BACKGROUND: My brother in law, William Quick, has gone to great lengths to obstruct the release of my father’s story of Buchenwald to the public domain. Although Bill has no relevant property rights to the collection of writings and inscribed photographs from the camp, he has gone so far as [...]
Archive for March, 2015
Do governors have a right to harass scientists working for the public?
When you work for a private company, you’re expected to conform to the employer’s wishes and work for the company’s best interests. If your conscience rebels against what you’re asked to do, your options are to either go along or quit. Thus, if Shell Oil sacks a scientist f[...]
March 18th, 2015 - 8:09 pm § in Politics
Florida state employee ordered to undergo mental evaluation after speaking about climate change
A Florida state employee has been suspended from work, given a letter of reprimand, and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after uttering the words “climate change” at a coastal management meeting on March 9, according to a Florida blogger. Republican Gov. Rick Scott has banne[...]
Now only religious people can get married in Oklahoma
Not content to deny the legal rights of marriage to gays, Oklahoma’s crazed Republican legislature today relegated atheists and agnostics to singlehood. According to Democratic Underground, “A bill that would restrict the right to marry to people of faith and [require] all marriage lice[...]
March 18th, 2015 - 1:37 pm § in Misc.
ISRAEL and WAR
Bibi’s Ugly Win Will Harm Israel A desperate Netanyahu used fear to grab the most seats in the election, but his rejection of a Palestinian state will further isolate the Jewish state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu won a big election Tuesday, but he won ugly by staking out[...]
March 18th, 2015 - 11:26 am § in The Ave Scene
FACEBOOK: Dom Holden holds forth on Seattle Housing
Dominic Holden Seattle is finally seizing derelict properties in the Roosevelt neighborhood, which is smart, but they’re proposing to use that land for a little park. THAT’S GODDAMN STUPID. Seattle needs less underused open space and more buildings stacked with people. Right now, there&#[...]
March 18th, 2015 - 10:12 am § in Politics
Republican legislator opposes auto jobs because they might bring unions to his state
A Tennessee Republican state legislator is so upset that new manufacturing jobs at a Volkswagen plant in his district might attract unions he refused to vote for $165.8 million of state incentives for the company. (Click here for source) Photo: State Sen. Bo Watson would rather have no jobs than uni[...]
March 18th, 2015 - 7:38 am § in Misc.
RADICAL REPUBLICAN
The Party Of Lincoln Proposes A Return to Slavery Jeb Bush makes the case for a $0 federal minimum wage At least three Republican presidential hopefuls have suggested the federal minimum wage law shouldn’t exist at all. msnbc.com[...]
Get money, but don’t exploit!
Autonomy and Entrepreneurship are positive components of African American urban male street culture. There is absolutely nothing wrong with young African American men not wanting to conform to society’s standards. African American males are not wrong for wanting to start businesses and wanting[...]