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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Bush, Blair Found Guilty of War Crimes
Former US president George Bush and his former counterpart Tony Blair were found guilty of war crimes by the The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal which held a four day hearing in the Malaysia. The five panel tribunal unanimously decided that Bush and Blair committed genocide and crimes against peace and humanity when they invaded Iraq in 2003 in blatant violation of international law. The judges ruled that war against Iraq by both the former heads of states was a flagrant abuse of law, act of aggression which amounted to a mass murder of the Iraqi people.
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Pregnant Seattle protester miscarries after being kicked, pepper sprayed | The Raw Story
Jennifer Fox, 19, told The Stranger that she had been with the Occupy protests since they started in Westlake Park. She said she was homeless and three months pregnant, but felt the need to join activists during their march last Tuesday.
“I was standing in the middle of the crowd when the police started moving in,” Fox recalled. “I was screaming, ‘I am pregnant, I am pregnant. Let me through. I am trying to get out.’”
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Attorney Says Macondo Well Still Leaks Oil From Seafloor
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NEW ORLEANS (CN) - An environmental attorney said oil is still leaking from BP's Macondo Formation more than 16 months after the well was declared sealed. The attorney said the only explanation for fresh oil bearing the Macondo fingerprint that's washed ashore on barrier islands is that the seafloor was damaged during the Deepwater Horizon blowout, and oil is seeping through.
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Sherrie Questioning All: MF Global - 1.2 BILLION Missing from Clients accou...
MF Global - 1.2 BILLION Missing from Clients accounts - yet NO One has been arrested or accused of Stealing!?
This is what the Occupy Movement is about! There is one set of laws for us normal folks compared to banks and corporations!
Did you have doubts about Wall Street being allowed to steal before? Did you have doubts about MSM being controlled before? Did you have doubts about the government being controlled by the banks before? Have no more Doubts now! Here is the Proof!
This is so unbelievable and it is hard to understand how it is possible. How is it the most blatant stealing of money by a Wall Street Broker out of it's clients accounts and there have been no arrest or charges filed against anyone?
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Trickle-down tyranny - why ordinary people in positions of local power are adopting tactics of tyrants
Mike Adams
Natural News
When I read a story yesterday about an 89-year-old woman being water-boarded by nursing home staff over an argument about ice cream, I knew something terrible was amiss across the American landscape. Spontaneous acts of tyranny have been cropping up lately like cancer tumors: a food tyrant in Nevada raids a farm picnic and orders everyone to destroy their food; student protesters in California get pepper-sprayed by thuggish cops who clearly enjoy causing pain and suffering; and now nursing home staffers torture their own resident using techniques borrowed from Guantanamo Bay.
I watched all this with a sense of sadness and disgrace for the human race. And then a realization hit me like a sledgehammer...
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Natural News
When I read a story yesterday about an 89-year-old woman being water-boarded by nursing home staff over an argument about ice cream, I knew something terrible was amiss across the American landscape. Spontaneous acts of tyranny have been cropping up lately like cancer tumors: a food tyrant in Nevada raids a farm picnic and orders everyone to destroy their food; student protesters in California get pepper-sprayed by thuggish cops who clearly enjoy causing pain and suffering; and now nursing home staffers torture their own resident using techniques borrowed from Guantanamo Bay.
I watched all this with a sense of sadness and disgrace for the human race. And then a realization hit me like a sledgehammer...
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Order prohibits dying prisoner from last goodbye | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME
Order prohibits dying prisoner from last goodbye
And an effort to repeal the prohibition ran out of time.
Mary Hoskins, 50, and her son, Neal Hoskins, 29, were both convicted on one count of arson -- a Class-A felony -- and sentenced to eight years, with all but two years suspended, and four years probation.
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BY BEN MCCANNA, Staff Writer
WINDHAM -- During the final days of her life, a prisoner with terminal cancer was prohibited from saying goodbye to her son.And an effort to repeal the prohibition ran out of time.
Mary Hoskins, 50, and her son, Neal Hoskins, 29, were both convicted on one count of arson -- a Class-A felony -- and sentenced to eight years, with all but two years suspended, and four years probation.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Romney: Cut Health Care for the Poor.....
Romney: Cut health care for the poor, not defense spending
Speaking to employees of BAE Systems, one of the nation’s largest defense contractors, the candidate said that President Barack Obama and members of the “super committee” should agree to scale back the Medicaid program in order to prevent $600 billion in cuts to defense spending over ten years.
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Shock: 100 Million Americans In Poverty or Right on the Edge :
We can play these “recovery” games in the media all we want, but the truth is starkly different from what our benevolent leadership would have us believe.
If the abhorrent unemployment numbers, the nearly 50 million on government food assistance, dwindling savings accounts, collapsing real estate values, and negative economic growth (when adjusted for inflation) are not enough to convince you that we are in a long-term depressionary cycle, then maybe these latest statistics of “near poor” Americans will:
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If the abhorrent unemployment numbers, the nearly 50 million on government food assistance, dwindling savings accounts, collapsing real estate values, and negative economic growth (when adjusted for inflation) are not enough to convince you that we are in a long-term depressionary cycle, then maybe these latest statistics of “near poor” Americans will:
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Police State Watch: Curling Up In a Ball to Avoid Police Violence May Be Considered “Active Resistance” … Justifying the Use of MORE FORCE, Including Baton Strikes
In a Police State Like Modern America, Even Peaceful Resistance Is Considered Violence and Cause for Even More Brutality
As I’ve repeatedly documented, passive resistance is considered “violence” and aggression in today’s militarized police state.
For example, protesters peacefully linking arms is considered “violence” by the UC Berkeley police. And failing to get on the ground is grounds to beat a peaceful war hero so bad that his spleen is ruptured (and then denying him medical treatment for 18 hours).
Of course pregnant women, old ladies, judges, legal observers (and see this), reporters , veterans andskinny students are all scary and violent enemies who need to be beaten into submission.
Credit Suisse Goes For Broke: Predicts End Of Euro, Bank Runs
Escalating Bank Runs On “Strongest European Banks”Zero Hedge
November 21, 2011Just because Credit Suisse bankers are people too (even if 1% people, but still people), and just because they know too damn well that “no ECB intervention” means “no bonus”, and very likely “no job”, they go for broke and join Deutsche Bank, JPM, RBS, and everyone else (but, again, not Goldman), in predicting the end of Europe unless Draghi does his rightful duty and remembers that without banker support he will also be lining up at the jobless claims office very soon.
November 21, 2011Just because Credit Suisse bankers are people too (even if 1% people, but still people), and just because they know too damn well that “no ECB intervention” means “no bonus”, and very likely “no job”, they go for broke and join Deutsche Bank, JPM, RBS, and everyone else (but, again, not Goldman), in predicting the end of Europe unless Draghi does his rightful duty and remembers that without banker support he will also be lining up at the jobless claims office very soon.
Massive hydrovolcanic explosion possible///Fukushima Diary
Architect of Reactor 3 warns of massive hydrovolcanic explosion
Posted by Mochizuki on November 19th, 2011 · 58 Comments
In this interview, he admitted Tepco’s explanation does not make sense, and that the China syndrome is inevitable.
He stated that considering 8 months have passed since 311 without any improvement, it is inevitable that melted fuel went out of the container vessel and sank underground, which is called China syndrome.
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The Intercept: The fix is in: Republicans make sure Obama serves second term
The PPJ Gazette
John Boering
I have concluded that we may as well dispense with the coming media circus surrounding the 2012 presidential election. Think of it: no phony “debates”, no stage shows, no mud slinging ads, no having to hear the same lame lies andstatements as one candidate after another tries to convince us that he/she will reverse the terrible destructive course the US is on. We don’t need to subject ourselves to any of it; the fix is in and Obama wins hands down, no competition……or at least none that the Republican party will acknowledge. Why upset the status quo?
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Scientists Weaponize Deadly Bird Flu, Consider Releasing Results Necessary to Create Bioweapon
Scientists Weaponize Deadly Bird Flu, Consider Releasing Results Necessary to Create Bioweapon
Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post
It sounds like something out of a bizarre science fiction comic book, but scientists have weaponized the H5N1 bird flu virus, and are actually considering releasing the research.
The experiments, which involved mutating the virus a total of 5 times, made the strain highly contagious between ferrets — the very animal model used to study human flu infection.
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Activist Post
It sounds like something out of a bizarre science fiction comic book, but scientists have weaponized the H5N1 bird flu virus, and are actually considering releasing the research.
The experiments, which involved mutating the virus a total of 5 times, made the strain highly contagious between ferrets — the very animal model used to study human flu infection.
No excuses for Police Thugs
Ten Things You Should Know About Friday’s UC Davis Police Violence
None of the arrests at UC Davis in the current wave of activism have been for violent offenses. Indeed, as the New York Times reported , the university’s administration has “reported no instances of violence by any protesters.” Not one.
2. The unauthorized tent encampment was dismantled before the pepper spraying began.
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How sweet: New bakery opens in Lisbon | Sun Journal
SBON — Nick Benoit said he wanted to fill a need in the community. He wanted to open in time for Thanksgiving. And he wanted to do it while he was still 25.
He did it.
Benoit, who turns 26 the day after Thanksgiving, opened Benoit's Bakery & Wine Cellar this week in space behind Benoit's Farm Stand on outer Lisbon Street.
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He did it.
Benoit, who turns 26 the day after Thanksgiving, opened Benoit's Bakery & Wine Cellar this week in space behind Benoit's Farm Stand on outer Lisbon Street.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Russia Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons
Russia Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons
Saber Rattling or Genuine Threat?
By Michael Chester
In a November 17th speech to Russia’s parliament, General Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, spoke of concerns over NATO’s expansion eastward and stated that the risks of Russia being pulled into local conflicts have “risen sharply.”
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Common Sense
COMMON SENSE
In an effort to save tax dollars, the Town Council voted to turn off streetlights. Now, the Town of Lisbon is dark and susceptible to crime. Council Mason, what does this do for your “Main Street” project? The Town Council is trying to conserve your tax dollars which is commendable but misguided.
Let’s look at a more viable solution. What would be the tax dollar savings if the Police and Fire Department were consolidated to form the Public Safety Department? We currently have a Fire Chief who does not have the credentials to be a Fire Chief and we are fortunate enough to have a Deputy Fire Chief who is fully qualified and has all the credentials plus is a member of the Maine Fire Chief Associations. Why in the world should the taxpayers continue to pay for a Fire Chief who does not possess the credentials when we have a fully qualified Deputy Fire Chief? The tax dollars savings is over $70,000.00 dollars annually (the current Fire Chief’s salary).
By consolidating the two departments and letting the current Fire Chief go, the Town of Lisbon can save $70,000.00 dollars annually. This solution would not reduce or eliminate any services provided to the citizens of Lisbon. However, it would enable the streetlights to remain on and would not put our residents at risk. Having the streetlights out puts our people of risk and increases the possibility of crime. Since both of these options are public safety issues which makes more sense to you?
Keep in mind, with the streetlights out Brooks will be looking for additional funds to increase his police force next year. Why are we continually shooting ourselves in the foot when common sense can provide a reasonable and profitable solution to the problem?
Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen
In an effort to save tax dollars, the Town Council voted to turn off streetlights. Now, the Town of Lisbon is dark and susceptible to crime. Council Mason, what does this do for your “Main Street” project? The Town Council is trying to conserve your tax dollars which is commendable but misguided.
Let’s look at a more viable solution. What would be the tax dollar savings if the Police and Fire Department were consolidated to form the Public Safety Department? We currently have a Fire Chief who does not have the credentials to be a Fire Chief and we are fortunate enough to have a Deputy Fire Chief who is fully qualified and has all the credentials plus is a member of the Maine Fire Chief Associations. Why in the world should the taxpayers continue to pay for a Fire Chief who does not possess the credentials when we have a fully qualified Deputy Fire Chief? The tax dollars savings is over $70,000.00 dollars annually (the current Fire Chief’s salary).
By consolidating the two departments and letting the current Fire Chief go, the Town of Lisbon can save $70,000.00 dollars annually. This solution would not reduce or eliminate any services provided to the citizens of Lisbon. However, it would enable the streetlights to remain on and would not put our residents at risk. Having the streetlights out puts our people of risk and increases the possibility of crime. Since both of these options are public safety issues which makes more sense to you?
Keep in mind, with the streetlights out Brooks will be looking for additional funds to increase his police force next year. Why are we continually shooting ourselves in the foot when common sense can provide a reasonable and profitable solution to the problem?
Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen
Great Britain : Demonstrations to be banned during Olympics
Demonstrations' to be banned during Olympics'
The Home Office is so concerned about the impact of the stalemate over the Occupy London (OLSX) encampment outside St Paul's Cathedral that officials have been ordered to produce plans for avoiding a similar conflict during the Games next summer.
Ministers' plans, based on the measures put in place to remove long-term protesters from outside Parliament, includes identifying "exclusion zones" around key locations, and fast-tracking the removal of protests that do not have the blessing of the authorities. It would permit police to move in and disperse encampments quickly, in line with last week's clearance of the Occupy Wall Street camp in New York.
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Kindles damaged by airport scanners
Amazon Kindles 'damaged by airport scanners'
Travellers have been warned that their holiday reading plans could be disrupted by airport security measures, following reports that Amazon’s Kindle e-reader can be damaged by X-ray scanners.
The Kindle's screen is made of electronic ink Photo: AP
7:55AM GMT 19 Nov 2011
30 Comments Multiple complaints from users that their Kindle was ruined by a baggage check prompted claims that radiation permanently affected the device's electronic ink display.
“After my Kindle went through the X-ray scanner at Madrid airport, it no longer worked. I had been reading an e-book on the way to the airport so I knew there could be no other reason,” said Michael Hart, from London.
“A phone call was made and someone came along and took photographs of the bad display. It's my belief that the scanner operator – who subsequently questioned me about a radio in my bag – had used a high dose to look into the radio, and the Kindle, too.”
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News of the World journalists' computers were destroyed by 'putting them through a grinder and smashing them up'
By Daily Mail ReporterThe phone hacking scandal has taken a new twist after it was revealed computers used by News of the World journalists were destroyed by putting them 'through a grinder'.
They were 'taken out and smashed up' last autumn at a time when News International was being sued over the illegal activity at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid.
The computers were destroyed during a move from the paper's headquarters in east London to an office at the nearby Thomas More Square, a court has heard.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063610/Leveson-inquiry-News-World-journalists-computers-grinder.html#ixzz1eH3REXKx
Occuphy Movement calls for West Coast Port Shutdown on 12/12
Occupy Oakland Calls for TOTAL WEST COAST PORT SHUTDOWN ON 12/12
Posted 17 hours ago on Nov. 19, 2011, 8:35 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by vote of the Occupy Oakland General Assembly 11/18/2012:
In response to coordinated attacks on the occupations and attacks on workers across the nation:
Occupy Oakland calls for the blockade and disruption of the economic apparatus of the 1% with a coordinated shutdown of ports on the entire West Coast on December 12th. The 1% has disrupted the lives of longshoremen and port truckers and the workers who create their wealth, just as coordinated nationwide police attacks have turned our cities into battlegrounds in an effort to disrupt our Occupy movement.
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U.S. Troops Body Parts Thrown into Landfill
Three Department of Defense mortuary workers have given statements that at least some of the remains of dozens of US troops who died in Iraq or Afghanistan have been thrown away into the Air Force’s landfill in Dover Delaware.
The three workers also stated that the orders were given to them by their supervisors. Their supervisors asked them to keep quite about the matter. Two of the three workers were later fired after giving statements exposing the scandal.
The Beginning Of The End
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
It is very obvious the Town of Lisbon is in deep downward spiral. Look on the town web site for the agenda for Tuesday’s workshop. It is not there. When Councilor Cote was not reelected, the town of Lisbon began its uncontested reign of terror. There was little transparency in government before but now there is absolutely no transparency. This standing council, headed by the Bowie, does not want the citizens to know what the council is doing.
The first indication is no agenda posted for Tuesday’s workshop. Even through the public cannot speak at a workshop; the residents have a right to know what is being discussed. According to Vice Chair, soon to be Chair, Pomelow the people have no rights and should be see but never heard. Pomelow, under the guidance of Bowie, has done everything she can to prevent the citizens from having a say on any issue brought before the council. Look at her feeble attempt at changing the Council Working Rules. Individuals are only allowed to speak on issues during Audience Participation. This means speaking before the issues is explained by the sponsor. How can anyone intelligently address an issue without understand why or what the issue is? This demonstrates the logic of Pomelow and this council.
Why can’t the people know and understand what is going on in their town? Councilor Mason used to encourage residents to become more involved in what goes on in Lisbon. Now she sits back and does what she is told by Bowie. She is only allowed to speak on social events in the town, like a Social Director.
The people have a right under the United States and Maine Constitutions’ for a transparent government open to the public. This is not happening in the town of Lisbon. The people have a right to know what is being discussed at Council Meetings and Workshops. The Agenda and all documents being utilized at meetings or workshops should be posted on the town web site enabling citizens to choose to attend or not these meetings or workshops. As it stands right now, the residents do not have any idea what is going on. Keeping the residents of Lisbon in the dark is the primary mission of this standing council. This allows the council to perform underhanded dealings which cost the taxpayers large amounts of their tax dollars. Look at 3 Village Street!!!!!!
Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen
It is very obvious the Town of Lisbon is in deep downward spiral. Look on the town web site for the agenda for Tuesday’s workshop. It is not there. When Councilor Cote was not reelected, the town of Lisbon began its uncontested reign of terror. There was little transparency in government before but now there is absolutely no transparency. This standing council, headed by the Bowie, does not want the citizens to know what the council is doing.
The first indication is no agenda posted for Tuesday’s workshop. Even through the public cannot speak at a workshop; the residents have a right to know what is being discussed. According to Vice Chair, soon to be Chair, Pomelow the people have no rights and should be see but never heard. Pomelow, under the guidance of Bowie, has done everything she can to prevent the citizens from having a say on any issue brought before the council. Look at her feeble attempt at changing the Council Working Rules. Individuals are only allowed to speak on issues during Audience Participation. This means speaking before the issues is explained by the sponsor. How can anyone intelligently address an issue without understand why or what the issue is? This demonstrates the logic of Pomelow and this council.
Why can’t the people know and understand what is going on in their town? Councilor Mason used to encourage residents to become more involved in what goes on in Lisbon. Now she sits back and does what she is told by Bowie. She is only allowed to speak on social events in the town, like a Social Director.
The people have a right under the United States and Maine Constitutions’ for a transparent government open to the public. This is not happening in the town of Lisbon. The people have a right to know what is being discussed at Council Meetings and Workshops. The Agenda and all documents being utilized at meetings or workshops should be posted on the town web site enabling citizens to choose to attend or not these meetings or workshops. As it stands right now, the residents do not have any idea what is going on. Keeping the residents of Lisbon in the dark is the primary mission of this standing council. This allows the council to perform underhanded dealings which cost the taxpayers large amounts of their tax dollars. Look at 3 Village Street!!!!!!
Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen
Farmington police officer shoots, kills man
FARMINGTON -- A Farmington man with a long history of run-ins with police was shot and killed by a police officer Saturday morning outside the town's municipal building, a spokeswoman for the Maine Attorney General's Office said.
Spokeswoman Brenda Kielty said 28-year-old Justin Crowley-Smilek was shot by Farmington police Officer Ryan
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Spokeswoman Brenda Kielty said 28-year-old Justin Crowley-Smilek was shot by Farmington police Officer Ryan
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
GOP outsider Ron Paul gaining traction in Iowa
NAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Texas Rep. Ron Paul is emerging as a significant factor in the Republican presidential race, especially in Iowa.
He's been long dismissed by the GOP establishment, but the libertarian-leaning candidate is now turning heads beyond his hard-core followers — and rising in some polls — just weeks before the state holds the leadoff presidential caucuses and four years since his failed 2008 bid.
Paul's sharp criticism of government spending and U.S. monetary policy hasn't changed since then.
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He's been long dismissed by the GOP establishment, but the libertarian-leaning candidate is now turning heads beyond his hard-core followers — and rising in some polls — just weeks before the state holds the leadoff presidential caucuses and four years since his failed 2008 bid.
Paul's sharp criticism of government spending and U.S. monetary policy hasn't changed since then.
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Lobbying firm's memo spells out plan to undermine Occupy Wall Street
A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by the MSNBC program “Up w/ Chris Hayes.”
The proposal was written on the letterhead of the lobbying firm Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford and addressed to one of CLGC’s clients, the American Bankers Association.
CLGC’s memo proposes that the ABA pay CLGC $850,000 to conduct “opposition research” on Occupy Wall Street in order to construct “negative narratives” about the protests and allied politicians. The memo also asserts that Democratic victories in 2012 would be detrimental for Wall Street and targets specific races in which it says Wall Street would benefit by electing Republicans instead.
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SOPA Causes Anonymous To Declare Operation Blackout
by Popeye
Lindsay ONeal) Last month, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was introduced to the House of Representatives aiming to censor key aspects of the Internet in order protect the rights of the entertainment industry. The PROTECT IP Act, the Senate counterpart to SOPA, already passed earlier this year, but enforcement has been shelved for the time being due to rising concerns that it has the power to impede freedom of speech. While both bills state they are trying to help the entertainment industry sell more movies and music downloads, the effects of the bill are far-reaching and potentially devastating to Internet freedom as well as to the Internet itself.
SOPA caught the attention of Anonymous and on Wednesday they released this video which warned:
“We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. To the American Congress. Expect us.”
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Lindsay ONeal) Last month, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was introduced to the House of Representatives aiming to censor key aspects of the Internet in order protect the rights of the entertainment industry. The PROTECT IP Act, the Senate counterpart to SOPA, already passed earlier this year, but enforcement has been shelved for the time being due to rising concerns that it has the power to impede freedom of speech. While both bills state they are trying to help the entertainment industry sell more movies and music downloads, the effects of the bill are far-reaching and potentially devastating to Internet freedom as well as to the Internet itself.
SOPA caught the attention of Anonymous and on Wednesday they released this video which warned:
“We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. To the American Congress. Expect us.”
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America’s Media War on OWS
by Stephen Lendman Early reporting was scant, dismissive, and offensive. Much still belittles, denigrates and marginalizes a significant movement.
Fox News claims protesters don’t pay taxes or know what they want, are supported by Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and Hugo Chavez, and represent the lunatic left wing.
Bill O’Reilly quipped, “Do we have all kinds of crackheads down there.” He added that Zuccotti Park is “dirty and filthy. There’s rats running all over. There’s dope all over the place. They’re having sex outside at night and all of this stuff.”
Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino accused protesters of embracing “communism and there is no doubt about it.”
New York Times former executive editor Bill Keller ignored global activism in a column about “good news,” asking, “Bored by the soggy sleep-ins and warmed-over anarchism of Occupy Wall Street?”
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Lone Star Watchdog: It is Time to Arrest Congressman Who Aid and Abet...
Lone Star Watchdog: It is Time to Arrest Congressman Who Aid and Abet...: We have let congress go to far, we cannot blame them completely. We have to blame ourselves. We allow them to exempt themselves ...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Report: NYPD cop pushes New York Supreme Court Judge into wall
I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he throws her to the ground and starts hitting her in the head,” says Smith.
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Thanksgiving Dinner
American Legion Unit 158, 10 Webster Road, Lisbon, will be hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner for those who have no place to go. Dinner is from 2 PM to 4 PM and is open to all. No take-out orders please. Reservations must be made by 5 PM on Tuesday, November 22 at 353-8192.
Thursday, 24 November, 2011
02:00 PM to 4:PM
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Western Class C Football Quarterfinals: Lisbon survives epic fourth quarter | Sun Journal
Western Class C Football Quarterfinals: Lisbon survives epic fourth quarter | Sun J ournal
Published on Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:10 pm
LISBON — The little football program that could, the high school that brought you goal-line stands and 96-yard drives to win state championship games, fashioned a fourth quarter Saturday ridiculous even by its Hollywood standards.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Lisbon Maine Councilor Conflicts
Councilor Bowie's Conflict
Councilor Bowie's wife working as an administration assistant with the Police Department poses a massive conflict of interest for Mr. Bowie.
Mr Bowie should recuse himself not only on pay issues affecting his wife but on ALL Police Department business.
As long as Mrs. Bowie works for the PD, the department has indirect if not direct leverage on one of the council votes. If Mr. Bowie doesn't push the PD agenda the department has the ability to affect the quality of life in the Bowie household.
It could even effect their income. The threat of job loss is always there. A department head can always find a legitimate reason to fire an employee.
State and Federal lawmakers are never allowed to pass legislation that directly affects their own business ventures .Why shouldn't we hold our local politicians to the same standard. Mr Bowie shouldn't be allowed to vote on matters that could potentially affect his family income.
I am surprised this obvious conflict has been overlooked for so long.
Mr. Larochelle has often talked about the council policing itself .This conflict is a good place to start.
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Are Lisbon Councilors subject to the regulations that they pass or have they exempted themselves from the inconvenience of having to abide by their own laws?
Councilor Pomelow seems to be ignorant of the "winter" parking regulations in Lisbon. Large over sized tractor trailer trucks have been spotted regularly parked in front of the councilors home. This in my opinion is in violation of the following Town Ordinance.
Sec. 50-45. Winter parking between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.The owner or operator of any motor vehicle found parked or left unattended upon any way for a continuous 60-minute period between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of any day during the period from November 1 to April 1 of each year shall, physicians on emergency calls excepted, be punished by a fine as provided in aricle V of this chapter.
I hope Chief Brooks will take notice and enforce the town laws equally regardless of Mrs. Pomelows position as Town Councilor and his Boss.
The whole town is watching.
Joe Hill
Councilor Bowie's wife working as an administration assistant with the Police Department poses a massive conflict of interest for Mr. Bowie.
Mr Bowie should recuse himself not only on pay issues affecting his wife but on ALL Police Department business.
As long as Mrs. Bowie works for the PD, the department has indirect if not direct leverage on one of the council votes. If Mr. Bowie doesn't push the PD agenda the department has the ability to affect the quality of life in the Bowie household.
It could even effect their income. The threat of job loss is always there. A department head can always find a legitimate reason to fire an employee.
State and Federal lawmakers are never allowed to pass legislation that directly affects their own business ventures .Why shouldn't we hold our local politicians to the same standard. Mr Bowie shouldn't be allowed to vote on matters that could potentially affect his family income.
I am surprised this obvious conflict has been overlooked for so long.
Mr. Larochelle has often talked about the council policing itself .This conflict is a good place to start.
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Councilor Lori Pomelow
Are Lisbon Councilors subject to the regulations that they pass or have they exempted themselves from the inconvenience of having to abide by their own laws?
Councilor Pomelow seems to be ignorant of the "winter" parking regulations in Lisbon. Large over sized tractor trailer trucks have been spotted regularly parked in front of the councilors home. This in my opinion is in violation of the following Town Ordinance.
Sec. 50-45. Winter parking between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.The owner or operator of any motor vehicle found parked or left unattended upon any way for a continuous 60-minute period between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of any day during the period from November 1 to April 1 of each year shall, physicians on emergency calls excepted, be punished by a fine as provided in aricle V of this chapter.
I hope Chief Brooks will take notice and enforce the town laws equally regardless of Mrs. Pomelows position as Town Councilor and his Boss.
The whole town is watching.
Joe Hill
Monday, November 14, 2011
Lisbon Maine Councilors Moral Obligation
In my opinion Lisbon Councilors should approach their duties from the level of their lowest income residents. If they rule from a more affluent perspective they will be placing undue hardship on many elderly and low income residents.
Government should take care of the basic requirements of the community, Police and Fire protection along with Road maintenance,public transportation and the daily administrative duties of the Town. It shouldn't be used to fund special projects that many cannot afford. If people want these additional non essential projects they should shoulder the costs themselves. Councilors shouldn't be allowed to pass along the cost of their own desires or that of their friends onto the less fortunate.
Struggling taxpayers shouldn't be required to pay for the pet projects of the more affluent Councilors.
Why should A struggling senior citizen or single parent making 15 or 20 thousand a year be required to pay for a first rate Police Department with all its trappings at the expense of getting their own medications or food. And at the same time be refused basic public transportation because the powers that be don't need the bus service. This is morally criminal.
Why should a elderly Lisbon resident lose their lifelong home or worse because a Councilor wants kudos for adding a third or forth unnecessary vehicle to any department or some other unneeded expenditure.
A good leader takes into consideration all the ramifications of their decisions..
I hope Lisbon Councilors remember they were voted onto the Council to serve the public not to use the position to improve their own social standing.
Joe Hill
LisbonMaine.net
Government should take care of the basic requirements of the community, Police and Fire protection along with Road maintenance,public transportation and the daily administrative duties of the Town. It shouldn't be used to fund special projects that many cannot afford. If people want these additional non essential projects they should shoulder the costs themselves. Councilors shouldn't be allowed to pass along the cost of their own desires or that of their friends onto the less fortunate.
Struggling taxpayers shouldn't be required to pay for the pet projects of the more affluent Councilors.
Why should A struggling senior citizen or single parent making 15 or 20 thousand a year be required to pay for a first rate Police Department with all its trappings at the expense of getting their own medications or food. And at the same time be refused basic public transportation because the powers that be don't need the bus service. This is morally criminal.
Why should a elderly Lisbon resident lose their lifelong home or worse because a Councilor wants kudos for adding a third or forth unnecessary vehicle to any department or some other unneeded expenditure.
A good leader takes into consideration all the ramifications of their decisions..
I hope Lisbon Councilors remember they were voted onto the Council to serve the public not to use the position to improve their own social standing.
Joe Hill
LisbonMaine.net
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