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Future Primitive
In advance, I apologize for my rant, but better out than in. I have thought about this for many sleepless nights as I pace the night dealing with bad nights. You know those nights, where the past creeps up and fills the landscape with bad things that you thought you had gotten over, but never can. In my pacing, I went over all the intel I learned, or was entrusted to me, and see a future with a landscape painted with stupidity, and blood. I see many factions, and many endgames in play, and since I am nobody, my ability to stop it all is limited to my turf, and here I shall stand,mentor those awake, and aware, and fight.
By R. Herne Steelegrave5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Progressives should support Biden
Moderate Democrats are one of the biggest obstacles in the path of a Progressive America. Historical support of big money, PAC’s, and corporate donors allow influences into the Party that are antithetical to a collective focused government. The Biden/Harris ticket promises more of the same. VP Biden has actively worked with lobbyist groups for decades, and Senator Harris’ current campaign shows donations from Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, Walt Disney, and others on OpenSecrets.org. It would be foolish to believe that this new potential Administration will do more for Progressives than previously elected Democrats. Biden/Harris will be a continuation of Clintonian policies, just as the Obama administration was, and our dreams of a shared collective will continue to remain unfulfilled.
By Nicholas Dark5 years ago in The Swamp
Dear South Asian People: We (Black People) Are NOT The Problem.
It is only Thursday, and yet this week alone has felt like a lifetime. Between the shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old unarmed Black father who was shot in front of his kids 7 times in the back on Sunday, or the Republican National Convention which started on Monday and has spewed hatred and fear of Black people to their primarily white Anglo base all week, this week has been soul-suckingly long already. There have been protests raging in the United States, NBA players have announced they are boycotting (striking technically) the games that were scheduled to be played and MLB and MLS teams are following suit, standing in solidarity with their athletic colleagues. And in the midst of all of this, Black people are facing another all-too familiar attack from another marginalized and racialized group of people, who have suffered similar traumas due to colonialism, white supremacy, racism and the class system. As some of you in the Black community have heard, there is a popular Indo-Caribbean restaurant that is frequented by us and recently, the manager of one of the locations who happens to be a family member of the owner of the restaurant made some extremely racist and ignorant comments on social media regarding the current state of affairs between law enforcement and the Black community. His comments have caused backlash and quite a stir, some calling for complete boycotts of their businesses both here in Toronto and in Trinidad & Tobago. As someone who has Indo-Caribbean friends, I really wanted to take a moment to address some of the history and foundation of where this stems from. It’s roots are deep in the very white supremacist, racist and anti-Black rhetoric we are currently witnessing.
By Whitney Smart5 years ago in The Swamp
The Baalei Teshuva Project: Finally Breathing
I was raised in a very secular Soviet household. I went to a Jewish day school for about three years, where I never had help with my homework. My grandma barely remembered Yiddish. Even though she’d speak to me in Yiddish and I understood fluently, my mom didn’t want her to speak to me in Yiddish. She didn’t want me going back to the roots.
By Naomi Grant5 years ago in The Swamp
Report on Day 2 of 2020 Republican National Convention
I didn't watch much of the First Night of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Monday. I made up for that by watching just about all of the Second Night of the convention last night. Here's what I saw and heard: lies.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in The Swamp
Thug(s)
I remember very distinctly the first time a white person used the term "thug" to me and I knew they really meant "N*****." I was working for a Fortune 500 company in their Supply Chain division as a budding manager. I had built out and ran a home delivery program for this company and managed a P&L of about $30 million dollars annually. It was the most stressful yet rewarding time of my life. I had received Executive Leadership awards from my senior leadership team and had been recognize company wide for my contributions. Exceptional customer service skills have always been one of my strongest attributes and I prided myself on being able to negotiate and manage tough customer service situations. There were many a time where my company president sent me issues to resolve and trusted me implicitly to make decisions on what the right course of action was. I said all this not to brag in any way, but more to provide context of my work ethic and standing at this particular point in time at this company. I was well respected and had worked my ass off to be so.
By Whitney Smart5 years ago in The Swamp
Black Trans Lives Matter, too- and we need to keep saying it
It’s been over three months since George Floyd was murdered, and the tidal wave of anger and resistance unleashed by that latest in a long line of dead black bodies is still at the forefront of our consciousness, even if it no longer dominates the newspaper headlines. The demonstrations- which started in Minneapolis and spread rapidly, first across the U.S.A and then worldwide- have made the already widely-known Black Lives Matter movement a household name. Calls for justice for Floyd’s death were swiftly joined by the same demand for Breonna Taylor, shot eight times by police officers who’d burst into the wrong house. And the resulting media attention, from the New York Times to Instagram, has drawn an unprecedented level of cultural and societal attention to issues of systemic racism and police brutality. In particular, calls to “defund the police” have highlighted the nauseating extent to which police forces have both neglected and outright persecuted non-white- and particularly black- communities.
By Emma Curzon5 years ago in The Swamp
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) is a part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) that promotes sustainable agriculture. It aims to enhance agricultural productivity while maintaining soil health, efficient usage of water and conserving natural resources by using promoting techniques like organic farming, soil tests etc. as well as it also focuses on increasing the income of Indian farmers.
By Chelsi Ved5 years ago in The Swamp
Law as a political weapon
Law as a political weapon Courts destroying democracy. The law has always been used by governing authorities, as a means of exerting their right to govern and enforcing their laws on opponents, but in the 21st Century this is being turned on its head and being taken to absolutely absurd levels, as a means of destroying democratic rule.
By Peter Rose5 years ago in The Swamp
My 2024 Presidential Bid
I am not being serious but if I am elected in 2024, 2028 or whatever the year I will take my duties seriously. I have plenty of videos of what I will do if I were President on my YouTube gaming channel. This should not be taken seriously unless you are willing to vote for me. A President is only as good as his advisors and his/her willingness to listen to them. I will make a quick list, but I go in depth on my YouTube channel.
By Ferrari King5 years ago in The Swamp
MAGA NATION
If you’re anything like me it’s hard to find your place on the political spectrum. Never really identifying or fitting in with either party. Maybe the world of politics never held your interest or attention. Maybe politics is the bane of your existence as it fuels a hate fire deep in Your soul whenever the topic is bought up.
By Sarah Dickinson5 years ago in The Swamp
