读过 Economy Hall 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
[Made in NOLA] 一堆險些被當廢紙處理的破舊日誌記載的竟是延續百年的紐奧良黑人社群協作和抗爭的歷史。從這些破舊記錄裡還原的一個個鮮活個體的故事竟可以一直延續到作者著手調查和寫作的過程中，從可以在這些日誌找到自己祖先的左鄰右舍，到見證社團舊址最後一刻命運的父母摯友，更不用說熟識的樂界泰斗無不將這個曾經位於 Treme 社區裡的小樓尊為爵士樂的聖堂。所以說嘛，我們在紐奧良的小學從來沒教過愛國歌曲，coz New Orleans is way much Greater than this sick country. 真是受不了沒文化的北方佬“my country my country”地叨叨叨…NOLA獨立 刻不容緩！
The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today, culminating in Vice President Kamala Harris' speech on Thursday. CNN suggests what to watch for: https://flip.it/RakXPL
Are you planning to watch any parts of the convention? Let us know your reasons by replying.
#DNC #Democrats #USPolitics #KamalaHarris #Harris #Biden #Politics #Chicago
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
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#Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
#News #Education #Schools #Students #Politics #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-school-vouchers-budget-meltdown
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American #Militia
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Rounding up #migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating #political assassinations.
Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 #election.
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
#news #election2024 #government #crime #violence #immigration #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent
#Missouri Outlawed #Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
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With millions in expanded #tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal.
After unprecedented protests swept #Cuba, a huge wave of people fled. A journalist shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The cover story to our magazine, presented in partnership with NAHJ's palabra.
https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-journalism-border-immigration-asylum-texas/
#immigration #politics #USpol #border #news #Mexico #HumanRights #refugees
Host FED UP With Israeli Flak's BS
The perfect candidate to step in for Biden will be the one who is confident looking out over the massive crowd gathered for his or her ascension and saying:
“And to my Republican friends… [restrained catcalls & boos] …to my Republican friends, my party and I welcome the fight ahead! And I urge you, please, please—do not do what we have done; stick with Trump!”
“The South really did not lose [the Civil War] when it came to maintaining this form of free labor.”
New from @josephinelee and Michelle Pitcher in our magazine, tracing two centuries of forced labor in Texas: https://texasobserver.org/texas-prison-plantations/
#prison #slavery #history #news #politics #HumanRights #labor #WorkersRights
Funny how Grindr traffic goes up dramatically in a particular city every time republicans hold a convention there.
#politics #upspoltics #grindr #republicans #methinkstheyprotestoomuch
Time warps weirdly.
It’s only been a few weeks ago that Biden stepped aside and Kamala Harris reignited the fire of joy back into politics. At that point it felt like there was very little time before the November 5th election.
Now it somehow feels like it will take forever to get there.
#politics
The Wind and the Sun argued which was stronger
A traveler came along wrapped in a cloak
They agreed the one who could make the traveler take their cloak off was the stronger
The Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely the traveler held their cloak
The Wind gave up
Then the Sun shined out a little, then she shined out more and more warmly
The traveler loosened, then eventually, took off their cloak
The Wind confessed that the Sun was the stronger
If you haven't already, or perhaps if you want to again, @heidilifeldman has a #MastodonForHarris #actblue campaign to raise funds for VP Harris's presidential campaign to defeat #Trump.
I think the goal was $1,000 (lol) but we're going to the moon.
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Donate whatever you can, here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
#uspol #politics #uspolitics #kamala #election #election2024
OMG.
Get it right, Dems.
Our leader has spoken.
He has taken the first courageous, high-risk step.
But he has taken the correct one.
God bless him, and God bless America.
It's nice to be on holiday and have the time to pull my thoughts together.
This time I'm writing on an acute subject:
You may be wondering why there seems to be no counterbalance to #trump #maga and other #populist right-wing movements across the #west?
I place my lens upon a critical misunderstanding of "virtue signalling" as something bad - not a basic human need - by contemporary #left
Enjoy!
#politics #philosophy #psychology #amwriting @philosophy
https://gimulnaut.wordpress.com/2024/07/19/the-left-needs-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-virtue-signalling/
#Biden moments away from addressing the nation on his decision to stand down from the 2024 #election.
If you think he has earned a beer for ~50 years of public service, donate $5 to help elect VP #Harris (and show #Mastodon is worth looking at)!
Or, you know, a six-pack for $30. 😇
@heidilifeldman has started this #MastodonForHarris ActBlue fundraiser and it is blowing past expectations, approaching $200,000 as we speak!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
https://www.europesays.com/1361229/ Cheeto on your national fabric? #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #UsPolitics
#ukpol #AntiFa In troubled times I find the following to be true.
My #faith 1st
My #principles 2nd
My #politics 3rd
Avoid #Personality "empty vessels make the most noise"
The rest follows
#Solidarity ✊💖🇪🇺😎
Everyone who voted for Biden already voted for Harris to succeed him. This muttering about a coronation is the new “but her emails”: a fake issue that marches along to a drumbeat of media coverage and partisan messaging.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/biden-election-campaign-democrats
For the past wk, we’ve tested #AI #chatbots’ on breaking #political stories & found they were largely unable to keep up w/consequential real-time #news. Most didn’t have #current info, gave incorrect answers, or declined to answer & pushed users to check news sources.
W/just months left until the election & bombshell political news dropping at a steady clip, #AIchatbots are distancing themselves from #politics & breaking news or refusing to answer at all.
#tech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/22/ai-chatbots-breaking-news/
For some reason or other, "Veep" is going viral. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to David Mandel, who took over from Armando Iannucci as showrunner in season 5, about whether politics is suddenly fun again, how much Selina Meyer hated other women, and that season 2 moment where Meyer discovers the president won't run for a second term.
#Harris is beating #Trump by transcending him
The sudden & radical shift in the trajectory of the 2024 campaign owes to more than the replacement of President Joe #Biden w/MVP #KamalaHarris as the #Democratic candidate. To a degree that’s still not fully appreciated, #Harris has embraced an entirely new strategy: She’s not just pushing back against Donald Trump’s #politics of #cultural #division. She’s bidding to #transcend it.
#democracy #freedom #joy #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/11/harris-walz-transcending-trump-2024/
"[U.S.] House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Tuesday the creation of a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, adding to the congressional panels that are looking into the shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania."
CBS News reports: https://flip.it/QhqpiG
#Trump #TrumpShooting #Congress #USPolitics #Politics #Assassination #News
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
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“Eradicate climate change references”...
Only talk to conservative media...
Don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover.
In a series of never-before-published videos, #Project2025 details how a second #Trump administration would operate.
#News #Video #election2024 #Election #GOP #Voting #HeritageFoundation #Government #Politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-project-2025-secret-training-videos-trump-election
