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If we talk about supremacy culture, know that it precedes capitalism and that identity can be used to foment conflict. After all, we are all individuals, families, communities, tribes, and people. Over at #JewishCurrents, Editor-in-Chief Arielle Angel thinks we are all workers. I can work with that, too: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-c ross-until-we-carry-each-other

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If we talk about supremacy culture, know that it precedes capitalism and that identity can be used to foment conflict. After all, we are all individuals, families, communities, tribes, and people. Over at #JewishCurrents, Editor-in-Chief Arielle Angel thinks we are all workers. I can work with that, too: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-c ross-until-we-carry-each-other

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Arabs and Hebrews speak languages that overlap and have a common origin. If we talk about Arabs, we can talk about Hebrews. If we talk about Palestinians, we can talk about Israelis. If we talk about Moslems, we can talk about Jews. We are all individuals, families, communities, tribes, and people.

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Arabs and Hebrews speak languages that overlap and have a common origin. If we talk about Arabs, we can talk about Hebrews. If we talk about Palestinians, we can talk about Israelis. If we talk about Moslems, we can talk about Jews. We are all individuals, families, communities, tribes, and people.

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* Semites are members of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.

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* Semites are members of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.

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@LALegault@newsie.social And I doubt they were actually bombing Gaza because they wanted to “rescue” hostages. All that damage, and they didn’t think they they might actually harm Israeli citizens? The whole genocide, including everything before Oct 7, has been a danger to both Israelis and Palestinians. It is anti-Semitic.*

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@LALegault@newsie.social And I doubt they were actually bombing Gaza because they wanted to “rescue” hostages. All that damage, and they didn’t think they they might actually harm Israeli citizens? The whole genocide, including everything before Oct 7, has been a danger to both Israelis and Palestinians. It is anti-Semitic.*

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@LALegault@newsie.social or teen spirit.

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@LALegault@newsie.social or teen spirit.

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@LALegault@newsie.social Thank you.
Yahweh/Deus/Allah/Mother Earth is big enough for everyone.

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@LALegault@newsie.social Thank you.
Yahweh/Deus/Allah/Mother Earth is big enough for everyone.

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@sorinorii Same cat run through the TurboScan app.

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@sorinorii Same cat run through the TurboScan app.

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Annoyed-looking black cat sits on garden path in the Autumn; surrounded by leaves; same photo as original post, but run through an TurboScan app

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@flexghost What is it about the Newsweek quote that is opinion? (Yes, everything else in my post is my opinion.) We need a #GreenNewDeal. How do you propose we get there, if that’s something you support? If you don’t support the GND, what is it you are for, other than vilifying Stein?

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@flexghost What is it about the Newsweek quote that is opinion? (Yes, everything else in my post is my opinion.) We need a #GreenNewDeal. How do you propose we get there, if that’s something you support? If you don’t support the GND, what is it you are for, other than vilifying Stein?

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@flexghost I’m not sure that either Jill Stein’s or Marianne Williamson’s campaigns are well-timed or strategic. Interesting that so many would attack Stein who, in 2016, secured only about 1% of the vote. The other 99% was up for grabs.

The dinner photo is from 2015 and looks like it could be staged. According to Stein, there was no discussion. "A campaign spokesperson told Newsweek that Stein "attended at her own expense to spread a message of peace and diplomacy" and gave a speech in Moscow "in which she criticized the excessive militarism of both Vladimir Putin and U.S. leaders.”1

Biden’s progressivism, if it qualifies as that, is because hard-working, passionate people put it on the agenda: healthcare, housing, the environment, education, equity, and peace.

We need a #GreenNewDeal. If Stein is not your candidate, then fine. No need to vilify Greens or progressives or those advocating for a sustainable democracy.

1. https://www. newsweek.com/jill-stein-ties-v ladimir-putin-explained-1842620

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@flexghost I’m not sure that either Jill Stein’s or Marianne Williamson’s campaigns are well-timed or strategic. Interesting that so many would attack Stein who, in 2016, secured only about 1% of the vote. The other 99% was up for grabs.

The dinner photo is from 2015 and looks like it could be staged. According to Stein, there was no discussion. "A campaign spokesperson told Newsweek that Stein "attended at her own expense to spread a message of peace and diplomacy" and gave a speech in Moscow "in which she criticized the excessive militarism of both Vladimir Putin and U.S. leaders.”1

Biden’s progressivism, if it qualifies as that, is because hard-working, passionate people put it on the agenda: healthcare, housing, the environment, education, equity, and peace.

We need a #GreenNewDeal. If Stein is not your candidate, then fine. No need to vilify Greens or progressives or those advocating for a sustainable democracy.

1. https://www. newsweek.com/jill-stein-ties-v ladimir-putin-explained-1842620

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@dancinyogi "It's worse to attach healthcare to their job or Medicare, yet ignore those who fall between 'too old to hire' and Medicare-eligible."

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@dancinyogi "It's worse to attach healthcare to their job or Medicare, yet ignore those who fall between 'too old to hire' and Medicare-eligible."

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From river to sea, all can be free. #sustainability

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From river to sea, all can be free. #sustainability

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@olimould OK - I am furious, perhaps too often. I wonder if [induced] fury is a tool of supremacy, designed to suppress our imagination, compromise our health, and tamp down the idea that we can all flourish without compromising the needs of future generations. I’m recommending the book, The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, by Charles Eisenstein.

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@olimould OK - I am furious, perhaps too often. I wonder if [induced] fury is a tool of supremacy, designed to suppress our imagination, compromise our health, and tamp down the idea that we can all flourish without compromising the needs of future generations. I’m recommending the book, The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, by Charles Eisenstein.

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@shoq False choice

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@shoq False choice

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Letter to Representative Scanlon from PA District 5:

Representative Scanlon,

I am writing to urge you to support House legislation for deescalation and ceasefire in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Rep. Cori Bush's recent draft bill, i.e. "Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine" is a good place to start.

As a human being, I believe that no-one wins war. We need peace, everywhere.

As a student of spirituality with family roots in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, I know that each of these religions embraces peace and love. War is the opposite of peace and love.

As a student of history, and as an Irish-Egyptian-Ukrainian-American, I understand that colonizers can manipulate public opinion and attempt to justify their years of aggression by characterizing the occupied as less-than-human. All people have a right to be free.

As an elected official, I have taken an oath to advocate for liberty and justice, for all. Here in Rutledge, Pa., our ability to effectively steward public resources is compromised every time our nation dedicates additional resources to war and violence.

As an American, I trust that elected officials like you will model the local and global leadership and diplomacy that we need to sustain democracy in the US and all around the world.

If there is any political risk to standing up for peace, then I hope you will take that risk and help strengthen the likelihood of a more beautiful world.

Respectfully yours,

Gamal Sherif
Mayor - Borough of Rutledge, PA

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Letter to Representative Scanlon from PA District 5:

Representative Scanlon,

I am writing to urge you to support House legislation for deescalation and ceasefire in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Rep. Cori Bush's recent draft bill, i.e. "Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine" is a good place to start.

As a human being, I believe that no-one wins war. We need peace, everywhere.

As a student of spirituality with family roots in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, I know that each of these religions embraces peace and love. War is the opposite of peace and love.

As a student of history, and as an Irish-Egyptian-Ukrainian-American, I understand that colonizers can manipulate public opinion and attempt to justify their years of aggression by characterizing the occupied as less-than-human. All people have a right to be free.

As an elected official, I have taken an oath to advocate for liberty and justice, for all. Here in Rutledge, Pa., our ability to effectively steward public resources is compromised every time our nation dedicates additional resources to war and violence.

As an American, I trust that elected officials like you will model the local and global leadership and diplomacy that we need to sustain democracy in the US and all around the world.

If there is any political risk to standing up for peace, then I hope you will take that risk and help strengthen the likelihood of a more beautiful world.

Respectfully yours,

Gamal Sherif
Mayor - Borough of Rutledge, PA

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@georgetakei Thanks for the numbers. This reminds me that the transition to clean energy should be funded by the fossil fuel industry, among others. For example, why does the IRA provide incentives for electric vehicles when the passenger car industry should be converting to production of low-emissions rail? Why continue to privatize transportation - at the public’s expense - rather than convincingly commit to public infrastructure and walkable/rollable communities?

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@georgetakei Thanks for the numbers. This reminds me that the transition to clean energy should be funded by the fossil fuel industry, among others. For example, why does the IRA provide incentives for electric vehicles when the passenger car industry should be converting to production of low-emissions rail? Why continue to privatize transportation - at the public’s expense - rather than convincingly commit to public infrastructure and walkable/rollable communities?

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@BrentToderian Agreed; it's ahistorical.

Point #5 reflects part of @olimould's critique: “…the anti- or post-capitalist future yearned for here is pre-emptively colonised by capitalism.”

https://tacity.co.uk/2023/10/29/from-l e-guin-to-afrofuturism-via-fisher-decolonising-revolutionary-futures/

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@BrentToderian Agreed; it's ahistorical.

Point #5 reflects part of @olimould's critique: “…the anti- or post-capitalist future yearned for here is pre-emptively colonised by capitalism.”

https://tacity.co.uk/2023/10/29/from-l e-guin-to-afrofuturism-via-fisher-decolonising-revolutionary-futures/

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@clintruin @jordinn It's much easier for fascists to attempt to control people's minds.

Who are the people on the "other team?" Workers?

What is the safest mechanism for redistributing wealth so that children, families, and communities can live fulfilling lives?

How is this transformation going to occur so that it is just and sustainable?

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@clintruin @jordinn It's much easier for fascists to attempt to control people's minds.

Who are the people on the "other team?" Workers?

What is the safest mechanism for redistributing wealth so that children, families, and communities can live fulfilling lives?

How is this transformation going to occur so that it is just and sustainable?

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@futurebird *Glad to see more people abandoning “Middle East” and starting to use SWA as Southwest Asia(n); SWANA is Southwest Asia(n)/North Africa(n).

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@futurebird *Glad to see more people abandoning “Middle East” and starting to use SWA as Southwest Asia(n); SWANA is Southwest Asia(n)/North Africa(n).

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@futurebird are you saying the idea of the war-time civilian is a myth? If so, I agree. Everyone is affected by war; it diminishes joy and equity and thriving, regardless of civil/combatant status. At the very least, SWA* anguish, other global “conflicts” we hear less about, or the slow kill of Black, brown, or lower wealth people in the US, all induce fear, strain spiritual connection, and chill imagination. War is not sustainable; nobody wins.

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@futurebird are you saying the idea of the war-time civilian is a myth? If so, I agree. Everyone is affected by war; it diminishes joy and equity and thriving, regardless of civil/combatant status. At the very least, SWA* anguish, other global “conflicts” we hear less about, or the slow kill of Black, brown, or lower wealth people in the US, all induce fear, strain spiritual connection, and chill imagination. War is not sustainable; nobody wins.

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@olimould “…the anti- or post-capitalist future yearned for here is pre-emptively colonised by capitalism.” This reminds me of how passenger electric vehicles (PEV*) are framed as a climate solution rather than a doubling-down on sprawl and personalized extraction/consumption. Alternatively, we should be envisioning and promoting walkable/rollable communities and local and regional low-emissions rail. (* EV fleets, however, make a lot of sense.) #sustainability

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@olimould “…the anti- or post-capitalist future yearned for here is pre-emptively colonised by capitalism.” This reminds me of how passenger electric vehicles (PEV*) are framed as a climate solution rather than a doubling-down on sprawl and personalized extraction/consumption. Alternatively, we should be envisioning and promoting walkable/rollable communities and local and regional low-emissions rail. (* EV fleets, however, make a lot of sense.) #sustainability