November 23, 2024

COP-29 is Ending Soon-Was It a Failure?

COP-29 seems to have been a near-failure. What's your opinion about this? I think next year's (in the Amazon) will be better..if we are not in the aftermath of a global thermonuclear exchange.

Climate Trace Presentation at COP29 via Nobel Laureate and ex-VP Al Gore

November 20, 2024

61 Years Ago This Friday-JFK Assassination

If you were around then, where were you, and what were you doing just before it happened? How did it change your life?
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****This was our President****

November 18, 2024

This Could Happen Here!

This could happen here within the next 4 yrs. Everyone here ready for that?

Indian author Arundhati Roy faces sedition charges over 2010 remarks on Kashmir

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/india/india-author-arundhati-roy-sedition-case-intl-hnk/index.html
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Arundhati Roy is not currently in prison, but she faces prosecution under India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to remarks she made in 2010 regarding Kashmir. Approval for her prosecution was recently given, drawing significant criticism from various human rights and political groups. This development reflects ongoing concerns about free speech and the application of stringent laws against dissenting voices in India​​​​.

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November 16, 2024

The 14 Characteristics of Fascism and "1984"

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The 14 characteristics of Fascism
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1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
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2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
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3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
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4. Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
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5. Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
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6. Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
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7. Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
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8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
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9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
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10. Labor Power is Suppressed
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .
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11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
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12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
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13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
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14. Fraudulent Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
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References/Operating Manual/Cookbooks:
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Project 2025
https://www.project2025.org
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Mein Kampf
https://archive.org/details/mein-kampf-stalag-1
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The 14 Characteristics of Fascism
https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html
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< 60 Days to Zero Hour
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1984 - The Movie
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Ya'll FINALLY Ready to Get Out of Your Own Way? Welcome to the Monkey House. I have no mouth and I must scream. We must quit these paths of quiet desperation.

November 12, 2024

Post-Election: Things Americans Don't Believe in Anymore.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/what-americans-dont-believe-in-anymore

After this election, what beliefs or notions do you not believe in anymore?

November 11, 2024

COP29's CEO Caught Agreeing to Facilitate Oil and Gas Deals During Climate Summit

Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations COP29 Climate Change Conference Elnur Soltanov has been recorded by Global Witness apparently agreeing to help facilitate fossil fuel industry deals at the summit, reported The Guardian.
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https://ecowatch.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=214ab5fbb3f6015d74ffab4ec&id=1e1ef0138c&e=ba20cdc36f

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmzvdn9e18o
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https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/cop-is-for-oil-deals

November 9, 2024

It's Been 61 Years....

Around this time of year, I think about what might have been...
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JFK was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
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Phil Ochs sings about him here:
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Lou Reed sings about him here:
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Kris Kristofferson sings about him here:
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The Byrds sing about him here:
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And Finally,
Dion sings about him here:
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November 8, 2024

ATTN Constitutional Lawyers: Isn't This Disqualifying If Convicted?

Donald Trump faces four criminal charges tied to the revised indictment concerning 2020 election interference. These charges are rooted in allegations of his attempt to overturn the election results, encompassing:

1. Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371)


2. Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512(k))


3. Obstruction and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2))


4. Conspiracy Against Rights (18 U.S.C. § 241)​​​​.



These charges collectively highlight actions Trump allegedly took to disrupt the certification of the electoral vote, pressure officials, and perpetuate falsehoods about the election's legitimacy​​​​.
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I need you legal eagles to chime in here please. Also, with these charges, how do we petition for a redress of grievances? Any law firms out there want to help with this? We have far to go, and must get there fast!

November 8, 2024

The "Election" of "Drill Baby Drill" tramp Has Already Doomed CRAP29 (starts on Monday)

And it goes without any elaboration, the already fatally hobbled, doomed-leaning fate of the Earth's biome is now a certainty. Oui? What is your informed opinion concerning this?
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November 4, 2024

What Should Be Trump's Post-Stroke Deathbed Confession Song?

My five candidate song suggestions:


There's Got to Be a Morning After (the BIG Blue Wave!)

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I'm a Loser (at EVERYTHING!)

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Lonesome Loser

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Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

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Slip Slidin' Away

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What is or are yours?