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.
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