December 2011
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New State laws in 2012 ban happy hour, regulate...
State laws taking effect as 2012 begins require girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire to first tell their parents or a judge; voters in Tennessee to show photo ID; and California students to learn about the societal contributions of gays and lesbians. A sampling of some other new laws taking effect Jan. 1:
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— New restrictions govern who can testify as an expert witness in civil and...
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Verizon now charging you for the privilege of... →
Didn’t Verizon refuse to negotiate in good faith earlier this year with it’s union? I guess their CEO needs a pay bump.
Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills.
The nation’s largest wireless company is instituting a $2 “convenience charge” for those customers who make one-time bill payments using a debit or...
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Isn't "lack of detail" something Occupy critics...
You don’t take your car in because it’s making a funny noise, and hand the mechanic an orderly list of bolts to remove and belts to tighten and computer variables to check. The man who wants to be in a position to enact the reforms required should come to the table with a list of credible actions based on responsible research, and not expect it to be handed over by the constituents....
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Italy and Greece
“Weaknesses in their system of government (or at least what true democrats would consider weaknesses, something totalitarians think is a strength) are becoming apparent. I find it amusing that all the governments set up by the US around the world never mimic our own system, but always employ a parliamentary system with fewer checks on power. “Technocrats” (some call them...
What do we need to know about civilization to... →
cultureofresistance:
It is globalized. Civilization spans the globe and, despite superficial political boundaries, is integrated infrastructurally and economically. Any local resistance effort faces an opponent with global resources, so effective strategies must be enacted around the world. However, civilization approaches finite limits- 83 percent of the biosphere is already under direct human...
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Pentagon: Afghan insurgency 'less effective' this... →
Dated September 13th, 2011.
Explosions and gunfire in the heart of Kabul got plenty of attention Tuesday as insurgents attacked the heart of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
But in spite of the drama, the Pentagon press secretary said the insurgency’s performance is “less effective” this year.
A small group of Afghan insurgents fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades...
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New report paints gloomy picture on Afghan safety →
This is from October 15, 2010. My next post will show, that within a year the coalition troops completely turned things around! Oh CNN, so bought and sold. America, spreading democracy one bullet at a time.
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WatchEven through the layer of bullshit this CNN report shows that it is never as simple as one terrorist organization. Fighting terrorism with more terror only makes a vicious cycle.
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The World is Burning. Can we look past our own...
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WatchSyrian violence is open warfare says opposition Army defectors retaliated by killing a senior army officer in an ambush which they have described the fighting as “open warfare”. The conflict in Syria is beginning to look more like an insurgency after government troops attacked the towns of Idlib, Homs, Deraa and Hama.
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WatchIRAQI Response to Occupation
Well doesn’t this just remind anyone of Bloody Sunday? Fallejuh part I mean. Goddamn, history just repeats itself. Or should I say the Capitalist Military Industrial Complex just propagates war and misery.
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Go blow up this poll. Tell them our kids need to... →
omchomsky:
Also, signal boost, please!
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Culture Of Resistance: Imperial Catharsis →
atomicsocialist:
Have you ever noticed that the people who use the term “white guilt” are probably the ones most guilty and defensive of their race? Seriously, once you realize that your ancestors have committed some of the largest crimes in history, have created systems inherently…
Amazing and I agree with all of it.
“In sum: the President can kill whomever he wants anywhere in the world...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via cultureofresistance)
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I don't really have enough faith in government,...
In 2011, a sudden wave of state-level voter restrictions in Republican-controlled states has swept the nation, just in time for the 2012 election, with 19 new laws and two executive actions on the books. Some of these laws reduced or eliminated early voting, while others did away with weekend voting and same-day registration. All 50 states require voters to prove their identification at the polls,...
Bolivia Set to Pass Historic 'Law of Mother Earth'... →
occupyucf:
“The law redefines natural resources as blessings and confers the same rights to nature as to human beings, including: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically...
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Testimony (Occupy Oakland)
truths89:
hillbilly and hoodlum realized that stomach-aches come from hunger and learned to feed one another
but anarcha-feminst and Black Power activist are sworn rivals against capitalism and patriarchy, who recycle tools of a machine they wish to dismantle
Awesome mang.
Fitness for the Negation of Society: OAKLAND 2011 →
-fitness:
A shout-out to the recent Oakland Commune that arose out of the encampment for Occupy Oakland in the past three months. It is one of the only occupations that, due to a large anti-capitlist and anarchist presence, remained vehemently anti-police and anti-representation, screaming at local…
DPD Attempts Eviction Day After Christmas →
weoccupydenver:
By AJ | December 27, 2011
Following the brutal raid last Monday (December, 19th), the Denver Police Department continues their harassment of the Occupy Denver encampment. The raid last week did away with structures (DPD has dubbed them ‘encumbrances’). Early this morning (December, 27th) at 1 a.m. the DPD arrived back at the encampment. An attempted eviction took place when...
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WatchThomas White gunning down unarmed motorcyclist Michael McCloskey Jr.
Scumbag lawyer trying to argue that because he was able to pull his arm back and to the right slightly, and chose to do that instead of putting his hands up, that the guy deserves to be shot and killed. Amazing what they will try to get away with, even when caught red handed.
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9 times out of 10, the system lets these pigs off....
When former Ottawa Hills police officer Thomas White was sentenced in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Monday to 10 years in prison, the tears that fell were from the man he shot.
Michael McCloskey, Jr., said that throughout the year since he’d been shot in the back and paralyzed during a May 23, 2009, traffic stop, he’s had to deal with “uncontrollable emotions” that he...
Dan Rather Raging Against The Corporate Media →
robbyboparai:
This was way back in 2008… and it’s still relevant. I give the corporate media credit for having seemingly endless resources and fact-checking mechanisms, but the idea that they are accurately portraying political dissent today is complete nonsense.
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Watchnoneofthismatters:
This is important history and I recommend young (all) people watch it. Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The dialog during the animated courtroom scenes are taken directly from the court transcripts.
In light of what is happening today, it...
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If you were to point a gun, even a stun gun or a...
A police officer killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in a small eastern Pennsylvania borough had pointed a stun gun at two dogs before being shot, court records reveal.
Freemansburg police officer Robert Lasso had pointed at the attacking dogs when the homeowner pulled out a shotgun and fired the fatal blast on Thursday evening. In police custody, the alleged gunman, 46-year-old...
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THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND →
A complete history of “The Troubles” from 1969 to present. Funny how the British will put a rosy spin on anything, even oppression and imperialism. ”The Troubles” Indeed.
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Questions of Silence: Birthday with Darth →
catwriter:
Outside the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, they pulled the plug on Rage Against the Machine as darkness fell, and legions of Darth Vaders lined up and down the streets, protected the banks, gathered in the alley ways, hovered overhead, and waited for the order. The masses headed up…
