#900 d.C

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Piccoli paracadute che volano via con il vento ツ

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑖 𝑙𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒; nome scientifico: Taraxacum): pianta da fiore della famiglia delle Asteraceae, originaria dell'Eurasia ed ampiamente introdotta in Nord e Sud America e in altri continenti; specie invasiva in alcune aree.

Le foglie affilate assomigliano un po' ai denti di leone. 

I suoi semi sono come piccoli paracadute che volano via con il vento, allargandosi e facendo crescere altri denti di leone; sono usati in Cina come medicina. Il polline di tarassaco può spesso provocare allergie.

Molte specie di Taraxacum producono semi asessualmente per apomissis (senza impollinazione); la progenie risulta, pertanto, geneticamente identica alla pianta madre.

Al Razi, intorno al 900 d.C., scrisse il tarashaquq è come la cicoria; uno scienziato e filosofo musulmano, Ibn Sīnā, intorno al 1000 a.C. scrisse il capitolo d'un libro sul Taraxacum; Gerardo da Cremona, nel tradurre dall'arabo al giapponese, intorno al 1170, lo indicò con tarasacon.

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #18

May 10-17 2024

The Justice Department endorses lifting many restrictions on marijuana. Since the 1970s marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, the most restrictive classification for drugs that are highly addictive, dangerous and have no medical use, like heroin. Schedule I drugs are nearly impossible to get approval for research studies greatly hampering attempts to understand marijuana and any medical benefits it may have. The DoJ recommends moving it to Schedule III, drugs with low risk of abuse like anabolic steroids, and testosterone. This will allow for greater research, likely allow medical marijuana, and make marijuana a much less serious offense. President Biden welcomed DoJ's decision, a result a review of policy he ordered. Biden in his message talked about how he's pardoned everyone convicted of marijuana possession federally. The President repeated a phrase he's said many times "No-one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,"

The Department of Interior announced no new coal mining in America's largest coal producing region. The moratorium on new coal leases has been hailed as the single biggest step so fair toward ending coal in the US. The Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana produces 40% of the nations coal, the whole state of West Virginia is just 14%. The new rule is estimated to reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, the same as taking 63 million gas powered cars off the road.

Vice-President Harris announced that the Biden-Harris Administration had broken records by investing $16 billion in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Harris, a graduate of Howard University, is the first President or Vice-President to have gone to a HBCU. The Administration's investment of $900 million so far in 2024 brought the total investment of the Biden-Harris administration in HBCUs to $16 billion more than double the record $7 billion. HBCUs produce 40% of black engineers, 50% of black teachers, 70% of black doctors and dentists, and 80% of black judges. HBCUs also have a much better record of helping social mobility and moving people out of generational poverty than other colleges and universities.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $30 billion dollars in renewal funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program supports 2.3 million families that are in need of housing with vouchers that help pay rent. This funding represents a $2 billion dollar increase over last year.

The Department of Agriculture announced $671.4 million in investments in rural infrastructure. The money will go to project to improve rural electric grids, as well as drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. The money will go to 47 projects across 23 states.

HUD announced a record breaking $1.1 billion dollar investment in Tribal housing and community development. HUD plans just over 1 billion dollars for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program. This is a 40% increase in funding over 2023 and marks the largest ever funding investment in Indian housing. HUD also is investing $75 million in community development, supporting building and rehabbing community buildings in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

The Department of Transportation announced $2 billion in investments in America's busiest passenger rail route, the Northeast Corridor between Washington DC and Boston. This is part of a 15 year, $176 billion plan to rebuild the corridor’s infrastructure and prepare for increased ridership and more trains. So far investments have seen a 25% increase, 7 million riders, over figures last year. a fully funded plan would almost double Amtrak service between New York City and Washington, D.C., and increase service between New York City and Boston by 50%. It would also allow a 60% increase in commuter trains.

HUD announced plans to streamline its HOME program. Currently the largest federal program to help build affordable housing, the streamlining of the rules will speed up building and help meet the Biden Administration's goal of 2 million new affordable housing units. HUD announced last week $1.3 billion dollars for the HOME program, which built 13,000 new units of housing in 2023 and helped 13,000 families with rental assistance

The Department of Interior announced $520 million in new water projects to help protect against drought in the western states. The funding will support 57 water related projects across 18 western states. The projects focus on climate resilience and drought prevention, as well as improving aging water delivery systems, and improving hydropower generation.

The Departments of Agriculture and HHS have stepped up efforts to wipe out the H5N1 virus prevent its spread to humans while protecting farmers livelihoods. The virus is currently effecting dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle region. The USDA and HSS are releasing wide ranging funds to help support farms equipping workers with Personal Protective Equipment, covering Veterinary costs, as well as compensating farmers for lost revenue. HHS and the CDC announced $101 million in testing an monitoring. This early detection and action is key to preventing another Covid style pandemic.

The Senate confirmed Sanket Bulsara to a life time federal judgeship in New York and Eric Schulte and Camela Theeler to lifetime federal judgeships in South Dakota. This brings the total number of judges appointed by President Biden to 197. For the first time in history the majority of a President's judicial nominees have not been white men.

Bonus: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that transgender health insurance exclusions were illegal. The ruling came from a case first filed in 2019 where an employer refused to cover an employee's gender affirming surgery. The court in its ruling sited new guidance from the Biden Administration's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that declared that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects trans people in the work place. These kinds of guidelines are often sited in court and carry great weight.

[ohyeslawd]

Google Project 25

What is Project 2025?

The Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project is a well-funded (eight-figure) effort of the Heritage Foundation and more than 100 organizations to enable a future anti-democratic presidential administration to take swift, far-right action that would cut wages for working people, dismantle social safety net programs, reverse decades of progress for civil rights, redefine the way our society operates, and undermine our economy.

A central pillar of Project 2025 is the “Mandate for Leadership,” a 900+ page policy playbook authored by former Trump administration officials and other extremists that provides a radical vision for our nation and a roadmap to implement it.

Project 2025 Snapshot

Proposals from Project 2025, discussed in detail throughout this guide, that they claim could be implemented through executive branch action alone — so without new legislation — include:

Cut overtime protections for 4.3 million workers

Stop efforts to lower prescription drug prices

Limit access to food assistance, which an average of more than 40 million people in 21.6 million households rely on monthly

Eliminate the Head Start early education program, which serves over 1 million children annually

Cut American Rescue Plan (ARP) programs that have created or saved 220,000 jobs

Restrict access to medication abortion

Push more of the 33 million people enrolled in Medicare towards Medicare Advantage and other worse, private options

Expose the 368,000 children in foster care to risk of increased discrimination

Deny students in 25 states and Washington, D.C. access to student loans because their state provides in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants

Roll back civil rights protections across multiple fronts, including cutting diversity, equity, and inclusion-related (DEI) programs and LGBTQ+ rights in health care, education, and workplaces

[abr]

Breve storia del clima.

In epoca romana, dal 250 a.C. al 450 d.C., la temperatura era di almeno 2ºC più alta di oggi (i più nerd tra i medioman vi diranno che c'erano variazioni, senza rendersene conto confermando la tesi: le variazioni climatiche avvengono "da sole" non certo per colpa dell'uomo. I più fessi, quelli che non sapendo leggere ma solo ubbidire chiedono "le fonti?", sostengono che i romani aumentarono la CO2 ... bruciando legna. La fonte? ndr).

Era un periodo di riscaldamento globale. La popolazione è aumentata (...). L'agricoltura del clima caldo poteva essere intrapresa in aree a latitudini e altitudini molto più elevate di adesso. (La vite in Inghilterra, ndr). Questo riscaldamento non poteva essere dovuto alle emissioni umane di CO2.

Seguirono i secoli bui. Questo è stato un periodo di freddo pungente di fallimento dei raccolti, carestia, malattie, guerra, spopolamento, espansione del ghiaccio e aumento del vento. (...) Bande assassine di rifugiati climatici vagarono per l'Europa in cerca di prede. Civiltà come i Maya crollarono.

Il successivo riscaldamento medievale (900-1300 d.C.) fu un periodo (positivo) per la vita sulla Terra. Le calotte glaciali, i ghiacciai e il ghiaccio marino si contrassero, consentendo l'esplorazione e l'insediamento del mare ad alte latitudini. Colture di cereali, bovini, ovini, fattorie e villaggi furono stabiliti in Groenlandia, almeno 6ºC più calda di oggi.

Sebbene ci sia stato un periodo freddo di 40 anni nel riscaldamento medievale (i clcli del clima che cambia COSTANTEMENTE, ndr), i fallimenti dei raccolti e la carestia erano rari. La popolazione aumentò (...). La ricchezza creata (...) è stata utilizzata per costruire cattedrali, monasteri e università. Il riscaldamento medievale era globale. Ancora una volta il riscaldamento non poteva essere dovuto alle emissioni umane di CO2.

La piccola era glaciale iniziò alla fine del XIII secolo con una diminuzione dell'attività solare. La piccola era glaciale è stata caratterizzata da un clima rapidamente fluttuante, e periodi straordinariamente freddi durante l'inattività solare: (1280-1340, 1450–1540, 1645–1715 e 1795–1825). Faceva molto freddo (i carri dei rifornimenti a Venezia potevano passare sulla laguna ghiacciata d'inverno, ndr). È stato un cambiamento climatico globale. C'era il fallimento del raccolto, la carestia, la malattia (peste nera, peste manzioniana, ndr), la guerra e lo spopolamento.

Ci fu uno spaccamento sociale (rivoluzione francese). I prezzi del cibo aumentarono nei periodi di debole attività solare. I vichinghi in Groenlandia si estinsero. Non era un buon momento per vivere. La piccola era glaciale terminò nel 1850 e da allora c'è stata una tendenza al riscaldamento con periodi più freddi (1940-1976 e 1998-2005). Storia, archeologia e geologia dimostrano che attualmente viviamo in un clima interglaciale e variabile.

I cambiamenti che possiamo osservare con la strumentazione moderna sono molto piccoli. Sia i tassi che l'entità del cambiamento climatico sono inferiori ai cambiamenti negli ultimi 1000, 10.000 o 100.000 anni.(...) La storia e l'archeologia ci mostrano che il raffreddamento globale provoca siccità, sconvolgimenti sociali, migranti climatici, carestie, malattie, guerre, spopolamento, collasso di civiltà ed estinzioni di piante e animali. Le grandi civiltà prosperarono in tempi caldi. Viviamo nei tempi migliori che gli esseri umani abbiano mai avuto sul pianeta Terra.

Siamo l'unica generazione di umani a temere un clima caldo! Il riscaldamento globale ci ha sempre reso più ricchi e più sani. La storia è li a ricordarcelo ma, come la matematica e le scienze, oggi non si studia più.

via https://twitter.com/climacritic/status/1738157567820312714

[dertaglichedan]

January 6 Prisoners Denied Right to Vote While Career Criminals Cast Ballots!

In an appalling move of tyranny, political prisoners from January 6, locked up in the Washington D.C. jail for nearly four years, are being denied the right to vote in the upcoming 2024 election.

Even as other inmates, including career criminals, carjackers, thugs, and violent repeat offenders, are escorted to early voting stations, these American heroes are being cruelly blocked from exercising their fundamental right. As the rest of the jail population sees their voices counted in this critical election, these patriots are left without representation.

The Gateway Pundit has an exclusive statement from inside The Gulag from January 6 political prisoner Jake Lang who has been detained for 1400 days without a trial (900 of those have been in solitary confinement.)

“We are officially the most disenfranchised group in American history; they stole our vote in 2020 – and now after waiting 4 long, hard years in dark, musty prison cells – we are having our VOTE STOLEN from us AGAIN! These Marxists have a playbook, and to systematically deny us our ability to elect Conservatives and Constitutionalists, they are trying to turn America into an autocratic nightmare.”

“It’s the Deep State vs. We The People in 2024. Your vote could be the difference between 2 more months in prison or 20 more years for me and hundreds of other brave J6 hostages. I believe God’s strong hand will call us out of this Egypt of bondage and deliver us into the Make America Great Again promised lands on November 5th.”

[beardedmrbean]

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser distributed thousands of dollars to low-income moms with no strings attached as part of an "equitable economic recovery strategy" to offset the costs of childcare. In at least one case, the taxpayer dollars were used to fund a lavish trip to Miami. 

The direct cash payments were part of a pilot program to determine whether the flush of cash could demonstrate "economic improvements among participants." "Additional cash has allowed women to achieve further financial stability, financial security, food security, and health insurance coverage," Bowser's office had claimed.

But an economic policy expert told Fox News Digital the policies were a misdirection of funds that should otherwise be used for public safety and education. 

All 132 mothers who participated in the program were able to choose whether to receive monthly payments of $900 or to get $10,800 in a lump sum, which was "a unique feature of D.C.’s pilot," according to The Washington Post. 

"Quite often these handouts actually trap people in a cycle of poverty," Joel Griffith, an economic research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital. "This is not helping people build long-term wealth and to have long-term economic prosperity."

One recipient – Canethia Miller – told The Post that she took the money and spent most of it on a lavish trip to Miami. 

"Some of it I just left alone. The other side is, I wanted to blow it. I wanted to have fun," Miller said. "[My kids] got to experience something I would never have been able to do if I didn’t have that money."

Miller blew it on a "five-day, $6,000 trip to Miami," which included "a boat tour [that] exposed them to million-dollar homes and luxury yachts." 

"In what she called a rare moment of self-indulgence, Miller spent $180 ahead of the vacation to get her own hair and nails done," The Post reported. She also took her kids shopping and got them new outfits and toys for the trip.

Griffith said that the D.C. mayor would have been better off spending money on reducing crime.

"Spending money on what effectively is a lotto for city residents is the wrong thing to be doing. I think what parents want, whether single moms, single dads or married couples, is a safe city," he added. "What the mayor could do is take these resources that they're going to be distributing randomly to single moms. And you could hire, by my calculations, 25 full-time police officers. That would go a long way in some of these neighborhoods where you can't even walk safely at night." 

In January 2022, Democratic Mayor Bowser allocated $1.5 million to a direct cash transfer pilot program called "Strong Families, Strong Future DC" that was intended "to support maternal health and advance economic mobility." 

"This program is about supporting new and expectant moms with cash so that they can have the autonomy and flexibility to make the best choices for them and their baby," Bowser said. 

The Strong Families, Strong Future DC pilot was at "the heart of our equitable economic recovery strategy," Bowser added.

But some of the issues arose when the mothers were uncertain about how to spend the cash.

Building generational wealth generally requires a solid educational background, which in D.C. is lackluster, Griffith said. 

"[As a resident of D.C.], you're likely to graduate with a subpar education. And we're talking about sometimes an inability to do basic math and basic reading comprehension. And those are the core skills that in a work ethic that allow people to succeed in this country, even if they don't come from a wealthy family," he added. 

Miller seemed to share a similar sentiment when she told The Post, "A lot of communities in my area don’t know the financial gain of credit, saving for your kids; that’s why we’re broke, that’s why we don’t have nothing to pass down or no house to give down. I’m trying to get to the level where I’m passing something down that really matters, so I can be set and my kids can be set, and they don’t need to push so hard like I’m doing now."

Altogether, Miller saved $50 from the program.

"She opened up a savings account, aiming to keep at least $50 in it. She used the remaining $4,000 or so from the pilot in a matter of months, mostly on bills and a used car," The Washington Post reported.

[whencyclopedia]

Wari Tunic

A Wari tunic, Peru, 750-900 CE. The geometrical designs with idosyncratic arrangement is typical of Wari textiles. (George Washington University Museum, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.)

Image by Technische Fred

[semtituloh]

Cuenco tallado – siglo sexto -Este magnífico cuenco de cerámica negra de alto brillo está decorado con serpientes emplumadas talladas e incisas. Cerámica maya - período posclásico (900 – 1521 d.C.) Vía todoestoeshistoria

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Judd Legum at Popular Information:

In 2020, Bari Weiss quit her job as an editor and writer at the New York Times editorial page in a huff. In her public resignation letter, Weiss argued that she was forced out because the paper had become "illiberal" and her more conservative beliefs made her "the subject of constant bullying by colleagues." 

In January 2021, Weiss launched a newsletter, Common Sense, with her partner, Nellie Bowles. Weiss billed Common Sense as the antidote to "cancel culture," which she argued was the practice by progressives of seeking to punish and ostracize anyone who diverged from their ideological orthodoxy. "The fact that cancellation tales have become an everyday feature of American life should do nothing to diminish how shocking they are, and how damaging they are to a free society," Weiss wrote in October 2021. "Everyone… of conscience needs to start saying no to the mob." Whether or not Weiss' core critique is true, it is lucrative. In 2022, Common Sense rebranded itself as The Free Press to reflect its growing ambitions. It now reportedly employs about 30 people and generates millions in revenue annually. The rebranded publication continues to rail against "cancel culture." Bowles recently published an excerpt from her new book in The Free Press in which she describes the "pleasure" she used to get from helping "cancel people" — before she saw the light and embraced intellectual freedom.

Ironically, as Weiss cashes in on her critique of "cancel culture," The Free Press has become a central part of a sophisticated right-wing ecosystem that seeks to tear down anything and anyone who diverges too far from their ideology.  The latest effort began on April 9, 2024, when NPR editor Uri Berliner wrote in The Free Press that his employer had "lost America's trust." Using a formula that is typical for The Free Press, Berliner describes himself as fitting the liberal mold — admitting that he was "raised by a lesbian peace activist mother" and "eagerly voted against Trump twice." But Berliner says that NPR has gone too far. NPR, according to Berliner, has abandoned its "open-minded spirit" and is too focused on catering to the left. 

One of the core pieces of evidence Berliner cited was NPR's coverage of allegations that the "Trump campaign colluded with Russia." Berliner said NPR "hitched our wagon to Trump’s most visible antagonist, Representative Adam Schiff." He complained that Schiff was interviewed 25 times and, during those interviews, "alluded to purported evidence of collusion." But an NPR spokesperson told Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple that between January 2017 and December 2019, NPR conducted 900 interviews with congressional lawmakers, including stalwart conservatives like Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Paul Ryan (R-WI). In other words, Schiff did not dominate the coverage. Overall, Wemple describes Berliner's critique of NPR's Russia coverage as a "lazy… feelings-based critique of the sort that passes for media reporting these days."

Another central component of Berliner's critique is this statistic: "In D.C., where NPR is headquartered and many of us live, I found 87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans. None." There are a few problems with this. First, Berliner doesn't disclose that there are 662 employees at NPR producing content. It's unclear how or why he selected a subset of just 87 people. Second, in DC, voters have the option of registering as independents. That's how Berliner and other NPR employees who live in DC, like host Steve Inskeep, have registered. Finally, many NPR employees live in places like Virginia, which does not have voter registration by party. 

[...]

That is when the effort to punish NPR and Maher intensified. Chris Rufo, a right-wing operative, has been featured in The Free Press as a contributor and a podcast guest. Rufo began examining Maher's 29,400 tweets and highlighting examples that "exposed" her as liberal. (He later summarized his findings in a piece published by City Journal.) Rufo objects to tweets in which Maher discusses "structural privilege," "non-binary people," and "toxic masculinity." He also highlights that Maher's daily routine included "yoga, iced coffee, back-to-back meetings, and Zoom-based psychotherapy." In another tweet, Maher calls Trump — who rose to political prominence by falsely claiming that the nation's first Black president was illegitimate because he was born in Africa — a "deranged racist psychopath." For Rufo, Maher is but one example of a growing problem: a "rising cohort of affluent, left-wing, female managers."

For Rufo, expressing liberal views at any point in your life is a fireable offense. “If NPR wants to truly be National Public Radio, it can’t pander to the furthest-left elements in the United States,” Rufo told the New York Times. “To do so, NPR should part ways with Katherine Maher.” NPR, however, stuck by Maher. The organization noted that the tweets in question were written while Maher "was not working in journalism… and was exercising her First Amendment right to express herself like any other American citizen." NPR further noted that Maher, as CEO, was not involved in the editorial process. 

[...]

The incoherence of the argument underscores the reality of the political moment. There is a relentless right-wing operation seeking to inflict pain on their ideological adversaries. Some, like Rufo, are the political equivalent of street brawlers, willing to say or do anything to achieve their objective. Others, like Weiss and The Free Press, give the movement a more journalistic and professional sheen. But no one involved is a supporter of free expression or an opponent of cancel culture. Rather, they are the cultural force aggressively pursuing cancellation.

This Popular Information piece goes hard on the right-wing’s BS obsession with “cancel culture.” In reality, right-wing polemicists such as Bari Weiss and Christopher Rufo are the ones who got to where they are by practicing cancel culture on ideas that don’t align with their worldview.

[madamepestilence]

US 2024 ELECTION JULY UPDATE

Joe Biden is directly participating in a genocide and has lied about every policy he promised. Biden is a fascist. I will not tolerate those who justify voting for a fascist committing a Holocaust.

"Those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil." - Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship, Arendt, 1964

While I previously supported Dr. Cornel West, it has become painfully clear that he does not have enough ballot access. However, a backup candidate I previously advocated for, Dr. Jill Stein, at time of writing has ballot access in 22 states and Washington, D.C., meaning she can achieve 279 electoral votes.

For Biden apologists who still believe Biden can actually win this election, I implore you to consult the evidence demonstrating otherwise. For some context, FiveThirtyEight is conducting meta-analyses, i.e. data from all known polls, not just one.

Additionally, 270toWin shows that the only demonstrable change between the 2020 and 2024 elections is that Biden is now less popular, with 1 less electoral vote to Biden and 3 more electoral votes to Trump.

This means that we have two options: let Trump win the election, or fight hard as hell to replace the Democratic Party with the Green Party.

For those curious about how the fourth (bottom right) chart would cause a Green Party win, this would move the voting process to Congress, where the House of Representatives would vote between the three highest vote-receiving candidates.

With Dr. Stein in the lead, they would have the pressure of the threat of mass rioting to vote Dr. Stein into office.

Your key demographic is primarily converting non-voters into voters, but you should also talk to Biden voters and get them to vote for Dr. Stein instead. If possible, attend protests and raise awareness for Dr. Stein.

You may feel free to use the two images at the top of this section to promote Dr. Stein. Even if you believe that Dr. Stein would be blocked by Congress and unable to enact policies, she would at minimum be able to make the immediate improvement of halting all military aid to Israel as Commander-in-Chief of US militaries.

To increase ballot access for Jill Stein, here are the requirements (at time of writing, 1 July 2024) for the following states:

Alabama: 3,000 more signatures needed, deadline 15 August 2024 Alaska: Complete, awaiting confirmation Connecticut: 3,250 more signatures needed, deadline 7 August 2024 Delaware: 41 more signatures needed, deadline 17 August 2024 Illinois: Deadline missed, 13,000 signatures short Indiana: Deadline missed, 11,944 signatures short Iowa: 3,350 more signatures needed, deadline 29 July 2024 Kansas: 4,330 more signatures needed, deadline 5 August 2024 Kentucky: 4,800 more signatures needed, deadline 6 September 2024 Maryland: 3,000 more signatures needed, deadline 5 August 2024 Massachusetts: 5,700 more signatures needed, deadline 30 July 2024 Minnesota: 2,000 signatures needed, deadline 20 August 2024 Missouri: Complete, needs submitted Nebraska: 2,500 signatures needed, deadline 1 August 2024 New Hampshire: 3,000 signatures needed, deadline 7 August 2024 New Jersey: Complete, needs submitted New York: Deadline missed, 5,000 signatures short North Dakota: 4,000 signatures needed, deadline 2 September 2024 Ohio: Complete, needs submitted Pennsylvania: 700 more signatures needed, deadline 1 August 2024 Rhode Island: 1,000 signatures needed, deadline 6 September 2024 South Dakota: 3,502 signatures needed, deadline 6 August 2024 Tennessee: 125 more signatures needed, deadline 15 August 2024 Washington: 900 more signatures needed, deadline 27 July 2024 Wyoming: 3,891 signatures needed, deadline 26 August 2024 Vermont: 590 more signatures needed, deadline 1 August 2024 Virginia: 4,100 more signatures needed, deadline 23 August 2024

It is entirely possible to grant Dr. Stein 24 more states for a total of 46 states and D.C. for a combined potential of 473 eligible electoral votes with a likely cap of 256 electoral votes.

Jill Stein ballot access if all eligible states gain enough petition signatures

Jill Stein maximum vote likelihood (discards Republican majority states and does not include currently Republican swing states)

We absolutely have the capability to do this. We need to organize. Don't give up, and don't give the same we'll try next time platitude. We should, need to, and can do this right now.

You can find state-specific ballot information for Dr. Stein here.

[mariacallous]

(New York Jewish Week) – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the prominent progressive Democratic New York congresswoman from New York City, condemned a pro-Palestinian rally that took place over the weekend in Times Square, calling it “unacceptable and harmful.”

“It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement on Monday night. “That is a core tenet of solidarity. The bigotry and callousness expressed in Times Square on Sunday were unacceptable and harmful in this devastating moment.”

The rally on Sunday came as news was still emerging of widespread atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists who invaded Israel, killing more than 900 people, wounding more than 2,000 and taking more than 100 captive. It coincided with a pro-Israel rally taking place outside the United Nations.

The pro-Palestinian rally has drawn criticism from a broad swath of city and state officials. Mayor Eric Adams posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that “it is disgusting that this group of extremists would show support for terrorism.”

But Ocasio-Cortez’s condemnation of the rally is notable because of her frequent criticism of Israel as well as her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America, a far-left group that endorsed Sunday’s rally. The group’s New York chapter posted on X on Saturday that the gathering was “In solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to resist 75 years of occupation and apartheid.”

In her statement, Ocasio-Cortez said the rally “also did not speak for thousands of New Yorkers who are capable of rejecting both Hamas’ horrifying attacks against innocent civilians as well as the grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under the occupation.”

Earlier this year, Ocasio-Cortez skipped President Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress during a visit to Washington, D.C. In 2021, she switched her vote from “no” to “present” during a Congressional vote to approve $1 billion in new U.S. funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. That same year, during a previous conflict with Hamas, she called Israel an “apartheid state.”

She wasn’t the only vocal progressive official in the city to denounce the rally. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is Jewish and has previously identified as a member of the DSA, called the rally “abominable.” “Today’s DSA rally – which effectively celebrated Hamas’ murder & kidnapping of hundreds of Israeli civilians, including children & grandparents – was abominable. There is no place for glorifying terror, left, center, or right,” Lander said in a statement.

Jamaal Bowman, another member of New York’s congressional delegation who belongs to the DSA, has not commented on the rally but released a statement condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel. 

“I strongly condemn the horrific attacks by Hamas and am saddened by the loss of precious lives, especially on the holy day of Simchat Torah,” said Bowman, whose congressional district includes parts of Westchester County and the Bronx, in a statement.

“We need a way to end this deadly violence that is killing and traumatizing generations of Israelis and Palestinians alike—including the blockade of Gaza. I have been to the Gaza border and know that Israelis and Palestinians are constantly living in fear. We must work harder to ensure peace in the region,” his statement added.

Ocasio-Cortez released a similar statement — separate from her comments on the rally — about the attacks on Monday. Others in the group of progressive congress members known as the “Squad,” including Missouri’s Cori Bush and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, released statements that primarily attributed the blame to Israel.

“Today is devastating for all those seeking a lasting peace and respect for human rights in Israel and Palestine. I condemn Hamas’ attack in the strongest possible terms,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

She also called for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation in the region. 

“No child and family should ever endure this kind of violence and fear, and this violence will not solve the ongoing oppression and occupation in the region,” the statement read. 

[pheonix1t23]

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/middle-america-dying-and-dc-doesnt-care

Thirty years ago, more than 10,000 people worked here at Weirton Steel. Now, the last 900 workers left have just lost their jobs.

“It’s just another scar to add on what people in power have done to our lives and our community over the past 40 years,” said one employee who declined to give his name, adding, “Honestly, how many times does this story have to be told before someone in power cares about our lives.”

He points to different buildings downtown, and all of them for him were “used to be this” and “used to be that.”

Ryan Weld of Wellsburg, 43, grew up in downtown Weirton right behind the local funeral home.

“When I was growing up in the ’80s, the mill was still going at full tilt with Weirton Steel employing 10,000 people, including my grandfathers,” he said.

The Republican state senator said things started to slow down here in the mid to late ’90s after the North American Free Trade Agreement was enacted:

[thegianpieromennitipolis]

EVENTI - di Gianpiero Menniti

IL SACRO APPARENTE E IL SACRO NASCOSTO

Una conferenza sulle trasformazioni dell'arte sacra e della storia dell'estetica d'arte dall'VIII - IX secolo d.C. fino al '900, nello scenario suggestivo della scalinata prospicente la "Casa di Cassiodoro" nell'antico borgo di Squillace (Catanzaro). Con noi, tra l'altro, le artiste e gli artisti di una collettiva sempre ricca di motivi d'interesse. Ebbene, abbandonando il testo ho provato a ragionare all'impronta sulla carrellata di opere, note e meno note, che ho scelto di commentare, coinvolgendo direttamente il pubblico rivelatosi assai brillante. L'esito è stato divertente. Complice anche un amico sommelier di antica data che, raccontandoli con la sua proverbiale passione, ci ha fatto degustare alcuni pregiatissimi vini. Accadeva prima della conferenza, nella piacevole attesa che facesse buio per proiettare le immagini sullo schermo. Poi, nella luce soffusa di un vicolo notturno, ho iniziato a conversare. Per un paio d'ore circa. Mi piace ritagliare per l'arte un frammento di tempo tra le persone, tentando di dare la mia spiegazione sugli essenziali tratti d'origine, sui significati, sulle incessanti relazioni che la fondano, tra storia, filosofia, teologia, psicologia e, in definitiva, collocandola pienamente nella natura umana attratta dall'ancestrale esigenza di narrare per immagini.

[soultek]

Lover. Fighter. - A Concept

Everybody says there's two kinds of hearts Where one loves and one goes to war I know, it's not easy or that simplified, no But you and I are on each others side I know, it's not easy or that simplified, no But don't you know that I'd lay down my life

I will be your Lover. Fighter. Harder. Higher. Lover. Fighter. I wanna fight for Lover. Fighter. Under fire Lover. Fighter. I wanna fight for love

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Word Count: 1879

Concept: After being released into the world on the anniversary of Markus’ Hart Plaza march, the RK900 model is sent to Detroit PD. Said to be deviant proof, many want to test that theory... But there are more pressing matters, threats to lives in D.C. due to the ever increasing number of protests lead Nines to his first real test. And she doesn’t like him much, either...

Warnings: Mentions of violence and death threats. 

A/N: This is only a prologue to the above ‘concept’ I have some more info for you in the tags though! 😊 Had to post this for the anniversary! It’s been in my drafts since May 9th 2022... 😅

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In the just over 18 months since Markus’ march on Hart Plaza, plenty had already changed in the world. That was just in the immediate circle of the movement and their allies within Detroit Police Department. Connor hadn’t given up his role as a detective, and nowadays he had almost as many rights as his human counterparts – give or take a few, Markus and co. were in Washington D.C. seemingly every other weekend negotiating something or other.

Cyberlife had turned into something more of an android repair shop and upgrade centre. Those who chose to remain with their human families certainly needed such things – and those who didn’t could still drop by. Even with Jericho also open to welcome and service all commers. And – like it or not – certain androids still needed to return to Cyberlife for such tuning. Connor being a prime example – though these days he hardly ever went unaccompanied. And, Kamski was more or less back in the driver’s seat, so… it was unlikely anything untoward was going down.

With one notable exception. Nines. The RK-900 model was released exactly a year after Markus’ revolution – that was no coincidence. Cyberlife had been working on an android that was impossible to turn Deviant for a long while. They weren’t just going to lock him away. No, instead Nines (as he was now affectionately dubbed) was shipped out to the central precinct of the DPD to be the very last machine. Even if he was the first of his kind. The most advanced model cyberlife had ever created – and at least as far as the foreseeable future was concerned, the last model to ever be released. He may not have been a prototype – but he was damn near as cold and efficient as Cyberlife had wanted Connor to be. And also eerily looked like him, which had caused many to steer clear for Nines’ first few months on the job.

Though, considering for some insane reason he’d been paired up with Gavin Reed, it was fairly understandable why anyone would want to steer clear. Try as Gavin might to protest it, no one budged and try as he might to insult his partner into giving up, Nines was unflappable. But, had a sense of sarcasm where it was never quite easy to tell if he was joking or just plain being mean. (When he was talking to Gavin it was nearly always the latter).

Markus and Connor – what with the power they had to deviate android models as prototypes - had always talked of doing something about it. Regarding testing if Cyberlife’s “incorruptible” android really was all that. But Ilyana – Jericho’s sole Human ‘member’, for relation purposes – was always adamant that if Nines were to turn, it would have to be on his own terms; his own realisation, just as it had been for them. She had been the one to first call him “Nines” instead of his model number, and he’d duly adopted it. If he could show any form of affection and emotion, it was usually to her. Which is how this sudden change in plans had really come about.

  Paige Carlin, CSI, was one of the people who had taken a long while to warm to the new presence in the precinct. She liked androids well enough, but… considering her situationship with Connor it was never going to be easy getting used to someone who looked almost identical. As she stepped into the office this morning however, having just about got used to his presence, she found Nines standing at his desk with a box – packing. She raised an eyebrow, stuffing her hands into her pockets. This was unexpected, and sudden, he’d not said anything about moving. Glancing to Connor and Hank, she found herself none the wiser, they were both working at their desks seemingly unbothered (though, Connor would probably like being the only android in Central again.)  

She approached Nines slowly, not to seem nosy but only appropriately curious. “Where are you off to!?” He looked up, gave a slight nod to acknowledge her – his version of Good Morning she supposed, and then went right back to packing. “I’ve been reassigned.” Paige almost couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows in shock, “T- To a new precinct?! Where are you going? We’ve only just got used to you being here and integrated, and they’re making you leave?! That doesn’t seem fair!” Although, she could assume with almost 99% positivity that Gavin probably had something to do with it – despise Androids as he still did. Paige had issues of her own with Nines’ partner. Ex-Partner. Even though the android seemed pretty unbothered by this change of plans, Paige couldn’t help but glare into Gavin’s back. “We’re all gonna miss you! Especially Gavin but I’m sure he’ll get over it - after 2 weeks of uncontrollable crying.” She was impressed with herself, less than five minutes in the office and already able to get digs in at her least favourite co-worker? Must have been a new record. The man in question turned around and shot her a look. Needless to say, she wasn’t his favourite person either.

This time Nines stood still, giving her his full attention, to address her question properly. Which she appreciated, even though his blue eyes were still unnerving. Did CyberLife really have to make them THAT blue!? She thanked God sometimes that he at least didn’t have the same voice they’d given Connor. There was the same kind of tone, same rhythm, but it was a little deeper – and he pronounced words and letters ‘properly’- The ‘t’s and ‘g’s, in particular, were never dropped. “I’m going to D.C.” Paige stalled for a second - well, she hadn’t been expecting that. “Washington!? Wow. What!?” Nines nodded, looked like he was about to hesitate telling her something and then decided to say it anyway, “More specifically, the White House.” “The- the White House!?” She spluttered, eyes wide, before collecting herself. Actually, that seemed very logical. “Well, yeah, I… I guess with all you can do that makes sense! Security?” He blinked once, straightening to his towering full height; “In a way.” That was Nines’ way of politely asking her to drop the questions before he started telling her everything was classified. Paige merely nodded, understanding. “I guess they… didn’t really build you for…” She waved her hands at the station floor, “this! A lot of wasted potential in your design just being here!” That was true. Connor had been built for police work, for all intents and purposes, Nines had been built for war.

Speaking of her favourite android, from the other side of the precinct Connor couldn’t help but look up, a little hurt. Paige didn’t even need to see him to know this had occurred and pointed back at him, “I knew you were gonna take offence to that!” Connor looked from her to Nines and back, head tilted, “I didn’t even say anything!” She looked back at him with a wink, “Babe, I know you!” Before turning back to Nines with a smile, “Congrats boy, you’re going places! You’ll have to remember your friends back in DPD central precinct when you’re up in the lofty heights of DC political society!” What ghost of a smile emote she presumed CyberLife had coded him with for ‘happiness’, Nines gave her in return, “I’m sure I’ll be back visiting – it’s not like Detroit isn’t a political centre itself these days.” The ‘what with’ was left unsaid, but in unison they both managed:

“Markus.” Before Paige nodded again, “Makes sense! You’ll have to let us know every time you’re in town! Does Ilyana know, she’ll be upset for sure!” Nines – as Paige predicted – managed to make his smile a little more genuine at the mention of said woman. It almost reached his eyes. “Yes. I was discussing things with her recently, in fact she is where this comes from.” Paige’s eyebrows raised again, this time she leaned forward onto his desk, “From Il- no, I changed my mind I shouldn’t be concerned if she’s upset! I should be blaming her!” She took a breath, and chuckled, “I’m kidding, this will be great for you! I hope you enjoy it!” If he even knew what that meant. Still, Nines responded as expected. “I’ll do my best.”

There were a few seconds silence that followed, but the intent stare that Paige was giving him told Nines all he needed to know. Exactly what she was asking when she wasn’t even asking it. Nines could read her like a book. “I can’t tell you what I’m doing there, Ms. Carlin - it’s classified!” There was the word she expected, but it disappointed her all the same. Couldn’t he make an exception for the group of people here he might be able to call friends? Ilyana would probably know – but getting anything out of her would be just as hard, Paige would reckon. Connor quirked an eyebrow, still listening into the conversation. Eyes flicking to his computer. Classified? Yeah right - he could have that file cracked in two seconds and Nines probably knew it. Paige would likely know the information she was after before he even got the chance to leave the building. Still, as far as Nines was concerned it would remain classified if he hadn’t told her.

Truth was it wasn’t just any normal type of security Nines would be heading to the White House for – and it wasn’t really government work either. With Androids gaining their own rights there were obviously a lot of people who, having previously had problems with Androids when they were viewed as ‘machines’, had even more problems with them now. Anti-Android protests and groups sparked up across the country and whenever they were on the news, they were a great point of contention. Usually this was the point that Nines would hear Hank and Paige swear most and turn off the news so as not to get so mad they’d put their fists through the screen. On the other side of things there were the pro-android groups; those supporting the android movement, who felt like the government weren’t doing enough, even when they were working in collaboration with Markus. Mostly the protesting was non-violent but, that didn’t mean they all were. And, during all of this the president had received a number of death threats. Warren wasn’t so concerned about herself – she had the best of the best in the secret service guarding her.

What she was worried about was the number of credible threats against her daughter’s life. In the hope that they could sway her decisions one way or another. Having offhandedly mentioned this to Ilyana one day on a visit, Markus’ young, quick thinking, human relations partner had the perfect solution. The most advanced model CyberLife had ever created? Virtually indestructible? Not a deviant? (In fact, Nines was programmed to patch any potential source of deviancy – hence unconvertable.). Paige was right, his talents fit him in the DPD fine, but they were wasted. A few weeks and negotiations later Nines found himself assigned to be the personal bodyguard to one Ms. Rie Warren.

And he believed he was looking forward to it. ---

Thank you for reading! Happy Anniversary DBH! 💙

[callmeanxietygirl]

LISTA DE ALGUNOS DE LOS GLIFOS EMBLEMA USADOS POR LOS MAYAS CLASICOS.

Otra de las Maravillas del México Antiguo

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(aprox. 250-900 d.C.)

Estos conjuntos de signos referían principalmente a dinastías, linajes o lugares. A veces algunos fueron usados por distintas ciudades y sus orígenes en ocasiones refieren a lugares mitológicos, animales o territorios importantes (material o culturalmente). El "glifo emblema" usualmente aparece al final de una oración, para nombrar que una persona es gobernante o 'señor sagrado' (k'uhul ajaw) de un determinado sitio.

Por ejemplo, el glifo emblema de Acanceh (Yucatán) se lee como: Ahkan-kehj Ajaw, 'señor de Ahkan-kehj', mientras que el glifo de Calakmul (Campeche) se lee como K'uhul Kaanu'l Ajaw, 'señor divino de Kaan'.

->Algunos glifos emblema podían aparecer en varias ciudades y en distintos períodos de tiempo. En la imagen, se muestra el glifo emblema, su posible lectura en idioma maya clásico y la ciudad (nombre moderno) a la que pertenece.

Dibujos de Simon Martin, tomados del libro ANCIENT MAYA POLITICS A POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD 150–900 CE (SIMON MARTIN, 2020)

📑 Cultura y lengua Maya

"Nuestro pasado prehispánico más vivo que nunca"

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Siguenos en Maravillas del México Antiguo / ADV Estudio

[harrelltut]

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ÆGIPTIAN QHT OCCUPY ANU GOLDEN 9 ETHER INTERPLANETARY MOON [I'M] UNIVERSE... 900 MILLION AZTECAN YEARS AHEAD [MAYA] OF LOST 2023 [VII] YEAR TRIBULATION AMERICA

U STILL [U.S.] MENTALLY ENSLAVED [ME] IN THE MOST OBVIOUS UPSIDE DOWN CHURCH [D.C.] PARADOXICAL MATRIX [PM] PILL IN 2023???... OMF... RED DEMON GOD PILL... HEAVENLY ARCHANGEL [HA = HARRELL] SPIRIT PRINCE SATAN... WHO JEHOVAH OKCULT BIBLE [JOB] WITNESS ENQI [WE] NUDIMMUND... IMMACULATELY MATERIALIZED [I'M] ANU GOLDEN 9 ETHER HOLY ARCHANGEL [HA = HARRELL] SOUL PRINCE MICHAEL on Earth [ME] Qi [ENQI] @ ANU GOLDEN Ægiptian QHT IBM [Qi] Apple HQ in Downtown 2023 [VII] San Diego CA [D.C.]!!!