By Jeremy Scahill
"...In a memo defending his opinion, Urbina cited a similar rationale used in the dismissal of charges against Iran-Contra figure Oliver North—namely that the government violated the rights of the Blackwater men..."
I'm sure that Jeremy Scahill's mouth is not hanging open in stunned silence. Mine is. The 14 innocent Iraqis the Blackwater assholes slaughtered in this particular incident right's weren't violated, right?
*sigh*
This decade sucked. Big-time. I'm really glad it's almost over. You'd think that after a year of Fucktard (43) being gone I'd hate him a little less, right? Nope, we ain't never getting out from under the mess that retard made.
Happy Fucking New Year.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Water is important and investors know it
Cookie Jill brought my attention to this
State bond lets firms profit from water
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Flow
"From both local an global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around he world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our precious natural resource evaporates."
Blue Gold: World Water Wars.
The narration in Blue Gold is done by Malcolm McDowell who is extremely good in Tank Girl.
One of my favorite films. I'll bet the French hate Blue Gold.
State bond lets firms profit from water
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Flow
"From both local an global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around he world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our precious natural resource evaporates."
Blue Gold: World Water Wars.
The narration in Blue Gold is done by Malcolm McDowell who is extremely good in Tank Girl.
One of my favorite films. I'll bet the French hate Blue Gold.
As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?
By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted November 9, 2009.
...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?
...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."...}
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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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
Huckabee Granted Clemency To Maurice Clemmons, Person Of Interest, In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops
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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
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
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Israel’s Illegal Settlements in America
by Grant Smith, November 28, 2009
Intriguing article title, aint it? The linked documents are compelling.
Intriguing article title, aint it? The linked documents are compelling.
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.
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