2012 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Class War, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Headlines, LIVE YOUR LIFE

An open letter to the President, and both the Democratic and Republican Parties…

Hell, even GW Bush is impressed with how far to the right you managed to push budget negotiations… you know, to help the people you uh, you promised to help? Hello… So, I might as well address this to the highest ranking of you, though I’m not so sure that’s something to be proud of these days…in fact, from where I sit it’s something to … Continue reading An open letter to the President, and both the Democratic and Republican Parties…

Drake ToulouseOctober 29, 2011October 30, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Judge Barbier denies BP appeal…

Back in August, US District Court Judge Carl Barbier issued a ruling allowing for claimants in the B1 Bundle to sue British Petroleum for punitive damages, a ruling BP appealed. “I have given this a lot of thought,” Barbier said about BP’s appeal at the end of last week… Denied. The B1 bundle includes all claims for private or “nongovernmental economic loss and property damages…” … Continue reading Judge Barbier denies BP appeal…

Drake ToulouseOctober 25, 2011October 25, 2011Leave a comment

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So the GOP response to economic inequality is…

…running away? …especially when they can’t control who will be in the audience? …especially when many in that audience think Eric Cantor and the GOP response form a large part of the overall problem, championing many policies that cause much of the afore-mentioned economic inequality? Okay then, glad we got that settled. Eric Cantor and the GOP’s official response to issues raised by the Occupy Protests is as follows: gulp … Continue reading So the GOP response to economic inequality is…

Drake ToulouseOctober 22, 2011October 22, 20111 Comment

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Ken’s world tour – next stop, Dublin…

Ken Feinberg recently visited Dublin as part of the US-Ireland Alliance where he gave a talk to Trinity College law students, and then an interview to the Irish Times. During both engagements, he spoke of the cottage industry he has established as a mediator for a variety of compensation funds, including his role with the GCCF. When discussing his role in the Gulf, Ken said, … Continue reading Ken’s world tour – next stop, Dublin…

Drake ToulouseOctober 20, 2011October 19, 20111 Comment

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British Petroleum: (still) encouraging the responsibility of others…

Bob Dudley announced Monday that British Petroleum had come to terms with Anadarko, which has agreed to give up its 25% stake in the Macondo Well and pay British Petroleum $4 billion dollars as its share of damage claims and cleanup costs. “I am very pleased that they stepped in and are now shouldering some of the responsibilities,” BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said. He … Continue reading British Petroleum: (still) encouraging the responsibility of others…

Drake ToulouseOctober 19, 2011October 19, 2011Leave a comment

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An afternoon in Milwaukee, Occupied…

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Drake ToulouseOctober 15, 2011October 15, 2011Leave a comment

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More agendas than shrimp in the Gulf…

It’s got to be hard to be a shrimper. I know I certainly don’t envy anyone who makes their living by what they catch from Gulf waters, be they shrimpers or fishers or whoever, because things don’t seem to be getting much better. The catch, especially the shrimp catch is way off, with some shrimpers estimating their catch to be off by 80%. In one article I read, a … Continue reading More agendas than shrimp in the Gulf…

Drake ToulouseOctober 15, 2011October 15, 20112 Comments

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New study reports FDA underestimated cancer risk from Gulf seafood…

A new study published online yesterday reports the Food and Drug Administration vastly underestimated the cancer risk from seafood when the agency allowed commercial fishing in the Gulf to resume. Miriam Rotkin-Ellman and Gina Solomon of the Natural Resources Defense Council authored the study where they found that by using flawed assumptions and outdated risk assessment methods, the FDA allowed up to 10,000 times too much … Continue reading New study reports FDA underestimated cancer risk from Gulf seafood…

Drake ToulouseOctober 14, 2011October 14, 2011Leave a comment

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BP: encouraging the responsibility of others…

So, when the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement hit British Petroleum and their contractors with 15 “incidents of non-compliance,” BP expressed their hopes that now, finally, Transocean and Halliburton would admit responsibility, quit their complaining and put in the effort necessary to join BP in their current “safety first” environment. “BP said it has taken steps to enhance safety and the sanctions show that its … Continue reading BP: encouraging the responsibility of others…

Drake ToulouseOctober 14, 2011October 14, 2011Leave a comment

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I am the 99 and the 53 percent…

Hello… I am a former boy scout, altar boy, baptized and confirmed atheist. I make around $35,000 a year. I am a committed social worker and divorced, college graduate. I work out every day, but really like Popeye’s chicken so sometimes, one step forward, two steps back. I rent. I have no debt. I own a car. I don’t want a car but I need … Continue reading I am the 99 and the 53 percent…

Drake ToulouseOctober 13, 2011October 13, 2011Leave a comment