Progressives were quick to respond that Buttigieg’s argument against tuition-free public college and in favor of means-testing could just as easily apply to other publicly funded goods and programs like K-12 education, Social Security, Medicare, and libraries.
“This logic leads directly to President Pete agreeing to further Medicare and Social Security means testing in order to keep taxes low,” said Crooked Media’s Brian Beutler.
Other critics echoed Beutler:
Faiz Shakir, Sanders’ campaign manager, said “to have an advanced society that lifts the working class, you need universal benefits paid for through progressive taxation.”
“Why does Pete dislike Social Security, Medicare, public parks, libraries, fire stations, etc.?” Shakir added.
Current Affairs editor Sparky Abraham, the author of an April article that addressed common attacks on free public college, also slammed Buttigieg’s new ad.
“This is a nonsensical and dishonest line for a lot of reasons, but especially notice what the result is: burdens land on poor people to prove they’re poor, and colleges don’t lose market share or profit to public competitors,” said Abraham. “This is pure profit protection at your expense.”
In a series of tweets late Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called Buttigieg’s attack on tuition-free public college “a GOP talking point used to dismantle public systems” and said “it’s sad to see a Dem candidate adopt it.”
“Universal public systems are designed to benefit EVERYBODY! Everyone contributes and everyone enjoys. We don’t ban the rich from public schools, firefighters, or libraries because they are public goods,” said the New York Democrat. “Universal systems that benefit everyone are stronger because everyone’s invested!”
T and R, jcb!! 🙂 Did you mean to type 11/29? Nothing like seeing how dangerously stupid Fundie X-tians are. What controls them is the classic example of evil.
“Prisoners of Politics.” Rachel Barkow (@RachelBarkow). “1 of greatest tragedies of American domestic policy” is we adopt strategies that “ruin lives but are unnecessary to improve public safety.” On how media & politics create laws on fear not reason. https://t.co/AXqJt3wNyG
Staffers and allies within the campaign also criticised Ms Harris for retreating against Democratic rivals without clear messaging as to whether she straddles the moderate or progressive side of the party’s current ideological divide, according to the report.
As for her platform, Ms Harris also has faced criticism for not having a clear health care plan, which has become central to top-polling Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and for poorly manoeuvring a progressive criminal justice plan while answering for her record as a prosecutor.
The report also says division within the campaign is in part due to leadership — Maya Harris, who directs the campaign, is the candidate’s sister, making it difficult for staff to address their criticism of the candidate. Staffers also believe it would be difficult to replace Mr Rodriguez without also signalling the resignations of Ms Harris’ consultants.
Apparently young staffers on the Harris campaign were obsessed with "liberals on twitter" and that "distorted their view of what issues mattered" so to all those that say twitter doesn't matter, congrats, the Kamala Harris is a Cop twitter sensation derailed the campaign lol
Bruno Latour wrote a classic book from a classic study of Laboratory Life 40 years ago. It was recently noted in science magazine. Here is the tweet and the link to the article in Science – which is the official magazine of AAAS – american association for Advancement of science
many scientists were pissed at him. He documented how science works. How facts are produced. But, he didn’t hold Science up in an exalted position. Back then, Science was key to progress, but now we see where progress has ended up. Now sciencists are looking to him for support. Did you know that it takes millions to support a major scientific effort. Some political decision was involved. Science is not separate from politics, not above the fray. And furthermore, science is essential as the climate collapses.
the author in the Science Mag article gets a lot of things right, but Latour is deeper
Joseph Swift in Science 29 NOVEMBER 2019 • VOL 366 ISSUE 6469 1081 presents “Laboratory Life”, 40 years later, as what could help scientists in the new real war on science. What William James called “the ambulatory theory of scientific truth” could at last become common sense. pic.twitter.com/yeWtjXfTqN
Today Bruno links an article in The Guardian fearuring Tim Lenton. He is on Bruno’s team (my terms) and co wrote an article last year in Science titled, Bruno and Tim, titled: Gaia 2.0
the tweet
Notes of a solastalgic: cherry tries are flowering 4 months earlier; Paris' outside terrace cafes are well heated to let smokers nurse their lung cancers; Nature publishes Lenton's piece on tipping points https://t.co/aFXZo63sMH Everything is quiet on the home front…
The union cited figures suggesting there had been more than 600 ambulance call-outs to Amazon warehouses over a three-year period and just as many serious incidents reported to the Health and Safety Executive for various injuries. They also claimed workers had to urinate in water bottles and said there had been at least one report of a lost pregnancy, Yahoo! reported. Jeremy Corbyn visited protestors outside Amazon’s Sheffield centre to show his support earlier this week.
A crying shame when a Democrat muddies the water w disingenuous half-measures and “everybody gets a cookie” logic.
Guess what: Public goods are not cookies! If we’re not in it together, we’ll always have a two-tiered system. Solidarity means everyone has skin in the game ✊🏽✊🏽 https://t.co/FvGN7NkkPW
BREAKING: 1 day after we filed to make PA decertify unreliable #ExpressVoteXL voting machines, & 3 weeks after they failed in local elections, Bucks Co. (w/ 5% of PA voters) decides to reject ExpressVote XL & chooses hand-marked paper ballots. Big victory for election integrity! https://t.co/yItm5ZVTO9
Absolutely incredible — an essay by @PeteButtigieg that helped him get into Harvard calls moving to the center to get elected a “fundamental threat to the principles of democracy” and praises the courage of Bernie Sanders.
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/29/progressives-condemn-nonsensical-and-dishonest-pete-buttigieg-ad-attacking-free?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter
Talk about the anti-thesis of Bernie’s campaign. Buttigieg is a Log Cabin rogue.
Thanks, jcitybone!
dear lord.
T and R, jcb!! 🙂 Did you mean to type 11/29? Nothing like seeing how dangerously stupid Fundie X-tians are. What controls them is the classic example of evil.
Kamala Harris suffers new blow as aide resigns with scathing letter: ‘I’ve never seen staff treated so poorly’
I wish this would happen to Buttigieg. But he has the full force of the anybody but Bernie coalition, which is a powerful and wealthy coalition.
https://twitter.com/smithjarrod2002/status/1200494570930180096?s=20
Bruno Latour wrote a classic book from a classic study of Laboratory Life 40 years ago. It was recently noted in science magazine. Here is the tweet and the link to the article in Science – which is the official magazine of AAAS – american association for Advancement of science
many scientists were pissed at him. He documented how science works. How facts are produced. But, he didn’t hold Science up in an exalted position. Back then, Science was key to progress, but now we see where progress has ended up. Now sciencists are looking to him for support. Did you know that it takes millions to support a major scientific effort. Some political decision was involved. Science is not separate from politics, not above the fray. And furthermore, science is essential as the climate collapses.
the author in the Science Mag article gets a lot of things right, but Latour is deeper
here is a direct link to the Science mag article
https://twitter.com/BrunoLatourAIME/status/1200397391624646656/photo/1
this is from a couple of days ago
Today Bruno links an article in The Guardian fearuring Tim Lenton. He is on Bruno’s team (my terms) and co wrote an article last year in Science titled, Bruno and Tim, titled: Gaia 2.0
the tweet
this links to the guardian article
Climate emergency: world ‘may have crossed tipping points’
Warning of ‘existential threat to civilisation’ as impacts lead to cascade of unstoppable events
and can find the source article in Nature with Tim as a co author
Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against
The growing threat of abrupt and irreversible climate changes must compel political and economic action on emissions.
@don midwest
what is your twitter handle again? i want to tweet this article and credit you.
Jeremy Corbyn visited with the workers.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/29/amazon-hit-by-black-friday-srikes-and-protests-across-europe-11238471/
“Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!”
https://twitter.com/MAHAMOSA/status/1146828092901658625?s=20
You might like this pb4.
yayyyyyyy!!!!!! county by county.