Saturday, 22 September 2007
Friday, 21 September 2007
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Throwing a paddy.
Not an ethnographic version of dwarf tossing. I think it's an East Midlands expression. That's where the English language, at least the important elements seperating Old English from Middle English, sprang up, so get used to it. I remember "chavvy" being used long before that Dent woman popularised the term chav, too.
Bad day. Bad twenty-four hours. Freshest in my mind, there is a new volunteer to replace the fragrant young woman who was previously there. He's ugly. I prefer the appearance of men to be unremarkable, but this man is repulsively ugly. I assume it's a medical condition as he has two hearing aids too, but that's no excuse. People don't carry their colosomty bags to work, after all, so why does he take that face around unveiled? These are all minor complaints, as is the arrogant swagger. Most offensive to a taciturn man like myself is that he never shuts up. Funnily enough it didn't make it any better that his words were mostly incomprehensible. If I wasn't a pacifist I'd have solved the problem. A man who can't control his tongue is really less than an animal anyway. An animal has no choice, a man who natters on like a woman is commiting one of the sins most often condemned in the Bible. New Testament, especially.
Computers, too. Problems. Ordering an inter-library loan book, three in fact. Hopsicker's "Barry and the Boys", "Puppetmasters" (Phillip Willan), "The Beast Awakens" (Martin Lee). The super competent library employee gave me a new library card. New number. Couldn't get onto the computer yesterday because it was booked in the old number. Took a bit of sorting out. Fine now. Moral: normal competence better than supercompetence.
Rumours that Sheffield Wednesday are appointing Neil Warnock, former manager of the hated local rivals, as their manager. The man who once said he would like to manage Wednesday, so that he could "buy some crap players, get them relegated, and then retire to Cornwall". Might be a bad decision.
Sport! A conspiracy of sport has recently happened. I'm convinced, although there's no evidence. The Formula One, I mean. Supposedly McLaren have benefited from information obtained illicitly from a disgruntled member of the Ferrari team. The McLaren team member was also allegedly disgruntled. One of the drivers, known to be unsettled, was egging him on. McLaren have been disqualified from this year's, and next year's, championship. They were leading Ferrari by a wide margin, now Ferrari have been handed the title by administrative fiat, as there are no other serious (or now even nominal) contenders.
This is what I think happened: Alonso was involved because he was disgruntled. The McLaren engineer was probably offered money or future employment. The one behind it all were the Ferrari team. They could easily afford to feed a bit of chickenfeed, to use the intelligence jargon, to McLaren then they arrange to have McLaren caught in the act of receiving. Afterall, there's no evidence McLaren benefited from having this information. A Ferrari engineer has been giving them information which they have discarded. The question is whether he acted alone.
I had things to say yesterday, but I was scuppered. Something about bank runs. The town smelling of flumps. And the following quotes.
"The true equation is 'democracy' = government by world financiers...The
main mark of modern governments is that we do not know who governs, de facto any more than de jure. We see the politician and not his backer; still less the
backer of the backer; or what is most important of all, the banker of the
backer. Enthroned above all, in a manner without parallel in all past, is the veiled prophet of finance, swaying all men living by a sort of magic, and delivering oracles in a language not understanded [sic] of the people."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, Candour Magazine, 13 July 1956, p. 12
"Thought must be the harder, heart be the keener,mind must be the greater,
while our strength lessens"
-- Battle of Maldon
That is all.
Friday, 14 September 2007
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man And so is Lola
From Usenet:
Every year, thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shakedown is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence.
One of those persons is Roger Knudson, 64, of Arizona. When he discovered his wife was having an affair, he filed for divorce. Fearing the judge would learn her visa had expired and order her back to Mexico, Knudson's wife fell into a rage and attacked him.
But the DA refused to prosecute the assault. Then the illegal went to a local woman's shelter that provided her pro bono legal services and told her to accuse her husband of the very crime that she herself had committed. "I have spent thousands of dollars since 2002 clearing myself of the accusations," Knudson wrote sadly.
Yes, I remember when the Ottawa government made it law that someone could be kicked out of his house if he was accused of abuse. The spectre was a prostitute taken to the house phoning the police and ending up with the house, which was a possibility. Don't know if it ever happened. Can't be bothered looking for that now.
Out of time.
Every year, thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shakedown is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence.
One of those persons is Roger Knudson, 64, of Arizona. When he discovered his wife was having an affair, he filed for divorce. Fearing the judge would learn her visa had expired and order her back to Mexico, Knudson's wife fell into a rage and attacked him.
But the DA refused to prosecute the assault. Then the illegal went to a local woman's shelter that provided her pro bono legal services and told her to accuse her husband of the very crime that she herself had committed. "I have spent thousands of dollars since 2002 clearing myself of the accusations," Knudson wrote sadly.
Yes, I remember when the Ottawa government made it law that someone could be kicked out of his house if he was accused of abuse. The spectre was a prostitute taken to the house phoning the police and ending up with the house, which was a possibility. Don't know if it ever happened. Can't be bothered looking for that now.
Out of time.
Thursday, 13 September 2007
A giant amongst men
Osama, that is.
Thinks look bigger when covered in long hair, it says. Perhaps that explains the giant killer badgers of Basra. Or the overweight owls.
So, is ObL 5'7 or 6'6? I don't think it really matters. I'm not likely to ever meet him, whether he was an Arsenal fan or not. It's the image it creates in the mind; menacing.
I meant to continue from yesterday. Keel about the enlightenment granted by the superintelligence and Icke, who went mental when he came into contact. Sinful flesh can't survive contact with the almighty. It's the baptism of fire, what is impure is burned away. Only that which comes from heaven can go to heaven. Enlightenment, though, is an easily corrupted thing. Knowledge becomes arrogance and self-worship. Light becomes dark. The sin against the holy spirit is the only unforgivable, for it is irreversable.
I don't suppose that'll get me anywhere.
"...The parahuman Serpent People of the past are still among us. They were probably worshipped by the builders of Stonehenge and the forgotten ridge-making cultures of South America.
"...In some parts of the world the Serpent People successfully posed as gods and imitated the techniques of the superintelligence. This led to the formation of pagan religions centered around human sacrifices. The conflict, so far as man himself was concerned, became one of religions and races. Whole civilizations based upon the worship of these false gods rose and fell in Asia, Africa, and South America. The battleground had been chosen, and the mode of conflict had been decided upon.
"The human race would supply the pawns. The mode of control was complicated as usual. Human beings were largely free of direct control. Each individual HAD TO CONSCIOUSLY COMMIT HIMSELF TO ONE OF THE OPPOSING FORCES...
"The main battle was for what was to become known as the human soul.
"Once an individual had committed himself, he opened a door so that an indefinable something could actually enter his body and exercise some control over his subconscious mind (this would be either the pure Spirit of Christ or the corrupting spirit of anti-Christ. Just as nature hates a vacuum, so does the human spirit. In other words, what Keel is saying is that the human spirit cannot work entirely of it's own, but is a channel or a vessel of 'other' powers, whether good or evil. The act of 'free will' which is given to man is a 'choice' over which of these powers to submit to, and to accept personal responsibility for that choice - Branton).
"...the Serpent People or Omega Group, attacked man in various ways, trying to rid the planet of him. But the superintelligence was still able to look over man... God worked out new ways of communication and control, always in conflict with the Serpent People."
-- John Keel, "Our Haunted Planet", as quoted by Branton
I'm reading this. Reminds me. Eroticisng cars. Kids stuff. Back in the 50s, according to a book called "The Hidden Persuaders", wrestling wanted to attract more women, female viewers. They came to the conclusion that the way to do this was skin tight outfits and lots of writhing. That's "American Woman", I suppose.
Out of time again. Pity.
Thinks look bigger when covered in long hair, it says. Perhaps that explains the giant killer badgers of Basra. Or the overweight owls.
So, is ObL 5'7 or 6'6? I don't think it really matters. I'm not likely to ever meet him, whether he was an Arsenal fan or not. It's the image it creates in the mind; menacing.
I meant to continue from yesterday. Keel about the enlightenment granted by the superintelligence and Icke, who went mental when he came into contact. Sinful flesh can't survive contact with the almighty. It's the baptism of fire, what is impure is burned away. Only that which comes from heaven can go to heaven. Enlightenment, though, is an easily corrupted thing. Knowledge becomes arrogance and self-worship. Light becomes dark. The sin against the holy spirit is the only unforgivable, for it is irreversable.
I don't suppose that'll get me anywhere.
"...The parahuman Serpent People of the past are still among us. They were probably worshipped by the builders of Stonehenge and the forgotten ridge-making cultures of South America.
"...In some parts of the world the Serpent People successfully posed as gods and imitated the techniques of the superintelligence. This led to the formation of pagan religions centered around human sacrifices. The conflict, so far as man himself was concerned, became one of religions and races. Whole civilizations based upon the worship of these false gods rose and fell in Asia, Africa, and South America. The battleground had been chosen, and the mode of conflict had been decided upon.
"The human race would supply the pawns. The mode of control was complicated as usual. Human beings were largely free of direct control. Each individual HAD TO CONSCIOUSLY COMMIT HIMSELF TO ONE OF THE OPPOSING FORCES...
"The main battle was for what was to become known as the human soul.
"Once an individual had committed himself, he opened a door so that an indefinable something could actually enter his body and exercise some control over his subconscious mind (this would be either the pure Spirit of Christ or the corrupting spirit of anti-Christ. Just as nature hates a vacuum, so does the human spirit. In other words, what Keel is saying is that the human spirit cannot work entirely of it's own, but is a channel or a vessel of 'other' powers, whether good or evil. The act of 'free will' which is given to man is a 'choice' over which of these powers to submit to, and to accept personal responsibility for that choice - Branton).
"...the Serpent People or Omega Group, attacked man in various ways, trying to rid the planet of him. But the superintelligence was still able to look over man... God worked out new ways of communication and control, always in conflict with the Serpent People."
-- John Keel, "Our Haunted Planet", as quoted by Branton
I'm reading this. Reminds me. Eroticisng cars. Kids stuff. Back in the 50s, according to a book called "The Hidden Persuaders", wrestling wanted to attract more women, female viewers. They came to the conclusion that the way to do this was skin tight outfits and lots of writhing. That's "American Woman", I suppose.
Out of time again. Pity.
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Paranoid Press Review
Something which may perhaps be of interest:
Paranoia is usually the reserve of conspiracy theorists of every political stripe, fans of science fiction, and Black people. We are given a pass because of the horrific treatment meted out to us throughout American history. Slavery, lynching, the Tuskegee experiment and COINTELPRO give us paranoia rights while others are mocked and dismissed for expressing their suspicions of malfeasance by the powerful. But other Americans would be better served if they acknowledged their own need to question authority and to doubt the benevolence of their leaders
[...]
Because the times are ripe for all thoughtful men and women to be suspicious it might be helpful for democracy if all Americans tried to think like Black people. Everyone should start slowly. It isn’t necessary to dwell on the increased likelihood of a mortgage denial or police brutality. Just ask, “If I were Black, would I believe that terror threats always take place when Bush’s poll numbers drop?”
That retardsman is dissing blacktown.net. He's gone mad, I think. Like the people I see wearing coats on a boiling hot summers day, he's become detached from reality. I suppose that's what comes of knowing the truth, or dangerously insightful parts of it. There's always a danger when you know part of the truth that your knowledge will be corrupted and hijacked by evil forces.
It pays to be paranoid, as it says up top. And I admit blacktown.net isn't particularly deep, although I'm speaking largely from memory because my connection won't let me see it. Look at the Brooklyn bridge abduction. The two of them, some kind of intelligence agents, were taken off to a beach and telepathically communicated with by a woman who was possessed by aliens and also concerned about a fish. The theories were multitudinous. Perhaps the aliens are concerned about the environment, perhaps they need something from it, perhaps they'd given the woman psychic powers, perhaps they wanted us to think they were eco-aliens so Mr de Cuellar would be spaceman-friendly. Perhaps, on the other hand, it was all a brain-washing operation. The only thing the aliens have shown a consistent interest in is the human organism.
So it is with blacktown.net. Obscure and unknown in both anti-feminist and blackist communities, there's no reason for anyone to have set it up as propaganda however many years ago.
Of course, it's true there's more than one way to skin a mockingbird. Blue bird of friendliness, like a guardian angel it's, always there. A right-wing government is one backed by the press barons, a left-wing government is one too democratic to line them up and shoot them.
I travelled among unknown men
In lands beyond the sea;
Nor, England, did I know 'til then
What love I bore to thee!
'Tis past, that melancholy dream -
Nor will I quit thy shore
A second time, for I still seem
To love thee more and more.
-- "Lucy", the Divine Comedy
Paranoia is usually the reserve of conspiracy theorists of every political stripe, fans of science fiction, and Black people. We are given a pass because of the horrific treatment meted out to us throughout American history. Slavery, lynching, the Tuskegee experiment and COINTELPRO give us paranoia rights while others are mocked and dismissed for expressing their suspicions of malfeasance by the powerful. But other Americans would be better served if they acknowledged their own need to question authority and to doubt the benevolence of their leaders
[...]
Because the times are ripe for all thoughtful men and women to be suspicious it might be helpful for democracy if all Americans tried to think like Black people. Everyone should start slowly. It isn’t necessary to dwell on the increased likelihood of a mortgage denial or police brutality. Just ask, “If I were Black, would I believe that terror threats always take place when Bush’s poll numbers drop?”
That retardsman is dissing blacktown.net. He's gone mad, I think. Like the people I see wearing coats on a boiling hot summers day, he's become detached from reality. I suppose that's what comes of knowing the truth, or dangerously insightful parts of it. There's always a danger when you know part of the truth that your knowledge will be corrupted and hijacked by evil forces.
It pays to be paranoid, as it says up top. And I admit blacktown.net isn't particularly deep, although I'm speaking largely from memory because my connection won't let me see it. Look at the Brooklyn bridge abduction. The two of them, some kind of intelligence agents, were taken off to a beach and telepathically communicated with by a woman who was possessed by aliens and also concerned about a fish. The theories were multitudinous. Perhaps the aliens are concerned about the environment, perhaps they need something from it, perhaps they'd given the woman psychic powers, perhaps they wanted us to think they were eco-aliens so Mr de Cuellar would be spaceman-friendly. Perhaps, on the other hand, it was all a brain-washing operation. The only thing the aliens have shown a consistent interest in is the human organism.
So it is with blacktown.net. Obscure and unknown in both anti-feminist and blackist communities, there's no reason for anyone to have set it up as propaganda however many years ago.
Of course, it's true there's more than one way to skin a mockingbird. Blue bird of friendliness, like a guardian angel it's, always there. A right-wing government is one backed by the press barons, a left-wing government is one too democratic to line them up and shoot them.
I travelled among unknown men
In lands beyond the sea;
Nor, England, did I know 'til then
What love I bore to thee!
'Tis past, that melancholy dream -
Nor will I quit thy shore
A second time, for I still seem
To love thee more and more.
-- "Lucy", the Divine Comedy
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Up the junction
Something odd happened today. The Jap who works at the shop began shouting loudly, apparently think she was singing. In the middle of the shop.
Something odder. Bin Laden's video doesn't even have him making any present-related claims. There is footage of one of the supposed 9/11 hijackers, supposedly taken before his self-inflicted death. Trouble: the BBC says he's still alive and well in Saudi Arabia. Maybe he's in an IntelCentre zoo with bin Laden and the other big movie stars of the age of terror. I picture something like Hollywood, but full of turbans and beards, segregated somewhere in the desert with their film studio and props. And all the coke and whore they could ever want, remembering ObL wasn't just in that Dubai hospital for dialysis and a meeting with the CIA, but a sex slave too. The 9/11 hijackers, infamously, got warmed up with drugs and prostitutes on the morning of their martyrdom.
A book. I never could get the first part of the book by the Relfes. They might be scientologists, but L Ron Hubbard revealed CIA pain-drugs-hypnosis mind control techniques back in the 50s, he wasn't just an escaped devil-worshipper trying to breed a soulless human to imbue with the spirit of anti-Christ.
That girl has a nice arse. Going back off to uni now.
Project Censored has its list of neglected news out again:
Something odder. Bin Laden's video doesn't even have him making any present-related claims. There is footage of one of the supposed 9/11 hijackers, supposedly taken before his self-inflicted death. Trouble: the BBC says he's still alive and well in Saudi Arabia. Maybe he's in an IntelCentre zoo with bin Laden and the other big movie stars of the age of terror. I picture something like Hollywood, but full of turbans and beards, segregated somewhere in the desert with their film studio and props. And all the coke and whore they could ever want, remembering ObL wasn't just in that Dubai hospital for dialysis and a meeting with the CIA, but a sex slave too. The 9/11 hijackers, infamously, got warmed up with drugs and prostitutes on the morning of their martyrdom.
A book. I never could get the first part of the book by the Relfes. They might be scientologists, but L Ron Hubbard revealed CIA pain-drugs-hypnosis mind control techniques back in the 50s, he wasn't just an escaped devil-worshipper trying to breed a soulless human to imbue with the spirit of anti-Christ.
That girl has a nice arse. Going back off to uni now.
Project Censored has its list of neglected news out again:
#1 No Habeas Corpus for “Any Person”
#2 Bush Moves Toward Martial Law
# 3 AFRICOM: US Military Control of Africa’s Resources
# 4 Frenzy of Increasingly Destructive Trade Agreements
#5 Human Traffic Builds US Embassy in Iraq
#6 Operation FALCON Raids
#7 Behind Blackwater Inc.
# 12 Another Massacre in Haiti by UN Troops
# 13 Immigrant Roundups to Gain Cheap Labor for US Corporate Giants
# 14 Impunity for US War Criminals
#16 No Hard Evidence Connecting Bin Laden to 9/11
# 20 Terror Act Against Animal Activists [this one's been going for years, see nessie]
# 21 US Seeks WTO Immunity for Illegal Farm Payments
# 22 North Invades Mexico
Out of time.
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