Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Big Picture Report: 2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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Rich Americans Need Your Help

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Special Guest Blog/ Exclusive to The Big Picture Report A Plea For Your Help, From People for the Ethical Treatment of Rich Americans by List of X/ December 30, 2012   Every day, the nation is creeping closer and closer toward … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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He Died For Our Sins

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Vacation Mode

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Big Picture Report will be on vacation for the next two weeks, but I’ll probably still be checking in and posting now and then. I am grateful and appreciate all those who read this blog, and wish all of … Continue reading →

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MASSACRE DESTINY

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Ultimate Logic of a Society Built on Mass Murder By  Glen Ford/ Black Agenda Radio / December 18, 2012   “Mass murder is at the core of the American national religion.”  As a native-born American, I grew up watching cowboy and Indian … Continue reading →

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Mayan Weather Report: Don’t Bother With Weekend Plans

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Killing With a Joystick

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Good luck finding this story in the American corporate media…….. Dreams in Infrared The Woes of an American Drone Operator By Nicola Abé/ Spiegel Online International/ December 14, 2012 A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, … Continue reading →

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And Three Ounces of Shampoo……

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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P.J. O’Rourke

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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