Global Human Rights is the Key Issue: Latest is Dam in Laos
Democrats need to stand up for human rights everywhere, whether its resisting facists at home, fundamentalists in Tunisia or these South Korean corporations in disregarding human life in Laos. Global...
View ArticleTrump bows to Russia on Crimea on the day Oleg Sentsov might die of his...
And there is something we can do: please ask our Democratic congresspeople to co-sponsor HRes 1022, condemning the Crimea occupation, and Senators to co-sponsor SR 571.www.newyorker.com/…Sentsov is...
View ArticleThe Big Toad Of Tibadoodle Swamp and his toadies...a love story
This story is now my defining mental image of the disgusting toad in the white house. I found it quite entertaining, but be warned — don’t read it while eating, or if you have a sensitive stomach....
View ArticleNon-Voting Dems Lists - I didn't realize this was a thing
So I’m on hold with my local democratic headquarters, because I’m holding a house party this weekend with some active dems in my neighborhood. And a friend told me about this thing, that I didn’t know...
View ArticleTime to walk the walk.
All the outrage in the world won’t make any difference if we don’t get voters to the polls in November. And you lovely readers on dailyKos, aren’t enough.Its 9:38PM now in Arizona, so I’m blogging and...
View Article...And change your bank. A power tool.
Right now most of our focus is on the Kavanaugh hearings, GOTV efforts, and the latest stupidity or atrocity in the news. And rightly so. But if you have a bit of outrage left over, a target that...
View ArticleDialog with the Texas SecofState over election integrity (actual email exchange)
In response to the reports of vote flipping in Texas, on Friday Oct 26 I wrote this open letter to the director of elections and copied the secretary of state:Dear Director IngramConfidence in the...
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Open Dialog with Senate staff: Global Magnitsky Act for Khashoggi's killers,...
We have a unique opportunity right now, because of the leverage of the National Defence Authorization Act, to get prisoner’s of conscience freed in all nations receiving military aid from the US. In...
View ArticleOn Standing Together
Back in November, I wrote a diary here asking for not only justice for Khashoggi’s killers, but for action on other dissidents in danger.One of those dissidents was Abdulrahman al-Sadhan.Yesterday, I...
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Election Fraud CAN Be Caught (it takes work)
Preparing for November is like running a triathlon on a tightrope. On the one hand, voter turnout and batting away fake accusations of fraud are critical. But on the other, the prospect of election...
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