As we’re reassessing the exceptionalism of modern-day America, we might benefit from acknowledging cultures that have been around longer.

As a practicing Buddhist with stress on the word practicing, the following ritual is interesting—-https://psyche.co/films/one-photo-per-day-for-more-than-a-year-exploring-how-rituals-affect-memory?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9ee140bc33-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_05_25_05_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-9ee140bc33-70464341         –Harris began the project as a way to enrich his experience of time – both to be more present in the moment and to capture it, describing himself as ‘obsessed with memory’. 

This brings to mind the science writer Lynne Kelly’s argument that the powerful mnemonic techniques of so-called ‘non-literate’ Indigenous people far outstrip anything imaginable for most members of societies that use writing. Her primary example is illuminating:

Australian Aboriginal memory palaces are spread across the land, structured by sung pathways referred to as songlines … A songline is a sequence of locations, that might, for example, include the rocks that provide the best materials for tools, to a significant tree or a waterhole.

–end of aeon info–

In meditation I have for many years begun with the current year in life, and worked backward year by year as far as possible.  Apparently one should eventually do this preceding birth.  Hasn’t happened yet.  But this has been a fascinating ritual.  At the age of 72, one does this less than one did at the age of 42 for obvious reasons similar to refraining from 72 birthday candles on a cake rather than when one was, say, 22.

The Southern Tier of NYS seems to be a hotbed of citizen responsibility.  They know how to identify and honor the heroes.

https://www.wbng.com/2022/05/29/vines-dedicates-sculpture-memory-volunteer/        –“So this is a spot that not only reflects what Merry would have enjoyed but creates a calm and serene for people to come and think about our friend,” LoDolce said.

–end of wbng info–

From souloftheearth   —     https://madmimi.com/p/be88041?pact=29193-168029411-12747276216-d03c54df89b586fbe1177db1a25cda1d1faa850f               —

Beauty: the great interrupter

Saving seeds

In the face of the corporate juggernaut that is tying up crop seeds for private gain, there are millions of people worldwide working to save our traditional seeds. 

The bioblitz

What we can do:

gardening to save half the earth

–end of souloftheearth  —

From popularresistance  —  https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/cixh6s9gpk?e=1b0a9c0541     —

G7 Downplays US Sanctions’ Role In Food Shortage

Walk For Appalachia’s Future Reaches Monroe County, WV

Farmers, Women, Innovators Give Hope For Meeting Climate Challenge

Public Comment Is Taking A Back Seat In Biden’s Push To Export More LNG

Protesters Take On NRA Convention After Texas Shooting

As Illinois Coal Jobs Disappear, Some Are Looking To The Sun

Texas School Shooting Reveals The Advanced Sickness Of American Society

–end of popularresistance info–

From MROnline–                    https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=f236f32bd9            —

Mark Esper’s tell-some reveals U.S. plans for war and terror against Venezuela  (apt to remember revolving doors between industry and government)

‘God will sort them out’: Ukrainians of Donbass beg NATO to end war

Coward cops, government do nothing while children are massacred

–end of mronline info–

Perhaps not “coward cops” as much as human beings.  In the Southern Tier, one has questioned the call from law enforcement against gun laws promoted by Cuomo,  while calling for a “crack down on activists”, and an interesting number of local gun owners shot and killed by law enforcement.  Each shooting was investigated and labeled as self defense; but one questions a culture where the average citizen is expected to co-exist among gun owners deemed so dangerous as needed to be shot and killed by law enforcement for the protection of officers.  Are we really this demented?

The same mindset about guns may be causing harm to the environment.  We need to challenge capitalistic hierarchical Establishment negligence toward Earth and humanity.  

https://twitter.com/fractivist/status/1530673541267472384?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email         —

Abandoned, radioactive proppant from fracking spreading into Little Muddy River–end of fractivist info–

Is Biden as grandfatherly as he wants us to think?  School shootings are dramatic, while Climate Change is as deadly to children, but slow and less noticeable.  Demand that the children get their day in court.

From portside  —  https://portside.org/2022-05-28/biden-aims-destroy-historic-climate-change-lawsuit            –The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, was brought by twenty-one young plaintiffs in 2015 and seeks to establish a federal, constitutional right to a livable planet. If the case is successful, any federal policies that enable more fossil fuel development could be challenged as unconstitutional.

But the Obama and Trump administrations both vehemently fought the lawsuit, and now those close to the case say that Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated it will also use every procedural tool at its disposal to prevent the lawsuit from ever getting a trial.–end of portside info—

NYSEG is proposing a substantial rate increase for customers beginning in 2023.  Several thoughts—

*https://www.syracuse.com/news/2007/06/spanish_company_to_acquire_nys.html      –Iberdrola S.A., an energy company based in Spain, said today it will buy the parent company of two Upstate New York utilities — New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric.

*NYS has experienced its share of Climate-Change weather with the usual power outages that seem to happen more frequently

*This customer has considered installing a stand-alone generator

*The cost is high but the security would be worth it

*Reviews suggest a troubling number of instances where generators fail just when needed

*The local utilities seem to be privately owned in compliance with capitalism

*If foreign nations own said companies, doesn’t that drain wealth from US local communities?

*Senator Schumer has been vociferous in support for a build out of the 5G network at a time when the local grid isn’t properly functioning.  Schumer’s support for boutique technology over mundane grid excellence is troubling

*A reliable local energy source seems important

*NYSEG requests the rate increase ostensibly to switch more fully to sustainable energy production, and to reinforce the grid

*Comparing individually-owned generators with a reliable and sustainable utility company seems to support a rate increase to this end

*If the company is privately owned, one can imagine a large portion of any profits syphoned off to management and shareholders

*Centralization of energy production also seems risky due to weather, terrorism, and accidents

*The only type of energy production that makes sense seems to be a local co-op coordinating with other local co-ops, keeping any profits within the community, and perhaps eventually bringing down rates.

The paranoia about ideas outside of the sanction of capitalism is understood and rejected.  But if a system isn’t functioning properly, perhaps new ideas are the answer.  

Please allow new ideas to be heard and considered.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIPnHZ5xoe0           –Green Socialist Notes #74        

Those who didn’t succumb to Democratic Party demands to “hold your nose and vote” in 2020, have nothing to apologize for in the meanders of Biden.  There’s something to be said for voting your principles.  Let’s give it a try.

The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM       —

Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”

Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly.  It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.

———————–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.