(Anti-) Religious Persecution

I found out about persecution of atheists and anti-religion people through CHURCH AND STATE magazine. Here's the article:

Although I'm not an atheist, I certainly support their rights.

If you're interested in the campaign against (non-) religious persecution, you can see more information at:

http://iheu.org/end-blasphemy-laws-a-new-campaign/

Just 'cause I'm a Cop, Doesn't Mean I Have to Know the Law...

EIGHT TO ONE????

Are there NO good guys left on the court? I can imagine the NEXT cop stop:

"Well, I thought it was illegal to drive a RED CAR in this state. THAT'S why I pulled you over. And now, while I'm at it... I'm going to see what that bulge in your pants REALLY is!"

On the Same Page

These two articles were on the same page of an NYC local paper. Any relation?

Nah, can't be.

Two questions... 1. Will the DMV allow an IDF license plate?

And if it were a Hassid being threatened by an anti-Jewish nut, do you think it'd take the cops 45 minutes to respond?

Click on image for full view

Voter ID What's the harm right? Wrong!

Those in favor of voter ID laws say that they need ID to buy liquor, so why not to vote? Ever stop to think that someone has to PAY for those IDs? Ever think that some folks have been voting every year but are too old to maintain ID? For you $35 for a driver's license or ID card isn't much. For others, it's a week's food. For others it's a wheelchair trip far away by taxi to DMV hell.


Yeah, what's the harm?



click on image for full view

asdfasdf

FreePatriot and me agree? Weird!

I don't know what the FREE PATRIOT is or THE SOVEREIGN. This is copied from the latest edition of POPULAR REALITY zine. It's so rare that I agree with anyone else in the world, that when some one ELSE is right, I've got to post it. Among my friends, family, (and even some enemies), I seem to be the only one against "gay marriage." I'm against ALL marriage... at least government sanctioned marriage. But why say it when Darryl W. Perry has said it so well himself.? (If you can't read the article, click on it for a full view.)

Dept of Unintentional Rightitude.

Katha Pollitt, in a recent column in THE NATION, unintentionally gives all the reasons progressives SHOULD abandon Obama. As for me, there's no way in HELL I'm gonna vote for him. Ron Paul, well, he's a nut, but a half-right nut. I wouldn't want him to be president. Are you kidding? I have a rent-stabilized apartment! (If it's too small to read, click on it and you can see it full size.)

Not quite the 99%

So website magazine runs an ad for a web service that will tell you WHO visited your website. Of course we want every site we visit to know our names, addresses, sexual orientation and political leanings, don't we?

Is My Phone Following Me?

So it turns out not only does everything you do on the internet get recorded, stored and sold. Everything you do in REAL LIFE is recorded, stored and sold. What a surprise?

It's a Free Country... Isn't It?

One out of every 100 Americans is in jail. One out of 39 are in jail, paroled or somehow in the criminal system. More African (Americans) are in jail than were slaves before the Civil War. And why does al qaeda hate us? They're jealous of our freedom!

Click on picture for larger/more complete view

 

Anything liquid, fragile, perishable or smokeable in that package?

So I got this message from Pitney Bowes. It's a direct attack on the Indians who sell cigarettes through exercising their rights as independent from state governments. So how do they get 'em?

On March 31, 2010, the PACT (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking) Act was signed into law by Congress. This means that, effective June 29, 2010, cigarettes, including roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco are “nonmailable” matter and cannot be shipped using the U.S. Postal Service® or by common carriers such as UPS and FedEx, unless your company has a standing injunction against this law or the shipment falls within certain exceptions.

Some exceptions to this law include:
Shipment of cigars is not prohibited under this Act
Shipment entirely within Alaska or Hawaii

Shipments transmitted between verified and authorized tobacco industry businesses for business purposes, or between such businesses and federal or state agencies for regulatory purposes
Infrequent, lightweight shipments mailed by age-verified adult individuals
Shipments of cigarettes sent by verified and authorized manufacturers to verified adult smokers age 21 and over for consumer testing purposes, and shipments sent by federal agencies for public health purposes.

All shipments of cigarettes that qualify for one of these exceptions must include a unique mark for its particular exception on the address side of the package. Additional requirements may apply.
Additional information about the PACT Act has been summarized in the Postal Bulletin. If you believe that your shipments could be affected by this ruling, we urge you to contact your U.S. Postal Service representative who can better help you to understand how this law applies to your business.

Jeezus! It's enough to make you START smoking. 

Now, Travel the US and be watch MORE closely

I guess it's the same system Australia uses. You're "automatic visa" isn't anymore. You have to complete an online e-visa in order to visit the U.S. That means filling out an on-line form (in English, I bet) and being registered before you get to the U.S. Of course, that means it's more difficult for poorer, more rural people to visit. And also those who don't speak English... but I feel a lot safer, don't you?