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August 2007
Monthly Archive
Fri 31 Aug 2007
Free Said Zaim-Sassi: Recap of Morning Protest in Hartford
Posted by kerri under immigration , activism[12] Comments
Fri 31 Aug 2007
Recently I borrowed a couple crudely made Hartford Whalers DVDs from my cousin. One specifically highlighted the 1986 team which stunned the hockey world with it’s end-of-season run and first round playoff dominance. Thus began the first of six straight appearances in the post-season for the Whalers, just five years into their NHL tenure. They followed up in 1987 by winning their first and only Adams Division championship, the highest achievement of the team’s too short existence. The other DVD sampled some highlights and fights from the early 1990s. The videos brought back memories. They also made me see something about the team, in particular that 1986 team, that was distinctly Hartford. It made me more than disappointed that they left Hartford, now ten years ago. It made me sad.
Thu 30 Aug 2007
Hartford Greens Endorse Ionno for City Council
Posted by steve fournier under Hartford , politics[5] Comments
The Hartford Green Party has endorsed David Ionno, of Warrenton Avenue, for a seat on the Court of Common Council. Ionno pledged to bring Green values to City Hall, placing emphasis on the long-term future of the city and its residents. Ionno asserts that the diversion of public resources to warfare is one of the principal issues facing city voters. (more…)
Tue 28 Aug 2007
If you haven’t heard, our Web 2.0 now allows us to keep tabs, at least somewhat, on how the government and corporations are manipulating the information we get. Wikiscanner can reveal if the military or business worlds have edited a Wikipedia entry, and better still, Wikiscanner shows you what the edits are.
Check out how many edits were made by the Tribune, Aetna, ESPN, US Department of Justice, UTC, Mohegan Sun, and Pfizer. Exxon made some particularly egregious edits on the Exxon Oil Spill page. The FCC wants to make sure their version of Michael Powell’s bio is untainted by criticism. The US House of Reps have made some drastic changes on the 2003 Iraq Invasion, Cut and Run, Fox News Channel, and United States entries, and the military is all about playing the “penis game” online, apparently. (more…)
Mon 27 Aug 2007
Veterans of Future Wars salutes Gary Trudeau and his very excellent suggestion to raise troop morale.
Sun 26 Aug 2007
Three strikes or three blind mice?
Posted by jerimarie liesegang under crime , government , politics , justice , race[5] Comments
On September 11 (an all too ominous date), the CT Judiciary Committee will begin hearing testimony regarding sentencing and inmate release processes, as well as sites for potential new prisons. This hearing comes on the heels of a suburban backlash to the Cheshire murders. There are calls for strengthening Connecticut’s three strike laws through a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison, replicating California’s three-strikes law. (more…)
Sat 25 Aug 2007
One Pill Makes You Larger, One Pill Makes You Small……
Posted by Undercurrents under anti-war , economics , drugsNo Comments
….and the one the Army doc gives you is the freakiest of them all. At veterans centers in West Haven and around the country, researchers are trying to build a better U.S. soldier, one who doesn’t freak out in battle or return home to a lifetime haunted by bloody flashbacks. They are looking at drugs that can eliminate post traumatic stress syndrome. How about a pill to keep Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld or the next set of fearless leaders from sending other people’s children to war in the first place?
Fri 24 Aug 2007
According to NPR and the rest of the commercial media, civilized people are shocked at the utter venality of football star Michael Vick, who has admitted setting his dogs on other dogs in mortal combat, all for his amusement and the amusement of his friends. (more…)
Fri 24 Aug 2007
Often I feel like the Slowskys, the talking turtles from the high-speed internet ads who relish their supposedly slower-than-cable dsl connection. In one of the ads, Bill Slowsky downloads some file at a snail’s pace, and he says “aaahh, me time.” I’m more and more convinced that the human race is hurling itself into extinction. I think the human race can learn from Bill Slowsky. As a species, we’re embarrassingly inept at solving the self-created problem of our demise. There’s too much money to be made. So, I’ve decided to enjoy what’s left as much as I can.
Thu 23 Aug 2007
Historians and military experts gave the President a failing grade for his comparison of Vietnam and Iraq at the national Veterans of Foreign Wars convention Wednesday. Are there any armchair warrior/historians out there who agree with Bush? Who wants to send Cheney to re-education camp? Let’s have a show of hands. (more…)