Friday, December 31, 2021
Pema Chödrön and bell hooks discuss life and all its problems — Lion's Roar
Pema Chödrön and bell hooks discuss life and all its problems — Lion's Roar: bell hooks talks to Pema Chödrön about how to open your heart to life's most difficult challenges.
Beethoven: Violinkonzert ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Patricia Kopatchinskaj...
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Conservative ‘dark money’ group raised record $50M in 2020 after election rebranding • OpenSecrets
Conservative ‘dark money’ group raised record $50M in 2020 after election rebranding • OpenSecrets: A conservative “dark money” group raised at least $50 million in 2020 after it rebranded and added an alias focused on elections.
Poet Martín Espada on “Floaters,” the Dehumanization of Refugees, Puerto Rico & His Father | Democracy Now!
Poet Martín Espada on “Floaters,” the Dehumanization of Refugees, Puerto Rico & His Father | Democracy Now!: Acclaimed poet Martín Espada recently won the National Book Award for Poetry for his anthology “Floaters.” He became just the third Latinx poet to win the award. “Floaters” is titled after the photo of the Salvadoran father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande in June 2019 trying to cross into the United States, one that sparked outrage at the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border. Espada discusses U.S. immigration policy and reads the poem “Letter to My Father: October 2017,” which looks back at his father’s native Puerto Rico.
(Martin was one of my very favourite teachers in school & is a righteous person as well.
Even With Trump Out of Office, the Far Right Continued to Mobilize in 2021
Even With Trump Out of Office, the Far Right Continued to Mobilize in 2021: Despite anti-fascists’ best hopes, far right forces have remained active and Trumpists within the GOP are empowered.
ESSENTIAL 2021 READING
Probe finds Trump officials repeatedly violated Hatch Act | PBS NewsHour
Probe finds Trump officials repeatedly violated Hatch Act | PBS NewsHour: The report from the Office of Special Counsel finds the officials broke the law without consequence and with the approval of the administration in what it describes as a "willful disregard for the Hatch Act."
What kind of shithole country allows this? None faced any real consequences.
Genocide Warning: Indonesia November 2021
Genocide Warning: Indonesia November 2021: Members of the Papuan Students Alliance hold a banner during a protest in support of the Papuan independence movement in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2013. ULET IFANSASTI/GETTY IMAGES Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Warning for Indonesia. Ethnic West Papuans and practitioners of minority religions in Indonesia face targeted attacks, arrests, and displacement. In 1963, Indonesia invaded West Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. Six years later, the rigged Act of Free Ch
They Pledged to Donate Rights to Their COVID Vaccine, Then Sold Them to Pharma | Kaiser Health News
They Pledged to Donate Rights to Their COVID Vaccine, Then Sold Them to Pharma | Kaiser Health News: Advocates of cheap and widely available vaccines thought the pandemic might change business as usual. They were wrong.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
A World to Win | Democratic Socialists of America
A World to Win | Democratic Socialists of America: We’re all in this together. For the poor & working class to win a better world? We must care for our neighbors, build community, and fight alongside each other. As a working class organization, we are funding ourselves. As workers, we are in charge of our own liberation and we have some monumental tasks ahead of us, fights we must win. And we can’t do it alone. Give today. We have a world to win. Please note: donations to DSA are NOT tax deductible. You can consider giving a tax deductible contribution to our educational sister organization, the Democratic Socialists of America Fund (DSA Fund). Click here to learn how to put DSA in your will. To become a member of DSA, click and join here.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Who Was Roy Cohn? - Donald Trump's Connection to Roy Cohn, Explained
Who Was Roy Cohn? - Donald Trump's Connection to Roy Cohn, Explained: 'Where's My Roy Cohn' director Matt Tyrnauer discusses Donald Trump's relationship with his mentor, Roy Cohn, the infamous political fixer.
Cohn's important to remember because he groomed Trump & Stone to use lies, hate & arrogance for political ends. They share the neofascist belief that a few supreme beings are genetically chosen to 'win' while the 99% rest of us are subhuman scum ripe for abuse & exploitation.
COVID can lead to lasting harm to the brain, scientists find : Shots - Health News : NPR
COVID can lead to lasting harm to the brain, scientists find : Shots - Health News : NPR: The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.
My prediction for 2022 is that Big Pharma will keep the pressure on governments to do little to address the long-term consequences of COVID-19. Long enough, that is, for them to make record profits from any treatments they claim property rights over.
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Steve Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden’s Electoral Win
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Steve Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden’s Electoral Win: “It started out perfectly. At 1 p.m., Gosar and Cruz did exactly what was expected of them…”
STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion – The TESA Collective
STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion – The TESA Collective: STRIKE! is a strategic, cooperative, and beautifully-illustrated board game for 2 - 4 players about building a city-wide rebellion to stop a mega-corporation's takeover. It was created in a collaboration between The TESA Collective, a publisher of games about changing the world, and Jobs with Justice, a leading labor r
Peter Navarro, Steve Bannon, Paul Gosar, and Ted Cruz recruited 100 members of Congress to overthrow the U.S. government on January 6th — calling their mission “The Green Bay Sweep”
Peter Navarro, Steve Bannon, Paul Gosar, and Ted Cruz recruited 100 members of Congress to overthrow the U.S. government on January 6th — calling their mission “The Green Bay Sweep”
Neoliberal Parasites Now Want Public Libraries as Profit Centers for Wall Street
Neoliberal Parasites Now Want Public Libraries as Profit Centers for Wall Street: Privatization is a YUGE con perpetrated on the American people, run not by “the best minds” but by the greediest -- Now threatening to turn Ben Franklin’s libraries into corporate profit centers
Monday, December 27, 2021
We Are Not Returning to "Normal." 2022 Must Be a Year of Change.
We Are Not Returning to "Normal." 2022 Must Be a Year of Change.: Truthout looks back at a year of loss, shifting narratives and hope in resistance.
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for Covid-19 Vaccines?
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for Covid-19 Vaccines?: "Why is there more money for the military-industrial complex… at the same time the U.S. is refusing to spend the $25 billion needed to make enough additional vaccines to vaccinate the world?"
Global destruction isn’t funny, but when it comes to the climate crisis, it might have to be - The Boston Globe
Global destruction isn’t funny, but when it comes to the climate crisis, it might have to be - The Boston Globe: Science isn’t finished until it’s successfully communicated. "Don’t Look Up" succeeds not because it’s funny and entertaining, but because it’s serious sociopolitical commentary posing as comedy.
The Gospel of Donald Trump Jr. - The Atlantic
The Gospel of Donald Trump Jr. - The Atlantic
Great piece, tho' #neofascism can be more simply defined as a belief that a small elite (inevitably immediate family members), are genetically superior to the rest of us subhuman others & that all means necessary (compulsive lying included) can be used to ensure that class rules.
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Steve Bannon's MEIN KAMPF for a Fascist America Must Be Defeated
Steve Bannon's MEIN KAMPF for a Fascist America Must Be Defeated:
Steve Bannon has mapped out a clear and present strategy for using our own electoral system to turn the US into a fascist dictatorship.
Ther...
#Tutu #Palestine
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. " Arch Desmond Tutu RIP
Saturday, December 25, 2021
What were the Overturn Plotters doing a Year Ago? | Daily Sound & Fury
What were the Overturn Plotters doing a Year Ago? | Daily Sound & Fury: That is really what Jim Jordan is worried about
Jim Jordan has “concerns.” Real Concerns … about “the House Select Committee investigating Januar
Trump got $4 million from the UK government while serving as president: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
Trump got $4 million from the UK government while serving as president: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism: While serving as president of the United States, Donald Trump received millions of dollars from the United Kingdom."Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses claimed $4 million in Covid-relief furlough payouts from the UK Government, according to newly released accounts," The Independent reported.The new...
‘Panic made us vulnerable’: how 9/11 made the US surveillance state – and the Americans who fought back | Surveillance | The Guardian
‘Panic made us vulnerable’: how 9/11 made the US surveillance state – and the Americans who fought back | Surveillance | The Guardian: It took Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers to reveal the staggering extent of the government’s spying on its own people as institutional checks failed
Eugene Debs on the Real Religion of Jesus
Eugene Debs on the Real Religion of Jesus: In December 1914, socialist leader Eugene V. Debs sent a Christmas letter to a man in a Michigan prison. We reprint the message here in full.
Resolution 2022: Stop Weaponizing Pathogens
Resolution 2022: Stop Weaponizing Pathogens: According to Yahoo News, a new poll indicates that Americans now overwhelmingly believe “that the coronavirus pandemic stemmed from a lab leak in Wuhan, China, and that the Chinese government subsequently lied about it.”But of course the preponderance of evidence clearly shows that this genetically engineered madness and criminal negligence requires punishment, not just for
The mammoth costs of doing nothing or too little
The mammoth costs of doing nothing or too little: It's time to change the way we think about public policy
Opinion | Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Moderate | Peter Dreier
Opinion | Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Moderate | Peter Dreier: King called himself a democratic socialist. He believed that America needed a "radical redistribution of economic and political power."
'We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges
'We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges: On Wednesday, one of the members of the Proud Boys became the first to admit he was at the Capitol to stop the transfer of power, as part of a cooperation agreement with the government.
Well, this implicates Roger Stone & his inner circle, e.g. the 2016 Stop The Steal gang & terrorist Three Percenters & early VICE circle & $s for death squads in Latin American. But who else among Trump's key neofascist 'strategists' can now be deemed as directly involved?
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was a harbinger of things to come. | by Jennifer Cohn | Dec, 2021 | Medium
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was a harbinger of things to come. | by Jennifer Cohn | Dec, 2021 | Medium: It featured a voting machine glitch, a bogus voter purge, narrative warfare, Roger Stone, and Karl Rove.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Climate Brief: UN confirms record temperature for the Arctic at 100.4 degrees F | Daily Sound & Fury
Climate Brief: UN confirms record temperature for the Arctic at 100.4 degrees F | Daily Sound & Fury: The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk reached the temperature during a prolonged heatwave in June last year.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirme
Thursday, December 23, 2021
A no-beef diet is great, but don’t replace it with chicken - Vox
A no-beef diet is great, but don’t replace it with chicken - Vox: Let’s not swap one moral disaster for another.
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa (Official Video)
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
The Legacy of Racism within the U.S. Border Patrol | American Immigration Council
The Legacy of Racism within the U.S. Border Patrol | American Immigration Council: This report presents a historical overview of how U.S. Border Patrol has been steeped in institutional racism and has committed violent acts with near impunity since its founding nearly 100 years ago.
Stand Up for Our Democracy. Give Now. | ExposedByCMD
Stand Up for Our Democracy. Give Now. | ExposedByCMD
Instead of gifts this year (Bday too), I'm asking folks to donate here
Monday, December 20, 2021
Turning Point USA 2021 Investor Prospectus - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Turning Point USA 2021 Investor Prospectus - EXPOSEDbyCMD: This Turning Point USA Investor Prospectus was sourced to the Center for Media and Democracy alongside a personal letter from Charlie Kirk dated August
Again, if TPUSA gets the $50 million called for in its investor prospectus, it will be the richest neofascist youth movement in US history.
Steve Baker’s Conservative Rebellion Tied to Pro-Trump Disinformation Network Bankrolled by neofascist medialord Robert Mercer
Steve Baker’s Conservative Rebellion Tied to Pro-Trump Disinformation Network Bankrolled by Robert Mercer – Byline Times: The rebel Tory MP sits in the middle of hard-right lobby networks on climate change and the pandemic linked to Cambridge Analytica, reveal Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Biden Administration’s Epic Oil Lease Auction Was Totally Unnecessary – Mother Jones
Biden Administration’s Epic Oil Lease Auction Was Totally Unnecessary – Mother Jones: A past court ruling, it turns out, did not force it to enable a "huge carbon bomb."
Money and misinformation: how Turning Point USA became a formidable pro-Trump force | US politics | The Guardian
Money and misinformation: how Turning Point USA became a formidable pro-Trump force | US politics | The Guardian
#TPUSA is not only the largest #neofascist youth movement in US but also the richest, having more money than even the Junior Ku Klux Klan & the Klan Youth Corps at their heights, combined.
#TPUSA is not only the largest #neofascist youth movement in US but also the richest, having more money than even the Junior Ku Klux Klan & the Klan Youth Corps at their heights, combined.
President Trump’s legacy of corruption, four years and 3,700 conflicts of interest later - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
President Trump’s legacy of corruption, four years and 3,700 conflicts of interest later - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Trump's administration was marked by self-interest, profiteering at the highest levels and more than 3,700 conflicts of interest.
It’s Time to Try Fossil-Fuel Executives for Crimes Against Humanity
It’s Time to Try Fossil-Fuel Executives for Crimes Against Humanity: It isn't hyperbole to say that fossil-fuel executives are mass murderers. We should put them on trial for crimes against humanity.
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Teaching about the January 6 Insurrection and its Impact on U.S. Democracy
Teaching about the January 6 Insurrection and its Impact on U.S. Democracy: On January 6, 2021, an estimated 2,000 people stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the insurrection, we continue to learn more about what happened that day through the congressional investigation and ongoing trials of insurrectionists. The January 6 insurrection remains important to understand and discuss, as well as the larger questions it raises about the state of U.S. democracy. A recent poll found that 52% of young people between 18 and 29 believe that either U.S. democracy is “in trouble” or “failed,” while only 7% agree that it is “healthy,” further highlighting the need to teach students about democratic institutions.
Behold the Creepy Little Cabal That Tried to Help Trump Overturn the Election in Congress
Behold the Creepy Little Cabal That Tried to Help Trump Overturn the Election in Congress:
Tragic to think that the American ecocidal capitalist oligarchy is susceptible to fascist twerps like these.
Jim Jordan, Paul Gosar, Louie Gohmert—the gang's all here!
Tragic to think that the American ecocidal capitalist oligarchy is susceptible to fascist twerps like these.
Plant-based diets, pescatarian diets and COVID-19 severity: a population-based case–control study in six countries | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
Plant-based diets, pescatarian diets and COVID-19 severity: a population-based case–control study in six countries | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health: Conclusion In six countries, plant-based diets or pescatarian diets were associated with lower odds of moderate-to-severe COVID-19. These dietary patterns may be considered for protection against severe COVID-19.
Note on Milk and Cheese...
Most people are lactose-intolerant. There is no reason on earth for humans to drink the milk of other animals and make themselves sick in the process. Milk without hormones or pus is an oxymoron and so-called 'organic' animal milk is not better for you in those terms. People that drink animal milk have a higher rate of bone, especially hip fractures – the whole 'much-needed source of calcium' message was simply dairy industry propaganda. In fact, countries with the highest rates of dairy consumption have the highest rates of osteoporosis. Animal whole milk increases men's chance of getting prostrate cancer by 35% and if a woman drinks a glass of it each day there's a 50-50 chance she will die of breast cancer and dying from someone else by 65%. Avoiding animal milk is perhaps the best way to prevent children from developing Type-1 diabetes. However, the American Diabetes Association receives money from Dannon, Kraft, Velveeta, Oscar Mayer, Lunchables, Bumble Bee Food, LLC., etc. to keep the focus away from changing one's diet.
Cheese is coagulated cow or goat pus that has been biologically concentrated to high levels of infection-risk, highly processed to ensure infection, and then doused in salt on top of its natural saturated fat content. It is a leading cause of autoimmunity disease, particularly among the poor.
Friday, December 17, 2021
CAIR Infiltrated by Islamophobic Organization; Alleges Israeli Connection
CAIR Infiltrated by Islamophobic Organization; Alleges Israeli Connection: A stunning betrayal by a trusted senior official goes back at least 13 years, and likely longer, the Muslim civil rights group said Thursday. And he may not be the only mole
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
ALEC “Academy” Featured a Who’s Who of Voter Suppression Leaders - EXPOSEDbyCMD
ALEC “Academy” Featured a Who’s Who of Voter Suppression Leaders - EXPOSEDbyCMD: While the July 26-28 session was ostensibly led by the dark money group Honest Elections Project, it was organized, hosted, and bankrolled by ALEC, despite repeated claims by its CEO, Lisa Nelson, that the group does not work on voting issues.
Today is the perfect day to listen to bell hooks » MobyLives
Today is the perfect day to listen to bell hooks » MobyLives: Hey, America! Good morning. It’s been an intense couple of weeks, and today may just be the perfect time to spend a half hour with the brilliant bell hooks, scholar, activist, and author of books including Ain’t I a Woman?, Bone…
Joanne Kyger, from Round Robin with Garry Snyder in her India Journals
Going on from at least fifty tree
Roots braided beginning of house
dropping the new fern, curtain bee
-- Joanne Kyger
from Round Robin with Garry Snyder in her India Journals
'Monster' Antarctic Glacier at Risk as Key Ice Shelf Faces Collapse Years Earlier Than Expected
'Monster' Antarctic Glacier at Risk as Key Ice Shelf Faces Collapse Years Earlier Than Expected: "What we're seeing is already enough to be worried about," said one researcher.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
‘They Told Me I’d Be Fired:’ Kentucky Candle Plant Workers Stayed During Tornado
‘They Told Me I’d Be Fired:’ Kentucky Candle Plant Workers Stayed During Tornado: The factory was obliterated in the second tornado and at least eight people were killed.
The Border Wall in Arizona and New Mexico- July 2021
The Border Wall in Arizona and New Mexico- July 2021: 455 miles of border wall were built between the US and Mexico between 2017 and 2021. The environmental damage is severe.
ALEC Forum Promotes Manufactured Controversy Over the Factual Teaching of Racism in K-12 Schools - EXPOSEDbyCMD
ALEC Forum Promotes Manufactured Controversy Over the Factual Teaching of Racism in K-12 Schools - EXPOSEDbyCMD: Around seventy lawmakers, lobbyists, and researchers gathered yesterday at the American Legislative Exchange Council's policy summit in San Diego to hear speakers push actions and model legislation in the GOP's manufactured culture war over the supposed teaching of critical race theory in public schools
Crucial Antarctic ice shelf, Thwaites Glacier, could fail within five years, scientists say - The Washington Post
Crucial Antarctic ice shelf, Thwaites Glacier, could fail within five years, scientists say - The Washington Post: Scientists fear the collapse of this important buttress against sea level rise would unleash the fast-moving glacier behind it
FYI: we r so fucked.
FYI: we r so fucked.
“No Rules”: A Border Patrol Unit Worked with the FBI to Investigate Journalists. Is It Still Running? | Democracy Now!
“No Rules”: A Border Patrol Unit Worked with the FBI to Investigate Journalists. Is It Still Running? | Democracy Now!: A shocking exposé reveals how a secretive Customs and Border Protection division investigated as many as 20 journalists and their contacts by using government databases intended to track terrorists. Those investigated include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza, along with others at The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. We speak to Jana Winter, the investigative correspondent who broke the story at Yahoo News, who says it’s unclear if the surveillance program was discontinued. “These were career officials who are still running this secretive unit with no rules and no procedures for how they access these databases,” says Winter. “They target Americans who are located in the United States who are not suspected of any crime whatsoever.”
Monday, December 13, 2021
ALEC Is Pushing a Bill That Punishes Banks for Divesting From Fossil Fuels
ALEC Is Pushing a Bill That Punishes Banks for Divesting From Fossil Fuels: The bill would block firms that end these investments from receiving state government contracts or managing state funds.
alecexposed.org
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Err... can we all take a moment to acknowledge that this is about FOUR decades late? Biden calls on EPA to investigate role of climate crisis in deadly tornadoes | Kentucky | The Guardian
Biden calls on EPA to investigate role of climate crisis in deadly tornadoes | Kentucky | The Guardian: Experts say tornadoes with such intensity are rare later in the year during colder seasonal weather
Trigger Warning (scenes with extreme Christian fascist violence): Killer Kids S03E04 Allentown Massacre & The Copycat - video Dailymotion
Killer Kids S03E04 Allentown Massacre & The Copycat - video Dailymotion: The case of two neo-Nazi brothers who murdered their parents and brother in Allentown, Pa.
7 People in Virginia Play an Outsized Role in Progress on Global Climate Goals - DeSmog
7 People in Virginia Play an Outsized Role in Progress on Global Climate Goals - DeSmog: While the recent UN climate change conference in Scotland may have captured the world’s attention, an equally important, albeit far more obscure process has been slowly unfolding far from the glitz and glamour of the global stage. Indeed, just seven people in Virginia will play an outsized role in determining whether we keep accelerating toward […]
01: Ground Floor at the Amazon Warehouse 🅴 • Megacorp - Podcast Addict
01: Ground Floor at the Amazon Warehouse 🅴 • Megacorp - Podcast Addict: 01: Ground Floor at the Amazon Warehouse 🅴 • Megacorp - via Podcast Addict | In this first episode we’ll be starting at the ground floor, with the most
Torrance cop scandal over racist texts mere tip of bigotry iceberg within nation’s law enforcement
Torrance cop scandal over racist texts mere tip of bigotry iceberg within nation’s law enforcement: The revelation that over a dozen police officers on the force in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance exchanged a slew of racist, homophobic, and antisemitic texts over the course of years has spurred a torrent of outrage in California—particularly as it...
God, Trump and the Closed-Door World of the Council for National Policy - The Washington Post
God, Trump and the Closed-Door World of the Council for National Policy - The Washington Post: What internal recordings and documents reveal about a major conservative group — and the future of the Republican Party.
A Brief History of The Wilberforce Colony
Between August 15 and August 22, 1829, white mobs in Cincinnati burned and demolished Black houses, and up to 1,500 Black residents were driven outside the city limits, some starting a settlement in Ontario, which they named Wilberforce after the British abolitionist, with help from Quaker donations (because the city of Cincinnati refused to aid them).
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was - In These Times
Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was - In These Times
America has had voting (for some), for part of its history, even a little bit of neoliberal ‘representative democracy,’ but NEVER real or true democracy.
The construction of Israel’s Gaza concentration camp is complete – Mondoweiss
The construction of Israel’s Gaza concentration camp is complete – Mondoweiss: Israel announced the completion of an underground wall and maritime barrier surrounding the besieged Gaza Strip. Not a single mainstream media outlet used the term “concentration camp” to report on it but they should have.
Radicalized Christian nationalism is a growing threat to American democracy | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
Radicalized Christian nationalism is a growing threat to American democracy | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian: A relatively small but incredibly organized faction is working to turn the country into something resembling a theocracy
NEW: Previously Unreported Insurrection Eve Video Confirms Stop the Steal Plot to Occupy the United States Capitol Long-Term Beginning on January 6
NEW: Previously Unreported Insurrection Eve Video Confirms Stop the Steal Plot to Occupy the United States Capitol Long-Term Beginning on January 6: Ali Alexander—who was just deposed by Congress for eight hours—appears to have confessed on January 5 that his "movement" indeed intended to not only storm the Capitol but occupy it on January 6.
Friday, December 10, 2021
‘It’s a Crazy Way to Run a Country’: How to Reform the Supreme Court - POLITICO
‘It’s a Crazy Way to Run a Country’: How to Reform the Supreme Court - POLITICO: If you’re serious about changing the Supreme Court—through packing, term limits, or anything else—you need to understand the consequences, says court expert Daniel Epps.
Brandenburg v. Ohio: Trump’s impeachment defense rests on Klan free-speech decision by Supreme Court - The Washington Post
Brandenburg v. Ohio: Trump’s impeachment defense rests on Klan free-speech decision by Supreme Court - The Washington Post: The former president's defense lawyers have cited the Supreme Court's 1969 decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio, which upheld the right of Klan leader Clarence Brandenburg to spew racist, antisemitic rhetoric as long as it didn't incite or produce "imminent lawless action."
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades | Bored Panda
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades | Bored Panda: In a poignant display of peaceful resistance, a Palestinian woman in the village of Bilin, near the State of Palestine's de fecto capital of Ramallah, has planted a garden full of flowers grown inside of spent tear-gas canisters collected from clashes between Israeli soldiers and local Palestinians. Due to the high tensions and frequent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, she has no short supply of materials for these small flower pots.
“Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset”: Calls Mount to Cancel Debt & Halt Wealth Transfer to the Rich | Democracy Now!
“Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset”: Calls Mount to Cancel Debt & Halt Wealth Transfer to the Rich | Democracy Now!: As calls grow for Biden to extend the moratorium on student debt, we speak with the Debt Collective’s Astra Taylor and feature her new film for The Intercept, “Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset,” animated by artist Molly Crabapple. The $15 trillion in U.S. household debt is “a form of wealth transfer” from the poor to the rich, Taylor says. “People are in debt by design.”
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Seven days: Following Trump's reckless coronavirus trail - The Washington Post
Seven days: Following Trump's reckless coronavirus trail - The Washington Post: From the day of his first positive test until his hospitalization last year, the former president came in contact with more than 500 people in proximity to him or at crowded events, according to a Washington Post analysis.
GOP’s Banning of Books and Attack on Teachers Expose the Party’s Rising Fascism
GOP’s Banning of Books and Attack on Teachers Expose the Party’s Rising Fascism: The Republican Party makes clear that educational practices that inform and liberate are a threat to its politics.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Wildfires are erasing Western forests. Climate change is making it permanent. | Grist
Wildfires are erasing Western forests. Climate change is making it permanent. | Grist: The evidence is clear: Climate change is turning forests into scrublands across large swaths of the Western U.S. after wildfires.
These Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Avoided Paying Taxes for Years — ProPublica
These Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Avoided Paying Taxes for Years — ProPublica: Donald Trump and other ultrarich Americans have earned billions, but they’ve also managed to repeatedly avoid paying any federal income tax by claiming huge losses on their businesses.
Congressional Dems Are Failing to Secure Abortion Rights
Congressional Dems Are Failing to Secure Abortion Rights: Democrats promised legislation to codify Roe v. Wade and preempt the Texas anti-abortion law, but they’ve chosen to leave it sitting with a congressional panel. The inaction of Democrats is unacceptable.
When the United Fruit Company Tried to Buy Guatemala | The Nation
When the United Fruit Company Tried to Buy Guatemala | The Nation: How a sitting, elected national government found itself in the position of having to buy its own country.
Monday, December 6, 2021
Wall Street Holds Fast to Fossil Fuels as Climate Pressure Grows - Bloomberg
Wall Street Holds Fast to Fossil Fuels as Climate Pressure Grows - Bloomberg: With the ink hardly dry on a landmark pledge by the finance industry to fight climate change, the world’s biggest banks are making clear they plan to stand by their fossil-fuel clients.
NPR’s new double standard for Biden - by Eric Boehlert
NPR’s new double standard for Biden - by Eric Boehlert: Listen now (6 min) | Coddling Trump?
Sola Liu - The Nation's Boundaries (Audio)
This arrived in the mail today. Classic internationalist blues.
Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests - UCA News
Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests - UCA News: Tano Batak urge government to close a pulp factory they claim is causing damage around North Sumatra's Lake Toba
The forest is a part of us - Rainforest Action Network
The forest is a part of us - Rainforest Action Network: The Pargamanan-Bintang Maria community in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia can trace their roots back to about 125 years ago. The three Batak clans (Marga), Sitanggang, Simbolon and Lumban Gaol, migrated there during Dutch colonial times and were given the land by the ruler Partuan Nahoda Raja with the promise to never transfer its rights.
The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned - JSTOR Daily
The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned - JSTOR Daily: European travellers and anthropologists found that their gendered worldview didn’t easily map onto the societies they encountered.
In 1950, the U.S. Released a Bioweapon in San Francisco | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
In 1950, the U.S. Released a Bioweapon in San Francisco | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine: This was one of hundreds of bioweapon simulations carried out in the 1950s and 1960s
Sunday, December 5, 2021
How higher education can win the war against neoliberalism and white supremacy – UncommonThought
How higher education can win the war against neoliberalism and white supremacy – UncommonThought: [Photo: Dr. Sandra Grey, Other Sociology, 2017.]By: Henry A. Giroux Source: Salon Henry A. Giroux The exhaustion of the future does not even leave us with the past. Tradition counts for nothing when it is no longer contested and modified. A culture that is merely preserved is no culture at all. — Mark Fisher Since...
What the Pandora Papers Reveal
What the Pandora Papers Reveal: In The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast: How the world of secret finance enables some of the globe’s richest and most powerful people to shield their assets.
Saturday, December 4, 2021
The Panthers and the Patriots
The Panthers and the Patriots: The story of how a group of poor whites in Chicago united with the Black Panthers to fight racism and capitalism.
Friday, December 3, 2021
Werner Herzog, Into the Inferno - Katia and Maurice Krafft
Lock Down the Unvaccinated So America Can Get Back To Normal!
Lock Down the Unvaccinated So America Can Get Back To Normal!: Let the Trumpies and Maskholes argue it out on social media and in their chatrooms, but keep them the hell out of our stores, bars, restaurants and theaters. Enough is enough!
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Opinion | The 'F' Word and the Media | Timothy Karr
Opinion | The 'F' Word and the Media | Timothy Karr: Calling 21st-century fascism by its name is an essential condition to defeating it.
Across America right now well-funded orgs like #TPUSA & #YoungRepublicans are grooming those joining the ranks of the #neofascist ruling class. Thankfully, I'll be dead by the time they age-into the highest levels of politics. #Trump #TheGOPIsADeathCult #KAG #BackTheBlue #MAGA
Monday, November 29, 2021
When Paying Taxes Became Un-American - Big Think
When Paying Taxes Became Un-American - Big Think: In a functioning democracy, Noam Chomsky claims, people would celebrate on tax day—why then do most Americans view every April 15th as a day of mourning?
Trump Has Already Laid the Groundwork to Subvert the 2024 Election
Trump Has Already Laid the Groundwork to Subvert the 2024 Election: Democrats must take seriously the possibility of this nightmare scenario and take action to prevent it from happening.
Sunday, November 28, 2021
REVEALED: ‘Critical new evidence’ suggests the British army lied about McGurk’s Bar bombing - The Canary
REVEALED: ‘Critical new evidence’ suggests the British army lied about McGurk’s Bar bombing - The Canary: The British loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) blew up McGurk’s bar in Belfast on 4 December 1971. It murdered 15 innocent people and injured more than 16. This bombing occurred in the early years of the 30-year conflict in Ireland. British authorities blamed the IRA, claiming the bomb detonated prematurely en route to its intended target. But campaigners claim that this assertion was a lie.
As the 50th anniversary of that massacre approaches, victims’ families have launched a new website. The website commemorates the dead, those who survived, and their families. Since the bombing, those families have continued to fight for the truth. And in the lead up to the anniversary, they will be “publishing critical new evidence and articles”.
The Canary is exclusively revealing some of that evidence that shows a British army commander lied about his knowledge of the bombing in a newspaper article just two weeks after the incident. Campaigners claim this is the first instance of that commander lying about the McGurk’s bar bombing.
Former Trump and GOP Aide Ruben Verastigui Charged With Child Pornography Offenses
Former Trump and GOP Aide Ruben Verastigui Charged With Child Pornography Offenses: Court documents allege that while working for Republican senators, Ruben Verastigui distributed, received, and possessed images of child pornography.
GOP: Gang of Pedophiles - by Richard Hine - Unprecedented
GOP: Gang of Pedophiles - by Richard Hine - Unprecedented: The list of Republican and Trump-connected child rapists, sex traffickers, pedophile enablers and child porn offenders keeps growing
Far right agitator Jack Posobiec has spread lies and normalized antisemitism. He has 1.5 million Twitter followers. | by Jennifer Cohn | Nov, 2021 | Medium
Far right agitator Jack Posobiec has spread lies and normalized antisemitism. He has 1.5 million Twitter followers. | by Jennifer Cohn | Nov, 2021 | Medium: One of America’s most prolific liars is a former naval intelligence officer-turned-far-right-agitator named Jack Posobiec. For those who are unaware, Posobiec was a member of Mike Flynn’s “digital…
On Social Spending, the Question Isn’t “Can We Afford It?” but “Who Will Pay?”
On Social Spending, the Question Isn’t “Can We Afford It?” but “Who Will Pay?”: When conservatives claim that we can’t afford new social programs, what they really mean is that they think individuals and families should figure out how to handle the costs of necessary care on their own.
Climate study warns of vanishing safety window on reducing carbon emissions—here’s why
Climate study warns of vanishing safety window on reducing carbon emissions—here’s why: Millions of possible scenarios were analyzed, and only a few are acceptable, the scientists said.
Saturday, November 27, 2021
“Even if You Win, You Stay Locked Up”: How ICE Uses Appeals to Keep Immigrants in Detention – Mother Jones
“Even if You Win, You Stay Locked Up”: How ICE Uses Appeals to Keep Immigrants in Detention – Mother Jones: She may have won her immigration case, but for months, it didn't matter.
Friday, November 26, 2021
Stunning new data on radical Republican policies shows how the richest workers got a lot richer under Trump's rule - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
Stunning new data on radical Republican policies shows how the richest workers got a lot richer under Trump's rule - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism: Donald Trump's presidency and the Covid pandemic combined to make 2020 a remarkably enriching year for the highest-paid workers in America. Meanwhile, the numbers for the bottom 99.9% are, in a word, awful.Just one in 900 workers makes $1 million or more, a new Social Security report on wages shows....
Thursday, November 25, 2021
How Scotland Got Trumped – BillMoyers.com
How Scotland Got Trumped – BillMoyers.com: Earlier this week at the Republican debate in South Carolina, Jeb Bush accused Donald Trump of using eminent domain to try to seize an elderly woman’s home to “turn into a limousine parking lot for his casinos” in Atlantic City, … Continue reading
Notorious Pizzagater Jack Posobiec Leaves OAN for Conservative Youth Group Turning Point USA
I've been warning y'all for about a year now... #TPUSA is the largest and most wealthy neofascist youth group in America today.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Neofascism Tracker: Jack Posobiec Central in Spreading Russian Intelligence-Led #MacronLeaks Hack | Southern Poverty Law Center
Jack Posobiec Central in Spreading Russian Intelligence-Led #MacronLeaks Hack | Southern Poverty Law Center: Twitter personality Jack Posobiec worked alongside other American far-right extremists in amplifying the fruits of an apparent Russian military intelligence (GRU) hack intended to disrupt the outcome of the French elections in May 2017.
Neofascism Tracker: The Vast Far-Right Web Behind The Hunter Biden Story | HuffPost Latest News
The Vast Far-Right Web Behind The Hunter Biden Story | HuffPost Latest News: The smear campaign started in the New York Post — and the co-author has ties to Steve Bannon and a network of disinformation specialists.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hollywood Historian William Mann Compares 1918 Spanish Flu With Coronavirus – Deadline
Hollywood Historian William Mann Compares 1918 Spanish Flu With Coronavirus – Deadline: There are several parallels between the response to the Spanish Flu and COVID-19 in the U.S.
In First, US Labeled 'Backsliding' Democracy as Global Authoritarianism Grows
In First, US Labeled 'Backsliding' Democracy as Global Authoritarianism Grows: A new report calls the rejection of the 2020 election results by many in the Republican Party as an "historic turning point" for the United States.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account - Vox
Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account - Vox: One of the more interesting takeaways to come out of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s multi-day congressional testimony last week was confirmation that the social giant collects data from people online even if they don’t have a Facebook account. And there’s little you can do about it.
Grrrr, this is so annoying. The other day my browser started working superslow and it was because Facebook was collecting my data, even though I don't have any active accounts with them.
Drew McDowall - "Agalma V (ft. Kali Malone)" (Official Video)
Malone has been reinventing the organ for awhile now, and this is a delightful collaboration from a very strong album by the Coil member.
Sunday, November 21, 2021
The Lawless Masculinity of the GOP - The Atlantic
The Lawless Masculinity of the GOP - The Atlantic: Representative Paul Gosar’s murderous and misogynistic video takes a page—albeit an extreme one—straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Donald Trump Continues to Stoke a Domestic Terrorism Movement – Mother Jones
Donald Trump Continues to Stoke a Domestic Terrorism Movement – Mother Jones: The ex-president is pushing his most brazen lie yet about the January 6 insurrection.
Friday, November 19, 2021
The evidence we have now about the blueprint for Trump's coup attempt is utterly damning - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
The evidence we have now about the blueprint for Trump's coup attempt is utterly damning - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism: On January 2, Trump lawyer John Eastman called into Steve Bannon's War Room podcast to explain how to steal the election. Eastman told Bannon that Vice President Mike Pence could still overturn Biden's victory. The interview was part of an extremely public campaign by Trump and his closest allies to...
Thursday, November 18, 2021
One Year After George Floyd in Europe: The Deep Roots of Racism in Germany [Video] - UNICORN RIOT
One Year After George Floyd in Europe: The Deep Roots of Racism in Germany [Video] - UNICORN RIOT: In June 2021, Unicorn Riot went to Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany to show what impact the murder of George Floyd had in European countries.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
'The Time Is Now': 200 Activists Arrested While Demanding Biden, Congress Defend Voting Rights
'The Time Is Now': 200 Activists Arrested While Demanding Biden, Congress Defend Voting Rights: "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."
Even the International Energy Agency Says to Stop New Fossil Fuel Projects | The New Republic
Even the International Energy Agency Says to Stop New Fossil Fuel Projects | The New Republic: The IEA was founded by Henry Kissinger. It’s not run by radicals.
The Resources of Reaction - Salvage
The Resources of Reaction - Salvage: I can see the value of electoral campaigns, and I don't think it’s stupid to connect with a popular ‘common sense’ that is well to the right of where socialists are. But how do you change common sense? How do you lead? That’s the question you have to ask if you don’t want to be merely opportunistic.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Op-Ed: The failure at Glasgow and what needs to happen next - Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: The failure at Glasgow and what needs to happen next - Los Angeles Times: Allowing global leaders to feel that what happened in Glasgow was acceptable would be a disastrous mistake.
'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Historic Floods in BC, Washington Follow Scientists' Warnings
'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Historic Floods in BC, Washington Follow Scientists' Warnings: "It definitely matches what the climate models show for the future around here—hotter, dryer summers and wetter winters... Our infrastructure isn't designed for that."
All Trump's Cover-Ups: From Syria Airstrike on Civilians to US COVID Genocide
All Trump's Cover-Ups: From Syria Airstrike on Civilians to US COVID Genocide: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The US Founding Fathers had a cynical side. They did not think people in government could be trusted to do the right thing. They thought people often do what they can get away with. The point of James Madison's checks and balances was not just to guard against tyranny but also against corruption. In the Trump era, the checks and balances broke down. The Republican hold on Congress and increasing dominance of the federal courts allowed Trump literally to get away with murder. This corruption was not a foregone conclusion; Republicans voted against Nixon once
As Damning New Memo Shakes Trump’s Defense, January 6 Committee Turns Up Heat
As Damning New Memo Shakes Trump’s Defense, January 6 Committee Turns Up Heat: Trump acolytes Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows are but the first on the select committee’s long list.
Alim & Fargana Qasimov Ensemble, Bayati Shiraz
Seeing the Qasimov Ensemble was one of the three bests shows I've been to in my life. Certainly the most rapt, ecstatic.
Monday, November 15, 2021
How the other half suffer our climate change inaction...
Island nations like the Maldives, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands are set to be submerged as a result of consumer capitalism. Now is the time to stop companies like Amazon, Walmart, Samsun, Verizon, CVS, Apple, Volkswagen, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. PetroChina Co. Ltd., BP, Exxon, Shell, and Chevron from achieving their plan for planetary destruction & force them to devote their trillions to addressing the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere.
Steve Bannon | Right Wing Watch
Steve Bannon | Right Wing Watch: A project of People For the American Way
Unions Are Inadvertently Propping Up Fossil Fuels
Unions Are Inadvertently Propping Up Fossil Fuels: Workers’ retirement savings are being used to bankroll oil and gas companies’ climate destruction.
Wayne Shorter - Ana Maria
This one's an all-time jam. The James Newton version is also quite wonderful & features two of my faves Abdul Wadud and Cecil McBee accompanying.
The Oceans: Coral Reef
It breaks my heart that my Australian niece and nephew's children will not be able to see the coral I witnessed on the Great Barrier Reef because old white men put carbon and profit over people and full planetary development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXBawQGONs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXBawQGONs
The Ends of White Supremacy
In the early twentieth-century, ethnicities and nationalities such as Irish, Italians, Poles, Russians, and Jews were believed to form distinct 'races'. If white supremacy had its way, unchallenged by black and immigrant activists and others in the struggle, and we used such definitions today, it would reclassify all but a few US citizens as nonwhite.
Sunday, November 14, 2021
After the failure of Cop26, there’s only one last hope for our survival | George Monbiot | The Guardian
After the failure of Cop26, there’s only one last hope for our survival | George Monbiot | The Guardian: By mobilising just 25% of people, we can flip social attitudes towards the climate, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Memo from Trump attorney outlined how Pence could overturn election, says new book - ABC News
Memo from Trump attorney outlined how Pence could overturn election, says new book - ABC News
The Trump administration attempted to claim a unilateral authority to simply refuse to count Electoral College votes for its opponents — as in, to create a self-perpetuating dictatorship. This wasn’t just some crank thing by John Eastman. It was everyone in Trump’s inner circle.
The Trump administration attempted to claim a unilateral authority to simply refuse to count Electoral College votes for its opponents — as in, to create a self-perpetuating dictatorship. This wasn’t just some crank thing by John Eastman. It was everyone in Trump’s inner circle.
No Gilead TPUSA! GOP’s Banning of Books and Attack on Teachers Expose the Party’s Rising Fascism
GOP’s Banning of Books and Attack on Teachers Expose the Party’s Rising Fascism: The Republican Party makes clear that educational practices that inform and liberate are a threat to its politics.
After COP26, US President Under Fire for 'Failing to Act on Fossil Fuels'
After COP26, US President Under Fire for 'Failing to Act on Fossil Fuels': "We're in a five-alarm fire, but Biden refuses to use a firehose."
A reflection/share on Critical Race Theory
I completed 8 years of graduate studies in the humanities & we did not discuss racism in any depth. A couple of professors whose classes I took got tenure based on their explanations of writings by notable black intellectuals & we STILL did not critically engage with racism.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Just a reminder that TP USA is the largest openly neofascist on-campus group in the nation.
Turning Point USA | Right Wing Watch: A project of People For the American Way
Opinion | The Republican Party’s violence problem - The Washington Post
Opinion | The Republican Party’s violence problem - The Washington Post: Even the GOPers not directly promoting violence as a political tool hope to benefit from their supporters' most savage impulses.
You Can’t Save the World Without the Working Class
You Can’t Save the World Without the Working Class: While global elites focus on the role corporations and politicians can play in fighting climate change, there's only one force capable of building the just transition needed to avoid disaster: the working class.
Friday, November 12, 2021
The Man Card Documentary
The Man Card Documentary: A Film about White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump. Created by Jackson Katz and directed by Peter Hutchison & Lucas Sabean. Watch the film today!
Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests - The Washington Post
Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests - The Washington Post: Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests
Rep. John Lewis’ Speech at the 1963 March on Washington on Vimeo
Rep. John Lewis’ Speech at the 1963 March on Washington on Vimeo: This is "Rep. John Lewis' Speech at the 1963 March on Washington" by BillMoyers.com on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
"We must say: 'Wake up America! Wake up!' For we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient." Rep. John Lewis’ Speech at the 1963 March on Washington on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/70657416 #VotingRights
Artists must confront the climate crisis – we must write as if these are the last days | Ben Okri | The Guardian
Artists must confront the climate crisis – we must write as if these are the last days | Ben Okri | The Guardian: In the face of our most urgent threat, new forms of creativity are required, and a reimagining of what it is to be human, says novelist and poet Ben Okri
Thursday, November 11, 2021
The Stubborn Persistence of Vaccine Inequity | Foreign Affairs
The Stubborn Persistence of Vaccine Inequity | Foreign Affairs: Why Marginalized Communities Can’t Be Last in Line.
About Half of the World's Beaches Could Disappear Due to Climate Change
About Half of the World's Beaches Could Disappear Due to Climate Change: Nearly half of the world’s sandy beaches are at risk of severe erosion by the year 2100, due in part to the effects of climate change, according to a new study.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
How Capital Consumes the Climate Crisis
How Capital Consumes the Climate Crisis: Rather than take the public’s increasing concern about the climate crisis as a chance for positive change, corporations are using that fear to make millions for themselves.
Monday, November 8, 2021
'Must-Read' Analysis Reveals Massive Global Gap Between Declared and Actual Emissions
'Must-Read' Analysis Reveals Massive Global Gap Between Declared and Actual Emissions: The new investigation from the Washington Post reveals as much as 13.3 billion tons of under-reported emissions.
Climate talks, brought to you by... the polluters?!
The Sponsors of COP26 Are Behind the Corporate Greenwashing Agenda: COP26 has been sold as a conference where world leaders will finally tackle climate change. But for its corporate sponsors, the conference is an opportunity to greenwash their practices of polluting for profit.
Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds | UCLA
Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds | UCLA: The research focuses on the factors contributing to a key climate variable called vapor pressure deficit.
Human rights | Tribunal2021 | United States
Human rights | Tribunal2021 | United States: The International Tribunal2021 on US Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, The tribunal takes place from 22- 25 October 2021 in New York and virtually.
Climate pledges built on flawed emissions data, Post investigation finds - Washington Post
Climate pledges built on flawed emissions data, Post investigation finds - Washington Post: An examination of 196 country reports to the United Nations reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere. The gap ranges from at least 8.5 billion to as high as 13.3 billion tons a year -- surpassing the annual emissions of China.
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Explainer: What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming? | Reuters
Explainer: What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming? | Reuters: Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Honest Government Ad | AUKUS 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 - YouTube
Honest Government Ad | AUKUS 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 - YouTube: We make Honest Government Ads.You can keep us going on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Empty, Toothless Pledges to End Deforestation by 2030 at COP26 - Left Voice
Empty, Toothless Pledges to End Deforestation by 2030 at COP26 - Left Voice: At the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, more than 110 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. The agreement, though, is non-binding, and as capitalism and extractivism both go unchallenged, it is virtually guaranteed to fail.
The World’s Best Mayor Is a French Communist
The World’s Best Mayor Is a French Communist: Philippe Rio from Grigny, south of Paris, has been voted the world’s best mayor. He told Jacobin about the local social programs that have made his Communist administration a global success story.
Friday, November 5, 2021
Thursday, November 4, 2021
How to Strike and Win: A Labor Notes Guide | Labor Notes
How to Strike and Win: A Labor Notes Guide | Labor Notes: After a long absence, the strike seems to be making a comeback in the U.S. The teacher strike wave of 2018-19 caught everyone off guard—but showed that workers’ most powerful tool can still win. As we finished this pamphlet, 49,000 GM workers were on the picket lines and 32,000 Chicago Teachers and school employees were about to walk out. We decided to put together this
Against Charity
Against Charity: Rather than creating an individualized “culture of giving,” we should be challenging capitalism’s institutionalized taking.
A Living Weapon In Your Hand | Francesca Wade
A Living Weapon In Your Hand | Francesca Wade: On the revolutionary life and work of the poet Diane di Prima.
Buening: Healthcare Shouldn't Be a Business – The Daily Utah Chronicle
Buening: Healthcare Shouldn't Be a Business – The Daily Utah Chronicle: Despite our continual boasting as the “most powerful” country in the world, we rank below a number of countries when it comes to development. Developed countries share a standard of improved quality of life and a “greater access to basic necessities,” but some exemplify this standard better than others. Norway, Switzerland, Germany and New...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
International Tribunal finds U.S. guilty of crimes against humanity – Workers World
International Tribunal finds U.S. guilty of crimes against humanity – Workers World: The International Tribunal on Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples was held Oct. 23-25 at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights, New York City, aka Turtle Island, Lenape land. The main theme of the Tribunal was “We Still
Monday, November 1, 2021
Surprise: the Big Bang Isn’t the Beginning of the Universe Anymore | Portside
Surprise: the Big Bang Isn’t the Beginning of the Universe Anymore | Portside: KEY TAKEAWAYS
The Big Bang teaches us that our expanding, cooling universe used to be younger, denser, and hotter in the past.
However, extrapolating all the way back to a singularity leads to predictions that disagree with what we observe.
Instead, cosmic inflation preceded and set up the Big Bang, changing our cosmic origin story forever.
Jan. 6 insurrection: The Washington Post’s investigation of the causes, cost and aftermath - Washington Post
Jan. 6 insurrection: The Washington Post’s investigation of the causes, cost and aftermath - Washington Post: An investigation by The Post reveals numerous new warnings of violence on Jan. 6 that went unheeded, the cost of President Donald Trump’s inaction as the Capitol was overrun and the distrust that has spread across the country in the aftermath.
What does child labor in chocolate look like? | Green America
What does child labor in chocolate look like? | Green America: Globally, 1 in 10 children experience child labor. With over 1.5 million child laborers in cocoa. - Green America
The U.S. Turned Jewish Refugees Away During The Holocaust. Its Refugee Policy Hasn't Changed Much Since. - In These Times
The U.S. Turned Jewish Refugees Away During The Holocaust. Its Refugee Policy Hasn't Changed Much Since. - In These Times: The United States says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"—unless they don't look or act like me.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The 2009 financial crisis taught us hard lessons. Have Democrats learned them? | David Sirota and Alex Gibney | The Guardian
The 2009 financial crisis taught us hard lessons. Have Democrats learned them? | David Sirota and Alex Gibney | The Guardian: The political meltdown of a decade ago crushed faith in hope and change, and led to Maga and mayhem
Don't Choose Extinction - UNDP | United Nations | Jack Black | Climate Action - YouTube
Don't Choose Extinction - UNDP | United Nations | Jack Black | Climate Action - YouTube: The world spends an astounding US$423 billion annually to subsidize fossil fuels for consumers – oil, electricity that is generated by the burning of other f...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
5 things you should know about Facebook - by Judd Legum - Popular Information
5 things you should know about Facebook - by Judd Legum - Popular Information: Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, has released a trove of internal Facebook documents to a variety of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. This process has unleashed a flood of reporting that provides important insight about Facebook. On Monday alone, there were more than 50 stories published by media outlets based on the documents.
Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance
Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance: Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democrats decide how to trim the bill down to $2 trillion.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020 - BBC News
Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020 - BBC News: Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. — ProPublica
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. — ProPublica: Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to apply to her or the other adults in charge.
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs. But a “General Strike” Is Something Much More Powerful - Left Voice
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs. But a “General Strike” Is Something Much More Powerful - Left Voice: In a recent opinion piece, former U.S. labor secretary Robert Reich argues that the September jobs report shows evidence of an “unofficial national general strike.” But that is a contradiction in terms.
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