Imploding America
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Imploding America
A reminder on this 4th of July..
...of just how radical the Founding Fathers were.
If you haven't read this lately, maybe you should. By the current President's standards, Jefferson and his compatriots would be "enemy combatants".
How far we have fallen:
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which ...<< MORE >>
If you haven't read this lately, maybe you should. By the current President's standards, Jefferson and his compatriots would be "enemy combatants".
How far we have fallen:
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which ...<< MORE >>
Fear of terrorism waning?
A new CNN poll suggests American's fear of an imminent terrorist attack has fallen to its lowest level since 9/11.
Our government will most likely claim this is the result of complacency.
Others are more likely to point out that terrorism is a very rare phenomenon and should not be expected around every corner and at every moment. ...<< MORE >>
Our government will most likely claim this is the result of complacency.
Others are more likely to point out that terrorism is a very rare phenomenon and should not be expected around every corner and at every moment. ...<< MORE >>
Even more police behaving badly...
This story comes from Tennessee and comes with a video.
The police officer chokes the suspect until he passes out.
The crime? Marijuana possession.
The result? Charges are dismissed by a judge due to the police officer's behavior. ...<< MORE >>
The police officer chokes the suspect until he passes out.
The crime? Marijuana possession.
The result? Charges are dismissed by a judge due to the police officer's behavior. ...<< MORE >>
More police behaving badly ...
This example comes from the UK.
A man walks outside his house as police approach and is badly beaten, only to discover the police have assaulted the wrong man.
Ooops.
The man they were pursuing had fled a stolen car joyride.
Even so, do people who steal cars deserve such savage treatment? I thought they were arrested, brought to court, and either fined or jailed.
What is going on with law enforcement? ...<< MORE >>
A man walks outside his house as police approach and is badly beaten, only to discover the police have assaulted the wrong man.
Ooops.
The man they were pursuing had fled a stolen car joyride.
Even so, do people who steal cars deserve such savage treatment? I thought they were arrested, brought to court, and either fined or jailed.
What is going on with law enforcement? ...<< MORE >>
Viacom will soon know what you watch on YouTube
As part of its lawsuit of copyright infringement against YouTube, Viacom has won the right to see a complete log of user activity.
This will include not only usernames, but also ISP addresses.
Viacom claims it wants to prove that pirated stuff—from network TV and major films—are bigger draws than user generated content.
But doesn't handing them over this information constitute a major breach of user privacy?
I think so.
Once again, the big media companies are playing hardball to preserve a business model based on copyright that is crumbling, dying, shifting, morphing before their eyes. ...<< MORE >>
This will include not only usernames, but also ISP addresses.
Viacom claims it wants to prove that pirated stuff—from network TV and major films—are bigger draws than user generated content.
But doesn't handing them over this information constitute a major breach of user privacy?
I think so.
Once again, the big media companies are playing hardball to preserve a business model based on copyright that is crumbling, dying, shifting, morphing before their eyes. ...<< MORE >>
Happy 4th of July
How is this for a new Declaration?
It is entitled A Declaration of Independence from the Government of the United States
It was posted on OpEdNews and was written by an anonymous American woman now living in South Africa.
It's worth a read. I don't agree with all of her articles, as she tends to have a very environmentalist bent, and there are some she left out that should have been included.
But overall, this is thoughtful stuff. If our government's legitimacy is dependent on consent of the governed, what would happen if large numbers of us stopped giving consent?
The current government ...<< MORE >>
It is entitled A Declaration of Independence from the Government of the United States
It was posted on OpEdNews and was written by an anonymous American woman now living in South Africa.
It's worth a read. I don't agree with all of her articles, as she tends to have a very environmentalist bent, and there are some she left out that should have been included.
But overall, this is thoughtful stuff. If our government's legitimacy is dependent on consent of the governed, what would happen if large numbers of us stopped giving consent?
The current government ...<< MORE >>
Intriguing facts about Dems vs Repubs
I don't know this blog or its veracity, but I find his 3 facts intriguing. ...<< MORE >>
California ballot initiate legalizing pot for everyone??
If this story is true, then things in America could change very radically
very soon.
Forget about gay marriage, imagine if pot were legal.
The drug war would, essentially, be over.
Then maybe we could refunnel some of that money spent on law enforcement and jails into something more useful: like health care or roads.
If you want information about marijuana and its effects, simply google it. There is growing evidence that pot is no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco.
In fact, it is widely accepted by even law enforcement types that marijuana does not deserve its classification as a Schedule 1 drug, ...<< MORE >>
Forget about gay marriage, imagine if pot were legal.
The drug war would, essentially, be over.
Then maybe we could refunnel some of that money spent on law enforcement and jails into something more useful: like health care or roads.
If you want information about marijuana and its effects, simply google it. There is growing evidence that pot is no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco.
In fact, it is widely accepted by even law enforcement types that marijuana does not deserve its classification as a Schedule 1 drug, ...<< MORE >>
Taking pictures of cops: policing the police
Maybe we all should take pictures of our encounters with police.
This idea comes first from a post on Reddit.
Second, it comes from a blog entry by Rob McGibbon.
With the growing cases of police acting in unacceptable ways, it may be a smart move for everyone.
And it is not illegal to take pictures of police doing their duty, no matter how much they tell you must turn the camera off.
They just don't want to be incriminated. Keep it on.
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This idea comes first from a post on Reddit.
Second, it comes from a blog entry by Rob McGibbon.
With the growing cases of police acting in unacceptable ways, it may be a smart move for everyone.
And it is not illegal to take pictures of police doing their duty, no matter how much they tell you must turn the camera off.
They just don't want to be incriminated. Keep it on.
...<< MORE >>
More cops behaving badly....
You may have seen this story on the mainstream news: a 22 year old
Boston man stopped breathing while in police custody and died soon after.
His crime? Carrying and open beer and making a mildly sarcastic comment.
Police, of course, insist that excessive force was not used.
Yet, he the young man was in good health and he only stopped breathing after they got him in their custody.
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His crime? Carrying and open beer and making a mildly sarcastic comment.
Police, of course, insist that excessive force was not used.
Yet, he the young man was in good health and he only stopped breathing after they got him in their custody.
...<< MORE >>
Nanny state reaches new extremes in UK
Do you know that if you're a parent in the UK, and you have not passed the "pedophile test", you cannot drive other parents' children to sporting events?
Check this piece out in the Telegraph.
The UK has now reached the spot where all adults, especially men, are pedophiles until proven innocent.
Does this strike anyone else as crazy and scary?
...<< MORE >>
Check this piece out in the Telegraph.
The UK has now reached the spot where all adults, especially men, are pedophiles until proven innocent.
Does this strike anyone else as crazy and scary?
...<< MORE >>
Is Dubya doing his granddaddy's work?
If you are not familiar with Prescott Bush, our president's grandfather, you might find this piece from
the American Chronicle interesting.
No matter what you think of Dubya, there is little doubt now that his grandfather was a fascist and Nazi sympathizer.
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No matter what you think of Dubya, there is little doubt now that his grandfather was a fascist and Nazi sympathizer.
...<< MORE >>
Man made global warming hoax
This page of global warming hoax links comes from Prison Planet, Alex Jones's
website.
Personally, I have viewed the Great Global Warming Swindle film and think it credible and pretty convincing.
As I have stated many times before, I am not disputing that global temperatures have risen over the last century, but I attribute that to natural climactic patterns.
I actively reject, based on lack of convincing evidence, that mankind has had anything to do with this temperature rise.
I think the whole CO2/carbon footprint phenomena is a ruse to forward an agenda, not a real problem facing us.
You make up your own ...<< MORE >>
Personally, I have viewed the Great Global Warming Swindle film and think it credible and pretty convincing.
As I have stated many times before, I am not disputing that global temperatures have risen over the last century, but I attribute that to natural climactic patterns.
I actively reject, based on lack of convincing evidence, that mankind has had anything to do with this temperature rise.
I think the whole CO2/carbon footprint phenomena is a ruse to forward an agenda, not a real problem facing us.
You make up your own ...<< MORE >>
Bob Barr on FoxNews
This clip is all over YouTube. Some of you might have seen it live.
Although I am a Libertarian by bent and not particularly a Barr fan, I think he handled himself well.
Notice how Chris Wallace attacked his credibility with every question.
That's something he would not do to McCain, or even Obama for that matter.
What scares FoxNews so much about Libertarianism? Is it the threat that Barr and his party might expose the Republicans as having betrayed their traditional mission? Is it that Libertarians are what FoxNews people only pretend to be? ...<< MORE >>
Although I am a Libertarian by bent and not particularly a Barr fan, I think he handled himself well.
Notice how Chris Wallace attacked his credibility with every question.
That's something he would not do to McCain, or even Obama for that matter.
What scares FoxNews so much about Libertarianism? Is it the threat that Barr and his party might expose the Republicans as having betrayed their traditional mission? Is it that Libertarians are what FoxNews people only pretend to be? ...<< MORE >>
If America were a free country....
This blog piece from My Case Against God is particularly well
stated.
Each statement starts with "if America were a free country..."
It's a quick read and worth the time.
I especially like the quote from V for Vendetta: People should not fear their governments. Governments should fear their people.
I wholeheartedly agree and think the Founding Fathers would too.
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Each statement starts with "if America were a free country..."
It's a quick read and worth the time.
I especially like the quote from V for Vendetta: People should not fear their governments. Governments should fear their people.
I wholeheartedly agree and think the Founding Fathers would too.
...<< MORE >>
Eerie Lone Gunmen pilot almost exactly describes 9/11 6 months in advance
If you have never seen this clip from the Lone Gunmen tv pilot which aired 6 months before 9/11, you really should invest the 10 minutes:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8844347495503441365&q=lone+gunmen%2C+911&ei=MFhiSJvTAqWYqQLj84GuDg
The plot? A secret cabal of military and industrial interests hijacks a flight which takes off from Boston, and using remote control, flies the plane into the WTC.
This was TV, so disaster was averted at the last minute.
But how eerie is that?
Too much to call a conincidence, I think. ...<< MORE >>
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8844347495503441365&q=lone+gunmen%2C+911&ei=MFhiSJvTAqWYqQLj84GuDg
The plot? A secret cabal of military and industrial interests hijacks a flight which takes off from Boston, and using remote control, flies the plane into the WTC.
This was TV, so disaster was averted at the last minute.
But how eerie is that?
Too much to call a conincidence, I think. ...<< MORE >>
Leaked NIST documents and WTC 7
Prison Planet is reporting that leaked NIST documents say that there was "unusual" event before WTC 7 collapsed.
The NIST report says: "Just prior to the collapse of the building at 5:20:52 p.m. a jet of flames was pushed from windows in the same area. The event that caused this unusual behavior has not been identified."
Apparently, this anomaly occurred after most of the fires in the building either had gone out or were under control.
For more, visit Prison Planet. ...<< MORE >>
The NIST report says: "Just prior to the collapse of the building at 5:20:52 p.m. a jet of flames was pushed from windows in the same area. The event that caused this unusual behavior has not been identified."
Apparently, this anomaly occurred after most of the fires in the building either had gone out or were under control.
For more, visit Prison Planet. ...<< MORE >>
Kill switches on cars and cell phones and computers?
Wired magazine writes about the coming days of kill
switches on our technology, designed to "protect us", ala a breathalyzer that won't let a car start or cell phones that turn themselves off on airplanes.
Such technology raises very serious invasion of privacy questions. It also verges on the idea that we are guilty before proven innocent, reversing 200+ years of American legal tradtion.
Wired writes:
Such technology raises very serious invasion of privacy questions. It also verges on the idea that we are guilty before proven innocent, reversing 200+ years of American legal tradtion.
Wired writes:
Once we go down this path — giving one device authority over other devices — the security problems start piling up. Who has the authority to limit functionality of my devices, and how do ...
<< MORE >>Russ Feingold calls for a stop of laptop searches
Senator Russ Feingold has called for Congress to pass a law restricting border security's right to search laptops of Americans returning from overseas.
The Progressive has printed his speech to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Rights.
An excerpt follows:
But it is happening. Over the last two years, reports have surfaced that customs agents have been asking U.S. citizens to turn over their cell phones or give them the passwords to their laptops. The travelers have been given a choice between complying with the request or being kept out of their own country. They have been forced ...<< MORE >>
The Progressive has printed his speech to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Rights.
An excerpt follows:
But it is happening. Over the last two years, reports have surfaced that customs agents have been asking U.S. citizens to turn over their cell phones or give them the passwords to their laptops. The travelers have been given a choice between complying with the request or being kept out of their own country. They have been forced ...<< MORE >>
BBC conspiracy film asserts it has the answers but really it says nothing
I just watched the BBC's film The Conspiracy Files: 9/11 which aired
last fall and is available on Google Video.
The piece acts as if it closes the case on all 9/11 conspiracies, but in fact it says very little, and its argumentation and evidence are deeply flawed.
I urge you to watch the film and make up your own mind, but here are some of the problems I have with the film.
The film depends heavily on use of little known people, some of whom were not even eyewitnesses to the events of 9/11. Very often, it asks these people what ...<< MORE >>
The piece acts as if it closes the case on all 9/11 conspiracies, but in fact it says very little, and its argumentation and evidence are deeply flawed.
I urge you to watch the film and make up your own mind, but here are some of the problems I have with the film.
The film depends heavily on use of little known people, some of whom were not even eyewitnesses to the events of 9/11. Very often, it asks these people what ...<< MORE >>
9/11 Smoking Guns
This is a very interesting list of 911 smoking guns, posted on the Killtown website and all taken
from mainstream media. ...<< MORE >>
If you are concerned about GM food...
If GM foods concern you and if you distrust Monsanto, or both, you really should see the film that aired earlier this year
on French TV.
Due to pressure from Monsanto, the film has already disappeared from YouTube, but it still can be found on this link and on Google Video.
And spread the world: "The World According To Monsanto" is a must see. ...<< MORE >>
Due to pressure from Monsanto, the film has already disappeared from YouTube, but it still can be found on this link and on Google Video.
And spread the world: "The World According To Monsanto" is a must see. ...<< MORE >>
Bono validates Radiohead and "pay what you want"
Apparently, Bono has written a letter to the NME (a major UK music mag), praising Radiohead for their "pay what you want" strategy for their record In Rainbows.
And another brick from the record industry wall comes down.....
The link: http://www.gabbybabble.com/2008/06/bono-gives-radiohead-high-praise.html ...<< MORE >>
And another brick from the record industry wall comes down.....
The link: http://www.gabbybabble.com/2008/06/bono-gives-radiohead-high-praise.html ...<< MORE >>
Overstating terrorism
This is from Jonathan Turley's website
He is Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. These words come from his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on the Bush administrations prosecution of terrorism cases:
Perhaps the most serious danger of the inflation of terrorism cases is that it deprives Congress and the public of a fair estimate of the current threat facing the nation. The fact is that, after 9-11, we did not find rampant terrorism threats in this country. Most of the terrorism suspects have proven to be unhinged or incompetent individuals. Nevertheless, there is obviously a ...<< MORE >>
He is Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. These words come from his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on the Bush administrations prosecution of terrorism cases:
Perhaps the most serious danger of the inflation of terrorism cases is that it deprives Congress and the public of a fair estimate of the current threat facing the nation. The fact is that, after 9-11, we did not find rampant terrorism threats in this country. Most of the terrorism suspects have proven to be unhinged or incompetent individuals. Nevertheless, there is obviously a ...<< MORE >>
Financial aspects of 9/11
The Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel raises interesting questions about the financial aspects of
9/11.
There were significant irregularities in the monetary markets approaching 9/11. Why have they never been closely investigated?
There is no mention of them in the 9/11 Commission report.
...<< MORE >>
There were significant irregularities in the monetary markets approaching 9/11. Why have they never been closely investigated?
There is no mention of them in the 9/11 Commission report.
...<< MORE >>
Police would prefer to be judge and jury on the spot
A startling piece in the New York Times talks about how police
would prefer to deal with criminals on the spot, rather than send them into the courts.
The article includes quotes from real cops.
For instance:
The article includes quotes from real cops.
For instance:
You laugh, but the good cops never let problems get to judges. They are judge on-site, I like to say. And, I don’t mean just for stupid things like kids shoplifting — you might get the kid by the neck, make him to apologize and work for the store owner for free. I mean for serious things.
In Chicago, back in the 1980’s, ...
<< MORE >>US military manual: how to train death squads
Wikileaks, one of my favorite and one of the most important websites in the fight for truth, has published a US military counterinsurgency manual
Excerpts from the manual are printed on the link, and they are very revealing in how they seem to echo what is being done in the US right now.
For instance, take a look at this:
Excerpts from the manual are printed on the link, and they are very revealing in how they seem to echo what is being done in the US right now.
For instance, take a look at this:
SF [US Special Forces] can advise and assist HN [Host Nation] forces in developing and implementing control measures. Among these measures are the following:
- Security Forces. Police and other security forces use PRC [Population & Resources Control] ...
1 in 3 people tasered needs medical attention
CBC is reporting that 1 in 3 people that have been tasered by police need medical
help.
The article goes on to speculate that the numbers likely might be higher because many victims of tasering refuse to see a doctor, even though they need it.
This seems to be proof that tasers are indeed much more dangerous than they are touted to be.
This "non-lethal" weapon has caused a growing number of deaths, but more significantly, wide usage by police is the source of a surprisingly large number of injuries.
Why, then, are police so free to use the taser? ...<< MORE >>
The article goes on to speculate that the numbers likely might be higher because many victims of tasering refuse to see a doctor, even though they need it.
This seems to be proof that tasers are indeed much more dangerous than they are touted to be.
This "non-lethal" weapon has caused a growing number of deaths, but more significantly, wide usage by police is the source of a surprisingly large number of injuries.
Why, then, are police so free to use the taser? ...<< MORE >>
Lack of coverage of Kucinich's articles of impeachment
It's been almost two weeks now, and the number of people that don't know anything about Dennis Kucinich's articles of impeachment against President Bush astonishes
me.
I place blame in one spot: the mainstream media. Did you know the New York Times has yet to report on this landmark event?
I recall ten years ago when Bill Clinton's impeachment was inescapable. Clinton lied about cheating on his wife. Bush's crimes, by comparison, are much worse, much more heinous.
Why the stonewall by the mainstream media? There is one obvious answer. The masters that run these conglomerates don't want it reported.
More on this ...<< MORE >>
I place blame in one spot: the mainstream media. Did you know the New York Times has yet to report on this landmark event?
I recall ten years ago when Bill Clinton's impeachment was inescapable. Clinton lied about cheating on his wife. Bush's crimes, by comparison, are much worse, much more heinous.
Why the stonewall by the mainstream media? There is one obvious answer. The masters that run these conglomerates don't want it reported.
More on this ...<< MORE >>
Alex Jones responds to Michael Reagan
Alex Jones responded to Michael Reagan on his radio program
Jones is understandably outraged at Reagan's call to shoot those who question the 9/11 official story.
He claims that Reagan's tirade on air is akin to contracting for murder, and he believes Reagan should be arested. ...<< MORE >>
Jones is understandably outraged at Reagan's call to shoot those who question the 9/11 official story.
He claims that Reagan's tirade on air is akin to contracting for murder, and he believes Reagan should be arested. ...<< MORE >>
Michael Reagan says we should shoot and kill those who question 9/11
This is something I don't think even Ronnie Raygun himself would say.
His talk show host son is recently on record saying we should shoot all those who question the official version of 9/11.
You can hear his actual words on YouTube.
He gets away with this, but if this isn't hate speech, I don't know what is.
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Outrageous but true
A Canadian woman was called to her daughter's school and informed that school officials believed her daughter had been abused.
Their evidence? A psychic.
No joke.
Thankfully, a further investigation revealed nothing had happened to the girl at all, and the school dropped the matter.
But what about the officials that actually believed this nonsense? Even more importantly, why do such lunatics have power over our kids? ...<< MORE >>
Their evidence? A psychic.
No joke.
Thankfully, a further investigation revealed nothing had happened to the girl at all, and the school dropped the matter.
But what about the officials that actually believed this nonsense? Even more importantly, why do such lunatics have power over our kids? ...<< MORE >>
Police detain activists in Philly for protesting surveillance cameras
I don't know what you think of police surveillance cameras, but I am against them except in the most crime ridden and problem areas.
A group of Philadelphia protestors agree with me, and were detained by police for simply handing out fliers about their position.
This kind of police action is becoming more and more popular, leading people like myself to lament the passing of the America we once knew.
Supression of freedom of speech, even if you don't agree with it, is fascism.
...<< MORE >>
A group of Philadelphia protestors agree with me, and were detained by police for simply handing out fliers about their position.
This kind of police action is becoming more and more popular, leading people like myself to lament the passing of the America we once knew.
Supression of freedom of speech, even if you don't agree with it, is fascism.
...<< MORE >>
Net neutrality
It's time you understood the term net neutrality.
Google it. Wikipedia it. YouTube it.
What is net neutrality? The principle that everyone and every site receives the same speed. No preference is given to bigger, more popular sites or to corporations who pay more.
But Comcast, Verizon, TimeWarner Cable and ATT want to change that.
They want you to pay for access and speed. Those of us who refuse to pay will get the slow lane.
To use an analogy, if you refuse to pay the outrageous fees to watch cable or satellite TV, what is your other option? Rabbit ears.
This is no idle ...<< MORE >>
Google it. Wikipedia it. YouTube it.
What is net neutrality? The principle that everyone and every site receives the same speed. No preference is given to bigger, more popular sites or to corporations who pay more.
But Comcast, Verizon, TimeWarner Cable and ATT want to change that.
They want you to pay for access and speed. Those of us who refuse to pay will get the slow lane.
To use an analogy, if you refuse to pay the outrageous fees to watch cable or satellite TV, what is your other option? Rabbit ears.
This is no idle ...<< MORE >>
Gingrich appears to be the latest mouthpiece of choice
Have you heard what Newt Gingrich has to say about the court decision that reinstated habeus corpus, one of the most treasured rights of our republic?
He said the decision could lead to the nuclear destruction of an American city.
Yep, he did, on Face the Nation, no less.
Does he know something about the new world order's plans? Or is he simply resorting to desperate rhetoric as the Bush regime's power crumbles?
I can't quite say for sure, but I can be certain you will hear more from the Newt-ster in coming weeks. He seems to be one of their favorite ...<< MORE >>
He said the decision could lead to the nuclear destruction of an American city.
Yep, he did, on Face the Nation, no less.
Does he know something about the new world order's plans? Or is he simply resorting to desperate rhetoric as the Bush regime's power crumbles?
I can't quite say for sure, but I can be certain you will hear more from the Newt-ster in coming weeks. He seems to be one of their favorite ...<< MORE >>
Why are the articles of impeachment front page news in Europe?
Gore Vidal has written an excellent essay on Truthdig where he questions
why Kucinich's articles of impeachment are front page news in Europe but are barely mentioned in the media here?
He writes: Well, there wasn’t much—you see, we dare not be divisive because it upsets our masters who know that this is a perfect country, and the fact that so many in it don’t like it means that they have been terribly spoiled by the greatest health service on Earth, the greatest justice system, the greatest number of occupied prisons—two and a half million Americans are prisoners—what a great ...<< MORE >>
He writes: Well, there wasn’t much—you see, we dare not be divisive because it upsets our masters who know that this is a perfect country, and the fact that so many in it don’t like it means that they have been terribly spoiled by the greatest health service on Earth, the greatest justice system, the greatest number of occupied prisons—two and a half million Americans are prisoners—what a great ...<< MORE >>
Bill O'Reilly has nothing to say
It's so easy to pick on Bill O'Reilly, and for so many reasons. But here, I would like to use him as an example of all those who work as mouthpieces for the
status quo.
The following video comes from O'Reilly's own program last week when he had on Dennis Kucinich as his guest.
Their topic, of course, was the articles of impeachment that Kucinich had just introduced. O'Reilly's whole rhetorical strategy is the following: deningrate the articles because we have so many other problems like $4 gas, and then tell Kucinich they don't have a chance of being passed.
That's it. No ...<< MORE >>
The following video comes from O'Reilly's own program last week when he had on Dennis Kucinich as his guest.
Their topic, of course, was the articles of impeachment that Kucinich had just introduced. O'Reilly's whole rhetorical strategy is the following: deningrate the articles because we have so many other problems like $4 gas, and then tell Kucinich they don't have a chance of being passed.
That's it. No ...<< MORE >>
Peak oil and endless energy
For those who are interested in the notion of peak oil, I have some further links.
Oilempire.us is a site that subscribes to the theory, suggesting that all of the politics of the last few years—9/11, Iraq, $4 gas—can be attributed to the growing scarcity of oil.
Freeenergynews.com is a site that explores the notion of abiotic oil. That theory posits that oil is not organic in nature, but is produced by the earth itself in unlimited quantities.
Neither theory has been fully proven to be true, regardless of what your green friends tell you.
Then there is this short ...<< MORE >>
Oilempire.us is a site that subscribes to the theory, suggesting that all of the politics of the last few years—9/11, Iraq, $4 gas—can be attributed to the growing scarcity of oil.
Freeenergynews.com is a site that explores the notion of abiotic oil. That theory posits that oil is not organic in nature, but is produced by the earth itself in unlimited quantities.
Neither theory has been fully proven to be true, regardless of what your green friends tell you.
Then there is this short ...<< MORE >>
More police misbehavior
This story comes from the Daily Mail in
the UK.
The headline says it all: man falls off sofa, woman downstairs called the police because she thinks he's ill, the police arrive and when the man says he's okay but doesn't want to give them " his details" they pepper spray and arrest him.
I would be shocked except this is happening far too much.
And the UK, a place I once loved dearly, is beginning to make me pause in how Orwellian its police have become.
Let's take that damn pepper spray away from cops please.
...<< MORE >>
The headline says it all: man falls off sofa, woman downstairs called the police because she thinks he's ill, the police arrive and when the man says he's okay but doesn't want to give them " his details" they pepper spray and arrest him.
I would be shocked except this is happening far too much.
And the UK, a place I once loved dearly, is beginning to make me pause in how Orwellian its police have become.
Let's take that damn pepper spray away from cops please.
...<< MORE >>
Police don't hire those over a certain IQ
This is one of those theories I first heard on Alex Jones that even I was very skeptical of: police departments deliberately do not hire those of high intelligence,
they deliberately hire those who have lower IQ's.
I thought it was ridiculous and discriminatory and paranoid.
That is, until I read this piece in the New York Times. Notice the source: the NYT. It writes that a man who sued New London, CT for not hiring him on the basis that he scored too HIGH on an IQ test had his case thrown out of court.
The judge wrote that no ...<< MORE >>
I thought it was ridiculous and discriminatory and paranoid.
That is, until I read this piece in the New York Times. Notice the source: the NYT. It writes that a man who sued New London, CT for not hiring him on the basis that he scored too HIGH on an IQ test had his case thrown out of court.
The judge wrote that no ...<< MORE >>
Downloading or ripping anything could soon become a crime
This Canadian article comes from Canada.com, not
exactly known to be a wacky, ideologue or rogue site.
If its words are true, how long will the effects take to reach the US and the entire western world?
The writer says: The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp
international copyright laws which could make the information on
Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices
illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such
devices.
If its words are true, how long will the effects take to reach the US and the entire western world?
The writer says: The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp
international copyright laws which could make the information on
Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices
illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such
devices.
The deal could also impose strict regulations on
Internet service providers, forcing those companies to hand over
customer information without a court order.
Called the
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the ...
Language alert
I am becoming more acutely aware of the language and argumentative strategies used by the media, especially on key issues, like environmentalism.
Take a recent article on the Framing Science blog with the title: 90% of Enviro Skeptic Books Have Think Tank Roots.
My initial reaction is: what is wrong with skepticism? Isn't healthy skepticism the root of all good science?
My main critique of most "greeners" is the true believer nature they exhibit. In other words, they have so completely accepted the movement that they have ceased to consider evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
In the evironmental movement, ...<< MORE >>
Take a recent article on the Framing Science blog with the title: 90% of Enviro Skeptic Books Have Think Tank Roots.
My initial reaction is: what is wrong with skepticism? Isn't healthy skepticism the root of all good science?
My main critique of most "greeners" is the true believer nature they exhibit. In other words, they have so completely accepted the movement that they have ceased to consider evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
In the evironmental movement, ...<< MORE >>
Pike questions peak oil
Richard Pike worked in the oil industry for many years. Now, he is the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK.
The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that Pike has publicly questioned the widespread notion, spread by the oil industry itself, that oil reserves are dwindling.
Pike claims there is more than twice what the industry claims exists in terms of reserves. That means that there is a LOT more oil than we are being told there is, and that would mean that the current high cost is unjustified (as if that surprises anyone).
You also might want ...<< MORE >>
The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that Pike has publicly questioned the widespread notion, spread by the oil industry itself, that oil reserves are dwindling.
Pike claims there is more than twice what the industry claims exists in terms of reserves. That means that there is a LOT more oil than we are being told there is, and that would mean that the current high cost is unjustified (as if that surprises anyone).
You also might want ...<< MORE >>
Olberman on the impeachment of Bush
This short video comes from Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
On it, a constitutional law expert says he thinks the founding fathers would be astonished at how Congress is showing so little interest in impeaching a president that has committed so many obvious crimes.
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On it, a constitutional law expert says he thinks the founding fathers would be astonished at how Congress is showing so little interest in impeaching a president that has committed so many obvious crimes.
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Don't trust the greens language
Steven Milloy's column last week on Fox's Junk Science page is a must read.
Not only does it effectively challenge the belief that CO2 is somehow dangerous and the fault of human activity, but it also dissects the language used by greens.
He mainly takes issue with two terms: "global warming denier" and "carbon footprint".
His point is crucial in our new media: that words themselves, even common ones, can and are being used as propaganda. Those of us who use them unwittingly may, in fact, be spreading the very propaganda we actually are fighting against.
In terms of "denier" he says ...<< MORE >>
Not only does it effectively challenge the belief that CO2 is somehow dangerous and the fault of human activity, but it also dissects the language used by greens.
He mainly takes issue with two terms: "global warming denier" and "carbon footprint".
His point is crucial in our new media: that words themselves, even common ones, can and are being used as propaganda. Those of us who use them unwittingly may, in fact, be spreading the very propaganda we actually are fighting against.
In terms of "denier" he says ...<< MORE >>
Rather slams the mainstream media
Speaking at the Conference on Media Reform just two days ago, Dan
Rather slammed the mainstream corporate media for its failures to deliver the truth during the lead up to the Iraq invasion.
The speech is stirring, and I agree with most of the values Rather espouses (see the 20 min video on the link), but I am also curious about why he feels the need to say this now, after benefitting and working within that very media during a career that lasted almost 40 years.
How then do we make sense of Rather? Did he finally see the light? ...<< MORE >>
The speech is stirring, and I agree with most of the values Rather espouses (see the 20 min video on the link), but I am also curious about why he feels the need to say this now, after benefitting and working within that very media during a career that lasted almost 40 years.
How then do we make sense of Rather? Did he finally see the light? ...<< MORE >>
Kucinich introduces articles of impeachment against Bush
I am not one to worship or even admire politicians much these days, but I must give Dennis Kucinich credit for both balls and principles.
Yesterday, he introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush. The news of this momentous event was covered by CSPAN, and I have found video of it on YouTube, but as far as mainstream media (MSM) goes, all I found was a 2 paragraph blurb from CBS news.
Funny, when Clinton was impeached it dominated news for months. Here it barely even garners a mention.
What does this mean?
First of all, that the Dems ...<< MORE >>
Yesterday, he introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush. The news of this momentous event was covered by CSPAN, and I have found video of it on YouTube, but as far as mainstream media (MSM) goes, all I found was a 2 paragraph blurb from CBS news.
Funny, when Clinton was impeached it dominated news for months. Here it barely even garners a mention.
What does this mean?
First of all, that the Dems ...<< MORE >>
Your cellphone can be used to track you
I am as married to my cellphone as any other modern American, but we often don't think about what we are trading for the convenience.
For instance, have you ever thought how your signal can be used to track you? That if you use the phone, it can be used to find your location?
This reality is comforting if you're lost, but it is more menacing if you value your privacy.
If you doubt that cellphones can be used this way, maybe you should check out this study.
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For instance, have you ever thought how your signal can be used to track you? That if you use the phone, it can be used to find your location?
This reality is comforting if you're lost, but it is more menacing if you value your privacy.
If you doubt that cellphones can be used this way, maybe you should check out this study.
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Verichip causes cancer
Appearing last night on Coast to Coast AM, Katherine Albrecht, a renowned privacy advocate, discussed her research that the Verichip human implant causes cancer in lab animals.
Verichip, as you probably know, is the only provider of microchips that can be implanted into the human body. So far, research shows only 300 people have taken the chip in the USA.
Visit Albrecht's site Antichips.com to see a press release about her findings. You can also access a lengthy FAQ in pdf format that will answer any question you possibly might have on verichip implants.
Albrecht is an exhaustive and meticulous ...<< MORE >>
Verichip, as you probably know, is the only provider of microchips that can be implanted into the human body. So far, research shows only 300 people have taken the chip in the USA.
Visit Albrecht's site Antichips.com to see a press release about her findings. You can also access a lengthy FAQ in pdf format that will answer any question you possibly might have on verichip implants.
Albrecht is an exhaustive and meticulous ...<< MORE >>
Maybe we should revisit the notion of eugenics
Your biology teacher probably covered eugenics in high school. Or maybe a history teacher did.
The sad part is, most of us, including myself, weren't truly paying attention.
In short, eugenics is the attempt to "improve" human heredity through selective breeding. In its worst manifestations, it becomes an ugly monster, like the Nazi's attempt to exterminate the Jews. But its subtler forms are the ones that are at work today.
Don't confuse it with genetics, which is a science. Eugenics is a philosophy that uses science to promote its agenda.
For instance, Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, had distinct and hard to disprove sympathies with the eugenics movement. Does this discount how she brought birth control into widespread use and provided reproductive choice to millions of women? Of course not.
But you might be shocked by some of her own words.
Eugenics is the product of people who think that some humans are superior to others. When those people get power, money and science on their side, they can affect the lives of those they deem inferior.
There are some in the truth movement who contend that this is happening right now, in our present day. The problem for most people is that they seen no concentration camps or widespread, obvious extermination programs going on.
What you need to look for is more subtle things: DNA testing of all newborns, forced sterilization, overriding parental notification in regards to teenage abortion.
Eugenics did not die with the defeat of Hitler, it just went underground and got very sneaky.
The sad part is, most of us, including myself, weren't truly paying attention.
In short, eugenics is the attempt to "improve" human heredity through selective breeding. In its worst manifestations, it becomes an ugly monster, like the Nazi's attempt to exterminate the Jews. But its subtler forms are the ones that are at work today.
Don't confuse it with genetics, which is a science. Eugenics is a philosophy that uses science to promote its agenda.
For instance, Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, had distinct and hard to disprove sympathies with the eugenics movement. Does this discount how she brought birth control into widespread use and provided reproductive choice to millions of women? Of course not.
But you might be shocked by some of her own words.
Eugenics is the product of people who think that some humans are superior to others. When those people get power, money and science on their side, they can affect the lives of those they deem inferior.
There are some in the truth movement who contend that this is happening right now, in our present day. The problem for most people is that they seen no concentration camps or widespread, obvious extermination programs going on.
What you need to look for is more subtle things: DNA testing of all newborns, forced sterilization, overriding parental notification in regards to teenage abortion.
Eugenics did not die with the defeat of Hitler, it just went underground and got very sneaky.
National DNA clearinghouse signed into law
You probably didn't hear about this; I didn't until just yesterday, but very quietly, President Bush has signed into law a bill that, on the surface, appears beneficial, but in reality
brings us closer to being scientific guinea pigs rather than human beings with rights.
World Net Daily reports that s1858 requires that the DNA of all newborn babies be screened.
"Soon, under this bill, the DNA of all citizens will be housed in
government genomic biobanks and considered governmental property for
government research," said Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council on Health Care.
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World Net Daily reports that s1858 requires that the DNA of all newborn babies be screened.
"Soon, under this bill, the DNA of all citizens will be housed in
government genomic biobanks and considered governmental property for
government research," said Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council on Health Care.
"The DNA taken at birth ...<< MORE >>
Amazing but devastating essay on the true state of things
I urge everyone to read Chris Hedges speech called "America's Democratic Collapse". It captures the true state of things more articulately than anything I have recently read. In fact, I am going to post it permanently on this site.
Hedges understands that what is happening to our country is no conspiracy theory; it is based on real events that most normal people are either unaware of or willfully ignorant of.
We MUST break out of our placid little bubble and truly see what our country is becoming.
Some key quotes from the speech follow:
On the corporate state:
The corporate state, which as an idea is an abstraction to many Americans, is very real when the pieces are carefully put together and linked to a system of corporate power that has made this poverty, the denial of our constitutional rights, and a state of permanent war inevitable
On executive orders:
The president, as the Boston Globe reported, has claimed the authority, through "signing statements," to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution
On NAFTA:
But we were assured that goods would be cheaper. Workers would be wealthier. Everyone would be happier. I am not sure how these contradictory things were supposed to happen, but in a sound-bite society, reality no longer matters. NAFTA was great if you were a corporation. It was a disaster if you were a worker.
FDR's caution of fascism:
FDR: The first truth is that the liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. The second truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if its business system does not provide employment and produce and distribute goods in such a way to sustain an acceptable standard of living.
Warnings about the security state from 30 years ago:
Sen. Frank Church, as chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence in 1975, investigated the government's massive and highly secretive National Security Agency. He wrote:
Being mislead not informed by our media:
We confuse our emotional responses, carefully manipulated by advertisers, pundits, spin doctors, television hosts, political consultants and focus groups, with knowledge. It is how we elect presidents and those we send to Congress, how we make decisions, even decisions to go to war. It is how we view the world. Four media giants — AOL-Time Warner, Viacom, Disney, and Rupert Murdoch's NewsGroup — control nearly everything we read, see and hear. This growing disconnect with reality is the hallmark of a totalitarian state.
Hedges understands that what is happening to our country is no conspiracy theory; it is based on real events that most normal people are either unaware of or willfully ignorant of.
We MUST break out of our placid little bubble and truly see what our country is becoming.
Some key quotes from the speech follow:
On the corporate state:
The corporate state, which as an idea is an abstraction to many Americans, is very real when the pieces are carefully put together and linked to a system of corporate power that has made this poverty, the denial of our constitutional rights, and a state of permanent war inevitable
On executive orders:
The president, as the Boston Globe reported, has claimed the authority, through "signing statements," to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution
On NAFTA:
But we were assured that goods would be cheaper. Workers would be wealthier. Everyone would be happier. I am not sure how these contradictory things were supposed to happen, but in a sound-bite society, reality no longer matters. NAFTA was great if you were a corporation. It was a disaster if you were a worker.
FDR's caution of fascism:
FDR: The first truth is that the liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. The second truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if its business system does not provide employment and produce and distribute goods in such a way to sustain an acceptable standard of living.
Warnings about the security state from 30 years ago:
Sen. Frank Church, as chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence in 1975, investigated the government's massive and highly secretive National Security Agency. He wrote:
"That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything. Telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn't matter. There would be no place to hide. If this government ever became a tyranny, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back, because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is the capability of this technology. I don't want to see this country ever go across the bridge. I know the capability that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return."When Sen. Church made this statement, the NSA was not authorized to spy on American citizens. Today it is
Being mislead not informed by our media:
We confuse our emotional responses, carefully manipulated by advertisers, pundits, spin doctors, television hosts, political consultants and focus groups, with knowledge. It is how we elect presidents and those we send to Congress, how we make decisions, even decisions to go to war. It is how we view the world. Four media giants — AOL-Time Warner, Viacom, Disney, and Rupert Murdoch's NewsGroup — control nearly everything we read, see and hear. This growing disconnect with reality is the hallmark of a totalitarian state.
The amazing power of YouTube
One of the lessons that keeps getting reinforced to me as I write this blog and do my investigations is the tremendous influence of YouTube.
YouTube has allowed us to keep track of our media and politicians in a way we never could have before: simply because everything is on tape.
Take this clip called How to Create an Angry American. It uses all real news footage to capture the lying, the manipulating, and the ever shifting positions of the Bush gang of thugs.
I check YouTube and Google Video every day. They have become indispensable to keeping my pulse on both ...<< MORE >>
YouTube has allowed us to keep track of our media and politicians in a way we never could have before: simply because everything is on tape.
Take this clip called How to Create an Angry American. It uses all real news footage to capture the lying, the manipulating, and the ever shifting positions of the Bush gang of thugs.
I check YouTube and Google Video every day. They have become indispensable to keeping my pulse on both ...<< MORE >>
Like we already didn't know this
As if the average person didn't already know this from his/her struggles to keep up with soaring gasonline costs, heating the home, and buying groceries, but there
is growing talk of the US government's economic indicator numbers being either inaccurate or flat out falsified.
The Intelligence Daily reports on an article by Kevin Phillips in Harper's: The article focuses primarily on three measures: the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), the quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the monthly figure for the unemployment rate. Phillips convincingly demonstrates that the real unemployment rate in the United States is between 9 and 12 ...<< MORE >>
The Intelligence Daily reports on an article by Kevin Phillips in Harper's: The article focuses primarily on three measures: the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), the quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the monthly figure for the unemployment rate. Phillips convincingly demonstrates that the real unemployment rate in the United States is between 9 and 12 ...<< MORE >>
US prison ships?
The UK Guardian is reporting that the US may be using prison ships in its war on terror.
The information comes from the human rights organization Reprieve. They claim: the US may have used as many as 17 ships as "floating prisons" since 2001. Detainees are interrogated aboard the vessels and then rendered to other, often undisclosed, locations, it is claimed.
The information comes from the human rights organization Reprieve. They claim: the US may have used as many as 17 ships as "floating prisons" since 2001. Detainees are interrogated aboard the vessels and then rendered to other, often undisclosed, locations, it is claimed.
Ships that are understood to have held prisoners include the USS Bataan and USS Peleliu. A further 15 ships are suspected of having operated around the British territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which has ...
<< MORE >>Sniper drones
For those who resist the idea that military technology is far advanced of what we know about and reject things they see in movies as mere speculation or fiction,
there is this website about the sniper drone: http://sagetechcorp.com/Main%20Menu/Projects/Sniper/Sniper.html
This is not some conspiracy website but a profile from the company that manufactures it.
Just so you know this is not idle speculation, a quick Google search also uncovered stories such as these:
http://www.physorg.com/news5987.html
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1397&category=Environment
http://www.scribd.com/doc/185622/Drone-Sightings-History ...<< MORE >>
This is not some conspiracy website but a profile from the company that manufactures it.
Just so you know this is not idle speculation, a quick Google search also uncovered stories such as these:
http://www.physorg.com/news5987.html
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1397&category=Environment
http://www.scribd.com/doc/185622/Drone-Sightings-History ...<< MORE >>
9/11 news coverage from early that day
I find both of these sites intriguing because they both mine the coverage that occurred early on 9/11, before too much analysis or too much spin could be placed upon it.
I do think there's some truth to the notion that initial reactions often carry the most truth.
The first clip, entitled 911 video clips Dan Rather would rather not show you. It questions the notion that planes actually crashed, especially at the Pentagon and in Schanksville.
The second site is an article from MaeBrussell.com. It was written by a guy who videotaped 8 hours of coverage on 9/11. He has ...<< MORE >>
I do think there's some truth to the notion that initial reactions often carry the most truth.
The first clip, entitled 911 video clips Dan Rather would rather not show you. It questions the notion that planes actually crashed, especially at the Pentagon and in Schanksville.
The second site is an article from MaeBrussell.com. It was written by a guy who videotaped 8 hours of coverage on 9/11. He has ...<< MORE >>
Gingrich: maybe Bush should have let more attacks happen
This is a YouTube clip from CSPAN where Newt Gingrich
answers the question from an audience member about why we have not been attacked since 9/11.
His answer places him firmly in the Bush camp: the administration has done such a great job of defusing terrorism.
He goes further, though, to say this is tragic because the success has been so total that Americans, he claims, are getting complacent about terrorism.
He then suggests that maybe the Bush administration should have let a few more attacks happen because it would have avoided this attitude among Americans.
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His answer places him firmly in the Bush camp: the administration has done such a great job of defusing terrorism.
He goes further, though, to say this is tragic because the success has been so total that Americans, he claims, are getting complacent about terrorism.
He then suggests that maybe the Bush administration should have let a few more attacks happen because it would have avoided this attitude among Americans.
Wow. I'm not making this up. ...<< MORE >>