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DeSwiss
DeSwiss's Journal
DeSwiss's Journal
November 28, 2014
- The plot here is about a man who pulls out a map and asks a woman to show him where he went wrong. Which classifies this film-short as ''fantasy.'' Pure fantasy.
Is that an inter-dimensional map in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
- The plot here is about a man who pulls out a map and asks a woman to show him where he went wrong. Which classifies this film-short as ''fantasy.'' Pure fantasy.
November 27, 2014
- Apparently her dad has pirate's-block and could use the workouts. You know, like therapy....
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****UPDATE**** - Apparently she got all the help she needed:
Laura Dimon (Jamie's kid) Needs Your Help
- Apparently her dad has pirate's-block and could use the workouts. You know, like therapy....
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****UPDATE**** - Apparently she got all the help she needed:
November 27, 2014
- The police are in place to keep us divided against each other. As long as we're fighting and killing one another we won't notice THE CAUSE.
London to Ferguson: Crowd protesting police racism tears down Parliament Square barriers
- The police are in place to keep us divided against each other. As long as we're fighting and killing one another we won't notice THE CAUSE.
November 22, 2014
- It would be difficult to find a better metaphor for our times.
You can tell a Republican because they strike out like a wimp on breaking balls.....
Third Wayers Go Head-to-head.....
- It would be difficult to find a better metaphor for our times.
You can tell a Republican because they strike out like a wimp on breaking balls.....
November 18, 2014
The Young Turks * Published on Nov 17, 2014
“She tried to stay quiet, she really did. But after eight years of keeping a heavy secret, the day came when Alayne Fleischmann couldn't take it anymore.
"It was like watching an old lady get mugged on the street," she says. "I thought, 'I can't sit by any longer.'"
Fleischmann is a tall, thin, quick-witted securities lawyer in her late thirties, with long blond hair, pale-blue eyes and an infectious sense of humor that has survived some very tough times. She's had to struggle to find work despite some striking skills and qualifications, a common symptom of a not-so-common condition called being a whistle-blower.
Fleischmann is the central witness in one of the biggest cases of white-collar crime in American history, possessing secrets that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon late last year paid $9 billion (not $13 billion as regularly reported – more on that later) to keep the public from hearing."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-9-billion-witness-20141106
- I believe that the Attorney General has mistaken ''culture with sewerage.'' I think that the way you go at it Eric is, you start by cleaning your glasses so things won't look so diffuse. You can start with reading this article.
Then you start ''prosecuting the insulation'' and I swear you'll be surprised at how fast you start locking up those ''mis-cultured top executives who actually ordered the frauds to begin with.''
As Terence McKenna told us many years ago: ''Culture is not your friend.''
Wall Street Crooks Spent Billions To Silence Whistle-Blower; It Didn’t Work
The Young Turks * Published on Nov 17, 2014
“She tried to stay quiet, she really did. But after eight years of keeping a heavy secret, the day came when Alayne Fleischmann couldn't take it anymore.
"It was like watching an old lady get mugged on the street," she says. "I thought, 'I can't sit by any longer.'"
Fleischmann is a tall, thin, quick-witted securities lawyer in her late thirties, with long blond hair, pale-blue eyes and an infectious sense of humor that has survived some very tough times. She's had to struggle to find work despite some striking skills and qualifications, a common symptom of a not-so-common condition called being a whistle-blower.
Fleischmann is the central witness in one of the biggest cases of white-collar crime in American history, possessing secrets that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon late last year paid $9 billion (not $13 billion as regularly reported – more on that later) to keep the public from hearing."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-9-billion-witness-20141106
- I believe that the Attorney General has mistaken ''culture with sewerage.'' I think that the way you go at it Eric is, you start by cleaning your glasses so things won't look so diffuse. You can start with reading this article.
Then you start ''prosecuting the insulation'' and I swear you'll be surprised at how fast you start locking up those ''mis-cultured top executives who actually ordered the frauds to begin with.''
As Terence McKenna told us many years ago: ''Culture is not your friend.''
November 18, 2014
The Young Turks * Published on Nov 17, 2014
"Before the Ping May, a rusty cargo vessel, could disembark from the port of Santa Marta en route to the Netherlands in late August, Colombian inspectors boarded the boat and made a discovery. Hidden in the ship’s chain locker, amidst its load of coal bound for Europe, were approximately 40 kilograms, or about ninety pounds, of cocaine. A Colombian Coast Guard official told The Nation that there is an ongoing investigation.
The seizure of the narcotics shipment in the Caribbean port occurred far away from Kentucky, the state in which Senator Mitch McConnell is now facing a career-defining election. But the Republican Senate minority leader has the closest of ties to the owner of the Ping May, the vessel containing the illicit materials: the Foremost Maritime Corporation, a firm founded and owned by McConnell’s in-laws, the Chao family.
Though Foremost has played a pivotal role in McConnell’s life, bestowing the senator with most of his personal wealth and generating thousands in donations to his campaign committees, the drug bust went unnoticed in Kentucky, where every bit of McConnell-related news has generated fodder for the campaign trail."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/186689/mitch-mcconnells-freighted-ties-shadowy-shipping-company
- And now we know why his double-chins always seemed so large for a turtle of his age and species.....
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Drug Warrior Mitch McConnell Tied To Millions In Cocaine
The Young Turks * Published on Nov 17, 2014
"Before the Ping May, a rusty cargo vessel, could disembark from the port of Santa Marta en route to the Netherlands in late August, Colombian inspectors boarded the boat and made a discovery. Hidden in the ship’s chain locker, amidst its load of coal bound for Europe, were approximately 40 kilograms, or about ninety pounds, of cocaine. A Colombian Coast Guard official told The Nation that there is an ongoing investigation.
The seizure of the narcotics shipment in the Caribbean port occurred far away from Kentucky, the state in which Senator Mitch McConnell is now facing a career-defining election. But the Republican Senate minority leader has the closest of ties to the owner of the Ping May, the vessel containing the illicit materials: the Foremost Maritime Corporation, a firm founded and owned by McConnell’s in-laws, the Chao family.
Though Foremost has played a pivotal role in McConnell’s life, bestowing the senator with most of his personal wealth and generating thousands in donations to his campaign committees, the drug bust went unnoticed in Kentucky, where every bit of McConnell-related news has generated fodder for the campaign trail."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/186689/mitch-mcconnells-freighted-ties-shadowy-shipping-company
- And now we know why his double-chins always seemed so large for a turtle of his age and species.....
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November 17, 2014
- Enough of politics, let's see some trucks not clearing bridges!!! Yeah!!!
Cutoff by their misjudgments? Damn, this reminds of the Mid-terms too.....
WILL IT CLEAR?
- Enough of politics, let's see some trucks not clearing bridges!!! Yeah!!!
Cutoff by their misjudgments? Damn, this reminds of the Mid-terms too.....
November 16, 2014
Published on Nov 15, 2014
"White supremacist organisation, the Ku Klux Klan is rebranding as the "new Klan" by trying to increase membership to Jews, black people, gays and those of Hispanic origin.
However, all those wanting to join the ultra-right wing society will have to wear the white robes, masks and conical hats. The Klan is estimated to have between 5,000 and 8,000 members according to figures released in 2012.” *
Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/BenMank77; What The Flick?! & Turner Classic Movies) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) of The Young Turks discuss.
*Read more here from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ku-klux-klan-opens-its-doors-hispanic-blacks-jews-gays-1473907
- Don't worry, it's just the Apocalypse happening as usual.....
[center]The NEW & IMPROVED Klan! Now standing for:
Legalized marijuana! Yay!
Mental health programs! Yay!
Keeping abortion legal! Yay!
Abolishing the death penalty! Yay!
Saving the White Race! Uh..... yeah, okay. Yay!
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TYT: KKK Invites Blacks, Jews, Gays & Hispanics To Join
Published on Nov 15, 2014
"White supremacist organisation, the Ku Klux Klan is rebranding as the "new Klan" by trying to increase membership to Jews, black people, gays and those of Hispanic origin.
However, all those wanting to join the ultra-right wing society will have to wear the white robes, masks and conical hats. The Klan is estimated to have between 5,000 and 8,000 members according to figures released in 2012.” *
Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/BenMank77; What The Flick?! & Turner Classic Movies) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) of The Young Turks discuss.
*Read more here from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ku-klux-klan-opens-its-doors-hispanic-blacks-jews-gays-1473907
- Don't worry, it's just the Apocalypse happening as usual.....
[center]The NEW & IMPROVED Klan! Now standing for:
Legalized marijuana! Yay!
Mental health programs! Yay!
Keeping abortion legal! Yay!
Abolishing the death penalty! Yay!
Saving the White Race! Uh..... yeah, okay. Yay!
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