Random RecitalsWe've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for awhile, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on August 5th, 2009 at 12:49 pm It is amazing the power of TV to make people stupid especially with stooges like Glenn Beck around: And then again some people make up their own vitriol without anyone’s help: And with “newscasters” like this, is it any wonder people are confused? var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL21lZGlhL2RlYWQtbGliZXJhbC88d3B0Yj5Ob3RoaW5nIEJldHRlciBUaGFuIGEgRGVhZCBMaWJlcmFsPHdwdGI%2BaHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnPHdwdGI%2BRGVtb2NyYWN5IGZvciBWYW5jb3V2ZXI%3D”;
Article by John on April 20th, 2009 at 9:56 am Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, defending his pardon of former President Richard Nixon at a press conference. Image by Getty Images via Daylife Well it is official. America tortured people. And the people that committed these crimes and the people that devised these crimes are not going to be prosecuted or otherwise investigated. Rahm Emanuel said so yesterday on TV. [...]
Article by John on April 16th, 2009 at 8:55 pm The end of this video is why music stores are a thing of the past. Video stores will soon be a thing of the past too. Did you know? var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/314e49f6-3732-4bcd-afbd-01bc6aa6f6a8\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2RlcHQtb2YtanVzdC1zYXlpbi9pbGxlZ2FsLWRvd25sb2FkaW5nLW11c2ljLzx3cHRiPklsbGVnYWwgRG93bmxvYWRpbmcgb2YgTXVzaWM8d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmFjeWZvcnZhbmNvdXZlci5vcmc8d3B0Yj5EZW1vY3JhY3kgZm9yIFZhbmNvdXZlcg%3D%3D”;
Article by John on March 20th, 2009 at 3:22 pm var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/e44b7583-90c5-4065-a271-d2ab867ffd41\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2Vjb25vbWljLWp1c3RpY2Uvb2xiZXJtYW5uLzx3cHRiPkVub3VnaCEgJiM4MjExOyBPbGJlcm1hbm48d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmFjeWZvcnZhbmNvdXZlci5vcmc8d3B0Yj5EZW1vY3JhY3kgZm9yIFZhbmNvdXZlcg%3D%3D”;
Article by John on February 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pm This is the most succinct explanation I have come across of where we are at and of what to do with regard to the financial crisis affecting our country. I hope Obama and Congress are listening. From Bill Moyers Journal (you can watch the video here): February 13, 2009 BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal. The battle is joined as they say — and here’s the [...]
Article by fantasticforrest on January 20th, 2009 at 11:37 am I couldn’t stop crying this morning.
Don’t worry. They were tears of joy. Amazing Children and I watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama live on television. There were many wonderful moments. I especially loved this part of our President’s speech: For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and [...]
Article by John on September 26th, 2008 at 3:11 pm Below is a fundraising appeal from Representative Baird: Dear John, The Primary election of last month brought good news and new challenges. The good news is that with your help we prevailed in the primary in the 3rd Congressional District with a majority vote in a field of four candidates. I am grateful for that result and for your support in making it possible. Our new [...]
Article by John on August 26th, 2008 at 3:28 pm Image via Wikipedia Although I am enforcing a news blackout on what is happening inside the DNC in Denver, Glenn Greenwald and Jane Hamsher are doing a good job of showing us a little bit of how the corporate oligopoly runs our legally bribed government over at Salon.com from outside of the convention: Armed with full-scale Convention press credentials issued by the DNC, I went — [...] | |
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