Posted in Communications, Human Rights, tagged Civil Rights, Freedom on September 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This week acknowledges the continuing struggle in the US to provide reading freedom, which various booksellers, along with the American Library Association, promote.
Check out the link of 197 challenged books that Powell’s has provided, some recently: Powell’s Banned Book List.
Posted in Economy, Election, Environment, Human Rights, Immigration, Politics on September 16, 2015| 1 Comment »
If you don’t get CNN, or missed them, below find the annotated transcripts of the undercard and main debates as provided by WAPO:
Full transcript: Undercard GOP debate – The Washington Post
Wednesday’s GOP debate transcript, annotated – The Washington Post
Frankly I’d always rather read the transcripts. They might have actually said something you missed in the show.
Posted in 51 Percent, Communications, Congress, Construction, Disaster, Economy, Environment, Human Rights, Humanism, Nature on August 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Communications, Finance, Human Rights, tagged Confederate Flag, Martha Stewart, South Carolina on June 22, 2015| 1 Comment »
Gotta pull the Band-Aid off and let the air get to the entire wound.
When a whole bunch of people stand up for what’s right, things can start to change. Amazing. “Thousands Gather for Peace Event.”
The biggest indication yet that the Confederate flag might be on its way to a museum is that Walmart has decided to stop selling items with that divisive logo.
Or, maybe they figured out that since California banned the flag in 2014 there wasn’t enough of a market.
PBS had this to say about the Confederate flag yesterday.
And other news, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has been sold to these corporate developers(raiders).
Might not hurt to access that recipe you wanted, now.
Looks like Martha will do all right, though.
Posted in Human Rights, Humanism, Justice, Politics, Racism, tagged Charleston, Hate Crime, Roof, SC on June 19, 2015| 2 Comments »
Richard Cohen: SPLC statement on the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
Alternet’s Comments: Dylann Roof Is America
Why? Evil simply exists and takes advantage of the the openings our society provides. We are out of excuses for the society that created and turned loose a 21 year old, whose brain isn’t fully developed until around 25, to be the instrument of evil. (more…)
Posted in Climate, Congress, Economy, Human Rights, Politics, tagged 4ERA, California, Clinton, Congress, Democrats, TPA, TPP on June 14, 2015| 2 Comments »
Update: Here is a UTube of Clinton’s latest speech in Iowa today. She mentions TPP. See what you think she has done:
I’ll try to get the transcript of the speech when I can find it.
I would be really careful about any responses regarding the TPA, TPP, etc. Clinton is pro-trade. However, even presupposing Clinton was involved in negotiating the TPP under Obama, she most assuredly was out of those negotiations in the last two years. (more…)
Posted in Economy, Environment, Health and Food, Humanism, Justice, Nature, Politics on April 22, 2015| 3 Comments »
April 22, 2015
Where are we? Or more clearly, were am I?
To the plus side:
Our two bathroom house finally has a second toilet and it’s low flow.
There is low flow in the shower.
Our property is an estimated 4800 sqft. Approximately half of that space is used by the house, carport and driveway. We packed the remaining space with subsistence in mind.
In a neighborhood where most yards have traditionally sported dead lawns, ours is long gone. Instead we have a zoned front yard with drought tolerant plants near the street and a mix of young fruit trees, veggies, berries and flowers closer to the house. While this makes us the weirdest neighbors on the block, I think we have had an influence. the rest of the street has noticeably improved their yard care since I began grubbing around ours.
Most of the front and back yard are on timed nighttime sprinklers. (more…)
Posted in Health and Food, Health Care, Human Rights, Humanism, Politics, tagged marriage, Partners, Right to Know, The Other Half on January 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I WILL NOT BE AN AUDIENCE TO SOME MACABRE VERSION OF THE “RITE OF SPRING” AS A LOVED ONE PERFORMS AND “SAGE” DOCTORS HUDDLE AROUND PULLING THEIR BEARDS.
WILL NOT.
WON’T HAPPEN.
Posted in Feminism, Humanism, women, Women's Rights, tagged Domestic Violence, Justice System on October 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am struck by the irony of October being National Domestic Violence Month, and that I failed to commemorate it in this blog. I have been drawn into a neighbor’s struggle to begin her life anew due to domestic violence. Her lift to flight is occurring now and she will soar by the end of the month to a new county, and hopefully, a better life. Perhaps this is October’s best tribute. If there is anything I have learned from this experience, it is that from the outside, a person’s struggle to break free can appear to be something very different. At various times many of us in the neighborhood, including me, have thought her to be a liar, thief, drug user, public resource manipulator, and certainly, an indifferent mother. (more…)
Posted in Human Rights, Justice, Politics, tagged ACLU, Amash, NSA, Surveillance on July 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This is a bi-partisan effort:
[This is BIG NEWS: Tomorrow, July 24, a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Rep. Amash (R-MI) that restricts the NSA’s ability to collect data on our phone calls will be up for a vote in the the House of Representatives.
This is our first real chance to get a congressional vote to roll back the NSA’s grossly broad spying program—and we need to let our representatives know right away that we expect them to vote for it. The Amash Amendment would prevent the NSA from indiscriminately collecting the phone records of most Americans, including who we talk to, for how long, and how often. Instead, it will limit the NSA’s ability to collect these records to people who are actually under investigation under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (a pretty reasonable limitation!)..]
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