Does taunting work? Knock the Vote intends to find out. Here’s a PSA produced for the campaign by the Acronym group. It slams Millennials for just about all of the negative stereotypes out there. Will it motivate its audience to prove the stereotypes wrong by showing up at the polls on November 6th? I guess we’ll find out in 29 days. [Read more…]
Talking Heads – Burning Down the House | Video Worth Watching
Music for our Times? Talking Heads – Burning Down the House (and maybe the Senate, too?) [Read more…]
Blues For A Warm Planet [Adagio from Khachaturian’s Gayane Ballet Suite] | Video Worth Watching
Here’s the Adagio from Khachaturian’s Gayane Ballet Suite, envisioned by Politesseo as a lament for a warming planet. [Read more…]
Presumed Innocent … But Locked in Cages Nonetheless | Video Worth Watching
I’m guessing that when Chris Hayes saw the coverage of Trump’s recent rally in Mississippi, some button got pushed. This is the rally where Trump lamented the disregard for the principle of “Innocent until proven guilty” (particularly as it related to his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh) and yet the crowd later repeatedly chanted “Lock her up” referring to Hilary Clinton’s unsubstantiated misdeeds! Irony is indeed dead.
The more galling aspect of this situation for Chris, though, is the disparity in the treatment of accused citizens—between the privileged few (such as Trump and Kavanaugh) and the rest of us, as evidenced by the treatment of Kalief Browder, the teen arrested in 2010 when sixteen years old, and when unable to post bail, imprisoned for three years in extremely violent conditions at the Robert N. Davoren Center on Riker’s Island while awaiting trial. [Read more…]
Trump Administration Sends 1,600 Kids to Texas Tent City as Number of Detained Children Hits Record High | Video Worth Watching
From the Democracy Now! website:
The Trump administration is transferring detained migrant children from shelters across the country to a barren tent city in West Texas. The New York Times reports that hundreds of children are being sent each week from shelters to the tent city, which currently houses 1,600 children. The facility reportedly has no school, and children have only limited access to legal services. The U.S. government is now detaining a record 13,000 migrant children. We speak with Louise Melling, deputy legal director at the ACLU, who says, “We have more children in detention now than ever before.”
The Political Power Of Women’s Anger – Rebecca Traister | Video Worth Watching
All In’s Chris Hayes talks with Rebecca Traister about her new book, “Good and Mad”, about how women learn to moderate and channel their anger, and about how in this politically tumultuous time women are developing new ways to express and exhibit the legitimate rage engendered by the current civic climate. [Read more…]
Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women—It’s a Men’s Issue | Video Worth Watching
Daily Kos staff member Jen Hayden posted an item on Monday on the Daily Kos that drew attention to a TED talk by Jackson Katz given in May of 2013 that deals with the issue of violence against women, noting that the typical framing of the issue misrepresents the role of men. The TED talk video is below and Jen’s Daily Kos post appears below the video. (h/t to AGD) [Read more…]
Willie Nelson – Vote ‘Em Out (Texas – Rally for Beto) | More Video Worth Watching
At an Austin rally for Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke that Rolling Stone reported drew nearly 60,000, Willie Nelson unveiled a new song aimed at encouraging his fans to exercise their civic duty and to vote. And not only to vote, but to “Vote ’Em Out”! [Read more…]
The Fearless Revolutionaries Who Made Voting Possible | Video Worth Watching
From the Brave New Films YouTube page:
Do these badass revolutionaries a solid, and register to vote! They shed blood, sweat and tears so that we can shake some trees and vote to make a change. What are you waiting for? For more on how to register, go to www. nationalvoterregistrationday.org, and don’t forget to vote on Nov. 6!
For San Diego County voter registration info (where you can verify your registration status) visit San Diego County Registrar of Voters. [Read more…]
Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (Live At Woodstock 1969) | Video Worth Watching
R.I.P. Marty Balin (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018). Marty Balin was one of the original founders of the Jefferson Airplane and in the early years was its signature voice. This YouTube clip features him performing “Volunteers” live at Woodstock in 1969. Rolling Stone obit: here; Washington Post: here. [Read more…]
Eric Satie : Gnossiennes 1 – 3 / Reinbert de Leeuw ( piano) | Video Worth Watching
Music for a bit of respite from the hectic and insanely tumultuous last few days: Satie’s Gnossiennes 1 – 3 performed by pianist Reinbert de Leeuw. Breathe slowly and deeply. [Read more…]
Corporate Landlords: The Fight for Affordable Housing in California – Yes on 10 | More Video Worth Watching
The folks at Brave New Films have put together some revealing footage on the issue of corporate landlords and single-family dwellings here in California. More info in yesterday’s Starting Line column. [Read more…]
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