C'mon in, kick back and have a reasoned discussion on Awareness...Research...Sharing information & whatever. This is a personal blog, so all the opinions & observations I put out are mine, & - as I continue to research - may my awareness continue to grow. Thanks & Namasté.
26 December 2010
23 December 2010
Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas 1984
08 December 2010
Jackson, Miss. Public Schools Neglecting Children With Disabilities | Southern Poverty Law Center
WHY would you - as educators and nurturers - do this to the "least of these." Sounds to me
like the folks doing this kind of thing have made themselves less. Obviously no Christians
in the group of folks doing the neglecting. Nope.
Bless the SPLC!
Jackson, Miss. Public Schools Neglecting Children With Disabilities | Southern Poverty Law Center
04 December 2010
19 November 2010
Burger King meal comes with a whopper of an insult – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
18 November 2010
Sharron Angle: 'Sometimes Dictators Have Good Ideas'
Add to that, the assassination of a democratically elected president (another one), Salvador Allende, with the help and approval of the C.I.A. So, what the flip is this deranged woman talking about...does she ever know what she's talking about?
Sharron Angle: 'Sometimes Dictators Have Good Ideas'
12 November 2010
Co-Chairs proposal for Medicare, (not)Social Survival Security and more.
PLEASE, please take the time to read the proposal, so you know what's in it - rather than listen to anyone else.
Many thanks and Blessings.
Stay aware.Then get up.Together.We are all One.Todos somos Uno.
06 November 2010
New York Times Columnist Peter Orszag Joins the Social Security Fearmongering Crowd | | AlterNet
Peter Orszag might be well served to speak with the Wisdom Elders - and those
about to become that (as well as those who by virtue of being disabled, etc. are
also on SURVIVAL Security). Let all of us tell you what's REALLY goin' on
about SURVIVAL Security, son.
'Cause there ain't NOTHIN' - can you hear what I saying in a clear, understandable
way? There is NOTHING "SOCIAL" about SURVIVAL Security.
Fool! Do you see any Wisdom Elders out there just partyin' hearty?!
Here's one more thing that you - and all the folks who float phony information, disinformation, misinformation; manipulated videos; front people and groups who espouse the Lie of Survival Security being
in its death throes:
Even though every administration has ILLEGALLY (and TWEAKED any and all barely legal ways) pillaged, raped and robbed the TRUST FUND to fund their covert activities, screw-ups and pursue their wet dreams of Glory, there is one GLARING fact that you all keep trying to hide.
SURVIVAL (the program formerly known as 'social') SECURITY HAS WORKED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND STILL - STILL - hello, now take your pill and pay attention... STILL WORKS. (and you've been trying to kill it since the very first day it began (as Rick "the Grinch Lizard" Santorum said - it won't hurt seniors to suffer a little...)
This is a good read. And: WATCH THE WORDS-SPIN ON ANY STORY about "SOCIAL" Security. The Spin is in and the Rhetoric flows like vomit out of the mouths of those old 'Romans' who kept troughs around so they could be GREEDY and SMARMY and live as We the ONLY People - and when they sucked it all in...shoving it in their distended mouths - they vomit it out so they can go get more.
Read the words of We the People: WE ARE WATCHING. WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. NO RETREAT AND NO SURRENDER. We know it not only works, but can be enhanced to include wonderful and co-creative ways of including all of We the People.
Go after Survival Security, bless your hearts - and know that we're going to talk, boys and girls.
Peace.
Get up. Stand up. Together.
We are all One. Todos Somos Uno.
Now put that old Rock n Roll on and let's dance. (thanks, Bob Seeger :-)
New York Times Columnist Peter Orszag Joins the Social Security Fearmongering Crowd AlterNet
30 October 2010
07 October 2010
02 October 2010
TEDxNextGenerationAsheville - Birke Baehr - "What's Wrong With Our Food ...
13 September 2010
06 September 2010
Silenced Majority Portal: Boycott Koch Industries Products - Climate Deniers & Tea Party Backers
04 September 2010
One Love | Playing For Change | Song Around the World
Dialogue
Music
Food
Conversation
Look in my eyes and see you, and the God or Force of your own Understanding.
Then we shall not be able to kill or hurt one another.
Stand up.
Sing.
Be Aware.
Reach out................ my hand is outstretched as well.
We are all One. Todos Somos Uno. What a lovely song we can sing
(oh and oh man, my man, Keb Mo' is in this!)
04 August 2010
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are 12 Times Support for Renewables, Study Shows - Bloomberg
The Monkey Cage: How Conservative Is Corporate America?
30 July 2010
23 July 2010
Daily Kos: Tom "I Heart Monsanto" Vilsack, This One's For You
13 July 2010
Meet the Food Industry Front Groups That Push for Carcinogens in Your Food | Food | AlterNet
12 July 2010
Glenn Beck's Disturbing Plans to Co-opt MLK's 'I Have a Dream' Speech | | AlterNet
30 June 2010
25 June 2010
Joe Conason: Save the Trees, Save the Planet - Truthdig
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—What would the wealthy nations of the West (and their rising rivals in the East) do if they actually wanted to prevent catastrophic warming? Here in Africa, the obvious answer is that they would find the ways and means to discourage deforestation—the ruinous practice of clear-cutting for timber, charcoal and arable land that accounts for at least 20 percent of the atmospheric carbon burden. Save the trees, and you might just save the planet.
In theory, this ought to be a simple enough task to accomplish, with sufficient motivation and money. But in practice, the incentives created by Western policy are so perverse, according to Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete, that they reward clear-cutting not once but twice over. So he told Bill Clinton, who is visiting Africa this week to oversee the Clinton Foundation’s work on health care and renewable energy.
As Kikwete explained the problem, it has become possible to open forests to loggers for profit and then receive carbon-credit subsidies as a reward for replanting the raped forest. Stupid is too kind a word for this.
The Tanzanian leader expressed frustration, too, with the imperial style that persists in Western efforts to preserve forestland. The agencies that certify projects for carbon credit are overwhelmingly foreign, with personnel parachuted in to perform inspections. While it is essential to verify every carbon credit, the parachute inspection is not, as they say, a sustainable model.
Truthdig - The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking
24 June 2010
Pelosi: 'What did middle-class families ever do to Republicans in the Senate?' - TheHill.com
Are YOU unemployed?
If you are, then I suggest you go to your representatives' and senators' websites and find out how they voted
on Extending Unemployment Benefits for the Everyday We the People (that's us, remember?)
And
If HE/SHE voted AGAINST EXTENDING YOUR BENEFITS (whilst they continue to function just a-okay)
YOU get to vote them out of office in November, or their next election cycle.
Yep.
"Brother, he couldn't spare a dime..."
P.S. If your memory is shorter than some, write it down and post it on the fridge...or whatever place you always
know you're going to look...the mirror? :-)
Pelosi: 'What did middle-class families ever do to Republicans in the Senate?' - TheHill.com
Blessings & Belly Laughs...and standing up.together.we are ALL ONE. Somos Uno.
18 June 2010
Facebook | Videos from We love Iran(1): History Between The USA and Iran
08 June 2010
Chris Hedges: The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig
07 June 2010
YouTube - Toxic Sludge is Good For You
Kill a Turk and Rest...Mata a un turco y descansa
Kill a Turk and Rest...
was the article I received in my email, as I subscribe to Tikkun's email mailings. This is a powerful article (as are many), and so I wrote to Rabbi Lerner asking if Tikkun had any place I could go to get the Spanish translation. Knowing he is such a busy soul, and knowing that, although my degree work is primarily in Spanish, but not yet fluent enough to do a long piece like this, my beautiful spiritbrother, Victor Lopez Rossi, enlisted the aid of two other beautiful souls, Carlos and Caty, and here is the Spanish translation.
Please, if you find it worthwhile and can share it with your friends, then we shall have spread the word even farther around the circle of Oneness.
Thank you. Blessings & Belly Laughs.
We are all One. Somos Uno.
And standing up together.
Nancy
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Mata a un turco y descansa. Extraordinario artículo de Uri Avnery.
El autor de este artículo, Uri Avnery, poco después de publicarlo, fue atacado cobardamente por derechistas israelíes durante protestas masivas contra el ataque a la Flotilla de la Libertad en Tel Aviv, el 5 de Junio 2010. Avnery es un periodista, escritor y activista por la Paz judío de 86 años y en su artículo muestra de manera magistral, la absoluta estupidez de este acto criminal del gobierno sionista de Israel. 07-06-2010 Mata a un turco y descansa Uri AvneryGush-Shalom Traducido del inglés por Carlos Sanchis y revisado por Caty R. En alta mar, fuera de las aguas territoriales, el buque fue detenido por la armada. Los comandos lo asaltaron. Cientos de personas en cubierta resistieron a la fuerza de los soldados. A algunos pasajeros los mataron y decenas de ellos resultaron heridos. El buque fue llevado a puerto y los pasajeros desembarcados a la fuerza. El mundo los vio andando por el muelle, hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y viejos, todos ellos cansados, unos tras otros, todos marchando entre dos soldados… El buque se llamaba “Éxodo 1947”. Salió de Francia con la esperanza de romper el bloqueo británico impuesto para impedir que barcos cargados con supervivientes del Holocausto llegaran a las costas de Palestina. Si se les hubiera permitido alcanzar el país, los inmigrantes ilegales habrían llegado a tierra y los británicos los habrían enviado a campos de detención en Chipre, como habían hecho antes. Nadie habría hecho caso del episodio durante más de dos días. Pero la persona al cargo era Ernest Bevin, un líder del Partido Laborista, un ministro británico arrogante, rudo y amante del poder. No estaba dispuesto a que un puñado de judíos le dictara. Decidió darles una lección y que el mundo entero fuera testigo. “¡Esto es una provocación!”, exclamó, y por supuesto estaba en lo cierto. El objetivo principal, en efecto, era hacer una provocación para atraer los ojos del mundo al bloqueo británico. Lo que siguió es bien conocido: el episodio se arrastró sin parar, una estupidez llevó a la otra, el mundo entero simpatizó con los pasajeros. Pero los británicos no cedieron y pagaron el precio. Un precio muy alto. Muchos piensan que el incidente del “Éxodo” fue el punto de inflexión en la lucha para la creación del Estado de Israel. Gran Bretaña sucumbió bajo el peso de la condena internacional y decidió entregar su mandato sobre Palestina. Hubo, por supuesto, muchas otras razones de peso para esta decisión, pero el “Éxodo” resultó la gota que colmó el vaso. No soy el único que se ha acordado de aquel episodio esta semana. En realidad fue casi imposible no acordarse de él, especialmente para aquellos de nosotros que vivíamos en Palestina en aquel tiempo y fuimos testigos del mismo. Por supuesto hay importantes diferencias. Entonces los pasajeros eran supervivientes del Holocausto, esta vez eran activistas de la paz de todo el mundo. Pero entonces y ahora el mundo ha visto soldados armados atacando brutalmente a pasajeros desarmados que resistieron con todo lo que tenían a mano, palos y las manos desnudas. Entonces y ahora ha ocurrido en alta mar; a 40 kilómetros de la costa entonces, ahora a 65 kilómetros. En retrospectiva, la conducta británica a lo largo del asunto parece increíblemente estúpida. Pero Bevin no era tonto, y los oficiales británicos que comandaron la acción no eran bobos. Después de todo acababan de finalizar una guerra mundial en el bando vencedor. Si se comportaron con total necedad de principio a fin, fue el resultado de la arrogancia, la insensibilidad y su infinito desprecio por la opinión pública mundial. Ehud Barak es el Bevin israelí. No es un tonto, ni tampoco lo son los jefazos. Pero son responsables de una cadena de actos de estupidez cuyas desastrosas implicaciones son difíciles de cuantificar. El ex ministro y actual comentarista Yossi Sarid, llamó al “comité ministerial de los siete” que decide en asuntos de seguridad “siete idiotas”; Me veo obligado a protestar. Es un insulto a los idiotas. Los preparativos de la flotilla han durado más de un año. Cientos de mensajes por correo electrónico fueron y vinieron continuamente. Yo mismo recibí varias docenas. No era ningún secreto. Todo se hizo abiertamente. Hubo mucho tiempo para que todas nuestras instituciones políticas y militares se prepararan para la llegada de los buques. Para consultar a los políticos, entrenar a los soldados e informar a los diplomáticos. Para que el personal de inteligencia hiciera su trabajo. Nada ayudó. Todas las decisiones fueron erróneas desde el primer momento hasta ahora, Y aún no han acabado. La idea de una flotilla como medio para romper el bloqueo roza la genialidad. Pone al gobierno de Israel en un dilema; tiene que elegir entre varias alternativas, todas malas. Cualquier general sueña con poner a su enemigo en una situación semejante. Las alternativas eran: a) Permitir a la flotilla que llegase a Gaza sin obstáculos. El secretario del gabinete apoyó esta opción. Esto habría llevado al fin del bloqueo, porque tras esta flotilla habrían llegado más y más grandes. b) Parar los barcos en aguas territoriales, inspeccionar su carga, asegurarse de que no transportaban armas o “terroristas” y después dejarles continuar su viaje. Esto hubiera suscitado algunas vagas protestas en el mundo pero manteniendo el principio del bloqueo. c) Capturarlos en alta mar y llevarlos a Ashdod, arriesgandóse a una batalla cuerpo a cuerpo con los activistas a bordo. Como siempre han hecho nuestros Gobiernos cuando se enfrentan a la elección entre varias alternativas malas, el gobierno de Netanyahu eligió la peor. Cualquiera que siguiera los preparativos como informaban los medios de comunicación habría previsto que esa elección causaría muertos y heridos. Nadie ataca a un buque turco y espera que lindas niñas les regalen flores. Los turcos no tienen fama de ser gente que se rinda fácilmente. Las órdenes que se dieron a las tropas y se han hecho públicas incluían las tres palabras fatídicas “a cualquier precio”. Cualquier soldado sabe qué significan esas tres terrible palabras. Además, en la lista de los objetivos, la consideración por los pasajeros sólo aparecía en tercer lugar, tras la salvaguardia de la seguridad de los soldados y el cumplimiento de la tarea. Si Benjamín Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, el Jefe de Estado Mayor y el comandante de la armada no entendieron que el asalto conduciría a la muerte y heridas de personas, entonces debemos llegar a la conclusión –incluso aquellos que se resistían a reconocerlo hasta ahora- de que son burdamente incompetentes. Hay que informarles, con las palabras inmortales de Oliver Cronwell al Parlamento: “lleváis sentados demasiado tiempo para el bien que hacéis últimamente… Marchaos, os digo, y dejadnos que lo hagamos por vosotros. Por Dios, ¡marchaos ya!” Este hecho apunta nuevamente a uno de los aspectos más serios de la situación. Vivimos en una burbuja, en una especie de gueto mental que nos aisla y nos impide ver otra realidad, la que percibe el resto del mundo. Un psiquiatra podría juzgar esto como el síntoma de un grave problema mental. La propaganda del Gobierno y el ejército cuenta una historia simple: nuestros heroicos soldados, decididos y sensibles, lo mejor de lo mejor, descendieron al barco para “hablar” y fueron atacados por una muchedumbre violenta y salvaje. El portavoz oficial repitió una y otra vez la palabra “linchamiento”. El primer día casi todos los medios de comunicación israelíes aceptaron esto. Después de todo está claro que nosotros, los judíos, somos las víctimas. Siempre. Esto también se aplica a los soldados judíos. En realidad atacamos a un barco extranjero en la mar, pero nos convertimos al mismo tiempo en víctimas que no tuvieron otra elección que defenderse contra los violentos e incitados antisemitas. Es imposible no acordarse del clásico chiste judío sobre la madre judía en Rusia despidiendo a su hijo al que habían llamado para servir al Zar en la guerra contra Turquía. “No te esfuerces demasiado” le imploraba, “mata a un turco y descansa. Mata a otro turco y descansa de nuevo…” “Pero madre,” le interrumpió el hijo, “¿y si el turco me mata a mi?” “¿A ti?” exclama la madre, “¿pero por qué? ¿Que le has hecho tú a él?” Para cualquier persona normal, esto debe parecer de locos. Soldados fuertemente armados de una unidad de comandos de élite abordan un barco en alta mar, en medio de la noche, desde el mar y desde el aire y ¿son las víctimas? Pero algo de verdad hay: son víctimas de la arrogancia y de la incompetencia de sus mandos, de políticos irresponsables y de los medios de comunicación a los que alimentan. Y en realidad de la opinión pública israelí, puesto que la mayoría de la gente votó por este Gobierno o por la oposición, que no es diferente. El asunto del “Éxodo” se ha repetido pero con un cambio de papeles. Ahora nosotros somos los británicos. En algún lugar, un nuevo León Uris está planeando escribir su próximo libro, “Éxodo 2010”. Un nuevo Otto Preminger está planeando una película que se convertirá en un gran éxito. Un nuevo Paul Newman la protagonizará; después de todo no hay escasez de actores turcos con talento. Hace más de doscientos años, Thomas Jefferson declaró que toda nación debe actuar con un “respeto decente por las opiniones de la humanidad”. Los líderes israelíes nunca han aceptado la sabiduría de esta máxima. Se adhieren al dictamen de David Ben Gurión: “No es importante lo que dicen los gentiles, sino lo que hacen los judíos”. Quizás suponía que los judíos no actuarían neciamente. Convertirnos en enemigos de los turcos es más que una tontería. Durante decenios Turquía ha sido nuestro mejor aliado en la región, mucho más cercano de lo que se sabe en general. Turquía podría jugar en el futuro un importante papel como mediador entre Israel y el mundo árabe-musulmán, entre Israel y Siria y, sí, incluso entre Israel e Irán. Quizás ahora hemos conseguido unir al pueblo turco contra nosotros; y algunos dicen que ése es el único asunto en el que ahora están unidos los turcos. Éste es el segundo capítulo de la operación “Plomo Fundido”. Entonces levantamos contra nosotros a la mayoría de los países del mundo, conmocionamos a nuestros escasos amigos y alegramos a nuestros enemigos. Ahora lo hemos vuelto a hacer y quizás con más éxito. La opinión pública mundial se está volviendo contra nosotros. Es un proceso lento. Se parece a la acumulación de agua en una presa. El agua sube lenta, tranquilamente, y el cambio apenas es perceptible. Pero cuando alcanza un nivel crítico la presa revienta y el desastre está sobre nosotros. Nos acercamos sin pausa a ese punto. “Mata a un turco y descansa,” dice la madre del chiste. Nuestro gobierno nunca descansa. Parece que no va a parar hasta que haya convertido en enemigo al último de nuestros amigos. (Partes de este artículo se publicaron en Ma’ariv, el segundo periódico de mayor tirada de Israel.)Fuente: http://zope.gush-shalom.org/:80/home/en/channels/avnery/1275739480/
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Nancy Seymour ¡Mil gracias a Carlos y Caty! Besos y Fuerte abrazos y solidaridad siempre. Somos Uno! ♥
06 June 2010
Jim Wallis: A Time for Moral Reckoning
It's not just that BP has lied, even though they have -- over and over -- to cover up their behavior and avoid their obligations. It is that BP is a lie; what it stands for is a lie. It is a lie that we can continue to live this way, a lie that our style of life is stable and sustainable, a lie that these huge oil companies are really committed to a safe and renewable energy future. BP should indeed be made to pay for this crime against the creation -- likely with its very existence.
But I am also reminded of what G.K. Chesterton once said when asked what was most wrong with the world. He reportedly replied, "I am." Already, we are hearing some deeper reflection on themeaning of this daily disaster. Almost everyone now apparently agrees with the new direction of a "clean energy economy." And we know that will require a re-wiring of the energy grid (which many hope BP will have no part in). But it will also require a re-wiring of ourselves -- our demands, requirements, and insatiable desires. Our oil addiction has led us to environmental destruction, endless wars, and the sacrifice of young lives, and it has put our very souls in jeopardy. New York Times columnist Tom Freidman recently wondered about the deeper meaning of the Great Recession when he asked, "What if it's telling us that the whole growth model we created over the last fifty years is simply unsustainable economically and ecologically and that 2008 was when we hit the wall -- when Mother Nature and the market both said, 'No More.'" The Great Spill makes the point even more.
04 June 2010
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - TRENDING: Boehner wants apology from McCartney � - Blogs from CNN.com
Blockade of Monsanto in the Netherlands
03 June 2010
BP And Halliburton Try To Buy Off Government Officials
Caught in the oil - The Big Picture - Boston.com
02 June 2010
Amy Goodman: In Memory of All That Is Lost - Truthdig
'I traveled across the bayous and towns of coastal Louisiana for four days, meeting the people on the front lines of the onrush of BP’s oil slick. They are angry, out of work and read the papers about people getting sick.
One person, whose job remains intact—at least so far—is BP’s CEO, Tony Hayward. Hayward, who was paid more than $4.5 million in 2009, lamented Sunday: “There’s no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I’d like my life back.” Hayward becomes more vilified with almost each of his utterances, which are clearly aimed at minimizing the perceived impact of the BP disaster.'
Robert Scheer: Treat Palestinians Like Jews - Robert Scheer's Columns - Truthdig
YouTube - Israeli's attack humanitarian aid ship....Please stop this maddness
YouTube - John Legend - If your out there
YouTube - John Legend Performs If You're Out There on CNN's Heroes
Federal Reserve Adopts Megabanks' Arguments, Warns Against Added Protections For Small Business Credit Card Users
01 June 2010
YouTube - Kris Kristofferson - They Killed Him
31 May 2010
Protests held in Ireland over Israeli attack - The Irish Times - Mon, May 31, 2010
About 1,700 people have attended a demonstration in Dublin this evening against the Israeli attack on an aid ship bound for Gaza.
Earlier today, Taoiseach Brian Cowen called for an international inquiry into the attack which left 10 pro-Palestinian activists dead.
Mr Cowen said he believed Israel’s blockade of humanitarian assistance to Gaza was illegal under international law.
“Whilst the Israeli government has withdrawn from Gaza, they remain a de facto occupying force since they decide what gets into Gaza and who gets out of it,” he said.
“The cause of this problem relates directly to the fact that there is a humanitarian blockade. I believe that is in violation of international law. People are entitled to have humanitarian assistance."
The Rachel Corrie is on her way to Gaza!
YouTube - Gimmie Shelter - 25th Anniversary The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert [HQ]
The Truth About Republicans by..George Carlin
AMERICAN MASTERS | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | PBS
29 May 2010
Genetically Modified Foods Could Cause Long-Term Sterility
28 May 2010
Toxic Oil Spill Rains Warned Could Destroy North America | EUTimes.net
26 May 2010
White Attacks on Anti-Racist Academic in Arizona :: racismreview.com
21 May 2010
BP Legal Case for Oil Spill: Cousins Randall Luthi and Jeffery Luthi at Crossroads of Litigation Decision - The Daily Beast
Randall Luthi is the former director of the agency that regulated BP and its Deepwater Horizon floating platform, and Jeffery Luthi, his cousin, is the clerk of the judicial panel that will render a crucial decision about where the lawsuits, which could total billions of dollars, will be tried. Both Luthis are both from Freedom, Wyoming, a town with just 135 residents.
The battle over where the cases against BP, Transocean, Halliburton, and other defendants will be tried has significant impact over how the cases will proceed and their final outcomes.
Consolidating all the lawsuits into a federal court in Houston would give BP a huge home field advantage.
BP wants them all moved to Houston, Texas. Its attorneys are arguing that BP Exploration and Production, Inc. and the other defendants maintain their principal places of business and their key documents and witnesses within the Houston area, according to court documents: “Transfer and consolidation of this litigation in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, would greatly promote the just and expeditious resolution of these actions.”
KEEP IT WHERE THE SPILL IS - NOT WHERE THEIR HOME BOYS CAN HELP THEM SLIDE OUT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE!
17 May 2010
John Pilger - Obama and Empire
What is...
and the optimism with which we can view
the 500 year old events
that are now about to cause the Paradigm Shift
to a better, more inclusive way of Being and Doing.
Rock on, John. Blessings!
12 May 2010
Decision Forces Filmmaker to Turn Over 600 Hours of Footage to Chevron � Moving Train Media
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Federal District Court in New York granted Chevron’s request for a subpoena, which demands access to over 600 hours of footage from “Crude,” a documentary that chronicles a legal battle being supported by 30,000 Amazonian settlers hoping to hold Texaco (now owned by Chevron) responsible for environmental devastation in Ecuador.
Joseph Berlinger, the filmmaker behind “Crude,” claimed he was protected by “journalistic privilege,” but, according to the New York Times, he qualified for the privilege but “the conditions for overcoming that privilege had been met” by Chevron.
Berlinger plans to ask the judge to “stay the subpoena” so the decision can be appealed.
Many in the documentary filmmaking community have indicated that they will support Berlinger’s effort to appeal and resist this decision. Filmmakers understand what this decision could mean for the future of documentary filmmaking.
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CHEVRON - one more Oil Corporation in control of - and devastating whole swaths of humanity and planet with every mile. You can see more about it at http:www.linktv.org or http://democracynow.org; or in many other articles. Just the pictures of Chevron's actions show their attitude in sharp relief.
CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE.
Rustbelt Rage
Jan. 21, 2010, will go down as a dark day in the history of U.S. democracy, and its decline.
On that day the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government may not ban corporations from political spending on elections—a decision that profoundly affects government policy, both domestic and international.
The decision heralds even further corporate takeover of the U.S. political system.
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A well-done article, as always, from Professor Chomsky.
Paz.
11 May 2010
Decision Forces Filmmaker to Turn Over 600 Hours of Footage to Chevron � Moving Train Media
Cost of Doing Business: BP’s $730 million in fines/settlements 2 criminal convictions � Citizen Energy
03 May 2010
To those who defend the Tea People and the Haters
Obviously these folks can't be Christians or some other peaceful religion (which is what all mainstream religions purport to be...)
This is from a friend of mine on Facebook.
'They had ugly photos of Obama as Hitler, a socialist, etc. and a HUGE sign condemning all Mexicans as criminals and telling them to get the hell out of this country. Luckily, the police cordoned them off and were standing between them and us as we filled the street in front of Fed. Bldg.There were around 2,000-3,000 of us. Of course, the paper and tv stations downplayed the numbers to "hundreds."'
01 May 2010
Arizona Teachers Must Not Have Accent If They Want to Teach English Learners
Corporations Getting Ready to Gobble Public Water Systems � SpeakEasy
8 Words That Could Save Our Country | | AlterNet
American Meat Is Even Grosser Than You Thought | | AlterNet
28 April 2010
14 April 2010
Nonsanto: A Month Without Monsanto
Not as easy as you might think. But, I think we can - let's try! Blessings.
Nonsanto: A Month Without Monsanto
Zinn Education Project - Teaching Outside the Textbook Stories
Zinn Education Project - Teaching Outside the Textbook Stories
11 April 2010
05 April 2010
21 March 2010
Documenting Teabagger Racism :: racismreview.com
Irish-Americans, Racism, and the Pursuit of Whiteness
19 March 2010
Shepard Smith Calls Out "More and More Frightening" Fox E-mailers
Does Murdoch the Manipulator Australian still allow Shephard to be on Fox Faux News?
Or is he a 'token'....?
06 March 2010
Lawmaker: Disabled kids are god's punishment - wtop.com
02 March 2010
A Revolution is Just Below the Surface, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Eva Golinger
27 February 2010
98 Organizations Oppose Obama's Monsanto Man, Islam Siddiqui, for US Agricultural Trade Representative
09 February 2010
05 February 2010
AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN Asombroso discurso de un Veterano SUBTITULADO ESPAÑOL
DISCURSO DE MIKE PRYSNER indicando quienes son el enemigo verdadero de su pais.
Our real enemy is not the ones living in a distant land whose names or policies we don't understand; The real enemy is a system that wages war when it's profitable, the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it's profitable, the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it's profitable, the Banks who take away our homes when it's profitable. Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us
- Mike Prysner
( reasoned discussion only, thanks.)
04 February 2010
Justice Samuel Alito Has Some Things He'd Like to Say...
shared for awareness and reasoned dialogue...blessings.
Pink Soars During 'Glitter In The Air' Grammy Performance 2010
One of the best, most powerful performances at a Grammy Award Show I have ever seen! It was, indeed, a woman's night.
02 February 2010
30 January 2010
Thank You, Howard Zinn -- Signs of the Times News
Scorpions - Wind of Change - Red Square Moscow 2003
The Future is Now.
We are the Ones We've been waiting for.
Peace. Oneness. Rock. Let's Dance.
25 January 2010
Balls Beer for Health Care Reform, the Full Version
This is tooooo funny!!!
This is tooooo True!
Send this to every Democratic shade of the One Party in existence in the U.S. WE the PEOPLE want you to find yours!!!
24 January 2010
13 January 2010
Andrew Harvey on Rumi Returning
Andrew Harvey is the author of The Hope (http://www.sacredactivism.org) - Fascinating fellow, with and clear idea of - like Humanity's Team says: We are all One - now let's practice being it.
Peace. Stand up. We are all One.
12 January 2010
09 January 2010
David Icke on Aspartame - this is worthwhile watching
Staggering stuff, this. But the info is out there. You just have to do the research...Your research.
And, everywere you find something dark, dasterdly, and devious - there you find Donald Rumsfeld.
Wonder what he's doing now...?