I’ve been saying for years, one of the things that scares me most about President Trump is when liberals focus on him as the problem, rather than the symptom. His presidency is enabling and committing countless harms, and getting him out of office (whether in 2021 or 2025) will curtail that somewhat. But I’m scared … Treating the symptom
On Wednesday, I learned that McDonald’s employees had been striking for hazard pay and better working conditions. After the strike was over. I hadn’t ordered McDonald’s that day, but it make me think – there should be a site where worker groups post when they’re striking (the picket line version of https://isitajewishholidaytoday.com) so that we’re … Wanted: central site where workers can publicize their strike information
In Indiana, absentee voting by mail is limited to a portion of the population – and requiring large numbers of people to stand in a cramped location for hours seems like a bad idea right now. As we’re all changing our day-to-day lives in response to COVID-19, we should start pushing now for the state … Indiana – start asking now for Absentee-by-mail in May
It’s dangerous to be a fan of a politician, but Sen. Warren is the kind of administrator & negotiator I want in my executive branch, and listened & responded to marginalized groups in a way that’s rare. She made the race to be nominee a better one, and she still gives me hope. Most days … Ok. What’s next?
I’m pondering. I only moved to town at the beginning of this year, but on the other hand our town council election this year only had one contested race. But whether you run yourself or not, find a way to get involved.
You no longer have an excuse. In 2016, evangelical and Christian fundamentalist leaders said it was okay to vote for Trump, because he would give you the courts. You’ve got them now. From here on, if you vote for Trump you are voting for A man who wants to put children in concentration camps, where … What Kavanaugh means for evangelical/Christian fundamentalist voters
I’m more worried about the consequences of unilaterally pulling out of a peaceful nuclear deterrent deal – one that many inspectors said Iran was abiding by – than I was about all of President Trump’s cock-waggling at North Korea in his first 14 months. We finally gave peace a chance, and it was working, and … “The Iran Deal”
It seems strange that the NRA, chief proponents of the “good guy with a gun” myth, would appoint as president a person most famous for illegally supplying bad folks with guns.
And that a “fair hearing” includes “suffering consequences for the wrongs you have done” And that a “fair hearing” does not include badgering non-white politicians for their birth certificates And that a “fair hearing” does not include insisting political rivals (or former rivals) be investigated for crimes that multiple investigations from multiple branches of government … Everyone deserves a fair hearing
…and want to yell at the entire country that the solution is a ranked open primary, not closed party primaries.