With rebellion, awareness is born.
A living man can be enslaved and reduced to the historic condition of
an object. But if he dies in refusing to be enslaved, he reaffirms the
existence of another kind of human nature which refuses to be classified
as an object.
Albert Camus
What would do? If you don't stand for something..............You will fall for anything!
Monsanto’s Congressional Cartel: List of Senators Who Betrayed Constituents in Favor of Biotech Dollars
Daisy Luther
Once upon a time, a system was designed in which “the people” elected
delegates to go to Washington DC. These members of Congress had the
specific duty of representing the wishes of their constituencies when
laws were being voted upon.The success of last weekend’s March Against Monsanto should have made it very clear that a great many people wish to see, at the very least, labels on toxic GMO foods. The fact that this success was covered up by the media does NOT mean that the members of Congress were unaware of it – just the opposite. Our success was frightening, and that is why it was covered up.
Despite that, the day before the event, an amendment to the farm bill that would have allowed the individual states to pass laws protecting consumers from unlabeled GMOs was quietly shot down in the Senate with a vote of 71-27 against this right. The timing of this betrayal, right before a long weekend, goes along with the general modus operandi of sliding through things that will meet with objections from the public when they are otherwise distracted.
The failure to pass this amendment was due in part to Monsanto mouthpiece Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the chair of the Agriculture Committee. Stabenow, incidentally, received over three quarters of a million dollars from agribusiness interests ($739,926 to be exact) in agribusiness donations. Stabenow utilized the propaganda that is being dispersed by the likes of Monsanto and the Gates Foundation to argue her point:
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the chair of the Agriculture Committee, spoke on behalf of the biotech giant seizing the opportunity to focus primarily on the myth that genetically modified ingredients feed the hungry people of the world, ignoring the fact that 64 countries now require GMO labeling.
“This particular amendment would interfere with the FDA’s science-based process to determine what food labeling is necessary for consumers,” Stabenow said. More here
These congressional folk cannot get re-elected/auctioned/bought/ or, how bout, won by majority of popular opine, if you guys knew how badly us commons are being stabbed in the back by the vary same we sent to put an end to this SHIT....do you know your enemy? you should
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Brown (D-OH)
Burr (R-NC)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Coons (D-DE)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cowan (D-MA)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Fischer (R-NE)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kirk (R-IL)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Levin (D-MI)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Moran (R-KS)
Nelson (D-FL)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Pryor (D-AR)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Udall (D-CO)
Vitter (R-LA)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Despite the vast campaign donations the politicians receive from special interest groups, the recent grassroots movements like Occupy Monsanto and March Against Monsanto have proven that activism works without the huge budget. Even though Monsanto has a kennel full of obedient pet congress members, we can defeat the biotech enemy by spreading information. Teaching the public about the dangers of consuming GMOs, the environmental and health tolls of Monsanto’s farming methods, and the unscrupulous business practices that are designed to put small farmers around the globe out of business, is our most powerful weapon.
This is a call to action. Use the list above to make it clear that we will not stand idly by while our elected representatives betray us for the benefit of Monsanto.
- Find the email addresses and phone numbers of your Senator HERE. Write them a polite letter or make a polite phone call. Firmly and courteously demand answers.
- Use public forums provided to you on your local level to share information about the selling out of our health by these elected officials. Write letters to the editor, post on social media, and hand out fliers, being sure to follow local ordinances. Always be courteous to encourage dialogue.
- Find your senator’s page on Facebook. Actively post in the comments sections and post on their timelines about your displeasure regarding their betrayals.
- Use the power of social media to spread the word that these senators are the friends of Monsanto, and thus the enemies of food freedom and GMO labeling.
Op-Ed Articles
Egypt - Dozens Killed - Thousands Wounded
Video
Blood
soaked the streets of Cairo around Rabaa al-Adawiya Square after a
night of deadly clashes between the Egyptian army and supporters of
ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Robert Fisk Reports From Cairo
The Future for Egypt is Looking Increasingly Bloody
By Robert Fisk
As impoverished crowds gather in support of Mohamed Morsi, the well-heeled march behind their images of the General.
Egypt's Military Junta Pushing Egypt Into Civil War.
By Finian Cunningham
Washington and its Western allies are endorsing the military coup against Egypt's nascent democracy.
Another Journalist With Children in the Israeli Military
By Alison Weir
It
is essential that Americans be accurately and fully informed. This is
unlikely to happen while those reporting for American news media have
such close ties to Israel and its powerful military forces.
If Trayvon Were Pakistani...
BY MICAH ZENKO
Why isn't Obama outraged about a drone war based on profiling?
"Overwhelming" Evidence of Plot to Assassinate Venezuela's Maduro
By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim
Head
of Venezuela's National Assembly Diosdado Cabello has stated that he
will make public "hard evidence of assassination attempts" targeting
himself and President Nicolas Maduro "in due course".
"Grow Sugar And Shut Up!"
60 Years of Cuban Revolution:
By RT
Latin American leaders praise iconic revolt start as anti-US sentiments grow.
U.S. Allowed Italian Kidnap Prosecution to Shield Higher-ups, Ex-CIA Officer Says
By Jonathan S. Landay
A
former CIA officer has broken the U.S. silence around the 2003
abduction of a radical Islamist cleric in Italy, charging that the
agency inflated the threat the preacher posed and that the United
States then allowed Italy to prosecute her and other Americans to shield
President George W. Bush
They Know Much More Than You Think
By James Bamford
The
US intelligence agencies seem to have adopted Orwell's idea of
doublethink-"to be conscious of complete truthfulness," he wrote,
"while telling carefully constructed lies.
Manning and Snowden Light Path for the US to "Return" to its Better Self
By Yochai Benkler
Since
the 9/11 trauma, America has allowed the national security state to
ride roughshod over vital liberties. This is a turning-point.
How We are Impoverished, Gentrified and Silenced - And What To Do About It
By John Pilger
The Edward Snowden revelations show the infrastructure of a police state emerging in Europe, especially Britain.
Chris Hedges: "Markets and Morals."
Video
Chris
Hedges argued that American propaganda has done two key things.
Through a "bombardment of cultural lies and manipulations," it has
erased every progressive movement from the face of the country.
Egypt: 200 killed as security forces opened fire on deposed President Morsi supporters in Cairo.
"They
are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill," Gehad El-Haddad
said regarding the security forces opening fire on pro-Mosri
protestors. "The bullet wounds are in the head and chest."
Egypt official warns pro-Morsi protesters:
Interior minister says security forces to disperse pro-Morsi protests "soon", as death toll continues to rise.
Egypt's 'Third Square' protesters denounce army, Morsi:
A
group of people stand against both Muslim Brotherhood and military
rule in Giza on Friday amid massive pro-army, pro-Morsi rallies
Egypt investigating Morsi on charges of murder and conspiracy:
Prosecutors
opened an investigation of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges
including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group
Hamas
Hamas reels as Egypt accuses movement of conspiracy, attacks:
An
offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas has come under fire by
pro-military forces in Egypt since the army there ousted Morsi, a
Brotherhood leader, in a coup earlier this month.
Egypt launches military operation to combat "terrorism" in Sinai:
The
first wave of the operation will take 48 hours, and supreme leadership
of the army in coordination between the field army, naval and air
forces has imposed strict control measures over the roads, tunnels and
ferries which connect Sinai with other governorates, he said.
Syria says rebels killed 123 people in north, majority civilians: -
Syrian
state media accused insurgents on Saturday of killing 123 people, the
majority of them civilians, during a rebel offensive this week to take
the northern town of Khan al-Assad.
Soldiers' Mass Execution Reported by Syria Group:
Islamist
extremists in Syria's insurgency killed 150 soldiers in a battle for
control of an Aleppo suburb this week, including 51 who were executed
after they had surrendered, according to a Syrian monitoring group that
has been chronicling casualties and evidence of atrocities.
51 Killed As Syrian Rebels Strike Remote Army Outposts, Activists Say: -
Syrian
rebels say they have overrun army positions in the north and south of
the country this week, including an offensive in which a rights
monitoring group said 51 soldiers were executed.
Syria Troops Gain Ground In Central City Of Homs:
In recent
weeks, Assad's troops have captured several nearby rebel-held areas,
including the towns of Qusair and Talkalkh near the border with
Lebanon.
Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probe:
Saturday's
announcement on an agreement on a possible U.N. probe of the March
attack that killed 31 people in Khan al-Assal coincided with government
allegations that the rebels committed "a massacre" in the village,
killing "a number of civilians and military personnel," according to a
SANA report.
Reports: Israel attacked Syrian weapons convoy:
Another
Israeli strike in Syria? Arab media outlets reported Israeli Air Force
activity in the Beqaa Valley in east Lebanon and in the Golan Heights
on Saturday.
Israel blocks EU projects in West Bank: -
Israel
has blocked the European Union from aiding tens of thousands of
Palestinians in the West Bank, in retaliation for an EU ban on
financial assistance to Israeli organizations in the occupied
territories.
Gallup poll: Majority of Palestinians doubt U.S. able to broker peace deal with Israel:
Two in three say they don't trust the U.S. as a peace broker.
52 killed in twin suicide blasts in northwest Pakistan:
The
explosions occurred on Friday near a Shia mosque in a busy market of
Parachinar in Kurram tribal agency almost two hours before 'iftar', the
sunset prayer when Muslims break their fasts during the holy month of
Ramadan.
8 security personnel killed in attack on Pak check-post:
The
attack was launched early this morning at Gulchali check-post in Sarsun
area near Iranian border, 100 km from Gwadar city in southern part of
province.
Pakistan says soldier killed by India border firing:
India accused of 'unprovoked' attack while the Indian army said it had fired in a 'calibrated manner'
Afghanistan: NATO airstrike leaves 45 "Taliban" killed in Helmand :
According
to a statement released by Hemand provincial government media
department, the militants were killed in Deshu and Khanshin districts
of Helmand province.
Suicide bomber targeting Afghan local police kills 7:
An Afghan
official says a suicide bomber targeting a village police commander
blew himself up in a bazaar in a lawless part of eastern Afghanistan,
killing seven people.
Two American occupation force service members killed in IED attack in Afghanistan:
The two
service members died after an improvised explosive device went off in
the eastern part of the country, the International Security Assistance
force said in a release on Saturday.
94 dead in tribal fight in Sudan's Darfur:
Fighting
in the past two days between rival tribes in Sudan's Darfur region has
killed 94 people, despite a peace deal between them, a tribal leader
said on Saturday.
2 Killed as deadly bomb hits Turkish target in Mogadishu:
The
Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack in
the western Hodan district of the city. It said Turkey was one of the
countries that supported the Somali government and wanted to stop the
establishment of Sharia.
Demonstrator killed in Tunisia:
A
demonstrator was killed in the central Tunisian town of Gafsa
overnight Friday during a march protesting the assassination of
opposition MP Mohamed Brahmi, an AFP correspondent reported.
Gun in Tunisia Killing of Opposition Politician Used Before:
Tunisian
opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was killed with the same gun that
was used to assassinate his party leader six months ago, suggesting
the involvement of the same hardline Islamist group, the interior
minister said on Friday.
Leading Libyan activist, who helped start anti-Gadhafi protests, killed in drive-by shooting:
Abdul-Salam
al-Musmari was driving home after Friday prayers when a gray sedan
intercepted his car and a gunman emerged, shooting him at close range,
Benghazi security official Mohammed al-Hegazi said.
Protests turn violent in Libya:
Protesters
attacked offices of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood and the headquarters of
a liberal coalition after demonstrations sparked by assassinations in
the eastern city of Benghazi turned violent, witnesses said.
Angry Libyans ransack Muslim Brotherhood offices Video -
The
Muslim Brotherhood offices in Tripoli are ransacked in the wake of the
killing of a prominent critic of the Brotherhood, who was shot dead on
Friday.
Over 1,000 escape in Libya prison break:
"There was a riot inside Al Kuifiya prison, as well as an attack from outside. More then 1,000 prisoners escaped.
US will not seek death penalty for Edward Snowden, Holder tells Russia:
The
US has told the Russian government that it will not seek the death
penalty for Edward Snowden should he be extradited, in an attempt to
prevent Moscow from granting asylum to the former National Security
Agency contractor.
Edward Snowden better off in Russia than US, his father says:
NSA whistleblower's father says he has lost faith in the US justice department and his son needs a safe haven
Russia won't extradite Snowden to US - Kremlin:
Moscow
says security agency FSB is in talks with the FBI over Snowden. But the
whistleblower will not be extradited to the US, a Kremlin spokesman
said, adding he's sure the fugitive NSA contractor will stop harming
Washington if granted asylum in Russia.
Lawmakers Who Upheld NSA Phone Spying Received Double the Defense Industry Cash:
The
numbers tell the story - in votes and dollars. On Wednesday, the house
voted 217 to 205 not to rein in the NSA's phone-spying dragnet. It
turns out that those 217 "no" voters received twice as much campaign
financing from the defense and intelligence industry as the 205 "yes"
voters.
NSA surveillance critics to testify before Congress:
Democratic congressman Alan Grayson says hearing will help stop 'constant misleading information' from intelligence chiefs
How Bradley Manning's 'aiding the enemy' charge could jolt journalism:
If
publishing sensitive government information online, even with the
intent of exposing perceived wrongdoing, is 'aiding the enemy,'
investigative journalism could be seriously affected.
Transcripts from Bradley Manning's Trial
Thousands turn out against new spy powers in New Zealand:
Thousands
of people have protested across New Zealand against the new
surveillance bill that would enable the country's Government
Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to spy on its citizens.
Companies sitting on cash pile of over $1 trillion:
What's
going on? The short answer is that companies are not spending as
much...they have record earnings, but they are holding on to a lot of
the money.
Dear Avaazers,
It would be hard to make this stuff up. Australia’s legendarily irresponsible mining industry has a new plan:
while the planet faces catastrophic climate change, build the world’s
largest coal mining complex, and then build a shipping lane to that port
straight through the greatest ecological treasure we have - the Great
Barrier Reef!
This is a terrible idea with devastating consequences, and the investor group Aurizon that’s backing it know it. They’re getting cold feet, and we might be able to push them over the edge, and kill the project. One of the main potential funders has even donated to climate activism!
If one million of us express our head-shaking disbelief at this crazy project in the next few days, we can help get Aurizon to pull funding and maybe even persuade the Australian PM to step in. This is what Avaaz is for, let’s raise a voice for common sense:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/australian_coal_disaster_global/?bNxfadb&v=27497
The Great Barrier Reef -- the largest living organism on Earth and home to a quarter of all the species that live in the world’s oceans -- has slowly been dying for years. It’s lost half its coral in the past three decades and that rate is only accelerating. Climate change is one cause, but so is Australia’s booming mining industry. The German magazine Der Spiegel reported that “if current trends continue, the unthinkable could happen: the Great Barrier Reef could die.”
And yet, the mining industry plans to build massive new ports at a complex called Abbot Point in Northeast Australia (right by the reef) to make it easier to get the coal it’s mining out to the world. Not only would that mean doubling the number of ships that pass by the reef each year and ripping up to 3 million cubic meters of material from the fragile seabed, but if all the coal from the proposed mines this would enable is burned, it would be three times Australia's current climate pollution -- hurtling us faster towards the point of no return.
The investors are meeting now to decide what to do and the Australian Environment Minister will choose whether to approve the project in the next two weeks. Our voices can signal to all of them to block this disaster, especially to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd if he hopes to maintain his global reputation in the lead-up to his re-election bid.
They’re all deciding what to do now. Sign this urgent petition and share it with everyone you know to stop the Great Barrier train wreck:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/australian_coal_disaster_global/?bNxfadb&v=27497
The Avaaz community has been fighting to save the unparalleled beauty of the reef for years. Last year, Avaaz members threatened a public US Bank when they were set to invest in reef destruction. And hundreds of thousands of Avaaz members sent messages to the Australian Environment Minister to help win the largest marine reserve in the world. Let’s do it again and put the reef out of reach of these profiteering plunderers.
With hope and determination,
David, Alex, Emily, Lisa, Oli, Marie, Ricken, Alice and the whole Avaaz team
PS - Many Avaaz campaigns are started by members of our community. It's easy to get started - click to start yours now and win on any issue - local, national or global: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?bgMYedb&v=23917
MORE INFORMATION:
Great Barrier Reef Under Threat (TIME)
http://www.avaaz.org/time_great_barrier_reef_article
'Death By a Thousand Cuts': Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef (Spiegel)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/australia-debates-how-to-protect-the-great-barrier-reef-a-900911.html
GVK's Australia coal project 'a quagmire, not an investment' says report (The Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/GVKs-Australia-coal-project-a-quagmire-not-an-investment-says-report/articleshow/20651363.cms
Report- Stranded: Alpha Coal Project in Australia’s Galilee Basin (IEEFA)
http://www.ieefa.org/report-stranded-alpha-coal-project-in-australias-galilee-basin/
GVK rejects claim Alpha is 'stranded' (The Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/gvk-rejects-claim-alpha-is-stranded-20130619-2oj96.html
Abbott Point Coal Mine Map (Greenpeace)
http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/en/what-we-do/climate/resources/reports/Cooking-the-climate-Wrecking-the-reef/
The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of being dredged to make way for a mega coal project. But if one key investor walks away, the deal would be sunk and the World Heritage Site protected. We can convince them to pull out, or get PM Rudd to stop the plan, but we have to act now -- sign this urgent petition to help save the Great Barrier Reef:  |
This is a terrible idea with devastating consequences, and the investor group Aurizon that’s backing it know it. They’re getting cold feet, and we might be able to push them over the edge, and kill the project. One of the main potential funders has even donated to climate activism!
If one million of us express our head-shaking disbelief at this crazy project in the next few days, we can help get Aurizon to pull funding and maybe even persuade the Australian PM to step in. This is what Avaaz is for, let’s raise a voice for common sense:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/australian_coal_disaster_global/?bNxfadb&v=27497
The Great Barrier Reef -- the largest living organism on Earth and home to a quarter of all the species that live in the world’s oceans -- has slowly been dying for years. It’s lost half its coral in the past three decades and that rate is only accelerating. Climate change is one cause, but so is Australia’s booming mining industry. The German magazine Der Spiegel reported that “if current trends continue, the unthinkable could happen: the Great Barrier Reef could die.”
And yet, the mining industry plans to build massive new ports at a complex called Abbot Point in Northeast Australia (right by the reef) to make it easier to get the coal it’s mining out to the world. Not only would that mean doubling the number of ships that pass by the reef each year and ripping up to 3 million cubic meters of material from the fragile seabed, but if all the coal from the proposed mines this would enable is burned, it would be three times Australia's current climate pollution -- hurtling us faster towards the point of no return.
The investors are meeting now to decide what to do and the Australian Environment Minister will choose whether to approve the project in the next two weeks. Our voices can signal to all of them to block this disaster, especially to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd if he hopes to maintain his global reputation in the lead-up to his re-election bid.
They’re all deciding what to do now. Sign this urgent petition and share it with everyone you know to stop the Great Barrier train wreck:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/australian_coal_disaster_global/?bNxfadb&v=27497
The Avaaz community has been fighting to save the unparalleled beauty of the reef for years. Last year, Avaaz members threatened a public US Bank when they were set to invest in reef destruction. And hundreds of thousands of Avaaz members sent messages to the Australian Environment Minister to help win the largest marine reserve in the world. Let’s do it again and put the reef out of reach of these profiteering plunderers.
With hope and determination,
David, Alex, Emily, Lisa, Oli, Marie, Ricken, Alice and the whole Avaaz team
PS - Many Avaaz campaigns are started by members of our community. It's easy to get started - click to start yours now and win on any issue - local, national or global: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?bgMYedb&v=23917
MORE INFORMATION:
Great Barrier Reef Under Threat (TIME)
http://www.avaaz.org/time_great_barrier_reef_article
'Death By a Thousand Cuts': Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef (Spiegel)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/australia-debates-how-to-protect-the-great-barrier-reef-a-900911.html
GVK's Australia coal project 'a quagmire, not an investment' says report (The Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/GVKs-Australia-coal-project-a-quagmire-not-an-investment-says-report/articleshow/20651363.cms
Report- Stranded: Alpha Coal Project in Australia’s Galilee Basin (IEEFA)
http://www.ieefa.org/report-stranded-alpha-coal-project-in-australias-galilee-basin/
GVK rejects claim Alpha is 'stranded' (The Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/gvk-rejects-claim-alpha-is-stranded-20130619-2oj96.html
Abbott Point Coal Mine Map (Greenpeace)
http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/en/what-we-do/climate/resources/reports/Cooking-the-climate-Wrecking-the-reef/
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