Vermont re-elected a Republican Governor *and* made its Democratic Legislature veto-proof! Vermont also elected Democrats for Attorney General and Secretary of State, and amended the State Constitution to protect reproductive rights and to clarify that Vermont does not permit slavery.
"Democrats have never held this many seats in the lower chamber, and no single party has controlled this many districts in the chamber since 1966."
It is interesting that Vermont decided also to outlaw indentured servitude. As I understand it, that was usually what we would consider a type of apprenticeship, although of course it could be abused.
I believe "indentured servitude" is the formal term for what is usually referred to as "bond slavery" -- that is, slavery for a fixed number of years. This was the way many immigrants to the northern states, especially during the colonial era. paid for their passage.
Ah, that is why one AP graphic showed Vermont as red. Republicans like playing executioner. We keep forgetting from GWB, that in Texas it is the Lt. Gov that is in charge of just about everything but executions. Makes me think Beto did not really want the job--just the opportunity to organize the state for democracy. I know he did not like being in Congress. The partisan power plays are a real drag. Pelosi garnered Republican ire because she put novices like AOC and Katie Porter on important committees.
...because both AOC and Katie Porter are absolutely BRILLIANT women and Republican men HATE that because it shows the inadequacy of Republican men! (a nony mouse is Susan)
One thing the standard news media seems to overlook is that by taking the small city north of Kherson yesterday or the day before, Ukrainian forces cut one of the remaining two railway links that could supply Russian forces in Kherson City proper.
Are we really prisoners of geography? [Click] A good read on geopolitics and alternative theories. (I had, if not forgotten, allowed Mackinder to subside in my consciousness---his theory had to be remade so frequently that it seemed of little relevance.) I note that the author does not mention Herodotus, who posited that cultures were shaped by geography (and weather); and I very much doubt that he was the first.
The author (like so many) ignores the Nazi assumption that agricultural production per unit area had reached it maximum-- whence the need for "lebensraum."
I keep forgetting I cannot comment on my laptop because some critical keys do not work. Anyway, I do not think geography determines culture. Rather humans are attracted to or disgusted by particular environments. I have always appreciated a distant vista as I grew up in in the Alps. However, the reason I ended up on the Georgia coast was because that particular ocean vista was stuck in my subconscious. Perhaps it was just the closest thing to sitting on a hillside in the Alps, but years after we actually moved here, I realized I had seen the place in a most unlikely movie--unlikely because my mother had little use for entertainment but drahhed me to something called "The view from Pompey's Head" because she thought it was about the lost city in Italy where she had ruined a pair of shoes. It wasn't. It was a sort of southern family story that happened to have been filmed on the Georgia coast pretending to be South Carolina..Pompey's Head = Hilton Head, etc. Artistic license. LOL I DON't actually like the beach much; I like the vistas across the ocean and the marshes.. In 2013 I bought 12 acres of marsh. At the time there was a srip of vegetation between me and the ocean, but erosion has carried the land away and now I can see the breakers at high tide. Irma carried my bench from the dike a couple of blocks inland, but I unbolted it and took it back. I doubt the tide was high enough today to relocate my bench.
Interesting about the childhood image; the only type of truck, or vehicle for that matter, that I have lusted after has been a 1940-something Dodge Power Wagon. I have lately begun to wonder if that might be because my folks had one (probably war surplus) for their general store when I was very young; I can remember riding in it with my father driving. And I have a photo in the family album of me sitting on the fender; I keep telling myself I should take a close look at it, and maybe now I will. If it was a war surplus Power Wagon the fender and headlight would be distinctive.
Warnock in Georgia is at 49.6%, which is 1.3% ahead of Walker. That 1.3% is 38,480 votes. They still have 1% of the votes to count which is around 49,000 votes. .4% comes to about 15,000 votes. 🤞
I hadn't yet had enough time to be confused by it, but now I am definitely de-confused. Probably means a runoff, although it really puzzles me that so many people in Georgia would vote for a candidate who has obviously been hit in the head far too often. I think I read that the majority of the votes yet to be counted are in heavily Democratic precincts. It would be frosting on the cake if Warnock were to get to 50%.
Vermont re-elected a Republican Governor *and* made its Democratic Legislature veto-proof! Vermont also elected Democrats for Attorney General and Secretary of State, and amended the State Constitution to protect reproductive rights and to clarify that Vermont does not permit slavery.
ReplyDelete"Democrats have never held this many seats in the lower chamber, and no single party has controlled this many districts in the chamber since 1966."
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You had a slight Freudian slip in the headline on the previous thread, listener [grin]
DeleteIt is interesting that Vermont decided also to outlaw indentured servitude. As I understand it, that was usually what we would consider a type of apprenticeship, although of course it could be abused.
DeleteI believe "indentured servitude" is the formal term for what is usually referred to as "bond slavery" -- that is, slavery for a fixed number of years. This was the way many immigrants to the northern states, especially during the colonial era. paid for their passage.
DeleteThe old wording left some ambiguity, so we decided to make it crystal clear.
DeleteAlan...Hey, I left out the "gggg"!
DeleteAh, that is why one AP graphic showed Vermont as red. Republicans like playing executioner. We keep forgetting from GWB, that in Texas it is the Lt. Gov that is in charge of just about everything but executions. Makes me think Beto did not really want the job--just the opportunity to organize the state for democracy. I know he did not like being in Congress. The partisan power plays are a real drag.
ReplyDeletePelosi garnered Republican ire because she put novices like AOC and Katie Porter on important committees.
...because both AOC and Katie Porter are absolutely BRILLIANT women and Republican men HATE that because it shows the inadequacy of Republican men!
Delete(a nony mouse is Susan)
Uppity is as uppity does, eh? [grin]
DeleteThe Most Surprising Thing About the Midterms [Click] Little if any protest about conduct or results. Related:
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Morning address of President Zelenskyy [Click]
ReplyDeleteRelated: Ukrainian official says Russians placed mines throughout Kherson—apartments, sewers, etc. [Click] But there does not seem to be any confirmation yet.
One thing the standard news media seems to overlook is that by taking the small city north of Kherson yesterday or the day before, Ukrainian forces cut one of the remaining two railway links that could supply Russian forces in Kherson City proper.
DeleteArtur Rehi on what the Russian withdrawal will probably mean for Kherson City and its surroundings. [Click]
DeleteAre we really prisoners of geography? [Click] A good read on geopolitics and alternative theories. (I had, if not forgotten, allowed Mackinder to subside in my consciousness---his theory had to be remade so frequently that it seemed of little relevance.) I note that the author does not mention Herodotus, who posited that cultures were shaped by geography (and weather); and I very much doubt that he was the first.
ReplyDeleteThe author (like so many) ignores the Nazi assumption that agricultural production per unit area had reached it maximum-- whence the need for "lebensraum."
DeleteI keep forgetting I cannot comment on my laptop because some critical keys do not work.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I do not think geography determines culture. Rather humans are attracted to or disgusted by particular environments. I have always appreciated a distant vista as I grew up in in the Alps. However, the reason I ended up on the Georgia coast was because that particular ocean vista was stuck in my subconscious. Perhaps it was just the closest thing to sitting on a hillside in the Alps, but years after we actually moved here, I realized I had seen the place in a most unlikely movie--unlikely because my mother had little use for entertainment but drahhed me to something called "The view from Pompey's Head" because she thought it was about the lost city in Italy where she had ruined a pair of shoes. It wasn't. It was a sort of southern family story that happened to have been filmed on the Georgia coast pretending to be South Carolina..Pompey's Head = Hilton Head, etc. Artistic license. LOL
I DON't actually like the beach much; I like the vistas across the ocean and the marshes.. In 2013 I bought 12 acres of marsh. At the time there was a srip of vegetation between me and the ocean, but erosion has carried the land away and now I can see the breakers at high tide. Irma carried my bench from the dike a couple of blocks inland, but I unbolted it and took it back. I doubt the tide was high enough today to relocate my bench.
Interesting about the childhood image; the only type of truck, or vehicle for that matter, that I have lusted after has been a 1940-something Dodge Power Wagon. I have lately begun to wonder if that might be because my folks had one (probably war surplus) for their general store when I was very young; I can remember riding in it with my father driving. And I have a photo in the family album of me sitting on the fender; I keep telling myself I should take a close look at it, and maybe now I will. If it was a war surplus Power Wagon the fender and headlight would be distinctive.
DeleteWarnock in Georgia is at 49.6%, which is 1.3% ahead of Walker.
ReplyDeleteThat 1.3% is 38,480 votes. They still have 1% of the votes to count which is around 49,000 votes.
.4% comes to about 15,000 votes. 🤞
If that seems confusing, note that I'm referring to two different percentages: TOTAL votes and the % DIFFERENCE between the two candidates.
DeleteI hadn't yet had enough time to be confused by it, but now I am definitely de-confused. Probably means a runoff, although it really puzzles me that so many people in Georgia would vote for a candidate who has obviously been hit in the head far too often. I think I read that the majority of the votes yet to be counted are in heavily Democratic precincts. It would be frosting on the cake if Warnock were to get to 50%.
DeleteWith 99% of Georgia US Senate votes counted at 1:13PM, Warnock 49.4%, Walker 48.5%.
DeleteCNN states:
DeleteCandidate(s) % Votes
Warnock 49.6% 1,948,422. 48,744 ahead
Walker 48.3% 1,899,678
Oliver 2.1% 81,187
Est. vote in: 99%
Updated 3:35 p.m. ET, Nov. 10
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DeleteMaybe they could work it off at $20/hour?
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