Marianne Williamson commits to sharing of her ideas on Wednesday and with an audience interaction each Sunday.  Access to politicians, bureaucrats, and self-defined leaders is the heartbeat of democracy.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwPli2qa5Cs        –

Firelight Chats – The Writer’s Strike

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Privatization of some crucial resources such a public health, food, and a healthy environment feels like a step toward total servitude of the public for the benefit of private players.  Government is the best way to ensure control by We The People, if We The People remain involved and interested.  In other words, governance of, for and by The People.—

https://mronline.org/2023/06/07/a-public-power-victory-in-new-york-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-public-power-victory-in-new-york-state&mc_cid=853f5a5a37&mc_eid=2833cdb99b     – On May 2, New York became the first U.S. state to pass a major Green New Deal policy following four years of organizing by the Public Power NY coalition and allies. The Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), now New York State law, empowers and directs the state’s public power provider—the New York Power Authority (NYPA)—to plan, build, and operate renewable energy projects across New York State. Organizers are now focusing on growing the movement for Public Power from coast to coast.

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The purple alert in NYS has been informative.  This helps us empathize with the fish in the waterways humanity pollutes.  —

https://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward/preview?u=ae5d3a0c6088cad29d71bf0d0&id=54e38e99c1                —

WILDFIRES: Air quality in some parts of the Northeast has hit code purple or maroon — the worst-possible levels — this morning, while code-red levels yesterday led officials from Washington, D.C. to Connecticut to warn residents against outdoor activities. (Washington Post, Associated Press)–end of northeastenergy info–

Privatization sounds good but works differently.—-

https://popularresistance.org/gathering-for-indigenous-water-justice-and-global-collaboration/     – For centuries, the theft of Indigenous waters gave rise to water colonialism and systemic inequities situating prominent colonial and Western water entities that now hold vast wealth, power, and resources (Robison et al, 2018; Sanchez et al, 2020). Today, they control the global dialogue around water policy, solutions, and decision-making while purporting to represent ‘all people,’ ignoring the history of water colonialism. In part, this has prompted many Indigenous Peoples and youth to launch Indigenous water justice movements for self-determination and to end water colonialism. Examples include the Kyoto Water Declaration, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and #NODAPL.

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Cornel West is a phenomenally erudite voice that most American voters will never hear.  That’s the poorer for the USA.  —

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRA2J5DClU4       –

LIVE: Cornel West Is Running For President!

–end of leecamp ino—-I would joyfully vote for Cornel West if Marianne Williamson isn’t on the ballot.

Some people see Cop City in Atlanta as the epitome of authoritarian terror.—-

https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter         –

LAST WEEK, AS Atlanta was absorbing yet another piece of bad news about its snakebit proposal for a new police and fire training facility — that it would cost the public twice as much as had been discussed — MSNBC host Chris Hayes said what much of the national audience must be thinking.

“I have to say, I’ve followed this story from afar and only moderately closely, but I remain mystified why Atlanta officials are just so so SO intent on building this thing,” he tweeted.

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One wouldn’t see a problem in the nation of Saudi Arabia interacting with the nation of the USA and the nation of Russia at the same time.  What one calls attention to is the following—

*Human rights violations by Saudi Arabian oligarchs including implications in the 9/11 attack on NYC

*Ongoing relationship between Saudi Arabian oligarchy with US oligarchy through these events

*Current US oligarchical business dealings while in positions of leadership in the US government, with oligarchs in SA

*A Proxy War by the US against Russia in Ukraine

*Considering unaccountable transfer of cash from the US taxpayer to the war machine in Ukraine that is unavoidably controlled by Ukrainian oligarchs.

*US sports oligarchs joining forces with Saudi sports oligarchs in a way that is an embarrassment against We The People

*Pretense that to support the Proxy War in Ukraine supports democracy, also it seems FACTual that it does support “Western Values”

First a warning that “Russia is our enemy” and we need to beware of reading info that MSM tends to censor out of the notice of the US public.  But ultimately it is beneficial to We The People to be informed.—-

https://www.rt.com/russia/577675-putin-saudi-joint-projects/     – According to the Kremlin readout of the call, the two leaders paid particular attention to “measures to further build up trade and economic ties, the implementation of promising joint projects in the field of investment, transport logistics, and energy.” 

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A principle in free markets is negotiation of price between buyer and seller.  Capitalism has been sold to the gullible as free market principles when it appears to run in thoroughly authoritarian process.  Should we question capitalism as “our system”

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/merck-sues-us-government-halt-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-2023-06-06/   – NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) – Merck & Co (MRK.N) sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, seeking to halt the Medicare drug price negotiation program contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which it argues violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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— internet hall of fame (@InternetH0F) June 7, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRA2J5DClU4   —

LIVE: Cornel West Is Running For President!

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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!