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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.
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.
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There are two places to find excellent coverage of the NY State Senate situation. One is at Elizabeth Benjamin’s political blog at the Daily News. (Great blogging, though you have to register to be able to comment.) Benjamin points out, that this was “the first time a sitting lawmaker was ousted from his seat in Albany by his colleagues since 1861.”
The Times Union is an Albany paper that has a blog devoted to NY politics. It is great that you do not have to register to comment (but they do review comments before posting.) They have video of some of the speeches on the Monserrate debate. Also, the news that the Governor has already called a special election in that district in Queens for Tuesday, March 16th.
Here’s the basic info from The Albany Times Union, Capitol Confidential Blog:
Monserrate expelled
February 9, 2010 at 9:57 pm by Rick Karlin
Sen. Eric Schneiderman, who chaired the special committee to consider whether Hiram Monserrate should be expelled from the Senate is first up with a statement following the Senate’s vote a few minutes ago to immediately expel Monserrate. The vote was 53-8…
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Easy Anthems http://www.easyanthems.org played their song Concrete Star Signs” at the fundraiser for The Cup in Wantagh, NY. Videotaped by http://www.onthewilderside.net
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Condolences to the family of Congressperson John Murtha.
Apart from the loss of a respected person and elected official, Murtha’s death will also have serious implications on war and peace, because he was the Chair of the United States House of Representatives Defense Appropriations Sub-Committee. Murtha belonged to the Democratic Party.
The full story at Reuters is: here.
An excerpt, describing some effects his death may have on weapons programs, is at the readmore.
(excerpt from) Reuters
UPDATE 3-John Murtha, US defense appropriations chair, dies Read more »
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KW: I have had varied feedback on my post in opposition to Senate bill 4779, which would allow children (of an unspecified age) to receive vaccinations against sexually transmitted disease, without their parents permission or even knowledge. I do think that some people believe the bill is a good idea, because they presume “medicine” and “vaccines” are good, and therefore, children should be allowed to get those services easily in regards to sexual health.
The problem is, that “medicine” and “vaccines” are not always good. So, parents should be allowed to deliberate on medical decisions for their children and their families. And, a child should not be put in the position of saying YES to corporate medicine without their parents input or knowledge.
A friend of mine wrote an excellent letter to her NY State Senator and NY State Assemblyperson in opposition to the bill:
From a mom and education advocate, to her representatives:
WE OPPOSE BILL S4779/ A6702: Please vote against these bills.
We firmly believe in,” It’s our kids, our choice”. Government has no right to dictate to us about our Religious or Philosophical beliefs. Our country was founded on the belief of religious freedom, and this issue shakes up and looks to destroy the very core of what this country is suppose to stand for. We have not nor do we intend to relinquish our religious or philosophical freedoms due to pharmaceutical company lobbyists and their plan to make money by infecting our children’s otherwise health bodies with toxins that they have yet to prove do no real harm.
The jury is still out on what these vaccinations can truly do to a young child’s neuro-biological system. If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I would never allow my children to be vaccinated with certain chemicals, which might have been the cause of so many allergic reactions and the cause of one of my child’s autism. Read more »
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Alan Semerdjian www.alansemerdjian.com played his song “When There Was Something Wrong” at the fundraiser for The Cup in Wantagh, NY. Videotaped by http://www.onthewilderside.net
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Saints shut down Colts and Twitter
Technology can’t keep up with everything. Twitter could not keep up with a whole country worth of Who fans*, Superbowl watchers, and Super Bowl partiers (face it, some people just go for the chips!).
Here is what I got when I tried to log in to Twitter at 9:52pm:
*For Who fans from Long Island, you can see Tommy the musical live at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College in March! Info: here.
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Who videos at bottom of post…
KW: Hurrah! I am so excited. I do not have a TV. And, I barely care about football. But, I just found out that The Who will be performing at the Superbowl halftime show. Super cool! And, they are supposedly playing a mash-up that includes “Pinball Wizard” and the finale from the rock opera Tommy!
Did you know that you can see The Who’s Tommy on stage in Long Island in March? It is being performed at DHPAC at Five Towns College. I can’t wait to go. Read more »
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*Action Alert* at readmore…
Please forward
The New York State Senate will vote on a bill that would allow STD vaccine shots (Hep-B and Gardasil) to be given to minors without consent or knowledge of mom and dad. There is no age in the bill, so a nine-year-old could technically give consent if this bill is passed.
Join the New York Alliance for Vaccination Choice in unity and opposition to this horrific bill
Contact your lawmakers!
WE OPPOSE BILL S4779/ A6702: Read more »
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from firedoglake
Clearly, according to the Democratic Leadership, Ralph stepped over the line in 2000 when he became a presidential candidate. As the meme goes, he split the Democratic vote just enough to allow George Bush to be appointed president and we all know how horrible that turned out. I will confess, I was pulled into that meme. Forgive me Ralph, for I knew not what I did. But like many liberals at the time, we were “looking through a glass darkly,” seeing only what was so obvious on the surface. Many of us have now fallen through the rabbit hole so artfully concealed from our view for years by the DLC, the DCCC and the DSCC, and we emerged in 2009 with the realization that there is indeed very little difference between the two parties and that corporate interests rule the Democrats ever so much as they do the Republicans. Read more »
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See a sample letter and News12 contact info at the bottom of this post.
News clips below. News 12 created a community format to broadcast a recent “State of the County” message by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. According to Newsday, an aid at Steve Levy’s office gave a call to News12 and shut that format down from being rebroadcast. Read more »
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