Consumer Confidence way back in Oct 2002

Here's a walk down memory lane into US financial territory a la Oct 2002 with pre-Iraq-war economic murmurs, outsourced jobs au revoir, lowered consumer confidence, and post-9/11 shakiness all rolled into one ball of wax now melting at a bank near you...

Obama appointees: spotless in Washington?

The Obama adminstration has come upon what may turn out to be another snag with the appointment of Republican Judd Gregg and his staffer's connection to disgraced lobbyist and criminal kingpin Jack Abramoff who has been, it is said, singing like a bird while in prison.

For Obama, Washington malfeasance is making the search for an honest (enough) man in our nation's capital a hard climb up an insurmountable mountain of mountebanks.

Pitiful!

Mercury Returns to 2009 Inaugural degree

On Feb 15, 2009 at 2:06 am est, Mercury returns to 00AQ41, his degree in the Inauguration 2009 chart, if you're interested in reading a few of my notes on this Mercurial happenstance.

More power for the Fed?

Paul Volcker, advisor to the president is saying that he's against giving more power to the Fed but if he expressed reservations about the possibility because the Federal Reserve Bank is an association of private citizens who would them have more power over the US government than before, I'm not finding it in this article from The Hill.

"War on Terror" a crock of bogusness

There are many posts published here at Stars Over Washington, a blog I began in Oct 2005, and I have no idea when or where I've blurbed my disbelief in the propagandistic tactics of the so-called "War on Terror."

Obviously there are posts here and at my other blog, jude's threshold, relating to Nostradamus' famous 'King of Terror' Eclipse of August 11, 1999, a watershed solar eclipse which ushered in the New Millennium (also termed the 'King of Alarm" Eclipse), and which relates to finances, the upshot of which we've seen since 2008's (manufactured) economic crisis/meltdown.

But Eric Margolis is better able to line up his thought ducks in a row over the manipulative political thespianism that took over the US government some years ago, so check out his article when you have a mo:

The Bogus 'War on Terror' - Glasnost In London - War Fever In Washington

By Eric Margolis

Two senior British officials have created a sensation by finally speaking some hard truths that contradict all the lies spewed out by Washington and London about the bogus "war on terror."

Pluto Night and the International Year of Astronomy 2009

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy and the Lowell Observatory is having a celebration of Pluto's 1930 discovery.

In honor of Pluto, dwarf planet of the Kuiper Belt, the Lowell Observatory's blog feed has been added in SO'W's sidebar - have a click and check out the astronomical goings-on.

As you know, one of Astrology's glyphs for Pluto is a capital P and an L melded together which stands for 'Percival Lowell'.

Yet it's astronomer Clyde Tombaugh who gets the credit for Pluto's discovery at the Lowell Observatory on Feb 18, 1930, with Pluto 17Can46 Rx.

On the evening of 2.18.30, the Sun was in AQ, Moon in mid-Scorpio, giving these Images for Integration:

Sun AQ-Moon Sco: 'A scientist dissects a scorpion with great tenderness and absolute precision...A researcher presents his findings to colleagues at a Science for Humanity conference...Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' (Chas & Suzi Harvey.)

And so, precisely 79 years later, the celebration is set for February 18, 2009, when a Pluto Night program will be presented at the Observatory.

Perhaps you remember the New Horizons spacecraft which was launched toward the dwarf planet in Jan 2006 and could reach Pluto in 2015, if all goes well.

For Pluto Night, planetary scientist Will Grundy, a member of the New Horizons team, will speak on recent discoveries about Pluto and its neighbors, which should make for fascinating listening.

And Kevin Schindler will give a presentation on his research into Pluto's discovery which was "the dramatic culmination of a dedicated search program from this Observatory" - the Lowell Observatory of Arizona.

If you're in the area on Feb 18, I hope you can drop in for Pluto Night and let me know if you do!

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image: Moss Cave Observatory, drawing by jude cowell 2009; from my Secret Moon Art collection.

New World Order plans going well, thanks

Here's a tri-article round-up about events which follow the new world order script to a T - are these authors warning or inciting?


He said, "obsolete"!

Notice Putin is helping set the stage further for the demise of the US dollar - the power elite's plan all along, and Putin had massive amounts of help from our political and business 'leaders' who are in on the game. Strikes and street riots are a part of their agenda too - they expect them and are prepared to take control:

A Bankrupt and Discredited Country - The Era of American Leadership Is Over

By Paul Craig Roberts

With another swipe at America's failed economic leadership, Putin said it is time to get rid of virtual money, false financial reports, and dubious credit ratings. Putin proposed a new reserve currency system to "replace the obsolete unipolar world concept."

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It's Not Going to Be OK

By Chris Hedges

The daily bleeding of thousands of jobs will soon turn our economic crisis into a political crisis. The street protests, strikes, and riots that have rattled France, Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Lithuanina, Bulgaria, and Iceland will descend on us.

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A Stealth Bomb in Obama's Stimulus Bill The Nuclear Industry's Latest Money Grab

By HARVEY WASSERMAN

The desperate, dangerous nuclear power industry has dropped a $50 billion stealth bomb meant to irradiate the Obama Stimulus Package.

Ground Hog Day 2009: 6 more weeks!

Update Feb 3: some sources are saying Beau didn't see his shadow - that sounds better but now I'm more confused than usual!

Original post begins here:

Well, here in Georgia, ground hog General Beauregard Lee saw his shadow today, too, so it's to be 6 more weeks of winter for the southeast.

The Yellow River Game Ranch has Beau's particulars and some historical info on the quaint custom of an animal giving weather advice to Spring-starved human beings.

Yes, I know that Atlanta supposedly represents the weather for the entire southeastern US but I live a couple of hours away from 'Hotlanta' and I can tell you that we often miss its storm systems' ice, snow, winds, and/or rain.

But be it far from me to argue with a hairy little critter who's scared of his own shadow! And you know that must describe a politician or two in varmint-infested Washington - I'll just have to figure out who they are and make sure they keep their galoshes and mittens at ready.

Fake 911 calls will get you 10 + the Battle in Seattle

Anyone being influenced by the triggering of Fixed Star, Denebola - to go against society - should be fully be aware of the stakes:

Fake calls to 911 bring SWAT teams but some of the perpetrators are caught and in prison as I type...don't become one too, Sparkie.

(My suspicion is that this is one of America's many broken systems which are in need of refurbishment, replacement or upgrade and which may falter even more around the time and after the Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009 until the end of the year and into 2010...the next Solar Eclipse is on Jan 15, 2010 '25Cap' in the 12 North Series when someone will be unable to carry on and another must take over in lieu; opportunities for greater responsibility although events may be difficult. ~Brady's Predictive Astrology)

Odd, but I had just watched 'Battle in Seattle' for the first time a few minutes ago, then walked to the pc, turned it on, my portal page came up, and voila! There was the above-linked article.

Hmm.

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Battle in Seattle, as the protests were dubbed by the media:

World Trade Organization (WTO), ministerial meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA, the universe; Nov 30, 1999; Pluto/Chiron midpoint = Sun 7Sag59/ASC = sunrise 7:40:54 am pst; Mc 2Lib08; Moon 16Vir13 in 9th house; in 8th house: NN 5Leo38 (so USA having a Nodal Return when associations are formed; US has a Nodal Half-Return coming up in April 2009. Wish The Dragon would gobble itself all up and leave innocent people alone.)

A Great Conjunction occurred one month later, Dec 30, 1999:

Kicking off the New Millennium were Pluto and Chiron, who together signify plutocracy, oppression, primal violence, corporatism, colonialism, racism, fascism, totalitarianism, communism, commercialism, statism, and other -isms that most folks would prefer to stay away from.

And naturally, we may put together these nuggets: corporatism + statism = fascism. Yeah. The world is having occasion to recognize the devouring monster once again big time.

The 4 to 9 degree area of the Gem-Sag polarity is no picnic = 'nuclear degrees' with '5Sag' being a degree of flight. Pres. Bill Clinton flew in (in the middle of the night of Nov 30 - Dec 1) after being assured that his pretty mind and precious patootie would be kept safe from all harm.

During the Nov - Dec 1999 protests in Seattle, the midpoint of Saturn-Pluto (hardship; cruelty; loss; violence) was sitting astride US natal Moon (the people; the public; publicity) 26AQ03...

Saturn-Pluto = Moon: cold feelings; abstemiousness; giving up giving; renunciation; melancholy; the tragic destiny of a woman. (Tyl; Ebertin.)

And I would add: control (Saturn) by police state (Pluto) crushes the people (protestors and others caught up in the crowds - AND the exploited populations of the Third World...which continues today as resource plunderers and vultures take their profits.


Stuart Townsend wrote and directed the film, 'Battle in Seattle' and though I'm no movie critic, I believe the film is worth seeing especially if you're like me and wanted to know more of Seattle and the worldwide protests (as something like 30 cities around the globe protested in solidarity) while 600+ of our guys and gals sat in jail nursing injuries.

Well, it would be no surprise to me to find out one day that the group that smashed windows and turned the protests violent (thus giving Seattle's major an excuse for ordering police tactics such as tear gas, head-bashing, and arrests before) were plants to make sure things did go violent - as a way of diffusing criticism against the WTO policies, and to push through their plans for a fancy conference where one of the film's characters said, "The conference is doomed to success."

Did a real person say that? I don't know, but it did remind me of asteroid Atlantis' keywords: abuse of power; a sense of doom.

Seems to me there was a sense of doom (for the disenfranchised, and for the 'new world order' which we watch form now with the current economic 'meltdown'...it was always in their 'cards' at our expense...never theirs); and abuses of power ran rampant over anyone who stood in the way both inside the Paramount Theater and out on the streets as Internet hook-up created a group of protesters numbering the tens of thousands...and got them coordinated in Seattle.

So it's about time I rented the DVD and returned to studying Nov 30 - Dec 4, 1999's charts for those five days that rocked the world, and I hope nothing's been said here that would dissuade you from viewing this film if you're yet to do so.

Real footage was intertwined with movie scenes and remember...

The Whole World Is Watching.

The Whole World Is Watching.

The Whole World Is Watching.

Venus-Pluto's passion: Feb 2 - 9 2009

Lethe: A Love Remembered, drawing by jude cowell 2009.


Astrologer Julie Demboski takes a look at the upcoming week of Feb 2 - 9, 2009 through the lens of Astrology and finds Feb 3 to be one of the stand-out days as Venus, vengeful when she's scorned, forms a Fist of God pattern with deep, transformative Pluto of invisible helmet fame.

A Fist of God configuration occurs in the heavens when a square (90 degr) relationship is formed by at least two planets which then 'point' to a third planet or point with which the squaring planets are each in sesquiquadrant (135 degr) aspect. Some element of hubris may be attending the situation; natural laws may be broken but never escaped.

This makes for an imperative circumstance which must be dealt with and Ms. Demboski gives us a heads-up on what's going on underneath the hood of heaven for the week ahead - information we're all sure to find useful especially with the intense, perhaps obsessive energy which the Venus-Pluto pair contain.

In mundane matters we may discover or uncover intensely passionate art, love, or financial embroilments with Venus-Pluto, and bankruptcy issues will likely be on the table for some whose affairs have been proceeding in that direction.

Pluto brings long-time-coming karmic events and/or people into our lives - or brings to the surface these intense issues - so let Julie guide you for the next few days and you might just benefit from her expertise!

Obama's choice Daschle didn't render to Caesar

Is Capitol Hill full of tax evaders, or what? Seems the list gets longer and longer these days, but I guess they have so much wealth they can hardly keep up with it all for Uncle Sam's sake, and the people they pay to do so are apparently quite incompetent.

You see, President Obama's choice for secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle, has surfaced as yet another tax culprit for not paying $100,000 in taxes concerning his groovy use of a Cadillac and driver when Daschle was still a high-rolling member of Congress.

Oops, that's hilarious! ;p

Because about a dozen years ago, my tax preparer made an arithmetic error by exactly $100 and it was No Time At All before the IRS sent me a letter pointing out the error and demanding their 100 bucks pronto.

They strained at 100 but apparently missed 100,000 - of a US 'lawmaker' who should know the rules! Ain't Washington amusing sometimes? This little gnat might still be in jail if I had let the interest mount for years, you betcha, and needless to say, I complied forthwith. Render unto Caesar and all that.

The Caesars of Washington should try following their own laws, and ignorance is no excuse.

Still, it's a worrisome negative for the new administration if Daschle's appointment stalls completely - and his tax-paying lapse (which was paid during Obama's vetting process) isn't Daschle's only problem.

Yet if the powers-that-be-in-charge want him in Obama's cabinet, they'll find a way round these trifles, and the Senate Finance Committee is planning to hold a closed-door meeting on Monday afternoon to figure out how.

You can bet your arithmetic-challenged tax preparer on that.

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Astrology Note: I bet Team Obama will be mighty glad when Inaugural Mercury Rx goes Direct and moves beyond its shadow degree so glitches will lessen!

Gordon Brown touts the NWO ~ video

Here Britain's PM Gordon Brown touts the New World Order and seems quite pleased as punch with how things are proceeding.

Yes, with the current manufactured financial meltdown being worldwide, as they keep reminding us, things are barrelling right along for the global elite, aren't they?

You know what I wish? That someone would ask President Obama on camera what his position is concerning the New World Order - and isn't the current economic crisis an integral part of the NWO agenda for gaining global totalitarian control?

Now that would be a fire to hold his presidential tootsies to!