Significantly more Americans are willing to consider voting for Mitt Romney than Rick Perry according to the latest Gallup poll.While an equal number of voters would definitely vote for Perry or Romney in the general election, only 35 percent of voters would definitely vote against Romney, while 44 percent would definitely not vote for Perry. Perry could still win a general election, but the pool of potential supporters he would draw from is much smaller than Romney.This high “definitely not vote for” Perry number is a large part of the reason why Romney has been aggressively . The...…Significantly more Americans are willing to consider voting for Mitt Romney than Rick Perry according to the latest Gallup poll.While an equal number of voters would definitely vote for Perry or Romney in the general election, only 35 percent of voters would definitely vote against Romney, while 44 percent would definitely not vote for Perry. Perry could still win a general election, but the pool of potential supporters he would draw from is much smaller than Romney.This high “definitely not vote for” Perry number is a large part of the reason why Romney has been aggressively . The...WW…

Gallup released its annual results on the question of American beliefs regarding evolution/creationism. Once again, the creationists manage to sustain a set of beliefs that can only persist after a determined effort to withhold facts and sources and the imagination to keep them from their own children.It seems that 46% of Americans still accept the creationist view of human origins, a share that hasn’t changed much in the last 30 years. Another 32 percent believe some god may have had a hand in an evolutionary process, while a mere 15 percent think God had nothing to do with how the rest of...…Gallup released its annual results on the question of American beliefs regarding evolution/creationism. Once again, the creationists manage to sustain a set of beliefs that can only persist after a determined effort to withhold facts and sources and the imagination to keep them from their own children.It seems that 46% of Americans still accept the creationist view of human origins, a share that hasn’t changed much in the last 30 years. Another 32 percent believe some god may have had a hand in an evolutionary process, while a mere 15 percent think God had nothing to do with how the rest of...WW…

"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer." –"We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." –On the morning of 9/11 a relentless will to power was set into motion, innocent life was taken, war was declared, a scapegoat was identified, history was made, a cursed shadow was cast over the sky, a parallel political universe was blasted open, a new world was born and dropped on its head in the same moment, an entire civilization was shaken to its core at its core, in the heart of New York City. The...…"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer." –"We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." –On the morning of 9/11 a relentless will to power was set into motion, innocent life was taken, war was declared, a scapegoat was identified, history was made, a cursed shadow was cast over the sky, a parallel political universe was blasted open, a new world was born and dropped on its head in the same moment, an entire civilization was shaken to its core at its core, in the heart of New York City. The...WW…

Recent Report Shows Mexico a Destination for Priests Escaping Charges of Rape and Sexual Violence in U.S By Pam Spees, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights While nothing is being done to protect the children of Mexico still being assaulted by Catholic clergy, plenty of preparations have taken place for this weekend’s papal visit. According to Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Pope will not be meeting with survivors of sexual abuse by priests while in Mexico as he has done in previous visits to other countries. The reason given is that these meetings would...…Recent Report Shows Mexico a Destination for Priests Escaping Charges of Rape and Sexual Violence in U.S By Pam Spees, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights While nothing is being done to protect the children of Mexico still being assaulted by Catholic clergy, plenty of preparations have taken place for this weekend’s papal visit. According to Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Pope will not be meeting with survivors of sexual abuse by priests while in Mexico as he has done in previous visits to other countries. The reason given is that these meetings would...WW…

Yesterday on Fox,WALLACE: I’m going to talk about ObamaCare on a second, but you’re not answering my question. Why does taxes — why do taxes have to be on the table? Why can’t you just make a deal, short-term spending for long-term entitlement reform — which, Senator, you support and President Obama support. You have supported the idea of some entitlement reform.DURBIN: That’s right. I do, and I’ll tell you why — because Social Security is going to run out of money in 20 years. I want to fix it now, before we reach that cliff.Medicare may run out of money in 10 years, let’s fix it now. And...…Yesterday on Fox,WALLACE: I’m going to talk about ObamaCare on a second, but you’re not answering my question. Why does taxes — why do taxes have to be on the table? Why can’t you just make a deal, short-term spending for long-term entitlement reform — which, Senator, you support and President Obama support. You have supported the idea of some entitlement reform.DURBIN: That’s right. I do, and I’ll tell you why — because Social Security is going to run out of money in 20 years. I want to fix it now, before we reach that cliff.Medicare may run out of money in 10 years, let’s fix it now. And...WW…

|Missouri Government Jay Nixon has called up the national guard and in anticipation of possible civil unrest in the event that officer Darren Wilson is not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of Michael Brown. The FBI has said a not guilt verdict by the grand jury will likelyThe FBI said violent protesters will “infiltrate” demonstrations and also said groups like Anonymous could cause trouble. The “agitators” plan to use the demonstrations to launch violent attacks on law enforcement, or so says the FBI.The expectation in Missouri and elsewhere appears to be that Wilson not be...…|Missouri Government Jay Nixon has called up the national guard and in anticipation of possible civil unrest in the event that officer Darren Wilson is not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of Michael Brown. The FBI has said a not guilt verdict by the grand jury will likelyThe FBI said violent protesters will “infiltrate” demonstrations and also said groups like Anonymous could cause trouble. The “agitators” plan to use the demonstrations to launch violent attacks on law enforcement, or so says the FBI.The expectation in Missouri and elsewhere appears to be that Wilson not be...WW…

Every so often, somebody sends me an e-mail or posts a comment online to tell me how brave I am.But I’m not, not really.The following four young men and women?  Now they are brave.  Unbelievably so.  Brave and kind and generous and caring. I’m astonished at how each of them has managed, while most of them are just out of their teens (and one of them still is a teen), to face down troubles and challenges and out-and-out evil that would kill a battalion of lesser folk.  I am humbled by their inner strength.  When I feel depressed about things, I think of them — and suddenly my life and what I...…Every so often, somebody sends me an e-mail or posts a comment online to tell me how brave I am.But I’m not, not really.The following four young men and women?  Now they are brave.  Unbelievably so.  Brave and kind and generous and caring. I’m astonished at how each of them has managed, while most of them are just out of their teens (and one of them still is a teen), to face down troubles and challenges and out-and-out evil that would kill a battalion of lesser folk.  I am humbled by their inner strength.  When I feel depressed about things, I think of them — and suddenly my life and what I...WW…

Below is a video of the incredible German violinist Akim Camara, performing Felix Mendelssohn’s “Dance of the Fairies” at the (New York City) Radio City Music Hall. He is accompanied by the Johann Strauss Orchestra, conducted by Dutch maestro Andre Rieu.Camara was only two years old when he received his first violin instruction.  He began to perform with Rieu at age 3.  He was five years old in 2007, when he performed this piece for a PBS Special.Enjoy.[Footnote:  Here’s a link to  at the age of 7, accompanied by pianist Richard Clayderman (2009).]Shadowproof is a financially independent...…Below is a video of the incredible German violinist Akim Camara, performing Felix Mendelssohn’s “Dance of the Fairies” at the (New York City) Radio City Music Hall. He is accompanied by the Johann Strauss Orchestra, conducted by Dutch maestro Andre Rieu.Camara was only two years old when he received his first violin instruction.  He began to perform with Rieu at age 3.  He was five years old in 2007, when he performed this piece for a PBS Special.Enjoy.[Footnote:  Here’s a link to  at the age of 7, accompanied by pianist Richard Clayderman (2009).]Shadowproof is a financially independent...WW…

Before he danced with wolves, Academy Award winning actor/director Kevin Costner made atoday after nearly 25 years in a vault: Bad Day, directed by theand photographed by punk rock queen, singer, poet and visual artist , co-founder of the. The duo are releasing the cowboy-themed short as a digital downloaded for a “you decide” amount. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Gulf charities providing aid to both people and the environment. Exene and Modi said:We are both so proud of Kevin and grateful for all he’s doing to help in the Gulf.Costner has spent $25 million dollars over the last...…Before he danced with wolves, Academy Award winning actor/director Kevin Costner made atoday after nearly 25 years in a vault: Bad Day, directed by theand photographed by punk rock queen, singer, poet and visual artist , co-founder of the. The duo are releasing the cowboy-themed short as a digital downloaded for a “you decide” amount. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Gulf charities providing aid to both people and the environment. Exene and Modi said:We are both so proud of Kevin and grateful for all he’s doing to help in the Gulf.Costner has spent $25 million dollars over the last...WW…

is revealed as the master manipulator of the precious metals markets.NewThis explains the world’s largest fraud in detail. The rest of the links to comprehend the magnitude of the world’s largest fraud are all provided here:http://seminal.shadowproof.wpengine.com/diary/38173Evidence of a total US Mainstream Media Blackout of this story abounds. The interview is required listening. The MSM all depend on JP Morgan Chase and their subsidiaries for their ad revenue, and dare not speak of this massive fraud. Bill Murphy was scheduled to appear on all the major financial news networks immediately...…is revealed as the master manipulator of the precious metals markets.NewThis explains the world’s largest fraud in detail. The rest of the links to comprehend the magnitude of the world’s largest fraud are all provided here:http://seminal.shadowproof.wpengine.com/diary/38173Evidence of a total US Mainstream Media Blackout of this story abounds. The interview is required listening. The MSM all depend on JP Morgan Chase and their subsidiaries for their ad revenue, and dare not speak of this massive fraud. Bill Murphy was scheduled to appear on all the major financial news networks immediately...WW…

Often when training new organizers or talking with activists trying to better understand the theories behind progressive social change, I have a list of recommended readings.  Bob Creamer’s new book Listen to Your Mother Stand up Straight!  How Progressives Can Win has just been catapulted high on the list. I cannot recall such a comprehensive offering of solid progressive analysis with as much “how to get it done" detail.  Bob utilizes his great storytelling skills to showcase his compelling belief that we have a unique opportunity to force a progressive realignment of our politics.His...…Often when training new organizers or talking with activists trying to better understand the theories behind progressive social change, I have a list of recommended readings.  Bob Creamer’s new book Listen to Your Mother Stand up Straight!  How Progressives Can Win has just been catapulted high on the list. I cannot recall such a comprehensive offering of solid progressive analysis with as much “how to get it done" detail.  Bob utilizes his great storytelling skills to showcase his compelling belief that we have a unique opportunity to force a progressive realignment of our politics.His...WW…

Pioneering broadcast journalist ; he was 92.With his passing, a gold standard for integrity in journalism has been lost. So many of us grew up with his face in our living room.So many of us learned of the big traumas in our nation’s history–Jack, Martin, Bobby, My Lai– from him, he delivered the bad news directly to us, in our own homes, it was an intimate act.He was giant, an icon. He will be, and already is, missed.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance...…Pioneering broadcast journalist ; he was 92.With his passing, a gold standard for integrity in journalism has been lost. So many of us grew up with his face in our living room.So many of us learned of the big traumas in our nation’s history–Jack, Martin, Bobby, My Lai– from him, he delivered the bad news directly to us, in our own homes, it was an intimate act.He was giant, an icon. He will be, and already is, missed.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance...WW…

If subpoena power means anything and it’s not just meaningless window dressing like every other law the Bush crime family decides to flout, eventually somebody is going to have to go to jail for defying it. Josh Marshall is . According to Alex Koppelman at Salon, Taylor is :We just got off the phone with Tracy Schmaler, a spokesperson for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority. Schmaler told us it is her understanding that — despite President Bush’s invocation of executive privilege in regards to the testimony of former White House staffers Sara Taylor and about the ongoing...…If subpoena power means anything and it’s not just meaningless window dressing like every other law the Bush crime family decides to flout, eventually somebody is going to have to go to jail for defying it. Josh Marshall is . According to Alex Koppelman at Salon, Taylor is :We just got off the phone with Tracy Schmaler, a spokesperson for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority. Schmaler told us it is her understanding that — despite President Bush’s invocation of executive privilege in regards to the testimony of former White House staffers Sara Taylor and about the ongoing...WW…

Creative Commons-licensed photo on Flickr by motagirl2An alliance of nonprofit organizations committed to promoting freedom of thought and free expression has been challenging a decision by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to ban Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis. It has also sought more information on what led to the decision by filing Freedom of Information Act requests.As part of the “Kids’ Right to Read Project,” an initiative of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), a letter was written to the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, on March 17. NCAC...…Creative Commons-licensed photo on Flickr by motagirl2An alliance of nonprofit organizations committed to promoting freedom of thought and free expression has been challenging a decision by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to ban Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis. It has also sought more information on what led to the decision by filing Freedom of Information Act requests.As part of the “Kids’ Right to Read Project,” an initiative of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), a letter was written to the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, on March 17. NCAC...WW…

What is Project Desktop? Anyone who knows certainly isn’t talking and those who have divulged some information have been silenced, in some way, by the government. According to various sources, Desktop could be an underwater missile system in direct violation with the SALT talks, the Seabed Treaty, and ‘the U.S. Constitution; a Pentagon-White House spy ring; or an underwater intelligence system. directed towards foreign countries. The government does admit Desktop is/was an actual program dealing with the highest level of nation­al security and operated by the Navy. Evidence gathered to...…What is Project Desktop? Anyone who knows certainly isn’t talking and those who have divulged some information have been silenced, in some way, by the government. According to various sources, Desktop could be an underwater missile system in direct violation with the SALT talks, the Seabed Treaty, and ‘the U.S. Constitution; a Pentagon-White House spy ring; or an underwater intelligence system. directed towards foreign countries. The government does admit Desktop is/was an actual program dealing with the highest level of nation­al security and operated by the Navy. Evidence gathered to...WW…

By &nbsp|&nbspAfter years tied up in court battles, Costco's Colchester gas station opened Tuesday with limited hours.The gas station had been challenged for more nearly 10 years in court by nearby Maplefields owner Skip Vallee and the Conservation Law Foundation over its impacts on a nearby stream.The case was complicated by VTrans' $8 million diverging diamond traffic pattern project off Interstate 89's Exit 16. In the latest legal hurdle, the Vermont Supreme Court last year yanked VTrans' Act 250 permit, which also sidelined Costco, which required traffic improvements to open its gas...…By &nbsp|&nbspAfter years tied up in court battles, Costco's Colchester gas station opened Tuesday with limited hours.The gas station had been challenged for more nearly 10 years in court by nearby Maplefields owner Skip Vallee and the Conservation Law Foundation over its impacts on a nearby stream.The case was complicated by VTrans' $8 million diverging diamond traffic pattern project off Interstate 89's Exit 16. In the latest legal hurdle, the Vermont Supreme Court last year yanked VTrans' Act 250 permit, which also sidelined Costco, which required traffic improvements to open its gas...WW…

BALTIMORE --U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the outbreak that hints at the relative of potential buyers.The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new single-family homes rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 last month. This followed a decline of 13.7% in March as businesses and schools were closed in an effort to contain the virus. Over the past 12 months, sales are down 6.2%.COVID-19 disrupted what appeared to be signs of growth in the housing market as low mortgage rates attracted buyers. Stuck in social isolation,...…BALTIMORE --U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the outbreak that hints at the relative of potential buyers.The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new single-family homes rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 last month. This followed a decline of 13.7% in March as businesses and schools were closed in an effort to contain the virus. Over the past 12 months, sales are down 6.2%.COVID-19 disrupted what appeared to be signs of growth in the housing market as low mortgage rates attracted buyers. Stuck in social isolation,...WW…

i, I’m Jill, and I’m an election worker in Ward 1! This is my third election cycle welcoming voters at the polls, processing same-day registrations, helping folks iron out unusual voting situations, all the fun minutiae that makes democracy possible. This is my first year working early voting! And this is my, and everyone else’s, very first time working an election in a pandemic.I had so many questions about how this was going to go. After my first two shifts working the polls of early voting, I’m thrilled to report that the DC Board of Elections is doing their absolute best to make sure...…i, I’m Jill, and I’m an election worker in Ward 1! This is my third election cycle welcoming voters at the polls, processing same-day registrations, helping folks iron out unusual voting situations, all the fun minutiae that makes democracy possible. This is my first year working early voting! And this is my, and everyone else’s, very first time working an election in a pandemic.I had so many questions about how this was going to go. After my first two shifts working the polls of early voting, I’m thrilled to report that the DC Board of Elections is doing their absolute best to make sure...WW…

Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.CLOSEEach day’s headlines jolt us with the same unnerving reality: There has never, in the history of the Republic, been a stranger time to be old. We live in a kind of gerontocracy that feels both accidental and deeply entrenched. Our best hope for unseating the about-to-turn-74-year-old in the White House, whose reign is propped up by a terrifyingly powerful cable network that serves as the plaything of an ultrarich 89-year-old, is a former vice-president who, at 77, won the Democratic nomination over a 78-year-old senator whom...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.CLOSEEach day’s headlines jolt us with the same unnerving reality: There has never, in the history of the Republic, been a stranger time to be old. We live in a kind of gerontocracy that feels both accidental and deeply entrenched. Our best hope for unseating the about-to-turn-74-year-old in the White House, whose reign is propped up by a terrifyingly powerful cable network that serves as the plaything of an ultrarich 89-year-old, is a former vice-president who, at 77, won the Democratic nomination over a 78-year-old senator whom...WW…

:Lewis’ lawsuit, filed Tuesday, is the second federal legal challenge to Gov. Tim Walz’s amended executive order in as many days: On Monday, the Upper Midwest Law Center filed suit on behalf of churches asking a judge to fully reopen places of worship.Attorneys for the state also will be in court later this week in an enforcement action against a Stearns County bar owner who sought to reopen his chain of restaurants on Monday in defiance of the governor’s emergency orders.Those cases follow a challenge brought last month by the Free Minnesota Small Business Coalition, a group of...…:Lewis’ lawsuit, filed Tuesday, is the second federal legal challenge to Gov. Tim Walz’s amended executive order in as many days: On Monday, the Upper Midwest Law Center filed suit on behalf of churches asking a judge to fully reopen places of worship.Attorneys for the state also will be in court later this week in an enforcement action against a Stearns County bar owner who sought to reopen his chain of restaurants on Monday in defiance of the governor’s emergency orders.Those cases follow a challenge brought last month by the Free Minnesota Small Business Coalition, a group of...WW…

 Tuesday, May 26th 2020| 9.2k New York Governor has defended sending more than 4,300 patients confirmed or suspected of having from hospitals to nursing homes, arguing it was White House guidance. The governor hit out at the criticism during his Saturday press briefing, placing the blame with President Donald Trump by saying 'don't criticize the state for following the president's policy'. Cuomo has come under fire since it was revealed on Thursday that the 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York's already vulnerable nursing homes. In total, there have been more than...… Tuesday, May 26th 2020| 9.2k New York Governor has defended sending more than 4,300 patients confirmed or suspected of having from hospitals to nursing homes, arguing it was White House guidance. The governor hit out at the criticism during his Saturday press briefing, placing the blame with President Donald Trump by saying 'don't criticize the state for following the president's policy'. Cuomo has come under fire since it was revealed on Thursday that the 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York's already vulnerable nursing homes. In total, there have been more than...WW…

Always free. Inform. Inspire. Involve.Beloved Milk Pail Market Returns as a PopupAlways free.  (Lakshmi Sarah/KQED)'We can work with the vendors so that they're not stuck with product that they otherwise would have to throw away due to expiration... Being part of the eco-system is really important — to keep things moving.'— Kai Rasmussen. Milk Pail MarketStay in touch. Sign up for our daily newsletter.Thanks for signing up for our newsletter.…Always free. Inform. Inspire. Involve.Beloved Milk Pail Market Returns as a PopupAlways free.  (Lakshmi Sarah/KQED)'We can work with the vendors so that they're not stuck with product that they otherwise would have to throw away due to expiration... Being part of the eco-system is really important — to keep things moving.'— Kai Rasmussen. Milk Pail MarketStay in touch. Sign up for our daily newsletter.Thanks for signing up for our newsletter.WW…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The FBI has been called to investigate after a man died Monday night in south Minneapolis after an encounter with police.In a statement early Tuesday, police described what happened as a medical incident. However, a video posted on social media shows an officer kneeing a man’s neck to the ground for at least seven minutes. Before he goes unconscious, the man, who is black and unarmed, repeatedly tells officers he can’t breathe.At a press conference Tuesday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey alluded to the graphic footage, saying: “I believe what I saw, and what I saw...…MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The FBI has been called to investigate after a man died Monday night in south Minneapolis after an encounter with police.In a statement early Tuesday, police described what happened as a medical incident. However, a video posted on social media shows an officer kneeing a man’s neck to the ground for at least seven minutes. Before he goes unconscious, the man, who is black and unarmed, repeatedly tells officers he can’t breathe.At a press conference Tuesday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey alluded to the graphic footage, saying: “I believe what I saw, and what I saw...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog Out PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It took Philadelphia police nearly an hour to break up a group of 200 people that gathered in Brewerytown Monday night.Investigators said the crowd of mostly young people was listening to a DJ at 28th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue when they received a call about a fight around 9 p.m.Police said more and more people had showed up after word began to spread on social media.Chopper 6 flew over the scene around 10 p.m. showing many people in the group were not wearing masks, and some officers were seen without a mask, as well.Police were...…Welcome, Your AccountLog Out PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It took Philadelphia police nearly an hour to break up a group of 200 people that gathered in Brewerytown Monday night.Investigators said the crowd of mostly young people was listening to a DJ at 28th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue when they received a call about a fight around 9 p.m.Police said more and more people had showed up after word began to spread on social media.Chopper 6 flew over the scene around 10 p.m. showing many people in the group were not wearing masks, and some officers were seen without a mask, as well.Police were...WW…