Well, the “I” word is floating around out there now, so Randy Rainbow is here to check it out with the guy at the top! (Randy does drop one “F” bomb, so I guess this might be NSFW for language) [Read more…]
Stevie Wonder Performs ‘I‘ll Be Lovin’ You Always’ at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral | Video Worth Watching
It’s been hard letting Aretha go, but this expression of love by Stevie Wonder at her funeral service on Friday helps a bit.
(He preceded this tribute rendition of “I‘ll Be Lovin‘ You Always” with an expressive and moving harmonica performance. To also listen to the harmonica work, at the end of the video click the replay icon and the video should replay from the beginning.) [Read more…]
Racist Policy Realized: 497 Children Are Still Locked Up | Progressive Activist Calendar September 1 -10, 2018
As we head into the midterm elections, the administration’s “Make America White Again” agenda is kicking into high gear.
The zero-tolerance program at the border, which had zero intention of ever showing any compassion to children separated from their families has 497 of migrant kids *still* in custody, according to a just-filed government update. Parents of 322 of those kids have already been deported; 22 of the still-separated kids are under 5 years old.
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Hint of Fall | Geo-Poetic Spaces
Fall faintly whispers
To the growing shadows’ play
Time to buy a broom
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Judd Legum Explains the Stats That Voters Should Know About Trump’s Economy | Video Worth Watching
Judd Legum presents three facts about the economy that will help to put into context any claims by this administration about how great the economy is doing. [Read more…]
El Cajon Deplorable: Councilman Ben Kalasho Talks Trash About His City
Ben Kalasho was thinking about running for Mayor of El Cajon. That was before the hundreds of emails started coming in, begging him to represent the Fletcher Hills and Grossmont areas of the city. Or at least that’s what he says on a video on his city councilman campaign website.
What makes this claim odd was Kalasho’s earlier threat to sue the City of El Cajon after they rejected redistricting maps he’d submitted, all of which split his newly-drawn district in two. The people he didn’t want to represent somehow thought he was the best choice to represent them.
Now candidate Kalasho is singing a different tune [Read more…]
From Rough Seas to Pleasant Memories
There have been moments
in mourning
the loss of my son
that I’ve felt like a boat
being battered in rough seas,
swirling and whirling
in pounding
un-relenting waves,
and then there comes
a little break
as the waters, seemingly,
hurl me towards the shore,
and a memory,
like one I had the other day,
springs to the fore, [Read more…]
Study: Hurricane Maria killed nearly 3,000 | Video Worth Watching
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer speaks with correspondent Leyla Santiago reporting on the results of a new study by George Washington University on the death toll attributed to Hurricane Maria. The new study’s figure of 2,975 deaths is nearly 46 times higher than the current official figure of 64 deaths. [Read more…]
California Law Makers in Action: Renewable Energy, Bye-Bye Bail, and Training for Concealed Carry
While Washington DC sinks into a political swamp and the nation’s chief executive is melting down, California’s legislature is making history, thanks in large part to San Diego Democrats. Their accomplishments, even when they fall short of progressive expectations, are a welcome contrast to the vileness we see coming from the other coast.
President Donald Trump warned evangelicals on Monday that his policies will be “violently” overturned if Democrats win in November’s mid-term elections. He’s gone full-blown conspiracy-theory crazy, so let’s focus today on some better news.
The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 (SB100) was approved by a vote of 43-32 in the assembly on Tuesday. [Read more…]
Yippie! Party Video from 1968 | Video Worth Watching
It’s roughly the 50 year anniversary of the Chicago Democratic convention and the police attack on the counterculture protesters. As a response to the event, the Yippie! party secured free air time through campaign “Equal Time” legislation. They made some of the time available to the ACLU, some to an anti-war group and used about 15 minutes for this gem of a protest parody campaign video. It features appearances by Alan Ginsburg, Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and music by Phil Ochs. It also memorializes Mayor Daley’s Yogi Berra-like remark that “the policeman isn’t there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.”
The quality is marginal, but it’s worth a watch. This version has about ten seconds of audio deleted around the 1:40 minute mark right where Ginsburg appears. I’m guessing someone was concerned about a DMCA take down since there’s another version on YouTube that does have the audio and Ginsburg begins to chant “AUM” and a chorus morphs it into “dreaming of a white Christmas”! Gotta love that sense of humor!
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Rep. Duncan Hunter’s Support Solid As a Rock (Provided the Rock Has an ‘R’ Ballot Designation)
East County Republican voters aren’t buying into the legitimacy of the charges against Congressman Duncan Hunter, according to polling publicized by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Hunter has an eight-point lead over Ammar Campa-Najjar, 47% to 39% with 13% undecided.
The local daily and 10News commissioned the Survey USA poll, which contacted 539 likely voters in the days immediately following news of the 48-page indictment. Hunter and his wife Margaret have pled not guilty, and his legal team is calling the charges a politically motivated witch hunt. [Read more…]
A First Look at Propositions on the California November 2018 Ballot
There are eleven ballot measures for voter consideration on the 2018 general election ballot in California. Three were placed on the ballot by the legislature, the rest via signature gatherers (mostly) paid for groups with an interest in shaping the legal and political landscape.
This column includes my initial takes on what’s on the statewide ballot. Snark is included at no extra charge, mostly to keep readers interested. And there are a couple of measures I’m unsure about how I feel.
There will be more detailed analyses over the next six weeks, prior to ballots being mailed out. In early October, the San Diego Free Press will post its Progressive Voter Guide, with the endorsements (or not) of our editorial board.
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