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Welfare recipients take out cash at strip clubs, liquor stores and X-rated shops
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 11 minutes ago
Welfare recipients took out cash at bars, liquor stores, X-rated video
shops, hookah parlors and even strip clubs — where they presumably spent
their taxpayer money on lap dances rather than diapers, a Post
investigation found.
A database of 200 million Electronic Benefit Transfer records from January
2011 to July 2012, obtained by The Post through a Freedom of Information
request, showed welfare recipients using their EBT cards to make dozens of
cash withdrawals at ATMs inside Hank’s Saloon in Brooklyn; the Blue Door
Video porn shop in the East Village; The Anchor, a sleek SoHo lou... more »
"2013: The Year Of The Zombie Dollar"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 minutes ago
*"2013: The Year Of The Zombie Dollar"*
by Byron King
"OK, I admit it. I watch the television series "The Walking Dead." If
you’re not familiar with this triumph of modern Kultur, it’s a cable TV
show about people battling zombies in a post-apocalyptic world. Basically,
The Walking Dead’s premise is that an exotic disease killed off most of the
world’s population, but in the process reactivated the basal sections of
their brains. Now the not entirely deceased entities prowl the land as
zombies. As a counterpoint to these “walking dead” critters, an array of
struggling humans batt... more »
Australia firefighters face threat levels not seen for years – ‘It’s in areas now that haven’t seen fire activity for decades’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 21 minutes ago
[image: A firefighter in the New South Wales Rural Fire Service faces a
brushfire, 7 January 2013. SMH]
By Stephanie Gardiner
7 January 2013
THE heatwave Sydney has managed to avoid is due to hit on Tuesday, as
firefighters prepare for the most dangerous bushfire conditions in years in
the city and around the state. […]
Some of the hottest areas in the state at the weekend were in the far west
and the southern half of the state, including Hay, which set a record at 48
on Saturday, Ivanhoe, which hit 45, and Wilcannia, which hit 47.6 on Sunday.
A NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman,... more »
Climate change threatens French wine
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 25 minutes ago
[image: A vintager harvests Muscat grapes in the southern French town of
Rivesaltes. The changing climate may force the French to change their
strict system for producing wines. Raymond Roig / AFP / Getty Images]
By Marie Doezema
1 January 2013
PARIS, France (Global Post) – From rising shorelines to devastating
hurricanes, the visible effects scientists say climate change is wreaking
on daily life no longer surprise many people around the world.
The French have their own take on just how radically life may change.
“In 20 years, the English will be making Grenache from
Chateauneu... more »
Narwhal tusk-smuggling ring cracked by U.S. Justice Department
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 33 minutes ago
[image: A narwhal, a kind of Arctic whale, breaks the water's surface with
its unicorn-like horn. On 5 January 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice
cracked a smuggling ring that operated for nearly a decade, often shipping
narwhal tusks from the Canadian Arctic over the border into Maine in a
trailer with a false bottom. Getty Images]By Ned Potter
5 January 2013
(ABC News) – The narwhal, a kind of Arctic whale, has been called “the
unicorn of the sea” because of the long, straight, often spiraling tusk
that males of the species can grow. It is illegal to import the tusks into
th... more »
Flu infections sweep America hospitalizing thousands and leaving 18 children dead of complications, and it's going to get worse
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 39 minutes ago
The U.S. has been hit with a particularly aggressive early flu season
this
year with widespread reports of the illness across the country,
hospitalizing 2,257 people and leaving 18 children dead before the end
of
2012.
And health officials say the numbers haven't even peaked yet.
'I think we're still accelerating,' Tom Skinner, a Center for Disease
Control and Prevention spokesman, told reporters.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257597/Flu-infections-sweep-America-hospitalizing-thousands-leaving-18-children-dead-complications-going-worse.html
Bolstered by 16 Russian warships, Assad nixes dialogue with “Western puppets” (One of the few men left with any guts)
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 49 minutes ago
With a buildup of 16 Russian warships carrying thousands of marines on the
Syrian coast “to deter the West from deploying ground forces in Syria,”
Syrian Bashar Assad could afford to brazen it out in his first public
speech in seven months. Speaking at the Damascus opera house, Sunday, Jan.
6, Assad said Syria no longer takes dictation from anyone and called on
Syrian citizens to defend the country against “a war fought by only a
handful of Syrians and many foreigners.”
He rejected dialogue with the opposition which he referred to as “puppets
fabricated by the West.”
http://www.deb... more »
“This Conspiracy is Spreading all over Syria”. President Bashar Al Assad’s Speech with Translation
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 52 minutes ago
By Bashar al-Assad
Global Research
Syria’s president has blamed “outside forces” for orchestrating the
conflict in his country in a rare public address to the nation.
He said the conflict was not between the state and opposition, but the
“nation and its enemies”.
*“We are now in a state of war in every sense of the word.*
*This conspiracy is spreading all over Syria.*
*We meet today and suffering is overwhelming Syrian land. There is no
place for joy in any corner of the country in the absence of security and
stability*
*I look at the eyes of Syria’s children and I don’t see an... more »
Revolutionary atmospheric vortex engine funded by Silicon Valley
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 57 minutes ago
[image: Illustration of the Atmospheric Vortex Engine, created by Louis
Michaud. http://vortexengine.ca]
This is by far the best news that Desdemona has ever posted on this blog.
After obsessive consideration of the plausible post-fossil fuel energy
technologies, Desdemona has believed for some time that this is the only
solution that scales to power civilization globally and also has an
immediate salutary effect on climate.
Contact: Louis Michaud, P.Eng., President, AVEtec Energy Corporation, 1269
Andrew Ct., Sarnia, Ontario N7V 4H4, 519-542-4464
Brian Monrad, VP Finance, 57 Du... more »
Latvia’s Economic Disaster Heralded as a Neoliberal “Success Story”: A Model for Europe and the US?
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
By Jeffrey Sommers and Michael Hudson
Global Research
*A generation ago the Chicago Boys and their financial supporters
applauded General Pinochet’s anti-labor Chile as a success story, thanks
mainly to its transformation of their Social Security into Employee Stock
Ownership Plans (ESOPs) that almost universally were looted by the employer
grupos by the end of the 1970s. In the last decade, the Bush
Administration, seeking a Trojan Horse to privatize Social Security in the
United States, applauded Chile’s disastrous privatization of pension
accounts (turning many over to US f... more »
Untitled
Disaster MapNet at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
* Not so stupid Republican tricks ~Library Chronicles** *
*Such a long long long long time before the dawn ~moosedenied*
~*Welcome to 2013, bitches. Hope you weren't expecting this here soap opera
to suddenly come to an end when the clock struck midnight Tuesday morning.
Turns out it was just the beginning of the next episode, and it looks like
this one's gonna be just as packed with incessant plot twists, intrigue and
reality tee vee show drama as the last one. And you know what? I think I'm
just fine with that. I've grown accustomed to it. And as frustrating and
downright bizarre a... more »
How's That Elections Canada Investigation Going?
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 hour ago
With all the excitement surrounding "Idle No More" and Chief Spence's
hunger-strike, the passing of 2012 and the complete failure of Elections
Canada to have completed its investigation into the 2011 election law
violations slipped my mind. Until today.
So, ... um, .... yep. Massive violations of our election laws. Wholesale
assault on the integrity of our electoral process. Still no report from our
elections watchdog.
Sigh.
I guess I'll write about "Idle No More" instead.
So, Montreal Simon has brought the latest example of Christie Belchforth's
mental breakdown to our attentio... more »
The Investor Is King
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 2 hours ago
If you wondered why the Harper government has gutted Canada's environmental
legislation, Frances Russell provides the answer:
The North American Free Trade Agreement was the first of a New World Order
of trade agreements designed, to borrow the words of the Trilateral
Commission in 1975, to repeal “an excess of democracy in the western
world.” It set a precedent never before dreamed of, let alone achieved, in
international trade: the right of private investors to sue nations. And not
just for millions, but billions, robbing national treasuries of the means
to address the social ... more »
PC Andrew Bramma Killed Driving To 999
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
A police officer who died after his car crashed into a tree while answering
an emergency call in North Yorkshire has been named.
PC Andrew Bramma, 32, was killed when his patrol car hit a tree in the
village of West Tanfield, near Ripon, at 7pm on Saturday, police said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034002/policeman-killed-driving-to-999-call-named
In the reach for general affluence, says Ian Welsh, "The monster facing us, as usual, is us"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*
**"[W]hile my book has a lot of general principles of the sort which books
on prosperity often have . . . that isn’t the most important part. The
part that matters isn’t about the technical requirements of prosperity,
it’s about why and when people do what is required to achieve prosperity,
and when they don’t. And when, having obtained it, they throw it away."*
*-- Ian Welsh, in his post* "To know what to do is not enough"
*by Ken*
When it comes to taking the long view, or the large view, we frequently
turn to our friend Ian Welsh, and a few days ago Ian put up a blogpost that ... more »
Assad mobbed by supporters/new peace plan
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
Stay tuned because there is going to be more...
Still believe the NATO media lies that Syrians have risen up against Assad?
This is in Damascus
Severe Respiratory Infection Kills At Least 5 Children in the past few hours, Mexico
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
At least five children less than a year old have died in the past few hours
and 41 others are suffering severe respiratory infections in a highly
marginalized area of the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials
said Saturday.
The state government said in a communique that the deaths occurred in the
Emiliano Zapata community of Yajalon municipality, and that health
authorities are attending the children suffering from the illness.
Authorities said that these respiratory infections, brought on by the
intense cold and heavy rains, are characterized by coughs and high fevers,
... more »
Russian Region Declares State Of Emergency Due To Wolf Attacks
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Russia's Siberian republic of Yakutia has declared a state of emergency due
to attacks on livestock by wolves.
Yakutia leader Yegor Borisov's press service said wolf attacks on reindeer
and horses are increasing.
Hunting parties are being formed and on January 15 a three-month battle
against wolves will be declared.
Currently, there are more than 3,500 wolves in Yakutia.
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-yakutia-wolf-attacks/24816564.html
Chinese city cuts off water supply after industrial chemicals leak into river
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Residents in a northern Chinese city are without water after the local
government cut off the supply because of industrial chemicals that
contaminated a river.
The Handan city government in Hebei province says it cut off the water
Saturday afternoon after an accident in neighbouring Shanxi province caused
pollutants to pour into a river. It didn't say how many residents were
affected. The population of the city and its rural areas is 9 million.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Chinese+city+cuts+water+supply+after+industrial+chemicals/7780904/story.html
David Cameron 'entitled' to use threat of veto to win back powers from Europe
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
David Cameron has claimed he is "entitled" and "enabled" to block efforts
by eurozone countries to pass treaty changes that would create an effective
currency union unless his EU partners agree to his own demands for treaty
changes that would create a looser UK-EU relationship.
Cameron made his threat in an interview on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme
on Sunday as speculation mounts on the contents of his landmark Europe
speech later this month setting out his plans to demand a looser
relationship with the EU.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/06/david-cameron-entitled-thr... more »
New Blogs
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 3 hours ago
Time for a rundown of the latest new(ish) blogs to have crossed the desk
this last month. As ever, all are firmly on the left and well worth
checking out.
1. Anne Fairweather (Labour) (Twitter)
2. Dream Housing (Unaligned) (Twitter)
3. Grumpy Old Trot (Unaligned)
4. HegemonyOrBust (Unaligned)
5. Labour for Democracy (Labour)
6. Laura McInerney (Unaligned/Education) (Twitter)
7. Lipstick Socialist (Unaligned) (Twitter)
8. Next Generation Labour (Labour) (Twitter)
9. Not Such A Wonderful World (Unaligned)
10. sandrassp (SSP)
11. SharonGooner's Blog (Unaligned) (Twitter)
12. Solidarity Bear... more »
Swine Flu: Two Chinese women die from H1N1 flu in Beijing: state media
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Two Chinese women have died from the H1N1 flu strain in Beijing in the past
10 days, Chinese state media said on Sunday, the first reported deaths from
the virus in China's capital since 2010.
A 65-year-old cancer patient died on Friday and a 22-year-old migrant
worker died on December 27, the Beijing Daily said on its website, citing
the city's Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu cases in Beijing are at their highest level in five years and the H1N1
strain has become the most dominant, the centre's director Deng Ying said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/06/us-chi... more »
IMF aide to visit Egypt Monday to discuss $4.8 billion loan request
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
A senior International Monetary Fund official is set to meet with Egyptian
leaders on Monday to discuss the $4.8 billion loan agreement that was
postponed last month at Cairo's behest because of political turmoil in the
country.
The IMF's Middle East and Central Asia director, Masood Ahmed, will visit
Cairo to meet with Egyptian officials to discuss recent economic
developments and "possible IMF support for Egypt in facing these
challenges," the IMF said in a statement released on Saturday in Washington.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/05/us-imf-egypt-idUSBRE9040A920130105
Flames on the streets of Damascus after Rebel Car Bomb Explodes
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
US Drone attack in Pakistan kills at least 10: intelligence sources
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
A U.S. drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban
fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas on Sunday, intelligence
sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader
in the area.
Between 10 and 12 people were killed in the attack on three compounds in
Babar Pehari, South Waziristan, six intelligence sources said. More
militants were believed to be in the compounds when they were hit,
officials said, meaning the death toll may rise.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/06/us-pakistan-drones-idUSBRE90502820130106
naomi wolf: director kathryn bigelow is our generation's leni riefenstahl
laura k at wmtc - 3 hours ago
Naomi Wolf, in *The Guardian*:
Zero Dark Thirty is a gorgeously-shot, two-hour ad for keeping intelligence
agents who committed crimes against Guantánamo prisoners out of jail. It
makes heroes and heroines out of people who committed violent crimes
against other people based on their race – something that has historical
precedent.
Your film claims, in many scenes, that CIA torture was redeemed by the
"information" it "secured", information that, according to your script, led
to Bin Laden's capture. This narrative is a form of manufacture of
innocence to mask a great crime: what you... more »
Michael Vanhise Arrested for offering 'Cannibal Cop' $5,000 to kidnap woman to be raped and murdered
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
A New Jersey man offered to pay the ‘cannibal cop’ $5,000 to kidnap a
woman
so he could rape and kill her, U.S. officials alleged on Friday.
Federal authorities arrested Michael Vanhise, 23, at his home Friday
morning and charged him with conspiracy to commit kidnapping with
Gilberto
Valle III, the former New York police officer who was arrested in
October
and charged with plotting to kidnap, torture, cook and eat dozens of
women.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257433/Michael-Vanhise-Man-busted-offering-Cannibal-Cop-5-000-kidnap-woman-raped-murdered.html
Solar fireworks: Massive explosion on sun's surface extends 20 times the size of Earth - and astronomers call it 'subdued!'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
As people around the world rang in the New Year, the sun marked the
occasion with some fireworks of its own.
A solar explosion erupted on December 31 that extended around 160,000
miles
out from the sun's surface - or roughly 20 times the diameter of Earth.
The explosion made for an awesome light show, as it was recorded by
NASA's
Solar Dynamic Observatory.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257499/Massive-New-Years-solar-explosion-extends-20-times-size-Earth--astronomers-subdued.html
FBI reveals it spied on 60 minutes correspondent Mike Wallace because it thought he was a communist
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
The U.S. Federal Investigation Bureau released records it was keeping on
celebrated journalist and late ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Mike Wallace, who
died on April 7, 2012, at the age of 93.
The files include a look into whether Wallace was involved in communist
activities as well as an investigation of a threatening letter sent to him
by an emotionally disturbed World War II veteran titled 'Communist Control
of the Press.'
Wallace, late '60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt and three others took a trip
to Cuba in the summer of 1970 to document the country, according to the
files.
http:/... more »
Obama prepares to launch clamp down on guns: President aims for sweeping firearm restrictions that go well beyond assault weapons ban
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
The White House is weighing a far-reaching package of legislation that
would tighten restrictions on firearm sales and ownership by requiring
universal background checks for gun buyers and creating a national
database
to track the weapons.
Gun rights advocates say the measures would crush private sales of
firearms
and lead to government confiscation of legally-owned guns.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257863/White-House-war-guns-Administration-weighs-far-reaching-firearm-restrictions.html
Robber left fighting for his life after Swedish police shoot him in the head during armed heist
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Swedish police left an armed robber fighting for his life after they shot
him in the head during a dramatic lunchtime fire-exchange.
The 26-year-old man and three accomplices armed with AK47 assault rifles
robbed a small jewellery shop in a shopping centre – located just 200
metres (650 ft) from the police station.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257875/Robber-left-fighting-life-Swedish-police-shoot-HEAD-armed-robbery.html
michael moore: we do not "support the troops"
laura k at wmtc - 3 hours ago
Michael Moore:
These young men and women sign up to risk their very lives to protect us --
and this is what they get in return:
1. They get sent off to wars that have NOTHING to do with defending America
or saving our lives. They are used as pawns so that the military-industrial
complex can make billions of dollars and the rich here can expand their
empire. By "supporting the troops," that means I'm supposed to shut up,
don't ask questions, do nothing to stop the madness, and sit by and watch
thousands of them die? Well, I've done an awful lot to try and end this.
But the only way ... more »
Mahdi Hashi: Briton, 23, accused of working with terror group secretly quizzed by CIA for three months in African prison
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
A British man controversially stripped of his citizenship last year by the
Home Secretary has spent three months being interrogated by US agents in an
African prison.
Mahdi Hashi, 23, from London, who vanished last summer in Somalia, turned
up in a New York courtroom just before Christmas, charged with terrorism
offences.
His sudden appearance in America five months after his family had reported
him missing has prompted claims that he is the victim of international
kidnap or ‘rendition’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257741/Briton-23-accused-working-terror-group-secretl... more »
'Her name was Jyoti. I am proud of her': Father's anguish as he finally reveals identity of the Indian gang rape victim whose death horrified the world
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
The father of the 23-year-old victim of a horrific gang rape in India has
given permission for her name to be revealed for the first time today.
Badri Singh Pandey said he wants 'the world to know' the name of his
daughter Jyoti, who died in a Singapore hospital 13 days after the brutal
rape in New Delhi.
'I am proud of her. Revealing her name will give courage to other women who
have survived these attacks,' said Mr Singh Pandey. 'They will find
strength from my daughter.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257911/We-want-world-know-Identity-India-gang-rape-victim-revealed-f... more »
This is why the EU needs more of your Money
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
- £15million a year given to dozens of cross-border arts projects
- £162,000 to celebrate baking skills of grandmothers in five countries
- £152k for actors to pose the question: 'Are we happy?'
- £160,000 to enable seven bands that have achieved success in their
home countries to perform in Britain
Conservative MP Mark Reckless, who is campaigning for a cut in the EU
budget, said: ‘My constituents will be outraged at this latest example of
disgraceful waste at the EU at a time when ordinary people are struggling
to make ends meet. It adds insult to financial injury.’... more »
This was Philosophical Comment 2012
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 3 hours ago
So, this being the last day before I'm back at the office after the winter
holidays, I sense it's the last chance to provide my traditional summary of
the basic statistics of this blog for the year that has just passed (the
one from last year is here).
First out, an image demonstrating the number of readers over the blog's
entire existence that illustrates several things worth highlighting:
As you can see, there was a drastic and significant dip in readership from
February (which was a top month of the blog up till then with 6 477
readers) to July (1 852 readers). During this time... more »
The GOP Record in Texas May Predict the Future
Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 3 hours ago
*by Len Hart, the Existentialist Cowboy*
If Texas is the GOP 'lab' experiment as some have said then one may be
justified in drawing several conclusions:
- In TX, the GOP deliberately neglected education; high school
graduations dropped to dead last (nationwide) under Bush/Perry;
- As a result, crime rates rose; Dallas became the nation's murder
capital;
- Only the CORPORATE OWNED prison system benefited from the resulting
rise in crime which the GOP had the NERVE to demagogue!
The GOP is not a political party; it's a crime syndicate with
characteristics o... more »
Cameron: Britain would fight to keep the Falklands
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday Britain was prepared to fight
militarily to keep the Falkland Islands if necessary, in the face of
renewed Argentinian rhetoric over their future.
Cameron said Britain had "strong defences" in place on the islands and fast
jets and troops were stationed there.
Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner said this week Britain was forcibly
stripped of the Falklands in "a blatant exercise of 19th-century
colonialism" and demanded they be handed over to Argentina.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idwIf0AYHcECb3jB49QEu7M-qLHQ?docId=... more »
Pakistani, Indian Troops Exchange Fire
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Pakistan and India are accusing each other for starting a deadly incident
Sunday along their disputed border in Kashmir.
Pakistan's military says troops from India raided a Pakistani military post
on the Kashmir border, killing one Pakistani soldier and critically
wounding another. Pakistan says it repelled the attack.
Indian officials deny that any troops crossed the border, and accuse
Pakistan of starting the skirmish with a mortar attack on an Indian
village. India says its troops responded with small arms fire.
http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-india/1578505.html
Australia Bushfires: Fears For The Missing
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Several people are feared dead and hundreds more have been left homeless as
bushfires continue to burn in southern Australia.
Specialist rescue teams are moving from home to home searching for the
missing in the island state of Tasmania.
Thousands of people have been left stranded and around 100 buildings
destroyed across the scorched landscape since Friday.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034036/australia-bushfires-fears-for-the-missing
Gerard Depardieu Handed Russian Passport
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
The French actor Gerard Depardieu has received his passport after being
granted Russian citizenship, saying he was leaving France to avoid proposed
tax increases.
"There was a short meeting and Depardieu was handed his passport," Putin's
spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034017/gerard-depardieu-receives-russian-passport
David Cameron: we will keep out EU benefit tourists
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
The Prime Minister suggested only working immigrants should be allowed into
the country, even if it means undermining the EU's key principle of "free
movement".
He said there are already some restrictions on immigration across the EU,
which could be extended when Britain seeks a new settlement with Brussels
over the next few years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9783545/David-Cameron-we-will-keep-out-EU-benefit-tourists.html
Adam Lanza DNA to be studied?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Earlier this week, it was revealed that scientists have been asked to study
Lanza's DNA to see if has an 'evil' gene that led him to carry out the
massacre.
The study, which will look at any abnormalities or mutations in his
individual DNA, is believed to be the first of its kind ever carried out on
a mass murderer.The massacre prompted President Obama to look into new gun
controls and banning assault rifles such as AR-15 Bushmaster used by Lanza
in his rampage.
The study of the killer's DNA was been ordered by Carver - who carried out
the post-mortems on all the victims.
http:/... more »
Booms & Houses Shaking Reported In Oklahoma, South Carolina & Alaska
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Residents of Red Bank in Lexington County appear to have gotten a loud
awakening Thursday morning as multiple reports indicate a loud booming
noise in the area.
WIS News 10 viewers poured onto our Facebook page this morning to report
the sound.
"What was the horrific boom in the Redbank area," asked Lisa Russell
Fields. "People are saying it sounded like a plane crash or explosion."
http://www.wistv.com/story/20496354/source-of-loud-boom-in-red-bank-remains-a-mystery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
Southcentral Alaska authorities didn’t have any immediate cause for a loud
booming noise heard T... more »
ONE HUNDRED MISSING AFTER TAS FIRES
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Up to 100 people remain unaccounted for as devastating bushfires that have
ravaged southern Tasmania continue to burn.
Police are conducting painstaking property-to-property searches in the
worst hit towns of Dunalley, Boomer Bay and Marion Bay as they fear lives
may have been lost.
More than 100 buildings have been destroyed by the fires, which continue to
burn out of control in several areas of the state but no deaths have yet
been confirmed.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15769382/tas-fires-may-have-claimed-lives-police/
CAT CAUGHT SNEAKING SAW, PHONE INTO BRAZIL PRISON
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was "detained" as it entered a
prison gate in northeast Brazil, Brazilian media reported on Saturday.
Prison guards were surprised when they saw a white cat crossing the main
gate of the prison, its body wrapped with tape. A closer look showed the
feline also carried drills, an earphone, a memory card, batteries and a
phone charger.
All 263 detainees in the prison of Arapiraca, a city of 215,000 people in
the state of Alagoas, are considered suspect in the plot, which is being
investigated by local police.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/odd/a/-/od... more »
Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has delivered a rare TV address,
denouncing his opponents as "enemies of God and puppets of the West".
He lamented the suffering of the people in the civil war, saying a "black
cloud" of pain engulfed every corner.
Mr Assad also set out a plan involving a national dialogue conference and a
referendum on a national charter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20924452
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake SALTA, ARGENTINA - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 11:48:00 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:48:00 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
24.287°S, 67.047°W
Depth
184.5 km (114.6 miles)
Region
SALTA, ARGENTINA
Distances
74 km (45 miles) W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake HALMAHERA, INDONESIA - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 11:08:32 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:08:32 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.096°N, 127.482°E
Depth
149.9 km (93.1 miles)
Region
HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Distances
34 km (21 miles) NNE of Ternate, Indonesia
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NORTH INDIAN OCEAN - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 10:25:08 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 04:25:08 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.863°N, 89.663°E
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 miles)
Region
NORTH INDIAN OCEAN
Distances
750 km (466 miles) WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 10:20:41 UTC
Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:20:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.191°S, 174.157°W
Depth
100.8 km (62.6 miles)
Region
TONGA
Distances
144 km (89 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:37:30 UTC
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 11:37:30 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
55.810°N, 135.090°W
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Distances
127 km (78 miles) WNW of Craig, Alaska
Follow the Gates Money
P. L. Thomas at Schools Matter - 4 hours ago
A graphic worth considering from Adam Bessie:
Follow the Gates Money
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:11:27 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 05:11:27 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.599°N, 142.077°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
96 km (59 miles) E of Namie, Japan
SANDY HOOK - POWERLESSNESS
Anon at aangirfan - 5 hours ago
*Emilie Parker*
We don't think that '*the powers-that-be*' want all their dirty secrets to
be revealed.
They don't want 'the public' to know that the Sandy Hook event was the work
of a Black Ops team.
So, how does one explain "all those mistakes", such as the Robbie Parker
video?
Robbie Parker, whose daughter supposedly died, is seen 'smirking'.
Some possible explanations:
*1.* Psychopaths like to boast to some of their acquaintances about the
cleverness of their crimes; and they feel that they can 'get away with it'.
*2.* Some faction within the elite is deliberately leaking in... more »
Fatah - Israel's moderate 'Partners in Peace'
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
Fatah is not 'moderate', it is as bad as Hamas. It is based on the
principles of terrorism, Jihad, genocide and nationalism.
From Fatah's charter:
Article (5) Liberating Palestine is a national obligation which
necessitates the materialistic and human support of the Arab Nation.
Article (8) The Israeli existence in Palestine is a Zionist invasion with a
colonial expansive base, and it is a natural ally to colonialism and
international imperialism.
Article (12) Complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist
economic, political, military and cultural existence.
Articl... more »
China chills hit 28-year low, trapping 1000 ships in ice, Reuters | Climate Realists
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
SHANGHAI: Temperatures in China have plunged to their lowest in almost
three decades, cold enough to freeze coastal waters and trap 1,000 ships in
ice, official media said at the weekend.
Since late November the country has shivered at an average of minus 3.8
degrees celsius, 1.3 degrees colder than the previous average, and the
chilliest in 28 years, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday, citing
the China meteorological administration.
Bitter cold has even frozen the sea in Laizhou Bay on the coast of Shandong
province in the east, stranding nearly 1,000 ships, the China Daily
n... more »
Pakistan: Mysterious disease affecting 1.5 Million animals
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Thursday, January 03, 2013 - Following the outbreaks of cholera and measles
which have claimed the lives of more than three hundred children and
sickened several thousands in the northern Sindh districts, now the
outbreak of one unknown mysterious diseases in the same region has killed
more than 360 domestic animals including buffaloes, cows and goats.
Much to the horror of the animal bearers, the large number of deaths have
been reported within a week in Ghotki, and Sukkur. According to the
villagers buffaloes and cows feel congested in breathing and die in a short
time span. The s... more »
Idle No More Probably Defies Convenient Definition
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
*Idle No More* doesn't speak to a grievance. It doesn't speak to two or
three. What it speaks to is defined solely by how broadly and deeply it
resonates both within the First Nations community and beyond into the
greater society.
That's probably what most vexes our autocratic government. Despite their
resistance, even the best efforts of the talking points they have
distributed for circulation throughout the rightwing (i.e. corporate)
media, we are siding with INM if for no other reason that it validates our
own distrust, contempt and alienation from our government.
We have h... more »
Skydiver Dies After 'Parachute Failure'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
A 56-year-old man has died after his parachute apparently failed to open
during a skydive.
The accident happened at Strathallan Airfield near the town of Auchterarder
in Perthshire.
http://news.sky.com/story/1033982/skydiver-dies-after-parachute-failure
Cameron Wants Another Seven Years As PM
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
David Cameron has said he hopes to serve another full term as Prime
Minister if he is re-elected in 2015.
His comments come as the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Nick
Clegg prepare to unveil a review of how the coalition has performed and set
out its top priorities for the rest of their term.
http://news.sky.com/story/1033966/cameron-wants-another-seven-years-as-pm
'Several Shots Fired' At NI Police
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Frontline police officers in Belfast have reportedly come under gunfire as
fresh violence erupts over the flying of the Union flag.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after
gunshots were reportedly fired during clashes between loyalist and
nationalist protesters.
Sky sources revealed that pictures from a PSNI helicopter prompted the
detention of the suspect.
http://news.sky.com/story/1033841/ni-clashes-several-shots-fired-at-police
Police Officer Dies Driving To 999 Call
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
A police officer has died in a road accident while answering an emergency
call near Ripon, North Yorkshire Police said.
The officer was killed when his patrol car collided with a tree in the
village of West Tanfield at 7pm on Saturday
http://news.sky.com/story/1034002/police-officer-dies-driving-to-999-call
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 6th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 02:32:33 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 11:32:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.261°N, 141.124°E
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
58 km (36 miles) SSE of Hasaki, Japan
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 5th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 22:04:37 UTC
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 09:04:37 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
44.101°N, 146.849°E
Depth
102.4 km (63.6 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
34 km (21 miles) NNE of Shikotan, Russia
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA - 5th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.0
Date-Time
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 21:26:56 UTC
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 12:26:56 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
55.312°N, 134.728°W
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Distances
101 km (62 miles) W of Craig, Alaska
PEDOPHILES
Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours ago
Is there such a thing as the typical heterosexual female?
In 16th Century England, 13 year-old Elisabeth Ramsbotham complained that
her 11 year-old husband, John Bridge, had not yet deflowered her.
Elizabeth Báthory was not a typical female.
She was a child abuser.
Mary Kay Fualaau (above) is an American schoolteacher who had sexual
intercourse with her 13-year-old student.
[image: www.Army.mil]
*A child hugging a soldier. *
*
*Not everyone will see this the same way.
*The Lynching of Laura Nelson. *
*
*
Some people get picked on, because of the group they belong to.
Laura ... more »
On necessary forensics and foraging for survival
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 9 hours ago
Cobra and Robert Potter on Coast To Coast AM January 8, 2013
AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/01/08
*Dark Forces*
*Date: 01-08-13*
*Host: John B. Wells*
*Guests: Cobra -, Robert Potter*
*
*
Filling in for George, John B. Wells welcomes the man code-named Cobra,
who for 35 years has been in contact with an underground movement,
resisting the dark forces attempting to control humanity. UFO contactee Rob
Potter also joins the discussion about the nature of the dark forces, the
havoc they have wreaked on Earth, and how the resistance movement is on the
brink of a major breakthrough.
Website(s):
babarobgod.blogspot.com
gala... more »
Neofeudal Lords and the Dispossessed
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 10 hours ago
The global financial elite have been raping and pillaging in earnest for
the last twenty years. One would think that the financial crisis might have
reigned in their excesses. Unfortunately, the opposite is true.
The financial elite are more powerful and more in control than prior to the
crisis while impoverishment rises globally among the bottom 90% of the
world's populace.
I really enjoy economist Michael Hudson's analyses of the banksters'
operations. Here is an excerpt from his recent essay titled America's
Deceptive Fiscal Cliff The Ideological Crisis Underlying Today’s Tax an... more »
"ScienceBlog" Pre-selling Geoengineering (after the fact)
Intercept at The Intercept - 11 hours ago
Key points relayed by the ironically named "ScienceBlog" are the legal
ramifications of geoengineering and the unavoidable fact that some groups
may be adversely affected by the practice.
How to regulate geo-engineering efforts to fight climate change
With policymakers and political leaders increasingly unable to combat
global climate change, more scientists are considering the use of manual
manipulation of the environment to slow warming’s damage to the planet.
[image: carlson jonathan 150 How to regulate geo engineering efforts to
fight climate change]But a University of Iowa law ... more »
I don't give a damn...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*about what you think about "assault" weapons.*
*Deadly Assault Weapon*
If They Come for Your Guns, Do You Have a Responsibility to Fight?
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
By Dean Garrison
I feel a tremendous responsibility to write this article though I am a
little apprehensive. Thinking about the possibility of rising up against
our own government is a frightening thing for many of us. I am not Johnny
Rambo and I will be the first to admit that I do not want to die. The
reason I feel compelled to write this, however, is simply because I don’t
think the average American is equipped with the facts. I feel that a lot of
American citizens feel like they have no choice but to surrender their guns
if the government comes for them. I blame traditional medi... more »
People - wake up...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*now.*
Gleefully stolen from *Subvet*
WI - Iron Mining Bill Drafted by Corporations
2old2care at Because I Can - 11 hours ago
'Prove It First' law subject of 'well-funded mining industry attack on a
grassroots and tribal movement'
- Beth Brogan, staff writer
Wisconsin's landmark miningmoratorium, which has protected sacred tribal
lands and other areas from strip mining for 15 years, is under attack by
Republican Gov. Scott Walker and industry executives who hope to overturn
the requirement that, before obtaining a permit, prospective mining
companies prove at least one mine in the country has not polluted surface
or groundwater.
Rebecca Kemble at The Progressive reports:
Governor Scott Walker recent... more »
VIDEO Cornwall Akwesasne Border 'Idle No More' Jan 5, 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Oregon youth incriminates himself on Facebook, but his isn't the only foolish behavior we encounter
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*You can view the clip here. Just one thing, though: What's all this about
the fellow "Bragging About Hit-and-Run on Facebook"? Here's the tweet:*
*The "classsic ;" may indicate an inappropriate casualness about the
incident, but "bragging"? I do see apologizing, though, which goes
unmentioned in the presentation.*
*by Ken*
And while I'm complaining, what's the deal with the HuffPost head, "Jacob
Cox-Brown, Oregon Teen, Posts Facebook Status About Drunk Driving, Gets
Arrested"? When on earth does a headline writer begin a head with the full
name of someone nobody has ever heard of,... more »
Budget ACTION: Comment to the Whitehouse
2old2care at Because I Can - 12 hours ago
*Sen. Bernie Sanders: Millions of People Must Say 'No Cuts to Social
Security'*
this video was brought to my attention on Common Dreams.
4 ½ minutes of your time + the time to make a comment to POTUS
*Bernie Sanders:
"I am not confident that the President will protect Social Security."*
"We need support from the American people."
"The vast majority of the American people have to be there."
*Sen. Bernie Sanders: We Must Say,*
Mr. President,
You're Not Going to Cut Social Security.
You're Not Going to Cut Medicaid.
You're Not Going to Cut Medicare
You are Not Going to Cut Vetera... more »
Climatologist Files Suit Against Secret and Illegal Military Weather Modification Using Chemical Aerosols
Intercept at The Intercept - 12 hours ago
Chemtrails Planet
[image: Climatologist, Karsten Brandt, PhD]
Climatologist, Karsten Brandt, PhD
*Karsten Brandt was born in Bonn, Germany in 1973 and currently holds a
doctorate in the field of Climatology*
After graduating from the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium in Bonn (1992),
Brandt founded *www.donnerwetter.de* and is one of the first private
weather service sites in Germany. After studying business administration
at the University of Hagen (Diploma in Business Administration, 2001) as
well as the history, politics and economics (Master’s degree, 2004) In
2007 Brandt earn... more »
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Important Video: Nun's Warning About Fukushima Radiation Hurting Children!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
It is now 2013, and almost 2 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima
Japan that is very much, unlike what the liars in the media try to promote,
out of control. The failed reactor cores are still spewing toxic
radioactive material into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, and now we
are seeing the effects of exposure to that deadly radiation by people
getting very sick in Japan, especially children...
I want to present an important video for all of my readers to view for
themselves. It is called: "A Nun's Warming: Radiation Hurts Children", and
as the title states, it bring... more »
So Many Lies and Secrets About the Bailouts (and Huge Bonuses) That Everyone Was Enriched From But US!
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 13 hours ago
Wall Street Wives So many lies. Where to start? Keep thinking "and we
reelected these guys!" Cause the other guys were soooo muuuuuch
woooooorrrssssse. It was all a lie - one of the biggest and most elaborate
falsehoods ever sold to the American people. We were told that the taxpayer
was stepping in - only temporarily, mind you - to prop up the economy and
save the world from financial
Alex Jones - Obama Gives Al-Qaeda Missiles To Attack America And West!
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
Obama is for gun control but not terror control. He is *arming people in
Syria* who look back at 9/11 with a twinkle in their eye. Zionists also
share that same feeling about 9/11. Remember the news reports about the
Mossad spies who were dancing on the streets of New York when they saw the
destruction of the twin towers? The memory of 9/11 lightens up the hearts
of terrorists worldwide.
Alex Jones - Obama Gives Al-Qaeda Missiles To Attack America And West!
Al Jazeera Exploits Plight of Victims To Help Bolster International Support For FSA Terrorists
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 14 hours ago
In the video below, Al Jazeera exploits the suffering of the victims in the
imperialist and Zionist war against Syria to help bolster international
support for the FSA gangs and Al Qaeda terrorists that are taking on the
Syrian army and people.
Fuck you Al Jazeera.
Woman's Clothes at The Office (A Break from Haiti News...)
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 14 hours ago
Catching up with Howie in the far southwest of India (And don't forget: Goo-gle SUCKS!)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*Some of the rioting in New Delhi in response to the gang rape of a young
woman on a bus. It's from a clip you can view here. (I couldn't embed it
because the demolished the rest of this post, thanks to the software our
bloghost, Blogger (now owned by Google), forces us to use, the worst
software of the last 1000 years. Let's say it all together: Goo-gle SUCKS!
Goo-gle SUCKS! Goo-gle SUCKS!*
*
* *by Ken*
As many readers will have noticed, Howie has been in India these last two
or three weeks -- first in Delhi, where his friend Roland eventually joined
him, then in Cochin in the st... more »
TRUCK CARRYING $10 MILLION IN SILVER BARS CRASHES IN UPSTATE NY
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 15 hours ago
http://www.silverdoctors.com/truck-carrying-10-million-in-silver-bars-crashes-in-upstate-ny/#more-19588
*TRUCK CARRYING $10 MILLION IN SILVER BARS CRASHES IN UPSTATE NY*
JANUARY 2, 2013 BY THE DOC
A truck heading from Rochester to Queens, NY crashed on Interstate 81
Monday, along with its cargo of $10 million in silver bars. The truck and
$10 million in silver slid down the Interstate embankment, with the silver
strewn across the interstate.
In other news, Jamie Dimon spent New Years Eve vacationing in upstate New
York.
We hope rescue workers were able to recover every last bar... more »
“Technology Addiction” in the Electronic Age: Worldwide Progress or Servitude?
Intercept at The Intercept - 15 hours ago
Global Research
Joel S. Hirschhorn
[image: EMR]*Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their
high tech devices, while driving, while walking, while shopping, while in
groups of friends, while in restaurants, while waiting in doctor offices
and hospitals, while sitting in toilets – everywhere. While connected
electronically, they are inattentive to and disconnected from physical
reality.*
People have been steadily manipulated to become technology addicted.
Technology is the opiate of the masses.
This results is *technology servitude.* I am referring to a loss of
... more »
Washington Worships The God of War
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
With or without *Hagel at the helm in the Pentagon*, Washington is going to
war with Iran. *USrael is going to attack*. Bet on it. The Great Satan will
not disappoint his disciples.
Imposing sanctions is an act of war, *as Dr. Paul said*, so America is
already waging war on Iran. Israel has murdered Iranian scientists. You
think these guys want peace? They want blood.
The leaders of the Islamic regime in Iran also want war with the West. The
war between Israel and Islam was on when *the CIA secretly installed
Khomeini in Iran in 1979*.
America, Israel, and Iran are pawns in th... more »
The Black Hole of Ick
Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 16 hours ago
Today was supposed to be a quiet day I had done all my running around
yesterday. Other than having an installer in this morning for a quote on a
bathroom floor, I had no other plans. (The installer was quick to tell me
it would be up to me to get the toilet off and fix the squeaks in the floor
before the new linoleum went in.) It's been pretty quiet around the house
lately with one tenant away and another working midnights. I bumped into
one of them this morning who offered to take me downtown to pick up a new
toilet for the bathroom I've been slowly puttering away at. At first... more »
Glenn Beck Speaks Logic About Sandy Hook (Kind of)
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 16 hours ago
Most of what Glenn Beck says is nonsense. But not in this case. Go to the
1:30 minute mark in the video below. Glenn Beck says: "What happened is a
shooting and killing of children. How? A guy using a gun. Why? The gun.
What? Your How and Why are the same? No they're not." Beck is right. This
is basic detective work.
Beck adds near the end, "The culture we have created is bringing up a
generation of zombie killers who are practically dead inside."
His last point is kind of deep and philosophical, but it would make more
sense if Adam Lanza was the actual shooter. But he wasn't. The ... more »
Thanks! Really Appreciate your letter!
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*A young woman contemplates the computer screens aboard the colorful metro
cars on the Xinbeitou line out to the hot springs in Beitou. Hence the tub
shaped computer center.*
Last year I got contacted by a couple heading out to Taiwan. They had been
inspired by my Huffpost piece from a couple of years ago. Yesterday they
sent me a great letter that totally shows the great cycling potential of
Taiwan and the silliness of the government in pushing Sun Moon Lake (bleah!)
Hi Michael - I wanted to let you know that we had a fabulous time biking in
Taiwan, so thanks again for your artic... more »
Taichung 46
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
Gorgeous day yesterday, so I headed for the Taichung 46, a magnificent
little loop south and east of Dongshih, right off the 8. Accessible,
lovely, and a great workout, I highly recommend this road (map link for map
above). Click on READ MORE to see more.
The weather soon cleared. Under blue skies, we ran into a couple of local
riders at a 7-11 on the way and they decided to come with us. We had a
great time riding the loop together.
The opening section is quite easy. The road runs into a river valley. Very
relaxing.
Up you rise through the area's numerous orchards.
The govern... more »
Zbigniew Brzezinski : Iran should be key topic at hearings
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 17 hours ago
Found this an interesting read. Zbigniew Brzezinski. Very influential.
I find some of the language very interesting..* *
*"Stalinist Russia" *Why not Communist Russia or the USSR? Why use
Stalinist Russia?**
*Did he use language as a reminder?*
*
**" our Middle Eastern and European friends who advocate U.S. military
action against Iran are usually quite reticent regarding their readiness to
shed their own blood in a new Middle East conflict"*
What 'friends' is ZB referring to? The Zionist lobby? The 'friends' that
push the hardest for an attack on Iran are none other then the follow... more »
You have the Right to know
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 17 hours ago
*Note: Regular text = D.*
*BOLD ITALIC = Heather Tucci-Jarraf, Trustee of The One People's Public
Trust*
*Red italic = AK*
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/01/you-have-right-to-know.html
SATURDAY, 5 JANUARY 2013
You have the Right to know
By D.
I started writing this around 11pm last night (first moment I had to sit
quietly) but after writing around 6 paragraphs, I realized that it was
disjointed mumble jumble. The caffeine had obviously worn off.
This morning I realized that writing in a timeline was going to be too
confusing for most people so I've decided to sta... more »
50 doomiest images of 2012
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 18 hours ago
In 2011, Desdemona experienced *déjà vu* while collecting doom-laden
images, but not so this year. Doom has begun to have a certain
characteristic look: the record flooding looks the same, whether it’s in
the Philippines or Nigeria; spiderwebs coat the flooded landscape in
Pakistan and Australia alike. Mega-fires in Siberia and the U.S. West
produce the same rivers of smoke, so gigantic that they’re visible from
space. The desolation of razed rainforest is familiar in the Amazon and in
Madagascar. The decaying corpses of poached wildlife in Africa evoke the
same despair as drying ... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA - 5th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 20:43:17 UTC
Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 11:43:17 AM at epicenter
Location
55.473°N, 135.318°W
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 miles)
Region
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Distances
95 km (59 miles) SSW (206°) from Port Alexander, AK
If General Petraeus is the most fascinating person of the year, what was Norman Schwarzkopf?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
*"The contradictions in his character and career are a reminder that no
one, however powerful, is free of human frailty or immune to reversals of
fortune. And that for us makes Gen. David Petraeus the most fascinating
person of 2012." *[UPDATE: Sorry, our crap blog software seems to have
eaten up the video clips.]
-- Barbara Walters, announcing her
Most Fascinating Person of the Year
*by Ken*
Huh? *That's* what made General Petraeus "the most fascinating person of
the year"? *Seriously?* "No one is free of human frailty or immune to
reversals of fortune"? Oh, for goodness' sakes!
... more »
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