http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:19 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:19 For the record - I was in DC in October of 2002. And in January of 2003. I was in Detroit and Lansing and Ann Arbor many times throughout 2003 and 2004 and 2005. I was in DC again in September of 2005, and stayed beyond the permitted Saturday march and participated in the civil action on the followi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/20 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:30:00 As a preface, I would like to say that this post was inspired by a fantastic essay by H2O Man which can be found [link:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1374825&mesg_id=1374825|here].

A few posters suggested I give my reply (#5) its own threa... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/19 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:55:18 This is a great piece, and provides much food for thought. I would like to try to ground it in our current situation, or at least my perspective/experience of it.

I have an internal locus of control (at least, I [i]think[/i] I do). For quite awhile, I was caught up in the idea that our politician... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/18 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:36:16 A group of concerned citizens are protesting every Monday through Friday from 5-6pm at the corner of Liberty and Fifth. We have been doing this for about 2 months now.

Unless it is super rainy we are there religiously.

Please join us. Bring a sign, or hold one of our extras. We have some prof... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/17 Wed, 17 May 2006 12:52:26 NYC Union Chief Roger Toussaint Remains Defiant Hours Before Heading to Jail for Leading Transit Strike

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Roger Toussaint, president of the Transport Workers Union, Local 100, heads to jail today to serve a 10-day sen... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/16 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:41:19 When GI Joe Says No
Christian Parenti

A young former US Army sniper wearing a desert camo uniform, an Iraqi kaffiyeh and mirrored sunglasses scans a ruined urban landscape of smashed homes, empty streets and garbage heaps. His sand-colored hat bears a small regulation-style military patch, or... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/15 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:16:10 :cry: I am sitting at my desk crying now, thanks a lot, LOL

It is so hard these days to remember how kind people actually are, and how ultimately, in our souls, we are creatures of cooperation, [i]not[/i] of competition and hatred. If we weren't our species wouldn't have lasted this long.

We n... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/14 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:46:12 is that they are disrupting the normal course of things in a way the anti-war movement seldom does. The are continuing their protests for days, they are leaving school and work, and they are doing it on business days so everything gets disrupted.

The anti-war movement has these big demonstrations... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/13 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:57:27 It really may be that simple.

The question is, WHERE IS EVERYBODY???

I demonstrate at a busy corner at rush hour almost every day. At most there may be 5 other people with me, but usually there are only 3 or 4 of us. We talk to tons of people and almost every single one supports what we are do... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/12 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:38:19 I should warn you, I have recently fallen over the edge of the precipice and there is no more waiting, IMO. I am sick of the killing, lying, cheating, stealing and abusing, and I am [i]so tired[/i] of watching well-intentioned people try to use these broken systems to stop the inevitable.

I am co... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/11 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:13:33 [i]Don't be afraid to step it up. We know that they aren't listening. We need to get louder. And anyone in the DC area, the group there is awesome - I got arrested with 400 others there last fall and I highly recommend it :) ---mm

[b]From Mourning to Resistance:

National Campaign of Nonviol... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/3 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:38:47 [b]Condemning the anti-democratic actions of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly support the aspirations of the democratic forces in Venezuela.[/b]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas

[i]Essentially this bill would mean... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/2 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:33:55 [i]A friend of mine printed this out from his friend's blog and thought I would be interested. I, in turn, think you all may find it interesting too...[/i]

[b]Jim Garrison, Playboy Interview, October, 1967[/b]
"What worries me deeply, and I have seen it exemplified in this case, is that we in Am... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/1 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:27:21 Listen up, folks, this is getting really serious. As some of you know, the House passed a resolution last Thursday to refer Iran to the UN Security Council in response to their nuclear ambitions. You may have missed the story, however, seeing as how practically no one (except "conspiracy sites" whic... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/5 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:06:34 ...With Wal-Mart rating as public enemy number one among many liberals, progressives and just regular voters, Clinton is finding her past ties to Wal-Mart too hot to handle so, presto, over the side the Beast of Bentonville must go.

For those not in the know, Clinton served on Wal-Mart’s board f... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/6 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:17:41 I’m not one of DUs prolific researchers, so bear with me here. I will do my best to explain this and back it up.

Just like Iraq, the threats by the US against Iran are ultimately about oil. This is NOT about nuclear weapons, terrorists, human rights or anything else.

There are a few different... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/7 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:26:07 Okay, here I go on a rant. I don't do this much, so please bear with me. I am just so frustrated about the impeachment talk here that I can't stand it.

We are supposedly a nation based on laws. It is quite apparent, at least to people here at DU, that Bush, Cheney, and various others have broken ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/8 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:42:36 I am sure this will get lost in the Harriet Myers threads, but it's worth a shot, cuz it's pretty funny...

[b]Never underestimate the power of makeup[/b]

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http... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/9 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:13:11 I'll start my story on Sunday, the day before the arrest. The weekend thus far had been a blast - I had fun partying with DUers, marching, yelling, celebrating the solidarity of the movement. But Sunday, I woke up in a very different state of mind. I went into the city at around noon, and my first s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/4 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:43:05 Let us know where you went, how many people you had, and any other interesting tidbits about people's reactions and stuff.

I went to Chelsea, MI, a little town near Ann Arbor. We had about 55 people, and the organizers made a huge display with the names of all the lost soldiers lining the street.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/meganmonkey/10 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:56:53