Amidst Financial Crisis, Senate Passes Boy Scout Subsidy
Washington, DC - At the height of high stakes negotiations to solve the nation's mounting financial crisis, the Senate found time to vote on and pass an obscure bill to help raise money for the Boy Scouts of America. The Secular Coalition for America, which represents atheists and other nontheistic Americans, has lobbied against this bill because the Boy Scouts exclude that constituency from participation.
The "Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act" (H.R. 5872) was fast-tracked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for a floor vote, and passed by unanimous consent on Saturday, September 27, 2008.
The bill mandates that the U.S. Mint create and sell as many as 350,000 one dollar coins commemorating the Scouts' centennial in the year 2010. A ten dollar surcharge on each coin goes directly to the Boy Scouts of America, who will net as much as $3.5 million in the deal.
The controversial bill, which could have still met minting deadlines had it been taken up in the next Congress, supports a private organization which discriminates in hiring, volunteer opportunities, and membership based on both religion and sexual orientation. Specifically, the Boy Scouts exclude people they categorize as "atheists, agnostics, or avowed homosexuals".
"It is outrageous that Congress took time out to fill the coffers of a private and discriminatory group with our tax dollars when they clearly have more pressing issues to deal with," said Lori Lipman Brown, director of the Secular Coalition for America. The legislation, a version of which passed the House in May, was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate, so no individual Senator is on record as supporting or opposing it.
The bill came out of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the same committee responsible for the Wall Street crisis. Its Senate sponsor is Jeff Sessions (R- AL), one of 48 current Senators who have participated in the Boy Scouts. The bill has 78 Senate co-sponsors.
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The Secular Coalition for America represents nine national coalition partners who share the view that a secular government offers the best guarantee for freedom of thought and belief for all Americans. It works to protect the civil rights of nontheistic Americans, and lobbies the U.S. Congress on issues of concern to its constituents. The Coalition’s website is www.secular.org.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Nikola Tesla
this guy was amazing, and JP Morgan Ruined him for trying to give free unlimited energy to the world.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ho-lee-fuck flying lotus video
This video below below contains some explicit cartoon scenes, flashing lights and is FOR OVER 18's ONLY.
Directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) in association with Warp Records and Warp Films. Music by Flying Lotus. Co Directed/ Animation by Devin Flynn. Co Directed/ Edited by Eric Fensler. More info at dancefloordale.com
Directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) in association with Warp Records and Warp Films. Music by Flying Lotus. Co Directed/ Animation by Devin Flynn. Co Directed/ Edited by Eric Fensler. More info at dancefloordale.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
reggie watts
Reggie Watts: Out Of Control from Jakob Lodwick on Vimeo.
i used to see this guy around seattle at loft parties and shows...amazing talent
Friday, September 19, 2008
Shepard Fairey @ White Walls
i dont care how commercial or sold out people think he is, hes still one of my favorite artists.
check it out....
more HERE
check it out....
more HERE
Thursday, September 18, 2008
MURS & 9th WONDER: SWEET LORD; FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD
"Sweet Lord" is the latest uncategorizable duet from the L.A. emcee and the N.C. producer. Underground in spirit but polished, wordy as a notebook but jammed with explosive beats, cut with samples but full of original storytelling, it holds their unique spot in the scene.
http://mursand9thwonder.com/download.html
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A Letter to America's Youth
Dear America's Youth,
Hey! Sup? Got a minute? Right---of course you don't. Well, we're the adults here so put the skateboard down, take the iPod plugs out of your ears, sit down and pay attention.
You may have noticed that the country you live in has turned into a bit of a mess lately. Not to put too fine a point on it, um, dudes and dudettes, but we're out of money, people are losing their homes and jobs and selling their bling to get by, we're mired in two endless wars, the planet's baking to a crisp, and nobody knows what to do. In short, we appear to be fucked. We can use that word...we're adults.
Anyway, this is just a heads-up that your mission in life will be to clean up our mess.
I know what you're saying. "Hey, we didn’t crap this shit. Why do we gotta clean it up?!" First, watch your language. Second, we planned it. Let us explain.
You see, in order to build character and resilience and valuable "life skills," we must tear you down and then build you up. We must break your spirit, make your stuff worthless, and show utter disregard for your future. But when the time is right, we'll turn over the reins to you so you can fix everything. It's called "tough love," and we're doing it because we care. Quit slouching.
Now, we're not quite done ruining the country yet. That will take a little more time. So keep on doing what you're doing for now, but be ready to take over when we give you the signal. The signal, by the way, will probably look like a bunch of grownups jumping off of bridges.
I know this must all seem terribly daunting and inconvenient, but it's for your own good. If you don’t figure out how to rebuild the most powerful country on earth when it's been reduced to rubble, you'll spend your lives all spoiled and complacent and happy. Trust us...you'll thank us later for giving you this amazing opportunity.
Peace. Word. Wii.
---The Adults Currently In Charge Of Things
P.S. We'll give you a head start with this free tip. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Zac Effron.
P.P.S. When China calls and demands their money back, you might be able to buy some time by offering them the Dakotas. Oh, and get a haircut.
Hey! Sup? Got a minute? Right---of course you don't. Well, we're the adults here so put the skateboard down, take the iPod plugs out of your ears, sit down and pay attention.
You may have noticed that the country you live in has turned into a bit of a mess lately. Not to put too fine a point on it, um, dudes and dudettes, but we're out of money, people are losing their homes and jobs and selling their bling to get by, we're mired in two endless wars, the planet's baking to a crisp, and nobody knows what to do. In short, we appear to be fucked. We can use that word...we're adults.
Anyway, this is just a heads-up that your mission in life will be to clean up our mess.
I know what you're saying. "Hey, we didn’t crap this shit. Why do we gotta clean it up?!" First, watch your language. Second, we planned it. Let us explain.
You see, in order to build character and resilience and valuable "life skills," we must tear you down and then build you up. We must break your spirit, make your stuff worthless, and show utter disregard for your future. But when the time is right, we'll turn over the reins to you so you can fix everything. It's called "tough love," and we're doing it because we care. Quit slouching.
Now, we're not quite done ruining the country yet. That will take a little more time. So keep on doing what you're doing for now, but be ready to take over when we give you the signal. The signal, by the way, will probably look like a bunch of grownups jumping off of bridges.
I know this must all seem terribly daunting and inconvenient, but it's for your own good. If you don’t figure out how to rebuild the most powerful country on earth when it's been reduced to rubble, you'll spend your lives all spoiled and complacent and happy. Trust us...you'll thank us later for giving you this amazing opportunity.
Peace. Word. Wii.
---The Adults Currently In Charge Of Things
P.S. We'll give you a head start with this free tip. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Zac Effron.
P.P.S. When China calls and demands their money back, you might be able to buy some time by offering them the Dakotas. Oh, and get a haircut.
Turkey bans biologist Richard Dawkins' website
Reposted from:
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1431422.php/Turkey_bans_biologist_Richard_Dawkins_website
Ankara - Turkish internet users have been blocked via a court order from accessing the site of prominent British biologist Richard Dawkins after complaints from lawyers for Islamic creationist author Adnan Oktar, the website of Turkish television station NTV reported on Wednesday.
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so fucking ridiculous that this happens in this day and age...
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1431422.php/Turkey_bans_biologist_Richard_Dawkins_website
Ankara - Turkish internet users have been blocked via a court order from accessing the site of prominent British biologist Richard Dawkins after complaints from lawyers for Islamic creationist author Adnan Oktar, the website of Turkish television station NTV reported on Wednesday.
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so fucking ridiculous that this happens in this day and age...
Aubrey O'Day is kinda hot
and by kinda hot i mean that kinda hot where you know shes just a dirty dirty whore but thats exactly why you wanna pee in her butt kinda hot lol
FREE MUSIC! Downliners Sekt
Downliners Sekt
"...to be heard the oldschool way you must work hard. Work in a tiny room, a dark basement, one crappy garage, thinking that someday someone will eventually pay attention to your story - and then you have to make a package out of all those precious moments - a price thrown on the front of a jewel fucking case - but you still not sure - because some soulless cynical mind has decided otherwise - so what then, tell us now, what would you have done?... "
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Happy Constitution Day
On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. Now Constitution Day is a time for us to continue their legacy and develop habits of citizenship in a new generation of Americans.
Words of Wisdom from Thomas Jefferson [and John Lennon ;)]:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
listen up girls:
if you wanna be hot. wear these. ALL THE TIME. even in the shower or in bed. ESPECIALLY in bed. haha
available tomorrow HERE
faces behind facebook
i know its probably not much better than myspace but i gotta keep myspace for music networking- nothin else is as powerful and free.
Facebook Relationship Status'
Changing Your Facebook Relationship Status - Watch more free videos
i just deleted my facebook account but this is hilarious!!
youtube pulled this video footage of Palins Church
Sarah Palin's Churches and The Third Wave from Bruce Wilson on Vimeo.
Sarah Palin was baptized at Wasilla Assembly of God and attended the church for over two and a half decades, and she has been publicly blessed by a number of pastors and religious leaders employed by and associated with that church.
Last Sunday our research team released a video, a ten-minute mini-documentary, focusing on the Wasilla Assemblies of God and the video seemed on the verge of a massive "viral" breakthrough when YouTube pulled it down, citing "inappropriate content". READ ON...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Statement from Senator Obama on the Situation in Financial Markets
This morning we woke up to some very serious and troubling news from Wall Street.
The situation with Lehman Brothers and other financial institutions is the latest in a wave of crises that are generating enormous uncertainty about the future of our financial markets. This turmoil is a major threat to our economy and its ability to create good-paying jobs and help working Americans pay their bills, save for their future, and make their mortgage payments.
The challenges facing our financial system today are more evidence that too many folks in Washington and on Wall Street weren’t minding the store. Eight years of policies that have shredded consumer protections, loosened oversight and regulation, and encouraged outsized bonuses to CEOs while ignoring middle-class Americans have brought us to the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
I certainly don’t fault Senator McCain for these problems, but I do fault the economic philosophy he subscribes to. It’s a philosophy we’ve had for the last eight years – one that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. It’s a philosophy that says even common-sense regulations are unnecessary and unwise, and one that says we should just stick our heads in the sand and ignore economic problems until they spiral into crises.
Well now, instead of prosperity trickling down, the pain has trickled up – from the struggles of hardworking Americans on Main Street to the largest firms of Wall Street.
This country can’t afford another four years of this failed philosophy. For years, I have consistently called for modernizing the rules of the road to suit a 21st century market – rules that would protect American investors and consumers. And I’ve called for policies that grow our economy and our middle-class together. That is the change I am calling for in this campaign, and that is the change I will bring as President.
-Barack Obama
The situation with Lehman Brothers and other financial institutions is the latest in a wave of crises that are generating enormous uncertainty about the future of our financial markets. This turmoil is a major threat to our economy and its ability to create good-paying jobs and help working Americans pay their bills, save for their future, and make their mortgage payments.
The challenges facing our financial system today are more evidence that too many folks in Washington and on Wall Street weren’t minding the store. Eight years of policies that have shredded consumer protections, loosened oversight and regulation, and encouraged outsized bonuses to CEOs while ignoring middle-class Americans have brought us to the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
I certainly don’t fault Senator McCain for these problems, but I do fault the economic philosophy he subscribes to. It’s a philosophy we’ve had for the last eight years – one that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. It’s a philosophy that says even common-sense regulations are unnecessary and unwise, and one that says we should just stick our heads in the sand and ignore economic problems until they spiral into crises.
Well now, instead of prosperity trickling down, the pain has trickled up – from the struggles of hardworking Americans on Main Street to the largest firms of Wall Street.
This country can’t afford another four years of this failed philosophy. For years, I have consistently called for modernizing the rules of the road to suit a 21st century market – rules that would protect American investors and consumers. And I’ve called for policies that grow our economy and our middle-class together. That is the change I am calling for in this campaign, and that is the change I will bring as President.
-Barack Obama
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
UA on the DL episode #28
DOWNLOAD HERE
featuring:
* Julz the Huntress
* Pawn
* Sonic D
* Calculon
* Orbital
* Stolen Rave till Dawn / Happy2bHarcore cd's
* MC Re:pete
* Rubiks Records
* Kelly D & Calculon - Wait up
* Sony Online Entertainment
* Dubstep Wikipedia
* Song- Headshot - Pawn and Emu Feat. Werd2Jah - forthcoming off subconscious records
* Junglescene.com (Dubstep Forum)
* Groove the movie
* Crew popping battle (Foreign Exchange) WON the Crew Battle (Big ups Preying Mantis)
* Denver/Boulder Ravers
* Root in Boulder
* Song-Get Merked (Pawn w/ Whiskey Pete) - Front Row - forthcoming off the "Get Merked EP" on Modern Organic records
* Flying Lotus
* Glitch Mob
* Fresh Squeezed Rave
* Bring the Ruckus
* Song-Pawn and Sonic D- fallin' in love - Dub
* I love LA Party
* Redline Crew- Makeout Sessions Sept 13
* Ultraviolet and Kozee Episode
* Follow us on Twitter
* B2B Mix w/ Daemia, Julz the Huntress and Kasia Star
* Cowboy Dubstep (check Kelly D's Episode for that)
* Song- Pawn and Emu Fear. Sonic D- Bumbaclot Star - Smog Digital
* Big ups FSTZ
* Song- Underworld- Born Slippy (Pawn Rmx) - Dub
* Song- Get Merked (Pawn & Whiskey Pete) feat. MC Dre and Julz the Huntress - Badass Bitch - forthcoming off the "Get Merked EP" on Modern Organic records
* Song- End Scene - DJ Pawn- Dub (excellent tune btw...)
Then...the interview with the one and only Skream!
http://uaonthedl.blogspot.com/
featuring:
* Julz the Huntress
* Pawn
* Sonic D
* Calculon
* Orbital
* Stolen Rave till Dawn / Happy2bHarcore cd's
* MC Re:pete
* Rubiks Records
* Kelly D & Calculon - Wait up
* Sony Online Entertainment
* Dubstep Wikipedia
* Song- Headshot - Pawn and Emu Feat. Werd2Jah - forthcoming off subconscious records
* Junglescene.com (Dubstep Forum)
* Groove the movie
* Crew popping battle (Foreign Exchange) WON the Crew Battle (Big ups Preying Mantis)
* Denver/Boulder Ravers
* Root in Boulder
* Song-Get Merked (Pawn w/ Whiskey Pete) - Front Row - forthcoming off the "Get Merked EP" on Modern Organic records
* Flying Lotus
* Glitch Mob
* Fresh Squeezed Rave
* Bring the Ruckus
* Song-Pawn and Sonic D- fallin' in love - Dub
* I love LA Party
* Redline Crew- Makeout Sessions Sept 13
* Ultraviolet and Kozee Episode
* Follow us on Twitter
* B2B Mix w/ Daemia, Julz the Huntress and Kasia Star
* Cowboy Dubstep (check Kelly D's Episode for that)
* Song- Pawn and Emu Fear. Sonic D- Bumbaclot Star - Smog Digital
* Big ups FSTZ
* Song- Underworld- Born Slippy (Pawn Rmx) - Dub
* Song- Get Merked (Pawn & Whiskey Pete) feat. MC Dre and Julz the Huntress - Badass Bitch - forthcoming off the "Get Merked EP" on Modern Organic records
* Song- End Scene - DJ Pawn- Dub (excellent tune btw...)
Then...the interview with the one and only Skream!
http://uaonthedl.blogspot.com/
man, the stupidity never stops
Prepare yourself for the greatest ideological match-up of the century! No, it's not Obama versus McCain, it's McCain versus Palin. Let's get ready to ruuummmbbbllle...
This was John McCain, late last year on why he was qualified to be the president:
I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time.
And here is Sarah Palin last night on why she is ready to be a 72-year old heartbeat away from the presidency:
Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody's big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state.
So there you have it. The ultimate he said, she said. John McCain explained why Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, and Sarah Palin explained why John McCain doesn't represent change, just more of the same old politics as usual.
from: DAILYKOS.com
This was John McCain, late last year on why he was qualified to be the president:
I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time.
And here is Sarah Palin last night on why she is ready to be a 72-year old heartbeat away from the presidency:
Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody's big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state.
So there you have it. The ultimate he said, she said. John McCain explained why Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, and Sarah Palin explained why John McCain doesn't represent change, just more of the same old politics as usual.
from: DAILYKOS.com
Palin confuses Iraq with al Qaida
By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Throw the flag on: Sarah Palin.
Call: Pass interference.
What Happened: On the 7th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Palin linked Iraq to those attacks.
"You'll be there to defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the deaths of thousands of Americans," Palin told an Army brigade in Alaska that will ship off to Iraq later this month.
Why that's wrong: The bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States said it found "no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaida cooperated on attacks against the United States."
The panel also said that contacts between al Qaida and Iraq before the attacks "do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship."
The group's conclusion confirmed similar findings by the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. President Bush, who once claimed such a pre 9-11 connection to Iraq, has since backed off.
In fact, the man who planned the 9-11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is in U.S. custody at the Guantanamo base in Cuba.
It is true that there are terrorists in Iraq, including many associated with a branch of al Qaida. But the Iraq-based al Qaida has no operational connection to the al Qaida that planned and carried out the 9-11 attacks.
Penalty: Set Palin's credibility back 10 yards.
WASHINGTON — Throw the flag on: Sarah Palin.
Call: Pass interference.
What Happened: On the 7th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Palin linked Iraq to those attacks.
"You'll be there to defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the deaths of thousands of Americans," Palin told an Army brigade in Alaska that will ship off to Iraq later this month.
Why that's wrong: The bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States said it found "no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaida cooperated on attacks against the United States."
The panel also said that contacts between al Qaida and Iraq before the attacks "do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship."
The group's conclusion confirmed similar findings by the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. President Bush, who once claimed such a pre 9-11 connection to Iraq, has since backed off.
In fact, the man who planned the 9-11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is in U.S. custody at the Guantanamo base in Cuba.
It is true that there are terrorists in Iraq, including many associated with a branch of al Qaida. But the Iraq-based al Qaida has no operational connection to the al Qaida that planned and carried out the 9-11 attacks.
Penalty: Set Palin's credibility back 10 yards.
WAREHOUSE PARTY TONIGHT
gonna be a lot of LIVE Laptop Based Music but ill be playing glitch/8bit/electro inspired dubstep
free pizza at midnight? rad.
hah
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Veep FAIL
Last week, Sarah Palin said she didn't know what the Vice President does every day.
This week, she has no idea what the President has been doing for the last eight years.
This week, she has no idea what the President has been doing for the last eight years.
POCKET PROJECTOR!!!
3M Launches first Pocket Projector
holy crap. i want one of these soooooo bad. how fuckin sick is that!
more HERE
Thursday, September 11, 2008
GASLAMP KILLER MIX
DOWNLOAD LINK
check out this mix GLK did for UK based Mary Ann Hobbs of the BBC
TRACKLIST:
The Gaslamp Killer - ‘Intro’
Lorn - ‘Unreleased’
Kode 9 Ft. The Space Ape - ‘Nine Samurai’
Bar 9 - ‘Untitled Symphony’
Bar 9 - ‘Murda Sound’
Caspa - ‘Oh R Ya?’
Mike Jones - ‘Still Tippin’
Trick Daddy - ‘Shut Up’
Portishead - ‘Over’
Mr.Chop Featuring Malcolm Catto - ‘Metropolis Del Ferro’
Ghostface Killah - ‘Nutmeg’
Samiyam - ‘The Return’
Flying Lotus - ‘Ab-Original’
Mrr - ‘Mikepsych’
Fando Y Lis’ Outro
PIRATES 2: STAGNETTI'S REVENGE
Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge World Premiere Trailer
the highest budget porn ever made, just happens to be the sequel to the highest budget porn ever made. this one looks way better, cant wait!
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the highest budget porn ever made, just happens to be the sequel to the highest budget porn ever made. this one looks way better, cant wait!
FOR x-rated trailer go to: www.piratesxxx.com
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
LHC FIRST BEAM IS GO
Geneva, 10 September 2008. The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of preparation to a new era of scientific discovery.
READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
SPL LIVE @ DESTROYER.NET Feb 2, 2006
listened to this old mix today and thought id share. insane beats. love it.
DOWNLOAD HERE
01. SPL - The Assailant [Freak]
02. SPL - Cant Live [Freak]
03. Limewax - Face it Alone [???]
04. B-Key - The Mask [???]
05. SPL - Its Not The Weight Its The Size Of My Heart [TBC]
06. Limewax - Escape [???]
07. SPL - Global Chaos [Freak]
08. Tech Itch - Ancients [???]
09. Technical Itch - Demon [Penetration]
10. Noisia - Subdue [Renegade Hardware]
11. Counterstrike - White Light [Evol Intent]
12. Limewax - Slaves [Tech Freak]
13. SPL - Black Solstice [Freak]
14. SPL - Murderin [???]
15. SPL - Death [Tech Itch]
16. Limewax - The Seed [Tech Freak]
17. Submerged - Servant (Technical Itch rmx) [Ohm Resistance]
>>> Limewax - 666 [Freak]
18. Limewax - Everything [Tech Freak]
DOWNLOAD HERE
01. SPL - The Assailant [Freak]
02. SPL - Cant Live [Freak]
03. Limewax - Face it Alone [???]
04. B-Key - The Mask [???]
05. SPL - Its Not The Weight Its The Size Of My Heart [TBC]
06. Limewax - Escape [???]
07. SPL - Global Chaos [Freak]
08. Tech Itch - Ancients [???]
09. Technical Itch - Demon [Penetration]
10. Noisia - Subdue [Renegade Hardware]
11. Counterstrike - White Light [Evol Intent]
12. Limewax - Slaves [Tech Freak]
13. SPL - Black Solstice [Freak]
14. SPL - Murderin [???]
15. SPL - Death [Tech Itch]
16. Limewax - The Seed [Tech Freak]
17. Submerged - Servant (Technical Itch rmx) [Ohm Resistance]
>>> Limewax - 666 [Freak]
18. Limewax - Everything [Tech Freak]
Deepak Chopra Speaks on Palin/McCain/Obama
Obama and the Palin Effect
by Deepak Chopra
Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes former Vice President Dan Quayle as an unlikely choice, given her negligent parochial expertise in the complex affairs of governing. Her state of Alaska has less than 700,000 residents, which reduces the job of governor to the scale of running one-tenth of New York City. By comparison, Rudy Giuliani is a towering international figure. Palin’s pluck has been admired, and her forthrightness, but her real appeal goes deeper.
She is the reverse of Barack Obama, in essence his shadow, deriding his idealism and turning negativity into a cause for pride. In psychological terms the shadow is that part of the psyche that hides out of sight, countering our aspirations, virtue, and vision with qualities we are ashamed to face: anger, fear, revenge, violence, selfishness, and suspicion of “the other.” For millions of Americans, Obama triggers those feelings, but they don’t want to express them. He is calling for us to reach for our higher selves, and frankly, that stirs up hidden reactions of an unsavory kind. (Just to be perfectly clear, I am not making a verbal play out of the fact that Sen. Obama is black. The shadow is a metaphor widely in use before his arrival on the scene.) I recognize that psychological analysis of politics is usually not welcome by the public, but I believe such a perspective can be helpful here to understand Palin’s message. In her acceptance speech Gov. Palin sent a rousing call to those who want to celebrate their resistance to change and a higher vision
Look at what she stands for:
* Small town values — a nostaligic return to simpler times disguises a denial of America’s global role, a return to petty, small-minded parochialism.
* Ignorance of world affairs — a repudiation of the need to repair America’s image abroad.
* Family values — a code for walling out anybody who makes a claim for social justice. Such strangers, being outside the family, don’t need to be needed.
* Rigid stands on guns and abortion — a scornful repudiation that these issues can be negotiated with those who disagree.
* Patriotism — the usual fallback in a failed war.
* ”Reform” — an italicized term, since in addition to cleaning out corruption and excessive spending, one also throws out anyone who doesn’t fit your ideology.
Palin reinforces the overall message of the reactionary right, which has been in play since 1980, that social justice is liberal-radical, that minorities and immigrants, being different from “us” pure American types, can be ignored, that progressivism takes too much effort and globalism is a foreign threat. The radical right marches under the banners of “I’m all right, Jack,” and “Why change? Everything’s OK as it is.” The irony, of course, is that Gov. Palin is a woman and a reactionary at the same time. She can add mom to apple pie on her resume, while blithely reversing forty years of feminist progress. The irony is superficial; there are millions of women who stand on the side of conservatism, however obviously they are voting against their own good. The Republicans have won multiple national elections by raising shadow issues based on fear, rejection, hostility to change, and narrow-mindedness
Obama’s call for higher ideals in politics can’t be seen in a vacuum. The shadow is real; it was bound to respond. Not just conservatives possess a shadow — we all do. So what comes next is a contest between the two forces of progress and inertia. Will the shadow win again, or has its furtive appeal become exhausted? No one can predict. The best thing about Gov. Palin is that she brought this conflict to light, which makes the upcoming debate honest. It would be a shame to elect another Reagan, whose smiling persona was a stalking horse for the reactionary forces that have brought us to the demoralized state we are in. We deserve to see what we are getting, without disguise.
Monday, September 8, 2008
baby daddy
Levi Johnston, 17 year old Alaskan teenager and father of Bristol Palin’s unborn child, has sparked more controversy with comments that he has posted on his MySpace page. Bristol is the 17 year old daughter of Governor Sarah Palin, who has been tapped by John McCain to run on the Republican ticket as his VP pick.
Levi and Bristol will be entering their senior year at Wasilla HS. He is a hot shot hockey player who scored 24 goals in his last 24 games.
On his MySpace page, Johnston boasts, “I’m a fuckin’ redneck who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes. But I live to play hockey. I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some shit and just fuckin’ chillin’, I guess. Ya fuck with me I’ll kick ass.” (just saw on bill maher that "this is basically the republican partys mission statement" LOL (He also claims to be “in a relationship” but states, “I don’t want kids.”) hahahahah
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Palin Censorship
Time Magazine today reports that Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin attempted to ban books from her local library as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and then threatened to fire the librarian who stood up to her for not giving “full support” to the mayor. People For the American Way president Kathryn Kolbert issued the following statement:
“People can disagree about a lot of things, but censorship is completely beyond the pale. Our democracy was founded on the belief that government shouldn’t tell people what kinds of books to read or what kind of beliefs to hold. No one with that kind of history should be anywhere near the White House. Sarah Palin needs to clarify her stance on freedom of speech immediately, and John McCain needs to explain why he chose a running mate with so little regard for the Constitution.”
Photos from RNC in Minneapolis/St. Paul
FEAR AND LOATHING 2008 <-- Tim Hussin, Noah Rabinowitz and Danny Ghitis cover both the Democratic and Republican conventions taking place this year. They're providing another side that we don't get to see on CNN as well as featuring some really powerful images.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
SMOG 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY SEPT 6, 2008
SMOG 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
los angeles dubstep celebration
Here we are again, celebrating another year of SMOG dubstep in LA! We are proud to have placed Los Angeles on the map as a dubstep destination and we couldn't have done it without the help of all our friends and fam! With the launch of Smog Records in 2008, not only have we gained international support & recognition - we have also gained the love and respect from an amazing local family as well. We promise to keep the dubstep family strong and the bass vibes heavy!
The future is bright!
PLASTICIAN
RINSE FM, TERRORRHYTHM, BBC RADIO 1, REPHLEX, LONDON UK
Plastician joins us for an exclusive visit to the USA to celebrate the birth of Smog. His hefty touring schedule includes everything from massive festivals, underground events, and pirate radio. Recently he's launched his own album titled "Beg to Differ" on his own TerrorRhythm record label. We are thrilled to announce the return of the King of Jest in LA!
CYRUS
TECTONIC, RANDOM TRIO, SUB FM, LONDON UK
Cyrus was the first UK dj to play at a Smog event. He's reached mainstream success by being featured on the soundtrack for Children of Men. His album "From The Shadows" can be found in stores everywhere. We're happy to be celebrating with this member of our extended family.
SMOG DJ'S
12th PLANET & DJ EVOL
DLX & KNIFE DREAMS
EMU & PAWN
UNIT & SUBCODE
MC'S:
KEMST & BYPASS
TIMESLOTS
UNIT & SUBCODE 9-10
EMU & PAWN 10-1045
KNIFE DREAMS & DLX 1045-1130
CYRUS 1130-1230
PLASTICIAN 1230-150
12th PLANET & EVOL 150-CLOSE
ART BY:
SPECTR
LIVE DUBPLATE T-SHIRT PRINTING FROM 9-11 PM
LIVE WHEAT PASTE EXHIBIT
BLACK LIGHT CANVAS EXHIBIT
TURBOSOUND BY:
MOBIUS
9PM-3AM // 21+ // $7 PRESALE // $15 DOOR
CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS
LOCATED:
THE ECHO
1822 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
FOR MORE INFO:
SMOGLA. COM
SPECTR "LIVE" STENCILED WEARABLE DUBPLATES @ SMOG 2 YEAR
To celebrate the SMOG 2 Year SPECTR will be creating his SMOG dubplate stencilled shirts live during the event from 9-11pm.
You will also find a very limited edition run of SMOG hoodies at his clothing booth. Be sure to bring a little extra cash to pick up some of these collector items!
YO!PEACE BOMBING LIVE @ SMOG 2 YEAR
A few months ago YO!Peace, along with Spectrumega Media, produced the infamous LA VS. WAR art exhibit . These guys have kept the streets smashed with conscious and vibrant street art including the SMOG/SPECTR collaboration poster. YO!Peace has been touring the world for 5 years and continues to tour showing resistance and pro-peace poster art from around the world. They've just got back from repping their art and message in Ireland and at the Democratic National Convention. We are hyped to have them join us at the SMOG 2 YEAR for a live wheat paste exhibit!
Friday, September 5, 2008
thanks dave your blog sucks too
oh wait you dont have one. ITS CALLED THE FUTURE, WE'RE IN IT. did you get the memo? HELL-OOOO...
freakin luddite. haha
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
the Palin Bounce...FOR OBAMA
Sure, some of that is from the Democratic convention, but most of the big polling days (especially in the Gallup and Rasmussen tracking polls) have come in the last couple of days.
There has been a Palin bounce ... for Obama.
MORE HERE
JOE NICE 5YR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Here we go!
The entire show - DOWNLOAD
Dubstep - DOWNLOAD
Baltimore Club - DOWNLOAD
Lost Dubs - DOWNLOAD
Each zip file contains a 128k mp3 and a tracklist.
Full show tracklist:
***** DUBSTEP *****
01. BB And Q Band – Dreamer
02. Skream - Dubai
03. Mala - Dmz Vs Mzn
04. Daega Sound System - Fragile
05. F - 0907
06. DJ Madd - Shade
07. Kulture - Vitamin D
08. F - Untitled
09. Mala - City Cycle
10. Skream - Filth
11. Cyrus - Grotbag
12. Headhunter - Physics
13. Dj Madd - Up In Smoke
14. Breakage - Callahan
15. Kromestar - Pass The Light
16. Dj Madd - In The Lounge
17. Pinch - Mutated
18. Martyn - Broken (Blackdown Remix)
19. Martyn - Vancouver (2562 Remix)
20. Scuba - Ruptured (Surgeon Remix)
21. Kromestar + Silkie - Others
22. Martyn - Natural Selection (Flying Lotus Remix)
***** BALTIMORE CLUB *****
23. Aly-Us - Follow Me
24. Harddrive - Deep Inside
25. Cajmere - Brighter Days (Inst)
26. Cajmere - Brighter Days (Vocal)
27. Circle Children - Zulu
28. Cajmere - Keep Movin
29. Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (ACAPELLA)
30. 2 Hyped Brothers And A Dog - Doo Doo Brown (Instrumental)
31. Jimmy Jones – Watch Out For The Big Girl
32. I–Roc–T – Work Your Body (Rap House Mix)
33. The Sounds Of Silence – SOS (We Bad)
34. Master Blaster – Project 1
35. Cajmere – Coffee Pot (Percolator Mix)
36. Lidell Townsell – Nunu
37. Frank Ski’s Club Trax Vol. 1 – Sportsbar
38. Barbara Tucker – Beautiful People (Underground Network Mix)
39. Beats Breaks & Bullshit Vol 2 – Bad Sista
40. Soho – Hot Music
***** LOST DUBS *****
41. Loefah - Root (SE 25 VIP Mix)
42. Benga - Mammoth (Plasticman Remix)
43. Loefah - Struck Dumb
44. Skream - Konga
45. D1 - Krackbong (Loefah Remix)
46. Digital Mystikz - Intergalactic Dub
47. Digital Mystikz (Mala) - Jah Power Dub
48. Loefah - Indian Dub (Skream Remix)
49. Plasticman - Life On A String
50. Digital Mystikz (Coki) - Chalice
51. Digital Mystikz (Coki) - Gotham
52. Digital Mystikz (Coki) - Lowdown
53. Skream + Plasticman - We Like The Dark
54. Kromestar - Path Of Jah
55. D1 - Deaf
56. Skream - Future's Dark
57. Skream - Depth Charge
58. Digital Mystikz (Mala) - Adultz Only
59. Distance - Nerve
60. Blackdown Productions - ZGK (Joenice VIP)
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Palin: Average Isn't Good Enough
Palin Speaking at an Assembly of God Graduating Class
Palin: average isn't good enough
from la times
She's not qualified to be president, and in picking her, McCain shows that he has little respect for the presidency.
By Sam Harris
September 3, 2008
So let us ask the question that should be on the mind of every thinking person in the world at this moment: If John McCain becomes the 44th president of the United States, what are the odds that a blood clot or falling object will make Sarah Palin the 45th?
The actuarial tables on the Social Security Administration website suggest that there is a better than 10% chance that McCain will die during his first term in office. Needless to say, the Reaper's scything only grows more insistent thereafter. Should President McCain survive his first term and get elected to a second, there is a 27% chance that Palin will become the first female U.S. president by 2015. If we take into account McCain's medical history and the pressures of the presidency, the odds probably increase considerably that this bright-eyed Alaskan will become the most powerful woman in history.
As many people have noted, placing Palin on the ticket has made these final months of the already overlong 2008 campaign much more interesting. Is Palin remotely qualified to be president of the United States? No. But that's precisely what is so interesting. McCain not only has thrown all sensible concerns about good governance aside merely to pander to a sliver of female and masses of conservative Christian voters, he has turned this period of American history into an episode of high-stakes reality television: Don't look now, but our cousin Sarah just became leader of the free world! Tune in next week and watch her get sassy with Pakistan!
Americans have an unhealthy desire to see average people promoted to positions of great authority. No one wants an average neurosurgeon or even an average carpenter, but when it comes time to vest a man or woman with more power and responsibility than any person has held in human history, Americans say they want a regular guy, someone just like themselves. President Bush kept his edge on the "Who would you like to have a beer with?" poll question in 2004, and won reelection.
This is one of the many points at which narcissism becomes indistinguishable from masochism. Let me put it plainly: If you want someone just like you to be president of the United States, or even vice president, you deserve whatever dysfunctional society you get. You deserve to be poor, to see the environment despoiled, to watch your children receive a fourth-rate education and to suffer as this country wages -- and loses -- both necessary and unnecessary wars.
McCain has so little respect for the presidency of the United States that he is willing to put the girl next door (soon, too, to be a grandma) into office beside him. He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.
And it might. Palin's nomination has clearly excited Christian conservatives, and it may entice a few million gender-obsessed fans of Hillary Clinton to vote entirely on the basis of chromosomes. Throw in a few million more average Americans who will just love how the nice lady smiles, and 2009 could be a very interesting year.
Tune in next week and watch cousin Sarah fuss with our nuclear arsenal ... .
Sam Harris is a founder of the Reason Project and the author of "The End of Faith" and "Letter to a Christian Nation."
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Obama's Views on Science and Technology
Below are takeaway quotes from several essential questions. The full version is HERE.
ScienceDebate2008: What policies will you support to ensure that America remains the world leader in innovation?
Barack Obama: My administration will increase funding for basic research in physical and life sciences, mathematics and engineering at a rate that would double basic research budgets over the next decade.
SD2008: What is your position on the following measures that have been proposed to address global climate change -- a cap-and-trade system, a carbon tax, increased fuel-economy standards or research?
Obama: The U.S. must get off the sidelines and take long-overdue action here at home to reduce our own greenhouse gas emissions. We must also take a leadership role in designing technologies that allow us to enjoy a growing, prosperous economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
SD2008: What policies would you support to meet demand for energy while ensuring an economically and environmentally sustainable future?
Obama: First, I have proposed programs that, taken together, will increase federal investment in the clean energy research, development and deployment to $150 billion over ten years.... Second, it is essential that we create a strong, predictable market for energy innovations with concrete goals that speed introduction of innovative products and provide a strong incentive for private R&D investment in energy technologies.
SD2008: What is your view of how science and technology can best be used to ensure national security and where should we put our focus?
Obama: My administration will put basic defense research on a path to double and will assure strong funding for investments in DoD’s applied research programs. We will enhance the connections between defense researchers and their war-fighting counterparts. And, we will strengthen defense research management so that our most innovative minds are working on our most pressing defense problems.
SD2008: What is your position on government regulation and funding of stem cell research?
Obama: I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations. As president, I will lift the current administration’s ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001 through executive order, and I will ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight.
SD2008: How do you see science, research and technology contributing to improved health and quality of life?
Obama: These are difficult problems, and science and technology can solve only some of them. The effectiveness of medical care can be improved, and its costs can be reduced, by greater emphasis on best practices, electronic medical records, hospital safety, preventive strategies and improved public health surveillance.
SD2008: Is it acceptable for elected officials to hold back or alter scientific reports if they conflict with their own views, and how will you balance scientific information with politics and personal beliefs in your decision-making?
Obama: I will restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically valid evidence and not on the ideological predispositions of agency officials or political appointees. More broadly, I am committed to creating a transparent and connected democracy, using cutting-edge technologies to provide a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for America’s citizens.
Though it's impossible to know whether Obama will keep his word, the thoroughness of his answers -- the quotes above are just the tip -- is impressive.
Monday, September 1, 2008
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