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Resources for a Cruelty-Free Thanksgiving
If you really want to give thanks to the entire world we live in, be a responsible citizen environmentally, and enjoy a cruelty-free feast with family and loved ones, go turkey-free on Thanksgiving Day!...
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 5:23pm PST
Wireless World: Drugs next stage for RFID
Great story about using RFID technology for labels on drugs....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 3:03pm PST
Governator signed Foie Gras ban
state senator John Burton's bill to ban foie gras has received the governor's signature and became law, but doesn't take effect for another 7 1/2 years...
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 2:12pm PST
Schwarzenegger supports rollback of Roadless Rule
Governor Schwarzenegger announced today that he supports President Bush's
proposed rollback of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule by choosing not to seek protections for California's roadless areas....
Posted: Thu, Nov 18, 2004 9:59pm PST
A suspected case of mad cow disease has been detected in the United States
Second mad cow case suspected in USA...
Posted: Thu, Nov 18, 2004 4:37pm PST
Adolescent Psych at St. Mary's (SF): Be afraid
this thread describes persistent systematic problems which lead to dangerous lapses in quality of care at St. Mary's ("McAuley Institute") adolescent psych unit*.
On the other hand, if you want your child to be warehoused in a unit where they are at risk from the following, have at it......
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 9:18pm PST
Writing L.A.'s Wrongs with a "No Kill" Shelter Proposal
Los Angeles kills 30,000 – 50,000 of their dogs and cats at the city shelters each year for an annual cost of $14 million dollars. Not only does this turn the city's animal "shelters" into death houses, at great expense, it is entirely unnecessary....
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 9:15pm PST
Schwarzenegger Behind Group Seeking to Repeal Rule Baring Foreigners from Presidency
Schwarzenegger
political operative Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones is spearheading a new
organization that is pushing a four-year plan to repeal Article 2 of
the Constitution and the 22nd Amendment....
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 5:45pm PST
Regarding the Progressive Muslims Union, North America
A comment on the formation of the Progressive Muslims Union, North America...
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 2:17pm PST
OT II Anarchist Gathering
Occupied Territory II
Feb 2005 - Bay Area...
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 11:12am PST
Democrat AG Lockyer Attacks Abortion Right with Peterson Prosecution
Death penalty Democrat Attorney General Lockyer spent millions of our tax dollars running for governor by falsely prosecuting the innocent Scott Peterson for the murder of his pregnant wife, proving that he, like the Republicans, is anti-abortion. Lesson: Always vote your conscience and never vote for Democrats or Republicans....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 6:50pm PST
Veteran's Day in Chicago
This morning in downtown Chicago, Vietnam Vets Against the War held their annual Veteran’s Day rally, drawing a crowd of about fifty Vets, along with their family members and supporters. They have gotten together for over thirty years now to honor Veterans by standing up for their rights, denouncing their being sent into unjust wars and calling for the US to put it’s money where it’s mouth is and “support our troops.” However, this year differed from those that came before it in one very sign...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 7:20am PST
UC Bargaining Committee Hears from Workers, Students, Politicians and Community Members (audio/mpeg 1.5MB)
thirty minutes of audio...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 6:29pm PST
'04 Klamath River salmon spawning run, may be lowest on record!
Fish counters on the Klamath have noticed that this year's fall Chinook run
seems shockingly low. Nat Pennington who works for the Salmon River
Restoration Council, a non- profit that works with tribes and agencies to
monitor fish numbers in the Klamath and its tributaries, called California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and confirmed his worst fears....
Posted: Wed, Nov 10, 2004 9:33pm PST
Tanks at Anti-war protest in LA
The link for video:
http://www.la.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/118865.php...
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 10:44pm PST
4 Events of Feral Visions Weekend in Southern California
Nothing man-made lasts forever....
....and this civilization will also fall...
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 9:53pm PST
Transsexual found beaten to death in alley in LA
A transsexual was found beaten to death in an alley near Central City, police said Sunday....
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 10:45am PST
Wednesday - PUBLIC FORUM - KPFA/Pacifica - Democracy Deferred?
The historic victory achieved by KPFA listeners hangs in the balance. Once again, listeners must come to the rescue. A panel of the "banned and fired," current programmers, board members and community members, followed by an open-mike session, will address questions and propose solutions to protect the nation's only independent radio network....
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 7:08am PST
Why the Blue States should Divorce the Red States
...they would finally be free to have the kind of society they've always wanted; church and state can be fused so they build the kind of theocracy they've dreamt of, with Jesus at the helm. (They) can ban books, repeal civil rights, persecute gays and have all the wars they like. They want prayer in schools? More power to them.
We'll be free to live with our like-minded countrymen who believe in science, modernism, tolerance, religion as a personal choice, and truly want limited governmen...
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 12:50am PST
Press Conf.
United for No Injustice, Oppression or Neglect is calling a press conference in Los Angeles this Friday to announce the filing of a lawsuit against CDC for the pepper spray death of Anthony Kirk Brown on Aug 27 at CMC San Luis Obispo. Everyone is invited to stand up against murder by pepper spray (they placed a spitter's mask over his head and sprayed until he died) The same thing happened two weeks ago to another inmate at CSP Lancaster, the families of prisoners are taking a stand...
Posted: Mon, Nov 8, 2004 10:05am PST