The People's Record

In an absence of posts, this site serves as a good compilation of the current uprisings around the world. Now is the time to stand up for change!

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Mitt Romney vs. Mr. Burns

Via MAD Magazine.

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OCCUPY: Corruption

(Image courtesy of Pat Bagley)

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Happy New Year: You can now be detained indefinitely without trial

From The Daily What: President Obama today quietly signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which contains controversial provisions requiring military custodyfor any non-citizen suspected of terrorism and affirming the president’s authority to indefinitely detain any supporter of al-Qaeda “or associated forces, irrespective of citizenship.

In a signing statement, the President said he had “serious reservations” about the bill, and criticised lawmakers for interfering with the work of counterterrorism professionals.

“Moving forward, my administration will interpret and implement the provisions described below in a manner that best preserves the flexibility on which our safety depends and upholds the values on which this country was founded,” the statement said.

The Obama administration was successful in striking down a provision that would have removed the ability of the executive branch to override the military custody requirement. Additionally, US citizens and legal immigrants may not be subjected to military custody under the revised bill.

However, an amendment to explicitly exclude American citizens and lawful residents from indefinite detention was rejected by Congress.

“My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens,” Obama said. “Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation.”

The President’s personal stance aside, in addition to creating myriad difficulties for counterterrorism agents working with suspected terrorists to gain information, the NDAA provisions leave the door wide open for future presidents to indefinitely detain American citizens without trial.

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The Collapse of the American Dream

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Remains of 274 Troops Dumped in Virginia Landfill

Via Fox News: The Pentagon on Thursday pledged "utmost care" for the remains of fallen soldiers following a report that the remains of at least 274 troops were dumped in a Virginia landfill. More here.

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Occupy Movement: News Round-Up

Thursday, Nov. 17 was the 2-month anniversary of the Occupy Movement:

Via Fox News: Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis was arrested for participating in Occupy Wall Street:

Via The Awl: 26 arrested reporters and what they do:

Plus a photo my friend took from Occupy LA:

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Defending Against Tear Gas

Via Buzzfeed: "The following tips are to be exercised only for defense purposes and in the event of police/government officials using tear gas in peaceful protests. Never incite violence." (Click pic to enlarge.)

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Business As Usual

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The Capitalist Network That Runs The Globe

From New Scientist: "As protests against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy." More here.

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Meet Your Strawman!

By Infomatic Films: "The story of how everyone has a strawman created for them at birth and how it is used to collect revenue for your government."



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Occupy Wall Street: The Big Picture

34 more HD photos of the Movement at the Boston Globe.

Occupy Everything!

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Fight the Vampire Squid

Occupy Everything!

More on the original "Vampire Squid" analogy by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone.

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DeFazio on Occupy Wall Street and the future of this country

This guy gets it.

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Occupy the Entire US

Occupy Wall Street has moved into over 99 locations!

More info and zoomable map at Mother Jones.

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Occupy Los Angeles

LA has joined the fight!

Occupy Los Angeles

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Isn't It Time to Start Stealing Back?

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Occupy Wall Street

Do something about the corruption!

Occupy Wall Street

We are the 99%

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L. Ron Hubbard's Great Grandson Speaks Out Against Scientology

This is a powerful spoken work piece by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's great grandson, Jamie DeWolf, who stands up against the religion his great grandfather founded:



Let's hope the delusional followers get something out of this rather than ignore it.

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The Collapse of Everything as We Know It

From uStream: Collapse - Michael Ruppert from The Rogan Board:



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