Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from July 11 to July 17, 2024.

GOP Uses Assassination Attempt to Shut Down Condemnation of Trump's Authoritarian Agenda; Poll Finds Americans Reject and Fear Trump's Rightwing Extremist 'Project 2025' Agenda; Activists Working to Reverse NY Gov. Hochul’s “Pause” on NYC Congestion Pricing Plan.

Our hosts crawl along the cutting floor to scrape up bits of cheeze from the 1967 Doctor Doolittle film, some very "un-rock" sounding versions of classic rock tunes, and well, time to change the catbox out and grab another terrible cover song.

This week we feature a talk by Sunsara Taylor, “Actually?... Revolution IS Possible! And If This Revolution Isn't Made Soon, Humanity Is Thoroughly F*CKED!” This is the full speech given at UCLA on February 15, 2024. Introduction by Annie Day. Following the talk, Sunsara Taylor answers questions from the audience.

A serious time in the lounge today discussing political assassinations and assassination attempts. Dan, Ron, Amber, and Jaimelyn also play some fact checking time and end with some feel good news involving a new breeding pair of critically endangered Macaws.

The ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has spurred a proliferation of US-based “charitable” organizations fundraising to support the Israeli military and violent settlers. New York-registered organizations are at the heart of this, sending tens of millions of dollars to fund war crimes waged by Israeli military units devastating Gaza and emboldened settlers expelling Palestinians from their homes. By allowing these groups to masquerade as charities, New York State is subsidizing Israel's illegal settlement expansion and state violence against Palestinians. It’s more urgent than ever to stop this flow of money, which is why we launched the Not On Our Dime! Campaign. We first introduced this bill in May of 2023, which was the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with an exclusive focus on prohibiting NY charities from funding Israeli settler violence. In May 2024 – one year later – we are expanding the bill’s scope in light of the surge in NY-based charitable organizations fundraising to support the Israeli military, which both domestic and international courts as well as legal experts have said is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza. The call has never been clearer: New Yorkers do not stand for funding war crimes or violations of human rights. --- An amazing Palestinian organizer, Jonathan Brenneman, who is a member of NYS statewide Not on Our Dime (NoOD) planning group, will lead the Saturday Teach-In. This is a great opportunity for our local community to prepare our summer and fall organizing strategies to stop NYS from subsidizing war crimes against Palestinians. Under the guise of a non-profit charitable organization NYS tax-exempt status, groups supporting Israel have been funding the building of illegal settlements and buying weapons for Israel. The settlements, built on stolen Palestinian land, have been deemed illegal under international law. We will learn about successful grassroots strategies in other districts, including community education, tabling, canvassing and mobilizing. Each of us can become informed, effective activists in the campaign to convince our state legislators–Assembly Member, Anna Kelles and Sen. Webb - to co-sponsor the NoOD bill.

Join us for a discussion on the powerful intersection of art and health, featuring experts from Stanford University, Art Pharmacy, and Johns Hopkins, University of San Francisco and NeuroArts Blueprint. Discover the evidence-based impact of arts on well-being and innovative programs integrating arts into healthcare. Join Nefesha Yisra’el from California for the Arts as she introduces our second episode, featuring a powerful panel discussion on the intersection of arts and health. This episode is part of our exclusive interview series with California for the Arts and their second annual State of the Arts Summit.

Canadian workers can’t have inexpensive EVs from China because Western auto monopolies demand a super-monopoly subsidized by—Guess who?—the same Canadian workers.

No matter what your current stance may be on the upcoming presidential election, the past few weeks of debate debacles and failed assassination attempts have definitely demonstrated that unforeseen events can happen. We still have several months between now and November, during which time the plot may continue to twist and turn. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with John Stoehr of The Editorial Board to get his insights into the calls for Democrats to replace President Biden on the ticket. In this free-flowing conversation, we unpack the problem with what Stoehr describes as a "customer service approach" to politics, learn why he believes third parties are a scam, and question polling data that have so many undecided voters in an election between two well-known quantities.

Ghida Fakhry interviews Yanis Varoufakis about the new wave of nationalism sweeping across Europe. Fakhry is a Lebanese-British journalist. She was a lead anchor for the global news channel Al Jazeera English at its launch in Washington D.C. and now works with TRT World - a Turkish public broadcaster in English 24 hours a day. The former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and acclaimed author. Since 2018, he has been Secretary-General of DIEM25, the Democracy in Europe Movement. That’s a left-wing pan-European political party that he co-founded in 2016. They spoke on Jul 12, 2024. The conversation was published on YouTube under the title: Tipping Point: Europe’s Surge to the Right That’s followed by a segment from the Grayzone on NATO. The Grayzone is an independent news website producing original investigative journalism on politics and empire. Max Blumenthal is an American author and blogger. He was a writer for The Nation and AlterNet and has contributed to the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Aaron Mate is a Canadian journalist and producer and hosts Pushback on The Grayzone. He was a host and producer for The Real News and Democracy Now!. Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal spoke on July 13, 2024. You can find the unedited segment of their exchange on the YouTube channel of the Grayzone under the title: NATO plans global conflict expansion at DC summit. DATES: 07/12/2024 and 07/13/2024

From the Organizers: The ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has spurred a proliferation of US-based “charitable” organizations fundraising to support the Israeli military and violent settlers. New York-registered organizations are at the heart of this, sending tens of millions of dollars to fund war crimes waged by Israeli military units devastating Gaza and emboldened settlers expelling Palestinians from their homes. By allowing these groups to masquerade as charities, New York State is subsidizing Israel's illegal settlement expansion and state violence against Palestinians. It’s more urgent than ever to stop this flow of money, which is why we launched the Not On Our Dime! Campaign. We first introduced this bill in May of 2023, which was the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with an exclusive focus on prohibiting NY charities from funding Israeli settler violence. In May 2024 – one year later – we are expanding the bill’s scope in light of the surge in NY-based charitable organizations fundraising to support the Israeli military, which both domestic and international courts as well as legal experts have said is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza. The call has never been clearer: New Yorkers do not stand for funding war crimes or violations of human rights. An amazing Palestinian organizer, Jonathan Brenneman, who is a member of NYS statewide Not on Our Dime (NoOD) planning group, will lead the Saturday Teach-In. This is a great opportunity for our local community to prepare our summer and fall organizing strategies to stop NYS from subsidizing war crimes against Palestinians. Under the guise of a non-profit charitable organization NYS tax-exempt status, groups supporting Israel have been funding the building of illegal settlements and buying weapons for Israel. The settlements, built on stolen Palestinian land, have been deemed illegal under international law. We will learn about successful grassroots strategies in other districts, including community education, tabling, canvassing and mobilizing. Each of us can become informed, effective activists in the campaign to convince our state legislators–Assembly Member, Anna Kelles and Sen. Webb - to co-sponsor the NoOD bill.

As Apartheid Israel threatens Lebanon with invasion, the Resistance Axis expands its operations.

The first part of today’s episode concerns differentiating between ‘race’ and ‘culture’ to understand why certain groups tend to congregate and socialize. While race and culture follow similar lines, race is something you are born with and culture is something you learn. In familiarizing yourself with a culture, you may feel more accepted or at least less excluded when you encounter these groups. In the second part of the show, we discuss what it means to be blinded by privilege. We use an example of Lauren Boebert calling White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a ‘DEI-hire’ to illustrate this phenomenon. Our Way Black History Fact highlights the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense’s 10-Point Program written by founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

Assassination attempts not a surprise when America’s ruling parties praise overseas crimes and engage in wild rhetoric.

Commentary July 8, 2024

Exploring the pitfalls of “Working While Queer” (Part 1 of 2); Malawi’s Constitutional Court upholds anti-queer sex laws, Dutch Supremes order marriage equality in Aruba and Curacao, Labour’s win is no bed of roses for U.K. queers, French voters reject a right-wing swing, a trans woman becomes Japan’s first to change legal gender without surgery, and a Missouri judge stops the state A.G. from prying into trans kids’ medical records. Those stories and more this week when you find “This Way Out”, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.

The South African a cappella singing of The Joy; what's new in reggae featuring Barrington Levy, Mighty Joshua, Undercover Cockney, Jahill, Jamaican Jazz Orchestra, Prince Fatty and the Hempolics; the music of Colombia's Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, who will be performing in Richmond this week; Qwanqwa is where Ethiopian tradition meets free jazz; the latest from Cote D'Ivoire's Dobet Gnahoré

This week Fleri finally gets to share his experience at the World Series of Poker and some of the similarities he noticed between high-stakes poker and trading. They also talk about the importance of not fading trend days and protecting capital to ensure they are able to capitalize on the abundant opportunities these day’s present. Fleri and Baba Yaga discuss the importance of understanding the characteristics of trend days, emphasizing the need to be aware of the market context, such as no-tick ORs, multiple distributions, and the behavior of buyers and sellers. They also highlight the importance of discipline and knowing when to sit out if the conditions are not favorable. In the Good/Bad/Ugly, Fleri expresses frustration with the current market conditions and Kyle shares his positive experience with implementing a new piece to his morning routine before wrapping things up with a spicy Bold Pi-diction from a friendly chatbot!

Encore: Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we welcome back from Albuquerque, New Mexico Mr Def-i. Hip-hop artist, producer and educator, he’s been staying busy, touring and promoting his album “Blue Hour.” Bringing us a nice smooth mix of Indigenous Hip Hop. Find out all about Def-i and what's new on his webpage at www.def-i.com Enjoy music from Def-i, Ariano, Litefoot, O Genius, Qacung, Blue Moon Marquee, Chantil Dukart, Janet Panic, Ryan LittleEagle, Hataalii, MC Slader, Blesinfinite, Night Shield, Ana Tijoux, Buggin Malone, Pretendians Band, Blue Mountain Tribe, 1915, Nadjiwan, Low Budget Rock Star, Redbone, Logan Staats, Sarazino, Lilliana Saumet, Marcelo D2, Leonard Sumner, Elastic Bond, Richie Ledreagle and much much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.