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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.
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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.
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The Obama administration today argued before a federal court that it should have unreviewable authority to kill Americans the executive branch has unilaterally determined to pose a threat. Government lawyers made that claim in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) charging that the […]
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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 »
There was an explosion this week, at the Indian Point nuclear power plant, about twenty-five miles north of New York City. Officials in the four surrounding counties opened their emergency response centers, in case a regional evacuation was necessary. Indian Point Reactor Number 2 was shut down. The explosion occurred in a massive transformer, weighing […]
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Kimberly writes: Below is an excellent video to express how women feel when faced with the choice of full body scanners or having to have an aggressive pat down by TSA personnel at airports. I will not fly due to this horrible violation of human rights. Though, I know that my decision lets the human […]
Filed under: News, progressive politics, US Politics, video | Tagged: air travel, airport security, airports, civil rights, full body scan video, Full body scanner, Homeland Security, Human Rights, naked scanner, transportation, transportation issues, Transportation Security Administration, travle, video, women's issues, x-rays | 4 Comments »
Saturday, November 27th, 8pm 10th Anniversary Show! The Song Box Presents… Bob Westcott & The Wes Houston Trio $10 Suggested Donation – Advance Reservations Required – See Below Guitarist Bob Westcott is no stranger to Long Island audiences. His career began as a teenager playing guitar in the streets and basket houses of Greenwich Village, and, […]
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It really snowed on Long Island Monday. A woman at the library had told me that she saw snow at 7:30 am Monday in North Babylon when she took her children to the bus stop. Now, Newsday reported snow on Monday as the first snow of the season. (Although, my young nephews in Coram claimed […]
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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 »
A transformer explosion prompted the automatic shutdown of one of the two units at the Indian Point nuclear power plant on Sunday night. Officials at the Buchanan plant immediately declared an alert after the 6:39 p.m. emergency but said the warning was only precautionary. via Explosion closes Indian Point nuclear power plant near New York […]
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Late as always, I recently came upon the story of an NYPD precinct in Brooklyn, where the commanding officer was taped repeatedly ordering his subordinates to either arrest or ticket American citizens for the sole purpose of juking statistics. That alone is bad enough. But in playing with the numbers, the officers inadvertently aided the rampage of […]
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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 »
