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Mr. Fish : A Conversation with Graham Nash

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, Crosby, Stills and Nash at Atlantic City in 2009. Photo from Vicarious Music. Below, Graham Nash. Photo from last.fm.A Conversation With Graham Nash:Vietnam, Diane Arbus, and Green DayBy Mr. Fish / April 6, 2010 “They got guns, we got … Continue reading →

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Bush to Haiti : You’ve Got to be Kidding!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

George Bush and Bill Clinton: a marriage made in Haiti.Back to the scene of the crime:Bush ousted Haiti’s Aristide, blew it with Katrina This is just the last straw for me with the phony baloney bipartisanship fetish. By Larry Piltz … Continue reading →

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Hey Naomi Klein : You and What Movement?

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama, community organizer.You and What Movement?A Response to Naomi Klein Revealing a bizarre contempt and college-educated condescension toward a vast multi-racial swathe of progressive supporters and sympathizers of Obama and his movement, Klein seeks to explain us away as … Continue reading →

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Israeli Jew : Bring the Suffering Gazans Home

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Israelis, led by Peace Now, demonstrate for peace in Gaza. The following article by an Israeli Jew may at first blush seem a bit idealistic. But there are times when idealism may be the only practical answer. Thanks to Rag … Continue reading →

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Odetta : Bid Farewell to Another Legend

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Odetta at Radio City Music Hall in New York for a “Salute to the Blues” Benefit concert in 2003Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 77. Photo by Nancy Siesel / NYT.‘Her voice plunged deep and soared high, and … Continue reading →

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Dude. 2,700-Year-Old Marijuana Stash Found in China.

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Marijuana: A Tribute.‘The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.’By The Canadian Press / November 27, 2008 OTTAWA – Researchers say they … Continue reading →

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SCULPTURE / Kris Kuksi : The Theocon State

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The Theocon State by Kris Kuksi.Sculptor Kris Kuksi in his own words: I get inspired by the industrial world, all the rigidity of machinery, the network of pipes, wires, refineries, etc. Then I join that with an opposite of flowing … Continue reading →

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Butcher Bloc Bingo

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

aztecskullvoodooonglue / Amazon painting by Giulio Baistrocchi. (Once for a Thousand Years) Once a long time ago things got so very slowWent down to Guantanamo and built me an AlamoBuilt me an Alamo down in GuantanamoTo stand for the status … Continue reading →

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Cleese Does Hannity. And Good…

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

John Cleese, shown with Sean Hannity. Madagascar photo by rodeime.It’s a beautiful poem from the comedy icon of Monty Python fame that perfectly captures the essence of Sean Hannity. Ode to Sean Hannityby John Cleese Aping urbanityOozing with vanityPlump as … Continue reading →

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John McCain Rhymes With Pain

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

(Copy this, make your own video, make your own mix, circulate widely, the Creative Commons applies; L. A. Piltz, originator, 08/09/08.) John McCain rhymes with pain 4 more years of Bush Republican reignMcCain rhymes with pain4 more years of Bush-Cheney … Continue reading →

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South African Human Rights Activists Shocked By Palestinian Refugee Camp

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Hani Al-Kabi who was killed in an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Nablus, Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo … Continue reading →

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POETRY : True Homeland

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Wubbzy in the style of Picasso / Frank Rocco. Welcome to the USA Patriarch Actwith its spying and break-insup its sleeve behind your backwith eavesdropping that’s a crackdownwith character attacks and panic attacksOh damn I’m indicted with fictionthough my sentence … Continue reading →

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