My friend Dave just sent me this photo from Portland, where some 5,000 people took to the streets today in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. In contrast, only about 200 showed up this evening for the “Occupy Ann Arbor” protest on U-M’s Diag. With over 40,000 students currently enrolled at the University of […]
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The Occupy meme continues to grow, but I wonder why it’s not taking more of a hold in Ypsi-Arbor
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged apathy, call to action, kids today, Krugman's Army, occupation, Occupy Portland, Occupy Wall Street, Portland, protests, Wall Street 37 Comments
The role of Satan in the Wisconsin protests, and the rise of the Islamic antichrist
I haven’t seen the episode of Glenn Beck’s show in question, but it would seem, based upon this report by Rachel Maddow (see below), that he recently brought on a self-proclaimed end times prophet to provide context about the recent protests in Egypt and Wisconsin. Beck’s guest, Joel Richardson, is the author of a book […]
Posted in Media, Politics, Religious Extremism, Uncategorized Also tagged antichrist, Caliphate, conspiracy theory, Egypt, end times, FOX News, get the money out of Washington, Glenn Beck, Islam is the vehicle of Satan, Joel Richardson, Mahdi, messiah, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama as the Antichrist, Obama is the Antichrist, Rachel Maddow, redistribution of wealth, The Emerging Leftist-Islamist Revolutionary Alliance, The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth about the Real Nature of the Beast, the islamification of the United States, union busting, unions, Wisconsin 14 Comments
Bernie Sanders and the beginning of the end for Social Security
Last night, I was fortunate enough to find myself on a conference call with Senator Bernie Sanders. From what I understand, over 2,000 people were on the call, which was organized by the Vermont-based progressive advocacy group Democracy for America. While I’m doubtful that Sanders, who self-identifies as a Socialist, will have much success in […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged asshole Republicans, Bernie Sanders, Bush tax cuts, compromise, corporatocracy, deficit, Democracy for America, hostage situation, Joe Scarborough, Jon, Keith Olbermann, national debt, Obama, Plutocracy, Rachel Maddow, social security, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich, unemployment 32 Comments