It's #flynnghazi

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Wednesday February 15, 2017 · 8:46 AM PST

2017/02/15 · 08:46

I don’t know who to credit, but #flynnghazi is now the term for the scandal that is not being adequately investigated. There is power in naming things, so let’s name it #flynnghazi. Spread it throughout the land: We must investigate #flynnghazi.

Can't get into IDEA.ED.GOV? That started around the time DeVos was confirmed. Hmmmm....

Loganpoppy

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Wednesday February 08, 2017 · 9:38 AM PST

2017/02/08 · 09:38

Let me be brief: If you have a child with disabilities, you may want to check out the idea.ed.gov website. You may want to but as of now you can't. The site was taken down sometime yesterday, right around the time DeVos was confirmed. By the way, The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is federal legislation that DeVos refused to say she would enforce. I called my Cogressperson’s office and they had neither heard of the legislation nor the site (to be fair, he was just elected), so I let them know about it. My Senator’s phones are still blowing up and I got into one, but not the other. Anyways, let’s push this. This is about defending the rights of some of the most vulnerable and I would hope other Kossacks are willing to look deep for any changes in the language of the site once it goes back up.

Indivisible in Southeastern Virginia, with Liberty and Justice for All

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Sunday February 05, 2017 · 9:14 AM PST

2017/02/05 · 09:14

Good news! While Saturday afternoons in the South tend to be the time for a good nap before you make supper, this Saturday was dedicated to 90 minutes of organizing the resistance at a local public library. Yesterday close to 100 people showed up to a meeting in Norfolk, Virginia that had only 25 RSVPs. Part of this was due to the fact that two different Indivisible chapters had booked the same library for the same time, independent of each other. Our local organizers quickly ascertained that such was not so much coincidence as divine intervention and combined two sessions into one. What then happened was that the wall that divided one room into two was quickly “torn down” and we combined our efforts. As such, members from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton and Newport News came together for a first of many meetings.

A few of reasons this is important. This is a military town in a military region. The seven cities that constitute Hampton Roads and the majority of Southeastern Virginia are not what most would consider to be bastions of radicalism. Everyone here is either related to someone or knows someone or is someone who has served in our armed forces. Respect for authority is expected and understood as a necessity in times of crisis. However, love of country is paramount. That organized resistance is happening here is an indication that hope is hardly dead and that real patriots do not stand idly by when civil liberties are threatened.

Second, it is February and while we are 21 months from the 2018 elections we are nine months away from our state’s gubernatorial and legislative races (Democratic Governor’s Association please take note as a few organizers here and there should know there is energy on the grown in the Commonwealth). And finally, third, because the Hampton Roads area is divided into four Congressional Districts, it would easy to be divided. We aren’t. There may be differing strategies to address each of our representatives, but our concerns are not: any demonstration of intolerance and discrimination toward peaceful minorities will not be allowed. We have our principles and through organization we will become only stronger. Resist!

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Do you know when your Indivisible chapter is meeting?

61 votes Vote Now!

Do you know when your Indivisible chapter is meeting?

Yes

6 votes

34 votes

Didn't know there was one but I am going to start one, now.

2 votes

I am going to look mine up.

19 votes

So, to sum up, night one of the White Privilege Revanchist Convention went something like this...

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Tuesday July 19, 2016 · 5:15 AM PDT

2016/07/19 · 05:15

That time when Ken Cuccinelli had a problem with the GOP convention and gently tossed his credentials on the floor, making certain not to hurt the credentials' feelings... or the floor.

1) Strong arm a potential vote that could make the convention look bad in a manner that made the convention look bad

2) Chachi effectively calls Clinton the C word

3) A former model and soap star goes on air to tell the US that he believes Obama is a Muslim because he simply wants to believe that.

4) Despite an antagonistic Republican-lead Congress that recently released a judgement in a 800 page report that cost $7 million taxpayer dollars stating there was no dereliction of duty by Secretary Clinton, the convention organized half the night around saying just the opposite.

5) The convention with the most anti-LBGTQ platform in the history of the nation introduced its candidate with a record sung by an LGBTQ icon

6) A whopping portion of Melania Trump's speech was simply plagiarized, meaning she now has to take that public speaking class over again AND loses her tuition.

7) The Convention closed its doors, sent its delegates outside, and the Purge began.

Oh, and for extra credit, a Congressman from said convention decided to go on the air and justify white supremacy because Western Civilization, ya know.

Saw this in my parking lot, took a picture, and...

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Tuesday March 29, 2016 · 3:29 PM PDT

2016/03/29 · 15:29

I improved it.

Enjoy!

A Meditation for Tuesday

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Monday November 05, 2012 · 8:48 AM PST

2012/11/05 · 08:48

I believe that many situations are better engaged by the preparation of a correct state of mind. I would like to share with you the following meditation that came to me this morning as you engage tomorrow, entering what could be a very chaotic and stressful day.

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Tomorrow each and every one of you will have the opportunity to:

laugh at long lines.

bring a chair for a person who needs one.

spend some time with a child so a parent can take some time off.

be patient but determined, never giving up.

ask someone in line if they need something to warm them up.

knock on the door of a friend and a neighbor to make certain they do the same.

remember that this is not a war and we are in this together no matter the result.

act like the Brother's keeper that you can be.

do all of this because you are lucky to do so. You did not earn it, someone else fought hard to earn it for you as a gift. Accept the gift. Treasure it.

discover many chances to become better than the person you are today. Accept the gift. Treasure it.

Retroactive W Administration

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Sunday July 15, 2012 · 8:05 PM PDT

2012/07/15 · 20:05

My contribution to today's #retroactive meme. Enjoy!

Dog Whistling Dixie for Whitey?: Rigell's New Ad

Loganpoppy

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Thursday October 28, 2010 · 4:54 AM PDT

2010/10/28 · 04:54

Remember Jesse Helms? I do. From North Carolina and able to keep his job as is state changed. Throughout the 1980s and 90s he was able to get the racist vote to put him over the top when he needed it. The most famous example is, of course, the infamous "White Hands" video that was run in 1990.

Loganpoppy

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 7:31 AM PDT

2008/10/31 · 07:31

Last night Norfolk, VA was graced with the presence of Billy Bragg, Britain's most prominent punk-rock, socialist folk singer of the last 26 years. If you don't know who he is, visit his website, listen and get hep. During the performance he announced, as he often does, that he was a socialist, claimed that Obama was hardly one, felt that McCain clearly didn't know what he was talking about in his claims of socialism (I just think McCain/Palin is red-baiting, but that's another diary), and that he was enthused to see young people avoiding cynicism (the poison of any political movement). But most importantly was his note about the importance of "voting for a black man for leader of the free world".

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Favorite Billy Bragg song, what is it?

13 votes Vote Now!

Favorite Billy Bragg song, what is it?

"Levi Stubb's Tears"

1 vote

"Mr. Love and Justice"

1 vote

"A New England"

5 votes

"The Great Leap Forward"

2 votes

"The Milkman of Human Kindness"

2 votes

The one on that Wilco record.

2 votes

"Bridge to Nowhere/McCain & Palin Lies" -- A New Ad Idea

Loganpoppy

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 5:07 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 05:07

We know that McCain/Palin are simply lying to get into office. We know this because Hunter has documented it. However, what he has really documented is GOP is into the definition of a "bigger truth". This is discourse definition and defining McCain/Palin as insurgents and rebels appeals to many people who feel as if they have little in the first place and want to rebel. It's called the politics of resentment and it works well, especially when you couple it with racism and accuse your opponents as sexist and unpatriotic as a form of inoculation.

Now, some people feel that the only way to do this is to lie. Many of those people are involved in McCain/Palin. There is also another way: call people out on what they are doing and who they are. In this case you just have to say, "You are a liar, sir/madame" and continue to repeat it when applicable. A lot of those people who identify with "rebels" and "insurgents" also hate liars and being lied to.

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Favorite liar, who is it?

4 votes Vote Now!

Favorite liar, who is it?

Karl Rove

0 votes

Iago

1 vote

Bill O'Reilly

1 vote

Pinnochio

2 votes

About Wasilla from Zilla... a Podcast Link

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 6:58 AM PDT

2008/09/10 · 06:58

I am going to make this short so apologies upfront, but I figure that we need to have a better idea about who Sarah Palin is by asking people not necessarily about her, but where she comes from. Luckily my good friend Zillafag has done just that. In his latest podcast.

Loganpoppy

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 7:38 PM PDT

2008/09/07 · 19:38

In the last 8 years I lived in Columbus Ohio the only thing that I learned about politics is that when you are best organized and motivated you when. This includes a willingness to go to numerous lengths including, as many of us believe, to organize a GOP machine that can effectively steal you an election. We all know what happened in places like Franklin and Cuyahoga and Warren counties, we don't need to rehash it.

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How do you plan on showing up for Obama?

37 votes Vote Now!

How do you plan on showing up for Obama?

Small donation.

14 votes

Two hours a week of phone canvassing per week from here until Election Day

3 votes

Two hours a week of door-to-door canvassing per week from here until Election Day.

10 votes

ah, screw it, I'll just keep bitching.

10 votes

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It's #flynnghazi

Can't get into IDEA.ED.GOV? That started around the time DeVos was confirmed. Hmmmm....

Indivisible in Southeastern Virginia, with Liberty and Justice for All

So, to sum up, night one of the White Privilege Revanchist Convention went something like this...

Saw this in my parking lot, took a picture, and...

A Meditation for Tuesday

Retroactive W Administration

Dog Whistling Dixie for Whitey?: Rigell's New Ad

Why Race Matters... According to a British Socialist

"Bridge to Nowhere/McCain & Palin Lies" -- A New Ad Idea

About Wasilla from Zilla... a Podcast Link

Their show's over, it's our show now.