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		<title>Why AWARE must not fall into the hands of the Christian right-wing movement.</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/487/why-aware-must-not-fall-into-the-hands-of-the-christian-right-wing-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow the discussion thread here (ignore the blatant trolls).
Been monitoring with extreme interest the debacle surrounding AWARE’s power-grab by supposed Christian conservatives (I refuse to use the word fundamentalists, it’s just too strong).
Most discussion revolves around the as-yet-unknown agenda of the new AWARE exco, (in particular their stance towards GLBTQ issues), along with the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rise of the hoi polloi.</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/423/rise-of-the-hoi-polloi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
And the unthinkable happens – manifested discontent with the ruling elite is slowly but surely on the rise in iron-fisted Singapore.
Ever since the economy started taking a downward dive towards a global meltdown, there has been a smattering of actions done by elements of Singapore citizenry that shows simmering resent towards the ruling class.

MP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jail term for public expression.</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/395/jail-term-for-public-expression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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From Channel NewsAsia, &#8220;Jail term for 3 S&#8217;poreans found guilty of contempt of court&#8220;.
Two of them, 19-year-old Muhammad Shafi&#8217;ie Syahmi Sariman and 33-year-old Isrizal Mohamed Isa, received seven days&#8217; jail term each, while 47-year-old John Tan Liang Joo was slapped with a 15-day jail term. 

WTF? We are a fascist state &#8211; total abuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What constitutes reasonable public expression?</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/333/what-constitutes-public-expression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Channel NewsAsia today &#8211; &#8220;3 Singaporeans to be sentenced for contempt of court&#8221;
Three Singaporeans have been held in contempt of court for appearing at the Supreme Court building in May wearing T-shirts showing a kangaroo in a judge&#8217;s gown.
These three Singaporeans were demonstrating outside the Supreme Court, where a defamation suit hearing involving Dr [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20th January 2009 &#8211; A Better World</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/152/20th-january-2009-a-better-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the United States, and will be sworn in on the 20th January 2009.
A lot hinges on Obama&#8217;s performance for the next 4 years. Being the first black president, people have high expectations of him. If he were to not deliver on good policies or decisions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You did the right thing, Powell.</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/228/you-did-the-right-thing-powell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colin Powell endorses Obama as his choice of US President, and this is widely regarded as the final nail in McCain&#8217;s presidential bid efforts &#8211; the first nail being McCain&#8217;s pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A4LfWhU0Uk
I sincerely hope that come November, Barack Obama will be elected President. Throughout the entire campaign, he has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary : JB Jeyaretnam Press Obituary in ST 20081001</title>
		<link>http://kelvin.scoopdreams.net/archives/302/commentary-jb-jeyaretnam-press-obituary-in-st-20081001/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Straits Times was worth a buy today, as I wanted to find out what our Singapore national press has to say about the just departed JB Jeyaretnam.
And as I clambered sleepily down to the newspaper stand, I started thinking &#8211; how would the national press publication portray a political figure that has stood out [...]]]></description>
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