#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Coburn: Medicare and Social Security ‘are things we don’t absolutely need’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/09/coburn-medicare-and-social-security-are-things-we-dont-absolutely-need/ Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is encouraging Democrats to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits because the programs are “things we don’t absolutely need.” Speaking to ABC’s George Stephanopolous on Sunday about the so-called fiscal cliff, Coburn said that he would be willing to accept tax hikes for the top 2 percent of earners if Democrats and President Barack Obama agreed to reform Social Security and Medicare. The ABC host pointed out that Obama’s health care reform law had already achieved about 6 billion in Medicare savings and many Republicans — including former Republican pre…http://www.twitpic.com/csq722
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/coburn-wants-tornado-disaster-aid-to-be-offset/ The tornado damage near Oklahoma City is still being assessed and the death toll is expected to rise, but already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere. CQ Roll Call reporter Jennifer Scholtes wrote for CQ.com Monday evening that Coburn said he would “absolutely” demand offsets for any federal aid that Congress provides. Coburn added, Scholtes wrote, that it is too early to guess at a damage toll but that he knows for certain he will fight to make sure disaster funding that the federal government contributes is paid for. It’s a position he has taken…http://www.twitpic.com/csaq0g
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free http://www.thenation.com/article/174143/time-big-green-go-fossil-free# Some mainstream environmental organizations are trying to wean themselves from fossil fuel investments—but some aren’t. The movement demanding that public interest institutions divest their holdings from fossil fuels is on a serious roll. At last count, there were active divestment campaigns on 305 campuses and in more than 100 US cities and states. The demand has spread to Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Britain. And though officially launched just six months ago, the movement can already claim some provisional victories: four US colleges have announced their intention to divest their endowments from fossil fuel stocks a…http://www.twitpic.com/cotn6x
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2013/05/time-big-green-go-fossil-free The movement demanding that public interest institutions divest their holdings from fossil fuels is on a serious roll. At last count, there were active divestment campaigns on 305 campuses and in more than 100 US cities and states. The demand has spread to Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Britain. And though officially launched just six months ago, the movement can already claim some provisional victories: four US colleges have announced their intention to divest their endowments from fossil fuel stocks and bonds, and in late April ten US cities made similar commitments, including San Francisco (Seattle came on board months…http://www.twitpic.com/cnpiwr
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Some Retailers Rethink Role in Bangladesh http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/business/some-retailers-rethink-their-role-in-bangladesh.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Ever since a building with garment factories collapsed in Bangladesh last week, killing more than 400 people, Western apparel companies with ties to the country have scrambled to address public concerns about working conditions there. Benetton repeatedly revised its accounts of goods produced at one of the factories, while officials at Gap, the Children’s Place and other retailers huddled to figure out how to improve conditions, and some debated whether to remain in Bangladesh at all. At least one big American company, however, had already decided to leave the country — pushed by the last devastating disaster, a fire just …http://www.twitpic.com/cnpeae
MANHATTAN: PHOTO – NYPD PREPARING AHEAD OF TONIGHT’S #MAYDAY #OWS PROTEST. 5 ARRESTS REPORTED ALREADY. #911BUFFhttp://www.twitpic.com/cng6oq
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Interview with Ghazi Beji: atheism as a crime! http://atunisiangirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/interview-avec-ghazi-beji-latheisme.html TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY GOOGLE CHROME TRANSLATOR In Tunisia, two years after the popular uprising that led to the departure of the dictator ZABA, trials opinion multiply … Most of these cases are brought under the broad heading of damage to religious or moral damage to the sacred. One example is the trial of Al Ghazi Beji and Jabeur Majeri. Indeed, ” Monday, June 25, 2012, the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment Monastir the trial court that sentenced Mehdia Al Jabeur Mejri young surfer, to imprisonment for seven years and a half. The same judgment was given by default against Ghazi Beji that, he was forced to leave the country seeking political asylum abroad, following the indictment of two young surfers to have caused serious material damage by the publication of photographs and writings on their Facebook pages. “* I had the opportunity to interview Ghazi Beji via Facebook and here is the exchange that took place between us: 1) if you start by introducing yourself to International Opinion readers? Ghazi Beji, 28, holds a bachelor's degree in food and biotechnology. I am originally from the Tunisian city of Mahdia. I am the author of the book The Illusion of Islam. 2) With your friend Jabeur Mejri you end sentenced in March 2012 to 7 ½ years in prison, sentence upheld in June following the Court of Appeal reached Monastir to religious morality, defamation, and disturbing the public order. Can you return to this mishap? After the revolution, I wrote a book called the illusion of Islam and my friend Jabeur Mejri wrote a book in English called Dark Land, or have criticized the fascist religious Tunisia and the exclusion of others in the name of Islam. We were sentenced to 7 years and a half in prison and a fine of 1,200 dinars. Jabeur was arrested on 5 March 2012. As for me, I managed to run away and leave my country on 8 March 2012. I had an amazing career: Libya, Algeria – Turkey then I went to Turkey to Greece to swim. Thereafter, I had from Macedonia and Serbia and Romania and finallyI had the subsidiary protection. Unfortunately, I have been targeted and attacked by Islamic extremists while I continued to move me from one country to another: Hungary-Austria-Switzerland-France. 3) How do you see this verdict and the trial in general? This is an attack on my freedom of expression because the religious do not believe in democracy. Their goal in life is to destroy the lives of human beings. They can not digest the fact that someone is happy, they want everyone to livein the shit (lol) 4) You've managed to run away and leave Tunisia. However, we heard that you had to face many difficulties and problems. Can you talk about that? I met several constraints in Libya with jihadi groups in Algeria I spent 15 days in fear of the dictator regime in Greece I had to resist against the extreme right who was chasing strangers in the streets of Athens and racist hyper police, with its rotten laws. In Macedonia, I was in prison and I have had problems with thieves police. In Serbia, I have not had much luck and I was brutally tortured in prisons in the north you south. In Romania, I discovered that racism n has not been eradicated and I found myself in a refugee camp with the terrorists who attacked me. Now I'm moving in different countries of the Western Europe but still undocumented. 5) What is your current situation? Have you managed to rebuild your life? I managed to partially adjust my status but the biggest remains. 6) Your friend Jabeur Majeri languishing in a cell in Tunisia. Can you tell us about the situation and the conditions of his detention? Jabeur is imprisoned in the Mahdia. His situation is very delicate. Indeed, he is tortured by prison guards and other prisoners who accuse him of being an unbeliever. The conditions of his detention are terrible: he caught scabies and can no longer walk. In addition, he is forced to do the prayers in the prison infirmary. 7) Have you found support of Tunisian civil society? How civil society could it help you and how it could act to save Jabeur? I found the support of the Tunisian civil society in France. However, I was ignored by the Tunisian League of Human Rights. Tunisians-the-Tunisian people condemned me. I was vilified and I got several smear campaigns and threats on social networks. 
How do you see the situation in Tunisia now? Do you believe that the freedoms and human rights are in danger right now? I think this phase is an essential and crucial phase in the history of our country. Tunisians must pass through this phase to understand the meaning of democracy, citizenship, the separation between the state and I religion.Mais remain convinced that we will get out either through a civil war or another. 9) have announced the publication of a book. Can you talk about that? I have not yet published my new book, but it will be soon. I will tell all my journey from Tunisia to France I arrived, with a critical eye towards Europe and what they call human Rights which are lies and illusions. 10) I'll leave the last word. In the end I want to say to the people of Tunisia that the fault is not that of Ennahda. I think the majority of Tunisians are hard religious who are struggling to accept difference and digest democracy. The majority is made up of people who are against freedom of expression, and the difference against the gender. I also want to remind the people who shouted loudly thirst for freedom and dignity is the same who voted for the Islamists and fired from my job three times when I was still in Tunisia and my censored before, but I have no hatred towards my countrymen because they will always be my people, my people … * Excerpt from the press kit of the support committee Ghazi Beji and Jabeur Al Majeri. At a conference organized around the theme “Tunisia: the dangers threatening the freedom of expression after the revolution,” the Tunisian section of Amnesty announced its full support to Al Jabeur Majeri and Ghazi Beji. A campaign to collect signatures has already been launched and you can follow the latest developments on Twitter via the hashtag # FreeJabeur.http://www.twitpic.com/cl2ico
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty European Union: 7:41 AM – Public EU Cohesion Policy is helping to weather the crisis and produce growth, says Commission 2013 Strategic Report The European Commission has today presented an overview of how EU Structural Funds are working in Member States. The ‘Strategic Report’ on the implementation of 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes pulls together available information from Member States, up to end-2011 in most cases. With 4 more years to go until the programmes finish in 2015, investments under the European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund and European Social Fund have already led to progress and improvement for many citizens. Across the EU, these include: 1.9 million more people now have broadband access; 2.6 million more people are served by water supply, 5.7 million more by waste water projects; there are 460 km of TEN-T roads and 334 km of TEN-T rail; and 2.4 million people assisted by the European Social Fund found a new job. Innovation and small business are receiving a huge boost from cohesion policy investments with many more in the pipeline. Read more at: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-336_en.pdfhttp://www.twitpic.com/ckawcd
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The state of California in the USA is about to begin construction of a high speed rail line that will go from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 40 minutes. By 2030, the 220mph high speed trains are expected to carry up to 100 million passengers per year, and will be a far faster and more convenient method of travel than flying or driving, meaning people really will want to travel this way. Even with normal bullet trains, the emissions reduction caused by people taking the train rather than flying or driving would be huge, but this project could be even more positive. Before the project was given the go ahead by the state, the board decided to power it entirely with renewable energy, meaning the already more efficient system could have significant environmental benefits for the state. The majority of the environmental impacts come from building and maintaining the system itself, but a study from earlier this year shows that overall it's by far the greener option. However, a group of California farmers recently hoped to halt work on the plan over supposed environmental concerns, but from what it sounds like, the only thing they're concerned about is their ability to grow their businesses. That's their prerogative, but claiming they are fighting for the environment when they're trying to stop something that could significantly reduce emissions is ludicrous. http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/26/california-high-speed-rail/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/17/california-high-speed-railhttp://www.twitpic.com/cgjntp
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Released in Nou Barris building for families evicted http://www.acampadadebarcelona.org/2013/03/29/alliberat-edifici-nou-barris-families-desnonades/ TRANSLATED FROM CATALAN SPANISH BY GOOGLE CHROME TRANSLATOR As I informed you This past March 26 was held last Thursday in a New Neighbourhood manifestACCIÓ the right to housing . The demonstration took place on Via Giulia and pointing senyalitzan banks guilty of evictions, the final action was the release of a real estate housing to families evicted from the neighborhood , owned Caixa Penedès, located 84 Pablo Iglesias -88 | Directions . For today and the next few days are preparing workshops and activities. disseminating this information is invited to approach and get to know the building and support the initiative. Then on Friday activities and more information about this release. The management of the flats will bring 500 × 20 group has already prepared a list of families who live in the building and start living there in the coming hours. Opened last Thursday, but it came 3 days. The building was completely new state of neglect it for a few years. The building was named Insula Utopia activities take place in the coming days to become known among the neighbors . You are all invited! By on Friday , all day, free market. From 12am, has been reporting to the neighborhood, at 17h and 19h during macramé film forum “Memory of loot.” Remember, if you can, come to support this popular initiative. The address of the building c. Pablo Iglesias 84-88 (L4 <M> Via Julia) | Directions . For updates , you can follow the profile that has been created on Twitter, @ InsulaUtopia_9b and the hashtag # BienvenidaUtopia.http://www.twitpic.com/cg2nru