Insurgent Johnson…

 …is a crackpot. So is his spouse (click here).

Insurgent Johnson is exactly that, a Christian insurgent so extreme he couldn’t even get a law school credentialed. The story is in the Washington Post. He needs to be removed from the Speakership. Where is he from?

Northwest Louisiana 

That area of Louisiana has the highest poverty rate in the state if not the country. It makes sense the religious extremism is entrenched there.

Take a good look America, this is what Coney-Barrett has in mind for the young women in this country (click here).

Why Insurgent Johnson must be so proud of the accomplishments of young women in his neck of the woods.

Insurgent Johnson’s district has the highest illiteracy rate in the entire country (click here).

No wonder Trump hired him to defraud the election of 2020, Johnson can’t achieve his extremist goals otherwise. One sure way to stay in office is to be the only one in the district that can read and write.

That is amazing. Louisiana corruption money actually bought every Republican in the US House, including McCarthy. For every Republican that traded their Speaker vote for cash requires an ethics review at the very least.

I don’t believe I ever witnessed a Republican House this corrupt. Wow.

No money for Ukraine. They are communist sympathizers besides. Very sad. Absolutely no morality in the Republican House at all.

Congratulations America you have all achieved the lowest common humanitarian denominator in US House leadership in the history of the USA.

Insurgent Johnson…

 …is using funding for Israel to defund the USA government (click here).

There is no room for an insurgency in the US House when allies and those nations facing genocide are experiencing some of their most difficult days in their history.

Israel has no time or need for such political gamesmanship. Lives hang in the balance and a simple up and down vote is necessary. 

Ukraine needs its funding to continue to wage war against genocide of its people.

Insurgent Johnson is seeking to defund the USA IRS and weaken the USA, it’s readiness and strength. This is foolish and childish at a time when the USA must maintain it’s military strength.

Insurgent Johnson should face an ethics review for his role in promoting fraud in regard to the 2020 election.

The funding for Israel and Ukraine is above question and an affirmative vote must go forward without an attack on the USA Treasury. There is no time for such politics when Israelis have died. This is outrageous!

Anytime the funding to the IRS is cut it weakens the USA. The IRS returns far more income to the US Treasury than it ever costs in operating budgets. Cutting the budget to the IRS is corruption of government and the private sector as well. When Republicans cut the budget to the IRS it is a signal to their cronies they can do as they like when it comes to tax fraud or tax collection.

A ceasefire in Gaza

That is a noble idea if it weren’t unilateral.

Every human being in this world that wants sincere peace, including and especially the Jewish and Palestinians of the civilized world, is opposed to the violence being witnessed with and by Israel. What is difficult to see is the relentless hatred that exists with a chronic war paradigm established and maintained by Iran of incredibly powerful terrorist networks.

Israel’s IDF is not killing just to kill out of hatred or anger. Israel is moving into Gaza to stop an extremely powerful terrorist organization that will not relent. Why is it that civilization only sees Israel’s ability to defend itself without seeing the violence that is ongoing? As the IDF is moving into Gaza members of that defense force are dying in the fight. This is not a matter of a ceasefire that will be honored by all parties including other terrorist organizations like Islamic Jihad. A ceasefire is not possible if it is unilateral. That is not a ceasefire. That is surrender.

There will be peace in time when the terrorists are contained and order is established. Will there be continued unrest? Yes. There will still be those that hate and will seek to kill, but, they will no longer be armed with rockets and other weapons of war. Peace will have a chance to exist as generations pass.

This war is not about hatred of Israeli against Arabia. That is not the cause of this war. This war is about hate and who is wielding it. This war is to end the hate not propagate it.

Hamas is not Palestine. Hamas and the other terrorist organizations are Iranian backed militias. Is Iran calling for peace? Is Iran remorseful in it’s hatred of Israel and empowerment of terrorist networks? 

The ceasefire in the Middle East that the civilized world is calling for is complicated and far more than laying down arms. It has to be enforceable. The civilians in Gaza need to leave as it is impossible to rescue them because the terrorists have control of the land they are standing on. Israel does not have control, violent Palestinians and others have  control. The civilian lives are not regarded as important by those in control. The civilians are a tool to Hamas as if only Israel is the perpetrator of their fate.

Israel is not killing in anyone’s name. Israel is acting in it’s own defense. Yes, it’s defense is a strong offense that includes leveling buildings used as fortresses of war by terrorists. There are no attacks on hospitals or humanitarian efforts. 

I am sorry reality is so hard, but, ending the ability of terrorists to continue to kill is not a simple police action. This is a war.

Stop the sensationalism. Please .

Israel - Hamas War (click here)

The references to the past and WWII are out of context to the current war and only intended to build hatred. Stop it.

There was a very serious attack on Israel approaching a month ago. The war response by Israel is appropriate and nothing Israel wants, but, is forced to conduct. To prove how appropriate this response by Israel actually is, the global diaspora is returning to defend the homeland. The diaspora feels the pain of innocent people lost to the hatred and pure brutality demonstrated by Hamas.

The Israeli diaspora is very outspoken in regard to building peace with the Palestinian people. They openly have been very critical at times of the Israeli government and the IDF. But, this time, they are grieving with those that live within the borders of Israel and have responded by returning home.

Since Israel has responded with a defense of it’s people the leadership has repeated the same message to those in Gaza and that is to go south for safety. It has been weeks since that directive was given and if the Palestinians want to offer resistance by staying and raiding warehouses then they are belligerents. 

Israel is currently involved in destroying tunnels and finding Hamas to end this war so the region can be stable and the land reclaimed from war to return civilization to it. The best place for Palestinians who do not have homes outside of Gaza is the West Bank. President Abbas can ask for help to bring Palestinians from the border region in the south of Gaza and any refugees in Egypt to the West Bank. There should be a focus for humanitarian efforts in the West Bank. Refugees from Gaza must be accommodated there so they are out of danger.

This is an ongoing war Israel has declared on Hamas, a terrorist organization. The Palestinians must move south and seek assistance in moving to the West Bank. I am certain the world will be generous to President Abbas’ plea for peaceful assistance to resettle Palestinians.

There is no rational purpose to staying in a war zone.

The COVID issue I raised.

I can’t say I watch much television. I get my information these days primarily from newspapers. I do watch multimedia news and broadcasts of news programs, but, the primary source are several newspapers which serve as both left and right political domains.

These last three days I spent with a friend about 5 hours from home. The television plays frequently in my friend’s home. She is a widow. So, I was treated to television and advertisements. Low and behold there was Pfizer with an interesting set of commercials about their vaccines.

Pfizer has every right to tout its name and reputation across IT and any screen it can reach. This particular screen had to be a seven footer ad the images are incredibly good and intense. It is my opinion Pfizer’s reputation was well earned right up to this last COVID/Omicron bivalent shot. Here is why.

I have my own study group. All of the members received the latest Pfizer COVID/Omicron booster. Most have received the vaccinations from the beginning of the pandemic. All are senior citizens at varying ages and at least 65 years old.

Now I stated all have received the COVID/Omicron vaccine, so let me start there. 

The information I have is all from the public domain. I am not a corporate spy and do not want to be. Other than being involved in gathering information about the gangland style corruption of “Untied Nations” I have never ventured into covert operations anywhere. I have at least one more entry to make about the Untied Nations thing, but, I am very busy and without a secretary.

So back to the Pfizer issue at hand. It is a serious infraction in any and all medical standards. The ads look to be General with one specific about the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). I found it interesting the company was promoting RSV specifically because it made more sense to have a cough as a side effect from that one. RSV will be discussed separately except to say it is also a live attenuated virus, too. Yes, too. Because Pfizer made the COVID bivalent wrong either in error or intentionally.

The public’s information about the COVID bivalent clearly lists no cough as a side effect. That may change now. I also looked at the testing statistics. I was not impressed. Let me state right here and now that the testing and the testing results could easily have been with an mRNA vaccine, it is just not what resulted in mass manufacturing.

The test results of testing negative for COVID before being a test subject resulted in just shy of 50 percent of the test participants testing positive after a period of time after vaccination. Yes, that is correct. All test subjects in the Pfizer reporting tested negative for COVID before vaccination and after a period of time after vaccination nearly 50 percent tested positive for COVID. That is a ridiculously high positive to be accepted by the FDA and only because Pfizer was still operating under emergency standards AND it is felt even acquired immunity from a vaccination will (this language is important) keep the citizens from going to the emergency room or become a hospital admission.

I believe all emergency vaccination standards must be ended by the CDC and FDA. 

So, we have poor statistics out of the Pfizer trials and there is no cough listed as a side effect. Nor stats about contracting the virus, hence, cough was never listed as a side effect.

My study group all received the Pfizer COVID/Omicron bivalent about the same time and all developed a cough. A productive cough in producing a significant amount of mucus with every cough. The cough is intermittent and unpredictable so the acquired COVID infection really did keep my control group at home because self-care was a burden. They were unsure if they were contagious. Oh, there is more.

There were members of the group who also received the Pfizer RSV vaccine. None were aware it was a live attenuated virus and had they known would have reconsidered taking the vaccine. They had the cough from the COVID vaccine but initially the sputum was tinged green and after a week cleared to the same frothy white as the others. 

All that said, it is my strong estimation the Pfizer COVID/Omicron bivalent vaccine was not an mRNA vaccine but a live attenuated virus that delivered the ability to be infected when none of my study group ever before contracted the virus. 

Now, there is one other thing. The pharmacist I interviewed about the quality of the vaccine said this, “There is only one type of Pfizer COVID vaccine available to order for my customers to receive their shots in the store and that is the latest COVID/Omicron bivalent.” In other words, all my study group received the exact same vaccination. There were no others available from Pfizer. All members had the same exact sounding BARK from this vaccine.

There is no doubt from my perspective that the vaccines available to the public were mishandled and resulted in a live attenuated vaccine that caused the individuals to be infected with the COVID/Omicron virus resulting in a productive cough, wheezes, and lung infection never reported in any public information as side effects. 

According to a physician I spoke with, it is required when outcomes of familiar boosters are to be released to the public that the education of any change from the past boosters are reported so the individual can decide about their vaccination. People are different and have the right to be safe on their own terms, ie: the annual flu vaccine is always featured in the news before the season of vaccination begins. NONE of this occurred with the latest Pfizer COVID/Omicron vaccine and now we have feel good advertisements on television compliments of Pfizer.

There is going to have to be a class action lawsuit filed to find victims to this vaccine. The elders are not necessarily reporting this to their doctors. They are, in my experience, are subclinical to the ER and hospital. They do experience some shortness of breath but none that causes them alarm.

I believe Pfizer was in a hurry to protect their market share and profits, didn’t bother to change the manufacturing method when producing the two vaccines, the bivalent and RSV and immediately after manufacture pushed both onto the market without education of the public except for fear driving participation by the public.

There is gross negligence by Pfizer in their manufacturings that could possibly be intentional. There was absolutely no education to the media to carry to the public regarding any changes from past expectations. There was also two separate vaccines in testing versus that administered to the public and there was never a mention of a cough or acquired infection in the testing side effects.

There needs to be an investigation and a recall of the Pfizer vaccine, but, with under reporting of this reality it most likely won’t happen without some recruitment of victims into a class action lawsuit. 

There can easily be new standards set by the CDC and FDA going forward about requirements by any vaccine producer to keep mandatory OUTCOME to their vaccines so we know citizens aren’t receiving water injections. Those changes in standards, especially in adverse herd statistics reporting once a vaccine is released, should already be in place. A reporting card given with the vaccine to a common third party would be very simple to accommodate such herd statics. The public would want to participate eagerly and would be reassured in being able to see any reporting on a public website. All this must become part of any vaccination regime regardless the vaccine including parent reporting of their children’s vaccines.

Good night for now.

Dean Phillips

…is running (click here). That is a good thing. 

Yes, of course, the incumbent is guaranteed a campaign for re-election and he has a great record to run on. President Biden has policies that have passed into law and rebuilt the national security infrastructure, including the confidence of Allie’s, after Trump. But. That doesn’t mean he has the attention of the all the voters he will need on 2024.

Dean Phillips is a great start up presidential candidate from Wisconsin. Wisconsin democrats are great people and completely unafraid of politics and the ripples they cause. Why? Because they are great democrats.

So, I welcome the enthusiasm Dean brings along with his “about the future” campaign. I look forward to hearing from his followers and his focus.

I am making a guess here, but, I think he saw the minor bump in one poll Trump made in his politics after he bought the Speaker seat, and Dean saw a need to make his run. 

Welcome, Dean.

By the way, the Speaker, what’s his name???? Oh yeah, Johnson needs to be investigated. Since leaving obscurity as a US House Representative and becoming a non-vetted Speaker a lot of information is surfacing about this guy.

Johnson was paid handsomely by Trump’s campaign funds and/or personal (if that was possible) to submit an amicus brief to the courts that supported the election fraud submitted to the courts. The is no permission for anyone to falsely report in an Amicus Brief to the court. He is a hired gun my Trump and now the liar is House Speaker. The Republican Party is very corrupt.

Iran facilitated terrorist groups…

…are a problem. The attacks on American soldiers started shortly after Hamas attacked Israel. (click here) I don’t consider this a coincidence.

It is not Nordstream…

 …but at the least it is gross negligence and incompetence by Russia and China.

Balticconnector pipeline was not an explosion (click here).

Finland and Estonia are both members of the EU and NATO. It was good business between allies.

Alcapulco (click here)

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idscpW?now=true

How much money was exchanged?.

 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4275944-gaetz-johnson-victory-proves-maga-power/amp/

Gaetz is wrong. This is not power, it is corruption.

The GOP has no power that was proven in previous votes. It has a lot of division and corruption that was proven in the Johnson vote.

Johnson is not leading a strong House party, just a herd of high financed sheep.

Pfizer is using live attenuated virus.

No one will ever convince me the last booster by Pfizer is mRNA. Never. People are developing hacking coughs with the Pfizer booster. It should be pulled from the vaccine supply and a class action suit should be filed immediately!

Mike Johnson

So far he is a preacher, national guardsman at the southern border, deficit Hawk while the USA is an ally and a genocidal defeated, the freest most powerful nation in the world was hard fought for over two hundred years. Decentralizing the legislative branch of the USA Constitution means defeating the vote because the US House is where legislation of the people happen. Decentralizing legislative power guaranteed by the USA Constitution is an insurgent leader and nothing short of it.

It would be interesting to see how much each Republican received in donations with the vote today and who donated it.

It would not be difficult to imprison Trump. Give him an ankle bracelet and commission the secret service to guard him at home. 

It is impossible for a home arrest to interfere with the political campaigns of insurgents.

Johnson plans to legislate hope. Really?

I have as much liberty than I have ever had. No more, no less. The same all my life. Good reason to keep communists and terrorists in their place.

How much does hope need in the federal budget? I doubt insurgents, like Trump, should have any hope in the federal budget.

US House

 Every word spoken by Stefanik came from Trump or one of his speech writers.

I don’t want to hear one more word about tax cuts for the wealthy. Being a strong ally to Israel is not cheap. Any Republican that wants to cut taxes for the wealthy are not supportive of Israel and are nothing but Trump pandering political insurgents.

Where is the interview with the Insurgent Trump to ask how it feels to own a political party?

It is so hypocritical to have the Capital Police to be securing the Capital where a vote inside is to elect a Trump puppet for US House Speaker. The GOP are a bunch of cowards in standing up for the USA Constitution.

Thank you Trump witnesses

It isn’t easy to be a witness in the Trump trials. The country got a taste of the people that surround Trump when Rep. Jordan’s wife was terrorized by a Trump supporter.

Coming forward to do the right thing for the country is full of Trump supporters supplying plenty of pressure not to be honest or supportive of prosecutors. 

It is best for the country if all the prosecutions go forward with credible witnesses to bring the truth to bear. Justice requires transparency.

Trump terrorists are all part of a false sense of security the former president seems to enjoy.

Princess Raina can look forward to…

… Gaza Evacuation (click here)

I hardly believe the West has been complacent. Astounded by the brutality perhaps, but, I wouldn’t think the word complacent applies.

Hamas has been a criminal organization from the beginning. They were granted Gaza in hopes it would end hostilities between the two nations of people. That never happened even after Hamas was accepted as a political interest of the Palestinian people. 

It is all countries can do to handle their own evacuations from the area and now they are to evacuate Gaza. It is impossible. People should be allowed a process from Gaza to Egypt refugee camp where they can process to their homes elsewhere in the world or transport into the West Bank for Palestinians without any other destination.

If that is impossible to accomplish it is because terrorist groups have been accepted as the status quo far too long while hoping they would find meaning in democracy if even a generation later.

Hamas’ act against Israel has completely destabilized the entire region. Peaceful countries are frantic for their own citizens. The West Bank should have had in place contingency plans for such possibilities but evidently even President Abbas didn’t expect this.

The instability in the Middle East is compliments of Iran’s propagated hate expressed through religious intolerance, violence, and war armament proliferation to terrorist organizations. 

THERE WAS NEVER ONE DAY OF HATE THAT WAS EVER NECESSARY!

This is what HOPE breeds. Extending kindness and concern to so called “adversely effected” populations has rarely resulted in benevolence and reform. The world is to small for religious intolerance.

In all honesty, the terrorist groups need to stop their hatred and count their blessings instead. Nuclear proliferation is not an answer, it is and always has been mutual assured destruction. The entire paradigm is pure idiocy and the Non-Proliferation Treaty should have been achieved a long time ago.

I can’t believe how narrow minded these people have become only to realize now their is no such thing as a single religion in the entire world. There is no such thing as a single world government either. How completely stupid is that idea.

Communists always make that mistake. They think the only way communism survives is if it is a world order, while democracies hum along in diversity and benevolent acceptance of differences. 

Honestly!

It is time for Middle East leaders to stop tolerating terrorists within their borders as a method of civil order and domestic peace. Accepting any terrorist within any country is NOT normal domestic peace!

I have followed every email…

 …ever written about Natalee. It was always evident this case would never disappear. A parent’s love of a child demands their loyalty and dedication. Natalee’s parents never wavered. Today, we know the brutal reality that faced she in her final hours. I am grateful to the Holloway family for their steadfast love of Natalee.

Video (click here)

Qatar needs to continue its success

At issue in all of this is Iran. It’s leadership has defined itself by supplying terrorist organizations with weapons while it breeds hate.

The Shi’ites have a homeland and while there is domestic unrest, Iran has no reason to arm terrorists to disturb any potential peace in the region. Iran needs to stop hating and devote itself to regional peace. One of the biggest hurdles Iran has is economic viability. If it’s economy was at least stable the people would be more settled. But, hate is Iran’s export and it does not serve the region well.

If Qatar can bring insight to the unrest Iran sees as a national defense strategy it should continue to seek the release of hostages and a deescalation of violence. It seems obvious the hate Iran uses as propaganda does not benefit it.

Russia needs to leave Ukraine unconditionally.

Putin has lost his special military operation. He needs to stop his aggression and return to a peaceful posture and rebuild Russia’s economy and with it benevolence.

Vladimir Putin simply can’t admit his plans were wrong in the first place and expected Ukraine to fall as Syria did. Because his political ego is in the way he is demanding the rules of war need to change. He claims he is producing a new world order and the rules of international engagement need to be destroyed and never to return. It sounds like a Russian Czar that lost everything to me.

Putin in this way is clearly stating he is afraid of the world courts.

It is time Vladimir Putin retire with his wives and children in a compound in Russia somewhere and end the conflict with Ukraine.

He should be afraid of what he wishes for.

USA House Speaker

How is it that a political party that declares to have the moral back of every White Christian by making an abortion ban the law of the land allow a man that looked the other way to pedophilia and sexual abuse as a sports coach even be in the US House of Representatives yet run for Speaker?

Space

Wall Street, especially what’s his name…oh, yeah Elon Musk has the idea space is so fearsome it will kill us.

Wrong!

Space is delicate. The reason people die in space is because there is no atmosphere. But, there is nothing raging out there that kills human beings because they crossed a border and was attacked. 

Space is delicate and no one treats it that way. It is dangerous for many reasons, but, that is the flaw of being human and venturing into a VOID.

Recently NASA reported moonquakes. Yeah, moonquakes. Anyone bother to pay attention where the moonquakes started? They started at the location where humans landed with the “Lem.” The “Lem” is the lunar lander from the time of 1969.

The lunar lander is causing moonquakes. I remember watching Neil Armstrong take the giant leap for mankind. There was a lot of dust. A lot. The astronauts sank into it and made deep impressions with their feet. They gathered that dust on their feet. They had to be careful not to fall otherwise the dark moon dust would stick to their suit and it could endanger their lives because it could change the temperature in their space suits.

Remember this?

https://youtu.be/68vxYRAony8?si=mQENJIFewUI0n14f

Cassini.

What the heck, why not crash it into a gas giant. What could it hurt?

Immediately nothing. It was some time after the crash into Jupiter that the “Giant Red Spot” changed. 

What the heck, what could it hurt?

The Red Spot of Jupiter has over time fluctuated in color, but, it was never an overt change that was observed after being assaulted by a satellite.

Space is a final frontier where magic happens and human beings can conquer a void to allow exploration and wonder. Right? 

When it comes to UNDERSTANDING the nature of nature human beings have first sought power and money. That has been a mistake. A huge mistake.

Leave the Moon alone. It is the single major satellite of Earth and it is precious. Go pick on something else for opportunity for money. The damage isn’t worth it.

Think about it. It is about time ethics rule the day rather than bank accounts. Earth demands it.

Dominate the deep sea. Hm?

China (click here)

That is not possible. That is fear mongering.

At depth, there will be so much pressure there will be chronic problems. Finding what might be elements of one kind or another with sonar is one thing, it is quite something else to harvest it and maintain a sovereign authority to claim it.

It is not possible to maintain a national security interest at depth. International waters are not governed by a single authority.

Jeff Bezos should attend to his girlfriend rather than China. 

Here is a planetary suggestion. When one wants to obsess about China read this:

ishmael.org 

Thank you, President Biden

I believe President Biden talked with Israel’s citizens in a speech that reflects the commitment of the USA to Israel. It is unconditional because we are both nations of moral people that value life and the expression of peaceful religious freedom. 

I think Israel and Egypt are in very difficult positions that really reflects the violent nature of the circumstances in Gaza when it comes to the distribution of humanitarian aid and who will actually be the recipients.

There is a strong history within the border area with Israel and Egypt of terrorist activity on both sides of the border. Once the aid starts flowing there is concern it will make it into the wrong hands and the people will be deprived of that humanitarian assistance.

This violent presence is the innate nature of Gaza and has been for decades. It is a very difficult region of the Middle East when it comes to mitigating that violence and serving the people.

A large part of the distribution of the aid is putting assets in place that can mitigate interference by terrorists. In all honesty putting assets in place is mostly impossible. The people themselves will have to mitigate distribution.

Israel has consented to allow the aid into Gaza following the speech made by President Biden. The timeline to that is not yet determined.

Israel has a hornet’s nest of problems in securing the country from further terrorist attacks on their citizens. No country, be it Saudi Arabia or Iran should be stirring the pot of violence in the region if they actually care about the well being of the people of Gaza.

US supports Israel

Des Moines, Iowa (click here)

There will be more and more support for Israel by the local communities as time goes on. 

The hospital was hit by terrorists inside Gaza

Terrorist strike on Gaza hospital (click here)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12643229/Israel-blast-Gaza-hospital-Palestine-video-rocket-misfire.html#v-154805365066125112

The target seems intended for Israel.

The region, including Saudi Arabia needs to get on the right side of this incident and commission Israel to continue to disarm the terrorists’ networks that are killing people at will in hopes of genocide of the Jewish people.

“A Pogram” (click here)

The attack into Gaza was well rehearsed and intended to slaughter innocent citizens of Israel. The terrorists were sufficiently armed with grenades, firearms and ammunition to carry out assassinations of innocent people.

Israel has the right to exist and defend itself!

The Jordan Summit was premature.

Israel hasn’t been secured yet. The summit was for terms of peace. There can be no peace until Hamas and any other radical groups have been disarmed. 

The summit should have met for an information exchange proving the violence and where it stemmed from and what exactly peace looks like.

The summit should have begun a framework of understanding where the dangers are and how to best disarm the radicals. Abbas has denounced Hamas and the violence. Now, the participants in the summit have to begin to understand what Israel is facing to bring about peace.

Egypt and Jordan does not know what Israel knows about Gaza. It seems to me the country’s leaders involved need a reality check.

It is my understanding the Jordanian Queen Raina is Palestinian from the West Bank. I doubt she can bring an understanding of Hamas and Gaza to any summit. I sincerely doubt she approves of the Israeli deaths and hostage taking. She should make a plea along side the King for the end of aggression by those in Gaza to begin to deescalate the war.

Israel is concerned about humanitarian relief reaching Hamas near the southern border. Israel must find an opportunity to stop the shelling and allow movement across the Gaza border into Egypt. Once people are in Egypt they can receive humanitarian relief. 

Perhaps Egypt and Israel can work together to secure the crossing. 

Israel owns the moral high ground.

The shelling by a Jihadist group that caused 100s of deaths at a hospital only proves the fire power the IDF has to end in Gaza. It also proves the extreme danger in the region as the number and strength of munitions by these groups maybe unknown. 

The attack by a jihadist group on a hospital shows extreme anarchy and danger. Israel is correct, the best outcomes for the Palestinian people is to leave Gaza.

I know Israel is saying the deaths in a hospital is an accident by a jihadist group, but, I am not that generous. Such an event will bring international outrage against Israel. Israel is not the problem, it wants peace. The problem are the radicals lining up to kill the people of Israel.

Is nuclear winter on the way?

Iran (click here)

UN Security Council (click here) - the initiative by Russia to end Israel’s defense, return hostages and allow peacekeeping and humanitarian aid to Gaza was rejected. 

Fear Mongers (click here)

China economic mimic of USA (click here)

Checkmate (click here)

Any excuse is a good excuse (click here)

Can’t forget North Korea as a fourth partner with the false narrative (click here)

There is no reason for the communists to be bad actors except they have been preparing for this for a long time. 

I want to step back from the obvious, and “Checkmate” alludes to this, but where would Russian plans for confrontation of the Free World be without any opposition to the Russian invasion into Ukraine?

There are those that believe the Free World is blind to the communist plans, that is not the case at all.

The Ukraine people taking up arms against the Russian genocide ended enormous plans to use Ukraine for Russia’s own war theater against the Free World. Ukraine is a very self-reliant country and a fantastic ally that help complete the picture of strength for any country.

The Free World has an indebtedness to Ukraine for demanding the protection and return of its homeland with intact borders. Mind you, Ukraine did not have to take up arms, they could have surrendered. Ukraine knows it’s own power and strength and Putin tried to break them through the use of nationalism and attempted control of the politics of Ukraine.

Now is not the time for American Republicans to play politics with Ukraine readiness, training and strength. That is Putin’s Russian playbook, not that of a Free World political party.

All that said, the USA is an ally to Israel and has been for a very long time. The movement of USA assets into the region of Israel’s expanding national security invasions into Gaza is the response of a strong ally. It is also about a presence to keep the peace beyond the borders of Gaza. This is Israel’s war to ensure the security of its citizens and end the reign of a terrorist group called Hamas. It is the moral high ground.

There is an enormous economic forum in Beijing for China to attempt to shore up the movement of Wall Street from its domestic wealth. The economic forum will turn into a reminder of the ties an enormous number of third world and BRIC countries have at a time the nuclear countries of Iran, China, Russia and North Korea have plans to destroy the Free World. 

In other words, China is hoping to dominate the world stage and bring the Free World to its knees even if it takes nukes to do it. China has a lot to lose if it pulls such a stunt by invoking a demand for a war alliance from economic customers seeking peace with most Imams demanding it. 

At any rate, I could write a dissertation about this, but, the bottom line is President Biden is on his way to the Middle East to shore up his own ideas of National Security. The is no time running out as Iran states for the Palestinian people. The border with Egypt needs refugee camps to provide initial humanitarian relief and process people to their homes outside of Gaza and redirection to the West Bank of all others.

I guess at the most liars like North Korea and Putin should be informed this attack into Israel will have a resolve that will stabilize the region and prevent a return of the existing insecurity with a terrorist group, Hamas. There is no reason why Russia, China, North Korea or Iran or any others should expect a larger war victimizing the entire population of the Middle East. Syria had its genocidal war with Putin’s permission and tanks. That civil war was a false success and hubris about it should be tempered with the truth and logic. 

The facts are clear, one of the reasons all these bad actors are itching for war in attempt to bring down, as Xi puts it “To end the liberal governments of the world,” is because they can all end up at the world courts facing their own crimes as the very leaders of countries where the citizens basically hate them but suffer from oppression.

The Free World is currently locking down domestic security so enemies and crazy people can’t attack from the inside of borders. 

There is just no reasons for these tensions at all. Lying and building propaganda only ensures the communists place in history and the defeat of a war that should never have been fought. 

I wish President Biden great success. Everyone at the UN General Assembly heard his words. They know who he is and what the USA stands for. China should sincerely minimize its agenda to turn its economic forum into war mongering.

Good night.

Egypt Border

It is unfortunate there is a delay of the people leaving Gaza. They should be allowed to proceed. The commercial airspace is difficult at best in Israel. The people leaving Gaza are doing as directed in order to save their lives and their children’s lives. 

There can be issues with credentials and one person can delay the line for days on end. Appropriate steps have to be taken to relieve these problems. I am a little curious how a region of the world which participates very willing in the movement of pilgrims is experiencing this congestion. There are NGOs available to help, let them help.

I realize Israel wants to stop every member of Hamas from leaving Gaza, but, the humanitarian crisis is important and people need relief.

Israel should realize that murderers never get away with it. Since the convening of the Nuremberg Trials Nazis have been discovered, arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced. That will happen here as well. Every Hamas member will live looking over their shoulder as they are now wanted for murder and human rights violations.

The humanitarian crisis at the Egypt border needs to be addressed. Egypt will need the expertise of the USA to allow an orderly flow of people out of Gaza. As they pass through the border they should be ready to declare their destination and then movement forward to aid and travel.

Of concern is any movement into Gaza that brings terrorists or other bad players to the war.

Especially of concern are women, children and the elderly as they are the more delicate people leaving Gaza. It is best to allow movement out of Gaza as it will diminish the casualties and allow Israel ease of movement into the region to begin to flush out Hamas and destroy their war infrastructure. 

President Abbas stated the Palestinian people denounce Hamas and the violence that organization carried out against Israel. The West Bank can be a destination for Palestinians once calling Gaza their home. President Abbas should be making plans to receive them while guaranteeing Israel there will be no further confrontation, but, only an agenda toward peace.

This is a war between Israel and Hamas. There is no need to escalate the war. The Palestinians need to move out of Gaza to a safer place. It will be easy to identify all those leaving Gaza through video recording of the border crossings.

The Palestinians are far safer without Hamas among them. The Palestinians were not cared about by Hamas. It is time to move forward with evacuations and movements to safer ground.

I looked at the videos coming out of Gaza

It can be difficult to watch. The people are told to evacuate to southern Gaza. That is their absolute best option in whatever manner they can.

The people of Gaza are screaming at the world to stop Israel. Did those people ever scream at Hamas to stop?

There are all sorts of fear of an ever widening offensive by other terrorist groups and even Iran. 

Really?

Where are these groups and Iran with humanitarian relief in southern Gaza. Where are they to assist in evacuation?

So.

 

The world should shiver in fear of those without an ounce of religious tolerance or humanitarian capacity. That is the problem, they want to kill and don’t even care about their own.

Just stop. All the fear mongers have no place in this.

Gaza

 https://thehill.com/policy/international/4251728-red-cross-warning-gaza-hospitals-morgues/amp/

This is a report from “The Hill” about the International Red Cross regarding the situation in Gaza.

A couple/few of things come to mind:

1. This is a war zone. It was not created by Israel, it was created by Hamas.

2. This is no longer a habitable region and people should evacuate. In the news conference it was made very clear people were to move to southern Gaza where there would be relief from the war.

3. The attack by Hamas was barbaric. There is no reasonable response to this except to destroy every munitions aspect of Hamas potential. That means many buildings including civilian buildings will be destroyed. Why? Because Hamas used civilian infrastructure as human shields.

4. Part of the reason this attack occurred was because Hamas was extremely covert and used their own people to hide their munitions potential. The only way Israel could ever know the readiness of this terrorist plan would be to have foot soldiers going from building to building to assess the militarized situation. That was impossible because it would not be tolerated and Israeli soldiers would be killed on a regular basis by Hamas.

All that said, Hamas had plans. They were well made plans. These plans were not defensive, they were offensive. Hamas was going to launch these plans at some point with the same death toll if not worse because this was a plan for genocide. When plans to kill focus on children as a target, including infants, that is genocide. If one recalls when September 11th occurred the Palestinians were one of the few peoples rejoicing at the death of Americans and that included Jewish people as well.

I do not have sympathy for any aspect of Hamas and their militarized infrastructure including a reported tunnels infrastructure where some are probably taking shelter.

The Right Political Wing in the USA has an expression when they don’t approve of any aspect of life, “It has to be removed by the roots.” In this case that clearly illustrates the extent Israel has a task of monumental extreme. This is a situation that will not easily resolve. It will be years if not a lifetime of Israel’s military presence. It will eventually settle down and it will be the Palestinians that will have to establish peace.

Gaza will never be a homeland to the Palestinians. It never will again. I remind that Gaza was an expression during the time of Arial Sharon to establish peace between these two nations of people. Gaza will be retaken and dominated by Israel and no organized terrorist network will be tolerated ever again.

New Hampshire Republican Primary Ballot

The New Hampshire Republican Primary Ballot is unconstitutional.

The 14th Amendment to the USA Constitution prohibits insurrectionists from running for office. Donald John Trump appears on the New Hampshire Republican Primary ballot. The ballot violates the USA Constitution.

Donald John Trump rallied fellow insurrectionists in Washington, DC and then proceeded to assault his Secret Service agent when he was driving back to the White House. There is a no doubt Trump is an insurrectionist. Absolutely no doubt.

Many of the men and women that were rallied by Trump have faced a judge and have been sentenced. Many of the leaders of groups that followed Trump are now serving lengthy prison terms. 

Israeli children

The children were targets of Hamas’ plans. They intend genocide. When children are targets of plans for war that is hatred of the ethnicity. Hamas hated the people of Israel. 

That is why the prayers by the Jewish people at the Al-Aqsa Mosque resulted in the deadly assault. Hamas did not feel generous toward the people of Israel when they wanted to pray. 

There are reports about different reactions at Friday prayers in the Muslim faith. There are some Imams with firey hatred, but, most Imams are calling for peace.

There is one report of the IDF at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. I think they are worried for more violence there.

https://youtu.be/hHcpERnovF4?si=39JOCm8uSvHEubNP

Secretary Austin

It is a solace to know the USA is on the job in Israel. His statements today were all inclusive. He stood on the laws of war as well as delineating Hamas as a terrorist organization and the attack a terrorist attack. There is no hatred expressed so much as resolve to protect Israel as a strong partner and a people chronically under threat around the world. 

The attack by Hamas was in reaction to religious intolerance and quite unexpected. Hamas cloaked itself well in politics that hid an unthinkable agenda. There will be no more trust if these monsters and the Palestinian Authority must have maintained distance from this agenda and continue to do so in the future.

Embassies of Israel and its allies need to add additional security while this war plays out and is ended. There are members of Hamas hiding behind hostages that have a global reach. There are terrorist organizations that are sympathetic to Hamas and that cannot be ignored. To say this moment in time is a tinderbox is an understatement. I see anything occurring outside of the immediate war zone as fires that wrongfully ignite due to values of hatred. No doubt those fires will be extinguished as quickly as they occur.

I thank Secretary Austin and the Pentagon for its readiness, and President Biden for unwavering leadership. For as much as the Free World wants this to be ended it is foolish at this point to believe that is possible.

We are dealing once again with global terrorist threats. We all must be strong in our resolve.

Americans in Gaza

There are Americans in Gaza. Women, children and elderly. They attempt to flee to Egypt but the route was bombed. There must be a way to rescue them. Maybe by water. Boats that can get near shore can transport them. Israel would have to specify a safe loading zone.

Reflecting on the Americans in Gaza, they are best to surrender to Israel. If they are captured by Hamas they will become hostages. Perhaps Israel can find a place where Americans can surrender themselves safely. At that point they can be verified to be Americans that had no role with Hamas or the attack and then released to return home. I think that is the safest way forward and one that will meet with Israel’s approval.

Harvard’s President is correct.

The student groups are to caught up in their own messaging to see the forest for the trees.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/10/metro/harvard-israel-statement/?et_rid=873637846&s_campaign=globesmostpopular:newsletter&et_rid=873637846&s_campaign=globesmostpopular:newsletter

The idea the attack on innocent civilians was justified in some way is bizarre. There is absolutely no justification for any of the vicious terrorist attack on innocent civilians. No justification at all.

The idea also that both sides need to end the violence is also bizarre. Israel has a right to domestic peace of which measure after measure was taken including Iron Dome to absolutely no avail killing some of the most dearest and pure hearted of Israeli citizens.

There is absolutely no doubt this was an attack on unarmed civilians by terrorists called Hamas. 

There is no one more than me that wanted to see peace with Israel and the Palestinians. Most Americans, including Jewish Americans demanded over and over for decades for a Two State Solution. That solution had to include an understanding of the international religious understanding placed on these lands. Obviously now and painfully so, that peace would never be forthcoming.

Israel has a right to exist and have peace within its borders. That reality was rattled to the roots by this attack by Hamas. The truth of the religious intolerance is evident now. There is no diplomacy that can erase the truth telling of this attack upon innocent people.

Dear God open your eyes.

These young people, now dead, were magnificent. There was no expression of peace, kindness and inclusion greater than theirs that horrid night. Innocent people were gun down in their homes. They were slaughtered. There is no ignoring the facts. 

If diplomatic relations are to return it will have to be with a Palestine Authority that condemns the violence and accept the fact Gaza will be a very different place without any power to Hamas. Hamas will be disarmed, disbanded and eliminated from any political standing. This will never happen again.

Everyone regardless of homeland should look forward to the day Israel needs no Iron Dome and a peaceful and prosperous Palestinian State exists as their homeland. 

The potential for a larger Middle East conflict

To some extent the Free World enemies are smiling at the extremist attacks by Hamas of the innocent in Israel. With that reality comes the potential for a Middle East confrontation of global concern.

To begin, this war began with attacks on civilians in Israel over an event regarding prayers at a holy site of international interest. This type of aggression has been witnessed in both Syria and Ukraine which involved Russian influence.

This war desired by Hamas also involves innocent women, children and the elderly, no different than Syria or Ukraine. The Geneva Conventions are very clear regarding the protections of civilians and this on all these fronts are human rights violations. I am fairly certain Israel will be pleading before the World Court as does Ukraine on a regular basis.

However, it is my belief China and Russia along with their allies are itching for a fight. Also consider separately Iran for a variety of reasons including domestic unrest as well as hatred of the Free World internationally. Part of this escalated hate internationally with the Free World involved the assassination by Trump of two Iranian generals.

Those deaths violate even USA policy and should be brought before the World Court. The USA was not at war with Iran, but, Saudi Arabia was in conflict with the Houthis and Jared Kushner was running foreign policy for the USA in the Middle East. Everyone knows Kushner was gathering wealth from at least one Saudi charity while serving his role in the Middle East. All of those issues are deeply corrupt, but, not a focus of US Justice Department. I would think the Saudis would run an investigation though.

The point is, Israel has every right to carry out a war with Hamas to secure domestic peace. I also have not read any reaction by the Palestinian Authorities regarding the attacks on civilians by Hamas. If the PA takes a strong stand against these attacks and is found to be innocent of any planning or involvement, the Two State Solution can survive this.

The focus regarding this war is one that involves human rights and international religious freedom. Hamas had no right in attacking civilian populations at all. If they attacked military targets they could have an argument, but, this began with nothing but pure religious based hatred of Israeli citizens. I am still astounded by the extreme hate carried out by leaders in Gaza.

On many occasions Prime Minister Netanyahu stated the holy sites were in danger because of extremist groups like Hamas. He stated that many times and now we know why. He obviously has a clear understanding of such hatred in the region. 

These lands are steeped in religious definition for the Abrahamic faiths and for visitors all over the world. The fact there is this level of religious hatred in the region is a concern for all countries and the nations of people within them. The hatred needs to end with a realization love of God takes many forms and tolerance of differences is a global concern. Within that context is NO reason to escalate tensions among countries outside of Israel.

This war is about Israel and everything we hold dear with these people. This is about ending religious extremism that propagates violence of any kind. This is about peace in the Middle East and the best way forward.

Hamas has always had the reputation of violence and hatred. It was thought by giving them a political status with the Palestinian state the violence would be contained, but, obviously that is not the case. Hamas has been a simmering war for a long time now and prayers by humble people triggered a vicious attack on innocent people.

One of the most disturbing sites of this attack by Hamas was a gathering near the Gaza border with music that celebrated peace. The young people gathered there close to the Gaza border wanted it to be known quite loudly they were interested in peace and inclusion. They danced and sang with pure hearts of love. All that was nothing more than an opportunity to express hatred by Hamas. 

The focus of this level of atrocity has to be expressed by all the major countries in the world and the attacks and continuing assaults by Hamas denounced. This attack by Hamas includes citizens of many countries and that cannot be ignored or minimized.

There is absolutely no reason for any country to take up arms against another in the name of Hamas. This is a specific action by Israel with full justification for it. I am confident Israel is, has been and will continue to follow the rules of war.

Biden’s doing all the heavy lifting.

Working with NATO to defend Ukraine and end genocide.

Working to defend South Korea and Japan.

Deploying a striker group to assist Israel to end the violence caused by Hamas in Gaza. In all sincerity I don’t see Israel stopping at the current border. I believe Israel will take back Gaza after Sharon’s generosity failed and resulted in death.

The USA can actually remove Palestinians from danger out of Gaza. They will be refugees, but, safe from harm.

Biden doesn’t see the USA as muscle bound. He sees it’s military strength as an asset to end conflict. It is about peace and not aggression. Enforcing the peace has been the the mission of the USA for a little no time. 

Appalling

I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising the Republicans are playing politics with a war between Israel and Hamas.

There is no evidence Iran is involved. Iran armed the Houthis far differently. If they were arming Hamas it would be a different profile attack. 

Israel has and is always vigilant regarding munitions moving around the Middle East. It is why out of the blue there will be a strike against a truck of munitions moving from Hezbollah in Lebanon to Hamas or the PA. 

Israel monitors all of these munition movements. The US does as well and stops Iranian boats heading for the Houthis or otherwise.

But, as to the Republicans, they don’t know what they are talking about, but yet trying to ignite some kind of hate dialogue to serve heir politics.

Now is the time for politics aside and a solid front against such violence and support for Israel. There are many people dead and the rockets are still being fired.

President Biden…

 …must address the people of the USA and bring an understanding as to what occurred and why. What exactly is our role now that Israel has declared war.

There are more than 1100 dead in just a short time. Is evacuation in order to bring those most effected to the USA? And what of the Hamas Palestinians? I can’t help but believe there are women, children and elderly that need protection from war. What of them? 

What is the Palestinian Authority saying? They need to denounce the violence.

There are going to be far reaching problems.

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/frustration-bubbles-among-palestinians-over-israeli-saudi-normalization

The Saudi answer to the outburst should be interesting considering the normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia. 

Israel

Peace through prayer was too much to hope for. Hamas will be sorry if not already. Israel has a right to exist and have peace for it’s citizens.

The war is not likely to stop soon. The Palestine children should be allowed to leave.

There is speculation Israel and the USA should have known Hamas would do this. I firmly believe the attack by Hamas was due to Israel’s citizens praying at the Temple Mount also known as “Al-Aqsa Mosque”

https://forward.com/culture/563479/hamas-al-aqsa-flood-israel-gaza-attack-2023/?amp=1

To many in the world the Temple Mount should be a place of worship for everyone. For Hamas and other Muslims the “Al-Aqsa Mosque” is for worship by Muslims only and any other worship is sacrilege. When Israel’s citizens prayed on the holy days that resulted in increased tensions with Hamas enough to begin war.

It was an unexpectedly severe reaction by Hamas. There was no previous intelligence. It was spontaneous. The failure in knowing is only to expect such a severe reaction. Such a response was not anticipated. 

People were praying. Praying. That deserved this? 

Bidenomics

336,000 jobs added to the USA economy in September alone!

Unemployment 3.8 percent!

Go, Joe!

The American Rescue Plan is still a widely successful initiative that is still working.

https://www.ideastream.org/education/2023-06-06/cleveland-workforce-project-hopes-to-put-hundreds-of-minority-residents-in-new-jobs

Former Speaker McCarthy…

 …is going to resign from office. I guess that is what is next if disgraced by colleagues. 

I think the Democrats have to come to terms with Republicans’ chaos. Chaos is anarchy. At least that is the way I see it. If there is anything Trump wants it is anarchy. Anarchy facilitates autocracy, “Only I alone can fix it.”

The economy of anarchy is interesting, too. It is anti-establishment and opens doors for splash in the pan opportunists, like “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” I believe it has very destructive content. But, the point is, if the “norm” were enforced by society these exploitative economics would be oppressed. But, with chaos as a basis for social engagement and problem solving the “gas lighters” and “con artists “ as well as corruption of tried and true value systems become normalized. 

https://youtu.be/xXVMq0Tjc3Y?si=n75a6c_YldX8m_YG

I think that is what lies at the coupe of McCarthy. Trumpism is corruption and seeks to normalize the unthinkable. The eight Republicans, including Matt Gaetz, have politics that are so corrupted they had no choice to back down from the hate of our governance. It was governance that was at the center of McCarthy’s removal. The Trump Republicans hate governance so much they want to shut down the federal government.

Former Speaker McCarthy was governing by keeping the government open and functioning. When he was removed it was a clear statement that the eight Republicans involved were not interested in majority rule and bipartisanship. They lost the ability to step back from the brink of anarchy. They DO NOT care to abide by the fundamentals of democracy and majority rule.

I believe the Republican chaos is purposeful and gets results and is a profound danger to American democracy and economy. 

“Truth Social” is nothing but gas lighting and corruption. Why the FCC is not pulling licenses and shutting down what harms our democracy is a shame.

More later.

Genocide of Ukraine

It is impossible to turn one’s back on Ukraine in realizing the massive effort by Russia to estrange Ukrainian children from their heritage.

The Ukraine Human Rights Commission has reported 70 re-education camps within Russia of Ukrainian children. That is genocide. To attempt to remove a child’s ethnic and moral heritage is a violation of human rights. No country should be abandoning Ukraine’s defensive war to retain it’s borders and reclaim their children.

There are also reports of killings, injuries, and sexual abuse of children by Russian soldiers in the occupied territories.

No country according to international law has the right to invoke war for the sake of hate. It is easy to say Russia is seeking an expansion of land, but, the invasion is more about hate than expansionism.

When one considers the cruelty carried out by Russian soldiers this is not about control of global economic agriculture, it is however hatred manifested in a ruthless genocide. From the very beginning of the illegal invasion the Russian soldiers have raped, killed, and tortured the Ukrainian people. It mattered no age or any threat, from children to elderly there was nothing but hatred exhibited by the Russians from the foot soldier to its highest leadership.

In realizing the extremely high level of hatred within this invasion there is no mystery why Ukraine sees return of all its land to a sovereign peace for it’s people. The is no peace possible with Russia. 

If this was pure expansionism by Russia the profile of the war would be very different with more respect for the land and its capacity for peaceful and economic use. Russia would also have more respect for the people that make the land and economy work for them and a larger global community. There is none of that. Russia is intent on destruction at any cost as clearly demonstrated by the high levels of complete and repeated destruction and death. 

The Free World has a moral obligation to peace and the protection of ethnic and cultural heritage. That is why it is so easy to stand with Ukraine while demanding the best it’s leadership can deliver. They are people very much like those of the free world and have a right to their dignity. There is no turning our backs on Ukraine. It is not about NATO as the Russian propaganda states. It is about ending the genocide that is evident every day Russia carries out attacks to kill the Ukrainian people and keep the land in chaos.

We all need to stand with Ukraine to end this genocide of peaceful people.

Occupied East Jerusalem

The USA has lost influence with Israel since Trump. These are permanent changes to the activities at the Temple Mount. Palestinians should consider removing barriers to prayer as a willingness to peace.

People are praying. There is no violence. 

How can that be condemned?

2050 Climate Goal is corruption.

There is no sound science that points to 2050 as the decade to seek for climate safety.

The REAL science states 2030 and quite frankly the foot dragging of those focused on two decades later is obvious.

"Net Zero" is not good enough. That is endorsed by Pope Francis.

DO NOT HOLD ANOTHER CLIMATE SUMMIT IN AN OPEC OR ANY OTHER OIL PRODUCING NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The world needs hope and direction. Every climate summit must be an example of the world progressing to ZERO EMISSIONS. We don't have until 2050. The date provided by the IPCC was 2030. That is less than seven years away.

In addition to the deaths in Libya, it is joined by the increasing deaths in India from dengue fever. There is also an astounding report in "The New York Times" about the virus (click here).

October 2, 2023

ABU DHABI - COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber (click here) said on Monday that more than 20 oil and gas companies were rallying around his calls to curb carbon emissions ahead of a United Nations summit on climate change.

Jaber, who is also head of United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC, has this year urged the energy industry to join the fight against climate change. He was a controversial pick to lead COP28, which begins next month, because his country is an OPEC member and a major oil exporter.

"We need a system-wide holistic transformation of entire economies - economies that currently run on the equivalent of 250 million barrels of oil, gas, and coal every single day," Jaber said at an oil and gas conference in Abu Dhabi.

"For too long, this industry has been viewed as part of the problem, that it's not doing enough and in some cases even blocking progress. This is your opportunity to show the world that, in fact, you are central to the solution," he said, addressing major energy companies....

Some may remember the encyclical letter by Pope Francis entitled "On Care of Our Common Home (click here)." It is fascinating how American political Republicans pick and choose their moral judgements. While the US Republicans carry on so about the abortion issue, there is NEVER even a peep about the decisions and judgements by Pope Francis regarding climate. I do believe that is called hypocrisy. 

October 4, 2023

Pope Francis (click here) Condemns Climate Change Indifference, Urges Prompt Action

Pope Francis (click here) has made his strongest statement yet on the accelerating climate crisis, pinning blame on big industries and world leaders as well as “irresponsible” Western lifestyles, in a blistering statement on Wednesday.

“Our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” the pontiff wrote in a 7,000 word encyclical called Laudate Deum (“Praise God”).

“Some effects of the climate crisis are already irreversible, at least for several hundred years, such as the increase in the global temperature of the oceans, their acidification and the decrease of oxygen,” he wrote.

The pope leveled heavy criticism at climate change deniers and delayers...

Thomas is pure corruption. There is simply no doubt. The corruption does not stop with Harlan Crow.

October 3, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (click here for video) refuses to recuse himself in a blatantly corrupt move, called out a watchdog group, for a New York case that notorious right-wing benefactor, Harlan Crow, could directly benefit from. Rayyvana and Sen. Nina Turner break it down on The Damage Report.

October 3, 2023

By Sharon Zhang

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (click here) is being urged to recuse himself from a key case after new reporting has revealed deep ties between the justice and corporate plaintiffs seeking to destroy a crucial consumer protection agency.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a case brought by payday lenders who are challenging the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The case could result in the death of the agency, which was created after the Great Recession to protect consumers from fraud and predatory practices, and also threatens to disrupt the funding mechanism for a wide range of other government programs that are crucial to the financial health of the U.S.

According to new research by the Revolving Door Project, Thomas has a number of deep connections with groups who have been trying to kill the agency since before it was even established....

How is it that one single family owned multinational company have so many legal cases before the Supreme Court every year?

October 4, 2023

By Grace Pappas

...The relationship between Thomas and the Koch Network (click here) is as straightforward as it comes. Thomas serves as encouragement for donors to funnel more money into the lean, anti-green machine in exchange for lavish gifts such as trips and private jet rides. 

This affair started in 2010, where attendees of the summit received an invitation that boasted about Thomas’s presence at a previous summit. 

So, Thomas has a little political sugar momma. So what?

What makes this issue so important to the American judicial system is the political influence and potential corruption that it raises. 

The Koch Network has brought many cases before the Supreme Court, including Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez in 2021, a case that debated the rights of organizations to keep the names of their donors a secret. 

In this case, Thomas sided with the majority conservative vote, and the case was thrown out in favor of the Koch network on a 6-3 majority. 

The plot thickens.

The Koch Network stands as one of the most significant and influential political entities of the past fifty years, actively supporting an extensive campaign to shape the direction of American legislation. 

For this term, the Supreme Court’s docket features several cases where the justices have the potential to grant the network a monumental win, curbing the authority of federal agencies to enact regulations across various domains, including environmental regulations, labor rights and consumer protection....

The fact that Thomas, a justice with so much influential power within the court, has been exposed for having personal ties to the Koch Network is extremely troubling....

Recusals aren't supposed to be a selective process to satisfy a political agenda. An insurgent is an insurgent no matter what form it takes.

October 2, 2023
By Erin Snodgrass

After months of media scrutiny, (click here) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recused himself for the first time from a matter regarding the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

But the conservative justice's decision to withdraw his voice from the court's decision may have been an easy one due to the appeal's lacking legal merits, an expert on the Supreme Court told Insider....

...Thomas has previously faced calls to recuse himself from matters before the court concerning the January 6 attack and 2020 presidential election after his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Thomas, supported Trump's efforts to overturn the election.

Earlier this year, when the Supreme Court rejected Trump's bid to keep White House documents out of the hands of the January 6 committee, Thomas chose not to recuse himself and offered the court's lone vote in support of Trump.

The court's Monday decision comes months after a series of ProPublica reports alleged a pattern of ethical misconduct by Thomas, including accusations he accepted and failed to disclose several luxury vacations from top GOP donor Harlan Crow.

A Bloomberg law analysis from February found Thomas was the justice who recused himself the least....

The Republicans have an unholy agenda for the USA Constitution.

These are the cornerstones of justice. These are the reasons there was an exodus from the Kingdom in England that ultimately led to the Revolutionary War of which we had allies such as France. What is so astounding to me is that the Justices actually do live in Cloud City where everyday is perfect and nothing touches them. If the Justices remove the protections of democracy, they are just as subject to the exploitation as anyone else.

If these six are not enemies of the USA Constitution, which I believe they are, then they are most certainly enemies of the people.

October 4, 2023
By Ladoris Hazzard Cordell

Top row: (click here) Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito; bottom row: Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett

...Employing an unholy triad of disrespect for judicial precedent, originalism, and magical thinking, Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice Roberts are signaling in their dissents, majority opinions, and concurrences a willingness to overrule landmark Supreme Court decisions that established basic constitutional protections in our criminal legal system. Justice Thomas has led the way in this area. By inviting supplicants to bring these cases back to the court, the supermajority is positioned to overturn them. We should be very alarmed. Here is a short list of the constitutional protections that will soon be under threat.

1. The Miranda Warning

Nearly 60 years ago, the Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona established what is commonly known as the Miranda warning—a requirement that anyone in a custodial interrogation by law enforcement must be advised of their right to remain silent and of the right to have an attorney present during questioning....

...2. The Prohibition on Warrantless Searches and the Exclusionary Rule

In four separate opinions in the 1960s, the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourth Amendment to prohibit warrantless searches and seizures and established the “exclusionary rule” that prohibits the prosecution from using evidence obtained during an unlawful search....

...3. The Right to State-Appointed Counsel and the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel

In the 1832 landmark case of Powell v. Alabama, the Supreme Court held that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to counsel at a criminal trial. Subsequently, the court has affirmed this right five times....

...4. The Right of the Public to Observe Jury Selection in Criminal Trials

In 1982, the Supreme Court held that the press and public have a qualified First Amendment right to attend criminal trials. Two years later, in 1984, the court ruled that under the First Amendment, open public proceedings in criminal trials included questioning potential jurors (voir dire). And in 2010, the court held that the right to a public criminal trial, including jury selection, was also mandated by the Sixth Amendment....

...5. The Right to a Jury Pool That Reflects the Community

In Taylor v. Louisiana (1975) and in Duren v. Missouri (1979), the Supreme Court upheld the requirement that under the Sixth Amendment, jurors be selected from a representative cross section of the community. In both cases, at issue were state laws that exempted women from jury service....