My problem with that last story is that it assumes all readers know how things work in Nashville. I know how things work in Chicago, where if you want to read more than a few on-line Tribune or Sun-Times stories a month you have to subscribe. Is that true in Nashville? I can't tell.
Thanks,, Alan. What the columnist describes as the European quiet life sounds like what I've been searching for my entire life. Can't think why Britain would voluntarily give that up.
Anyone else listening to Kamala Harris' kickoff speech? It's a really great speech. Make a point of listening to it. CNN has it. https://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-1
Her speech may have been great (missed it), but she has far too many corporate-friendly, anti- people moves in her past. Unless she is the final candidate I will not support her, and to add to the horror, just reading on FB that HILLARY is thinking of running for the THIRD time!
I looked at Harris's web site yesterday or the day before, and with the exception of a declaration that she wouldn't be taking any PAC money, the only thing she seemed to stand for was getting elected. Not even her positions on motherhood and apple pie were in evidence, if she has any such.
Cat~~ Thanks for the explanatory post re the Mid-Range Nuclear Weapons Treaty on the last thread. Translation: Congress can't stop Trump from pulling out of the treaty but can use the power of the purse to prevent actual construction of new weapons. You might think this would make pulling out meaningless, but Trump is Trump: The symbol is more important than the fact.
Reeling From Shutdown Loss, Trump Spews Misinformation About Immigrants On Twitter [Click] “…it’s unclear where Trump’s numbers came from on Sunday…” Might I suggest they came from a bottle, whether of pills or booze? ================ Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY) pleaded with President Trump to push back on the far-right flank of his base that urged him to recently shut down the government to fund a border wall, The Hill reports. Said D’Amato: “Don’t let right-wing whack-a-doodles run the place. They’re out of their mind.”
“A coup is not a democratic transition in Venezuela,” I said, as I interrupted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Organization of American States on Thursday. “The U.S. has a long and sordid history of supporting coups in Latin America and they always turned out horrible for the people. Look at Guatemala in ‘53, Chile in ‘73, and Honduras today.”
We are seeing the results of past U.S. interventions in Latin America now, as refugees stream to the U.S. border. But rather than learning from the past — the Iraq war and other interventions in the Middle East have also led to extreme destabilization and refugee crises — the Trump administration is orchestrating another coup by recognizing opposition politician Juan Guaidó as the President of Venezuela.
During this grotesque show, with Trump imbuing himself with the power to decide the leader of a sovereign country, WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS? So far only a handful of them--Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar—have spoken out against Trump’s policy, and some--such as Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Adam Schiff—have actually supported Trump. Send an urgent email now to the Democrats in Congress telling them to speak out against the U.S. orchestration of a coup in Venezuela — a coup that, if successful, could lead to a civil war.
The U.S. has been trying to overthrow the Maduro government in Venezuela for years (hint: Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves). U.S. economic sanctions have devastated the country's economy, creating a humanitarian crisis of food and medicine shortages, widespread poverty, and mass migration.
Mexico and Uruguay have offered to facilitate talks, as has the Pope. Without that, Venezuela is barreling towards all-out civil war. It’s urgent that the Democrats — especially those outspoken about Russian interference in U.S. elections — not stay silent as the U.S. engages in another episode of meddling in the internal affairs of another country. As Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said, “We don't want other countries to choose our leaders — so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
Tell the Democrats to speak out now!
Towards peace across the world, Medea and the entire CODEPINK team: Ann, Ariel, Carley, Caroline, Jodie, Kelly, Kirsten, Lily, Mark, Maya, Nancy, Paki, Ryan, Sarah, Tighe and Ursula
Mueller’s Real Target in the Roger Stone Indictment [Click] “It was probably not Stone himself, but rather his electronic devices.”
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A subscriber model for local online news? [Click]
My problem with that last story is that it assumes all readers know how things work in Nashville. I know how things work in Chicago, where if you want to read more than a few on-line Tribune or Sun-Times stories a month you have to subscribe. Is that true in Nashville? I can't tell.
DeleteKiddle arrived at 12:02 this morning after a long day of skiing. Water tank filling as I type. No time in his life has he never not astonished me.
ReplyDeleteBeau's already got a good soaking in the river and is inside, drying out. He seems content.
ReplyDeleteI love hearing about your boy, and your Beau...!
DeleteWill Kamala Harris have the support of black women? Don't assume that [Click]
ReplyDeleteBritons don’t grasp the EU’s essential motivation – a quest for the quiet life [Click]
Thanks,, Alan. What the columnist describes as the European quiet life sounds like what I've been searching for my entire life. Can't think why Britain would voluntarily give that up.
DeleteAnyone else listening to Kamala Harris' kickoff speech? It's a really great speech. Make a point of listening to it. CNN has it.
Deletehttps://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-1
Her speech may have been great (missed it), but she has far too many corporate-friendly, anti- people moves in her past. Unless she is the final candidate I will not support her, and to add to the horror, just reading on FB that HILLARY is thinking of running for the THIRD time!
DeleteI looked at Harris's web site yesterday or the day before, and with the exception of a declaration that she wouldn't be taking any PAC money, the only thing she seemed to stand for was getting elected. Not even her positions on motherhood and apple pie were in evidence, if she has any such.
DeleteActually, I'd just like to vote for her speech writer.
Deletehttps://www.alternet.org/2019/01/the-single-most-important-pro-labor-speech-of-the-shutdown-was-not-given-by-aoc/">The single most important pro-labor speech of the shutdown was not given by AOC - Click
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DeleteThe single most important pro-labor speech of the shutdown was not given by AOC [Click]
Calls to mind the Seattle General Strike, almost exactly a century ago. [Click]
DeleteSorry about that. Thank you, Alan.
DeleteNo problem at all, Cat. I have certainly made enough such minor syntax errors of my own.
DeleteCat~~ Thanks for the explanatory post re the Mid-Range Nuclear Weapons Treaty on the last thread. Translation: Congress can't stop Trump from pulling out of the treaty but can use the power of the purse to prevent actual construction of new weapons. You might think this would make pulling out meaningless, but Trump is Trump: The symbol is more important than the fact.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Bill.
DeleteReeling From Shutdown Loss, Trump Spews Misinformation About Immigrants On Twitter [Click] “…it’s unclear where Trump’s numbers came from on Sunday…” Might I suggest they came from a bottle, whether of pills or booze?
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Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY) pleaded with President Trump to push back on the far-right flank of his base that urged him to recently shut down the government to fund a border wall, The Hill reports.
Said D’Amato: “Don’t let right-wing whack-a-doodles run the place. They’re out of their mind.”
Alfonse D’Amato?!
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End of shutdown: White House denies Donald Trump 'caved' to Democrats [Click] Might have a hard time selling that line even to the whack-a-doodles.
How radical Republicans and the Trump Administration are killing American workers - Click
ReplyDeleteLate-night with Democrats: how going viral may make the difference for 2020 [Click] Hmmm….maybe I will have to check out some of these interviews—Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Pod Save America.
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Hands off Venezuela!
Dear Cat,
“A coup is not a democratic transition in Venezuela,” I said, as I interrupted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Organization of American States on Thursday. “The U.S. has a long and sordid history of supporting coups in Latin America and they always turned out horrible for the people. Look at Guatemala in ‘53, Chile in ‘73, and Honduras today.”
We are seeing the results of past U.S. interventions in Latin America now, as refugees stream to the U.S. border. But rather than learning from the past — the Iraq war and other interventions in the Middle East have also led to extreme destabilization and refugee crises — the Trump administration is orchestrating another coup by recognizing opposition politician Juan Guaidó as the President of Venezuela.
During this grotesque show, with Trump imbuing himself with the power to decide the leader of a sovereign country, WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS? So far only a handful of them--Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar—have spoken out against Trump’s policy, and some--such as Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Adam Schiff—have actually supported Trump. Send an urgent email now to the Democrats in Congress telling them to speak out against the U.S. orchestration of a coup in Venezuela — a coup that, if successful, could lead to a civil war.
The U.S. has been trying to overthrow the Maduro government in Venezuela for years (hint: Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves). U.S. economic sanctions have devastated the country's economy, creating a humanitarian crisis of food and medicine shortages, widespread poverty, and mass migration.
Mexico and Uruguay have offered to facilitate talks, as has the Pope. Without that, Venezuela is barreling towards all-out civil war. It’s urgent that the Democrats — especially those outspoken about Russian interference in U.S. elections — not stay silent as the U.S. engages in another episode of meddling in the internal affairs of another country. As Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said, “We don't want other countries to choose our leaders — so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
Tell the Democrats to speak out now!
Towards peace across the world,
Medea and the entire CODEPINK team: Ann, Ariel, Carley, Caroline, Jodie, Kelly, Kirsten, Lily, Mark, Maya, Nancy, Paki, Ryan, Sarah, Tighe and Ursula
E-mail Dems -Click
David Leonhardt: The Fleecing of Millennials [Click] Includes a nice little mention of Pete Buttigieg, with an interesting social insight.
ReplyDeleteMeet Pete [Buttigieg] video [Click] “There’s no ‘again’ in the real world; that’s not a bad thing.”
ReplyDeleteHe has a book, coming out next month. [Click] Or here [Click]