Dear Scott, the attached is my letter to Senators Duckworth & Kelly. You likely know either them or members of their staff or both. I'd appreciate you forwarding it to any of them. Thank you!
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Dear Senator Duckworth [Kelly in separate letter],
One of the most important, if not most important, act you could perform for the sake of our Democracy is to ENTER that VIDEO of the cowardly murder of the two ‘boat people’ INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL Record.
In doing so, among many consequences, countless lives will be saved and an ILLEGAL, UNJUST WAR on Venezuela will be avoided.
Essential context:
The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, was BORN ~ 4 months AFTER the My Lai Massacre, and was ~ 3 years old when Ellsberg published the first installment of the Pentagon Papers in the NY Times in June, 1971.
Admiral Frank Bradley graduated high school in 1987, so he likely is the same age as Gen Caine, i.e., he was an infant or not yet born in March, 1968.
In other words, they have no actual experience with the consequences of the public learning of the My Lai massacre or the contents of the portions of the “Pentagon Papers” that were published in 1971 - only a small, and by no means most damning, information Ellsberg could have published.
For those of us who were more than a little close to those two events, the notion of having an ~ HOUR of EYES ON of two humans clinging to debris, struggling not to drown, and then being shredded by the US Military is PRECISELY WHY it is absolutely ESSENTIAL that EVERY AMERICAN (and the world) see the video coverage of that COWARDLY, MURDEROUS ACTION.
Had it not been for ONE, YES JUST ONE, courageous person NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN of the My Lai atrocities.
That person Specialist 5 Ronald L. Ridenhour, a former door gunner from the Aviation Section, Headquarters Company, 11th Infantry Brigade, who sent a letter in March 1969 [A YEAR AFTER THE EVENT] to 30 members of Congress imploring them to investigate - most of whom IGNORED IT.
Had even A PHOTO of the massacre appeared before the 1968 Election, the Vietnam War would have been ended in 1968.
We need JUST ONE Courageous Member of the House or Senate to ENTER that VIDEO INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL Record. In doing so, among many consequences, countless lives will be saved and an ILLEGAL, UNJUST WAR on Venezuela will be avoided.
Are you that Senator?
I hope so.
Thank you for your courageous service,
P.S. I was an Officer in the US Navy and my duty station, in June, 1971, was the Defense Intelligence Agency, Release & Disclosure Division.
Scott can you you send to the Senators directly? My feckless senators in TX do not bother with answering constituents letters, calls or have town halls.
OK, I am trying to not use fucking all the time when describing republicans...Ok, I'll just say it: The fucking feckless republican TX senators Cowards do NOTHING for Texans! They came out for a photo op with the sleepy coin-operated conman and are trying to pass a bill to sue Americans for being insurrectionists and now it's crickets, Nada, never to be heard from again! thanks Richard.
Turns out, people don’t like being called garbage or targeted by federal authorities or being robbed blind by greedy corporations. This is why we resist!
I think EVERY fight is worth it Scott. The No Gouge Act is another great idea. To the tune of Rudolf the Reindeer: " DT the big orange blowhard...was a great big gross fucktard..." I may have to finish that now that I've started... lol Thanks Scott
The big corporations have been price gouging since the pandemic. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg got the supply chain problem solved as quickly as possible. Prices should have come down then.
Scott, AOC is absolutely correct that the large corporations are gouging the consumers. The Trump tariffs provide cover for the price increases since Trump tariffs are so volatile. If I were to write a poem about the Trump Administration, it would be very dark and the title would be “ The Cruelty of Evil Men”.
Love AOC and Duckworth…also protesters! As for a song…..I wouldn’t want to even SING his name…but hell would be a word in the title (well-along with a few others! lol
AOC is standing up for us. The big corporations are making money hand over fist while continually raising prices, and trump is enabling them. We need to break up the monopolies among the companies controlling our food supply.
As for a holiday song, I would use “The Grinch,” but I would make it much more hard core!
Today we are focused on these three actions:
Tell them to call for Hegseth's resignation: https://tinyurl.com/5b65awxk
Help us push for an investigation into the Epstein scandal HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f
Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID here: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82
Here's my interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/live-with-eric-swalwell-writing-americas
Dear Scott, the attached is my letter to Senators Duckworth & Kelly. You likely know either them or members of their staff or both. I'd appreciate you forwarding it to any of them. Thank you!
================
Dear Senator Duckworth [Kelly in separate letter],
One of the most important, if not most important, act you could perform for the sake of our Democracy is to ENTER that VIDEO of the cowardly murder of the two ‘boat people’ INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL Record.
In doing so, among many consequences, countless lives will be saved and an ILLEGAL, UNJUST WAR on Venezuela will be avoided.
Essential context:
The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, was BORN ~ 4 months AFTER the My Lai Massacre, and was ~ 3 years old when Ellsberg published the first installment of the Pentagon Papers in the NY Times in June, 1971.
Admiral Frank Bradley graduated high school in 1987, so he likely is the same age as Gen Caine, i.e., he was an infant or not yet born in March, 1968.
In other words, they have no actual experience with the consequences of the public learning of the My Lai massacre or the contents of the portions of the “Pentagon Papers” that were published in 1971 - only a small, and by no means most damning, information Ellsberg could have published.
For those of us who were more than a little close to those two events, the notion of having an ~ HOUR of EYES ON of two humans clinging to debris, struggling not to drown, and then being shredded by the US Military is PRECISELY WHY it is absolutely ESSENTIAL that EVERY AMERICAN (and the world) see the video coverage of that COWARDLY, MURDEROUS ACTION.
Had it not been for ONE, YES JUST ONE, courageous person NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN of the My Lai atrocities.
That person Specialist 5 Ronald L. Ridenhour, a former door gunner from the Aviation Section, Headquarters Company, 11th Infantry Brigade, who sent a letter in March 1969 [A YEAR AFTER THE EVENT] to 30 members of Congress imploring them to investigate - most of whom IGNORED IT.
Had even A PHOTO of the massacre appeared before the 1968 Election, the Vietnam War would have been ended in 1968.
We need JUST ONE Courageous Member of the House or Senate to ENTER that VIDEO INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL Record. In doing so, among many consequences, countless lives will be saved and an ILLEGAL, UNJUST WAR on Venezuela will be avoided.
Are you that Senator?
I hope so.
Thank you for your courageous service,
P.S. I was an Officer in the US Navy and my duty station, in June, 1971, was the Defense Intelligence Agency, Release & Disclosure Division.
AND I AGREE WE NEED ALL THIS Unlawful Unconstitutional Murders on the Congressional Record!
Scott can you you send to the Senators directly? My feckless senators in TX do not bother with answering constituents letters, calls or have town halls.
BF Thank you for your letter, Well Said!
Thank you Lily!
'Feckless' may be the kinds word we can use on our Texas locksteppers!
OK, I am trying to not use fucking all the time when describing republicans...Ok, I'll just say it: The fucking feckless republican TX senators Cowards do NOTHING for Texans! They came out for a photo op with the sleepy coin-operated conman and are trying to pass a bill to sue Americans for being insurrectionists and now it's crickets, Nada, never to be heard from again! thanks Richard.
Thank you, BF!
BF, perhaps send via “snail mail”?
Will do. Thank you
Glad to see folks aren’t forgetting the corporate greed that enables crooks like Trump to come into power.
Turns out, people don’t like being called garbage or targeted by federal authorities or being robbed blind by greedy corporations. This is why we resist!
🚨🔔 Warning bells, something smells, impeachment’s on its way! We resist this regime; we won’t let them have their way! 👊🏼🖇️💙
LOL Great! ...la,la,la ..impeachments on its way, Hey! :-)
LOVE THAT! it has a catchy tune and even more importantly catch lyrics!
....from your lips....!
PERFECT!!!!!
I'm dreaming of a BLUE Christmas!
That’s the best one yet! It is encouraging rather than denigrating.
OH OH OH...THAT IS PERFECT!
Me , too! 💙💙💙
Re AOC: 👍🏻 As for an edited Christmas song for T***p: ALL Christmas songs deserve better than that, Andy!
My take on this is that we don’t need “that name” as part of an ear worm, particularly holiday-related. 🎶
Well said!
I love it, and AOC definitely has a long future in politics!!! She is what we need more of today!!!!
I think EVERY fight is worth it Scott. The No Gouge Act is another great idea. To the tune of Rudolf the Reindeer: " DT the big orange blowhard...was a great big gross fucktard..." I may have to finish that now that I've started... lol Thanks Scott
The big corporations have been price gouging since the pandemic. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg got the supply chain problem solved as quickly as possible. Prices should have come down then.
Scott, AOC is absolutely correct that the large corporations are gouging the consumers. The Trump tariffs provide cover for the price increases since Trump tariffs are so volatile. If I were to write a poem about the Trump Administration, it would be very dark and the title would be “ The Cruelty of Evil Men”.
Love AOC and Duckworth…also protesters! As for a song…..I wouldn’t want to even SING his name…but hell would be a word in the title (well-along with a few others! lol
agreed, I can't say his name, type his name or want to see that disgusting face...thanks Scott for all the emoji's.
"ARREST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN, AS GOUGING YOU WILL GO!!"
AOC is standing up for us. The big corporations are making money hand over fist while continually raising prices, and trump is enabling them. We need to break up the monopolies among the companies controlling our food supply.
As for a holiday song, I would use “The Grinch,” but I would make it much more hard core!
Great and very honest and true post by Scott . Hugs and Peace to all for now
The Little Bomber Boy (ta-rat-tat-tat-tum)
We need someone to look out for the average American so I support AOC. I can't think up a Christmas title this morning, I might need more coffee!