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The people who don't vote all say the say thing - "All politicians suck". For years I've tried to explain to them, to no avail, that it's the people who elect the politicians. Therefore the problem is the people - not the
Howdy, First, anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows I'd crawl naked over hot coals to vote against Trump. Harris says she won't raise taxes on Americans who aren’t wealthy. This isn't true. She's raising their taxes, it'
Last night The Vail Valley Foundation tossed me out of the Norah Jones concert at Ford Amphitheater in Vail for wearing these pro Palestinian bracelets. Before I explain what happened, two friends who I went to the show with saw everything. Here's what went down. My two friends
I wrote this on heyheyrenee on Nov 15, 2017. I traveled from Eagle to Chicago to see history when Obama was elected in 2008. I was there in Grant Park when he came out and gave his speech. It was great to be there. What an experience. I remember leaving,
I'm reprinting this excellent piece from the Esselsytn Foundation. Renee and I have been following them for years, we're big fans. Renee and I have been whole food plant based since May 1, 2015. From their website: "We are a 501c3 public charity committed to
Today while waiting in line for Dead & CO pins I struck up a conversation with this nice fella next to me – "Strangers stoppin' strangers just to shake their hand". He's a Union Carpenter in AZ. Listen to why he's voting for Biden
gm, Yes, last night's debate was hard to watch. I get it, our country is hurting. Ralph Nader has been pointing this out for years. Thomas Frank wrote a great book about it. For too long, I have followed and paid for Twitter accounts who call themselves journalists.
Howdy, Bummed out about this piece on Democracy Now! today. Global Nuclear Spending Surged to $91 Billion in 2023 with U.S. Leading the ChargeThe United States is driving a global surge in spending on nuclear weapons. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports global spending on nukes jumped
gm, Just finished this outstanding book by Annie Jacobsen. HOME | Annie JacobsenAmazon Apple Books Barnes & Noble Goodreads IndieBound Amazon Apple Books Barnes & Noble Goodreads IndieBound Amazon Apple Books Barnes & Noble…Annie Jacobsen Everyone must read this book. I read it over a week, but could have read
Howdy, Lately, primarily because of the genocide taking place in Gaza, I've felt that there's no hope with politics. Watching Democrats such as Obama who I once believed in, stand silent while an indigenous population is being exterminated brings me down. I'm a registered
Dear President Biden, Please watch this video to learn why we're not voting for you or the Democrats today, in November, or any more. We're no longer voting for y'all just because you're not Republicans. Because now, we don't see
I'm a proud member of Ceasefire Now Roaring Fork Valley. The group and I have put together this document to help people better understand the Gaza Conflict. Two state solution? There’s a mound of evidence to support that the Israeli government has never wanted a two state
In honor of Ralph's 90th birthday today Renee and I voted "Noncommitted" in the Presidential Primary. We do this because as of now, President Biden doesn't deserve our vote. In part, because of him backing the murder of innocent men, women, and children in
gm, It's my hope that Aaron Bushnell prompts citizens across the globe to stand against the "ruling class". Because we are not free. May his memory be a blessing,
It's unconscionable to vote R. This is a disgrace. It is inhumane. On Texas’ new immigration bill. pic.twitter.com/baGhpEGLzD — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) December 19, 2023
Today in town a young, professional, hip and connected woman noticed my Kufiya. She said to me, "nice scarf". So we had a chat. October 7 woke her up. Like me, she started doing some research. She's figured it out and so have her friends. Because
Caitlin Johnstone's newsletter tells it like it is. Yesterday's "15 things you should never have to say to a country" piece is worth reposting in its entirety. Here it is. 1. Stop bombing children. 2. Don’t kill journalists. 3. Don’t bomb hospitals.
gm, The post preview picture is from Yemen today. There's so much unrest in the world. Millions are calling out Israel's illegal war. UN Special Rapporteur: Israel can’t claim ‘right of self-defence’Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur, has said that Israel cannot claim the right
Katie Halper, who's Jewish, has been doing great reporting on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Please subscribe to her YouTube channel or her Patreon. Watch this piece with Yousef Munayyer, a Palestinian American analyst and head of the Israel-Palestine program at Arab Center Washington DC. to learn what "river
From his piece: First from a Jewish man who's daughter was killed by a Hamas suicide bomber 26 years ago: "We are in a circle of blood the last 75 years. And this is just another round. Nobody expected the viciousness or cruelty of this round but
Caitlin Johnstone's newsletter today connects with me in so many ways it deserves to be posted here in its entirety. Listen to an audio reading here. A friend and I were emailing yesterday about how millions of Americans have fallen to as Caitlin writes, "mass-scale psychological manipulation&
Tonight I tuned into Bill Maher. I haven't watched in a couple months, I'd tuned him out. Bill called for an end to saying "genocide". The Law: The Genocide Convention of 1948, born of the Holocaust, defines the crime of genocide in Article 2
No one knows more about Gaza than Norman Finkelstein, who's Jewish. From this clip in 2009: "It is completely and exactly because of the lessons my parents taught me and my two siblings, that I will not be silent when Israel commits its crimes against the Palestinians.
gm, Back in June '021 I tweeted that crypto Twitter was praising El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele for buying Bitcoin, while ignoring the fact that he's a brutal dictator. @BitcoinMagazine has a new low. Now they're not only ignoring the fact that Nayib
I've been bummed out about the state of our nation. I'm my Mother's son, I get too emotional. Millions believe Trump won, don’t believe there was insurrection, believe the “free speech” excuse for the coup to overthrow our government. My gawd. They tried
gm, I first learned of Katherine Stewart when I got turned onto her seminal book on Christian Nationalism; The Good News Club - The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children I now consider Katherine to be the preeminant voice on the subject. Her reporting is always thoroughly
Today's Republicans love to remind everyone how American they are. Which of course implies that anyone who doesn't think their way isn't American. But I digress. They're so proud of their flag lapels. Hell most of 'em wouldn't know
gm, I'm always wondering about America. Today my hope, is that all the turmoil we're in is just part of the struggle and what makes our country great. But I'm also concerned and somewhat afraid - and I know the latter is not healthy.
I'm done posting on Twitter. But I do still doom scroll. I have a thing for English blokes and commoners. I love 'em. Just came across this from this bloke George Monbiot. It's 2 minutes of must see tv. This might be my favourite 2
At the Phish Tour opener Wednesday night in Rogers AR Tommy [https://www.heyheyrenee.com/2015/10/18/phish-dicks/] and I sat next to this young woman. I'm always wanting to talk to younger people, see where they're at. So I said howdy. She lives in
Daniel Joseph Berrigan SJ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus] (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus] priest, anti-war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement] activist, Christian pacifist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_pacifism], playwright,
This is a post I wrote in June 2020, on my heyheyrenee.com blog. Note at the end I wrote, “I think things are going to get worse before they get better. I hope until then, wars don’t break out. Maybe they already have?”. I was right. #### I’m
This was the first post on heyheyrenee, back on 8.30.2010. The 2nd link is broken, I left it that way intentionally. Garrison was fired from the show he brought to the radio for allegations of sexual misconduct. I think, firing him was bullshit. I had the pleasure and
