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By David Swanson
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Tuesday, Aug 4, 2015

Mumia Abu-Jamal is serving life for the murder of a police officer. | Photo: Reuters

Yes, I also want to say Free Mumia. In fact, I want to say Free all the prisoners. Turn the prison holding Mumia Abu-Jamal into a school and make him dean. And if you won’t free all the prisoners, free one who has been punished to a level that ought to satisfy any retributive scheme for any crime he might have committed. And if you won’t do that, free him because he was put into prison by a fraudulent and corrupt trial that hid as much evidence as it revealed, and fabricated the latter.

More importantly, Read Mumia. His new book is called Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal, and it includes commentaries by Mumia from 1982 through 2014. Mumia went ahead and made his prison a school — a school in history, in politics, and in morality. And his own moral teaching is primarily by example. He teaches the liberating lesson that, if you so choose, you can know right now that never ever will anyone be able to beat you down. You can be cheerful for the rest of your life and rest completely assured that nothing can ever take that away.

Why? Because Mumia was shot and beaten within an inch of his life by the police, who then tried to kill him in the hospital with cold air meant to bring death by pneumonia. Then he was framed up and railroaded into a “correctional” institution. Then he was subjected for as long as perhaps anyone alive to the torture of solitary confinement (which drives some to self-mutilation). He was essentially mock-executed twice with dates set for his murder by the state of Pennsylvania. And it’s never let up, with a new effort to kill him through denial of medical care this year.

Yet from day-1 in prison to this day, Mumia has been creating written and radio commentaries that go after every injustice in the world, including those committed by the very prison guards who threaten his life. And one cannot find a word of self-pity in any of them. Nor a word of self-indulgence or of narrow focus. From behind bars, Mumia sees the global perspective better than most on the outside. He takes on the war machine as determinedly as poverty and draws the connections between them. With no fear. No bitterness. No paranoia. No despair. No let up. And no lack of love and understanding.

And that’s not primarily why you should read Mumia. He’s not a great wrongly-imprisoned-black writer. He’s a great writer. And if he were free and on book tour, chances are certainly better that you would be reading him. Mumia’s commentaries from prison are as informed and more insightful than many from academia. And less compromising — Compromising being something he takes on effectively with his critiques of what W.E.B. Dubois called the Philadelphia Negro.

If you want a sports score on Mumia’s insights, how about a list of accurate predictions?

He predicted the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin.

He predicted Colin Powell’s performance long before his U.N. speech: “[A]s he has done all of his professional, military life, the General will follow the orders he’s given, even if he is in disagreement with them.” —Aug. 30, 2001

He predicted war disasters before the wars. He predicted who George W. Bush and Barack Obama would be prior to Bush’s selection and Obama’s election (and nailed the theft of Florida for Bush in 2000 before it was completed). Of Obama he said:
“Black faces in high places does not freedom make. Power is more than presence. It is the ability to meet people’s political objectives of freedom, independence, and material well-being. We are as far from those objectives as we were in 1967.” —Aug. 6, 2008
Mumia got Hillary Clinton right before she was even a senator, never mind before, as president, she started World War III:
“The Democratic senatorial candidate Hillary Clinton, in the aftermath of the Diallo killers’ acquittal, issued a statement to the effect that ‘police officers should work to understand the community, and the community should understand the risks faced by police officers.’ This in the afterglow of a whitewash quasi-prosecution and acquittal of four cops who glocked Diallo to death in his doorway for committing the capital crime of ‘standing while black.’–SWB. This in studied political reflection of a case where cops fired 41 shots at an unarmed man!” —March 13, 2000
Mumia answered “Why do they hate us?” on September 17, 2001. He got the Cuban Five right before they were freed. He got Black Lives Matter before leaders of that movement were born. He got Distant Lives Matter too, also right, before that movement was even born, if it ever is.

Mumia even addressed Bill Cosby with appropriate contempt decades before that was cool.

Mumia above all has been a leading voice in helping to end the death penalty, and he has urged on and celebrated each step in that direction.

Mumia knows what is happening better from behind bars than do many on the outside, because he has access to books. He once recorded this radio review of one of my books, which I considered superior to any other review.

Those of us outside of prison have access to books, too, although many seem to forget it. We could all be as well-informed as Mumia. We could all know what’s coming next before it hits us in the face. A good place to start would be by reading the Writing on the Wall.

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In the wake of my TV induced stupor, I failed to mention something fun I did over the weekend. On Saturday, DD and I took a ride "downashore" to visit our friends Linda and Richie in the Villas.

They had a "Vinyl" theme party ... very creative, eh?

Now I know you're probably wondering what a vinyl party is -- no, we didn't wear vinyl tablecloths or shower curtains. Everyone had to bring an album ..... not a CD, not a tape, not an iPod, mp3, radio, or blueray .... but an old-fashioned album!! They broke out the record player and we listened to all kinds of records all afternoon and evening. What a great theme!!!

All of my albums are at my parents' house in Maryland (still .... sorry Mom and Dad!), so DD and I stopped at Goodwill to pick up our party contributions. Here's what we brought:

The Doobie Brothers
Air Supply

Here's a big shout out to Linda and Richie for hosting another great party! Thanks for inviting us .... it was a great time!!!!!

(And speaking of theme parties, anybody have any other creative theme party ideas? You know party planning is right up my alley, and there's a big one in the works for later this year ..... )

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Schue and I were thinking about doing a "cookbook" party - this is where everyone buys the same cookbook, and makes one of the recipes in the cookbook and brings it to the party.

Dorka said...

What about an 80's metal/hair band party? I've always wanted to dress like Cinderella and I don't mean the princess.

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Air Supply? Yikes. Doesn't that just scream late 70's/early 80's? I'm imagining that album was put on much later in the evening, once everyone was too drunk to take it off the turntable.

This sounds like a fun plan - really, lady - you do go to/have the best theme parties!!

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Some oldies but goodies!

Grady wanted to join in the morning pictures...

Im always trying to let go of the structure more and let the kids step outside their box which allows me to too.  Running through puddles in normal shoes and normal clothes is case in point.  I cringed at first, then laughed seeing how happy it made them.

from 9-11 and no idea how it wasn't posted then.

G swallows so much water while swimming, his tummy looks like he just had steak and ice cream for dinner.

he loves being on the phone.
and coloring super close.  he had some issues with his eyes and his close writing was one of the items on the list of concerns, but after an EXTENSIVE checkup where he acted like a mini adult all was clear and he has 20/20 vision.  phew! (wiping brow)  I guess he just likes to get up close and personal with his coloring.  Oh and he loves to lay on his tum-tum too.

i love their relationship so much; it's better and sweeter than i could've ever imagined.  Lil has to be there for everything.  She has to help put him to bed for naps and nights and will drop whatever she is doing to wake him up in the morning and after naps.  They snuggle and play in his crib forever after naps.
D sent me this picture when i was out of town.  be still my heart. (good job with the pony tail david:)
this one too.
Soccer season is up and running again...her first game is saturday!  this is from last season, but oh so cute.
She has a princess and dora soccer ball and now wants a Tinkerbell soccer ball to add to her collection.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Waking Man Circa 2012: Exoskeletons By Extension

I find technology magazines and technology geeks to be devoid of any social awareness. I thus avoid such publications with one exception--i like to read about how technology people envision the future. Such predictions are almost always wrong--spectacularly wrong. Think the Jetsons wrong. My son sent me a link to a typical envisioning the future article. I was not enthused but he always has a good reason for sending an article to me. I am interested in not only the content of any link he sends but wonder what inspired him to send it in the first place. As a parent I am interested in knowing how his mind is working as a college student. As lunch time approached today I printed out the link, "23 Incredible New Technologies You'll See by 2021". Imagine my chagrin to read that paralyzed people will be walking by 2012--well sort of walking. This claim is grossly wrong but that is not the point. I now get why there is no chance my favorite invention to make fun of, the exoskeleton, will not go away.

Under the heading The Paralyzed Will Walk there is the proverbial but. The paralyzed will be walking but "not in the way that you'd imagine. Using a machine-brain interface, researchers are making it possible for otherwise paralyzed humans to control neuroprostheses--essentially mechanical limbs that that responds to human thought--allowing them to walk and regain bodily control". A photograph is even included of a man, muscular arms crossed with a skull cap on and hundreds of wires running down his back. Looks to me like dread locks gone wrong! It also sounds a lot like a high end exoskeleton. Deep pockets have been invested in the exoskeleton. What I call the cure industry has embraced this costly idea that has dubious value at best. It made me think how lucky I was to be paralyzed 33 years ago. Modern rehabilitation was being formulated in the 1970s and 1980s and patient care came first. Today things are radically different. Present day rehabilitation is both terrible and wonderful. The truly terrible part is the cure industry that sells false hope and preys upon the newly paralyzed who are fixated on walking. Don't get me wrong, cure for paralysis is a worthy goal as we humans were designed to be bipedal. However a modest bit of research shows we are a very long way from anything that resembles a cure for paralysis. For a practical person such as myself, that means moving on with life using a wonderful alternate means of locomotion--the wheelchair. A spectacular invention that empowers millions of people. In part this is why I hate the idea of the exoskeleton: it glorifies walking as the one and only means of locomotion. This sends a bad message to paralyzed people. Essentially walking is good, wheelchairs are bad. Let's look at it this way and see the folly. Imagine are a paraplegic such as myself. I have the following choice. To start my day I can transfer from bed to wheelchair and go. Time involved less than 30 seconds. Alternatively I can put on a skull cap with dozens of wires and then strap over half my body into "neuroprotheses". Call me crazy but this does not sound like it is an efficient use of time or movement. And here is where culture rears its head. We Americans value technology--the more complex and involved the better. Thus we will dump hundreds of millions of dollars into the exoskeleton but categorically refuse to provide the most basic support services for people with a disability to lead an ordinary life. This makes no sense and many paralyzed people suffer as a result. Needless social isolation and rampant unemployment is the norm. How I wonder can this be tolerated?

I would like to identify something positive about the development of the exoskeleton but have utterly failed. However, there is no doubt in my mind researchers will continue to spend vast amounts of money into the development of the exoskeleton. The reason for this was made clear in the article. Apparently "the same systems are also being developed for the military, which one can only assume means this project won't flounder due to a lack of funding". Great, just great. The real market for the exoskeleton is not paralyzed people but rather its military development. I guess we need the exoskeleton so military men and women can carry hundreds of pounds of gear. Given how insidious the military industrial complex has been weaved into the fabric of American society since World War II the exoskeleton will continue to be well funded. A cash cow even. At the same time states nation wide will cut services for people with a disability with popular legislative support. What a world.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Assisted Suicide: Never Enough

I do not trust groups such as Compassion and Choices who vigorously lobby for assisted suicide legislation. There is no question Compassion and Choices has deep pockets, is media savvy, and an effective lobby. The message is simple--they do not want people to die in pain and great suffering. It is hard to argue this point. Too many Americans die badly. However, I contend we do not need assisted suicide legislation but rather a vibrant hospice movement. While we have many fine hospices, Americans believe hospice care is tantamount to giving up. The result is people die badly and enter hospice care far too late. This only fuels the simplistic message Compassion and Choices advocates--even with hospice care we die badly. We must do better! In my estimation this line of thought is not only misleading but dangerous. Why do I feel this way?

First, all those that advocate for assisted suicide legislation are asking the wrong question. At issue is not how we die but rather how we live. I would posit we should seek to empower those who are at risk populations--the elderly, disabled, and terminally ill. How can we insure families with an elderly parent that has dementia receive adequate support? How can we insure families do not incur great debt caring for a loved one that is terminally ill? What can we learn from people that are near the end of their life? I may appear naive in posing these questions but I am not. I went through the medical mill as a child and recently as an adult. There is no doubt in my mind that to date we Americans have consistently refused to engage in a serious discussion about end of life issues. This refusal has hurt far too many people and spawned zealots such as the deceased Jack Kevorkian, a deeply polarizing figure. Nuanced debate is totally absent. We have two sides, those for and those against assisted suicide. If I have learned anything in life, it is that we do not often get to choose the way we die. When we let others make this decision for us we have entered into dangerous territory. Any discussion of quality of life is subjective in the extreme. Long ago when I was paralyzed my level of injury was considered very high (T-3). Paraplegics such as myself abounded but I met virtually no quadriplegics. One night I asked why there were so few quadriplegics. I was told think about it. I did and remained puzzled. High level injuries, above C-8, were not often treated. The reasoning was simple--life as a quadriplegic was not worth living. Fast forward to the present--all high level spinal cord injuries are treated. The decision making has far less to do with medical facts but American cultural perceptions. This was true in 1978 and it remains true in 20011. The presence of a disability is stigmatizing. For some it is a fate worse than death.

Second, assisted suicide advocates are never satisfied. They use the terminally ill to demonstrate their compassion but are perpetually pushing for wider use. Writing about assisted suicide in the state of Washington in the Olympian on November 16, Brian Faller argued it was time to think about expanding the legislation. He wrote "to improve the chances of passage, the Death with Dignity Act was written to apply only to the choices of the terminally ill who are competent at the time of their death.
This raises the question whether, if the act continues to work as intended, we should extend the choice of voluntary euthanasia to:
• Persons who are not terminally ill but suffering a severely debilitating medical condition they judge to be unbearable.
• Persons who are not competent at the time of their death but who previously made a competent choice of euthanasia as evidenced through a special type of advance directive." If we expand legislation as suggested by Faller I would be eligible to take advantage of assisted suicide. This scare me to the very core. It truly inspires fear. Even this is not as disturbing as what is going on in the Netherlands where assisted suicide has been legal for a decade. Euthanasia advocates are lobbying for mobile euthanasia teams who will "teat" the elderly and disable in their own homes. The Dutch Medical Association has approved euthanasia for people with dementia. This is particularly worrisome because in the near future it will be possible to test people for Alzheimer's disease before symptoms develop. That is people who are clear and lucid will be told they are going to develop dementia. What is the point of such a test when no cure exists? Researchers and clinicians say such testing will help families prepare for the future. Will that future include assisted suicide? Undoubtedly.

Further examples abound but suffice it to say once legalized assisted suicide will be used in greater and greater numbers. This is the case in Washington and Oregon as well as the Netherlands. So don't be fooled by the seductive and sentimental tactics espoused by advocates for assisted suicide. I saw this first hand at the Dr. Oz Show. It was shockingly effective, chilling really how he whipped the audience up into a frenzy of approval. I implore readers to think rationally about assisted suicide. It is in your best interests as well as mine.


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If you believe Tim Duncan is “greater” than Kobe Bryant, I’m not going to try to change your mind. I’m also not going to tell you how wrong you are, ask what you are smoking or how many churros (this only applies to the locals in San Antonio) you ate today. I’m just going to say, “to each his own,” while shaking my head and share this entertaining Pardon My Take podcast episode with the always quotable Richard Jefferson, who grew up a Lakers fan.

During RJ’s visit, the crew got into a discussion about NBA Gods and Goats and the former (Godawful) Spur said, “Kobe isn’t even better than Tim Duncan.” He then named the faces on his Mount Rushmore.

  • Michael Jordan (no debate here)
  • LeBron James (RJ: still counting and he has more years to get to that #1 spot)
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who isn’t fond of the podcast)
  • Tim Duncan (RJ says with hesitation)
  • Magic Johnson (I do believe Magic is the greatest Laker of all-time and I have a Shaq shrine in my office and once flew in Kobe’s helicopter)
  • Kobe (RJ says it’s close between him and Magic)

This is the second time (I can recall) he’s disrespected Bryant. The first is when he dunked on him in 2002. Bryant fans will tell you their idol didn’t get dunked on but he did. I actually discussed this with RJ during an interview and his response was, “Ooooooh, I did!” But it wasn’t his favorite dunk. That title goes to the time he posterized former teammate Klay Thompson at the age of 36.

You can’t really blame RJ for not remaining a fan of Kobe and the Lakers. During his rookie season with the Nets, the Lakers swept them in the NBA Finals. I also have to point out that the Lakers beat (MVP) Tim Duncan and his Spurs 4-1 in the second round of the playoffs that year.

If you care to hear people actually try to argue if Kobe or Duncan is “greater,” than scroll down below the greatest Kobe vs Duncan video ever.

“Bryant, slam dunk giant. Outplay the Kob, son don’t try it!”

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Sunday, 24 January 2010

Go Grazia!

Big, big apologies for my extended absence. Whilst I shan't bother to excuse myself and explain, I shall say that in my absence I have still been collecting and gathering bits and bobs I deem share-worthy. I will attempt this week to catch-up here on my fashion musings of the past ten days, hopefully without repeating too much old news. I'll be better in future, I promise :-)

First delayed musing of the past week:
UK Grazia Editorial (Last weeks issues: 18th Jan 2010)

Whilst I am a fairly avid reader of UK Grazia, I have always found their Editorial fashion shoots to be shockingly under-par. I happily devour the shopping pages, celeb gossip and articles only to skip straight through the editorials, which in most fashion magazines is the mecca, the holy grail, the soul of the magazine.
However, for the past couple of issues I've been intrigued to find myself genuinely impressed with them. Take for example the above scans - these shots are so ethereal and dreamy I don't believe they'd be out of place in an Editorial super-mag such as Lula. The week previous to this particular shoot was also fantastic compared with usual.
Unfortunately, being a cheapy easy read I do not keep backcopies so am unable to flick back to discover whether they have a new fashion editor responsible for this sudden surge in quality.
However, I am now going to make it my mission to find evidence of the previous issues editorial to demonstrate the loveliness, and any clues that will help solve this puzzle.
Wish me luck.
And watch this space.

  1. yea, that editorial is so pretty! Ya know, i love reading your blog, but I feel like the only one! :( anyways, have a nice day - maddie

  2. Ahhh thanks maddie, thats lovely to know. Whilst I may not get many comments or followers, my blogpatrol statistics programme does let me know that Im getting a lot of views so that keeps my spirits high, along with your nice feedback :-)

    Take care x

  3. ohhhhh I read it and i think its fabulous. I am just rather terrible at commenting, lets hope this post works anyway.
    - daisy x

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Um...Random.  As in all of the posts are pretty irrelevant to the other posts and I usually have no idea WHAT the what I am doing.
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Read...or draw...or just sit and think and listen to music or talk with friends or just sit and enjoy being with friends.
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Hang out with my friends lots and go swimming/shopping with them as well.   And read.  A lot. :)
4. if you were stranded on an island and you had to have one Disney villain with you, who would you choose?
probably..um.  Wow.  I really don't know, sorry.  Good question though I just have no idea.
5. what is a food that you hate?
Bacon.  And Olives.
6. what is one thing that you can just fandom over forever?
Heh.  Percy Jackson.  Or Chaos Walking.  Either of those.
7. what is the last song you listened to?
Fight Song by Rachel Platten
8. what are you wearing right now?
A black tee shirt and black shorts.

My questions for my nominees:
1. What is your favorite Sci-Fi book?
2. Favorite color scheme?
3. Favorite month of the year?
4. Favorite thing to blog about?
5. What's your favorite movie?
6. If you were to change into an animal, which animal would you want to change into?
7. Favorite superhero?
8. Who's your favorite band/song artist?
Thanks again for nominating me, Elly!
Hope everyone's having a great day!

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