Friday, July 9, 2021

Politics related links 071021

 

STEVEN DONZIGER DESCRIBES CONTEMPT CASE AS A “CHARADE” AS TRIAL COMES TO A CLOSE: The environmental lawyer who sued Chevron over environmental pollution faces up to six months in prison.

https://theintercept.com/2021/05/17/chevron-steven-donziger-trial/

 

Roanoke's Del. Sam Rasoul, a lifelong problem solver, focuses on Democrats' rural woes

https://roanoke.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/roanokes-del-sam-rasoul-a-lifelong-problem-solver-focuses-on-democrats-rural-woes/article_aea93e0a-a85b-11eb-a43d-a7474b205149.html

 

A Clinton-era centrist Democrat explains why it’s time to give democratic socialists a chance: “The baton rightly passes to our colleagues on our left.”

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/4/18246381/democrats-clinton-sanders-left-brad-delong?fbclid=IwAR2fI0ivOWLKhHeph55q8qfh5pkchV0fwdvYqN3_1ncKDlku6fmpCspUyns

 

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: JUNE 8TH

https://www.sam4va.com/

 

Are We Entering a New Political Era?  The neoliberal order seems to be collapsing. A generation of young activists is trying to insure that it’s replaced by progressive populism, not by the fascist right.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/are-we-entering-a-new-political-era?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Magazine_Daily_NonSubs_052421&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&esrc=&utm_term=TNY_Magazine_Daily_NonSubs

 

The Rachel Maddow Show 5/24/21 | MSNBC News Breaking May 24, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJ_IOdEuZY

 

Terror vs. the Truth in Belarus: What the hijacking of a reporter means for us all

https://snyder.substack.com/p/terror-vs-the-truth-in-belarus

 

Republican Donor BUSTED Using COVID Relief Money To Buy Luxury Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imB7VDUtlNY

 

It’s Worth It: How to Talk To Your Right-Wing Relatives, Friends, and Neighbors Kindle Edition

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FGYJ179/&tag=thomhartmann

 

Amanda Holt began delving into the subject of redistricting in October of 2010 on her quest to know (about gerrymandering). Helped by a love of puzzles, attention to detail, and a great deal of persistence, her efforts eventually led her to a historic victory before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She documents her journey here and inspiring others through numerous presentations across the state. The recipient of several honors, her work has also been featured in every major Pennsylvania newspaper, making headline news in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

http://amandae.com/

 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to bar members of Congress from ever trading individual stocks again

https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-warren-ban-congress-trading-stocks-investing-tom-malinowski-nhofe-2021-5

 

Texas to allow carrying handguns without permit or background check

https://nypost.com/2021/05/24/texas-to-allow-handguns-without-permit-or-background-check/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

 

'They got the mother lode': Former prosecutor says new grand jury has everything on Trump

https://www.rawstory.com/mother-lode-donald-trump-grand-jury/

 

'Evidence points to all of them': 3 Trump insiders speak in TV exclusive. In an exclusive interview with MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber, Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, Melania Trump's former advisor Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, and the daughter-in-law of the Trump Organization's CFO Jennifer Weisselberg discuss the criminal probe into the Trump Organization, investigators' interest in Trump and Allen Weisselberg's taxes, the people they believe have the most criminal exposure in the probe, and more. This video is a segment from a longer, wide-ranging interview.

https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/-evidence-points-to-all-of-them-3-trump-insiders-speak-in-tv-exclusive-113118277555?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1jdG3b8KTqj9d4z0MxcXgMzOv4jPB7nrqi_JNww8WqoEB55a_QNcPF-ko

 

Grand jury convened in NY criminal Trump probe, WaPo reports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqQ73XolxUs

 

Can Democrats beat the odds in 2022?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/25/can-democrats-beat-odds-2022/?fbclid=IwAR0IZwoZ84PhJ2kZ17svG590ckleG6WhcjiUSGQg6bA0GmZIuwjdOH-rJeY

 

McConnell focuses 100 percent on blocking Biden and zero percent on America

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/mcconnell-focuses-100-percent-blocking-biden-zero-percent-america/?fbclid=IwAR3TN0aOJ-FqXYv9Rn7YLeSf8UW8NwcGf6JRuoD4W3HY8w3LNzB2H3hR-hA

 

The Obamas: Believe (FULL MOVIE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20yJze6P-o

 

‘When are we going to come to grips with this?’: Newsom pleads for gun control at San Jose briefing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted the heroism of first responders and called for more gun control legislation at a news conference on Wednesday's San Jose shooting.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/gov-newsom-speaks-at-san-jose-police-briefing-pleads-for-gun-control-113343045635?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1RNz_CLH9Qxa2p7Nb432QUInZMPHXRCqh9ey19QLu-PgOVUHVAocOEYhI

 

Why Is Merrick Garland’s DOJ Carrying Water for Bill Barr? One answer is that Garland, like many Biden officials, is an institutionalist, more committed to preserving institutions than fighting hard political fights.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/barr-memo-trump/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=a

 

Tell Your Senators: Pass the For The People Act

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-pass-the-for-the-people-act/

 

Demand a commission to investigate Trump’s deadly insurrection!

https://atadvocacy.com/commission/?Refid=btc

 

How Trump weaponized his impeachment acquittal: Trump’s latest legal defense is clearly wrong as a matter of constitutional text, historical practice — and common sense.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/how-trump-weaponized-his-impeachment-acquittal-n1268561?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1uZu7MpAB_09rm6ewQlcq6QKSLBREoToZaDdq_5zsbX-dze58Xc6QuoSk

 

Bernie Sanders: What happens next in Congress will determine future of country

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/opinions/bernie-sanders-pivotal-moment-american-democracy/index.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm&fbclid=IwAR3cMdQ3md6yVUzL73MXTsEi5lx8rolRnrdf6VXUWdUDrpfeeJW-2fLD_sU

 

Are Democrats sleepwalking toward democratic collapse?  “I’m not sure people appreciate how much danger we’re in.”

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22432229/democracy-america-democratic-party-reform?fbclid=IwAR12nffW5PIXJooKnmDuX9b7lj_92BD3l7ugxsFEjpnbCcaOWtuxvns6US4

 

NY DA Vance Impanels a Special "Trump" Grand Jury; DOJ Appeals Judge Jackson's Memo Release Order

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idh3Lamu318

 

Special Grand Jury to Investigate Donald Trump & Co: Here's a Detailed Grand Jury Explainer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIfYjwAAhY

 

Senate Republicans Block Insurrection Investigation While Courts Go Hard After Insurrectionists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wmQnZa9qU

 

DOJ Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Trump & Barr for Clearing Protestors from Lafayette Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APoMjNAkivE

 

Let's talk about NY's sweeping police reform legislation....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSX-6N_j3-s

 

Let's talk about Congress getting a report on UFOs....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZeN-Xmz5T4

 

Let's talk about Trump's plan for 2022 and why Democrats have to act now....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0-FeH1Otk0

 

Let's talk about the future of this channel....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSeWmF5CHO4

 

The Year That Broke Emmanuel Macron’s Republican Front: The French president is facing a far right that has gained the upper hand in the country’s insidious culture wars. And he has only himself to blame.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162410/year-broke-emmanuel-macrons-republican-front?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

"56% Of Republicans Think Trump Is President!?" - Malcolm Nance On The GOP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YNgtheMZBo

 

Republicans Fear Trump May Wreck Their Chances to Fulfill His Darkest Fantasies: Republicans are “fretting” about the former president’s political return. But they’re mostly worried about him undermining their ongoing anti-democratic efforts.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162565/paul-ryan-trumpism-voter-suppression?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Texas Democrats Walk Out, Stop Republicans' Sweeping Voting Restrictions

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/31/1001811919/texas-democrats-walk-out-stop-republicans-sweeping-voting-restrictions

 

White House gives GOP 1 week to reach deal on infrastructure

https://apnews.com/article/business-government-and-politics-2829f043cf332e9e61fc5281790d51ec

 

Biden eyes Claire McCaskill for plum Europe ambassadorship

https://www.axios.com/biden-ambassadors-claire-mccaskill-bb81fdcd-3c63-459b-b32a-026579d81943.html

 

Senate Republicans Unveil $928 Billion Infrastructure Offer: Proposal is latest move in negotiations with White House; Biden administration trimmed its proposal to $1.7 trillion

https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-republicans-unveil-928-billion-infrastructure-offer-11622120973?mod=hp_lead_pos1

 

Americans and ‘Cancel Culture’: Where Some See Calls for Accountability, Others See Censorship, Punishment

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/05/19/americans-and-cancel-culture-where-some-see-calls-for-accountability-others-see-censorship-punishment/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

 

Trump looms large in Pennsylvania's GOP primaries in 2022

https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-looms-large-in-pennsylvanias-gop-primaries-in-2022/article_c68b5108-1757-5150-86ea-cca55cbd08f9.html?fbclid=IwAR0AlWEolEskRwrpUPiZ7whX5PzRyz2o92BqgPZ1qBD-vm62tL3-XI7HsqE

 

What Chris Matthews Learned in Washington: “This Country,” a new memoir from the host of “Hardball,” speaks volumes about the state of political punditry.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162563/chris-matthews-learned-washington-this-country-memoir-review?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Don McGahn’s Testimony Is One More Wall Quickly Closing In on Donald Trump: The former president is learning that the old, responsibility-evading tricks he used as a private-sector scammer don’t work once you’ve held public office.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162567/merrick-garland-justice-mcgahn-testimony?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Republicans Fear Trump May Wreck Their Chances to Fulfill His Darkest Fantasies: Republicans are “fretting” about the former president’s political return. But they’re mostly worried about him undermining their ongoing anti-democratic efforts.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162565/paul-ryan-trumpism-voter-suppression?utm_campaign=tnr_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

 

Democracy’s Moment of Reckoning: If we lose the fight to protect voting rights, we'll lose everything else, too.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162272/republican-voter-suppression-texas-democracy-reckoning?utm_campaign=tnr_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

 

Our 250-Year Fight for Multiracial Democracy: We say we’re for it. We’ve never truly had it. These next few years will determine its fate.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162250/250-year-fight-majority-rule-multiracial-democracy?utm_campaign=tnr_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

 

What’s Going On with the Country?

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/04/whats-going-on-with-the-country/

 

The Overthrow of American Democracy Begins in Texas: Over the weekend, Republicans in the state tried to pass an extreme voter-suppression bill and hosted a conference in which Michael Flynn endorsed a military coup.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162584/texas-voting-bill-qanon-conference?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Trump’s Republicans Want a Coup: Michael Flynn’s embrace of a Myanmar-style military overthrow is chilling. It’s also a growing position within the GOP.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162586/michael-flynn-trump-myanmar-coup?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Why Political Sectarianism Is a Growing Threat to American Democracy

The country is increasingly split into camps that don’t just disagree on policy and politics — they see the other as alien, immoral, a threat. Such political sectarianism is now on the march.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/us/democracy-gop-democrats-sectarianism.html?fbclid=IwAR0Dm5hhCr_TUoyTi0jQzCUOfFy5FrEvaG6t9-CXNwgOutGbrDeAn5Wf9EE

 

We The People PA is a campaign to ensure that all Pennsylvanians can thrive.

http://wethepeoplepa.org/?link_id=8&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-take-action-to-protect-the-right-to-vote-in-pennsylvania-2&email_referrer=email_1194123&email_subject=take-action-to-protect-the-right-to-vote-in-pennsylvania

 

Elizabeth MacDonough Is the Most Quietly Consequential Person in Washington: The Senate parliamentarian normally flies under the radar, but she now holds the Democrats’ ambitious plans in her hands.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162494/senate-parliamentarian-ruling-budget-reconciliation?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding an insurrection lawsuit. Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a private investigator to find him.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/politics/mo-brooks-eric-swalwell-insurrection-lawsuit/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold

 

The GOP’s ‘Off the Rails’ March Toward Authoritarianism Has Historians Worried: One political scientist, the co-author of a book called “How Democracies Die,” put it bluntly: “I think we are headed for a crisis.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78znw/the-gops-off-the-rails-march-toward-authoritarianism-has-historians-worried?fbclid=IwAR2-7zt6cW2oLmCverUddvBqu7esrVp0Se6GIQklOBjHzwl7K8QE5s33txQ

 

Biden’s Foreign Policy Doctrine Is Stuck in the Twentieth Century: The president’s domestic agenda is surprisingly ambitious and progressive. So why is he proposing conventional, outdated solutions to the world’s crises?

https://newrepublic.com/article/162597/biden-foreign-policy-doctrine-israel-china-russia?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Biden Faces Backlash Over 'Shameful' Capitulation to GOP Governors as They End Unemployment Lifelines: "You only take back the lifeline when people aren't drowning," said Claire Guzdar of the Groundwork Collaborative.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/05/biden-faces-backlash-over-shameful-capitulation-gop-governors-they-end-unemployment?fbclid=IwAR0YKe6KfksiMw_meSmaQKAK0YsmaRT16QxNZ461zl6xRjLCOBRx-JnReeA

 

Federal Judge Roger Benitez Says ‘Assault Weapons’ Are ‘Anti-Crime Guns’ That Are ‘Perfect’ As ‘Militia Service’ Weapons

https://lawandcrime.com/second-amendment/judge-roger-benitez-says-assault-weapons-are-anti-crime-guns-that-are-perfect-as-militia-service-weapons/

 

Joe Manchin bows to the false idol of bipartisanship

https://medium.com/ctrlaltrightdelete/joe-manchin-bows-to-the-false-idol-of-bipartisanship-8c8fd7925e5c

 

Psychiatrist: ‘Donald Trump Is Delusional’ Even Out Of Office

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYLjabRr8s

 

053121 Let's talk about a question of privilege and Cher....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-899grNICzQ

 

060121 Let's talk about Republicans and not wanting to work....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzN3ASVXlj0

 

060221 Let's talk about the home team advantage and society....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5E_vz6DjI

 

060321 Let's talk about cutting the mic on Memorial Day's history....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WGB2xRmlkE

 

060321 Let's talk about the San Jose footage....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvJjyggOcZA

 

060421 Let's talk about republicans not wanting to debate....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BCjN1iBZQ

 

060421 Let's talk about Trump, Facebook, and the future....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV3aulf1P68

 

060521 Let's talk about Trump running for the House and the speaker's bargain....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4ZVbn9TIA

 

060521 Let's talk about coming together under China and good news....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56vTBOoUw64

 

060621 Let's talk about Biden's July 4th goal and maps....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dsHj2MaHr0

 

060721 Let's talk about blame, leaks, and why we won't be ready....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzM4VKoOuPE

 

060721 Let's talk about Senator Manchin and one party....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etSd4nE0xnE

 

Leadership Lessons from Donald Trump: How should a President lead?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201810/leadership-lessons-donald-trump?fbclid=IwAR04zGQLxBXW44tCsOpdmXyZUAeaMp2nRoZHO6XF36_FmLLV3wZRFllGPDM

 

053121 New Oath Keepers Conspiracy Indictment Proves Republicans Wrong that there was "No Insurrection"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPabayjrBA

 

060121 Trump Absurdly Claims he will be "Reinstated" in August. He won't. Time for Accountability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJhpwAEIGlo

 

060221 Plea Offers to Some Insurrectionists Raise Concerns: Here's What Drives Prosecutorial Decisions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z1xN-etpKg

 

060321 New Criminal Investigation into Louis DeJoy; Expanding Criminal Investigation into Matt Gaetz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GXB-vy7qys

 

060421 Top 5 Reasons Don McGahn's Congressional Testimony about Trump's Obstruction of Justice is Important

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_u-4SLsI_I

 

060521 Trump's Lawlessness Inspires Texas Lawmakers to Follow Suit with Unconstitutional "Heartbeat Law"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_tp-1UPQfw

 

Yes, Take This Seriously: It’s Time to Kill the Senate: The upper body of Congress has become a colossal wreck where democracy goes to die.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162659/save-democracy-kill-the-senate?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Why Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley Won’t Be Punished for Fomenting a Riot: The U.S. Senate is incapable of policing itself—and the two Republicans are too shameless to resign.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162612/ted-cruz-josh-hawley-capitol-riot-senate-investigation?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

H.R. 1, the For the People Act: Recent polling shows widespread support among American voters

https://equalcitizens.us/

 

PA One Caucus: Bridging the Partisan Divide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SfXTa69YUc

 

060721 Ojeda Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Ljj746-HQ

 

Joe Manchin Inches Closer to Trump’s Big Lie: Why is the Democratic senator from West Virginia echoing Republican talking points about American elections?

https://newrepublic.com/article/162671/joe-manchin-big-lie-voting-rights?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Democrats, Stop Negotiating With Traitors: Party leaders should act like they believe their own rhetoric on Republican extremism.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162675/democrats-negotiating-traitors-manchin-sinema?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Michael Cohen On Trump Probe: Everyone In The Company Lied For Donald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmffeSVpyoE

 

Giuliani Audio Proves Trump’s Team Was Lying About Ukraine: A new recording confirms that Trump and his allies were full of shit when they claimed “there was no quid pro quo” in Ukraine

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-audio-trump-ukraine-1180098/?fbclid=IwAR17Wt9S6QV3FW1om8jguixWIFCYQX50BSyunr5umT8KMShEu16vQaOdx0c

 

Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild on the Trump demographic: "Elite of the left behind". UC Berkeley sociologist explores the loss and shame that led to Trump in her book "Strangers in Their Own Land"

https://www.salon.com/2021/06/07/sociologist-arlie-russell-hochschild-on-the-trump-demographic-elite-of-the-left-behind/?fbclid=IwAR0YFPEm5qMQAuuPf_2fE-nNOtrJAknplQCPIbVeLNQAW392ZTh6YzmJNb8

 

Joe Manchin Cares More About ‘Bipartisanship’ Than Fighting Jim Crow: The senator says he won’t back a crucial voting rights bill because it’s too “partisan.” What he means is that white conservatives don’t like it.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/manchin-voting-rights/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-08

 

The New York Times’ Culture-War Definition of Free Speech: Michael Powell frames policing and racial justice as issues moving the ACLU away from its core mission around speech. It’s a false antagonism—and a trap.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162674/new-york-times-aclu-free-speech-culture-war?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Biden DOJ: Trump attacking a woman he allegedly raped was part of his job as president

https://popular.info/p/biden-doj-trump-attacking-a-woman

 

The Party of Trump Is Trying to Get People Mad at Anthony Fauci Again: The latest attacks from the GOP betray its desperation to find something, anything, to attack Joe Biden with.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162682/anthony-fauci-right-wing-media-attacks?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

COUNTRY OVER PARTY TO END CORRUPTION: We're uniting Americans to fix our broken political system.

https://represent.us/?eType=EmailConfirmation&eId=e86c365e-53bd-4464-9835-bd61005a96f0

 

What is the Declaration for American Democracy?

https://dfadcoalition.org/?eType=EmailConfirmation&eId=e86c365e-53bd-4464-9835-bd61005a96f0

 

Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021?eType=EmailConfirmation&eId=e86c365e-53bd-4464-9835-bd61005a96f0

 

Are Democrats Done Fighting Big Money in Politics?  New York City has one of the most generous campaign finance programs in the country. So why are all the leading Democrats in the mayoral race relying on super PACs?

https://newrepublic.com/article/162686/democrats-done-fighting-super-pacs-new-york-mayor?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

We are amplifying the voices of everyday Americans impacted by the student debt! By sharing our experiences with supporters, advocates, and the press we will push the Biden Administration to take action.  We want you to join the discussion.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716230837678/WN_SqkVpt8TRm-2ldrlGfcstw?link_id=1&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-your-invitation-cancel-student-debt-event-with-senator-schumer-and-alyssa-milano&email_referrer=email_1199843&email_subject=your-invitation-cancelstudentdebt-event-with-senator-schumer

 

When Sensitivity Becomes Censorship: A restrictionist mentality is taking over certain segments of the left

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pence-pen-censorship-hawley/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-08

 

Progressive Dreams Are on Pause in Virginia: Terry McAuliffe wins the gubernatorial primary while moderates beat candidates to their left around the state.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/virginia-primary-progressives/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-09

 

Republican Obstructionism Meets Pipeline Hysteria in North Carolina: GOP leaders’ choice to block the nomination of a key environmental official for Governor Roy Cooper may prove counterproductive in the long run.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162657/roy-cooper-gop-deq-nominee?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Progressive Journalism for an Age of Crisis: The Zero Hour is a nationally-syndicated, progressive radio & TV show hosted by Richard “RJ” Eskow.

https://thisisthezerohour.com/

 

Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign

https://www.newsweek.com/arizonas-former-gop-ag-says-kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-should-abolish-filibuster-resign-1597851

 

The Political Imagination of Stacey Abrams: What ails democracy in her Supreme Court thriller, “While Justice Sleeps”?

https://newrepublic.com/article/162684/political-imagination-stacey-abrams-while-justice-sleeps-book-review?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Why Is Garland’s DOJ Taking Trump’s Side Against E. Jean Carroll? There is no good reason for the Department of Justice to defend a former president against charges that he defamed a woman he allegedly raped.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-carroll-garland/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-10

 

Socialist Forum: A Democratic Socialists of America Publication, Spring 2021.  We invite readers to submit responses to any of these articles to our inbox at socialistforum@dsausa.org .

https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/spring-2021/?akid=50959.30199.Iju6Yt&rd=1&t=21

 

Parson will sign Second Amendment bill declaring federal gun laws ‘invalid’ in Missouri

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parson-will-sign-second-amendment-bill-declaring-federal-gun-laws-invalid-in-missouri/article_de8df2f8-5d00-50a9-91ef-6dbacb523d6a.html

 

Hunting Leaks, Trump Officials Focused on Democrats in Congress: The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/us/politics/justice-department-leaks-trump-administration.html?fbclid=IwAR1BUaUxxBqabwKChnXIj4aelimZBRVjf8uaXwxf8BrZyNN15lsCapcnIao

 

Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York: If progressives rank their votes effectively—by making Wiley their No. 1, No. 2, or even No. 3—they can consolidate their power and overtake the centrists.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/maya-wiley-mayor/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-11

 

Brian Stelter on How the 2020 Election “Radicalized” Fox News: “The number of Fox staffers who said to me, ‘I miss Roger Ailes’ absolutely astonished me.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/162693/brian-stelter-hoax-fox-news-big-lie?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Open Letter to Boris Johnson from Sue Wilson, MBE

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/open-letter-boris-johnson-sue-wilson-mbe/?fbclid=IwAR2GXUzTXGbnILwRPxycCfUZ9MdFBwGvd9KwexnIkcHV287rnhn8u-BkVG4

 

Biden welcomed to G7 with embraces and laughs two years after world leaders were caught mocking Trump: US president assures ‘America is back’ after predecessor’s hostile relationship with world leaders

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-g7-trump-laughing-macron-b1864348.html?fbclid=IwAR3dKul6Kk8V8HE9sEEogWaSt5lPcB7mpdWiqDMAEoQlsV1HHGC1Rh6WyfA

 

Former WH ethics lawyer: Flynn should be court-martialed

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/06/01/richard-painter-intv-michael-flynn-myanmar-coup-court-martialed-sedition-sot-nr-vpx.cnn?fbclid=IwAR2kRLt1CR9hoUuozwx8QsiTtUxwtGICt3HZAwxCiymfG3d3W1W0h62sXnk

 

QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic: How the ancient, antisemitic nocturnal ritual fantasy expresses itself through the ages—and explains the right’s fascination with fringe conspiracy theories

https://newrepublic.com/article/159529/qanon-blood-libel-satanic-panic?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Trump’s Justice Department Was Even More Malicious Than We Thought: The former president and his enablers abused their power to spy on lawmakers. What will Congress do about it?

https://newrepublic.com/article/162722/sessions-schiff-barr-doj-leaks-investigation?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Will Biden’s Obsession With Compromise Poison His Agenda on LGBTQ Rights?  An opaque court filing in an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case has advocates asking if this administration will “bargain down” the rights of students to reach an uneasy peace with Republicans.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162696/religious-freedom-lgbtq-equality-act-biden?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Failure of 'norms' to restrain Trump corruption prompts calls for criminal accountability: Rachel Maddow highlights passages from a Boston Globe editorial series arguing for corruption reforms and criminal prosecution of Donald Trump to deter future presidents who might be inclined to follow Trump's example of self-dealing.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/failure-of-norms-to-restrain-trump-corruption-prompts-calls-for-criminal-accountability-114581573632?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR3HgwtQD2GF9NLaZnT2lG4OTburyEKFf19H4rgm3xlgQ5Wjnty-I_zfzgw

 

Forget Putin, Merkel, and Macron. It’s Manchin, Sinema, and Feinstein Who Need the Democracy Lecture. Joe Biden is making some necessary defenses of democracy abroad. I can’t help wishing he’d make them more forcefully here at home.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162727/biden-democracy-g7-summit-manchin-sinema?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Republicans Seriously Think Trump Lost the Election Because of a Lab Leak Cover-Up That They Invented

Lindsey Graham and other conservatives are trying to turn the Covid controversy du jour into the new Russiagate.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162725/lab-leak-theory-lindsay-graham-gop?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Are Dems Incapable of Defending Democracy? Or Just Unwilling? Bolstering voting rights is both urgent and popular. Yet for all his talk of “existential crisis,” Biden hasn’t turned up the heat on Manchin or Sinema.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-voting-rights-manchin/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-14

 

McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President

The Republican signals that if his party retakes the Senate, he’ll block Biden’s high court nominees in 2024—and very probably in 2023.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mcconnell-biden-supreme-court/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-15

 

The scandal over Trump's leak investigations keeps getting worse

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/trump-doj-leak-investigation-explainer/index.html

 

The Capitol Insurrection: Unexplained Delays and Unanswered Questions (Part II)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0AndUX2QGI

 

In Defense of Liberal Conspirators: Our inability to truly conspire is why so many people are struggling today.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162318/astra-taylor-defense-liberal-conspirators

 

Reclaiming the Future: On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality

https://newrepublic.com/article/153804/reclaiming-future-growing-appeal-socialism-age-inequality

 

Trump’s transphobic attack is deeper than definitions: The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on transgender people — and the left has a duty to not only resist, but put forward a positive vision, writes Fainan Lakha.

https://www.rs21.org.uk/2018/10/27/trumps-transphobic-attack-is-deeper-than-definitions/

 

My brother died alone today

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/13/2035145/-My-brother-died-alone-today?detail=emaildkre2

 

There is one freedom the Constitution doesn't ever allow

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/12/2034905/-There-is-one-freedom-the-Constitution-doesn-t-ever-allow?detail=emaildkre2

 

Sessions, Barr, and Rosenstein all need to answer for the misuse of the DOJ

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/12/2034899/-Sessions-Barr-and-Rosenstein-all-need-to-answer-for-the-misuse-of-the-DOJ?detail=emaildkre2

 

First, Trump throws fit of rage. Then, FBI secretly scores Apple data on White House counsel

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/13/2035045/-First-Trump-throws-fit-of-rage-Then-FBI-secretly-scores-Apple-data-on-White-House-counsel?detail=emaildkreicymi

 

Fallout from Trump Justice Department data seizures on reporters and members of Congress continues

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/14/2035157/-Fallout-from-Trump-Justice-Department-data-seizures-on-reporters-and-members-of-Congress-continues?detail=emaildkre2

 

$2 billion swindled by the previous admin for border wall construction returned to Pentagon

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/14/2035166/-Biden-admin-returns-2-billion-swindled-by-previous-admin-for-border-wall-construction?detail=emaildkre2

 

New Apostolic Reformation: The Religious Movement You Never Heard Of, Pushing Guns, God, Secession

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/14/2035189/-New-Apostolic-Reformation-The-Religious-Movement-You-Never-Heard-Of-Pushing-Guns-God-Secession?detail=emaildkre2

 

Republicans call nation's slide toward fascism just another day at the office

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/14/2035195/-Republicans-call-nation-s-slide-toward-fascism-just-another-day-at-the-office?detail=emaildkre2

 

Manchin, Sinema dither with Republicans on infrastructure; Sanders, Schumer move on reconciliation

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/14/2035185/-Republicans-still-refusing-to-budge-on-stealing-COVID-19-relief-money-for-infrastructure?detail=emaildkre2

 

Joe Biden shuts down a reporter at the G7 with a simple response that works

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/13/2035043/-Joe-Biden-shuts-down-a-reporter-at-the-G7-with-a-simple-response-that-works?detail=emaildkreicymi

 

Congress Can’t Ignore the Trump DOJ’s Apparent Abuse of Power: Secretly collecting communications data from reporters, members of Congress, and even his own White House counsel seems like more evidence of Trump’s lawlessness.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-doj-don-mcgahn/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-15

 

Republicans Are on the Brink of Embracing the Capitol Rioters: The party once freely condemned the would-be insurrectionists who attempted to waylay democracy. You’d hardly know it now.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162749/ron-johnson-capitol-riot-gop-false-history?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Mediocre Men Have Failed New York: Why women are primed to step in and govern.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cuomo-glass-cliff-biaggi/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-16

 

A Trump Memoir Would Be a Huge Seller, but No Major Publisher Wants to Buy It: The big publishing houses routinely push out political books that are less than truthful, but the former president’s lies seem to be a bridge too far.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162752/simon-schuster-trump-bestseller-publishing?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Trump Toady Mark Meadows Is Running a Legal Group That Promotes White Rights: Along with Stephen Miller and other deplorables, Meadows is still making life hard for women and people of color. These Trumpists should be doing nothing but testifying in Congress, and the courts, about Trump’s crimes.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mark-meadows-rosen-trump/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-16

 

ALEC’s Corporate Funders Are Complicit in State-Based Assaults on Voting Rights and Democracy: More than 300 voting rights groups and their allies demand that corporations cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/alec-corporations-democracy/

 

What Republicans Mean When They Say ‘Stacey Abrams’: Mitch McConnell torpedoed Joe Manchin’s voting rights compromise because it was endorsed by the Black Georgia leader. Get it?

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/stacey-abrams-manchin-voting-rights/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-17

 

Can the Socialist Mayor Rise Again?  India Walton is running to be the next leader of her beloved Buffalo. But what she really wants is to revive a tradition of social democracy in America’s great cities.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162788/india-walton-buffalo-socialist-mayor?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Fatal Flaw in Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Package: It starts with “F” and ends with “ilibuster.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/162796/manchin-voting-rights-gerrymandering-reform?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

As Dems run short on time, why not scrap the August break?  Democratic leaders are concerned about an unforgiving calendar. Those same Democratic leaders have the option of scrapping their August break.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/dems-run-short-time-why-not-scrap-august-break-n1271286?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR0F3kmOysFuIqjtzjY0goBfuELZh_QmFRDwBMVW_lfE6EANLcStApi5NFE

 

GOP crushes Manchin’s hopes for elections compromise: Joe Manchin wants to remake Democrats’ sweeping elections reform bill. Republicans plan to take it down before he can try.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/17/gop-manchin-election-compromise-495023?fbclid=IwAR3fvi4TxS8Phk6eLY9pDaUaX5wyDGN09MwWleaYgQepsmscUBFLLG9lsYg

 

Rantin' Randy's Rant The True Patriots Group 6/19/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG9F0jUYPEo

 

Opinion: Adam Schiff: The Justice Department must be depoliticized

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/adam-schiff-trump-doj-gag-orders-depoliticize/?fbclid=IwAR2TEUIO_5gBAU3nbZYWXPsRaBDv0Vq0_MRdiiQg36SmZSBOSOKaT7Knpl0

 

The Republican Party has turned fascist – it is now the most dangerous threat in the world

By taking control of elections and voter suppression, Republicans are destroying American democracy

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/republican-party-donald-trump-voter-suppression-b1868426.html?fbclid=IwAR3V9y8vq3YauvKGRUwvJXwAcO8rvYFwbL9JR2vmvmsuAn61vevs8v6fy-4

 

The People of the Soil Have Won: Vladimir Putin has nothing to offer Joe Biden because his balancing act between Westernizers and more conservative forces is over.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/06/joe-biden-vladimir-putin/619209/

 

Northeast Philadelphia's Castor Avenue experiences a renaissance

https://6abc.com/community-events/northeast-philadelphias-castor-avenue-experiences-a-renaissance/10789950/?fbclid=IwAR04eFO7edEd_hvXANL3jvyBGcsXflZKXgv6AE_74gP8f6dtoVWSz9t6l00

 

John Bercow defects to Labour with withering attack on Johnson: Former Speaker says party has become reactionary and xenophobic under its current leadership

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/19/john-bercow-defects-to-labour-with-withering-attack-on-johnson?fbclid=IwAR03y8uizpj7HjIszP5phkd1OrNdBPCdiBhdoSOZlKYySp56uLJkPtitKUc

 

After supermarket shooting, Colorado is letting cities pass their own gun laws — and Boulder plans to enforce its assault weapons ban

https://www.businessinsider.com/boulder-plans-assault-weapons-ban-colorado-allows-local-gun-laws-2021-6?fbclid=IwAR308frEWmgvwA7Rx-yum-KA2KfpQ3jmNuMOSnu6XhXTbIqTajffyGW5K4g

 

Parler Actually Sent FBI Dozens Of Warnings About Capitol Riot Extremists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztNpB_53GnQ

 

Five Freedoms for America’s Children

https://www.casey.senate.gov/fivefreedoms

 

How the Supreme Court Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religious Bigotry

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fulton-supreme-court/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-21

 

Since When Is Being an Election Official a Job to Die For?  Local election officials around the country are getting death threats. Many are quitting their jobs. The Justice Department needs to do something.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162799/political-violence-election-officials-voter-suppression?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Sanders signals openness to Manchin's voting rights compromise

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/20/politics/voting-rights-joe-manchin-bernie-sanders-cnntv/index.html

 

How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections: In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/19/us/politics/republican-states.html

 

The Politics Driving The U.S. Voting Rights Fight

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/19/1008395359/the-politics-driving-the-u-s-voting-rights-fight

 

Donald Trump says American Jews ‘don’t love Israel enough’ and more should have voted for him

https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/donald-trump-again-says-american-jews-dont-love-israel-enough-and-more-should-have-voted-for-him

 

Conservative Bishops’ Attack on Biden Is an Attack on the Majority of U.S. Catholics

The bishops’ shameful resolution to deny communion to the president is hypocritical and out of step with Catholic public opinion.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162805/catholic-bishops-attack-biden-communion?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

 

Catholic bishops are making American Catholicism a single-issue religion: Does the Catholic Church care about anything other than abortion?

https://theweek.com/feature/analysis/1001754/the-us-catholic-bishops-are-making-american-catholicism-a-one-issue?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210621&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter

 

How Progressives Could Lose New York’s Mayor’s Race—but Win the City: Up and down the ballot, from office of the comptroller to the City Council, progressives could pull off a wave of critical victories.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/new-york-election-progressive/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-22

 

Maybe the Democrats Don’t Care That Much About Voting Rights, After All: The party has sold itself as the only thing standing in the way of the existential death of democracy. But it’s not governing as if it believes its own warnings.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162820/democrats-voting-right-election-2020?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights?  So far, it seems like it. The apparent game plan requires patience, but that’s in short supply among progressives right now.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/voting-rights-democrats-manchin/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-23

 

How Dumb Does Kyrsten Sinema Think We Are?  The Arizona senator has offered the most illegible defense of the filibuster yet.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162813/kyrsten-sinema-filibuster-for-the-people-act?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Will We Ever Know What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows?  A Peacock docuseries raises important questions about Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate, but the answers remain a maddening mystery.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162817/epsteins-shadow-ghislaine-maxwell-peacock-review?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

TNR Live: The Vote for Our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EIy0u5zFE

 

Biden announces plan to crack down on ‘merchants of death’ who illegally sell guns: “We’re not changing the Constitution. We’re enforcing it,” the president said of his administration’s actions to go after rogue dealers amid a rise in mass shootings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/23/biden-crack-down-illegal-guns-495751?fbclid=IwAR0J2K0MVToFVjDi5pZL5bJ7TuzWcxNwtqeYE9xiYxUEqcnOiwr3U3ZVOrY

 

Pritzker signs voter access plan, moving primary from March to June

https://wgntv.com/news/pritzker-signs-voter-access-plan-moving-primary-from-march-to-june/?fbclid=IwAR3CA58s3alLln036EWyrbVHK6aq9NlnoH5lc8O6ZUj3FbirSwNBMvUSv-U

 

Centrist Pundits’ Supposedly Savvy, Terribly Wrong Takes About the New York Mayoral Race

No, the results didn’t surprise “the left,” and no, they don’t support your arguments about elections everywhere else.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162828/centrist-pundits-terribly-wrong-takes-new-york-mayoral-adams-wiley?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Mark Meadows and Kevin McCarthy have a long, strange history of dubious self-dealing: Two high-ranking House Republicans wove a tangled web of apparent corruption — and it was all (barely) legal

https://www.salon.com/2021/06/25/mark-meadows-and-kevin-mccarthy-have-a-long-strange-history-of-dubious-self-dealing/

 

The Real Story of the Bipartisan Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill That Failed Miserably on Its Own Terms

SESTA/FOSTA was never about trafficking victims. It was just a convenient lie its supporters liked to tell.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162823/sex-trafficking-sex-work-sesta-fosta?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Biden’s Justice Department Is Coming for You, Georgia Republicans: Attorney General Merrick Garland is suing the state over its voter suppression law—the administration’s first major response to the Republicans’ nationwide assault on elections.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162858/merrick-garland-lawsuit-georgia-voter-suppression

 

Why This Anti-Science Fanaticism Is Dangerous for Democracy: The blue versus red vaccine divide is troubling from a public health perspective—and terrifying from a democratic perspective.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162871/anti-vaccine-pandemic-danger-democracy?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad: Can the Sanders surrogate win over her district without losing her supporters on the left?

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nina-turner-ohio-democrats/

 

The Republican Plot to Ban LGBTQ History in Public Schools: In a growing number of states, the GOP is pushing “Don’t Say Gay” laws to prevent students from learning about the triumphs and struggles of LGBTQ Americans.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162862/republican-laws-ban-lgbtq-history-education?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

White House Press Sec. asks what Republicans are afraid of on voting rights; White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden promising action on voting rights after the Senate GOP blocked Democrats’ sweeping legislation

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/white-house-press-sec-asks-what-republicans-are-afraid-of-on-voting-rights-115416645826?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2fJtIJSvLA__5ytXwFT__m62ccGWNMTPOtqQ475vpoyV0ghKJZ3qvrAsg

 

Mitt Romney compares Trump's rallies to professional wrestling: 'It's entertaining, but it's not real.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/romney-calls-trumps-rallies-entertaining-but-its-not-real-2021-6?fbclid=IwAR1nP9hYkL4a7Myfa35jgjHhM2M6m75LJZDGM9yjrCDAiX25RbTQT4yPO08

 

Stelter: I watched Hannity's show for a week. Here's what I found

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SexVw9K77cM

 

Leaked neo-Confederate group membership reveals VIPs, military officers, elected officials are part of group: Sons of Confederate Veterans is bigger than one could have imagine.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/560635-leaked-neo-confederate-group-membership-reveals-vips?fbclid=IwAR1zOVFbg-6ZEoJV6PoSB19W-popnvoY2uib-I3xxLI1y9DWsvsSWnyu72c

 

The End of American Politics: Everything you think you know about how our democracy functions is about to change.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162868/for-the-people-act-filibuster-democracy?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion?  The backlash over the bishops’ challenge to Biden starts from the wrong premise.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/biden-communion-bishops-abortion/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-06-29

 

We’re Already Forgetting the Trump Era. His Supporters Won’t Forget Us.  Elites want to wish away the last four years, but they ignore the former president’s 50 million fans at their peril.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162742/elite-vs-trump-supporters?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

America: On the Downhill Slope

https://www.laprogressive.com/downhill-slope/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=1ae9403792-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-1ae9403792-286987487&mc_cid=1ae9403792&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Without War Is the Only Way We Can Win

https://www.laprogressive.com/without-war/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=1ae9403792-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-1ae9403792-286987487&mc_cid=1ae9403792&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Yes, It’s Still a Conservative Supreme Court: Don’t be fooled by the burst of moderation from the justices this term.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162878/barrett-roberts-moderate-supreme-court-term?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Jen Psaki stunts Fox News Doocy's attempt to change reality: GOP actually voted to defund the police

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/28/2037480/-Jen-Psaki-stunts-Fox-News-Doocy-s-attempt-to-change-reality-GOP-actually-voted-to-defund-the-police?detail=emaildkre

 

Investigators of Trump inaugural money shenanigans want to talk to Don Jr.’s buddy

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/28/2037453/-Former-Trump-party-planner-testified-on-Ivanka-s-improper-involvement-in-inauguration-planning?detail=emaildkre

 

Munich Security Report 2021: Between States of Matter – Competition and Cooperation

https://securityconference.org/en/publications/munich-security-report-2021/

 

The “Polypandemic” Threat: Impacts on Development, Fragility, and Conflict

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0030438721000041

 

How to Spot a Cult: According to Amanda Montell’s new book, “Cultish,” the jargon and technical language of fanaticism is surprisingly common.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162856/spot-cult-cultish-language-fanaticism-review?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Let's talk about Abbott's wall and the folly of Texas.... 061221

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C57ci3F0l8s

 

Let's talk about whether the US is fundamentally racist....  061321

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtMtEsrXuMg

 

Let's talk about an American hero who doesn't get the credit they should....  061321

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izal0V4Mevc

 

Let's talk about why Harris hasn't gone to the border....  061421

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khqp8HXLIzg

 

Let's talk about how Republicans can save the country....  061521

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA3jFOc8kPA

 

Let's talk about 750 million refugees coming to the United States....  061521

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kXKvtRGU7M

 

Let's talk about Tucker Carlson's FBI theory....  061621

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PXWZri1kCI

 

Let's talk about how Trump's talking points are made....  061621

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzsxfKtG79w

 

Let's talk about Madison Cawthorn's Vietnam comparison....  061721

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I9AZjzh7ck

 

Let's talk about the weather and record breaking heat....  061721

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KsvYm00ziE

 

Let's talk about repealing the AUMF....  061821

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQKba2ejEs

 

Let's talk about the reaction to Juneteenth....  061821

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TY7UiFrCuM

 

Let's talk about Portland cops resigning and what to do....  061921

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMinD1hP96w

 

Let's talk about the Biden admin listing political ideologies as bad....  062021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTSbjuwMTTI

 

Let's talk about Biden being on the clock for his foreign policy....  062021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurzLty-sTI

 

Let's talk about Biden's communion troubles....  062121

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvyl9qOiUKI

 

Let's talk about my uncle, a storyteller....  062121

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIIkc5PRqAo

 

Let's talk about DeSantis beating Trump....  062221

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7I5XFWzSY4

 

Let's talk about veterans getting what they deserve....  062221

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUrrUXBP8kM

 

Let's talk about Texas building the wall on its own....  062321

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4l1FQBRsgk

 

Let's talk about General Milley responding to congress....  062421

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyF1P9-4ZdU

 

Let's talk about Giuliani's license.....  062421

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDDLzQhmfE

 

Let's talk about a lesson on privilege from an unusual place....  062521

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCPfQGe-nyg

 

Let's talk about Biden's plan for the interpreters and more....  062521

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U37WMmZ4r_M

 

Let's talk about how the Trump years impacted capitalism....  062621

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v31NNiZDZAs

 

Let's talk about Ecocide, a new proposed international law....  062721

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lpr8CqbUVQ

 

Let's talk about a question on leaving Iraq....  062821

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI1_kkhRpRw

 

Let's talk about Gwen Berry and the flag....  062821

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEU5K3Y7xU

 

Let's talk about baby bonds and generational wealth....  062921

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48D_RbFPa4

 

Let's talk about the South Dakota National Guard and the missing point....062921

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEHM0wYZRpw

 

Let's talk about getting started, futility, and serendipity....  063021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0YtOr5zklI

 

Let's talk about Justice Breyer retiring....  063021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc365dbc6sg

 

Let's talk about why Republicans voted against the committee....  070121

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXMJ_E7DgBo

 

Let's talk about the Republican investigation into the NSA.... 070121

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX6S8aLWHGI

 

Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald’s Shameless Marriage of Convenience: The Fox News hatemonger and the rage-tweeting muckraker are pushing an NSA “scandal” without evidence—the latest fruits of a cynical partnership built on mutual self-interest.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162897/tucker-carlson-glenn-greenwald-nsa-scandal?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

“Why Do Anything at All?” AOC Blasts Kyrsten Sinema’s Filibuster Defenses

https://truthout.org/articles/why-do-anything-at-all-aoc-blasts-kyrsten-sinemas-filibuster-defenses/?fbclid=IwAR0yMuTBCcKuKvysPCFPgzzMQkp-dITPlLJC6kD3bAy8FLqb-Ryta37gX6A

 

Trump ranks among the worst presidents in history, according to new survey: President Trump ranks among the worst presidents in history, according to a new C-Span survey. Douglas Brinkley, Walter Isaacson and Annette Gordon-Reed discuss.

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-ranks-among-the-worst-presidents-in-history-according-to-c-span-survey-115820613872?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

 

The Persistent Fantasy of a Trump Knockout Punch: Will the New York case against the Trump Organization—finally—be his accountability moment?

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/the-persistent-fantasy-of-a-trump-knockout-punch?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_070221&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=B&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not.  "[T]hat doesn’t even make sense to me.”

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/south-dakota-national-guard-private-donor/?amp

 

The Supreme Court Gives a Green Light to Voter Suppression: The Republican Party’s ongoing effort to scuttle electoral democracy got a big boost from Justice Samuel Alito and his colleagues.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162698/alito-brnovich-vra-voter-suppression?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Supreme Court just upheld discriminatory voting policies in Arizona and did further damage to the already gutted Voting Rights Act. This decision could lead to more anti-voter laws across our country.  But this isn't the end of the road.

http://participate.lwv.org/c/10065/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=229594

 

“Agreement among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote”

https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/sites/default/files/1-pager-npv-v211-2021-4-27.pdf

 

Introduction: What It Is - Why It's Needed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAnMuxj45mE&list=PLGbqlTjpDNNb20jhhWxYi77SkAEOeTeBm&index=2

 

Poll Finds Socialism Increasingly Seen as 'Badge of Pride' in US: Two-thirds of U.S. adults want the federal government to implement policies to reduce the worsening gap between rich and poor.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/25/poll-finds-socialism-increasingly-seen-badge-pride-us?fbclid=IwAR1Di-BSDX5POHQn254DAk__NYsoRgCf4vwrfpHtHIs2epFbEiXT8lqJ594

 

It's official: Charles Booker will run for Senate again, this time against Rand Paul

https://www.wlky.com/article/its-official-charles-booker-will-run-for-senate-against-rand-paul-in-2022-kentucky/36893897?fbclid=IwAR1xpgnZo3QYZMaljaoR5tAFIwfHKpvUX4uuXjb_hs4pa78nzppQ8Y3wGtU#

 

Dominion subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mike Lindell in its $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News

https://www.businessinsider.com/dominion-voting-systems-fox-news-lawsuit-subpoena-giuliani-powell-lindell-2021-7?fbclid=IwAR1o4ilLO4tkhQwv5KYkYmRHB57f9MoBPnrpqnpQqPmt1afIdWAj8Og9pH8

 

Ted Cruz holding up all State Department nominees over Russian pipeline: Thirteen nominees approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are in indefinite limbo.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ted-cruz-holding-all-state-department-nominees-over-russian-pipeline-n1273009?fbclid=IwAR1l3cf8p7jR-FH8SY5D6QfUlP32r2e7EDUqiDRpKUmeiqTF44me3M4xTZI

 

Pay Arrangement Named In Trump Org Indictment Linked To Ivanka Trump: Allen Weisselberg is in trouble for collecting “non-employee compensation” while company CFO — similar to a reported arrangement involving Ivanka Trump.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ivanka-trump-weisselberg-indictments-employee-consultant_n_60dfd5d2e4b068186f4f8f9c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR1l3cf8p7jR-FH8SY5D6QfUlP32r2e7EDUqiDRpKUmeiqTF44me3M4xTZI

 

Answering Misconceptions about Electing the President by National Popular Vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ocFcQb0v0

 

Let the People Pick the President, a conversation with author Jesse Wegman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR1mN4-qh80

 

Interview with George Edwards III about National Popular Vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrqy15Vu2G0

 

BONUS: National Popular Vote On The Ballot, with Dr. John Koza

https://equalcitizens.us/bonus-national-popular-vote-on-the-ballot-with-dr-john-koza/

 

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner: Will the Popular Vote Decide the Electoral College in 2024?

https://openmindtv.buzzsprout.com/203270/5745475-will-the-popular-vote-decide-the-electoral-college-in-2024

 

Michael Steele Interview on National Popular Vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_AiJro40UU

 

The Conservative Case for a National Popular Vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUcu29Gaunk

 

Event: Perspectives on the Electoral College: Is 2020 a Turning Point?

https://www.rstreet.org/2020/07/28/event-perspectives-on-the-electoral-college-is-2020-a-turning-point/

 

Answering Myths: Changing the way we elect the President is an important topic that deserves careful scrutiny. This page summarizes the concerns that have been raised during the course of the debate on the National Popular Vote bill, and shows how they are myths.  The myths are grouped into categories that can be browsed by following the links below.  This material is from Chapter 9 of Every Vote Equal, which can be downloaded by clicking on the button:

https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/answering-myths

 

270-by-2024 Virtual Conference on November 19, 2020

https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/270-2024-virtual-conference-november-19-2020

 

How the Complete Meaning of July Fourth Is Slipping Away

https://newrepublic.com/article/91247/july-fourth-declaration-independence-day?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Dangerous Lies We Tell About America's Founding: Myths may comfort us, but facts are our best weapon against Tea Party perversions

https://newrepublic.com/article/118561/american-independence-myths-lies-may-comfort-facts-matter?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Watch What’s Happening in Red States: In states where Republicans control the legislature, American life is rapidly changing.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/06/republican-state-legislatures-changes/619086/?fbclid=IwAR2a17ndderYyANk4D1Pp94oVkeSQTxnhKcpoQ8BLGcbXirXU7yrp1d2Aqk

 

I CAN'T LIVE (If Living is Without You) - A Founders Sing Parody feat. The Big Liars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qZTrtJ3sMQ

 

The End of American Politics: Everything you think you know about how our democracy functions is about to change.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162868/for-the-people-act-filibuster-democracy?utm_campaign=tnr_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

 

Southern Baptists’ Losing Faith: Hardliners want to take over the convention and impose their ultra-conservative values—but they’re fighting over a shrinking franchise. Prosperity gospel megachurches are winning market share.

https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2021/06/25/southern-baptists-losing-faith/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR%20Online%20Elizabeth%20Spiers&utm_content=NYR%20Online%20Elizabeth%20Spiers+CID_5cd6881c87651c557a20760841aa85c6&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=politics%20behind%20the%20Southern%20Baptist%20Conventions%20recent%20meeting

 

Oh, Mood of Alabama.  “Most of the red states should probably be purple states but some combination of voter suppression, under-resourcing, and gerrymandering prevents that.”  Elizabeth Spiers, interviewed by Matt Seaton

https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2021/07/03/oh-mood-of-alabama/

 

A First Lady for All of Us: On the Road with Dr. Jill Biden

https://www.vogue.com/article/first-lady-dr-jill-biden-profile?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Saturday&utm_term=all_users

 

Trump Is Said to Have Called Arizona Official After Election Loss: Donald Trump tried to reach the top Republican in metropolitan Phoenix as his allies were trying to overturn the state’s 2020 results, according to the official, who said he did not pick up the calls.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/us/politics/trump-arizona-hickman-2020-election.html

 

William Barr dishes on McConnell's cowardice, Trump as 'madman' in self-serving version of events

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/27/2037324/-William-Barr-says-William-Barr-did-all-the-right-things-before-Trump-launched-an-insurrection?detail=emaildkbow

 

Barr thought, trump was saying that he had been "denying him his essence"

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/27/2037382/-Barr-thought-trump-was-saying-that-he-had-been-denying-him-his-essence?detail=emaildkbow

 

Investigators of Trump inaugural money shenanigans want to talk to Don Jr.’s buddy

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/28/2037453/-Former-Trump-party-planner-testified-on-Ivanka-s-improper-involvement-in-inauguration-planning?detail=emaildkbow

 

Infrastructure Definition: Republican Games of Semantics.  Yes, Home Care Is Infrastructure—Don’t Let Them Play Word Games With People’s Lives

https://www.laprogressive.com/infrastructure-definition/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=17462fd887-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-17462fd887-286987487&mc_cid=17462fd887&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

The Murky Past of Congressional Candidate Marcus Flowers: The war veteran turned politician, who hopes to challenge Marjorie Taylor Greene, has revealed little about his life. We tried to find out why.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162900/marcus-flowers-marjorie-greene-military-contractor?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Unscrupulous political fundraising: And more of the week's best financial insight

https://theweek.com/business/1002196/unscrupulous-political-fundraising?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210703&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Why the Trump Organization indictment 'feels a bit like charging Al Capone' with tax evasion

https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1002262/why-the-trump-organization-indictment-feels-a-bit-like-charging-al-capone-with?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210703&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Don’t Blame New York City’s Election Mess on Ranked-Choice Voting.  Blame the city’s corrupt and incompetent Board of Elections instead.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162898/ranked-choice-voting-nyc-mayor-boe?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Glen Kirschner June 10, 2021: Rep. Ted Lieu & House Judiciary Committee Urges AG Garland/DOJ to Reverse Course in Carroll Case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IycoNAHptSY

 

Glen Kirschner June 11, 2021: Trump/Barr's DOJ Issued Subpoenas for Rep. Adam Schiff's and Rep.Eric Swalwell's Electronic Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNzNa8s76fU

 

Glen Kirschner June 13, 2021: YouTube Suspends Sen. Ron Johnson's Account for Policy Violation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBCzsaTWmiA

 

Glen Kirschner June 14, 2021: America Is Back: Biden's Speech at G7 Makes Two Vitally Important Points About America's Priorities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Zu2k2Klcg

 

Glen Kirschner June 15, 2021: Sen. Warren, Rep. Swalwell & Others Demand Presidential Crimes Commission. Here's How WE Can Help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLvD22s4SjQ

 

Glen Kirschner June 16, 2021: NYT Reports that NY DA Vance Has Weisselberg's Personal Tax Returns. The Flip on Trump is Near

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MBoVagM7Tk

 

Glen Kirschner June 17, 2021: Positive Legal Stories: Obamacare; Flynn; Sanctioning Attorneys; DOJ Hits Discriminatory State Laws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMRiMD6dzuA

 

Glen Kirschner June 18, 2021: Breaking News: FBI/DOJ Investigating Possible Complicity of Members of Congress in the Insurrection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hVamQLzwWY

 

Glen Kirschner June 19, 2021: DOJ Brief Says "Proud Boy" Defendant Committed Act of "Terrorism." This is What Trump Incited

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRc3_Fqhd0

 

Glen Kirschner June 21, 2021: WAPO: Weisselberg & Trump Frequenting Trump Tower-DA Vance's Next Move May be Indicting Weisselberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DuToQAp9Y

 

Glen Kirschner June 22, 2021: Reuters: Will DOJ Defend Trump in Insurrection Lawsuits as it did in E. Jean Carroll Litigation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd0P9yLFlpg

 

Glen Kirschner June 23, 2021: DOJ/Garland Need to Address the Nation on the Investigation into those who Incited the Insurrection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Sk4InbKN8

 

Glen Kirschner June 24, 2021: NY Court Suspends Rudy Giuliani's Law License for Stream of "Uncontroverted" Lies About the Election

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT3F77_un-A

 

Glen Kirschner June 25, 2021: Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd. Is It Enough?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqhetUU1ARk

 

Glen Kirschner June 25, 2021: Giuliani Law License Suspended is Part 1 of Accountability: SDNY Criminal Investigation is Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgtRUOtDZD8

 

Glen Kirschner June 26, 2021: NY DA Vance to Indict Trump Org. Will this Inspire Other Jurisdictions to Finally Indict Trump?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hEjOVNSCP0

 

Glen Kirschner June 27, 2021: Bill Barr's Shocking Atlantic Interview Reveals Incriminating Evidence of Trump's Corrupt Intent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu0OXzRVeH8

 

Glen Kirschner June 28, 2021: NY DA Trump Org Indictment Watch - First Criminal Indictment Expected Soon. Won't likely be the Last

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7SdlBrza0

 

Glen Kirschner June 29, 2021: Trump Organization Indictment Watch: Why Does it Take so Long for Prosecutors to Indict?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zoMxOR_uc

 

Glen Kirschner June 30, 2021: NY DA Vance/Grand Jury Set to Indict Trump Organization & Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLk7b0RNTjE

 

Glen Kirschner July 1, 2021: Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg Indicted for 16-Year-Long Criminal Fraud Scheme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKiV1Yg_cGg

 

Glen Kirschner July 2, 2021: Trump Org/Weisselberg Indictment Suggests 2 Other "Trump Employees" Also Up for Possible Indictment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPSQ_JfyDE

 

Glen Kirschner July 3, 2021: Legal Recap For June 2021: June Started w/Trump Saying He'll Be Reinstalled, Ended w/Indictments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvhFuD6QhQg

 

Glen Kirschner July 4, 2021: Trump's Statements at FLA Rally Can be Used as Incriminating Evidence in DA Vance's Tax Prosecution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jP4sunAAM

 

Rev. Dr. William Barber: Manchin’s compromise on voting rights is ‘capitulation’: Senate Democrats have a very small chance at passing federal voting rights legislation without Senator Joe Manchin. Rev. Dr. William Barber, Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and architect of Moral Mondays, joins Ali Velshi to discuss why he’s protesting Manchin in the name of democracy. “This is James Crow, Esquire,” says Barber. All people need is “a living wage and the power to vote.”

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/rev-dr-william-barber-manchin-s-compromise-on-voting-rights-is-capitulation-115573829753?link_id=15&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-kjhdsd&email_referrer=email_1223699&email_subject=turn-up-the-heat-where-it-belongs

 

Rev. Jesse Jackson Among Those Arrested at Protest Outside Capitol Over Stalled Voting Rights Bill

Jackson, Rev. William Barber and about 20 other activists were reportedly detained at the peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday

https://people.com/politics/jesse-jackson-among-arrested-at-protest-outside-capitol/?link_id=18&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-kjhdsd&email_referrer=email_1223699&email_subject=turn-up-the-heat-where-it-belongs

 

Trump has cut off Rudy Giuliani, and is annoyed that he asked to be paid for his work on challenging the election, book says

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cut-off-rudy-giuliani-annoyed-asked-payment-michael-wolff-2021-7

 

Fox News Busted For Coordinating With Rudy Giuliani On Big Lie

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/07/02/rudy-giuliani-fox-news-big-lie.html?fbclid=IwAR3LGwqrEwusk1CKEivdh9EVM4Gm59eWJMEA1TZbWKdhYITQcUck-9eBJyc

 

New study highlights the virality of hate: And why "dunking" on our political opponents only fuels the problem.

https://www.readthepresentage.com/p/out-group-hostility

 

How Bad Was Bill Barr?  Legal pundits have failed to pinpoint the greatest problems with the former attorney general.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162881/bad-bill-barr-hatchet-man-book-review?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

End the War on Whistleblowers: Biden says he wants to restore faith in the U.S. government, but he’s slow-footing the reforms that would end the destructive crackdown practices of his predecessors.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162903/biden-end-war-whistleblowers-irs?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Rantin' Randy's Rant The True Patriots Group 7/6/21 I got mail, baby !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lED3-tiViY

 

Republican Strategist Rails Against Her Own Party: ‘It’s Neofascism!’: Susan Del Percio said the “wackiest wackies” will win GOP primaries... but will ultimately cost the party seats in Congress.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/susan-del-percio-republican-neofascism_n_60e3b8ade4b06fb1a6ee546e?fbclid=IwAR2N9-C8yWWMJSlSyoJNkmW1vvQ4f_PfHm9y4HatxzyLusCW3maZhgnBVtM

 

Mike Gravel and An Ongoing Road to Courage

https://original.antiwar.com/Matthew_Hoh/2021/07/01/mike-gravel-and-an-ongoing-road-to-courage/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b693a4db-9852-4068-8eae-9bc01b288d5c

 

The case for ending judicial review: Is it time to sap some of the Supreme Court's power?

https://theweek.com/supreme-court/1002275/neuter-the-court?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210705&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

House votes to establish committee to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Two Republicans — Cheney and Kinzinger — joined the Democrats in approving the new panel.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-creation-committee-probe-jan-6-riot-n1272624?fbclid=IwAR1z3tfjTAZ1V6wlEOoqLKZYHjQp23Zh6z6F44TarXF4Aq9HHE9ytrmadvk

 

After Key Witness Recants, Assange Supporters Demand Release

https://www.laprogressive.com/assange-supporters-demand-release/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=5a264c146a-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-5a264c146a-286987487&mc_cid=5a264c146a&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Samuel Alito’s Boundless Contempt for Democracy: Fully unmoored from legal reasoning, the justice’s voting rights ruling is cynical and un-American.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162912/samuel-alito-voting-rights-brnovich?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Why a Capitol Riot Commission is Essential | Robert Reich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nUoh_vhrX8

 

Barrett moves Supreme Court to the right, but cautiously

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-barrett-first-term/2021/07/02/34b576a6-da63-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

John Roberts, Leader of Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority, Fights Perception That It Is Partisan

“We don’t work as Democrats or Republicans,” he has said, a theme he has returned to while trying to strike a delicate balance as the chief justice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/us/politics/chief-justice-john-roberts-supreme-court.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

How Stephen Breyer Is Helping to Destroy the Norms He Claims to Cherish: The Republican Party will use the justice’s sentimental beliefs about democracy against him.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162910/stephen-breyer-retirement-democracy-norms?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Supreme Court’s Surprising Term: During a time when the country has been starkly divided on matters ranging from the pandemic to the Presidency, the Court has largely avoided partisanship.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/05/the-supreme-courts-surprising-term?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

Scott Lemieux How the Supreme Court's Arizona voting rights decision will affect challenges to Georgia's law: Efforts to overturn Georgia's new voter suppression laws are likely to meet a dead end at the Supreme Court after Thursday's ruling.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-supreme-court-s-arizona-voting-rights-decision-will-impact-ncna1272928?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

Supreme Inequality: THE SUPREME COURT'S FIFTY-YEAR BATTLE FOR A MORE UNJUST AMERICA

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546351/supreme-inequality-by-adam-cohen/?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

A Supreme Court Term Marked by a Conservative Majority in Flux: The chief justice’s power waned, and the three Trump justices grew more influential. The term ended with an exclamation

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/us/supreme-court-conservative-voting-rights.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210706&instance_id=34635&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=62679&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

BIDEN AT THE WELCOME TABLE

https://www.religioussocialism.org/biden_at_the_welcome_table?link_id=2&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-july-2021-newsletter&email_referrer=email_1225006&email_subject=july-2021-newsletter

 

FINDING GOD (?) ON FACEBOOK

https://www.religioussocialism.org/finding_god_on_facebook?link_id=3&can_id=1d0923a39dd9395ca5e7b571495ca9ab&source=email-july-2021-newsletter&email_referrer=email_1225006&email_subject=july-2021-newsletter

 

Conservative Supreme Court justices question ruling protecting press

https://nypost.com/2021/07/03/two-supreme-court-justices-question-ruling-protecting-press/

 

Why Daniel Hale Deserves Gratitude, Not Prison: The whistleblower acted on behalf of the public’s right to know what is being done in its name.

https://progressive.org/latest/daniel-hale-gratitude-not-prison-kelly-210706/?utm_source=THE+PROGRESSIVE+UPDATED+LIST&utm_campaign=edcbced0d4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_06_08_55_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_194f0c7083-edcbced0d4-186898984&mc_cid=edcbced0d4&mc_eid=645398ebef

 

Trump’s Social Media Lawsuit Is Doomed to Fail (and Work Exactly as Planned).  The former president’s class-action suit against Twitter and Facebook is a typically ham-fisted grab for power and money. It can die in the courts and still serve him well.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162917/trump-lawsuit-facebook-twitter-youtube-speech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

 

If You Want to Get Ahead in the GOP, You’d Better Support Trump’s Big Lie: Aspiring Republicans once had to sign Grover Norquist’s no-new-taxes pledge. Now they must be devoted to the former president’s perfidies.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162911/jd-vance-big-lie-pledge-2022-election?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

 

What Does Real Patriotism Mean Now?

https://www.laprogressive.com/what-does-real-patriotism-mean/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=3a45fc2d89-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-3a45fc2d89-286987487&mc_cid=3a45fc2d89&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Should We Still Celebrate Independence?  Contemplating Dependence and Interdependence on the Nation’s Birthday in Remote Independence, California

https://www.laprogressive.com/celebrate-independence/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=3a45fc2d89-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-3a45fc2d89-286987487&mc_cid=3a45fc2d89&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Election fraud is the GOP's new fundamentalism: False, but not fringe.

https://theweek.com/politics/1002302/election-fraud-is-the-gops-new-fundamentalism?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210707&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

The myth of asymmetric polarization: Yes, progressives are aggressors in the culture war, too

https://theweek.com/politics/1002300/progressives-are-aggressors-in-the-culture-war-too?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210707&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Kevin McCarthy chooses sabotage

https://theweek.com/politics/1002364/republicans-jan-6-committee

 

Any Democrat could sink Biden's infrastructure aspirations, and some are flexing their muscles

https://theweek.com/joe-biden/1002340/any-democrat-could-sink-bidens-infrastructure-aspirations-and-some-are-flexing?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210707&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Republicans Are Already Plotting the Next Crisis for American Democracy: The GOP is strategizing how to win back the House through gerrymandering, setting the stage to dispute the 2024 election results if Trump fails to topple Biden.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162925/republican-gerrymandering-overturn-2024-biden-election?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD delves into the rich history of the American socialist movement and journeys with the people striving to build a socialist future today.

https://www.socialismmovie.com/

 

THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD - TRAILER

https://vimeo.com/404681984

 

The Supreme Court’s Total War on Congress: In little-heralded decisions, the Roberts court has moved to entrench judicial supremacy and destroy the legislative branch.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162914/supreme-court-roberts-war-congress?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Grievance Conservatives Are Here to Stay: What accounts for the paradox of religious ascendance over an ever more secular American society?

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2021/07/01/grievance-conservatives-are-here-to-stay/

 

A Most Adaptable Party: The belief that history brought it to power is one of the few ideological constants in the Chinese Communist Party’s hundred-year saga.

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2021/07/01/chinese-communist-party-most-adaptable/

 

ARMED WITH NEW 2020 ELECTION DATA, WHAT SHOULD DEMOCRATS’ (NON-)FAITH OUTREACH LOOK LIKE?

https://religiondispatches.org/armed-with-new-2020-election-data-what-should-democrats-non-faith-outreach-look-like/

 

J.D. Vance’s Senate Campaign Is Off to a Humiliating Start: The “Hillbilly Elegy” author spent the first week of his campaign apologizing for his past criticism of Trump. He’s going to have to grovel even more if he hopes to defeat the Forever Trumpers he’s up against.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162934/jd-vance-senate-campaign-trump-apology?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Trump erupted at his impeachment lawyer's typos, asking 'What is f---ing wrong with these people? They can't hit spell-check?' new book says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-erupted-at-his-impeachment-lawyers-typos-asking-what-is-f-ing-wrong-with-these-people-they-cant-hit-spell-check-new-book-says/ar-AALVPDm?ocid=sf

 

GOP Rep. Chip Roy says he wants '18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done'

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/politics/chip-roy-democratic-obstruction-2022/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0qBrxhW1jOvMmTjgGbarudw8bExoKBT6yDZU6ACbhcP4s_i9iEFuXYiAU

 

The Executive Branch Recent Events

https://www.c-span.org/executiveBranch/

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