Manchin opposes Build Back Better w/poll
NY Times:Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, said on Sunday that he could not support President Biden’s signature $2.2 trillion social safety net, climate and tax bill, all but dooming...
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...
View ArticleManchin opposes Build Back Better w/poll
NY Times:Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, said on Sunday that he could not support President Biden’s signature $2.2 trillion social safety net, climate and tax bill, all but dooming...
View ArticleTeam Democracy has a real chance to hold onto the House!
Not only the Senate, but Team Democracy has a real chance to hold onto the House! I just updated a close analysis of the Washington Post page tracking 64 competitive House Races. There seems to be a...
View ArticleGovernment shutdown endgame analysis and question w/poll
The way the game of chicken endgame over keeping the government open looks to me now, since money bills must originate in the House, is this:1) The House D’s will reject* Squeaker Johnson’s divide and...
View ArticleTell Biden - declare a climate EMERGENCY tonight
In recent days Texas has seen a record firestorm, and California an extraordinary rainstorm. The scientific community has been warning for decades that extreme weather events would increase as the...
View ArticleBREAKING: This is a BFD, even if 6 1/2 months late (Updated)
Although there have been earlier published rumors, the NYT just published this above the fold:Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah AttackThe United States withheld 3,500...
View ArticleThe outcome is no longer in serious doubt, but we need to work all out for a...
Instant punditry is confirming that Harris won the debate, both by speaking effectively about the kitchen table issues that affect the lives of working families, and by triggering the Lyin King into...
View ArticleBREAKING: Court rules Murdoch can't hand his empire to right wing son Lachlan
NY Times:Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family TrustA Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in...
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