With more octane! We've moved to a new server, give it a workout. Sorry about the inconvenience yesterday, today's a new day. Thank you for your patience.
I'm so glad that Kos published that diary yesterday and pushed me out of my lethargy and inertia so that I finally signed up here. Reading through the Member List is a stroll down Good Memories Lane with ActivistGuy, Ray Pensador and Pluto(?). I hope more of "the disappeared" show up here to add to what is already a critical mass of troublemakers!
My mind is dancing right now contemplating all the things that can be discussed here that were bannable at Kos's Animal Farm--and with people that I've enjoyed reading and engaging with for years.
Thanks to whomever got the site back up under the strain of rapid growth.
There will be a revolution, and in honor of Beloved Emma - there WILL be dancing! https://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/the-momentum-story-how-the-bernie-sande...
uh, oh, looking at above can't figure out which is the linkie ;( Gotta learn fast..too much to say..
Mostly SO SO grateful for this safe landing...
Had a dream last night - at Convention, Bernie wouldn't sell out, and runs as a write in - is that even possible?
Well,
as everyone knows: IT'S OUR TURN President Sanders: an idea whose time has come
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
your that rabble rousing trouble making peace and democracy loving guy. Good to see you OPOL. Hope you come back often and give us some of your inspiring trouble DFH style!
JtC! (Jesu, the Christo?) makin' miracles and multiplying fishes.
Pages loading quickly, looking forward to testing out the gears and taking her for a spin
Thanks again, sooo looking forward to seeing some of my old favs who've been sorely missed at the GOS.
Oh - Please let us know how to support/donate to keep this site up and vibrantly alive!
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JtC=Johnny the Conqueroo. It's a blues music reference. John the Conqueror is a root that is ground up and worn around the neck in a mojo back for good luck. It's a black magic thing most prevalent in the New Orleans area. It's referenced in traditional blues music quite frequently.
after things settle down, jtc will post a donation button. jtc just migrated the site to a new server to accommodate the traffic and there are still huge numbers of people signing up. so, look for it in a while.
the site went down, is there a way to see if it is still there?
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and wind up in "My blog" instead. Maybe I'll remember now.
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Now's the time to think about the next server upgrade... and the one after that. Not only DKos exiles need a lefty-safe place to land.
Is there a link for sending money to C99? It may be obvious; I confess I haven't looked at all. So much easier to sip coffee, pet the cat and type a few words asking.
Don't know the history of how this site was created, but really want to thank you.
Perhaps we could sell Windsocks as a fundraiser? I'm having mine embroidered with Forgainst, Hillary Windsock Clinton's motto.
Will hold off posting my collection of videos, in case they take up too much bandwidth.
It's Our Turn
President Sanders: an idea whose time has come
joanne is blogging over at shadowproof (the successor to firedoglake). she posts an excellent column under the "next cold war" tab. here's her latest post. she's also very active on twitter.
Don't know the history of how this site was created
this site is an outgrowth of a community of people who were looking for a place to be long before the current wave brought you to us.
we have been through a number of platforms and then jtc kindly developed this site as a home for us. he has put an amazing amount of work into developing this and keeping it running and deserves all the "atta boys" that a community can muster.
As you might guess from my name, I won't be saying much over here, either. But I think hanging out over here will be better for my BP. Thanks for the lovely space!
No problem. I mostly lurk as well (though I should speak up, dammit). My impetus to comment mostly comes when there's some nonsense to push back on, and the folks over here are less prone to nonsense than the ones at dK where I've been noisier, but we don't need an echo chamber, either. There's lots to do. Some of that is opening ourselves more, and some of it is getting more pro-active outside this space. I'm hoping the expansion of this site makes both things develop simultaneously and quickly.
So WELCOME NEW USERS! ¡Bienvenidos, compañeros! Make yourselves at home.
Homecoming, indeed! What a weekend we're having here, eh?
I haven't been gone, really, just quiet hereabouts and less so elsewhere. But yesterday was so cool seeing the tide shift over there so suddenly and directing its flow hither. Sorry we overloaded you guys, but a homecoming is worth that. We'll all find room to sit, or congregate around the libations.
I miss our forays in greenspace -- do you think there'd be an interest in reprising those sometime? I know you'll be busy now with the expansion hereabouts, and I'll be away for a couple of weeks anyway, but maybe sometime sooner than later would be possible? Whatever works. . . .
in a couple of weeks things should be starting to pop up all over at longwood. i'm generally up for a weekend day trip most weekends for the next month.
Really fast getting a new server up and running, JtC. Congratulations on that.
I posted a comment yesterday just as the site went down and so it didn't go through. I feel responsible! It felt like my comment was the proverbial straw.
(It is just as well that my comment got lost. It was just my 2 cents on you know what and you know where.)
Glad to have new homes. I never expected to be bannable for saying I would vote for Sanders in November. I have read and posted drastically less over yonder since DK 5, but yesterday was the purge in earnest. I have gone back only to rec Sanders supporters. I will not give that site views, clicks, or words beyond supports for my candidate. And I have been there through three Presidential primaries.
at what kos has decided is a RWNJ talking point. I mean how many loonie RW'ers go around agitating /talking about Goldman Sachs Golden Handcuffs, bad mouthing Goldwater, ending the endless war on terra, regulating the freaking bankster's and too big's and getting some decent affordable healthcare? He's got it as ass backwards as a teabagger. What he means is no 'rotten, patriotic Dr. Commie Rat' left wing factual talking points. He wouldn't know a real issue if it bit him, which it finally has.
I signed up for an account here several months back but never got out of lurker mode. Yesterday's events gave me a much needed kick in the rear.
I was on Dkos under the same name as here but trashed my password a few years back - I was applying for US citizenship at the time and paranoia got the better of me.
Anyway, enough about me and it's great to be here
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I noticed that the photo/avatars seem to look better here. I am still exploring the site and reading, but may be asking for help along the way. Greatly appreciate it here.
We got our signatures back, too.
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It gets on my nerves, and you know how I am about my nerves...
Thank you JtC for such a speedy recovery. I left a message and a link in today's BNR and mahakali_overdrive2's Kossacks_for_Sanders at Reddit. I will also let twitter know.
Welcome and hello to all of our new members. There is an FAQ to help you get acclimated to the site. I thought I would share my thoughts on the site to help you feel more at home. /li>
First and foremost, please make yourself at home. You do not have to like Hillary. You can advocate for a third party or anarchy if that's your bent. You are free to speak your mind and to be responded to with respect. There are no flags, no NRs, no TOs, and no corners to be sat in. You will be treated like an adult.
The routine is really casual. There is a morning open thread where everyone gathers with coffee. It publishes 7 days a week between 7 - 9 am and diarists take turns. If you want to volunteer for a slot to write an OT, let Johnny (admin) know
Evening Blues publishes here M-F somewhere around 4 pm. Its traffic is usually heaviest after 8 pm.
JayRaye publishes her series here daily and Robyn does too. GJohnsit publishes often and whenever the mood strikes him. Others publish essays (diaries) or not as the mood strikes them.
There are no fees and no ads. This site belongs to the users. Johnny volunteered all of the time needed to build us this great place. He also maintains it on a volunteer basis. We do take up a collection when it is time to chip in for licenses, more bandwidth, etc.
This site was built in anticipation of Kos's STFU or GTFO edict. It was a lifeboat, a refuge, from the immaturity, ugliness, and censorship that is dailykos.
Welcome and please feel free to jump in. Write a diary, don't. Try a rant. It feels really good the first time you get to speak your mind without having to watch your back.
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I'm so glad.
I'm so glad that Kos published that diary yesterday and pushed me out of my lethargy and inertia so that I finally signed up here. Reading through the Member List is a stroll down Good Memories Lane with ActivistGuy, Ray Pensador and Pluto(?). I hope more of "the disappeared" show up here to add to what is already a critical mass of troublemakers!
My mind is dancing right now contemplating all the things that can be discussed here that were bannable at Kos's Animal Farm--and with people that I've enjoyed reading and engaging with for years.
Thanks to whomever got the site back up under the strain of rapid growth.
Welcome Goin South...
Have fun, enjoy1
I'm so glad.
Glad you're glad OPOL!
Thanks
sorry I've been such a stranger. a lot of people are sure glad you guys are here.
YEAH, OPOL is here!
There will be a revolution, and in honor of Beloved Emma - there WILL be dancing!
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/the-momentum-story-how-the-bernie-sande...
uh, oh, looking at above can't figure out which is the linkie ;( Gotta learn fast..too much to say..
Mostly SO SO grateful for this safe landing...
Had a dream last night - at Convention, Bernie wouldn't sell out, and runs as a write in - is that even possible?
Well,
as everyone knows:
IT'S OUR TURN
President Sanders: an idea whose time has come
that was my sig line for a
that was my sig line for a very long time at the great orange gate polishing center!
If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution.
hey opol!
great to see you!
Hey Joe, whattaya know?
I kind of like this platform, I can even see who is online at any given moment.
So I heard you got a bunch of new users, what' up with that?
LOL
hey angel...
great to see ya!
the platform is kind of simple and unflashy, but it has what most folks need, i think.
yeah, all of the sudden hundreds of people showed up. pretty cool.
Hey, good to see ya, OPOL
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
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hey i know you
your that rabble rousing trouble making peace and democracy loving guy. Good to see you OPOL. Hope you come back often and give us some of your inspiring trouble DFH style!
OPOL! OPOL! OPOL! OPOL! OPOL! OPOL!
MY FAVORITE KOSSACK !!!!!!!!
“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.”
― Harry Truman
Nice to see ya
OPOL It is nice to see you on here. I had to get the hell out of DailyKos. It was becoming doubleplus ungood.
The Rabble... my peeps!
Loving the list of people here...
“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~ Sun Tzu
Looks good JtC and Joe...
and the site seems to be working fine and loading fast.
Congrats to and for all the new members.
New server...
better gas, more octane, give it a test ride. Great to see you this morning smiley!
Fantastic! And thank you
JtC! (Jesu, the Christo?) makin' miracles and multiplying fishes.
Pages loading quickly, looking forward to testing out the gears and taking her for a spin
Thanks again, sooo looking forward to seeing some of my old favs who've been sorely missed at the GOS.
Oh - Please let us know how to support/donate to keep this site up and vibrantly alive!
"When the powerless are shut out of the media, we will make the media irrelevant" ~Anonymous~
Thanks Lisa...
JtC=Johnny the Conqueroo. It's a blues music reference. John the Conqueror is a root that is ground up and worn around the neck in a mojo back for good luck. It's a black magic thing most prevalent in the New Orleans area. It's referenced in traditional blues music quite frequently.
Thanks and Support
I would like to provide some financial support. Is there a way to use PayPal?
thank you for asking!
after things settle down, jtc will post a donation button. jtc just migrated the site to a new server to accommodate the traffic and there are still huge numbers of people signing up. so, look for it in a while.
Caucus99Percent Funding
Thanks for your reply. I'll look for your notice.
hey Lisa . . .
I guess we've ended up in the same group afterall!
“There are moments which are not calculable, and cannot be assessed in words; they live on in the solution of memory… ”
― Lawrence Durrell, "Justine"
Hey Johnny, I had just scheduled Monday's OT when
the site went down, is there a way to see if it is still there?
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
hi el...
my account/scheduled, it's there.
Gracias, compadre. I never think to check that tab,
and wind up in "My blog" instead. Maybe I'll remember now.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Great job, JtC!
Love this higher octane fuel!
Only connect. - E.M. Forster
Thanks dr...
this was a move that we tried a couple of months ago and had all that trouble, remember that? It went very smoothly this time, thank goodness!
I don't think
I'll.ever forget that packet-dtifting, time-
traveling adventure. Kudos to you for
pulling it off so seamlessy and quicky
this time around.
Only connect. - E.M. Forster
Right fucking on. Don't get complacent though.
Now's the time to think about the next server upgrade... and the one after that. Not only DKos exiles need a lefty-safe place to land.
Is there a link for sending money to C99? It may be obvious; I confess I haven't looked at all. So much easier to sip coffee, pet the cat and type a few words asking.
Hillary Clinton 2016: I'm a proud progmoderate!
Howdy Phil...
once things settle down I'll put a donation link up. Good to see you, my friend.
Never donated to a site, but would for this one.
JtC may I suggest to you here that PhilJD is right.
People are going to start coming with content fast and furious.
'French theory is a product of US cultural imperialism." -- Gabriel Rockhill
Windsocks embroidered with Forgainst
Don't know the history of how this site was created, but really want to thank you.
Perhaps we could sell Windsocks as a fundraiser? I'm having mine embroidered with Forgainst, Hillary Windsock Clinton's motto.
Will hold off posting my collection of videos, in case they take up too much bandwidth.
It's Our Turn
President Sanders: an idea whose time has come
I imagine...
Daily Kos has a looooong history of silencing voices.
Speaking of which, is joanneleon (sp?) here?
morning cenphx...
joanne is blogging over at shadowproof (the successor to firedoglake). she posts an excellent column under the "next cold war" tab. here's her latest post. she's also very active on twitter.
morning caerus...
this site is an outgrowth of a community of people who were looking for a place to be long before the current wave brought you to us.
we have been through a number of platforms and then jtc kindly developed this site as a home for us. he has put an amazing amount of work into developing this and keeping it running and deserves all the "atta boys" that a community can muster.
Huge improvement!
From when you first started.
It's much easier to use now.
Actually this whole thing started with an email list
about a year ago.
That didn't work too well.
Huge improvement!
From when you first started.
It's much easier to use now.
Oh boy! Caerus is onboard.
An idea whose time has come indeed.
Some people here have been planning on this lifeboat
for going on a year now.
No one expected to have needed it for everyone all at once. Thanks Markos.
Personally I'd like to see the site get more smart phone friendly.
That will happen...
when we upgrade to the new Drupal version 8.
Groovy
I'm just happy its in the plans.
Glad to be here
As you might guess from my name, I won't be saying much over here, either. But I think hanging out over here will be better for my BP. Thanks for the lovely space!
Welcome 12 years a lurker...
make yourself at home. We specialize in BP lowering!
No problem. I mostly lurk as
No problem. I mostly lurk as well (though I should speak up, dammit). My impetus to comment mostly comes when there's some nonsense to push back on, and the folks over here are less prone to nonsense than the ones at dK where I've been noisier, but we don't need an echo chamber, either. There's lots to do. Some of that is opening ourselves more, and some of it is getting more pro-active outside this space. I'm hoping the expansion of this site makes both things develop simultaneously and quickly.
So WELCOME NEW USERS! ¡Bienvenidos, compañeros! Make yourselves at home.
howdy dance!
great to see you! this is getting to feel like a homecoming event.
Hey there, joe!
Homecoming, indeed! What a weekend we're having here, eh?
I haven't been gone, really, just quiet hereabouts and less so elsewhere. But yesterday was so cool seeing the tide shift over there so suddenly and directing its flow hither. Sorry we overloaded you guys, but a homecoming is worth that. We'll all find room to sit, or congregate around the libations.
I miss our forays in greenspace -- do you think there'd be an interest in reprising those sometime? I know you'll be busy now with the expansion hereabouts, and I'll be away for a couple of weeks anyway, but maybe sometime sooner than later would be possible? Whatever works. . . .
yes, let's do it...
in a couple of weeks things should be starting to pop up all over at longwood. i'm generally up for a weekend day trip most weekends for the next month.
I'll touch base . . .
. . . when I get back in-country. Looking forward to it!
Hello
Hi JtC and all!
Really fast getting a new server up and running, JtC. Congratulations on that.
I posted a comment yesterday just as the site went down and so it didn't go through. I feel responsible! It felt like my comment was the proverbial straw.
(It is just as well that my comment got lost. It was just my 2 cents on you know what and you know where.)
Hi Olinda...
great to see you back! So it was you that did it. Oh well, you are forgiven.
Good to be here, O!
We are a force!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Hello - so nice to see you.
I can't believe all of the familiar names in the list to my left. Please Raggedly Ann - make yourself at home.
I wasn't surprised at kos edict. Like we're going to trust the trolls to interpret what constitutes constructive criticism from the left.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
I wasn't surprised by the edict either.
I was only surprised by how quick how it came along. I thought it would come around June.
Welcome to the scene cybrestrike!
The timing is more than a bit suspicious. Ya think?
'French theory is a product of US cultural imperialism." -- Gabriel Rockhill
Familiar names
Glad to have new homes. I never expected to be bannable for saying I would vote for Sanders in November. I have read and posted drastically less over yonder since DK 5, but yesterday was the purge in earnest. I have gone back only to rec Sanders supporters. I will not give that site views, clicks, or words beyond supports for my candidate. And I have been there through three Presidential primaries.
My thoughts exactly
At what point does pointing out Hillary's legal problem and epic dislike from Independents become "GOP talking points" to Hillary partisans?
epic "Billary" loathing from independents
When Markos says it is, of course.
Gak.
"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar
"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides
I was blown away
at what kos has decided is a RWNJ talking point. I mean how many loonie RW'ers go around agitating /talking about Goldman Sachs Golden Handcuffs, bad mouthing Goldwater, ending the endless war on terra, regulating the freaking bankster's and too big's and getting some decent affordable healthcare? He's got it as ass backwards as a teabagger. What he means is no 'rotten, patriotic Dr. Commie Rat' left wing factual talking points. He wouldn't know a real issue if it bit him, which it finally has.
Hi Everyone!! Hi Ann!
Go Bernie Go!!!!
hey there, olinda...
great to see you!
jtc performed an amazing feat without a net. whew!
Congrats on getting things back up and running
I signed up for an account here several months back but never got out of lurker mode. Yesterday's events gave me a much needed kick in the rear.
I was on Dkos under the same name as here but trashed my password a few years back - I was applying for US citizenship at the time and paranoia got the better of me.
Anyway, enough about me and it's great to be here
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
Welcome Steve...
make yourself at home. It's OK to put your feet up on the table if you'd like, we aren't particular.
Thanks - Works for me
I do promise to take my boots off first though.
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
I made it
Yesterday, during the Exodus, I was in Limbo. Glad to be here.
"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott
Another familiar name and friendly face.
be sure to click on all the links and push the buttons...the more you learn about the tools, the more comfortable you will be...
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Giving it a test drive as we
Giving it a test drive
as we speak.
"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott
Stumbling around in here!
It's great to be with you all!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
just keep poking.... eom
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Stumbling around
Looking for 'Women for Bernie'...
did they follow mahakali_overdrive2 to Reddit?
She has another 65 people who followed her there. I left a link there. Plan to stay in touch. Would like to keep our groups connected.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
A lot wil be in both?
I am! Check get both places will help me work off my urge to click on DK!
I logged out.
Plan to keep it that way. 12 years I spent at that place.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Right there with you.
Actually got effing FIRED for that website once.
They can go right to hell. Feels so good to say that, doesn't it?
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
There are at least 400 over at the Reddit site...
Please help the Resilience Resource Library grow by adding your links.
First Nations News
I really hope that the writers post here and cross post
on reddit.
I think this site could be really cool over the long haul.
I really hope that the writers post here and cross post
on reddit.
I think this site could be really cool over the long haul.
Reddit count
In the neighborhood of 550 now
Hello caucus99percent!
Nice to be here.
Arrr...the laws of science be a harsh mistress -Bender B. Rodriguez
howdy!
great to see another familiar name.
Hello back....
Let us know if you need help finding your way around.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Looks Really Good So Far
I noticed that the photo/avatars seem to look better here. I am still exploring the site and reading, but may be asking for help along the way. Greatly appreciate it here.
We got our signatures back, too.
It gets on my nerves, and you know how I am about my nerves...
It's been a long time
since I checked in, but wanted to wave high to amigos and amigas here, old and new. Congrats on the speedy digs and the growing population!
March is going to be amazing month
Great to see you again CD!
howdy cos...
great to see you again!
Doing a happy dance...
Thank you JtC for such a speedy recovery. I left a message and a link in today's BNR and mahakali_overdrive2's Kossacks_for_Sanders at Reddit. I will also let twitter know.
Welcome and hello to all of our new members. There is an FAQ to help you get acclimated to the site. I thought I would share my thoughts on the site to help you feel more at home. /li>
First and foremost, please make yourself at home. You do not have to like Hillary. You can advocate for a third party or anarchy if that's your bent. You are free to speak your mind and to be responded to with respect. There are no flags, no NRs, no TOs, and no corners to be sat in. You will be treated like an adult.
The routine is really casual. There is a morning open thread where everyone gathers with coffee. It publishes 7 days a week between 7 - 9 am and diarists take turns. If you want to volunteer for a slot to write an OT, let Johnny (admin) know
Evening Blues publishes here M-F somewhere around 4 pm. Its traffic is usually heaviest after 8 pm.
JayRaye publishes her series here daily and Robyn does too. GJohnsit publishes often and whenever the mood strikes him. Others publish essays (diaries) or not as the mood strikes them.
There are no fees and no ads. This site belongs to the users. Johnny volunteered all of the time needed to build us this great place. He also maintains it on a volunteer basis. We do take up a collection when it is time to chip in for licenses, more bandwidth, etc.
This site was built in anticipation of Kos's STFU or GTFO edict. It was a lifeboat, a refuge, from the immaturity, ugliness, and censorship that is dailykos.
Welcome and please feel free to jump in. Write a diary, don't. Try a rant. It feels really good the first time you get to speak your mind without having to watch your back.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Great to see you, dk!
Thanks for the guidance. More will be needed along the way.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
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