Nina Simone: No Fear

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Saturday December 05, 2015 · 6:58 PM PST

2015/12/05 · 18:58

There’s a Netflix Documentary “Nina Simone, What Happened”.

The very first scene at about 4 minutes in she is asked “What’s freedom mean?”.

She stabs at it by saying “It’s just a feeling. It’s like how do you tell somebody how it feels to be in love? You can not do it to save your life but you know it when it happens. I’ve had a couple times on stage when I really felt free.” Then she seems to suddenly come come upon what she truly believes and with a sudden look of determination says:

“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me. No fear. I mean really, no fear If I could have that half of my life. No fear.”

Land of the free, and the home of the brave.

Understanding the Rationale for Atrocities

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Friday November 20, 2015 · 7:07 AM PST

2015/11/20 · 07:07

This article by Murtaza Hussain filled in the blanks for me trying to

make sense of what some mistakenly call ”senseless”.

"By launching increasingly shocking attacks against Western targets, the Islamic State is pursuing a specific goal — generating hostility between domestic Muslim populations and the broader societies that they live in."

In the context of this understanding our biggest, loudest, assholes, and their massive followers, are playing right into their hands, not to mention their moral bankruptcy.

theintercept.com/2015/11/17/islamic-states-goal-eliminating-the-grayzone-of-coexistence-between-muslims-and-the-west/

"A Better Life to Find"

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Thursday August 15, 2013 · 10:25 AM PDT

2013/08/15 · 10:25

I have a song that I want to share with this community.

http://www.youtube.com/...

Co-written with Emma Lazarus who wrote the chorus as part of her poem "The New Colossus" in 1883. 20 years later it was etched in bronze and mounted at the base of The Statue of Liberty. I felt these were important words to remember so I thought I would take a stab at putting it to music. I've been singing it with 2 verses but always felt a 3rd was missing. Inspired by the tragedy of Trayvon Martin and the inequality and disparity of justice afforded blacks in America. I wrote the third verse (2nd in the song).

(wanting to embed video in diary but alas...don't know how)

"Give Me Your Tired Your Poor..."

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Thursday July 18, 2013 · 4:57 AM PDT

2013/07/18 · 04:57

I have a song.
Co-written with Emma Lazarus who wrote the chorus as part of her poem "The New Colossus" in 1883. 20 years later it was etched in bronze and mounted at the base of The Statue of Liberty. I felt these were important words to remember so I thought I would take a stab at putting it to music. I've been singing it with 2 verses but always felt a 3rd was missing. Inspired by the tragedy of Trayvon Martin and the inequality and disparity of justice afforded blacks in America. I wrote the third verse (2nd in the song).
I call it -

Joealan

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Monday October 29, 2012 · 7:05 AM PDT

2012/10/29 · 07:05

HR 1234 IH

113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1234

To prohibit male masturbation and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 29, 2012

Ms. Pelosi, and the other 75 women of the house.

A BILL

To prohibit male masturbation and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
’
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘No More Jerking Off Act'.

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Monday August 06, 2012 · 12:17 PM PDT

2012/08/06 · 12:17

Ignorance is my bliss. Don't know how to imbed. Feeling like there might be some help out there

This guy (Rick Good) is a treasure.

From Rick:

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s an election year. This song is our contribution to all the noise.

Written with Uncle Dave Macon and Woody Guthrie in mind and reminiscent of the Almanac Singers.

The words appear below to encourage those who can to sing the song as much as possible between now and Election Day.

THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE

On Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.
There is a house, a monument, as fine as it can be.
If you are the President it’s where you do reside.
If you are a billionaire it’s one thing you can’t buy.

It’s not for sale, not the White House, this house is not for sale;
Though you are spending millions just to make this Union fail.
If you weren’t filthy rich you’d be in jail.
1. You get one vote, that’s all she wrote,
2. So Koch and Rove go stuff you trove,
3. Like Paradise it has no price,
4. You can change the rules but we’re no fools,
5. You get one vote, that’s all she wrote,
This house is not for sale.

You can buy a congressman. You can buy a judge.
You can back a super-pac and give your lies a nudge.
But we the people know the truth and we still have the right
To take a stand and build a land where money is not might.

You live for gold, you sold your soul, you take more than you need.
You push and pull till you’re so full someday you’ll die of greed.
The Bible calls it Avarice, this sickness in your mind,
And the Devil’s waiting for you underneath your bottom line.

Just a dozen years ago democracy went down.
The highest court threw out your vote & gave King George his crown.
Now we’re still cleaning up the mess from W’s devastation,
While plutocrats and old fat cats are out to buy our nation.

Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution for us all,
But even then they did amend to clarify the law.
So, if you doubt what I’m about then tell me if you can,
How does a corporation have the legal rights of man?

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Thursday April 05, 2012 · 6:51 AM PDT

2012/04/05 · 06:51

The silly little acronym game that defines the laws of our land, that marketing ploy that seems to be the point of itself. Just think up the brand and then find something to stuff in the package. Like the recent JOBS and STOCK act.

How about CORRUPT Act - the Congress OKs Reprobate Regulations Unscrupulously Profiting Themselves.

LIAR Act - Legislation Independent of Americans Rights

FUCKYOU Act - Finding Uses for Congress but Knowing the Yolks On yoU

Jefferson Beuaregard Sessions III

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Wednesday July 15, 2009 · 4:02 PM PDT

2009/07/15 · 16:02

I would be pleased to see Senator Sessions revealed for his true bigoted self. I see him as a hypocritical snake. When I see his full name, I must admit that I feel a twinge of something meaningful in it.
But I am wondering how that may be different than when folks from the "other side" refer to President Obama as Barrack Hussein Obama.

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