The attached video from David Parkman features Tom Hartman explaining how we got an oligarchy. This is not the first time America has been under the threat of oligarchy.
Opinion
In America we have a new president and congress, but they don’t talk about the future, they talk about the past. Scientists have told us for decades the climate is changing but we not planning to act on the information. The new republican politicians want to fight and deny science. The insurance and real estate markets won’t let republicans get away with bull jive. Check out this video for your edification.
https://youtu.be/PORbrxg-2GQ?si=6j6SeY8cjNa8zhlN
The attached video is a very real analysis of today’s America.
https://youtu.be/SvhswXFZb-s?si=9aK282P8O-qhfQj3
The video below from Democracy Now features climate scientist Dr. Peter Kalmus explaining why he moved from Altadena two years ago, and that the continued heating of the planet by CO2 means the problem will get much worse. We have to act now!
After listening to President elect Trump say his focus is “drill baby drill” yesterday, and watching parts of LA burn today (due to climate change driven weather); I have to wonder: Are we screwed? Adding more CO2 to the atmosphere will only make our planet uninhabitable for humans. I am a student of history and I know that poor leadership results in the failure of societies. The climate crisis has an expiration date when it turns into an extinction crisis. Humanity must realize that we will have to turn to each other and not on each other to survive, but that does not appear to be what we are doing. The destructive events keep coming and getting worse. We are all responsible for making the world around us better; not being selfish and drifting to destruction. Some researchers say we are heading towards a murder off and then a die off as we selfishly seek comfort and power while failing to make changes. Research and act as if survival depended on your actions. There is hope for the future but it will not place itself in our hands. We will have to work, and act, to turn hope into a mighty river of reality.
Judges appointed mostly by republicans are saying that your internet service provider should have more power over your choices. If your provider wants to they should be able to slow the speed of the content you select. Americans are being led like sheep to increasingly controlled access to thought or ideas that the oligarchs don’t like. The article below details the 6th circuits decision to strike down the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules:
The attached video tells the story of climate in crisis with many societies responding at varying rates of speed. But the US is at the bottom of the list, will we recover and show leadership? The video questions that idea with good reason. Research and act for a better future.
https://youtu.be/VG-xfPNxqrE?si=BoeS_8hvTbNcsdNl
If you like 80s R&B this is an amazing video.
I am increasingly noticing people who mention a lack of trust in institutions and “leaders” both institutional and elected. As many sources of information that I trust say that we should be deeply concerned; I remain hopeful. I believe in the greatness of humanity and our creator. I believe at least a part of humanity will survive potentially apocalyptic upcoming events, maybe a majority. If you hear people spreading or voicing conspiracy theories; be honest. Every human being should help spread truth and reality within our species: it is the best hope for survival.
Ethereal Bulwark 