I cannot bring myself to post the whole thing.  You are going to have to go to the Huffington Post to *cough* read it.    However, these two paragraphs caught my attention.

HuffPo  […]  For years, I have been discussing the issue of racial profiling, and police brutality/misconduct.  Fighting for reforms of the NJ State Police, and championing for fairness in cases like those involving the tragic deaths of Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell and more, I’m not naïve to the realities of society and race. But I also understand that the diligent work of activists even before my time paved the way for change to occur and for us as a nation to progress forward. And that is the key. 

As we watch the case develop against George Zimmerman, the confessed killer of Trayvon Martin, we cannot get caught in the trap of racial division. Although race may have very well led to young Trayvon being profiled by Zimmerman in the first place, we cannot allow our reaction to be based on race. (more…)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Thought I would post this back up since we’ve got quite a few new friends these days. I would’ve written a new one but I am way too busy and important – Tilda

Hullo, dahlings!
The subject of Gravatars has been on my mind today. While I am certainly fond of shapes with goofy faces on them (triangles in particular), I also love to see what images our Treepers choose to represent themselves with. You can tell a lot about someone from their Gravatar; for example, according to my current Gravatar, I smoke cigarettes and have a constantly perplexed look on my face.
Most people don’t use their real faces (I think Elvis might be the only other Treeper who does), and that’s one of the cool things about Gravatars. You can pick just about any image you want. (more…)

I generally would not post about this subject but unfortunately it falls into two categories.  #1  Media falsehoods, and #2 I worked an internship mid 1980’s for SmithKline
Just an fyi, the media is hyping up a story about a singular dairy bovine diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease or BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy).

In the mid 1980’s I worked an internship with SmithKline Animal Laboratories in Westchester Pennsylvania (Hi Tilda).   Eventually SmithKline merged with British firm Beecham, and later with Glaxo to become GlaxoSmithKline.
The primary function of the animal laboratory at the time I was there was seeking an inoculation for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) which many years later became known as Mad Cow Disease. (more…)

What Can We Find Out?  ASAP

ACTION ALERT – Just received a tip from a Treeper as follows: Regarding GZ’s donation website.

I decided to make a donation this afternoon, only to find that his website was down. Figured maybe he was updating it, so I gave it an hour and checked back. Still down. My other option was www.legalboom.org who last week accepted donations on George’s behalf, while keeping donors anonymous. https://twitter.com/#!/legalboom
Anyway, since the donation site was down….on a whim, I decided to search for Mr. O’Mara’s twitter feed to see if he posted anything. Well, apparently he tweeted that GZ “does not and will not have an internet presence” and “all r fake”. He was having the sites reported and shut down!! It appears that he had the legit site with the flag background shut down too or was that also a fake site all along?
Since I don’t subscribe to twitter I couldn’t ask him what the heck was going on. I can surely understand him not wanting George to blog about his experience, but after reading O’Mara’s tweets, I assume GZ won’t be able to get any more donations, right? https://twitter.com/#!/Markomaralaw

Update Puddy Paws (Ad rem)  to the rescue (as usual)  FOX NEWS – A website set up for George Zimmerman to raise funds for his legal defense  after he was accused of killing unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin has been  shut down while his attorney tries to restructure the fund, FoxNews.com has  learned. (more…)

Lovitz might have voted for Obama in ’08, but it looks like the love affair is over. In an interview that was part of a series on Lovitz’s podcast called “The ABC’s of SNL”, Lovitz lets his true feelings out, criticizing not only Obama but the Occupy Wall Street movement as well.
“This whole thing with Obama saying the rich don’t pay their taxes is f*cking bullshit, and I voted for the guy and I’m a Democrat. What a f*cking a**hole,” Lovitz said.
Yeah, Mr. Lovitz, “…that’s the ticket!”  😀   Oh, you might want to prepare yourself for an IRS audit too… one that goes back about 20 years.

To answer some questions people are carrying about the anticipated “next steps” one must understand the “immunity defense” as it pertains to the scheduled “arraignment hearing”.

In Florida a person claiming “self-defense” is provided an immunity hearing.  Generally the immunity hearing is just prior to the arraignment hearing, usually on the same date, just a little earlier in the day.  In essence it is connected to the arraignment and presented as a defense motion to the judge just prior to the prosecution arraignment.   Not generally a different day or separate hearing as some are led to believe; Although it could be in this case, but highly doubtful. (more…)

MOBILE, Alabama (WKRG) — Mobile police need your help to catch a mob that beat Matthew Owens so badly that he’s in critical condition.

According to police, Owens fussed at some kids playing basketball in the middle of Delmar Drive about 8:30 Saturday night. They say the kids left and a group of adults returned, armed with everything but the kitchen sink. (more…)