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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's articles are republished from his website Macska Moksha. He is a writer, photographer, tree hugger, animal lover, and dissident.
SHARE Wednesday, August 19, 2020 "But What I Really Want""
When I look around at what amounts to "the left" in the US, I find it to be full of compromises, with nearly nothing to be excited about.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Thinking Outside the Social Media Echo Chamber
Lately, it's been popular to refer to the increasingly narrow worldview that we receive this way as an "echo chamber.",,, Rather than picturing ourselves along a spectrum-defined by only two dimensions-we can envision ourselves in bubbles,,, This admits to being in a bubble, which is honest.
(6 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 1, 2020 Centering the Earth
Something remarkable is happening in the US in 2020 in terms of public awareness of race.
The George Floyd uprising, two months in duration so far, has brought formerly fringe ideas into the mainstream, shifting the entire frame of discourse to the left.
(7 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 25, 2020 This is What Collapse Looks Like
We can't say we weren't warned. Since the beginning of this misbegotten project called civilization, there have been dissidents in word and in deed. At every step of the way when we have chosen to walk with ecocide, we could have taken a different path, but didn't. Now here's the reckoning.
(6 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 9, 2020 COVID-19 Denialism is Rooted in the Settler Colonial Mindset
COVID denialism in the US is problematic to say the least. The nation is facing a public health crisis that's far worse than it needs to be, as shown by the examples of countless other nations around the world that have largely suppressed the first wave. In fact, the US is one of the most dangerous places to be for this pandemic.
SHARE Thursday, June 25, 2020 Interview with a Tree-sitter
On June 9th and 12th, I interviewed Lupine, a tree-sitter who is currently participating in a Redwood Forest Defense campaign to stop logging at a site in Humboldt County, California.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, June 4, 2020 Trying to Go Deep on Social Media is Like Trying to Dig a Hole from a Moving Vehicle
What's happening at all the George Floyd protests around the country? How many people are showing up? What are the demographics? How many cops are there? Which community organizations are involved? Are local elected officials helping or hurting? Who really broke that window or set that fire? What about these reports of incitement by white supremacists?
SHARE Thursday, May 28, 2020 What is a "Native" Plant in a Changing World?
Whether a given plant is considered "native" where it is found growing is dependent on the interpretation of the interrelation of three factors: time, place and human involvement.
SHARE Sunday, April 19, 2020 Eight Reasons Trump Doesn't Need to "Cancel the Election"
Voter suppression is the elephant in the room in 2020. It was in 2016, too, and I find it amazing that the trauma of Trump's victory didn't lead to first exposing and then rooting out the widespread fraud. But then, as you'll recall, Clinton's loss was blamed on "RUSSIA!" for two and a half years, to the exclusion of every other issue or element.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 17, 2019 O Christmas Tree, Toxic Christmas Tree!
I first became aware of the toxic nature of Christmas tree farming in 2011 when I was farming in Polk County with my friend Clarabelle, in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 14, 2019 Blaming Nader in 2000 Paved the Way for Neo-Fascism
There is no longer any rationale for considering the Democrats to be a peace or antiwar party in any meaningful sense, even relative to the Republicans.
SHARE Wednesday, November 27, 2019 The Seattle WTO Uprising & the Indymedia Movement, Twenty Years Later
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle. The event was a spark set to dry kindling, and the flames that raced across the nation afterwards danced for a few years before they were smothered.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 16, 2019 Coups-for-Green-Energy added to Wars-For-Oil
I abhor the fascists that ran Morales out of office, especially the ones in the US. We have no business messing with anyone's right to self-determination. I hope that Morales is able to return to power, as he has pledged to do.
(6 comments) SHARE Friday, November 1, 2019 The Chilling Arrest of Max Blumenthal
This past weekend, with the arrest of Max Blumenthal, we were reminded again that leftist activism and independent media in the United States are increasingly under siege.
SHARE Monday, October 21, 2019 Rare Wildflower vs. Green Energy & Human Hubris (Part 2)
One possibility is to provide Tiehm's Buckwheat with a new home outside of Ioneer's project area. Seeds could be collected and sown nearby. Plants could be rescued from the path of the bulldozer and transplanted.
SHARE Sunday, October 20, 2019 Rare Wildflower vs. Mining Company (Part 1)
If the plant were to be listed by the Feds or by Nevada, then the CBD (or other parties) could seek to curtail Ioneer's activities, in part or in whole. Donnelly believes they have a better chance of success with the state, which he described as "more nimble" than the Feds.
(5 comments) SHARE Friday, September 27, 2019 The Teachable Moment of the Greta Thunberg Phenomena
Like many people, I have been inspired by Greta Thunberg's words and spirit, and the challenge she seems to present to the status quo. As I have learned more about her,