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For your consideration; first, via RT.com Jan. 3, 2021:

“China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US have released a joint statement affirming their opposition to using their nuclear arsenals for offensive purposes. They also promised to work together on nuclear disarmament.

“We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” read the statement released on Monday. “As nuclear use would have far-reaching consequences, we also affirm that nuclear weapons – for as long as they continue to exist – should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war.”

Don't be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years

If you can't think of a word, say, I forgot the English word for it. That way people will think you're bilingual instead of an idiot

I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.

I'm getting tired of being part of a major historical event.

Good morning. Been a rough few days. Nothing disastrous, just depressing.

Hope you all are having better times!

Rule Number 1. An Organizer has no power. Zilch. All we have is words.

Our opponents are tightly organized with no internal opposition. The leaders of modern corporate, NGO and political power structures do not have to persuade their minions of the wisdom of their orders – they fire anybody who disobeys. They also have access to the kind of money that buys off a human conscience. And, if all else fails, they have control over the instruments of state violence – and just plain old violence.

All we have is words. An organizer makes suggestions to people to change reality by working together toward specific ends. Nobody has to do what we suggest, and almost never do. Only when enough people are seriously disturbed by something will you get anybody to listen at all, and that is just the first tiny step in the process of organizing.
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I finally found the information for what the hell happened to Democracy Now. Amy Goodman seemed to have been captured soon after Trump became president and it was very obvious to me and many of her long time viewers. I got whiplash when she got on board with Russia Russia Gate and Orange Man bad. WTF came blurting out of my mouth loudly. Here’s a very interesting story on who was funding her.

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

When you think of NATO you probably think of this.

When you see how NATO has moved rapidly easterward you may be incline to say, "Well, those nations are scared of Russia."
I have to respond, "Then why didn't Finland ever feel compelled to join NATO?"