Monday, January 31, 2022
Bullfrog Films presents…Cooked: Survival By Zip Code on Vimeo
Bullfrog Films presents…Cooked: Survival By Zip Code on Vimeo: A film by Judith Helfand Available for educational use: www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/cook.html Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history in 1995,…
Amnesty Explosive Report to Denounce Israel as an Apartheid State - Palestine Chronicle
Amnesty Explosive Report to Denounce Israel as an Apartheid State - Palestine Chronicle: Amnesty International plans to publish a report on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing the crime of apartheid.
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Domestic Violence Survivors Speak Up | Center for Health Journalism
Domestic Violence Survivors Speak Up | Center for Health Journalism: "My name is Uma. I am a domestic violence survivor, and this is my story."
Friday, January 28, 2022
‘The Blood-Dimmed Tide Is Loosed’ » Organizing Upgrade
‘The Blood-Dimmed Tide Is Loosed’ » Organizing Upgrade: Democracy defenders need to unify, strategize, and pull from deep wells of conviction to turn back the MAGA tide.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
How Japan has almost eradicated gun crime - BBC News
How Japan has almost eradicated gun crime - BBC News: Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US. What is the secret?
Stephen Breyer’s Legacy of Destruction
Stephen Breyer’s Legacy of Destruction: "On the basis of his antitrust record, he is an unjust man. Breyer is the candidate of big business and monopoly in America.”
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
JD Vance, Josh Mandel, and the GOP's race to the bottom
JD Vance, Josh Mandel, and the GOP's race to the bottom: Candidates in Ohio's GOP primary are convinced the way to win is to be the worst possible choice. They may be right.
Angela Davis: ‘Their Democracy and Ours’
Angela Davis: ‘Their Democracy and Ours’: On Angela Davis' birthday, we republish her interview with filmmaker Astra Taylor on economic democracy, criminal justice, and the need for a socialist internationalism.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Make extreme wealth extinct: it’s the only way to avoid climate breakdown | George Monbiot | The Guardian
Make extreme wealth extinct: it’s the only way to avoid climate breakdown | George Monbiot | The Guardian: Pandering to the rich has got us into this mess, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Stunning Mexican Gray Wolf Family Portrait - YouTube
Stunning Mexican Gray Wolf Family Portrait - YouTube: When it comes to wolves, it’s not about numbers. It’s about family.A wolf is a wolf when it’s part of an intact, unexploited family group capable of astonish...
Revolutionary Strategies on a Heated Earth – Spectre Journal
Revolutionary Strategies on a Heated Earth – Spectre Journal: Spectre Journal – Revolutionary Strategies on a Heated Earth: Responding to non-linear developments in condensed time
Monday, January 24, 2022
America has a manure problem, and the miracle solution being touted isn’t all that it seems | Farming | The Guardian
America has a manure problem, and the miracle solution being touted isn’t all that it seems | Farming | The Guardian: Converting waste into ‘biogas’ is a crucial part of Biden’s climate plan – but it can come with some significant costs
Sunday, January 23, 2022
handwritten inscription from Fred Hersch to O.T.
Sweet and touching handwritten inscription from Fred Hersch to Oscar Treadwell in the Cincinnati library's copy of a very fine album of standards. O.T's poem included for yr delight.
Sheriffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Resonates with me, since I live next to a violent racist sheriff who wishes drug addicts death.... while his own wife is addicted to crack.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Trump taxes
Friday, January 21, 2022
One year of the Biden presidency: A full timeline
One year of the Biden presidency: A full timeline: Here is a thorough timeline of the Biden administration through 1 year. Included is every major action, good or bad, with dates, taken by the president or his administration.
The Depth of Corruption in the Charter School World is Beyond Frightening—Carol Burris, Executive Director of Network for Public Education (NPE) Uncovers a Sewage Pit in an Ohio Charter Operation
The story of a charter school and its for-profit operator - The Washington Post: The details reveal how some for-profit operators manage their charter schools.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Arkansas inmates who were given ivermectin to treat COVID in jail file federal lawsuit: "They used us as an experiment" - CBS News
Arkansas inmates who were given ivermectin to treat COVID in jail file federal lawsuit: "They used us as an experiment" - CBS News: "They said they were vitamins, steroids and antibiotics," one of the plaintiffs told CBS News. "...It was not consensual. They used us as an experiment — like we're livestock."
Happiness Is a Warm Kitten - YouTube
Happiness Is a Warm Kitten - YouTube: From his "Happiness" album, 2013. Support the artisthttp://kid606.bandcamp.com/album/happiness
“Democratic Socialism Is About Building a Just Society”
“Democratic Socialism Is About Building a Just Society”: Jessica Mason is a Navy veteran and socialist running for Congress in Texas. In an interview with Jacobin, she discusses the importance of unions, her time in the military, and why both parties “demonize democratic socialism because they are scared of it.”
Monday, January 17, 2022
Trump surfaces with a new racist hoax—and a new attack on our elections
Trump surfaces with a new racist hoax—and a new attack on our elections: It has been refreshing, this past year, to not have to listen to the crap-filled ramblings of Republicanism's treasonous Dear Leader, but Donald Trump has begun to resume his rallies and continues to hold the Republican Party entirely in the palm of...
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Beatriz at Dinner Trailer: Salma Hayek Confronts John Lithgow
Confronting the ruling class is all well and good and will impress some liberal bosses, but DEFEATING them must be the goal!
Saturday, January 15, 2022
How the Left Alienates Jews | The Nation
How the Left Alienates Jews | The Nation: Jewish voices are too often excluded from precisely the conversations they should be leading.
The Folly of School Openings as a Zero-Sum Game - The American Prospect
The Folly of School Openings as a Zero-Sum Game - The American Prospect: We need to address the needs of students—and parents, and teachers. One size does not fit all, and race complicates the challenge.
McCarthy says Trump directly ‘bears responsibility’ for Capitol riot - POLITICO
McCarthy says Trump ‘bears responsibility’ for Capitol riot - POLITICO: The House GOP leader makes clear he does not support impeachment, even as he publicly rebuked the president.
Friday, January 14, 2022
All the Ways the Oath Keeper Militiamen, just Jailed, are Like al-Qaeda
All the Ways the Oath Keeper Militiamen, just Jailed, are Like al-Qaeda: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The Department of Justice reports that the FBI arrested 11 top members of the fascist militia, the Oath Keepers, on Thursday. They are charged with seditious conspiracy. Among those jailed was Elmer 'Stewart' Rhodes, a former paratrooper in the US military and a Yale Law School graduate, who heads the white supremacist group. Cases were already prepared against 17 members of the Oath Keepers, but Rhodes and one other leader are newly charged. The group was founded in 2009 in the wake of Barack Obama's election to the presidency and comprises far right wing conspiracy
The tortured logic of #ADOS | The Outline
The tortured logic of #ADOS | The Outline: The thinking behind the American Descendants of Slavery movement combines a left-wing critique of America’s founding with a distinctly right-wing strain of xenophobia.
I can't verify the accuracy of the entirety of this article but what a story to explore! (And definitely further evidence to bring down the neofascist Federation for American Immigration Reform & its related hydra heads).
Thursday, January 13, 2022
El titiritero | Southern Poverty Law Center
El titiritero | Southern Poverty Law Center: El 'movimiento' organizado anti-inmigración, cada vez más profundamente relacionado con los grupos de odio racial, está dominado por un solo hombre, John Tanton.
AIPAC Goes PAC and SuperPAC to Cover its Tracks as it Targets Progressives
AIPAC Goes PAC and SuperPAC to Cover its Tracks as it Targets Progressives: We're likely to see even more money going … to support these candidates who are perceived to be moderate Democrats who are pro-Israel, and to either protect them if they're incumbents or to unseat if they're progressives. – Don Waxman, UCLA, AIPAC, Israel, Israel Lobby, PAC, Progressives, SuperPac,
The Year in Review: Events that shaped 2021 | Southern Poverty Law Center
The Year in Review: Events that shaped 2021 | Southern Poverty Law Center: 2021 marked SPLC's fifth decade advocating Children’s Rights, Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Voting Rights and Criminal Justice Reform.
One Man’s Quest to Crack the Modern Anti-Immigration Movement—by Unsealing Its Architect’s Papers – Mother Jones
One Man’s Quest to Crack the Modern Anti-Immigration Movement—by Unsealing Its Architect’s Papers – Mother Jones: A lawsuit seeks to reveal John Tanton's documents, which are locked away until 2035.
On America's Obsession with Locking up Immigrants: An Audio Interview with César Cuauhtémoc GarcÃa Hernández on the Politics of Immigration and the Road Ahead in 2022
On America's Obsession with Locking up Immigrants: An Audio Interview with César Cuauhtémoc GarcÃa Hernández on the Politics of Immigration and the Road Ahead in 2022: Listen now (30 min) | The legal scholar and author of "Crimmigration Law" and "Migrating to Prison" on immigration detention reform, midterm elections, and what he’s watching for in 2022.
Owning the Libs Is the Only GOP Platform
Owning the Libs Is the Only GOP Platform: And “rage farming” is their most cynical tactic.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Lyn Hejinian, from 'Ring Burial'
"The trees rise, elm against fascism, ash against misogyny, unalienated beech, free willow, trees presenting continuous oak. [. . .] The birds fly, crows at white supremacists, sparrows at thieving corporate executives, just mallards at negligent landlords, free wrens at racist cops, pigeons contributing continuity, robins providing ribald joy.”
-- Lyn Hejinian, 'Ring Burial, 1 and 14' The Tribunal, Omnidawn, 2019, p. 63, 67.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
'Unsilenced': Stories of enslaved Indigenous people - Indian Country Today
'Unsilenced': Stories of enslaved Indigenous people - Indian Country Today: Art installation examines the stories of more than 100 captives in southern Colorado
The Ticking Bomb of Crypto Fascism - In These Times
The Ticking Bomb of Crypto Fascism - In These Times: The crypto market's inevitable crash will pull America's politics in an even scarier direction.
Canada’s Climate Crises: Wildfires, Flooding And Heatwaves
Canada’s Climate Crises: Wildfires, Flooding And Heatwaves: The effects of climate change have arrived in Canadians’ backyards. Here’s one way to move forward in an age of climate crises.
Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence - OtherWords
Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence - OtherWords: One year after January 6, corporations are once again filling the campaign coffers of politicians who tried to overthrow the last election.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Far-right targets school boards, local offices - The Washington Post
Far-right targets school boards, local offices - The Washington Post: Far-right groups have been moving away from national organizing to focus on building grassroots support, harnessing conservative outrage to influence school boards and other local offices. That effort was stepped up after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left much of the militant right under federal scrutiny and in operational disarray.
So in 7 US states it’s now illegal for a high school teacher to assign this well-researched WaPo article to students.
Who owned slaves in Congress? A list of 1,700 enslavers in Senate, House history. - Washington Post: The Washington Post has compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents.
Sunday, January 9, 2022
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...
Don't Look Down: Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier could Shatter in 10 years, Endangering 1 Bn. in Coastal Cities
Don't Look Down: Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier could Shatter in 10 years, Endangering 1 Bn. in Coastal Cities: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - How fast will the sea level rise and how many people will that affect during the next 30 years? The answer to these questions means a lot to people living in New York, Miami and New Orleans, not to mention Mumbai in India. We don't have precise answers to these questions. But a December discussion at the American Geophysical Union suggested that the massive Thwaites glacier in Antarctica, the size of Florida, could plop into the ocean in the next 10 years, with the potential to set in train further collapses, raising sea level by
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Biden pursues Trump plan that creates big profits by denying health care - Alternet.org
Biden pursues Trump plan that creates big profits by denying health care - Alternet.org: In 2020, the Trump administration launched a plan to hand traditional Medicare over to Wall Street. Inexplicably, the Biden administration is playing along.The overwhelming evidence demonstrates that the plan will drive up healthcare costs, inhibiting people from getting needed care.So-called Direct...
"We Have To Push the Envelope” | Political Research Associates
"We Have To Push the Envelope” | Political Research Associates: Battle without Bullets: The Christian Right and Fourth Generation Warfare
Insurrection at the Capitol – One Year On: The Militarisation of Far-Right Resistance – Byline Times
Insurrection at the Capitol – One Year On: The Militarisation of Far-Right Resistance – Byline Times: Sian Norris and Heidi Siegmund Cuda delve into what happened on 6 January 2021, exposing both the militarisation of the insurrectionists and the failures of the security forces to respond to a war-like threat
Friday, January 7, 2022
One of my favourite Poitier moments.
Meeks Cutoff Official Theatrical Trailer (HD) - Oscilloscope Laboratories
Right Wing Round-Up: The Christian Nationalist Insurrection | Right Wing Watch
Right Wing Round-Up: The Christian Nationalist Insurrection | Right Wing Watch: A project of People For the American Way
Thursday, January 6, 2022
If We Don’t Counter Far-Right Christianity, 1/6 Will Just Be the Beginning | Religion Dispatches
If We Don’t Counter Far-Right Christianity, 1/6 Will Just Be the Beginning | Religion Dispatches: For years, far-right faith groups have become increasingly intertwined with extreme conservative political beliefs like white supremacy and Christian nationalism—fundamentally changing the Republican Party and creating a fervent support network for former president Trump. Nearly one year ago, on Jan
Defense Giants Should Stop Funding Election Deniers - Defense One
Defense Giants Should Stop Funding Election Deniers - Defense One: If it turns out that antidemocratic action is not a red line for the defense industry, we need to start asking more serious questions.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Report: Boeing, Koch Industries Among Top Donors To Lawmakers Who Refused To Certify 2020 Election
Report: Boeing, Koch Industries Among Top Donors To Lawmakers Who Refused To Certify 2020 Election: More than 700 companies and industry groups have donated to legislators who voted against certifying the presidential election, according to a sweeping report published Monday by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Monday, January 3, 2022
The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care | The Nation
The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care | The Nation: Why does the richest country in the world have the most Covid deaths? A primary reason is that the United States does not have a free, universal health care system.
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Good Manners by Joanne Kyger
Good Manners
The Bodhisattva waits
until everyone is finished
before he excuses himself
Saturday, January 1, 2022
How Bitcoin is Heating This Lake and Warming the Planet | Earthjustice
How Bitcoin is Heating This Lake and Warming the Planet | Earthjustice: Bitcoin is bringing dirty power plants out of retirement. Earthjustice is fighting this new trend in order to put an end to fossil fuels once and for all.
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves – Mother Jones
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves – Mother Jones: And why they're scared we might break up with their favorite appliance.
Civil Rights Extensions
All humans should have civil rights, all gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans & bonobos should have civil rights, all elephants should have civil rights, all dolphins & orcas & whales should have civil rights, all crows should have civil rights, etc. WHY can't humans yet grasp this?
Happy New Year!
Line rupture has resulted in 'biggest spill' — 7 million gallons of raw sewage flowing into LA waterway - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism: The rupture of a sewage line resulted in 7 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage being dumped into flood-control waterways in Los Angeles County. The incident first happened on Thursday afternoon, closing beaches and sending disgusting smells across the area. The New York Times reported that a co...
marvin gaye / you're the man, pt. I & II (mono single ver.)
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