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Kent State University, May 4, 1970
To observe the Kent State Shootings, I’m reposting an essay I wrote 2 years ago. The night of May 2, 1970 I was a 17 year-old high school senior, living about 40 minutes east of Kent, OH. One of my … Continue reading
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Bad, Government, History, Human Behavior, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, politics, Right-Wing Haters, Scandal/Crime, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour
Tagged Democracy, GOP, hate, history, James Rhodes, Kent State, living, May 4 1970, Nixon, nonviolence, Ohio, politics, protest, public behavior, right-wing, ultra conservative, Vietnam
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Nonverbal communication on the House floor
A little nonverbal communication from Joe Crowley (D-NY) , who delivered a one-minute on the House floor. Thanks to Skewriter for posting this on her blog, November Fifth.
Priestly Pedophiles: The Devil didn’t make them do it, it was the ‘homos’
Catholic Priests accused of pedophilia were lured into their immoral acts by gays who now accuse them of deviant behavior. The victims weren’t victimized at all. In fact, they were the aggressors. _______________ Oh, and the reason the Catholic Church … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Donahue, Catholic Church, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, politics, Religion, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soul-searching
Tagged bigotry, gays, hate, homos, homosexuality, living, outrageous, pedophile priests, politics, prejudice, public behavior, religious right, right-wing, ultra conservative, values
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Poll: Nearly half of Mississippi Republicans would outlaw interracial marriage
Mississippi first etched itself into my psyche as a focal point of the American Civil Rights Movement, in which racist whites fought long and hard to thwart progress, seemingly denying the outcome of the American Civil War; terrorizing, murdering and blocking any and all effort to drag it, scratching and clawing into compliance with national law, including America’s founding documents. Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, oppression, politics, Race, Right-Wing Haters, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged African American, American Civil War, bigotry, Blues, Delta, delta blues, GOP, hate, hatred, interracial, life, living, Mississippi, mixed-race, politics, public behavior, public discourse, Race, religious right, right-wing, South, trends, ultra conservative, values, White people
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Friday Night Concert Clip: Clark Terry, “Mumbles,” etc.
I love rock music. Raised on symphonic, classical and big band, my musical rebellion was fueled by rock. Like most of my generation, upon reaching my teens, I eschewed “serious” music for the sorcery of simpler composition; loud, amplified guitars, … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic music, Artists, beauty, Entertainment, Festival, Friday Night Concert Clip, international, Jazz, Music, musicians, NPR, Performance, Soup du jour
Tagged "Just Squeeze Me", "Mumbles", Clark Terry, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Henry "Sweets" Edison, Jazz, life, living, Music, music art
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Study: Future World Water Shortage Spells Disaster
If current urbanization and climate trends continue, by 2050 more than one billion city dwellers will suffer as a dearth of water creates global panic. A study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences predicts that by the middle of the century, an estimated 993 million urbanites will have to make do with a daily water ration of roughly a bathtub full (less than 100 liters [26 gallons]. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change, Films, Food Supply, Futue, Greed, Human Behavior, international, NPR, politics, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, World
Tagged "Journet to Planet Earth", Agriculture, Alternat Fuel, Civilization, Climate Change, Earth Policy Instutute, farming, Fossil Fuel, Future, Land, Lester Brown, life, living, Matt Damon, media, Nation, Natural Resources, new thing, PBS, prediction, Public TV, Science, trends, Urban, Water, World
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Teacher v. Private Sector Pay: Don’t Buy the Lie
These bastards (teachers) have it made. For an average minimum six-figure investment in their 6 or so years of education, teachers command a whopping starting salary from $25-53k, depending on location. The average new math teacher makes $38,211. Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Media, Economy, Education, Government, Greed, Human Behavior, Hurting, Labor Relations, Labor Unions, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged education, Fox, Fox Business, Fox Lies, hate, Labor, lies, life, living, media, outrageous, PolitiFact, public behavior, public discourse, teachers, trends, ultra conservative, Unions, values, Worker's Rights
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House Repubs Defund NPR
WASHINGTON- Well, they did it. After threatening for decades, majority House Republicans today passed legislation to deny funds to National Public Radio (NPR). Convening an emergency committee Wednesday to take advantage of a controversy generated by an ambush interview in … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bad, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Government, Human Behavior, Hurting, NPR, Offensive, politics, pop culture, Reuters, Right-Wing Haters
Tagged afternoon, bill, change, debate sessions, Democracy, GOP, living, media, morning, National, national public radio, politics, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values, vote
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Dr. West changes opinion of President Obama
Disregard most of the comments in reaction to this clip. I doubt that many of the posters have read Dr. West or know much of his work. Suffice to say that Cornel West is worth listening to…and as usual, I … Continue reading →