I originally posted the following statement onto my Facebook wall…
“CafePress – ASAN”
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Worthless cashier at 7-Eleven in Rutherford, NJ
The worthless cashier working at the Jackson Avenue 7-Eleven in Rutherford, New Jersey, refused to accept my $50 bill, today, claiming it to be “fake.” After a short debate, I finally demanded he settle the issue by simply testing my cash. Shockingly, he then proved himself as even more useless than I originally suspected. Upon reluctantly retrieving the store’s counterfeit-detecting pen from next to the register, he proceeded to swipe it across the bill multiple times, striping it with a row of faint yellow lines. Then, with a look of confidence, he told me that the pen was “broken,” and he still could not accept my money. By this time, a line was forming, and the manager had even moseyed over, though he was merely was watching the whole exchange, without saying a word. Incredulous, I explained that his pen had proven my cash to be real. However, he maintained his claim that it was broken. I told him that he was completely incompetent, then snapped a quick photo of the scene, for the record.
I originally posted the following information and statement onto my Facebook wall…
Blowback: Did Israel Help To Create Hamas?
Here’s a very informative article on the topic:
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123275572295011847.html
Well… I guess we should just be glad that the Israeli government didn’t fund, train and arm Hamas, the way the America government did with the Mujahideen, the MAK, and Al Qaeda:
OPERATION CYCLONE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone
Bin Laden Comes Home to Roost:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3340101/
(note that this article is from 1998! All of the politics and emotions of 9/11 are nonexistent)
Terror ‘Blowback’ Burns CIA:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/terror-blowback-burns-cia-1182087.html
(note that this article, too, is from 1998)
Bin Laden, Taliban Created During Cold War Era:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0110/S00004.htm
(note that this article is from Oct. 2001, right after 9/11)
I originally posted the following information and statement onto my Facebook wall…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: A Time to Break Silence (1967):
“A time comes when silence is betrayal.” For Americans, that time came long ago in relation to the Middle-East and Africa! The government is engaging in war crimes and crimes against peace as a BIPARTISAN matter of policy in these regions! It is completely illegitimate, unacceptable and repugnant, deserving neither our respect, our support, nor our tax dollar funding!!!
“Autistic Speaking Day”
In honor of Autistics Speaking Day, I would like to share with the public some of my thoughts on Autistic Self-Advocacy.
As an Autistic Self Advocate, I work to advance the rights, goals, concerns and self-determination of the Autistic community that I am a part of. I strive daily to promote Neurodiversity awareness and acceptance, knowing that my condition is a functional, natural and necessary difference, worthy of respect, and celebration. I push to uphold the Social Model of Disability in regard to the Autistic Spectrum, fully aware that “systemic barriers, negative attitudes and exclusion by society (purposely or inadvertently)” are the main obstacles I face as an individual on the Spectrum living in a Neurotypical world. I fight to dispel the popular belief that the Autistic Spectrum is a “disease” in need of a “cure,” understanding that there cannot be any real and honest dialogue about the Spectrum so long as the general public entertains such a prejudicial viewpoint. And, of course, this trend in thinking is not so easily reversible, since it is perpetuated by not only medical professionals, experts, and the mainstream media, but even some well-known organizations that purport to represent the Autistic community, as well. However, like many others on the Spectrum, I struggle against these factors to add my own voice, realizing how important it is for Autistic individuals to educate the public about the Autistic Spectrum for ourselves – especially when our Neurotypical counterparts fall short.
