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Some US 2012 Election Predictions (Updated)
Electoral Outcomes For obvious reasons, I’m much less confident of my
predictions in 2012 than in 2008. I think there’s a good chance that
Florida, Colorado, and Virginia might go the other way. North Carolina and
New Hampshire could as well. Regardless, it looks pretty likely that Obama
is going to win re-election. I’m betting
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Hillary Clinton Aims To Rewrite History, Says Islamic Extremists Hijacked Syrian "Revolution"
*AFP Photo: Hillary Clinton speaking in Croatia on October 31, 2012. She
attempted to rewrite history and rebrand the Jihadist-dominated opposition
in Syria.*
The U. S. plan to overthrow the regime in Syria was drawn up before the
Arab Spring, so the discourse of the Arab Spring does not apply to Syria.
Attempting to use the popular appeal of the Arab Spring to put political
pressure on the Syrian regime is an act of irrationality and imperial
hubris. It's like squaring a circle.
Washington's "democracy and freedom" rhetoric does not serve the best
interests of the Syrian people... more »
Repost: 2012 US Elections: Obamney vs. Rombama
War, economic collapse, and personal devastation await Americans no matter
who they vote for - and what we should do instead.
Tony Cartalucci
Land Destroyer
November 6, 2012
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*Editor's Note: There is absolutely no difference between Romney and Obama
- as illustrated in detail below, the very same policy makers will be
handing the same script to the "president" no matter who wins in November.
Beware of the retrenched false left-right paradigm run in concert by convicted
criminal George Soros and Neo-Con media projects like Glenn Beck and World
Net Daily (WND). They are desperately ... more »
Truth Militia Radio with John Friend
I just finished my second broadcast on *Truth Militia Radio*. My guest
Jonathan Azaziah of the *Mask of Zion* and I discussed international
Zionism and Jewish supremacy, the Talmudic origins of the "New World Order"
conspiracy, "anti-Zionist" and "anti-war" activist groups that fail to
discussion international Jewry, and the Jewish multicultural agenda versus
the concept of international nationalism. You can download the full
program *here*. Thanks for tuning in!
By the way, I apologize for the static and interruptions, especially at the
beginning of the show. During the show, ... more »
Rod Gellatly shot himself inside a Glasgow police station shortly after arriving at work in the morning
Constable Rod Gellatly is thought to have 'turned the gun on himself' after
arriving at Baird Street police station in Glasgow at work as normal
yesterday morning. Police refused to give any further detail but admitted
officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the
41-year-old's death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228200/Officer-killed-gun-fired-inside-Glasgow-police-station.html
HMRC chief blasted for 'failing to get to grips with tax avoidance' as she admits half of UK's 770 biggest firms funnel profits overseas
Half
of the biggest companies working in the UK have headquarters overseas,
many in low-tax regimes, it was revealed yesterday.
Britain’s most senior tax official made the admission as she was slammed
for ‘failing to get to grips with tax avoidance’ by an influential group
of
MPs.
It came as the Government launched a crackdown on multi-national giants
that slash their tax bills by using complex legal techniques to funnel
profits overseas.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228448/HMRC-chief-blasted-failing-to-grips-tax-avoidance-admits-half-UKs-770-biggest-firms-funnel-profits... more »
Benefits cheat funded homes in Paris and London by stealing £58,000 from French AND British governments....I am sure she has learnt her lesson paying back just £20 per week
The cheat, who claims she has alcohol problems and cannot work because
her
arm is paralysed from being dropped as a child, is currently repaying
the
London council at the rate of just £20 a week.
*How is she paying this 20 a week, are we the Tax Payer paying this?*
*
*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228226/Benefits-cheat-stole-58-000-French-British-governments-claiming-Notting-Hill-flat-receiving-cash-Paris-home.html
Bombs in Bahrain's Capital Kill 2 Foreigners
CAIRO — Five bombs exploded in the capital of Bahrain on Monday, killing
two foreign workers and critically injuring a third, in a sharp
intensification of the violence that has simmered in the island nation
since the beginning of a pro-democracy uprising 21 months ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/world/middleeast/bombs-in-bahrains-capital-kill-injure-bystanders.html?_r=0
Saudi confirms third case of newly discovered SARS-like virus
A Saudi citizen in the capital Riyadh is the world's third confirmed case
of a newly discovered SARS-related virus but he has now recovered from his
illness, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
The potentially deadly novel coronavirus is from the same family as SARS
but had only been confirmed in two previous cases: a 60-year-old Saudi man
who died earlier this year, and a man from Qatar who was treated in a
London hospital.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/04/us-coronavirus-saudi-idUKBRE8A30EH20121104
Thirty hippos die in anthrax outbreak at Kruger National Park, South Africa
An anthrax outbreak in the South African park has claimed the lives of 30
hippopotami in the past two weeks, according to a South African National
Parks (SANParks) media release Nov. 5.
The outbreak north of Kruger National Park, which initially began in
August, has killed dozens of hippos in the Letaba and Olifants Rivers
recently.
Park officials are closely monitoring the situation.
http://www.examiner.com/article/thirty-hippos-die-anthrax-outbreak-at-kruger-national-park
South Korea shuts two nuclear reactors
South
Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors yesterday to
replace components that had not been properly vetted, a minister said,
warning of “unprecedented” power shortages to follow.
Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-Woo said the “non-core” components
posed no safety threat and were unrelated to a string of systems
malfunctions at reactors this year that triggered calls for a safety
review.
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=541996&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down, New York
CRIBA, NY – November 4, at approximately 9:53 p.m., FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant experienced an automatic reactor shutdown.
The automatic reactor shutdown was as a result of a main turbine trip that
occurred while regularly scheduled turbine testing was being performed.
Nuclear power plants are built with “defense-in-depth” safety design and
construction.
http://oswegocountytoday.com/?p=101083
An America That Believes Again In Investing In Tomorrow
We need dozens of Elizabeth Warrens in the Senate, scores of Alan Graysons
in the House. But that isn't what the corrupt Beltway Establishment and
their dipshit state-level wannabes are offering us tomorrow. We have no
choice but to patiently build-- one Elizabeth Warren at a time... one Alan
Grayson at a time. You may have seen the list of progressives we put up
early Saturday. That's a start, a toehold against the incredible forces of
reaction and capital that own one political party outright and dominate the
other.
No matter what happens tomorrow-- and polls indicate that some... more »
Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory
Discriminatory implementation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
has left many countries feeling that being a party to the anti-atom bomb
pact hinders cooperation in the field atomic energy, Iran's U.N. ambassador
said on Monday.
Western diplomats and analysts have long expressed concern that Iran might
one day follow North Korea's example and pull out of the NPT and produce a
bomb. North Korea withdrew from the treaty in 2003 and tested nuclear
devices in 2006 and 2009.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-nuclear-iran-treaty-idUSBRE8A41FN20121105
Iran nuclear fuel move may ease war fears - for now.....Well at least until Wednesday!
A slowdown in Iran's accumulation of its most sensitive nuclear material
may have helped put off the threat of a new Middle East war for now, but
Tehran's expanding uranium-enrichment capacity suggests any relief could be
short-lived.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-nuclear-iran-uranium-idUSBRE8A418F20121105
NY area slowly coming back from Sandy
A week after superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on New York City and the
surrounding area, schools reopened and millions of commuters struggled to
get back to work.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-storm-sandy-hurricane-idUSBRE89N16J20121105
U.S judge tosses Apple vs. Google lawsuit over patents
An Apple lawsuit against Google's Motorola Mobility unit over alleged
patent abuse was thrown out on Monday just hours before trial, a setback
for the iPhone maker in its efforts to gain leverage in the smartphone
patent wars.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/net-us-google-patent-idUSBRE8A419M20121106
Negus McClean: Four Charged With Boy's Murder
Negus McClean, 15, was found by police in Edmonton, north London, on April
10, 2011, with stab wounds to the chest and thigh.
He died in hospital later that night.
Billal Lariba and Brandon Hamilton, both 18 and from Enfield, and Tershan
Edwards, also 18, from St Albans, will appear at Enfield Magistrates Court
tomorrow alongside a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007461/negus-mcclean-four-charged-with-boys-murder
Breaching Whale Lands On Boat Injuring Three
Three men have been injured, one seriously, after a breaching whale leapt
out of the sea off South Africa and landed on their boat.
"The men claim they were motoring slowly off-shore when a whale breached in
front of their boat and came onto their boat, causing the boat and all
three men to go under water as the whale sunk back into the water," said
Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007515/breaching-whale-lands-on-boat-injuring-three
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 6th November 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 03:36:18 UTC
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 03:36:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.447°S, 178.786°W
Depth
475.1 km (295.2 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
89 km (55 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 6th November 2012
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 01:42:26 UTC
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 09:42:26 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.338°N, 122.135°E
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
67 km (41 miles) ENE of Bunobogu, Indonesia
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 6th November 2012
Magnitude
5.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 01:36:20 UTC
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 09:36:20 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.373°N, 122.181°E
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 miles)
Region
MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
72 km (44 miles) ENE of Bunobogu, Indonesia
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 6th November 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 00:07:13 UTC
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 11:07:13 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.218°S, 158.908°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances
116 km (72 miles) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake PANAMA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 23:30:11 UTC
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 06:30:11 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.307°N, 78.205°W
Depth
63.8 km (39.6 miles)
Region
PANAMA
Distances
3 km (1 miles) ENE of Playon Chico, Panama
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 5th November 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 23:25:57 UTC
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 03:55:57 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.180°N, 71.042°E
Depth
125.9 km (78.2 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
29 km (18 miles) NE of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
Christy Clark, BC Liberals, Fiscally Challenged
The Straight Goods - 3 hours ago
In her heart, in her heart she is praying the media beat up the NDP and
promote her idiocy..
Below is the North America Henry Hub for natural gas....Those are indeed
long-term price contracts
MonthChartsLastChangePrior
SettleOpenHighLowVolumeHi /
Lo LimitUpdatedNov 2012
3.597 a-0.0203.617---05.117
2.1174:02:41 PM CT
10/21/2012 Dec 2012
--3.947---05.447
2.4474:05:08 PM CT
10/21/2012 Jan 2013
--4.069---05.569
2.5694:00:00 PM CT
10/21/2012 Feb 2013
--4.073---05.573
2.5734:00:00 PM CT
10/21/2012 Mar 2013
--4.026---05.526
2.5264:00:00 PM CT
10/21/2012 Apr 2... more »
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The last post at Wit's End featured photos of trees that fell across my
driveway, and around first daughter's farm, and many in between. Since
then we've been clearing the debris. Following are a few photos taken by
my daughter's husband with his cellphone, and then, numerous pictures
gleaned from news stories. The first was the Jersey shore on Monday a week
ago, as Sandy was approaching.
This is the backyard at Bramblefields, which is almost as far west as you
can go and still be in New Jersey. What is left is only a tiny fraction of
what was hauled away.
The machine was stuck, ... more »
American Indian Film Festival Nov 2-10, 2012
The American Indian Film Festival is underway!
Nov. 2 -- 10, 2012 in San Francisco
*Check out the great films, link to program:*
http://aifisf.com/wp-content/uploads/AIFF-2012-program-guide.pdf
Posted at Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
The American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) is proud to announce the nominees
for the 37th annual American Indian Film Festival. The awards will be
presented at the annual American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show on
Saturday Nov. 10 at 6:00 p.m at the historic Palace of Fine Arts in San
Francisco.
Over 80 films have been screened and ... more »
Too Smart For Our Own Good
According to humans, the human brain is a miraculous organ. No other
species is even half as intelligent as we think we are. But we’re
seriously beating the planet, we’re not having fun, and everything is
getting worse. This is called progress. Circle what is wrong with this
picture.
Craig Dilworth circled humans. Modern society drove him nuts, because it
was so self-destructive. It simply made no sense, from the perspective of
the dominant worldview, which worshipped the most incredible organism in
the entire universe. How could a creature so brilliant act like this?
Dilworth... more »
Max Keiser On Being Accused of Treason: "That dog don't hunt"
*Calling Max Keiser or Alex Jones a "traitor" is like calling the American
eagle an un-American bird.*
An excerpt from the article in The Independent called, *Max Keiser: 'Barack
Obama is clueless. Mitt Romney will bankrupt the country'*:
Of the many themes that Keiser returns to in his shows, one of the most
interesting and incendiary is the relationship between big business and
Congress. He has openly accused senior politicians of using investigations
into financial malpractice as a way of acquiring market information so as
to benefit themselves.
"Democracy is not well served... more »
ISRAEL’S MASSIVE MILITARY FUEL PURCHASE OF 2010 REVISITED
In August 2010 I wrote about Israel’s massive military fuel purchase from
the US commenting that it was an extraordinary amount of fuel and that, by
virtue of the fact that it included huge quantities of JP-8 military jet
fuel, the entire order must have been military purposes. I also noted that
the order included large amounts of both diesel and gasoline. I surmised
then that this order may be for preparations for war against Iran – hence
the need for the jet fuel – and that, since Israel could not possibly
launch a ground offensive against Iran, the large amounts of diesel and
gas... more »
Thank goodness THAT election is over! (What? For real? Are you SURE?)
*"[A]t the age of thirty-seven, [Connaughton] joined Arnold & Porter and
launched a new career: as a lobbyist.
"Connaughton's timing in politics hadn't been great, but in lobbying it was
nearly perfect. In 1997, organizations were spending more than a billion
dolars a year exercising their First Amendment right to petition the
government for redress of grievances. Within a decade, the figure was
nearly three billion. . . ."*
*-- from George Packer's New Yorker profile of "Washington
Man" Jeff Connaughton in the Oct. 29 & Nov. 5 issue*
*by Ken*
Phew! Thank goodness *that* election ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth's night sky are often
named for flowers or insects, and NGC 6302 is no exception. With an
estimated surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees C, the central star
of this particular planetary nebula is exceptionally hot though- shining
brightly in ultraviolet light but hidden from direct view by a dense torus
of dust.
*Click image for larger size.*
This dramatically detailed close-up of the dying star's nebula was
recorded by the upgraded Hubble Space Telescope. Cutting across a bright
cavity of ionized gas, the dust torus surr... more »
Paulo Coelho, “What’s The Price?”
*“What’s The Price?”*
by Paulo Coelho
“Is the price of living a dream much higher than the price of living
without daring to dream?” asked the disciple. The master took him to a
clothes store. There, he asked him to try on a suit in exactly his size.
The disciple obeyed, and was very amazed at the quality of the clothes.
Then the master asked him to try on the same suit – but this time a size
much bigger than his own. The disciple did as he was asked. “This one is no
use. It’s too big.” “How much are these suits?” the master asked the shop
attendant. “They both cost the same pri... more »
Votapalooza
Yawn. So I filled out my mail-in ballot over the weekend, tongue held
firmly in cheek. Were it not for the storm, I would have done the deed
earlier. There was one local law on the ballot I wasn't familiar with, and
I wanted to do some research on it first. It turns out I now have the
choice of either allowing my county legislature to draw redistricting maps,
or allowing an unelected board of people I don't know to draw redistricting
maps. So I chose the former, lesser of two evils. From the dregs of the
backwaters to the heights of the presidency, ain't it always the way?
I deliber... more »
CANADA. THE ROAD TO FASCISM FROM 1945 to Stephen Harper
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Imperialism, Colonialism,
Fascism
He`s back, everyone`s favourite straight talking, straight shooting shit
disturber, or if you like, "The Mirror"...For what he sees, you`ll see, in
full colour, panoramavision, all the shocking details....
No, we aren`t talking Zombies, not Stepford wives, we aren`t talking Cuban
style socialism, we are talking the big F, as in $%@# HARPER....ACTUALLY WE
ARE TALKING FACISM
Northland Publications
*Copyright: 2012 by Robin Mathews*
A portion or portions or all of this book may be r... more »
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Israel and Iran hold 'positive' nuclear talks in Brussels
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/05/israel-iran-brussels-nuclear-conference
*Israel and Iran hold 'positive' nuclear talks in Brussels*
Brussels conference could help pave way for full international conference
on banning weapons of mass destruction in Middle East
Julian Borger, diplomatic editor
guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 November 2012 12.48 EST
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali
Asghar Soltanieh, centre, is among those taking part in the talks.
Photograph: AFP/Getty
Israeli and Iranian officials are taking part in a on nuclear prolif... more »
Matt's projection for 2012 election outcome: Obama Victory
*Reasons supporting this projection:*
+ The "silent majority", regardless if it benefits them or not, leans
towards the status quo, especially when undecided and faced with similarly
empowered choices.
+ While having lost some of his charisma among Americans, Obama still
remains friendly and charming enough to appear as one of the people, unlike
Romney, who seems detached not only from Americans, but often from the
realities facing the nation.
+ Hurricane Sandy caused many to forget about Romney and the momentum he
once possessed, and in times of peril, people again turn to the st... more »
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Chet Raymo, “Zoom”
*“Zoom”*
by Chet Raymo
“One doesn't hear much about "the history of ideas" any more, but back when
I was a young man it was all the rage. Credit for establishing that busy
new discipline is usually given to the American scholar Arthur O. Lovejoy
and his 1936 book “The Great Chain of Being”. In a dense and (for me)
almost unreadable book, he limned a scheme for understanding the world that
served Western civilization from the time of Plato into the 19th century.
The great chain stretched from the foot of God's throne to the dregs of
inanimate matter at the center of the Earth. Th... more »
Global Warming: "Why Seas are Rising Ahead of Predictions"
*"Why Seas are Rising Ahead of Predictions"*
by ScienceDaily
Sea levels are rising faster than expected from global warming, and
University of Colorado geologist Bill Hay has a good idea why. The last
official IPCC report in 2007 projected a global sea level rise between 0.2
and 0.5 meters by the year 2100. But current sea-level rise measurements
meet or exceed the high end of that range and suggest a rise of one meter
or more by the end of the century. "What's missing from the models used to
forecast sea-level rise are critical feedbacks that speed everything up,"
says Hay. He wi... more »
The Permanent Militarization of America
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/opinion/the-permanent-militarization-of-america.html
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Some US 2012 Election Predictions (Updated)
Electoral Outcomes For obvious reasons, I’m much less confident of my
predictions in 2012 than in 2008. I think there’s a good chance that
Florida, Colorado, and Virginia might go the other way. North Carolina and
New Hampshire could as well. Regardless, it looks pretty likely that Obama
is going to win re-election. I’m betting
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Russian attack sub detected near East Coast of United States
http://freebeacon.com/russian-subs-skirt-coast/
Geoengineering, Chemtrails, HAARP, World Orders, Time Lines and Ascension
*I was forwarded this amazing document. It ties together many mysteries
in our modern world and confirms ascension of the planet. They knew! And
they didn't plan on telling the rest of us! -AK*
*
*
Geoengineering, Chemtrails, HAARP, World Orders, Time Lines and Ascension
*
*
*--daniel*
*Background*
I was listening to exopolitics expert Alfred Lambremont on a radio show *1*,
discussing the “negative
timeline” as being some kind of “synthetic quantum environment”
orchestrated by the Grey ETs,
stating that this negative timeline was all “made up.” Having worked as a
... more »
Untitled
* Stop paying the ferryman ~American Zombie*
Michael Tsarion on "The Prisoner" Symbolism
YouTube video description [Channel - lightcanbedarkness]:
Michael Tsarion gives an excellent analysis of the symbolism in the 1960s
TV show "The Prisoner."
Michael Tsarion interview with Henrick Palmgren...2008
http://michaeltsarion.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/UnslavedFilms
http://www.redicecreations.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/rediceradio
Watch The Prisoner Episode 01 arrival in full here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuCCgQsyq8s
The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in
the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968.[1][2] Starring an... more »
Corporate School Boarding Indy Style
*Guest Post by Doug Martin, author and contributor at The Common Errant**
**Doug Martin is doing the heavy lifting in Indiana--the work our Fourth
Estate seems to have been hired to ignore. There is one very bright
exception (shining much more so because so isolated in the journalistic
sky): Karen Francisco who writes "The Learning Curve" at the Fort Wayne
Journal Gazette.*
It happened in New Orleans, it happened in Denver, it happened in Florida with
the Vice President's brother, and now the mega-rich are buying the
Indianapolis Public School Board race, with many of the same hedg... more »
Pima County Judge Refuses Citizen's Request that Pima County Elections Follow the Law
J.T. Waldron
Pima County Judge James E. Marner denied every request by citizens
concerned about election integrity in Pima County. Parroting the previous
Pima County judges' claims about the lack of jurisdiction, Marner has paved
the way for Pima County to continue subverting efforts to improve election
integrity. Key auditing functions like the simple placement of election
returns receipts in election returns envelops (A.R.S. §16-615),
incorporating sufficient quantities for hand count audits and the
separation of early ballots by precinct will fall outside of any meaningful
l... more »
November the Fifth: A Celebration of Establishment Tyranny
Today in England we are celebrating the anniversary of the 'foiling' of the
Gunpowder Plot. In truth, we have been celebrating for the last three
days, but such is the English way; when there is an excuse to enjoy
ourselves, we make the most of it!
England is a very controlled country, in which unlicensed bonfires are
forbidden. At this time of year, we serfs are allowed to attend officially
organised fires, and are allowed to watch as others set off carefully
orchestrated firework displays. For a limited period only, we are even
allowed to purchase our own fireworks, which must... more »
Israeli forces on high alert after Syrian gunfire hit Israeli military jeep on Golan
http://www.debka.com/article/22499/Israeli-forces-on-high-alert-after-Syrian-gunfire-hit-Israeli-military-jeep-on-Golan-
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake TIMOR SEA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.9
Region TIMOR SEA
Date time 2012-11-05 19:31:47.6 UTC
Location 11.25 S ; 129.16 E
Depth 40 km
Distances 226 km NW Darwin
Elsewhere: Polling, Losing
I've been meaning to write a long post about why the people comparing Nate
Silver and other poll-based predictors to sabermetrics are all wrong...just
haven't had time to do it. Maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, I wrote up all you
need to know (other than that, I suppose) about the polling wars at Plum
Line.
And at PP, I did a short version of my post-election pep talk to the losing
side. I gave a longer version to some extremely depressed College Democrats
in 2004, and a short version to a group of Republican students at an
Election Night party in 2008. Basic point: it's either still a 50... more »
Debate: Fossil Fuels - Good Or Bad?
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Tune in live today at 1pm NZ time (that’s 4pm Pacific Time) to watch
leading environmentalist Bill McKibben (left, above) debate Center for
Industrial Progress founder Alex Epstein:
*WATCH LIVE AT 1PM!*
**
This is “the ultimate environmental debate.” Environmentalist icon Bill
McKibben is, concedes Epstein, “the world's most powerful opponent of
fossil fuels.”
Environmentalist icon Bill McKibben is organizing a movement to demonize
and dismantle the fossil fuel industry--the industry that produces over 85%
of the cheap, plentiful, reliable energy that makes mode... more »
Why I Don't Pay For Newspapers
So, the Globe & Mail paid lots of young 'uns to hand out special US
election editions of their paper. (Paid for with help from the fine people
at Nissan!) So, right from the start I'm thinking that one reason I don't
buy the Globe is because they don't have the sense to know that this is one
of the most farcical, stupid, bullshit elections the world has ever seen.
(It's on a par with the goddamned Rob Ford vs. George Smitherman festival
of futility.) But let's go through it, shall we, and see why it's
indicative of the reasons why I don't bother to shell-out my hard-earned
clams f... more »
THIS MONTH: A3's Robert King will speak at events in Chicago and New York City
Following his recent visit to the UK, where he received an honorary law
degree, Robert H. King of the Angola 3 will be a featured speaker at two US
events focusing on solitary confinement.
*Nov. 9:* King will be speaking in Chicago alongside Amnesty
International's Tessa Murphy from 6:30 to 8:30 at Sullivan Galleries--33 S.
State St., 7th floor. *Read more here.*
*Nov. 17:* As part of an all-day event in New York City, entitled "Should
You Ever Happen to Find Yourself in SOLITARY: Wry Fancies & Stark
Realties," King will be speaking at 3 pm. The entire free public event will
b... more »
"How It Really Is, With H.L. Mencken"
"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to
prove that the other party is unfit to rule- and both commonly succeed, and
are right.”
“The theory behind representative government is that superior men- or at
all events, men not inferior to the average in ability and integrity- are
chosen to manage the public business, and that they carry on this work with
reasonable intelligence and honesty. There is little support for that
theory in the known facts...”
“All the leaders of groups tend to be frauds. If they were not, it would be
impossible for them t... more »
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.8
Region KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-11-05 18:43:45.0 UTC
Location 3.81 N ; 126.05 E
Depth 94 km
Distances 238 km S Caburan, Indonesia
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake ATACAMA, CHILE - 5th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.8
Region ATACAMA, CHILE
Date time 2012-11-05 17:32:48.0 UTC
Location 27.52 S ; 69.30 W
Depth 142 km
Distances 104 km E Copiapó
The Crazies Are Back
These guys are truly lining up to die. They're a small gaggle of, let's
call them eccentrics, preparing to break the 15-year old
land speed record.
The current record of 1,228 kmh., a tad over 763 mph., is held by a Royal
Air Force fighter pilot, Andrew Green. Now Green is preparing to flydrive a new car that he hopes will be 300 mph. faster.
*Bloodhound*
The new car, the *Bloodhound*, is powered by a 20,000 lb. thrust jet engine
on loan from Green's employer, the RAF, coupled to a 27,500 pound rocket
engine for a combined 135,000 horsepower.
And then there's Waldo. He's Waldo ... more »
It's all over but the eschatology
By Capt. Fogg
There's a point beyond which I can no longer pretend to be an open-minded
or fair-minded person disposed to find reason in others' opinions, or at
least to try to be tolerant of them. I think I reached it today, shortly
after a flurry of last minute political calls from ( supposedly illegal)
robots delivering diatribes from Ann Coulter, Allen West and the NRA.
Gungrabber Obama? War Hero West? Seriously? Am I listed as Hatch, Booby
in the phone book?
In another venue I joked today about inventing a Taserphone that one could
use to zap annoying, if not felonious and... more »
Satire: "The Republicans’ Closing Argument"
*"The Republicans’ Closing Argument"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "With only one day until the election,
the Republican Party today released its official closing argument to the
American people. In its entirety, the argument read as follows: “We’re
strongly opposed to FEMA and health care, but basically O.K. with rape.”
Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, said
that the Party’s message of “zero tolerance toward disaster relief combined
with a more easygoing attitude about rape” would lead the Party to victory
on Election Day.... more »
“1 Not-So-Simple, Pretty Funny Question for the 73% of White Evangelicals Who Will Apparently Be Voting for Romney”
*“1 Not-So-Simple, Pretty Funny Question for the 73% of*
* White Evangelicals Who Will Apparently Be Voting for Romney”*
A question that deserves an answer before election day.
by Frank Schaeffer
"According to polls 73 percent of WHITE evangelicals will be voting for
Mitt Romney. If the polls are correct here’s the question I'd like to ask
evangelicals using their own style of language/concerns/theological
thinking as applied to their choice:
What’s the explanation for the fact that white American Evangelicals made
the allegedly philandering lying ignorant braggart lapsed Roman... more »
Nose Peg Time: Vote Obama
Who'd be an American? Well, right now, I think the rest of the world
wouldn't mind if it meant voting in tomorrow's presidential elections. This
isn't because the wall-to-wall coverage is almost enough to make you think
Obama and Romney are courting *our* support, but because a world with a
President Romney in it would be a more unstable, dangerous place. But I'm
getting ahead of myself. I'm sure most readers would prefer the current
status quo to Neocon sabre rattling, and favour ordinary Americans keeping
what meagre benefits Obama has squeezed out of Congress than see the top 1% ... more »
DownWithTyranny California Voters Guide, 2012
Do what your conscience tells you to do in the presidential race. We
certainly don't want to see Mitt Romney elected, but California isn't going
to award it's gigantic pot of electoral votes to him regardless of what you
do tomorrow. The Field Poll released Saturday shows Obama cleaning Romney's
clock in California 54-39% among likely voters. (The poll also shows Dianne
Feinstein beating someone you never heard of, Elizabeth Emken, who the
Republicans dug up somewhere, 54-33%.) I'm not voting in either race--
despite conservaDem Jonathan Chait's glowing endorsement in *New York*Mag... more »
“Was It Global Warming When Stronger Hurricanes Hit the East Coast in the 1950s?” [updated]
[image: image]*The facts are clear: The 1950s had “a road map of
destruction up the East Coast.” “This map speaks for itself.”*
Chief Meteorologist for Weatherbell Analytics Joe Bastardi is sick of
ill-informed commentary linking weather, SuperStorm Sandy, with climate.
“Was It Global Warming When Stronger Hurricanes Hit the East Coast in the
1950s?,” he asks.
It is frustrating to be out in front of the hurricane threat on the U.S.
Coast, and then have people who either have not looked, or have, and are
simply ignoring the facts, come in after the fact and make their claims. I
h... more »
The Economy: "Mounting Debt in an Unproductive Society"
*"Mounting Debt in an Unproductive Society"*
by The Daily Reckoning
"Today’s edition of The Daily Reckoning features a fascinating repartee
between two witty, insightful and thought-provoking observers of the human
condition…especially that portion of the human condition that involves
dollar signs. Both of these individuals provide a refreshing alternative to
the mainstream financial media blather. Both of them prefer Hayek to
Keynes. Both of them light up a room with their charm. But only one of them
owns a chateau in France; and only one of them slips well-toned legs into
Manolo... more »
BOY BROTHELS; TOP PEOPLE; SPOOKS
*Cleveland Street had a gay brothel.*
In the USA, children from orphanages were "flown around the United States
by top Republican officials in order to engage in child sex orgies with
America's ruling elite."
MALE PROSTITUTE WHITEHOUSE TOURS ...
*In the UK, boys from children's homes have reportedly been sexually abused
by 4 top people in the Conservative Party.*
Reportedly, a number of children's homes were used as child brothels.
Gay brothels "were ten a penny in the Victorian era."
The clientèle of the gay brothel on London's Cleveland Street reportedly
included the heir t... more »
Bain Capital Avoided $102 Million in Taxes Via Dutch Subsidiary UPDATED
A Dutch newspaper, *de Volkskrant*, reports today (translation here) that
Bain Capital used a Dutch subsidiary to avoid $102 million on its taxes.
This has been picked up by Taegan Goddard and the Atlantic Wire. The Dutch
author wrote a comment on Goddard’s site clarifying that Bain (not Romney)
saved $102 million. From his 2010 and 2011 tax returns, Romney received
$2.1 million in dividends and $5.5 million in capital gains. Of course, who
knows what he received in previous years, since Romney hasn’t released more
tax returns?
Since all the original analysis is in Dutch, which I c... more »
Egypt doesn't exist!
Still the BBC can't name Egypt on a map of Israel and Gaza
This time the article is here.
When just over a year ago I made a similar complaint, the BBC included this
in their explanation, Here's that part of my complaint and the relevant
part of their response:
'Here's the first map and note the lack of the word Egypt and the way that
there is no differentiation between Israel and Egypt in terms of colour as
there would be in any normal map (I believe mapmakers usually work to a
three colour rule)...
Here is the BBC's latest response, that includes an actual apology:
NewsOnline C... more »
China Calls for Political Solution in Syria
The FSA was not hijacked by Islamic extremists, as Hillary Clinton says, it
was led by them from the very beginning. It is a ridiculous comment. All
the evidence shows that the FSA has no internal, popular support in Syria.
It is a foreign-backed terror organization that consists of foreign
Jihadists, not an indigenous, guerrilla, revolutionary army.
Video - China Calls for Political Solution in Syria [Source: Newsy]
KRIS SAYCE: Bad News from the “Asian Century”
*[image: _Kris_Sayce]Guest post by Kris Sayce from **Money Morning Australia
** *
Part 1: Bad News from the “Asian Century”
Writing in Melbourne’s *Age *newspaper, Climate change adviser Ross Garnaut
* has lambasted Australian executives for destroying shareholder funds in
the blind belief China’s demand for Australia’s big three mining exports
would continue to climb.’*
Perhaps Mr Garnaut should ask* why* company executives are blowing up
shareholder funds.
Maybe it’s because for 30 years, Australian governments have spouted off
about the *Asian economic boom*.
And now the Au... more »
Sandy Price Gouging Probed: $7 Loaf of Bread, $10 Box of Matches
More than 400 possible cases of price gouging of gasoline and other
essentials, including a $10 box of matches and $7 loaf of bread, have been
reported in New York before and after Sandy.
Reports are being investigated in New York City, the Hudson Valley and on
Long Island by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Schneiderman said Monday that he's investigating an increasing number of
reports of spikes in prices for essential goods including gasoline, food,
bottled water, generators, batteries and flashlights.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hurricane-Sandy-Price-Gouging-... more »
NY men charged with hoarding gas -- took 120 gallons in five-gallon buckets!
Police arrested a 47-year-old New York man accused of filling up 30
five-gallon Home Depot buckets with gasoline on Saturday night.
According to investigators, Yunus Latif, of Richmond Hill, collected money
from his neighbors, bought gas at a Valero station almost 80 miles away in
Orange and planned to bring it back to his neighborhood, where they had no
power and gas.
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Two-Arrested-for-Gasoline-Hoarding-177184891.html?dr
Obama loses endorsement of nation's first elected black governor
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who backed Democrat Barack Obama for
president in 2008, did not endorse Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in an
opinion column released days before the election.
"I have campaigned for and supported the president in the past and many
people now want to discuss his job performance with me," Wilder writes in a
column for Reuters.
"They often note that Obama ran as a moderate — and that is the man they
threw their support behind in 2008. But some look back and say that he has
governed as a left-of-center liberal who did not keep the focus squarely on
jobs... more »
It's a good question
“This is an absolute double standard. I was convicted of false accounting
but I never forged documents as Denis has. Why has he not been prosecuted
when we were?”
That's Eric Illsley, the former Barnsley MP, as quoted by the Sunday Times.
He received a 12-month prison sentence for false accounting. He has called
on the police and the CPS to pursue Denis MacShane following his
resignation as an MP.
How is not correct?
*
*
Guest Blogger - Thinking Aboot ... OBAMA-BIDEN 2012
I'm continuing with postings by other progressive bloggers in the lead up
to the US election .....
The choice is stark. Do something different, or continue with the crony
plutocracy. The only choice for change is Obama-Biden. The Goodfellas
style bust out of the world’s economy must be stopped. Obama will try and
do this, Romney will exacerbate it. That’s the big picture that has earned
Obama my tepid endorsement. My limp handshake gripping his performance
should be tempered by the fact; he faced and faces a bewildering chain of
constraints.
Top Ten Reason to vote Obama
1) The m... more »
Russia planning massive Siberian gas pipeline to Pacific tidewater
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas company, is moving ahead with plans to
ship much of its abundant natural gas to countries in Asia, creating more
competition for the latest of Alaska's long-running dreams of exporting its
own gas supply.
Part of Gazprom's plan involves tapping into a new Siberian gas field
believed to hold 42 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, more than the 35
trillion cubic feet estimated to lie beneath Alaska's North Slope. Gazprom
plans to build a 2000-mile-long pipeline to link that Chaynda deposit in
the Yakutia region with Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean, ... more »
Max Keiser: ''Barack Obama is clueless. Mitt Romney will bankrupt the country''
''Some call Max Keiser a 'traitor' but America's most outrageous political
pundit is about to become the most widely watched newscaster on the planet.
Here, he explains why he won't be voting in Tuesday's US election.''
''Herbert and Keiser moved to London a year ago. "Because this is the world
capital of banking fraud. Pretty much every financial scandal of the past
20 years has had its main component in London, because it has the least
regulated banking environment. This is very important for the US, because
America outsources its own fraud to London, just as it outsources its
lab... more »
Top 10 Conspiracy Theories
I have always disliked the title: "Conspiracy Theory". It has been used by
the Jewish power elite, especially through their controlled media liars, as
their way to blatantly suppress those who are out to expose their
criminality. They have pounded into the public mind the idea of linking
the title of "Conspiracy Theorist" to being a lunatic, or a nutjob. But
considering that people now are waking up and realizing that the
"Conspiracy Theorists" have had it right all along, I prefer the title:
"Conspiracy Realist"!
For this article, I want to present a very good article from a fe... more »
What to do as the Germans secretly prepare to print euros
Sometimes the biggest stories are not the ones that get the most coverage.
Not long ago I noticed an interesting item in the news. While it hasn’t
made the headlines, it could have a big impact on markets – especially the
gold price.
The central bank plot to keep gold prices down
As we noted in July, there’s a group of people known as the Gold Anti-Trust
Association (GATA) who believe that the world’s central banks have been
working to push down the price of gold, both to protect banks from a bad
bet against gold prices and to disguise the inflationary effect of monetary
policies. W... more »
British have invaded nine out of ten countries - so look out Luxembourg
Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and
colourful history, new research has found.
Every schoolboy used to know that at the height of the empire, almost a
quarter of the atlas was coloured pink, showing the extent of British rule.
But that oft recited fact dramatically understates the remarkable global
reach achieved by this country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html
Earthquake rattles northern New Jersey towns still reeling from Hurricane Sandy
A small earthquake has rattled northern New Jersey towns still reeling from
the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
The magnitude 2.0 quake struck at 1.19am on Monday in Ringwood - a town
that is struggling to get back on its feet after the superstorm downed
trees and cut out power last week.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228127/Earthquake-rattles-northern-New-Jersey-towns-reeling-Hurricane-Sandy.html
Up to 40,000 New Yorkers could be forced to evacuate as nor'easter storm brings freezing temperatures, rain and wind to devastated East Coast
It is expected to hit New York and New Jersey with gusts of up to 55mph by
Wednesday. The strongest winds are forecast for Long Island, with 40mph
more likely for New York City. There is also the chance of more beach
erosion, coastal flooding and trees weakened by Superstorm Sandy being
felled.
Up to four inches of rain is expected along with snowfall in more inland
mountainous areas and a tidal storm surge of up to 5ft is possible,
forecasters say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227995/Superstorm-Sandy-40-000-New-Yorkers-forced-evacuate-temperatures-plummet.html
Power to the Powerless? Another View of Obama's Obligations
From our golden source (of info, not dinero) we get the lowdown. November
2, 2012 Power to the Powerless Much to the chagrin of the candidates and
their spinmeisters, climate change and income disparity have reared their
ugly heads to become defacto issues in the waning days of Eternal
Presidential Campaign 2012. Superstorm Sandy has wedged out the wedge
issues. Big Bird has flown the
Osama bin Laden propaganda film released before election is called 'so bad, it won't sway anyone'... as Obama is given exaggerated starring role
Conservatives feared 'SEAL Team Six,' the film about the raid on Osama bin
Laden's compound was an underhanded propaganda ploy by President Barack
Obama's supporters.
But the made-for-TV movie, released two days before the elections, was a
flop. When it debuted on Sunday, it was panned by TV critics as a 'dim and
simple-minded work of fiction' -- incapable of swaying even the most
ambivalent voters.
The movie was produced by one of Obama's biggest backers in Hollywood,
Harvey Weisntein, who rushed it forward to ensure it debuted before
November 6.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news... more »
Religion enters race for first time as Ryan warns Obama will take nation on a 'dangerous path' that threatens 'Judeo-Christian Western civilisation'
Despite the bitterness of the long-running election campaign, some
hot-button issues - notably religion - have largely remained off the table.
But yesterday that appeared to change, as Republican vice-presidential
candidate Paul Ryan made a late play to shore up support among evangelical
voters.
In a conference call with tens of thousands of church-goers, the Wisconsin
congressman spoke in apocalyptic tones about the 'dangerous path' on which
Barack Obama will lead the country if he is re-elected tomorrow.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228244/U-S-presidential-election-20... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN COLOMBIA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 16:46:00 UTC
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 11:46:00 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.744°N, 72.869°W
Depth
161.5 km (100.4 miles)
Region
NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Distances
8 km (4 miles) SSW of San Andres, Colombia
Has Irish firm found the biggest oil lake in U.S. history? Company drilling in Nevada could be sitting on 187 MILLION oil barrels
An Irish company has created huge excitement among investors after
speculation that it could have discovered what could be the biggest oil
find of its type in US history.
U.S. Oil and Gas, of Dublin, has been using ‘groundbreaking’ technologies
for its first major drilling project in Hot Creek Valley, Nevada, with
local media suggesting it is sitting on an enormous oil lake.
One well could generate a breathtaking 187million barrels of oil, reports
suggested - although the company has insisted testing is not yet complete
and the size of the oil field is not yet certain.
http://www.... more »
Asteroid belts could help us spot extra-terrestrial life
Asteroid belts like the one in our own solar system may be the key to
tracking down life elsewhere in the universe, a new theory proposes.
An emerging view proposes that asteroid collisions with planets may provide
a boost to the birth and evolution of complex, intelligent life.
This might sound surprising; asteroids are generally known - and feared for
- for their potential to trigger mass extinctions after catastrophic
impacts with our own planet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2228028/Asteroid-belts-like-solar-vital-clue-search-extra-terrestrial-life.html
3,000 days of night
Socialists participate in bourgeois elections, even if sometimes only
obliquely, through a call to vote for a particular candidate or another
party, in order to advance the socialist cause. This is how we weigh
anything up: does it get us closer or put us further away from our actual
goal.
This is not a debate about principles but tactics. The only principle
anyone can break is abandoning the ultimate goal of revolution from below
and settling for electing more or less left wing people to existing
positions in society.
Will Obama being returned to office result in an uptick in work... more »
What a ginormous pile of crap!
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012*
*From Sargent to Corn to James Fallows:* For unknown reasons, David Corn
and Greg Sargent are afraid that the nation may be entering an era of
“post-truth politics.”
This morning, Sargent linked to Corn. In turn, Corn linked to James Fallows.
Fallows offered his analysis way back in late August. To many liberals, this
will sound like the truth:
FALLOWS (8/29/12): *Over the years, and in a few posts this month, I've
mentioned signs that the mainstream press is adjusting to the realities of
"post-truth politics." *
Reporters are happiest, safest-feeling, ... more »
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy could be jailed after judge summoned him to court over alleged illegal payments from L'Oreal heiress
- Sarkozy will be grilled about his highly suspicious relationship
with
l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt
- The 57-year-old is said to have personally accepted brown envelopes
full of cash from the multi-millionaire’s family
- It is alleged they were paid to help fund Mr Sarkozy’s 2007
election
campaign in return for massive tax breaks when he came to office
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228012/Former-French-president-Nicolas-Sarkozy-jailed-judge-summoned-court-allegations-accepted-illegal-cash-wealthy-LOreal-heiress.html
cebook
Jakarta Kid
I have written about an expat's nine year stay in Jakarta, the capital of
Indonesia. The names of people and institutions are inventions. A version
with longer chapters appears at http://jakarta-kid.blogspot.com/
1. JAKARTA: SIX DEGREES SOUTH
Why Indonesia?
Adventure, discovery, love, waifs and strays
One of the world's great hot steamy cities
Three bedroom house
2. NIGHT AND DAY
Gamesman's Bar
Pop Gun
The Bintang Disco
The Ranamok and the J Bar Bogor
3. THE HILL TOWN OF BOGOR
Budi
Doctor
Carmen
Brother John
The Third World
4 THE HIGHLAND CITY OF BANDUNG
Minor scrapes on the road to... more »
David Lee Collins Murder: Three tourists remanded in custody in Cyprus over murder of British soldier in nightclub brawl
Mohamed Abdulkadir Osman, 19, right, and two 17 year olds who who were
arrested in connection with the murder of off duty soldier David Lee
Collins (pictured bottom left) tried to hide their faces as they arrived
for a court appearance in the town of Paralimni, Cyprus today. Although not
yet formally charged with Mr Collins' murder the men have been remanded in
custody as police continue their investigation. Mr Collins was knifed
during a brawl between four off-duty soldiers and three British
holidaymakers at the Black & White club in Ayia Napa police said. Mr
Collins' battalion wa... more »
Goodnight Ohio?
As far as I can remember throughout this cycle -- and to be fair, I was
mostly following my own advise surprisingly well and ignoring quite a bit
of the state polling until after Labor Day -- Ohio has been the tipping
point state. And in fact, Nate Silver still has Ohio as the overwhelming
favorite to be the tipping point state: 50% chance, with Virginia next at
12%.
But in the most recent Pollster averages, that's not what it looks like any
more. There may be a more likely path for Romney. Granted, at this point
the more important truth is that Obama leads solidly, and if the polls... more »
GOP Set to Steal USA’s Banana Republic Election
U.K. Progressive
Florida Gov. Rick Scott at a bill signing ceremony in Miami.
*This is The Monday Line*
by Denis G. Campbell
Every four years the world is ‘treated’ to a Presidential election in the
USA. Every four years a handful of states display a level of vote larceny
that, if it occurred in a third world dictatorship, would have former
President Jimmy Carter leading a group of sober faced UN election observers
to carefully parse words and discuss “irregularities.” Every four years we
are subjected to right wing talking points about Democrats stealing the
election because th... more »
Twitter backlash grows as stricken retailer Comet refuses to accept gift vouchers and leaves customers with undelivered goods in limbo
The collapsed store is no longer accepting gift cards and is refusing to
confirm whether it will deliver or refund expensive out-of-stock items
such
as a £1,200 cooker.
To make matters worse, other companies are still giving out useless
Comet
vouchers to unsuspecting customers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228239/Backlash-Twitter-stricken-retailer-Comet-says-gift-vouchers-valid-administrators-search-buyer.html
Nine people fined JUST £624 for naming rape victim of international footballer Ched Evans on Twitter and Facebook
Some called her a 'money grabbing whore' and 'poor little victim' after
Sheffield United and Wales striker Ched Evans (pictured top left) was
convicted of raping her at Caernarfon Crown Court last April. Those
convicted included members of his family and fans of Sheffield United, the
club he played for before he was imprisoned. The nine defendants are (from
top second left, clockwise) Gemma Thomas, 18, Michael Ashton, 21, Craig
MacDonald, 26, Shaun Littler, 22, Daniel Cardwell, 25, Benjamin Davies, 27,
Dominic Green, 23, Holly Price, 25, and Paul Devine, 26
http://www.dailymail.co.... more »
Tanks in Golan? Turkey's 'right way' to intervene & requests for patriot missiles
The US Election is set to take place tomorrow,* November 6/2012*. Whichever
oppi-same candidate wins, a negative outcome is a given. The people will
lose.
Nowhere, will this be more obvious then in Syria, where it looks as if a
NATO attack is being readied.
Lots of news to cover, so let's get straight to it.
It looks to me as if the final moves are taking place. Israel is
positioning itself to aid in the intervention, should it become necessary,
in Syria. The claim by the Israeli military that Syrian tanks entered Golan
seems to be* completely false.*
However, this claim will give Isr... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude ML 4.6
Region CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA
Date time 2012-11-05 17:32:51.0 UTC
Location 27.71 S ; 69.10 W
Depth 65 km
Distances 128 km E Copiapó, Argentina
West raises pressure on neutral Switzerland over Iran
Switzerland's neutrality is being tested as Brussels and Washington raise
pressure over gaps in sanctions against Iran, in particular measures
against its oil industry.
While Switzerland has replicated the western line on Libyan and Syrian
economic sanctions, it has reasserted its traditional neutrality over Iran
and opted out of some of the measures passed by Europe and the United
States.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-swiss-sanctions-iran-idUSBRE8A40YC20121105
Insane Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, Says War Is Peace (!)
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Milikovsky, (Netanyahu) is certifiably
insane. We have seen this maniac go off on tirades recently about how Iran
MUST be attacked no matter what, and very recently his statement that such
an attack would be somehow good for the Arabs! What we have here, readers
is a madman sitting on top of a nuclear arsenal of some 400 nuclear
weapons, who is probably now waiting until after the outcome of tomorrow's
farce of a US Presidential Election before he decides to push the world to
the brink of nuclear armageddon...
For this article, I want to presen... more »
Chicken Wire Memo Board
I officially have a craft room. We recently moved into a bigger place and
my wonderful husband gave me the extra bedroom. I am ecstatic and busy
crafting for the space. A memo board was a must for me, but I had different
plans for my magnet board so I went with this Chicken Wire Memo Board. It
is super easy to make and needs relatively few materials.
You will need:
a 12x12 wood frame
chicken wire that is slightly larger than your frame opening
sand paper
paint
a staple gun
pliers
The first think you need to do is pull out all the black picture hangers
on the back of your frame. Yo... more »
Steve Israel Won't Allow DCCC To Challenge Republican Committee Chairs Like Paul Ryan And Buck McKeon
I'll talk about DCCC corruption and complicity with the Republicans after
the election and in a more systematic way, although this particular theme--
about Israel opposing spending any money to challenge Republican leaders
and committee chairs is something we've gone over several times before.
We've been making the point all cycle that, for various reasons, "ex"-Blue
Dog/New Dem Steve Israel-- founder of the ultra secretive
let's-all-us-insiders-be-friends-and-get-rich-together Center Aisle Caucus
(which pledges to never try to defeat fellow members-- has had a strict
hands off p... more »
Dale Cregan Denies Murdering Two Policewomen
Dale Cregan has denied murdering policewomen Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes
in a gun and grenade attack.
Cregan, 29, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Crown
Court to the murders of the Greater Manchester Police constables.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007231/cregan-denies-murdering-two-policewomen
Glasgow Police Officer Dies In Shooting
A police officer has died in a shooting at a Glasgow police station.
A statement from Strathclyde Police confirmed that the officer had been
killed at the Baird Street Police Station.
Sky News understands no-one else is being sought in connection with the
incident.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007301/glasgow-police-officer-dies-in-shooting
"The Bank of Japan has also been taken over and will soon convert most Japanese government bonds into yen cash."
This week’s Geopolitical News and Analysis will appear on November 7th,
after US election results are out.
We have heard the US military will be using hurricane Sandy as a reason to
postpone the election. Pentagon sources are also saying another storm is on
its way with the aim of continuing to disrupt activity in Washington D.C.
and New York.
The Bank of Japan has also been taken over and will soon convert most
Japanese government bonds into yen cash.
http://www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/release_2012/k121030b.pdf
Please expect a detailed report on November 7th. We appreciate... more »
The one hundred and sixty fifth weekly "No shit, Sherlock " award
This week's award is presented to the UN nuclear chief who has said that
Iran is not cooperating with an investigation into suspected secret work on
nuclear weapons. http://t.co/2CvL08OU
Iran not cooperating with UN nuclear inspectors, no shit Sherlock
THIS COLUMN PERTAINS TO A DRAMATIC COURT HEARING IN TUCSON THAT I ATTENDED LAST THURSDAY. --D.L.G.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012
Original Here
*Pima County Circumvents It's Own Election Integrity Commission to Get a
Waiver that Removes Proper Audit of County Elections *
J.T. Waldron
A key document has surfaced in a recent lawsuit in Pima County, Arizona,
that suggests much more activity affecting the reliability of elections
took place in secret meetings with Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett.
When the 2011 revision of the state elections manual added a sentence
requiring presorting of early ballots by ... more »
Entrapment to be found only in the clearest of cases
*R. v. N.Y.,* 2012 ONCA 745, released today, makes clear that entrapment is
to be found only rarely:
[131] Entrapment evokes society's view "that there are inherent limits on
the power of the state to manipulate people and events for the purpose of
attaining the specific objective of obtaining convictions": Mack, at p.
941. However, it is also clear that a finding of entrapment is not to be
made lightly, and only in the clearest of cases. Lamer J. also observed in
Mack, at pp. 975-76, that:
More fundamentally, the claim of entrapment is a very serious allegation
against the state... more »
David McReynolds : In Defense of Independent Politics / 1
Dynamic
duo: Does the answer lie elsewhere?
Image from Gulf Business.
EdgeLeft:
In defense of independent politics / 1
What is certain is that neither candidate is willing to make a real
break with the military/industrial complex which dominates this country.
By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2012
Part one of two.
This is Sunday night, and my only excuse, weak though it
Four War Years
The sense I'm getting from the polls is that Obama is ahead but only just.
Two to three points seems to be the lead, a gap that can probably be easily
erased by voter suppression and minor tinkering with the electronic voting
system.
Eyebrows will be raised, sure, but that's now standard fare for any
election in the self-proclaimed, albeit undeserved *Greatest Democracy on
Earth* (TM).
Yet I'm far from sure that a Romney victory will be the worst thing for
America. It may in fact be what's needed to spark the sort of upheaval
without which the United States, and the world, would ... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 5th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.6
Region NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Date time 2012-11-05 16:12:14.0 UTC
Location 4.34 S ; 142.29 E
Depth 60 km
Distances 61 km W Ambunti, Papua new Guinea
If You Can't Lick 'Em...
What follows is the latest spam email, one that I've already received a few
times, and what follows below is my rejoinder. Last May, I'd started madly
blocking email addresses that had sent me spam, over 350 of them, in fact.
But by June it was painfully apparent that the volume of bullshit that kept
getting directed to my inbox was not diminishing in the least and that
malware programs were creating gibberish email addresses and sending out
spam faster than I could block them (Yahoo allows me to block just 500 of
them). So when I got this spam, something inside me just gave way and... more »
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake COLORADO - 5th November 2012
Magnitude
2.9
Date-Time
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 15:13:55 UTC
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 08:13:55 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.057°N, 104.940°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region
COLORADO
Distances
40 km (24 miles) WSW of Trinidad, Colorado
Klee Benally 'No Doubt pulls racist video after protests'
No Doubt Pulls Racist Video After Protests
*November 4, 2012*
*By Klee Benally*
*Indigenous Action Media*
http://www.indigenousaction.org/gap-reaches-new-low-with-manifest-destiny-t-shirt/
French translation:
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=1099
If Gap’s recent “Manifest Destiny” t-shirt, Urban Outfitter’s Navajo panties,
and the hipster fetish of wearing headdresses weren’t enough, check out
ska-rock group No Doubt’s video for their song “Looking Hot”. The video
premiered yesterday replete with nearly every stereotype of Native people
in the book. Although the group pulled t... more »
Damocles, Deflected
I know you've been worried about all the rich people who were forced to
evacuate their luxury condos when the crane on an even more luxurious
skyscraper in their neighborhood was ripped loose last week by Superstorm
Sandy. But this morning, a palpable sense of relief is wafting through the
plutosphere. The bothersome hunk of twisted metal dangling over many an
entitled head has finally been tamed. The Sword of Damocles has been
resheathed, to threaten again some other day. (Maybe in as little as two
days, when another nor'easter is forecast to whip on through.)
The financially secu... more »
Libya helps bankroll Syrian rebels?
*UPDATED at the BOTTOM*
I find this very interesting....
Considering what entity is really in charge of Libya.
I'll give you a hint, it's not really the Libyan people.
Ask yourself why? Why would Libya do this? Libya is a country that needs to
be rebuilt so badly after NATO destroyed it, why would they send urgently
needed funds to so called Syrian rebels.
*It only makes sense if this money ostensibly from Libya is being directed
to Syria via NATO.*
The top financier of the Syrian opposition is no Arabian Peninsula oil
kingdom or cloak-and-dagger western spy outfit, *(yes, it is) * ... more »
The US Garrison State
Op-Ed Contributor: The Permanent Militarization of America
By AARON B. O’CONNELL
Published: November 4, 2012
Aaron B. O’Connell, an assistant professor of history at the United States
Naval Academy and a Marine reserve officer, is the author of “Underdogs:
The Making of the Modern Marine Corps.”
[Excerpted] But Eisenhower’s least heeded warning — concerning the
spiritual effects of permanent preparations for war — is more important now
than ever. Our culture has militarized considerably since Eisenhower’s era,
and civilians, not the armed services, have been the principal caus... more »
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