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Today @ 4pm PST, 7pm EST there is a twitterstorm event where all posts against the trans-pacific partnership and it being fast tracked through congress are welcomed.  Let's get some birdies chirpin up for democracy!

I just watched a Twilight Zone episode titled "He's Alive", in which a young man (Peter) who makes hate speeches against minorities is taught by a man experienced in this field, later revealed as Adolf Hitler.  Hitler instructs the man to grow his audience by killing off dissenters and uniting around common issues like nationalism.  At the end, Peter is killed by the police and Rod Serling asks the question "Where will he (Hitler) turn next?"  Serling's message was that hate mongers like Hitler are kept alive by our hatred of others.  As a result of discrimination, greed and irrational fears, the door is opened for evil to walk in.  Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, when asked if the US sanctions against Iraq, which killed an estimated 500,000 children, was worth it replied yes.    Text of 60 Minutes Interview (5/12/96)   Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that'...

Very insightful talk on GMOs, privatization of food, water, land and the detriments of globalization based on greed. Vandana Shiva on the Problem with Genetically Modified Seeds | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com

 The National Education Association's comment on sequestration for March 2013: http://www.nea.org/home/52610.htm My remarks... There's a great auction held every four years Filled with high-class auctioneers So everyone can walk in fear Afraid of what brought them here Leaders sold to industry lobby Like some kind of twisted hobby Billions spent on legalized bribery While funds shrink from public libraries Education driven to its knees To pay for corporate fees 3 billion dollars set to be cut This means more school doors shut While corporate kings keep their strut  Like Animal Farm, we're equal but Some more than others Hide the truth under floor covers These cuts shouldn't stay ignored Check out nea.org And the website: opensecrets To see how we're brought to peices But one thing, we're not alone Our power's more than any drone Together we stand, and demand That our lives be no more planned If this exists, we'll never fail T...

Check out this article on why we should avoid this toxin to the greatest extent possible. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/high-fructose-corn-syrup_b_4256220.html

 I am the forgotten, left out on the street I've nowhere to go, nothing to eat Wherever I look, people mock and jeer This brave new world has filled me with fear There once was a time when I'd receive care Not kept locked away in a state of despair  But that doesn't work with policy today So they fill me with drugs and pretend I'm ok I know a nation is not really great When its poorest people are cast like fish bait My number is growing, but still we don't care I'm just a strange creature at which people stare There's money enough, but we never share Better for the wealthy to increase their lair May we abolish the language of more And to the abandoned, open our door Give of ourselves, before we take It's not about how much we make Life is a balance disturbed by greed Ruthlessly taking from people in need To restore this balance we must become less Living each day, without such excess A concept so easy to live if you try Then w...

  "At its best, hip-hop exposes power, it doesn't serve power."-Lowkey

I came across musician, Natalie Grant's Facebook page and found she posted about a woman who  "lost her job and has come on very hard times. The bank is foreclosing on her house. She wants a place for her little grandchildren to continue to come... She's asking God for a 30-day extension on the foreclosure...".   The post was a sobering reminder that this is the story of thousands of Americans who, through decreased wages and work availability, have faced foreclosure.  Homes they worked for, raised families in and paid taxes on, set to be taken by the same financial institutions whose myopic fraud largely led to this tragedy.  I cannot fathom the stress these people go through, but I'm disgusted at a financial system which treats them as commodities.  A poignant example of this was when the urban housing department (HUD), boarded up homes in New Orleans, with full support of the Mayor, after Katrina.  A group called the Yes Men, which poses as pe...

I know we need planetary reform These super storms should not be the norm While we deny global warming exists Nature drags us to the abyss Scientific evidence gone amiss When we value corporate bliss What’s the price on a field if you’re Monsanto? Will we yield when the farmers can’t grow? Ecological footprints are denied Behind the veil of monetary pride Kyoto accords don’t mix well with trade It’s time to end this constant charade The truth needs to shine over us like the sun We know the price of it all but the value of none

For the promotion of scientific integrity, medical honesty, transparency and health freedom, I agree with the core principles and spirit of the Canary Party.  Give their position paper a read through if you are interested about any of these issues.   The Canary Party Position Paper

As the media is churning out its endless spree of lies We know us workers have no chance unless we organize From our calloused hands we’ll take back our beloved promised prize To the union we belong Solidarity forever, solidarity forever, solidarity forever For the union makes us strong Lobbyists are bribing congressmen; they want to shut us down But they’re so sorely outnumbered, and we’ll turn the tide around As our banner raises higher, we’ll show them who runs this town To the union we belong Solidarity forever, solidarity forever, solidarity forever For the union makes us strong We hold fast to democracy and liberty for all Destroy the aristocracy like hammers to a wall As they try in vain to stop us, we’ll be laughing while they fall To the union we belong Solidarity forever, solidarity forever, solidarity forever For the union makes us strong

There's room for everyone regardless of opinion Speak your mind so we can find the perfect dominion If we choose to abuse the blessings we are given We'll surely find, we've become blind to a purpose that is driven We're spiritual lives in a material society Any wonder why there is so much anxiety? True worth lies not in numbers but in values that we hold Why should we care for what is bought and sold? Of all the things created, it's the concept of our worth That's truly severed us from connections with the earth Are we so entitled to increases every year? Can't we just be happy in living without fear? We're all worth the same, regardless of our amounts Of meaningless worth like what's in our bank accounts How we treat others is a surely tried and true reflection of the worth that lies within me and you  

I said a strong prayer for justice And I prayed for peace of mind Because this system, I can't trust this I am always left behind Because we're spiritual lives first But seen as numbers in this world These things I think about As I contemplate my life unfurled Let the whole truth be unveiled Let honesty and love abound Then we just might find Our trusted mind, and lift it from the ground If we can use our efforts wisely We surely will prevail These things I think about Sitting in a self-created jail Well I'm a simple man I do not ask for much at all That's why I'm confused by These views and lies Which bring about our fall Yea I'm a simple man And yet my thoughts are so complex These things I think about Staring into a dark vortex

A different look on dealing with crucial issues (for-profit medical/nutrition, government, corporations and freedom of choice).

Some say money brings blissful opportunities I say it’s just a way to distance us from unity Why isn’t this a matter of such intense scrutiny For all money can buy, it can never buy community We’ve created a world to be enslaved by a purchase This is what occurs when more wealth is what we worship It’s become like a sacrifice, but is it really worth it? Like so many addicts, we became hooked from the first hit Too many believe money is the true answer We prance around its cons like a flightless dancer Talk about the one percent, yet we envy their lives I wanted to comment on a world where fair thrives Fairness has somehow been perverted to corruption It’s come to mean all is well until an eruption But if I share all of my care, how can I still function? It’s easy if you try sustainable consumption Forget the black Fridays and spend time with the family This is where the true wealth is now can’t you see? For even if I had the chance to earn dol...

Exemplary of sustainability enjoyable on a wide scale for society.  Any coincidence Bhutan is the worlds first 100% organic nation?

As the battle over the Washington’s budget deficit heats up again, it is timely to point out that even a partial solution to the trade deficit would be a huge source of government revenue without raising taxes. Presently, the billions of dollars that leave our economy daily mean not only fewer jobs at USA factories and their suppliers, but also much less tax revenue collected at every level of government. For example, if a factory that employs 10,000 Americans moves to Asia, we’re not just putting Americans out of work. We’re also losing all the taxes those employees would have paid, those the workers at their suppliers would have paid, and so on. That web of economic activity not only disappears, but so do the tax revenues that would have been collected! Thus, the more that is Made in USA, the more tax revenue the government collects. Indeed, the correlation between the rise of the budget deficit (excluding Social Security transfers) and the trade deficit since 1970 is very tight. ...

When I’m done adding up, I’m left with senseless numbers I have had enough of being shoved down under This rug of emptiness, although I try to fill it up more Comes back to bring me down, and I just feel it rupture Few will really listen as this takes up their time Besides, my reputation isn’t really up to prime Yea sure I have support, yet I must support myself There’s nothing to retort, but to come out of the stealth Living my life like there’s really no one else Knowing what it’s like to feel poor with such great wealth  Let me ask you this, have you really had a dream Then tried to live it out and find it’s not what it seemed? I’ve been there before, opened up the locked door Only to find out that I was not on the right floor Picking myself up, when the burden piles on Trying to share it, because I can’t do it alone  I try not to use scapegoats, telling the truth on my own Yet here too I fall short of a point of satisfaction I’ve seen enough division and ...

As we think about the things that were done Long after all the bells have wrung We start to realize what we can become If we value love over an increased sum If we value life, no matter where it's from We'd shine brighter than the brightest sun But some are just in for the short run Rush to the top and don't stop to think That while on your climb many still sink Pretend it's not there, yet it won't lack Some people get a meal, others just a snack Still others left with an empty pack Yet we're confused about who to attack When we take life, we can't get it back For the victims of all senseless violence For those who live in relentless silence For all the fear growing inside our hearts For the love right hear, it never departs If you say peace is a temporary virtue It wouldn't be if you forgave all those that hurt you Looking at a new horizon once more I see a life where persistence is the cure Colorblind, never mind divisions so impure Now we may see a li...

A victory for me means fair trade, not just free Agreements that treat all incomes equally You won’t hear this shouted on the radio But you shouldn’t doubt it could really grow Forget GDP for a second and just think What would it take for us not to sink To a world where consumption is king And we care not for the harm it will bring That right there is to ditch the status quo Starting from anew, keeping in the know New gardens of hope will begin to grow When we never let love and truth go We can and do value the pursuit of happiness But what if we adored being happy with less? Dollars are just paper, coated with green Excess money often serves as a smoke screen Truth cannot be bought, it must be lived So I seek to show it in the good that I give I’m wealthy in the values I carry out Rich in using faith to end times of doubt Believing in the good that sustains the best Veiwing life as I should, an ultimate test We can skip the excess drama,...

Chemical weapons are a deadly thing But so is the militarism we bring Killed by the former or latter If Haliburton profits, it won't matter At home, we have enough wars to fight Class warfare with no end in sight Environment that's quickly dying Millions spent on domestic spying Infrastructure falling to pieces Violence growing with diseases But why tackle all these things When few corporate profits it brings? Assad is a bloody dictator for sure But do we need another big war? Tackle the major issues at home And we won't see more war syndrome

I change the world with the simple in my life Forget the excess luxury that only breeds more strife Think twice and act once before I’m in regret Learn, live, love and forgive, it’s never done yet In this world we’re crafted to consume To break this mold is to start to feel the fume Of the master planners who want you to resume To a life of pure consumption, without real function Just puppets on the same string of corruption Wealth buys the way to craft a distorted world Once it becomes finished, the chaos is unfurled Yet we build a fake divide, over the right side When behind this fiasco is our selfish pride Unity is hard when we’d rather use others Treat them as commodities, but never as our brothers Realizing these simple things takes consideration It means turning away from all discrimination You can ignore my message, but it will not ignore you I’m just painting your picture from a different point of view