"In today's episode of Some More News, we try to pack in as much information as possible about the recent attacks on the post office, and the recent damage control about how the attacks on the post office are apparently no big deal."
“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
Monday, August 31, 2020
The Freakin' Post Office!
Monday, August 24, 2020
LEARNING HISTORY IS HARD, SO WE REPEAT IT
HAM A TON
Not all reviews are "in."
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Broadway’s Hamilton and the Willing Suspension of Reality-Based Moral Consciousness
(Elizabeth Keyes at Counter Punch.org)
"...Despite the incredible degree of media hype surrounding the show, even prior to its 2015 Broadway debut, I remembered reading a number of strongly argued and intensely passionate negative reviews of Hamilton for profound historical distortions. These reviews particularly showed up on one of my favorite political websites, CounterPunch."
Skip “Hamilton” and Read Gore Vidal’s “Burr”
(Andrew Stewart at Counter Punch.org)
"...As an antidote to this propaganda, I highly recommend to readers the excellent 1973 historical fiction novel Burr by Gore Vidal. Kicking off his Narratives of Empire cycle, Vidal traced the history of our American imperial project back to the Founders and delivered a genius diagnosis in the form of a post-modern historical novel with wicked sense of humor. Many would argue that it is perhaps Vidal’s finest work, though I wonder if his book on Lincoln fits that category as well."
Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Indian Removal Policy
(Alysa Landry at Indian Country Today)
"...Jefferson first wrote about Indian removal in 1776, 15 years before he was president. Frustrated by growing conflicts between settlers and the Cherokee, Jefferson, then at work with the Continental Congress, reacted harshly.
“Nothing will reduce those wretches so soon as pushing the war into the heart of their country,” he wrote. “But I would not stop there. I would never cease pursuing them while one of them remained on this side of the Mississippi.”
In 1803, two years into his presidency, Jefferson was more succinct. He outlined his administration’s policy toward Indians with two objectives: “The preservation of peace” and “obtaining lands."
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On Contact: Teaching of history as indoctrination
(On Contact with Chris Hedges)
"On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the teaching of history as a form of indoctrination with Professor James W. Loewen. Loewen’s book is: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. His new book, a memoir, is: Up a Creek, with a Paddle: Tales of Canoeing and Life"
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For an alternate view of American History, read the full text of Howard Zinn's brilliant
(Elizabeth Keyes at Counter Punch.org)
"...Despite the incredible degree of media hype surrounding the show, even prior to its 2015 Broadway debut, I remembered reading a number of strongly argued and intensely passionate negative reviews of Hamilton for profound historical distortions. These reviews particularly showed up on one of my favorite political websites, CounterPunch."
Skip “Hamilton” and Read Gore Vidal’s “Burr”
(Andrew Stewart at Counter Punch.org)
"...As an antidote to this propaganda, I highly recommend to readers the excellent 1973 historical fiction novel Burr by Gore Vidal. Kicking off his Narratives of Empire cycle, Vidal traced the history of our American imperial project back to the Founders and delivered a genius diagnosis in the form of a post-modern historical novel with wicked sense of humor. Many would argue that it is perhaps Vidal’s finest work, though I wonder if his book on Lincoln fits that category as well."
Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Indian Removal Policy
(Alysa Landry at Indian Country Today)
"...Jefferson first wrote about Indian removal in 1776, 15 years before he was president. Frustrated by growing conflicts between settlers and the Cherokee, Jefferson, then at work with the Continental Congress, reacted harshly.
“Nothing will reduce those wretches so soon as pushing the war into the heart of their country,” he wrote. “But I would not stop there. I would never cease pursuing them while one of them remained on this side of the Mississippi.”
In 1803, two years into his presidency, Jefferson was more succinct. He outlined his administration’s policy toward Indians with two objectives: “The preservation of peace” and “obtaining lands."
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On Contact: Teaching of history as indoctrination
(On Contact with Chris Hedges)
"On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the teaching of history as a form of indoctrination with Professor James W. Loewen. Loewen’s book is: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. His new book, a memoir, is: Up a Creek, with a Paddle: Tales of Canoeing and Life"
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For an alternate view of American History, read the full text of Howard Zinn's brilliant
Sunday, August 16, 2020
PEACE IS NOT AN OPTION (REPOST)
PEACE IS NOT AN OPTION
BECAUSE...FEAR
BE AFRAID! People don't like us. Could it be because we slaughter them,
topple their governments, exploit their resources, and literally
sanction them to death? No, must be because we're just too damn good,
pissing the bad guys off. They can't hate us for our freedom anymore,
because we've been busy giving that away to the surveillance state.
We're like a boxer throwing his glove up to protect his face, only we
keep punching ourselves. All our opponents are winning because we keep
knocking ourselves out. The U.S. is a bully who should start asking
himself, "Why do I keep punching myself in the face?"
One solution is to donate trillions and trillions and trillions and
trillions of dollars to an organization that specializes in crushing
killing and destroying. Folks'll thank us for destroying their countries
and killing their families, right?
Makes as much sense as this
Crush-Kill-Destroy propaganda piece.
Crush-Kill-Destroy propaganda piece.
Millions of lives are destroyed and trillions are spent without tangible
benefits. What a racket! A counter-productive colossal waste that chews
up tax money like a black hole, but gets glowing reviews from the Lame
Stream Media. If you don't gain power or profit directly from the Military Industrial Complex, you should be asking for some accountability. What is it good for, indeed. The U.S. now wages war without discussion or analysis. We slaughter people everywhere and it's barely news worthy.
Endless global war has been sold to us as business as usual,
because…wait…it's coming to me…oh yea, fear. Endless global war is
actually catastrophically bizarre and a crime against humanity. Even
worse it is a crime against the planet Earth. One way or another
spreading conflict throughout the world will harm everyone, including
us.
Consider this:
Consider this:
TO MILITARIZED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY? (DN video)
(YouTube video)
Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is worth reading.
Friday, August 14, 2020
PEOPLE'S PARTY CONVENTION 2020
"One week after the Democratic and Republican national conventions, Bernie 2020 National Co-Chair Sen. Nina Turner and Bernie 2020 surrogate Dr. Cornel West will join the Movement for a People’s Party to headline The People’s Convention. Turner will deliver a speech titled: Choice, Challenge and Change: The Necessity of a People’s Movement.
On Sunday, August 30, from 4-6 pm EST, thousands of Americans from all walks of life will gather to discuss the state of the nation at The People’s Convention. At the conclusion, participants will vote on forming a major new political party free of corporate money and influence.
The Convention will be digital and broadcast live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages with millions of followers, including The Jimmy Dore Show which will carry the convention to its nearly 800,000 subscribers on YouTube.
The convention will ask: “What kind of world do we want to build from the devastation of the pandemic and economic depression?”
The People's Party
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
SOCIALISM?
WHY NOT SOCIALISM
Capitalism v Coronavirus: Dawn Of Justice - SOME MORE NEWS
"Hi. In today's episode of Some More News, we discuss how capitalism, banks, businesses and the government are, you know, not quite up to the task of dealing with the coronavirus."
(Some More News on YouTube)
END OF AN EMPIRE
CHRIS HEDGES
Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections
(The Empire Files on YouTube)
"Abby Martin sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss the ignored reality behind Trump, the bipartisan road from neoliberalism to fascism, how the Democratic elite are an institution of corporate power, and how there's no way out through the 2020 election without destroying the system."
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Chris Hedges: America’s Death March
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal decline.
(Scheerpost.com)
"The terminal decline of the United States will not be solved by elections. The political rot and depravity will continue to eat away at the soul of the nation, spawning what anthropologists call crisis cults — movements led by demagogues that prey on an unbearable psychological and financial distress. These crisis cults, already well established among followers of the Christian Right and Donald Trump, peddle magical thinking and an infantilism that promises — in exchange for all autonomy — prosperity, a return to a mythical past, order and security."
Saturday, August 8, 2020
EXCEPTIONALLY EVIL ANNIVERSARY
DROPPING THE BOMB
"In the first part of our video series with author and Professor of History at American University Peter Kuznick, we examine one of the biggest myths in American history, which states that the use of atomic bombs in Japan in August of 1945 were necessary to save American and Japanese lives."
"In the second part part of our video series with author and Professor of History at American University Peter Kuznick, we dive deeper into the topic of why the United States actually used atomic bombs against Japan in World War II. In addition, we discuss why it is important to educate people on this issue and what significance it has on our collective future."
Friday, August 7, 2020
THEORY OF EVERYTHING?
THEORY OF EVERYTHING?
What is a Theory of Everything?
(PBS Space Time on YouTube)
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If everything's getting you down, here's a funny and informative video about everything that should perk you back up. The humor and intelligence on display among this group was refreshing (highly recommended).
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