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Obama Shifting Regulatory Course after Coakley's Loss (I won't say 'silver lining,' I promise...)

By we are stardust on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:44am |

Simon Johnson, British-American economist, former Chief economist of the International Monetary Fund blogs at Huffpo this morning, announcing a Wall Street Journal report that today the President will announce a plan to be presented to Congress to restrict Mega-bank size,...

I am heading to Rehab. I am an Arrogant, Whining, Childish, Unrealistic, Non-pragmatic, Shrieking, Sniveling, Palin-enabling Obama-not. I surrender; it's Rehab for me.

By we are stardust on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 10:40pm |

Would any of you Nots care to join me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8w_2hvluKY ...

Our Senate Not-Pecora Commission Laid an Egg

By we are stardust on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:52am |

How many of us called for a modern-day Pecora Commission (whose report led to the passage of Glass-Steagal ) to suss out the true causes of the financial meltdown, and make recommendations toward re-regulation. Given Congressional and White House love...

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Healthy Additions to Foods and Some Supplements to Explore

By we are stardust on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 1:01pm |

There have been so many blogs and comments about health care, food, healthy eating, pharmaceuticals, and so forth lately, I thought I'd add my two cents about common kitchen ingredients (and below that section some supplements) that can have beneficial...

Some Small Hints for Meditation/Relaxation from a Dilettante

By we are stardust on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 6:48pm |

Life is fraught with anxiety for a lot of us right now; mild depression seems widespread. We might be worried for ourselves, or for the hardships and suffering of our friends. Our nation seems to be in meltdown in many...

Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Two Reports; plus a bonus video from the BBC on Neocons and the Cold War

By we are stardust on Sun, 01/03/2010 - 1:16pm |

The Congressional Research Service report on military contractors came out last week, as well as Senator Claire McCaskill's Contract Oversight Subcommittee's hearings report on Afghanistan contractors. Her committee reports that contractors make up an astounding 69% of the total Pentagon...

Federal Judge Dismisses All Charges Against Blackwater in Massacre in Iraq

By we are stardust on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 5:55pm |

I just saw this at Jeremy Scahill's website. This is about the 14 Iraqi civilians Blackwater guards accused of gunning down in Nisour Square in Bagdad in September 2007. The Judge's reasoning: In a memo defending his opinion, Urbina cited a...

NAME THE DECADE CONTEST WINNERS

By we are stardust on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 12:13pm |

Sadly, the prizes will need to be changed out. I got an ominous email late last night from Karl Rove warning me off the Mitch McConnell prize date. He did not specify as to his interest in the...

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The NAME THE DECADE CONTEST! (prize update)

By we are stardust on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 5:58pm |

Lots of modern decades have been named, as in: The Roaring '20s, The Fabulous '50s, The '60s, The '80s ME decade, The Dotcom '90s... Time Magazine is calling the almost-past one: The Decade from Hell....

Strong Social Movements are Critical Now or: It's RUCKUS TIME!

By we are stardust on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 10:17pm |

This week Matt Taibbi and Robert Kuttner talked with Bill Moyers about health care reform and the President. Both were dismayed by the hands-off approach of Obama, and discussed at length the ways that he has disappointed too many of...

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 2 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 2 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 4 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 4 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

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Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

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By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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Obama Shifting Regulatory Course after Coakley's Loss (I won't say 'silver lining,' I promise...)

I am heading to Rehab. I am an Arrogant, Whining, Childish, Unrealistic, Non-pragmatic, Shrieking, Sniveling, Palin-enabling Obama-not. I surrender; it's Rehab for me.

Our Senate Not-Pecora Commission Laid an Egg

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Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Two Reports; plus a bonus video from the BBC on Neocons and the Cold War

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