
In a world where women are told to keep their heads down, “lean in,” and not complain—even if they earn less than their male counterparts—Kamala Harris has a better idea: make companies responsible for paying employees equally.

In a world where women are told to keep their heads down, “lean in,” and not complain—even if they earn less than their male counterparts—Kamala Harris has a better idea: make companies responsible for paying employees equally.
The Neocons are working overtime to find a justification for a war……most are based on LIES and propaganda……PERIOD!
The news these days is how close the US is coming to a shooting war with Iran…..but it is not the first time in recent history……
https://lobotero.com/2006/12/27/how-will-an-iranian-war-begin/
https://lobotero.com/2015/04/16/a-really-bad-idea-a-limited-war-with-iran-the-national-interest/
Keep in mind that the architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq on false information was John Bolton, among others…..and now he is in a position that gives him more influence than in 2003……
All I can say is…here we go again!
An Iraq-War redux is now in full play, with leading roles played by some of the same protagonists – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, for example, who says he still thinks attacking Iraq was a good idea. Co-starring is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The New York Times on Tuesday played its accustomed role in stoking the fires, front-paging a report that, at Bolton’s request, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has come up with an updated plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East, should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons. The Times headline writer, at least, thought it appropriate to point to echoes from the past: “White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War.”
John Bolton is in “Wonderland” at this time……
John Bolton has a Haig-sized ego. (one must be an old fart to appreciate the Haig reference) He aspires to control the ebb and flow of foreign policy in the Trump administration. He is often at odds with his colleagues from the State Department and Pentagon. And he is dealing with a president who, if not asleep much of the time, is only intermittently focused on national security issues.
Recently, Bolton too seemed to have his “I’m in control here” moment. With the conflict intensifying in Venezuela, the national security advisor leaked the opposition plan for the army to defect en masse from the Maduro government in favor of challenger Juan Guiado. Bolton’s tweets reportedly angered President Trump, who felt “boxed into a corner,” particularly after the defections didn’t materialize and Nicolas Maduro did not flee the country.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/16/bolton-in-wonderland/
Time for all parties to step back and think what they are doing. Once the “brink” has been breached then coming back becomes much more difficult.
Perhaps these actions are a prelude to negotiations: the U.S. is exerting “maximum pressure”, it says, to bring a more compliant Iran back to the table; in like manner, should Tehran conclude that it has no choice but to reach a new deal with Washington in order to relieve unsustainable economic strain, it will want to enter such talks with a stronger hand. Resuming its nuclear activities, making its presence felt in the region, and disrupting Saudi or Emirati oil exports could all be ways of enhancing its bargaining power. But if these manoeuvres are a diplomatic game, it is a dangerous one: either side could misinterpret the other’s intentions. Any Iranian move could easily lead to U.S. and/or Israeli strikes which, in turn, could lead to an Iranian counter-response. Or vice versa. Escalation comes easily; de-escalation is a much taller order, especially in the absence of direct channels of communication that can pre-empt misunderstandings or miscalculations.
Muraisi’s wife reported in a tweet that she had finally received a phone call from him lasting several minutes. It was the first time he was able to contact any family member in the more than 11 months since his disappearance. She said he was able to confirm that he was still alive but not say where he was being held.
Source: News of two foreign journalists missing in Saudi Arabia | RSF
Iran has it right: saying Trump is playing a “political game.” In a provocative tweet, the US president described retaliation that would mark “the official end of Iran.” Iran has remained defiant in the face of US threats, saying Trump is playing a “political game.”

Diplomatic cables reveal the monarch also appeared to back the creation of a single market
The Queen confided to the German ambassador that she believed the future of Britain lay in Europe, newly released diplomatic cables from 1988 have shown.
“Some have not realised this yet,” the monarch allegedly said of her subjects. She also appeared to back the creation of the single market.
During Madonna’s performance at the final, two of her dancers could be seen side by side with Israeli and Palestinian flags on their backs. The gesture was an apparent call for unity, but Eurovision organisers seek to keep all politics out of the event, and the display of Palestinian flags inside Israel is deeply controversial.
Madonna resisted calls from pro-Palestinian activists to boycott the event over Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. In a statement before the finals, the American singer said: “I’ll never stop playing music to suit someone’s political agenda, nor will I stop speaking out against violations of human rights wherever in the world they may be.”

Last night was Saturday Night Live’s season finale, and Leslie Jones appeared on the last “Weekend Update” of the season in a full handmaid’s outfit to speak about Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, along with similar bans in other states.
لن تكون الكلمات مجرد تناثر لرذاذ في الهواء، فهناك ما هو للحق من قوة لا تستطيع ان تتغلب عليها قوى الظلام ولا الشر مجتمعة.
قوة تمسح في لحظات الخنوع والخوف والمسوخ لتجعل للحق شكلا لا يكون الجنس ولا العرق ولا الميول ولا اللون الا وسيلة لتحقيقه.
هذا ما واردني من مشاعر منذ جاء اليوم المنتظر من “خطيئة” مسابقة الاغنية “اليورو فيجين” واستضافته في إسرائيل.
عندما قامت “عربية” باسم لوسي أيوب بتقديم اغنية الشارة للمسابقة الدولية بترويج لإسرائيل على انها دولة السلم والسلام، وانتهاء باغنية تامر نفار “راجع عالبيت” بذكرى النكبة.
في وقت تزامن فيه اعلان المحاكم الألمانية تجريم حركة مقاطعة إسرائيل، جاء ما كان من المفترض ان يكون دعما موصولا لإسرائيل من استضافة المهرجان العربي ليؤكد ان نيران الظلم لا يمكن الا ان تصبح في يوم رمادا ليتطاير في عيون الظالمين والخانعين.
تكاثفت جهود كثيرة من اجل ادحاض هذا المهرجان وكسر جماح تبجح إسرائيل في وقت تزامن معه اعتداء سلطات الاحتلال العسكرية على غزة. فكان الرد الأول من قبل مجموعة فلسطينية بادرت بعمل بديل للمهرجان، قاده فنانين شباب مثل بشار مراد وتامر نفار. لم تكف حركة المقاطعة من الحث على عدم المشاركة في المهرجان، ولكن كان الفريق الأيسلندي بمثابة القطعة الثلجية التي تدحرجت لتتفجر في لهيب المهرجان عند استغلالهم للحظة اعلان النتائج ليخرجوا بأعلام فلسطينية بقلب القاعة المليئة بمناصري الصهيونية. قد يكون الفعل رمزي للبعض، وقد يكون بلا أي أهمية، لان وجودهم كان فيه من الاعتراف بدولة الاحتلال، داعما لهم بكل تأكيد. الا ان ما قاموا به، كان دليلا أكيدا على ان الحراك نحو مقاطعة إسرائيل، يسير على خطى جيدة، فليس المطلوب ان يكون الانسان جزء من حركة المقاطعة، وليس من الضروري ان ينهج وفق قواعدها. يكفي ان يكون الانسان في موضعه رسولا لدحض الظلم واعلاء كلمة الحق.
قد يدخلنا النقاش الى دائرة مغلقة من الجدوى او عدمها، كما النقاش في شأن مشاركة الفلسطينيين بانتخابات الإسرائيلية. كجدوى ان يكون الفلسطيني نائبا في الكنيست ليدحض سياساتهم ام ليكون بيدقا يحركونه وفق مصالحهم. الا ان ما جرى باليورو فيجين هذا العام، يؤكد ان الاحرار في العالم متواجدون، وان القضية الفلسطينية قضية عادلة، بالرغم من سوء ادارتها من قبل الساسة الفلسطينيين.
الدرس الذي يجب ان نتعلمه هنا، ان الوسائل من الممكن ان تختلف في نهجها او طرحها او ممارستها. لا اريد الدخول بفتوى “شدة” او “صرامة” حركة المقاطعة، التي يجب ان تستمر في نهجها، ولكن يجب ان تستوعب أيضا، ان الحراك من اجل دعم القضية الفلسطينية ليس مقتصرا عليها ولها. فهناك من يؤمنون بنصر القضية الفلسطينية بطرقهم الخاصة. قد نختلف في كيفية رؤية الأمور، ولكن، هنا نرى ان في هذا الموضوع، هناك اختلاف للطرح كليا من قبل الفنانين. فليس بغريب طرح الفريق الايسلندي من حيث المشاركة بأغنية كانت كلماته ضد الاحتلال ومن ثم رفع العلم الفلسطيني، كما مشاركة تامر نفاع في المهرجان البديل “جلوبال فيجين” تزامنا مع اغنية ” راجع عالبيت”
قد تكون أدوات هؤلاء الفنانين مختلفة تماما عما نفهمه نحن الجيل “الاقدم” والمختلف ثقافيا ربما، واجتماعيا عن هؤلاء الشباب، الذين يرون الدنيا وقضاياها بمنظار مختلف. وسواء اعجبنا نهجهم او فنهم او كلماتهم او اشكالهم ام لم تعجبنا، فهم أصحاب طاقات مؤثرة تخدم في حالاتهم المختلفة قضيتنا، لأنهم بالفعل يؤمنون بأن هناك حق لا بد بالمطالبة به كما بكلمات اغنية مغني الراب الفلسطيني تامر نفار، وباطل لا بد من ضحده والاستياء منه كما في كلمات الفريق الايسلندي.
في سياق اخر، سحبت قناة الجزيرة-أي جي + فيديو تم نشره على قناتها العربية قبل أيام عن الهولوكوست بعد انتقادات شاسعة كسرت الانترنت باتهام القناة بالا سامية. الامر الذي جعلني أفكر بجدية احتياجنا كعرب وكفلسطينيين بدراسة حقيقية لما هو مجدي استخدامه من اجل التركيز ونصرة القضية الفلسطينية. فبين ما قامت به الجزيرة من تقرير يحاول فيه دحض الهولوكوست (او هكذا تم الترويج للأمر من قبل الحراك الصهيوني) وبين ما قام به الفنانون الفلسطينيون كما بأغنية تامر نفار للجلو بل فيجين، تبقى الحاجة للتفكير بما نحتاج اليه من تغيير في دفاعنا ومناصرتنا لقضيتنا، بعيدا ربما بقدر المستطاع عما تم التعود عليه من أساليب دفاع وهجوم لم تعد مفيدة. لربما نحتاج ان نركز على المستقبل بينما نتمسك بحقنا، كل ما يعرف وما يفهم وما يستطيع ان يقدمه من اجل قضيته، بلا محدودات تفرضها سياسة او أحزاب.
لأن الرجوع للبيت حق…. لا يمكن المساومة عليه مهما طال الزمن واستبد الظلم وسرقت الحقوق.
“راجع عالبيت.. انا راجع عالبيت
وين ما بقدر اغسل غبار الوقت عن ايدي…
انا راجع عالبيت
لو تسحب الأرض من تحت اجري
انا بوقع لفوق
بطفي الضي بغمي عيني بوقع في البيت
من ناحيتي الدنيا تتطربق من تحتها لفوقها
المفروض إني أصل البيت
اشلح الضجة وما اسمع صوتها
المفروض انعزل من الفوضى
واني اصغي لأجمل نوتا
صوت مفتاحي يلف القفل
والمفتاح يلف يلف يلف
ولكن في اشي ناقص
فيش بيت بدونك
بحط المفتاح بالقفل
والمفتاح يلف
لكن في اشي ناقص
فش بيت بدونك
حلمت أنك عدت البلد
شعب بحالوا انطرد من بلاده
عم بحاول يرجع
في أي لغة نحكيها
فيش ضي بعيونك
رجعت لما سرقوا لحظاتنا
رجعنا لوين ما سرقوا لحظاتنا
وأخوي بعدك ناقص
نحن لم نبك ساعة الوداع
فلدينا لم يكن وقت ولا دمع
ولم يكن وداع
العيون متأملة
افاق مغبرة
بديش ويز
انا عندي وان ويي
رجعة بلا روحه
الطريق وحده
الزمن يلف يلف يلف وانا راجع عالبيت “
Gilead makes a drug called Truvada — AKA Prep — that was developed at US taxpayer expense, whose patents are held by the US government; Truvada is on track to eliminating the spread of HIV forever (people who are HIV positive but take Truvada are seemingly not infectious), but taking Truvada in the USA (where the patents haven’t expired) is incredibly expensive, running $1,780/month, whereas in Australia, it’s available as a generic for $8/month.
If the widespread use of Prep eliminates the spread of HIV, it will be both a humanitarian victory and a practical one, with the American taxpayers’ investment in HIV prevention paying off handsomely in the form of billions in medical and social spending saved. But realizing those billions and billions for generations to come can only happen with Gilead doesn’t continue to rack up a sordid little stream of payments to enrich its investors and execs (who did not pay to develop Prep, remember).
.@AOC to Gilead CEO: The list price [for Truvada for PrEP] is almost $2,000 in the US. Why is it $8 in Australia? pic.twitter.com/kPnMQSZE0G
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) May 16, 2019
We the people developed this drug. We paid for this drug. Despite the fact that the patent is owned by the public, we refuse to enforce it. There is no reason this should be $2,000 a month. People are dying for no reason.
–@AOC on Gilead’s price gouging of an HIV prevention drug pic.twitter.com/HSYPivMjGb
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) May 16, 2019
In this clip, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demonstrates her usual admirable directness and factual footing to expose the hypocrisy and self-serving bullshit of the looters who are making themselves very rich by destroying the world: in this case, it’s Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day, who smarmily demurs when asked why his company should be able to gouge — and murder — the Americans who paid to develop its products (earning the company $3/b year globally), while Australians get the same products for $8/month.
Ocasio-Cortez confronts CEO for nearly $2K price tag on HIV drug that costs $8 in Australia [Chris Mills Rodrigo/MSNBC]
(via Mitch Wagner)

Call me ageist, but I worry about the fact that Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will all be over 70 on election day
I became eligible for social security the week I realized new eyeglasses were needed to renew my driver’s license. I find myself remembering a bad date in 1978 and not remembering where I am supposed to be in 15 minutes. I need a little nap after lunch. I wonder whatever happened to rock’n’roll. Brother John and I review our surgeries past and planned, and begin to sound like our crazy uncles.
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