The Evening Blues - 9-30-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 2:12pm
No I'm Not A "Hillary Hater"
Submitted by LaFeminista on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 8:53amI was reading an Article in Slate and that sort of simplistic cover all title really annoys me.
Over 20 Water Protectors Arrested At Peaceful Sacred Stone Prayer Ceremony
Submitted by Meteor Man on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 1:05amFirst a blockade:
According to the independent journalism outfit Unicorn Riot, which has been reporting live on the Dakota Access protest from the camps, after praying at the second site, "a large amount of police vehicles arrived and blockaded the only exit on the public road leading to the DAPL work site."
Then a seriously militarized police raid:
Unicorn Riot continued:
Gilens & Page Debunked -- news at Vox!
Submitted by SnappleBC on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 12:28amAh yes, Vox... that institution of journalistic excellence we've all come to know and love. Well, it would appear that Vox doesn't like the notion that there is systemic corruption in DC.
The Evening Blues - 9-29-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 3:14pm
5 trans guys speak to parents
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 1:35pmCameron Russo, Hunter Klugkist, Christopher Rhodes, Sam Collins and Jett Taylor have collaborated to make this video: A Letter To The Parents of Transgender Kids.
The Political Stockholm Syndrome
Submitted by LaFeminista on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 11:14amYou supported Bernie in the primaries. Are you supporting Hillary now? Will you vote for her?
There's a difference between voting for her and supporting her. I will most certainly vote for Hillary Clinton. No, I do not remotely support her. I will be looking to fight her on day one.
Presidential Elections and Liberals: A Love Story? (Part 1)
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 10:39amSuperimposed across every page of U.S. history, writ large, is R A C E: First Nations, African Americans, Chinese railroad workers, interned Japanese, Jewish refugees, Hispanics, Arabs and more. Often, the subtext is hubris and inhumanity to labor, motivated by pathological greed. African Americans, however, are the minority group that has most influenced U.S. politics.
The Democratic Party has long celebrated its genesis myth with Jefferson-Jackson dinners on Jefferson-Jackson Day. While both had positive attributes, Jefferson and Jackson were racists. (Last year, a number of states re-named the event, a move I applaud, despite the new name.) The Republican Party, on the other hand, coalesced in 1854 to fight extension of slavery to the territories and was astonishingly successful: Within four years, the Republican Party had majorities in almost every Northern state; and, within six years, it had a viable nominee for President,
Can't Follow the Secretary's Server Game Without the Program
Submitted by Phoebe Loosinhouse on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 8:41amOkay sports fans, the exhibition match between The Powers That Be vs The Great Unwashed in The Secretary's Server game is winding down. The score at the bottom of the ninth inning with three minutes left to play is TPTB 112, TGU 1.
We had some real powerhouse participants and plays that we'll just go ahead and recap and then we will open the voting for Most Valuable Player.
The Nominees for Most Valuable Player on the side of TPTB are:
Obama's legacy: unbridled power
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 2:48amAt one point, not long ago--yesterday in fact, I thought Obama's legacy had deteriorated to such a low degree after endorsing the Mad Bomber and pushing to destroy national sovereignty (TPP), that his legacy would be simply "he was the first black president". But deeper thinkers have better understood the evil perpetuated by Obama and his co-dependents (both major political parties).
