The horse race
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 6:23pm
Iowa is still in play, but Bernie is placed well and has the momentum.
All he has to do is win by a single percent.
N.H. is pretty much over. Bernie has this one.
The Camel plans to hump for ByeDone, maybe
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 5:03pmIn the department of useless gestures, such as voting in California, I hereby submit this comment to Madame Prosecutor, protector of the poor and disadvantaged. Think of her largesse, please, in providing so many of our citizens three hots and a cot for their use of Marijuana.
Look what the Tories are doing
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 4:22pmAfter crushing the "Trotskyists" in Labour that wanted to do the inexcusable of re-nationalizing industries like the railways, the fresh, new Tory government has immediately set out to re-nationalizing industries like the railways.
In case nobody here noticed
Submitted by QMS on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 3:40pmBush-era Iraq war authorization voted out by US House.
It's about f*ken time. Thanks Barbra.
The bill was one of two pieces of legislation passed by the House on Thursday aimed at curbing Trump’s warmaking powers.
And as a reminder what democracy looks like...
The Evening Blues - 1-30-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 3:22pm
Trump Administration Plays White Victim Card to Appeal to Base
Submitted by Steven D on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 2:53pmAnd they play it well, in public, as as nasty as can be, to push the buttons of their base. So, hat's off to Wilbur Ross, currently the Secretary of Commerce, for letting his xenophobic freak flag fly high.
Lord Noam & Co. v Howie Hawkins: #Epic Hubris
Submitted by wendy davis on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 2:40pm
A recent email from Howie to supporters:
‘Dear Wendy,
If you thought Bernie Sanders was the only one facing the wolves this election season, let us inform you that he’s not. It’s become pretty obvious that there’s all-out war against Bernie Sanders, and the DNC’s picks for the committees that will oversee nomination convention business certainly underscores this reality. And now with Barack Obama threatening to “go public” on his opposition to Sanders, you know the fix is in.
Last week in an open letter, Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, and other progressive luminaries insisted that Howie Hawkins and the Green Party vote Democrat for president in battleground states.
UkraineGate Part 3 – A not so noble president (a PSA)
Submitted by wendy davis on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:41amTulsi News--Hillary Uses Secret Service to Deny Being Served
Submitted by apenultimate on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:07amRemember that $50 million defamation lawsuit that Tulsi filed against Hillary Clinton last week?
Well, it seems Hillary isn't allowing herself to be served with the paperwork for the lawsuit, using her Secret Service contingent to shield her:
Pope Francis Met with Mike Pence - 69,550 Migrant Children Held in U.S. Detention Ignored
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 6:20amOn Jan. 22, Pope Francis “urged men and women of goodwill to promote and practice a culture of welcome especially towards vulnerable migrants in search of a better life.” Care of migrants has been a constant theme of his pontificate.
