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OCCUPY’S PLAN TO SHUT DOWN GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE CANCELLED

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OCCUPY’S PLAN TO SHUT DOWN GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE CANCELLED

Occupy’s Plan To Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge Cancelled

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Er, never mind. Occupy’s plan to shut down the Golden Gate Bridge on May 1st has been cancelled. Occupy will instead focus on ferry service. Why? Well, part of it could be that the Golden Gate Bridge District just agreed to pay a reported $2 million to “380 workers represented by 14 unions who have been out of contract since July 2011 over a dispute about medical insurance costs passed on to workers,” reports Susie Cagle for SF Appeal.

“We appreciate the tremendous support we’ve received from the public, our brothers and sisters in labor, San Francisco commuters, and allies like Jobs with Justice, Pride at Work, and Occupy San Francisco,” said Alex Tonisson, Organizer and Co-Chair of the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition, in a statement released on Friday. “Bridge, bus, and ferry workers have done everything we can at the bargaining table to reach a fair contract. As we prepare to take the next step in the fight for quality affordable healthcare for workers, families, and retirees, we ask supporters to stand with us at strike picket lines on May Day, and to keep the bridge open.”

Some occupiers aren’t thrilled about the decision to cancel Tuesday’s plan due to seemingly political reasons. Former San Francisco mayoral candidate John Rinaldi (AKA Chicken John) penned the following on the Occupy the Bridge wall after the announcement:

Well you just lost me. You will find as you gain wisdom through failure that when you adhere to something, you lose at least 50% of your audience. The idea of “Occupy” was that it was a blanket idea, that we were ALL the 99%. Now, you include politics that show the idea is compromised. Unions are a blight on our great nation, and I detest them and so do many people I know. We see them as bullying and a tool for a small percentage of people who “have theirs”. You will not be seeing me or any of us in your mayday parade. I wish you the best of luck though, and hope that we can all live in a world free from banks and unions in the future.

And with that, the plan to temporarily shutter the bridge won’t happen. Probably not. However, there is talk of “autonomous action” that might cause a ruckus at the Golden Gate Bridge on May Day. Buses will still leave from 19th and Telegraph in Oakland and San Francisco City Hall at 6 a.m. tomorrow to the picket sites.

May Day should prove an eventful one for Occupy members and supporters. Occupy SF plans to hold a street fair at Montgomery and Market streets tomorrow afternoon. And Occupy Oakland will hold rallies throughout the city, as well as a noontime rally at Oakland City Hall.

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London Olympics 2012 Surface to Air Missiles

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East London apartment complex might have surface to air missiles on roof top in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic games.

Residents of the complex were told via pamphlet about missiles.

The apartment building is in a good position if anyone tried to attack olympics government can launch missiles from roof.

The British plans to fire missiles if there is a threat from low flying aircraft over olympic stadium

Beijing did the same but in more neutral location

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FAA FORCED TO REVEAL 63 DRONE LAUNCH SITES ACROSS THE U.S.

Following a Freedom if Information lawsuit it has been revealed that there are at least 63 active drone sites around the US.

Drones are unmanned planes, these range from small aircraft, like the Draganflyer X8, which can carry a payload of only 2.2 lb, and are used by police patrol borders and by environmental agencies to monitor for wild fires.

However some of the drones are much bigger, like the MQ-9 Reaper, which is used by the military to kill terrorists overseas.

It has been revealed that 20 states have launch locations.

Drones are deployed from military installations, enforcement agencies, as well as universities.

However, it is unknown the exact number of these drones operating or the full extent of drone activities  in America’s skies.

Read more in the Daily Mail

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Psychologist says pedophilia is sexual orientation similar to homosexuality

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Pedophilia is in the same category as homosexuality or heterosexuality.  It is a “sexual orientation”… according to two different psychologists testifying before a parliamentary session in Canada.

Doctors Vernon Quinsey and Dr. Hubert Van Gijseghem…

“Pedophiles are not simply people who commit a small offense from time to time but rather are grappling with what is equivalent to a sexual orientation just like another individual may be grappling with heterosexuality or even homosexuality.”

“True pedophiles have an exclusive preference for children, which is the same as having a sexual orientation. You cannot change this person’s sexual orientation. He may, however, remain abstinent.”

“There is no evidence that this sort of preference can be changed through treatment or through anything else.”

See Psychologist says pedophilia is sexual orientation similar to homosexuality :: Greeley Gazette.

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Solar Storm Batters Earth

There is a type of weather with the power to knock out a major cities power supply in seconds, or disrupt aviation travel, or destroy satellites orbiting the earth;  this is space weather. Space weather is recreated when the sun is experiencing a period of heightened activity, and it ejects massive clouds of highly energetic particles, with a large magnetic field. Solar storms distort our own magnetic field, and the energetic particles can sometimes find their way way through to earth. When this happens national grids can be highly vulnerable to a build up of charge in the system, or satellites can be destroyed. This affects electricity supply, telecommunications, and air travel.

2012 is the beginning of a period of intense solar activity. March 8th saw one of the largest solar storms for many years. These events can have serious consequences. In 1989 a major storm plunged Quebec and parts of northern New York state into darkness. In 2003, part of Sweden’s national grid was taken out, and the GPS system controlling air traffic control was affected. These solar storms have the potential to cost lives, as well as causing millions dollars worth of damage. Support our work to protect your city!

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Andrew Breitbart Dies aged 43.

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The conservative journalist, author and well known Hollywood political blogger, Andrew Breitbart died unexpectedly aged 43, from a suspected heart attack, March 1st whilst walking near to his Los Angeles home.

Breitbart was a champion of conservatism in Hollywood, as well as famous for his attacks on the liberal establishment.

Throughout the social media sites liberals have rejoiced over his death. However, as some in the left celebrate, many are asking difficult questions. Three weeks ago, whilst speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC, Breitbart said “Wait til they see what happens March 1st”.

Breitbart was referring to tapes he said he had, showing Obama in his college days. These tapes are allegedly a game changer in the forthcoming election. His death, hours before he was due to release these tapes, have caused many to speculate as to whether he was actually assassinated or died of natural causes as reported by the media.

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Google’s New Privacy Policy

March 1st has seen the launching of Google’s new privacy policy. The policy is aimed at consolidating the privacy policies for all their services, around 70 in all into one much simpler agreement. Regulators have wanted Google to simplify their privacy policies for a along time. However, the new policy is concerning a number of people in the US as well as in Europe.

The new GOOGLE policy links the information stored about a person, from all the google platforms into one profile. So if you have a gmail account, a blogger account and a youtube account, for example, google will store all the information about you from these different services together, regardless of how you use them.

The French internet regulatory body CNIL and EU data  authorities believes the move breaches EU data protection laws. Furthermore a coalition of agencies from Europe and America have written the the chief executive of Google urging him to delay the changes, Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) have said, “This move has been widely criticized by US lawmakers, US Attorneys General, European lawmakers, European privacy officials, technical experts, and privacy organisations”.

Currently Google and other organisation harvest user data and store them on their servers. Google has logged every search ever conducted by their users. This information is highly valuable commercially. By building a profile up of their users using all the available data they will know you intimately. Do we really want corporations having access to that level of data about us?

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UK Government Looking to Redefine Marriage

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has began a public consultation into “how” marriage “ought to be defined” in the UK. Currently same-sex couples are permitted to enter into civil-partnerships. These civil-partnerships allows all the legal benefits of marriage, without the title.

However, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender (LGBT) groups are campaigning for marriage itself to be redefined to allow for same-sex couples to be married. This would not only be taught in schools as what marriage is; but churches would be obliged to allow same-sex couples access to church buildings to become married.

Opinion polls show the majority of the people are opposed to any changes in the definition of marriage, and groups opposed to the move highlight the importance of traditional marriage in society for raising children.

Spiritually Prophet TV has highlighted the consequences for a region when LGBT marriage is made legal.

 

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Pat Buchanan Fired From MSNBC

The conservative commentator Pat Buchanan has been fired after 10 years from MSNBC. Buchanan’s book “Suicide of a Superpower”, has been slammed as “anti-semitic”, “racist” and “homophobic”. The liberal media organization “Media Matters” has applauded the decision saying, “He’s been making the same racially insensitive, anti-Semitic and homophobic statements for the past 50 years.”

After his dismissal, Buchanan hit out at MSNBC and “Media Matters” accusing them of having him blacklisted and forced out. Is this another example of “freedom of the press” being challenged?

 

 

 

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Progress on the Canadian Keystone XL Pipeline Halted

Canada is the largest supplier of energy to America. As such it was hoped that a new pipeline would be built to export crude oil from Canada to Texas.

President Obama initially rejected plans for the proposed pipeline which caused great concern with the Canadian government, and they began looking at the possibility of exporting the oil to the Asian markets instead. However proposals are now being reconsidered in Washington DC. The pipeline would be the largest infrastructure project in North America and would create many jobs in Canada and the USA, much needed in the current economic climate.

 

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US Chamber of Commerce Hacked

Internet hackers have hacked into the US Chamber of Commerce computer systems. The attack appears to have been undetected for more than a year, and targeted four individuals computers who held sensitive information concerning trade in Asia.

Such attacks are not uncommon apparently. China has been found responsible for hacking governmental, military and industry targets in the past. America’s cyber security systems are proving inadequate to cope in this new era of cyberwarfare. However, the US military are taking the threat very seriously and are recruiting 10,000 “cyber warriors” to help defend America and her interests.

Prophet TV broadcast from the roof of the US Chamber of Commerce during the DC intercession covering the Dalai Lama’s trip to Washington DC. Support Prophet TV to enable these missions on a regular basis to sustain protection over the city.

 

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Canadian Muslim Family Convicted of Honor Killing

A Muslim man, his wife and son have been convicted of the murder of his three daughters, and his childless second wife in his polygamous marriage.

The four women were murdered in honor killings, because they failed to uphold the strict interpretations of the Koran held by the family in relation to dress, dating, socializing and going online.

The deaths have fuelled the debate in Canada concerning the integration of Muslim immigrants into Canadian culture, due to the increased number of these “honor” killings in Canada in recent years.

 

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Iran Threatens to Halt EU Oil Supply

Iran Threatens to Halt EU Oil Supply

After the EU and America decided on an oil embargo against Iran, over it’s nuclear program, the war of words intensifying. The EU decided on an embargo starting in July. However, Tehran are looking at stopping oil exports of EU companies immediately. Many of these companies are already in a perilous financial situation due to the Debt Crisis in Europe. The oil in question is part of a buyback scheme which the Iranian Oil Industry favors, and is oil which is owed to these companies. If Iran went ahead, China would buy the oil they refused to send to Europe.

Iran is also threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz, where about 20% of the world oil is transported, making it the most important oil transportation sea route.

Without a satisfactory conclusion of this matter there could be serious financial implications for the global economy.