We ARE the 99 Percenters !

First off…one of my close family members (deceased) was a Veterinarian. I did not become a Vet because I could not / would not be able to, ever “put an animal down”. I don’t hunt and don’t encourage anyone to. I am not just on Twitter..on other social networks…but on all of them, I make it known that first and foremost, I love animals and will not tolerate any abuse of them. I have many animals of my own, and I put their welfare before mine…I take them to the Vet and do without going to the doctor when I personally am sick.

The down side of this is that many of my fellow advocates, send me stories of animal abuse. To preface what I am saying next, please know that Da Pyrate is not a weak Nellie. I’ve had bones broken, been in various wrecks, severe lacerations, surgeries, and much more. I’ve taught martial arts and am not weak stomached.

That said..one of my dear friends and fellow advocates sent me a note of severe abuse and taping of a baby Husky dog (one of my favorite breeds) which I will NOT describe further.

I was shocked at my own reaction because, about a minute later, I thought I was literally going to pass out. I am crying as I write this.

I don’t…repeating this DON’T know how to physically or emotionally handle this shit. Daily…DAILY through my various social media accounts, friends send me these news articles about poor, innocent, defenseless creatures…living creatures like you and me, tortured for the pleasure of some sick human who should have themselves been “put down” long ago.

All of these daily news articles culminated in my reaction to this article. I am literally shaking and it is hard to write this. I don’t fucking know what to do.

I am sorry…normally Da Pyrate is the epitome of strength and aggression.

Tears are literally rolling down my cheeks as I write this.

My soul feels like it is being scraped across broken glass.

I want to help each animal be happy, healthy, and enjoy life.

How can ANYONE hurt a defenseless animal ???

Sorry…am so upset right now…

~Da Pyrate 

Willard Mitt Romney wants to Date America. Let’s see how much we have common with him.
A) Mitt is unemployed - Not true of Majority of Able Americans between 30 and 65
B) Even though unemployed, Mitt is a multimillionaire - Not true of Most Americans
C) Mitt was the governor of a state - Not true of Majority of Americans
D) Mitt once made his pet ride atop his car for an extended period - Not true of Majority of Americans
E) Mitt has chosen to be called by his middle, not first name- Not true of Majority of Americans
F) Mitt apparently has made his money by ruining companies, causing many many people to be put out of a job - Not true of Majority of Americans
G) Mitt apparently holds both gays  - and women in law esteem, and would limit their rights if he had the ability -  Not true of the MAJORITY of Americans
H) Mitt apparently bullied a gay kid, cutting his hair to humiliate him - Not true of the Majority of Americans
I) Mitt belongs to the LDS / Mormon Church - Not true of the Majority of Americans
J) Mitt was born to rich parents with proverbial “silver spoon in the mouth” - Not true of the Majority of Americans

K) Mitt is a lawyer / has a JD degree - Not true of the Majority of Americans
L) Mitt ran a losing campaign for President in 2008 - Not true of the Majority of Americans
M) Mitt spent 30 months in France as a Mormon missionary - Not true of most Americans
N) In June, 1968, Mitt was driving a car in France, something that ended with a female passenger being killed - Not true of the Majority of Americans
O) Mitt speaks French - Not true of the Majority of Americans
P) Mitt named his son “Tagg” - Not true of the Majority of Americans
Q) Mitt is a total asshole - Not true of the Majority of Americans..

Without going all the way to Z, I have decided that Americans are not compatible with Willard Mitt Romney. Game Over, You Lose ! Thank you for playing Mitt.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/10/us-foreclosure-suit-idUSBRE8491GW20120510 ”The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a landmark lawsuit that could undo hundreds of thousands of foreclosures and open up banks to severe financial penalties in the state where they face the bulk of their foreclosure-fraud litigation.”

————For those of us supporting the Occupy movement, for those of us who know folks displaced from their homes because of criminal or at least questionable banking practices, I hope the banks lose on this one !

Recently, I said something positive about those who , with courage, go out there and non-violently protest in the Occupy marches. I had a couple of trolls I blocked today, one was more offensive than the other..the more offensive was whining about something about a mayor’s house being vandalized or some nonsense and the other was talking about a Nike shoe store. Neither troll was being very articulate or specific, but of course, they were ignorant trolls, so what does one expect.

But, the whole topic of vandalism must be addressed. I speak only for myself, however, I do not personally advocate violence nor vandalism on the part of those protesting. Firstly, neither tactic helps us, and in fact, does a great deal of harm to our cause. With regard to violence, it plays into the playbook of the cops, because it gives them an excuse to take their already over the top tactics to a new level, and the escalation, I fear, will eventually get someone killed, paralyzed or otherwise seriously injured. Vandalism, whether it is against a small shop owner, who is also a 99%er, or an individually owned franchise store, hurts our image, hurts Occupy / Community relations, and in my opinion, is wrong from both a moral and pragmatic standpoint.

For those trolls who attacked me because I found it admirable for folks to legally and peacefully exercise their civil rights, either you never learned to read well, or never learned to reason and understand what is communicated to you.

I did NOT praise those who vandalized ANYTHING nor did I praise any person or group that engaged in violence.

My praise and admiration is for those who , despite police violence and abuse, kept their cool and had the intestinal fortitude and courage to be NON-violent, to NOT vandalize things.

And, with regard to the above statement, I maintain that statement, still honor and admire those protesting, and DO NOT TAKE BACK A FUCKING WORD !

‘Anon99 

Today, May Day, there will be various operations/ actions, protests, etc. I have encouraged, asked folks to flood their senator(s) with emails, calls, faxes, tweets,
advising them that CISPA is a “make or break” issue, and if they vote FOR CISPA,
we will vote them OUT. Congress.org is a great place to find out who your senator(s) are, and gives you avenues of contact. If you are sending a fax , email, or letter and don’t have the time or whatever to write your own..please feel free to copy/paste and use this one I am writing for this purpose.
——-TEXT AS FOLLOWS———-
Dear Senator (insert their name here) :

I am a constituent from your state and I , like my friends, am very , very concerned about the most recent attempt to interfere with our right of privacy, under the guise of legislation. This legislation which has, unfortunately, already passed the House, is commonly called “CISPA”.

This letter is not meant to solicit a boilerplate answer drawn from talking points defending this legislation, using the tired old subterfuge of saying it is to defend us from the boogeyman of “hackers” or “terrorists” and I hope you would not try to say it defends the rights of the Copyright Cartel such as the MPAA, RIAA, because that is a losing argument for most right thinking Americans.

This letter is simply to tell you that for my friends and I, CISPA is a serious threat to our freedoms and privacy, and those who vote FOR CISPA, we will be voting OUT of OFFICE. This is a make or break issue for many of us, old and young, tech workers, farmers, sales people, doctors, lawyers, in fact, a wide cross section of your constituency.

So, before you make an irreparable mistake of voting AGAINST the public by voting FOR this draconian freedom robbing legislation, please consider that it is NOT the will of the people.

If and when CISPA comes up for your consideration, we respectfully ask that you VOTE STRONGLY AGAINST CISPA.  Remember, the voters WILL be watching how you vote and who you side with in this measure.

Thank you.