••can ye pass the acid test?••

ye who enter here be afraid, but do what ye must -- to defeat your fear ye must defy it.

& defeat it ye must, for only then can we begin to realize liberty & justice for all.

time bomb tick tock? nervous tic talk? war on war?

or just a blog crying in the wilderness, trying to make sense of it all, terror-fried by hate radio and FOX, the number of whose name is 666??? (coincidence?)

Friday, February 10, 2006

latest from working assets

here's a few items from my january phone bill:

Quote of the Month
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
—Carl Gustav Jung, 1875-1961

Stop Silencing Justice Department Whistleblowers
The nonpartisan career lawyers in the Justice Department concluded that the highly unusual mid-cycle redistricting plans engineered by Republicans in Texas and the discriminatory voter-ID law in Georgia clearly violated the Voting Rights Act. But in both cases Bush administration appointees overruled the civil servants and prohibited them from speaking publicly or releasing their conclusions. They even went so far as to prohibit the nonpartisan analysts from forming conclusions or recommendations in voting rights cases in the future.

Tell Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at 202/514-2001 to reverse his practice of censoring recommendations from Civil Rights Division lawyers.

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
The Toxics Release Inventory is a little-known but highly effective defense against dangerous pollutants in your neighborhood. Published annually by the EPA, it shows which companies are releasing pollutants in your community, what they're releasing and how much. Since the EPA began forcing companies to report this information, in 1988, the volume of dangerous toxics released in the U.S. has dropped 60%. But now, bending to pressure from industry, the Bush EPA is proposing to severely weaken this law that does so much to protect your health.

Urge EPA Administrator Stephen L.Johnson at 202/272-0167 to reject changes to the Toxics Release Inventory.

Donations Spotlight: Project on Government Oversight
Always remember: the government works for you. But it doesn't work very well—unless somebody keeps an eye on it. Good thing we've got groups like Project on Government Oversight, which is dedicated to exposing waste, fraud and corruption in Washington. POGO works to make taxpayers aware of sweetheart deals like the Homeland Security Department's $37 million gift to superprofitable oil companies for guards, cameras and fencing. And the no-bid contracts, outrageous charges and questionable expenses attached to Hurricane Katrina relief. POGO is just one of the hundreds of outstanding organizations Working Assets has supported since 1985. To learn more, go to Pogo.org

New Year, New Groups
What's your New Year's resolution? Lose weight? Save the world? We can't help you with the first. But, together, we are on our way to making the world a better place. In 2006, you'll help preserve organic-food laws, aid war refugees and strengthen democracy in the U.S. You'll fight gun crime, battle corporate corruption and defend a woman's right to choose. All without breaking a sweat. This year we're raising money for groups like Organic Farming Research Foundation, Amnesty International, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Planned Parenthood. For a complete list of the groups we're supporting this year, please see the enclosed pamphlet or go to WorkingAssets.com/recipients

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