The gaslighting continues..
I first started getting vocal about it, the crazy downplaying of fascism when inexplicably the media was referring to the extrajudicial imprisoning of people in El Salvador as "Gulag." The much more accurate term: Concentration Camp...

Now they refuse to call it a bribe.

It is an older piece, but very good for making sense of the confusion of the moment.

7 years ago... today... its all the same, because he never learned.
www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/16/t...

Tell me a resistance story recent or past? What did you, or your ancestors, or someone you deeply care about do in order to keep the struggle alive--win or lose--and keep your humanity?

Dear Friends in Canada,
I have good news and bad news. I’m sorry that your neighbors to the south have not been as neighborly as you deserve but let me explain and contextualize while I apologize.
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chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...

Because it made such compelling headlines and was so easily debunked, I had to respond to the absurdity of claims we were sending millions of dollars worth of condoms to Hamas so they could use them to make bombs.

It isn't just a simple mistake...

www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/17/e...

I'm writing--nervous writing--afraid of the doom writing... but, it is also catharsis.

I forgot to share my Valentine for the US here.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/14/w...

Choose Democracy
There are dozens of things you can do, with varying levels of commitment, that will help us end the criminal takeover of our country.
You—yes you—can make a difference!
choosedemocracy.us

Voice your concerns— today I called, and I told my representatives that they swore oaths to the Constitution not loyalty pledges to Trump and Musk, and reminded them that they were obligated to ensure they are not above the law, and exploding USAID was a crime in progress.
5calls.org

As promised, the first in my "How Can I Help?" series.

viewers think about risk and capacity. & About their causes, interests, and what strategic decision making is likely to produce. Simple low risk activities like calling elected officials are also provided.

youtu.be/iIWGS5Ery-k?...

I will start using this platform more, and one of the things I aim to do is provide more content. I will start making a "How Can I Help" series of videos. What questions/topics would you like to see me address?

I'm in Machu Picchu. It's 3:38am. Outside it is raining, it has been for a while.

Earlier today I learned about the role of water in the Incan lifecycle and the design of all things.

I learned that the astronomer--a scientist--ranked near the top of the hierarchy.

With the rain I am imagining...