"Nobody likes him"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 12:39pmWhen will this woman finally go away?
Diaries
WEF at Davos 2020: Jan. 21-24
Submitted by wendy davis on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 12:03pmUpon entering the WEF site yesterday, this fascinating video from last year was featured:
A preview of the lofty conference from wsws: ‘Climate change “spin” as Davos gathering confronts mounting environmental and economic crisis’, Nick Beams, 20 January 2020
“The World Economic Forum (WEF), which holds its annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland, has tried in recent years to feign concern about the welfare of society as it brings together the ultra-wealthy, government and media representatives and the heads of major corporations to defend the profit system. This year’s gathering is no exception.
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Tuesday Open Thread ~ The Incredible Shrinking Waistline
Submitted by Anja Geitz on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 3:13am
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“It's like one of those scenes from a feel-good Hollywood movie. Where everybody is happy and nobody's hair fizzes in the wind. Where it doesn't rain, your shoes stay comfortable all day, and everybody's jokes are funny.” ~ Randa Abdel-Fattah
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Something to think about
Submitted by mimi on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 1:26amJuan Guaido's Bogus Adventure
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 11:18pm
Sometimes Bernie is too damn collegial! SMH
Submitted by humphrey on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:45pmA great read from naked capitalism.
Submitted by Pricknick on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 5:25pmThe New York Times Dual Endorsement of Klobuchar and Warren: This Ain’t It, Chief
Just a taste:
NYT: Good news, then, that Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a standard-bearer for the Democratic left.[1]
[1] A “standard bearer” that is number two in the national polls and raised four million dollars in two days after Sanders stabbed her in the back and accused her of sexism. Oh, wait…
The Evening Blues - 1-20-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 2:45pm
WaPo columnist endorses all twelve candidates
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 11:44amAlexandra Petri tells us:
In a break from tradition, I am endorsing all 12 Democratic candidates.
SpaceX Final Human Space Abort Test Successful
Submitted by apenultimate on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 11:31amYesterday, SpaceX successfully performed its final necessary mission to test its human-capable rocket, Dragon, before astronauts actually are inside. This abort test--to make sure astronauts can survive a high-altitude abort--was pretty cool to watch (10 minute video):
More than a Dreamer he was a Revolutionist
Submitted by Mark from Queens on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 9:18am"Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence"
Monday OT: January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 5:00amJanuary 20 is day 20 of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Setting Orange, Chaos 20, 3186 YOLD (Discordian)
And let us not forget 13.0.7.3.6 by the Mayan Long Count
![Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking.], 08/28/1963.](https://live.staticflickr.com/1398/5102447354_9462b74b0a_w.jpg)
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New York Times Editorial Board Endorses Warren and Klobuchar
Submitted by Le Frog on Sun, 01/19/2020 - 10:24pmI. Can't.
Here's the link, but I frankly wouldn't bother:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/19/opinion/amy-klobuchar-eli...
The TL;DR version is "Both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration. If there were ever a time to be open to new ideas, it is now. If there were ever a time to seek stability, now is it.
Sober reminder on just how important Adam Schiff is
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sun, 01/19/2020 - 9:50pmA sixteen second video summates perfectly the career of the individual titled above.
Who are the Bernie Bros?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 01/19/2020 - 9:41pmSince 2016 we've been hearing stories about those all-white, male, misogynistic, racist, violent Bernie supporters.
Nevermind that the smear has never been true, and is even a bigger lie now.
