Monthly Archives: January 2012

Occupy Denver tells DPD to GET BACK!

Denver occupiers took to the streets last night in solidarity with OCCUPYs nationwide to protest the brutal January 27 clampdown on an attempted squat in Oakland, California. My favorite chant of the evening was “THEY SAY GET BACK, WE SAY … Continue reading

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Occupy Wall Street mentor Adbusters issues latest tactical briefing. Chicago. May. Occupy.

Vancouver’s Adbusters Magazine sent the initial callouts to occupy Wall Street, to be the natural successor to unfinished revolutions in Tahrir Square and Madrid. Quickly enough it escaped their grasp. Adusters has issued two dozen “Tactical Briefings” since before September … Continue reading

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Ft Carson conducts pro forma town hall to clear way for environmental impact of proposed helicopter brigade

OCCUPIED COLORADO SPRINGS- Ft Carson’s environmental PR team held what’s called a “draft Environmental Assessment,” prerequisite to their addition of a Combat Aviation Brigade to America’s “Best Hometown in the Army”. Except for a car-dealer and realtor giving their attaboys, … Continue reading

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Israel- Should a nation of land thieves really be considered as being somehow a democracy?

Robert Fantina asks this question and answers it well in his excellent commentary Stolen Land- Israel, Settlements and Democracy The green on the maps above represent the original land that Palestinians had for their people back in 1946, now being … Continue reading

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Occupy Nigeria- Inspiration for all of Africa

Per wikipedia, Occupy Nigeria is a protest movement that began in Nigeria on Monday, 2 January 2012 in response to the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government of President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, 1 January 2012. I believe that … Continue reading

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Egypt- Revolution not yet made

The conventional corporate media scribble is that Egyptians made a revolution a year ago when they overthrew the dictator Mubarak. However, Mubarak was not alone what oppressed Egypt and made their country one of poverty and lacking in human rights. … Continue reading

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Marine murderers again found to be ‘Innocent’? We don’t think they are

They kill people, then they say ‘Sorry’ states the child survivor of a US Marine revenge massacre in Haditha, Iraq. How true her words are…. See the you tube film about The Child Survivor of Haditha Massacre Then in the … Continue reading

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Verizon doesn’t want to hear you now

OCCUPIED COLORADO SPRINGS- A photo from this weekend’s march against SOPA supporters AT&T and Verizon. SOPA and its House of Lords twin PIPA are not dead, their sponsors are playing possum until public outcry blows over. When Occupy freezes over … Continue reading

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In the Leigh of the Storm

“Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress or behavior, there … Continue reading

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The Battle of the Strait of Hormuz might be just about to begin?

Two countries, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, lie opposite each other at the Strait of Hormuz, and those two countries have enjoyed a long history of relative peace with each other as compared to the situation of many other … Continue reading

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Obama pulls Washington’s injured killer out of Yemen

This loyal Middle East henchman and US servant issued this statement upon his departure…. “I ask for pardon from all Yemeni men and women for any shortcoming that occurred during my 33-year rule and I ask forgiveness and offer my … Continue reading

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Gen. James Mattis, Obama’s choice for being head of the US Central Command

Thirty year military veteran, Brian Cloughley, writes in the latest online weekend edition of CounterPunch just exactly what he thinks about Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, who continues to head up the U.S. Central Command in Asia. The following is … Continue reading

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What is the real Joe Paterno legacy?

………………………………………… Penn State’s Joe Paterno has died

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America’s counter revolution in Libya begins to turn sour

While the reign of Moammar Gadhafi and his family was not exactly paradise for many Libyans, the overthrow of his government ending in the US directed torture death of Gadhafi himself is not bringing anything good to Libya at all. … Continue reading

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State of Colorado admits torturing prisoners

Solitary confinement is the favorite manner that the US tortures people with and the State of Colorado has just admitted to torturing people in this manner to the federal government, yet the Obama Administration will not begin to punish the … Continue reading

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Is Ron Paul really against supporting more US government war making?

Many desperate citizens have this round of corporate Presidential selectioning, taken to supporting Ron Paul and his Libertarian backed campaign in hopes of finding some avenue forward to changing the sorry state of current US politics. We think that a … Continue reading

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Newt Gingrich’s ex wife warns us to keep him out of the White House

In the interview with ABC’s Brian Ross aired last night on “Nightline,” Marianne Gingrich said her former husband lacks the moral character to be president and that his campaign positions on family values and marriage don’t reflect his personal behavior. … Continue reading

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Mr. 1%er – Mitt Romney

Romney was walking the rope line outside of his headquarters in Charleston, S.C., just today when a person off camera asked, “What would you do to support the 99 percent, seeing as how you’re part of the 1 percent?” Romney … Continue reading

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Good riddance, Rick Perry

Just one week after defending the actions of US soldiers who were pissing on corpses of Afghans and laughing about it and filming it, Rick Perry has had to withdraw from the race to get the Republican nomination for President. … Continue reading

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Stop American Censorship- Stop SOPA

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The Cooking Network Deen of diabetes is in trouble

Aug 2011- Anthony Bourdain told TV Guide that Paula Deen was “the worst, most dangerous person to America,” who “revels in her unholy connections with evil corporations” and is “proud of the fact that her food is f—ing bad for … Continue reading

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The US FDA has helped create a new Tuberculosis plague that threatens us all

In 1972, that (FDA) task force published a report acknowledging that the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals was associated with the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Over the past several weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been in … Continue reading

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99 to 1 – Occupy Movement Song

99 to 1 This song is getting to be the national anthem of the Occupy Movement

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PICS: Colorado Springs coal plant poisons protesters who got too close

OCCUPIED COLORADO SPRINGS- We got up close to take pictures of the Drake coal-fired power plant. We wore gas masks without filters because the image was meant to be symbolic, but now we’re sick. Three hours, two days in a … Continue reading

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I’d rather this Monday was called the Black Panther Party Ten Point Plan Day instead of MLK Day

Point 8- WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO ALL WARS OF AGGRESSION   We believe that the various conflicts which exist around the world stem directly from the aggressive desire of the United States ruling circle and government to force … Continue reading

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