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Troubling Apple iPhone Technology and its Possible Effect on OWS
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Troubling Apple iPhone Technology and its Possible Effect on OWS

According to an article on RT.com, Apple has filed a patent that will keep people from using the camera function on their own iPhones.  The reasoning for this is to allow businesses like concert halls or sporting arenas to prevent people from taking unauthorized photos and videos. I find

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By: patrickgokey
Hugh Thompson, An American Hero
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Hugh Thompson, An American Hero

The story I am about to share with you took place in Vietnam over 43 years ago. I would venture to say that most Americans have never heard of Hugh Thompson but on March 16th 1968 he put his life and his reputation on the line in order to save

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By: jackdoxey
Good News, Bad News
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Good News, Bad News

I won’t even ask which you want first. The good news is that New York City is turning its attention from a non-violent group of activists and is focusing on, the bad news, a possible terrorist threat. Mayor Bloomberg needs a few kudos for realizing that threats to the

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By: mattbaker
Protesting with Dollars
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Protesting with Dollars

Maybe you don’t agree with OWS, maybe you really just don’t like the major Big Box stores, so here is a way you can stand in solidarity without sleeping in tents: go local. The Associated Press reports that OWS activists are urging consumers to use their hard earned

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By: mattbaker
The Assassination of JFK
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The Assassination of JFK

On this day, 48 years ago, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was struck down by a sniper’s bullet in Dallas. Kennedy was a United States Navy Officer and there is a naval vessel named after him. That sniper, for the historical record, was Lee Harvey Oswald. The assassination was dubious, to

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By: Karol S Olesiak
Egyptian Government Using Toxic Tear Gas
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Egyptian Government Using Toxic Tear Gas

It is be reported by Egyptian activists and confirmed by doctors that the Egyptian government has been using toxic tear gas. According the Guardian there are 33 confirmed dead. 1500 have been injured. This is by far worse violence than that which overthrew Mubarak. “Witnesses said protesters had been hit

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By: Karol S Olesiak
Don't Allow the Stage to be Set for Violence
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Don't Allow the Stage to be Set for Violence

There are reports circulating that up to 20k American troops will be deployed to quell civil unrest, in America. Is there any doubt this will be in cities such as New York? Do I need to spell out in large letters what a bad idea this is? I think not,

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By: mattbaker
Shills, Shills Everywhere
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Shills, Shills Everywhere

We live in a time where sometimes it is very hard to discern fact from fiction. For me, this is a conspiratorial change that happened during the hyper intelligence activity of the Cold War, but the Cold War is always my issue, let’s make this about what it is.

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By: Karol S Olesiak
Motivation Monday II
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Motivation Monday II

Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP   Brought to you by Tahrir Square

1 Min
By: patrickgokey
Egyptian Military Hijacks the Arab Spring

Egyptian Military Hijacks the Arab Spring

Over the course of the last three days violence has erupted in the streets of Egypt and there have been reports of people set on fire and at least 15 deaths in the last 24 hours. The people believe, rightly so, that Egyptian military has co-opted all their hard work

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By: Karol S Olesiak
UC Davis Demonstrates the Power of Silent Solidarity
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UC Davis Demonstrates the Power of Silent Solidarity

The University of California, Davis protesters sat in silent protest as Chancellor Linda Katehi walked to her car after a press conference Saturday afternoon. The silence of the protesters in the clip below is astoundingly powerful:

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By: patrickgokey
NYPD Internal Affairs
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NYPD Internal Affairs

The first thing that I learned about the NYPD that shocked me was that they have their own intelligence department and their own people serving in the middle east as anti-terrorism agents. The second thing that shocked me, which a retired officer told me in Coney Island, was that NYPD

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By: Karol S Olesiak

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