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Diaries

People's Convention Schedule: Philadelphia, Saturday, July 23rd

Official Program Schedule for The People's Convention at the Arch Street Meeting House, 320 Arch Street, Philadelphia, July 23, 2016

West Room – People’s Platform

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Doors Open -Welcome performance:
KorElement and Alan Podber

10:30 AM 11:10 AM

Open Thread for July 18, 2016; Nelson Mandela International Day

July 18 is the 199th day of the year. There are 166 days left.

18 is a multiple of 9, 3, and 6, leading to suspicions that it will generate unending fractions (more later)

18 is the sum of 3 of its divisors, 3, 6, and 9
18 is argon, a noble gas
18 is the group containing noble (inert) gases in the periodic table

Robert Reich Bites the Dust, Finally Goes There

He apparently could not help himself. Sure, he was a Former Clinton Admin official.

In the last couple of years when he became involved with grassroots political activism over FB and at TOP, decided to give him another chance, then was happy to see that he endorsed Bernie, explained many issues in a way that a broader public could understand them. Critic of the status quo Dem Party and surely a thorn in the side of the DLC.

Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)

I went to Wikileaks awhile back, looking for some good news (you guys know), and I found this, definitely news, but not good. Trade in Services Agreement, TISA for short.

"This corporatisation of public services - to nearly the same extent as demanded by the recently signed TPP - is a next step to privatisation of SOEs on the neoliberal agenda behind the "Big Three" (TTIP,TiSA,TPP)."

Freedom Rider: Why We Need Black Rage

Here's the deal:

Cop-worship seemed to be the national religion as the U.S. ruling and talking classes sanctified five Dallas policemen. “Just at the moment when rage was most needed, hand holding, candle light vigils and pleas for calm became the order of the day.” Officiating over it all was the Actor-in-Chief, playing his familiar role as philosopher-preacher (he’s an assassin on Tuesday nights), who has “never used his authority to prosecute even one killer cop.”

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