“Meditation Thoughts” (Sonnet (ABABCDCDEFEFGG)) – by Dan Baker

May all beings be happy, healthy and free. (except for those racist, Nazi bastards) No, no, even those Nazis who shot me. (remember what you said when you got plastered?) Smile, relax, and focus on the breathing, OK, focused now, meditation on track, (thinks of dying friends and enemies, screaming) You are safe now, youContinue reading ““Meditation Thoughts” (Sonnet (ABABCDCDEFEFGG)) – by Dan Baker”

The Penitentiary Picassos: Guard-Instigated Gang and Race Wars in Texas Prisons – by Jason Renard Walker

“Approximately 28% of the [FBI’s domestic covert action] efforts were designed to weaken groups by setting members against each other or to separate groups which might otherwise be allies and convert them into mutual enemies. The techniques used included… encouraging hostility up to and including gang warfare between rival groups…” According to penologists and pro-prisonContinue reading “The Penitentiary Picassos: Guard-Instigated Gang and Race Wars in Texas Prisons – by Jason Renard Walker”