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  • Sweet and Sour Variety Hour June 12th 2013

    It’s been 4 months since I’ve podcasted the Sweet and Sour Variety Hour. Is “podcasted” a word? Spell check doesn’t think so. Oh well. Squiggly red line, be damned.

    Segment 1- Film Buff Radio: Gross Point Blank

    Segment 2- Turkish uprising, and Daniel Pinchbeck on what the hell is going on with our species.

    Segment 3- Music from Shovels & Rope, as well as the theme track from Neferiu records titled Bohemian Rap City.

    To hear these segments, click here for a pop up player window. If you dont like this format, and want me to go back to the original posting method of giving you the raw MP3’s, send me an email.

  • Noam said last week…

    Noam Chomsky a week ago:

    “What is the future likely to bring? There are processes underway and institutions right in place, like nuclear weapons systems, which could lead to a serious blow to, or maybe the termination of, our organized existence.
    The question is: What are people doing about it? None of this is a secret. It’s all perfectly open. In fact, you have to make an effort not to see it. (more…)

  • Turkey

    Istanbul: Demonstrations erupted nearly two weeks ago when police used excessive force on a peaceful demonstration in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. The reactionary demonstrations have evolved from what began as protests against the city’s plans to develop one of its few remaining green spaces to public outcry against the prime minister.
    Thousands and thousands of regular folks are being tear gassed and stunned with percussive grenades. Blown away by water cannons, and sprayed in the eyes with burning chemicals. Beaten all over the body and arrested. The “order takers” even use different versions of these chemicals on the people of Turkey, because each have unique remedies. There is a VICE news feature posted below all about this. The part that made me cry, was the moment I realized Turkey is socially very similar to Canada.

    Aside from the whole “Save this Green Space” it started out as, what are those people asking for? (more…)

  • 27 quotes from the PRISM whistle blower

    What the guy who blew the whistle said…

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  • The American Government is Spying on Everyone

    By participating in Facebook, Apple, and Google, we willingly trust all of our input to American corporations. The government decided in 2007 they can examine whatever they want, whenever they want, without permission. It’s easy to run auto scans on digital information for key words that are give-aways. This is PRISM. AKA- the new “Obama is listening” meme. (more…)

  • The Church of Life After Shopping

    A few summers ago, Pat and I came across some videos starring the animated “Reverand Billy“, a New York activist that gives satirical and effective “sermons” which educates on-lookers about unsustainable and harmful consumer practices.

    When we were walking through Center Camp at Burning Man in 2010, there was Billy Talen! Giving his Reverand old-style preachin’ sermon on a dusty stage to the dusty folks on the pews of dusty couches. We parked and listened to this guys message for less than an hour. We sang along with the choir, and even shed a tear or two. He’s got a great message!

    Here’s a couple videos (more…)

Lookit! An Instagram!

This is it!