Chủ Nhật, 31 tháng 3, 2013

North Korean Deklaration of Konflict Kaption Kontest

North Korea announced Saturday that it has entered a state of war against South Korea. In a special statement, the North said it will deal with every inter-Korean issue in a wartime manner.

Therefore Zero Hedge is running the obligatory caption contest with this gem:


The best captions thus far?

• "...and the last nuke is for Florida Gulf Coast University for busting my NCAA bracket."
• "Why would I want billions, when I can have millions? How do you spell 'War'?"
• "For the love of God, where's Rodman?"

• "Anyone notice the iMac on his desk!? Long live Jobs!"
• "...and clam chowder, and a large bowl of chili con carne, and a side order of bacon, with sour cream, and cream-filled doughnuts, ice cream with marshmallow topping, and chocolate syrup, and..."
• "Wasn't he the guy that made that Gangnam Style video?"

• "Dear Un, if you are going to take a shot, aim at the District of Criminals."
• "Hory shit! According to my carcurations, I rost f---ing errything in Cyprus! Damn you, Deeser-broom!!! Damn you straight to herr!!!"
• Is that a Bic pen he is using to plot the overthrow of western civilization?

• "Dear Pen Pal, I was so happy to get your letter. I have just returned home from a trip to threaten the world powers. I am 30 years old and have worked really hard to destabilize the region. It has been very difficult to carry on ever since my father died..."
• "Dear Steve, My dogs and I were working on this new nuke project plan, but every time I try the save on iCloud, I get 'Server not found - check your internet connection'. What is going on? Also what is this yellow cable for? Un"

• "Hmmm... So I can save money if I use FedEx"
• "It took me like three hours to finish the shading on your upper lip. It's probably the best drawing I've ever done."
• "Let's see ... they have three longbowmen to my two horse archers. They get additional strength for city defense. I'm going to need the war elephants."


Related: Don't miss The 15 Funniest Staged Kim Jong-un Military Photos.


The Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency Coming to a Quick and Untimely End [Cary]

Guest post by Lee Cary:

It’s happening incrementally – the unwinding of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. We're seeing trading countries strike reciprocal alignments to exchange each others currencies and not deal in the USD. And it’s picking up speed. Not overnight – but the end of the USD’s dominance is coming faster than we’re prepared for as a nation. And the media is largely silent on the topic. Go figure.

Thanks, World Reserve Currency, But No Thanks: Australia And China To Enable Direct Currency Convertibility

Over the weekend, Australia appears to have come to the same conclusion, with the Australian reporting that the land down under is set to say goodbye to the world's "reserve currency" in its trade dealings with the world's biggest marginal economic power, China, and will enable the direct convertibility of the Australian dollar into Chinese yuan, without US Dollar intermediation, in the process "slashing costs for thousands of business" and also confirming speculation that China is fully intent on, little by little, chipping away at the dollar's reserve currency status until one day it no longer is.

That said, this latest development in global currency relations should come as no surprise to those who have followed our series on China's slow but certain  internationalization of its currency over the past two years. To wit: "World's Second (China) And Third Largest (Japan) Economies To Bypass Dollar, Engage In Direct Currency Trade", "China, Russia Drop Dollar In Bilateral Trade", "China And Iran To Bypass Dollar, Plan Oil Barter System", "India and Japan sign new $15bn currency swap agreement", "Iran, Russia Replace Dollar With Rial, Ruble in Trade, Fars Says", "India Joins Asian Dollar Exclusion Zone, Will Transact With Iran In Rupees", and "The USD Trap Is Closing: Dollar Exclusion Zone Crosses The Pacific As Brazil Signs China Currency Swap."


Last week, it was China and Brazil.

China and Brazil agree currency trade deal

China and Brazil have agreed to trade the equivalent of up to $30 billion per year in their own currencies, moving to take almost half of their exchanges out of the dollar zone.

The three-year swap line agreement, signed before the start of a BRICS nations summit in South Africa, marked a step by the two largest economies in the group to change global trade flows long dominated by the US and Europe.


It was suggested as a goal early in the first Obama term when Tim Geithner let it slip (then backed off) that it wouldn’t be a bad thing to happen.


500 "Youths" That Could Have Been Obama's Kids Rampage Through Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Assault Shoppers and Police

CBS Channel 2 calls the rioters "mischievous".

The warmest day of the year so far brings hundreds of mischievous teens to Michigan Avenue... [But] Police are calling it ‘mob action’.

CBS 2 is learning about multiple incidents in at least four different locations along the Magnificent Mile and in the Gold Coast, yielding a slew of arrests.

Things got pretty bad, very quickly with many innocent shoppers and tourists caught in the middle of a very chaotic situation... Hundreds of teens littered Michigan Avenue and State Street near Chicago... Things started to go bad around 6:00 p.m. Saturday, with teens purposely bumping into people, and causing fights among themselves.

... “You had a group of teens, close to maybe 500. They assaulted a Chicago police officer that was on a mounted on a horse and all of a sudden they assaulted a citizen walking the streets, just a normal citizen shopping and enjoying the weather,” said [an eyewitness].

Later that night, a man was attacked around 10:45 p.m. while walking near Chicago and Dearborn. Sources tell us he was jumped and punched in the face by a group of teens. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

In a separate incident, a group of woman say they were attacked by a mob of girls on the CTA Red Line. The women reported a robbery once they got off the train at the State and Monroe station. Eleven females were arrested—10 juveniles and one adult—and charged with battery. Two of the teens were charged with strong- armed robbery.

According to commenters at Chicago police blog Second City Cop, not only isn't national media covering the story, even the local media isn't telling the whole story:

TOURISTS BEWARE: You are not getting the whole story. I was coming home from work at 7:30. The savages were randomly attacking people. Go to Woodfield if you want to shop. Chicago is not safe.

You'd think such vicious racially motivated hate crimes would receive wide-spread national media attention, but they don't. As a rule, reporters and prosecutors ignore the racist motivations of black-on-white mob attacks. In news articles like this one the thugs are invariably described only by their age -- "kids" or "teenagers" -- while any mention of their race is studiously omitted, as if it had nothing to do with the crimes.

Or "mischievous teens".

In related news from gun-free Chicago, "2 dead, 20 wounded over the Easter weekend."

Thank goodness law-abiding citizens can't defend themselves in Chicago. Some of those poor "youths" might have been hurt.

Chicago, like Detroit, represents Democrats' policies writ large: as with the Motor City, we are witnessing the breakdown of the civil society, brought to you by secular immorality, unfettered redistribution of wealth from makers to takers, and incentivizing the single-parent family.

But don't worry, folks: if Michelle Obama has her way, at least the "youths" who attack you during your next shopping trip won't be obese.

15 Funniest Staged Kim Jong-un Military Photos

I don't know where these photos came from (they were emailed to me without attribution), but my guess is they don't do what they're supposed to do. That is, if the intent was to strike fear into the hearts of imperialistic running-dog lackeys otherwise known as Americans.

"So if you hit the asteroid with one of your missiles, it breaks apart like this."

"I'll be damned!  It is David Hasselhoff!"

"Hey, schmucks: does the lack of tread-marks anywhere on this field mean what I think it does?"


"So I sang, 'Stop -- in the name of love', and then I shot her for calling me husky." 

"Pssst. Who's gonna tell fattie he needs to sit in the middle?"

"Really?  Really?  Rodman stole my nets and left a dump on the court?"

"This way to our heavily fortified sand-fort, Dear Leader!"

"A stainless steel AK-47 with collapsible stock?  Chuck Schumer just wet his pants!"

"Your excellency, your drool is interfering with the operation of the sensor."

"Damn, good work, Lester. I didn't know there were five overstuffed babes left in the DPRK!"

"Sarah Palin was right. I really can see Russia from here."

"It's called Viagra, can you believe it?"

"Seriously, after I took the blue pill it was like this long."

"Does it bother any of you that I'm literally twice as fat as anyone here?
Because it's not that I eat anything I want, it's just that I'm big-boned."

"So long, and thanks for all the fish!"


Larwyn's Linx: When Men Forsake God, Tyranny Always Follows

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Nation

When Men Forsake God, Tyranny Always Follows: Banescu
Starbucks CEO To Christians For Traditional Marriage: Go to Hell!: RWN
Happy Easter!: Malkin

Forward, and downhill: Hayward
Racist Supreme Court Justice Compares Homosexuality to Incest: Patterico
Buffalo Wild Wings Refuses To Serve To Cops Because They Carry Guns: RWN

It's Okay To Murder The Child If The Parent Doesn’t Want It?: MagNote
“Gang of Eight” Out of Touch on Border Security: Foundry
Texas district attorney, wife found dead at home: AP

Economy

Pandering to illegals as black unemployment soars: CFP
The key to a cheap international holiday: Instapundit
Postulate: Central Banks & Governments Are Thieves And Liars: Ticker

Barack Obama's Great Redistributionist Lie: AT
Time to Wave the White Flag on the "War on Poverty": Mish
Fresh Food Thrown in Dumpster as People are Restrained by Police: LbrtyBltz

Scandal Central

Ft. Hood Terrorist Prevails Over Victims: Sentinel
The DHS is Now Moving to Hire Hackers from High School and College: LbrtyBltz
Obama administration withdraws plan to use taxpayer funds for sex-change operations: Fox

Climate & Energy

Claim: Germany Spends $110 Billion to Delay Global Warming by 37 Hours: WS
Global warming now ‘Widely Accepted’ to be a falsehood: CDN

Media

TOLERANCE: New York Muslim Calls for Beheading of Gays on NY1 TV Show: Atlas
American Flag Used to Hide Obama PR Problem: Dossier
A(nother) Deceptive Photograph at the Washington Post: Groseclose

Because It Wasn't Already Contentious Enough...WaPo Op-Ed Injects Race Into the Gun Debate: Ace
Dodgeball and “human target” games banned from school district in New Hampshire: RedAlert
Obama Gives His Easter Sermon: Cowboy

World

‘Ship carrying Iranian weapons en route to Syria’: Times of Israel
Euro value plunges as Cyprus worries markets: AIM
Jailed for Facebook 'like': Palestinians endure Middle-East-wide 'social media crackdown': RT

46 Senators Voted to Give your 2nd Amendment Constitutional Rights to the U.N.: OffGrid
CBS reports on Muslim persecution of Christians in Syria: JihadWatch
2 in China are first-known deaths from H7N9 bird flu: USA Today

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Turin Shroud 'is not a medieval forgery': Telegraph
The next big thing on Twitter: #TwitterChats: NetworkWorld
Meteor Strike: The Complete Story of Russia’s Cosmic Fireball: Gizmodo

Cornucopia

Easter Bunny Beats The Rap: WZ
40 Easter Bunnies more terrifying than a crucified man coming back from the dead: Happy Place
Google celebrates Easter with … Cesar Chavez birthday tribute: Twitchy

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QOTD: "Same-sex marriage is, by far, the most important issue of our generation - even more important than having others to pay for our free access to birth control. War, terrorism, and taxation are laughable matters compared to the tragedy of two or more men who are in LOVE being unable to commit to each other unless they have a government-issued license. Without a license, how could they demonstrate their LOVE to the rest of the public in front of Chick-Fil-As across the country? It is, after all, their right as human beings." --The People's Cube

Thứ Bảy, 30 tháng 3, 2013

The Ultimate Survival, Prepper, Economic Collapse and SHTF News Site: BadBlue Prep

You don't have to be a conspiracy nut to recognize that we live in perilous times.

Europe, with its decades of deficit spending and ill-conceived monetary union, is nearing a final reckoning. The United States has passed the historically significant mark of a 90 percent debt-to-GDP ratio, which means an economic decline is all but certain.

Iran will soon deploy its first nuclear weapons, North Korea is threatening ICBM attacks on the United States itself, Russia resembles the old Soviet Union more and more each day, and the People's Republic of China is engaging in a massive military buildup.

We will get through these things: Americans always do. But the possibilities of economic dislocation, market instability, bank runs, and supply chain disruptions are real. And so the choice is simple: do you take simple precautions for yourself, your family, and your neighborhood? Do you anticipate temporary glitches in the fabric of infrastructure we take for granted? Do you plan ahead?

Or are you a drone?

BadBlue Prep -- http://BadBlue.com/Prep -- is a news site specifically designed to keep you current on the news that matters most. From preparing for a natural disaster, to survival skills, and everything in between, BadBlue Prep gives you the critical information you need to stay a step ahead.


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A Child's First Book of Government Regulations

The Obama Administration's Official Alphabet Guide for Learning Government's Role in Your Life

Hi, I'm Omar, the Obama administration's official kid's ambassador. Today I'll be guiding you through some of the many necessary regulations that government imposes on us for our protection -- and we'll learn the alphabet at the same time!

A is for auto. The size, speed, fuel and bumpers of autos must be regulated to protect us from ourselves!

B is for business. Government must levy taxes, regulations, fees, surcharges and paperwork on businesses, lest they take advantage of workers.

C is for cupcakes. Every aspect of child nutrition must be controlled -- because we can't leave it up to the parents!

D is for doctor. Health care guidelines make sure every doctor practices medicine the same way.

E is for electricity. Americans must expect to do without electricity from time to time, because we use so much of the world's resources. That is why American coal, nuclear, gas and other sources of energy must be restricted.

F is for fare. Cab fares must be tightly controlled down to the tenth-mile because small business owners simply can not be trusted.

G is for ginkgo and other medicinal herbs, which can not be sold without oversight by the FDA, state and local agencies. They're looking out for us!

H is for Happy Meals. Selling toys with food is an evil marketing tactic, which kids and parents should not be exposed to!

I is for immigrants, documented or not. We must welcome everyone into our country, because open borders and a welfare state promote tolerance and unity.

J is for junk-mail. No longer can marketers promote their products without a complete review by federal, state and local authorities.

K is for knives. Even pen knives and bottles of shampoo represent threats to airline safety and must be confiscated for our protection!

L is for lollipop. Only organic lollipops that contain less than 25 grams of sugar can be sold in the U.S. It's for our protection!

M is for MRI machine. Overrated tests and diagnostics aren't always needed for seniors, based upon the government's "Complete Lives System", which ensures fair and equitable treatment for most healthy Americans.

N is for NEA, the teacher's union that has its first priority educamating us kids (after electing big government politicians, that is)!

O is for oil, the source of automotive energy around the world. Government must prevent drilling for oil because cars represent freedom to move around the country.

P is for prescription drugs. For safety reasons, government must put drug manufacturers through decades of testing and regulatory hoops even if certain patients could use experimental drugs. These dying patients could actually die if they're exposed to drugs that aren't ready for the market!

Q is for QWERTY keyboards, the electric current, operation and safety for which must be reviewed by multiple agencies for our protection.

R is for the rich. At some point, they've made enough money. Those who have grown too wealthy on the backs of the workers should have their excess riches confiscated for redistribution.

S is for shower-head. Unrestricted flow wastes water, which is why government must regulate how all shower-heads work.

T is for toilet. All toilet designs must be reviewed by federal officials to ensure less wasted water.

U is for unions. Unions are collectives of workers who band together to protect workers and elect big government politicians.

V is for vending machine. Government needs to set standards for what kinds of drinks and snacks may be sold to gullible consumers.

W is for warmal colding, the climate change phenomenon caused by humans which results in crazy streaks of hot and cold weather.

X is for X-ray machine. X-rays are discouraged in medical settings (for cost reasons) but used extensively in airline security.

Y is for yacht. Democrat leaders like John Kerry use yachts to visit constituents, but others who own them should be considered overly rich.

Z is for zebra-suits -- the nickname for federal prisoners who violate the hundreds of thousands of regulations that protect us 24 hours a day!


Larwyn's Linx: Obama Scolds Nation for Insufficient Gun Control Fervor

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Nation

Obama Scolds Nation for Insufficient Gun Control Fervor: TAG
Obama and Bloomberg try to pressure Senate Dems on gun control?: Lott
Utah Sheriffs Association to Obama: From Our Cold Dead Hands: Breitbart

Beating Thy Enemy II: the Media (conclusion; operating within the tent): Dewey
Obamacare facilitates voter registration and intimidation: Breitbart
SICK: Planned Parenthood Official Argues for Right to Post-Birth Abortion: WS

Friday Free-For-All: Hillary’s Benghazi Lies Unraveling?: Nice Deb
Obama To Continue His Finger Wagging Tour On Gun Control In Denver: RWN
Mark Levin: Obama is Trying to Nationalize Our Election Process: Townhall

Economy

Cyprus: Can It Happen Here?: Sowell
Food stamp rolls explode after Obama loosens rules: Exam
$100 Million Loan: SCC

The Student loan crisis keeps getting worse: AT
ACLJ, Sekulow Call in Sequester Of Anti-American Muslim Brotherhood: RWN
Marc Faber on why This Disaster is Different: JohnGaltFla

Scandal Central

Labor Department Sued for “Stonewalling” Hilda Solis-Illegal Alien Records: JW
Nixon has won Watergate: Turley
Homeland Security Demands “Obedience” in Message to Agents: NewAm

Climate & Energy

Climate Change Endgame In Sight?: Power Line
Energy gap leaves Britain freezing in the dark: Exam
EPA Plans to Require Cleaner Gas: Could Hike Gas Prices $0.10 a Gallon: WSJ

Media

Associated Press: Newtown gunman was equipped with tiny shotgun with 6-foot tall magazines: Owens
Jon Stewart Goes Off on Obama’s Incompetence and Broken Promises to Fix the VA Backlogs: Clash
Cheney: “Preventing this president from enacting devastating policies is not obstructionism. It is patriotism.”: Scoop

Benjamin Carson Smeared on Polygamy Comments, Yet Justice Sotomayor Raised Same Concerns: AmPower
Carson Willing to Step Down as Commencement Speaker After Protests: NewsMax
“Being Biden.” It’s a Gift, Harry.: MOTUS

Piers Morgan’s Ratings In The Toilet After Gun Control Rants: RWN
Horrifying NYT Article Praises Jim McGreevey, Absolves Him of His Sins, Just For Being Gay: Ace
Time Magazine, Concern-Trolling for Holy Thursday: "Can Your Child Be Too Religious?": Ace

World

Islamists enter military in Egypt as part of Muslim Brotherhood effort to take control, US says: WFB
After U.S. Unblocks Aid to Palestinians, Abbas Flouts U.S. Wishes by Advancing Push for Statehood: CNS
Obama's nightmare of a second term: AT

Muslim "Secret" Courageously Outed: Gatestone
Greeks find cause of all their woes: the Jews: Times of Israel
First Civil Union Between Three Partners in Brazil Sparks Outrage: NOM Blog (2012)

Mexican Cartel Captures Rivals, Then Dismembers and Boils Men and Women in Acid: Borderland Beat
So Long, Yankees! China And Brazil Ditch US Dollar In Trade Deal Before BRICS Summit: IB Times
Jim Rogers: 'Run for the Hills,' I'm Doing It: Yahoo! Finance

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue.com/Tech)

Where Have All The Physical QWERTYs Gone?: TechCrunch
Smartphone running 'Facebook OS' said to debut next week: Register
Here’s Why You Hate Your Cable Company: AllThingsD

Cornucopia

Everything you ever wanted to know about progressives part 562.84: Sondrakistan
FPSRussia Home Raided by ATF: Guns
FBI 'flying saucers' NM memo bureau's most viewed: AP

Image: Sondrakistan
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QOTD: "The grotesque mishandling of Britain's energy policy by politicians of all parties, as they chase their childish chimeras of CO2-induced global warming and windmills, has been arguably the greatest act of political irresponsibility in our history." --London Daily Telegraph

Thứ Sáu, 29 tháng 3, 2013

Another horrifying assertion by Planned Parenthood

No matter where you stand on the issue, the allegation that a baby surviving a botched abortion can legally be executed is noxious, repellent and -- yes -- evil. Yet this is the position of Planned Parenthood.

Florida legislators considering a bill to require abortionists to provide medical care to an infant who survives an abortion were shocked during a committee hearing this week when a Planned Parenthood official endorsed a right to post-birth abortion.

Alisa LaPolt Snow, the lobbyist representing the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, testified that her organization believes the decision to kill an infant who survives a failed abortion should be left up to the woman seeking an abortion and her abortion doctor.

"So, um, it is just really hard for me to even ask you this question because I’m almost in disbelief," said Rep. Jim Boyd. "If a baby is born on a table as a result of a botched abortion, what would Planned Parenthood want to have happen to that child that is struggling for life?”

"We believe that any decision that's made should be left up to the woman, her family, and the physician," said Planned Parenthood lobbyist Snow.

...Rep. Jose Oliva followed up, asking the Planned Parenthood official, "You stated that a baby born alive on a table as a result of a botched abortion that that decision should be left to the doctor and the family. Is that what you’re saying?”

Again, Snow replied, “That decision should be between the patient and the health care provider.”

“I think that at that point the patient would be the child struggling on the table, wouldn’t you agree?” asked Oliva.

"That’s a very good question. I really don’t know how to answer that," Snow said. "I would be glad to have some more conversations with you about this.”

David Steinberg is as nauseous as I am.

...there is no daylight between her testimony and an advocacy of decriminalizing murder.

If a child brought into the world under such circumstances is unworthy of life via the intentions of the mother, logic dictates that the child would be placed in such limbo indefinitely, until such time as the mother chooses to kill it. Two minutes later, twenty-five years later: if this monstrous woman could shape a society according to her testimony, then the mother would necessarily have a permanent right to slaughter her child.

But Todd Akin is the extremist, don't ya' know?

Which brings me to Kermit Gosnell.

And one Illinois State Senator Barack Obama.


FINALLY: A Proposal for a Gun Control Law That Might Have Stopped the Sandy Hook Massacre

Based upon the recent release of information related to the Newtown shootings (timed, coincidentally I'm sure, with President Obama's latest lies about gun owners) I feel certain that there is one gun control law that might have stopped the killings.

"If your family member has a known mental illness, do not give him guns for a Christmas gift!"

The search warrants and inventories of items seized during the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last December have just been released this morning. As it is essentially “breaking news”, a thorough analysis has not been done. However, there are a few good articles out there listing some interesting facts. Check out these three:

Warrants Reveal Multiple Weapons in Home of Newtown Shooter

Finally some answers about the Sandy Hook school shooting

Newtown search warrants released

1) Active Shooters almost always carry more than one weapon and will be prepared to fight. The warrants revealed that the shooter was wearing a bullet proof vest. Did he expect the school kids to fight back? Nope. He was preparing for a confrontation with the cops...

2) His mother provided the funds for at least one of the weapons. According to the warrant, they found, "a holiday card containing a check made out to [Scumbag] for the purchase of a firearm, authored by his mother..." If your family member has a known mental illness, please do not give him guns for a Christmas gift!

3) Shooters will obsessively study past active shooting incidents in order to “improve their score”. They want infamy and a high body count. Warrants detail that they found clipped articles about past school shootings in [Scumbag]’s bedroom.

4) Shooters will create evidence detailing future plans. Investigators seized seven journals written by the shooter. Investigators wouldn’t have seized them unless they had relevance to the case. They likely contained his plans for the massacre. Be alert for such evidence. Don’t discount it or trivialize it if found. Report it to school authorities or police.

5) All of the shooting happened in a five-minute period. These things happen quickly! What is the response time for your local police department? In an urban area that is well staffed, it is likely to be 4-6 minutes before an officer will be on scene. You cannot expect the police to protect you. Statistically, the attack will be ending as police arrive. You are on your own!

The NRA was right all along. Only an armed teacher or security guard could have prevented Sandy Hook.


Hat tip: BadBlue Gun News.