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6 Jan 2012 »

Get us off the pesticide treadmill

Superweeds and superbugs are emerging all over the country. Farmers across the Midwest and South are losing their fields to pesticide-resistant superweeds so formidable and fast-spreading that they break farm machinery.

Instead of abandoning a losing strategy, Dow aims to get us all running faster on the same broken pesticide treadmill by seeking approval for its 2,4-D resistant seed lines. Sign this petition to block their release into the marketplace and head the pesticide industry off at the pass. >> http://action.panna.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9109

Syndicated 2012-01-06 18:29:00 (Updated 2012-01-06 18:29:28) from proclus

6 Jan 2012 »

Cut Pentagon Spending Now

Sign our petition now to the House and Senate members of the Defense Appropriations committees, asking them to vote for Obama's proposed cuts AND make deeper cuts too.

http://act.truemajorityaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=293...

We will deliver the petitions in person to members' offices next month. Now is the critical time, as they're writing the defense budget bills that will be voted on this summer, even as they are getting wined and dined by lobbyists for the huge military contractors. These members are the critical targets, because their committees will be deciding what the 2013 defense budget looks like. They need to hear from you, and they need to know that we are all watching closely what happens next.

Please sign the petition now to cut Pentagon spending.

http://act.truemajorityaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=293...

Syndicated 2012-01-06 18:24:00 (Updated 2012-01-06 18:24:57) from proclus

6 Jan 2012 »

Join me - support the end of corporate personhood

I just emailed my federal and state legislators to urge them to support an end to corporate personhood. Will you join me? Just go here: http://bit.ly/yO0xNo

There’s good news: Last week, Montana's Supreme Court upheld a ban on corporate election spending. Los Angeles and New York have just joined the list of cities urging the rest of the country to join Montana. And several bills have been introduced in Congress to amend the Constitution.

Syndicated 2012-01-06 16:36:00 (Updated 2012-01-06 16:36:28) from proclus

5 Jan 2012 »

Tell Google: Quit the Chamber of Commerce

Dear Friend,

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is at the forefront of efforts to pass the Internet Censorship Act, which fundamentally threatens the internet as we know it.

If the bill passes, corporate copyright holders would be able to demand the government shut down a website based on nothing more than an allegation that the website contains copyrighted material. And the government could do this even without a court order.

The free speech implications of this kind of extra-judicial government censorship of the internet is chilling. It's nothing short of an outright attack on our free internet.

Google, which is strongly opposed to the Internet Censorship Act and has an unofficial motto of "Don't be evil," is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. But the Chamber's all-out support of this incredibly dangerous legislation has reportedly caused Google to consider quitting the rightwing organization in protest.

I told Google to quit the Chamber of Commerce, and I hope you will too. You can learn more and sign the petition at the link below.

http://ping.fm/QS1PX

Syndicated 2012-01-05 19:59:00 (Updated 2012-01-05 19:59:31) from proclus

3 Jan 2012 »

Building #Occupy support 4 #OpBlackout action, faved&blogged. More likely coming. - #OWS #OSLC #TeaParty #NDAA #SOPA #PIPA #OPDX #J3 #nycga

OccupyOregon OpBlackout march Jan 3 at Director Park, SW Yamhill & Park Ave in pdx - 6pm. fb event: is.gd/XarEMR NDAA SOPA PIPA OPDX
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jopauca ACTION TOMORROW against the NDAA signed by Obama. Join us. http://ping.fm/eYRx1 OpBlackout
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OccupySaltLake J3 URGENT ANONYMOUS TRANSMISSION : OpBlackout Engaged - Day Of Action 1-3-12 http://ping.fm/O8pF8 OWS OSLC TeaParty

Syndicated 2012-01-03 01:08:00 (Updated 2012-01-03 01:08:45) from proclus

2 Jan 2012 »

The detention provisions of the #NDAA would be best applied to the people who enacted them. - #OpBlackout

If you are tempted to say NDAA makes you feel belligerant, just think of the people who enacted it. Now THAT'S BELLIGERANT! No surprise people think it OK to defend indefinite detention since Obama signed NDAA. They don't think too far ahead. ;-)

Syndicated 2012-01-02 21:12:00 (Updated 2012-01-02 21:12:10) from proclus

31 Dec 2011 »

Some status networking alternatives.

Of course, the Tumblr is an incredible asset. If you want to stay current with the GNU-Darwin spectrum,follow Tumblr. http://ping.fm/OeM3K
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Make private

Keep an eye on the Friendfeed, and you are likely to discover others, notably Plurk. http://ping.fm/4g9ES
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Make private

Here is another fine one, which is much underutilized in my opinion. http://ping.fm/JuyhX
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Make private

I'd take this opportunity to point out some very fine alternative status networks. http://ping.fm/WL12O
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Make private

Syndicated 2011-12-31 16:07:00 (Updated 2011-12-31 16:07:23) from proclus

31 Dec 2011 »

Proof of concept. Freedom of expression includes groups such as Hezbollah and al Qaeda. This is a no brainer. Welcome to free country.

Proof of concept. Freedom of expression includes groups such as Hezbollah and al Qaeda. This is a no brainer. Welcome to free country.

Syndicated 2011-12-31 15:14:00 (Updated 2011-12-31 15:14:38) from proclus

28 Dec 2011 »

x-ray scanner breast #cancer - Google Search - #health #tsa #nhs #xray #body cancer #civil #rights ping.fm/L3uFW

x-ray scanner breast cancer - Google Search - health tsa nhs xray body cancer civil rights ping.fm/L3uFW

Syndicated 2011-12-28 13:39:00 (Updated 2011-12-28 13:39:28) from proclus

28 Dec 2011 »

GNU-Darwin-org coming up again. Still need to change the power supply. Maybe Thursday.

GNU-Darwin-org coming up again. Still need to change the power supply. Maybe Thursday.

BTW, Most people probably don't know that I am admin for another project, ProgPorts. Expect updates soon. ping.fm/2MFJ1

Syndicated 2011-12-28 01:30:00 (Updated 2011-12-28 01:30:31) from proclus

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