So amazing on so many levels - found this item on my Twitter machine, Tweeted by Glenn Greenwald, who has been following this story with his usual brilliance -- here's Bernie's statement on what's going on in Brazil (I believe as it's Bernie's public web site, I can quote the whole short statement):
Monday, August 8, 2016
It is one of those info addresses . . . so I don't know if anyone will see it. But here it is:
Hi! I don't know if anyone will ever see this, but . . .
I love Bernie and Jane Sanders. My teenage daughter and I heard him speak live in Grand Prairie, Texas. I trust him and understand that he has his reasons for taking recent actions.
Greetings, non-sports fans! I care not at all about competition and exerting oneself. That's not fun, especially in the heat of summer! So let's grab an icy cold drink and do the opposite of Olympics.
But first, The Recommendations:
Recently I have come across several people posing this question, and there are some credible arguments to be made.
There was the video of her apparently having a seizure.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4NH9jKNas]
Then I have seen several images of what looks to be a hole in her tongue.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way–in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
How do you know your cat is a Tory?
Even people who otherwise support transgender equality often draw the line at transgender women competing against cisgender women. We have a couple of new opinions expressed lately. What makes these more unusual than most is that they are grounded in science.
Steven Petrow investigates at Washington Post.
This charged debate is timely because of a landmark rule change instituted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this year. In Rio, transgender men (female-to-male athletes) will be allowed to compete without any restrictions (based on the sexist assumption, I suppose, that trans men could never dominate their sports). Trans women, meanwhile, are no longer required to undergo gender-reassignment surgery to compete in female divisions, and the previously mandated two-year wait after transitioning has been jettisoned.
With Bernie Sanders disposed of and the coercion of "moderate Republicans" underway, Hillary and the "Democrats" will continue to move further to the right, corporate power will continue to expand after the "election", the Constitution will continue to be shredded, the Pentagon beast will continue to prowl through the Middle East, there'll be finger pointing at Putin and fearmongering about terrorism every damn day of the week, by everyone in power, by everyone in the corporate media, by ever
She is incredible, as in not credible.
Must still be having trouble with younger voters. Maybe a few more promises will do the trick.
https://youtu.be/4AMOVmnuo-E?t=8m45s
(the college debt forgiveness promise is at 8:45)
Hillary Clinton has two small public events in florida today, and as far as I can tell her campaign has not advertised them AT ALL.
