September 2011
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Uncovering the Wall Street Protest
So there’s a HUGE protest going on in New York City. Did you know that? It’s in it’s second week, and has gotten incredibly little to no news coverage on American mainstream media. I first learned about it through word of mouth, and even then I had to go to a British news site to learn anything about it. Since then a friend of mine also linked me to a Facebook page that is...
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Wall Street!
Please call the major news networks and tell them to cover the Wall Street protests. Thousands of peaceful demonstrators. 160+ arrests. Some of the arrests have been violent.
MSNBC 1-212-664-3720 WCBS 1-800-CH-2-NEWS WABC 1-212-456-3146 OR 3173 CNN 1-404-827-1500 NEWS12 1-800-316-TIPS
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"Reasonable Doubt"
“Reasonable doubt”. It’s a phrase most are familiar with in regards to the criminal justice system. It started with early British Christians who were wary of taking judgement upon another person- something which they felt was only God’s place to do so. By the 1780’s it became a standard beyond which all guilty convictions must be held- something the American justice system...
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WatchThis is the work in progress for my cover of “Eli the Barrow Boy” by The Decemberists. It’s the first song I’ve ever been able to play and sing at the same time. Soon I hope to have a better one up.