The most obvious political reality of the past fifty years is that the status quo needs to be changed. It does us little good to tinker with a system so deeply flawed as the one our history has saddled us with. We don't need better leaders of the same old system, we need a new system.
Bored, rain, one broke dog getting better, said goodbye and buried Another four legged friend during 'Yule'(HAH!) and I hit this nugget from neo:
'A key area that led Mueller to broaden the scope of his inquiry was Ukraine. As Paul Manafort was closely tied to Moscow’s efforts in Ukraine, others backing Trump, too many others, were working “the other side of the street, tied to Kiev’s right wing junta. For each individual investigated whose efforts favored Moscow, three others backed military efforts against Russia, Syria and Iran, in particular, keeping Republicans in power who have pushed forward broad sanctions against those nations.'
Now, this is a short and sweet article by gordon duff,per his usual style, that suddenly makes things not so dreary!
That was an actual glitch at MSNBC just a few days into the Trump presidency. It turns out it was just the ironic start of a trend.
Perhaps it is the time of year, but I'm feeling a growing awareness...an awakening. After all, next Friday is the solstice and the days will begin to grow here in the Northern hemisphere. But the hope I'm feeling comes from young people and those willing to hit the streets to urge a fundamental change. The Climate Summit COP24 took place this week. Many people are objecting to the corporate influence and are trying to jettison the overlords influence in a climate strategy. Young Greta Thunberg was inspiring. So is the Sunrise movement in our country, and extinction rebellion in the UK. Then there's the yellow vest movement spreading in the EU and around the world. There's a new movement - Progressive International
The time has come for progressives to form a grassroots movement for global justice: to mobilize workers, women and the disenfranchised all around the world behind a shared vision of democracy, prosperity, sustainability, and solidarity.
There's a new fairly progressive president in Mexico, AMLO. And though Brazil has declined to host the next COP meeting, Costa Rica has stepped up to host and set an example!
Costa Rica has a plan to go fossil-free beginning next year, becoming the first decarbonized economy in the world. Costa Rica already generates more than 90 percent of its electricity using renewable energy. In 2017, it went 300 days on clean energy alone.
(I believe Bhutan has already gone carbon negative)
In October, two sexual abuse survivors sued the Vatican in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco for failing to prevent and covering up the abuse of them and other children by priests.
Second installment of the Christmas version of Something Old, Something New!
Something/Someone Old
My Something Old is plum pudding.
The Democratic establishment is all-in on Obamacare. So this ruling is going to be hard to swallow.
This Tweet is back in the news after Debra Messenger re-Tweeted it.
Hillary is the modern Jesus betrayed by Judas (Bernie Sanders) and crucified for spreading peace and love, the parallels are uncanny
Some may be wondering what effects the bombshell news from Texas about a judge who has ruled ACA to be unconstitutional might have on the push for MFA.
WTF? I never expected this:
