I love this little video, not just because he speaks of alien intervention (again) as the best thing that could happen to us, but Carlin is one of the few who stress what I also think is a very important distinction, that between “cynicism” and “skepticism.” Regarding his punch line about aliens, I have a […]
Read MoreWhen I was a child in the ’50s, we used to pray the family rosary. All eight of us kids kneeling in the living room with the parents, each one in turn sonorously reciting, fingering our beads, counting Hail Marys until done. That 20 minutes felt excruciating, with Dad’s eagle eye alert to anyone leaning […]
Read MoreRemember — as with the assasination of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, as with trumped up triggers to most wars (all wars?) and the accelerating militarization of everyday life, as with the current corporate extraction of the lifeblood of civilization and the Earth to gild the very very few at the expense of the […]
Read MoreAre we surprised? Thanks to Daniel and opednews.com. First Federal Reserve Audit Reveals Trillions in Secret Bailouts By Mathew Cardinale ATLANTA, Aug 28, 2011 (IPS) – The first-ever audit of the U.S. Federal Reserve has revealed 16 trillion dollars in secret bank bailouts and has raised more questions about the quasi-private agency’s opaque operations. “This […]
Read MoreThe two week long Tar Sands Action continues. Several of my friends were among the 595 total arrested as of yesterday. Will Obama listen? He alone can stop it now. Why dozens of religious leaders risked arrest Rose Marie Berger, a Catholic peace activist and editor at Sojourners magazine, was co-coordinator of the interfaith religious […]
Read MoreThe title of this audio/video — “Secret Recording: 9/11 Effects Wearing Off, Need Another Attack” — that was released through the Freedom of Information Act, draws conclusions that I don’t think are in the actual audio. Here’s the most telling comment on this particular video/audio: “The correction” [to the lack of a perceived threat] to […]
Read MoreBrilliantly furious synopsis of the banks and trading integrated system’s accelerating end game “extraction” of the United States of America. Thanks to wanttoknow.info. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIcqb9hHQ3E]
Read MoreDutch Sinsespeaks his truth regarding Elenin, Niburu, and god knows what other space stuff that’s supposedly heading our way. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that I agree with him, since I’ve remained mute on the subject. My own personal take on this kind of “conspiracy,” is that the current rage to look […]
Read More“What happened next was extraordinary. The belief that citizens had to pay for the mistakes of a financial monopoly, that an entire nation must be taxed to pay off private debts was shattered, transforming the relationship between citizens and their political institutions and eventually driving Iceland’s leaders to the side of their constituents.” From top […]
Read MoreI wonder, as I walk my little dog Shadow in this early morning through the Indiana University campus on this first day of another school year, just what is going through the minds of undergraduate students. The girls walk in flip-flops and short shorts, with heavy new daypacks across their shoulders; they appear casual and […]
Read MoreBack in the early ’80s, I was traveling as a peace activist against the MX through what I called the “Deep West” — the three states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Something about the still untamed wildness of the place and the way it shapes those who live there held me spellbound. Now I come […]
Read MoreBeforeitsnews: “Anonymous has now joined forces with AdBusters in calling for a non-violent occupation of Wall Street beginning on September 17th. Simultaneous occupations of financial districts are now being planned in New York City, Madrid, Milan, London, Paris and San Francisco.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NcgRO0jYbs8]
Read MoreInvented to serve as a quick, sturdy shelter for emergencies, this could also be of immense value in the long emergency endured by the burgeoning homeless — assuming cities and towns would allow them on public land and/or homeowners in their own yards. I especially like that the LifeCube is modular, can be combined for […]
Read More. . . as well as a very interesting interpretation of the spectacular and mysterious sky show instantly dubbed “The Norway Spiral” near Oslo on the early morning of the day Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Remember that? This is a short segment of an interview with David on Coast to Coast radio show, […]
Read MoreI support this author’s claim, that the way to break free of America’s psychological repression that conditions us not to recognize the growing danger, of — yes, let’s name it, starvation — if we stay alienated from each other while glued to our various technological devices and continuing to count on industrialized food production — […]
Read MorePlease read Naomi Klein’s book, Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, for historical, philosophical, and political University of Chicago School of Economics background to this and other wars as investment opportunities. Thanks to voltairenet.org. Disaster Capitalism Sweeps over Libya by Pepe EscobarAugust 25, 2011 Think of the new Libya as the latest spectacular chapter […]
Read MoreDo you have cancer, or have you had cancer, or do you know someone who has or has had cancer? I doubt there is a anyone in the world who can answer “no” to this extended question. Cancer is ubiquitous, part of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil in which we […]
Read MoreI just spent about 15 minutes reading comments on various blogs and . . . — I can say now that at least some of the scuttlebutt is that Irene, now downgraded from Category 1 hurricane to a mere tropical storm, is not and never was that big a deal, despite the dire MSM adjectives […]
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