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This is an interactive sci-fi story. (blue text = the story/narrative) This is an experiment to boldly go where few men have gone before. To explore the inner reaches of his deepest, darkest regions. To probe. To illuminate. Perhaps, to come out tainted, but learned. Purged of dangerous ideas spreading like cancerous polyps within. The mission must avoid man's past, indelicate bumblings. So, maybe the thrust of the thing is to go where a modern woman dare go. Co-piloting my starship will Microsoft's AI Copilot, whom i designated as a female named Copi. To be clear, however, it will be YOU and i who will be setting the course -- with your feedback and participation in polls. DESTINATION: Planet Newbl The year is 3001. Like countless prior worlds over eons, the technical evolution of earth's most advanced life-forms outpaced their ethical evolution. Instead of caring for mother earth, we plundered her. Our extinction is inevitable. A dozen spaceships are being loaded for the journey to NEWBL, the galaxy's nearest life-sustainable, blue-skied planet... to be continued--unfolded--for months, perhaps years!

WHO CAN USE THIS SITE? Anyone can participate in the main forum. The "Blue" in newBluePlanet does not represent the Democratic Party. However, this site does cater to people with progressive minds and liberal hearts. WHAT CAN I USE IT FOR?: Use it as a progressive resource, to share, build and promote ideas, socialize, and network your interests. More detailed FAQ HOW TO PARTICIPATE? Follow these steps. WHY WE NEED AN AGGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE SPACE: As is, we waste time listening to softball interviews and talking heads we can’t talk back to -- interrupted often by sales pitches. Though late night TV offers much needed comic relief, we’ve settled for laughs for far too long while right-wing ideology, mythology, superstition, science denial, and racism signals dominate other broadcasts. Mainstream Media newBluePlanet Passive consumption. They decide what is news. Active engagement. You decide what is newsworthy. People talk at you. Try to sell you things. Like a 2-way fireside chat (if we behave). 100% free. No ads. Social Networks newBluePlanet Feed driven noise/theater for short attention spans. Forum driven, deep-dive discussions. Algorithms push rage, distractions, manipulations. Users can elevate ideas through real communication. Competition for "likes" and "shares." Collaborative expression for progress and reform. Profitized, billionaire-owned echo chambers Nonprofit, grassroots platform "of the people, for the people." Your opinions scroll away to make room for ads and rage bait. Enduring, meaningful conversations that build over time. Track you and sell your personal data to the highest bidder. We respect your privacy. We do not track you or your data. You need to watch what you say in your social circle. We don't ID you. Share ideas with the world under an alias. OUR PRIME DIRECTIVE To build tools and organize ideas that can be effectively shared outside of Newbl to expose and counteract disinformation & misinformation. WHY WE NEED TO DO IT because politicians prime directive is being elected and re-elected. In a 2-Party system, Democrats believe they only need to be LESS corrupt. They lose big donor money if they challenge the powers that be. because mainstream media are private profiteers competing for audience share -- afraid too many will tune out. because, instead of undermining democracy behind the scenes, the rich & powerful now do it in plain sight. FUTURE PLANS* activate local town hall forums, and newBlue Biz listings. elect Newbl national and state leaders via the built-in voting system. Establish a Newbl Constitution. advance the development of a virtual, fair & balanced, nurturing, blue sky, blue ocean planet. have more fun! Earth newBluePlanet Life forms under pressure -- dying. A place we find (in us) or re-imagine/fix. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL NON-PROFIT PROJECT THAT WILL BE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE BE PATIENT DURING THE BUILDING PROCESS

The motivation for this site was an epidemic of disinformation that turned into a crisis of misinformation during and after election 2024 — including: a daily stream of LIES served on a platform called "TRUTH Social" by a leader the Washington Post tracked with 30,573 "false or misleading claims". 24 hour cable news LIES pitched as "fair & balanced" by a network that had to pay $787 million for lying about the prior election. 31 LIARS from that network hired to fill key government positions. 14 Cabinet positions filled by billionaire campaign donors. a Supreme Court ruling called "Citizens United" that effectively allows corporations to fund LIES that benefit corporations and divide citizen's. the Press bullied into NOT asking tough questions or fact-checking. A politician's lie is called "misleading." Illegalities are framed as "raising eyebrows." In short, the election was a fabri-sham-mockery! Too many Americans voted against their own best interests -- because their emotions were manipulated by lies! For me, the journey to newBluePlanet started soon after the Election 2000 debacle, with my launch of LiberalHearts -- the world's first political dating site. I retired it--and myself--in 2024--until I realized that, more than ever, progressive thinkers and liberal hearts need a space to connect and be heard through all the noise. A think-tank for putting together ideas to share on other social networks--rather than replace our participation there. Our voices are needed wherever people gather -- to offset all the hot air being pumped into their radio, cable and internet bubbles. I'd like to think that, together, we can burst some of those bubbles. But not only do I need your help. I need you to lead. My time will be divided on other projects that share the same goal but will use the mediums of music and film as tools. The plan is to develop this site as a co-op non-profit organization so the mission may outlive me. Translation: The stakes are high. Speak up. Speak out. Until you're blue in the face!

i have to give the original a 10. I almost deducted a point because of Yoko. A review of anything post Beatle's Lennon wouldn't be complete without working her in for some blame. some cover versions of IMAGINE, leave out the "and no religion too" line. I'd deduct a full 5 points for that.

Americans will look back one bright blue day and say, "I can't believe we used to let money control our elections and politicians!" As is, the corruption continues because: the politicians in office won the money game and won't bite the hand that feeds them. mainstream media won't call it out. They sell ad airtime to big spenders--us, trying to compete with big biz money. too many of us accept the misconception that the interests of big biz and us are compatible. Because we have a shot to move from the have-not column to the have-more-than-I'd-ever-need column, it's all good. Even those knowing, willing, and able to fight for what society really needs, too often take their eye off the prize -- to recognize, what in mathematical terms, is called -- THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS: The horse that is needed to carry all the other needs in the cart is ELECTION REFORM -- public financing, increased voting opportunities, secure verifiable voting, etc.. It doesn't matter which candidates or what legislation the public piles into the cart because there is nothing to carry it over the money barriers. Big Business money power fuels elections and re-elections. It buys the politicians and legislation they want. We're left holding the empty bag. The result is the economy we have today. Big Biz profits and the deficit are at an all-time high, real wages are at an all-time low, and public services are being cut. Not fixing the election system and trying to get what you want out of government is like PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE!