International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27th each year, we remember the victims of the Nazi era. The theme of this year’s remembrance day is Children and the Holocaust.
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Nashville, Tennessee
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2012-01-26
You did not bear the shame.
You resisted.
You bestowed an eternally vigilant symbol of change
by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honor.— Memorial to the German resistance (the resistance that never was)
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New drone has no pilot anywhere, so who’s accountable? The Navy is testing an autonomous plane that will land on an aircraft carrier. The prospect of heavily armed aircraft screaming through the skies without direct human control is unnerving to many.
Photo: The X-47B drone. Credit: Chad Slattery, Northrop Grumman
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Egyptian woman looks on during a rally in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on Jan. 25 in Cairo Egypt. Tens of thousands are gathering in the square on the first anniversary of the Arab uprising. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Source: Boston.com
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#OccupyWallStreet #OWS #D12
A new day, a new year and a bright new future is ours for the taking!
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Won’t bow. Don’t. Know. How.
— Big Chief Albert Lambreaux, character from HBO’s Treme, which focuses on The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (via wisdomist)
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Sen. Al Franken, Rep. Jeff Landry Bridge Political Divide in an Attempt to Overturn Detainee Language in National Defense Authorization Act
Unlikely allies, Sen. Al Franken(D-Minn.) and Rep. Jeff Landry(R-LA), have joined forces in an attempt to overhaul the detainee language from the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
The language in question, affirmation of the president’s right to indefinitely detain anyone suspected of joining or “substantially [supporting] al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces”, has come under fire from Representatives and Senators on both sides of the political aisle. While introducing his new bill, Landry noted that “any statute that could possibly be interpreted to allow a president to detain American citizens without charge or trial is incredibly alarming.”
from The Hill:
President George W. Bush originally claimed a similar right under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, a law passed in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. To the dismay of some on the left, Obama has asserted the same claim, and Congress has now codified it.
The provision, however, does not specifically exempt U.S. citizens, and that’s the rub.
“You go down a slippery slope,” Franken told The Hill. “To not give people a hearing, to not give an American citizen the right to have his case heard in a court — I think that’s one of our basic rights. Once we’re starting to get rid of our basic rights, we’re in real trouble.”
Franken and Landry are not alone in their efforts to fight what many are interpreting as a gross expansion of executive branch power. Sen. Dianne Feinstein(D-CA) introduced a similar bill already, exempting U.S. citizens from the detention provisions, but that bill was defeated 45-55 in the Senate. However, Sen. Feinstein did manage to garner the support of several prominent conservatives, including Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.
While there’s not been a bill that’s come close to altering the language of the NDAA, yet, many view the multiple bipartisan efforts at doing-so as a clear indication that this debate will not be going anywhere.
But will the debate prove problematic for President Obama on the campaign trail? Or will the arguments stay in Washington, largely ignored by non-political junkies and those outside the Beltway?
(images courtesy of the House of Representatives)
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Sen. Al Franken, Rep. Jeff Landry Bridge Political Divide in an Attempt to Overturn Detainee Language in National Defense Authorization Act
Unlikely allies, Sen. Al Franken(D-Minn.) and Rep. Jeff Landry(R-LA), have joined forces in an attempt to overhaul the detainee language from the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
The language in question, affirmation of the president’s right to indefinitely detain anyone suspected of joining or “substantially [supporting] al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces”, has come under fire from Representatives and Senators on both sides of the political aisle. While introducing his new bill, Landry noted that “any statute that could possibly be interpreted to allow a president to detain American citizens without charge or trial is incredibly alarming.”
from The Hill:
President George W. Bush originally claimed a similar right under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, a law passed in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. To the dismay of some on the left, Obama has asserted the same claim, and Congress has now codified it.
The provision, however, does not specifically exempt U.S. citizens, and that’s the rub.
“You go down a slippery slope,” Franken told The Hill. “To not give people a hearing, to not give an American citizen the right to have his case heard in a court — I think that’s one of our basic rights. Once we’re starting to get rid of our basic rights, we’re in real trouble.”
Franken and Landry are not alone in their efforts to fight what many are interpreting as a gross expansion of executive branch power. Sen. Dianne Feinstein(D-CA) introduced a similar bill already, exempting U.S. citizens from the detention provisions, but that bill was defeated 45-55 in the Senate. However, Sen. Feinstein did manage to garner the support of several prominent conservatives, including Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.
While there’s not been a bill that’s come close to altering the language of the NDAA, yet, many view the multiple bipartisan efforts at doing-so as a clear indication that this debate will not be going anywhere.
But will the debate prove problematic for President Obama on the campaign trail? Or will the arguments stay in Washington, largely ignored by non-political junkies and those outside the Beltway?
(images courtesy of the House of Representatives)
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Source: thehill.com
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A woman speaks as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on Jan. 25, 2012 in Cairo Egypt. Tens of thousands are gathering in the square on the first anniversary of the Arab uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Source: Boston.com
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I am 19 years old and I can’t find a job. If I had a penny for every time I heard that….
I was a A student and managed to get into 5 colleges, only to receive no financial help whatsoever even though my dad is a single parent who makes (if were lucky) $20,000 a year after taxes. My dream as to be a horse trainer so I could work with/study the wild horses, so much for that. I have been taking care of my 3 sisters since I was 9 years old when my parents divorced. My mother owes thousands of dollars in child support but ran of to Canada so she doesn’t have to pay. I have 4 infected/impacted wisdom teeth that have needed to be removed since January 2011. I need between $8000 and $10,000 to have it done and the cost of renting a hospital room/equipment goes up every day. I am so tired of being in pain all the time, I truly would sell my soul for a job right now. All my life money has always been scarce but this is just unbelievable and beyond unfair to all the people who are in similar situations! I can’t see a way out and I’m so frustrated and angry with what’s going on in this country.
I am the 99%
ocupywallst.orgSource: wearethe99percent
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Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system. - Dorothy Day
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Jailed and ignored for two years, Stephen Slevin was awarded $22 million by a federal jury in Santa Fe in one of the largest prisoner-rights judgments ever.
Stephen Slevin was never convicted of a crime. But for two years, he languished in a New Mexico jail cell, going month after month without showers or outdoor recreation or human contact.
His nails grew so long that they curled. Refused medication and denied access to a dentist, he says he was forced to pull his own tooth.
In the photo on the left, Slevin appears in his mugshot following his August 2005 arrest; on the right, he is malnourished and disheveled after two years in solitary confinement.
Photo: Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department/AP
*wince* How do things like this happen?
(via sjs1959)
Source: thedaily.com
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2012-01-25
In just the last couple of weeks, it came out that 30 of the largest companies in the United States are paying more for lobbyists than they pay in federal taxes.
— Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show (via lucasshanks)
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The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a persons conscience.
— Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird (via amazinglinesinbooks)
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