A Free Press is illusive in the USA in 2023.  Collaboration between business interests and government currently control a preponderance of what passes as news; and censorship seems used to silence diverse views. 

The 2-Party Democratic/Republican duopoly that seems held in place byway of Citizens United and ALEC (www.alec.org) is the manifestation of what many people recognize as corruption in our governing system.  In other words, this is more like pay-to-play than a democracy.

One knows nothing about the merits of this situation, but transparency seems necessary.

https://www.aol.com/police-conduct-chilling-raid-kansas-234339431.html  —–

Police in a central Kansas town raided the local newspaper’s office Friday and seized computers and employees’ personal cellphones – an action that advocates say violates federal laws protecting the media.

–end of aol info–

Use of law enforcement against a Free Press is not unprecedented.  —  https://truthout.org/articles/julian-assange-is-enduring-unbearable-persecution-for-exposing-us-warcrimes/#:~:text=Press%20freedom%20and%20human%20rights,latest%20barrier%20to%20his%20freedom.&text=March%2016%2C%202022-,Assange’s%20indictment%20is%20based%20on%20WikiLeaks’s%202010%2D2011%20disclosures%20of,the%20military%20prison%20at%20Guant%C3%A1namo.  —

Ever since U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel formally ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. last week, press freedom advocates around the world have been mobilizing.–end of truthout info–

Private jets will bring oligarchs in pretense of help to Maui to multiply the environmental offenses against nature.  Inevitably the rebuild will promote the interests of such individuals.  —  https://www.commondreams.org/news/lahaina-fire-disaster-capitalism  – “Lahaina residents worry that rebuilt homes in their Maui town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders seeking a tropical haven rather than homegrown residents who give the Hawaiian island its spirit and identity,” The Associated Press wrote on social media Sunday, sharing new reporting from Hawaii.

–end ofcommondreams info–

Pretense of oligarchical concern need to be examined for what it seems, self indulgence.  At the core is greed and ego.

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

Bill Maher SCHOOLED by Marianne Williamson on “Club Random”

–end of mariannewilliamson info–Listen Bill Maher “define” Marianne Williamson while blissfully ignoring Citizens United.  This guy seems so ’70’s patriarchal.

C-Span hosted 2 discussions today that highlighted topics of concern for people, without interjecting a topic that enables turpitude in lifestyle, which is greed.  Greed is dressed up for politics to be presentable, in the Supreme Court ruling called Citizens United, that legalizes without legitimizing corruption in the electoral process.  Corruption in the electoral process has given us corruption in the 3-Branches where self enrichment takes precedence over honest governance.

The following 2 topics of discussion are relevant but incoherent without a backdrop of the motivation of greed.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-3/lori-lodes-jack-spencer-inflation-reduction-act-clean-energy-jobs   –

AUGUST 15, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 08/15/2023

Washington Journal

Lori Lodes and Jack Spencer on the Inflation Reduction Act and Clean Energy Jobs

Lori Lodes and Jack Spencer talked about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on clean energy job creation

–end of c-span info–

https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-4/brandon-rottinghaus-research-impact-scandals-politicians-careers  —

UGUST 15, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 08/15/2023

Washington Journal

Brandon Rottinghaus on Research on Impact of Scandals on Politicians’ Careers

University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus talked about his study that found scandals don’t have the same impact on politicians as they used to

–end of c-span info–

History would be informative if the US offered an educational system about reality and history rather than inculcation of the public into a system of hierarchical capitalism where greed is the point.

One’s personal thought as to the reason as asked below, is money laundering.—–

https://mailchi.mp/ronpaulinstitute/maui-116717?e=76fa4edaa0   –

Aug 14 – I am not a big fan of Federal Government disaster relief. Too much of the time the money never gets to those who need it most, and too often Washington’s armies of disaster “experts” are more interested in pushing people around than helping them.

Nevertheless, it’s hard to look at recent footage of the devastation in Maui and then hear President Biden tell Congress that he needs another $24 billion for Ukraine. How can this Administration continue to justify tens of billions of dollars for this losing war that is not in our interest while the rest of the United States disintegrates?

–end of info from a fellow NYRAD associate—(one still struggling with fracking because she lives across the border in Pa.)

For instance, one went through years of education hearing about The War of 1812 without actually understanding anything about that event.  In 2023, one picked up a book that enlightens by author James Mooney called “History, Myths, And Sacred Formulas Of The Cherokees”.  After describing events relating to relationships between “Americans (colonists)”, Indigenous People and in particular the Cherokee tribe, French, and Spanish in the Southern portion of NYS, along with a bit from the entirety of the 13 colonies, mention was made about The War of 1812.  Without boring anyone who isn’t motivated to investigate FACTual history for themselves, in a nutshell, what emerges isn’t necessarily laudatory for the style and goal of government in the USA.  To understand actual history allows one to step outside of indoctrination and see from a different perspective.

The takeaway is a picture of imperialism that seems to have become the story of America, behind the fantasy of exceptionalism.  (Exceptionalism is another curtain)

This foundation of imperialism permits discussion that ignores too much of vital views such as human rights and natural rights, to keep it relevant to most people.  And also to other values that may be more illusive. 

In 1812 it was Indigenous people; in 2023 it may be workers.—

https://mronline.org/2023/08/14/the-deadly-intersection-of-labor-exploitation-and-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-deadly-intersection-of-labor-exploitation-and-climate-change  —

What we are witnessing with such increasingly common instances is capitalism-induced climate change intersecting with capitalism-induced labor exploitation. It’s a deadly combination and one that is being discussed in ways that obscure its causes and solutions.–end of mronline info–

In 1812 it was Indigenous people, in 2023 it may be local communities.—

https://popularresistance.org/victims-of-the-east-palestine-train-disaster-still-fighting-for-their-lives/  —

VICTIMS OF THE EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DISASTER STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES

–end of popularresistance info–

In 1812 it was Indigenous people, in 2023 it may be left groups.  —

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbkeS0Lj_o8   —

LIVE: The Coordinated Gov’t Onslaught Against Leftist Orgs Is Growing

–end of leecamp info–What Mr. Camp may be too young to remember as he speaks of Marco Rubio is that he is probably 2nd generation of Cubans fleeing the Castro Revolution, that seems to have created a rather p—y enclave in Florida.  This opens the door to fascinating opines.  (CIA, organized crime, JFK, etc., etc.)  But this is just one person’s imagination run amok, as it will.

Indigenous people are still in the game.  We should ask them how.  — 

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Wopila — thank you for reading, and I hope this is of value to you!
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Co-Director and Lead Counsel
The Lakota People’s Law Project

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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”