Longer Tours Take Their Toll On Reservists
Wall Street Journal Online,

A story about the extended duty of reservists and the affects on businesses.
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Support independent news: The NewStandard
TNS fan,

Help meet a Chomsky challenge to support independent news and The NewStandard
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On 2/8 free ourselves from Copyright tyranny
James,

This could be a seminal moment in technology liberty

Eyes on the Prize is the most important documentary ever made about the Civil Rights Movement--but copyright restrictions have kept it from the public for the past 10 years. We can't let that continue. On February 8th help us bring this film back to a nationwide audience. Find the film in a library and organize a screening in your city or town.

On Feb 8th we have a chance to free ourselves from the tyranny of copyright law which prevents incredible material like this from being seen and distributed by the people who created it. The entity which holds the rights to the song "Happy Birthday" can prevent work like this from being distributed and that is a crime.
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It is getting very chilly around here
Scott,

Censorship at Indymedia.
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 2/4/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
Dan Roberts,

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and Russia.
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Your Constitution Was Overthrown Years Ago
G. LoBuono,

Here's part of the story: Mass murder, the mafia and The Aviator--what Scorcese was afraid to show
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Wireless World: Powell's legacy at the FCC
UPI,

A story about FCC Chairman Michael Powell and his tenure there.
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/28/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY
Dan Roberts,

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, China, Cuba, and Russia.
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City Beat - Reaching New Lows
another san diego dissident,

The January 26th issue of City Beat is a new low for their publication in terms of journalistic integrity and local news reporting.

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The Web: Downloading music gets easier
Gene Koprowski,

Great article on downloading music from the Internet.
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The Age of PsyOps: 911 & Bush's Inauguration
Scott Loughrey,

Loughrey argues that the US national media is employing PsyOps to control the general population.
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Raw Footage, Cooked Food - Film and Food 1/26
San Diego Indymedia,

THIS WEDNESDAY, Jan 26th, Come to Voz Alta for San Diego IMC's night of


Raw Footage, Cooked Food.
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My Letter to the District Attorney
Rocky,

If we are to protect the freedom of the press as outlined in the Constitution; that right must extend to all the press - not just the wealthy Corporate Press.
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MAYOR Donna Frye
Drew Searing,

This is a call to all media to begin to refer to Donna Frye as MAYOR Donna Frye, as she rightfully and democratically IS.
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/21/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY
Dan Roberts,

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and Russia.
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“Kerry Won,” Palast Tells Church Audience
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

“I just want to warn you that there are cranks, kooks and crazies on the Internet who say John Kerry won the election — I know, because I wrote the article, ‘Kerry Won,’” American-born, British-based journalist Greg Palast told a capacity crowd of 700 at the main chapel of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest January 17. Palast’s general theme — that U.S. democracy is a shambles, held hostage by willful Republican election officials and a complacent media — remains the same as it was when he emerged with tales of voter fraud in Florida in 2000. But in his fourth San Diego appearance, and his first since November 2, 2004, he had plenty more ammunition with which to make his case.
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Republican Websites Hacked in Protest of Inau
Internet Liberation Front,

In solidarity with the billions around the world who are being oppressed under the Bush agenda, The Internet Liberation Front has hacked and defaced six Republican websites who push forward the sick and violent ideology of warfare, capitalism, and profit over people.
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Martin Luther King Pop Quiz
Editorial Repost,

How much do you really know?
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Counter-Inaugural Action Coverage on Indymedia
San Diego Indymedia,

In the days to come, the United States is going to see the coronation of a President who was elected with so much fraud that both the Senate and the House of Representatives contested his election. Regardless of the illegitimacy of the vote, millions of people absolutely reject the Bush administration and its policies, and many people reject the policies of the Democratic party and the entire system of representative democracy and capitalism.

On January 19th, the night before the inauguration, San Diego Indymedia will be throwing a counter-inaugural film night with footage from the RNC protests in New York in 2004 and with a short film from the 2000 Inaugural protests in DC. More info here.

We ask you to become the media in the coming days. Indymedia is a place for community access to media, and we can't do it without you! Please submit your stories, photos, video and audio to our website by clicking on the "Publish" button in the upper right hand corner, or just go here.

As the massive demonstrations, marches, direct actions and acts of civil disobedience unfold, you can follow them on indymedia in a variety of ways.

Check us.indymedia.org for news of the DC actions to stop the inauguration.

Watch this site to see the latest breaking news about the many actions happening here.

Listen to radioActiveradio.org for up to the second live coverage from the streets.

Flyer with all three protests | Reclaim the Streets! | Details about each of the actions | Queer call to action | Global call to action | Report from San Diego Activists in DC| Internet Liberation Front Hacks Republican Websites | Viva Democracy People's Ball, Fri 1/21 | Beats for Peace, Sat 1/22 | Listen to DC Coop Radio Here
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“Oil Factor” Explores Motives in Terror War
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

French-born documentary filmmaker Gerard Ungerman brought his latest documentary, The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror, to the Peace and Democracy Task Force of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest January 11 for a rare pre-theatrical release screening. The film, the latest of five Ungerman and his wife, Audrey Brohy, have produced, is a follow-up to their 2002 film The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, containing footage (much of it shot by Ungerman and Brohy themselves) of life in Iraq just after the occupation as well as historical scenes and interviews.
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Wireless World: RFID becoming must-use
Gene Koprowski,

Great story about RFID tracking inventory in real time.
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/14/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY
Dan Roberts,

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Russia, Spain, China, and Cuba.
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The Web: Browser wars flaring up again
Gene Koprowski,

Great story about Web browser wars.
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New Features on San Diego Indymedia!
san diego indymedia,

We've done a ton of work in the last few weeks to make San Diego Indymedia more usable and more accessible, as well as to make it easier for people to get involved with us.

The main feature we've added is translations. Now, in the left column, there is a language selection box. When choosing Español, you'll be presented with our site en Español, including all buttons and forms. If you find an error in our translation, please email it to us. Also, we added the "Add A Translation" feature so that every story has an "Add A Translation" button. This way, people can easily add translations to stories so that when a user goes to the spanish section of the site, the articles are en Español also.

What does this mean? We need translators! Are you bilingual? Are you interested in helping us tear down the borders that separate our community? Are you dedicated to challenging racism by building understanding? If so, email the new San Diego Indymedia Translation group at imc-sd-translation at lists.indymedia.org .
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Zapatista Events at Chicano Perk
Chicano Perk c/o lotus,

A month of events about the Zapatistas at Chicano Perk!

Lecture: ¿Qué es el Zapatismo?
Monday, January 10th, 2004
6:30pm

Tonights lecture is our way of bringing the world of academia out of the institutions and into the barrio. Please come support our first of a series of lectures in the barrio around the theme of the EZLN.
Title: Que es el Zapatismo?
Entrance is free and open to the general public.
619.702.5414
www.chicanoperk.com
 info@chicanoperk.com
Chicano Perk cafe y cultura strives to bring free and culturally empowering programming to the Barrio and overall Chicano community in San Diego/Tijuana. If you have an idea and would like a venue in which to exercise your own creativity please feel free to contact us. Please support us by fowarding this message to your own contact lists. Thank you.

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J20 Bush Inauguration General Strike Protest
Miss Shimmy,

Many diverse links below...
Collected, reposted, and forwarded everywhere -- the volume of protest information becomes the story (the media becomes the message) and then the protest itself is better understood even if the mainstream corporate "journalists" don't give it the attention it deserves. Cut, paste & please forward in solidarity -- everywhere!


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Bicycle Film Fest: Call For Entries
Darren Cervi,

Bicycle Film Fest: Call For Entries

The Bicycle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its fifth annual Festival. The event will feature dozens of different films on a variety of bicycle styles - from BMX to alley cats, cycling to commuting. The 2004 Festival was a great success with many sold out showings. This year’s festival is larger then ever and will have showings in New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Tokyo, and London! Many hot new films will premiere, and there will be appearances from many of the top pros and personalities in the cycling and film community.

We encourage YOU to submit films with these guidelines to enter: All lengths. Short is great. All genres: animation, narratives, docs, experimental, Hollywood, cycling, and so on. The festival is more than films, it also features music, parties, fun, bicycle parade, and art exhibitions.

To find out more, please visit,  http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com

The deadline for submissions is February 18, 2005.

Any questions call Brendt Barbur 212 726 8505
E-mail  brendt@bicyclefilmfestival.com
 http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com


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SDUT Editorial Board Shitting in Their Undies
Smuggy Smith Smartgrass,

If you haven’t read yesterday’s SD Union-Tribune lead editorial “Woocher’s World” (City Council Must Not Meddle in Mayor Race) read it. It is a classic example of how the Union Tribune board’s implies, not only that their own stuff does not smell (at least not up to high heaven), but more importantly it shows how ready they are to chastise an American citizen (and elections lawyer) for his presumption to incite independent thought and action on the part of our “elected” City Council (who, apparently from the “non-elected” U-T “BOARD’S” perspective, thinks should act in conformity to their “better” judgment). That is: “How dare the City Council try some strange twist of dissention against the U-T’s expectations!!!!”
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Evolution Control Committee at the Che Cafe!
che,

Event at the Che Cafe on Monday, January 10th featuring experimental media and electronic music, political satire, performance art, and humor.
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/7/05 LISTEN GLOBALLY!
Dan Roberts,

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Russia, and Cuba.
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