We begin on a positive note by welcoming a “doer,” citizen extraordinaire, Jon Merryman, who couldn’t stand the trash, especially old tires, being dumped in his neighborhood.
Spinning tires uphill seems like a good way to forget what’s happening to this society. John Merryman has a great project. I always wondered what the huge piles of tires were used for on farms. They seem ubiquitous.
Robert Weissman lays out how the Republican tradeoffs between health care and food supports will end up in the pockets of giant corporations and the already wealthy. The challenges by Public Citizen admittedly are rearguard battles, but often the only path left to fight off the reactionary far-right Trump regime.
I write about a glaring error in categorizing protest to the Israel/Gaza war as violent in a one-man play for which I recently ushered. The word “violent” was used by the playwright, who is also the actor, to describe protest against that war which has been nonviolent using the tactic of civil disobedience. Readers can read or listen to my commentary, “One Man Got It Wrong" at: https://thelastnewleftist.com/one-man-got-it-wrong/
On the tire recycling, I don't know why retreads are not more popular. Grinding up tires and using with the asphalt is not a positive solution as the microplastics just get more broken down and added to the air as car tires are the #1 source of microplastics in our environment which are highly toxic. I got replacement tires for my very high mileage Subaru for $50 each at a local junkyard, Cooper tires that were nearly new mounted and balanced. For $10 I found a local tire shop that took the used tires on the rim.
Any recycling of old tires is questionable with the crumb rubber and microplastics being a growing health hazard with many lawyers and lawsuits now popping up all over the internet for cancer victims due to PFAS toxins in the water etc.: https://tinyurl.com/2feupawm
Mr. Weissman is a very boring speaker; it's hard to see how he could be an effective leader of "Public Citizen".
Two months ago, I stated that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Trump's only legitimate pick, and I still believe that. Unlike some others who use the system to make millions through book sales and other products, only to later advocate for its destruction, I don’t think RFK Jr. joined the administration for personal gain. I believe he is genuinely committed to improving the health of the American people. I recommend reading his book:
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health. At least go to Amazon.com and read a sample of the book (the Introduction).
One last thing, I had asked this question: Can someone please explain to me why this individual (Gary Null), whom I had so much admiration for, is still silent on what has taken place since Trump took office, again?
The reason Gary Null remains silent is that he supports the agenda of Project 2025. He and Richard Gale have written numerous articles that share the same talking points found in "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise." Here is one of the articles they authored (it's lengthy):
Time to Invite the Wise Women and Men Back into American Society
Gary has frequently played clips of Josh Hawley: “Josh Hawley decries...”, “Josh Hawley grills...”, “Josh Hawley debunks...”, “Josh Hawley accuses...”, “Josh Hawley presses...”, etc.
Hawley has deep ties to the Heritage Foundation (the crafters of Project 2025)
Hawley Delivers Speech at the Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit: Conservatives at a Crossroads
Gary Null and Richard Gale could have delivered their articles as speeches at the Annual Heritage Foundation Leadership Conference, and they would have received standing ovations.
To ask Schumer and/or Jeffries to exercise one iota of muscle against the Republican cult is absolutely futile. Both are marshmellows. Their track record so far into our dear leader's presidency is zero. Distressing and appalling that these two are the "leads" for the Democratic Party in a Congress where at least half of the Democratic Congress people are millionaires plus. With a decided preference for self-preservation.
I have this pill that if you take it it will extend your life for a healthy ten years, but since you have reached your limit for reading my stuff you ain't going to get it, the pill nor the how to.
Don't you just love the way the big shot news boys hang you out to dry. ( Thank you Ralph for letting me speak for free )
The news boys say. Get out your wallet you cheap guy or gal how do you think we're going to keep the doors open and the lights on?
My broblem is I am a painter ( no not the guy that will come by and paint your barn) I make stuff you see when you go to one of those fancy up scale art gallery's ,and admire, nice work walk out and you pay nothing.
You see in the old days ( My wife of 54 years tells me, don't use those words you sound so old , but honey I am an old geezer ( that's another story) back on subject.
In the old days if art captures your heart ( like falling in love) you bought it , something like taking it home putting it on your walls,it makes you feel good and sometimes makes you even more important to and with your friends.
But today you've got to get one of those real smart x hedge fund brokers to move your stuff, and he or she's got to get and sell the billionaire class on the idea your stuff has real value.
You see then, maybe I don't have to be so cheap and ask you to pay up when you walk through that gallery to look at my my stuff for free.
But here is the corker,,I made my bundle in the tech business years ago etc etc rich enough you don't have to buy or look at my stuff for free or at all and I don't have to hang you out to dry, ,,,because when you and I are long gone my stuff will have real value, it will be the last stuff made by a real human before A I and technology changed the world.
What's your contribution going to be before it's to late?
The National Debt seems to be a bugaboo in both parties - they both decry it, claiming that we are leaving future generations with a bigger burden from the accruing interest, let alone the "principle", and using it as an excuse to "not spend", and "blaming the "other Party" for increasing it, yet each continuing to contribute to it ....
I would like to see a discussion about MMT, say with Stephanie Kelton, regarding our ability to "print money" to pay it off - with Congress Constitut, authorized ability to direct the Treasury to mint coins (eg. "trillion dollar coin") to pay it off ... I know all the arguments about "inflation" etc. but it seems to me we could handle that with price controls - that has been done. Then the discussion would be not how much the Gov't should spend, but on what
The argument, so i understand, is that taxation is not needed to pay Gov't expenses - but instead as a redistribution mechanism to reduce growing inequality - so, yes, tax the rich, and use the money to pay for the needs of "we the people" as we the people determine ...
Spinning tires uphill seems like a good way to forget what’s happening to this society. John Merryman has a great project. I always wondered what the huge piles of tires were used for on farms. They seem ubiquitous.
Robert Weissman lays out how the Republican tradeoffs between health care and food supports will end up in the pockets of giant corporations and the already wealthy. The challenges by Public Citizen admittedly are rearguard battles, but often the only path left to fight off the reactionary far-right Trump regime.
I write about a glaring error in categorizing protest to the Israel/Gaza war as violent in a one-man play for which I recently ushered. The word “violent” was used by the playwright, who is also the actor, to describe protest against that war which has been nonviolent using the tactic of civil disobedience. Readers can read or listen to my commentary, “One Man Got It Wrong" at: https://thelastnewleftist.com/one-man-got-it-wrong/
A great program!
Neoloberalism is a crime against humanity.
Seems like Drones & Satellite Imagery would be the most "Efficient" means of illegally dumped waste location.
Elon's Next Project! His contribution to a Healthy Humanity.
Thank Ralph and John Merryman!!
On the tire recycling, I don't know why retreads are not more popular. Grinding up tires and using with the asphalt is not a positive solution as the microplastics just get more broken down and added to the air as car tires are the #1 source of microplastics in our environment which are highly toxic. I got replacement tires for my very high mileage Subaru for $50 each at a local junkyard, Cooper tires that were nearly new mounted and balanced. For $10 I found a local tire shop that took the used tires on the rim.
Any recycling of old tires is questionable with the crumb rubber and microplastics being a growing health hazard with many lawyers and lawsuits now popping up all over the internet for cancer victims due to PFAS toxins in the water etc.: https://tinyurl.com/2feupawm
Mr. Weissman is a very boring speaker; it's hard to see how he could be an effective leader of "Public Citizen".
Thank you.
Two months ago, I stated that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Trump's only legitimate pick, and I still believe that. Unlike some others who use the system to make millions through book sales and other products, only to later advocate for its destruction, I don’t think RFK Jr. joined the administration for personal gain. I believe he is genuinely committed to improving the health of the American people. I recommend reading his book:
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health. At least go to Amazon.com and read a sample of the book (the Introduction).
One last thing, I had asked this question: Can someone please explain to me why this individual (Gary Null), whom I had so much admiration for, is still silent on what has taken place since Trump took office, again?
The reason Gary Null remains silent is that he supports the agenda of Project 2025. He and Richard Gale have written numerous articles that share the same talking points found in "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise." Here is one of the articles they authored (it's lengthy):
Time to Invite the Wise Women and Men Back into American Society
https://prn.live/time-to-invite-the-wise-women-and-men-back-into-american-society/
Here’s a clip that Gary played of Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation (https://prn.live/the-gary-null-show-clips-3-7-24/):
Heritage president goes scorched earth on globalist elites at WEF
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1381734649155049
Leader of the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution:
Kevin Roberts said the revolution will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/leader-of-the-pro-trump-project-2025-suggests-there-will-be-a-new-american-revolution-00166583
Gary has frequently played clips of Josh Hawley: “Josh Hawley decries...”, “Josh Hawley grills...”, “Josh Hawley debunks...”, “Josh Hawley accuses...”, “Josh Hawley presses...”, etc.
Hawley has deep ties to the Heritage Foundation (the crafters of Project 2025)
Hawley Delivers Speech at the Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit: Conservatives at a Crossroads
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-delivers-speech-heritage-foundation-leadership-summit-conservatives-crossroads/
Gary Null and Richard Gale could have delivered their articles as speeches at the Annual Heritage Foundation Leadership Conference, and they would have received standing ovations.
To ask Schumer and/or Jeffries to exercise one iota of muscle against the Republican cult is absolutely futile. Both are marshmellows. Their track record so far into our dear leader's presidency is zero. Distressing and appalling that these two are the "leads" for the Democratic Party in a Congress where at least half of the Democratic Congress people are millionaires plus. With a decided preference for self-preservation.
I have this pill that if you take it it will extend your life for a healthy ten years, but since you have reached your limit for reading my stuff you ain't going to get it, the pill nor the how to.
Don't you just love the way the big shot news boys hang you out to dry. ( Thank you Ralph for letting me speak for free )
The news boys say. Get out your wallet you cheap guy or gal how do you think we're going to keep the doors open and the lights on?
My broblem is I am a painter ( no not the guy that will come by and paint your barn) I make stuff you see when you go to one of those fancy up scale art gallery's ,and admire, nice work walk out and you pay nothing.
You see in the old days ( My wife of 54 years tells me, don't use those words you sound so old , but honey I am an old geezer ( that's another story) back on subject.
In the old days if art captures your heart ( like falling in love) you bought it , something like taking it home putting it on your walls,it makes you feel good and sometimes makes you even more important to and with your friends.
But today you've got to get one of those real smart x hedge fund brokers to move your stuff, and he or she's got to get and sell the billionaire class on the idea your stuff has real value.
You see then, maybe I don't have to be so cheap and ask you to pay up when you walk through that gallery to look at my my stuff for free.
But here is the corker,,I made my bundle in the tech business years ago etc etc rich enough you don't have to buy or look at my stuff for free or at all and I don't have to hang you out to dry, ,,,because when you and I are long gone my stuff will have real value, it will be the last stuff made by a real human before A I and technology changed the world.
What's your contribution going to be before it's to late?
Good luck America, have a great day my friends.
The National Debt seems to be a bugaboo in both parties - they both decry it, claiming that we are leaving future generations with a bigger burden from the accruing interest, let alone the "principle", and using it as an excuse to "not spend", and "blaming the "other Party" for increasing it, yet each continuing to contribute to it ....
I would like to see a discussion about MMT, say with Stephanie Kelton, regarding our ability to "print money" to pay it off - with Congress Constitut, authorized ability to direct the Treasury to mint coins (eg. "trillion dollar coin") to pay it off ... I know all the arguments about "inflation" etc. but it seems to me we could handle that with price controls - that has been done. Then the discussion would be not how much the Gov't should spend, but on what
The argument, so i understand, is that taxation is not needed to pay Gov't expenses - but instead as a redistribution mechanism to reduce growing inequality - so, yes, tax the rich, and use the money to pay for the needs of "we the people" as we the people determine ...