Conversations about tariffs are long overdue.  Tariffs that support sale of US products are sensible.  When the products add to Climate Change as compared to products from foreign nations, an obvious problem has arisen.  While the Trump tariffs seem to have been imposed on only a targeted group of products, it is of interest that after imposition prices of many products manufactured in foreign nations automatically rose, even if the Trump tariff wasn’t imposed upon those particular products.

 Because our politicians obeyed their big-money campaign donors by promoting globalism including the human-rights and natural-rights violating TPP,, Americans no longer are paid to manufacture many products, resulting in lower lifestyle in the USA along with risk of inability to purchase necessities, and seemed to be an opportunity for taking advantage of consumers….AKA price gouging.  This seemed to be the first foray into our current inflation spiral.  As one who feels suppression of the voice of Bernie Sanders also suppressed the voices of his supporters, one is not a supporter of Joe Biden, but to place the blame for the inflation spiral at the door of other than the Trump Administration should be open to discussion. treehugger.com/aluminum-wars-hurting-american-health-finances-6890712?hid=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7&did=884127-20221214&utm_campaign=treehugger-daily_newsletter&utm_source=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_content=121422&cid=884127&mid=104390578444&lctg=196461004  —

In 2018, the Trump administration made a controversial move: It imposed tariffs on the import of steel and aluminum. At the time, we noted this would harm the climate, as aluminum is essentially “solid electricity.” Much of the electricity used to make aluminum in the U.S. is coal-fired and has a carbon footprint of 18 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of aluminum, while “green” aluminum made in Iceland or Norway has a footprint of fewer than four tons of CO2 per ton of aluminum.–end of treehugger info–

Similar to the Republican Idol Worship of Reagan for his Trickle-Down fiasco, to rewrite history to suggest that Trump helped the average Americana can be challenged.

Meanwhile the Biden Administration had their opportunity to codify Roe v Wade and sat on their hands.  The Biden Administration has no interest in anything other than a pay-to-play health exploitation system that buoys his big-money campaign donors, and voter rights have not been addressed.

The corporate D&R duopoly seem conveniently positioned to team up against We The People.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyWSMkaQUVU     —

I say to the greedy rail company CEOs: It’s time to treat workers with respect and dignity.

–end of berniesanders info–

More in common than not—-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsrMZIVnhw    —

Quarantined Natives Part 2 – Natives React #19

–end of quarantined natives info—

Dare one say it’s complicated, and until we take serious human rights violations, not much will change.

https://popularresistance.org/nooksack-human-rights-saga-reaches-year-10-winter-housing-evictions-proceed-despite-un-us-calls-for-a-halt/         —

The calamity at Nooksack lays bare that Indigenous American citizens do not enjoy enforceable civil rights, including the right to live free from property deprivation without due process or just compensation.

“It’s horribly sad that the first peoples of these lands do not enjoy this country’s original promise,” continued Galanda. “Indigenous Americans are simply not afforded Bill of Rights protection for their property and homes.”–end of poopularresistance info–

Is it possible we’re not that exceptional?  —  https://mronline.org/2022/12/13/u-s-youth-observe-cubas-elections-and-learn-about-real-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-youth-observe-cubas-elections-and-learn-about-real-democracy&mc_cid=a42e57ce4a&mc_eid=2833cdb99b      —

Cuba held elections for its organs of local government, the Municipal Assemblies of People’s Power, on November 27. A delegation of youth from the United States observed the vote first-hand as part of the U.S.-Cuba Youth Friendship Meeting.

Coming from the fundamentally undemocratic U.S. Empire, it was the first time that many participants saw a functional electoral system in which the masses actually participate, and in which the majority truly rules.

The Communist Party of Cuba is not an electoral party; it does not “hand-pick” candidates; and party membership is not a requirement to run for office at all.

–end of mronline info—–

By the way, political Parties shouldn’t run the elections.  Political Parties are often corporations functioning hierarchically, and by and in themselves are authoritarian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esN1qF0aTs8    —

Vijay Prashad & Lee Camp: Gaining Power In The Struggle

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****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!