Revolting is the idea of Blinken ‘splaining the views of Russia; especially since the USA and “Western concerns” have been instrumental in actions within the Ukraine when the USA has described Ukrainian government as the most corrupt in the world.  Equally revolting has been the habit of corporate-owned-state-run MSM talking heads with little understanding of recent history, equate Russia with fascism when Russia was instrumental though brutal in challenging Hitler and Nazis during WWII.  To understand other people is essential to be intellectually honest.  This isn’t about the level of governmental corruption peculiar to any one government; but more about the corruption of oligarchy.

Intellectual honesty would question the role of the USA in the Ukraine, and particularly those who became wealthy by personal involvement in the corruption that is bemoaned as especially Ukrainian, which I doubt, as compared to the corruption in Western nations pursuing capitalistic hierarchical Establishment ends.
https://www.aol.com/news/brutal-ww-ii-siege-leningrad-100008480.html       –WASHINGTON — Speaking from the Latvian capital of Riga on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine, citing in particular the siege of Mariupol, a port city on the Sea of Azov.To make his point, Blinken appealed to the personal history of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose public image is tied closely to another siege — that of his native Leningrad by invading German forces during World War II.
That siege is central to understanding the outlook on the world Putin shares with many Russians. Described by historian Anna Reid as “the deadliest blockade of a city in human history,” the siege lasted 872 days and took as many as 1.5 million lives.
“We’ve seen scenes like this before in Europe,” Blinken said. “Every Russian has lived or learned about the horrific siege of Leningrad during World War II.”Those lessons are deeply personal for Putin. He was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) eight years after the siege was lifted in 1944, but the fate of Leningrad more thoroughly defines him than any event in Russian history. He even lost an older brother, Viktor Putin, in the siege.—end of aol info–

My heart breaks for my ancestors, whether Russian or Ukrainian.  But no more than it had all ready been broken by an understanding of the history of my own father who resided in Eastern Europe before The Russian Revolution—-https://www.facebook.com/julie.saxa.5/videos/997182747676233       –Song about a soldier dying in war asking his mother who will be there to mourn him.–end of facebook post—-
Soldiers of every nation, along with the civilians classified as “collateral damage”, are separate from the oligarchs perpetrating violence for profit.
C-Span touches on many topics while providing a forum for discussion from the public.
7:55AM–caller–paraphrase—Why is the USA sending money overseas rather than spending on American people?Guest–in reply–paraphrase–Alludes to BernieSanders support for spending on American people that “blows a hole in the economy”(use of language is crucial here, along with an ability to so interpret…..”The economy” as spoken by Establishment capitalists seems to divide big-money interests such as Wall St. and industry away from the health and welfare of We The People.  To overlook this use of language has been deadly for the majority of people in the USA who seem to assume “the economy” alludes to their interests.  It doesn’t.
An example in the person of a politician may be NYS’s Senator Schumer, who has been loud and persistent in grandstanding about a 5G network build out and broadband.  At the same time, anyone living in rural Upstate NY will be painfully aware of a deteriorating energy infrastructure as the electrical grid goes down during any puff of wind that goes through.  Puffs of wind are increasing due to Climate Change.  Yet politicians pretend to working for the public by the distraction of promotion of 5G and broadband, as they ignore a deteriorating electrical grid required for better than 3rd-world living conditions.
9:12AM–R. Keller R-Pa–paraphrase–It is shameful that Biden has chosen green energy over the American people(double talk that green energy will not be beneficial to the majority of American people that could provide local energy grids that would be less susceptible to outages due to terrorism, weather, accident or war, wouldn’t as completely cause Climate Change, and would provide living-wage local jobs that would be ongoing)
Condemnation by politicians that we aren’t expanding fossil fuel infrastructure in response to the Russian-Ukrainian military actions ignore that buying from in-place foreign infrastructure will limit further build out of new US infrastructure when the infrastructure the USA needs to be busy with is a renewable and sustainable grid.  This should be local and provide energy from the sun.  If we continue to build out fossil fuel infrastructure, laziness will lead to use of such.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?518282-5/washington-journal-bob-deans-discusses-russia-ukraine-crisis-us-energy-policy    — MARCH 9, 2022 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 03/09/2022

Washington Journal

Bob Deans on Russia-Ukraine Crisis and U.S. Energy Policy

Natural Resources Defense Council strategic engagement director Bob Deans talked about President Biden’s decision to ban Russian oil imports into the U.S., the potential impact on gas prices, and Biden administration energy policies.–end of c-span info–During the above segment and one believes it was the guest mentioned that FACTually, industry sells half of American fossil fuel production overseas.  This totally shoots down the notion that we must “drill baby drill”, to quote a local fracking advocate from the Southern Tier of about 15 years ago, in order to bring down prices for the consumer.  In FACT reports say fossil fuel industry profiteering is increasing. Do the math.
The answer seems wrong to inflict the same Ukrainian type of local-community harm by the oligarchs on US local community byway of price gouging and exploitation of nature that kills local community people and seriously undermines quality of life.  The oligarch actions are different byway of nation, the control and exploitation are the same.
Press cc for subtitles.  This has not been verified, but seems quite open to research… have fun—https://thesaker.is/a-briefing-on-the-medico-biological-us-activity-in-ukraine-must-see/    —

A briefing on the medico-biological US activity in Ukraine (MUST SEE!)

From portside—–        https://portside.org/2022-03-08/how-blackrock-vanguard-and-ubs-are-screwing-world          –Who’s blocking progress on climate change? Fossil fuel companies and politicians in rich, high-emitting countries are the biggest obstructionists—the ones climate activists are rightly targeting with political campaigns, investigations, and direct actions. But as two recent reports have made clear, there’s another group climate watchers need to consider if the world is to avoid catastrophe: asset managers.
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From Blackagendareport—https://www.blackagendareport.com/russia-ukraine-and-race-problem  –Cold War racism was both a domestic and global weapon of war designed to strip anti-imperialist resistance of its humanity. Western elites dehumanized Black Americans fighting Jim Crow as potential “Reds” with just as much fervor as they dehumanized the people of the Soviet Union and other nations engaged in building socialism abroad. Anti-communism increased public support for devastating U.S. military interventions against nations such as Vietnam and violent state repression against domestic dissent at home.–end of bar info–
From Blackagendareport—–https://www.blackagendareport.com/praise-whataboutism   –The charge is meant to censor the speaker, excuse U.S. actions, and defend its human rights violations. The denials and apologies are exactly why whataboutism should be defended. It is terrible when lies and crimes are not countered with verifiable information exposing them.–end of bar info–
From popularresistance—-https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/7jiw0rrqra?e=1b0a9c0541  —Ukraine: A Planetary Crisis Provoked By The US That Threatens Nuclear War

US Officials Meet Maduro, Fail To Drive Wedge Between Venezuela And Russia

Russians Say, Don’t Hate Us For What Our Leaders Have DoneThe Ukraine War And The ‘Good’ Refugee–end of popularresistance info–

From mronline–https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=e7f62e1d46        —

***Impacts of warming faster and more severe than expected says IPCC

***National Endowment for Democracy deletes records of funding projects in Ukraine—-he National Endowment for Democracy (NED)—a CIA offshoot founded in the early 1980s to advance “democracy promotion” initiatives around the world—has deleted all records of funding projects in Ukraine from their searchable “Awarded Grants Search” database.

The archived webpage captured February 25, 2022 from 14:53 shows that NED granted $22,394,281 in the form of 334 awards to Ukraine between 2014 to the present. The capture at 23:10 the same day shows “No results found” for Ukraine. As of right now, there are still “No results found” for Ukraine

***.Burning Globalist structures to save the Globalist ‘Liberal Order’

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Another reason I love NYS is the Indigenous People—-https://mailchi.mp/oneida-nation/oneida-indian-nation-report-march-2022-cultural-initiatives-strengthen-bonds-with-region?e=164b4d6ef1             —The Oneida Indian Nation is devoted to Central New York and has been an enthusiastic partner in economic development, job creation, and enhancing the region’s vitality. Sharing the Nation’s culture and history has also long been a priority, and in 2021 a number of cultural initiatives helped strengthen bonds between . From offering a message of peace during the holiday season to sharing the Oneida language, these efforts have reached across Central New York and in some cases, throughout the country.The Passage of Peace the Oneida LanguageSharing the Oneida Legacy Beyond Central New York–end of oneida message—-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvQZes0vui8         –The Tale of Two Teams        — Lesson is, don’t judge a book by it cover……

From lakotalaw–The moment has come to rally together for our children. The United States Supreme Court has announced that, this autumn, it will hear the case of Brackeen v. Haaland — which could redefine the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and threaten tribal sovereignty. Because legal arguments will soon be due, we’re already in high gear. Our attorneys are now preparing an amicus brief for the justices, and it’s up to all of us to raise awareness about the importance of protecting this law and keeping Native kids in Native care. I ask you today, with all my heart, please stand with us in this fight.Please give what you can today to help us protect ICWA and our rights to self-determination. With Russia’s recent attack on Ukraine — and all the other challenges we face together as a society — it is more critical than ever that we do everything we can to protect future generations and uphold the sovereignty of oppressed communities. Protecting our youth and keeping them in Native care — or kinship care, as we call it — is a huge deal for all of us in Indian Country, especially with the ongoing discovery of mass graves at boarding schools. In fact, safeguarding our children is what motivated me to co-found the Lakota People’s Law Project. Over the years, with help from friends like you and conscientious reporters like Laura Sullivan at NPR (who won a Peabody Award for her coverage of South Dakota’s foster care crisis), we have made massive inroads. Today, Lakota Law has a Native-run kinship care home at Standing Rock, and I’m helping to oversee the creation of similar facilities and lobby for a tribally-run Child Welfare Department here at the Cheyenne River Nation.Importantly, too, this Supreme Court case isn’t just about our young ones. As we detailed in our blog a few months back (if you haven’t yet, please read that!), it’s also potentially an attack on tribal mineral rights and, ultimately, our sovereignty. It’s no coincidence that the white family who initiated the case in Texas after adopting Native children is backed, pro bono, by Big Oil lawyers — including a hideous firm called Gibson-Dunn — who normally have no interest in these matters.If ICWA falls, it could become the first domino in a series of Native rights rollbacks. The colonists want our children because our youth are our future. The chair of our board of advisors, Senator James Abourezk, was the principal author of ICWA back in the late 1970s, and our president and chief counsel, Danny Sheehan, consulted with the Department of Justice to draft the enforcement guidelines that are the subject of this Supreme Court case.That’s why we’ll work night and day to stop this legal attack. In the coming weeks, we’ll help the Supreme Court justices understand the legal arguments behind this critical law. We’ll also continue to ensure the case gets maximum media coverage. This must be a full team effort. So, stay with us over the year to come, and please do everything you can to help us amplify this issue.Wopila tanka — thank you for helping us protect our children and our culture.
Madonna Thunder Hawk
Cheyenne River Organizer
The Lakota People’s Law ProjectP.S. With ICWA headed to the Supreme Court, it’s an all-hands-on-deck moment. Please donate today to ensure our skilled legal and media teams can protect Native children, kinship care, and sovereignty. The forces of modern colonialism, capitalism, and racism are aligned against us. Let’s unite, stand strong, and show them what we’re made of.—end of lakotalaw info–

A claim by Eastern Ukraine people was about persecution based on Russian language and customs that had become offensive due to lack of “Western values” change arriving in Western Ukraine.  Hmmm…..This raises a topic of Indigenous Peoples rights that can be as important to Russians as they are anywhere.

Received from ecowatch —https://mailchi.mp/ecowatch/vacuuming-animal-dna-wild-bears-consuming-human-junk-food-2021-ocean-temps-warmest-on-record-musicians-embracing-sustainability-379333?e=d4966762a5  —

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Received from treehugger—-https://link.treehugger.com/view/5ee102074f5b1f0e43c55c18g1ta0.2le1/6497de7a       —Rental Companies Will Not Fix Fashion’s Environmental WoesTo Get to a Circular Economy We Have to Change Not Just the Cup, But the CultureElizabeth’s Tips for a Sustainable City Garden
Electric Cars and Light Trucks Have 64% Lower Life Cycle Carbon Emissions
What Is Thermal Pollution? Causes, Impact, and MitigationRefugees Find Help for Pets As They Flee Ukraine—end of treehugger info–

From Veteransforpeace—-        Veterans For Peace joined with Public Citizen and 86 other peace groups to tell President Joe Biden, it is imperative that he should decrease the Pentagon topline in his forthcoming FY 23 budget request.  Read the letter here.The Climate and Militarism Project has just issued a statement, The Ukraine Crisis and the Recent IPCC Report, with demands:

1. Immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and a negotiated settlement that accommodates the security needs of Ukraine, Russia, and Europe.
2. Reduction in NATO and US military posture in Europe in exchange for Russian guarantees to respect the right of self-governance of its neighboring nations.
3. Renegotiation of lapsed arms treaties.
4. Huge reductions by all countries in military spending and redirection of those funds to address the climate crisis.

Ann Wright and other women from the U.S. participating in a Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy dialogue and peacebuilding initiative launched the Women Appeal for a Ceasefire, Ending the Threat of Nuclear War and for Peace.—end of veteransforpeace.org info————————-We can do better———-

That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
    https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.