Lighting a candle for the folks in Chile, and those in the path of a potential tsumami today. Chile Quake Triggers Tsunami Alerts in Asia Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are bracing for a possible tsunami following a massive earthquake in Chile. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a warning for the Philippines, [...]
Archive for February, 2010
8.8 Chilean Earthquake
Posted in Feminism, Humanism, Politics, tagged Australia, Chile, Earthquake, Indonesia, Pacific islands, Phillippines, Taiwan, Tsunami on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Day Meetings
Posted in Children, Feminism, Human Rights, Humanism, Indigenous, Justice, LGBT, Politics, War, tagged Aryan Nations, Community, John Day, Racism on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Day, Oregon had their first of two, town hall meetings, this morning, over the Aryan Nations intent to begin a compound in their town. If you weren’t able to see the live feed, but can watch video on your computer, click the UStream link HERE. A second meeting will be held tonight. Check HERE for [...]
My Back Yard
Posted in Feminism, Human Rights, Humanism, Indigenous, Justice, Politics, War, tagged Aryan Nations, Hwy 395, John Day, OR, Racism on February 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Prisons, asylums, pedophiles, crooks, other felons who have completed “rehabilitation” (Whatever that might mean these days.) halfway houses, shelters: proximity to all these can change a home’s value. I have a home. I have thought about what it might mean if someone with a criminal past takes up residence nearby. Call me a bleeding heart [...]
This You????
Posted in Communications, Politics, women, tagged Phishing, Twitter on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Graham Cluley over at Dark Reading reminds us that Twitter has it’s own phishing problems: Twitter Phishing Attacks Asks, ‘This You????’ Posted by Graham Cluley, Feb 24, 2010 09:47 AM [The wave of phishing attacks against Twitter users continues to catch unwary surfers. The latest attack seen spreading across the microblogging network asks a very [...]
This ‘n That
Posted in 51 Percent, Congress, Feminism, Finance, Health and Food, Health Care, Justice, Politics, War, women, tagged AFL-CIO, Blackwater, Evansville, FEDEX Boycott, Financial Innovation, H.R. 2847, Jobs Bill, Kinko's Boycott, Levin, Nevada, Refrigerators, Senate, Underwater home loans, Whirlpool, XE Services on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve just been so busy with some home remodeling and the new shop, I really haven’t had time to post. However, I hope you all are keeping up with events. Did you read Dakinikat’s financial innovation post, HERE, over at the Confluence? BlueLyon reports the stats that Nevada now has the highest percentage of underwater [...]
Happy 90th LWV!
Posted in 51 Percent, election reform, Feminism, Feminist Majority, Justice, Politics, voter reform, Women's Rights, tagged League of Women Voters, Suffrage on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
League of Women Voters Celebrates Milestone Birthday Washington, D.C. – The League of Women Voters celebrates its 90th birthday on Sunday, February 14th. Known widely for its voter education efforts, this non-partisan, government watchdog group has been an American institution since 1920. http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14807
Bill Clinton Hospitalized
Posted in Politics, tagged Clinton, Heart, Stents on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
POLITICO Breaking News: —————————————————– Douglas Band, counselor to former President Bill Clinton, said in a statement:: “President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest. Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary [...]
Black History Month
Posted in Congress, Feminism, Human Rights, Humanism, Justice, Politics, tagged Black History Month, Civil Rights, Height, Jealous, Morial, Nummi, Obama, Sharpton, SPLC, Unemployment on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
February is Black History Month. What does it mean to you? There are well-known established sheroes and heroes of all sorts and stripes that might deserve mention in this month. However, I want to discuss the month from a slightly different angle. One of the events likely to occur under rightist governments, such as the [...]
Thoughts about Howard Zinn
Posted in Feminism, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, women, tagged Education, History, No Child Left Behind, Zinn on February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Frederick Douglass (From the People’s History website) Last week when Hubbie and I were out scrounging for items to put into a little shop we have begun, we ran across a copy of [...]
Former Rep. Charlie Wilson Dies
Posted in Congress, Feminist Majority, War, tagged Afghanistan, Congress, Wilson on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Politico is reporting: Charlie Wilson dies [Former Rep. Charlie Wilson, a colorful 12-term congressman who pushed the covert action that helped Afghanistan rebels defeat the mighty Soviet Union, died Wednesday afternoon at a hospital in Lufkin, Texas....] http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32794.html
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- Dandelion Salad
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Bird Song
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- RT @reuters: Rush Limbaugh loses another sponsor over Sandra Fluke remarks reut.rs/yLtkNi 2 months ago
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- Virginia Police Arrest 31 At Women’s Rights Demonstration thkpr.gs/zwOyl3 via @thinkprogress 2 months ago
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