Tag: Free Speech

Illustration of Nadya Tolokno. Pussy Riot trial summer 2012.
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My Statement at My Parole Hearing

Everywhere—in schools, prisons and universities, at voting stations and sitting in front of the TV—we are taught to obey, to lie, to bite our tongues, to say “yes” when we want to say “no.” The great cause of our civilization is to foster in ourselves, our children and friends an antidote to this obedience—an obedience that eats people alive.

Letters to Nadya and Maria in Prison. Photo of the Pussy Riot trial in Russia. Nadya Tolokno. Maria Alyokhina. Yekaterina Samutsevich.
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Letters to Nadya and Maria in Prison

As part of the 17 Aug ’13 global Pussy Riot Solidarity Day, VBCO is collecting your letters to Nadya and Maria in prison. We’ll do our best to get your letters to Nadya and Maria.

If Lessig is Monet, then Stallman is Turner. Collage of pix of Lawrence Lessig, Claude Monet, Richard Stallman, and JMW Turner.
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If Lessig is Monet, then Stallman is Turner

In 1872 Claude Monet was ahead of his time. In 2004 Lawrence Lessig was ahead of his time. But how do we explain the insight of JMW Turner or Richard Stallman 30 years earlier still?

Pussy Riot Solidarity Parade. Vanessa Blaylock in a red balaclava. Text: Киска бунт Солидарность парад.
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Previz #75 – Activity #1: Pussy Riot Solidarity Parade!

Previz #75, for VBCO’s first “Activity,” Activity #1 – Pussy Riot Solidarity Parade. A march of avatars at Red Square in Virtual Moscow.

Montage of 4 images: Mermaid Bryn (Bryn Michaels) Mermaid Yordie (Yordie Sands) Mermaid Vanessa (Vanessa Blaylock) and Mermaid Hanna (Hanna Lee)
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Mermaids and Pissants, 10 Questions with Scarlett Luv

In Part 2 of her “10 Questions” Scarlett asks Vanessa about Mermaids and Pissants. Of floating free. Of struggling through the mire.

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Eloh Eliot Surfaces Briefly

THE METAVERSE, 17 June — Legendary Open Source Avatar Skin designer Eloh Eliot surfaced briefly today. So…

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Klout is Bullshit!

VB Rant Week 7 Bitchy Posts in 7 Angry Days http://vaneeesa.com/category/vaneeesa/rants/ Rant the fifth: Klout is Bullshit!…

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Equal Protection

  MENLO PARK, CA, 28 May — It’s heartbreaking to realize that Facebook can be so inclusive…

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Moderation

CYBERSPACE, 10 January — In the glorious free speech year of 2010 Rose was moderated out of…

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Fair Leaks

Speaking of Wikileaks and remembering that journalists are supposed to be about Free Speech, not Free Lunch……

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Maurizio Cattelan

Hey Everybody!! I got another postcard from Vaneeesa! She did an interview with the Italian bad-boy artist…