OCCUPY WALL STREET

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by persiphone

it's not you. it's complicated crap. there are lists of processed foods that are GMO. a good guidleline is that if it has corn, soy, or canola and hfcs (which is like 90% of what's on store shelves then you can pretty much bet it's a GMO product. lemme see if i can find a current list....

ok i found a pretty complete one here:

http://opposingdigits.com/forums/about52.html

edited cuz i'm tired and therefore repeating myself.

*sigh* last edit i swear. so a recent study was done on the levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria on commercial meat. the levels were astonishing. turkey ranked the worst, followed by pork, then beef, then chicken. and they tell you not rinse your poultry anymore because the splash spreads this antibiotic resistant bacteria around your kitchen.

Wow that is an insanely long list of foods with genetically engineered ingredients. I kind of laughed when I saw so many Healthy Choice products.

[persiphone]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

Wow that is an insanely long list of foods with genetically engineered ingredients. I kind of laughed when I saw so many Healthy Choice products.

i know! it's so depressing. the Pepperidge Farm products sent me right over the edge. and Oreos ffs! how am i sposed to live without Oreos? i found an alternative, but STILL!

[Dominique]

I recieved via the US mail a nice letter from Chase yesterday.

It started out by saying they noticed I haven't done any business with them in a while (how about NEVER) then went on to say that banking has become very diversified and they've attached a helpful check list for me to review and return, for any services that they may be able to assist me with.

My first thought was to shred it. Then I decided to put a sheet of blank
paper into the prepaid, self addressed envelope and just mail it back to them.

I decided, I would do this with all junk/solicitation mail I recieve from banking institutions. I hope every one will do this. We can nickle and dime them to death to.

[Sachita]

I am extremely concerned with Food Safety and as with everything else our government has failed us. It is one of my top issues right now. There are some informed people here. I would love to see a discussion in a new thread about this and perhaps some layman lingo. I try to talk to my family but they roll their eyes.

[Ebon]

Occupy News Update. This is sound only.

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Sachita

I am extremely concerned with Food Safety and as with everything else our government has failed us..

Yeah! Like Dairy and the antibiotics. Uugh. I get accused of doing the preachy thing when I start to point this stuff out.
People, in general, prefer denial.

[Ebon]

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Yeah! Like Dairy and the antibiotics. Uugh. I get accused of doing the preachy thing when I start to point this stuff out.
People, in general, prefer denial.

Yeah same here. I got on the milk kick a few months back no one payed any attention. Oh well all I can do is tell them. I find that anything that is the "norm" or "programmed" into our brains some people go into denial when you try to tell them that it's hurting them or it's not true. Milk can't be bad the TV says it's good.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Yeah! Like Dairy and the antibiotics. Uugh. I get accused of doing the preachy thing when I start to point this stuff out.
People, in general, prefer denial.

Yup- and our generation dealt with DES and it being put into prenatal vitamins given to all pregnant women by ob/gyns! Gee, and I developed cervical cancer... wonder why!

On another note- Michael Moore being in oakland drew a whole lot of people around here from far and near!

When I took my pooch to the dog park yesterday there were dozens of "new" people there with their dogs. All in groups and talking politics. So, of course I asked about what was going on. They were going to OWS in Oakland and found out about Point Isabel Regional Dog Park (largest in North America).

It was great until most of them allowed their dogs out in the restricted areas on the Bay which is a bird sanctuary for our shore birds. It is posted all over the artea. I was pissed. We have worked so hard to keep the park an off leash area as bird groups have tried to ban dogs entirely from that side of the park. This has been a 3 year battle. We finally got people educated about how dogs disturb nests and their scent blows the area for birds feeding. UGH!!

But, a few of us "regulars" talked to folks and pointed out the signs for the refuge areas and they left those areas with their dogs. No birds were chased or hurt, thankfully and there was no need to call the park rangers. I hope that they pass along the information to other OWS visitors that might take their pooches out there.

I know that some had to have seen the signs and just didn't pay attention. This happens a lot with people that are not from here and take dogs out to get some good exercise while on vacation, etc. That and not picking up after their dogs even though our park organization and the Regional Park Service has bags on posts all over the park and notices posted about owner's responsibilities in the park. Cleaning up after and also managing your dog in terms of any aggression or unsafe behaavior is fully covered under park rules. It is interesting to me that people often times think it is OK to do things like this in other people's "backyards," especially when they are political activist types engaging in protests that reflect a sense of community civil rights for all.

But, it all worked out and it looks like there are more and more people getting involved in the OWS movement.

[Cin]

MTV's Occupy Wall Street Shows: Horrifying Co-Option or Great Publicity?
As OWS seeps further into pop culture, these are ever-pressing questions. Here's why we're feeling optimistic about it.

http://www.alternet.org/story/152883...eat_publicity/