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35,000 men women children
wired to a fence
Each name
a page in earth’s history
spit into fire
devoured by sea
deported
redacted into dust [Read more…]
‘Listen’, trans teen short film | Video Worth Watching
Jake Graf, actor, director and activist, in recognition of GLAAD’s Transgender Awareness Week, November 12 – 19 has released a new short video. Featuring young trans actors in trans roles, ‘Listen’ honestly and frankly depicts some of the myriad struggles experienced daily by trans children and teenagers, giving a much needed voice to this often maligned section of the community. In an interview with HuffPost, Jake stated his hope that it inspires viewers to “listen to our trans and queer youth”. [Read more…]
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Is San Diego’s Most Popular Democrat of Them All?
This was a very good election year for Democrats in the region. Grassroots enthusiasm was high and it showed. Turn out, once all ballots are processed, will exceed 65%.
The local party organization used considerable resources for get out the vote campaigns in support of its endorsed candidates. Exactly nobody thought those endorsements were perfect. And there are a multitude of festering questions needing to be answered in the coming year.
Now that the election has passed, the party’s shortcomings should be addressed. Chair Jessica Hayes is stepping down at the end of the year and there appear to be exciting (mostly unannounced as yet, so I’ll hold off on naming them) candidates vying to replace her. [Read more…]
Indivisible Goes From Defense to Offense With Two New Action Guides
After more than year of playing defense against President Donald Trump and the GOP’s attacks on healthcare, workers, immigrants, refugees, the LGBTQ community, and the common good, the progressive group Indivisible on Tuesday published a new action guide aimed at helping organizers and constituents go beyond resistance and pressure the new House Democratic majority to fight for a positive, ambitious agenda.
“This guide is for what comes next,” Indivisible notes, contrasting the new roadmap with its viral 2016 Trump resistance guide.
“This guide is about using our constituent power to go on offense,” the group states. “Offense is exciting, but it’s more complex than defense. We have the opportunity to use congressional oversight to hold Trump and his cronies accountable. We can set the legislative agenda with a bold progressive vision rooted in inclusion, fairness, and justice. But none of this is automatic—we have to demand it of Congress.” [Read more…]
Ta-Nehisi Coates on President Donald Trump and the Midterms | Video Worth Watching
From the MSNBC YouTube website:
The new class of Democrats in Congress is a group that’s closer to reflecting what America looks like than ever before. But is this the start of something new in American politics, or a classic midterm course correction?
The Republican Death Spiral in California and Its Implications for the Party Nationally
California Republicans are facing a full-blown disaster as votes continue to be tallied. Consider them the canary in the coal mine for the national party. Yes, there were victories for the GOP on November 8, but the future for an organization that has become little more than an extension of the President’s ego looks bleak.
Much is being made of the obituary written by Kristin Olsen, the vice chair of the California Republican Party, and published as a guest column at CalMatters.
“The California Republican Party isn’t salvageable at this time,” she wrote. “The Grand Old Party is dead — partly because it has failed to separate itself from today’s toxic, national brand of Republican politics.” [Read more…]
Some of My Faves | A Photographic Look
By Michael-Leonard Creditor / flexible fotography
I look at architecture as design. When I look at an entire structure, I see the pure lines, angles, and curves of it as well as the overall building that it is. I examine smaller sections of a structure for pure design. The Art of architecture is that I may see shapes in the buildings that aren’t really there in the buildings. Often, the interplay of light, another pure design element, creates design that isn’t really there. I guess it’s what used to be called art abstracts. It’s simply seeing the designs that aren’t there in the buildings. [Read more…]
Hey NRA, This Is Our Lane: Furious Docs Explain They’re Not Anti-Gun But Anti-Bullet Hole
Warning: Graphic Images
Last week, hours before the slaughter of 12 people at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, CA., our 307th mass shooting this year, the ever-judicious NRA denounced doctors and other health care professionals – those steadfast, often blood-soaked heroes who daily labor to pick up the shattered pieces from NRA-funded carnage universally deemed a public health crisis, who for years “have seen and heard things that cannot be unseen and unheard” – for daring to seek to reduce gun violence.
Citing a recent paper on the epidemic from the American College of Physicians titled, “Reducing Firearm Injuries and Death in the United States,” the ghouls at the NRA sneered, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” [Read more…]
What Sessions’ Resignation Means for the Mueller Investigation | Video Worth Watching
Nicole Austin-Hillery (Executive Director, U.S. Program, Human Rights Watch) explains what the forced resignation of Jeff Sessions means for the future of the Russia investigation. Essentially, “all Americans should be concerned”. [Read more…]
2018’s Amazing Not a Just Blue Wave Election Results
LATE BALLOT COUNTING NEWS: Tony Thurmond has pulled into the lead in the race for Superintendent of Public Education. Escondido’s Mayor-for-life Sam Abed is within 20 votes of losing his seat. Vladimir Putin’s favorite Congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, lost his seat. Democrats Katie Porter and Gil Cisneros are within striking distance of winning key Congressional contests…
Wave, ‘smave. Call it what you want, but the 2018 election included a lot of wins worth savoring if you’re from the progressive persuasion. As additional ballots have been counted over the past week, the news has gotten better.
Reporting on the election results was shaped by time zone differences and tended to focus on higher profile races. It’s no small thing that Idaho, Nebraska and Utah voters opted to expand Medicaid, while Kansas, Maine, and Wisconsin elected pro-ACA governors. [Read more…]
Feeding San Diego: Solving Hunger | Video Worth Watching
From the Feeding San Diego YouTube page:
1 in 8 people in San Diego County are at risk of hunger, including 1 in 6 children. Feeding San Diego is solving hunger while protecting the environment. Find out how we’re doing it and how you can help.
Last year, Feeding San Diego provided 26 million meals for families, children, seniors, veterans and military families facing hunger in San Diego. Feeding San Diego serves anyone facing hunger. Learn how you can get involved in the fight against hunger at www.feedingsandiego.org.
Post Election Questions for Progressives at the State, Local, and National Levels
What many had called the election of our lifetimes is over, and while any moment for reflection was immediately stolen by Trump’s purge of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the subsequent fallout with regard to the Russia investigation, there are still big, important questions that progressives inside and outside of power will face in the coming months if we hope to present a vision that does more than say no to Trump while getting trapped in his diversions. [Read more…]
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