More of the usual....................from Rico

I had marked my calendar at the end of June that the NFP report (Non Farm Payroll) from the BLS (Bureau of BS) was due out on 05 July, and that this was the USUAL and by now EXPECTED and customary for our paper fraudsters to stage a "raid" on bullion spot prices on the CRIMEX.

Today, no one disappointed, and everyone played their corrupt roles to perfection.

BLS gave out cotton candy 'headlines' that employment was significantly 'up' so the teleprompter readers could gush, while overlooking that somehow even the 'offishul' unemployment number remained the same (despite the 'reported' being about a third of the 'actual').

- Never mind that today's number will be revised closer to reality in a month or so when nobody is looking and/or remembers what the numbers were because they are fixated on what the lates faux numbers will be.

The Cartel monkey-hammered spot bullion prices as expected, on a 'thin' trading day when all of the adults were taking a long weekend in the Hamptons leaving only their low-level minions and HFT algobots to do the dirty work.

- Few 'Muppets' manage to notice that only paper bullion is being dumped onto the market, yet no physical bullion is actually sold (or delivered), to silly extremes these days that threatens to make the paper market completely irrelevant and drive everything to 'cash on delivery' only.


If one wanted to participate in this crooked scheme, it's really fairly easy to 'trade' paper futures (puts and calls) around the set-in-stone pattern of criminality that happens when crony insiders are allowed to run circles around the equally corrupt 'regulators' with the consent of a rotting political system.

New York State I-STOP law: Obamacare incarnate?...from TPC

The New York State Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act or I-STOP goes into effect at the end of August. 

According to my analysis this law has the potential for unintended consequences in much the same way that Obamacare has had. 

Good for politicians and bad for the general public!

At The Political Commentator here.

South East Airshow Manston 2013 Highlights

TRIFECTA - Jihadists Execute Sisters and Mother for Dancing in the Rain

Two sisters in Pakistan made the mistake of dancing and playing in the rain. It earned them a death sentence form local jihadists. What does Trifecta think of these honor killings? Find out.

July 4th Q&A video: The progressive dumbing down and apathy of the American Sheeple!...from TPC

Video flashback of man-on-the-street interviews that randomly ask what the significance of the July 4th Independence Day holiday is. 

Back in June 2010 most of the people asked would have likely done better if instead the question was about the latest Alec Baldwin rant defending his wife. Fast forward to the present and some things just don't change!

At The Political Commentator here. 

Bonus Totty...............

"The White Guy Riot" - Wild Bill

If Zimmerman is convicted, should whites riot? Bill has some thoughts.

Watcher's Council Results - The Independence Day Edition (Week of July 1, 2013)...from TPC

This article contains the results for the week of July 1, 2013 edition of the Watcher's Council which has been voted the world's #1 rated conservative blog aggregator! 

First place was awarded to an article from The Razor that discusses gay marriage and the recent Supreme Court decision with the link to that article, along with links to 21 others provided. 

At The Political Commentator here.

Pic Dump................

Why Russian drivers install dashboard cameras..............

These are the lucky ones...........



H/T 45 Govt

Thought for the Day.............

H/T Shelly

News..................

“No more beards” raises eyebrows

In Egypt, U.S. draws ire from both sides

Shabaab comments on Egyptian coup

Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One

Who Lost the Middle East?

Obama Voters Celebrating Independence Day is Like Atheists Celebrating Christmas

France data gathering program compared to PRISM

Obama’s 2013 Air Force One Bill $24 Million – $6.5 Million for Africa Alone

China’s Great Rebalancing Act

Review & Outlook: The Spy Who Bored Me

2 Trayvons kill mother of 4for the thrill of the kill

Clueless about Cairo coup By Caroline B. Glick

Feds Cite Sequester for Canceled Military Fireworks Displays

Pakistan Bankrolls Terrorist Group

What now for the Muslim Brotherhood?

Muslim Brotherhood plans wave of protests as Morsi’s supporters say they’re ready to become martyrs

Post-Coup: Egyptians Have High Hopes for 'Second Revolution'

Bolivia’s president threatens to close U.S. embassy over plane dispute

Coming Soon: India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

Why Britons should celebrate the American Declaration of Independence

Israel's reviled strategic wisdom by Caroline Glick

Toon............

H/T Liz B

Egypt: The View From Israel........................from Dan Friedman

[Allow me to second the motion. df]


When the Arab successor of Nazi Germany is Overthrown, There is Cause for Celebration

by: David Bedein


There is no reason for a long winded article with a Jerusalem by line over the ouster of the Moslem Brotherhood, the ideological ally and successor of Nazi Germany.


Haj Amin El Husseini, Hitler's ally and the Mufti of Jerusalem, played a decisive role in pioneering the Moslem brotherhood, whose focus rests on an obsession with Israel's destruction..


To witness the overthrow of the Moslem Brotherhood regime in Cairo is a blessed day for the people of Israel.


The Israeli government does not need to say anything or do anything except to breathe a collective sigh of relief.


There are those who bemoan the fact that Egyptian president Morsi was brought to power in a democratic process.


Give me a break. So was Hitler. And so was Hamas for that matter.



David Bedein

Director

Israel Resource News Agency

Red Friday Totty.............

What If George Zimmerman is Found Not Guilty?

Jamie Fox at the BET Awards

By Alan Caruba

White people have largely made their peace with the changes that were initiated with the Civil Rights Act that Lyndon B. Johnson signed in 1964 in the wake of the Kennedy assassination. The Jim Crow era that included segregated schools and other indignities is long gone, but it took a hundred years past the Civil War to reach that point.

Race has always been a factor in American life dating back to the importation of the first slaves to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. One of America’s leading historians, Thomas Fleming recently had a new book published, “A Disease in the Public Mind: Why We Fought the Civil War”, that recounts the problems the Founding Father’s encountered as they sought to fashion the Constitution in 1787. The issue of slavery was an obstacle and, as the Founders feared, it led to the Civil War.

In the years immediately preceding the war, the calls for the abolition of slavery increased at the same time white southerners had spent decades gripped with growing fears of being killed by the slaves who vastly outnumbered them. There were approximately 4,000,000 slaves, mostly in the south, and some 500,000 free blacks, generally in the north. They were a substantial part of the population, but it is little known that only six percent of the southern white population, approximately 316,632, owned slaves. It is even less known that some free blacks owned slaves as well.

Fleming asked “Why did they (the southerners) sacrifice over 300,000 of their sons to preserve an institution in which they apparently had no personal stake?” The answer, generally stated, was that, by 1861 the northern states passionately hated the southern states and vice versa. That was the disease in the public mind.

I cite this bit of history because I keep hearing the question “If Zimmerman is acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin, will there be race riots?” Like the southerners of old, whites, Hispanics and others today are concerned about black violence.

Taking 1964 as a starting point, there were seven race riots that year, three of them in my home state, with others in Philadelphia, Rochester, New York, and Chicago. The famed Watts riot occurred in 1965. Riots continued in 1966, 1967, and most actively in 125 cities in 1968 following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They tapered off in the 1970s and 80s. There were five riots in the 1990s and, as the new millennium began there were riots in Cincinnati (2001), Toledo (2005), Los Angeles (2006), and in Oakland (2009).

In the week preceding July 4^th, there were reports of black on white violence in Greensboro, Portland, Chicago and other cities around the nation

In 2011 I reviewed a book by Colin Flaherty, “’White Girl Bleed A Lot’—The Return of Race Riots to America.” Flaherty stated that “Race riots are back along with widespread racial crime and violence.” He documented these episodes, noting in particular that “local media and public officials are silent…this denies the obvious: America is the most race conscious society in the world. Few know about it (the violence). Fewer still are talking about it.”

In October the sixth edition of his book will be published by WND Books. When I asked him whether the fear of racial riots after the verdict in the Zimmerman trial is rendered were justified, Flaherty replied that “I have not noticed anyone saying if Zimmerman is acquitted there will NOT be a riot. It seems to be a given, especially since I documented at least a dozen examples of black mob violence following the Trayvon Martin episode.”

“So I cannot predict the future, but I know that cops all over the country will be ready for violence. There is so much black mob violence happening now without any specific precipitating event, it does not seem like a stretch to make sure the cops are ready for more.”

A visit to Flaherty’s website confirms his observations regarding violent attacks. Even the media is beginning to give them more coverage, but blacks are frequently referred to as “urban youths” and other euphemisms.

In a post on his site, “Trayvon, Jeantel and Critical Race Theory”, Flaherty examines the theory, initiated by Derrick Bell. “Critical Race Theory says racism is everywhere,” within the black community, says Flaherty, “And it is permanent. As for any gains made in the courts or in public or private life”, the theory holds that “they are an illusion. And serve White Supremacists who lead a life of White Privilege.”

Given that voters have twice elected a black President, the theory seems absurd, but it is useful to keep in mind that President Obama sat through twenty years of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s racist sermons, the most famous, following 9/11, in which he said “God damn America.”

Following the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Obama said, he “would have looked like my son.” The trial is not going well for the prosecution at this writing and whites are wondering whether the President will say something to warn blacks against any rioting when the verdict comes in.

 © Alan Caruba, 2013

Kate Smith introduces God Bless America

H/T Shelly

4th of July Rule 5

Here's a freakin' fabulous 4th of July breast-acular!

See, "Independence Day Rule 5."

As always, smokin' hot babes, bikinis, and bazongas!

Bedtime Totty.................

Late News..................

Random Thoughts

CDR Salamander​: Words Matter

Celebrate The Second On The Fourth...

Bug found at Ecuadorean embassy in London has British origin

Happy Independen​ce Day From The Duffel Blog

A Crisis in Competence

Concealed permits: Gun records even more secret with new law

Some American Exceptionalism for July 4th

Obama’s propped up Muslim Brotherhood Bosom Buddy Out! How do you spell “OORAH” in Arabic?

Fatah calls on Palestinians to overthrow Hamas in wake of Morsi's fall

North Korean Threats Deepen Southern Nuclear Insecurities

Just one prosecco: Venice's gondoliers face drink tests

“Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor”

Late Pic Dump...............

Watcher's Council Nominations! (Conservative blog aggregator)...from TPC

These are the weekly nominations from the Watcher's Council, providing links to 35 articles that cover political news and events taking place all over the world. 

This weeks edition is of course dedicated to July 4th, Independence Day! 

At The Political Commentator here. 

Number Free Zones?.......................from Rico

The US ranks 3rd in murders in the world...BUT, if you didn't count Chicago, Detroit, Washington, DC and New Orleans then the US would be 4th from the bottom of the global list.

- All of these cities have strict gun control measures in place.

Maybe the 'problem' isn't guns? The problem might be the numbers.

- Numbers are racist!

Baltimore: 29 murders this past 30 days. 26 black; 118 murders ytd. 110 black; 217 killings in 2012. 203 black.

- And it's much worse in Chicago.

It's time we established "Number Free Zones" for the common good and public safety.

- Drawing upon the vast expertise already resident at BLS, the FED, and Wall Street it should be relatively 'easy' to accomplish. And we have the MSM who has pioneered "Fact Free Zones" to provide the script for public consumption. Problem solved.

Toon.............

H/T Jeff

We Remember...................

H/T HJB

Bonus Totty................

How to Open a Beer - The Ultimate Compilation

H/T Maurice

Pic Dump.............

Tim Hawkins on National Anthems...............

Not just for criminals anymore.......................from Rico

The US Post Office...once upon a time...tracked the private mail of suspected criminals by copying the to/from data.

Not any more.

USPS Mail Isolation Control and Tracking Program photographs and archives the exterior of ALL paper mail processed in the US.*

Everyone's mail is being recorded and archived fo future data-mining.

- There is a manual for the program, but there is NO oversight or control.

Call this yet another nail in the coffin of the Fourth Amendment by an intrusive government running out of control, and another indicator that what were citizens have now become subjects.

- Happy Fourth of July!

Maybe they'd not have these horrific cash shortages at the Post Office if they would just deliver the mail instead of snooping on it?

- Worth remembeing the next time they want a rate hike to threaten to halt Saturday delivery because they are broke.

*A really pissed-off citizen might just conclude that putting their return address on the back of their first class mail instead of the front would be a logical form of protest, and might even slow the process down by complicating it. Hmmmmm.....Boston Tea Party, Return Address Refuseniks?

News.................

Jason Everman: Ranger and Green Beret

Obama is scared sh*tless of me .... i know, because he tells me so, in his own little ways ....

Just as obama fears me, the home secretary and the prime minister fear pamela geller and robert spencer .... for what they will say ....

Venice Robbers Steal $1.7M ... in Lagoon

Hospitals to Obama administra​tion: Hey, throw us a bone here

IKEA Debuts Flatpack Refugee Shelter

Fr. Theo Hesburgh – the man most responsibl​e for the destructio​n of the Catholic university

Obama calls racism on criminal background checks

If Obama can unilateral​ly delay ObamaCare'​s employer mandate, why wouldn't he delay new border security measures too?

US adds Sudanese al Qaeda operative involved in murder of diplomat to list of terrorists

Obama admin: We are not waging a "war on coal," and here's $8 billion to prove it

Moonbatter​y » Celebratin​g the Homosexual​ization of America

Calif. lawmakers pass K-12 transgende​r-rights bill

"The Tragic City"-Birm​ingham AL After 50 Years. Coming To An America Near You?

Overdose can come quickly by 'smoking' alcohol

Iraqi Federal Court Delays Ruling on Term-Limit Law

Moonbatter​y » Mark Dice Talks American History With California Beachgoers

EEOC: WSSU racially discriminated against white former employee

Witnesses form human chain to rescue man from Atlanta commuter train tracks

4 vehicles hit by DUI suspect; cops say he's 14

Oops: 'Flordia' misspelling makes it to Interstate 95 sign

ZIMMERMAN TRIAL UPDATE: GEORGE’S AFRICAN-AMERICAN FORMER LAW TEACHER SIGNALS TO COURT, ‘NOT GUILTY!’

Obama Accepts Military Takeover of Egypt

Gettysburg Historian: Where Was Mainstream Media Coverage?

Saudis, Gulf emirates actively aided Egypt’s military coup, settling score for Mubarak ouster

Al-Qaeda's Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians

Downward Spiral: Southern Europe Remains Stuck in Crisis

Russia’s Energy Deals with East Asia: Who Wins?

Doku Umarov calls for Islamists to disrupt Sochi Winter Olympics

Helmand's top female police officer shot dead

Afterburner with Bill Whittle: Dependence Day....................

Bill Whittle thinks that the Freedom of Speech is in peril, and so is the Freedom of Religion. Hear why on this Afterburner as Whittle reminds you of the importance of our most important civil liberties, and how each is threatened by the expanding welfare state.

Independence Day Totty................

Elle MacPherson, 49, Goes Topless to Recreate Hot 1984 Cover for Playboy Magazine

Looking good.

See, "Elle MacPherson Recreates 1984 Playboy Cover for Australian Harper's Bazaar Magazine."

Interest rates. Housing. Hu Nu?.........................from Rico

The collapse in year-over-year mortgage rates is as bad as that in 2006.

Gee, Hu Nu?

PhD economists told us that higher mortgage rates would NOT affect the housing 'recovery.'


1. There will be 'drag' from highr rates going forward.

2. Remember what happened the last two times mortgage rates spiked at this pace?

Bedtime Totty.................

Scenes From Tahrir Square.............................from Dan Friedman

[Backing the Muslim Brotherhood may be Obama’s biggest fiasco to date. Even with the corrupt MSM protecting him, a lot of Americans will think twice about the damage he’s doing to our great country and his fitness to hold office. df]

 

 

Via Doug Ross: 15 Photos From the Tahrir Square Protests You'll Never See In Legacy Media

Late News...............

Our Glorious Dead - Military Heroes Betrayed By Political Cowards

Russia deploying new missile defence radar while seeking curbs on U.S. defences

Band of Brothers: 3 Texas siblings enter West Point together

PH to buy two Maestrale frigates from Italy

CDR Salamander​: The March of Freedom

3 Coastal Patrol ships make debut in Bahrain

Electric vehicles "unclean at any speed"?

Obama: Global Warming Caused Deaths of Firefighters in AZ

Argentina Blocks Prosecutor from Telling Congress About Iran’s Troubling Terror Network

University orders student to remove ‘offensive’ cross necklace

EXCLUSIVE: Public university unfairly raising grades of black students, say three former faculty members

Obamacare Mandate Delay a Crushing Blow to Democrats

The truth about the Snowden affair & why you should care

We Should Declare a Second Independence on This 237th Independence Day

Military coup in Egypt. Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood officials detained. Army controls Cairo

‘Infiltrated from all sides’: Bug found in London’s Ecuadorian embassy

The Golden Age of American Grand Strategy

Fears Zimbabwe's election is being stolen by Mugabe allies through purge of electoral roll

Middle East virus claims third life as fears of pandemic spread

Egypt and Obama: 5 Stunning Pictures Banned by the Mainstream Media

LEAKS LIES & LIBYA..........................