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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Oil Blowout In The Gulf: Straight Talk From Geologist Chris Landau

Posted on May 3, 2010 by kwilder

Dear President Barack Obama and Dr. Tony Haywood (BP) by Chris Landau (geologist) Action plan to stop the continuing oil blowout from the well drilled by The Deep Water Horizon Rig owned by Transocean and leased to BP. Straight talk from geologist Chris Landau. Dear President Barack Obama President Obama, I would like you to […]

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Poet Max Wheat’s new poem…”Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President”

Posted on May 2, 2010 by kwilder

Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President “Let me be clear: I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security.” -Barrack Obama, President of the United States April 30, 2010 Youth, hundreds of thousands, probably more than in any election, campaign for the man who arouses […]

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Gulf Coast: Chemical smell. Dead birds. Green Party of Florida asks for State of Emergency

Posted on April 30, 2010 by kwilder

Eleven oil rig workers have died in the April 20 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, there are dire consequences for the ecosystem, with oil gushing into the Gulf. There are reports of dead birds which could be a result of the oil spill. The Green Party of Florida has called on President Obama and Florida Governor Crist to declare an immediate State of Emergency for the Gulf Coast in response to the oil rig disaster. The Green Party of Florida believes that all available federal and state resources must be mobilized to protect threatened communities and wildlife habitats in four states.

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A peek indside a caucus, and inside party politics: Tom Cleland

Posted on March 17, 2010 by kwilder

KW: This is a great, hands-on story about the nuances of party politics, and why the strategies, characters, and motivations often turn things topsy turvy. Note that in Minnesota, the local Democratic Party is the “Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party” or DFL. From the blog Tom Stream (and sent as an e-mail announcement): Subject: I hereby resign from […]

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News and commentary: Boston Globe supports exclusion of third parties in debate

Posted on December 16, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Two stories, then, comments by Ian Wilder at the bottom… from Ballot Access News Massachusetts Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate Wants 3-Candidate Debates December 15th, 2009 The Boston Globe has this story, which says that in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, Martha Coakley, wants all the debates […]

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Black Agenda Report: Obama’s reasoning is the same as Bush’s

Posted on December 2, 2009 by kwilder

Published on Black Agenda Report (http://www.blackagendareport.com) Obama’s Af-Pak is as Whack as Bush’s Iraq By Glen Ford Created 12/02/2009 – 02:57 by BAR executive editor Glen Ford President Obama has reached a watershed in his presidency: he has devolved to the intellectual level of George Bush, while retaining his world class powers of speech. History […]

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Maxwell Wheat asks the President to read a poem with each military discussion

Posted on November 19, 2009 by kwilder

Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. First Poet Laureate of Nassau County, New York 2007-09 November  11, 2009 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D. C. 20500 Open Letter to President Barack Obama: Moments for Poetic Language in Military Decisions Dear President Obama: Respectfully, I suggest inclusion […]

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Nader’s open letter to President Obama: Advice on Afghanistan

Posted on November 19, 2009 by kwilder

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has run for President of the US on the Green Party line, and most recently as an independent. There have been calls for Nader to run for Senate against incumbent Chris Dodd in Connecticut.The following open letter was posted at votenader.org, and also sent as an e-mail announcement. Advice on Afghanistan […]

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Obama’s White House: New ways to spy?

Posted on August 30, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I totally missed this story, even though it is a week and a half old. Thanks to Adam Kokesh, who is running for Congress in New Mexico, for bringing it to my attention at his candidate web-site. The main story below is about the White House and a tips line for health care disinformation. […]

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President Obama and the Special Olympics

Posted on March 20, 2009 by kwilder

You may have heard that, on the Jay Leno Show, President Barack Obama made a joke about the Special Olympics. President Obama was describing his own bowling, and in a remark meant to be humble and self-deprecating, he said, “It was like Special Olympics or something.” I am very heartened to see that people noticed […]

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Do we live in a rogue state?

Posted on February 27, 2009 by kwilder

Ian had noted off-blog that it sounded like we lived in a rogue nation. Recently, it seemed as if President Obama was saying that he, the elected “Commander in Chief”, was having to negotiate with the military about when to leave Iraq, and how many tens of thousands of soldiers to leave there permanently. Now, […]

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First worksite raids of the Obama Administration

Posted on February 26, 2009 by kwilder

Call to Action: Communities must fight back against FIRST WORKSITE raids of the Obama Administration February 26, 2009 As you may know, the Obama administration executed the first worksite raid of his administration this week outside Seattle in Bellingham, Washington. Below, please find a DRAFT action alert that FIRM has circulated this morning.  Please distribute […]

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President Obama names John Morton for head of ICE/Homeland Security

Posted on February 25, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I was first alerted to this news from the Long Island Immigrant Alliance list-serve. I wonder if this appointment will change the direction of recent, aggressive and unfair raids that ICE has been making on immigrants in the past few years? More about recent ICE raids: here. (excerpt from) Newsmax.com Career Prosecutor to Lead […]

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President Obama’s speech last night

Posted on February 25, 2009 by kwilder

KW: On Tuesday, February 24th, President Obama gave a speech (which was not, technically, a “State of the Union” speech.) Ian and I could not bear to listen. Though, from the searches on our blog, I see some of our audience are interested. I will try to find more commentary around the web. But, for […]

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