October 2009
81% of Democratic voters support the public... →
takethecityandrun:
via ericmortensen: transparentcommunity: e-money: (via bringtheruckuss)
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WatchTime Piece (1965)
Written, Produced and Staring Jim Henson
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Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man... →
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unburyingthelead:
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain’t...
September 2009
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Crematorium soot envelopes Ottawa homes →
Story from CBC News:
Soot from an Ottawa crematorium has been falling and blowing on nearby homes, residents say, making it impossible at times to open their windows or play outside.
The news item goes on to explain the crematorium (owned by Catholic Church) meets emission standards for this type of facility, the reality of the situation seems surreal, most the commenter’s blame the home...
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Song: INSPECTION (CHECK ONE)
Artist: Leftfield...
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“A key senior figure in a Bush administration covert Pentagon program, which used...”
– Senior official in Bush domestic propaganda program remains Obama’s Pentagon spokesman (via ryking) (via retropolitics)
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Then there are those mythological Obama "death... →
feinsodville:
Seriously, we need good healthcare reform with a public option. Mandatory insurance with a fine for not having any will be a joke. It’ll be like the government subsidizing the insurance industry. With your paycheck. Literally.
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Hamas agrees in principle to reconcile with Fatah →
Via: Ynetnews
Ali Waked and AP
Published: 09.28.09, Israel News
Longtime Egyptian effort to see rival Palestinian faction bury the hatchet reportedly successful as Islamist group’s chief says treaty may be possible during October. Read Entire Article
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“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via azspot) (via robot-heart-politics) (via takethecityandrun)
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Senators announce bill to repeal telco immunity →
September 28, 2009
Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Russ Feingold (D-WI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced today that they will introduce the Retroactive Immunity Repeal Act, which eliminates retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly participated in President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program.
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The Iran Attack Plan →
From the Wall Street Journal:
Iran’s acknowledgment that it is developing a second uranium-enrichment facility does little to dispel the view that the regime is developing a weapons program. Israel must consider not just whether to proceed with a strike against Iran—but how.
By Anthony H. Cordesman
Reading this Cordesman article is a chilling experience. He presents a loose / loose...
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EFF Urges Reform of Patriot Act
Electronic Freedom Foundation offers online tool thats help you get in touch with your legislators in Washington D.C.
Rein in Government Spying and Reform the USA PATRIOT Act
As Congress begins to consider renewing sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, we have a unique opportunity to press Congress for new civil liberties protections to shield ordinary...
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Bizzarre Love Triangle VS. Just Loose It DJ Mei...
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Watchunburyingthelead:
Rachel Maddow: How did ACORN become a target?
The truth is delicious.
Stop funding criminal military contracting firms. Help working people free them selves from predatory mortgages; help them get regular low interest fixed rate mortgages.
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ATWOOD'S ANTI-CAPITALISM →
K- Punk has posted an excellent review of Marget Atwood’s new novel The Year of the Flood.
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9134:
Hello Wisconsin - Things Are Bad As They...
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American Working Class in Free Fall
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in The Flag and carrying The Cross.”
—Sinclair Lewis
‹soapbox› The American poor and now much of the middle class is in free fall. There is a mortgage foreclosure every 8 seconds, official unemployment is pushing 10%, under employment is endemic. There is a great tidal wave of discontent and anger; this anger is being agitated by the...
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Naomi Klein in Conversation With Michael Moore →
From: The Nation September 23, 2009
A telephone interview.
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Karen Armstrong Debates Richard Dawkins On God &... →
(via negevrockcity)
Karen Armstrong speaking:
“But Darwin may have done religion—and God—a favor by revealing a flaw in modern Western faith. Despite our scientific and technological brilliance, our understanding of God is often remarkably undeveloped—even primitive. In the past, many of the most influential Jewish, Christian and Muslim thinkers understood that what we call...
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Keeping Iran honest Iran's secret nuclear plant... →
From : Guardian.co.uk
Scott Ritter —
Friday 25 September 2009
Analysis of this weeks Iran / Obama news by Scott Ridder, former Chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998.
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Is Rahm Emanuel washing his hands? →
Analysis of Obama’s position on Israel/Palestinian impasse from: Mondoweiss … a news website devoted to covering American foreign policy in the Middle East, chiefly from a progressive Jewish perspective.
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