News Junkie Scott's Blog (5/10/07)

The founder of a District-based labor union for special police officers and security guards is facing a criminal investigation into whether he misspent pension dues.

Cheney said to have used escorts

Join the United Workers in a Human Rights March and Unity Concert as they demand living wages and freedom from poverty for the day laborers who clean Camden Yards!

By a vote of 2-1, 461 KC screeners voted over a three day period to unionize with the International Union, Security, Police, Fire, Professionals of America SPFPA.

Red Hot Smoking 911 Gun

Want-to-be president, Sen. Hillary “War Lite” Clinton (D-NY), recently gushed over U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). She said that “Pro-Surge” Mikulski had “paved” the way for her. Indeed, Mikulski has done a lot of paving, especially with respect to the manufacturing jobs lost on her watch. In addition, Mikulski persists in supporting funding for the Iraqi War. Now, it has been disclosed that she knew the Bush-Cheney Gang was lying about the war.

Bush's idea of compromise is "that the democrats do what he tells them." The budget law passed by the democratic majority in congress was tied to the condition of a fixed plan for withdrawal from Iraq.

In contrast, IEC/Electric fusion devices are smaller, significantly more economical, non radioactive, have had working prototypes producing 10 kv of energy, much more likely to be a viable option, and could come to reality in about 5 - 6 years from appropriation of 200 million dollars (less than the cost of one day of economic support for the Middle East oil wars without a single loss of life - 1/90th of what has been spent on D-T fusion).

Following on the unprovoked police attack on immigrants and their supporters in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park after the demonstration on May 1st — in which riot cops beat, gassed, and shot rubber bullets at women, children, the elderly, and the press (including Fox News!) — and in a context of increased repression aimed at cutting down the millions-strong movement for amnesty and legalization for those without papers, about 30 people turned out this afternoon (5/7) for a rush-hour rally near the I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Building in downtown Baltimore.