BURNING MAN IGNITES IN DALLAS, TEXAS

A giant effigy of Big Tex, or as subgenii know him, Bob-Tex, burned up at the Dallas County Fair on October 19, 2012.

DAD SUES CALIFORNIA TOWN OVER SON'S DEATH

It shouldn't be a crime to be homeless:

MAN SHOOTS POLICE PHOTO-ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE (VIDEO)

Photo Courtesy of David Settino Scott

Have you seen one of these yet? All over the country people are beginning to notice empty police vehicles parked by the road-side, taking pictures of passing traffic and measuring their speed.

This new form of traffic-law enforcement has angered some lead-footed drivers, who see it as an intrusion on their constitutional right to disobey speed limits. Taken from on-board one of these "Photo-Enforcement" vehicles, here is a video from Santa Fe, New Mexico, of a man who clearly doesn't like the new practice. We may presume that the man was recently cited for speeding--perhaps it is fortunate that the man was ticketed by an automated machine rather than a human patrol officer...

While I generally disagree with the employment of such heavy-handed "Big-Brother" tactics and wonder if there is really a need for traffic laws to begin with, I have to say that I prefer this method of enforcement to the traditional and now old-fashioned practice of pulling people over, for several reasons:

First of all, getting a traffic ticket in the mail is far less invasive and intimidating than dealing with a police officer face to face. Anyone who has been pulled over while driving knows that the experience can be rather unpleasant and embarrassing.

Also, many people who get cited for speeding are in a hurry when they get pulled over. I almost never deliberately exceed the posted speed limit, but if I do you can bet that it is because I am late for an important appointment. For example, I would much rather get a ticket in the mail several days later, than have to be another fifteen to twenty minutes late for a job interview.

Finally, sometimes police can use routine traffic stops as an excuse to perform unreasonable and unconstitutional searches of the vehicle and/or pat downs of its occupants. Wouldn't you rather get a ticket in the mail for speeding than spend the weekend in jail because you had a "roach" in your ashtray?

Maybe we all need to slow down a little bit anyway...

BIG BROTHER WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE IN THE USA

If you still believe you have any right to privacy, please take a look at this recent release from Russia Today.

DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE (Video)

Some brilliant videographer filmed this demonstration in San Francisco in 2010.
There is some brief nudity, so please be warned if you have children or are just some prude freak who can't handle nudity.

Link:

CHEMICAL SURFER - CLOWN

The  lyrics in CLOWN'S video, CHEMICAL SURFER, which was recorded nearly 15 years ago, seems outright prophetic when listened to in the context of current world events.

Listen--and share this with your friends. The life you save may be your own.

FEDS TRACK CITIZENS WITH GPS DEVICES (VIDEO)

With no warrants the FBI has been monitoring citizens that it considers to be "suspicious" by installing GPS tracking devices on their cars. The Obama administration has been defending the practice which is clearly unconstitutional. However, with the Patriot Act in effect, the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution is basically null and void so if you thought you had any rights you had better think again. Comments are invited below. 

EGYPTIAN PROTEST MANUAL

Here are three pages from a manual which is being circulated among the Egyptian people. The first page pictured here, shoes a diagram detailing what to bring to a demonstration; the second page, directly below the first, shows the strategy for rallying a group of demonstrators and how to best move into the business districts; finally, the third page pictured shows how to engage police in way that will minimize injury to the demonstrator and policeman. Click the images to enlarge:

Special thanks to my facebook friend who shared this with me, so I could share it with all of you. Here is a link to the article in THE ATLANTIC: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/01/egyptian-activists-action-plan-translated/70388/

ROBOT WAITERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORKFORCE

This guy opened a restaurant with robot waiters:

Here is the link: ROBOT WAITERS

He eventually plans to replace his cooks with robots too. Maybe our society is going through growing pains...as more and more people become unemployed, the automated workplaces continue to grow. Companies are running with constantly shrinking staffs--When is the last time you called your bank and got a human on the phone? We need humans on the phone!  Some would say it is a shame to put humans out of work, but I think it is a good thing (as long as it isn't a phone operator position). Why shouldn't we finally start to allow our technology to work for us? Why shouldn't we allow each and every human to benefit from the resources we have been squandering in name of greed? Why shouldn't we allow our technology to set people free, instead of using it to control a displaced work force for the benefit if the super-wealthy?

Maybe companies will start hiring people for jobs where we really want to deal with a humans and start leaving the crap jobs for robots--it's about time, I say! I hated being a waiter! Now, I understand that some people may enjoy waiting tables, and I am sure the demand for human waiters will still be there for those who want to do the job and those who like to receive the service of another human being. And, maybe they will start to be compensated in a way that is more appropriate for what has been called one of the most stressful professions that a person can have.

In my opinion, there is no reason why we shouldn't all be living like kings with the technology we have...too many greedy people have been screwing the poor and enjoying the fruits of their labor! People shouldn't have to do menial tasks anymore unless they want to, and if they do, they should be compensated fairly.

One would probably have to be stupid to buy this book, but it is not always a bad idea to know what kind of twisted reasoning the right is using to come to their bizarre philosophical conclusions...

THIS IS MY FAMILY

THIS IS MY FAMILY

THE INTELLIGENT KNOW

THE INTELLIGENT KNOW

The intelligent know that as the Earth's population continues to grow exponentially, an era of chaos is inevitable. Within a few short generations there will not be enough resources (food) to support the human race. The masses will do whatever they can to survive--looting and killing each other for food. Educated and intelligent people who are now in control of most of the Earth's wealth are doing what they can to take whatever they can, before it is too late! They are fortifying their castles,turning their mansions into fortresses, and buying weapons and armaments to defend their wealth. They are prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure that their families won't suffer--making sure that their bloodlines will continue no matter who they have to trample on to be certain. One wonders who is more virtuous...is it they poor who act out of the purity and innocence of nature, or the wealthy, who act out of greed and cunning? Is this is the natural order of things? What will be the outcome of it all?

AMERICAN WAR MACHINE

AMERICAN WAR MACHINE



THE CLASH, one of my very favorite bands, released the album SANDINISTA, on December 12, 1980. They had the ability to make political statements that were at the same time very entertaining and listenable. The message of this song is just as true today as it was when it was made. Why do people continue to believe the lies they are fed by the American War Machine?

When you are watching the news on television, try to read between the lines and figure out the real reason why the particular story you are seeing has been chosen for air-time. News shows make their money the same way any other television program does--through advertising dollars. They are trying to sell you something indirectly. There are great forces at work behind every story you are fed.

For example, that is why we heard nothing about what a terrible man Saddam Hussein was, back when the U.S. set him up as the leader of Iraq. It wasn't until he stopped doing what he was told by his masters in the United States and Great Britian that we started to hear stories about how he was violating human rights, killing his own people, etc.

That is why I love the internet. It allows people to share stories more freely and with less corporate and political interference from the powers that be.

Sweet Transvestite- Original 1973 London Cast of TheRocky Horror Show

FREEDOM OF SPEECH- RAPE THE LIMBLESS CADAVER

FREEDOM OF SPEECH- RAPE THE LIMBLESS CADAVER

If this isn't free speech, I don't know what is: "RAPE THE LIMBLESS CADAVER."



This is surely freedom of speech.

CLASSIC GRATEFUL DEAD VIDEO AT HIPPIE HILL, SAN FRANCISCO

From my observations in Golden Gate Park, the original ideals of the hippie movement have been lost to most of the people you find there today. Instead of peace, love and sharing, I found many of the people who I met down there to be belligerent, selfish and ignorant. This old documentary features an interview with some of the original members of The Grateful Dead, and includes footage of a free concert which they gave at Hippy Hill. In the interview the band talks about some of their ideals and their hopes for a brighter future. Implicit is the hope of ending war by enlightening people with LSD, music and love. You can see a more contemporary video of the Hippy Hill area of Golden Gate Park, which I filmed myself on April 20, 2010, at the annual 420 celebration by clicking this link: 420 AT HIPPIE HILL. In my video a popular band performs near the hill; their message echoes that of The Grateful Dead, but I fear that their positive message is lost to most of the crowd.



I was sorry to find that the original hippie culture I was brought up in has degenerated to such a pathetic and hopeless state in the area where it had its beginnings. If we can't derive hope from our subculture then where will the change we so desperately need come from? Certainly not our mainstream society, which is far more preoccupied with religious intolerance, war and greed.

I welcome any comments below.

SUBGENIUS HEAD LAUNCHING

My twisted friend, Puzzling Evidence, gave us the gift of the launching of the bleeding head of Arnold Palmer:



It kind of reminds me of the burning of Zozobra.

The church of the Subgenius is at the forefront of the battle that must be waged against the forces of darkness that are trying to steal all of your slack. Join us and help us in this important battle for the freedom all humans!

DYKES ON BIKES - SAN FRANCISCO GAY PRIDE PARADE 2010

The freedom to marry whom one chooses should be considered one of the most basic an inaliable human rights. When will people stop trying to control others and just let each other be?



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FREEDOM TO MARRY

I'm not gay, but I do think it should go without saying that a person should be allowed to marry whomever they choose. Until the right-wing, religious fanatics in this country stop trying to control everybody else and force their “morals” down the throat of the country, there can be no real freedom in the United States. Civil rights cannot simply be "voted away," that is the purpose of the Bill of Rights. In my opinion, religious activists should be left out of these decisions completely. I invite you to my web pages devoted to raising awareness on this puritan attack on our freedom: http://freethegods.blogspot.com/2009/06/san-franciscos-gay-pride-parade.html 

Same Sex Wedding Invitations

JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT?

I don't see how that is really possible, since he is dead. Oscar Grant was shot to death in an altercation with police in a BART station, in Oakland. The trial of the officer accused of wrongfully shooting him is already in progress; the officer says he drew his fire-arm accidentally while he was reaching for his Tazer to use on the victim. I filmed this demonstration a couple of months ago just before the trial got started. This is the first part of the three-part series:

Ronnie Layden Photography

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901 Canyon Road - Santa Fe, NM 87501

I love the way he works with contrasts.