subtitles

my brother is the man with some of his ideas. my hat tips to him. A recent idea of his that I've enjoyed, is to watch movies with subtitles (in English). There is a ton of dialogue that is missed in movies and doing this catches a ton of stuff. good stuff. good stuff.

feelings

sorrow, confusion, helplessness, awe, anger, frustration, interest, resilience, anticipation, optimism, hope, calm, impressed (Francis Mcdormand), homesickness, cold, warmth, love, disappointment, longing, resolve, peace, wonder, bitterness, passion, surprise, disgust, humor.

'Good Germans'

From Frank Rich:

Our humanity has been compromised by those who use Gestapo tactics in our war. The longer we stand idly by while they do so, the more we resemble those “good Germans” who professed ignorance of their own Gestapo. It’s up to us to wake up our somnambulant Congress to challenge administration policy every day. Let the war’s last supporters filibuster all night if they want to. There is nothing left to lose except whatever remains of our country’s good name.

The Fourth Estate

"It's the only job protected by the Constitution...This is tyranny. When you see it, you're obliged to yell.", Morgan Freeman in the movie Edison Force. It may have been scripted, but bloody beautiful. Doesn't that seem so appropriate to the present time of fear and government control.

Good reporting simply doesn't exist these days. I mean, Katie Couric is running 60 Minutes (of fluff). WTF??

I just signed up for Extra! at fair.org and would encourage others to support this organization that is critical of the media and the work they do. The also produce the radio program and podcast Counterspin, which is insightful and most excellent.

What will it take to get the media back?

What started the downfall of the media?

King George

What do you think about the Supreme Court decision yesterday to stomp on the Bill of Rights and give the Executive carte blanch to torture whomever they like and simply say that it is a 'state secret' issue and that they can't be held to account? King George with no clothes, indeed. Thank you Stephen Colbert for the only light in this otherwise dark time.

Fidelity Investments supports genocide in Darfur.

Through investments in Chinese companies that are doing business in Darfur, Fidelity Investments supports genocide in Darfur. Their response to this disgrace was there their decision was a business one.

Do not do business with this company. Do not allow them to pass this off to someone else. Do not allow them to contribute financially to the slaughter and rape of innocents in Darfur. The line must be drawn.