The Evening Blues - 8-28-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 2:48pm
Friday Open Thread ~ "What are you reading?" edition. Volume 7
Submitted by phillybluesfan on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 6:00am
Linda Sarsour is an organizer and activist who has been on the frontlines of every major battle against creeping fascism, the Trump administration, state violence, and attacks on all marginalized communities. Along with Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez and Bob Bland, she organized the Women's March in Washington D.C. on January 21, 2017, the largest protest in American history. Since then, she has been fighting the administration on it's Muslim ban, on criminal justice reform, along with her continued advocacy for Arab and Muslim Americans and for the Palestinian people.
She joins Michael discuss the urgent need to remove Trump from office, how Democrats should (and should not) bring out Muslim and Arab voters in key swing states such as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and Florida, and her decision to move to Louisville, Kentucky in the middle of a pandemic to fight for justice for Breonna Taylor.
Okay so I received this email from Our Revolution
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 8:20pm(crossposted on Reddit)
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The Evening Blues - 8-27-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 2:26pm
When life Mimics Art - Updated
Submitted by RantingRooster on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 1:58pmWell it would seem that life, well Jeff Bezos actually, is mimicking Art by launching "Halo" today! Halo is a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice and it makes a 3D model of your body and tracks the emotional tone in your voice.
"This Country Does Not Love Us Back"
Submitted by NYCVG on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 11:29amLarry, "Doc" Rivers addressed reporters yesterday. He is the Coach of the LA Clippers and was the Coach back when the Clippers managed to shake loose from their racist owner, Don Stirling.
Doc Rivers also played for the NY Knicks, a long time ago, when we had a team our City loved.
Voice cracking, here's what the Coach had to say yesterday:
"All you hear is Donald Trump and all of them talking about fear."
My book, MY TRAVELS WITH A DEAD MAN is available for purchase now
Submitted by Steven D on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 10:33amBeen working like crazy waiting for this day. Never expected it would happen in the worst year I can imagine. But that's life, as the song says. My book trailer follows:
Hot Air
Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 3:58am
California depends on 3,100 inmates to help work the fire lines during wildfires. But due to Covid19 only 1,306 inmates are currently deployed. Typically non-violent offenders are moved to the Conservation Camp Program which includes 43 facilities.
This year the numbers are lower because many inmates (5,627 as of July 1) have been released directly to their communities.
For more than 70 years CalFire has provided an “opportunity” for those incarcerated to “work” on the front lines.
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Inmate firefighters earn between $2.90 and $5.12 per day, with an additional $1 per hour when they are on the fires lines. They get one or two days off their sentence for each day worked, depending on which crew they work. They normally work 24 hours shifts, sometimes as long as 48 hours. They carry 60-pound packs and three-foot chain saws.
The Evening Blues - 8-26-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 3:24pm
