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Quick Facts about Guantánamo Bay:
Approximate number of prisoners detained at Guantánamo since January 11,2002: 779
Number of detainees released due to insufficient reason to keep them: 600
Number of detainees who remain at Guantánamo as of February 2012: 171
Number of trials completed since it’s opening: 3
Age of the youngest Guantánamo prisoner: 13
Age of the oldest Guantánamo prisoner: 98
Number of suicide attempts in Guantánamo Bay since 2002: 23
Number of alleged suicides amongst Guantánamo prisoners since 2002: 6
Interrogation methods in Guantánamo include, but are not limited to: water-boarding, physical abuse, forced injections, sexual assault, sexual humiliation, sleep deprivation, environmental manipulation, violent dogs, forced nudity, using phobias, extreme cold, cultural humiliation, sensory bombardment, stress positions, sensory deprivation, isolation, ect.
In 2010, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (former aide to Secretary of State Colin Powell) stated that top U.S. officials, including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld, had known that the majority of the detainees initially sent to Guantánamo were innocent, but that the detainees had been kept there for reasons of “political expedience”, meaning their reasons were inclined towards domination rather than being fair or just.
OUR POLLS — OCCUPY THE VOTE - ELECTION SEASON 2012
Announcing “OUR POLLS” - A new joint effort between Anonymous and the Occupy Movement to hold politicians accountable to the People.
Elected officials serve one purpose — to represent their constituents, the people who voted them into office. Last year, many of our elected officials let us down by giving in to deep-pocketed lobbyists and passing laws meant to boost corporate profits at the expense of individual liberty.
Our Senators and Representatives showed how little they cared about personal freedoms when they voted overwhelmingly to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA allows for the indefinite detention of individuals based merely on a suspicion or allegation of sympathizing with questionable groups or causes. This act is a prominent threat to the inalienable due process rights of every US citizen as laid out in the Constitution. It allows the military to engage in civilian law enforcement, and to suspend due process, habeas corpus or other constitutional guarantees when desired. Our congressmen passed one of the greatest threats to civil liberties in the history of the United States. Will we hold them accountable on election day?
Will we hold our elected officials accountable for supporting rigid Internet censorship laws such as SOPA, PIPA, HR 1981 and the ACTA treaty? The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) aimed to crack down on copyright infringement by restricting user access to websites that hosted or helped facilitate pirated content. SOPA and PIPA’s ambiguous, broad wording would have cast a wide censorship net around most of the Internet, thus creating questions of due process, burden of proof, and privacy violations. The proposed laws were lobbied and paid for by Hollywood, RIAA, MPAA and other massive media companies and would safeguard entertainment industry profits at the expense of essential freedoms, the Internet and constitutional civil liberties . Even if the goal was to merely regulate pirated content, the ambiguous wording demonstrates that the authors and supporters of SOPA and PIPA have little-to-no understanding of the Internet’s architecture or the frightening implications of the legislation.
What can you do? You are one person. You have one vote. Use that vote on November 6 to hold your elected official accountable for supporting bills such as NDAA, SOPA and PIPA.
We are calling on voters, activists and keyboard warriors under all banners to unite as a single force to unseat the elected representatives who threaten our essential freedoms and who were so quick to minimize our individual constitutional rights for a quick corporate profit.
Follow @OurPolls and @AnonPAC for updates, news, leaks, and calls to action.
Below we have a couple lists for you to consider:
(1) All US Senators up for reelection in 2012 who voted to support the NDAA and who still support PIPA
(2) All US Representatives up for reelection in 2012 who voted to support the NDAA and who still support SOPA
** Note: ALL 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for reelection in November 2012
(1) US Senators Up For Reelection Who Supported NDAA and/or PIPA
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] ^
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] ^
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] ^ *
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] ^
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] ^
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] ^
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] ^
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] ^ *
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] ^
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TX] ^ *
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] ^ *
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] ^
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] ^
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV] ^
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] ^
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] ^ *
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] ^ *
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] ^ *
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] ^
Sen. John Manchin [D, WV] ^
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] ^
Sen. Robert Menedez [D, NJ] ^
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] ^
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] *
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] ^
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] ^
Sen. John Tester [D, MT] ^
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] ^
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] ^ *
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] ^
^ = Supported/voted for NDAA
* = Still support PIPA and similar law
(2) US Representatives Up For Reelection Who Supported NDAA and/or SOPA
Rep. Gary Ackerman (NY-5) ^
Rep. Sandy Adams (FL-24) ^
Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) ^
Rep. Todd Akin (MO-2) ^ †
Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA-5) ^
Rep. Jason Altmire (PA-4) ^
Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) *
Rep. Robert E. Andrews (NJ-1) ^
Rep. Steve Austria (OH-7) ^ †
Rep. Joe Baca (CA-43) ^ *
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-6) ^
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) ^ †
Rep. John Barrow (GA-12) ^ *
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett ^
Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6) ^
Rep. Charles Bass (NH-2) ^ *
Rep. Dan Benishek (MI-1) ^
Rep. Rick Berg (ND, at-large) ^ †
Rep. Shelley Berkley (NV-1) ^ †
Rep. Howard Berman (CA-28) ^ *
Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13) ^
Rep. Brian Bilbray (CA-50) ^
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-9) ^
Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. (GA-2) ^
Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-1) ^
Rep. Timothy Bishop (NY-1) ^
Rep. Diane Black (TN-6) ^
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) ^
Rep. Jo Bonner (AL-1) ^
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) ^ *
Rep. Dan Boren (OK-2) ^ †
Rep. Leonard Boswell (IA-3) ^
Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (LA-7) ^
Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8) ^
Rep. Robert Brady (PA-1) ^
Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5) ^
Rep. Paul Broun (GA-10) ^
Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-3) ^
Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-13) ^
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25) ^
Rep. GK Butterfield (NC-1) ^
Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-44) ^
Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4) ^
Rep. Francisco Canseco (TX-23) ^
Rep. Eric Cantor (VA-7) ^
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) ^
Rep. Louis Capps (CA-23) ^
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) ^ †
Rep. Russ Carnahan (MO-3) ^
Rep. John Carney (DE at-large) ^
Rep. John Carter (TX-31) ^
Rep. William Cassidy (LA-6) ^
Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-11) ^
Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1) ^ *
Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6) ^
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32) *
Rep. David Civilline (RI-1) ^
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4) ^
Rep. Michael Conaway (TX-11) ^
Rep. Gerry Conolly (VA-11) ^
John Conyers Jr. (MI 14) *
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) ^ *
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-20) ^
Rep. Joe Courteney (CT-2) ^
Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-1) ^
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-4) ^
Rep. Mark Critz (PA-12) ^
Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-7) ^
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) ^
Rep. John Culbertson (TX-7) ^
Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) ^
Rep. Geoff Davis (KY-4) ^ †
Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19) ^
Rep. Charles Dent (PA-15) ^
Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-19) *
Rep. Norman Dicks (WA-6) ^
Rep. John Dingell (MI-15) ^
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-25) ^
Rep. Robert Dold (IL-10) ^
Rep. Joe Donnelly (IN-2) ^ †
Rep. David Dreier (CA-26) ^
Rep. Sean Duffy (WI-7) ^
Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-2) ^
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-8) ^
Rep. Eliot Engel (NY-17) ^
Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) ^
Rep. Stephen Fincher (TN-8) ^
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (PA-8) ^
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3) ^
Rep. John Fleming (LA-4) ^
Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17) ^
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) ^
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5) ^
Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-2) ^
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) ^
Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) ^
Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24) ^ * †
Rep. John Garamendi (CA-10) ^
Rep. Cory Gardner (CO-4) ^
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6) ^
Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-18) ^
Rep. Chris Gibson (NY-20) ^
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11) ^
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-1) ^
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20) ^ †
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) *
Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) ^
Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6) ^
Rep. Al Green (TX-9) ^
Rep. Gene Green (TX-29) ^
Rep. Tim Griffin (AR-2) ^
Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-13) ^
Rep. Frank Guinta (NH-1) ^
Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY-2) ^
Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-4) ^
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1) ^
Rep. Richard Hanna (NY-24) ^
Rep. Gregg Harper (MS-3) ^
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) ^
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-4) ^
Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY-19) ^
Rep. Joe Heck (NV-3) ^
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) ^
Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2) ^ †
Rep. Jamie Jerrera Beutler (WA-3) ^
Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-27) ^
Rep. Jim Himes (CT-4) ^
Rep. Mazie Hirono (HI-2) ^
Rep. Kathy Hochul (NY-26) ^
Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17) ^
Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-5) ^
Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) ^
Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA-52) ^
Rep. Jay Inslee (WA-1) ^ †
Rep. Steve Israel (NY-2) ^
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) ^
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) ^
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) ^
Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-6) ^
Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-3) ^
Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) ^
Rep. William Keating (MA-10) ^
Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-3) ^
Rep. Dale Kildee (MI-5) ^ †
Rep. Ron Kind (WI-3) ^
Rep. Steve King (IA-5) ^
Rep. Pete King (NY-3) ^ *
Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1) ^
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-11) ^
Rep. Larry Kissell (NC-8) ^
Rep. John Kline (MN-2) ^
Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-5) ^
Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-7) ^
Rep. Jeffrey Landry (LA-3) ^
Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-2) ^
Rep. James Lankford (OK-5) ^
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2) ^
Rep. John Larson (CT-1) ^ *
Rep. Tom Latham (IA-4) ^
Rep. Robert Latta (OH-5) ^
Rep. Sander Levin (MI-12) ^
Rep. John Lewis (GA-5) ^
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL-3) ^
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2) ^
Rep. David Loebsack (IA-2) ^
Rep. Billy Long (MO-7) ^
Rep. Nita Lowey (NY-18) ^
Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-3) ^
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) ^
Rep. Daniel Lungren (CA-3) ^
Rep. Donald Manzullo (IL-16) ^
Rep. Kenny Marchant (TX-24) ^
Rep. Tom Marino (PA-10) ^ *
Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-2) ^
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) ^
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-22) ^
Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10) ^
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11) ^
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10) ^
Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC-7) ^
Rep. Buck McKeon (CA-25) ^
Rep. David McKinley (WV-1) ^
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) ^
Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-11) ^
Rep. Pat Meehan (PA-7) ^
Rep. John Mica (FL-7) ^
Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10) ^
Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1) ^
Rep. Gary Miller (CA-42) ^
Rep. Tim Murphy (CT-5) ^
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) ^
Rep. Kristi Noem (SD at large) ^
Rep. Richard Nugent (FL-5) ^
Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21) ^
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) ^ *
Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) ^
Rep. Bill Owens (NY-23) ^ *
Rep. Steven Palazzo (MS-4) ^
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-8) ^
Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ-4) ^
Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN-3) ^
Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-2) ^
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA-8) ^
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) ^
Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-7)
Rep. Thomas Petri (WI-6) ^
Rep. Todd Platts (Pa-16) ^ †
Rep. Ted Poe (TX-2) ^
Rep. Mike Pompeo (KS-4) ^
Rep. Tom Price (GA-6) ^
Rep. Ben Quayle (AZ-3) ^
Rep. Nick Rahall (WV-3) ^
Rep. Tom Reed (NY-29) ^
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (MT at-large) ^ †
Rep. David Reichert (WA-8) ^
Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) ^
Rep. Silverstre Reyes (TX-16) ^
Rep. Laura Richardson (CA-37) ^
Rep. Scott Rigell (VA-2) ^
Rep. David Rivera (FL-25) ^
Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) ^
Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3) ^
Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8) ^
Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-5) ^
Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) ^
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18) ^
Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-6) ^
Rep. Mike Ross (AR-4) ^ †
Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-12) ^ *
Rep. Steven Rothman (NJ-9) ^
Rep. Jon Runyan (NJ-3) ^
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) ^
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1) ^
Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-39) ^
Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-1) ^
Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-29) ^ *
Rep. Bobby Schilling (IL-17) ^
Rep. Jean Schmidt (OH-2) ^
Rep. Aaron Schock (IL-18) ^
Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-5) ^
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) ^
Rep. Tim Scott (SC-1) ^
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32) ^
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) ^
Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-27) ^ *
Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19) ^
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11) ^
Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-9) ^
Rep. Albio Sires (NJ
Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9) ^
Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-3) ^
Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4) ^
Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21) ^ *
Rep. Steve Southerland (FL-2) ^
Rep. Cliff Stearns (FL-6) ^
Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) ^
Rep. John Sullivan (OK-1) ^
Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13) ^
Rep. Lee Terry (NE-2) ^
Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA-5) ^
Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13) ^
Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH-12) ^
Rep. Niki Tsongas (MA-5) ^
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-3) ^
Rep. Robert Turner (NY-9) ^
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6) ^
Rep. Peter Visclosky (IN-1) ^
Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2) ^
Rep. Timothy Walz (MN-1) ^
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) ^ *
Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12) *
Rep. Henry Waxman (CA-30) ^
Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-8) ^
Rep. Allen West (FL-22) ^
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3) ^
Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-1) ^
Rep. Frederica Wilson (KY-1) ^
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) ^
Rep. Robert Wittman (VA-1) ^
Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10) ^
Rep. Steve Womack (AR-3) ^
Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-3) ^
Rep. Don Young (AK at-large) ^
Rep. Todd Young (IN-9) ^
^ = Supported/voted for NDAA
* = Still support SOPA and similar law
† =Retiring in 2012
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“We came, We saw, We destroyed, We forgot” by William Blum
An updated summary of the charming record of US foreign policy. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has …
1. Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected. 2. Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries. 3. Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries. 4. Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries. 5. Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.
In total: Since 1945, the United States has carried out one or more of the above actions, on one or more occasions, in the following 69 countries (more than one-third of the countries of the world):
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Australia
Bolivia
Bosnia
Brazil
British Guiana (now Guyana)
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (also as Zaire)
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Fiji
France
Germany (plus East Germany)
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
Nicaragua
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Somalia
South Africa
Soviet Union
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Thailand
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam (plus North Vietnam)
Yemen (plus South Yemen)
Yugoslavia
The first democratically elected government the CIA overthrew was actually Iran’s in 1953 through Operation Ajax. Democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadiq and his National Front Party planned on nationalizing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now known as BP). To protect British interests, the CIA and MI6 overthrew Mossadiq, reinstalled the Shah, and set up a secret police known as SAVAK. Until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Shah and SAVAK killed over 20,000 Iranians.

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Iran sends toy drone to Obama
‘Iran is sending a US drone it captured in December home - with a small makeover.
Mocking requests to return the drone, a local toy company plans to send a miniature pink model of the RQ-170 Sentinel to US President Barack Obama.
Seyyed Saeed Hassan-pour, head of the cultural department of the Aaye Company, which is making the toy , says, “We wanted for Mr. Obama himself to have these toys and know that Iranians don’t leave anyone’s requests unanswered. We made the ‘RQ’ in pink as it is Mr. Obama’s favourite color and we will send it to him via the Swiss embassy.”’
Difficulties are shaping their decisions about careers, schooling, marriage and parenthood.
The analysis by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, examines the effects of the recession on the lives and attitudes of young Americans ages 18 to 34. Nearly half say that in recent years...
States Negotiate $26 Billion Agreement to Help Homeowners
After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation’s biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said. It is part of a broad national settlement aimed at halting the housing market’s downward slide and holding the banks accountable for foreclosure abuses.
Despite the billions earmarked in the accord, the aid will help a relatively small portion of the millions of borrowers who are delinquent and facing foreclosure. The success could depend in part on how effectively the program is carried out because earlier efforts by Washington aimed at troubled borrowers helped far fewer than had been expected.
Still, the agreement is the broadest effort yet to help borrowers owing more than their houses are worth, with roughly one million expected to have their mortgage debt reduced by lenders or able to refinance their homes at lower rates. Another 750,000 people who lost their homes to foreclosure from September 2008 to the end of 2011 will receive checks for about $2,000. The aid is to be distributed over three years.
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Scott Olsen in the sequestered viewing room at Oakmtg. He was barred from speaking to Mayor Jean Quan.
FYI: Scott is the Iraqi veteran who was put into a coma by Oakland Police after firing tear gas at Occupy Oakland protesters.

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If you start asking yourself “why work?” you may see a connection between wage slavery, misunderstandings of leisure, lifestyles based on consumption, corporate welfare, education that often amounts to little more than conditioning, and the global social, environmental, and economic crises we are now facing…
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Video: Occupy Romney Rally: Protesters Crash Florida Campaign Stop
'At this point, it really doesn't matter who you're voting for, because you're picking between a lesser of two evils,' an Occupy protester tells MTV News.
DUNEDIN, Florida — As MTV's Power of 12 tagged along with the Mitt Romney campaign on Monday, we saw three very pumped-up, supportive crowds who knew just when to put their hands together for the former Massachusetts governor.
As the crowd shuffled out of picturesque Pioneer Park on Monday afternoon, college student and waiter Adam Rezendes, 24, was feeling pretty confident about who he was going to cast a vote for in Tuesday's (January 31) Florida primary. "I am going to be voting for Mitt Romney," he said. "I believe in Mitt's conservative views and [his desire] to stop the federal spending and repeal Obamacare. He's got a lot of great views that really appeal to me. ... I trust the country in his hands more than any other candidate."
At the same time, some members of the Occupy movement were facing off with Romney supporters who took umbrage to the sign they were toting which read, "Dear Mr. 1% Go Fire Yourself. Love, The People. Not Corporations."
Recent high school graduate Emily Rogers, 19, has been staying with her friends in Occupy Tampa after logging time with Occupy Orlando, and she was definitely not there to support the GOP front-runner. Rogers had made the trip north a few days earlier to attend Friday's hearing on the state's controversial new voter-registration laws.
And while she didn't agree with Romney's take on the legacy of the Obama administration, Rogers wasn't necessarily throwing in with anyone else, either.
"At this point, it really doesn't matter who you're voting for, because you're picking between a lesser of two evils," she said. "Which, in my opinion, is not how the government should run when it's supposed to be for the people. You can line them all up like bricks next to each other, but one is really not that much better than another. You're picking from red-orange to orange to yellow-orange, and those are your options."
As discouraged as she was about her choices for president, Rogers said she was even more concerned about the raft of states with new voting laws she fears could dissuade young voters from coming out to the polls this year. "The voter suppression laws will definitely have an impact on students and young people," she said, noting that college kids who have changed dorms and not updated their address on their voter registration could find their votes invalidated.
"Your vote won't even count. Students that have that knowledge, they don't even want to go out and vote because they think, 'Well, my vote's not going to count anyways, so whey even vote?' "
Xuyen Pham’s Garden, East New Orleans, LA
After Xuyen Pham lost her New Orleans home to Hurricane Katrina, she turned the property into a farm to feed her community. She fled Vietnam with her husband and children at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. After months in Southeast Asian refugee camps they were moved to Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. The family was eventually sponsored by a hotel owner in Oklahoma, but the cold proved too much so they moved yet again, settling in the “Mary Queen of Vietnam” community in East New Orleans.
This farm is surrounded by houses (we are right in the middle of a suburban housing tract in East New Orleans).
Xuyen stands amidst taro plants in her home garden. The plant stems are a base ingredient in traditional soups and congees found on most Vietnamese dinner tables. By growing taro and other vegetables, she keeps Vietnamese traditions alive in her community.
Xuyen’s definition of “food sovereignty”:The ability of community members to control food access (both effluent and influent) independent of outside food sources (such as supermarkets). Members of the community grow traditional fruits and vegetables and fisherfolk go shrimping, fishing, and crabbing to sell at local stores, the local Saturday farmers market, and most importantly, to feed their families and community members.
Xuyen is also a participant in a local New Orleans East aquaponics project. The project is being implemented by MQVN Community Development Corporation and was established originally by fisherfolk displaced by the BP oil drilling disaster as a way to create jobs and to ensure adequate food access in New Orleans East (a USDA-identified food desert). In the near future, she and her husband, with the help of MQVN Community Development Corporation, will construct greenhouses and an aquaponics growing system on their farm plot.
- Quoted From Grist’s Lexicon of Sustainability, a series of art installments that will be released weekly (on Fridays) throughout this winter. “Food Sovereignty” is only the second installment, so sign up follow this project and see each new piece as it is posted.

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