C-Span hosted a discussion about water this morning.  Water is as important as are bees to the survival of everything.  

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528329-5/joshua-partlow-colorado-river-water-sharing-deal   –MAY 28, 2023  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 05/28/2023

Washington Journal

Joshua Partlow on the New Colorado River Water Sharing Deal

Washington Post reporter Joshua Partlow discusses the new agreement between the Biden administration and Colorado River states to conserve their water supply.–end of c-span info–

9:50AM–caller–paraphrase–commented about abuse of water including for recreational purposes such as golf courses that require opulent use of water for recreation.  This caller also mentioned the use by Saudi Arabia of Western-state water to grow alfalfa for export to Saudi Arabia.  This seems to tie together under the label of globalism about which paid-to-play politicians have been giddy over decades.  Obama seemed especially intent about “fast-tracking” TPP, which was a trade agreement that would prioritize interests of multi-national corporations over US nature and people.  This was depressingly corrupt but as Zurlina Maxwell ‘splained, “everybody does it”.  Indeed…but typically capitalists.

But as to the use of water, another caller questioned about moving water around the US from areas inundated to areas in drought.

Several thoughts about these threads of reality–

*The pretense of Saudi friendship toward the US is open to debate

*The 9/11 attackers had association with Saudi Arabia, and that nation has ended with ostensibly greater support from the US government than enjoys We The People

*The topic off Saudi golf tournaments that offer pay-to-play participants quasi bribes enter, currently operating in the US, further exacerbates the water issues —(https://www.si.com/golf/news/saudi-backed-golf-league-announces-2022-schedule-with-four-us-events#:~:text=The%20schedule%20includes%20fo)

*Western states seem to imagine a greening of low-rainfall areas to make more comfortable, new residents they are trying to entice for their region, and shipping water to this end seems another facet in the plan

*Industrial manipulation of nature has proved to be a bad policy, and shipping of water for social engineering is no different

*Investigation into Hunter Biden seems justified but no more so than should be consideration of the Trump family association with Saudi Arabia, including the Kushners

*The buying off of the US by politicians also needs a look

*Lawmakers have passed laws protecting bureaucrats and politicians at the expense of nature and the public, and if this isn’t dictatorship, what is?

Nature is one object of manipulation by Establishment for cash; another is time.  —  https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/thirst/2023/05/18/time-isnt-money?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YESDaily_20230528&utm_content=YESDaily_20230528+CID_dc743f802f4ec77ae58acf1d01e9e092&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Time%20Isnt%20Money        –The time structures we operate under aren’t arbitrary; they’re designed to support capitalism, and, as workers, we’re selling our time. Implicit in this line of thought is a question: What do we lose when we’re forced to sell our time to capitalism? This exposition is, in part, to show readers that “time is money” isn’t written in stone and that we would benefit from questioning it. “When the relationship of time to literal money is expressed as a natural fact, it obscures the political relationship between the seller of time and its buyer,” Odell argues. 

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The joke is on We The People if we think the only victim of industrialization is nature.  —

https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2021/10/21/rest-under-capitalism?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YESDaily_20230528&utm_content=YESDaily_20230528+CID_dc743f802f4ec77ae58acf1d01e9e092&utm_source=CM&utm_term=The%20Pursuit%20of%20Rest%20Under%20Capitalism           –“Who are the ones who get to experience a more satisfactory sense of relief and rest?” But more importantly, “At whose expense?” 

“Is it ever possible to pursue and experience refreshment and joy outside of capitalism?”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgQ22IOe-KE    —

#GreenSocialist Notes 127

–end of howiehawkins info–(Finally a toe dips into the water of fascism in Ukraine.  This, boys and girls, is a reason some people haven’t gone along to get along.  )

From organicconsumers  —  https://organicconsumers.org/organic-bytes-newsletter-804/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=OB+804+Sunday&utm_content=OB+804+Sunday            —

ORGANIC STANDARDS

How’d Apeel get into USDA Organic? Ask the Organic Materials Review Institute…

GMO WATCH

Mexico’s Quest for Food Sovereignty in the Face of U.S. Agricultural Dumping

SAVE THE BEES

Urban Gardens, Flowerpots Help Bees and Butterflies More Than You Think

SUPPORT OCA, RI & CRL

Organics: Fighting Back

MILLIONS AGAINST MONSANTO

People Exposed to Glyphosate Have Cancer Biomarkers in Urine – Study

RONNIE’S ARCHIVES

Rules for Regenerators: Highlight Positive Solutions

BIG OIL

Pipeline Company Spent Big on Police Gear to Use Against Standing Rock Protesters

BIOWEAPONS

Say No to mRNA in Your Food

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From The Soul of The Earth—–                            https://madmimi.com/p/0c38661?pact=38699-173711287-12747276216-2b9a9edc0d089ff83dae2f72975107387af1791d     —

Gardening as if life depends on itTalking to Constant WonderTreasuring bees, saving the worldNative plants: the genius of their placePlant blindnessThe inability to register plants in one’s environment or to see the importance of the plant world are two of the symptoms of plant blindness. One study found that Americans can identify over 1,000 corporate logos on sight, but fewer than 10 plants.

–end of thesouloftheearth info–

Our time is our life; don’t sell it cheaply for cash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHBhlz3Dfoo     —

Wicahpi Oyate: The Star Knowledge of the Lakotas

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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!