The Weekly Watch
Under Water and Under Watered
Floods and droughts, droughts and floods...It was odd this week watching California burn as over four inches of rain fell here in the SE. We seem to be in an age of extremes - with our weather, wealth, war mongering, and welfare. Our political system is owned and controlled by the very agencies driving us down the path of extinction. Real information on foreign interference (by Israel and Saudi Arabia) is ignored as election theater designed to entertain and distract continues in my neighboring states of Georgia and Florida. What made me think of the title under water is the debt load with which we burden our young citizens...locking them into a life of indentured servitude. So let's jump in and see if we can keep our head above the flood waters of this week's news....
Student Debt
A new survey came out this week outlining the challenges people face to go the college...
My student loans have prevented me from really living. They stress me out more then I can explain. I pay and pay and pay, and the balance never seems to go down. I’ve had to put my federal loans in forbearance just to afford paying my private loans. Two of my loans have interest rates of 15%, and I have a third loan at 12%. I put almost two full paychecks towards my loans a month. It’s frustrating and honestly makes me feel completely defeated.
COLLEEN (PENNSYLVANIA)
https://www.meetsummer.org/share/Summer-Student-Debt-Crisis-Buried-in-De...
What kind of country does this to it's population...young folks in the prime of life being bound with capitalist chains?
Now Here's an idea...New York Assembly member Ron Kim is introducing legislation to block the Amazon deal and redirect taxpayer money away from Amazon subsidies and toward student debt relief. (video or text)
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/14/ny_politician_we_need_to_block
In this week's installment of "Know your Oligarch" we look at the worlds Richest man...
He makes about $11.5 million per hour, the equivalent of roughly $191,000 per minute or — the clincher — $3,182 every second
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/14/as_jeff_bezos_earns_191k_per
Jimmy and Ron discuss the way Amazon misled and used the HQ2 contest...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REIafMQIgIs (11.5 min)
Climate and the Economy
Another obvious reference to Under Water is rising sea levels. I caught this lecture...
Roger Hallam is co-founder of the Radical Think Tank. His PhD studies looked at protest movements and revolutionary campaigns and what factors make them successful. After several practical campaigns, including wins for precarious workers, a student rent strike, and a divestment campaign at Kings College London, he is turning his hand to climate change. In this lecture, delivered at KCL in April, he first outlines the bleak current scientific thinking on man-made climate change, then presents the results of his campaigning research, and finally invites people to join a massive civil disobedience movement to force real change and quite possibly save mankind.
Guaranteed two plus degrees locked in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3YZt74w8Vw (20 min)
the full lecture (1.1 hours)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgFc4Zhvjtg
"So we’re calling on the federal government to keep fossil fuels in the ground and to support a Green New Deal. What we’re talking about is nothing short of a major investment in infrastructure and job creation in the jobs of the future. And we want this new Congress to embrace that message" (video or text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/as-california-fires-worsen-environmental...
Jimmy, Ron, and Stef look at AOC's participation in the climate protest in Pelosi's office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT8gW8o3Sxo (20 min)
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement talks about why hundreds of activists occupied Nancy Pelosi’s offices demanding a Green New Deal and an end to fossil fuel contributions
https://therealnews.com/stories/activists-and-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-d... (video or text)
Excellent article recommended by “out of left field”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/11/13/climate-and-the-infernal-blue-wa...
At the end of that article are links to ideas for solutions...
We develop roadmaps to transform the all-purpose energy infrastructures (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, industry, agriculture/forestry/fishing)of 139 countries to ones powered by wind, water, and sunlight (WWS). The roadmaps envision 80% conversion by 2030 and 100% by 2050. WWS not only replaces business-as-usual (BAU) power, but also reduces it 42.5% because the work: energy ratio of WWS electricity exceeds that of combustion (23.0%), WWS requires no mining, transporting, or processing of fuels (12.6%), and WWS end-use efficiency is assumed to exceed that of BAU (6.9%). Converting may create 24.3 million more permanent, full-time jobs than jobs lost. It may avoid 4.6 million/year premature air-pollution deaths today and 3.5 million/year in 2050; $22.8 trillion/year (12.7 ¢/kWh-BAU-all-energy) in 2050 air-pollution costs; and $28.5 trillion/year (15.8 ¢/kWh-BAU-all-energy) in 2050 climate costs. Transitioning should also stabilize energy prices because fuel costs are zero, reduce power disruption and increase access to energy by decentralizing power, and avoid 1.5 degrees C global warming. The roadmaps are not a prediction of what might happen. They are one proposal for an end-state mix of WWS generators by country and a timeline to get there that we believe can largely solve the world’s climate-change, air-pollution, and energy-security problems.
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/CountriesWWS.pdf
Here's their roadmap for the US conversion to WWS
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/USStatesWWS.pdf
We could mitigate this dire climate situation if we had the will, and if the oil, coal, and war barrons did not create such impediments to progress.
Mustafa Santiago Ali talks with Dharna Noor about how global warming, drought, and winds created the conditions for California’s wildfires and what can be done to prevent this from happening in the future (video or text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/california-sees-deadliest-wildfire-in-hi...
Keystone XL pipeline halted by Federal Judge. Jimmy, Ron, and Stef discuss the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7OJhCkbRhk (6.5 min)
More from May Boeve, executive director of 350 Action (video or text)
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/13/an_incredible_victory_opponents_...
A green New Deal and a new economy...
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, something unexpected rose up out of the devastation in the Rockaways– worker-owned businesses. Six years later, we get an update from Lorena Giron and Brendan Martin of The Working World, an organization focused on starting and sustaining cooperatives in low-income communities. We also hear from noted Marxist geographer and anthropologist, David Harvey (27 min, sorry no text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/laura-flanders-show-catastrophes-coopera...
More from David Harvey and Chris Hedges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jVflZWGrQk (27 min)
Israel -
Al Jazeera’s undercover film The Lobby – USA, censored by Qatar, has finally been published by The Electronic Intifada. The editor and co-founder of this award-winning online publication The Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah discusses the release with Ben Norton
https://therealnews.com/stories/finally-released-censored-al-jazeera-doc... (video or text)
first 2 episodes https://electronicintifada.net/content/watch-film-israel-lobby-didnt-wan...
last 2 episodes https://electronicintifada.net/content/watch-final-episodes-al-jazeera-f...
There are reports of a new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after a botched Israeli raid led to its worst bombings of the territory since 2014. Discussing Israel’s latest attacks on civilian infrastructure with Aaron Mate is Dr. Basem Naim, former Minister of Health in Gaza. (video or text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/will-israel-respect-the-gaza-ceasefire-i...
The latest violence began after a botched Israeli raid turned deadly. Palestinians discovered a car of undercover Israeli operatives, leading to a firefight. The Israeli forces called in airstrikes that killed seven Palestinians. Palestinian militants then fired rockets into southern Israel, and Israel launched massive airstrikes that destroyed homes, the AlAqsa TV station, and other civilian infrastructure.
Now a ceasefire has reportedly been reached, in a move brokered by Egypt. But it’s worth remembering that any ceasefire would only return Gaza to the state of affairs of just a few days ago...
More from Muhammad Shehada, a writer and activist from the Gaza Strip and a student of development studies at Lund University, Sweden (video or text)
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/13/gaza_is_already_unlivable_a_resp... (video or text)
What NYT Called Israel’s ‘1st Incursion’ Was at Least Its 263rd
https://fair.org/home/action-alert-what-nyt-called-israels-1st-incursion...
Last week Jimmy discussed Cory Booker's attack on the BDS movement. This week it is Trudeau. Ben Norton and Ali Abunimah tell the story (video or text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/canadas-trudeau-attacks-bds-joins-trump-...
Yemen
The United Nations is just a US lapdog that gives the US and Saudi coalition a fig leaf of legality for the genocide in Yemen. The UN has authorized a one-sided arms embargo against Yemen, which the US and Saudis have turned into a total blockade of food, water, and humanitarian supplies. The blockade is keeping vital supplies from the Yemeni civilians, which are desperately needed by them to sustain life. https://www.greanvillepost.com/2018/11/05/yemen-is-another-us-dirty-war/
While the US and UK have called for a ceasefire in Yemen, Col. Larry Wilkerson says they are not truly committed to ending Saudi Arabia’s “total war” on Yemen. Trump and May are saving face after the Khashoggi killing, and the kingdom is still bombing civilian areas with American and British help
https://therealnews.com/stories/us-uk-not-truly-committed-to-ending-saud...
There are efforts to stop US involvement, but they've been thwarted by hook and crook...
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/15/rep_ro_khanna_by_blocking_yemen (video or text)
A House bill that would end the catastrophic US-Saudi war on Yemen is gaining support, but Republicans bizarrely blocked a vote using unrelated legislation on gray wolves and the endangered species list (video or text)
https://therealnews.com/stories/as-campaign-to-end-us-saudi-war-on-yemen...
Back home...
When US elections were still being re-counted this week, Gerald Horne and Mark Steiner discussed the situation
https://therealnews.com/stories/vote-recount-in-georgia-and-florida-defi... (video or text)
Lee Camp and Niko House talk Florida election corruption
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T0Is5AZW9M (11 min)
Lee and Stacey Asip. Stacey Asip’s article on the Great New York Purge of 2016 can be found at cityandstateny.com) (first 15 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_LSUqMGhHQ
Looks like voter suppression and crooked election officials win again...
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/recounts-in-florida-and-georgia-bring-...
Jimmy and Ron look at Maine's successful ranked choice election system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB4Tv-WWen8 (11.5 min)
Bob Woodward awakes and announces no evidence of Russiagate. Jimmy, Stef and Ron tell the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lh93e21DAc (12.5 min)
Ex-Clinton advisor suggests the dims can't beat T-rump in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc5Jzzd9pCQ (12.5 min)
None the less, the $hill is running in 2020...oh no! Jimmy and the gang disect the story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jbnFiDN0ek (22 min)
Excellent article about the fate of Mexico as Obrador comes to power
To save Mexico is to stop neo-liberalism, dependency on the West, and to join countries that are fighting against the global dictatorship. Can it be done? Will it be done? I trust Obrador. I have no other choice.
https://therealnews.com/mexico-is-the-end-of-magic-imperialism-approaching
Julian is not under water, he's been thrown under the bus...
First Chris Discusses the story...
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/crucifying-julian-assange/
And now we hear from his lawyer...(video or text)
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/16/exclusive_wikileaks_lawyer_warns...
Former member of UK Parliament, George Galloway, joins Anya to discuss the repercussions Assange’s prosecution would have on US media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPKsiISnmY (8 min)
Kevin Shipp, Bill Binney and John Kiriakou discuss their unique experiences as whistleblowers in CIA and NSA. (2.2 hours)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ_XSd1SXXk
Since the repeal in June of Obama-era rules guaranteeing net neutrality, websites like Truthdig, Democracy Now!, Common Dreams and more risk being pushed into an internet slow lane that could severely hamper their readership, if not drive them out of business entirely. For Jeff Cohen, editor and co-founder of the media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), it may be the most urgent threat to the First Amendment no one is talking about. (34 min audio with text)
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-biggest-threat-to-free-speech-no-o...
If the establishment media’s coverage in the home stretch of the 2018 midterm elections is any kind of prologue to 2020, be prepared for an avalanche of right-wing xenophobic propaganda during our next presidential election. That’s because, once again, the political press dutifully chased Trump’s rhetorical tail as Election Day neared, and repeatedly ceded its editorial judgment and newshole to the nativist fearmongering he used to stoke the Republican Party’s base. And nowhere was this fecklessness more apparent than media’s breathless “migrant caravan” coverage.
https://fair.org/home/who-us-corporate-media-ignore-their-role-in-trumps...
As we close out this week's column, there are many more important stories I neglected. Brexit and Ms May's dilemma, Brazil and it's slow motion coup, the chaos on our border with our military and militias, so I hope you will chime in below with the stories on your minds. Wishing all those facing fire, debt, and floods the best of outcomes. Have a nice Sunday.
Comments
Can anyone explain to me, in three sentences or less, what
is the pretext for the war in Yemen? As in, who are the aggressors, and what is their excuse?
And for that matter, in three sentences, what are the real reasons?
Because I have no idea. I asked a Saudi Arabian kid, here on a student visa, and he was as bewildered as I am. He had no explanation, neither official nor actual. He just shook his head sadly.
The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.
It is a proxy war with Iran
but no wonder you have to ask...
U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Lloyd Austin was asked what the ultimate goal of the GCC air campaign in Yemen was, and for the general to estimate its likelihood of success.
Gen. Austin answered with refreshing honesty: “I don’t currently know the specific goals and objectives of the Saudi campaign, and I would have to know that to be able to assess the likelihood of success.” In other words, the military commander responsible for overseeing the provision of support for a new air war in the Middle East did not know what the goals of the intervention were, or how he could evaluate whether it was successful. The United States had become a willing co-combatant in a war without any direction or clear end state.
For that matter let's examine the rationale for our wars in Libya, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan ... I find those as just as puzzling.
My suspicion is that the real reason we are destabilizing the region is that it is likely to increase oil prices.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
NOT being an
asshole here, look at a map of strategic trade(oil) routes/chokepoints. The Psychopaths that Be want total control of Everything and they're willing to do Anything to get it. The Houthis and Iran are window dressing(an excuse) to do this in Yemen. There's more to it, of course, profit from war/rising oil prices, etc.
Just my two bits(inflation).
Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .
Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .
If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march
Excellent point!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
First casualty
Of Resident Rump was an 11 year old boy in Yemen, who looked out to see what all the noise was, when the SEALS attacked his village.
the poor and the innocent
....are easy marks of no consequence....especially when there's money involved.
Obomber was complicit as well...
“Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson was paid $20.2 million in 2017, even as the company’s weapons killed tens of thousands of civilians in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen. Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy made $24.8 million, as millions of people became refugees, fleeing the carnage caused by its weapons. Boeing CEO Dennis A. Muilenberg made $18.5 million, as even the World Bank noted that 90% of the people killed in today’s wars are civilians, mostly women and children.”
https://original.antiwar.com/rajan_menon/2018/09/18/the-american-war-in-...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
i mean, sure, i get that everything that happens in
the middle east has something to do with either Oil or Israel, or both ... but were the Yemenis somehow failing to play ball? how did the poor miserable fuckers become the targets of all this violence, rather than just the licensors to the west of some nice and lucrative concession (maybe a 99-year lease, a la hong kong, or whatever the hell the deal is/was on guantanamo, on that oh-so-important eastern shore of the straits.)? in what context are they currently resisting western power, rather than just cowering under the rain of bombs and wondering when/whether it will ever stop? is the whole thing some sort of quid pro quo from the west to the saudis? "yeah, you can have yemen, we don't care, just as long as yadda yadda yadda ..."
The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.
a long history...
https://www.onwar.com/actors/type42/Mutawakkilite-Kingdom-of-Yemen.htm
The Middle Eastern nation has long been one of the region's poorest. In 2015, it was ranked 168 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index, which measures life expectancy, education and standard of living.
Until the early 1960s, the country was ruled by a monarchy in the north and the British in the south. Coups in both regions plunged the country into decades of violence, ending with reunification in 1990.
Yemen's war unfolded over several years, beginning with the Arab Spring in 2011. Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in a bid to force President Ali Abed Allah Saleh to end his 33-year rule. He responded with economic concessions, but refused to resign.
By March, tensions on the streets of the capital city, Sanaa, saw protesters dying at the hands of the military. One of Yemen's most prominent commanders backed the opposition, paving the way for deadly clashes between government troops and tribal militias.
Thanks to an internationally-brokered deal, Yemen finally saw a transfer of power in November to Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, paving the way for elections in February - in which he was the only candidate. Hadi's attempts at constitutional and budget reforms sparked outcry by Houthi rebels from the north.
the conflict divides into two main categories: pro-government forces led by President Hadi and anti-government forces led by the Houthis, who are backed by former President Saleh.
The Houthis hail from Yemen's north and belong to a small branch of Shiite Muslims known as Zaydis.
https://www.dw.com/en/yemens-war-explained-in-4-key-points/a-40056866
As usual there are never simple answers to conflicts....except they should be stopped rather than added to with more weapons and violence.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
thank you!
The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.
Sure thing...
I'm glad you asked.
What is really odd is that war isn't declared we just go in willy nilly, drone anyone we want, overthrow elected officials...all with essentially no media exposure.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Another good explanation
from Max Blumenthal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_idbttEauQQ (10 min)
and a nice 8 min Yemen history story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Am70v8y5A
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Another reason for Yemen is China's Silk Road
China has been building a railway through countless countries along with ports and other infrastructure. I'll try to find the article on this and pm you it. Or you can ask Pluto who also has some articles on it. But as everyone has said, follow the money. Isn't it always about money?
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
I think that is exactly why we remain in Afghanistan
I wonder why we don't take the hint and help other countries develop rather than making our money blowing them up. China is building train and road networks to promote trade whereas we blow up roads, bridges, busloads of children, and so on creating ill will and more war. Now which policy makes sense?
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
sunni vs. shia
I think a lot of the underlying issue is the same as it ever was, Sunni vs. Shia. Yes big money resources are at stake, that is the prize.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Or so we are told...
I found this interesting...
https://www.merip.org/mero/mero012718
https://original.antiwar.com/rajan_menon/2018/09/18/the-american-war-in-...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
@UntimelyRippd This map tells the story.
This map tells the story. The port of Aden in Yemen. The pipelines, transportation of oil from place to place.
The Great Game. November, 2018 edition.
NYCVG
Okay, UR
let me direct you to NEO which has an article up now on this(actually several, but this went up recently). I Was gonna do a post and said fuck it. Check it and I hope it helps.
Peace.
Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .
Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .
If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march
There are certain policies that have continued in the
western world despite overwhelming scientific evidence that they are both harmful and unnecessary. Despite the fact that almost all educated citizens are at least vaguely aware of the problems, the years go by and nobody in our governments addresses them.
Examples (with a US bias)
A. Agricultural abuse of antibiotics
B. Continued use of softwood timber for paper production, despite its concomitant environmental downsides (first and foremost being mercury pollution).
C. Unsustainable pumping of ancient reservoirs of groundwater, whether to irrigate Nebraska's wheat fields, or fill Dasani bottles.
I would love to see someone address the problem of getting these issues, not front and center, but at least on the table in our legislative bodies.
The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.
There are efforts...
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/
However the corporate media, oil industry, Koch bros, and so on hold the cards of power....preventing even discussion of those issues in the public square.
Those are excellent examples of some of the issues we need to address.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Maybe the resistance will...no fucking way
somehow they feel they are immune to all
that ails this planet.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-city-sea-level-rise-maps-nickolay-lam...
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
The number of floods right now...
is pretty staggering http://floodlist.com/
...with ever more on the way...
http://floodlist.com/europe/report-floods-europe-increase-fivefold-2050
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Morning all ...
I got some stuff to add this week.
Jane Sanders interviews Tulsi Gabbard - YouTube, 35 min.
The Keiser Report from yesterday, both halves are good - YouTube, 25 min.
And this:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAgwH9jNkM width:400 height:240]
We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
Thanks for the links...
Didn't get around to catching Max and Stacy this week. I did see Tulsi's speech against the Yemen war from the house, but not the interview. The $hill is too much...Jimmy's take was pretty good too. Thanks again.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
well, thank you for the interview of Tulsi Gabbard
(was not aware of the Jane Sanders Institute). When someone posted that Tulsi might be running for President in 2020, I said: "Go girl" because she has seen enough. The video proved that beautifully and I remembered that part from the first time I became aware of her. I couldn't get my mind off the thought, how great it would be, if both Hillary Clinton and Tulsi Gabbard would run and compete against each other. I so much would love for Hillary Clinton been crashed into shame and shambles by Tulsi Gabbard.
I alsos liked Jane Sanders talking foreign politics, especially because Bernie didn't do a good job on it. She could be Sec. of state in a Gabbard Presidency... heh why not?
https://www.euronews.com/live
Too bad Trump is appointing a coal lobbyist to head the EPA
Trump will bear a lot of responsibility for the damage and loss of life from climate change.
Beware the bullshit factories.
I also resent...
...the leasing of public lands to the extraction barons.
Seems there is at least a temporary stay in the expansion...
https://www.ksl.com/article/46414993/blm-pulls-1-million-acres-for-oilga...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I think many areas that are sacred to indigineous people
are also under threat by those leases.
Beware the bullshit factories.
But that wasn't the reason Trump reduced Bears Ears was it?
Good grief. The people in Utah think that was a great thing Trump did because Utah could manage its land better. Or they say that they want the land back no matter how many people tell them that the land was never theirs to begin with.
When ever someone does something wrong their response is to lock them up and throw away the key. No matter what.
Heh ... "some time I wish I could upload people to my computer and then hit delete."
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
If it was up to the people of Alabama....
Slavery would still be legal. The courts were established to make sure popular opinion didn't screw over minorities (and I would add the planet). Consider the rapidity with which they (the rethugs) are stacking the courts. It will be decades till they die. We don't have that kind of time to waste. Hell of a fix we're in.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Some links I forgot to include...
Aspie posted this link earlier this week. I found it very interesting and I'm so glad to see Abby back with the Empire Files - produced without the help of Telesur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhIYWb3XVU (52 min)
Greg Palast writes about the situation in GA, and how to use it as an opportunity -
https://www.gregpalast.com/what-we-must-do-now/
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
The Green New Deal will be a stopgap measure at best.
As someone pointed out (I think) in the Marxism, Science, Anthropocene group over at Facebook, the Green New Deal will do a few nice things when what will really save human society from ecological doom will be a transition to ecosocialism. The class struggle couldn't be clearer: it's capital, especially fossil capital, or us.
“When there's no fight over programme, the election becomes a casting exercise. Trump's win is the unstoppable consequence of this situation.” - Jean-Luc Melanchon
I couldn't agree more
Capitalism creates the extraction paradigm because profit comes first. People and planet must take priority.
https://newsandletters.org/masses-vs-capitalism-climate-chaos-hangs-bala...
https://www.marxist.com/climate-chaos-capitalism-to-blame.htm
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
The Devil went down to Georgia... looking for a soul to steal
I hope this LA Times headline was created by a dumb robot (AI) and not a real person. Please.
The Latest: Governor says Trump ‘got our back’ in wildfires
The Hairball came to California, he is still here after going to Hecate's yesterday.thoughts and prayers
I wish I had a big plate of noodles. My hotplate broke this morning, the heating element doesn't heat. duh It is the second one I bought at Ace Hardware lately, crapification sucks bigly.
there but for grace go i
thank you grace
I would like to run a cook top with this...
biogas generator - https://homebiogas.com/
If I catch a $700 windfall or discover some hidden cash.
I play this old tune - Hell Broke loose in Georgia (3 min 1929 version)
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpXxPNRMqww]
Seems like hell broke out in CA this year...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Cody's Lab & rabbit poo
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84s_ObQn-0
Part 2
Compensated Spokes Model for Big Poor.
That's cool.
We built one (methane generator) 40 years ago in our college days using a 33 and 55 gal barrels - just as an experiment.
Always wanted to build something like this with my students,
http://www.re-energy.ca/docs/biogas-generator-cp.pdf
but never got to it.
C neutral gas you can cook with, heat water, or ...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Jerry has his priorities straight
This would be a stupid time for the partisan bullshit.
Beware the bullshit factories.
Good Sunday morning, Lookout ~~
A cloudy day here. At the laundromat getting it done in a hurry! Much to do to get ready to travel over the holiday.
As always, thank you for all the articles/videos/news. It will take a good part of my day and laundromat duty will fly by!
Have a beautiful day and holiday, everyone!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
All I do is starch and iron
Not really, but you reminded me of the song..
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUTLBU3q9J8]
We were at our now deceased neighbors when they got a phone call. She answered and said, "...well I don't iron much anymore---except for Roy's Sunday overalls." Tickled me for some reason.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I actually love to iron.
I find it therapeutic. However, I don’t do it anymore, either. Well, maybe I iron something every 2-3 years, sigh.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Whoopi Goldberg went off on a rant against the Justice Dems.
It was beneath her, and it only proved how ignorant she is. She accused them of being ageist, inexperienced, and unwillingly to pay their dues. Other dumb fools include Rob Reiner and Bill Maher. The irony is that they still think they are "cool and edgy politically" when they really have turned into old farts.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Don't rock her money filled boat!
American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political dis-activist, and talk show host, Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
The hillbots won't let go...of power and money!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Does she hide in a mansion compound in the jungles of Maui
yet ... like Oprah? Two bygone sisters joining the rich's lives misery?
https://www.euronews.com/live
It seems the nature of money...
is to corrupt. The accumulation of wealth appears to promote a sense of entitlement and superiority. It also is addictive...I can't get enough!!!!
Too bad we didn't make finding peace and contentment the goal rather than "more profit for me".
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I am leaving shortly for a Rhine River cruise.
I will not miss cooking (or eating)Thanksgiving dinner.
I will toast all of you with a bottle of exquisite German beer!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
happy travels
Cheers!
In addition to excellent beer (I like the dark dunkels), they have some really good wines too.
All the best!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Have a happy time and
safe travels!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Safe and happy travels.
Hope you have smooth sailing and mild weather. Great way to spend the holiday.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
thank you lo...
I will have to read this later. Have to get ready to leave for thanksgiving. I look forward to reading and listening. Have the very best day.
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Happy T-day to you and yours...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Thanks for posting The Lobby - USA
Looking forward to watching it. I knew it wouldn't stay censored forever.
Compensated Spokes Model for Big Poor.
I was glad when I found it
hope you find it eye opening.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Eye-opening....
Likely confirming my worst fears.
Compensated Spokes Model for Big Poor.
Evening, Lookout, thanks for the work!
Action:
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
good one!
I have a large fossil collection - almost all paleozoic from around our area...trilobites, criniods, corals, ferns, and moss stems.
Leave the fuel in the ground you fools!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”