Radical SAHM
Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 11:10
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Food&Health, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics, Trade, Environment
Food&Health, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics, Trade, Environment
From the union of power and money,
From the union of power and secrecy,
From the union of government and science,
From the union of government and art,
From the union of science and money,
From the union of ambition and ignorance,
From the union of genius and war,
From the union of outer space and inner vacuity,
The Mad Farmer walks quietly away.
There is only one of him, but he goes.
He returns to the small country he calls home,
His own nation small enough to walk across.
He goes shadowy into the local woods,
And brightly into the local meadows and croplands.
He goes to the care of neighbors,
He goes into the care of neighbors.
He goes to the potluck supper, a dish
From each house for the hunger of every house.
He...
Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 13:38
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Activism, Finance, Commerce, Business, Economics, Food&Health, Governance, Farming, Elections, Military
Activism, Finance, Commerce, Business, Economics, Food&Health, Governance, Farming, Elections, Military
Vermont's motto is Freedom and Unity. While campaigning across Washington County, I have heard many stories of the unity showed in these communities after they were hit by tropical storm Irene. The extraordinary unity occurred when freedom was exercised by neighbors helping neighbors in need during a state of emergency. I believe that freedom and unity work hand-in-hand. I believe we can apply the principles of freedom and liberty to issues such as healthcare, education, food and farm policy and market economies ,and our communities will be stronger for it.
I seek to be a Senator who takes seriously the words of the Vermont Constitution. I am guided by the words of Ch 1 Article 18 calling for adherence "to the principles of justice,...
Censored News Cluster: The Police State and Civil Liberties
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has embarked on an unusual approach to ensure that the United States is secure from future terrorist attacks. The agency has developed a network of nearly 15,000 spies to infiltrate various communities in an attempt to uncover terrorist plots. However, these moles are actually assisting and encouraging people to commit crimes. Many informants receive cash rewards of up to $100,000 per case.
“The Informants”
"The problem with the cases we're talking about is that defendants would not have done anything if not kicked in the ass by government agents," says Martin Stolar, a lawyer who represented a man caught in a 2004 sting involving New York's...
Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 08:59
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Worse than Anticipated
Censored News Cluster: Environment and Health
Developing evidence from a number of independent sources suggests that the negative consequences of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are far greater than first acknowledged or understood. An estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the United States are linked to the radioactive fallout in Japan, according to a December 2011 report published in the International Journal of Health Services. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency’s radiation-detection network (RadNet) has serious drawbacks, including a lack of maintenance and equipment that is often improperly calibrated.
“What Are Officials Hiding about Fukushima?”
"Drinking water is...
Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 08:07
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Activism, Commerce, Economics, Credit Union, Food&Health, Media, Governance, Transportation, Farming, Elections
Activism, Commerce, Economics, Credit Union, Food&Health, Media, Governance, Transportation, Farming, Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
Email: annettesmithforvermontgov@gmail.com
WRITE IN Annette Smith For Vermont Governor
Independent Calling For Local Control With A Vision for a 21st Century Vermont
Campaign PLATFORM PALM CARDS now available for statewide distribution
2012 Independent WRITE IN candidate for Vermont governor Annette Smith is now offering PLATFORM PALM CARDS for any Vermont citizens interested in supporting her WRITE IN CAMPAIGN on Election Day. “We are determined not to take any outside money to run our campaign,” explains Annette, who champions a LOCAL CONTROL platform for a 21st century Vermont. “Instead, we’re calling on all Vermonters interested in genuine local control to distribute our...
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 11:25
Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011–12:
Oceans in Peril
We thought the sea was infinite and inexhaustible. It is not. The overall rise in ocean temperature has led to the largest movement of marine species in two to three million years, according to scientists from the Climate Change and European Marine Ecosystems Research project. A February 2012 study of fourteen protected and eighteen unprotected ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea demonstrated that this previously healthy sea is now quickly being depleted of resources. An international team of scientists conducted the study over a period of three years and found that in well-enforced marine reserve areas the fish populations were five to ten times greater than the fish...
Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 14:54
Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011–12:
The Police State and Civil Liberties Cluster
-Read the FBI Memo: Agents Can ‘Suspend the Law’
"The FBI discovered the document, removed it from its curriculum, and allowed aides to the Senate Judiciary Committee to examine it as part of a six-month review into improper counterterrorism training spurred by Danger Room’s reporting. It was among hundreds of pages of training material — out of 160,000 reviewed, the FBI says — that the FBI took out of circulation for “imprecision”; inaccuracy; reliance on racial, ethnic or religious stereotypes; or conflating illegal behavior with constitutionally protected activities. No FBI official responsible for any of the discarded training material...
Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 15:17
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Governance, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics, Trade, Environment, Education, Energy
Governance, Transportation, Farming, Elections, Military, Politics, Trade, Environment, Education, Energy
Posted: Monday, October 8, 2012 - 16:02
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Activism, Arts, Finance, Credit Union, Food&Health, Media, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation, Farming
Activism, Arts, Finance, Credit Union, Food&Health, Media, Governance, Foreign Policy, Transportation, Farming
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Posted: Monday, October 1, 2012 - 17:00
As a Superintendent of Schools, I am speaking out to report on and fight for hungry students in Vermont, but not likely for the reasons most readers might think. It’s time to tell the real story here. This fall, schools throughout Vermont began grappling with the implementation of the new federal nutrition guidelines for school food service programs. This has got to be the worst case of serious unintended consequences resulting from the best of intentions I have seen in my 28 years in public education and here’s why.
Like NCLB, we are once again faced with one size fits all legislation that does not consider the vast differences between a state like Vermont and other states. But, what is far worse is the inability for those individuals...