Mexico town's police force quits after attack - Washington Times: "An entire 20-man police force resigned in a northern Mexican town after a series of attacks that killed the police chief and five officers over the last three months, state officials said Thursday.
The officers’ resignation Thursday left the 13,000 people of Ascension without local police services, Chihuahua state chief prosecutor Carlos Manuel Salas said. State and federal police have moved in to take over police work, he said.
The mass resignation appeared to be connected to a Tuesday attack by gunmen that killed three of the town’s officers, Salas said.
But it wasn’t the first deadly attack on the police department this year."
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Saturday, August 06, 2011
Rick Perry still plans to attend prayer event - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Rick Perry still plans to attend prayer event - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is widely expected to announce a presidential campaign later this month, plans to attend at a prayer and fasting event called 'The Response' on Saturday despite criticism that the event inappropriately mixes religion and politics.
Perry's representatives said the governor will be at the event for the entire, seven-hour duration.
Perry himself has played down his involvement, saying at one point, 'I may be ushering, for all I know.'"
Perry's representatives said the governor will be at the event for the entire, seven-hour duration.
Perry himself has played down his involvement, saying at one point, 'I may be ushering, for all I know.'"
Mystery Roadkill Prompts DNR Investigation | KSAX.com
Mystery Roadkill Prompts DNR Investigation | KSAX.com: "Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials have been unable to identify a mystery carcass found in Douglas County with certainty, prompting further investigation.
The dead white mammal was spotted this week on a Douglas County road with five claws, dark tufts of hair on its back and head and long toenails.
Roadkill is nothing new for Minnesotans, but this curious creature got people talking."
The dead white mammal was spotted this week on a Douglas County road with five claws, dark tufts of hair on its back and head and long toenails.
Roadkill is nothing new for Minnesotans, but this curious creature got people talking."
S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time - The Washington Post
S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time - The Washington Post: "Standard & Poor’s announced Friday night that it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time, dealing a symbolic blow to the world’s economic superpower in what was a sharply worded critique of the American political system.
Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said “political brinkmanship” in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances “less stable, less effective and less predictable.” It said the bipartisan agreement reached this week to find at least $2.1 trillion in budget savings “fell short” of what was necessary to tame the nation’s debt over time and predicted that leaders would not be likely to achieve more savings in the future.
“It’s always possible the rating will come back, but we don’t think it’s coming back anytime soon,” said David Beers, head of S&P’s government debt rating unit."
Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said “political brinkmanship” in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances “less stable, less effective and less predictable.” It said the bipartisan agreement reached this week to find at least $2.1 trillion in budget savings “fell short” of what was necessary to tame the nation’s debt over time and predicted that leaders would not be likely to achieve more savings in the future.
“It’s always possible the rating will come back, but we don’t think it’s coming back anytime soon,” said David Beers, head of S&P’s government debt rating unit."
Thursday, August 04, 2011
THE SHACK BIBLE PROJECT : Apprising Ministries
THE SHACK BIBLE PROJECT : Apprising Ministries: "Stonecypher seems to have started SBP in the fall of last year and tells us in About the Shack Bible Project:
When I first picked up THE SHACK, my expectations were not particularly high. In my experience, only the crappiest Christian books make it anywhere near bestseller lists…
I’d spent the last several years studying ancient (pre-Augustinian) Christian theology, with its emphasis on the dynamic relationality of the Triune persons. And in Paul Young’s book, I found that same theology being played out in an imaginative and playful way that spoke deeply to my heart. (Online source)
Here we are being sold a mythology that the doctrine of soteriology (salvation) preached today by those of us in the historic orthodox Christian faith has somehow changed. No John, sorry about that; here’s Jude 3 — contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Can you see; in the first century we already had the faith i.e. the Gospel of repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ Name, because salvation is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in the finished work of Christ alone on the Cross."
When I first picked up THE SHACK, my expectations were not particularly high. In my experience, only the crappiest Christian books make it anywhere near bestseller lists…
I’d spent the last several years studying ancient (pre-Augustinian) Christian theology, with its emphasis on the dynamic relationality of the Triune persons. And in Paul Young’s book, I found that same theology being played out in an imaginative and playful way that spoke deeply to my heart. (Online source)
Here we are being sold a mythology that the doctrine of soteriology (salvation) preached today by those of us in the historic orthodox Christian faith has somehow changed. No John, sorry about that; here’s Jude 3 — contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Can you see; in the first century we already had the faith i.e. the Gospel of repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ Name, because salvation is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in the finished work of Christ alone on the Cross."
Greece: The create escape - Europe, World - The Independent
Greece: The create escape - Europe, World - The Independent: "Economic meltdown is forcing an exodus of creative Greeks, unprepared to trust their future to their crippled homeland. Sophia Ignatidou hears their tales"
Announced job cuts spike 60% | announced, cuts, job - Report - The Orange County Register
Announced job cuts spike 60% | announced, cuts, job - Report - The Orange County Register: "'July marks the third consecutive increase we have seen in monthly job-cut announcements, which certainly seems to provide additional evidence that the recovery has stalled,' said John A. Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Big corporations, including Merck & Co., Borders, Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin and Boston Scientific let the July layoff announcements. These five companies alone account for 38,000 cuts or 57% of the total.
'The spurt of layoff announcements in July also stood out because they came from major employers in bellwether industries, all within a span of a few days.,' Challenger said. 'The spate of job cuts should definitely raise some red flags, but it is important to keep the monthly job-cut total in perspective...the last year has seen some of the lowest monthly job-cut totals since the late 1990s.'"
Big corporations, including Merck & Co., Borders, Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin and Boston Scientific let the July layoff announcements. These five companies alone account for 38,000 cuts or 57% of the total.
'The spurt of layoff announcements in July also stood out because they came from major employers in bellwether industries, all within a span of a few days.,' Challenger said. 'The spate of job cuts should definitely raise some red flags, but it is important to keep the monthly job-cut total in perspective...the last year has seen some of the lowest monthly job-cut totals since the late 1990s.'"
BBC News - France to extradite Manuel Noriega to Panama
BBC News - France to extradite Manuel Noriega to Panama: "France has confirmed it will extradite Manuel Noriega to Panama, where he is wanted over human rights violations during his rule in the 1980s."
Deal could endanger health care law - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com
Deal could endanger health care law - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com: "The debt ceiling agreement could jeopardize millions of dollars, and perhaps billions, in initiatives from President Barack Obama’s health care reform law if the super committee can’t come up with required spending cuts.
Many of the pots of money in the law — one of the Democrats’ most prized pieces of legislation — could get trimmed by the debt deal’s sequestration, or triggered cuts. The funds for prevention programs and community health centers, grants to help states set up insurance exchanges and co-ops, and money to help states review insurance rates could be slashed across the board if the panel can’t find enough cuts this fall."
Many of the pots of money in the law — one of the Democrats’ most prized pieces of legislation — could get trimmed by the debt deal’s sequestration, or triggered cuts. The funds for prevention programs and community health centers, grants to help states set up insurance exchanges and co-ops, and money to help states review insurance rates could be slashed across the board if the panel can’t find enough cuts this fall."
6 Creepy New Weapons the Police and Military Use To Subdue Unarmed People - BlackListedNews.com
6 Creepy New Weapons the Police and Military Use To Subdue Unarmed People - BlackListedNews.com: "From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control.
The US is at the forefront of an international arms development effort that includes a remarkable assortment of technologies, which look and sound like they belong in a Hollywood science fiction thriller. From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams, to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control.
The Pentagon's approved term for these weapons is 'non-lethal' or 'less-lethal' and they are intended for use against the unarmed. Designed to control crowds, clear streets, subdue and restrain individuals and secure borders, they are the 21st century's version of the police baton, pepper spray and tear gas. As journalist Ando Arike puts it, 'The result is what appears to be the first arms race in which the opponent is the general population.'"
The US is at the forefront of an international arms development effort that includes a remarkable assortment of technologies, which look and sound like they belong in a Hollywood science fiction thriller. From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams, to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control.
The Pentagon's approved term for these weapons is 'non-lethal' or 'less-lethal' and they are intended for use against the unarmed. Designed to control crowds, clear streets, subdue and restrain individuals and secure borders, they are the 21st century's version of the police baton, pepper spray and tear gas. As journalist Ando Arike puts it, 'The result is what appears to be the first arms race in which the opponent is the general population.'"
Oak Hill eliminates police department
Oak Hill eliminates police department: "In a surprise move Monday night the city of Oak Hill eliminated its entire police department.
The police chief and a few officers were under scrutiny for alleged illegal and odd behavior. The city council was so fed up they simply wiped out the entire department.
The mayor called the special meeting Monday tonight that started with the trashing of the police chief and the mayor called for her termination. But then the board talked about it more and decided to get rid of the entire department.
It came as a shock to the room full of citizens, even the chief. Officers handed in their badges and guns. People hugged the chief and during the meeting just minutes after the vote, a call came in for service."
The police chief and a few officers were under scrutiny for alleged illegal and odd behavior. The city council was so fed up they simply wiped out the entire department.
The mayor called the special meeting Monday tonight that started with the trashing of the police chief and the mayor called for her termination. But then the board talked about it more and decided to get rid of the entire department.
It came as a shock to the room full of citizens, even the chief. Officers handed in their badges and guns. People hugged the chief and during the meeting just minutes after the vote, a call came in for service."
The US Dictatorship and its White House Servant ‘President’
The US Dictatorship and its White House "Servant" ‘President’: "If there is one thing that the office of President Barack Obama demonstrates it is that democracy does not exist in the United States. This may seem a rather outlandish statement. For many people, the fact that the 44th president is the first black man to preside over the White House – with its American colonial-style architecture – is a tribute to the triumph of US democracy.
But many other more telling facts indicate that Obama is but a figurehead of an unelected government in the US. This unelected power of corporate elites – commercial, financial, military – governs with the same core policies regardless of who is sitting in the White House. Whether these policies are on social, economic or foreign matters, the elected president must obey the direction ordained by the unelected elite. That kind of untrammeled power structure conforms more closely in practice to dictatorship, not democracy"
But many other more telling facts indicate that Obama is but a figurehead of an unelected government in the US. This unelected power of corporate elites – commercial, financial, military – governs with the same core policies regardless of who is sitting in the White House. Whether these policies are on social, economic or foreign matters, the elected president must obey the direction ordained by the unelected elite. That kind of untrammeled power structure conforms more closely in practice to dictatorship, not democracy"
Documents: Feds allegedly allowed Sinaloa cartel to move cocaine into U.S. for information - El Paso Times
Documents: Feds allegedly allowed Sinaloa cartel to move cocaine into U.S. for information - El Paso Times: "U.S. federal agents allegedly allowed the Sinaloa drug cartel to traffic several tons of cocaine into the United States in exchange for information about rival cartels, according to court documents filed in a U.S. federal court.
The allegations are part of the defense of Vicente Zambada-Niebla, who was extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges in Chicago. He is also a top lieutenant of drug kingpin Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman and the son of Ismael 'Mayo' Zambada-Garcia, believed to be the brains behind the Sinaloa cartel.
The case could prove to be a bombshell on par with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 'Operation Fast and Furious,' except that instead of U.S. guns being allowed to walk across the border, the Sinaloa cartel was allowed to bring drugs into the United States. Zambada-Niebla claims he was permitted to smuggle drugs from 2004 until his arrest in 2009."
The allegations are part of the defense of Vicente Zambada-Niebla, who was extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges in Chicago. He is also a top lieutenant of drug kingpin Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman and the son of Ismael 'Mayo' Zambada-Garcia, believed to be the brains behind the Sinaloa cartel.
The case could prove to be a bombshell on par with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 'Operation Fast and Furious,' except that instead of U.S. guns being allowed to walk across the border, the Sinaloa cartel was allowed to bring drugs into the United States. Zambada-Niebla claims he was permitted to smuggle drugs from 2004 until his arrest in 2009."
Baby thought to be dead cries at funeral home | wtsp.com
Baby thought to be dead cries at funeral home | wtsp.com: "A newborn girl was saved from being buried alive when she started crying at a funeral home, but she died Wednesday after being rushed back to a hospital, medical officials said.
A 14-year-old mother who was seven months pregnant gave birth to the girl Tuesday at the Santa Casa de Misericordia hospital in the nearby city of Araxa, according to a police statement.
It said the hospital reported that the baby died moments after being born and her body was sent to a funeral home. As the undertaker was preparing it for burial, the girl started crying."
A 14-year-old mother who was seven months pregnant gave birth to the girl Tuesday at the Santa Casa de Misericordia hospital in the nearby city of Araxa, according to a police statement.
It said the hospital reported that the baby died moments after being born and her body was sent to a funeral home. As the undertaker was preparing it for burial, the girl started crying."
Taxpayers Will Pay for Obama Bus Tour of Battleground States, Says White House | CNSnews.com
Taxpayers Will Pay for Obama Bus Tour of Battleground States, Says White House | CNSnews.com: "President Barack Obama’s upcoming bus tour through the Midwest states typically viewed as swing states during presidential election years will be paid for by the taxpayers, the White House says.
Obama will start the tour on Aug. 15 and will talk about strengthening jobs and the economy, the White House announced on Tuesday"
Obama will start the tour on Aug. 15 and will talk about strengthening jobs and the economy, the White House announced on Tuesday"
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
White House Insider: "Everyone Stunned At How Little Barack Obama Understands" | Newsflavor
White House Insider: "Everyone Stunned At How Little Barack Obama Understands" | Newsflavor: "…As I told you last week, the debt ceiling deal was in fact concluded far earlier than the media reports indicated. All the drama made for good news, right? The principles were in agreement, but it was the Tea Party and far left folks who were putting up the big fight to the point of directly challenging the likes of Boehner, Pelosi, and Reid. In all my years of D.C. dealings, I have never seen so much infighting by people against others in their own political party. It was astounding to see and hear what some were saying about others over the last week or so. Both parties are going to be licking their wounds following this mess."
Secretive hackers stole national secrets, business plans, says McAfee - Techworld.com
Secretive hackers stole national secrets, business plans, says McAfee - Techworld.com: "Security vendor McAfee published a detailed report about a hacking group that penetrated 72 companies and organisations in 14 countries since 2006 in a massive operation that stole national secrets, business plans and other sensitive information.
McAfee said the attackers are likely a single group acting on behalf of a government, differing from the recent wave of less sophisticated attacks from cyber activist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec.
McAfee did not say what country might have been working with the hackers, in contrast to companies such as Google, which as recently as last month blamed China for hacking into the Gmail accounts of several high profile US officials."
McAfee said the attackers are likely a single group acting on behalf of a government, differing from the recent wave of less sophisticated attacks from cyber activist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec.
McAfee did not say what country might have been working with the hackers, in contrast to companies such as Google, which as recently as last month blamed China for hacking into the Gmail accounts of several high profile US officials."
Confidential Wal-Mart Memo Discloses Substantial Drop In Store Traffic Compared To Year Ago | ZeroHedge
Confidential Wal-Mart Memo Discloses Substantial Drop In Store Traffic Compared To Year Ago | ZeroHedge: "As if we needed another confirmation that the US consumer is running on empty, here comes Bloomberg with valuable disclosure from an internal, and supposedly confidential, Wal-Mart memo on store traffic patterns which indicate that in US store locations open for at least a year have seen a 2.6% drop in traffic in the February to June period compared to a year earlier. While this may not sound huge, keep in mind the company is massively leveraged to even the smallest marginal moves in traffic, courtesy of already razor thin margins. Specificall, the Wal-Mart stores in question had '82.8 million fewer visits through the first five months of the company’s fiscal year.'"
Swedish man caught trying to split atoms at home
Swedish man caught trying to split atoms at home "A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.
Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material."
Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material."
» Raw Food Raid: Armed Agents Bust Raw Milk & Cheese Sellers Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
» Raw Food Raid: Armed Agents Bust Raw Milk & Cheese Sellers Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: ": We have learned that in addition to James Stewart, two other people have been arrested in this raid and are being charged with conspiracy to sell unpasteurized raw milk products. Sharon Palmer of Healthy Family Farms is currently in jail, with bond set at $120,000. Palmer was featured in the documentary Farmageddon. Victoria Bloch, an L.A. county liaison for the Weston A. Price Foundation has also been arrested.
Activists are planning a protest tomorrow morning outside the L.A. county courthouse (details pending) to send a strong message that we have a right to healthy, natural foods. Help rally people to this cause, tell people about this outrageous and backwards persecution and fight for our natural rights. Check back at Infowars.com and Natural News.com for further updates."
Activists are planning a protest tomorrow morning outside the L.A. county courthouse (details pending) to send a strong message that we have a right to healthy, natural foods. Help rally people to this cause, tell people about this outrageous and backwards persecution and fight for our natural rights. Check back at Infowars.com and Natural News.com for further updates."
Unemployment rose in nearly all US cities - FoxNews.com
Unemployment rose in nearly all US cities - FoxNews.com: " Unemployment rose in more than 90 percent of U.S. cities in June, mirroring a national slowdown in hiring.
The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose in 345 large metro areas. It dropped in 20 cities and was unchanged in seven. That's worse than May, when the rate rose in only 210 cities and a sharp reversal from April, when unemployment actually fell in nearly all metro areas."
The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose in 345 large metro areas. It dropped in 20 cities and was unchanged in seven. That's worse than May, when the rate rose in only 210 cities and a sharp reversal from April, when unemployment actually fell in nearly all metro areas."
DEMOCRATIC DELUSIONS - Debbie Wasserman Schultz: We Are "Continuing To Get This Economy Turned Around" | RealClearPolitics
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: We Are "Continuing To Get This Economy Turned Around" | RealClearPolitics: "'Well, we're going to focus on what we know is the number one priorities on Americans ease minds right now, that is creating jobs and continuing to get this economy turned around. If we have to drag the Republicans with us, then we'll do that, but, you know, it's been a whole lot of months, eight months they have controlled the house with no jobs bills coming to the Floor. Hopefully now with this compromise on the debt ceiling behind us, with the opportunity, with the economic to sit down and focus on longer-term deficit reduction that will have some balance and ask some sacrifice for our most fortunate,' Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) told MSNBC. Schultz is also the Chairwoman of the DNC.
'We're creating jobs each month in the private sector.'
Opining on Voter ID laws being enacted across the nation to prevent voter fraud, Wasserman Schultz says 'you're more likely to be hit by lightning than be a victim' of fraud."
'We're creating jobs each month in the private sector.'
Opining on Voter ID laws being enacted across the nation to prevent voter fraud, Wasserman Schultz says 'you're more likely to be hit by lightning than be a victim' of fraud."
Strapped states chop jobless aid | Reuters
Strapped states chop jobless aid | Reuters: "U.S. states are making 'unprecedented' cuts to unemployment benefit programs, hoping to keep their budgets in line as the country's jobless rate shows no sign of budging, according to a report the National Employment Law Project released on Wednesday."
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
CRAPitalism: Liquidating the elderly: Part 2 « The PPJ Gazette
CRAPitalism: Liquidating the elderly: Part 2 « The PPJ Gazette: "We are on the verge of seeing the boomers, who have contributed FICA taxes for 40 years or more, pauperized. Obama and the Gang of 6 (A very apt name, this is a criminal enterprise) are about to chop up SS, and medicare rather than cut costly and useless government programs or shutting down any of the unlawful federal agencies that suck the lifeblood out of the country."
PIMCO's Gross: U.S. is 'debt man walking' - YouTube
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PIMCO's Bill Gross says the US is facing $60 trillion in medicare, medicaid, social security and other liabilities
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Monday, August 01, 2011
Zbigniew Brzezinski STILL Fears The Global Awakening & Desperate For A New World Order - YouTube
Zbigniew Brzezinski STILL Fears The Global Awakening & Desperate For A New World Order - YouTube: ""
Zbigniew Brzezinski once again discusses the global awakening taking place all across the world. I originally posted the video "CFR MEETING - Zbigniew Brzezinski Fears The Global Awakening" more than a year ago on my old channel where Brzezinski at a CFR meeting in Montreal, talks about the fear he has because people are waking up politically. He states we need to build an international system or world government if we are to live in peace in the future. This speech took place at a Speakers Conference a few weeks ago that Brzezinski attended.
Debt Ceiling Agreement to Trigger Hyperinflation | Politics and Economics Right Side News
Debt Ceiling Agreement to Trigger Hyperinflation | Politics and Economics Right Side News: " Although the deal is supposed to cut as much as $2.4 trillion in spending over the next decade, Obama said that none of the spending cuts will occur anytime soon so that not to derail the phony economic recovery. That's right, none of the cuts will come until early 2013 and by then we will need to once again raise the debt ceiling to north of $20 trillion. If our elected representatives were serious about cutting spending, they would have the bulk of the spending cuts now and not in the future when many of them will be out of office.
This deal is a complete and total sham, and will do nothing to prevent hyperinflation. In no way will these spending cuts be mandated and nothing will force future Congresses to abide by them. Even with these cuts, government spending is going to increase every single year for the next decade. As price inflation spirals out of control in the years ahead causing the purchasing power of the dollar to plummet, all government employees will demand higher salaries and it will cost more to run all parts of the government. Future Congresses will raise spending and make the spending cuts proposed in this deal meaningless."
This deal is a complete and total sham, and will do nothing to prevent hyperinflation. In no way will these spending cuts be mandated and nothing will force future Congresses to abide by them. Even with these cuts, government spending is going to increase every single year for the next decade. As price inflation spirals out of control in the years ahead causing the purchasing power of the dollar to plummet, all government employees will demand higher salaries and it will cost more to run all parts of the government. Future Congresses will raise spending and make the spending cuts proposed in this deal meaningless."
WRAPUP 11-House approves U.S. debt deal a day before deadline | Reuters
WRAPUP 11-House approves U.S. debt deal a day before deadline | Reuters: "The House of Representatives on Monday approved an 11th-hour deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit, clearing the biggest hurdle to averting a potentially catastrophic U.S. debt default.
Just one day before the deadline to lift the debt ceiling, the passage by 269 votes to 161 by the Republican-controlled House paved the way for an expected approval in the Senate of a $2.1 trillion deficit-cutting plan hammered out over the weekend.
The Democratic-led Senate was expected to vote on the plan on Tuesday.
Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by uncertainty over whether the compromise plan could pass the House in the face of objections from conservative Tea Party Republicans and from liberal Democrats."
Just one day before the deadline to lift the debt ceiling, the passage by 269 votes to 161 by the Republican-controlled House paved the way for an expected approval in the Senate of a $2.1 trillion deficit-cutting plan hammered out over the weekend.
The Democratic-led Senate was expected to vote on the plan on Tuesday.
Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by uncertainty over whether the compromise plan could pass the House in the face of objections from conservative Tea Party Republicans and from liberal Democrats."
TONY JONES WORSHIPS A DEMON : Apprising Ministries
TONY JONES WORSHIPS A DEMON : Apprising Ministries: "
Obviously, this is not the one true and living God revealed in Holy Scripture and in the God-Man, Christ Jesus of Nazareth. Let’s put this into a form that the apostate (at best) Dr. Tony Jones himself should be able to follow. Jesus taught us as His Christians to pray — “Our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9).
And further Jesus says:
And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. (John 5:37-38)
Clearly the god Jones worships is not the One Jesus brings us to. So now imagine the lunacy in the Lord’s Name that I am using arguments here which I also use when witnessing to non-Christian cultists; only this concerns a professor in one of the best known evangelical seminaries in the United States."
Obviously, this is not the one true and living God revealed in Holy Scripture and in the God-Man, Christ Jesus of Nazareth. Let’s put this into a form that the apostate (at best) Dr. Tony Jones himself should be able to follow. Jesus taught us as His Christians to pray — “Our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9).
And further Jesus says:
And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. (John 5:37-38)
Clearly the god Jones worships is not the One Jesus brings us to. So now imagine the lunacy in the Lord’s Name that I am using arguments here which I also use when witnessing to non-Christian cultists; only this concerns a professor in one of the best known evangelical seminaries in the United States."
Drinking wine could help to stop sunburn - Telegraph
Drinking wine could help to stop sunburn - Telegraph: "Ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun are the leading environmental cause of skin complaints, premature ageing, sun burn and even skin cancer.
But in another nod towards the healthy mediteranean diet, Spanish scientists found substances in the grapes protect cells from the damage.
Already cosmetic companies are registering interest in the hope of making sun creams or pills that copy the process.
The University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council looked at the chemical reaction in the skin when hit by UV rays from the sun.
They found that flavonoids in the grapes can stop the chemical reaction that causes cells to die and therefore skin damage."
But in another nod towards the healthy mediteranean diet, Spanish scientists found substances in the grapes protect cells from the damage.
Already cosmetic companies are registering interest in the hope of making sun creams or pills that copy the process.
The University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council looked at the chemical reaction in the skin when hit by UV rays from the sun.
They found that flavonoids in the grapes can stop the chemical reaction that causes cells to die and therefore skin damage."
Activist Post: A disturbing trend: many innocent Americans arrested for legally filming on-duty public servants
Activist Post: A disturbing trend: many innocent Americans arrested for legally filming on-duty public servants: "In recent years an unsettling pattern in law enforcement interactions has emerged. American citizens, innocent of a crime, filming a public servant performing their duties in public, have been targeted and had their constitutionally protected rights destroyed.
The cases continue to pile up, some more disturbing and egregious than others. One of the most shocking examples is the case of the Las Vegas man, Mitchell Crooks, who was brutally assaulted by an on-duty police officer for filming the officer from his own property."
The cases continue to pile up, some more disturbing and egregious than others. One of the most shocking examples is the case of the Las Vegas man, Mitchell Crooks, who was brutally assaulted by an on-duty police officer for filming the officer from his own property."
Super Congress Getting Even More Super Powers In Debt Deal
Super Congress Getting Even More Super Powers In Debt Deal: "In order to shore up GOP support for a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Senate Democrats are exploring ways of giving the proposed 'super Congress' even greater super powers, according to multiple news reports and congressional aides with knowledge of the plan.
Under the new proposal, if the new legislative body, made up of six Democrats and six Republicans from both chambers, doesn't come up with a bill that cuts at least $1.5 trillion by Thanksgiving, entitlement programs will automatically be slashed.
Under the reported framework, legislation the new congressional committee writes would be fast-tracked through Congress and could not be filibustered or amended."
Under the new proposal, if the new legislative body, made up of six Democrats and six Republicans from both chambers, doesn't come up with a bill that cuts at least $1.5 trillion by Thanksgiving, entitlement programs will automatically be slashed.
Under the reported framework, legislation the new congressional committee writes would be fast-tracked through Congress and could not be filibustered or amended."
Debt ceiling deal: What's in the proposal - Aug. 1, 2011
Debt ceiling deal: What's in the proposal - Aug. 1, 2011: "As described by the parties Sunday night, the plan includes no tax or entitlement reform measures up front, although theoretically it leaves the door open to both.
The House is set to vote before the Senate. They don't have much time. The debt ceiling must be raised by Tuesday.
A debt ceiling increase of between $2.1 trillion and $2.4 trillion: The framework will raise the debt ceiling immediately by $400 billion, then by another $500 billion after September."
The House is set to vote before the Senate. They don't have much time. The debt ceiling must be raised by Tuesday.
A debt ceiling increase of between $2.1 trillion and $2.4 trillion: The framework will raise the debt ceiling immediately by $400 billion, then by another $500 billion after September."
When a cut is not a cut - The Hill's Congress Blog
When a cut is not a cut - The Hill's Congress Blog: "One might think that the recent drama over the debt ceiling involves one side wanting to increase or maintain spending with the other side wanting to drastically cut spending, but that is far from the truth. In spite of the rhetoric being thrown around, the real debate is over how much government spending will increase.
No plan under serious consideration cuts spending in the way you and I think about it. Instead, the 'cuts' being discussed are illusory, and are not cuts from current amounts being spent, but cuts in projected spending increases. This is akin to a family 'saving' $100,000 in expenses by deciding not to buy a Lamborghini, and instead getting a fully loaded Mercedes, when really their budget dictates that they need to stick with their perfectly serviceable Honda. But this is the type of math Washington uses to mask the incriminating truth about their unrepentant plundering of the American people"
No plan under serious consideration cuts spending in the way you and I think about it. Instead, the 'cuts' being discussed are illusory, and are not cuts from current amounts being spent, but cuts in projected spending increases. This is akin to a family 'saving' $100,000 in expenses by deciding not to buy a Lamborghini, and instead getting a fully loaded Mercedes, when really their budget dictates that they need to stick with their perfectly serviceable Honda. But this is the type of math Washington uses to mask the incriminating truth about their unrepentant plundering of the American people"
Bus Idles for 5 Hours With Dead Driver | NBC New York
Bus Idles for 5 Hours With Dead Driver | NBC New York: "Officials are trying to determine why an NJ Transit bus with a dead driver inside idled for nearly five hours at the Port Authority terminal in New York.
Thomas Truex was found slumped in a passenger seat around 3 p.m., hours after he dropped off his last commuters Thursday morning.
When Truex didn't return the bus to the Meadowlands garage as planned, NJ Transit officials called his wife, but she hadn't seen him.
At about the same time, the bus was spotted at the Port Authority, parked near a curb where drivers routinely stop for a bathroom or coffee break.
The fact that he was in a passenger seat made it less likely that security would have noticed him, officials said."
Thomas Truex was found slumped in a passenger seat around 3 p.m., hours after he dropped off his last commuters Thursday morning.
When Truex didn't return the bus to the Meadowlands garage as planned, NJ Transit officials called his wife, but she hadn't seen him.
At about the same time, the bus was spotted at the Port Authority, parked near a curb where drivers routinely stop for a bathroom or coffee break.
The fact that he was in a passenger seat made it less likely that security would have noticed him, officials said."
OBAMA TO GIVE AWAY OUR MILITARY TECHNOLOGY TO THE WORLD
White House Proposes Export Control Changes | AVIATION WEEK: "The licensing process governs foreign sales of sensitive U.S. technologies to other countries, including commercial communications satellites. Under a proposed federal rule issued July 15, the Commerce Department would implement a new regulatory framework for the transfer of defense articles that the president determines no longer warrant control under the Arms Export Control Act, which governs the State Department-administered USML.
As a first step, a rewrite of an initial tranche of items — U.S. tanks, trucks and other military vehicles contained within Category VII of the USML — is to be complete by year’s end, according to a senior administration official."
As a first step, a rewrite of an initial tranche of items — U.S. tanks, trucks and other military vehicles contained within Category VII of the USML — is to be complete by year’s end, according to a senior administration official."
The Vespa Has Crashed Into The Mountain: Italy Burning | ZeroHedge
The Vespa Has Crashed Into The Mountain: Italy Burning | ZeroHedge: "Italy undergoing a slow motion crash, with bank after bank getting halted, first Intesa, then Monte Paschi, and most recently, main bank Unicredit. The FTSEMIB is now down a whopping 5.5% from intraday highs, led by the financial sector which may or may not last the week absent another EFSF expansion as we have speculated before. Of course, should that happen, Italy becomes a liability and not a funder, meaning the proportional obligations of Germany and France will surge, just as we explained two weeks ago"
SMOKING GUN: PREPARATION FOR WAR ON THE PEOPLE
SMOKING GUN: PREPARATION FOR WAR ON THE PEOPLE: "All available facts attest that the ESTABLISHMENT is preparing to make more war on the people. For us to win, we must know our enemy. This is a factual polemic outlining how our freedoms have been denied, and our resources looted for over 100 years by our enemies, the corrupt Super Rich Families, also known as the Ruling Class, Global Elites and the “ESTABLISHMENT”; who control Corporations, Unions, Government Officials in both parties, Media, Tax Free Foundations, Universities, Private Federal Reserve Bank and Think Tanks. These Members and Underlings of the ESTABLISHMENT are enemies of the people responsible for the looting and destruction of our Republic. Most people find this truth hard to accept. The ESTABLISHMENT’S ultimate objective is Marxist Global Governance (One World Order), Ultimate Power, and control of all the Money without any freedoms or Constitutional Rights for the people. Even the Bible allows us to hate and detest the ESTABLISHMENT for their heinous crimes which are second only to those of Judas Iscariot."
Debt Deal From Washington Is Nonsense WE NEED TO SPEND $2 TRILLION IN ORDER TO SAVE $1 TRILLION
Small spending cuts to have little economic impact - Yahoo! News: "The first phase of a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit would pose little threat to the economy in the short term because almost none of the spending cuts would occur before 2014."
HSBC Posts 11.5 Billion In Profits But Will Cut 30,000 Jobs
HSBC sheds 30,000 jobs, posts surprise profit rise | Reuters: "HSBC will shed 30,000 jobs as it retreats from countries where it is struggling to compete, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday after it reported a surprise rise in first-half profit."
Farmers face losses during record-breaking drought season - USATODAY.com
Farmers face losses during record-breaking drought season - USATODAY.com: "The drought has spread over much of the southern U.S., leaving Oklahoma the driest it has been since the 1930s and setting records from Louisiana to New Mexico. But the situation is especially severe in Kansas and Texas, which trails only California in agricultural productivity.
Ranchers in parts of Kansas are hauling their spring cattle to auction barns because a drought and the brutal heat have made it difficult to provide the water and hay needed to keep the animals healthy, according to a state agency.
Some auction markets are seeing more than triple the number of cattle at weekly sales than they typically have at this time of year, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said. For example, 14,500 head of cattle were taken to sale rings at Pratt, Salina and Dodge City last week. Last year, those auction markets sold just 4,300 head."
Ranchers in parts of Kansas are hauling their spring cattle to auction barns because a drought and the brutal heat have made it difficult to provide the water and hay needed to keep the animals healthy, according to a state agency.
Some auction markets are seeing more than triple the number of cattle at weekly sales than they typically have at this time of year, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said. For example, 14,500 head of cattle were taken to sale rings at Pratt, Salina and Dodge City last week. Last year, those auction markets sold just 4,300 head."
AFP: Putin says US a 'parasite' on world economy
AFP: Putin says US a 'parasite' on world economy: "Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday accused the United States of acting as a 'parasite' on the world economy by accumulating massive debts that threaten the global financial system.
'The country is living in debt. It is not living within its means, shifting the weight of responsibility on other countries and in a way acting as a parasite,' Putin told a group of pro-Kremlin youth in central Russia.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday announced an 11th hour debt deal that will allow the country to avoid its first default in history while pushing ahead with a painful austerity plan designed to slash Washington's swelling debt."
'The country is living in debt. It is not living within its means, shifting the weight of responsibility on other countries and in a way acting as a parasite,' Putin told a group of pro-Kremlin youth in central Russia.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday announced an 11th hour debt deal that will allow the country to avoid its first default in history while pushing ahead with a painful austerity plan designed to slash Washington's swelling debt."
Sunday, July 31, 2011
‘Gun battle’ as cops chase down suspects in deadly Chatham shooting - Chicago Sun-Times
‘Gun battle’ as cops chase down suspects in deadly Chatham shooting - Chicago Sun-Times: "Chicago police got into a “gun battle” with a pair of suspects who were “in the process of committing a murder” Friday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood, Supt. Garry McCarthy said.
No officers were injured in the volley of bullets, and police arrested the suspects after a short chase, he said.
Officers initially responded to 81st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue about 3:30 p.m. after hearing shots fired. They found two victims — one dead, one badly hurt — in a car.
They then spotted two gunmen fleeing in another car, Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said.
Police chased the suspect until they two got out and fled on foot at 82nd Street and Drexel, Baety said. Shots were fired by officers with “no hits,” and a weapon was recovered, he said."
No officers were injured in the volley of bullets, and police arrested the suspects after a short chase, he said.
Officers initially responded to 81st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue about 3:30 p.m. after hearing shots fired. They found two victims — one dead, one badly hurt — in a car.
They then spotted two gunmen fleeing in another car, Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said.
Police chased the suspect until they two got out and fled on foot at 82nd Street and Drexel, Baety said. Shots were fired by officers with “no hits,” and a weapon was recovered, he said."
Feds: AK-74 assault rifles stolen from Fort Irwin - CNN.com
Feds: AK-74 assault rifles stolen from Fort Irwin - CNN.com: "Federal authorities are investigating whether any of the 26 AK-74 assault rifles and a Dragunov rifle stolen from the Fort Irwin Army Post has ended up in Fresno, California, a spokesman said Saturday.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals behind the July 15 theft of firearms from an army supply warehouse in Fort Irwin, California, an ATF official said."
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals behind the July 15 theft of firearms from an army supply warehouse in Fort Irwin, California, an ATF official said."
Mandatory Data Retention | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mandatory Data Retention | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "Law enforcement agencies throughout the world are pushing for invasive laws that force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecom providers to continuously collect and store records documenting the online activities of millions of ordinary users.
Mandatory data retention regimes are usually paired with provisions that allow investigators to obtain these records. These regimes expand the ability of governments to surveil its citizens, ultimately damaging individuals privacy, anonymity, and free expression.
In countries with data protection legislation, mandatory data retention schemes have overridden key data protection requirements. Data protection laws typically compel companies to limit their collection of personal information for a specific purpose [e.g. billing], and keep their data for only a specific period of time before destroying or anonymizing it."
Mandatory data retention regimes are usually paired with provisions that allow investigators to obtain these records. These regimes expand the ability of governments to surveil its citizens, ultimately damaging individuals privacy, anonymity, and free expression.
In countries with data protection legislation, mandatory data retention schemes have overridden key data protection requirements. Data protection laws typically compel companies to limit their collection of personal information for a specific purpose [e.g. billing], and keep their data for only a specific period of time before destroying or anonymizing it."
Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis gets settlement check for zero dollars - NYPOST.com
Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis gets settlement check for zero dollars - NYPOST.com: "Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis has finally received a compensation check -- for zero dollars.
The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months of removing toxic debris from the World Financial Center, was relieved to get a check in the mail for his court settlement with Merrill Lynch, whose offices he had cleaned.
But he was stunned when he saw the amount: $0.00."
The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months of removing toxic debris from the World Financial Center, was relieved to get a check in the mail for his court settlement with Merrill Lynch, whose offices he had cleaned.
But he was stunned when he saw the amount: $0.00."
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