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My Money - Occupy This ! mp3

http://traffic.libsyn.com/kaputtradio/kr218.mp3

Refresher course on banks, debt finance and change

Anonymous Message to Zeitgeist and Venus Project Followers, various excerpts of Public Credit - A Solution by Richard C. Cook, Euro Demise by Clarke Dawe

music: Herd, Atmos, True Vibenation

33:40 min 128 kbps stereo 31 MB

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Record increase in greenhouse gas emissions for 2010

Greenhouse gases increased 6 per cent during 2010, one of the largest annual increases on record according to the US Department of Energy. In 2010 about 512 million metric tonnes more of carbon was emitted to the atmosphere than in 2009. Total emissions for 2010 were 30.6 Gigatonnes, 5% higher than the previous record year in 2008, according to an International Energy Agency report in June 2011. The latest figures put global emissions on track with the worst case projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007 report.

Related: Carbon Emissions need to peak this decade to meet 2 °C temperature goal warns new study

Australia mining aid for Philippines questioned – ATM

Melbourne, Australia – Filipino and Australian organizations criticized Prime Minister Julia Gillard for launching a $127 million ‘smart aid’ for poor but mineral-rich nations during a forum at the University of Melbourne.

Recently, the Gillard government has launched ‘Mining for Development Initiative’ which aims to help more than 30 developing countries, including the Philippines, address mining related challenges, including everything from managing environmental impacts of mining to governance issues.

Julian Assange loses latest appeal against extradition to Sweden

A British Court has rejected the latest appeal by Julian Assange, on Nov 1st , against his extradition to Sweden. The court also found nineteen thousand pounds in costs against Julian Assange. He still has the option of appealing to the Supreme Court but there is no guarantee this appeal will be allowed. He could face extradition within 10 days to Sweden where he could be extradited to the U.S. to face possible esponiage charges. The crackdown on Julian Assange is linked and occurring at the same time as a global crackdown by Governments against the global uprising of ordinary people.

Occupy Brisbane evicted

5:30 am on Wednesday, the Tactical Response Unit surrounded the Occupy Brisbane camp at Post Office Square and ordered a directive to leave the site. At 8am they had relocated to Queens Park, but were forcibly removed by police from there at 9am Thursday. 12 people were arrested. A General Assembly has been called by OB organisers for 5pm today Thursday, Nov 3rd), King George Square.

Occupy Brisbane FB | Occupy Brisbane website

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An open letter to Occupy Melbourne

Learning to act cooperatively for the greater good is a hard road, fraught with the dangers of interpersonal conflicts and squabbles that can distract us from the bigger issues of injustice.

In the light of the difficulties some Occupy groups are now having, and the steep learning curve for all of us in terms of how best to achieve that fairer, more just world, we need to step back from the emotional whirlpool.

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Philippines: PALEA picket Qantas office, Oz embassy in support of Qantas workers

By Labor Party - Philippines

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) and Partido ng Manggagawa (PM - Labor Party - Philippnes) picketed the Qantas office and Australian embassy in a show of solidarity for the embattled workers of the Australian flag carrier. “We extend the hand of solidarity to our brothers and sisters who are for fighting for job security, decent pay and better working conditions. The struggles they are waging mirror the same demands that we are currently fighting for at PAL,” declared Gerry Rivera, PALEA president and PM vice chair.

How to deal with pepper/capcicum spray should you ever need to

Here is the lowdown on pepper/capsicum spray for those who couldn't get to our direct action workshop. i handed out photocopies based on starhawk's action medics manual here: http://www.starhawk.org/activism/trainer-resources/teargas.html but i just want to say that while the information is excellent, the language is a liiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit hysterical, so here is my opening spiel, followed by a condensed version of how to deal.

THIS IS NOT A DEFINITIVE GUIDE.

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Re: "Union" officials soon called off OccupyQant​as protest 12.00 TODAY

In the Philippines after 30 day lockout airline workers occupied their terminals and were evicted by Police, in Australia at Qantas zzzzzzzz ?

BUSINESS UNIONS QANTAS FRANCHISE
Divide and rule, demarcation feuding craft unions and ACTU/ALP pollytricks vs the Engineers in their trade association, baggage handlers in TWU; any Pilots who survived mauling back in 1989 by Hawke regime who busted the Pilots association with scabs and military airforce.

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