Anti Protest Ordinance Passes in Chicago
THE TRAITOR OF CHICAGO
Emanuel's Protest-Squashing "Sit Down and Shut Up" Ordinance Passes in Chicago
Following weeks of public pressure against Chicago's changes to the city ordinance by Occupy groups and concerned citizens, the City Council voted Thursday to adopt the ordinance changes introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Critics say the "sit down and shut up" ordinance, as it has been called, seeks to chill protest and civil liberties in Chicago through measures including mandatory $1 million liability insurance for protests, a heightened police presence and more difficulty getting a permit. Increased fines of up to $1,000 for people arrested during a protest were originally in place, but Emanuel withdrew the proposal Tuesday.
When the ordinance was first introduced, it was said to be only a measure for the NATO/G8 conference to be held in Chicago in May, but it was later revealed that the ordinance change isexpected to be permanent.
The ordinance focuses on bureaucratic measures to chill the protests, but for low-income and immigrant communities, it might be enough to keep them off the street, say organizers.
Occupy Rogers Park and Occupy the South Side, representing two Chicago areas with large proportions of low-income communities, sent out a letter last week highlighting this issue:
This ordinance does not exist in a vacuum. After all, political speech is not about speech itself. It is about issues of public policy that affect citizens who wish to convey their concerns in the public space. While the city's leadership has talked of tough choices, and the need to balance the budget, communities of Color have been forced to endure the greatest losses in areas of education, medical care, and access to living-wage employment. Restricting our ability to speak to those concerns would be unconscionable.
Chicago Independent Media Center reports that the ordinance, as it stood the day before the vote, contains the following:
Non-violent civil disobedience could now carry a $200-$1000 fine, up from $25-$500, in addition to more to other, more typical misdemeanor charges;
Virtually every street protest in the downtown would be designated a "large parade," requiring $1 million liability insurance and for organizers to "agree to reimburse the city for any damage to the public way or to city property arising out of or caused by the parade";
Large parade or not, organizers would be required to provide the city with "a description of any recording equipment, sound amplification equipment, banners, signs, or other attention-getting devices to be used in connection with the parade" at least a week in advance of the march;
Every contingent in the march and the order in which they would appear would have to be registered at least a week in advance with the City; and,
Demonstration organizers would be required to have one marshal for every 100 participants.
Under a wholly new section of the municipal code (10-8-334), even gatherings on sidewalks, with no presence in the streets, would now be subject to demands that they get permits, giving the City extraordinary latitude to dictate what union and other pickets occur or get shut down by police action.
Allow the police Superintendent to deputize FBI, DHS, ATF, and DOJ employees as Chicago police officers.
According to Twitter reports, the first vote on the ordinance change passed by the City Counsil 41-5 and the second passed by 41-4.
Screw You All, I am KING!
Via: Truth-Out
DADD (lol)
You have been warned.
A Puppy Smile
Here is your young new friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will forever be yours, faithful and true.
The Real Beavis and Butthead
Real Life Beavis and Butthead. Scary shit!
Whoa, these fuckers were always ugly and stupid...but seeing them this way is freaky. I could see 2 kids like this hanging out at Walmart in some Texas small town any day. Weird!
Warren Buffett Throws Up
IT'S THE ROC
BITCH!
Looks like Jay-Z has replaced Dame Dash with a billionaire. 81-year-old Warren Buffett -- one of the richest men on the planet -- got downright gangsta at the grand reopening of Jay Z's 40/40 nightclub in NYC last night ... throwin' up the Roc-a-Fella sign ... like a boss.
Via: TMZ
21st Century Racism in schools
Racism taugh in the Georgia Schools
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Another day, un altro giorno
Hanging out with my good friend, XL bottle of vino. (And Paige too).
Like all good students do, Paige skipped her very first day of classes and I didn't schedule any for Mondays. So, we took full advantage of this responsible decision-sought out a high quality 3 liter (and 3 euro) bottle of wine, purchased some paninis, and headed to Villa Borghese for a good ole' fashioned picnic. And by good ole' fashioned, I mean study abroad college version.
We took this picture for Wendy, but who knows if she will see it. Puppies > Paige.
Spot on, Paige.
After I put this together, I realized it looks like a shrine to Paige. So, for good measure, I am going to put up this picture of Buster Bluth and a sheep.
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Sites web, magazines, materiaux de publicité –
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Shopping with Metallica
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ABSOLUTE SAVINGS
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WHAT A GREAT FIND
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DAMN I LOOK SEXY AS
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Guinness Bailey's Float
Winter Cold
Drink
- 1 Part Guinness
- 1 Shot of Bailey’s Irish Cream
- 1 scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
- (Option) A Shot of Jameson Whiskey for that extra kick.
I had to test out the order in which to put in the different ingredients a few times. The best way seemed to be adding the scoop of ice cream first, the shots of liquor second, and the Guinness last. The Bailey’s and Ice Cream will probably start to coagulate in the Guinness, so use a spoon to stir things up and to scoop out the ice cream as you drink it. Not sure if it was a success….but it wasn’t bad!
A Grace Helbig inspired...Guiness Bailey’s Float
From: motherphokingburgers
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SOPA: Tyranny
Because Tyranny Hides and creeps everywhere.
World History In Color
Photo Series of the Day: To promote her newly launched photo restoration business, Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway colorized a few of history’s more iconic photos.
Via: imgur
Hot Dogs Cause Cancer?
The more you eat, the greater the risk. In the study, the risk increased by nearly 20 percent for every 50 grammes of processed meat eaten daily.
50 grams is roughly one hot dog, meaning that a person who eats five hot dogs every day has doubled his or her risk of falling ill.
Pancreatic cancer is unusual, however, so the risk remains relatively low.
The meat itself in products such as bacon, hot dogs and patés isn't what causes cancer. Instead, the processed meats' additives and preservatives, nitrites in particular, turned out to be the culprits.
Nitrites occur in most processed meats. Apart from increasing shelf life, nitrites protect against botulism, a deadly form of food poisoning.
On the other hand, nitrites can also be converted to nitrosamines, a source of cancer.
"The risk depends on the dosage. The more you eat, the greater the risk," Susanna Larsson, associate epidemiology professor at Karolinska Institute, told news agency TT.
The study she presented in the British Journal of Cancer is a meta analysis, combining seven other studies.
"Since those studies were well-made, I consider our study to be highly reliable."
Larsson emphasized that pancreatic cancer is a relatively unusual disease. 900 Swedes are diagnosed annually, the majority of which are over 65 years old.
On the other hand, the cancer is very difficult to treat.
"It's among the worst kind you can get."
Larsson has shown in a previous study that processed meats also increase the risk of a far more common form of cancer, gastrointestinal cancer.
"Anyone who eats a lot of processed meat should probably reduce their consumption."
Per Ola Damerud, toxicologist at the National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket), told TT that it's difficult to radically change the agency's recommendations from one single study. Further studies showing the same risks need to be undertaken and evaluated.
He does provide some advice on the matter, however.
"Today we advise to eat a varied diet, and not too much of salt or saturated fats. And all that means that you should avoid eating too much of these products. However, at the moment we don't have any specific advice on processed meats," said Damerud.
Do Hotdogs
Cause Cancer?
Munching regularly on hot dogs and patés may put you at risk of cancer. Processed meats have been shown to increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, in a Swedish study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
via: The Local
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