Legalized corruption in elections byway of Citizens United seems to have produced the culture in which politicians don’t think they are above the law, they are above the law. 
Big-money campaign donors have highly questionable influence over local politicians.  One doesn’t suggest money was an influence in the following scenario.  But what happened to the governmental suggestion that politicians should avoid the appearance of corruption?

https://waterfrontonline.blog/2022/02/09/texas-waste-giant-wrote-200000-check-to-help-flip-seneca-falls-board-in-favor-of-seneca-meadows-landfill/   —
Frank Sinicropi and Kaitlyn Laskoski went on to defeat two incumbent Democrats who had voted against granting SMI, the state’s largest landfill, a local operating permit and had favored closing the waste facility for good in 2025.Last week the new board members voted to grant the landfill its local permit without conditions despite objections from opponents who said uncontrolled SMI odors continue to violate state and local laws.The out-of-state contribution to Responsible Solutions for New York (RSNY) helped fund a public relations blitz aimed at convincing voters that closing the landfill would drive up their property taxes. Although the so-called “Valley Infill” application was filed in July 2020, several town board members didn’t learn about it until four months later. In January 2021, the board passed — on a party line 3-2 vote — a resolution asking the DEC to deny the permit modification.  –end of waterfrontonline info–

“Running government like a business” invites the following types of opinion to become law—-https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nestle-ceo-water-not-human-right/      ——-

The CEO of a multinational company that makes billions annually selling bottled water called the idea that human beings have a right to water “extreme.”

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MixtureAbout this ratingWhat’s TrueBrabeck-Letmathe called the idea that water is a human right “extreme.”What’s FalseBrabeck-Letmathe did not declare that “Water is NOT a human right!” as a meme claims.–end of snopes info–

If one doesn’t define oneself, the elite will do it for you.  The same holds true for defining the relationship between nature and humanity and it isn’t for the elite to define—Received from Gateway Greens—https://mailchi.mp/f1bd2dfefa83/green-party-of-st-louis-meeting-wed-april-19-2017-recent-and-future-elections-5635305?e=d624642c9f     —
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racism of criminalized marijuana carries over into de-criminalization trends  of 2022.—end of gatewaygreens info–

https://twitter.com/StevenBeschloss/status/1491425928240840704          –“No person shall…hold any office, civil or military, under the US, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath…to support the Constitution…shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.” —14th Am.–end of twitter info–
Somebody is still listening to Clyburn?  …Really??…..https://portside.org/2022-02-09/progressives-double-down-opposition-clyburns-anti-labor-scotus-choice

https://twitter.com/LeeCamp/status/1491509445117071360      —While the US is claiming war is about to break out, the president of Ukraine has said that’s not true, thereby contradicting the clear US propaganda. So why is our gov’t pushing for a catastrophic war the American people don’t want? Big surprise – it comes down to oil & money.—-end of leecamp thoughts—-

The benefit of growing up on a farm with animals for which one was responsible,  benefits exist of learning from an early age that others are important, and that a difference can be made in the lives of others by personal action.  With incredible and world-class US incarceration rates, what could be the benefits of retrofitting local communities to be self-sufficient as pertains to farm lifestyle that surely would mitigate use of jails by short-circuiting criminal activity into traditional autonomy and self-reliance.  An offshoot of said lifestyle is character-building when children are responsible for something other than themselves.https://www.treehugger.com/master-falconer-gives-birds-second-chances-5218153?utm_campaign=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=26658754&utm_term=       –In his new book, “Bird Brother: A Falconer’s Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife,” Stotts talks about the first river cleanup job that got him off the streets and his life-changing encounter with a Eurasian eagle-owl named Mr. Hoots.–end of treehugger info–This seems to coincide with trade schools that provide a foundation from which a youngster can grow into responsible adulthood.  One doesn’t make the connection between race and a lifestyle that promotes responsibility and character building.  The choice simply seems thoughtful.
Received from popularresistance—https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/h8q4ymfvsx?e=1b0a9c0541          —

Black Alliance For Peace Condemns The ‘America COMPETES Act’

Neo-Nazis Active In Ukraine As White House Adds 3,000 Troops

New Reports Allege Texas Oil And Gas Regulator’s Lax Enforcement

Cost Of Living Crisis Was Caused By Privatisation And Austerity

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From Aunt Crabby—-https://twitter.com/DearAuntCrabby/status/1490737866305064964
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.