Reid: a Democratic Senate should curtail the filibuster
NY Times: Senator Harry Reid says Democrats should move to curtail the filibuster if they win the White House and Senate in November only to run up against persistent use of the tactic by...
View ArticleZingers for Hillary: a few to start, please add more
Trump presents a target-rich environment. Here are a couple I just came up with, to be used repeatedly where appropriate, like Reagan’s “There you go again”:“Didn’t your mother teach you any...
View ArticleCNN fact check of debate (w/ poll)
A quick diary on CNN’s quick analysis of some of the disputed assertions in the debate on questions of fact.Here is a summary of issues analyzed and CNN verdicts; please go to the CNN story for fuller...
View ArticleBREAKING: NYS Assembly Speaker Silver to be arrested - NY Times
The New York Times is reporting that NY State Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver will be arrested today (Thurs 1/22) on corruption charges.Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Silver to step aside as NYS Speaker [DailyNews]
The NY Daily News' well-connected political reporter Ken Lovett reports that a deal has been cut for Shelly Silver to step aside as Speaker of the NYS Assembly at least until the serious corruption...
View ArticleNYS Assembly to Speaker: Step DOWN, not Aside (NY Times)
Assembly Democrats Call on Sheldon Silver to Step Down as Speaker By THOMAS KAPLAN, SUSANNE CRAIG and JESSE McKINLEYALBANY — Moving to exile one of New York’s most powerful and long-serving leaders,...
View ArticleUPDATED: WE WON (for now) - NO TAR SANDS CRUDE IN NEW YORK!
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) may issue a permit tomorrow reversed an earlier decision and ordered a full environmental review rather than issue a permit to...
View ArticleTalking points: tell Senators vote NO! on Fast Track cloture
The Senate vote on cloture for Fast Track "Trade Promotion Authority" aka TPA for the Trans Pacific Partnership aka TPP, and all similar so-called “Free Trade” agreements for the next six years, is...
View ArticleTheodore Bikel 1924-2015: Actor, Singer, Activist, Mensch
Theodore Bikel, who has died at the age of 91 in Los Angeles, was a shtarke, unlike many showbiz stars who merely play shtarkes on TV or onscreen. The barrel-chested, booming-voiced actor and singer...
View ArticleEL Doctorow 1931-2015
...The author of a dozen novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama, as well as essays and commentary on literature and politics, Mr. Doctorow was widely lauded for the originality,...
View ArticleMatewan - my favorite labor film
Matewan (1987), written and directed by John Sayles, is not just a great labor film but a great movie period: gripping plot, memorable dialogue, great acting, convincing setting and atmosphere.The...
View ArticleTweet questions to CNN GOP debate
CNN will be taking questions from social media with the hashtag #CNNDebate. You can tweet now or at any time during the debate tonight.I personally don't tweet, struggle to keep up with email, blogs,...
View ArticleReid: a Democratic Senate should curtail the filibuster
NY Times: Senator Harry Reid says Democrats should move to curtail the filibuster if they win the White House and Senate in November only to run up against persistent use of the tactic by...
View ArticleZingers for Hillary: a few to start, please add more
Trump presents a target-rich environment. Here are a couple I just came up with, to be used repeatedly where appropriate, like Reagan’s “There you go again”:“Didn’t your mother teach you any...
View ArticleCNN fact check of debate (w/ poll)
A quick diary on CNN’s quick analysis of some of the disputed assertions in the debate on questions of fact.Here is a summary of issues analyzed and CNN verdicts; please go to the CNN story for fuller...
View ArticleEARTH WEEK VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES ONLINE
DATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIESMAIN EVENTS: EARTH DAY LIVE NATIONAL AND WORLDWIDEEARTH DAY NETWORK:...
View ArticleNo Djok!
Novak Djokovic, #1 male tennis player, organized an international tournament“for charity” that violated health rules for physical distancing and PPE.While the players hugged at the net, played...
View ArticleI just kinda sorta took down a Confederate monument
News about former Senator, former Attorney General, former Trump lickspittle, continuing racist Jefferson Beauregard Sessions led me to look up his namesake, Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in Wikipedia. The...
View ArticleTargeting final contributions toward a BLUE TSUNAMI
There is a time for every purpose under heaven, sang Pete Seeger, after Ecclesiastes.. The primary season was the time to support better Democrats; this is the time to support MORE DEMOCRATS.I have...
View ArticleBREAKING: SCOTUS ALLOWS RELEASE OF TRUMP TAX RETURNS
CNN via Mercury News:The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump who has fiercely fought to shield...
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