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Ochs wrote "I Ain't Marching Any More" as American involvement in the Vietnam War was beginning to grow. The song criticizes all of American military history from the perspective of a weary soldier who has been present at every single war since the War of 1812. The chorus notes that "it's always the old who lead us to the war, always the young to fall" and asks whether the price of military victory has been too high. Ochs said of the song that it "borders between pacifism and treason, combining the best qualities of both." He also wrote "the fact that you won't be hearing this song on the radio is more than enough justification for the writing of it."

Samuel Garrett-Pate: Supreme Court’s LGBTQ+ Nondiscrimination Ruling Not a Substitute for Amending Civil Rights Act; Remington A. Gregg: Opponents Rally to Stop GOP Push for COVID-19 Corporate Immunity; Juan Mancias: The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of South Texas Struggles for Sovereignty and Environmental Justice; Bob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary.

Trump’s bizarre delusions on Covid-19 aren’t just bats in his attic; they’ve driven a response that is nothing short of disastrous. He’s backing up the no test/no disease fallacy, for instance, by cutting funding for testing sites around the country, a move that, Talking Points Memo reports, local officials met with a “mixture of frustration, resignation and horror.” Also: As public protests against racist police violence grow, so too does law enforcement’s capacity to criminalize that protest—including with the use of tools like facial recognition technology, which is almost certainly more prevalent and more meaningful to you than you realize.

The State Historic Marker at the entrance to the Round Valley Indian Reservation in Northern CA read: “This valley was discovered by Frank M. Asbill arriving from Eden Valley, on May 15, 1854. During the same year, Charles Kelsey from Clear Lake also visited it, and George E White sighted it from Blue Nose” There is another account of the history of that day that is undisputed fact but forgotten. On May 15, 1854, the Yuki, inhabitants of the valley for over 12000 years, discovered six white men on their land. Led by Pierce Asbill the men opened fire and killed 40 of them. ...

"This week I started joining right-wing militias again. It’s easy to find a variety of far-right “patriot” groups on Facebook, and most don’t screen their membership. I joined as many pages as I could, and monitored them for one thing: Was anyone planning to show up armed to Black Lives Matter protests? ..."

Companies and governments have plans to launch approximately 50,000 satellites to provide 5G and Wi-Fi services everywhere on Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is leading these efforts with its planned deployment of 42,000 Starlink satellites and its goal of establishing a global network. To provide service, SpaceX states that it requires an infrastructure of one million on-the-ground antennas to connect its satellites with the ground user. In March 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved SpaceX’s ground antenna application, with the flick of a finger. ...

How did we get where we are and who is fueling the militarized, discriminatory policing of America? Jeff Halper has meticulously researched the issue, and in particular the role Israel is playing in arming the security state. His book, War Against the People, serves as the basis for an article he recently wrote on the intersection of Israel and policing in America. We lead this morning by reading that article, posted at Mondoweiss. Following that: a remarkable conversation between British journalist Steven Sacker (behaving like most "liberals") and Hamas spokesman, Ghazi Hamad, speaking from Gaza.

Health effects of sub-thermal wireless emissions (e.g. cellphones, wifi, GPS, etc.): some extremely inconvenient facts (begun last week; this is the remaining 15 minutes). Cece has labored for several years to educate administrators, legislators, and parents on the huge health effects of wireless radiation.

Replay from our original broadcast 2-2-2020: In this intensely informative lecture, Maret describes the current health challenges of non-thermal electromagnetic fields, the mechanisms of their biological effects, and the lack of bona fide studies by the industry. We will learn how wireless radiation has been leading to increasing levels of neurodegeneration in our population and why new safety guidelines must be implemented. He warns of the wireless industry's aggressive push for 4G/5G 'antenna densification', totally ignoring health consequences. Write to tjradio@fastmail.com if you'd like an electronic copy of his slides.

Bank stocks jumped and lobbyists rejoiced Thursday after U.S. regulators voted to gut the so-called Volcker Rule, a set of regulations imposed in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street collapse limiting the ability of financial institutions to engage in high-risk behavior that threatens the systemic health of the economy.