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Category Archives: Politics
May 11th update
by Historian Heather Cox Richardson
Burgers, Kamala’s books at the border, pizza child abuse rings–sorry I just can’t keep up the the lies
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Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown by John Lithgow
Thanks to Ann M. Ed Note: Posted just in case you didn’t follow the news over the past 4 years.
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The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse
by David Brooks in the NYT Those of us who had hoped America would calm down when we no longer had Donald Trump spewing poison from the Oval Office have been sadly disabused. There are increasing signs that the Trumpian … Continue reading
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Irrational Covid Fears
Ed note: Have you “herd” this? Perhaps in our restricted community of fully vaccinated people, it’s time to start lightening up a bit. A great place to start would be to remove the now unneeded barriers on our dining room … Continue reading
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Republican Party veering off historical course of Lincoln’s leadership
by Heather Cox Richardson – April 7th
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Better than videos of my talk
Hello all, I have finished up the half-hour YouTube version of my second climate talk from March 23rd. It is at https://youtu.be/VUZ4jb2qWGM. The last ten minutes, on tipping points, will be new to you. I am now … Continue reading
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The most important story is not the pandemic or the border
There is only one story today. It is not the coronavirus pandemic, although 547,000 of us have died of Covid-19, and a study today suggested that we could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths if we had adopted masks and social … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Maine
March 14, 2021 Heather Cox Richardson Mar 15 As the man who taught me to use a chainsaw said, it is immortalized by Shakespeare’s famous warning: “Cedar! Beware the adze of March!” He put it that way because the importance … Continue reading
Borowitz strikes again
Thanks to Mike C. (Also according to Borowitz, a new Qanon theory states that “Allegedly, the former President will hop over the White House fence and begin hiding brightly colored eggs on the South Lawn.”)
Dramatic passage of the American Rescue Plan 50-49 in the Senate
From historian Heather Cox Richardson Today, after almost 24 hours of debate, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan, designed to help America rebuild after the scorched-earth devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 50 to 49, with all … Continue reading
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Dangerous “Big Lie” persists at CPAC with fealty to Trump
Update from historian Heather Cox Richardson
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Update from historian Heather Cox Richardson
On ABC’s This Week this morning, Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) refused to admit that Democrat Joe Biden had legitimately won the 2020 presidential election. It’s hard to overestimate how dangerous this lie is. It convinces supporters of the former president … Continue reading
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Ted Cruz Is Going to the Dogs
by Gail Collins in the NYT So if you were a dog, would you rather belong to Ted Cruz or Mitt Romney? Yes, you have to choose. Perhaps you remember that many, many years ago, Romney drove to Canada for … Continue reading
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DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS ARE HERE – Thursday’s Mail
Those of you registered to vote at this address (726 9th Ave.) may have received your Democracy Vouchers from the City of Seattle in today’s mail. If you’re not familiar with them, and missed Wayne Barnett’s (City of Seattle Ethics … Continue reading
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Civic Engagement Group (CEG) Meeting – 4 PM, 2/12/21, Friday – AGENDA
To join via Zoom – See instructions below after the agenda. Welcome – Put Barber, Moderator PAST EVENTS News from W4A, January 22nd – Put Barber Kim Wyman, January 26th – Put Barber Rep. Adam Smith Town Hall, January 30th – Put Barber … Continue reading
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League of Women Voters on Legislative Bills
Thanks to Diana C. The following is a link to the most recent League of Women’s Newsletter listing the bills being considered in the state legislature. You can take still take action by emailing or calling your legislators. The League has voted to … Continue reading
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