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Hello-

I am not going to lie, the news does get me down, but I still continue to read it. Each morning when I wake I raise the blinds, turn the kettle on for hot water, and sit at the computer and log on to cnn.com. Most of what I come across is absolute trash….”Cadet’s wild dance creates YouTube sensation”… “Harry Potter theme park to open in Orlando”… “God phone conspiracy?”..but, amongst the garbage there are a few nuggets of true-to-life news…..

Bush urges 15 nations to set global emissions goal

Putin says test missile is signal to U.S.

Coalition: Taliban have Iran arms

but that is just on CNN, and CNN is most often full of sensational news meant to get the attention of readers rather than educate them . After I peruse the mainstream I head over to www.alternet.org where I find a live and up to date feed of international news along with daily articles from guest columnists like:  Haircuts and Gossip — Pageantlike Presidential Election Coverage; Where’s the Real News? Or, Can You Believe This War Is Still Going On? After alternet I head over to Crooks and Liars, a site which posts much of the same news as alternet, but also usually posts video clips to go along with it. neat.

Got any news sites for me?

Anyway, I guess the whole point of this post is to legitimize this mix of music I’ve got right here. Many of these songs are political in nature, or address the madness and impending doom this world seems to be heading for (the news doesn’t seem to suggest otherwise). There are a few spoken word pieces in this mix including a harrowing poem by Charles Bukowski called, “Dinosauria, We”. It is a very affecting poem, makes my gut sink every time I read it, and you can find it here

Well, take care.

Here is what we have Artist / Album / Song Running time 32:25

Max Richter / Songs From Before / Fragment

Tom Waits / Orphans / Road to Peace

Bob Dylan / No Direction Home / Masters of War (live)

John Lennon / Anthology / I Don’t Want to be a Soldier

Devo / Recombo DNA / Beautiful World (demo)

Charles Bukowski / Run With the Hunted Sessions / Dinosauria, We

Godspeed! You Black Emperor / Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven / Storm: Levez Vos Skinny Fists Comme Antennas to Heaven

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