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ICE – returns a seized domain
After a year of legal problems and non responsive request from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arm, the domain is back online with a great warning banner.
Follow the link below to read the article and help support Internet Freedom.
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TO: All U.S.A. school principals
To the students and faculty of our high school:
I am your new principal, and honored to be so. There is no greater calling than to teach young people.
I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school. I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in America have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country.
First, this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity. I could not care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Mayflower or on slave ships. The only identity I care about, the only one this school will recognize, is your individual identity — your character, your scholarship, your humanity. And the only national identity this school will care about is American. This is an American public school, and American public schools were created to make better Americans. If you wish to affirm an ethnic, racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-American nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of America, one of its three central values — e pluribus Unum, “from many, one.” And this school will be guided by America’s values. This includes all after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a society divided by political correctness.
Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic, racial or other physically defined ties. Those clubs just cultivate narcissism — an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -while the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself. So we will have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more. If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interesting in are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that little outside of yourself really interests you.
Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language. My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible. The English language has united America’s citizens for over 200 years, and it will unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully compete in the American job market. We will learn other languages here — it is deplorable that most Americans only speak English –but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English, this is not your school.
Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavor, everything in this school will reflect learning’s elevated status. This means, among other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly. Many people in our society dress more formally for Hollywood events than for church or school. These people have their priorities backward. Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.
Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school’s property — whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If you can’t speak without using the f-word, you can’t speak. By obscene language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications Commission, plus epithets such as “Nigger,” even when used by one black student to address another black, or “bitch,” even when addressed by a girl to a girlfriend. It is myintent that by the time you leave this school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.
Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem will be attained in only one way — the way people attained it until decided otherwise a generation ago — by earning it. One immediate consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.
Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away from politics and propaganda. No more time will devoted to scaring you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual harassment or global warming. No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or primarily a health issue. There will be no more attempts to convince you that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not heterosexual or not Christian. We will have failed if any one of you graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately lucky — to be alive and to be an American.
Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country. As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will hand them out to you.
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Bills in Congress you should know about
There were many bills in the 2010 congress that created a lot of news, press, and hate and discontent. It is very easy for you to review the general content of each bill and reply to you congress person to let them know how you feel and how you want them to vote.
The following site makes this just about as easy as it can be. POPVOX.COM lists the most recent and “hot” bill before congress and describe each in easy to understand terms. They also mak it very easy for you to reply with you comment to any or all of you elected representatives.
From their web site, “Click on a bill to learn more about the issue, see which advocacy organizations and trade associations endorse it and how far along it is in the policy-making process. Then, advise your own Members of Congress on how they should vote on the bill by supporting or opposing it — and sharing your comments. Learn more….
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An unusual quiz
Read each question and then either answer ‘A’ or ‘B’. Count up the number of A’s and B’s for each section you have and check your score at the end.
Section 1.
1. (A) If you don’t like guns you just don’t buy one. (B) If you don’t like guns you prefer they were outlawed.
2. (A) Should a homosexual just go about normal life, or (B) demand legislated respect from our government.
3. (A) If you don’t like the talks show on TV you switch channels. (B) prefer that the show be canceled.
4. (A) If you don’t believe in God you don’t go to church. (B) or want any mention of God and religion silenced unless foreign based.
5. (A) If you job doesn’t provide health care, you purchase it on your own, or (B) believe the federal or state government should provide this to you.
Section 2.
1. (A) You prefer to receive unemployment since jobs are hard to find, or (B) You accept a lesser skilled position while you continue to job search.
2. (A) It is much better to have a government job or, (B) it is much better to run your own business.
3. (A) I live in the USA and I don’t want to hear” press 1 for English”, or (B) more options should be available.
4. (A) You are a member of the NRA or (B) you don’t know what the acronym NRA stands for.
5. (A) You are enjoying this quiz, or (B) this quiz is beginning to bother you.
Right now you are either smiling, or getting hot under the collar, or vow never to go to this web site again, or some where in between.
There are no correct answers to Section 1, just different beliefs. (most proud USA born Americans pick ‘A’ and most Muslims pic ‘B’)
Section 2 tells a lot about you. If you answered questions 1,2 with (B) and questions 3,4,5 with (A) you are a proud American.
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Web Censorship Bill – Must Read
“A markup on SJC Chairman Leahy’s IP infringement bill was postponed late Wednesday, as staffers anticipated the chamber would finish legislative work and adjourn for recess before the hearing could commence,” says Politico.
A group of 87 prominent engineers who played critical roles in the development of the Internet have also voiced their objections to the COICA in a joint letter submitted to the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
“If enacted, this legislation will risk fragmenting the Internet’s global domain name system (DNS), create an environment of tremendous fear and uncertainty for technological innovation, and seriously harm the credibility of the United States in its role as a steward of key Internet infrastructure,” they warn. “In exchange for this, the bill will introduce censorship that will simultaneously be circumvented by deliberate infringers while hampering innocent parties’ ability to communicate.”
Read the full review an content at the following site:
Web censorship bill
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US Government – Congress – rating = 0
The Pew Research center does all kinds of ratings about just about everything political, government, etc. Back in April they published an article the said our faith in the Congress and our government were at it lowest since back in 1994. In the article there a number of interesting charts to view. I know you don’t have to look at charts to know how poor congress and the federal government are performing, but take a look anyway.
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TV and Video choices now restricted
The MPAA has finally won the battle and now your choices for video contact on TV via cable will be limited. The FCC has succumbed to the high dollar lobbyist from the MPAA and has agreed to the “Selectable Output Control” (SOC) meaning that they, not you, can choose what can be recorded on your own TV. This is a sad day for consumer rights.
Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge said “it is frustrating when somewhere like the Media Bureau of the FCC, which should be looking out for the public interest, accepts “because we want it, and we are studios” as a compelling reason to screw millions of Americans.”
“If this proves anything else, it’s that regulators have been bought and sold by the very industry’s they are suppose to regulate. If you didn’t believe it before, this case should add to a mountain of evidence that proves it. (Zeropaid.com)
To read the complete story and how sad this really is click this link.
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US Free Speech – only if politically correct
The Rev. Franklin Graham was denied the opportunity to lead the “National Day of Prayer” this coming May 6 because of his views of Islam. Since Rev. Graham is a Christian and has Christian principals which conflict with Islam principals and therefore not “politically correct”, he was asked not to pray at the Pentagon.
According to spokesman Col. Tom Collins, “We’re an all-inclusive military.” Col. Tom Collins must believe that military inclusiveness does not extend to those who speak the truth about Islam.
IF you would like to read the whole story
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UK to watch your vehicle via satellite
The UK is testing a satellite speed sensing system that cam measure the speed of a vehicle between and 2 points. This new system can also capture license plate numbers in all weather conditions. Watch out UK drivers big brother will be watching you all the time when you are mobile. This is just plain sick. Is traffic that bad in the UK that they need a system like this? Doesn’t the UK government have better uses of its tax pay dollars?
For the full story read this
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Facebook – new changes that must be undone!
Facebook has really done it now. They want you to give all your information to anybody and everybody. To stop this maddening go to “Privacy settings” > “Applications Settings” and then view the following:
“Instant Personalization – Select partners can personalize their features with my public information when I first arrive on their websites.” Be SURE to uncheck the “allow” button.
http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy&ref=mb#!/settings/?tab=privacy§ion=applications
