Human Hub: Promoting Human Wellbeing!
Blog Post 007 and Podcast
June 16, 2020
Welcome!
Human Hub’s founder, Lady Norma, lives in northwest Indiana (NWI) and in the First US Congressional District of Indiana where the Democratic incumbent has decided not to run for re-election. In order to shine a little light on the electoral process in this area and to provide a public service, Human Hub provides information and commentary about and for NWI at the beginning of blog posts and podcasts, and information and commentary concerning wider society, general issues and energy/spiritual matters afterwards. Thanks for your understanding.
Coming up in and/or of interest to NWI:
[Please note: many states have separate dates for presidential and state primaries; presidential primaries are in this list. The National Conference of State Legislatures, ncsl.org, has the dates of state primaries.]
• Sunday, February 23, 2020 – Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed citizen, shot and killed as he jogged near Brunswick, Georgia, by two men, a former police officer and his son. An acquaintance of the two men was also present and videoing the incident.
• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 – Covid-19 declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
• Friday, March 13, 2020 – Breonna Taylor, an unarmed citizen, shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police officer(s) and her significant other, Kenneth Walker was arrested.
• Thursday, March 19, 2020 – Gov. Gavin Newsom issues a stay-at-home order for the State of California due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Friday, March 20, 2020 – Gov. Andrew Cuomo issues a stay-at-home order for the State of New York due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Monday, May 25, 2020 – George Floyd, an unarmed citizen, restrained, strangled and killed by three Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers as a fourth officer watched.
• Tuesday, June 2, 2020 – Election Day! Primary Elections: District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota.
• Sunday, June 7, 2020 – Primary Elections: Puerto Rico.
• Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Primary Elections: Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia.
• Friday, June 12, 2020 – Raynard Brooks, an unarmed citizen, shot in the back and killed in the parking lot of a Wendy’s in Georgia.
• Friday, June 19, 2020 – Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the enslaved African American people in Texas were finally informed that they had been emancipated from slavery.
• Friday, June 19, 2020 – Six Nineteen: Defend Black Lives; actions in Washington, D.C. and across the nation to defend Black lives; till 6/21/20; Movement for Black Lives, m4bl.org.
• Saturday,June 20, 2020—Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington; digital format due to covid-19; 2-1/2-hour program broadcasting at 10 AM and 6 PM; june2020.org, pooorpeoplescampaign.org.
• Sunday,June 21, 2020—Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington; digital format due to covid-19; 2-1/2-hour program broadcasting at 6 PM; june2020.org; pooorpeoplescampaign.org.
• Tuesday, June 23, 2020 – Primary Elections: Kentucky, New York [Source: ncsl.org].
• Wednesday, July 1, 2020 – Black Lives Matter NWI Gary Open Meeting; Trinity UCC-Gary, 1276 W. 20th Avenue, Gary, Ind.; 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM; #BLMGary
• Tuesday, July 7, 2020 – Primary Elections: Delaware, New Jersey.
• Saturday, July 11, 2020 – Primary Elections: Louisiana
• Tuesday, August 11, 2020 – Primary Elections: Connecticut
• “Week of August 17, 2020” – Democratic National Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Source: demconvention.com]
• Monday, August 24, 2020 – Republican National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina (there may be a change of venue because Charlotte insists on covid-19 physical-distancing-mask-wearing measures); till August 27, 2020 [Source: 2020gopconvention.com; as of 06/16/2020]
Since the last blog post on April 6, 2020, life for Human Beings on Planet Earth has changed completely. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of covid-19, which is the disease caused by the coronavirus, to be a pandemic. At that point, worldwide, most governments, national and local, ordered residents to stay at home unless venturing outside was considered essential. In the case of Northwest Indiana, Governor Eric Holcomb declared a public health emergency for the State of Indiana on March 6, 2020 and directed Hoosiers to stay at home on March 23, 2020. Governor Holcomb’s relatively rapid response to the pandemic has allowed Indiana to have a medium rather than a severe outbreak of covid-19.
Today, June 16, 2020, Indiana is currently at level 4 of reopening the economy, which means that many retail establishments are open for business if one wears a mask while inside and maintains a physical distance of 6 feet from other shoppers. One store actually has customers to sanitize their hands before shopping. Many dining rooms are open to the public with widely-spaced seating, reduced occupancy limits and requirements that the staff wear masks, especially among independent, small-business restaurants. National chain fast food establishments are still focusing on their drive-through business. Testing for the coronavirus is more readily available to Hoosiers. At the same time, the number of deaths happening in nursing homes and elder-care facilities is coming to the attention of even the corporate media outlets. It is important to keep our eyes on this situation, count accurately, assess the situation honestly, make appropriate decisions and act with all deliberate speed, depending on our findings. A further stay-at-home order may be necessary. On the other hand, if Hoosiers maintain physical distancing and mask standards diligently, it is possible that we can get to and through the July Fourth holiday season without needing another stay-at-home period, right now. Hopefully, we keep up the good work.
And concerning the concept that our government officials are franchising our rights to liberty and freedom when they require us to stay at home, please keep in mind that we held free and we assume fair and accurate elections here in the State of Indiana, vesting our elected officials with the authority to tell us what to do in certain circumstances. While each of us may not have voted for Governor Holcomb, the election was certified and he was accepted as the Governor of the entire State of Indiana and for all of the citizens of Indiana. It is incumbent on individual citizens to marshal adequate self-discipline, self-respect, intelligence and respect for the laws of the State of Indiana and our elected officials, to allow him and other elected officials to guide us to the positive outcomes we desire regarding the covid-19 pandemic. Lady Norma does not agree with everything said and done by Indiana elected officials at this time, however, overall, they are doing a good job. We are still free and we can freely choose to simply go along with the program. The elected officials are not trying to hurt us with the stay-at-home order or the physical-distancing-wear-a-mask order. Let’s allow them to help us. Let’s be part of the solution.
June 2, 2020 Indiana Primary Election Results, Federal and Statewide
[Source: in.gov/residents/residential services/register to vote →indianavoters.in.gov/2020 Primary Elections Results; Porter and Wayne Counties not included; as of 6/15/20]:
President of the USA Democratic Candidates: Biden 363,972 votes/76.5%; Sanders 64,449 votes/13.5%; Buttigieg 17,192 votes/8.6%; Warren 13,760 votes/2.9%; Bloomberg 4,532 votes/1.0%; Yang 4,263 votes/0.9%; Gabbard 2,525 votes/0.5%; Steyer 1,313 votes/0.3%.
President of the USA Republican Candidates: Trump 490,135 votes/91.9%; Weld 42,981 votes/8.1%.
USA House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Candidates: Mrvan 24,799 votes/36.3%; McDermott 21,169 votes/30.1%; Borom 6,741 votes/9.6%; Reardon 5,370 votes/7.6%; Harper 3,453 votes/4.9%; Haake 3,218 votes/4.6%; Hall 1,155 votes/1.6%; Castro 914 votes/1.3%; Daggett 862 votes/1.2%; Costello 832 votes/1.2%; Mosby 780 votes/1.1%; Reeves 481 votes/0.7%; Sylwestrowicz 315 votes/0.4%; Farrar 237 votes/0.3%.
USA House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Candidates: Leyva 7,168 votes/38.3%; Powers 4,154 votes/22.2%; Lemmons 2,375 votes/12.7%; Handley 2,097 votes/11.2%; Bergerson 1,764 votes/9.4%; Scaife 1,138 votes/6.1%.
Governor of Indiana Democratic Candidate: Woodrow Myers 391,166 votes/100%.
Governor of Indiana Republican Candidate: Eric Holcomb 514,799 votes/100%.
In addition to these offices, state representatives, state senators, judges and some local races were on the ballots in Indiana. Approximately 13 counties had referenda on the ballots. The general election is still scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Vote and be counted!
After the murder of George Floyd on May 25, there have been ongoing demonstrations throughout Northwest Indiana calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism. Gary, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage,Valparaiso and other towns and cities have all seen citizens braving the covid-19 pandemic and demonstrating in the streets for a policing and social structure conducive to human beings living well. Considering the above schedule coming up this Juneteenth weekend, Human Hub will be providing more extensive coverage of this topic as it unfolds.
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Nationally, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, we witnessed the abilities of a well-oiled political machine, in this case the establishment of the Democratic Party, to push a candidate forward in an election. As a grassroots—20-hour/week base hours on my day job, 2nd job to help makes ends meet, “hustle” jobs if I can find them, can’t afford insurance at all, rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul budgeting every month—Bernie Sanders supporter, Lady Norma offered this commentary. Noting that the largest number of people and the largest number of voters in the United States of America is lowest-income and noting that in order to have landslide victories in elections, it is very helpful to have the votes of the masses of people on one’s side, Bernie may want to greatly emphasize his support of a living wage as the minimum wage and the portion of the Green New Deal that creates jobs at a living wage. These are the parts of his platform that speak to the masses. Medicare for all speaks to the middle class.
There are not adequate numbers of people left in the middle class to carry a candidate all the way to victory. I understand how insurance is extremely important to the middle class. Of course, keep Medicare for all as part of the platform. For grassroots people, however, discussions about healthcare tend to fall flat, if not call forth a sense of foreboding. The last time the USA as a whole was discussing healthcare, we were discussing the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed, Obamacare. Please note that the main ripple effect of the Affordable Care Act for grassroots people was that our working hours were cut from 40 hours per week to 20 hours per week. We now have to get second and maybe third jobs, spend more money for transportation and juggle much tighter schedules. We do not have time to stop working to get government benefits such as Medicaid so our day jobs pay us approximately $500 per year or $10 per week in health benefits which is the approximate amount of tax penalty for not having insurance. For the main, we cannot afford health insurance and therefore don’t have any. Grassroots people are still in financial shock; we are seeking financial relief.
Neither I, nor other grassroots people want to disrespect former President Barack Obama or disparage what was put in place while he was president. At the same time, the Affordable Care Act was devastating for grassroots people. So, for the main, we suffer in silence, feeling caught between the proverbial rock and hard place.
Another dynamic about Medicare-for-All that is off-putting for grassroots people is the idea of the USA government making any decisions about one’s health. Think about the female Alabama state congresswoman that introduced a bill into their state congress that says that a man must have a vasectomy after he has sired 3 children or once he turns 50 years old. This bill is modeled on the USA government’s idea of reproductive healthcare that grassroots women deal with day-to-day, right now. Grassroots people do not want the USA government to have anything to do with our healthcare decisions; it is more ruthless that insurance companies. Further, grassroots people work at call centers and assisted living facilities. We know the heartless ways in which elderly human beings are treated by both the government and the insurance companies. Any idea of further eroding our sovereignty over our bodies, and our decisions is unacceptable to grassroots people. Any idea of forcing us to be part of any system is reprehensible. Perhaps it is time to rethink having any third party wedged between patients and medical care providers.
Though Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign and endorsed Joe Biden, Lady Norma feels that any Democratic candidate may want to understand the thinking of the grassroots and govern themselves accordingly. She would emphasize financial issues for grassroots people and tone down, not eliminate, the talk about medicare -for-all so the living wage message can shine through.
Coming up in Blog Post 8: possible responses to the reckless, lawless behavior of some elected officials, and possible responses to the ongoing police brutality/systemic racism demonstrations that are happening across the nation and around the world.
Freedom, peace and love.
Lady Norma
Human Hub: Promoting Human Wellbeing!
Blog Post 006 and Podcast
April 6, 2020
Welcome!
Human Hub’s founder, Lady Norma, lives in northwest Indiana (NWI) and in the First US Congressional District of Indiana where the Democratic incumbent has decided not to run for re-election. In order to shine a little light on the electoral process in this area and to provide a public service, Human Hub provides information and commentary about and for NWI at the beginning of blog posts and podcasts, and information and commentary concerning wider society, general issues and energy/spiritual matters afterwards. ***ONLY ONE SECTION APRIL 6, 2020***
A lot has happened since March 9, 2020 when I last posted to the blog: most of the United States of America, indeed, most of the world is under some sort of order to remain at home unless the travel is essential. As it turns out, I, Lady Norma, have a day job working for an employer that provides an essential service of delivery of much-needed items to families and businesses throughout the United States of America and the world, and thus, am working more. And, of course, I have a second job. The extra working hours leave less time for me to post to the blog. I ask that the readers and listeners please understand the time constraints of my schedule and I thank you in advance for your compassion and good wishes. I’m pedaling as fast as I can.
In order to help slow the spread in the USA of covid-19 which is caused by a coronavirus, Human Beings living within our borders may want to consider the following ideas:
• Of course, follow the instructions provided by the White House and the CDC;
• Remove one’s street shoes at the door of one’s home. American culture typically includes wearing one’s shoes throughout one’s home, including in bathrooms and bedrooms. It also includes putting the soles of one’s shoes on surfaces on which one sits and from which one eats. All sorts of microbes and parasites are tracked into the home and spread this way, and this may be why covid-19 is spreading so quickly in the USA;
• Refrain from spitting on the ground, inside or outside; swallow or spit into a tissue, paper towel, toilet or spittoon, instead. Spitting on the ground can provide the covid-19 virus to the ground so that it can, in turn, be tracked into homes and businesses;
• Develop and use shoe sanitizing mats as one enters businesses, institutions, homes and even vehicles;
• Sanitize handles, doorknobs and switches inside one’s home. Especially for switches, put the sanitizing solution on a towel first, then wipe the surface to avoid getting tiny droplets of liquid into the electrical parts of the switching mechanism;
• Clean one’s toilet and the area around the toilet, including the walls and floor;
• Clean one’s floors, carpets and rugs;
• Establish and maintain clean, healthy air inside one’s home. One can get more efficient air filters for furnaces, make sure the air humidity level is optimal inside the home, make sure there are no sources of mold, mildew, bacteria or fungi fouling one’s air, and one can use one of the various sprays and devices that purify the air. Note that deodorizing the air is not the same thing as purifying the air;
• Sanitize the steering wheel, knobs and handles in one’s car and clean the mats or use disposable mats, especially for the driver.
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Energetically:
• Know that genocide of the coronavirus/covid-19 is extremely unlikely. It is more likely that human immunity to covid-19 is established as rapidly as possible. Clearly, our immune systems are extremely challenged by covid-19, however, they are there and protecting us to the best of their abilities. Historically, it has taken approximately two years for the human population to develop immunity to a particular plague or disease such as the Spanish flu of 1918. In that case, once a certain level of immunity was established in 1920, the world seemed to go back to business as usual;
• Ask the medical community to begin to provide information on how to boost one’s physical immunity. Insofar as one can buy an immunity boost to go into a smoothie, one can assume that it is possible to boost one’s immunity. I, Lady Norma, am not a health professional and, therefore, do not provide any medical advice;
• Energetically, one can know that one is safe and healthy, right now, while physically, our immune systems are getting up to speed relative to covid-19. Knowing, which reflects the energy part of life, precedes the desired physical manifestation, immunity.
• Harmonize one’s energy with the energy of the coronavirus so that it presents its most benevolent self in one’s life;
• Use the various energy adjustment techniques—meditation, sound therapy, reiki, aromatherapy, for example—to tune and maintain the health of one’s own vibration and energy field.
Human Beings are energy beings having physical experiences. Our experiences directly reflect who we are, how we feel, what we think, what we believe and what we say. To the best of my knowledge, it is in the best interest of Human Beings living on Planet Earth to maintain an attitude of love and gratitude relative to coronavirus/covid-19. Energetically, like attracts things that are similar, so, as we are love and radiate love, we get more love coming to us; this is a universal law. As we stand in a loving place with a loving attitude, note the thoughts that come to mind and the actions we are impulsed to take. Allow this experience with the covid-19 disease and the coronavirus to pass through our experience as easily as possible, under the circumstances. In the end, it may be nice, simply to send the coronavirus/covid-19 on its way out of human experience with our blessing as it goes, and to thank it for jolting us back to reality and highlighting the ways we, Human Beings, are treating each other, here in the USA and around the world.
To Human Beings everywhere, many blessings of health, safety, clarity of vision and the peace that passes all understanding.
Freedom, peace and love.
Lady Norma
Human Hub: Promoting Human Wellbeing!
Blog Post 005 and Podcast
March 9, 2020
Welcome!
Human Hub’s founder, Lady Norma, lives in northwest Indiana (NWI) and in the First US Congressional District of Indiana where the Democratic incumbent has decided not to run for re-election. In order to shine a little light on the electoral process in this area and to provide a public service, Human Hub provides information and commentary about and for NWI at the beginning of blog posts and podcasts, and information and commentary concerning wider society, general issues and energy/spiritual matters afterwards. Thanks for your understanding.
Coming up in and of interest to NWI:
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020 – Democratic Primary Elections: Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and (State of) Washington.
• Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 6:30 PM – U. S. Congressional Candidates’ Townhall about Medicare for All; USW Local 6787 Hall, 1100 Max Mochal Highway (S.R. 149), Chesterton, IN 46304; NWIM4All.
• Sunday, March 15, 2020, 8:00 PM CT- Democratic Primary Debate, Phoenix, AZ hosted by CNN and Univision.
• Tuesday, March 17, 2020 – Democratic Primary Elections: Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Ohio.
• Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:00 PM – Townhall with Indiana State Senator Karen Tallian who is a candidate for Indiana Attorney General; Ironworkers Local, 6570 Ameriplex Drive, Portage, IN 46368; indivisiblenwi.org.
• Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:30 PM – Townhall with Candidate for Indiana State Senate District 5, Luke Bohm; Valparaiso Library, 103 Jefferson Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383.
To be clear, Human Hub and Lady Norma are supporting Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election. Lady Norma puts forth a solid effort to have face-to-face meetings with the candidates running for congressional, state, county and local offices and will be making decisions later, once she has met more of them. In the meantime, Lady Norma is a journalist at heart and reports news as fairly as possible, given her stated bias. Of note to folk outside this area, here in NWI, candidates from all parties—Democrats, Republicans, and if on the ballot, Libertarian, Tea, and Green—are likely to participate in the same candidate forums, simultaneously. At the polling place, on May 5, one must choose a Democratic or Republican ballot and then vote. Nevertheless, we all come together during the campaigns.
Overall in NWI, the political campaigns are beginning to be more energized. Some of the First District US Congressional candidates have received endorsements, another US Congressional candidate has begun texting, town hall meetings (“townhalls”) and candidate forums are already on the schedule and more are planned. The May 5 ballot has a lot of judges and they are beginning to do radio spots. Bernie Sanders yard signs, window signs and bumper stickers are beginning to appear. On March 8, 2020 Lady Norma attended “Bernie Palooza” in Valparaiso, Indiana which was sponsored by a coalition of local Bernie supporters including Students for Bernie (college level) and NWIM4All (Northwest Indiana Medicare 4 All). Several of the First District US Congressional candidates, several Indiana state senatorial candidates, several Indiana state representative candidates and individuals from Gary, Hobart, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Portage, Hammond, East Chicago, Kouts and other Hoosier cities and towns constituted the attendees. The room held approximately 100 people but an accurate head count was difficult by casual observation at this well-attended event because people came and went. The demographics were fairly evenly split between younger and older people and though heavy on the White side racially, almost everyone has pledged to include more people of color at later events. In fact, one of the purposes of this blog is to help with that goal by getting schedules to a wider portion of NWI residents.
Residents of NWI, please check and make sure that your voter registration is valid. If you are eligible to vote and have not registered, please do so as soon as possible. Voter registration for the May 5, 2020 primary ends on April 6, 2020.
And, deep appreciation and kudos to the League of Women Voters of Indiana for filing a lawsuit timely and blocking voter crosscheck in this state!
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Nationally, we witnessed the abilities of a well-oiled political machine to push a candidate forward in an election. As a grassroots—20 hour/week base hours on my day job, 2nd job to help makes ends meet, “hustle” jobs if I can find them, can’t afford insurance at all, rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul budgeting every month—Bernie Sanders supporter I offer the following commentary: noting the the largest number of people and the largest number of voters in the United States of America is lowest-income and noting that in order to have landslide victories in elections, it is very helpful to have the votes of the masses of people on one’s side, Bernie may want to greatly emphasize his support of a living wage as the minimum wage and the portion of the Green New Deal that creates jobs at a living wage. These are the parts of his platform that speak to the masses. Medicare for all speaks to the middle class.
There are not adequate numbers of people left in the middle class to carry a candidate all the way to victory. I understand how insurance is extremely important to the middle class. Of course, keep Medicare for all as part of the platform. For grassroots people, however, discussions about healthcare tend to fall flat, if not call forth a sense of foreboding. The last time the USA as a whole was discussing healthcare, we were discussing the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed, Obamacare. Please note that the main ripple effect of the Affordable Care Act for grassroots people was that our working hours were cut from 40 hours per week to 20 hours per week. We now have to get second and maybe third jobs, spend more money for transportation and juggle much tighter schedules. We do not have time to stop working to get government benefits such as Medicaid so our day jobs pay us approximately $500 per year or $10 per week in health benefits which is the approximate amount of tax penalty for not having insurance. For the main, we cannot afford health insurance and therefore don’t have any. Grassroots people are still in financial shock; we are seeking financial relief.
Neither I, nor other grassroots people want to disrespect former President Barack Obama or berate what was put in place while he was president. At the same time, the Affordable Care Act was devastating for grassroots people. So, for the main, we suffer in silence, feeling caught between the proverbial rock and hard place.
Another dynamic about Medicare for All that is off-putting for grassroots people is the idea of the USA government making any decisions about one’s health. Think about the female Alabama state congresswoman that introduced a bill into their state congress that says that a man must have a vasectomy after he has sired 3 children or once he turns 50 years old. This bill is modeled on the USA government’s idea of reproductive healthcare that grassroots women deal with day-to-day, right now. Grassroots people do not want the USA government to have anything to do with our healthcare decisions; it is more ruthless that insurance companies. Further, grassroots people work at call centers and assisted living facilities. We know the heartless ways that elderly human beings are treated by both the government and the insurance companies. Any idea of further eroding our sovereignty over our bodies, and our decisions is unacceptable to grassroots people. Any idea of forcing us to be part of any system is reprehensible. Perhaps it is time to rethink having any third party wedged between patients and medical care providers.
Bernie Sanders can still win this primary. I would emphasize financial issues for grassroots people and tone down, not eliminate, the talk about medicare for all so the living wage message can shine through.
Freedom, peace and love.
Lady Norma
Human Hub: Promoting Human Wellbeing!
February 19, 2020
Welcome back!
A few preliminary comments: Human Hub’s founder, Lady Norma, lives in northwest Indiana (NWI) and in the First US Congressional District of Indiana where the Democratic incumbent has decided not to run for re-election. In order to shine a little light on the electoral process in this area and to provide a public service, Human Hub provides information and commentary about and for NWI at the beginning of blog posts and podcasts, and information and commentary concerning wider society, general issues and energy/spiritual matters afterwards.
Here in northwest Indiana (NWI), voter registration ends Monday, April 6, 2020. Per the “2020 Indiana Election Calendar” published by the State of Indiana Election Division, “DEADLINE at voter registration office’s close of business for a voter to apply to register or transfer registration or at midnight for a voter to complete and submit a voter registration application online.” From the same State publication, “Tuesday, April 7, 2020; First day a voter may vote an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk or satellite office.” In other words, early voting begins April 7, 2020. If an absentee ballot is needed by mail, Thursday, April 23, 2020, 11:59 PM is the deadline for the circuit court clerk to receive the absentee ballot application. The application can be provided in person, by mail or via fax. Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 5, 2020, when polls are to be open from 6:00 AM to 6:00PM, prevailing local time. Please note, NWI is on central time, the rest of the State of Indiana is on eastern time.
One of the more salient features of the NWI political landscape is that Indiana has nine (9) seats in the U. S. House of Representatives and NWI is in District 1. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) is currently our representative, and, he has said that he is not seeking re-election, which means that this Democratic congressional seat is hotly contested, since the incumbent is not running. Keep in mind that the DNC said that it only backs incumbents. Friday, February 7, 2020 was “the deadline, by noon, to file a declaration of candidacy for major political party primary nomination…” Listed as of February 19, 2020 as Democratic candidates for the District 1 Congressional seat are: Melissa A. Borom, Carrie Castro, Scott Costello, Antonio (Tony) Daggett, Sr., Ryan Farrar, Sabrina Haake, John Henry Hall, Jim Harper, Thomas McDermott, Jr., Wendell Mosby, Frank Mrvan, Mara Candelaria Reardon, Jayson Reeves, and Andrew Sylwestrowicz. Also of note is the fact that Indiana’s Republican governor, Eric Holcomb, is running for re-election, contested by one Republican, Brian D. Roth, and one Democrat, Woodrow (Woody) Myers (www.in.gov/sos).
This Democratic primary ballot is a long one. It includes the USA presidential primary candidates, judges, the offices discussed above, and more. Human Hub continues to gather information and passes it along to readers and listeners.
Coming up in NWI:
• Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 8:00 PM CST – Democratic Presidential Candidate Debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on MSNBC.
• Thursday, February 20, 2020, Bernie Phone Banking; Harbor Works, 1616 East 142nd Street, East Chicago, IN 46312; Contact: Lady Norma, 219-292-4222.
• Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:00 PM - Our Revolution Organizing Meeting; Harbor Works, 1616 E. 142nd Street, East Chicago, IN 46312; election of president, vice, treasurer and secretary; Contact: Lady Norma, 219-292-4222.
• Saturday, February 22, 2020, 7:00 PM - Zinnophobia by David Ditmer; book signing; Harbor Works, 1616 E. 142nd Street, East Chicago, IN 46312.
Nationally, as of February 18, the 2020 elections have begun in earnest with the Iowa caucuses on Monday, February 3, 2020 and the New Hampshire primary elections on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. In Iowa, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) used a new electronic app for its vote-counting process. According to reports, the app malfunctioned, and, unsurprisingly, the count was slowed for days. In the meantime, it was noted that, apparently, one of the candidates, Pete Buttigieg, has ties to the company that provided the app. This blatant conflict of interest was mostly glossed over as the candidates headed to New Hampshire where, ultimately, voting and the vote count proceeded relatively smoothly.
And, just to keep the electors on our toes, the man who was the Republican mayor of New York City from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2013, has entered the Democratic primary race like a bull entering a china shop. From the looks of it, he has had his eye on the USA presidency for quite some time and used his billions of dollars for many years to be a major donor to organizations that might oppose him in an election and thereby silence those organizations; the organizations might be afraid to oppose him because they might not be able to remain in business without his financial contributions. On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, there will be another Democratic presidential debate, and, it appears that with the help of rule stretching by the DNC, and without having to demonstrate popular support the way other candidates had to, Bloomberg is on the debate stage. With these sorts of questionable election tactics, USA elections are aching for some real support and stabilizing integrity.
The security of the USA elections is paramount. Without secure elections, we, the People, have no way to make sure that our voices are heard, much less heeded. The Green New Deal, the $15 minimum wage, cost-effective, health-enhancing medical care, clean drinking water, an end to fracking and other measures become moot; we, the People, are blowing hot air if we are unable to elect people to office who accurately represent our desires and will. We, the People, are paying the cost to be the boss; those are our tax dollars paying for EVERYTHING. We have more than a right, we have a responsibility to make sure that our will is faithfully done by representatives and government employees that we desire. It is our responsibility to make sure that neither apps, voting machines, obscure laws, trickery, unscrupulous people nor anything else interferes with our making our preferences clearly known.
The current insecurity of the USA elections is as much a crisis as the climate. And, we are in the midst of the disfunction, right now. This is not a drill, and we, the People, may not get another do-over. We may want to repeal the Help America Vote Act and make sure that as many eligible voters as possible are registered to vote, certainly by the time of the general election in November 2020. If this seems unlikely, we may want to speak with constitutional scholars and understand the full depth and breadth of the People’s power to regulate the activities of our employees in the USA House of Representatives, the USA Senate and the USA Supreme Court. It is not OK for employees to block the will of their employers; we are paying them to do things for us, not block us. There is some possibility that we, the People, can have our representatives to impeach any member of the Supreme Court or Congress that is actively obstructing the will of the People. Impeachment is somewhat like a performance review and does not remove the person from his or her office; it lets the Justice or Congressperson know how his or her employer feels about the services he or she is providing. Further, considering all of the electronic hacking that is possible with voting machines and voting apps, our wisest move may be to use manually marked or punched paper ballots that are cast and counted at the polls. Considering the amount of trickery and premeditated manipulation that already has occurred in this 2020 election cycle, all voting locations may want to be prepared to do manual recounts, and we, the People, may want to ask for UN oversight of this election. We can get serious about making substantive, stabilizing, clarifying changes to our election process or we can continue to pretend that everything is OK as it is.
Freedom, peace and love.
Lady Norma
Lady Norma has written a lot about the energy side of Human Beings because it is often overlooked though it holds an enormous amount of power. Today is January 31, 2020 and at this point, she is writing much more about the Earthly, physical side of life. Lady Norma has written a lot about the energy side of Human Beings because it is often overlooked though it holds an enormous amount of power. Today is January 31, 2020 and at this point, she is writing much more about the Earthly, physical side of life.
As campaignining for the 2020 presidential, congressional and local elections ramps up, Lady Norma and Human Hub have a laser focus on how human beings and human lives are affected by the campaigning itself and by the outcomes of various people being in office and thereby instituting their policies. The main criterion for Lady Norma is whether a particular policy or issue leads to human beings living well or not. In this blog, she compares what human beings need to what human beings are getting. How about that clean air? How about that clean drinking water? How about that nutritious food? How about the integrity of our elections? How about that department of peace? How about the fact that artifical intelligence is already overtaking the human decision-making process concerning things like whether or not someone should have surgery? How about Human Beings having sovereignty over our own selves and lives?
Human Beings do not want to be anyone's or anything's slaves; that chapter is over. At this time, we stand in our power and declare our freedom.
As campaignining for the 2020 presidential, congressional and local elections ramps up, Lady Norma and Human Hub have a laser focus on how human beings and human lives are affected by the campaigning itself and by the outcomes of various people being in office and thereby instituting their policies. The main criterion for Lady Norma is whether a particular policy or issue leads to human beings living well or not. In this blog, she compares what human beings need to what human beings are getting. How about that clean air? How about that clean drinking water? How about that nutritious food? How about the integrity of our elections? How about that department of peace? How about the fact that artifical intelligence is already overtaking the human decision-making process concerning things like whether or not someone should have surgery? How about Human Beings having sovereignty over our own selves and lives?
Human Beings do not want to be anyone's or anything's slaves; that chapter is over. At this time, we stand in our power and declare our freedom.
By Norma Carey, Founder, Human Hub
Indiana, USA
Human Beings are energy beings having physical experiences. Many people have heard this statement, and many people believe it. When one takes into account that Human Beings are indeed energy beings, it changes many discussions, including discussions around LGBTQ issues, abortion, race, class, human rights and human dignity.
The most convincing evidence that Human Beings are, indeed, energy beings is experiential in the form of meditation. Meditation provides the everyday waking consciousness of a Human Being a direct experience of his or her energetic nature. Fairly often, fifteen to twenty minutes of meditation daily is adequate for a Human Being to identify and connect with his or her energetic side and to understand that one’s energetic aspect is the primary, causal side of human life. Sleep provides an opportunity for a Human Being to refocus his or her attention on the energetic side of life but the everyday waking consciousness is engaged minimally in the sleeping process so the conscious mind may easily overlook or ignore the connection to the energetic part of life that sleep provides. Meditation quiets the mind and simultaneously allows awareness of nonphysical, energetic things.
Also, the way that Human Beings use the English language holds an implicit reference to the fact that Human Beings are energy beings having physical experiences. When one says, “I have a body, I have a mind, I have thoughts, I have emotions,” the implication is that there is some portion of the Self that has the body, mind, thoughts and emotions. The part of the Self that has the body, mind, thoughts and emotions, the part of the Self to which the pronoun, “I” refers is the part of the Self that simply is, the part of the Self that is perceived by Human Beings as energy.
In this blog, it is the author’s understanding that the term “spiritual” refers to those things which are at the level of being, vibration and energy. In 2019, now that the consciousness of the average Human Being has expanded to include electronics, electrolytes, atomic clocks and “Good Vibes Only” tee shirts, the author often uses the term “energy” to refer to that which used to be called, “spirit,” and, the term “energetic” to refer to “spiritual” things. Spirit and energy are not precisely the same thing, however, relative to the nature of Human Beings, the term “energy” is accurate, somewhat more descriptive, and implies “vibes” since energy is known to have vibratory frequency. Also, while spiritual things are sometimes shrouded in mystery and/or kept secret, the nature of energy and energetic things has been studied, written about in text books and discussed openly.
One of the characteristics of energy is that it cannot be created or destroyed. From that perspective, the energetic aspect of a Human Being cannot be killed, destroyed or negated. In the meantime, Human Beings, by definition, are having physical experiences here on Planet Earth and it is at this physical level that there can be influences, both unwitting and deliberate, which can cause the physical body to be unable to remain viable, or cause the quality of life for an individual to be so uncomfortable that the Human Being does not desire to continue the physical experience. While this blog makes ongoing reference to the energetic nature of Human Beings, many of the topics going forward address the various situations and conditions of life here on Planet Earth.
Please enjoy!
Lady Norma
October 3, 2019
By Norma (Lady Norma) Carey, Founder, Human Hub
Indiana, USA
Welcome to Lady Norma's Blog!
Welcome to Human Hub!
Human Hub is a cyber place where people can come to exchange information about Human Beings and the things and situations that affect our lives. It embraces the wide diversity that exists on Planet Earth while it finds the firm, common ground on which we all can stand together. If you are a Human Being, this blog is for you. It is designed to promote human wellbeing, to highlight human value and to help increase the joy Human Beings are having on Planet Earth.
Human Beings are made of love.
Human Beings are energy beings having physical experiences on Planet Earth.
Human Beings require clean air, clean water, nutritious food, restful sleep, shelter, utilities and clothing, all at the same time, in order to physically survive on planet Earth.
In order to truly thrive at every level, Human Beings require loving care, including physical touch; we require liberty which is the ability to move around physically; we require the data and knowledge acquired through education, instruction and study; we require the ease and comfort that proceed from the support and cooperation of ourselves and other Human Beings; we require clarity; we require focus; we require meditation and/or prayer which allow us a consistent, conscious connection to the source of our existence; and we require awe, joy, appreciation and excitement which allow us to acknowledge the source of all life.
Be well and thrive!
Lady Norma