i think this whole “attention grabber” is to divert from bengazi-cia-stevens-libyia overthrow and brennan-cia-saudi informer fabricated terrorist plot exposed.

freedom of press and guns and from taxes trump citizens rights to speech and assembly.

kabuki

good to see your fonts, fatster; impressive and thorough roundup per usual!

thank you! “less than meets the eye,” indeed!

they amended bankruptcy law

“they” was joe biden, the banksters’ rep.

nope, it’s not your imagination.

our very own Devil’s Island without the pretense of trial or accusation of criminality.

nother fine thurs eve post, thanks!

hi marion, delighted to hear ’bout Tribble’s fast recovery and always enjoy your vinyettes (sp)

good morning

couple on the ground tidbits from NPR:

yesterday: interview with Nebraska landowner — first, friendly approach from “church pastor” to sell XL Global a permanent easement across one edge of his property for $30k; then visit from XL Global agent, “sign permanent easement or we’ll take via eminent domain that Nebraska governor has granted; and we’ll go right through your house.” That’s exactly what’s happened to TX landowners — XL Global is using eminent domain granted by TX RR Commission, and pipe is laid while fruitless appeal to corrupt judge is pursued.

today: journalist in TX today talking about the nationally unregulated fracking injection wells for chemically laced waste water. While doing high pressure injection disposal, there have been documented instances of the chemical waste water erupting through nearby abandoned drill holes. There is also proof of a causal relationship to tremors and quakes related to the injection process.

The NPR host commented on the sound of train whistle from TX journalist’s phone … he replied hauling chemicals or waste through downtown. He also mentioned heavy air pollution from (koch bros) refineries with ongoing EPA legal battle …

ps to my 47: maybe not a duel between Chicago boys & Tx bush-koch bros –more like good cop vs bad cop (dem v gop, blue v red) ? still same detriment to humans and other living things …

thanks for another sterling gold platinum roundup, fatster; sure a lot to chew on as well as enhance the general sense of unease mentioned above by several commenters …

almost seems like we’re watching a duel between the Chicago boys and the Texas Bush-Koch bros cia coalition … neither of which are good for humans or other living beings

mafr @ 17

eCHAN @28:

excellent resource link — seems to confirm the continuing bush1′s cia-saudi-cheney-koch goal as stated in the PNAC manifesto.

By the way, add Paraguay (assume Honduras is there plus Venezuela soon) to the recent countries overthrown by “state dept CIA/C of C/USAID.” probably a coincidence that bushII bought heart of Paraguay over that aquifer. similar coincidence re Libya’s aquifer and all the duct work completed there by Quaddafi. water is the ultimate prize–pity the Chilean people and soon the u.s. people having that ultimate resource squandered by corps’ chemical poisoning.

I wonder how the TPP Treaty ceding national soverignty to 600 global corps fits in.

this guy is pure as the snow that he and his corp funders skiied on compared to Verizon-ATT-Comcast’s new FCC chair the potus annointed today.

heard an interesting factoid on NPR yesterday re sewerage (1/3 untreated, i.e. raw sewage) that flowed into rivers, streams and ocean during superstorm Sandy: the volume of that sewerage was equivalent to covering Central Park to depth of 41 feet!

mafr @ 31: interesting that Detroit’s appointed manager is thanking the aging, decimated firefighters using decrepit equipment to fight a toxic fire at a corps’ facility with paycuts and terminations.

“Israeli warplane attacked Gaza motorcycle”

humans killed or injured is collateral damage, but the more important question was left unanswered: will the motorcycle be ok? /s