Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Facing One Million Recall Signatures, “disenfranchise” finally apears in Walker, GOP vocabulary « Badger Democracy
Facing One Million Recall Signatures, “disenfranchise” finally apears in Walker, GOP vocabulary « Badger Democracy
"Now, facing multiple recall elections due to an overwhelming number of recall signatures, the word “disenfranchise” has suddenly appeared in the GOP vernacular. The constitutionality of this recall process, and the true nature of the grassroots effort continues to elude (or be denied) by Scott Walker and his allies. The only disenfranchisement that will potentially take place exists in continuing legal challenges to stall the inevitable. And the GAB should be commended for the process it has put in place to verify signatures – making so-called “signature verification” apparatus of the GOP unnecessary and irrelevant.
"Now, facing multiple recall elections due to an overwhelming number of recall signatures, the word “disenfranchise” has suddenly appeared in the GOP vernacular. The constitutionality of this recall process, and the true nature of the grassroots effort continues to elude (or be denied) by Scott Walker and his allies. The only disenfranchisement that will potentially take place exists in continuing legal challenges to stall the inevitable. And the GAB should be commended for the process it has put in place to verify signatures – making so-called “signature verification” apparatus of the GOP unnecessary and irrelevant.
The GAB has installed a webcam at the secret location where petitions are being scanned for public access and verification. In addition, a “Recall Blog” will be updated daily on the GAB website. Scott Walker and the GOP can watch the process unfold, in full public view, all day and night – the outcome will remain the same." Read Full Article Here | Badger Democracy
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Funding for Moyers & Company is provided by Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Kohlberg Foundation; Independent Production Fund, with support from the Partridge Foundation, a John and Polly Guth Charitable Fund; The Clements Foundation; Park Foundation; The Herb Alpert Foundation; The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; The Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation; HKH Foundation; Barbara G. Fleischman; and by our sole corporate sponsor, Mutual of America.
Funding for Moyers & Company is provided by Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Kohlberg Foundation; Independent Production Fund, with support from the Partridge Foundation, a John and Polly Guth Charitable Fund; The Clements Foundation; Park Foundation; The Herb Alpert Foundation; The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; The Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation; HKH Foundation; Barbara G. Fleischman; and by our sole corporate sponsor, Mutual of America.
Daily Kos: Accusations of voter fraud fly among Christian conservatives after Rick Santorum endorsement
Daily Kos: Accusations of voter fraud fly among Christian conservatives after Rick Santorum endorsement
"This is a nice little twist on the Republican obsession with voter fraud. But is it evidence that they're obsessed with fraud because they're so likely to commit it? Or just that their obsession leads them to be suspicious of anyone who disagrees with them, even an elite group of their peers?" Daily Kos
"This is a nice little twist on the Republican obsession with voter fraud. But is it evidence that they're obsessed with fraud because they're so likely to commit it? Or just that their obsession leads them to be suspicious of anyone who disagrees with them, even an elite group of their peers?" Daily Kos
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Occupy Canada | CP24- Large group of protesters gather at city hall
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CP24 - Canadian television's online home for news about Toronto and the GTA
Wisconsin Moves Forward with Walker Recall www.progressive.org
Defend Wisconsin News Round Up
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A few hundred Wisconsinites braved the frigid cold to witness history in the making this afternoon, as more than one million signatures asking for the recall of Governor Scott Walker were dropped off at the Government Accountability Office in downtown Madison.
Scott Fitzgerald recall effort reaches 20,600 signatures, exceeds goal by nearly 4,000 - Isthmus
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Scott Fitzgerald recall effort reaches 20,600 signatures, exceeds goal by nearly 4,000 - Isthmus | T
www.thedailypage.comOrganizers of a grassroots campaign to recall Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced that they were submitting more than enough signatures -- 20,600 -- to state election officials Tuesday to trigger a recall election against the Republican senator from Juneau. The number of sign...
Boxes and boxes of petitions piling up at GAB.
Defend Wisconsin News Round Up
Boxes and boxes of petitions piling up at GAB.
Click "Info" on the upper left of the page to see the list of big contributors and links to the full database.
Defend Wisconsin News Round Up
Defend Wisconsin News Round Up
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In this one bright, shiny moment, the state of Fitzwalkerstan has been turned into the state of Euphoria. Can you feel the earth moving under your feet? This is a tectonic shift in American politics. I've never been prouder to be a Wisconsinite or an American. Today I can truly say that I am one in...Read More Here | ONE MILLION!
Feeling good about the recall petitions? You should be worried instead.
Feeling good about the recall petitions? You should be worried instead.
"Are you gratified by the incredible results of the recall petition drives? Well, here's an important caveat that I want every Wisconsinite to start thinking about SOON. And trust me, this isn't just tinfoil hat stuff.
Most will agree that the stakes here in Wisconsin are tremendous - not only for the state but for the entire country. MILLIONS of dollars are already being poured into the state by various interests in an effort to influence the outcomes.
Going beyond even just the money, most readers will agree that certain stakeholders -- both in Wisconsin and outside Wisconsin -- will do literally anything in their power to try to ensure that the recall elections come out the way they want them to." Grant Petty Read More Here | Feeling good about the recall petitions?
"IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: RIGHT AFTER I wrote the above note, I was pointed to this brand new video of a jaw-dropping press conference from just a few days ago (Jan. 12, 2012) in Tuscon, Arizona. Almost everything discussed in this press conference is potentially applicable to Wisconsin as well. It reinforces the points I made above more powerfully than anything I've seen so far. Please watch and share widely! "Grant Petty
English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout - Wikimedia Foundation
English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout - Wikimedia Foundation
To: English Wikipedia Readers and Community
From: Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director
Date: January 16, 2012
Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.
This will be the first time the English Wikipedia has ever staged a public protest of this nature, and it’s a decision that wasn’t lightly made. Here’s how it’s been described by the three Wikipedia administrators who formally facilitated the community’s discussion. From the public statement, signed by User:NuclearWarfare, User:Risker and User:Billinghurst:
- It is the opinion of the English Wikipedia community that both of these bills, if passed, would be devastating to the free and open web.
- Over the course of the past 72 hours, over 1800 Wikipedians have joined together to discuss proposed actions that the community might wish to take against SOPA and PIPA. This is by far the largest level of participation in a community discussion ever seen on Wikipedia, which illustrates the level of concern that Wikipedians feel about this proposed legislation. The overwhelming majority of participants support community action to encourage greater public action in response to these two bills. Of the proposals considered by Wikipedians, those that would result in a “blackout” of the English Wikipedia, in concert with similar blackouts on other websites opposed to SOPA and PIPA, received the strongest support.
- On careful review of this discussion, the closing administrators note the broad-based support for action from Wikipedians around the world, not just from within the United States. The primary objection to a global blackout came from those who preferred that the blackout be limited to readers from the United States, with the rest of the world seeing a simple banner notice instead. We also noted that roughly 55% of those supporting a blackout preferred that it be a global one, with many pointing to concerns about similar legislation in other nations. Read More Here | English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Citizens United The Musical! — Take Action Jan. 17 thru 21
Election Integrity
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http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/citizens-united-2012 January 21 is the second anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, "Citizens United v. Federal E...
Citizens Concerned about the proposed Penokee Mine
Citizens Concerned about the proposed Penokee Mine
Crowd gathers before public hearing on mining in Hurley 1/11/12 www.youtube.com
Hundreds of people from around the state came to Hurley on January 11th to participate in the public hearing on AB 426. The hearing room wasn't large enough ...
markcrispinmiller.com/2012/01/um-should-we-challenge-lies-by-top-newsmakers-asks-nytimes-public-editor-and-readers
http://markcrispinmiller.com/2012/01/um-should-we-challenge-lies-by-top-newsmakers-asks-nytimes-public-editor-and-readers-rightly-jump-all-over-him/?utm_source=feedburner&
“Um, should we challenge lies by top newsmakers?” asks NYTimes public editor, and readers—rightly—jump all over him
Filmmaker Seeks Support for "Wisconsin Rising" Film | Center for Media and Democracy
Filmmaker Seeks Support for "Wisconsin Rising" Film | Center for Media and Democracy
Sam Mayfield
Hundreds of thousands surrounded the Wisconsin State Capitol building a year ago in response and protest of Governor Scott Walker's radical agenda, including his proposed "budget repair bill" to balance the budget on the back of state workers. There to document history in the making, was independent filmmaker Sam Mayfield from Burlington, Vermont. Sam was seen everywhere with her high definition camcorder, at Walker press conferences and climbing though Capitol windows with protesters. In the many months she was in Wisconsin, she obtained hundreds of hours of footage -- often at moments when hers was the only camera present. Among her hundreds of interviews with newsmakers and protesters, the Center for Media and Democracy's Mary Bottari was interviewed for the project on the role that ALEC played in shaping the Walker agenda. "People really need to pay attention to this and start bird-dogging these institutions, these legislators and these corporations and taking back their democracy," Bottari said of ALEC. Read More Here | Center for Media and Democracy
Sam MayfieldHundreds of thousands surrounded the Wisconsin State Capitol building a year ago in response and protest of Governor Scott Walker's radical agenda, including his proposed "budget repair bill" to balance the budget on the back of state workers. There to document history in the making, was independent filmmaker Sam Mayfield from Burlington, Vermont. Sam was seen everywhere with her high definition camcorder, at Walker press conferences and climbing though Capitol windows with protesters. In the many months she was in Wisconsin, she obtained hundreds of hours of footage -- often at moments when hers was the only camera present. Among her hundreds of interviews with newsmakers and protesters, the Center for Media and Democracy's Mary Bottari was interviewed for the project on the role that ALEC played in shaping the Walker agenda. "People really need to pay attention to this and start bird-dogging these institutions, these legislators and these corporations and taking back their democracy," Bottari said of ALEC. Read More Here | Center for Media and Democracy
The Sarcastic Liberal: Progressive and Abrasive: What is ALEC? (and why it should scare you)
The Sarcastic Liberal: Progressive and Abrasive: What is ALEC? (and why it should scare you)
In their mission statement, ALEC states their core values as “Limited Government”, “Free Markets” and “Federalism”. In order to advocate for its values, ALEC has nine task forces that cover virtually every segment of policy in government. The ALEC task forces consist of industry experts, policy analysts and corporate interests and their goal is to write “model legislation” to present to sitting politicians in the legislature. Read More Here | The Sarcastic Liberal:
What is ALEC? (and why it should scare you)
What Is ALEC?
By Josh Sager
The American Legislative Exchange Council, otherwise known as ALEC, is a politically involved non-profit group funded by some of the largest corporations in our country. ALEC's diverse corporate donor list includes large petrochemical companies, such as Koch Industries, and pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer. The purpose of ALEC is to give the donor corporations direct input into the lawmaking process, through drafting and suggesting laws to be passed by lawmakers. Recent legislative efforts to repeal labor and environmental regulations as well as privatization of public goods have been traced back to ALEC for their origin.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Portland Moves to Ban Corporate Personhood
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Casey James"The Occupy Portland Solutions Committee and the Community Rights Action Group (CRAG) convinced Portland City Council to pass a unanimous resolution overturning Citizens United and all corporate constitutional rights including personhood. There will be a referendum in November for a city-wide vote to completely ban corporate personhood. According to local activist, metaphysician, and self-described philosopher queen, Stephen Quirke, the next step will be passing a binding ordinance, or a community Bill of Rights, that would give the city control over its local ecosystem and take away corporate authority over depleting the natural environment. Spokane almost passed a similar law last November which included a right to nature, wherein the Spokane River had a right to thrive and the life dwelling in the habitat had a right to the water."
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The Occupy Portland Solutions Committee and the Community Rights Action Group (CRAG) convinced Portland City Council to pass a unanimous resolution overturning Citizens United and all corporate con...
New Evidence Shows Johnson's PACUR was Created By His Father-In-Law as a Bemis Boondoggle
uppitywis.orgIn the late 1970s, under the direction of Bemis CEO (and Ron Johnson father-in-law), Howard Curler, the multi-national, publicly-held, corporation was looking to open a new plastics plant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here's how the Oshkosh Industrial Dev
#OCCUPYMUSEUMS #OCCUPYWALLSTREET - MoMA BANNER DROP @ DIEGO RIVERA EXHIBIT
Mahara Sinclaire and Occupy Wall St. shared a link.
www.youtube.comMoMA is exhibiting work from one of the most renowned Mexican painters of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera. Diego influenced by the Mexican Revolution and...
www.youtube.comMoMA is exhibiting work from one of the most renowned Mexican painters of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera. Diego influenced by the Mexican Revolution and...
Committee to Recall Scott Fitzgerald
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A group working to recall state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has reportedly collected enough signatures to force the veteran Republican legislator...
Madison Circulators - Escape the Isthmus
Madison Circulators - Escape the Isthmus
Friday, January 13, 2012
NATIONAL CRISIS & IMMEDIATE ACTION PRESS RELEASE (KILL SB 207 2012)
NATIONAL CRISIS & IMMEDIATE ACTION PRESS RELEASE (KILL SB 207 2012)
Khalil Coleman Hi all, after meetings with Republican Senate Staffers yesterday here is an update, a number of Republicans are not happy with this bill, the decision whether to move the bill out of the Senate Organizational committee will be made likely by the Republican Caucus. If enough members of the caucus express concern about the bill it may well stall there and not be scheduled.
The Senators they recommended we contact are:
Senator Kedzie - Elkhorn WI, Sen.Kedzie@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-2632
Senator Ellis , Neenah Sen.Ellis@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-0718
Senator Cowles Green Bay Sen.Cowles@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-0484
Senator Olsen - Ripon Sen.Olsen@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-0751
Senator Schultz - Richland Center Sen.Schultz@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-0703
Senator Harsdorf - River Falls, WI Sen.Harsdorf@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-7745 Senator Van Wanggaard - Racine, Sen.Wanggaard@legis.wisconsin.gov 266-1832 (Senator Wanggaard added an amendment to the bill before it passed out of committee that preserved the right of people to try to sue under other protected classes, we believe it was his attempt to mitigate the negative consequences of the bill. If you contact his office please thank him for the amendment but ask him to oppose the bill anyway as the amendment will not likely help most individuals denied employment.)
We are also recommending that you contact Senate Democrats too to make sure that, if this bill gets to the floor, they do not vote for it.
Senator Jessica King voted to pass this bill out of committee so she especially needs to hear from constituents - she is an Oshkosh Dem. 266-5300 or Sen.King@legis.wisconsin.gov. NATIONAL CRISIS & IMMEDIATE ACTION PRESS RELEASE (KILL SB 207 2012)
Khalil Coleman Hi all, after meetings with Republican Senate Staffers yesterday here is an update, a number of Republicans are not happy with this bill, the decision whether to move the bill out of the Senate Organizational committee will be made likely by the Republican Caucus. If enough members of the caucus express concern about the bill it may well stall there and not be scheduled.
The Senators they recommended we contact are:
Senator Kedzie - Elkhorn WI, Sen.Kedzie@legis.wisconsin
Senator Ellis , Neenah Sen.Ellis@legis.wisconsin.
Senator Cowles Green Bay Sen.Cowles@legis.wisconsin
Senator Olsen - Ripon Sen.Olsen@legis.wisconsin.
Senator Schultz - Richland Center Sen.Schultz@legis.wisconsi
Senator Harsdorf - River Falls, WI Sen.Harsdorf@legis.wiscons
We are also recommending that you contact Senate Democrats too to make sure that, if this bill gets to the floor, they do not vote for it.
Senator Jessica King voted to pass this bill out of committee so she especially needs to hear from constituents - she is an Oshkosh Dem. 266-5300 or Sen.King@legis.wisconsin.g
Wisconsin, you're voting in Africa now
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The new redistricting in Wisconsin has led to a little confusion. "We're not only changing and moving districts, we're changing the system beneath it," said Julie Glancey, the Sheboygan County clerk.
Truth in Journalism: Behind Canada's Law Against Lying on the News by Dave Saldana
Truth in Journalism: Behind Canada's Law Against Lying on the News by Dave Saldana
"It’s not often that goings-on in Canada interest the American news media, but a rather small decision by a relatively small government agency—the decision not to revoke a rule that bans lying on broadcast news—in Ottawa has made a pretty big splash.
It stems from the planned April launch of Sun TV, a Canadian analog to FOX News—i.e., a broadcast news outlet with a decidedly conservative perspective. Among its top executives is a former communications director to conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, evoking former Reagan/Bush adviser Roger Ailes’ role at the helm of FOX. That executive, Kory Teneycke, told the Toronto Star that Sun TV is “taking on the mainstream media [...] smug, condescending, often irrelevant journalism, we’re taking on political correctness [...] by bureaucrats for elites and paid for by taxpayers.”"
Gov Snyder: Detroit city union members give up $100 million or Detroit gets an Emergency Manager. Pe
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Gov Snyder: Detroit city union members give up $100 million or Detroit gets an Emergency Manager. Pe
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Deejay A Sharp sounds like extortionWednesday at 11:20am · ·
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Richard T. Desvernine Jr. That's because it is. By attempting to destroy social programs and public sector jobs they are destroying a large portion of the economy. Private jobs will not just magically appear if people's means of support vanishes. :(
Daily Kos: VIDEO UPDATE...Organizers Have Enough Sigs to Recall SCOTT FITZGERALD!
Daily Kos: VIDEO UPDATE...Organizers Have Enough Sigs to Recall SCOTT FITZGERALD!
...and if you think this is a partisan exercise in futility, just watch this lifelong Republican who spoke at today's press conference:
"This is the one they said couldn't be done. The Democratic Party and United Wisconsin both passed on this opportunity, so one local citizen, Lori Compas of Fort Atkinson, started the recall against Fitz on her own." Daily Kos
For more go to recallfitz.com.
...and if you think this is a partisan exercise in futility, just watch this lifelong Republican who spoke at today's press conference:
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