No Illusions Podcast #39 – The Main Message Of #Occupy
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Cameron in Podcast
Short show today, covering a few stories:
An Occupy Wall Street Founder Talks About The Origins Of The Movement And Where It’s Headed Next
Poll: Most Americans Support Occupy Wall Street
New independent climate study confirms global warming is real
The killing of Awlaki’s 16-year-old son
Tell me what *you* think.
(Pic by Newton Graffiti)
No Illusions Podcast #38 – Occupy Melbourne!
Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by Cameron in Podcast
On today’s Show:
My Retort to Greg Jericho’s blog post about the foolishness of Occupy protests in Australia
Neuroscientist David Eagleman confirms “time is an illusion”.
Steve Jobs – Why Didn’t He Get An Operation?
The Bible Geek (Robert M. Price) on “mystery religions”.
(Here’s a Pic Link for today’s cover art.)
Catholic Bishop Indicted For Covering Up Child Abuse
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by Cameron in Catholicism
A bishop in the Roman Catholic Church has been indicted for failure to report suspected child abuse, the first time in the 25-year history of the church’s sex abuse scandals that the leader of an American diocese has been held criminally liable for the behavior of a priest he supervised.
The indictment of the bishop, Robert W. Finn, and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph by a county grand jury was announced on Friday. Each was charged with one misdemeanor count involving a priest accused of taking pornographic photographs of girls as recently as this year. They pleaded not guilty.
(link)
One misdemeanor!? That’s it? That’s all a priest gets for taking pornographic photos of girls? Unbelievable. But at least the charges have started flowing upstream. I thought the first upstream convictions in the US would come from the case in Philly that I mentioned recently, but GO KANSAS CITY!
Wikipedia Not Sure If It Should Cover #Occupy
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by Cameron in Culture Jamming
It looks like the moderators at Wikipedia aren’t sure whether or not the #Occupy protests are significant enough to allow into its hallowed halls.
I would imagine that if the protests are getting mainstream media coverage (as even the smallish Brisbane protest received yesterday) then it would be significant enough for Wikipedia.