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Tonight, “The Light Gate” welcomes researcher, author, presenter, and experiencer, Ruben Uriarte. About the Guest: Ruben graduated from James Logan High School in Union City, California and Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. He is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations. He had served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding.) Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon, such as the Discovery Channel's " UFOs Over Earth," The Learning Channel's "Monster Hunters," the History Channel's "UFO Files," "UFO Hunters," "Ancient Aliens" , the Travel Channel's " How UFOs Crashed My Vacation" and the Discovery Science Channel "Unexplained Files." He has also authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Some of the books include: Mexico's Roswell (1st & 2nd Edition), The Other Roswell, Aliens in the Forest, The Coyame Incident and Falling Angel. Ruben also worked as a contributor/translator with Noe Torres on their recent book project " UFOs Over Mexico - Encounters With Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" with authors Carlos Guzman and Alfonzo Salazar. LINKS: www.mufon.com www.northerncaliforniamufon.com www.opusnetwork.org www.roswellbooks.com https://www.facebook.com/ruben.uriarte.9

Tonight, “The Light Gate” welcomes researcher, author, presenter, and experiencer, Ruben Uriarte. About the Guest: Ruben graduated from James Logan High School in Union City, California and Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. He is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations. He had served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding.) Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon, such as the Discovery Channel's " UFOs Over Earth," The Learning Channel's "Monster Hunters," the History Channel's "UFO Files," "UFO Hunters," "Ancient Aliens" , the Travel Channel's " How UFOs Crashed My Vacation" and the Discovery Science Channel "Unexplained Files." He has also authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Some of the books include: Mexico's Roswell (1st & 2nd Edition), The Other Roswell, Aliens in the Forest, The Coyame Incident and Falling Angel. Ruben also worked as a contributor/translator with Noe Torres on their recent book project " UFOs Over Mexico - Encounters With Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" with authors Carlos Guzman and Alfonzo Salazar. LINKS: www.mufon.com www.northerncaliforniamufon.com www.opusnetwork.org www.roswellbooks.com https://www.facebook.com/ruben.uriarte.9

I'm so excited to have Nicole Strickland on the show. She is one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the paranormal today! One of the leading paranormal and afterlife researchers on the West Coast, Nicole Strickland has been interested in the supernatural since childhood. In addition to her innate psychic and empathic abilities, Nicole's experience in the fields of counseling, education, psychology and social work give her a unique perspective on studying the unknown. She is known for her gentle and humble approaches to working with the spirit realms, her clients and the paranormal field at large. Nicole is the founder and director of the well-respected San Diego Paranormal Research Society (SDPRS). Since 2011, she has hosted the “Spirits of the Adobe” tours at the iconic Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Since 2009, she has worked with Dale Kaczmarek's Ghost Research Society, serving as the Southern California Area Research Director and California State Coordinator.  Nicole is also a consultant to various other investigative groups including the American Spectral Society. Additionally, she is known nationally and internationally for her research of the iconic RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Blending her love of history, paranormal studies and writing, Nicole has written several books, including Field Guide to Southern California Hauntings, The Haunted Queen of the Seas: The Living Legend of the RMS Queen Mary, Spirited Queen Mary: Her Haunted Legend, RMS Queen Mary: Voices from Her Voyages, San Diego's Most Haunted: The Historical Legacy and Paranormal Marvels of America's Finest City and Spirits of Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Her next book, The Afterlife Chronicles: Exploring the Connection between Life, Death and Beyond will be published in 2022. Along with Marie D. Jones and Denise Agnew, Nicole signed a contract with Black Spot Books for Women on the Fringe: Groundbreaking Women in the Paranormal, set to release in 2023. All three of Nicole's books about the Queen Mary continue to be popular sellers aboard the ship.  She also contributes to Paranormal Underground Magazine as a writer and correspondent. Check out her website's blog feature for written pieces about various topics. and join us LIVE on wltkdb.com at 8 pm cst.

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America to discuss the effort to pass single-payer health care in California, the opposition that the measure faces from the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, how California's proposed single-payer system would help reduce racial disparities in health, and how California's effort can provide a starting point in the movement for Medicare for all in the US.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America to discuss the effort to pass single-payer health care in California, the opposition that the measure faces from the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, how California's proposed single-payer system would help reduce racial disparities in health, and how California's effort can provide a starting point in the movement for medicare for all in the US.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie discuss the anniversary of the murder of World War II veteran Louis Allen and its significance in the context of the Biden administration's failure to pass reforms like the Build Back Better Bill and voting rights protection, how his murder exposes the mythology of American exceptionalism and the necessity of Black leaders to kowtow to the carnage of the American empire, and how that connects to the FBI's refusal to protect Allen over his witnessing of murder by a white government official.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Wilmer Leon, co-host of The Critical hour, which you can hear from 6 to 8 PM EST right here on Radio Sputnik to discuss the foundational myth of the “shining city on a hill” that the United States is supposed to be as it casts so much of the world into darkness, the abject poverty and despair waged on working and poor people in the US that casts doubt on the “shining city” narrative, the disconnect between those in power who refuse to pass the Build Back Better bill and the people they claim to represent who would benefit from the bill, and the propaganda campaign waged against governments that provide for working and poor people as “authoritarians.”Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jon Jeter, award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent, radio and television producer, Bluesologist and Decolonizer, and author of the book “Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People” to discuss the untold story of the tensions with Ukraine and the propaganda machine that artificially escalated the conflict, the revolving door of the media and the crackdown on dissent that often focuses on people of color, how the crackdown on dissent severely limits the narratives that we hear, and the advantages and disadvantages of using social media as a means of advancing struggle.

Michelle and John open with a discussion about who is taking a big part of the blame for surging inflation - spoiler alert: its lower income folks receiving unemployment and stimulus checks. Meanwhile, the Fed plows trillions of dollars into bond buying programs. Coleen Rowley, former senior FBI agent and renowned whistleblower, joins the Misfits to talk about the Department of Justice's new Domestic Terrorism Unit - a reaction to the breach of the Capitol. Coleen gives context by citing several examples of domestic terrorist incidents with higher fatalities than January 6, 2020 which did not result in creating a new FBI unit.The Biden administration announced that private insurers will have to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests. Bill Honigman is a retired emergency physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). He breaks down the challenges to receiving the actual reimbursement. Why is every solution for Americans to spend more of their limited free time filling out forms to try to keep from being gouged by private companies? Later on, John and Michelle catch up with David Swanson, executive director of World Beyond War, to talk about the latest developments with NATO and conflict zones around the world. David explains it's possible the West cares more about Ukraine joining the EU more than concerns over joining NATO. John points out that the direct link between EU membership and increased well-being for the population is questionable. Hungary joined the EU, and that isn't what happened.David Shultz, professor of political science and legal studies at Hamline University, explains a lawsuit filed in an Illinois federal court that universities engaged in price fixing and unfairly limited aid by using a shared methodology to calculate applicants' financial need. David explains the civil suit against the universities alleges colluding that benefits the university as a business. The collusion means students are unable to strike more competitive deals with colleges before deciding where to attend.

Alan Macleod, senior staff writer for MintPress News, author, journalist and media analyst, and a member of the Glasgow University Media Group, joins us to talk about philanthropy and what it means for billionaires to be funding media endeavors. We talk about compiled data indicating that Bill Gates has donated over 300 million dollars to various media organizations in the U.S. and around the world, what sort of specific activities this money is funding, and how this could shape the way news is covered by recipient organizations. We also talk about how donations always come with strings attached, and what this means for unbiased reporting. Morgan Artyukhina, writer and news editor at Sputnik News, joins us to talk about news that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uncovered 15 vials in a storage facility owned by pharmaceutical giant Merck in eastern Pennsylvania labeled “smallpox” and “vaccinia”, and the mystery of how these potentially deadly viruses ended up there in the first place. Dr. Bill Honigman, retired emergency physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), talks to us about reports that overdose deaths in the US hit record numbers during the pandemic, with more than 100,000 deaths. We talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant issues like economic precarity, anxiety, and depression are drivers for this increase in mortality, how the lack of infrastructure in poorer states may have exacerbated the problem, and what the government could do to alleviate this crisis. We also talk about the increase in Medicare B premiums, which may erase the increase in benefits that people saw last year, and how this could be tied to the introduction of a new and very expensive drug to treat Alzheimer's, whose efficacy has been questioned by medical professionals. Brennan Hall, NFT and crypto enthusiast, talks to us about the craze over “Non-Fungible Tokens” or NFTs, what they actually are and their connection to cryptocurrency trading, and the confusion around these markets.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America to discuss the California recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom, the danger for working and poor people that this recall election poses, and some of the disgusting statements made and positions held by conservative frontrunner Larry Elder.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kambale Musvuli, activist, writer, & analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa to discuss the role of imperialist powers in the coup in Guinea, Col. Mamady Doumbouya's history with imperialist powers and President Alpha Conde, and the economic and political interests of neocolonialist powers in Guinea. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Tanda Blubear, an organizer with Women with Bows to discuss resistance to the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, the environmental impact posed by the pipeline and tar sands, the frequent and continuous violation of indigenous treaty rights in Minnesota and in the United States, and how the struggle against Line 3 and for indigenous sovereignty presents the need for solidarity across movements.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Esther Iverem,, artist, author and independent journalist, host and producer of On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital on Pacifica Radio to discuss how the end of additional unemployment benefits exposes capitalism's subsistence on exploitation, erasure of history and the desecration of historic Black cemeteries in the Washington, DC area, and the mythologies that uphold belief in the capitalist system.

Tina Landis, environmental and social activist and the author of the book “Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism,” joins Misfit hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte to discuss the US Senate's love of fracking and what the White House could be doing to aid our economic recovery instead of calling for more oil to be pumped out of the ground. Bill Honigman, retired Emergency Physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America, talks about President Joe Biden's proposed health care reforms, what's missing from them, and whether we might see real change in the near future. Radio Sputnik's own Garland Nixon, cohost of the Critical Hour, discusses the ban Facebook dropped on him after trying to share a story about Hunter Biden and why Facebook can't hide behind the “private company” excuse for this kind of censorship. Member of Freedom Fighters DC Afeni helps break down the connections between the US war machine, the oppression of racial minorities and the exploitation of anyone not in the upper economic echelon in this country. She also discusses shifting attitudes in the US about socialism, and how to spread this shift from the public to politics. The Misfits also send Miley Cyrus, Jamie Spears, Chet Haze and a bunch of other American celebrities far, far away for the weekend.

Dr. Bill Honigman, retired Emergency Physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America, joins us to talk about how the the Biden administration appears set to change a rule that gives the government power to seize the patents for taxpayer-funded drugs and other inventions that allow them to regulate drug prices, how Big Pharma exerts undue influence in policy making by lobbying, funding business-friendly candidates, and smearing candidates that want to push back against the private healthcare system.Stephen Menendian, Director of Research at the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley and lead author of the "Roots of Structural Racism Project" that investigates racial residential segregation across the US, talks to us about findings from the study that showed that found that out of every metropolitan region in the United States with more than 200,000 residents, 81 percent were more segregated as of 2019 than they were in 1990, and how this sustains a vastly unequal system that restricts opportunities and hinders outcomes particularly for black and brown communities, and how the best life outcomes are found in highly segregated white neighborhoods through “opportunity hoarding” and how the goal should be for higher integration in order to achieve a better society for all.Jon Jeter, author and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist with more than 20 years of journalistic experience, former Washington Post bureau chief and award-winning foreign correspondent on two continents, talks to us the exercise in hagiography underway after the death of Donald Rumsfeld, the Biden administration promoting green capitalism in the face of the climate change crisis, and the uptick in murders in Washington, DC, as well as the Mayor's response. Nick Mottern, reporter, researcher, writer, political organizer, and coordinator of Bankillerdrones.org and KnowDrones.com, talks to us about how drone warfare is not the sole purview of the U.S. with Turkey and Iran becoming major players, and what this proliferation means for war fighting, and the letter asking Joe Biden to end “unlawful” drone strikes that are conducted outside official fields of battle.

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon. Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon. Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico. For Your Listening Pleasure all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network with our compliments, visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv. Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; America's Soul Doctor with Ken Unger; Back in Control Radio Show with Dr. David Hanscom, MD; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Imagine More Success Radio Show with Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; Two Good To Be True with Justina Marsh and Peter Marsh; and many other! That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.For Your Listening Pleasure all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network with our compliments, visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv.Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; America's Soul Doctor with Ken Unger; Back in Control Radio Show with Dr. David Hanscom, MD; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Imagine More Success Radio Show with Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; Two Good To Be True with Justina Marsh and Peter Marsh; and many other!That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, and Tina Landis, environmental and social activist and the author of the book “Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism,” join us in a conversation about the the threat of water shortages and droughts facing the western United States, what kind of impact could these have, and how big agribusiness, bad water management, and climate change denial exacerbate these crises in the region. We also talk about how these climate events also threaten the nuclear infrastructure of the country, how nuclear energy is not the most safe and efficient form of energy generation, and how we need to move forward with alternative solutions. Dr. Bill Honigman, retired emergency physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for the Progressive Democrats of America, talks to us about how individual states are undertaking new initiatives to try to make their health care systems more affordable and humane in light of general inaction from the federal government, how the ACA as originally devised leaves so many people behind, how the lack of a single payer system in the U.S. may have contributed to excess deaths in the hundreds of thousands during the COVID pandemic, and why we need to keep fighting for universal healthcare, which will lower costs and improve the quality of life for people in this country.Eugene Puryear, journalist, activist, and host at Breakthrough News, and the author of "Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America,” joins hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber reflecting about the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial, how it has galvanized collective action in the country towards justice and how need to abandon atomization and individualism to heal and improve our society. We also talk about the so-called new U.S. policy “playbook” in Latin America, and the controversy over the OPCW report on chemical weapons use in Syria. Emily Satterwhite, volunteer at Appalachians Against Pipelines, joins our “Trends with Benefits” segment to talk about the protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and how other collective actions, like Standing Rock, inform these and can help build solidarity and strengthen environmental movements.

Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo, Professor of Public Health at College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA and Dr. Bill Honigman, retired Emergency Physician and California State Coordinator and Healthcare Issue Team Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America, talk to us about the very unequal COVID vaccine distribution program that practically constitutes medical apartheid, how these efforts should be taken cooperatively between nations, and how the for-profit model in testing and vaccination is not the way forward. Juan José Gutierrez, immigration lawyer and executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, and Maru Mora-Villalpando, founder of La Resistencia, community organizer and immigrant activist, join us to have a conversation about President Biden’s executive orders dealing with immigration, new legislation submitted to Congress last week, the re-opening of Trump-era detention facilities in the country, ongoing deportations, and how sometimes “pragmatic” approaches proposed by the government are not the right solution. Sean Michael Love, founder and editor-in-chief of Black House News and Afeni, member of Freedom Fighters DC and abolitionist-in-training, join hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte to talk about the one year anniversary of the brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbury. We will also talk about the number of Confederate statues removed in 2020 and the shocking number of symbols that still exist, the permanent expansion of the U.S. Capitol's security perimeter, policing and the security state.Chris Bradshaw, Executive Director at Dreaming Out Loud, and Chris “Nookie” Bishop, host of the Digital Gumbo Podcast, join our weekly Foul Play segment to talk about Tiger Woods and his recovery from his car accident, what this bodes for his career, player selection in the NBA All Star game, and MVP considerations. The Misfits also talk about Twitter’s censorship of a news article from thegrayzone.com detailing collusion between news organizations and western intelligence agencies, the Navalny case, and how Amnesty International is withdrawing its “prisoner of conscience” designation for him over previous xenophobic statements.

Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America, talks about California surpassing New York as state with most coronavirus cases after record day. California was billed as a miracle state back in March with its initial response to the pandemic, what has gone so terribly wrong? Also,Trump is calling off plans for the big acceptance speech he wanted to make in Jacksonville. The President had pushed the Republican National Committee to move that portion of the event from North Carolina so he could accept the party's nomination in front of thousands of fans. Is taking the virus more seriously?

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America, to talk about why California Governor Gavin Newsom is insisting that the aggressive hoarding of supplies by the federal government means states must form a parallel "consortium" to purchase their own PPE, whether Newsom's repeated references to California as a "nation-state" could signal a broader split between the federal government and states which no longer view it as a "reliable partner" in protecting their residents, and the broader implications of Trump's failed coronavirus response on working people here and abroad. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Steven Powers, an organizer with the Philadelphia Liberation Center, to talk about how the group is stepping up efforts to ensure Philadelphia's most vulnerable communities have access to food and supplies amid the shelter-in-place order, why the government's inability or unwilling to seriously address the coronavirus outbreak means the onus of dealing with its impacts has fallen to working communities themselves, and why the bonds formed as we struggle to address the crisis together are crucial to developing the kind of mass working-class movement needed to bring about real liberation.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jeb Sprague, a research associate at the University of Cali Riverside and author of “Globalizing the Caribbean: Political Economy, Social Change, and the Transnational Capitalist Class," to talk about heightening concerns of a widespread outbreak in Haiti as the US deported 61 Haitians despite the serious risk of contagion, why the neocolonial model imposed on Haiti ensures the country's social services are unable to meet the needs of the people, and how the country's dysfunctional healthcare system is fueling fears that up to a million Haitians could die if the virus continues to spread.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, and co-host of the Common Censored podcast with Lee Camp, to talk about why the White House is accusing Voice of America of 'promoting foreign propaganda' after the US government-funded outlet acknowledged China's coronavirus response as a "model" for other nations, how mutual-aid and serve-the-people organizations are demonstrating the superiority of worker-led organizations in meeting community needs, what explain the increasing racialization of social distancing enforcement, and why so many progressives are through voting for the "lesser of two evils."

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America to discuss the ongoing spread of coronavirus, the poor response from the the Trump administration, how COVID-19 impacted the Joe Biden/Bernie Sanders debate and how the pandemic shows the need for Medicare For All.In the second segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Richard Becker, author of Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire, to discuss Israel's Benny Gantz being given a mandate to organize a "unity" government in Israel, how Netanyahu is maneuvering to avoid jail time after facing corruption charges, and the prospect for how coronavirus may exacerbate the colonial, apartheid dynamic between Israel and Palestine.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism' to discuss how the Trump administration's response to the economic slump caused by the coronavirus is as inadequate as the medical response, why Trump's stimulus package failed and the ripple effects of the most recent economic downturn.Later in the show, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, a father, husband, Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, and the curator of imixwhatilike.org and author of the upcoming book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power” to discuss how imperialism impacts the response to coronavirus in the US and the West, how Bernie Sander's foreign policy points to the need for a mass anti-imperialist movements and the politics of revolutionary violence in media regarding the TV show "Hunters."

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America, to talk about the news that Pete Buttigieg has suspended his presidential campaign, how Joe Biden was able to pull off such a convincing victory in South Carolina, why Mike Bloomberg continues to stay in the race despite appearing to have already served his purpose from the Democratic establishment's perspective, how Tulsi Gabbard is using her campaign's bully pulpit to combat reactionary Russiagate fearmongering and redbaiting, which candidates are bringing something progressive to the table and which are just freeloaders, how the various Super Tuesday primaries are set to play out tomorrow, and whether Biden will be able to take advantage of so many candidates dropping out and consolidate the centrist vote. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda to talk about hopes for a replacement ceasefire agreement in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib province, how Turkey rationalized breaking the ceasefire after Russia and Syria continued bombing jihadist non-signatories, Turkey's role in arming and providing logistical support for the euphemistically-labeled "rebels," whether the degree to which Russian and Turkish interests are opposed precludes any real possibility of the two countries reaching a truly mutually beneficial agreement, the role of spite in the decision by Turkish President Recep Erdogan to flood Greek borders with migrants, the geopolitical dynamics behind the assault on Sputnik journalists by Turkish nationalists over the weekend, and why those journalists were subsequently detained by authorities in Ankara. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Anthony Rogers-Wright, Policy Coordinator with Climate Justice Alliance, to talk about why Trump is proposing changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, what the changes would mean for vulnerable communities in the path of fossil fuel infrastructure projects, how the elimination of the Environmental Impact Statement requirement would jeopardize attempts to revitalize various populations of endangered species, what the ongoing assault on our remaining environmental regulations reveals about the prioritization of public health under the Trump administration, where this move fits into broader attempts to roll back what protections have been achieved by the working class and the environmental movements, and how concerned community members can get involved in the fight against corporate extractivism.Later in the show, Jacquie and Sean are joined by award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall to talk about the three Democratic contenders dropping out over the past 24 hours, how the latest movements in the horse race will impact the apparent decision by the Democratic establishment to force a brokered convention, what Elizabeth Warren's acknowledgment that she could only triumph via a brokered convention reveals about her role in the race at this point, whether support from party insiders will be enough for Joe Biden to sustain the momentum he gained from his South Carolina victory, how the mainstream media has turned the 2020 presidential race from a referendum on Donald Trump to a referendum on Bernie Sanders, why the continuing media attacks on Sanders only serve to vindicate and energize his supporters, whether Bernie may be the best-positioned to attract support from anti-establishment swing voters who voted for Trump but have been disappointed by his broken promises, why the timing of the decisions by pro-establishment candidates to end their campaigns seems to have been coordinated for maximal political effect ahead of Super Tuesday, why the punditocracy continues equating Sanders' progressive platform with Trump's far-right program, and whether further attempts to rob Sanders of the Democratic nomination will lead to an irreparable schism within the party.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America, to talk about the upcoming debate in Nevada, why organized labor continues to go unmentioned in these debates despite ongoing high-profile labor mobilizations throughout the country, why pro-establishment unions and especially the Nevada culinary union are throwing their weight behind efforts to block Medicare-for-all legislation, whether Joe Biden actually stands a chance of securing the nomination anymore, and why claims that Medicare-for-all would reduce healthcare coverage in underserved areas are misleading.In the second segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Dr. Margaret Flowers, co-founder of Popular Resistance and director of the Health Over Profit for Everyone (HOPE) Campaign, to talk about why the trial of the Embassy Protection Collective 4 resulted in a mistrial, why the defendants chose not to mount a defense in the case, why the prosecution seems to be attempting to thread the needle between providing too little information for the jury to confidently convict and providing so much information that the jury sees through the flaws in the case, what ties she views between the political persecution of the embassy protectors and broader attempts to criminalize politically inconvenient free speech, between and why—as a medical professional—she agrees with the characterization of the Lancet medical journal that the ongoing treatment of Julian Assange constitutes torture. In the third segment, Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Steve Horn, investigative reporter and producer for The Real News Network, to talk about Congress approving a bill to build a gas pipeline and provide arms shipments to Cyprus, why Exxon and the Israeli government lobbied so hard to get the bill passed, why such legislation invariably seems to draw bipartisan support, what the American Chamber of Commerce's role in backing the bill says about the ability of US economic interests to dictate policy internationally, and why the measure got so little pushback from supposedly-progressive quarters.Later in the show, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voting Project, to talk about the news that Bloomberg will be making an appearance at the Nevada debate, why the Democratic party continues to fail to extinguish the momentum of the Sanders campaign, how the establishment's manipulation of the Democratic nomination process in 2016 paradoxically set the stage for Sanders' comeback, why the 'vote blue no matter who' mantra is fading away as Sanders looks more and more likely to secure the nomination, the extent to which Bloomberg's overflowing pockets enable him to overtly influence the party's trajectory, why the bipartisan regime change foreign policy consensus makes it difficult to label so many Democrats "progressive," whether Sanders will face a backlash for describing the Israeli government as "right-wing" and "racist", why engaging with the mass movement coalescing around the Sanders campaign is critical to shaping its ultimate direction, and how that movement's lack of loyalty to the Democratic establishment helps ensure that there's space for Bernie to move leftward.

On episode five of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan introduces us to a UFO sighting that occurred in 2004 in which the Mexican Air Force reported eleven UFOs during a routine patrol flight. Infrared cameras mounted on the plane were able to capture the UFOs. Radio transmissions and an official report given to the Mexican Secretary of Defense made this a very intriguing case that received very little attention in the United States.  The UFO topic is often seen through very western eyes within the United States. But many extraordinary cases have occurred both on the southwestern border and through the skies and grounds of Mexico. And one individual who has looked extensively into these cases is Ruben Uriarte. In this episode, he and Ryan discuss the strange case known as the Cisco Grove incident, in which a UFO witness spent an entire night fighting off an entire fleet of alien humanoids and a robot-looking being. Ruben also speaks of the 1975 Carlos de los Santos case in which a pilot encountered three saucer-shaped UFOs surrounding his plane. They end the conversation talking about a lesser known UFO crash over the town of Coyame in which a mid-air collision supposedly took place between a conventional plane and an unknown aircraft. Guest Bio: Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). He as authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres, about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the borders of the United States and Mexico. To learn more, visit: www.roswellbooks.com - - -  If you have a story to share or would like to suggest guests and topics, please email: Sprague@somewhereintheskies.com Official Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Ryan's book, 'Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon,' is available by CLICKING HERE 

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Our guest tonight is Ruben Uriarte of MUFON — the Mutual UFO Network. A little background on Ruben: He graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations. He has served as a California State Coordinator […] The post 58: Ruben Uriarte – State MUFON Director for Northern California appeared first on Transpersonal Radio.

Solar Surge? John Woolard, CEO, BrightSource Energy Karen Douglas, Chairman, California Energy Commission Lisa Hoyos, California Director, Apollo Alliance Greg Dalton, Climate One - Moderator A “perfect storm” of policy and incentives has made 2010 a banner year for solar in California, but for the boom to continue in the state and the rest of the United States, major obstacles need to be cleared, according to a panel of experts convened by Climate One. Karen Douglas, Chair of the California Energy Commission, BrightSource Energy President and CEO John Woolard, and Lisa Hoyos, California State Coordinator, Apollo Alliance, caution that the absence of a coherent, stable, and long-term national clean energy policy is holding back the industry. “One of the challenges in US policy is that … it’s been, ironically, perpetual and long term for fossil fuels, but short term and extended sporadically for renewables,” Woolard says. “We need a longer time horizon … at least five, more likely ten years, is reasonable.” Douglas agrees: “It’s terribly damaging to extend a policy and then reverse the policy. If you do that too many times, developers feel burned.” We also need to be able to deliver the clean energy to the grid. Woolard notes that over the past decade US regulators have sited 12,000 miles of natural gas pipelines but only 600 miles of power lines. “It’s like running interstate commerce without highways and rails,” Woolard says. If you can get projects financed and approved by regulators, it will mean jobs, Hoyos says. “Clean energy jobs are growing ten times faster than any other sector of our economy in this state,” she says. “We need to fully put our energy behind opposing Proposition 23 so we can continue to realize the benefits of AB 32, which is expected to generate in the next ten years over $104 billion in investment and other economic opportunities.” This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on October 8, 2010