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Phoenix- Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto of the bipartisan bill HB2560 is a missed opportunity to present voters with essential election records that would have allowed them to verify the accuracy and legitimacy of the state’s elections.

The bill would have provided voters with four sets of data to confirm Arizona’s election results. The first two data sets would have allowed voters to see that only eligible and qualified voters cast a ballot. The third and fourth data sets would have allowed voters to compare a digital image of every paper ballot to the way that ballot’s votes were recorded in the final results  spreadsheet – essentially the starting and finish lines of the electronic counting process.

In her veto statement, Gov. Hobbs incorrectly claimed that publishing ballot images would threaten anonymity and privacy and add to the spread of mis- and dis-information.

Hour 1: North Carolina On The Brink

We are joined in GREEP #138 by the young new leadership of the North Carolina Democratic Party.

ANDERSON CLAYTON, age 25, is a grassroots organizer from rural NC who is now the chair of the state’s Democratic Party

Her First Vice Chair is JONAH GARCON, an energetic young attorney with a long history in grassroots organizing.

They’re joined by ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground; RAY MCCLENDON of the Georgia NAACP; ROBERT WILSON, former NC Assistant Secretary of State;

legendary Charlotte-based organizer JOEL SEGAL; PR specialist ILENE PROCTOR and many more.

The challenge of moving North Carolina to real democracy ;remains at the core of saving America as a whole. 

 Our gathering seriously moves us ahead in that direction.

Hour 2: The Legendary Steven Donzinger Fights For Our Freedom

We are joined at the GREE-GREE zoom #138 part 2 by STEVE DONZIGER, whose fights for the Amazon & legal rights in America are unprecedented.

In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China’s foreign policy chief, Yang Yi stated his country's demands. 

We lead off our 137th GREE-GREE Zoom with the great KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear, WHO gives us the bad news about the licensing of a nuclear waste dump in New Mexico, soon to be heavily opposed by voters and government officials in NM..  
Long-time No Nukes stalwart MYLA RESON adds her unique view on how to stop this latest nuke madness.
WENDI LEDERMAN reports on the insane idea of spreading radioactive wastes on Florida’s highways…and other Ron DeSantis madness.
SHAWNA FOSTER updates us on her campaigns for democracy and ecological protection. 
RON LEONARD tells us about Dow Chemical’s purchase of four (4) new mini-nukes.
Gun Control hero JOHN ROSENTHAL gives us our first MONDAY MASS MURDER REPORT.

“. . . we belong to the Earth rather than to a nation . . .”

These words stick in my heart like a wedding ring. They emanate a cutting glow, a crying wish and hope that slices to the core of me. At the same time, I feel surrounded by a cynical “realism”: Don’t be a fool. A marriage like that isn’t possible. Be grateful you’re an American. Arm yourself! We’re being invaded.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Liberal Pita Limjaroenrat, 32, won the most seats in Sunday's (May 14) nationwide elections, and is trying to form a coalition to become prime minister, possibly sharing power with a scion of Thailand's two convicted coup-toppled leaders, challenging the governing, putsch-empowered, U.S.-trained military.

The popularity of Mr. Pita and Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Parliament's 500-member House of Representatives faces harsh "screening" by the military's 250-seat appointed Senate which does not agree with the two civilians' policies or plans.

A prime minister is expected to be named during the next few months after political wrangling to form a coalition.

This Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian nation is closely watched and wooed by Washington and Beijing.

Thailand's friendly diplomatic, commercial, and military balancing act between the U.S. and China is expected to remain unchanged no matter who wins the election.

Early unofficial results indicated Mr. Pita and his liberal, youth-led Move Forward Party (MFP) scored big wins, appearing to outpace Ms. Paetongtarn's party.

My fellow Americans:

I’ve changed my mind. With a heavy heart, I am announcing that I will not seek or accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2024.

The poll numbers indicate that I would be a burden on the party’s national ticket next year and would also have problematic effects on many down-ballot races. It’s time to face grim political realities -- however unfortunate they may be.

While I appreciate the loyalty of so many Democrats in Congress who would like to run for the 2024 presidential nomination but would not consider running against me, I now realize that my insistence on seeking re-election has had important negative effects. And the longer I delay in announcing a change of course, the less time they’ll have to build their own national campaigns.

The specter of a second Donald Trump presidency is just too cataclysmic to allow any personal political ambition on my part to serve as an enabler to that fascistic demagogue.