Thanks to the Sonoran Progressives for making me aware of this gross abuse of power by out of control Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpio. Seems the owners of the Phoenix New Times, a weekly newspaper, were arrested yesterday on charges of revealing Grand Jury information. The New Times, a Village Voice company, has had its executives, […]
Shame in Tucson
Louis Vitale, 75, a Franciscan priest, and Steve Kelly, 58, a Jesuit priest, were each sentenced on Wednesday, October 17th to five months in federal prison. Their crime? Attempting to deliver a letter opposing the teaching of torture at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. The priests are now in prison. Common Dreams describes the offense thusly: […]
Reason for Hope, Reason for Despair
Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize. Hope. World ice caps gone in 23 years. Despair. Torture as a routine American practice. Despair. Mainstream TV covering the topic of U.S. Government-sanctioned torture on prime time, network TV show “Without A Trace,” Thursday October 11, 2007. The information divulged under torture was useless. Hope. Creating and engaging […]
Newt Gingrich in Second Life
Guest Post by Ana Herzog Second Life passed another milestone today (Ouch! That sounds painful!) when Newt Gingrich used Capitol Hill SL today to announce his new plan to take over America. This photo of Gingrich is courtesy of Liz Link. Used with permission. The metaverse becomes more like real life every day…. the buying […]
More police brutality.
So students asking questions in a school sponsored event of national figure are appropriate tazer targets? Read the article at: https://www.miamiherald.com/466/story/241219.html Watch this video. The police in this country have gotten way too full of themselves under this fascist national administration. We need to send a clear message that we will not tolerate this crap! […]
More on the Assault of the Rev. Yearwood and the illegal abduction of Lori Perdue by the Capitol Police
View the video by IPS of Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. speaking about the attack on him and the police brutality that resulted in his severe injury. Another video in which the Rev. Yearwood talks about the police brutality he experienced for simply attempting to listen to a hearing on The Hill. He encourages us to […]