Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano blew its top, sending a huge plume of climate-destroying gas skyward, accompanied by a cool shock wave.
Big Shock Wave
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Once when working down in Mexico over a weekend, I went with a friend and had a picnic in the National Park next to Popocatepetl and Iztaccíhuatl. The mountains and the park are stunning and beautiful.
Then we over to Puebla, had a drink with a local history professor and watched the locals get ready for Cinco de Mayo. In Mexico, the people of Puebla are really the only ones who celebrated the holiday. -
3:05 am should not be allowed first.
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Ugh… The Drudge Report needs to follow the Benzene Rule.
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53 mharper42 says:
June 18, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Is there anything in this story about State Defense Forces? The site itself seems a little flaky to me.
http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2013/05/obama-serves-14-state-governors-with-warnings-of-arrest-and-why-is-this-not-front-page-news-2636456.htmlAdee’s already answered with the Pawlenty catch—and it seems a number of the commenters on the article did, too. This is a case of someone taking a couple of verifiable facts, adding some that can’t be verified, and ending up with a lot of hits to boost thier advertising income.
Its horse schizzle.Obama fearing a revolution against him by the states, has moved swiftly by nationalizing nearly all National Guard Forces in multiple states; Georgia, Alabama, Kansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, Louisiana, South Carolina – to name a few. The Governors of the Great States of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia still have under their Command-and-Control the State Defense Forces to go against U.S. Federal forces should the need arise. Also important to note: There are NO U.S. laws prohibiting National Guard troops from also joining their State’s Defense Forces. This dilemma occurred during the Civil War with many “citizen soldiers” choosing to serve their states instead of the Federal Government.
The National Guard Act of 1914 solved the dillema of State Militias refusing to serve when called up for National Service because thier Oath had been given to the State. The ;ast time it was a real problem was during the National Guard call-up of 1916 in response to Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, NM as some of the National guardsman of the time were still serving enlistments begun before the National Guard Act became law.
The current size and make up of the US Military of today requires the call-up of National Guard and Reserve units for overseas service. A good portion of the Combat troops (as opposed to support troops) of today’s military are in what’s called the Reserve Component. Both Bush and Obama have deployed Reserve Component troops to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in doing so, “Nationalize” those units. When not Nationalized, National Guard troops serve under the governor through the Adjutant General. By Law (Posse Comitatus), no National Guard or Nationalized troops may cross State borders without the consent of the Governor of that State, even in cases of Natural Disasters or National emergency.
State Guards have been in existence since the NG Act, although not all states have them because for the entire cost of such units must be borne by the State and no Federal monies can be used. Because the costs are borne entirely by the State, the Federal government has no say how they are equipped or used. Most States that have them use them during natural disasters for traffic and crowd control, distribution of aid, and other public assistance functions.
In Texas, the State Guard is organized as a Military Police unit whose principal mission is to occupy and guard National Guard armories and other facilities when units are Nationalized. Recently, Gov Perry has expanded thier duties to include the Natural Disaster mission noted above, the experience evacuating Houston during Katrina/Rita being the primary impetus behind the move. If Houston (or any other large city) has to be evacuated again expect to see guys in uniform directing traffic. If you’ve ever been to a Wings Over Houston Airshow and seen guys in military uniform working the parking lots, those are Texas State Guard troops. You can identify them by the patch they wear on thier shoulders that basically looks like a Texaco “T”. Gov. Perry also established Naval and Marine components of the State Guard as most of the disaster relief duties for State Guard troops are likely to occur in coastal areas of the State. -
Today is World Sauntering Day.
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For me, this is the story of the day.
The whistleblower team, which includes investigators-at the time-from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), TWA, and the Airline Pilots Association, have since retired from their positions. They claim that at the time, they were placed under a gag order by the NTSB, which they charged falsified the official conclusion of the cause of the crash. They indicated they would elaborate more in a Wednesday media briefing.
My skepticism and suspicions have been vindicated after 17 years.
…and also for Joe Lychner. If the name Pam Lychner of Houston doesn’t ring a bell for you, here is the story of her life and death along with those of her daughters on TWA Flight 800 in July of 1996. -
Register first with the Ministry of Saunters.
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#9 – Wow Brother – just WOW
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#7 Sarge
Thanks Sarge, and Adee last night. Looks like the name of the site beforeitsnews.com should be changed to afteritsnews, or maybe miscgarbagenews. I didn’t recall ever hearing of the Texas State Guard. -
I believe that a blind person could have seen this one coming:
HEADLINE: Special Report: Syria’s Islamists seize control as moderates dither
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The Islamist ascendancy has amplified the sectarian nature of the war between Sunni Muslim rebels and the Shi’ite supporters of Assad. It also presents a barrier to the original democratic aims of the revolt and calls into question whether the United States, which announced practical support for the rebels last week, can ensure supplies of weapons go only to groups friendly to the West.We saw the exact same thing happen (those rebels wanting freedom and democracy being co-opted and displaced by radical islimists) in Egypt then Libya, why the wiss would we not consider that it would happen in Syria as well?? The current admin is clueless as to the enemy we all face, that or they are actively helping that same enemy, which of course is how treason is defined.
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Bill Ayers (yes, that dude) declares Balsack OJugEars a “war criminal” along with every other US prez in the last 100 years. The video is short, approx 2 mins. The flame throwers in the comments section (start from oldest first) that come out against a troll, papa something, who was defending Balsack and Ayers is really amusing.
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#6,16: I still see a big picture of the JugEared-Jackass with either chronically chapped lips that have finally cracked or the effin wook b-smacked him. Either way, it ain’t pretty seeing him, and with a busted lip.
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Happy June-Teenth, Y’all!
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Remember Barbara Jordan and weep quietly. Barbara never claimed to be a freed slave.
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……………………..backing S L O W L Y into the corner awaiting blog monkey’s wrath………..
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#21 – One of the BEST female politicians EVER
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#20 TP: Seeing as how that fits so closely with the LSM narrative (just a dash of snark there) on the subject, what are the chances that photo will make the news on any of the NonFox Networks?
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“Rates are now hovering near 4 percent, still historically low, but nearly two-thirds of a percentage point higher than last month. They have been driven up by anticipation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin scaling back its generous bond-buying program. The mortgage market is closely watching the central bank’s meeting Wednesday that could determine whether rates shoot even higher… Already there are signs that higher rates are becoming a drag on the housing market. Refinancing applications fell 11 percent over the past two weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. They are down 36 percent from the beginning of May. The number of people who applied for mortgages jumped 5 percent last week, following several weeks of decline, as buyers such as Katrina Lawson clamored to lock in rates.”
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My project for the day is mowing the front yard. I slept in, then got a late start, so only got half of it done – so far. Undecided whether to do some more after I finish lunch, or wait until late in the afternoon. And of course there is always tomorrow. I actually perceive it as a luxury that I can now mow my grass pretty much any day I want to. No longer have to cram all yard work & shopping into the weekends. Woo hoo! Do I know how to retire, or what? 🙂
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Good afternoon Hamsters. Popo done burped large and dangerous and fills the air with particulates that will block the Sun in clouds floating on the jet streams. Cap and tax that, enviroloons.
Today spouse and I celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary and definitely believe 1965 was a very good year. So was 1969 when we moved to Texas. 🙂 Going to Taste of Texas tomorrow since spouse is working today. Attempting to ignore the bad stuff that’s happening in the news for one day. It will still be there tomorrow. -
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June 19, 2013 at 8:55 am
#7 Sarge
Thanks Sarge, and Adee last night. Looks like the name of the site beforeitsnews.com should be changed to afteritsnews, or maybe miscgarbagenews. I didn’t recall ever hearing of the Texas State GuardI have a number of friends in the State Guard, most of whom joined in the wake of 9/11. I was amused when I saw this among the comments:
bob42
I always vote straight ticket republican because every day I tremble in fear that a pregnant lesbian Mexican Muslim narco-terrorist might sneak across the border with a suitcase nuke, sell meth to my kids, convert them to Islam, drop the anchor baby, blow up the hospital, and marry my sister.
And I don’t even have a sister.
Jun 12, 2013, 8:19 amHe must have that in a folder on his desk top so he can use it when trolling supposedly Conservative sites. He’s been using that for what—8 years or more? It shows a singular lack of imagination, doubly so that he’s using it trolling low hanging fruit like Before Its News. As with Shampoopoo and others, I think sites like Before Its News, God Like Productions, Alex Jones, and their ilk are populated more by Liberals looking for someone without any kind of intellect to debate than they are by any real Conservatives.
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Popo done burped large and dangerous and fills the air with particulates that will block the Sun in clouds floating on the jet streams. Cap and tax that, enviroloons.
Well stated, young lady! One eruption on the scale of Mt. St. Helens dwarfs the total “pollutants” emitted by mankind; and we’ve had how many now?
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Popo done burped
Too many donuts
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#27 Adee
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#31 TT
Your time will come, as mine finally did. Shoot, I worked 3 years past the point where I could have applied for Social Security. Actually I still haven’t. Guess I should, just to see if I could get a few bucks back from my lifetime of deductions — before the program goes bust or the means testing is finally implemented and cuts me off.
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#30 TT
I had never heard of flame balls but that is an interesting phenom. Doesn’t seem like much has come of it, to be discovered in 1984 but we still don’t have a flame ball engine. Shhh, don’t let Bronco hear of this, he will borrow from China to throw money at this technology. -
#32 Sarge
I didn’t spot bobo’s old mildewed comment. 🙂
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#30 TT: I think the Chrysler Corp had an inkling of flame balls when they came up with the Hemi head. In the text of the article they spoke of making car engines burn leaner/more efficiently. Actually the solution is really simple, just cast the cylinders, pistons and heads with a metal that only conducts heat in one direction (towards the center of combustion) that way you can squeeze even more energy out of the fuel.
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Actually it was the mostly loony comments that caused me to stop reading and wondering and just ask if there was any such thing as State Defense Forces.
State Defense Forces are real. Obama conspiracy to arrest governors in states who have them is horse schizzle.
Honestly, with all the real stuff going on out there involving Obama, the NSA, IRS, FDA, HHS, and State Department the only reason I can see why anybody would put out such stories would be to feed the “Conservatives are k-e-e-e-e-e-ray-zee” meme that Liberals like Bobo loves to push. -
Courtesy of Southern Tragedy. I love the little dog.
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Anyone know if President Obama intends to perform background checks on the Syrian rebels before providing them weapons?
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I must be off to run my afternoon errands. I usually stop by Wal-Mart to buy stuff on my way back from Pearland, because they have cheap gas and they are right on my route home. But lately, my trips there are taking longer than usual.
They’ve brought back their fabric department.
I have a friend who has the most awesome fabric stash – two rooms, floor to ceiling along each wall of carefully labeled plastic buckets full of color and texture. She’s a quilter and crafty person, but it takes time to work through all that fabric! She’s trying hard to quit buying and start sewing more. I’m trying to resist the urge to replicate her hoard, but some of the fabric is soooooo pretty! I keep wanting to get a couple of yards of this one, and that one…in case I ever find time to make something. The fact that I’m broke helps some, and I just have to ignore how wonderful a shirt or dress that particular print will make…
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Tedtam retired.
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TedTam retarded?? no wait, that’s not what he said :>)
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I have a friend who has the most awesome fabric stash – two rooms, floor to ceiling along each wall of carefully labeled plastic buckets full of color and texture.
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#40 Sarge
I never got as far as the comments on that goofy piece. Pretty much tripped on Pawlenty and tripped again on Perry’s quote and decided this thing is in a time warp or some kind of warped. Obviously I missed the best part of it by skipping the comments.
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Three traveling salesmen out in the boonies with a broken down car when a terrible storm comes up. They walk for miles and come to a lone farm house on the hill. They go to the door and ask the farmer if they can spend the night. Farmer says, “No, you can’t sleep in the house. I have three pretty daughters but you can sleep in the barn but Junior sleeps out there.” “Who is Junior?”, they ask. “Junior is my boy. He’s 6’8″, about 285 and mean as snake. Don’t stare at him. He ain’t got no ears and he hates for people to stare at him.” The salesmen have little choice and go to the barn to sleep.
As they are making their places in the hay to sleep, the first sales me sees Junior and sure enough, he ain’t got an ear on his head. He starts lookin’, lookin’ turns to stareing and stareing gets him in trouble as Junior grabs him by the throat and asks, “What are ya lookin’ et!” “Your hair….you got beautiful hair…you need to take care of your hair….cause I ain’t got any.” The salesman pulls off his toupe and he is as bald a cue ball. “Fine!”, says Junior, throwing the salesman across the room.
The second salesman saw what happened to the other but he can’t help himself as he’s never seen a man with no ears either. He starts lookin’, lookin’ turns to stareing and stareing gets him in trouble as Junior grabs him by the throat and asks, “What are ya lookin’ et!” “Your teeth….you got beautiful teeth….you need to take care of your teeth….cause I ain’t got any.” He then pulls out his false teeth and the man is a toothless wonder. “Fine!”, says Junior, throwing the salesman across the room.
The last guys sees what has happened to the other two but just can’t help himself. Sure enough, he starts lookin’, lookin’ turns to stareing and stareing gets him in trouble as Junior grabs him by the throat and asks, “What are ya lookin’ et!” “Your eyes….you got beautiful eyes….you need to take care of your eyes….cause you sure can’t wear no glasses… -
Thank you all for the kind anniversary wishes. We’re hoping to make it to 50 at least.
A dear friend from grade school on was blessed to see her parents celebrate their 75th anniversary. They made it to the 77th before her mother passed on, and her father passed less than a year later. -
Congrats indeed Ms. Adee.
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#44 Shannon
Tedtam retired.
Isn’t that an oxymoron?I’ve often wondered what would happen if I ever got caught up.
I think I’d either (1) end up in a corner somewhere, drooling on myself and making “pbblt” noises, or (2) I’d end up volunteering at the local Catholic school and end up taking it over. -
And there were more. Many more.
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mharper42
Woo hoo! Do I know how to retire, or what?
I’d say you have just about got it down.
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#41 Tedtam BAWHAHAHAHA!! That’s funny right thar, I don’t care who you are.
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Well I just thought that I might be able to sit at the computer for a few minutes BUTT the girls say otherwise, time for their walk.
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We’re hoping to make it to 50 at least.
Well, if you don’t make it and end up deevorced, I am certain they’ll be lined up trying to get a date with you, Adee.
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What will they think of next to keep women safe from preverts?
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Tony Soprano sleeps with the fishes.
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Fellow Cracker Slim Whitman also laid a corpse today.
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Raining in 77091. Hope my grass don’t spring up 8″ inches again overnight, like it did with the last good rain here!
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#63 Shannon
My word, good sir. 🙂
Peering delicately over the top of my lavender lace fan that matches my afternoon dress, and shaded by my coordinating parasol, I was seated on a shaded garden bench near the fountain, enjoying a lovely late afternoon breeze. Anniversary days allow such extravagances, with plenty of time to reflect on the years gone by, the ups and downs therein, and the certainty that more ups than downs await. The glass is always half full and always better when shared with my love. 🙂 -
Unter den Linden is certainly less congested than it was 5 years ago.
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I see Hamous has a friend at the NSA. How else could he find multiple sites with the same “paragraph”?
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#72 Ms Adee, you left out the Mint Julep. 😀
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I also found out that Bobolicious still lurks here.
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#76 TexMo
How else could he find multiple sites with the same “paragraph”?
Hammy lives in the Owner’s Suite two floors up above the Comfy Couch. And he has the key to the Executive bathroom. That said, t’ain’t nuthin’ Hammy ain’t got access to around this venue.
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I also found out that Bobolicious still lurks here.
DAYAAM, that Hambone is one crafty character, ya’ recon he watches us through that little camera on the top of the ‘Puter Screen?1?! Dang Dammit, maybe I need to put on a shirt….Hey, I getting ready to hit the hay, don’t need a shirt.
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He’s in cahoots with the NSA.
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#77 Super Dave
Forgot that. 🙂
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