There has been a lot of talk about "identity politics" since the election, too much of it self-serving complaints from arguably the most privileged demographic in America until it was eaten by its own dragons — working-class white … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
DDS upholds complete ban on family contact with developmentally disabled woman…Case shows why voters feel abandoned by the political system
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) After a "careful review" that did not happen to include interviews with at least two of the three principals in the case, the Department of Developmental Services has upheld an indefinite ban on all … [Read more...]
Hey DNC Democrats: People Can Do Two Things at Once
During the primaries, a ludicrous HillaryDNC meme was spread that because Bernie's #1 issue was economic justice, he'd be soft on social justice. This struck me as profoundly perverse given Bernie's and Hillary's histories. It was … [Read more...]
Automation takes its toll
Automated toll gantry I realized this holiday, while doing my annual shuttle duty for children arriving and departing Logan airport, that an era truly has ended. The toll plaza at the Callahan tunnel, along with all the others, is dark. … [Read more...]
Constructive Brainstorming
Sanders lost to Clinton who lost to Trump. Both are well admired, well qualified, strongly progressive candidates who lost. Instead of the primary being relitigated constantly, let us concede that both candidates were flawed and both failed … [Read more...]
On Spin, Reading Beyond The Headlines, and Keeping An Open Mind
*note: this is crossposted from my blog at thevibesman.com - it's a few days old and seems longer than mosts of the posts here, but I hope you still find it useful - V.* Putting out massive amounts of fake news online and attempting to … [Read more...]
Emoluments and More.
As Dan Rowan of Laugh In fame would say Look THAT up in your Funk and Wagnall's. Emoluments Clause No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, … [Read more...]
The Butterfly Effect: Trump’s Election, Randomness, and Lessons Learned
Trump’s win was somewhat flukish, taking advantage of a big Electoral College-popular vote split and an opponent who was really disliked and had some bad news hit at the wrong time. --Nate Silver At 6:15 AM on November 9, I was surprised … [Read more...]
I guess I will just keep asking this question….
I am a member of my town's Democratic Committee. We get a lot of visitors who ask to speak to us and get our support for their campaign. We sit though their speech. I hear the same stuff over and over and over again. I come from a … [Read more...]
Forget the Wisconsin Pres. Race–Look at Legislative Races.
Like many Democrats, I'm impressed by the $5 million Jill Stein and the Greens are raising for recounts in the Mid-West. I don't know who this money is coming from, but this is unlikely to overturn the results of those states. So, … [Read more...]
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