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authenticiouslycounterfeit:
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Anonymous: Take down your government!
…and the corporations that lobbied your government to take the Internet down.
The Declaration of Independence for what became the United States holds, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it… .” It would be more precise, however, to say that it is not the Right of the People, nor even their responsibility, but instead something more like breathing — something that if we fail to do we die.
If we as a People fail to rid our community of destructive institutions, they will destroy our community. If we as a community cannot provide meaningful and non-destructive ways for people to gain food, clothing, and shelter, then we must recognize it’s not just destructive institutions but the entire economic system pushing the natural world past breaking points. Once we’ve recognized the destructiveness of this economic system we’ve no choice, unless we wish to sign our own and our children’s death warrants, but to fight for all we’re worth and in every way we can to overturn it. There is nothing else to do.
You can ask: by quoting the Declaration of Independence am I calling for revolution, to which I will respond that the answer should be clear. You can ask, then, if this means that I am calling for the overthrow of the United States and other governments, to which I will respond that this question comes far, far, far too late. For the governments were long since overthrown, and those who overthrew them are known as ExxonMobil, British Petroleum, Halliburton, Monsanto, ADM, Wal-Mart, Massey Coal, Goldman Sachs, Citibank. They are the real governors, and the United States and other governments are wholly-owned subsidiaries, brought to you by McDonald’s, Pfizer, and Lockheed Martin.
So then you can ask, am I advocating the overthrow of governments that are by, for, and of corporations, advocating the overthrow of corporate states, to which I will say, “Hell, yes.”
- Derrick Jensen, speech at Occupy DC](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhhlgYewg1qjkzz8o1_500.jpg)
solitaryforager:
authenticiouslycounterfeit:
youranonnews:
Anonymous: Take down your government!
…and the corporations that lobbied your government to take the Internet down.
The Declaration of Independence for what became the United States holds, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it… .” It would be more precise, however, to say that it is not the Right of the People, nor even their responsibility, but instead something more like breathing — something that if we fail to do we die.
If we as a People fail to rid our community of destructive institutions, they will destroy our community. If we as a community cannot provide meaningful and non-destructive ways for people to gain food, clothing, and shelter, then we must recognize it’s not just destructive institutions but the entire economic system pushing the natural world past breaking points. Once we’ve recognized the destructiveness of this economic system we’ve no choice, unless we wish to sign our own and our children’s death warrants, but to fight for all we’re worth and in every way we can to overturn it. There is nothing else to do.
You can ask: by quoting the Declaration of Independence am I calling for revolution, to which I will respond that the answer should be clear. You can ask, then, if this means that I am calling for the overthrow of the United States and other governments, to which I will respond that this question comes far, far, far too late. For the governments were long since overthrown, and those who overthrew them are known as ExxonMobil, British Petroleum, Halliburton, Monsanto, ADM, Wal-Mart, Massey Coal, Goldman Sachs, Citibank. They are the real governors, and the United States and other governments are wholly-owned subsidiaries, brought to you by McDonald’s, Pfizer, and Lockheed Martin.
So then you can ask, am I advocating the overthrow of governments that are by, for, and of corporations, advocating the overthrow of corporate states, to which I will say, “Hell, yes.”
- Derrick Jensen, speech at Occupy DC
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thelicenselab:
YEARS (by Bartholomäus Traubeck)
This music — which sounds like a moody piano soundtrack for a existentialist movie about a rainy day — is made by slicing a tree in cross-section, sticking it on a turntable, and dropping a tone-arm with a PlayStation Eye Camera in the head, and processing its output through Ableton Live.
via Hard Format
I’m currently losing my mind. The importance of the idea behind this bears much more weight than merely being an entertaining and creative video outlet.
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The film I scored was premiered earlier this month, and, well, here it is in full!
EDIT: I also act in this film.. and I may or may not have some very pathetic and disgusting facial hair.
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ANTI-PROPAGANDA: Roundup: Argentina's human tragedy
mamitah:
Claire Robinson
ISIS, 6 October 2010
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/argentinasRoundupHumanTragedy.php
*Ten years of GM soy and glyphosate poisoning have escalated rates of cancer and birth defects.
*GM soy a death sentence for humans and the environment
Argentina has become a…
(Source: gmwatch.eu)
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Not-so-morning coffee. (Taken with instagram)
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youranonnews:
ACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.1981:
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Tl;dr - Escapism is ruining the www.
It’s pretty rediculous that it takes threatening the internet in order to AT LEAST spark the general public’s interest in becoming involved in the fight against a corporocratic war against U.S. citizens. Not the passing of such things as the Patriot Act, Citizens United, or the NDAA, but no, THE FUCKING FACEBOOKS AND LOLCATS AND GOD DAMN WHATEVER HAVE YOU!
I understand that the internet is a very powerful tool for those of us fortunate enough to have access to it, but by simple observation it’s not difficult to see that we truly take it for granted and even abuse it A LOT.
We meet and interact with people across the world, easily accessing and exchanging information with a few clicks of a button. The potential for creating such a powerful voice as seen in whats happened over the course of this past week alone speaks to that.
Now answer me this: why isn’t this repeatable when it comes to issues outside the internet? There are real results we can make happen if only we could STOP FUCKING AROUND AND INDULGING IN REALLY REALLY STUPID AND WASTEFUL STUFF on the internet.
“But, Eric, people like to use their personal web pages as a form of self-expression, you can’t deny them that!”
WELL HEY A FUCKING PICTURE OF A GOD DAMN CAT OH SHIT ITS SO FUCKING CUTE I MAY VOMIT, OH SHIT AND GRAMMATICALLY SKEWED TEXT THAT READS IN A FUNNY VOICE OH GAWSH IT DESCRIBES THIS PICTURE PURRFECTLY THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL TOO!
Tell me, just exactly how does a picture of some sunset with the silhouette of a couple holding hands with some phrase that the realization some teenager had about a common conception anyone can make about life through simply fucking thinking for a minute get nearly one hundred some odd thousand “reblogs” but anything that has to do with some SERIOUS FUCKING ISSUES not even grab a hundredth of a percentage of that?
Maybe I’m not following all the great informative tumblr blogs or maybe I’m just now realizing that the tumblr community is just full of a bunch of escapist entertainment, but holy shit when something like SOPA/PIPA comes along then OH NOW EVERYONES INTERESTED! And I’m sure most of you who have raised your voice and helped spread awareness of it will probably hear about Lamar Smith, author of your beloved SOPA, and his new attempt at again STICKING HIS FINGER STRAIGHT UP THE ASS OF THE INTERNET. H.R. 1981. Do your own research, READ IT, voice your own opinion, and take action.
And while the Senate will be busy attacking the internet throughout the year, hopefully you come to value it more than you ever have before, and maybe even start caring about something else besides some fucking cats.
This requires no thought.
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