Media has been awash recently with informative highlights.

One supposes Representative Mfume (https://mfume.house.gov/)  saw himself as in-the-know by stepping in it during his interview with Rev. Al on MSNBC.  He should have been more alert because Rev. Al first stepped in it several years before.  A few thoughts—-

*Rev. Al’s question to Rep Mfume was, do Americans place more weight in the contents of a man’s character than the color of his skin, in 2023?  (paraphrase)

*Rep Mfume enumerated a number of examples of racist actions toward minorities

*Among the examples was one of what he called “Karens” chasing minority people out of neighborhoods into which a minority member may have wandered

*Reference to “Karens” originated with Rev. Al after an incident in which a young woman, presumably white, had attacked a black youth over a cell phone

*Karen is a stereotypical white woman’s name

*The news during the 2020 Presidential campaign was full of stories of wrong-doing by women, from Democratic strategists working their magic in the 2020 Presidential campaign, and to use the phrase coined by them, “especially white women”

*D strategists jumped on this story like a dog on a bone

*Then the woman was identified and interviewed on MSM, in which this spirited young woman emphatically announced “I’m not white”……you go girl

The story faded from the repertoire of D strategists, but reference from some Democratic Party advocates arises periodically, because they seem to have forgotten the origin, context or implications of this “news report”.

Free Speech reigns and Representative Mfume can say whatever he wishes, as can others then set the record straight.  History in the USA is sufficiently strained.  More isn’t needed.

Misogyny seemed a part of portions of Presidential-candidate campaigning in 2020.  Perhaps if Democrats of that era had worked to codify Roe v. Wade, women wouldn’t be threatened with loss of liberty of reproductive rights in 2023, but then abortion couldn’t be used as a Democratic campaign strategy in 2024.——gotcha……

European culture is intensely rich and diverse, aside from stereotyping in Establishment history.  https://wildhunt.org/2023/04/sacred-fire-beltanes-indo-european-roots-and-multicultural-connections.html      –The common ancestors for anyone with heritage from Western to Eastern Europe, and south into India, are the Indo-Europeans. Around 6,000 years ago, the Indo-Europeans descended from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, a region today found in Ukraine and Russia, and spread out into the Mediterranean, to the British Isles, into Scandinavia, and as far as Persia and India.

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C-Span offered relevant discussions today 

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527728-4/dr-patricia-turner-health-care-industry-us    —
MAY 1, 2023  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 05/01/2023

Washington Journal

Dr. Patricia Turner on the Health Care Industry in the U.S.

Dr. Patricia Turner talked about the state of the health care industry in the U.S., including financial challenges and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.–end of c-span info–

Democrats in 2020 voted against a 1-payer health care system that could be less costly and more equitable.

9:05AM–caller and guest—mention that the USA has a high mortality for pregnant women comparative to other industrialized nations.  Also over 1,000,000,000 (with a m) Americans died of Covid, apparently a high mortality comparative to other industrialized nations.

Inculcated into team sports, some voters seem more loyal to Party than to good governance, and vote accordingly.

Minutes before the following caller to C-Span, one was considering a Haley/Gabbard Presidential ticket.

C-Span–9:57AM–caller–We need a Gabbard/Hale Presidential candidacy for Republicans.  (One agrees and would consider this seriously)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ6EkK2WGfc&t=2s  —

US Propaganda Backfires Hard

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This week we hear of another failed bank and a hospital that was closed while investors cashed in.  –https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-vista-medical-center-closure-investors-role-san-antonio-hospital-under-scrutiny/

Communists nationalize right up front, while capitalists first drain the public of wealth and then nationalize, as seems happening with banks.

Beware of anything reported by RT, since Russia is our enemy.  At the same time, apparent news black out in the US media on topics crucial if democracy is possible, may be found in such sources.  

https://www.rt.com/news/575586-epstein-documents-reveal-his-contacts/    —

Epstein papers expose his elite contacts – media

Documents have reportedly shown that the sex offender set meetings with a future CIA chief, an Obama aide and a Rothschild banker

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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!