Forwarded from Nucleobeengus
top staff and many of our prominent supporters, have made an honest assessment of the prospects for victory. If I believed we had a feasible path to the nomination I would certainly continue the campaign. But it's not there.
I know there may be some in our movement who disagree with this decision, who would like us to fight on to the last ballot cast at the Democratic convention. I understand that position. But as I see the crisis gripping the nation – exacerbated by a president unwilling or unable to provide any kind of credible leadership – and the work that needs to be done to protect people in this most desperate hour, I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour.
But let me say this very emphatically: As you all know, we have never been just a campaign. We are a grassroots multi-racial, multi-generational movement which has always believed that real change never comes from the top on down, but always from the bottom on up. We have taken on Wall Street, the insurance companies, the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry, the military industrial complex, the prison industrial complex and the greed of the entire corporate elite. That struggle continues. While this campaign is coming to an end, our movement is not.
Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." The fight for justice is what our campaign was about. The fight for justice is what our movement remains about.
And, on a practical note, let me also say this: I will stay on the ballot in all remaining states and continue to gather delegates. While Vice President Biden will be the nominee, we should still work to assemble as many delegates as possible at the Democratic convention where we will be able to exert significant influence over the party platform and other functions.
Then, together, standing united, we will go forward to defeat Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in modern American history. And we will fight to elect strong progressives at every level of government – from Congress to the school board.
As I hope all of you know, this race has never been about me. I ran for the presidency because I believed as president I could accelerate and institutionalize the progressive change that we are all building together. And, if we keep organizing and fighting, I have no doubt that our victory is inevitable. While the path may be slower now, we WILL change this country and, with like-minded friends around the globe, the entire world.
On a very personal note, speaking for Jane, myself and our entire family, we will always carry in our hearts the memory of the extraordinary people we have met across the country. We often hear about the beauty of America. And this is an incredibly beautiful country.
But to me the beauty I will remember most is in the faces of the people we have met from one corner of this country to the other. The compassion, love and decency I saw in them makes me so hopeful for our future. It also makes me more determined than ever to work to create a country that reflects those values and lifts up all our people.
Please stay in this fight with me. Let us go forward together. The struggle continues.
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders
I know there may be some in our movement who disagree with this decision, who would like us to fight on to the last ballot cast at the Democratic convention. I understand that position. But as I see the crisis gripping the nation – exacerbated by a president unwilling or unable to provide any kind of credible leadership – and the work that needs to be done to protect people in this most desperate hour, I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour.
But let me say this very emphatically: As you all know, we have never been just a campaign. We are a grassroots multi-racial, multi-generational movement which has always believed that real change never comes from the top on down, but always from the bottom on up. We have taken on Wall Street, the insurance companies, the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry, the military industrial complex, the prison industrial complex and the greed of the entire corporate elite. That struggle continues. While this campaign is coming to an end, our movement is not.
Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." The fight for justice is what our campaign was about. The fight for justice is what our movement remains about.
And, on a practical note, let me also say this: I will stay on the ballot in all remaining states and continue to gather delegates. While Vice President Biden will be the nominee, we should still work to assemble as many delegates as possible at the Democratic convention where we will be able to exert significant influence over the party platform and other functions.
Then, together, standing united, we will go forward to defeat Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in modern American history. And we will fight to elect strong progressives at every level of government – from Congress to the school board.
As I hope all of you know, this race has never been about me. I ran for the presidency because I believed as president I could accelerate and institutionalize the progressive change that we are all building together. And, if we keep organizing and fighting, I have no doubt that our victory is inevitable. While the path may be slower now, we WILL change this country and, with like-minded friends around the globe, the entire world.
On a very personal note, speaking for Jane, myself and our entire family, we will always carry in our hearts the memory of the extraordinary people we have met across the country. We often hear about the beauty of America. And this is an incredibly beautiful country.
But to me the beauty I will remember most is in the faces of the people we have met from one corner of this country to the other. The compassion, love and decency I saw in them makes me so hopeful for our future. It also makes me more determined than ever to work to create a country that reflects those values and lifts up all our people.
Please stay in this fight with me. Let us go forward together. The struggle continues.
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders
Forwarded from Beyond The Boogaloo Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rmKZWyteFZ0YQc0SiYj4l
As people prepare for the worst and many begin to prepare their own home gardens, there is one question on the minds of many - has the traditional farming method failed us as a society? We sit down with off-grid permaculture farmer John Locke to chat about some easy ways to start permaculture farming successfully while also discussing the pros and cons of this method.
NOTE: Our guest for this episode uses the terms "Native American" and "Indian" interchangeably during this episode. We understand that this may bother some indigenous listeners, but we also recognize other indigienous listeners may use it as a term of empowerment, and that others simply don't give two shits one way or the other. As such, we have kept this in the final recording.
As people prepare for the worst and many begin to prepare their own home gardens, there is one question on the minds of many - has the traditional farming method failed us as a society? We sit down with off-grid permaculture farmer John Locke to chat about some easy ways to start permaculture farming successfully while also discussing the pros and cons of this method.
NOTE: Our guest for this episode uses the terms "Native American" and "Indian" interchangeably during this episode. We understand that this may bother some indigenous listeners, but we also recognize other indigienous listeners may use it as a term of empowerment, and that others simply don't give two shits one way or the other. As such, we have kept this in the final recording.
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Permaculture (Part 1) ft. John Locke
Listen to this episode from Beyond the Boogaloo on Spotify. As people prepare for the worst and many begin to prepare their own home gardens, there is one question on the minds of many - has the traditional farming method failed us as a society? We sit down…
Forwarded from Syndiegram (FiberSinthe 🏳️🌈🌹✊)
It is the workers of the world to whom we owe our survival, who act selflessly beyond imaginary borders. The workers who have defied their government's misinformation campaigns meant to protect nothing but their haughty power. The workers who though exhausted and without protection work extra shifts on the hospital floor, in high risk environments. To those at home who freely sacrifice their time, resources, and abilities making masks and protective equipment that the mighty market failed to provide. They promised the capitalist system would protect you from the breadline, from starvation, and want, only to deliver the very same to your door.
If you do nothing real when this is over, your hands will be stained with the blood of those lives you deemed "essential" but not necessary. There will be no heroes, only the casualties that come now, and the ones that come later.
Now is not the season of pride, nor mourning, not the season of the heroic, worthy dead. It is time to organize, ensure this is not the lot promised to those who come after.
The world must not go back to what was, we must build a new one from the ashes of the old."
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/IWW/comments/fw3k7b/im_sitting_on_a_crowded_new_york_subway_thanks_to/
If you do nothing real when this is over, your hands will be stained with the blood of those lives you deemed "essential" but not necessary. There will be no heroes, only the casualties that come now, and the ones that come later.
Now is not the season of pride, nor mourning, not the season of the heroic, worthy dead. It is time to organize, ensure this is not the lot promised to those who come after.
The world must not go back to what was, we must build a new one from the ashes of the old."
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/IWW/comments/fw3k7b/im_sitting_on_a_crowded_new_york_subway_thanks_to/
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