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I’m confused. I’m concerned. I’m thinking of moving to Colorado, where they passed some measures that actually make sense! Legalizing hemp and marijuana is a huge victory, though it will be interesting how the federal government responds. Didn’t Obama promise not to crack down on MJ and then come down harder on dispensaries (in states […]
August 22, 2012
I’m referring, of course, to TrapWire. I’ve heard rumblings about it on the interwebs, but today was the first time I did a little digging. It’s gross. Here are some exerpts from the RT article that came out August 10: Former senior intelligence officials have created a detailed surveillance system more accurate than modern facial […]
August 21, 2012
What, if anything, would change by people being able to see the billions of stars above our heads each night? What, if anything, would change if people got out in nature more? How am I going to critique the suffragist movement, while still giving credit where credit is due, without sounding like a total ass? […]
July 25, 2012
There’s been a ridiculous amount of discussion over new voting laws around this country. I don’t know why it hit me when i was reading this article about the ACLU battle in Pennsylvania , but i had an epiphany after reading this: “The integrity of the electoral process is not enhanced by turning away people at […]
July 25, 2012
As we’ve been entering into the full swing of political theatre with the impending November election, I have (clearly) taken a hiatus from this blog. From October to April I was occupying and that was a full time endeavor. I’m now going to attempt in the coming months to resurrect it, because even if all […]
October 12, 2011
CHARTS: Here’s What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About…. The problem in a nutshell is this: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation’s history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the […]
October 12, 2011
NYTimes Sues The Federal Government For Refusing To Reveal Its Secret Interpretation Of The PATRIOT Act | Techdirt. Savage and the NY Times have now sued the federal government for not revealing its interpretation of the PATRIOT Act, pointing out that if parts of the interpretation contain classified material, the Justice Department should black that out […]
October 12, 2011
We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. -Martin Luther King Jr. I have something to say After watching Occupy Wall Street unfold weeks ago (literally watching on the livefeed.. a lot), watching it spread across the […]
October 11, 2011
first I think it’s important to highlight what’s going on to our brothers and sisters in boston: Boston Police Brutally Assault Occupy Boston | Occupy Boston: Following the raid, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis made no mention of veterans, organized labor, students, or families, nor did he issue an apology for his department’s aggressive tactics. Since […]
November 7, 2012
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