Reading and Writing

Monsanto's mutated seeds sell nothing more than one season's growth. Monsanto is the opposite of what humanity needs to survive. Yet here it still is, part of the TPP and bullying small farmers.
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The Koch brothers' Freedom Caucus,
A big empty except for its raucous
And harsh voice
Which promotes anti-people choice,
And requires deadening by the rod of whine, Mr. Baucus.
(sometimes there are no sentences and no verbs)
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"'Freedom Caucus' Really Chicken Little Brigade" by Gene Lyons, Chicago Sun-Times
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/7/71/1025198/gene-lyons
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"We Can't Address the EU Refugee Crisis Without Confronting Global Capitalism" by Slavoj Zizek, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/18385/slavoj-zizek-european-refugee-crisis-and-global-capitalism
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"Incitement that fuels terror"
Entitles the marching flag pin bearer
To a secret bonus
With no tax onus
And room for nothing but error.
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Sometimes a weekend pass entitles a person to
lots of reading and writing.

Immaturity Pass

"The NRA's Bully Pulpit" by Susan J. Douglas, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/18169/the-nras-bully-pulpit
"It's time to name the NRA as a bully, treat it as a bully and stand up to it as a bully, to get beyond its deadly blockage of desperately needed gun safety laws in our country."
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We don't know when the TV Guide reached it's current level of incompetence. It has only one job and does it poorly.
Congratulations.
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Before he was a hologram he was an ass
He kissed his mama with a baby mouth so crass
Reliability he doesn't own
So he's still not grown
Maybe he needs some prayers and an immaturity pass.

So Can You

If I was Gary Huck and did a Norman Rockwell parody, I would add to the back of the kid's shirt: Don't Shoot! I'm Only Eating!
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The lack of faith in Rahm is transparent
His point oh one selfishness is transparent
Our desire for public education and housing is transparent
The old campaign bs about transparency is transparent.
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Rahm may very well be "fragrantly corrupt",
but he still owes at least 46 favors.
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"In Mayoral Runoff, Rahm Emanuel's Corrupt Governance Has Finally Caught Up With Him" by Rick Perlstein, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/17681/rahm_emanuel_chuy_garcia_runoff
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Playing a bulldozer who disrespects but cannot hear,
His style is jabs and sharp angles in motion. Any substance is unclear
Beyond the veneer.
A wine versus beer
Career is more fun than human progress in any one year.
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The preceding has been brought to you by
AAC!
_ssholes Against Change!
Remember: the unknown can feel scarey and strange and so can you.

More! More!

People who abuse the poor are no good. MayoRahm is no good.
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"Charter Schools May Be Re-Segregating America's Education System" by David Sirota, In These Times http://inthesetimes.com/article/17441/charter_schools_may_actually_be_re_segregating_americas_school_system

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Achy WarAgain Chase and Shank of America and NoPityGroup and Hells Cargo and Moldman Sacs and WarAgain Unmanly and Boo US Stank Corp and Crank of NY Felon and Household BS and Das Kapital Fun all went through the revolving whore door shouting more! more!

Rations

It brings a tear to my eye when millionaire politicians ask for a gift of money - Can I give them $35 with an asterisk or more? They will take cards, any at all. And they want my opinion. That's 2 tears.
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After 7 secret TISA - Trade in Services Agreement - meetings in Geneva, it is doubtful 99% of us would like the intended outcome.


http://inthesetimes.com/article/17065/tisa_tpp_and_ttip


"What Happens in Geneva . . .
The mammoth global 'free trade' agreement you've never heard of"
by Cole Stangler, In These Times


"It is astounding that at a time when we are still reeling from the devastating consequences of reckless financial deregulation, our governments are negotiating further deregulation of the financial sector, solely in the interests of large financial corporations,"

Gaza

"For Gaza, 'The Norm' is Devastating" by Noam Chomsky, In These Times


http://inthesetimes.com/article/17030/chomsky_gaza_israel

In Canada

If to extort = to wring money from people by abuse of authority, then Mylan and Pfizer are guilty of extortion. They see a life or death situation and quadruple the cost. Bless their corporate hearts.


"Anaphylactic Sticker Shock" by Terry J. Allen, In These Times http://inthesetimes.com/article/16951/anaphylactic_sticker_shock
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If the U.S. government no longer wants to do business with Walgreens, perhaps it will buy drugs through Canada and save some money. For instance, a Mylan/Pfizer EpiPen costs $360 to $435 retail in the U.S. and it costs about $94 in Canada.

Priorities are "Interesting"

The boys' new old con:


"In Chicago, for instance, Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently passed a $55 million cut to municipal workers' pensions. At the same time, he has promoted a plan to spend $55 million of taxpayer money on a hotel project that is part of a stadium development plan."


"Retirees Get Cross-Checked by Stadium Subsidies" by David Sirota, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/17000/pension_cuts_finance_stadiums
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If you think you desire a false testimony which will enable you to get a fake certificate of authenticity which is one of two requirements to get a license to steal - sorry, they are off for 5 weeks. Keep moving if you know what's good for you.
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What the h is going on
With the don and his juan
Porking up moles and voles
Corkscrewing cups n goals
Fast tracking a gmo laced techno con.
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Dear Ruse Browner:
The Center for Breezy Cheese Control highly recommends you give to Wall Street: 1 million dollars more per week, rather than per month. Thirteen million is so much more than 3 million, don't you think? Your priorities are "interesting."
Love,
a Voter

Polluting Mowers

"How Walmart Threatens Organic Food
The Store's Wild Oats brand won't sow sustainability"
by Arun Gupta, In These Times


http://inthesetimes.com/article/16785/how_walmart_threatens_organic_food


". . . pushing farms to relocate to unregulated regions abroad while undermining organic standards at home."


Yes, it is nice that the Clintons are big fans of
both Walmart and the Bible.
It is nice for everybody, especially the Bible.i
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Grass and lawns are a tradition of British castles, intended and used to see righteous anger coming at them. We still copy that tradition today. We need more fruit trees and nut trees, more vegetable gardens, more herbs, more beautiful flowers, more rain barrels. Lawns are basically useless for holding much water. Lawns are worthless in todays weather changing world. Okay, lawns are useless and worthless. And what about the polluting mowers?

Other 3

"The Missing Native Vote
Nearly 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, American Indians still don't have equal access to the ballot box" by Stephanie Woodard,
In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/16773/the_missing_native_vote
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re: male enhancement drugs
Who knew that insufficient care, research, and testing would lead to failure? Guess who knew.
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Everything the soldiers themselves fought for during the 2 week illegal invasion and war of Iraq, and the dozen years of occupation afterwards when we wealthy heirs moved mountains of cash around, it could all vanish. The memories could all vanish! Blaming myself is not on the agenda.
That was from a wealthy heir begging to be noticed. Guess who.
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No more than 5 people in Washington D.C. are ever allowed to tell the truth at the same time. This season, 2 of them are Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Guess the other 3.  

Foot-in-Mouth Disease

We've got "know" choices
Say the pragmatic voices.
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If "largess" = a generous bestowal of gifts and if "good manners" = a standard of polite behavior, please tell us again, who is against largess and who is against good manners?
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"In Times of Government Surveillance, Whose 'Security' Is at Stake?" by Noam Chomsky, In These Times

http://inthesetimes.com/article/16368/government_surveillance_security_noam_Chomsky
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Hi, everybody! Goobernatorial candidate here! Are you as proud of my money as I am? Let me tell you, I don't have experience. I don't think before I speak. I don't respect you people. But what the heck! My money is buying your kindest regards, isn't it?
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Please pass the cheesey peas
Crusted uppers are such a tease
From the self-preserved uncouth
Many eons long in the tooth
Recomes foot-in-mouth disease.

"A Textbook Definition of Insanity"

"Fighting to be heard amid church's silence"
by Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-01/news/ct-chicago-archdiocese-sister-met-20140302_1_priests-chicago-archdiocese-pedophile
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"Vox Faux Populi"
by Chris Lehmann, In These Times

http://inthesetimes.com/article/16282/vox_faux_populi

. . . a textbook definition of insanity

The Greatest Threat

From "The Greatest Threat to World Peace" by Noam Chomsky,
In These Times: "The ability to ignore unwanted facts is one of the perogatives of unchallenged power. Closely related is the right to radically revise history."
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http://inthesetimes.com/article/16227/the_greatest_threat_to_world_peace_is_the_united_states/

All Things Marvelous

"A Brief History of Anarchism" by Noam Chomsky, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/16081/a_history_of_anarchism
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If you are in a position to need a home loan that will be portioned out to you in a childish monthly allowance, thank the 40th president of the U.S. His worshippers credit number 40 with inventing homes and allowances and all things marvelous.

Uncle Sam dot Luv

If you give money to those who don't need any more by taking that same money away from those who do, you too can become
mayor of Chicago.

"How Mayor Rahm Emanuel Awoke a Progressive Resistance in Chicago" by Kari Lydersen, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/15835/rahm_emanuel_mayor_1_percent/
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Now quite infamous, the republican Congresspersons who are experts at being domestic terrorists and the President who is an expert at turning his head and coughing, have all begun the long slow process of starving out the hungry. Because it is such an ugly process, please send any thank you e-cards to UncleSam.luv, a website site that is 80% off and running.

De-Americanized

"America's Going Rogue The U.S. snubs treaties, obligations and universal principles" by Noam Chomsky, In These Times

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15842/chomsky_americas_going_rogue/

". . . perhaps the world should become 'de-Americanized'"

Millions of Americans

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15737/return_to_nixonland_nsa_spying/

"Return To Nixonland
How the NSA Slipped Its Leash" by Lisa Graves, In These Times

First paragraph: "The documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by the Guardian and other outlets confirm what privacy advocates have been saying for years: The government has secretly turned its most powerful weapons of foreign intelligence surveillance inward on millions of Americans."

"Freedom in the Cloud"

From In These Times, the magazine version: ". . . We are facing the shameless cynicism of the representatives of the existing global order who only imagine that they believe in their ideas of democracy, human rights, etc. What happens when a whistleblower exposes this illusion is that the shame, theirs for having been caught deceiving us and ours for tolerating such power over us, is made more shameful by publicizing it."

"Freedom in the Cloud
Assange, Manning and Snowden are the new heroes of the era of digitalized control." by Slavoj Zizek, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/15451/freedom_in_the_cloud/

What an Outrage

What if Ben went to Gaza and called it Ghazi? Where is the outrage? What if Ben was the only one who was outraged? What if Ben Gazzara went to Benghazi? What if everybody got outraged about that? The gyrating clowns are outraged and want some company. What an outrage!
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"The Military's 40-Year Experiment" by David Sirota, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/14976/the_militarys_40_year_experiment/

To Avoid It

"3 Troubling Things to Know About Billionaire Penny Pritzker" by David Moberg, In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/14948/3_troubling_things_about_billionaire_penny_pritzker/
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Dear New Reinvented Penny: You paid the President off with enough money. You both must be very proud. Congratulations! How is it you and your associates will make obscene profit off young children? And did cheating adults out of their money prepare you for cheating children out of something more important than money?
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Enjoy instant horse's patootie technology
Or a cast of characters of what the hecknology
Greet looterville
Delete cooterville
What is the effect of globally stacked decknology?
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From Carl Jung - "We meet our destiny
on the road we take to avoid it."