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Open Thread Saturday 06-06-15

Good morning 99percenters!
Morning news dump and music by Hot Tuna.

As Crucial Vote Nears, How Many Dems Will Stand Against Destructive TPP?
As progressive opposition to Fast Track intensifies, Leader Pelosi is conspicuously absent from the fight,' says CREDO Action

With proponents expressing increasing confidence that they have the bipartisan support to pass Fast Track in the House—and Republicans pushing to hold a vote as early as next week and certainly by the end of the month—progressive groups are dialing up the pressure on key lawmakers whose influence they see as critical in the fight over corporate-friendly trade deals.

Open Thread - Thursday - 06-04- 2015 - Film Production and Militias

Good Morning Caucus99. What are you up to today? I have to take it one day at a time.

This piece is from Mother Jones, an article that made me sad to say the least. It's by Jenna McLaughlin This Guy from Baltimore is Raising a Christian Army to fight ISIS. That's a man from my extended neighborhood... so I thought I should read what he is all about.

Open Thread - Wednesday June 3, 2015

As many of you already know, I enjoy watching birds come to my bird feeders. I maintain two hanging seed feeders, two pole feeders, and one hummingbird feeder. My two hanging feeders are suspended from the eaves of my house. To fill them, I must lower them to the ground via the lines that suspend them. Generally, these feeders are relatively secure from the squirrels. For a squirrel to raid either of them, it must make a major leap from a nearby tree.

The Most Corrupt Administration in Modern American History

Kickback: The payment of something of value to a recipient as compensation or reward for providing favorable treatment to another party.

A kickback in the form of money, gifts, credit, or anything of value may be viewed as a corrupt practice that interferes with an employee or official’s ability to make unbiased decisions. - Investopedia

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