The news media may be talking about a possible House vote today on repealing Obamacare (note: it'll never pass the Senate), but Obamacare simply won't be an option in most of Iowa next year.
That's from an editor at Ms. the feminist magazine.
Yep, I just bumped into a headline that gave me the equivalent of an ice cream headache. No, it's worse than that. Maybe it's what getting smacked in the forehead with a two-by-four is like.
Hillary Clinton Will Launch a PAC.
https://politicalwire.com/2017/05/03/hillary-clinton-will-launch-pac/
*sigh* well just kill me now.
Puerto Rico filed for bankruptcy today on about $73 Billion of debt. This is more than seven times the size of the previous record municipal bankruptcy, Detroit.
Puerto Rico doesn't have access to Chapter 9, like most municipalities.
The Evanston (IL) Township High School District (District 202) school board voted 6-1 on Monday to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.
Yep, winning campaign.
After the fifth online article I read today claiming how Donald Trump has been "turned (by the deep state), persuaded (by the deep state), has had a change of heart", etc., I decided to go on a rant. Confucius say, "rants are good for the soul".
Debbie from Sane Progressive posted a 2 hour long rant which she soon deleted. From the half-hour I was able to catch before then it was obvious she was....tired. She wasn't the only one. Many other activists have thrown up their hands and quit because they feel like they have no way to fight back.
MiraCosta College is a public community college in San Diego County with two campuses in Oceanside, plus a campus in San Elijo and a Technology Career Institute in Carlsbad.
The college has announced that it will award a $1,000 scholarship annually to a student who identifies as transgender or is actively involved with the transgender community.
Evidently one of Trump's billionaire cabinet buddies, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, told an audience at an economic conference in California on Monday that the illegal missile strike in Syria was “after-dinner entertainment”.
His remark drew laughter from the audience.
From my congress critter Salud Carbajal in response to my email.:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me. Your input is of great value to me and I will make sure to keep in mind your thoughts when I consider legislation or other solutions to issues important to you.
The average American household is in a very precarious state.
The average American household is in deep trouble, and by "deep" I mean in debt.
The average American is so deeply in debt that they may as well stop pretending that they are free.
Tonight at 10PM in most markets PBS is showing 'National Bird'
This needs wider exposure than just a comment on gjohnsit's excellent Drone war diary.
Here's the webpage for the show from Independent Lens.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/national-bird/
Here's the trailer:
