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[occupy] Article V to the Rescue!
I've been thinking about the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall, the passing of the STOCK Act and the likely consequences of halting Congressional insider trading, and whether addressing these individual concerns is enough to stop this cycle of failure from happening again in 70 years when America has forgotten to be watchful and the lobbyist buy the ( Read more... ) -
[occupy] What you can do to help
How you can help OCCCUPY
(without camping)
Transfer Banks. The best and biggest thing you can do to send the message that you do not approve of unethical banking practices is to get a credit union or local bank. If you have a Chase, Citi, Wells-Fargo or Bank of America account, withdraw your funds and place them somewhere that you trust. Wall Street ( Read more... ) -
the case for intellectual nonviolence
Our national rhetoric is suffering from a poverty of compassion. Our unspoken belief that one must earn the empathy of peers through financial accomplishment is deeply flawed. Mercy that comes at a price is not mercy at all.
We have been seeking to balance our need to care and be cared for within this flawed system by collectively overproducing and ( Read more... ) -
[occupy] Firecrackers and Protest Sabotage.
I'm having to write this out of order because it's jumbled with too many emotions.
Today I triaged a kid lying on the ground who had been hit in the head by a billy club hard enough that he was nonresponsive for two minutes and disoriented and uncoordinated for several more. I put him in recovery position and stood by him checking his pupil response ( Read more... ) -
[occupy] News Media Links Round up #2
Occupy Dallas News:
City of Dallas adds addendum to agreement to let let protesters stay in Liberty Park, tells protesters they need $1 Million in Insurance because the city can't be liable if one of the protesters gets . . . hurt.
Former Mayor Offers Support, Then Backs City of Dallas' Play to Restrict Protest.
City says group did not obtain ( Read more... ) -
[occupy] Taxation Without Representation and Strange Days
: or what the original Libertarian Tea Party movement has in common with Occupy Wall Street. Their goals were to:
- Decrease the role of the Federal Reserve with an eye toward phasing it out.
- Stop expensive foreign wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Federal spending and deficits are mismanaged/too high for what we're getting.
- American taxation is ( Read more... )
- Decrease the role of the Federal Reserve with an eye toward phasing it out.
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highs and lows of the week
Yesterday was such a success, I have decided that I am at home to visitors on the second and third Sunday of every month. Baking, music and tea will be happening at my place. Call to let me know you're coming over.
In recent depressing news Utah is trying to criminalize miscarriage. There are more earthquakes in areas that can't afford it. The ( Read more... ) -
it's been more than two weeks . . .
It must be time to post more links!
News, Science, and Items of Interest:
How to Destroy the Book, by Cory Doctorow
"It’s basically a way of saying that copyright is nonsense, and that readers should stop paying attention to it, and only agree to these crazy, abusive licenses."
Celebrity Impact Rankings "Justin Timberlake’s support for his ( Read more... ) -
love match
Fox News loves it's new commentator, Sarah Palin.
"I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News," Palin said in a statement posted on the network's Web site. "It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news."With values in tandem and equal commitment to accuracy, they're perfect for each ( Read more... ) -
Capital punishment is legal; mercy killing is illegal? FAIL.
I don't believe that capital punishment is correctly named. Punishment implies that a lesson is being learned, but . . . death. Kinda final. Not so much with the correction of behavior. So when our system is forced to admit that it cannot fix someone, that what they have become is beyond our power to deal with, we should not try to make their death ( Read more... )