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October 15, 2016
The Stein/Baraka Green Party US OCCUPY THE DEBATES Page.
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Occupy the Debates – fight the tyranny of corporate media.
Welcome to our OCCUPY THE DEBATES MoneyBloom Page!
ANNOUNCING THE STEIN/BARAKA 2016 OCCUPY THE DEBATES MONEYBLOOM!
Please help us OCCUPY THE DEBATES, and join our official MoneyBloom this Saturday, the 17th of September, on the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street!
Why are we doing this?
Because even though you can vote for Jill in 48 states this year (45 plus 3 write-ins), she and Ajamu STILL aren’t being allowed into the debates!
Our goal to raise $1 million dollars so we can make 1 million calls for Jill and Ajamu. Will you help us today?
Here are the Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka:
They will take action on climate change (100% clean energy by 2030)
They support LGBTQI rights
They support the legalization of marijuana
They support the Black Lives Matter movement
They want single payer health care of all.
They want…
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Economic Impacts of Climate Change
Stories of Climate Change
University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment (2016)
Film Review
Stories of Climate Change is a short documentary about the economic impact of changing climate – rising sea levels, floods, droughts, short springs and warmer water temperatures – on various North Carolina business owners. Each vignette is a little under four minutes. (If Vimeo is set on autoplay Parts 1-6 and 7-11 should autoplay sequentially. The alternative is to click individual vignettes as they appear in the preview panel on the right).
First up is a beekeeper who reports that shorter springs (resulting in a decline in flowering plants and nectar) kill off up to 50% of her bees every year.
Next is the manager of a seafood market, who talks about sea bass dying out as warmer water temperatures interfere with spawning and other fish species moving as far north as Maryland and New England.
In the third vignette a hunting guide talks about the decline in the number of migratory birds flying south due to warmer temperatures.
In Part 4 a wildlife refuge manager talks about rising sea levels causing increased soil salinity and killing off pine forests that used to support woodpeckers and other native birds.
In Part 5 a fishing guide talks about his region experiencing the drought of the century, the flood of the century and the killing frost of the century – along with a mass of crop failures – in the last five years. He also observes that city people don’t see climate change because they’re out of touch with the natural landscape.
In Part 6 a hunter/fisherman talks about the loss of seasonal variations, resulting in long winters, hot dry summers and unprececidentated infestations of mosquitoes and tics that can last up to Christmas.
In Part 7 a family of asthmatics discusses the direct impact of climate change (long hot summers with lots of pollen and wildfires) on their health.
In Part 8 a trout farmer discusses how decreased oxygenation has caused several years where her entire stock was wiped out.
In Part 9 an oyster fisherman describes how a rise in sea levels is causing increased erosion and sedimentation that is suffocating oyster beds.
In Part 10 an apple grower who took over a 100 year old orchard 200 years ago talks about the loss of his entire crop for four years running. Buds form prematurely due to unseasonably warm March weather and are killed by sudden cold snaps in April.
In Part 11 a ranchers talks about her difficulty managing longer more severe droughts, longer more severe rainy periods and sudden severe heat waves. A few years ago she lost 50 chickens and turkeys when the temperature rose from 70 to 100 in 45 minutes.
October 14, 2016
Analysis of the sophistry of Noam Chomsky on 9/11
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Liverani exposes the establishment’s most prominent 911 gatekeeper – with explicit analysis of Chomsky’s ludicrous irrationality.
By Petra Liverani
Gatekeeping is the term used to describe the process of deciding which information will go forward and which will not. It is to be expected that the mass media/corporate/government triumvirate are strict and vigilant gatekeepers but what is puzzling, to me at least, is that certain progressive intellectuals, who are generally very critical of that triumvirate and who are regarded as important voices in keeping its members to account, also practise gatekeeping but only on a few, though vitally important, issues.
A case in point is the truth about 9/11. The crimes of 9/11 involved a massive conspiracy, planned many years in advance, which have had severe and worsening repercussions; many of us despair and feel quite helpless about what can be done about the spreading of war and terror throughout the globe. However, there is one relatively straightforward action that can be taken, if only the…
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Spain doing Fine: There’s No Government like No Government
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For more than nine months, Spain has existed without a traditional national government. In the face of this lack of central authority and planning, Spaniards have done ”the impossible”: they have thrived without a government.
Spain Hasn’t Had a central Government for the Last 9 Months — and People Love It
“Only 2.3 percent of respondents in a July poll by Spain’s Center for Sociological Investigations considered the lack of government the country’s major problem, and the figure is getting even smaller.”
adapted from a Derrick Brose post in TheAnti-Media.org.. with thanks
For more than nine months, Spain has existed without a traditional national government. In the face of this lack of central authority and planning, Spaniards have done ”the impossible”: they have thrived without a government.
Spanish politicians warned the people that allowing the national government to fade away could have disastrous effects. However, as the New York Times notes, “the crisis seems to have offered a glimpse of life if politicians simply stepped out of the way. For many here, it has not been all that bad.”
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US Documentary Filmmaker Faces 45 Years!
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Journalist faces suspension of First Amendment rights (freedom of the press) for reporting on Dakota pipeline protests.
DEA Reverses Kratom Ban in Stunning Victory Against the War on Drugs
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Another one for our side.
(ANTIMEDIA) – In a stunning reversal, the DEA has withdrawn its proposal to ban kratom and temporarily suspended efforts to make it a Schedule 1 drug. The move comes after an impassioned Internet-based protest by a decentralized network of advocates and activists who contend the southeast Asian plant has tremendous medicinal value. While not a permanent ruling, the reversal is extremely unusual for the government agency, which is known for aggressive enforcement of its drug policies.DEA spokesperson Melvin Patterson confirmed that the intense public reaction fueled the decision. “That was eye-opening for me personally,” he said.“
I want the kratom community to know that the DEA does hear them. Our goal is to make sure this is available to all of them.” The suspension will allow for an extended timetable for public feedback and further analysis. This will include an evaluation of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine by the Food and Drug…
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Syria Becomes World War Powderkeg As China Joins Russian Alliance With Assad
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Interesting. What are the odds of the US winning a simultaneous war with Russia and China – pretty low I would say. Someone needs to tell Hillary Clinton.
According to state-run Chinese news outlet Xinhua, the Chinese military — citing remarks made by a high-ranking military official during a rare trip to Damascus — is seeking closer ties with war-torn Syria, offering to supply humanitarian aid and even train Syrian military personnel.On Tuesday, the Director of the Office for Military Cooperation of China’s Central Military Commission, Guan Youfei, flew to Damascus to have discussions with Syrian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim al-Freij,Xinhua says. Director Guan, speaking with Xinhua, noted historical ties between the two countries and highlighted the positive role China has played in seeking a resolution to the fighting in Syria.Reuters points out that Xinhua, paraphrasing Guan’s words, states: “China’s and Syria’s militaries have a traditionally friendly relationship, and China’s military is willing to keep strengthening exchanges and cooperation.”
Source: Syria Becomes World War Powderkeg As China Joins Russian Alliance With Assad
October 13, 2016
New Zealand Co-Sponsors Nuclear Ban Treaty Resolution
Traditionally anti-nuclear New Zealand is co-sponsoring the draft resolution ‘Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations,’ which calls for negotiations to begin next year on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, and is currently working its way through the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security.
The text of the draft resolution is available on the iCAN Aotearoa New Zealand site, with additional background information here.
New Zealand’s statements at the First Committee are being added to the iCAN Aotearoa New Zealand web site as they soon as they are received.
US Army Corp of Engineers refuses to authorize further construction of Dakota Access Pipeline [VIDEO]
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The US Army Corps of Engineers is refusing to authorize the resumption of the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.
YOUR PERCEPTION IS NOT REALITY
Published on Oct 11, 2016
The US Army Corps of Engineers is refusing to authorize the resumption of the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. Further to that, the Corps reiterated its request to the company to “voluntarily stop work” on private land in the area. RT America’s Manila Chan has the story.
How the US Manipulates Humanitarianism for Imperialism #Aleppo
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The United States has no stake in the wellbeing of Syrian civilians, despite their condemnations of Russia’s offensive in Aleppo. This is clearly shown in the fact that the people they are supporting are guilty of the same crimes they accuse Russia and Syria of: indiscriminate attacks, targeting of civilians, destruction of schools, hospitals, etc.
By Steven Chovanec
October 12, 2016 “Information Clearing House” – “Underground Reports” – The United States is manipulating humanitarian concern in an effort to protect its proxy militias and its imperial regime-change project in Syria. The media and intellectual classes are dutifully falling in line, promoting a narrative of military aggression under the cover of “protecting civilians.” These same “responsibility to protect” arguments led to the invasions of Iraq and Libya, exponentially increasing the massacres, chaos, and proliferation of violent extremism within those countries. They are hypocritical, designed to further interests of conquest and domination, and will lead to more death and destruction in Syria as well.
The United States has no stake in the wellbeing of Syrian civilians, despite their condemnations of Russia’s offensive in Aleppo. This is clearly shown in the fact that the people they are supporting are guilty of the same crimes…
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