Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Running Big Oil Off the Road -- In These Times

Running Big Oil Off the Road -- In These Times
Great story/interview of the Idaho couple who have brought Exxon/Mobile/Imperial to its knees for something like a year now... with a lot of help from their growing list of friends. Borg and Linwood have been such an inspiration to me, and I am proud to share this article, and proud to have helped their effort.
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In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter.

PHOTO of zombies demonstrating at Capitol today. (I got this ... on Twitpic

PHOTO of zombies demonstrating at Capitol today. (I got this ... on Twitpic
Photo of zombies demonstrating at Capitol today during the march "Students are as good as dead to legislators". Special thanks to @MissPronouncer.
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ActBlue — Contribute now to Take Back Wisconsin!

ActBlue — Contribute now to Take Back Wisconsin!

Protest Walker and Ryan Speeches to Realtor and Bank Association

Protest Walker and Ryan Speeches to Realtor and Bank Association

Wisconsin Protesters Look to Escalate | Labor Notes

Wisconsin Protesters Look to Escalate | Labor Notes

One Year of Food = One Week of Tax Cuts. What's Wrong With This Picture? | Common Dreams

One Year of Food = One Week of Tax Cuts. What's Wrong With This Picture? | Common Dreams

One Year of Food = One Week of Tax Cuts. What's Wrong With This Picture?

by Abby Zimet

The numbers continue to astound. The GOP House plan to slash over $900 million from three federal nutrition programs could deprive up to 500,000 women, infants and children - and they threw in some seniors for good measure - of the food they need. Most of that - $833 million - is equivalent to one week’s worth of Bush tax cuts for the rich. It would reduce the federal deficit by less than one-tenth of a percent. They call this "righting the ship." Positively Orwellian.

US Universities in Africa 'Land Grab' | Common Dreams

US Universities in Africa 'Land Grab' | Common Dreams

nstitutions including Harvard and Vanderbilt reportedly use hedge funds to buy land in deals that may force farmers out

by John Vidal and Claire Provost

Harvard and other major American universities are working through British hedge funds and European financial speculators to buy or lease vast areas of African farmland in deals, some of which may force many thousands of people off their land, according to a new study.

Institutions including Harvard and Vanderbilt reportedly use hedge funds to buy land in deals that may force farmers out. These universities are reportedly using endowment funds to make deals that 'drive up food prices and increase the risks of climate change' and may force thousands from their land in Africa. (Photograph: Boston Globe via Getty Images) Researchers say foreign investors are profiting from "land grabs" that often fail to deliver the promised benefits of jobs and economic development, and can lead to environmental and social problems in the poorest countries in the world.

Invisible Ballots | Watch Free Documentary Online

Invisible Ballots | Watch Free Documentary Online
Solution Revolution and This Is What Democracy Looks Like shared a link.
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Governments are installing computerized voting systems with no paper record to verify accuracy. Elections will be controlled by companies that do not allow voters to inspect their software. If vote counting becomes privatized, there may be no way to get it back. High-tech vote fraud is already a rea
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  • We should be scared

      • Shawna Sheridan-Bouillet Voter Verified Paper Ballots in every state. Proper training for registrars and volunteers. Transparency in all stages of the election process and full disclosure of voting machine makers and political conflicts of interest'

      • Shawna Sheridan-Bouillet Oh and investigative reporters showing up in each and every polling place. Keep em honest. Taping the whole process.


  • Hideous. Without an open, honest, verifiable vote, we will lose our country. Our votes will have no meaning whatsoever.

The Voting News

The Voting News
Just to give y'all a sense of how big the election theft issue is, check out Voting News, and subscribe to their daily Voting News.
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Unof­fi­cial results for pri­mary races in the Mor­ris County town­ship were delayed due to tech­ni­cal difficulties.

Voting is no JOKE

Voting is no JOKE
When politics trumps honor ....what is left?
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MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate said he supports having Republicans run as Democrats in recall elections in order to force a primary.

Keith Olbermann on Why He Left MSNBC - and How He Plans to Get Even | Rolling Stone Politics

Keith Olbermann on Why He Left MSNBC - and How He Plans to Get Even | Rolling Stone Politics

County Executive Chris Abele

County Executive Chris Abele

'Patriotic Millionaires' Get An Unpatriotic Snub From Mainstream Media | OurFuture.org

'Patriotic Millionaires' Get An Unpatriotic Snub From Mainstream Media | OurFuture.org
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Did you hear the story about the group of millionaires who called a press conference Monday and called on Congress to support increased taxes on the wealthy? more » Summary: Did you hear the story about the group of millionaires who

OpEdNews - Article: A Nation On a Self-Destructive Path; The Dismantling Of The Middle Class

OpEdNews - Article: A Nation On a Self-Destructive Path; The Dismantling Of The Middle Class
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The American middle class is under intense attack by a consortium composed of Corporate America, Wall Street, the wealthy, and the U.S. Congress. The rich and powerful sectors of this nation have accumulated tremendous wealth but they want more; in fact, they want it all. They are determined to find

GOP Senate Leader Endorses Spoiler Candidates - Politics News Story - WISC Madison

GOP Senate Leader Endorses Spoiler Candidates - Politics News Story - WISC Madison
Elizabeth Sterzinger
Please repost!
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MADISON, Wis. -- The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate said he supports having Republicans run as Democrats in recall elections in order to force a primary. Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

Election Integrity Florida

Election Integrity Florida

COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING on Election and Campaign Reform in Madison, Wi | Thursday June 9th, | Election Integrity


Election Integrity
Sue Trace
Hearing This Thursday!

PUBLIC HEARING

Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.The committee will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time specified below:

Thursday, June 9, 2011. 10:15 AM - Begin at 10:15 AM or upon conclusion of the Executive Session. 225 Northwest, State Capitol

LRB 11-2195/1 and LRB 11-2196/1 will be concluding co-sponsorship June 7 and will be issued an AB number, and a revised notice will be posted shortly afterwards. Assembly Bill 28. Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law. By Representatives Spanbauer, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Hintz, Hulsey, Mason, Pope-Roberts, Rivard and Steineke; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, T. Cullen and Holperin.

LRB 11-2195/1. Relating to: residency of election officials. LRB 11-2196/1

Relating to: creation of a task force on the elections process and election technology.

Representative Gary Tauchen. Chair

Bryan Bliss The hearing will be about election equipment, election security , procedures for voting and procedures for reporting out of state registrants and campaign donors. this meeting is all about ELECTION INTEGRITY ( or the lack thereof ).

  • LEARN ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF TESTIFYING Testifying: I've had a couple of people ask me about the logistics of testifying at the Committee meetings, so I'll put that here. If you are going to testify, make sure you see Bryan's thread, which will address CONTENT of the testimony.

Getting into the Capitol. Use either Martin Luther King or the North Hamilton entrance - usually doesn't take more than a few minutes to get through security, unless you happen to be in line behind a big group. That's less likely, now that school field trips are pretty much over. Be prepared to take metal off and out of pockets, and to have security look through bags. Signs are ok, if they're not on sticks. MORE INFO HERE

WALKERVILLE, WISCONSIN NEEDS YOU NOW !!!!!

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WORK WHILE YOU'RE IN WALKERVILLE !!!!

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wisaflcio Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: "Come on down to #Walkerville to get the new #WIunion buttons - 'Whose tents? Our tents?' " Follow them on Twitter: @wisaflcio
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wisaflcio WI State AFL-CIO: "Come on down to #Walkerville to get the new #WIunion buttons - 'Whose tents? Our tents?' "
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The Good News in Wisconsin That the Media Isn’t Covering - Working In These Times

The Good News in Wisconsin That the Media Isn’t Covering - Working In These Times
‎"Activists, who have been locked out of the Capitol by Governor Walker’s administration despite numerous court orders telling the administration to re-open the Capitol, have responded by setting up a tent city on the Capitol Lawn called “Walkerville.” More than 300 people have been sleeping on the lawn of the Capitol all week lawn in protest of Walker’s attempt to pass the bill."
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RealClearPolitics - Politics - Jun 07, 2011 - No recommendation made on recall challenges

RealClearPolitics - Politics - Jun 07, 2011 - No recommendation made on recall challenges
Nirtana Goodma http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2011/Jun/07/no_recommendation_made_on_recall_challenges.html

Meeting Notice

Meeting Notice
Katy Reeder
http://committeeschedule.legis.wisconsin.gov/files/HearingNotices/11-06-09-1015-2011AELE-15876.html

Testifying: I've had a couple of people ask me about the logistics of testifying at the Committee meetings, so I'll put that here. If you are going to testify, make sure you see Bryan's thread, which will address CONTENT of the testimony.

Getting into the Capitol. Use either Martin Luther King or the North Hamilton entrance - usually doesn't take more than a few minutes to get through security, unless you happen to be in line behind a big group. That's less likely, now that school field trips are pretty much over. Be prepared to take metal off and out of pockets, and to have security look through bags. Signs are ok, if they're not on sticks.

Tomorrow's hearing is in 225 NW. That's up two flights, since you're entering on ground floor, not first.

When you get to the hearing room, there will be a staff person outside the room, with slips of paper to fill out - for people wanting to speak or just to register for or against. If you print up the linked agenda, you'll have the bill numbers being heard. Fill out a separate slip for each bill. If the staffer isn't outside the room, just go ahead in - sometimes they go inside to listen or to turn more sheets in to the committee.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO SPEAK, please register to speak, just in case. I used to think I didn't want to testify - but then I'd listen to other testimony or to the questions of the legislators, and decide that I just HAVE to say something!!! If that's the case, then you want to be in the queue. If you register to speak, and end up not speaking, then your opposition or support for a bill is still counted.

Take some extra copies of your notes or prepared statement, to turn in after you've spoken.

They usually hear from invited guests first, and then take the rest of the public pretty much in the order that people filled out the slips. People are usually allowed 2 or 3 minutes to speak, depending on how many are there to testify.

RE: holding signs. We finally have things pretty well opened up for holding signs in the committee meetings. Unless you are planning an action or demonstration, we suggest that a sign be no larger than about the size of your torso, so you can hold it in front of you without blocking anyone else's view. The staffer might ask you to leave signs outside the room. That's up to you, if you want to insist on your First Amendment rights or not - it's been a focus of ours for the last couple of months, so we might push that ourselves, but if you really want to keep your focus on testifying, then you can just leave signs out in the hallway.

PLEASE TESTIFY, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.!!! Look them in the eye, and tell them what you think and feel. Even if the vote on the bill goes the wrong way, you'll know that you did everything you could, and your testimony will be in the record.
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14 for "THE 14"

14 for "THE 14"
Jeremy Wallace
Are you in the Madison area? We are trying to make 14,000 calls for the Fab 14 this week. Some of the Fab 14 and the Fightin Assembly will be stopping by. We have had a good start with 61 volunteers on Monday but really need to step it up over the next five days. Get out of the heat today and sign up for a shift!
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In Wisconsin, Legislative Urgency as Recall Threat Looms - NYTimes.com


In Wisconsin, Legislative Urgency as Recall Threat Looms - NYTimes.com

"In just the last few weeks, Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, has signed legislation to require voters to show photo identification cards at the polls and to deregulate elements of the telecommunications industry. And the Republican-dominated Legislature is now in the midst of advancing provisions to expand school vouchers, to allow people to carry concealed weapons, to cut financing for Planned Parenthood and to bar illegal immigrants from paying in-state tuition at Wisconsin’s universities.

Why the urgency? Republicans, who suddenly swept into control of this Capitol in last fall’s elections, face a deadline of sorts. Though the lawmakers insist that their hurry-up offense is just living up to campaign promises, there is a threat looming: They are at risk of losing their newly won majority in the State Senate as early as next month."

Full Article Here - NYTimes.com

WALKERVILLE WANTS YOU.....pack up your tent and join us in Madison. You and your family and friends are needed.

14 for "THE 14" | Jeremy Wallace
Are you in the Madison area? We are trying to make 14,000 calls for the Fab 14 this week. Some of the Fab 14 and the Fightin Assembly will be stopping by. We have had a good start with 61 volunteers on Monday but really need to step it up over the next five days. Get out of the heat today and sign up for a shift!
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/06/14-for-14.html

One-Party Rule in 2 States Sends Them Off in Opposite Directions | Defend Wisconsin

One-Party Rule in 2 States Sends Them Off in Opposite Directions | Defend Wisconsin
From the NY Times: "Other states that recently came under Republican control - including Maine, Michigan, Ohio & Pennsylvania - have not created nearly the stir as Wisconsin. Protesters have started new wave of demonstrations this month in form of “Walkerville” tent city near the Capitol in Madison, meant to mimic Hoovervilles, Great Depression shantytowns of homeless people named after President Herbert Hoover."
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The gears of government tend to grind slowly. But in Wisconsin lately they are racing at turbocharged speed.

Wisconsin activists create Walkerville to taunt governor, tout change - CNN.com

Wisconsin activists create Walkerville to taunt governor, tout change - CNN.com