Category: Disenfranchised

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Oil Spill

The Newer Meanings of Black Friday…sentimental thoughts

Hello everybody… Typically, I try not to make these things all that personal, usually covering up a lot of feelings with humor, dark cynicism, take a few jabs at politicians while emotionally stepping slightly outside of myself, a calculated distance learned from many years of social work that makes it easier to blunt the emotional impact of what I do for a living, but I … Continue reading The Newer Meanings of Black Friday…sentimental thoughts

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Barack Obama, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Homeland Security, New Orleans, Privacy Rights, TSA

Government Porn Booths and Molestation Makes Me Safe?

Talking about the new porn booths she’s rolling into airports across the nation, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Chief says “Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal.” Okay, but what is the goal? Violation of the fourth amendment? Invasion of privacy? Profits for a company, Rapsican who makes the scanners and wouldn’t ya know, is a client of Michael … Continue reading Government Porn Booths and Molestation Makes Me Safe?

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British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Now, BP wants claimants’ legal rights to sue other companies

To sue or not to sue, this has been a question on the minds of many in the Gulf Coast. As things currently stand, if a claimant accepts a final payment from the $20 billion dollar escrow fund being run by Ken Feinberg, that claimant gives up their right to sue for punitive damages, but in a new rule being considered by Feinberg, these claimants … Continue reading Now, BP wants claimants’ legal rights to sue other companies

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

BP Spits Over Rand Paul’s Shoulder

On the Sunday morning talk shows, Rand Paul, Kentucky’s newest senator criticized Barack Obama for being too harsh with British Petroleum. “I didn’t think the president or his people should say something like putting the boot heel on the throat of a business. I didn’t like that,” Paul said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation. His main point of contention appears to be that Obama set … Continue reading BP Spits Over Rand Paul’s Shoulder

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Blogs, Class War, Disenfranchised, Internet, Telecoms

A PSA: Chris Hedges “Retribution for a World Lost in Screens”

Hey all… A great column by Chris Hedges that asks a lot of questions that as a Communications major, I can appreciate and as a citizen of this country and the world, feel must be explored. It actually came out a month or so ago, but upon first read I enjoyed it so much I printed and taped it to the wall of my office … Continue reading A PSA: Chris Hedges “Retribution for a World Lost in Screens”

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

Tony Hayward “All the oil is gone.”

Yeah, he said it, not kidding, while giving a speech to students at the Cambridge University Society and several explanations immediately come to mind: 1. He and Jane Lubchenco of the NOAA are still spending way too much time together. 2. He figured that if doing a tour can work for GW Bush, why not him? 3. The American press isn’t paying attention anymore so … Continue reading Tony Hayward “All the oil is gone.”

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Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Oil Spill

I’m back! Return of the New Orleans Assassin…

Hello. Yes, I still kill people for a living. And first off, I just wanted to extend a hearty handshake, a nod of the head, I’d even be willing to give a little lead time to every French Quarter resident who voted down the French Quarter Security District. Yes, that was nice, too kind and now that those two to three security guards won’t be wandering … Continue reading I’m back! Return of the New Orleans Assassin…

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Religion

This citizen is officially on overload…Barton potentially chairs house energy panel, and more!

You know that post I wrote yesterday? That whole outreach to your community thing cause its important to know your neighbors in these economic and political times? Yeah, I still agree with what I wrote – even more now because not even on my most cynical day could I have expected the fantastic amounts of utter shit I had to deal with in the headlines … Continue reading This citizen is officially on overload…Barton potentially chairs house energy panel, and more!

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