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Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!
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The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
Today we march, tomorrow we vote Green Party.
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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
The U.S. government bailout of, and acquisition of a majority share in, General Motors was an exceptional action, taken in response to exceptional circumstances. The U.S. stake in GM obviously poses novel managerial challenges to the government. The appropriate response to those challenges, however, is not to run from the responsibility through passive ownership and […]
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The headline is from Iraq Veterans Against The War, who are supporting Jeff Hanks, who turned himself in today, after having gone AWOL because he wanted treatment for anxiety, and was instead getting re-deployed to Iraq. There is commentary and a news story at The Hill.
Filed under: afghanistan, Anti-War, international politics, Iraq, News, politics, progressive politics, US Politics, war | Tagged: AWOL, iraq war, Jeff Hanks, war | 1 Comment »
At a joint hearing today of two New York City Council committees, the New York Civil Liberties Union urged council members to oppose the increasing role that city agencies play in facilitating the detention and deportation of immigrants living in New York City. “New York City has a long history of embracing its immigrant communities […]
Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, immigration, new york, New York State Politics, politics, Press Release | Tagged: City Council, new york, new york city, New York City Council, New York Civil Liberties Union, Rikers Island, Secure Communities, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 5 Comments »
KW: I am with Newsday columnist Joye Brown, who asserts we need a full, hand recount in Suffolk County. The reason you have paper ballots is in case things go wrong. Things went wrong. I want to be assured that the new system accurately counts the results of this first general election, where things got […]
Filed under: 3rd party, Ballot issues, Election 2010, elections, local, long island, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, rants, suffolk, suffolk county, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Craig Johnson, Dan Losquadro, Demcoratic Party, Elections 2010, Jack Martins, Joye Brown, Long Island Politics, Long Island recounts, Marc Alessi, Mark Alessi, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Suffolk County recount, Suffolk Democrats, Tim Bishop. Randy Altschuler, voting machines | 2 Comments »
Update: On Wednesday, November 24, 2010, the day before Thanksgiving, there will be an Opt-Out day, for people to either not fly, or to opt-out of the full body scanners. More information and ideas at www.wewontfly.com ___________ Glad to see the outrage on both left and right about the TSA’s full body scanners, and the […]
Filed under: News, politics, progressive politics, US Politics | Tagged: airport security, Chertoff group, civil rights, follow the money, Full body scanner, government accountability, Homeland Security, Human Rights, Michael Chertoff, naked scanner, pat down, Pilots' union, TSA | 3 Comments »
The Green Party regained ballot status in three states on Election Day 2010 and Green Mayor Gayle McLaughlin was reelected in Richmond, California, among several other victories in that state. Green election results in Massachusetts, New York, and Texas won ballot access for these states, thanks to the campaigns of Nat Fortune for State Auditor […]
Filed under: 3rd party, election, Election 2010, elections, governor, grassroots democracy, Green Party, new york, New York State Politics, politics | Tagged: Alameda County, Alameda County California, ballot access, ballot line, dc statehood green party, green, Green-Rainbow Party, LeAlan Jones, results, Texas Green Party, washington dc | 1 Comment »
Today I spent a few hours at the Suffolk County Board of Elections. I am a registered “blank”, who supports the rights of all third parties. I went with a pollwatching certificate from the Libertarian Party. And, I worked with Audrey Capozzi, who is the Vice Chair of the LPNY (state Libertarian Party) […]
Filed under: 3rd party, Green Party, local, long island, Long Island Politics, new york, News, politics, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Alessi, Altschuler, Audrey Capozzi, automatic ballot status, ballot access, Bishop, Libertarian Party, Losquadro, LPNY, LPSC, Marc Alessi, NY Governor's race, NY politics, Suffolk County BOE, Suffolk County politics, Warren Redlich | 1 Comment »
Have you seen the graphic du jour at Google today? It is a whimsical collage of x-ray images, with the note “115th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-rays”. X-rays are one of those scientific inventions which have been used with more celebration, and much less caution, than needed. It is ironic that Google is celebrating […]
Filed under: News, politics, progressive politics, public health, safe, safety, screening, US Politics | Tagged: aclu, airplane travel, Anniversary of the X-ray, backscatter x-ray, Clarence Dally, Clarence Madison Dally, Constitutional Law, Constitutional rights, cumulative radiation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, EPIC, EPIC v DHS, Full body scanner, Google, Google graphic, History of X-rays, Homeland Security, naked scanner, radiation, religious freedom, Thomas Edison, transportation, transportation issues, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, X-ray, x-ray research | 1 Comment »
Congressman Tim Bishop (CD-1) and New York State Assemblyman Marc Alessi (AD-1)have recently been de-elected when it turned out that their election night vote counts were off by several thousand in their opponent’s favor in very close races. I have no sympathy for Congressman Bishop. Congress shoved the awful “Helping America (not be able to) […]
Filed under: election, Election 2010, elections, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, US Politics | Tagged: Dan Losquandro, Electronic Voting Machines, hand-counted paper ballot, hcpb, long island, Marc Alessi, Mark Alessi, new york, New York State Assembly, Randy Altschuler, slot machine, Suffolk County New York, Tim Bishop, united states, voting, Voting machine | 1 Comment »
If you were there, come relive the moment. If you missed it: Wanna see how much fun we had? ;) Post at the PeaceSmiths website: here
Filed under: Anti-War, local, long island, Long Island Music, long island music scene, Long Island Politics, News, Peace, politics, progressive politics | Tagged: Long Island Music, Long Island peace, peacesmiths | Leave a Comment »
(excerpt from) Newsday Altschuler leads Bishop after voting machine re-canvass November 5, 2010 9:36 PM In the close House race on the East End, Republican Randy Altschuler moved ahead of incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop Friday after a re-canvass of voting machines. Altschuler leads Bishop, a Democrat, by about 400 votes, both campaigns said, citing data […]
Filed under: Election 2010, local, long island, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, US Politics | Tagged: 1st CD, 1st CD recount, 1st District, 2010 Election, Altschuler, congress, Election results, New York politics, Randy Altschuler, recount, Suffolk County politics, Tim Bishop | 2 Comments »
