1. Glenn Greenwald In Canada Days After “Terrorists Attacks” In Their Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2Hi_SD8pQ Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, author and lawyer. In my view, he is an important educator. Ed Snowden selected “the best” to work with! (More on Greenwald – Wikipedia) – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Is-Swedens-Offensive-Against-Assange-Unraveling-20150214-0022.html In January, Sweden’s record was reviewed by UN Human Rights Council members. Ecuador asked it to justify long periods of pre-charge detention. On the morning of 23 October 2010, WikiLeaks co-founder – Julian Assange – shared a London press conference stage with Iraq Body Count staff, and numerous other experts. Together, they defended WikiLeaks’ […]
Banksters: Index UPDATE: the final appeal of the lower court decisions against the plaintiff was to the Supreme Court of Canada. The SCC declined to hear the appeal. The lower court decisions stand. Thank-you to John Monroe (Comments) for pointing this out. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/02/05/canadians-sued-the-bank-of-canada-won-mainstream-media-government-blacks-out-story/ February 5, 2015 by Joe Martino. Recently, constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati won yet […]
http://www.nationofchange.org/2014/12/30/new-snowden-documents-reveal-nsa-cant-hack-everyone/ New Snowden Documents Reveal That the NSA Can’t Hack Everyone Published: December 30, 2014 | Author: Lauren C. Williams Thanks to some encryption tools, digital espionage was thwarted, making it hard for the NSA to spy on everyone. Citizens have heeded Snowden’s advice and increased encryption use since the NSA scandal broke in 2013. […]
In the wake of the U.S. Senate Report on Torture (Dec 9, 2014, chair Dianne Feinstein), I am reminded of the good work being done to understand and address violence in human behaviour. One powerful example, on-going meetings: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/destructive_emotions_how_can_we_overcome_them_a_scientific_dialogue_with_th Book Review: Destructive Emotions By Elizabeth Cushing Payne | March 1, 2004 | 0 Comments by […]
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“IDENTITY CORRECTION” – – a fun way to get a point across. To re-define. What is it? Andy Bichlbaum, Yes Men parodist: (From http://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/identity-correction/) Key Principle at work The real action is your target’s reaction Often the most revealing moment in a successful identity correction is the reaction of the target. When you identity-correct a […]
The covering letter from AVAAZ is very good – it’s at the bottom. Actions in support! http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/.premium-1.610687?v=66691173328C172D77ED27A198582751 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, in an exclusive article for Haaretz, calls for a global boycott of Israel and urges Israelis and Palestinians to look beyond their leaders for a sustainable solution to the crisis in the Holy Land. A […]
http://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/identity-correction/ Contributed by Andy Bichlbaum “Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.” Alan Moore Common Uses To embarrass your target; to correct the public record; to expose corporate malfeasance; to reframe an issue. When trying to understand how a […]
Rita writes: Maybe there is something to be learned from the Yes Men, who have somehow gotten away with impersonating corporations (as far as I know). It has something to do with the way they use these legal battles as ways to educate the public, by spinning the PR for all its worth. (or with […]