Andrew Jurdan
@andrewjurdan.bsky.social
Zazening @ the Zendo
-beings are numberless, let us support life
-delusions are inexhaustible, let us transform them
-truths are boundless, let us ceaselessly explore with curiosity
-being present with all is incomparable, let us strive to embody this
-beings are numberless, let us support life
-delusions are inexhaustible, let us transform them
-truths are boundless, let us ceaselessly explore with curiosity
-being present with all is incomparable, let us strive to embody this
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I like the way the Scottish are greeting Trump. If only The NY Times would adopt this bluntness
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I like the way the Scottish are greeting Trump. If only The NY Times would adopt this bluntness
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My latest: Zelensky is being forced into an "extortionist" "neocolonial plundering" of Ukraine's riches, giving Trump and Putin unprecedented control of fossil fuels & minerals. Big Oil's big prize awaits: Russia's vast oil and gas fields. @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
March 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My latest: Zelensky is being forced into an "extortionist" "neocolonial plundering" of Ukraine's riches, giving Trump and Putin unprecedented control of fossil fuels & minerals. Big Oil's big prize awaits: Russia's vast oil and gas fields. @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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It’s my honor to represent Boston, today & every day. So proud to stand with everyone who loves & fights for our city 👊
Mira & Mama are so happy to be coming home 💜
Mira & Mama are so happy to be coming home 💜
March 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It’s my honor to represent Boston, today & every day. So proud to stand with everyone who loves & fights for our city 👊
Mira & Mama are so happy to be coming home 💜
Mira & Mama are so happy to be coming home 💜
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A very good write up of the day. In case you missed the Congressional fireworks. And enjoy some of the clips at @mayorwu.boston.gov.
‘Give ‘em hell Michelle’: Mayor Wu stayed calm and combative during her first congressional hearing on immigration - The Boston Globe
The Boston mayor usually doesn't seek the national spotlight, but she held her own when it shined on her Wednesday.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A very good write up of the day. In case you missed the Congressional fireworks. And enjoy some of the clips at @mayorwu.boston.gov.
"...Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."
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December 3, 2024
For an astonishing six hours today, South Korea underwent an attempted self-coup by its unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, only to see the South Korean people force him to back down as they reasserte...
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December 4, 2024 at 2:09 PM
"...Among other things, it illustrates that for all the claims that autocracy can react to events more quickly than democracy can, in fact autocrats are brittle. It is democracy that is determined and resilient."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Military disability payments are well deserved. There is a massive glut at the moment because Burn Pit veterans are retiring, and the burn pits caused all kinds of issues, for me as well. And we have no idea what it WILL do to us when we are older. Cont…
December 3, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Military disability payments are well deserved. There is a massive glut at the moment because Burn Pit veterans are retiring, and the burn pits caused all kinds of issues, for me as well. And we have no idea what it WILL do to us when we are older. Cont…
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The parts of Build Back Better blocked by the Senate were those which would have directly benefited working people:
- Paid + Family Leave
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal pre-K
- $15 minimum wage
Instead, Bidenomics was all indirect and through the market:
- CHIPS
- IRA
- Infrastructure
- Paid + Family Leave
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal pre-K
- $15 minimum wage
Instead, Bidenomics was all indirect and through the market:
- CHIPS
- IRA
- Infrastructure
December 3, 2024 at 9:31 PM
The parts of Build Back Better blocked by the Senate were those which would have directly benefited working people:
- Paid + Family Leave
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal pre-K
- $15 minimum wage
Instead, Bidenomics was all indirect and through the market:
- CHIPS
- IRA
- Infrastructure
- Paid + Family Leave
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal pre-K
- $15 minimum wage
Instead, Bidenomics was all indirect and through the market:
- CHIPS
- IRA
- Infrastructure
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"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29 | George Monbiot
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Election polls were largely accurate. But the stories we tell about them are often distorting, by Meghnad Bose. www.cjr.org/covering_the...
Hanging off the Line
Election polls were largely accurate. But the stories we tell about them are often distorting.
www.cjr.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Election polls were largely accurate. But the stories we tell about them are often distorting, by Meghnad Bose. www.cjr.org/covering_the...
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(3/3)
- Limiting State Authority Under the Clean Water Act: Restricted states’ ability to block energy projects, reducing local water quality control.
- Relaxation of Lead and Copper Regulations: Slowed efforts to replace lead service lines, prolonging potential lead exposure.
- Limiting State Authority Under the Clean Water Act: Restricted states’ ability to block energy projects, reducing local water quality control.
- Relaxation of Lead and Copper Regulations: Slowed efforts to replace lead service lines, prolonging potential lead exposure.
November 15, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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- Limiting State Authority Under the Clean Water Act: Restricted states’ ability to block energy projects, reducing local water quality control.
- Relaxation of Lead and Copper Regulations: Slowed efforts to replace lead service lines, prolonging potential lead exposure.
- Limiting State Authority Under the Clean Water Act: Restricted states’ ability to block energy projects, reducing local water quality control.
- Relaxation of Lead and Copper Regulations: Slowed efforts to replace lead service lines, prolonging potential lead exposure.
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(2/3)
- Repeal of Clean Water Rule (WOTUS): Removed protections for smaller streams and wetlands, increasing pollution risks.
- Overturning Stream Protection Rule: Allowed coal mining debris to pollute waterways by rolling back regulations.
- Repeal of Clean Water Rule (WOTUS): Removed protections for smaller streams and wetlands, increasing pollution risks.
- Overturning Stream Protection Rule: Allowed coal mining debris to pollute waterways by rolling back regulations.
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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- Repeal of Clean Water Rule (WOTUS): Removed protections for smaller streams and wetlands, increasing pollution risks.
- Overturning Stream Protection Rule: Allowed coal mining debris to pollute waterways by rolling back regulations.
- Repeal of Clean Water Rule (WOTUS): Removed protections for smaller streams and wetlands, increasing pollution risks.
- Overturning Stream Protection Rule: Allowed coal mining debris to pollute waterways by rolling back regulations.
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A reminder from the past to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself: the Cuyahoga River caught fire over a dozen times, leading to change in 1969.
Here is an overview of Trump’s reduction in clean water protections during his last term: (1/2)
Here is an overview of Trump’s reduction in clean water protections during his last term: (1/2)
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 PM
A reminder from the past to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself: the Cuyahoga River caught fire over a dozen times, leading to change in 1969.
Here is an overview of Trump’s reduction in clean water protections during his last term: (1/2)
Here is an overview of Trump’s reduction in clean water protections during his last term: (1/2)
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How do you face fascism? I like Orwell's version: ground yourself in direct and immediate experience, trust your senses, find some joy, turn back to face the fascists and tell truths to combat the lies.
November 13, 2024 at 7:35 PM
How do you face fascism? I like Orwell's version: ground yourself in direct and immediate experience, trust your senses, find some joy, turn back to face the fascists and tell truths to combat the lies.
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November 14, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 3:44 AM