FREED: Fr. Sinnott released by his abducters in Philippines

Fr. Michael Sinnott, kidnapped just over 4 weeks ago in the Philippines, has been released just over 1 hour ago. He was handed over to Government officials and is now at a medical centre for check-ups. He underwent a quadruple bypass in 2005 and had no medication with him...

New CC-Licensed Feature Length Films from Sweden & Italy

New CC-Licensed Feature Length Films from Sweden & Italy Creating a feature films is a massive undertaking, and it is for this reason it is impressing to hear of film makers using CC licenses. Two recent examples are Nasty Old People from Swedish director...

London's Evening Standard to go Free

Breaking News London's traditional tabloid the Evening Standard, is set to be free from October 12. The news comes in the wake of the shut down of News International's freesheet hit, thelondonpaper, following pre-tax losses of £12.9 million - and the creation of...

912 WASHINGTON, DC TEA PARTY – QUIBBLIST NOT RACISTS!

" Representative Joe Wilson got it wrong, or did he? Just when I thought there would be little to write about this long after I attended the 912 Washington DC TEA Party event, fate has crashed open an avenue of...

MN 7th Judicial District- Allegedly Honorable Judge Michael Jesse

"Allegedly Honorable Judge Michael Jesse: In Criminal Homicide--To Aid and Abet: How a Corrupt Minnesota Rural Judicary & Corrupt State Patrol Troopers Covered-up a Criminal Homicide A Corrupt Rural Courthouse in Milaca, Minnesota 7th Judicial District: A Corrupt...

Sri Lanka: attacks on free media put displaced civilians at risk

" Vigil marking the first anniversary of the detention of Sri Lankan journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam, London, March 2008 © Amnesty International" "If you read Sri Lankan newspapers,...

Free Marijuana Coupon Offered by KUSH LA Magazine this Month

A coupon for free marijuana is being offered by KUSH LA Magazine this month, and this doesn't appear to be a joke. They are a marijuana-centric magazine, and are running a promotion with The Rainforest Collective,...

Seniors refuse to keep "Health Care Comments Quiet" & AARP Walks!

"AARP WALKS OUT ON PROTESTING SENIOR CITIZENS...AND CITIZENS TAKE OVER. (Note also, AARP has failed to notify seniors about the pending $400 or more billion cut to Medicare spending and the associated cuts to...

Internet Freedom Bill Introduced in the House

"New legislation would protect Net Neutrality once and for all !Date: July 31, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Today, Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of...

Crackdown on 80,000 immigrant wives with free pass to Britain

" A highly controversial crackdown on immigrants accused of abusing welfare handouts is to be unveiled by Home Secretary Alan Johnson this week. He plans to ban wives brought here, mainly from India and...

Canadian Politicians Won't Receive Free Olympic Tickets

Canadian politicians will have to purchase tickets to sport events at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, February 12-28, 2010, at their own expense. The government of Canada has vowed to return half of all its tickets to the Games' organizers. "The Minister of State...

USA - How Can Anyone be Against Universal Health Care?

Hello Donnie: You ask,  “How can anyone be against Universal Health Care?” Here is my response: On the Surface, I too, feel the warm fuzzies that the thought of guaranteed health care for everyone...

Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones"

" Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones" Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 8, 2009 5:51 PM | permalink Craig sez, "Looks like Vancouver is getting free speech areas just like the RNC! Yipee! It's so nice of them to set...

Cleveland “Freedomfest” Rally Planned for Friday

In April, thousands gathered at Mall C in downtown Cleveland to voice their anger over taxation and wasteful spending, as part of the nationwide Tea Party protests which were held on April 15th. On Friday, the local Cleveland Tea Party group along with local 9-12 groups will...

Chris Anderson v. Wikipedia: Takes 'Free' to Heart, Plagiarizes

It's nice when book authors believe their own convictions, but Chris Anderson, editor of Wired, may have taken his words a bit too much to heart in his new book Free, in which he was caught having plagiarized...

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