GW

@GW@newsie.social

I’m a writer of 77 years Progressive in nature, Sky Diving, Moto Cross Racing, Rock Climbing, Baseball Umpiring. I must admit these activities are all things from my past that I now reflect upon.

Advocate for All Human Rights, Abortion Rights, Women's Rights, Children's Rights, All Lives Matter, Pro-LGBTQ, Pro-Vax,

Kindness is a Renewable Resource Give It Away,

Progressive, Anti-Fascist, Atheist, Science-Based From Quarks to Dark Energy, Friend of Bills

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For 50 Years I Shared My 3 R’s With Those I Loved. Then Tenzin Gyatso Revealed He Had Given Them To Me.

The Dalai Lama’s Quote: “Follow the three R’s: — Respect for self. — Respect for others. — Responsibility for all your actions.”

Gift link
https://medium.com/illumination/for-50-years-i-shared-my-3-rs-with-those-i-loved-then-tenzin-gyatso-revealed-he-had-given-me-his-5835a31bfe67?sk=8e44515fbcb70282286a944011cad527

GW, to random

BONNIE RAITT Pays Homage to the Countless Artists who Shaped the Blues Genre by Infusing Her Music with Their Spirit and Honoring Their Contributions

WE ALL THINK we know the story of Bonnie Raitt. Still, it’s hard to slap a label on her. She spent her formative years hanging out in smoky blues clubs, but she also attended Radcliffe College.

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https://medium.com/@BluesBeat/bonnie-raitt-pays-homage-to-the-countless-artists-who-shaped-the-blues-genre-by-infusing-her-music-eac8f9b31fad?sk=5336262c5ea8423bd93b53255dd860bb

GW, to Energy

Real

Earlier today, , a Conservative MP and former Secretary of in the Tory government, announced his resignation from Parliament. Why?

Because next week that government, led by Rishi Sunak, is going to try and open up the Sea to a huge new wave of and

It’s as if a said, I’m not running again because my party has become a subsidiary of the fuel industry.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/real-political-courage/

GW, to random

Live Peacefully Embracing Satisfaction Discovering Joy in the Here and Now

Blues & Blues Rock

Published in
Mindfully Speaking

The Secret to Living in Peace: Discovering Contentment and Embracing the Present Living peacefully and enjoying the here and now

Gift link
https://medium.com/mindfully-speaking/live-peacefully-embracing-satisfaction-discovering-joy-in-the-here-and-now-346819a0c7a9?sk=7140507b8c5429d5d285799c73749beb

GW, to geopolitics

‘Utter Disgrace’: Slammed After Admitting He Hopes This Year

are surging, unemployment is near historic lows and the nation appears to have avoided a predicted . Yet Trump claimed on Monday that the economy is “fragile” and running on “fumes” as he warned of a crash.

“And when there’s a crash, I hope it’s gonna be during this next 12 months,

Former House Speaker (D-Calif.) called Trump "grotesque" for his comments.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-economy-crash_n_659cdfece4b075f4cfd3b5c2?du

GW, to Israel

Despite All Evidence, Calls Case Against ''

The #U.S. secretary of state dismissed Africa's case as he admitted 90% of Gaza residents are facing acute .

In the same speech in which he admitted that 90% of people in are facing acute food insecurity amid Israel's blockade and , U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed on Tuesday that South Africa's lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide is

https://www.commondreams.org/news/south-africa

GW, to DaftPunk

Yet another House announces retirement as fights to keep majority

The exodus of Republicans is continuing unabated, adding to Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) woes as he struggles to keep the gavel after the election.

On Tuesday, Rep. Greg (R-Indiana) — the brother of former Vice President Mike Pence — announced that he was not seeking reelection after serving for six years in the House of Representatives.

https://www.alternet.org/house-republican-johnson-majority/

GW, to geopolitics

We Can End Mass In And Beyond

deliver global justice to Palestinians and oppressed people worldwide.

The failing international mechanisms we built to confront suffer from one core problem: The lack of popular control and democratic legitimacy leads to injustice and gridlock, in Gaza and beyond. A few examples of how this broken system works include:

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-can-end-mass-atrocities-in-gaza-and-beyond/

United States vetoing a Gaza ceasefire at the United Nations Security Council.

GW, to random

Revealing the Human Propensity to Adopt Untruths: The Irony of Truth

People have this strange and contradictory ability to believe things they know in their hearts are untrue.

Published in
The Taoist Online

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https://medium.com/the-taoist-online/revealing-the-human-propensity-to-adopt-untruths-the-irony-of-truth-198140512968?sk=8e51bac3d9f38136c05c5684f10f2247

GW, to TeslaMotors

Elon Is in Because He’s Afraid of Power

Elon Musk is trying to export ’s anti-union model to Sweden, and workers across Scandinavia are launching solidarity actions to thwart him. We should be embracing the Nordic countries’ model of strong worker rights, not Tesla’s union busting.

https://jacobin.com/2024/01/elon-musk-union-busting-nordic-labor-model-tech-globalization-worker-solidarity

GW, to random

The Alchemy of Enlightened Self-Interest: Nurturing the Soul and Elevating the World

When we begin to make others' needs as important as our own, not more but not less, we are well on our way to having a true understanding of the dynamic.

Gift link:
https://medium.com/illumination/the-alchemy-of-enlightened-self-interest-nurturing-the-soul-and-elevating-the-world-22d3fe3e6095?sk=9a86c44dc5ceadbbf043f384cb3e6c09

GW, to Israel

Backers Chant 'Four More Years' as Protesters Demand
"Biden and every American politician who continues to support arming as it kills more and more in Gaza every day do not deserve a moment of peace in their public lives," said one critic.

Demonstrators demanding a cease-fire in the U.S.-backed Israeli war on the Gaza Strip were drowned out by supporters of President Joe Biden chanting "four more years" in Charleston

https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-gaza-cease-fire

GW, to random

'The most misunderstood threat' to democracy can still be stopped: legal experts

"Members of Congress have largely escaped having to answer for betraying American voters," Eisen and Lydgate write. "If we don’t want it to happen again, we can decide this fall not to trust election deniers with power over our votes."

https://www.alternet.org/most-misunderstood-threat-democracy/

GW, to random

ELVIN BISHOP “A LEGENDARY GUITARIST WHOSE PLAYING IS IMPECCABLE AND SPIRITED…
A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PLAYER.”
~ ROLLING STONE

When young white people in the 1960s saw the expressive possibilities of the blues, they enthusiastically embraced it and contributed to the blues’ development into the cultural phenomenon that it is today.

Gift link:
https://medium.com/@BluesBeat/elvin-bishop-a-legendary-guitarist-whose-playing-is-impeccable-and-spirited-a-distinguished-502a3cecb1d0?sk=da9844ffcf80c62361723d0104335995

GW, to austin

’s 2nd-In-Command Was Not Informed Of Secretary’s

Deputy Secretary Kathleen only learned of Secretary Lloyd 's days after she was told to assume some of his duties.

"It figures, good ole boys stick together. Don't tell the little lady anything"

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pentagon-deputy-secretary-not-informed-lloyd-austin-hospitalization_n_659b0fb5e4b0bfe5ff638fe6

GW, to random

Looking Back: The Dangers of Living in Nostalgia and the Strong Hold of Memories

No one wants to lose something good but nothing good lasts forever. Nostalgia is the reminder that we can never get back what we lost. Be Present Today

Published in
ILLUMINATION

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https://medium.com/illumination/looking-back-the-dangers-of-living-in-nostalgia-and-the-strong-hold-of-memories-41b15afbf977?sk=96e21477bfc72f1aa9a7541e20d2d479

GW, to random

The Art of Liberation: Harnessing the Power of Mindful Attention, True

Freedom Comes Within Reach
Through this transformative practice, we can break free of external expectations and societal norms, and instead, live a life aligned with our core values and desires.

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https://medium.com/illumination/the-art-of-liberation-harnessing-the-power-of-mindful-attention-true-freedom-comes-within-reach-15c8bd1e54a5?sk=db19da12bbc4a67358f62ddefd9c482a

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Six Challenges for the Tough Year Ahead

The people-power, energy, and savvy exist to regain the initiative against MAGA and win a ceasefire in Gaza. To do so, we will need to call on positive vision, political clarity, narrative power—and courage.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/six-challenges-for-the-tough-year-ahead/

GW, to random

Public Ownership of Rail Is on the Agenda. Here’s What It Could Look Like.

Railroad Workers United (RWU), a caucus of rank-and-file workers spanning all thirteen national rail unions, recently released a video offering one answer to the rotten state of US rail. “Putting America Back on Track: The Case for Public Rail Ownership”

https://jacobin.com/2024/01/railroad-workers-united-public-ownership-east-palestine-disaster

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Rep. Elise Stefanik Declines To Commit To Certifying 2024 Election Results

The New York Republican said she will only vote to certify the 2024 election results if they are “constitutional.”

AKA - MAGA

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rep-elise-stefanik-2024-election-results_n_659ae655e4b075f4cfd2b881

GW, to Israel

of 'Effort to the ' Ahead of
"Israel is pressing others to denounce the case in the hope of persuading the International Court of Justice to decide based on politics rather than the facts," said one critic.

The Israeli government has mounted a pressure campaign urging governments around the world to publicly denounce South Africa's genocide case at the International Court of Justice,

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-south-africa-genocide

GW, to random

TAJ MAHAL is a Towering Musical Legend who Transcended the Blues by Revealing their Magnificent Scope

Blues & Blues Rock

Gift link

https://medium.com/@BluesBeat/taj-mahal-is-a-towering-musical-legend-who-transcended-the-blues-by-revealing-their-magnificent-539dba538c72?sk=2d7aa4ac9dae5d2abb7fe6ec77101a21

GW, to random

Israel’s War on Gaza Has Exposed the Conformism of the Western Media
As Israel wages war on the Palestinian people, Western media outlets have not delivered the sharp analysis that the situation demands. We badly need the kind of critical reporting that WikiLeaks supplied on the crimes of the “war on terror.”

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/israels-war-on-gaza-has-exposed-the-conformism-of-the-western-media/

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Federal Officials Order Grounding Of -9 Max

After Suffers A Blowout
A photo sent to Oregon's KATU-TV shows a gaping hole in the side of the airplane next to passenger seats.

Alaska Airlines blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon late Fri, creating a gaping hole that forced the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 174 passengers and six crew members donned oxygen masks.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alaska-airlines-emergency-landing-window-blows-out_n_6598d80ee4b0f9f6621cc573?93l

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I Won the Election and He Was the Loser’: #Biden, Showing #Anger and #Passion, Torches Trump

"You can’t be pro-#insurrectionist and pro-American. #Trump his #MAGA supporters not only embrace political #violence but they laugh about it. At his rally he jokes about an intruder, whipped up by the big Trump lie, taking a hammer to Paul Pelosi’s skull, and echoing the very same words used on #January6 6: ‘Where’s Nancy?’ And he thinks that’s funny. He laughed about it.”

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2024/01/i-won-the-election-and-he-was-the-loser-biden-showing-anger-and-passion-torches-trump/

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