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TGIF Juneteenth and Evening OT

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Hi Birdies…let’s get started with tweets and some music…

"Juneteenth may mark just one moment in the struggle for emancipation, but the holiday gives us an occasion to reflect…

Posted by Bernie Sanders on Friday, June 19, 2020

Juneteenth has been celebrated for over 150 years in some quarters of the US, but not all of the celebrations were the best of intent. But now…

This video was released in 2011, but notice it was recorded the way now that most artists who post “at home” performances today. Hope you like this version of one of Stevie Wonder’s greatest hits.

More news, tweets, videos, music…all in the comments. See you there! Happy Friday! Let’s hope evening is peaceful.

6/11 Nina Turner Shares Her Thoughts About Police Brutality with/TYT; Booker Gets Another Major Endorsement & OT

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Nina Turner, a firebrand in our circles, was a guest on TYT’s “The Conversation” program. Here’s the video, it is short of 15 min long. Lots of discussion about “defunding the police”, BLM, and yes, Joe Biden.

Charles Booker gets another major newspaper endorsement, this one from the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Our informed choice is clear: Charles Booker is the kind of political leader and change agent that our commonwealth needs. We believe he is worthy of the Democratic nomination.

The Kentucky state representative, born and raised in Louisville’s West End, has the background, experience, commitment and vision to help transform our state and nation. He brings a perspective and several well-crafted ideas that Kentucky voters need to consider as we approach November’s general election.

While Amy McGrath has broad support, as evidenced by her successful fundraising, she has not shown the progressive ideas and bold leadership necessary to move our state forward. She has been overly moderate, measured and cautious throughout this campaign, focusing more on her military service (which we applaud and sincerely respect) or her motherhood than offering a sweeping vision for the commonwealth — especially in these turbulent times.

Unfortunately, her message to voters has been unimaginative and uninspiring: “Let me tell you what’s wrong with Mitch McConnell instead of explaining why my vision for our commonwealth and our country is a better fit for Kentucky voters.”

We also believe the national Democratic Party was too quick to offer its full support and fundraising apparatus to a candidate who has never held public office and stumbled out of the gate when announcing her candidacy. McGrath’s self-described “common sense Kentucky Democrat” tagline — a campaign strategy to attract potential supporters of President Donald Trump who are looking for an alternative to McConnell — has fallen flat in these final weeks of the campaign.

Candidate Mike Broihier should continue to pursue public office. He supports the progressive ideas that Booker is pushing, including Medicare for All, universal basic income and the Green New Deal. He’s a retired Marine combat veteran with a good grasp of the issues Kentuckians face and the conviction to bring change, but he doesn’t possess the same political experience and passion that Booker brings.

Lots more news, tweets, and videos in the comments. See you there!

5/14 Sanders Panel Discussion on Climate Change; Open Thread

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One of the guests is on one of the Biden-Sanders Task Forces.

Jibber Jabber, tweets, videos, etc in the comments. This serves as an open thread.

5/8-9 TGIF – Sanders on All In; Saturday Open Thread (Updates)

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Just saw this announcement:

Update: here’s the video clip.

The IL governor is pushing for the IL Leg to pass a vote by mail for the GE.

Benny’s Bar is open and you are also welcome to add jukebox YT’s for merriment in the comments. See you there!

May 4 Kent State and OT

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/04/kent-state-massacre-marked-start-of-americas-polarization

i’m not sure how the news came in that day, probably on the radio since my new husband and I didn’t have a TV. I turned 20 in Houston, he at 27 in April. we had both marched against the war, but this was a new realization, a shock to so many.

<blockquote>To Lou Capecci, the crack of the national guard’s guns sounded like more of the same.

“It was pretty common to have demonstrations every day. The national guard had been on campus for a few days. They would shoot tear gas into the middle of the crowd and people would throw it back at them. Then we heard the shots and at first everybody kind of shrugged their shoulders and thought more tear gas,” he said.

But the young student at Kent State University in Ohio was mistaken.

Fifty years ago today, 28 soldiers opened fire on anti-Vietnam war demonstrators, letting loose 67 bullets in just 13 seconds. Four students were killed, nine wounded, and a fissure exposed in American society that shaped politics into the Trump era.

To large parts of the country, the Kent State massacre was a shocking and seminal event – American soldiers gunning down white students was unthinkable until it happened.

Part of the shock for Capecci, who walked away from the demonstration minutes before the national guard fired, was that he thought the soldiers’ weapons were just for show.

“No one knew the national guard had real bullets. We were completely shocked. It just never occurred to anyone that they would actually have bullets to shoot people. It may sound naive but we talked about that for years afterwards,” he said.

It was naive. In other parts of the country, the police were killing African Americans protesting for equal rights, including on college campuses before and immediately after Kent State with little attention from the television cameras that gave saturation coverage to the deaths of the white students.</blockquote>

Read more at the link.

 

4/30 Shared Priorities For COVID-19: Jayapal, Pocan, Sanders, and Warren Panel Discussion & OT

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On in 10 minutes (close to 6 CT) is a panel discussion via YT with Reps Pocan and Jayapal, and Sens Sanders and Warren.

Our Revolution is having an event too.

We’ll add more news, tweets, and videos in the comments. This serves as an open thread. It’s Thursday evening and Benny’s bar is open for HH.

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4/27 Jayapal Endorses Here’s the Deal Joe; Sanders TH on COVID-19 & OT

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What if she were being vetted? Long shot for sure.

“As progressives we all understand that the essence of what we believe in is the concept of solidarity,that we’re all in this together. No matter what our color may be,no matter where we were born,no matter what kind of work we do. We are human beings, and we are in it together.”

I wish he would address the NY ballot issue, but don’t believe if he will. Meantime, there’s been push back from Bernie’s team, but we’ll put those in the comments section. Consider this an open thread. BYOB tonight.

The Future of Our Economy Livestream; Evening OT

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Bernie Sanders is hosting another TH, this time with guests Prof. Stephanie Kelton from Rutgers; Prof. Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia; Sara Nelson, labor activist; and Prof Robert Reich from
Berkeley.

There are two musical guests, Laura Jean Anderson and Max.

More jibber-jabber and news in the comments. See you there. This is an open thread.

Note: Bernie is running late as usual, but it looks to be technical difficulties.