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Christopher Rice, author of the "Anarchist Vegan Cookbook" and producer of the movie "Truth, Justice and the American Way," has published articles on uprisings occurring in Egypt, Thailand, Greece, Iceland and around the globe in several leading online journals. He lives in Riverside, Ca. And currently publishes General Strike USA (blog) here-
https://generalstrikeusa.wordpress.com/
Monday, June 20, 2011 Strike Updates: UK General Strike Events Christopher RiceSHARE
Rallies, marches and picnics are being organised across the country for 30 June in support of the strike by members of PCS and three education unions over cuts to public sector pensions.
Below are the details we have so far -- all PCS members and supporters are encouraged to take part.
(2 comments) Monday, June 20, 2011 More BANK BAILOUTS: How the Mafia looted your bank Pt 1 Christopher RiceSHARE
Gangster Meyer Lansky had obtained compromising photos of Hoover and Tolson. In Official and Confidential, Summers quotes former Lansky associate, Seymour Pollock, as saying in 1990, Hoover's homosexuality was "common knowledge" and he had seen evidence of it for himself.
"What I saw was a picture of J. Edgar Hoover giving Clyde Tolson a blow job. There was more than one shot, but the startling one was a close shot of Hoover's head. He was totally recognizable."
...Some people will tell you that the Mafia does not exist any more. This article will attempt to prove that not only do they still exist but that they caused todays banking crisis and subsequent bailouts. We will attempt to prove what role the Mafia played in the recent BP oil spill as well as the Kennedy assassination and much , much more.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 Self Defense 101SHARE
Self protection is not only a Constitutional right, it is a God-given right. Government infringement on our 2nd Amendment rights must stop.
(1 comments) Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Are your Children Safe at Synagogue by C.Rice and Wanda GraySHARE
...a girl told a counselor at school that her rabbi has been raping her for years. The counselor reported it, and when the investigators talked to her again, she claimed there were at least 16 incidents at 263 Classon Avenue, in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, which serves as Weberman's home and office. It is where counseling sessions take place. The girl told investigators it began in 2007, when she was 12 and continued through 2010.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Strike Updates: Syria by C.Rice and Wanda GraySHARE
Human rights activist Mustafa Osso said Syrian security forces opened fire at demonstrators in the northeastern town of Deir el-Zour on May 27th according to a Reuters report.
Saturday, May 28, 2011 Prostitution Sting OperationSHARE
Sting Operation
Finding prostitutes online was easy.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department obtained permission to use a private home. Deputies trolled the Internet, looking up ads for erotic services. They phoned dozens of women.
When the women showed up at the home a deputy posing as a customer greeted them at the door.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Strike Updates: Saudi ArabiaSHARE
Hundreds of thousands of Saudi protesters took to the streets in Riyadh, to join anti-government protests in other cities in the country, calling for the release of political prisoners. Protesters gathered in front of Al-Rajhi Mosque in the eastern part of the capital, chanting anti-government and anti-corruption slogans. Witnesses say Saudi security forces detained at least three people, who had chanted slogans against the Saudi monarchy, in Riyadh.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Are Your Children Safe at Church by Chris RiceSHARE
Many pedophiles don't have criminal records, either because they haven't been caught or haven't been prosecuted. The majority of churches and religious groups do not conduct background checks or take any steps to protect children against mistreatment.
Children's advocate groups say not all background checks are equal and warn that religious groups are often targets for abusers. There is a $10 basic-level background check option that includes a national criminal and sex offender search. In a sampling of 900 churches and religious groups 11,277 background checks were conducted, 40% returned a hit, 21% or 2,320 returned records with felony offenses...Ten Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse remain in parish ministry: Msgr. Richard A. Loomis, head of clergy who oversaw misconduct allegations against Msgr. Patrick Reilly of Burbank, Father Michael J. Carroll, Father Sean Cronin of...
Saturday, May 14, 2011 (How to) End the FED (for dummies) Pt. 3 of 3 by Christopher Rice and Wanda GraySHARE
A plummeting dollar is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and gas tank, and economist think it could drive prices as high as $6 a gallon or more by summertime. We are already paying much more for groceries and other consumer goods than we did a few years ago.
Can FED policy be DISRUPTED (before it bankrupts everyone?)
Inflation is a direct result of the actions the Federal Reserve has taken to pump liquidity into the market. The Fed has lowered their target lending rate, known as the Federal funds rate, to near zero.
Thursday, May 12, 2011 From Incest to Prostitution by Christopher RiceSHARE
Pimp-controlled commercial sexual exploitation of children is linked to escort and massage services being advertised on-line. On-line advertising profits exceeded $83billion for 2010 alone. About one-fifth of these children become entangled in national organized crime networks and are trafficked nation wide. They are transported around the United States by a variety of means. The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12 to 14. It is not only girls that are affected -- for boys and transgender youth the average age of entry into prostitution is 11 to 13.
Sunday, May 8, 2011 (How to) End the FED (for dummies) Pt. 2 of 3SHARE
From the very beginning, the Federal Reserve System was based on manipulation, obfuscation and lies. In actual fact, the Federal Reserve System is not federal; it has no reserves; and is not a system. It is in direct opposition to Section 8, paragraph 5 of the Constitution and it destroys the systems of checks and balances of power set up by Thomas Jefferson in the Constitution. In my estimation, The Federal Reserve is no better than a Ponzi Scheme and our government should immediately act on Executive Order 11110 signed by President John F. Kennedy on June 4, 1963.
Saturday, May 7, 2011 (How to) END the FED (for Dummies) Pt. 1 of 3SHARE
A plummeting dollar is hitting Americans squarely in the gas tank, and economist think it could drive prices as high as $6 a gallon or more by summertime.
Gasoline will have no problem getting to $6.50 a gallon over the summer after increased demand and storm disruptions come into play. Gasoline prices haven't needed any help so far from other events--the moves by the Fed to keep interest rates in negative real terms are enough to boost energy by themselves.
The weak dollar is responsible for one-third of the total cost for a gallon of gas, a barrel of oil should be closer to the $65 to $70 range if priced properly. That's exactly where it would be if we weren't crumbling our currency.
FED CAUSES INFLATION RAISING PRICES ON EVERYTHING MAKING YOUR DOLLAR WORTHLESS
Inflation is a direct result of the actions the Federal Reserve has taken to pump liquidity into the market....
Thursday, May 5, 2011 "Fear of Intimacy -- The Wounded Heart of Codependency" by Robert BurneySHARE
..."We exited the warm nurturing cocoon of our incubator into a cold, harsh world. A world run by Higher Powers (parents and any body else bigger than us -- siblings, grandparents, hospital or orphanage personnel) who were wounded in their childhood. Gods who were not emotionally healthy, and did not know how to Love themselves. Our egos were traumatized -- and adapted programming to try to protect us from the pain of emotional trauma that felt life threatening.
The people we Loved the most -- our Higher Powers -- hurt us the most. Our emotional intimacy issues were caused by, our fear of intimacy is a direct result of, our early childhood experiences. Our lives have been lived in reaction to the intellectual paradigms our egos adapted to deal with emotional trauma.
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Abolish the DEA Russ BelvilleSHARE
Today the DEA has twice the offices in twice the countries with four times the manpower than when it started thirty-five years ago. In 1973, the DEA had $0.075 billion to work with; today you have $2.3 billion. That's an increase of 3,067%, or a dramatic thirty-fold increase. Just what have the American People received for this $31.4 billion dollar, thirty-five year investment?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Consumer FastSHARE
We would like to raise awareness about steps we can all take and solutions we can all participate in.
You can take part in this exchange of information and, at the same time, contribute to Global Non-Compliance against Corruption, Theft, Fraud, and Murder.
We have always had the power to stop these crimes.
Stop the funding to all criminal activity in the corporate/political sector. Small changes in how you spend your money will make a huge difference to the profiteers of misery.
Monday, April 25, 2011 General Strikes- a brief historySHARE
Although you may not have heard about them, general strikes have played an important role in American labor history. They have carved out key turning points, marking the emergence of a new kind of organization, a breakthrough in contesting political power, a new level of class consciousness, setting a tone for years of struggle to come. Legal or not, sanctioned or not, praised or demonized by the media, dramatized or ignored by history books, these strikes have been central to our history....Of course, the story does not end here. Workers in other countries have often used the general strike to advance our interests. In Ontario, Canada in the mid-1990's, workers fought back against government attacks very similar to those we are now facing in Wisconsin...