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The future of freedom and openness on the Internet is in danger. A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn't have the authority to protect Internet users. The decision instead grants cable companies and Internet service providers the power to filter and control the conversation so vital to our democracy. That's the bad news. The good news is that there is a solution. But we'll need you to act quickly to make it happen. Tell the FCC that we can't let the courts take away net neutrality -- the First Amendment for the Internet. The FCC needs to act swiftly to "reclassify" broadband under the Communications Act. Let me explain (hang in there, some of this gets wonky) During the Bush Administration, the FCC decided to treat broadband Internet service provider the same as Internet companies like Facebook – placing them outside the legal framework that traditionally applied to the companies that offer two-way communications services. That decision is what first put net neutrality in jeopardy, and it's the loophole that Comcast used when they took this case to court. But, the FCC can change broadband back to a "communications service," which is where it should have been in the first place. By reclassifying broadband, all of these questions about authority will fall away and the FCC can pick up where it left off – protecting the Internet for the public. Please contact the FCC today and urge them to act. Internet service providers should not be able to impose their own restrictions and regulations on how citizens access information. Companies like Comcast are not interested in protecting this open forum – they are driven by their own profit motives. Let's stand together to protect an open Internet. Sincerely, Bob Edgar and the rest of the team at Common Cause P.S. Need more information about net neutrality and the court decision yesterday? Check out these resources: * "Court rules for Comcast over FCC in 'net neutrality' case", Washington Post * "Common Cause Blasts Court Decision Undermining Net Neutrality", press release * "The Courts Can't Take Away Our Internet", Save The Internet Blog

Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon -- the most powerful broadband providers -- are trying to fundamentally change the way the Internet works. They're seeking to make even bigger profits by acting as gatekeepers over what we see and do online. If they succeed, the Internet would be more like radio and television: a few major corporations would control which voices are heard most easily, and it would be much harder for grassroots groups, individuals, and small businesses to compete with large corporations and well-funded special interests. The FCC wants to do the right thing and keep the Internet open, but the big providers have been attacking their efforts, with help from Black leaders who have financial ties to the industry. And a recent court ruling just made the FCC's job even tougher.[1] If the FCC is to preserve an open Internet, they will have to boldly assert their authority and press even harder. It's why they need to hear directly from everyday people about the importance of an open Internet, now. Will you join me in sending a message to the Federal Communications Commission supporting their effort to preserve an open Internet? It takes only a moment: http://www.colorofchange.org/opennet/?id=2098-944090

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Massey Energy and its CEO center of political controversy http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#36204374

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Civil rights leaders decry ‘offensive’ move; governor predicts tourism boost nononono, not the conservative base, the raciest base.

http://www.alternet.org/story/146257/obama_expands_offshore_drilling_far_beyond_bush

WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded. For further information please visit the special project website www.collateralmurder.com. WARNING: video shows the actual killing [nomedia=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0]YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia] it seems as if 'support our troops' has become synonymous with 'hey you stfu and stop asking questions'

I like... where's Hanna n Kaylee

We've pretty much settled on the name Gero Gero

it drives like a lil baby cream puff

Coal-Fired Plants Gulp 1.5 Trillion Gallons of Water and We're Left to Drink the Dirty Backwash say it with me now... There is No such thing as clean coal!

I saw the commercial for the next ep. The same bitch who shoved all power and authority off on the military is now rebelling. gwah! stooopid!

Ants are a pain in my ass, but I love my bees. I think its a combo of things giving our bees a hard time right now; temperature change,pesticides, and I think there is something going on with them and the genetically modified crops.

its too bad he didn't get death, too bad the religious nutters in jail will probably protect him. jail and drug rehabilitation are the two easiest places zealots recruit. Some con finds jesus while in jail (I wasn't aware he was missing) the addict has to turn his life over to 12 Steps which is just loaded with god garble. Not really rehabilitation, more like a new way to control people and they go to it willingly... *shudder*

I was never a spanker. It was time out or take away something for a while. It was effective.

got it in an email from my aunt: Passing the Purple Hat to You IN honor of women's history month and in memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer. Pass this on to five women that you want watched over. If you don't know five women to pass this on to, one will do just fine. IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying from cancer). I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have talked less and listened more.. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.. I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband. I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed. I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains. I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.' But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute..look at it and really see it ..Live it and never give it back. STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!! Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us. If you don't mind, send this on to all the women you are grateful to have as friends. Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier. Please send this to five phenomenal women today in celebration of Beautiful Women's Month. If you do, something good will happen--you will boost another woman's self esteem.

sorry, that was rude. It's your life and your choice. I just hoped for better for you and I was in a reaaaaalllllly bad mood when I snapped at ya. Sorry

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another one Subject: Say no to "Drill, Baby, Drill" Hi, President Obama has announced plans to open vast sections of protected coastlines to oil and gas drilling. This is a really terrible idea. We need to break our addiction to oil, not feed it. I signed a petition urging President Obama to rethink his push for more drilling. Can you join me at the link below? http://pol.moveon.org/drillbaby/?r_by=-11954441-JpvqlXx&rc=paste Thanks!

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link oh my human pez dispenser... I laughed and laughed.... X'D

Ruling OK's Tasering Pregnant Woman Three Times some cops are so small and some people are so stupid

Walls and buildings almost like ‘giant incubators’