10.18.2015

Tell President Obama: No backdoors in our technology!

This We The People Petition to the Obama Administration already has over 81,000 signatures and it still has 20 another days left to get the requisite 100K! The coalition of organizations & tech companies behind this petition Is mind boggling in the booth the sheer # and the breadth of the different issues they're known for representing. Here's a small sampling—Twitter, Mozzilla, TaskForce, Reddit, DuckDuckGo, boing boing, Cloudflare, Dropbox, American Library Association, Human Rights Watch, Global Network Initiative, World Privacy Forum, Liberty Coalition, Internet Infrastructure Coalition, Internet Archive, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Consumer Electronics Association, TorProject, twilio, WICKR, R Street, Demand Progress, EFF, ACLU, Open Media, Sonic, Library Freedom Project, Center for Democracy & Technology, and The Center for Financial Privacry and Human Rights.

This is a hugely important issue for your personal safety as well as the security of our data & privacy rights. Just read the petition and you'll understand very quickly. This is not simply a trade off of privacy for "national security" — this puts that very security and our personal security at risk! Sign this petition now so it's very clear to the President that we want this done right now. Congress doesn't have to like it and they won't but they'll likely restrain themselves to bluster when faced with all our signatures.

It's truly a "We The People" petition that requires the signatures of 100,000 actual people for the President to be required to address it. Add to that the klout of all the companies and organizations that are standing with us on this issue and Congress would be hard pressed to try to undo it. And they certainly won't be able to slip anything through quietly. Please sign this petition, remember to confirm your signature via email (it's required by the White House for your signature to count) and then share it far and wide on social media.

It's going to get the required 100K signatures so let's try to break the record for a "We The People Petition" and educate ourselves and our friends on what's at stake BEFORE it happens. Because IF it does happen then it's a moot point and we'll need to focus instead on what's at risk and what we can do to to protect ourselves which is going to be difficult at best. Most things can wait—this can not! Sign this petition ASAP then share it on Facebook—tag some friends, on Twwet it then share it via direct message to people you know care, and then send a link to the petition by email to anyone you haven't already reached by email. It's that important to get this information out there!

3.14.2015

Save the Whales, Stop Big Oil's Airgun Exploration

Takes less than a minute to speak for these beautiful creatures Please take the time to fill in the form & sign your name. Tell the government that you care bc this will not stop until you do.



 Save the Whales, Stop Big Oil's Airgun Exploration 



It's really that simple. And yes I realize petitions may not make a big dent in Big Oil's plans or the EPA's agenda but it might. And your silence, well that's an ironic certainty — it'll be deafening


8.24.2014

Pebble Mine Project Endangers Bristol Bay, Alaska | Save BioGems

"TELL EPA TO BAN THE PEBBLE MINE!
The Environmental Protection Agency has just taken the first critical step toward banning the disastrous Pebble Mine by using its authority under the Clean Water Act. The agency has concluded that this toxic mega-mine poses significant — even "catastrophic" — risks to Alaska's spectacular Bristol Bay and its world-renowned salmon runs, abundant wildlife populations and Native communities. Urge EPA to finish what it started by slamming the door on the Pebble Mine and protecting Bristol Bay from destruction."





Pebble Mine Project Endangers Bristol Bay, Alaska | Save BioGems


9.01.2012

WIDGET - Influence the Vote - Your Election Guide



8.29.2012

Paul Ryan Blames Obama Energy Policy for Factory That Closed Before He Was Elected

Paul Ryan Blames Obama Energy Policy for Factory That Closed Before He Was Elected
Article from New York Magazine

1.25.2012

WIDGET - Who Is My Candidate? Review the Issues Before You Vote



Know Your Candidate - Find out their stances on current issues





Billionaire Bill Gates Calls For Increasing Taxes On The Rich: "That's Just Justice"


Read the article posted on Think Progress summarizing the key points Bill Gates made in his interview with the BBC.


Watch the actual interview where Bill Gates discusses the federal deficit and how he hopes we can solve it with shared sacrifice. It's on this point that he feels doing their part means that people like him should be paying more in taxes.




8.28.2011

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8.12.2011

Got Something to Say to Congress? Simply Enter Your Zip Code To contact Your Representative and Senators






3.02.2011

Say What?! Church members may stage anti-gay demonstrations outside of military funerals. U.S. Supreme Court Decision (8-1)

 The Supreme Court's 8-1 decision in the controversial case Snyder v. Phelps held that the First Amendment protects the Westboro Baptist Church members who have been staging anti-gay protests at military funerals.


Albert Snyder is the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder who was killed in the line of duty on March 3, 2006 in Iraq. Snyder wanted the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a U.S. District Court's verdict that found the Kansas-based church had invaded his privacy and defamed his son when it protested outside of his son's military funeral in 2006. Visit the website that Albert Snyder set up about this suit.

 Westboro Baptist Church is led by Rev. Fred Phelps who has traveled across the country with his family for over 20 years declaring that America's acceptance of homosexuality has paved the way for the damnation of the United States. They have gotten a lot of publicity by staging these anti-gay protests outside of high-profile trials, Catholic and Jewish events, as well as military funerals making headlines in both national and international news coverage. 

In addition to staging the anti-gay demonstration outside of Marine Lance. Cpl. Matther Snyder's funeral, they later wrote about him on the Westboro website. Visit the Westboro Baptist Church official site. NOTE the URL of the Church's site - in the interest of decency I decided not spell it out here. I was rather shocked - even knowing the hateful and offensive nature of their 'protest" signs and speeches - it's supposed to a church for goodness sake.

If you're not familiar with the circumstances of the case check out the York Daily Post page covering the Syder v. Phelps trial, the appeal through the Supreme Court decision.  The article provides a concise summary and has a very helpful chart showing the time-line of the case history. 

The Wall Street Journal post High Court Rules in Favor of Funeral Protesters is a great overview and discussion of the Supreme Court's decision





To get a sense of the issues in play and the implications of this Supreme Court ruling check out The Supreme Court justices put lawyers on the spot in Snyder v. Phelps by asking a flurry of questions trying to figure out the broader implications of the case. Jeff Frantz, York Daily Record (11.22.10)

 Read the U.S. News debate about whether the First Amendment protects protests at military funerals for an overview of the debate that comes from a more pragmatic standpoint than the debate between legal scholars.

Immerse yourself in the legal nitty-gritty leading up to the appeal to the Supreme court including supporting briefs covering a wide spectrum of legal issues and arguments. Read the original documents in the Snyder v. Phelps case, including the appeal reversing the award to Snyder and all amicus briefs.





2.24.2011

Glenn Beck's War on Google

Google is really a revolution-sparking "shill" for Obama — at least, according to the Fox News star's latest conspiracy theory


2.20.2011

Send a Free Postcard To United States Military Personnel Stationed Overseas

Please take the time to let our military personnel still stationed overseas know you still care. It only takes about 10 seconds and it’s entirely free.

Visit Let’s Say Thank You then pick out a postcard and personalize it and click send.

That’s all that’s needed. And that small little effort on your part will mean the world to the soldier across the world that receives it. No need to take my word on that, the site has posted messages sent back by our troops expressing how much those cards mean to them. Click here to see what the troops had to say.


Whatever your political views please remember that our soldiers are serving their country and not a political party or agenda. Our troops need to know they’ve got our support and we are behind them. By support, all I mean is appreciation for their service to the country. Remember we've got an all volunteer military and the people still overseas chose to volunteer and serve their country. 


Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Please share this post or cut and paste into an email so others have the opportunity to send a card. It's not about issues or political views. It's so much simpler than that - just a thank you for your service, it's appreciated.  We can never say enough thank you's so put in on your Facebook wall, MySpace Profile, blog, other websites and Tweet all about it. The is a direct link to get Let's Say Thanks Badges to post on your online profiles or blogs.

Thanks for taking to time to let our military know you care!



2.19.2011

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