Si nous n'avions point de défauts, nous ne prendrions pas tant de plaisir à en remarquer dans les autres.....François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac
My guess is that well over eighty per cent of the human race goes through life without ever having a single original thought. That is to say, they never think anything that has not been thought before, and by thousands.
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable. The pressure of ideas would simply drive it frantic. The normal human society is very little troubled by them. Whenever a new one appears the average man displays signs of dismay and resentment. The only way he can take in such a new idea is by translating it crudely into terms of more familiar ideas. That translation is one of the chief functions of politicians, not to mention journalists. They devote themselves largely to debasing the ideas launched by their betters. This debasement is intellectually reprehensible, but probably necessary to carry on the business of the world.
—Mairead Maguire,
I
decided to pop into Burger King wid m’ horse, because 29% of their burgers are horse meat. The horses don’t like it. I’m a vegetarian, but I
don’t campaign against meat eaters, live and let live.
But meat is very dangerous because cows have a type of bovine leukemia, and both cows and chickens are full of growth hormones. Every mouthful of steak is a chemical pellet. The meat industry is very cruel to animals and they are cruel to us, as they don’t mention the dangers of their products. Creepy.
As part of Project Mayhem (just kiddin’) some likely lads printed up 10,000 stickers that say “Horse”, to highlight cruelty to horses, for when you are in the supermarket shopping for stuff.
If you’d like some (tee hee), just send us an email at the email address that starts 45…. We don’t publish the email address ‘cos of spam. But many of you that came to the gigs or bought mail order products from us have it, or write to Tom at his Ayahuasca gig site (see: thehiddendoorway.com) he’ll forward it for you.
The horse stickers are not illegal, they are mailed from Scotland, if you send us an email with your address, we’ll send it to the lads, allow two weeks. They are free of course. Love, love, AND over the gate we go.
© Stuart Wilde 2013 – www.stuartwilde.com
http://www.stuartwilde.com/2013/01/project-mayhem-horse-stickers/
Continuing tributes to the late Aaron Swartz, Anonymous hacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission twice over the weekend. The hacker collective first commandeered the Justice Department site Friday night, replacing the homepage with a video, in typical Anons style, which decried the government’s treatment of Swartz, a brilliant young technologist who committed suicide facing felony charges for downloading over 4 million JSTOR articles.
Anonymous also claims to have distributed encrypted government files through the DoJ website, threatening to release the decryption codes (revealing the as-yet unknown information held on the stolen files) if the government fails to comply with demands to reform flawed cyber crime laws — the laws under which Swartz was persecuted. The released files were named after Supreme Court Justices. “A line has been crossed” with the zealous pursuit of charges against Swartz, the hackers’ statement noted.
choices?
The show did not entirely skirt the controversies over drones. A section of the broadcast dealt with drone pilots firing on targets in countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan. Viewers, though, are told that drone pilots have distinct advantage over conventional pilots. One drone operator talks about how, after a strike, a drone can "stick around for another few hours to watch what happens afterwards." A more critical look at drone wars might have mentioned these are the same circumstances under which U.S. drones have attacked rescue workers and funeral processions (Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 6/4/12).
The show does not ignore the question of civilian deaths--though it says "the facts are hard to come by" and that "there are not fully reliable counts of civilian deaths." Nova does mention that some estimates are that 30 percent of those killed are civilians, and talks about one attack that killed 23 civilians in Pakistan.
The
program's sponsorship tie to the drone industry were never
mentioned--though there were opportunities to disclose that
relationship. In addition to Lockheed Martin's connection to one of the
interview subjects, the show discussed a U.S. drone that was captured
by Iran--without mentioning that it was manufactured by Nova's underwriter. And when Nova
discusses the drones of the future, it's talking about the kind of
miniature drones Lockheed Martin is developing to provide "constant
surveillance capabilities" (TPM IdeaLab, 7/4/12).
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My guess is that well over eighty per cent of the human race goes through life without ever having a single original thought. That is to say, they never think anything that has not been thought before, and by thousands.
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable. The pressure of ideas would simply drive it frantic. The normal human society is very little troubled by them. Whenever a new one appears the average man displays signs of dismay and resentment. The only way he can take in such a new idea is by translating it crudely into terms of more familiar ideas. That translation is one of the chief functions of politicians, not to mention journalists. They devote themselves largely to debasing the ideas launched by their betters. This debasement is intellectually reprehensible, but probably necessary to carry on the business of the world.
H.L. Mencken
| “ | Gandhi taught that nonviolence does not mean passivity. No. It is the most daring, creative, and courageous way of living, and it is the only hope for our world. Nonviolence is an active way of life which always rejects violence and killing, and instead applies the force of love and truth as a means to transform conflict and the root causes of conflict. Nonviolence demands creativity. It pursues dialogue, seeks reconciliation, listens to the truth in our opponents, rejects militarism, and allows God's spirit to transform us socially and politically. | ” |
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Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant Rakes in $3 Million from Shares As Biotech Giant Continues Destroying Planet
By Alex Kane, AlterNet
Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant sold 30,000 shares of stock in Monsanto in January, netting over $3 million. READ MORE»
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What to Make of the Scary GMO study?
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Court Orders Destruction of Monsanto's Dangerous, Illegal GMO Beet Crop
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I
decided to pop into Burger King wid m’ horse, because 29% of their burgers are horse meat. The horses don’t like it. I’m a vegetarian, but I
don’t campaign against meat eaters, live and let live.But meat is very dangerous because cows have a type of bovine leukemia, and both cows and chickens are full of growth hormones. Every mouthful of steak is a chemical pellet. The meat industry is very cruel to animals and they are cruel to us, as they don’t mention the dangers of their products. Creepy.
As part of Project Mayhem (just kiddin’) some likely lads printed up 10,000 stickers that say “Horse”, to highlight cruelty to horses, for when you are in the supermarket shopping for stuff.
If you’d like some (tee hee), just send us an email at the email address that starts 45…. We don’t publish the email address ‘cos of spam. But many of you that came to the gigs or bought mail order products from us have it, or write to Tom at his Ayahuasca gig site (see: thehiddendoorway.com) he’ll forward it for you.
The horse stickers are not illegal, they are mailed from Scotland, if you send us an email with your address, we’ll send it to the lads, allow two weeks. They are free of course. Love, love, AND over the gate we go.
© Stuart Wilde 2013 – www.stuartwilde.com
http://www.stuartwilde.com/2013/01/project-mayhem-horse-stickers/
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Zack Beauchamp, Think Progress
David
French interprets the Christian Bible as granting everyone a right to
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January 28, 2013 |
Continuing tributes to the late Aaron Swartz, Anonymous hacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission twice over the weekend. The hacker collective first commandeered the Justice Department site Friday night, replacing the homepage with a video, in typical Anons style, which decried the government’s treatment of Swartz, a brilliant young technologist who committed suicide facing felony charges for downloading over 4 million JSTOR articles.
Anonymous also claims to have distributed encrypted government files through the DoJ website, threatening to release the decryption codes (revealing the as-yet unknown information held on the stolen files) if the government fails to comply with demands to reform flawed cyber crime laws — the laws under which Swartz was persecuted. The released files were named after Supreme Court Justices. “A line has been crossed” with the zealous pursuit of charges against Swartz, the hackers’ statement noted.
Although the government site
appeared to return to normal on Saturday, it was hacked again Sunday
night (suggesting the government had not wrested control back from
Anonymous. This time, the hack was spiced with a touch of lulz —
Anonymous distributed a basic code, which turned the website into a
version of the videogame Asteroids. Players were invited to shoot away
at the homepage to reveal a Guy Fawkes made up of text, “We do not
forgive. We do not forget.”
In targeting the Sentencing Commission site, hackers symbolically took aim at a justice system wherein minimum sentencing laws put undue power in the hands of government prosecutors, who can exact guilty pleas from suspects afraid of facing hefty jail sentences at trial. “The federal sentencing guidelines,” Anonymous’ message on the site read, “enable prosecutors to cheat citizens of their constitutionally-guaranteed right to a fair trial.”
The prosecution of Swartz "a grotesque miscarriage of
justice" and "a distorted and perverse shadow of the justice that Aaron
died fighting for," Anonymous outlined its list of goals under a section
labeled "Our wishes:"
In targeting the Sentencing Commission site, hackers symbolically took aim at a justice system wherein minimum sentencing laws put undue power in the hands of government prosecutors, who can exact guilty pleas from suspects afraid of facing hefty jail sentences at trial. “The federal sentencing guidelines,” Anonymous’ message on the site read, “enable prosecutors to cheat citizens of their constitutionally-guaranteed right to a fair trial.”
The prosecution of Swartz "a grotesque miscarriage of
justice" and "a distorted and perverse shadow of the justice that Aaron
died fighting for," Anonymous outlined its list of goals under a section
labeled "Our wishes:"
- We call for this tragedy to be a basis for reform of computer crime laws, and the overzealous prosecutors who use them.
- We call for this tragedy to be a basis for reform of copyright and intellectual property law, returning it to the proper principles of common good to the many, rather than private gain to the few.
- We call for this tragedy to be a basis for greater recognition of the oppression and injustices heaped daily by certain persons and institutions of authority upon anyone who dares to stand up and be counted for their beliefs, and for greater solidarity and mutual aid in response.
- We call for this tragedy to be a basis for a renewed and unwavering commitment to a free and unfettered internet, spared from censorship with equality of access and franchise for all.
choices?
PBS Drone Coverage Brought to You by Drone Makers
Lockheed's Nova sponsorship violates underwriting rules
Lockheed's Nova sponsorship violates underwriting rules
1/28/13
The PBS Nova broadcast "Rise of the Drones" was sponsored by drone manufacturer Lockheed Martin--a clear violation of PBS's underwriting guidelines.
As Kevin Gosztola reported (FireDogLake, 1/24/13),
the January 23 broadcast was a mostly upbeat look at surveillance and
weaponized drones. "Discover the cutting edge technologies that are
propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history," PBS urged, promising to reveal "the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful."
Some of that technology, unbeknownst to viewers, was created by the company described as giving Nova "additional
funding" at the beginning of the broadcast. Lockheed Martin, a major
military contractor with $46 billion in 2011 sales, is the manufacturer of drones used in warfare and intelligence, including the Desert Hawk, the Falcon, the Stalker and the Tracer. In December 2012, Lockheed bought AME Unmanned Air Systems, maker of the Fury drone (New Times, 12/19/12).
Nova's history of unmanned
flight technology included comments from Abe Karem, dubbed the "father
of the Predator" drone. His current company, FireDogLake's Gosztola noted, has a business relationship with Lockheed Martin.The show did not entirely skirt the controversies over drones. A section of the broadcast dealt with drone pilots firing on targets in countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan. Viewers, though, are told that drone pilots have distinct advantage over conventional pilots. One drone operator talks about how, after a strike, a drone can "stick around for another few hours to watch what happens afterwards." A more critical look at drone wars might have mentioned these are the same circumstances under which U.S. drones have attacked rescue workers and funeral processions (Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 6/4/12).
The show does not ignore the question of civilian deaths--though it says "the facts are hard to come by" and that "there are not fully reliable counts of civilian deaths." Nova does mention that some estimates are that 30 percent of those killed are civilians, and talks about one attack that killed 23 civilians in Pakistan.
But, in keeping with the generally upbeat tone, Nova
tells viewers that technology will help turn things around. "Drones
can strike with pinpoint precision," the programs explains, "but their
visual sensors are limited in ways that can lead pilots to make
mistakes." Not to worry, though; "engineers are working to create new
sensors that can see more in greater detail than ever before."
The
program's sponsorship tie to the drone industry were never
mentioned--though there were opportunities to disclose that
relationship. In addition to Lockheed Martin's connection to one of the
interview subjects, the show discussed a U.S. drone that was captured
by Iran--without mentioning that it was manufactured by Nova's underwriter. And when Nova
discusses the drones of the future, it's talking about the kind of
miniature drones Lockheed Martin is developing to provide "constant
surveillance capabilities" (TPM IdeaLab, 7/4/12).
Though the
broadcast included an underwriting announcement at the beginning
("Additional funding from Lockheed Martin: Inspiring tomorrow's
engineers and technologists"), that credit was removed from the
webcast, and the company is not credited on the Nova website for the episode.
So can a corporation really provide "additional funding" for public TV journalism that discusses its own interests? PBS
rules would seem to say no. The network has three tests that "are
applied to every proposed funding arrangement in order to determine its
acceptability":
* Editorial Control Test: Has the underwriter exercised editorial control? Could it?
* Perception Test: Might the public perceive that the underwriter has exercised editorial control?
* Commercialism Test: Might the public conclude the program is on PBS principally because it promotes the underwriter’s products, services or other business interests?
On the perception test, PBS explains:When there exists a clear and direct connection between the interests or products or services of a proposed funder and the subject matter of the program, the proposed funding will be deemed unacceptable regardless of the funder's actual compliance with the editorial control provisions of this policy.
On commercialism:
The policy is intended to prohibit any funding arrangement where the primary emphasis of the program is on products or services that are identical or similar to those of the underwriter.
It is difficult to see how PBS could argue that the Nova special does not violate these rules. And PBS wants you the believe they take such matters seriously:
Should a significant number of reasonable viewers conclude that PBS has sold its professionalism and independence to its program funders, whether or not their conclusions are justified, then the entire program service of public television will be suspect and the goal of serving the public will be unachievable.
If PBS really believe these words, why did they allow the Lockheed-funded "Rise of the Drones" to air?
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