BANK DEREGULATIONS 2018: Democrats & Republicans that BACK Trump to UNLEASH The BEAST in The East ... The "Shank Dodd- Frank" Edition ... (TOO BIG TO FAIL BA(N)KERY PT.5)- (ELIZABETH WARREN PT.16)

**** CREDO Action: Stand with Warren and Sanders: Tell the Senate Bailout Caucus to stop helping Trump deregulate Wall Street ... (petition)



**** Rootstrikers | SIGN: Democrats must resist Trump's attack on Dodd Frank! ... (petition)



**** DAILY KOS: Sign now to Senate Dems: Don't help Trump deregulate big banks! ... (petition)


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Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the Senate Bank Deregulation Bill ... Thanx to Senator Elizabeth Warren



This posting will be for the "Too Big to Fail Ba(n)kery", and "Elizabeth Warren" series of this journal/ blog ... to focus on something that is not getting much media atencion right now, as far as new banking deregulations, cause they're fixin to stick the shank in Dodd- Frank. I chose Senator Warren above for the opening video, because she alwayz gets straight to the point with folks, while bringing public awareness as well, and Thank You Senator Warren. There is also a few petitions to sign, above Warren's video. Before I start though ... Congratulations to President Trump, in a great SOTU speech last night, despite any disagreements I have ... but it's just a speech too, and you have a good hustler making it ... and Mrs. Trump was knockout beautiful as alwayz! {:-) The speech was great, much optimism, and even a few parts, where President Trump sounded more progressive to me, than even some of these so called "liberals". On the flip side of the speech, there was just so much as far as serious issues that were NOT addressed, which is why I do postings like this one. This same confidence and optimism you seen at last week's dinner engagement with Trump and European business leaders and investors in Davos . You can bet they were all cherry picked to join Trump, and especially praise the tax reform, while highlighting their American investments, so it could be filmed. Part of this posting's title was inspired by the 2010 song "Unleash the Beast", by the music crew "Sealed in Scarlett" out of Hertfordshire, England, with the song at the tail of this posting. Since they been unleashing the beast of the east (Wall Street, Washington) on America, it is the peoples responsibility to release the beast within them, to counter it! I'm not an accountant, financial advisor, in the banking business or whatever, but I have alot of questions as a working class person when folks are trying to sell me on something, and it's healthy for taxpayers/ consumers to question everything. When we bailout and subsidize these investment banks/ bankers, we are basically financially covering folks with our taxes, that are gambling, ratholing, and loaning out peoples money, that is not even theirs to begin with, eh? Below, Gillian White will explain in simple terms, what Dodd- Frank is, for anyone not familiar with it. After, the first NY Times article on this, and the 2nd article from Common Dreams, for their input. After, I will add my views below.






Why Trump Wants to Make Banks Risky Again ... Thanx to The Atlantic




***** NEW YORK TIMES: Democrats Add Momentum to G.O.P. Push to Loosen Banking Rules ... (newsread)




***** COMMON DREAMS: #BailoutCaucus: These 11 Senate Democrats Are Joining GOP in Effort to Dismantle Wall Street Regulations ... (newsread)




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I'm not a hard- ass, I can understand the spot that these democrats are in, that are supporting this, as far as what the republicans are pushing, and they have to try to compete with republicans, at a time where they are almost rock bottom. Plus, much of this is this ratrace we are in to compete and sustain substantial global economic power as a nation, and the oligarchs buy and play both sides and all countries with their neoliberal agenda too. As for me, even Dodd- Frank dont cut it enough, I feel we need something more like Glass- Steagall more than we even needed it back in the 1930's, especially with the global markets and banking of today. And Yes, I support the separation of investment and commercial banking, because of these times ... because of the way and packaging, they peddle these ideas and plans to so many, that sound like wayz to get rich for many ... but very few will. It also mathematically faces too much risk to folks that cant afford to gamble at that level, and financial risk is VERY importante for the bottom 90%, the bottom 90% is what fuels the economic engine ... and this is not good, when you are also cutting consumer protections, at the same time. Of course, a little gambling is fine, I gamble myself, but it can be intoxicating, you must know when to walk and call it quits. While your 401k may look great now, or wherever else you have your money, it can excite you, and the younger you are, the more down hits you can take, because of the long stretch ... but the market is like a rollercoaster. I myself think 401k's are bunk marketed trash actually, but that's just me ... and so many praise them, because that's what they were given/ offered, by those in control. Any of these plans that are peddled off on us to choose from, are designed like any financial business or casino, and rest assured, the house comes out the winner percentagewise, with more fine print, fees, penalties and regulations than you can shake a stick at. The banks and portfolio managing firms have much lower risks, and the bigger they are, the less the risks. They dont mind you getting the penalties, fees, and want to regulate and have a hand on every dollar you spend, save, or invest to get their cut, but they want all regulations taken away for themselves. Plus they have our tax dollars and too many politicians in their pockets, to even know what it feels like to take a big hit/ loss. The economy is rocketing off, much improvement to get to this point, did come under the Obama administration too, so not all credit should go only to this new administration. In my view, we may be growing a little too fast also, and the optimism may be overrated, as much as many stocks are overvalued ... but that's just my view. The bigger the bubble, the bigger the burst too ... and yes, when the smaller banks/ firms go bust, it WILL put much more stress on the system at top too.


Rodgin Cohen Sees Significant Bank Deregulation in 2018 ... Thanx to Bloomberg TV Markets and Finance **** click "watch video on YouTube"




Rodgin Cohen calls this a regulatory regime, I call it a deregulatory regime. What this is going to be peddled as (by both political sides), is to make buying a house more easy for the working classes, and improve community economies, which is a good thing on the surface. With the loose oversight though (and you can bet it will be LOOSE as it progresses), an increase in these subprime lenders, cash for title, and other joints, will come out of the woodwork big time (all targeted at the working low income). I heard the argument first hand too, from a lady I know that has worked in regulations for Bank of America for 20 years or so now ... she complained how much of a mess Dodd- Frank has been for her department, as far as regulation. And no, I wouldnt vote for any banking deregulation in these times, and would sign every petition against it ... there is NO NEED for it, we been growing our economy without it, and will continue to, without it. As usual, we are being squeezed and drained dry, and purposely, to feed these people at top, to make us depend on them only, with no peoples voice/ input or representation left. My daughter was telling me the other day (not referring to this), about how things got so screwed up years back (08), because they were allowed to peddle these loans to working folks, that they knew many they would foreclose on, because these folks would lose their homes very easy, if they took any kind of financial/ income, or illness hit ... basically pushing folks to live beyond their means in a way, like with much else that's peddled for business. And despite the great economic news, unemployment numbers or whatever, profits at top are booming ... but the payscales at the bottom 90% have seen very little boom, considering the inflation/ cost of living. She was telling me also, that even so many of the young professionals that live in these high dollar places Uptown, and buy these import luxury cars (some clients and associates of hers), are all living on plastic/ loans, and many in big debt, but are not even looking at it, and just living for today without thinking. My daughter has a point, and you can bet that the slope this deregulation will slide on, will bring that out big time. As far as the Volcker Rule not applying to the smaller, as Cohen points out above, as making sense and simplifying things, it does make sense. But I also think this will climb uphill as well in time, especially in these good economic times, we will let down our guard, and the big players like Jamie Dimon WILL get similar deregulation, less capital/ assets requirements, and far less oversight, stress testing, and whatever else. And I dont agree with having taxpayers pay for speculation investments of high risk, regardless of how great the damn economy is. When anyone else gambles, we dont get subsidized and bailed out, even if you're gambling in the markets, we all have to pay and swallow our losses, and even have to still pay the lousy management fees, to those who mismanaged our shit.

I dont even see any reason for this deregulation, except for republicans pushing through shit faster than they can properly draft it, just because they are in this long awaited majority position. We have been growing our economy steadily, with record profits off the charts, and all this came without the deregulation of these institutions, go figure. This deregulation is about as much needed as the so called tax reform was needed, which was also pushed through in good economic times, in other words, our growth came WITHOUT the tax reform. And now, while damaging the deficit more, we'll end up in an estimated $1.5 trillion more debt, because of the reform, and mind you, these are the people (republicans) that they call "deficit hawks". And I would bet money, that 10 years down the road, the figures as far as what it will cost us, will even be much larger than $1.5 trillion off this new tax reform, they alwayz underestimate, to push it through, and overbid everything. And you are going to have to cut social needs and even public amenities ... which they want, because they want to privatize anything public/ government owned ... in their view, everything from freewayz to public parks to libraries, to public schools, to public water, is some form of socialism, telling us it will lead to communism, while those orchestrating, drafting and dictating this shit at the top are the actual communists. This bloody damn border wall alone came in during the Trump campaign run, as $10 billion needed, in the last year, it jumped to $18 billion, and now to like $25 billion, after it's all said and done, we'll be shelling out over $30+ billion probably. And Senator Warren is right, even though the Volcker Rule and requirements will still apply to the largest of these banking institutions, there are a shitload of side treats in the legislation, that the top will make substantial gains on ... and you know damn well, that it will mostly go to stock buybacks and executive compensations, not to loan out to the smaller, now less regulated institutions. All this sales pitch talk about the banks at top are going to help the smaller institutions, is also bullshit. And if we see some, it wont last long, because this culture is a jungle, and all these large entities are only out to gobble up everyone else. Just like all this talk about companies giving out bonuses ... for every bonus they give out, they are laying off another, this is part of the scam, and how they sell you. Look at the tax reform, when they were telling us we were going to have simplified taxes on a postcard with 14 lines, as I pointed out in the posting linked above ... it's NOT likely. There is NO SIMPLIFIED TAX FORM POSTCARD, they never even included it in the bloody damn bill, why in Hell do you think they were laughing while showing the card on the news ... because they think most people are dumb enough to buy it.


Word Out ....




Sealed in Scarlett- Unleash the Beast ... Thanx to tellubbullet **** these gents really done an outstanding job on this piece, and it will be included in the "RCJ MUSIC/ ARTS HONOUR ROLL SOCIETY"



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TURPIN FAMILY HOMESCHOOL PRISON: Escape from the DUNGEON OF DOOM & The Freeing of 12 Others From the PSYCHOLOGICAL GLOOM ... The "Bible Bunker" Edition ... (PROBLEM PARENTS PT.7)- (THINKING OF THE KIDS?" PT.7)- (HUMAN MORALITY PT.24)

Louise and David Turpin with baby



This posting will be for 3 series of this journal, to look at the alleged torture and abuse case of David and Louise Turpin, on their children in Perris, California (little over an hour southeast of LA). David and Louise are from Princeton, West Virginia ... but it appears, they began their abuse cult and such, in Rio Vista, Texas (about and hour southwest of Dallas- Fort Worth), then relocating it to California. This is a pretty extreme case, with a long history of many years of abuse and torture. The reason this is in the "Human Morality" series as well, is because, you wont find this sort of well calculated and extreme torture of offspring/ children, especially by the mother, anywhere else in the animal kingdom, this is unique to humans, and a display of twisted man made morals ... morality, in my view, is even natural as well with other animals (Prof. Frans de Waal). It is in the "Problem Parents" series for obvious reasons, and in my opinion, a perfect example of why abortion is needed. David Turpin bragged to folks, that the reason for so many kids, is because God called him to. It's in the "Thinking of the Kids?" series, because we boast endlessly about how everything we do, and our values, are all for the best interests of the kids ... I mean, we have a society (again, IMO), that exploits kids on every level, with adults and parents, that use children for everything from tax breaks and money making ventures, to bargaining chips, where parents use kids to battle each other, not even thinking of the kids, and how the kids grasp all of this, nor allowing the children's voices be heard hardly. Grooming children to be like we are, and to continue to not just make things better for our societies, but to continue to make the mistakes that we did, and contaminate their brains in the process, with our institutional assembly line way of thinking. The parents were formally charged yesterday, both defendants entered a "not guilty" plea at their arraignment ... and now the office of District Attorney is asking for $13 million bonds each for both defendants. I read up quite a bit on this case of what I could find so far, and will be following this trial. But below, I chose a few pieces to link, to get a general view of what's going down with this. The defendants are innocent until proven guilty, and it appears so far, that the DA's office of Riverside County, is handling this case fairly and carefully ... you dont want to fuck up on a case like this, take your time, there is much investigative work still to be done. After below, I wanted to add some of my own views on this case ... and these are my views only, from what I gathered so far.






***** KTLA5/ Los Angeles: 12 Counts of Torture, Other Charges Filed Against Perris Couple David and Louise Turpin ... (newsread/ video)




***** THE WASHINGTON POST: Case of 13 California kids allegedly tortured 'fits this pattern we've been tracking for a long time' ... (newsread)




Charges filed in California "house of horrors" case ... Thanx to CBS News






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***** Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE): Abuse in Homeschooling Environments ... (Advocate for Homeschooled Children)



First of all, I had no bloody idea, just how lax the law is as far as homeschooling requirements, registry, and oversight, and the state to state extremes of such ... it's almost unbelievable. Homeschooling is gaining popularity because of problems in public schools, funding, and some of the curriculum battles that are being pushed these days, low scores or whatever. Many fundamoralist religious types as well, dont like the science or history that may be taught in some public schools, and feel that they should teach creationism theory over scientific facts. They may not approve of the history that may be taught, which more these dayz, exposes the negative side of religion in history, wars, torture, or slavery, that has been covered up otherwise, for example. Some parents just see the public school systems as failures in advanced education or whatever, falling too short of what we should expect. I dont believe in this state to state shit, when it comes to oversight of public, private, or homeschools, I feel there should be more across the board federal oversight and regulations. And when it comes to the education end, these home schools should have more inspections and tests to see if the children are getting at least, sufficient education. I also hear that some of these homeschoolers, are opposed to basic much needed vaccinations too. Apparently folks like the Turpins have been cruising for years below radar, and no one had any idea what's been going on ... and sadly, there is probably alot more going on too. I noticed David Turpin, as school principal, also changed the status to a non- religious school for registry. And I seriously doubt that it was non- religious, in fact, they were very religious, and even the grandparent of the kids in West Virginia talked about how they were learning not only bible verses as education, but trying to learn the entire bible. Now, I'm not against folks reading a bible, especially in their own home, I have read the Holy Bible myself, both old and new testaments, and found some great stories in it. Another case from past, when they examined the surviving kids from the Branch Davidian (wikipedia) compound, for example ... some could not tell a circle from a square, but knew entire bible scriptures. Some Turpin children when rescued, didnt even know what medicine or a police officer was ... what kind of education were they getting, to not even know of this or the outside world and how to get by? Of course in these preliminary investigative stages, the DA isnt going to bring religion into this, or motive ... they are getting the charges straight, as far as the clear evidence they have found. But I would bet money, that there was a strong religious programming and ideology behind even some of the torture (I look at religious systems as an ideology, not spirituality). I had the opportunity to talk to a 17 year old girl back in the 1990's, that ran away from a home like this, and she was getting help ... the story she told me in depth of the abuse and religious brainwashing, as well as being handcuffed to the bed when sleeping at night, was mind blowing to me.





Aunt of 13 malnourished Perris children tried to get in touch with family for years ... Thanx to ABC7





North Texans Share Details On Turpin Family ... Thanx to CBSDFW



All credit in this case should go to the 17 year old girl, that managed to carry through the 2 year or so escape plan, and not caving in as her sister did who escaped with her, and running back to the house, out of fear of being beaten or perhaps killed by their father. That takes courage and strong determination, because the years of psychological imprisonment alone is hard to handle, and also being cut off from outside communications, not even knowing what you are escaping into ... compound that with the physical frailty and lack of adequate nutrition, that also feeds not only the body, but mind, makes it even harder. I'm really not so sure what to believe the sister of Louise Turpin, Elizabeth Flores, is feeling or thinking ... or about her saying that she/ they been trying to get the Turpin familia to Skype for 20 years, perhaps she made a mistake on that, after all, Skype started in 2003 ... so she must have got it the day it came out, eh? Nor do I understand her tears, I mean, when I cry, I actually have tears ... so I have questions as to her. As far as the grandmother who sayz that the familia was the perfect familia when she visited them 6 years ago or whenever, I have to question that too. They must have done a Hell of a job cleaning the home and rehearsing the kids with threats or whatever, getting the kids all cleaned up, since they couldnt even shower more than once or twice a year, etc. I mean ... it just dont add up, that no one suspected there is something wrong here. In todayz society, when so many of us are glued to our iPhones, laptops or whatever, we also ignore too much that is going on around us, of course, out of being polite, not nosing into others business, etc. I myself just from what little I seen, have no doubt that I would have got involved, questioned, and said something ... I am like that to this day, even in my own community, I have no fear of parents, or if I'm politically correct or the other crap. The reports on the Turpin familia in North Texas, especially their short stay in Fort Worth ... I dont understand what qualifies to respond to a report of screams in a residential neighbourhood, or for CPS to at least make a visit. But I feel the actual torture intensified in Rio Vista, because of the isolation and more rural setting ... a neighbour in Rio Vista, described the Turpin's home as a "religious compound" years back, and in a town that small, word travels fast. I feel that David, as well as mom/ Louise, had to know exactly what they were doing, so I will have a hard time to swallow an insanity defense, or voices from God or other nonsense. David was an engineer, and made a decent paycheck, he, and I assume Louise, also knew when to move, if the heat was coming down on them, when to file bankruptcy, and avoid debts. Obviously from their public visits, to even Louise taking a son to an outside school for classes and staying outside the room, tells me they were watching every move these kidz made. They rehearsed these kids well with fear or whatever, as far as visits to Disney theme park, attire/ clothing, making sure they didnt give out their names, etc ... that requires a certain amount of sanity to be that well calculated.


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DEYSHIA HARGRAVE: Louisiana School Teacher who RAILED against Pay Injustice ... JAILED & BAILED ... The "Democracy over Bureaucracy" Edition ... (PUBLIC PATRIOTS PT.56)- (INCARCERATED AMERICAN PT.30)- (NOT COOL 4 SCHOOL PT.13)

Deyshia Hargrave (center), after being voted 2015- 2016 Rene Rost Middle School "Teacher of the Year" by her colleagues

**** I stand with Deyshia Hargrave (Care2 petition)




This posting will serve 3 series of this journal/ blog. To look at the case of a Louisiana school teacher, Deyshia Hargrave, who stood up at a school board meeting, and tried to question the pay raises of officials, when teachers cant even get a pay raise that they are supposed to by contract. Deyshia is also a mom, and has to work 2 jobs to cut it. Deyshia, simply for questioning this, was jailed, and had to put up bail. Even though the school board declined to press charges, the state/ county/ city did, in this case, the bullshit charge of resisting or failing to comply with officers request (she DID comply ... and I hope she sues their ass) ... this is something that been growing as well. Being that, even the board may not want to press charges (which they are only doing to save themselves from negative publicity), the state/ county/ city can pick up charges in the U.S. . But in the past, that only applied mainly to more serious crimes/ charges ... assault, theft, harassment, rape, or whatever, to where the victim/ plaintiff may fear to press charges ... today, they pick up the charges on the least little thing and jail/ charge anyone, in this case, even a school teacher for speaking up. This has got quite a bit of coverage in mainstream and social media nationwide ... and it should. American teachers, students, and parents in general, no matter which political party they are cornered into and programmed to embrace, should take a close look at this, to see what has been a growing disease in our Democracy. And if people feel outraged with fire over it ... it is normal ... you are NOT some radical for doing so ... the superintendent/ board is out of order, not the teachers! I credit most of this to the growing culture that comes from the neoliberal ideology, of cheating and squeezing the worker or consumer, that is being pushed on us, as a new culture ... it starts at the top in Washington and Wall St, and makes it's way to the local levels, whether through budget cuts, reckless spending, legislation, privatization, gentrification, corruption, etc. This is another example of how they are chipping away our rights, Constitution, and democracy ... it is our responsibility to fight back. I credit and look at people like Deyshia as public type patriots, for standing up to this. Some local newsread linked below (UPDATED), and I also included a full video below that of what went down, and the way these boards play this, to shut out your voice.


Word Out ....





***** WGNO/ ABC: No charges for Vermilion Parish teacher who was handcuffed, removed from board meeting ... (newsread/ video) **** UPDATED ... The article was updated, also, new accusations of a couple board members and teachers of "setting" this up to oust the superintendent. The superintendent gets a $38K a year raise, on top of a car and bonuses ... what do the teachers in the trenches doing all the work get? Bottom line ... teachers/ workers/ parents of the community should have a choice or vote, or whatever, to determine who is in charge and at what cost. Today we see more of this one sided type thing, where the people and workers are cut out, whether it is with a superintendent, a CEO, or a politician.





Vermilion Parish teacher gets arrested at Vermilion Parish school board meeting ... Thanx to Chris Rosa





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POLAR VORTEX & THE "REX" 2018: The BOLD, COLD, & Politically UNTOLD Science of Global Warming ... The "Art of the Fart" Edition ... (GLOBAL WAR'N'ING PT.52)

CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning caused the Arctic to warm at least twice as fast as the rest of the globe, resulting in the disappearance of Arctic sea ice- which in turn weakens the polar vortex, which in turn favors cold air intrusion into lower latitudes, and vise- versa
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Trump: East Coast might need "a little bit of that good old Global Warming" ... Thanx to CBS News



This posting will serve as Part 52 of the "Global War'n'ing" series of this journal/ blog. This will focus on our winter seasons. The main reason for this posting, is because so many folks over at least 30 years or so, that have asked me, when I talk about global warming ... why if the earth is warming, would we have all this frigid weather and snow, ice, etc? And this is a reasonable question, a question you still hear frequently now ... and can get a little confusing, unless you look at the simple basics of precipitation, the seasons, jet stream or whatever. So I put it as simple as I can to try to make the point when folks ask this. It is just having an understanding of the basics ... and as the link below points out, a need to differentiate between climate and weather. I mean, this is the kind of stuff I remember from grade school in the 1960's at that, so I have no scientific background. It's as simple as having a basic understanding of what happens to components, when you put or mix the wrong fluids in your car. I was browsing some reads and vidz online to post here, so a couple links I chose below, and the video above to open with, that is clear and simple. After, at the bottom, I wanted to add a few words myself.





***** INSIDECLIMATE NEWS: Ice Loss and the Polar Vortex: How a Warming Arctic Fuels Cold Snaps ... (newsread)




***** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Why Global Warming Can Mean Harsher Winter Weather ... (newsread)




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First of all, the President of a world leading country such as the U.S., in this case, President Trump, who I'll just call "Rex", since he acts more like a king than a President ... should be inviting scientists into his White House circle, to have input on what we can do to benefit our societies, and clean up our act, environmentally. Not insulting science because the President may disagree with something ... which is like the "art of the fart", since all he been doing is releasing gas/ emissions from his mouth. We also should be setting an example, since we think of ourselves as world leaders, innovative minded, trendsetters, or whatever, to the rest of the world, by actually "doing something" that stands out and makes us leaders. When I woke up this morning, like any morning, before I even get out of bed, I clicked on the tele to catch the news. I was mainly thinking about the bomb cyclone storm to get updated on (CNN), that is hitting the east coast, which has affected everything from schools to workers to local governments, the rich, the poor, and the economy. The news on this, was actually short in comparison to the news about 10's of thousands of people standing in line, even in cold, to buy Steve Bannon's book bitching about Trump or whatever ... Bannon's book, as well as Trump's retaliatory Tweets, actually has most of the airtime by a large percentage on this morning's news ... I shit you not. And I actually like otherwise, some of what Bannon talks about, I just have a different view and ideas on how to better the country ... but I dont care to hear him bitch about Trump, after he was in bed with him ... any more than I care to hear Donna Brazile bitch about Hillary Clinton, after she was in the same bed with her. But listening to this, reminds me of little toddlers at a daycare facility fighting over toys, but even toddlers have enough common sense to know when to let it go. I guess for some this is entertaining, which is cool, if that's your thing. I myself would not read, even for free, any of these petty bitch fight books, that a bunch of Washington and Wall Street millionaires/ billionaires make millions off of ... about their miserable goddamn lives, or Twitter wars, or whatever, because they woke up with the red ass. People who endlessly use words like "God Bless America", "Make America Great Again", "We do everything for the American people", etc ... when they do nothing but sit on their ass, burn us, and engage in stupidity ... mind you ... these are people educated in the best institutions, have considerable wealth, that actually think of themselves as leaders at that.

We dont have to wait another 20 years to see how bad things can get ... the bold reality when you look at the entire current condition, is that the globe is in a state of emergency today. It's not only these winter storms, or the wildfires, or droughts ... but even the air and waters. I was reading up the other day, just how bad the air quality is in major global cities like Delhi, the air pollution is so bad, for the millions of folks in the city breathing it, it's like the equivalent of smoking 50 cigarettes a day (Vox) , and this is also in other major cities of the globe. And this is not going to stop any time soon, but get even worse without strict immediate action ... despite how far we are coming along with renewables. The fact is, we are getting deeper into this mess by the day, because the demand and extraction of fossil fuels is greater than it ever was. What is also greater than ever, is all the new technology for extracting fossil fuels, and the billions of investments going into such, along with tax subsidies. On the flip- side, there is also a mass amount of new technology to use, to "clean up" production on sites of these industries, they dont want to spend a dime to clean up, that is where we need legislation to make them, and force public demand. After all, these resources are a commodity, so not just to use as energy, but to obtain wealth. Look at it like a new goldmine, with investors drooling to get their hands on every ounce they can get ... therefore, there is much more focus in energy investment seminars to invest in this over renewables currently, and because of the tax incentives to do so, on top of it. So a big problem is our politicians, like with everything else ... while they boast in political talk about our green goals for 2030, 2040 or whatever, which they keep moving up the date year to year, they are not doing enough to stop what is happening and to make change that's needed now. So when these folks constantly talk about reform, this culture of filth for wealth needs to be reformed now. Public pressure is needed, and frankly many of these so called political leaders need to be retired and replaced, because they are fossils themselves in their thinking, psychologically intoxicated with money, and locked in bubbles, with their heads so far up their asses, that they wouldnt know common sense if it hit them in the face.

Because there is so much increase in extraction of these resources, and there is no end in sight for decades to come, by the companies own claims, marketing and vision, not mine ... we need to do things cleaner. This is WHY they want the arctic ice to melt also, because they want to mine and drill all that too ... so, we need to look at other wayz to cut carbon emissions too, since there is no plans to stop doing this. I look at carbon capture as at least some start, while we are waiting for renewables to become more dominant and abundant ... yet, it still doesnt solve the problem, but at least, it does something. Some will say it's impractical, it's too expensive, we would have to store the carbon, and use more existing energy to make it work, etc. Some say to plant more trees or whatever, to pull in the carbon, but you have to look at land, agriculture and much else ... we are pumping out too much, and increasing so at an alarming rate. Either way you go, it is going to cost us, whether we fix things now and tighten regulations, or wait till more damage is done. All these folks that hold all these resources and make so much wealth off it, need to shell out money, they of all people preach that nothing is for free and everything has a price. And they have been getting a free ride on just about everything, it's the majority who pays for it all ... so fuck all that whining talk from them about how much they pay, or that folks are trying to put them out of business, when we tighten shit up. This is not putting folks out of business, strict regulations are needed even in business to keep it healthy, when folks cant control themselves ... and pampering them more, is feeding to more of the same only.

Most of the top wealth is only intoxicated with wealth, so you cant expect them to make the best rational decisions for us, any more than you can expect a person shit- faced drunk to drive you home safely ... they must be sobered up and/ or feel some consequence. I would guess that many of these folks probably even have custom air and water systems for their own homes and properties, so they dont have to breathe and drink what most will. And they dont care if millions die, in fact, many would welcome it ... after all, they just look at their wealth and technologies to save themselves and build their future empires. Understand, that there will not be much use for workers/ labourers, consumers, the current form of capitalism, or the lower classes in the future (by the end of this century), and many of wealth will do everything they can to depopulate that sector of population in coming years, slowly, as they no longer have use for them (much will be handled by automation, robotics, AI), they sure as Hell are not going to want to feed and support the lowest common classes, they ARE NOT humanitarians. I know that dont sound nice, or may sound wrong, but I would be less than honest, if I didnt spell it out. Therefore, it's our (the masses) responsibility to force change and make the change, to fend for ourselves and what we cherish, including our lives. I'll shut the Hell up now, and close out with a couple videos below, from some folks that are actually doing something.


Word Out ....



Climeworks- Capturing CO2 from air ... Thanx to Climeworks





What's White, Shaggy And Could Help Reduce  Carbon Dioxide By 80%? ... Thanx to Inside Science





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***** RCJ MUSIC/ ART'S HONOUR ROLL SOCIETY (my hand- selected music/ arts picks)

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BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS: "Peggy Sue", "Oh Boy", "That'll Be The Day", "Not Fade Away", & "Rave On" ... with input from Paul McCartney, Ron Wood, & John Lennon

(original Crickets left to right) Niki Sullivan- rhythm guitar, Buddy Holly- lead vox & lead guitar, Jerry Allison- drums, Joe B. Mauldin- standup bass


**** Buddy Holly Lives ... (website)



To start out 2018 in this journal/ blog ... I wanted to kick it off with a great rock and roll, and rockabilly influence to so many, which was "Buddy Holly and the Crickets"(wikipedia) band out of Lubbock, Texas ... to be included in this blog's music/ arts honour roll society. Buddy himself dont need much introduction, as big an artist he was in his short career and lifespan during the 1950's rock and roll craze, and the list of folks that Buddy influenced with his songwriting, vocals, and guitar technique is really wide, so I'll let the wikipedia link handle that. What made Buddy also unique in his day, was not strictly his trademark guitar riffs and vocals (which I love his vocals and guitar work much on a song like "Peggy Sue") ... but that he produced, wrote, and the worx as far as his music ... this is a time for instance when alot music was made/ written by others and given to an artist, such as folks like Elvis Presley, instead of the artist writing their own music ... Buddy done it all himself. My mom is the one who turned me on to Buddy Holly, she was a fan of Buddy, and also, mom was a big 1950's rock and roll fan (although, my mom sang opera in school). Me being a kid, born in the 50's, made it so I heard alot of rock and roll from my mom playing it all the time as a child, my earliest appeal in music at a young age would have been the earliest Beatles and James Brown, were at the top of my list and interest as a child. Buddy came from a familia of local Texas musicians who played around Lubbock, Buddy himself was influenced heavily by country/ western ... so his method came about when he combined country/ western with rhythm/ blues, and he even opened for Elvis Presley at a time, early on. Meanwhile, as Buddy and his Crickets kicked off, pumping out music faster than it could be produced ... a few kids were listening across the Atlantic Ocean from the northwest England town of Liverpool, as they were looking for leads on how to get their sound and music structure together. These Liverpool kids became known as The Beatles, and Buddy Holly was their main influence, who used Buddy's guitar technique and musical arrangements as a template to kickstart their musical journey. Even their choice of the name "Beatles" was inspired by the name "Crickets", as well as wearing the suits, and John Lennon's thing with his glasses, since John never liked wearing his glasses performing, until Buddy Holly made him feel more comfortable to.

Right as Buddy and The Crickets were peaking and on the move, tragedy hit, when the plane that Buddy chartered, crashed in 1959 while touring ... sadly with Buddy, 2 other great rock and roll figures of that time, also died in that crash with Buddy ... Big Bopper/ JP Richardson of Sabine Pass, Tx, and Ritchie Valens of San Fernando Valley/ LA ... Ritchie was only 17 years old. I selected 5 well known songs to highlight below of Buddy and The Crickets ... and also added a couple videos at the bottom of the post with some input and music on Buddy Holly from Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles, and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones ... and a big Thanx to Buddy and The Crickets ... Enjoy!




(Peggy Sue): Buddy Holly on the Arthur Murray Dance Party 12/ 29/ 57 ... Thanx to montycombs





Buddy Holly & The Crickets*- Oh Boy ... Thanx to House Rockin Channel 50's





Buddy Holly & The Crickets- That'll Be The Day ... Thanx to House Rockin Channel 50's





Buddy Holly- Not Fade Away (HD) 2020 ... Thanx to Antone Matos





Buddy Holly- Rave On (Rare 'Mono- to- Stereo' Mix 1958) ... Thanx to svendhenrik00





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Paul McCartney performs 'Peggy Sue' and discusses musical arrangement tricks and sounds ... Thanx to Ronnie Wood





John Lennon- Maybe Baby  (Buddy Holly Cover) ... Thanx to RealMusicRevival

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