Steve E.

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Crazy ~ Whitney Glover

Steve E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 12:46 am

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Save The Internet: Stop SOPA/PIPA!

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 12:38 pm
Thanks to action by a broad and bipartisan coalition of Internet users, companies, and organizations, the U.S. House of Representatives has now put the brakes on SOPA, a well-intentioned but deeply flawed bill that would use Internet censorship to combat overseas copyright infringement. Even Pres...
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No Thanks For Signing The NDAA

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 1, 2012, 4:43 pm

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Jake Phoenix Continues His Online Activism

Steve E. posted an article on - Dec 17, 2011, 3:13 pm
New Mexico denizen Jake Phoenix (aka ThereinLies) continues his charming online "activism" with this little love note I received this morning.
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UC Davis Pepper Spraying Officer, Lt. John Pike

Steve E. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2011, 9:42 pm
Anonymous • D0X: UC Davis Pepper Spraying officer, Lt. John Pike Lieutenant John Pike Records Unit Manager Phone: 530-752-3989 Cell: 530-979-0184 japikeiii@ucdavis.edu Address: 4005 Cowell Blvd, Apt 616. Davis, CA 95618-6017 Skype: japike3 File formal complaint against UC Davis police officer he...
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Power To The People

Steve E. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 11:35 am
I believe the rebirth of class consciousness in the United States -- and across the world -- is one of the most important political events of my life. I believe that this new dawning of economic awareness will inevitably lead to empowerment of those who, heretofore, have been largely shut out of the...
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Seems Legit

Steve E. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 2:12 pm
Alrighty then!
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Here's the brief story of how this blog, Reality Catcher,...

Steve E. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 7:23 pm
Here's the brief story of how this blog, Reality Catcher, led to my gig with Village Voice Media, first with SF Weekly, then Toke of the Town and Seattle Weekly.
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Teabaggers Have A Short Memory

Steve E. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2011, 12:13 pm
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Here's What The Tea Party Is REALLY Saying

Steve E. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2011, 5:56 pm
"Don't Tread On Me." Instead, tread on: the poor, the unemployed, the uninsured, the gays, the Muslims, the Hispanics, the lower/working classes, the liberals and progressives, basically, everybody but us, because we're rich and white.
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We Are The 99%

Steve E. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2011, 3:45 am
http://www.occupywallst.org/ http://www.occupytogether.org It's time.
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Hurricane Irene, Meet Biological Weapons Facility.

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2011, 2:13 am
There are some very good reasons to hope the current predictions of Hurricane Irene weakening are true. One of these is the fact that a U.S. government biological weapons facility, Plum Island, is in the direct path of the storm. Note that this disquieting fact has so far escaped the...
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Washington Farmer's Market: Power To The Patients

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2011, 4:20 am
Photo by Tony Wells I'm convinced this is the future of medical marijuana access. I love the Washington Farmer's Market, and what a beautiful place to hold it on the day this was filmed -- Hoodsport is a gorgeous little town. The type of patient empowerment represented by farmer...
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Forty Seconds of My Hempfest Speech

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2011, 1:34 am
SAM_0507 a video by finkmoney on Flickr. Thanks to finkmonkey for the footage!
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OK, Now I'm Impressed.

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2011, 3:31 am
Michele Bachmann eats a foot-long corn dog at the Iowa State Fair... her masterful technique is undeniably a thing of terrible beauty. Let's take a moment, shall we? (Photo: Tony Harnden) http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100100848/fried-food-and-retail-politics-at-the-iow...
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This Bong Hit's For You, China.

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2011, 4:43 pm
The People's Republic of China had never really done anything for me until this week. But then, man oh man, did they make up for lost time! They refused to do the binding on my upcoming cannabis book, The Little Black Book of Marijuana, thus starting a tsunami of publicity that money couldn't have...
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Little Black Book of Marijuana Rises 600,000 Spots Overnight At Amazon

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2011, 12:57 am
I'll take it as a good sign that my book The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to Cannabis, which prints Monday, August 1, 2011, rose 649,000 spots on Amazon's rankings overnight. (First screen shot above, taken the night of July 30; second screen shot taken the morning of July 31....
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Y'all Gotta See My New Checks

Steve E. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2011, 7:27 pm
I'm not a check-using person. Normally, I conduct all my banking online. But since the IRS isn't into that type of thing, I was forced to cough up 40 bucks or so to buy a batch of the old-fashioned, paper kind. So, I think, "Hell. Might as well get some cool ones." Oh, about that "So many weeds, so ...
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Six Weeks Until 'The Little Black Book of Marijuana'

Steve E. posted an article on - Jun 20, 2011, 10:33 pm
My book, The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis is coming out in August. As listed in the current catalog of Peter Pauper Press: This concise guide to cannabis provides the essentials of cultivating, using, and cooking with weed; identifying the many varieti...
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Toke of the Town and My Opinions

Steve E. posted an article on - May 31, 2011, 9:01 pm
Soccermanic12990 Today 12:57 PM"Why should they care if you pursue one method of treatment -- a natural, non-toxic herb -- over harsh pharmaceuticals?", I love the articles TOT has on their front page, but its the unnecessary added opinions that make this stuff comparable to Fox news. Yes, marijuana...
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Bart Gets Smart

Steve E. posted an article on - May 24, 2011, 3:59 am

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Cannabis March and Rally in Seattle Saturday, May 14

Steve E. posted an article on - May 11, 2011, 2:02 pm
Cannabis Freedom March 2011 Seattle This Saturday, May 14 Rally and March from Volunteer Park to Westlake Park Live music, speakers, and activism in motion. It will begin with a rally at Volunteer Park at 11 a.m., with live music until noon followed by speakers from noon unti 1 p.m. The march itsel...
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Coming In August: The Little Black Book of Marijuana

Steve E. posted an article on - Apr 13, 2011, 12:05 pm
My book, The Little Black Book of Marijuana, is scheduled to be released in August by Peter Pauper Press in New York. The book is basically the history of cannabis condensed down into 20,000 words. Yeah, I know! But when I get a chance to bring the truth to the masses, I take it -- even if the truth...
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Happy 71st Birthday to Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead

Steve E. posted an article on - Mar 15, 2011, 8:45 pm
Lesh is More. That simple saying, popular among Grateful Dead fans who idolize bassist Phil Lesh, is true on multiple levels. Phil was never content to be "just" a rhythm-keeping bassist, preferring instead, like the rest of the band, to engage in sonic explorations that had much to do with the wond...
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Have Some Cannabis While Watching This

Steve E. posted an article on - Feb 4, 2011, 2:14 am

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Lord Byron's Birthday: So We'll Go No More a-Roving

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 22, 2011, 8:21 pm
George Gordon, Lord Byron, born on January 22, 1788, led a dissipated life. In his day, Romantic Poets such as himself lived like rock stars -- cutting a wide swath through polite society and robbing many women and men of their innocence along the way (but giving them some good memories in the proce...
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Phil Mocek 1, TSA 0: Not Guilty For Refusing To Show ID

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2011, 11:37 pm
Phil Mocek in an Albuquerque courtroom this week.An Albuquerque jury handed down a not guilty verdict for my friend Phil Mocek of Seattle, who refused to show his ID to TSA officers at the Albuquerque Sunport. Phil was arrested in late 2009 after he wouldn't show his ID, and then used a camera to vi...
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I'd Feel Comfortable With One Of These Groups...

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2011, 4:53 pm
...Wanna guess?
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Where Are You, Dean Latimer? Thanks For Everything

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 5, 2011, 7:20 am
Back in 1977 when I started smoking marijuana, one of the first "stoner" things I did was start reading High Times magazine -- which was a lot different back in the day than it is now (more of a "lifestyle" magazine then than a grow book). And one of the first great writers I discovered within tho...
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All Together Now: A Marijuana Garden Is Not A 'Lab'

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2011, 11:54 am
In an embarrassing display of Bad Journalism, the Miami New Times, one of the sister Village Voice Media blogs of my paying gig, Toke of the Town, has called marijuana gardens "labs." That's right. Growing God's green plants from the earth now pretty much equals cooking up meth, boys and girls! "Oh,...
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The Real Lesson

Steve E. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2011, 1:04 am

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Oddly Enough, This Has Happened To Me

Steve E. posted an article on - Dec 31, 2010, 2:48 am

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You Might As Well Get Used To it

Steve E. posted an article on - Dec 28, 2010, 2:44 pm

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After Much Research, I Must Conclude That...

Steve E. posted an article on - Dec 15, 2010, 8:16 pm
However, research continues...
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Splish Splash. How Was I To Know There Was A Party Goin' On?

Steve E. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2010, 1:01 pm
Sometimes a nice relaxing herbal bath is exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Garcia: Somebody Has To Do It; Pathetic That It Has To Be Us

Steve E. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2010, 5:03 pm
At 4:20 PM this Wednesday (December 1), acclaimed Grateful Dead filmmaker and Everything Must Go director Len Dell’Amico will be releasing a rare clip of Jerry Garcia in 1988 concerning the future state of our environment. Dell-Amico was nice enough to let Reality Catcher readers have an advance p...
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Outlaws We Remain: The Guitar Army Fights On

Steve E. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2010, 1:39 pm
Years and years ago when I was a young man, my sister gave me a 1972 book called Guitar Army by a political activist named John Sinclair, a Detroit dude I idolized who got sentenced to 10 years in prison for two joints. Sinclair, who managed the seminal rock band the MC5, also founded the far-left, ...
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The Pothead Pandas

Steve E. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2010, 11:11 pm

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Hey, Kitsap: Here's How You Can Help Get Marijuana Legalized

Steve E. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2010, 10:34 pm
Attention, Kitsap County, Washington residents: If you're tired of your tax money being wasted on a failed and senseless war on marijuana, you can do something about it. Marijuana legalization supporters Sensible Washington are organizing in the county, and they tell me that they've divided Kitsa...
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Dude... What Strain Was That?

Steve E. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2010, 11:43 pm
Dude... what strain was that?
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This Taco Bell Has A Smart Manager...

Steve E. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2010, 4:47 pm
Come on, all you other California fast food franchises... Support the people who support you! Light a fire on November 2. YES ON 19!
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Plethora of Pretty Pot Pipes

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2010, 4:20 pm
Plethora of Pretty Pot Pipes Originally uploaded by alapoetHempfest 2010... yeah, it's a helluva party. Check out these pipes.
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Let's Fire Boss Hauge As Kitsap County D.A.

Steve E. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2010, 1:33 am
Writer/activist Greg JablonskiBy Greg Jablonski Kitsap County has had two high profile medical marijuana cases in the past year prosecuted by D.A. Russell Hauge. In one case, Bruce Olsen was acquitted by a jury of 12 of his peers. In September of last year, Robert Dalton was not so lucky, being fo...
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The Darling Buds Of May Meet The Ecstasy Of Being

Steve E. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2010, 9:45 pm
I got to spend some time with my great-nephew Bronner in Alabama. He's a chip off the old block.May was beautiful. I got to spend it in Alabama where I grew up, with my mom and sisters, and nothing is better than spending happy times with family and friends. But, as editor of Toke of the Town, Vill...
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Washington Patients Now Have Better Access To Medical Marijuana

Steve E. posted an article on - Jun 11, 2010, 1:27 am
By Steve Elliott in Toke of the Town Photo: World of Work​Starting Thursday, June 10, Washington residents with terminal or debilitating medical conditions will have better access to getting authorized to use medical marijuana, a prominent Democratic legislator has announced. Washington's newest...
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If Housepets Were Libertarians

Steve E. posted an article on - May 4, 2010, 10:06 pm

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Travelocity Sucks And Has Horrible Customer Service

Steve E. posted an article on - May 2, 2010, 9:27 pm
From: Steve Elliott Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 16:36:04 -0700 To: Joel Frey Subject: Hi Joel, it's alapoet from Twitter Hello Joel, I have, today, had the worst customer service experience of my life, thanks to Travelocity. Last December, I bought a round-trip ticket from Travelocity, and then was hosp...
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