#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Social Security Report Takeaway: Keep Calm And Strengthen Benefits http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/06/02-7 On Friday, the Social Security trustees released their annual report, and regardless of what you might hear otherwise from the chattering class, the underlying message is that there is no need to consider cuts in Social Security or Medicare benefits. In fact, we can and should increase benefits by taking a couple of basic, straightforward steps. The condition of the Social Security trust fund is essentially unchanged from last year. Thanks to a projected surplus in 2013 of billion, bringing the accumulated Social Security trust fund surplus to about .8 trillion, Social Security can meet its ob…http://www.twitpic.com/cv063n
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Not the Onion: Dennis Rodman to return to North Korea and his new BFF Kim Jong-un http://freakoutnation.com/2013/04/14/not-the-onion-dennis-rodman-to-return-to-north-korea-and-his-new-bff-kim-jong-un/ Everybody calm the fuck down. Dennis Rodman can take care of our little North Korea problem. The former Chicago Bulls star is headed back to Pyongyang this summer. “I’m going back August 1,” The Miami Herald reports. “We have no plans really, as far as what we’re going to do over there, but we’ll just hang and have some fun!” What could go wrong? The Atlantic reports: “I’m not a total idiot,” said Rodman. “I know what Kim Jong-un is threatening to do regarding his military muscle. I hope it doesn’t happen because America will take whatever actions to protect America and our allie…”…http://www.twitpic.com/cjfs3s
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot 10 things Republicans don't want you to know about the fiscal cliff http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/06/1167818/-10-things-Republicans-don-t-want-you-to-know-about-the-fiscal-cliff This week, former President Bill Clinton urged calm in the face of Washington's stand-off over the so-called fiscal cliff. “They are moving toward a deal,” Clinton assured Americans, suggesting that the current posturing by both parties is “just a Kabuki dance.” Unfortunately, Republicans have called President Obama's trillion debt reduction plan something else: a joke. While Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell boasted that he “burst into laughter,” House Speaker John Boehner claimed he was “flabbergasted” at the president's “non-serious proposal.” As it turns out, that choice of language is…http://www.twitpic.com/bnhppg
#Obama's Big Stick! #NDAA 2012:Where there's smoke there's fire! Calm B4 the Storm http://bit.ly/hJ4nSw #M12 #OWShttp://www.twitpic.com/9jn1u4
#OccupyOakland #OO after a few tense moments happy to report no arrests 2night. OGP is calm #FTP #OWS pic from earlierhttp://www.twitpic.com/8a8x3a