Snowden Exclusive on German Television

Explosive Snowden Exclusive on German Television ....

Polar Vortex Strikes again: "...snows near the coastal areas of the Carolinas."

Yo' to all my peeps in International Falls, MN...Come check out Bellingham, WA. Yes , you can live next to the 49th  parallel without the -31 F temperatures. 

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 346 PM EST Mon Jan 27 2014

"Coal port EIS process is set for County Council review this coming Tuesday"

From a David Stallheim FaceBook post (with permission):

"The coal port EIS process is set for County Council review this coming Tuesday. The County appears to forget that the EIS is meant to inform the public and decision-makers, and not the applicant, about the impacts of this project. Ask your County Council for accountability, openness and transparency. Comments attached."

Link to Dave's comments

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Least we forget how much our globally financialized world dominates geopolitics...

Global stock sell-off highlights financial parasitism

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Fire and Ice: Of AO, ENSO, Polar Vortexes, Climate Change, Heating Fuel Costs and the new "Destination Climate Refuge" : Bellingham,WA

The Windstorm this time: A "Kona Low" fuels  a vigorous "Chinook" Wind into the West Coast.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Emergency unemployment insurance is a vital economic lifeline for millions of Americans who are looking for work -- and because Republicans in Congress failed to act at the end of 2013, that lifeline was taken away from 1.3 million Americans. Congress can fix this before it affects millions more. Take a closer look the numbers behind why this matters:

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Socialist Equality Party Newsletter Below is a selection of articles appearing on the World Socialist Web Site last week. Six days a week, the WSWS publishes on all the major political, social and cultural developments. To sign up for the daily newsletter, click here. Contents: The launch of the Obamacare counterrevolution The pseudo-legal arguments for a police state Fiat's $4.35 billion payoff to UAW, Inc. Contact Socialist Equality Party PO Box 48377 Oak Park, MI 48237 Phone: (313) - 409 - 8083 sep@socialistequality.com * Visit the website! * Join the SEP! * DONATE today! The launch of the Obamacare counterrevolution Kate Randall 3 January 2014

Boeing Machinist Vote (Part II)

The USASpending.gov summary page for "The Boeing Company". Boeing has (at least) ten different business names listed in USASpending.gov when you search for the term "Boeing". Together they provide for billions of dollars of federal contracts....

Newspapers are reporting a slim  600 margin "Yes" vote on the latest pension smashing contract offer. There is an excellent interview with IAM 751 Machinist Shannon Ryker here that offers details on how low starting pay is for most machinists at Boeing already. The exiting Boeing CEO looks like a real tool and a well paid one at that [1,2,3,4].

Boeing Machinists vote(Part I)

In what is shaping up as a keystone vote on local union strength and power, Boeing's machinist union members will vote tomorrow on a contract extension that is being rejected by local leaders but recommended by the national union.  Boeing is threatening to move 777X development to another state if the Machinist union does not comply with this current offer. This struggle has some important edges to it. The local machinist union is rejecting any attempts to sever them from traditional pensions. It is also advising rejection of the latest Boeing offers citing Boeing current economic success and a recent decision by the Boeing to order $10 B in stock buybacks. The IAM local is standing firm on rejection of the current offer; sending a strong message to corporate America.  The New York Times is covering the split between the local and national union representation:

Wealth Inequality in America

Omen for the New Year?: Casselton, North Dakota Train Derailment Explosion

Sightline's series on coal and train transportation in the Northwest is here. This is the third or fourth major oil train explosion in recent months (See here and Endnotes below). The increased rate of oil train derailments and subsequent explosions is probably the result of increased shipments of fracked shale oil. The fracking of shale oil is a clear result of our failed attempts at developing non-carbon based energy economy.

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Socialist Equality Party Newsletter Below is a selection of articles appearing on the World Socialist Web Site last week. Six days a week, the WSWS publishes on all the major political, social and cultural developments. To sign up for the daily newsletter, click here. Contents: A cruel Christmas gift: Jobless benefits cut off for 1.3 million Americans US government steps up attack on exposure of NSA spying White House grants new Obamacare exemptions as enrollment deadline hits Contact Socialist Equality Party PO Box 48377 Oak Park, MI 48237 Phone: (313) - 409 - 8083 sep@socialistequality.com * Visit the website! * Join the SEP! * DONATE today! A cruel Christmas gift: Jobless benefits cut off for 1.3 million Americans Kate Randall and Barry Grey 28 December 2013

341 Telegraph Road Meridian Neighborhood Development (Updated 12/31/2013)

Snipped and annotated (in red) From COB Notice for site development at MERIDIAN CAP2013-00070 DRC2013-00024 VAR2013-00031 SEP2013-00046 341 Telegraph Rd : PDF  MapLocation here

Note: I submitted the comment below the break tonight to COB planner Steve Sundin regarding an application for "Development of a 154 unit age-restricted residential complex with associated parking, landscaping, certain street improvements along Telegraph Road".  Because, I walk this area frequently, I am all too well aware of lack of pedestrian facilities in these parking lots and on Telegraph Rd. Comment must be submitted by December 31st, 2013 at 5:00 PM. (Update (12/31/2013) COB will continue to receive comment on this until there decision. See Below)  There is a developer request for a "for a variance from street frontage improvement requirements on Telegraph Road."   Thanks to Wendy Harris and the Whatcom Watch facebook group for notice of this. I think (!) this link will give you an aerial view of the site.

Whatcom County GE 2013 Wrap Up: Who Voted and Who Didn't: Part II

Lattice Graphics (R) Matrix of the 2013 Whatcom County General Election for 200 Series (Bellingham) Precincts.

Some Charts of the 2013 General Election in Whatcom County are below. Red is percentage, blue is number of votes.  Top two charts are all (178) precincts. R and SQL code on request. Click graphics to enlarge. The code for this post is available here.

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New Today -- 27 December 2013 Perspective Japanese PM revives militarist traditions Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine to Japan's war dead is part of his campaign to whitewash past war crimes in order to prepare for new ones. News & Analysis US prepares strikes against Islamists in Iraq Two years after Obama declared the US war in Iraq over, Washington is shipping Hellfire missiles and preparing for direct intervention against the same Islamist forces it backed in Syria. Catalan nationalist parties set date for independence referendum German Greens, Christian Democrats seal coalition pact in Hesse Austrian grand coalition government intensifies austerity Hundreds of thousands face Christmas holidays without electricity in US and Canada Young worker and father of two killed at Detroit area steel mill Half a million in the UK deprived of social care over the last five years Elizabeth, South Australia: A city devastated by General Motors Holden French humanitarian group alleges Sri Lankan security forces executed aid workers The Bankruptcy of Detroit Cancel Detroit's debt! Arts Review The year in music: Favorite recordings of 2013

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Friday, December 20, 2013 Why unemployment insurance is a big deal If Congress doesn't act soon, more than a million Americans will lose their unemployment insurance benefits. This money is a vital lifeline that helps folks pay the bills while they work hard to find their next job. Whether you're part of a family relying on unemployment insurance -- or if you know someone in your community who is -- we all have a stake in protecting this lifeline for millions of Americans. That's why Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, sat down for a special edition of On the Clock to explain why this issue is so important -- in under 60 seconds. Click here to watch the video -- and then tell us why you think it's so important to renew unemployment insurance. Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr Google+ This email was sent to rferrisx@gmail.com Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

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