Category Archives: current events

Freedom Riders, 2011

Posted on November 15, 2011 by neophilus

Contrary to popular opinion in the Mass Media, Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation has been exploring more creative and non-violent methods. As Mondoweiss reported last week Palestinian “Freedom Riders” planned on boarding public transportation segregated by settlements and military checkpoints. … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street Movement Co-op’d?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by dissonance

Be warned – the Occupy Wall Street movement, much like the TEA party movement, is being co-op’d by the Establishment.  This is a very effective tactic to marginalize what might otherwise be a very progressive trend in US politics. The … Continue reading →

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Good Ol’ Zbig Dropping the Funk…..

Posted on September 19, 2011 by dissonance

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The Other Shoe has Dropped…..

Posted on July 19, 2011 by dissonance

Venezuela Now OPEC’s Largest Oil Reserves Holder

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Oversimplification to fool you…..

Posted on July 6, 2011 by dissonance
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At N.H. town hall, Romney says Obama has made the economy worse Of course Obama ruined our economy!  As Romney put it; “The president came in, and he didn’t cause the recession, as you know . . . but he didn’t make … Continue reading →

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and in other Federal Court News….

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dissonance

Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case The Supreme Court has negated (“limit” is an understatement) the world’s largest class action lawsuit in judicial history.  1.6 million women were being represented by lawyers who claim that systematic sexism was being … Continue reading →

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US Taxpayers Responsible for BP’s Tab

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dissonance

Court rules US Taxpayers, not BP or Transocean, are liable for Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up A US District court has found that, after the moment the Deep Water Horizon well was “plugged”, all legal responsibility for cleaning up the … Continue reading →

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Slightly Overzealous Pilot?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by dissonance

Baggy Pants Cause Plane’s Evacuation, Jail Time Are pilots afforded the ability to evacuate a plane and make a citizen’s arrest of someone because they don’t approve of their fashion sense?  Apparently so! A young black student from the University … Continue reading →

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Extra-judicial Execution Not Enough…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by dissonance

…we must insult the man’s religious beliefs as well! Did a pork-coated bullet kill Bin Laden? Yes, says firm who claim its pig fat gun oil is bought by U.S. military personnel Clearly it is not enough that Bin Laden … Continue reading →

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Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dissonance

Congress Mulls Cuts to Food Stamps Program Amid Record Number of Recipients Nearly 14% of US Citizens receive their food via this program.  Yes, 14%! That is 44.5 MILLION people.  This is an 11% increase from last year and a … Continue reading →

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