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There is nothing new under the sun. From Charles Dickens's Hard Times, 1854: Surely there never was such fragile china-ware…
From the title, I was expecting a comic about how bankruptcy laws favor the rich, getting them into a special…
I think a lot of Trump voters - not all, but a bunch - are convinced that Democrats want to…
The odd thing, given that Trump voters often appear to be pure ego, is that I can't imagine what they…
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Category Archives: Elections and politics
Which Candidate Won Working Class Voters?
Rhetoric like “ Hillary was a complete non-starter for the working class“ and “given the importance of the blue collar vote“ ignores an important point – which is that not all working-class people who are white. And although I don’t … Continue reading
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Getting ready for President Trump
So I got on a plane in Texas feeling optimistic, checked the news once the plane landed in Portland, and… wow. I go offline for five hours and everything goes south. I really think I’ve had too much faith in … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics
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My Votes 2016, Part Two – Ballot Measures
State Measures:
Posted in Elections and politics
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One Portland, Oregon Resident’s Voting Ballot – Part One, Candidates
Here’s how I’m voting this year…. this post list my votes for the candidates. I’ll do a follow-up post with the ballot measures. Thanks for Sydney for posing for the photo. (She did her own makeup.)
Posted in Elections and politics
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A President’s Character Is Less Important Than Their Policies. Also, why I’m voting for Hillary Clinton and not Jill Stein
There’s been a lot of news, over the last two weeks, about Trump being a serial sexual assaulter – and although Trump now denies it, many of the accusations match up perfectly with Trump’s boasting. It’s clear that Trump is … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, UNFPA
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Let’s Not Pretend Benghazi Was The Only Objection To Clinton’s Libya Policy
Issac Saul, a Bernie supporter who has learned to love Hillary Clinton, writes: Perhaps Clinton’s greatest blemish on her record is the destabilizing of Libya, which led to the Benghazi diplomatic compound attack. Certainly, it was one of the career … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, International issues, Iraq
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Clinton’s Role in the Honduras Coup
Postmarxed writes: Q: What did Hillary to do Honduras? As secretary of state in 2009, she helped orchestrate a coup against a center-left president there, which resulted in a wave of political killings. LGBT activists and peasant activists in particular … Continue reading
“What About The Lady Macbeth Comparison?”: Decades of sexist questions asked of Hillary Clinton
You could argue about if this or that individual question would be asked of a male candidate; but the overall pattern is clear.
Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Government
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Bigots Attack Melania Trump With Misogynistic, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Sex-Worker Comments
I’m all for laughing at Melania Trump (or her speechwriters) plagiarizing Michelle Obama’s speech, but of course, there are a lot of awful people who have to ruin the fun with disgusting bigotry. Aaaargh. GET OFF MY SIDE MISOGYNISTIC ASSHOLES! … Continue reading
...raise taxes on all red states to pay for free healthcare for undocumented immigrants. I don't know, that last one…