Friday, February 28, 2014

frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or remissness on the part of the government. In a well-governed state, there are few punishments, not because there are many pardons, but because criminals are rare; it is when a state is in decay that the multitudes of crimes is a guarantee of impunity. ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau





"The American of today, in fact, probably enjoys less personal liberty than any other man of Christendom, and even his political liberty is fast succumbing to the new dogma that certain theories of government are virtuous and lawful, and others abhorrent and felonious. Laws limiting the radius of his free activity multiply year by year: It is now practically impossible for him to exhibit anything describable as genuine individuality, either in action or in thought, without running afoul of some harsh and unintelligible penalty. It would surprise no impartial observer if the motto “In God we trust” were one day expunged from the coins of the republic by the Junkers at Washington, and the far more appropriate word, “verboten,” substituted. Nor would it astound any save the most romantic if, at the same time, the goddess of liberty were taken off the silver dollars to make room for a bas-relief of a policeman in a spiked helmet.

 Moreover, this gradual (and, of late, rapidly progressive) decay of freedom goes almost without challenge; the American has grown so accustomed to the denial of his constitutional rights and to the minute regulation of his conduct by swarms of spies, letter-openers, informers and agents provocateurs that he no longer makes any serious protest."

H.L. Mencken:  The American Credo: A Contribution toward the Interpretation of the National Mind 1920





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Big Brother Watching You Naked, Secret Societies, Hope For Cuban 5, & Police Sate Round Up






Freedom of Speech 2014


 Electronic Frontier Foundation

It's not just the NSA: down to the level of local law enforcement, your emails aren't safe from the government. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a law passed in the 1980s, purports to allow government agents to collect private emails without a probable cause warrant. Take action today to demand a digital upgrade to our privacy law.

If those same emails were printed out and on your desk, the government would be forced to get a warrant. But our constitutional freedoms shouldn't change whether our papers are printed or stored on our computer. And in 2010, the Sixth circuit agreed. In United States v. Warshak, a leading case in which EFF participated as amicus, the court affirmed that people had a reasonable expectation of privacy in their email, even if it is stored with a service provider.

It's time for Congress to follow Warshak's lead. The Email Privacy Act is how that happens. The bill ensures the government must obtain a probable cause warrant to access your emails and other communications online. So far it has over 170 cosponsors in the House, but we need 218 in order for the bill to get the attention of Congressional leaders.

Tell your representative now: Cosponsor HR 1852, The Email Privacy Act, and support my digital rights.
Parker Higgins
Activist
Electronic Frontier Foundation



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Venezuela Opposition Boycotts Maduro-Backed Peace Conference As Unrest Continues


Alexander Main & Miguel Tinker Salas argue that Venezuela opposition protests do not include broad segments of the population and are aimed at destabilizing the elected government of Nicholas Maduro -   February 26, 14



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Jack Gerard's American Petroleum Institute





    What is precious is never to forget The delight of the blood drawn
from ancient springs Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth;
Never to deny its pleasure in the simple morning light, Nor its grave
evening demand for love; Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother
With noise and fog the flowering of the spirit.     
  --Stephen Spender



Annette Heuser: The 3 agencies with the power to make or break economies











GCHQ Revealed

Inside Her Majesty's Listening Service

The Snowden files have brought the shocking espionage activities of the UK's Government Communications Headquarters into the open. Former employees describe an agency with shifting goals, a strong honor code -- and an inferiority complex.



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Sons Of Liberty Academy - Module 4 - Psychological Control



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Saturday, February 22, 2014

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - James Madison



"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism." 
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The Well-Read Anarchist - An Introduction to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon



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Dear Bayer: Fire. This. Clown.

Petition by The Other 98%
To be delivered to Bayer Board Of Directors
"We did not develop this product for the Indian market."
- Bayer CEO Marijn Dekker on their cancer-fighting drug with a $69,000 consumer pricetag.

We are outraged about Bayer CEO Marijn Dekker's recent comments regarding people having affordable access to Bayer's new $69,000 a year cancer-fighting drug.

Bayer should fire Dekker and make its medicines affordable to all those in need.
There are currently 9,940 signatures. NEW goal - We need 10,000 signatures!

Petition Background

Last month, Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers was discussing Bayer’s new cancer-fighting drug, Nexavar, at a conference hosted by the Financial Times. Nexavar costs a scandalous $69,000 for an annual supply, and India’s patent court has taken action to make the drug available for a price that India’s people can afford.

When Dekkers was asked about India’s decision his response was:

“Is this going to have a big effect on our business model? No, because we did not develop this product for the Indian market, let’s be honest. We developed this product for Western patients who can afford this product, quite honestly."

Join us in sending a message to Bayer and Marijn Dekker that their racist policies and corporate class warfare will not be tolerated: it's time to fire Marijn Dekker and make cancer-fighting medication affordable to those who need it.






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