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- What piece of art would you steal?: something conceptual, but i wouldn't really steal it, i'd just talk about stealing it--and probably get a grant
- What movie can you recite verbatim?: IAWL
- What song do you want played at your funeral?: Is That All There Is?
- What book have you read the most?: Vonnegut's opus
4Shadows is filling in a rectangle whithin a rectangle within a rectangle within a rectangle within a rectangle within a rectanle within a rectangle--true story!
May 11
4Shadows commented on The Jazz Diaspora: Let's Take It Outside Pt. 2.
4Shadows commented on The Jazz Diaspora: Let's Take It Outside Pt. 2.
Love the mash-up. The difference between music and noise is a matter of opinion.
May 31, 2012
4Shadows commented on Fuck the Vote.
4Shadows commented on Fuck the Vote.
Is an initiative to end initiatives an option?
I volunteered to gather signatures a couple of times and the for-hire gatherers couldn't believe I was refusing the $2 per name they were getting. I could have been making upwards of $30/hour. In the end, the initiative I supported was voted down by a disinformed public after the corporate opposition outspent the grassroots effort 10:1.
I volunteered to gather signatures a couple of times and the for-hire gatherers couldn't believe I was refusing the $2 per name they were getting. I could have been making upwards of $30/hour. In the end, the initiative I supported was voted down by a disinformed public after the corporate opposition outspent the grassroots effort 10:1.
Jan 20, 2012
4Shadows commented on Last Days.
4Shadows commented on Last Days.
David S., I suspect you treat Gregoire with kid gloves out of political tact, but it's shameful and outrageous that she dithered for SEVEN YEARS because of her Catholicism. She reveals herself no more worthy of public office than any theocratic evangelical who allows personal religious feelings to interfere with matters of public policy.
Jan 4, 2012
4Shadows commented on Last Days.
4Shadows commented on Last Days.
Nothing happened on December 31st? How about this:
"On New Year’s Eve, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, despite its provisions allowing indefinite military detention of US citizens without trial. Under separate government powers expanded by the PATRIOT Act, non-violent dissent is increasingly classified as terrorism, so—regardless of President Obama's caveats when signing the bill—any future president could use the NDAA’s detention powers as a tool of political repression."
6th Amendment is now officially null and void.
"On New Year’s Eve, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, despite its provisions allowing indefinite military detention of US citizens without trial. Under separate government powers expanded by the PATRIOT Act, non-violent dissent is increasingly classified as terrorism, so—regardless of President Obama's caveats when signing the bill—any future president could use the NDAA’s detention powers as a tool of political repression."
6th Amendment is now officially null and void.
Jan 3, 2012
4Shadows commented on The Long Con.
4Shadows commented on The Long Con.
The "good news" is we won't be seeing such a waste of tax money on fruitless investigations from now on thanks to the NDAA 2012 signed by Obama on 12/31/2011. Indefinite military detention for suspected terrorists makes detectives, judges, and public defenders a thing of the past. Guilty until proven innocent (and no means to do the latter) has been codified into US law. Murray and Cantwell both voted for it. I suggest you contact their offices and request an explanation.
http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/National%20…
http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/National%20…
Jan 3, 2012
4Shadows commented on Ever Get the Feeling That You're Being Followed?.
4Shadows commented on Ever Get the Feeling That You're Being Followed?.
...and it's getting far far worse very fast:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alton-lu/t…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alton-lu/t…
Aug 31, 2011
4Shadows commented on Deeply Embarrassed White People Talk Awkwardly About Race.
4Shadows commented on Deeply Embarrassed White People Talk Awkwardly About Race.
Jen Graves continues to struggle with when and how to wield the word "racist":
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Well, all verbal arguments ultimately collapse under the weight of semantics, but I'm still with Henry Louis Gates on this one: "race" is a dangerous trope.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Well, all verbal arguments ultimately collapse under the weight of semantics, but I'm still with Henry Louis Gates on this one: "race" is a dangerous trope.
Mar 28, 2011
4Shadows commented on Council Drives Effort to Prevent Voters from Voting.
4Shadows commented on Council Drives Effort to Prevent Voters from Voting.
It's time to start referring to this project as the Toll Tunnel. I collected signatures for the ballot measure and was astounded by how few people know there will be a $7.50 round trip toll for this useless hole. Truly a testament to the effectiveness of the disinformation campaign being waged by our toadie city council, duplicitous governor, and establishment Times.
Feb 17, 2011
4Shadows commented on Q: How Many Anarchists Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?.
4Shadows commented on Q: How Many Anarchists Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?.
#40 Having walked the length of the protest from back to front and back again I maintain that the vast majority of protesters were neither violent nor hateful. A chant of "fuck the police" is an expression of disgust with a system where even good cops cover for bad cops and thus they are rightly seen to be complicit in the abuse of power. I've seen the cops use excessive force en masse at various actions enough times over the years to say that chant is justified. They need to be reined in and held accountable for their actions. Kill them? No. Re-train and restrain them? Hell yes.
I agree it was pointless to berate the cops who were present, but I think you're naive in your characterization of the police as being there to protect the protesters. They were there to manage and control the protest and protect private property along the route. If the topic of the protest hadn't been SPD's use of excessive force and lack of accountability you can bet their approach would have been more hands-on than it was.
You are proud of living in a police state where the cops are your friend only so long as you don't question the powers that be. For only the most recent galling example of how deluded you are, check out what happens if you dare turn your back on the Secretary of State while she extols the virtues of free speech:
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2011…
Police brutality is a national problem.
The cops showed restraint last night only because they didn't want to add to the case against them. For now.
For a more representative batch of photos, go here:
http://tinyurl.com/SPDont
Funny how "the establishment" PI is more even-handed in its coverage than the purportedly progressive Stranger.
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I agree it was pointless to berate the cops who were present, but I think you're naive in your characterization of the police as being there to protect the protesters. They were there to manage and control the protest and protect private property along the route. If the topic of the protest hadn't been SPD's use of excessive force and lack of accountability you can bet their approach would have been more hands-on than it was.
You are proud of living in a police state where the cops are your friend only so long as you don't question the powers that be. For only the most recent galling example of how deluded you are, check out what happens if you dare turn your back on the Secretary of State while she extols the virtues of free speech:
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2011…
Police brutality is a national problem.
The cops showed restraint last night only because they didn't want to add to the case against them. For now.
For a more representative batch of photos, go here:
http://tinyurl.com/SPDont
Funny how "the establishment" PI is more even-handed in its coverage than the purportedly progressive Stranger.
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