Monthly Archives: March 2014

Protest isn’t a probation violation. Free Occupy political prisoner Caryn Sodaro

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Eric Verlo

OCCUPY DENVER recidivist Caryn Sodaro was given 90 days this week for violating the terms of her probation, an earlier plea deal which relinquished first amendment rights in exchange for what turned out to be temporary freedom.

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The Putin knock-knock joke is easier to find than his Kremlin speech on Crimea

Posted on March 27, 2014 by NMT

This graphic circulating on the interwebs is a lot easier to find than Vladimir Putin’s March 18 address to the Kremlin about the referendum in Crimea after the Western coup in Ukraine. Bypassing dubious translations excerpted on Capitalist media sites, … Continue reading →

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SO IT TURNS OUT GOD HATES PHELPS

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eric Verlo

SO, Westboro Baptist weirdo patriarch Fred Phelps died this week, before he could finger who it was bankrolling his unpopular church outings to far-flung, media-covered, sensitivity-defying graveside demonstrations orchestrated to make protest look bad and prompt public support for preemptive … Continue reading →

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I’ll believe corporations are people when one is not let off a criminal probe

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eric Verlo

I’ll believe corporations are people when one is declined the chance to pay a fine instead of face criminal penalties. Imagine OJ Inc or Pistorius Inc or Bernie Madoff being able to pay off US marshalls instead of going to … Continue reading →

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My objection to the middle road

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Eric Verlo

Yes, yes there are grey areas. Black and white is for the printed page. But publishing is a great example of the decisive expression of intention, whether to write it down or not. So too, taking action requires commitment to … Continue reading →

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“Jaber was sleeping near his car when the missile arrived. 3 people killed.”

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Eric Verlo

DELIVERY CONFIRMATION for drones! You can get it for free with the Metadata iPhone app. The following notice arrived this morning, March 3, postmarked Yemen: “Jaber was sleeping near his car when the missile arrived. 3 people killed.” The blurb … Continue reading →

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