CHANGE REQUIRED
Need one bring up the “p” word? And for the group of people subscribing to membership in that club of privilege, who seem still trying to grow up, the rest of us are becoming ever less willing to wait for your metamorphosis into the adult world.
— https://www.aol.com/news/witnesses-recount-brawl-montgomery-riverfront-222928351.html – Witnesses say a large brawl that broke out on an Alabama riverfront Sunday was fueled by alcohol and adrenaline.
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On any trip to the grocery store in most any town, one can experience the aggressive behavior of patriarchy (possibly fueled by alcohol and adrenaline) on the road where they feel free to intimidate others. It isn’t helpful that some of law enforcement seem protective of these characters, probably due to money and affiliation.
Expansion of patriarchal control won’t be healthy for those not included in their club.
https://www.aol.com/news/teen-said-homophobic-slurs-oshae-192000779.html —
The 17-year-old who has been charged in the Brooklyn gas station killing of professional dancer O’Shae Sibley, allegedly uttered homophobic slurs before the July 29 stabbing, according to the criminal complaint.–end aol info–
Politicians depend on the privilege of patriarchy to their own ends. Self-indulgence has been normalized by Trump. But he isn’t alone, as we watch corporate Joe with the assistance of Clyburn deny to the US public, the universal 1-payer health care that so many other industrialized nations offer. — https://popularresistance.org/building-grassroots-power-for-national-universal-health-care/ – Profiteers are taking over health care in the United States and running it into the ground – firing health professionals and closing hospitals. Dr. Ana Malinow, a lead organizer of the group, National Single Payer, fears we are witnessing the demise of a model national insurance, Medicare, as the 58th anniversary of its passage was celebrated on July 31. Dr. Malinow joins Clearing the FOG to discuss the state of health care in the US. She provides a strong critique of state legislative efforts and the two Medicare for All bills in the House and Senate, HR 3421 and S 1655. Dr. Malinow outlines what people are doing across the country to build grassroots power to win a national health insurance, Medicare for All, or a national health system.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia, has collected more in the last decade from powerful political action committees attached to the pharmaceutical industry than anyone else in the House or Senate, according to Kaiser Health News and a Post and Courier analysis.–end of postandcourier info–
That the least responsible people among us have bullied constituents into voting for patriarchy is an interesting trick of our time that bears discussion.
Cries for “free market” from capitalistic hierarchical Establishment ignore the FACT that our economy is rigged.C-Span–7:08AM–caller–paraphrase–anecdotally shares the story of purchase of an electric vehicle that with the trade-in and tax credit of $12,000, brought the cost down into the teens. (One believes this is a benefit for the wealthy, because first one must have an income sufficient to take advantage of the $12,000 tax credit that must be applied against income tax owed based upon an income sufficient to generate a $12,000 income tax bill. Also the assumption is that the “trade-in” may not be a klunker.)
And so the electric-car purchase price is only mitigated for higher-income earners, not for the average American
C-Span–8:20–caller–paraphrase–Medicare was billed for and paid expenses generated from Chicago for tests that were never done.
(This statement was along with a few callers questioning reducing Social Security Earned Benefits as the answer to the US debt.)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529777-3/keith-hall-us-credit-rating-downgrade-economic-governance —
AUGUST 9, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 08/09/2023
Washington Journal
Keith Hall on U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade and Economic Governance
Former Congressional Budget Office director Keith Hall, a distinguished George Mason University Mercatus Center visiting fellow, talked about the recent U.S. credit rating downgrade, rising government debt, and economic governance.
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A caller brought up again the totally logical correction to the “Social Security problem” that will “bankrupt the USA”, to raise the cap above $130,000. Mr. Hall, without providing justification, said (paraphrase) “no it won’t”….Moving on…..
And relating back to the first caller, we all are aware of the fraud of US politicians pilfering the Social Security Earned Benefit Fund to balance past budgets, why is the Establishment answer to widespread fraud, possibly from big-money campaign donors, toward Medicare to cut Earned Benefits to Senior Citizens, rather than addressing the actual fraud?
Mr. Keith Hall didn’t present this answer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO0Tikw4304 —
LIVE: NY Times ‘Bombshell’ Is Just A Giant RED SCARE Article (& more)
–end of leecamp info———Of interest is the statistical comparison between wage theft etc. with prosaic street crime. FACTS squelched feels like lies. MSM could have uncovered this critical news story, but didn’t. Hmmm…..
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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”
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