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12/15 Nina Turner Announces Official Bid for OH-11; News Roundup & OT

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Former State Senator Nina Turner to announce bid for Ohio’s 11th Congressional seat on Tuesday

News’ Mark Naymik has learned that on Tuesday, former State Senator Nina Turner will announce her bid for the 11th Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge.

Fudge was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Turner, who co-chaired Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, filed federal paperwork last week establishing a campaign committee for the run but has not commented.

If Fudge is appointed, Gov. DeWine will set a date for a special primary and general election to fill the seat.

Turner filed federal paperwork last week indicating her interest in campaigning for the seat, and is expected to formally announce her intentions soon. The 53-year-old John F. Kennedy High School grad has earned a national following for her progressive politics and blunt commentary, often at the expense of the Democratic establishment.

Shontel Brown, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chair and a county councilwoman, who considers Fudge a mentor, is also expected to vie for the open seat.

Other local Cleveland officials as well as civic and religious leaders are also reportedly considering a bid, though they lack the backings of party insiders that Brown and Turner have already locked up. Those reportedly considering the run for the seat include State Rep. John Barnes, Pastor Jawanza Colvin, Cleveland Councilman Blaine Griffin, former Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson, and former State Sen. Shirley Smith.

The Republican Party will likely field a candidate, but the GOP historically has been crushed in this district. That means the special Democratic Party primary will most likely decide who heads to Washington.

Several factors will influence who wins the primary. First, whomever Marcia Fudge endorses will have an advantage. She’s proven she can sway party insiders, who play a big role in endorsing a candidate. Brown remains close to Fudge. But the progressive wing of the party will matter, as will money. On these fronts, Turner could have an edge. Tapping a national progressive base, she could raise money more easily.

I hope she shines a light on Cleveland not getting any doses of the vaccine, despite having more cases n the hospitals than in Columbus and Cincinnati. Cleveland was on the wait list. One of my comrades at TOP says Cleveland finally got some doses.

More news, tweets, videos, etc in the comments. See my comments about the Zoom announcement call. Come join us for this momentous occasion!

5/30 Bernie Bro Killer Mike Makes Impassioned Speech to Protesters in Atlanta; Citizens March Against Police Brutality All Over the US; News Roundup & OT

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LeBron James picks up on Killer Mike’s Speech Last Night:

Leave it to a Bernie Bro to speak “pragmatic” truths.

Phil Collins sang about apartheid in South Africa. The song “Colors” could be applicable here. Today.

https://youtu.be/FKz5bK4wwn4

More news, tweets, videos in the comments section. Welcome to the weekend, with lots of civil and uncivil rest. Still 5 months to go until Election Day.

Killer Mike explains why Vincent Fort is the best choice for mayor of Atlanta

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Killer Mike explains why he believes Senator Vincent Fort is the best choice to be the next mayor of Atlanta.

winning this campaign will send a strong message to the establishment that we will not give up on creating a government – at the local, state and federal level – that works for all of us, not just the 1%.

Killer Mike Talking Shop w/ Vincent Fort – Episodes 1 & 2

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Killer Mike sat down with Senator Vincent Fort, a current Atlanta Mayoral candidate who Mike has endorsed. They talk local politics – gentrification, decriminzlization of marijuana, education, role of the Mayor in the larger political system and more. Plus why Mike believes Fort Is Best for Atlanta.

10/16 News – Sanders: The Republican Budget Is Robin Hood In Reverse, Florida’s Toxic Crisis & More

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Happy Monday friends! It’s my last day of vacation so by this time tomorrow I’ll be sitting back in my corporate cubicle and dreading every minute of it! But thats tomorrow so lets go ahead and get on with today’s news. Starting with Bernie of course:

The Republican budget is a gift to billionaires: it’s Robin Hood in reverse by Bernie Sanders

After failing to pass a “healthcare” bill that would have thrown up to 32 million Americans off of health insurance, a bill that was more unpopular than the Wall Street bailout, Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress are back.

Now, they are pushing one of the most destructive and unfair budget and tax proposals in the modern history of our country – a plan that would do incalculable harm to tens of millions of working families, our kids, the sick, the elderly and the poor.

The Republican budget, which will likely be debated on the floor of the Senate this week, is the Robin Hood principle in reverse. It takes from those in need and gives to those who are already living in incredible opulence.

Donald Trump and Republican leaders claim their plan would provide a “big league” tax cut for the middle class. Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, by the end of the decade, nearly 80% of the tax benefits of the Republican plan would go to the top one percent and 40% would go to the top one-tenth of one percent.

Meanwhile, while the Republicans want to give a $1.9tn tax break to the top one percent, they are proposing massive cuts in programs that working class Americans desperately need.

More @ the link

All the other news/video/etc will be in the comments, including:

*The Night When Bernie Was President
*Iran’s Foreign Minister Rips Trump as Congress Faces Call to “Defend Diplomacy”
*To Halt ‘Drift Toward War,’ Sanders Urges Congress to Defend Iran Nuke Deal
*The Establishment Still Doesn’t Recognize The Political Revolution That’s Happening
*Dr. Kathie Allen on 3 Questions with Bob Evans
*Pipeline updates, Water Protector News, and more