Monthly Archives: September 2023

Who is the Ward 1 city council candidate? Here’s an intro to both of ‘em.

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To Anybody in Ward 1, I’d like to encourage you to put the NOVEMBER 14 SPECIAL ELECTION on your calendar. I’m not telling you who to vote for, but one candidate stands out since he’s the spouse of our fine Quorum Court Justice of the Peace for District 12 Evelyn Rios Stafford, and that says something good about him. He has a platform that touches strongly on things we’ve identified as important to us. He’s not well known though, so he’s going to need every vote he can get. The other candidate is unknown to me. He doesn’t mention issues we talk […]

To fix climate change we must do something about the danged economy

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To Fix the Economy, Measure Something Better than GDP. Yes GDP. What’s beyond GDP and economic growth? (Oxfam report) Our addiction to economic growth is the foundational problem that keeps us from solving for climate disruption. But growth is just the way things work isn’t it? How can we stop that? Oxfam makes a case that it’s worth the effort. “… there is a strong case that this outdated metric should no longer be the dominant compass guiding policy making. It fails to distinguish whether economic activity is harming or benefitting people and the planet. Government policies and budgets should […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #143, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/09/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-143-september.html Dick Bennett.  Two Books on the US Warfare StateDmitri Kovalevich.   “Class and Nation in the Conflict in Ukraine.” Chris Hedges Report.  “There Are Very Few Good Films About War.  20 Days in Mariupol is an Exception.”   Manufacturing Consentin the Warfare State    I am reshelving my books after a broken water pipe, and am finding books I want to read again. Fred Cook’s The Warfare State (1962)(Mullins UA23.C673) remains a good source of understanding the true nature of our nation—a bully in 1962 and 61 years later still a bully, including still “making verbal declarations of war on Russia.,” still “:less possible […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #144, SEPTEMBER 11,2023

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Compiled by Dick Bennett.OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com)  Veterans for Peace Jake Bittle. The Great Displacement.  Bittle has been writing and fact-checking for Popular Science since 2018. Kirkpatrick Sale.   “The Dangerous Contrivance of ‘Climate Change.’”  Sale has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology.  David Suzuki..   “There’s Still Time to Avoid Climate Catastrophe.”     Suzuki is a science broadcaster, and environmental activist with a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago. GROWING RECOGNICATION OF DANGEROUS CONVERGENCE OF THE TWO EXISTENTIAL THREATS TO CIVILIZATION AND PLANET:  NUCLEAR WAR AND GLOBAL WARMING VETERANS FOR PEACE 2023 Convention opened with a panel on the Climate Crisis and Militarism Jake Bittle. The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #142, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/09/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-142-september.html Abel Tomlinson. “Negotiate Peace Now”David Bromwich.  “Living on a Planet” Negotiate Ukraine Peace Now.  August 28, 2023. Negotiate Ukraine Peace Now – Abel Tomlinson (wordpress.com) As the U.S. proxy war with Russia in Ukraine grinds on, and Joe Biden demands billions more for war, we must ask when will this end?  How much more blood and treasure will be spilled for a lost cause?  All signs indicate the much-hyped Ukraine counter-offensive has failed.  Even pro-war mainstream media and some pro-war politicians are admitting so, and some are starting to understand the war is unwinnable.  But wasted blood and treasure are nothing compared to the […]

Scarecrow Showdown

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October 1 @ 9:00 AM – October 31 @ 7:00 pm Botanical Gardens Football games… carving pumpkins… hayrides… the “Scarecrow Showdown!” The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is introducing this brand-new tradition to the Autumn season. The Scarecrow Showdown is a temporary art installation & competition, from October 1 to October 31, showcasing handcrafted scarecrows created by the Northwest Arkansas community.  The best part is… anyone can join in! Individuals, families, artists, schools, organizations, businesses, and more can register to partake in creating scarecrows that are unique, spectacular, spooky, and everything in between! $25 Amateur: individuals, families, schools, and non-profit […]

Unlock Your Inner Climate Superhero! Here’s the Superhero roadmap!

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Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global WarmingUnlock Your Inner Climate Superhero! Here’s the Superhero roadmap! The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions. It points to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, philanthropists, community organizations, and others should prioritize to make the most of our efforts to stop climate change. Here’s a TED Talk by Project Drawdown CEO Johnathan Foley from last March. He lays out Project Drawdown’s master plan – their Roadmap for Drawdown that they feel confident could effectively let us come to terms with the climate disaster we face.Drawdown TED […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #143, SEPTEMBER 4,2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #143, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Art Hobson.  “Ending the nuclear weapons threat: USA and others must support U.N. treaty.”The Shalom Center.  “Maui Wildfires: Elite Origins, Grassroots Response.”Jim Hightower.   “People and the Planet Win Big Victory Over Big Oil!”  GLOBAL WARMING AND NUCLEAR WEAPONSArt Hobson.  “Ending the nuclear weapons threat: USA and others must support U.N. treaty.  NWADG 22 August 2023.” . . . The bad news is that, along with global warming, The Bomb is an existential threat to civilization.  The good news is that the chances of real action on […]