Category Archives: Actual News

The Jill & Julia Show in Flashlight at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts

Posted on February 11, 2014 by q. queries

Lake Placid – While the snow arrived in force Saturday evening dozens attended the Lake Placid Center for the Arts first free show. Expressing a desire to make art more accessible regardless of socioeconomics, the program began with a short … Continue reading →

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A Dallas Drinking Fountain Project – Memories of Jim Crow & Social Judgement In America

Posted on November 14, 2013 by q. queries

Dallas, Texas —”For decades, a seemingly innocuous metal plate attached to a marble wall hung above a public drinking fountain in the Dallas County Records Building. One day in 2003, it fell off. A public outcry ensued as people learned … Continue reading →

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A “Drug Free Workplace”: Marijuana Reform, Employers & The State of Washington

Posted on August 25, 2013 by q. queries

Not That Vancouver – Flash! Washington! To the Evergreen State; where recently legalizing a previously prohibited leaf leaves many of the real questions concerning ingestion of a substance still falling on the wrong side of Federal regulation yet to be … Continue reading →

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Putting a Good Foot Toward Clean Water: UkeLadies Headline One Evening’s Fight Against Fluoridation

Posted on April 18, 2013 by a career in the haw haw haw haw

Bridgetown – Walked in to a broken camera. After surviving circumnavigation and three years zigzagging the lower 48 the Sony DSC-T90 died sitting on the table.

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Hump Night: An Art Social Hosted by Alexeisia’s Center for Arts

Posted on March 7, 2013 by q. queries

Portlanding – Creative Collaborations formed as a nonprofit last year to expand Portland’s slate of community gatherings with the introduction of Hump Day. In celebration of the work week’s apex a monthly music and arts festival featuring local musicians, artists … Continue reading →

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The FBI & Corporate America: Working Together to Label Peaceful Protestors & Concerned Citizens “Terrorists”

Posted on December 23, 2012 by q. queries

***this piece is about information from an article published here*** ‘merica – Breaking news from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. Corporate America and the increasingly aggressive federal government worked together during Occupy’s most powerful days to track potential terrorists. … Continue reading →

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JobsRadar.com: An “Employment” Scam Selling Your Personal Information

Posted on November 28, 2012 by q. queries

Interweb – Looking for a job? Economy got you down? It’s tough out there whatever the maroons in Columbia think and odds are if you found this you’re on the hunt to stay off the street. Well be careful! In … Continue reading →

Posted in Actual News | Tagged censword, cyberwaste, digital stupidity, failonomics, false hope, jobsradar, scam, societal collapse | 7 Comments

Bribing Democracy, Optical Scans & Voting in an Ignored State

Posted on November 8, 2012 by q. queries

‘merica – Six billion dollars and a politically wasted year later Americans reaffirmed they are a nation divided to the core. Wednesday brought sudden silence after the months long onslaught of blaring impersonality. The electorate has chosen and hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Professional Victims Raising Funds For Spark Art Space

Posted on November 7, 2012 by q. queries

Salt City – A red door beckoned through the murky city night, plastic hoops revolving through the storefront glass. Composed vibrations filtered through brick whilst a steady trickle of students, appreciators and fans donated their entry fee. Green printed Lincolns … Continue reading →

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Derechos Destroy America: When Will Humanity Accept Climate Change?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by q. queries

‘merica – Flash! Middle America from Texas to the Northeast is currently being pounded for the second time in a month from a type of storm that has gained notoriety due to wide scale destruction. Derechos are defined as “a … Continue reading →

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