I’ve followed developments in North Dakota starting back when oil spills did a number on the water that these people are dependent upon. They came together to try and stop events that make their homes uninhabitable. Excellent and dedicated people doing what you or I might do under similar circumstances. The story is a repeated one. The oil and gas […]
http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/julian-assange-files-appeal-on-un-ruling/news-story/2a1d3427775a27dbc8c6029e475eedad APNews Corp Australia Network WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has filed an appeal in a Swedish court over the ruling by a United Nations working group that his confinement inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London amounted to arbitrary detention. The UN panel called on the Swedish and British authorities earlier this year to end […]
Click on this link to hear the interview, Democracy Now, Julian Assange. I think Assange is right. The only way to rein in the corruption is by exposing it. Bless the people who are leaking the information. I don’t know about pinning the leaks on the Russians? (as the young man at the Democratic National Convention […]
Thanks to Dianne who writes: He is a great human. John Perkins 2015 “9/11 As Catalyst For 14 … 42:06 16,344 views June 22, 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQo43mquHY = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Earlier: 2014-02-04 John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, interview. Important contribution […]
Note: JUNE 19 – Julian Assange will have been inside the embassy for four years. Cities, including Paris, Berlin and New York, will hold special events to mark the anniversary. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/film-maker-michael-moore-visits-8157426#tbVGsgJrPHM8LwbP.99 By Alan Jones THE award winning film maker took time out of his promotional tour for his new film, Where To Invade […]
You might not be a fan of this kind of music. Don’t let that prevent you from listening to the video! Excerpts from the dialogue: “music is the thing that can humanize even the most abstract moment.” “Technology can actually increase privacy.” “Saying that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have […]
David posted a comment on my posting: There are two sides to the story. Why do we hear only one? Not only do I concur, Sandra, so does Christopher Hedges… Hey! I am in good company! Many thanks to David for directing us to the following: Short interview of Chris Hedges by the Real News thttp://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=15970 Chris […]
NOTE: Details, related postings, comments – – see 2016-04-04 The Panama Papers: world reacts to huge offshore tax files leak, The Guardian http://www.wired.com/2016/04/reporters-pulled-off-panama-papers-biggest-leak-whistleblower-history/ When Daniel Ellsberg photocopied and leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times in 1971, those 7,000 pages of top secret Vietnam War documents represented what was then the biggest […]
Three items on the same story, each with a different contribution. Item #3 (youtube) is more comprehensive, takes more time. Under 3 minutes, youtube NEWSCAST from RT, Snowden re the FBI / Apple court fight: https://youtu.be/UITZVlxCBJg Text report: Snowden: FBI’s claim about unlockable iPhone is ‘bulls***’ (http://www.cnet.com/news/snowden-fbis-claims-about-unlockable-iphone-are-bulls/?ftag=CAD090e536&bhid=20145214483259223425769339227594 ) The FBI is lying about its inability to […]
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. – – – – – – – – – […]