This is my first essay as an exile from Daily K. I started there in the early heady days of Barack Obama. Now, with a view of Donald Trump as future antagonist to either Hillary or Bernie, I would like to share the view of one of my heroes Professor Ugo Bardi, from the University of Florence.
NEW vs OLD political reality
It was funny last night to listen to pundits wax poetic on the great lessons learned last night and in this primary season. Big proclamations about new political fault lines and new coalitions. Old parties dying and the unknowns of having two very unpopular frontrunners clashing for months in a polarized country.
Hello there!
Anyway, who had this flapping above their heads?
Yes, it's this week's mystery flag.
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order Wednesday approving the taking of depositions for the discovery plan agreed to by the State Department and Judicial Watch regarding Hillary Clinton's emails. Commencing immediately, the discovery phase is slated to end by late June, right before the July convention. It is unclear if Clinton's aides will cooperate, including Mr. Pagliano, who installed the private server and was granted immunity by the Justice Department.
"It was burning ash." Shams Rehman, resident of Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
It's been touch and go, but it appears that France may save all of us from a very bad trade treaty.
Reecey Walker, a 32 year-old transgender woman of color, was stabbed to death by a 16 year-old boy in Wichita on Sunday. The suspect is facing a charge of second-degree murder.
Police both dead-named and misgendered Walker, even though friends and family identified her as a transgender woman.
The suspect's family is alleging that Walker was attempting to sexually assault the teen. That's what happens when government officials paint us as sexual predators.
INFLUENTIAL DEMOCRATIC CONSULTANTS, some of whom work for the Super PACs backing Hillary Clinton, have signed up to fight a bold initiative to create a state-based single-payer system in Colorado, according to a state filing posted Monday.
