December 2011
Apathy is Poison: Lemony Snicket (Occupy Writer) →
shattering-shining-armour:
Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance
1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long…
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The Bold Progressive: Holiday Dinner Talking... →
boldprogressives:
This is supposed to be the time of year that everyone gets to see and be close with their families and loved ones. However, for a great many of us, this time of year really comes down to one thing; dinner with the family… More exactly dinner with my conservative, fox news watching, extended…
The Occupation Will Not be Bought
boldprogressives:
It is important to note that while the mainstream media has co-opted the Occupy Wall Street movement with democrats in their 2012 election bid, the occupiers themselves have made no such assertions. Democrats are pitching to the populist agendas; like wealth inequality and a destructive banking industry, which is good. However, these are the same politicians who ushered in such...
Obama 'Victory' Over Tax is More Political... →
boldprogressives:
So I’ve been standing by all day, waiting for one of my numerous electronic devices to alert me to yet another update in this payroll tax debacle. Why is this story so interesting? I get that it is somewhat historic that for once in the last 20 years the Democrats are standing their ground on something, but it is only a kick the can measure.
A kick the can measure is exactly...
Boston Police subpeona Twitter for all logs for... →
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The Bold Progressive: My Agenda →
boldprogressives:
I support the Occupy Movement. I believe the people involved with this grass-roots movement have come together to make this country and this planet a better place. It is a shame- albeit an entirely predictable shame- that the media has skewed the movement to be some group of fringe radicals. One…
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The Bold Progressive: A set of presuppositions →
boldprogressives:
Before I begin laying out my rhetoric on the day to day political events we as a public are subjected to, I want to first put down on paper exact where I came from and how my political views came to be shaped. I was born in one of the more conservative areas of Massachusetts. That’s like saying…
My boyfriends new blog where he will be talking politics and stuff. Go...
“A new record-low 11% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the...”
– Congress Ends 2011 With Record-Low 11% Approval (via autostraddle)
Congratulations everyone, our national representative body is at institutional collapse levels of popularity. This is supposed to be the body the represents the interests of the people of this country. For it to be this unpopular...
Watchmadeinthedark:
Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman <3, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Luke Evans, Ian Holm, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Fry, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Bret McKenzie, James Nesbitt and Aidan Turner as well some familiar faces like Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom. (via Coming Soon)
I am a...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il's_... →
juchemane:
my favs are ‘Superior Person’, ‘Peerless Leader’,’Dear Leader, who is a perfect incarnation of the appearance that a leader should have’, and ‘Great Man, who is a Man of Deeds’
FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms... →
emilyoccupies:
The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has kept files on activists who expose animal welfare abuses on factory farms and recommended prosecuting them as terrorists, according to a new document uncovered through the Freedom of Information Act.
This new information comes as the Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism...
If you hate Big Government, fight SOPA →
inothernews:
SOPA is a test for principle for members of Congress. If you wish to save the Internet, vote against it. If you wish to fight Big Government, vote against it. If you wish to protect friends in the “content” production and distribution business at extreme cost to every other business in the world, vote for it. If you care more about a few businesses you can name and nothing about...
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BREAKING: White House will NOT veto National...
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sweatydeath:
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shortformblog:
White House issues statement saying it will not veto defense bill - @AP
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) December 14, 2011
Disturbing news, as this is the bill which would allow for indefinite detention. More details here.
COOOOOOOOOL STORY BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
who needs trials?? who...
Riot shields could scatter crowds with 'wall of... →
occupyus:
RIOT shields that project a wall of sound to disperse crowds will reduce violent clashes with police, according to a patent filed by defence firm Raytheon of Waltham, Massachusetts.
So basically, riot shields with LRAD devices built in.
"Japan Admits Tsunami Funds Used to Defend Whaling... →
motherjones:
Gahhhh.
