February 2012
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“No, America isn’t Egypt or Yemen or Iran. But while the scale of the suppression...”
– Radley Balko
“Those of you who have been through college know that the educational system is...”
– Noam Chomsky
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January 2012
As I waited in line to be processed and... →
motherjones:
MoJo’s Gavin Aronsen writes about being arrested by the Oakland PD on Saturday night while covering an Occupy protest—despite making clear to officers that he was a credentialed reporter. Unfortunately for the Oakland PD, reporters who are arrested for reporting things have an unusually high recidivism rate.
“Whenever journalists are arrested/detained for reporting the news, everyone’s...”
– KGO Radio reporter Kristin Hanes • Discussing her arrest late Saturday as the Occupy Oakland protests flared up. She and Gavin Aronson of Mother Jones were among the over 200 people placed into custody Saturday night, as the Oakland protests reached a new breaking point — including the burning of an...
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18 Quotes That Disqualify Newt as President
reformparty:
1. “I’m not a natural leader. I’m too intellectual; I’m too abstract; I think too much.” ~Newt Gingrich, admitting that he’s incapable of leading. 2. “If the Soviet empire still existed, I’d be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now.” ~Newt Gingrich, saying that it’s okay for the President to be ignorant. 3. “The idea that a congressman would be...
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The National Defense Authorization Act needs to be...
anoncentral:
The National Defense Authorization Act passed a few nights ago. With it, the United States government declares war on the American people. It is the end of free speech, the end of due process. The end of the right to remain silent. It gives the US government the power to indefinitely detain, torture and assassinate US citizens without charge or trial.
At this point in time, the...