Two men I greatly admire - Nader Hashemi and Norman Finkelstein did a live stream today at Busboys and Poets in D.C. today. Nader and Norman talked about the Democrats and Gaza. If you didn't see it, it's well worth 85 minutes of your time.
The Tesla protests are working. Let's hope they pick up momentum. Elon Musk’s Tesla facilities in the US face ‘Takedown’ protestsIt is part of an effort to protest the role Tesla’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, has played in the Trump administration.BBC NewsDonald Trump pledges to
Bernie was in Warren MI today. Another overflow crowd of 9000+. Here's a transcript from the last 10 minutes of his speech starting at 1:04:41 in "Now I know, I know that a lot of folks throughout the country here in Michigan are feeling angry.
Bernie drew 9000+ people at his rally in Kenosha Wisconsin yesterday. But as Bernie says this isn't about him - it's about us – Not Me, Us. Bernie starts at 25:00 in. This part of his speech starts at 1:08:33 in. "Now I
In the first half of this week's Ralph Nader podcast Ralph welcomes former FBI agent Mike German to discuss his new book (co-written with Beth Zasloff), Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within. Policing White SupremacyBrennan Center for JusticeMike German Mr. German describes that the greatest terrorist threats to
Howdy, In today's opinion piece Peggy Noonan offers some good suggestions for Democrats. Opinion | Snap Out of It, Democrats — The Wall Street JournalOn Tuesday they looked as if they aren’t going to win for a long time. That’s dangerous for America.Snap Out of It, Democrats
I've watched every State Of The Union Address since I can remember. Watching last night's address my emotions ranged from sadness, to shock and anger. Shock comes from what I've seen coming is now here. Last night Trumpers formally declared war against us. The
Here's Bernie's full response. This part starting at 19:17 spoke to me: "Now I know because I've heard from many of you out there who are feeling angry and frustrated at what's going on here in Washington. I know there
My wife and I have been whole food plant based since May 1, 2015. We've experienced first hand that food is life. I'm all for cutting out waste in government. I don't know anyone who isn't. But what Trump and Elon are
The only thing more depressing than reading or thinking about Trump is seeing folks on Mastodon complaining about Trump. Because each complaint post is time lost towards the cure for this mess we're, which is organizing. Don't get me wrong, these Mastodon posts I see are
This is from January 3, 2021 on heyheyrenee. I've been to a lot of protests and marches. I posted till I was blue in the face. Looking back, there was no meaningful change. Why not? Because we didn't do the hard work of organizing to elect
I posted this on September 29, 2019 on heyheyrenee, my first blog. It's another powerful example of why people have the power and social media is no place for organizing. Listen to this 4 minute clip from this week's Ralph Nader Radio Hour Podcast by Professor
Elon Musk
This from today on electrek, my goto blog for all things EV. Tesla store gets taken over by Musk protesters, 9 people arrestedA Tesla store in New York City has been taken over by people protesting Elon Musk – disrupting the operations.…ElectrekFred Lambert 300 people showed up to the NYC
Bernie Sanders
The Guardian published this piece today from Bernie. America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie SandersTogether, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share themThe GuardianBernie Sanders Now the donor class and DNC establishment is finally recognizing what we've
town hall meetings
Here's a piece from NBC News covering the anger Republican representatives are facing from their constituents around the country. At town halls, Republicans feel the heat from Trump and Musk’s firing and cutting spreeThe White House said the incidents represent just a handful of critics. Others noted
Elon Musk
Watch this 9 minute video by Led By Donkeys to see why Tesla (Elon) and Trump are one in the same. Defeating Trump requires that we the people organize and form a new party that forces Democrats to work for us, instead of their donor class. But it also requires
Elon Musk
If you're not familiar with Led By Donkeys you should be. They're doing great work. Protests work, so long as they're part of an movement to elect representatives that work for us, instead of the donor class. Watch this brilliant video that's
Bernie Sanders
In this this video Krystal and Saager talk about Bernie's Fight Oligarchy tour. Watch the first 10 minutes to hear them both heap praise on the Tea Party movement. Saager brings up, rightfully so, that Liberals spend too much time protesting and not any time organizing. He'
enshittification
Howdy, The reason why we're advocates for the Fediverse is because as long as people are logging onto X and Meta, they're endorsing them. Both X and Meta are closed networks designed for addiction and to keep people distracted from what they really need to do,
Fediverse
Here's a slightly more advanced than beginner's guide to the Fediverse published on The Verge last year. The fediverse, explainedIt’s Mastodon, it’s Threads, it’s the future, and it’s extremely confusingThe VergeDavid Pierce tty next time,
Organize
David Sirota posted this piece on LeverNews (a Ghost site), which I subscribe to. I've followed David for years. I don't believe he's biased, I think he does great reporting. How To Combat The Information WarFox News just screamed the quiet part — and told
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders has begun his Fighting Oligarchy tour. Bernie SandersThe official Youtube channel of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.YouTube I've watched the first two rallies. Bernie is alone - not one Democratic Congressional Representative has joined him. David Sirota said this today about the Democratic Party. I
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders said this to Anderson Cooper in an interview after the first Presidential debate in 2019: “Unless we are prepared to take on the people who have real power in this country, the power elite, and that is Wall Street, and that is the Insurance companies, and that is
decentralized Internet
Howdy, A while back I learned of Cyd, a new tool anyone can use to delete X. I just used Cyd to delete everything I had on an old X account that had a few tweets. Cyd was simple to use, and it worked great. "But why can'