Full circle closure from the days of Radio Free Europe to get FACTS to those living under Communism can be identified in what could be called Radio Free America to do the same in Capitalist USA.  Why are Russian hackers uncovering info ignored by state-influenced-corporate-owned MSM that supports the American Capitalist system?  A Free Press promotes democracy.  

https://portside.org/2021-11-21/how-russian-hackers-helped-expose-right-wing-dark-money-corrupting-our-courts  –The news came from Russian hackers on the dark web. According to reporting by The Trace, the hackers unearthed a document suggesting that the NRA paid a lawyer more than $500,000 to advocate on its behalf through “the Independence Institute.” This included filing pro-gun rights “friend of the court,” or amicus,briefs in Supreme Court cases—including the one heard earlier this month—brought by the NRA’s New York affiliate. None of these payments were disclosed to the court or the public. In essence, the NRA cloned itself to amplify its voice before the court.–end of portside info–
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/12/18308186/assange-arrest-freedom-of-press  –Is the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange justice against a man who broke the law, or is it a warning shot that journalism is under threat in the United States?It’s a difficult question to answer, in part because it brings up a host of other related questions: Do you consider WikiLeaks a journalistic organization or not? Did Assange actively participate in criminal activity to obtain classified intel, as the US government alleges, or did he just disseminate information passed on to him and is therefore protected by the First Amendment? Does it matter that Assange and his organization seem to have developed at the very least an affinity to Russia? And is the single charge he faces in the United States the total of the government’s push for justice — or is it just the opening salvo in what will become a larger war to punish Assange (and anyone else who publishes classified information)?“Julian Assange got what he deserved,” author Michael Weiss wrote in the Atlantic.“He’s our property, and we can get the facts and truth from him,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told CNN.Groups dedicated to free speech and press have had a different read.Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s speech, privacy, and technology project, said in a statement that any prosecution of Assange for WikiLeaks’ publishing operation would be “unprecedented and unconstitutional, and would open the door to criminal investigations of other news organizations.”–end of vox info–

Ralph Nader is worthy of consideration on the topic of government function, including the judicial system, in the USA–
https://mailchi.mp/nader/the-corporate-demolition-of-our-pillars-of-freedom-sq139rpcdz?e=cfd1bea9b5      –The disposition of the Boeing maslaughtering of 346 trusting passengers and crew in the 737 MAX crashes (Indonesia – 2018 and Ethiopia – 2019) further weakens the system of tort law and individual pursuits of justice after wrongful deaths.–end of ralphnader info–

https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/big-business-declares-war-on-lina?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMTU0NTE0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NDE5Mjk5NSwiXyI6IitCcEYzIiwiaWF0IjoxNjM3NTI5MDk5LCJleHAiOjE2Mzc1MzI2OTksImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMTUyNCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.m9XYaKiLMoYevGtEWvwGEiBe0bu9-1xh9jAKeQ-kL_A   —

The Swamp Strikes at Lina Khan

Since the Senate confirmed Lina Khan to be one of two key antitrust enforcers in June, the network of corporatist operatives in D.C. and Wall Street have been quietly trying to undermine her. This week, the campaign came into the open. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce just announced in the Wall Street Journal that it will be engaged in open conflict with the Federal Trade Commission, and more broadly with anti-monopolists across government.“It feels to the business community that the FTC has gone to war against us, and we have to go to war back,” said Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark. The plan from the Chamber is endless harassment of the agency. They are filing Freedom of Information Act requests for the correspondence of Khan and her staff, writing warning letters about the commission’s actions, and threatening to sue the FTC at every step (even on things that went through on a bipartisan vote). The Chamber is also sending letters to every agency in government, in organized pushback against the Biden executive order on competition. The goal is to frighten lawyers at these agencies, to make it too painful to try and govern.–end of mattstoller info–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8zSjr4JaiQ&t=6662s   –Reviving Competition, Part 4: 21st Century Antitrust Reforms and the American Worker
One wishes to share again an example of any or all of monopoly, price fixing, affront to free markets or exploitation, in one person’s view who is uneducated on the topic other than being a consumer, but that has gone unaddressed by those mandated with power to monitor–Capitalists have captured a concept that they are free market entities that doesn’t seem FACTual.  A local anecdote is worth sharing.  My experience over 50 years of interaction with local privately owned veterinarian services has suddenly been replaced with what I have been told by the veterinary staff is a corporate-owned business with the corporation having bought up all of the veterinary businesses in our region.  As an example, a routine procedure for one of my dogs that he needs every 6 weeks or so, began with a fee of $10 when the veterinary office was privately owned.  After the corporate takeover the fee increased first to $20.00, then to $21.00, and most recently to $40.00.  The procedure takes about 7 seconds to do with no equipment necessary.  When I asked about the impressive charge and said I thought it was predatory, the staff member of the veterinary office said that while it may be predatory, I would find no lower price due to the corporate takeover of most veterinary offices.
I’ve contacted Broome County Humane Society, Chenango County Humane Society, the Press & Sun Bulletin, Joe Angelino, Claudia Tenney, Donna Lupardo, and Letitia James, with a solution of enabling to the public, veterinary services through Humane Societies or rescue-dog facilities, with the inordinate and predatory fees going to these organization where pets whose families cannot afford services, will be dumped.  If we are to be exploited, the extraordinary fees would better go to support dumped family pets than to a corporation that may be responsible for the situation.
I’ve heard nothing in response.  This should be a situation to which many people can relate.——–end of previous info—–Update—Yesterday I heard from NYS Assembly Member Joe Angelino, the only person to respond so far.  He is aware of large companies buying out local veterinarian offices, and advises a continued search for a small establishment (my paraphrase).  The topic of fixed pricing and monopolies didn’t seem to phase Mr. Angelino.  I’m grateful for a reply, even one that feels like a brush off.  This seems to be more in the wheelhouse of an AG, but Letitia James is probably busy with her own interests that may not include the family pets of families of NYS:  Or fixed pricing and/or monopolies for that matter.–end of info about local monopoly or exploiting practice—–
C-Spanhosted a conversation that touched on remembering culture aside from supremacy and monopoly—https://www.c-span.org/video/?516211-5/washington-journal-fawn-sharp-discusses-native-american-priorities-biden-administration    — NOVEMBER 22, 2021 —
| PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 11/22/2021

Washington Journal

Fawn Sharp on Native American Priorities and the Biden Administration

National Congress of American Indians‘ president Fawn Sharp talked about the White House Tribal Nations conference and initiatives outlined by the Biden administration to help tribal communities. –end of c-span info–
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A different way of existing is possible, preferable, and in FACT seems to more nearly comply with principles of our democratic Constitutional republic.  As one considers ideas for the US Constitution seem inspired by the Iroquois Confederacy, we can draw from such wisdom in our time of chaos.https://audubon.stagecoachdigital.com/web-view/1596334?emci=2937739d-5249-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=d0ebf3ca-a94b-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=399811        –Populations were abundant until the mid-1800s, when European colonists cleared forestland for agriculture, development, and railroad construction. The rapid loss of forest habitat coupled with unregulated hunting led to steep declines, and turkey populations plummeted to their lowest by the 1930s and 40s. Some estimates suggest that turkeys declined across their range by 90%, even vanishing from many states they had previously occupied, including Vermont and New York.
—end of audubon info–

Capitalistic systems seem to be a reason for The Revolutionary War. Freedom and equality aren’t components of hierarchy that pervades capitalism.  The US Constitution has been reported as inspired from the Iroquois Confederacy that possess qualities of equality and freedom along with a healthy ability to live within solemn dignity and symbiotic relationship with nature.  Presumption to the contrary is exploitative and harmful to local communities.
A growing number of Americans are recognizing the wisdom of Indigenous People.  Support for groups of people wishing to live in healthy relationship with nature includes the organization called American Rivers  —  Capitalists have captured a concept that they are free market entities that doesn’t seem FACTual.  
https://www.americanrivers.org/2021/10/an-emergency-for-river-wildlife/  –In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that 23 species in total — 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two fish, one bat and one plant – were officially extinct and are gone forever. –end of americanrivers info–
Destruction of natural places and wildlife seem indicative beyond question of Climate Change, which is just another type of human suffering, danger, and death.
Many people recognize the environment as integral with a healthy humanity while others see the environment as a natural resource.  Some resource promoters call living in healthy synchronicity a religion and that seems offensive and presumptuous.  For hierarchy to label what is religion or not should be challenged.  Other people consider nature and humanity be have an unbreakable bond; harm to one is harm to both.  There is no need to call this a religion but rather seems sensible.  Call it cause and effect.  But the time is past when hierarchical exploitation should have the last word over either of humanity or nature.  If such proponent wishes to call herself/himself as participating in a religion, that isn’t the business of hierarchy to label.
A system more considerate of principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic could challenge growing authoritarianism—-https://mailchi.mp/a79a97f211b0/35b-from-us-taxpayers-funded-world-health-organization-58621?e=9050ba47ba    –Federal agencies paid at least $548 million in recent years to informants working for the following agencies:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
• the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),
• and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

–end of openthebooks info–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca-AjgtkpIs    –“Paid Millions To LIE??” Is THIS Why MSM Is DYING??!  (Is this extremely dangerous to our democracy?)

We have much work to do. 

We deserve better.      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!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–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.