Fear more than reason may support the knee-jerk reaction of hyper funding the Pentagon in order to increase defense capabilities at the same time another recent reminder of inordinate danger looms over the public within the US borders as pertains to an obsolete and flimsy energy grid.  The pentagon is purported to have misplaced about $22,000,000,000,000, that’s with a “T”.

Is money laundering byway of funding foreign wars a better cover?

Received from peace action nys (PANYS.org)—-

Last Wednesday, December 7th marked a momentous day in New York City. Activists from Peace Action New York State, Move the Money NYC, and more rallied on the steps of City Hall to celebrate the introduction of a Move the Money resolution (Res. 423-2022) by Council Member Carlina Rivera. The resolution would put the City on official record as opposing the bloated Pentagon budget that Congress passes each year, robbing cities and their residents of the funds needed for vital public resources such as schools, housing, food aid, modern subways, and sanitation.

Certain members of our government continue to propose cutbacks to public programs under the guise of “there’s no money!” But we know that there is plenty of money ⁠— it’s just being handed over to defense contractors and weapons manufacturers. 

According to the 2023 NDAA, the Pentagon is slated to get over $858 billion next year. That is more than 50% of the federal discretionary budget. In the words of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, “every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

New Yorkers understand that a truly secure society is one that cares for its people by providing jobs, housing, healthcare, a clean environment, public transportation, and quality infrastructure. As Mayor Adams proposes budget cuts, it’s important to remember where the money is going and why our needs are not being met.

If you’re a New York City resident, we urge you to contact your City Council Member and urge passage of this important new resolution. And if you haven’t already, we also continue to encourage you to sign the Move the Money-NYC Petition. We thank Council Member Carlina Rivera and the primary co-sponsors for supporting this resolution, and urge the rest of the City Council to do the same.

In Peace & Solidarity,

Peace Action New York State

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On the topic of safety within the borders of the US Homeland, consider vehicles.  Regulation of corporations is a touchy issue.  Most people aren’t proponents for micromanaging.  Logic could reign by reinstating the common sense Corporate-Charter Revocation methods that The Founders apparently didn’t reject.https://www.treehugger.com/pedestrian-safety-crisis-united-states-6889544?hid=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7&did=883362-20221212&utm_campaign=treehugger-daily_newsletter&utm_source=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_content=121222&cid=883362&mid=104213873574&lctg=196461004        —

“NHTSA’s decision not to act has left pedestrians at the mercy of heavier and taller vehicles….It is not hyperbole to observe that, left by NHTSA to its own devices, the invisible hand is pushing large numbers of pedestrians to their demise.” –end of treehugger info–

Some people believe erosion of human rights and natural rights in the USA has been promulgated by money in politics in which pro-big-money-interest laws maneuver to violate natural ad human rights for profit.  Citizens United combined with www.alec.org seem especially crafted to enable violation of human rights and natural rights legally.  

More laws seem less desirable than might be systems of accountability for those who harm with the happy result of profiteering.https://freespeechforpeople.org/model-corporate-charter-revocation-act/     —

https://freespeechforpeople.org/democracy-amendments/      –The Constitution provides for a republican democracy — government of, by, and for the people.  We have fought a civil war and enacted constitutional amendments to ensure that that means all the people, not just people of a certain racial background and gender and not just the wealthy few.

But today, radical Supreme Court decisions and a dangerously antiquated electoral system are threatening this fundamental principle that defines who we are as a nation.–end of freespeechforpeople info–
From poopularresistance  —  

https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/23khqxf5c5?e=1b0a9c0541               —

Journalist In Donestk: Ukrainian Government Put Me On A Hit List

How America Used WWI To Crush Internal Dissent

Worldwide Human Rights Day Rallies For Assange

Unity And Resistance To Imperialism Drive West African Conference

Culture-Jamming The War Machine

Oil Companies Have Plundered Louisiana’s Coast

A Communiqué From The Liberated Dining Halls Of So-Called Santa Cruz

Making ‘The Right To The City’ Real For Urban Dwellers Worldwide

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From counterpunch   —         https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/09/roaming-charges-75/       –Say this about the Democrats, they’re no longer the party of chaos. There’s an order to their madness. They march in lockstep to the neoliberal beat, top-to-bottom with very few defections, especially when it comes to crushing the aspirations of working people and the poor. And they send out their most “liberal” figures to deliver the fatal blows. This week it was Sherrod Brown, the champion for the working man from Ohio, who came forth to defend the betrayal of rail workers, claiming that “a strike would have devastated the U.S. economy.”

–end of counterpunch nfo–

From counterpunch —  https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/09/the-predictable-resurgence-of-fascism-and-nazism-on-both-sides-of-the-north-atlantic-and-its-consequences/           —

Fascism and Nazism were the products of the Great Depression. The deteriorating economic situation had disastrous effects on the quality of life and well-being of the popular classes and undermined the credibility and legitimacy of democratic systems and governments in the United States and Europe. Fascism in southern Europe and the United States, and Nazism in central and northern Europe and also in the U.S., capitalized on the resulting discontent. These movements acquired significant influence on both sides of the North Atlantic, ultimately governing several countries of Western Europe.

–end of counterunch info–

From counterpunch —      https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/09/words-ache-indifference-kills/      –While segments of the US body politic remain fixated as so much virtual Netflix on episodic instances of “incitement” to political violence, it is incitement to ignorance that poses the greatest danger to a relatively uninhibited and diverse society … albeit one no longer, if ever, remarkable for its collective thirst for informed thought and acquired education, be it in the classroom or out.

Words are not the enemy … stupidity is.

–end of counterpunch info–

****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!