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I want you to imagine. It is December 2nd, 1964 in Berkley at the advent of the Free Speech Movement. A young man steps forward to speak with his prepared speech called “Gears of the Machine.” He is filled with anger and passion. He takes a deep breath. Suddenly the microphone is taken out of his hands. Continue Reading
February 3rd there was a protest and Occupation of the Obama HQ in Minneapolis. Needless to say, the corporate media in Minnesota were not at all interested in this story. Fortunately for us, a number of credible media were present. The first video was created by Rouge Media alongside the Citizens Media group.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
Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it — words to hold dear today.
On Monday, September 25th the Minneapolis Star Tribune had a front page article on the release from Iran of three hikers. One of them, Shane Bauer is originally from Minnesota. The problem with the story is that it is based on falsehoods. The article can only be described as a thinly disguised propaganda piece. It is a serious and blatant lie of omission, which is how the mainstream media tends to operate in this day and age. Continue Reading
There have been protests outside of Wall Street. They have been continual and have been there since Saturday September 17. The protesters have occupied a park close to the now famous Ground Zero of September 11. The protests are there because of the perceived greed and complicity of those on Wall Street and their part in the economic crisis we all face today. Including the foreclosure crisis affecting millions of Americans and threatening the future of all of us.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. Continue Reading
This article was written in response to an article written by Albert Hunt on third party politics in the Bloomberg News and later published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.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. Albert Hunt’s article Throw The Bums Out(August 3rd 2011) waspredicated on a false perception and premise. We can start withhis quoting conservative Thomas Friedman for the creating of a”radical center.” The problem with this thesis is easy to exposeand repudiate. Continue Reading
According to an article in the Minnesota Independent, SenatorAl Franken supports Nuclear Power. Especially important sinceFree 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 Minnesota legislators have agreed to end a moratoriumon no more Nuclear Power plants being built in Minnesota.Which has been pushed by the Republicans in Minnesota for decades.The great “progressive” hero, Senator Al Franken supports Nuclear Power? After having a discussion with the great “environmentalist” Al Gore?Who was supported by lefty environmentalist groups.Next thing you will tell us that the Sierra Club support politicians with egregious environmentalist records (like Bill Clinton and Al Gore who authorized Depleted Uranium weaponry, NAFTA, GATT, IMF, Open Pit mining the in the mid west and forestry in the north west) and support corporations like Clorox.Oh wait, too late. Continue Reading
At a Press Conference in Minneapolis today, a local Peaceand Justice group laid claim that an FBI Agent, KarenSullivan infiltrated the group in 2008, spying onit for two years.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. Present at the Press Conference and speaking in defense of those being spied on, was former FBI agent Colleen Rawley.These groups are the Anti-War Committee as well as Women Against Military Madness.In 2002 agent Colleen Rawley was made person of the year by Time magazine.It is my understanding that there were no “credible” “mainstream”(Corporate) media present at the Press Conference.Present was Twin Cities Indy Media and The Uptake.It must be noted that these raids, Grand Jury investigations and now exposed government spying of American citizens practicingour legal, First Amendment Rights are doing so under the direct orders of Attorney General ERic Holder. With the direct authorizationof president Barack Obama.Is that the hope and change that Minnesota voted for?So when will the “credible” corporate media start to report on newsthat really matters? When will it stop being a lapdog to those in power?Which is why they were included in the First Amendment in the first place. Continue Reading
For weeks now, we here in Minnesota and the broader United Stateshave been exposed to the corporate media and it’s take on WikiLeaksand founder Julian Assange.Their position could have been taken from the Pentagon playbook. It very well may have. From MPR to Fox News, CNN, NBC, Minneapolis StarTribune it has been the basic same narrative. Julian Assange may have “harmed US credibility and risked American lives.” To one degreeor another, Julian Assange is the villain.Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. Continue Reading
Well the ironies in this discussion are endless.
First, Mark Dayton as a Senator stated “Those who talk of
Election Fraud, while well meaning are seriously misguided.”