“Complete pr*ck”: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters destroys U2's Bono over Israel collaboration
F Trump. Here's his fake HAMAS "peace" deal.
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00:00 What the heaven is up with Regina Spektor?
02:13 What the heaven is up with U2's Bono?
03:08 What the heaven is up with Nick Cave?
05:22 What the heaven is up with non-Jews being pro-Israel?
08:46 What the heaven is up with U2?
09:53 What the heaven is up with Thom Yorke of Radiohead’s email address?
11:03 What the heaven is up with Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin?
ABOUT: Roger Waters is a singer, songwriter, and legendary musician best known for being a member of the epic rock band Pink Floyd. He's also an outspoken American activist for peace, a free Palestine, several other causes that get him in trouble, like hating Trump's corruption.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way — in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever. More
[Indulgences, get your indulgences! Cash only.] A ROBOT priest that hands out blessings like a cash machine has b unveiled in Germany. [This is not the first time because one amazing automaton was created and deployed five centuries ago, but it didn't talk or pray like this one. How far are we from the electric monks mentioned by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?]
[You will bow before your Robot Overlords in the name of your celestial God!]
"Big [Father] is watching"! - 1984
BlessU-2 delivers words “inspired by God” in five different languages, in a male or female voice. BlessU-2 has lights in its palms and a blessing checkout in its touch screen abdomen. Simply select the blessing you’re after on its touch screen, and the machine will raise its hands in prayer [like a crazed father-god madman for the patriarchy]. Light emits from its hands as it asks the Almighty’s face to “shine upon you” and “show you mercy.” Its mouth moves and its eyes rotate as it spins divine affirmations.
Its unfortunate eyebrow movement ruins the effect somewhat [giving the robot a stern YHWH complex], with the
mechanical brow jerking around from looking warm and welcoming to being [pissed and]
utterly menacing.
Once it’s all over, there’s the option to print a receipt of the blessing for your future records [in case your supervisor demands proof of your whereabouts during lunch].
This is B.S. This machine must be Catholic!
BlessU-2 is being presented to church-goers in the town of
Wittenberg, Germany, which is more closely associated with Martin Luther
and the birth of Protestantism.
Half a millennium later, the bot has been introduced to spark debate
about religion and the role of artificial intelligence in society.
“We wanted people to consider if it is possible to be blessed by a
machine, or if a human being is needed,” Stephan Krebs of the Protestant Church behind the initiative, told the Guardian. Technology is taking over religious ceremonies in Britain, too. More + VIDEO
In support of the Saffron Revolution, and ongoing protests in Burma, this is an excerpt from an interview shot in Rangoon in 1999. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is currently under house arrest. She is the leader of the nonviolent movement for human rights and democracy in Burma. She is also the democratically elected leader of the country, except that the military dictatorship nullified the results and instituted martial law. Nevertheless, the Lady, as she is known in Burma, speaks of the advantages of a non-violent approach. Full interview (33:00 mins) available through various Free Burma organizations.
Worldwide Reaction: Suu Kyi trial (BBC) A court in Rangoon has convicted Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sentenced her to an additional 18 months of house arrest. Here is a roundup of international reaction so far to the court's ruling.
UNITED STATES [After a hard day yelling at people in the Congo insisting that she, and not her husband, is this administration] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "She should not have been tried, and she should not have been convicted."
UNITED KINGDOM Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "saddened and angry" by the verdict and described the trial as a "sham." "I have always made clear that the United Kingdom would respond positively to any signs of progress on democratic reform in Burma," he said. "But with the generals explicitly rejecting that course today, the international community must take action." Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis, speaking to the BBC, praised Ms Suu Kyi's "dignity and courage" after the sentence was read out in court. He also said the UK would "move quickly to secure further EU sanctions targeting the regime's economic interests."
EUROPEAN UNION The EU said it would "respond with additional targeted measures against those responsible for the verdict." "In addition, the EU will further reinforce its restrictive measures targeting the regime of Burma/Myanmar, including its economic interests," the bloc's Swedish presidency said in a statement. Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the EU's executive branch the European Commission, said Ms Suu Kyi's continued detention was "unjustified and unacceptable on all accounts." More>>
Demonstrators attach pictures of the Lady and yellow tape to railings of the Myanmar embassy during London protest, 6/19/09 (Reuters/Luke MacGregor).
RANGOON, Burma – Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won Amnesty International's highest award for her defense of human rights, underscoring international support for the Nobel laureate whose trial is ending today [7/28/09]. She is widely expected to be convicted of violating the terms of her house arrest and faces a possible five years in prison, although there has been speculation she may stay under house arrest rather than serve time in jail.
Neither international outrage nor offers of closer ties with the U.S. if Suu Kyi is freed appear to have deflected the ruling junta's determination to neutralize — if not imprison — the 64-year-old. The international community and Suu Kyi's local supporters worry the ruling junta has found an excuse to keep her behind bars through elections planned for next year.
Riot police officers stand guard at a checkpoint on the approach road leading to the main entrance of notorious Insein Prison where the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi is ongoing, Monday, July 27, 2009. The trial entered its final phase Monday, with the prosecution scheduled to deliver its closing arguments, a government official said (AP/Khin Maung Win).
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International gave Suu Kyi its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Monday, hoping its highest honor would help deter the junta from imposing any harsh new punishments on her. The Irish band U2 was to publicly announce the award at a Dublin concert Monday night. "In those long and often dark years, Aung San Suu Kyi has remained a symbol of hope, courage, and the undying defense of human rights," Amnesty's Secretary General Irene Khan said of her long detention. More>>
Photo taken Friday, 7/24/09, of supporters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party gather near the notorious Insein Prison as Suu Kyi's trial resumes in Rangoon, Burma (AP/Khin Maung Win).
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