tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51441133800613417242011-04-21T21:32:52.269-07:00Flagging things that any reasonable person should find utterly outrageous and suggesting actions to help counter the filth, corruption, indecency and other generally reprehensible behavior that is sadly all too common in this world.Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144113380061341724.post-43866911367093694692008-09-14T19:55:00.000-07:002008-09-14T20:05:18.421-07:00Overshadowed by all the saber rattling Russia is doing in and around Georgia, there was another story recently that might give you pause before you dismiss plans to pursue solar and wind energy options. Russia, which has the 8th largest oil reserves in the world (source: <a href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872964.html">Infoplease.com</a>), and is the world's top natural gas producer (source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_natural_gas_production">Wikipedia</a>), still believes in some pretty blunt tactics for silencing political dissenters.<br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122021477024786847.html">A Muckraker's Slaying Leaves Russian Province Fearing Crackdown</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5144113380061341724-4386691136709369469?l=outrageandaction.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144113380061341724.post-81334473648208805552008-06-15T17:33:00.000-07:002008-06-15T17:35:04.163-07:00From <a href="http://current.com/items/89008251_columbia_university_student_raped_and_tortured_for_approx_19_hours">Current.com</a> "Columbia University student raped and tortured for approx. 19 hours.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5144113380061341724-8133447364820880555?l=outrageandaction.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144113380061341724.post-3938290160911223662008-05-24T13:06:00.000-07:002008-05-24T13:08:09.074-07:00How does crap like this happen? Who knew that state politicians got pensions like this? Absolutely ridiculous. I'm without words. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.uptownupdate.com/2008/05/state-senator-carol-ronen-gets-golden.html">Uptown Update: State Senator Carol Ronen Gets &#39;Golden Parachute&#39;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5144113380061341724-393829016091122366?l=outrageandaction.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144113380061341724.post-39129098047943604032008-03-18T11:12:00.000-07:002008-03-18T11:14:32.201-07:00China blocks YouTube due to Tibet protest videos that were available there. Full article from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/media/17youtube.html?ex=1363579200&amp;en=55655ba4da0b7747&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss">New York Times</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5144113380061341724-3912909804794360403?l=outrageandaction.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144113380061341724.post-52838726273730887272008-02-02T08:34:00.000-08:002008-02-02T09:20:13.981-08:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/world/asia/30dissident.html?hp"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/sindlinger/nytimeshujiastoryjan302008-1.jpg" border="0" alt="screen shot of NYTimes.com story on Hu Jia" width="400" height="303"></a><br /><br />I read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/world/asia/30dissident.html?hp">this story</a> on the plane back from New York the other day. <br /><br />Do you support your country competing in an Olympics hosted by a government with this kind of policy against free speech? How about sponsors who seek increased sales via association with this event?<br /><br />Related links:<br /><br />* <a href="http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24685">Reporters Without Borders</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.miafarrow.org/ed_032807.html">MiaFarrow.org</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNgSAP5gbnGvYnkEJaQ2ib-dwH0gD8UCC0780">China Lashes Out at Olympic Critics</a><br /><br />* Facebook group: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2210428260">Boycott the Beijing Olympics</a><br /><br />* Contact the <a href="http://www.usoc.org/12181.htm">U.S. Olympic Committee</a><br /><br />* Submit a comment to the <a href="http://www.un.org/comments.html">United Nations</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml">Write</a> your congressional representative<br /> <br />* List of <a href="http://en.beijing2008.cn/90/53/column211995390.shtml">Sponsors of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5144113380061341724-5283872627373088727?l=outrageandaction.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Art Sindlingernoreply@blogger.com0