Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life

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September 23rd, 2005

When will we change our course?

Gordon Soderberg, Veteran for Peace, writes: To America, We Veterans who have served you honorably in war and national disaster. We have some questions for you... We have gone to war, we have seen the costs of war and we are here to say that this president's war on terror, ... continue reading

September 21st, 2005

From the Disaster Zone

Jason writes: Here are a few stories from the last few days... The city of New Orleans is still in dire need. Although some stores and businesses have reopened, the poor and forgotten people of the city are still in a serious state. I met a woman who hasn't spoken ... continue reading

September 20th, 2005

Photos from Plenty.org

Plenty.org on the ground with Camp Casey Covington continue reading

September 19th, 2005

Photos from the Bus

Port Townsend Veg Bus Crew Delivering Food, Helping Out continue reading

September 19th, 2005

Photos from Dr. Hesham Tillawi

From Cindy Sheehan's visit to Algiers. continue reading

September 17th, 2005

Photos of Relief

From Phil Hagerty and friends, Camp Casey-Covington continue reading

September 17th, 2005

Waveland, MS

From margaustin's blog over at The Crawford Peace HouseCheck out the location of Waveland on the western Miss. coast and you will see why they are so TOTALLY destroyed. There are tent cities for the homeless set up there. They need a tent to start with and then, well you ... continue reading

September 17th, 2005

Delivering Food

From Jason: Today I went back to Jefferson Parish. I was so moved by what I saw there yesterday I knew I had to go back today. We went to one house where there were about 10 kids. The oldest was 13. He told me about his experience and I ... continue reading

September 15th, 2005

Resilience

From Jason Today I went to Jefferson Parish for the day. I remember seeing the president of Jefferson Parish, Aaron Broussard, absolutely lose it on “Meet the Press” two weeks ago. After today, I know why. We had 2 full buses as well as 4 other cars that were full ... continue reading

September 15th, 2005

Cindy Sheehan in Covington

(Photo: Dr. Hesham Tillawi) Itinerary (VIDEO) | Loading Up (VIDEO) "We're not counting on the government to take care of us anymore." "They damn near murdered him." (VIDEO) (Lenore Norrgard / Plenty.org) continue reading

September 15th, 2005

A Success Story

Brendan, director of the RoadTrips Forum, writes: I received a distressed message from Sky, one of the forum’s more active members. She was worried about a young woman, this woman's mom belongs to the same American Indian Movement Mailing List that Sky does. It turns out that this young woman ... continue reading

September 14th, 2005

First Aid

An Update from Jason: Today we went to Mississippi, first stop, Gulf Port. Our convoy included 1 school bus and 3 vans all full of goods and food. We first visited a number of Native Americans who have been totally ignored by the relief effort. We found out about them ... continue reading

September 13th, 2005

A Day in Algiers

From Jason: I am just heading back now from our convoy into New Orleans today. Cindy Sheehan accompanied us on our trip and helped us deliver goods to Malik Rahim in Algiers. Cindy was wonderful and made everyone who came in contact with her feel special. Algiers is a community ... continue reading

September 13th, 2005

Cindy Sheehan Arrives

The supplies keep rolling in at Camp Casey III in Covington, Louisiana. Cars, trucks, buses are loaded up in the morning and sent off in different directions. They are told not to come back until everything is gone, and they don't come back until everything is gone. You, dear reader, ... continue reading

September 13th, 2005

New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild?

By Christian Parenti / The Nation The water in the lower Ninth Ward is thickening into a glassy, fetid slick as the gasoline, oil, solvents and sewage from thousands of submerged vehicles and homes leaches out. Some rescue crews can stay out on their boats for only an hour before ... continue reading

September 13th, 2005

Following Hurricane Katrina evacuees out of New OrleansBy David Enders / MotherJones.com COVINGTON, LA — Around 60 Hurricane Katrina refugees are staying in the cafeteria of Pine View Middle School. Covington has suffered heavy wind damage from the storm but not as much flooding as other areas. Since September 2, ... continue reading

September 13th, 2005

Sheehan will miss tour's Albany stop

By Carol DeMare / Times-Union ALBANY -- Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan will not be on the bus when her tour group arrives at the Capitol on Wednesday, opting instead to join veterans in Louisiana working on hurricane relief. Local supporters learned over the weekend that Sheehan's plans had changed, but ... continue reading

September 12th, 2005

Twenty Tons

By Eric Weinrib, Web Editor, MichaelMoore.com Last night, we dropped cases of food and water to the holdouts in the French Quarter. A woman whose husband is tending bar at Johnny White's is helping to distribute Veterans for Peace food to her community. Johnny White's never closed its doors through ... continue reading

September 12th, 2005

First Relief

From Jason I am now returning from my second trip today into the West Bank projects of New Orleans. This time Michael (the local VFP guy here) took us to the Marrero Projects in the West Bank. This is an area that did not have much structural damage but the ... continue reading

September 12th, 2005

2 Tons of Food Delivered

From Jason Just went into the West Bank of New Orleans with Michael, who lives there, and who remained there throughout the hurricane. He is also a VFP member helping with the effort. We took a convoy of 3 cars to the projects there and gave out close to 2 ... continue reading

September 12th, 2005

Get on the Bus!

Randi in Jacksnoville Beach, FL emailed this picture from Sky News -- the Rupert Murdoch-owned British FOX News equivalent. September 11th in New Orleans: George W. Bush returned to New Orleans for the third time, touring his havoc yet again. Meanwhile, folks from around the country have arrived at Camp ... continue reading

September 11th, 2005

Eric Reports from the Road

By Eric Weinrib, Web Editor, MichaelMoore.com A 7 car convoy went into Kiln, MS; Bay St. Louis, MS; Bogalusa, LA and other decimated areas west of Gulfport. Overturned cars and debris are still everywhere. Other groups went into the 9th Ward of New Orleans, the West Bank, and Algiers. Food, ... continue reading

September 9th, 2005

Veterans for Peace Travel from Crawford to Covington: AUDIO

Free Speech Radio News Download MP3 file of newscast (13 Megabytes) Download HIGHER QUALITY MP3 of newscast (26 Megabytes) Download HIGHER QUALITY MP3 file from kucr (26 Megabytes) Download MP3 file of newscast from kucr (13 Megabytes) Listen to RealAudio The Volunteer Efforts for Hurricane Relief (2:09) As relief efforts ... continue reading

September 8th, 2005

Camp Casey III, day 8 & 9: Get Your Act On

--A message from Dennis Kyne, at Camp Casey III in Covington, LA.I woke up to an 1/8th of a ton of clothing. Yes, they are the same clothes that came in two days ago. Some have made it to people, but most have been re-allocated. What a term, we are ... continue reading

September 7th, 2005

Camp Casey III: Day Six and Seven (It’s all the same day)

--A message from Dennis Kyne, at Camp Casey III in Covington, LA. When I sat back down to fill you in, day six had become day seven. As Janis Joplin said many years ago, and as I quote her in my book, Support the Truth, "It’s all the same f’ing ... continue reading

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Disaster Porn. That's what it is. TV, just admit that's what you're doing. This isn't news. It's lazy, it's a distraction & it's fake. Stop.

May 22nd
1:47 AM
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More commentary on the efforts to kill "Citizen Koch" by WNET/ITVS: http://t.co/zUMeCBoO46

May 21st
8:54 PM
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"Bring Back Ken Starr" And u said Bill Keller couldn't write anything stupider than his column backing the Iraq war: http://t.co/BWvZTqND5U

May 21st
5:49 PM
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More on the attempt to suppress my friends' Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's Koch Bros/Citizens United documentary: http://t.co/ZnxporOc7Y

May 21st
12:27 PM
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But, thanks to fear of the Koch Bros, YOU may never see it. At least not on PBS. This stuff goes on all the time, u just never hear about it

May 20th
10:30 PM
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They worked on BowlingForColumbine & Fahrenheit9/11 & made the Oscar-nom film Trouble the Water. I've seen their KochBros film & it's great!

May 20th
10:23 PM
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A stunning NewYorker piece today about my colleagues Tia Lessin & Carl Deal & how their KochBros film is being killed http://t.co/MtLpPoOGlu

May 20th
9:55 PM
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Right now on HuffPostLive: Carl Deal & Tia Lessin discuss how the film was killed by Koch Brothers http://t.co/cd8FRDZtuy

May 20th
4:30 PM
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Malcolm X's b-day. At 4yrs old, white supremacists in East Lansing, MI set his house on fire. FD, all white, just stood by & watched it burn

May 19th
10:32 PM
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RT @wastedsummers: @MMFlint Lots of people assuming Kanye meant new in the sense of recent, he means new in the sense of post-legal America…

May 19th
4:34 AM
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"@Myrone07: Yes he did!! They'll be mad once they run the tape again. Watch & see." I agree. West Coast-u will not see(onTV)what we just saw

May 19th
12:56 AM
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RT @marionbarryjr: @MMFlint Not "new". The slavery loophole has been active since the passage of 13th amend. We need to take profit out of …

May 19th
12:53 AM
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RT @PleasureDanger: @MMFlint except...it's not new....the racist prison industrial complex has been locking up black/brown ppl in dispropor…

May 19th
12:52 AM
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Wow. Kanye! Did that just air on TV? Amazing. "We da new slave." #SNL (CCA = Correction Corporation of America - the private prison system)

May 19th
12:48 AM
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So it turns out the War on Terror is never going to end: http://t.co/SWMx4HKjmI Why? See Fahrenheit 9/11: http://t.co/3G3PqrrMNo

May 18th
4:06 PM
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Great time last night on Bill Maher (& @galifianakisz !). Sat next to good-looking brainiacs S.E Cupp & Andrew Ross Sorkin. May've worn off.

May 18th
4:04 PM
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Going on Bill Maher in 20 min! HBO. Live.

May 17th
9:41 PM
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Tonight! It's yours truly & Zach Galifianakis on Bill Maher, 10pm ET/PT (rerun at 11:30pm ET/PT) on HBO (corrected times)

May 17th
6:03 PM
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If you haven't seen it, please read about Chris Heyman, 17, & his parents' decision to release photos of his murder http://t.co/CcxEkiBXvu

May 17th
10:25 AM
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In case you missed it, here's the podcast I did with Jeff Garlin from Curb Your Enthusiasm: http://t.co/Dp4zJRnu1x

May 17th
9:15 AM
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Statement about “A Word From Our Sponsor,” by Carl Deal & Tia Lessin www.citizenkoch.com We decided to go public with our experience hoping that, like the...

May 22nd
12:10 PM
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Problems at PBS, From Rose to Koch www.fair.org It is a fascinating and frightening look at how this kind of pressure works, where a public TV station is so...

May 21st
7:14 PM
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Mass Rally for Bradley Manning! Ft. Meade, MD. June 1 | MichaelMoore.com www.michaelmoore.com Sponsored by the Bradley Manning Support Network and the...

May 21st
9:45 AM
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How Far Did PBS Go To Placate Sponsor? - HuffPost Live live.huffingtonpost.com The Koch brothers are a frequent boogeyman for liberals due to their vast sums...

May 20th
5:20 PM
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Read this blockbuster New Yorker article about how public TV cowardice helped defang one documentary criticizing the Koch Brothers and then defund another...

May 20th
8:21 AM
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Tonight! It's yours truly and Zach Galifianakis on Bill Maher, 10 PM ET/PT (rerun at 11:30 PM ET/PT) on HBO. HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher: Homepage...

May 17th
6:59 PM
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ICYMI -- It's time to re-up our walks! Got the flu in March & that threw off my routine. Decided to get back at it. Join me! We're on twitter at...

May 16th
8:05 AM
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The Deepening Shame of Guantanamo ...by Ray McGovern www.michaelmoore.com We have been spared hearings on how 86 of the remaining 166 prisoners at Guantanamo...

May 16th
8:04 AM
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I just signed this, and hope you will too: Urge NYT Public Editor to Investigate Biased Reporting on Venezuela & Honduras | NYTimes eXaminer...

May 15th
9:19 AM
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My Breasts and My Life Not as Valuable as Angelina's ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com What of the women like me who do not have insurance or enough...

May 14th
5:38 PM
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Daily Kos: Thomas Friedman, private eye www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen

May 14th
1:01 AM
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The first Mother's Day in 1870, proclaimed by Julia Ward Howe (author of Battle Hymn of the Republic), was a call for peace and disarmament: ...

May 12th
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The workers of Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors, seen during their 2008 sit down strike in 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' just opened a new...

May 12th
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It's time to re-up our walks! Got the flu in March & that threw off my routine. Decided to get back at it today. Join me! We're on twitter at...

May 11th
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Please check out this post from Cathy Youngblood, a housekeeper at the Hyatt Andaz in West Hollywood, and the campaign she's a part of, Hyatt Hurts:
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May 10th
3:23 PM
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The workers of Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors, seen here during their 2008 sit down strike in 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' are opening a...

May 9th
8:13 AM
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Michael Moore touts Mayor Bloomberg’s gun control campaign: ‘It’s wonderful!’ www.nydailynews.com Michael Moore isn't known for his high praise of...

May 8th
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Ribbon cut on new downtown movie theater www.amny.com Filmmakers Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock Tuesday welcomed the arrival of an all-documentary theater...

May 8th
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'And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth' ...by Tom Engelhardt www.michaelmoore.com

May 7th
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Reminder: The U.S. Government Lies About Who Uses Chemical Weapons in the Mideast ...by Jon Schwarz www.michaelmoore.com The State Department guy who lied in...

May 6th
6:22 PM
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From This Modern World: Daily Kos: Threat assessment www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen

May 6th
3:57 PM
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RootsAction | Nominees for Worst Government Official act.rootsaction.org Here come three new Obama nominees, and they could all be nominees in a contest for...

May 6th
2:36 PM
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Donna Smith, seen in 'SiCKO' and a contributor to MichaelMoore.com, has a new blog: Donna SiCKO's Blog donnasicko.blogspot.com

May 5th
2:48 PM
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Bill Maher Slams Hype Over Boston Bombing Case Don't Let Terrorist 'F-ck-Ups' Scare Us Bill Maher closed out his show tonight with an appeal...

May 4th
4:13 PM
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Health Care Injustice in America – Painful Reality ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com So, how did I get myself to the place where I do not have coverage?

May 2nd
7:15 PM
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Top Economist Unloads On Wall Street & White House - HuffPost Live live.huffingtonpost.com Economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs...

May 2nd
12:13 PM
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The Pope Called One Of The Foundations Of The Global Capitalism System 'Slavery' www.businessinsider.com Pope Rips Bangladesh Slave Labor

May 2nd
10:58 AM
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Ten Years Ago: Bush Declared 'Mission Accomplished'—and the Media Swooned | The Nation www.thenation.com Today marks the tenth anniversary of...

May 1st
6:53 PM
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The Life and Death of Words, People, and Even Nature ...by Eduardo Galeano www.michaelmoore.com The following passages are excerpted from Eduardo Galeano’s...

May 1st
2:31 PM
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RootsAction.org | Bradley Manning's Nobel Peace Prize act.rootsaction.org Whistleblower Bradley Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize....

Apr 30th
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