The Evening Blues - 3-9-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 3:49pm
Shell game
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 1:21pmWhile a person pays very close attention to legislative shenanigans happening in one state, stuff is going down in another.
This morning, while I was still asleep in California, Republicans in New Hampshire were determined to maintain their exclusivity as the only state in New England to keep transgender people subject to discrimination.
(The Great Veal Pen Roundup Commences: ) Perez, Ellison embark on unity tour
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 10:33amPerez, Ellison embark on unity tour
New Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and Deputy Chair Keith Ellison are taking their buddy show on the road.
Liberals must not say: "liberal," "left," "progressive" or "populist."
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 10:04amFirst, of course, liberals must not say "liberals." (Duu-uuh!) Remember the BCTYAI (Big Club That You Ain't In), including, of course, the PPC (Politician Pundit Complex)? Well, the BCTYAI launched an attack on "loony," "moonbat" liberals (as distinguished from "pragmatic" liberals).
Climate Change Denial, Democratic-style
Submitted by ZimInSeattle on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 9:18amIt’s not only me that is going nuts with the lack of urgency regarding climate change. More and more it’s the only thing I think about. And that thinking, as you can imagine, is mostly dread.
Trump Administration WARNS they will Blow up the Planet
Submitted by Big Al on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 11:37pm
Trump's U.N. Ambassador, Nikki Haley, is proving to be every bit the rabid warmonger Samantha Power was/is. Trump is proving to be every bit the Imperialist his predecessors were. "Make America Great Again". Wasn't that a clue? I thought it was.
"The United States has said "all options are on the table" to deal with North Korea."
CIA's new target--brain hacking, part 2, rationale
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 11:15pmIn Brain hacking, part 1, I pointed out some of the technology, with lots more technology to be discussed, so that you may see how close to reality this idea is. The technology exists and just needs refinement. Don't doubt for a moment that the CIA is working on it.
The core of part 1 is based upon mind-to-mind communication.
The International Women Day
Submitted by earthling1 on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 9:25pmI'm going to talk about something very painful to me. I've had the need to write about this for a long time. And the tears are aleady flowing.
It's about my mom. Doris Oleana Munniks. She died on November 30, 1989.
Every Womens Day jabs at me to tell her story.
She was, without doubt, one of the first modern day feminist. Born in a hollow in the back country of Appalachia. West by God Virginia. As was I.
The Evening Blues - 3-8-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 3:55pm
Evil descended on Austin
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 2:49pmThat is something everyone can agree on. Just exactly what that evil was is what we disagree on.
This morning SB 6, which is HB 2 reincarnated and beamed over from North Carolina, was passed by the Texas Senate Affairs Committee by a vote on 8-1. That followed testimony on Tuesday of over 250 people which lasted more than 13 hours. There were 253 witnesses who testified against SB6 and 29 who testified in favor of it.
