About Last Night: Democratic Debate Live From Las Vegas
Welp, we finally got a debate with some actual debating instead of the soundbite snoozefests that have become the norm in campaign 2020.
Andrew Donaldson
/// February 20, 2020
Welp, we finally got a debate with some actual debating instead of the soundbite snoozefests that have become the norm in campaign 2020.
Will Truman
/// January 28, 2020
The 2020 Democratic Nominee: Choose your own adventure
Andrew Donaldson
/// December 20, 2019
The latest, and mercifully the last, Democratic Debate for 2019 is in the books. Let’s talk about it.
Luis A. Mendez
/// December 2, 2019
In The Race To See Who Can Stop Biden, A New Challenger Emerges – And He Could Be Biden’s Easiest Foe To Beat
Andrew Donaldson
/// October 16, 2019
There were not any huge fireworks from this one, so the fair question to ask outside the breakdown is, “Is anything going to be different tomorrow?”
Vikram Bath
/// May 8, 2019
I hope the future of the Democratic party looks more like this than like a nicer, kinder rehash of Trump’s broken agenda.
Andrew Donaldson
/// April 26, 2019
Smells like 2020 presidential primary politics in here.
Andrew Donaldson
/// April 14, 2019
There has to be an underdog to the story, whether he wins or not, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg checks a lot of those boxes.
Andrew Donaldson
/// April 8, 2019
Your Ordinary World for 8Apr19 feature links to great writing and viewpoints to read, share & discuss.
Andrew Donaldson
/// March 29, 2019
Let’s check in on the (mostly) running candidates for the Democratic Nomination in 2020
From CNN Business:
New York (CNN Business)Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He was 87.
Adelson took a leave of absence from Sands last week to resume treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which his aides first disclosed in late February 2019.
(Featured image is "Some birds hanging out at the Sands Casino in Atlantic City" by iirraa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Comment →In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler, a platform founded to provide conservative users a safe haven for uninhibited “free speech” — but which ultimately devolved into a hotbed of far-right conspiracy theories, unchecked racism, and death threats aimed at prominent politicians.
The researcher, who asked to be referred to by their Twitter handle, @donk_enby, began with the goal of archiving every post from January 6, the day of the Capitol riot; what she called a bevy of “very incriminating” evidence. According to the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, among others, Parler is one of a number of apps used by the insurrections to coordinate their breach of the Capitol, in a plan to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Donald Trump in power.
(Featured image is "A radio tracking device on a Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) at the Cotswold Falconry Centre" by Anguskirk and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Comment →From Twitter Safety:
After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 8, 2021
(Featured image is "Free Bird" by Ennev and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Comment →From DFW's CBS:
DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Chief Judge Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas has reversed a previous ruling of the Court that had dismissed all claims against the City of Dallas in the murder of Botham Jean.
The federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Dallas is now allowed to proceed once an amended lawsuit is filed.
We discussed Amber Guyger getting indicted here.
We discussed her trial here.
(Featured image is Botham Jean from The Botham Jean Foundation/Facebook)
Comment →Sunday Morning: “Swann’s Way/ Swann in Love” by Marcel Proust (Pt 2)
January 17, 2021
Yann’s Hot Dog Stand, Chocolate Milk, and Hometown Tradition
January 17, 2021
Saturday Spins: Cowboy Junkies The Trinity Session
January 16, 2021
I Love My Country, But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
January 16, 2021
Sunday Morning: “Swann’s Way/ Swann in Love” by Marcel Proust (Pt 2)
January 17, 2021
One of the Saddest Sights In The World
January 17, 2021
Yann’s Hot Dog Stand, Chocolate Milk, and Hometown Tradition
January 17, 2021
Saturday Morning Gaming: Guacamelee!
January 16, 2021
Saturday Spins: Cowboy Junkies The Trinity Session
January 16, 2021
Danny In The Presence of Danger
January 16, 2021
I Love My Country, But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
January 16, 2021
What, exactly, is a $2000 check?
January 15, 2021
It’s Not Just About A Speech: Impeachment and President Trump
January 13, 2021
Them’s Fightin’ Words: The First Amendment and Incitement
January 11, 2021
January 6th: A Layman’s Post About Group Behavior
January 14, 2021
I Love My Country, But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
January 16, 2021