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Kill the President By Pip Wilson
Published online in installments
The First Lady sleeps, President Lumwedder creeps
to the fridge for a snack at midnight.
Froot Loops in a bowl, a banana, bread roll,
so ... down the mouth hole with little control,
and everything’s feelin' … all right!
Thus begins a brilliant romp that keeps me in stitches. (Thanks, Pip! I needed that!) Be sure to follow the saga of President Lumwedder. You, like thousands of Pip's subscribers, will be glad you did. Subscribe to the email so you won't miss a single verse!
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Investigating the 'new' imperialism
By William Bowles
William's prolific contributions take us far in understanding the seeming chaos of the world from a leftist Brit's point of view. 9/11 News and Information Links and essays; Haiti News and Information Links; Palestine/Israel News and Information Links; Venezuela News and Information Links
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Bushism for 4/7/2025
They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program. (Nov 2, 2000)
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize [sic] with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
— Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Copyright 1963
(1991 Special Rider)
"A-Changin' Times: taking the best from the past to make the most of the present and to create a better future."
"What marching through the streets was to the Sixties,
walking through the halls of Congress is now."
— Marianne Williamson
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Saturday, December 27, 2003
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FLORA AND FAUNA – Environment and Health
Balloonists set new solar target
By Carolyn Fry
 Record-breaking aviators Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard hope to harness the Sun's power to fly round the world. The pair gained worldwide recognition in 1999 when they became the first to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon.
Now they plan to repeat the journey in a solar-powered aeroplane which will have to use batteries to fly at night. A feasibility study has confirmed the viability of the Solar Impulse project and experts are now preparing to design the craft for launch some time in 2006 ...
It will not carry any fossil fuels on board and so will offer completely pollution-free transport. "The great thing about this project is that it allows us to be a force for good from the beginning," says Jones.
Read the whole story at BBC News
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Friday, December 26, 2003
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Punished for the Truth
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
UNLESS WISER HEADS in the upper reaches of the Bush administration prevail, underlings in the Interior Department are about to deliver a low blow to honesty and integrity in government.
For responding with the truth to questions from The Post and other news outlets about staffing in her department, U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers has been placed on leave and notified that superiors in the National Park Service and Interior want her fired.
And what was the chief's transgression?
She said her understaffed department had to curtail critical patrols in Park Service jurisdictions beyond the Mall, such as major parkways and crime-ridden U.S. parkland in neighborhoods, because of Interior Department orders requiring more officers to guard downtown national shrines.
The impending action ought to be reversed. Ms. Chambers should be commended for speaking up for public safety.
The Interior Department underlings trying to muzzle her are the ones who should be on their way out the door.
There is more at stake than the career of a police chief who is highly regarded by officers under her command.
The effect of firing Ms. Chambers because she spoke up with courage about threats to the public she is sworn to protect will have a chilling effect on public servants who believe it is their obligation to be honest about the needs of their jobs.
The National Park Service officials who want the chief gone accuse her of improperly lobbying Congress and disclosing secret budget details through her public comments.
If the Bush administration lets the Park Service get away with those flimsy excuses, then the White House has been really bamboozled.
Let's face it:
The truth embarrassed the chief's higher-ups.
So they retaliated.
The chief, a veteran police officer who has served in the Prince George's police department and later was police chief in Durham, N.C., intends to defend herself, and she should.
The park police department is a critical link in Washington area law enforcement.
To downgrade it, as Park Service and Interior Department officials seem intent on doing, could well threaten security in the capital and create serious security gaps that area police departments -- already severely stretched -- may not be able to fill.
Ms. Chambers has a fight on her hands, but she should not have to take it on by herself.
Law enforcement in the Washington region, the career federal service and the public have a stake in the outcome.
The White House should intervene to prevent this injustice from taking place.
SOURCE
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Tuesday, December 23, 2003
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The P.U.-Litzer Prizes for 2003
Norman Solomon, AlterNet:
The P.U.-litzer Prizes were established more than a decade ago to give recognition to the stinkiest media performances of the year.
As usual, I have conferred with Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch group FAIR, to sift through the large volume of entries. In view of the many deserving competitors, we regret that only a few can win a P.U.-litzer.
Read the 12th annual P.U.-litzer Prizes, for the foulest media performances of 2003
Norman Solomon is co-author of "Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You."
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Sunday, December 21, 2003
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THINGS DUG UP BY DUG -- News and Views
BUSH DECISION TO INVADE IRAQ A FULL YEAR BEFORE WAR
BRINGS CLAIMS OF MILITARY POWER AS "LAST CHOICE" INTO QUESTION
The Daily Mis-Lead
A Daily Chronicle of Bush Administration Distortion
By the Staff of MoveOn.org
During his press conference on Tuesday, President Bush insisted, "I'm reluctant to use military power. It's the last choice, it's not our first choice." But the president's claim clearly does not withstand scrutiny when applied to Iraq, where the president's senior team decided, in the weekend after the September 11th attacks to depose Saddam Hussein one way or another.
Vice President Dick Cheney admitted the weekend after the September 11th terrorist attacks that there was no evidence of Iraq's involvement in September 2001. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in a May 2003 interview, however, that despite having no immediate reason for overthrowing Iraq's government, "the disagreement [in the weekend after 9/11] was whether [invading Iraq] should be in the immediate response or whether you should concentrate simply on Afghanistan first."
The president also claimed on Tuesday that, "in Iraq, there was a lot of diplomacy that took place before there was any military action." But in fact, Time reported a meeting from March 2002, a full year before the war began, in which Bush "showed little interest in debating what to do about Hussein," and told a group of Senators, "[expletive] Saddam. We're taking him out." Weeks later, Vice President Cheney separately told a group of Senators that, "The question was no longer if the U.S. would attack Iraq, he said. The only question was when." But months later, the president was still telling the public, "I hope this will not require military action."
Key staff at the State Department, normally responsible for diplomacy, were finally told of the administration's plans to go to war in July 2002, at least four months after the administration started prepping members of Congress.
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Bush's Record on the Global AIDS Epidemic:
Bold Call to Action Seems Forgotten
President Bush made a stirring commitment to emergency action on the global AIDS epidemic in his State of the Union Address ten months ago. While the administration continues to prominently feature its plans and program on its website, the President seems to have forgotten his bold call to action.
Get the whole story breaking down Bush's rhetoric from reality here.
[That's right, DUG! Even Oprah has done more than the U.S. on the global AIDS epidemic! And she didn't make promises ahead of time. She just up and did it. -v]
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I'm just sittin here watchin'
the wheels go 'round and 'round.
I really love to watch 'em roll.
No longer riding on that
merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go.
John Lennon
Yep. That's me, too. Watchin' the wheels and singin' outta tune. No wonder I'm dizzy most of the time!
The wheels in the world are seemingly spinning out of control. We see exponential growth in some areas, a winding down in others. There are war and
hate in one arena, love and unity in another — all born of one event. Astounding fortunes made by some, mean staggering losses for others — within
all industries — all at the same time. Earth changes are quaking the very ground beneath our feet while the sun is wreaking havoc with the weather.
This is our opportunity to change our outlook and move forward in a new way, with a willingness to release previously held ideas, let go and to open to
possibilities we might not have considered before. We will be required to use creatively what we already have in new ways, and, even if we have to
"fake it 'til we make it," it's an opportunity to learn. And it's an opportunity to take action — to let our voices be heard to make a difference, to find solutions, to make a change.
There is another way of looking at things and A-Changin' Times will provide support as we all make our way through this labyrinthine new world.
Love, peace and clarity,
Veralynne
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ACT has gathered a group of like-minded people without whom this venture would be a lonely chore. Thanks for your contributions, all; Bill, Colleen, Leo, Raff, Johanne, all the rest and those to come, your submissions and enthusiasm are invaluable. Bloggers, your blogs and links are inspiring. Readers, your links and referrals to and recommendations of ACT to friends and family are priceless. We all know folks who could benefit from "another way of looking at things." ACT NOW to open minds and hearts during these A-Changin' Times! ACT's philosophy is not to serve as strictly a news source, but to alert, awaken, inspire and motivate readers to exercise their rights and participate in creating positive change for people everywhere.
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Lisa contributes to ACT from her base on the East Coast of the U.S. While her "Giftedly Outspoken" tagline may have started as a joke, it has proven to be valid! Her dedication to the philosophy of living simply and leaving no footprints on the Earth will reveal itself concerning consumer and health issues, employment crises, environmental activism, animal rights and much more. Lisa is learning to live the "cultural creative" lifestyle which will become more of a necessity for our survival in the days to come. In the meantime, her knowledge of bringing issues to light for grassroots activism will serve to accomplish our goals of making required changes in Washington.
DUG is our West Coast U.S. correspondent. A long-time supporter of ACT's goals, DUG is a prolific researcher and sharer of news and views from off the beaten track. He's seen the writing on the wall for a long time and his caring and altruistic nature motivates him to make every effort to help people understand what's going on under the mainstream media radar. DUG's progressive views and nose for progressive news is much appreciated here. Blog on, DUG!
Working his universal magic from a beach base in Australia, Pip's motto, Carpe Diem or "Seize the Day!", has served him well in approaching and accomplishing his goals of reaching other people. Pip's big heart drives him to research and present information that piques the curiosity, soothes the soul, and motivates those he touches to live life fully. Often entertaining and always informative his own weblog, Wilson's Blogmanac, is a daily "must visit" for thousands around the world. We at ACT are very fortunate to have his interest and caring mastery of the blogging art, for his technical as well as spiritual support and friendship.
Also from Australia, Lucy mentors, facilitates workshops and teaches in the field of personal and spiritual growth. Drawing on Buddhist, Christian and Hindu spiritualities, her website, Inspired Presence, is a creative presentation of her influences, artistic and spiritual. Lucy has recently started working with intuitive tools such as the Mythical Tarot and the Tao Oracle to assist people along their life journeys. Lucy brings to this service poetry's powerful use of symbolism and metaphor -- hence, The Lyrical Oracle, speaking with refreshing beauty and timeless truth, offering you insight, choice and power. Lucy's background provides experience and understanding which she uses in her inspired communication of the wisdom of the cards.
A motorcycle mama, a rock and roller and a true cultural creative, Jeannine (J-9), from the heart of America, brings a brilliant sense of humor to ACT, along with her sense of justice, peace and environmental devotion. J-9 is currently facing a health challenge, and we're looking forward to her great attitude and strength bringing her back to her giving, activist self in short order. J-9 shares Veralynne's enthusiasm for using music and the "hippie" philosophy of minimal consumerism and giving, in revealing the truth and in encouraging the healing of the planet and its global rifts among nations and people.
Tell J-9 You've Read It!
Veralynne may be Owner/Editor of ACT, but she's merely the ringleader, having been blessed with the voluntary efforts of a group of very different yet like-minded people with gifts to share. Veralynne fancies herself a proud dilettante and "hippie wannabe," reaching back into America's wealth of wisdom from our recent history for philosophy and guidelines to deal with today's issues of war and peace, injustice and lack of love for our mother planet. It's very easy to be cynical these days, but with ACT, Veralynne hopes to temper the pain and confusion we feel with music, creativity, progressive participation in the political process and sharing of ideas, attitudes and ACTions.
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MONEY. IT'S NOT JUST FOR BREAKFAST ANYMORE* — Lisa's finger on the Pulse of America and Its Actions in the World
THINGS DUG UP BY DUG — His News and Views From Here and There
THE LYRICAL ORACLE — Poetic Interpretations of Events and Issues by Lucy Lopez
LOVE KNOWS — Remembering and Reflecting Hidden Wisdom of Our Forgotten True Nature by Lucy Lopez
I'N'I — INVESTIGATING THE NEW IMPERIALISM — From William Bowles
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE? — Stream-of-Consciousness Essays by Veralynne
SOMETHIN'S HAPPENIN' HERE — World or U.S. News or Commentary
RIGHTS AND WRONGS — Government Takeover of American Freedom, Media and Elections
BATTLE LINES BEIN' DRAWN — War and Peace
POLITICS OF FEAR VS. DEMOCRACY — The Campaign to Oust Bush and the Progressive Movement to Regain our Country
BORN YESTERDAY...NOT! — Orwell Himself Couldn't Have Imagined This Bullshit!
CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC — Readers Write
CAN MUSIC SAVE YOUR MORTAL SOUL? — Old Hippies Breaking New Ground, New Hippies Treading Old Ground, and Everything Musically Relevant in Between.
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THE MEDICINE CABINET — Negotiating a Peace Treaty in the War on Drugs
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The last fish has been caught,
Will we realise that
We cannot eat money."
19th Century Cree Indian
"The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food."
Russian proverb
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