Archive for June, 2010

A Response to “Fuck You, Us”.

Posted by Brendan on June 30th, 2010 filed in criticism, culture, economy, environment, oil, politics

Sex Pistols, “No One Is Innocent”

Alex: “And fuck you, us. We’re the ones consuming all that oil.”
You’ll have to pardon me for lifting a response I made in comments to a full-on post, but I’ve been seeing this theme going around a lot recently. And while I respect where it comes from, I reject it [...]

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Coast Guard: Complicit in Hiding the Oil Disaster?

Posted by Brendan on June 30th, 2010 filed in calling bullshit, environment, extinction, oil, politics

from my journalist friend in Louisiana:
DATE: June 29, 2010 21:28:45 CST
Coast Guard establishes safety zone around all Deepwater Horizon protective boom, operations in Southeast, La.
Key contact numbers
* Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
* Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
[...]

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Amateur Flyover Video: BP Slick Covers Dolphins and Whales

Around the 6:33 mark, the narrator/filmer, John Wathen, comes to a pod of 36 dolphins stranded in oil, “struggling just to breathe”. Another 18 are discovered later, and then A GODDMAN FUCKING SPERM WHALE TRAPPED IN OIL UP TO ITS GODDAMN BLOWHOLE. “Across his back we could see red patches of crude as if [...]

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Toronto Police Beat, Tase Unarmed Peaceful Protestors

Posted by Brendan on June 28th, 2010 filed in direct action, international, police brutality, politics, youtube

Peaceful G20 protest at Queen & Spadina from Meghann Millard on Vimeo.
It is sometimes difficult to be sad when a cop gets shot.

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“Mommy, Get the Oil OFFFFF!”

Posted by Brendan on June 28th, 2010 filed in big business as usual, corporate deadbeats, environment, oil, youtube

Child goes to Destin Beach in Florida, child gets foot coated with crude oil:

Coming to a beach near you…

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RIP Robert Byrd

Posted by Brendan on June 28th, 2010 filed in obituary, old time, politics, youtube

Policiticians are dirty ugly people, and even the best are awful. So while i have a lot of respect for Byrd’s dedication to the Constitution and his opposition to the Bush criminals… well, the less said about politics, the better.
What’s not so well-known about Robert Byrd was that he was a lifelong fiddle player, a [...]

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Baby Henry: Adoption Complete

Posted by Brendan on June 28th, 2010 filed in Philadelphia, direct action, meta

I just wanted to update the Baby Henry saga. I spent most of the weekend picking up my son and hanging out at my parents’ place, and although Christina was at home, I was a little concerned that the kitten might die in the interim. Luckily that wasn’t the case: when I got home [...]

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When You’ve Lost Hitler, You’ve Really Messed UP

Posted by Brendan on June 25th, 2010 filed in calling bullshit, comedy gold!, oil, politics, pollution, youtube

I never get tired of these re-dubbed Hitler videos.

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More BP BULLSHIT

Forward from my Gulf contact:
—— Forwarded Message
From: Deepwater Horizon Response External Affairs
Reply-To: Deepwater Horizon Response External Affairs
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:21:07 -0700 (PDT)
To:
Subject: Two Members of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Die in Unrelated Events
DATE: June 23, 2010 19:19:38 CST
Two Members of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Die in Unrelated Events
Key [...]

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Oil Disaster May be Unstoppable

Posted by Brendan on June 25th, 2010 filed in corporate deadbeats, environment, obituary, oil, youtube

It really IS Biblical…. we are SO THOROUGHLY FUCKED.

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