Scott Oates
@scottoates.bsky.social
done been a has-been & wanna-be
"Who Am I?" ~ Ramana Maharshi
"I Am That" ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
they call it "schizo-affective disorder, bipolar type"
"NC Peace Dog"(blog): https://ncpeacedog.wordpress.com/
Peace & Goodwill from Raleigh, NC
"Who Am I?" ~ Ramana Maharshi
"I Am That" ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
they call it "schizo-affective disorder, bipolar type"
"NC Peace Dog"(blog): https://ncpeacedog.wordpress.com/
Peace & Goodwill from Raleigh, NC
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Scott Oates
@scottoates.bsky.social
· Sep 23
NC Peace Action Overview
Hi. I was asked to join the NC Peace Action Board of Directors in Fall of 2023 and was pleased to serve in that capacity until August’s end in 2025. I feel like I accomplished quite a lot wit…
ncpeacedog.wordpress.com
I recently posted in my Peace Dog blog about my time with North Carolina Peace Action. Please see: ncpeacedog.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/n... 🙏🕊️
Border Patrol coming to Charlotte. Congressman backs plan as local leaders brace ncnewsline.com/2025/11/13/b... ICE OUT! 🙏🕊️
Border Patrol coming to Charlotte. What local, state leaders say • NC Newsline
Charlotte has emerged as the epicenter of already intense debates on how North Carolina should address immigration and crime.
ncnewsline.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Border Patrol coming to Charlotte. Congressman backs plan as local leaders brace ncnewsline.com/2025/11/13/b... ICE OUT! 🙏🕊️
Matthew Hoh. peaceandplanetnews.org/armistice-da... 🙏🕊️☮️
Armistice Day vs. Veterans Day
A Marine combat veteran talks about deception from our U.S. imperialist empire, combat veterans, PTSD, guilt and suicide.
peaceandplanetnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Matthew Hoh. peaceandplanetnews.org/armistice-da... 🙏🕊️☮️
NOW LISTENING TO: democracyatwork.substack.com/p/government... Richard Wolff recent govt shutdown its aftermath incl soaring health insurance premiums, failure of Congressional efforts to address core economic issues. how shutdown reflects deeper systemic problems-excess corporate influence, etc...
Government Shutdown or General Strike? How to Fight Trump’s Agenda
Richard Wolff on The Socialist Program
democracyatwork.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NOW LISTENING TO: democracyatwork.substack.com/p/government... Richard Wolff recent govt shutdown its aftermath incl soaring health insurance premiums, failure of Congressional efforts to address core economic issues. how shutdown reflects deeper systemic problems-excess corporate influence, etc...
NC elections board reveals new partisan voice ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-el...
NC ELECTIONS BOARD IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY GOP "DARK MONEY"(just like the 3 Branches of U.S. Government)
Rampant Corruption="Evil Is as Evil Does"=POLICY VIOLENCE
$$ to enabling suffering & death=ECONOMIC RECOVERY? 🤔
NC ELECTIONS BOARD IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY GOP "DARK MONEY"(just like the 3 Branches of U.S. Government)
Rampant Corruption="Evil Is as Evil Does"=POLICY VIOLENCE
$$ to enabling suffering & death=ECONOMIC RECOVERY? 🤔
NC elections board reveals new partisan voice • NC Newsline
NC's Board of Elections is taking more overtly partisan stances and adding political hires under Republican oversight.
ncnewsline.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NC elections board reveals new partisan voice ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-el...
NC ELECTIONS BOARD IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY GOP "DARK MONEY"(just like the 3 Branches of U.S. Government)
Rampant Corruption="Evil Is as Evil Does"=POLICY VIOLENCE
$$ to enabling suffering & death=ECONOMIC RECOVERY? 🤔
NC ELECTIONS BOARD IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY GOP "DARK MONEY"(just like the 3 Branches of U.S. Government)
Rampant Corruption="Evil Is as Evil Does"=POLICY VIOLENCE
$$ to enabling suffering & death=ECONOMIC RECOVERY? 🤔
p 217 of Paul K Chappell's "Soldiers of Peace- How to Wield the Weapon of Nonviolence With Maximum Force"
Chappell graduated from West Point, deployed to Iraq, left active duty & created Peace Literacy wherein PEACE isn't merely a goal, but a practical skill-set☮️ www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell
Chappell graduated from West Point, deployed to Iraq, left active duty & created Peace Literacy wherein PEACE isn't merely a goal, but a practical skill-set☮️ www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
p 217 of Paul K Chappell's "Soldiers of Peace- How to Wield the Weapon of Nonviolence With Maximum Force"
Chappell graduated from West Point, deployed to Iraq, left active duty & created Peace Literacy wherein PEACE isn't merely a goal, but a practical skill-set☮️ www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell
Chappell graduated from West Point, deployed to Iraq, left active duty & created Peace Literacy wherein PEACE isn't merely a goal, but a practical skill-set☮️ www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell
Reposted by Scott Oates
Is the A House of Dynamite film accurate?
Short answer: Yes.
More from @ucs.org:
"The Pentagon argues that the events of the film are unrealistic...I can say the bottom line is that the GMD system has not been shown to work under realistic conditions."
blog.ucs.org/lgrego/a-hou...
Short answer: Yes.
More from @ucs.org:
"The Pentagon argues that the events of the film are unrealistic...I can say the bottom line is that the GMD system has not been shown to work under realistic conditions."
blog.ucs.org/lgrego/a-hou...
A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture
The Pentagon is wrong to attack the movie for being inaccurate. We cannot rely on missile defense systems to protect us from nuclear destruction.
blog.ucs.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is the A House of Dynamite film accurate?
Short answer: Yes.
More from @ucs.org:
"The Pentagon argues that the events of the film are unrealistic...I can say the bottom line is that the GMD system has not been shown to work under realistic conditions."
blog.ucs.org/lgrego/a-hou...
Short answer: Yes.
More from @ucs.org:
"The Pentagon argues that the events of the film are unrealistic...I can say the bottom line is that the GMD system has not been shown to work under realistic conditions."
blog.ucs.org/lgrego/a-hou...
from A Visual Guide to the Cold War= A unique digital resource designed for students exploring the Cold War through visual primary sources. The materials encompass a wide range of photographs, cartoons, posters and movie clips. COMICS:(Anyone remember MAD Magazine?)☮️🙏 coldwar.unc.edu/media/cartoo...
![Crockett, G. (1962, July 24). “Tough flying in such turbulence.” [Cartoon] Washington Star. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016680780/.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:khzq77k4rwmbnu3mdo32hmwb/bafkreiadfeerl4mex532yaqmup2ry7uwla6b7mmcd7qb573zaqwqyhnrxa@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
from A Visual Guide to the Cold War= A unique digital resource designed for students exploring the Cold War through visual primary sources. The materials encompass a wide range of photographs, cartoons, posters and movie clips. COMICS:(Anyone remember MAD Magazine?)☮️🙏 coldwar.unc.edu/media/cartoo...
Reposted by Scott Oates
It all comes down to....Where do you stand on violence?
Ending Poverty In Kerala, Praying Down ICE, & Building a Nonviolent World
Much more in this weeks Nonviolence News HERE>> nonviolencenews.org/2025/11/08/e...
Thanks to @riverasun.bsky.social
Ending Poverty In Kerala, Praying Down ICE, & Building a Nonviolent World
Much more in this weeks Nonviolence News HERE>> nonviolencenews.org/2025/11/08/e...
Thanks to @riverasun.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It all comes down to....Where do you stand on violence?
Ending Poverty In Kerala, Praying Down ICE, & Building a Nonviolent World
Much more in this weeks Nonviolence News HERE>> nonviolencenews.org/2025/11/08/e...
Thanks to @riverasun.bsky.social
Ending Poverty In Kerala, Praying Down ICE, & Building a Nonviolent World
Much more in this weeks Nonviolence News HERE>> nonviolencenews.org/2025/11/08/e...
Thanks to @riverasun.bsky.social
Reposted by Scott Oates
The Long March Against Fascism
Durham, NC
November 2, 2025
Organized by @ed4d.bsky.social
“Democracy won’t die on our watch!”
More videos on my YouTube channel - youtube.com/@fragments8667
Durham, NC
November 2, 2025
Organized by @ed4d.bsky.social
“Democracy won’t die on our watch!”
More videos on my YouTube channel - youtube.com/@fragments8667
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Long March Against Fascism
Durham, NC
November 2, 2025
Organized by @ed4d.bsky.social
“Democracy won’t die on our watch!”
More videos on my YouTube channel - youtube.com/@fragments8667
Durham, NC
November 2, 2025
Organized by @ed4d.bsky.social
“Democracy won’t die on our watch!”
More videos on my YouTube channel - youtube.com/@fragments8667
Here's a collection of teachings created for the purpose of greater understanding, in the hopes of helping spread Nisargadatta’s insights into Advaita Vedanta more widely. Offered to all those who are drawn towards questions concerning the meaning of life:🙏 yehanromane.wordpress.com/nisargadatta...
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Here's a collection of teachings created for the purpose of greater understanding, in the hopes of helping spread Nisargadatta’s insights into Advaita Vedanta more widely. Offered to all those who are drawn towards questions concerning the meaning of life:🙏 yehanromane.wordpress.com/nisargadatta...
Righteous Fool - Righteous Fool (Full EP 2010)
YouTube video by Doom Palace
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You can buy Irata's album "Tower" on orange vinyl for $10 today; here's a great track from it: smallstone.bandcamp.com/track/weight... I hear Irata (from Greensboro, NC) is going to release a new album before too long. Def Looking forward to that. Hear what you think of it?🙏🕊️ Peace and Goodwill
Weightless, by Irata
from the album Tower
smallstone.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You can buy Irata's album "Tower" on orange vinyl for $10 today; here's a great track from it: smallstone.bandcamp.com/track/weight... I hear Irata (from Greensboro, NC) is going to release a new album before too long. Def Looking forward to that. Hear what you think of it?🙏🕊️ Peace and Goodwill
... or exponentially increasing military spending (to A TRILLION DOLLARS?) to better bomb "noncombatant" babies instead of meeting the needs of folks at home? WHAT KIND OF CRUEL, DESTRUCTIVE, GREEDY, WRATHFUL "NARRATIVE" is in their wake? VIOLENT POLICIES=DEAD PEOPLE ☹️ substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mike Johnson Has Lost the Moral Narrative
Most Americans don't believe that starving children so you can cut healthcare is "pro-life"
substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
... or exponentially increasing military spending (to A TRILLION DOLLARS?) to better bomb "noncombatant" babies instead of meeting the needs of folks at home? WHAT KIND OF CRUEL, DESTRUCTIVE, GREEDY, WRATHFUL "NARRATIVE" is in their wake? VIOLENT POLICIES=DEAD PEOPLE ☹️ substack.com/home/post/p-...
Have you seen "A House of Dynamite?" armscontrolcenter.org/a-house-of-d... Ever heard of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) or the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)? 🙏🕊️
"JAW JAW is better than WAR WAR" & spending billions on weapons of mass destruction to kill civilians🙏🕊️
"JAW JAW is better than WAR WAR" & spending billions on weapons of mass destruction to kill civilians🙏🕊️
A House of Dynamite - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
How realistic is A House of Dynamite? Could it really happen? What's real and what's not? Our resources break it down.
armscontrolcenter.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Have you seen "A House of Dynamite?" armscontrolcenter.org/a-house-of-d... Ever heard of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) or the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)? 🙏🕊️
"JAW JAW is better than WAR WAR" & spending billions on weapons of mass destruction to kill civilians🙏🕊️
"JAW JAW is better than WAR WAR" & spending billions on weapons of mass destruction to kill civilians🙏🕊️
A quote of a quote for your consideration, as found in Paul K. Chappell's book, "Soldiers of Peace - How to Wield the Weapon of Nonviolence with Maximum Force"- I hope to review it on my blog. Learn more about the author, his ideas and some of his work here: www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell 🙏🕊️
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A quote of a quote for your consideration, as found in Paul K. Chappell's book, "Soldiers of Peace - How to Wield the Weapon of Nonviolence with Maximum Force"- I hope to review it on my blog. Learn more about the author, his ideas and some of his work here: www.peaceliteracy.org/paulkchappell 🙏🕊️
CALL TODAY BY 5pm: (202) 224-3121 = Capitol Switchboard.
Americans can contact their senators and urge them to support S.J.Res. 90, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
news.antiwar.com/2025/11/05/s...
Americans can contact their senators and urge them to support S.J.Res. 90, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
news.antiwar.com/2025/11/05/s...
Senate Expected To Vote on Thursday To Block Trump From Starting a War With Venezuela - News From Antiwar.com
The Senate is expected to vote on Thursday at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would block President Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, ...
news.antiwar.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
CALL TODAY BY 5pm: (202) 224-3121 = Capitol Switchboard.
Americans can contact their senators and urge them to support S.J.Res. 90, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
news.antiwar.com/2025/11/05/s...
Americans can contact their senators and urge them to support S.J.Res. 90, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
news.antiwar.com/2025/11/05/s...
HELLO HAGUE? Alas. . . www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... 🙏🕊️
Unprovoked lethal strikes by the United States against vessels at sea may amount to international crimes: UN experts
GENEVA – Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes,...
www.ohchr.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
HELLO HAGUE? Alas. . . www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... 🙏🕊️
I highly recommend checking out @kzig.bsky.social 's Democracy Out Loud if you're in #NC and would like to learn about and/or get (more?) involved with a wonderful community of advocates and activists. THANK YOU SO MUCH KAREN! 🙏🕊️❤️ Y'ALL PLEASE SEE: kziegler.substack.com/p/democracy-...
Democracy Out Loud #458: JOY
It is far from over, but we have turned a corner. Hope is alive in a.whole new way.
kziegler.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I highly recommend checking out @kzig.bsky.social 's Democracy Out Loud if you're in #NC and would like to learn about and/or get (more?) involved with a wonderful community of advocates and activists. THANK YOU SO MUCH KAREN! 🙏🕊️❤️ Y'ALL PLEASE SEE: kziegler.substack.com/p/democracy-...
"Gandhi knew that the only God that Hitler knew was brute force, but as a votary of truth & as a non-violent resister Gandhi felt duty-bound to appeal to Hitler & Mussolini because, as human beings, they too had the capacity to distinguish truth from falsehood." www.mkgandhi.org/articles/Gan... 🙏🕊️
Gandhi’s Letters to Hitler: Appeals for Peace and Nonviolence
Discover the profound messages Mahatma Gandhi conveyed to Adolf Hitler, urging for peace during World War II.
www.mkgandhi.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Gandhi knew that the only God that Hitler knew was brute force, but as a votary of truth & as a non-violent resister Gandhi felt duty-bound to appeal to Hitler & Mussolini because, as human beings, they too had the capacity to distinguish truth from falsehood." www.mkgandhi.org/articles/Gan... 🙏🕊️
Call Your Senators: Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121
"As your constituent, I urge you to support Sen Kaine’s War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's expanding military campaign against Venezuela, Colombia, & now Mexico- S.J. Res. 90"🙏🕊️ @peaceaction.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/law...
"As your constituent, I urge you to support Sen Kaine’s War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's expanding military campaign against Venezuela, Colombia, & now Mexico- S.J. Res. 90"🙏🕊️ @peaceaction.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/law...
Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela
Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.
truthout.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Call Your Senators: Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121
"As your constituent, I urge you to support Sen Kaine’s War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's expanding military campaign against Venezuela, Colombia, & now Mexico- S.J. Res. 90"🙏🕊️ @peaceaction.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/law...
"As your constituent, I urge you to support Sen Kaine’s War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's expanding military campaign against Venezuela, Colombia, & now Mexico- S.J. Res. 90"🙏🕊️ @peaceaction.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/law...
"200+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the ceasefire. W/the support of the Trump admin, Israel is very clearly exploiting the loopholes & ambiguity of the Trump plan to continue its genocidal violence in Gaza" STOP THE SLAUGHTER www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsletters/...
Israel Continues to Kill Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire — IMEU Policy Project
Israel Continues to Kill Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
www.imeupolicyproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"200+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the ceasefire. W/the support of the Trump admin, Israel is very clearly exploiting the loopholes & ambiguity of the Trump plan to continue its genocidal violence in Gaza" STOP THE SLAUGHTER www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsletters/...
Hi. I left the Board of Directors of NC Peace Action in September, but still helped a little (i.e. set up this: givebutter.com/NCPA25 ) for this Friday, November 7, for their annual NC Peacemaker Awards. Hope they have a wonderful even & turnout! Always grateful they included me! Peace & Goodwill🙏🕊️
NC Peace Action Peacemaker Awards 2025
November 7, 2025
givebutter.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hi. I left the Board of Directors of NC Peace Action in September, but still helped a little (i.e. set up this: givebutter.com/NCPA25 ) for this Friday, November 7, for their annual NC Peacemaker Awards. Hope they have a wonderful even & turnout! Always grateful they included me! Peace & Goodwill🙏🕊️