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The 1938 Socialist Convention in Kenosha, Wisconsin

In the local fish wrapper this morning: Archival Revival: Socialist Party’s national convention took place here in 1938
http://kenoshanews.com/news/archival_revival_socialist_partys_national_c...

The short write-up hits home for me because my Mom's Dad (active in the Lathers' Union) and my Dad's Dad (active in the Machinists' Union) are listed among the 10 Kenosha alternate delegates to the Convention. This was 13 years before my Mom and Dad married.

Big Win for Whistleblowers in U.S. Court Of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit

From my inbox- good news is worth sharing:

Washington, D. C. May 24, 2016. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled in favor of a corporate whistleblower in a May 20, 2016 decision. The case, filed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by Mrs. Dinah R. Gunther, alleged that the Virginia-based software provider, Deltek, Inc. fired her after she raised accounting concerns to the company’s General Counsel, Audit Committee and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The March on DNC is real, and here's an Early Primer on What they have Planned for the Democratic Convention

The March on DNC is being organized by four groups who support Bernie Sanders, but more importantly support the values and principles upon which he has based his political career and upon which he has campaigned.

The four main groups who have done the heavy lifting to bring this about are:

A little afternoon levity

A short little (maybe occasional) game show...

And what is our Jeopardy category Alex?

Today's category is: Last movie lines
(No you don't get "a beautiful friendship" or "tomorrow's another day"...too easy)

Last movie lines for 200 Alex
The answer is: "Mein Führer...! I can walk!!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ihKq34Ozc (at 2:54)

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