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Monthly Archives: September 2014
“The End and the Beginning”: An Anti-War Poem by Wislawa Szymborska (VIDEO)
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro For Poetry Friday this week, I’m sharing one of my favorite poems written by my favorite poet–Wislawa Szymborska. The poem is titled The End and the Beginning. I choose this poem because I think it’s a … Continue reading
“It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again”: The News Media and Political Pundits Appear to Be Fear Mongering and Beating the Drums of War Once More (VIDEO)
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Last Sunday, Brian Stetler of CNN said he was concerned “about whether or not the media is stoking a war panic over the Islamic State militant group.” Stelter wondered whether members of the media were “letting their … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Neoconservatives, Politics, Propaganda, US Military, War
Tagged ISIS/ISIL, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Mainstream Media, Syria
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“Look out! The 7th Graders have mined the kickball field!”
submitted by Gene Howington In what can only be categorized as one of the dumbest ideas ever, school police in San Diego have acquired their very own MRAP vehicle. That’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected for all you civilians out there. … Continue reading
“Don’t You Dare Kick That Dog!” — In Defense Of Officer Wilson
By BOB STONE For the cop who paid it forward back in the summer of 1977 by taking the time to track down a 10 year-old boy’s brand-new Ross Apollo 3 speed that was stolen. I’ll never forget how he … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Dogs, DOJ, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Evidence Law, Government Propaganda, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Legal Analysis, Legal Theory, Logic, Murder, Mythology, Nazis/Nazism, Neoconservatives, Propaganda, Trolls, Ukraine
Tagged Brown Shooting, Defense of Officer Wilson, Dogs, Don't you dare kick that dog, Excited Utterance, Michael Brown, Officer Wilson, Officer Wilson Defense, Strong Arm Robbery, Wilson Defense
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Exclusive CNN Video Captures Witnesses’ Disbelief to the Shooting Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Yesterday, CNN aired an exclusive cell phone video that was recorded several minutes after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The video captured the reactions of two contractors to the shooting of Michael Brown. The … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Racism, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, police
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News Roundup: September 7, 2014
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Sometimes I come across a number of news stories that I’d like to write posts about—but, unfortunately, I lack the time to do in-depth articles about most of them. Here are links to some news … Continue reading
Smear Merchants and Bias in News Reporting: Regarding Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, Race, Right-Wing Blogs, and the Mainstream Media
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Bias in the Mainstream News Media? On August 14th—five days after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri—Nick Wing published an article on Huffington Post titled When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Crime, Law Enforcement, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Fox News, Mainstream Media, Michael Brown, police, Right-Wing Blogs
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Poetry Friday – Hamish Imlach: Folk singer and musician, raconteur, poet, activist, storyteller and much larger than life
By Charlton Stanley In Scotland, they call it Hogmanay. To most of the rest of the world, it is New Years. The gigantic man quietly slipped away during the wee hours of Hogmanay morning 1996, at the age of 55. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, Literature, Music, Poetry, Scotland, World War II
Tagged Hamish Imlach
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