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Archive for January, 2011
Episode 78 – Walmartitization of the Union
Jan 25th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Walmartitization of the Union
Tuesday January 25, 2011
After a week at the Cardtable, the Roundtable is reconvened featuring Brian, RadioNed, Robin Police, and Charles Atterley. The panelists discuss more WikiLeaks theorizing, last year’s Polish plane crash, Baby Doc’s return to Haiti, Aristide’s call for his return, the report on the Gaza Flotilla, the demise of the UK national ID card system, the march in Belgium about the lack of government, the series of revolutionary activity and unrest across the world, Jeffrey Immelt’s new position, Eric Schmidt and Google, Walmart’s new deal with Michelle Obama, and business in China. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week in the latest episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable.
Listen to Episode 78 – Walmartitization of the Union
Follow-Up
Nihilists of The World Unite: Wikileaks Is The “Cognitive Infiltration” Operation Demanded by Cass Sunstein
Obama officials caught deceiving about WikiLeaks
Poland Says Russia Shares Blame for Kaczynski Crash
Some See a Cash Motive in Duvalier’s Return
Duvalier probed for crimes against humanity
With Baby Doc back in Haiti, Aristide calls next
Israel’s local probe: troops “innocent” over deadly Gaza ship raid
End of the line for ID cards
Tens of thousands in political protest march
This Week’s News
Copycat Revolution
Street pressure mounts on Tunisia PM, police join protests/ PHOTO
Islamist movement at forefront of Tunisia’s protests
Protesters clash with police in Algerian capital
More Egyptians set themselves alight
Saudi man sets himself alight in border region
Albania opposition vows protests
Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest/ PHOTO
Jordan: Protests Over Economy
Corporatism – Jeffrey Immelt Edition
Obama’s economic agenda: Boost U.S. competitiveness
Obama Sends Pro-Business Signal With Adviser Choice
Obama Picks G.E. Chief for Board as Focus Turns to Jobs
Volcker Out, Immelt In on Economic Board
Google
That’s Schmidt: So long to the Google chief who wasn’t
Google Turns Page on Schmidt, Names Co-Founder CEO
Walmart/FLOTUS/Health
Wal-Mart to make, sell healthier foods
Walmart joins FLOTUS health push
‘A different perspective’ on Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart caves to government bullies
China and Hu’s Visit
Obama warns China on North Korea
U.S. companies fear the Chinese New Year
China’s Hu upbeat on global economy
Apple rated worst multinational polluter in China
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Car Trouble: BMW Fields Questions About Turton’s Death — Dead link
Ashley Turton’s suspicious death leaves probing questions
Republicans’ 2010 election triumph will fuel civilization’s demise, Chomsky says
RadioNed’s Pick
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Banksy interview
Robin Police’s Pick
Mother 3 Fan Translation
Charles Atterley’s Pick
Portlandia
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Episode 76 – #Bradass87
Jan 11th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
#Bradass87
Tuesday January 11, 2011
The East Coast is hunkering down in anticipation of more snow, but the Roundtable continues. This week Brian, RadioNed, and Charles Atterley discuss the Twitter/WikiLeaks subpoena, drama on the Korean Peninsula, Autism/MMR Vaccine, lead poisoning in China, the Tucson shootings, the new ‘Insider threat’ program, Israeli actions, and Saudi blog licenses. The panelists also tease a topic for next week and discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 76 – #Bradass87
Follow-Up
DoJ Subpoena Proves Twitter’s Value — and Its Weakness
Icelandic MP fights US demand for her Twitter account details
S. Korea to relaunch tourism near North border
US: North Korea in ‘Charm Stage’
| Autism Vaccine Connection Debunked (?) “The Vaccine Industry Continues To Beat This Dead Horse” | |
This Week’s News
Chinese Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning of Children in China due to Batteries
Tucson
Giffords YouTube Channel
Talk Radio Hosts Reject Blame in Shooting
Radio host Glenn Beck “thinking about killing Michael Moore”
“I Hate Violence”: Beck Reads His Email Exchange With Palin About Arizona Shooting
The Giffords assassination attempt and the Assault Weapons Ban
America and Guns, Once More
Carolyn McCarthy readies gun control bill
Gabrielle Giffords shooting: US gun law likely to be unaffected
Tea party’s message: Don’t blame us
After Attack, Focus in Washington on Civility and Security
Gitmo Nation
White House’s ‘insider threat’ program targets federal employees for surveillance
Israel
Israeli lawmakers approve ‘McCarthy-esque’ panel to probe ‘left-wing’ groups
Israel said it would keep Gaza near collapse: WikiLeaks
Israel, U.S. push back estimates of nuclear Iran
License to Kill Blog
Saudi Arabia bans blogging without a licence
New web publishing law in Saudi Arabia
License must to start blogging in Saudi
Teaser
Commerce Department To Head Web Identity Initiative
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Wife of White House aide dies in fire
Dan Turton – Why He Matters
Duke Energy’s Deal For Progress Creates Utility Powerhouse
Duke Merger Offers Customers Little
RadioNed’s Pick
Bowling For Columbine
A Flood Tide of Murder
Robin Police’s Pick
Tunisia: The uprising has a hashtag
Fourteen killed in Tunisian clashes
Charles Atterley’s Pick
Carl Sagan’s The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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Episode 75 – Botox in the Buttocks
Jan 4th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Botox in the Buttocks
Tuesday January 4, 2011
With a new panelist in the new year, the Roundtable is back with discusion of a glut of Alaskan reality shows, the Gulf Oil Spill and Transocean, the TSA, new developments surrounding persistent GPS tracking, WikiLeaks, a recent Salmonella outbreak, Hungarian media censorship, watch lists and surveillance in the United States, and an interesting new hire at Mozilla and his connection with the ALF and the FBI. The hosts Brian, Robin Police, Chris Wapcaplets, and Charles Atterley discuss these topics and their picks of the weeks on the first show of 2011.
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Follow-Up
New Reality Show About Alaska State Troopers Premieres On The National Geographic Channel
Gold Rush Alaska
Transocean refuses to co-operate with oil spill probe
TSA bans bikini woman for ‘unusual contour’ around buttocks
Judge warns of ‘Orwellian state’ in warrantless GPS tracking case
This Week’s News
WikiLeaks
If Only WikiLeaks Existed Before the Iraq War Began: Die Zeit, Germany
Wikileaks Mirror Taken Down: Host Buckles Under Demands from Upstream Provider
Pro-WikiLeaks hackers attack Zimbabwe government websites
Wired.com: Lamo/Manning Wikileaks chat logs contain no unpublished references to Assange or private servers (Updated)
‘I Can’t Believe What I’m Confessing to You’: The Wikileaks Chats
Food
Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts has sickened nearly 100 people
Food Recall: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to NW Clover Sprouts
Hungarian Media Censorship
Apple Privacy Concerns Go To Court
Hungarian Officials Can Now Censor the Media
Gitmo Nation
One tip enough to put name on watch list
Mozilla and the AFL
Ex-ALF prisoner and FBI tipster working for Mozilla Firefox
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/~jsamuel/
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/fbi-raids-utah-activist-house-alf-iowa/2550/
http://www.furcommission.com/resource/pressYoung.htm
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Peter_Daniel_Young
http://descrack.justinsamuel.com/
http://www.nocompromise.org/issues/25hallofshame.html
http://www.animalrights.net/2000/alf-activist-receives-two-year-prison-sentence/
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Real News: Ashton Kutcher In Men’s Fitness: Preparing For Armageddon
Robin Police’s Pick
MateVeza
Charles Atterley’s Pick
http://www.amazon.com/Two-Georges-Richard-Dreyfuss/dp/0312859694
The Two Georges by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove
- Steamer Cars
- Party Line Phones
- Dirigibles
- Gun Free
http://thenatureofexistence.com/
Chris Wapcaplets’ Pick
Suicides in India Revealing How Men Made a Mess of Microcredit
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Episode 77 – Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
Jan 18th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
Tuesday January 18, 2011
Brian and Charles Atterley unfold the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss Baby Doc’s return to Haiti, WikiLeaks and Swiss banks, Tucson, Stuxnet, Ashley Turton, the opening for a new boss in Tunisia, human rights issues in China, the Republican-driven FOIA investigation in the House, and the bullying of a local blogger by the FBI and sheriff’s deparment. The hosts also mention their picks of the week and honor Martin Luther King Jr.
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Follow-Up
‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier returns to Haiti in surprise move
Haitian Police Take Ex-Dictator Duvalier to Court
Ex-Haiti dictator ‘Baby Doc’ charged with corruption
Wikileaks given data on Swiss bank accounts
Tucson shooting victim held after alleged threat
Iraq’s security berated after 52 die in bombing
US, Israel develop Stuxnet worm against Iran: Report
Search Engine:#74: Stuxnet: The Worm that Stopped the Bomb
The reflexive call for fewer liberties
“Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk” research paper by Peter Sommer and Ian Brown
Memorial for Ashley Turton, former Hill staffer, to be held Friday
Memorial Service Held For Lobbyist Ashley Turton
Another Safety Problem for BMW: X5s That Catch Fire
This Week’s News
Tunisian Revolt
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali flees Tunisia as interim president takes control
What’s Happening in Tunisia Explained
Tunisia protests: ‘The fear has gone … I’ve been waiting 20 years for today’
Tunisia set for government talks
Tunisia’s security chief arrested
Search Engine Podcast #73: Tunisia’s Totalitarian Tech
Tunisia and the region
Tunisian Coalition Hits Trouble On Day Two
Tunisian Wikileaks Putsch: CIA Touts Mediterranean Tsunami of Coups; Libya, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Jordan, Italy All Targeted; US-UK Want New Puppets to Play Against Iran, China, Russia; Obama Retainers Cass Sunstein, Samantha Power, Robert Malley, International Crisis Group Implicated in Destabilizations
Human Rights in China
Brother of China ‘toll dodger’ confesses: state media
Web outcry wins retrial for jailed Chinese toll dodger
House FOIA Investigation
House panel wants Homeland Security documents
Gitmo Nation
Local Blogger Probed By Feds
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Christie: New GOP lawmakers must fight debt increase
SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Public Imagination
Robin Police’s Pick [In absentia]
Julien Assange Coloring Book
Charles Atterley’s Pick
The DEMCAD YouTube Channel
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