombing. "We obviously know there are journalists in
the building," said IDF spokesperson Avital Leibovich hours later,
confirming the Israeli military knowingly targeted news organizations in a
military strike to destroy an antenn... more »
More than half of Britons would vote to leave EU as Miliband admits that Eurosceptics can be right
The findings came as Labour leader Ed Miliband admitted that Eurosceptics
were right on many issues and that Britain must take a 'hard-headed'
approach to the EU's problems.
Reform was needed on the budget, immigration rules, state aid restrictions
and austerity measures, he said, as anti-EU sentiment continues to spread
through all three main political parties.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234772/More-half-Britons-vote-leave-EU.html
Israel special forces on the ground in Gaza seeking out hidden rocket sites, British paper claims
*More info:*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-special-forces-on-the-ground-in-gaza-seeking-out-hidden-rocket-sites-british-paper-claims/
Piff The Magic Dragon
Piff The Magic Dragon didn't fool Penn and Teller but entertained me.
Sunday Classics: Mahler's most characteristically "Mahlerian" symphony is also his least loved, part 2
*This is the start of Leonard Bernstein's October 1974 video recording of
the Mahler Seventh Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic.*
*by Ken*
In approaching the gigantic opening movement of the Mahler Seventh Symphony
(in the Klemperer recording it runs to almost 28 minutes), we cheated.
We've already heard our reward once we cross to the other side, in the
previous post in this series ("Mahler's most characteristically "Mahlerian"
symphony is also his least loved," Nov. 4): the three movements that Mahler
imagined first -- the two *Nachtmusik*) (*Night Music*) movements
bracketin... more »
'Cured' Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe speaks of his hopes of leaving Broadmoor as he claims Jimmy Savile is innocent of sex abuse allegations
The serial killer, who was jailed for murdering 13 women, was taped at the
high security hospital Broadmoor telling family he will one day be able to
'pop to the shops' on day release.
Sutcliffe, whose reign of terror spanned between 1975 and 1980 in one of
the most notorious serial killer cases in British history, was also taped
boasting about how many visitors and penpals, some as young as 21, he had.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234709/Peter-Sutcliffe-Cured-Yorkshire-Ripper-speaks-hopes-leaving-Broadmoor.html
Tens of millions of hackers target Israel government websites
More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government
web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the
government said on Sunday.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said just one hacking attempt was
successful on a site he did not want to name, but it was up and running
after 10 minutes of downtime.
Typically, there are a few hundred hacking attempts a day on Israeli sites,
the ministry said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-palestinians-israel-hacking-idUSBRE8AH0DL20121118
Sunday, November 18, 2012 Kislev 4, 5773 7:43 pm IST Site updated 8 minutes ago About Us Send us content Get our newsletter The one-stop news site covering Israel, the region and the Jewish people worldwide Home Israel & the Region Jewish Times Israel InsideThe people and the land Ops & Blogs The Jewish Planet Start-Up Israel Daily Edition Spotlight Home > Israel & the Region Israel special forces on the ground in Gaza seeking out hidden rocket sites, British paper claims
*More info:*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-special-forces-on-the-ground-in-gaza-seeking-out-hidden-rocket-sites-british-paper-claims/
Gaza and the Politics of “Greater Israel”
Global Research
Nile Bowie
“The Bible finds no worse image than this of the man from the desert. And
why? Because he has no respect for any law. Because in the desert he can do
as he pleases. The tendency towards conflict is in the essence of the Arab.
He is an enemy by essence. His personality won’t allow him any compromise
or agreement. It doesn’t matter what kind of resistance he will meet, what
price he will pay. His existence is one of perpetual war. Israel’s must be
the same. The two states solution doesn’t exist; there are no two people
here. There is a Jewish people and an ... more »
Japan's Restoration Party Weakens Anti-Nuclear Power Stance
ANALYSIS: Merger forces Japan Restoration Party to drop major policy
stances November 19, 2012
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201211190003
[Excerpted] In the rush to form a stronger political party with a Lower
House election less than a month away, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto’s Japan
Restoration Party considerably weakened its anti-nuclear power stance.
In announcing on Nov. 17 that his Japan Restoration Party would join forces
with former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara’s new Sunrise Party, Hashimoto
explained why their agreement did not include wording to eli... more »
Military drones zero in on $400 billion civilian market
Science Daily reports B*y Chris Wickham**Posted 2012/11/14 at 2:21 pm EST*
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre8ad1hr-us-drones-civilian/:
[EXCERPTED] LONDON, Nov. 14, 2012 (Reuters) — Military drone technology,
which has revolutionized warfare over the last decade, will be ready for
civilian use within four years and could create a market worth more than
$400 billion. That's the prediction from a UK research project backed by
the government and top aerospace companies hoping for a windfall as many of
the dull, dirty and dangerous jobs done by manned aircraft are replaced by
drone... more »
Owe Aku: Halt the lies: Obama does not support UN Indigenous Declaration
*Owe Aku: Halt the lies: Obama does not support UN Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples*
**
*Lakotas send solidarity to Palestine*
**
*By Owe Aku International*
*Lakotas Bring Back the Way*
http://www.oweakuinternational.org/Owe_Aku_IJP/Owe_Aku_IJP_Home.html
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
**
In light of recent comments by some NGOs indicating that the United States
is supporting the Declaration and that President Obama's 'proclamation' for
Native American Heritage Month further endorses the Declaration without
"any qualifications at all" (Andrea Carmen ... more »
The War on ALEC - Victories & the Challenges Ahead
A couple of things come together for today’s entry. These are things that
I have been thinking about for over two weeks now.
*First:*
Earlier this summer one right wing nut job wrote something to the affect
that every five years or so the left wakes up and realizes that “OMG – ALEC
exists!” and that the left steps forward with cries of terror and then
forgets about ALEC for another five years.
This writer was partially correct – except for the fact that it isn’t about
every five years – unfortunately, it’s about every ten years that the left
wakes up from their slumber and realize... more »
Video shows Nigerian troops shooting captives
A video obtained by Reuters shows Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives
in broad daylight by the roadside in the northeastern city of Maiduguri,
the bastion of an Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria's military has long been accused of human rights abuses, including
summary executions, in the troubled north but there has been no video proof
since the first crackdown on the Islamist sect Boko Haram in 2009.
A spokesman for the army said it was "impossible" for Nigerian troops to do
such a thing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-nigeria-violence-idUSBRE8AH0BC20121118
Petrified by the fiscal cliff? Relax, it's just a slope
The "fiscal cliff" sounds like a scary place. Headlines about
"taxmaggeddon" are flashing on TV screens, next to clocks ticking down to
January 1.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has skidded more than 7 percent over the
last month, largely due to concerns about the standoff in Congress over how
to stop a barrage of tax hikes and spending cuts.
But some major investors say the doomsayers are getting too much attention
and cliff watchers should relax a bit.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-usa-fiscal-economy-idUSBRE8AH07I20121118
Gaza Family Wiped Out By Israeli Air Strike
At least 11 people have been killed by a strike on a home in Gaza, in the
deadliest incident of Israel's offensive against Hamas militants.
The airstrike targeted the home of the Dalou family in Gaza City's Nasser
district, reducing it to rubble.
Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said five women, including one
80-year-old, and four small children were among the dead.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012899/gaza-israel-prepares-to-widen-offensive
Untitled
Headlined to H2 11/16/12
Bomb Iran? No. Bomb Gaza? Yes!*By Pepe Escobar (about the author)* *
Permalink*
*OpEdNews Op Eds 11/16/2012 at 12:14:03*
opednews.com
Cross-posted from Asia Times
So many wars to launch, so little time. When you're the political leader of
the most militarized nation on the planet -- as is the case with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu -- you gotta find ways to play
with your toys.
Even if you're itching to, you can't bomb Iran because you don't have the
right bunker buster bombs and enough fighter jet refueling capa... more »
Trouble Sleeping? This Works for Me.
There are nights when the brain just doesn't seem to want to shut down.
Just too damn many things racing around and you really can't put a finger
on any one of them.
Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, I've found what seems to be a
dandy solution, one that doesn't require medication. I get into bed and
then I reach over and turn on my (relatively cheap) Nexus 7 tablet and
watch a TED Talk. Somehow that seems to focus the mind, eliminates all the
clutter, and leaves you with some powerful thoughts that, as you relax,
carry you into sleep.
Things like this talk by Juan E... more »
OP Israel: Anonymous defends Palestine
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Greetings from Anonymous,
It has come to our attention that conservative and pro-Israeli groups
throughout the blogosphere have taken advantage of Operation Israel,
attempting to solidify public opinion against Anonymous.
TheOtherMcCain.com posted an editorial this morning which stated the
following: "If you ever doubted that Anonymous was a ... more »
Fukushima Contamination Widespread, No Threshold for Effects from Radiation, Children at Risk
Each claim in the headline will be examined:
WIDE CONTAMINATION
Yahoo News: Cesium over 500,000 Bq/kg detected in sediment nearby Fukushima
gov’t offices http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20121115-00000086-jij-soci*
*
Worries over highly radioactive fish prompt study
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201211130032
276,000 Bq/Kg from soil of Kashiwa Chiba Posted by *Mochizuki* on November
13th, 2012
Excellent assemblage of headlines and links of contaminated food from
Japan, the US, and South Korea available here
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2861
Video o... more »
Untitled
*LSU Coach Les Miles' Post-game Rant!*
SUN UNLEASHES 'MONSTER ERUPTION'
A giant explosion on the Sun was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory on November 16th, 2012. It sent a coronal mass ejection into
Space but not in Earth's direction.
ANGRY CHINESE PROTESTERS OVERTURN POLICE VANS
Thousands
of residents have protested in a southeastern Chinese city after
a traffic accident, smashing police cars and overturning three police
vans,
police and residents said Sunday.
The reason why the protest sparked in Fuan city in Fujian province was
unclear. One resident said people got angry because police and
paramedics
took nearly an hour to arrive to help the injured, while a Hong
Kong-based
human rights group said it was to do with corruption.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_PROTEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-18-01-30-48
DOWD AND DOWDINPANTZ: Pundits’ delight!
*SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012*
*Part 1—The pleasures of Rice and Petraeus:* In this morning’s Washington
Post, two tired old kill-joys have come to the fore.
The kill-joys appear, side by side, right at the top of the Post’s op-ed
page. In our hard-copy paper, these are the headlines which sit atop their
pitiful buzz-killing columns:
*Headlines atop the Post’s op-ed page:*
Stop scapegoating Susan Rice
A modern witch hunt
The first kill-joy is Robert Kagan, no liberal. He wants the scapegoating
of Rice to stop.
The second kill-joy is David Ignatius. He challenges the sexual witch hun... more »
Nairobi grenade attack: At least 5 Killed
At least five people were killed when a grenade tore through a minibus in
Nairobi's Somali-dominated Eastleigh neighborhood on Sunday, a Reuters
witness and police said.
"I saw bodies ripped apart," the Reuters photographer said.
The force of the explosion tore apart the vehicle's roof and seats and
shattered the window of a nearby cafe. Two other cars were damaged, the
photographer said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-kenya-blast-idUSBRE8AH09Q20121118
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:48:09 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 11:48:09 PM at epicenter
Location
4.212°S, 152.377°E
Depth
164.7 km (102.3 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
22 km (13 miles) E (89°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
On a mission to help a mission
My boss Merlin Fuentes demonstrates a miniature
version of a fuel-efficient fogon at the Feria AmbientalOh, what a week it
has been - freshly back from a fast holiday in Las Vegas with a couple of
my daughters, now plunged into a week of acting as a kind of tour
co-ordinator to a group of 15 Americans who have come to Copan on a mission
to help my organization build fuel-efficient stoves.
And just to add to the over-stimulation, it's election day in Honduras
today. People have already started streaming into local schools and other
polling stations to participate in what is essentia... more »
Untitled
*Saints Nation: 5 Things to Look For in Saints @ Raiders*
*Saints vs Raiders: Angry Who Dat's Opponents Mailbag*
*14 Wacky "Facts" Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools *
*Dolphins found shot, mutilated in Alabama, Mississippi*
*Body found near oil platform*
*Ex-priest accused of being ‘predator’*
*St Catherine's Day Hat Parade!*
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:29:24 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 10:29:24 AM at epicenter
Location
38.151°S, 73.730°W
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances
114 km (71 miles) NW (305°) from Temuco, Chile
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake PAKISTAN - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:25:25 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 06:25:25 PM at epicenter
Location
32.964°N, 69.748°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region
PAKISTAN
Distances
167 km (104 miles) NW (318°) from Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Liberalism In Crisis
As the Liberal leadership races heat up -- in both Ottawa and Ontario --
those who consider themselves liberals should read what Chris Hedges wrotefollowing the American election
:
The ineffectiveness of the liberal class, as I saw in the former Yugoslavia
and as was true in Weimar Germany, perpetuates a dangerous political
paralysis. The longer the paralysis continues, the longer systems of power
are unable to address the suffering and grievances of the masses, the more
the formal mechanisms of power are reviled. The liberal establishment’s
inability to defy corporate power, to s... more »
Chris Hedges on the emptiness of Obama's Re-Election
Not so much emptiness, I suppose, as a different moral travesty from what a
Mitt Romney victory would have been:
Liberals, by voting for Barack Obama, betrayed the core values they use to
define themselves—the rule of law, the safeguarding of civil liberties, the
protection of unions, the preservation of social welfare programs,
environmental accords, financial regulation, a defiance of unjust war and
torture, and the abolition of drone wars. The liberal class clung
desperately during the long nightmare of this political campaign to one or
two issues, such as protecting a woman’s ri... more »
Navajo Council Speaker defends Navajo water rights in Salazar meeting
**
*Navajo Council Speaker upholds Navajo water rights, says 'No!' to deal for
Navajo Generating Station and Peabody Coal, in US proposed water rights
deal during Salazar meeting*
*Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize*
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
*Also see: Ben Nuvamsa, Hopi, defends Hopi water rights*
http://beyondthemesas.com/
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Naa’bik’iyati’ Water Rights Task Force of the Navajo
Nation Council, led by Speaker Johnny Naize (Low Mountain, Many Farms,
Nazlini, Tachee/Blue Gap, Tselani/ Cottonwood), met with U.S. Department of
Interior Secret... more »
Ma the Bumbler Media Storm
The Economist's Ma the Bumbler article has generated a storm in Taiwan,
with international media coverage by AFP:
"How can a 'bumbler' get a doctorate from Harvard?" said Wang Chien-shien,
president of the Control Yuan, a branch of Taiwan's government in charge of
monitoring the others, according to the Taipei-based daily China Times
Sunday.
Ma, who received his doctorate in juridical sciences at Harvard in the
early 1980s, was the target of a "biased" report, Finance Minister Chang
Sheng-ford was quoted as saying by the Central News Agency.
Diplomatically isolated Taiwan is highly... more »
Blue America Welcomes A New Blogger-- The Purple State Progressive... Let's Start With Kentucky's Upcoming U.S. Senate Race
The elections are over, but 2014 elections will begin soon. It never ends,
does it? The battle to strengthen the Democratic majority in the Senate
will hinge in no small part on a victory in Kentucky to defeat Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s time to Ditch Mitch! Democratic challengers
are being discussed and we should hear more in January of 2013 as
challengers file early to get a head start on this critical 2014 race.
Unless Susan Collins (R-ME) decides three terms is enough, after promising
Maine voters when she campaigned for her first term in 1996 and again when
running ... more »
Questions About "Rockets From Gaza"
(Note: these are just questions I have. I never fully believe any major
news story anymore, at least immediately, when it is reported in real time
by the western/U.S. mainstream media. We have been DUPED too many times to
believe them, without major personal research from varying sources. Usually
we find out the REAL STORY much later. The more initial questions I have,
the more I think the "official story" may not be true. Now we get into
"OFFICIAL STORY", which is the story told by officials to protect
officials. OFFICIALS are Big Media and politicians. We KNOW "officials" are
... more »
in mississauga: a people's history of the war of 1812
The Harper Government has spent nearly $30 million promoting The War of
1812, all part of its overall effort to re-brand Canada as a "warrior
nation". History is always worth remembering, but who tells the story?
What's emphasized and what's forgotten?
Was Canadian identity forged on the battlefields of 1812? Did farmers and
other working people support the war, or resist it? Who profited from the
war?
Come hear a different perspective: "A People's History of the War of 1812,"
an antidote to Harper's glorification of war, featuring John Bell.
Progressive people living in Etobicoke... more »
in toronto: a fundraiser for iraq war resisters, featuring noah richler
The War Resisters Support Campaign presents *"TELLING OUR STORY: A
Fundraiser for U.S. Iraq War Resisters"*, at Innis College Town Hall in
Toronto, Friday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m. This very special evening
features author Noah Richler reading from his new book, *What We Talk About
When We Talk About War*. There will also be a sneak preview of the upcoming
film "Peace Has No Borders," about the struggles of US war resisters in
Canada, a performance by the Common Thread Choir, and other special guests.
Advance tickets are available on a sliding scale, with a suggested donation
of $2... more »
Fallout and California Produce
Majia's Blog - 17 hours ago
Japan Finds Radioactivity in More Foods From California
The California Radiation Report
By Andrew Kishner
www.NuclearCrimes.org
August 23, 2012http://www.nuclearcrimes.org/California-Radiation.pdf
[excerpted] It is downright frightening to know that in one instance an
orange grown in 2011 in California was 'hotter' than oranges grown there in
the 1960s when hydrogen nuclear bombs were exploding in open-air at testing
sites closer to the U.S. than Fukushima! It is even scarier that pistachios
grown in the U.S. were the 'hottest' item in an 'isotopic test' selection
of supermarket it... more »
The U.S. has a flat tax (in effect)
The Congressional Budget Office has a new study of effective federal
marginal tax rates for low and moderate income workers (those below 450
percent of the poverty line). The study looks at the effects of income
taxes, payroll taxes, and SNAP (the program formerly known as Food
Stamps). The bottom line is that the average household now faces an
effective marginal tax rate of 30 percent. In 2014, after various
temporary tax provisions have expired and the newly passed health insurance
subsidies go into effect, the average effective marginal tax rate will rise
to 35 percent.
What ... more »
Hundreds of New Yorkers pictured queueing for food at FEMA relief post as fall-out from Hurricane Sandy goes on
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that it will extend
a program to provide temporary housing to New Yorkers displaced by
Hurricane Sandy for an additional month (pictured: hundreds of residents
impacted by the storm receive donated supplies on Saturday in Coney
Island). The extension will allow applicants, whose homes were damaged by
the devastating storm, to stay in hotels or motels until appropriate
accommodations become available.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234643/New-Yorkers-displaced-Sandy-remain-hotels-provided-FEMA.html
Florida Man Refuses City Order To Destroy His Own Garden By Heather Callaghan
Florida Man Refuses City Order To Destroy His Own Garden
By Heather Callaghan
Food Freedom News, 15 November 2012
“A lot of us have gardens, but is there such thing as just…too much of a
good thing?”
The co-anchor responds, “The City of Orlando says when it comes to one
house, the answer is Yes…”
Jason Helvingston was ordered to destroy his 25 x 25 micro-irrigated front
yard veggie garden on his own property by November 7th but it’s still there
– “and that’s the problem” chimes another news anchor standing among the
fruits of his labor, discussing the city’s problem (not the res... more »
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