Fortunately, I was home for Christmas and not among those sleeping on the polished hard floor of an airport, with the echo of a disembodied voice repeatedly warning not to leave your bag unattended. I would not say I am a regular flyer, but Southwest has been my frequent flying choice for many...
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Conservatism in America loves to address problems that do not exist and want to purge the truth. Red Hats rail against masks wearing, telling the rest of us they will not live in fear—yet arm themselves to the teeth in fear of peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters. Texas Governor Greg...
Oklahoma’s right-wing politicians would like to erase history because that’s what they do, whether it’s the omission of facts or rewriting them to favor those in power. Historical guilt and its associated media effects cooties can’t be part of public school curricula. H.B. 1775 implies that the past prior to 1776...
Received this e-mail from Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign: x We don't need some hedge fund millionaire like @JDVance1 claiming to speak for working families who are struggling to get by. In Dayton, we passed universal pre-k and the results have been incredible both for kids and...
While they were reading the verdict of Derek Chauvin, 16 year old Ma’Khia Bryant was being shot 4 times by Columbus, Ohio police. She died at the scene. The police had been called because an adult woman tried to fight Bryant. (Updated) Warning: graphic videos: The Columbus Dispatch reported that police officers were sent...
Whether it’s harassing Stormy Daniels to show their support of the previous guy or killing demonstrators, the Columbus Ohio police seem to have exceeded their authority. Skywriting seems a bit past the remit for a police agency that has three times more helicopters than the Chicago police. “The city's annual...
Mike Pence is homeless after leaving office and 'couch-surfing' with Indiana politicians, report says. Perhaps the however grateful Trump can put him up somewhere. Apparently Pence didn’t have a plan B for the November election, or maybe he’s hoping to borrow Clarence Thomas’s RV. x 📍Trump Hotel, DC – Looks like they drained the...
From The Huffington Post: Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, one day before her closely watched Georgia Senate runoff, announced Monday she’s joining the coalition of GOP senators objecting to this week’s tally of the Electoral College results in Congress. “The American people deserve a platform in Congress, permitted under the Constitution,...
As he prepares to ride off into the sunset on a screeching, incontinent llama, Donald Trump is wasting no time in abusing his power even more than he already has. While he still hasn’t given up on turning the U.S. into a hereditary monarchy that swears allegiance to a damp sack of...
Here’s the latest news today out of Georgia courtesy of WSB-TV/Landmark Communications: Perdue leads with 47 percent of the vote compared to Ossoff’s 45.5 percent. Six percent remain undecided. The margin of error is also 4 percent. Libertarian Shane Hazel, who has just 1.5 percent, could play a huge role...
This week I attended (remotely) the Rethinking Economics Festival and encountered challenging pluralist discourses like a platform economy (noting that most of such work is populated by women), decolonizing the Eurocentric position in disciplines, or “fully-automated luxury communism”. I thought I’d share some resource items and make a few observations....
Considering the penchant for bored federal tactical teams to practice their snatch and grab techniques with their rental vehicles, it’s a good thing to take down that statue. Chicago will feature at least 200 members of the miscellaneous DHS protection squad this weekend. x BREAKING: Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to...
It is more of a comment on Trump’s “cancel culture” that the Aurora, Colorado police would bust up a crowd of violinists peacefully demonstrating a bias death. x Police showed up in riot gear to a peaceful violin vigil for Elijah McClain. âÂÂAurora police basically recreated the dynamic of McClain's death,â says...
… in the Caribbean, of course. The Genocidal Genoan never set foot in what we now know as the United States. And he had no idea where he was. And the “American way of life” he started was slavery. And greed/plunder. And wanton cruelty. And mass murder. But other than that...
We are in some strange space where to Ted Cruz, those people taking down monuments to genocidal explorers are like fundamentalist religious fanatics practicing iconoclasm. Ted doesn’t understand iconoclasm nor has he read kos’s book, but he went there on Twitter. x No, sweetie. THIS is the American Taliban. pic.twitter.com/VnoqlwiK5L— Adam Sank...
So much iconoclasty, so little time to election day. Darn all those racist targets and their problematic cultural frames, constructed from their siting and historical context, all with social and political mediation. Darn all those genocidal reckonings, darn that 400 years. “Chicago has two Columbus statues and a pillar donated...
Received an e-mail update from Slate Magazine’s The Surge and they have released the top seven states that are now the most competitive for Joe Biden to reach electoral victory. Here they are: 1. Arizona The GOP is getting so desperate that it might voluntarily spend time there in August....
Sorry I missed this yesterday but here’s another poll out of Georgia: x Georgia Senate Democratic Primary:Jon Ossoff 42%Teresa Tomlinson 14%Sarah Riggs Amico 9% Landmark Communications/@wsbtv 6/1https://t.co/QnH6t5VqJi #GAsenâ Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 4, 2020 Jon Ossoff has a commanding lead in the Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Sen. David Perdue,...
Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the protest on Friday. One of them, Chevy McGee, tells me he didn't break any laws. McGee is part of the...
Here’s the latest news out Georgia courtesy of Greg Bluestein from The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: A new @cygnal poll of likely Democratic primary voters shows Senate candidate @ossoff within striking distance of winning next week’s primary outright. He’s at ~49%, Tomlinson at 16%, Amico at 8%. About 24% undecided. #gapol #gasen...
We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during the day time, there will be problematic police behavior in the evening. Remember that Trump needs martial law or at least its quasi-military manifestation to...
Vanity Fair has a great piece about the all the political turmoil the good state of Georgia is facing. Governor Brian Kemp (R. GA) has royally fumbled reopening the state during the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) has been tarnished by scandals over her insider trading....
Michael Tomasky at The Daily Beast has a new piece out this week that talks about certain state that went to Trump but there are some very positive signs that it go to Biden: Ohio held its primary this year in April. I say “in April” rather than on a...
Kudos to Elizabeth Meyer at Iowa Starting Line for capturing this: Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation’s largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state “has fared pretty well” during the pandemic....
There’s been a lot of news out of Georgia but I wanted to make sure this didn’t get lost in the noise: Former Columbus mayor Teresa Tomlinson now has the backing of the son of one of the greatest civil rights leaders in history in her bid for the U.S....
Greg Palast visited with Politics Done Right to discuss mail-in ballots and voting. He explains why vote-by-mail could reelect Donald Trump. Palast recently wrote the article titled “Vote-by-Mail could cost Dems the Election: Mail-in Voting puts Millions of Minority Ballots at Risk” that expands on this interview. From Georgia to Wisconsin, 17...
http://www.bloomberg.com/… (April 17) Meat packing centers in the Midwest are some of the fastest growing pandemic centers, according to Bloomberg News, the New York Times, and other news media. Workers in some plants complain about close working conditions and lack of protective equipment. Industry analysts see supply disruptions and higher prices. Fortunately, the...
Received this e-mail today from former Presidential candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D. CA-15), in support of Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: As a U.S. Congressman, I know the importance of a candidate who is ready to get the job done no matter the obstacles in the way. That...
Received this e-mail Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: We have reached a time when a rigid adherence to ideology may well cost us lives. For 40 years, a dangerous anti-government streak has crept into the Republican Party, and our own Georgia Governor Kemp demonstrated it in the face...
Received this e-mail from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: We just got some extraordinary news. The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee is endorsing Teresa in Georgia’s Democratic primary to take on David Perdue in this battleground Senate race. In the national president’s...
So the latest spin explaining the delays and inaction are a half-baked notion of herd immunity that had a high death toll which Trump was willing to accept. x The president is making a shocking admission on national TV: that he and some of his advisors actually considered just âÂÂriding...
Here’s the big news out of Georgia: x Our first public poll of the #GASen Democratic primary against David Perdue… Ossoff: 31%Tomlinson: 15.8%Amico: 14.5%Undecided: 38.7% The primary is set for May 19. #gapol https://t.co/obixgbX9pEâ” Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) March 17, 2020 Jon Ossoff, an investigative journalist and former 6th Congressional District...
Looking like a POTUS, Biden urges “leading with science” in a short speech from Delaware. Plans rather than Bans. There will be a surge in intensive care and hospital bed demand. x The difference between this Biden speech and TrumpâÂÂs speech is the difference between an infielder who wants the...
Received this e-mail today from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson's (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Today is International Women’s Day, the day we celebrate the incredible social, economic, and cultural achievements of women. Despite our progress, women in America do not enjoy the same rights and privileges that men...
Received this e-mail from Democracy for America: “Tomlinson, Warnock bids for U.S. Senate endorsed by key progressive group” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2/12/20 The energy around Georgia is building ever since DFA endorsed two progressives running to flip two U.S. Senate seats blue: Reverend Raphael Warnock and Teresa Tomlinson. With enough grassroots...
Received this e-mail today from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: If you had asked me a few years ago whether we should eliminate the Senate filibuster, I would have told you, “Absolutely not.” But last August, days after 31 people were massacred in El Paso...
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: With two open U.S. Senate seats, Georgia is absolutely critical in our strategy to Flip the Senate this November. That’s why I’m thrilled to announce Democracy for America is endorsing two progressive champions running for Senate in Georgia: Reverend Raphael Warnock and...
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: x #TeamTomlinson is honored to have the endorsement of @DFAaction towards our efforts to #FlipTheSenate. With your help, we will #SendPerduePacking and also relieve Mitch McConnell of his leadership duties. #gapol https://t.co/X0vJd32IeCâ” Teresa Tomlinson (@teresatomlinson) February 12, 2020 Democracy for America, a national...
Here’s the latest news out of Iowa: x THREAD: This AM, we're excited to announce @DFAaction's endorsements of @GreenfieldIowa for U.S. Senate in Iowa and @teresatomlinson & @ReverendWarnock in the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia — three races critical to our fight to #FlipTheSenate in 2020.#IASen#GASenâ Democracy for America...
Received this e-mail today from former State Senator, Gubernatorial candidate and grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter (D. GA), in support of former Columbus Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA), U.S. Senate campaign: Georgia’s next United States senator isn’t going to be taking an easy job. Once renowned as...
Received this e-mail today from Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: A groundbreaking Washington Post report on the War in Afghanistan details widespread political manipulation and strategic malpractice in our country’s longest war. After the report’s publication, Congress again abdicated its responsibility to provide oversight when it passed the latest defense...
I think one of the most exciting primaries for the U.S. Senate is the Democratic primary in Georgia to unseat U.S. Senator David Perdue (R. GA). Democrats are proving to be competitive in this changing deep red to purple state. With U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R. GA) retiring early due...
(1/2) Oh my God. I just heard about the passing of another dear friend, Little Feat's Paul Barrere. A brilliant guitarist, singer and songwriter—a cornerstone of one of the greatest bands of all time. #PaulBarrere pic.twitter.com/vS4rqXhD4J — Bonnie Raitt (@TheBonnieRaitt) October 27, 2019 (1/2) Oh my God. I just heard...
In solidarity, Dr Bill Honigman and Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F, Janis, Mike H, Dan, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA National Team Healthcare Is A Human Right! Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, also called Native American Day (SD) or Discoverers’ Day (HI), officially celebrated in 7 states instead of...
http://www.dispatch.com/… Ohio Senator Rob Portman joins the slowly growing ranks of Republican Senators who have found fault with Donald Trump for soliciting investigations of Joe Biden by foreign governments. Although opposing impeachment as too extreme, Portman acknowledged that Trump was wrong. Portman’s comments to the Columbus Dispatch basically blow out...
Received this e-mail from the former U.S. Senator and War Hero, Max Cleland (D. GA), in support of Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Teresa Tomlinson (D. GA) Before I served Georgia in the state senate, as Secretary of State, and in the United States Senate, I was serving...