Our poet laureate MIMI GERMAN leads off GREEP Zoom #205 with two beautiful short poems.

Our deep dive into public waste fluoridation with DOUG CRAGOE, followed by LYNN FEINERMAN, MYLA RESON, DR. RUTH STRAUSS and DR. NANCY NIPARKO.

We'll revisit at a future date the life-and-death complexities of this vital issue.

JOHN FITZGERALD then gives us a thorough analysis of the petition demanding that the Congress deal with the 3d section of the 14th Amendment.

That law stipulates that someone who has participated in insurrection against the government of the United States.

Fitzgerald explains that Congress has the power to decide whether a candidate can actually become a President or member of Congress.

Two Supreme Courts (Colorado & Maine) & three Congressional Committees have branded Donald Trump an insurrectionist, leaving Congress the option to disqualify him from office.

MIKE HERSH emphasizes the non-partisan nature of the Constitution.

LORI GRACE adds her support to the effort to have the Congress deal with this astonishing political football.

Tuesday, December 31, 12:30-2:30pm
Can’t Believe It’s Vegan, 584 W. Schrock Rd., Westerville, Ohio

Finish off 2024 with lunch at Can’t Believe it’s Vegan in Westerville.

The Westerville Chamber recognized Can’t Believe It’s Vegan as Small Business of the Year!

Voted best vegan restaurant in town!

Indulge your taste buds and visit with friends, on the last day of the year.

Here is Can’t Believe it’s Vegan website: CBIV.

Those first-timers attending this event will receive a free copy of The 30-Day Vegan Challenge by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau!

We look forward to spending some time with you before we enter into 2025.

Hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup.

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Last week, Amazon workers made history by launching the largest strike at Amazon in American history. And this movement is just getting started.

Meanwhile, the documentary film UNION, which depicts the organizing efforts that led to the formation of Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island, New York, has been short-listed for an Academy Award! This means that out of more than 14,000 films made last year, UNION is now one of just 15 finalists in contention for a nomination for Best Documentary Feature.

We’re not surprised. The film is incredible, giving a rarely-seen window into what on-the-ground organizing at Amazon is really like.

People in Palestine have to endure a new hell every day and have faced life-threatening conditions in Gaza and even in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since October 7. That includes journalists, medics, and first responders, who are civilian heroes on the front lines and who face such danger every day.

Here are some examples:

Two days ago, on December 26, five journalists were murdered, and their bodies were burned after the Israeli Death Forces (IDF) targeted their broadcast vehicle near Al-Awda Hospital in Al-Nuseirat Camp, Central Gaza.

The martyred journalists were: