Notices by Greg W. (gw@newsie.social)

His statements did little to address concerns about his reaction to Harris’s rising popularity in polls, just more lies and misinformation.

Trump claims most Americans support him, despite losing in 2016 and 2020.
He falsely states Democrats allow late-term and post-birth abortions.
He wrongly says no one died on January 6, ignoring seven deaths.
He calls the 2020 transition “peaceful” despite the Capitol riot.
He falsely claims Harris will end Social Security, contradicting his past statements

#Trump used #misinformation to change people's minds, spread lies, and build a cult of personality.

Plaguing people with false stories and playing on their fears and complaints, indoctrination helped fascist ideas become accepted.

It successfully brainwashed the masses, creating an environment where people would follow authoritarian rules.

The historical significance of #propaganda's role in supporting #fascist regimes is a stark warning of how it can normalize extreme and oppressive ideas

#Understanding the great #wisdom that is beyond discriminatory #thought is a journey of #exploration and #discovery

Discriminatory thought is the human tendency to categorize, judge, and differentiate.

Beyond the confines of discriminatory thought lies great wisdom—an expansive consciousness that perceives reality as it is

Published in
ILLUMINATION

Gift link:

https://medium.com/illumination/understanding-the-great-wisdom-that-is-beyond-discriminatory-thought-is-a-journey-of-exploration-68c6cf45e5ff

How Trump Is Securing the Evangelical Vote Ahead of Iowa

The former president has assembled a crew of loyalist pastors to spur support among evangelical voters in the Republican primary, even as some established leaders have tried to steer them toward Ron DeSantis.

PLEEEEZZ TELL ME IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING AS REPULSIVE AND FRIGHTNING
AMEN

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/trump-securing-the-evangelical-vote-ahead-of-iowa

Today, Mr Speaker, #southafrica Africa will present its case against the Israeli government at the International Court of Justice. And I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the case.

It is incredibly powerful to witness people who defeated apartheid in their own country, hold the #Israeli #apartheid regime accountable for its crime of #genocide in #Gaza. Today, I’m thinking of Nelson #Mandela’s powerful words

https://jacobin.com/2024/01/rashida-tlaib-gaza-genocide-case

Netanyahu's Bold Boast: 'Proud' to Thwart Palestinian State Creation

'Netanyahu not just admitting to monumental deception but gloating about it'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was "proud" of preventing the creation of a Palestinian state during a press conference in Tel Aviv Saturday night.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-s-bold-boast-proud-to-thwart-palestinian-state-creation

For Palestinians, the Future Is Being Bulldozed

The #Palestinians who live (or lived) in this hilltop hamlet had decamped in terror a few weeks earlier. A gang of #Israeli #settlers — their neighbors — had been tormenting them for weeks, they explained, beating them up and threatening murder if they didn’t leave.

Similar scenes are playing out across the #WestBank these days as Israeli settlers, backed and sometimes aided by #soldiers, force #Arabs out of villages

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/opinion/palestine-west-bank-war.html

Liz Cheney: The U.S. Is 'Sleepwalking Into Dictatorship'

Trump has "told us what he will do," the Republican former congresswoman said

“People who say ‘Well, if he’s elected, it’s not that dangerous because we have all of these checks and balances’ don’t fully understand the extent to which the Republicans in Congress today have been co-opted. … One of the things that we see happening today is a sort of a sleepwalking into dictatorship in the United States.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-trump-dictatorship_n_656a5c7ae4b028b0f3d0313f

@DrBonesMD
You are so right, The House is already in his pocket and SCOTUS goes wherever the money tells them to go.

Georgia Republicans’ New Voting Maps Defy Court Order to Boost Black Representation

They are a “blatant attempt to make me lose my seat,” says Rep. Lucy McBath.

"Check out these WHITE dudes"

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/georgia-redistricting-maps-republicans-defy-court-order-gerrymandering/

Netanyahu Says He Is 'Only One Who Will Prevent a Palestinian State'

"Look Biden: Netanyahu is spitting in your face," said one critic. "Are you going to keep hugging him in public or are you going to finally end the blank check and hold him accountable for his words and actions?"

Netanyahu has reportedly been lobbying members of his Likud party in a bid to keep their support, claiming he is "the only one who will prevent a Palestinian state" in Gaza and the West Bank

https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-palestinian-state

#Keb Mo #Grammy-Winning Storyteller, This Legendary #Blues #Musician Has Captivated Audiences Worldwide

eb’ Mo’ is a singer, songwriter, and musician who is known as one of the biggest stars in #blues #music today. A humble, soft-spoken, good-natured man with a quick sense of humor.

Since his first release on the OKeh label in 1994, he has won many awards and added music for TV shows and movies to his list of credits.

https://medium.com/@BluesBeat/keb-mo-grammy-winning-storyteller-this-legendary-blues-musician-has-captivated-audiences-worldwide-86a7d0b93b2f

#Israel’s #Genocidal #Antisemitism Against the Arab #Civilians of #Gaza

“It should never have happened,” an elderly Holocaust survivor of a Nazi death camp told the New York Times He was referring to the colossal failure on October 7th, of Israel’s touted high-tech military In many parliamentary countries, the government ministers who are responsible for this kind of failure would have immediately been forced to resign. Not so with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ministers

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/11/24/israels-genocidal-antisemitism-against-the-arab-civilians-of-gaza/

Americans Want More Time to Spend More With Their Loved Ones. Capitalism Doesn’t Let Them.

Americans are so overworked that Thanksgiving is one of the rare occasions we have to gather with our friends and family. We need an economic system that actually provides us the free time to spend precious days and hours with our loved ones.

https://jacobin.com/2023/11/thanksgiving-free-time-family-capitalism-work

The UAW’s Next Fight: Organizing Nonunion Companies Like Tesla

After securing historic deals with the Big Three automakers, the UAW is continuing to go on the offensive. It has set its sights on nonunion automakers, from Toyota and Hyundai in the South to Tesla in California.

https://jacobin.com/2023/11/united-auto-workers-nonunion-companies-tesla-electric-vehicles-shawn-fain

TERRORISM FROM WITHIN

Trump staff creating 'pre-vetted pro-Trump army' of 54,000 loyalists to staff federal government

Staffers who worked for former President Donald Trump are reportedly now assembling a database of MAGA loyalists in preparation for an unprecedented purge of federal workers should Trump win a second term in 2024.

"There will be blood in the streets"

#trump #fascist #fascism #MAGA

https://www.alternet.org/trump-staff-army-loyalists/

#Trump Gets Called Out For Pre-Trial #Trickery Yet Again

The same pattern has played out in other Trump cases: An over-the-top defense combined with playing fast and loose with the rules while making it abundantly clear that the audience is a political, not a legal, one. The only case where it hasn’t resulted in Trump becoming adversarial

Trump is ruthless, he learned at the knee of one of the most despicable human beings to ever. walk upright: #RoyCohn Roy Cohn

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-gets-called-out-for-pre-trial-trickery-yet-again

Antisemitic and Islamophobic Incidents Surge in #Australia

Posters plastered across Sydney portraying Prime
Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu of Israel as Adolf #Hitler in disguise. A record increase in reports of #Islamophobia, including threats to #Muslim community organizations. #Antisemitic chants at a pro-#Palestinian rally and charges that #Nazi salutes were performed outside a #Jewish museum

Australia has experienced a flurry of incidents targeting Muslims and Jews

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/world/middleeast/antisemitic-islamophobic-incidents-australia-israel-war.html

@LALegault
Okay LA, I know you're going to hate my latest essay so go ahead and let me have it....After you've read it

@LALegault
Point taken