Monday, November 7, 2011

Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance

by Lemony Snicket
4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

Occupy Together - Jefferson Airplane Revolution/Volunteers



Some ideas on governance in the 21st Century

Fox News keeps spewing out that the 99% of the polity who has decided to seize the reins of government "don't have a policy paper" or a "list of demands" like they are just some insignificant flies buzzing around them, but they'll be pretty quick to dispense with the labels, when they do the math on the 99%'s mood. But since they want "platforms" so they can co-opt and pervert the democratic spirit of the day, here's some to start the feed of ideas... I am one of the 99%.

LETS LINK 15.O GLOBAL REVOLUTION TO 11.11.11 GLOBAL WIKISTRIKE FOR LIFE: OCCUPY THE WORLD

PFor a social structure free from classes, states, borders, work, money, war and based on the commons we share… Join the world wide WikiStrike and open source global demo on 11.11.11!
We are reclaiming life !

Robert Thurman Speaks at Occupy Wall Street


"We need a cool revolution." Buddhist Scholar, and long time personal friend of the Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman, addressed the crowd at Occupy Wall Street on October 12. Shot by acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow Ripper, for his upcoming feature doc, "EVOLVE LOVE: Love in a Time of Crisis." http://www.evolvelovelive.com

Roubini predicts eurozone collapse; world markets will follow

Noted American economist Nouriel Roubini says the eurozone is in the midst of crumbling, and with the rest of the world’s future at stake with a potential collapse, they might want to listen up — Roubini has been right before.

N. Roubini: ' The fox that raided the chicken coop now claims it wants to guard it again'

Renown[ed] American economist Nouriel Roubini tweeted on Friday: "The Greek fox (New Democracy party) that raided the chicken coop now claims it wants to guard it again.Their credibility is dirtier than mud."

Bob Dylan - I'ts allright ma, (I'm only bleeding)

Bob Dylan's "I'ts allright ma, I'm only bleeding".
This is from his concert at Philharmonic Hall, 1964.

How to Abolish Money

From Jorgen Schäfer’s Homepage:
“We should just abolish money and return to barter.” Such and similar phrases are sometimes heard in anarchist debate. It usually shows a basic misunderstanding of the nature of money. This essay tries to explain what it would really take to abolish money, and what would not be enough. Once this is understood, and some possible ways to have moneyless economies are known, it should be easier for everyone to decide on whether they really want to abolish money.

everything FREE! An introduction to The Free World Charter.



Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts

People lined up on the veranda of the American mission hospital here from miles around to barter for doctor visits and medicines, clutching scrawny chickens, squirming goats and buckets of maize. But mostly, they arrived with sacks of peanuts on their heads.

L.E.T.S Timebank to beat the local economy blues

I can’t help feeling its very timely to have Avalon Fairshares back in action.

Smothering the Flames of Revolution in Tibet

On October 1, China’s National Day, Tibetans' flames of protest erupted in the Sichuan, fanning a tired message of independence and religious freedom. Two teenage Tibetan monks set themselves on fire during a protest, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama and for Tibetan autonomy.

The people finally realized that we are serfs in a feudalistic system

My job as an economic hit man during the 1970s was to enslave nations that had resources our corporations coveted by burdening them with debts they could never repay. We then demanded that they sell those resources cheap, without social or environmental regulations, to our corporations.

LinkHugh Laurie: "Antidisestablishmentarianism"


Peru’s Congress approves 10-year GMO ban

Peru’s Congress announced Friday it overwhelmingly approved a 10-year moratorium on imports of genetically modified organisms in order to safeguard the country’s biodiversity.

ayaklan / occupy istanbul kasım 5 / nov. 5th 2011

Photo gallery

GENERAL STRIKE, children's brigade, decolonize oakland

Danny Glover, Roger Waters: Powerful Messages To Occupy



Sermons With Suds part 1


The Very Esteemed Universal Philosopher of Absolute Reality Reverend Frodis "Suds" Pshaw preaches the gospel of the Church of the SubGenius and J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. www.subgenius.com

POLL WINNER JR 'Bob' Dobbs
The word spread amongst the Church of the Subgenius that their man, JR "Bob" Dobbs, was trailing Sarah Palin and Jerry Garcia... not to mention the Prophet Muhammad! They quickly organized a plea for BOB TOASTERS!

How To Spot A Jap (1942)
1942 US ARMY/NAVY EDUCATIONAL COMIC STRIP

Leaderless revolution {OCCUPY}


Anarchy Comics
Some underground comic freaks from the 1970s/80s printed Anarchy Comics Vol. 3, seen in these photos. It's from 1981 and it is intelligent, politically charged art dipped in pop trash art sewage. My favorite image is the back cover of, depicting the US and USSR as giant mosquitoes, sucking the planet dry. It's by Pepe Moreno. Paul Mavrides' work appears and he thanks "Bob" from his satire religion The Church of the Subgenius. Front cover by Peter Pontiak, color by Guy Colwell. Edited by Jay Kinney.

The most awesome rage comic ever?
I just got tweeted about this extraordinary rage comic by an 86-year old.

Corporate Religion


'I enjoy being a girl,' as Britain and its Commonwealth abolish royal maleprecedence
Author's program note. So, at last it came, after a thousand long years, then as swift as lightning... girl royals are now equals of boy royals, by parliamentary fiat and the Queen's own signature . And all the Founding Mothers of Women's Rights and Feminism are cock-a-hoop, equality in all occupations -- even the most august -- having always been their goal.

My Brightest Diamond - To Pluto's Moon (Live)



Shape-Shifting Donkey Prostitute Strikes Again
"Your worship, I only came to know that I was being intimate with a donkey when I got arrested," a 28-year-old Zimbabwe man told a magistrate on Monday.

Revolt of the Turkeys, Part One
In which a rabble-rousing turkey escapes the farm and finds himself in Washington, where his talents land him a broadcasting job.

Solioonensius
After having profoundly studied the sunspots, the great Russian erudite Georges Lakhovsky reached the point of discovering that an intimate relationship exists between sunspots and wars.

Is Socialism’s True Father—Satan?
The bible of modern community activists—Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals—contains a surprising yet highly illustrative dedication, a paean to Satan.

Origins of religion and the human revolution
Jack Conrad gives his assessment of some of the main theories and asks what apes can teach us

What happens if the Flying Spaghetti Monster lands.
I mean he wouldn't be flying so what would he be? Would he even still exist? Also, what do pirates have to do with the FSM?
Czarcasm - Free Range Chicken Of Bristol: 'The Flying Spaghetti Monster does not "land"-it grasps the Earth in it's Noodly Goodness and takes us for a ride.'

Too Controversial: Pirate Party Banned From Gaming Exhibition
Despite having booked and paid for their booth at Gamex, Sweden’s largest gaming exhibition, the Pirate Party have been excluded from the action this week. The party, who say they were nagged for 2 to 3 months to book for the event, were this week informed they were too controversial and no longer welcome.

God vs. the flying spaghetti monster at the Society of Edmonton Atheists (Part 1)
On the evening of November 1 I was pleased once again to share an evening with the motley crew at the Society of Edmonton Atheists. My topic for the evening was “What hath God to do with the flying spaghetti monster?” I spent the first section of the talk summarizing a range of entities that are popularly compared to God from Bertrand Russell’s famous flying teapot through Santa Claus, invisible pink unicorns, Zeus, and fairies, and finally settling on the most recent member of this most ignominious pantheon, the fabled flying spaghetti monster.

British ISP told to block Pirate Bay torrent site, or face court
A music industry coalition has asked the UK’s largest ISP to block access to the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, or face court.

Do aliens believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and does the Flying Spaghetti Monster believe in aliens?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
The Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't believe, he knows.

Pastafarians' $1bn global HQ in Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction
Birmingham - The international fight against dodgy durum wheat products intensified today with the announcement that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is to relocate to an iconic new HQ in the Midlands.
Church followers - known as Pastafarians - are bankrolling construction of the $1 billion Puttanesca Twin Towers building in the Spaghetti Junction area of Birmingham.


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