Will Potter

Upcoming Green Scare Presentation at Wooden Shoe Books in Philadelphia

If you’re in Philly, I hope you can make it! I’ll be presenting my Green Scare audio/visual extravaganza. Well, not so much an extravaganza as a PowerPoint show of Green Scare images with some new videos as well. Wooden Shoe is an incredible book store and community space. I’m really looking forward to this… Thursday […]

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Lobbying Documents Show How Corporations Snuck “Eco-Terrorism” Law Through Congress (Part 2)

This is the second post in a series investigating the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Internal lobbying documents produced by an industry front group, revealed here for the first time, show how and why corporations snuck the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act through Congress, with little discussion or debate. On the surface, it might […]

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Are You on Twitter?

I’ve been badmouthing the “micro-blogging” at Twitter for a while now, but I’m starting to come around. Part of that was talking to my old boss/mentor at the American Civil Liberties Union (a former New York Times reporter and all around media genius, in my opinion). We both agreed that newspapers and magazines are tanking, […]

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Internal Industry Documents Show Plans for Labeling Activists as “Eco-Terrorists” (Part 1)

It has been two years since the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, a sweeping new law that wraps up non-violent civil disobedience and hurting corporate profits as “terrorism.” The law marked a radical expansion of the “War on Terrorism,” and the most ambitious campaign yet by industry groups, corporations, and the politicians that […]

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“Eco-terrorist” Bootie Shorts!

Corporations and the politicians that represent them have been exploiting public fears of terrorism to push a political agenda, branding animal rights and environmental activists as “eco-terrorists.” Well, if you’ve been following this Green Scare, you know there’s really only one place that term belongs. And that’s on your… um… uh… shorts! American Apparel running […]

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Center for Consumer Freedom Helps Terrorist Groups Raise Money

Last week the Center for Consumer Freedom, an industry front group, took out a full-page ad in The New York Times accusing the Humane Society of the United States of supporting “terrorism.” Their crime? A speech at a “holiday gala” for a group called the Humane League. If you’re not following, well, you’re not the […]

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“Terrorists” in New York Times Ad Wield Bullhorns Decorated with Cartoon Piggies

As you all are playing “Six Degrees of Consumer Freedom” and investigating CCF’s ties to terrorist organizations (keep posting your entries!), I wanted to follow up on that New York Times ad. A few things stuck out as being really odd. Of all the images that could have been used for the ad, they chose […]

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Full-page New York Times Ad Calls Humane Society “Terrorists”

A full-page ad in today’s The New York Times accuses the Humane Society of “helping an animal rights terrorism group.” The ad was bought by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), a front group that represents the fast food, meat and dairy industries. You might remember CCF from when they attacked Mothers Against Drunk Driving […]

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FBI Still Investigating Traffic Jam From 4 Years Ago

If anyone is looking for work in this failing economy, you might consider sending your resume to the FBI. Times are getting tight for everyone, but it seems the bureau has enough resources lying around to investigate a box left near the highway four years ago. [“The FBI and the Box of Secrets”… wasn’t that […]

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“Eco-Terrorist” LOL Cat?

This is what happens when ya’ll leave me unsupervised on holidays. This kittie may be as adorable as his pals over at iCanHasCheezburger.com, but don’t be deceived. He’s part of the “number one domestic terrorist threat.” The original photo was sent to me by activists in California, protesting animal researchers connected to UCLA. Here’s more […]

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