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Early in the 2016 Primary campaign, I started a Facebook group: Bernie Sanders: Advice and Strategies to Help Him Win! As the primary season advanced, we shifted the focus to advancing Bernie's legislation in the Senate, particularly the most critical one, to protect Oak Flat, sacred to the San Carlos Apaches, in the Tonto National Forest, from John McCain's efforts to privatize this national forest and turn it over to Rio Tinto Mining, an Australian mining company whose record by comparison makes Monsanto look like altar boys, to be developed as North America's largest copper mine. This is monstrous and despicable, and yet only Bernie's Save Oak Flat Act (S2242) stands in the way of this diabolical plan.
We added "2020" to the title.

I am an art gallery owner in Santa Fe since 1980 selling Native American painting and NM landscapes, specializing in modern Native Ledger Art.

I have always been intensely involved in politics, going back to the mid's 1970's, being a volunteer lobbyist in the US Senate for the Secretary General of the United Nations, then a "snowball-in-hell" campaign for US Senate in NM in the late 70's, and for the past 20 years have worked extensively to pressure the FDA to rescind its approval for aspartame, the neurotoxic artificial sweetener metabolized as formaldehyde. This may be becoming a reality to an extent in California, which, under Proposition 65, is considering requiring a mandatory Carcinogen label on all aspartame products, although all bureaucracies seem to stall under any kind of corporate pressure.

Bills to ban aspartame were in the State Senates of New Mexico and Hawaii, but were shut down by corporate lobbyists (particularly Monsanto lobbyists in Hawaii and Coca Cola lobbyists in New Mexico).

For several years, I was the editor of New Mexico Sun News, and my letters to the editor and op/eds in 2016 have appeared in NM, California, Wisconsin, New York, Maryland, the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and many international papers, on the subject of consumer protection. Our best issue was 10 days before Obama won in 2008, when we published a special early edition of the paper declaring that Obama Wins! This was the top story on CNN for many hours, way back then....

My highest accomplishments thus far are
1. a plan to create a UN Secretary General's Pandemic Board of Inquiry, a plan that is in the works and might be achieved even before the 75th UN General Assembly in September 2020.

2. Now history until the needs becomes clear to the powers who run the United Nations: a UN Resolution to create a new Undersecretary General for Nutrition and Consumer Protection, strongly supported ten years ago by India and 53 cosponsoring nations, but shut down by the US Mission to the UN in 2008. To read it, google UNITED NATIONS UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL FOR NUTRITION, please.

These are not easy battles, any of them, and they require a great deal of political and journalistic focus. OpEdNews is the perfect place for those who have a lot to say, so much that they exceed the limiting capacities of their local and regional newspapers. Trying to go beyond the regional papers seems to require some kind of "inside" credentials, as if you had to be in a club of corporate-accepted writers, and if not, you are "from somewhere else," a sad state of corporate induced xenophobia that should have no place in America in 2020!
This should be a goal for every author with something current to say: breaking through yet another glass ceiling, and get your say said in editorial pages all over America. Certainly, this was a tool that was essentially ignored in 2016, and cannot be ignored in the big elections of 2020.

In my capacity as Editor of the Santa Fe Sun News, Fox interviewed Mikhail Gorbachev: http://www.prlog.org/10064349-mikhail-gorbachev


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Bold Nebraska's Jane Kleeb Talks Keystone XL on FoxBusiness Bold Nebraska Executive Director Jane Kleeb appears on Fox Business Channel's Varney & Friends to discuss the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. 4/10/13., From YouTubeVideos
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 23, 2020
Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb: Rural vote should be 'bedrock' of party Nebraska's Democratic Party chair warns White House hopefuls not to overlook rural communities in their pursuit of the Democratic nomination, predicting that this voting bloc will play a key role in November's election. "If we really care about the U.S. Senate, if we really care about climate policies at the state level we have have to start closing the margins in rural communities," Jane Kleeb told Hill.TV on Wednesday.
Heinrich Official Headshot 2019., From WikimediaPhotos
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 23, 2020
"The Facts Matter: You Can't Have a Trial without Witnesses and Documents"~~New Mexico's US Senator Martin Heinrich "Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans spent the entire opening day of this trial preventing the Senate and the American people from viewing documentary evidence or hearing from witnesses. They have shut down every opportunity for witnesses and documents. They are creating an environment that clearly serves as a cover-up of the president's actions."
Black Democrats Hold Sway in SC Presidential Primary South Carolina will be the fourth U.S. state to hold a presidential nominating contest in 2020 and the first in which African Americans constitute a major portion of ..., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Bernie Could Win SC and Super Tuesday Using Nina Turner's Op/Ed on Biden and Bernie's History of Differences on Race This is the opinion piece by Turner in South Carolina's 2nd largest paper which, should be printed out in 20 million copies and put in the hands of every African American voter in not only SC but all of the Super Tuesday states and all of the Rust Belt and Great Lake states, to boot (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin): While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down
Bernie Sanders Reacts To Hillary Clinton's Comments Saying 'Nobody Likes Him' | TIME Hillary Clinton says .nobody likes. her former presidential rival Bernie Sanders, even as the Vermont senator remains entrenched among the front-runners in the ..., From YouTubeVideos
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Levi Sanders, Bernie's son, Responds To Clinton's Absurd Negative Sour Grapes Comments about Bernie Levi: "This is a surprisingly good article by "CNN and will get people that much more motivated to get involved in the campaign. Particularly apathetic voters who are so disillusioned with politics and yet are barely making ends meet." Bernie: "Secretary Clinton is entitled to her point of view. My job today is to put together a team that can defeat the most dangerous president in the history of the United States."
Bernie's Iowa State Director gives reality check: Voters don't care about political gossip Sanders' Iowa State Director Misty Rebik describes the campaign's strategy as the Iowa Caucus rapidly approaches. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning ..., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 18, 2020
Bernie's Iowa State Director gives reality check: Voters don't care about political gossip Sanders' Iowa State Director Misty Rebik describes the campaign's strategy as the Iowa Caucus rapidly approaches. This is Rebik's first work on a presidential campaign. She was hired by the Sanders campaign in March 2019. Prior to working for the 2018 Sanders campaign Rebik worked as the event and stewardship coordinator One Iowa, regional director of strategic partnerships and development for Planned Parenthood of the Heart.
The Vermont Statehouse, From YouTubeVideos
(28 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 18, 2020
Former Vermont Goveror Shumlin You're So Wrong~Bernie is the Cleanest Presidential Candidate in 60 years of US Politics Former Vermont Governor is stumping for Biden but the effect clatters to the floor~ Remember what Thomas Jefferson wrote from Paris to Edward Carrington (Jefferson's delegate to the Continental Congress 1786-1788) on the importance of a free press to keep government in check~ that if he had to choose between a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter
Bernie Leading Post Debate Polls - 2 New 2020 Democratic Primary Polls - January 2020 Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/PoliticFor ecast  Bernie Leading Post Debate Polls - 2 New 2020 Democratic Primary Polls - January 2020 - Democratic ..., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 17, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Bernie Leads in New National Poll Is anyone truly surprised? This lead will increase as the endorsements come roaring in. I very recently started a new Facebook Group, and hope you join it soon! Bernie Endorsements : Editorial Pages, Unions, Political Groups, Celebrity and is located here: .facebook.com/groups/609430773192387/
David Leonhardt: Who Will Pay for a Free Press? Who Will Pay for a Free Press? full story: insights.som.yale.edu/ insights/who-will-pay-for-the- free-press  Print isn't dead yet, but the old model for how to ..., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 16, 2020
Leonhardt of NY Times Posits His Ideas about "President Bernie Sanders" I have always deduced that this stance from the New York Times against Bernie derived from his opposition to Billionaires, Big Banks, Wall Street Bailout, and American Corporate Kleptocracy, so for the Times to advance towards a real understanding and potentially truthful journalism: this is a serious and positive breakthrough. Leonhardt always has a mind of his own; I appreciate and value his serious independent streak.
NJ Working Families executive director to join Bernie Sanders campaign A leading progressive voice in New Jersey, Analilia Mejia will join Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign as its national political director. Don't forget to ..., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Bernie's Endorsements~ the Rationales Behind Them; Meet Sanders' National Political Director Analilia Mejia Bernie is on a roll with key endorsements from individuals and from groups; my hope is that it continues to spill over into the editorial page endorsements, which in Iowa should start showing up very soon. He is lucky to have the guidance and help of his National Political Director Analilia Mejia, plus strong support in all 4 first primary states, including Native American leaders as Chairs in Nevada and Arizona.
SB 547: Vikki Courtney, From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Bernie Lands Major Nevada Endorsement: the 19,000-member Clark County Educational Association From the Clark County School District, the fifth-largest school district in the country, this is really huge news for Bernie in Nevada, the first major endorsement that we know of in that state, one of the last states to have its primary just before Super Tuesday. Bernie is in a position to win in Iowa, New Hampshire, and I believe in Nevada, with the momentum of this important endorsement building rapidly.
Sanders Co-Chair Nina Turner calls out Biden for using proximity to Obama as cover Sanders National Campaign Co-Chair Nina Turner explains why Bernie Sanders better represents the interests of African American voters. About Rising: Rising ..., From YouTubeVideos
(10 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Bernie's Co-Chair Nina Turner: While Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Biden has repeatedly let us down This is a very important and memorable statement from Bernie's Co-Chair, which unravels the cataclysmic differences between the 2 candidates' history bringing facts for our analysis, and not just jolly campaign rhetoric written by grownup Poli Sci wonks employed as "spin doctors." If Turner keeps up this great journalism, it will turn the tide and garner warranted support for Bernie from African Americans in every state.
Barrasso: Addressing PFAS Pollution is a Priority for this Committee U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing ..., From YouTubeVideos
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 12, 2020
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barrasso: "Forever chemical' bill has 'no prospects' in Senate" The real issue to be resolved in unraveling this confusing tangle of legislative language, initiatives, and priorities must be that nagging eternal question of WHO is going to pay for cleaning up PFAS at 300+ sites, potentially comparable to Superfund cleanups. Corporations should bear the brunt of such expenses but as well all know, Trump and GOP Senators are likely to deny any such assessment of all corporate liabilities.
Jumaane Williams Endorses Bernie Sanders for President .It's critically important to have someone like Bernie Sanders in office after we get rid of #45, because we have to have someone in there who's not just going to ..., From YouTubeVideos
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 6, 2020
1st Iowa Newspaper Endorsement Went to (Take a Guess To Whom!), Plus a Young Iowa Congresswoman Endorses Biden What matters the most to you, an endorsement from a newspaper editorial page, a congressman, or a political organization? How about voting machine manipulation? Please comment. We need to know what you think; if you are able to ask your own nearby newspapers and your own Democratic politicos, please do so soon. You could do a world of good for Bernie Sanders in this humble and very personal way, in writing +/or on the phone.
The Blade delivery vehicle., From WikimediaPhotos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 5, 2020
How Bernie Sanders hangs in (An Early Quasi-Endorsement in a Vital State~~~Ohio) "Mr. Sanders' enduring strength comes, first, from authenticity the quality that was supposed to help Mr. Biden. But Mr. Biden is, it turns out, mostly an authentic lifetime pol weighed down by contradiction and a lifetime of deals, even if legal. Bernie Sanders is rooted in a set of values and he has been utterly consistent about them for 40 years. You may not agree with him on everything, but you can respect his sincerity."
Evidence shows EPA in bed w/ Monsanto Attorney Michael L Baum, managing partner and president at Baum Hedlund Law, joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the .failure of the EPA to protect people,. opting ..., From YouTubeVideos
(30 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Trump's EPA Pumps Up Bayer Fighting $25 Million Verdict in Roundup Cancer Despite Many Nations Having Banned Roundup Given numerous jurisdictions in the US and internationally banning Roundup/Glyphosate, it is incomprehensible for the EPA Pesticide Cheerleaders to have filed their Amicus Brief, until you realize the true full import, that not only the EPA but the FDA as well are in complete obeisance from the massive corporate strangleholds on them, starting back about 1980 with Rumsfeld forcing carcinogenic aspartame's approval through FDA.
Reporters Without Borders: 49 journalists murdered in 2019 Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, adding that it was the lowest death toll in 16 years., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, December 30, 2019
Of 49 Journalists killed in 2019, 5 Murdered in Mexico, 7 in Syria, 2 in Iraq, 2 in Somalia What shocking statistics! but still way fewer than were killed and murdered in 1994 (56), 2006 (49), 2007 (51), 2009 (54), 2015 (51), 2018 (36) Coming forth with the truth is especially dangerous in Mexico, Syria, Philippines, and Iraq. Since 1992, 870 journalists have been murdered, with motive identified. William Westhoven, NJ journalist, asks "Why do you snicker when he says 'fake news' and paints a target on our back?"
Endorsed | Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders receives endorsements from The Nation's editorial board and Friends of the Earth Action. ---------  ?? Join the political revolution at ..., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 29, 2019
List of Bernie Sanders' 2020 Presidential Campaign Endorsements The person reading the letters to editors is often the person who writes the endorsements, or is on the editorial board making endorsements just before the primary election. I encourage you to watch this 66-minute video of Bernie with the Editorial Board of the Des Moines Register, the largest paper in the first primary state. See my article Bernie's Brilliant Des Moines Register Interview.
Resultados 2019 del Plan de Migracin y Desarrollo. Conferencia presidente AMLO Conferencia de prensa matutina, desde Palacio Nacional. Jueves 26 de diciembre 2019. Presidente AMLO. Hoy presentamos resultados del Plan de Migracin ..., From YouTubeVideos
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 29, 2019
Most Eloquent of 2020: President Lopez Obrador of Mexico responds to Trump's tariff threat Lopez Obrador: "President Trump, social problems are not resolved by tariffs or coercive measures like turning a neighboring country overnight into a ghetto, an enclosed place for the migrants of the world, where they're stigmatized, abused, persecuted, and excluded and the right to justice is denied to those who seek to work and to live free from want. The Statue of Liberty is not an empty symbol."
I am Human | Native Americans for Bernie Sanders All over this country, Native Americans have suffered far too much, and for far too long. They deserve our respect, and they deserve to have a voice, so that their ..., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Nevada & Arizona Tribal Leaders Chair Sanders' State Campaigns; Deep Nevada Inroads, reported from Local Media Sanders is the candidate most fluent in Native American issues. Indian Country has avoided politics, distrustful of governments waging war against them, polluting land, not living up to treaties. Fueled by Standing Rock plus the election of Rep. Deb Haaland and Rep. Sharice Davids as the first two Native American women to serve in Congress, Native leaders are making a stand in 2020. Message to candidates: Native Votes Matter!
Glenn Greenwald Interviews Brazil's ex-President Lula From Prison Among the planet's significant political figures, no one is quite like Lula. Born into extreme poverty, illiterate until the age of 10, forced to quit school at the age of ..., From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, December 23, 2019
Glenn Greenwald: "I can't leave my house without armed security guards," plus Interview with Lula in Prison During the last 6 months of Intercept's reporting on Bolsonaro's government, the right-wing leader has not only publicly threatened me with prison, but also accused me and my husband of having a sham marriage, and adopting Brazilian children as a fraud in order to avoid being deported. They know that transparency and free discourse are the primary obstacles to returning Brazil back to the dark days of military dictatorship.

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