A Thousand Words . . . Or More

Some photographs are more than a thousand words. They express the entire depth of our emotions about a scene, a circumstance, a situation. Sometimes they shock. Sometimes they create great mirth or sadness or disgust. That’s because they reach beyond the object in the picture and get to us, inside. Indeed, when we view them, … Continue reading

A Kick in the Shorts, July 2012

Here are some shorts for your pondering: “Afloat Forward Staging Bases” The U.S. is reconfiguring its war-making capability. It has found that relying on “allies” like Pakistan for land bases can be troublesome, whereas the seas are open to all. So the latest development is to design ships that can serve as floating islands for … Continue reading

JoAm: "Nationalize Mining!", exclamation point!

One of my thinking styles is to figure, well, if Person X, for whom I don’t hold a lot of respect, says to do something THIS WAY, I say DO IT THE OPPOSITE WAY! Exclamation points are required. So if Get Real Post says Senator Santiago is a hero, I can be quite confident that … Continue reading

Sedition: A Variable Crime Arising from Insecurity

I was prowling the online law library of Chan Robles researching Customs law. According to standing Customs law, which are ancient statutes put into effect by Presidential Decree under President Marcos, inspectors are supposed to be on the lookout for seditious materials. As decreed, the following are banned: (b) Written or printed articles in any form … Continue reading

Nine Principles for Organizing Insurrection

Or a protest. Or an advocacy group. Or a new business. You say you are thinking about staging a rebellion, but you don’t know how to start? Here are a few tips from a guy with an FBI file in Los Angeles, a guy studied in the ways and means of communication, a professional organizer, … Continue reading