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*“Ha'aretz, one of Israel's leading newspapers, published a cartoon by Amos
Biderman on October 30, 2014, depicting the Israeli prime minister,
Benjamin Netanyahu, as a terrorist pilot flying a plane into one of the
towers of the World Trade Center ” *
*Full article here:
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The Evil State Of Jewish Statism
**I am still doing some catching up… I have been basically out of
commission for almost a full week, with plenty of articles that have been
sitting in my blog that I was ready to post but just needed some final
touches… The following is definitely a great one that everyone should
especially read… NTS*
Periodically, a great article surfaces that everyone should read, and heed
its words… One such article comes from a writer over at "The Rebel" at
www.therebel.org, named "Yukon Jack". It is entitled: "The Evil State Of
Jewish Statism" and is a must read by everyone… I have it right ... more »
Israel DID 9-11: Jewish Reporter Uses Cartoon To Show Israel's Involvement In The 9/11 False Flag Attack!
Israel absolutely did the attacks of September 11th, 2001 that killed some
3000 innocent American citizens and plunged the United States into the
fraudulent "war on terror". It is so amazing that some 13+ years since
that fateful day that so many Americans and even those living outside of
the United States just do not see that as absolutely the truth. It shows
again the intense power these criminal psychopathic Jews have over the
world's governments, and especially our BS media…
I want to present a great article here for my own readers to read for
themselves that comes from Greg... more »
Domestic Spying Advocate And Fake Democrat Adam Schiff Has An Opponent-- Meet Steve Stokes
Voters in Hollywood, Glendale, Silverlake and Burbank have a choice--
Schiff is the CIA corporate candidate and Stokes is the grassroots
progressive
Adam Schiff, a conservative Blue Dog and New Dem with a Military Industrial
Complex complex, is a bad fit for his new district, which saw much of its
more conservative-leaning areas in the eastern third of the district,
including most of Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra and
Altadena, shaved off and put into Judy Chu's district. Schiff's district
moved west and south to include Los Feliz, Silverlake, Hollywood and West
Holl... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”
Vangelis, “Hymn”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7fnZ-AQNE
Free Downloads: Orison Swett Marden, “The Joys of Living”
*“The Joys of Living”*
by Orison Swett Marden
“Resolve every morning that you will get the most out of that day, not of
some day in the future, when you are better off, when you have a family,
when your children are grown up, when you have overcome your difficulties.
You never will overcome them all. You will never be able to eliminate all
the things which annoy, trouble, and cause friction in your life. You will
never get rid of all the little enemies of your happiness, the hundred and
one little annoyances, but you can make the most of things as they are.
The reason why our liv... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sprawling across almost 200 light-years, emission nebula IC 1805 is a mix
of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds. Derived from its
Valentine's-Day-approved shape, its nickname is the Heart Nebula. About
7,500 light-years away in the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy, stars were
born in IC 1805. In fact, near the cosmic heart's center are the massive
hot stars of a newborn star cluster also known as Melotte 15, about 1.5
million years young.
*Click image for larger size.*
A little ironically, the Heart Nebula is located in the constellation of
the mythical Queen of Aethiopi... more »
3D Printing and the Age of Disruption
*November 2, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - Disruptive technology is
that which overturns an industry unable to adapt or evolve to meet
competition enabled by a technological edge. This has occurred across
various media industries - from the newspaper to large network news
channels, to music and movie producers - the dropping cost of entering the
market and competing either directly or by undermining previously
monopolized channels of distribution have challenged special interests'
grip on information.
Many have predicted such a disruption across other industries beyond the
d... more »
"The World..."
"The world is your exercise-book,
the pages on which you do your sums.
It is not reality,
although you can express reality there if you wish.
You are also free to write nonsense, or lies,
or to tear the pages."
- Richard Bach, "Illusions"
Friday Nerd Blogging: Belated Halloween Edition
I have fallen behind in my Friday Nerd Blogging contributions, so I have
this belated Halloween video:
"Fortune’s Fools"
*"Fortune’s Fools"*
by Phil Rockstroh
“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
"As a general rule, musicians, artists, and writers, as well as those
possessed of an ardor for self-awareness and a commitment to political
activism have been advised to avoid a habitual retreat to comfort zones…to
take note of the criteria that causes one’s pulse to quicken, brings flop
sweat to the brow, causes sphincters to seize up, and delivers
mortification to the mind. In order to quicken imagination and avoid
banality, it is imperative to explore... more »
“What Is Perhaps the Most Powerful Word in the English Language?”
*“What Is Perhaps the Most Powerful Word in the English Language?”*
by Michael S. Broder, Ph.D.
“I'll spare you the tease. That word is "no"!
The ability to be assertive and say "no" is a communication skill we all
learn at a very young age. If you're a parent, you know better than anyone
that once this word enters a child's vocabulary it's used very often.
However, as an adult, "no" is often much more difficult to say. As life
gets busier and obligations increase, the ability to say "no" is
increasingly important. If you can learn to assert yourself, it can be the
difference betwe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Booneville, Mississippi, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Emotional Attacks: Choosing Not to Be a Target"
*"Emotional Attacks: Choosing Not to Be a Target"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"It is important to remember that if you are being attacked emotionally, it
is more than likely not about you at all. Hurtful confrontations often
leave us feeling drained and confused. When someone attacks us emotionally,
we may wonder what we did to rouse their anger, and we take their actions
personally. We may ask ourselves what we could have done to compel them to
behave or speak that way toward us. It’s important to remember that there
are no real targets in an emotional attack and that it is usu... more »
"The World Is Too Much With Us..."
"The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
- William Wordsworth, 1770- 1850
"A Message From 30,000 Years Ago"
Across 30,000 years of time the message is clear:
"I am human. I am here."
"Lascaux is a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its cave
paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in
the Dordogne departement. They contain some of the earliest known art,
dating back to somewhere between 13,000 and 15,000 BCE, or as far back as
25,000 BCE. The Upper Paleolithic cave paintings consist mostly of
realistic images of large animals procreating, including aurochs, most of
which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time.... more »
Watch Electric Slide 2014 Full Movie Online
*Electric Slide (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 5.3
Release : 20 Nov 2014
Duration : 95 min
Genre : Action, Biography, Crime
Director : Tristan Patterson
Writer : Timothy Ford (article), Tristan Patterson (screenplay), Tristan
Patterson
Cast : Patricia Arquette, Vinessa Shaw, Chloë Sevigny, Jim Sturgess
Synopsis Electric SlideIt's 1983 Los Angeles - beautiful girls, luxurious
mansions, glamorous parties and Eddie Dodson, a very hip, very charismatic
dealer of high-end antique furniture for the rich and famous. When Eddie
meets the cool and aloof Pauline, the attraction is... more »
Chet Raymo, "The Dark Cloths of Night"
*"The Dark Cloths of Night"*
by Chet Raymo
"For years I taught a general studies astronomy course for liberal arts
students. And often, when we reached the home galaxy, I asked, "How many of
you have seen the Milky Way?" The answer was usually one or two at most out
of a class of thirty. Which is no surprise. I can't see the Milky Way from
my neighborhood, which is about half-way between Boston, Massachusetts, and
Providence, Rhode Island. You'd have to live somewhere pretty far out in
the country to see the Milky Way from the eastern United States.
We first came to this little isl... more »
"Fight For Your Dreams..."
"The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our
lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our personal legend, to
believe
in our utopias and to fight for our dreams. We are all protagonists of our
own
lives, and it is often the anonymous heroes who leave the deepest mark.”
- Paulo Coelho
Tax Cut 21: Taxation Without Income Discrimination
Reposting a nice article by a friend, Wan Saiful Wan Jan, CEO of the Institute
for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in Kuala Lumpur. Originally
posted in The Star and reposted in IDEAS website., October 28, 2014.
----------
In my column two weeks ago, I wrote about how taxes are a form of coercion
by the government against the people. Since then, I received many comments
saying that it is not fair to blame Barisan Nasional for everything.
I want to start this column by clarifying again that when I use the word
‘government’ I do not refer to any political party. A government is... more »
Sodomy or BODOHMY
Written by Dean Johns, Nov 2, 2014.
Oh me, oh my. As you can plainly see from the title of this, my 384th piece
on perfidy of the BN regime, I’m finding it increasingly tough to find or
even fabricate appropriate words to decry and deride the activities of this
cabal of despicable crooks.
Because just as they seem to have gone as low as it’s possible to go, they
sink to depths that are even more difficult than ever to credit or
describe. Stopping at absolutely nothing in their project to pervert every
possible aspect of Malaysian life, from truth and justice to religion,
reason and ... more »
TV Watch: "Town to town, up and down the dial" -- welcome back, "WKRP in Cincinnati"!
*It looks like hell in this format, stretched and squashed into that tiny
screen, and the voices sound kind of peculiar too -- has the pitch somehow
dropped? Still, I think this may be my favorite WKRP episode: "Baby, It's
Cold Inside" (Season 3, Episode 8). On this frigid, heatless morning, the
station staff, which I describe below as "one of the great ensemble casts
in TV history," is thrown into confusion by the unexpected early-morning
appearance of Mrs. Carlson (Carol Bruce), media-mogul mother of station
manager Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson (Gordon Jump). Under the influence of wh... more »
Nov. 1: To the despair of my highland Scots ancestors....
....and the joy of my French Catholic ones, I read a newsletter from The
Vatican. It's called Catholic News; and it carries a story of a talk given
by Pope Francis to a convention of social activists. And it is brilliant. I
recommend everyone read it. It's at
www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404449.htm
He urged his audience to struggle against the structural causes of poverty
and inequality - lack of work, denial of social and labour rights, and the
"empire of money". He said that financial speculation on food prices is to
blame for the starvation of millions around the world.... more »
Changing the Student Lending Industry
*Film - *Story of borrowers from different backgrounds affected by the
student lending and their struggles to change the system.
The post Changing the Student Lending Industry appeared first on Waking
Times.
Watch The Good Lie 2014 Full Movie Online
*The Good Lie (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : PG-13
Score : 7.1
Release : 03 Oct 2014
Duration : 110 min
Genre : Drama
Director : Philippe Falardeau
Writer : Margaret Nagle
Cast : Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal
Synopsis The Good LieSudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in
America arrive in Kansas, where their encounter with employment agency
counselor forever changes all of their lives.
Description The Good LieFrom thanking your grandmother profusely for an
awkward gift to telling a work friend that her less-than-sparkling
presentation was fantastic... more »
Washington Bullies Hungary to prevent it from choosing it's own way...
ZAGREB/BUDAPEST, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The United States is* mounting a
diplomatic offensive *to stop Hungary selling a stake in a Croatian energy
firm to Russia, part of what Western powers see as Budapest's dangerous
drift into Moscow's orbit.
The U.S. government has already taken the *highly unusual step* of*
blacklisting *six people with ties to the government in Hungary, a NATO
ally and European Union member, from entering the United States, accusing
them of involvement in corruption.
Highly unusual? The US blacklisting people is pretty much the norm.
*U.S. officials say tha... more »
This Drug is FDA Approved but Has an Appalling Safety Record
*Dr. Mercola - *Fluoroquinolones are among the most dangerous FDA-approved
drugs on the market.
The post This Drug is FDA Approved but Has an Appalling Safety Record
appeared first on Waking Times.
Watch Wake Up 2014 Full Movie Online
*Wake Up (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : TV-PG
Score : 9.3
Release : 21 Apr 2014
Duration : 11 min
Genre : Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director : Elizabeth Ito
Writer : Pendleton Ward (creator), Cole Sanchez, Andy Ristaino, Kent
Osborne (story), Pendleton Ward (story), Jack Pendarvis (story), Adam Muto
(story)
Cast : Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Miguel Ferrer, Melinda Hill
Synopsis Wake UpFinn tracks down who he believes is his father.
Description Wake Upwake technical community college. Wake Tech enriches
lives by providing quality education, training, and workforce development
to ... more »
First Hard Frost
November 1, 2014 Last night, our first hard frost arrived. Temperatures
fell into the mid twenties as a cold front moved through. I was about as
ready as I could be, knowing that warmer, more normal fall temperatures
were on … Continue reading →
The Koch Billions' Toxic Effect On American Democracy
Last week we talked about how Republicans were unleashing a barrage of
attack ads against weak conservative Democrats, like John Barrow, for
voting with Republicans. Democrats who crossed the aisle to vote with
Republicans to cut Social Security benefits for retired people are now
being bombarded with ads-- that are true, regardless of the disingenuous
source-- pointing out that they are the enemies of working people. That's
what Blue Dogs and New Dems like John Barrow-- he's both-- deserve anyway.
Taking it a step further, the Koch brother's Americans For Prosperity went
after A... more »
DHS Sticks it to Taxpayers With $30K in Starbucks Drink Purchases
The Department of Homeland Security is the mother of all boondoggles and a
monumental testament to the fleecing of American taxpayers. Not only has
the agency – formed ostensibly to prevent another 9/11 – engaged in
flagrant abuses of power but should be the first target of any who truly
want to reign in big government. The mission of DHS has expanded
exponentially to include harassment of airport travelers and most recently
raiding a Kansas City boutique to confiscate women’s underwear. Now
according to an investigative report the government goon squad has been
busted for sucking... more »
Huge Solar Eruptions in Progress
Today's Solar activity is aimed at Mars...
The Origins of Creation According to Mayan Grand Elder
*Video - *A clip of Mayan Grand Elder Wandering Wolf sharing his knowledge
about the origins of creation.
The post The Origins of Creation According to Mayan Grand Elder appeared
first on Waking Times.
Total World Debt Tops $100 Trillion
*My Comment:* This is not going to end well.
*Hat Tip:* Zero Hedge
Watch Bad Country Full Movie 2014 Streaming
*Bad Country (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 5.7
Release : 29 Apr 2014
Duration : 95 min
Genre : Action, Crime, Drama
Director : Chris Brinker
Writer : Jonathan Hirschbein (screenplay), Tom Abernathy (story), Jonathan
Hirschbein, Mike Barnett (story), Don 'Bud' Connor (story), Don 'Bud'Connor
(story)
Cast : Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker, Erika Bruun-Andersen
Synopsis Bad CountryWhen Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts
contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant
and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring. So when t... more »
I knew Christopher Bollyn was going to have a field day with this one....
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it
is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.- Arthur
Schopenhauer - See more at: http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_14911
Ardent anti-Zionist and investigative reporter Christopher Bollyn jumped on
this cartoon like a June bug. The reason I mention him is because he has
fearlessly gone down the 9/11 rabbit hole and flushed out the perps in his definitive
books on the subject. He has been shunned even in the alternative media
for his views. Now, it seems that the worm is turning (... more »
The Sacred Science of Ancient Japan
*Avery Morrow - *What sort of stories do the Japanese people know about
Japan's ancient history?
The post The Sacred Science of Ancient Japan appeared first on Waking Times.
Watch The Pact II Full Movie 2014 Streaming
*The Pact II (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 4.4
Release : 05 Sep 2014
Duration : 96 min
Genre : Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director : Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath
Writer : Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath
Cast : Caity Lotz, Camilla Luddington, Scott Michael Foster, Patrick
Fischler
Synopsis The Pact IIA woman who is plagued by nightmares involving a serial
killer learns her dreams have a horrifying connection to the real world.
Description The Pact IIASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact is a mini-ITX motherboard
that packs a dedicated SupremeFX Impact 115dB signal-to... more »
China Expands It's Submarine Capabilities
Members of the Party committee of the PLA Navy's first nuclear-powered
submarine force check equipment in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province,
Oct 27, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
*China’s Clandestine Submarine Caves Extend Xi’s Naval Reach -- Bloomberg*
Beneath the surface of the South China Sea off the tropical Chinese resort
island of Hainan, an underwater tunnel guides submarines into a lair
reminiscent of a James Bond spy movie.
From this pen the subs can venture in and out of the contested South China
Sea hidden from the prying eyes of reconnaissance planes deployed by the
U.S. ... more »
Alan Waldman : Britain’s ‘DCI Banks’ is a smart, engaging cop series set in the North of England
Stephen Tompkinson leads a solid cast in this well-written skein. By Alan
Waldman | The Rag Blog | November 1, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan
Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may
have … finish reading Alan Waldman :
Britain’s ‘DCI Banks’ is a smart, engaging cop series set in the North of
England
Whitewraithe's Second Turbulent Times Solo Show
With the falling out between Whitewraithe and myself, with the producer of
Outside Radio, we have again decided to produce the "Turbulent Times" show
ourselves…. With my busy schedule and being sick most of last week, I have
not been able to do any of the shows with Whitewraithe. However, she has
had the time to fire off two solo shows now, and the second one I found to
be better than the first!
I therefore want to present Whitewraithe's second solo "Turbulent Times"
show right here for everyone to listen to… .I have my own thoughts and
comments to follow:
NTS Notes: I want to... more »
Navigating Unseen Currents of Energy that Surround Us
*Christina Sarich - *Though we are bombarded with negative energy and EMF
pollution, we can change our very energetic structure.
The post Navigating Unseen Currents of Energy that Surround Us appeared
first on Waking Times.
Look back, look forward, look left
Voices from the Left were rather prominent on last week's *Start the Week, *and
will be on next week's edition too.
You'll probably already know that Russell Brand was on last Monday's
programme. Russ was talking revolution - the theme of that edition of the
show.
He didn't go down too well with many *Feedback *listeners, by the sounds of
it. Even the Twitter reaction that I saw didn't seem very keen. Some of his
other guests, and presenter Tom Sutcliffe, didn't seem to get on with him
either. Scraps abounded.
Still, all the loyal Russophiles out there seemed pleased enough at h... more »
I Am Back… Thanks For Everyones' Patience...
Yes, I am back…
I came down very hard with one heck of a cold that spread deep into my
lungs on Thursday… It did get bad enough that I did consider going to see a
doctor and possibly go on antibiotics… But I am stubborn and knowing the
real dangers of antibiotics (I would only take them as a last alternative)
I decided to try to use natural remedies, get plenty of sleep and ride it
out…
Well, by yesterday morning, the fever and the intense cough had broken, but
I decided to listen to my better half and just get plenty of rest for
Friday… No computer, no blogging…. Believe me, It wa... more »
Havel's mentality of a reform communist
Ex-president Václav Klaus gave an interview to The Youth Front Today today
[sic], an influential post-Komsomol daily in Czechia, and he proved that
he's still capable of igniting a huge storm whenever he likes.
Most of the reactions were unfortunately deeply negative – in particular,
the whole pseudointellectual PC front exploded like a nuclear bomb. But I
feel that Klaus must in some way enjoy such responses, anyway.
*Havel (left), Klaus (right). I am afraid that the readers who needed this
caption will find the rest of the blog post below too technical. ;-) Second
row: Havel's P... more »
Vote Against the Kochheads in Tennessee
Bill Haslam and his army of neo-fascist supporters are trying to get rid of
the biggest stumbling block to the Koch plan of returning education in the
state to the Jim Crow Era.
Her name is Gloria Johnson, and she is one a handful of principled and
sensible legislators in the entire state.
Haslam and Kochheads are pouring lots of money into an effort to get rid of
Johnson.
Please do what you can to get out the vote for Gloria Johnson next week.
See Andy Spears's piece here.
Daily Show Double Bonus
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Is President Obama About To Replace His Foreign And National Security Team?
The president’s national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, is seen as part
of a tight circle. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
*Obama Could Replace Aides Bruised By A Cascade of Crises -- New York Times*
WASHINGTON — One day this month, as the nation shuddered with fears of an
Ebola outbreak and American warplanes pounded Sunni militants in Syria,
President Obama’s national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, invited a group
of foreign policy experts to the White House to hear their views of how the
administration was performing.
She was peppered with critiques of the president’s ... more »
Cartoon Of The Week
*Hat Tip:* Theo Spark
James McEnteer : Just passing through
Three human beings, who have given my own life color and joy, are gone now,
fallen like leaves from deciduous branches. By James McEnteer | The Rag
Blog | November 1, 2014 My brother died last year. He was a …
finish reading James McEnteer :
Just passing through
Have a Koch
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The very model of a modern BBC reporter
Blog favourite Jon Donnison (this will be our 42nd post about him) did a *From
Our Own Correspondent *today. Did you hear it?
Since his appointment as the BBC's Sydney correspondent, JonDon hasn't done
too many *FOOC*s. Five, in fact.
"What were his others?", you might be wondering.
Well, the first was (quoting from the programme's website):
10 Aug 2013 - "The BBC's new man in Australia, Jon Donnison, explains why
he's finding it hard coming to terms with the sheer size of his new patch."
In this piece, Jon compared large, lucky Australia to poor, tiny,
hard-done-by Gaza.
Then c... more »
How to Awaken the Kundalini
*Video - *These videos will take you through the process of awakening the
Kundalini energy.
The post How to Awaken the Kundalini appeared first on Waking Times.
Shenna Bellows Makes The Case For Maine Democrats-- Stumping In Portland With President Obama
The speech above is about a progressive vision that Michelle Nunn, Alison
Grimes, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu-- let alone Greg Orman or Larry
Pressler-- could never give. Shenna Bellows have the speech Thursday night
at at the Portland Expo rally. Blue America contributors have given more to
the Bellows campaign than to any other Senate campaign anywhere-- not
because she's the most likely to win (she isn't), but because she's the
ideal candidate our contributors want to see keep fighting. Grimes won't
even admit she *voted* for Obama. Bellows doesn't agree with him on
everything--... more »
The Subjugation Of India By The US Rests On Monsanto’s Control Of Agriculture
After a study of GMOs over a four-year plus period, India’s multi-party
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture recommended a ban on GM
food crops stating they had no role in a country of small farmers. The
Supreme Court appointed a technical expert committee (TEC), which
recommended an indefinite moratorium on the field trials of GM crops until
the government devised a proper regulatory and safety mechanism. As yet, no
such mechanism exists, but open field trials are being given the go ahead.
GMO crops approved for field trials include rice, maize, chickpea,
sugarcane, and... more »
Crisis Pregnancy Centres in Canada (part of an ongoing series)
There is no disagreement about what a crisis pregnancy centre is.
A crisis pregnancy center (CPC), sometimes called a pregnancy resource
center (PRC), is a type of non-profit organization established to counsel
pregnant women against having an abortion.
In fact, so notorious are CPCs for their anti-choice agenda they are
rebranding themselves with variants of the words "life," "choice,"
"options" and so on in their titles. The subject of a recent blogpost on public
funding for CPCs in Ontario is known both as Lambton Crisis Pregnancy
Centre and as The Pregnancy Options and Support... more »
Supplemental: Watching the culture wave bye-bye to facts!
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014The grisly end of an era:* Last evening, Rachel
Maddow completed a week for the ages.
At the start of her show, her faux “response” to Stuart Varney completed
the insolent cuffing-aside she’d delivered to viewers all week. Her program
went downhill from there, as viewers were buried under a wave of low-IQ
propaganda.
In our view, Maddow has thoroughly lost her way. We’ll offer more detail
about last night’s events on Monday.
For today, we’ll suggest you consider recent posts by Gene Lyons and
Charlie Pierce.
We’ll start with Lyons’ latest column at Th... more »
The Truth About the T3/Teach Plus IPS Contract
by Doug Martin
Thankfully, the IPS school board recently voted against a contract with
T3/Teach Plus. Supported by Stand for Children and funded in part by $1
million of Eli Lilly Foundation money, the Teach Plus Turnaround Teacher
Teams or T3 program contract would not have done much for teachers. Note
this from the IPS school board press release:
*During the course of our special meeting attention was drawn to the fact
that one of our board members, Caitlin Hannon, is the Executive Director
for Teach Plus, the education company which is spearheading the effort to
implement thi... more »
Even With A Natural Gas Deal, Russia-Ukraine Relations Are Still In A Deep Freeze
*With Political Rift Still Deep, Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal Is Widely Seen as
a Patch -- New York Times*
OTTAWA — A deal struck on Thursday to restart Russian natural gas supplies
to Ukraine will keep homes heated this winter, but it does not fully settle
a fierce, long-running fight over energy prices that is likely to resume
early next year if not sooner, analysts said Friday.
More crucially, though, the grudging acceptance of the deal did not signal
an imminent end to the deeper political dispute over eastern Ukraine. That
standoff has brought Russia and the West into their most d... more »
On The Eve Of Tomorrows Parliamentary Elections In Rebel Held Eastern Ukraine, The Fighting Is Intensifying
*Bombardments Ahead Of Ukraine Separatist Vote -- AFP*
Artillery explosions could be heard every few seconds early Saturday in
Donetsk on the eve of separatist elections that Ukraine and its Western
backers say will undermine an increasingly hollow truce accord.
Explosions were audible from central Donetsk most of the night, apparently
from artillery targeting the city's ruined airport where Ukrainian soldiers
are holding out against besieging rebels.
In mid-morning, explosions could be heard about every five seconds,
accompanied by the sound of machine-guns, AFP correspondents in... more »
The "Talent" He Courts
http://www.ctvnews.ca/
Pity poor Dean del Mastro. He stands convicted on all counts. Del Mastro
claims he is the victim of a gross injustice. Michael Harris writes:
In fact, one of the things noted by Judge Cameron in rendering her verdict
was Del Mastro’s lack of credibility. She noted how he obfuscated the
evidence and avoided telling the truth on the stand. In some cases, he left
questions asked on cross-examination ignored and unanswered. While such
tactics are grounds for promotion in the Harper government, they are not
trai... more »
Journalist: The People behind the Push for War
Extended interview with German journalist.
In an amazing pattern developing very recently of celebrities and
mainstream figures coming out with the truth, extremely popular German
journalist Udo Ulfkotte admitted that the corporate media of the West
completely bows down to the wealthy, to corporate interests, and to the
lies perpetuated by extremely powerful people.
stephen harper: COWARD
Boris over at "The Galloping Beaver" says it well:
You and I don't know precisely what went on in the Conservative's caucus
room last week. That said, the information we do hvae suggests that when
the gunfire was heard, a good number of Tory MPs acted swiftly to barricade
the doors and create makeshift weapons to defend against whatever lethal
violence might come through them. Gunfire indicates a very real risk to
life and those who took action in that room might legitimately be said to
to have risked their lives to defend their colleagues. There are few
actions we humans hold in hi... more »
Journalist: Working for the CIA & NATO
*From Russia Insider*
Members of the German media are paid by the CIA in return for spinning the
news in a way that supports US interests, and some German outlets are
nothing more than PR appendages of NATO, according to a new book by Udo
Ulfkotte, a former editor of *Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung*, one of
Germany's largest newspapers.
Ulfkotte is a serious mainstream journalist. Here he is on Germany's leading
political talk show a couple of years ago. The book is a sensation in
Germany, #7 on the bestseller list. Its political dynamite, coming on the
heels of German outrag... more »
Incidents on the Argentinean Atlantic Coast: UFO Sightings at Necochea and Quequén
Incidents on the Atlantic Coast: UFO Sightings at Necochea and Quequén
By Guillermo Giménez - gdgneco@yahoo.com
*- FILMING OF A UFO AT NECOCHEA- FISHING BOATS WITNESS A LUMINOUS
PHENOMENON AT SEA- EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS FROM SHORE- INCIDENTS HAVING SIMILAR
CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SAME AREA*
Video Evidence of the Phenomenon
*NECOCHEA –January 2000*
The city of Necochea on Argentina’s Atlantic seaboard found its hotels
crammed with thousands of foreign tourists who come to enjoy the long
beaches known as the “soft slope” which run in excess of 300 meters from
the sea to Avenida 2 (C... more »
“Two shots to the head suicide” : a movie review
[image: Kill_the_Messenger_poster] *When Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist
Gary Webb – subject of the new movie Kill the Messenger - died of a “two
shots to the head suicide,” John Hankey hired renowned forensic pathologist
Cyril Wecht to do an autopsy.*[image: Kill_the_Messenger_poster]When
Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist Gary Webb – subject of the new movie Kill
the Messenger - died of a “two shots to the head suicide,” John Hankey
hired renowned forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht to do an autopsy...
Full story: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/10/31/two-shots-to-the-head-suicide... more »
Energetic Pulses of 5-7D Light dissolve all shadow appearances and clarify to Higher Awareness
*Energetic Pulses of 5-7D Light dissolve all shadow appearances and clarify
to Higher Awareness *
by ÉirePort
Energetic Pulses of 5-7D Light dissolve all shadow appearances and clarify
to Higher Awareness.
Frantications are diminished, followed by dissolution.
Extraneous energetics are cleared, first in individual Hue-Beings and
hu-beings, followed by rapid collective clearance.
All darkness is now dispelled.
Paths of the Higher Life of Light are now fully illumined within all Gaia
inhabitants.
Focus on untenables is softened, then dissolved.
*ÉirePort* | November 1, 2014 at... more »
State Board Rejects Robertson County Charter Again
Even though this was the final appeal for an unneeded and unwanted charter
in Springfield, neo-segregationists like Huffman and Wendy Tucker at the
State level promise to keep the dream alive for a poor school in Robertson
County. From the Tennessean:
The State Board of Education on Friday denied the appeal of Exalt Academy
of Springfield’s application to open a charter school in Springfield, but
not without noting the need for such a school in Robertson County.
Before approving the denial, State Board of Education member Wendy Tucker
said from reviewing Exalt Academy’s application,... more »
Libya Updates ( November 1 , 2014 ) ISIS expansion - focus on Darnah ( Baghdadid proclaimedChief of Darnah Cailiphate ) , updates on internal and external political situations , updates on battles across Libya.
Tweets of the morning !
*Good Morning Libya* @Morning_LY · 1h1 hour ago
Last night in #Darnah, #Libya: The second forum for pledging allegiance to #
IS Caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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ANSAmed - #ISIS: #Libya, Baghdadi proclaimed chief of #Darnah Caliphat... more »
Chaos In Burkina Faso As Two Factions Of The Military Vie For Power
*Army Officer Takes Charge In Burkina Faso, Ousting General -- Reuters*
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - An officer in Burkina Faso's presidential guard
seized power on Saturday promising to lead the West African country to
elections after the resignation of longtime President Blaise Compaore, in
an apparent putsch against the military chief of staff.
Compaore stepped down on Friday after two days of mass protests against his
attempts to change the constitution to extend his 27-year rule. At least
three people were killed after protesters stormed the parliament building
and set it on fire.... more »
Boko Haram: Denies Any Truce And Says That The Kidnapped Schoolgirls Have Been 'Married Off'
*In Video, Boko Haram Rejects Truce, Says Girls Have Been Married Off --
Christian Science Monitor*
*In a new video Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau says the issue of the
missing schoolgirls has been forgotten because he 'married them off.' The
video discredits the Nigerian government's claim that they negotiated a
ceasefire with the Islamic extremist group.*
Maiduguri, Nigeria — The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko
Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said
more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been
mar... more »
Saturday Interview: Trudie McGuinness
Trudie McGuinness is Staffordshire born and bred. She is also Labour's
prospective parliamentary candidate for Staffordshire Moorlands, where she
faces the largely-absent and hands-off Tory MP, Karen Bradley. You can
follow Trudie on Twitter here.
*Why did you decide to apply for a PPC position?*
As a child my favourite TV programme was the news. I cared about what was
going on in the world and wanted to have a say in it. Politics affects
every aspect of our lives. For me, engaging in politics is about engaging
with society itself and trying to build a better world.
It was clear a... more »
Russia Showing Off Its MIlitary Muscle
*In Air and Cyberspace, on Land and Sea, Russia Shows Muscle -- New York
Times*
MOSCOW — The casual reader of The New York Times may be forgiven for
thinking he or she had dozed off and awakened in a John le Carré novel. How
else to explain the sudden increase of bombers in the skies over Europe,
kidnapped spies, troop buildups in Eastern Europe and roaming submarines in
the Baltic Sea?
Much of what we see today, we hope, is bluster, as when a popular Russian
television host reminded his prime-time audience that Russia could reduce
the United States to “radioactive dust” (to help... more »
Mitch McConnell-- The Cocaine Connecton
Florida Republican Trey Radel, a former Hate Talk Radio host and former
U.S. congressman, got kicked out of his House seat for dealing cocaine in
Washington. The FBI is covering up their own drug abuse investigation of another
GOP coke freak, Ohio's David Joyce. Staffers tell me that there are "over a
dozen" prominent Republican congressmen who use cocaine regularly. "Peter
Russo didn't have anything on these GOP hypocrites," one told me,
referencing a Pennsylvania Democratic congressman who came to an untimely
first season end in *House of Cards*.
No one has ever told me that Mit... more »
Untitled
*Why trendy teaching is inefficient and harmful: Report says popular
classroom techniques are not supported by research*
Trendy teaching methods such as lavishing praise on pupils can be harmful
to learning, says a study published today.
It warns that many ‘common practices’, such as allowing youngsters to
discover key ideas by themselves, are either ‘ineffective or inefficient’.
The report from the Sutton Trust education charity outlines a range of
popular techniques used in classrooms that are ‘not supported by research
evidence’.
Examples include using praise ‘lavishly’, which... more »
Untitled
*A disagreement over climate-conflict link heats up*
*I agree with one of the critics below about meta-analyses. They are very
susceptible to bias. See, for instance here. One good solid gold study
beats any meta-analysis. My own research into various effects of a warmer
climate ended up with findings of no effect*
A debate among scientists over climate change and conflict has turned ugly.
At issue is the question of whether the hotter temperatures and chaotic
weather produced by climate change are causing higher rates of violence. A
new analysis refutes earlier research that fo... more »
Iraq / Syria Regional War Updates ( November 1 , 2014 ) Best tweets of the morning covering the " Forever War "
Tweets.....
*RT* @RT_com 2m2 minutes ago
#ISIS slaughters ex-police and army officers in Iraq – report http://
on.rt.com/zqn2y2
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*Rudaw English* @RudawEnglish · 34m34 minutes ago
#Kurdish delegation met with #US ambassador Stuart E. Jones in #Baghdad
today, where he emphasised #US support for #Kurds.
*Rudaw English* @RudawEnglish · 3h3 hours ago
Additional #US military advisers for Anbar not ruled out http://
fb.me/6OGv1DMky
*Rudaw English* @RudawEnglish · 4h4 hours ago
#Peshmerga in #Kobane and ‘ready to fight’ http://fb.... more »
Ukraine situation Updates ( November 1 , 2014 ) - Ukraine Militias Warn They’ll Launch Coup in Six Months There Won't Be a Third Maidan, Leaders Warn ....... Breakaway East Ukraine Prepares for First Elections Will Elect First Parliament of Donetsk People's Republic ...... EU: No guarantees for Russia if Ukraine fails to settle gas debt .......Tweets of the morning !
Russia Today.....
EU: No guarantees for Russia if Ukraine fails to settle gas debt
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The EU won’t provide any new funds for Ukraine to pay off its gas debt to
Russia, and Moscow has no guarantees should Kiev use agreed funding
elsewhere, said the EU Energy Commissioner’s spokeswoman Marlene Holzner.
The European Commission is allocating €760 million ($954 million) of
financial aid to Ukraine earlier than scheduled to help it pay for gas
deli... more »
Health Care in Taiwan: a note on nurses
This chart from The Telegraph is making the rounds in the expat community
here. It shows how Taiwan manages to have some of the world's cheapest,
most affordable health care. We have a wonderful health care and health
insurance system here. It is backed by a large research establishment that
churns out paper after paper, along with numerous innovations, and
excellent training programs for medical professionals that have a global
reputation. I teach at one of the island's leading medical universities,
and I also publish scholarly papers on nursing in Taiwan, so I have some
small pro... more »
Random observations
A couple of days ago I read an article on one of the inside pages of the
Times, headed “Doctors tell of chaos in Gaza’s hospitals.” It was written
by Gregg Carlstrom and it looked as though he had been influenced by Julia
Mc Farlane’s graphic BBC piece about doctors’ hardships in Gaza during
Operation Protective edge because it appeared soon after McFarlane’s report
had been fairly heavily promoted by the BBC.
Here’s a short excerpt:
“Even before this summer’s six week war, which killed more than 2,100
Palestinians and injured 12,000, Gaza’s health service had been crippled by
an e... more »
U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi Freed From Mexican Jail
*Freed After 241 Days: Veteran U.S. Marine, 26, Who Served In Afghanistan
And Was Thrown Into Mexican Jail After 'Accidentally' Crossing The Border
With Loaded Guns -- Daily Mail*
* Mexican judge released Andrew Tahmooressi, 26, from prison near Tijuana
* Tahmooressi crossed border earlier this year with loaded guns in his truck
* Weapons are legal to carry in California, but banned in Mexico
* Marine veteran, who served in Afghanistan, said he crossed by accident
* Judge ordered him free without deciding on the charges against him
A Mexican judge tonight ordered the immediate releas... more »
Russia Test-Fires Topol-M Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: Defense Ministry
[image: SS-27 Topol-M ICBM]The Russian Strategic Missile Forces test-fired
on Saturday a Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile from a launch site
in northwestern Russia, the country's Defense Ministry said.
"The (MBR) RT-2PM2 ,Topol-M', a silo-based intercontinental ballistic
missile, was launched on November 1, at 9:20 a.m. [local time, or 6:20 GMT]
from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome," the ministry said in a statement.
The launch was carried out to test Topol-M's technical features. According
to the statement, the missile demonstrated its high precision capabilities
and overall good... more »
Five Most Popular Posts for October
Most read this month were:
1. How to Eradicate UKIP
2. Russell Brand, Narcissist and Comrade?
3. Recomposing Labour
4. Goffman and the Sociology of Video Games
5. The Great High Speed White Elephant
What is this? A post about the SWP doesn't make the list? Nope, it just
missed out vs HS2. Might it reveal that the new audience this blog has
acquired since the Scottish referendum prefer proper politics to Trotty
tittle-tattle? We can but hope.
Yes, speaking of audience this month's has grown again, giving the blog its
fourth highest-ever page view total. Jolly jolly good good. Having ... more »
HAL conducts critical Ground Vibration Test on modified Sukhoi with BrahMos missile
[image: BrahMos fitted Su-30MKI]Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) conducted
the critical Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on a Sukhoi aircraft, which is
being integrated with the air version of the BrahMos missile.
Confirming details to OneIndia, HAL Chairman R K Tyagi said that the GVT is
an important step towards the modification of the Sukhois, which are set to
carry the BrahMos missiles in future.
"The recent GVT was aimed at assessing the dynamic behavior of the modified
Sukhoi platform. The tests were carried out for a total of nine
configurations," Tyagi said. The GVT was done at ... more »
Graphs at a glance: Oxford University study predicts nearly half of jobs will be replaced by computers in the next 10-20 years.
We
Britons are an optimistic bunch. The graph below by Glassdoor, a
recruitment company, shows we consistently believe our work colleagues
are much more likely to get fired than we are.
Graph by Glassdoor
Is it this native optimism that encourages politicians to cut public
services and rip up safety nets for the unemployed and the disabled?
Because we are so confident we ourselves won't
Russian delivers final US-bought transport helicopter to Afghan army
[image: Mi-17 Hip]Russia has delivered the last of 63 Mil Mi-17 transport
helicopter purchased by the US Defense Department on behalf of the Afghan
National Army.
Russian Helicopters announced in had met the milestone in October. The US
Defense Department signed a contract in 2011 with Rosoboronexport, , the
Russian state-owned company that brokers the country’s military imports and
exports, for the Mil Mi-17 helicopters.
“Helicopters such as Mi-17 scored well when operating in harsh climatic
conditions and use in the highlands,” says a statement from Rosoboronexport
that was trans... more »
New PACAF commander seeks China air safety dialogue
[image: Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander of Pacific Air Forces]The U.S. Air
Force's new commander in the Pacific said Saturday she's hoping to continue
talks with China on avoiding dangerous encounters in the air that have
added to regional tensions.
Gen. Lori Robinson said she anticipates a speaking engagement at China's
biggest air show later this month will allow her to renew dialogue on the
issue.
"The dialogue is beginning. I think that's very, very good for the region,"
Robinson said in a telephone interview from Hawaii.
Read more
Insitu Announces ScanEagle 2 – the Next Generation of the ScanEagle Platform
[image: ScanEagle 2 UAV]From its booth at the Euronaval Exhibition and
Conference in Paris, Insitu announced today ScanEagle 2, the next
generation of its revolutionary ScanEagle platform.
Leveraging lessons learned from more than 800,000 operational hours,
ScanEagle 2 provides increased payload power and expanded payload options,
a more robust navigation system, better image quality due to a fully
digital video system and a state-of-the-art, purpose-built propulsion
system.
The aircraft’s new architecture also maximizes commonality with all Insitu
systems, reducing training, har... more »
Airbus DS, DCNS partner to advance unmanned naval helicopter system
[image: Tanan unmanned tactical helicopter]Airbus Defense and Space and
DCNS are partnering for continued development of a ship-based unmanned
tactical helicopter called Tanan.
Tanen has a maximum take-off weight of about 771.6 pounds. It is powered by
a diesel engine and equipped with extensive detection and identification
capabilities.
Airbus Defense and Space says the aircraft has already demonstrated a
capability to fire 68mm rockets.
Read more
Australia refers Poseidon upgrade facilities project to Public Works Committee
[image: RAAF P-8A Poseidon]The Australian Department of Defence has
referred a facilities upgrade project to the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Public Works, before the arrival of the new P-8A Poseidon
maritime patrol aircraft.
The $707.9m facilities required for the maritime patrol aircraft
replacement project covers modernisation of facilities for several Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) bases across the country.
Australian defence minister parliamentary secretary Darren Chester said:
"Facilities will be developed at the Main Operating Base at RAAF Base
Edinburgh, as well a... more »
French Navy's Charles de Gaulle to integrate radar system from Terma
[image: FS Charles de Gaulle (R91)]French ship builder DCNS has awarded a
contract to Terma for the delivery of two Scanter 6000 naval surveillance
radars for integration into the French Navy carrier, Charles de Gaulle
(R91).
Commissioned in 2001, Charles de Gaulle is claimed to be the largest
Western European warship, and is the tenth French aircraft carrier.
When integrated on the vessel, the Scanter radar systems will serve as a
multi-role sensor system and assist the navy in navigation and tactical
surface and air surveillance, search and rescue, and helicopter control.
Read more
China's secret submarine caves extend Xi Jinping's naval reach
[image: Type 094 (Jin) class SSBN]Beneath the surface of the South China
Sea off the tropical Chinese resort island of Hainan, an underwater tunnel
guides submarines into a lair reminiscent of a James Bond spy movie.
From this pen the subs can venture in and out of the contested South China
Sea hidden from the prying eyes of reconnaissance planes deployed by the
United States Navy, which for the past half century has enjoyed almost
unfettered access to the waters, say military watchers who cite satellite
images of the area.
The fleet of diesel and nuclear-powered submarines reflects... more »
Ebola is overhyped
*A minor disease should be treated as business-as-usual*
Ebola has been everywhere in the media for several months. If you look at Google
Trends, you will see that the amount of media coverage dedicated to Ebola
surpassed that of tuberculosis and even AIDS by an order of magnitude.
If you trusted the media as an honest reflection of the danger, you could
conclude that the number of deaths from Ebola has been approximately 10
times larger than that from AIDS or tuberculosis. Is this estimate a good
one?
Of course, it's not. The annual number of deaths due to AIDS is about 1.5
mil... more »
Ukraine’s Elections: Stabilization Through Eradication
*November 1, 2014* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - Curiously, Didier Burkhalter,
Swiss Foreign Minister and Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office, congratulated Ukrainians for their
elections of the parliamentary assembly and hailed them as another
important step toward "stabilization." It is a curious statement
considering the nature of the elections themselves, carried out under the
duress of deadly internal conflict, with multiple regions of the country
not even participating in the elections and the intimidation and barring of
opposition partie... more »
US Destroying Syria’s Oil Infrastructure Under Guise of Fighting ISIS
*November 1, 2014* (Maram Susli - NEO) - The US is considering bombing
pipelines in Syria, which it claims is in an attempt to cut off the huge
profits being made by ISIS from captured oilfields.
The Independent quotes Julieta Valls Noyes, the deputy assistant secretary
for European and Eurasian Affairs during a visit to London, that ISIS was
making $2 million a day off oil sales and that the US would consider
airstrikes as well as “kinetic strikes against some pipelines" and "actual
physical action to stop the flow”.
The trouble with this justification for destroying Syria’s oil p... more »
Musical Interlude: Gov't Mule, "Soulshine"
Gov't Mule, "Soulshine"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsritrkiAA
Watch When Life Keeps Getting In The Way 2014 Full Movie Online
*When Life Keeps Getting In The Way (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 7.2
Release : 11 Feb 2014
Duration : 84 min
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director : Lili Matta
Writer : Lili Matta (story), Lili Matta
Cast : Donna Mills, Julie Sabray, Geoffrey M. Reeves, Mackenzie Mason
Synopsis When Life Keeps Getting In The WayA woman tries to pick up the
pieces of a broken past and struggles with an unstable present in the big
city of Los Angeles, where serious relationships are hard to find.
Description When Life Keeps Getting In The Way"He'll keep putting things he
needs in here, ... more »
Watch Cykelmyggen og minibillen 2014 Full Movie Online
*Cykelmyggen og minibillen (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 6.3
Release : 12 Jun 2014
Duration : 74 min
Genre : Animation
Director : Jannik Hastrup, Flemming Quist Møller
Writer : Flemming Quist Møller
Cast : N/A
Synopsis Cykelmyggen og minibillenThe mini beetle Mini appears in a flea
circus together with Egon and Dagmar. The flea-girl Miranda bullies Mini
and tricks him into interfering in Dagmar's line dancing, making her fall
and sprain her foot. Deeply ashamed, Mini runs away and meets a gang of
robbers. The gang is led by the brutal beetle, Basse, who orders Mini to
... more »
It's not as if Democrats have lacked for strong, articulate guidance as to what they could and should be telling the American public
*The most intellectually rigorous of the progressive messaging theorists,
George Lakoff, has brought out a new-for-2014 version of his classic Don't
Think of an Elephant!*
*by Ken*
I've plunked the new edition of George Lakoff's *Don't Think of an
Elephant!* atop this post because my copy arrived in the mail today. It
came from Democracy for America, in return for a contribution, which I
didn't mind making, since as far as I know DFA is one progressive group
that hasn't backtracked on its principles and still actually stands for
something I can subscribe to.
With the days and hou... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Night Light”
Liquid Mind, “Night Light”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VzYAPBVJc
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some
200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away
toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of
the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster.
*Click image for larger size.*
This impressively sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at
the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes
cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive
black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role
in ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Retreat From Reason”
* “Retreat From Reason” *
by Chet Raymo
“Is there a flight from reason in the United States? Everywhere we look,
science is under attack. In government. In the schools. In the churches. We
are offered faith-based substitutes. The “Left Behind” series of
apocalyptic novels outsells everything else on the shelves. People are more
interested in astrology than astronomy. Intelligent design is championed at
the highest levels of government. Alternative medicine - faith healing,
homeopathy, energy therapies, New Age healing, and the like - is more
popular than ever. Scripture and revelat... more »
"Consider The Following"
"Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the
world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on
others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives
when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is
hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our
relationships with others.
Nor is it so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are
motivated by concern for others. But that is not all. We find that not only
do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they a... more »
"Live A Good Life..."
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not
care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues
you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want
to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have
lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I
am not afraid."
- Marcus Aurelius
“The Prisoner: ‘I am not a number. I am a free man!’”
* “The Prisoner: *
*‘I am not a number. I am a free man!’”*
By John W. Whitehead
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was
that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who
wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of
information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be
reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared we would become a captive
audience. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance.
Orwell feared that we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared w... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Apathy, And Evil..."
"Apathy and evil. The two work hand in hand. They are the same, really...
Evil wills it. Apathy allows it. Evil hates the innocent and the
defenseless most of all. Apathy doesn't care as long as it's not personally
inconvenienced."
- Jake Thoene, "Shaiton's Fire"
"Eight Ways to Spot Emotional Manipulation"
* "Eight Ways to Spot Emotional Manipulation"*
by Laura Knight-Jadczyk
"*1.* *There is no use in trying to be honest with an emotional
manipulator.* You make a statement and it will be turned around. Example: I
am really angry that you forgot my birthday. Response – “It makes me feel
sad that you would think I would forget your birthday, I should have told
you of the great personal stress I am facing at the moment – but you see I
didn’t want to trouble you. You are right I should have put all this pain
(don’t be surprised to see real tears at this point) aside and focused on
your ... more »
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "Eagle Poem"
*"Eagle Poem" *
"To pray you open your whole self
To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon
To one whole voice that is you.
And know there is more
That you can't see, can't hear
Can't know except in moments
Steadily growing, and in languages
That aren't always sound but other
Circles of motion.
Like eagle that Sunday morning
Over Salt River. Circles in blue sky
In wind, swept our hearts clean
With sacred wings.
We see you, see ourselves and know
That we must take the utmost care
And kindness in all things.
Breathe in, knowing we are made of
All this, and breathe, knowing
We are truly blessed bec... more »
Paulo Coelho, “Change and Renewal”
*“Change and Renewal”*
by Paulo Coelho
“When winter arrives, the trees must sigh in sadness as they see their
leaves falling. They say: ‘We will never be like we were before.’ Of
course. Or still, what is the meaning of renewing oneself? The next leaves
will have their own nature, they pertain to a new summer that approaches
and which will never be like the one that passed.
Living means changing– and the seasons repeat these lessons to us every
year. Changing means going through a period of depression: we still don’t
know the new and we have to forget everything we used to know. Bu... more »
Watch Run Like Hell Full Movie 2014 Streaming
*Run Like Hell (2014)*
Year : 2014
Rating : N/A
Score : 4.9
Release : 23 Sep 2014
Duration : 80 min
Genre : Action, Horror, Thriller
Director : James Thomas
Writer : Canyon Prince, Canyon Prince, Joseph Schnaudt, Joseph Schnaudt,
James Thomas, James Thomas
Cast : Dave Finn, Canyon Prince, Robyn Buck, Tamara Carey
Synopsis Run Like HellWhen four friends end up stranded in the small town
of Spaulding, one local family offers help. The family's real motives
become terrifyingly obvious, as the couples find themselves fighting for
their lives.
Description Run Like HellThe Screw This Im... more »
Airstrikes Against ISIL In Syria: 130 Vs. 13
#BasharElJaafari: so-called coalition launches every day between 8 & 13
raids agst #ISIS in #Syria & #Iraq when #SAA launches 130 raids daily
— Sophia ن (@les_politiques) November 1, 2014
*An excerpt from, "Kobane keeps up the resistance" Voltaire Network,
October 29, 2014:*
The US anti-Daesh Coalition parachuted weapons to the PYG but,
unintentionally or not, half of them were recovered by Daesh (as was
previously the case in Mosul). *It also continues to carry out 10-15
bombing sorties per day, without having any influence on the
ground-fighting. *
*For its part, the Syrian Ara... more »
What Comes Natural To These Kids is Simply Remarkable
*Video - *An experiment that brings out the true nature of a child's pure
human spirit.
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Team Obama Caves Once More to For-Profit College Predators
Some things just don't change, and Team Obama is one of them. From HuffPo:
*The Obama administration on Thursday retreated from an ambitious proposal
to protect low-income students and taxpayers from wasteful career-training
programs and for-profit colleges that saddle students with taxpayer-backed
debts they can not repay.*
*Investors cheered the news, sending shares in major for-profit college
chains soaring Thursday and significantly outpacing gains in the broader
U.S. stock market. Student advocates and consumer groups accused the
administration of selling out students. . . .*
Weekend Fun 57: Cow Capitalism
Two friends tagged me in fb with this funny definitions of capitalism.
I added these:
Philippine capitalism: You have two cows. One looks like a carabao, the
other looks like an ostrich. You sell the former and buy a tricycle while
you keep the latter and join a 5 cock derby/contest. 5 bladed cocks vs your
unbladed ostrich-looking cow. The cow mows them all, but the referee
declares a passer-by duck as the winner.
A congressional inquiry was conducted (a) how an ostrich can join a derby,
and (b) how a duck can win a derby. The committee hearing was quickly ended
because the Comm... more »
ISRAEL: Ha'aretz Newspaper Publishes Political Cartoon Depicting Netanyahu as 9/11 Plane Pilot..
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