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A Hill to Climb. I’m taking an extended break to work on...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:54:34 -0700

A Hill to Climb.

I’m taking an extended break to work on some big projects whose time has come. Ya’ll peeps are awesome truth seekers, I know you will keep up the good fight.

Rock on. —LG.

ps- have as many friends as you can watch the Collateral Damage video and talk to people about it, especially the ones you know might disagree. Jump on this opportunity to shake the war machine down.

David Cameron: The next age of government h/t to Chairman...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:40:44 -0700

David Cameron: The next age of government

h/t to Chairman Sterling. The talk is quite optimistic and not sure if this age of government is all that novel as there still is government to begin with and the ubiquitous corporate powers that be won’t likely let people power really be people power. but still an interesting talk.

buffleheadcabin:voryvzakone:catsluck: Radical Mycology (click...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:42:28 -0700

buffleheadcabin:voryvzakone:catsluck:

Radical Mycology (click to download PDF)

“A new zine from the Spore Liberation Front exploring the numerous uses for mushrooms and their implications for ecoactivists and other Earth friendly folk. From food to medicine to paper and dyes to the amazing new field of mycorememdiation (the use of mushrooms to clean up oil spills and restore damaged habitats), this zine gives a thorough overview of the greater fungi with a novel, radical perspective.”

iisabelle:loveandzombies:catsluck: The Nighttime Gardener’s...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:58:48 -0700

iisabelle:loveandzombies:catsluck:

The Nighttime Gardener’s Guide - a guide for the shy gardener in North Amerika (click for PDF)

How much does one search on Google cost?

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:55:05 -0700

How much does one search on Google cost?:

IT research firm Gartner estimates Google’s data centres contain nearly a million servers, each drawing about 1 kilowatt of electricity. So every hour Google’s engine burns through 1 million kilowatt-hours. Google serves up approximately 10 million search results per hour, so one search has the same energy cost as turning on a 100-watt light bulb for an hour.
This doesn’t bode well. Even though the average American performs just 1.5 searches per day, it is hard to imagine that this will not rise dramatically.
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that data centres are responsible for 1.5 per cent of US energy use. How much more will that be when we, and our gadgets, are doing hundreds of searches per day? Or when the planet’s 6 billion inhabitants all want equal access? We’ve all heard the future of information architecture is cloud computing. It just might be a cloud of carbon dioxide.

Human Energy Recycle System Can Generate Energy From The...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:39:38 -0700

Human Energy Recycle System Can Generate Energy From The Movement Of Users

The human energy recycle system is an innovative concept that can gather energy emitted by human or even pets. This energy is used to power other devices, ensuring a new lifestyle for mass people with reduced electric bills and complementing to the environment. The system comprises lightweight, compact and portable units named ‘Solution Units’, designed to be worn in different spots of the human body, which collects energy from spinning, shaking, human heartbeat, body temperature and various other types of movements, and stores the energy into the ‘Standard Battery’ inside. When emergency power is required for a mobile device, these units can be connected to the device directly. Alternatively, the energy of the battery can be stored in the ‘Application’ units for later use.

Skeleton Replaces Copenhagen’s Little...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:35:37 -0700

Skeleton Replaces Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid

“Copenhagen will be deprived of its Little Mermaid for six months, and we thought we should replace it. It’s April Fools, after all!” Hanne Strager, the head of exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, told AFP.
The replacement — which even had a skeleton fish tail — was placed in the same position as the Little Mermaid and sat in her vacant spot for two hours, to the delight of tourists.

How symbolic of the European (and world) economic state.

US special forces 'tried to cover-up' botched Khataba raid in Afghanistan

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:24:03 -0700

US special forces 'tried to cover-up' botched Khataba raid in Afghanistan:

US special forces soldiers dug bullets out of their victims’ bodies in the bloody aftermath of a botched night raid, then washed the wounds with alcohol before lying to their superiors about what happened, Afghan investigators have told The Times.
Two pregnant women, a teenage girl, a police officer and his brother were shot on February 12 when US and Afghan special forces stormed their home in Khataba village, outside Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. The precise composition of the force has never been made public.

George Bush Patron Protector of the Church of Pedophilia

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:47 -0700

George Bush Patron Protector of the Church of Pedophilia:

justinfinity:orlingrabbe:

In the US, 11,750 allegations of church priest child sex abuse have so far featured in actions settled by archdioceses – in Los Angeles for $660m and in Boston for $100m.

In 2005 a test case in Texas failed because the Vatican sought and obtained the intercession of President Bush, who agreed to claim sovereign (ie head of state) immunity on the pope’s behalf. Bush lawyer John B Bellinger III certified that Pope Benedict the XVI was immune from suit “as the head of a foreign state”. Bellinger is now notorious for his defence of Bush administration torture policies.

(via orlingrabbe) I think he inhaled.

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:11 -0700

(via orlingrabbe)

I think he inhaled.

Ervin Laszlo: Quantum Consciousness: Our Evolution, Our Salvation

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:19:05 -0700

Ervin Laszlo: Quantum Consciousness: Our Evolution, Our Salvation:

americansatori:

WikiLeaks video Exposes 2007 'Collateral Murder' In Iraq

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:17:48 -0700

WikiLeaks video Exposes 2007 'Collateral Murder' In Iraq:

vruz:

by Dan Froomkin

[…]The helicopter crew, which was patrolling an area that had been the scene of fierce fighting that morning, said they spotted weapons on members of the first group — although the video shows one gun, at most. The crew also mistook a telephoto lens for a rocket-propelled grenade.

The shooting, which killed Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and driver Saeed Chmagh, 40, took place on July 12, 2007, in a southeastern neighborhood of Baghdad.
The next day, the New York Times reported the military’s official cover story:

The American military said in a statement late Thursday that 11 people had been killed: nine insurgents and two civilians. According to the statement, American troops were conducting a raid when they were hit by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. The American troops called in reinforcements and attack helicopters. In the ensuing fight, the statement said, the two Reuters employees and nine insurgents were killed.

“There is no question that coalition forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force,” said Lt. Col. Scott Bleichwehl, a spokesman for the multinational forces in Baghdad.

The video shows otherwise.

Washington Post reporter David Finkel described the incident — and the video — in great detail in his September 2009 book, “The Good Soldiers”. A summary can be found here.

Finkel also described a review session after Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich, commander of the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment and his soldiers returned to base, which “concluded that everyone had acted appropriately.” (Kauzlarich was also involved in the Army’s Pat Tillman cover-up, and later told ESPN that the reluctance of Tillman’s parents to accept the military’s story that he was killed by enemy action, rather than friendly fire, was the unfortunate result of their lack of Christian faith.)

[…] WikiLeaks, a small, independent Web site that invites people to post information and documents that powerful interests would prefer to keep secret, says it received the video and supporting documents from military whistleblowers.

Julian Assange, the editor of the site, said the killings either violated the the army’s rules of engagement, or those rules of engagement “are very, deeply wrong.”

—read more—

Collateral Murder 5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:43:00 -0700

Collateral Murder

5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.
The military did not reveal how the Reuters staff were killed, and stated that they did not know how the children were injured.
After demands by Reuters, the incident was investigated and the U.S. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own “Rules of Engagement”.
Consequently, WikiLeaks has released the classified Rules of Engagement for 2006, 2007 and 2008, revealing these rules before, during, and after the killings.
WikiLeaks has released both the original 38 minutes video and a shorter version with an initial analysis. Subtitles have been added to both versions from the radio transmissions.
WikiLeaks obtained this video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers. WikiLeaks goes to great lengths to verify the authenticity of the information it receives. We have analyzed the information about this incident from a variety of source material. We have spoken to witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident.
WikiLeaks wants to ensure that all the leaked information it receives gets the attention it deserves.

This is the pure madness of war. Very hard to stomach, but this needs to be seen.

Wikileaks and Whistle-blowers on Vimeo recommended.

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:16:32 -0700

Wikileaks and Whistle-blowers on Vimeo

recommended.

"We reproduce catastrophe because we ourselves are traumatized - both as a species and individually,..."

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:55:26 -0700

“We reproduce catastrophe because we ourselves are traumatized - both as a species and individually, beginning at birth. Because we are wounded, we have put up psychic defenses against reality and have become so cut off from direct participation in the multidimensional wilderness in which we are embedded that all we can do is to navigate our way cautiously through a humanly designed day-to-day substitute world of symbols - a world of dollars, minutes, numbers, images, and words that are constantly being manipulated to wring the most possible profit from every conceivable circumstance. The body and spirit both rebel.”

- David Watson - The Pathology of Civilization, Against the Megamachine (via commondense) (via poortaste)

Who owns your genes?

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:38:00 -0700

Who owns your genes?:

What we said: This month, six breast cancer patients filed suit against Myriad Genetics, a company that owns both the patent on two genes that are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer and the patent on testing to measure those risks. Some of these women are suing because they can’t afford the $3,000 fee Myriad charges to determine their risk for breast or ovarian cancer. Some of them are suing because, thanks to Myriad’s patent, they can’t get second opinions about whether they should have their breasts or ovaries removed - no one else is allowed to perform another test for them.
- Editorial, May 24, 2009
What happened: A federal judge struck down Myriad Genetics’ gene patents, deciding they involved a “law of nature” and had been “improperly granted.” The case could reshape intellectual property laws and have a big impact on biotech companies. About 20 percent of genes in the human body have been patented.
What’s next: An appeal, of course. Expect this one to reach the Supreme Court. The high court should strike it down. Genes are the common property of humanity, not the private fiefdoms of individual companies.

orlingrabbe: Saudis: We don’t Burn witches. We chop their...

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:31:36 -0700

orlingrabbe:

Saudis: We don’t Burn witches. We chop their fucking heads off

Oh those silly wahhabis. Once again, this is not representative of true islam.

Read the caption. This image will “crash” your...

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:16:02 -0700

Read the caption. This image will “crash” your brain.

Thousands rally in ‘Day of Wrath’ against Putin day...

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:03:14 -0700

Thousands rally in ‘Day of Wrath’ against Putin day before bombing underneath FSB Intelligence Agency in Moscow

The bombing happened underneath the offices of the FSB, the Federal Security Service, according to the BBC. Now reports are coming in that the organization claiming responsibility used Shahidka female bombers. Of course they are not Islamic, but Wahhabi…a favorite sect for the global intelligence/drug trade/terror network. Interesting to note that former KGB agent Putin is known to have used terror to secure his Dark Rise to Power.

Tarpley: US gov uses Google proxy to attack China “Google...

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:13:18 -0700

Tarpley: US gov uses Google proxy to attack China

“Google is an arm of the US Gov’t. Google is cohabiting with the National Security Council…This is essentially a US Gov’t attack on China.”