Yesterday, I saw Virgil, and we played cribbage. Besides being great to see each other, it was good to experience something more or less normal (even including the normal frigidity in the visiting room.) I have forgotten that, though I never found my original car key, Trinette did – in a place I would never have looked, and I try not to think of how it might hace gotten there, because that way lies madness. I’m just glad it has been found.
Yes I realize this is not new – certainly not to anyone here – but Robert Reich says things so well.
Black Star is correct that “nobody has noticed.” This is certainly the first I have heard of it, and I see some legacy media and more independent news outlets than any one person can possibly read. (This is also the first I have heard of Gary being predominantly black. I expext that would surprise Harold Hill if he were real and still alive. This is BS -not in the sense of fake, but in the sense of morally unacceptable.
Back in the seventies, I was a charter subscriber to Mother Jones magazune. It was always good reporting – eventually It got too good for me to deal with – even just on line. Dose of Democracy referred this artivle.
Yesterday, Harry Litman was just stunned (along with an entire courtroom) to learn that the indictment against James Comey had in fact never been seen by the grand jury. And I can see why. He posted a quick video and than reposted it with a transcript as soon as he could. I’m not linking because I think he’s correct, that you are going to be seeing this in multiple outlets, all over. At one point he had to move, saying, “Let me get away from this protestor.” Did you know there were protesters at the courthouse? I certainly didn’t. I presume (and hope) they are protesting on Comey’s behalf. I don’t like the guy either, but he doesn’t deserve this prosecution. Yesterday was also the anniversary of the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Heather Cox Richardson wrote a detailed letter on it, and also made a less detailed 4-minute video.
Archived from The New York Times – not political, but an opinion piece regarding AI. When the Old Gray Lady is not talking politics, she appears to me to retain a good deal of the style and rationality which made her the Paper Of Record.
TC used to joke that Andy was reporting real news when his satire was particularly on target. But the truth is that Andy is now sometimes deliberately reporting real news – and it can be devastating. The linked video was a paid-only one, so I did not see it when it came out, but he has now yielded it to pressure to make it public. It is an interview with Kate Manne, who has extensively researched the story of “Katie Johnson,” who has testified and, though she withdrew her lawsuit out of fear, stands behind her statement that Trump raped her when she was 13. It runs about 25½ minutes, and I understand if that is too long, or if the subject matter is too disturbing to listen to for anyone here. But I thought I would be remiss not to make it available.
From the 19th. This is the woman who is currently standing trial for “forcibly impeding federal officers…at an immigration facility” where she was simply (attempting to) perform the oversight which is part of her job as a Representative. I wish we had more like her.
Yesterday, along with the rest of the world, why Michelle Obama will not run for President. And apparently she has been singing my song – or I have been singing hers – except this is the first time she has said it publicly: “As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready. That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not. So don’t waste my time.” She could have added “And don’t kill any career I do want.” And she is absolutely right. We ain’t ready – we aren’t going to be in my lifetime and quite possibly not in the lifetime of anyone who is alive today. Because this societal change has to start with parents – and the parents ain’t ready for the lesson: “If you don’t want your sons to be lonely, stop raising them to be misogynistic assholes.” (quote from John Pavlovitz) Also, I slept late (normal for a Monday) – in addition to normal catching up, I had stayed up to stream the first episode of “The American Revolution” (Passport allows me to stream it through my local station.) I was surprised by how much I already knew – but even more surprised at how much the current GOP is acting like George III’s cabinet “You’ll do what we tell you.” We know what those people want and we can second guess and outsmart them (didn’t work.) “We’ll tell you what you want.” “We’re sending in the troops.” And that’s just the first episode. (And this probably means nothing, but more than a few women were quoted using modern women’s voices, and every single time Abigail Adams was quoted, I knew it was she before the name was shown. That was also true for Phillis Wheatley, but that was only one quote and impossible to miss.) Also yesterday, the Evil Emperor claimed he had changed his mind on releasing the Epstein files. I have a theory as to why, but as yet no evidence.
To me, this Huff Post article is super good news. More Progressives running. They won’t all win their primaries, But at the very least some who do will win the general. And that will be good for all Americans – including the ones too dumb to know it.
Chris Bowers has a point here – but I think it’s also possible to underestimate the Apricot Antichrist, and that we have been doing so for ten tears now – since he first came down the escalator, in fact. Granted his body count for this regime is so far much lower than the body count from the first one (which I don’t think we should forget, nor allow others to forget), it is also far more violent – it is being achieved through direct and despicable action, rather than through inaction.
The only excuse to call this news is that it’s from a newsletter. We all knew it from the instant the election was called – just not the exact names and faces. But this from Common Dreams does have receipts.
