General: Because of the extensive research we have conducted into the evidence of the Mike Brown shooting; and because the fact that all of the conclusions reached have been proven 100% accurate, our website is experiencing explosive traffic. People, including media, are scouring through the extensive volumes of historical analysis.
You might experience posting disruptions until things settle down. Our apologies in advance.
Witnesses: In a very general sense, the facts surrounding the witnesses and their validity and invalidity we have previously analyzed is also exceptionally accurate. Particularly regarding the “media witnesses” and the deconstruction of that aspect. Also, regarding the physical locations of the witnesses we knew existed, but did not know their statements.
Toward that end, and with an abundance of caution, we are going to begin only describing unidentified witnesses -who we have now identified- in very general terms. Unfortunately, we are concerned for the safety of those witnesses, and we have identified very real reasons for holding EXTREME caution in that regard. (more…)
Aerosmith rocker Joe Perry introduces “Icon”:
Icon adopted Joe – Read their story HERE
This one is fun – a little bit long, but fun!
Good Luck!
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President Barack Obama, with Secretary of State John Kerry, participates in a secure video teleconference with Embassy Baghdad and Consulates General Erbil and Basrah, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2014 (Via WH Flickr)
2:23pm Gotta’ Love The Crew: Skippy = Bored; Rice = “fer realz?”; Lew = Dazed; Johnson = ‘eh, meh’; Brennan = Friday (drinks soon); Power = Drifting off thinking about the upcoming trip to Ebola world “why me”?
Before measles vaccine, nearly all children got measles by the time they were 15 years of age. Each year in the United States about 450-500 people died because of measles, 48,000 were hospitalized, 7,000 had seizures, and about 1,000 suffered permanent brain damage or deafness. Today there are only about 60 cases a year reported in the United States, and most of these originate outside the country.
What is the purpose of poetry? Why do we write in verse, when we could say directly what we have to say much more easily?
What has been said about the subject? I found the following quotes:
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgment. The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state. The great artist is thus a solitary figure. He has, as Frost said, “a lover’s quarrel with the world.” In pursuing his perceptions of reality he must often sail against the currents of his time … John F Kennedy
We receive many hundreds of emails each week – a lot of them from peeps who think we will always know why they are forwarding a link and who may also believe we are available to do research for hours – sometimes these are even from peeps we love.
Please don’t assume that we will know why you send a link; even if you think the reason’s obvious, often it is not. Backside maintenance is such that whoever is trying to clear email may not have had a chance to read recent posts so links emailed in with no explanation may or not make sense.
We request, gentle emailer, that you….
- Include your user name in the subject line in all emails.
- If you are providing a link, in addition to including your user name, please tell us how the information broadens the discussion of the day or relates to research currently being pursued. In other words, tell us why you are sending the link.
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There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets. Wordsworth defined poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;” Emily Dickinson said, “If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry;” and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: “Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing.”
An Open Letter To Visitors, any Visitors
Perhaps it is time to revisit the modern word “objective”, where it is phrased around a request by readers to soften the discussion pages within our research and discussion blog.
Lately several newer visitors have stated via twitter, email, or direct comments something to the extent they are disconcerted by the tone of our delivery as we present the factual research behind the headlines.
This website is aptly named “The Last Refuge” (aka the conservative treehouse) for a very specific reason. A long explanation would be something akin to: Eventually everyone is going to have to reconcile the obvious which confronts them; and when they do the paradigms of their life experience will leave them no-place of traditional intellectual comfort – we shall provide the venue to recover.
A shorter version would be: we, as a brave and proud constitutional republic, are surrounded by stupid – and everyone needs an Alamo where everything is reconciled for what it is, not what we wish it to be.
Here, at The Last Refuge, stupid is identified as, well, stupid – Moonbat stupid.
We, our association, are openly willing to be challenged on ideas, concepts, beliefs and opinions derived therein, as we each seek to understand the events of the day.
However, there comes a point where “objectivity”, for the sake of polite conversation, is futile.
Was Harry Reid and his like-minded Democrats being “objective”, and analyzing various opinions of consequence, when they constructed Obamacare? At 1:30am, on Christmas eve 2009, to force a vote before allowing the opposition to go home?
Was Harry Reid/Nancy Pelosi being objective when they refused to allow a single opposition amendment to their disastrous plan? Which, as you are aware, will now financially cripple working families with additional taxes.
Was President Obama being “objective” when he said: …”if you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period”?
Is Al Gore “objective” when it comes to various opinions and considerations for “man made global warming”?
In order for a person to state yes to the above questions, they would have to be of the same cognition that proclaim: “half of something you just tripled is less” as they discuss the deficit.
Pragmatism is only possible absent of blind ideologues. 2014’s democrats are all blind ideologues. (more…)
Pretty cool.
Rush Limbaugh picked up the story about the New York Times being in cahoots with the Scheme Team. He talked about it on his radio show today – link here.
He didn’t remember our name – but hey, who cares.
The Truth Has No Agenda – Thanks Big Dog !