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Activist Teacher authors most downloaded free-access scientific article about planetary warming physics

2012-01-06T17:28:00.000-08:00

This article has now been downloaded 500 times.It is the most downloaded free-access (open-source) scientific article about planetary warming physics.One reviewer said:"Follow the link to a 22 page article which is a tour de force of simple physics demonstrration. [Denis Rancourt's] presentation puts me in mind of Pauling or Feynman lectures in my Caltech days. At least cruise over the hard stuff

Anti-racist and anti-violence proscriptions enable oppression

2011-12-31T08:30:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtViolence itself is neither good nor bad. The persistent and widespread crimes of war, population-displacement, genocide, slavery and economic exploitation thrive on a vile violence of the powerful who occupy, oppress and suppress those made-vulnerable. But the needed violence of the victims for self-defence is noble. One violence is vile, the other is noble.To prescribe

A Theory of Chronic Pain

2011-12-20T19:46:00.000-08:00

A social and evolutionary theory of human disease and chronic painBy Denis G. RancourtWe like to nurture a species self-image where we are radically different from ants and bees. The idea goes like this. Ants and bees are automatons completely governed by chemical and physical signals and each individual in the colony has its place which determines its physical body characteristics, adapted to

Why should I trust a doctor with my body?

2011-11-24T08:03:00.000-08:00

It seems to me that anytime anyone recommends an invasion of my body as beneficial, whether it be a drug, radiation, a food or surgery, I would want to know why this person believes it will be beneficial and I would want that any reason given makes sense to me.Why should I believe someone wearing a white lab coat and who knows big words? Because he/she has nurses and administrative assistants

Peacefull protester leaves Emergency room after Occupy Ottawa Eviction -- video

2011-11-23T06:31:00.000-08:00

At Occupy Ottawa only those most intent on defending the occupied space and willing to risk police arrest and police violence remained and setup their tents in the large empty fountain in the park. Last night they were "evicted". I received this report:There were about 150 [police] officers, unmarked and marked cars all around the periphery of the park and a make-shift Intake Centre at the

Is establishment medicine an injurious scam?

2011-11-21T11:01:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtAbstract -- Establishment medicine is sustained by a triad of core deceptions: (1) An apical lie by omission which does not admit that the predominant causal determinant of an individual’s health is the individual’s real and perceived place in the society’s dominance hierarchy, (2) the “voodoo lie” of the false scientific foundation of its professional practice which does not

Collective intelligence does not imply individual intelligence

2011-11-19T13:39:00.000-08:00

Technology does not come from geniusesBy Denis G. RancourtHigh technology is evidence of a high collective intelligence in technologically advanced societies. Instant communication, accessible mass communication, fast travel, efficient resource distribution, lethal war technology, advanced entertainment, information, medical and building technologies, and so on, are all conclusive evidence of

Denis Rancourt 2009 talk at NYU academic freedom conference -- video

2011-11-17T06:32:00.000-08:00

Below is a three-part video of Denis Rancourt's "Science, Technology, and Academic Freedom Panel" presentation at the Frederic Ewen Academic Freedom Center 2nd Annual Conference, New York University, April 3, 2009.This talk was delivered two days after Denis Rancourt was wrongfully fired from his tenured Full Professorship in physics at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, in what is

On the sociology of medical meta-science: Exposing the Truth supports the Lie

2011-11-16T14:23:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtA system, such as the medical establishment, based on lies and anchored in a profession is extraordinarily resilient -- in the case of medicine, even in the face of itself being the third leading cause of death [1].How can this resilience be explained? What are the mechanisms that preserve professions from any independent thinking of their members?With medicine, it is not just

Occupy Ottawa media response to MSM

2011-11-15T14:12:00.000-08:00

Released October 28, 2011:

Wacko ATI ruling -- Ontario IPC uses academic freedom to restrict transparency

2011-11-12T13:42:00.000-08:00

Academic freedom is a protection for what a professor does, not a protection to keep secret what a professor does.By Denis G. RancourtIn what can only be characterized as wacko, an Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), Ontario, Canada, Adjudicator has ruled (November 7, 2011, Final Order PO-3009-F, PDF-file) that it is legitimate to use academic freedom as a pretext to restrict transparency

Institutions build hierarchy between politico-cultural re-normalizations

2011-11-11T17:02:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtIn the steady state of a society, in the absence of large direct consequences of war at home, including civil war and class war, in the absence of believable threats of violence against the dominance hierarchy, there are viable institutions which all continuously and progressively act to strengthen the dominance hierarchy [a].The institutions are meant to maintain order and to

University of Ottawa spins fired physics prof as mansonesque

2011-11-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

U of O witch-hunt against Rancourt in full swing -- DAY-3 of arbitration trialToday was DAY-3 of the binding labour arbitration hearing into the wrongful dismissal case of physics professor Denis Rancourt. Following a rough start (link to all posts about hearings), it was up to the University, in the person of union-busting lawyer Lynn Harnden, to make the opening statements.The opening statement

The first victim of education

2011-10-29T15:33:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtThe First World education complex is responsible to create the professional managerial force that advances and maintains the global North-South exploitative flux of human and natural resources; and, therefore, is responsible for a deeply-racist planetary-scale genocidal pillaging using continuous war in conjunction with financial predation.It also is responsible for the

"Anti-racism" in support of racism

2011-10-29T10:04:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtThe First World education complex is responsible to create the professional managerial force that advances and maintains the global North-South exploitative flux of human and natural resources; and also partly or largely responsible for intra-Empire mythology, the obvious military-technology dominance, local-elite management, and supporting and developing empire-workforce and

Ups and downs of the open court principle in Ontario

2011-10-20T05:01:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtRecently, there has been some discussion on the Canadian law web site SLAW about an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling that is argued to have set legal precedent regarding attendance of public observers and media at court-supervised out-of-court cross-examinations.The ruling on a procedural motion is HERE (see paragraph-20). The SLAW article is HERE.I disagree that an

Twenty-five-year-old film maker takes on the life of David F. Noble

2011-10-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

Jonathon Bullick is making this film and he wants your help if you knew David F. Noble.First trailer:Documentary callout:

Lawyering 101::: Ottawa lawyer Lynn Harnden provides a brilliant example

2011-09-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

(This post is opinion-commentary, as should be obvious.)Have you ever noticed that every time a lawyer makes an argument for some crazy thing he always starts by saying that he doesn't want the crazy thing?In this video, University of Ottawa's hired lawyer Lynn Harnden provides a brilliant example, at the May 2, 2011, first day of labour arbitration hearings into the wrongful dismissal case of

State of academic freedom in Canada under Israel Lobby influence -- Press TV Global News report

2011-09-11T08:41:00.000-07:00

The Press-TV Global News report of September 8, 2011 (4:30pm GMT) contained this segment about the state academic freedom in Canada, and in Canada's capital Ottawa in particular.The Press TV video report features:James Turk (Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers),Yavar Hameed (human rights lawyer),Joseph Hickey (student representative on the Senate, University of Ottawa)

Natural justice as foreign concept::: U of O's dismissal of Denis Rancourt (Video)

2011-08-30T19:06:00.000-07:00

"The employer will be relying upon post-dismissal conduct and events... first of all to support the decision to dismiss..." -- Lynn Harnden, hired lawyer for U of O"The state will be relying upon post-incarceration conduct of the prisoner... first of all to support the sentence of guilty..." -- Crown prosecutor on appeal, Fascist dystopia You decide. This is a video extract from the first day (

Individual freedom versus collective oppression as the determinative conflict in a hierarchical society

2011-08-16T07:30:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. Rancourt [This is the opening chapter which sets the interpretive framework for Rancourt's tentative new book about the big lies that determine individual self-image in our First World dominance hierarchies (draft freshly completed, working title: "All Lies").] There is no denying the first reality about humans. We are social beings, first and foremost regarding the forces that

London Riots::: Razor-sharp commentator cuts through media sham

2011-08-12T11:06:00.000-07:00

Darcus Howe, writer and broadcaster living in London for over 50 years had this analysis to share with the BBC: This is a rare occasion where the role of state media is most clearly exposed. Up there with the UK Fox News interview of George Galloway and other such rare examples: (a) on Cuba... (b) on Lebanon...

Critical race theory, in the service of whitey

2011-08-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtTake the most “progressive” recent development in social design theory in the First World. Take critical race theory, as developed in the seminal essays collected in the 1993 book “Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment”, by legal scholars Mari Matsuda, Charles Lawrence III, Richard Delgado, and Kimberlè Crenshaw.Critical race theory

Activist Teacher files statement of defence in $1 million lawsuit

2011-07-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

Activist Teacher former physics professor Denis Rancourt recently filed his Statement of Defence with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.See the relevant post (and blog comments) on Rancourt's U of O Watch blog: HERE.See all background blog posts in this lawsuit matter: HERE.See the most recent media report: HERE.See the broader background about the Rancourt v. U of O conflict: HERE.

George Carlin on education and ownership

2011-07-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

Makes a whole lot more sense than most academics I have ever heard, and explains why.

On "speaking truth to power" and US Zionism

2011-07-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtEdward Said's phrase "speaking truth to power" [1] means naming names of actual present power, at the risk of loss of employment and attacks including punitive defamation lawsuits, false criminal charges, smear campaigns, exclusions from organizations, exile, imprisonment, reprisals against one's family and friends, and death.It means vigorously and publicly fighting against

This is what targeting a dissident tenured professor looks like in Canada

2011-07-02T11:41:00.001-07:00

First posted June 28th at U of O Watch.Renowned workplace mobbing expert professor Kenneth Westhues concluded in a 2009 written report that the dismissal of full and tenured professor Denis Rancourt [aka Activist Teacher] was an "administrative mobbing": LINK TO REPORT.This week Rancourt posted a chronological list (2005-2009) of the attacks on his academic freedom that culminated in the

Terri Ginsberg fights for the right to be critical of Israel's Zionism at NCSU

2011-06-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

Dr. Terri Ginsberg holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from NYU and has lectured and published widely on the political aesthetics of Holocaust film, cinema of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, German cinema, and GLBTQ film. She has taught at many colleges and universities including Dartmouth, Rutgers SUNY-Purchase, Brooklyn College, and Ithaca College. She has also been active in Jews Against the

Activist Teacher sued for $1 million over blog

2011-06-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

Activist Teacher blogger Denis Rancourt on Thursday was served with a $1 million lawsuit for posts on his U of O Watch blog about University of Ottawa law professor Joanne St. Lewis.Professor St. Lewis filed a detailed Statement of Claim with the Superior Court of Ontario: HERE and HERE.There were several media reports today about the lawsuit. For example: HERE, HERE and HERE.

USA academic freedom scholarship as a measure of corporate fascism

2011-06-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtA reliable gauge of the present state of academic freedom in the USA is to ascertain what its scholars who purport to be defending academic freedom are actually saying.In this regard, the present post is a critical review of the 1996 book "The Future of Academic Freedom" edited by Louis Menard [1]. The book contains chapters by Ronald Dworkin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Thomas L.

Why is "freedom" so difficult to understand?

2011-06-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtFor the same reason that it is so difficult for a slave to recognize that he/she is a slave! [1]A first step is for the (wage, economic, or other) slave to recognize -- beyond the master's grip on the mental and emotional environment -- that he/she is a slave. Even this consciousness can only be substantively attained through the process (praxis) itself of liberation; this too

Breaking News::: Blog technology used for transparency at a Canadian university !

2011-06-05T18:49:00.001-07:00

Observers know universities to be the most politically sterile of institutions, the indoctrination boot-camps for the military economy's service intellectuals...That is what makes this such a remarkable news item.At Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, some professors and some students are using state of the art blog technology to implement direct transparency regarding academic

Student liberation as an intergral part of civil guerrilla warfare - audio lecture, in English and Spanish

2011-06-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

. February 15, 2011, opening lecture by Denis G. Rancourt (Ottawa, Canada) in the Estudis Crítics des de les Ciències Socials series - Barcelona, Spain.The series was an academic squatting exercise at the University of Barcelona.The lecture was given by skype (with large screen) and was translated on the fly into Spanish and sometimes Catalan. It is the first presentation of Rancourt's developing

Denis Rancourt's latest analysis of global warming physics posted to Climate Guy

2011-06-04T07:01:00.000-07:00

Last month physicist Denis G. Rancourt embarked on an examination of the radiation physics behind "global warming" and called for peer review of his work: HERE, HERE, HERE.All this has lead to his most recent report posted on Climate Guy on June 3, 2011:Radiation physics constraints on global warming: CO2 increase has little effectThis is a careful exposé of the basic physics underlying the

Media interview with Denis Rancourt::: Academic freedom battle at U of O, pedagogy, activism...

2011-06-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

On June 1, 2011, James Corbett of The Corbett Report interviewed Activist Teacher and former tenured physics professor Denis Rancourt in this wide ranging 60-minute radio discussion:LINK TO RADIO INTERVIEWThe Rancourt case as a major Canadian academic freedom battle, Paulo Freire's pedagogy, the societal, health, and psychological impacts of the dominance hierarchy, story of academic squatting

Ontario Family Survival Guide

2011-05-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

Would you be surprised to learn that in Ontario, Canada, the government has farmed out child protection to a ruthless corporate mob that gets paid "by the head" and that is accountable to no one?Some extraordinary parents and victims are fighting back:Fighting 4 FamiliesHere is their survival guide: LINK.Read it as soon as you can, especially if you are a foster "care" survivor thinking of

This is what real media reporting looks like!

2011-05-29T15:46:00.000-07:00

Don't look to North American mainstream media for anything like this about the outside world: Another amazing report by video journalist and foreign correspondent Jesse Freeston!

QuAIA: Beyond queer rights as primarily securing equal class privilege

2011-05-26T08:20:00.000-07:00

Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA - Toronto) is practicing hyper-effective activism by fighting its own oppression against Canada's Israel Lobby. Brilliant video! Brilliant liberation strategy!RELATED POSTS:How anti-racism protects class structure and dominance hierarchyAnti-smoking culture is harmful to healthYork U's Linda Briskin::: Feminist scholar or misogynist feminist?

Egypt: Not just a food riot; Inter-class interactions needed in revolutionary movements

2011-05-23T08:41:00.000-07:00

Two reports about Egypt: One video, one radio.Video:Radio interview:.Mohamed El Rashidy on the Egyptian popular revolution.

Gerald Celente on education -- videos

2011-05-16T14:27:00.000-07:00

This self-styled trend analyst is dead on the money regarding the US-Canada college-university scam powered by the same financiers that are dismantling societies everywhere.Leaving aside gold and silver, check out this priceless gem at 3m20s:Oh, oh, oh and at 27m35s... producing such "geniuses"...:Make them stupid and get rich doing it... Dismantling domestic First World society and robbing it of

Why not to do a PhD -- video

2011-05-14T14:28:00.000-07:00

RELATED READING (BOOKS):"Disciplined Minds" by Jeff Schmidt"But Is It True?" by Aaron Wildavsky (and several undergraduate co-authors)"No Ivory Tower" by Ellen W. SchreckerRELATED POSTS:Why we must despise university professorsAgainst ChomskyAre physicists smart?

How scientists operate -- example

2011-05-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

How do scientists operate? How do they attempt to influence each other? How do they protect their intellectual interests? Do they use intimidation? Paternalism? Do they mob challenges from outside their chosen field?Consider this example from the area of climate science, involving some of the top establishment scientists in the field...Read their mail...HERERELATED POST:David F. Noble's critique

Radiation physics constraints on global warming

2011-05-09T08:13:00.000-07:00

[Fig.1 from Trenberth et al. 2009 : reference-[1]][This article was first published on this Activist Teacher blog, on May 9, 2011. Reviews from peers are invited (e.g.). The University of Ottawa tried to stop this research: LINK. The article is available as a PDF file HERE.]PEER CRITICISMS ARE POSTED HERE.A SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE, FOLLOWING PEER CRITICISM, IS POSTED HERE,

Media interview with Denis Rancourt::: climate change science, psycho-social analysis, politics

2011-05-04T12:08:00.000-07:00

On May 4, 2011, James Corbett of The Corbett Report interviewed Activist Teacher Denis Rancourt in this wide ranging 29-minute radio discussion:LINK TO RADIO INTERVIEWAnthropogenic global warming, guilt-alleviation psychology, self-image preservation, self-maintained dominance hierarchy, role of mainstream media, intrinsic stupidity of academics, new Canadian federal political landscape...Some

Crap on Canada election 2011

2011-04-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

I haven't said anything yet about Canada's federal election. Here goes.If THIS NDP surge is true then that is great for two reasons.First, it would wipe Iggy off the map. I dislike that Harvard man. Disgusting US-minded elite. A service intellectual who once argued that torture was a necessary evil via its "security" benefits and who now wants to save Canadian values...?!His education plan is to

How anti-racism protects class structure and dominance hierarchy

2011-04-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

By Denis G. RancourtI consider that there is a fundamental distinction to be made between (1) racism of belief or opinion of the individual and (2) racism of action (or inaction) in the systemic oppression of others.There is an extensive and baseless sociological literature advancing that belief or opinion racism of the individual (on its own and largely independent of the hierarchical context)

US bio-warfare evil -- video summary

2011-04-08T08:30:00.000-07:00

I don't agree with the spin but this is a good historic summary of selected aspects of US elite evil.(It's not like they make these "foreign aid", "public health" and "security" decisions in an open and transparent process consistent with democratic principles...)Can we have another swine flue campaign again, just for practice?RELATED POSTS:Anti-smoking culture is bad for healthAll posts on 911

Anti-smoking culture is harmful to health

2011-04-05T14:11:00.000-07:00

On the truth problem of public health managementBy Denis G. RancourtSmoke screen?We are all going to die from secondhand smoke on outdoor patios?The medical profession agrees and the government allocates significant resources to negative propaganda and enforcement against smoking.Ever wonder why these good folks are so concerned about our health? Are there much larger health risks that we never

York U's Linda Briskin::: Feminist scholar or misogynist feminist?

2011-04-04T12:48:00.000-07:00

"Despite our desire to focus on course content, my own experience working with university students suggests that a "hidden" curriculum about power interrupts both learning and teaching."--Linda Briskin (LINK)Well Professor Briskin certainly interrupted Teaching Assistant (TA) Tasia Alexopoulos' learning and teaching! (LINK)(LINK)(MEDIA)(MEDIA)But now a settlement has finally been reached and York

Concrete Accomplishments of Student Activism of the 1960s

2011-03-29T13:26:00.000-07:00

The system needs to erase and replace any memory of success of past social movements. The student activism of the 1960s is not so distant but the memory of its concrete political and socio-structural accomplishments and the memory of its effective methods of change have been wiped out.It's quite remarkable.I write this out of a crying societal need to remember.Ever since I introduced academic

On the gargantuan lie of climate change science

2011-03-21T21:15:00.000-07:00

Based on a public event organized by the geography student association at Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM).[Illustration: Ravy Puth]By Denis G. RancourtIn all of human history, what was believed and promoted by the majority of service intellectuals (high priests) in each civilization was only created and maintained to support the hierarchy and the place of the high priests within the

More university president douchebag behaviour from Queen's U

2011-03-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

This email exchange follows from the previous post HERE.From: Denis Rancourt Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:14 PMSubject: Re: your treatment of Nick DayTo: Daniel Woolf [Princpal/President, Queen's University, Canada]Dear Daniel,Your response [below] is of concern.By this response you show that you are unwilling to recognize the unjustified damage that you have done.Your response is also a

University president douchebag contest

2011-03-15T14:38:00.001-07:00

From: Denis Rancourt <>Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:53 PMSubject: your treatment of Nick DayTo: Daniel Woolf [Principal/President, Queen's University, Canada]Dear Daniel,I recently read your blog post about your March 10th meeting with student Rector Nick Day. I also read Mr. Day's article posted at rabble.ca.I am outraged to witness a university president overstep accepted bounds of fairness and

Video activism::: Reality vs the manufactured corporate image at the University of Ottawa

2011-03-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

[Video production: Physics graduate student and university senate member Joseph Hickey.]RELATED POSTS:Video report of the full March 9th press conferenceVicious reprisals in the Faculty of Medicine::: U of O damage-control spin insufficientThree medical doctors jointly file human rights complaints against the University of Ottawa and several officialsNEURO LEAK emails here: http://

Video response to the "Prison of delayed fertility"

2011-03-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

Hilarious!RELATED POST:On the prison of delayed fertility

THE INSTITUTION CONTROLS YOUR MIND - video

2011-02-28T07:04:00.000-08:00

Original lyrics are by a former student at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, who also produced this video.

Just trying to attract attention?

2011-02-21T08:30:00.000-08:00

Our personal psychology is largely determined by the fact that we are born into a hierarchy.What does it mean when an agitator, a gadfly, is told "you are just trying to attract attention to yourself"?Think about it. The whole idea of having influence in society is premised on being recognized. The whole idea of increasing one's influence is to be more recognized.The entire political dimension of

Meet physicist activist Dr. Hajo Meyer

2011-02-20T17:59:00.000-08:00

Hajo Meyer on IsraelRelated Israel Lobby activism at the University of Ottawa, Canada: HERE.

North American Pig Culture - A few good apples?

2011-02-08T09:19:00.000-08:00

Can there even be a question of whether or not this is systemic? (See video!)Canadian cops in Ottawa are at least as bad: LINK.The best the establishment can argue is that there may be "a few good apples" but this needs to be demonstrated since virtually no officers ever intervene to stop or report this type of criminal police assault.In this case, five officers were involved. In order for this

The Canadian Zionism Question

2011-01-26T07:30:00.000-08:00

A fruitful research avenue for tenured university professors?By Denis G. Rancourt(See new "Follow Up" section below.)“This is the kind of obviousness that a child can see—though the child may, later in life, become browbeaten into believing that the obvious problems are "non-problems", to be argued into nonexistence by careful reasoning and clever choices of definition.”-- Roger Penrose“... so

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

2011-01-22T10:06:00.000-08:00

This is the most beautiful and rewarding book I have read in a long time [1].As an old white First World male, there are not a lot of books that emotionally stir me to tears. This is a rare gem for me in that regard.The book reaches into growing up black, self-discovery through bold exploration, and dignity-preserving rebellion that should not be driven from any soul.The experiences are real and

Symbiosis of anarchy and hierarchy: Towards understanding the continuous revolution of liberation and the barrier that is the oppressor within

2011-01-19T18:07:00.000-08:00

Or, if you can’t fucking cheer a burning cop car...By Denis G. RancourtThis is my reaction to the recent North American Anarchism Study Network conference held in Toronto, at which the divide between the study of anarchism and the practice of anarchy was made abundantly clear. An overview would bring one to the overly hasty conclusion that anarchy is dead. I found myself compelled to express that

On the theory of a middle-class war for justice

2011-01-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtActivists in the First World middle-class need to get real.They are an avant-garde minority against a police state. Given their small number and given the relatively low degree of state violence directed at them, there is no point practicing armed urban guerrilla tactics unless the activists become targeted themselves by COINTELPRO-style executions.Would the Black Panthers and

911 Truth and Nanothermite: I Tried...

2011-01-10T19:09:00.000-08:00

This follows a previous post about the nanothermite paper of Harrit et al.: HERE.Following my critical expert review of the Harrit et al. paper, Niels Harrit agreed to respond and we had several email exchanges about the matter.These email exchanges included more than twenty prominent 911 Truth Movement proponents in cc (see posted exchanges).The emails are quite instructive about how science

THIS IN NOT A TRICK QUESTION

2011-01-07T15:05:00.000-08:00

On police brutality in the Claude Haridge case, Ottawa, CanadaWhich of the following two violations is the most despicable and the most threatening to democracy?(a) An anti-war protester throws a paint-filled rubber balloon at a bus exiting a major military weapons show in Canada's capital city, thereby splattering some paint on at least one police officer.(b) Following arrest, the same protester

On the False Science of a Fundamental Basis for Progress

2011-01-05T19:14:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtThe Basis Mantra of Science vs. RealityA narrative that pervades establishment science is that technological advances are grounded in and enabled by a developing fundamental scientific basis. Actually scientific theory is not needed for technological developments and the theory and its priests serve more for societal control than anything else.For example, it is advanced by

On the Justification for Profit and Interest

2011-01-03T19:59:00.000-08:00

Proposal for an economic theory of renewed capitalismBy Denis G. RancourtProfit is where you extract more than you put in; more than your work and more than the goods you put in. You get back your material investment, you pay yourself for all your work, and then you get profit on top of that [1].["the difference between total revenue and ALL costs"]Where does the profit come from?Well it comes

On the prison of delayed fertility*

2011-01-03T12:05:00.000-08:00

The right to choose death vs. life imposing choicesBy Denis G. RancourtIn this note I suggest that the mainstream political thrust of “right to choose” proponents is harmful, as viewed in a meta-picture of society.In the First World, the system separates us from ourselves and from each other. It’s more than atomization. It includes ionization, loss of self.School is a major instrument. We are

Selected web-links for David F. Noble

2010-12-31T08:23:00.000-08:00

Press releases from family and friends: HERE.I wrote this about David:2010-12-30::: David F. Noble - In MemoriamThe first media articles following David's unexpected death are here:2010-12-29::: Globe and Mail2010-12-29::: Chronicle of Higher Education2010-12-29::: Macleans OnCampus2010-12-29::: Oye! Times2010-12-29::: The Toronto StarOrbituaries are published HERE and HERE.An old friend of David

David F. Noble: Anarchy defines today's resistance movement

2010-12-28T13:44:00.000-08:00

History is not repeating itself.David died on Monday.In this brilliant interview David Noble described his last book.

We want Canada to recognize the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders now

2010-12-18T16:34:00.000-08:00

Join this Facebook group HERE.GROUP DESCRIPTION:We want Canada to join Argentina, Brazil, Cuba and approximately 130 other countries and recognize the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders now.This will be a constructive national step towards stopping Israel's illegal occupation and continued ongoing stealing of Palestine.We also want Canada, given its special relationship with Israel, to

On the hypocrisy of climate change threat advocates

2010-12-18T14:50:00.000-08:00

By Denis G. RancourtThose who argue that climate change driven by fossil fuel burning is a dominant threat to the environment and to humankind should act according to their beliefs. With knowledge comes responsibility.If it is true that scientific consensus leads one to the undeniable conclusion that unchecked global warming or climate change will likely lead to humankind’s greatest threat in its

Perversions of Power - Two videos: Which behaviour is most deviant?

2010-12-06T19:13:00.000-08:00

This is Canada::: This is Israel?

2010-12-02T18:00:00.000-08:00

This video gives the present status of Canadian government support for Israel.In this video Canada's dramatic policy alignment and domestic transformation is tentatively explained as "ideological alignment" (even though it most significantly started with the Liberal Martin government). Let's call this explanation the "we completely determine national priorities and reshape Canadian society (laws,

This is Canada::: Flat-out call for murder on national television - no one bats an eye

2010-12-01T07:05:00.001-08:00

This is truly disgusting - authentically revolting.Here is smug elite media service intellectual scum nonchalantly calling for murder and political assassination. The other commentators find it amusing.Tom Flanagan: "The man behind Stephen Harper"In today's Canada this opinion and influence trader will not be reprimanded in the Canadian media, be disciplined, be fired, or be criminally

Police photos needed in Ottawa, Canada

2010-11-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

1-REQUEST:Vern WhiteChief of PoliceOttawa Police(by email, sent November 24, 2010)Re: Request for police officer picturesDear Police Chief Vern White,I write to ask you to increase public safety and improve the accountability of the Ottawa police force by posting the names and pictures of all Ottawa Police officers on the Ottawa Police web site.Police officers are public servants with power

Editor in Chief resigned over the Harrit et al. nanothermite paper

2010-11-11T08:47:00.000-08:00

[See latest (January 10, 2011) on Harrit et al. paper HERE.]A Second Editor in Chief Resigned: "in no way do I agree with its conclusions"by Denis G. RancourtI was asked by 911 Truth movement researcher and radio host Kevin Barrett to debate Niels Harrit about nanothermite in WTC dust. I agreed and a two-hour live debate was held on November 9th, HERE.In preparation I read the 2009 paper of

911 Movement Needs Clean Up and Focus on Activism

2010-11-10T15:34:00.000-08:00

by Denis G. RancourtI have argued that the 911 Movement is an important and valuable societal movement populated by citizens seeking truth, justice, and democracy: LINK.I have also argued that it is wrong to assume that information and majority public opinion on their own produce societal change. I have argued that without an effective activism column the 911 Movement will simply be a curious

This is Canada::: Cops lie in court to harm farmer

2010-11-08T16:51:00.000-08:00

Breaking News::: Cops lie in court, judges put await people for traffic tickets, farmers targeted.See all the "This is Canada" posts

University Student for Sale

2010-11-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

by Denis RancourtYou are wretched.In the history of humanity puberty was the passage to adulthood and responsibility of self yet you accept prolonged subservience. You even sell your future life to bankers for the privilege of slavery and sustained stupidity.You choose to be a house slave rather than risk freedom.You are pathetic to watch. Racing from assignment to assignment, from essay to essay

In Place of Death

2010-10-30T11:30:00.001-07:00

Canadian university students are enslaved childrenby Joseph HickeyIn Place of Death (blog)In loco parentis was a Latin phrase used on campuses in the 1960’s. It means “in the place of parents”, and it meant the power to establish curfews over students, to impose academic sanctions for any kind of non-academic misbehaviour, and to wreak other elements of control over student lives. The in loco

The Torturer’s Apprentice

2010-10-30T11:14:00.001-07:00

T.A. doesn’t stand for what you think it does…by Joseph HickeyIn Place of DeathTeaching assistants at the University of Ottawa are apprentice slave drivers. We are torturers in training, and this training involves doing the dirty work of rewarding or punishing students for their reproduction of the professor’s ideology. This is achieved by grading papers, policing students at exams and

This is Canada::: Labour union works against student employee dignity and rights at "Canada's university"

2010-10-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

Suggested marketing slogan for the University of Ottawa:U of O, Canada's university, where the information we gather on you will never end up in your employee file, in fact, you'll probably never know why you lose your grant, or scholarship, or get expelled!Unfortunately, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) which represents student employees (Local 2626) at the University of Ottawa (

This is Canada::: University professors deny a student's freedom of thought and beliefs

2010-10-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

The University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada) likes to brand itself "Canada's university".It's officials believe it to be notably representative of Canadian society. This may well be true.Recently, the great institution had to be ordered to comply with Ontario access to information (ATI) law (IPC Order PO-2852-I).The obtained records exposed a nasty campaign against an applicant for graduate studies

This is Canada::: Adrenaline-pumped cop sues Youtube and users for cartoons

2010-10-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

In the latest G20-Toronto fallout, Toronto Police Constable Adam Josephs has sued Youtube and Youtube users for $1.2-million.It appears that Toronto cops don't discriminate between real persons and cartoon characters (just as their chief does not discriminate between real weapons and toys, as seen on national TV).The lawsuit was a sure way to connect Adam Josephs to Officer Bubbles in the real

This is Canada::: We recycle... failed politicians

2010-10-19T17:07:00.000-07:00

Allan Rock, president, University of OttawaQUESTION: Can a Canadian federal minister and Prime Ministerial hopeful ousted for ethical breaches and sent off to the United Nations come home to become president of one of the country's preeminent universities?ANSWER: Meet Allan Rock.This university president has a record of ethical breaches as long as the Saint Lawrence Seaway: HERE.Only in Canada is

This is Canada::: Civil rights officials ethically challenged

2010-10-19T16:51:00.000-07:00

Nathalie Des Rosiers, head, CCLA Michelle Flaherty, judge, HRTO QUESTION: Can a Vice-President-Governance at a university have a tenured professor arrested, handcuffed, and dragged off campus in front of community members and students at the Cinema Politica weekly event that he created and has hosted for many years AND then become head of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association? ANSWER: Meet

This is Canada::: Unprecedented punitive bail conditions imposed by threat of harm

2010-10-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here you have it: National Post article of yesterday.It's not North Korea or apartheid South Africa or Israel. It's Canada.Where is the Canada of my middle class mythology comfort blanket? Where has it gone?Social justice activist preemptively arrested at gun point in a mid-night commando raid for organizing and "conspiring" for G20-Toronto,then re-arrested while under bail for speaking at a

Cutting through the shit::: Harsha Walia on the Black Block

2010-10-16T20:39:00.000-07:00

Diversity of Tactics - 3 - Harsha Walia from working TV on Vimeo.RELATED POSTS:G20-Toronto - Property damage is a good thing

This is Canada::: Activist Alex Hundert jailed for speaking at a university

2010-10-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

That's right.Social justice organizer Alex Hundert was arrested at his home in the middle of the night by a SWAT team to prevent his participation at G20-Toronto.Outrageous bail conditions were then imposed, including removal of his constitutional right to demonstrate.He was invited by a professor at Ryerson University (Toronto) to participate in a panel discussion about social activism. He

This is Canada::: No lawyers allowed during police interrogations

2010-10-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an accused does not have a right to be accompanied by a lawyer during a police interrogation.The latter right is well established in the US but the majority judges argued that Canada is not the US. They actually argued that Canadian police are not like US police so Canadian accused do not need the same protections.What do police need to do during their

This is Canada::: Mayoral candidate expelled from mayoral candidate debate

2010-10-08T19:00:00.000-07:00

Only the "leading" corporate-approved mayoral candidates were allowed at this select mayoral candidates' debate in Canada's capital Ottawa.Well known poverty rights activist and returning mayoral candidate Jane Scharf was not allowed and was forcibly hauled off. None of the mayoral candidates present, defenders of democracy that they are, protested the police violation that occurred in public.The

Breaking News - Ottawa, Canada - Terror suspect will hear bail decision on October 31st

2010-10-02T18:43:00.000-07:00

An Ontario Superior Court judge will render his decision October 31st whether an Ottawa resident civil servant accused of enabling and financing international terrorism will be granted bail pending trial.The accused is federal employee of 22 years Randall Shoemaker.Shoemaker is accused of helping to finance racial terrorism against the people of Afghanistan, including women and children, by

Denis Rancourt on anti-hierarchy activism - Nine-part video mini-series

2010-09-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

Here is a nine-part video commentary about anti-hierarchy activism.#1 On the need to act across hierarchical strata; act up.#2 When does our opinion matter to power?#3 Is organizing activism? (When does it help?)#4 Is community building activism?#5 On the need to embrace hatred. (related essay)#6 Fight your own oppression!#7 Where do you fight?#8 How do you fight?#9 What is the payoff?The

Real news from Barcelona - Students and workers prepare to challenge EU capitalism

2010-09-27T05:55:00.000-07:00

"Un grupo de activistas 'okupa' la sede del banco Banesto de Barcelona" (LINK)This Saturday, in Barcelona, a gigantic empty bank was squatted right in the main center of the city, and right now it's being used as a center of coordination for all people getting ready to the general strike of this Wednesday (September 29).All those who live in the city and cannot take part in the strike for several

On the pleasure of watching the corporate media crash and burn

2010-09-26T16:51:00.000-07:00

It has been a great pleasure watching the Canadian agenda rag CanWest ship nose dive into bankruptcy and disappear. Not even a gift bailout from the Harper Government (under the guise of a stimulus package) was able to materialize.It's also nice everyday watching the likes of the CBC, the Globe and Mail, and the National Post, play catch up so as to avoid the embarrassment of not covering the

Are Physicists Smart?

2010-09-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

Disciplined professionals serve powerby Denis G. RancourtFirst published on Global Research in 2006, presently not available on the GR site.It is generally assumed that physicists are smart people. Even some chemists look up to physicists. Physics is reputed to be a difficult subject, the stuff of nightmares in high school. The greatest scientists that come to mind are often the physicists

To: Joseph Ratzinger, aka “The Pope” and Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church

2010-09-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and StateA Convening of a Forum of Justice under International and Common LawCause No. ITCCS – 001 – 2011 UK, Docket 001 APUBLIC SUMMONSTo: Joseph Ratzinger, aka “The Pope” and Pontiff of the Roman Catholic ChurchBE ADVISED that you have been listed as a primary witness in an adjudication of a matter before this Court, which is a Tribunal of

G20-Toronto public enquiry farce is a national shame - TRN reality check - video

2010-09-17T13:13:00.000-07:00

Disgusting behaviour of the cops, their bosses, and the "justice" establishment. And of most of the mainstream media and the civil rights establishment which is soft asleep. Historians take note!Witness the degradation of Canadian institutions. This is the continued growth of corporate fascism.MUCH RECOMMENDED RELATED POSTS:G20-Toronto and lost sovereigntyThey're not just pigsCanadian education

Why we love to hate conspiracy theories: 911 Truth as threat to the intelligentsia

2010-09-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

by Denis G. RancourtThis essay was first posted on the Activist Teacher blog.Especially left and liberal professionals and service intellectuals but also right-wing members of the intelligentsia vehemently attack and ridicule “conspiracy theories” such as the present 911 Truth movement.Why?It’s as though power did not covertly orchestrate its predation of us? Is that not the modus operandi of