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Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False “Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing,” Palin said, “any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.” uh, whaaaa? Is she talking about an alternate universe?? From the report itself (downloadable directly from the state of Alaska here) FINDINGS: Finding Number One Originally posted on adin.vox.com
For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides
The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.
Finding Number Two
I find that, although Walt Monegan’s refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety. In spite of that, Governor Palin’s firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.
Finding Number Three
Harbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten’s workers’ compensation claim property and in the normal course of business like any other claim processed by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes. Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers’ compensation benefits to which he was entitled.
Finding Number Four
The Attorney General’s office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for infomration about the case in the form of emails.
Had this been a real post everyone's jaws would have dropped from amazement...not at the post itself, but the fact that I posted something on my blogs (vice the tumblelog or twitter)
You may now resume your "normal" (for whatever definition of normal applies) lives.
Testing out the new iPhone app for posting on LJ. But I think that actually trying to post something meaningful using the iPhone is probably a new, special level of hell.
Obviously, Trent gets it. Every opportunity he gets to experiment with a release, he does it a little bit better. This may not be the exact future of music/merchandise distribution, but I'm willing to put a bet on longnow that this page will be seen as the precursor to how it is done.
The future lets you listen, the future doesn't rape you, and most importantly, I don't see a place for a large monolithic RIAA. I see that someone will accomplish the real mission of the RIAA -- shut down mass production counterfeiters, but I think the current RIAA will have to be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch. (The same possibly extends to the IFPI)
I'm proud for Trent. He's got the cajones and the brains to figure it out. It gives me hope that the music industry isn't absolutely beyond salvation -- Hopefully the industry will listen.
And while I'm handing out music industry warm fuzzies, give a couple to Terry McBride & MC Lars. I still don't know about Radiohead.
[From Ghosts - Order Options]
Originally posted on adin.vox.com
This is by no means a complete, exhaustive list, but it covers most of the places I tend to keep up with. This is a "living" list, so if anyone has suggestions for me, I'm all ears!
ME/CFS News
Co-Cure ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia
Sleepydust
About.com ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Homepage
Current Research Summaries & Medical Info:
Phoenix Rising**
"Official" ME/CFS & Fibro Organizations:
International Association for ME/CFS
CFIDS Association of America**
ME Association (UK)
US Governmental Webpages:
NIH Fibromyalgia Homepage
NIH ME/CFS Homepage
CDC ME/CFS Homepage**
CDC Fibromyalgia Homepage (under arthritis for some reason)
CFS Advisory Committee (CFSAC)
CFSAC Meeting Minutes**
Email lists
ME/CFS News** (many official notices from the NIH/CDC/CFSAC get posted to this list)
CFIDS-L - Action for ME/CFS
Fibromyalgia News
Co-Cure ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia **
CFSAC Listserv
**=recommended by adin
Originally posted on adin.vox.com
I'm a vet, and I can say that the treatment of vets by the VA and federal government is abysmal. The VA help system is so full of twists, turns, conflicting information, conflicting departments that I'm surprised that the number of vets on the streets and/or dead isn't even *higher*. I just received my disability rating of 170%, after a year of watching the VA foreclose on my house and living off of help from my and my wife's family (the AF wasn't paying me while it tried to figure out how to pay me as an IMA reservist on active duty in the process of being medically retired). Even though I'm housebound, I don't know that I'm going to receive any aid from the VA itself since disability is subtracted from retirement (if you have less than 20 years active service), and the "combined rating reduction system" will probably push my "payable" disability rating below the 160% required to receive additional assistance via the "special military compensation" tables. This just illustrates the byzantine system that has been set up to provide the illusion that vets are being cared for -- while in reality much effort is expended to keep from having to actually take care of (i.e. *pay* or provide assistance) veterans in need. I know that many have it worse than I do -- especially since I've gotten assistance from my incredible wife and the D.A.V. -- but I now understand how vets actually do end up on the street or end up committing suicide. Without an advocate I *would* be dead, probably by suicide. The story here is not just that vets with mental health issues aren't getting taken care of; it's that vets are being stigmatized and actively *driven* to acts of desperation even if they were previously mentally healthy. This is one of our country's biggest hidden shames -- our greatest advocates are actively being driven to acts of desperation by the very people that are there to help them
Originally posted on adin.vox.com
It took 14 months, much scrimping and hard work by JenniB, but it appears to have finally paid off. We just got the letter that I'm 100% (actually 130%, to be technical) disabled.
Originally posted on adin.vox.com
TenFiveBlue by =diamondlte on deviantART
Originally posted on adin.vox.com
