Mike: I am so glad I subscribed to your writings. This is one of the most eloquent, respectful, and direct-to-the-core of your writings. I hope it reaches Mrs. Harris and her team and that she expresses some of your excellent truths.
I sincerely believe that if the President of the United States could bring the war in Gaza to an end, Biden would have done it already. According to recent reporting, while speaking about Netanyahu, Biden let loose with more expletives in a paragraph than I use all day long. I think he also just issued an ultimatum to Bibi -- maybe Kamala can loudly endorse that?
But the President can't end the war in Gaza. Not without toppling the government in Israel.
If toppling the government in Israel is really what it takes, so be it. Natanyahu is a monster and needs to be removed. But Biden and the US don't have to do it alone. All we have to do is affirm our support of the UN resolution naming Netanyahu as a war criminal, and vote to support his arrest, removal from office, and imprisonment. Is there any other nation on the Secutiry Council who still refuses to condemn him? If there is not, changing our position could put him out of power and behind bars. The US aid to Israel, of course, could stop tomorrow.
100pct. Yet he comes to the UN as a war criminal. He comes to OUR congress as a war criminal. Everyone should leave or turn their backs to him. He needs a monster to fight or he has nothing.
Apparently at least half of Israel wants Netanyahu out--this was obvious by the intense domonstrations by 10's of thousands of Israeli's before October 7. Most Israelis are now furious about the lack of intention by their leader to get the hostages returned.
If you really want to stop the genocide and ethnic cleansing, you are going to have to show the American people concrete proof that both major political parties have sold them out. My book does exactly that and I am willing to give it away for free. All you have to do is read it. (There is link for a free digital copy in this post.)
My name is Ted Martin. I have finished writing a book about my first hand encounters with a morbidly corrupt federal judicial system. The book is titled: The Illusion of Justice and contains documented, incontrovertible proof of widespread systemic corruption in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Supreme Court not only ignored two of the most egregious cases of judicial misconduct imaginable (my cases) but also an amicus brief by former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner in which he blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Posner’s amicus brief is posted on the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gov and can be accessed by typing in the following case number: Martin v. Living Essentials (Case No. 17-8352)
It will be painfully obvious to anyone who reads my book (or Judges Posner’s amicus brief) that the Supreme Court denies certiorari without even bothering to read the petitions submitted by the citizens of the United States. This obscene betrayal of the public trust is a clear-cut violation of every Justice’s judicial oath and a crime under federal law that is commonly referred to as honest services fraud.
In short, my book proves that the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to pack the courts with corrupt corporate judges who will never side with the American people. This was abundantly clear when Senator Chuck Schumer and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly refused to use irrefutable evidence of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett (a Republican nominee) at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
This bipartisan band of seditious conspirators also refused to address the underlying corruption in clear violation of their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
The only difference between the two major political parties is the rhetoric. The special interest groups running this country don’t give a damn which bribe taking stooge you vote for or even if you vote at all. They have already successfully rigged every election by controlling “our” choices.
The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been caught red-handed conspiring to pack the courts with corrupt judges who will never side with you. If there was ever a reason to be a one issue voter, this is it. Besides, any politician caught lying about their fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States is obviously lying about everything—particularly their agenda.
Republicans push the corrupt corporate agenda. Democrats pretend to be opposed. Together, they sell their offices to the highest bidders. They foment war for the military industrial complex, promote racism for the prison industrial complex, refuse to restrict access to assault weapons for the gun manufactures, permit large quantities of toxic cancer causing chemicals to be dumped into our air, land, and water for the chemical manufactures, deny needed medical care to our country’s citizens for the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and turn a willful blind eye to the catastrophic effects of global warming for the fossil fuel industries. The list of their greed fueled crimes against humanity goes on and on.
Voting your current elected representatives out of office should be a no brainer. But, to make sure that they are not replaced with another batch of equally corrupt corporate stooges, we’re also going to have to take back both the Republican and Democratic parties and get the money out of politics.
While this may appear to be a daunting task, all we really need is a sound plan. After giving this matter some careful consideration, I have the following proposal: We agree to put aside all of our ideological differences and unite as Americans in support of the Constitution of the United States.
If you read my book, it really won’t be that difficult. You will know who the real enemy is and it certainly isn’t your fellow citizens. We just need to become one issue voters. Ignore their contrived wedge issues, bullshit talking points, and cringe worthy campaign ads. If they are not fighting tooth and nail to get the money out of politics—don’t legitimize them with your vote.
Seriously, if in doubt—throw them out. Besides, any government official who is not forcefully calling for the resignations of the corrupt leaders of their own political party is, by definition, violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Whether Republican or Democrat, a treasonous corporate criminal is a treasonous corporate criminal, they serve the same master and nothing is going to change until we get the money out of politics.
*You get the money out of politics by publicly funding elections, banning all campaign contributions, and, in exchange for their broadcasting/operating licenses, requiring news organizations to give every candidate for public office an equal amount of free advertising space.
In the future, I may write a book titled: The Illusion of Journalism. But for now, I’m just going to say that the media is not going to help anyone blow the whistle on their partners in crime. In the past four years, I couldn’t find a single news organization that hadn’t sold us out.
All an honest journalist would have to do is read Judge Posner’s amicus brief to know that the courts are irretrievably corrupt. Reading my book will conclusively show that the courts are corrupt by design.
P.S. I blame the Federalist Society for the corruption in the federal judicial system. The six so-called conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, and all the Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee are members of the Federalist Society. Donald Trump picked “his” judicial nominees from lists provided by the Federalist Society.
I didn’t know that the Democrats were in on it until I tried to give them proof of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. If you would like to read about their reprehensible conduct, you can skip ahead to the Postscript on page 221 of my book. But, by all means, read the rest of the book.
The corruption is undeniable. The judges in both of my cases incorporated the defendant’s fraudulent defenses into their opinions even after I pointed out the fraud in every brief that I filed. These “judges” are clearly taking dictation from corporate defense counsel without even reading the plaintiff’s briefs.
Christ, talk about poor timing..like my worried, weary, burned out brain can absorb ANY of this. I started reading your words because of the BS lead-in to your mammoth cut-and-paste about your new book. You should really take it down. I'm saying all this the nice way.
Keep hope alive!!!!!!!There is a huge up swelling of the young as we have seen across the US at colleges and universities...as well as every age...us oldsters, middle agers, and so many who care not only here but across the world~there are a number of groups...Jewish Voice for Peace, CODEPINK, Veterans against War, and so many more...here is a list....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Peace_organizations_based_in_the_United_States
all the more reason to push back~ write to our US Senators and Reps ~ or call them....I attend CODEPINK on zoom......and you can find them on UTUBE also...we do what we can do....and millions of others in the US and around the world are doing what they can do~which means there are more of us~than those who think they have the Power.... Chris Hedges made this comment "I don't fight fascists because I think I'll win~ I fight fascists because they are fascists"......
The US is funding and arming Israel~~because...my guess is... the US and Israel wants the Natural Gas deposits in the Gaza Marine Area (that Israel has been stealing from Gaza for a couple of decades) and I think that the Oil fields that Iran and the middle east region have are a great incentive to destroy as many heads of state as possible~One great disadvantage to the US plan is that Russia will protect Iran and the oil fields~
Leftwing pundits are funny. They are all touting those supposed swear words from Biden to Netanyahu as if they made a real difference...that that shows how Biden has real backbone when it comes to Netanyahu. LOL.
100 pct. just for show. afraid of losing jewish funds and votes due apac influence. I wonder how our politicians would behave if every decision they made did not have to factor in money, but only how the decision would affect their constituents.
Israel is strong, No? It is one of the most wealthy countries in the world. Not toppling, just ggiving their people an opportunity to choose their leaders. We call that democracy.
WA DC talking Ceasefire, ad infinitum, while children are burned alive and starved to death in Gaza, while "the Paris of the Middle East, Beirut, is becoming rubble.
Give Israelis the opportunity to choose their leaders? Like we do in the USA? Like us, they have a choice, but the choice is irrelevant because the outcome is the same regardless which candidate wins. They are all the same.
Harris and Trump are NOT "all the same." Thinking like that—and throwing your vote away on Jill Stein—is helping Trump to win; and it's not hyperbole at all to say that if Trump wins, that may just be the end of our democracy. Surely people on this Subsrtack are more informed about who Trump really is and what he plans to do than that. Is Harris lily-white? Maybe not; I haven't seen any evidence of corruption. But I have seen tons of proof that she cares for the welfare of the American people, and she is not planning to turn America into a dictatorship. Which Trump most assuredly would like to do. Whether or not he would succeed may be debatable, but he has made it glaringly obvious that he cares nothing about America or the constitution. He cares only about himself. Those 88 indictments and 34 convictions were not "rigged persecution" by the Biden Administration: they were the result of unanimous "guilty" verdicts by juries in 4 states and 6 jurisdictions. Ralph Nader was an admirable person; worhty of respect. But people who voted for Nader in 2000 are responisible for the George W Bush administration, the bulk of the federal deficit, the Iraq war, etc. And people who voted for Jill Stein (who is not remotely as admirable as Nader) in 2016 are absolutely responsible for Trump's election, most of the rest of the federal deficit, the horrible number of deaths from the pandemic, the US being pulled out of the Paris Accords, and attacks on solar & wind power and setbacks suffered in dealing with climate change. If you really care about the environment, don't vote for Jill Stein. She can't win. And votes for her just help Trump, who REALLY couldn't care less about environment.
Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit.
Jill Steion has undoubtedly done a great many good things for the planet, but she's smart enough to know that she has no chance of becoming President; and that all of her voteers would vote Democratic if she were not on the ballot. She's not siphoning any votes from Trump; and her being the ballot makes it more likely Trump will win—and that would be very bad news for every initiative she claims to care about. By being on the ballot, she is hurting all of the programs she claims to advocate for.
I am all for having a viable Green Party in the US; and I personally would vote for any Green Party candidate that had a chance of winning. If Stein really wants to effect change in the world (and especially the environment), she should focus her energies on organizing the party, recruiting membership and candidates for winnable elections, and then raise suppor for those candidates. If she herself really wants to serve in elective office, she might have a chance to win a congressional seat in her home state. As a member of Congress she could do much both to help the environment and to strengthen her party to the point that they can perhaps field a Senatorial or even Presidential candidate who has a chance of winning.—some day; certainly not in 2024. And since voting in American elections is secret, there is no such thing as voting to make a statement. No one will know whom you vote for; they will just know that the Green Party and Stein got at most 1% of the vote, and therefore the Democratic candidate got 1% less of the vote. Which might make Trump the winner. ANYTHING that helps Trump win is working against environmental issues.
Dems and MAGA are not the same. Trump gives tax cuts to the billionaires and tariffs ( actually taxes on working peoples buying power) to the middle class. Dems fight to protect the climate by supporting GREEN infrastructure projects, MAGA vows to “drill baby drill”, Dems gave us HeadStart, Preschool for all, Medicaid and Medicare and Social Security, Dems fight for Trans and Gay Rights, voting rights, Black and Hispanic Rights, women’s reproductive rights.
They're not the same, but both support Israel financially/with weapons and thereby its targeted killing of children, journalists and healthcare workers, as well as torture and starvation, all still happening NOW after over a year, and it's important to make these facts known and try to change them.
Dems take money from AIPAC...all but two in Congress don't take money from AIPAC ~here is a list of how much Biden has received and Congress people have received~you probably watched Netanyahu speak at the US Congress almost everyone gave him 25 standing ovations..... except Rahsida Tlaib~
Here is information you may not know yet~re Jill Stein...."Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit."...read more here....https://www.jillstein2024.com/meet_jill
well Israel is having problems with it's economy because many industries there have left and many nations are now boycotting Israel.. who used to support Israeli businesses~ hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have left Israel never to return~the only reason Israel can continue is our Pres sends our tax dollars to Israel that should be used in our communities ......Israelis are seeking a safe place to live so they are leaving Israel and not intending to come back to Israel~when you go shopping in the US you can choose to buy Israeli products at the Grocery store...or not buy their products.... check out if the products come from Israel....if they are you can choose to not buy them~
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According to data from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, Egypt is the world's biggest producer of dates, having grown around 1.73 million tonnes of the tropical fruit in 2022 alone.Mar 7, 2024.........
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Well Biden could have stopped this months ago...but he didn't~ there will be no ultimatum for Net~ and Kamala will continue this policy of Genocide of the Palestinians because AIPAC gives $$$$$ to those in congress to do AIPACs bidding and to President Biden...WEAPON COMPANIES like the $$$$$....BILLIONAIRES WANT THE GENOCIDE TO CONTINUE because they want the Natural gas and oil from the Gaza Marine Area (which Israel has been stealing) ...they are the ones that control the US Congress, and the President as well.. it is all about the Natural Gas in the Gaza Marine Area...and the oil in the Middle East....Russia will have Iran's back...so we could be looking at a very bad situation for everyone across the world~Biden could have stopped the Genocide of Palestinians 12 months ago...but he has not done that...he has sent our tax dollars to commit the genocide of Palestinians.....all Biden would have to do...is stop sending money and weapons to Israel~....hundreds of thousands of Israelis have left Israel never to return...the Israeli Economy is in tatters...there are many boycotts of Israel from many countries....which damages Israel.....and millions of people across the world that want the genocide to stop~and if one wanted to look at what is on your grocery stores shelves one might find food stuffs from Israel on the shelf....you can chose to not buy those items~ or in other words boycott Israeli products~
He has continued to send arms, even going around Congress. He and his cabinet are all super Zionists. Don't be fooled. And, sadly, Kamala has shown no signs that she will change course.
exactly....Kamala invited a group of Palestinians and Muslims living in the US to "her" DNC...but then shut them out of the DNC!...Kamala invited a US Palestinian to speak at the DNC...but was told she would not be speaking!...Kamala will be told what to do and when to do it...by those who are really making the decisions...may there be Peace~
Not so. Kamala angered Bibi after their meeting by saying publicly that she will not remain silent about the suffering in Gaza. Voters need to elect her, and THEN demand action. People who expect her to make dramatic anti-Biden statements before the election don't understand reality.
Israel is already in bad shape economically, many businesses have closed or left Israel...hundreds of thousands of Israelis have left Israel who may never return to Israel...they may by this time not have homes or jobs to go back to...and now Net is also killing people in Lebanon...to expand the killing so he can avoid jail time...and continuing the genocide of Palestinians...and Net wants a war with Iran...which would bring in Russia.....Kamala will do what her handlers tell her to do~she accepted the endorsement of Dick Cheney...of Bush middle east wars .... PS all Biden has to do is to stop sending our tax dollars and weapons to Net/Bibi....in other words Biden could just say Stop/ Times Up/No more Genocide......The natural gas and oil in the Gaza Marine Area (which Israel has been stealing from the Palestinians )has been of interest to BP for quite a while and the oil in the middle east is probably a great incentive for the US to engage militarily more broadly in the middle east~Biden knows that Russia will support Iran....quite the muddle....too bad the US can't wage PEACE...wouldn't that be wonderful~~~~~~~~~~ instead it goes around getting rid of democratically elected officials in other countries....and wants to wage war with China.....while our own government has no interest in the people who live in the United States...and fund all the wars with our tax dollars......and are now facing less freedom of speech in the public domain~Net and Biden are complicit in Genocide...it sure would be nice to have the ICJ and/or the ICC deliver Justice to both of them and those who colluded closely with them~
You are so wrong. He's always said there's no daylight between him and effing Bibi, and his support is "ironclad." You don't send weapons if you to stop an attack ffs. Get a grip.
AMEN! Thank you, MIchael, for putting the issue so well and so persuasively. It has been extremely frustrating for us, the American majority, to sit and watch the carnage mount in Gaza while a very good president is losing his own legacy, the election for Harris, and our democracy by his blind insistance on continuing to support the heinous actions of a monster in Israel. I have some hope that your prestige and eloquence will finally persuade Harris to address this problem. Fixing it after the election may not be an option! She needs to act NOW!
how has Biden been a very good president?~Biden has supported Israel with hundreds of billions of our tax payer dollars....FEMA ran out of money to help those who suffered from recent hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida and a chlorine explosion in Georgia...and Fema was not given more funding.....so local and not local volunteer groups stepped into help people in desperate need of food water electricity medical care search and rescue.....just saying~
Yes, we know Biden continues to support Israel, and that's why Michael Moore is begging Kamala to say she will change that policy more forcefully. FEMA's running out of money and FEMA not being given more funding is 100% the fault of Republicans in Congress. Biden (and Congressional Democrats) have implored Congress to authorize more money, but Speaker Johnson has so far refused to convene the House to vote for more funding. Even so, Biden has done everything possible to funnel more money to FEMA; and I do not believe there has been a problem so far. Local support has been great; and that's wonderful. I'v e been a part of that too. But I don't think you can say FEMA has let anybody down: just the opposite; Trump's lies about FEMA have caused problems with victims refusing to accept aid from FEMA. It's despicable what Trump has done at a time of great national disaster. No other President in our history has actually gotten in the way of the government trying to do its job and help the victims. Blame Trump for any problem; not Biden.
I can tell you this~That FEMA went to NC for a few days..and then they left..because they ran out of money..leaving people with few options...many who died....most without power, potable water, food, medicine, medical care, access to communication with the outer world....World Central Kitchen came in and Dolly Parton flew in on her helicopter bringing aid ....The Florida National Guard came to NC....FEMA ran out of money....Biden doesn't seem to have trouble sending billions of tax payer dollars to the Israel......WOW blame Trump!!!...Trump is not the President at this time...Biden is the President~ Kamala will not change the the policy of sending $$$ and weapons to Israel....and do you know that Walz as governor used pension funds that the people of the state paid into~ to invest in Israel~
FEMA's budget is depleted, but FEMA is not out of monewy. Biden is doing his best to divert money into disaster relief and is mostly succeeding. FEMA has not "left" becasue they ran out of money. FEMA and even state disaster relief teams HAVE been advised to hold back in some places becasue of death threats and interferecne by Trump supporters who believced the lies Trump told about FEMA. I'm mystified at your comment that "Trump is not the president." You do know he's running, right? And you must surely know that he's lied constantly for the past 10 years aboput almost everything—and the despicable lying about FEMA in the very middle of this crisis is not only the lowest any public figure has sunk perhaps in our history, but his mnidless followers beleveing those lies HAVE casued the problems in the disaster zones.
Beautifully argued! You resisted the temptation to go after the shoddy US responses thus far to the Israeli invasions and incursions, including the deadly attacks on Beirut and the emplacement of American troops in Israel (how do you spell 'Vietnam'?). Many thanks.
Has she? I have not heard her say she will stop the war. Biden giving 30 days is a joke, like Michael says - how long cud you live without food n water. If she wants to win, she needs to get out of the middle lane in Michigan at least, and condemn what's happening and say that she's going to stop it starting on day 1.
My honest question to you is this, how can the U.S. possibly stop Netanyahu? Sure, stop the flow of weapons, but can't Israel go elsewhere for their supply? Maybe I'm just naive.
Good question, but if the US turns against Netanyahu with the understanding that it is he and not Israel that we are against, I think the whole nations of Israel except for the settlers extreme right wing will rally to get rid of him.
USA is by far the largest supporter of Israel. We arm them to the teeth with OUR weapons. I'm sure they have covert ties to arms suppliers, but where are they going to get the 'credit' for such purchases if the USA says, no more? As MaryLewis says, we would stop having the blood on our hands. And as Valerie says, we make it clear that it is Netanyahu we don't support. Doing that, I think, would force the Israeli people into a real moment of truth about their leadership. They, then, would force the change, I think.
💯. Money in politics is out of control for both parties. Look at musk money to the fuhrer. I'm sure Harris gets big bucks too. That also needs to change.
Not enough emphasis yet on how she will stop it - but the Israeli trump already doesn’t like her. I think he’ll continue the killing in Gaza and elsewhere until after the election to put his thumb on the scale for trump. Remember the Carter/reagan gambit?
Could not more agree, & thank you for (as always) speaking so respectfully, evenhandedly . . . Perhaps you can get thru to Kamala, but this is not the first time she has been approached w/ this message. Is it some kind of “respect” for Biden that is holding her back? Or-? Puzzling & certainly concerning . . .
Harris is a bribe taking stooge like the rest of our politicians. She will always do exactly what the "donors" want them to do. This is not opinion, it's fact. If you want to stop the corruption, read my post today.
The corruption starts at the top! If there is an honest politician, what difference does it make? For example, when you have an oil lobbyist running the EPA, it doesn't matter if the rank and file public officials are doing their jobs--nothing is change.
Exactly. Or if the liberal billionaire governor of Illinois whose family invests in the synthetic sex industry mandates gender ideology in public schools....or if our politicians are owned by BIG PHARMA and mandate vaccines....
At least with Harris as president, there’s a chance that, with a democratic house and Senate, this can be changed.
There is a no chance in hell the Trump will overturn Citizens United. Corporations should not be allowed to donate these massive fun do any presidential campaign. It is literally a bribe.
If you want to know where the money is going either to Trump or to Harris, check out Judd Legum’s Popular Info Substack.
Yes, respect, and well-deserved for all of the really great work he has done under 4 years. But, although her JOB is VP, she has a different priority of she wants to become president. Integrity.
I hope she takes your advice. Your perspective covers all the important points. It is an humanitarian approach, a solid, progressive humanitarian approach.
I appreciate your efforts, Michael. I've honestly stopped trying to convince people of literally anything anymore. I get called a Russian troll by Democrats when I criticize the Democratic Party for their obvious shortcomings. I'm going to let people make their mistakes, even the really big ones that harm others. You can only repeat yourself so many times before becoming discouraged. The U.S. democracy experiment is over as far as in concerned. We've got a warmongering corporacratic genocide enabler with no plan against a senile narcissistic lunatic. We're at a place with no winners except the ruling class. Why can't you and other progressives get together behind a third party? You're still trying to get a tiger to change its stripes. Real change will only come from something different than we've tried.
that theoretical line in the sand from Biden was crossed how many times and how long ago? A US threat is taken as a joke now by Israel. If we wanted action, we would have immediately stopped all shipments of any tech/weapons/assistance to Israel many many months ago. That's what it is apparently going to take.
genocide is being perpetrated by the US Israel England Germany...genocide is unbecoming to humanity~ to Palestinians.....to millions of people across the World that want it to stop~
Thank you for your perfect words to Vice president Harris. Hoping your letter will touch her and make her act immediately in getting Biden to end the massacre. Bibi should be put away for good with his government. I’ve given up hope in our world’s governments. Too much at stake to stop a madman???
We absolutely don’t live in a democracy; all these protests and who’s listening and acting. There’s only constatation empathy and paralysis. Isn’t Bibi up for arrest? And the 30days of Biden to get food and pétrole in…and even if aid does get into Gaza it will only be stopped and ramsacked
by the settlers. Feeling powerless ashamed and deeply saddened
That so-called 30 day warning is ridiculous. It should have been 2 weeks notice max, not a minute more. And the entire UN needs to be on board with this.
Mike, This is a great letter, but I fear it doesn't go far enough. We must stop the flow of offensive weapons. What enables Israel to perpetuate genocide in Gaza, and now wage war across other Middle Eastern countries, is the continuous shipment of weaponry (18 billion worth) from the US. The majority of Americans are against this, but the Biden/Harris team seems oblivious to the criticism, determined to stand with Israel no matter what "red lines" are crossed, and despite clear violation of international law. Given the Republican opposition, Harris' stance puts our democracy in peril.
Best reply yet. Let’s not forget the almost hidden horrors settlers are doing to hard working and homecoming citizens of the West Bank. Proves Israel is certainly pursuing genocide against Muslims.
And then taunting Iran, which does NOT want war after what they went through during war in Iraq. These are truly loving people, educated, who consider their snd our governments “crazy,” for sure the truth. And poor Lebanon. Always striving to just survive. It seems that the US agrees with Israel that Hamas and Hezbullah ARE all the people of Palestine and Lebanon and therefore all terrorists,
What really made me question Harris was her public announcement of pleasure in the murder of the chief of Hezbullah.
No trials, no research into the issues, pure vengeance , lack of goal of peace.
War snd money hungry. Biden and Harris also? Of course and so sad plus scary.
UN can’t help. Despite prominent role in setting up Israel, thanks Ralph Bunche, the UN and Israel have long been enemies, viewed by Israel as biased because of their support for
Palestinians,.
Biden and already Harris can force Israel to end this monstrous murderous war, simply no money or weapons. That would enable the Israeli people to have a new election, if not at war, despite briefly continuing retaliation from their current victims.
Come on, Harris! You were a great prosecutor. Isn’t Israel the worst war criminal? (after Kissinger,Bush 2, and also currently the two despicable warring chiefs in Sudan).
Thank you, Michael Moore! Exactly! As one of your readers said, Kamala has said what you pointed out, but not loud enough. Now is the time to say it loudly, and with conviction! And without fear from what Israeli PM will say or think. After all both Palestinians and Israelis wish to leave in peace, work in peace, raise their families in peace. But what about the devastation of Gaza carried out by the IDF? That must be addressed immediately as well. Being raised by heroic parents, Frans and Maria Braal in coastal Netherlands during WWII, I understand what it means to be occupied and confronted day in and day out.
Mike: I am so glad I subscribed to your writings. This is one of the most eloquent, respectful, and direct-to-the-core of your writings. I hope it reaches Mrs. Harris and her team and that she expresses some of your excellent truths.
I sincerely believe that if the President of the United States could bring the war in Gaza to an end, Biden would have done it already. According to recent reporting, while speaking about Netanyahu, Biden let loose with more expletives in a paragraph than I use all day long. I think he also just issued an ultimatum to Bibi -- maybe Kamala can loudly endorse that?
But the President can't end the war in Gaza. Not without toppling the government in Israel.
If toppling the government in Israel is really what it takes, so be it. Natanyahu is a monster and needs to be removed. But Biden and the US don't have to do it alone. All we have to do is affirm our support of the UN resolution naming Netanyahu as a war criminal, and vote to support his arrest, removal from office, and imprisonment. Is there any other nation on the Secutiry Council who still refuses to condemn him? If there is not, changing our position could put him out of power and behind bars. The US aid to Israel, of course, could stop tomorrow.
100pct. Yet he comes to the UN as a war criminal. He comes to OUR congress as a war criminal. Everyone should leave or turn their backs to him. He needs a monster to fight or he has nothing.
the President and the US Congress are bought by the Israeli lobby~
Apparently at least half of Israel wants Netanyahu out--this was obvious by the intense domonstrations by 10's of thousands of Israeli's before October 7. Most Israelis are now furious about the lack of intention by their leader to get the hostages returned.
Yeah, but the vast majority are completely on board with the genocide and starvation.
true~
If you really want to stop the genocide and ethnic cleansing, you are going to have to show the American people concrete proof that both major political parties have sold them out. My book does exactly that and I am willing to give it away for free. All you have to do is read it. (There is link for a free digital copy in this post.)
My name is Ted Martin. I have finished writing a book about my first hand encounters with a morbidly corrupt federal judicial system. The book is titled: The Illusion of Justice and contains documented, incontrovertible proof of widespread systemic corruption in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Supreme Court not only ignored two of the most egregious cases of judicial misconduct imaginable (my cases) but also an amicus brief by former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner in which he blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Posner’s amicus brief is posted on the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gov and can be accessed by typing in the following case number: Martin v. Living Essentials (Case No. 17-8352)
It will be painfully obvious to anyone who reads my book (or Judges Posner’s amicus brief) that the Supreme Court denies certiorari without even bothering to read the petitions submitted by the citizens of the United States. This obscene betrayal of the public trust is a clear-cut violation of every Justice’s judicial oath and a crime under federal law that is commonly referred to as honest services fraud.
In short, my book proves that the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to pack the courts with corrupt corporate judges who will never side with the American people. This was abundantly clear when Senator Chuck Schumer and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly refused to use irrefutable evidence of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett (a Republican nominee) at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
This bipartisan band of seditious conspirators also refused to address the underlying corruption in clear violation of their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
The only difference between the two major political parties is the rhetoric. The special interest groups running this country don’t give a damn which bribe taking stooge you vote for or even if you vote at all. They have already successfully rigged every election by controlling “our” choices.
The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been caught red-handed conspiring to pack the courts with corrupt judges who will never side with you. If there was ever a reason to be a one issue voter, this is it. Besides, any politician caught lying about their fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States is obviously lying about everything—particularly their agenda.
Republicans push the corrupt corporate agenda. Democrats pretend to be opposed. Together, they sell their offices to the highest bidders. They foment war for the military industrial complex, promote racism for the prison industrial complex, refuse to restrict access to assault weapons for the gun manufactures, permit large quantities of toxic cancer causing chemicals to be dumped into our air, land, and water for the chemical manufactures, deny needed medical care to our country’s citizens for the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and turn a willful blind eye to the catastrophic effects of global warming for the fossil fuel industries. The list of their greed fueled crimes against humanity goes on and on.
Voting your current elected representatives out of office should be a no brainer. But, to make sure that they are not replaced with another batch of equally corrupt corporate stooges, we’re also going to have to take back both the Republican and Democratic parties and get the money out of politics.
While this may appear to be a daunting task, all we really need is a sound plan. After giving this matter some careful consideration, I have the following proposal: We agree to put aside all of our ideological differences and unite as Americans in support of the Constitution of the United States.
If you read my book, it really won’t be that difficult. You will know who the real enemy is and it certainly isn’t your fellow citizens. We just need to become one issue voters. Ignore their contrived wedge issues, bullshit talking points, and cringe worthy campaign ads. If they are not fighting tooth and nail to get the money out of politics—don’t legitimize them with your vote.
Seriously, if in doubt—throw them out. Besides, any government official who is not forcefully calling for the resignations of the corrupt leaders of their own political party is, by definition, violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Whether Republican or Democrat, a treasonous corporate criminal is a treasonous corporate criminal, they serve the same master and nothing is going to change until we get the money out of politics.
*You get the money out of politics by publicly funding elections, banning all campaign contributions, and, in exchange for their broadcasting/operating licenses, requiring news organizations to give every candidate for public office an equal amount of free advertising space.
In the future, I may write a book titled: The Illusion of Journalism. But for now, I’m just going to say that the media is not going to help anyone blow the whistle on their partners in crime. In the past four years, I couldn’t find a single news organization that hadn’t sold us out.
All an honest journalist would have to do is read Judge Posner’s amicus brief to know that the courts are irretrievably corrupt. Reading my book will conclusively show that the courts are corrupt by design.
If you want a government that actually acts in your best interests, I urge you and everyone you know to read my book as soon as possible. You can get a digital copy of my book free of charge at the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vaMH1riLodzOfQn0kI7ow0RDrPM0NqE/view?usp=sharing
P.S. I blame the Federalist Society for the corruption in the federal judicial system. The six so-called conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, and all the Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee are members of the Federalist Society. Donald Trump picked “his” judicial nominees from lists provided by the Federalist Society.
I didn’t know that the Democrats were in on it until I tried to give them proof of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. If you would like to read about their reprehensible conduct, you can skip ahead to the Postscript on page 221 of my book. But, by all means, read the rest of the book.
The corruption is undeniable. The judges in both of my cases incorporated the defendant’s fraudulent defenses into their opinions even after I pointed out the fraud in every brief that I filed. These “judges” are clearly taking dictation from corporate defense counsel without even reading the plaintiff’s briefs.
Christ, talk about poor timing..like my worried, weary, burned out brain can absorb ANY of this. I started reading your words because of the BS lead-in to your mammoth cut-and-paste about your new book. You should really take it down. I'm saying all this the nice way.
If they didn’t do that with George W. Bush they won’t do it with anyone.
Would LOVE to see this, but very much doubt it will happen, at least not until we boomers are gone.
Keep hope alive!!!!!!!There is a huge up swelling of the young as we have seen across the US at colleges and universities...as well as every age...us oldsters, middle agers, and so many who care not only here but across the world~there are a number of groups...Jewish Voice for Peace, CODEPINK, Veterans against War, and so many more...here is a list....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Peace_organizations_based_in_the_United_States
Right, but an appalling amount of censorship, threats and suppression of the truth. I'd like to be wrong.
all the more reason to push back~ write to our US Senators and Reps ~ or call them....I attend CODEPINK on zoom......and you can find them on UTUBE also...we do what we can do....and millions of others in the US and around the world are doing what they can do~which means there are more of us~than those who think they have the Power.... Chris Hedges made this comment "I don't fight fascists because I think I'll win~ I fight fascists because they are fascists"......
Not supplying millions of dollars for weaponry and bombs that kill all Palestinians should be a deterrent--I'm a year too late, but NOW or never!
The US is funding and arming Israel~~because...my guess is... the US and Israel wants the Natural Gas deposits in the Gaza Marine Area (that Israel has been stealing from Gaza for a couple of decades) and I think that the Oil fields that Iran and the middle east region have are a great incentive to destroy as many heads of state as possible~One great disadvantage to the US plan is that Russia will protect Iran and the oil fields~
here you are!!! now! that's great!!!!!
President Biden could halt all money all bombs all weapons of mass destruction to Israel...right now~but he chooses not to....
Your sincerity has one huge hole, Biden still supplying the killing machines for the genocide, which he has the power to stop it tomorrow.
exactly!!!
Leftwing pundits are funny. They are all touting those supposed swear words from Biden to Netanyahu as if they made a real difference...that that shows how Biden has real backbone when it comes to Netanyahu. LOL.
100 pct. just for show. afraid of losing jewish funds and votes due apac influence. I wonder how our politicians would behave if every decision they made did not have to factor in money, but only how the decision would affect their constituents.
right on~AIPAC plus weapons industry plus billionaires controlling the US Congress
Israel is strong, No? It is one of the most wealthy countries in the world. Not toppling, just ggiving their people an opportunity to choose their leaders. We call that democracy.
WA DC talking Ceasefire, ad infinitum, while children are burned alive and starved to death in Gaza, while "the Paris of the Middle East, Beirut, is becoming rubble.
sadly things continue as they have for the last 12 months~
Give Israelis the opportunity to choose their leaders? Like we do in the USA? Like us, they have a choice, but the choice is irrelevant because the outcome is the same regardless which candidate wins. They are all the same.
Harris and Trump are NOT "all the same." Thinking like that—and throwing your vote away on Jill Stein—is helping Trump to win; and it's not hyperbole at all to say that if Trump wins, that may just be the end of our democracy. Surely people on this Subsrtack are more informed about who Trump really is and what he plans to do than that. Is Harris lily-white? Maybe not; I haven't seen any evidence of corruption. But I have seen tons of proof that she cares for the welfare of the American people, and she is not planning to turn America into a dictatorship. Which Trump most assuredly would like to do. Whether or not he would succeed may be debatable, but he has made it glaringly obvious that he cares nothing about America or the constitution. He cares only about himself. Those 88 indictments and 34 convictions were not "rigged persecution" by the Biden Administration: they were the result of unanimous "guilty" verdicts by juries in 4 states and 6 jurisdictions. Ralph Nader was an admirable person; worhty of respect. But people who voted for Nader in 2000 are responisible for the George W Bush administration, the bulk of the federal deficit, the Iraq war, etc. And people who voted for Jill Stein (who is not remotely as admirable as Nader) in 2016 are absolutely responsible for Trump's election, most of the rest of the federal deficit, the horrible number of deaths from the pandemic, the US being pulled out of the Paris Accords, and attacks on solar & wind power and setbacks suffered in dealing with climate change. If you really care about the environment, don't vote for Jill Stein. She can't win. And votes for her just help Trump, who REALLY couldn't care less about environment.
https://www.jillstein2024.com/meet_jill
Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit.
Jill Steion has undoubtedly done a great many good things for the planet, but she's smart enough to know that she has no chance of becoming President; and that all of her voteers would vote Democratic if she were not on the ballot. She's not siphoning any votes from Trump; and her being the ballot makes it more likely Trump will win—and that would be very bad news for every initiative she claims to care about. By being on the ballot, she is hurting all of the programs she claims to advocate for.
I am all for having a viable Green Party in the US; and I personally would vote for any Green Party candidate that had a chance of winning. If Stein really wants to effect change in the world (and especially the environment), she should focus her energies on organizing the party, recruiting membership and candidates for winnable elections, and then raise suppor for those candidates. If she herself really wants to serve in elective office, she might have a chance to win a congressional seat in her home state. As a member of Congress she could do much both to help the environment and to strengthen her party to the point that they can perhaps field a Senatorial or even Presidential candidate who has a chance of winning.—some day; certainly not in 2024. And since voting in American elections is secret, there is no such thing as voting to make a statement. No one will know whom you vote for; they will just know that the Green Party and Stein got at most 1% of the vote, and therefore the Democratic candidate got 1% less of the vote. Which might make Trump the winner. ANYTHING that helps Trump win is working against environmental issues.
I HATE to cast a vote for either pro-genocide candidate, but yes, the environment and women's rights need all the help they can get.
Dems and MAGA are not the same. Trump gives tax cuts to the billionaires and tariffs ( actually taxes on working peoples buying power) to the middle class. Dems fight to protect the climate by supporting GREEN infrastructure projects, MAGA vows to “drill baby drill”, Dems gave us HeadStart, Preschool for all, Medicaid and Medicare and Social Security, Dems fight for Trans and Gay Rights, voting rights, Black and Hispanic Rights, women’s reproductive rights.
They ARE NOT the same!
They're not the same, but both support Israel financially/with weapons and thereby its targeted killing of children, journalists and healthcare workers, as well as torture and starvation, all still happening NOW after over a year, and it's important to make these facts known and try to change them.
Dems take money from AIPAC...all but two in Congress don't take money from AIPAC ~here is a list of how much Biden has received and Congress people have received~you probably watched Netanyahu speak at the US Congress almost everyone gave him 25 standing ovations..... except Rahsida Tlaib~
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S
vote for Jill Stein~
Sure, vote for Stein, because a tantrum changes everything. /s
Here is information you may not know yet~re Jill Stein...."Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit."...read more here....https://www.jillstein2024.com/meet_jill
I know who she is. However she's a useless candidate. This is an election, and it matters.
Already did.
well Israel is having problems with it's economy because many industries there have left and many nations are now boycotting Israel.. who used to support Israeli businesses~ hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have left Israel never to return~the only reason Israel can continue is our Pres sends our tax dollars to Israel that should be used in our communities ......Israelis are seeking a safe place to live so they are leaving Israel and not intending to come back to Israel~when you go shopping in the US you can choose to buy Israeli products at the Grocery store...or not buy their products.... check out if the products come from Israel....if they are you can choose to not buy them~
No Israeli hummus (Sabra and Tribe) or dates, or Teva sandals.
Okay~ I hope this info helps....one can make their own hummus.....here is some GOOD NEWS..."According to Volza's United states Export data, United states exported 2,700 shipments of Chickpeas from Feb 2023 to Jan 2024 (TTM). These exports were made by 167 United states Exporters to 139 Buyers, marking a growth rate of 70% compared to the preceding twelve months.
Within this period, in Jan 2024 alone, 286 Chickpeas export shipments were made from United states . This marks a year-on-year growth of 6% compared to Jan 2023, and a 286% sequential growth from Dec 2024.
Most of the Chickpeas exports from United states go to Spain , Pakistan , and Turkey ."....https://www.volza.com/p/chickpeas/export/export-from-united-states/ ........re-dates.....Egypt
According to data from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, Egypt is the world's biggest producer of dates, having grown around 1.73 million tonnes of the tropical fruit in 2022 alone.Mar 7, 2024.........
Teva sandals are manufactured in China, El Salvador, and Vietnam, and the country of manufacture is printed on the inside tag.
Teva is an American footwear manufacturer. Deckers Brands purchased Teva's patents, trademarks, and other assets in 2002.
Teva sources most of its leather from tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG). LWG certified tanneries follow protocols that promote sustainable and environmentally appropriate business practices. google says Teva sandals are manufactured in China, El Salvador, and Vietnam, and the country of manufacture is printed on the inside tag. google says..."Teva sandals are manufactured in China, El Salvador, and Vietnam, and the country of manufacture is printed on the inside tag.
Teva is an American footwear manufacturer. Deckers Brands purchased Teva's patents, trademarks, and other assets in 2002.
Teva sources most of its leather from tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG). LWG certified tanneries follow protocols that promote sustainable and environmentally appropriate business practices. "
MAY THERE BE PEACE FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE WORLD
Well Biden could have stopped this months ago...but he didn't~ there will be no ultimatum for Net~ and Kamala will continue this policy of Genocide of the Palestinians because AIPAC gives $$$$$ to those in congress to do AIPACs bidding and to President Biden...WEAPON COMPANIES like the $$$$$....BILLIONAIRES WANT THE GENOCIDE TO CONTINUE because they want the Natural gas and oil from the Gaza Marine Area (which Israel has been stealing) ...they are the ones that control the US Congress, and the President as well.. it is all about the Natural Gas in the Gaza Marine Area...and the oil in the Middle East....Russia will have Iran's back...so we could be looking at a very bad situation for everyone across the world~Biden could have stopped the Genocide of Palestinians 12 months ago...but he has not done that...he has sent our tax dollars to commit the genocide of Palestinians.....all Biden would have to do...is stop sending money and weapons to Israel~....hundreds of thousands of Israelis have left Israel never to return...the Israeli Economy is in tatters...there are many boycotts of Israel from many countries....which damages Israel.....and millions of people across the world that want the genocide to stop~and if one wanted to look at what is on your grocery stores shelves one might find food stuffs from Israel on the shelf....you can chose to not buy those items~ or in other words boycott Israeli products~
Great summary.
He has continued to send arms, even going around Congress. He and his cabinet are all super Zionists. Don't be fooled. And, sadly, Kamala has shown no signs that she will change course.
exactly....Kamala invited a group of Palestinians and Muslims living in the US to "her" DNC...but then shut them out of the DNC!...Kamala invited a US Palestinian to speak at the DNC...but was told she would not be speaking!...Kamala will be told what to do and when to do it...by those who are really making the decisions...may there be Peace~
I know. I was truly sickened by that. I don't trust her at all and her husband is a typical blind zionist.
Surprised that Kamala never mentioned the war in the Middle East when she talks to her loving voters
Right on!!!!!!!!
Not so. Kamala angered Bibi after their meeting by saying publicly that she will not remain silent about the suffering in Gaza. Voters need to elect her, and THEN demand action. People who expect her to make dramatic anti-Biden statements before the election don't understand reality.
She should have let the Palestinian speak.
Israel is already in bad shape economically, many businesses have closed or left Israel...hundreds of thousands of Israelis have left Israel who may never return to Israel...they may by this time not have homes or jobs to go back to...and now Net is also killing people in Lebanon...to expand the killing so he can avoid jail time...and continuing the genocide of Palestinians...and Net wants a war with Iran...which would bring in Russia.....Kamala will do what her handlers tell her to do~she accepted the endorsement of Dick Cheney...of Bush middle east wars .... PS all Biden has to do is to stop sending our tax dollars and weapons to Net/Bibi....in other words Biden could just say Stop/ Times Up/No more Genocide......The natural gas and oil in the Gaza Marine Area (which Israel has been stealing from the Palestinians )has been of interest to BP for quite a while and the oil in the middle east is probably a great incentive for the US to engage militarily more broadly in the middle east~Biden knows that Russia will support Iran....quite the muddle....too bad the US can't wage PEACE...wouldn't that be wonderful~~~~~~~~~~ instead it goes around getting rid of democratically elected officials in other countries....and wants to wage war with China.....while our own government has no interest in the people who live in the United States...and fund all the wars with our tax dollars......and are now facing less freedom of speech in the public domain~Net and Biden are complicit in Genocide...it sure would be nice to have the ICJ and/or the ICC deliver Justice to both of them and those who colluded closely with them~
may there be Peace~
You are so wrong. He's always said there's no daylight between him and effing Bibi, and his support is "ironclad." You don't send weapons if you to stop an attack ffs. Get a grip.
Exactly....Biden has received approx 5 million dollars from AIPAC.. over the years he spent in the US congress/ vp to Obama/ and now as President~
AMEN! Thank you, MIchael, for putting the issue so well and so persuasively. It has been extremely frustrating for us, the American majority, to sit and watch the carnage mount in Gaza while a very good president is losing his own legacy, the election for Harris, and our democracy by his blind insistance on continuing to support the heinous actions of a monster in Israel. I have some hope that your prestige and eloquence will finally persuade Harris to address this problem. Fixing it after the election may not be an option! She needs to act NOW!
how has Biden been a very good president?~Biden has supported Israel with hundreds of billions of our tax payer dollars....FEMA ran out of money to help those who suffered from recent hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida and a chlorine explosion in Georgia...and Fema was not given more funding.....so local and not local volunteer groups stepped into help people in desperate need of food water electricity medical care search and rescue.....just saying~
Yes, we know Biden continues to support Israel, and that's why Michael Moore is begging Kamala to say she will change that policy more forcefully. FEMA's running out of money and FEMA not being given more funding is 100% the fault of Republicans in Congress. Biden (and Congressional Democrats) have implored Congress to authorize more money, but Speaker Johnson has so far refused to convene the House to vote for more funding. Even so, Biden has done everything possible to funnel more money to FEMA; and I do not believe there has been a problem so far. Local support has been great; and that's wonderful. I'v e been a part of that too. But I don't think you can say FEMA has let anybody down: just the opposite; Trump's lies about FEMA have caused problems with victims refusing to accept aid from FEMA. It's despicable what Trump has done at a time of great national disaster. No other President in our history has actually gotten in the way of the government trying to do its job and help the victims. Blame Trump for any problem; not Biden.
I can tell you this~That FEMA went to NC for a few days..and then they left..because they ran out of money..leaving people with few options...many who died....most without power, potable water, food, medicine, medical care, access to communication with the outer world....World Central Kitchen came in and Dolly Parton flew in on her helicopter bringing aid ....The Florida National Guard came to NC....FEMA ran out of money....Biden doesn't seem to have trouble sending billions of tax payer dollars to the Israel......WOW blame Trump!!!...Trump is not the President at this time...Biden is the President~ Kamala will not change the the policy of sending $$$ and weapons to Israel....and do you know that Walz as governor used pension funds that the people of the state paid into~ to invest in Israel~
FEMA's budget is depleted, but FEMA is not out of monewy. Biden is doing his best to divert money into disaster relief and is mostly succeeding. FEMA has not "left" becasue they ran out of money. FEMA and even state disaster relief teams HAVE been advised to hold back in some places becasue of death threats and interferecne by Trump supporters who believced the lies Trump told about FEMA. I'm mystified at your comment that "Trump is not the president." You do know he's running, right? And you must surely know that he's lied constantly for the past 10 years aboput almost everything—and the despicable lying about FEMA in the very middle of this crisis is not only the lowest any public figure has sunk perhaps in our history, but his mnidless followers beleveing those lies HAVE casued the problems in the disaster zones.
Beautifully argued! You resisted the temptation to go after the shoddy US responses thus far to the Israeli invasions and incursions, including the deadly attacks on Beirut and the emplacement of American troops in Israel (how do you spell 'Vietnam'?). Many thanks.
100pct. troops to Israel and I thought, omg, please no.
Scary isn't it? And not necessary...
Thank you. She has been saying these things but not loudly enough!
Has she? I have not heard her say she will stop the war. Biden giving 30 days is a joke, like Michael says - how long cud you live without food n water. If she wants to win, she needs to get out of the middle lane in Michigan at least, and condemn what's happening and say that she's going to stop it starting on day 1.
My honest question to you is this, how can the U.S. possibly stop Netanyahu? Sure, stop the flow of weapons, but can't Israel go elsewhere for their supply? Maybe I'm just naive.
Good question, but if the US turns against Netanyahu with the understanding that it is he and not Israel that we are against, I think the whole nations of Israel except for the settlers extreme right wing will rally to get rid of him.
USA is by far the largest supporter of Israel. We arm them to the teeth with OUR weapons. I'm sure they have covert ties to arms suppliers, but where are they going to get the 'credit' for such purchases if the USA says, no more? As MaryLewis says, we would stop having the blood on our hands. And as Valerie says, we make it clear that it is Netanyahu we don't support. Doing that, I think, would force the Israeli people into a real moment of truth about their leadership. They, then, would force the change, I think.
A large majority of Israelis support the genocide, the settlers and the bombing of Lebanon, regardless of Nethu.
At least we could stop having the blood of thousands on our hands! Stop Now!
IF Biden stops our tax money from flowing to Net and Biden stops the flow of weapons to Net..then it would stop.....https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts
The problem is that these politicians are just puppets controlled by the corporations.
💯. Money in politics is out of control for both parties. Look at musk money to the fuhrer. I'm sure Harris gets big bucks too. That also needs to change.
And AIPAC.
Not enough emphasis yet on how she will stop it - but the Israeli trump already doesn’t like her. I think he’ll continue the killing in Gaza and elsewhere until after the election to put his thumb on the scale for trump. Remember the Carter/reagan gambit?
Kamala will not stop the genocide of Palestinians...she will continue the policies that others have put in place within the Biden administration~IMHO
Beautifully said!
Could not more agree, & thank you for (as always) speaking so respectfully, evenhandedly . . . Perhaps you can get thru to Kamala, but this is not the first time she has been approached w/ this message. Is it some kind of “respect” for Biden that is holding her back? Or-? Puzzling & certainly concerning . . .
Harris is a bribe taking stooge like the rest of our politicians. She will always do exactly what the "donors" want them to do. This is not opinion, it's fact. If you want to stop the corruption, read my post today.
All politicians are. All of them.
The corruption starts at the top! If there is an honest politician, what difference does it make? For example, when you have an oil lobbyist running the EPA, it doesn't matter if the rank and file public officials are doing their jobs--nothing is change.
Exactly. Or if the liberal billionaire governor of Illinois whose family invests in the synthetic sex industry mandates gender ideology in public schools....or if our politicians are owned by BIG PHARMA and mandate vaccines....
And Trump isn't?
Trump is less owned, that's why he's hated.
https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race/donald-trump/contributors?id=N00023864&src=b
Trump's donors are NOT insignificant. They own him.
I don’t care. All politicians are owned. The question is, which industries own them?
At least with Harris as president, there’s a chance that, with a democratic house and Senate, this can be changed.
There is a no chance in hell the Trump will overturn Citizens United. Corporations should not be allowed to donate these massive fun do any presidential campaign. It is literally a bribe.
If you want to know where the money is going either to Trump or to Harris, check out Judd Legum’s Popular Info Substack.
Yes, respect, and well-deserved for all of the really great work he has done under 4 years. But, although her JOB is VP, she has a different priority of she wants to become president. Integrity.
I hope she takes your advice. Your perspective covers all the important points. It is an humanitarian approach, a solid, progressive humanitarian approach.
100pct
I appreciate your efforts, Michael. I've honestly stopped trying to convince people of literally anything anymore. I get called a Russian troll by Democrats when I criticize the Democratic Party for their obvious shortcomings. I'm going to let people make their mistakes, even the really big ones that harm others. You can only repeat yourself so many times before becoming discouraged. The U.S. democracy experiment is over as far as in concerned. We've got a warmongering corporacratic genocide enabler with no plan against a senile narcissistic lunatic. We're at a place with no winners except the ruling class. Why can't you and other progressives get together behind a third party? You're still trying to get a tiger to change its stripes. Real change will only come from something different than we've tried.
Totally agree...Voting for Jill Stein~
Right on target. If you want an effective way to fight back against these treasonous corporate criminals, read my post today.
Clearly 30 days is laughable.
Except I am weeping. We all are weeping.
I sure hope our candidate reads this letter.
How can we send it to her over and over?
Thank you again, Michael, for articulating so well what needs to be said.
I live in Maine and you speak so eloquently for me Michael. Thank you!
Go Michael.
But is she listening? Every day, even though it's harder to see how, the news is more and more appalling. She's got to wake up.
Blinkin should have issued the 30 day warning a year ago. It's horrifying. They should have issued a 3 day warning.
People are willing to give up our own civil rights to end the ethnic cleansing.
that theoretical line in the sand from Biden was crossed how many times and how long ago? A US threat is taken as a joke now by Israel. If we wanted action, we would have immediately stopped all shipments of any tech/weapons/assistance to Israel many many months ago. That's what it is apparently going to take.
They're all Zionists, that's the problem.
Not becoming of the forum.
genocide is being perpetrated by the US Israel England Germany...genocide is unbecoming to humanity~ to Palestinians.....to millions of people across the World that want it to stop~
Pro-Israel Recipients in the US Congress...
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S
It's a revolting fact that needs to be addressed now.
Thank you for your perfect words to Vice president Harris. Hoping your letter will touch her and make her act immediately in getting Biden to end the massacre. Bibi should be put away for good with his government. I’ve given up hope in our world’s governments. Too much at stake to stop a madman???
We absolutely don’t live in a democracy; all these protests and who’s listening and acting. There’s only constatation empathy and paralysis. Isn’t Bibi up for arrest? And the 30days of Biden to get food and pétrole in…and even if aid does get into Gaza it will only be stopped and ramsacked
by the settlers. Feeling powerless ashamed and deeply saddened
That so-called 30 day warning is ridiculous. It should have been 2 weeks notice max, not a minute more. And the entire UN needs to be on board with this.
Mike, This is a great letter, but I fear it doesn't go far enough. We must stop the flow of offensive weapons. What enables Israel to perpetuate genocide in Gaza, and now wage war across other Middle Eastern countries, is the continuous shipment of weaponry (18 billion worth) from the US. The majority of Americans are against this, but the Biden/Harris team seems oblivious to the criticism, determined to stand with Israel no matter what "red lines" are crossed, and despite clear violation of international law. Given the Republican opposition, Harris' stance puts our democracy in peril.
Best reply yet. Let’s not forget the almost hidden horrors settlers are doing to hard working and homecoming citizens of the West Bank. Proves Israel is certainly pursuing genocide against Muslims.
And then taunting Iran, which does NOT want war after what they went through during war in Iraq. These are truly loving people, educated, who consider their snd our governments “crazy,” for sure the truth. And poor Lebanon. Always striving to just survive. It seems that the US agrees with Israel that Hamas and Hezbullah ARE all the people of Palestine and Lebanon and therefore all terrorists,
What really made me question Harris was her public announcement of pleasure in the murder of the chief of Hezbullah.
No trials, no research into the issues, pure vengeance , lack of goal of peace.
War snd money hungry. Biden and Harris also? Of course and so sad plus scary.
UN can’t help. Despite prominent role in setting up Israel, thanks Ralph Bunche, the UN and Israel have long been enemies, viewed by Israel as biased because of their support for
Palestinians,.
Biden and already Harris can force Israel to end this monstrous murderous war, simply no money or weapons. That would enable the Israeli people to have a new election, if not at war, despite briefly continuing retaliation from their current victims.
Come on, Harris! You were a great prosecutor. Isn’t Israel the worst war criminal? (after Kissinger,Bush 2, and also currently the two despicable warring chiefs in Sudan).
Stop this miserable war!
Trish Dayan
Thank you, Michael Moore! Exactly! As one of your readers said, Kamala has said what you pointed out, but not loud enough. Now is the time to say it loudly, and with conviction! And without fear from what Israeli PM will say or think. After all both Palestinians and Israelis wish to leave in peace, work in peace, raise their families in peace. But what about the devastation of Gaza carried out by the IDF? That must be addressed immediately as well. Being raised by heroic parents, Frans and Maria Braal in coastal Netherlands during WWII, I understand what it means to be occupied and confronted day in and day out.
Bless you. Your parents were heros.
Everything I was about to write here has already been written by some wonderful people who “get it!”. Thank you to them and to Michael!