Podcasts about solartopia

RESUME ATMOSPHERIC BOMB TESTS?  ARE YOU NUTS?   We open with a beautiful poem from our Laureate MIMI GERMAN.   We then explore the origins of the 1963 Atomic Test Ban with the tragic tale of the premature death of Patrick Kennedy, the son of President John Kennedy and First Lady Jackie.   This terrible loss led directly to JFK agreeing with Nikita Khrushchev to ban nuclear explosions in the atmosphere.   We are then honored by the genius of ROBERT ALVAREZ, JOE MANGANO and KARL GROSSMAN on critical issues of radiation and health.   We celebrate a vital op ed on this by CHRISTIE BRINKLEY in the Kansas City Star, with McClatchy syndication.   We take a deep dive into the legendary “Baby Teeth” study, and Project 2025's insane push for more nuke testing.   We hear from PAUL NEWMAN warning about Christian Nationalists who want an Armageddon to fulfill Biblical prophecy.   A spiritual contribution comes from LYNN MYSTIC-HEALER, and from MELISSA, who asks “Is this even legal?”   From LISA WHITE we hear about the movement in Fresno for post-nuclear sanity.   “How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life” is a new radio show from LYNNE FEINERMAN alerting us to the Evangelical push for nuclear war.   Ontario's Doug Ford is exposed by MYLA RESON who questions his commitment to new nukes.   Reporting in from southern Ohio, PAT MARIDA and VINA COLLEY report from the Piketon-Portsmouth nuclear death plants & an upcoming 2/12 town hall.

GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING; DC HOME RULE; FIGHTING CELL TOWERS      > > We start with a wonderful offering (as always) from our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN. > > For an excursion into the wonders of grassroots organizing we are led by the great ANDREA MILLER through the wilds of Wisconsin and Virginia. > > “Despair is not a strategy,” she says, & shows us how to use elections as an instrument of freedom. > > We're joined with critical input by long-timer activists MARION EDEY and MYLA RESON.  > > Santa Monica solar homeowner PAUL NEWMAN chimes in with his usual brilliance, as does NICOLE UNG. > > The burning issue of DC HOME RULE comes to us with co-convenor MIKE HERSH & DC's former SENATOR MICHAEL BROWN. > > Georgia voting rights activist RAY MCCLENDON tells us of an upcoming march in Selma, in Atlanta & beyond. > > Long-time organizer FATIMA ARGUN gives us the word from Arlington, across the water from DC. > > Our expectations are challenged by MELISSA HALL, RONALD HALL, and LYNN FEINERMAN. > > We then take a deep dive into the life-&-death issue of Electronic Magnetic Frequency from CAMILLA REES. > > Camilla's scientific cohort RICHARD LEAR gives us a brilliant excursion into the scientific & epidemiological landscape around EMF. > > On the 704NOMORE legal front we hear from attorney SCOTT MCCOLLOUGH, who dissectstells us about the need for local resistance against cell towers. > > Long-time activist and EMF victim JULIE LEVINE evokes the need for our activism. > > The results of a “no EMF fast”  that transcended the health impacts of wireless impacts are presented by TATANKA BRICCA. > > The latest from Indivisible comes to us through Mimi S. > > Mozilla browser is recommended by DR. RUTH STRAUSS. > > The need to build our networks comes from DEB SCHINDLER…and.... > > JOIN US AGAIN NEXT!!! for a deeper view on the Ukraine war…. no nukes….see you in Solartopia….

WELCOME HOME LEONARD PELTIER!  MEET THE KURDS…RIPPED NC ELECTION...& COMPUTER PIONEER LEE FELSENSTEIN We start GREEP zoom #213 with KANI XULUM and a fascinating exploration of the repression of some 50 million Kurdish citizens. The great JENNIFER ROBERTS of the Carter Center updates us on a terrifying NC challenge to election integrity.  With TATANKA BRICCA we celebrate the return of LEONARD PELTIER to his people after FIFTY YEARS in unjust captivity. A boycott of major corporations for Friday, February 28, is announced by DANIELA GIOSEFFI. DC Home Rule is now under attack, & we get a first-hand report from MIKE HERSH. The big attacks on the Big 3 of MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICAID get a new look from Prof. ERIC KINGSON. We then examine the realities of MARTIAL LAW and what may soon be coming to the US. The new EPA Chief's attacks on funding for renewable energy elicits a question of what will happen with nuke power. For a deep deep dive into the world of computerization, we then hear from the legendary LEE FELSENSTEIN.  As founder of the Earth-changing Homebrew Club that pioneered the digital revolution, Lee's genius is now focussed on democratizing information. Additional input comes from STEVE CARUSO and MYLA RESON on the nascent Eco-Broadcast Network. Santa Monica's PAUL NEWMAN has some key questions about the world wide net. Our own DR. NANCY NIPARKO raises critical issues about the impacts of electronic devices on children. JULIAN LELUTIU, DONALD SMITH, NICOLE UNG & MUTAZA MOGRI wonder about the future of mass demonstrations & more.  A truly great session.  We will continue next week!!!

SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY, PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, & GRASSROOTS FEMINIST ORGANIZING We launch GREEP Zoom #212 with a lovely poem from our Laureate MIMI GERMAN, who tells us about the feminist community of Rohava in northern Syria. Co-convenor MIKE HERSH introduces Prof. ERIC KINGSON takes us on a long journey for saving Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid, which he says have deep popular support.   MARGARET VILLANI expresses her concern about the lethal swoop now trashing Medicare & Medicaid.   ELLEN GOTTLIEB from Save Social Security & Medicare Now.com tells us of upcoming Florida events.   Longtime organizer DANIELA GIOSEFFI warns that the dispersal of personal from Social Security & Medicare comprise an urgent threat.   We hear from ROBERT COPLIN on California's SSI shortcomings.   KEVIN EISENSTADT seeks guidance on the best time to take SSI benefits.   DONALD SMITH and MICKI LEADER warn about the need to sustain public support for these public institutions.   Grassroots organizing questions come from BRYAN BLAKELY.   Environmental broadcaster KEN GALE checks in from WBAI with vital green info about ECO-RADIO.   Plutonium at Livermore is also opposed by MARJORIE MIKELS, who tells us about upcoming demonstrations there.   The No Nukes community is thanked by HEIDI VIERTHALER who adds new about her Green Energy Economy work.   Safe Energy activist MYLA RESON evokes the Plutonium that's contaminated the Greater Denver region & remembers the great Dr. Karl Johnson and the Rocky Flats guards who shot 3-headed rattlesnakes.   We hear from DAVID ANTOS about a young activist named NABILA SAYED.   BARBARA HARRISON ask for our Environmental Network.     Radio legend LYNN FEINERMAN asks if the US will ever have a Jewish president.   The highly democratic process of knowing your neighbors is outlined by MIMI, MIKE & LYNN.   Building local community is evoked by MURTAZA MOGRI.   Fighting white supremacists powers the inquiry MIMI S from California.    

GREG PALAST EXPOSES HOW THE 2024 ELECTION WAS JIM CROW DISENFRANCHISED   We start GREEP Zoom #211 with “Resistance” from our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN.   We then welcome the great GREG PALAST for a full-bore excursion into how the massive Jim Crow disenfranchisement of millions of Americans put Donald Trump back in the White House.   Palast warns that “your ballot will be rejected” at an astronomical rate if you are a person of color, meaning the 2024 vote count was heavily coded by race to pull off the soul-killing death-of-American-democracy coup now in poisoned progress.   Palast's VIGILANTES INC. is at www.gregpalast.com & is a must-see for anyone concerned about the preservation of what's left of American Constitutional freedom.   We also hear from the uniquely power election protection audit expert RAY LUTZ, and from Greg's associate PATRICE GALLAGHER.   Greg. Patrice & Ray are joined for clarifying comments from NATHAN TAYLOR, PAUL NEWMAN, HEDY TRIPP, CD BUCKLEY, JOHN SEELEY, MICHAEL MCMILLAN, LYNN FEINERMAN, JULIE WEINER, MICKI LEADER, ERINNE ROCHELLE, NICOLE UNG, BARBARA WRIGHT & other truly wonderful Greepster participants.   The upcoming national April 22 Earth Day broadcast is explained by prime organizer MYLA RESON, who will convene the breakthrough event in about two months.   Our co-convenor MIKE HERSH raises the question of whether there needs to be a dialogue as to whether there really is an anti-Christ and if what's happening now in America qualifies as “Apocalyptic.”    We will reconvene on PRESIDENT'S DAY to revisit much of the research done by Greg and available through VIGILANTES INC  at www.gregpalast.com.   See you on Prez Day with George & Abe, February 17, in Solartopia!!!

DISSECTING THE DOOMSDAYS UPON US We start with a beautiful statement from Grammy-winner ALICIA KEYS on the power of diversity. We explore the real culpability of the White House—NOT diversity—for the air crash that has (thankfully) not had an equal in 25 years. Radio Host LYNNE FEINERMAN tells us that the fiscal sponsorship for her non-profit radio show has disappeared. From Minnesota's frozen tundra we hear HEDY TRIPP reports from a DEI conference on the anxiety being imposed on women on people of color. MYLA RESON reports that there are massive demonstrations in Los Angeles and elsewhere against ICE actions targeting immigrants. Co-convenor MIKE HERSH urges an end to the circular firing squad. Our Alabama heart doctor RUTH STRAUSS questions Trump's comprehension of tariffs. Health Justice Monitor's DON MCANNE terms the attack on USAID as “catastrophic.” We get a warning on DEI and the DC helicopter crash from NICOLE UNG. “Where are the Democrats?” asks New York's JULIE WEINER, a truly great election protection activist.  Election expert RAY LUTZ gives us many of the ins/out about how the 2024 election was conducted and tabulated. U. of Michigan grad NANCY NIPARKO questions how young men from her home state were impacted by the issue of war in the Middle East. GREEP engineer STEVE CARUSO confirms his belief in the “conspiracy” theory of massive disenfranchisement around the US. Solartopia co-host MYLA RESON introduces the idea of a national Eco-Broadcast Network. The status of Leonard Peltier is raised by Indivisible's MIMI S, followed by TATANKA BRICCA reporting that, thankfully, Leonard is in Turtle Island, NOT in federal prison. From “Nuclear Hotseat" Podcaster LIBBE HALEVY we hear the latest about atomic power's escalating insanity. We get a Yoruba version of Happy Birthday from MICHAEL O. JOHNSON. …and we will see you next week with the great GREG PALAST to find out who REALLY won the 2024 election.   

PELTIER, ELECTION PROTECTION & the ECO-BROADCAST NETWORK Our GREEP Zoom #209 begins with “Time” by our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN. We hear the latest about Leonard Peltier from TATANKA BRICCA and LYDIA PONCE in concert with the Indigenous community supporting him:  “I would like to be out of prison, but I am a free man.” BARBARA WRIGHT reminds us to thank The Creator for the fact that Leonard is out of prison & with his people. LIndsay Graham, Lisa Murkowsky & Susan Collins are summoned for praise by DANIELA GIOSEFFI. Will Trump's GOP wear itself out with a Rope-a-Dope of illegal acts, asks MYLA RESON. We hear from MIMI S about the need to recognize what should have been with Bernie Sanders. From Columbus, Ohio we hear from SANDY BOLZENIUS about the kinds of election fraud that turned the Buckeye State to Bush in 2004.  . From co-convenor MIKE HERSH we bemoan the Democrats' lack of a backbone—except when disenfranchising people of color. “How long can they keep this up?” wonders MELISSA HALL. Massive disenfranchisement demands a class action case against the Democrats for failing to protect the vote, says DAVID SALTMAN. Bring in Ray McClendon and the NAACP, says JOHN STEINER. Our erstwhile engineer STEVE CARUSO evokes some of the carnage now damaging our planetary consciousness. For the inauguration of the ECO-BROADCAST NETWORK we hear from green media activists LIBBE HALEVY, DOUG WOOD, JACK EIDT, ALEX SMITH, STEVEN STARR, URSULA RUEDENBERG about building a major media presence for a post-nuclear green-powered broadcast reality.  With this gathering we “made history” says Mike Hersh, & will continue next week with still more.

WE CELEBRATE THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING & THE WELCOME RELEASE OF LEONARD PELTIER We begin this celebratory GREEP zoom #208 with TATANKA BRICCA giving us some background of Joe Biden's announcement that LEONARD PELTIER will be released from prison on February 18. SHAWNA HOGAN-MOORE tells us about her meeting where she & asked Prez Biden to release Leonard. Our poet laureate MIMI GERMAN gives us a poem about the duality of this amazing moment. Crusader VINNIE DESTEFANO, who also worked to free Julian Assange, weighs in. Co-convenor MIKE HERSH reminds us of the great & powerful life of racial justice campaigner Marcus Garvey, pardoned today. From the American Indian Movement and NDN we hear from LYDIA PONCE. Activist/author/poet DANIELA GIOSEFFI takes us back to Selma and reminds us of the triumphs of Martin Luther King, whose day it is.  Amnesty International's GAVRILAH WELLS reminds us of the years of work that went into this campaign for justice. New York activist MICKI LEADER talks of exploring the range of podcasts amidst a lifetime of social change. The feminism pioneer Martin Luther is evoked by MARC IMLAY. KPFA's DENNIS BERNSTEIN tells us how to hear his FLASHPOINTS show and honors the Indigenous activism that continues to burn in our country's soul. Having foresworn the news, WINSTON APPLE gives us his plans for a perfect democracy. From Dr. RUTH STRAUSS we get medical advice for Leonard & a negative view of the film “Apprentice,” arguing it went to early on Trump.  From deeply frozen Minnesota the great HEDY TRIPP encourages us to explore self-care in the hellish four years to come. New York election activist JULIE WIENER warns us that election protection is still in jeopardy from dubious machines in the Empire State. KPFK Board member MARCY BIELMA joins us for the first time with her wit & wisdom. Activist MIKE KUNNECKE also warns us about the dangers of electronic voting machines. Encouraging us to write our Senators is NICOLE HUHN. Pacifica National Board member MYLA RESON tells us of the celebration on the Venice Pier honoring Leonard. A thrilled DEB SCHINDLER chimes in with her joy and thanks for this victory. Our long attention span is celebrated by co-convenor MIKE HERSH, who announces another zoom honoring MLKing soon to follow. We are sent on our way by BOB ROEHM who does the calendar for the Columbus Free Press, putting us on nearly 100 times. Having celebrated the victories of Dr. King & Leonard Peltier, we leave on a happy note!!!!

LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES…WE PRAY FOR LEONARD PELTIER WITH THE GREAT ROSE STYRON & MORE…     We start GREEP Zoom #206with a report from the burning city of Los Angeles that it's long past time to shut the two reactors at Diablo Canyon, before they could pour a radioactive cloud into a city/county with 11 million.   The great ROSE STYRON….poet, activist, co-founder of Amnesty USA….tells us to get active to help us save Leonard Peltier out of prison before he dies.   Rose is joined by ALEX MATTHEISSEN adds to the request in the name of his father, Peter, renowned author of IN THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE.   Alex also helps us celebrate the coming of congestion pricing to New York City and elsewhere.     TATANKA BRICCA gives us a report on this campaign from the perspective of the tribes and the Pope, who we hope will convince Biden to spare this man's life.   Maryland State Senator JEFF WALDSTREICHER introduces us to the opening day of the legislature in Annapolis….and the revival of Progressive values in the face of the advent of Donald Trump.  Jeff also warns of an attempt to use private prisons to hold large numbers of political prisoners.   DAVID SALTMAN reminds us of the Bruce Curtis case, in which a Canadian citizen convicted of murder was remanded to Canada rather than being put to death.   MIKE HERSH reminds us that there is a resolution signed by many members of the US House calling for Peltier to be released, as well as a warning that Trump may be persecuting those who raise progressive issues..   The cases of CHARLES LITTLEJOHN is raised by NICOLE UNG, along with that of STEVE DONZIGER.   From Santa Monica, NANCY NIPARKO and PAUL NEWMAN give us on-the-spot reports from the front lines of the Palisades Fire.   Radio host LYNN FEINERMAN raises the question of whether Westwood is being protected because of atomic reactors on the UCLA campus east of the 405.   DENNIS BERNSTEIN of the Flashpoints Show at KPFA raises the issue of farmworkers and prisoners fighting the LA fires.   Firefighters have been coming from Ukraine, adds Nancy Niparko.   MARC IMLAY describes how the military has been fighting fires.   STEVE CARUSO warns that the creep of fascism is burning the planet.   JOHN FITZGERALD reports on the attempt to hold Trump accountable for violating the third section of the 14th Amendment, which would disqualify him from becoming President.   DAVE SALTMAN raises the issue of why this 14th Amendment challenge to the Trump Presidency has gotten no media coverage.   The question of whether police should prevent this Inauguration is raised by ANDREW LEVIS.   From western Mass we hear ANNA GYORGY seconding the motion for enforcing the 14th while decrying the lack of attention being given to it.   PATRICIA GRACIAN emphasizes the work of Steve Spoonamore (Duty to Warn) and Greg Palast (Vigilantes Inc) in documenting the “irregularities” of our elections.   ANNE WILCOX clarifies that objecting to the certification of an Electoral College delegation has become far more difficult.   CLAIRE ROSENFIELD adds important advice for dealing with ICE, including by demanding a warrant.   Talking to us from Columbus, Ohio, SANDY BOLZENIUS suggests that we get radio stations—like Pacifica—to spread the word about saving democracy.   Sanctions against Russia established by Trump a few years ago & then extended by Biden are raised by MINDY GALLEGOS   MARY ELIZABETH JACKSON asks for reassurance in a difficult time……let's hope the sun rises soon.

We Honor LEONARD PELTIER & His Fellow Prisoners as Trump is Certified & We Evaluate His Nominees TATANKA BRICCA discusses the chances that Joe Biden will save the life of Leonard Peltier, who'll be released before 1/20 or die. A minor correction comes from MYLA RESON…and still  more from MIKE HERSH. Young Progressive Democrats of America is represented by HARTZELL GRAY, who inspires our movement to recruit young activists. NICOLE UNG urges us to help free whistleblower Charles Littlejohn. Myla and DAVID SALTMAN talk about beloved corporate-assaulted attorney STEVE DONZIGER who has been privately prosecuted by Chevron Oil. GAVRILAH WELLS of Amnesty International recalls Trump's mass killings of 13 federal prisoners and urges Biden to keep pardoning folks, especially Peltier.  NICOLE CORRADO evokes the need to sanction a Russian billionaire helping Musk buying Twitter. Election expert RAY LUTZ shows disturbing statistics from Nevada indicating serious irregularities in the Democratic turnout. The insane prosecution against JOHN BRAKEY for merely making a public records request is explained by SUSAN PYNCHON. DON MCCANNE emphasizes the need for youth in the progressive movement. We hear from DIANE CAMERON that the 1/6 insurgents did attack the Capitol, but more importantly they attacked our Congress. Trump's in-coming cabinet is dissected by JACK EIDT. We'll see you next week in Solartopia….No Nukes!!!          

IS FLUORIDE IN WATER A KILLER? LEONARD PELTIER MUST BE FREED! * WILL 14.3 KEEP TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE? Our poet laureate MIMI GERMAN leads off GREEP Zoom #205 with two beautiful short poems. Our deep dive into public water fluoridation with DOUG CRAGOE, followed by LYNN FEINERMAN, MYLA RESON, DR. RUTH STRAUSS and DR. NANCY NIPARKO. We'll revisit at a future date the life-and-death complexities of this vital issue.   JOHN FITZGERALD then gives us a thorough analysis of the petition demanding that the Congress deal with the 3d section of the 14th Amendment. That law stipulates that someone who has participated in insurrection against the government of the United States cannot hold public office. Fitzgerald explains that Congress has the power to decide whether such a candidate can actually become a President or member of Congress. Two Supreme Courts (Colorado & Maine) & three Congressional committees have branded Donald Trump an insurrectionist, leaving Congress the option to disqualify him from office. MIKE HERSH emphasizes the non-partisan nature of the Constitution. LORI GRACE adds her support to the effort to have the Congress deal with this astonishing political time bomb. The Electoral College Vote Count Act will come into play on January 6, when we meet again. DAVID SALTMAN raises two key questions:  what triggers the line of succession? and will this lead to civil war? John Fitzgerald further explains that the 12 Amendment could kick in, making Kamala Harris president… As for a new civil war, Fitzgerald explains that the capital might be protected, but not the rest of the country. STEVE CARUSO and DONALD SMITH and AJ LEVIS  raise key demands that this be heard and ask what we can do to make this happen. NICOLE UNG calls for Charles Littlejohn to be pardoned for having been a whistleblower from the IRS.   And we prepare for the volcano of our January 6 gathering….

An Appeal to Biden to Free LEONARD PELTIER; MLK Day Coming; Back to the Founders TATANKA BRICCA opens with a report on LEONARD PELTIER  and the desperate need to get him out of prison alive. MYLA RESON follows up with a key point of information on how, hopefully, to do that. Our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN gives our GREEP Zoom #204 a perfect opening poem. MIKE HERSH hearkens back to the formation of the US republic with a warning on the horrors of fascism. DAVID SALTMAN explains Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, banning insurrectionists from holding public office. From western Massachusetts, ANNA GYORGY reminds us that Inauguration Day, 2025, will be Martin Luther King Dan. BARBARA HARRISON adds a plea to fight for democracy. MELISSA HALL asks about calling the White House to help free Leonard. CATHERINE STEARNS lets us in on resistance organizations in Oregon….including the Civil Liberties Defense Center. MICHAEL JOHNSON digs deep into the January 3 insurrection and its on-going impacts. Next week, December 29, we will reconvene, hopefully to celebrate the freedom of Leonard Peltier…& the partial redemption of Joe Biden.  

We start GREEP Zoom #203 with a gorgeous poem from our Laureate MIMI GERMAN, enhanced by our meeting on BEETHOVEN'S birthday. We then, with a shout-out from MYLA RESON, visit the horrendous case of LEONARD PELTIER, as well as the one of STEVE DONZIGER. TATANKA BRICCA promises to contact CHASE IRON EYES for next week's gathering. JOHN STEINER reminds us that 34 Members of Congress have written Biden asking for Leonard's freedom. KARLA SAND and HEDY TRIPP report in from Minnesota on choices for a new Chair of the Democratic National Committee. The great JERRY ASHTON reports in on his campaign to erase medical debt, having helped retire many billions in medical debt. We are then joined by the great GREG PALAST who tells us what we do & do not know about mass disenfranchisement in the 2024 election. ELENA RUMIANTSEVA, LYNN FEINERMAN, CHARLOTTE DENNETT, DONALD SMITH also contribute important insights. Engineer STEVE CARUSO adds his belief that all is not well with the 2024 outcome. YONNA PATTON & STELLA FAIR introduce the diversity issue to our screen.  ROB KALL checks in from Op Ed News. PAUL NEWMAN gives kudos to Greg from Santa Monica. MELISSA RICHARDSON HALL & STEVEN HOFFMAN add critical insights. MIKE HERSH introduces his pal PAT ELDER, who takes us on a deep dive into the filthy world of military waste & PFAS. DOUG KRAGOE promises us to bring some expertise on fluoridization for our December 23 gathering. See you then!!!

WILL LEONARD LIVE?  WAS THE 2024 ELECTION BOUGHT BY MUSK? WHAT NEXT IN SYRIA? TATANKA BRICCA updates the attempt to free LEONARD PELTIER to open GREEP Zoom #202,asking us to contact the White House.  We then explore “Catch 2024” with STEPHEN SPOONAMORE and the possibility that Elon Musk bought this year's election. The legendary CLINT CURTIS introduces his movement to get the 2024 ballots counted. JOHN BRAKEY follows with his report from Arizona & digital imaging insights. We dive further into the electoral madness with RAY LUTZ. ELEANOR LECAIN calls out the Democrats for the traditional lack of interest in election protection.  LYNN FEINERMAN raises the issue of Opus Dei and its dark fight against democracy. PAUL STOKES, DANIELA GIOSEFFI, MELISSA HALL join in with critical comments. ADAM THUNDERFACE adds more to the campaign to free Leonard Peltier. The chaos in the Middle East is then addressed by CHARLOTTE DENNETT & DAVID SALTMAN. We also address the brilliant recent piece on war by LUCIAN TRUSCOTT IV. …and we will see you again next week for our final session of the tragic year 2024. 

Deep Dives on Whether the 2024 Election Stolen & What's REALLY Happening in the Middle East   We begin with a riveting, totally unique analysis of the questions surrounding the legitimacy of the 2024 election.   Thus GREEP Zoom #201 opens with renowned computer expert STEPHEN SPOONAMORE, whose deep dives into election protection date back to 1999...and whose questions about the 2024 election have stirred huge controversy nationwide, for very good reason, as we'll hear.   Digital image activist JOHN BRAKEY, the godfather of digital ballot imaging,  reports from Arizona.   Audit Master RAY LUTZ enhances the dialogue with far-reaching technical analysis of the need for hand counting.   JOHN BONIFAZ & SUSAN GREENHAIGH add to the deep investigation of whether this election might have been stolen. PATRICIAN GRACIAN promises to contact CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) about potential legal avenues regarding election integrity concerns. Master Engineer STEVE CARUSO will post the AI transcript of meeting on grassrootsep.org website.     MIMI KENNEDY gives us a detailed report on election procedures in Los Angeles.   On life-and-death questions of the Middle East, CHARLOTTE DENNETT gives us a comprehensive look at the region's oil/energy geopolitics. DAVID SALTMAN enhances Charlotte's devastating presentation with his own world-class expertise born of an astonishing career in broadcast journalism.      Through this powerful, riveting and vitally important 140-minute session, with more than 100 participants, we also hear from PAUL STOKES, MIKE HERSH, MYLA RESON, and more.   GREEP 202 will return next week with even deeper looks at  the 2024 election, the Middle East & the desperate Solartopian drive to green-power Los Angeles & the world.  

AFTER THE DELUGE, & AWAITING THE ATTACK ON RENEWABLES & DEMOCRACY:  WE NAVIGATE THE AFTERMATH at GREEP Zoom #200   We begin the GREEP zoom #200 with JEN KARIUS, who worked the polls in Pennsylvania & asks for others to contact her.   Then the great JOHN BRAKEY checks in from Arizona with his deep understanding of what a fair election really looks like.   MYLA RESON introduces DAVID FELDMAN of “the Mop Up,” and tells us that letters are going to Kamala Harris, asking her to investigate the election outcome.   Myla reads the “Duty to Warn” letter from computer expert Steven Spoonamore sent to the Democrats.   From Asheville, North Carolina, ILENE PROCTOR reports on an election outcome that gave down ballot Democrats a victory along with Trump.   Legendary “Flashpoints” host DENNIS BERNSTEIN warns of federal legislation designed to attack progressive non-profits.   BRENDA DAVIES gratefully informs us about HR815, set to destroy activist groups nationwide.   KPFK's erstwhile Chair TATANKA BRICCA warns of explosions set to go off possibly this summer.   We then hear from MARGOT KING that HR 815 has been (temporarily) defeated.   RUTH STRAUSS says she un-scribed from the Washington Post but thinks folks should join back up.   One Payer States.org President CHUCK PENACCIO tell us of a major event coming up through his website.   Central Ohio's native Nazis and their “social dementia” are called out by our engineer STEVE CARUSO.   BLUESKY, a new internet service & an alternative to Twitter/X is introduced by Myla Reson.   DR. ALAN TASMAN and DR. KEN THOMPSON brief us on a new community-based way of enhancing social cohesion, which we will explore in a few weeks.   For a deeper dive into the election aftermath we host the audit expert RAY LUTZ, who is always full of important information.   Santa Monican PAUL NEWMAN asks about the disturbing role of Starlink.   KEVIN KAMPS arrives to introduce Trump's new Secretary of Energy, an outspoken opponent of renewable energy.   DAVID SONNEBORN tells us that the Friend Committee on National Legislation won the US Peace Award.   MIKE HERSH gives us powerful words with which to organize, as always.   We will not meet next week…see you after Thanks giving!!!.  

We start with an amazing, uplifting poem from our poet laureate MIMI GERMAN. MIKE HERSH tells us that “everything is hackable.” www.seesaynow.org is recommended to us by our erstwhile engineer STEVE CARUSO. MYLA RESON call for an autopsy & a forensic investigation, with a well-deserved slam on Bill Clinton From balmy Minnesota we hear from HEDY TRIPP enumerate the disturbing vote breakdown in Minneapolis. An intriguing interactive chart of voter preferences comes to us from DONALD SMITH. The mechanics of our election are examined by the great RAY LUTZ, one America's true experts on vote count audits. Infiltration of the vote counting process is examined by KPFK Board Chair TATANKA BRICCA. Legendary No Nukes activist JOHN LA FORGE reminds us of his life-long opposition to nuclear weapons and tells us about a truly great Judge. The Christian Nationalist/Zionist alliance is analyzed by radio host LYNN FEINERMAN. Jeremy Rifkin's AQUA PLANET is summoned for us by JOHN STEINER, who reminds us that it's a “time for Bothisattvas”. ERIC LAZARUS reminds us that “autocracies like Russia are not fun to live in” and commends to us a book entitled “Autocracy Inc”. From much-acclaimed news documentarian DAVID SALTMAN we are guided toward a forward strategy, including that rarest of animal: the benign billionaire. If the billionaires bought the election, wonders JUSTIN TRUONG, shouldn't Biden have dropped out earlier…& how can we fight them? …and as TATANKA wonders if Steve Jobs was murdered, we look deep into a dark new era of which we'll make total sense NEXT WEEK!!!

CALIFORNIA SOLARTOPIA IN TRUMP'S WAKE   We regroup after the Trump Debacle to talk about solarizing California and the world.   DENNY ZANE, former mayor of Santa Monica, guides us through the ropes of running a referenda for a tax fund for solarization.   Co-hosts TATANKA BRICCA and MYLA RESON help guide us on our way, along with some great callers.   We also inaugurate the idea of a NEW SOLARTOPIA, comprised of CA, OR, WA & HI.     JOIN US!!!

Voices from the Middle East; Bringing out the Voters; Band of Sisters; Swap Your Vote   We begin GREEP #196 in the Middle East with DENNIS BERNSTEIN and ANITA BARROWS.   RUTH STRAUSS warns of burning drop boxes and has some advice for the Harris campaign.   Getting Out the Vote is the expertise of the great ANDREA MILLER whose non-partisan Center for Common Ground website shows us how to direct voters to the polls.   From Florida we get the latest update on rampaging fascism from JIM NATHAN.   Atlanta-based RAY MCCLENDON guides us to Communities United for Justice, which supports canvassers in the field.   MARGOT KING & JOHN STEINER update us on the Band of Sisters, which supports women' reproductive rights.   Swap the Vote is explained by MIKE HERSH as a way to use the Electoral College to balance support for 3d parties in “safe states” versus major candidates in swing states.   Andrea Miller reminds us that leaving messages increases turnout by 5%, and that it's key to let citizens know that early voting can be decisive.     We must, says Andrea, let voters know they are invited to the dance, & the dance is democracy.   We adjourn early to make phone calls to potential voters…and we hope you will too….  

GREEP Zoom #195:  From Election Protection to Renewable Energy to Outer Space We start with a beautiful poem by MIMI GERMAN, as only our poet laureate can do. ANDREA MILLER kicks us off with a deep dive into the world of phone banking aimed at enhancing voter turnout in this apocalyptic election. Former Charlotte two-term Mayor JENNIFER ROBERTS gives us the latest from Mecklenberg County. RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United tells us what is happening in the critical swing state of Georgia. Widely popular radio host EGBERTO WILLIES reports in from Texas. Co-Convenor MIKE HERSH encourages us to see the bigger picture on the democracy for which we are fighting. JIM NATHAN lays out the astounding deterioration of the dictatorial state of Florida. KPFA radio host DENNIS BERNSTEIN chimes in to invite our guests to a rally for Donald Trump with Greg Palast, producer of “Vigilantes, Inc.” From Michigan, ROGER RAPOPORT reports on the nuclear madness gathering in the Great Lakes. Radio host LYNNE FEINERMAN of “Women Rising Radio” discusses the impact of the Mid East war on the US election and the need for joy in these hard times. ELISSA RICHARDSON HALL decries the impact of the mainstream media. KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear warns that the Biden Inflation Reduction Act calls for gargantuan handouts to the scam atomic power industry. The predatory nature of the nuke power industry is underlined by both MYLA RESON and RAY LUTZ. The brave new world of UFO investigation is introduced by TATANKA BRICCA in intriguing detail. Engineer STEVE CARUSO tells us that China has called for “No First Use” of nuclear weapons…. …a fitting way to end today's astounding session, and to invite you all to join us next week!!!

FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY TO ELECTION PROTECTION 2024 TO THE MIDDLE EAST     We start with the legendary Indigenous leader-lawyer CHASE IRON EYES, who gives us a brilliant overview of the current state of Indigenous America & Leonard Peltier. The great grassroots organizer ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground gives us a guide to phone banking to spark voter turnout in critical states. JASON BERLIN of Field Team Six fills us on his unique phone banking operation, focussed especially on young potential voters. MYLA RESON asks Jason about what the polls are saying, especially in Montana, Texas & Florida. The idea of switching and offsetting votes from fringe parties in and out of swing states comes from RUSSELL GREENE. Threats to FEMA disaster workers in North Carolina are exposed by ILENE PROCTOR in Asheville. MIKE HERSH gives us a quick introduction to a civil discussion of the situation in the Middle East. Civilian deaths, land development issues, economic resources and spiritual forces are discussed by LYNN FEINERMAN. STEVE CARUSO raises issues about the horrifying slaughter in Gaza. Massive underground oil resources are discussed by DAVID GRACE. CONNOR MURRAY of the Council for a Livable World tells us how his legendary organization fights against nuclear weapons. TATANKA BRICCA expands on the links between nuclear power & the Atomic Bomb(s). To conclude we cope with Thom Hartmann's terrifying outline of the various ways this year's election could be stolen. We will go deeper into this profoundly unsettled situation the next week.  STAY TUNED!!!

PROTECTING THE 2024 VOTE, & A WEBINAR ON NEW NUKES > > We start GREEP Zoom #193 with the great ANDREA MILLER, who lays out her powerful push for getting out the vote in key swing states, including Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. > > STEPHEN SPITZ explains his very mixed experience with young election workers at the University of Michigan. > > RAY MCCLENDON follows by describing the mixed impacts of manipulated polls and the stripping of voter registration rolls in Georgia and elsewhere. > > A major election outcome prediction made by Alan Lichtman, who has been right many times before, is analyzed by TATANKA BRICCA. > > > We then shift gears to our Nuclear Webinar, starting with Michigan-based reporter ROGER RAPOPORT, who gives us the low-down on the insane attempt to re-fire the Palisades atomic reactor. > > World-renowned health researcher JOE MANGANO confirms the death toll from TMI, Fermi, Palisades and other nukes linked to radiation emissions from these “perfectly safe” loser reactors. > KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear adds Fermi I and other destroyed or decrepit nukes to the murderous list. We pay homage to the great Philadelphia Inquirer op ed against TMI from the great Jane Fonda.  LINDA SEELEY from the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace updates us on the latest developments from Diablo Canyon, and reminds us that badly embrittled pressure vessel at Unit One is identical to the RPV at Palisades.. SHERI MCWHIRTER asks about the rule-making petition being circulated by Roger Rapoport. MYLA RESON reminds us of the steam generator disaster at San Onofre that forced that plant's permanent closure. Cleveland's CONNIE KLINE reports on the continuing energy disaster in Ohio. Santa Monica's PAUL NEWMAN asks about Betty Yee, a candidate for California governor who stabbed the renewables industry while she was on the Coastal Commission. LYNN FEINERMAN wonders if the fossil/nuke industry is using the “anti-woke” reaction to obstruct the rise of renewable energy worldwide. STEVE CARUSO wonders about the “crazy-whack” attack against renewables despite their plummeting price tag. Next week we will meet on Indigenous People's Day, hopefully to celebrate the release of LEONARD PELTIER.

ELECTION PROTECTION ISSUE GO SKY HIGH; NUKE POWER'S INSANE REVIVAL ATTEMPT     Our GREEP zoom #192 begins with a furious renunciation of the death penalty in the wake of the unconscionable official murder of MARCELLUS WILLIAMS.   Mr. Williams's extensive appeals have been rejected by a “pro life” Supreme Court despite the appeal by the family of the alleged victim and many others.   At a minimum more than 200 innocent victims have been put to death by “pro life hypocrites” despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence.     STEVE ROSENFELD then gives us a detailed exploration of the mechanics of the upcoming fall election, focusing on the contrast of the legal landscape alongside the administrative landscape.   Steve is joined by RAY MCCLENDON of Georgia and JOHN BRAKEY of Arizona in arousing massive popular turnout at the voting booth.   JOHN STEINER introduces DAVID NEVINS of The Fulcrum.us and The Overtime Project, also aimed at voter enthusiasm.   MIKE HERSH urges us to view VIGILANTES INC. by Greg Palast with its warning against voter suppression in 2024.     At the one-hour mark we hear from CAILEY UNDERHILL of the Solar Rights Alliance.  Cailey explains the horrendous anti-solar veto by CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom.    KEVIN KAMPS and TIM JUDSON then give us a full tour of the atomic madness behind the manic attempt to re-open the nukes at Three Mile Island & Palisades.   STEVE CARUSO and TATANKA BRICCA fill in the need to build statewide coalitions in Ohio and California to fight corporate capture of our energy supplies.   MYLA RESON reminds us of the serious crisis in plugged turbine generator tubes that curse all uninsured old atomic reactors.   PAT MARIDA and RANDI POKLADNIK give us the dirty news from Ohio about phony “clean” technologies being lined up to create industrial hydrogen.   CAMILLA REES & DR. MAGDA HAVAS lay out cautionary issues involving wind energy and the kinds of “dirty energy” they might generate, both on and off-shore.   ALAN MINSKY of the Progressive Democrats of America announces an upcoming showing of Palast's VIGILANTES INC.   RAY LUTZ takes us out with a reminder that the 2024 election is upon us, & will require the utmost vigilance….   See you next week!!!

PROTECTING THE VOTE IN GEORGIA & ARIZONA; THE YOUTH VOTE; REOPENING 3 MILE ISLAND & SOLARIZING LOS ANGELES With the great RAY MCCLENDON we explore the astonishing ins & outs of how the votes will be counted in Georgia, a complex dance that could decide the 2024 election. Backing Ray up is the amazing JOHN BRAKEY, whose pathbreaking work on digital imaging and election audits in Arizona has forever changed our history. RUTH STRAUSS, LYNN FEINERMAN and TATANKA BRICCA raise major questions about the chaos about to throw the November election into limbo. STEVE CARUSO fills us in on the completely warped dirty tricks being used to sabotage Ohio's latest anti-gerrymandering referendum. PROFESSOR MARCIELLE BRANDLER gives us some critical insights into the minds of young voters. SANDY BOLZENIUS, based in Columbus, gives us some critical insights into the insanity now engulfing the Ohio town of Springfield. MYLA RESON       reminds us that the MAGA attack on immigration is designed to divert attention from Trump's catastrophic failure in his debate. Emmy-winning documentarian DAVID SALTMAN explains Brazilian attitudes toward race vs those in the US. CAMILLA REES opens a great discussion on RFK, Jr., and the future of large-scale wind farming. We're then joined by BONNIE NIXON, sustainability director of the Ports of Long Beach/San Pedro, who is working to make then 100% net zero by 2030….or sooner!!! See you all next week….

WILL THE 2024 ELECTION BE STOLEN? HOW ABOUT DECERTING GA/AZ? DR. NANCY NIPARKO gives us a hot and heavy weather report from Santa Monica.   Executive Director ALAN MINSKY of Progressive Democrats of America gives us a parallel report on Get Out the Vote efforts and PDA's new voting calendar.   Greenpeace stalwart KENNY BRUNO gives us the overview on how this year's presidency could be stolen.   Communities United's RAY MCCLENDON follows with a terrifying account of the “poster child” for election manipulation in Georgia, advocating that “we take action in advance” to protect our democracy.   From Arizona we hear that JOHN BRAKEY is still being sued by Santa Cruz County for making a records request…but that the likelihood of a fair vote count might be better in Arizona than in Georgia.   MYLA RESON wonders what happens if Harris/Walz win the White House but not the US Senate, especially as it applies to the US Supreme Court.   Nancy Niparko returns to give a rave review to Greg Palast's new film “Vigilantes,” which we will be examining next week.   LYNN FEINERMAN and MARILYN MARKS express their concerns about counting votes in Georgia.   MIKE HERSH introduces Maryland state Senator JEFF WALDSTREICHER to address issues of gun control and election protection.   The legendary ANDREA MILLER of Center for Common Ground shares her plans for Get Out the Vote work in BIPOC states over the next two months.   GREEP Engineer STEVE CARUSO reports from Ohio on the depradations of Elon Musk & the billionaire attack on our democracy.   KPFK Chair TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the dangers of Project 2025 and its “Nazi Playbook" threat to American democracy.   Southern Ohio's VINA COLLEY gives us the latest bad news from the nuclear disaster at Piketon/Portsmouth.   NEXT WEEK: Greg Palast & “Vigilantes”….

SAVING THE SOLAR INDUSTRY WHILE SHUTTING DIABLO NUKES…& SOLARIZING THE OLYMPICS We start today's Solartopian KPFK-based radio broadcast with solar pioneer RON LEONARD. Ron explains how California's “green” governor is in fact decimating the nation's renewable energy industry. Ron dissects how the states Public Utilities Commission is destroying the electric supply structure, leaving CA with the nation's 2d highest electric rates. California Solartopia's co-host MYLA RESON makes clear the need to switch to renewables ASAP. KPFK local station board chair TATANKA BRICCA chimes in with a report for the north country. Mothers for Peace co-founder LINDA SEELEY updates us the possibility that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission might seriously consider seismic issues at the Diablo site. Co-Host HARVEY “SLUGGO” WASSERMAN announces the Solartopian Olympics Committee, mean to make all future Olympics sites completely power by local renewables. 

VICTORY IN WMASS! ASSANGE ON THE BEACH!! HOMELESSNESS, ELECTION PROTECTION / DECERTIFICATION-THEFT OF 2024 GREEP Zoom #187 opens with ANNA GYORGY to celebrate a major environmental victory in Western Massachusetts.   VINNIE DESTEFANO shares the miracle & joy of Julian Assange walking the beach, a free man, with his wife and kids.   TATANKA BRICCA reminds us that we still must free Leonard Peltier.   The great homeless activist SUSIE SHANNON rallies us for activism to solve this horrible human nightmare.   WENDI LEDERMAN adds her own heart-felt dimension to the tragedy of many fellow citizens living on the street.   MYLA RESON then introduces SETH & EMILY of Walk the Walk, which helps with funding for grassroots election activism.   EMILY LEVY follows by sharing the activities of her great Scrutineers organization.   At the one-hour mark we're joined by GREG PALAST to talk about his “Vigilantes” film & this year's massive disenfranchisement of voters of color.   RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta-based Communities United for Justice describes the looming attack on Electoral College certification in Georgia.   Legendary journalist LUCIAN TRUSCOTT IV adds his unique perspective on the litigation of 2020 to what may happen again in 2024.   DR. RUTH STRAUSS, radio host LYNN FEINERMAN, renewables genius RON LEONARD join in to fill out this incredible 100 minutes on election protection.   See you next week!!!

LETS GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS; LET'S GET SOLAR ON OUR ROOFTOPS!! GREEP zoom #186 opens with the brilliant, beautiful poetry of our great Laureate MIMI GERMAN. We then dive deep into the nightmare of money in politics with GREG COLERIDGE of Move to Amend. RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United for Justice gives us the full report for embattled, disenfranchised Georgia. We take a deep dive into the dark world of the Electoral College and the possibility that the 2024 election could hinge on MAGA decertifying enough states to swing the presidency. WENDI LEDERMAN gives us the latest report from Ron Desantis's Florida. PAUL NEWMAN, MIKE HERSH, MYLA RESON & LYNN FEINERMAN give us great insights into saving our democracy. Chair SUSAN YOUNG of the Pacifica Radio National Board gives us the call to vote in the on-going Pacifica election. DR. RUTH STRAUSS updates us on Pacifica and the protection of our national election. TATANKA BRICCA then introduces the great DENNY ZANE, former mayor of Santa Monica, who explains the Earth-moving referendum process in Los Angeles. Denny is joined by the great LINDA SEELEY of the Mothers for Peace of San Luis Obispo, working for 50 years to shut the insane reactors at Diablo Canyon. STEVE CARUSO jumps in to remind us of the immense power potential of using hemp to move our vehicle fleet. MYLA RESON reminds Denny of the need to protect what's left of Santa Monica and LA's decimated tree canopy.

Quick recap The team discussed the upcoming elections, focusing on the need for secure voting methods, fairness in ballot counting, and the role of activists in ensuring a fair election. They also introduced notable figures, including Christian and Dennis Bernstein, who shared their views on women's rights, voter education, and the importance of poetry in times of uncertainty. Lastly, they engaged in discussions about potential running mates for Kamala Harris, the interconnectedness of all work, and the historic nature of Harris becoming the first woman of color to hold the presidency. Next steps Karen Greenberg and Julian Zelitzer to continue promoting their book "Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue Christian Nunez and NOW to continue get-out-the-vote efforts and voter education initiatives Dennis Bernstein to follow up on discussing Diablo Canyon on his radio show Harvey Wasserman to connect Karen Greenberg and Julian Zelitzer with Dennis Bernstein for a potential radio interview Harvey Wasserman to reach out to Barbara Koppel about obtaining video footage from Woodstock '94 Myla Reson to monitor astrological aspects related to upcoming political events Harvey Wasserman to write a letter to the current Mayor of Chicago regarding protest permits for the upcoming Democratic Convention Mike Hirsch to prepare audio recording of his composition for next week's call Harvey Wasserman to invite Mimi Gurman back next week to read her poetry Call participants to continue discussing and analyzing potential VP picks for Kamala Harris Call participants to monitor and support Cori Bush's primary campaign in the coming days Harvey Wasserman and Myla Reson to host their radio show on Wednesday at 3:05 PM Pacific time on KPFK.org Summary Automatic Meeting Summary and LSD Discussion Gree-Gree introduced an automatic meeting summary feature, which could simplify the work of the station board secretaries. myla and Mike discussed the potential benefits and issues, including name recognition accuracy. Meanwhile, karen presented while Win led a discussion on LSD legalization and the Fermi nuclear plant incident. The group also discussed a book by karen and julian about a potential "armed coup," with Win praising their credentials. Lastly, Linda Foley, a Maryland representative, joined as a guest, and plans were made to feature poetry readings by Dennis Bernstein in the following hour. Election Security and Voting Rights Discussion Win initiated a discussion about the security of the upcoming elections and the nation, with karen and julian sharing their concerns. karen emphasized the importance of viewing elections as a national security issue, given the various vulnerabilities and threats. julian discussed the relevance of the issues surrounding voting rights and election administration in the current political climate, highlighting the potential for increased political support to tackle these problems. The discussion also touched on the origins of these issues in the 21st century, with Win citing examples of voter roll purges and alleged electoral fraud in several states. The conversation concluded with the importance of election security and the potential threats to the upcoming presidential election being emphasized, with julian suggesting the reintroduction of measures to restore the Voting Rights Act. Introducing Notable Figures and Endorsing Kamala Harris Win introduced several notable figures including Delegate Foley, a journalist and former president of the newspaper guild, and Christian, a social worker and women's rights advocate. Christian, representing the National Organization for Women, emphasized the importance of fighting for women's civil, voting, and reproductive rights, and the need to combat disinformation and oppression in the upcoming presidential election. He also announced their Political Action Committee's official endorsement of Kamala Harris as the Presidential nominee, made the day after Joe Biden endorsed Harris. Securing Elections and Protecting Democracy The team discussed concerns about the integrity of the US election process, focusing on the need for secure voting methods, such as hand-marked paper ballots, and the importance of fairness in the selection of those who count the ballots. They also highlighted the role of activists and grassroots movements in ensuring a fair election, and the potential impact of high volunteer rates for campaigns. The discussion touched on the upcoming election in North Carolina, the need for voter education, and the potential challenges and vulnerabilities in the election process. The team also emphasized the importance of unity and solidarity in protecting democracy, and the need to prevent a regression to pre-Civil Rights era conditions if Donald Trump is re-elected. Dennis Bernstein's Poetry and Election Discussion Win introduced Christian, who had to leave early, and then invited Dennis Bernstein, a poet and talk show host, to share his work. Dennis read two poems: one in memory of his brother who was a skilled mechanic, and another in honor of his father, a war hero who often spoke of a bee that saved his life. The meeting also included an open forum discussion about the upcoming election, but no official endorsements were made. Poetry Sharing and Resilience Discussion Dennis shared a poem about resilience and hope, emphasizing the importance of living fully despite difficult circumstances. Tatanka thanked Dennis for his poetry and encouraged others to continue sending letters to Biden and Harris. Win then shared a poem about his experience at Woodstock, reflecting on the loss of his parents and the spiritual connection he felt at the event. The conversation ended with Win sharing another poem titled "Shoshi and Daddy," which he dedicated to his mother. Sharing Personal Poetry and Emily Dickinson Win shared a personal and touching experience with his daughter on Mother's Day, which was followed by Tatanka's drum song "2 Hearts, one drum," emphasizing the power of love and the importance of being present in the moment. Dennis shared a personal anecdote about his mother's poem and encouraged others to share their own poetic works, with myla affirming that everyone in the Zoom call likely had a poem to share. The group also discussed the life and work of Emily Dickinson, highlighting her impact and influence, and mentioned an ongoing exhibition in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a yearly gathering of her fans to read her poetry. Woodstock Memories and Regrets Ron and Win reminisced about their experiences at Woodstock in 1994 and 1969. Win recounted being asked to give a speech criticizing Pepsi and other bottlers at Woodstock '94, though Pepsi threatened to withhold sponsorship if he did so. Ron shared an anecdote about interacting with Country Joe of Country Joe and the Fish. Win discussed the chaos of being introduced by Graham while Crosby, Stills & Nash were playing during his 1969 Woodstock speech. He also mentioned a premonition about his mother's death while dancing to Tatanka's music. Both speakers lamented their inability to obtain a video of the events to show their grandchildren. Hope, Diablo Canyon, and Songwriting Discussion Dennis shared a poem about hope, which led to a discussion about Diablo Canyon and a promise to provide more information. myla then shared her nostalgic experience selling the Berkeley Barb during the war and the group discussed the upcoming primary election for Cori Bush, a Democratic Squad member. The group considered endorsing candidates and supporting Bush's campaign through the Progressive Democrats of America. Towards the end, the group engaged in a light-hearted discussion about singing and songwriting, with a focus on the Scalia and Thomas themes. The possibility of future discussions with songwriter Steven Seinheim was also suggested. Discussing Potential Running Mates for Kamala Harris Win suggested several potential running mates for Kamala Harris, including Josh Shapiro, Roy Cooper, and Mark Kelly. Win believed that Mark Kelly would be a strong candidate due to his impressive resume and potential to deliver Arizona and Nevada. However, Steve disagreed, suggesting that Roy Cooper would be a better choice due to his experience and ability to attack the Republicans. myla also expressed her preference for Cooper and Tim Walts, highlighting their progressive values and leadership qualities. The group also discussed potential drawbacks of having two women on the ticket and expressed uncertainty about the progressive credentials of Roy Cooper. Ancestors, VP Candidates, and Elections Tatanka initiated a discussion about the interconnectedness of all work and the significance of acknowledging ancestors. The group then engaged in a lively conversation about potential vice presidential candidates, with suggestions ranging from Muhammad Ali to Eleanor Roosevelt. The historic nature of Kamala Harris becoming the first woman of color to hold the presidency was also discussed, with references to Gracie Allen's 1941 presidential campaign. The participants also discussed the possibility of international observers for the upcoming US election, the influence of big tech money on Kamala's campaign, and the upcoming Democratic Convention. Personal anecdotes and memories were shared, and the importance of remembering names correctly was emphasized.

CHRISTO-FASCISM; OHIO IN TURMOIL; GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING & ORGANIC FOOD We open GREEP Zoom #184 with ANDRA WATKINS & her uniquely powerful view of Christo-Fascist / Christian Nationalism and Project 2025, the far-right blueprint for a new American theocracy. Andra grew up in a South Carolina fundamentalist community but somehow came away to give us a powerful ground-up view of the forces trying to make America Puritan again. DR. NANCY NIPARKO, our resident neurologist, wonders about the psychology behind this increasingly powerful fascist movement. ERIC LAZARUS, LYNN FEINERMAN, DR. RUTH STRAUSS, JOHN STEINER, DIANA ARTEMIS get into the nitty gritty of what the far right is really saying. Voter Suppression in Ohio is explained by NANCY LARSON in deep detail, especially when it comes to Ohio's disenfranchisement czar Frank LaRose.  Nancy is joined from the Buckeye State by STEVE CARUSO who explains the cyber-now rages over the right to vote. WENDI LEDERMAN reports from Florida about how the DeSantis disenfranchisement campaign is destroying what's left of democracy in the Sunshine State. MARY STONEWALL-BUTLER volunteers her service to help anyone working to protect the vote. We then hear from long-time pro-democracy organizer LORI GRACE warns us of the likelihood of violence in the upcoming election. From Georgia, RAY MCCLENDON reports on the rise of massive movements for Unity against Project 2025 and MAGA. We are illuminated by the great DENNIS BERNSTEIN, host of the nationally-syndicated FLASHPOINTS, originating at KPFA/Pacifica. Dr. Niparko takes a deep dive into the mental challenges of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump and “malignant normality.” BARBARA WIMSATT and TATANKA BRICCA give us important new perspectives. Then MIKE TABOR stars in a major presentation on the production of safe, clean food.  MYLA RESON updates us on the importance of food growing. MIKE HERSH then gives us the lowdown on Mike Tabor & his landmark work on clean agriculture.

4 PILLARS OF AMERICAN FASCISM; THE TRAGEDY OF HOMELESSNESS     We begin GREEP zoom #183 with HEDY TRIPP and her announcement of the public showing of the new documentary film “Detroit's Olympic Uprising.”    The great ANDREA MILLER from the Center for Common Ground then takes us through a devastating exposition of the US Supreme Court's decision to restore an absolute monarchy to the North American continent.   Her “Protecting Democracy from the Court” lays out in terrifying detail the Supremes' attack on democracy.  Their decisions range from dismissing charges against January 6 insurrectionists to establishing the divine right of a sitting president—-and maybe even an ex-president—-to break any laws they want.   MYLA RESON asks about the Biden Plan for reorganizing the Supreme Court.     ERIC LAZARUS proposes a civil assembly to substitute for the Court as is done in Ireland.   GREGG GORDON says “we're the King” and points out that the Court's decision now applies to President Biden, giving him absolute power….for the time being.   LYNN FEINERMAN tells us of GREG PALAST'S cinematic warning, in the movie “Vigilantes”,  against vote challenging, which allows a single individual to disqualify thousands of registered voters without due process.     Georgia's RAY MCCLENDON confirms our worst nightmare about mass disqualifications in the Peach State among others.  An Executive Order from the President would have no impact against this because of state's rights.  Ray urges us to focus on local election boards to counter this assault on democracy.   WENDI LEDERMAN, MIKE HERSH, PAUL NEWMAN, STEVE KAISER and DENNIS BERNSTEIN chime in on various aspects of this deep attack on our democracy.   We then welcome the legendary DONALD WHITEHEAD of the National Coalition for the Homeless.  Dr. Whitehead takes us deep into the horrifying plague of homelessness that now so deeply taints the American soul.   LORI GRACE then begins digging into the Project 2025 documents and provisos that might include a treason trial for Liz Cheney complete with execution of, at least, the death penalty.  In the eyes of Christian Nationalists, she said, “God has ordained Trump.”   TATANKA BRICCA brings us consideration of the Housing First organization that is successful 90% of the time for people who are unhoused.   SANDY BOLZENIUS tells us of Move to Amend which works against the Citizens United decision that has opened the floodgates for corporations to take over our government and extinguish our democracy.   DR. NANCY NIPARKO reminds us tat a major part of the homeless crisis has to do with overpricing on rents, bad zoning regulations and more.   Tatanka reminds us of the horrendous crisis we face with LEONARD PELTIER, who faces a de facto death penalty unless he is soon freed.   STEVE CARUSO has engineered another phenomenal gathering.  We'll see you next week!!!        

FLORIDA FASCISM; DIABLO NUKE SHOWDOWN; LEONARD PELTIER'S LAST CHANCE; PACIFICA ELECTIONS; THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE We begin GREEP Zoom #181 with a terrifying report from WENDI LEDERMAN on the declining state of democracy in Ron DeSantis's Floridastan. The great former California Public Utilities Commission Chair LORETTA LYNCH gives us a deep dive into the brutal battle over the Diablo Canyon nukes and the additional $400 million the once-green Governor Gavin Newsom wants to hand his pals at Pacific Gas & Electric. MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA, PAUL NEWMAN, RON LEONARD, LINDA SEELEY and STEVE CARUSO jump into this truly electrifying mega-theft being perpetrated on the people of California. We then hear from KEN STERN on the dark, dire history of the trials of LEONARD PELTIER and the reality of his last parole hearing.  As we explore the horrific 50-year injustice done to this beloved AIM activist, JAMES STARKEWOLF reminds us of the early travesties accompanying this horrible persecution. We hear further about the possibility of having Congress appoint a new member to the Parole Board that might restore Leonard's freedom. MYLA RESON then fills us in on the vital upcoming election at the Pacifica Radio Network.  VINNIE DESTEFANO gives us a quick update on the case of JULIAN ASSANGE. Finally, CAMILLA REES fills us in on the latest developments with THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO GRASSROOTS ELECTION ORGANIZING, a definitive document we hope will help us save American democracy.

We start GREEP #179 with JOHN STEINER and LEAH GREENBERG, co-founder of the great grassroots juggernaut Indivisible. Leah is joined by ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground, RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United, MAYA VAN ROSSUM of the Green Amendments campaign, and HOLLY MOSHER of Why Do You Vote, who shows us a wonderful video of folks explain to us why, in fact, they vote. KENNY BRUNO chimes in with cogent questions about the impacts of Gaza and other key issues in the upcoming election. DENNIS BERNSTEIN, renowned host of KPFA/Pacifica's Flashpoints, tells us about the great LARRY BENSKY. Emmy-winning DAVID SALTMAN adds to the eulogy, as does KPFK Chair Tatanka Bricca, who also underscores the need to become a voting member of the Pacifica Radio Network. VINNIE DE STEFANO updates us on the Julian Assange case. WENDI LEDERMAN urges us to think about Gaza and how it might affect the upcoming election. RICK GOODWELL urges us to make sure we and our neighbors are, in fact, registered to vote. RAY LUTZ updates us on the crisis in our voting machines. PAUL NEWMAN, MIKE HERSCH and MYLA RESON get into the struggle of a southern high school and statue-defenders intent on being named for Confederate traitors. LYNN FEINERMAN conjures “the furies” of great and powerful females and their “boiling rage” against Trump and the usurpation of the rights of women. Georgia voter PATRICK THOMPSON reports from the corrupt killing fields of Georgia now dropped into the depths of dead nuclear age. WILLIAM GRAVES ends with the insanity of what Myla has called FELONIUS TRUMP and the terrifying future he promises us all. Next week, in GREEP #180, we will move deeper into the art and science of successfully fighting back…See you in Solartopia!!!    

 GOOD NEWS FOR JULIAN ASSANGE; DAVID SWANSON'S BEYOND WAR; SAVING WMASS FROM BAD BATTERIES; WHO & THE COVID > > > > Our astoundingly dense GREEP Zoom #178 starts with VINNIE DESTEFANO giving us some rare but important good news on JULIAN ASSANGE & his ridiculous victimization by the US government. > > In this case a British court has ruled that the US cannot guarantee him a fair trial, and that he therefore has the right to appeal against extradition.  Hopefully he'll soon be free!!! > > We follow with the great peace activist DAVID SWANSON and his illustrious cohort DAVID HARTSOUGH. > > David Swanson tells us about his magnificent BEYOND WAR campaigns against the senseless militarism that plagues our species. > > David Hartsough narrates some of his fantastic stories of peace activism, including an amazing moment when seven sailors jumped off a warship rather than deliver weapons to destroy Vietnam. > > DAVID SALTMAN informs us that AMAL CLOONEY has had a helping hand in issuing the indictments to Netanyahu and Sinwar. > > MYLA RESON and TATANKA BRICCA join PAUL NEWMAN in raising important questions about the war in Ukraine. > > ANNA GYORGY, CORT DORSEY and BILL STUBBLEFIELD give us the low-down on a brutal grassroots fight against a lithium battery field criminally mis-sited in the rural Massachusetts town of Wendell. > > This classic bottom-up battle shows how the coming of Solartopia must be done with eco-sanity. > > Finally, CAMILLA REES introduces a stellar session on the World Health Organization, vaccines and COVID. > > DR. MERYL NASS and MARY HOLLAND give us the devastating detail on the WHO attempt to install a global program on vaccination. > > WENDI LEDERMAN, MIKE HERSH & DR. NANCY NIPARKO offer differing points of view of this critically important crisis. > > Next week being Memorial Day we'll take the time off and SEE YOU AGAIN IN 2 WEEKS. > > No Nukes…shut Diablo Canyon!!!

RETIRE MEDICAL DEBT; SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING We start GREEP zoom #177 with the great JERRY ASHTON and the amazing campaign to free the American public from medical debt. Jerry announces the inauguration of his game-changing campaign which is taking on the debt of veterans while saving them from PTSD, suicide, poverty and more. Among other things, Jerry tells us that his RIP Medical Debt campaign has retired more than $11 BILLION in life-destroying arrears lifted from more than 8 MILLION American citizens. Don't miss his descriptions of his astonishingly effective UNDUE operation that YOU can help. Our second hour features RAY MCCLENDON with a terrifying description of voter suppression bills being forced through the Georgia Legislature to deny the right to vote. The bills (of course) target mostly the communities of color, and have spread throughout the United States. The anti-democracy campaign comes with violent MAGA terror against citizens who may want to work at the polls to guarantee a democratic proceeding. Journalist STEVE ROSENFELD joins us from Arizona to amplify the national perspective on this fascist horror show. We further hear from STEVE CARUSO, MIKE HERSH, WENDI LEDERMAN, LYNNE FEINERMAN and JOHN BRAKEY on this unprecedented crisis. Unless we all get active, we will lose both our democracy and our planet.  We know what to do…we have no choice but to win.

ANTI-TRANS ATTACKS; JULIAN ASSANGE; LABOR RISING; CAMPUS UPHEAVALS; SAVING DEMOCRACY IN AZ We open with BRYNN TANNEHILL's powerful report on escalating attacks against trans people throughout the US, but with an astounding victory in Kansas (!).   VINNIE DESTEFANO'S information on Julian Assange includes a way YOU can help by calling your Senators & Representatives to get him FREE!   MYLA RESON, DAVID GURAN and WENDI LEDERMAN chime into the amazing battle to save the right to practice journalism anywhere on Earth.   RUTH STRAUSS talks to us about “Outside Agitators” and Joe Biden.   From Georgia's RAY MCCLENDON we hear the latest on the Trump prosecutions and also on the arrival of the Vogtle nuclear plant already devastating the Peach State economy.   Republican Arizona state Senator KEN BENNETT explains the 4-point program for guaranteeing safe, fair, digitally scanned paper ballots that produce accurate outcomes in public elections.   With legendary election protection pioneer JOHN BRAKEY we conduct an astonishing excursion into the workings of the AZ legislature's progress into the world of actual democracy.   Will this publicly verifiable method of conducting the vote counting and auditing process become a national model? Let's hope so.   Globally infamous “magician” DAVID SALTMAN jumps in to doubt the ability of run a fair and accurate vote count when professional slights of hand are lurking.   An Emmy-winning investigative reporter, Saltman challenges Sen. Bennett and Brakey to prove that they can produce a vote count without error.   DONALD SMITH warns of violence at the polls.   Myla Reson then challenges Senator Bennett to do face the realities of the horrendous Palo Verde nuclear plant. No Nukes!!!   In four weeks (on June 3) we will stage a national zoom gathering on how to conduct fair, reliable, verifiable elections this fall….

NUKE ATTACK ON SOLARTOPIA; UNCOMMITTED; RESHAPING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE We start GREEP zoom #175 with the great LINDA SEELEY from the Mothers for Peace of San Luis Obispo explaining the latest hearing on shutting the Diablo Canyon nukes. Linda explains that the extreme heat, pressure and radiation inside a nuclear reactor have embrittled Reactor Pressure Vessels, robbing nukes everywhere of their braking systems…rendering them all vulnerable to the next apocalyptic explosion. As Linda says, we have far more battery storage in California than Diablo produces….so who needs nukes?  Answer:  NOBODY!! MIKE THALLER of Progressive Democrats of America tells his personal horror show of what the San Diego utility has done to his electric bill (hint: it's not pretty). Ohio's CONNIE KLINE tells us about the gargantuan pro-nuke bribery fire still melting the Buckeye State. Green power pioneer RON LEONARD gets us to the solar nitty-gritty. MAYA VAN ROSSUM tells us how Green Amendments can help shut the nuke industry. STEVEN SONDHEIM offers his wisdom on saving the planet. VINA COLLEY of southern Ohio warns us against the dangers of reviving the Piketon enrichment facility, which has “killed so many people in the community.” VINNIE DE STEFANO gives us an update JULIAN ASSANGE just as Joe Biden has extolled freedom of the press at the National Correspondents Dinner. The abortion issue is dissected by WENDI LEDERMAN, including an on-the-ground report of “baby killer” accusations all over. MIKE HERSH explains the “Uncommitted” movement to get Biden's attention on war and democracy. LYNN FEINERMAN demands that the political mainstream pay more attention to the young and the marginalized. RUTH STRAUSS and MYLA RESON bring reason and balance to the discussion of a nation in upheaval. From Ann Arbor, we hear from BRIAN STERNBERG on Michigan's confused but vital debate over what happens to electoral delegates. We conclude with the debate over reshaping the Electoral College and its devastating impact on real democracy.

INSANE ATTEMPT TO RE-START MICHIGAN REACTOR; BRILLIANT EMF PANEL   Our GREEP zoom #174 begins with famed investigative reporter ROGER RAPOPORT and nuclear safety expert KEVIN KAMPS.   They explore the absurd $15 billion scam to bilk state and federal taxpayers and ratepayers to pay for re-starting Michigan's Palisades reactor.    https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/04/16/michigan-palisades-nuclear-reactor-restart-risk-renewables/73133145007/ The government is spending billions to restart Michigan's Palisades reactor. Why? | Opinion Michigan and the federal government will spend billions to restart the Palisades nuclear reactor. They should invest in renewable energy instead. www.freep.com    The plant is 50 years old and was shut two years ago for safety reasons.       Critical parts have already been stripped out.   The company designated to restart the reactor—Holtec—has never operated a reactor.   Roger and Kevin give us a complete tour of this atomic catastrophe in the making.   WENDI LEDERMAN reports on the attacks on women's health care in Florida, Arizona and elsewhere.   The legendary CAMILLA REES then convenes a world-class panel on the impacts of Electro-Magnetic Frequencies.     With world-class expertise, we hear from DR. KARL MARET, MD, M.ENG; TIMOTHY SCHOECHLE, PH.D, and attorney DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Esq.   Beautifully guided by Camilla, this is a uniquely powerful session that puts the EMF issue into essential perspective.   From LA activist Brenda Martinez gives us an update on the fight against 5G in southern California.   LYNN FEINERMAN, DAVID SALTMAN, DR. RUTH STRAUSS, TATANKA BRICCA, RON LEONARD, MYLA RESON & others all kick in.   The level of expertise on energy and EMF is unmatched.  Don't miss this double session.     No Nukes / No EMF!!  

MIMI GERMAN'S GORGEOUS POETRY; PAUL BURKE ON ELECTION PROTECTION; NORMAN SOLOMON ON PEACE Our GREEP zoom gathering #173 begins with the magnificent MIMI GERMAN, our much-loved Poet Laureate.  Mimi reads us her fabulous poem about the time she almost got shot at the CGS nuke on the Hanford nuclear wasteland. Plus she tells of our great adventure on the legendary peace boat GOLDEN RULE and the time we were rammed (true!!!) by a police boat while protesting Portland's militaristic “fleet week.” The great DENNIS BERNSTEIN joins us with tales of his activism as we celebrate the massive impact of his nationally syndicated FLASHPOINTS SHOW on KPFA/Pacifica.  PAUL NEWMAN chips in with a great comment on nuclear casualties. RON LEONARD reminds us of the realities of the insane continued operations at Diablo Canyon...and of the new Friends of the Earth lawsuit against the handout to keep Diablo headed toward an uninsured Armageddon. The connection between nuclear power and nuclear weapons is underscored by ALFRED MEYER. WENDI LEDERMAN the introduces the amazing PAUL BURKE of VOTEWELL.NET, who fills us in on many of the crucial the realities of  election theft. DONALD SMITH and PAUL STOKES raiseadditional key issues on election protection, At the top of the second hour, we're joined by the legendary NORMAN SOLOMON. Norman's uniquely brilliant career as a journalist includes his work as a non-violent pioneer for peace. As a co-author of KILLING OUR OWN, Norman reminds us of the horrible death toll among downwinders from the lethal Nevada Bomb tests of the 1950s and ‘60s. Norman also urges our participation in DAN ELLSBERG WEEK, upcoming June 10-16. TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of Ellsberg's true greatness and of the many adventures they shared.  RUTH STRAUSS then reminds us that peace activism can be a dangerous business….and that the voting machines bought with millions of taxpayer dollars for Los Angeles are seriously problematic. MARION EDEY, legendary founder of the League of Conservation Voters and co-founder of the Threshold Foundatlon talks to us about election protection and more. We then hear MYLA RESON bemoaning the illusion among some young people that nuclear power can help fight global warming; she also raises the issue of depleted uranium being mis-used in US warfare. MIKE HERSH reminds us of the great accomplishments of the Clamshell Alliance and Norman's very effective activism in Oregon on shutting the Trojan reactor. Norman ends with a plea for the revival of diplomacy as a tool of foreign policy rather than building ever-more weapons for increasingly insane wars. With such a mindset, Norman warns, DR. STRANGELOVE remains a documentary….NO NUKES!!!

AN ELECTION PROTECTION COURT VICTORY * GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING * NUCLEAR SHOW-DOWN IN MICHIGAN * “BE THE REVOLUTION” We begin GREEP gathering #172 with the multi-million-dollar SLAPP suit aiming to murder Greenpeace USA. We FOLLOW WITH Florida 2000's coup d'etat perpetrated by the violent Brooks Brother Mob, which included current Supremes John Roberts, Amy Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.   ANDREA MILLER and RAY MCCLENDON then join us to discuss the powerful new “GiveButter" fundraising website. We also hear from Andrea about the welcome dismissal—after five years!---of ridiculous voter suppression charges against an innocent Texas citizen. Ray explains the realities of voter suppression through “caging,” and cites the potential impact of the issue of abortion being on the Florida ballot this fall. RON LEONARD mocks the Democratic Party's top-down addiction, and the fatal trap of “couping.” Andrea points out that Florida's referendum allowing ex-felons to vote is still being kneecapped by requirements to pay “fines and fees” even if they aren't spelled out. RACHEL DEWOSKIN explains the rise of her “Writers for Democratic Action” and the use of the play “It Can't Happen Here (Again)” as a powerful organizing tool. Legendary writer/filmmaker ROGER RAPOPORT of Muskegon, Michigan describes his award-winning podcast series on voter turnout, and the desperate need to get people to vote. Nuclear expert/activist KEVIN KAMPS joins Roger to explain the insane dynamics of the multi-billion-dollar attempt to re-open the failed, decrepit 50-year-old Palisades nuclear reactor, sited on Michigan's west coast. RUTH STRAUSS clarifies the fine points activism among former NRC Chairs. Safe energy activists MYLA RESON and KARL GROSSMAN dissect the absurd attempt to prevent jalopy reactors like Palisades and Diablo from finding their way to the nuclear scrapheap. WENDI LEDERMAN wraps this week's Eastern Monday session by introducing writer/organizer JAY PONTI to discuss the challenges and rewards of grassroots campaigning and his new book “Be the Revolution.” Happy Easter!!!   See you next week...

WISCONSIN DE-GERRYMANDERS; ARIZONA ON THE LINE; FLORIDA IN PERIL; HEROIC POLITICAL PRISONERS    We start GREEP Zoom #171 with the great NORM STOCKWELL, Publisher of the legendary Progressive Magazine, telling us how gerrymandering has been reversed in Wisconsin. It's a huge victory for democracy that needs to be celebrated, with tangible progressive impacts for years to come…and outcome that could only have happened with grassroots election organizing.. The legendary JOHN BRAKEY then fills us in on the battles for democracy in Arizona, where the outcome for 2024 could decide the Presidency. JAN PERELMAN, running for Congress in Florida, reports on killer developments in that uniquely tortured state. MYLA RESON inserts her concerns about the Sunshine State's horrendous nuclear power plants. We then hear from DOROTHY REIK and DR. RUTH STRAUSS about the latest assault on birth control and abortion pills as approved by the FDA, now in front of the US Supreme Court. We open our section on political prisoners with STEVE DONZIGER, who continues to be prosecuted by Chevron for his powerful work for social and ecological justice. VINNIE DeSTEFANO updates us on the attempts to bring JULIAN ASSANGE to the United States for further torture and persecution. TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the horrific forever attack against LEONARD PELTIER. And JEFF MACKLER provides chapter and verse on the four-decade incarceration of MUMIA ABU-JAMAL. Finally, WENDI LEDERMAN and PAUL NEWMAN add to the mix of a truly powerful testimony to the wrongness of these prosecutions and the incredible power of the defendants and their supporters.  

FANI WILLIS & PROTECTING THE ELECTION; THE END OF NUCLEAR POWER; ANARCHY IN HAITI GREEP #170 begins with QUASIM RASHID, candidate for Congress in Illinois, who offers a glimpse of a progressive new generation coming to power. NANCY LARSON fills us in on the latest insanity from the Buckeye State. SANDY BOLZENIUS, MARY STONEWALL, KARLA SANDS, WENDI LEDERMAN, LYNNE FEINERMAN and others chime in. RAY MCCLENDON clarifies the latest developments in Trump's Georgia election theft case and offers a harsh warning on the likelihood of election theft throughout the United States. PAUL NEWMAN correctly attacks the spineless, listless Merrick Garland. We then explore the dying nuke power industry alongside the rise of the booming wind industry in New York and elsewhere. The great PAUL GUNTER, RON LEONARD, TATANKA BRICCA and others then explore the insanity of pro-nuke/anti-solar policies in DC and CA. MARY OLSON also takes us deep into the realities of the deeply denied death toll at Three Mile Island. JOHN LAFORGE of NukeWatch updates us on the killing power of tritium and other atomic fallout. ROSEDANIE CADET delivers as astonishing report of chaos and hardship in HAITI that defies description. MYLA RESON raises the killer questions about whether France will step up to right its historic wrongs. …and…WENDI LEDERMAN finishes with a terrifying catalog of the spread of Cop Cities around the US. Overall, it's a session to question the fate of the human race….but we WILL see you next week…..

WE DEMAND THE FREEDOM OF JULIAN ASSANGE; WE REVEAL OUR “PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO ELECTION ACTIVISM” & THEN WE EXPLORE SOLARIZING LA VINNIE DESTEFANO starts us off with a detailed excursion in to horrid on-going torture of Julian Assange. We then get into the weeds with WENDI LEDERMAN on our comprehensive PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO GRESSROOTS ELECTION ORGANIZING, 2024. PAUL NEWMAN introduces a discussion of hand-marked/counted paper ballots, which, with digital scanning, can finally give us reliable election outcomes. DAVE SALTMAN introduces the issue of the Electoral College. LINDA SEELEY fills us in on the latest at Diablo Canyon. PAUL KANGAS talks abut Senate bills 9 & 10 for building four-family houses with 100 solar panels We follow with a full hour on the possibility of changing the world by Solarizing Los Angeles, It's a project that can transform the entire energy picture in California, the US and the world. This is the world debut of a campaign that could completely end the reign of KING CONG—Coal, Oil, Nukes, Gas. Join US!!

THE 5-G NIGHTMARE THAT THREATENS US ALL Throughout the world 5-G transmission is being imposed on the human population.  It has terrible health effects that are almost everywhere hidden from an unsuspecting public.  Millions of human are almost certainly suffering from health impacts that would appear inexplicable but that are being cause by this terrible technology. We're joined at today's CALIFORNIA SOLARTOPIA show by world-renowned expert CAMILLA REES. She is joined by Los Angeles activists SIDNEE COX and BRENDA MARTINEZ.  Though some of this show's information is specific to Southern California, the overall picture of the health and political realities put forward here is invaluable We also chide LA Representative Adam Schiff for his grotesque US Senate campaign, in which he trashed the legendary Barbara Lee and activist Katie Porter, elevating instead a fascist Republican to be his Senate opponent this fall. And with MYLA RESON and TATANKA BRICCA we remind with world of the insane dangers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and all other atomic reactors. And of the criminal opposition to renewables now being pushed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.

FANI WILLIS DISSECTED; VOTING RIGHTS AT THE GRASSROOTS; ASSANGE; THE ROOTS OF SOLARTOPIA We gather again for the GREEN GRASSROOTS EMERGENCY ELECTION PROTECTION Zoom, this one #167. Legendary voting rights activist RAY MCCLENDON dissects the furor over Fani Willis and the Georgia prosecution of Trump's 2020 election theft attempt. DENNIS BERNSTEIN, TATANKA BRICCA and JOHN STEINER jump in. CYNTHIA PAPERMASTER tells us of her civil disobedience at the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi.  ANDREA MILLER explains her upcoming national webinar on Get-Out-The-Vote work that has made a tangible difference in so many elections., RUTH STRAUSS, LYNN FEINERMAN and WENDI LEDERMAN add their perspectives to Andrea's amazing work. Just back from London, VINNIE DESTFANO gives us his first person accounts of this critical juncture on the Julian Assange case. SUSAN PYNCHON introduces us to the upcoming election audit zoom with John Brakey, Ray Lutz, Ken Bennett, Bennie Smith; look for the link at www.electionprotection2024.org. PAUL NEWMAN and PAUL FENN give us the low-down on the benefits of actually installing solar panels in Santa Monica….and statewide. Renewable energy Godfather RON LEONARD fills us in on the global success of the spreading solar power industry. We finish by exploring the roots of the renewable vision from the 1975 Toward Tomorrow Fair at the University of Massachusetts, where the Solartopia outlook threw down its roots. A challenge to the solar future comes from MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL. MYLA RESON reads us the litany of legislation now being proposed to save California's beleaguered solar industry. See you next week for more on THOM HARTMANN's terrifying vision of how Trump can steal the 2024 election.

WILL TAYLOR'S SUPER-BOWL DECIDE THE PRESIDENCY?  + PAY OFF MEDICAL DEBT     We blitz at the beginning wIth MYLA RESON announcing job availability to run the upcoming election for the Pacifica Radio Network, confirming the democratic control of the nation's oldest progressive media network.   We then open with PROF. MICHAEL ZWEIG, who checks in on the current progress of the Poor People's Campaign.   TATANKA BRICCA, WENDI LEDERMAN, RAY MCCLENDON, JUSTIN LEBLANC, HEDY TRIPP and others fuel our deep dive into the tortured political realities of TAYLOR SWIFT & America's number one professional sport right now.   JERRY ASHTON joins us to explain his amazingly successful campaign to retire medical debt, a cause now being considered by the states of Connecticut and New Jersey.  Jerry's work has retired $11 billion of medical debt among the general population, and is now moving heavily into retiring the medical debt of veterans.   As part of this critical discussion, DAVID SALTMAN reports on the astonishing ordeal of his sister, who has been crippled by a tree falling in San Francisco's recent wind storm.  Only her union medical coverage will save her from bankruptcy.    DR. NANCY NIPARKO then joins us with a fascinating, important and truly memorable report on the desperate need for a single-payer Medicare-for-All system to cover the medical costs of all Americans.  Dr. Niparko's genius presentation underscores one of the most important challenges average Americans, whose number one cause for financial bankruptcy stems from an inability to pay their doctor bills.   Nancy's presentation is joined by PAUL NEWMAN, a major activist in grassroots California's campaign for single-payer universal coverage of medical care.   CAMILLA REES asks the critical question about who would oppose universal care and why.   After comments from MIKE HERSH, Dave, Wendi, Myla and Justin, we leave the question to be answered through the ages.  

TRAVIS, TAY-TAY, THE SUPER-BOWL AND AMERICA'S INSANE POLITICAL CIRCUS….PLUS NUKES, ASSANGE, LETHAL GAS & MORE OHIO MADNESS     In our first hour we start with TIM JUDSON of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service who joins with KARL GROSSMAN on the realities of America's bogus “Nuclear Renaissance.”   MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA, and CONNIE KLINE update us on a wide range of issues.   We're then updated by ANNE BATIZA on a postcard campaign and other attempts to free Julian Assange.   We then hear from STEVE GOLDSMITH on the perils of a lethal poison gas now threatening Los Angeles.   STEVE CARUSO gives us the latest on the crazed efforts of Ohio officials to kill democracy.   With pop music on our music, we hear from the brilliant ALAN MINSKY the intersection of sports & politics as we head into the SuperBowl.   SANDY BOLZENIUS, MIKE HERSCH, MYLA RESON, WENDI LEDERMAN, STEVEN GOLDSMITH chime in.   ELISSA MATROSS explains the classic dilemma of a powerful political activists who roots for the home team….in this case the 49ers.   ALEX WILLIAMS adds his opinions about whether NFL games are fixed.    TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the sacrifice of Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.   RUTH STRAUSS brings us a reminder of Alabama football, ending this wonderful gathering on a Crimson Tide.

GOOGLE POLICY MAKER RUNS FOR CONGRESS; DESANTIS GETS HIS OWN GESTAPO     Our gathering begins with former Google executive AHMED MUSTAFA and a deep dive into the politics of the world's leading search engine.    With power and clarity, Ahmed, among other things, issues a stark warning on the challenges being posed to our future by Artificial Intelligence.   JOHN STEINER asks for specifics on Ahmed's campaign for Congress now navigating the primaries in Silicon Valley.   SETEVE CARUSO, ERIC LAZARUS, LYNNE FEINERMAN and CAMILLA REES join the dialog.   TIM JUDSON of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service updates us on the horrendous Senate decision to remove Commissioner Jeff Baran from the Nuclear Regulator Commission, proving beyond any lingering doubt that any member of the NRC who values public safety over private profit will not remain.   MYLA RESON updates us on our YouTube presence and asks for your thumbs up!   MIKE HERSH then introduces us to “local hero” KEN BAWERS, who gives us a very impressive deep dive into the demanding world of Stormwater Control and his battles with the $25 billion Riverine Restoration industry.   RON LEONARD raises an interesting challenge to Ken's presentation as we further hear from DIANE CAMERON in praise of Ken's work.   We finish with WENDI LEDERMAN and her horrifying account of life in Florida after DeSantis's presidential bust, extending to his assemblage of an armed “militia” that essentially translates into a private army financed at taxpayer expense.   HANIEH JODAT tells us about supporting a number of progressive candidates in upcoming races.   As Wendi further describes the private DeSantis army, we sign off on another great gathering, and invite you to the next one, which will convene on Monday, February 5, and be rebroadcast soon thereafter at PRN.    Thank you for listening.  No Nuke, and we'll see you soon in Solartopia.    

oreign Influence, U Mining, The Chevron Doctrine, National Health Care & Much More   JUSTIN LEBLANC and MICHELLE SUTTER get us going with a California bill (AB-83) aimed at keeping foreign money out of our elections.   LYNNE FEINERMAN and LEONA MORGAN describe the HAUL NO campaign against Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.   VINNIE DE STEFANO updates us on the FREE ASSANGE campaign with a boost from DR. RUTH STRAUSS.   WENDI LEDERMAN tells us the latest about the horrific COP CITY fight in Atlanta with the fate of a major first and the civil rights of a whole city at stake.   MYLA RESON introduces us to the debate over the Chevron Deference Doctrine now facing decimation by the Supreme Court, possibly open the door to an era in which government has no ability to regulate anything.   MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL ESQ. discusses corruption at the EPA.   Then, with an introduction from MIKE HERSH, we take a deep dive into the issue of national heath care with CALCARE proponent PAUL NEWMAN, ACA Godfather JOEL SEGAL and nationally prominent campaigner DR. WILLIAM BRONSTON.  For nearly a full hour we explore the incredibly important labyrinth of public “illness management” and how it's done better in places like Cuba.   TATANKA BRICCA, DR. NANCY NIPARKO take us out of another wonderful GREEP session.  See you again next week.

In our continued coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ralph welcomes James Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute and author of "Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.” Then, no-nukes activist Harvey Wasserman joins to warn us about the dangerous condition of nuclear reactors across the country, including the threat of “embrittlement” at the California reactor in Diablo Canyon. James Zogby is co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute, and he is featured frequently on national and international media as an expert on Middle East affairs. Since 1992, he has written a weekly column— “Washington Watch” —that is published in 12 countries. He is the author of several books, including Looking at Iran: The Rise and Fall of Iran in Arab Public Opinion, The Tumultuous Decade: Arab, Turkish, and Iranian Public Opinion - 2010-2019, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, and Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.There are two narratives, and we have to understand both. There's Israeli trauma and Jewish trauma, and there's Palestinian and Arab trauma. Both are real because there are two groups of humanity who each have histories. When we adopt one and ignore the other, then we end up creating the kind of torment the Palestinians have been living with.James ZogbyThis does not make Israel more secure. Taking massive amounts of Palestinian lives, evacuating them, forcing them to flee from their homes, murdering them from the air—doesn't make them more secure. At the end of the day, when the dust settles and the tears dry, you're going to have a whole lot more dead people, a whole lot more anger, a whole lot more frustration, and nothing else will change in Gaza or in the West Bank.James ZogbyHamas was a tiny religious organization which was fostered into a more powerful organization by the United States and Israel. They thought that if they built up a religious organization, it would undermine the PLO (the Palestine Liberation Organization). And once again, just as in Afghanistan, we create our own adversaries, blundering back and forth.Ralph NaderHarvey Wasserman is a journalist, author, democracy activist, and advocate for renewable energy. Mr. Wasserman is the author of Solartopia! Our Green-Powered Earth, and The People's Spiral Of U.S. History. He has written and researched atomic energy since 1973, and co-authored Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience With Atomic Energy.There's only one explanation why they're continuing to operate these two reactors and all the other reactors in the United States. And that's because the commercial reactor industry is now the infrastructure of the nuclear weapons industry. If you like nuclear power, you love nuclear weapons. They are joined at the hip, these two industries.Harvey WassermanThese two reactors are upwind of the entire United States. An accident at Diablo Canyon could—within four hours—send an apocalyptic radioactive cloud into Los Angeles, into the Central Valley where we get our fruits and vegetables for the winter, and into the Bay Area. The stakes could not be higher. And again, these are military facilities, masquerading as fighters of global warming, which is absolutely ridiculous.Harvey WassermanIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. The Huffington Post reports that the State Department has imposed a censorship regime, directing high-level diplomats involved in Middle East affairs to refrain from using the following phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire, end to violence/bloodshed, and restoring calm.” This mirrors White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's response to a reporter's question during a recent briefing, when she deemed calls for a ceasefire by progressives in Congress “wrong…repugnant, and…disgraceful.” Rejecting this censorious framework, Rep. Jamaal Bowman tweeted that the “Official statement from [his] office [is] De-escalate. End the violence. Restore calm.”2. According to Semafor, MSNBC has “quietly” pulled their Muslim anchors from the air, preventing them from covering the rapidly escalating situation in Gaza. “The network did not air a scheduled Thursday night episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show…reversed a plan for Ayman Mohyeldin to fill in this week…for…Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show… [and] the network also plans to have Alicia Menendez fill in …for Ali Velshi.” This piece goes on to quote from anonymous MSNBC sources who “[feel] all three hosts have some of the deepest knowledge of the conflict.” NBC denies this is an intentional and coordinated move, instead claiming these shifts are merely “coincidental.” Meanwhile, MSNBC did prominently feature New York City Mayor Eric Adams making the extraordinarily dubious claim that “the DSA and others [were] carrying swastikas and calling for the extermination of Jewish people.” DSA members are now mulling a suit against the mayor for defamation, per City and State NY.3. The Intercept is out with a story about divisions within the liberal Zionist advocacy group, J Street. Per the story, J Street is supporting a congressional resolution that “pledges unconditional support to Israel's war in Gaza,” which “makes no mention of Palestinian civilians.” In response, over 1,000 former J Street staffers and representatives are urging the organization to join calls for a ceasefire. J Street's position mirrors that of many congressional progressives who have been hesitant to call for a ceasefire even as the civilian death toll continues to mount.4. Law schools have become another major venue for conflict on this issue. The Jewish Law Students Association of the City University of New York has issued a statement, expressing their “uncompromising solidarity with the Palestinian people in their righteous struggle for self-determination,” and noting that “institutions like the UN have consistently demonstrated an unwillingness and/or inability to hold Israel accountable over its blatant disregard for international law.” Similar statements have come out of Harvard, Columbia, and NYU – leading top law firm Davis Polk to rescind job offers they had extended to students from these institutions, per NBC. Some donors have also cut ties with Harvard over the statement, including the Wexner foundation, founded by former Victoria's Secret CEO and close Epstein associate Leslie Wexner.5. The Washington Post reports Venezuela and the United States have reached a breakthrough agreement in which the U.S. will ease sanctions on the country's oil industry, and in exchange the country will hold  “a competitive, internationally monitored presidential election next year.” This agreement represents a win for both nations, with the Biden administration hoping it will ease oil and gas prices, while the Maduro administration will, at long last, have the opportunity to reaffirm its legitimacy following the Trump-backed coup attempt that began in 2019.6. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has called on the full Senate to expel Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey following his indictment on corruption charges and allegations by the Department of Justice that he was acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Fetterman's statement reads “Senator Menendez should not be a U.S. Senator. He should have been gone long ago. It is time for every one of my colleagues in the Senate to join me in expelling Senator Menendez…This is not a close call.” This from the Hill.7. Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have broken down yet again, this time over two specific issues. The first, according to the LA Times, is the actors' demand for a 2% share of streaming revenue, or alternatively 57 cents per subscriber per year. The studios have called this an “overreach” which would “create an untenable economic burden.” The other major point of contention is AI, with the studios “continuing to demand ‘consent' on the first day of employment for use of a performer's digital replica for an entire cinematic universe (or any franchise project),” per Deadline. Meanwhile, the guild has lauded a new Senate bill – the NO FAKES Act – which would “prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated.” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said of the bill “A performer's voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it's not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key,” per Deadline.  8. Finally, the Guardian reports that Indian officials have approved a trial for sedition against renowned author Arundhati Roy concerning a 2010 speech she made on Kashmir. The article notes Reporters Without Borders has warned that “press freedom is in crisis” in India. Roy herself has been an outspoken critic of the rising tide of Hindu nationalism in India, which has earned her the ire of right-wing authoritarian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 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