Showing posts with label Propaganda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Propaganda. Show all posts

27 January 2011

Words Matter

These are 18"x24" works that will be shared with my local community in legal postering locations. The attempt is to catch the eye and to get the viewer to take pause to consider the impact of their words on others.


12 October 2010

RFID Tracking Used on Children in Texas Schools

Tracking devices used in school badges

Two districts are first in the area to use ID tags that raise privacy, security concerns

By JENNIFER RADCLIFFE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Oct. 11, 2010, 10:00AM

photo
Jerry Baker Chronicle

Sixth-graders, from left, Jacorey Jackson, Deante' Maxey, Casandra Hernandez and Kamryn Jefferson, all 11, wear special tracking badges at Bailey Middle School in Spring.

Radio frequency identification — the same technology used to monitor cattle — is tracking students in the Spring and Santa Fe school districts.

Identification badges for some students in both school districts now include tracking devices that allow campus administrators to keep tabs on students' whereabouts on campus. School leaders say the devices improve security and increase attendance rates.


Read the entire article here.



I have family raising children in the Spring district and look forward to their insights and comments.

In light of my last post, I would like to ask for people's opinions on the RFID program in the Spring and Santa Fe school districts and ideas about how to create something to impact our communities and the planet in a positive way.

10 October 2010

10-10-10

October 10th, 2010

A special date as more awaken as one.

You may have already seen "The Call", The Plan, the Prophecy. This is the most recent release, "The Definition".


I am inspired to announce that I intend to start (or join) the front yard organic garden movement. I will blog more about turning our yards into a resource providing mechanism rather than resource consuming. I plan to lay out my plans here in the next few days. I expect that it will provide for healthy families, our neighbors, the homeless, the hungry and the true-nutrition starved people of my community.

To find out more about this amazing work, check out the Awakening as One site. Thank you to Keith Wyatt and all of those contributing to the new paradigm.

21 April 2010

A Minute of Mayhem for Malcolm

Your impact will be loved and hated for years to come. You were a punk rock revolutionary.

On the Humanade website, Mr. McLaren’s son, Joseph Corré, wrote:

“In celebration of Malcolm’s life we are asking people to observe a MINUTE OF MAYHEM at midday on 22nd April. Put on your favorite records and let it RIP!”


Here's a quick tribute from a "gin-sodden" Uke musician.




Reuters reported. Mr. McLaren died of mesothelioma on April 8. He was 64.



Thank you Malcolm.

19 September 2009

Vaccines? No Legal Recourse!

(Photo: Wired.com)

On June 15, 2009, Secretary Sebelius signed a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act to extend liability immunity against tort claims to individuals and entities involved in all stages of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine development, testing, manufacture, distribution, prescribing, administration, and use.

Liability immunity means that there is no legal tort claim that can be pursued in state or federal court. Individuals and entities that receive liability immunity under the declaration include manufacturers, distributors, States, locals, Tribes, and other entities that supervise or administer a vaccination program, and health care professionals or others authorized under State law to prescribe, administer, and dispense vaccines (Including police and military forces), when they are carrying out activities in accordance with the conditions stated in the declaration.

Think I am making this up? Here's the government's link.

One way the government can prevent situations like the video of my last post. Just say no one can be held responsible for crippling and killing Americans.

To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate? What Does History Tell Us?


The following videos are of a CBS "60 Minutes" documentary on the swine flu epidemic of 1976 regarding the government's propaganda program and response to the injuries that followed:




Come find me.

08 August 2009

Neighbor Has the Wrong Idea? Turn Them In to the Whitehouse!


I have been making an effort to focus on and post primarily photography, music, poetry and the like lately. However, I read an article by Macon Phillips on the White House blog (Ironically titled "Facts are Stubborn Things") on Tuesday and have been stewing over it since. Macon is the White House Director of New Media.

(Photo:Zbigniew Bzdak/McClatchy News)


"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

Silly me. I had no idea it was the White House's responsibility to track all opposition to their programs. What if it is something other than fearing corporate health care designed by those we accuse of destroying the current system? Are there other addresses for other offenses? What if I disagree with bombing a country that our Congress and Senate never authorized? What if I ask about the destruction of the product life cycle? How many dissenters are being tracked? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

(photo:NiceDeb)

Since people opposing this plan are "spreading disinformation", we should turn them into the White House staff? Macon and his buddies can't keep up with everyone who is opposing it, so we need you to report your friends, relatives and neighbors to the White House so that we can knock down any dissent. The "New Media" policy appears to be to turn in fellow citizens who have dissenting political opinions from the White House.

Debates about health care, finance, defense, security and privacy will continue to rage. I just hope that our leaders find a way to participate in the discussion without spying on constituents or asking them to turn each other in for their beliefs. (My civics teacher in high school had called Russia's (1980s) government tyrannical and overreaching for instituting such policies.)

19 April 2009

Rick Perry Flashing the Peace Sign

I thought this might be a good time to share a shot I captured of Rick Perry as he has been in the news so much lately. 
 
He's not really flashing the peace sign...He was enumerating points in his speech and I caught this as he was speaking of his second point.

23 September 2008

Nas - Y'all My Niggas

This video smacks you in the face, it is supposed to. (Not for suitable young ears.) Don't turn it off because it isn't what you usually listen to. 
We use the word everyday
Now we don't know the capacity of this word
Are we headed for conflict or not? (Yes sir)
Because we did not break down the capacity
Of the same what (The same word)
Brothers and sisters, this is why we hung up the consciousness
We've been taught wrong


My favorite part is the epilogue.  If you don't make it to the end, this is what he has to say:
"Hey yo, I'm American born. Love America, love my people, love all mankind, all nationalities.
Ya know...I think it has just been recently where everybody started to feel like there is an elite group that runs everything. And everybody else was sheep, ignorant.
 Making all ethnicities, colors and creeds...niggas. Blind to what's really going on.
So I say take off the wool from your eyes. 
Out with the old America, in with the new. End all racism, all injustice, all oppression to poor people...any people anywhere on this planet. Let's come together. A new day is rising!"   ~Nas

18 June 2008

Charges Against George W. Bush

I have received numerous e-mails requesting to know what the 35 charges of high crimes and misdemeanors George W. Bush has been charged with. The charges range from creating a secret propaganda campaign against the American people to kidnapping, torture, illegal detentions and obstructing the 9/11 investigation.

For an overview of the charges, click here.


18 May 2008

Hacking Democracy

Are you interested in the election process?
Bev Harris is an amazing and brave woman. She stumbled across information that lead her to believe that the fate of our Democracy jeopardized. The following documentary exposes the vulnerability of computer voting systems which count about 80% of of the votes in the United States. This video is the journey she took to validate her suspicions.



Visit Black Box Voting for more information.

12 May 2008

Killing Muslims for Apple Pie, Jesus and Judaism

Why aren't Reverend Parsley and Pastor Hagee on Fox News? If we are so concerned with Mr. Obama's spiritual mentors, why are we not examining those of Mr. McCain?



Reverend Parsley and Pastor Hagee...filled with fear and hate...in Jesus name.



If these guys think God is all-powerful, do they not think that God can protect us/them? Why do they believe that we need to do God's killing? Why do we need bombs if we have God? If we are the Christian nation these guys claim, couldn't we just blow a bunch of trumpets and watch their defenses collapse?

25 March 2008

Reject the Politics of Fear

I guess it's just a Hillary Clinton Day. The following video is of Casey Knowles, the young girl in Hillary Clinton's 3 a.m. "Be afraid, be very afraid!" ad.

In her own words:
"I reject the politics of fear that Senator Clinton uses to drum up votes."


I realize that this is an Obama ad. I am not endorsing Obama, but rejecting the politics of fear. In this case, it was an attempt by Hillary to put fear into people's hearts and minds and offer herself as the solution. I believe it is important that we all reject the politics of fear than ANY candidate employs and recognize it for what it is: PROPAGANDA.


28 January 2008

State of the Union Address?

The manufactured drama has gone beyond satire. It isn't even good propaganda:

We're winning and bringing troops home! Be afraid, be very afraid of terrorists. We should prepare to invade another country that has not attacked us. 9/11,9/11. $1000.00 in your pocket. 9/11,9/11. ...We must provide retroactive immunity for those who trounce(d) your rights! This from he who is sworn to "...preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."


(picture acquired from defenselink site)

Thankfully there is the pre and post-address punditry so we know how we should feel about it.

I am tired. I'm going to bed.

03 January 2008

Giuliani's Fear Campaign

I didn't think that any of the candidates were going to find a way to be more offensive and fear mongering than Tom Tancredo's ad. I was wrong. Here comes Mr. Giuliani with his message (Terrorism, terrorism, terrorism!)





Does anyone else get the feeling they are getting shaken down by the mob for protection?

13 December 2007

Kant Attack Ad

For those who ponder long hours:



This ad created by James DiGiovanna and Carey Burtt.

12 December 2007

Bush League Justice - Signing Statements

This episode of Dan Abrams' series, "Bush League Justice", takes a brief look at presidential signing statements. Do you follow up to see what happens when the bills reach "The Decider's" desk?