In the end, all that’s left is soul. Soul and The Earth are inseparable as is the soul and people.

https://madmimi.com/p/4225e61?pact=40267-174867505-12747276216-97b0349fd3819c8cdedc266ccca8eefd307b952d  –

–end of souloftheearth info—

They are everyday individuals living genuine lives who make the difference.  For example, this prolific nyrad contributor during the NYS anti-fracking advocacy who couldn’t protect Pennsylvania but nonetheless contributed invaluable participation for NYS, continues the life of sincerity.  NYS is grateful to its friends.

https://www.facebook.com/vera.scroggins/posts/pfbid0fp88eEUxABpJWYrtHRKrh66tRxdE4nzvALUWXwQ3WrNT6nJW8RxeHpLsemYe3858l –

I was out tonight at Salt Springs Park learning about

Moths and insects.

Thousands of species..

We saw a few.

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—–In Chenango County, NY, one has failed to find so far this summer, lightning bugs. This is the first year I haven’t seen them; although I may be concerned too early, one hopes. Also illusive is the beautiful Luna Moth that in other summers I needed to toss out of my front door at night.

In the ’60’s the voice for justice originated from young Americans.    —  https://mronline.org/2023/07/29/build-the-unity-of-the-youth-of-the-world-the-thirtieth-newsletter-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=build-the-unity-of-the-youth-of-the-world-the-thirtieth-newsletter-2023&mc_cid=9b870af6c2&mc_eid=2833cdb99b  – The feelings of great joy and hope that permeated East Berlin in 1973 simply do not exist amongst most of the world’s youth today. Those who are politically charged up are demoralised by the failure of the Great Powers to act speedily to address the climate catastrophe. Others find themselves sucked into the vortex of social media, where algorithms are designed to create a kind of apolitical politics, often one of malice and anger rather than struggle and hope.

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It’s important to demand democracy in the USA and the best way to do that is to earn it.  A good way to earn is to show up.–

https://portside.org/2023-07-29/atlantas-cop-city-fundamentally-undemocratic?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email  – After working to avoid a referendum on a controversial proposed police training site known as “Cop City,” Atlanta city officials have finally given up on trying to deny voters a say. But the ongoing clash illustrates how the United States is alternately stumbling and careening away from democracy. Escalating police violence and ill-advised prosecutions against protesters in Atlanta, as well as repeated delays on the ballot measure, mirror increasingly authoritarian practices being deployed across the country.

–end of portside info–

C-Span hosted a discussion about political views today.  —

https://www.c-span.org/video/?529642-3/frank-luntz-politics-campaign-2024   –

JULY 30, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 07/30/2023

Washington Journal

Frank Luntz on Politics and Campaign 2024

Pollster, author, and communication strategist Frank Luntz talked about Campaign 2024 and political news of the day.

–end of c-span info–

8:17AM–guest–paraphrase–Trump makes people feel like they’re heard.  Trump tells people what they want to hear.

(Democracy could prevail when people can hear FACTS rather than what they want to hear.)

C-Span aired a clip of a Trump campaign talk in Iowa in which Trump told farmers he directed money to them from tariffs collected from China due to the Trump Tariff.  This laughable comedy routine continues the mindless garble from Trump that the Trump tariff somehow taxed China.  The Trump Tariff quite clearly is paid by US consumers on products imported from China, or any other specified nation.  So this suggests that any money Trump granted to Iowa farmers was paid for by Iowa farmers when they bought products such as farming equipment from China.  

This feels similar to the Trump Tariff that was applied to product prices for US consumers coincidental to the Trump Tax cut for the wealthy.

But apparently MAGA voters will hear what they want to hear rather than reality.  Not to worry, Democratic Base voters do the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d97RqLTE9FE   —

#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 136

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https://twitter.com/tutticontenti/status/1685504891861549056  —

and I say to myself, what a wonderful world.

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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”