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Arran Edmonstone Skype Logs Redacted [9/19/11 1:23:28 PM] mary eng: Please add me as a contact. mary eng [9/19/11 1:23:40 PM] Arran Edmonstone: Arran ET Edmonstone has shared contact details with mary eng. [10/1/11 8:25:27 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I am stuck in a violent, meat-eating house with people who argue with eachother :) [10/1/11 8:25:54 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Doesn't that make you feel happy for me? [10/1/11 8:26:03 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I'm so happy :) [10/1/11 8:26:47 AM] Arran Edmonstone: It makes me feel so safe knowing that there is a legally-owned firearm behind the couch where I am sleeping! [10/1/11 8:28:17 AM] Arran Edmonstone: And the smell of bacon penetrating the air in the morning - mmmm..... [10/1/11 8:29:29 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Thanks again for offering your help and not going with your word! Much love <3 [10/1/11 8:41:42 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Seriously, though. I am happy I have a place to stay and a roof over my head. I am happy I know people who care enough about my well-being to provide that for me when I am in need. I am very sensitive to the violence, though. It make me feel unsafe. [10/1/11 8:43:19 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I'm sure you understand. [10/2/11 1:23:25 AM] mary eng: i miss you. listen. i need sleep. i have zero time for drama. only productivity. i need to work on my footage tonight follow my youtube maryeng1 we can meet in person and talk it over tomorrow. idea: let's go to the bins to shop for protest gear. they are open 8-8 i can borrow mom's car after she comes from church and bible study. i just got home. sleep easy. i need you as much as you need me, but with zero drama and total focus. [10/2/11 1:29:05 AM] Arran Edmonstone: FB sites: Occupy Portland - members: 5785 Occupy Scotland - 8 likes Occupy England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - 76 likes Occupy the London Stock Exchange - 2.906 likes Occupy Melbourne - 822 likes [10/2/11 1:33:16 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Okkuper Norge (Occupy Norway) - 6 likes Occupy Germany - 255 likes Occupy New Zealand - 23 likes Occupy Montreal - Occupons Montréal - 540 likes Occupy Nova Scotia - 524 likes Occupy Miami - 2.145 likes Occupy North Georgia - 774 likes OCCUPY ATLANTA - 1,748 likes Occupy Nashville - 1,565 likes [10/2/11 1:40:05 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Occupy San Jose - 1,090 likes Occupy Santa Cruz - 992 likes Occupy San Francisco - 3.742 likes Occupy Puerto Rico - 408 likes Occupy Berkeley - 44 likes Occupy Albany NY - 600 likes #OccupyYoungstown - 536 likes Occupy Tokyo - 99 likes OccupyMN - 1,598 likes Occupy Indianapolis - 2,137 likes [10/2/11 1:40:22 AM] Arran Edmonstone: That's it for now. [10/2/11 1:40:31 AM] Arran Edmonstone: There are many more ;) [10/2/11 1:41:27 AM] Arran Edmonstone: And 'yes' to the bins. [10/2/11 1:41:52 AM] Arran Edmonstone: ...'yes' to the focus. [10/2/11 1:42:09 AM] Arran Edmonstone: 'no' to the drama. [10/2/11 11:43:28 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I am awake now. I still have a lot to move out of storage and either donate to Goodwill or to give to my friend to sell on Craigslist. I'm still trying to figure out transporation as far as that goes. I should have time to go to the bins today though. Let me know when you want to go. [10/15/11 12:14:46 AM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/15/11 12:18:52 AM] mary eng: [10/18/11 7:10:34 PM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/18/11 7:11:04 PM] mary eng: [10/21/11 11:16:42 PM] mary eng: [10/21/11 11:16:42 PM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/21/11 11:30:12 PM] mary eng: [10/21/11 11:30:12 PM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/22/11 12:02:18 AM] mary eng: [10/22/11 12:02:18 AM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/22/11 12:43:59 AM] mary eng: [10/22/11 12:43:59 AM] Arran Edmonstone: [10/22/11 12:52:45 PM] mary eng: [10/22/11 12:52:45 PM] Arran Edmonstone: [11/3/11 7:46:49 AM] Arran Edmonstone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEuCRiW2l0&feature=related [11/3/11 7:58:12 AM] Arran Edmonstone: http://www.collapsenet.com/ [11/3/11 8:28:04 AM] mary eng: was watching lots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTbYMHj0ydE [11/3/11 8:34:24 AM] mary eng: now now. [11/3/11 8:34:33 AM] mary eng: after you send that i pushed mute. [11/3/11 8:36:29 AM] mary eng: so whatever you said??? can you agree not to verbally abuse me, or is it always a part of the "package" [11/3/11 8:36:46 AM] mary eng: gotta go [11/3/11 8:40:26 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Telling you what I think isn't verbal abuse. Let's not confuse you not being able to handle other people's criticisms of you with verbal abuse. Can you agree not to neglect me and leave me behind or is that always part of the "package"? [11/3/11 8:42:11 AM] Arran Edmonstone: BTW I'm waaay less extreme than some other people... http://www.vegansareevil.com/fish.html [11/3/11 9:14:04 AM] Arran Edmonstone: ^ Ever wonder why people think these things or put up websites like this? [11/3/11 9:24:30 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I had a question to ask you about passports before you hung up on me. [11/3/11 10:04:37 AM] Arran Edmonstone: http://revolutiontruth.org/ [11/4/11 10:37:02 AM] Arran Edmonstone: So I apologize for coming across so harshly yesterday. [11/4/11 10:37:45 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I want to come out to London, be around you and the people you know, and network. [11/5/11 2:00:56 AM] mary eng: passports ---say its a journalism assignment and you dont know the outcome--buy only one way bc if it goes to sweden you dont need waste tix money [11/5/11 2:02:04 AM] mary eng: http://braingarbagedystopie.blogspot.com/2011/11/russia-tv-julian-assange-verdict-royal.html [11/5/11 2:03:59 AM] Arran Edmonstone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OQPz8KlYGjo [11/5/11 2:06:03 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I have a passport, only it says it expired on sept. 17. [11/5/11 2:06:18 AM] Arran Edmonstone: It doesn't make sense since I just paid for it. [11/5/11 2:06:55 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I am going to be volunteering for the lady who is talking on this video. [11/5/11 2:07:41 AM] mary eng: no. i thought yrs was good 8 yrs more its new! [11/5/11 2:08:45 AM] mary eng: is she an oregon gal [11/5/11 2:08:57 AM] mary eng: who works for military but [11/5/11 2:08:58 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Yes. PSU graduate. [11/5/11 2:09:03 AM] mary eng: is wikileaks obsessed [11/5/11 2:09:14 AM] mary eng: from eugene or salem? [11/5/11 2:09:16 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Nope. [11/5/11 2:09:18 AM] mary eng: bron knows her [11/5/11 2:09:19 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Not sure. [11/5/11 2:09:28 AM] mary eng: revolutiontruth is doing good work [11/5/11 2:09:40 AM] mary eng: if she is who i think the military is secret [11/5/11 2:09:42 AM] mary eng: wow [11/5/11 2:09:49 AM] mary eng: good work eh? [11/5/11 2:10:05 AM] mary eng: incredible [11/5/11 2:10:08 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Yeah. More open and transparent than WikiLeaks. [11/5/11 2:10:14 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I [11/5/11 2:10:16 AM] Arran Edmonstone: 've [11/5/11 2:10:22 AM] mary eng: more estrogen [11/5/11 2:10:25 AM] Arran Edmonstone: been friends with her on FB for awhile. [11/5/11 2:10:40 AM] mary eng: its all magic feng shui and biology and monkey courts and mad apes [11/5/11 2:10:50 AM] Arran Edmonstone: She's a nice lady. [11/5/11 2:10:56 AM] mary eng: women s voices need to be heard [11/5/11 2:11:06 AM] Arran Edmonstone: I chatted with her for awhile earlier this evening. [11/5/11 2:11:17 AM] mary eng: thrilled thanks for sending me this [11/5/11 2:11:32 AM] mary eng: cool [11/5/11 2:11:37 AM] Arran Edmonstone: "the military is secret"? [11/5/11 2:11:51 AM] mary eng: i would so love to be on a panel with her---dig her style [11/5/11 2:12:00 AM] mary eng: also the re-brand needs to happen [11/5/11 2:12:04 AM] mary eng: revolutiontruth [11/5/11 2:12:10 AM] mary eng: is historic [11/5/11 2:12:23 AM] mary eng: as the wikileaks brand and the assange brand got poisoned [11/5/11 2:12:31 AM] mary eng: permanent defamation [11/5/11 2:12:37 AM] mary eng: now it does need a woman head [11/5/11 2:12:41 AM] mary eng: and voices [11/5/11 2:12:44 AM] Arran Edmonstone: Alexa O'Brien organized US Day of Rage.
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