KenBallweg

@kballweg
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Happily married, retired from Community Mental Health work, but active volunteer for Computers 4 People in Need, enthusiast photographer, computer geek, ex-twitter lurker. Appreciative of Mastodon providing refuge.

@tumainidaniel @chopsstephens @runoutgroover @aral

Don't you worry, the people most responsible for this whole mess are also the most prepared-- not just to weather it, but to point and laugh at anybody who fell for their scam, AND of course to collect the big big bailouts that will be showered on them while the rest of the economy plunges screaming into hell.

Report: A new Jewish diaspora movement (JDM) explicitly rejects Israel’s ethno-nationalism.

"Solidarity with oppressed peoples, including in Palestine, is central to its understanding of Jewishness", the coalition states.

So far, the coalition has 46 member organisations, incl "Jewish Voice for Peace, Rabbis for Ceasefire, IfNotNow, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice & the American Council for Judaism".

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260520-jewish-groups-launch-new-diaspora-movement-rejecting-israels-ethno-nationalism/

#USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimes #News #Palestine #JDM .

Jewish groups launch new diaspora movement rejecting Israel’s ethno-nationalism

A new coalition of Jewish organisations has launched under the banner of the Jewish Diaspora Movement (JDM), seeking to advance a vision of Jewish life rooted outside the framework of Israeli state…

Middle East Monitor
DHS won’t investigate itself, certainly not seriously. But as we confront Republican Fascism, within the U.S. and abroad, every opportunity to detail the actions of these fascist actors must be taken. 3/

" #Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets"

remember the game plan:

1. #vote in the #primaries, get real left #candidates

if you don't, don't complain about corporatist dems ever again: you're the fucking problem

2. #vote in the general #election no matter who wins the primary

yes the dems fucking suck. but if you're willing to do nothing, helping #fascism, because you want perfect: you're an entitled moron

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/democrat-new-hampshire-bobbi-boudman

Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets

Bobbi Boudman’s win over Republican Dale Fincher could be a harbinger of blue wave during midterms

The Guardian

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/judge-immigrants-notice-lawsuits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NlA.a4NH.AqpWEC6TtEmc&smid=url-share

The court analyzes the many press released in which the government explains and justifies its deportation program and finds them rife with false statements and deliberate deception: "they ignore a greater, more dire reality."

The actions of the executive are found to be "unlawful" and "wanton."

"It is not the 'worst of the worst' that are swept into the
nationwide and reckless violations of the law by the executive branch.... Beyond its terror… (2/5)

Judge Orders Hearings for Immigration Detainees and Condemns ‘Terror Against Noncitizens’

As tensions mount between the Trump administration and the courts, the judge called “shameless” a claim by officials that her earlier order was not binding.

The New York Times
You have to learn to love yourself despite knowing way too much about yourself

An amazing Peruvian remake of the bad bunny half time show.. with lettuce and vegetables

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1r4qy4x/in_chorrillos_a_suburb_of_lima_the_emplovees_of/

RE: https://mendeddrum.org/@Anoia/115954742447537556

One of Pterry’s clearest reflections on authoritarianism being disturbingly topical this morning.

#gnuterrypratchett #politics

“They made healthcare a commodity, education a debt trap, and housing a speculation market — then told you that poverty is a personal failing.
They privatized survival and called it freedom."
~ from Michell C Clark