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Category Archives: Politics
Trump Unable to Stop Caravan of Democratic Women Invading Washington
From the New Yorker: “WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump warned on Wednesday that a caravan of Democratic women was heading toward Washington, D.C., with the explicit goal of invading the nation’s capital. Speaking at a press conference at the … Continue reading
Science fares well in the midterm elections
Thanks, from Ann M From the NYT: “This year, more candidates with degrees in science, medicine and engineering ran for Congress than ever before. Of the nearly two-dozen new candidates in this crop, at least seven won seats in the … Continue reading
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George Romney – The free press is not our enemy. It is very much our friend.
Opinion in the NYT: “When I was growing up, Americans got their news very differently than we do today. The newspaper was a central part of every day; in our house, the Detroit Free Press was delivered in the morning and the Detroit … Continue reading
E Pluribus Unum – a warning about the rise of fascism
A warning. Where is America heading? I met Dr. Wolfgang Mack briefly in the Skyline dining room last evening and was given a copy of his most recent book. He had the traumatic experience … Continue reading
The New York Times: Washington State voters will decide next week whether to impose a fee on carbon emissions. We hope they do.
From the NYT: “Will voters in Washington State breathe new life into the idea of taxing carbon emissions? Plenty of people worried about the earth’s future certainly hope so. Climate scientists and economists have long argued that the single best way to slow … Continue reading
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Safeguarding Health and Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe
Ed Note: The Washington State Physicians for Social Responsibility *WPSR) is sponsoring the presentation. The concerns have become even more relevant as nuclear rhetoric heats up: “The US national security adviser, John Bolton, has confirmed that the US will withdrawal from the … Continue reading
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Volunteer with Candidates in Fall 2018 Election Campaign
At Friday’s (10/12) Civic Engagement Group (CEG) meeting Sally Soest shared her experience canvasing for a candidate in this Fall’s mid-term election. She distributed the following list of candidates and links to those at the meeting who might be interested … Continue reading
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Ta-Nehisi Coates – My President was black
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an essayist and and book author. In this piece titled My President was Black from the Atlantic he discusses race as viewed during the Obama era. In the interview with Obama below, it tells the story of Obama’s experience with race … Continue reading
Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right
From the New York Times: “There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better. “The facts underlying Christine Blasey Ford’s claim of being sexually assaulted by a young Brett Kavanaugh will continue to be revealed … Continue reading
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A guy name Beto O’Rourke just might beat Ted Cruz in the Texas Senate race
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Factfullness: Ten reasons we’re wrong about the world – and why things are better than you think
Ed note: Hans Rosling has written a fascinating book that Bill Gates called the most important book he’s ever read. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Rosling explains how and why our thinking … Continue reading
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Barack Obama honors John McCain
Wonderful memorial tribute by President Obama.
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An interview with John McCain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24VLXePHFF0
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Meghan McCain tribute to John McCain
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4 ways the Trump administration wants to change Medicare
By Tami Luhby – Senior writer for CNN After unsuccessfully trying to overhaul Obamacare and Medicaid, the Trump administration is now trying to put its stamp on Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a slew of … Continue reading
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“You can breathe as long as you don’t inhale”
Ed note: Remember Tom Lehrer’s song called Pollution? Coming true? Seattle is now in the “unhealthy” range in terms of air quality – at least through tomorrow. Cliff Mass gives us some perspective (Beijing better than Seattle!) as reported in … Continue reading
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Social Security is 83!
From AgingKingCounty: “On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating an essential program that made real our country’s belief that we have a responsibility to ensure that older adults in our communities should not be … Continue reading
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Tweeting the golden rule
Thanks to Gordon Gray for this timely message!
William Ruckelshaus speaks out
From the Washington Post – by William Ruckelshaus “President Donald Trump is acting with a desperation I’ve seen only once before in Washington: 45 years ago when President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. Nixon … Continue reading
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Dow Constantine, King County Executive speaks at Skyline
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The danger of conspiracy theories in the age of social media
“Q” is a secret anonymous deep state individual with the highest security clearance. He (or she) is sending cryptic messages to his followers – the adherents to the Qanon conspiracy theory. According to him the Mueller investigation is fake and … Continue reading
Tariffs affecting the farmer – speaking to the Presidnet
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Fascism a Warning – by Madeleine Albright
Ed note; We must remember Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and Milosevic in order to understand democracy and how it can be eroded. This book was given to me – one that I didn’t know about. It’s one though that I think … Continue reading
“Sessions Vows To Protect All Deeply Held Religious Bigotry”
Ed Note: In case you’re not familiar with The Onion, it specializes in political satire where there happens to be so much fertile ground these days. From the Onion: “WASHINGTON—Standing firm in his commitment to one of the nation’s guiding … Continue reading