Some people see value in each of patriarchy and matriarchy when they are in balance and cooperative.  Currently and over many centuries, the globe has experienced wildly out-of-balance patriarchy.  We can envision better.  —

https://popularresistance.org/individual-and-collective-steps-towards-a-post-patriarchal-way-of-living/     —

We cannot, ever, go back to life before patriarchy, only forwards, in conscious evolution in response to patriarchy. –end of popularresistance info–

From MRonline—

https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=e25ed1b3b7      —

Six war mongering think tanks and the military contractors that fund them

Rail-lobbyist-turned-Senator could block safety bill  —  AKA Thune

The heinous instrumentalisation of Human Rights against Nicaragua

Reading, writing, and thinking alongside Lee Maracle

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From popularresistance—

https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/popular-resistance-daily-digest-53axh1jcgz?e=1b0a9c0541 —

The ‘Stop Cop City’ Movement Roots Go Back Decades

The Betrayers Of Julian Assange

Change The World And Watch Public Opinion Follow

Silicon Valley Bank Fails; Deposits Of Venture-Backed Companies Frozen

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As one who at the time and since has wondered at the noxious Federal policy of bailing out perpetrators of the 2008 Financial Meltdown, but not the consumers upon which they preyed, one is gratified to hear this.  —

https://www.aol.com/finance/yellen-says-no-federal-bailout-144155847.html      –WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money.

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Is the difference between Scenario 1 and Scenario 2 FDIC?  Can that be seen as public risk and private profit?—

Scenario 1–https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/svb-chief-sold-3-6-million-in-stock-days-before-bank-s-failure —

• Greg Becker used prearranged stock-trade plan to sell shares
• Silicon Valley Bank failed Friday and was taken over by FDIC

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Scenario 2–https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142418946/disgraced-former-ceo-of-ftx-crypto-exchange-is-arrested-in-the-bahamas     —

Prosecutors will unseal a criminal indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, on Tuesday. He was taken into custody in the Bahamas on Monday.–end of npr info–

Does the idea of “doing the same thing and expecting different results may be a definition of insanity”, apply to world leaders?  Perhaps they want the result from military action??

From Howie Hawkins  —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAbZ7XhC9iE         —

#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 115end of howiehawkins info–

Building upon Howie Hawkins concerns about nuclear waste is this view—-https://www.rt.com/news/572821-china-japan-fukushima-waste/             —

The Japanese plan is “extremely irresponsible,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a briefing on Friday.

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This patriotic American recognizes both Russia and China as “our enemies”, as our Military-Industrial Complex has inculcated, and the US public must sheepishly acknowledge, but still, could they be on to something on the topic of nuclear waste?

Should  we wonder whether NGO’s are behind the naming of “our enemies”, and should we care?  —  https://www.rt.com/russia/572803-georgia-against-foreign-agents/  —

Talk of such legislation first emerged last summer. Back then, several influential Western-funded NGOs immediately understood the existential nature of the possible measure. They announced the formation of a “temporary technical government” and presented the authorities with an ultimatum, threatening them with a “peaceful revolution” if they refused.–end of rt info–

https://portside.org/2023-03-11/garden-and-jungle-why-us-vs-them-narrative-lie?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email    —

The dichotomy that pits the “democratic West” against the despotisms of “others” is repeated daily, in different forms and ways, by a large part of Italian media, as well as by a number of academics.

It is a reassuring narrative, well-received at the political level as well, which has the defect of ignoring too much history, as well as calling to mind Josep Borrell’s “gardens”: “Europe is a garden,” the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs recently said, “the rest of the world a jungle.”–end portside 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!