Dang. I was laughing at this until I started thinking how true it is. I broke my piggy bank so long ago. #ows
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Has your piggy bank died from lack of nourishment?
My Piggy Bank…
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My Bro took some fun pics. I was amazed at how many people showed up.
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Fort Wayne Zombie Walk 2011 (The rest of the photos!)
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This is the best footage I have seen so far.
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BREAKING – Video Surfaces of Marine Iraq War Veteran Scott Olsen just moments before being hit by Oakland Police at Occupy Oakland He's just 24 years old!
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Shows him standing at attention NOT ATTACKING Police as Oakland Officials have reported! Literally hours of video are now being Uploaded to YouTube and Vimeo showing the world what really happened!
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One Photographer's Videos Showing the REAL TRUTH on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/user193922/videos
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Send Cards and Flowers to:
USMC Scott Olsen
Highland Hospital
1411 East 31st Street
Oakland, CA 94602
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This is beyond belief. There must be enough money in track accessories to buy a real car… lol 😉
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The Mother of All Hot Wheels Tracks, A 2000 Foot Long Mini Racetrack
http://laughingsquid.com/the-mother-of-all-hot-wheels-tracks-a-2000-foot-long-mini-racetrack/
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Does anyone know how to tell how many posts (specifically public posts) that you have done? Thanks!
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Vanguard on Current TV – Episode dealing with PTSD
This is a great series on Current TV if you have not seen it before. I worry about this being a possible element to other potential violence we have going on with police and protester altercations.
From the link on this particular episode:
Correspondent Kaj Larsen investigates the alarming rise in the number of soldiers who have been traumatized by war and are now accused of bringing the violence home. Of the more than two million men and women who have served in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as many as a third of them may now have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. A growing number of these vets are being charged with violent crimes, and Kaj travels to prisons and mental health facilities in Arizona, Colorado and Oregon to hear their stories.
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Things I do not wish to see happen.
What's going to happen when an overzealous "keeper of the peace" comes up against a PTSD-diagnosed veteran in an altercation? In my opinion, not if, but when. Unless this gets under control.
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Current events are not good for anyone. Someone please message the 1%.
They're not just picking our pockets now; they are literally hitting us over the head.
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Everything starts small. We're playing with fire.
Reading through the list of these riots, I don't think it's going to take much for a protest to suddenly become far worse. This is not meant as fear mongering. This is meant to point out how we have all the elements in play to add to this list.
Where exactly are our political leaders? I'm looking forward to hitting the news channels later this evening.
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Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get …
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Police Brutality
An excerpt from the link below:
"Police officers are legally permitted to use force, and their superiors — and the public — expect them to do so, when appropriate. According to Jerome Herbert Skolnick, in dealing largely with disorderly elements of the society, some people working in law enforcement may gradually develop an attitude or sense of authority over society, particularly under traditional reaction-based policing models; in some cases the police believe that they are above the law."
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Ian Tomlinson after being pushed to the ground by police in London (2009). He collapsed and died soon after. Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potential…
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Can Rubber Bullets Kill You?
Some quick excerpts from the article:
"Just like real deal bullet, the potential danger of baton rounds also depends on how they’re fired."
"Despite this evidence of rubber bullet-inflicted injuries and fatalities, the U.S. Department of Defense includes rubber bullets in its arsenal of nonlethal weaponry…"
"[The U.S. Department of Defense] even looked into developing rubber bullets for use in rapid-fire machine guns earlier this year."
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So-called nonlethal weapons can be lethal.
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This is what happens when you get hit by a rubber bullet.
Click through for a shot of an injury left by a non-lethal weapon, the rubber bullet.
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WARNING: graphic photos.
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We don't want to think we are like other countries with fellow citizens fighting in the street, and yet, here we are. The "authority" vs. the "protesters". So, when do we have a tank in the streets?
My appreciation and thoughts go out to all that have been injured.
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[OWS]
Watching the OWS protests around the country this morning…
Not to bandy about incendiary terms, but watching the #OWS reports and videos, especially of police violence and local government trickery against protesters, I can't help but think of terms like "civil war" and "terrorism".
The Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms defines terrorism as the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
A definition of civil war is an armed conflict between a government and another group from within the same country.
How do these terms not apply to how protesters are being treated? How do they not apply to the overall attitude of the 1% against the rest of us in how they try to shut down dissent and manipulate the public dialogue? How do these terms not apply to the violence by "authorities" who are citizens of our country against protesters exercising their political rights who are also fellow citizens?
Apologies if this is somewhat stream of consciousness. Sometimes things need said in the moment so as not to run the risk of letting the emotion, and then the words and thoughts, die in editing. Thanks for listening.
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This guy makes bus passes cool. 'Nuf said.
Thanks +Tod Seitz for the share!
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5 Pearls of Scottish Wisdom
My name is Scott. That counts. 😉
Thanks +Leo Diaz and +Jhakaas NeiL for sharing!
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5 Pearls of Scottish Wisdom
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More Sesame Street Mash-Ups
There are more sesame mash-ups!
Thanks +Bill Alger and +Bob Harper!
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Beware Sesame Street!!!!
In album October 21, 2011 (1 photo)
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"I'm Bertman."
This cracked me up! I want to see the whole street go superhero!
Thanks +Bill Alger and +Bob Harper for the share!
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Cookies for breakfast! Oh yes, it's good to be an adult!
What to do when you don't want to sleep in the wee hours of the morning? Bake cookies. These turned out amazing, and my townhouse smells wonderful, even this morning. Here are some pics and the recipe, my friends. Click into the shared album for pictures. 😉
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mix together:
2 cups sugar
2 cups pumpkin (1 can Libby's 15 oz)
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
Sift together and add to above:
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
4 tsp baking powder
Dissolve together and add to rest:
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp milk (preferably whole)
2 tsp vanilla
Now add:
2 cups Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz package)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drop on lightly greased cookie sheet. (See picture in shared album for an example of size). Bake approximately 10-12 minutes. (mine took exactly 10 minutes) NOTE — Be careful not to overcook. Cookies will be soft and moist.
Enjoy! Let me know how you like 'em! 😉
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
In album Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fresh out of the oven!
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This. Is. So. True.
Thanks +matthew rappaport for the words to live by. 😉
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Words can sting but not like fistacuffs…. but here we are a civilized people
#sarcasm
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