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Indigenous Books Banned In White Supremacist Arizona

2012-01-21T14:01:00.002-07:00

Can we call it APARTHEID yet?POLICE STATE? TYRANNY? DICTATORSHIP? BUSINESS AS USUAL?Banning of Books Signals Revolution in Tucson Saturday, January 14, 2012Banned book includes Leslie Marmon Silko, Buffy Sainte Marie and Winona LaDukeBy Brenda NorrellCensored Newshttp://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/Translation in French:http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=577 UPDATE Jan. 18, 2012:'Custer

A Friend Of Poverty

2012-01-21T13:28:00.003-07:00

Quote of the Day:"Mother Teresa was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God. She spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction."- Christopher Hitchens

Cop Executions Up 13%

2011-12-28T13:39:00.001-07:00

Some people push back.Police deaths up 13 percent in 2011By Peter Hermann 1:26 p.m. EST, December 28, 2011The number of police officers killed in the line of duty in the U.S. jumped 13 percent this year -- 173 compared with 153 last year -- and for the first time in more than a decade more died from gunfire than by motor vehicle accident.These figures come from the preliminary report compiled by

Yes Timmy, They Abort QBs

2011-11-22T12:33:00.005-07:00

Poor Tim Tebow.After hooking up with right wing extremist group Focus On The Family to create an ad celebrating a doormat mother who did not abort him, Tim Tebow now faces post-natal abortion by the Denver Broncos.Now it's obvious why he pandered to the misogynists at Focus: He wanted to displace his abortion fears onto women because the little fuck can't pass the football to save his life, let

Profs Call for Boycott Of CU

2011-11-14T12:19:00.001-07:00

CU's treatment of Ward Churchill, Phil Mitchell makes it questionable employer, report findsProfessor Rights Group Condemns CU-Boulder Firings Of Ward Churchill, Phil Mitchell In New Report

The Other Way to Occupy Denver

2011-11-02T12:14:00.006-06:00

Last night in Denver it snowed about six inches. The temperature as of this writing at lunchtime on November 2, 2011 is twenty-six degrees. Hundreds of people in Denver are houseless in this weather.In the article below from Colorado Indymedia is a link to a website that will tell you all the empty, foreclosed houses that can be occupied to save a life.Pass it on....The Other Way to Occupy

Native American Leader Elouise Cobell Dies At 65

2011-10-20T14:00:00.002-06:00

What a woman for the people.Hat Tip, AK48Native American Leader Elouise Cobell Dies At 65by The Associated PressOctober 17, 2011 Elouise Cobell, the Blackfeet woman who led a 15-year legal fight to force the U.S. government to account for more than a century of mismanaged Indian land royalties, died Sunday. She was 65.Cobell died at a Great Falls hospital of complications from cancer, spokesman

Book Release: Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota

2011-10-13T11:04:00.002-06:00

Thanks to Christine Stark for sending me this important announcement.Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition andProstitution Research & Education release:Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in MinnesotaMelissa Farley, Nicole Matthews, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Deer, Christine Stark, Eileen HudonDate: October 27, 2011Time: 2:30 PMLocation: William Mitchell

Tar Sands Arrests At White House

2011-09-06T15:40:00.002-06:00

Brenda Norrell has great pics and vids of all the brave people of conscience, including one of Denver's own, being arrested at the White House while protesting the Tar Sands pipeline. http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/09/natives-portraits-of-arrests-white.html

Book Announcement

2011-08-31T12:20:00.002-06:00

Congrats to Christine Stark on the publication of her new book, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation. Here's the announcement from Christine: My novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, is now available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, and you may order it through any bookstore. Please feel free to repost widely! Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation "...a perfect genius that makes the

Countdown to 911 ad nauseam

2011-08-30T12:56:00.003-06:00

Countdown to 911 ad nauseam. If I could be bothered to give a damn, I'd put up a picture like this everyday till September 11, 2011 - the 38th anniversary of the day the US-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet stole control of Chile from the democratically elected Salvador Allende. We reap the terror we sow.

Denver Settles Democratic National Convention 'Indiscriminate Arrests' Lawsuit For $200,000

2011-08-25T12:59:00.005-06:00

Exacting a price for state terrorism: Denver Settles Democratic National Convention 'Indiscriminate Arrests' Lawsuit For $200,000 The city of Denver has settled the 2008 ACLU lawsuit for $200,000 that accused Denver Police of indiscriminate arrests during the Democratic National Convention. Part of the settlement terms include a demand for improvement in the police policy on crowd control

Are You Buying MREs? Denver's Joint Terrorism Task Force Wants to Know

2011-08-13T13:13:00.003-06:00

From the town that brought you the Spy Files, now we have the Denver JTTF and the FBI sending out this flyer to local military surplus stores. Did you buy waterproof matches, you commie scum bag? We're the secret police and we want to know.

And Then She Was Five! Fire Witch Rising's 5th Anniversary

2011-07-30T10:29:00.006-06:00

Fwah! Five years strong and no end in sight.I don't post as much as I used to, but it's still great knowing I have a place to sound off when no other place will do.Thanks to all who keep reading and contributing.Here's to another great year.

New Age Guru Guilty in Sweat Lodge Deaths

2011-07-22T13:42:00.002-06:00

Hat Tip, AK48New Age Nutters cooked alive in a hippie sauna. Guru found guilty. Justice!New Age Guru Guilty in Sweat Lodge DeathsBy MARC LACEYPublished: June 22, 2011 PHOENIX — A jury found James A. Ray, a self-help guru, guilty of negligent homicide on Wednesday in the deaths of three of his followers during a botched sweat lodge ceremony near Sedona in October 2009. The decision, delivered

Capitalist Pigs U2 Protested For Tax Evasion

2011-06-25T10:00:00.004-06:00

"Non-violence" bigot Bono gets a measure of comeuppance. Not as much as the assclown deserves, but it's a start.Violence erupts as U2 rocks GlastonburyBy Tom MorganU2 and its frontman Bono, known for their global poverty-fighting efforts, were accused of dodging taxes in Ireland by activists who crashed their performance at England's Glastonbury festival.The anti-capitalist group Art Uncut

Monitoring of First Nations beefed up in '06: documents

2011-06-18T11:11:00.004-06:00

Hat tip, AK48Monitoring of First Nations beefed up in '06: documentsAboriginal affairs minister's office says First Nations not only public safety areas targetedBy Marlene Habib, CBC News Posted: Jun 13, 2011 10:35 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 13, 2011 3:51 PM ET The federal government stepped up surveillance of First Nations across Canada shortly after the 2006 election to better monitor political

Colorado Supreme Court to hear Ward Churchill's appeal for CU job

2011-06-04T12:32:00.002-06:00

Colorado Supreme Court to hear Ward Churchill's appeal for CU jobBy The Denver PostPosted: 05/31/2011 10:58:34 AM MDTUpdated: 05/31/2011 11:49:30 AM MDTChurchill hearing set for July 1Ward Churchill's fight to regain his job at the University of Colorado got a new life today when the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal.Churchill, who has argued that he lost academic tenure and his

Church Report Cites Social Tumult in Priest Scandals

2011-05-22T13:43:00.002-06:00

Hat Tip, AK 48.The New York TimesMay 17, 2011Church Report Cites Social Tumult in Priest ScandalsBy LAURIE GOODSTEINA five-year study commissioned by the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops to provide a definitive answer to what caused the church’s sexual abuse crisis has concluded that neither the all-male celibate priesthood nor homosexuality were to blame. Instead, the report says, the abuse

Press Release: Statement from Harlyn Geronimo

2011-05-06T12:55:00.002-06:00

From the All Nations Alliance list:For Immediate ReleaseMay 5, 2011Press Contact:Sarah Sloan at 202-904-7949This following statement is being submitted to the official record of the United States Senate Commission on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on "Stolen Identities: The Impact of Racist Stereotypes on Indigenous People,” taking place Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 2:15pm in Dirksen-628.Statement

Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement

2011-05-06T12:51:00.002-06:00

From the All Nations Alliance list.Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement10/19/2010USDA to pay $760 million in damages and debt relief to settle credit discrimination claims and improve farm loan services for Native Americans(WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 19, 2010) Native American farmers and ranchers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an

Fuckwit Bigots Aplenty

2011-04-21T12:24:00.007-06:00

Indians Aplenty(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();Read this outstanding Letter to the Editor in response to anti-Indian racism, then watch as Tiffany

Veterans advocate kills self after war tours

2011-04-15T12:45:00.002-06:00

Guess this Vet woke up one day to realize he was nothing more than a gangbanging nazi.Who wants to go on living as a bad guy? Veterans advocate kills self after war toursBy KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press – Fri Apr 15, 9:20 am ETWASHINGTON – Handsome and friendly, Clay Hunt so epitomized a vibrant Iraq veteran that he was chosen for a public service

Rap News 7: #Revolution

2011-03-23T09:46:00.003-06:00

Hat Tip to Anonymous, who left this link to a fab vid that ridicules dozens of AmeriKKKan sacred cows, including Bono.

New Documentary: Columbus Day Legacy

2011-03-21T10:39:00.003-06:00

http://www.nativetelecom.org/columbus_day_legacyColumbus Day LegacyExamine the quintessential American issues of free speech and ethnic pride against the backdrop of the ongoing Columbus Day Parade controversy in Denver, Colorado.Since its incarnation in 1992, the 500th Anniversary of America's "discovery," the Italian-American community in Denver has publicly and wholeheartedly celebrated its

In Social Media Postings, a Trove for Investigators

2011-03-14T12:34:00.001-06:00

Hat Tip, AK48.Loose lips still sink ships. Don't help the pigs make the links.In Social Media Postings, a Trove for InvestigatorsAs Twitter, Facebook and other forms of public electronic communication embed themselves in people’s lives, the postings, rants and messages that appear online are emerging as a new trove for the police and prosecutors to sift through after crimes. Such sites are often

Guru's trial over Arizona sweat lodge deaths starts

2011-03-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

Stealing ceremony can get you killed. Don't pay to pray.Guru's trial over Arizona sweat lodge deaths startsReutersBy Tim Gaynor | Reuters – Tue, 1 Mar, 2011 8:56 PM ESTCAMP VERDE, Ariz (Reuters) - An Arizona jury on Tuesday heard how participants in a sweat lodge became delirious and passed out in scorching heat at a seminar hosted by self-help guru James Arthur Ray where three people died of

Parading Their Ignorance: The South Celebrates Jefferson Davis' Inauguration

2011-02-19T13:51:00.005-07:00

Yeah, racists parading their ignorance in the streets fire those goddamn cannons here in Denver, too. But Denver gets assclowns celebrating Columbus and Manifest Destiny, while Alabama gets white supremacists celebrating Jefferson Davis' inauguration.Again and again, these racist celebrations of someone else's subjugation rightly face being booed off the streets.Go away, losers! You're on the

Honoring Art, Honoring Artists

2011-02-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

Hat tip, AK48.Honoring Art, Honoring ArtistsBy JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKIWHEN the Denver Art Museum’s signature American Indian art galleries reopened last week after a seven-month overhaul, the biggest change wasn’t the new display cases or the dramatic lighting. Rather, it was in a less obvious place: the wall labels.For the first time many of the works on display are attributed to individual artists

Arizona-style Immigration Bill to Die in Colorado

2011-02-09T12:52:00.003-07:00

No surprise about this news. Anglos, thankfully, are a numerical minority in Denver. And the state of Colorado is currently shaded blue politically. To boot, the last time Washington tried to pass anti-migrant legislation, over one hundred thousand people turned out in the streets of Denver to protest. This crap never had a chance in a community as politicized as ours is.Give it up, haters.

Post-The Denver Post: Recovering Newspaper Veteran Moves On

2011-01-27T10:48:00.002-07:00

Hat tip, AK48. This is good news! Maybe soon we will be rid of the Denver Post entirely.Susan GreeneJournalistPosted: January 26, 2011 10:36 AMMy name is Susan and I'm a recovering newspaper writer.I'm happy to report that I'm back to work.The work, now online at the Huffington Post, is about folks who aren't getting ink, as well as some of the political news and social justice issues that

Getting Chicked

2011-01-13T12:45:00.004-07:00

Even mainstream readers of Runner's World get outraged at fucker-think. Check out this reader commentary from the December 2010 issue."Including the phrase 'getting chicked' as need-to-know vocabulary in your Trail-Running Guide ('Say What?') legitimizes the idea that women are inferior to men and that getting passed by a woman is something to be embarrassed about. The phrase 'getting chicked'

Dakota Radical Scholar Contacted By FBI After Speech

2011-01-10T12:22:00.002-07:00

From Denver ABC:Dakota radical scholar contacted by FBI after speechPosted on January 8, 2011 by denverabcSt. Paul, Minn- A Minnesota American Indian scholar’s remarks that the Dakota people might have to reclaim lost tribal lands “by any means necessary” has drawn the scrutiny of federal authorities.The Dakota historian who goes by the name Waziyatawin said she received a call this week from the

Colorado Senator Suzanne Williams Involved In Car Accident

2010-12-29T12:03:00.005-07:00

Many American Indian students have received college scholarships thanks to Senator Williams, who sponsored the bill creating the American Indian Scholars license plate. Heartfelt prayers go out to all involved in this tragic accident.Hat Tip, AK48.Statement From Colo. State Sen. Involved In Deadly CrashDeb Stanley, 7NEWS ProducerPOSTED: 10:20 am MST December 28, 2010UPDATED: 3:16 pm MST December

Pimpin' Columbus For A Bloody Eclipse

2010-12-29T11:57:00.003-07:00

Hat Tip AK 48:You'd think we could have a simple lunar eclipse without reference to this murdering, thieving rapist - but oh, no - the these ignorant hacks just gotta pimp some bullshit story about Columbus.www.Globalnews.ca/story.html?id=4009255...Lunar eclipses have long been associated with superstitions and signs of ill omen, especially in battle.The defeat of the Persian king Darius III by

Justice For Annie Mae

2010-12-18T14:34:00.004-07:00

Hat Tip, AK48.Violence against women is not traditional.Assembly of First Nations : AFN Welcomes Annie Mae Pictou Aquash Verdict: Continues Call to End Violence Against Indigenous WomenOTTAWA, Dec. 13 - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and AFN Regional Chief for Nova Scotia-Newfoundland Rick Simon today expressed hope for the many families of the almost 600

Border Agent Shot Dead In Arizona

2010-12-15T11:39:00.002-07:00

That's just awful, awful, awful - that they've "caught" four suspects.Border agent shot dead in Arizona, four arrestedReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot dead by assailants close to the Mexico border in southern Arizona and four suspects have been arrested, authorities said on Wednesday.Agent Brian A. Terry was shot dead while on patrol near the border city of Nogales

Resisting Gender Violence and the Prison Industrial Complex

2010-11-15T13:21:00.006-07:00

The Denver Anarchist Black Cross continues to confront the three-headed hydra of racism, classism, and sexism in this latest post concerning violence against women, and women who use violence to stop it.Yes, this what armed struggle looks like.Resisting Gender Violence and the Prison Industrial ComplexAn interview with Victoria LawBy Angola 3 NewsVictoria Law is a longtime prison activist and the

Just In Time for Rapist Serial Killer Day

2010-10-09T12:33:00.003-06:00

Columbus is no hero in Victoria:"Celebration of a perpetrator of genocide can only be construed as advocacy or endorsement of the genocide itself." - Ward Churchill

"Manche Menschen ändern sich nie"

2010-09-26T13:35:00.004-06:00

The Edukators, a German film about what happens when three anti-capitalists take a rich CEO hostage, is surprisingly good. Totally never saw that ending coming, and I almost always do."Every heart a revolutionary cell."Yep.

Westword Parent Company Sued For Trafficking

2010-09-26T13:18:00.005-06:00

Trafficking in prostituted women through the Westword's "sex" ads supports the salaries of editor Patty Calhoun and blogger Michael Roberts, both of who I'd pay good money to see standing in the unemployment line. Time to put an end to the rape-financed, paycheck journalism that has left Calhoun and Roberts on the shelf way past their sell-by date.Here's hoping the lawsuit will be the final nail

Say No To The Site C Dam

2010-09-17T13:13:00.002-06:00

On September 19th, say no to the Site C DamDear FriendsI am writing to you today to tell you a bit about the Peace River Valley and an upcoming rally we are organizing to stop the proposed massive Site C Dam project from destroying this beautiful place.If you have ever been to the Peace you know what a spectacular and special place it is. Nestled in the Northeast corner of British Columbia, the

"By Order of the FAA..." Commemorating September 11th

2010-09-10T10:40:00.010-06:00

Yes, it's that time of year again when Fire Witch Rising commemorates the event that most of the jingoistic chestbeaters way back in 2001 have long since forgotten. When was the last time you saw a "We will not forget" sticker on somebody's vehicle, anyway? Sometimes I look at the footage of the towers collapsing and still find it hard to believe that somebody actually pulled this off.Even more

University of Colorado's Journalism School Is Toast

2010-08-27T13:12:00.001-06:00

Heh.Who needs training to be a liar anyway?It's a wrap for CU's journalism school in current formBy Tom McGheeThe Denver PostPosted: 08/26/2010 01:00:00 AM MDTThe University of Colorado is working toward replacing its School of Journalism with a program better prepared to shepherd students into a news industry trying to keep pace in a digital age.CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced

Robert Picton Appeal Dismissed

2010-08-06T11:10:00.002-06:00

Fucker will rot in a cage where he belongs.The court document.r. v. picktonRobert William Pickton Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Pickton 2010 SCC 32 File No.: 33288.

A Guide To The Afghan War Diary

2010-07-26T11:14:00.002-06:00

http://wardiary.wikileaks.org/A helpful primer with extra links that make reading the Afghan War Diary easier.

Farewell from the Midnight Special Law Collective

2010-07-25T13:48:00.006-06:00

Another testosterone-poisoned group implodes. That said, my hat's off to the Midnight Special Law Collective. Some of the literature and advice they freely gave saved me more than a few times from being kidnapped and held for ransom by the state. Thank you all for all the hard work you did over the years, and please know that the fuckers that hurt your group can be found in all our activist

Salish Sea Naming Ceremony

2010-07-18T14:25:00.002-06:00

How cool is that!!Hat Tip, AK48.Waterways off B.C.'s coast and Puget Sound get new name: Salish Sea By KIM PEMBERTON, Vancouver Sun July 15, 2010 A body of water off Washington state and British Columbia has a new name - the Salish Sea, in recognition of the Coast Salish peoples' use of this waterway for thousands of years.The Salish Sea encompasses inland waterways, from the south end of Puget

Littwin: Got A Non-Issue? Get a Non-Tissue

2010-07-14T09:37:00.005-06:00

Hat Tip AK48, who says "Funny how witch hunts can come back at you, sparking wildfires!"Littwin: Got a nonissue? Get a nontissueBy Mike LittwinDenver Post ColumnistPosted: 07/14/2010 01:00:00 AM MDTUpdated: 07/14/2010 01:38:06 AM MDTThis just in: Scott McInnis says the "Musings On Water"-gate scandal is a nonissue.Actually, I'm not sure if he was the source here. Maybe someone else said it and

All Nations Skate Jam This Saturday, July 10, 2010

2010-07-08T12:11:00.004-06:00

All Nations Skate Jam WebsiteRockin out at ANSJ Denver Style – this Saturday!Check out this awesome line-up of music at the skate jam this Saturday. Head on down to the Downtown Denver Skatepark to be a part of the action! 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Racecar Spelled Backwards (rock) 1:00-2:00 PM Gabriel YAIVA (Hip Hop) 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Beer Boyz (SkatePunk) 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Trickshot [...]

A Nation Renames Its Territory

2010-06-27T14:31:00.003-06:00

Hat Tip, AK48, for the great news!Giving Back The Name Ceremonyhttp://www.haidanation.ca/Pages/Splash/Public_Notices/PDF/Givingnameback.pdfAnd a slideshow of the event:Gallery: Giving Back the Name With Respect CeremonyAt the ceremony the Haida Nation formally returned the name Queen Charlotte Islands and restored the name Haida Gwaii during a Giving Back the Name With Respect Ceremony in Old

No Price To Pay For Torture

2010-06-18T09:12:00.000-06:00

Hat Tip AK48No Price to Pay for TorturePublished: June 15, 2010The Supreme Court’s refusal to consider the claims of Maher Arar, an innocent Canadian who was sent to Syria to be tortured in 2002, was a bitterly disappointing abdication of its duty to hold officials accountable for illegal acts. The Bush administration sent Mr. Arar to outsourced torment, but it was the Obama administration that

Israel Murders Non-Violent Protestors. So What Else Is New?

2010-06-07T11:45:00.004-06:00

Beyond the Flotilla, the Crackdown Continues As I read the myriad of reactions to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla tragedy last Sunday, I'm struck by one recurring theme: the sense of astonishment that these activists responded to the Israeli Navy with violence. In other words, they didn't act according to the script. They didn't behave like proper

Gaza-Bound MV Rachel Corrie Stopped, Whites Not Shot

2010-06-05T07:50:00.004-06:00

The predominantly white-run MV Rachel Corrie has been commandeered by the pirates of the Israeli navy. Most of the activists on board are Irish. Unlike like the Turks in the flotilla on Monday, these pacifists have not been murdered. Their white skins and slave-minded submissiveness saved them. Navy boards, takes control of 'Rachel Corrie' off Gaza coastBy AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF06/05/2010 15:

Peaceful Alternative To Armed Intifada Shot Off The Water

2010-05-31T06:50:00.004-06:00

I am sure no one in Hamas is surprised to learn that Israeli thugs have shot and killed non-violent peace activists, ending the Freedom Flotilla, which was trying to bring humanitarian aid to besieged Palestinians.Gaza Freedom Flotilla Shows Awesome Power of Nonviolent ResistanceSometimes the Israeli occupation authorities and their allies try to project a "mad dog" image to their opponents:

Nobody Likes A Loser: Few Attend Denver's Memorial Day Parade

2010-05-30T07:59:00.003-06:00

Lack of attendance at Denver's Memorial Day parade rivals its Columbus Day parade. Nobody likes bigoted baby killers who commit/celebrate genocide.Denver's Memorial Day Parade draws small but dedicated crowdBy Annette EspinozaThe Denver PostPosted: 05/30/2010 01:00:00 AM MDTShortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, eight members of the American Legion Paul C. Beck Post 23 in Aurora bowed their heads

Illegal European Immigrants Busted

2010-05-28T08:29:00.002-06:00

Hat Tip to an anonymous viewer, who left the link in a previous post titled "Propaganda Ad for Pro-Apartheid Arizona."From the website joshonthestreet.com:I already have some ideas percolating as to a follow-up video. Please stay tuned, and thanks for joining me on this journey.In the meantime, here are a couple of my favorite comments posted on the Immigration Check Point video on Youtube:“It’s

Review: Abramoff film can't make 'pond scum' interesting

2010-05-27T08:40:00.000-06:00

Indianz.Com. In Print.http://www.indianz.com/News/2010/019664.aspReview: Abramoff film can't make 'pond scum' interestingFriday, May 7, 2010Filed Under: Abramoff Scandal | Arts & Entertainment"Convicted super lobbyist Jack Abramoff was so corrupt, there's no easy summary of his crimes. He and his cronies were masters of "astroturfing" -- creating phony grass-roots campaigns to hide big corporate

Propaganda Ad For Pro-Apartheid Arizona

2010-05-26T13:09:00.003-06:00

Yes, Virginia. White women enable genocide, too.Ad is from Iowapresidentialwatch.com

Bloated Ego Breaks Bono's Back: Tour Dates Postponed

2010-05-24T20:27:00.012-06:00

But just between you and me, I think what did the trick were the pins I've been sticking in an effigy of Bono since the day I heard U2 was coming to Denver.Here's hoping the injury permanently sidelines this washed up, sold out, self-absorbed wanker, who really needs to give Robin Williams his face back.Bono's Back Surgery Postpones U2 TourNew leg of the 360 Tour was set to kick off in Salt Lake

An Interview with Ofelia Rivas of "O'odham Voice Against The Wall"

2010-05-17T07:11:00.003-06:00

From solidarity-project.org. Ofelia Rivas and the Tohono O'odham people are on the front lines of the United States' and Arizona's apartheid laws and borders.An Interview with Ofelia Rivas of "O'odham Voice Against The Wall"Interviewed By Jeff HendricksImperialism – lately this word has been re-entering debate and speech around the country. For the most part these days, the word imperialism is

Was the Gulf Oil Spill an Act of War? You Betcha

2010-05-02T08:18:00.003-06:00

Kill, Baby, Kill.Was the Gulf Oil Spill an Act of War? You BetchaThe Huffington Post May 2, 2010Randall AmsterPeace educator, author, and activistSpeculation has been running rampant among certain sectors of the web-world lately about the true origins of the massive oil spill that has engulfed the Gulf and threatens marine, plant, animal, and human health in a region already beset by natural

May Day Fires In Greece

2010-05-01T12:47:00.005-06:00

Happy May Day, Comrades! Resistance is Fertile.Greek police and protesters clash as fury over economic chaos spills on to streetsBy Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:59 PM on 1st May 2010Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Athens today over proposed austerity measures for cash-strapped Greece.Clashes broke out between anarchists, who threw petrol bombs towards riot police,

Drill-Baby-Drill Assholes Please Report to the Gulf For Cleanup Duty

2010-04-30T08:57:00.004-06:00

This is what corporate ecoterrorism looks like:From Bill Maher:"Every asshole who ever chanted 'Drill baby drill' should have to report to the Gulf coast today for cleanup duty."

U.S. Flag Recalled After Causing 143 Million Deaths

2010-04-29T19:12:00.002-06:00

U.S. Flag Recalled After Causing 143 Million DeathsBy The OnionApril 28, 2010 "The Onion" - April 13, 2010 -- WASHINGTON—Citing a series of fatal malfunctions dating back to 1777, flag manufacturer Annin & Company announced Monday that it would be recalling all makes and models of its popular American flag from both foreign and domestic markets.Representatives from the nation's leading flag

Jury Finds Dick Marshall Not Guilty in Annie Mae Aquash Murder

2010-04-27T09:15:00.003-06:00

"Denise Pictou Maloney, the older of Aquash's two daughters, had said before the verdict that the case was a step toward justice, regardless of its outcome, because of the evidence that came forth.The verdict 'was a toss, we knew that,' she said Thursday. 'But it is what it is. And in our territory, the fact that he saw my mother at his house with those people, and did nothing to help her, makes

Computers Seized From Home of Blogger in iPhone Inquiry

2010-04-27T08:56:00.002-06:00

Hat tip, AK48Computers Seized From Home of Blogger in iPhone InquiryBy BRIAN STELTER and NICK BILTONPublished: April 26, 2010Gawker Media said Monday that computers belonging to one of its editors, Jason Chen, were seized from his home on Friday in an apparent investigation into the sale of a next-generation Apple iPhone. Gawker suggested the action violated California’s shield law for

Beauty Indescribable

2010-04-23T09:16:00.003-06:00

Yeah, that's a screen saver.Dancing in the moonlight: The aurora borealis meetsEyjafjallajokull's fire fountainsMore pics of the Iceland volcano erupting under the Northern Lights.

Tribes Clash With Counties Over Property Taxes

2010-04-16T16:21:00.002-06:00

Hat Tip, AK 48, who has this to say:"Oh my goodness, nobody complains when churches or religious organizations are exempted from taxes, but when those Indians get back what is rightfully theirs, folks will holler that is unfair.The non native folks have forgotten how they got their land in the first place, too." Tribes Clash With Counties Over Property Taxes

Aboriginal News Group condemns US murder of journalists and civilians

2010-04-13T07:50:00.001-06:00

Aboriginal News Group Press Statement06.09.2010“If certain acts and violations of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us.”-- Justice Robert H. Jackson, Prosecutor, Nürnberg War Crimes TrialsTo the

Watching An Execution: A Eulogy for an Indian Mascot Bill

2010-04-10T08:53:00.003-06:00

Simon Moya-Smith's website is I Am Not A Mascot.Watching an Execution: A eulogy for an Indian mascot billby: Simon Moya-SmithContributed by: Simon Moya-Smith Article Contributed on: 4/7/2010 4:26:23 PMI have been advised, for the sake of a looming liability, that I should change the number of the legislation, which is our deceased in this story, and also erase the names of those who would

Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller Takes Her Flight To the Spirit World

2010-04-07T09:13:00.004-06:00

New alert via AK48:Chief Mankiller Takes Flight to Spirit WorldTuesday, April 6, 2010BREAKING NEWS: Former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller diesFormer Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller died in the morning hours of April 6 at her home in rural Adair County.By Christina Good VoiceStaff WriterCherokee Phoenixhttp://www.cherokeephoenix.org/24831/Article.aspxTAHLEQUAH, Okla. –

Wikileaks Releases US Military Video Of Genocidal, Psychopathic Murder

2010-04-05T13:15:00.002-06:00

Shown by Wikileaks this morning to the National Press Club, here is military video of American serial killers committing genocide in Iraq. Collateral MurderWikiLeaks 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

Alex Jones & Co Snitchjacket The Anarchists

2010-04-02T09:31:00.011-06:00

Unflippin' believable.But I agree with the Infoshop contributor's call to disrupt the Tea Parties, if for no other reason than that the paranoia alone might cause the Tea Baggers to turn on each other, imploding their wingnut movement. Alex Jones regularly invokes the Founding slave owners as exemplars of revolution, yet denies he is calling for violence against government depredation by

Charlie Brennan Is Pregnant

2010-04-01T09:13:00.014-06:00

Fired from Fox 31 News nine months ago in July 2009, Charlie Brennan has apparently spent his time on unemployment getting knocked up. Don't believe me on April Fool's Day? Just check out this picture of fashion victim Brennan sporting a baby-on-board look that's sure to be all the rage for useless former journalists everywhere.Doing that to spandex ought to be a crime. A few months before the

Arundhati Roy on "Ghandians With Guns," Women Will NOT Be The Victims of Armed Struggle

2010-03-25T09:40:00.008-06:00

Boy, What A Smile: Comrade Kamla, 17, wearing a pistol on her hip. Also, a miracle.Performing Arts: Members of the Chetna Natya Manch, the cultural wing of the party, waiting in the wingsAfter spending considerable time with India's tribal armed guerrillas resisting corporate depredation in the forests, Arundhati Roy finds that fifty percent of them are women, a surprising fact that causes her to

Sinead O'Connor Was Right

2010-03-25T09:00:00.000-06:00

Sinead O'Connor: 'There should be a full criminal investigation of the pope'Years after her controversial 'Saturday Night Live' appearance, the Irish singer is still at odds with the Catholic Church, saying it must come clean about sexual-abuse allegations.During an appearance on TV's "Saturday Night Live," Irish singer Sinead O'Connor tore a papal photo. (NBC-TV / October 5, 1992)By Henry

Ann Coulter's Hate Speech Run Off Ottawa Campus

2010-03-24T10:16:00.003-06:00

Hat tip AK 48:‘It’s always the bush league schools,’ Coulter contendsBy Zev Singer and Kristy Nease, Ottawa CitizenMarch 24, 2010 5:20 AM OTTAWA — After protesters at the University of Ottawa prevented Ann Coulter from giving a speech Tuesday night, the American conservative writer said it proved the point she came to make — free speech in Canada leaves much to be desired.Then she said what she

Church's Moral Authority Lost Forever

2010-03-20T08:53:00.005-06:00

"Priests belong to a church hierarchy which owes much to the Roman empire..." And stealing Indigenous land all over the world, and degrading the status of women, and burning women and heretics as witches, and staging the Inquisition, and on and on and on...Of course, it's not just Catholic Christians guilty of being fascist predators. Check out www.hiddenfromhistory.org.An inquiry is vital, but

Palestinian Day of Rage In Jerusalem

2010-03-16T11:14:00.006-06:00

A Palestinian woman throws a stone at Israeli soldiers, not pictured, during clashes after a demonstration at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Saturday, March 13, 2010A Palestinian prepares to throw stones at Israeli border police during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud March 12, 2010. Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank

ISM Activist Testifies In Rachel Corrie's Murder Trial

2010-03-16T09:48:00.009-06:00

I am no supporter of the anti armed struggle bigotry usually found in the cult of non-violence, but having personally witnessed the incredible courage of street medics like Alice Coy, who try to give comfort to the mutilated bodies of non-violence true believers, I feel it's my duty to pass along this story. Rachel Corrie lies on the ground fatally injured by the Israeli military bulldozer

Obama's Nobel Money: President Chooses Charities To Receive Prize

2010-03-14T19:18:00.002-06:00

Hat tip, AK48. $125,000 will go to the American Indian College Fund.Obama's Nobel Money: President Chooses Charities To Receive Prize| 03/11/10 06:59 PM | APWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do

New Law To Extend Indian Status To Thousands

2010-03-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Hat Tip, AK48New law to extend Indian status to thousandsBy CBC NewsThe Conservative government introduced new legislation to amend the Indian Act that, if passed, could recognize an additional 45,000 Canadians as status Indians.The Conservative government introduced new legislation to amend the Indian Act that, if passed, could recognize an additional 45,000 Canadians as status Indians."This

Final Protests 2010 Vancouver Olympics

2010-02-28T16:43:00.009-07:00

Pic below = "Protest during canada USA hockey No olympics on stolen land." The AmeriKKKans lost!Fascists sans Turtle suits...

8.8 Quake in Chile, Tsunami Warning For Hawaii

2010-02-27T09:25:00.002-07:00

Live broadcasts from KITV in Hawaii:http://www.kitv.com/video/22691778/index.html

Pope's Apology Rings Hollow To Some U.S. Victims

2010-02-19T12:11:00.001-07:00

Hat tip: AK48Pope's Apology Rings Hollow To Some U.S. Victimsby Barbara Bradley HagertyFebruary 18, 2010