With the Biden announcement about running for the Presidency in 2024, several thoughts come to mind.

***Free and fair elections require a Free Press, which the USA doesn’t enjoy

***Celebrity status of moderators on MSM is probably a reason that C-Span hosted a call-in discussion this morning about Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon

***Coincidentally last night the CBS Nightly news reported about hospital shut-downs, and this is much more relevant as news to the most people than Tucker and Don

***Any story about Tucker and Don should be more about questions as to whether the US has a Free Press, than the personality foibles of the celebrities

***That the story is about news “shows” over hospital closings is the story of capitalistic hierarchy

***Biden announced his run for the Presidency while the majority of Americans have expressed displeasure over a run by either Biden and Trump

***The Democratic Party and Republican Party however, seem to have stepped in to supersede the wishes of We The People

***Why are political Parties interfering in fair and free elections?

***The Constitution doesn’t seem to imply elections should be the plaything of political Parties

***That we in 2023 have a President Biden, when so many voters in 2020 supported Bernie Sanders who would have worked toward a 1-payer health care system, is predictive of the FACT in 2023 of hospital closings with the happy benefit to investors of “making millions after shutting the medical center down”

***The irrelevantly loquacious Jim Clyburn, who reportedly has enjoyed handsome levels of medical-industry campaign contributions, endorsed the for-profit Biden as candidate for President, subtly relying on skin color as a motivating factor, if one may make this political analysis

***The combination of news “show” celebrity characters and lack of a Free Press in the USA seems to have crowded out important information such as the expressed candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who is running on the Democratic ticket against Joe Biden

***In the last several days, one has heard several celebrity news “show” characters state openly and incorrectly that no viable candidate is challenging Biden

***And so goes a capitalistic state-run media

Owners make millions after hospital closure

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook takes a look at how the owners of a Philadelphia-area hospital made millions after shutting the medical center down, while leaving tens of thousands stuck without nearby access to medical care.

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As to a Free Press in the USA, RT is censored.  Recognizing RT as run by Russia who is our enemy, I would trust nothing they report.  Politco, however, has a good reputation for news reporting, and because the USA has such a censored MSM, sometimes one must access RT to actually hear information that state-run US media ignores.

Some people have argued that support for Ukraine by the USA was predicated on “spreading Western values” and upholding some type of democracy for “the people”.As flowery as that sounds, the history of US military action needs to be considered, along with the motivations of The Military- Industrial Complex.

https://www.rt.com/news/575275-ukraine-us-afghan-warning/        —

According to the outlet, Washington has urged Kiev not to spread its troops too thin or overextend its ambitions. This is what Biden reportedly told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at some point, before the US pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban took over the country.–end of rt info–

https://www.rt.com/news/575276-us-ukraine-failure-preparations/      –US President Joe Biden’s administration is “quietly preparing for the possibility” that Ukraine’s much-heralded offensive doesn’t deliver the “total victory” Kiev wanted, Politico reported on Monday, citing several anonymous officials.

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American support in Ukraine seems flimsy if the motivation was seriously based upon human rights and ethical values.  

https://mronline.org/2023/04/24/we-still-dont-get-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-still-dont-get-it&mc_cid=45d23fcade&mc_eid=2833cdb99b   —

What U.S. leaders have learned over the centuries is that key to maintaining (and possibly expanding) an empire is economic and political control over foreign lands, not “owning” them; they don’t need “boots on the ground.” In fact, that focuses too much attention on their shenanigans; for some strange reason, Americans generally are concerned about the well-being of their troops, even if they’re carrying out terrible violence and destruction against other peoples.–end of mronline info–

Not to confirm or deny the following, but surely another thought that capitalistic hierarchical Establishment doesn’t want you to have in your pretty little heads.  —  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-en1gTqHu8     —

They Were CIA Recruits?! New Docs Confirm

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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!