M a r k D i l l e y: 2004-06

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disjointed.org - Have you stopped using IE yet?: "I have. Especially after reading and testing this analysis of the IE hole. CERT (a division of Homeland Security) recommends you start using Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape or Opera too. Personally I recommend Firefox. In many/most ways, it is better than IE, even without the security issue."

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CNN.com - Stern lambastes Bush, FCC - Jun 30, 2004: 'I criticize Bush and then I'm fired'

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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Vatican: Okay to Vote for Pro-Abortion Politician: "On top of the general 'each bishop can do their own thing' statement by the Conference of Catholic Bishops released last week, they now have released the task force reports leading up to that decision."

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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: SEIU Endorses Gay Marriage: "At its national executive board meeting, SEIU took a strong leadership role by endorsing gay marriage in tough language:"

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Jim Moore's Journal: Reporting on systems evolving : " Thirty thousand people have died over the last year and a half in Darfur, Sudan. Even in a best-case scenario, 300,000 more Sudanese will die over the summer."

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LaborWire USA - The Joe Hill Dispatch: "Attorneys for the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, which is seeking a two-year pact as part of a strategy to line up hotel contract expiration dates across the country for 2006, contended that the unilateral move was illegal because the parties were still bargaining."

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Confined Space: "The 15,000 private contractors in Iraq make up the second largest army in the country. Being in Iraq, they tend to have a fairly high chance of getting injured -- or worse. And being workers, they get workers compensation, just like anyother worker. Workers Comp Insider has the whole story."

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Turning the Tide: Turkey In the World: "Turkey's human rights record has been awful, though it has been improving, as commentators routinely point out. But that overlooks a rather important fact: Turkey's crimes against its own population, particularly Kurds, rely crucially on (1) massive US military support and (2) the cowardice and dishonesty of the intellectual classes (including the media) which refuse to permit the US role to be known, and in fact largely suppressed the worst atrocities, among Clinton's more serious crimes"

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onegoodmove: Medieval: "More than 4,000 scientists have signed a petition accusing George Bush of twisting their work to further his political agenda"

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onegoodmove: Pretty Well Confirmed

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The Poor Man: Poker With Dick Cheney

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Uggg, just found out that Ernest Borgnine gave $2,000 to George W Bush's election campaign. yuck (his wife gave another $2,000)

found via Fundrace Neighbor Search

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not watching television: Oh, please let this go somewhere!: "Ralph Reed: Gambling Man"

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not watching television: War! Oh that's what it's good for!

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feministe: "Maybe somebody should file a complaint about Reagan's week long funeral violating campaign-finance laws. It's only fair."

The Republicans are claiming that "Fahreheit 9/11 ads violate campaign-finance laws"

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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "Teacher: Soccer's a tough sport, Dashawn.
Dashawn: You know what's a tough sport? Being black."

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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: " The Senate, however, defeated 50-46 a measure that would have declared all U.S. officials bound by anti-torture laws and required Pentagon reports on interrogation techniques, the number of detainees denied POW status, Red Cross findings on U.S. military prisons and a schedule for trying terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba."

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randomWalks flux:: The Corporation - a movie about this strange and dangerous beast.

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The Smirking Chimp: "It's not often you get a movie that's focused on a major election year issue ... and 'Fahrenheit 9/11' is getting at the issues that young people care about -- in this case, the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism," said Jonathan Zaff, president of "18 to 35," a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C., that tries to encourage first-time voters."

I have experienced this to be true. Several of my friends who are non political and have never voted, (they are in their mid twenties) said they are voting this time as they see it to be very important to remove Bush.

Baby steps.... baby steps...

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Election Night Drink Specials.com

A good idea, needs your help to implement!

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Alas, a Blog: The most amazing thing I've seen all year

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Inside America's secret Afghan gulag | Metafilter: "Bumper-size Guardian investigation into routine abuse of US prisoners in Afghanistan."

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GUNNER PALACE

A really odd site...

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Labour News Network: The Wobblies are coming to Edmonton, Alberta Canada, Sept 3- Sept 6 2004. I should try and make it. Anyone want to go with?

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Yahoo! News - Bush Disputes al Qaida-Saddam Conclusion: "President Bush on Thursday disputed the Sept. 11 commission's finding that there was no 'collaborative relationship' between Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaida terrorist network responsible for the attacks."

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Lester Kenyatta Spence rocks out another good article...

The Black Slate: Hip Hop Politricks: "When I first heard that Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis-Muhammed were creating an organization for the express purpose of melding hip hop with activism, I thought that it would probably increase the number of registered voters between the ages of 18-35. I thought that it would get a lot of positive press for Simmons, Dr. Chavis, and others involved with the organization. But when it came to real activism?

Not a chance."

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US Drops Bid to Shield Troops from World Court: "The Bush administration has abandoned its plan to seek passage of a Security Council resolution providing an open-ended exemption for U.S. personnel serving in U.N.-authorized peacekeeping missions from prosecution by the International Criminal Court, senior U.S. and Security Council diplomats said."

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Tribute to Reagan : SF Bay Area Indymedia

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David Grenier: Strong Union = Good Jobs: "The New York Times is running some kind of series on Las Vegas - the fastest growing city in the USA. Their latest article is on HERE Local 226, which 90% of all workers on the Strip belong to."

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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics: "The suspected terrorist has been held since October without being given an identification number and without the International Committee of the Red Cross being notified, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. Both conditions violate the Geneva Accords on treatment of prisoners of war. "

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AUDIENCE GASPS AS JUDGE LIKENS ELECTION OF BUSH TO RISE OF IL DUCE: "WASHINGTON — A prominent federal judge has told a conference of liberal lawyers that President Bush’s rise to power was similar to the accession of dictators such as Mussolini and Hitler."

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OSAMA BIN LOTTO A flash presentation considering the reports that the USA captured Osama in February and is waiting for the best time to announce it.

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TRIBnet 24-hour News Page: "'The show is ruining my life,' Chappelle told the crowd. Besides requiring him to work '20 hours a day,' he said, it has made him a 'star,' which has resulted in the inability of fans to treat him as an individual."

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The New York Times > Health > Mental Health & Behavior > Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss: "Every working adult has known one - a boss who loves making subordinates squirm, whose moods radiate through the office, sending workers scurrying for cover, whose very voice causes stomach muscles to clench and pulses to quicken."

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05-11-04-giant-messo.mov (video/quicktime Object)

Halfway through this Daily Show episode is really good.

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Christian Science Monitor Blog | Cook's Capitol Archive May, 2004: "According to the Post, Evans and his colleagues devised a system where those who wanted George Bush to be president – and wanted access to top administration officials - would ask friends to give $1,000. Contributions would be meticulously tracked. Those who collected $100,000 from their friends would be called “Pioneers.” Those who amassed $200,000 would be “Rangers.” “Super Ranger” status goes to those who could coax $300,000 out of their friends."

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First hip-hop convention raps on politics | csmonitor.com: "But punctuating the polite proceedings is a blast of catchy hip-hop music, signaling that this is not your parents' political convention. A thumping bass is so loud it drowns out the rhyming lyrics. And the speakers discuss less than mainstream topics, such as 'How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office,' alongside 'Where Are All the Jobs: Living Wages and the New Labor Movement.'"

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Eric Lee: Two Funerals, Two Americas: "Ronald Reagan and Victor Reuther were born only months apart in the years before the first world war. They both died last weekend in America, aged 92 and 93. One is being mourned by the rich and powerful, with a lavish state funeral planned. The other is being honored more quietly by ordinary working people. Their lives ran along strangely parallel lines, but in the end they came to represent two very different Americas."

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NYTimes.com: "LAS VEGAS - Ask people here why Las Vegas is the nation's fastest-growing city, and they point to the thriving casino industry and to its ever-growing appetite for workers.

But there is another, little understood force contributing to the allure of Las Vegas, a force often viewed as the casino industry's archnemesis. It is Culinary Local 226, also called the Culinary, the city's largest labor union, an unusual - and unusually successful - union that has done a spectacular job catapulting thousands of dishwashers, hotel maids and other unskilled workers into the middle class.

In most other cities, these workers live near the poverty line. But thanks in large part to the Culinary, in Las Vegas these workers often own homes and have Rolls-Royce health coverage, a solid pension plan and three weeks of vacation a year."

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00-blank: "Ronald Reagan's Records" thanks, Jackie

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Yahoo! News - Gaddafi Regrets Reagan Died Without Facing Trial: "I express my profound regrets over Reagan's death before he appeared before justice to be held to account for his ugly crime in 1986 against Libyan children"

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More Gloss for the Gipper: The Myth of Reagan's 'Enormous Popularity': "Reagan left office bolstered by the oft-repeated media myth that he had been far and away the most popular of any president since World War II. But bearing in mind Mark Twain's observation that a lie gets half-way around the world before truth puts its boots on, the US public deserves to know what the polling data actually says."

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Boston.com / News / World / Annan urges U.N. to oppose American exemption from international prosecution for war crimes: "UNITED NATIONS (AP) Defying the United States, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to stop shielding American peacekeepers from international prosecution for war crimes."

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Capedmaskedandarmed.com: Video: "The following are meant only as humorous, satirical works of art. They are not meant for sale or profit in any way, shape or form. Please see the fair use notice at the bottom of this page. Also If you would like to download and/or add them to your own site, feel free!"

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Jim Moore's Journal: Reporting on systems evolving :: "We need to understand that modern terrorism, in the form of Osama bin Laden's as well as the kind that thrives in Columbia today--were largely products of the Reagan policy of training, funding and arming 'freedom fighters' to destabilize national governments that were considered enemies of the US. It never occured to the Reagan folks, it seems, that these same approaches would be used against us by the very same organizations and leaders we helped to establish."

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Fucking Google It

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aloha rose: So, who's a 'revisionist historian' now?: "...The fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons program? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in. And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power...."

Lies...

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onegoodmove: Blair Next, Ready For Bush Slime: "'I personally hold Blair more responsible for this war in Iraq than I do George Bush, and the reason is Blair knows better. Blair is not an idiot. What is he doing hanging around
this guy?'"

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onegoodmove: 26 More Retired Officials Say Bush Must Go: "'A group of 26 former senior diplomats and military officials, several appointed to key positions by Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, plans to issue a joint statement this week arguing that President George W. Bush has damaged America's national security and should be defeated in November.'"

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the alternate patriot: "Piggybacking on President Reagan's rep for having an irresistably sunny disposition, the Bush blog puts out Reason Number One to vote for Bush:

In his optimism and outgoing boyish cheer he resonates with the ordinary citizen in this country far, far better than his opponents. He is the happy,
outgoing kid in the high school class whom everyone wants to be friends
with. Not because he's the smartest or the richest or the handsomest. But
because he's in the best mood."

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Lee Sustar: Strikers Defy Visteon's Company Thugs: "BEDFORD, Indiana

Striking workers and their supporters at a Visteon Corp. auto parts plant refused to be intimidated after security guards attacked their picket line May 30. So the 1,000 strikers--members of International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) Local 84907--fought back."

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Greg Moses: The Workers of Nasiriyah: "'Workers of Aluminum Company and the employees of health sector refuse to evacuate their workplaces and turn them into battlefields,' declared a terse release signed by the Federation of Workers' Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI). 'They insisted on remaining inside their factories in order to defend them.'"

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Wednesday, June 16 at 4:30pm. More than 200 former union members - administrators and principals from the Detroit Public Schools will march into the IBEW Local 58 (Abbott and Trumbull) in what is billed as a "Return to the House of Labor". To quote an earlier e-mai "State legislation in early 2002 removed the union members from the bargaining unit of the Organization of School Adminsitrators and Supervisors (OSAS), however recent "non-renewal" letters to the entire delegation of principals and assistant principals sparked a renewed interest in a "collective" voice at work. Come welcome them back!

Thursday, June 17 at 10 am, Wayne County Commission will take up the county living wage ordinance. They are being spectacularly obstinate, come and show your support. 600 Randolph St. (4th floor).

Thursday June 17, 2004 -4pm, preceding the Detroit Board of Education meeting.
A rally to inform the community about the upcoming layoffs at Detroit Public Schools. Please attend if you can.
Spain Middle School - 3700 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201
Between Mack and Warren
For more information please contact The Coalition of DPS Unions at
313-832-1275

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Bryan & Lynn's Wedding

My brother got married a few weeks ago .

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There is a storm brewing, and it is called the military draft. Here is how to resist it. Many people do, but the authorities can't go after everyone, just the vocal folks.

"I asked Ed, "Ed, they are bringing back the draft, the military draft. What do you have to say about that?" He coughed and thought a little while and said, "Many, many of us immigrants came to this country to avoid conscription back home in an unjust war. This country was built on the backs of draft dodgers. It's an American Institution." Utah Phillips (paraphrased from memory)

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BETTER DIFFERENT - Increasing The Flow: "The best way to address all world problems is to increase 'The Flow' of knowledge and understanding. The best way to increase the Flow is to align self interest with public interest."

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Not In Our Name: "In early 2003, Saul Williams, DJ Spooky, and Coldcut released “Not In My Name”, a politically charged EP signaling resistance to the U.S.'s declaration of a war on the world and repression at home. Released on CD and vinyl in the US and Europe, the EP also moved quickly around the world via the free MP3s released on this site."

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Noam Chomsky on Reagan's Legacy: "The network and newspaper coverage of the death of Ronald Reagan has brought forth a chorus of praise from Democrats and Republicans alike. Much of the reporting and commentary, under the guise of respecting the dead, has represented a dramatic rewriting of the history of the Reagan years in office."

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Labor board to review union organizing practices: "Under standard practice, unions that are organized through secret ballots can't be kicked out of a workplace until a 'reasonable amount of time' has passed. The NLRB review will determine whether that standard also should be applied to unions organized through check cards.

The case also involves workers for auto part maker Metaldyne Corp. of Plymouth, Mich."

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9news.com | News: "BOSTON (AP) - Hundreds of union pickets sympathetic to a police labor dispute on Tuesday surrounded the site of the Democratic National Convention, delaying the start of preparations for the political gathering in July."

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Workday Minnesota: Reagan remembered for new era of union-busting: "PATCO was one of a small handful of unions that endorsed Reagan in his bid to defeat incumbent President Jimmy Carter in 1980. But just months after Reagan took office, PATCO members found that support meant nothing."

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AFSCME in Motion - June 4, 2004: "HOME BODIES
In Detroit, 11 workers from the Azalea Epps Adult Foster Care Home voted 10 to 0 to join Council 25."

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Reagan and Saddam: The Unholy Alliance: "As for lifting-up America's sense of pride and nationalism, Reagan lifted the spirit of American capitalism in rescuing its myth in the world as enemy of the workers and the oppressed to one that was the engine of freedom, prosperity, and moral values"

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The Black Slate: Remembering Reagan: "Reagan as president was known as a great communicator and optimistic cold warrior. But for me and most African Americans I know, his presidency was a disaster."

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kirktoons

I have liked a lot of his work. Found this looking for his new one.

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PROTEST TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE INVESTIGATION OF
STEVE KURTZ AND THE CRITICAL ART ENSEMBLE

WHEN: 9 AM, June 15, 2004

WHERE: Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS CALL AS WIDELY AS YOU CAN.
Check http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html for updates.

For background, please visit http://caedefensefund.org/overview.html
and http://caedefensefund.org/press.html.
For PDFs of signs that you can print out, please visit
http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html#signs
For information on June 15 protests in Amsterdam, San Francisco,
London and Paris, please visit
http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html#world

SUPPORT FREE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF KNOWLEDGE

Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of internationally
recognized artists who work in public, educational, academic and art
contexts. For the past few years, their principal aim has been to help
the general public to understand biotechnology. By making scientific
research accessible to laypeople through participatory performance
experiences, CAE aims to demystify what is safe and clarify what is
dangerous about today's biotech industry.

CAE always undertake their work in a safe and considered way. The
materials they use are strictly non-hazardous, can be legally obtained
by anyone, and are commonly found in undergraduate-level biology labs.
For more on CAE's projects and the biological agents and equipment
they work with, please visit http://www.caedefensefund.org/.

A federal grand jury will convene on June 15 in Buffalo, New York, to
consider bioterrorism charges brought by the Joint Terrorism Task
Force against CAE member and University at Buffalo professor Steve
Kurtz. The grand jury is the latest installment in a bizarre
investigation in which members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force seem
to have mistaken CAE's latest art project for a biological weapons
laboratory.

According to the subpoenas served to at least seven artists, the
charges fall under Section 175 of the US Biological Weapons
Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, which has been expanded by the USA PATRIOT
Act to prohibit the possession of "any biological agent, toxin, or
delivery system" without the justification of "prophylactic,
protective, bona fide research, or other peaceful purpose"
(http://caedefensefund.org/faq.html#law). Those served with subpoenas
include two founding members of CAE (Steven Barnes, Dorian Burr,
Beverly Schlee), two artists who have collaborated with CAE (Beatriz
da Costa, Paul Vanouse), and at least two other artists.

Many worry that the case could set a dangerous precedent by silencing
a group of artists for work that stimulates vital public discussion.
Many feel that with this case and others, the government is wildly
overreaching its mandate to protect the public from terrorism.

"Groups like CAE stimulate the public debate that is necessary to a
healthy democracy," said Claire Pentecost, an artist who has
collaborated with CAE in the past. "This isn't a case of one artist
fighting for the freedom to express him or herself with images or
speech that some of the public might find offensive. This is a case of
a group of artists using performance to educate the public on issues
that affect all of us in our daily lives. The government's actions
suggest a criminalization of a citizen's right to acquire knowledge by
completely legal means. This goes to the very heart of democracy."

A number of other recent cases suggest that that the PATRIOT Act and
other recent "security" measures have made freedom of speech
increasingly fragile in the U.S. A list of such cases will be
available shortly at our website

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Democrats.NET : Morrissey: "Bush should have died, not Reagan": "Thousands of fans at Dublin Castle, in Ireland, cheered when the ex-Smiths frontman made the announcement that the former American president had passed away.

And an even bigger cheer followed when Morrissey - who is no stranger to controversy - then said he wished it had been the current President, George W Bush, who had died." This is hot!

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Abstinence Tour 2004, No Bush, No Dick.: "Browse through our Abstinence Tour gear and pick something up to express yourself."

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Take Action: Speak Out for Utah Mineworkers: "Since October 2003, Utah JwJ has been building community support for the 74 workers at the Co-Op mine in Huntington, Utah who have been on an unfair labor practice strike. The workers were illegally fired from their jobs after they protested the suspension of a co-worker for union activity and for protesting unsafe job conditions. Take action now to tell the mine's owners to reinstate the workers!"

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george.h.williams - literature, technology, culture, education, academia: "Do you feel compassion because of what Ronald Reagan and his family went through in his last decade even though you disagree with the way he lived his life? If you do, then you're a better person than he was." (Thanks for the link Rona!)

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Yea, I was disapointed not to have gone to this.

The Michigan Daily -- 113 Years of Editorial Freedom - Old-school rapper hits Pig: "In a stroke of incredible luck for area fans, legendary rapper KRS-One decided to stop in Ann Arbor on his latest tour. As one of the early pioneers of rap, a near 20-year veteran and a legendary stage performer, KRS-One is a household name to anyone who loves hip-hop. On the eve of the release of his eleventh studio album, Keep Right, KRS dazzled with a run-through of his catalog, including tracks both from his Boogie Down Productions days and his solo career."

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The Grand Haven Tribune - City Guide for Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and the West Michigan Lake Shore: "'Outsourcing is good for Michigan? Give me a break,' said Sean McAlinden, chief economist at the nonprofit Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor. 'I think there's more outsourcing going on right now and I estimate the impact is between $6 billion to $10 billion, much more than the $1.2 billion the report states.'"

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XLR8R :: Matthew Dear: Audiofile: "Detroit’s new-school techno poster boy strives for electronic pop fusion."

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Pridesource.com/BTL News - Massive gay and lesbian wedding planned for Michigan's Capitol steps: "On June 12, nearly a month after the first legal U.S. marriage of a same-sex couple in Massachusetts, more than 300 gay and lesbian couples from Michigan will exchange vows on the steps of the State Capitol Building. "

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onegoodmove: Fahrenheit 9/11: "'Fahrenheit 9/11' debuts in theaters June 25.

Here is the link to the trailer"

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mousemusings weblog: "27-Year CIA Vet Ray McGovern On George Tenet's Surprise Resignation "

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mousemusings weblog: "I, therefore, call upon all good Christians, from President Bush and John Ashcroft, to Heritage, AEI, and Cato, to Captain Blowtorch and The Lost Church of The Pines, to the Christian Coalition, to the mild stewards of the High Church, to secular humanists too, and postmoderns, to take these words of God to heart, and to take them literally, as the Good Book is inerrant, lest ye be Raptured in the wrong direction in your vanity, puffed up ignorance and spiritual pride"

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Update May 2004: Jobs with Justice

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YouSendIt | Email large files quickly, securely, and easily! GEEK POST ALERT!!

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CNN.com - Bush's Air Force One advantage - May 31, 2004: "President Bush is using Air Force One for re-election travel more heavily than any predecessor, wringing maximum political mileage from a perk of office paid for by taxpayers."

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Psychotria Nervosa: Undercover soldier abused at Gitmo?: "LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Army confirmed Tuesday that a former military police officer was injured while posing as a prisoner during a training session at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last year."

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Confined Space: "It’s almost always the case that companies that have a bad environmental record also have bad labor records," says David Foster, District 11 director of the United Steelworkers of America. Foster, who is nothing short of a hero among rank-and-file steelworkers, has reached out a steady hand to environmentalists over the past few years. "Our interests are portrayed as colliding with one another, but there’s nothing further from the truth," he says. "On a practical level, there is such extremism in the corporate world that the opportunities for us to work together are virtually limitless."

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Million Worker March: "We chose Saturday, October 16, 2004 for this march. This mobilization is being proposed in response to the attacks upon working families in America and the millions of jobs lost during the Bush administration and with the complicity of Congress. The working class has not suffered such hardships since the Great Depression"