tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post8088316123588081336..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: Your Weekly White House WheezeKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-18559598080649112332014-06-02T19:40:31.473-04:002014-06-02T19:40:31.473-04:00Hi Anne,
I do comment on The Intercept. I have be...Hi Anne,<br /><br />I do comment on The Intercept. I have been commenting on Glenn's column for years (Salon, The Guardian, Twitter...).<br /><br />The Intercept seems to be in some version of Purgatory. I trust Glenn completely, but the squillionaire worries me a bit.<br /><br />I just sent the link to Glenn, very good idea.<br /><br />Has anyone heard anything about when Taibbi is going to write for Pierre Omidyar's offshoot of the Intercept?<br /><br />I hope Pierre Omidyar didn't just load a train with the best journalists in the world bound for the center of some enormous black hole.<br /><br />Anyway, I get to see Glenn speak in Seattle on June 17th. I can't wait.<br /><br />Thanks Anne Isaiah Earharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915582508162317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-74416857499006575722014-06-02T17:43:23.274-04:002014-06-02T17:43:23.274-04:00@Isaiah
Good link. The whole concept of Fusion Ce...@Isaiah<br /><br />Good link. The whole concept of Fusion Centers infuriates me but their spying on Occupy doesn't surprise me one bit. That's exactly what they were created to do. What a fascist regime we live under.<br /><br />Do you comment at The Intercept? (Such as it is so far) You should post it somewhere there, maybe at Glenn Greenwald's 'Dispatches' blog. As with here, there are often unrelated but helpful comments and links. Hopefully they will unveil their new and improved version soon. <br /><br />Definitely keep passing that one along.annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-72144345223286323022014-06-02T16:31:28.016-04:002014-06-02T16:31:28.016-04:00I think that any target dates for regulations elim...I think that any target dates for regulations eliminating or cutting back pollution output is secretly arranged to coordinate with the exact time the planet will extinguish itself as a result. This way no one will be forced to answer to their lack of attention in sparing the health of the citizens. Of course they will also extinguish themselves after most of the others have already gasped their last breaths which is the only thing we can look forward to. Mission accomplished.<br />Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-28087667671025049882014-06-02T13:33:04.401-04:002014-06-02T13:33:04.401-04:00Re: EPA Announcement
I'm underwhelmed.Re: EPA Announcement<br /><br />I'm underwhelmed.annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-18403821348309123122014-06-02T13:23:54.764-04:002014-06-02T13:23:54.764-04:00I am sure the Sardonickistas probable know this by...I am sure the Sardonickistas probable know this by now, but this should be a scandal of enormous proportions. I got an email from Partnership for Civil Justice Fund this morning. The email detailed how our DHS Fusion Centers (hundreds of millions of dollars) around the country considered the Black Friday Boycotters as <a href="http://www.justiceonline.org/one-nation-under-surveillance/report.html" rel="nofollow">terrorists.</a> <br /><br />Environmentalists, animal rights activists,.......<br /><br /> Isaiah Earharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915582508162317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-59328357440513349352014-06-02T10:36:59.181-04:002014-06-02T10:36:59.181-04:00'Justices Turn Down Appeal From Times Reporter...'Justices Turn Down Appeal From Times Reporter Facing Jail'<br /><br />Now that the U.S. Government stands poised to take the New York Time's James Risen prisoner, will he be the next prisoner swap in exchange for the NYT not publishing future classified leaks? <br /><br />Naturally there would be SECRET negotiations and it would all be CLASSIFIED and all parties GAGGED, so we'll never know - unless he actually goes to jail. <br /><br />We do know that's how power works.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/us/james-risen-faces-jail-time-for-refusing-to-identify-a-confidential-source.html?hpannenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-50280476051701915822014-06-02T08:34:45.877-04:002014-06-02T08:34:45.877-04:00@Will, my fellow Sardonickist, thanks for the link...@Will, my fellow Sardonickist, thanks for the link to Occucards.com<br /><br />I had deleted a portion of my comment where I wished someone would put up Wanted Posters for members of The Club, then I went to this site and I saw their Bankster Series of Most Wanted Posters - awesome! They even have cards for Republicrats/The Duoploy among so much else. Good stuff.<br /><br />We can always count on you to find interesting websites that also have humor in them. Thanks again, YukYuk!annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-31567373356187542852014-06-02T00:09:09.944-04:002014-06-02T00:09:09.944-04:00Great post today, Anne. Speaking of, anyone up for...Great post today, Anne. Speaking of, anyone up for some educating & enlightening reading material can stop by Occucards.com and get some sweet CliffsNotes-style info about the myriad ways the corporate state screws us every day. (Doesn't cost a thing unless you want it to.)<br /><br />P.S. I fancy the term "Sardonickist." Sounds dangerous. :)Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-22882987061471275342014-06-01T16:11:28.771-04:002014-06-01T16:11:28.771-04:00Many years ago the unforgettable Izzy Stone who re...Many years ago the unforgettable Izzy Stone who reported the truth about Vietnam (which was most effective) was asked where he was getting all the information he was printing in his Newsletter, thinking he had some secret connections somewhere. He answered with a smile: "I read the newspapers."<br /><br />'Before there was an Internet, Izzy Stone was doing the work we associate with today's best bloggers. Like them, he was obsessed with citing original documents and texts. But before search engines, Izzy had to consume ten newspapers per day -- and physically visit government archives and press offices, and personally pore over thousands of words in the Congressional Record. That's how he repeatedly scooped the gullible, faux-objective MSM of his day in exposing government deceit, like that propelling the Vietnam War.'Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-3980460235713273032014-06-01T15:39:34.723-04:002014-06-01T15:39:34.723-04:00I really appreciate the job Karen does. I have no ...I really appreciate the job Karen does. I have no idea how she gets the information she does. I hope she can keep up the good work. That said, it will take an effective organization that has media and political power to overcome the present global corporate hegemone. I see no such development on the horizon. We need such a development to effect change. Without it nothing will happen.<br />Eric Veltrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-55091825123035952132014-06-01T15:01:10.773-04:002014-06-01T15:01:10.773-04:00We understand now that voting does nothing to chan...We understand now that voting does nothing to change things, protests do nothing to change things, and using the courts does nothing to change things. The entire system is rigged and rotten to the core. <br /><br />We can do what Karen does. We can become Sardonickistas (or whatever Will called us) and try to educate and enlighten each other and the public through comments here, there, and everywhere we can. <br /><br />We can start with the fact that corporate media routinely serves up massive piles of hot steaming government issued bullshit because they are simply interested in protecting and serving the establishment. We can refer people to websites that we've found of value that cut through the crap and reveal what is really going on. We can shame, mock, and ridicule those in government and industry who are corrupting, subverting, and destroying our system of government in order to take away their legitimacy and respectability. <br /><br />We can keep naming names. Unlike the government, we don't need expensive facial recognition programs or other means of surreptitious surveillance to identify who they are. We know who they are. They're members of The Club. As George Carlin once said, it's the same club they use to beat us over the head. <br /><br />We could engage in personal strikes by boycotting certain companies or industries, such as joining credit unions instead of using one of the big banks and keep urging others to do the same. <br /><br />We could certainly boycott the corrupt Duopoly that fights to keep independent parties and candidates off ballots, off nationally televised presidential debates, and off key committees if they do get elected. Dropping one's registration with the Duopoly sends a clear message to party leaders that we're outraged and disgusted and won't give them our loyalty, our MONEY, or our vote unless/until they earn it. <br /><br />Unfortunately people keep supporting them and then wondering why nothing changes. Why would they change if it never costs them anything to continue their corruption?<br /><br />I think the Occupy movement, the betrayals of President Obama, and Edward Snowden have all worked effectively to change the attitude and understanding of what happened to our former democracy. We can keep raising consciousness and connecting with each other so that when other opportunities or an actual political figure arises to make a difference, we'll be on the same wavelength and be better positioned to effect change. That's important. It gives us a fighting chance.annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-57758333526545859262014-06-01T14:06:26.474-04:002014-06-01T14:06:26.474-04:00@Isaiah,
Fixed the link, which takes you to the ...@Isaiah,<br /><br />Fixed the link, which takes you to the original, official White House announcement scrubbing the ozone rule. (Surprised that they haven't also scrubbed the actual announcement, but then again, they never expect people to go back years just to wallow in bullshit disguised as a bouquet of roses) Not only was it a Friday news dump, it was a Friday before the Labor Day weekend news dump! It is quite humorous reading, with Obama promising that the ozone rule would be enforced by 2013 and that somehow, postponing it proved his devotion to asthmatic children and the hardworking EPA folks he just threw under the bus. The doubletalk is quite breathtakingly Orwellian, even by his standards. He might as well have said that dirty air is healthy air. Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-24487884688515342912014-06-01T13:35:44.094-04:002014-06-01T13:35:44.094-04:00Hi Karen,
I hope I am not bothering you with this...Hi Karen,<br /><br />I hope I am not bothering you with this request, but the last link "Friday news dump" in your extremely awesome piece does not seem to be working, and I am quite interested in what You linked to there. Isaiah Earharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915582508162317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-31537994734567814162014-06-01T13:29:32.828-04:002014-06-01T13:29:32.828-04:00Thank you Karen for another wonderful piece.
When...Thank you Karen for another wonderful piece.<br /><br />When the lame stream media started the "this president gives a crap about the environment" reconfiguration of this corporate kiss ass president, I really felt the purpose of the effort into the smoke and mirror campaign was to provide cover for the ensuing outrage when it is disclosed that Obama already made a deal to okay tho Keystone XL pipeline.<br /><br />After all, we can't allow our progressive office appointees to lose money in <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/11/obamas-secretary-state-financial-stake-keystone" rel="nofollow">investments.</a><br /><br />Isaiah Earharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915582508162317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-45156513787234580042014-06-01T12:47:29.487-04:002014-06-01T12:47:29.487-04:00As soon as I finished my response to Eric Veltri, ...As soon as I finished my response to Eric Veltri, I turned on the TV to an interview with Maya Angelou by Oprah. They were speaking about the medal of freedom she had just received from the President and how overwhelmed she was thinking of all the people that had paved the way for her to be able to speak and work and live - of all the people that had come to the U.S. to live better lives and be free and fought for their rights and how she had tried to pave the way for others now.<br />So no matter how we feel, remember those who have found medical discoveries to keep us alive and well, who have fought for better conditions in the workplace, who have educated us in school, who have worked hard at their jobs and helped raise us and why we should continue to pave the way for others. We have the means of modern communication to use now and I think anyone writing in to Sardonicky has the means and ability to do so and should.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-38321610225750408452014-06-01T12:11:30.950-04:002014-06-01T12:11:30.950-04:00Eric Veltri: I can understand only too well your f...Eric Veltri: I can understand only too well your frustration with the enormity of the challenges we face. But commenting IS changing people's attitudes -just see how Karen has affected the readers to Krugman's and other columnists by exposing the ugly facts of how the current administration along with<br /> Congress are refusing to follow the wishes and needs of the people who put them in office.<br />In order for change to occur, people have to organize in opposition and that can only be accomplished by passing information around via commenting.<br />We don't know what will happen in the future but we can predict a much worse outcome if we don't speak up, share our concerns and organize like minded citizens.<br />It is also important for morale, to support people who feel alone in their beliefs while questioning what is happening in government and need guidance to formulate their thinking. <br />When so much secrecy is involved we need information more and more. Just observe how one man, <br />Ed Snowden, has opened up meaningful discussion about NSA activities which are being challenged. If he had felt there was no point in taking a courageous chance about what he knew, things would be much worse all around and it is encouraging other whistle blowers to speak out.<br />Every little bit we all do that we can, is vitally important for all our futures. Concern for our environmental problems is becoming more prominent in the media which is now creating more pressure for change in that area is an example.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-81302934827081067282014-06-01T09:58:14.604-04:002014-06-01T09:58:14.604-04:00Sometimes I wonder what the point is in commenting...Sometimes I wonder what the point is in commenting. I believe that the elites control not only our government but that of most of the world. Are we thinking they will change their greedy, world destroying behavior just by our shaming them into it? <br />The meme of the ruling classes seems to be a social darwinian survival of the fittest which justifies an immoral focus on greed &conquest. Until & unless that changes I see nothing changingEric Veltrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-64627125083589603582014-05-31T18:35:22.219-04:002014-05-31T18:35:22.219-04:00Birds of a feather flock together. I do the same ...Birds of a feather flock together. I do the same thing. It actually started with George W. Bush - years ago. Stopped in early 2008 - for a while...but it's back.ste-vonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-35251358436643461982014-05-31T14:53:09.751-04:002014-05-31T14:53:09.751-04:00@Anne,
I mute most of his speeches too. I entirel...@Anne,<br /><br />I mute most of his speeches too. I entirely skipped his West Point address, and thankfully so many other writers eviscerated it that I was able to spare myself.<br /><br />But when I read the transcript of today's weekly address, I just couldn't take it... given that his "big announcement" on emission standards is being touted enthusiastically and unquestioningly by the media. Nobody is bringing up his actual history. Or if anybody is, I've missed it.Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-6467593433077610642014-05-31T14:27:52.979-04:002014-05-31T14:27:52.979-04:00Wow. Not only do I mute the volume when Obama spea...Wow. Not only do I mute the volume when Obama speaks and change the channel as soon as his face appears, but I just realized that I actually skip reading what you quote him as saying. <br /><br />It's like having a commercial come on the tv screen for a phony product or service promoted by some shyster. I simply can't stand to give my time or attention to such bullshit. <br /><br />Today it finally dawned on me that I was actually avoiding his written words as I found myself skipping entire paragraphs attributed to him. I just go straight to your comments on either side of them. I think it's a self-protective measure. His word pollution might not give me asthma but it certainly sickens my heart. <br /><br />Thanks Karen for having the fortitude to wade through such bullshit and giving us your insightful and entertaining analyses. annenigmanoreply@blogger.com