Apparently grifters will say it as often as possible, hoping it will begin to sound true.

https://www.aol.com/news/trump-deposition-doubles-down-access-200640722.html        –Former President Donald Trump, who said in the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape that “when you’re a star, you can do anything” to women, doubled down on those remarks in the just-released deposition he gave in the E. Jean Carroll defamation and battery case.

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Here’s another hierarchical piece of nonsense to mull over—-

*Capitalistic hierarchical Establishment regurgitates the info of benefits of globalism that in several generations, may result in a universal ostensible middle class

*That the universal middle class must endure the pain, death and poverty related to globalism, has a happy current benefit of wealth generation for the 1%

*Exploitation of natural resources seem to increase Climate Change that in several generations may mean the end of the Earth as we know it, but the happy benefit is wealth generation now for the 1%

Heads up I win, tails up you lose.  Meanwhile voters are held to loyalty for either of Team Red or Team Blue as the Democratic/Republican duopoly maintains a delusion of choice where there is none.  But the good news is our politicians are becoming wealthy byway of big-money interest campaign contributions.

A Free Press is required for freedom and justice.  Assange is an example of Establishment abuse of journalists.  —  https://mronline.org/2023/05/06/a-kingly-proposal-letter-from-julian-assange-to-king-charles-iii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-kingly-proposal-letter-from-julian-assange-to-king-charles-iii&mc_cid=3c138b3f54&mc_eid=2833cdb99b             –I implore you, King Charles, to visit His Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh, for it is an honour befitting a king. As you embark upon your reign, may you always remember the words of the King James Bible: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). And may mercy be the guiding light of your kingdom, both within and without the walls of Belmarsh.

–end of mronline info–Justice s much as mercy is needed.  A stage upon which transparency reigned would not work to the benefit of Establishment, seems the message.

Before institutionalization of humanity and nature, were Pagans.  — https://wildhunt.org/2023/05/transformational-times-need-love-joy-and-understanding.html     —

As I consider the last 18 months, our planet has undergone a tremendous amount of turbulence of the life-death variety. What was hidden has come to the surface, for better or worse. Our values, our opinions, our prejudices, our fears, our true selves emerged from beneath the societally correct masks that we wear on a regular basis.Life is filled with choices. As humans, executing our ability  to regain consciousness each diurnal on this planet is a choice.-

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Transparency is vital.  —  https://www.desmog.com/2023/05/01/oil-company-gave-200k-to-group-accusing-pipeline-opponents-of-taking-secret-money/    —

Buffalo argues that some First Nations who oppose oil and gas expansion are serving someone else’s agenda. During a 2019 speech in Calgary, he said that legal challenges to the Trans Mountain oil sands pipeline were brought “by a small number of First Nations who were funded by foreign environmental NGOs,” according to a description of the event.

“So, when you see this activism, it’s somewhat challenging because we don’t know who’s speaking anymore,” Buffalo told APTN News. “The hard part again is who’s really pulling the string here?” 

Yet that same year the Indian Resource Council received a $100,000 contribution from CNRL, which describes itself as “a large producer of natural gas in Canada with a vast land base, significant owned and operated infrastructure and a deep inventory of drill to fill opportunities.”–end of desmog info–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw4e93HlZJc     —

#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 124

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Here’s what I see.–

*Some people defend US participation in Ukraine against Russia, because “Ukrainians have said they wish “Western values”

*”Western values” have been sold to the world as glibly as has been capitalism, as being good for you

*An honest assessment of US governance reveals deep and disturbing dictatorship rather than democracy

*To both support spread of “Western values” while understanding of US governance and how it actually functions, is highly questionable

*To suspect Americans have been misled by political propaganda, but that Ukrainians have a clear and succinct understanding of the same, seems strained
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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!