Yearly Archives: 2023

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #130, JUNE 14,  2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #130, JUNE 14, 2023. (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) ·       Melvin Goodman.  Corporate Media’s Support for Militarism  ·       Abel.  Peacemakers’ ad in NYT. [Both pro-war and pro-peace enrich the NYT!] ·       MR Editors .  “The United States of War.”    Melvin Goodman.   “The Mainstream Media’s Unwillingness to Challenge U.S. Militarization.”  Counterpunch (JUNE 2, 2023).    FacebookTwitterRedditEmail The Washington Post finally conceded in an editorial last week that the United States must “spend smarter” when it comes to defense.  Instead of looking for ways to cut defense spending, however, the Post simply wants to spend differently.  It favors more spending on conventional […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #131, JUNE 12, 2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #131, JUNE 12, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) ·       Tomgram.  “Jane Braxton Little, Climate Migrants .” ·       JANE BRAXTON LITTLE.     “Looking for Home in an Overheating World.” TOMGRAM   TOMDISPATCH “Jane Braxton Little, Climate Migrants in a Hell on Earth.” POSTED ON JUNE 4, 2023 Uh-oh, my city’s sinking. I’m not kidding! According to a new study, New York City, my hometown, is all too literally going down, thanks to those vertiginous towers, including the Empire State Building, constructed on land some of which was sandy and is now giving way. All those Manhattan skyscrapers and the like […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #129, JUNE 7,  2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-129-june-7.htmlNorman Solomon.  War Made Possible by corporate mainstream media.TomDispatch. Andrew Bacevich.  What “victory” for Ukrainians might mean.Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies.  Stop the Ukraine War Now.Women Cross DMZ: 2023 Korea Peace Advocacy Week. Why do most US citizens accept the US Empire and its wars?  Norman Solomon argues in War Made Possible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine (2023) that the corporate mainstream media and US political leaders conceal the tragic consequences of war.  US leaders have perpetuated war since WWII by distancing the public from the killing and costs via high tech warmaking, and via […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #130, JUNE 5, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-climate-memo-mondays-130-june-5.html Thom Hartmann.  Nationalize the Fossil Fuels Industry.David Schwartzman.  China’s peace plan, ceasefire in the Ukraine war, negotiations.  Dick.  Rabbis: study leading to action. THOM HARTMANN.   “Will There Ever Be a Criminal Trial for the People Wilfully Destroying Life on Earth?”  Common Dreams.    May 29, 2023.[Hartmann makes a case for nationalizing the fossil fuels industry.   Here is the conclusion of his article. To read the entire article go to https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/criminal-liability-for-climate-damage   Thanks to Fran for sending Hartmann’s excellent argument.  –Dick] Thomas M. Hanna, Director of Research at The Democracy Collaborative and author of Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States, […]

UKRAINE WAR ANTHOLOGY #30A, June 4, 2023

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USA-NATO-UKRAINE-RUSSIA https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-ukraine-war-anthology-30a-june-4.html COMPILED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY HTTPS://OMNICENTER.ORG/DONATE OMNI ANTHOLOGIES ON SOVIET UNION/RUSSIA  Each of these items will lead you to the other anthologies as of  May 2023. RUSSIA (Newsletter) ANTHOLOGY  #10, January 28, 2022https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/01/omni-russia-newsletter-10-january-28.htmlSOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #2, March 3, 2023https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/03/omni-sovietrussophobia-anthology-2.htmlUKRAINE WAR ANTHOLOGY #28, February 18, 2023https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/02/omni-us-nato-ukraine-russia-war.htmlUKRAINE WAR ANTHOLOGY #29https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-us-nato-ukraine-russia-war.htmlUKRAINE WAR ANTHOLOGY #30, June 4, 2023 Number of articles in first 18 Ukraine War Anthologies, 2014-2022:306.  From #19-28 = 189.  Total in 28 Anthologies: 495.  The quantity is an important point.  Clearly, contrary to the presentation of the war by the US and NATO, there […]

National Pollinator Week, June 19 – 25, 2022

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National Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. Your Climate Victory Garden does just that! It’s a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them.  See the entire series on Climate Victory Gardens at the YouTube channel: Climate Victory Gardens

Time Exchange Potluck

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Sat June 10 6:00-7:30 pm Omni Center Second Saturday NWA Time Exchange willl hold a potluck for people to get together and talk about time banks. How they work, what they can do for our community and all that. This potluck is specifically meant to be very open to anyone, so it’s not specifically vegan or vegetarian, but those dishes are always on the menu. Bring you’ll note the ingredients for your dish on a card and we can all appreciate what’s in it. Fix anything you’d like to share and meet others who’d like to see our community getting […]

How to Change the World With Your Lawnmower

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Last night I couldn’t stop watching a Frontline episode I missed when it came out a couple years ago. The one about the rise and impact of Facebook and what it’s leadership thinks they can do to fix the problems it causes (they were vague on that point). Here’s the link to that episode if you missed it too: While trying to go to sleep afterward the thought that keep oozing back into my mind was how idealistic the founding group was and how determined they were to make the world a better place. A few of them still believe […]