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Wednesday, January 30

30.Jan.2013 - VIDEOS: CCTV Protest or Vandalism? plus: Climate Change Denial, Abortion Debate, Profiling, Fed Up with Israel, Long Distance Revolutionaries, CIA Whistleblower Sentenced, Dirty Wars, Gatekeepers Documentary,

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Camover: Game to destroy CCTV cameras: vandalism or valid protest?

The political alarmism behind climate change denial


Foul Play in the Senate, and Today’s Abortion Debate

The Government is Profiling You

US CITIZENS FED UP WITH ISRAEL

Noam Chomsky : Long Distance Revolutionary

Long Distance Revolutionary: Michael Parenti


Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free


Dirty Wars, Documentary on U.S. Covert Warfare Abroad, Wins Sundance Cinematography Award

The Gatekeepers: In New Film, Ex-Shin Bet Chiefs Denounce Occupation, Compare Israel to Nazi Germany

Tuesday, January 29

29.Jan.2013 - DOCUMENTARIES: Overview Effect, Secrets in Plain Sight, Gift for the Hackers, Flouridegate, Slab City, Secrets of Scientology, Facade of the American Dream, Frankensteer

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The Overview Effect

On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.

The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment.
Secrets in Plain Sight
Secrets in Plain Sight
Secrets In Plain Sight is an awe inspiring exploration of great art, architecture, and urban design which skillfully unveils an unlikely intersection of geometry, politics, numerical philosophy, religious mysticism, new physics, music, astronomy, and history.
Exploring key monuments and their positions in Egypt, Stonehenge, Jerusalem, Rome, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Washington DC, New York, and San Francisco brings to light a secret obsession shared by pharaohs, philosophers and kings; Templars and Freemasons; great artists and architects; popes and presidents, spanning the whole of recorded history up to the present time.
As the series of videos reveals how profound ancient knowledge inherited from Egypt has been encoded in units of measurement, in famous works of art, in the design of major buildings, in the layout of city streets and public spaces, and in the precise placement of obelisks and other important monuments upon the Earth, the viewer is led to perceive an elegant harmonic system linking the human body with the architectural, urban, planetary, solar, and galactic scales.
Watch the full documentary now - 224 min












A Gift for the Hackers
A Gift for the Hackers
Increasingly devices like printers and scanners are being connected directly to the Internet. It’s all very convenient, bit is it safe?
Your mobile, your printer, your hard drive, everything is connected… but it’s like a Swiss cheese. Medical files, financial information, and trade secrets, they’re all there for the taking.
It’s shocking, it should not be allowed. It’s a design flaw. Is this vulnerability in tens of thousands of devices compromising your security and your privacy?
Computer security has become a big concern for companies and individuals. As a result it has also become a big business. The world’s number one producer of computers and printers, Hewlett – Packard (HP), has an annual turn over of 127 billion dollars.
Watch the full documentary now - 31 min

Fluoridegate
Fluoridegate
Fluoridegate is a new documentary film, made by By Dr. David Kennedy, that reveals the tragedy of how the United States government, industry, and trade associations protect and promote a policy known to cause harm to our country and especially small children, who suffer more than any other segment of the population.
While the basis of their motivation remains uncertain, the outcome is crystal clear: it is destroying our nation.
Dr. Kennedy is the Past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. His BA is in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Kansas (1967) and his Doctorate of Dental Surgery is from the University of Missouri (1971).
He is a world lecturer to the dental profession on the safety of dental materials in the human body. His lectures include (among others) addresses to the World Health Organization, the American Dental Society of Europe, the German BGD, and Brazil Rio Eco-Odonto.
Watch the full documentary now - 65 min





Americana: Slab City

Americana: Slab City
VICE focused on all the crazy environmental issues going on in the Imperial Valley, from the air pollution, to drastic bee die-off, to the sewage-filled rivers, and everything in between.
But during the shoot, they also met a bevy of characters in Slab City, who are just as intriguing as all the eco-problems.
VICE thought it’d be fun to show you what a typical day is like in this bizarre stretch of area loaded with tweakers, eccentrics, army vets, hippies, and just plain old weirdos.
People have been living here for free since the late ’40s. And at one time in the early ’90s, the place was like a giant flea market. And believe or not, this land belongs to the State of California Teachers’ Union.
There is no California culture there at all. There are no strip malls, apartment buildings, dune buggies, off-road racing, crowded freeways, filthy beaches and arrogant politicians.
Watch the full documentary now - 21 min



















The Secrets of Scientology


 
The Secrets of Scientology
The Secrets of Scientology is a documentary follow up of John Sweeney’s 2007 investigation into the Church of Scientology and features interviews with former high-ranking members of the organization.

In 2007, while investigating the Church of Scientology for Panorama, reporter John Sweeney had a dramatic on-camera confrontation with a church spokesman named Tommy Davis. The church was accusing the reporter of bias and it attempted to stop the documentary from being broadcast – a campaign backed by Scientology A-lister John Travolta. Sweeney has returned to investigate the church again.

This time, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees.

claimed by BBC
The Facade of the American Dream

The conditions and life of African Americans in the United States.
A cross section of people discuss the fraud of the American dream and how systemic racism keeps millions of people down while offering others hope and opportunity. Executive producer Dr. Randy Short, M.div. and senior director Marzieh Hashemi’s film gives voice to those who believe That African Americans are far from achieving the American Dream in health, education, welfare, and justice.
The documentary features commentary from Dr. Vernellia Randall, Dr. Wilmer Leon, Rev. Graylan Haigler, Dr. Mary Scott, Dr. Charles Norman, Dr. Joseph Richardson, Glen Ford, Atty. Efia Nwangaza, and  Dr. Mary Neal.


FRANKENSTEER

Monday, January 28

28.Jan.2013 - HEADLINES: Pentagon Cybersecurity, Authoritarian America, US Kidnaps & Tortures, US Health Worse, DOMA, Obama Appointments, 30 Banned Books, Anti-Science Bill, Israel's Inhuman Rights, Aaron Swartz Protesters, Former CIA Agent, Whole Foods Truth, Immigration Reform, more.

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Pentagon to Boost Cybersecurity Force Fivefold
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/323-95/15756-pentagon-to-boost-cybersecurity-force-fivefold
The Pentagon's plan would increase both military and civilian staffing at U.S. Cyber Command. (photo: unknown)
Has America Become an Authoritarian State?
http://www.alternet.org/has-america-become-authoritarian-state

Federal appeals court finds Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/01/federal-appeals-court-finds-obama-recess-appointments-unconstitutional.php

How the US Ignored International Law to Become World's Kidnapper and Torturer
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33704.htm

U.S. Health Worse Than Nearly All Other Industrialized Countries
http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/us-health-worse-nearly-all-other-industrialized-countries

Supreme Court urged not to rule on DOMA
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/01/supreme-court-urged-not-to-rule-on-doma.php

Court Rules Obama Appointments Violated The Constitution
http://jonathanturley.org/2013/01/25/court-rules-obama-appointments-violated-the-constitution/

30 banned books that may surprise you
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/1003/30-banned-books-that-may-surprise-you/Harriet-the-Spy-by-Louise-Fitzhugh

Anti-Science Bills Weighed in Four States
http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/anti-science-bills-weighed-in-4-states-130128.htm#mkcpgn=emnws1

Israel’s human rights record ‘concerns’ UK
http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/israels-human-rights-record-concerns-uk/#more-50569

Aaron Swartz Protesters Take Over Government Websites, Install Asteroids
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/28/aaron_swartz_protest_anonymous_hacks_government_websites_installs_asteroids.html

Google Explains How It Handles Police Requests For Users' Data
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/28/170428992/google-posts-how-it-handles-requests-for-users-data?ft=3&f=1001&sc=nl&cc=nh-20130128

Former CIA agent who outed fellow agent sentenced to 30 months
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/former-cia-agent-who-outed-fellow-agent-sentenced-to-30-months-672015/

Telling the whole truth about Whole Foods
http://socialistworker.org/2013/01/28/the-whole-truth-about-whole-foods

Bipartisan Immigration Reform Proposal Would Create a Narrow but Real Path to Citizenship
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/01/28/bipartisan_immigration_reform_proposal_path_to_citizenship_higher_skilled.html

America: Prosecutor, Judge and Jury With Jurisdiction Over the World
http://www.opednews.com/articles/America-Prosecutor-Judge-by-michael-payne-130124-123.html

Anonymous hackers deface United States Sentencing Commission website
http://thehackernews.com/2013/01/anonymous-hackers-deface-united-states_26.html

CIA Torture Whistleblower Sent to Prison
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/323-95/15723-cia-torture-whistleblower-sent-to-prison

Saturday, January 26

26.Jan.2013 - HEADLINES: Perpetual War, American Violence, Climate, Data Requests, Military Pregnancy, Green Socialism, Empire Power, Drones, Gun Lobby, Walmart & Fast Food, Scientology Cult

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The President of Perpetual Warhttp://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/25-4

Far-Right Violence in America
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2013/01/far-right-violence-in-america/

Right-wing blogger tells CNN: Americans will ‘have to get used to’ climate change
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/24/right-wing-blogger-tells-cnn-americans-will-have-to-get-used-to-climate-change/

Google Report Reveals Continued Rise in US Government Requests for Data
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/339-182/15687-google-report-reveals-continued-rise-in-us-government-requests-for-data

Study: Military women experience unintended pregnancy rates at double U.S. average
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/23/study-military-women-experience-unintended-pregnancy-rates-at-double-u-s-average/

What Is ‘Socialist’ About ‘Green Socialism’?
http://www.countercurrents.org/candeias240113.htm

British and American empire: Patterns of power

http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/julian-go-alex-doherty/british-and-american-empire-patterns-of-power

U.N. Panel to Investigate Rise in Drone Strikes
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/world/europe/un-panel-to-investigate-rise-in-drone-strikes.html

Billionaires secretly fund attacks on climate science
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33714.htm

How Much Did the Gun Lobby Donate to Your Member of Congress?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/01/map_the_gun_lobby_s_campaign_contributions_by_congressional_district.html

In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy
http://labornotes.org/2013/01/walmart-and-fast-food-unions-scaling-strike-first-strategy

L. Ron Hubbard's Grandson Blasts Scientology as a Brainwashing 'Cult'
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/l-ron-hubbards-grandson-blasts-scientology-brainwashing-cult

26.Jan.2013 - THE VIDEOS: America's 2nd Revolution War? plus... Aaron Swartz, Psywar, Prolonged Detention, Domestic Military, Idle No More, Curiosity Find, CIA Whistleblower, Lubna Hanash, Record Temperatures, Whistleblower Protection, more.

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America's 2nd Revolutionary War?


Aaron Swartz: Internet civil libertarian suicided
MIT cooperated with government to persecute him
Psywar: Propaganda in the US
The best propaganda money can buy

"Prolonged detention" (2011)
This was madness - but now it's law
Obama's private domestic military force
FEMA Corps, Health Corps, and other private presidential armies
History you've never heard

Idle No More: Police Commissioner's Intrnl Message

Curiosity finds calcium-rich deposits

CIA Whistleblower Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison


Young Palestinian woman Lubna Hanash shot dead by Israeli occupation forces


America battles record low temperatures


Protection For Whistleblowers


WikiLeaks Legal Advisor on new film

Economics for Our Shared Future


Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley’s New Film Exposes Realities of Covert US Warfare

'Threat Of Climate Change' Dominates Major Section Of Obama's Second Inaugural Address

"Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam."

Constant Attacks on Education

Tax money is paying for creationism lessons in schools

The Wandering Who?
Israel. Judaism, Zionism and Palestine


Debate on Armed Police in Schools: 

Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?

Cornel West Exposes Obama Hypocrisy
Do Americans Think We Face Tyranny? 

Friday, January 25

CALL TO ARMS: Anonymous Calls for Civil War to Overthrow the US Government [VIDEO]


Posted by:  Posted date: January 24, 2013 In: Corporatism/FascismFeaturedMedia,NewsPolice StateVideoWar 


  
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In the latest video from Anonymous, they have called for the most aggressive action yet. They’re asking the American people to join them in a “call to arms” for the destruction and overthrow of the US Government.

In the statement, Anonymous says the government is calling them “terrorists” because they truly fear a people’s uprising.
“The United States Government insists on labeling us as terrorists. The question is, “who do we terrorize?” Is it probable that the United States government is truly afraid of we, the people?”
They are not calling for denial of service attacks on government websites or protests as is their normal modus operandi, but for freedom activists to join them in full-blown war to overthrow the US Government and return it to the control of the people.
“We are not calling upon the collective to deface or use a distributed denial of service attack on a United States government agency website, or affiliate. We are not calling upon the people to once again occupy a city or protest in front of a local building, This has not brought on us any legislative change or alternate law. It has only brought us bloodshed and false criticism. For the last 12 years, voting has been useless. Corporations and lobbyists are the true leaders of this country and are the ones with the power to control our lives, To rebuild our government, we must first destroy it.Our time for democracy is here, Our time for resolution is here, This is America’s time for revolution, To restore our constitutional rights, to once again, be free therefore, Anonymous along with the American people have decided to openly declare war on the United States government. This is a call to arms.”











Thursday, January 24

24.Jan.2013 - HEADLINES: Drones, Government Surveillance, Global Warming, Immigrant Citizenship, Obama's War, Customer Beware, Military Suicides, Religion Doomed, Capitalism, Scientology Self-Destructing, Wiretapping Everyone, World's Wealthiest, more.

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Making ‘Lethal Drones’ Routine
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/01/22/making-lethal-drones-routine/

Google Report Shows 'Disturbing Growth in Government Surveillance'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/23-8

Global Warming is a Domestic Crisis
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/23-0

Obama's Overlooked War and Lethal Presidency
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33683.htm

Nearly 2/3 of Americans Support for Path to Citizenship for Immigrants -- But Will Obama Step Up?
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/nearly-23-americans-support-path-citizenship-immigrants-will-obama-step

Customer Beware: You Are Being Tracked
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/customer-beware-you-are-being-tracked

Military Suicides Outpace Combat Deaths
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/323-95/15573-military-suicides-outpace-combat-deaths

Does the Internet Spell Doom For Organized Religion?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33630.htm

The Institutionalization of Tyranny
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33670.htm

The Extremist Cult of Capitalism
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Extremist-Cult-of-Capi-by-Paul-Buchheit-130121-441.html

The case for socialist organization
http://socialistworker.org/2013/01/16/case-for-socialist-organization

After Tragedy, Nonbelievers Find Other Ways To Cope
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/16/168563480/after-tragedy-nonbelievers-find-other-ways-to-cope

Is Scientology self-destructing?
http://machineslikeus.com/news/scientology-self-destructing

How The FBI's Desire To Wiretap Every New Technology Makes Us Less Safe
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/20442421683/how-fbis-desire-to-wiretap-every-new-technology-makes-us-less-safe.shtml

Profits of World's 100 Wealthiest Could End Poverty Four Times Over: Report
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/21-0

Texas Public School Teaching Kids That Jews Practice "Flawed Religion" and that Blacks Are "Descended from Ham"
http://www.alternet.org/texas-public-school-teaching-kids-jews-practice-flawed-religion-and-blacks-are-descended-ham

Obama To Approve Drone Assassination Manual
http://www.countercurrents.org/martin210113.htm

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