Monthly Archives: January 2011

Polly at State Capitol: Human Services or War?

Polly Mann visited the Minnesota State Capitol on Disability Day to explore the cost of continuous war spending vs human services. In the last 10 years Minnesotans have paid over $30 billion to fund the  wars. Had that been directed to human needs we wouldn’t be facing a $6 billion deficit, we’d have  a surplus.

wammmedia has sent you a message from War Is A Crime .org

War Is A Crime .org wammmedia thought you would like to see the War Is A Crime .org web site. Et Tu, New York Times? by davidswanson By Michael Brenner The New York Times’ Executive Editor, William Keller, launched a scathing personal attack on Julian Assange in yesterday’s Sunday Magazine cover story. This odd behavior […]

Important update on net neutrality

From Senator Franken.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Have you been wondering about those thousands of birds that fell from the sky in Arkansas . . . ? And news of our former governor

Have you been wondering about those thousands of birds that fell from the sky in Arkansas on New Years Eve? According to "respected prophet" and Religious Right rising star Cindy Jacobs, the event which some have playfully dubbed the "aflockalypse" was the result of … wait for it … the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell […]

Those 33 terrorist groups in Ramsey County? It was “a very big lie” | Twin Cities Daily Planet

Sometimes it is nice to have one’s basic gut level suspicions and intuitions confirmed. Thank you Daily Planet! http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2011/01/21/those-33-terrorist-groups-ramsey-county-it-was-all-lie — This message was sent by wammmedia@gmail.com via http://addthis.com. Please note that AddThis does not verify email addresses. Make sharing easier with the AddThis Toolbar: http://www.addthis.com/go/toolbar-em

Jon Stewart vs. the Perpetual Panic Conflictinator

Jon Stewart said the following during the Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in the fall of 2010. They are certainly true now after Tucson. The country’s 24-hour, political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator [basically the mainstream media] did not cause our problems, but its existence makes solving them that much […]

An Open Letter to The New Yorker : Ms Magazine Blog

Sign the petition http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/01/03/an-open-letter-to-the-new-yorker/ — This message was sent by wammmedia@gmail.com via http://addthis.com. Please note that AddThis does not verify email addresses. Make sharing easier with the AddThis Toolbar: http://www.addthis.com/go/toolbar-em

FBI Informant Betrays Anti-War Activists

The home searches by the FBI on September 24, 2010 were assisted by an FBI informant who infiltrated the Anti-War Committee. This spy participated in many events, baby sat for member’s kids and even accompanied two women attempting to visit Palestine, a visit she apparently had sabotaged to the Israeli authorities. The local people are […]

Jon Stewart Takes on Congressional Quick Fixes . . . and a serious Call to Action

Stewart Takes On Congressional ‘Quick Fixes’ In Wake of Arizona Shooting (includes video link) Jon Stewart began the week with an all-jokes-aside statement on the tragedy in Tucson, but on Thursday night’s "Daily Show," he took a more humorous approach and mocked Congress’ legislation in the wake of the shooting. The actions of Jared Lee […]

Link from a friend: Secret government informer ‘Karen Sullivan’ infiltrated Minnesota activist groups.

from the WAMM Media Committee:http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/01/secret_government_informer_karen_sullivan.php Protest News Secret government informer "Karen Sullivan" infiltrated Minnesota activist groups By Nick Pinto, Wed., Jan. 12 2011 @ 12:59PM Categories: Protest News Share121 0digg Committee to Stop FBI Repression "Karen Sullivan," an undercover agent who spied on Twin Cities activists. ​The Twin Cities activists who had their homes raided […]

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