Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Future Proof

Nice mix of dance and CGI.

5 Indicted On Smuggling IED Parts To Iran

Taliban Killing Afghan Civilians

US Chemical Weapons In Oregon, Are-a Gone


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/umatilla-chemical-weapons-depot-oregon.html

Good times, glad they are still progressing on destroying these.  Once they are done, it should should save us some money and provide some peace of mind.
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ENCYCLICAL LETTER

A clip from CARITAS IN VERITATE (by the Pope)

Charity received and given is what gives rise to the Church's social teaching, which is caritas in veritate in re sociali: the proclamation of the truth of Christ's love in society. This doctrine is a service to charity, but its locus is truth. Truth preserves and expresses charity's power to liberate in the ever-changing events of history. It is at the same time the truth of faith and of reason, both in the distinction and also in the convergence of those two cognitive fields. Development, social well-being, the search for a satisfactory solution to the grave socio-economic problems besetting humanity, all need this truth. What they need even more is that this truth should be loved and demonstrated. Without truth, without trust and love for what is true, there is no social conscience and responsibility, and social action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power, resulting in social fragmentation, especially in a globalized society at difficult times like the present.

I take all this to mean "Catholics" should not bitch and just pay a fair share of taxes.
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Friday, October 21, 2011

CNN, BBC, Others

I (WE) WILL NOT SIT THROUGH A 30 SECOND COMMERCIAL TO WATCH A VIDEO CLIP THAT RUNS 45 SECONDS OR LESS. STOP IT, GET A NEW MODEL FOR ADVERTISING..

THE INTERNET NEEDS TO BE FREE, AND IF THE "MAIN STREAM MEDIA" CAN'T HANDLE THAT, WE, HERE IN THE WORLD HAVE OTHER WAYS. YOUR SITES WILL DIE. THINK.

Halloween Is Coming

Feist - Black Cab Session



Black Cab is SOOOO under rated.

St. Pauls London, On Protesters

Bolivia Scraps Road Through Indigenous Territory



I love it, the people living in Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park marched on the Capital. The President caved. Democracy works.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/10/20111021213442928349.html

Pumpkin Carving Tips

Rotundus Is Watching

Which Senators Still Won't Tax The Rich?

In a vote to help fund teachers and first responders (shocker) all the Republicans voted "NO";
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00177

So did a few Democrats;
Joe LIEberman, is not running for re-election, so why would he want to tax rich people?  He is one..

Ben Nelson from Nebraska, just wants the economy to fail, and must not like having a black President.

Mark Pryor of Arkansas must have had a bad lunch, or maybe he doesn't like a black President either?

Tim Abbott Is Smart..


What would QVS do witout Tim and his peeps? They are propping up our economy.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Little Dragon



Love their new CD....

Gaddafi Was Alive, For A Bit

Japan Worried About US DOD Cuts


http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111020a5.html

Well, considering we have Guam 1000 Miles SE (with a possible 4 Airfields), why keep proping up Japan??

Let's get the bulk of the Military out of Japan, they will be fine without the US.  We can still make port visits...don't worry.
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Robin Hood Tax

A 1% tax on financial transactions? Sure, works for me. Just keep it away from Congress and pay it directly to lower the National Debt.

And if my 401K takes a 1% hit, no big deal, Wall Street does that on any given day anyway.
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They Predicted Gaddafi's Death In The 1980's



Within about 10 weeks, well done.
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Jet Magazine, 1957

Fighting The Drug Cartels

Sometimes, you just can't wait for Police, and 1/2 the time they are on the take anyway..


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-veracruz-killings-20111020,0,6947989.story
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Wait, Aid For Libya?


No. Just give them the $38 Billion in frozen assets (and that is in the US alone). I think they will be "OK".  It works out to $5k per man woman and child.  Talk about a stimulus?

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111018134555104263.html
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David Gergen Gets OWS

If You Are The 99%...

Print out one of these and put it in your window, at home and at work. Put one or two in your car window too.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Occupy Tacoma

Occupy Everything Reached Tokyo!

Not so huge, but it's still cool to see it reach around the globe, literally.

Mantis Eats Own Eggs?



I filmed this yesterday, creepy.

The Tokyo "Hot Spot" Was Not

It was just old radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paint up till 1960-ish.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20111015a2.html

The paint is deadly if ingested, in a large enough quantity.

Which Senators Won't Tax The Rich?

Well, all of the Republicans said no (as usual), but a couple Democrats did too. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska thinks rich people are taxed enough!
Ben's home, he's rich.

Jon Tester of Montana was the other one.  He has a big farm out in Big Sandy, Montana.  Jon is also rich.
Here's the vote record;http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00160 

If you notice Harry Reid also votes yes, it's because he has to do that so he can call up the bill again.

Some Little Dragon

Listen to #3 and 4 below..
Website Feed by Little Dragon

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The House Votes On Trade Deals

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll771.xml

The amazing thing that happened in the Congressional House, is that 49 Democrats voted FOR outsourcing our American jobs (the ones in italics at the link above).  Even more amazing is, one..just one, Republican voted no!  This guy Walter Jones (with a bad hair piece) voted no.  I want to meet this guy..I want to shake his hand and say sorry about calling his hair piece "bad".  Let's have a beer.

I am glad to say my own Rep, Donna Edwards voted no.

How Are Catholics Liking The "New Mass"?

Just curious, I know they have been having classes on this. Pretty silly suff..

Do baptist's have to put up with shit? You just make up your own stuff from house to house, right?
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Foreclosures On The Rise By 14%

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/foreclosure/chi-us-foreclosure-activity-edged-higher-in-3q-20111013,0,3365040.story

Pretty amazing, the banks have nothing to do with these homes onve vacated.  Many are being demolished.  You still have to pay the proprty tax...

Is the end game to just have a bunch of empty realestate?  Mostly in horrible locations (economically speaking).  Why not re-finance??? 

It's why the big banks will fail again.  And this time, there will be no bail out.  There would be a head on revolt in the country.  The kind with blood and dead people.

The Trade Deals Are Done

So I am sure you will want to know who in Congress to blame, when unemployment hits 25%. So I will break it down;

Senate Yeas (alphabetical):
Akaka (D-HI), Alexander (R-TN), Ayotte (R-NH), Barrasso (R-WY), Baucus (D-MT), Begich (D-AK), Bennet (D-CO), Bingaman (D-NM), Blunt (R-MO), Boozman (R-AR), Boxer (D-CA), Brown (R-MA), Burr (R-NC), Cantwell (D-WA), Carper (D-DE), Chambliss (R-GA), Coats (R-IN), Cochran (R-MS), Collins (R-ME), Conrad (D-ND), Coons (D-DE), Corker (R-TN), Cornyn (R-TX), Crapo (R-ID), DeMint (R-SC), Durbin (D-IL), Enzi (R-WY), Feinstein (D-CA), Franken (D-MN), Gillibrand (D-NY), Graham (R-SC), Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Heller (R-NV), Hoeven (R-ND), Hutchison (R-TX), Inhofe (R-OK), Inouye (D-HI), Isakson (R-GA), Johanns (R-NE), Johnson (D-SD), Johnson (R-WI), Kerry (D-MA), Kirk (R-IL), Klobuchar (D-MN), Kohl (D-WI), Kyl (R-AZ), Landrieu (D-LA), Lautenberg (D-NJ), Lee (R-UT), Levin (D-MI), Lieberman (ID-CT), Lugar (R-IN), McCain (R-AZ), McCaskill (D-MO), McConnell (R-KY), Menendez (D-NJ), Mikulski (D-MD), Moran (R-KS), Murkowski (R-AK), Murray (D-WA), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Paul (R-KY), Portman (R-OH), Pryor (D-AR), Risch (R-ID), Roberts (R-KS), Rubio (R-FL), Schumer (D-NY), Sessions (R-AL), Shaheen (D-NH), Shelby (R-AL), Stabenow (D-MI), Thune (R-SD), Toomey (R-PA), Udall (D-CO), Udall (D-NM), Vitter (R-LA), Warner (D-VA), Webb (D-VA), Wicker (R-MS) and Wyden (D-OR).
To be honest, these are the votes for the South Korean trade deal, not the same for Columbia and Panama. Some Senators voted for one or two of these, but not all three. That is so they can say "I did not support the trade deals" an not be called liars, technically.
More voted for South Korea than any other, and the big problem with this one is, China will use it as an avenue to send products to Korea (re-brand it) and sell in America duty free. These business people really don't get the fact that the rich have sucked all the buying power out of America's middle class and poor. They are wasting their time.

I will post the House votes in a bit....

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Japan Mulls Executions


Good for you, glad to see another nation have the guts to take on the moral argument. If you are "pro life" then be pro-all life. If not, kill every criminal and fetus possible. It will draw down unemployment numbers in the long run.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20111013f2.html 

Rena Shipwreck





So this ship has been stranded on a reef, near New Zealand, for weeks. It's leaking oil and some container stacks have now collapsed. Why didn't anyone think of having another ship move into the area and move the containers by helicopter, thus relieving stress on the hull. Thus, possibly enabling the ship to be recovered?

No one has balls anymore. And it's the spill that keeps on giving..

Royal Succession


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15282940

The fact that countries still consider this stuff at all is pretty amazing.  I like giving women equal rights, but at some point, do the people have to ask if they even need "royals" at all??

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

US Drone Program Has A Virus


Pretty smart, good job guys. Like we don't hand you enough money? And you go and allow this to happen..
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Two Word Movie Reviews: Melancholia

"Really stupid".

Leon Panetta In Egypt

Yep, taking care of the "important things". Egypt is so going to have a Junta..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/leon-panetta-egypt-ilan-grapel_n_993692.html

How Rich Is Taylor Swift?

If she can pack the field and the rafters of Dallas' Stadium (right now), pretty damn rich.. A 1%-er.

Nevermind

Nice video.

Reality Texas

Video Game Cut Scenes

Pretty impressive body of work.

Nice Safety Video

Very direct..

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Rand Paul Blocks Pipeline Inspection Legislation


Hey Rand, they have these things called "amendments" that any Senator can add to a Bill under consideration. The fact that you won't do that, means just one thing; You are a fucking liar and just don't want added regulation on a business that lobbies/supports you.  You would rather Americans endure more of the above (innocent deaths), so your Corporate buddies can make a few bucks.
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What a mediocre Senator...I hope you-all in Kentucky are happy. :)

France Bans Ketchup In Schools


Well, except on French Fries...duh.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-france-ketchup-20111006,0,1095831.story?track=rss

My blog is complete, it now has "ketchup" as a label.
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Syria Randomly Shells Homes

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Lunch With Paul Ryan





I have to go on the record here; This only happens if you speak your mind.  If you bow down to Ryan, his Police will not take you away.  Good for America!

Occupy America

I keep hearing the "news" outlets talk/bitch about the movement, like it has no clear purpose. No "head", no clear message, no definition.
Well guys, when you are part of the 99% of the population, you will have no single demand. No single end game, or single purpose.
It's everyone else, all the people not living in mansions. The ones not in the Penthouse. The ones without a Yacht.  We are the other 99%.  The rest of America. The regular folks.

We will be heard. We will be back, again and again. Better hope it doesn't get ugly. This IS America, so don't you push it. Please.  Thx

The 2011 TOP Outsourcing Companies

What a great honour!
This is a company pic.  Wonder why they lean Republican?

YES! Sending American jobs to China, Mexico, Canada and VERY SOON; Columbia and South Korea! A great day for America.

http://www.iaop.org/content/23/152/2040/

SMART CARs

Made in Germany. Buy one and you are not supporting America. The VIN has to start with 1-2-4 or 5.

Dummies...

More Democrats Should Vote For Romney

Quick Draw McGraw, For Real?

Almost 8% Of Fukushima Kids Show Thyroid Problems

It's a little early to tell how bad this will get. It's a real preliminary investigation.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20111005a2.html

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

New Show Pilot (The Regulars)

Might be funny..

Murata Boy Robot



It doesn't look like much, but think about the fact that it isn't falling over. It's not in tracks, or on wires. It's balancing...

Monday, October 3, 2011

MuteMath

You can listen to the whole Odd Soul album for free here. Pretty good.

http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/3
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Fox News Covers Occupy Wall Street

This never aired on Fox News;


A clear case of listen, but don't learn..

I Saw The Devil

If you have 2:24 hours to kill and want to see the "Scream And Die" selection for Best Independent Movie, this is for you. Murder, blood, guts, rape, decapitation..it has everything to make you want to skip a meal or two. It doesn't matter one little bit that it's in Japanese.

Occupy Wall Street Pictures

Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Anti-Counterfeit Agreement


This got no play on US news channels.  Maybe because the "agreement" didn't include China?  You know, China is the biggest counterfeiting country on the planet..
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/01/uk-japan-trade-counterfeiting-idUKTRE79018620111001

Tepco Crisis Manual Was Useless

Uh, ya think??
I would love to review some of the US plant manuals/disaster plans. I wonder how many include instructions for a Zombie Apocalypse?

Brooklyn Bridge Occupation

Matt Smith (Doctor Who) Miniature

The FBI To Update Rape Definition

I guess it's best to do this before the full 100 years has passed, since it was originally defined. Way to stay current...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rape-fbi-20111001,0,5720055.story

Dead Americans

All this bitching over a drone strike that killed "American" terrorists today. What the hell? They were terrorists (Anwar Awlaki) bent on attacking America again. I don't care if they were born here or in China/Russia or Pakistan. They were terrorists. If I had been there in Yemen, with a pistol, in range.. I would have no problem killing both of the dogs.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-awlaki-killed-20111001,0,3942598.story