Archive for the 'civil rights' Category
Every Sitting member of the SCOTUS (except Ginsburg) Deserves to Be Tasered by the Police
An eight to one majority of fascist pigs on the US Supreme Court decided yesterday that police can kick on your door without a warrant if they suspect you’re destroying evidence — even if the “exigent circumstance” is one of their own creation.
As anyone who’s ever had a run in with the police knows, they [...]
Now That Bin Laden’s Dead, Can I Have My Rights Back?
Just askin’.
Read More..>>Under Construction: A Complete Surveillance State Online
They’ll Never Keep Us Down
WI Governor Scott Walker is a Liar
Pinocchio: like Scott Walker, a puppet and a liar
MADISON, Wis. — Debate in the State Senate over Wisconsin’s controversial bill to cut collective bargaining rights for public workers ended, at least temporarily, on Thursday morning before it began. As the session was due to begin, Democrats failed to appear in the chamber, leaving the body [...]
On the Occasion of the Glorious Obama Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
the tax cut for the wealthy, which will almost certainly lead to cuts to human services and attacks on Social Security, is fait accompli. Quite a few Democrats said no to this piece of shit, but in the end, too many were too scared to vote the consciences, while many others are simply not on [...]
Read More..>>Squeaky Wheel
I was emailing and calling Senator Bob Casey’s office all last week about the problems with the TSA, and on Thursday I got an unexpected call from his Harrisburg office. For the next twenty minutes or so, I spoke at length with Sarah Newman, a constituent advocate, about my concerns and suggestions for TSA.
I pointed [...]
Following Up with Senator Casey
Dear Ms. Newman and Ms. Schimer:
Yesterday I wrote to you about TSA’s abuse of American citizens and our children, and the disappointing response of the office, which made it sound as if Senator Casey is not concerned that the TSA is abusing its authority. I spoke again this morning with staff member Tayeesha, and she [...]
AT LAST, COMMON GROUND!!
Looks like the right wingers hate TSA too.
But I think only one of them admits that this is a Bush creation.
UPDATED: the Tribune pulled the video from youtube. Luckily, information wants to be free.
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Read More..>>Conversation With Bob Casey’s Office on TSA
Riiiiiiing….riiiiiiiiiing
“hello, Senator Bob Casey’s office, Tayeesha speaking.”
“Hi Tayeesha, my name’s Brendan Skwire. I’m a constituent calling from Philadelphia, and I have a number of concerns for the Senator related to the TSA.
“I’ve spent the weekend reading a number of disturbing articles about the TSA” I quoted from Goldberg’s most salient piece:
During a trip last Sunday [...]
