Tag Archives: by David Van Thournout

Decentralized and United we stand, Divided We Fail

Posted on April 24, 2012 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I want to talk to my democrat friends who are in the fight to help Obama win in 2012. One person, even if he’s the president, can’t really change things in America. But I still believe … Continue reading →

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Occupy Cedar Rapids Mic Checks Drone Factory

Posted on December 4, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] Should We Militarize Our Domestic Skies? It was a rainy afternoon for the first Occupy Iowa regional General Assembly. Around 100 occupiers gathered from various places across Iowa primarily to attend the action planned by Occupy … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street = Love

Posted on November 2, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] After more than ten years of working on front end web development and playing around with html, css, and various other computer languages I had the opportunity to work on a software development project with a … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Workers Protest Phony Deficit and the Silencing of American Workers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I slept on the floor of the rotunda last night. I Intend the same this evening. It is do or die for the Democratic party, and ground zero is in Wisconsin where unions fought for and … Continue reading →

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Bob Vander Plaats: Anti-Civil Rights Hate Mongering

Posted on February 10, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] Civil rights are something that we have to pay for with blood, sweat and tears. And fear based hate speech is something we not only have to listen to, but respond passionately and articulately to. We … Continue reading →

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WikiLeak’s Truth Lost In This American Noise Machine

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I only write because of all the lying. I don’t think I’m a good writer at all. I think I’m terrible. What I’m convinced of is that my viewpoint is one of the few sane and … Continue reading →

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We All Live In A Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Society

Posted on December 27, 2010 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] Now that we’ve improved the civil rights of those serving their country in the most dangerous capacity, as soldiers defending our constitution, don’t you think it’s time we extended this acceptance of who we are to … Continue reading →

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Obama Plays It Cool, American Left Contemplates Suicide

Posted on December 22, 2010 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I think that if President Obama wants to try and use tax cuts to win hearts and minds out there it has some traction. I’m not entirely convinced but I do believe having a black president … Continue reading →

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