Off Topic Post - Puppycide

Hi guys

I want to take this moment to bring something to your attention.  If you're a dog lover, like me, this will upset you. If you don't care for dogs, it probably won't bother you.  Whatever your view point is, you should know that there is a growing problem with police officers shooting family dogs for no reason.  The police departments are falsely stating in 99% of reports that the dogs were aggressive and they had no choice but to shoot it.  This is false. Often the dogs are shot on their own property. Sometimes the officers got a call about a disturbance and they went to the wrong house or trespassed on a property they should not have been on, like in Kincaid's story.  Or a dog escaped from it's yard, a neighbour calls the police and they have no idea what to do, so they shoot it.

The problem is that officers are not trained to deal with dogs.  They are trained to shoot and kill.   When a situation like this arises, the police department investigates itself.  Here lies the corruption. Police reports and accounts are changed in favour of the officer.  The dog owner is intimidated and officers will only take witness reports from people that will find fault with the dog owner or dog. Often, the fault is not with the dog.  I repeat, it's not the dog.

I follow many dogs groups on Facebook and often, stories such as Lexie's or Max's are shared and show up on my news feed. Warning, there are graphic pictures on their Facebook pages.  I'm very disturbed by this growing trend. Some of you know that I work with dogs very closely.  I am very experienced with them and understand their behaviour.  My love for dogs is very strong.  I am a defender of all things dog. When I hear stories like this, it hits me in such a way as if it were my own dog.  

There is a movement growing to bring much needed attention to this problem and to hold police officers accountable because they get away with it every single time.  Wearing a badge does not give you the right to do whatever you please.

Please take a moment to watch the trailer for a documentary called Puppycide. The film has met it's funding to move forward and I'm looking forward to the finished product. And please share this where ever you can; on Facebook, Twitter and your blogs.  Thank you.

Some links to check out are Police State USA and Filming Cops.

               

This trailer is more in depth and it contains graphic images.

               

Lady Gaga SNUBBED by Grammy Awards

WHAT!!!!!

The nominees are out and guess who didn't get one nomination? Yup, Lady Gaga. I guess this whole high art crap she's murdering us with officially turned the entire recording academy off. ARTPOP didn't qualify by the September 30th deadline but her single Applause did; and it got snubbed. In every eligible category possible. Since ARTPOP is a real ARTFLOP, I doubt she'll get any nominations for the following year either.

Check out the list of nominees here!

@Zedd @TheGRAMMYs Congratulations! At least working with Gaga didn't ruin your career! #GRAMMYnoms

— Gaga Cheat (@MissStef0318) December 7, 2013

Does Lady Gaga have a thing for rapists?

Lady Gaga and R.Kelly on the set of the DWUW music video

I see a very disturbing pattern here and I don't like it.  When Lady Gaga announced that she collaborated with R.Kelly on her single Do What You Want, there was a resounding sound of disgust that reverberated among music lovers.  It's hard to fathom how a self professed youth champion could wrap her head around the idea of working side by side with an alleged rapist.  

On February 3rd, 2003, an anonymous source sent the Chicago Sun Times a video that allegedly showed R.Kelly having sex and urinating on an underage girl.  In June of 2002, Kelly was indicted on 21 counts of sex with a minor which were later reduced to  soliciting a minor for child pornography, seven counts of videotaping the acts, and seven counts of producing child pornography.  Officers also found alleged photos of underage girls on R.Kelly's digital camera, which was wrapped in a towel and hidden in a duffel bag. Kelly was arrested on those charges, which were later dropped due to a lack of probable cause for the search warrant. The fact that the charges were dropped or a lack of probably cause does not mean the pictures don't exist.  R.Kelly has insisted that the man in the video is not him.  He pleaded not guilty and was later found not guilty by a jury of 14 people after less than a day of deliberations.  Of course, Lady Gaga made excuses for him.

R.Kelly and Aaliyah

R.Kelly also married the late singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 years old.  The marriage was annuled and Aaliyah maintained that she lied about her age, stating that she was 18 on the marriage license.  This doesn't mean that Aaliyah lied to R.Kelly about her age.  It only meant that she lied in order to get married because the age of consent in Illinois, where they were married, is 17.  The news of the marriage came out following the release of Kelly's song "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number". Interesting.

Photo: Lady Gaga and R. Kelly behind the scenes for their new music video “Do What U Want” directed by Me…... http://t.co/FESFGua0pu
— Terry Richardson (@Terry_World) December 6, 2013

Moving on to famous photographer Terry Richardson.  Richardson has been a long time companion of Lady Gaga's; traveling with her since The Monster Ball, photographing and working closely with her.  Richardson is no stranger to scandal.  He has been accused of sexual assaulting young models, using his industry power to manipulate them as they fear for their careers.  Just so I don't repeat myself, go and read a previous post I wrote on this very topic right here.  Gaga must love that tampon tea!

Rapper Rick Ross

In another disturbing and delinquent pattern, Gaga has now tapped rapper Rick Ross to remix her single DWUW. Can it get any worse for the saviour of the world's youth!  Rick Ross recently came under fire for his lyrics on Rocko's song U.O.E.N.O.  Oh what were the lyrics you ask?  

"Put Molly all up in her champagne, she ain't even know it.  I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain't even know it."

Rick Ross later apologized "Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and regrets."  Lame.  What a lame, pathetic, half-assed apology.  He's a grown man and don't tell me he didn't know what he was saying when he stood in front of that microphone in the recording studio. I don't have enough eyes to roll at this asshole.  He was subsequently dropped by Reebok.  By the way, your song sucks.

What kind of person claims to be the Pop Messiah Jesusa to depressed and suicidal teens, starts a foundation for them, then works with alleged child rapists and swine-men that glorify date rape?  I guess her next song will feature Robin Thicke.  How ironic that Lady Gaga wrote a song about pigs just like these men, in her song Swine. She once said that she had to go through lots of swine to get where she is now.  Kinda like Richardson's poor models!  Oh, and Swine sucks too.

Zack de la Rocha

Do you remember when Rap music had a message?  Do you remember when it actually had something to say? It used to be political, revolutionary and anarchist.  It was the music of fighters; railing against an unjust system. Now it's just hos, drugs, bling, cars, bitches and bootie. It's the most degrading form of music to women and people like Lady Gaga turn a blind eye to it while at the same time claiming to be a youth activist. Fuck off.

God damn it, I miss Rage Against the Machine.

               

Disclaimer:  I'm in no way stating that Lady Gaga condones rape or child pornography.  I am merely questioning why she chooses to work with such men. 

Is Lady Gaga Worried For Her Career?

According to this article on ShowBizSpy, she is.

Oh well. She could've tried this trick again.

Lady Gaga Lies About ARTPOP Ball Ticket Prices

Brace yourselves folks.  The ARTPOP Ball is coming to an arena near you.   The ARTPOP Ball?  Well, that's original. I think a more appropriate title would be The Can't Stay On The Charts Flop Tour. After the disaster that The Born This Way Ball was, she's treading down that path again and is playing large venues.  According to PollStar, the tour kicks off in Sunrise, FL on May 4th, 2014 and ends the North American leg in Los Angeles on July 21st. Worldwide dates to come.  

I hope she doesn't tour South America because the only sound Gaga will hear are the sound of crickets, as she gazes into the non existent crowd from the stage.   Oh well, she could always perform in parking lots.  Worse case scenario, she can fill the seats with the Gaga life size doll because at the rate the highspeed ARTPOP train wreck is going, the only fan she'll have left is herself. Oh hell, she can even turn the hideous doll on so it sounds like the crowd is singing along.

Several hours ago, Gaga Tweeted this.

Are those prices she's quoting in Zimbabwe dollars?  Because on StubHub, the seat sales are nowhere near the cheap rates she's Tweeting about.  The cheapest ticket at The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is $112.00 and highest is $1000!!!  At The BBT Center in Sunrise, FL, the most expensive is $3500.  She must be high on D; D for delusional.  The prices are consistent for all the venues.

UPDATE: Let's look at Ticketmaster.  $35 you say Stefani?  The Little Monster pre-sale package has tickets ranging from $52-$242. Where's the $35 ticket?  It's $35 + $17 service fee which is $52.  Her Tweet was deceptive to say the least.   Thank you Recovering Monster for pointing that out.

Then there's the Gold Hot Seat Package starting at $500. Yikes!  The Silver Hot Seat Package starts at $240.

Well Monsters, I hope you're feeling your queen's love for you now.  Because that love goes as far as your wallets and not one ounce further.  Paws up suckers!

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From The Daily Mail

'Her empire is crumbling': Lady Gaga flashes her bra amid claims her career's taking a nosedive

Lady Gaga stepped out in a bra-flashing outfit in Tokyo on Monday, amid claims her career is taking a nosedive. 

Wearing a camouflage-print jacket and matching trousers, the star appeared to have forgotten her top and was flashing her black, lace bra to the world.

A source revealed: ‘Lady Gaga’s empire is crumbling – and there are quite a few people who are very happy about that. ‘She completely believes her own hype and has become so obsessed with trying to be an artist that she is no longer a very good pop star.’

Read the rest at The Daily Mail.

I think this GIF pretty much sums up how we all feel when we think of the current state of Gaga's career. This, by the way, was Ellen's face as she listened to Lady Gaga talk.