Category Archives: Government

Progression of the mob

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Click here to watch how the insurrection progressed: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/12/us/capitol-mob-timeline.html

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Elections Past and Future – Kim Wyman

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Jim S. for submitting this.

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Contrast these world leaders

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Jim deMaine

 Thanks to Jim S. The seven countries most affected by Corona virus are: the USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Here are photos of their leaders:                 The seven countries … Continue reading →

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This Is When the Fever Breaks

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Ed Note: When I was a kid, I would visit my grandparents who lived across the street from the Smithsonian. I would play catch with a friend on the grounds there. We walked Pennsylvania Avenue, climbed the Washington Monument and … Continue reading →

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Tears for our nation

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Memories from Georgia

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. RE: Georgia Senate Election: Warnock delivering remarks virtually: “The other day, because this is America, the 82 year old hands that used to pick somebody else’s cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest … Continue reading →

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Commentary from a historian

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Paul Krugman in the NYT Maybe it was the visuals that did it. It’s hard to know what aspects of reality make it into Donald Trump’s ever-shrinking bubble — and I’m happy to say that after Jan. 20 we … Continue reading →

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And now it’s time!

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D.

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The Candy Bomber at age 98 reminds us of the importance of NATO

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Barack and Michelle: Scenes From a Marriage

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Tim Egan in the NYT He walks too slowly, a languorous Hawaiian ambler. She’s a get-to-the-point woman, in gait and gab. He’s a politician. She has no use for the type. He gets tangled up in fancy talk. She … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis: A Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jim deMaine

In the NYT: In this past year of change, my mind and heart have overflowed with people. People I think of and pray for, and sometimes cry with, people with names and faces, people who died without saying goodbye to … Continue reading →

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When wine should be thrown out

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Letter to the editor – The Senate election runoff in Georgia determines the balance of power

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Jim deMaine

It was a relief to many of us that Jo Biden prevailed on Nov 3.  Since then there have been many articles, including one on the blog, praising Biden for his intelligence, empathy, knowledge of government and his integrity.  Those … Continue reading →

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How Republican Kim Wyman keeps winning in blue Washington state

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Melissa Santos from Crosscut Eight years ago, Kim Wyman wanted to be the first county auditor in Washington state to issue a same-sex marriage license.  Then the auditor in Thurston County, Wyman created a plan to give 10 same-sex … Continue reading →

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The 2020 experience and the President

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Far from broken

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Trump Could Still Break Democracy’s Biggest Norm

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From the Atlantic in June 2020 by Peter Nicholas: Say Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November. On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump will enter the Oval Office and leave a handwritten letter to Biden on the Resolute … Continue reading →

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JOE BIDEN DEFEATS DONALD TRUMP

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Jim deMaine

The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner. The win came after the AP called Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes for Biden.

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Fact Check Ambassador Program

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Barb W. Thank you for expressing interest in joining AARP Washington, BECU and the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) in supporting the new Fact Check Ambassador Program to help identify misinformation in social media … Continue reading →

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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by David Brooks in the NYT Many of our best presidents have been underestimated. Truman was seen as the tool of a corrupt political machine. Eisenhower was supposedly a bumbling middlebrow. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. Even F.D.R. was … Continue reading →

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Crosscut begins a series on trustbusting – focusing on Amazon

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Katie Wilson at Crosscut It’s been a long time since America has thought very much about trustbusting. The phrase still calls to mind a grinning, cartoon Teddy Roosevelt, swinging his big stick at Standard Oil. But as of this … Continue reading →

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Age Friendly Seattle Updates

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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So much to say about the fly!

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. for reach out to RBG!

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