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McKinney: GM’s LBO, government-style

Posted on November 28, 2010 by iwilder

  By Cynthia McKinney, Green Party 2008 Presidential candidate Since 2008, both the Bush and Obama Administrations spent hundreds of billions – by some estimates, up to TRILLIONS – of dollars bailing out Wall Street investors, banks and industrial firms. Much was said about the need to provide a stimulus to the economy, with the […]

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AI: New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detentions and Torture in Iraq

Posted on November 27, 2010 by iwilder

Amnesty Internationals new report “New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detentions and Torture in Iraq” highlights individual case studies of people detained without charges or trial for long periods of time; others tortured or ill-treated by Iraqi security forces, as well as cases of enforced disappearances. Read the report(pdf): “New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detentions and Torture in […]

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Excellent update on TSA protests and National Opt Out Day (and what happens next…)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by kwilder

From the website Optoutday.com: THANK YOU for making National Opt Out Day a success! Despite claims to the contrary, National Opt-Out Day was a rousing success.  The entire point of the campaign was to raise awareness of the issues of privacy and aviation safety at TSA checkpoints, with the ultimate goal of influencing policy – […]

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National Opt-Out Day/Protest the TSA update

Posted on November 24, 2010 by kwilder

Check out the latest updates at wewontfly.com. The news media says that the TSA protests did not work, because airport lines are quiet. Well, part of the message from several of the boycott groups was “don’t fly”. So, the quietness may mean something, too. And, it will be interesting to see more stats about the […]

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To my friends and all fellow Americans: Please don’t ruin it for me (don’t get scanned or patted down)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kwilder

If there is any possible way that you can skip any flight plans for Wednesday, November 24, 2010, please do. For a list of groups planning various levels of boycotts and demonstrations, please see the bottom of this post. If you allow yourself to get scanned by x-rays, or demeaned by having your genitals touched […]

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US Government files brief in lawsuit about size of the US House of Reps

Posted on November 22, 2010 by kwilder

from Independent Political Report United States Government Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Lawsuit over Size of U.S. House November 21st, 2010 On November 17, the United States government filed this brief in opposition [pdf at IPR: here], in Clemons v U.S. Department of Commerce, 10-291.  This is the case that says that “one […]

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Nader: TSA is delivering naked insecurity

Posted on November 20, 2010 by kwilder

As published in USA TODAY, November 18, 2010, and sent to Nader’s e-mail announcement list: TSA is delivering naked insecurity by Ralph Nader To airline passengers: Get ready for naked insecurity. To the Department of Homeland Security: If you thought this week was bad, brace yourself for a tsunami of protests in the days ahead. […]

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Reaction to the rash, short-sighted decision of the NY State Board of Regents to cut speech service requirements

Posted on November 19, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: The disability community is currently digesting the decision that the NY State Board of Regents made this week which scales back speech service requirements. The Board released school districts from longstanding policies that they must give certain levels of speech services to students with autism and other disabilities. The decision by the Board […]

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Swedish authorities re-renew case against Wikileaks founder

Posted on November 18, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) All Voices Swedish Authorities Come To Life In Wikileaks Case Stockholm : Sweden | Nov 18, 2010 By Robert Weller In a case slower than an Ingmar Bergman movie, more than two months after first accusing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of rape and sexual molestation, Swedish prosecutors are asking a court to issue […]

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TSA security guard pats down crying 3-year-old girl

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kwilder

New incident: Video of a young boy, shirt off, being patted down by TSA. Video: here. Another incident: Young child whose pacifier set alarm off, taken out of mom’s view for screening. Story: here. _________________________________ Story about three-year old I don’t know who is worse, this young girl, or her parents for getting sucked into […]

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Will new, oppressive, airport security measures keep us safer?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kwilder

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent article on new TSA measures such as full body scanners (naked scanners) and aggressive pat-downs. The full article is: here. And, below is their excellent explanation of the foolishness of these new measures as a security strategy: It’s the same kind of trade-off TSA implicitly provided when it […]

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Suffolk County: Today (Tuesday, Nov 17) started counting of absentee and paper ballots

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kwilder

With the races in Suffolk County that are too close to call from the November 2010 election, the absentee and paper ballots should have an important impact. Word is that the Suffolk County BOE was supposed to have started counting them today, Tuesday, Novemeber 17th. Background story on the Bishop/Altschuler recount for the 1st Congressional […]

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NY State Regents: Tell them they were wrong. Ask them to change their mind.

Posted on November 16, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Today, the NY State Board of Regents made decisions that overturned 20 years of rights given to students with autism in New York State. There had been in place a much-needed requirement that students with autism be entitled to 5 days of speech a week. Those speech/social skills classes would help those students: […]

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At noon today: NY Board of Regents may take away important promises to students with autism

Posted on November 16, 2010 by kwilder

Update 11/17/2010: The NY State Board of Regents did it! They voted to take away the specific requirements for speech services for students with autism. By many media accounts, they set back the clock 20 years on services to students with autism. Story and list of NY State Regents Board members: here. There is an […]

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