US Produces Evidence Rebels Shot Down MH17
August 11, 2014 0

US Produces Evidence Rebels Shot Down MH17

By News Desk

Sorry, I meant to say German TV Ridicules US "Evidence" In Ukraine The tenacity of Western attempts to give the Ukrainian crisis an explicitly anti-Russian slant has been noted by a German political satire show, which ridiculed the apparent manner the United States presents its evidence. The host of Extra 3, the comedy show, got the program going with a few pieces of ‘evidence’: a US-photographed satellite image that supposedly depicts Russian complicity in cross-border fire with Ukraine, then a picture that appeared to be drawn by a child with color crayons

Sorely Missed Already – het
August 10, 2014 0

Sorely Missed Already – het

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Tweet Coby Beck reports that Harold Elmer Taylor has died at the age of 68.  het compiled a graceful and humorous weekly summary of climate news and blog posts at A Few Things Ill Considered.   It was, however, not short of concern for what we are doing to the Earth. "Harvey E. Taylor, aka het, died  Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home in Portage la Prairie, a small town in Manitoba, Canada

Fed Study Finds 2 million in "Forced Retirement", 52% Cannot Afford an Unexpected $400 Expense
August 8, 2014 0

Fed Study Finds 2 million in "Forced Retirement", 52% Cannot Afford an Unexpected $400 Expense

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We can now put some numbers on "forced retirement" thanks to a Fed study that shows 40% of households show signs of financial stress Four out of 10 American households were straining financially five years after the Great Recession — many struggling with tight credit, education debt and retirement issues, according to a new Federal Reserve survey of consumers. This latest snapshot, which the Fed said was aimed at monitoring the recovery and risks to financial stability, adds to the understanding of the severity of the Great Recession’s effect on households and individuals