Monthly Archives: March 2017

POTUS45*s new CIA drone policy … more remote killing, less “pooch screwing”

Posted on March 14, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers According to CBS News, an “uncomfortable” visit President Donald Trump paid to CIA headquarters on his second day in office (21 January 2017) left the U.S. intelligence community with a “sense of unease” and “made relations with … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 14, 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 14th is International Ask A Question Day * MOTH-er (Moth Collectors) Day Learn About Butterflies Day National Pi Day (3.14 etc.) * Potato Chip Day Science Education Day International Day of Action for Rivers * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Lucy Hobbs Taylor, Sylvia … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 13, 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 13th is Open An Umbrella Indoors Day * Chicken Noodle Soup Day Coconut Torte Day Earmuff Day * Good Samaritan Day Napping Day Smart & Sexy Day * K-9 Veterans Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Andrew Carnegie,  Donella Meadows and Janet … Continue reading →

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THC: Burning Down the Libraries

Posted on March 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! _______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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Swann’s Way: anarchist cybernetics & organizational dynamics in politics

Posted on March 12, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers I came across this published dissertation that while symptomatic of the state of academic process in terms of using some rather tired qualitative methods, it also showed that some interesting ideas do happen. Think ‘Lost in Translation’ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 12, 2017

Posted on March 12, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 12th is Baked Scallops Day Check Your Batteries Day * Fanny Pack Day * Girl Scout Day * Milky Way Bar Day * Plant a Flower Day * Spring Forward – Daylight Savings ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Charles Boycott, Jane Delano and Mahatma … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 11, 2017

Posted on March 11, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 11th is Eat Your Noodles Day Genealogy Day * National Promposal Day Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day World Plumbing Day * Worship of Tools Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Giuseppe Verdi, Mary Shelley and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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Dereliction of Duty

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Terry Welshans

On February 20, 2017, Lt. General Herbert Raymond “H. R.” McMaster was named as National Security Advisor following the February 13 forced resignation of Michael T. Flynn. McMaster is a combat veteran of the first Gulf War. His most notable … Continue reading →

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USS Lolli-Trump … “We are going to start winning again!”

Posted on March 10, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers An Iranian built mockup of a US Nimitz-class carrier is destroyed during the IRGCN Noble Prophet exercise. (ONI Photo) Iranian officials had more than a dozen speedboats attack a replica of a US aircraft carrier today and … Continue reading →

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Propaganda 102 Supplemental: Holly Would “American Sniper”

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Gene Howington

Or “Blood Simple Is As Blood Simple Does”* by Gene Howington The definition of success in propaganda is a bit like pulling off a successful magic trick. It works best if no one realizes exactly how they’re being manipulated. At … Continue reading →

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