Greek
politician Alexis Tsipras (center) among his comrades, during a
demonstration against privatization of Pension System. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)President Obama: Iran Nuclear Deal Good For U.S. National Security
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Washington Post:* *Obama defends Iran deal at White House press conference*
President Obama on Wednesday described the agreement to prevent Iran from
getting nuclear weapons in sweeping terms, making the case that it
represented a fleeting opportunity for peace in an increasingly dangerous
world.
The deal is a “historic chance to pursue a safer and more secure world,”
Obama said at a news conference. “It represents “an opportunity that may
not come again in our lifetime,” he added.
The Iran deal still faces a hurdle in Congress, where lawmakers will have
60 days to review and pa... more »
The Revenge Of The Lost Boys
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 19 hours ago
The Revenge Of The Lost Boys: Western societies are producing more and more
Lost Boys, the fail-to-launch young men who carry dangerous social grudges.
What’s going on with young American men? Another mass shooting has led to
another round of...
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Ants
Spike EP at News Spike - 19 hours ago
*Ants*
*"Eastward of India lies a desert of sand…. There is found in this desert a
kind of ant of great size—bigger than a fox, though not so big as a dog….
These creatures as they burrow underground throw up the sand in heaps, just
as our own ants throw up the earth…. The sand has a rich content of gold,
and this is what the Indians are after when they make their expeditions
into the desert…. When the Indians reach the place where the gold is, they
fill the bags they have brought with them with sand and start for home
again as fast as they can go; for if the ants—if we can believe... more »
"The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to the One Percent’s looting of the Greek people of the advances in social welfare that the Greeks achieved in the post-World War II 20th century. Pensions and health care for the elderly are on the way out. The One Percent needs the money." -- Paul Craig Roberts ........ . “Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both” -- Frederick Douglass
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 19 hours ago
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*Greece: Sound and Fury Signifying Much — Paul Craig Roberts *
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Greece: Sound and Fury Signifying Much
Paul Craig Roberts
All of Europe, and insouciant Americans and Canadians as well, are put on
notice by Syriza’s surrender to the agents of the One Percent. The message
from the collapse of Syriza is that the social welfare system throughout
the West will be dismantled.
The Greek prime mini... more »
Going Out on a Limb....
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 19 hours ago
*Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb is now a candidate for president. I
believe he will be Hillary's choice for running mate*
- I'm going to go out on a limb on this one but I predict that Hillary
will pick former Virginia Senator Jim Webb as her running mate once she
secures the Democratic Party nomination. During the Reagan administration
Webb was Secretary of the Navy. He has also served as a US Senator from
Virginia, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Counsel for the House Veterans
Affairs Committee, and Marine Corps officer. Over the years Webb has
dabbled... more »
World News Briefs -- July 15, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
Martin Schaefer, press officer of the German Foreign Ministry holds a
signed copy of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran's
nuclear programme is pictured in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2015.
Reuters/Thomas Imo/photothek.net/Auswaertiges Amt/Handout via Reuters
*Reuters:* *U.N. likely to vote on Iran nuclear deal next week: diplomats*
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote next week on a
resolution to endorse the Iran nuclear deal and terminate targeted
sanctions, but retain an arms embargo and ballistic missile technology ban,
diplomats said.
The Unit... more »
Untitled
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 19 hours ago
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-john-oliver-rails-publicly-financed-stadiums-20150714-story.html
This is from the Los Angeles Times, and it's about taxpayer funded stadiums
(and events centres).
They are, according to the report, boondoggles for wealthy team owners who
don't want to pay for the facilities.
The team owners invariably claim that the new venues stimulate business,
create jobs, and produce tax revenue - and profits to pay back the cost.
That's why American taxpayers have spent 12 billion dollars in recent years
to build stadiums and 'events centres' to ... more »
Obama: Iran Nuclear Deal is the Only Option
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 19 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously defended the nuclear
deal with Iran on Wednesday, casting the historic accord as the only
possibility to avert a war with Iran and a nuclear arms race in the Middle
East. A day...
The post Obama: Iran Nuclear Deal is the Only Option appeared first on The
Stream.
Serena Williams, Racism & the Subjugation of Women
Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
*Serena Williams wins the women's singles final at the All England Lawn
Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday, July 11, 2015. AP
Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth (source; click to enlarge)*
*by Gaius Publius*
Dave Zirin, writing at *The Nation*, has a great under-the-radar catch
regarding the vilification of women's tennis star Serena Williams. And like
much of what Zirin writes (after all, he does work at *The Nation*), there
are major social and political implications to this story. In particular:
- The emergence of a once-in-a-century miracle of athletic talent and
... more »
Landmark Deal Reached to Curb Iran's Nuclear Program
LeDaro at LeDaro - 20 hours ago
I believe it is a great step forward to make Middle East somewhat safe.
Only Israel is opposed to this deal which is baffling. Israel, a very small
country, has over 200 nuclear war heads according to the former President
of the U.S Jimmy Carter. Why Israel can have those horribly deadly weapons
and not other countries in the Middle East? I believe none should have
nuclear weapons.
I also believe that no one in the world should have nuclear weapons.
Countries like Russia and U.S. have so many nuclear weapons that each of
these two countries can destroy life on the planet earth man... more »
Iroquois Women Stand up to the Corporate Colonial Criminals
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 20 hours ago
This article was just written by my friend Thahoketoteh of the
Kanion'ke:haka, the Mohawk Nation of Turtle Island (Canada Inc)- for Mohawk
Nation News
You know what is the most ridiculous part of all of this? .... I mean,
beyond the fact that the Corporate "Governments" are still trying to pull
this bullshit.
Lacrosse is a Game that was INVENTED by our First Nations People!!!
They're holding the Lacrosse World Championships in Scotland.... and tell
the First Nations teams that they can't play, because they don't have (and
don't want, lol) a corporate employee identification num... more »
Greece : The Straw that Breaks the Euro Area- Full Integration or an Amicable Split
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 20 hours ago
I've been thinking about this for days now.. Knowing what I want to say and
hoping it's understandable?
*In a nutshell Greece (Tsipras) is the straw being used to break the
camel’s back. The camels back being the European nations, their distinct
histories and identities, being forced into a totally integrated union. **(Like
the United States of America? See references below**) *
*Or 2 "unions"*
Oddly enough this has me thinking about all the phony Confederate flag
hoopla- Erasing the history of people.... So despicable.
*Idiom*
*The idiom the straw that broke the camel's back, a... more »
Mohawk Nation News THOSE WONDERFUL IROQUOIS WOMEN!
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
THOSE
WONDERFUL IROQUOIS WOMEN!
Posted on July 15, 2015
Please post & distribute. Nia:wen.
MNN. JULY 15, 2015. Our proud young people stood up to the powers that
be. The Haudenosaunee under-19 women’s lacrosse team withdrew Thursday
from the upcoming FIL U19 Women’s World Championship in Edinburgh,
Scotland. The corporatists say our Rotinoshonni-issued passports are not
valid because
Can We Declutter Our Way to Christ?
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 20 hours ago
Can We Declutter Our Way to Christ? Kate Shellnutt of Christianity Today on
the minimalism trend and the allure of living with less. One of the most
gratifying experiences during my workweek is “inbox zero.” It’s when I have
responded...
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Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- July 15, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
Roadside bombs have caused the majority of US combat deaths in Iraq and
Afghanistan. (US Army)
*Military Times:* *Iran linked to deaths of 500 U.S. troops in Iraq,
Afghanistan*
At least 500 U.S. military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan were directly
linked to Iran and its support for anti-American militants — a newly
disclosed statistic that offers grim context for the Obama administration's
diplomatic deal with the Iranian regime aimed at curtailing the rogue
nation's nuclear ambitions.
That figure underscores the controversy surrounding Washington's deal with
Tehran, a long-soug... more »
Taliban Leader Supports The Afghan Peace Talks
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
FBI
*BBC*: *Taliban leader Mullah Omar backs Afghanistan peace talks*
The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has backed peace
talks with the Afghan government, in a statement released to the media.
A message, marking the festival of Eid al-Fitr, made no direct reference to
the talks but said Islam did not bar "peaceful interaction" with enemies.
Afghan government officials last week met Taliban representatives in
negotiations brokered by Pakistan.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks on Afghan security forces.
*WNU Editor*: If this is true .... it is a major shift ... more »
IRS Watchdog: 2015 Tax Season “Worst in Memory”
David Mills at The Stream - 20 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS provided poor customer service during this year’s
tax filing season as taxpayers struggled with a rise in identity theft and
complications related to President Barack Obama’s health law, a government
watchdog said Wednesday. A new...
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Stream.
Planned Parenthood’s Pitiful Defense of the Selling of Aborted Baby Parts
Michael Brown at The Stream - 20 hours ago
The video evidence is too clear to deny, as a powerful Planned Parenthood
leader discusses the sale of baby parts — livers, limbs, tissue, and
hearts — while casually eating her dinner, even describing how partial
birth abortion is used to preserve those...
The post Planned Parenthood’s Pitiful Defense of the Selling of Aborted
Baby Parts appeared first on The Stream.
NAACP: ‘Sand-Blast’ Confederate Images Off Ga. Mountain
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 20 hours ago
It would take a monster of a sandblaster, and raise some highly
uncomfortable questions about the selective editing of history, but the
Atlanta chapter of the NAACP has called for the removal of the giant
carving that depicts three leaders...
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first on The Stream.
Why Use Smart Meters When Analog Meters Are Safe?
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 20 hours ago
Things Aristotle Was Completely Wrong About : The Human Soul
Spike EP at News Spike - 21 hours ago
*"I'm a blood-sucking fiend! Look at my outfit!"*
*"First of all, we must also put an end to that other and more disastrous
"atomism" that one Christianity has taught best and longest, "the atomism
of soul". *
*Let this expression signify the belief that the soul is something
indestructible, eternal indivisible that it is a monad, an atamon: this
belief must be thrown out of science!"*
*Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future*
*Friedrich Nietzsche*
http://spikethenews.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/the-frankfurt-school-why-modern-art-is.html
*A Jarful of Sense-Impres... more »
The Art of Breaking Chains and Taking Names
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 21 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Here’s the thing: you are a force to be reckoned with.
The question is, what kind of force are you?
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Times.
Yanis Varoufakis full transcript: our battle to save Greece
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
Yanis Varoufakis feels "on top of the world" now his part in the crisis
talks is over. Photo: Getty
http://www.newstatesman.com/world-affairs/2015/07/yanis-varoufakis-full-transcript-our-battle-save-greece
*Yanis Varoufakis full transcript: our battle to save Greece*
*The full transcript of the former Greek Finance Minister's first interview
since resigning.*
BY HARRY LAMBERT
PUBLISHED 13 JULY, 2015 - 17:37
Read the report from Greece of our interview with Varoufakis here.
This conversation took place before the deal.
*Harry Lambert: So how are you feeling?*
*Yanis Varoufakis:* I... more »
Natzweiler
Spike EP at News Spike - 21 hours ago
*From Shirer :*
In the murders in this field the Jews were not the only victims. The Nazi
doctors also used Russian prisoners of war, Polish concentration camp
inmates, women as well as men, and *even Germans. *
The ”experiments” were quite varied. Prisoners were placed in pressure
chambers and subjected to high-altitude tests until they ceased breathing.
They were injected with lethal doses of typhus and jaundice.
They were subjected to ”freezing” experiments in icy water or exposed naked
in the snow outdoors until they froze to death. Poison bullets were tried
out on them as... more »
Badass Bunnies, Scared Squirrels and us
Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
We have a baby rabbit in our backyard. It’s unafraid of us. It comes out
whenever we do and eats within a few feet of wherever we are. It’s a new
one and we are watching it grow fat on our clover.
Yesterday I saw it go after a squirrel, chasing it right out of the yard.
It surprised me, as I’d only seen its peaceful, clover chewing side. I’ve
heard a story of a rabbit that grabbed a squirrel, shook it and then kicked
it with its hind leg! I guess your opinions of rabbits depend on your
perspective – human or squirrel. Both would be accurate.
This is not a story of rabbits. It is... more »
Trump Campaign: ‘The Donald’ is Worth $10 Billion
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has
unveiled new documents setting his personal fortune at more than $10
billion. The businessman says he filed his personal financial disclosure
with federal regulators on Tuesday afternoon. The figure makes...
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on The Stream.
Cleveland Struggles to Cover GOP Convention Costs
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 21 hours ago
CLEVELAND (AP) — The head of an organizing committee says Cleveland must
raise an additional $25 million to meet its money commitment for the 2016
Republican National Convention next July. Officials said they would raise
$64 million in cash and...
The post Cleveland Struggles to Cover GOP Convention Costs appeared first
on The Stream.
Cheney: Iran Deal Brings World Closer to Nuclear War
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 21 hours ago
Not since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
nearly 70 years ago has the world been closer to the use of nuclear
weapons, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on
Tuesday night....
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first on The Stream.
With The End Of Sanctions Iran Prepares To Dramatically Assist Its Mideast Allies Who Are Embroiled In War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Wall Street Journal:* *With More Cash, Iran Poised to Help Mideast Friends*
As funds set to flow, Tehran and Washington find themselves fighting common
regional enemy.
Iran is widely expected to use some of the billions of dollars freed up by
sanctions relief under the newly minted nuclear deal to aid regional
partners hostile to Washington and its allies.
But with the threat of extremist group Islamic State redrawing old battle
lines in the Middle East, the Iranian and U.S. camps sometimes find
themselves fighting a common enemy. Iran hopes to leverage better relations
to secur... more »
The Russian Military Wants Their Own 'Terminator'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Фото: naked-science.ru
*The Compass/Real Clear World:* *Russia Tries to Build a Terminator*
Military robotics and unmanned systems are gaining popularity across the
globe. The United States is the leading developer and user of various
unmanned air, land, and sea systems, but other nations are not far behind
in their desire to field these platforms.
Over the past few years, Russia has made significant technological
breakthroughs in the development and exploitation of unmanned systems,
although their quality is the subject of domestic and international
scrutiny. Most notably, Russia... more »
Group Defends Video That Caught Planned Parenthood Discussing Fetal Body Part Sales
Al Perrotta at The Stream - 22 hours ago
Planned Parenthood has issued a statement regarding allegations that the
organization is profiting from the sale of fetal body parts after an
undercover video emerged of one of its executives discussing the sale of
fetal organs at Planned Parenthood affiliates....
The post Group Defends Video That Caught Planned Parenthood Discussing
Fetal Body Part Sales appeared first on The Stream.
ANALYSIS: Obama Leaves Pastor Saeed, Other Americans Behind with Iran Deal
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 22 hours ago
The worst case scenario has happened. The Obama administration has signed a
deal with Iran — a deal that failed to secure the freedom of American
Pastor Saeed Abedini and other Americans who remain imprisoned in Iran. It
is unconscionable...
The post ANALYSIS: Obama Leaves Pastor Saeed, Other Americans Behind with
Iran Deal appeared first on The Stream.
Israel lobby, Jewish billionaires immediately trash Iran deal
The Realist Report at The Realist Report - 22 hours ago
I thought there was no such thing as an "Israel lobby"? Isn't that a
"bigoted, anti-Semitic canard"? *The Jewish Daily Forward* reports:
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said in a statement it
was “deeply concerned” that the deal “would fail to block Iran’s path to a
nuclear weapon and further entrench and empower the leading state sponsor
of terror.”
*The considerable clout of pro-Israel interests on Capitol Hill will play
an important role in deciding the fate of the pact*, hammered out in Vienna
after many months by Iran, the United States, Britain, China, Fra... more »
FROM THE TPP TO THE ACA: Krugman praises the ACA!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 22 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015Part 3—The things which don't get said:* The
Affordable Care Act is the fruit of Democratic Party effort which dates, in
its current iteration, to 1991.
In that year, a string of presidential candidates spoke of the need for
“universal coverage.” Twenty-four years later, how is the ACA doing in that
and other regards?
Last month, the ACA survived a major challenge in the Supreme Court. At the
New York Times, Paul Krugman used the occasion to ask and answer that
question.
“The Affordable Care Act is now in its second year of full operation; how’s
it doing... more »
Buy A Volvo, Ruin Your Marriage?
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 23 hours ago
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist takes issue with the latest car-seat
innovation from Volvo: a swivel chair that puts the child where the adults
sit. Safety may be a primary consideration for Volvo but many Americans say
the seat isn’t...
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Jewish Peer Who Fled Nazis Is Rescuing Christians Fleeing Isis to Repay ‘Debt’
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 23 hours ago
A Jewish peer who fled occupied Austria as a child is funding the rescue of
up to 2,000 Christians from Syria and Iraq as a way of showing his
gratitude to the religion whose members saved him from the Nazis....
The post Jewish Peer Who Fled Nazis Is Rescuing Christians Fleeing Isis to
Repay ‘Debt’ appeared first on The Stream.
Are Recent College Graduates Poor Employees?
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 23 hours ago
In Australia, employers are reporting they would rather have employees who
hail from farms and rural areas than college graduates from affluent
backgrounds. The country kids who have worked on mum and dad’s farm from a
young age will work...
The post Are Recent College Graduates Poor Employees? appeared first on The
Stream.
ANALYSIS: I.M.F. is Telling Europe the Euro Doesn’t Work
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 23 hours ago
It reads like a dry, 1,184-word memorandum about fiscal projections. But
the International Monetary Fund’s memo on Greek debt sustainability,
explaining why the I.M.F. cannot participate in a new bailout program
unless other European countries agree to huge debt relief...
The post ANALYSIS: I.M.F. is Telling Europe the Euro Doesn’t Work appeared
first on The Stream.
Dem. Candidates Silent on Planned Parenthood Allegations
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 23 hours ago
Democratic presidential candidates were silent in the wake footage released
Tuesday showing Planned Parenthood’s top doctor allegedly describing how
the clinics sell the body parts of aborted babies. None of the declared
Democratic presidential candidates — former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton,...
The post Dem. Candidates Silent on Planned Parenthood Allegations appeared
first on The Stream.
Cruz Calls for ‘Immediate’ Planned Parenthood Probe
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 23 hours ago
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling for a full investigation into Planned
Parenthood after a high-level official was caught in an undercover video
discussing the harvesting of aborted fetal tissue. “Congress should
immediately begin an investigation of Planned Parenthood’s activities...
The post Cruz Calls for ‘Immediate’ Planned Parenthood Probe appeared first
on The Stream.New Wave Of Displaced From Iraq’s Anbar Faced Extrajudicial Killings In Baghdad
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 23 hours ago
Extrajudicial killings are part of life in Baghdad. Nearly every day a body
is found shot and dumped in the capital. While some of these murders appear
to be the work of insurgents, most look like the work of Shiite militias
and vigilantes. The number of bodies dumped in the city goes up and down
depending upon how much people feel threatened. During the summer of 2014
for example, after Mosul and Tikrit fell to insurgents there was a huge
jump in killings, which then went down after the Islamic State was stopped
in Salahaddin. Recently however, there was another sizeable increase ... more »
Nihigaal bee lina: On the good road to Monument Valley
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 hours ago
Nihigaal
bee lina, Dine' walkers on Journey for Existence, are on the good road
to Monument Valley, after being hosted by Shonto Begay, and a community
gathering in Kayenta! They are walking to the Four Sacred Mountains, and
speaking out in defense of Mother Earth.
You do meet the most lovely people on Twitter
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
Today's total delight is
*Dan Brimley @danbrimley*
Telly Producer. Usually found under a pile of pitches. Full-time
procrastinator, part time genius.
For this tweet...
I don't think Dan Brimley likes people pointing out that the BBC might just
possibly be a little biased...
Sting Ray away as Navy’s newest helicopter Wildcat launches first torpedo
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: AW159 Wildcat]The Navy’s newest helicopter has fired a torpedo for
the first time, dropping a Sting Ray into the waters of Falmouth Bay.
A Wildcat of 825 Naval Air Squadron decamped from Yeovilton to Culdrose for
two days on the ranges off the Lizard Peninsula to ‘play with’ the Fleet
Air Arm’s main sub-hunting weapon.
This is the Navy’s principal weapon in the fight against submarines leaving
its rack on the Fleet Air Arm’s newest helicopter for the first time.
Read more
How Hillary Clinton Could Widen the Gender Wage Gap
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 23 hours ago
One of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s flagship
economic ambitions for getting more women in the workforce could have the
opposite effect of widening the very gender pay she has campaigned so hard
to narrow. Hillary on Monday urged employers...
The post How Hillary Clinton Could Widen the Gender Wage Gap appeared first
on The Stream.
Photos Apache Stronghold with Emanuel Baptist Church Members
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 hours ago
Rev. Dr. John Mendez, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, and Wendsler Nosie Sr. , Apache Stronghold
Photos courtesy Apache Stronghold.
In the news: 1,200 attend ecumenical service in Winston-Salem before the start of N.C. election law trial
Fran Daniel Winston-Salem Journal
WINSTON-SALEM — The words, “This is our Selma. Forward together” echoed throughout Union Baptist
Time For Iowans To Retire Grassley? Meet Rob Hogg
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
Iowa's senior U.S. senator, Chuck Grassley, has been in Congress since
1975. Before that he was a state rep for 15 years. He won his U.S. Senate
seat in 1980, and if he wins in 2016 and serves out his full term he will
be 88. He's had an honorable political career, and although no one likes to
talk about it above a whisper, he slips into senility more and more
frequently, often very publicly. Iowans admire and respect him, and recent
polls show he's the best liked of the state's political leaders. He has a
53% approval rating.
Obama carried Iowa in 2008 (54-44%) and again in 2012 ... more »
Catholics: Are You a Cafeteria or a Feeding Tube Catholic?
John Zmirak at The Stream - 23 hours ago
Samuel Gregg’s respectful but critical analysis of the pope’s Bolivian
economics farrago has had the predictable effect: It got him called a
“dissenter” and an “ideologue” by the National Catholic Reporter’s
all-purpose troll Michael Sean Winters. That dyspeptic leftist is...
The post Catholics: Are You a Cafeteria or a Feeding Tube Catholic?
appeared first on The Stream.
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The Mound of Sound Loses It
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 day ago
It's tragic really. But all his idle hours in retirement, studying up the
grave dangers of anthropogenic global warming has unhinged "The Mound of
Sound" aka "the Disaffected Lib" aka "Johnny - 'six gun' DiCosmo" aka "Juan
Pacifico Ramirez" 's brain.
(Actually, it's in poor taste to say he's become unhinged. Just as it's in
poor taste for MoS to say that I've become an unhinged NDP-Thomas Mulcair
groupee/partisan hack/deluded follower. Which he did. Which was in poor
taste.)
The MoS has gotten it into his pretty white head that the ONLY moral vote
is a vote for the Green Party of ... more »
HAWAII: King's letter to President Obama on Mauna a Wakea
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Excerpt: King Edmund K. Silva, Jr., to President Obama
.
Read letter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_XTSYd3ZeWdlQ3VW9LYUZoRnc/view?usp=sharing
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Rolling Carbon Fiber
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 1 day ago
Unsprung weight is anathema to car engineering. Carbon Revolution brings to
the marketplace some lighting technology. Another sign the future is
rolling out everyday.
Yellen Warns First Fed Rate Hike Likely Later This Year
Anika Smith at The Stream - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sees a number of
encouraging signs that the economy is reviving after a brutal winter and
says if the improvements stay on track, the Fed will likely start raising
interest rates later...
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first on The Stream.
Mud, Rain, Debris Hamper Search for Kentucky Flood Victims
Anika Smith at The Stream - 1 day ago
FLAT GAP, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Johnson last saw his son Scott wading through
the rushing water with his 74-year-old grandmother on his back. Scott
Johnson had already saved his father, his uncle and sister as a flash flood
ravaged...
The post Mud, Rain, Debris Hamper Search for Kentucky Flood Victims
appeared first on The Stream.
Tsipras Braves Parliament on Aid as Greek Outlook Worsens
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras braved a revolt in his own party as
parliament in Athens began to debate a bailout of up to 86 billion euros
($95 billion) that international officials have already suggested won’t be
enough. With Greece’s...
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first on The Stream.
You’ve Heard of Sanctuary Cities. But Do You Know What They Are?
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
In the wake of a San Francisco shooting that garnered national attention,
the immigration debate has centered on sanctuary cities. Sanctuary policies
differ from city to city, but generally the policies instruct city
employees and law enforcement to not ask...
The post You’ve Heard of Sanctuary Cities. But Do You Know What They Are?
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Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
http://www.japantoday.com/category/health/view/study-links-prozac-paxil-use-with-birth-defects
*Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects*
HEALTH JUL. 15, 2015 - 04:35AM JST
WASHINGTON
A sweeping U.S. government study of thousands of women has found links
between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but
has cleared other popular treatments in the class, including Celexa,
Lexapro and Pfizer’s Zoloft, which is the subject of a major lawsuit over
birth defect claims.
Earlier studies had raised questions about antidepressants in a class of
drugs known as... more »
Loopholes In The Iranian Nuclear Deal?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Parchin military base (image from Google Maps)
*Washington Free Beacon:* *Nuclear Deal Silent on Iran’s Parchin Military
Plant, Bushehr*
Loopholes, vague wording likely to complicate congressional approval
The Iranian nuclear deal reached in Vienna contains no reference to the
Parchin military facility where most of Iran’s past nuclear arms-related
work was carried out.
Additionally, the draft agreement made public on Tuesday contains no stated
limits on Iran’s Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power facility that analysts
say could produce plutonium for dozens of bombs.
Also, the acc... more »
Tiokasin Ghosthorse joins Owe Aku Board
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Owe
Aku
International Justice Project
Owe Aku
Bring Back the Way
Tiokasin GhosthorsejoinsOwe Aku IJPBoard
Owe Aku is a grassroots organization of Lakota people and our allies
founded to promote the protection of sacred water and preservation of
our territorial lands. Our actions for environmental justice rely upon
cultural revitalization
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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 1 day ago
*Vindictive British school staff can't take criticism*
A father of five who posted a picture of a joke T-shirt making fun of his
autistic son's school has today revealed police later visited him to ask if
it was a threat to staff.
Martin Gillingham, 47, claims a teacher at Matravers School in Westbury,
Wiltshire, may have been monitoring his Facebook page and contacted police
when they saw his message.
Mr Gillingham posted a picture of a humorous slogan T-shirt, which read: 'I
may seem calm and reserved, but if you mess with my kids I will break out a
level of craziness that will ... more »
Death Is Your Probable Outcome if You Are On America's VA Waiting List
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Hill:* *Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already
dead*
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third
of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have
already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found
that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of
those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's
Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA pa... more »
Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Body Parts, and Its Denials Don’t Wash
Todd Starnes at The Stream - 1 day ago
The video is gruesome and appalling. It purportedly shows a Planned
Parenthood executive sipping a glass of wine in a Los Angeles restaurant
while casually explaining how they sell body parts from aborted babies. The
undercover video was filmed in...
The post Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Body Parts, and Its Denials Don’t
Wash appeared first on The Stream.
Image Gallery: The Latest from New Horizons’ Pluto Flyby
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
Image Gallery: The Latest from New Horizons’ Pluto Flyby
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Tim Huelskamp’s Plan for How Lawmakers Can Hold Sanctuary Cities Accountable
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
One conservative congressman thinks lawmakers should take action on
sanctuary cities. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., believes lawmakers have a
unique tool to use on the issue of sanctuary cities. “What we can do is use
the power of the purse...
The post Tim Huelskamp’s Plan for How Lawmakers Can Hold Sanctuary Cities
Accountable appeared first on The Stream.
Fossilized
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
http://www.gambassa.com/
The Harper government is increasingly calcified. Old and tired, it clings
to its dogma, even as the world changes. Lawrence Martin writes:
It’s the biggest threat to the Harper government today. It’s become
predictable in most everything it does, set in its ways, unwilling to
change.
It’s strange. The Conservatives know they are vulnerable to the change
argument – they’ve fallen below 30 per cent support in many polls – but do
little to counter it. Rather than bold new promises to make things better,
we g... more »
The Wisdom Of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*"When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius. When you’re two
steps ahead, you’re a crackpot."–Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Lincoln Square
Synagogue, Feb. 1998*
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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*Another stupid prophecy of doom*
*Now we're running out of carbon! You can't win, can you? It reminds me of
a Greenie scare in the '70s that said we are running out of phosphorus --
and we need phosphorus for our bones. Then there was a huge phosphate
discovery in North Africa! So that one died. The lesson: Greenie
estimates of available resources are self-important crap*
Researchers have issued a chilling warning that life on Earth is
unsustainable for humans unless there are major changes.
Unless we slow the destruction of Earth's declining supply of plant life,
civilizat... more »
US NED Ignores Saudi Barbarism
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
The Arabian Peninsula has been trapped in a time warp for nearly a century,
thanks to the House of Saud and indomitable Western support.
*July 15, 2015 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Some may find it curious,
browsing the US State Department's National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
website, reviewing the unending lists of faux-NGOs special interests in the
West have propped up across the planet to project influence and political
meddling into every corner of the planet under the pretense of supporting
"freedom and democracy," to discover this meddling extends to nearly all
nations exce... more »
A Nuclear Arms Race In The Middle East?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor:* What a few years makes .... I have been following Richard
Engel's reporting for years and he always gave the benefit of the doubt to
the White House when doing his reporting .... that is definitely no longer
the case.
Majority Of Americans Do Not Trust Iran Sticking To Its Nuclear Agreement
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech to the nation in Tehran,
Iran July 14, 2015. Reuters President.ir/Handout
*Politico: **Poll finds majority of Americans do not trust Iran to stick to
deal*
A majority of Americans think Iran cannot be trusted to stick to the
parameters of a nuclear agreement, according to a Monmouth University poll
conducted in the days leading up to Tuesday’s announcement of a final deal.
Among 1,001 adults nationwide, 55 percent said that they did “not at all”
trust Iran to abide by terms of a nuclear agreement that would dismantle
its program an... more »
This Man Saved The World On September 26, 1983
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor:* I have written extensively about Stanislav Petrov over the
years .... even trying to meet the man about ten years ago .... but at that
time he was not in the mood to meet anyone. It is good to see that the
recognition that he so richly deserves is now happening to him .... because
he truly did save the world on September 26, 1983. The BBC have just
released a podcast on this unremarkable .... but very remarkable man .... *Could
This Man Have Saved the World?* (BBC).
Success! U.S. Spacecraft Achieves Historic Pluto Flyby, Phones Home
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got humanity’s
first up-close look at Pluto on Tuesday, sending word of its triumph across
3 billion miles to scientists waiting breathlessly back home. Confirmation
of mission success came 13 hours after...
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Former Auschwitz Guard, 94, Convicted on 300,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
LUENEBURG, Germany (AP) — A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served at
the Auschwitz death camp was convicted Wednesday on 300,000 counts of
accessory to murder and sentenced to four years in prison. Oskar Groening
testified during his trial at...
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Accessory to Murder appeared first on The Stream.
At Comic-Con, Faith-Based Entertainment Stays in the Shadows
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 1 day ago
The annual San Diego based “nerd convention” known as Comic-Con has quickly
become the preeminent kingmaker in pop-culture, but not for Christian
content. What would Jesus do at Comic-Con? Perhaps work the miracle of
getting some attention from the comics crowd....
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Why We Need to Save the Bees and How Much Food They Help Produce
WTStaff at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Video - *Here's a presentation on the importance of bees and how their
disappearance can affect human lives.
The post Why We Need to Save the Bees and How Much Food They Help Produce
appeared first on Waking Times.
USA & France Take Interoperability A Step Further With USMC V22 Tests On Board Mistral Class LHD
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: FS Dixmude and V-22 Osprey]On July 5th, the French Navy Naval
Aviation Practical Experimentation Center (centre d’expérimentations
pratiques de l’aéronautique navale - CEPA) led a certification campaign of
the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt rotor
aircraft on the Mistral class LHD Dixmude.
The tests took place off the coast of Djibouti, an East Africa country
where both France and the USA have permanent bases.
The goal through this certification is to enhance interoperability between
the French and American navies.
Read more
Caravan To Midnight - Episode 268 CERN, The Super-Collider with Anthony Patch
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
Episode 268 – Counter Environmental Radical and Nefarious? Today we welcome
Anthony Patch on board to explore CERN and find out what the Super-Collider
is doing deep below the earth.
Arab World Worries Nuclear Deal Will Boost Iran’s Power
LaToya Rosario at The Stream - 1 day ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The nuclear deal with Iran was met with
a profound wariness in the Arab world, where concerns are widespread that
the easing of its international isolation could tip the already bloody
contest for power...
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Does greenhouse effect increase the fuel consumption by aircraft?
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Bill Z. has pointed out a new remarkable story in the media based on an
article in *Nature Climate Change*,
Coupling between air travel and climate
by Karnauskas & 3 pals from Massachusetts and Wisconsin. It's another
totally mad paper from the global warming causes everything department.
These individuals claim that global warming makes airplanes slower and
increases their fuel consumption.
The influence of AB on CD is nonzero for virtually all pairs AB and CD –
except that the influences of most random things on most other random
things are so tiny that no sensible person would ... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Locals lobbying for Pope Francis visit for Katrina / Federal Flood
Anniversary ~WWLTV*
*Mayor Landrieu spits on Algiers Point citizens over his rezoning extortion
at town hall *
*Wednesday Reads: Stolen Head, Captured Cow and Rufus T. Lightning Bug?
~Sky Dancing*
*Thursday Evening Concerts in City Park ~St. John Boogaloo*Special Greece Update ( July 15 , 2015 ) - State Of Play- Ever Changing ( Greece domestic politics , International And Troika Politics , IMF In Focus , Bridge Loan Financing Items - More Loans For Greece To repay Obligations to The IMF & ECB , Protests Return to Athens & Parliament Against Deal To Re-Open Talks , US Role Coming To Light Slowly , Vision Of A United Europe - Just A Proverbial Mirage ? )
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Greece....
Evening Wrap....Much more at Tweet Feed !
*Daphne Papadopoulou* @daphnenews 14m
14 minutes ago
Govt sources said yestr the #*reshuffle* will not just be 4 ministers who
disagreed with deal, but wider, for the better functioning of govt
*fred walton* @fredwalton216 1m
1 minute agoPhiladelphia, PA
@*daphnenews* @*ninarei* @*NinaDSchick* @*NikiKitsantonis* Will be
interesting to compare reshuffle moves vs NOs/Abstentions https://
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d
/1EAZVy4bC0YDOceksy7BpdypRgMf-sPTu_M_OAMvxnoc/edit#gid=0 …
fred walton retweeted
*NikiKitsanto... more »
CERN Mad D.E.W.~ Recreating The Big Bang: - Anthony Patch
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
[image: SeventhFrom Adam]
SeventhFrom Adam
This show is from March 19th, 2015
*CERN Video Playlist HERE*
Anthony Patch Suddenly Stops discussing CERN - - Why?
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
[image: SeventhFrom Adam]
SeventhFrom Adam
Due to recent "developments" and, Thanks to at least one great YouTube
Channel (BrewingWaves) who has mirrored many of the End times Matrix News
Hangouts with Anthony Patch discussing his research and conclusions
regarding Cern, I am also going to be mirroring these Hangouts here on this
channel.
*CERN Video Playlist HERE*
The CERN Conspiracy w/ Anthony Patch
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
[image: SeventhFrom Adam]
SeventhFrom Adam
*Jun 13, 2015*
The DAY OF THE LORD is a future time when God will dissolve and recede the
heavens like a scroll, when the barrier between the spiritual, and the
physical world will be no more. While this will usher in God’s wrath on
earth, there are some today who are attempting to pierce the veil with very
large, and expensive machines. If you’ve been following Gonz’ YouTube
channel, Facelikethesun, you’d know that he’s been doing a series of videos
called CERN WATCH, with an eye on the Large Hadron Collider, which is a
particle acc... more »
AEC 15, ADR Institute discussion on trade and investments
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
Yesterday afternoon, I attended a round table discussion on *“The Role of
Exports and Foreign Direct Investments in Industrial Development”*
sponsored by the Albert del Rosario (ADR) Institute (formerly Stratbase
Research Institute), Tower Club, Philamlife Tower, Makati City.
The convenor and main speaker was Dr. Epictetus Patalinghug (UP College of
Business Administration, and a Trustee of ADR Institute). He presented many
data about economic competitiveness in relation to the forthcoming ASEAN
economic integration.
Discussants were Dr. Gilbert Llanto (President of the PH Instit... more »
Lavrov: Russia expects US to abandon Europe AMD plans after Iran deal
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: ussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov]Moscow hopes the US will
fulfill its promise not to develop a system of missile defense in Europe
after a deal with Iran has been reached, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov said in Vienna on Tuesday.
“We all probably remember that in April 2009 in Prague [US] President
[Barack] Obama said that if the Iran nuclear program issue is sorted out,
then the task of creating the European segment of the missile defense
system will disappear,” Lavrov said at press conference in Vienna.
He said that Tehran and the P5+1 powers (the United State... more »
Afghan Air Force To Get Rocket Equipped MD 530F Helicopters
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
The Afghan Air Force will equip its MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters with
air-to surface rockets.
The MD Helicopters will be equipped with seven-tube M260 launcher for the
70mm (2.75 inch) rockets under a US $13.2 million contract awarded by the
US Army, US department of Defense said in a statement Monday.
The upgrade will be carried out on 19 helicopters added to the Mission
Equipment Package (MEP) that already features twin FN Herstal 12.7 mm (.50
cal) Heavy Machine Gun Pods (HMPs). The installation that includes fixed
forward weapon sights is said to be completed by 12 July 20... more »
Russian Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bomber Crashes in Khabarovsk Region
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Tu-95MS Bear]A Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber has crashed in
the Siberian region approximately 50 miles from the city of Khabarovsk, the
Russian Defense Minister said Tuesday.
The aircraft was fulfilling training exercises and was unarmed. A search
for the seven crewmembers has begun.
“At 9:50 a.m. Moscow time [06:50 GMT] on July 14, 2015, a Tu-95 crashed
during a planned training flight 80 kilometers from Khabarovsk. The flight
was conducted without weapons,” the Defense Ministry said.
Read more
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Liquid Mind, “My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)”
- https://www.youtube.com/
Ron Paul: Iran Deal an Important Step Towards Peace
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*Both President Obama and President Rouhani took a page out of Jon Snow's
book of wisdom and changed history by looking to the future with friendship
in mind. It's not an easy thing for long-time ideological enemies to make
peace, but it's the smart and constructive thing to do, especially when
both sides have lots to gain. A U.S.-Iran war would be a disaster for all
involved and achieve nothing but destruction and chaos. Bigger challenges
confront both countries, the region, and the world: water crises, droughts,
and other environmental problems, refugee crises, massive youth
unem... more »
US, Japan ink deal for first batch of V-22 tiltrotor planes
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: CV-22B Osprey]Japan has agreed to spend $332.5 million to buy an
initial five V-22 tiltrotor planes built by Boeing Co and Bell Helicopter,
finalizing the first international sale of the “Osprey” aircraft, the
Pentagon announced on Tuesday.
It was the first tranche of 17 V-22s and 40 engines built by Britain’s
Rolls Royce Holdings Plc that Japan plans to buy in coming years for a
total value of about $3 billion, according to a May congressional
notification by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
At the time, DSCA said the proposed sale will help Japan ... more »
Z-18F anti-submarine helicopter ready for service aboard Liaoning
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Z-18F Sea Eagle]China is ready to put the Z-18F anti-submarine
medium helicopter aboard the Liaoning, the PLA NAvy's first aircraft
carrier, according to the state-run Global Times on July 13.
Designed based on the French Aerospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon, the Z-18,
which was created by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC), is a
medium transport helicopter.
It is a single-rotor helicopter powered by three improved WZ-6 turboshaft
engines and has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.8 tons. CAIC produced two
types of Z-18 helicopters for the PLA's naval forces.
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After refit, Vikramaditya ready to join Navy
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: INS Vikramaditya]Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will sail out of
the harbour in Karwar after its first short refit and join the Navy in a
week, Vice-Admiral P. Murugesan, Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, said here
on Tuesday.
He was briefing presspersons on a seminar, “Innovation and indigenisation —
sailing towards self-reliance” being organised by the Navy on Thursday and
Friday.
Vikramaditya, acquired from Russia for $2.3 billion, was commissioned into
the Navy in November 2013 without the crucial air-defence systems. They are
now being installed during the “guaranteed ... more »
Putin signs ‘right to be forgotten’ bill into law
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*The USA needs something like this in regards to personal profiling by data
mining firms who aggregate personal and marketing data and sell the
resulting profiles to governments, 3 letter agencies, corporations and the
public with absolutely no audit trail as to where they got it, and no
accountability for its accuracy, and no remedy for its removal. Search
engines are only the public tip of this mass survellience ice berg. Most
Americans are aware of the quantum leaps that have occurred in recent years
in data mining software. -AK*
http://rt.com/politics/273604-russia-putin-law... more »
No radioactive contamination from sunken subs in Barents Sea, say experts, but conditions must be monitored
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Project 645 class SSN - K-27]Russian and Norwegian scientists have
tallied up 20 years of radiation studies in the Barents Sea, Kola Bay, as
well as results of algae, sediments and other biological samples taken from
the Novaya Zemlya Peninsula, Sayda Bay and Andreyeva Bay.
The work has put a special focus on the K-27 nuclear submarine, which the
Soviet Navy sank in the shallows of Novaya Zemlya 34 years ago.
The K-27 has been in the spotlight ever since Russian naval sources
revealed to Bellona in 2012 a catalogue of radioactive waste dumped at sea
over the course of decade... more »
French firm DCNS release design of submarine it wants Australia to buy
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Shortfin Barracuda class SSK]The French company, DCNS, has released
details of its plans for the new submarine it wants to build for Australia.
It’s a 4000 tonne, conventionally powered design based on of its Barracuda
nuclear powered attack submarine.
DCNS will call the Australia version the Shortfin Barracuda after the local
species PPP of the ferocious fish.
Read more
With six new nuclear attack submarines, India officially opens up on its undersea aspirations
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: RFS Severodvinsk (K 329), Project 885M (Yasen) class SSN]In a rare,
official comment on the Indian nuclear attack submarine project, a top
Naval officer has said that work has started on a new class of vessels
after a government go ahead two months ago and the target is to shorten the
developmental time to under 15 years.
While India has traditionally shied from commenting on its nuclear fleet -
for years the existence of the Arihant nuclear missile submarine was denied
despite a large Indo-Russian team working on the project - the Navy has ..
"The government has given app... more »
The Many Health Benefits Of Raisins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Source of the above poster:
*Health Care Natural*
We Now Live In Nations Where......
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
The carving: NAACP are counterparts of Taliban, ISIS
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
In March 2001, the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, two monumental
statues from the 6th century carved into an Afghani cliff. Half a year ago,
the Islamic State destroyed much of the Assyrian heritage including the
Lamassu.
I always found similar events heartbreaking. Whenever something like that
happens, the civilized mankind loses a part of its soul, we are being
disconnected from our history, from the answers to the question "where did
come from" and "what extinct species, nations, and cultures used to live
here". These heartbreaking events have been taking place in the ... more »
UK spare electricity capacity to fall this winter per BBC News
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33527967 manages to warn
of power shortages this winter but apart from this brief comment: ' EU
regulations have forced older polluting power plants to close.' barely hint
at the reasons.
Maybe the last Labour government and its obsession with replacing proper
power stations with windmills might be partially to blame.Perhaps we could
all ask Ed Miliband to pay our surcharges for us.
Military Photo of the Day: July 15, 2015
Tom Sileo at The Stream - 1 day ago
A Kentucky Air National Guard pilot hugs his daughters during a military
homecoming ceremony in Louisville, Ky., on July 4, 2015. Thank you to this
volunteer warrior for serving our country. Welcome home!
The post Military Photo of the Day: July 15, 2015 appeared first on The
Stream.
Three Ways to Think about the IMF’s Insistence on Debt Relief for Greece
Kindred Winecoff at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
According to the NY Times, the IMF has refused to participate in any new
bailout program for Greece unless Hellas is receiving debt relief.
Specifically, says the IMF, this relief must come in one of three ways to
be determined by Greece and the Troika: reducing the amount of principal
debt to be repaid (“writedowns”), […]
Outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey Issues Sober Assessment of Middle East
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Washington Post*: *As Dempsey departs, he issues sober assessment of
Middle East*
Outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey showed last week how much his
understanding of the Middle East will be missed when he steps down.
In a blunt assessment given the Senate Armed Services Committee last
Tuesday, Dempsey — who since 1991 has spent a good part of his career in
the region — outlined the dilemma facing the Obama administration.
“While our potential adversaries grow stronger,” meaning the Islamic State
and Iran, “many of our allies are becoming increasingly dependent on the
Un... more »
Israel And Saudi Arabia Unite Against The Iranian Nuclear Deal
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Telegraph:* *Israel and Saudi Arabia present united front over Iran
deal*
Iran's enemies unsettled by its deal with the West, but Bashar al-Assad of
Syria says it is 'a great victory'.
The nuclear deal with Iran caused fury in Israel and consternation around
the region at the likely increase in influence and resources of a newly
enriched Iran.
Most telling was the loudest expression of support. "I am happy that the
Islamic Republic of Iran has achieved a great victory by reaching an
agreement," President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in a message to his
Iranian opposite num... more »
Sunni Arabs Are Now Seeing America Take The Shia Side In The Middle East's Sectarian War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A staff removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with
foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China,
Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran
nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July
14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
*Robert Fisk, The Independent: **Iran nuclear deal: However the great and
good represent it, America has now taken the Shia side in the Middle East's
sectarian war*
Obama hailed a 'more hopeful world...an opportunity to move in another
direction'
However much Bibi ... more »
Ayn Rand, "The Ethics of Emergencies"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Ethics of Emergencies"*
by Ayn Rand
"In the normal conditions of existence, man has to choose his goals,
project them in time, pursue them and achieve them by his own effort. He
cannot do it if his goals are at the mercy of and must be sacrificed to any
misfortune happening to others. He cannot live his life by the guidance of
rules applicable only to conditions under which human survival is
impossible.
The principle that one should help men in an emergency cannot be extended
to regard all human suffering as an emergency and to turn the misfortune of
some into a first mortg... more »
"10 Effective Ways To Simplify Your Life"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"10 Effective Ways To Simplify Your Life"*
by Tejvan Pettinger
"It is a good question whether modern society has led to an improvement in
living standards. We have an unprecedented level of material prosperity,
but often it seems to come at the price of increased complexity and stress.
However, there is no reason why we cannot have the best of both worlds;
taking advantage of modern technology and enjoying the simplicity of living
in the present moment. If you feel life is too stressful and complicated
these are some tips to simplify your life.
*Give priority to the essentials of ... more »
"A True Manifestation..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"It's daylight, the sky is cloudy, and human beings believe that beyond the
clouds lives an all-powerful God, guiding the fate of men. Meanwhile, look
at your son, look at your feet, listen to the sounds around you: down here
is the Mother, so much closer, bringing joy to children and energy to those
who walk over her body. Why do people prefer to believe in something far
away and forget what is there before their eyes, a true manifestation of
the miracle?"
- Paulo Coelho
"What Matter?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"What matter if this base, unjust life
Cast you naked and disarmed?
If the ground breaks beneath your step,
Have you not your soul?
Your soul! You fly away,
Escape to realms refined,
Beyond all sadness and whimpering.
Be like the bird which on frail branches balanced
A moment sits and sings;
He feels them tremble, but he sings unshaken,
Knowing he has wings."
– Victor Hugo
Musical Interlude: Robert Palmer, "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Robert Palmer, "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIebIQLiiQ
When the truth accidentally slips out....
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 1 day ago
*Vancouver MP Wai Young...inadvertent truth teller*
Conservative Vancouver Member of Parliament, Wai Young, recently mis-spoke
herself. She told a church congregation in her riding that the Canadian
Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) knew about the "Air India Bombing"
(a plane departing from Vancouver Airport on 23 June, 1985 blew up killing
over 300 passengers off the Coast of Ireland) ahead of time. According to
what she said in church...CSIS knew there was a bomb on board the plane *but
was prevented by rules and policies governing the CSIS at the time, from
telling the... more »
Musical Interlude: Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill"
- https://www.youtube.com/
Ava Adore
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Happy Birthday, Rembrandt!
Amelia Hamilton at The Stream - 1 day ago
Four-hundred-and-nine years ago, on July 15 1606, Rembrandt van Rijn,
better known simply as Rembrandt, was born. As the son of a miller, this
Dutch master painter was born into humble circumstances, but became famous
as a great artist in his...
The post Happy Birthday, Rembrandt! appeared first on The Stream.
Restitution in Criminal Law
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
Restitution in the criminal law comes in two forms. Restitution is
intended to rehabilitate the offender by making him immediately responsible
for the loss of the victim. It also gives the victim a speedy means of
getting money back.
Informal restitution is often part of a resolution arrangement in property
offences where the prosecution is stayed or otherwise lessened if
restitution is paid before the case gets to trial.
Formal restitution is set out in sections 738 to 741.2 of the Criminal Code.
Restitution can be ordered to require the offender to pay a sum of money to
compen... more »
July 14: Wonderful!
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 1 day ago
The US and Iran have signed a deal that Iran will not build nuclear weapons
- something Iran wasn't doing, anyway. And will t his bring peace to the
middle east? No. It won't even bring peace to Iran because both Israel and
Saudi Arabia want Iran destroyed as a nation.
Meanwhile, Israel has at least 200 nuclear weapons, and nuclear submarines
to deliver them - anywhere. It has them as illegally as it would have been
for Iran to have them if Iran were doing that. So what's going on?
I don't know. I do know that American oil companies want control of Iranian
oil. They also don't wan... more »
Ex-Planet Watch: He-e-e-e-re's Pluto!
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*This photo is part of the binge of data New Horizons sent back yesterday
before it stopped chattering with earth in order to focus on its up-close
observation of Pluto. It was scheduled to reach its closest point to the
"dwarf planet" at 7:50 this morning ET, and to check in with home at 8:53pm
ET this evening.*
*BREAKING NEWS: New Horizons phones home!*
*Clearly this post was written before that fateful moment, at 8:53pm ET
this evening, when the New Horizons spacecraft was scheduled to send a
short data burst signaling the end of its communications blackout during
its flyby of ... more »
U.S. High Schools Embrace the Sport of Rifle Shooting
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 1 day ago
A growing number of high schools in states like Minnesota are adding rifle
shooting as a new sport for students to participate in, according to
Bloomberg. U.S. gun sales have begun to level after a spike caused by fears
that...
The post U.S. High Schools Embrace the Sport of Rifle Shooting appeared
first on The Stream.The Bilocation of Hillary Clone-Clinton
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
Alcuin and Flutterby
*Exploring what might be*
In 2008, during the American presidential election campaign, US Senator
Hillary Clinton's handlers began to get clumsy and she was seen in two
different places at once on a number of separate occasions. And not just in
Iowa and New Hampshire.
Someone sees Hillary Clinton at a function across town at, say, 1.30pm. And
then, when they compare notes with a Democratic Party co-worker later that
day, they learn that Hillary was also seen back at the hotel at 1.30pm,
three miles away. And her clothes were different, or her hair was
diffe... more »
Russian Foreign Minister: With An Iranian Nuclear Deal In Place There Is No Need For Missile Defense In Europe
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
*RT: **Lavrov: Russia expects US to abandon Europe AMD plans after Iran
deal*
Moscow hopes the US will fulfill its promise not to develop a system of
missile defense in Europe after a deal with Iran has been reached, Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Vienna on Tuesday.
“We all probably remember that in April 2009 in Prague [US] President
[Barack] Obama said that if the Iran nuclear program issue is sorted out,
then the task of creating the European segment of the missile defense
system will disappear,” Lavrov said at press confer... more »
Cartoon: ‘Voice Commands’
Henry Payne at The Stream - 1 day ago
The post Cartoon: ‘Voice Commands’ appeared first on The Stream.
Does Positive Thinking Free Us From the Matrix?
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Frank M. Wanderer* - Is it true that positive thinking can free us?
The post Does Positive Thinking Free Us From the Matrix? appeared first on Waking
Times.
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of
this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or
about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern
constellation Centaurus.
*Click image for larger size.*
About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our
own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more
high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other
prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of
center, NGC 4976 i... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, Beyond Undoing"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Beyond Undoing"*
"Why, then have to be human?
Oh, not because happiness exists,
Nor out of curiosity...
But because being here means so much;
Because everything here,
Vanishing so quickly, seems to need us,
And strangely keeps calling to us...
To have been Here once,
completely, even if only once,
To have been at one with the earth -
This is beyond undoing."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Chet Raymo, “The Journey”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Journey”*
by Chet Raymo
"Here's a deep-deep sky map of the universe from the March 9, 2006 issue of
Nature. The horizontal scale is a 360 view right around the sky; the
vertical gaps at 6 hours and 24 hours are the parts of the universe that
are blocked to our view by the disk of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The
vertical scale - distance from Earth - is logarithmic (10, 100, 1000, etc.)
measured in megaparsecs (a parsec equals 3.26 light-years). Across the top
is the Big Bang, and the oldest and most distant thing we can see, the
cosmic microwave background, the radiation of the... more »
Freedom is Key to Prosperity, and Texas Leads the Way
Amelia Hamilton at The Stream - 1 day ago
Financial website Money-Rates.com has ranked the states, determining which
are the easiest and most difficult in which to make a living. The results
are far from surprising, and show that freedom is key to prosperity. The
easiest states in which...
The post Freedom is Key to Prosperity, and Texas Leads the Way appeared
first on The Stream.
Labour and the Law of Costs: But doesn’t “Yoda” sound Chinese? [updated]
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
So the Labour Party probably figured they could make a splash with a bit of
Asian-bashing, for which they’ll be pilloried for a few days but will be
able to ride out because – underneath all the hooplah – despite all the
criticism – after all the smoke has cleared –Labour thinks Joe & Josephine
Voter will still be thinking in the back of their minds: “Hmmm, seems to me
that if more Chinese are buying more of ‘our’ houses, then the prices of
all ‘our’ houses will have to go up. Stands to reason.”
Joe and Josephine, Labour hopes, will forget all they’ve heard about all
the errors in... more »
Will The U.S. And Iran Now Become Allies?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Pool photo by Andrew Harnik
*Leslie Gelb, Daily Beast:* *The Real Reason Obama Did The Iran Deal*
The U.S. allows Tehran to keep its nuclear program with the secret hope
that America’s foe will become a friend.
Both Iran and the United States essentially got what they wanted from the
159-page nuclear deal agreed upon Tuesday in Vienna.
The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s gains were more tangible than President Barack
Obama’s. The Supreme Leader got significant sanctions relief for his ailing
economy, the launch pad for Iran to become a more formidable Mideast power.
Mr. Obama stretched I... more »
"The Problem With Proverbs"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Problem With Proverbs"*
by Patrick Cockburn
"My father, Claud Cockburn, invented a game in which participants made up
national sayings that had to be completely meaningless but sound
appropriate to their purported country of origin. An example could be the
traditional Norwegian saying, “the tree is taller than the highest wave”
or, as they say in India, “all is not nothingness, nor the nothingness all”.
The idea for the game came to him on the top of a bus in London which was
crawling along in a traffic jam. He overheard a passenger in the seat in
front of him complain to a f... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Thanks for stopping by.
"In the Inbox"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"In the Inbox"
*From: Coordinator of Volunteer Services: *"We have a young man,
thirty-six, on hospice who has a very young child. They want someone to
help him do a life review and perhaps put some pictures together for he and
his wife so the child will know him. Call me if you are willing to do this."
The next time, friend, your life seems too hard,
check your Inbox.
- Jose Orez
"How Fear Blocks Creativity: Protecting Your Flow"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"How Fear Blocks Creativity: Protecting Your Flow"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When we feel safe, our creativity unfolds like a beautiful flower. To
understand how fear blocks creativity, take a moment to imagine yourself
telling a story. First, imagine telling the story to someone you love and
who loves you. You probably feel warmth and energy as you fill in the
details of your tale to your friend’s delight. Now, imagine telling the
same story to someone who, for whatever reason, makes you uncomfortable.
The wonderful twists and turns, the fine points and colorful images that... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 14, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Ben Caspit, Al Monitor*: *Israeli defense minister says Iran deal will set
off nuclear arms race in region*
By the afternoon of July 13, Jerusalem had come to terms with the fact that
Iran and the superpowers had apparently reached an agreement. As far as
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and
Minister of Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz are concerned, this is the
moment of truth. The public debate will heat up intensely over the next few
days, culminating in Netanyahu’s anticipated visit to the United States in
September to attend the UN General As... more »
Twitter Reacts to Planned Parenthood Scandal
Amelia Hamilton at The Stream - 1 day ago
This morning, we had the disturbing news that Planned Parenthood is
actually selling the organs of aborted babies. I wish that were an
exaggeration. Many took to Twitter to voice their disgust. From @DLoesch
#DLRS pic.twitter.com/gq3xn3kFQn — Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch)...
The post Twitter Reacts to Planned Parenthood Scandal appeared first on The
Stream.
Leaked Document: Hundreds of Thousands of Vets Have Died Awaiting VA Care
Al Perrotta at The Stream - 1 day ago
A new leaked document from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicates
238,657 veterans have died while waiting for health care appointments.
There are a total of 847,822 veterans on the enrollment waitlist, meaning a
third have been declared deceased while in line...
The post Leaked Document: Hundreds of Thousands of Vets Have Died Awaiting
VA Care appeared first on The Stream.
World News Briefs -- July 14, 2015 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Wall Street Journal:* *‘Today a New Page Has Turned,’ Iran’s President
Tells Nation*
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said nuclear accord ushers in a
‘significant period’
TEHRAN—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed Tuesday’s nuclear deal with
six world powers as a watershed in repairing relations with the West but
cautioned that much work lay ahead to improve ties and implement the
agreement.
“Today a new page has turned,” Mr. Rouhani said in a speech aired on
Iranian state TV. “Today is an end to the injustice and wrong, unfit
accusations, and the beginning of a new develop... more »
6 Questionable Statements in Obama’s Iran Speech
Jonathan Witt at The Stream - 1 day ago
Obama gave an optimistic speech Tuesday morning, hailing a newly-reached
nuclear deal with Iran as an historic accomplishment. Many have praised the
new deal, and there’s a near-universal hope in the West that it will be
successful in its goal of halting Iranian nuclear...
The post 6 Questionable Statements in Obama’s Iran Speech appeared first on The
Stream.
Deion Sanders Gives Paul Ryan Props in Anti-Poverty Fight
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 1 day ago
NFL Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders touted the authenticity of Republican Rep.
Paul Ryan’s efforts to fight poverty Monday, saying Ryan’s not “trick or
treating.” “There’s a lot of people trick or treating in these wonderful
offices, and it’s not even October,” Sanders...
The post Deion Sanders Gives Paul Ryan Props in Anti-Poverty Fight appeared
first on The Stream.Quote of the Day: On the climate war’s damage to science
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
“For much of my life I have been a science writer. That means I eavesdrop
on what’s going on in laboratories so I can tell interesting stories. It’s
analogous to the way art critics write about art, but with a difference: we
“science critics” rarely criticise. If we think a scientific paper is dumb,
we just ignore it. There’s too much good stuff coming out of science to
waste time knocking the bad stuff.
* “*Sure, we occasionally take a swipe at pseudoscience—homeopathy,
astrology, claims that genetically modified food causes cancer, and so on.
But the great thing about science... more »
Why Obama Wants to Lift Sanctions on Iran
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
by Mike Whitney
“It is essential to recognize that Iran does not currently have a
nuclear weapons program, nor does it possess a nuclear weapon. On February
26, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate
Armed Services Committee that Ayatollah Khomenei, the supreme leader of
Iran, ended his country’s nuclear weapons program in 2003 and “as far as we
know, he’s not made the decision to go for a nuclear weapon.” This repeats
the “high-confidence” judgement of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC)
that was first made in November 2007.”
-Micah Z... more »
Institutional Aspects of the Iran Deal
Seth Weinberger at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
I woke up this morning to read (a few hours behind most of you…one of the
few downsides to living in the Pacific Northwest is living behind the news
cycle!) about the finalizing of a nuclear deal between the E3/EU+3 and
Iran. I’ll leave it to others to analyze whether the deal is a good […]
The Business Book Every Student Should Read
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 1 day ago
Over at Intercollegiate Review, John R. Inzero makes the case for
Shakespeare’s Henry V as being the best business book any student could
ever read. Many (many, many) years ago, I read all the business books that
were hyped by...
The post The Business Book Every Student Should Read appeared first on The
Stream.
Planned Parenthood Counters Sting Video by Describing Sale of Baby Parts as ‘Tissue for Scientific Research’
Anika Smith at The Stream - 1 day ago
Today Twitter exploded over a video that captures Planned Parenthood’s
senior director of medical services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, discussing the
sale of organs taken from the bodies of aborted babies. It’s a gruesome
story and major news for anyone who...
The post Planned Parenthood Counters Sting Video by Describing Sale of Baby
Parts as ‘Tissue for Scientific Research’ appeared first on The Stream.
The Case Against Laptops in the Classroom
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 1 day ago
Jennifer Senior, writing in New York Magazine, explains why it is so
counter-productive for schools to allow laptops in the classroom. Last
week, at the Aspen Ideas festival, there came an interesting little moment
between Kentaro Toyama, a computer scientist,...
The post The Case Against Laptops in the Classroom appeared first on The
Stream.
Iran has a deal
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
The negotiations were hardfought …
… and conclusive:
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- “[The crisis] began in 2002, when at a public press conference in
Washington DC, an Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MKO)
exposed details of undeclared Iranian nuclear activities, which had
progressed much further than anyone had suspected. At least, almost anyone.
While it was the MKO that revealed Iran’s nuclear secrets to the world,
diplomats in the know told me the information had come from Israeli
intelligence.
“It was perhaps a fitting start to a crisis that h... more »
Global freezing: ‘mini ice age’ by 2030- Carbon Tax/ Cap & Trade won't save us
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Mini Ice Age Cometh
Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach in Chicago as
temperatures dipped well below zero on Jan. 6, 2014.
Some 15 or so years from now, the “polar vortex” might not sound so bad.
*European scientists warn that by 2030, a decade of winters with deep
freezing temperatures could bring about a “mini ice age*” the likes of
which hasn’t been seen in 370 years.
Researchers at Northumbria University, led by Professor Valentina Zharkova, used
mathematical models to predict solar activity will drop by 60% and trigger
plunging temps around the world. Th... more »
Today's Nuclear Agreement Is A Huge Victory For The Iranian Regime
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement after a nuclear deal was
reached between Iran and six major world powers, beside Vice President Joe
Biden, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 14, 2015.
Reuters/Andrew Harnik/Pool
*WNU Editor:* To say that this is a huge victory for Iran is an
understatement .... Iran got everything that they wanted .... and then some
more. $100 billion in funds to be released. All sanctions to be removed
over time .... including the arms embargo. The hundreds of Iranian
officials who are under sanctions .... including those who h... more »
Can a book mostly bulk-bought by political hypesters to inflate "sales" qualify as a "best-seller"?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Plus: The irony of superliar Rafael "Ted fromAlberta" Cruz titling a book
A Time For Truth*
*Daily Kos caption:* "*A Time For Lies?*"
*"This fake 'popularity' of conservative books is evidenced by the fact
that 4 out of the 5 'bestsellers' in 2013 were by conservative opinion
makers."Really? If 4 out of 5 of the most popular books are about
conservative ideas then why did 5,204,364 more people vote for Democrats in
the last 3 Nationwide Senate elections?"*
*-- HealOurCountry, in the above-linked Daily Kos post*
*by Ken*
Remember when we were force-marched into a discussion of... more »
"True Knowledge..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"There is a difference between a question and a wonder. I would prefer to
answer only questions that will be useful to you. A child looks up at the
starry sky at night and wonders. He is filled with the joy of the mystery
of creation. Why should I explain everything to you and take away that joy?
I will not. The purpose of my words is to create silence, to create joy. I
am not here to stuff your head full of knowledge. A child starts out
innocent. You ask him something and he says, "I don't know." Then that
child grows up and thinks he knows everything. I'll teach you something.
I'... more »
Satire: “Poll: Palin Would Bring Much-Needed Dignity to Republican Field”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Poll: Palin Would Bring Much-Needed Dignity to Republican Field”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
would bring much-needed dignity to the 2016 Republican field, a new poll
shows. According to the poll, conducted by the University of Minnesota’s
Opinion Research Institute, Palin’s ability to articulate her positions on
issues with precision and restraint is sorely lacking among other entrants
in the G.O.P. race. Additionally, voters said that the former governor’s
breadth of knowledge in the fields of economics, foreign affa... more »
That letter
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Well, here we go (h/t *The Daily Telegraph*)!...
...an open letter to the PM from some celebs and BBC stars:
The Prime Minister David Cameron
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
Dear Prime Minister,
We have seen that the Government has pledged to modernise the licence fee,
return funding that had been diverted to pay for broadband roll-out, and
increase the licence fee in line with inflation in return for the BBC
taking on the costs of Licence Fees for the over 75's.
The Government and the BBC are now entering the Charter Review. We are
writing to place on record at the very star... more »
The Value of Disagreement
RJ Moeller at The Stream - 1 day ago
Writing at The American Conservative, Alan Jacobs lays out the moral and
historical reasons for why more people should value thoughtful
disagreement. In an excellent recent article, Mollie Hemingway wrote, “We
are slowly forgetting how to dislike something without seeking...
The post The Value of Disagreement appeared first on The Stream.
Miss USA Contestant Completely Bombs Political Correctness Question
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 1 day ago
Miss USA contestants aren’t particularly known for their eloquent answers
to serious questions, but it appears Miss Rhode Island has absolutely no
idea what political correctness is. Anea Garcia was competing for the Miss
USA crown Sunday night when she...
The post Miss USA Contestant Completely Bombs Political Correctness Question
appeared first on The Stream.
RBN Gnostic Media Radio: Aldous Huxley/The Ultimate Revolution: Loving Our Servitude?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Gnostic Media RBN*
*Jan plays the audio of Aldous Huxley's 1962 lecture at Berkeley, The
Ultimate Revolution, exposing the Elite / MKULTRA agenda. Callers at the
end. This is a must hear. *
*Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:36:11 — 66.0MB) |
Embed*
Absolutely worth listening to!
*Flashback to a post that has gotten a second or third wind online:*
Aldous Huxley letter to George Orwell [image:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/07/article-2111440-068EE82C000005DC-166_226x364.jpg][image:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/07/article-2111440-0... more »
Africa: Slated For Western Economic Exploitation and Drone Policing
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
Two articles in yesterday’s the Wall Street Journal tell you all you need
to know about US plans for Africa:
Christina Passariello and Suzanne Kapner (2015, July 13). Search for
cheaper labor leads to Africa. The Wall Street Journal, B1, B2.
“Africa is the final frontier in the global rag trade—he last untapped
continent with cheap and plentiful labor. Ethiopia’s garment sector has no
minimum wage, compared with Bangladesh where workers earn at least $67 a
month, according to the International Labor Organization. Garment workers
in Ethiopia started at about $21 a month as of las... more »
ADHD Meds – The Gateway to Addiction
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Michael Whitehouse* - Prescribing drugs to individuals who don't need them
is fueling mass addiction.
The post ADHD Meds – The Gateway to Addiction appeared first on Waking Times
.
Midday Musical Interlude: 2002, “Remember Now”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
2002, “Remember Now”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4qjI8VVzg
"How It Really Is"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
John Oliver Questions Why Taxpayers Are Funding Plush Sports Stadiums
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 1 day ago
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is advocating that sports teams stop
using public funding to build extravagant stadiums. Oliver cited the Miami
Marlins, whose publicly-financed stadium includes an aquarium behind home
plate. Detroit spent $444 million to construct a...
The post John Oliver Questions Why Taxpayers Are Funding Plush Sports
Stadiums appeared first on The Stream.
Has the Vatican Already Forgotten the Lessons of John Paul II?
Nancy Flory at The Stream - 1 day ago
Perhaps it’s because I’ve been living in the city John Paul II called “my
beloved Cracow” for the past two and a half weeks, but it does strike me
(and not only me) that the contemporary Vatican seems to have...
The post Has the Vatican Already Forgotten the Lessons of John Paul II?
appeared first on The Stream.
Gulf Island Reflections...
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 1 day ago
*Ganges artwork - acrylic and pen on wood by S. Pendergast*
*15 cm x 15 cm*
*I call this "An Old Married Couple depicted as flowers"*
Just a brief check-in, in the middle of some summer days off. Returned from
a sailing trip to the Gulf Islands located in the Georgia Strait, off the
BC West Coast last night. Visited *Snug Cove* on Bowen island, then *Silva
Bay* on Gabriola Island, then *Ganges Harbour* on Salt Spring Island and
then finally *Sidney Bay Marina* on Vancouver Island. A high tide brought
us back to the Vancouver lower mainland yesterday evening after a near
record 10 st... more »
You read it here first
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Steerpike at *The Spectator* has a 'scoop' today:
He's 'revealed' that the BBC has 'vanished' an episode of *Panorama - *the
one featuring U.S. pollster Nate Silver faring as badly as the UK's very
own pollsters at predicting the 2015 UK general election.
Steerpike accuses the BBC of "trying to cover it up" after having "lapped
up" Nate Silver's predictions and "worshipping at the shrine of his date
machine".
Steerpike's piece of evidence to back this accusation up is a screengrab of
the *Panorama *episode list on iPlayer showing that the 'withdrawal' of
that episode is except... more »
The Economy: "Here It Comes!"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Here It Comes!"*
by Karl Denninger
"Oh oh... "The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of
U.S. retail and food services sales for June, adjusted for seasonal
variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price
changes, were $442.0 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent (±0.5%)* from the
previous month, but up 1.4 percent (±0.9%) above June 2014. Total sales for
the April 2015 through June 2015 period were up 1.7 percent (±0.7%) from
the same period a year ago. The April 2015 to May 2015 percent change was
revised from +1.2 percent (±0.5%) to +1.0... more »
B.C. Birding Bliss
Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 1 day ago
I returned yesterday from another blissful weekend in BC. I didn't quite
get a break from the haze of forest fires as you can tell from my photos
below. (Much of this smoke is coming from forest fires in Jasper National
Park.)
The Cranberry Marsh in Valemount was a place I discovered last month and is
fast becoming a favourite for bird watching. I spent a good part of
Saturday morning there and this time around I did the 6km loop in reverse,
spending most of my time on the sand dyke on the marsh's west side.
The east side did reveal some pleasant surprises however as I spotted... more »
60th Anniversary of Russell-Einstein Manifesto Now Reinforced by Climate Change and Teilhard's Warning
Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 1 day ago
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*Sixty years after Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell issued their
manifesto about the growing threat of world war, the globe continues to
face the prospect of nuclear annihilation coupled with the looming threat
of climate change* *as well as* *Teilhard's ominous warning ~ Love one
another or you will perish: Allen L Roland, PhD*
*"**We have reached a decisive point in human evolution, at which the only
way forward is in the direction of a common passion ~ Either we must doubt
the value of everything around us, or we must utt... more »
"Freedom or the Slaughterhouse? The American Police State from A to Z"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Freedom or the Slaughterhouse? *
*The American Police State from A to Z"*
By John W. Whitehead
“Who needs direct repression when one can convince
the chicken to walk freely into the slaughterhouse?”
- Philosopher Slavoj Žižek
"Despite the best efforts of some to sound the alarm, the nation is being
locked down into a militarized, mechanized, hypersensitive, legalistic,
self-righteous, goose-stepping antithesis of every principle upon which
this nation was founded. All the while, the nation’s citizens seem content
to buy into a carefully constructed, benevolent vision of life in Am... more »
"Nobody in Iran has threatened you for a very long time"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
*Honest Reporting *reports another 'BBC shocker' today.
Danny Danon, Israel’s Minister of Science, appeared on the BBC World
Service's *Newshour* earlier. In a remarkably loud voice, the BBC presenter
challenged him in the following fashion:
But you’re not under threat by Iran. Nobody in Iran has threatened you for
a very long time. You’re harking back to a time when President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad threatened Israel directly.
As *Honest Reporting *points out - with some graphic examples - this
statement is simply untrue.
Within the past year, Ayatollah Khamenei has unambiguously ... more »
"Hardliners"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Bethany Bell's piece on *PM* tonight reported various approving reactions
to the Iranian nuclear deal, without labelling the speakers with anything
other than their job titles.
Then she moved on to those disapproving of the deal:
But there's stiff resistance to the deal by *hardliners* in both the United
States and Iran, and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's a
stunning historic mistake.
Tying together critics of the deal in the U.S. and Iran (*very* different
groups of people) with the Israeli PM, and binding them all together under
the somewhat pejorative bl... more »
House Pulls Coin Bill That Would’ve Benefited Group with Planned Parenthood Ties
Al Perrotta at The Stream - 1 day ago
House GOP leaders yanked legislation from the floor on Tuesday to create a
pink gold commemorative coin that would help raise money for breast cancer
research. Heritage Action, an influential conservative group, urged
Republicans earlier in the day to vote...
The post House Pulls Coin Bill That Would’ve Benefited Group with Planned
Parenthood Ties appeared first on The Stream.
Another Sign that Traditional Schooling Needs an Overhaul
WTStaff at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Video - *This famous CE explains why he was dissatisfied with traditional
schooling and started a small school that teaches without a grade structure.
The post Another Sign that Traditional Schooling Needs an Overhaul appeared
first on Waking Times.
Sexual Liberation on Campus and the Death of Freedom
Jim Tonkowich at The Stream - 1 day ago
Minutes before the wedding in the movie The Philadelphia Story, the groom,
George Kittredge (John Howard), accuses the bride, Tracy Lord (Katherine
Hepburn), of having an “affair.” Angered by Kittredge’s accusation,
Macaulay Conner (Jimmy Stewart), the other half of the...
The post Sexual Liberation on Campus and the Death of Freedom appeared
first on The Stream.
Vaughn Palmer and Michael Smyth, Deliberate Liars, Corporate Whores, The Great LNG Investment Dollar LIES!
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago
*Written by Grant G* Christy Clark and big media keep splashing around the
number $36 billion dollars, that is for spin purposes, Petronas has not
committed to spend $36 billion in BC...Petronas`s commitment to BC spending
is a mere $2 to $3 billion dollars.Every big media outlet in Canada are
deliberately and with malice lying about the Petronas investment in British
Columbia, ...Petronas`s LELU island proposed project is a mere $11 billion
dollars ....$8 billion dollars worth of this investment is $dollars that
will be spent overseas..Lazy Michael Smyth and Vaughn Palmer are com... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Iranian Nuclear Deal -- July 14, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Ankit Panda, The Diplomat:* *The Final Iran Deal Is Here: What Iran Gives
Up, What Iran Gets*
After 20 months of sustained negotiation, Iran and the P5+1 group of powers
have reached a final agreement.
Iran and the P5+1—a group including the United States, Russia, China,
France, the United Kingdom, and Germany—have reached a final agreement, a
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) over Iran’s nuclear program. The
agreement comes nearly 20 months after the November 2013 Joint Plan of
Action, in which Iran made major technical concessions regarding the
functioning of its civi... more »
Encountering Pluto
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
It's been a long wait for the *New Horizons* flyby of Pluto and its system,
but what's nine years between friends? At the risk of sounding all *Star
Trek* about it, every successful space mission sending robots to skim,
orbit, or land on astronomical bodies are stupendous technical achievements
that mark our growing capabilities. They are also important moments in
securing our species collective futures. While one should be weary of
science fiction that sees space as an escape from the environmental
degradation the reckless pursuit of profit is bequeathing future
generations, our lo... more »
The Economy: "What I Learned Over Dinner in Athens Last Night…"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"What I Learned Over Dinner in Athens Last Night…"*
by Bill Bonner
MADRID – "The Dow rose 217 points yesterday, even though Greece missed a
$500-million loan payment to the IMF. And the country needs to come up with
another $8 billion by July 20, when it’s scheduled to pay back the
principal it owes on bonds held by the ECB. Greece reached an agreement
with its creditors on Sunday night that would, in theory, allow it to tap
further emergency loans. But in practice, there are two major stumbling
blocks…
First, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras faces rebellion in Athens. Many
i... more »
This Deal Could Prevent Another War
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army soldier and former chief
of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson is an
adjunct professor at the College of William & Mary where he teaches courses
on US national security. He also instructs a senior seminar in the Honors
Department at the George Washington University entitled "National Security
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