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WikiLeaks support
An interesting YouTube video: Here is the link to WL Central, “An unofficial WikiLeaks information resource”. They list the dates and locations for numerous support rallies being planned all over the world. Also, they constantly update their “news” page with … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, culture, politics, zeitgeist
Tagged freedom, Julian Assange, media freedom, Wikileaks
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Justice? What justice?
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks who has been on Interpol’s Most Wanted list after Sweden officially authorized this, went to a central London police station this Tuesday by prior agreement with the authorities. After he stated that he would resist … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, culture, politics, thoughts
Tagged Julian Assange, media freedom, Wikileaks
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Boycott Amazon!
As Glenn Greenwald noted in salon.com, censorship is a fact of life in China, and access to the WikiLeaks site with its recently published US diplomatic cables is simply blocked. The United States, on the other hand, proudly claims to … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, politics, thoughts
Tagged Amazon, Joe Lieberman, Julian Assange, Wikileaks
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Underwater video of gushing oil leak
From YouTube: ROBERT, La. — Oil and gas stream from the riser of the Deepwater Horizon well May 11, 2010. This video is from the larger of two existing leaks on the riser. This leak is located approximately 460 feet … Continue reading
Posted in environment, politics, technology
Tagged BP oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, offshore oil drilling
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Business as usual
WikiLeaks, the whistleblower site, does what one would expect from any serious news source: expose cover-ups and lies, dig for the truth. In the days of CNN and Fox News, however, this has become so extraordinary and uncommon that the … Continue reading
Posted in politics, thoughts, zeitgeist
Tagged Iraq, Middle East, Reuters reporters, Wikileaks
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Happy New Year —
but don’t hold your breath that much will change. Mark Fiore is an editorial cartoonist and animator whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and dozens of other publications. He is … Continue reading
Leader of Rwanda militia arrested in Germany
Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni, the leader and deputy leader respectively of the Hutu militia known as “Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda” (FDLR), were arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed this … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, politics, thoughts
Tagged crimes against humanity, DR Congo, FDLR, Ignace Murwanashyaka, Rwanda, Straton Musoni
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Dominoes
Ok, here goes: The first video shows former Polish president Lech Walesa, who gives the official push that starts the tumbling of the wall of dominoes, accidentally being pushed himself by some reporter… And here is a “slice of life” … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, politics, zeitgeist
Tagged 20th aniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Berlin Wall
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More about the Berlin Wall
Here is a beautiful collection of images and footage with music inspired by Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Wish I could be in Berlin today (well maybe not, I can’t handle crowds). As soon as I find a video of the … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, music, politics, zeitgeist
Tagged 20th aniversary, Berlin Wall, freedom celebrations
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A rare event in world history
This coming Monday, November 9, marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A rare event because it it was carried by happiness and joy; a peaceful event. Something happened that most people in East- and West-Germany … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, culture, politics, thoughts, zeitgeist
Tagged Berln Wall, End of Cold War, Fall of Berlin Wall
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Free speech or identity theft?
Fed up with their party’s dismal voter support, some Connecticut Republicans created 33 websites in the names of Democratic state representatives, and registered fake Twitter accounts for these sites. They sent out posts pretending to be from the Democrats, actually … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, politics, weird stuff
Tagged Connecticut Republicans, Twitter, Wordpress
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Global Day of Action Held to Demand New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! talks with Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International, and Martina Correia, Troy Davis’s older sister.
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Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, Troy Davis
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Global Day of Action for Troy Davis
I’ve written several times about Troy Davis, and it’s always the same story: he is an almost certainly innocent man on death row, the day of his execution approaches rapidly, and a last-minute stay because of some appeal his lawyers … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, politics, thoughts
Tagged capital punishment, criminal injustice, death penalty, injustice, Troy Davis
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Tim DeChristopher — now THERE’s a hero…
I don’t care much for “our” boys and girls in Iraq or Afghanistan. As far as I’m concerned, they’re getting paid to kill people, more often than not innocent bystanders who just happen to be in the wrong place at … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, culture, environment, politics, thoughts
Tagged activism, BLM auction, civil disobedience, Tim de Christopher, Utah land auction
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It’s the law!
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed the bill to repeal the death penalty, “the most difficult decision of my political life“, he said. He used to support capital punishment, but the risk to execute an innocent person is just too … Continue reading
Posted in culture, New Mexico, personal, politics, thoughts, zeitgeist
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty repeal, Governor Bill Richardson
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Bill to repeal death penalty passes Senate in New Mexico
Could we really join the civilized world? Could New Mexico become the 15th U.S. state without capital punishment (like Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin; ALSO: – … Continue reading
Posted in culture, New Mexico, politics, thoughts
Tagged ban executions, capital punishment, death penalty
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New Mexico: Domestic partnership bill fails in Senate
According to an article in the Santa Fe/New Mexican, the vote was probably the result of pressure from the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops, which had been coming out against the bill. The senators who voted ‘no’ feared that … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, New Mexico, politics, Santa Fe, thoughts
Tagged civil rights, domestic partnership boll, equality, same-sex marriage
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Gaza: no words, only profound sadness
Pause in Violence: Israel halted its offensive to allow humanitarian aid organizations into the area. For three hours. How much bloody retribution is legitimate? Cindy Sheehan: We are all Gazans Israel may face Charges for War Crimes Join the efforts … Continue reading
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Tagged ceasefire, Gaza conflict, Middle East, war crimes
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on the wall -- by jessica rath 