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‘What happened to your country?’: The poisoned well of the Trump era
John T. Bennett, Editor-at-Large - Roll Call
_Stephan: I watched bits of the Trump rally the other day, and thought I was listening to Joseph Goebbels on a bad day, and watched the crowd raise their arms and make what amounted to a Nazis salute only with one finger raised. In my view, Trump is frightened he is going to be indicted, and he is gearing up the MAGAts for civil violence to frig ... ⌘ Read more_
More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude
Sam Knight, - truthout
_Stephan: A reader wrote me because she was trapped in exactly the situation described in this report. I had never heard of this but, as I dug into it a bit, I realized this is a growing trend, and a very nasty business. If you apply for a new job I suggest you ask about this._
People between the ages of 40 and 79 who took 9,826 steps per day were 50% less likely to develop dementia wit ... ⌘ Read more
A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy
David Leonhardt, - Reader Supported News
_Stephan: As I write this I am watching a PBS special, The U.S. and the Holocaust, and I am both horrified by the failure of the U.S., and the rampant anti-semitism, and struck by how closely the MAGAt Republicans are following the Nazis playbook. I don't think most of us fully comprehend just how evil this party has become, and what they are trying to do to our country ... ⌘ Read more_
Tragedy in small Michigan town once again demonstrates how lethal conspiracy theories can be**
David Neiwert, Staff Writer - Daily Kos
_Stephan: The amygdala is an almond-shaped portion of the brain located in the anterior portion of the temporal lobe. It makes up just 0.3% of the volume of the human brain. Yet, it has been implicated in a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders. About 27% of American ... ⌘ Read more_
Excess blue light exposure from screens can trigger early puberty in children
, \\- Study Finds
_Stephan: One of the things that has to change as our culture awakens are the unintended consequences of our technologies. This is an example of what I mean._
_Credit: De Visu / stock.adobe.com_
ROME, ITALY — Smartphones and tablets are causing e ... ⌘ Read more
Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools
JACLYN DIAZ, - npr
_Stephan: For reasons I still do not fully understand Virginians elected a MAGAt for governor, and this is the result. The MAGAt sexual obsessions are distorting our entire culture, making LGBTQ folk's lives miserable. The whole thing is so very similar to the Nazis' sexual obsessions; it is as if the leaders of MAGAt world have read the Na ... ⌘ Read more_
Modeling the Future of Religion in America
, \\- Pew Research Center
_Stephan: This is a very interesting and important trend that is getting almost no media attention. Americans are abandoning Christianity in droves, by the millions. This data from Pew Research Center spells it out. Now why is this happening, and happening specifically to Christianity? The answer, in my estimation, is because christofascism has poisoned the religion. Religion should be about opening to nonlocal ... ⌘ Read more_
20 years, $6 trillion, 900,000 lives
Dylan Matthews, - Vox
_Stephan: I think it should be obvious to anyone that the way to deal with terrorism is not war. Had this amount of money been spent over those years fostering wellbeing in these countries then... well, the world would be very different today._
On the evening of September 11, 2001, hours after two hijacked airliners had destr ... ⌘ Read more
Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies**
Adam Lowenstein, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: And here was have another sordid tale of MAGAT Republican corruption. I find it amazing that so many Americans can't seem to recognize that Republican officials at both the federal and state levels, be they men or women, don't give a damn for the people they represent and are supposed to serve. The only t ... ⌘ Read more_
4 Countries Harbor 80% of the World’s Deforestation Caused by Industrial Mining
Olivia Rosane, - EcoWatch
_Stephan: The only way we are going to effectively deal with what climate change is going to cause is if all the nations of the world cooperate and profit stops being the primary consideration. We need a true united nations, and that is what all countries should be working on, because it isn't going to be easy to achieve._
 Rio Grande
Dylan Baddour, Environmental Reporter -
_Stephan: There are two parts to the water trend as climate change goes on. Too much water, or too little water. When you change the ecosystem you change the world we live in. We have got to make wellbeing our society's first priority. Anything less produces developments like this._
... ⌘ Read more
Cancer on the rise globally among adults under 50
John Anderer, - Study Finds
_Stephan: From the data I have seen I think this increase in cancer among adults under 50 is the result of the increased toxins in the environment, and increased toxins from various kinds of processing in people's food, and in developed nations, increasingly sedentary behaviors patterns. All of this is human-inflicted.
The study is published in the journal Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology._
! ... ⌘ Read more
Trump threatens DOJ against indictments: ‘You’d have problems the likes of which you have ever seen before’**
Matthew Chapman, - Raw Story
_Stephan: Just as Trump created the 6th January insurrection he is signaling the MAGAts to gear up for civil violence should he be indicted. I interpret Trump's words that he is becoming frightened that he will be indicted. I think we should prepare for increasing civil violence. I a ... ⌘ Read more_
Rep. Boebert tells churchgoers to ‘rise up’ at far-right Christian conference
Chase Woodruff, Reporter - Colorado Newsline
_Stephan: Here we have another MAGAt Republican promoting civil disorder. I think it is time to set behavior standards for members of Congress. Christofascists like Boebert are actively trying to end democracy in the U.S. and turn our country into a White supremacist, male dominant, christofascist, anocracy, and I believe they ... ⌘ Read more_
It’s time to enforce the Constitution and ban seditious Republicans from Congress
Thom Hartmann, - Raw Story
_Stephan: Thom Hartmann and I agree about holding members of Congress who spout and engage in seditious behavior accountable, removing them from office, and he gives a good explanation of the 14th Amendment and how this could and should be done._
 that the more educated a person is the more likely they are to vote Democratic. Instead, what the MAGAts want is a system that lies to children and rather than e ... ⌘ Read more_
In Texas youth prisons, children trapped in their cells use water bottles and lunch trays for toilets
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_Stephan:_
_At Giddings State School, a Texas juvenile prison, youths reported regularly soiling their cells this summer because there weren’t enough officers to take them to the bathroom. Credit: Jolie McCullough ... ⌘ Read more_
The Catholic Church is Bankrolling a Nationwide Assault on Women’s Rights**
Tessa Stuart, - Reader Supported News / Rollingstone
_Stephan: Conservative religiosity, whatever its denomination, is almost always patriarchial, sexually dysfunctional, and views women as subordinate not quite fully equal human beings. Frankly, I am tired of this crap, and I am always surprised how many women buy into this worldview. We are not going to be able to ... ⌘ Read more_
Scholar who saw all this coming: Americans “do not really understand liberal democracy”**
CHAUNCEY DEVEGA, Senior Writer - Salon
_Stephan: This is what worries me: We have not had civil stress and violence in the U.S. in living memory; we don't expect it, and most people seem incapable of really believing our current situation in this country is as bad as it actually is. All living Americans are used to the fundamental structures of our go ... ⌘ Read more_
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Launch Historic Strike to Put ‘Patients Before Profits’**
JESSICA CORBETT, - Common Dreams
_Stephan:_
About 15,000 nurses in Minnesota walked off the job on Monday for a historic three-day strike after months of failed contract negotiations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I can’t give my patients the care they deserve.”
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) last month [voted](https://mnnurses.org/15000-nurses ... ⌘ Read more
Johnson & Johnson and a New War on Consumer Protection
Casey Cep, Staff Writer - The New Yorker
_Stephan: When you stress a system both its strengths and weaknesses become obvious. Every engineer and physician knows this. What Covid has shown us is how dysfunctional and corrupt the American illness profit system is. I look at data, and that is what it says. It's not the doctors, nurses, technicians, the whole hands-on contributors. They are heroes, it is the system in ... ⌘ Read more_
Survey: Chinese tourists put off by U.S. gun violence
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian , - AXIOS
_Stephan: This story is about tourists from China, but a similar story could be told of the potential tourists of other nations. It is all part of the diminishment of U.S. status in the world._
[Violent crime in the U.S.](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/10/homicides-down-midyear- ... ⌘ Read more
After months, it’s decided: Michiganders will vote on abortion rights in November
Rick Pluta, Reporter - npr \\| Michigan Public Radio Network
_Stephan: Here is some good news about our democracy. As this article describes the MAGAt Republican attempt to stifle Michigan voters from putting an abortion ballot on November's election has come to naught and voters will be able to have their say. Democracy has prevailed._
Friday, the Michigan Board ... ⌘ Read more
Why a woman’s doctor warned her not to get pregnant in Texas
Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, Reporters - CNN
_Stephan: I am beginning to see more and more stories like this as the women in Red states, who have previously either not recognized their subordination or considered it an abstraction, confront the new post-Roe reality. It has already deeply wounded healthcare in the Red states, as physicians leave or accept the state now commands how they deliver ... ⌘ Read more_
For Democracy They Died – But Politicians Betrayed Them
Colonel John B. Alexander,PhD USA (Ret.), - Daily Kos
_Stephan: John Alexander says something that I have not previously heard, though thought about, that needs to be said by a retired combat experienced senior officer. Two centuries of combat veterans -- I am the latest in 12 generations of vets -- have given up their lives protecting our democracy. Are we really going to let Trump the criminal and his MAGAt Re ... ⌘ Read more_
Tourism is Sucking Utah Dry. Now it Faces a Choice — Growth or Survival?**
Gabrielle Canon, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan:_
Visitors make their way toward the popular Narrows hike in Zion national park.
It was a typically hot summer day in Utah’s Zion national park, where early-afternoon heat hovered near 100F, even in the shadows of the red peaks ... ⌘ Read more
A Dozen Airlines Team Up for Half-Million Ton Carbon Capture
Andy Corbley , - Good News
_Stephan: The air pollution produced by aircraft is a major issue, and this report is good news because it show us that the airline industry is beginning to awaken to its responsibility in climate change remediation. It's only a beginning but it is a trend in the right direction._
Airbus and a partnership of more than a dozen airlines are working together to fund a new car ... ⌘ Read more
Trump’s army of God: Doug Mastriano and the Christian nationalist attack on democracy
PAUL ROSENBERG, Senior Editor for Random Lengths News - Salon
_Stephan: I don't think, from what I see, and hear in conversation, that many Americans properly understand what Christian nationalism is about, what it is attempting, how it is doing it, and how many people in this country support what it is attempting. Doug Mastriano, the MAGAt (read Christi ... ⌘ Read more_
Revealed: Ginni Thomas’ Links to Anti-abortion Groups Who Lobbied to Overturn Roe
Ed Pilkington, -
_Stephan: There is so much else going on that the Ginni and Clarence Thomas stench has been not really registered recently. But it has come forward again, as this article describes. I understand the corruption of the integrity of the Supreme Court. What I find gobsmacking is the lack of integrity and honor of Clarence Thomas. An honorable man wo ... ⌘ Read more_
Republicans look to restrict ballot measures following a string of progressive wins
MEGAN MESSERLY, ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and ZACH MONTELLARO, - Politico
_Stephan: The MAGAt Republicans didn't realize what Dobbs would produce, Michigan surprised them. So now they are trying as hard as they can to stop citizens from mounting ballot measures. The MAGAts are opposed to democracy. Here's the story._
MAGAt leader Donald Trump _Credit: Mark Makela / Get ... ⌘ Read more_
Election Officials Preparing For Worst-case Scenarios: Violence Around the Midterms
AREEBA SHAH, Staff Writer - Salon
_Stephan: The MAGAts understand just as Trump understood, they are a minority. They fear they can't win the elections fairly. So they are engaging in a strategy of assaulting the structure of the elections, as this article describes. What they want is power, whatever it takes to get it and hold on to it. I think it is very ... ⌘ Read more_
NDAs Are a Tool For Toxic Church Cultures
Katelyn Beaty , Co-host of the RNS podcast “Saved by the City. - Raw Story
_Stephan: Sexual dysfunction, on the basis of the endless reports of molestation we see in the media nearly every week, seems to be one of the hallmarks of conservative religious movements. Hence, the evangelical employment of Non-disclosure Agreements as this article in a religious publication no less describes._
_Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP / Getty_
At a moment when the United States needs to marshal all ... ⌘ Read more
Why Outlawing Ghost Guns Didn’t Stop America’s Largest Maker of Ghost Gun Parts
Anjeanette Damon, - ProPublica
_Stephan: Ghost guns. Here we have a perfect example of profit being more important than human wellbeing. It is a measure of American society that such untraceable guns exist at all._
_Polymer80’s so ... ⌘ Read more_
The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get
ALLISON AUBREY, - npr
_Stephan: I am increasingly concerned with the health of Americans. When I go out what I see is obese women, and men with guts so big they could not look down in the shower and see their penis because their stomach was in the way. I see longevity declining, men's sperm count decreasing, and birth rates dropping below a sustainable level. I see an increase in a whole range of medical issues, increased dia ... ⌘ Read more_
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Saving the Bees
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_Stephan: Without bees humanity would probably not survive. That may sound extreme but it is true. Our stupdity, greed, and ignorance is causing their demise. I ask all my readers to study this article and act on its guidance._
_Credit: EcoWatch_
“Save the bees!”
You ... ⌘ Read more
MAGA Republican groups go from attacking teachers and librarians to target children’s hospitals: expert warns
Sarah K. Burris, - Raw Story
_Stephan: The MAGAt Republicans have reached a level of vileness unlike anything we have seen in living memory. This is not going to stop, in my opinion, until two things happen. Trump and members of Congress must be held accountable in public trials, and those of us who suppor ... ⌘ Read more_
The Super-rich “Preppers” Planning to Save Themselves From the Apocalypse
Douglas Rushkoff, -
_Stephan: The uber-rich are buying vast acreage in the lonely central states, and building bunkers like something out of a science fiction novel. They pay people large sums to alert them to trends and they can see what is coming. This is what wealth inequality is going to look like._
_Stephan: In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I was a Washington state delegate for Bernie Sanders. In my view, he has a very clear and accurate take on American society. In this short piece he lays out what he sees as the central problem of our society. He understand that we must make wellbeing our first priority ... ⌘ Read more_
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading
Sarah Mervosh, Reporter - The New York Times
_Stephan: I am increasingly concerned that American students score very poorly on various education assessments. This has been going on for many years, but the Covid pandemic has greatly exacerbated this problem, as this article describes. Poorly educated children tend to drop out or, even if they graduate highschool they are less likely to go to coll ... ⌘ Read more_
Republican AGs scheme with dark money groups to sue over student debt relief
Jake Johnson, Staff Writer - Raw Story / Common Dreams
_Stephan: The MAGAt Republicans say their opposition to the student loan debt relief Biden's executive action is about money. It is not. This is all about control and power, protecting the interests of the corporations and banks that made the loans, and stopping Democrats from getting an advantage in November's elec ... ⌘ Read more_
Connecticut public schools must now teach about climate change
Yale Climate Connections Editorial Team, - Yale Climate Connections
_Stephan: I see this development in Connecticut, a well-functioning Blue state as excellent good news. Finally, a state is getting serious about climate change and educating its students about what is happening and what can be done about it. Meanwhile, in many Red states, the state government doesn't even acknowledge that climate ... ⌘ Read more_
Zero CO2 emissions by 2045: California passes multiple bills to mitigate climate change
Meaghan Ellis, Staff Writer - AlterNet
_Stephan: You are probably seeing or reading reports on the water disaster going on in Jackson, the capital city of Mississippi. A sordid tale of Republican corruption, incompetence, and racism running over decades. Well, in contrast, here is some good news from Democrat run California. The growing disparity be ... ⌘ Read more_
The Men Just Keep Talking
DAHLIA LITHWICK, - Slate
_Stephan: This article addresses a trend that I see, but that has received almost no attention or commentary. The political stupidity of the MAGAt Republican anti-choice movement. Why don't Republican men shut up? They spew out the most egregious nonsense about women, their bodies, pregnancies, and abortion. It amazes me that the MAGAt party just doesn't seem to understand that they are alienating woman right and left. In a sense though, I hope ... ⌘ Read more_
735K signed abortion-rights petition. How word spaces may keep it off ballot
Jonathan Oosting and Yue Stella Yu, - Bridge Michigan
_Stephan: The Republican Party no longer supports democracy. The proof of that statement shows up in something they do almost every day. But this one is a doozy. Nearly three-quarters of a million Michigan voters signed a petition to put a vote on abortion on the ballot, as was done in Kansas. And what happened? Two ... ⌘ Read more_
Global population projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022; half live in just seven countries
CONRAD HACKETT, - Pew Research Center
_Stephan: Here we have the best population projections. Note the United States is going to be one of the seven most populated nations on earth._
The world’s populatio ... ⌘ Read more
U.S. life expectancy drops again, marking worst 2-year decline in a century
ALEXANDER TIN, - CBS News
_Stephan: The negative consequences of the largely MAGAt anti-vaxxer movement just never seems to end. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children who should be alive are dead today for one reason, they didn't get vaccinated because of the lies spewed out for months by the anti-vaxxers. I am still getting from the MAGAt media bogus reports a ... ⌘ Read more_
Idaho Abortion Ban Gives More Rights to Rapist’s Family Than The Pregnant Victim
Sasha Abramsky, - truthout
_Stephan: If I were a woman in Idaho I would be furious. The christofascist MAGAts in the state legislature have passed a law which would allow the family of a rapist to sue a girl or woman who has been raped if they chose to have an abortion. The same state legislators have also repeatedly tried to make it more difficult or impossible ... ⌘ Read more_
The Supreme Court’s Environmental Report Card: Which Justices are Failing?**
Karsten Neumeister, - EcoWatch
_Stephan: Thanks to Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and the Senatorial MAGAts, the U.S. Supreme Court has been transformed from a court committed to justice and the law into a majority made up of a MAGAt cabal of incompetents, committed to ideology and power not justice. Nowhere is this more obvious and important than in the decisions coming out ... ⌘ Read more_
Ginni Thomas Attempts to Influence Overturn of Election Even Wider Than Previously Known
David Badash, Staff Writer - New Civil Rights Movement
_Stephan: I find it amazing and very sad that Clarence Thomas has not been impeached and removed from the Supreme Court because both he and his wife are so blatantly corrupt and clearly working to defile American democracy. Here is the latest report on this loathsome couple and their machinations._
 think the government is doing about the right amount and another 26% say it is doing too much about climat ... ⌘ Read more_
The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat”**
Jon Schwarz, - The Intercept
_Stephan: Have you ever wondered why the MAGAt Republicans don't like policies that reduce student debt and help young men and women of limited means get a college education? Here's where it started and why._
 and am really struck by what California is doing compared to what Mississippi hasn't done, and isn't doing concerning climate change. And I think one should note that California has been governed by Democrats for y ... ⌘ Read more_
Editor’s Note – Some Good News Trends
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
_Stephan: There have been so many negative MAGAt Republican christofascist trends shaping America that I haven't been able to cover some of the good trends, so today I decided to just focus on positive trends dealing with good things. Enjoy._ ⌘ Read more
US to see renewable energy boom in wake of historic climate bill**
Oliver Milman, Environmental Reporter - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Here is some excellent news about moving out of the carbon energy era. Please remember every single Republican, every one, voted against the recent climate remediation bill._
_Win ... ⌘ Read more_
Wave-riding generators promise the cheapest clean energy ever
Loz Blain, - New Atlas
_Stephan: I have been following the Sea Wave EWnergy Project since it began, and it is now operational. This is a very interesting and very low cost non-polluting energy generation technology that holds enormous promise and should be getting much more attention. It's good news.
\\-\\- Stephan_
_A chargin ... ⌘ Read more_
Feeling Unwelcome in Blue States, Gun Companies Move to Red Ones
Todd Frankel, - MSN / The Washington Post
_Stephan: Something very strange is taking place in the U.S., but getting very little coverage at least on the context of the trend it represents.
Corporations requiring high intelligence, as well as physicians, nurses, and female college students are all moving out of Red states to Blue states, or choosing not to go to colleges and jobs in Red states ... ⌘ Read more_
Republicans in Congress are about three times as likely as Democrats to indicate that they own a gun.
ISABEL WEBB CAREY and DREW DESILVER, Intern \\| Senior Writer - Pew Research Center
_Stephan: Yesterday I did several articles masculinity issues that plague MAGAt world. Well today, here is another story on this trend, a report that is very revealing about MAGAt Republicans in Congress. Guess who owns the guns amongst Con ... ⌘ Read more_
Just 2% of the richest Americans had their taxes audited in 2019, down from 16% in 2010
Robert Frank, - CNBC
_Stephan: Here is a report that explains why Republicans don't want the funding of the IRS increased. During the Trump reign, the IRS was rigged by cutting its budget in such a way that the uber rich, who rented the MAGAt congressional whores to see this funding decrease occurred, assisted by Trump's administration, were much les ... ⌘ Read more_
Missouri School District Revives Paddling to Discipline Students
Maria Paul, - MSN
_Stephan: One of the things that stands out for me as I watch what is occurring in the Red and Blue states as the Great Schism Trend becomes ever more pronounced is the sheer nastiness of the Red state governments. Here is an example of what I mean. In the second decade of the 21st century, what kind of person advocates disciplining children by physically beating them with a ... ⌘ Read more_
America’s ‘Masculinity Crisis’: Republican Men ‘Prostrating Themselves Before Donald Trump’**
Kirk Swearingen, - AlterNet
_Stephan: For weeks now, as I have trolled through the world of MAGAt media, one the things that has stood out most strongly for me is the insecure masculinity of men in that world, their obsession with heterosexuality, and the control and subordination of women. It is very weird. In contrast, I have never given my ma ... ⌘ Read more_
Justice Alito’s Crusade Against a Secular America Isn’t Over
Margaret Talbot, Staff Writer - The New Yorker
_Stephan: Two-thirds of Americans can't name a single Supreme Court justice. I find that appalling and a symptom telling us that our democracy is neither understood nor supported by a large percentage of the U.S. population. So months ago, to rectify this ignorance, I started looking for well-written fact-based articles on the members of the Supreme Court. ... ⌘ Read more_
Poll: Republican voters rally behind Trump despite Mar-a-Lago search
Ivana Saric, - Axios
_Stephan: You might think that the endless criminality of Trump would be causing Republicans to rethink their support for a man who is so obviously a racist, a grifter, and a crook. But you would be wrong, as this poll data makes clear._
_Stephan: In my opinion, Amy Coney Barrett should never have been nominated to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It was not just her lack of competence for the post, it was her lifelong association with the secretive christofascist group The People of Praise. But that, of course, ... ⌘ Read more_
McConnell says people being forced to have children don’t deserve any more financial help
Joan McCarter, Daily Kos Staff - Daily Kos
_Stephan: Here is further evidence, if such were needed, that the anti-choice movement is not interested in protecting and supporting babies, or nurturing children. Their interest is only about keeping women subordinate to men and their bodies controlled by the state. The very poor health outcome data i ... ⌘ Read more_