COMMUNITY VOICES | Mayoral candidate house raid on election day – Local corporate media nowhere to be found

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In case we had any doubt that the local corporate media have lost all journalistic ethics and integrity and cannot be  trusted to inform us, the people of Minnnesota about important stories, this case should remove that doubt. There are undoubtedly good people working in the corporate media but the corporate ownership have lost our faith and trust in the Fourth Estate of today.First apologies for this story being so  late but I had a personal medical crisis that kept me from reporting- Until now.Election day, Tuesday Novemeber 5th. Mayoral candidate Jaymie Kelly was sleeping at her Powderhorn home when at 5:00 am members of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office including apparently Sheriff Stanik himself. They busted in the front door windows and busted in her back door. They rushed up the stairs and grabbed her. Continue Reading

COMMUNITY VOICES | Idle No More- Occupy MN- AIM Protest at Canadian Consulate in Minneapolis. The Untold Story- Till Now

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First Nation protestors attacked by Mountied Police in Canada. Armed mercenaries at sacred Native American site in nothern Wisconsin. Idle No More rally and protest in Minneapolis at Canadian Consulate in response. If you have no idea about this you are easily forgiven. You see there is a virtual corporate media blockade on these stories and others like it. Continue Reading

COMMUNITY VOICES | Minnesota PUC Embridge/Keystones Tar Sands Pipeline

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Wednesday July 17th at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Hearing, a large number of activists showed up. Because the PUC was holding another hearing on if Enbridge Corporation should be allowed to expand the capacity of the so called “Alberta Clipper” Line 67 pieline, going through Northern Minnesota by 75%. This is the pipeline which will is carrying the XL Tar Sands. This toxic substance is being taken from Indigenous lands in Canada, against their will and destroying land, water and air. Many environmentalist activists and scientists (those not bought off by Big Oil and Big Money Foundation money) are declaring that if this goes through, that it will be game over for Global Climate  Change.Activists from  Occupy Minnesota (whom I was with) Idle  No More,  the Indigenous Environmental Network and 350.orgshowed up to show our opposition to it. Continue Reading

COMMUNITY VOICES | Corporate candidates pre-selected for Minneapolis mayor

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I rarely ever buy or read the Star Tribune any more.  However- this week I had to drop off my sister in law at a Same Day Surgery Clinic and had 3 hours to spare while I  waited for her. With nothing better to do, I decided to have breakfast and yes- read the paper. There was a fairly large article in the local section on the Minneapolis Mayors race. Without realizing it, the Star Tribune exposed the Kabuki Theater aspect of local politics in this town.Of course it only covered the “main contenders” Mark Andrews and Betsy Hodges, with a very brief mention of Gary Schiff dropping out and throwing his support to Betsy Hodges. Cam Winton, the Republican who is pretending that he is Independent, got another brief mention.One sentence admitted “some others” who were also running. What made this article so interesting to me was how it framed  the campaign: Mark Andrews as the “political soul mate”  of former Mayor RT Rybak; Betsy Hodges has many former Rybak staffers working on her campaign and at the DFL Convention; Gary Schiff, had “opposed” Mayor Rybak, but, now supports Betsy Hodges. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | President Obama, Minneapolis Police and Gun Control

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You will never hear this perspective with the corporate lapdog media like the Star Tribune, MPR, WCCO etc etc but rest assured it is out there. I know because I have talked to many people who are there with me.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. The opinions expressed in the Free Speech Zone and Neighborhood Notes, as well as the opinions of bloggers, are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.President Barack Obama came to  Minneapolis recently and spoke about the need for gun control, at a Police station in Minneapolis. At the press conference were families of victims of gun violence. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Idle No More At State Capitol

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On Tuesday, January 8th, Idle No More showed up at the opening day of the St Paul Capitol and held a rally and flashmob. Appproximately 200 mostly Native Americans showed up. Also the Welfare Rights Committee held their yearly rally there. The very next day Wednesday 9th, the Star Tribune staff writers Baird Helgeson and Jim Ragsdale wrote a page and half article on the opening day events at the Capitol.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Tar Sands In Minnesota

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MPR (Minnesota Petroleum Radio?) WCCO, KSTP, Star Tribune or any of the other corporate media have not seen fit to  informing you, the people of Minnesota on this issue. So I felt the need to do so.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. The opinions expressed in the Free Speech Zone and Neighborhood Notes, as well as the opinions of bloggers, are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.The Tar Sands which is a horrifyingly dirty and environmentally distructive way to obtain energy has led to a movement. Activists are now opposing it in every way that they can. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Idle No More In the Twin Cities

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The Idle No More events seem to be spreading in Minnesota.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. The opinions expressed in the Free Speech Zone and Neighborhood Notes, as well as the opinions of bloggers, are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.While KSTP,  MPR, WCCO and all the other corporate media seem to not know it is happening (or more like they are not reporting on it) here is the latest.The Idle No More is a phenomena that started in Canada. Tar Sands extraction has started in the Alberta  section of Canada. It is a very dirty and environmentaly distructive activity. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Solidarity For Idle No More

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Just a very quick message for the Native American Idle No More phenomena sweeping Canada, the United States and Mexico.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. The opinions expressed in the Free Speech Zone and Neighborhood Notes, as well as the opinions of bloggers, are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.With a thought and message from an Irishman who  understands that we Irish also faced racism, stolen lands, attemted genocide, attempted theft of our language and culture and colonization.Especially to Clyde Bellecourt. To you Sir and the rest of the native community- I proudly declare that you are all Unrepentant Fenians.Go Raibh Maith Agat Mo Chairde. Tiochfaidh Ar La.Warning- Video has some “naughty” language. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Occupy Minnesota At Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Hearing On XL Pipeline

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On December 6th about 50 Occupy folks went to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearings. We had gotten wind that the Enbridge Corporation were seeking an OK for them to build new oil pipelines. Specifically to increase their capacity to carry Oil from the  XL Tar Sands extraction in Canada.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. The opinions expressed in the Free Speech Zone and Neighborhood Notes, as well as the opinions of bloggers, are their own and not necessarily the opinion of the TC Daily Planet.Originally it was thought that these pipeleines were only for  Minnesota. Continue Reading