If this was your daughter...
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:34pm
Photographer Meg Bitton has taken a stand against NC HB2 by sharing a picture of one of her models, transgender 14-year old Corey Maison.
She adds the question:
activism
Resilience: How To Revitalize Local Post Offices From The Ground Up
Submitted by Gerrit on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:20am
Martha published an intriguing essay on how our local Post offices could help lead the way into resiliency for our local communities.
http://caucus99percent.com/content/resilience-let-post-offices-lead-way
She challenged us to a thought experiment on how to make this vision practical. So last night I did a back-of-the-napkin sketch of a plan for making the vision practical. As usual, I babbled on endlessly :=) I post it here as a departure point for a c99 brainstorming session on transforming our Post Offices from the ground up.
See, what little public thinking there is about revitalizing our Post Offices after decades of corporatist kneecapping, is all about the national vision. We all know that top-down revitalization is nevah gonna happen. Unless, unless, we the people begin to transform our local PO branches from the ground up, beginning in our local communities - neighbourhoods, suburbs, villages, rural towns, small towns. So how would we do it? Where would we start? Let me show you below.
Bernie's Magic Carpet Ride T-8: NY Polling Trend Lines
Submitted by Gerrit on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 9:06am
Update: New Quinnipiac has Clint0n 53-40. More on that tomorrow.
We're featuring the NY polls every day until the election in 10 days on 19 April. NY has 247 delegates at stake. Plus, the little matter of momentum and narrative.
Bernie's magic carpet hit some turbulence this weekend. His 55.7%-44.3% win in Wyoming wasn't as big as hoped and he lost a bit in the delegate math. And the weekend brought two disappointing polls, although they both had a b it of a thumb on the scale. More below.
Bernie's Magic Carpet Ride T-9: NY Polling Trend Lines
Submitted by Gerrit on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 9:43am
We're featuring the NY polls every day until the election in 10 days on 19 April. NY has 247 delegates at stake. Plus, the little matter of momentum and narrative.
Bernie's magic carpet hit some turbulence this weekend. His 55.7%-44.3% win in Wyoming wasn't as big as hoped and he lost a bit in the delegate math. And the weekend brought two disappointing polls, although they both had a b it of a thumb on the scale. More below.
Our American Dream
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 1:21pm
All over the country, bills are being filed that treat transgender people like pawns in a chess game.--Kasey Sufredini
Kasey Sufredini of Freedom for All Americans has penned an opinion piece for CNN: Let transgender people achieve their American dream
Bernie's Magic Carpet Ride: The New York Polling Trendline T-14
Submitted by Gerrit on Tue, 04/05/2016 - 8:26amIt may be useful for us to feature the NY polls every day until the election in two weeks on 19 April. NY has 247 delegates at stake. Plus, the little matter of momentum and narrative. I think it could be very exciting to see the graph every day until then. First, it's magic carpet lift-off day, brought to you by Wisconsin, home of my beloved team...Focus, G, focus.
Below are the graphs from Huffpo. Also, Steppenwolf.
Activism: Protestors Sock It To CIA Director At Penn
Submitted by Gerrit on Tue, 04/05/2016 - 8:06amGood morning my friends. I bring good news. The kids are all right. Our youngsters gave the Deep State Rep, John Brennan (Unelected Bipartisan Party), whatfor yesterday as he was speechifying away to drum up the case for more, and more profitable wars.
More below.
Resilience: Homage To The Last Plains Indian War Chief
Submitted by Gerrit on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 11:26am
In this family photo, Joseph Medicine Crow wears a headdress beaded by his granddaughter and a war shirt from the Custer Battlefield Trading Post in Crow Agency, Montana. The Bighorn Mountains are in the background. (Photo by Ramona Medicine Crow)
A strong man passed away on Sunday. A defensive warrior, a scholar, a leader, a patriot, a veteran, a preserver of The Long Memory - the unbroken chain of the spiritual ancestors of progressives everywhere. More below.
News From The Easter Bunny: TEPCO's Fukushima Ice Wall
Submitted by Gerrit on Sun, 04/03/2016 - 6:29pmHey buddy, wanna buy a watch? If you've forgotten about Fukushima because American media is filled with Trump and Clinton, the Easter Bunny just brought out the last best hope to save Japan, Far-East Asia, and the Pacific Ocean from the ongoing creation by the stricken plant of radioactive material. See below.
Bread & Roses: Protest Songs that parody oppressive religion
Submitted by Gerrit on Sat, 04/02/2016 - 6:30amI so enjoyed the comments and great music that c99 folks posted on last weekend's Bread and Roses article. This weekend, let's have some fun with religion parody songs. It's been a helluva week and we could use a bit of a giggle. First off, Phil Ochs' classic definition of protest music. See below.
