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#ThinkwingRadio: OCTOBER 8, 2014, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: YOU! TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (+ Voting, Ebola, Hong Kong, & More) [AUDIO]

SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-10-08_2200, VOTING, HONG KONG, ISIS, KURDS, NASA, ROB LOWE

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting, Hong Kong Occupy, Ebola in the US, ISIS

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SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT, Feb. 5, 2014, 10-11PM On KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC: Guest Ronnie Garza of Occupy Austin and Houston’s Gulf Port 7

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AUDIO: kpft_2014-02-05_2200, Ronnie Garza, Gulf Port 7

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig is usually a call-in show. Whether you’re listening live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world, you can call in at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

I think that a fair introduction for the topic of this show was written at the time by Whitney Radley for Houston.CultureMap.com, published Dec. 12, 2011 and entitled: Showdown at the Port: Occupy Houston protestors block traffic with their bodies, clash with police:

“In conjunction with West Coast Port Shutdown and in solidarity with similar movements from [Houston] to Honolulu, Occupy Houston — and representatives from occupations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio — took on the Port of Houston Authority on Monday afternoon. By the end of the protest, 25 occupiers were arrested.

“The day of action was conceived as an effort to support the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the California truck drivers attempting to form a labor union. Though the blue-collar port jobs seem a far cry from the suits and portfolios of Wall Street, occupiers also considered the port protest “a statement against the multinational conglomerates and their relentless campaign to outsource American jobs and undermine our economy in the pursuit of ever-widening profit margins.”

Twenty-five protesters were arrested, but for 7, their legal nightmare had just begun.

My guest tonight is Ronnie Garza (@SurveillanceEye), an Austin Occupier and social and political activist. He was one of those so-called “Gulf Port 7”, and tonight we’ll discuss his story.

Some of the questions we’ll be exploring:

Were the protesters ‘entrapped’?
Were the Gulf Port 7 actually collateral damage from a political spat between Houston & Austin?
When is law enforcement surveillance and/or infiltration of a group justified, if ever?
What do news consumers do when the Mainstream Media fails them?
When ‘alternative media’ become your only source for a real event, how do you evaluate it for objectivity and accuracy?

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT, Jan. 8, 2014, 10-11PM On KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC: Whither OCCUPY?

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AUDIO: kpft_2014-01-08_2200 Whither OCCUPY

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottos:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

The first show topic is: “OCCUPY: Did it succeed or fail, and what has become of it?” (We will discuss other topics as they arise.)

My guest tonight is Kit O’Connell (@KitOConnell), a gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas where he works as an editor and correspondent for Firedoglake. After joining Occupy Austin in November 2011, he participated in Occupy actions in Chicago, Houston, San Antonio and New York City including the Houston Port Shutdown and the September 2012 anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Since the movement’s peak, Kit was part of the struggle for women’s rights against the Texas Legislature and organized grassroots support for the victims of the Austin Halloween Flood.

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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TOPICS: “OCCUPY: Did it succeed or fail, and what has become of it?”

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“NYPD arrests 2 for filming cops. Seizes cameras, SD card to destroy evidence. They took the wrong SD card” [VIDEO]

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I post this without comment. Judge for yourself. ~ Mike

From liveleak.com:

NYPD arrests woman filming police’s “vehicle safety checkpoint”; they seize the wrong SD card

NYPD must be required to wear badge cameras!

Cameraman :
”We were arrested while filming an NYPD checkpoint on a bridge between a soon to be gentrified Bronx and a quickly gentrifying Harlem. We were charged with OGA, DisCon, and resisting arrest. I was holding a bag of yarn in one hand and a canvas in the other. My partner had food in his hands when he was tackled. Even though their violent actions were unjust, we did not resist. Simultaneous with our “arrests”, the checkpoint was closed down”

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=125_1368963035

NYPD Battles Parts of Brooklyn. MSM reports nothing.

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As reported at Occupy.com:

Brooklyn Rises Up in Protest of Police Shooting

Fri, 03/15/2013 – 17:15

By RT

Eighteen have been arrested in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood as New Yorkers came out for a third night of protest over the police killing of 16-year-old Kimani Gray, police reported.

The demonstration began at Brooklyn’s 67th Precinct in East Flatbush, the part of New York’s Brooklyn section where Gray was shot to death by police on Saturday. Witness and police accounts differ on whether Gray was brandishing a weapon before he was killed.

According to autopsy results, Gray was shot seven times – four times in the front of his body, and three times in the back. Continue reading →

OCCUPYHOUSTON: Apr 20-30, 2012, (Evicted from Tranquility Park by HPD)

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: Read our newspaper online

For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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Please note: If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. FYI, I do not necessarily support every action reported here to the same degree or at all, but I report. – Mike

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

Upcoming Events, (More info below the jump):

May Day MAYDAY! May 1st, 2012
Occupy the Machine’s action for April has been postponed! (WAS, Solidarity with Occupy the Machine

News & Announcements (More info below the jump):

Tweets: News, Opinion, Comments: Below the jump
Calendar Of Upcoming Events
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement <– Click here
OCCUPY MOVEMENT: Occupy Together – Actions and Directory (Domestic and Worldwide) <– Click here
Minutes 4/18: GA discussion

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

***This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike***

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

***This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike***

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

***This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike***

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

***This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike***

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

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This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike