9/21 News Roundup – Bernie Heads To California, Medicare For All’s Strong Support & More
Good morning friends. I’ve been pretty much out of commission since yesterday but wanted to at least put some content up gradually through the day as I am able. There is plenty of Bernie news, single payer articles, a pretty good selection of youtube vids (if I had to say so myself), and of course the latest water protector/pipeline actions.
Starting the day off though with something a little different. Well if you think about it, its not too very different at all. As the pattern goes: ARTICLE CLAIMS RUSSIA HACKED U.S. > MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE > Story slowly dies > Turns out Russia didnt do anything > no/to few corrections issued. MOA actually wrote about this not too very long ago in a post titled The Undeniable Pattern Of Russian Hacking>The Undeniable Pattern of Russian Hacking.
Russian hack attempt on Dallas County computers never happened.
Earlier this summer, Dallas gained national attention when county officials claimed Russians tried to hack their voter registration rolls.
Tried but failed.
It was national news when the story broke last June. It was news again when the story re-surfaced on a network newscast just days ago. But emails obtained by WFAA indicate that the information coming from Dallas County officials and circulating around the country was wrong.
The headlines stem from an FBI visit to Dallas County officials in the fall of 2016, prior to the November presidential election.
Agents armed with a list of suspected Russian hackers that may have tried to penetrate Dallas County voter rolls.
For months, there was no word from county officials as to what became of that information, until this past June.
Then, suddenly, the story of a Russian hack attempt was confirmed to the entire North Texas media.
The confirmation was coming from Dallas County elections administrator Toni-Pippins Poole. Pippins-Poole told the news media that her IT department confirmed 17 attempts by Russians to hack into the Dallas County voter rolls.
It quickly became national news then and again just days ago on MSNBC.
But WFAA has obtained internal Dallas County emails indicating the Russian hack attempt likely never happened.
Now everything else will be in the comments. Would love to hear your opinions on this story though. First person to find a MSNBC retraction wins bonus mojo!
Also in this post:
*Where do Texas Democrats Stand on Single-Payer Health Care?
*Bernie Sanders Sets His Sights On The Foreign Policy Establishment
*How Bernie Sanders is cultivating California for 2020
*As Warren and Sanders Jockey for Support, One Takes a Road More Traveled
*Gun Stocks Surge as Trump Pushes to Ease Export Regulations for Assault Weapons
*Ohio increases fines to $2.3M against pipeline developer
*More
Tips, Comments, Complaints, Etc!
If anyone ever notices its past 9 central and I dont have a post up… you will not hurt my feelings by starting one!? Hell you wont hurt my feelings by posting a minute after I post this one… one of the things we need more of is content/interaction in said content. Glad to see more and more lurkers coming our ways… and a few of them even speaking up :). Any chance you get to send someone our way, to introduce them to a candidate or a news article… please do!
Is there a way to get the italics font to work? Bold is ok for emphasis, but for other things, such as titles of works and photo attributions, italics is the best font to use.
Ive been trying to figure out the italics since… well the beginning. They originally worked, I made a change for some other font items, and then the italics went away and I cant seem to figure it out. Will probably have to get the smarter professional involved, as I’ve been needing to Italicize a lot lately and its frustrating when you cannot!
https://consortiumnews.com/2017/09/20/more-holes-in-russia-gate-narrative/
Whats so ironic about all this Russia Russia stuff (and yes, russia does try and get into our systems) is that we act completely innocent, when Snowdens document dump explicitly details our breaking into other countries networks, interfering with elections, taking out infrastructure, the psy-ops involved, etc)= and so very few people point this out.
That’s true. What Russia did was not surprising. What is surprising is that it looks like one of our two major political parties helped them do it. Can you imagine what would happen in Russia to Putin’s opponents if they helped the U.S. break into Russia’s systems or to spread negative info about Putin?
Bernie Sanders Sets His Sights On The Foreign Policy Establishment
Bernie Sanders: The War on Terror ‘Has Been a Disaster for the American People’
Somewhat off topic, but in the foreign policy “war” realm, is anyone watching Ken Burns’ Vietnam documentary? I think it’s great and very enlightening (and emotionally riveting)–especially good are all the Vietnamese voices for their perspective. Also the music choices are great. I was born on the last day of 1955 so it was always background for me in the 60s, but I was young and really didn’t really know anyone who went to the war. By the time I was old enough to make it more immediate, U.S. involvement was was winding down.
Hubby has it taped so I listen to it. I’m 3 tears older than you so I remember the opposition that was already starting to form against it. Big question was why were we fighting against a country that didn’t threaten us? Not everyone bought into the ‘Red Scare’ agi-prop back then. LBJ’s soul-searching is absolutely fascinating. Burns spent a fortune for the rights to use those tunes. Just the Dylan stuff costs a small king’s ransom. I agree that it’s worth watching, @jcitybone! 🙂
Yes. I can’t find it right now, but a local peace group made up a list of questions that are not asked by the documentary. Really like Ken Burns, but it does sound like a lot of things were not brought up that should have been. Graduated high school in ’69, so I was in the thick of things–mostly marching, letter writing, sit-ins, etc. Most of the boys/men that I knew went to Canada, into hiding, or did their best to get a medical or school out.
Acquaintances went, and of course we all know vets.
If I find their letter, I’ll post the questions they felt should have been asked. I don’t get PBS–can likely watch it later on their site somewhere.
I’m actually finding it pretty scathing about U.S. involvement but sympathetic to soldiers who were actually fighting. It spends lots of time on U.S. domestic opposition to the war. And I especially appreciate the airtime given to various Vietnamese voices.
A good book on the war’s aftermath that I read last year is The Sympathizer by Nguyen about a Communist spy who was imbedded in the South Vietnamese government who comes to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon with the general that he was first aide to.
I have not but I love a good documentary and will add it to my list!
Im kind of in a tv show funk as its the down-period where theres not too very much on so I’ve been watching a lot of youtube documentaries about ancient civilizations, technologies, etc, etc. Some of it gets as far out there as some of the history channel ancient aliens shows tend to do these days, but some are very interesting and bring up a whole ton of questions about our story of people on the planet. Its a shame so much time has been spent destroying various ruins/cultures/etc so that we will never know so much that we should.
Im quite jealous of anyone whos been to most any ruins, be it in India, Turkey, Egypt, Central America, whever. machu picchu is definately a bucket list item.
Bernie Sanders leads in 2020 Democratic primary poll
Wow. Comfortable lead for now. Cool.
Keep pushing Bernie Keep pushing as the neolibs will not like this early poll.
How Bernie Sanders is cultivating California for 2020
Bay Area political events: Bernie Sanders, no-hate march
Bernie Sanders to visit San Francisco to promote Medicare for All plan
With Popular Single-Payer Plan, Bernie Sanders Enters New Territory: A Wealth Tax
The benefits of Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ plan
With a big chunck of boomer due to hit medicare in the next few years get that fix first then focus on the rest of the tranition to medicare for all it can and will work
Republicans tweak Sanders over health care, but Cassidy-Graham could open a path for his bill
As if Heitkamp ever has her eyes on any ball worth bouncing.
never heard that one before–good one!
As Warren and Sanders Jockey for Support, One Takes a Road More Traveled
Yes Bernie and Liz have differences but they have much more in common than each have to most other major pols. Leave it to the Times to highlight the differences and in a way that makes Warren’s more establishment path look better. I like Warren, but I don’t think she would be a great national candidate (liberal professor from my home state of Massachusetts). If the Dems do pick a female senator to be their candidate, I think Harris or Gillibrand would be stronger. Gillibrand did impress me by voting with Bernie against the bloated defense budget increase.
I’d be much more likely to vote for Warren, from what I know now, and that could change.
Not impressed that she voted for the defense bill. Where’s the fire when you need it, not just in speeches and televised committee hearings?
Bernie has been more consistent on his message all along ,Warren could have endorsed Bernie back in 2016 instead she sat on the sidelines , still not happy about that.
Is Centrism A Viable Political Strategy? It Sure Doesn’t Look Like It
“polling that continues to show that Americans want more centrist results from their government”
Um. Not. They may say “centrist,” but they also say some form of single payer, lower tuition, fewer wars, etc. I forget the percentage, but it’s actually progressive in important ways, and by a good margin.
Howard Dean: Both Parties Driving Younger Voters to Be Independents
Meanwhile, he Bashes Bernie every chance he gets.
Centrism.biz: Scathing New Parody Site Rips Mask Off ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’
Here’s the site, too. https://www.centrism.biz/
Is there an “ogy” for people who diss youth? Cuz when Howie says the young don’t vote Dem b/c of their “ideology,” but merely b/c they’re an “institution,” that’s incredibly insulting, just like when the Hill supporters said that young women voted Bernie b/c that’s where the boys were.
And woo hoo for North Carolina! I will check into how to register as unaffiliated here.
The neolibcons have no one to blame but themselves as a lot of millennials actually care about climate change, a better future for themselves and their kids ,better colleage educational system an so on. Only Bernie has touched on these changes that are needed. Voters hate it when their needs are being ignored
Far away from any witnesses, my small town is being poisoned by fracking waste
Gun Stocks Surge as Trump Pushes to Ease Export Regulations for Assault Weapons
The Latest Push to Deregulate Guns Could Make “Gang-Style Hits” Easier
Like Pope Francis says, we simply must move away from arms being our central reason for existing, our economy, our everything. Not that it’s happening. Murderous boys and their toys and the women who support them.
It’s not an easy thing–I used to know the nicest couple–she was a social worker/therapist, and he tried doing other work, but the money from Northrup Grumman just paid too well–he was an engineer of weapons systems, iirc. I really liked them and hung out with them at times.
New Poll Shows Nearly Half of Americans and 2/3 of Democrats Back Single Payer
heres one that does not and is trying to convince everyone else not to. She happens to work at MSNBC:
I have never watched/listened to this air-headed bimbo. I use that slur deliberately cos females like Reid and $hrill have hurt women’s rights, not helped us! Do you ever hear them bring up the Equal Rights Amendment/ERA? Nope! T and R to the usual suspects!!
There are 3 types of single-payer ‘concern trolls’ — and they all want to undermine universal healthcare
Great op ed. Love the jibe at Chait’s calling on liberals to vote for Trump in the Republican primary. Oh and yes Joy Ann Reid is a corporate boot-licking lying shill.
If anyone feels like trolling with me…
sorry, i’m with ya. would like to see one of them be the challenger, though, for sure.
And the Politico/Morning Consult poll tends to skew somewhat conservative so Medicare for All support might even be understated.
Covering All People With Single Payer, Says GOP Senator, Is Not Money ‘Properly Spent’