The Wild Wild Left

Spying is nothing new, it pre-dates Bush's overt expansion of it... heck it predates the US to the very first societies of humankind.  However, the present Security State with the technology of computer tracking, used on a Nation's own citizenry is unprecedented.  Some hoped to rein it in under President Obama, going by the words of Candidate Obama, to no avail. Yet across both sides of the aisle, our Bill Of Rights has been systematically shredded and the Police State encased as law.

Enter Edward Snowden. Unlike Assange who USer's could doubt as a "foreigner" or Bradley Manning who triggers the right's Soldier-code impulse, Ed could not be a worse (for them) or better (for us) unifying symbol of how our Government treats us as the enemy. I support all truth tellers and whistleblowers, but Ed may be our game changer.

The far-right and the far-left have always objected to the abuse of their powers, yet this young, good looking, honest and articulate young man speaks to the middle in terms they can understand.  Sure, the character assassination is on - but the scope and breadth of the surveillance state is now front and center in our National dialogue. Snowden is likeable, one of us - and people are listening!

Greenwald and Snowden have become unlikely heroes, a high hard ridge of fast moving truth whipping across our land, that may become a tsunami that washes away the lies from Washington and leaves the air clean and shining in the light of a new day.

Cindy Sheehan will be in Ann Arbor this coming Wednesday!  Yay!

Included in this weeks breaking news, more police brutality, FBI lies, and disgusting reports on the state of our economy!  And what else?  More WAR! All the things TDP is protesting against!

I think the world may have looked more normal on drugs!

Listen to Diane Gee with Special Guests Susan Sunshine-Earth Poet and Dan Green live on WWL Radio Friday,  May 17th at 6pm EDT!

Susan will be updating us about the world-wide March Against Monsanto, even as this week we lost a crucial ruling by the Supreme Court against the poison giant.

Then, Dan will be joining us to talk about all the implications of the secret collection of the AP's complete phone records, and what Chris Hedges calls the "Death of Truth."

The government now claims powers even Hitler didn't claim. They are preparing for a totally Fascist takeover - Business & Government vs the People.  Arm yourself with knowledge - listen in!

We are going to recap information about the Police State, from Boston to the addition of Assata Shakur to the "tewwowist list."

Mainly?  As the Mom of a child about to enter High School, I have to wonder what kind of educational system he will inherit for his children.  President Obama proclaimed this, which is National Teacher's Week as National CHARTER Schools Week, and redubbed May Day - known worldwide as International Workers Day as "Loyalty Day" in sickeningly Orwellian Doublespeak.

President Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder on Monday for a whirlwind tour of how he tried to circumvent the state's ban on school vouchers and channel public money to privately operated schools.

SPECIAL GUESTS DIONNE SMITH AND REYNA DUENEZ!!!

Its been a frightening couple weeks here in the homeland. I feel for my dear friends in Boston who had to endure both the bombing, and the frightening Military Exercise ran thereafter.  There were Militarized raids in Oakland following Boston's - and no reason was given for those.

I'll examine the inconsistencies in that story, and perhaps more importantly - speak to the "New Normal" of living under a military occupation here in the States.  Yet for people of color in this country?  This has been Normal forever.

A series of events in Southern California are going to be protesting the epidemic of Police brutality and murder of unarmed, innocent people of color.  The movie "Crimes of Police" is premiering in Stockton tomorrow to set the stage... followed by an Oxnard College "Justice for Our Community" event and be culminating in a Statewide March from Camino del Sol Park.

We will be talking to Ernest Duenez Jr.'s sister.  Ernest was shot 11 times while trying to exit his truck - his foot was tangled in the seatbelt.  He was unarmed.  

Dionne Smith, the mother of James Rivera - boy of 16 who was shot over 48 times by the Stockton, CA police will also  be joining us.

Our own troops are being used against us.  We are living in a War Zone, and we are their enemies.  They are killing us with immunity.  Our lives have no value to them.

From Langley to London to Arkansas, Burying the Slime

Tonight is a tale of 2 Londons!  Eric from London and Jeff named London :)

The Exxon cover up is vile, their burying of the story criminal.  We'll bring you a brief overview - and next week NPR Arkansas' Michael Hibblen who was almost arrested for trying to cover the story will be on to elucidate.

Speaking of burying slime, Eric Knight is coming on to talk about the lovely reaction to Maggie Thatcher's death is bringing about in Trafalgar Square.

Speaking of burying more slime, Jeff London will help us sort out how Obamabots help to cover up War Crimes and more....

Brilliant men, hot topics... or is that hot men, and brilliant topics?  Either way?  Tune in!

Hey kids.  Lets be honest.  I'm not trying to start a Class War, I'm trying to end one.

The Catfood Price Index is officially Obama's austerity program, all wrapped up in Welfare for the Rich.

All the "jobs" that were created are part-time second or third jobs for people who can't make it on one.

They are jailing people for writing op/eds for the Huffington Post.

Fast food workers are striking, and budgetary laws cannot be over turned by the vote.

Welcome to the Minion Class.

Its a beautiful Spring day here in Michigan, the land of King Snyder, where Unionist are smited (smitten?) and our cities are his Private Corporations. Vote in a Union?  Lose your job!

Its slightly milder here than North Dakota, where the frozen fingers of the Christianazis have have claimed victory over the incubators formerly known as "women."

Its the time of the season you know, for birds and the bees... whats left of the bees after being mass murdered by Neonicotinoid pesticides.  Its time to plant seeds, after paying your tithe to the owner of all life DNA strains on the Planet to Monsanto, as approved by Obama, the GMHo.

All this and more tonight!

UPDATED: Deirdre Chervenka Cunningham will be joining us to speak about her illegal firing for her work in forming the IWW Union at Star Tickets.

Tonight, the joint powerhouses of Cindy Sheehan and Diane Gee combine their immeasurable passions to utter the dreaded "The S-Word."

SOCIALISM - Yeah, we WANT IT!

Learn what Socialism is - and is NOT tonight, as I discuss how previously labeled exercises in State Capitalism are not what we are endorsing.

Highlighted will be the concept of Basic Guaranteed Incomes, Austerity and Health Care as defined by the Peace and Freedom Party as basic Socialist rights.

The second half of the hour will be a Cindy interviewing Marsha Feinland of the Peace and Freedom Party, recorded prior because Cindy is having a travel day today in preparation for her Tour d'Peace!

Marsha's bio:

I have been active in the Peace and Freedom Party since 1988. I have various offices in the party including state chair and treasurer. I am currently on the state executive committee and and co-chair of the Alameda county organization.

I have run for various offices from Berkeley School board to president of the united states. I ran for U.S. Senate four times, getting about a quarter of a million votes in 2004. I was elected to a four year term on the Berkeley rent stabilization board in 1994.

POPES, EM'S AND FROZEN ZONES - OH MY!!!

Do you ever feel nostalgic, like you want to go back in time?  The question is, how far back?  To Jim Crow and Women in "their place"?  Maybe all the way back to infancy where flinging feces was an acceptable misbehavior, not state policy.  I wish I were making this up.  

How about to medieval times where ignorance reigned and we all bowed before the Kings?

We are backsliding so quick, we need to spin around the speed limit signs.  All this and more tonight!

 1965 and 2013.  See the difference?  Nor do I!