Tag Archive: freedom of speech

Mar 07

Connecting the Dots; Keep an eye on Newspaper Tree

Newspaper Tree

My recent blog began the process of connecting the dots between individuals and non-profits being used to push forward a specific public policy agenda. It is important to note that public perception needs to be managed by the political cabal in order to keep the rabble-rousers at bay. As part of their modus operandi they …

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Jan 28

Immigration Reform Week: Immigrants stand up and be noticed

Border fence

This morning a bipartisan senate committee, led in part by Senators Chuck Schumer (D), John McCain (R), Dick Durbin (D), Lindsey Graham (R), Robert Menendez (D), Marco Rubio (R), Michael Bennet (D) and Jeff Flake (R) released a statement that they have preliminary support for a senate led immigration reform framework. This initiative comes one …

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Aug 24

Start your own blog for only $5 a month!

Many visitors to the site constantly ask me about how they should go about setting up their own blog. It is actually a very easy process, and something that I encourage everyone to do. As a thank you to everyone that reads and supports the El Paso News I am offering an online coupon you …

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Mar 30

Political Shenanigans: Bordering on Corruption

As the political season gets fully underway the political shenanigans are starting to make their appearance. I call them shenanigans because although not illegal, they nonetheless border on unethical behavior, if not outright corruption. El Paso has been dealing with numerous criminal investigations around the notion of public corruption for the last seven to ten …

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Jan 17

Tomorrow is a Day of Action for all those that oppose censorship; SOPA is censorship

Going Dark Protest

On January 24, 2012, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate and a similar bill is pending before the House of Representatives. Both, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and PROTECT-IP (PIPA) in the Senate are misguided attempts to deal with online intellectual property theft. Unfortunately their approach is draconian …

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Oct 10

IP Address: Your Online Identity

Author: Martin Paredes The Internet has created a culture that believes that anonymity is just a click away. This misconception has led to the abuse of online forums and attacks upon individuals. People who would not normally verbally abuse other individuals face to face have resorted to blatant attacks upon individuals who don’t share their …

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