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The BRAD BLOG : NY, AK Election Contests Demonstrate, Again, Why Paper Ballots Need to Actually Be Counted

Posted on December 25, 2010 by iwilder
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Having paper ballots is one thing. Seeing them actually be counted, unfortunately, continues to be quite another matter.

For those of you who may not understand why it’s not enough to merely have hand-marked paper ballots that are tallied only by oft-failed, easily-manipulated computers — even if those paper ballots could be counted by human beings “in the event there are questions about the results”, as supporters of such systems like to say — need look no further than the extraordinary finding on Monday from New York’s Supreme Court.

And, for that matter, what is likely to happen in Alaska very soon, where Republican Joe Miller continues to wait for a similar decision from that state’s Supreme Court in his fight for a hand-count of all paper ballots in his still-uncertified U.S. Senate race against Republican write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski and Democratic candidate Scott McAdams…

via The BRAD BLOG : NY, AK Election Contests Demonstrate, Again, Why Paper Ballots Need to Actually Be Counted.

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Another Green World: George Galloway Party stands aside for Greens in Oldham by-election

Posted on December 24, 2010 by iwilder
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A sign of continuing cooperation between the Green Party and the Respect Party is that Respect who at one time were thinking of standing George Galloway in the upcoming Oldham by-election, have stood aside for the Green Party’s Peter Allen.

via Another Green World: George Galloway Party stands aside for Greens in Oldham by-election.

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Joe Iadanza & Phil Minissale 12/29/10

Posted on December 24, 2010 by iwilder

Joe Iadanza Performs at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, Dec. 29

New Monthly Singer-Songwriter Series

Singer-songwriter Joe Iadanza performs at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. as part of a new monthly Long Island Pulse Singer-Songwriter Series. He shares a bill with Phil Minissale, a young blues and roots artist. Admission is free.

A music community builder, Iadanza is known to many musicians and fans in the Huntington area through his hosting of a monthly open mic series presented by The Green Palate Experience and for the fun and intensity of his own live performances.

Born of Italian immigrants and union activists, Iadanza knows about the passionate struggle for the American Dream. Recalling Stevens, Cohen and Springsteen, Iadanza’s music is rooted in classic folk: honest and raw, revealing a gifted scene-painter and storyteller. Earlier this year, Iadanza released All in Good Time, an album of songs that speak with a rare eloquence, and whose unadorned production, similar to the way in which he performs live, delivers a working-class austerity.

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Did ‘Shrooms Send Santa And His Reindeer Flying? : NPR

Posted on December 24, 2010 by iwilder

Children across the land on Christmas Eve will nestle all snug in their beds to hear the classic poem “The Night Before Christmas.” There’s a parallel tradition on the Harvard campus at this time of year. Students and faculty gather to hear the story of Santa Claus and the psychedelic mushrooms.

via Did ‘Shrooms Send Santa And His Reindeer Flying? : NPR.

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What kind of Christmas Tree?: Real vs. artificial – political poll and ecology info

Posted on December 24, 2010 by kwilder

The political poll at the bottom of this post will tell you which third party folks prefer real Christmas trees..

A great chart about real Christmas trees vs. fake Christmas trees (with what appears to be some industry bias):
The National Christmas Tree Association article/chart on real v artificial trees

More comparisons at About.com:
Which Type of Christmas Tree is Better for Your Health and the Environment?

Environmental impact and decorating details at Monsters and Critics:
Have yourself an environmentally-friendly Christmas

(Don’t forget if you have a real tree, to find the local government site or charity who will accept it for recycling after the holidays.)

from AngusReid Public Opinion
Americans, Britons and Canadians Prefer Artificial Christmas Trees Read more »

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A Christmas Message of Peace (from libertarian Lee Wrights)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Thanks to my IPR community for the tip on this story…

From a press release by Wrights 2012 Exploratory Committee:

Christmas present to the troops – bring them home

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.” (Isaiah 2:4)

BURNET, Texas (Dec. 24) –In a Christmas Eve statement R. Lee Wrights, a
libertarian writer, activist and potential 2012 presidential nominee,
said that if elected president his first message to members of the U.S.
Armed Forces will be “you will be home for Christmas.” Read more »

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Rent Is Too Damn High candidate to run for President

Posted on December 24, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Thanks to my IPR community for the tip on this story…

From The New York Observer/PolitickerNY:
Jimmy McMillan Says He Will Challenge Obama in ’12
(Story with video) By David Freedlander / December 23, 2010

Perhaps the whole country now will hear the baby’s stomach growl.

Rent Is Too Damn High gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan, fresh off a surprising 40,000 vote finish,  appeared on the Libertarian Internet talk show “Revolution Radio” and announced that he will run for President in 2012… [Click on link above to NY Observer for full story and video.]

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Gov Paterson commutes sentence of John White

Posted on December 23, 2010 by kwilder

Full story at Newsday: here. There is a news conference planned for this afternoon.

John White, convicted of fatally shooting a Selden teenager outside his home in Miller Place in 2006* in what became a racially charged case, was released from prison Thursday morning after Gov. David A. Paterson commuted his sentence.

Paterson did not issue a pardon, but commuted the 1 1/3-to-4 year sentence to time served. White, 56, had surrendered to begin serving his sentence in July…

“Our society strives to be just, but the pursuit of justice is a difficult and arduous endeavor,” Paterson said. “While the incident and Mr. White’s trial engendered much controversy and comment, and varying assessments of justice were perceived, its most common feature was heartbreak. My decision today may be an affront to some and a joy to others, but my objective is only to seek to ameliorate the profound suffering that occurred as a result of this tragic event.”..

White’s attorney, Fred Brewington, planned an early afternoon news conference…

*The actual shooting began with an argument between teens at a house party in Sound Beach and ended when [Daniel] Cicciaro came to White’s home to confront White’s son, Aaron – and White shot him…[John White is African-American]

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Stop the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning

Posted on December 23, 2010 by kwilder

More info and action link at Firedoglake.com: here.

Bradley Manning is the 23-year-old Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks. For the last five months, he has been detained in solitary confinement enduring conditions that are cruel, inhumane, and bordering on torture…

Bradley Manning deserves humane treatment while he awaits trial. Read more »

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135 arrested at White House, protesting war

Posted on December 22, 2010 by kwilder

Story at Democracy Now…

As the Afghan war review was released, an estimated 135 people were arrested outside the White House in an antiwar protest led by the group Veterans for Peace. The protesters were detained after chaining themselves to the White House fence…

Commentary by Ray McGovern, one of the arrested, at OpEd News:

Witness at the White House Fence

…On Thursday [December 16, 2010]…I stood pinned to the White House fence with Daniel Ellsberg, Chris Hedges, Margaret Flowers, Medea Benjamin, Coleen Rowley, Mike Ferner, Jodie Evans, and over 125 others risking arrest in an attempt to highlight the horrors of war. Read more »

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Timothy Karr: Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality — Tuesday Betrayal Assured

Posted on December 21, 2010 by iwilder

Late Monday, a majority of the FCC’s commissioners indicated that they’re going to vote with Chairman Julius Genachowski for a toothless Net Neutrality rule.According to all reports, the rule, which will be voted on during tomorrow’s FCC meeting, falls drastically short of earlier pledges by President Obama and the FCC Chairman to protect the free and open Internet.

via Timothy Karr: Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality — Tuesday Betrayal Assured.

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Eclipse video and photos (was – “Eclipse is now!”)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by kwilder

Update: Video and some photos at Flickr. The sky above Long Island from midnight, with a bright moon to 2:45am, when the moon is hiding!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29795482@N06/sets/72157625518264837/

And, the youtube video from our courtyard in North Babylon:

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As anger mounts over Lib Dem tuition fees “betrayal”, disillusioned supporters join the UK Green Party

Posted on December 20, 2010 by iwilder
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The Green Party this evening was calling on former Lib Dem supporters disillusioned by Nick Clegg’s tuition fees “betrayal” to join the Green Party.

The call came as anger mounted against Liberal Democrat politicians following their parliamentary vote for rises in university tuition fees, despite their pre-election pledge to oppose such increases.

via Green Party | As anger mounts over Lib Dem tuition fees “betrayal”, Greens appeal to disillusioned former Lib Dem supporters to join the Green Party.

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Late night Monday (Tuesday morning): Total lunar eclipse…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by kwilder

Update after the height of eclipse: Some photos at Flickr: here.

Have you been feeling wound up, extra energy, the feeling that something magical is in the air? I have. And, I learned from some friends who celebrate Solstice that not only is the energizing, renewing, astronomical and astrological event of Solstice happening on December 21, 2010, there will also be a full lunar eclipse with the Solstice.

Here are some facts and news items about what some folks are calling the Christmas lunar eclipse: Read more »

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