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Stop AT&T Merger with BellSouth

Stop AT&T Merger with BellSouth

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AT&T and BellSouth plan to merge into a single colossus (it also includes Cingular wireless). The merger is the largest yet among U.S. telecom players. AT&T, already the nation’s largest telecommunications company, will become the largest broadband provider with nearly 10 million subscribers. This deal must be protested and stopped. It would resurrect the Ma Bell monopoly that was busted up in 1984 with even more drastic results. We are still in the days of partially-connected media systems, but are…

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

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Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude. There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see. Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known. Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory. The depth and…

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Progressive Faith Bloggers Deadline

Progressive Faith Bloggers Deadline

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A reminder that I’ll be hosting the Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival this Sunday. Send me those links at heidi (at) virushead (dot) net. The deadline for member submissions is Saturday noon EST. This will give me the time to read, comment, and post on Sunday. Join us if you’d like to participate.

No Bravery Anymore

No Bravery Anymore

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Please view this video and listen to the song by James Blunt. I love James Blunt’s music (especially "You’re Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover") but I hadn’t heard "No Bravery." The song is even more powerful now in terms of Iraq than it was for Bosnia, where he was stationed when he wrote it. What I noticed most about the video montage is the sadness in everyone’s eyes, including those of American soldiers. Support our troops. End this illegal war….

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Match in the Gas Tank Boom Boom

Match in the Gas Tank Boom Boom

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Ok, Exxon Mobile beats out my entry on Chevron’s profits. The world’s largest oil company, ExxonMobil, has announced its record-breaking profits for 2005 — $36.13 billion. That is the largest profit ever recorded in the history of American capitalism. Again. That is the largest profit ever recorded in the history of American capitalism. ExxonMobil uses its billions to sabotage efforts to slow global warming and to lobby Congress in support of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off…

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