Good news in St. Louis and elsewhere
Very excited that the St. Louis prosecutor was unseated:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/wesley-bell-ousts-longtime-st-louis-county-prosecuting-attorney/article_5b2134b8-f204-5e20-9572-e59cacbb0aed.html#1 Robert McCulloch’s 28-year run as St. Louis County’s elected prosecutor came to a stunning end Tuesday when he was upset by a Ferguson councilman who promised to reform the criminal justice system.
Also, a popular victory for unions: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/missouri-voters-overturn-right-to-work-law-by-referendum_us_5b69b189e4b0b15abaa751fb
Labor groups won a landmark victory Tuesday as Missourians voted by referendum to overturn the state’s new right-to-work law, an embarrassing rejection for the state’s Republican lawmakers.
That is very good news.
It appears that Davids is going to win KS-03 as Johnson County continues to count its votes. She pulled ahead about 4 am today.
Ironic that a very white suburb voted more for her, despite having no platform to run on.
In other good news.
The final result for KS3 is in with Davids winning by about 2000 votes. 37.3% to 33.9%. I think this will be a difficult pickup for the Dems in any case because 15,000 more people voted in the Republican primary, which was less competitive.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article216160795.html#storylink=cpy
The DCCC had already made its mind up to throw money at 02 & 03 in KS, which makes me wonder if some last minute funds came in under the radar to help Davids.
I hope she lays out a platform to run on because right now, she doesn’t have one.
A word to the wise: she better support Medicare For All. T and R, Spring Texan!!
she supports expanding medicaid, and not medicare, apparently, which is a big reason for the “meh” from me.
meh. wish ours had won. they are experts at weaseling their candidates in, although of course, i’m being a bernie bro to even speak against such a “social-issue” qualified candidate.
The weird thing is that Tlaib is losing the simultaneous special election to fill the remainder of Conyers term by about 1,000 votes. The difference was that there were more candidates for the primary. The supporters of the two candidates who didn’t run in the special favored Jones. It’s too bad because Tlaib would have gotten a leg up on seniority.
Thanks so much to all of you that stayed up on all the candidates and stayed up into the night! :O)
Assuming this is also an open thread, I have this long, somewhat dense article by a consultant to the Australian government on China’s growing influence in Australia and other countries, and how they use “soft” influence that leads to harder measures. Of course, he has to be circumspect and it’s not a straightforward thing.
Interesting though. I watched Secret City, with Anna Torv, on Netflix, and it is a spy mini-series about this very thing and about how Australia is following us with draconian “security” laws. Good show and an article on a subject that I haven’t seen but seems to be quite real and upcoming.
Australia’s China Reset: The rest of the world is watching how we counter Beijing’s campaign of influence.
I don’t know how reliable this author is, but here’s his bio:
John Garnaut is a consultant to Australian government and private clients. He was previously Fairfax’s China’s correspondent (2007–13) and Asia-Pacific Editor (2014–15), Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (Nov 2015 – Sept 2016), and Principal Advisor (International) at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Oct 2016 – Jun 2017).
Published in The Monthly, from Australia.
Wasn’t Turnbull considered RW by Aussie standards? That propaganda messaging is the same no matter what language it’s communicated in!
She currently is in third place less than 3,000 votes behind the Republican. Washington is a mail in state and the late vote always skews left so she has a chance to make the top 2. Adam Smith has about 50% of the vote so far.
Wow, c’mon Washington State. I wandered over to TOP and commented on last night’s results. Wonder if I will get bojo’d? 🙂
Surprise surprise. Another Republican crook
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/08/rep-christopher-collins-r-ny-charged-with-insider-trading-federal-prosecutors-announce/?utm_term=.563bb3c19ba4
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/08/you-celebrate-the-victories-and-keep-pressing-on
Giving ‘Hope to Workers Across the Nation,’ Missouri Votes to Repeal GOP Attack on Unions
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21366/missouri_right_to_work_janus_prop_a_election
Overcoming ‘Decades of Corruption and Systemic Racism,’ Reformer Wesley Bell Ousts Prosecutor Who Let Michael Brown’s Killer Off the Hook
Among the Biggest Grifters in American History’: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing More Than $120 Million
That is why Trump chose him for the cabinet. He wants to pick a few pointers on how he did it.
The Case for Imposing Sanctions on Donald Trump and His US-Based Business Empire
It’s time for Americans to get a taste of their own medicine. The world should blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.
I have to say, I’m not entirely against other countries slapping some fines on us. Many Americans may not even realize what sanctions and tariffs do, until we get a taste of it at home. I’d rather get these retaliatory measures than bombs, that’s for sure. And there’s a whole grey world as to tariffs. If done right, they can protect national communities in every country and we relied on them for a long time. And I especially like the idea of taxing the administration.
And hey, can we even stop Iran from using U.S. dollars in its international transactions? What happens if they do it anyway? I would, I think.
As you can see, I could use a class or two on tariffs and sanctions.
Kinda lioke the idea of other countries slapping tariffs on Trumpcorp’s properties in their country, Hey the best way to hurt a billionaire is to make them loose their money
I don’t have the faintest idea as to how this will turn out.
why not do it digitally?
A ‘Complete Fabrication’: FCC Chair Ajit Pai Finally Admits Claim of Attack on Net Neutrality Comment System Was Total BS
so do we get to change the outcome now that we know the input that was meant to be relied upon was false?
Par for the course. Lying is what Trump and this administration do best.
That’s been going down since Nixon.
Greg Palast is on Thomm Hartman’s show, and it appears 100,000 votes are still locked in voting machines in Johnson County.
I still find it probable that Welder lost for that reason.
any chance of that changing once votes are counted? how can they decide without those votes? i thought Welder won—dang!
Welder has conceded already. He isn’t trying to drag this out.
It’s much wilder on the Republican Governor side where the gap is less than 200 votes and one of the candidates is charged with the recount. It was assumed that Johnson County would put Colyer over Kobach because it was supposedly the home of less crazy Republicans and then counting stopped due to a “glitch.”
TYT is sending a reporter to Kansas to investigate “the glitch” further. Cenk announced that bit on their show today.
double bummer. i hope Welder runs again for something else. dam.
the usual…glitch. they don’t even need a glitch if they find a good hacker.
I just can’t figure this one out?
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/08/07/brenda-jones-john-conyers-seat/897996002/
Yet at the same time voters did this.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2018/08/08/rashida-tlaib-golf-cart-grassroots-historic-win/934690002/
So if I understand the results correctly Jones appears to be the one to finish Conyer’s remaining term yet Tlaib represents the Dems in November.
Yes. Except the lame duck session goes through the end of the year. There were a couple more candidates on the primary ballot who were not on the special election ballot whose supporters must have favored Jones more.
alrighty then! Go Tlaib!
I have a suggestion but I doubt it will be picked up on.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/08/08/michigan-governor-candidates-running-mates/933290002/
I am suggesting that Whitmer choose Abdul El Sayed as her running mate. It would eliminate any friction between the progressive and more moderate factions.
However it is more likely That Whitmer will choose someone else as a payback to the Democratic establishment types.
Maybe I am reading between the lines, but I suspect Whitmer has aims beyond MI. She will pick (using AOC nomenclature) a plain saltine cracker and not someone who is Muslim. But, if she wins, I hope he is named to some post within her administration, if for any reason, to make it more inclusive.
Abdul needs to build on what he’s done. Run again as a true public servant. Next election cycle is 2020. Whitmer will serve for 4 years. He ought to aim at a US House Rep seat. Continue to push MFA. LD: Beto is now being taken seriously over at TOP. I commented. He will win. You guys are lucky. I have to vote Bill Nelson, 80 yo versus Sick Rott. Nelson has ecology cred. There’s no accurate description for his opponent who is indicted for Medicare fraud. It still was re-elected by the voters. Go Figure. 🙁
A very appreciative T and R, Benny!! This FL Futurist has been shaking her victory fist!! A few thoughts from early Wednesday morning. El-Sayed might have lost, but he will win the next election he campaigns in. Whitmer better pay attention especially on MFA. Abdul did very well. Look at what he was up against. Thompson and Welder…I am so overjoyed. Yes! Yes! Yes! Thompson will win the district in November. Welder’s race is going into recount. Missouri defeated Right to Serf. These are YUGE!! I’m watching these bellwether ‘red’ states. There is a lot of action going on that the Craporate MSM misses. Good. Best thing for us is to stay under their idiotic YUPPIE radar for now. The FRightwingnuts and their Fundie soldiers have been scheming and plotting for decades!! Try over 50 years. Here we are only 3 years down the road from when the Bernster started campaigning. Hold that thought for a moment. See what I mean?
—————————————————
I wrote this comment first thing in the am. Welder lost but not by much. Thompson won–another Berniac winning a primary in a ‘super red’ district. The GOPukes better pay attention cos he will win the election. Har-har-har!
Fox watching the henhouse.
Heard a news blerb Cruz is getting desperate as he called Trumpcorp to visit texas to help him. After what Trumpcorp called Cruz and his wife during the election Gawd !!!!!! Go Beto go!!!! your making the R’s very very scared.
Yeppers, Lyin’ Ted is sweatin’ bullets.
Hello all! Have been out of the country and missed you.
I took a break from politics for the most part, so am catching up.
Sorry about Welder, but not surprised. The establishment Dems put the kibosh on him, saw that one shaping up. It would be nice if Sharice outlined some kind of actual platform other than the cookie cutter Dem one.
Really sorry about Abdul, but also not surprised. I am not at all impressed by Whitmer. Ick.
Nice about Klaib. She seems to have also, like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, pulled it off via the knock on tons of doors route. I respect that.
Speaking of Alexandria, seems like she’s been taking a lot of incoming fire. They, and you know who I mean by ‘they’, doing everything they can to squash her.
What’s up with Ben Jealous? Hmmmmm
Hi LD/JD: question here. Isn’t Beto part Hispanic? So, wouldn’t it be correct to describe him as ‘part Latino’? Hope you 2 have a good day, and thanks! 🙂
Lol, thank goodness for the smart comedians who can see the b.s.:
Nothing to see here. Just a typical Republican having his say on twitter.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/401159-corey-stewart-calls-michigan-gubernatorial-candidate-isis-commie-in-since