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Trump Tries To Blame Biden For Georgia Student’s Jogging Murder - The Independent
Former president Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden’s “border invasion” as contributing to the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Riley, 22, was murdered after going for a run on the University of Georgia Intramural Fields earlier this month. The murder suspect, , 26, was accused of “” and of dragging and
Bob Stanley And Pete Wiggs - Fell From The Sun (Downtempo And After Hours 1990-91)
Label: Ace – CDCHD 1596 Format: CD, Compilation Country: UK Released: Jul 1, 2022 Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul Style: Downtempo, Soul, Balearic 1 Primal Scream– Higher Than The Sun (Higher Than The Orb) (Extended Mix) Written-By – Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young (2) Written-By – Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young (2) 4:59 2 Critical Rhythm Feat.
Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns ... ENOUGH!
No civilized country allows for the slaughter of schoolchildren. Yet school shootings are a regular occurrence in America. The most recent, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas, took the lives of nineteen children and two teachers. Our nation’s gun violence calamity continues to wreak havoc because political leaders refuse to take meaningful action to prevent it.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow. ― Ursula K. Le Guin Shadow - Photo by Leela Daou The Sanctuary is a space for peace and personal reflection, with original piano meditations by Peter Daou. Your presence here is appreciated.
Presidents Should NOT Get Away With Sexual Misconduct
NOTE: Allegations against Joe Biden are not diminished by arguing that Donald Trump is worse. The U.S. presidency isn’t a sexual misconduct competition. In light of the recent passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, it’s time to take another look at why U.S. presidents keep getting away with sexual misconduct. Let’s start with Trump.
'Damning Indictment' - UN Agency Issues Dire Climate Warning
Photo by Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is unforgiving: The world faces unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C (2.7°F). Even temporarily exceeding this warming level will result in additional severe impacts, some of which will be irreversible.
How Big Business Is Fueling the Climate Emergency
Photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images I want to bring your attention to three related media reports that demonstrate how big business is exacerbating the climate emergency. First, from the Guardian’s climate justice reporter Nina Lakhani: American private equity tycoons are profiteering from the global climate crisis by investing in fossil fuels which are driving greenhouse gas emissions, a new investigation reveals.
Super Bowl Heat Wave Breaks California Records
Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The latest evidence of a rapidly warming planet is a California heat wave breaking February records: Americaās ruling parties are beholden to the fossil fuel industry and remain unserious about confronting the climate emergency. The Republican Party is openly anti-science, a haven for climate denialists.
The Drumbeat of Ukraine War Is About Oil and Money
Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The U.S. government has produced a flood of official warnings and intelligence leaks predicting that Russia is about to invade Ukraine. The alarm-ringing is so shrill that it seems like an intentional escalation and risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
IT'S OVER - America Officially Surrenders to Covid
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images In May 2020, the New York Times ran a front page story on the “incalculable loss” of 100,000 Americans dying from COVID-19. 16 months later, more than 600,000 white flags were planted on the National Mall to memorialize the victims of the pandemic. Each flag held a written message honoring someone who had died of coronavirus.
Democratic Leaders Have Done Nothing to Stop Joe Manchin
To Republicans, Joe Manchin is a welcome obstacle to progressive policies. To Democratic and liberal voters, Manchin is the worst person in the world, preventing Joe Biden from becoming the next FDR. To leftists, Manchin is just another rotating villain, a designated scapegoat to preserve the status quo and give the Democratic Party cover for serving corporate interests. A new POLITICO story offers substantial evidence supporting the leftist view of Manchin.
Calling Third Parties 'Spoilers' Is Voter Suppression
Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images This newsletter is called Direct Left in part to emphasize direct action and other non-electoral modes of eradicating oppressive systems. That said, Americans vote. And the two ruling parties have done everything in their power to demonize and discourage third party voters, who threaten their dominance.
Border Patrol Preparing to Deploy Robot Dogs As 'Force Multiplier'
DHS and Border Patrol are working together to eventually deploy Ghost Robotic's "dogs" on the border, in particular desert terrain. Terminator dogs will supposedly act as a "force multiplier" for CBP in patrols and interdiction. https://t.co/rFp6ITp3Ak https://t.co/ekgmb6Juih
America Is Starving Millions of Afghan Children
When the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, one of its parting acts was to obliterate a family of ten, including seven children, with a drone strike. No one was held accountable.
Billionaire Tells Low-Income Students 'Being Rich Is Better'
Photo by Charles M. Vella via Getty Image Let me start by stating the obvious: Billionaires shouldn’t exist. No individual should be able to wake up each day hoarding the resources to end hunger and homelessness. No individual should pocket more in a day than most people can earn in ten lifetimes. No individual should get to play astronaut with their spare change as children starve. No individual should be able to game the system and exploit workers to amass obscene wealth.
NY Times Pandemic Propagandist Has 5 Million Readers, Including POTUS
Public health reporter Joanne Kenen writes about David Leonhardt, author of "The Morning" newsletter for The New York Times, whose fans include Joe Biden. Kenen explains that Leonhardt is under fire for spreading COVID-19 misinformation: Notable doctors and scientists have written to the Times, individually or in groups, to poke holes in Leonhardt’s coverage of the pandemic.
Meet Nancy Pelosi, Protector of the Oligarchy
UPDATE 11/17/22 “Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not pursue a leadership post in the next Congress after Republicans take control.” Nancy Pelosi is a master of performative opposition and political theatrics, distracting and hoodwinking Democratic voters while funding America’s war machine and protecting the two-party monopoly. Pelosi is revered by her fans and has an unmatched press operation that churns out regular puff pieces painting her as a champion of “democracy” and a thorn in the GOP’s side.
Poll: Democratic Party More Unpopular Than Donald Trump
Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images From an NBC News poll conducted January 14-18, 2022: Overwhelming majorities of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, that their household income is falling behind the cost of living, that political polarization will only continue and that there's a real threat to democracy and majority rule.
Donziger: Biden's Nomination of Trump Court Pick 'Particularly Repulsive'
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 21, 2022 SUBJECT: Donziger: Biden's Nomination of Trump Court Pick ‘Particularly Repulsive’ RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images While the Republican Party is openly anti-earth and pro-climate crisis, the Democratic Party plays the role of the opposition. But the cracks in the duopoly’s facade are showing. “Biden is approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump,” reads a December 2021 Washington Post headline.
REMINDER: The Kids Are Still in Cages
When Donald Trump and Stephen Miller were torturing asylum-seeking families at the southern border, Democrats vowed to stop the abuses. Joe Biden called Trump’s immigration policies a “stain on our nation” and promised to “ensure our laws reflect our values as a nation of immigrants.” The Trump policy of ripping children away from their parents was indeed abhorrent.
Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Crashed?
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 12, 2022 [Updated 1/15/22] SUBJECT: Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Crashed? Photo by Olivier Douliery via Getty Images A Quinnipiac poll released January 12th finds Joe Biden’s approval rating at a new low of 33%, with 53% disapproving. After 20+ years in politics I don’t put too much stock in individual polls, and this one could be an outlier.
Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Crashed?
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 12, 2022 SUBJECT: Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Crashed? Photo by Olivier Douliery via Getty Images A new Quinnipiac poll finds Joe Biden’s approval rating at a new low of 33%, with 53% disapproving. After 20+ years in politics I don’t put too much stock in individual polls, and this one could be an outlier.
What's a Leftist?
NurPhoto via Getty Images Politically, I identify as a leftist. Not in the vague circular definition of “an individual whose views are on the left.” Nor in the current usage of “someone who is less rightwing than a white supremacist.” Here’s what I mean: A leftist strives to eradicate existing systems of oppression, discrimination, and exploitation by fundamentally restructuring how humans coexist and cooperate.
What's a Leftist?
NurPhoto via Getty Images Politically, I identify as a leftist. Not in the circular definition of “an individual whose views are on the left.” Nor in the current usage of “someone who is less rightwing than a white supremacist.” Here’s what I mean: A leftist strives to eradicate existing systems of oppression, discrimination, and exploitation by fundamentally restructuring how humans coexist and cooperate.
This Is NOT a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 9, 2022 SUBJECT: This Is NOT a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Photo by Joseph Prezioso via Getty Images With approximately 400,000 deaths on his watch, Donald Trump’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic caused countless preventable deaths, for which he should be held liable. Similarly, Joe Biden should be accountable for the preventable death and suffering during his presidency.
This Is NOT a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 9, 2022 SUBJECT: This Is NOT a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Photo by Joseph Prezioso via Getty Images With approximately 400,000 deaths on his watch, Donald Trump’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic caused countless preventable deaths, for which he should be held liable. Similarly, Joe Biden should be accountable for the preventable death and suffering during his presidency.
‘Let the Children Suffer and Die’ is Bipartisan U.S. Policy
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 5, 2022 SUBJECT: ‘Let the Children Suffer and Die’ is Bipartisan U.S. Policy Photo by Spencer Platt via Getty Images The most basic requirement of a civilized society is to protect and nurture children. By that measure, America is a colossal failure. School massacres. Drone strikes. Lack of healthcare (including mental health). Child homelessness and hunger. The climate emergency that threatens all future life.
Good Luck Waiting for the Democrats to 'Save Democracy'
Photo by Brent Stirton via Getty Images TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 3, 2022 [Revised 1/6/22] SUBJECT: Good Luck Waiting for the Democrats to 'Save Democracy' The storming of the Unites States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was an egregious and murderous act of domestic terrorism, encouraged and coordinated at the highest levels of the Republican Party.
Should Biden Resign Over COVID-19 Deaths?
Photo by Jim Watson,Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images TO: Interested Parties FROM: Peter Daou DATE: January 2, 2022 [Updated 1/15/22] SUBJECT: Should Biden Resign Over COVID-19 Deaths?
I Was Bernie’s Biggest Critic in 2016-I’ve Changed My Mind
Bernie Sanders can beat Donald Trump—and it would be an epic act of self-destruction for Democrats to try to hobble his campaign. fb tw mail Print msg wa sms Bookmark Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Digital Civil War: Confronting the Far-Right Menace » Melville House Books
A deep look into the raging social media battles between red and blue Americans and the growing threat to US democracy from right-wing extremism. The Far Right’s rise to power has ignited a digital civil war that rages across multiple fronts and multiple platforms. It is waged with words and images that are designed to inflict psychological harm, to injure through verbal violence, to intimidate and incite, to wreak havoc with rhetoric.
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#IMPEACHMENT MADE SIMPLE: 1. House Dems can #ImpeachTrumpNow with their majority. No more evidence is required. 2. Senate Republicans will almost certainly vote to acquit. 3. Trump will be impeached for history but not removed. 4. Dems can then focus on sweeping in 2020. #IMPEACHMENT MADE SIMPLE (2) The only remote possibility of Trump leaving office early is if #McConnell and other GOP leaders think he's too much of a liability to their rightwing power grab and push him to resign.
"Compliments of Attorney Lin Wood P.C. @LLinWood. This is copy and pasted so the thread could be unrolled. 1/ If House fails to timely delive [â¦]"
[#THREAD] Aujourdâhui, petit point sur #Reddit dans le cadre du cours de #CultNum19. Entre amusement et déviance⦠â¡ï¸ Câest parti ! Tout dâabord, il parait important de définir ce quâest #Reddit, car ce site est plutôt fréquenté par les internautes américains ! Câest notamment sur ce site quâont été créés beaucoup de mèmes qui ont fait ou qui font le buzz. #CultNum19 #Reddit est un site fondé en 2005 par Steve Huffman et Alexis Ohanian.
Pelosi’s Disastrous Impeachment-Lite Has Given Trump an Election Boost
As the most powerful Democrat in America, Nancy Pelosi has a singular responsibility to lead effective opposition to an increasingly lawless and extremist Republican Party. She has failed spectacularly and should be replaced as Speaker. The evidence of her failure — and that of the entire Democratic Party leadership in the 21st century— stares us in the face every day.
yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/1… Start with […]"
(Thread 1/15) Some thoughts on today’s #impeachment news, which I wrote about @yesmagazine here: yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/1… Start with the basics: the House will likely vote to impeach Trump and the Senate will vote to acquit. Is there a point to this process? I argue yes, for two reasons. (2/15) One: moral. The impeachment clause in the Constitution was created by the framers to avoid an entirely foreseeable consequence: a ruler who is corrupt, criminal, and/or subject to foreign influence.
A Former Clinton Aide on Embracing the Sanders Movement
How the Trump years drove this one-time establishment insider to call for ‘nonviolent political revolution’ About 15 years ago, following a decade-long career in the music business, I became the “blog guy” for John Kerry’s presidential campaign, working out of his war room. I entered the political arena as a netroots activist, part of the progressive online community that arose in response to the Bush presidency at the dawn of our current media age.
THREAD ON IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL IN THE NEW YEAR. The conventional wisdom is that the Republicans in the Senate will rush to acquit Trump.…
(Thread 1/15) Some thoughts on today’s #impeachment news, which I wrote about @yesmagazine here: yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/1… Start with the basics: the House will likely vote to impeach Trump and the Senate will vote to acquit. Is there a point to this process? I argue yes, for two reasons. (2/15) One: moral. The impeachment clause in the Constitution was created by the framers to avoid an entirely foreseeable consequence: a ruler who is corrupt, criminal, and/or subject to foreign influence.
"To recap, while I agree with @repadamschiff that the bribery case against Trump is the strongest because bribery is specifically mentioned i […]"
To recap, while I agree with @repadamschiff that the bribery case against Trump is the strongest because bribery is specifically mentioned in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment, there are other v. nearly equally strong counts that could be brought: 1. We know he lied under oath to Mueller 2. We know he violated both the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the Constitution 3. We know he violated FEC rules (per the Cohen case) 4. We know he obstructed justice many times (per Mueller) 5.
"Those who dragged their feet on impeachment were not playing 3D chess. They were playing politics, counting votes, igoring duty & damagi [â¦]"
Those who dragged their feet on impeachment were not playing 3D chess. They were playing politics, counting votes, igoring duty & damaging our system by minimizing crimes into political differences. Now, they embrace impeachment simply because it is politically impossible not to. There is a danger however, in buying into their explanations of their past inaction. Because they are used to justify narrowing the impeachment effort so narrow that many grave abuses will go uninvestigated & unpunished.
Everything we're hearing from Congress today makes this sound like a quick, focused impeachment that only […]"
A WARNING to the DEMOCRATIC BASE: Everything we're hearing from Congress today makes this sound like a quick, focused impeachment that only considers Ukraine. Pelosi would then tell the Democratic base "we impeached him" even if Democrats ignored most of his impeachable offenses.
I Was Bernie’s Biggest Critic in 2016-I’ve Changed My Mind
Bernie Sanders can beat Donald Trump—and it would be an epic act of self-destruction for Democrats to try to hobble his campaign. fb tw mail Print msg wa sms Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Overly aggressive response to Omar's comments reflects distorted priorities in America
The controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarLocal New Hampshire SEIU branch bucks national union to endorse Sanders Enes Kanter sees political stardom — after NBA and WWE Rep. Omar: 'War trauma never leaves you' MORE’s (D-Minn.) comments about Israel and AIPAC highlights a crisis of proportionality in American politics.
1/ The Democratic Party establishment is terrified that Bernie Sanders will prevail. Yet Sanders' socialist economic views and extreme socia…
#BERNIE SANDERS = THE MORAL CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT It's been a long journey to reach that conclusion. Please hear me out. My journey started in Beirut, where I grew up in a brutal civil war. Violence and injustice everywhere. But today's America alarms me more than Beirut... BERNIE SANDERS = THE MORAL CHOICE In America today, children are stolen from their parents, locked in freezers, caged, gunned down in schools. Billionaires get richer while children go hungry, homeless, and without healthcare.
Video footage reveals how Hillary Clinton treats women and girls
Certain media outlets are fond of calling the 2016 election a "race to the bottom." But only one candidate is racing to the bottom, and that's Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton has maintained her dignity and focus throughout this ugly campaign season, going high when Trump goes low. To illustrate the stark contrast between the two candidates, we compiled footage of Hillary Clinton’s lifesaving work on behalf of women and girls. Contrast this with recent revelations about Trump’s egregious behavior:
We can say it now: Hillary Clinton won all three debates
The end game is playing out in the 2016 race. The debates are over. Early voting has begun. Ground games are being deployed. And Hillary Clinton can look back at three powerful debate performances that have placed her on a path to victory. Trump came unglued in the third and final debate.
Hillary's Book Title Turns into Hilarious Hashtag Game
Hey, remember Hillary Clinton? Remember that one time she thought she was going to be president? And the media thought she was going to be President? And the entirety of the political left thought she was going to be president? And then she didn’t get to be President? Yeah, that Hillary. Well, she recently released a book and as if losing to Donald Trump weren’t humiliating enough, Twitter made sure to add an extra helping of humiliation by having some fun with her book title.
UNTOLD: How Donald, Bernie and the Hostile Media Miscalculated Hillary's Greatest Strength | Bluenation Review
On April 11, 2015, the Guardian wondered if Hillary Clinton could “bridge her enthusiasm gap.” In November, 2015, the New York Times published a column titled “Lack of Enthusiasm From Supporters May Undermine Clinton’s Lead.” These and countless other similar pieces are part of an untold story: The profound strategic oversight by Hillary’s detractors, who have failed to acknowledge or understand the unshakable devotion of Hillary’s voters.
Bernie's Top Aide Once Predicted 'Very Bad Reaction' If Superdelegates Contradicted Voters | Bluenation Review
BNR unearthed a 2008 interview in which Tad Devine, Bernie’s top adviser, warned that a strategy to have superdelegates overturn the will of the people would trigger a “very bad reaction among the voting public.” Hillary is on the verge of securing the Democratic nomination for president with a majority of votes and pledged delegates, a historic achievement. That doesn’t seem to be dissuading Bernie from pursuing the undemocratic strategy of appealing to superdelegates to hand him the nomination.
A force for good: Hillary's majority coalition takes shape post-election - Shareblue
The shock of November 8th has given way to resolve and determination. More than 60 million Americans cannot be silenced or intimidated if they work together to defend their principles — and protect one another. "Stronger Together" means even more now than it did during the campaign. The reality of what happened on Election Day is unavoidable: The far right now dominates the U.S. government. But that doesn’t mean that progressive values disappear.
TAKE HOPE: More Americans voted for Hillary's values than Trump's - Shareblue
The 2016 election is over. Donald Trump is the President-Elect and I will do everything I can as a citizen to help make his presidency good for everyone . But I will also be guided by an incontrovertible fact: More Americans voted for Hillary's values than Trump's. We do not know what a Trump presidency will look like but we do know that tens of millions of Americans will continue to defend and promote the values that Hillary Clinton represented in her campaign. Trump won the election.
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