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Election Outcomes: How the 2010 elections made history, affected the political landscape, and shaped my world

Posted on November 4, 2010 by kwilder

The facts and figures in this piece are largely from two places: “Twenty ways the 2010 election made history“, (posted at San Francisco Chronicle) and posts and links from “Endgame” daily roundup) and other articles at the Daily Politics blog. Kimberly writes: Yesterday, I discovered that the overall affect that this election had on me […]

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Why is it such a close call for Dem Congressman Tim Bishop? (and other Suffolk County results)

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kwilder

11/6/2010 early morning update: Recanvas of machines shows that Altschuler (not Bishop) is actually ahead by 400 votes so far… Story: here. To find a list of Suffolk County election results, go to the Board of Elections website: here. For NY statewide and NY Congress results (including for Suffolk County districts), you can go to […]

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For NYC voters: Careful filling in the ovals

Posted on November 1, 2010 by kwilder

An article about this and other of NYC 2010 election concerns is at the NY Times: here. – (excerpt from) Fox News New York City Nominated for Ballot Bungle Booby Prize Published October 28, 2010 New York City’s election ballot is so confusing it’s starting to get national recognition. The city’s paper ballot has drawn […]

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Eliot Katz: Ginsberg and the NY Times article on the Beats & the Tea Party

Posted on October 23, 2010 by iwilder

Dear Friends (who were also friends of Allen’s): In the October 10th New York Times Book Review, there was an article by Lee Siegel comparing the views of Beat Generation writers, including Allen’s, to the right-wing Tea Party movement. I wrote a letter to the Book Review editor in response because I thought it was […]

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Possible debate happenings: Twinkling, waving fingers

Posted on October 18, 2010 by kwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] KW: Thoughts and points of information on the Hofstra, NY Governor Debate of 10/18/2010 (This is kind of a message in a bottle. I am typing it at 3pm, and setting it to post after the debate starts…) So, part of the audience […]

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A Tunnel to Everywhere

Posted on October 16, 2010 by kwilder

A Tunnel to Everywhere by Camillo Mac Bica Let us drill a tunnel to Afghanistan, Iraq, and all the other places in the world where our sons and daughters are in peril and bring them home to safety, one by one, as the world watches and rejoices.

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Vote for change. Vote Green Party. Vote Hawkins for NY Guv

Posted on October 11, 2010 by iwilder

from the Hawkins campaign: This November, vote for change. Vote Green Party. Howie Hawkins for Governor. The Democrat Party is not the answer. They’re the problem. Like the Republicans, they represent the corporations, the rich, the military industrial complex. 1. Just like private health insurance is the root cause of the failures of the American health care system. […]

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NYCLU to Teach New York City Youth about their Rights During ‘Week of Action’

Posted on October 10, 2010 by iwilder

NEW PUBLICATION: Palm Card: Know Your Rights When Facing a Suspension (2010) (280.43 KB) On Tuesday10/12/10  through Friday10/15/10  next week, the New York Civil Liberties Union and its volunteers will visit public high schools in each New York City borough to inform students of their rights when confronted by police or military recruiters at school, […]

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A beautiful action to lobby against war

Posted on October 8, 2010 by kwilder

October 7, 2010 marked the 9th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan. Local activist Charlotte Koons came up with her own, creative way, to express her misgivings about war with the beautiful and powerful action described below. (If you would like to say no to war, you can join Long Island peace groups who will […]

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Say no to war: Smith Haven Mall, Long Island on Sat. October 9th

Posted on October 6, 2010 by kwilder

Veterans for Peace Long Island and other Long Island peace groups are organizing a demonstration to be held at the Smith Haven Mall, on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Troops Out of Afghanistan NOW! 9th Anniversary Remembrance Saturday, October 9 2:00-4:00 PM at the Smith Haven Mall Middle Country Road entrance (meet on the sidewalk along […]

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Chris Hedges: March to Nowhere – Chris Hedges’ Columns – Truthdig

Posted on October 5, 2010 by iwilder

There was no war cry against Wall Street and the purveyors of death in the defense and health industry. There was no acknowledgement that unfettered capitalism and globalization are killing our ecosystem and creating a worldwide system of neo-feudalism. There was no acceptance that the corporate state must be dismantled if we are to save […]

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Hillary Clinton and State Dept. to Celebrate War Criminal Henry Kissinger, While the White House Repeats His Deadly Mistakes | | AlterNet

Posted on October 3, 2010 by iwilder

Nothing more symbolizes how the temptations of power can corrupt youthful values and idealism than Secretary Hillary Clinton’s invitation to Henry Kissinger and Richard Holbrooke to keynote a major State Department conference on the history of the Indochina war. As an idealistic college student, Clinton protested Kissinger’s mass murder of civilians in Indochina. She knows […]

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United State’s drones kill 18 people in Pakistan

Posted on October 2, 2010 by kwilder

Headline at Huffington Post: CIA escalates drone was in Pakistan and (excerpt from) Reuters US drone strikes kill 18 militants in Pakistan By Haji Mujtaba / Sat Oct 2, 2010 9:06am EDT (Reuters) – Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with […]

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Some humor for a rainy day…

Posted on October 1, 2010 by kwilder

Found on: About.com David Letterman: “The good news is that scientists have found a giant Earth-like planet, and it may support human life. Whatever you do, don’t tell British Petroleum.” And another one from Letterman…

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