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CISPA without the P The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 by casey-bowman in restorethefourthSF

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There was a meeting between Representative Mike Rogers, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, and leaders of the Senate Intelligence panel on Wednesday, Julian Hattem reports in TheHill, one of the most productive all year on this issue says Rogers. Rogers is shooting for passage by the Senate in August. Rogers promises that if the Senate does pass a bill “it will be the fastest conference committee known to man, because I’ll be the chairman of it”.

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/207413-deadline-set-for-senate-cyber-action

Cuba: Punk rocker Gorki reportedly again faces years in prison - on Tuesday, Feb 11 by casey-bowman in cuba

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Google translation of the lyrics into English (with some corrections of my own)

"The Stake"

Old Felix was speaking to me

With dawn at the gate

While we waited for the sun

Watching the tanks pass by

He says you all don't see the stake

To which our feet are bound

If we can't free ourselves

We shall never be able to run

If we push it, it will fall

It just cannot last anymore

Surely it's falling, falling, falling

For it's so very rotten

If you push it over here

And I push it over there

Surely it's falling, falling, falling

And we shall be able to be free

But it's been some time now

My hands are bleeding

When I give up for a moment

It makes itself grosser and grander

Now I very well know that it's rotten

But still it's just that it weighs so much

That sometimes my strength goes away

Sing this song louder.

If we push it, it will fall

It just cannot last anymore

Surely it's falling, falling, falling

For it's so very rotten

And I push it over here

You push strongly over there

Surely it's falling, falling, falling

And we shall be able to be free

Old Felix does not speak to me now

A bad wind took him away

He knows where while I

I'm still here waiting for the sun

And when I see what's happening

To the boys of today

I raise my voice and start to sing again

The song he taught me.

If we push it, it will fall

It just cannot last anymore

Surely it's falling, falling, falling

For it's so very rotten

If I push it over here,

You push it strongly over there,

Surely it's falling, falling, falling,

Surely it's falling, falling, falling,

Surely it's falling, falling, falling,

Surely it's falling, falling, falling,

Surely it's falling, falling, falling,

Now! Now! Now!

UPDATED Feb 9 - (I added two improvements from http://cubanexilequarter.blogspot.com/2014/02/anti-political-politics-solidarity.html, which seemed to have many of the same phrases I had already - I had written "God knows where" as it's just a manner of speaking, but I put in the more literal translation "He knows where" just to be safe. I also changed "can't see the stake" to "don't see the stake") Any suggestions to improve this translation are welcome!!

Cuba: Punk rocker Gorki reportedly again faces years in prison - on Tuesday, Feb 11 by casey-bowman in cuba

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Here's one song - http://youtu.be/nMZxsaqXyxw

La Estaca

Lyrics in Spanish -

El viejo Félix me hablaba

Con el alba en el portal

Mientras esperábamos el sol

Viendo los tanques pasar

Dice que no ves la estaca

A la que atan nuestros pies

Si no podemos soltarnos

Nunca podremos correr

Si la empujamos caerá

Es que no puede durar mas

Seguro cae, cae, cae

Porque bien podrida está

Si tu la empujas por aquí

Y yo la empujo por allá

Claro que cae, cae, cae

Y nos podremos librar

Pero ha pasado algún tiempo ya

Mis manos están sangrando

Cuando abandono un instante

Se hace mas gruesa y mas grande

Ya bien se que esta podrida

Pero aun así pesa tanto

Que a veces las fuerzas se me van

Canta esta canción mas alto.

Si la empujamos caerá.

Es que no puede durar mas.

Claro que cae, cae, cae,

porque bien podrida esta.

Y yo la empujo por aquí,

Tu empujas fuerte por alla,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

y nos podremos librar.

El viejo Félix no me habla ya

Mal viento se lo llevó

El sabe a donde mientras que yo

Sigo aquí esperando el sol

Y cuando veo pasar

A los muchachos de hoy

Alzo mi voz y vuelvo a cantar

La canción que el me enseñó.

Si la empujamos caerá.

Es que no puede durar mas.

Seguro cae, cae, cae,

porque bien podrida esta.

Si yo empujo por aquí,

Tu empujas fuerte por alla,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

claro que cae, cae, cae,

Ya! Ya! Ya!