Daily Archives: May 23, 2013

Dissent Is Being Classified As Terrorism – 23 May 2013

Article first appeared in the Commondreams.org:

Results from a year-long investigation into the activities of the United States’ expansive counter-terrorism apparatus found that, throughout the country, the government has turned the tax-payer-funded intelligence-gathering against its own citizens in an effort to suppress dissent. Continue reading

I UV – Attraction : BEing and DOing Out Of The Shadows – 23 May 2013

Britain’s Got Talent 2013 – Attraction by the Shadow Theatre Group from www.i-uv.com/link to article

MONSANTO CORPORATIONS – Companies That Use Monsanto Products – BOYCOTT ALL! – 23 May 2013

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Philosophers Stone – Woolwich Attack Sparks Snooper Charter Return – 23 May 2013

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A soldier has been killed in a machete attack in a street in London during broad daylight.

Labour peers have urged British Deputy Prime Minister and Lib-Dems leader Nick Clegg to stop opposing the Communications Data Bill, dubbed the snooper’s charter by the opponents, in the wake of the Woolwich attack. Continue reading

BrianKelly’sBlog – Never Give Up – 23 May 2013

Uploaded on 30 April 2012 by Diamond Dallas Page Talk about beating the odds! Such an inspiring story 🙂 ~BK  www.briankellysblog.blogspot.com/ link to original article

AmericanKabuki – Education Revolution By Sophia Love – 23 May 2013

I’d like to introduce another blog I will be managing: School’s Out.  Check it out!  This post pretty much sums it up.

www.americankabuki.blogspot.com /link to original article

Sophia Love – Philosopher – Warrior – Angel – 23 May 2013

We are here on purpose.  The focus of our journey thus far has been to wake ourselves and each other up.  We’ve served as reminders and mirrors and helpers for each other.  Sometimes with a hug, sometimes with a bit more force, we’ve been saying “Hey, I know you!  Remember me?  It’s almost time.  Let’s do this.”  Continue reading

HuffingtonPost – Michael McAuliff – GMO Labeling Bill Voted Down In Senate – 23 May 2013

a15da-huffington_post_logoWASHINGTON — The United States Senate decided again Thursday that it simply does not want to let states tell people whether or not they are eating genetically modified food.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly — 71 to 27 — against an amendment to the sweeping farm bill, squashing a measure that would not have required labeling of genetically modified organisms, but merely would have let states decide if they wanted to require such labeling.

“The concept we’re talking about today is a fairly commonsense and non-radical idea,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the sponsor of the amendment, said shortly before the vote. “All over the world, in the European Union, in many other countries around the world, dozens and dozens of countries, people are able to look at the food that they are buying and determine through labeling whether or not that product contains genetically modified organisms.”

Read the whole story at:  www.huffingtonpost.com / link to original article

Tennessee Governor Signs ANTI-Drone Surveillance Bill Into Law – 23 May 2013

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By Ali Papademetriou

When it comes to working on limiting unwarranted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone surveillance, Tennessee has been ceaseless.

In April, Tennessee Senator Paul Sanford’s bill to limit law enforcement agencies’ use of drones, SB 582, was passed through a Senate committee. The bill would block using drones except for “counter[ing] a high risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization,” or if it was needed to avoid “imminent danger” such as finding a missing person. Continue reading