We must understand the depravity of health of species that must be suggested by a 70% decrease in wild animals since 1970.  Diversity is precisely that which maintains the best possibility for health in animals and plants, and unencumbered by interference by humanity, which is the definition of wild, seems to suggest support from natural sources such as, for example, The Creator in any way one imagines She/It/He/Cause-And-Effect.

As Establishment squeezes undesirables out of humanity and nature to suit Establishment whim, the result is depravity.

https://countercurrents.org/2022/10/a-fast-emptying-ark-the-world-grows-quieter-by-the-day/?swcfpc=1    –A vast new study finds there are 70 percent fewer wild animals sharing the earth with us than there were in 1970. Read that again. And again.

But in the decades ahead the report makes clear that climate change will be the main driver of what they call, in a technically precise but emotionally vacant phrase, “biodiversity loss.”

–end of countercurrents info–

In the same acts of self-interest by hierarchical Establishment, this time the D&R Duopoly, expulsion of 3rd Party candidates in order to provide guarantees for Establishment candidates, seems also a definition of depravity.

This is a reason that in the NYS governors race, many people will write in Howie Hawkins and Gloria Mattera.

https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2022/09/06/green-party-wages-daunting-write-in-campaign-to-win-back-ballot-access-in-new-york      —

After securing ballot access in 2018, the Greens, along with the Independence, Serve America Movement, and Libertarian parties, all lost their ballot access after failing to secure enough statewide votes in the 2020 presidential election. Larry Sharpe, the 2018 Libertarian gubernatorial nominee, is also waging a write-in gubernatorial campaign in 2022.

With the difficult stage set, Hawkins is making electoral reform part of his campaign platform. Hawkins is pushing for New York to adopt ranked choice voting in the state.

Despite efforts by the New York State Democratic Party and their functionaries to silence us, we have broken through to the media with this campaign’s message of Inclusive Democracy, a Green New Deal, and an Economic Bill of Rights. We ask that you share this important news coverage to your community, families and allies:

• Capital Tonight Video: Green Party wages daunting write-in campaign to win back ballot access in New York
  
• Albany Times Union Op-Ed: Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin and nobody else
• 
  “Walk into any supermarket and you’ll find a variety of breakfast cereals to match nearly any taste. Shop online and you can select, say, shoes to meet your idiosyncratic preferences.
  
  This is what we’ve come to expect in this age of choice. Almost everywhere there are alternatives to the same-old boring whatever. Nearly everywhere, we have options to satisfy every niche, variety that feels infinite and empowering.
  
  Everywhere, except at the ballot box…”
  
• The New York Times: For First Time Since 1946, New Yorkers Have Just 2 Choices for Governor
  
  “…this year, for the first time in over 75 years, the state ballot appears destined to offer only two choices: Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, and Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican.
  
  The paucity of options is largely due to former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who championed changes in election law two years ago that made it far more difficult for third parties to get on the ballot. The changes to ballot access law tripled the number of voter signatures required for groups to get on the November ballot and forced political parties to qualify every two years instead of four.”
  
• Focus on Albany Video: A conversation with Howie Hawkins about the campaign for Governor
• .–end of howiehawkins/gloriamattera info—

From organicconsumers——–https://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/defending-ourselves?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=OB+777+Saturday&utm_content=OB+777+Saturday                  —

REGENERATION HEALTH INTERNATIONAL

Moms Across America Has Tested Public School Lunches for Toxicity and Nutritional Value, and the News is Not Good.

REGENERATION INTERNATIONAL

Don’t Miss The People’s World Food Day Summit This Weekend!

PLANTING PEACERussell Brand on Planting PeacePLANTING FEARU.S. Stockpiles $290 Million in NIH-Funded Radiation Sickness DrugREAL FARMS NOT FAKE FOODWidespread Adoption of GE Fake Meat Threatens the Livelihoods of 1.3 Billion Peasants and Small FarmersGENETIC ENGINEERINGThe Promise of GE Foods 2.0: Haven’t We Heard All This Before?GENETIC ENGINEERINGAgriculture, Drugs, Risky Gain of Function Experiments, and Human “Biological Programming”SUPPORT OCA, CRL, & RICampaigning Against Frankenfoods, GE Bioweapons, Environmental Destruction, and War

–end of organicconsumers info—

From lakotalaw   —-      Today, I write to you about something that’s both important and fun. As we reach the end of a week that began with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I’m going to expand on the message you received from Chase Iron Eyes, who wrote to you a few days ago about the importance of Native representation. Chase spoke about political representation — in the voting booth and in the halls of power — highlighting two Indigenous women looking to make change as congresswomen this autumn. As critical as that is, it’s also important that our people see more of ourselves throughout the media, that Native concerns and viewpoints be recognized and honored in the larger culture.

If you’ve read my prior newsletters, you’re aware that my mom — Lakota Law Standing Rock organizer Phyllis Young — and I were both featured in the documentary “End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock.” A few weeks back, we joined director Shannon Kring as part of the team in New York City for the Emmy Awards, where this heartfelt film about the woman-led resistance against the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) had been nominated for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary. I wish I could say we won! I can, at least, say that the nomination was an important piece of recognition for our NoDAPL movement and for our people.

This movement isn’t going away. As Lakota women leaders, we mean to keep fighting for environmental justice. I still hope, with all my being, that Standing Rock wins in the end, DAPL is decommissioned, and the Black Snake is uprooted from the ground in our homelands. Our water must be protected, and our knowledge must be respected.

I’ll also say that the chances of that and other beneficial outcomes for our people only increase as the larger society becomes more aware of our concerns and worldview. On that note, I see progress thanks to a dramatic increase in positive Indigenous representation in the media over the past couple years. Native creatives — filmmakers, writers, producers, performers — are making a bigger and bigger impact. And it’s not just documentaries about the struggle, either. Shows like Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls, and Dark Winds are bringing more awareness to Indigenous issues and perspectives, even popularizing Native slang!

On the spectrum of what’s important, that may not seem like a lot. It isn’t as critical as ending DAPL, protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act, or halting the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. But it is part of the puzzle. It’s healthy for our children to see faces and lives like theirs portrayed in a positive light on television. It’s progress that we got recognized for our documentary. So I hope you’ll stay by our side, and help us build on the momentum we have in both the movement and the culture. More good things are ahead of us. Stoodis!

Wopila tanka — my sincere thanks for your friendship!
Wašté Wín Young
Legal Analyst
The Lakota People’s Law Project

—end of lakotalaw info–

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

Protesters Outside IMF, World Bank Meetings Demand Climate Action

American Officials Are Trying To Change The Definition Of Antisemitism

Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan To Honor Climate Pledges

Response To Biden’s Proclamation On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2022—-‘We are our own Nation with an International Treaty with your nation, the United States. The 1894 Sioux Nation Treaty Council was established long before the 1935 U. S. Indian Reorganization Act which established tribal governments. We are not a tribe. We are a Nation.

–end of popularresistance info–

To hear voices other than that of Establishment may remind that language is important, and the presumptions in speech such as one hears from, for example, Biden and Trump, may or may not allude to FACTS, but rather to self-interested propaganda.

One heard the same style of presumption on C-Span this morning.    https://www.c-span.org/video/?523507-3/washington-journal-john-gizzi-discusses-campaign-2022     —

OCTOBER 15, 2022  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 10/15/2022

Washington Journal

John Gizzi on Campaign 2022

Newsmax White House Correspondent John Gizzi discussed the upcoming midterm elections in November.—-end of c-span info–

One notices a gabble of predominantly white men (this time John Gizzi)  pontificating at the public that while the topic of Choice may galvanize voters, the majority of voters are concerned with “the economy”.  A thoughtful individual will understand that Choice is profoundly relevant to the health, safety, welfare, and function of a family that is the business of said family and that especially in the exploiting system of capitalism, pertains to at least a large part, economics.

From MRonline  —  https://mronline.org/2022/10/14/139589/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=139589&mc_cid=1971121de4&mc_eid=2833cdb99b          —

Also, in Biden’s little speech there, he forgot to mention that he “was a chief architect of the deadly, costly Drug War.”

We wouldn’t even be in this situation—where America is the largest prison state in the world—if it hadn’t been for Joe Biden and his insane quest to lock up as many black and brown people as possible!

–end of mronline info———————https://mronline.org/2022/10/14/139589/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=139589&mc_cid=1971121de4&mc_eid=2833cdb99b

****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-

 This is a reminder of how much we don’t know.  This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought.  We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate.  Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United.  But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy.  Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw          —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate.  Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary.  This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People.  Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
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!