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STANDING POINT FILMS - Michigan Based Independent Media Productions
Standing Point Films is a project headed by filmmaker Yoni Goldstein and his collaborators. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Standing Point Films is a project headed by filmmaker Yoni Goldstein and his collaborators. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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chick-a-boo
"Woodward Avenue runs for 27 miles through the west side of suburban Detroit and ends downtown. All along the boulevard there are many opportunities for photographers to capture images of old neon signs and storefronts, most of which have seen better days. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Woodward Avenue runs for 27 miles through the west side of suburban Detroit and ends downtown. All along the boulevard there are many opportunities for photographers to capture images of old neon signs and storefronts, most of which have seen better days. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Hackett for Congress: Healthcare
"America has the finest healthcare in the world. Unfortunately, far too few people have access to it. In fact, America ranks an embarrassing 17th of the 33 developed nations in life expectancy. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"America has the finest healthcare in the world. Unfortunately, far too few people have access to it. In fact, America ranks an embarrassing 17th of the 33 developed nations in life expectancy. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Daily Blog: Now, I'm Into Spanking
"Yesterday, I was advocating big-time punishment. Now, I'm getting more specific--spanking is the road to take with the CAFTA 15--the so-called Democrats who voted for the Central American Free Trade Agreement. I'm still flogging the notion that labor has got to exact a price from the CAFTA 15, and I take up the cause again in the next installment of the TomPaine.com series 'Working in America' with a column called 'Spanking the CAFTA 15.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Yesterday, I was advocating big-time punishment. Now, I'm getting more specific--spanking is the road to take with the CAFTA 15--the so-called Democrats who voted for the Central American Free Trade Agreement. I'm still flogging the notion that labor has got to exact a price from the CAFTA 15, and I take up the cause again in the next installment of the TomPaine.com series 'Working in America' with a column called 'Spanking the CAFTA 15.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Urgent Announcement - House of New Jersey IWW Member Raided After Arrests | General Defense Committee | All Campaigns | Industrial Workers of the World
"Janice Angelillo was picked up by the NJ State Police for allegedly spray-painting. Her bail has been set at $15,000 cash. It is believed she is being targeted for political reasons. As she is the treasurer of the Central New Jersey Industrial Workers of the World and an avid animal rights activist. She is presently being held in Essex County Prison. She was not given her phone call until two days after being arrested. Another associate was also arrested a friend named Nick, from Philadelpha, who is being held on a $20,000 bail." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Janice Angelillo was picked up by the NJ State Police for allegedly spray-painting. Her bail has been set at $15,000 cash. It is believed she is being targeted for political reasons. As she is the treasurer of the Central New Jersey Industrial Workers of the World and an avid animal rights activist. She is presently being held in Essex County Prison. She was not given her phone call until two days after being arrested. Another associate was also arrested a friend named Nick, from Philadelpha, who is being held on a $20,000 bail." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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bookish - adj. of a literary bent
"Harry Potter fans are insane - well, not all of them, obviously.
I’m talking about grown-ups who did not get to be first in line ('THE FUCKING KID WON’T EVEN REMEMBER THIS. THE BOX OPENING WAS MINE. MIIIIINE'), who cannot believe that two characters did not get to snog ('She purposefully played with the hearts of so many loyal readers, INTENDING to hurt them with book six. She strung us along for YEARS intending to hurt us and I deeply resent her doing that. It’s unimaginably cruel.') and who fail to realise that the books are not queer literature ('I had sincerely hoped that JKR would understand that; that she would present some form of homosexual relationship. I should have known and taken my own words to heart; straight people simply can not understand the severe power of, and pain from, heterocentrism.')." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Harry Potter fans are insane - well, not all of them, obviously.
I’m talking about grown-ups who did not get to be first in line ('THE FUCKING KID WON’T EVEN REMEMBER THIS. THE BOX OPENING WAS MINE. MIIIIINE'), who cannot believe that two characters did not get to snog ('She purposefully played with the hearts of so many loyal readers, INTENDING to hurt them with book six. She strung us along for YEARS intending to hurt us and I deeply resent her doing that. It’s unimaginably cruel.') and who fail to realise that the books are not queer literature ('I had sincerely hoped that JKR would understand that; that she would present some form of homosexual relationship. I should have known and taken my own words to heart; straight people simply can not understand the severe power of, and pain from, heterocentrism.')." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Treesit Blog: The Legacy of MAXXAM
"The Sinking of Pacific Lumber, Old-Growth Redwoods and the Marbled Murrelet"
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"The Sinking of Pacific Lumber, Old-Growth Redwoods and the Marbled Murrelet"
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Movement as Network: 12 Questions for Sea Change
"While many people are working on strategies for reframing the debate and devising new strategies for implementing our agenda, I am interested in examining the structures of the organizations that will support these efforts. To that end, I want to create some vibrant, constructive, and if necessary challenging dialogue around 12 questions that I hope will help us dramatically remodel civil society so we are fit to meet the challenges we face." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"While many people are working on strategies for reframing the debate and devising new strategies for implementing our agenda, I am interested in examining the structures of the organizations that will support these efforts. To that end, I want to create some vibrant, constructive, and if necessary challenging dialogue around 12 questions that I hope will help us dramatically remodel civil society so we are fit to meet the challenges we face." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Movement as Network: Ten Assertions About Network-Based Movements
"The people and the grassroots leaders are the heart of change. They are everywhere. The power comes from the ability to connect to each other and swarm on an issue." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The people and the grassroots leaders are the heart of change. They are everywhere. The power comes from the ability to connect to each other and swarm on an issue." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Movement as Network: Weakly-tied groups may be more effective than tight bonds
"Not often you read a great article on group dynamics in the sports pages. But that's just what Close Doesn't Always Count in Winning Games by Benedict Carey in the New York Times is. And when you strip out the baseball atmospherics, there's a huge amount for activist networks to learn." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Not often you read a great article on group dynamics in the sports pages. But that's just what Close Doesn't Always Count in Winning Games by Benedict Carey in the New York Times is. And when you strip out the baseball atmospherics, there's a huge amount for activist networks to learn." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Conflict Within the Green Party: An Analysis | Chlorophyll
"we want to turn our attention to an analysis of the ongoing division, especially in light of the emergence during 2004 of two new
formations appealing for the support of Green Party
members. One of these, Greens for Democracy and
Independence (GDI - see: http://www.greens4democracy.net)
calls itself 'a national committee of Greens who promote
the principles of Democracy and Independence within the
Green Party.' The other, Progressive Democrats of
America (PDA - see: http://www.pdamerica.org) says it
is 'working to actualize the very same visions many of us
have been desperately seeking to realize in the political
arena for years, to build an effective broad-based,
grassroots, progressive alliance, to elect progressive
candidates' (quote from PDA National Director, Tim Carpenter)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"we want to turn our attention to an analysis of the ongoing division, especially in light of the emergence during 2004 of two new
formations appealing for the support of Green Party
members. One of these, Greens for Democracy and
Independence (GDI - see: http://www.greens4democracy.net)
calls itself 'a national committee of Greens who promote
the principles of Democracy and Independence within the
Green Party.' The other, Progressive Democrats of
America (PDA - see: http://www.pdamerica.org) says it
is 'working to actualize the very same visions many of us
have been desperately seeking to realize in the political
arena for years, to build an effective broad-based,
grassroots, progressive alliance, to elect progressive
candidates' (quote from PDA National Director, Tim Carpenter)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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George Corsetti: This Land is Their Land
"George Corsetti is a Detroit attorney and filmmaker who, along with Jeanie Wylie and Richard Wieske, made a documentary film, 'Poletown Lives!,' about the destruction of Poletown." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"George Corsetti is a Detroit attorney and filmmaker who, along with Jeanie Wylie and Richard Wieske, made a documentary film, 'Poletown Lives!,' about the destruction of Poletown." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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A Mixed Blog � Slavery in the American Mountain South
"Slavery in the American Mountain South" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Slavery in the American Mountain South" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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A Mixed Blog � The “Guess My Race” Game
"This silly “Guess My Race” game fails to point out that the racial classification system is illogical. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"This silly “Guess My Race” game fails to point out that the racial classification system is illogical. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Another Anti-Union Tactic: Google AdWords | Communicate or Die
"Anyone reading the story was just one click away from anti-union propaganda. This is the first time I have seen Google AdWords used in this way. This is a new communication tactic that union editors and communications directors need to know about as they calculate on-line media strategies." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Anyone reading the story was just one click away from anti-union propaganda. This is the first time I have seen Google AdWords used in this way. This is a new communication tactic that union editors and communications directors need to know about as they calculate on-line media strategies." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Uncommon Thought Journal: One War - Two Counts - Who Counts
"In any war the ones who pay the largest price are civilians. The U.S. military has repeatedly claimed that it is not keeping track of civilian deaths in Iraq (which I believe is in violation of international law). Recently, two wildly different figures were released. From the Iraq Body Count Project we have the figure of 24,865. The IBC uses news reports to determine the number of civilian deaths. From the Iraqi humanitarian organization Iraqiyun, we get the figure of 128,000." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"In any war the ones who pay the largest price are civilians. The U.S. military has repeatedly claimed that it is not keeping track of civilian deaths in Iraq (which I believe is in violation of international law). Recently, two wildly different figures were released. From the Iraq Body Count Project we have the figure of 24,865. The IBC uses news reports to determine the number of civilian deaths. From the Iraqi humanitarian organization Iraqiyun, we get the figure of 128,000." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Space For Rent: Ebbers gets 25 years
"If only. I wonder why financial criminals can't be tried as terrorists. They do far more lasting damage than any car bomber could hope for." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"If only. I wonder why financial criminals can't be tried as terrorists. They do far more lasting damage than any car bomber could hope for." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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BlueLatinos.org - Urban Outrage
"Urban Outfitters' Outrageous Behavior!
Sign the petition and tell Urban Outfitters to remove their crude and offensive tee shirt: 'New Mexico, Cleaner Than Regular Mexico'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Urban Outfitters' Outrageous Behavior!
Sign the petition and tell Urban Outfitters to remove their crude and offensive tee shirt: 'New Mexico, Cleaner Than Regular Mexico'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Living on Less
"As far as I can determine, Italian-Americans are generally not considered an oppressed group, per se. Most have been here for several generations, and many have done reasonably well. There are prominent Italian-Americans in positions of power an wealth. The Italian-American stereotype, which I won't reinforce here by describing it, is not particularly flattering, but that in itself is often treated as a justification to bash us without too much guilt. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"As far as I can determine, Italian-Americans are generally not considered an oppressed group, per se. Most have been here for several generations, and many have done reasonably well. There are prominent Italian-Americans in positions of power an wealth. The Italian-American stereotype, which I won't reinforce here by describing it, is not particularly flattering, but that in itself is often treated as a justification to bash us without too much guilt. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Windchime Walker
"URGENT: I want to ask you to send an email to consul@iraqiembassy.org and urge them to do all they can to see that Khalid Jarrar (Faisa's son) is released from jail in Iraq. Khalid and his brother Raed have been open critics on their blogs--Secrets In Baghdad and 'Raed In The Middle--of what is happening in Iraq and Juan Cole, who knows about such things, believes that is why Khalid was arrested on July 14. He had just gone from Amman, Jordan to Baghdad to help his family after their home had been broken into. You can read more about it by going to Dancewater's blog.
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"URGENT: I want to ask you to send an email to consul@iraqiembassy.org and urge them to do all they can to see that Khalid Jarrar (Faisa's son) is released from jail in Iraq. Khalid and his brother Raed have been open critics on their blogs--Secrets In Baghdad and 'Raed In The Middle--of what is happening in Iraq and Juan Cole, who knows about such things, believes that is why Khalid was arrested on July 14. He had just gone from Amman, Jordan to Baghdad to help his family after their home had been broken into. You can read more about it by going to Dancewater's blog.
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Tom Cruise Kills Oprah (it is a movie file)
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Joho the Blog: History in clips
"Michigan State University has hundreds of historical clips with a nice interface for letting you view them side by side." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Michigan State University has hundreds of historical clips with a nice interface for letting you view them side by side." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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:: Boring & Mundane Disorder
"I know the experts have you concerned that hyperactivity is affecting your child’s education, your professional life, wreaking havoc on your marriage, and causing frustration in your other relationships. And what do I know. I’m just a man with hyperactivity. I am just a father who has at least one, perhaps three, children who have inherited the “disorder”.
Heck, I might be the last person to ask about it. My procrastinating, forgetful, hyperactive personality may disqualify me from commenting at all. But in my uncontrolled impulsiveness, I’ll comment anyway. I can’t control myself. Fortunately, the “experts” have provided an out." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"I know the experts have you concerned that hyperactivity is affecting your child’s education, your professional life, wreaking havoc on your marriage, and causing frustration in your other relationships. And what do I know. I’m just a man with hyperactivity. I am just a father who has at least one, perhaps three, children who have inherited the “disorder”.
Heck, I might be the last person to ask about it. My procrastinating, forgetful, hyperactive personality may disqualify me from commenting at all. But in my uncontrolled impulsiveness, I’ll comment anyway. I can’t control myself. Fortunately, the “experts” have provided an out." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Subject: Can you read this?
Now they tell us after years of trying to teach students to read:)
Can you raed tihs? Olny srmat poelpe can.I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Now they tell us after years of trying to teach students to read:)
Can you raed tihs? Olny srmat poelpe can.I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Q: How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None.
There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal media.
There is no shortage of filament. That light bulb has served honorably, and anything you say undermines the lighting effect.
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A: None.
There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal media.
There is no shortage of filament. That light bulb has served honorably, and anything you say undermines the lighting effect.
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the eyeranian: For All You Pistons Fans!
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No Child Left Unrecruited | Chlorophyll
"Many folks may not be aware that there is a tiny clause buried in the 'No Child Left Behind' Act (NCLB) that requires schools to give military recruiters access to high school student records upon request.....or face losing funding." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Many folks may not be aware that there is a tiny clause buried in the 'No Child Left Behind' Act (NCLB) that requires schools to give military recruiters access to high school student records upon request.....or face losing funding." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Montgomery County, MD Green Party Blog: Mercenaries Go Home
"You may prefer the politically correct term “private military forces” (PMFs) to mercenaries, but let’s not obscure the truth. Until and unless an individual who has provided military, security and/or intelligence services for payola in a private or publicly traded corporation and not as a member of the armed services of a legitimate government can convince me that their primary motivation to work in such a capacity was not money and/or international adventure, I will call them mercenaries." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"You may prefer the politically correct term “private military forces” (PMFs) to mercenaries, but let’s not obscure the truth. Until and unless an individual who has provided military, security and/or intelligence services for payola in a private or publicly traded corporation and not as a member of the armed services of a legitimate government can convince me that their primary motivation to work in such a capacity was not money and/or international adventure, I will call them mercenaries." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Montgomery County, MD Green Party Blog: Iraqi U.N. ambassador accuses U.S. Marines of killing his unarmed cousin
"Iraq’s U.N. ambassador accused U.S. Marines of killing his unarmed young cousin in what appeared to be “cold blood” and demanded an investigation and punishment for the perpetrators." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Iraq’s U.N. ambassador accused U.S. Marines of killing his unarmed young cousin in what appeared to be “cold blood” and demanded an investigation and punishment for the perpetrators." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Case of War Crimes Against George W. Bush | Chlorophyll
"The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) has been developing a case of war crimes against GW for the past several months. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) has been developing a case of war crimes against GW for the past several months. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Farheen Hakeem runs for mayor of Minneapolis | Chlorophyll
"Is Minneapolis ready for a 29-year-old feminist Muslim comedian and Girl Scout as mayor? Time to find out. Her site seems to be a work in progress." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Is Minneapolis ready for a 29-year-old feminist Muslim comedian and Girl Scout as mayor? Time to find out. Her site seems to be a work in progress." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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L6News.com: It's Vietnam alright. Right down to the Napalm
"Once upon a time, a long time ago, our country fought another country in a war that is very much like the war our country is fighting in another country right now.
During the war we fought and lost many years ago, we used some pretty terrible bombs. These bombs rain down burning sticky stuff that glues to your skin so that you can't get the burning off.
Here is a picture of the effects of this barbaric weapon.
During our country's latest war, it seems that we again used this type of horrendous bomb. However, this time we were too scared to admit we used it.
Ask your Mommy or Daddy why we are still using these terrible weapons and why are we lying about it?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Once upon a time, a long time ago, our country fought another country in a war that is very much like the war our country is fighting in another country right now.
During the war we fought and lost many years ago, we used some pretty terrible bombs. These bombs rain down burning sticky stuff that glues to your skin so that you can't get the burning off.
Here is a picture of the effects of this barbaric weapon.
During our country's latest war, it seems that we again used this type of horrendous bomb. However, this time we were too scared to admit we used it.
Ask your Mommy or Daddy why we are still using these terrible weapons and why are we lying about it?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Dave Zirin: Pining for the Pistons
"It was only 18 months ago when (Ben) Wallace laid a verbal smackdown on (NBA commissioner David) Stern, saying, 'I see behind the lines. I see behind the false screens. I know what this business is all about. I know the commissioner of this league makes more than three-quarters of the players in this league... They look at black athletes like we're dumb-ass n------. It's as if we're just going to shut up, sign for the money and do what they tell us.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"It was only 18 months ago when (Ben) Wallace laid a verbal smackdown on (NBA commissioner David) Stern, saying, 'I see behind the lines. I see behind the false screens. I know what this business is all about. I know the commissioner of this league makes more than three-quarters of the players in this league... They look at black athletes like we're dumb-ass n------. It's as if we're just going to shut up, sign for the money and do what they tell us.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Daily Blog: Tom Embarrasses Himself
"The kicker is this comment at the end of the letter. The AFL-CIO, he says, 'is not yet an autocracy--an organization ruled by a select few. It's a federation of fifty-seven independent and autonomous unions that can decide what is in their own interest.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The kicker is this comment at the end of the letter. The AFL-CIO, he says, 'is not yet an autocracy--an organization ruled by a select few. It's a federation of fifty-seven independent and autonomous unions that can decide what is in their own interest.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Chicago Public Radio - The Wobblies
A radio show on the history of the Wobblies, check it out, it is good. (Real Audio file)
"Socialists, trade unionists, and anarchists gathered in Chicago in 1905 to form Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies. Today the union is small, but still organizing workers—including Chicago bike messengers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A radio show on the history of the Wobblies, check it out, it is good. (Real Audio file)
"Socialists, trade unionists, and anarchists gathered in Chicago in 1905 to form Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies. Today the union is small, but still organizing workers—including Chicago bike messengers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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