Why Occupy Wall Street is not a regular protest
I have to speak briefly in the defense of some of the uncertain press that has come out with relation to Occupy Wall Street. This isn't a defense saying they are accurate in their portrayals. It's...
View ArticleNew Years Eve with Occupy Wall Street
I don't think I've ever had a more exciting New Year's Eve. I'm going to try to recount the night's events chronologically... This might be difficult haha.
View ArticleThe NYC Light Brigade and 50 years after "I Have A Dream!"
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.50 years ago on August 28th, 1963 estimates of 250,000 people attended the rally and march on Washington, D.C. where...
View ArticleThe August 29, Fast Food Strike
What they want is "15 and a union." And they want it NOW!!
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership
"The Biggest Threat to Free Speech and Intellectual Property That You’ve Never Heard Of" - ACLU
View ArticleTheater 101: How to put on a Government Shutdown
The battle of the industry lobbies: Godzilla vs. Mothra
View ArticleFast-Track is bad for congress
I sent this as the letter accompaniment to the following moveon.org petition being sent to Congress about voting "No" on Fast-Track.http://petitions.moveon.org/...
View ArticleLetter to the FCC on Net Neutrality
I signed this petition from demandprogress.org (Aaron Swartz's site) to the FCC telling them to save Net Neutrality. I accompanied my signature with the following letter.Here is the...
View ArticleObama, McKibben, and NoKXL
It's crunch-time for Obama on the KXL pipeline. We know he's been lobbied, we know he's being pressured, the public has put up a good fight and so have the corporations.Fox News has shown support for...
View ArticleWe will survive, but how many...
So with Global Warming: I don't think it will destroy the planet. I do think humans will come through in the end. Furthermore, I think the rich will be the ones who do it but we'll see. I say this...
View ArticleWater is the New Oil.
A response/expansion on this article:http://www.popularresistance.org/...
View ArticleReactions and organization
A reflection on activism:Generally, the craziest shit happens at first when there is a feeling amongst the public of "We just can't take this shit anymore" and the reaction is noticed. It is noticed...
View ArticleIsrael Gaza and Lobbying
I really find it disheartening that throughout the Israel-Gaza bombing AIPAC has practically never been mentioned. It's really sad that people seem to not give a damn about Money in Politics anymore. I...
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Syria #BreathingDeath 1 year later.
August 22nd marked the 1-year anniversary of Syrian President Bashar Assad's chemical attack on the Syrian people.
View ArticleAn ISIS theory.
Posting this before the entry now because I want to make it very clear:This is a piece of satire. I am making fun of Conspiracy Theories. I do not mean this legitimately at all. I posted "satire" and...
View ArticleTeachout, Credico, and where's Cuomo?
On August 19th, a forum took place for all Democratic Gubernatorial candidates to answer questions about their positions and policies. The candidates present at the forum were Zephyr Teachout and Randy...
View ArticleStrike Fast Food, Fight For 15
Today, September 4th, 2014 Fast Food workers in 150 different cities across the US went on strike to demand salaries of $15 and a recognized union to fight for their rights.The Police Presence for the...
View ArticleSave Net Neutrality/Stop the Merger
On Monday September 15, a demonstration was held outside City Hall to demand the FCC preserve Net Neutrality, and also to not allow a corporate merger between Comcast and Time Warner.The demonstration...
View ArticlePropaganda that would impress Orwell
The CBS 2 news just ran a story about ISIS recruiting teenage girls to support their cause. It discussed how some of the girls were caught by their parents before they left; how for some girls the...
View ArticleWater Crisis in São Paulo
Report on the water crisis in São Paulo, Brazil:"Drinking water starting to taste like earth. We have a water filter with 2 filters and it's still starting to taste funky, I'll definitely have to start...
View ArticleElection night train of thought...
So I'm looking for some strategies here people. None of that downer shit about the government not mattering. Not here. That's boring and doesn't lead to an entertaining thread. I wanna see trolling...
View ArticleElection 2014, the VRA, and immigration
I emailed someone about this but never posted about it. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was overturned on 2013. The NY Times, to their credit and integrity, ran a Front Page article about the decision. Few...
View ArticleMoney doesn't corrupt politics... it kills it.
I should state something to clarify a position...I do not post vitriol about Democrats because I hate them. Okay, yes I do but more specifically I hate their strategy and... have lost faith in it.I am...
View ArticleWhat's on President Obama's mind now?
Obama has very little to worry about for the rest of his Presidency. He won't get impeached, and he has no worry for re-election anymore. As such now his priorities have completely changed. He is now...
View ArticleRecycling our infrastructure
President Obama has just opened parts of the Atlantic seaboard for oil drilling and exploration. This sounds bad but let's think a little deeper into it. Down the line we could easily turn any offshore...
View ArticleThe Gold Democrats
The United States has a two-party system; one Democrat and one Republican; one Red and one Blue. It has become obvious though in recent years that the traditional Democrats are really just a more...
View ArticleThe Way Things Are... but not really...
I'm starting to realize how when people say "this is the way things are" it's a reflection of the fact not so much they are accepting of it, but rather they feel powerless to change it. They don't feel...
View ArticleBernie Sanders is running...
So two things:1. The thing which need to be most realized in this speech is how he is saying we can do this.I know Obama said "Yes, we can" as well but that was marketing as he took campaign donations...
View ArticleDon't take Trump for granted.
Since Trump began to run for Presidency he has been the target of jokes on the left. I have heard people gloat that Trump is “destroying the Republican Party. “ I have heard people say there is no need...
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