Democracy Now! has updated the story. Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Koudduos and Nicole Salazar have been released, but face pending criminal charges for attempting to fulfill their duties as members of the fourth estate and citizens of a fragile republic.
Amy Goodman was arrested this evening outside the Republican National Convention. See the video of her arrest.
She received [...]
Source:Amy Goodman Arrested at Republican National Convention
So how does it feel? I comply, daily. I reify. I reproduce the relationships of power and domination with every move I make within this state-sanctioned routine I call my life.
I consent, and furthermore, I benefit. If the global system were a huge pyramid (scheme) I would be positioned with other over-educated people who have [...]
Source:Your Life is a Lie
So never mind the global credit crisis and how it portends the decline of the American Empire. The world may be out of money thanks to crooked mortgage companies, but no worries. The US (or whatever consortium of transnational corporations) will maintain its hegemonic position thanks to this:
It would seem that people throughout history have thought [...]
Source:Everyone always thinks the world is ending, but this shit is crazy…
The recent fusion of state and financial interests that culminated in the federal bailout of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and AIG will eventually cost taxpayers over a trillion dollars. While some may see the financial slowdown as evidence of the decline of the American Empire, others view recent developments in the giant government bailout as steps toward [...]
Source:Giant Federal Bailout or Fascist Coup d’Etat?
After charging rape vitims for the rape kits used to investigate their rapes as Mayor of Wasilla (and looking totally fuckable doing it!), Sarah Palin continued to damage and marginalize women in her community as she gained power. As Governor of Alsaska, crazy-eyes-McPalin’s anti-feminista agenda coincided with a personal vendetta as she further undermined the safety and security of Alaskan women:
What a crazy, evil bitch! [...]
Source:Think of all the inlaws Sarah Palin could destroy as VP
More fun paranoia facts:
Admit it – if a government worker approached you and gave you a listening and locating device that the police state could activate at will (and that might give you cancer) and told you to put it in your pocket and keep it close at all times – you would have resisted.
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Source:The State is Looking Out for You
