tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76215297826512966852024-02-19T00:43:36.585-07:00Proactive Progressive PopulismOur house is on fire. Join the resistance: Do no harm/take no shit. My idiosyncratic and confluent bricolage of progressive politics, the collaborative commons, next generation cognitive neuroscience, American pragmatism, de/reconstruction, dynamic systems, embodied realism, postmetaphysics, psychodynamics, aesthetics. It ain't much but it's not nothing.Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.comBlogger16723125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-91954305766570264422020-10-05T11:40:00.002-06:002020-10-05T11:40:23.306-06:00Proactive Progressive Populism 2<p>The next generation of my blog is <a href="https://proactiveprogressivepopulism.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. After a decade with this blog I decided for a new look and a new start. All posts going forward will be at the new linked address. Thanks for your support here over the last decade and I look forward to your reading at the new location.<br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-39001755905889688972020-10-04T19:21:00.002-06:002020-10-04T19:25:33.892-06:00Dem Senators face a critical test tomorrow<p>According to <a href="https://www.dailyposter.com/p/dems-have-a-scotus-opportunity-tomorrow" target="_blank">Sirot</a>a, McConnell desperately wants a consent agreement for an adjournment resolution, because keeping the Senate open will allow the Dems to use procedural measures to delay the Supreme Corp. nomination. They could deny McConnell, forcing any resolution to include that delay until after the election. This is another test to see if the Dems have what it takes to practice what they've preached to use every arrow in their quiver. Tomorrow will tell.<br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-48484672385805466982020-10-04T14:29:00.003-06:002020-10-04T14:32:25.799-06:00Don't fall for the abusive manipulation<p>We're now well aware of who is trying to lay this on us and we won't be fooled again.<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZx3eNJ2cRvGnRTpHk8xtRUxWWPd6zRbXDQ6TAPqJvHe-5pvUajZro9HQXVziQ9SLIzaYiv2-LT5-PTYelpaTfK6cNyMVpTLr7oHrcZ7xs2TB2kNdd13qZ1oKRnW9Av8RRs298ZrhMfs/s743/gaslight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="743" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZx3eNJ2cRvGnRTpHk8xtRUxWWPd6zRbXDQ6TAPqJvHe-5pvUajZro9HQXVziQ9SLIzaYiv2-LT5-PTYelpaTfK6cNyMVpTLr7oHrcZ7xs2TB2kNdd13qZ1oKRnW9Av8RRs298ZrhMfs/w400-h228/gaslight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-4014236802116417312020-10-04T13:49:00.003-06:002020-10-04T13:58:42.264-06:00Reich: Twit and Repugs don't play fair<p>Reich lays into the lying, cheating and stealing Repugs, not least of which is the hypocrisy and double standard on the pandemic and Twit's illness. Then there's the Dems wimpy, losing strategy of playing nice and fair in response. <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Reich says he understands the latter, that they want that sort of society. But
they will never get it by playing by rules the other side not only
shuns but outright despises. Dems need to learn from Bernie and AOC that
you can fight fairly yet fiercely and win. There's a difference between
that and interpreting fairness from a place of weakness and surrender.</span> From his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/3691412824204620" target="_blank">FB post</a>:</p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"For about a minute today I found myself feeling sorry for Donald Trump. The poor man is now 'battling' Covid-19 (the pugilistic verb is showing up all over the news). He’s in the hospital. He’s out-of-shape. He’s 74-years old. His chief of staff calls his symptoms 'very concerning.'</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Joe Biden is praying for him. Kamala Harris sends him heartfelt wishes. President Obama reminds us we’re all in this together and we want to make sure everyone is healthy. But hold on: Why should we feel empathy for one of the least empathetic people in the world? Out of respect. He’s a human being. And he’s our president.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Yet there’s an asymmetry here. While the Biden campaign has taken down all negative television advertising, the Trump campaign’s negative ads continue non-stop. And at almost the same time that Biden, Harris, and Obama offered prayers and consoling words, the Trump campaign blasted 'Lyin’ Obama and Phony Kamala Harris' and charged that 'Sleepy Joe isn’t fit to be YOUR President.'</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Can you imagine if Biden had contracted Covid rather than Trump? Trump would be all over him. He’d attack Biden as weak, feeble, and old. He’d mock Biden’s mask-wearing – 'See, masks don’t work!' – and lampoon his unwillingness to hold live rallies: 'Guess he got Covid in his basement!'</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"How can we even be sure Trump has the disease? He’s lied about everything else. Maybe he’ll reappear in a day or two, refreshed and relaxed, saying 'Covid is no big deal.' He’ll claim he took hydroxychloroquine, and it cured him. He’ll boast that he won the 'battle' with Covid because he’s strong and powerful.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><a name='more'></a></span> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Meanwhile, his 'battle' has distracted the nation from revelations that he’s a tax cheat who paid only $750 in taxes his first year in office, and barely anything for fifteen years before that; and that he’s a failed businessman who’s still losing money. And from his vicious, cringeworthy debate performance last week, in which he didn’t want to condemn white supremacists. It even takes our mind off the major reason Covid is out of control in America: because Trump blew it. He downplayed it, pushed responsibility onto governors, and then demanded they allow businesses to reopen – too early -- in order to make the economy look good before the election. </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"He has muzzled and disputed experts at the CDC, promoted crank cures, held maskless campaign events, and encouraged followers not to wear masks. All of this has contributed to tens of thousands of unnecessary American deaths.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Trump’s 'battle' with Covid also diverts attention from his and Mitch McConnell’s perversions of American democracy. This is where the asymmetry runs deeper. McConnell is now moving to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, after having prevented Obama’s nominee from getting a Senate vote for almost a year on the basis of a concocted 'rule' that the next president should decide.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Yet Biden won’t talk about increasing the size of the court in order to balance it, and Democratic leaders have shot down the idea. Nor do Biden and top Democrats want to suggest making Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico into states -- a step that would remedy the bizarre inequities in the Senate where a bare majority of Republicans representing 11 million fewer Americans than their Democratic counterparts are able to confirm a Supreme Court justice. It would also help rebalance the Electoral College, which made Trump president in 2016 despite losing the popular vote by more than 3 million. <br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Democrats worry this would strike the public as unfair. Unfair, when Trump won’t even commit to a peaceful transition of power and refuses to be bound by the results? Unfair, when he’s already claiming the election is rigged against him and will be fraudulent unless he wins? When he’s now readying slates of Trump electors to be certified in states he’ll allege he lost because of fraud? When he’s urging his followers to intimidate Biden voters at the polls? Whether responding to Trump’s hospitalization this weekend or to Trump’s larger political maneuvers, Democrats want to act decently and fairly. They want to protect democratic norms, values, and institutions. I understand this. It's admirable. It’s also what Democrats want to stand for.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"But the other side isn’t playing the same game. Trump and his enablers will do anything to retain and enlarge their power. It’s possible to be sympathetic toward Trump during his 'battle' with Covid-19 while acknowledging that he is subjecting America to a profound moral test in the weeks and perhaps months ahead: What kind of society do we want -- one based on decency and democracy, or on viciousness and raw power?"</div></div><p></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-79753643825768082022020-10-04T13:27:00.003-06:002020-10-04T13:27:56.530-06:00What goes around comes around<p> Let's vote for poetic justice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn4nZ_D0Ccg2Gdjeg45eSsLv1M9zvLZ2JGC4GM-4MfR1VZUfWP5WXOqUYKnjoq_DMEl6oulgVX87QF1vlnY3MHY988vUMQqndfOaFlb5sOHB8nPtsfANL7E6QmBcAuTOzICAAEzSiQ8U/s750/covid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="750" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn4nZ_D0Ccg2Gdjeg45eSsLv1M9zvLZ2JGC4GM-4MfR1VZUfWP5WXOqUYKnjoq_DMEl6oulgVX87QF1vlnY3MHY988vUMQqndfOaFlb5sOHB8nPtsfANL7E6QmBcAuTOzICAAEzSiQ8U/w400-h235/covid.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-21393767865620892152020-10-04T11:30:00.005-06:002020-10-04T11:30:57.721-06:00SNL: 1st Presidential debate<p>With Alec Baldwin playing Twit and Jim Carrey playing Biden.</p><p><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wsije1KetVw?start=1641" width="560"></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-10273824200435784002020-10-04T11:14:00.002-06:002020-10-04T11:14:35.629-06:00Twit's covid update<p>I was watching Meet the Press where they were discussing the conflicting reports about Twit's health. Dr. Conley, Twit's personal physician, presented a rosy picture yet the Chief of Staph (infection) reported otherwise. They were just commenting whether the Conley could be believed when the program was interrupted by him with an update, who again painted a rosy picture. </p><p>However after that update NBC interviewed their medical contributor, Dr. John Torres. He said he was concerned because Twit is taking dexamethasone, which is indicated for severe symptoms for those who are mechanically ventilated or requiring supplemental oxygen. It is strongly contraindicated for mild to moderate symptoms. He further commented that to him it indicates more is going on that Twit's doctor is reporting. Given how Meet the Press started with questions about that doctor's credibility, along with Twit's long history of lying about every thing, we have good reason to doubt their reports.<br /></p><p><br /></p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ewsgkvAOrNU?start=1641" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-47925028700825159502020-10-04T10:09:00.000-06:002020-10-04T10:09:01.880-06:00Senator Johnson tests positive, then goes to fundraiser<p>Yet another <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-sen-ron-johnson-went-to-oktoberfest-party-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/ar-BB19FZuX?ocid=msedgdhp&fbclid=IwAR0amSjbHmZHaYeCUGFK4ls9UXd7cfNBQOvDyju6xBhlz2tDy5hSjjLOtIg" target="_blank">example</a> of Repugnantans putting other lives in danger for money. While he did wear a mask, he took it off to make his presentation claiming he was 12 feet away from anyone. This after we've learned that that distance is<a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-why-6-feet-may-not-be-enough-social-distance" target="_blank"> irrelevant </a>in an enclosed room.This is the same guy who opposes state-wide mask mandates. Just another death merchant participating in genocide. Yeah, let's vote for that.<br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-47402331246924915642020-10-04T09:55:00.002-06:002020-10-04T09:58:12.971-06:00Pro death Repugnantans<p>Despite their lying spin, actions speak louder than words.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl09w3c7mNMnlN5_I5ozutzUnTqAzfHVltZwGKdH-m_rGK5tchpl6Mv4a-Mx6rSWN2TQMDo6zQU8bnfltOfxF-3esd9RExCHSdadQrjvHSxbtejFPCDc-WWuabelrjK3BHFrBIsQYHqg/s552/pro+life.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="552" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl09w3c7mNMnlN5_I5ozutzUnTqAzfHVltZwGKdH-m_rGK5tchpl6Mv4a-Mx6rSWN2TQMDo6zQU8bnfltOfxF-3esd9RExCHSdadQrjvHSxbtejFPCDc-WWuabelrjK3BHFrBIsQYHqg/w400-h369/pro+life.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-33474185871643564422020-10-03T19:35:00.002-06:002020-10-03T19:35:33.635-06:00Liberal Redneck - Twit caught Covid<p>His usual, unique perspective.</p><p><br /></p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qDgxeJ2roHI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-33402661759385741582020-10-03T19:18:00.000-06:002020-10-03T19:18:01.919-06:00Lady Gaga - 911<p>Her latest YouTube video release. Lyrics <a href="https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ladygaga/911.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/58hoktsqk_Q" width="560"></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-28187894818420030772020-10-03T18:33:00.002-06:002020-10-03T18:45:20.049-06:00Twit covid update<p>Let's hope for the best outcome, however you interpret what that is. As of 6:21 pm MDT according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/03/trump-covid-live-updates/" target="_blank">Wapo</a>, Mark Meadows, Blight House Chief of Staph (infection), said: </p><p>"The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning, and
the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery."</p><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-62790277488252130002020-10-03T16:09:00.001-06:002020-10-03T16:09:08.392-06:00Question asked and answered<p>Which heralded the rise of the middle class and a more fair and equitable society. But that's exactly what the likes of Dell don't want. Hence the snide rhetorical question that actually has the answer he doesn't want to hear.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdw2IxqGLhFH4MFaB-htgSAzHvckwvboHxNHXNmvEYYK2e8500_xSKNEkbp_Wgo0N5y_UKhw1_xMaS5pQe7Lwlz5myHkTynRU17OamN_ElMGT_LND6M5jVgjewBavMGT3QO2AzTTnmG8/s592/tax+rate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdw2IxqGLhFH4MFaB-htgSAzHvckwvboHxNHXNmvEYYK2e8500_xSKNEkbp_Wgo0N5y_UKhw1_xMaS5pQe7Lwlz5myHkTynRU17OamN_ElMGT_LND6M5jVgjewBavMGT3QO2AzTTnmG8/w568-h640/tax+rate.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-55838532828606498452020-10-03T15:30:00.001-06:002020-10-03T15:30:21.516-06:00The 3 Ghosts of Covid<p>Funny take on the A Christmas Carol with Herman Cain playing Jacob Marley. The theme of the original is that Scrooge has an epiphany after being visiting by the 3 ghosts. Does anyone honestly think Twitnezer is going to learn anything from the 3 ghosts of Covid?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBhZMFGdIILBVcXgWx4R4dl4jY513lqtSA5smuDa3yQVBjaNbbkbrjYgFe94chD41x5dZkYDD2u33T6T0SeoYyfHPYqabS0XgmR2ZL4Fa9Caf4_2tQiXHB3FG7jeO-K2443eVBqF_7dY/s717/cain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="717" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBhZMFGdIILBVcXgWx4R4dl4jY513lqtSA5smuDa3yQVBjaNbbkbrjYgFe94chD41x5dZkYDD2u33T6T0SeoYyfHPYqabS0XgmR2ZL4Fa9Caf4_2tQiXHB3FG7jeO-K2443eVBqF_7dY/w400-h301/cain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> <br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-49348005397315516012020-10-03T13:45:00.004-06:002020-10-03T13:45:47.855-06:00Twit is receiving socialized medicine<p>At Walter Reed. At taxpayer expense. After paying only $750 in federal income tax. Kick this welfare queen out on Nov. 3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3ZmJhzsuLXIVE1UGwNMihpOOWnR-0CQY_grUvl-RBHtN1dWlo8lX6eCSgxS63Ja86q3nVMYlpx0OFFYwQtR5Pw-FBuw4Uqlm4__pp-mn8UGYNQFOYzuVrua-VNPNAyhiPhynYn20D-Y/s970/reich.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="970" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3ZmJhzsuLXIVE1UGwNMihpOOWnR-0CQY_grUvl-RBHtN1dWlo8lX6eCSgxS63Ja86q3nVMYlpx0OFFYwQtR5Pw-FBuw4Uqlm4__pp-mn8UGYNQFOYzuVrua-VNPNAyhiPhynYn20D-Y/w640-h245/reich.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-49296388320268629452020-10-03T09:31:00.005-06:002020-10-03T09:31:58.076-06:00Coney Barrett Blight House ceremony a superspreader event<p>So far at least <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/number-covid-cases-grows-among-034224523.html" target="_blank">7 cases</a> of new covid-19 have been tied to this event where masks and social distancing were rare. We can remember a number of Twit's Blight House lawn rallies under the same conditions. It's obvious he and his Twitiots don't care about the lives of others. To the contrary they are superspreading the pandemic instead of battling it. If effect this is intentional genocide. Yea, let's vote for genocide!<br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-90820677941356662272020-10-03T08:55:00.001-06:002020-10-03T08:55:41.898-06:00Dems ready to surrender on Coney Barrett<p>Continuing<a href="https://integralpostmetaphysicalnonduality.blogspot.com/2020/09/democrats-surrender-on-coney-barrett.html" target="_blank"> this </a>post, per <a href="https://www.dailyposter.com/p/shut-down-the-supreme-court-confirmation" target="_blank">Sirota</a> some Democrats have given up any hope of stopping Coney Barrett's nomination. Specifically, Senators Durbin and Whitehouse. Segal and Teachout penned an <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-schumer-fight-death-penalty-attorney-20201001-7q3re7yhsnbahiwvfjc3wp42iu-story.html" target="_blank">op-ed</a> in the NY Times laying out 19 procedural ploys to delay it yet too many Dems side with the quitters given their Party's "culture of learned helplessness." They wrote:</p><p>"Premature assertions of hopelessness are endemic to establishment
Democratic politicians. This even passes for
savvy: If nothing ever happens, because you convince yourself nothing
can be done, then you’re never wrong."</p><p>The NY Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/health-care-senate-democrats-supreme-court.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">wrote</a>:</p><p>"Democrats have opted against using parliamentary tactics to grind the
Senate to a complete halt to try to delay a confirmation vote until
after the election on Nov. 3, as some progressive groups have
demanded."</p><p>What would McConnell do in this situation? We know the answer. In addition to those 19 procedures he'd lie, cheat and steal to prevent a Supreme Corp pick that he didn't want. We Democrats don't have to resort to his unethical practices because we have 19 legal procedures to achieve our goal. We all need to contact our Senators and demand that they fight like hell to protect our long-term rights via the Corp. We must exert the utmost pressure with threats of a primary to get rid of them and follow through on those threats. It's time Democrats grow a spine and fight back for we the people instead of caving to those who don't give one shit about us. <br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-83463087535408881212020-10-02T22:17:00.000-06:002020-10-02T22:17:15.147-06:00Senator Warren: 2 members of Judiciary Committee test positive<p>With Covid-19, so she rightly suggests the work of approving any Supreme Corp nominee be put on hold to protect the other members of the Committee. Of course we know that Repugnantans, like Twit, have no regard for human life, even members of their own Party, should it stand in the way of imposing their ideology on the rest of us through this process. From her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/senatorelizabethwarren/posts/1666080600221093" target="_blank">FB post</a>:</p><p>"<span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Two
Senate Judiciary Committee members tested positive for COVID-19 today.
We don't know when we'll know just how many people have been infected.
The Senate cannot safely proceed on the Supreme Court nomination. We
must focus on containing this virus to protect members and staff."</span></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-66114651739062288112020-10-02T21:55:00.004-06:002020-10-02T22:08:55.473-06:00After Hicks tested positive Twit interacted with dozens of people<p>In close proximity. Twit knew Hicks tested positive by Thursday morning and he knew he'd been in close contact with her for several days. So what did he do? He <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/trump-had-close-contact-dozens-144501127.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fb" target="_blank">traveled</a> that afternoon to a fundraiser and interacted with donors <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-went-ahead-with-golf-club-fundraiser-after-hicks-tested-positive" target="_blank">without a mas</a>k. That excuse of a man has no regard for the life of others. Of course we already knew that by his incompetence and neglect in having one of the worst pandemic responses in the world tantamount to genocide. And we're supposed to feel sorry for or be nice to him now? Seriously?<br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-36372741777600119462020-10-02T17:36:00.002-06:002020-10-02T17:36:28.490-06:00Totally Under Control<p>Trailer for a new documentary due out soon exposing Twit's lies on the pandemic.</p><p><br /></p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F7ktU4WRfzM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-51843242193476765712020-10-02T10:44:00.000-06:002020-10-02T10:44:04.430-06:00Naomi Klein: Twit will use his Covid to further disrupt election<p>She voices what we're all thinking. <br /></p><p>"There is no doubt that Trump is meeting with his advisers, and has been
since they knew about this, since they knew about Hope Hicks, trying to
figure out how to exploit this, including, I’m afraid, using it as an
excuse to do what they have been trying to do relentlessly, which is
discredit elections that Trump is terrified he is going to lose. So, as
we think about what this means, we need to be prepared for the president
using the fact that he’s having to cancel campaign events for two weeks
to try to further delegitimize elections that he very likely will lose."</p><p> </p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2020/10/2/naomi_klein_trump_covid" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-20639596698570418332020-10-02T08:37:00.005-06:002020-10-02T08:50:41.892-06:00Twit and Malaria test positive for Covid-19<span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">How can we not doubt the validity of <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tests-positive-coronavirus_n_5eb5d776c5b69c4b317a5ee5?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR0w4_86IlMkUQbnNWaXSDvLySPQJmErQ5YyEVjIeKF6Dz71gVQay1hb-0Y" target="_blank">this</a> report by the Biggest Liar in History? Of course it makes sense given his cavalier behavior. But he is fully capable of creating a story about it for his own purposes. </span><p>"President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus just days after one of his closest advisers who also had COVID-19 traveled with him aboard Air Force One. A White House official said Trump is experiencing 'mild' symptoms, according to the Associated Press."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V_32Z3OY69EDh8qpN_v51pKsGkeBs67E-UoKEganiqTE_hlhhmRYokDoIggvejzNtEW_VFPiXAJUvPP9q2HB9dJx49fs9amgaaQh_rmxx03-Px-xXA3igArR8m89fKG2wAqDacj8ou8/s640/clown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V_32Z3OY69EDh8qpN_v51pKsGkeBs67E-UoKEganiqTE_hlhhmRYokDoIggvejzNtEW_VFPiXAJUvPP9q2HB9dJx49fs9amgaaQh_rmxx03-Px-xXA3igArR8m89fKG2wAqDacj8ou8/s16000/clown.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"></span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"> </span></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-28773602091993996732020-10-01T22:51:00.002-06:002020-10-01T22:51:46.195-06:00Could Repugnantans be any more obvious?<p>They don't even make a pretense anymore for their voter suppression.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOtnr3ip1w9GMwDRwriE0cubTMa5mW4zGpJmcn6hbRP_gmKnXbk2o9rq23nqRtn4yyq7XFRze-ETu0F6X-7cU6mPRL2QBvDD9EeRbZsIswcfjooHuL0zcSCOfgY0HaseqWssvcc0QlmI/s526/Ro.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOtnr3ip1w9GMwDRwriE0cubTMa5mW4zGpJmcn6hbRP_gmKnXbk2o9rq23nqRtn4yyq7XFRze-ETu0F6X-7cU6mPRL2QBvDD9EeRbZsIswcfjooHuL0zcSCOfgY0HaseqWssvcc0QlmI/w400-h400/Ro.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-91619128129390838912020-10-01T16:41:00.001-06:002020-10-01T16:46:58.362-06:00Honest Government Ad: The recession<p>While this one is about the Australian government, every single point applies to the US govt. too. Conservatives everywhere have the same sick ideology.<br /></p><p><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qj83LE2Mpw" width="560"></iframe>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-29511666711377976002020-10-01T16:26:00.003-06:002020-10-01T16:30:12.245-06:00538: How Twit could spark an election crisis<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Problem
is, Twit is blatantly signalling he's going to contest the election
results due to his imaginary mail fraud, which could then be decided by 12th Amendment and
the Supreme Corp. Does anyone really think Twit won't go this route when he loses? </span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nmJllG0r-3o" width="560"></iframe></span></p>Edward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.com0