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Richmond Shreve is a retired business executive whose careers began in electronics (USN) and broadcasting in the 1960s. Over the years he has maintained a hobby interest in amateur radio, and the audio-visual arts while working in sales and marketing. For the last thirty years he was co-owner and CEO of the Middlebrook Crossroads business park (Edmar Corporation) in Bridgewater, NJ. He holds a lifetime FCC Second Class Commercial license, and an amateur radio General Class license (W2EMU). In 2012 Richmond retired from instructing sports car owners in high performance driving techniques at major tracks including NJ Motorsports Park, Watkins Glen, and Summit Point. He is the author and publisher of the Instructor Candidate Manual used by BMWCCA and other car clubs to train their on-track instructors. Prior to moving to Newtown,PA, he volunteered as chief engineer of WCFA the Cape May, NJ community radio station as well as working as a gaffer on the Cape May Film Festival technical crew, a driver/engineer in the Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company, served as its Treasurer and as Treasurer of its Firemen's Relief Association. He edited and printed the Cape May Point Taxpayer's Association Newsletter. As a computer power user, graphic artist, photographer, and website designer he helps nonprofits build and maintain web sites. He is a fromer Vestry member of the Episcopal Church of the Advent. Richmond is a citizen journalist and former Senior Editor at OpEdNews.com, a progressive news and opinion site on the internet. Richmond lives with his wife Marguerite Chandler in Newtown, PA wher he continues to write essays ad short fiction. They travel extensively with their fifth wheel RV. ------ Books: Lost River Anthology (Amazon.com) Instructor Candidate Manual (LuLu.com)
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The danger of Russian disinformation SHARE
The menace of propaganda campaigns crafted by hostile
governments is amplified by easy access to open access media like OEN
and other popular blog sites. Many readers and amateur journalists lack
the discernment to be skeptical, and don't have the time or tools to
fact check sources. The initiative announced in this article is timely and welcome:"Anne Applebaum, a [Washington]Post columnist, and Edward Lucas, a senior editor
at the Economist, are this week launching a counter-disinformation
initiative at the Center for European Policy Analysis, where they are,
respectively, senior vice president and senior adjunct fellow."
The 2016 Stump Speeches SHARE
Doug Muder may be the best political writer you never heard of. He publishes a blog called The Weekly Sift with his personal take on the ever-changing political scene. Though he's clearly liberal in his politics, he does his homework and names his sources.Not only does he study the stump speeches, but he reads and thinks about the books written by and about the candidate ..."What I was looking for in Hillary’s books was a consistent author’s
voice. I believe writers always reveal more about themselves than they
intend. ... It’s in their word choices, the
tone of the stories they tell, the metaphors they use, ... If Hillary really wrote
those books — and after reading them, I strongly believe she did — then
her character must be in there somewhere, no matter what image she may
have wanted to project." The series now includes Hillary, Bernie, Ted, and the others.
Wells, Wells, and More Wells SHARE
Pennsylvania has been in a shale gas boom for more than a decade. Recently FracTracker Alliance published an animated map that dramatically depicts the exponential growth in the number of gas wells across the state. Each of these requires a network of pipelines and compressor stations to bring the gas to market. What's happened in Pennsylvania has been happening around the globe.It's a huge development industry funded by investors eager to cash in, and the boom is about to bust. Gas prices are down, yet momentum is still propelling the development ahead (PA DEP predicts that 30,000 miles of new pipeline will be built in the next decade.)
Kristoff: Inequality Is a Choice SHARE
"THE eruptions in Baltimore have been tied, in complex ways, to frustrations at American inequality, and a new measure of the economic gaps arrived earlier this year:
It turns out that the Wall Street bonus pool in 2014 was roughly twice the total annual earnings of all Americans working full time at the federal minimum wage."
As usual, Kristoff goes to the heart of the problem. Check out his column.
Peace psychology: Conversations (WHYY Philadelphia) SHARE
"The journal American Psychologist has published a special issue on peace psychology. A broad range of articles point out how the science of psychology plays a vital role in the promotion of peace.
Dan Gottlieb hears from three authors who contributed to the journal: psychologists Ervin Staub and Arie Kruglanski and cognitive scientist Stephen Lewandowsky. They'll share their thoughts on building peaceful communities, de-radicalization, and how truth can be the first casualty of war."
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John Oliver: Police Militarization in Ferguson, MO SHARE
"An uproarious, moving John Oliver is perfect on Ferguson" - Miami Heat on DemocraticUnderground.org.
John Oliver nails it on his Last Week Tonight show.The events in Ferguson brought to world attention the inappropriate militarization of police in many US communities following 9-11 and the distribution of surplus military vehicles to municipalities across the US.
The World Cafe -- A Ray of Light in a Sea of Darkness SHARE
Rampant extremism, information silos, filter bubbles, partisan politics, ideological intolerance, media echo chambers -- there is so much disharmony that some fear for the survival of democracy. The World Cafe may not be the answer, but it's an inspiring beacon of good sense and good will. It is just one of a many small grass-roots movements that individuals like you and I can embrace and participate in for a better future. Bookmark this one for those dark moments when it all seems hopeless.
TED: Why Ordinary People Need to Understand Power SHARE
Eric LiU:
Far too many Americans are illiterate in power -- what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. "We need to make civics sexy again," says civics educator Eric Liu. "As sexy as it was during the American Revolution or the Civil Rights Movement."
The Israeli Army Knew Gaza Was a "Ticking Bomb" Before War Broke Out SHARE
"Of all the reasons for the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the most important is arguably the most prosaic: money. Before Hamas started firing over a thousand rockets into Israel, before Israel responded with airstrikes (and now, ground forces), and before the brutal kidnappings and murders of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank and one Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem, there were the Gazan banks." ... Neri Zilber attributes Hamas inability to pay wages as the motivation for escalating violence. "Broke, desperate, and with few remaining friends in the world outside of Turkey and Qatar, the only real leverage Hamas has is the threat of continuing this disastrous war of choice, and heaping more devastation onto the people of Gaza."
A wild and crazy thought to avert a Russo-Ukrainian war SHARE
Daniel W. Drezner,
professor of international politics at Tufts University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution says, "So here's my proposal: why not propose a United Nations peacekeeping force for eastern Ukraine to alleviate the humanitarian suffering?
"There would be some significant advantages to getting Russia to agree to such a proposal. First, there's the direct effect of ending the violence in eastern Ukraine and providing humanitarian corridors for residents in Donetsk and Luhansk to leave. That ain't beanbag."
How one judge single-handedly killed trust in the US technology industry SHARE
'Preska decided to make the world's data available to the US government, in spite of foreign nations' own judicial and legal regimes, supra-national fundamental values, and even public international law.
"Microsoft contends that courts in the United States are not authorized to issue warrants for extraterritorial search and seizure, and that this is such a warrant."
-- US Judge James Francis
The ruling on Thursday follows from an earlier lower court, in which U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis in New York ruled that a search warrant can be applied outside the country.
The theory was that because Microsoft, named in this case, owned and controlled a foreign subsidiary company based in Dublin, Ireland, any data stored in its overseas offices or datacenters still fell within US territory -- albeit loosely.'
Vote for Honest Gil Fulbright SHARE
Candidates Statement:
"It's me, Gil! This weekend, I'm going to Kentucky to make a big speech and officially announce my fake candidacy for Senate!
Thanks to you, my generous overlords... er... donors... I'll be riding around in a big bus with my face on it, complete with an eagle to show everyone how patriotic I am. My supporters will be right behind me in their own bus. That's right! 2 buses!! You asked me to go big, so I did. ... "
As of 8/1 he's raised $72,000 (indigogo) blowing the top off of the $20,000 goal. Should Mitch be worried?
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From legislative man caves to the Viagra Court SHARE
Texas/Colorado columnist John Young shames the conservative war on women.
"When the ovum is ready, even if the woman isn't, sperm introduced into the picture will come from every direction.
"That's the picture for women on the public policy front right now. They're getting it from every direction.
"They've gotten it from five males on the Supreme Court who see birth control to be less the stuff of health-care mandates and more like, oh, eyeliner and blush.
"Where to start? How about at the sex act?
"It takes two. But when it comes to unintended consequences of the act, one sex skips out and makes like it -- he -- had no role in the matter. Whatever emanates becomes the woman's burden."
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An Edification Vacation SHARE
LISA SCHWARZBAUM captures the feel of the Chautauqua experience in this excellent NY Times article. For more than a century thousands of people have traveled to western NY State to immerse themselves in the Chautauqua Institute's unique blend of education, arts, religion, and social concerns - all of which are offered in the ambiance of a Victorian lakeside "cottage" community. Though the context is clearly Christian, Chautauqua is open and welcoming to all faiths. Civil discourse and intellectual freedom are core values.
Health-care realities vs. free-market fantasies SHARE
One loses track of all the things by the ACA's most ardent foes assured us would happen. On this occasion, however, it's worth looking at one claim uttered over and over, and which will be uttered over again.
The claim: that the ACA used Medicare as "its piggybank" -- that it took, stole, confiscated, filched, pilfered, over $700 billion from what was set aside to care for your grandparents and mine and to assure the future of the Medicare trust fund.
That claim not only is fallacious but doubly so. Most of the money in question is calculated savings on hospital reimbursements under Medicare, a crash diet, if you will, regarding overcharges that have been a national scandal. Not only do these savings mean less of an obligation for taxpayers, but as Factcheck.org explains, they significantly "prolong the life of the Medicare trust fund."
It's Only Plant Matter or Planet Matter SHARE
Those who resist efforts to shift to clean energy alternatives, who believe that "drill here, drill now" is the answer, don't really want to address long-range reality.
What we are doing to our planet is wrong in myriad ways. Is man responsible for climate change? Ultimately that matters less than this: Man is responsible for Earth. That is what matters.
Moyers: The Lies That Lead to War SHARE
Bill Moyers has been a champion of good journalism and truth in the media for decades. His web site is a treasure trove of well documented stories that help us to be better citizens. This video presents the dis-information and deception that our leaders have crafted to stimulate popular support for war. The tradition of lying and manipulation is long, and to shows that those in power often don't trust WE THE PEOPLE or the democratic process. His message: secrecy, lies, domestic surveillance and intimidation of investigative journalists threaten our democracy now as never before in history.
Arsonist or Firefighter? SHARE
Some language is incendiary and divisive, other language brings people together to find solutions. Friedman's column points to a problem in the Middle East and also here in the US -- far too many arsonists for the number of firefighters. Who Is Setting the Sectarian Fires in the Middle East? Who here in the US? ... and what about here on the Internet?
Fear Not the Coming of the Robots SHARE
"Throughout history, aspiring Cassandras have regularly proclaimed that new waves of technological innovation would render huge numbers of workers idle, leading to all manner of economic, social and political disruption. ... The trick is not to protect old jobs, as the Luddites who endeavored to smash all machinery sought to do, but to create new ones. And since the invention of the wheel, that's what has occurred." (read more)
Republicans' 'new' idea for Obamacare repeal, now with a big price tag SHARE
Greg Sargent takes a look at what repeal [of Obamacare] would mean in the states where Republicans are running on it in Senate races.In Alaska, for example, that would mean an annual premium bill of $4,956. That doesn't seem like it would be very appealing to anyone, does it. Republicans are devastating for your pocketbook. And no, they still don't have a plan for "starting over." (Starting over is the new PC way of the GOP saying 'revoke Obamacare.'
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