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Let’s listen in for a moment to the gentle, awkward language of mass killing:
“The employment or threat of employment of nuclear weapons could have a significant influence on ground operations. . . . Integration of nuclear weapons into a theater of operations requires the consideration of multiple variables. Using nuclear weapons could create conditions for decisive results and the restoration of strategic stability. Specifically, the use of a nuclear weapon will fundamentally change the scope of a battle and create conditions that affect how commanders will prevail in conflict.”
This is a sneak peek into a 2019 report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff called “Nuclear Operations,” which Brian Terrell quoted recently. The document was, for some reason, publicly posted in the waning days of the Trump administration, then — oops — quickly removed, but not before it was downloaded by the Federation of American Scientists.
Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3, this on-line event requires advance registration
The 2021 Faith and Fair Food Summit is an opportunity for clergy and lay leaders of all faiths across the country to come together to reflect upon, strategize, and grow our farmworker solidarity network. This virtual space will orient allies to the legacy of faith organizing within the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ impressive history and provide an opportunity for us to co-create the next chapter of faith and fair food solidarity. Programming will include interactive sessions on the history of faith organizing in Immokalee, the expansion and operation of the Fair Food Program, and the ongoing boycott of Wendy’s. Join us as we forge meaningful connections and relationships that power the Alliance for Fair Food’s work for farmworker justice.
Selected bites of cannabis news sliced from the headlines, with a legislative flavor and sweet Ohio twist. Sources are linked.
Editor’s Note:New tables of pending cannabis legislation: federal, Ohio and Ohio decriminalization.
The Feds
Tuesday, June 1, 3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for a conversation with Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] movement for Palestinian rights, and Pranav Jani, associate professor of English and advisor to Students for Justice in Palestine [SJP] at The Ohio State University.
This event is co-sponsored by We Are Not Numbers, JVP-Albany, JVP-Albuquerque, JVP-Detroit, JVP-Bay Area, JVP-Cleveland, JVP-Los Angeles, JVP-Milwaukee, JVP-Northern New Jersey, JVP-Sacramento, JVP-San Diego, JVP-Swarthmore, JVP-Triangle North Carolina, JVP-Tucson, JVP-Westchester, The Columbus Free Press, Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Israel Committee Against House Demolitions USA, and Middle East Peace Now.
ASL interpretation will be provided.
If you would like to take immediate action, use this link to donate to Medical Aid for Palestine.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Several things are happening simultaneously. Most important, Israel has lost the public opinion war in much of the world through its brutality during the recent attack on Gaza and it continues to lose ground even in the wake of a cease fire due to mass arrests of Palestinians and armed police intrusions in and around the al-Aqsa mosque. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is by its actions making clear that the ethnic cleansing of Palestine will continue at a time that he chooses.
Solar Noon Tuesday will take place again today, Tuesday June 1st at noon (eastern time) until around 12:45 pm.
Join instructor Jay Warmke on Zoom to ask questions about anything related to solar energy or solar installation.
The plan is to hold these meetings each Tuesday - the access number and password will remain the same - so keep it handy and join when you can.
This is your opportunity to ask questions of fellow PV installers/designers, or just join the discussion around topics touching this fast-growing industry.
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91067004366?pwd=b1dvcVZKYXQvSlk0a2Qvc0RqTi9VQT09
Meeting ID: 910 6700 4366
Password: 625623
(Note by Gary Kohls:: The sobering information below is from my courageous whistle-blowing friend from Canada, Kevin Annett. It concerns the covered-up, unindicted and therefore unpunished official Canadian genocide and crimes against humanity against the aboriginal people of Canada. Similar crimes against the aboriginal people of the United States exist. The information is based on archival records, eyewitness interviews and the research and the public campaigns of Kevin Annett and The Truth Commission into Genocide in Canada (2000-2005), The Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared (2005-2012) and The International Tribunal of Crimes of Church and State (2010-present).
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Lynette O’Grady had a habit of quickly and succinctly identifying a solution to a particular problem, part of what made her a good editor, and who she is.
This day, she indulged another habit: looking at a pair of shoes, in the House of Guillermo, served by Cesar.
“Yes, miss, how may I help you?” he said.
“Everything in here is so lovely. I’ve heard about this place, but this is my first time in. I don’t really need any shoes …”
“Oh, miss, please, never say those words,” he urged.
“A woman -- every woman -- occasionally needs new shoes. It is part of who you are, or perhaps, who you want to be.”
He flashed a smile as he took her elbow and led O'Grady to a wide display of low-heeled shoes.
The showroom was arranged, shoes on one side and other footwear on the other, both by height of heel. O’Grady saw the symmetry immediately.
“This is fascinating,” she commented.
“Let’s see, if we were to replace the shoes you have on with this outfit, I would suggest … Let’s see what size you are,” Cesar said as he led O’Grady to a chair.
In seconds, she was seated and measured and he was off.
Hundreds of people answered the call from Palestine Solidarity Group - Central Ohio and and took to the streets in Columbus in three rallies to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for human rights during the 11 days conflict. The gathering on May 21st at Goodale Park was grateful for the ceasefire, but all fully realize that the struggle to end the illegal occupation of the West Bank, the siege of Gaza and the unrelenting daily abuses of Palestinian human rights that provoked hostilities can and must continue.
Hostilities were inflamed by Israel’s plans to evict Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, the closure of the area around the Damascus gate where Muslims gather during Ramadan, and a brutal attack on Muslims praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. From eyewitness reports, when the Israeli police forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque, they shut down the emergency medical clinic in the mosque compound and welded the door shut.
Hundreds of people answered the call from Palestine Solidarity Group - Central Ohio and and took to the streets in Columbus in three rallies to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for human rights during the 11 days conflict. The gathering on May 21st at Goodale Park was grateful for the ceasefire, but all fully realize that the struggle to end the illegal occupation of the West Bank, the siege of Gaza and the unrelenting daily abuses of Palestinian human rights that provoked hostilities can and must continue.
Hostilities were inflamed by Israel’s plans to evict Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, the closure of the area around the Damascus gate where Muslims gather during Ramadan, and a brutal attack on Muslims praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. From eyewitness reports, when the Israeli police forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque, they shut down the emergency medical clinic in the mosque compound and welded the door shut.