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| epona | Nov 21 2012, 08:32 PM Post #1 |
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Has anyone noticed this year that Halloween/All Saints and Thanksgiving has largely been ignored? I mean, am I the only one noticing this? The went from summertime direct to stuff you 'need' to get "before the Christmas rush". Then, it was past Black Friday LINES stories.....woooooo......(you won't find me in one). Then it was stores wanting to open late Thanksgiving nite to EXTEND black friday to make a black thursday. Sheesh! Now they are talking about the lines again. Hint: don't go to Best Buy. So where did Thanksgiving go? They dropped it. It is all about kaching this and kaching that. And who has what sales and when they open and the "new" holiday store hours *just for us!* How thoughtful. Just like with Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays, they are just bulldozing over our old cherished American Values. As in..... Washington stood for steadfastness (1776) and honesty (cherry tree thing). Lincoln also stood for honesty and 'the good of the nation' (all ppl should be free). Thanksgiving.... sharing food/survival items, being friends with the "supposed" enemy (can't have that you know), being THANKFUL/appreciative for what you DO have instead of coveting everything on the tv, giving THANKS to GOD. Yeah, remember him? Next comes actual Christmas...um....oh yeah, GIFT BUYING DAY....bulldozing right over GOD/compassion/giving/do-unto-others. That day has turned into THE major mojo corporate greed fund-raiser of the year, second to Black Friday. Just heard on the news that the populace (us!) has made Denny's and Papa Johns do some back peddling. But PJ did say that they were opening new stores and creating thousands of new jobs "worldwide"...yeah, I reckon everywhere but here. But I like it that people are finally, finally SEEING stuff for what it is on some level now. That makes me feel good and have hope. |
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| Guest | Nov 22 2012, 09:27 PM Post #2 |
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As long as Native Americans are locked up on reservations in poverty and continual genocidal policies this thanksgiving holiday is a damn joke. If we had any real sense and disipline we would all fast on this day. |
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| wathap2u | Nov 22 2012, 10:27 PM Post #3 |
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Say goodbye to Thanksgiving, and Black Friday while you’re at it. Retailers are wrecking holiday time for shoppers and shop workers alike. This year will see an unprecedented move by the big boys of retail to open their stores earlier than ever on Thanksgiving Day, putting pressure on the traditions — from indulging in an oversize dinner to loafing around watching football — that many families hold sacred. “They have commercialized every single holiday by creating a good reason to promote something and drive traffic. They do it for the simple reason that, well, they can. It follows that adage from “Field of Dreams” that if you build it, they will come. If you open the store earlier, they will shop. Marketplace: |
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| Guest | Nov 23 2012, 10:11 AM Post #4 |
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Drones over Tohono O'odham land http://bsnorrell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/drones-over-tohono-oodham-land.html Border drone at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Photo by Border Patrol The most censored in Indian country: Drones, spy towers and the militarization of Indian lands By Brenda Norrell Censored News copyright http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com The use of drones on the border, and the militarization of Tohono O’odham sovereign land, heads the list of the most censored issues in Indian country. Tohono O’odham activists who fight the militarization of their lands, and abuse by Border Patrol agents, are oppressed by the elected Tohono O’odham government, and targeted and abused by the US Border Patrol. Among the most secret issues are spy towers and drones. Currently, Tohono O’odham are reporting drones in the skies, but very little is known about these drones. Censored News continue extensive research into the secrecy and militarization at the border. Researching Tohono O’odham and drones, the first surprise is to see that the elected Tohono O’odham government scheduled a special session of the legislative council for a tour of the drones at Libby Army Airfield at Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Jan. 31, 2011. The purpose was a tour of Customs and Border Protection’s unmanned aircraft systems, also known as UAVs or drones. Sierra Vista is where the Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca is located, and the site of protests over its role in torture at Abu Ghraib and production of the torture manual of the School of Americas. The manual was made public in 1996, after decades of torture and assassinations by US trained military in Central and South America. Already in the past month, two secret plans have been exposed by Censored News involving the Border Patrol on Tohono O'odham land. Currently, the Border Patrol is scouting three Tohono O’odham districts to construct new spy towers, after the billion dollar boondoggle of the last border spy towers that did not work. The Tohono O’odham government approved by resolution the Border Patrol’s current visits to the districts. The Border Patrol is targeting 14 sites for new US spy towers on tribal land. Censored News also exposed the fact that the Border Patrol is planning a massive new complex on Tohono O’odham land, in Pisinemo District, with housing for 32 agents, helicopter launch pad, horses and dogs. Further, more O’odham land would be seized for a transmission corridor to the north. The plan was kept secret from the public until the draft environmental impact statement was discovered the same day that public comments closed in September. Thirteen months ago, on Sept. 14, 2011, the Tohono O’odham Nation gave preliminary support for this massive Border Patrol complex, without telling the public, as revealed in another council resolution. The Tohono O’odham Nation also gave permission for the US military to be involved in construction of the complex. When it comes to drones, few subjects are wrapped in so much secrecy. Testimony before Congress revealed that the Border Patrol operates the Predator B drones fly, primarily at night, and patrols the US/Mexico border. This includes the stretch between Yuma and Nogales, Ariz. The Tohono O’odham Nation is located between the two cities, on their traditional O’odham homeland. One of the few public statements about the use of drones on Tohono O’odham land is a disturbing one. The University of Arizona entered into a joint agreement with the Tohono O’odham Nation, for a project that supposedly focused on range land management. The agreement allowed the University of Arizona to collect a large amount of information on Tohono O’odham archaeology, cultural sites and geography. The three year project included the university’s Dr. Hermann F. Fasel, professor at the UA Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Fasel headed the drone componenet of the project and the creation of a drone with a seven foot wingspan, supposedly for monitoring Tohono O’odham rangelands. The rangeland project also encouraged Tohono O'odham students to work for companies like Raytheon Missiles. Equally disturbing is the fact that Dr. Fasel doesn’t just work for the university. Dr. Fasel is a military contractor who works with the US Air Force and private corporations, including Boeing. In Tucson, at Davis Monthan Air Force base, soldiers operate the remote control killer drones that have been responsible for targeted assassinations and the killing of civilians in other countries. Meanwhile, Boeing received the contract for construction of the border wall in Arizona and the previous flopped spy towers. On Tohono O'odham land, Boeing was responsible for digging up the remains of O’odham on their land for the border vehicle barrier. As for the drone maker, the rangeland project states Dr. Fasel is recognized for his pioneering research in Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics. “His research has been and is currently funded by Federal government agencies and private corporations. Examples of these funding agencies include: the Department of Defense, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Daimler Chrysler and the Boeing Company. Directly related to the proposed effort is his past development and flight testing of a UAV for the United States Air Force and this current participation in the development and flight testing of a long endurance UAV (also for the Air Force; in subcontract to The Boeing Company). His UAV expertise will be crucial for developing and operating an UAV based system for on-demand aerial imaging for range land management,” the rangeland project states. As previously reported by Censored News, the drone maker Advanced Ceramics entered into a joint venture with the Tohono O’odham’s San Xavier District, which borders Tucson. The business included the University of Arizona’s drone design program. Since that time, Advanced Ceramics has produced drones at a site on Tohono O’odham land close to the Tucson International Airport. The project, involving research for high temperatures and ceramics, was first accepted and then rejected by the Pascua Yaqui Nation, which considered the project too risky. Tohono O’odham human rights activists continue to oppose the production of drones for the purposes of spying and targeted assassinations. Tohono O’odham say the violation of human rights, and taking of human life, violates the Him’daag, the sacred way of being. Copyright Brenda Norrell/Censored News brendanorrell@gmail.com |
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| necramericanomicon | Nov 23 2012, 08:56 PM Post #5 |
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halloween ignored? it has the highest retail sales of any holiday except christmas and the church originally had all saints day sometime in may, but moved it to november 1st to steal pagan halloween/samhain's thunder someone carved a huge jack o lantern and put a big candle in it, and i didn't see it until i was right on top of it coming around a corner at night scared the candy corn right out of me |
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x0x 10-sigma local non-local phenomena double-crossed skullfoneboned division x0x | |
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