I am feeling overwhelmed at the moment so forgive the disjointed stuff I am dumping on you.
Did you know that
The UN special rapporteur on torture has formally accused the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Bradley Manning, the US soldier who was held in solitary confinement for almost a year on suspicion of being the WikiLeaks source.
Juan Mendez has completed a 14-month investigation into the treatment of Manning since the soldier's arrest at a US military base in May 2010. He concludes that the US military was at least culpable of cruel and inhumane treatment in keeping Manning locked up alone for 23 hours a day over an 11-month period in conditions that he also found might have constituted torture.
From the Guardian
Did you know that
Schneiderman Settles Suit Against Banks for Use of MERS for Paltry $25 Million
Yes, that Schneiderman, the one we though would save us from the predatory banks.
FDL
Did you know that Occupy St. Louis is hosting Occupy the Midwest? This is a thrilling spring renewal for the Occupy folks. If you can, please visit the website and donate as this will be an expensive, intensive effort
Did you know that Occupy could be used as a business model? Al Jazeera
Michel Bauwens, theorist, writer, and a founder of the P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Foundation notes that it is the values that make the difference.
We sometimes forget that the US is not the only place for protesters. In Australia a man managed to chain himself to a dredger after unfurling a banner: "Save the Reef Halt Dredging". Occupy Sidney!
And, because it is fun thinking of David vs the Goliath of the PTB here is a Anon documentary
I've been thinking a lot about values lately. It seems so easy to say "Have respect for yourself and others" and expect people to understand that value. Sadly we see in AZ they only see that they want to control WOMEN and BIRTH as if the world will come to an end if they don't. On the other hand, if we get more of these mothersucking creeps elected the end WILL be soon in coming. We cannot take more of the hate and soul sucking ignorance they espouse.
And we see cops preemptively arresting people. Why not? They don't have to pay a personal penalty. And their masters bid them to do it. This is not peace keeping. They should change their motto to "we work for a living" rather than "we serve and protect".
And the cops union that protects them from their wrong doing? What kind of union is that?
10:35 AM PT: Update h/t to 420 forever Why is Pres. Obama keeping journalist in Yemen prison?