The Democratic Party: My Third and Current Paradigm (Part 10)
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Mon, 09/02/2019 - 12:59pmThe Vatican City State of Dark Money
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sun, 09/01/2019 - 7:02amThe Vatican City State is an independent country. The head of state is addressed as “Holy Father” and his government is called the Holy See. There is no complete and accurate account of the Vatican’s investments, commercial real estate, bank accounts, currencies and gold because, with few exceptions, the Holy Father wants his wealth to remain hidden.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 09/01/2019 - 6:30amLaboring to Understand
I just don't get it. How could any amount of money be more valuable than the life of your child or grandchild? Has the extinction of our species and destruction of our biosphere got a dollar value? Is the audacity of the powerful so extreme, they think they will be exempt from ecosystem collapse? I'm serious folks, I just don't understand. I can't imagine a rationale for releasing more methane and the promotion of pipelines and fossil fuels, allowing the rape of Alaska's temperate rainforests and the tropical forests (all over the planet)... as ice caps melt, the arctic and tropics burn, and species are disappearing faster than we can count them. It is truly madness. We have reached a cascade of tipping points... as the oligarchs accelerate the actions that got us here. They already have more money than God/dess, so what could be their real purpose? Is it simply the intoxication of power that drives them destroy the only habitable system we have? I'll say again, it is insanity.
The Sanders Green New Deal
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 08/31/2019 - 6:49pmIt's over at https://berniesanders.com/issues/the-green-new-deal/ . I'm good at reading. So let's do a reading!
Okay first the good stuff. Bernie has a solid goal:
Friday Photography - Help Wanted
Submitted by janis b on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 5:55pmIt's Friday, and the POT is simmering away at low heat as usual, which is fine for a slow-cooked meal, but a stir-fry once-in-awhile would be a welcome change. Bollox and I feel somewhat depleted of inspiration and energy, and would kindly receive any fresh ideas or offerings.
the rising tempo of julian assange’s murder in belmarsh gitmo
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 5:06pm‘Slow, cruel assassination’: Mother blasts US & UK for treatment of Assange’, 11 Aug, 2019, RT.com
“Julian Assange’s mother has accused the US and UK governments of “slowly, cruelly and unlawfully” killing the WikiLeaks co-founder because he revealed war crimes and corruption.
The Evening Blues - 8-30-19
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 2:27pmDSCC is even worse than DCCC
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 1:40pmTulsi Back from Guard Duty--Will Continue
Submitted by apenultimate on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 12:39amEven though she will not be included in the 3rd DNC debate, upon her return from Indonesia where she was training with her Hawaii National Guard unit, Tulsi has indicated that we should not be discouraged and she has given every indication she will continue to campaign at this point:
She was in Iowa today, campaigning!