Sunday, May 01, 2016
Dr. Jill Stein
Did you catch this?
From Change.Org:
Petitioning FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION
Indict Casey "Champagne" Charbonneau for distribution of Child Pornography
As
we all know, Facebook has suspended multiple Pro-Bernie Sanders groups
due to Casey "Champagne" Charbonneau spamming the groups with child
pornography. Seeing as publishing child pornography is a federal felony,
Casey should be indicted for sharing lewd images
of minors on a social media platform. No longer will we allow Hillarys
goons to bring us down and stifle our candidate. INDICT CASEY CHAMPAGNE
ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES!
This petition will be delivered to:
- FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION
Read the letter
bernie sanders 2016
voter suppression
Voter Fraud
corrupt administration
hillary clinton fraud
2016 election
cody payne
started this petition with a single signature, and now has 8,527
supporters. Start a petition today to change something you care about.
Supporters
This edition's playlist
1) Ben Harper's CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
2) Graham Nash's THIS PATH TONIGHT.
3) Diana Ross' DIANA ROSS SINGS SONGS FROM THE WIZ.
6) Sam Smith's IN THE LONELY HOUR DROWNING SHADOW EDITION.
7) Aretha Franklin's ARETHA SINGS THE GREAT DIVA CLASSICS.
8) Anderson .Paak's MALIBU.
9) Carly Simon's COMING AROUND AGAIN.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes To Strengthen Online Privacy Protections
US House Rep Tulsi Gabbard's office issued the following last week.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes To Strengthen Online Privacy Protections
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the statement below on H.R. 699,
The Email Privacy Act, which passed unanimously in the House of
Representatives today. The Congresswoman is an original cosponsor of the
bill.
“Technology and innovation have dramatically redefined the way that we
live over the past three decades. Yet our laws governing online privacy
have stayed stagnant. When the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
(ECPA) was written 30 years ago, most Americans didn’t have an email
account, let alone a smartphone, cloud storage, social media, or other
forms of modern-day technology. This legislation makes common sense and
long overdue updates to the ECPA to protect the privacy of millions of
Americans who rely on the Internet to store personal data, information,
and communication, and who deserve the assurance that their information
is protected. I strongly supported this bill's passage today and will
continue working to preserve and protect the privacy and security of the
American people.”
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Dheepan—fighter’s flight is a unique take on war veteran films
This is a repost from UK SOCIALIST WORKER:
The story of the veterans of failed wars has been a Hollywood staple
since Vietnam in the 1970s. In the traditional storyline mentally
scarred warriors return home to less than a heroes’ welcome and then all
hell breaks loose.
But award-winning director Jacques Audiard turns most of this on its head.
Dheepan (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) is a Tamil Tiger fighter who’s escaped to Paris from Sri Lanka following defeat in the civil war.
To claim asylum, Dheepan uses a dead fighter’s passport. He poses as part of a family with a woman and a young orphan girl who he’s never met. Together they move to a poor estate on the capital’s outskirts where Dheepan gets a job as a caretaker.
The three Tamils speak no French.Much of the film is spent patiently observing the difficulties that millions of migrants face trying to survive, communicate and “fit in”.
With the dialogue necessarily sparse, the acting and direction are really in the spotlight. Neither disappoints.
Dheepan’s wife, Yalini (Kalieaswari Srinivasan) is a complex character. A young woman forced into an unwanted motherhood, with a job as a careworker and shy disposition, she is a fighter of a different sort to Dheepan. Her tense expressions show the constant fear she battles. Her aim is to make it to England alone as soon as her papers are approved.
Nine year old Illayaal (Claudine Vinasithamby) is eager and quick to learn. She picks up French well enough to teach some to her “parents”.
But at school she is isolated and at home she is at best an afterthought to Yalini. She knows the family affection she craves will never come.
Intense
Some of the most intense scenes focus on how the fake couple try to make themselves real—and how circumstances continually push them apart.
Despite occasional warmth and humanity from some fellow tenants, the three quickly find that they have merely escaped from one war zone to another.
Drug gangs control the area, with lookouts posted upon the roof tops and heavily armed young “soldiers” patrolling the streets and corridors. Gun fights and killings are commonplace while the state is completely disinterested.
The cinematography and attention to detail will remind viewers of Audiard’s earlier films, especially the prison drama A Prophet. He humanises even the most violent gang members while maintaining a climate of tension.
This will doubtless be one of the reasons why his film won the Palme d’Or award at the Cannes film festival last year.
By the end of the film, Dheepan cannot help but see echoes of the Sri Lankan civil war everywhere. The ghosts of his past increasingly dominate him.
It is here that Audiard’s masterpiece starts to unravel. There are simply too many plotlines crisscrossing. This puts too much pressure for the film to end as brilliantly as it has started with a neat wrap-up.
But for a glimpse into the complex lives of refugees in Europe, Dheepan is as powerful as it comes.
The space footage is exhilarating, but it takes a long time to get to it. The film is more about the intense lives of astronauts and the effects it had on their families.
At times it is moving or insightful. But while its narrow focus loses some of the big picture, it also falls short of really scrutinising the militaristic US space programme.
Today Cernan works to inspire young people about space. He seems to think about “humanity” more than the US state and the future more than the past. It’s a shame the film doesn’t too.
Dave Sewell
Dheepan—fighter’s flight is a unique take on war veteran films
Tamil refugee Dheepan (Antonythasan Jesuthasan)
But award-winning director Jacques Audiard turns most of this on its head.
Dheepan (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) is a Tamil Tiger fighter who’s escaped to Paris from Sri Lanka following defeat in the civil war.
To claim asylum, Dheepan uses a dead fighter’s passport. He poses as part of a family with a woman and a young orphan girl who he’s never met. Together they move to a poor estate on the capital’s outskirts where Dheepan gets a job as a caretaker.
The three Tamils speak no French.Much of the film is spent patiently observing the difficulties that millions of migrants face trying to survive, communicate and “fit in”.
With the dialogue necessarily sparse, the acting and direction are really in the spotlight. Neither disappoints.
Dheepan’s wife, Yalini (Kalieaswari Srinivasan) is a complex character. A young woman forced into an unwanted motherhood, with a job as a careworker and shy disposition, she is a fighter of a different sort to Dheepan. Her tense expressions show the constant fear she battles. Her aim is to make it to England alone as soon as her papers are approved.
Nine year old Illayaal (Claudine Vinasithamby) is eager and quick to learn. She picks up French well enough to teach some to her “parents”.
But at school she is isolated and at home she is at best an afterthought to Yalini. She knows the family affection she craves will never come.
Intense
Some of the most intense scenes focus on how the fake couple try to make themselves real—and how circumstances continually push them apart.
Despite occasional warmth and humanity from some fellow tenants, the three quickly find that they have merely escaped from one war zone to another.
Drug gangs control the area, with lookouts posted upon the roof tops and heavily armed young “soldiers” patrolling the streets and corridors. Gun fights and killings are commonplace while the state is completely disinterested.
The cinematography and attention to detail will remind viewers of Audiard’s earlier films, especially the prison drama A Prophet. He humanises even the most violent gang members while maintaining a climate of tension.
This will doubtless be one of the reasons why his film won the Palme d’Or award at the Cannes film festival last year.
By the end of the film, Dheepan cannot help but see echoes of the Sri Lankan civil war everywhere. The ghosts of his past increasingly dominate him.
It is here that Audiard’s masterpiece starts to unravel. There are simply too many plotlines crisscrossing. This puts too much pressure for the film to end as brilliantly as it has started with a neat wrap-up.
But for a glimpse into the complex lives of refugees in Europe, Dheepan is as powerful as it comes.
Dheepan
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Out now
The Last Man on the Moon
Since Apollo 18 spacecraft commander Gene Cernan left the Moon after tracing his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust in 1972, no-one has been back. This acclaimed documentary tells his story.The space footage is exhilarating, but it takes a long time to get to it. The film is more about the intense lives of astronauts and the effects it had on their families.
At times it is moving or insightful. But while its narrow focus loses some of the big picture, it also falls short of really scrutinising the militaristic US space programme.
Today Cernan works to inspire young people about space. He seems to think about “humanity” more than the US state and the future more than the past. It’s a shame the film doesn’t too.
Dave Sewell
Highlights
This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.
"White House using your tax dollars to support cens..." -- most requested highlight of the week by readers of this site.
Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "The Messys Of ..." -- Isaiah on the idiot Debra Messing.
"White House using your tax dollars to support cens..." -- most requested highlight of the week by readers of this site.
Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "The Messys Of ..." -- Isaiah on the idiot Debra Messing.
"They bomb hospitals, don't they?" -- yes, Ruth, they do.
"MOTHER'S DAY," "Zoe Saldana triumphs in NINA," "Ghostbusters," "Movies and Medicare," "NINA," "1971 (documentary)," "Dead Pool" and "Don't believe the reviews, Nina is a great film" -- Stan, Betty, Ann, Elaine and Marcia go to the movies.
"Grilled Cheese Sandwich in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers an easy recipe.
"is there a point to 'scandal' anymore?," "The Originals (farewell Cammie)," "How important was Marisa Tomei?" and "THE GOOD WIFE is the so-so mother" -- Rebecca, Marcia and Stan cover TV.
"Music (Stevie Nicks) and a passing (Father Berrigan)," "Steve" and "Beyonce" -- Mike and Kat talk music.
"Amazon, where's my damn order" and "Blog and they shall respond" -- Ann notes the power of the internet.
"Missing Hillary," "Every American has the right," "That cowardly Jane Arraf," "casey champagne needs to be arrested," "John Stauber waves goodbye to the Sanders campaign," "I'm so sick of Women's Media Center," "Can Martha Burk shut up?," "Yes, it's sad, scary and depressing," "Discussion you should check out," "THIS JUST IN! WHY WAIT ON WINNING A NOMINATION?," "Ted's got a plan!," "Ted and Carly?," "know who you're getting in bed with,"
"That awful liar," "Nutty Deborah Messing and David Brock," "Debra Messing and other Hillary fools," "Those kooky White celebrities," "nicholas kristof is an embarrassment," "How they cover for Hillary," "Sharon Stone's an elderly sex kitten (put her down already)" and "ObamaCare" -- state of the world.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Truest statement of the week
Debra has too much time on her hands. I don't know. She kept going and going and going. And then finally after a while I said, ''Debra, look, report me to the homeroom teacher and let's just stop."
-- Activist and Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon on the Twitter fight Debra Messing started, quote via JUST JARED.
-- Activist and Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon on the Twitter fight Debra Messing started, quote via JUST JARED.
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