A.O. Scott, [G.O.P.] "Art and Style Are Their Lifeblood," The New York Times, April 11, 2014, p. C1.
Billions of persons are stolen from, on a daily basis, by the wealthiest 1% of the U.S. population -- land is stolen, money is stolen, our voices and creative works are stolen by persons expressing contempt for our humanity and rights. ("Ape and Essence.")
The clearest example of this theft is the taking of the creative achievements of powerless artists and intellectuals -- regardless of the provisions of intellectual property law -- in America and throughout the world, by the so-called "corporate entertainment industry." ("'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review" and "What is it like to be plagiarized?")
A new vampire movie, for example, seems to mirror some of the themes and details of a short story that I published at these blogs, and elsewhere, under copyright: "What you will ..." http://www.jgalis-menendez.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-you-will.html
Perhaps any resemblance between my story and this new movie is merely a coincidence. You decide.
Most people seem to agree with me that my writings have been plagiarized, again. ("How censorship works in America.")
Literary "thefts" will not be punished by the American legal system if the victims lack the resources for expensive litigation. ("Thomas Nagel's Guilt by Association.")
I live in a nation that has claimed the right to torture, kill, interrogate and monitor anyone in the world, U.S. citizens included, for "secret" reasons that need never be disclosed to victims. ("America's Drone Murders" and "America's Torture Lawyers" then "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")
Sanctioned computer crime may result in theft or destruction of artistic works with impunity for protected thieves. ("Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")
The person writing this movie review for the Times is probably among the readers of my story, but felt no need to mention the text in a review echoing its plot and ideas.
A list of additional sources will be attached to this essay in the days ahead.
Abbott-Koloff, "Luring Attempt Reported Outside Garfield School," The Record, April 4, 2014, p. L-3. (Luring attempts outside grade schools -- often making use of an identical script and in a coordinated manner -- have become a preferred technique for New Jersey's thriving child prostitution industry. "New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters" and "New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters.")
Ron Nixon, ["Ron" as in Ronald Reagan and "Nixon as in Richard Nixon] "Cuba Social Media Project Was No Plot, Agency Says," The New York Times, April 9, 2014, p. A7. (Right-wing Cuban-American interests, affiliated with the C.I.A. and protected by Marco Rubio also Iliana Ros-Leghtinen as well as Senator Menendez, were probably behind the effort to "penetrate" Cuban communications for the NSA.)
Jim Norman, "Man, 65, Held in Sex Assault On a Girl, 12," The Record, March 29, 2014, p. L-3. (One of many essentially identical assaults on children in New Jersey during March/April, possibly by the same organization or its sympathizers involved in anti-Cuba activity. "New Jersey's Child Sex Crisis" and "Is Menendez For Sale?")
Seth Augustine, "Report: Black, Latino Children's Chances of Success 'Distressingly Lower,'" The Star Ledger, April 2, 2014, p. 1. (It is not so distressing, perhaps, to the "Ron Nixon-types" that minority children are suffering. Requests to spend more millions "undermining" the Cuban Revolution continue to be made. Undermining -- or intervening -- in the affairs of a sovereign country violates international law, as does the U.S. embargo. "Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")
James Risen & Laura Poitras, "Spying by N.S.A. Ally Entangled U.S. Law Firm," The New York Times, February 11, 2014, p. A1. (Developments are expected in this continuing saga of secret actions by U.S. law firms with judicial connections, ostensibly acting in the "national interest" as defined by intelligence agencies rather than the president, in committing illegal and maybe criminal actions, secretly. No ethics actions or other legal proceedings will be brought against most of these attorneys committing crimes, allegedly, in the national interest. "A Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli" and "Marilyn Straus Was Right!" then "Is America's Legal Ethics a Lie?")
Adam Liptak, "Justices 5-4, Void Key Spending Cap in Political Races: Ruling Ends Limits On Individual's Total Donations to Federal Candidates," The New York Times, April 3, 2014, p. A1. (This is a disgraceful decision that, essentially, turns over the electoral process to the wealthiest 1%, who will dominate U.S. elections, and come to own politicians required to beg for money in order to remain in office.)
Ben Protess & Michael Corkery, "Crime Inquiry Said to Open On Citygroup," The New York Times, April 3, 2014, p. A1. (Nothing will come of this investigation; no one at Citygroup will be indicted. However, readers will get the impression that persons are being monitored in the financial industry.)
Stephanie Clifford, "Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1989 Murder is Set Free," The New York Times, April 9, 2014, p. A18. (The Brooklyn district attorney's office may have withheld evidence from the defense that was crucial to establishing the innocence of the accused after years of incarceration. Is this America's legal ethics? Does race -- the accused is African-American -- enter into this matter and so many others like it? "Prosecutorial Misconduct.")
Frances Robles, "Notes Found in Review of Police Work Could Exonerate 2 Convicted in Killing," The New York Times, April 9, 2014, p. A16. (ALVENA JENNETTE served nearly 21 years for a 1985 murder he did not commit. All of these innocent persons recently exonerated after convictions in different parts of the country happen to be African-Americans. "Justice For Mumia Abu-Jamal" and "Louis C. Taylor Serves 42 Years as an Innocent Man.")
Matt Apuzzo, "Profiling Rules Said to Give the F.B.I. Tactical Leeway," The New York Times, April 10, 2014, p. A1. (Let's give the F.B.I. "leeway" to withhold exculpatory evidence from African-American defendants by way of the Justice Department. "The F.B.I. Wants Assata Shakur.")
Kate Zernike [Barbara Buono] "Judge Allows Christie Aide to Withhold Bridge Emails," The New York Times, April 10, 2014, p. A18. (Ms. Kelly gets to remain silent protecting Governor Christie. Democrats in the state Legislature may be out of bullets.)
Christopher Baxter, "Report: Officials Pay Selves Unapproved OT: Review of 14 Municipalities Found Executive Salaries PADDED Without Public Approval," April 10, 2014, p. 11.
New Jersey is famous for enacting legislation designed to "end pay-to-play" practices or "to enhance transparency" in government spending.
These "sunshine" laws are simply ignored by politicians at the municipal level (and their croneys) who are accustomed to being, as it were, "on the tit." ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" then "Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and New Jersey's Hypocrisy" and "David Samson is On the Tit.")
Analogously, there are ethics rules on the books that ostensibly apply to all lawyers in New Jersey, but which state government lawyers -- including, most egregiously -- Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) lawyers violate with impunity. Many such hypocritical "ethics" attorneys even commit crimes while having the nerve to criticize or regulate the conduct of their more talented and intelligent colleagues. ("John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Hypocrisy" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")
Some of the officials fortunate enough to receive Overtime Compensation (OT) -- often after working far less than 8 hours or not working at all! -- are LAWYERS. Some of these well-compensated lawyers serve as municipal attorneys or town judges.
Did you get any overtime for your services to numerous municipalities John Bruno, Esq.? Jim Orlando, Esq.? Estela De La Cruz, Esq.? ("Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "North Bergen, New Jersey is the Home of La Cosa Nostra.")
"A handful of municipalities in New Jersey improperly padded the salaries of their top executives by paying overtime and compensatory time without passing an ordinance, [as required by New Jersey state law,] a new report released yesterday by the state comptroller found." (emphasis added!)
Luckily, all of this theft did not cause a traffic jam at the GWB, so as to trouble Kate Zernike and Rachel Maddow, who (evidently) could not care less about corruption by Democrats, especially if lesbians are stealing your money -- allegedly:
"The investigation examined 14 municipalities and found that six had paid more than $195,000 in overtime to 'high-level employees' in 2010 and 2011 without passing a public ordinance, which requires public comment and a public vote, the report said." ("Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "New Jersey Lawyers' Ethics Farce" and "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")
I am sure that "Big Nicky" Sacco has received substantial overtime compensation:
"Several executives approved their own overtime payments, [emphasis added] the report said, while, in two cases, executives padded their salary [salaries?] with an overtime rate of pay for working regular hours during Tropical Storm Irene, which struck the state in 2011." ("New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit" and "Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?" then "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")
Curiously, some "officials" (unidentified) paid themselves overtime while on vacation in Disneyworld, allegedly. Others working part time, as many lawyers do, were awarded "overtime" for spending a little more time at their temp jobs, which is also illegal.
Given the mess discovered at the Port Authority that is accompanied by allegations of missing funds after the departure of David Samson -- a man who is still praised by Governor Christie as "General" for his brief and failed stint as Attorney General -- this further example of New Jersey corruption is merely "business as usual." ("Cement is Gold" and "Is Menendez For Sale?" then "Bribery in Union City, New Jersey" and "David Samson Resigns!")
More revelations of blatant thefts and incompetence should enrage a population in a state suffering from lowered credit worthiness and multiplying lies from the Governor's Mansion as corruption increases. ("Christie's Bridge of Sighs.")
Recent prostitution rings in Wall Township, Jersey City, and heroin distribution networks in Passaic County -- allegedly, with police and prosecutors on the payroll -- also with a tie-in to prostitution making use of minors, combine to give a full-rounded and multidimensional image of why New Jersey is deservedly described as "America's Legal Toilet." ("New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters" and "New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters" then "New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House" and "New Jersey's Judges Disgrace America" then "Judges in Bayonne, New Jersey Protect Child Molesters" and "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison!" and "Edward M. De Sear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth.")
The state's capacity to cover-up, lie, hide and/or deny what is obvious to most observers throughout the world gives a new meaning to the word "denial." ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")
The state's festering and foul-smelling corruption as well as legal incompetence is a major problem that is growing worse under Mr. Christie's administration.
New Jersey has been called a "humiliation for America," notably by lawyers from other states and countries. I concur. "Gilberto Garcia, Estela De La Cruz, Mary Anne Kriko" -- may all be living proof of this foul-smelling corruption.
"The comptroller's review also found that 10 of the municipalities examined awarded their executives more than 4,000 hours of compensatory time [in a single day, no doubt] during the same two-year period WITHOUT an ordinance, which is also a violation of state law."
Many of these so-called officials are lawyers. However, the OAE has no interest in theft of public funds by many senior lawyers. According to the state comptroller Mark Larkins:
"If municipalities choose to extend these benefits to their executives, they must do so in a way that is transparent and adheres to the law."
Allegations that a number of recipients of OT were also disabled through public workers' compensation cannot be confirmed, but it does seem clear that a few officials who received OT, amazingly, were probably in Disneyworld when performing the overtime work for which they were compensated. ("Nihilists in Disneyworld" and "New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana" then "New Jersey's Feces Covered Supreme Court" and "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")
Do you speak to me of "ethics," Mr. Rabner? ("Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?")
