Daily Links, Friday, October 28th

Internal Exile Oct 28, 2016

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Light Links today, it’s a busy Friday.

War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump.

Green Party Senate Candidate Margaret Flowers Crashes Two-Party Debate.

U.S. Behind Huge Weapons Shipments To Saudi Arabia Prior to Yemen Funeral Attack.

Free Trade is the God of Right-Wingers… Unless the rich don’t profit from it.

The British government’s announcement that it will go ahead with a third runway at Heathrow seems to have unlocked an array of demons.

The strange tale of a dating site’s attacks on WikiLeaks founder Assange.

While Harvard’s liberal scholars get $10 million grants to study poverty, Harvard workers like Rosa Ines Rivera are forced to live on $430/Week.

New high res photo of Europe’s lost Mars lander uncovers a new mystery.

Racism still rife against black and minority ethnic teachers in England.

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Your Weekend of Weekends.

UnkaWillbur - May 26, 2017

Here' some links to nosh on, to start of your weekend. I hope everyone's weekend is great; me, myself, I'm planning on jumping out of a perfectly…

Unkawillbur

Your Song of the Day…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8f-Qb-bwlU
- 17
  
  Had this tune runnin’ through my head in the shower yesterday.
- Dosido3
  
  One of my fave instrumentals. Great any time of year! 🙂
17

.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f304fba3c3b23b2b0040cbd9a0b156654a012ae6d75fc006238da92818d9b5d6.jpg
17

Regarding the article Unka linked to yesterday; “The Pathologization of Dissent”, I wonder what labels ol’ C.J. has for those of us who reject the idea that “19 terrorists” turned the world upside down.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/27/the-pathologization-of-dissent/
Dosido3

Hey now, speaking of propaganda…don’t believe your measly flipped vote makes a hill of beans difference to anyone. It’s just old hardware or your fat fingers.

http://time.com/4547594/vote-flipping-election-rigged/
Dosido3

Turn Back!

https://youtu.be/Yt6o03K_y54
17

Fool Me Once

Many white workers aren’t voting for Democrats this November. And not for the reasons you think.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/10/democratic-party-clinton-trump-white-voters-workers/
- Dosido3
  
  Great read. Thanks.
17

Remember When the Media Sold Us the Iraq WMD Lies? It’s Happening Again

Luckily, Americans aren’t as gullible in 2016 as they were in 2003, as many now keep up with the news by seeking more independent channels.
But will the next administration bother to ask us our opinion before launching into another war?

http://theantimedia.org/media-iraq-lie-peddling-russia-war/
- Shaykayvah
  
  Nope.
17

Rock star Roger Waters said to lose $4m over anti-Israel activism

This sorry tale of the persecution of a famous musician due to his moral stance against the fascist, racist,
genocidal apartheid state of Israel starkly illustrates why so many others choose not to speak out – they know that they will be attacked and it will probably end up hurting them financially, in Water’s case, to the tune of 4 million dollars. As Waters himself said in an interview, celebrities are ‘scared shitless’ to criticise Israel.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/10/28/rock-star-roger-waters-said-to-lose-4m-over-anti-israel-activism/
- Shaykayvah
  
  Though Roger can easily afford four million dollars, I still support him.
  BTW, his live shows are unbelievable.
17

Selling ‘Regime Change’ Wars to the Masses

Propaganda is now such a pervasive part of Western governance that any foreign leader who resists the prevailing power structure can be turned into a demon and made a target of a “regime change” war, explains John Pilger.

https://consortiumnews.com/2016/10/28/selling-regime-change-wars-to-the-masses/
17

Agrochemicals And The Cesspool Of Corruption: Dr. Mason Writes To The US EPA

In her recent open letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason documents what amounts to a cesspool of corruption surrounding sections of the agrochemicals industry and the regulation of glyphosate (as found in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup).

http://www.globalresearch.ca/agrochemicals-and-the-cesspool-of-corruption-dr-mason-writes-to-the-us-epa/5553489
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US Votes ‘No’ As UN Adopts Landmark Resolution Calling to Ban Nuclear Weapons

The United Nations on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution calling for the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.

As expected, nuclear powers including the United States, France, Canada, Israel, Russia, and the United Kingdom, as well as several of their European allies, were among the nations who voted against the ban.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-votes-no-as-un-adopts-landmark-resolution-calling-to-ban-nuclear-weapons/5553495
Annaleigh

Heyyyyy, it’s Friday, I hope the weekend isn’t as stressful as yesterday (or at least a better kind of stress…I am somewhat behind on Halloween preparations and end of month/before rent week errands…*sigh*):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRhSiX8eMbE
- MeanValueTheorem
  
  OMG!!!!!!
  
  I fucking loved this song when it came out!
  Lighter Shade of Brown is the shit yo!
  
  Annaleigh, sometimes I think you’re my West Coast Spirit Animal. Hand to god.
  - Annaleigh
    
    Hehehe, puts you in a Friday kinda mood, doesn’t it? 😀
    - MeanValueTheorem
      
      Made my day. For serious.
      - Annaleigh
        
        I’m glad! <3
    - MeanValueTheorem
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81AWsRiA64
  - Edwin
    
    Heya. Howdy. Where ya bin?
    - MeanValueTheorem
      
      Hey Edwin! I see you’re breakin out ye ol’ jack’o lantern avatar!
      - Edwin
        
        Tis the time of year. Love October!!
- StupidGit
  
  For Halloween this year I’m going as The Invisible Man. It’s quite an easy costume: I just stay home, turn off the lights, and disconnect from everything for an evening. 🙂
  - 17
    
    I have one rule for the kids…If you come to my house, bring munchies.
Edwin

Good morning

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b8faf193b840cc9215f305131bd7ddf1bba5ca46f0adf0c5cc730846e573d13a.jpg
17

Music thread’s up.
http://exile.bottleofsmoke.com/2016/10/28/dancin-bones-halloween-edition/
Edwin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlxR9PKUN34
- towerofbabel
  
  Comey received new emails. He had so reopen or look like he was protecting Clinton. Pretty straight forward.
  - Edwin
    
    Where is everyone (not that I expect you to know, but…)?
    - Unkawillbur
      
      I’ve been in Soon To Ship Hell, on this web-site I’m working on. The next week is going to be lots of long hours, to ensure everything is perfect.
      - Edwin
        
        Poor Unka. 🙁
        
        Good to see you.
    - towerofbabel
      
      I don’t know. But maybe they are feeling shell-shocked from the bullshit election and WWIII like me? The only reason we, the West, would risk nuclear annihilation for a Syrian pipeline is if the petro-dollar is on the brink of collapse. That’s what I’m guessing.
      - Unkawillbur
        
        It’s surprising me, someone who’s been interested in politics since he was 8, how utterly I’m suffering from Traumatic Stress, over the state of American politics.
    - StupidGit
      
      I’ve been immersed in manic mayhem trying to keep life from going completely off the rails… but had to drop by this evening and see what my friends in exile are up to. Glad to see you on here!
      - Unkawillbur
        
        Always glad to see you, SG!
      - Edwin
        
        Good to see you Git. Been a while.
Edwin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhIIIXp8lXw .
Edwin

The Daily Show turns to utter unfunny bullshit propaganda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk7FVJ2MKyI
- Unkawillbur
  
  Turns? 😉
  - 17
    
    Yeah. It’s really really really gone to shit.
    - Unkawillbur
      
      For me, it was that for a long, long time. From about the time Stewart took over. [shrug]
      - Edwin
        
        Stewart made me laugh. (I just watched funny bits on the net. I don’t watch any of these shows because Korea and don’t watch TV.)
      - StupidGit
        
        Personally, I found a lot of cathartic humor in Stewart’s take on current events and media criticism even if his politics were a bit too milktoast for my tastes (and he was too cozy with conservative agitators). I had hopes for Noah since his standup shows were good but the status quo politics of the show are more prevelant than ever and his humor is a severely poor fit for the subject matter.
- StupidGit
  
  The show seems to have become the “comedy” branch of MSNBC and serves only to perpetuate DNC propaganda. Gone are the days of even mild criticism of the Democrats. Stewart wasn’t perfect but he was not a blind partisan. He was a humanist first and his views shaped the narrative. Noah seems to serve the powers that be and is just happy to have a gig and tries his hardest to not cause any ripples… the worst type of comedy.
  - Edwin
    
    I tried to give him a chance after Stewart left, but he’s not just unfunny he’s a total mindless corporate tool.
Dosido3

Wow, just in time for Halloween, a story about a company named Soylent (yes!) Soylent recalling two – ahem – meal replacement protein products after people got sick.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-28/soylent-will-stop-selling-two-meal-products-and-rework-formula-after-illnesses
- StupidGit
  
  Seems anyone who would eat something called Soylent is just asking for it, does it not?
  - Unkawillbur
    
    My thoughts exactly. Or “diet” gummy bears, which I understand has the same problematic ingredient.
    - Dosido3
      
      when I need a good belly laugh, I head to the amazon reviews of gummy bears. 😀
  - Dosido3
    
    Hi SG! Absolutely !
Edwin

I’ve been watching season 3 of this this week and it has been excellent. The final 3 episodes of the season are getting ratings of 9.4, 9.6 and 9.7/10 at IMDB. I plan to finish off tonight with a three-show marathon.

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9bbe4f76cb8cef15ca2eb60ec8eb00cc3bc3645850ae6757d837324c996769f1.jpg
- Unkawillbur
  
  Interesting. I’ll give it a go.
  - Dosido3
    
    It’s a little more graphic than our history books but it’s entertaining…I am starting to feel that history is now offered in a form to justify our current practices…ie Hamilton and Wall Street attitudes, any colonial show or movie showing that tortured was used (even then!), etc.
Edwin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5-M1bCkL8
- Dosido3
  
  There is no trickle down at UC. All the money is hoovered up to the top admininstrators. Period.
Unkawillbur

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