7/22-24 Weekend News and Open Thread
Friday came quickly this week. Join us for news and commentary below. Benny’s Bar will open later for summer drinks.
Friday came quickly this week. Join us for news and commentary below. Benny’s Bar will open later for summer drinks.
The summer of Kate!
Chariots of fire was my pick 🙂
LOL. all are good 🤩. I loved Born to Run
That was my second
Typical FRightwingnut chickensh1t! That was a decent movie, but that title song was brilliant. 🙂
TGIF and a thankful T and R x 3, Ms. Benny!! 🙂
Not that Lubbock will prevail as a winning county for Beto, but every vote counts!
I hope this means he’s following the-50-state-strategy. Abbott is fruitier than DeSh!tface. That’s why the FL ahole is dangerous. He’s smart and true blue fascist corrupt oligarch to his bones. 🙁
It’s been known for a few years that Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway were going to get into the health insurance business. Problem is that Biden is for this, very likely.
The R’s must be totally confused on this support to their craprate overlords or worry that a lot of seniors that vote R wont be arounf due to the death panel that private medicare$$$$ will become for them as profits over care will rule the day. Americans had dealt with craprate insurance thats gotton progressively worse since tricky Dick.
Amazon’s $4B takeover of One Medical is already under fire
The FTC appts. are one of the few good accidents caused by Byedone. They already have smirky Bezos and his craporate monster in their sights.
Yeah, it’s called ACO Reach/Directing Contracting. A lot of groups like PNHP oppose it and are getting the word out. I’m on trad Medicare, and have yet to receive notification. Keeping an eagle eyeball out.
Healthcare in the US has always been an “Asset Class”. Sadly, there’s more room to milk it to the bone. And the Capitalists are coming in for the kill. Enter Bezos. (This is an hour-long interview/lecture so perhaps you can listen while on a long drive.)
The Capitalist Solution to ‘Save’ the Planet: Make it an Asset Class & Sell it
Local lawmakers condemn Doug Mastriano For Advertising on Gab
Fed Should Not Allow Itself To be Bullied into Bringing On a Recession
Who is squawking to do this? Yahoos like Larry Summers?
Yahoos like every last oligarch, who have their gouges in, and are now looking to recess/ suppress/ oppress the rest of us. And we will continue to be manipulated, like puppets on strings, for as long as it benefits them, or until we no longer allow it.
Strike. NOW. Nationally. Completely. Stop buying everything.
You’re talking to a posse who include Futurists/Democratic Socialists on here. The last event we want to see is a repeat of what went down in France in 1789. I’m talking about the ones who have kids/grandkids, etc. on here including the lurkers. Younger folks have to STAND UP! We old farts are dying off!
Top US Refiners Set For 652% Surge In Profits
(Image credit: Zero Hedge)
Bully for them. Meanwhile, the climate is blowing up!
Generally indicates that children have to work to help support families.
I did various odd jobs when I was a tween, ranging from helping clean apartments to pulling weeds in order to have an extra buck for goodies such as a milkshake or a banana split.
It’s great for young people to learn a good work ethic. It helps when that ethic is exploitation free. Child factory labor is about none of that.
Bernie endorses most of the Squad:
I’m not certain why Pressley isn’t on this list, other than maybe she didn’t ask for an endorsement. She’s been more progressive than Jayapal. Jayapal screwed Bernie by de-coupling the BBB. I did notice Mondaire Jones didn’t get a nod.
She is probably my favorite Squad member. She is an honest public servant who fights for her disadvantaged constituents. I think of her as the Bulldawg. 🙂 Wish we had her down here.
Possibly because she endorsed Warren? Anyway she has zero competition for her job. I’m not sure we should blame Jayapal for the CPC deciding to decouple. That’s what the members wanted. The CPC would never have held out that long before she took over. Endorsing Shontel Brown though is another matter.
Did Bernie actually endorse Brown over Nina? I missed that one. He’s slipping if he did.
Rashida not on the list?
My apologies. He did endorse her and will be campaigning/GOTV next weekend.
I hope the bloggers at TOP see this tweet. Don’t rehab Pence for doing his job not to overturn the election. Anyone who has followed the Trump Administration knows Trump was a sociopath.
Watch out for Gov. DeSh1tface. If he gets the GOPuke POTUS nod, very bad news. He’s smarter than the Orange Maggot and Pence.
Like Cheney i give both credit for upholding thier oath of office. Vote for them? ,not a snowballs chance in hell. Gotta admit upholding your oath of office is an a low expectation of the job. As Orl would say their GQP pukes 🙂
Stands out, though, doesn’t it? Amidst the orange muck? Unfortunately for them they’re going to wash out this cycle. Let’s see what happens once the GOPNAZIS implode after crushing defeat this cycle. People like Cheney and Pence will try to rally the ashes into some sort of feasable national party. Good luck to them with that.
That POS that is Liz Cheney’s sire doesn’t dare leave this country. FACT. Know why? Cos he will have his treasonous corrupt azz busted in a bunch of nations with warrants out on him for War Crimes.
After that day those were the words that were going around the school lunch table all be it very quietly. Those were the first “Swear” words that i used back then yea a more innocent time. we were looking for teachers while repeating them to get the order right
That Judd Apatow documentary on Carlin was one of the best shows I ever saw, and I’m a documentary freak. They should have awarded Carlin the Mark Twain while he was still breathing. Twain, himself, would have been honored to give it to him.