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April 29, 2015

is this the best song about race ever?



Dan Bern, different worlds.
April 29, 2015

well that's all and good BUT

Is it good for the people of Ukraine? Seeing how this whole thing started.

seems like financial times and Forbes both have a pro Euro agenda.

April 29, 2015

The Baltimore CVS.... what was the racial makeup of the employees? Management?

Wondering this and I am not that good of researcher to find it apparently.

April 29, 2015

You Will Be Surprised Who the Outside Agitators Really Are in Baltimore

On Monday, the country watched as a band of outside agitators descended on the streets of Baltimore, attacked locals with blunt force, intimidated innocent bystanders, and even threw rocks at native residents. Every day, these gun-toting rogues come from as far as New Jersey and Pennsylvania to intimidate the good people of Baltimore, forcing communities to cower under the threat of violence. The agitators are known for their menacing dark blue garb, hostile behavior and gangland-style codes of secrecy and silence. Though many of these ruffians have attempted to conceal their identities from their victims, they can be easily spotted by the badges that signify membership in the widely feared Baltimore Police Department.


http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/you-will-be-surprised-who-outside-agitators-really-are-baltimore

April 28, 2015

How President Johnson dealt with the other Baltimore riots:

SNIP>>>>>>>>

President Lyndon Johnson

What did you expect? I don’t know why we’re so surprised. When you put your foot on a man’s neck and hold him down for three hundred years, and then you let him up, what’s he going to do? He’s going to knock your block off.


SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

More at link: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/04/28/3652006/baltimore-race-riots-1968/

April 28, 2015

Witnesses In Photos Of Baltimore Protests Dispute MSM’s Version Of Events

As people in Baltimore organize to defend their community against police brutality, there are many different stories coming out both through both the mainstream and social media describing what happened during this week’s Freddie Gray protests.

There is now a heated debate surrounding various videos and photos that allege acts of violence, theft, and vandalism. However, it has now been confirmed that mainstream media sources have been posting pictures and creating their own stories to go along with them. In some cases, witnesses or people who were actually seen in these pictures have come forward to dispute the stories that have been ascribed to these images.

One aspect of the violence this weekend that has not been covered by the mainstream media is the fact that drunk sports fans were actually instigating fights with the protesters. This is not surprising, given the notorious history of violence for which sports fans across the country are well-known.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/witnesses-photos-baltimore-protests-dispute-mainstream-medias-version-events/#2T2RyOqgsFfL5KsL.99


Posting because this story is coming out now and needs to get some run....

April 26, 2015

Bruce Jenner and other transgender people: What pronoun?

Having been talking about Bruce and seeing many articles about this, I wonder what I should call someone who has done this. Most articles refer to him at the same time they say he is transitioning to a woman. Where does it happen when he goes all the way, will he become a she to the journals then?

As for me I've found myself unsure of how to refer to Bruce Jenner and other transgender people. Not that it has come up much in my life so far, but now with this topic wagging tongues everywhere, I find myself wanting to get it right.

April 25, 2015

Some pot math for ya regarding california

Some pot math for you all:

38.8 million people in CA.
10% smoke weed (a LOW number)= 3,800,000
at a rate of 1/8 ounce a week (a LOW number). = 1,940,000 ounces per month.
23,280,000 ounces per year.=1,450,000 pounds per year.

So that means that 1,450,000 one pound yield plants need to be grown just to supply 1/10th of the population with an 1/8 ounce per week. Not counting the number is more like 30% and the usage amount is probably twice that. Not counting the amount that leaves California either.

That's $1,455,000,000 dollars at 1,000 dollars a pound (A low number).

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