Total Posts : 28 posts
A friend and I were chatting last night about the world. We a said transformational figure needs to appear, that people all around the world can look up to. Today Misan Harriman asked on IG, something to the effect of, where are the people with platforms to speak out against
Howdy, I see a lot of chatter on Mastodon about voting 3rd party, primarily because of Gaza. Like so many, I thought the Israel/Gaza conflict was too complicated to understand. I was for a two state solution, but that was the extent of my knowledge. Then October 7th happened.
I finally got a copy of the video from this lecture our group sponsored in Aspen last year. I'll be editing it into segments, but wanted to get this up. I can still hear Nader saying the only solution is 3 new governments with entirely new thinking in
Howdy, Last February CeasefireNow! Roaring Fork Valley, a group I volunteered with, brought Georgetown University Associate Professor and Middle East expert Dr. Nader Hashemi to Aspen to speak to citizens about the Gaza conflict. Middle East expert shares insights on ‘myths vs. realities’ in the Israel-Hamas warNearly 100 people huddled
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
3 March 2024: Crypto industry spokesperson Bennie Brainwashed said this, when asked about the Flour Massacre, "This was an efficiency problem. Had the Palestinians used the blockchain and crypto to get their food, everything would have been cool. Because the blockchain and crypto are all about efficiency, peace, and
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
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,
gm, Here's the official press release our group released this morning. For Immediate Release, February 17, 2024 Contact: Will Hodges, (720) 365-1721 Maya Hunt, (541) 337-7773 City of Glenwood Springs calls for a ceasefire in Gaza; Citizen-led effort is first in Colorado GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- On Thursday
Tonight our group – CeasefireNow Roaring Fork Valley – attended the Glenwood Springs City Council meeting with the goal of asking that the city council adopt a ceasefire resolution. I'll note that just two days ago our group attended a city council meeting in Aspen. Two members of the city
I could post each of Caitlin Johnstone's pieces, they're that good. But please subscribe to her substack. Here's today's piece. Which is exactly how I feel. I've studied this all day every day since 10-7. The truth is that Israel
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.
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
I hope everyone will read this recent interview Roger Waters did. Berliner Zeitung interview - Roger WatersBERLINER ZEITUNG 4th FEBRUARY 2023 THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE Against the backdrop of the outrageous and despicable smear campaign by the ISRAELI […]Roger Watersadmin So many aren't looking deeper into
Today I was cruising the Obey Discord and saw that Shepard Fairey posted sales data from his Pussy Riot print that I'm highly critical of. In the post Shepard writes that the print "raised more than $10,000 for Ukraine". He doesn't say the
Yesterday I wrote this post about Shepard Fairey's Pussy Riot Ukraine print. Where are the artists promoting peace in Ukraine?Today I noticed that Shepard Fairey has a piece out supporting Ukraine. Before I go on, I’m generally a fan of Shepard’s. I have a couple
Today I noticed that Shepard Fairey has a piece out supporting Ukraine. Before I go on, I'm generally a fan of Shepard's. I have a couple of his NFTs. I don't own any of his art, but I do own Ron English's
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,
