Palestine
I've copied Ralph's post this week in its entirety. How anyone of faith or conscience can stand by while this is happening is beyond my understanding. A Hypothetical Letter from Two Children in Gaza to the Children of America By Ralph Nader October 3, 2025 In
Trumpism
South Park is knocking it out of the park this year. Here's a clip from this season's 27, episode 1: It's not that I hate the right. It's just that we disagree. And we're so far off, we can'
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I wrote about Bono in another post. Here's a more in depth view on Mint Press News. The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the PowerfulAlan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono’s ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.MintPress NewsAlan Macleod I
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Bono made this speech at the Ivor Novello Awards in May. Here's the text: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining it wasn't a rebel song. "It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was then and is now a rebellious
Gaza
A while back I was critical of the campus protestors for not showing concern for all the other atrocities that are happening in the world. It wasn't that I was against their protests, I just thought they were Johnny-come-lately's. Since then I've continued studying
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Renee and I are proud supporters of Led By Donkeys, a UK based activist group that's about art, activism, and accountability. LBD makes videos (art) from the direct actions they take (activism) that speak truth to power (accountability). Their YouTube channel is here: Led By DonkeysArt, activism and
Gaza
Readers of this blog know I've been studying the Israel Palestine conflict since Hamas fought back against Israel on 10-7-23. At the core, Israel claims Palestine as theirs because of passages in the Old Testament that reference Judea and Samaria as the historical homeland of Jewish people. I
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein has devoted 40+ years of his life studying the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He doesn't refer to the conflict as a war, he calls it an extermination. In that, the Israeli government has been systematically exterminating the Palestinian population in Gaza. Finkelstein lists pages of references as
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by Chris Hedges This is the end. The final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most. Two million people are camped out amongst the rubble or in the open air. Dozens are killed and wounded daily from Israeli shells, missiles, drones, bombs and bullets.
Palestine
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.
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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
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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