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How Do You Say “Free Speech” In French?
by Pat_S on January 10, 2015France rang church bells and observed a minute of silence on Thursday in honor of those killed by jihadists. Afterward the French of every rank resumed touting the French value of freedom of speech. It is a value for which the Charlie Hebdo victims gave their lives. How dedicated the French government is to freedom of speech isn’t as clear. Indeed, how dedicated is the Western world? In 2012 Muslims planned to protest airing the film “Innocence of Muslims” in France. The French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault banned the protests planned for Paris. At the time, Ayrault made an Orwellian statement about freedom of speech: France backs freedom of expression but warns against excesses Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault reaffirms that...
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Obama: North Korean Cyberattack Is Vandalism
by Pat_S on December 21, 2014Today on CNN State of the Union Obama characterized North Korea’s cyberattack on Sony as vandalism. Obama: North Korea’s hack not war, but ‘cybervandalism’ Kim Jong-un may be a punk, but he leads a nation-state. A cyberattack on the U.S. economy is not playful mischief. Obama promised proportional retaliation against North Korea at the time of our choosing. Today Mike Rogers, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, on Fox News Sunday told us we were all set and ready with a counterattack but never got the word to go ahead. I guess Obama was preoccupied packing his suitcases for his vacation. >> Wallace — How serious was the attack? Do you regard this in a sense as an act of...
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Normalizing Relations With Cuba Is Bad For The Environment
by Pat_S on December 17, 2014In the spirit of Hilaryism, i.e., empathizing with the enemy, as far as psychologically possible I offer this precautionary note to 21st century Leftists. Since it was of such pressing urgency, Obama decided to take a step toward normalizing relations with Cuba. The embargo is a relic of the Cold War so they say. Actually a relic of the Cold War is old time Lefties who have a soft spot in their hearts for Marxist Cuba and the Castro regime. Modern day Leftists have other priorities and Shepard Smith curiously has hit on one. The Left has always been enamored of despots like Castro and “peoples republics” that inevitably oppressed people in the name of “the people”. In the first...
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A Joyride On The Feel Good Train, #illridewithyou
by Pat_S on December 15, 2014Feelgoodism is alive and well in Australia. In the midst of a hostage-taking perpetrated by someone who at the very least identifies with ISIS, some Australians are on a Twitter campaign , #illridewithyou, offering to ride public transportation with Muslims who are wearing Islamic attire. This is a proactive campaign since there have been no confirmed incidents reported of any kind of violence against Muslims or any type of backlash whatsoever. The campaign started when a Sydney train rider, Rachel Jacobs, saw another passenger, a Muslim woman, sheepishly remove her hijab. Whether or not something happened to provoke this is unclear. Jacobs posted on Facebook that she ran after the woman at the train station (apparently not concerned this action...
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Say You’re Sorry to Mr. Putin
by Pat_S on December 6, 2014Poor Vlad. He’s getting picked on by the big bullies. Now there’s a website, don’t know whose, with a pre-written apology you can sign and send to Putin and the Russian people for picking on them. Tell Putin You’re Sorry! From the dearputin website Dear President Putin and Russian People, Please accept our apologies for the behavior of our Governments and Media. Western Nations, led by the United States, seem determined to start a war with Russia. A sane person would recognize the terrible consequences of such a war and would do everything in their power to avoid it. In fact it appears that this is exactly what you are doing. In the face of an endless stream of lies...
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Gun Law Off Target
by Pat_S on November 19, 2014The state of Washington passed a gun law in the recent election which is already having unintended consequences. With the passage of Initiative I-594, background checks are required, with few exceptions, for all sales or transfers of firearms. A small museum, the Lynden Pioneer Museum, is currently displaying World War II-era rifles which are on loan to the museum from collectors. The exhibit was to run through May 1, 2015. After reading the text of the law many times, the museum director decided the rifles have to be returned to their owners before December 4. That’s when the law goes into effect. As the law is written the director believes the museum would have to do background checks on the...
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Free Range Is For Turkeys
by Pat_S on November 15, 2014When your office seating plan is based on a science fiction story you are bound to wind up with something strange. If you aren’t familiar with Divergent it is a trilogy about a dystopian society in post-apocalyptic Chicago. Citizens there are divided into factions according to their predisposition for one of five “virtues”. After reading Divergent, which is intended for an adolescent audience, Citi’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of HR was inspired to develop a work space open floor plan based on “neighborhoods”. This plan is a pilot project for a larger initiative called CitiWorks which intends to optimize the company’s work spaces. Studies show that because of travel, vacations, absences, etc., work space is underutilized. Under this...
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The ‘Singing’ Road Ahead
by Pat_S on October 2, 2014There’s an ebola epidemic coming our way, an insane terrorist army intent on killing us, an incompetent government that wants to know everything about us but keeps us in the dark about them. Nothing to be happy about. Well, good news, depending on the outcome of an experiment, we may be getting—TA DA—singing roads. That’s a happy thing, yes? Oh wait maybe not. It’s a social experiment about changing people’s behavior. In this case to reward us, the lab rats, only if we strictly obey the law. ‘Singing road’ built for social experiment TV show The road was paid for by the National Geographic Channel for a show called “Crowd Control” that premieres in November. The show conducts social experiments...
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Tumbleweed Or Fumbleweed?—Bringing Exotic Fungi To America
by Pat_S on September 25, 2014The U.S. Agricultural Research Service is awaiting permission to release two foreign fungi to kill off tumbleweed. Tumbleweed is iconically associated with the American West, but it is more accurately called Russian thistle. It was brought to America in the 1870’s by Russian immigrants as a contaminant in flaxseed. It has since spread over 100 million acres causing trouble wherever it goes. Tumbleweed displaces crops and native plants. It dries out soil and aids in the spread of wildfires. It triggers allergies and impacts highway safety. It, along with other exotic plant pests, costs the American economy an estimated $34 billion a year. There have been other attempts to deal with the tumbleweed problem. Bio-control using natural predator insects was...
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Russian Troops “On Vacation” In Ukraine
by Pat_S on August 28, 2014A few days ago ten Russian paratroopers were said to have accidentally crossed the Ukraine border. Now a few thousand Russian troops are supposedly spending their vacations there. But those tanks aren’t loaded with coolers and beach chairs. Serving Russian soldiers on leave fighting Ukrainian troops alongside rebels, pro-Russian separatist leader says East Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko said 3-4,000 serving Russian soldiers, on leave from their posts, are fighting Ukrainian troops alongside the rebels, Russian state television reported. “Among us are fighting serving soldiers, who would rather take their vacation not on a beach but with us, among brothers, who are fighting for their freedom,” said Mr Zakharchenko in an interview posted on Vesti.ru, the website of a...
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How ISIS Can Get Obama’s Full Attention
by Pat_S on August 23, 2014h/t The Cagle Post This quote from an Irish essayist may give some insight into Obama’s penchant for golfing. It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place this world is when one is playing golf. ~Robert Lynd Unfortunately everyone else has to live in it.
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IS Recruiter: “We Are Living In A Joy That I Can’t Describe”
by Pat_S on August 17, 2014This is a 40 minute video report by a VICE News reporter embedded with the Islamic State for three weeks. Be aware there are a few (and brief) graphic images–headless corpses (6:27 to 6:39), a crucified man (27:52 – 28:06). Even more chilling is the footage showing the recruitment and indoctrination of children. We are living in a joy that I can’t describe. These words were spoken by an IS member who operates a “preaching van”. He was parked by the Euprhates River where several young boys were swimming. He smilingly asked a 7-yr old boy, What do you want to be, a jihadist or to execute a martyrdom [suicide] operation? The boy is his son. At a celebration for...
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Life, Liberty And Pursuit Of Happiness. PERIOD!
by Pat_S on July 3, 2014Danielle Allen, Princeton scholar and author, contends the period after “pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence is an error. She believes the thought about the essential nature of government in the following sentence was intended to be included as an unalienable right. Official transcript of pertinent part of the Declaration: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the...
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The Document Demon (And Democrats)
by Pat_S on June 21, 2014I’m probably going to regret this. It’s best to keep quiet when sorcery is involved lest you bring more trouble upon yourself. I’m really annoyed and have to say something so let the chips fall where they may. For several months I’ve been keeping records on some household expenses. I was doing it the old fashioned way by jotting down info on a piece of paper. The paper was left atop my cluttered desk from month to month. Last month I decided to be more responsible and put the paper in a safer place. I remember being very pleased with myself at the time. Perhaps that’s what caught the attention of the document demon because now I can’t find it...
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Karzai: War On Terror Deliberately Caused Instability In Region
by Pat_S on June 18, 2014After America and Western countries spent $billions ($trillions all consequences considered), sacrificed thousands dead, wounded, maimed, and ruined lives, Afghan President Karzai in a BBC interview says the war on terror was not fought honestly and genuinely. Its intent was to cause instability in the region. Iraq and Afghanistan were, he claims, solid and whole countries before foreign intervention. The BBC reporter asked if what is happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanistan. Karzai replies Never. Not at all. [BBC Reporter] Many worry that there is a whole arc now—Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan—the rise of al-Qaeda linked groups. [Karzai] So this means either of two things. Either the war on terror was not conducted properly or effectively, that it gave...
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