Episode 70 – Current Events, Dept. of Corrections!

In this all new episode Rob looks at a few stories sent in from listeners which covers criminalizing feeding the homeless in the US, devaluing lives, Anders Behring Breivik and the Norway terror attacks of July 22, ALEC, corporations buying legislation, dwelling on the past for a better future, Catholic Church’s history of abuse and why it still matters today, veganism, and more. After moving on to the current events portion of the show, Rob discusses Pastor Sean Harris’ violent anti-gay sermon, religious bigotry, racism built North Carolina’s Amendment One, religious oppression of LGBTQ community, Brandy Martell, Paige Clay, Coko Williams, Deoni Jones, CeCe McDonald, violence against transgender woman of color, equal protection under the law, uranium mining, water pollution, Elisha Yellow Thunder, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, In-situ leach mining, Lincoln High School, school discipline, throw-away students, talking to kids like they are people, Catholic Priests oppose reporting pedophilia bill in Ireland, child abuse, Obama endorses marriage equality, states allowed to illegally oppress LGBTQ community, Jane Skrovota, hate speech, jury pools tainted by racial bias, justice system, jury of your peers, sex worker stigma, leaving sex workers unprotected under law, bias’ interfere with police work, serial killer targets aboriginal sex workers in Canada in 90′s, police response is beyond lacking, Victoria Cruz, need for outreach for transgender individuals, National Crime Victims’ Service Awards, Chut Wutty, fighting for Cambodia’s indigenous peoples, deforestation, corporate greed executing activists, Tennessee Don’t Say Gay Bill, Missouri HB2051, removing discussions of LGBTQ lives and sexual experiences from public schools, allowing bullying, LGBTQ discrimination, Mary Ward, UNFIT: Ward vs Ward, custody ruling based on lesbianism of mother, murderer given custody because he was straight, Heartland Institute, climate change deniers, shame campaign, disinfo, Alan Blueford, Oakland PD, summary execution of black teen after profiling, shooter bias, George Junius Stinney Jr. executed at age of 14 could now be cleared of charges over 60 years later, Department of Corrections, death penalty, flawed system with absolute punishment demands rethinking, and Naoto Matsumura ‘Guardian of Fukushima’s Animals’. With a Devil’s Carnival autographed Soundtrack giveaway, and further clarification on fluoride and the brain, poetry, music and more.

Episode 70

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Links Promised in the Podcast

Passing Laws to Prevent Humanitarians From Feeding the Homeless

Anders Breivik’s Trial Begins in Norway for the Terror Attacks of July 22

ALEC and Corporations Behind It

Pastor Sean Harris advises congregation to beat the gay out of their kids

Amendment One’s Racist Base

Transgender Woman Murdered in Oakland and Nobody Cares

Black Poor Young Trans Sadly Often Recipe for Violence

Petition to Free Cece McDonald

Uranium in the drinking water

Lincoln High School tries new approach to school discipline

Catholic Priests Oppose Bill to Report Pedophilia in Ireland

Obama Endorses Marriage Equality

Study Proves Racism Impedes With Trial by Jury

Serial Killer Targeted Aboriginal Women in Canada, Police Bigotry Prevents Investigation

Victoria Cruz and Others Honored for Work With Victims of Violent Crimes

Cambodian Activist Chut Wutty Killed

TN and MO Don’t Say Gay Bills

Mary Ward and Documentary of How She Lost Custody of Her Daughter for Being a Lesbian to Her Murderer Ex-Husband

Heartland Institute Compares Climate Science Believers and Reporters to Mass Murderers

Alan Dwayne Blueford Executed by Oakland PD

New Evidence Could Clear 14 Year Old Executed by South Carolina

Naoto Matsumura: Guardian of Fukushima’s Animals

I have to say that this review I am about to write and share is something a bit different for the blog and from the Angry Hippie. But as I have a total love for all independent art projects, and have been talking of a new model needing to replace the defunct, corporate studio-sucking, mind-numbing, creatively challenged model that Hollywood is currently working off of; it totally fits. And friends, let me tell you, the imaginative genius’ behind this punk rock film-making project are blazing that trail towards a rewarding return to true entertainment experiences for the future.

The Skinny

In this world of formulaic premise films, where studios’ lack of imaginative ingenuity restricts those with true vision and passion from being able to produce quality content that speaks to their audience, because the studio heads believe ‘there is no audience’ for projects of this nature; The Devil’s Carnival would never have seen the light of day. And had it not been for the determined, and oft impulsive tendencies, of the impassioned director, Darren Lynn Bousman (of Repo and 11/11/11), and Terrance Zdunich (of Repo and The Molting), the incredible writer and god among scribes, both taking charge and leading the way, it never would have. Where would it all end up leading? To a glorious movie-going experience unlike any other.

The two took it upon themselves to finance, distribute and handle every aspect of the endeavor themselves. To have complete control of their vision, and deliver unto the audience they ‘knew’ was waiting for them, an introduction into a dark world wrought from the pages of Aesop’s fables. I say ‘knew’ was waiting, because as Darren has covered on his blog, the fear may have creeped in that no one would show up. But show we did, and we did so in spectacular fashion!

Persephone in costume and ready for the Carnival!

Me in costume and ready for the Carnival!

Throngs of fans have filled the venues across the country as the crew have taken the film on the road and toured with it, showing it night by night one city at a time. And so many have come in costumes, baring gifts to show their love and support for the project and its creators. Persephone and myself had our costumes on and a gift bag prepared to show our support: bottle of my favorite tequila, Hussongs, with oranges to slice and chase, a thrift store tee I found that was perfect for the occasion, and a poem I wrote for Terrance and one I wrote for Emilie Autumn (star of the film and head Mistress of the Asylum). Hopefully the oranges would give the boys a bit of the vitamins their road-diets had been lacking. Scurvy (as Terrance should know with all of his pirate research), like the Wu-Tang Clan, is nothing to fuck with.

Tee I scored at the thrift store to gift to Terrance

The Movie

The Devil’s Carnival (Episode One) is a dark, yet playful tale of three unlucky souls whose various lives end as a result of the circumstances which deliver them to the gates of hell. Hell in this musically charged, twisted, camp tome is a carnival that will force each of the ticket-holders to face their sins in true carnie style. With an exceedingly talented cast to comprise this gallery of misfits, and a pitch perfect score to back them, this raw, melodic journey through hell is more than film-making at its finest…it is a sensational roller-coaster ride of emotion and horror from start to finish that you never want to end!

**Spoiler Alert** : The rest of this review contains some details about the film that are spoilery in nature, and should only be read by those who have seen the film, or for some reason wish to have certain elements revealed that will take a little of the discovery out of the journey for you when you do see it…AND YOU WILL SEE IT (cue hypnotic visuals to drive that point home)…

YOU WILL SEE THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL!!

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Episode 69 – Current Events, Killing a Culture!

In this all new, lengthy and loaded episode of the podcast Rob dives into a whole host of stories sent in and topics brought up by listeners like forest fires in Spain, caring about animals’ suffering, Trayvon Martin, aggressors with guns, armed white supremacists patrolling Sanford in case of race riots, American society’s recent history of executing black men, Bernie Goetz, Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Ousmane Zongo, Tim Stansbury, Sean Bell, Oscar Grant, Ramarley Graham, Orlando Barlow, Travares McGill, Ronald Madison, Kiwane Carrington, Victor Steen, Steven Eugene Washington, Jimmell Cannon, Wendell Allen, losing agency over our bodies, Supreme Court votes for degrading detainees, following up on Fluoride, reverse osmosis filtration, Koch brothers, and decolonization before diving into the state of racism in the US. Rob covers a number of stories in this arena, including talks of racial bias affecting perception of threats and violence, the ‘shooter bias’, studies prove American racism threatens safety of people of color in the country, Obama has faced severe racial bias as President, hate crimes, Shaima Alawadi, Islamaphobia in the US, Anna Brown, left to die on floor of jail for demanding treatment for pain hospital denies she had, blood clots in her legs moved to her lungs, black women often dismissed/labeled as angry, former Colombian President says US drug war a failure, Obama administration continues to dismiss claims of failure and calls for legalization, federal discrimination lawsuit brought against NYPD, racism in highest NYPD ranks, targeting black communities in New York, Howard Morgan, four white cops shoot Howard Morgan and leave him for dead, and Morgan sentenced to 40 years. Rob then discusses illegal drug checkpoints, police breaking laws to enforce them, more Arizona anti-choice antics, pregnancy begins two weeks prior to conception, limiting access, Michigan GOP illegally passed 96% of legislation since Republicans took hold in 2011, routing democracy, dismantling democracy, CISPA, Obama says he’ll veto new anti-piracy legislation moving through Congress, more Monsanto madness, Monsanto versus Vermont, GMO labeling requirements, poisoning food supply and lobbying to lie about it, Gov. Walker versus equal pay, women aren’t as driven in careers as men, Republican climate change, experience trumps science, Judges admit to jailing children for money, privatizing prisons, private prisons call to kept at 90-95% capacity, Catholic Church tried to erase native culture from Canada through abuse and torture of children in special schools, sexual abuse and torture inflicted on children in attempts to kill an entire culture. With poetry, music and more.

Episode 69

Links Promised in the Podcast

Story Ro sent in about forest fire in Spain

Armed neo-nazis patrol Sanford to protect whites from any upcoming race riots

Trayvon Martin and 7 other black men who should be alive today

29 black people killed by police/security officers since Jan. 2012 (16 since Trayvon)

Supreme Court approves strip searches for any offense

Woman demanding care at hospital is arrested and dies in police custody

Former President of Colombia calls US drug war a failure

Federal discrimination lawsuit filed against NYPD

Howard Morgan shot 28 times by police and then left for dead sentenced to 40 years in the incident

Petition to free Howard Morgan

Illegal drug checkpoints on US highways, just keep driving

Arizona Legislators try to declare pregnancy begins two weeks prior to conception

Michigan Republicans have illegally passed 96% of their bills

Monsanto threatens to sue Vermont if legislators pass GMO label requirements

Gov. Walker repeals Wisconsin equal pay act

Republican Climate Change

Judges admit to jailing children for money

Greed behind push for privatization of prisons

*Trigger Warning* Catholic Church spent decades trying to erase native peoples from Canada – story discusses abusive conditions children were subjected to

**You can email Kerry Shoemaker about the animal sanctuary she is trying to fund and get started via heartoftheearthrescue@gmail.com **

Episode 68 – Current Events, Phony 2012!

In this brand new episode of the podcast, Rob goes over some listener feedback which takes the dialog through topics like organized religion, government granted freedom, spirituality, EU economy, distractions, US Gov’t distractions, HR347, suppressing voices of dissent, US Government’s legislative reaction to ‘Arab Spring’, and more before moving on to the current events portion of the program. There Rob covers billionaire Kenneth Griffin’s comments on the rich need more influence on the government, Mitt Romney, the One Percent, NAACP asks UN to look into racial US voter suppression, manipulating democracy, legislative attack on Black and Latino voters, the Lakota Freedom Delegation, Native American tribes, Russell Means, Lakota Nation, sovereignty from United States, atrocities from US government, right-wing talk radio caught in Rush’s wake, advertisers losing taste for angry political hate speech, Pat Robertson reverses stance on Marijuana, 700 Club host weighs in on failure of the War on Drugs, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, racist Florida vigilante justice, Sanford police department fails Martin family, racism interferes with justice, South Dakota removing Native American children from homes and tribes, non-accordance with Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, systemic erasure of Native American culture, abstinence only sex education introduced and vetoed in Utah, damaging impact of sexual misinformation, Shelley Hilliard, violence against transgender community still prevalent and unreported, LBGT community ignoring plight of the Transgender members, resources and programs just not available for transgender individuals, White Saviors, Invisible Children, Kony 2012, LRA, Rosebell Kagumire, Betty Bigombe, stereotypes of helpless Africans persist, US military intervention in Uganda, establishing a false narrative, ignoring Uganda’s recovery, US Military intervention’s impact around the world, anniversary of My Lai Massacre, war atrocities, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, listening to the people, poetry, and more.

Episode 68

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Links Promised in the Podcast

HR347 Federal Anti-Occupy Bill

Billionaire backer of Romney calls for increase in rich’s influence in gov’t

NAACP calls on UN to look into racially motivated voter suppression in US

Lakota Nation declares formal, unilateral withdrawal from all treaties and agreements with US gov’t

Rush killing right-wing hate-talk radio

Pat Robertson’s reversal on his Marijuana stance and on the failures of the Drug War

Trayvon Martin probe reveals Police misconduct

Witnesses to Trayvon Martin’s murder heard boy cry for help

Petition to Prosecute Trayvon Martin’s Murderer, George Zimmerman

NPR reports South Dakota removes hundreds of Native American children from their families and tribes

Huffington Post: LGBT Leadership – Split Hairs and Burnt Bodies

The Problems with ‘Stop Kony 2012′

Ugandans’ Reactions to IC’s Kony 2012 Campaign

Rosebell Kagumire’s site

Story of Betty Bigombe’s work to bring peace in Uganda

Joseph Kony resolution introduced in US House of Representatives

information on the My Lai Massacre during Vietnam War

For anyone who has been able to piece together my less than clever hints, you knew this announcement was coming, but here it is: At long last to commemorate this, the fifth year of the podcast, we have a limited line of Angry Hippies’ Podcast t-shirts now in and available for order!!

That’s right, they’re here! After the last attempt at tees fell through, we were careful to play this one a little closer to the chest. We did not do any pre-orders, we wanted to wait until we physically had the t-shirts in hand and could confirm the quality of them. Something that bit us in the ass in the past (and led to refunds issued for all pre-sales).

But this time we got the shirts, and with no bitten asses, so we are very excited! Unfortunately, taking this route to get the tees also translated into a limited print. So we do not have hundreds of shirts available. We only have a few dozen, in this first run, but we do have plans to reorder if they move well. So don’t worry if you cannot order right away.

For more info on the meaning behind the design head on over to the the merch page.

The Tees

The tees are 100% cotton, sourced to ensure no slave labor or other cruel practices went into to producing these tees.

Price & Deals

Buy 1 $18.00 USD Buy 2 Save 1 $35.00 USD Buy 3 Save 4 $50.00 USD

Enter size(s) – S,M,L

contact e-mail address

As always, we thank you all for the love and support you have shown the podcast over the years.

Episode 67 – Debating GOP, Current Events, Rampant Racism!

In this brand new episode of the podcast, Rob dissects the Arizona GOP Presidential debates, looking at Christian extremism, contraception, immigration, entitlement spending, Medicaid, food stamps, welfare, privilege, Iran, nukes, securing the border, and more before moving on to feedback from listeners. At which point the discussion covers scripted Presidential campaign, illusions of choice, programming our troops to hate, anti-science movement gaining ground, AAAS, climate change denial, sliding into a scientific dark age, veganism for cats, experimentation, and other topics before getting into the heart of the show. The current events section touches on NSA versus Anonymous, stateless terrorists, hackers pose a threat gov’t can’t understand, Iowa senate opposes animal activism, agricultural production facility fraud, undercover activists forbidden, corporate control of ‘truth’, single parenthood equals child abuse in Wisconsin, Sen. Glenn Grothman, Republican’s desperate to define ‘family’, Seattle food forest, free self sustaining public food forest, urban permaculture, BP profits while Gulf still suffers, offshore drilling for oil, environmental disaster, Iran nuke threat is a diversion, Israel admits threat neutralized, EU and US leaders continue push for war, Occupy the Vote, November 6, NDAA, SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, voting out reps who no longer represent the people, college for snobs, education leads to loss of faith, Santorum’s education flip-flop, fluoride in the water supply, controlling through toxic poisoning, and the health risks posed by sodium fluoride. After which Rob goes into the rampant racism in the US today with stories of Billy Crystal’s Oscar night blackface asshattery, Hollywood’s history of racism and exclusion of people of color, Jada Williams, Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York Spirit of Freedom award, educational slavery, illiteracy, racist reaction from the school, and Rush Limbaugh’s years of overlooked and accepted racism, music, and more.

Episode 67

Links Promised in the Podcast

VeganOutreachUK Blog

Books Ruth recommended:
Time To Eat the Dog on Amazon

Obligate Carnivore on Amazon

Anti-Science Movement in the US

Who Do You Trust Less, The NSA or Anonymous

Iowa Senate Versus Animal Activists

Wiscosin Senator Promotes Law that Says Single Parenthood is Child Abuse

Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest

BP Hauls in 7.7 Billion in Profits as Gulf Still Suffers

Iran a EU Diversion for Failing Economy

2006 Rick Santorum Wanted Kids to Go to College

Jada Williams Versus Racist Education System

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Episode 66 – Current Events, Contraception Coverage!

In this brand new episode of the podcast, Rob dives into some feedback on the previous show which brings up a discussion of vegan cats, speciesism, imposing human morals and ideas onto other species, cut flowers and wasted resources, water shortages, corporations buying water rights, inappropriate police behavior, undercover adults entrapping teens, targeted teens, and the drug war before moving on to the current events. This section covers a plea for financial assistance for the Davis family, Troy Anthony Davis, Virginia Davis, Martina Davis, loss of three family members last year, Heartland Insider, think-tanks, Heartland Institute, lobbyists in disguise, climate deniers, climate change, Progressive Podcast Australia, environmental disasters, climate disasters now impact 4 out 5 US citizens, extreme unnatural weather patterns, confusing climate change issue through curriculum, corporate paid for denial of climate change, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, reclassifying everyday behaviors as mental illness, DSM, rape treated as a mental illness, rebellious teens now diagnosable, pathologising criminal behavior, wage theft, businesses stealing money as business model, intimidating vulnerable employees into silence, little recourse for wage theft in Florida, Jeb Bush dismantled Dept of Labor, tens of millions lost to wage theft per week in US, New Hampshire Rep Kyle Jones says laws requiring employers to give lunch breaks are unnecessary, social media policing of corporate malfeasance, regulate yourselves, meanwhile corporations known for denying employees breaks, media participating in fear mongering, drive to war with Iran, same tune as Iraq just a different narrative, no lessons learned from Iraq, media complicit in pushing politicians and corporations agendas, buying news, paid messages passed off as commentary, Bush Administration using media as a mouthpiece, Alabama bigotry breaking state, strict immigration policy leads to crumbling state infrastructure, cost-benefit analysis of bigoted policy, 2.3 billion dollar cost to economy, jobs left by immigrants unemployed Alabamans refusing to fill,, NYPD’s 30 years of illegal arrests, Judge orders city to pay for violations of constitutional rights, fluoride in water supply, Nolan Finley suggests adding birth control sterilants to water to control and limit poor population in Detroit, victim blaming, blaming poor for deindustrialization when they are a result, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Grammy Awards, domestic violence, women don’t matter in patriarchal society, Jay-Z, industry silence, internet blames Rihanna, Grammys were the real victims, celebrity abusers of women get a pass, Bill Murray, Gary Oldman, Woody Allen, Mel Gibson, Usher forced to apologize for Chris Brown slight, lack of Republican support for reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act, law grants eased immigration access to those fleeing abusive situations, GOP objects, Contraception coverage, patriarchy, reproductive health, misogynistic and patronizing media and political discussion on contraception, women’s voices going unheard, insurance coverage biases, moral objections to coverage points, Santorum weighs in on debate, Obama may be playing stealthy game of reelection chess, high cost of insurance, Forks Over Knives, industrial price gouging, over-reactionary off-duty Deputy draws gun in Wal-Mart, poetry, and more.

Episode 66

Links Promised in the Podcast

Vegan Outreach UK’s blog post on Vegan Cats

Huffington Post piece on Undercover Cops Entrapping Teenagers to Sell them Marijuana – From Marc

Story on Cut Flower Industries and Environmental Impacts – From Marcus

Donation Fund for Davis Family

Heartland Insider releases info on think-tank’s lobbying activities & climate denial curriculum

Report shows 4 out of 5 US citizens impacted by climate disasters

Revisions to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders seeks alarming changes **Trigger Warning**

Wage Theft costs US workers Millions every week

Rep Kyle Jones thinks no law is necessary to make employers provide lunch breaks

Fear Mongering in Media for War with Iran

2006 Story on Bush Admin and corporations writing ‘News’

Alabama’s harsh immigration laws will cost state $2.3 billion

NYPD’s 30 years of illegal arrests

Detroit News Editor want to Sterilize the poor through Water Supply

Chris Brown performing at the Grammy’s and why you should be pissed

Risk Santorum’s elitist views on contraception coverage

Obama’s move on contraception may be more clever than it seems

Deputy Pulls Gun in Wal-Mart Express Lane

5th Annual Vegan Helliday Special : Vegan Lifestyle Edition

Rants about being vegan and living compassionately in an exploitative capitalistic society, epitomized by the corporate mandated celebration that is Valentine’s Day. Also, Rob takes the opportunity to discuss what being vegan means to him, and how the day to day living vegan goes. With looks at the privileges that we share which allow for such a lifestyle, Rob takes on being vegan on a budget and the realities of living in non-vegan systemic societal constructs and what that sometimes means in terms of compromise. While also discussing the exploitation that so many overlook within all forms of industry, Rob talks about the connections of these exploitation driven industries and how fighting against one should mean fighting against them all. Also, with the Valentine helliday upon us, Rob looks at being vegan this time of year, and how we should really show our love for one another, despite what advertisers tell us love means.

The 5th Annual Vegan Helliday Special

Stuff Mentioned in the Show

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps

Nature’s Gate – We use their shampoo and toothpaste…deodorant could be better

Jason’s Natural Personal Care Products

Seventh Generation Green Cleaning Products

Episode 65 – Current Events, GOP Theocracy!

In this brand new episode of the podcast, Rob goes over a little bit of feedback that he received since the last which takes the show through Kansas Speaker’s Bible verse for Obama’s assassination, Christian hate speech getting a pass, Progressive Podcast Australia, climate change, Durban Climate Change Conference, carbon offsets, environmental tipping points, climate deniers and more. Then Rob goes on to discuss some current events making the news like Sarah Palin’s latest example of climate change ignorance, a possibly triggering story of rape culture being worsened by Lad culture, UniLad, victimizing victims further, Rep. Allen West tells Dems to get the hell out of America, no place for equality and justice, politicians out of touch with reality, Obama’s divisive rhetoric of fairness, unprecedented plumes of Methane being released due to Arctic sea ice melting, global warming, increased atmospheric pollution, Arctic Shelf, Anonymous hackers find ties between Ron Paul and white Supremacist group A3P, American Third Position, Nick Griffin, British National Party, Sen. Marco Rubio introduces bill to reverse Obama’s birth control coverage mandate, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Catholic Advocate PAC, Catholic Advocate Candidate Fund, separation of church and state, Romney not concerned about the poor, middle class America, safety net solutions, Pink Slime on Public School Lunch Program menu, ammonia washed processed meat, e-coli cleansing, Jamie Oliver, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Burger King, welfare drug testing bill pulled because amended to test lawmakers, legislative hypocrisy, poor cannot spend money as they want, Rep. Jud McMillin, Rep. Ryan Dvorak, Rick Santorum says people feel obligated to free health care, people will pay for iPad but complain about high cost of prescription meds, stifling innovation by asking for fair prices, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation cuts funding to Planned Parenthood for being under federal investigation, but keeps funding Penn State through theirs, playing politics with cancer, Nancy Brinker, Karen Handel, shortsighted solutions, Republicans push for Theocracy, quotes from Thanksgiving Family Forum and GOP candidates, CitizenLink, Family Leader, what brand of Christianity do they want to install, abolishing non-compliant courts, homeless citizens in US outnumbered 24 times by number of empty homes, anti-Westboro Baptist Church protesters using group to raise money for GLBTQ causes, poetry, and more.

Episode 65

Links Promised in the Podcast

Kansas Speaker O’Neal Asks House GOP to Pray for Obama’s Death – From Marc

Progressive Podcast Australia – great show that’s definitely worth checking out!

Rep. Allen West Tells Democrats to Get the Hell Out of America

Vast Methane Plumes Seen in Arctic Ocean as Sea Ice Retreats

Anonymous Hacks White Supremacist Site, Finds Direct Links to Ron Paul

Sen. Rubio Introduces Bill to Overturn Obama Birth Control Decision

Romney ‘I’m Not Concerned About the Very Poor’

‘Pink Slime’ Still on the Menu at Public Schools in the US

Welfare Recipient Drug Testing Bill Pulled When Amended to Include Law Makers in Random Drug Testing

Santorum Tells Sick Kid Not to Complain About 1 Million Dollar Drug Costs Because People Pay 900 for an iPad

Komen Foundation Gave 7.5 Million Dollar Grant to Penn State Now Violating Own New Policy

Picture of the GOP’s Christian Theocracy

Episode 64 – Current Events, Bullies with Badges!

In this brand new episode of the podcast, Rob takes a look at some e-mails and the stories attached to them which touch on stressing the financially depressed, collection scams, credit card debt, rape as a tactic of war, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti earthquake relief results, no relief in site, cholera epidemic, shady humanitarian efforts, disgusting displays of greed and corruption before moving on to the topics that were set aside to discuss. Those current events cover pro-life hypocrisy, pubic executions, death penalty, Rep. Larry Pittman, SOPA, PIPA, OPEN, new anti-piracy legislation, corporate sponsored legislation, protecting profits from artists, ICE, Dallas teen deported to Colombia, failure in government systems, victim blaming, racist bullying in US military leads to suicides, fuck hazing of any kind, Army Private Danny Chen, Marine Harry Lew, need mandatory military screenings for racism in cadets, Age of Thirst, droughts and high temps lead to records in wildfire devastation, water shortages, climate change, NYPD COBRA Unit plays Anti-Muslim propaganda film for trainees, The Third Jihad, DHS agent hands off film, accountability and awareness of government, East Haven’s Millers Boys, FBI arrest four East Haven CT cops for discrimination, targeting Latino population of community for violence and abuse, East Haven Mayor Maturo defends police with racism, systemic racism in police force, US police bullies with badges towards people of color, police brutality, TN Rep. John Ragan, homophobia and bullying allowed on moral and religious basis, LGBTQ teen suicides, Philip Parker, ignorant politicians, Ron Paul vs Republicans, write-in vote of no confidence on POTUS election, voting no evils, Emilie Autumn and the Bloody Crumpets, Newt’s moonbase, music, poetry, and more.

Episode 64

Links Promised in the Podcast

**Trigger Warning – Graphic discussion of rape as a tactic of war in the Congo and the stigma and aftermaths of the attacks** Ms. Magazine’s Spring 2005 story on Rape in the Congo (as I said in the podcast, this is an important story, but an extremely difficult one to read)

Truth Behind Aid Sent to Haiti After Earthquake of Jan. 2010

Pro-Life NC Rep. Calls for Return to Public Hangings for Abortion Providers

SOPA and PIPA Not Dead Yet, And They Have a New Partner in Crime, OPEN

Dallas Teen Mistakenly Deported to Colombia by the ICE, Who Blames Her

**Trigger Warning – Story of Racist Bullying Leading to Suicide of US Soldiers** US Troops Charged After Fellow GI Hazing Victim Danny Chen Found Dead

Age of Thirst

NYPD Played Anti-Muslim Propaganda Film on Loop at COBRA Training Center

FBI Arrest 4 East Haven CT Police Officers for Alleged Racial Discrimination and Violence Carried Out Against Latino Citizens

Mayor Maturo of East Haven Defends Cops Who Were Arrested by Making Racist Statement of His Own