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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted November 9, 2009.

The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.


...their attack on Dean and Garcia crossed a line laid down by the rule of law. But that rule, as everyone from voters to homeowners to municipalities and more have come to fully realize during the last decade, rarely applies in both directions...(.Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:24pm EDT)


Yup, I figured stuff like this would happen, I just hadn't heard about this case of torture in LA. Now can we please investigate the abuses of the wealthy and powerful? Starting with the Federal Reserve and the structural similarities to the Western European Banking system we fought and died to prevent during the Revolutionary War?

Monday, December 28, 2009

Yemen is the new Afghanistan

Abdulmutallab, A Banker's Son Turned Muslim Radical
Family Says Accused Northwest Bomber Ceased All Contact Months Ago
By RICHARD ESPOSITO and BRIAN ROSS
Dec. 28, 2009

{..."The Obama administration has been admitting lately, that Yemen is the new Afghanistan," said Clarke. "It is the new sanctuary. The new al Qaeda base, where people from around the world, who want to be trained are sent. No longer to Afghanistan, but to Yemen."...}

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New?

Osama bin Laden's father is from Yemen.

Crap-ola. The whole "War on Terror' is going to be the same miserable failure that the "War on Drugs" is, and for the same reasons. The reasons for terrorism are not addressed, just like the reasons for the drug trade, the sex trade, the human traffiking are not addressed.

A) A grossly unfair economic system tilted in favor of developed countries and wealthy banksters.
B) Overpopulation stressing availability of needed natural resources for development.
C) Poverty, ignorance and desperation versus advanced military weapons systems.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas


Whew. House is trashed. Love it. We have a tradition of having a paper fight. You gotta grab your gifts and scootch them into a corner or an out of the way place or they end up in the paper fight. None of that staid, fussy ''wrap goes in this bag and ribbons go in this bag'' to be put on a gift next year, we go for it. I'm pooped and ready for a nap, but I have way too much coffee on board.

My sister is awesome. I almost lost it when I realized she gave money for tree seedlings through
Heifer International.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Shaping up and getting ready



Shopping
Wrapping

Tree done

Outside lights

Xmas Eve dinner shopping

Guests RSVPd


Duuuuuuuuuuude.

Ready for take-off.

I think I'll paint my nails tonight.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Learning new things


Tamales. Pollo con mole (chicken, vegetables and mole). Puerco (pork with chile colorado). Dulce (sweet masa with nuts, raisins and sprinkles). My kid brought home the industrial dorm germs from hell so I am sick. I don't touch the tamales once they are done. I think this batch will bring the total to approximately 340, but I'm so delirious I'm not sure. I never knew what the big deal was about tamales. Now I know. I snuck into the kitchen at 4 Am the other night and I must have looked like a starving street child as I scarfed that thing over the kitchen sink.

My friend Annie is a great teacher, and she's quite amused at my efforts. Needless to say I fear I may never be an expert at the whole spreading the masa on the corn husk thing. No doubt I look as doofy as I feel, but laughter is good.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Hired by Customs, but Working for Mexican Cartels

WAR WITHOUT BORDERS
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
Published: December 17, 2009

Just another example of how retarded the whole War on Drugs is.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Chasin the Xmas blues away


Ok ladies and gents here's the scoop. Christmastime sucked big time at the old Nunya house when she was growing up. She's sort of tried to change some things so that it didn't suck for her kid. Wasn't always successful but she's here to tell ya that this year she's going to try even harder and is in the process of letting Anne's irrepressible holiday cheer teach 'ol Nunya some newer, more improved tricks.

Nunya is going to learn how to make tamales this year, and food always makes Nunya happy :). Even more important Annie is going to teach Nunya how to spread holiday cheer instead of being Grinchina.

So wish Nunya luck, new adventures are always a little scary, but it's off to a bright new world, eh? Nunya has complete confidence in Annie, who happens to be all that and a bag of chips. Especially when it comes to teaching people how to be cheerful.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

There's More to Sex Than a Cum Shot to the Face: What Men Should Unlearn from Hardcore Porn

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. Posted December 12, 2009.

No, porn does not turn men into crazed sex fiends. But it's clear that pornography has affected the way we view -- and have -- sex. Here's how to counter porn's effects.
(click on the title link for the article, and I found the comments there hilariously predictable)

Do I like porn? NO. I never have, I just never felt the need to blog about it before. Am I a prude? No way, not by any means and I never have been. Do I think it is your right to stay deluded (I'm talking to those of you with a penis, who are heterosexual by the way) by enjoying those fantasies? Sure, just don't expect that shit from a real, honest female. If you do, you are not only deluded you are STUPID. You goddamned fucking morons think we like that shit because you saw it in a porn flick? I DON'T want your nasty-ass spooge on my face, it's disgusting to me. AND I don't want my feet wrapped behind my neck, it HURTS. You try it, ya like it?

Get a fucking clue, guys, porn stars get paid to do that shit, and most of the girls are loaded on God only knows what drugs.

And men wonder why women are bitter? Fucking idiots. There are only so many times that women will put up with bad porn sex, and then it's ta-ta dear, go pay a whore, and leave me the hell alone.

Make Love Not Porn

Whack-A-Bankster


An arcade game that allows people to vent their anger at bankers has proved so popular the owner keeps having to replace worn out mallets.

Key provisions of Wall Street regulation bill
By The Associated Press (AP) – 1 day ago

Provisions look pretty useless to me.

Copenhagen and capitalism December 12, 2009
Minqi Li: No legally binding agreement the result of elites seeking short term profits first

Friday, December 11, 2009

You have to watch this!

December 11, 2009

Organizers George Goehl and Heather Booth on turning anger into action.

Howard Zinn
Renowned historian Howard Zinn has chronicled centuries of people's struggles against oppression. He joins Bill Moyers to discuss the voices of today's people — facing big interests' outsized influence — and his new film THE PEOPLE SPEAK.

A Bill Moyers Essay.

I am REALLY going to miss Bill Moyers Journal, but hey - the man deserves to retire sometime.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Spyro Gyra - Shaker Song



Now is it obvious that I love my hometown?

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Tiger Woods?

Who cares? I don't get it.

Monday, December 07, 2009

The True Meaning of 2012

Thank you Mr. Perkins. I looked at the trailers for the 2012 movie and couldn't help but wonder if Cusack needed to finance one of his other projects and that's why he did it? The movie looks like utter nonsense. I'm looking forward to the predicted 1000 years of peace.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Movie choices



A feel good movie about helping someone in poverty? (Fiction, hey I like it, and I love Sandra Bullock. Yeah, I know it's sort of based on Michael Oher's life )



Or drive an hour and a half in the rain to get a fucking clue watching a totally depressing documentary?

(Feh, it'll be on Netflix in no time and I know what they are going to say. Frankly it sucks to be an informed American. I wish I could climb back into the warm cocoon of ignorance )

Sunday, December 06, 2009

When Saudi Oil Minister Calls Oil Prices 'Perfect', Ladies Better Secure Your Handbags

How many people in the US have no clue how far out of US corporate control the oil industry is and how long that slippage has gone on?

Why has our basic infrastructure never adjusted to that?

Refineries shut down and damaged here in the US.

US Refinery Status: Fire Damages Unit At Husky Ohio Plant

Refineries built in Armenia and Brazil
Armenia
Brazil

Fledgling biofuel industry in the US

Federal Biofuel Awards Made for Green Refinery Projects in 15 States, Including Pilot Plants for Sapphire Energy, BioEnergy Intl.
Bruce V. Bigelow 12/4/09

Dick Durbin Won't Commit To Support Budget For Afghanistan


Shirley Bassey - History Repeating

"Soviet personnel strengths and casualties

Between December 25, 1979 and February 15, 1989, a total of 620,000 soldiers served with the forces in Afghanistan (though there were only 80,000-104,000 serving at one time)...

...The total irrecoverable personnel losses of the Soviet Armed Forces, frontier, and internal security troops came to 14,453. ...

....There were 469,685 sick and wounded, of whom 53,753 or 11.44 percent, were wounded, injured, or sustained concussion and 415,932 (88.56 percent) fell sick....

...Materia­l losses were as follows:[citation needed]

* 451 aircraft (includes 333 helicopters)
* 147 tanks
* 1,314 IFV/APCs
* 433 artillery guns and mortars
* 1,138 radio sets and command vehicles
* 510 engineering vehicles
* 11,369 trucks and petrol tankers...­"
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Aetna Forcing 600,000-Plus To Lose Coverage In Effort To Raise Profits


Aetna makes



"$4 million in profit per day, or almost $400,000 an hour, on average...­.Here are the 2008 total compensation figures for the biggest insurance companies: Aetna, Ronald A. Williams: $24,300,11­2;..."



http://www.prwatch.org/node/8723
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Friday, December 04, 2009

Infrastructure deficit

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Unnnh huh. The road I have to use to get to my house is heavily traveled and crumbling. A police car with flashing lights was parked behind a dangerously elevated piece of concrete surrounding a cast iron sewer cover for at least 5 hours today. Since it is rush hour there is no way I am venturing out to see if the police car is still there or the city maintenance workers (or sub-contractors) are fixing the problem. The city has a $179 million budget deficit.

Next round of cuts? Analysis: Sanders’ Budget Proposes Sweeping Cuts

Senator Sanders unfiltered



I'm still reading

slowly.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Afghanistan is not about terrorism

It's about pipelines. Energy. Who will control and profit from them and the booming Asian economies, legal and illegal?

Shit. Fuck. Goddamnit people.

What

The

Fuck?

Go read Pepe.

Think that Wall Street's ability to screw us all in the ass for their own selfish greed and avarice and the rich's ability to force less fortunate people to fight their wars have nothing in common?

Rinse and repeat the top of this blogpost.

Fuck it, I'm gonna go watch old Dead Like Me shows, or something.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Yay Tweety

Chris Matthews: Dick Cheney is a ‘troll’
By John Byrne
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 -- 9:10 am

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

This is what happens to you when you execute 4 police officers

Seattle police kill suspect in Tacoma officers' slayings

Huckabee Granted Clemency To Maurice Clemmons, Person Of Interest, In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops
Huckabee Granted Clemency To Maurice Clemmons, Person Of Interest, In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS
AP / Huffington Post
First Posted: 11-29-09 12:54 PM | Updated: 11-30-09 08:55 PM

The system was broken by Ronald Reagan, not Mike Huckabee. This man was mentally ill as a teenager and I don't think stints in our prison system did anything but exacerbate the problems.

"Cuts in funding for mental health services continued throughout the 1980s, with the emphasis being on the provision of services via the private sector... Those without medical insurance frequently did not receive adequate care."

DJ Jaffe
Co-Founder: Treatment Advocacy Center
Posted: December 1, 2009 09:00 AM
Maurice Clemmons: Mental Illness Does Cause Violence

Monday, November 30, 2009

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Oh, my dear the Christmas season is upon us.

One radio station in town started playing Christmas songs on Thanksgiving day.


Right now I'm thinking fuck it. I don't want to do it this year. Especially after watching the documentary movie about Wal-Mart (title link)

Large employers forum wary of public insurance option
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009
"...National employers such as Dow Chemical Co. and Wal-Mart worry that they will have to follow state mandates, instead of offering one national plan..."
(Bwahhahahahaha, that's what they economically force their employees to do now, while they suck the corporate welfare tit

Wal-Mart Steals Billions From Public Schools
Aug 03, 2007

Senate Free Rider Provision Gives Nation`s Largest Employer a Free Ride
Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:35am EST
"...examining the impact of the Senate`s Free Rider provision
on the nation`s largest private employer - retail giant Walmart. The provision
would have the unintended consequences of:

* Providing little or no incentive for Walmart to provide better care to its workers;
* Continuing Walmart workers` dependence on federal and state subsidies for Medicaid and Medicare, and encourage Walmart to have even more workers dependent on Medicaid and Medicare;
* Making few, if any, Walmart workers eligible for tax credits to purchase better insurance through the health insurance exchange;
* Forcing low-income Walmart workers into high-deductible company-provided insurance;
* Incentivizing the hiring of a largely part-time workforce, and encourage reducing workers` hours as a way to reduce health care costs...."

Unintended MY ASS.

Walmart's nuclear blunder: Retailer mishandled radioactive exit signs
Bruce WatsonBruce Watson RSS Feed
Nov 3rd 2009 at 1:00PM

Wal-Mart's Chinese Suppliers Accused Of Labor Violations
November 30, 2009

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, reported third-quarter profit rose 3.2 percent, helped by inventory reductions, and forecast U.S. sales for the fourth quarter would be little changed.

"Rounding out the top 10 on The Forbes 400: Oracle founder Larry Ellison ($27 billion); Wal-Mart ( WMT - news - people )09-intro.htmlheirs Christy Walton ($21.5 billion), Jim C. Walton ($19.6 billion), Alice Walton ($19.3 billion), and S. Robson Walton ($19 billion) ; media maven Michael Bloomberg ($17.5 billion) and energy titans Charles and David Koch ($16 billion each)."

Walton Family Ranks 37th In Charitable Giving
From the Arkansas Democrat Gazette:


$9.5 Million for a San Diego Development.
A San Diego development project anchored by a Wal-Mart and a Sam's Club received about $9.5 million in public subsidies -- yet the stores contribute only about $800,000 in annual sales tax to the city. [Brennan Center for Justice]

NEWS COVERAGE: Big Box Ban Considered. San Diego-Union Tribune, 11/20/03
Proposed Ordinance in San Diego Takes Aim at Wal-Mart Supercenters
By Penni Crabtree
The squids and jarheads don't unnerstand a town that aint go not Wal-Mart:

Wal-Mart Supercenter Opens Doors
By R. STICKNEY
Updated 10:08 AM PST, Thu, Jul 30, 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Beatles Helter Skelter



I woke up with this song in my head. It's raining. I usually love the rain because it's so rare here. I don't even like this song.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Obama's turkey pardon cracked me up



I've been trying to avoid the news because frankly, the holidays are rough enough for me, but I liked this clip. I must say that I am incredibly grateful for a president who is intelligent and witty.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

I am stunned

every time I open a medical bill at how much the insurance companies are screwing people with no insurance. The only thing I heard Darrell Issa say at that town hall meeting that made sense to me was that people who do not have insurance should pay the same amount that people who DO have insurance pay.

When I took the 8 hour drive that opened up an already slowly healing incision site and ended up in the ER the next morning the Dr. came in and looked at it, wrote a Rx for an antibiotic, and sent a nurse in to soak a bunch of gauze in saline solution and place it over the site for about a minute. After she took dry gauze and blotted it, she took what looked like two 1/2 in. wide strips of tan colored masking tape (steri-strips) and taped two 3 inch long strips vertically over the horizontal incision site. A bunch of gauze and an attempt at a pressure bandage and I was out of there.

Grand pooh-bah total?

$934.00

The insurance paid less than three hundred and I owe $30.00. That is a tiny portion of the total, BUT, enlisted retirement checks are really pathetic, for two old people in and out of dr.s offices (co-pay is less) and ERs that is a chunk. I was out of town but I found the Urgent Care clinic because I thought the co-pay would be less. Hell, the incision site had been flapping open for 12 hours, what was a few minutes trying to save some money? Nope, they sent me over to the ER.

I've still got a 1/4 X 1/2 in. scab on the incision site by the way. It's been 7 weeks. At least now I can sit up for a while.

Jason live-blogged the Senate Health Care Debate. Not that it realy matters:

Health care's 'public option' would cover little of population

Friday, November 20, 2009

The border stroller incident

piqued my interest and woke up my sense of humor.

Border Officers Discover 9 Lbs. Of Pot Inside Stroller
POSTED: 5:38 pm PST November 19, 2009

I reacted to this story with two competing thoughts:

A) People really do need to take some type of test before they start squirting out brats.

B) Look at the ridiculous consequences of marijuana being illegal; the federal government has to foot the cost of incarcerating this dumb bitch, probably will end up paying for her defense, trials, appeals, etc. and the county has to foot the cost of taking care of her brat.

On a different subject, last night I watched part of the Jim Lehrer News Hour and they did an in depth report on the Fort Hood shootings and Nidal Hasan is a symptom of a very sick mental health problem within the military. I thought to myself "Six years they knew this guy was a problem and he continued drawing a salary in the military? Hmm, why does this only confirm what I have seen my whole damn life in this military town?"