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to the barricades
"Every Iraqi has stories of friends or relatives killed by US troops for no adequate reason. Often they do not know if they were shot by regular soldiers or by members of western security companies whose burly employees, usually ex-soldiers, are everywhere in Iraq." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Every Iraqi has stories of friends or relatives killed by US troops for no adequate reason. Often they do not know if they were shot by regular soldiers or by members of western security companies whose burly employees, usually ex-soldiers, are everywhere in Iraq." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog: Wal-Mart closes unionized store, Nearly 200 Jobs Lost
"From Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed its first unionized outlet in North America today, a week earlier than planned, eliminating almost 200 jobs in Jonquiere, Quebec."
What the rich can do... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"From Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed its first unionized outlet in North America today, a week earlier than planned, eliminating almost 200 jobs in Jonquiere, Quebec."
What the rich can do... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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feministing.com
"sexual assaults specifically targeted against Asian women do exist and the reasons behind it need to be addressed." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"sexual assaults specifically targeted against Asian women do exist and the reasons behind it need to be addressed." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Outsourced America: Why the Bush Admin Loves the Weak Dollar
"NPR is doing a 3 day series on the weak dollar... We liked the description of the Bush Administrations attitude toward the dollar as one of benign neglect. Remember they just announced that the U.S. trade deficit is getting bigger and bigger all the time and setting records.
But at least it looks like poor heiress/porn star Paris Hilton is gonna get her ENORMOUS tax cut! Remember: don't call it the 'death tax'... it's the 'Paris Hilton Tax Break'!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"NPR is doing a 3 day series on the weak dollar... We liked the description of the Bush Administrations attitude toward the dollar as one of benign neglect. Remember they just announced that the U.S. trade deficit is getting bigger and bigger all the time and setting records.
But at least it looks like poor heiress/porn star Paris Hilton is gonna get her ENORMOUS tax cut! Remember: don't call it the 'death tax'... it's the 'Paris Hilton Tax Break'!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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rawblogXport
"In praise of less work time. By Buzz Hargrove, CAW - TCA CANADA
Compared to Europeans, Canadians work longer hours, have fewer vacations, fewer public holidays, put in more overtime, work more 'unsocial' hours late at night and on weekends, have less time off to raise our children and generally retire later. In fact, Canadians work some of the longest hours in the industrialized world. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD), Canadians work almost seven weeks more per year than French and German workers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"In praise of less work time. By Buzz Hargrove, CAW - TCA CANADA
Compared to Europeans, Canadians work longer hours, have fewer vacations, fewer public holidays, put in more overtime, work more 'unsocial' hours late at night and on weekends, have less time off to raise our children and generally retire later. In fact, Canadians work some of the longest hours in the industrialized world. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD), Canadians work almost seven weeks more per year than French and German workers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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IWW Exhibit
enter and enjoy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Chicago Tribune | Slaying of union organizer is a whodunit despite arrest
"SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Who killed Jose Gilberto Soto?
That mystery has shadowed El Salvador since Nov. 5, when Soto, a union organizer from New Jersey, was shot to death after returning to his native country to help its struggling truck drivers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Who killed Jose Gilberto Soto?
That mystery has shadowed El Salvador since Nov. 5, when Soto, a union organizer from New Jersey, was shot to death after returning to his native country to help its struggling truck drivers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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United for Peace and Justice:�Sunday, May 1, 2005:
No Nukes! No Wars! March and Rally in NYC
"Join us in New York City for a major peace demonstration on the day before the U.N. reviews the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- a treaty the Bush Administration is threatening to undermine, as part of its larger empire-building agenda" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
No Nukes! No Wars! March and Rally in NYC
"Join us in New York City for a major peace demonstration on the day before the U.N. reviews the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- a treaty the Bush Administration is threatening to undermine, as part of its larger empire-building agenda" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Treesit Blog: VICTORY FOR THE PEPPER SPRAY 8!!
"A unanimous jury found that Humboldt County Sheriffs and the City of Eureka Police used unreasonable force when they applied pepper spray by q-tip to the eyes of peaceful protestors who staged sit-ins in 1997 to protest the cutting of ancient redwoods.
The verdict came late this Thursday afternoon and few details are yet available. Spring Lundberg told KMUD news the Plaintiffs were awarded $1 each, but the city and county will be liable for the considerable attorneys fees accumulated through three full trials.
Check out NoPepperSpray.org for the latest updates." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"A unanimous jury found that Humboldt County Sheriffs and the City of Eureka Police used unreasonable force when they applied pepper spray by q-tip to the eyes of peaceful protestors who staged sit-ins in 1997 to protest the cutting of ancient redwoods.
The verdict came late this Thursday afternoon and few details are yet available. Spring Lundberg told KMUD news the Plaintiffs were awarded $1 each, but the city and county will be liable for the considerable attorneys fees accumulated through three full trials.
Check out NoPepperSpray.org for the latest updates." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Dictators Supported by the U.S. Government
"Many of the world's most repressive dictators have been friends of America.
Tyrants, torturers, killers, and sundry dictators and corrupt puppet-presidents have been aided, supported, and rewarded handsomely for their loyalty to US interests. Traditional dictators seize control through force, while constitutional dictators hold office through voting fraud or severely restricted elections, and are frequently puppets and apologists for the military juntas which control
the ballot boxes. In any case, none have been democratically elected by the majority of their people in fair and open elections." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Many of the world's most repressive dictators have been friends of America.
Tyrants, torturers, killers, and sundry dictators and corrupt puppet-presidents have been aided, supported, and rewarded handsomely for their loyalty to US interests. Traditional dictators seize control through force, while constitutional dictators hold office through voting fraud or severely restricted elections, and are frequently puppets and apologists for the military juntas which control
the ballot boxes. In any case, none have been democratically elected by the majority of their people in fair and open elections." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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German police baffeled by Bush poo-flags : SF Bay Area Indymedia
"Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking
miniature flag portraits of US President George W. Bush into piles of
dog poo in public parks. Josef Oettl, parks administrator for Bayreuth,
said: 'This has been going on for about a year now, and there must be
2,000 to 3,000 piles of excrement that have been claimed during that
time.' " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking
miniature flag portraits of US President George W. Bush into piles of
dog poo in public parks. Josef Oettl, parks administrator for Bayreuth,
said: 'This has been going on for about a year now, and there must be
2,000 to 3,000 piles of excrement that have been claimed during that
time.' " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The missile is not invented that can kill an ideal.: Global War on Terror Increases Terrorism
"The 'war on terrorism' isn't working. They probably need more bombs, both large and small, nuclear and cluster. That'll take care of the problem." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The 'war on terrorism' isn't working. They probably need more bombs, both large and small, nuclear and cluster. That'll take care of the problem." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The missile is not invented that can kill an ideal.: Tyson vs. Workers' Rights
"The meat processing industry (along with the farm picking industry) is one of the hardest and least paid places to work in America. Much of it relies on undocumented immigrant labor. If you've read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, you know what I'm talking about. Read about how Tyson Foods, Inc. has been making the workplace a dangerous hell for workers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The meat processing industry (along with the farm picking industry) is one of the hardest and least paid places to work in America. Much of it relies on undocumented immigrant labor. If you've read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, you know what I'm talking about. Read about how Tyson Foods, Inc. has been making the workplace a dangerous hell for workers." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Screed
"i don't get it.
venezuela is a sovereign country.
their president was democratically elected.
his recall was overwhelmingly rejected by the citizens.
what's the problem here?
updated: oh. now i get it." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"i don't get it.
venezuela is a sovereign country.
their president was democratically elected.
his recall was overwhelmingly rejected by the citizens.
what's the problem here?
updated: oh. now i get it." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Fafblog! the whole worlds only source for Fafblog.
"So it turns out the Iraqi insurgency is as strong now as it was last year - which means we're kicking its ass." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"So it turns out the Iraqi insurgency is as strong now as it was last year - which means we're kicking its ass." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Bitch. Ph.D.: Not really surprising
"But it should be. It should cause shock and outrage that the army's cleared four out of five high-ranking officers of responsibility for Abu Ghraib. Janis Karpinski, who was the woman immediately in charge of the unit that Graner et. al. were assigned to, was reprimanded and relieved of her command. 'She has repeatedly said she was made the scapegoat for the failures of superiors.' Ya think?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"But it should be. It should cause shock and outrage that the army's cleared four out of five high-ranking officers of responsibility for Abu Ghraib. Janis Karpinski, who was the woman immediately in charge of the unit that Graner et. al. were assigned to, was reprimanded and relieved of her command. 'She has repeatedly said she was made the scapegoat for the failures of superiors.' Ya think?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Red Rag
"Most of the time, the conclusions drawn from these internet surveys are meaningless, thanks to the skewed sample. But thanks to a partnership with YouGov, one of Britain’s major pollsters, comparisons can be made between your answers and a representative sample of the British population." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Most of the time, the conclusions drawn from these internet surveys are meaningless, thanks to the skewed sample. But thanks to a partnership with YouGov, one of Britain’s major pollsters, comparisons can be made between your answers and a representative sample of the British population." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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WashingtonPost.com: Soldiers' 'Wish Lists' Of Detainee Tactics Cited
"Army intelligence officials in Iraq developed and circulated 'wish lists' of harsh interrogation techniques they hoped to use on detainees in August 2003, including tactics such as low-voltage electrocution, blows with phone books and using dogs and snakes -- suggestions that some soldiers believed spawned abuse and illegal interrogations." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Army intelligence officials in Iraq developed and circulated 'wish lists' of harsh interrogation techniques they hoped to use on detainees in August 2003, including tactics such as low-voltage electrocution, blows with phone books and using dogs and snakes -- suggestions that some soldiers believed spawned abuse and illegal interrogations." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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LatinoLA - Forum - Your opinions and commentaries
"Corky too lived, wrote an epic poem - Yo Soy Joaquin - then died. He was a boxer, a warrior, a husband, father and grandfather, and in his role in the Chicano movement, he strapped on a six-shooter (rather than a pen). He was a cross between Mohammed Ali and Malcom X. This is how he is being described by some. "
thanks Todd, I am learning more and more about heroes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Corky too lived, wrote an epic poem - Yo Soy Joaquin - then died. He was a boxer, a warrior, a husband, father and grandfather, and in his role in the Chicano movement, he strapped on a six-shooter (rather than a pen). He was a cross between Mohammed Ali and Malcom X. This is how he is being described by some. "
thanks Todd, I am learning more and more about heroes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Martini Republic - Lead, follow, or have a drink.
"Tom DeLay has got a fancy legal team to get him out of admitting responsibility for his unethical actions. Here is a list of companies who have been supporting Tom DeLay's unethical behavior by contributing to that team:
American Airlines $5,000
Anheuser-Busch Company $250
Ashland Inc (& PAC) $2,000
Bacardi USA, Inc. $3,000
Bell South $3,500
Coors Brewing Company $500
Dominos Pizza $5,000
Exxon Mobil $300
Hewlett-Packard $2,000
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. $1,000
Nissan North America Inc. $5,000
Philip Morris $5,000
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. $17,000
Reliant (and subsidiaries) $20,000
Sinclair Broadcasting Group $1,000
Verizon Services Group $5,000
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"Tom DeLay has got a fancy legal team to get him out of admitting responsibility for his unethical actions. Here is a list of companies who have been supporting Tom DeLay's unethical behavior by contributing to that team:
American Airlines $5,000
Anheuser-Busch Company $250
Ashland Inc (& PAC) $2,000
Bacardi USA, Inc. $3,000
Bell South $3,500
Coors Brewing Company $500
Dominos Pizza $5,000
Exxon Mobil $300
Hewlett-Packard $2,000
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. $1,000
Nissan North America Inc. $5,000
Philip Morris $5,000
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. $17,000
Reliant (and subsidiaries) $20,000
Sinclair Broadcasting Group $1,000
Verizon Services Group $5,000
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IRARK / monochrom
check out the movie file near the bottom. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
check out the movie file near the bottom. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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From a friend:
"This message describing the trial was sent prior to the one I just forwarded about Rev. Pinkney's arrest....Jackie
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**Please forward widely**
We need national and state voters' rights groups to come forward to help protect Benton Harbor citizens rights. As soon as possible. Rev. Edward Pinkney, 269-925-0001
On April 15, 2005 Berrien County Michigan Judge Paul Maloney ruled that the recall vote of City Commissioner Glen Yarbrough was null and void due to fraud. However, there were enough valid votes (ones that weren't proven to be suspect) cast in the recall election to still declare that the voters of Benton Harbor wanted Glen Yarbrough out. Only 10 or less out of 300 "yes" votes were invalid. The impact of this decision on voters across the nation is devastating. It take the power of people to vote for candidates they want in office (or don't want in the case of a recall) and gives it to judges who then place the person of their choice in office. A typical occurance associated with last weeks trial: Brenda Fox was called as a witness. She filled out an affadavit stating Rev. Pinkney never paid anyone to vote. The prosecutor, James Cherry, told her that she would be indicted unless she stated that Rev. P. paid 10 - 15 people $5 each to vote. Now that the trial is over, she is admitting to people that the prosecutor forced her to give false testimony. Oh, and at one point, Judge Maloney said, "I'm going to create a new law...." Justice as usual inside Berrien County." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"This message describing the trial was sent prior to the one I just forwarded about Rev. Pinkney's arrest....Jackie
----------Forwarded message ----------
**Please forward widely**
We need national and state voters' rights groups to come forward to help protect Benton Harbor citizens rights. As soon as possible. Rev. Edward Pinkney, 269-925-0001
On April 15, 2005 Berrien County Michigan Judge Paul Maloney ruled that the recall vote of City Commissioner Glen Yarbrough was null and void due to fraud. However, there were enough valid votes (ones that weren't proven to be suspect) cast in the recall election to still declare that the voters of Benton Harbor wanted Glen Yarbrough out. Only 10 or less out of 300 "yes" votes were invalid. The impact of this decision on voters across the nation is devastating. It take the power of people to vote for candidates they want in office (or don't want in the case of a recall) and gives it to judges who then place the person of their choice in office. A typical occurance associated with last weeks trial: Brenda Fox was called as a witness. She filled out an affadavit stating Rev. Pinkney never paid anyone to vote. The prosecutor, James Cherry, told her that she would be indicted unless she stated that Rev. P. paid 10 - 15 people $5 each to vote. Now that the trial is over, she is admitting to people that the prosecutor forced her to give false testimony. Oh, and at one point, Judge Maloney said, "I'm going to create a new law...." Justice as usual inside Berrien County." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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From a friend:
"This is serious, friends. Please forward far and wide. Contact Mrs. Pinkney at the number below if you can offer support of any kind. If you need more background information on this latest situation in Benton Harbor, let me know and I can forward you past messages, or contact BANCO directly at bh4banco@yahoo.com. Please discuss this case with other organizers and coordinate an effective response. If they get away with doing this to Rev. Pinkney, it will be a blow to anti-racism efforts everywhere....Jackie
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:40:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: bryan allen
Subject: PINKNEY ARRESTED
After a corrupt three-day Berrien County trial and the Judge's decision to "null and void" a legal election, Rev. Edward Pinkney was arrested yesterday at his home on election fraud charges. Bail is set at $100K.
Will the government and people of the state of Michigan sit by and watch once again as the out-of-control Berrien County legal system, unchecked for decades, ruins another human life? Here's Rev. Pinkney's real crime. Thinking about nothing else, 24-7, and taking actions on: Berrien County's excessive incarcerations and extreme police brutality - and, assisting the people of Benton Harbor in standing up to this institutionalized abuse. He took phone calls all day and night from people needing his advice or help. By the way, in the trial last week, the prosecutor talked about FIVE years for each tainted vote.... Mrs. Pinkney - 269-925-0001 "
"This is serious, friends. Please forward far and wide. Contact Mrs. Pinkney at the number below if you can offer support of any kind. If you need more background information on this latest situation in Benton Harbor, let me know and I can forward you past messages, or contact BANCO directly at bh4banco@yahoo.com. Please discuss this case with other organizers and coordinate an effective response. If they get away with doing this to Rev. Pinkney, it will be a blow to anti-racism efforts everywhere....Jackie
----------Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:40:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: bryan allen
Subject: PINKNEY ARRESTED
After a corrupt three-day Berrien County trial and the Judge's decision to "null and void" a legal election, Rev. Edward Pinkney was arrested yesterday at his home on election fraud charges. Bail is set at $100K.
Will the government and people of the state of Michigan sit by and watch once again as the out-of-control Berrien County legal system, unchecked for decades, ruins another human life? Here's Rev. Pinkney's real crime. Thinking about nothing else, 24-7, and taking actions on: Berrien County's excessive incarcerations and extreme police brutality - and, assisting the people of Benton Harbor in standing up to this institutionalized abuse. He took phone calls all day and night from people needing his advice or help. By the way, in the trial last week, the prosecutor talked about FIVE years for each tainted vote.... Mrs. Pinkney - 269-925-0001 "
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Google Sightseeing
I know I have posted this before, but it is so freakin cool. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I know I have posted this before, but it is so freakin cool. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I am Yellow (Curious)
"in my short life, i have learned the hard way that the most dangerous people in your personal life are the insecure and petty. they don't present themselves as a clear, outright enemy like a rival would do--think of the relationship between gene and finny in the novel, a separate peace. these people may be old school chums, co-workers, siblings, parents, and more dangerously, friends, lovers, and would-be mentors. but the traits that should consistently ring alarm bells are massive insecurity and emotional underhandedness. the have an overwhelming need to emphasize their virtue, because lord knows that's the only they know how to define their existence" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"in my short life, i have learned the hard way that the most dangerous people in your personal life are the insecure and petty. they don't present themselves as a clear, outright enemy like a rival would do--think of the relationship between gene and finny in the novel, a separate peace. these people may be old school chums, co-workers, siblings, parents, and more dangerously, friends, lovers, and would-be mentors. but the traits that should consistently ring alarm bells are massive insecurity and emotional underhandedness. the have an overwhelming need to emphasize their virtue, because lord knows that's the only they know how to define their existence" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Stop US Military Aid to Israel - Banners
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karmalised: Cruel Kindness?
"Total arrests* 13,639,500
Drug abuse violations 1,678,200
Driving under the influence 1,448,100
Simple assaults 1,246,700
Larceny/theft 1,145,100
Disorderly conduct 639,400
Liquor laws 612,100
Drunkenness 548,600
*Arrest totals are based on all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Total arrests* 13,639,500
Drug abuse violations 1,678,200
Driving under the influence 1,448,100
Simple assaults 1,246,700
Larceny/theft 1,145,100
Disorderly conduct 639,400
Liquor laws 612,100
Drunkenness 548,600
*Arrest totals are based on all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Global Rich List
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| I'm loaded. It's official. I'm the 47,495,565 richest person on earth!  How rich are you? >> |
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"Judging from photographs on her web-site, she clearly has reason to complain. See, for example, in the following picture how well proportioned her left pincer claw is with the rest of her body."
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Work Less Party
"Everyday millions of people head off to factory plants, assembly lines and other institutions of production. We proudly make cell phones, cars, calculators, television sets and many more technologically wondrous goods that after a few years of service land up in landfills polluting our air and water supplies. The facts are clear, we are proudly working and sacrificing endless hours of our own personal well being to make things that are having a detrimental impact on the planet.
According the the United Nations close to a million species of plants and animals could disappear from the face of the earth in the next 50 years.
There is only one solution to this disaster.
"Workers of the world - RELAX !!!!"
It's time for a change.
It's time to reduce the work week to 32 hours.
It's time for music, family, art, education, community, friends, adventure, sharing and sanity.
"Workers of the world - RELAX !!!!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Everyday millions of people head off to factory plants, assembly lines and other institutions of production. We proudly make cell phones, cars, calculators, television sets and many more technologically wondrous goods that after a few years of service land up in landfills polluting our air and water supplies. The facts are clear, we are proudly working and sacrificing endless hours of our own personal well being to make things that are having a detrimental impact on the planet.
According the the United Nations close to a million species of plants and animals could disappear from the face of the earth in the next 50 years.
There is only one solution to this disaster.
"Workers of the world - RELAX !!!!"
It's time for a change.
It's time to reduce the work week to 32 hours.
It's time for music, family, art, education, community, friends, adventure, sharing and sanity.
"Workers of the world - RELAX !!!!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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rawblogXport
"Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the world with over $10 billion in profits. Yet, Wal-Mart lowers our wages, ships our jobs overseas, and shifts their health care costs onto American taxpayers. We believe it's time for Wal-Mart to Wake Up.
The Wake-Up Wal-Mart campaign is a grassroots movement of Americans who believe by joining together in common purpose we can change Wal-Mart and build a better America. Sign up and take action NOW!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the world with over $10 billion in profits. Yet, Wal-Mart lowers our wages, ships our jobs overseas, and shifts their health care costs onto American taxpayers. We believe it's time for Wal-Mart to Wake Up.
The Wake-Up Wal-Mart campaign is a grassroots movement of Americans who believe by joining together in common purpose we can change Wal-Mart and build a better America. Sign up and take action NOW!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Why would anyone take this to a vote? Was this an organized election or an imposed one?
Crain's Detroit Business
"Employees at Palace Chrysler Jeep in Lake Orion voted against union representation in an election April 1.
Workers voted 31-4 against being represented by the Teamsters in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crain's Detroit Business
"Employees at Palace Chrysler Jeep in Lake Orion voted against union representation in an election April 1.
Workers voted 31-4 against being represented by the Teamsters in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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LaborProf Blog: Major Work Stoppages 2004
"The number of workers idled because of lockouts and strikes in 2004 rose from the prior year while the number of days of idleness fell. As a result, the percent of estimated working time lost remained roughly the same as in 2003, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. These figures were still low by historical standards." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The number of workers idled because of lockouts and strikes in 2004 rose from the prior year while the number of days of idleness fell. As a result, the percent of estimated working time lost remained roughly the same as in 2003, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. These figures were still low by historical standards." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Knappster: Blog Naked for Jesus: NewsClip: Busch v. genemod crops
"'Anheuser-Busch Cos., the nation's No. 1 buyer of rice as well as its largest brewer, says it won't buy rice from Missouri if genetically-modified medicinal crops are allowed to be grown in the state.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"'Anheuser-Busch Cos., the nation's No. 1 buyer of rice as well as its largest brewer, says it won't buy rice from Missouri if genetically-modified medicinal crops are allowed to be grown in the state.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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UNI : Wal-Mart must give its union busting handbook to UFCW Local in Canada
"Wal-Mart must hand over its union busting handbook to workers in Saskatchewan in Canada who want to unionise their store. The Supreme Court of Canada has turned down an appeal by the company and an earlier appeals court decision thus remains valid, confirming a Labour Board decision from last year, and ordering the documents to be given to UFCW Local 1400." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Wal-Mart must hand over its union busting handbook to workers in Saskatchewan in Canada who want to unionise their store. The Supreme Court of Canada has turned down an appeal by the company and an earlier appeals court decision thus remains valid, confirming a Labour Board decision from last year, and ordering the documents to be given to UFCW Local 1400." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- With contract talks at impasse, UC workers plan one-day strike
"Thousands of University of California cooks, janitors and other service workers across the state are preparing for a one-day strike Thursday that they hope will bring urgency and attention to troubled contract negotiations that have dragged on for nine months.
At UC San Diego, about 500 service workers of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees say they plan to strike. Union organizers say they expect a majority of the 7,300 UC workers they represent to walk out at UC's nine campuses and five medical centers.
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UC service workers, who have not received a pay increase in two years, are accusing the university of stonewalling." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Thousands of University of California cooks, janitors and other service workers across the state are preparing for a one-day strike Thursday that they hope will bring urgency and attention to troubled contract negotiations that have dragged on for nine months.
At UC San Diego, about 500 service workers of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees say they plan to strike. Union organizers say they expect a majority of the 7,300 UC workers they represent to walk out at UC's nine campuses and five medical centers.
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UC service workers, who have not received a pay increase in two years, are accusing the university of stonewalling." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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United's Union Deals Unraveling
"United flight attendants, members of the Association of Flight Attendants, charged that management has refused to make the same sacrifices being asked of union members. The flight attendants said they would disavow their earlier agreement with the airline unless executives cut their own pay and benefits within the next 20 days.
'Our members agreed to huge sacrifices to help our company survive,' union president Greg Davidowitch said in the statement. 'By refusing to substantiate the concessions by the salaried and management employees, the entire restructuring plan is called into question.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"United flight attendants, members of the Association of Flight Attendants, charged that management has refused to make the same sacrifices being asked of union members. The flight attendants said they would disavow their earlier agreement with the airline unless executives cut their own pay and benefits within the next 20 days.
'Our members agreed to huge sacrifices to help our company survive,' union president Greg Davidowitch said in the statement. 'By refusing to substantiate the concessions by the salaried and management employees, the entire restructuring plan is called into question.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Union votes strike against Rolls-Royce | mountvernonnews.com
"Before the vote, the negotiating committee and union members discussed specifics on wage increases, health care costs and other issues relating to the contract. Several union members voiced grievances about these issues and encouraged fellow members to unite, vote down the contract and strike. Many said the company was doing well, but was rewarding management and not its workers.
By a vote of 336 to 58, the contract was rejected. Later, by a vote of 356 to 36, the employees voted to strike. Both results were announced to loud cheers and clapping." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Before the vote, the negotiating committee and union members discussed specifics on wage increases, health care costs and other issues relating to the contract. Several union members voiced grievances about these issues and encouraged fellow members to unite, vote down the contract and strike. Many said the company was doing well, but was rewarding management and not its workers.
By a vote of 336 to 58, the contract was rejected. Later, by a vote of 356 to 36, the employees voted to strike. Both results were announced to loud cheers and clapping." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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TalkLeft: From Motown to City Council
"Martha Reeves, lead singer for Martha and the Vandellas, has announced she's running for the Detroit City Council." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Martha Reeves, lead singer for Martha and the Vandellas, has announced she's running for the Detroit City Council." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This ROCKS! TalkLeft: Death Penalty Voted Down by New York Assembly
"The New York State Assembly Codes Committee today defeated a bill to reinstate New York’s death penalty. The vote comes after five full days of public testimony that the death penalty is riddled with flaws and wastes millions of dollars." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The New York State Assembly Codes Committee today defeated a bill to reinstate New York’s death penalty. The vote comes after five full days of public testimony that the death penalty is riddled with flaws and wastes millions of dollars." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Tapes Show RNC Protestors Were Falsely Arrested
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This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: April 10, 2005 - April 16, 2005 Archives
"Dennis Kyne put up such a fight at a political protest last summer, the arresting officer recalled, it took four police officers to haul him down the steps of the New York Public Library and across Fifth Avenue.
'We picked him up and we carried him while he squirmed and screamed,' the officer, Matthew Wohl, testified in December. 'I had one of his legs because he was kicking and refusing to walk on his own.'
Accused of inciting a riot and resisting arrest, Mr. Kyne was the first of the 1,806 people arrested in New York last summer during the Republican National Convention to take his case to a jury. But one day after Officer Wohl testified, and before the defense called a single witness, the prosecutor abruptly dropped all charges.
During a recess, the defense had brought new information to the prosecutor. A videotape shot by a documentary filmmaker showed Mr. Kyne agitated but plainly walking under his own power down the library steps, contradicting the vivid account of Officer Wohl, who was nowhere to be seen in the pictures. Nor was the officer seen taking part in the arrests of four other people at the library against whom he signed complaints." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: April 10, 2005 - April 16, 2005 Archives
"Dennis Kyne put up such a fight at a political protest last summer, the arresting officer recalled, it took four police officers to haul him down the steps of the New York Public Library and across Fifth Avenue.
'We picked him up and we carried him while he squirmed and screamed,' the officer, Matthew Wohl, testified in December. 'I had one of his legs because he was kicking and refusing to walk on his own.'
Accused of inciting a riot and resisting arrest, Mr. Kyne was the first of the 1,806 people arrested in New York last summer during the Republican National Convention to take his case to a jury. But one day after Officer Wohl testified, and before the defense called a single witness, the prosecutor abruptly dropped all charges.
During a recess, the defense had brought new information to the prosecutor. A videotape shot by a documentary filmmaker showed Mr. Kyne agitated but plainly walking under his own power down the library steps, contradicting the vivid account of Officer Wohl, who was nowhere to be seen in the pictures. Nor was the officer seen taking part in the arrests of four other people at the library against whom he signed complaints." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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American Leftist
"It now appears that, far from improving the quality of life for Iraqi youngsters, the US-led military assault on Iraq has inexplicably doubled the number of children under five suffering from malnutrition. Under Saddam, about 4% of children under five were going hungry, whereas by the end of last year almost 8% were suffering. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"It now appears that, far from improving the quality of life for Iraqi youngsters, the US-led military assault on Iraq has inexplicably doubled the number of children under five suffering from malnutrition. Under Saddam, about 4% of children under five were going hungry, whereas by the end of last year almost 8% were suffering. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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"What entitles any of us to decide another human's fate? Nothing at all.
And that, at its core, is what anarchism is all about." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Wampum: Sleepwalking to disaster in Iran
"Former UN Chief Weapons Inspector in Iraq (1991-1998) Scott Ritter has an essay in Aljazeera.net -- Sleepwalking to disaster in Iran. It is worth reading." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Former UN Chief Weapons Inspector in Iraq (1991-1998) Scott Ritter has an essay in Aljazeera.net -- Sleepwalking to disaster in Iran. It is worth reading." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This is insane. Treesit Blog: Pepper Spray Q-Tip Swabbing Case Back in Court
"San Francisco, Calif. - A jury will decide whether direct application by Q-tip of liquid pepper spray into the eyes of passive protesters is 'excessive force'and a violation of Constitutional rights in a case that goes to trial on April 12, 2005." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"San Francisco, Calif. - A jury will decide whether direct application by Q-tip of liquid pepper spray into the eyes of passive protesters is 'excessive force'and a violation of Constitutional rights in a case that goes to trial on April 12, 2005." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Working Class Hero: Paul Robeson
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American Leftist
"Serious charges tonight from the general who was in charge of Abu Ghraib prison. She believes the abuses are still happening. Even more disturbing, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski says the investigation into the scandal has been covered up. She spoke today with ABC7 political reporter Mark Matthews." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Serious charges tonight from the general who was in charge of Abu Ghraib prison. She believes the abuses are still happening. Even more disturbing, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski says the investigation into the scandal has been covered up. She spoke today with ABC7 political reporter Mark Matthews." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Swing State Project: CA Gov. 2006: "The Tipping Point" (LIVEblog Part 1)
"Bob says that there are easily 3000 people there right now, and they are all over the place. He counted at least 10 telvision news trucks, 30 photographers, and 2 helicopters constantly circling overhead. He said he couldn't tell what the plane flying above had on it's banner, because it was directly overhead (that made me laugh). He told me that this is nothing short of a rock concert atmosphere." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Bob says that there are easily 3000 people there right now, and they are all over the place. He counted at least 10 telvision news trucks, 30 photographers, and 2 helicopters constantly circling overhead. He said he couldn't tell what the plane flying above had on it's banner, because it was directly overhead (that made me laugh). He told me that this is nothing short of a rock concert atmosphere." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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media girl
"Dialectics of sexism: Sexism is the oldest form of institutionalized oppression. The roots of sexism have long been obscured by the dialectics of history. Different races have been oppressed for centuries at a time, but the subjugation of the female sex by the male has gone on for thousands of years. This is the basic difference between racism and sexism which must be taken into account when trying to analyze the underlying structure of sexism." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Dialectics of sexism: Sexism is the oldest form of institutionalized oppression. The roots of sexism have long been obscured by the dialectics of history. Different races have been oppressed for centuries at a time, but the subjugation of the female sex by the male has gone on for thousands of years. This is the basic difference between racism and sexism which must be taken into account when trying to analyze the underlying structure of sexism." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Third Wave Agenda: Sure, I beat him up, but he was against my religion!
"A young man, Micah Painter, is walking down the street, and a truck full of Evangelicals pull over because he is 'walking like a girl.' They ask him if he's gay, and he says yes. So after kicking and punching him, 'Samusenko broke the vodka bottle against a wall and stabbed Painter with its jagged edges, slashing Painter between the eyes and leaving two long, deep cuts in his back. An officer called to the scene later would describe Painter's back as looking like a sliced-up flank of meat. A doctor who treated Painter would remember the wounds as being so deep they went down to the bones of his rib cage.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"A young man, Micah Painter, is walking down the street, and a truck full of Evangelicals pull over because he is 'walking like a girl.' They ask him if he's gay, and he says yes. So after kicking and punching him, 'Samusenko broke the vodka bottle against a wall and stabbed Painter with its jagged edges, slashing Painter between the eyes and leaving two long, deep cuts in his back. An officer called to the scene later would describe Painter's back as looking like a sliced-up flank of meat. A doctor who treated Painter would remember the wounds as being so deep they went down to the bones of his rib cage.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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feministing.com
"The U.S. military in Baghdad confirmed on Wednesday it was holding two Iraqi women and was investigating accusations that they were being held hostage to pressure their fugitive male relatives to surrender.
A spokesman said the women were detained as insurgent suspects, not hostages. The latter would be a breach of international law...
Cause the U.S. is all about adhering to international law." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The U.S. military in Baghdad confirmed on Wednesday it was holding two Iraqi women and was investigating accusations that they were being held hostage to pressure their fugitive male relatives to surrender.
A spokesman said the women were detained as insurgent suspects, not hostages. The latter would be a breach of international law...
Cause the U.S. is all about adhering to international law." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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feministing.com
"Not that you need any reminding about the sexual assault edpidemic in the US...but here are some stats anyway:
1 in 6 US women and 1 in 33 U.S. men has experienced an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Not that you need any reminding about the sexual assault edpidemic in the US...but here are some stats anyway:
1 in 6 US women and 1 in 33 U.S. men has experienced an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This is Class Warfare
"In short, we have spent the money taken from the working class and spent it. In order to pay it back we would have to tax the wealthy. To avoid doing this we will instead look at ways to cut benefits from Social Security.
Its a case of priorities. We can create the means to pay for a war in Iraq. We can create the means to pay for bigger military spending. We can create the means to pay for tax cuts. But when it comes time to create the means to pay for better education, better health care, and to secure retirement? We get outturned pockets.
And that is how class warfare works. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"In short, we have spent the money taken from the working class and spent it. In order to pay it back we would have to tax the wealthy. To avoid doing this we will instead look at ways to cut benefits from Social Security.
Its a case of priorities. We can create the means to pay for a war in Iraq. We can create the means to pay for bigger military spending. We can create the means to pay for tax cuts. But when it comes time to create the means to pay for better education, better health care, and to secure retirement? We get outturned pockets.
And that is how class warfare works. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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And the Verdict on Justice Kennedy Is: Guilty (washingtonpost.com)
"Not to be outdone, lawyer-author Edwin Vieira told the gathering that Kennedy should be impeached because his philosophy, evidenced in his opinion striking down an anti-sodomy statute, 'upholds Marxist, Leninist, satanic principles drawn from foreign law.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Not to be outdone, lawyer-author Edwin Vieira told the gathering that Kennedy should be impeached because his philosophy, evidenced in his opinion striking down an anti-sodomy statute, 'upholds Marxist, Leninist, satanic principles drawn from foreign law.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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John Lennon: Working Class Hero workingclassher_v300.mov (movie file)
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Brutal Women: Unitarian Jihad Name Generator
Mine is:
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother/Sister Venerable Chakram of Warm Kindness. What's yours?
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Mine is:
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother/Sister Venerable Chakram of Warm Kindness. What's yours?
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"Pinkertons at the CPA" by Matthew Harwood
"Iraq's resurgent labor unions could have helped rebuild the country's civil society. The Bush administration of course tried to crush them." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Iraq's resurgent labor unions could have helped rebuild the country's civil society. The Bush administration of course tried to crush them." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This is an amazing film, a must see.
clamor: everyday revolution: Documenting Resistance: Big Noise Films
"Rick Rowley and Big Noise Films finished up a hectic North American tour late last year, promoting films about global resistance."
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clamor: everyday revolution: Documenting Resistance: Big Noise Films
"Rick Rowley and Big Noise Films finished up a hectic North American tour late last year, promoting films about global resistance."
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May she be at peace: Andrea Dworkin (26 September 1946 - 9 April 2005):Rad Geek People's Daily
More from Rad Geek
"Those of you who know something about Andrea Dworkin’s life know that it has not been an easy one. The words that she spoke and the lines that she drew came out of intense pain, passionate commitment, and a deep compassion for women—women who had lived through the hell that she had lived through, and women whose struggles she made her struggle every day. I can only hope that she will have the peace that she could not have in life. And that we here can honor her by carrying on in the struggle that was her life’s work." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
More from Rad Geek
"Those of you who know something about Andrea Dworkin’s life know that it has not been an easy one. The words that she spoke and the lines that she drew came out of intense pain, passionate commitment, and a deep compassion for women—women who had lived through the hell that she had lived through, and women whose struggles she made her struggle every day. I can only hope that she will have the peace that she could not have in life. And that we here can honor her by carrying on in the struggle that was her life’s work." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Humanize the Earth!: 100 Days of Action to combat genocide in Darfur, Sudan
"April 6 will mark the beginning of 100 Days of Action to combat genocide in Darfur, Sudan. This date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the start of the 100 day genocide in Rwanda in 1994 where 800,000 people lost their lives." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"April 6 will mark the beginning of 100 Days of Action to combat genocide in Darfur, Sudan. This date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the start of the 100 day genocide in Rwanda in 1994 where 800,000 people lost their lives." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Stop Caterpillar: Wednesday, Chicago
"On April 13, join groups all over the world in opposing Caterpillar sales of home-crushing bulldozers to Israel. That day, Caterpillar shareholders will meet in Chicago and will discuss a resolution on sales of bulldozers to Israel. We're calling on groups to organize local demonstrations at CAT-related locations, such as board of directors' offices or CAT dealerships, to send a strong message that cooperation in human rights abuses is unacceptable." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"On April 13, join groups all over the world in opposing Caterpillar sales of home-crushing bulldozers to Israel. That day, Caterpillar shareholders will meet in Chicago and will discuss a resolution on sales of bulldozers to Israel. We're calling on groups to organize local demonstrations at CAT-related locations, such as board of directors' offices or CAT dealerships, to send a strong message that cooperation in human rights abuses is unacceptable." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Beware Monster.com - by Dr. Teresa Whitehurst
I noticed a month ago when I was watching tv, a rare occurrence, that all of Monster.com people were military. It seems to be a concerted activity. Frightening.
"My youngest child is 17, and the military has joined forces with a name that young people have grown to trust Monster.com in a terribly deceptive program it owns and operates called "Making College and Career Count." After the presentation in the auditorium, the perky speaker instructed all students to fill out the conveniently detachable back cover of booklet titled "My Career!," and hand it in before returning to class." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I noticed a month ago when I was watching tv, a rare occurrence, that all of Monster.com people were military. It seems to be a concerted activity. Frightening.
"My youngest child is 17, and the military has joined forces with a name that young people have grown to trust Monster.com in a terribly deceptive program it owns and operates called "Making College and Career Count." After the presentation in the auditorium, the perky speaker instructed all students to fill out the conveniently detachable back cover of booklet titled "My Career!," and hand it in before returning to class." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Teachers and Classmates Express Outrage at Arrest of Girl, 16, as a Terrorist Threat
Bring out the clowns... if it wasn't so damn scary.
"At Heritage High School in East Harlem, where the student idiom is hip-hop and salsa, the 16-year-old Guinean girl stood out, but not just because she wore Islamic dress. She was so well liked that when she ran for student body president, she came in second to one of her best friends - the Christian daughter of the president of the parent-teacher association, Deleen P. Carr.
Now Ms. Carr, a speech pathologist who calls herself 'a typical American citizen,' is as outraged as the girl's teachers and classmates, who have learned that the girl and another 16-year-old are being called would-be suicide bombers and are being held in an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bring out the clowns... if it wasn't so damn scary.
"At Heritage High School in East Harlem, where the student idiom is hip-hop and salsa, the 16-year-old Guinean girl stood out, but not just because she wore Islamic dress. She was so well liked that when she ran for student body president, she came in second to one of her best friends - the Christian daughter of the president of the parent-teacher association, Deleen P. Carr.
Now Ms. Carr, a speech pathologist who calls herself 'a typical American citizen,' is as outraged as the girl's teachers and classmates, who have learned that the girl and another 16-year-old are being called would-be suicide bombers and are being held in an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The People's Republic of Seabrook: So what does that say about those who voted for him?
"Well, I really think that he [George W. Bush] shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all. -- Rep. Charles Rangle (D-NY)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Well, I really think that he [George W. Bush] shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all. -- Rep. Charles Rangle (D-NY)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I have had the good luck to have a friend from many years ago show up in the (we)blogosphere. She is a brilliant writer. Check this out on marriage and children. It is fab.
Screed: Wednesday, October 22, 2003
"Perhaps because it was Marriage Protection Week I’ve been thinking about marriage lately. Unlike most women, I don’t think about marriage often and I think about marrying a Church Guy even less, but again, lately I’ve been wondering if I could be happily married to a Church Guy and what it would mean for me if I were." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Screed: Wednesday, October 22, 2003
"Perhaps because it was Marriage Protection Week I’ve been thinking about marriage lately. Unlike most women, I don’t think about marriage often and I think about marrying a Church Guy even less, but again, lately I’ve been wondering if I could be happily married to a Church Guy and what it would mean for me if I were." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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PostSecret
via ChurchGal ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Google bosses work for a buck. A year | The Register
"The founders of Google are getting a pay cut - they'll get just a dollar each this year."
Just like Steve Job from Apple. Obviously they are filthy rich, but usually the filthy rich just want to get more filthy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The founders of Google are getting a pay cut - they'll get just a dollar each this year."
Just like Steve Job from Apple. Obviously they are filthy rich, but usually the filthy rich just want to get more filthy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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America - Fuck Yeah (movie file)
This is from a friend in response to that awful America song that is floating around the internet. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This is from a friend in response to that awful America song that is floating around the internet. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Screed: pharmacists for life: creepy
"when you've picked up your jaw from the floor, contact your nearest planned parenthood and ask what you can do to help stop these people." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"when you've picked up your jaw from the floor, contact your nearest planned parenthood and ask what you can do to help stop these people." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Interesting...
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This is funny:
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Geek post
Craigs List Listings and Google Maps
Sweet! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Craigs List Listings and Google Maps
Sweet! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Download Wall Street, the book
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Cooped Up: Disgusting
"The New York Times reported this morning that the brains behind the Swift Boat Veterans for 'Truth' smear of John Kerry last year have now signed on to direct an attack against the AARP and its opposition to Social Security privatization. The attack is sponsored by USA Next, a conservative lobbying group founded by Republican direct mail whiz Richard Viguerie, and the early fruits of the effort can be seen on the front page of the American Spectator:" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The New York Times reported this morning that the brains behind the Swift Boat Veterans for 'Truth' smear of John Kerry last year have now signed on to direct an attack against the AARP and its opposition to Social Security privatization. The attack is sponsored by USA Next, a conservative lobbying group founded by Republican direct mail whiz Richard Viguerie, and the early fruits of the effort can be seen on the front page of the American Spectator:" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Rex Smith | Official Online Magazine
Well, I stumbled into what I thought was going to be some what of a joke, but found "niceness"!
"The last couple of years have brought quite a few significant changes to the Stage and Entertainment Industry. In an era of reality shows and non-union stage productions, I find that it has become much more difficult to obtain roles that challenge and fulfill my values and expectations as an actor and performer." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Well, I stumbled into what I thought was going to be some what of a joke, but found "niceness"!
"The last couple of years have brought quite a few significant changes to the Stage and Entertainment Industry. In an era of reality shows and non-union stage productions, I find that it has become much more difficult to obtain roles that challenge and fulfill my values and expectations as an actor and performer." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Bob's Links and Rants: Shiites Protest Occupation
"Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad with a protest against the American military presence at the square where Iraqis and U.S. troops toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago.
The protesters back Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric whose militia led uprisings against U.S. troops last year, and their large numbers reflected frustration both with the U.S. government and anger toward the Sunni Arab-led insurgency.
'This huge gathering shows that the Iraqi people have the strength and faith to protect their country and liberate it from the occupiers,' said Ahmed Abed, a 26-year-old who sells spare car parts."
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"Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad with a protest against the American military presence at the square where Iraqis and U.S. troops toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago.
The protesters back Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric whose militia led uprisings against U.S. troops last year, and their large numbers reflected frustration both with the U.S. government and anger toward the Sunni Arab-led insurgency.
'This huge gathering shows that the Iraqi people have the strength and faith to protect their country and liberate it from the occupiers,' said Ahmed Abed, a 26-year-old who sells spare car parts."
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For the Record: Bush and Blair: twin losers
"Bush's approval ratings are at 45%: 11 points lower than the next least popular president ever at this point in their term." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Bush's approval ratings are at 45%: 11 points lower than the next least popular president ever at this point in their term." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Think Progress � Journal Blows Whistle On Wal-Mart
"The tale involves another mystery: the “union project.” Mr. Coughlin told several Wal-Mart employees that the money was actually being used for antiunion activities, including paying union staffers to tell him of pro-union workers in stores…. The fake invoices… were simply a roundabout way of compensating him for out-of-pocket expenses in his antiunion campaign." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The tale involves another mystery: the “union project.” Mr. Coughlin told several Wal-Mart employees that the money was actually being used for antiunion activities, including paying union staffers to tell him of pro-union workers in stores…. The fake invoices… were simply a roundabout way of compensating him for out-of-pocket expenses in his antiunion campaign." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Flagrancy to Reason
The idea of the flag upside down as a distress signal to my fellow citizens is an idea I have been thinking about for a while.
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The idea of the flag upside down as a distress signal to my fellow citizens is an idea I have been thinking about for a while.
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Music of the Night - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
"Everyone has a price. And some residents of San Jose have proved that theirs is relatively low. In order to curtail the complaints of angry airport neighbors who have recently been subjected to noisy America West flights returning from Vegas at 1:30 in the morning, the FAA has bribed the residents with nothing more than an iPod and an apology."
At a cost of 9.4 million! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Everyone has a price. And some residents of San Jose have proved that theirs is relatively low. In order to curtail the complaints of angry airport neighbors who have recently been subjected to noisy America West flights returning from Vegas at 1:30 in the morning, the FAA has bribed the residents with nothing more than an iPod and an apology."
At a cost of 9.4 million! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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M a r k D i l l e y: Native American Holiday
As posted previously: "'Danielle Willmott wanted to help get Congress to establish a holiday for Native Americans."
She let me know that we can find updates at Indigenous National Recognition ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
As posted previously: "'Danielle Willmott wanted to help get Congress to establish a holiday for Native Americans."
She let me know that we can find updates at Indigenous National Recognition ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Mike Whitney: The Economic Tsunami
"'If the world's central bankers accumulate fewer dollars, the result would be an unrelenting American need to borrow in the face of an ever weaker dollar - a recipe for higher interest rates and higher prices. The economic repercussions could unfold gradually, resulting in a long, slow decline in living standards. Or there could be a quick unraveling, with the hallmarks of an uncontrolled fiscal crisis.'
New York Times editorial 4-2-05"
Thanks Jeff ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"'If the world's central bankers accumulate fewer dollars, the result would be an unrelenting American need to borrow in the face of an ever weaker dollar - a recipe for higher interest rates and higher prices. The economic repercussions could unfold gradually, resulting in a long, slow decline in living standards. Or there could be a quick unraveling, with the hallmarks of an uncontrolled fiscal crisis.'
New York Times editorial 4-2-05"
Thanks Jeff ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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detroitblog: The End
"The Belle Isle Aquarium is now closed for good, after staying open through two World Wars, two full-fledged riots, the loss of half the population, recessions and a depression, 22 mayors, and the ghettoization of a once-thriving city. But it couldn't survive Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick."
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"The Belle Isle Aquarium is now closed for good, after staying open through two World Wars, two full-fledged riots, the loss of half the population, recessions and a depression, 22 mayors, and the ghettoization of a once-thriving city. But it couldn't survive Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick."
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Illegal immigrants aid Social Security
"STOCKTON, Calif. -- Since illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States six years ago, Angel Martinez has done backbreaking work, harvesting asparagus, pruning grapevines and picking the ripe fruit. More recently, he has washed trucks, often working as much as 70 hours a week, earning $8.50 to $12.75 an hour." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"STOCKTON, Calif. -- Since illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States six years ago, Angel Martinez has done backbreaking work, harvesting asparagus, pruning grapevines and picking the ripe fruit. More recently, he has washed trucks, often working as much as 70 hours a week, earning $8.50 to $12.75 an hour." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Crooked Timber: Disorganizing Labour
"A shoe that I (and others) have been waiting to drop since November. The FT reports (sub required) that the US administration is planning to “toughen its regulation of organised labour, in what critics see as the latest in a series of pro-business policies sweeping Washington.” It’s invoking powers that haven’t been used in decades to force unions to file detailed financial statements and increase “accountability and transparency.” This isn’t an effort to further the interests of union members; it’s the beginning of a quite deliberate attempt to cripple unions as political actors." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"A shoe that I (and others) have been waiting to drop since November. The FT reports (sub required) that the US administration is planning to “toughen its regulation of organised labour, in what critics see as the latest in a series of pro-business policies sweeping Washington.” It’s invoking powers that haven’t been used in decades to force unions to file detailed financial statements and increase “accountability and transparency.” This isn’t an effort to further the interests of union members; it’s the beginning of a quite deliberate attempt to cripple unions as political actors." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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feministing.com
"You must go see this mock sex ed test that NARAL has come up with to highlight Bush’s terrifying abstinence-only sex ed programs." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"You must go see this mock sex ed test that NARAL has come up with to highlight Bush’s terrifying abstinence-only sex ed programs." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Geek post
LaughingMeme: Google Maps from Space
Google has brought its sister project, Keyhole, to its mapping project. Fantastic! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
LaughingMeme: Google Maps from Space
Google has brought its sister project, Keyhole, to its mapping project. Fantastic! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Sappho's Breathing: A living will
"If a quorum is found and the suitable chest thomping has occurred, then I don't want to take 14 days to die with chapped lips and sunken eyes. No, I want something more dramatic and glamorous. I want to be dressed in white and shot by mustachioed soldiers. Perhaps I can be posed with my arms up like a Goya painting. That would be good." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"If a quorum is found and the suitable chest thomping has occurred, then I don't want to take 14 days to die with chapped lips and sunken eyes. No, I want something more dramatic and glamorous. I want to be dressed in white and shot by mustachioed soldiers. Perhaps I can be posed with my arms up like a Goya painting. That would be good." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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ms.musings: Baylor vs. Michigan State
"I caught the final moments of the MSU/Tennessee game last night. You can’t help but love the excitement of the upset, though I felt bad for Tennessee this year (Candace Parker, come back!). Joanne P. McCallie, the MSU coach, was quite gracious at the end about her team’s win and the overall quality of women’s basketball.
Certainly the huge comeback wins this weekend by Michigan State and Baylor show just how wide women’s basketball talent has spread. It isn’t just UConn and Tennessee dominating anymore." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"I caught the final moments of the MSU/Tennessee game last night. You can’t help but love the excitement of the upset, though I felt bad for Tennessee this year (Candace Parker, come back!). Joanne P. McCallie, the MSU coach, was quite gracious at the end about her team’s win and the overall quality of women’s basketball.
Certainly the huge comeback wins this weekend by Michigan State and Baylor show just how wide women’s basketball talent has spread. It isn’t just UConn and Tennessee dominating anymore." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Howling At A Waning Moon: Arctic Refuge
"Despite the U.S. Senate's recent vote to include Arctic drilling in its budget resolution, our fight to save the Arctic Refuge is far from over." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Despite the U.S. Senate's recent vote to include Arctic drilling in its budget resolution, our fight to save the Arctic Refuge is far from over." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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'Progressives' for Slavery - by Kevin B. Zeese
"The inside-the-Beltway debate over the size of the military is about how to increase the number of troops by 100,000, not whether to do so. At a recent debate on the draft sponsored by the Center for American Progress (CAP), the views ranged from reinstating the draft to enhancing economic incentives for enlistment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The inside-the-Beltway debate over the size of the military is about how to increase the number of troops by 100,000, not whether to do so. At a recent debate on the draft sponsored by the Center for American Progress (CAP), the views ranged from reinstating the draft to enhancing economic incentives for enlistment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Home - www.protectyourcheck.org
"ProtectYourCheck.org is a non-profit advocacy organization established to oppose the White House's effort to dismantle Social Security, the most successful retirement and anti-poverty program in our nation's history. ProtectYourCheck.org will educate Americans on the financial health of Social Security, promote policies to strengthen Social Security and encourage citizens to speak out about this issue to ensure that Congress doesn't pass legislation that weakens the Social Security Trust Fund." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"ProtectYourCheck.org is a non-profit advocacy organization established to oppose the White House's effort to dismantle Social Security, the most successful retirement and anti-poverty program in our nation's history. ProtectYourCheck.org will educate Americans on the financial health of Social Security, promote policies to strengthen Social Security and encourage citizens to speak out about this issue to ensure that Congress doesn't pass legislation that weakens the Social Security Trust Fund." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Trenches - Journal - The Bush Gamble
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Labor Blog
"For those committed to labor rights, John Paul II wrote a landmark encyclical, On Human Work in 1981 that laid out tough pro-labor views that conservatives routinely ignored." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"For those committed to labor rights, John Paul II wrote a landmark encyclical, On Human Work in 1981 that laid out tough pro-labor views that conservatives routinely ignored." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Week in Peace History
"This Week in History is a collection designed to help us appreciate the fact that we are part of rich history advocating peace and social justice.
While the entries focus on large and dramatic events there are so many smaller things done everyday to promote peace and justice.
To the real peace advocates - YOU!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"This Week in History is a collection designed to help us appreciate the fact that we are part of rich history advocating peace and social justice.
While the entries focus on large and dramatic events there are so many smaller things done everyday to promote peace and justice.
To the real peace advocates - YOU!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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How Not To Blog - The Law of the Pirates
"10. The survival rate of diverse, decentralized clans is higher than that of rigid, centralized clans. This also means that big media will die out before pirates do. After which time we'll just call ourselves something else." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"10. The survival rate of diverse, decentralized clans is higher than that of rigid, centralized clans. This also means that big media will die out before pirates do. After which time we'll just call ourselves something else." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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rawblogXport
"My Union President Went to Vegas… and All I Got Was This Strange Debate by Matt Noyes, Labor Notes. The clearest conflict expressed in Las Vegas, the one that, we are told, led to raised voices and nasty language, was an old-style jurisdictional beef between leaders of SEIU and AFSCME, who both want to pick up a large unit of child care workers in Illinois.
Where does that leave rank-and-file union members and workers? Even in its odd, fun-house-mirror way, the AFL-CIO debate raises a good question: what kind of movement do we want?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"My Union President Went to Vegas… and All I Got Was This Strange Debate by Matt Noyes, Labor Notes. The clearest conflict expressed in Las Vegas, the one that, we are told, led to raised voices and nasty language, was an old-style jurisdictional beef between leaders of SEIU and AFSCME, who both want to pick up a large unit of child care workers in Illinois.
Where does that leave rank-and-file union members and workers? Even in its odd, fun-house-mirror way, the AFL-CIO debate raises a good question: what kind of movement do we want?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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manzanaspodridas:
"Over 50,000 Palestinians have been made homeless by Caterpillar bulldozers. Many Palestinians have been crushed to death while their homes are being demolished. CAT profits from the wholesale destruction of Palestinian homes and livelihoods, and US taxpayers are footing the bill." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Over 50,000 Palestinians have been made homeless by Caterpillar bulldozers. Many Palestinians have been crushed to death while their homes are being demolished. CAT profits from the wholesale destruction of Palestinian homes and livelihoods, and US taxpayers are footing the bill." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Wampum: Transitions: Fred Korematsu
"Fred Korematsu died this week. He was 86. He declined voluntary internment, which required the government to use force, and appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court, which upheld, 6 - 3, the military necessity theory for the seizure of all Japanese-American property and assets in the Western Military District, and the confinement of American nationals at places like Tule Lake and Manazar and Topaz." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Fred Korematsu died this week. He was 86. He declined voluntary internment, which required the government to use force, and appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court, which upheld, 6 - 3, the military necessity theory for the seizure of all Japanese-American property and assets in the Western Military District, and the confinement of American nationals at places like Tule Lake and Manazar and Topaz." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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TalkLeft: Anti-Drug Soldiers Busted For Drug Smuggling
"Five American soldiers have been arrested for trying to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States on a U.S. military aircraft, the U.S. military said. The five unidentified Army personnel were detained on Tuesday and are being held in the United States for 'allegedly trying to transport approximately 16 kilograms (35 lb) of cocaine,' U.S. Southern Command said in a news release late on Thursday." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Five American soldiers have been arrested for trying to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States on a U.S. military aircraft, the U.S. military said. The five unidentified Army personnel were detained on Tuesday and are being held in the United States for 'allegedly trying to transport approximately 16 kilograms (35 lb) of cocaine,' U.S. Southern Command said in a news release late on Thursday." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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TalkLeft: Misleading Website
"'If you believe your adolescent may be gay, or is experiencing difficulties with gender identity or sexual orientation issues, consider seeing a family therapist who shares your values to clarify and work through these issues.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"'If you believe your adolescent may be gay, or is experiencing difficulties with gender identity or sexual orientation issues, consider seeing a family therapist who shares your values to clarify and work through these issues.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The New York Times > Washington > Bush Names Cheney Kin to Legal Post
"WASHINGTON, March 30 - President Bush has nominated the vice president's son-in-law, Philip J. Perry, as general counsel of the Homeland Security Department, where he would oversee 1,500 lawyers who work on legal matters like Coast Guard maritime laws and immigration." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"WASHINGTON, March 30 - President Bush has nominated the vice president's son-in-law, Philip J. Perry, as general counsel of the Homeland Security Department, where he would oversee 1,500 lawyers who work on legal matters like Coast Guard maritime laws and immigration." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Trish Wilson's Blog: Bush Proposes New Ten Commandments
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Bush is hostage to religious right, says top Republican
"One of the most respected figures in the Republican political establishment turned on his own party yesterday, accusing the leadership of falling hostage to the religious right. In an opinion piece in yesterday’s New York Times, John Danforth, a former senator and US ambassador to the United Nations, writes: “Republicans have transformed our party into the political arm of conservative Christians.” […] “I am and have always been pro-life,” he wrote. “But the only explanation for legislators comparing cells in a petri dish to babies in the womb is the extension of religious doctrine into statutory law.”
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"One of the most respected figures in the Republican political establishment turned on his own party yesterday, accusing the leadership of falling hostage to the religious right. In an opinion piece in yesterday’s New York Times, John Danforth, a former senator and US ambassador to the United Nations, writes: “Republicans have transformed our party into the political arm of conservative Christians.” […] “I am and have always been pro-life,” he wrote. “But the only explanation for legislators comparing cells in a petri dish to babies in the womb is the extension of religious doctrine into statutory law.”
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Public Humiliation: What do we do now?
"Since the RNC protests here in New York last summer, I've been taking a break from activist work--mainly for personal reasons. Standing back from activist circles for awhile has given me an interesting perspective that I haven't experienced in over ten years: living in and experiencing the world around me like an average person. This may sound odd to someone who hasn't been intensely involved in left activist projects and general lefty culture but, when you are involved in this world, you are not living in the same world as your neighbor." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Since the RNC protests here in New York last summer, I've been taking a break from activist work--mainly for personal reasons. Standing back from activist circles for awhile has given me an interesting perspective that I haven't experienced in over ten years: living in and experiencing the world around me like an average person. This may sound odd to someone who hasn't been intensely involved in left activist projects and general lefty culture but, when you are involved in this world, you are not living in the same world as your neighbor." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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New Scientist Psychedelic medicine: Mind bending, health giving - Features
"JOHN HALPERN clearly remembers what made him change his mind about psychedelic drugs. It was the early 1990s and the young medical student at a hospital in Brooklyn, New York, was getting frustrated that he could not do more to help the alcoholics and addicts in his care. He sounded off to an older psychiatrist, who mentioned that LSD and related drugs had once been considered promising treatments for addiction. 'I was so fascinated that I did all this research,' Halpern recalls. 'I was reading all these papers from the 60s and going, whoa, wait a minute! How come nobody's talking about this?'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"JOHN HALPERN clearly remembers what made him change his mind about psychedelic drugs. It was the early 1990s and the young medical student at a hospital in Brooklyn, New York, was getting frustrated that he could not do more to help the alcoholics and addicts in his care. He sounded off to an older psychiatrist, who mentioned that LSD and related drugs had once been considered promising treatments for addiction. 'I was so fascinated that I did all this research,' Halpern recalls. 'I was reading all these papers from the 60s and going, whoa, wait a minute! How come nobody's talking about this?'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seat of the Revolution - Interrogation Techniques Approved by Lieutenant General Sanchez Included Intimidation by Dogs, Stress Positions, Sensory Deprivation | ACLU
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Monthly Review April 2005 Stephanie Luce
"In 1999, Wal-Mart became the largest private employer in the world. If it were a country, its annual sales would make it approximately the twentieth largest economy. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"In 1999, Wal-Mart became the largest private employer in the world. If it were a country, its annual sales would make it approximately the twentieth largest economy. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Outsourced America: Bush Launches Preemptive Attack On Social Security
"Sure it's the Onion, but it still rings true and reminds us strangely of some other war... " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Sure it's the Onion, but it still rings true and reminds us strangely of some other war... " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Flagrancy to Reason
"new boss worse than the old boss: "When Saddam Hussein was overthrown, about 4% of Iraqi children under five were going hungry; now that figure has almost doubled to 8%"." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"new boss worse than the old boss: "When Saddam Hussein was overthrown, about 4% of Iraqi children under five were going hungry; now that figure has almost doubled to 8%"." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Trenches - Journal - War Against Unions Done on the Cheap
"The bad news is that, as we’ve known for some time, the Bush Adminsitration is trying to destroy what little political power unions have left by ‘investigating’ their finances (translation: harrassing them). The good news is that, as with almost everything else this administration takes on, they’re a) doing it on the cheap and b) doing it badly." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"The bad news is that, as we’ve known for some time, the Bush Adminsitration is trying to destroy what little political power unions have left by ‘investigating’ their finances (translation: harrassing them). The good news is that, as with almost everything else this administration takes on, they’re a) doing it on the cheap and b) doing it badly." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Whiskey Bar: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
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Third Wave Agenda: More pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions
"This is totally outrageous. It isn't about being a 'conscientious objector,' or being forced into a situation that you aren't comfortable with -- these pharmacists self-selected their line of employment, and are now compromising women's health to serve their ideological beliefs. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"This is totally outrageous. It isn't about being a 'conscientious objector,' or being forced into a situation that you aren't comfortable with -- these pharmacists self-selected their line of employment, and are now compromising women's health to serve their ideological beliefs. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Pinko Feminist Hellcat: The wage gap story: it's all in the angle
"What is buried at the bottom of the story is this interesting tidbit: White male college graduates make an average of over $66K per year. That over $25K more than Black or Asian women." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"What is buried at the bottom of the story is this interesting tidbit: White male college graduates make an average of over $66K per year. That over $25K more than Black or Asian women." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Brutal Women: Bits (Stolen)
"One in five teenage girls are hit by their boyfriends. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Democracy Now! | U.S. Soldiers Accused Of Raping Iraqi Women Escape Prosecution
"On International Women's Day, Guardian reporter Suzanne Goldenberg broke the story about how soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade accused of rape were able to escape the charges. The soldiers were from the same military unit whose troops fired on the car carrying freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"On International Women's Day, Guardian reporter Suzanne Goldenberg broke the story about how soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade accused of rape were able to escape the charges. The soldiers were from the same military unit whose troops fired on the car carrying freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Democracy Now! | NYPD Attempts To Criminalize Bike Riders Taking Part in Critical Mass
"On Friday, police arrested 37 riders and confiscated dozens of bicylcles. Last week, the city filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the group TIME'S UP! from promoting or advertising events that the city alleges to be illegal. The lawsuit also states that TIME'S UP! and the general public cannot participate in riding or gathering at the Critical Mass bike ride" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"On Friday, police arrested 37 riders and confiscated dozens of bicylcles. Last week, the city filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the group TIME'S UP! from promoting or advertising events that the city alleges to be illegal. The lawsuit also states that TIME'S UP! and the general public cannot participate in riding or gathering at the Critical Mass bike ride" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Rockridge Institute - Our Founding Mothers
"Countless women also were the victims of gang rapes, but most hid their shameful secret from public view. Like so many soldiers throughout history, British troops viewed Colonial women as the spoils of war. 'The fair nymphs of this isle are in wonderful tribulation,' wrote Lord Rawdon, a British officer stationed on Staten Island, 'as the fresh meat our men have got here has made them as riotous as satyrs. A girl cannot step into the bushes without running the most imminent risk of being ravished, and they are so little accustomed to these vigorous methods that they don't bear them with proper resignation.' He then praised one woman for her sophistication 'in not complaining after 7 men raped her.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Countless women also were the victims of gang rapes, but most hid their shameful secret from public view. Like so many soldiers throughout history, British troops viewed Colonial women as the spoils of war. 'The fair nymphs of this isle are in wonderful tribulation,' wrote Lord Rawdon, a British officer stationed on Staten Island, 'as the fresh meat our men have got here has made them as riotous as satyrs. A girl cannot step into the bushes without running the most imminent risk of being ravished, and they are so little accustomed to these vigorous methods that they don't bear them with proper resignation.' He then praised one woman for her sophistication 'in not complaining after 7 men raped her.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: March 27, 2005 - April 02, 2005 Archives
"Sgt. John J. Savage III, an Army reservist, was about to climb onto a troop transport plane for a flight to Iraq from Fayetteville, N.C., when his wife called with alarming news: 'They're foreclosing on our house.'
Sergeant Savage recalled, 'There was not a thing I could do; I had to jump on the plane and boil for 22 hours.'
He had reason to be angry. A longstanding federal law strictly limits the ability of his mortgage company and other lenders to foreclose against active-duty service members." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Sgt. John J. Savage III, an Army reservist, was about to climb onto a troop transport plane for a flight to Iraq from Fayetteville, N.C., when his wife called with alarming news: 'They're foreclosing on our house.'
Sergeant Savage recalled, 'There was not a thing I could do; I had to jump on the plane and boil for 22 hours.'
He had reason to be angry. A longstanding federal law strictly limits the ability of his mortgage company and other lenders to foreclose against active-duty service members." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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American Leftist: The Kids Are All Right
Umm ... so Bill Kristol was giving a speech at some college in Richmond, Indiana, and some kid hit him in the face with a pie.
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Umm ... so Bill Kristol was giving a speech at some college in Richmond, Indiana, and some kid hit him in the face with a pie.
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- 2006-03
- 2006-04
- 2006-05
- 2006-06
- 2006-07
- 2006-08
- 2006-09
- 2006-10
- 2006-11
- 2006-12
- 2007-01
- 2007-02
- 2007-03
- 2007-04
- 2007-05
- 2007-06
- 2007-07
- 2007-08
- 2007-09
- 2007-10
- 2012-06
- 2016-12
- 2020-01
