Senate Votes on Puerto Rico Disaster Aid and Emergency Food Assistance (tags)
The Senate agreed to vote next week on disaster relief legislation that includes $600 million in emergency food assistance for Puerto Rico. In recent days, a turbulent exchange between President Trump and Congressional leadership exploded over whether or not Puerto Rico disaster aid monies should be included in Senate legislation.
A Complex Obstacle Facing Humanity (tags)
This report presents my vision of a real Purge'
New Law Provides Disaster Relief and Medicaid Funds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (tags)
As the Sun rose over the Capitol, Congress voted for a bipartisan spending package to end a brief government shutdown.
LA Times Homicide Report (tags)
The Homicide Report is an interactive map, database and blog that chronicles homicides in Los Angeles County. Any death deemed a homicide by the coroner’s office -- the death of a human being by the hand of another -- is included in the database. Coroner's officials currently are providing a bi-weekly list of homicides to The Times. At a minimum, the Homicide Report provides basic details of each killing. In addition, the report includes in-depth reporting of cases and communities, as well as updates when arrests are made and suspects are tried in court.
Religious Leaders Ask Senators to Pass Puerto Rico Debt Legislation (tags)
Religious leaders from Puerto Rico and the US mainland meet with Senators to urge them to support legislation to restructure the island's debt.
Known to all guards in all jails.
Pentagon Document Confirms Israeli Nukes (tags)
Israel
Lauren Kuby - Harry Mitchell - Tempe City Council (tags)
Anybody that's a friend of Congressman Harry Mitchell is an enemy of mine and that includes Lauren Kuby.
Bilderberg Conference Convenes (tags)
anti-war
NSM Demonstration, April 17, 2010 (tags)
Some old photos I found of the NSM demonstration on April 17 (I think) 2010. Uploaded for historical and archival purposes.
Reflections on Occupy LA, Wall St. and Bel air (tags)
Reposted from facebook
Obama Cutting Social Security Funds in Deal to Extend Tax Cuts (tags)
To provide political cover for this giveaway to the rich, the plan includes an extension of federal long-term unemployment benefits for 13 months and a one-year reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. While this would temporarily increase paychecks for tens of millions, it would also deprive Social Security of $120 billion in funding. The White House said this shortfall would be made up through general revenue sources, but these have not been specified. [And probably do not exist.]
New hope, new dream required following Earthquake: Letter to John Key (tags)
New dream, an ethical globalization, required after devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand (amazingly no loss of life but enormous property damage). An ethical globalization emphasizes small/medium business development.
"The best place to view it is at www.democracynow.org. The show for April 6 includes excellent comentary on the video and several insightful interviews."
The biggest political circus in the Philippines hits the road today with the local campaign in full swing. The main show is the presidential elections with eight big clowns on the road show. This includes a former president an actor trying to stage a comeback. a scion of a landlord family, a realtor,the annointed one, an evangelist, a frustrated boy mayor, a councilor, and an environmentalist
God's Power and Powerlessness (tags)
"The stock market conditioned destruction of jobs widens into a new atom bomb of our days through which the social and cultural peace in the one world is destroyed..Jesus told parables, lives as God's parable and enables believers to be God's parables.."
New Anthropology broadsheet (tags)
Hello, for anyone interested, here is an e- broadsheet about anthropology and life outside civilization
12/1 Lee Siu Hin: What We Should Expect from President Barak Obama? (tags)
If history can teach us something, the election of Obama and Clinton has many similarities: after the initial excitement we might experience the same disappointment and disillusion like Clinton-era--and even the possibility of Republicans can capitalize the public disappointment to regain the control of Congress at the future elections.....
Bush to propose record US war budget (tags)
The Bush administration will seek congressional approval of more than $700 billion in military spending this year, including $245 billion to fund the ongoing wars of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan, top officials told the press Friday. The gargantuan funding request will be formally unveiled and sent to Congress Monday.
Terrorist Posada Carriles to ask a federal court for his freedom (tags)
International terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is to appear today in a U.S. federal court to ask for his freedom, in spite of his long criminal record, which includes the bombing of a Cubana Aviation passenger plane.
UFOetry Blue Planet Tour Theatrical Event (tags)
An Out of this World Musical Experience for the UFO Age!
The pamphlet attached below was created by members of the no borders network and deletetheborder.org for outreach during Mayday actions and beyond. It is bilingual and includes a space to promote local events and resources.
Progressive Demo Marcy Winograd Blocks Congresswoman Jane Harman from winning endorsement by local Democratic organization.
IWW Web Sites Upgraded! (tags)
Coinciding with our 100th anniversary, the IWW is pleased to announce its new and improved website! Our site now includes dynamic news content, IWW member log-ins, IWW news content that can be syndicated, RSS / XML feeds, live RSS / XML links, member forums, an events calendar, and much more. All of our old site content is also featured here, mostly in the familiar locations.
Coalition registers millions, seeks huge turnout Nov. 2 (tags)
In Cuyahoga County alone, which includes Cleveland, 235,000 Ohioans have registered, more than double the number in 2000. That includes 100,000 people who registered for the first time.
List of the Real Military Heroes of the Iraq war, those who Resist (tags)
A website posts a comprehensive list of those men and women who have publicly refused illegal orders to prosecute this illegal, immoral war in Iraq.
The invitation below has been sent to artists, friends, writers, activists, and strangers. Yard Sign Project is online at http://billfisher.dreamhost.com/yardsign.htm, allowing individuals to freely print a larger, full-resolution image.
Is the world's oil running out fast? (tags)
This article from the BBC covers the recent Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) meeting in Berlin. The message from this meeting is that the end of cheap oil is here. It includes many experts from the oil industry.
Militant Direct Action is a must at the RNC (tags)
Not much needs to be said here. The police will as always be donning their Darth Vader gear...this includes objects of OFFENSE, and objects of defense. We, as could-be revolutionaries must show that we are serious and to be TAKEN seriously.
THE COP-OUT! is a bi-weekly radical review of police-oriented websites by activist/author Kirsten Anderberg. She will review sites covering everything from police stress, to riot gear, to cop humor...from an activist's point of view.
New! Indepth Report on WTO now online (tags)
"Neoliberal Globalization: Cancun and Beyond" a new 24-page in-depth report on the WTO, published by Action for Social and Ecological Justice (ASEJ), written by Aziz Choudry, is now available for download, online at www.asej.org. Further details below.
Mideast death toll over 3,000 (tags)
2,414 people have been killed on the Palestinian side and 806 on the Israeli side.
A Bill Moyers Commentary (tags)
Bill Moyers shares his views on the results of the 2002 mid-term elections.
The Shortwave Report 1/12/01 (tags)
The Shortwave Report is a 30 minute review of news stories and opinions recorded off a shortwave radio. New show 2nd and 4th Friday 9am. Broadcasters include Netherlands, Cuba Germany, Spain, China, Russia and others. News that is "overlooked" by the US media. mp3 format, free to rebroadcast. Includes time and frequencies for English-language broadcasts.