Phi Beta Iota: The Congressman has been in office since 1987. This is a classic example of proper civil presentation of the ideas to a Member in public. Now the real test will come when the Congressman reads the Integrity Pledge and refuses to sign it.
Tom Atlee: Anarchy + Wholeness = Panarchy
Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government
Where anarchy meets wholeness – a new vision of “panarchy”
Whereas anarchy refers to no one in charge, panarchy can refer to everyone and everything in charge – a kind of self-organized order that arises out of the whole taking care of the whole. There are a number of ways that can happen. Exploring them can help clarify the strengths and weaknesses of traditional views of anarchy and the resources we have available for healthy participation in healthy living systems.
Phil Giraldi: Should AIPAC Register as a Foreign Agent?
#UNRIG, Corruption, Government
Should AIPAC Register as a Foreign Agent?
Pro-Israel organization should not get a pass.
AIPAC’s website declares that it is “America’s Pro-Israel Lobby,” so by its own admission it functions pretty clearly as Israel’s proxy. It spent $102 million in 2015, had 396 employees in 2013, and claims to have 100,000 members, many of whom are organized into state and city chapters. It also benefits from being a tax exempt 501(c)4 organization classified as promoting “international understanding.”
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Patrick Buchanan: Is Trump Entering a Kill Box? Robert Steele: How Trump Can Live…
Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government
Every enemy of Trump is going to be dropping the dime on him to Mueller. Moreover, there is no history of special counsels being appointed and applauded by the press, who went home without taking scalps.
Trump understands this. Reports of his frustration and rage suggest that he knows he has been maneuvered, partly by his own mistakes, into a kill box from which there may be no bloodless exit.
#UNRIG Log RV 1 Day 7
#UNRIG
The RV is wrapped and our first official photograph will be of the wrapped RV at the base of Capital Hill, then on the road. Invitations are starting to come in, right now Georgia, Tennessee, Colorado, Texas, and Oregon are the hot spots.
Transpartisan Alliance: Why and How to Bring the Environmental and Peace Movements Together
Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics
Why and How to Bring Environmental and Peace Movements Together
Tiny fractions of U.S. military spending could end hunger, the lack of clean water, and various diseases globally. While converting to clean energy could pay for itself in healthcare savings, the funds with which to do it are there, many times over, in the U.S. military budget. One airplane program, the F-35, could be canceled and the funds used to convert every home in the United States to clean energy.
Stephen E. Arnold: The Noisy (Useless?) Internet
#OSE Open Source Everything, IO Impotency
Humans love to complain, especially the older generations about how their youth was superior to the current day. Alan Franzoni rants about how the Internet has gotten too noisy in “Stopping The Internet Noise-A Useful Internet Back Again.” Franzoni complains that the modern Internet is not as useful as the Internet of the 56K modem days. He lists the ways the old Internet was more productive. He starts with old Usenet discussion groups and mailing lists. What he liked about this old discussion boards were that he could subscribe to one application service instead of having to do it multiple times. He then turns to IRC chatting, citing its superiority because it was a single application with a consistent interface.
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