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plevy bookmarked a link

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:08:52 America/Los_Angeles

How dictators watch us on the web « Prospect Magazine
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wesleyneo bookmarked a link

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:43:17 America/Los_Angeles

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Very good spoof of the NYT by the Yes Men.
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JRepin bookmarked a link

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:33:19 America/Los_Angeles

A Concise Introduction to Free and Open Source Software
Andy Updegrove writes an article providing an overview of the history of FOSS and its champions, the major philosophical differences that divide FOSS from OSS developers, the multiple licenses under which FOSS is made available, and the principle...
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wmblake7 posted a blog entry

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:54:18 America/Los_Angeles

Safeguarding democracy. Safeguarding your vote. Support the watchdogs at BlackBox Voting
From Bev at BlackBox Voting: Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or...
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Jopo de Gomina bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:09:39 America/Los_Angeles

Zeitgeist Argentina
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Jopo de Gomina bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:05:36 America/Los_Angeles

Zeitgeist Addendum - The Movie (Spanish)
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wmblake7 posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:59:17 America/Los_Angeles

“The Copenhagen climate summit has ended without the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement”
Not Done Yet | Amnesty International More than 120 world leaders who gathered in Copenhagen have been unable to resolve...
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bpittard posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:54:47 America/Los_Angeles

India – Timeless and Timed, Eternal and Venal
India is, often invisibly, 'bound' to timelessness. The West, all too often and too visibly, 'shackled' to time. Both...
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Muhammad Basheer bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:49:38 America/Los_Angeles

home | Tactical Technology Collective
Tactical Tech is an international NGO helping human rights advocates use information, communications and digital technologies to maximise the impact of their advocacy work. We provide advocates with guides, tools, training and consultancy to help them...
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Karsten bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:35:14 America/Los_Angeles

Bluepeace Environmental NGO Maldives
Bluepeace is made up of concerned individuals who wish to ensure that the natural environment is used wisely and continues to be available for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. Bluepeace is strictly a non-governmental organization and...
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eroxo bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:19:03 America/Los_Angeles

Arrastão: Isto não anda tudo ligado
Daniel Oliveira
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Aliza Sherman posted a tweet

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:25:54 America/Los_Angeles

Or for that matter, whether traditional activism can ever reform the industrial economy. (via @Orion_Magazine)
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Gabriel bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:22:47 America/Los_Angeles

The Open Planning Project
TOPP spots the seams in the world where opportunities for transformative change exist: the way open source can spread the knowledge and tools of good government; the promise that planning for people first, rather than cars first, can transform...
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wmblake7 posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:53:13 America/Los_Angeles

“Not to stand up to protest the forces of death is to become part of them”: Hilary Rodham [sic]
We all know that Obama turned his back on the peace movement when he moved from the Illinois legislature to the US Senate. ...
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Geoff - StudentStuff posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:33:09 America/Los_Angeles

The Cover Girl Cover-Up
Each year, millions of women are stricken with cancer. Usually blamed on environmental factors, the real culprit may be skin...
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wmblake7 posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:04:04 America/Los_Angeles

I Dreamed I Saw Casey Sheehan Last Night–to the tune of Joe Hill (author unknown) by Cindy Sheehan
by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer from Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Dec. 19, 2009 I...
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reggiesmith770 posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:56:47 America/Los_Angeles

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reggiesmith770 posted a blog entry

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:54:26 America/Los_Angeles

RISE – The Resurrection Show
Host Reggie Smith discusses the new guidelines for treating HIV in the U.S. with DR. Luther Virgil, noted physician and CEO of...
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alan_jones bookmarked a link

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:30:13 America/Los_Angeles

Sprout e-course : idea growth
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David M posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:00 America/Los_Angeles

Give a Goat, Get an Mp3
Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn are Pomplamoose. They've made several fun covers that they perform out of a SF Bay area home...
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CarmanAvenue shared an item

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:24:15 America/Los_Angeles

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: The Hall of Shame
Our stomachs have been churning over the last few weeks over Uganda’s absolutely revolting proposed anti-homosexuality bill. If you still haven’t heard of it, you must be living in a cave somewhere. Under the new bill, anyone convicted of having gay...
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Aria posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:23:41 America/Los_Angeles

Expose
Some of the transgender who attack us seem to think the women here and elsewhere who oppose the transgender lie are engaging in...
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Lez Get Real posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:30:05 America/Los_Angeles

Obama Administration Denies Lesbian Spousal Benefits Despite Judge’s Finding
Posted by Melanie Nathan: From the White House Web site: President Obama supports full civil unions that give same-sex...
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Moonstar Silverwolf posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:46:24 America/Los_Angeles

Don’t Be Silent: Join & Support the Gaza Freedom March from home
Are you like me & wish you could go to Gaza to be part of the Gaza Freedom March? If so, then you are likely also trying...
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wmblake7 posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:43:27 America/Los_Angeles

Contrary to popular belief, the US actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now—and that number is quickly rising.
Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know by Jeremy Scahill The Obama administration is continuing the...
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