I'm listening to the Bob Cesca podcast, featuring Driftglass and Bluegal from the Professional Left Podcast, and feeling inspired to dust off my old #realitybased blog and Say Something. Because back when the Blogosphere was a thing, one result was arguably the election of Barack Obama.
Thank you for your service, Michael Fanone. I hope you continue to stand strong for yourself and your family. You were right to spend quality time with your family rather than watching yesterday’s disgraceful inauguration. And I hope that you find a rewarding job that makes you happy and fulfilled. What happened to you is disgusting and you deserve better from America. ”Michael Fanone worked for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia for twenty years.” Link: Jen Rubin interviews Michael Fanone, former DC police officer
Robert Hubbel’s SubStack post today is a clarion call AND a dose of sanity. His comment section is full of people supporting each other over California wildfires, extreme weather, and all the Trump chaos. ”The events of Tuesday (discussed in more detail below) confirm that the decision of the grassroots movements to organize in opposition and resistance to Trump’s agenda is both righteous and necessary. Someone must hold back the tide of disinformation and depravity that is central to Trump’s agenda.” Link: A maddening day confirms our mission.
ULine is pretty evil for a supposedly Christian-based company, when it comes to making money. They’re part of the Christian corporatocracy that needs to be dismantled. ”Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers” Link: Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege
It’s possible we have ‘Elno to thank for the depressed (and depressing) turnout of Democratic voters for Harris. Or we wish him a hearty FOAD. Link: Bait-and-switch ad campaign carefully planned to trigger potential Harris voters: study
The real voter fraud was quietly taking place at churches like this. And they think it’s their God-given right to take over school boards, too. www.sfgate.com/northcoast/article/norcal-church-ballot-collection-tehama-19901332.php
It’s about frickin’ time, NY Times, but until you stop sanewashing Der Drumpfuhrer in your headlines, sabotaging your reporters’ stories, I’m not subscribing. For all the shit we’ve given the NYTimes in this election season, they have really pulled out all the stops to make up for it the last couple of days. This was yesterday’s front page. Here are a couple of the inside pages in the same issue. There are more. A huge section was devoted to this subject. I have… Link: The NY Times Comes Through – Digby’s Hullabaloo
Why are we not surprised? And ye gads, that photo in the article. I’m not reposting the image here because the photo credit is under Getty Images. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump’s biggest donors and campaign surrogates, South African-born Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States as he launched his entrepreneurial career after ditching a graduate studies program in California, according to former business associates, court records and company documents obtained by The Washington Post. Link: Exclusive from the Washington Post, via archive.is because fuck that guy Jeff Bezos, but kudos to…
Ann Telnaes’ stark visual commentary on the Washington Post’s failure to endorse Kamala Harris from 25OCT24. I will not be cancelling my subscription to the Post, because I support their journalists and editors. The decision came from publisher Jeff Bezos.
Earlier today, the Washington Post declined to endorse a candidate in the US Presidential Election. Reportedly, an opinion endorsing VP Kamala Harris had been written but was killed by either the current CEO, or owner-oligarch Jeff Bezos. Many people have canceled their WaPo subscriptions; I just can’t in an election year. So instead, here’s an endorsement from UK liberal bastion paper, The Guardian. Which I read for free, but I may subscribe. God knows I read them constantly. Editorial: The decision of American voters will be profoundly consequential for everyone. A Harris victory would offer some hope… Link: The…