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I will absolutely be doing more on the People's Patch, but meanwhilePeople's Patch on FacebookAn AAMU Article about People's Patchand about the Charleston Greenbelt successprotected areasSteady State Herald article

Page 33 and 34 shows where they added in to HB 399 (underlined parts are what they added in) a provision to move all the revenue from anything purchased in setting up data centers out of the Education Trust Fund and into the General Fund. Sneaky. The bill was passed and signed into law. https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB399-enr.pdf$251 million to the Choose Act in this year's budget: https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/31/education-trust-fund-heads-to-alabama-senate-as-choose-act-is-set-to-become-universal/$210 million for Pre-K, so cancelling Choose would more than double what we have. It's hard to find the figure in here, but search the page for Office of School Readiness for First Class Pre-K: $209.87 millionhttps://aplusala.org/blog/2026/04/02/budget-watch-tracking-the-2027-education-trust-fund-budget/We are currently providing places for 47% of 4th-graders: https://www.al.com/education/2026/04/alabama-maintains-nations-longest-pre-k-quality-streak-in-new-report.html So the additional Choose money should be enough.

Here's Angela's podcast WISPITHope to have Daniel Tait from Energy Alabama again soon to talk more about Huntsville Utilities and TVA, too! Keep having the conversations!

Have a listen to a pretty comprehensive discussion of the state of the state (government)!Visit Guy's websiteContact Guy

Check out Jeremy DeVito's websiteAlso check your voting status here

Check out the Redstone Rational on Substack(that's where I follow him, anyway, but he's on other platforms!!)

Thanks for listening! Check out The Quarantined.And them on BandcampAnd Unclaimed Mysteries Radio

Jared's website: slussforsenate.org/

check out LilianaForHuntsville.comElection day is 25 Aug. Find your district!

Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee American Indian Movement (AIM) 7 DirectionsMissionThe Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee American Indian Movement (AIM) 7 Directions is a Grassroots Movement aimed at cultivating community alliances in advocating for the rights of the Indigenous, Peoples of Color, the Marginalized and the Oppressed. We stand in ending police violence against Indigenous people and their community neighbors, fiercely opposing brutal and inhumane conduct taken by local, state and federal police. We defend our freedom and heritage as a people, and the right to self-governance and determination, celebrating and preserving our traditions in spirituality and culture. We are a movement who demands the U.S. Government honor its broken promises and treaty obligations, while seeking a path forward in the reclaiming of lands seized by the U.S. Government. We firmly advocate the “Good Stewardship of Mother Earth”, and the protection of Indigenous cultural and heritage sites, while raising awareness and in opposition to the exploitation of natural resources affecting the environment, Indigenous peoples and our neighboring communities.What are we:AIM 7 Directions is a Grassroots Movement aimed at cultivating community alliances in advocating for the rights of the Indigenous, Peoples of Color, the Marginalized and the Oppressed.We stand in ending police violence against Indigenous people and their community neighbors, fiercely opposing brutal and inhumane conduct taken by local, state and federal police.We defend our freedom and heritage as a people, and the right to self-governance and determination, celebrating and preserving our traditions in spirituality and culture.We are a movement who demands the U.S. Government honor its broken promises and treaty obligations, while seeking a path forward in the reclaiming of lands seized by the U.S. Government.We firmly advocate the “Good Stewardship of Mother Earth”, and the protection of Indigenous cultural and heritage sites, while raising awareness and in opposition to the exploitation of natural resources affecting the environment, Indigenous peoples and our neighboring communities.7 Directions Facebook pageemail AIM 7 Directions: [email protected] Foy Southard: [email protected]

We talk a lot about what the PSC does and doesn't and maybe oughta do! Jeff's linktreeCampaign website JeffForBama

Donate to help Austin's campaignAnd his campaign website (under construction)

emailGreen Party planks

Links you want to check out - - ThomasForHuntsville.comAdvance Huntsville

Robert's campaign linktree

Birmingham Migra Watch⁠⁠Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice⁠⁠American Immigration Council⁠⁠Mobile Bay DSA

Larry Fenton for Alabama State House - District 30PO Box 472, Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0472(626)[email protected]:  www.facebook.com/unilarry

Please see Amy's article! and share

A few words about the Huntsville Blues guitar legend, Tom Moss joins the show.

Please do visit Marilyn's website for contact information and her schedule and much more!

please read more:What API’s Blueprint 2026 gets wrong about free markets, school choiceWhat Tuberville misunderstands about competition illustrates the fundamental flaw in the school choice argument

Here come some good information for contacting / supporting Keith Williams, independent for AL State House! - - on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @kowilliamspcemail: [email protected]: 205-641-9976support: donorbox.com/keith-o-williams-for-alabama-house-district-55

this council mtg was action packed!my email is [email protected] can subscribe to that calendar or at least check in there to see about HSV Progressive Letter Writers meetings (Saturday afternoons) - - since the legislation is in, we are busy!

Alabama Arise - - join! sign up for action alerts!The Valley Labor Report youtube page - - listen to Adam here too!Seize the means of watching TV! Means TV cooperative!

To contact Mr. Cashin: [email protected]

Please check out Huntsville Environmental Coalitionlink to their calendarand their E.A.T. initiativePlanet SaplingThe HESC 2023 Huntsville Sustainability reportNew Terra Composting, Chattanoogasurfaces policy tracker!

please enjoy this discussion of the anti-war planks of the Green Party platform!

Please check out Keep the Flint River Clean

My guest was Pete Karas. See petekaras.comFor the Green Party in Alabama, please see algp.organd in N. Alabama: gpmadcoalabama.org

Please try to make it THIS SUNDAY:https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/s/Ft5OSO6WcvSome nice youtubes about Flock and other types of surveillance coming online:https://youtu.be/W420BOqga_s?si=Vg-SI1Ab1hgqHM0dhttps://youtu.be/uB0gr7Fh6lY?si=u8wDQ8afLTKuHG_shttps://youtube.com/shorts/Xf7iwXz8R9w?si=HiuVkymDOt3GxisfAmy's Article about Dale Strong's run for reelection:https://www.alreporter.com/2025/12/09/opinion-rep-dale-strong-busy-attending-campaign-breakfasts-while-elderly-people-were-being-evicted-in-madison-county/And please consider filling out this questionnaire about Alabama activism goals:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe59krfWwXEU4wo-aOmfIv-2XxKEbsg-vSDhA59rKIfIiM70w/viewform

email me at [email protected]

Talking with Lauren about AI, native plants, civil rights, and more. Here is a link to the letter she sent to the Huntsville City Council.As always, my email is [email protected] for listening!

As promised, suggested reading:The No-Nonsense Guide to Degrowth and Sustainability - Wayne EllwoodLess is More:  How Degrowth will Save the World - Jason HickelSlow Down:  The Degrowth Manifesto - Kohei SaitoThe Future is Degrowth:  A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism - Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter, Aaron VansintjanExploring Degrowth:  A Critical Guide - Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson

please email with ideas, input, etc:[email protected]

My email: [email protected] me with questions!!I cover a bunch of stuff from July and August that I am very behind on - - for Huntsville City and Madison County government - - meetings I attended in order to yell at people. . . and to tell YOU about! Sorry if you felt left in the lurch. (look! - - "felt" and "left" are spelled with the same letters!) (it's late, I better go to bed)

My email: [email protected] City calendar

The Human Relations Commission of HuntsvilleRemus will be back on the show incredibly soon!

Some links!!At the Root Collective link tree for anything you wanna know!Andrea Gibson poem performance!Thanks for dropping in.Info update from Marisa:I realize that I didn't speak completely correctly about the laptop policy at the library. Minors can now check out laptops if they have level 3 access and approval from their parent. So that means that a 17 year old without an adult in their life who can come in and sign them up for a level three minor card will still not be able to check out a laptop to use. Feel to put that in your show notes along with a link to the board packet from the meeting with all the details. https://hmcpl.org/sites/default/files/boardpackets/BoardPacketJuly2025.pdfhmcpl.org

Article from Energy Alabama about privatizing TVA (DON'T)And another with more voices against privatizing TVAAnd an article in the Atlantic about this administration and TVA... and we talked about a lot more than just this issue!

N. AL DSA youtube channelTheir Facebook pageN.AL DSA webpageAnd the search engine for people in the know: ecosia.orgThe HSV City calendar - - you can even subscribe (you know I do)North American School for Organizers

We talk about the Huntsville City Council meeting of the 26th of June and the Madison County Commission meeting of the 2nd of July - - still a couple of those to catch up on, so stay tuned. Plus bonus SUMMER material (i.e. I'm not as busy in the summer, so I can make a few extra meetings): planning commission, city council budget wish-list work session, Huntsville Madison County Public Library board meeting, and more! Thank you for listening - - keep having those conversations!!

Here's Robert's website: vote4roberthunter.comThanks for listening!

The name of the song at the end of the episode is "no one lets me down like my disciples". Fits in with our conversation pretty nicely. Hope you enjoy . . . and here's how to find Charles:email: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/charles.hastings.967Thanks for listening and here's my email: [email protected]

What do YOU think is the significance of this sudden interest in "boarding houses" zoning regulations? I have my suspicions. [email protected]

Here's Zachary's LINKTREEAnd here's my email: [email protected]

Check out N. AL. DSA podcast channel on Youtube:https://youtube.com/@dsanorthalabama?si=kWBCroS6QTDVnKhdAnd Madison County Emergency Mgmt pages

We quickly cover a couple city council meetings that I am behind on. MORE TO COME!! Please stay tuned. :)

Thanks again to Kenneth Jackson, running for Madison City Council for sitting in for an update on some of the wackiness going on in this state. And more.And I tried to say a few words about the last THREE - - yes, I'm behind! - - county commission meetings. One of these days - - when hope is restored somehow - - I might start being able to keep up a little better, but until then, this is the show you get! Just keep talking!

Ramana's profile with University of British Columbia - - there are links here to NUMEROUS articles Ramana has written on all aspects of the nuclear question.And from Verso books, or wherever you like to get your books: Nuclear is Not the Solution:The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate ChangeAlso: this book and more reviews here!The World Beyond War book club I spoke about is⁠ here⁠ - - please look around the WBW website, see what they are up to and what you might like to participate in!

Conversation with Majadi and Jason about some issues of our current relation with our world and a nice exchange occurred. Here are some links:Dr. Majadi Baruti's link treeDegrowth can workMIT AI articleAI is Draining Water From Areas that Need it Most