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Blue America's Last Contest Of The 2012 Cycle... Frank Sinatra
This is a chance to win something by the Chairman of the Board... and
defeat the current Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee at the
same time. Monday we're picking the winner of the VERY GOOD YEARS Frank
Sinatra R.I.A.A.-certified double platinum award as part of our efforts to
help independent progressive Democrat Lee Rogers replace corrupt old
Establishment hack and warmonger Buck McKeon in California's 25th CD.
You know, Tuesday we're going to have some wins and we're going to have
some losses and Blue America is very proud of all the candidates we backed
this cycle ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“A Full Moonset can be a dramatic celestial sight, and Full Moons can have
many names. Late October's Full Moon, the second Full Moon after the
northern hemisphere autumnal equinox, has been traditionally called the
Hunter's Moon.
*Click image for larger size.*
According to lore, the name is a fitting one because this Full Moon lights
the night during a time for hunting in preparation for the coming winter
months. In this scene, last week's Hunter's Moon shines with a rich yellow
light, setting as dawn comes to the Italian Alps. Topping out at over
11,000 feet, the snowy peak k... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Satire: "Romney Airdrops Two Billion in Small Bills Over Ohio"
*"Romney Airdrops Two Billion in Small Bills Over Ohio"*
by Andy Borowitz
CINCINNATI (The Borowitz Report)— "In an all-out effort to claim Ohio’s
precious eighteen electoral votes, Republican Presidential nominee Mitt
Romney today airdropped two billion dollars in small bills over the Buckeye
State. The Romney campaign is hoping that the crisp currency, shipped
directly from Las Vegas to Ohio by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, will
help close the gap with President Obama in the waning hours of the
campaign. Using a fleet of twin-engine aircraft, Mr. Romney littered the
skie... more »
Clocks go back tonight
You'll lose an extra hour of light but gain an hour back this weekend as
daylight saving time officially ends.
As standard time resumes at 2 a.m. Sunday, it's time to "fall back," so set
your clocks *back*one hour when you go to bed tonight.
Arizona Signs of the Times
Messsage from above
Re-Elect Arpaio? Read the Fine Print
The Return of Chicano Batboy!
What you do now. My opinion.
I think what you do is vote Obama. I initially wrote about why one should
vote Obama in this post. Voting Obama, even though he has many, many
drawbacks for us progressives, will provide time to fight back against an
adversary who is possibly less prone to open violence than a Republican
president.
Down ticket you vote for progressive candidates, and if you are able, you
monetarily support progressive candidates. You work against Blue Dog
Democrats and Republicans in any and every way that you can. Remember that
Congress must be taken back from the crazy right wing. Congressional ... more »
"Letters to the Future"
* "Letters to the Future"*
by Olaf Stapledon
"In 1917 the author Olaf Stapledon published “Letters to the Future,” a
series of 4 letters addressed to his great grandson in the year 1999. This
post is Letter 1, excerpted. How remarkably relevant they seem today..." -
CP
“To my Great Grandson in early manhood. Sir,
If ever you come upon this letter, forgive its preglacial dialect, and have
patience to spell out its meaning. How gladly would I address you in
whatever speech lives in your ears! The thoughts which follow must, I know,
reach you only as dead and fragile specimens; b... more »
The Great Walnut Heist
Photo courtesy: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported |
J.Dncsn
Two truckloads of walnuts, worth around $300,000 in total, have gone
missing out of Northern California, and local deputies are after a man with
a Russian accent who they say is the prime suspect.
Sheriff's deputies in Tehama County, an area noted for its walnut orchards,
got a call from a freight brokerage firm on Oct. 26, reporting that a
shipment of 42,000 pounds (19,050 kilograms) of unprocessed walnuts was
still unaccounted for two days after it was scheduled to arrive in Miami,
according to the ... more »
Willard Romney on Climate Change: He knows what to do!
This ad created by the great folks at Climate Silence.
Romney is such an asshole.
Ripped from the headlines -- The New Yorker's "Daily Cartoon" Web feature debuts
*by Ken*
This week in his Wednesday e-newsletter-slash-blogpost *New Yorker* cartoon
editor Bob Mankoff introduced a new Web-exclusive feature, "The Daily
Cartoon." The new feature's introduction was apparently swallowed up by
Hurricane Sandy. However, says Bob,
we’ve recovered our wits, and now one particular wit, the cartoonist David
Sipress [*whose work we've sampled here* -- Ed.), will aid in the recovery
from Sandy and from pre- and post-election fatigue by drawing a cartoon
every weekday for a month. As you can see, David has everything serenely
under control.
"These carto... more »
Drone Strikes: "OK, Fine. Shoot Him."
*"‘OK, Fine. Shoot Him.’ *
*Four Words That Heralded a Decade of Secret US Drone Killings"*
by Chris Woods
"The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) usually gets all the credit for the
first US drone targeted killing beyond the conventional battlefield. But it
was the military which gave the final go-ahead to kill on November 3 2002.
Lt General Michael DeLong was at Centcom headquarters in Tampa, Florida
when news came in that the CIA had found its target. The deputy commander
made his way down to the UAV Room, showing live video feeds from a CIA
Predator high above Marib provinc... more »
Republicans and Rape.
Reposted, with permission, from Brainwrap at DailyKos. Thanks!
"Reality..."
“He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be
able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.”
- Anwar Sadat
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"Reality is certainty or authenticity which gives a support to our
argument on any matter. Reality can also be defined as the one that the
majority of the people have agreed upon. But for argument sake, we may also
say that facts are different from reality. “Reality is that which when you
stop believing in it, does not go away” said Philip K Dick. But it also
seems that reality depends upon the perspective with which we view th... more »
Climatology: "Are Superstorms the New Normal?"
*"Are Superstorms the New Normal?"*
by Philip S. Wenz
“The answer to the oft-asked question of whether [a particular extreme
weather] event is caused by climate change is that it is the wrong
question. All weather events are affected by climate change because the
environment in which they occur is warmer and moister than it used to be.”
- Kevin Trenberth, head of the Climate Analysis Section at the USA National
Center for Atmospheric Research
As I write this on a pleasant Tuesday morning in Oregon, hurricane Sandy
has just passed through the North Atlantic coastal states and is... more »
DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE: Increased Seismic Activity
In the past 30 min there has been an increase in seismic activity around
the Dodecanese Islands, Greece.
Quakes measuring between 2.3 and 3.1 Magnitude.
Average depth of 8 km
3 km West of Sámos, Greece
36 children hospitalized with symptoms of food poisoning in Razlog, Bulgaria
36 children were admitted last night at the General Hospital in Razlog with
symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, press center of the
Ministry of Healthcare announced. Children are part of a group of 84
students from first to fifth grade from the 125th school in the capital
that were on a "green school" in Banderitsa hotel in Bansko resort.
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n291441
Oil spill detected near Helsinki coastline
Thousands of litres of oil were discovered off the coast of Helsinki on
Saturday . Rescue officials say the spill could be of light fuel oil.
The oil was detected in the Hernesaari and Pihjalasaari areas as well as
near the islands of Uunisaari and Liuskasaari.
http://yle.fi/uutiset/oil_spill_detected_near_helsinki_coastline/6362796
Reactor is shut down at Comanche Peak nuclear plant, Texas
One of the two reactors at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant near Glen
Rose was shut down early Friday after a cooling pump overheated, the
operator reported.
According to an event report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Unit 1 was shut down manually at 1:42 a.m. because of "high temperature
indications" in a motor bearing on one of four huge pumps that circulate
cooling water around the reactor.
An alarm that warns of an improper level of oil for the pump also sounded,
the report stated.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/11/02/4385016/reactor-is-shut-down-at-coma... more »
Highway bridge being built in Slovakia collapses, killing 3 workers
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - An official says a concrete highway bridge being
built in eastern Slovakia has collapsed, killing at least three workers.
Slovakia rescue service spokesman Martin Ballay says two workers died
immediately and one more died after being taken to a hospital. He says 15
other workers have been injured.
Ballay says 18 of them were on the bridge when the collapse happened Friday
afternoon near the town of Kurimany.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Highway+bridge+being+built+Slovakia+collapses+killing+workers/7489884/story.html
In Sandy’s Wake, Looting Arrests Reported In Nassau, Rockaways
The Queens District Attorney’s office has announced the arrests of 15
people for looting businesses in the Rockaways.
The suspects have all been charged with burglary and other crimes from
looting and robbing a liquor store, clothing stores and a Radio Shack in
the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, according to the Queens DA.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/31/in-sandys-wake-looting-arrests-reported-in-nassau-rockaways/
Activists rally to end prison torture in Egypt
About 1,000 activists rallied in Cairo on Saturday demanding an end to
brutality in Egyptian prisons and calling for a ban on torture in the new
constitution.
Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was elected in June following 16 months of
rule by the army council that took over after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow
last year. During the council's rule, some 12,000 civilians were tried by
army courts and many of them were tortured in prisons, according to rights
groups.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/03/us-egypt-torture-idUSBRE8A20BW20121103
Syrian rebels attack air base to secure north-south corridor |
Syrian rebels attacked a military airport in the country's north on
Saturday in a push to cut off Syria's biggest city Aleppo from the capital
Damascus, and secure a strategic north-south corridor.
President Bashar al-Assad's forces appear over-stretched with fewer
fighters on the ground and have sought to limit rebel advances with far
superior firepower, increasingly from the air and especially in the Aleppo
and Damascus areas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/03/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121103
"Society: Are We Becoming More Psychopathic? Yes..."
*"Society: Are We Becoming More Psychopathic? Yes..."*
by VioletPlanet
"Are you sure you wouldn't like to stay just a little while longer? Just
for talk?"
-"Norman Bates", "Psycho", 1960.
"When you look around you at modern-day society, do you think, in general,
that we're becoming more psychopathic?" Robert Hare, the eminent criminal
psychologist and creator of the widely used Psychopathy Checklist paused
before answering. "I think, in general, yes, society is becoming more
psychopathic," he said. "I mean, there's stuff going on nowadays that we
wouldn't have seen 20, even ... more »
Regeneration: The Lessons from Over There
The city of Stoke-on-Trent. Just shy of a quarter of a million people live
spread out along a quirky North-West/South-East axis. It is a city that was
at the very centre of the industrial revolution. By cannon and bayonet, the
British Empire lubricated world markets and flooded them with products from
our industrial towns, not least Stoke-produced ceramics that reached the
four corners of the globe. Up until the 1960s the city thrived. And then it
stopped. Pottery jobs were exported to China and Indonesia. The pits were
shut down after a bitter political struggle. And the massive st... more »
Glen Murray almost certain to announce Leadership Bid - see the notice I just got...
*It will be an interesting race with some very solid candidates!*
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*Special Announcement *
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Glen Murray
MPP Toronto Centre
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Join Glen Murray, MPP for Toronto Centre for a *special announcement*
*Where: Maple Leaf Gardens, 4th Floor Mattamy Centre Athletic Lounge*
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When: Sunday, November 4 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
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(clocks go back one hour Sunday, Nov. 4)
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What: Glen Murray, MPP Toronto Centre, special announcemen
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What Mattered This Week?
The Giants won the World Series!
Oh, and some election stuff. I'll let you all take it from there: what do
you think mattered this week?
Somalia: Bombers Hit Exiles' Diner In Capital
Suicide bombers target a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu that is
popular with exiles who have returned from England.
http://news.sky.com/story/1006633/somalia-bombers-hit-exiles-diner-in-capital
New York Mayor Warns Of Hypothermia Risk
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has warned residents of the risk of
hypothermia as temperatures plunge amid the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
Temperatures are set to plunge to 2 Celsius overnight in the area, as some
residents remain without gas for heating or electrical power.
Mr Bloomberg said that the Long Island Power Authority (Lipa) "has not
acted aggressively enough" to restore power to storm-hit residents in the
region.
http://news.sky.com/story/1006640/ny-mayor-warns-of-hypothermia-risk
Grand Central Station And The Usual Suspects
Its been overcast here for most of the past week so I haven't been all that
motivated to venture too far from the house on my days off. Fortunately, I
only have to gaze out a window to do a little birding. So far, I've seen
most of the usual suspects that frequent the house for this time of year.
And they've been hanging around in larger groups and for longer than they
normally seem to.
Blue Jays! I don't usually see them around the house that often, so seeing
a couple was a treat.
Female Pine Grosbeak. Last year I could count on seeing the odd one mixed
in with a group of Evenin... more »
ALASKA GROUPS CHALLENGE STATE APPROVAL OF BUCCANEER OIL SPILL PREVENTION PLAN
ALASKA GROUPS CHALLENGE STATE APPROVAL OF BUCCANEER OIL SPILL PREVENTION
PLAN
Alaska's Big Village Network
Center for Water Advocacy
Published at Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
ANCHORAGE -- Several conservation and Alaskan Native groups submitted a
Request for Adjudicatory Hearing today related to the State of Alaska
Division of Spill Prevention and
SyrianGirl debates FSA on Australian show 'Insight'
Syrian women own stupid Jihadist stooges who are doing the dirty work of
NATO, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel.
Excessive bail conditions
R. v. Thomson, [2004] O.J. No. 1873 (S.C.J.) has a very thoughtful analysis
on appropriate terms of release:
55 The Crown's position was that, if Thomson is released, she should
have someone with her at all times to ensure compliance with her release
terms. During cross-examination, the Crown established that James Thomson
(Thomson's grandfather) does not wish to spend his every waking hour with
his granddaughter. Of course he doesn't. Nor should a regime be established
that would require him to do so.****
56 It is not the object of release conditions to turn family membe... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 3rd November 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, November 03, 2012 at 20:49:11 UTC
Sunday, November 04, 2012 at 08:49:11 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.933°S, 176.317°W
Depth
105.5 km (65.6 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
141 km (87 miles) SW of Vaini, Tonga
The FSA Can't Win A Battle Fair And Square
Two examples:
1) In Idlib, the Syrian army was beating the FSA so the FSA cried and
called for a ceasefire. They used the ceasefire to regroup and bring new
fighters from other parts of Syria. They then violated the ceasefire. This
had the effect of stopping the momentum of the Syrian army. I don't know
why they agreed to a ceasefire in the first place when they were clearly
winning.
2) After the battle between the FSA and the YPG, a local Kurdish group, at
least 18 FSA members were killed. Some of them were also injured. A woman
Kurdish commander agreed to meet the leaders of the ... more »
Irving Andre raised to Superior Court
Justice Irving Andre, has been appointed as a judge of the Superior Court
of Justice, in Brampton.
KUDOS!!!!!
The OCJ's loss is the SCJ's gain!
Romney Knows It's All Over
Today, for the first time in memory, the Republican Party failed to deliver
the weekly radio address to stations. Romney taped it, but never
distributed it. He's just going through the motions now and riding out the
embarrassment that's coming his way on Tuesday, probably worrying about how
harsh the attacks from the far right on him and his world will be once AP
calls the election for Obama. Romney's closing argument is, basically, vote
for me or the House Republicans will wreck the economy by refusing to raise
the debt ceiling. Sounds to me like a clarion call to defeat Republic... more »
Syrian Tanks 'Cross Israeli Border'
Israel says three Syrian tanks have entered the demilitarised zone in the
Golan Heights for the first time in 40 years, raising concerns that the
conflict in Syria could spillover its border.
The development comes as dramatic video emerged from Syria which purports
to show rebels filming as a fighter jet targeted them.
In a relatively low-key response, Israel complained to UN peacekeepers
present in the area, suggesting it did not see an immediate threat.
http://news.sky.com/story/1006622/syrian-tanks-cross-into-israeli-territory
The US Belongs To Israel!
At one time I used to believe that the United States of America was the
most free nation on Earth, and the shining beacon at the top of the hill
that other nations should emulate. Now I know differently and see what a
disgusting slave nation to the criminal state of Israel it truly has become!
For this article, I want to present the latest video narrated by Patrick
Willis, aka..Snordelhans, for everyone to see for themselves. It is called
"The US Belongs To Israel" and conveys a very truthful statement about
exactly how badly the United States is nothing more than a vassal state to... more »
How Can Obama Be Bad For Business If Corporate Profits Are at All-Time High?
*By MARC McDONALD*
It's a sign of our nation's bizarre, surreal political discourse these days
that most of the most persistent GOP attacks on Obama are not only
misleading, they have zero connection to the real world.
One of the GOP's most common attacks on Obama is that he's a "socialist."
We also often hear that he's somehow bad for business or hostile to
capitalism and free markets.
Here in the Real World, such charges are absurd. The fact is, any candidate
for president who was even in the slightest bit "socialist" would never in
a million years get anywhere near the White Hou... more »
NJ State Testing Just Washed Away
Now what? Sandy is a game changer here in New Jersey. These endless
standardized tests and the mounds of money spent on this garbage is now
finally being exposed as the state grapples with no way to administer and
account for the VAM, value added measures. How many points for what trauma.
The social, psychological, emotional and financial toll from a storm like
this one, and how many "points" should be subtracted or added to an already
meaningless bean counting machine for children, will be impossible to
calculate. This was the perfect storm indeed, the one we needed to get rid
of t... more »
SC - Bye-Bye ALEC
South Carolinas are finally facing the truth this election season.
They look at the national statistics (from reliable sources) showing their
state not doing so well and then they look at the unreliable reports
pitched out by their ALEC legislators showing the state is doing fabulous –
cause the statistics were mangled by the American Legislative Exchange
Council to make their state look good and to make ALEC legislators think
they are doing a good job.
South Carolinians are not stupid. They know in order to get their state to
a better place – they have to get rid of ALEC legislato... more »
The Global Warming Fraud: Some Truths About "Man Made" Global Warming!
As a man of science, I am fascinated that most people have still been
suckered in by the outrageous lies that we must suffer for heating up this
planet under the false notion of "man made" Global Warming. I have long
shown that the concept of "Man made" Global Warming is nothing but a
massive con and swindle that uses fear tactics to get people to give up
money for the need to save the planet from ourselves. I want to continue
to set the record straight....
I came across a most interesting article from author Anthony Bright-Paul,
through the website: World Mysteries.Com, at blog.... more »
What's Senate Republicans Don't Want You to Find Out
There is a lot of buzz now about the fact, discovered over a month after it
happened, that the Congressional Research Service (CRS) had withdrawn one
of its research reports due to pressure from Republican Senators. Probably
the most commonly used adjectives used to describe the CRS are "respected"
and "non-partisan," so what is going on here? The simple answer is that the
Republicans didn't like the study's conclusions and complained vociferously
to CRS. Why did the CRS give in? No one knows yet, although the *New York
Times* reported:
A person with knowledge of the deliberations, ... more »
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 3rd November 2012
agnitude mb 4.3
Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Date time 2012-11-03 19:08:53.4 UTC
Location 5.80 S ; 146.94 E
Depth 116 km
Distances 102 km NW Lae
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 3rd November 2012
Magnitude M 4.8
Region TONGA
Date time 2012-11-03 19:25:12.4 UTC
Location 16.93 S ; 173.53 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 393 km SW Apia, Tonga
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake LUZON, PHILIPPINES - 3rd November 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, November 03, 2012 at 18:40:52 UTC
Sunday, November 04, 2012 at 02:40:52 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.485°N, 120.320°E
Depth
44.9 km (27.9 miles)
Region
LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances
7 km (4 miles) SW of Fuerte, Philippines
Vote Independent or Stay Home
Global Research
Stephen Lendman
Voting for Obama or Romney is like choosing between death by hanging or
firing squad. Either way you’re dead.
The same goes for choosing Republicans or Democrats. Each party replicates
the other. On issues mattering most, not a dime’s worth of difference
separates them.
They’re pro-corporate, pro-war, pro-Israel, anti-populist, anti-civil and
human rights, and anti all values real democratic societies cherish.
Post-November 6, nothing will change. Duopoly power assures harsher times
ahead. Expect direct and proxy imperial wars to continue. New ones ... more »
Why I'm Not Voting to Re-Elect President Obama
Ordinarily, I have the greatest respect for *Esquire*'s Charles Pierce.
He's one of the very few bloggers/journalists out there who actually
inspires me to stay on my tippy toes. Get him off the subject of RomneyCare
(which he pointedly endorses simply because his ill wife has somewhat
benefited from it) and Barack Obama and he'll generally not only find
himself on the right side of every issue but also skewer with a Quixotic
razor-sharp corkscrew sword the bigotry, hypocrisy and genetic-level
stupidity of what passes for an actual conservative movement.
Unfortunately, we're in the... more »
War on Syria: A New Plan?
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