The Evening Blues - 8-4-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:49pm
Diaries
U.S. Officials Literally Laughing at Donald Trump’s ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video Claim
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:37pmOn Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. had secretly paid the Iranians $400 million in various currencies around January at the same time that Iran released four Americans held in Tehran.
Trump said he watched it unfold.
“I’ll never forget the scene this morning,” Trump told the crowd on Wednesday. “Iran—I don’t think you’ve heard this anywhere but here—Iran provided all of that footage, the tape, of taking that money off that airplane.”
Slip slidin' Away
Submitted by jamess on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:18pmYesterday I was out celebrating the third day of my vacation,
Catching the "New Moon Low Tide," conveniently happening around dawn, all this week ...
(convenient from the perspective of great light for photography, and the unusual lack of crowds)
Interesting(?) Factoid
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:12pmYesterday a commenter tried to lay the creation of transgender identity at the feet of "a loving mommy" who encourages a little boy to play with make-up, nail polish, and cross-dressing while "disparaging male boding activities with a daddy she resents."
This ticked me way the Hell off. Not only does it completely ignore the existence of trans males, it has absolutely no scientific foundation.
Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital combed through their patient records and discovered that 8.2% of the young people treated at the clinic between 2007 and 2015 were being raised by adoptive families. This compares to a rate for the general public of 2.3%.
I just gave money to Sanders new 'project'. Am I an idiot?
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 1:57pmI'm dead broke (as always) but I got an email from Sanders today.
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On the very first day of our campaign, I wrote to my supporters and said, "This campaign is not about Bernie Sanders. It's about a grassroots movement of Americans standing up and saying: 'Enough is enough. This country and our government belong to all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.'"
MI Bernie Volunteer Speaks About Potential Sabotage of Sanders' Campaign
Submitted by Steven D on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 12:44pmThe following testimony I received today from a MI Sanders volunteer supports my posts regarding the possible infiltration of Clinton moles in the Sanders campaign, including Ryan Hughes. The individual wishes to remain anonymous in light of the recent death of activist Shawn Lucas.
Ballot Access and Voting
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 10:58amOn June 8, 2016, the Green Party supposedly was seeking ballot access in all 50 states.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/08/green-party-seeks-2016-ballot-acc...
On July 10, 2016, the Green Party reported that it had achieved ballot access in 24 states.
Our Revolution - A Song We've Heard Before
Submitted by Phoebe Loosinhouse on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 7:52amChapter 2 of the Bernie Sanders Story is in rough draft. The Bernster would like to take the energy and passion his candidacy generated and turn it into a longview multi-pronged entity to push the goals of the 99% and to promote Progressive candidates. Sounds good, right?
It always sounds good. It sounded good with Howard Dean's Democracy For America whose goals are to:
Open Thread 8-4-16: Shut Yer Bloody Gob!
Submitted by Shahryar on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 6:00am
I'm currently reading "A Start in Life", a 1970 novel by one of my favorite authors, Alan Sillitoe. His books have tough Northern England types who get by on "cunning" and are brutally honest. In the spirit of that...
Going As Planned?
Submitted by LaFeminista on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 5:36amDonald Trump has insisted all is well with his campaign even as Republicans grow increasingly worried about a candidate who seems to have gone permanently off-track.
