• One Possible Reason For a Trump Presidency

    In a recent interview with Edward Snowden (above), he lays out in plain language how little control we have over our privacy. He describes vast systems of surveillance which make use of our phones or other communication technologies. From his perspective it is all very simple and it has been going on for decades. But… Continue Reading

  • Light Bounces and Knowing the Unknown

    This is the podcast for the week of June 5, 2016, for the documentary film in progress, Indelible: The Love & Rage of Carl Harp. A discussion on nutrition in prison and poverty; how a sequence comes about in the film; what I have learned about endurance and resilience from Harp; and lastly an update… Continue Reading

  • Demand Equal Access to Good Food!

    Having the tools and know how to get energy and clarity from food is not easy. It is not easily available, especially when you have nothing. Everyone knows having good tools makes a difference. Tools are empowering. It is important that we demand that shelters and food banks provide 75% of the food they provide… Continue Reading

  • New Pioneers: Detroit

    As I watched the segment on Detroit  (above), from a film on the experience of time, I couldn’t help but wonder about the scale of devastation that can be seen when cities in the U.S. implode from financial shifts. There is much land here; wide vistas of openness—canyons, prairies and deserts. The cities of the… Continue Reading

  • The Clear Dangers of Enclosure

    Think about what assisted living might mean to someone forced to enter it, especially if they need to pay for it with the federal program of Medicaid. They must give over all of their income, being allowed to only keep for themselves sixty dollars a month. For a Vet, someone who was trained, lived and… Continue Reading

  • The Density of Letterforms and Hieroglyphs

    A Tiny Thought: I have been thinking of hieroglyphs today and was reminded of an old memory of something I used to hold close: Derrida’s description of hieroglyphs. He referred to them as an expanded form of writing. He compared this form of writing to the abstract writing of our western languages. For instance, an… Continue Reading

  • The Man in a Full Mental Jacket: Ed Morrell

    A fascinating three-part series on a man named Ed Morrell. Morrell was thrown into prison in San Quentin in the early part of the twentieth century. He became known as “The Dungeon Man”, because he survived torture while in prison—torture that killed most men.  Writer Jack London became fascinated with his story after meeting him and… Continue Reading

  • Mechanical Voice

    A video of a beautiful machine from 1890 which creates a high-quality bird song. Here is the link to the original posting on a Facebook public page.   https://www.facebook.com/cienciaomg/videos/1520446861618265/

  • Carl L. Harp’s Political Voice

    A letter written by Carl L. Harp, (subject of my film project, Indelible), a year before hïs brutal murder in prison. These letters offer a unique view into his dedication to his political work, beyond prison.

  • An Anarchist in Sanday.

    Insightful interview with Scottish anarchist publisher Stuart Christie, who once lived in the Orkney Islands in Northern Scotland. Link;https://www.facebook.com/skateraw/videos/808566862522082/ Note: Stuart passed away in 2020. Very sad….