Thursday, March 31, 2022
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Amazon biome hurtles toward death spiral as deforestation jumps in 2020 | Reuters
Amazon biome hurtles toward death spiral as deforestation jumps in 2020 | Reuters: An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that is home to the world's largest rainforest, according to the Amazon Conservation organization.
Our Skyrocketing Military Spending Helps Pentagon Contractors—Not Ukraine | Opinion
Our Skyrocketing Military Spending Helps Pentagon Contractors—Not Ukraine | Opinion: Less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's new $782 billion budget is marked for Kyiv. About 50 times as much will go to for-profit corporations.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Kenneth Patchen... "The enemy is war...."
“The enemy is war.
“It exists in their peace.
“It is a war to allow the few to starve the many.
“It is a war to allow the few to blind the many.
“But the power of this enemy is not in the few.
“Its power is in the many who fear, distrust and hate one another.
Kenneth Patchen
Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer, New Directions, 1945, p. 89.
Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Opinion | Commercial Defrauding of Uncle Sam—Biggest Booming Business | Ralph Nader
Opinion | Commercial Defrauding of Uncle Sam—Biggest Booming Business | Ralph Nader: "Neither Congress nor the White House has met this challenge of titanic corruption which should become a major campaign subject in the coming elections."
U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels - The New York Times
U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels - The New York Times
Err... when the UN lead spokesperson says this, it means we are so very fucked.
Singing Putin: 'Blueberry Hill'
This is back when Hollywood, Silicon Valley and much of Wall St. welcomed Putin's business. George W. Bush famously used the authority of 'God' to look into Putin's 'soul' and found him to be “committed to the best interests of his country.” This is one convincing reason for a separation of Church and State.
Putin's Road to War (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
22 Animals That Went Extinct in the US in 2021 — and How to Take Action for Biodiversity
22 Animals That Went Extinct in the US in 2021 — and How to Take Action for Biodiversity
(It's a little rich that this message is brought to you, in part, by planet-destroyers supreme P&G but, um, ok. Yeesh, green capitalism.)
(It's a little rich that this message is brought to you, in part, by planet-destroyers supreme P&G but, um, ok. Yeesh, green capitalism.)
0231-2013 on Vimeo
0231-2013 on Vimeo: This is "0231-2013" by kolba films on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Kenneth Patchen, from PANELS FOR THE WALLS OF HEAVEN
The first of the Panels for the Walls of Heaven, published by Bern Porter in 1946, ends:
You,--
The meaning is in the wonder,
Towns and seas and all poor devils everywhere. In no way is life ever changed.
Through acceptance of the mystery, peace.
And only through peace can come acceptance of the mystery.
We are not open. The glory can not come in. How soon after our best things is the taste bitter again.
As of this earth and what I am on this earth – I fiercely wish to protect the things I love.
They fill my eyes with tears – the things I love.
Suppose they are nothing – They are all I have.
In Quest of Candlelighters, New Directions, 1972 pp. 8-9.
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Nothing Is More Embarrassing Than Nancy Pelosi Reading Bono's Ukraine Poem
Nothing Is More Embarrassing Than Nancy Pelosi Reading Bono's Ukraine Poem: This story involves many failing brains.
Friday, March 18, 2022
Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Jack Posobiec, & the Proud Boys — Part 1 (2016) | by Jennifer Cohn | Feb, 2022 | Medium
Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Jack Posobiec, & the Proud Boys — Part 1 (2016) | by Jennifer Cohn | Feb, 2022 | Medium: Roger Stone is a corrupt political advisor who specializes in propping up dictators, liars, and cheats, including former President Donald Trump. Stone is not always taken seriously. As political…
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
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There’s no reasoning with fascists. ‘Totalitarian propaganda’ imprisons them. What they need is reentry into ‘ordinary experience’ - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
There’s no reasoning with fascists. ‘Totalitarian propaganda’ imprisons them. What they need is reentry into ‘ordinary experience’ - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism: The former president held another of his tiresome rallies last night. I say “tiresome” because it was more of the same spleen and bile.
But he did say something useful to my purposes, which is talking about John Dewey in a world gripped by tyranny. Below is a long interview with Nathan Crick. He wr...
Divide And Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes - Trailer + Quick Summary
Quick Summary: Fox News was started by notorious sex offender, oligarch, and far-Right billionaire Roger Ailes, from Warren, Ohio. His father was a violent anti-labor Christian who sent his son to Ohio University, where the young man became acutely aware of how to stoke a people's fears. He came to politics after producing one of the first daytime talk and variety entertainment shows. After having his hero Nixon on the show, he approached the future president with the proposal that he produce him as a 'media advisor''. Inspired by the Nazi propaganda film the Triumph of the Will (1935), Ailes aimed at a position from which television could be commanded for the purpose of far-Right messaging. Indeed, the 'Nixon in the Arena' series were in part based on making Nixon appear as heroic as Hitler. In notes later obtained by journalists, Ailes makes it clear that he thinks Americans are lazy and stupid and that a powerful TV network should do the thinking for them by playing on their resentments, prejudice and fears. The central goal was to push out a far-Right message in a way that would avoid the critical press, reasoned argument, and global standards of journalism. It became known as the FOX network. The Senate history of Mitch McConnell is essentially an Tiles creation, taking him from being a low-level judge to one of the most influential politicians in the oligarchy. Reagan, Giuliani and George Bush Snr. also owed him a great deal, thereby benefitting his media empire. Ailes embraced neofascist conspiracies, helping them to go mainstream, with his portrayal of Obama as a radical Islamist, Pizzagate, and through his promotion of the Trump Organization. Indeed, while being an expert on little other than corrupt and racist real estate dealings, Trump and his far-Right opinions, was everywhere on the network years before his presidential campaign was announced. When Ailes was finally being prosecuted for his sexual misconduct, he turned to Trump and the Trump Organization's notorious team of lawyers. To the very end, even when more than a dozen women came forward alleging sexual harassment, Trump defended Ailes as “a very good man,” but Murdock's sons saw Ailes as bad for business. Ailes was also given access to people's private messages by Facebook, and performed illegal surveillance and repeatedly made threats to those who opposed him. To his death, he remained a true believer in the fascist credo that, “Those who believe they should win, will eventually win. Inferiors make superiors physically sick, they drag us down. I am more important than America.” Ailes literally built a wall in his office and a gate around his home to keep out gay terrorists and people of middle eastern descent.
Ohio Grand Jury Will Not Indict White Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Teenager Ma’Khia Bryant | Democracy Now!
Ohio Grand Jury Will Not Indict White Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Teenager Ma’Khia Bryant | Democracy Now!: In Ohio, a grand jury voted not to bring charges against a white police officer who shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, outside her foster home last year. Bryant’s family condemned the decision by the grand jury, saying the officer, Nicholas Reardon, did not need to resort to using his firearm, and also called out Ohio’s child welfare system for its failures in Ma’Khia’s case.
Former Rand Paul Aide Charged With Funneling Russian Money Into Election
Former Rand Paul Aide Charged With Funneling Russian Money Into Election: Prosecutors do not name the candidate, but ex-President Donald Trump hosted a fundraiser that night at the Ritz-Carlton in Center City, Philadelphia.
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said she attended the ‘Stop-the-Steal’ rally prior to Jan. 6 attack on Capitol - The Washington Post
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said she attended the ‘Stop-the-Steal’ rally prior to Jan. 6 attack on Capitol - The Washington Post: Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, said she left the rally before former president Donald Trump took the stage.
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Nationalize the Oil Companies – People's Policy Project
Nationalize the Oil Companies – People's Policy Project: Relying on private investors to prop up a dying industry is foolish.
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Elon Musk’s Gigafactory Shows the Hollowness of Green Capitalism
Elon Musk’s Gigafactory Shows the Hollowness of Green Capitalism: Last Friday, authorities gave the go-ahead for Tesla’s Gigafactory near Berlin. The fast-tracked approval for the electric auto plant makes a mockery of environmental and labor standards — but suits the agenda of superficially “greening” German industry.
Exposed: The Trump, Putin and Saudi connection to high gas prices - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
Exposed: The Trump, Putin and Saudi connection to high gas prices - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism: It was a double-whammy for two of then-President Donald Trump’s biggest patrons, Vladimir Putin and American fossil-fuel billionaires and their industry: the price of oil was too damn low.Between the pandemic-induced collapse in demand for oil and the price war Saudi Arabia was then fighting with Ru...
Friday, March 11, 2022
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Global Citizen and Fox News and Rupert Murdoch and P&G (phew!)
The National Geographic TV series on Global Citizen, funded by corporations, including one of Global Citizen's major sponsors, P&G, sure does a great job disappearing all the horrors committed by Proctor & Gamble: fine example of propaganda to teach in journalism & media classrooms.
It's what one expects from Fox News & Rupert Murdoch & Disney in collaboration. In a classic case of market synergy, the corporations' products advertised on these shows are (only) p[l]ayable on the mediums they own, e.g. Hulu. & 'antipoverty' becomes all about the clicks, lol...
Brexit was a Victory for British Putinism – Why were those who Got It Right Vilified? – Byline Times
Brexit was a Victory for British Putinism – Why were those who Got It Right Vilified? – Byline Times: Anthony Barnett details what he has learnt from the work of journalists such as Carole Cadwalladr and Byline Times' co-founder and executive editor Peter Jukes about the threat to British democracy hiding in plain sight
Monday, March 7, 2022
The Orwellian Attacks on Critics of NATO Policy Must Stop
The Orwellian Attacks on Critics of NATO Policy Must Stop: Rampant militarism in the wake of 9/11 did not tolerate dissent. A similar jingoistic fervor today insists that criticism of Western foreign policy and calls for diplomacy are tantamount to treason.
Saturday, March 5, 2022
US-plaining is not enough. To the Western left, on your and our mistakes | Спільне
US-plaining is not enough. To the Western left, on your and our mistakes | Спільне: You face a challenge of reacting to a war that is not waged by your countries. There is no simple way to frame an anti-war message. One thing remains painfully clear: you can help deal with the consequences of the war providing assistance to refugees from Ukraine no matter what skin colour or passport they have.
Friday, March 4, 2022
"Two Raging Grannies" documentary film trailer
The scene in the NYC Hilton is still so shocking to me. It's incredible how the rich and their hired mob-thugs speak when they don't know they are being filmed. https://youtu.be/KnnNPxk3vgI #WeOweItToThemToo #RaginGrannies #Degrowth #ExtinctionRebellion #SystemChangeNotClimateChange
Unions help reduce disparities and strengthen our democracy | Economic Policy Institute
Unions help reduce disparities and strengthen our democracy | Economic Policy Institute: Unions improve wages and benefits for all workers, not just union members. They help reduce income inequality by making sure all Americans, and not just the wealthy elite, share in the benefits of their labor. Unions also reduce racial disparities in wages and raise women’s wages, helping to counteract disparate labor market outcomes by race…
Sustainability 101: Exponential Growth - Arithmetic, Population and Ene...
Tragic that he first gave this talk in 1969, and we. did.... nothing.
Grocery workers seek better pay and conditions as chains reap huge profits | US unions | The Guardian
Grocery workers seek better pay and conditions as chains reap huge profits | US unions | The Guardian: Kroger workers asking for $5 raise while CEO’s salary is 904 times the median employee wage
Tricky, coz it could open a door to finally prosecute so many U.S. war criminals. | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes?
PolitiFact | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes?: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has flouted international law more dramatically than almost any other military incurs
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Arms companies look to profit from Ukraine conflict - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
Arms companies look to profit from Ukraine conflict - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate: UK arms company BAe Systems has seen its share price rise 21% and also reported higher profits over the past year.
A Twisted Love Story: How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s Russia and How Russia Became the Darling of the American Right | Religion Dispatches
A Twisted Love Story: How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s Russia and How Russia Became the Darling of the American Right | Religion Dispatches: If someone from 1965 were to arrive in a time machine, there’s likely much about our current state of affairs that would shock them. But I cannot imagine anything that would be more confusing than the love affair between the American Right and Russia—the extent of which has come into stark clarity i
Last Night Biden Admitted the U.S. Environmentally Poisoned Iraq and Afghanistan, But Ignored the Impact on Iraqis and Afghans
Last Night Biden Admitted the U.S. Environmentally Poisoned Iraq and Afghanistan, But Ignored the Impact on Iraqis and Afghans: A new policy to help U.S. veterans with the harmful consequences of burn pits ignores the Iraqis and Afghans poisoned by America's wars.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Ilya Kaminsky on Ukrainian, Russian, and the Language of War ‹ Literary Hub
Ilya Kaminsky on Ukrainian, Russian, and the Language of War ‹ Literary Hub: Editor’s note: this 2017 essay is excerpted from Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine. 1. My family huddled by the doorframe at 4 am, debating whether or not to open the door to the stranger…
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Article: The US's Aggressive Expansion of NATO Created This Horror; The US Can and Should End It | OpEdNews
Article: The US's Aggressive Expansion of NATO Created This Horror; The US Can and Should End It | OpEdNews: Article: The US's Aggressive Expansion of NATO Created This Horror; The US Can and Should End It - The US 'broke' Ukraine by promoting a coup to oust the elected president and instal a fascist government in 2014 and to encourage Ukraine to take US weapons and look to becoming a NATO member. Now it must end this war by renouncing that goal, writes TCBH! journalist Dave Lindorff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Who's Got the DNA?` - by E. Jean Carroll - Ask E. Jean
Who's Got the DNA?` - by E. Jean Carroll - Ask E. Jean: Listen now (7 min) | Surprising Update on Carroll v. Trump
Trump Will Reportedly Warn Russia Where US Will Strike in Syria
Trump Will Reportedly Warn Russia Where US Will Strike in Syria: The Russian newspaper Kommersant said Wednesday that the US would give the Russian military a list of its targets.
Reminder: Trump gifted U.S. bases to Putin when he sold out the Kurds. He extorted Ukraine & bombed an empty Air Force Base after warning Russia first while at a Mara-Lago event hosting Xi, & while praising Putin every chance he got
Reminder: Trump gifted U.S. bases to Putin when he sold out the Kurds. He extorted Ukraine & bombed an empty Air Force Base after warning Russia first while at a Mara-Lago event hosting Xi, & while praising Putin every chance he got
Raytheon Technologies: All Recipients | OpenSecrets
Raytheon Technologies: All Recipients | OpenSecrets: Find the companies and other organizations seeking to influence U.S. politics and policy via campaign donations and lobbying spending, and see which members of Congress hold stock in those companies.
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