Did You Know?: There's So Much More To The Works Of Gustav Klimt Than "The Kiss" ...

I just discovered that there's so much more to the works of Gustav Klimt than The Kiss ...
For example, these three masterpieces - Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Medicine - Klimt was commissioned by the state to paint for a ceiling at the University Of Vienna.*

(*Sorry... I meant to say, "these three photographs of the three masterpieces he was commissioned to by the state to paint for a ceiling of the University Of Vienna.".)

Sadly, they were never actually displayed there.*
(*F#@&, censorship!)

Actually, there's an interesting story behind these photos.  Please allow me to share it with you...

Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Medicine
(Please click on the image to enlarge. Thank you.)

(From: klimt.com)

"The Klimt University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings, also known as The Faculty Paintings, were a series of paintings made by Gustav Klimt for the ceiling of the University of Vienna's Great Hall between the years of 1900-1907. In 1894, Klimt was commissioned to paint the ceiling. Upon presenting his paintings, Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence, Klimt came under attack for 'pornography' and 'perverted excess' in the paintings." (A common criticism of Klimt's work) The issue eventually reached the Parliament of Austria. Sadly, due to the numerous attacks from his critics - including many of the faculty - none of Klimt's three paintings were ever put on display in the university. Eventually, Klimt resigned his commission, returned the state's payment and reclaimed his paintings. Never again would he accept commissions from the state. Klimt gifted Philosophy to one of his major patrons (a friend and fellow painter.). The other two works were sold. In the late 1930's, Austria was invaded and occupied by the Nazis and all three paintings were seized by the Germans. In 1943, following a final exhibition, the paintings were moved to Schloss Immendorf castle - for protection. Tragically, two years later - in a vile and desperate act - the paintings were destroyed as retreating German SS forces set fire to the castle to prevent the structure from falling into enemy hands...* (*F#@& Nazis! Castles can be rebuilt! Those arschlöcher could've moved the works of art!)

"All that remains now are preparatory sketches and a few photographs..." (hence, the three photos, above.)

(Very) Local SETI: The Launch Of A New UFO Science By Leslie Kean

Hey Seth Shostak/SETI:

The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence Begins At Home!

courtesy Massimo Teodorani, UFODATA

Here's a link to a great article on the launch of UFODATA from author/UFO skeptic Leslie Kean on The Huffington Post:

(Very) Local SETI: The Launch of a New UFO Science

The Newly Announced UFODATA Project: Rigorous, Scientific UFO/UAP/AAP Detection and Tracking

(Finally!  If we can figure out what, exactly, comprises genuine UFO/UAP/AAP Phenomena...

Then, we can figure out / rule out where it might come from!)

The UFODATA Project was founded by a group of scientists in order "... to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena.

Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate:

“Believers” who are convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and “Skeptics” who are equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist.

Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study.

This is now possible for the first time in the history of UFO research as a result of an unprecedented convergence of high resolution digital camera technologies, off-the shelf scientific instrumentation, powerful low-cost computing platforms, and ubiquitous high-speed internet access."

(*Psssst!  UFODATA is looking for qualified volunteers!  Experienced scientists, engineers, researchers, legal, data analysis, fundraising, etc. interested in pursuing the science of anomalous aerial phenomena may apply here.)

UFODATA Project

Election Day 2015 In San Francisco PLEASE VOTE! It Does Matter!!!

Do You Live In San Francisco?

Well, Today, November 3rd, 2015 Is Election Day!!

PLEASE Go Out And Vote!!

Voting Does Matter!!

The People Who Tell You That It Doesn't Matter Don't Want You To Vote!!
(*Needless to say, they're going to go out and vote - against YOU!)

Here's a Quick & Easy Voting Guide From The League Of Pissed Off Voters:

Vote 1-2-3 & REPLACE Ed Lee!

YES ON PROP. F and YES ON PROP. I!!

Happy Voting!!!

SAN FRANCISCO LEAGUE OF PISSED OFF VOTERS 

November 3, 2015 Voter Guide

Vote 1-2-3 Replace Ed Lee: Sí Se Puede: Lara Manzanares ft Francisco Herrera for SF Mayor

SAN FRANCISCO:

Please VOTE TOMORROW:  November 3rd, 2015.

YES, It Matters!

Si Se Puede!

VOTE 1-2-3 REPLACE Ed Lee!

VOTE: Francisco Herrera, Amy Weiss and Stuart Schuffman For Mayor!

Thank you very much! / Muchas Gracias!

10 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True... Or, Did You Know Diamonds Are WORTHLESS?!

Around 1888, when numerous diamond mines opened and began operating in South Africa, diamonds were - and, I kid you not - mined by the truckload!
Capitalism is all about Supply vs Demand so, simple math tells you, having truckloads of diamonds flooding the diamond market brought the price of diamonds way down.

(sigh) So, what's a capitalist diamond producer to do?

Well, the many independent diamond companies all got together and formed a single, worldwide entity - a cartel called De Beers (they are still the flagship of the diamond biz, today).

And, de minds at De Beers realized that, if they warehoused their copious quantity of carbon-based carats and allowed only a tiny amount to be trickled out at a time... it would cause the price of the radiant rocks skyrocket.

So, that's what De Beers did then and it's what De Beers does today.

But, De Beers soon realized that they had another problem: Only de rich and famous were buying De Beers diamonds (gasp)!

How were they ever going to get the working- and middle-classes to buy De Beers diamonds?

Around 1938, de masterminds at De Beers unleashed a massive marketing campaign to promote the "Diamond Engagement Ring" with this slogan:

"Diamonds Are FOREVER"
(The phrase not only struck gold then,  it's still used to this day).

De Beers also met with many of de heads of the Hollywood film studios and paid them lots of money to include scenes of their bigger-than-life, manly movie heroes getting down on bended knees and proposing to the oh-so-happy heroines with diamond engagement rings.

Believe it or not...  prior to this crushed-coal carpet-bombing, most (about 90%) 'engagement rings' did NOT include diamonds.

After their Four-C's campaigns?  ... About 80% of engagement rings included diamonds.

Well, I say, "Boycott De Beers and their (worthless) blood diamonds!"

Or, "A Scam Doesn't Have To Be FOREVER", works, too!

Hey Early Christianity! You Missed A Spot!: Marble Medusa Head Unearthed in Ancient Roman Ruins

Those early Christian cultists
*Not a judgement. That's what they were.) did their darnedest to destroy all earlier pagan iconography...

Well, thank The Goddess, They Missed This Part Of One!!!

May Many, Many More Be Unearthed, Revealed & Preserved (Soon)!! 

Marble Medusa Head Unearthed in Ancient Roman Ruins

Syfy's Dark Matter (Trailer) From Stargate SG-1's Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Stargate SG-1's Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie are behind Syfy's new series, Dark Matter, based on the Dark Horse Comic!

On Netflix, now!

YES, Wonkette, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IS STILL A FEMINIST

Someone call Wonkette! (They'd gotten rather apoplectic over this misunderstanding.)

In an earlier post, I noted that there'd been an uproar over comments by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, which had - it now appears to be - been quite clearly taken out of context.

His Holiness has a very self-deprecating sense of humour.  And, while not being outright critical, his comments often - if examined - reveal his perspective/views on society/culture.

He'd commented that it would be perfectly acceptable if the next Dalai Lama was a woman, but that she should have an attractive face, otherwise she would be of "no use." were mistaken for outrageously sexist remarks.

Hold your outrage for a moment, ladies and gents.
What His Holiness was, in fact, saying was that modern western culture/society still places far too much importance on the perceived superficial attractiveness of women - particularly of women who are seeking positions of power and/or women who are already in positions of power.*

(*See: "Hillary Clinton").

Here's to those of us who don't have a Trigger-Finger on our "Get Offended" Buttons!

YES, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA IS STILL A FEMINIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Huntingdon Beach, CA Teen HERO, Cody Pines, Stops Bully From Beating Blind Student - Gets Suspended (Video)

WTF?!

Cody Pines, the student who punched a bully who was attacking a BLIND student - whilst every other kid was obeying the "No Violence" policy and was non-violently FILMING the assault with their cell phones is a HERO!!!

Sometimes, all a violent person - whether it's a bullying kid or it's a bullying adult - will understand is a punch in the face.

It's not pleasant, but it's the TRUTH. 

Grow up and deal with it, people.

FRI SEP 25, 2015 AT 11:32 AM PDT

California teen stopped a bully from beating a blind student, ends up getting suspended

"Dalai Lama's 'sexist' quip ruffles equality activists"* *But, was it a critique or an opinion?

~ Perhaps 'His Holiness' was only remarking on how - in modern western society - the physical attractiveness of women who are either seeking or who are already in positions of power - regardless of the field - is always brought up as if it's a worthwhile topic of conversation (See: "Hilary Clinton")?

"Gender equality campaigners have criticised the Dalai Lama for his suggestion that any potential female successor to his role “must be very, very, attractive”.  In an interview, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists said there was no reason why a future Dalai Lama could not be a woman – but she would have to be good looking otherwise she would be “not much use”."

Dalai Lama's 'sexist' quip ruffles equality activists

The U.S. is at War with an Imaginary Islam: Lies, Propaganda and the Real Story of America and the Muslim World!

PLEASE Read This Article.

It's The Truth!  The TRUTH about American Empire-Building / -Expanding / -Maintaining.

And, it's the TRUTH about the absolutely required existence of a malleable THREAT which it demands in order to continue.

They are 2-Sides of the SAME Coin.

They are 1 and the SAME.

"The Islamist Imaginary, unlike Islam itself and political movements of Islamic inspiration, does not exist outside of the imperial interests that shape it.  It has no independent cultural or historical reality, outside its role as predatory threat to Western global-interests.  The American empire, in turn, requires a hostile and threatening enemy, which today takes the form of Islam of its imagination, to realize and rationalize its expansionist project that must remain unacknowledged and unspoken.  The two elements of the imaginary and empire co-evolve.  The needs of a threatened empire as vulnerable victim change over time.  The Islamist Imaginary transforms itself to meet those needs.  Imaginary and empire circle one another in a dance of predator and prey.  Their roles are interchangeable, a clear sign that they are not entirely real. The predator is prey; the prey is predator.  They develop in tandem in a complex process of mutual adaptation.  Boundaries give way between the real and the imagined.  In the end it is the imagined that haunts our imaginations and drives our policies."

We are at war with an imaginary Islam: Lies, propaganda and the real story of America and the Muslim world

US. State Department v. ISIS Propaganda War: John Oliver (Video)

The U.S. State Department's "Run - Don't Walk - To ISIS Land" (No, I'm not kidding.  Yes, that's the actual title.) Video Was Predicated On That Agency's Unfounded Hope/Wishful Thinking That Potential ISIS Recruits/Militants Understood Sarcasm.

Doesn't the U.S. State Department know that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"...?

Enjoy this brief video:

John Oliver - Ironic Propaganda

Saudi Arabia was appointed to a key panel on UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

F.Y.I. ~ In May of this year, Saudi Arabia beheaded eight (8) foreigners.

What else happened during the summer?

Saudi Arabia was appointed to a key panel on UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

"The hypocrisy behind this decision need hardly be stated. The Saudi government is unelected and run by one large family... it executes prisoners with particular relish, turning their executions into a public spectacle. Torture is routine in its prisons and offenders of certain crimes are flogged in public (Please Google: "Raif Badawi"). The denial of the right to drive is among the least of the abuses women suffer in the country.  Its vast wealth is used to acquire weapons at home and finance fundamentalist movements abroad which cause havoc in distant societies, transforming native forms of Islam into Wahhabism which bears little relation to the universal declaration of human rights."

*Fifteen (15) of the nineteen (19) 9/11 hijackers (patsies) were SAUDI.
*Osama bin Laden was protected - for years - by members of Pakistan's security apparatus in return for Saudi millions.

When self-proclaimed democratic governments participate in cordial relationships with despotic ones for purely economic reasons and they let those reasons lead them to knowingly turn a blind eye to the irrefutable and rampant Human Rights Abuses committed by the latter... Those moral compass-less governments Are Being Utterly Complicit In Those Human Rights Abuses!

Army General John Campbell Denies NYT Revelation / Urges Troops To Report Sex Abuse - Petraeus Says It's True!

"On Monday, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif, fired off a letter asking the Pentagon to provide "any and all existing Department of Defense legal guidance regarding the reporting of child abuse.""

"Hunter also recently asked the Defense Department's inspector general to review the Army's handling of a soldier who was punished for his aggressive response (ie: He beat the crap out of a pedophile) to the child sexual abuse in Afghanistan." 

Army General John Campbell Denies NYT Revelation / Urges Troops To Report Sex Abuse - Petraeus Says It's True!

Too Little.  Too Late.  Sounds like a hasty attempt at "clean-up" to me...  Prove me Wrong, General Campbell: Call for a Completely Independent Investigation!

U.S. Soldiers Told To Ignore Child Sex Abuse By Afghan "Allies" - New York Times Report

KABUL, Afghanistan -

  "In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base.

   At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it,” the Marine’s father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was SHOT TO DEATH at the base in 2012.

   He urged his son to tell his superiors. “My son said that his officers told him to look the other way 'because it’s their culture.'”

"...it's their culture"?!

NO...  IT IS NOT!

What it IS: It's LOOKING THE OTHER WAY In The Face Of Heinous CHILD ABUSE / HUMAN Rights Abuses!  It's Turning A Deaf Ear To The Screams Of Children.

That's It, folks! I found my line...They just crossed it!

I'm off to let ‪#‎POTUS‬, Congress, Military Commanders, EVERYBODY Know That The AMERICAN (?) Practice Of ARMING PEDOPHILES and Looking The Other Way As They SEXUALLY TORTURE CHILDREN Is... Unconscionable & Unforgivable.

Here's the direct link to the New York Times Article (opens in a new window):

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies

Shine The Light: Firefighters, Architects & Engineers Expose 9/11 Myths (Official Trailer)

Published on Sep 3, 2015

Firefighters, Architects & Engineers Expose 9/11 Myths - Official Trailer
Movie release date: September 11, 2015

Honor the fallen by shining a light on the evidence. Thank you.

Firefighters, Architects and Engineers are exposing the 9/11 facts about the evidence for the controlled demolition of the Twin Towers and Building 7 falling at 5:20pm on 9/11.

Share this, especially with firefighters, architects and engineers.
Link: https://youtu.be/OsoY3AIRUGA

Websites:
Architects & Engineers For 9/11 Truth
http://ae911truth.org

Firefighters For 9/11 Truth
http://ff911truth.org
http://ff911truthandunity.org

Thank You.

DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Corporate Criminals, But Watchdogs Skeptical

Dear #DOJ / #LorettaLynch:

WE THE PEOPLE can see your lips moving, but, all that's coming out is, "Blah... blah... blah... blah... blah... blah...".

PRISON SENTENCES TALK.

BULLSH*T...

DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Corporate Criminals, But Watchdogs Skeptical

Debunking the Debunkers: Top 40 Reasons the Official 9/11 Story is Bunk!

In honor of All Souls who were lost on 9/11/01.

And, in honor of All Souls who have been lost since then... having fallen victim to America's (perpetual, military-industrial complex-supported) "War On Terror".

Also, in honor of all of the Constitutionally-Protected Rights and Privacies (which countless Americans fought and died to protect over the last 239 years) Americans have had so heinously taken away from them.

Debunking the Debunkers: Top 40 Reasons the Official 9/11 Story is Bunk!: 

The following is from 911truth.org , extra info and back-up for the claims made have been added in the form of hyperlinks and brackete...

CNN's Ashleigh Banfield Asks If Jefferson Memorial Is Equal To Confederate Flag

"After the mass murder of nine black churchgoers by a white gunman in Charleston, South Carolina... CNN host Ashleigh Banfield asked co-host Don Lemon whether... we should also take down a memorial to former President Thomas Jefferson because of his slave ownership:

"Thomas Jefferson owned slaves -- third president of the United States. And there is a monument to him in the capital city of the United States. No one ever asks for that to come down. Is it equal [to the Confederate flag]?"

Lemon shot down the comparison."
(From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/conferderate-flag-jefferson_n_7656316.html}

===> Make No Mistake, Friends...
CNN is an arm of the Time-Warner Mega-Media Corporation. They don't do anything that isn't scripted and hasn't been given the official stamp of approval from the very top. If you haven't noticed, CNN is the only network news being broadcast in every major airport in the United States (and, likely, most of the minor ones). And, this isn't just a remarkable nationwide coincidence. It's Planned. It's Policy. It's Propaganda.

CNN is a major - if not THE major - propaganda outlet for the U.S. Federal Government.

Propaganda is a tool.  And, propaganda is a weapon.  And, it's one weapon that our federal government doesn't hesitate to wield against it's own populace.  To wield against "We, The People...".

Why would CNN raise this flag? Why would they take this shot across the bough at Thomas Jefferson?

Yes, Jefferson - a wealthy, white, land-owner - owned slaves in his lifetime.

But, he also "thought that slavery was contrary to the laws of nature, which decreed that everyone had a right to personal liberty. These views were radical in a world where unfree labor was the norm." Jefferson included a passage attacking slavery in his draft of the Declaration of Independence (Read it here: http://www.blackpast.org/…/declaration-independence-and-deb…). It was removed at the behest of delegates from South Carolina and Georgia and those who represented northern merchants in the slave trade.

Richard Dolan inferred (and I concur) that the reason CNN took a swipe at Thomas Jefferson was because of his positions on personal liberty and on banking institutions. In an 1816 letter to John Taylor, Jefferson said:

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.".

1.) Individual/Personal Liberty/Freedom and
2.) Freedom From Being Indebted To Banking Institutions -For Perpetuity...
... are the two Jeffersonian ideals that Ashleigh Banfield - under orders from her bosses at CNN... who, in turn, were under orders from multi-national umbrella corporation Time-Warner - was attacking.

Forget Mame: Realtors Are To Blame for San Francisco’s Housing Crisis

The Following is a True Story:

"Rents are skyrocketing in San Francisco because state law prevents the city from restricting rent increases on vacant apartments. Realtors get all the credit for putting the city in this policy straitjacket. In 1995, realtors’ won passage of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act"

"Absent Costa-Hawkins, San Francisco rents on most vacant apartments would be at least 25-50% cheaper today. In cases like the Hayes Valley 1 bdrm units now advertised for over $4000, the rent would likely be 50%- 75% less."

"Realtors, not progressives, are also to blame for the fear of Ellis Act evictions throughout San Francisco... realtors have fought in Sacramento the past two years to preserve speculators right to evict longterm tenants for profit—a point too often overlooked in assessments of San Francisco’s housing crisis."

"Strong rent control and eviction protections are the core prerequisites for maintaining affordable housing. That’s why Richmond’s enactment of both measures last week is so critical (see my piece, “Richmond 1, Gentrification 0”)."

"Realtors have denied San Francisco the most potent strategies to protect affordable housing, which would be the enactment of vacancy controls and preventing speculator Ellis evictions. They should be called to account for what their policies have wrought."

(Excerpted From:)

Blame Realtors for SF’s Housing Crisis

by Randy Shaw

AT&T Helped The N.S.A. Spy on Everyone (via the Internet) on a Vast Scale

The N.S.A. Bldg. In Fort Meade, Maryland.
(Sort of looks like a computer chip, doesn't it?)

This Is Documented:

"The N.S.A.’s top-secret budget in 2013 for the AT&T partnership was more than twice that of the next-largest such program, according to the documents. The company installed surveillance equipment in at least 17 of its Internet hubs on American soil, far more than its similarly sized competitor, Verizon. And its engineers were the first to try out new surveillance technologies invented by the eavesdropping agency."

And, This Is B.S.:

“We do not voluntarily provide information to any investigating authorities other than if a person’s life is in danger and time is of the essence,” Brad Burns, an AT&T spokesman, said. He declined to elaborate.*

"Liar! Liar! Pants On Fire!... Hanging On A TELEPHONE WIRE!!"

*Wow! Wasn't the author of little rhyme prescient?

AT&T Has Been Helping US Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale

By JULIA ANGWIN, CHARLIE SAVAGE, JEFF LARSON, HENRIK MOLTKE, LAURA

POITRAS and JAMES RISEN

Airbnb Horror Story Begs The Question: How Many Other (Unreported) Victims Are There?

Talk about "Risky Business"...

A 19-year old young man was locked inside a Madrid, Spain apartment, held inside against his will and sexually-assaulted by his Airbnb host on July 4, 2015.

The man began texting his mother - who was in America - by phone as the events began to unfold.  He begged her for help.  His mother called Airbnb, but the company's employees refused to tell her his location, nor would they call the Madrid police.  Instead they told her to call the police and ask them to call Airbnb for the youth's address.  The phone number Airbnb provided led to a recording - in Spanish - and being disconnected.  When she called Airbnb back, her calls went straight to voicemail.

Airbnb was horrifically irresponsible and neglectful in this incident.  Their employees could have and should have immediately called the Madrid police and provided the man's location and urged the police to investigate.

Did you know that, at least, half (if not most) sexual-assaults go unreported?

This incident begs the question of how many others have occurred and how often are sexual-assaults occurring between Airbnb (and similar businesses) "guests" and their "hosts".

When I was a kid, my parents impressed two things on me very strongly:
1.) Don't accept rides from strangers; and
2.) Don't go anywhere with strangers, because terrible things have happened to kids/people who do.

Now, businesses like Airbnb, Uber, Lyft and others are making enormous profits encouraging people to do both of those dangerous things.

And, apparently, they aren't dealing with it too well when it goes sideways.

From: nytimes.com:
Airbnb Horror Story Points to Need for Precautions

Happy Thursday!

I just sent this email to San Francisco's Public Utility Commission (PUC) and wanted to share it with you/make it public because I'm concerned about the safety of our drinking/cooking/bathing water AND I'm very concerned about the safety of the marine life in San Francisco Bay/ the Pacific Ocean/etc...

I'm guessing these might also be issues that are important to you.  Especially since most municipal water departments have switched from using 'free' chlorine as a disinfectant in drinking water to using chloramine (a chlorine/ammonia compound).  Not only is chloramine not easy to remove, effectively... it is deadly to fresh- and salt-water fish, amphibians and reptiles.

Hello PUC:

I was compelled to contact you after discovering glaringly conflicting information in regards to what the Public Utilities Commission (sfwater.org) states about effective methods of removing chloramine from tap/drinking water and what the EPA states about such methods.

According to the EPA (http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/disinfection/chloramine/pdfs/Q29.pdf):

Neither boiling water; nor allowing water to sit at room temperature; nor reverse-osmosis filters removes monochloramine from drinking water.

Yet, sfwater.org's (http://www.sfwater.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=6920) "QUESTIONS REGARDING CHLORINE AND CHLORAMINE REMOVAL FROM WATER Updated March 2015" states:

"If desired, chloramine and ammonia can be completely removed from the water by
boiling; however, it will take 20 minutes of gentle boil to do that."

In another paragraph, it discourages "... letting an open container of water stand because it may take days for chloramine to dissipate."

It also states: "If desired, both chlorine and chloramine can be removed for drinking water purposes by an activated carbon filter point of use device that can be installed on a kitchen faucet."

In researching this last statement, I learned that the activated carbon filter alone is not enough to remove chloramine from tap water.  Brewers of beer and - especially - aquarium-keepers repeatedly confirm this statement.

Also, since chloramines are deadly to fish and amphibians at levels used for drinking water, I am very concerned about the harm being done to marine life in San Francisco Bay (and, in turn, the Pacific Ocean) by run-off from fire hydrants, water mains, etc. and from water released from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.

I look forward to hearing from the PUC in regards to these two important matters:
1.) Why are there such glaring discrepancies between SF's PUC and the EPA re: effective chloramine removal at home/What is the Truth? and
2.) What is San Francisco doing to protect San Francisco Bay's (and the Pacific's) marine life from toxic chloramine exposure?

Thank you.

Best regards,

San Francisco, CA

Dog Lovers ALERT:

Just found this article.

The Controversy Over Menadione In Dog Food

I was researching the ingredients in a Purina Brand Dog Food ("Beyond All-Natural Dog Food: Superfood Blend") because my 1-yr. old puppy began dripping blood everytime he pooped and sometimes when he didn't.

I make Tyler the Pup's food from scratch (Turkey/ground beef, kale, sweet potato) and, occasionally, I add some Premium dry kibble.

Normally, as a rule, I would NEVER use Purina or any other by-product-/synthetic ingredient- containing commercial pet food brands - but, I ran out and my Mom, unfortunately, bought this home.

I was recovering from surgery, so I was only going to use it for a few days, until I was able to get to the store and buy a dry kibble brand that I'd researched and knew to be much better.

A Red Flag went up when Tyler began leaking blood drops when he relieved himself. Sometimes, he would stop, squat and push - hard - and only blood drops would come out.  I knew it couldn't have been from the food that I was making.

So, it had to be the Purina Brand Kibble!

Immediately, I stopped adding the Purina Kibble and Tyler stopped crapping blood!

If you buy commercial food for your companion-animals, PLEASE read the ingredient label.

And, look up any ingredients that are multi-syllabic or sound like synthetic chemicals!

Especially ones like menadione (synth Vit. K3) - which the FDA BANNED in Human supplements!

There's no good reason to use synthesized vitamins that are banned from human consumption in our beloved companion animals' food!

Everytime I shop for clothing or accessories in one of those high-end department stores, I find myself becoming more disheartened, disgusted and depressed.

Has Anyone Else Noticed That The Quality/Workmanship Of Many Designer Labels Has Gone Down. 

And, Significantly So?

Yet The Prices Of Their Products Are The Same As When They Were "Made In Italy" Or "Made In France"?

The Designers Get Cheap Labor and Save/Make Millions Of Dollars More In Profits.

While We Get: Ripped Off.

I Hate That.

Whatever Happened To "Getting What You Paid For"?

When I Pay For Quality, I Expect To Get It.

Hello? Designer Clothing/Accessory Manufacturers?

Either Get The Quality/Workmanship Back Up To Par... Or, Lower The Damn Prices!

If Only Consumers Would Boycott Designers Who Rip. Them. Off.

Here's 7 Examples:

7 High-End Brands That Are (Now) 'Made In China'

'We The People' Bailed Them Out.

They Outsourced Thousands Of Jobs.

They Created Cayman Island And Other Tax Shelters.

They Don't Pay Taxes.

They Receive Tax Refunds.

Are You ANGRY, Yet?

Here's the lowdown from DailyKos:

Enjoy!

Good Times - The Day Bernie Sanders Exposed 18 Top Corporate Tax Dodgers

Freddie Gray's Death Ruled A Homicide; Charges Pressed Against Police Officers

"Maryland state attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced on Friday that Baltimore resident Freddie Gray's death was ruled a homicide and criminal charges have been pressed against the police officers involved in his arrest — also ruled illegal."

Hit a HOME RUN, Marilyn!  For Freddie Gray and for All Of Us!

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Snowden, Security & Surveillance (video)

One of the ideas that America was founded upon/was famous for was that we had a system of Checks and Balances. That system was created to insure that no government body acquired too much power.  Everyone had to answer to someone.

But, in recent years, something has gone horribly wrong with America.  And proof is found in what has happened to her founding ideas.

For Example: There are scant few government checks on what America’s sweeping surveillance programs are allowed to do.  And, there is nothing even remotely resembling balance.

John Oliver sits down with Edward Snowden to discuss the NSA, the balance between privacy and security, and dick-pics.

Sorry Babe, You're a Feminist - Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy (video)

Katie Goodman is AMAZING!

Can you hear her, now, Katy Perry?  Bjork?  Carrie Underwood?  Demi Moore?  Kelly Clarkson?  Lady Gaga? et al?

8 Things You Wouldn't Think Are Spying on You, but Are | The Daily Sheeple

Do you think that surveillance at the mall is only aimed at would-be shoplifters?

Do you think that it's only surveillance cameras that are scanning the shoppers?

Think Again...

"Although shopper surveillance devices hidden in a mannequin’s eyes are not viewed as a privacy violation by many, some retailers are upping the ante and have begun tracking customers via information from their cell phones.

Many see this as an invasion of privacy.

But retailers like Nordstrom, who use WiFi signals from customers’ cell phones to track shopping habits, argue that it is a great way to learn about customer habits and how they can improve the services offered in the retail setting."

(*Tip: Take the battery out of your phone whilst at the mall, if you don't want to be tracked/stalked in this way.)

8 Things You Wouldn't Think Are Spying On You, But Are | The Daily Sheeple

GMO Labeling: Will Congress Keep Us in the DARK? | The Daily Sheeple

We Are What We Eat, Right? (Yes!)

Therefore, It's Imperative That We Know What We Are Eating.
(This issue is of serious/potentially life-threatening concern for those with food sensitivities/allergies)

GMO-Tainted Food Producers Don't Want Labeling Now.
(Translation: Voluntary-Labeling Is A Joke... A Bad One.)

"Polls have shown time and again that the overwhelming majority of Americans want GMO labeling on food.

Despite that, two Congressmen – who are supposed to represent the people – want to make the labeling of genetically modified foods voluntary.

Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and co-sponsor Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) introduced their deceptively-titled “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015″ bill last week.

It would create a voluntary federal labeling standard while preventing states from passing their own mandatory labeling laws for GMO foods.

The bill has been aptly nicknamed the Denying Americans the Right-to-Know (DARK) Act by critics.

If this sounds familiar, perhaps that is because this isn’t Pompeo’s first attempt at this kind of legislation."

GMO Labeling: Will Congress Keep Us in the DARK? | The Daily Sheeple

FBI Uncovers Another of Its Own Plots. Senator Feinstein's Response: Censor the Internet! | The Daily Sheeple

Look Who's Wagging The Dog... Yet Again:

"As you may - or may not - have already heard, on Thursday, the FBI “uncovered” yet another of its own terrorist plots, the latest in a very long line of “terrorist plots” the FBI has “uncovered” — in which the details always show that it was an undercover FBI “informant” (often doing this to get off leniently for some other issue), who more or less goads hapless, naive people, into a “plot”  that had no real chance of ever happening.

This appears to be the same sort of thing."

FBI Uncovers Another of Its Own Plots, Senator Feinstein Responds By Saying We Should Censor the Internet | The Daily Sheeple

Richard Dolan at 2014 Secret Space Program Conference San Mateo (Video)

FANTASTIC Lecture By Richard Dolan 2014 Secret Space Program Conference

Enjoy!

UFO on Google Earth at Cape of Good Hope, Africa July 15, 2011 (video) Google Removed It!

UFO! Google Earth shows CRAFT over S. Africa.

*Terrific image of UFO was recorded, thankfully. Because f'ing #Google removed it!

Arschlocher!

10 Reasons Why We Still Haven't Met Aliens (Video) *Interesting, but, I disagree

"10 Reasons Why We Still Haven't Met Aliens"?

Well, some of us probably have...

If I were in contact with another civilization, I doubt that I'd want to meet each and every member or have them all be aware of my presence.

Some might be able to handle it and others might not.

Some might be happy with friendship and others might want to see what makes me tick.

I'd be very selective about whom I contacted.

Requirement of survival.

Why CodePink Calls Kissinger the Real 'Low-life Scum'

Why CodePink Calls Kissinger the Real 'Low-life Scum'

Senator John McCain called activists "scum." Clearly he's forgetting the despicable crimes Kissinger oversaw.

By Medea Benjamin / AlterNet

January 30, 2015