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Trump disaster aftermath: here's another piece (Nov 23) by the Guardian journalist and environmental and political activist George Monbiot
by Adam Thomson via OE 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

From Adam Thomson, Dover South-East England Here's another piece by the Guardian journalist and environmental and political activist George Monbiot: Trump's Climate Denial is just one of the Forces that Points towards War "The failure to get to grips with our crises, by all mainstream political parties, is likely to lead to a war between the major powers in my lifetime" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/23/donald-trump-climate-… With love to all, Adam Thomson, Dover England

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HAPPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM!
by Ellie Stock via OE 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM! We celebrate your being YU! Thanks for all your work on the list serves and your tips about organizing emails--info management, an ongoing challenge. Ellie elliestoc(a)aol.com

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A Really Happy Thanksgiving!
by Milan Hamilton via OE 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

It has only been about nine months since my last post of my "memoirs." But as the Eagles said on the occasion of their reunion in 1994: "We never broke up, we just took a 14 year vacation." Similarly, I never stopped writing, I just took a 9 month sabbatical. Methodist Bishop Jim Mathews, in his later years, always started his addresses with: "I'm really glad to be here-at my age I'm glad to be anywhere." Likewise, with all that has been happening around here (the world), I am just happy and thankful to be here an able to write this Thanksgiving greeting. The two episodes you can read if you wish (they are only a couple of pages in length) is titled Participation Works-Really! and The Technology of Participation. They reference Linda and my venture into a decade plus of a home-based business in facilitation and training, using the skills and methods we learned while with the Institute of Cultural Affairs. It was a grand ride and we have often wondered what our government might look like if its members had these skills and methods. We can dream can't we? You can find these at www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com <http://www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com> . Milan Hamilton Aka Mellowmilan 80 North Center Street Redlands, CA 92373 909-735-5163 (H) 909-556-5815 (M) E-mail: <mailto:mellowmilan2@gmail.com> mellowmilan2(a)gmail.com Blog: <http://www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com/> www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com Blog 2: <http://www.mellowmilansite.wordpress.com/> www.mellowmilansite.wordpress.com

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Fwd: Foster Gamble's take on the election and open letter to the president-elect
by via OE 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Even if you don't take the Thrive movement seriously, or are not familiar with it, this is a very interesting read. Jann http://www.thrivemovement.com/election-reflections-and-open-letter-donald-t…

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Re: [Oe List ...] Happy birthday
by Judi White via OE 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Big Birthday Blessings to you. You are a gift to history. Judi On Nov 21, 2016 8:08 PM, "Marianna Bailey via OE" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: I also send thanks to Timfor keeping us connected send a late Happy Birthday! Sent from my iPad On Nov 21, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Joyce Sloan via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Happy, happy birthday Tim!! Thank you for all you do to keep us connected! On Nov 21, 2016 2:29 PM, "Ellie Stock via OE" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM! We celebrate your being Y[image: :-)]U! Thanks for all your work on the list serves and your tips about organizing emails--info management, an ongoing challenge. Ellie elliestoc(a)aol.com _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Happy birthday
by Joyce Sloan via OE 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Happy, happy birthday Tim!! Thank you for all you do to keep us connected! On Nov 21, 2016 2:29 PM, "Ellie Stock via OE" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM! We celebrate your being Y[image: :-)]U! Thanks for all your work on the list serves and your tips about organizing emails--info management, an ongoing challenge. Ellie elliestoc(a)aol.com _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Report fom North Dakota
by via OE 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Posted by my friend Mia Beale. Jann John BraveBull 9 hrs · I'm sure you're reading a lot of stories about tonight... here's mine. I woke up in Rapid City, refreshed and bound for Standing Rock. It was a good day. I needed a break so I took a couple days. As we traveled north the mood got somber. We live on edge there, fear some where deep inside the brain things are going to get bad. Tonight they did. As we crossed the border onto our reservation the live feeds of an action started chirping in our notifications. They were from a distance and all we could hear was chaos. So I stopped at moms to tell her I loved her and that I was going to the front. Not to worry cause I heard it was a prayer gathering and I'd be home soon. We met at the casino and geared up. As I gathered goggles and face shields I was a little embarrassed that I was going to be over dressed for a prayer... but I didn't know what I was walking into. I wanted it to be just a prayer circle but I was hearing whispers it was so much more. Oh shit. After we parked and headed to the bridge, people were being walked out with injuries. Where are my friends? Just turn around John but we both know I can't. First person I saw was Tito, he gave me an update as I watched the police spray a water cannon into the crowd in sub freezing weather after dark. He said tear gas and my focus was back on him. What the... no words. I choked up. I got scared and then I shook it off cause it was time to go to work. I could see people hurt and needing help. Chad Charlie... damn good to see his face. We caught up and watched. Watched as tear gas containers exploded mid air raining down smoking fragments that were still burning. Watching as people were being soaked with a water cannon. Shots. Some one was hit we ran to her scooped her into our arms and ran her back to medics. This was our role for the next five hours, pulling about forty people out. Some cause of shock. Some cause of breathing issues from the gas. Some just because they needed someone to tell them it was ok to pull back. Five will stay with me forever. The first was a young lady that was unconscious as we carried her. I didn't even realize she was out. I hope she is ok. I worry for her family. The second was a lady that was shot in the leg and told us she was ok as we carried her out and that she didn't want to take away from some one who needed help. As we carried her the crowd in front of us flinched and looked like they were watching a foul ball. We stopped, crouched down and protected her as a tear gas canister blew up behind and above us and we both got hit in the shoulders. Instant anger in both of us but we had to get this lady to a transport so we kept going. The third was a young man shot in the back. Before that happened though I caught a ricochet that hit me in the hip and was grazed with another behind the knee. I was pissed and marched up to the line to find out who the fuck shot me... but I couldn't walk so good. So Chad pulled me back and this young man had been hit square in the kidney so we picked him up and carried him out. The fourth was a man whose arm was broken being walked out by my friend Charlie Plenty Wolf and was in complete shock. We had trouble getting him to a vehicle to get him to the E.R. The trauma in his eyes... the fifth and most haunting was a man who was shot down below on the western line. We jumped the guardrail and ran down the hill to extract him. He was yelling at the cops who shot him. Holding them accountable and refusing to leave. They shot a shield as we were trying to take him out and my left eye stung. We literally pulled this man up the hill and over the guardrail when we realized he was shot on the top of his head and bleeding. Chad demanded he go to medics but he refused. I looked into his eyes and told him he was shot in the fucking head. Four of us carried him out. As the medics took over I washed his blood off my hands. Think about that. I'm standing on the prairie in the freezing cold, wet and hurting washing a mans blood off my hands. Oh shit I remembered I got hit in the eye. Medic!!! A lady named Victory took care of me. Something was in there but they got it out. So so much more shit happened tonight but that's all I got right now. Except that Chad never left my side. That's important for you to know cause we didn't know each other four months ago and we had each other's backs like we were childhood friends. Johnny, Načá Wakíš'aka Wiŋ and Khannie were our base camp taking care of us as we needed all night. I felt like I was putting them in harms way though and I can't shake that.

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Re: [Oe List ...] Happy day to Tim
by Timothy Wegner via OE 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Thanks for all the birthday greetings which I got because Brother Wiegel outed me <grin!> I am 70, so I can now ride the bus and light rail in Houston for free, and am now starting social security as late as possible, a bet about longevity, we shall see how that works out. I shall continue to keep these lists going because they seems to (mostly) work for our aging community despite the old technology,. Let me add that if you are not sorting your incoming mail for the lists, all the discussion might be a bit overwhelming. I have configured mine so all the OE goes to an OE folder, all the dialogue goes to a dialogue folder, and so the discussion does not clog my inbox. By this means sanity is preserved. I can't help individuals do this because it's just too much, so I suggest recruiting your great grandkids to help. Or try googling "sort email gmail", replacing "gmail" with your email provider. Believe me, this is worth a few hours of your time. Tim

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Happy day to Tim
by Del Morrill via OE 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

A most happy birthday, Tim., wishing you a fantastic day and a profound, enjoyable and unforgettable next year. Del & Justin All that you need lies within you.

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Attn. Beret Griffith re OE Solitary Office
by Rod Rippel via OE 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

I have complied a comb-bound book of the Solitary Office with daily Propers for an entire year. The book has a short Foreword, Preface of definitions, etc., etc.., The daily readings are those complied from circa 1972, College and Summer program selections. Suggestions for using the SO as a daily discipline and extending one’s personal reflections and responses are included. My intention was to use the book as gifts to friends or colleagues. I do not claim authorship...only as a compiler of EI/OE research. QUESTION: What are the copyright issues involved, if any? Should I request an ICA imprimatur? Rod Rippel

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