Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Wired: Do We Have a Right to “Mental Privacy”?
April 8th, 2008The point is moot since the average person’s mind has already been destroyed and filled with nonsense. The tech that’s coming will be targeted at those of us who are trying to feign ignorance, obedience and apathy in order avoid being branded as a thought criminal. But even then… Why? The U.S. Government already has […]
U.S. Farm Bill Perpetuates Disastrous Agricultural Practices: There Is Another Way
April 5th, 2008Matthew Stiegelmeier for President! Via: Gourmet: Like his neighbors, Matthew did just fine last year, but he did it without growing a single ear of corn, and that’s where his family’s story begins to diverge from that of the other farmers. “I’ve got a philosophical problem with growing corn. Most corn goes to livestock. I […]
Attorney General: Piracy Funding Terror
March 30th, 2008Please see: Militant Electronic Piracy: Non-Violent Insurgency Tactics Against the American Corporate State for more context. Via: AP: Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Friday that the huge profits generated from piracy and counterfeiting are increasingly flowing into the coffers of terrorist groups. In remarks to Silicon Valley executives at the Tech Museum of Innovation, Mukasey […]
France Upholds GM Crop Ban
March 20th, 2008Via: Reuters: France’s top legal authority on Wednesday upheld a government decision to ban commercial use of the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in the country by rejecting an emergency injunction filed by the pro-GM camp. France issued decrees banning the use of MON 810 maize seeds in February after a government-appointed committee said […]
Chinese Security Forces Swarm Tibet
March 16th, 2008The world smiles uncomfortably and applauds the gold medal fascism. Via: AP: Soldiers on foot and in armored carriers swarmed Tibet’s capital Saturday, enforcing a strict curfew a day after protesters burned shops and cars to vent their anger against Chinese rule. In another western city, police clashed with hundreds of Buddhist monks leading a […]
Chaos in Tibet Capital as Protests Spread
March 14th, 2008Via: Reuters: Protesters in Tibet’s capital Lhasa burnt shops and vehicles and yelled for independence on Friday as the region was hit by protests, prompting its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to urge Beijing to stop “brute force”. Peaceful street marches by Tibetan Buddhist monks over past days gave way to the biggest demonstrations the […]
Rangiora Eco Village
March 13th, 2008I read about the new Rangiora Eco Village development in a local newspaper yesterday. I wanted to mention it because I know that some of you are in New Zealand, or are planning to be here soon. This isn’t too far from where I’m sitting at the moment, and I’d like to see more Cryptogonners […]
Brazil: Women Destroy GE Crops
March 12th, 2008Nice work, ladies. Via: AFP: Around 300 women rural residents in Brazil burst into a property owned by the US company Monsanto and destroyed a plant nursery and crops containing genetically modified corn, their organization said. The women were protesting what they saw as environmental damage by the crops. They trashed the plants within 30 […]
Run from the Cure: Concentrated, Full THC Hemp Oil Reportedly Cures Cancer and Other Diseases
March 6th, 2008Run from the Cure is an astonishing little documentary. I have no first hand experience with this, nor do I know anyone who has tried it. The documentary, however, is very compelling and fits in with familiar alternative health themes on Cryptogon. Check it out for yourself and make up your own mind! My favorite […]
My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables)
March 2nd, 2008It’s an opportunity for small operators. See Path to Freedom: Via: New York Times: IF you’ve stood in line at a farmers’ market recently, you know that the local food movement is thriving, to the point that small farmers are having a tough time keeping up with the demand. But consumers who would like to […]
