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Movie Watch: Coming up at NYC's amazing Museum of the Moving Image -- "2001" in 70mm!
*"An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait" in early June, featuring two of his films and a conversation with Bobcat himself, was just one of the many riveting and delightful evenings I've spent over the last year at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.* *by Ken* For months now I've been meaning to write an update to the piece I wrote last September about the Museum of the Moving Image, to catch up on the large number of terrific experiences I've had in the last half-year. No, the museum isn't convenient for me, since I live in Far Northern Manhattan and work in Far Downtown Manhat... more »
More Heavy Looking Emissions This Morning
Majia's Blog - 40 minutes ago
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Smoked ribs: The leftovers...
*first time smoking.* It was FUN! One hour smoked with apple wood (the smell was heavenly.) Two hours wrapped in foil at 300 degrees. About 30 minutes on a hot grill with BBQ sauce and indirect heat to finish. Not much left...
Tropes and Tragedies in the Media
*Beetle larvae crowd a leaf in my backyard jungle.* The Economist actually took the Zhang visit as a serious event, and not a PR campaign aimed at the Chinese domestic media and the international media, where it was totally successful. First see this piece. It apparently hasn't occurred to anyone in the media that the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office is not a ministerial-level official, he's just the government bureaucrat nominally in charge of some affairs of China's drive to annex Taiwan and not what one would normally think of as a "minister" when discussing a government (does ... more »
PARADE DAY IN BATH
We had about 25 of us doing the PeaceWorks climate change & conversion theme in the Bath, Maine July 4 parade today. This peace train was created by artist Anita Clearfield who helped us spiff up our look. I'm waiting for some more photos and will post them when I get them. It's never easy being in these parades because there is so much nationalism and superficial commercial advertising in them. But we were able to reach thousands of people today....and we were not just talking to the choir either. I heard only one negative comment ("Go home") as we walked along the parade rout... more »
Aborigines brilliantly respond to Tourism Bureau
Aboriginals pulled off a brilliant stunt to show the Tourism Bureau how obnoxious -- and deeply racist -- their plan is to commodify aboriginal lifeways for Chinese tourism... Aboriginal activists yesterday organized a “tour group” to visit the Tourism Bureau headquarters in Taipei to protest the agency’s proposal to encourage Chinese tourists attend Ilisin festivals and other traditional events held in Amis Aboriginal communities along the east coast. “Okay, everyone, look over to your right. We have now arrived at the Tourism Bureau and you can see that the staff here are perform... more »
The Supreme Court opens a drive-through window for right-wing zealots with (right-wing Christian) religious objections to the law
*"I disagree strongly with what the Court has done," Justice Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices Ginsburg and Kagan in what the NYT's Adam Liptak called "an unusually fierce dissent."* *by Ken* The other day I wrote, regarding the last-day-of-term dump of the Supreme Court's Cro-Magnon majority's two most egregious decisions: Was there any doubt that the Cro-Magnon Five knew that these exhibitions of thuggery were going to produce firestorms? Possibly the atmosphere around the place is getting testier as the four Court moderates understand just what contempt they're held in, and s... more »
Philip Mansel Interview
*"Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean" by Philip Mansel (2012).* *Wikipedia:* Philip Mansel (born 1951) is a historian of courts and cities, and the author of a number of books about revolutionary and post-revolutionary France and the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in London in 1951 and educated at Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford, and University College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Society of Literature, the Institute of Historical Research (University of London), and the Royal Asiatic Society, and a ... more »
THE EMPIRE IS CRUMBLING / BRING IN THE CLOWNS
*The last refuge of a scoundrel is patriotism and this Independence Day 2014 as we celebrate our independence with parades, picnics and fireworks ~ let us not forget the clowns and scoundrels who cloak themselves in patriotism and represent the worst of America. There is no more despised clown or scoundrel who still represents the worst of American values, yet continues to cloak himself in patriotism, than Darth Vader himself, Dick Cheney ~ the behind the scenes architect of the 9/11 attacks and cover up, the promoter of the illegal war with Iraq for Oil resources, the... more »
Weekend Fun 56: Some Photos at Sic O'clock News
With endless corruption and other political scandals on-going in the Philippines today, the public would have great fun if the political satire program on tv more than two decades ago, *Sic O'Clock News, *is still around. The program ran from around early 1987 to late 1990. I joined its last 10 or 12 months shows, late 1989 to late 1990, as among the minor comedians :-). In this photo, I was the one standing. Others from left): Direk Marilou in action (facing us), Wilson Go, Dina Padilla, Khryss Adalia (RIP) and Celeste Bueno. See Weekend fun 19: Sic o Clock News. From left: Err... more »
Austerity and Trade Union "Betrayal"
My comrade and former Twitter sparring partner Mark has a post up about the state of the anti-austerity movement after, well, four years of austerity. His basic argument is one I would concur with, albeit with some caveats. He confesses to feeling *de ja vu* ahead of next Thursday's public sector strike, an action that could see around two million workers take industrial action. He observes that while the cause is just and should be supported, workers are only striking for a single day. There is no joined up strategy to defeat austerity, nor a road map for what happens when people g... more »
'Newsnight' - 30 June-4 July
It's been quite a week news-wise: the murders in Israel, the jailing of Rolf Harris and Andy Coulson, the rebirth of the Caliphate and the extraordinary story about Leon Brittan and the missing sex abuse dossier.... ...(and, golly gosh, cor blimey guv, hasn't the world of social media been absolutely abuzz about that last story this week? Can it *really* be true what they're saying? It's scarcely believable (but, then again, so was Rolf Harris). Some newspapers, especially the *Daily Mail*, are giving all manner of collaborative hints that some of it is true. *If* it is, the most s... more »
money is your god
money is our god you've felt it your entire life
Censored News in solidarity with Zapatistas will begin again
By Brenda Norrell Censored News In solidarity with the Zapatistas and Subcomandante Marcos, and in honor of Galeano, the murdered Zapatista teacher in La Realidad, Censored News halted publishing in its previous format on May 27, 2014, after 8 years of publishing. Now, Censored News -- much to the dismay of our opponents -- will continue in a new format. In the meantime, we have breaking news
Friday Nerd Blogging: Independence Day Edition
Silly sci-fi covered in patriotism sauce? There can be only one speech we can post here:
How Many Seats Will Steve Israel Cost House Democrats In November?
Israel's specialty: wasting resources on conservatives like Jennifer Garrison Bill Scher is a respected liberal author and the online campaign manager at Campaign for America's Future. Maybe he was drunk when he wrote the How Obama's immigration push could hand the House to Democrats for *The Week*. Acknowledging that the Republicans can win back the Senate, he asserts-- with no evidence whatsoever and not even a superficial look at the reality on the political ground-- that the House is within the Democrats' grasp. Only Inside the Beltway would anyone float such utter nonsense and s... more »
Happy Birthday America
I may slag you a bit, okay a lot. But your the best empire in human history, take that to heart ! If you could just get your head back to pre Pearl Harbour days the world would be such a great place.
Independence Day 2014
Happy Independence Day! I tend to rerun a mix of videos every year, and these remain two of my favorites: Meanwhile, The New York Times has an intriguing piece about the possibility that a period was mistakenly added to the official transcript of the Declaration of Independence, significantly shaping its interpretation.
JP Morgan skates again ! ( July 4 , 2014 ) A tale of two banks ( one US that pays 88 million fine and one French that pays 8.9 billion fine ) , US banks not violating any french laws , none at all ? The US Bank That Made BNP's Epic Money-Laundering Possible Is...
The US Bank That Made BNP's Epic Money-Laundering Possible Is... [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/04/2014 12:55 -0400 - Cleary Gottlieb - Department of Justice - France - Iran - New Normal - None - Treasury Department inShare6 Today's undisputed winner of the prestigious award for best use of the word *"unwittingly" *in the headline of an article about money-laundering goes to Bloomberg, for their brilliant... Because when you help a foreign bank violate U.S. sanctions as French bank BNP did when it hid billions of dolla... more »
Erste Group woes surface ( July 4 , 2013 ) -- Largest Austrian Bank Crashes After "Revealing" 40% Surge In Bad Debt Provisions, Record Loss ...... And if this has happened to the third largest bank in Eastern Europe , why won't the two largest banks ( UniCredit and Raifeisen ) suffer the same fate ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-04/stock-largest-austrian-bank-crashes-after-revealing-40-surge-bad-debt-provisions-rec Largest Austrian Bank Crashes After "Revealing" 40% Surge In Bad Debt Provisions, Record Loss [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durdenon 07/04/2014 11:04 -0400 - Central Banks - Eastern Europe - Erste - Hungary - Meltdown - Moral Hazard - Raiffeisen - Romania - Sovereigns - Stress Test inShare14 *Update: *just as expected, the confidence-preservation brigade is quick on the scene: - *HUNGARY LO... more »
Has Israel Blown Palestine
to smithereens, yet? (I only turn it on at night, so the NEWS doesn't mess with my days.) Should only be about 50 hundred more dead civillians, to equal three- in Israeli math.
The F35 Fiasco Continues.... Some Of The Best Damning Proof That It Is Indeed A Lemon And A Detriment To EVERY Air Force Buying This POS
I have received some very interesting comments from known trolls and of course misfits in the Hasbara/JIDF community about my stance on the POS aircraft that the US Government and other governments around the world have been suckered in by Lougheed Martin into purchasing... I mean of course the horrible and outrageously expensive "Joint Strike Fighter" (JSF) known as the F35 "Lightning II".... These comments have been absolutely laughable and shows that I have touched a nerve in my previous articles exposing this aircraft as possibly the WORSE aircraft ever designed and built.... As... more »
Return of the Day of the Flag Suckers
*“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”* *-H.L. Mencken* There is perhaps no national holiday that has been more debauched and bastardized in the era of the flag-sucker that began on September 12, 2001 than The Fourth of July. Independence Day used to be a celebration of rebellion from tyranny when the Declarat... more »
Rhianna Supports Isis (And vice-versa)
*It's all done in the best passable taste...!* (Sorry..) *Mother Isis, * *Goddess of K'met.* *Mother Ishtar,* *Goddess of Babylon and Summaria.* *Grant Morrison's Isis,* *Bride of Black Adam.* *The Origin of Teth-Adam,* *Husband to fair and mighty Isis* *According to Shazam! #28, Black Adam gets his powers from:Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (Thoth) (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). !* Mighty mother, daughter of the Nile, we rejoice as you join us with the rays of the sun. Sacred sister, mother of magic, we honor you, Lover of Osiris, she who i... more »
Independence Day...
or as Karl Denninger calls it: Happy Dependence Day Sad to say, but he's correct. I know there's little we can do about most of the craziness we see going on. None of us are likely to line up at the border with shotguns to keep illegals out of our country. There is not much you can say to people who think the Hobby Lobby decision is a "war on women." They are the manifestation of years and years of the dumbing down of the "citizens" of this country. *Here's what you can do.* Take personal responsibilty for yourselves. Pay off your debts. Store some water and food. Pray. And, ... more »
Feminism: This Is How It's Done Now
We old farts remember the Abortion Caravan, Canada's first national feminist protest in 19fucking70. It seems we haven't come a whole helluva long way since. In New Brunswick, women *still* need the permission of TWO doctors to obtain a medicare-paid abortion. For years, the Morgentaler Clinic provided a pressure release valve, enabling at least those women who could pay to get the same medical care that most Canadians (except in poor PEI too) had fully funded. After running at a loss since its opening, the clinic is closing this month. The Government of New Brunswick -- which, ... more »
Steve Israel-- The Schmaltz Of The Democratic Party
Because I travel a lot-- and not just to Paris and London-- I've eaten in some pretty dicey restaurants over the years. But few that I remember being as revolting as one my dear departed friend Susan schlepped me to several decades ago: Sammy's Roumanian on Chrystie Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side. You know how a normal restaurant might have ketchup and mustard on the table as condiments? Sammy's has schmaltz. Lard is what Jews carefully avoid in Mexican food, right? Schmaltz is Jewish lard-- specifically, rendered chicken (or goose) fat. It stinks. Someone once told me that ... more »
Don't let Exxon Cover Up Fair Criticism of Their Practice's
BREAKING NEWS Our ad taking aim at Exxon was scheduled to air - but some of the largest media companies in America changed their minds, and decided to muzzle us instead. That's right: Our groundbreaking PSA was kept off the air this July 4th because Exxon, the richest company in the history of the world, couldn't be subjected to 30 seconds of on-air criticism. This is a mirror of the ad on Youtube...from youtube user...other98 Other98 Action started the campaign Share [image: Other98 Action] Our new ad, Exxon Hates America, is a satirical ad ... more »
Friday beaver - patriotic edition it is the 4th
(The beaver raises its' tale to slap the water warning others of danger.) So the DOW is up over 17,000. There's no reason in the world it should be that high because it's supposed to be based on the perceived value of a company's worth or at the very least an expectation of what it will do in the near future, normally 6 months. However mathematicians and ultra-fast computers have taken away any sense of perception or even realistic forecasts. Tiny glitches present a golden opportunity to pounce and scrape fractions of a percentage in profits and on the grand scale that's a lot of c...more »
Mike's Story Part 69- Follow the Leader
By Jenna Orkin *The following email was sent by Mike to an accomplished Peak Oilist, cc'ing me. The ellipses are placed to erase any trace of the recipient's identity.* *Reread Matt Simmons's email again. McCain is "brain dead" on the issue [of Peak Oil] and Obama's camp is jumping into it. McCain ain't brain dead. He's the devil. And what do you want to bet Obama's answers are going to be half (or more) wrong? Who in the Peak Oil movement will even be prepared to comment, let alone offer something real? It doesn't have to be perfect, just honest and devoid of fantasy. (Fanatasie... more »
Fukushima Updates - July 4 , 2014 ----- Between Fukushima Diary and Energy News , you get the full picture of the horrors unfolding in Japan ( E. N gives a good " Macro " 30, 000 foot view / overview . Fukushima Diary provides more of an observation of " A Day In The Death Of Japan " perspective.
Fukushima Diary..... Decontamination soil bags are already starting to be torn in Fukushima[image: Decontamination soil bags are already starting to be torn in Fukushima] 28 17 0 3 July 4, 2014 *↑ From a Twitter post of a Fukushima citizen. He said, “The authorities came to check the radiation levels every few days for 3 times in total, but the readings went up every time they measured. They removed the soil again from where the radiation level significantly rose up. Some people are complaining because some of the soil bags are torn in residential district. Decontamination is j...more »
We like life / you like death
Mohammed Abu Khdair Most of the world, the media, and in particular the Telegraph have decided that the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdair was a ‘revenge killing’. The remaining uncertainty over the motive and perpetrators of this murder is represented by a pair of scare quotes. I must say Robert Tait looks tired and unkempt by the way. “Video obtained by the Telegraph” says the Telegraph. “Dramatic new footage” it says. Slight exaggeration there all round. Not a scoop, not dramatic, not revealing, not conclusive, not convincing. The Guardian is a little more cautious. Their article stat...more »
Is the Tea Party a new Know Nothing Party?
Is the Tea Party a new Know Nothing Party?.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Twilight Zone's Last Gleaming
Welcome to our annual day of forced patriotic revelry, mattress sales, and Founding Fathers in bad makeup peddling crappy cars on TV. And, of course, the roar of the flag-waving crowds: That was the scene this week in Murrieta, California. It once was a nice, quiet, All-American little farming town, founded a scant hundred or so years ago by a (ahem) Spanish immigrant who later turned his land over to a sheep-herding brother. And like most victims of the Wall Street Greed Machine-fueled housing bubble, Murrieta experienced a radical population surge of more than 200% in the ... more »
Compromised Vaccine Study Reveals Crux of Real Vaccine Debate
*July 4, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - In the report, "Big-Pharma Vaccines Deemed "Safe" by Big-Pharma Funded "Study,"" the compromised nature of a recent "Pediatrics" journal study regarding the alleged safety of vaccines was exposed showing the immense and obvious conflicts of interest involved. Though the report was funded by the US government, the authors of the report were drawn from the RAND Corporation - which is funded by and regularly produces reports and studies for the very manufacturers of the vaccines covered in the study. In particular, RAND is funded by and wo... more »
Habeas Corpus
Boone v. Ontario (Community Safety andCorrectional Services), 2014 ONCA 515: [42] To be successful, an applicant for habeas corpus must show (a) a deprivation of liberty and (b) that the deprivation of liberty was unlawful: May v. Ferndale Institution, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809, at para. 74; and Mission Institute v. Khela, 2014 SCC 24, at para. 30. Between these points, there are other considerations in play, however. [43] First, once a deprivation of liberty has been shown, and the applicant has raised a legitimate ground on which to question its validity, the onus shifts ... more »
Ancient Egyptians discovered and covered Up in America?
This is the kind of story I would just love to personally investigate. What can not be denied is that it was a front page story April 5, 1909
My Independence Day Post Featuring Kate Smith and God Bless America
For my July Fourth post, I would like to feature what is now a well-known American anthem as performed by the iconic Kate Smith, God Bless America. Written by Irvin Berlin and made famous by Smith, the song premiered in 1938. As noted in Parade magazine in August 2013: …When Irving Berlin rediscovered his old song[originally written in 1918 yet unused] […]
Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals by Christina Sarich
[image: cleaning natural crops 263x162 Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals] Clean Your Whole House With Only 6 Inexpensive Items and NO Nasty Chemicals by Christina Sarich Natural Society, 3 July 2014 With all the talk of eating organic lately, you’d still be missing an important step to good health if you continued to use toxic chemicals to clean your house. Chemicals used to clean our windows, floors, furniture, carpets, and clothing are tampering with our bodies. Even our babies’ bottles can be full of chemicals that are known carcinoge...more »
Save the Bees Knees
Sign the petition. The time for study is over. Europe banned the chemicals two years ago. H/T Stranger is a Strange Land
BRICS Summit in Brazil may be a ground breaking Meeting ! ( July 4 , 2014 ) - BRICS planning to sign documents on development bank, currency reserve pool - Kremlin ......... The BRICs Are Morphing Into An Anti-Dollar Alliance
Itar Tass...... BRICS planning to sign documents on development bank, currency reserve pool, Kremlin Russia July 04, 16:42 UTC+4 The BRICS summit will be held in Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Brasilia on July 15-16 © ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Metzel Russia notes progress in cooperation within BRICS — official MOSCOW, July 04./ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will have talks with leaders of China, India, the Republic of South Africa and several Latin American countries during his visit in Brazil for a summit of the BRICS developing-nation assembly of Brazil, Russia, India,... more »
I hate the BBC's One Show but love the works of CassetteBoy
"We have some bad news, I'm afraid to report, we're here every day..." Quite true.
Ukraine situation Updates ( July 4 , 2014 ) - Different voices -- Ukraine, the country no one cared about ....... In Banderastan insanity, denial and lies are the norm, not the exception .....
Russia Today ..... Ukraine, the country no one cared about Bryan MacDonald is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and teacher. He wrote for Irish Independent and Daily Mail. He has also frequently appeared on RTE and Newstalk in Ireland as well as RT. Get short URL Published time: July 04, 2014 11:37 [image: Aftermath of an artillery attack by the Ukrainian army on the Artyom district in Slavyansk. (RIA Novosti/Andrey Stenin)] Aftermath of an artillery attack by the Ukrainian army on the Artyom district in Slavyansk. (RIA Novosti/Andrey Stenin) Trends Ukraine turmoil Tags Culture, Educa...more »
Orio Palmer
*The name of Orio Palmer is seen among those of other first responders inscribed on bronze panel S-17 of the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, on December 6, 2001.* *Oreo* *ˈɔːrɪəʊ/* *noun* UStrademark 1. *a chocolate biscuit with a white cream filling.* - informalderogatory *a black American who is seen, especially by other black people, as wishing to be part of the white establishment.* *palm2* *pɑːm/* *verb* gerund or present participle: *palming* 1. *1*. conceal (a small object) in the hand, especially as part of... more »
Expect a regular series on saving a school
As some of you may know, I walked away from a position in higher education to return to the elementary classroom. With roughly 13 years of experience in education, and two advanced degrees, even rather late in the hiring cycle, I had my pick of teaching positions in Washington, DC. I immediately chose, without hesitation, […]
Before It Stops
http://www.reliance-trust.com/ The ground is shifting. Jeffrey Simpson writes that the Conservatives still have "yellow dog" ridings -- where they could run a yellow dog on the Conservative ticket and it would win. But across the country, momentum is shifting to the Liberals: Apart from these kind of yellow dog seats, predominantly rural ridings, things are bordering on precarious for the Conservatives, to judge by recent by-elections. Yes, by-elections are uncertain weather vanes, since winds do change. R...more »
The Velocitarian Church
Some may see the Hobby Lobby decision as a mortal wound to separation of Church and State -- and rightly so in my opinion. Others see it as an opportunity. I notice that this morning's newspaper contains a full page spread by the Hobby guys insisting that Christianity is the only true teacher of morality and provider of law and that the founding fathers agreed. But an opportunity for would be religious tyrants is an opportunity for all and I think it's time for me to assert my own religious freedom by filing suit with the country so that I don't have to pay that part of my taxes ... more »
Paul Craig Roberts: "Will Washington Go Down In History As the Worst Mass Murderer In History?" "Turn your backs and walk away from the militarist poison that will be spewed in July 4th speeches. Do you really want to support the Washington Nazis in their campaign to become known as the worst mass murderers in world history?"
------------------------------ *Washington Murders Countries, the US Constitution, and the Presstitute Media Makes Americans Complicit — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 3, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Washington Murders Countries, the US Constitution, and the Presstitute Media Makes Americans Complicit* Paul Craig Roberts Having Murdered Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and the US Constitution, Washington is now Murdering Ukraine. Thanks to Op-Ed News contrib... more »
This #TFA village is hilariously, sadly NOT a joke
Holy hell, I could have sworn this was a joke. It isn’t. A mixed residential/commercial real estate venture in Philly called “Oxford Mills” just opened that caters to the “education community.” Read this article to believe it. Paul Kihn, deputy superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, told the guests, “Oxford will be a great […]
IVISON of CBC's Power & Politics
...while I'm here, and before I take my leave.... Could you study some, I don't know- Weston? Patriquin? JIM TRAVERS??- reportage. 'cause the last thing this world needs, is another spin-job, by the Wiggle-Room Con-Crew, who, (as you never miss a chance to) ALWAYS (are paid to) come up with some POS 'explanation' for your conservative party's 'foilbles'. You win, John. You're #1.
I'm Celebrating Independence Day by Watching INDEPENDENCE DAY
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Esq.) Just today I was telling one of my junior vice presidents as we opened the office (Oh, quit your liberal bellyaching- we only work eight hours on July 4th) that this is one great country. Now, granted, I'll admit my patriotism usually peaks on July 4th by watching *Independence Day* with Will Smith and wishing that Bill Pullman was our president before stuffing pieces of roasted animal carcasses in my mouth. Because, let's face it, that and killing irreplaceable brain cells by swilling alcohol perfectly defines what it means to be an American. ... more »
The NSA War on Privacy Rages On as Tor Project Users Targeted
With Glenn Greenwald's spectacular fireworks show having been quashed by the US government mere hours prior to publication on the increasingly suspect website *The Intercept*, we have been deprived - at least for now - of really big and shocking revelations but that doesn't mean that stories of the rampage of the NSA aren't getting out through other forums. In the most recent non-shocking disclosure of the war on privacy by the American Stasi anyone who attempts to use encryption and privacy tools in order to circumvent their prying eyes is on the ever-growing list of suspects. In ...more »
Repost: LEON BRITTAN - THE BIGGER PICTURE
*Rolf Harris, MBE, OBE, CBE.* Peter Suttcliffe (Not the Yorkshire Ripper), Sir Jimmy Savile OBE, Frank Bruno MBE "I meet Mark Regev, chief spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, at a little restaurant in Tel Aviv. We discuss Leon Brittan and the alleged pedophile rings that are accused of being used by Israel and its friends to control much of the world. Mark says: "It is all being taken care of...." " LEON BRITTAN - THE BIGGER PICTURE *Michael Jackson, David Blaine, Paul Boateng and Yuri Geller.* The leaders of the UK, USA and Europe appear to be controlled, in part,through child...more »
Oklahoma Republicans Penalize Solar Energy As Fracking Mania Causes Earthquake Swarms To Rock The State
Last February we asked a simple question: Would Republicans String Up The Koch Brothers If Oklahoma Disappears Into A Giant Sink Hole? We never got a clear answer and the Koch brothers still roam the world creating havoc and misery for ordinary humans and Oklahomans. It is, however-- being Independence Day and all-- a good time for an update, particularly if you live in Oklahoma or have friends or family who do. Before I get a bunch of wisecracks, let me point out that although Oklahoma voters have been, for various reasons, been less than interested in Democratic candidates of ... more »
Social media updates ( July 4 , 2014 - ironic items for Independence Day ) -- Facebook's contempt for its customers revealed -- Facebook’s Experiment and its CIA Roots......Google Has Received 250,000 Article Removal Requests as Internet Censorship Takes Off in Europe.....
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/07/facebook%E2%80%99s-experiment-and-its-cia-roots/ Facebook’s Experiment and its CIA Roots *By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: July 3, 2014* Let us see if we have this straight: Facebook is a company that has been publicly traded for just slightly more than two years. It pays no dividend so its key attraction for its shareholders is that it knows how to run and grow its business. Its initial public offering launch was one of the biggest fiascos in modern finance. Its core asset from which its revenues flow is based on the loyalty and growth of its ... more »
Happy 4th Of July To My American Friends And Readers... And A Reminder That America Is NO LONGER The Greatest Nation On Earth!
Yes today is the 4th of July in the once great United States of America.... It is called "Independence Day" but the truth be known is that the USA has never truly been independent or free... The Declaration Of Independence is to me still one of the greatest documents ever written, and Thomas Jefferson truly did want his new nation to be free of all tyranny and to be the true beacon of freedom for the entire planet... But we all know by now that the US has since that time in 1776 fallen under tyranny and is presently no longer a free nation at all......It is a truly sad statement to ... more »
NOT PAID, NOT FED TO FIGHT FOR US-NATO
Despite President Poroshenko's promises to financially support the army, Ukrainian forces are still fed with empty promises and raise alarm over lack of basic supplies, food, and weaponry. RT's Maria Finoshina reports.
Syria Update ( July 4 , 2014 ) ...... Islamic State 'seizes main Syria oil fields' . overview of state of play on the ground in syria conflict , recent tweets to consider .....
Al Jazeera..... Islamic State 'seizes main Syria oil fields' Al-Omar and Tanak oil fields on Iraq border falls to the Islamic State after rival fighters withdraw, activists say. Last updated: 04 Jul 2014 12:01 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Video shows armed men outside what they said was the entrance to al-Omar oil field [YouTube] Fighters from the Islamic State group have seized all of Syria's main oil and gas fields, which are located in Deir Az Zor province next to Ir... more »
JUXTAPOSE, IF YOU WILL
Here's a fun, Friday, WTF, thing to do... Juxtapose PMACK's- Justice?Minister-P.MacKay's- Mother/Father's Day public messages... and mine, here, at liberalandlovingit! Fun-ny, eh? So revealing, as well. THANKS go, once again, to the one and only- C.C. of twitter, formerly of blog-fame!!
Undocumented Migrants are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, aka Criminal Invaders
The mainstream media is a distorter of reality, which uses the manipulation of language to push propaganda lies. The UK Daily Mail has reported an encouraging story about US citizens blockading buses carrying criminal invaders of all ages, demanding that these parasites are not allowed to cross into the USA. The Daily Mail has twisted the facts, to reclassify the illegal immigrant vermin as 'undocumented migrants', which implies that they are merely people migrating to another country, who simply don't yet have the necessary paperwork! This is a lie: the reason that they don't hav... more »
Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in Rocamora, Entre Rios
*Source: Planeta UFODate: July 3, 2014* *Argentina: Cattle Mutilations in Rocamora, Entre Rios* *By Daniel Ubaldo Padilla* A new avenue of research in the mutilation field opened in 2013, beyond what could have been predicted, and in regard to the information emerging from my research. The fact that an attack of such striking characteristics should have been made public – on account of the number, and on a single property in February 2013 – represents an exclamation mark in our line of investigation. This is the first time it has happened beyond the time period evinced since I emba... more »
F-35 fire
Seriously, it's like the plane is begging people not to buy it. The U.S. military said it had grounded the entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets until completion of additional inspections of the warplane's single engine built by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. I wonder if the Royal Navy has a Plan B? Might say as much about the Monarchy as the
South African Airways pilot arrested after stripping in protest over airport security | Mail Online
' A South African Airways pilot stripped to his underwear in front of crew and passengers in protest over rigorous airport searches. Captain W Van Ginkel, who was about to board the airline's Flight SA 025 jet to fly to Johannesburg, reportedly removed all his clothes except his pants at Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe ' I know how he feels... More here, with some poor spelling here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2679008/South-African-Airways-pilot-arrested-incident-exposure-stripping-pants-passengers-protest-airport-security.html
Brazilian Navy Signs Contract for Lynx Mk21A Upgrade
[image: Lynx Mk21A]AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation has signed a contract for a major midlife upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters. The contract, valued in excess of US$160 million (€117 million), includes replacement of the aircraft’s engines with the CTS800-4N product from LHTEC, navigation, displays suite and mission avionics. A comprehensive support and training package that includes a Flight Training Device is also included in the contract. Read more
Raytheon awarded $163 million AMRAAM contract
[image: AIM-120 AMRAAM]Raytheon Company was awarded a $163,223,113 fixed-price/fixed-price-incentive/cost-plus-incentive contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Program Support and Sustainment (PSAS). The PSAS contract provides sustaining engineering, program management, contractor logistics support and accomplishes the diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage tasks of extending the life of the AMRAAM Central Processing Unit, improving the AMRAAM guidance section within the current performance envelope and developing applicable test equipment. ... more »
Still no word on CF-18 replacement
[image: CF-18 Hornet]Defence Minister Rob Nicholson continues to refuse to say when the government will announce which fighter jet will replace the aging fleet of CF-18s. Despite a delay of almost two years, Nicholson on Thursday remained as evasive as ever during a ceremony at CFB Petawawa. "There has been a process put in place as you know, that has a lot of criteria," he said. "And those criteria have been looked at and they'll continue to be looked at but the government has made no decision as of yet." Read more
New RAF Reaper drones armed with laser-guided bombs and Hellfire missiles start operations in Afghanistan
[image: RAF MQ-9 Reaper]Fitted with laser-guided bombs and Hellfire missiles, these are the RAF's newest Reaper Drones which are being used in Afghanistan. Their main role is to gather intelligence and carry out surveillance for forces on the ground, but they can also be armed with deadly weapons. Pictures released today show the unmanned aircraft being assembled and flying from Kandahar airfield on missions which will help Afghan, UK and ISAF forces. Read more
Scorpion Jet Makes International Debut
[image: Scorpion tactical jet]Textron AirLand's new military jet prototype, the twin-engine Scorpion, is breezing through the development phase and is now ready to make its international debut. With more than 105 hours of flight-testing on its prototype, the Wichita, Kansas-based company plans to send the Scorpion on its way on a multi-day, 4,700-nm flight from Wichita to RAF Fairford-Gloucestershire today. The prototype will be shown off to potential customers attending the Farnborough International Airshow and The Royal International Air Tattoo, both set to take place in the Uni... more »
Saab opens maritime systems center in Australia
[image: HMAS Perth]Saab's Australian subsidiary has opened an Advanced Maritime Systems Center as part of the parent company's naval systems integration program. The center opened this week is located in Adelaide in a ceremony officiated by Australian Defense Minister David Johnston. "I am very pleased to officially open the Advanced Maritime Systems Center," he said. Read more
Untitled
*The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Hoax* A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could mean bad news for environmental doomsayers. Forget all those warnings about the million tons of plastic debris floating in the ocean. Ignore the photos that you think show the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Andres Cozar of the University of Cadiz in Spain is the man who once extrapolated the 1 million-ton estimate. Since then, however, he has led research that collected samples at 141 ocean sites. Cozar's new estimate: Between 7,000 and 35,000 tons of plastic are floa... more »
Canada's 12 frigates to get new radar systems from Saab Microwave
[image: HMCS Toronto]The federal government is spending $18.5 million to upgrade the radar systems used aboard the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 frigates. Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay, the regional minister for Nova Scotia, made the announcement today at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, where some of the warships are based. The contract has been awarded to Saab Microwave Canada Ltd., which will overhaul the weapons-control radars. Read more
Mitsubishi Electric eyes F-35 missile deal with Europe's MBDA-sources
[image: F-35 AMRAAM Launch]Japan's Mitsubishi Electric has agreed to take the first step towards a partnership with European missile maker MBDA to develop a medium-range air-to-air missile for the F-35 stealth fighter, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The preliminary deal marks an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to launch Japan's military suppliers into the global arms market through international tie-ups, and thereby bring down costs for Japan's defence procurement. If successful, it would represent the first time Japanese-built components had been used o... more »
This Underwater Drone Is The Future Of Navy Surveillance
[image: Robo-Tuna UUV]The Navy is testing a stealthy, 4 foot-long fish-shaped autonomous underwater vehicle designed to blend in with undersea life and perform combat sensor functions, service officials explained. The so-called “bio-memetic” undersea vehicle is currently being developed as part of the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell, or CRIC – a special unit set up by CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert in 2012 to explore the feasibility of rapidly turning around commercially available technologies for Naval military use. “It mimics a fish. It looks like a fish. We call it r...more »
Ocean Plastic Pollution on Decline
[image: Global concentration of plastic pollutuion] This is actually very good news. the material is not permanently impacting the surface waters which we rely on much more than obvious. I suspect that it is slowly working its may down through the water column to the sea bed were it can the steadily blended into the the mud. This returns it to geological process which will eventually handle all of it. We still need to solve our dumping problem but at least there is a process in place that is handling it. Of course we still have a poor understanding of the exact sources ... more »
Russia's Popigai Meteor Crash Linked to Eocene Mass Extinction
[image: illustration of asteroid slamming into earth] We should no longer be too surprised. In fact, it is way more reasonable to start with a major impact as causation. It provides the immediate energy and after effects that any other process simply cannot. Life itself is amazingly capable of working around even a real disaster. After all, the Pleistocene Nonconformity ended the Ice Age over twelve thousand years ago. We have plenty of evidence that the menagerie itself though clearly decimated did manage to hang out in spots all over for thousands of years. We have Ma... more »
Recent Wormhole Work
I also suspect that we will produce worm holes spontaneously and develop them from there. Theoretical work is helpful in establishing validity but there is way too much here to count on a simple theory to fall out. I have posted a lot on wormholes and it is worth while googling this blog for comment. I also think that the time aspect can be managed sufficiently to produce useful systems capable of continuous transport. This would massivelycut the costs built into our civilization while making interstellar trtansport possible. *Could wormholes allow TIME TRAVEL? Collapsing ... more »
Cleansing Industrial Waste Water
This represents an incremental development that has now achieved critical mass able to tackle the whole problem of cleansing industrial water. Since the alternative has not been there in far too many cases beyond the sewage system, this is a welcome development. Unto now, companies have wanted to repair these problems and there was no solution. This can now change. There are plenty of additional problems but this one may be most accessible. The knowledge and will are typically both there. Polished effluent is worth something as well. As indicated, it is not a simple solution bu... more »
ASC has fixed Collins submarine problems, says Minister
[image: Collins class SSK]Shipbuilder ASC has fixed the problems associated with its Collins submarine maintenance program, according to Defence Minister David Johnston. The Adelaide Advertiser reports that Mr Johnston praised the efforts of ASC to improve productivity levels following the Coles Review into the progam. “(John Coles) said to me that the transformation he has observed over the past two and a half years has been remarkable,” Senator Johnston told the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Read more
DRT News - Jesus Christ says - All the physical real estate of Faith must come down.
*the light of Free Planet shining upon the Awakened**The physical real estate of faith*, meaning all the temples to worship God at. Faith is not a Game of Football with a Stadium and Rival fans to combat. Faith is a state of mind, based on Education by one's nearest and dearest, or the State, or conglomerate Industry. Those who cause us the most joy and the most pain with their adherence to DRT or Dogma Regurgitation Therapy. I'll quote substantially from fellow Oxford writer Philip Pullman's IT'S A STORY i.e. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, which I'm close to finishing... more »
Another of Christy Clark's sparkle ponies dies
Let's see ... how should we word this? You may not like fucking BC Ferries, but BC Ferries likes fucking you! BC Ferries, A CORPORATION IN WHICH THE ONLY SHAREHOLDER IS THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA which is wholly funded by the taxpayers of British Columbia, which makes it a citizen owned entity, has announced that it is building its next three ships in Poland. Isn't that just about the
Sheldon Cooper roots for a non-Czech Wimbledon finalist
This isn't supposed to be a serious blog post so readers insisting on deep science and ideas are recommended to ignore it. *Quantum computing news:* a paper in Science argues that the D-Wave would-be quantum computer doesn't seem to speed up even several of the tasks where it could have had a chance. In April, the writers of the otherwise excellent The Big Bang Theory sitcom turned Sheldon into a retarded guy when they made him claim that he only began to study string theory because some bullies used to beat him with a string theory textbook. It isn't really possible to learn string... more »
Sean McMeekin | July 1914: Countdown to War
*"July 1914: Countdown to War" by Sean McMeekin. * Video Title: Sean McMeekin | July 1914: Countdown to War - January 29, 2014. Source: The Kansas City Public Library. Date Published: January 29, 2014. Description: In a discussion of his new book, historian Sean McMeekin reveals how a small cabal of European statesmen used the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to initiate a long-awaited showdown among the Continent's powers, ultimately leading to the start of World War I.
Why Boycott Organic Food Distributor Eden Foods?
Michigan right-wing crackpot Michael Potter (left) Do you automatically assume organic and health food companies are hippies? Liberal? Progressive? You shouldn't. Hitler was a vegetarian, remember? And Mormon anti-gay fanatics, the Lassens are still running their health grocery chain in Los Feliz and threatening to open another one in Echo Park. Then there's Eden Foods… as bad as Hobby Lobby. Lisa Hymas, writing for *Grist*, spilled the beans. "Like Hobby Lobby," she wrote, "Eden Foods sued the Obama administration to try to get out of providing contraceptive coverage for its employe... more »
This One Shows That There Is Still Some Good In Humanity: Algerian Soccer Team To Donate Their World Cup Prize Money To Gaza!
Many have criticized me for constantly putting up articles at this blog that points to the doom and gloom in our world... But the facts are that we are indeed in a war for all humanity against a very evil force that seeks world domination and wants the eventual enslavement of us all.... I will not sway from my own efforts in getting the message and the truth out about that very criminal and most evil tribe of misfits and scoundrels...... But periodically something does happen that shows that mankind is deep inside very good and that we all do care about the injustices committed agai... more »
Thomas Jefferson vs. Ron Paul's First Episcopal Marital Rape Ministry
*Religious Freedom ≠ Religious Dictatorship* In actual fact, ≠ DOES NOT* mean "Does Not Equal", or "Is Not The Same As" - *it specifically denotes* "Inequality";* Meaning that Uncle Ron is actually saying " *"Wants" are either inferior or superior to "Rights"* ". By the notation "*Wants ≠ Rights*", what he is actually expressing is that " *Wants*" *he *agrees with, and thinks are virtuous and admirable (such as black people not breeding, being forced to quit work due to medical bills and time off due to unwanted pregnancies, and yet him *still *not having to pay for it) are someti... more »
The Big Question That Everyone Should Be Asking: What Was The Israeli Connection To The 3 Settler Kidnappings? (I Would Say PLENTY!)
It does seem that I am always apologizing these days for my absence.. I have had a lot of family and business issues to attend to the last while, and sadly I have had to neglect this blog... I am doing my best in catching up on what has been happening around the world when I can, and will continue to post articles WHEN I do have the time... Patience everyone... Yes, I have been watching what has been happening in Israel since the "bodies" of the three Israeli teens has been found.... We have already seen the criminal Israelis viciously attacking the Palestinians, blaming them for t...more »
The Movie Transcendence
The best part was this song. Otherwise Meh!
Ethiopian Famine Relief
*His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, * *Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, * *King of Kings of Ethiopia, * *Elect of God".* *Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael* *(23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975)* The Emperor sent aid to the British government in 1947 when Britain was affected by heavy flooding. His letter to *Lord Meork, National Distress Fund, London* said, *"even though We are busy of helping our people who didn't recover from the crises of the war, We heard that your fertile and beautiful country is devastated by the unusually heavy rain, and your request for aid. "Therefore, We ... more »
summer, teens, the library, and me
Yesterday was my first summer program at the library. Attendance was low, but very keen. An artist and activist (who happens to be a friend of mine from the war resisters movement) led a workshop I called "Comix that Save the World". We explored the use of the comics form to express larger social concerns. It was so much fun, the teens were so into it, that I'm thinking of expanding it to an ongoing series, where kids could really develop something. The summer at Mississauga Central Library will be packed with programs for teens - sometimes as many as three a week - and all are free... more »
Picket, Boycott, Shut Down Weingarten's Common Core Convention
From Inside AFT: The *AFT convention*, set for July 11-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, will focus on fighting back and fighting forward on key domestic issues to reclaim the promise of America, including the Common Core State Standards . . .
Book Watch: This cool New York summer reading list might work just as well for non-New Yorkers
*by Ken* Especially with a holiday weekend coming up, some of us may have turned our thoughts to getting some reading done. Summer reading lists have become a publishing tradition, based on the apparent assumption that people who don't read many books the rest of the year suddenly turn bookworm in summer, or perhaps that summer readers are looking for a different *kind* of reading. Depending on who's doing the listing, I sometimes give a quick glance. (I always feel like I'm way behind on my reading, so this is likely to make me feel worse, and you can't put a price on that.) Gen... more »
The region is boiling
I was staggered to hear the Today programme dealing with the Islam-related stories this morning. No connection was made between any of them by the BBC, yet the main headlines concerned two major back-to-back Islam-related stories. Thursday 3rd July 2014. *1.) “Good morning here are the headlines: Extra security measures are being put in place in British Airports after the US authorities warned of a potential new threat from Islamist extremists.* *2.)Israeli military planes have targeted the Gaza Strip with tensions running high over the murder of Palestinian and Israeli teenagers. W... more »
UK planned to "Extract, Equip, Train" 100,000 Syrians for "shock & awe"
*By BBC 'Investigations Correspondant" - Wow! That is impressive! Right?* *Problem? I am not getting any sense of investigation?* "The plan was called Extract, Equip, Train... a shock and awe attack that would allow the Syrians themselves to defeat Assad", reports Nick Hopkins The UK drew up plans to train and equip a 100,000-strong Syrian rebel army to defeat President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Newsnight can reveal. The secret initiative, put forward two years ago, was the brainchild of the then most senior UK military officer, General Sir David Richards. It was considered by the PM an... more »
Connecting dots ( July 3 , 2014 ) -- With the clamoring for a new great war making the rounds , is the game already afoot ? War in July ??? Some items to consider ....
War in July....... FWIW Cryptome claims all Snowden files will be published in July to avert a war Published time: July 01, 2014 17:13 Edited time: July 03, 2014 18:16 Get short URL [image: Screenshot from cryptome.org] Screenshot from cryptome.org Share on tumblr Trends NSA leaks Tags Internet, Snowden, USA, WikiLeaks All of the National Security Agency files accessed by former contractor Edward Snowden could be published in the month of July if vaguely worded predictions tweeted this week from the digital library site Cryptome prove to be correct. A series of micro-messages publishe... more »
Not Hamas- Sinai based 'terror group' claims resposibility for student deaths
Jerusalem Post The al-Qaida affiliated* Sinai-based* Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which reportedly recently pledged allegiance to The Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has claimed responsibility for the murder of the three yeshiva students in Judea. The Egyptian-based group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and murder of the three boys on its website, stating that “the kidnapping and killing was a victory for the Islamic Caliphate.” The statement threatened future operations against targets of the Israeli “occupation.” *The claim to ha... more »
Some More *Clarity* on BESE’s “Special Counsel,” Contract Limitations, and PARCC
July 03, 2014, has been quite the day for uplifting information in the Roemer/White vs. Jindal battle over Louisiana public education. In this post, I elaborate on three topics: 1) Roemer’s, White’s, and the BESE majority’s attempts to “retain special counsel” in order to sue the governor; 2) further limits placed upon LDOE and BESE regarding contracts, […]
NSA Spygate ( July 3 , 2014 ) - If you have a phone / TV / Laptop / Desktop / Xbox ... assume you are under surveillance ----- Are You Targeted By The NSA?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-03/are-you-targeted-nsa Are You Targeted By The NSA? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/03/2014 16:01 -0400 - Apple - Erste - ETC - FBI - Germany - Google - Newspaper - PrISM - The Onion inShare1 *Meet XKeyscore - "a computer network exploitation system", as described in an NSA presentation, devoted to gathering "nearly everything a user does on the internet."* TheGerman site Das Erste has exposed the shocking truth about the rules used by the NSA to decide who is a "targe... more »
Gold news of note ( July 3 , 2014 ) ..... Funny how just as Deutsche Bank and Barclays have quit / been forced out of the gold manipulation business , along comes the Indian Central Bank -- India’s Central Bank To Sell Gold On The Market In Exchange For Gold At The Bank Of England ........ addditional items touching on gold and gold manipulations to consider ( h/t GATA )
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-03/friday-farce-caught-rigging-gold-and-dark-pools-barclays-begs-least-keep-fx-manipula Caught Rigging Gold And Dark Pools, Barclays Begs To At Least Keep FX Manipulation [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/03/2014 15:31 -0400 - Barclays - Dark Pools - dark pools - Goldbugs - Hank Paulson - Hank Paulson - HFT - LIBOR - Market Manipulation - Predatory Algos - The Onion inShare6 2014 has not been kind to Barclays: first, the UK bank proved countless goldbugs right when i... more »
July 3: The exceptionalism of Exceptionalism.
Obama has recently and publicly stated that he believes in American Exceptionalism with "every fibre of his being". In fact, that can be said of almost everyone in the American government - and the Canadian government. It such a strong belief that it's rather remarkable that few in the news media know have explained what it means. In fact, without knowing what it means, a very high proportion of Canadians seem to believe in American Exceptionalism. In brief, it means that the US has the right to do anything it likes to other countries. Laws, whether domestic or international, do not... more »
How Will Pope Francis Handle Bigoted Hypocritical Gay Archbishop John Nienstedt?
I'm a huge Pope Francis fan. I've never been into religion but I've had a great feeling about this guy as soon as he became Pope. I've always said I wished there would be one truly great president-- instead of all the mediocre crap-- before I die. That's why I pray that Elizabeth Warren actually goes for it at some time. The office seeks the man (or woman), not-- ideally-- the other way round. It worked out well enough in Rome this last time. But now Pope Francis is going to have to confront what too many of his predecessors have hidden behind institutional hypocrisy to avoid: Chu... more »
Mike's Story Part 68 - A Presidential Energy Policy
Jenna Orkin * Mike declined the political offer for sensible reasons boiling down to the likelihood that it would not be worth the risk. He ended his email to the friend who'd made the offer with, "I have a wonderful dog that I'm not willing to abandon to friends or a kennel. I am doing work that I like and I think my novel may well turn out to be the most important contribution of what feels like a very long life."* *June 14, 2008* *I am sending this to the two most powerful and wonderful women I have known in my life. I just wrote this as a note to go in the novel, which ... more »
The New Blitzkrieg
A new version of maneuver warfare is being utilized mainly by Islamic fundamentalist forces to seize territory from government forces trained, equipped and organized along the Western model. This “new blitzkrieg” relies on lightly armed fighters mounted on “technicals” – 4×4 trucks with heavy machine-guns, light cannons, or automatic grenade launchers mounted on the vehicle. Continue reading
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