There have been some troubles with the OlyPMR website, and now the OlyPMR has a new blog, Olympia Port Militarization Resistance

The blog currently features an article titled, "To Prevent a Greater Harm," which is about the recent and upcoming trial in Tacoma. Here are a couple of excerpted passages:

"On January 26th Pierce County District Court Judge, Margaret Vail Ross, ruled in favor of Civil Rights Attorney Larry Hildes to present a Necessity defense in the joined cases of anti-war activists Brianna Emma Herrera, of Seattle, and Patricia Imani, of Olympia. ..."

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I just posted a new blog entry at my blog, In the Course of Events, about the ethics of corporate power re: social and environmental degradation. It needs some work, in terms of defining exactly what I mean when I use the terms of social and environmental degradation, and otherwise. But here's a link anyway, just in case you're interested: corporate power ethics social environmental degradation

bert

Make sure to check out my new OlyBlog blog, which I have started posting on - under the name, Bert.

Here's the link http://olyblog.net/blog/bert

I hear that folks liked being able to talk about non-local topics on OlyBlog, and I'm sympathetic. I would like to see a hyperlocal discussion of larger issues -- that's one of the functions that I originally hoped the blog would take on. So, I invite people to start threads about topics that are of local interest either because they are happening in Olympia, or because they will affect our life here in Olympia. In truth, the prohibition on non-local content was more to limit the extreme vitriol than anything.

I want to invite people to remain respectful while addressing this wider range of topics. Talk to each other with the spirit that you may run into each other on the corner or at the coffee shop. If you are having trouble sticking to the issues and engaging in personal attacks, then take a break. Leave it alone. The blog (and all its participants) will still be here when you cool down.

My previous OlyBlog blog can be found at olyblog.net/blog/robert-whitlock

As you may have noticed, I've been moving things around a bit.

• You'll now find the flickr stream of images related to Olympia down at the bottom of the page. (BTW: let me know if this looks ok on your browser -- I've only checked on FF.)
• I've added a permalink to a new weekly post: "Now playing at OFS."
• Finally, I've added an RSS feed from craigslist of jobs in the Olympia area.

If you didn't catch the previous post on "self-promotion," please have a look and let me know if you'd like that option.