Loading ...Obama wants the names of all KKK members while they’ve done nothing in the form of terrorism but says nothing of the new Black Panthers aka thugs not like past who are calling to kill all white people. He keeps blaming things in Bush which gives a new meaning to Beating around the Bush and recient my went after S Palin. He repeatly calls Islam a peaceful nation while ignoring the terrorist attacks including the recent one that was coordinated by a call, saying it was a isolated incident. Yeah one after another. So was the towersI guess.Compulsive liar or denial?
ipso facto @ 10:26 re Tunisia to close 80 mosques
Sounds like no more freedom of religion if they constantly shoot and bomb people. TPTB used to complain about the John Birch Society, and or the KKK, but these ISIS characters are far worse.
And another thing, about gun owners being thrown under the bus, by TPTB’s media, every single time some mental defect, prescription drug addict, or drug gang member shoots a few people.
Ever notice TPTB’s Propaganda Press NEVER says ANYTHING about the Bombs? Like…
“Where did he get the bomb”
“We need more common sense bomb Control laws”
“We have to put the bomb manufacturers out of business”
“We have to raise the taxes on Bomb making ingredients”
“We need registration of all bomb owners”
“We need universal background checks on all bomb purchasers”
“We need to keep the bombs out of the hands of religious extremists”
“We must stop the Bomb Show Loophole”
Moggy
Yeah, the Cereus grow wild..and prolific.. from the volcanic rock on the cliff sides of Manoa valley and Punchbowl crater… areas in the hills near Punahou school. I used to jog around Punchbowl crater and see lots of plants hanging from the hillsides. Lots of limp blooms hanging in the midday when I was out jogging. I probably would have sneezed my way through it if I tried at night when they were fully open!
Maya
That is some gorgeous hedge! It is too bad that no one has invented a way to save the fragrances of flowers the way we can take a picture to save what is viewed.
I visited a place in Honolulu on the mountainside – I think it was a volcano site – back in the 70s and the entire hillside was covered with Night Blooming Cereus plants.
Night Blooming Cereus
One of the more famous hedges of Cereus is along the rock wall enclosing the campus of Punahou school in Honolulu. This was where Obama attended High School. The plants trace their lineage back to a sea captain who brought them in the mid-1800s The rock wall extends for several blocks in each direction from the corner of the campus, along two city streets. Elvis even had a line about it being the best place to see these… from “Blue Hawaii” movie.
One can only imagine the fragrance of walking along this sidewalk!
Congratulations Moggy!
@Ipso – RE: who is ISPO?
sorry about that – I’ve been up for 3 hours, but I’m still not awake!
Tunisia to close 80 mosques
Tunisia plans within a week to close down 80 mosques that remain outside state control for inciting violence, as a countermeasure after the hotel attack that killed 39 people, Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced.
“There are about 80 mosques that we are going to close down through legal means within one week,” Essid said. “This is a decision the government has taken and we have assigned the minister of interior and all authorities involved to carry this out within the coming week. It is not acceptable to have in Tunisia any mosques operating outside the rule of law.”
The announcement came after a gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a rifle he had hidden in an umbrella, killing 39 people including Britons, Germans and Belgians as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Another 36 people were wounded.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tunisia-beach-hotel-attack-puts-mosques-under-scrutiny-1.3130343
drb2 @ 10:19
Different contracts, July vs all months. Looks like.
PS Who is Ispo? 
Ipso RE: your 17:03 post – Holter comments on COMEX
Hi Ipso,
Maybe I’m not awake, but it seems the following numbers (red highlighted text – Open Intertest 200,000 contracts Vs. 55,000 contracts) don’t jive.
More likely, I just don’t understand – Is he talking about the same contract?
First, we have an insane situation brewing in COMEX silver. The open interest finally exceeded 200,000 contracts (1 billion ounces). I believe the only other time this much open interest existed was back in 1980 or ’81. This makes no sense whatsoever, the price is again plumbing 4 year lows yet open interest has moved to record highs? The fact open interest has expanded while price has declined is proof positive the “initiation” of this expanded open interest has been by “shorts” but absorbed by “someone” on the other side of the trade. Total global production of silver is only 800 million ounces or thereabouts so COMEX shorts have contracted to deliver 25% more silver than will even be produced globally over the next 12 months. Silver available for COMEX delivery only totals 57 million ounces so they sit on a naked short time bomb of more than 950 million ounces!
If we look at the July silver contract, there are 55,000 contracts still open with only 4 days remaining before first notice day. This is 275 million ounces still open with only 57 million ounces available to deliver. This is truly fraudulent sales of metal because the metal does not exist to deliver. Yes I know, the apologists will say “this always happens and the shorts will decline into first notice day and evaporate throughout the delivery month”. I agree, this “has” always happened in the past but something is changing now. In the past, total open interest always dropped going into FND, now it is not. Not only are all July contracts closed out being rolled into September, the total is rising rather than declining sharply
Joan Rivers
Hope I didn’t die in vain. But I told you so and nobody listened.
No Wonder America is in Freefall!!
$200 Million Went to House Members to Pass Fast Track – Here’s Who Took the Cash”
Many think our government is for sale. However, by taking a look at the facts below provided by Open Secrets, it is easy to understand where they are coming from.
Looking back at Friday the 12th, the House voted on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), the controversial bill that gives power to the executive branch to negotiate treaties. TPA limits Congress’ ability to better a trade deal by subjecting members of Congress to 90 days of reviewing the trade agreement, prohibiting any amendments on the implementing legislation, and giving them an up or down vote.
TPA passed with a mere 219-211 vote with only 218 needed to pass. The real shocker comes from the amount of money each Representative received for a yes vote. In total, $197,869,145 was given to Representatives for a yes vote where as $23,065,231 was given in opposition.
- John Boehner (R-OH) received $5.3 million for a “yea” vote and was the highest paid legislator.
- Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) received $2.4 million for his “yea” vote.
- Paul Ryan (R-WI) received $2.4 million for a “yea” vote and came in at the third highest paid legislator.
- Pat Tiberi (R-OH) follows Paul Ryan, coming in the fourth spot having received $1.6 million for his “yea” vote.
The fifth highest paid legislator is somewhat of a “hero” in comparison to others. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) received $1.6 million for a yes vote and only $282,710 for a no vote. Despite his high contribution from those in favor of TPA, he still voted a solid nay.
We also have other hero stories.
- Joe Crowley (D-NY) received 1.3 million for a “yea” vote and only $72,550 for a “nay” vote and he still voted against TPA.
- Patrick Murphy (D-FL) received 1.1 million for a “yea” vote and only $213,360 for a “nay” vote and still voted against it.
- Richard Neal D(MA) received $1.1 million for a “yea” vote and a mere $47,625 for a “nay” vote and still voted against it.
Democrats are not the only heroes in this voting session. GOP members spoke very loud and clear.
- Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) received $541,746 for a “yea” vote and no money at all for a “nay” vote and he still voted “nay!”
- Andy Harris (R-MD) received $254,803 for a “yea” vote and no money at all for a “nay” vote and he still voted “nay”.
- Thomas Massie (R-KY) received $250,328 for a “yea” vote and no money at all for a “nay” vote and he still voted “nay.”
- Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) received $180,832 for a “yea” vote and no money at all for a “nay vote” and she still voted “nay.”
Where did this kind of money come from? Those in favor of TPA were security brokers and investment companies who donated a whopping $11.3 million dollars for a “yea” vote. Big banking companies donated $10.1 million dollars. In other words, Wall Street hashed out millions and millions of dollars to push for the passage of TPA.
Ipso Facto
Thanks for the reply. Agree re the Japanese. They do not seem able to diminish radiation leakage into the Pacific.
Equisetum @ 22:48
Holy cow, 11 blooms! That must be a record. The fragrance of only one bloom fills an entire room, I cannot imagine what 11 would do.
I’ve had the great grandmother of the present plant, she was a cutting from a hundred year-old plant when I received it as a gift. I’ve made babies and given them away to a few people, who have also enjoyed not only the fragrance but the beauty, as well. And I always keep a back-up plant, just in case.
Moggy, wonderful photo. We relate to that wonderful flower because we had
a night-flowering Cereus for many years. When we moved from one home, Mrs. Equiz gave the plant to a restaurant for display in their reception area. Then she easily started a new Cereus from a side shoot that took root very quickly. Several evenings over the years we had neighbors in to see and smell the evening show. The best performance was one evening when we had eleven blossoms opening within an hour of each other. On that evening the floral aroma was almost too much, but a botanical wonder nonetheless. Cheers. Equiz
Moggy
LOL Not you or I but our government. “We” is not the right word. 🙂
Ipso @ 19:33
Whom do you mean by “we?”
Moggy
We may have helped create them but that doesn’t mean we won’t end up fighting them. JMO
Cheers
Ipso @ 17:10
New Poll at bottom of sidebar … add your two cents, or three or one. 🙂
None of the selections are apropos to the subject due to the fact that the gov’t (CIA?) created isis. So I did not vote.
TPP/TPA etc.
Anyone here concerned about the ramifications of passage of the $hit?