December 2011
68 posts
Occupy Facebook?
I recently was trying to share a blogpost with others. It said I was posting too many times. That is total BS. Then it blocked me from posting on walls of pages. I propose that in one month in the future that one boycott Facebook for what they dislike.
November 2011
65 posts
“There’s a lot of work going on in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to...”
– There is the Congressional Progressive Caucus trying to bend the idea of the 99% to their use…
“MoveOn is committed to nonviolence in the long tradition of protest movements...”
– Do you think MoveOn actually follows these principles?
“As the Occupy Movement emerges across the US and around the world, a prime...”
– Project Censored’s article titled: “Exposing the One Percent: Freeport McMoRan Exploits Workers and the Environment.”
““Ron Paul told Fox News that President Obama use of executive orders...”
– From Political Wire. Is Ron Paul right? What do you think?
“Unless both parties change, then I think that it’s an inevitability [that...”
– U.S. Senator John McCain who co-authored McCain-Feingold or what became the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)....
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Iran will be able to build nuclear bomb within... →
akio:
Haaretz reported last week that other experts also estimated that Iran could assemble a nuclear bomb within months and carry out an underground nuclear experiment if it wishes to do so. The decision to assemble the weapon is effectively in the hands of Iranian leaders, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the helm.
Then needing to concentrate Uranium - and assemble and conduct...
“Capital must protect itself in every possible way, both by combination and...”
– American’s Banker Association, 1924. Scary, right?
“[Kennedy] was living the life of an American politician, trying to figure things...”
– Chris “Tingles” Matthews
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Apparently no one told Chris that Kennedy’s assassin was a Communist who had previously defected to the Soviet Union.
MSNBC: Details and facts-who needs ‘em? (via talkstraight)
However, not mentioned yet is that Kennedy did...
“A provision authored by Bernie, which was included in the Wall Street reform...”
– Bernie Sanders newsletter, a shocking discovery!
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PALESTINIANS VICTORIOUS...Success at UNESCO: One... →
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“the Citizens United case…opened the floodgates for anonymous special interests...”
– Rep. Louise Slaughter (D) in a debate on the House Floor earlier this year
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“Essentially, the Court’s ruling permits corporations and labor...”
– Electioneering Communications page hosted by the FEC
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“Sanders said he would support a constitutional amendment to overrule the Supreme...”
– Sen. Bernie Sanders comments on Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
“[Iran] regime officials are already implementing the now-familiar steps of...”
– From a U.S. cable sent on February 10th, 2010 (http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=10RPODUBAI33&q=dissidents%20iran). Doesn’t that sound like that was reported in Zuccoti/Liberty Park with occupy wall streeters?
“Do you think I’m dumb enough not to study up on those issues? I’ve been studying...”
– Herman Cain
Fool me once, shame on you… Honestly, I look forward to him explaining the right of return. I haven’t had a deep hearty laugh in a long time.
(via fearandwar)
“Because, you know, you get caught off guard, you go to school and you learn.”
- That’s probably the most sensible thing I’ve...
“The drug war is not a failure; rather it works perfectly for its intended...”
– Mike Stroup - Literally my favorite quote against the Drug “War” and vividly paints the reality of things (via ethiopienne)
Wow…well said.
(via generalbriefing)
Those are horrible purposes for a war that was obvious to the general public with President Nixon’s phrase: “…this is...
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Supercommittee: Occupied (from OpenCongress)
October 27, 2011 - by Donny Shaw
We know that corporations and special interests that can afford $30,000 – $50,000 per month “access lobbyists” are getting their say in front of the supercommittee. According to Politico, lobbyists are receiving special readouts from closed-door supercommittee meetings and then scheduling one-on-ones with supercommittee members so their clients can protect...
Richmond Tea Party Sues City: Charge #Occupy... →
talkstraight:
The City of Richmond charged the local tea party $10,000 to hold three rallies on the plaza… But, socialist squatters get to set up camp for free.
The Richmond Tea Party is demanding a refund from the city for $10,000 it spent on for permits, portable toilets, police presence and emergency personnel for three rallies held at same plaza where the Occupy Richmond squatters set up...
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“The point being: if you miss a few home payments, you have a very high...”
– Wall Street Isn’t Winning It’s Cheating | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone (via robot-heart-politics)
That’s right. Those on Wall Street that committed crimes against the general population, financial crimes, have not be prosecuted by the federal government.
“The list goes on with the threats we have made to the Iranians. So far, no...”
– A clip from a Countdown with Keith Olbermann show in 2008, quoting Senator McCain as supporting a war with Iran (look at end of statement).
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“The ACLU has uncovered and analyzed thousands of FBI documents and found that...”
– ACLU email message titled “Tell the FBI: Don’t map me”
“Public Access Plan comment period extended
The U.S. military has extended the...”
– An excerpt from an article by Guam Pacific Daily News (http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2a167575650475761d79&ls=fdf01c757660017972177172&m=ff031670776305&l=fecc11727061057c&s=fdf115747c610d7570167076&jb=ffcf14&t=)
Does William Dudley really understand Occupy Wall... →
“There is looming up a new and dark power. I cannot dwell upon the signs and...”
– In Mr. LaFollette’s words (“I never shall forget the speech I heard the old Chief Justice of Wisconsin, Edward G. Ryan, make to the graduating class at Madison in June 1873, just before I entered the university. “)
“This unreasoning loyalty to party which was a product of the war drew thousands...”
– Mr. LaFollette in his autobiography talks about political parties…
Joe McCarthy and patriotism
I have always felt that Joe McCarthy was a unpatriotic American. In the election to become Senator, he beat Wisconsin reformer Robert LaFollette, an aggressive U.S. Senator who went after systematic corruption and wanted corporate accountability. Even if Communists were in the government, who cares! Everyone has the right to express their beliefs in this country. Its supported by the 1st Amendment...
Perfectly Flawed: U.S Death penalty facts! - Know... →
bubblydark:
Capital punishment does not work. There is a wealth of mounting evidence that proves this fact.
The death penalty, both in the U.S. and around the world, is discriminatory and is used disproportionately against the poor, minorities and members of racial, ethnic and religious communities. Since…
I completely agree. If people can’t kill people, then why can the government...
“Brian Cash can put a figure to the cost of Alabama’s new immigration law: at...”
– Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid crackdown [The Guardian]
The tragedy is that we will all suffer for these laws, not just those in Alabama either.
(via thenoobyorker)
The new Alabama law borders on barbaric, but has this farmer thought of hiring people at a decent living... 