2008 Triggerstreet Short Film Festival Judges Announced

Jeff Goldblum, Roger Waters, Sam Mendes, Robin Williams, Dave Stewart, Rufus Wainwright all help to make up the panel of illustrious judges for the TriggerStreet.com online Film Festival

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Flying Monkeys at Burning Man

Check out this Burning Man Art Instillation a human powered mobile consisting of swinging monkeys, human power, and strobe lights!

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iNeed [PIC]

"The best things in life aren't things"

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Isikoff: Bush wants satellites for domestic spying

Isikoff told MSNBC, “The Homeland Security Department is talking about expanding the program to use military satellites really, for domestic purposes. They say the primary driver is natural disasters — like the recent flooding in the midwest — to pinpoint areas that are most hard hit and to help with responses, first responses.

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Enzo the dog is still getting work

The little pro on the set of 'The Shrink'

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Colbert Explains Upside Of Gas Crisis

"What's Good For Big Oil Is Good For America"

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Gas could fall to $2 if Congress acts, analysts say

Limiting speculation would push prices to fundamental level, lawmakers told

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Alternative Energy Demand Fueling Growth

There is tremendous opportunity in the solar cell market since most manufacturers use batch processing, and growth in solar panel demand is driving the implementation in-line manufacturing processes to lower the cost per watt.

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Dems Who Flipped On Telecom Immunity Got More Telecom Cash

House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week's FISA bill took thousands of dollars more from phone companies than Democrats who consistently voted against legislation with an immunity provision, according to an analysis by MAPLight.org

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Lieberman Must Go!

Joe Lieberman is a war hawk who staunchly supports Bush and McCain's War in Iraq. He wants to star in the RNC, yet he still holds a top rank within the Democratic Caucus. The Senate Democratic Steering Committee needs to know just how much of a conflict of interest this is.

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Rebate checks diverted to pay $2B in debts

About $2 billion in economic stimulus rebate checks are being confiscated to pay overdue bills for child support, students loans and back taxes, the government says.

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House fails to pass gasoline price gouging bill

Following a White House veto threat, the House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to passed legislation giving the Federal Trade Commission the authority to punish oil companies that charged excessive prices

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Stop Sen. Chuck Grassley from Snooping on America!

The cloture vote on the Senate Housing Bill is today. But a little-known provision was slipped in that will allow the federal government to violate millions of Americans' privacy. They want to build a federal database of people who purchase things online from sites like eBay, Amazon and PayPal. Help spread the message far and wide with this video!

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The Bush House of Cards is Collapsing

Economy on brink of recession - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned on Tuesday the U.S. economy was on the brink of a recession, with the chances of that happening at more than 50 percent. The U.S. economy has been hit by a credit crisis, gas crisis, housing crisis, food crisis, war, poverty...

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Out of Gas

The Future Looms

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How did you spend your stimulus check? | poll

Gee... I wonder how George W would spend it? Buy a new chainsaw? Maybe a shock collar and a naughty hood for the royal pooch?

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The era of cheap oil is finished

Jun. 23 - Saudi Arabia promised to boost oil output, but prices moved higher with analysts saying the era of cheap oil is over. The White House welcomed Saudi's output increase, but sought to dampen any expectations that it would do much.

But hey... seriously... why would the White House care? Bush is profiting from higher gas prices too.

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Police cut jobs to meet rising petrol costs

One force has already reduced its recruitment level and the Police Federation has warned more jobs may have to go. Officers in London have been told to refill patrol cars at the cheapest petrol stations while the strain on rural forces is so great that some are facing budget shortfalls of £500,000.

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Goodbye George Carlin

Thanks for all the laughter and insight.

You will be sorely missed.

"Perfect Evidence" ICE on Mars!

"It must be ice," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona, Tucson. "These little clumps completely disappearing over the course of a few days, that is perfect evidence that it's ice. There had been some question whether the bright material was salt. Salt can't do that."

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The Bush Payoff for Big Oil: Huge No-Bid Contracts in Iraq

Four Western oil companies are in talks with Iraq’s Oil Ministry for no-bid contracts to service the country’s largest fields, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power.

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U.S. motorists brave Mexico border violence for fuel

By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. motorists are risking rampant drug violence in Mexico to drive over the border and fill their tanks with cheap Mexican fuel, some even coming to blows over gas shortages and long queues.

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Drivers Log 30 Billion Fewer Miles in US Since Last November

A recent report states that Americans have cut back 30 billion miles of driving over the last six months. The drop was measured between November 2007 - April 2008, and is the largest change in driving since the fuel crisis of 1979-1980. With fuel prices looking to stay high, it may represent permanent change in the way Americans think about travel

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Why Oil Price Is High - Fed Printed Way Too Many Dollars

The two biggest factors in oil’s high price are the weakness in the U.S. dollar’s exchange value and the liquidity that the Federal Reserve is pumping out. In an effort to forestall a serious recession and further crises in derivative instruments, the Federal Reserve is pouring out liquidity that is financing speculation in oil futures contracts.

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Phone Companies Off the Hook

Spy bill could shield phone companies from suits - U.S. telephone companies that cooperated with President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from lawsuits under an electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday by congressional and White House...

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If You're Brown... You're Going Downtown

Lawman's raids on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix: PHOENIX (Reuters) - Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands. Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into...

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The Right-Wing Offshore Drilling Scam

"The fact is that nearly 25 BILLION barrels of oil off the coast of the United States is currently available for drilling...and industry is not drilling it. They limit the amount of oil and gas on the market so that prices rise..."

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Where's My Stimulus Check?

Oh... that's where it went

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Kevin Spacey to star in independent film 'Shrink'

Unable to come to grips with a recent personal tragedy, the shrink is a chronic pot smoker who no longer cares about his personal appearance and has lost faith in his ability to help his patients: Robin Williams, Pell James, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Griffin Dunne, Gore Vidal, play a mosaic of Hollywood characters who are his clients...

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Rainforest/Endangered Species Destroyed By Palm Oil Industry

0 Trans fat cooking oils are on the rise, however new sustainable solutions must be implemented for the safety of our rain forests and endangered animals.Raise awareness! Stop using palm oil!

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Nat'l Day of Protest Against Health Insurance Corporations

On June 19, 2008, Americans across the nation will demonstrate in favor of guaranteed health care and in protest of AHIP — America’s Health Insurance Plans — the insurance industry lobbyists who profit from pain. Their annual convention will be met by thousands of protesters on site in San Francisco and simultaneously in cities across the nation.

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The U.S. Governments Global Electronic Surveillance Network

The ECHELON system has intercept stations all over the world to capture all satellite, microwave, cellular and fiber-optic communications traffic, and then process this information through the massive computer capabilities of the NSA, including advanced voice recognition and look for code words or phrases (known as the ECHELON “Dictionary”)

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Nat'l Day of Protest Against Health Insurance Corporations

On June 19, 2008, Americans across the nation will demonstrate in favor of guaranteed health care and in protest of AHIP — America’s Health Insurance Plans — the insurance industry lobbyists who profit from pain. Their annual convention will be met by thousands of protesters on site in San Francisco and simultaneously in cities across the nation.

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FCC Chair Martin Misleads Consumers About DTV Transition

Video providers should not be permitted to use the DTV transition to scare consumers into purchasing their services. By agreeing to appear in this PSA, Chairman Martin has encouraged this kind of opportunism. Even worse, he picked a single provider of video services to champion -- wholly inappropriate for a government agency.



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DTV DAY 2/17/2009 - Digital TV coupons tough to redeem

Millions of old people are gunna be staring at TV snow on 02/18/2009 - Lawmakers seek to extend life of government-issued vouchers for converter boxes, as consumers find the devices hard to obtain.

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PSA Minidrama on DTV Transition

Date: 2/19/2009
Time: 9am
Location: Somewhere in middle America


MA: What's wrong with this damn remote control Pa?

PA: What's that Ma?

MA: Damned TV ain't working no more.

PA: Drop something on the floor?

MA: I said the damned TV ain't working.

PA: Did you push the red button Ma?

MA: OF COURSE I PUSHED IT YOU OLD FOOL!

PA: Well then...

MA: It still ain't working

PA: What's that?

MA: I said it's... broken! It ain't working...

PA: Prolly just needs batteries.

MA: Well didn't you just put in some new batteries last year?

PA: Hmmm?

MA: BATTERIES? DIDN'T YOU JUST PUT IN SOME NEW BATTERIES SAME TIME YOU BOUGHT YOUR HEARING AID BATTERIES!

PA: How's that?

MA: BATTERIES! Oh never mind... darn this is making me so mad... I'm missing the Price is Right!

PA: Pricey is right. Batteries ain't cheap.

(Big Button phone rings/red flashes)

PA: Phone is ringing

MA: Oh now what... um hello?

SONNY: Hey Ma.

PA: Who is it..?

MA: (to Pa) It's Sonny Boy... (into phone) Sonny can you come over here and take a look at our TV. Our remote quit working and there is no TV.

SONNY: No Ma it's the digital transition.

MA: Digital what?

SONNY: Transition... that's why I called... your TV is too old... it won't work.

MA: No, our set is perfectly fine. We paid a lot of money for this TV 15 years ago. It's a Zenith! We just need some batteries.

SONNY: No, it's not batteries... your TV is okay, it just won't work anymore without...

MA: ... of course it'll work! We just need some new batteries for the remote.

SONNY: No, Ma you just need a converter.

MA: A what?

PA: What's he saying?

MA: Says our TV is no good and I need to convert...

PA: The hell it ain't! Tell that boy I paid good money for that TV 20 years ago. It's a Magnavox! And it ain't got nothing to do with religion neither.

SONNY: I'll explain more to you later when I fly up on Friday... You'll need some coupons.

MA: Coupons? What for? I have plenty of those already.

SONNY: No, these are special coupons

MA: (to Pa) Sonny says we need special coupons.

PA: Grey Poupon? Already got that for my sandwiches.

SONNY: It's kinda hard to explain... I know it sounds confusing... it's the Government... they are permanently changing the system and taking...

MA: Sonny Boy... What the hell does the government got to do with me watching my favorite TV game show?

SONNY: (sighs) No, they say it's going to make things better...

MA: ... better for who?

PA: What's he saying?

MA: (to Pa) SONNY BOY SAYS THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT ME TO WATCH MY FAVORITE GAME SHOWS ANYMORE UNLESS I HAVE SOME SPECIAL COUPONS AND THAT'S WHY THE TV DOESN'T WORK

PA: Clara... you haven't been hitting the bottle again have you?

SONNY: Okay Ma... (sighs), see yuh on Friday.

(Click. Phone disconnects)

MA: (continues to talk into phone) Sonny Boy you can tell the government for me they can keep their damn coupons and just turn my TV back on right this damn minute! You hear me! I'll be sitting here waiting!

(Hangs up. Pa stares at Clara for a few moments)

PA: You swore you'd never touch another drop after what happened at Betty's Xmas party in 1959.

MA: OH WILL YOU SHUT UP!

PA: You don't need to shout.

MA: Oh what the hell am I going to do with myself now?

Millions of old people are going to be staring at TV snow on 02/18/2009 - Lawmakers seek to extend life of government-issued vouchers for converter boxes, as consumers find the devices hard to obtain.

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Hollywood is a very small town

Insider News and Views - Spike Lee gets after Dirty Harry as Uwe Boll emulates Don King, Cash Warren cashes in, Leo likes Atari, SAG is set to strike, Tom Hanks runs in Rome, and Kung Fu Panda messes with the Zohan, Box Office...

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Spanish Truckers Block Border Protest Rising Fuel Costs

In the latest show of distress over fuel prices, Spanish truckers began a blockade of their country’s border with France, lining up their rigs in a crawling strike.

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When Chaplin Became the Enemy

In 1947 the lovable Little Tramp met emergent McCarthyism in “Monsieur Verdoux.”

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Actual Footage/Documentary on the "Pacific Garbage Patch"

For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area’s sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup. Until now...

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Bikers stage fuel price protest - This is just the beginning

Scores of bikers have caused rush-hour disruption in a protest against rising fuel prices.

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Food Crisis Could Hit Pacific Hard

Across the Pacific, where so many already depend on aid to survive, governments are nervously planning how to best fight the looming threat of hunger.

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Homes in foreclosure top 1 million

Mortgage bankers report hits grim a benchmark in first quarter, showing a record number of homes in jeopardy. It's the worst since 1979

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Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False

More than five years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee has finally gone on the record: the Bush administration misused, and in some cases disregarded, intelligence which led the nation into war.

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Omelet Redefines Hollywood Filmmaking

Los Angeles based full-service branding, advertising and entertainment big ideas company comprised of egoless creative entrepreneurs taps into the Pulse of the Hollywood and Online Communities. The program is specifically designed to the online community to do what it does best - find new talent.

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