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(Warning: Disturbing Graphic Images) Over the years, Simpson (‘Greed Diamond’) Timber has polluted Mason County and Shelton Harbor with about the highest concentration of Dioxin (902 ppt in harbor sediments) in the Salish Sea. A hallmark of pernicious corporate greed, … Continue reading →

Way Back in ~8-2-2010, the ACLU forced a stipulated settlement on the FPS (Federal Protective Service), a national police force responsible for protecting federal buildings and employees. The service had routinely engaged in the detention, harassment, and equipment seizure of … Continue reading →

“Hubris”: New Documentary Reexamines the Iraq War “Hoax” An MSNBC film, hosted by Rachel Maddow and based on Michael Isikoff and David Corn’s book, finds new evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war. —By David Corn A decade ago, on … Continue reading →

George Carlin’s wife died early in 2008 and George followed her, dying in July 2008. It is ironic George Carlin – comedian of the 70’s and 80’s – could write something so very eloquent and so very appropriate. An observation … Continue reading →

Algae Lamp Absorbs 200x More CO2 Than Trees, Doesn’t Require Electricity French biochemist Pierre Calleja has invented an innovative algae lamp, and it’s claimed to absorb 200-times more CO2 than trees, at the rate of 1-ton annually, or what a … Continue reading →

Leaders of 26 Kayapo indigenous communities met from March 4-5 to discuss a multi-million dollar offer by government energy giant Eletrobras. This was their response: “Your word means nothing. Our conversation is over. We Kayapo do not want another cent … Continue reading →

The Pope, wearing a fabulous vintage chiffon-lined Dior gold lame gown over a silk Vera Wang empire waist tulle cocktail dress, accessorized with a three-foot House of Whoville hat and the ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of … Continue reading →

Police and Media Resort to Victim-Blaming in Shooting Death of Chicago Infant by Rania Khalek on March 15, 2013 Jonylah Watkins, just 6-months-old, was shot on Monday, March 11, on Chicago’s South Side as her dad changed her diaper in the front passenger’s … Continue reading →

Organizers in Olympia’s activist community have invited the public to Sylvester Park to help plan for the annual May Day celebrations. Sylvester Park, Olympia directions Saturday, March 30, 2013  2:00pm Share ideas, dreams, and visions for May Day in Olympia. There … Continue reading →

By Amicus Curia, investigatory photojournalist for the Mason County Blog (amicuscuria.com/wordpress) and sometimes Works In Progress (WIP), an Olympia based monthly alternative newspaper. (cc) 3-11-13 [WIP is granted permission to reprint this article provided full attribution accompanies it.] Rumor Confirmed … Continue reading →