Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Texas Kaos:: Governor Rick Perry Urges Republican Voters to Abandon Public Schools

Texas Kaos:: Governor Rick Perry Urges Republican Voters to Abandon Public Schools

Something stinks in Texas...
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While reluctantly admitting that Texas faces fiscal challenges the Governor refused to acknowledge a $30 billion deficit. It seems that Texas does not do shortfalls much less deficits. But Mr. Perry did concede that the budget was such that school funding would be deeply cut. The Governor assured t...

MSNBC "The Last Word" Features the Koch's Fight Against Diversity in Wake County, NC - YouTube

MSNBC "The Last Word" Features the Koch's Fight Against Diversity in Wake County, NC - YouTube
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Quake sensors removed around Virginia nuke plant due to budget cuts | The Raw Story

Quake sensors removed around Virginia nuke plant due to budget cuts | The Raw Story

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A nuclear power plant that was shut down after an earthquake struck central Virginia Tuesday had its seismographs removed in 1990s due to budget cuts.

OpEdNews - Article: Did Fracking Cause the Virginia Earthquake?

OpEdNews - Article: Did Fracking Cause the Virginia Earthquake?

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The epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake is 160 miles from Braxton West Virginia, which has also experienced a rash of freak earthquakes since fracking operations started there several years ago. Geologic research has also linked fracking to freak earthquakes in Texas, Arkansas, New York State, Oklahom...

URGENT! Contact your legislators now! Tell them to vote NO on SB 7! | Michigan Education Association

URGENT! Contact your legislators now! Tell them to vote NO on SB 7! | Michigan Education Association

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On Tuesday, the legislative conference committee for Senate Bill 7 reported out a compromise version of this bill that continues the assault on public employee health care. Both the House and Senate are expected to vote on this final version of SB 7 tomorrow. SB 7 would require public employers pay...

Florida's High-Speed Rail Money Officially Sent To Northeast Corridor

Florida's High-Speed Rail Money Officially Sent To Northeast Corridor

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Florida's High-Speed Rail Money Officially Sent To Northeast Corridor
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WASHINGTON -- Half a year after Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejected $2.4 billion in federal money to help build high-speed rail structures inside his state, the cash has been sent to other portions of the country. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that roughly $745 million of F...

Justice Prosser Back in the Spotlight | Center for Media and Democracy

Justice Prosser Back in the Spotlight | Center for Media and Democracy

"Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David ProsserEmbattled Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is in the spotlight once again, this time for a conflict-of-interest in a pending case involving Koch-funded Tea Party groups.

The case, Wisconsin Prosperity Network v. Myse, involves a challenge by Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity to proposed campaign disclosure rules passed in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision (and subsequently enjoined by the Wisconsin Supreme Court). Attorney Jim Troupis is arguing against the transparency requirements on behalf of Americans for Prosperity and the other Tea Party-affiliated groups. Troupis Law Office was also paid $75,000 by Justice Prosser to represent him during last spring's contentious supreme court election recount."

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Verifying Election Outcomes- Audits/Recounts | Democracy Convention

Verifying Election Outcomes- Audits/Recounts | Democracy Convention

This weekend!
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If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most -- in our communities, our schools, our workplaces and local economies, our military, our government, our media, our constitution -- you will find something inspiring in Madison this August.→
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Protestors skydive to recall Walker | Defend Wisconsin

Protestors skydive to recall Walker | Defend Wisconsin

Voter ID law to face legal challenges | Defend Wisconsin

Voter ID law to face legal challenges | Defend Wisconsin

In Ohio and Wisconsin, G.O.P. Reaching Out to Angry Democrats - NYTimes.com

In Ohio and Wisconsin, G.O.P. Reaching Out to Angry Democrats - NYTimes.com

"“It’s all P.R. — none of it is substantive,” Mark Miller, the Democrats’ minority leader in the Wisconsin State Senate, said earlier this month, before Mr. Walker held what some described as a “cordial” meeting with the Democratic leaders last week.

Whatever the true substance of the offers, the recent tones in Ohio and Wisconsin do appear to show one thing: With threats of recalls and bill repeals, with public dismay in recent months over the partisan stalemate in Washington on the debt ceiling, and with battleground-state presidential politics looming in 2012, governing with majorities has turned out in some states to be more complicated than it may have first appeared." Read More

West Bend School District divided by politics - JSOnline

West Bend School District divided by politics - JSOnline

Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Fellow slobs arise!

Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Fellow slobs arise!

"The NY Times writes that Scott Walker and John Kasich, faced with low approval ratings, have come up with a novel idea. "Negotiate!" say the two tea partiers posing as Republicans. A bit late! With the right-wing-anti-middle-class agenda now in the books, the Democrats would have a screw loose to start bargaining now because the leopard does not change his spots and tea partiers proved in Minnesota and in Congress that they would die rather than compromise. So dream on NYT--it ain't happening." Full Article Here

Fighting Bob - Choose Fighting Bob

Fighting Bob - Choose Fighting Bob

"Because the money boys raise the lion's share of campaign money, they can control the agenda in Congress and the state Legislature. When Democrats controlled the Legislature and the governor's office, they did not, for example, eliminate payday loans, nor did they institute publicly financed elections. Were their efforts half-hearted because Democrats did not want to offend the payday loan people, who write campaign checks? Frankly, money has corrupted our government. And there is no relief in sight.

Many who have tried to bring reform to our elections have concluded that there is in reality only one big political party with two branches. A dollar bill is the party logo. The lobbyists are in control.

As Texan Jim Hightower jokes, when asked if we need a third party: "Heck, I'd settle for a second party!"" Full Article Here

Pipeline Protesters Stage Day 3 of White House Sit-in | Progressive Democrats of America

Pipeline Protesters Stage Day 3 of White House Sit-in | Progressive Democrats of America

News From The Associated Press

News From The Associated Press

Carl Gibson: Austerity: The Wrong Prescription

Carl Gibson: Austerity: The Wrong Prescription

The BRAD BLOG : HACKED: Wisconsin State Elections Board Website

The BRAD BLOG : HACKED: Wisconsin State Elections Board Website

A United Wisconsin | Pledge to Recall Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch

A United Wisconsin | Pledge to Recall Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch

Warren Metzger and 7 other friendsThe Heroic Wisconsin 14
I will get more"Likes"than Scott Walker
Scott Walker Is a Douchebag
American Rights at Work
Recall Luther Olsen
Monologues of Dissent
Barbara With
posted about Scott Walker.
48 minutes ago
Please note that 'Recalls United Wisconsin PAC' is not us. That group has borrowed heavily from, um, our name, our website image, our FB, etc. Please post to your pages that it is NOT United Wisconsin, and consider including our website or pledge link with your post.
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United Wisconsin is for Wisconsin residents to sign a pledge to recall Scott Walker. When the offical recall begins in 2012 we will have only 60 days to collect 540,208 signatures. The database will be essential for a successful recall. http://www.UnitedWisconsin.com/

Agencies’ response to Soglin’s budget request would cut deeply

Agencies’ response to Soglin’s budget request would cut deeply

Obama administration tries to stop prosecution of banks | It's Our Economy

Obama administration tries to stop prosecution of banks | It's Our Economy

Matt Taibbi: "Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?" (Democracy Now! Interview) - YouTube

Matt Taibbi: "Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?" (Democracy Now! Interview) - YouTube

We speak with Matt Taibbi, author of the explosive exposé in Rolling Stone magazine, uncovering how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission destroyed records of thousands of investigations, whitewashing the files of some of the nation’s largest banks and hedge funds, including AIG, Wells Fargo, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and top Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff.
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Democracy Now! speaks with Rolling Stone investigative reporter Matt Taibbi about how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission destroyed records of thousands of investigations, whitewashing the files of some of the largest banks, hedge funds, and top Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff.

An Organic Conversation Radio Show | Helge Hellberg

An Organic Conversation Radio Show | Helge Hellberg

Our latest show, "True Connections - The Art of Relationships" is now available for streaming and download! Check out http://www.anorganicconversation.com/ and let us know what you think.
www.helgehellberg.comIn 2009, Helge launched An Organic Conversation, a weekly radio show featuring groundbreaking initiatives and ecology-based thinking in the organic food and holistic health movement. An Organic Conversation discusses today's challenges

The Huffington Post Canada

The Huffington Post Canada

The Huffington Post Canada and 4 other friendsDecentralized Non-Violent Resistance Movement
Roger Dobrick
The Athena Tree
Michael Moore
posted about Jack Layton.
about an hour ago