occupyallstreets: Arizona Passes Internet Censorship Law Thursday, the Arizona legislature passed Arizona House Bill 2549, which would update the state’s telephone harassment law to apply to the Internet and other electronic communications. The bill is sweepingly broad, and would make it a crime to communicate via electronic means speech that is intended to “annoy,” “offend,” “harass” or “terrify,” as well as certain sexual speech. Because the bill is not limited to one-to-one communications, H.B. 2549 would apply to the Internet as a whole, thus criminalizing all manner of writing, cartoons, and other protected material the state finds offensive or annoying. The Bill is currently on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk awaiting her decision on whether to veto or sign the bill. Media Coalition, a trade association protecting the First Amendment rights of content industries, whose membership includes CBLDF, has been active in opposing the bill. On March 14, Media Coalition sent a memo to the Senate Rules Committee regarding constitutional infirmities in H.B. 2549. Yesterday they sent a letter to Governor Brewer urging her to veto the bill. If passed, the law could create vulnerabilities for cartoonists and publishers who publish material online intended to shock, satirize, and criticize. Beyond the example of the Mohammad cartoons listed in the Media Coalition letter, the taboo-pushing work of cartoonists like R. Crumb, Johnny Ryan, and Ivan Brunetti would potentially be vulnerable to prosecution, as could incendiary works such as Frank Miller’s Holy Terror and Dave Sim’s Cerebus. Similarly, the culture of message boards, within and beyond comics, would be imperiled. With more titles released digitally each week, and an extremely active online ecosystem of professional and fan exchange, laws like this one are extremely worrisome for the creators, publishers, and readers of comics. Source THIS IS URGENT! Tell Governor Jan Brewer to veto the bill and stand against internet censorship.  Phoenix Office: (602) 542-4331 Tucson Office: (520) 628-6580 Fax Number: (602) 542-1381 You can also email the Governor through her website http://www.azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp
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Arizona Passes Internet Censorship Law

Thursday, the Arizona legislature passed Arizona House Bill 2549, which would update the state’s telephone harassment law to apply to the Internet and other electronic communications. The bill is sweepingly broad, and would make it a crime to communicate via electronic means speech that is intended to “annoy,” “offend,” “harass” or “terrify,” as well as certain sexual speech.

Because the bill is not limited to one-to-one communications, H.B. 2549 would apply to the Internet as a whole, thus criminalizing all manner of writing, cartoons, and other protected material the state finds offensive or annoying.

The Bill is currently on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk awaiting her decision on whether to veto or sign the bill.

Media Coalition, a trade association protecting the First Amendment rights of content industries, whose membership includes CBLDF, has been active in opposing the bill. On March 14, Media Coalition sent a memo to the Senate Rules Committee regarding constitutional infirmities in H.B. 2549. Yesterday they sent a letter to Governor Brewer urging her to veto the bill.

If passed, the law could create vulnerabilities for cartoonists and publishers who publish material online intended to shock, satirize, and criticize.

Beyond the example of the Mohammad cartoons listed in the Media Coalition letter, the taboo-pushing work of cartoonists like R. Crumb, Johnny Ryan, and Ivan Brunetti would potentially be vulnerable to prosecution, as could incendiary works such as Frank Miller’s Holy Terror and Dave Sim’s Cerebus.

Similarly, the culture of message boards, within and beyond comics, would be imperiled. With more titles released digitally each week, and an extremely active online ecosystem of professional and fan exchange, laws like this one are extremely worrisome for the creators, publishers, and readers of comics.

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THIS IS URGENT! Tell Governor Jan Brewer to veto the bill and stand against internet censorship. 

Phoenix Office: (602) 542-4331

Tucson Office: (520) 628-6580

Fax Number: (602) 542-1381

You can also email the Governor through her website http://www.azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp

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Source: occupyallstreets

deliciouskaek: 5 year old Jahessye Shockley missing since Tuesday, 10/11/11: Police also set up a separate phone line for the case and received a couple dozen tips by Thursday. The number is 623-930-4357. Police said Jahessye is a black girl with brown eyes. She’s 3 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 55 pounds and was last seen wearing a plain white shirt, blue jean shorts and pink sandals. One woman reported seeing a girl matching Jahessye’s description wandering around the Glendale, AZ neighborhood before being pulled into a black sedan through the passenger door. Please reblog.
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5 year old Jahessye Shockley missing since Tuesday, 10/11/11:

Police also set up a separate phone line for the case and received a couple dozen tips by Thursday. The number is 623-930-4357.

Police said Jahessye is a black girl with brown eyes. She’s 3 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 55 pounds and was last seen wearing a plain white shirt, blue jean shorts and pink sandals.

One woman reported seeing a girl matching Jahessye’s description wandering around the Glendale, AZ neighborhood before being pulled into a black sedan through the passenger door.

Please reblog.

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Source: The Huffington Post

inothernews: BLOWN AWAY    A dust storm, known as a “haboob,” moves across Phoenix, Arizona about 6pm Thursday, dramatically reducing visibility and enveloping residents in an eerie, rust-coloured glow. It’s the third major dust storm that has hit the Phoenix metropolitan area since July 5; “microbursts” of wind, gusting up to 60 miles per hour, caused much of the area damage.  (Photo: Pat Shannahan / The Arizona Republic via the AP / The Telegraph)
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BLOWN AWAY    A dust storm, known as a “haboob,” moves across Phoenix, Arizona about 6pm Thursday, dramatically reducing visibility and enveloping residents in an eerie, rust-coloured glow. It’s the third major dust storm that has hit the Phoenix metropolitan area since July 5; “microbursts” of wind, gusting up to 60 miles per hour, caused much of the area damage.  (Photo: Pat Shannahan / The Arizona Republic via the AP / The Telegraph)

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Source: i.telegraph.co.uk

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