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As anyone with the remotest understanding of the foundations of Christianity knows, the Bible has plenty of allusions to the benefits of Socialism. So next time you find yourself in a battle of wits with a Bible-thumping fan of Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh, carry a few of these quotations in your pocket...and consider responding to some of their holier-than-thou perspectives with a question, such as, "well, then, what does the Bible mean when it says, 'defend the rights of the poor and needy?'" See How the Bible Supports Socialism
Meryl Ann Butler
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Anyone with the remotest understanding of the foundations of Christianity knows that the Bible has plenty of allusions to Socialistic perspectives. When conversing with Bible-thumping fans of Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh, it can be useful to have a few of these quotations at your fingertips.
The covert and overt intervention of Washington and the, er, authoritarian regimes it supports, such as Saudi Arabia, has created and maintained the conditions for an all-out civil war, spreading the chaos and hatred that is the sine qua non for jihadi movements to thrive. Now we're told we must put "boots on the ground" to fight the forces we ourselves have spawned.
After a week here in FMC Lexington Satellite camp, a federal prison in Kentucky, I started catching up on national and international news...
After NBC News suspended anchor Brian Williams for erroneously claiming that he was nearly shot down in a helicopter while covering the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly went on a tear. On his television show, the top-rated cable news anchor declared that the American press isn't "half as responsible as the men who forged the nation." He bemoaned the supposed culture of deception within the liberal media, and he proclaimed that the Williams controversy should prompt questioning of other "distortions" by left-leaning outlets. Yet for years, O'Reilly has recounted dramatic stories about his own war reporting that don't withstand scrutiny--even claiming he acted heroically in a war zone that he apparently never set foot in.
Whether Greece agrees to this or that ultimatum, extends or does not extend the "bailout", leaves or does not leave the Euro, will be moot unless the government of Greece finds a way to put its unemployed people to work and the results are felt at Greek kitchen tables.
The Supreme Court of Iceland today upheld prison sentences on four former key executives and majority owners of Kaupþing Bank in the so-called Al-Thani case in what is the heaviest sentence ever given in Iceland for economic fraud.
The freaking Eurogroup tried to pull the old switcheroo on Varoufakis to get him to sign something that was different than the original. Can you believe it? And it's only because Varoufakis studiously combed through the new memo that he was able to notice the discrepancy and jam on the brakes. As it happens, the final copy was just a rehash of the same agreement that Varoufakis has rejected from the onset.
This week IS vowed to launch an assault on Italy, using its gains in Libya as a springboard to European attacks. Do they have the actual power to carry out these threats? IS certainly has mastered the art of propaganda via social media, and they have captured everyone's attention.
The Empire of Chaos does not want a lasting agreement on Ukraine -- and will do everything to torpedo Minsk 2.0. NATO's strategic imperative remains clear; force Moscow into a war in Ukraine to exhaust it economically, prevent a EU-Russia economic/trade partnership, and eliminate Russia as a global competitor to the US.
If you're a celebrity and not a brand, you are non-existent. Here's the story.
US panel backs low-meat diet for helping planet
Americans should eat a diet higher in plants, fruits and grains because it is healthier and has a lower environmental impact, a US panel has said. The report by medical and nutrition experts will be considered in the US dietary guidelines which determine school lunches to food package labels. Cholesterol is now less of a concern, the report said, but added sugar should be limited to 200 calories a day. The panel also backs moderate coffee drinking for the first time. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which meets every five years, said a diet high in vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds was "more health promoting and is associated with less environmental impact" than the current US diet, which is high in meat. It is the first time the panel has made a recommendation on the environmental impact of a diet.
The size of the human brain expanded dramatically during the course of evolution, imparting us with unique capabilities to use abstract language and do complex math. But how did the human brain get larger than that of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, if almost all of our genes are the same? Duke scientists have shown that it's possible to pick out key changes in the genetic code between chimpanzees and humans and then visualize their respective contributions to early brain development by using mouse embryos. The team found that humans are equipped with tiny differences in a particular regulator of gene activity, dubbed HARE5, that when introduced into a mouse embryo, led to a 12% bigger brain than in the embryos treated with the HARE5 sequence from chimpanzees. "What we found is a piece of the genetic basis for why we have a bigger brain," Wray said.
By Citizen News Service - CNS
Is too much health research - unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, wasteful? Too much health and medical research may be unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, and wasteful, warns a new global network
Art historians have attributed obvious anti-Semitism in Medieval and Renaissance artworks to technical developments and advancements in painting, not ideology. Mounting evidence, though, cited in this article, challenges that view with powerful illustrations of the deliberate and willful inclusion of anti-Semitic iconography covering many centuries of artworks.
Situated in the heart of the Middle East, Israel is in one of the driest regions on earth, traditionally relying on a short, rainy season each winter to replenish its limited supplies.
In addition to canceling Joy Reid's daytime show The Reid Report, the network is also canceling Ronan Farrow's show and moving Way Too Early's Thomas Roberts back to a dayside role, anchoring a straight news show from 1-3 p.m. ET daily. Neither Reid nor Farrow have been fired by the network. Reid will become MSNBC's national correspondent, producing original reporting for on air and online programming. Farrow is expected to host a new series of primetime specials for MSNBC and will be featured as a special correspondent across the network's schedule.
For too long it's been the domain of the 'time-rich' whack job, in an age of growing paranoia and suspicion, along with government and institutional secrecy; it is perhaps time to 'rebuild the brand' of the much-maligned "conspiracy theory". In this second part of a 3 parter, Greg Maybury again dons his Comalco hat, pulls the blinds, and embarks on what might be a quixotic quest. Paranoid times call for desperate measures.
By Kent Welton
Take Jesus Down From The Cross - On A Morbid Christianity He's been hanging for two thousand years already. Its time to take Jesus down from the cross, put him in a chair or a chaise lounge in a nice relaxed position, give him some decent clothes, put a smile on his face, and pretend he's happy. Isn't that the way you would want to be presented after your death?
In the past nine years, Utah has decreased the number of homeless by 72 percent--largely by finding and building apartments where they can live, permanently, with no strings attached. It's a program, or more accurately a philosophy, called Housing First.
Russia and Cuba agreed to train Cuban specialists in Russia. This is a very important aspect, as it means the technical and mental attachment of the armed forces of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to Russia. This marks a return to the Soviet system of allied military cooperation between Russia and Latin America. Alberto López Girondo, a political analyst and columnist at Revista Accion from Argentina, told Pravda.Ru that Russia should cooperate with the countries of Latin America, "to strengthen strong ties between Russia, the countries of Latin America and the BRICS countries in search of new geo-political scenarios." "The United States is quite vulnerable. One may eventually have to create missile defense from the side of Florida, rather than Alaska. All these issues arise and require huge financial resources. I think it will convince the United States of its shortsightedness.
By Abdus-Sattar Ghazali
White House hosts anti-terrorism summit The White House held a three-day anti-terrorism summit dubbed as "Countering Violent Extremism Summit," from Tuesday to Thursday (Feb. 17-19). Addressing the summit on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the United States is not at war with Islam. He told the summit that he wants to discredit the belief that Americans and Westerners in general are at odds with Muslims.
By Sally McMillan
The young recruits The president's summit must examine our own part in generating young recruits to the Islamic state. Actions are more powerful than words.
The strategic implications of the battle for Debaltsevo (UPDATED)
From The Saker - analysis of military and political consequences of the event and media manipulation of it. The Novorussians have conquered it all, but Poroshenko is still trying to look good. The "1%ers" better negotiate while they can, concludes the analyst.
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the press secretary of the Pentagon and they guy you always see explaining American military action on television, announced his sudden resignation today, one day after the new Secretary of Defense was sworn into office. The New York Times reports that the new Defense Secretary, Ashton B. Carter, asked for Kirby's resignation. Sources close to Carter say that he has "expressed reservations about having a uniformed officer represent the Defense Department in its daily dealings with the news media," and will likely replace him with a civilian. (No replacement has been announced yet.)
In the latest CNN/ORC poll, 64 percent think Jeb Bush represents the past while 33 percent say he represents the future. It doesn't help that the team he has assembled to advise him on foreign policy includes George Shultz, James Baker, Michael Chertoff, Tom Ridge, Steven Hadley, John Negroponte and Michael Hayden. Oh, and did I say Paul Wolfowitz?
The Death of Argentine Attorney Alberto Nisman
Government of Argentina denounces an "active judicial coup" in progress. Its engines are the Prosecutor Alberto Nisman - found dead in circumstances not entirely clear - and the investigation of attack against AMIA - the Jewish Association - in 1994. The right-wing - notably "Clarin" media group - is doing everything it can to implicate Presient Cristina Fernandez into the event in the course of an electoral year. The investigation, however, linked Nisman to the US Embassy and the Mossad. Cristina Fernandez herself rejected the suicide theory and introduced into Congress the law on dissolution of the old intelligence service and foundation of the new one.
In a move that could alter the minimum wage debate and improve the image of the world's largest retailer, Walmart announced it will raise the baseline wage of its current store employees to $10 per hour, bringing pay hikes to an estimated 500,000 workers.
Emanuel won it all in February, 2011. He's spending heavily -- nearly $1 million for TV ads in the last week of the campaign -- to win it all once more in February, 2015. That would shut the debate down at the mayoral level and free Emanuel up to steer his considerable energies and considerable resources into securing a City Council super-majority that would rubber-stamp his every demand.
It is clear that the company, from its inception, had made its primary function the designing of surveillance programs for the spy agencies. In fact, Palantir would not have managed to stay in existence were it not for a multimillion-dollar investment and substantial technical support provided by the CIA.
According to Reuters a Moscow based security software maker, "Kaspersky Lab" recently discovered the NSA was hiding spying software deep w/in hard drives made by top computer manufacturers. The program is closely linked to "Stuxnet", the NSA cyber weapon that infected Iran's uranium enrichment facility in 2010 the cyber attack that initiated the cyberwarfare we're currently seeing unleashed all over the world.
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We have forgotten that our Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln knew that federal and state supported public education was the lifeblood of the nation. We look back on the founding of the time-honored tradition of the land grant colleges. We ask those who think the world began with them, who do you think educated those who educated those who educated you?
Van Buren: Watching the Same Movie About American War for 75 Years
In the age of the all-volunteer military and an endless stream of war zone losses and ties, it can be hard to keep Homeland enthusiasm up for perpetual war. After all, you don't get a 9/11 every year to refresh those images of the barbarians at the airport departure gates.
Delta Airlines fails to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" once again!
While Delta Airlines continues to charge substantial fuel surcharges even though fuel prices have been drastically reduced, Delta also continues to pay out large profit sharing bonuses -- over $1.1 Billion for 2014 -- to staff. The larger the salary, the larger the bonus. Something is drastically wrong here -- WHY IS THE PUBLIC INTEREST SO BLATANTLY IGNORED?  Best News Links from the Web
8 Logical Fallacies That Fuel Anti-Science Sentiments
We've never been more dependent on science. At the same time, however, we've never been more certain about its ability to help us understand and transform the world. But there are many out there who still distrust science and wish to discredit it at every turn, whether it be anti-vaxxers and climate change denialists, or simply those who wish to preserve their religious or paranormal beliefs. Trouble is, many of the arguments used to disparage or disprove the findings of science (or even the scientific method itself), are ridden with logical fallacies. Here are eight that fuel anti-science sentiments.
Kim Jong-un is getting really into Fashion Week. Feeling inspired by feats of runway hairstylists, he showed off a new do at yesterday's politburo meeting. Kim kept the sides of his cut traditionally high and tight; the real eye-catcher is his gravity-defying coiffure, which resembles a glossy black trapezoid. He paired the style with barely there brows shaved to end just over his pupils, a brave departure from the current full eyebrow trend. His face appears slightly rounder than usual, which only accentuates the Hair. Questionable hair is a tradition in North Korean leadership, but Kim's father, Kim Jong-il, never attempted anything quite so daring. We'd love to know the Supreme Leader's preferred brand of mousse. Anonymous sources claim that Jong-un's hairstylist has fled the Hermit Kingdom and is seeking asylum in SoHo.
Explosive new reporting by The Intercept published Thursday, based on documents obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, reveals how the U.S. spy agency and their British counterpart, the GCHQ, worked together in order to hack into the computer systems of the world's largest manufacturer of cell phone SIM cards -- giving government spies access to highly-guarded encryption codes and unparalleled abilities to monitor the global communications of those with phones using the cards. Following its publication, journalist Glenn Greenwald called it "one of the biggest Snowden stories yet."
Amnesty International has just released a new video entitled "Free Albert Woodfox: 43 Years of Injustice," featuring an interview with Juan Mendez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The video supports Amnesty's new petition campaign focusing on Albert's pending application for release on bail. In 2013, declaring that "Four decades in solitary confinement can only be described as torture," Mendez called for Albert's immediate release from solitary confinement. Speaking about Albert in this new video, Juan Mendez says: "Mr. Woodfox is spending his days in solitary confinement" His convictions have been reversed and the State is appealing them, so in fact he should be considered an innocent man until his guilt or innocence is resolved... There's no question that his conditions inflict on him the kind of pain and suffering...
An explosion and fire ripped through a gasoline processing unit at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, near Los Angeles on Wednesday, slightly injuring four workers and shattering windows of surrounding buildings, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blast, which occurred shortly before 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. ET), but there was no evidence of foul play, according to Torrance Fire Captain Steve Deuel.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has overturned a controversial ban that would have prohibited all incoming Iranian students from participating in certain graduate engineering and natural sciences programs. The concern was that those students would return to Iran and help advance the country's nuclear program. But UMass Amherst's broad prohibition caused an outcry from student groups and advocates.
New insights into origins of the world's languages
Linguists have long agreed that languages from English to Greek to Hindi, known as 'Indo-European languages', are the modern descendants of a language family that first emerged from a common ancestor spoken thousands of years ago. Now, a new study gives us more information on when and where it was most likely used. Using data from over 150 languages, linguists provide evidence that this ancestor language originated 5,500 - 6,500 years ago on the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
The contrast between Democrats and Republicans is stark and getting starker every day. A Democratic president is fighting to shield unauthorized immigrants from deportation. If it weren't for the court order, an additional 600,000 Dreamers who came to the U.S. illegally as children could have applied for legal status starting Wednesday. Congressional Republicans are caught in a trap. They're fighting for a policy most of them don't believe in as a way, they think, to strike back at the president -- but in the end they're hurting themselves more than they could ever hurt Obama.
Bibi has decided to take a side in America's internal conflict by addressing a joint meeting of the Republican-controlled Congress (responding to an invitation from House Speaker John Boehner) without even informing President Obama that he was Washington-bound. One of Netanyahu's goals is to undercut the administration's efforts to negotiate a pact with Iran that will impede that nation's nuclear program. His other goal is clearly to stick it to Obama and thus appear to the Israeli electorate -- which will go to the polls on March 17 -- as one tough dude.
Nearly all of the 21 names Jeb Bush announced as his supporters and advisers served in high-level positions in his father's and his brother's administrations. The list represents the full spectrum of views within the Republican foreign policy establishment -- from relative moderates, including former secretaries of state George P. Shultz and James A. Baker III, to staunch neoconservatives such as Iraq war architect Paul D. Wolfowitz.
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