Monthly Archives: May 2023

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #127, MAY 15, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-127-may-15.html Pope Francis.  Laudato Si’, Praise Be To You FCNL.  Solving Complex Converging Problems. Art Hobson.  The Car Culture Is One of Those Problems. 17,000 Aukland Youth Strike.  “High Tide. Don’t Hide.” RESISTANCE TO CLIMATE CHANGEThe Letter: A Message for our Earth The Letter: A Message for our Earth is a 2022 documentary film presented by YouTube Originals, telling the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical by Pope Francis. The film was produced by Oscar-winning Off the Fence Productions and directed by Nicolas Brown, in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement. Wikipedia.   Initial release: October 4, 2022 Laudato Si’ = Praise Be […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #125, MAY 10, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-125-may-10.html CONTENTSGerry Sloan.  “Priorities.”Sara Flounders.  China Encircled, Taiwan a Pawn.George Paulson.  RFK Jr.’s Presidential Run, The MICC, and the    Democratic PartyRFK Jr., Candidate for President, and Col. Macgregor on Ukraine War PRIORITIES by Gerry SloanWe must stoke the flames of fearso that our war profiteerscan be multi-orgasmic.Otherwise perhapsour economy would collapse.   CHINA ENCIRCLED BY ASIAN VERSION OF US/NATOSara Flounders.   “Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China.”  April 27, 2023  (more by CovertAction Magazine).    (Posted Apr 29, 2023).  U.S. threats and escalating demands to sanction China will severely damage the economies of Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. To force high-tech companies […]

-OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #126, MAY 8, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-126-may-8-2023.html Scott Scheffer.   Coverage of extremely destructive weather in the Global South  is slanted, biased, and Eurocentric.Álvaro J. de Regil.   “The Unbearable Unawareness of Our Ecological Existential Crisis.”  Scott Scheffer.    “While Biden unleashes climate bomb in Alaska, Cyclone Freddy ravages eastern Africa.”  Editor.  Mronline.org (4-22-23).  Originally published: Struggle-La Lucha  on April 13, 2023 by (more by Struggle-La Lucha)  |  (Posted Apr 21, 2023).  Climate Change, Environment, Imperialism, MediaAfrica, Americas, United StatesNewswireCyclone Freddy, President Joe Biden The U.S. corporate-controlled media are concealing the climate crisis’s severity and breadth. Coverage of extremely destructive weather is so slanted, biased, and Eurocentric that people in the United States and Europe may not […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #125, MAY 1, 2023

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 jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-125-may-1-2023.html    Bill McKibben.  Cities and States Can Sue Exxon     and other Malefactors.World Beyond War.  Costs of War: Carbon Footprint    Increasing, Climate Heating.Chris Hedges Interviews Roger Hallam, founder to    Extinction Rebellion (XR). A Victory for Democracy Over Greed and Power (and by a GOP-dominated Supreme Court) Bill McKibben.  “A seismic win went almost unnoticed amidst the Tuckerstorm.”  April 25, 2023.  High court lets cities and states sue Exxon et al. The Supreme Court…declined to grant cert in a case brought by oil companies desperately trying to hold off state court trials for their climate crimes. To make a long story […]

QUORUM COURT AGAIN. Oh No!

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From Justice of the Peace Beth Coger   Our Quorum Court is becoming a local battle ground and the intersection of property rights, election integrity and having final say on what books are banned! The Quorum court makes decisions on zoning for families, the security of the ballot box and election commission operations and will make final decisions about books referred from local school boards! Who you vote for matters whether it is a JP seat or House seat!  Our Democratic candidates that moved the needle last time, are continuing their races and running again. Our 2023-24 field plan has a firm foundation […]

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

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From the Weekly Washington County Democrat SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ELECTION DAY IS MAY 9 — EARLY VOTING STARTS ON MAY 2 School board elections are just around the corner. With the passage of the LEARNS act, banning books and all the anti-trans legislation, these races are critically important to our public schools.  Who can vote?  If you live in the city limits of the Fayetteville School district, you can vote. School_Board_Zone_Map_2021.pdf (core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com) These are non-partisan races. If you don’t know who to vote for, call them or see who’s standing with them on social media! Springdale School district has two at large members running.  These are […]

Homeless in Fayetteville

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Fayetteville City Council Meeting Tuesday May 2 – 5:00 pm Rally 5:30 pm City Council Meeting Fayetteville City Admin Building 113 W. Mountain St. Fayetteville There are those who imagine that homeless people are really not quite human. They’re dirty, probably drug addicts and criminals. I don’t believe most Omni folks are in that camp. We’re the bleeding hearts who hand them change out the car window and wish them well. But nobody really know how to help them. That includes our city government. In it’s wish to take care of the earth and our city, our city codes are […]