"Breaking the Set" with Abby.....a Blockbuster Show--Today

[KoKo]

EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin remarks on an attempt from an IP at the US congress attempting to change Abby's Wikipedia page, highlighting the attempts by anonymous internet trolls in high-places attempting to alter Wikipedia information.

Abby then speaks with journalist and documentarian, Harry Fear, to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza, including the bombing of 4 children on a Gaza beach and the failure of the most recent ceasefire.

Abby then goes over the publication of a study on how genetically modified foods (GMOs) affect living organisms, as well as the pushback the study received by the GMO companies like Monsanto who fought unsuccessfully to silence the findings of the research

BTS wraps up the show with an exclusive interview with Afshin Rattansi, journalist and host of RT's 'Going Underground' about some of the most pressing issues facing the UK including draconian legislation that codifies mass surveillance and William Hague's resignation as foreign secretary.

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[DeSwiss]

1. K&R!

- Yes Abby, you are pissing-off people in high and low places. Some even break-out in hives when they see the RT logo!

[Overseas]

2. K&R. Great show.

[bananas]

3. I didn't realize she's from California.

This is the first time I've looked at her wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Martin

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Early life

Martin grew up in Pleasanton, California, where she attended Amador Valley High School, graduating in 2002.[7][8] She became interested in journalism when her high school boyfriend enlisted in the military after the September 11 attacks in 2001. "I didn't want him going to war, let alone fighting in one," she recalls. "I began to critically ask 'What is really going on?'"[2] By the time she was a sophomore at San Diego State University, she began questioning the selling of the Iraq War by the media.[2][7] She received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and minored in Spanish.

In 2004, she campaigned for John Kerry's presidential campaign, but became disillusioned with the left right paradigm.[9] Martin worked for a time as an investigative journalist for a San Diego-based online news site until moving back to Northern California.[10][11] <snip>

Graphic arts

After high school, Martin began painting. Themes in her paintings include politics, nature, and psychedelia. She also takes photographs and makes collages. Her works have been exhibited several times around California. She views art as "an amazing outlet" and a "way to interpret the ugly truths in the world and reflect a better future."[1]

Media Roots

Martin founded the organization Media Roots, a citizen journalism platform for reporting news, in 2009. As an independent journalist with Media Roots, Martin covered the Occupy Oakland actions during the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011.[3] Martin reported from deep in the heart of Occupy protests, strikes, shutdowns, and police actions in Oakland, California.[18][19] Her documentary video footage of Occupy Oakland protests was used by the family of Scott Olsen, a 24-year-old former Marine and Iraq War veteran, in a lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department. Martin's footage was used to argue that the protests were non-violent at the time Olsen was allegedly hit in the head with a police projectile.[7][20] RT took notice of Martin's work and began using her as a correspondent.[21] In the fall of 2010, she moved to Washington, D.C.[22]

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[swilton]

4. Great program

Thanks for the summary and the post!

[KoKo]

5. Kick...Worth a Weekend Watch...!

For Dems who still Care about Issues from varying points of view.