Return to INDEX With thanks to Denise: Have you seen this article on TimberWest and Professional Reliance? Very sad reveal! Great to see young people working on this though… https://vimeo.com/252243072?fbclid=IwAR1HOH2Ie-FTfvmn0cwmZHaB53OCkKgincf1ETV-ewd–dmhAs6lfAa3oF0
From: Sandra Finley some edits to original. – – – – In case people at OpenMedia are not aware. My reading: Barbara Loe Fisher’s recent video is an alert, an alarm bell. Even if it’s US-based. The New Internet Police Protecting You From Freedom of Thought and Speech, NVIC, *Barbara Loe Fisher Elaboration follows. […]
There are good pictures but I don’t know how to copy them, and I don’t know where to find this on-line. Can’t give you a URL. Maybe you have to be on Instagram? Hey Jammers! What does Design Anarchy mean to you? This past Monday, bright and early, Adbusters infiltrated the viscera of Vancouver’s prestigious […]
EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller (Monsanto, roundup), The Guardian. Oct 24, very good article. Update, Oct 25, the EU temporarily dodged the bullet (again). AVAAZ and other organizations have successfully campaigned, mobilizing millions of people to stop the poisoning. We have been active on this file through the years. There […]
Hart writes: Glyphosate is not necessarily the subject of a new crusade for me. But I do believe that family and friends should know about it. For their own and the health of their families. There are ways to reduce the risks. The info about the chemical is particularly important in the EU right now. […]
Let us not go down the path described by George Orwell in The Animal Farm. Forgetfulness of how democracy works, the importance of our Charter Rights, the fact that it is only citizens who will, in the end, defend them. We stand on guard. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/june-11-2017-the-sunday-edition-with-michael-enright-1.4150230/canadians-just-don-t-care-about-privacy-michael-s-essay-1.4150263 3:28 minutes total At the 1:03 minute mark, and which is WRONG: […]
Reply to Blake, his email below: . . . It’s interesting how close-minded people are on this topic. We’ve been taught for more than half-a-century that we’ve been saved by vaccines, like being saved by God or Jenner, Pasteur and Salk. As I see it, what we know about the world has changed in the […]
The interview by Eleanor Wachtel is far-ranging and informative. I transcribed the short portion (appears below) in which Vietnamese-American author, Viet Thanh Nguyen, discusses a perception of American wars that is not universal. I think this other perception with its variations is spreading. (Ref 2016-03-22 There are two sides to the story. Why do we hear only one? (Terrorists & Context: CIA […]
From books.google: Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion, by Randal Marlin. Revised Second Edition 2013 This book aims to develop a sophisticated understanding of propaganda. It begins with a brief history of early Western propaganda, including Ancient Greek classical theories of rhetoric and the art of persuasion, and traces its development through the Christian […]
Amy Goodman, I love that woman, covered “A Significant Victory”: Julian Assange Hails U.N. Panel Calling for His Freedom, At bottom, the link to the actual UN Report. In response to CTV News Coverage of this important development for democracy, I used their “Error Report” button to submit THREE FACTUAL ERRORS. – – – – – – – – – […]