Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Happy Holiday's From Syria


Happy Holidays From Syria
by Joe Pisciotta 
a madridSTREETfilm 

LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS/FAIR USE 
music by Hinterheim

The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef)
https://twitter.com/SyriaCivilDef?s=09

We're the Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets), our humanitarian work helps communities prepare for, respond to & recover from attacks. We've saved +115k lives.

YPJ Press Office 
https://sdf-press.com/en/tag/ypj/

Happy Holidays to the YPJ
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/12/30/syrian-american-interpreter-return-home/?arc404=true

RIP Ghadir Taher

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Fermandarên YPJ


Fermandarên YPJ
by Joe Pisciotta

  • a madridSTREETfilm


LICENSED UNDER FAIR USE
music by  AlzAlya DrOwL

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Protection_Units

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Saturday, December 28, 2019

In The Absence Of God


In The Absence Of God
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm

LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS/FAIR USE
music by Hinterheim

www.madridstreetfilms.com

Friday, December 27, 2019

Anna Campbell YPJ


Anna Campbell YPJ 
1991-2018

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-48829987

Internationalism is a political principle which transcends nationalism and advocates a greater political or economic cooperation among nations and people.

RIP Anna 

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music by Walt Thisney 

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Aram


Aram is a region mentioned in the Bible located in present-day Syria, including where the city of Aleppo now stands. At its height, Aram stretched from the Lebanon mountains eastward across the Euphrates, including parts of the Khabur River valley in northwestern Mesopotamia on the border of Iraq.

Aram
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm
https://filmfreeway.com/Aram716

LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS

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https://newsmaven.io/americanminute/world-history/syria-will-cradle-of-civilization-become-its-grave--EK1moo-YUKq0kZZQwGN0Q

Monday, December 23, 2019

Apo


Apo
by Joe Pisciotta 
a madridSTREETfilm 

LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS/FAIR USE 
music by Daniel Birch 

The right of self-determination of the peoples includes the right to a state of their own. However, the foundation of a state does not increase the freedom of a people. The system of the United Nations that is based on nation-states has remained inefficient. Meanwhile, nation-states have become serious obstacles for any social development. Democratic confederalism is the contrasting paradigm of the oppressed people. Democratic confederalism is a non-state social paradigm. It is not controlled by a state. At the same time, democratic confederalism is the cultural organizational blueprint of a democratic nation. Democratic confederalism is based on grassroots participation. Its decision-making processes lie with the communities. Higher levels only serve the coordination and implementation of the will of the communities that send their delegates to the general assemblies. For limited space of time they are both mouthpiece and executive institution. However, the basic power of decision rests with the local grassroots institutions.


https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/20/world/us-helped-turkey-find-and-capture-kurd-rebel.html

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Monday, December 16, 2019

On The Mound


Are we talking about baseball or life...

On The  Mound
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm
https://filmfreeway.com/OnTheMound

VIDEO LICENSED UNDER FAIR USE
music by Floating Spirits

written by Joe Pisciotta
© 2019 selfdefensefreepress

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

RIP Anna Karina


https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/15/anna-karina-an-actor-of-easy-charm-and-grace-whose-presence-radiated-from-the-screen

RIP Anna Karina 

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music by Florent Combe 

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This Notion of Kings



This Notion of Kings
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm
https://filmfreeway.com/ThisNotionOfKings

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music by Amanda Irarrazabal, Cecilia Lpez, Cecilia Quinteros

A male monarch of a major territorial unit
especially one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life.

Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.

Blasphemy
the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/what-did-raif-badawi-write-to-get-saudi-arabia-so-angry

Religion-based states have nothing to offer human civilization and serve only to “murder the souls of its people, killing them deep within while they are still alive and breathing.” He does not spare the theocratic regime that he calls home, writing that Saudi Arabia is “fighting a daily war” to impose “backward thinking.”
Raif Badawi

Kings came into power a number of different ways. ... If the king didn't have an eldest son, then his brother or another male relative may be appointed king. Sometimes kings came into power through assassination or by conquering lands in war. Of course, no king could rule without the support of his nobles and lords.

How did MONARCHS maintain and justify their power? The medieval people believed that the king was in charge because God had chosen him to. They also thought that the king was above the law. ... Some kings would execute lords and mount their heads on pikes to show the power of the king.

The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch (e.g. a king) is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from a devine authority, like the monotheist will of God.

It originated with the feudal systems of medieval Europe. Under feudalism, there were a few very powerful landowners who acquired large amounts of territory through military force or purchase. These landowners became high-ranking lords, and one of them was crowned king.

"I think, kings usually became kings by killing off all their rivals and intimidating the church and those with any wealth or power into declaring them king. Of course, the next stage was to maintain this position and that usually involved some clever choices of people to govern successfully and continue showing loyalty."
Christopher Cimka

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https://www.amazon.com/1000-Lashes-Because-What-Think/dp/1771642092


#FreeRaif



Saturday, December 14, 2019

Katri meet al-hol


Katri Kulmuni
https://filmfreeway.com/Katrimeetal-hol

Katri meet al-hol
https://filmfreeway.com/al-hol

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-wives-al-hol-camp-syria-islamic-state-terror-uk-a9236221.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/opinion/isis-children.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hawl_refugee_camp

"I apologise for the poll".

BBC News - Finnish minister sorry for Instagram poll on IS women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50783405

'Seriously, Finland?' Red-faced minister deletes Instagram poll
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-finland/seriously-finland-red-faced-minister-deletes-instagram-poll-idUSKBN1YH1ER

‘Seriously, Finland?’ Minister deletes Instagram poll asking whether Isis wives should be allowed to return home
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-minister-instagram-poll-isis-children-katri-kulmuni-a9245801.html

REPATRIATION NOT SEPARATION

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The Risk


The Risk...
By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
Shifting weather patterns will threaten food production.
Rising sea levels will increase the risk of catastrophic flooding.
Things that we depend upon and value, water, energy, transportation, wildlife, agriculture and human health are experiencing the effects of a changing climate now.
This isn't fake science talking, it's NASA, NOAA and the United Nations.
Temperatures will continue to rise.
Sea level will rise 1-4 feet by 2100.

By the time you realize they were right all along, it'll be too late.

The Risk
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm
https://filmfreeway.com/TheRisk

LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS

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Monday, December 9, 2019

al-hol


al-hol
https://filmfreeway.com/al-hol

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-wives-al-hol-camp-syria-islamic-state-terror-uk-a9236221.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/opinion/isis-children.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hawl_refugee_camp

www.madridstreetfilms.com

Motive


Defend those who are helpless and have no hope, in the cause of all who are left desolate. For the rights of all the unfortunate.

Motive
by Joe Pisciotta
a madridSTREETfilm
https://filmfreeway.com/Motive227
https://filmfreeway.com/Motive227

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https://www.mintpressnews.com/white-helmets-terror-syria/231597/

https://thegrayzone.com/2019/11/26/white-helmets-whitewash-founders-death-opcw-scandal-lift-mask-on-al-qaedas-ally-in-syria/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/trump-doles-out-45-million-white-helmets-syria/

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/04/21/beware-of-white-helmets-bearing-news/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9qbm/the-last-days-of-the-white-helmets-in-syria

https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

Check out The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef): https://twitter.com/SyriaCivilDef?s=09

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

On The Frontlines


On The Frontlines

https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/amp/indepth/2019/12/4/lebanons-women-journalists-being-harassed-for-reporting-the-truth?__twitter_impression=true

Dima Sadek, a famed Lebanese broadcast journalist, was subjected to an online harassment campaign that almost caused her mother to lose her life.

The journalist has experienced ample harassment before, but the situation escalated last month when fake pictures of her in compromising situations were sent to her mother.

Sadek's mother had to be hospitalised after suffering a stroke shortly after receiving the images.

Many broadcasters and print newspapers are directly owned by the ruling political parties or by businessmen with links to local and regional governments.

Even more independent outlets, such as MTV and LBCI are seen as compromised, as they are mostly owned by tycoons friendly to politicians.

"The reasons for my exclusion are political, something I do not accept in times of revolution or any other time," she said on her personal Twitter account after announcing her resignation last week.

Sadek believes that she was targeted due to her anti-government stance and her defiance of the country's sectarian lines, making her a perfect target for pro-government online trolls.

Meet ALEC


Meet ALEC

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Lawsuit could force secretive network promoting rightwing laws into the open
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/alec-rightwing-group-lawsuit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Jota_Text_Editor

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/alec-arizona-legislature-republicans-latinos-sb1070-bds-democrats-11402870

https://www.prwatch.org/news/2019/12/13512/gerrymandering-elections-school-privatization-and-more-agenda-alec-meets-arizona

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/02/alec-white-supremacy-conservatives-racism

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/12/04/how-red-states-are-steamrolling-blue-cities/

https://harvardpolitics.com/united-states/ghostwriting-the-government/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/03/alec-american-legislative-exchange-council-model-bills-republican-conservative-devos-gingrich/3162357002/

https://climateinvestigations.org/alec_hates_the_climate/

American Legislative Exchange Council
https://www.alec.org

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Sunday, December 1, 2019

Silence Broken


Silence Broken
Profile: Drone Time (YouTube)
https://filmfreeway.com/SilenceBroken

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music by Re-Arbeiten

www.madridstreetfilms.com

https://www.wired.com/story/iran-internet-shutoff/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/behind-the-protests-and-brutal-government-crackdown-in-iran

Madrid Street Films

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