Being the knee-jerk liberal, unicorn loving, 4 Freedoms embroidering sort of Democrat that I am, when the story about Hillary and her server was broken over a year ago, I personally found it a disqualifier. I found the whole setup, used to ignore and subvert the concept of transparency, as well as the FOIA and legitimate Congressional oversight was repugnant.
Yes, that title is a direct quote from this BBC article online. It’s beyond frightening. The greenhouse gas needle is way past the red dial danger zone. And no one in the media during this election campaign is talking about it. Because, horse races are easier to cover, I guess.
That title is the one Lilly Wachowski wrote for her own coming out yesterday. Her sister Lana came out in 2012.
There's the headline I've been waiting for this past year. Up until now with dread and/or eye rolling exasperation. The "news" has almost come out a couple of times. Each was preceded by an ominous email from my agent—reporters have been asking for statements regarding the "Andy Wachowski gender transition" story they were about to publish. In response to this threatened public outing against my will, I had a prepared a statement that was one part piss, one part vinegar and 12 parts gasoline.
It had a lot of politically relevant insights regarding the dangers of outing trans people, and the statistical horrors of transgender suicide and murder rates. Not to mention a slightly sarcastic wrap-up that "revealed" my father had injected praying mantis blood into his paternal ball-sac before conceiving each of his children to produce a brood of super women, hellbent on female domination.
Okay, mega sarcastic.
But it didn't happen. The editors of these publications didn't print a story that was only salacious in substance and could possibly have a potentially fatal effect. And being the optimist that I am, I was happy to chalk it up to progress.
--Lilly Wachowski
I have a hard time watching debates with my candidate on stage. Unless s/he’s really on fire, or the opponent is goofing and gaffing, I am a super critical pearl clutcher who is either mumbling or shouting out possible comebacks for my hopeful contender like someone playing along with a game show at home or talking back to the horror movie. Last night in Miami was no different. Bernie missed a couple great opportunities. I suppose Hillary did as well, but I care about Bernie, so I was still trying to magically feed Bernie talking points and lines this morning, wanting to let him know how I (and maybe others) hear what he is saying and not saying.
And, in dwelling on what I thought was his biggest missed opportunity from last night while getting my morning caffeine on board, I started to think about a point that I wish Bernie would explicitly make. It is a point that could serve him well both in the primary and in general and would underscore his consistency over his last half century of struggle and service. It is this:
When you speak your mind truthfully with what is in your heart, in the public arena, and in the pursuit of justice, peace and prosperity for all people, there will be some things you will say that will give some folks pause or that some people will not agree with. (Even more so when those things are taken out of context)
What does this have to do with the working class and the brand of Law and Order politics that was born in the 60’s and has metastasized into the prison-industrial complex and Patriot Act world of today? A whole hell of a lot, if it can be unpacked and communicated.
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Saturday March 10, 1906
From the Montana News: Comrade Debs Speaks, Warns Plutocrats
From this week's edition of the Montana News:
Debs' Stirring Message.
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Calls Working Class to Prepare for Action
to Prevent Judicial Murder.
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What I have to say about the latest and boldest stroke of the plutocracy will require but little space. It is not talk that is wanted but action.
The issue is clear. There can be no mistake about it.
The labor leaders that cannot be bribed or bullied must be ambushed and murdered. That is the situation in a nutshell. How shall we meet it? In just one way. We have got to fight.
Another Haymarket attempt will precipitate a revolution.
If murder must be committed it is not the working class alone that will furnish the victims this time.
Moyer, Haywood and their colleagues are absolutely innocent. The writer knows them to the heart's core and will stake his all on them.
The only crime they are guilty of is that they are unswervingly true to the working class, and the working class can do no less than stand by them to the finish.
A word from SeniorLinux (that's me - from pre-stroke times back at good ol' dkos)
Of course, don't open anything that looks like a paper-clip: that could be a virus. But if your Spam directory says it's about caucus99percent and mentions the ID you registered under, chances are that is what you are looking for.
If you want to be extra-safe, I suppose you could login at your local library and register from there. But that has its own problems. So just be safe.
I hadn't heard of this before today but it certainly appears to be a major part of the Clinton debate strategy:
I used to just add this stuff to whatever OT essay (I hate the term "diary") on C99P.
But since so many people have signed up here, the OT essays are dropping too fast. So I'm just going to start my own OT's, and simplify it (at least for me anyway).
Top investigative journalists have uncovered ground breaking news that Bernie Sanders is beholden to special interest groups. In this case, it turns out Bernie is in the pocket of Big Climate.
Sanders Campaign Says This Photo Proves Clinton Broke Rules During Univision Debate
The rules of the debate banned candidates from meeting with staff during breaks. When contacted by Henry, Clinton spokeswoman Jen Palmieri responded by saying she didn’t know the photo existed.
