Tag: california
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attention holiday shoppers: we’re tracking your cell phone signal
Two U.S. Malls will track customers through cell phone surveillance, beginning on Black Friday. The Promenade Mall in Temecula, CA and Short Pump Town Center of Richmond, VA “…will track guests’ movements by monitoring the signals from their cell phones,” according to Cryptogon.com. The article maintains it’s the first time cell phones will be used…
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#occupyoakland general strike brings labor, schools into streets
video: bay area action the first US general strike in 65yrs* from free speech radio news: Today in Oakland, students, labor leaders, teachers and city workers observed a general strike. The action sent many into the streets, where last week police forcibly removed protesters from an encampment near city hall. related updates: anarchist vandals taint…
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california rep. speier takes ‘food stamp challenge’
lawmaker, faith leaders try living on $4.50/day – like 1 in 7* from patch: A total food budget of $4.50 a day may be tough to swallow, but Congresswoman Jackie Speier plans to try. Starting Monday, the Peninsula Democrat will begin a five-day challenge to live on a food stamp budget. Participants, including faith leaders,…
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attention surrounds foie gras as california ban looms
group says: widespread public support for ban on foie gras from aprl: As seen in today’s New York Times, the Animal Protection and Rescue League protested a foie gras dinner held last night to call attention to a statewide ban on force feeding and sale of products of force feeding the group helped pass, which…
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fingerprinting those seeking food stamps is denounced
from nytimes: Taking aim at a practice she called unnecessary, costly and punitive, the speaker of the City Council, Christine C. Quinn, is asking the Bloomberg administration to justify requiring applicants for food stamps to be electronically fingerprinted. New York City, where 1.8 million people receive food stamps, is one of only two jurisdictions in…
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10/6 pop occulture: pagan pride, jobs, knox & the satan motive
calif. gov jerry brown prevents ban on male circumcision* kentucky town celebrates pagan pride day* georgia church produced film ‘courageous’ lighting up box office* nj gospel choir breaks guinness record with 1,542 people* the zen of steve jobs* the spiritual side of steve jobs* amanda knox & why the satan motive never stacks up in…
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troy davis execution goes ahead despite serious doubts about his guilt
from guardian: Moments before he was put to death, Troy Davis lifted his head from the gurney to which he was strapped and looked the family of Mark MacPhail, the police officer for whose murder he was convicted, directly in the eyes. “I want to talk to the MacPhail family,” he said. “I was not…
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calif. city fines couple for holding bible study in their home
from the blaze: A southern California couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering. City officials in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. say Chuck and Stephanie Fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits “religious, fraternal or non-profit”…
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How a Troubled WV Lawyer Foisted a ‘Teen Anal Nightmare’ on the Nation
In September 2010, West Coast Productions—maker of such films as Teen Anal Nightmare 2 and Juicy White Anal Booty 4—paired up with West Virginia lawyer Ken Ford to file a set of mass lawsuits against online file-sharers.
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Rawesome Raided In Attack On Raw Foods As Massive Protest Planned
When you realize that the federal government actually approved aspartame yet raids raw milk and raw cheese buying clubs, the open eugenics plan becomes very clear.
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On ‘Ground Zero w/Clyde Lewis’ – Operation Bohemian Grove
Our good friend Clyde Lewis invited us to ‘Ground Zero’ on the day that anonymous launched ‘Operation Bohemian Grove’.
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Gearing Up At the Bohemian Grove
A former Santa Rosa resident, who bussed tables at the Grove several years ago, said she was restricted — due to her gender — to the dining area. The only Bohemian she recognized was actor-director Clint Eastwood, whom she served orange juice. “It was exciting,” she said.
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health alert: 32% of organic produce contains perchlorate
from anthony gucciardi: It is common knowledge that conventional produce contains a whole list of questionable chemicals and harmful pesticides. Linked to birth defects and lower IQ in children, conventional pesticides are known to be health disruptors. But what about organic produce? Perchlorate, a pollutant and powerful endocrine disruptor that is a key ingredient in…
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heat, cold, flooding, drought greet US on summer solstice
from mcclatchy: A year ago the headline was “It’s hot, hot, hot on the summer solstice.” This year the solstice weather is much more confused. You have drought in Mississippi, snow in the Rocky Mountains, the mid-Atlantic sits under blanket of heat and humidity, and in the Pacific Northwest, cold and wet. In Kentucky you…
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high bacteria levels in meat at US stores: report
with superbugs contaminating fresh meat, the truth comes out about food safety bill from reuters: Meat found on grocery store shelves often contains high levels of bacteria, with more than half of the bacteria resistant to multiple types of antibiotics, a study released on Friday said. The meat is still safe to eat but consumers…