April 2012
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“Obama, far from presiding over a huge expansion of government the way the right...”
– Paul Krugman
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Awkward: Tampa Asks Rick Scott to Ban Guns at RNC... →
cognitivedissonance:
The Tampa City Council on Thursday said they would ask Florida Gov. Rick Scott to ban firearms outside the Republican National Convention later this year.
The council has already issued a citywide ban on items like pieces of wood, switchblades, slingshots, containers of bodily fluids and even squirt guns. A so-called “Clean Zone” around the convention area would prohibit...
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Occupy provides economic analysis that is easy to...
occupydidwhat:
Via the OWS Alternative Banking group
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“Few Americans realize the size of the problem. Healthcare costs America $2.5...”
– Jim Clifton
National Transgender Discrimination Survey →
anticapitalist:
To quote one part of this extremely revealing report:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND
ECONOMIC INSECURITY
Double the rate of unemployment: Survey respondents experienced unemployment at twice the rate of the general population at the time of the survey, with rates for people of color up to four times the national unemployment rate.
Widespread mistreatment at work: Ninety...
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Anonymous: Does this look "natural" to you? -... →
anoncentral:
does this look “natural” to you? not only is it well documented that fracking for “natural” gas (methane, ffs) poisons groundwater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01EK76Sy4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LBjSXWQRV8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEtgvwllNpg but it also turns out they’re only just discovering how polluting the Halliburton-owned method is to the air as well,...
When a rich woman wants to stay home with her... →
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“Obama’s political incentives after re-election direct him to satisfy “centrist”...”
– Eunomia: Re-Election Would Allow Obama to Ignore the Left More Than He Already Does (via azspot)
Managers Don’t Have to Ensure Lunch Breaks,... →
infoneer-pulse:
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks in a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers.
The unanimous opinion came after workers’ attorneys argued that abuses are routine and widespread when companies aren’t required to issue direct orders to take the...
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The American Bear: We need to talk about drones. →
theamericanbear:
From Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar:
It is vital to put the debate on drones in the right perspective, with information from sources on ground , away from the [narrative given to the American public by the] US State Department. The US drone policy is becoming a vital part of US foreign policy in conflict zones, and people at home need to know more about what their government...
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Trayvon Martin Family Speaks On George Zimmerman... →
socialismartnature:
Al Sharpton: “Had there not been pressure there would not have been a second look. This is not a night for celebration. This is a night that should not have happened in the first place.” Family attorney: “We thank you to all those people who signed the petition to do something even if you didn’t know who Trayvon Martin…to all the high school students and young people who...
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Supreme Court Considers GM Crop Patent Case →
infoneer-pulse:
Can a farmer commit patent infringement just by planting soybeans he bought on the open market? This week, the Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to weigh in on the question. The Court is pondering an appeals court decision saying that such planting can, in fact, infringe patents.
» via Wired
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“There is a dangerously painful story line that is being propagated about a...”
– Obama and Romney Are Politicians, Not Visionaries
(via rockyanderson2012)
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29 Black People Have Been Killed by... →
occupyallstreets:
Twenty-eight Black People (27 Men and 1 Female) Killed by Police Officials, Security Guards, and Self-Appointed “Keepers of the Peace” between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012
- 28 cases of state sanctioned or justified murder of Black people in the first 3 months of 2012 alone have been found (due to under reporting and discriminatory methods of documentation, it is likely...
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Daniel Borgstrom
susie-c:
Septuagenerian Occupy Oakland activist Daniel Borgstrom on J28 Move In Day and war. Click on the speech balloon for the interview.
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Internet Freedom Starts at Home: The United States... →
socialuprooting:
“An electronic curtain has fallen around Iran,” U.S. President Barack Obama warned in a recent video message marking the Persian New Year. Government censorship and surveillance, he said, make it more difficult for Iranians to “access the information that they want,” denying “the rest of the world the benefit of interacting with the Iranian people.”
Implied though not explicit...
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Damning videos show hired US mercenaries working...
abaldwin360:
The April 2012 issue of Harper’s Magazine includes “The Warrior Class,” a feature by Charles Glass on the rise of private-security contractors since 9/11. The conclusion to the piece describes a series of videos shown to Glass by a source who had worked for the private-security company Blackwater (now Academi, formerly also Xe Services) in Iraq. Clips and photos from the videos are...
