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Saturday May 13, 2017 · 1:37 PM PDT

2017/05/13 · 13:37

There have been many times I wished i had the option of using an e-mail option to send someone a diary I have just read. I have visited sites that allow you to e-mail an article to either yourself or someone else who you think would be interested in the article. If this option is available on the Kos, I don’t know about it. Please educate me if it is. If it isn’t, I would kindly ask to have this feature available to me to use as a tool to educate others and welcome more people to the community. thanks

toxic government policy leads to toxic water in flint michigan

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Friday February 05, 2016 · 4:52 PM PST

2016/02/05 · 16:52

There is enough immediate blame to go around for the toxic water in flint michigan. In order to understand how this was inevitable as the current state of public schools in detroit you have to understand state governments constitutional failure to share revenue. Here are the links.

http://michiganradio.org/post/former-state-treasurer-blames-hostility-toward-michigan-cities-financial-struggles

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/michigans_62b_raid_on_revenue.html

Flint's Toxic Water, Legionnaires Disease, Republican's War on Democracy

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Saturday January 23, 2016 · 11:35 AM PST

2016/01/23 · 11:35

Legionnaires Disease has now been linked by McLaren Regional Center to tainted water supply. That was the headline in today’s Detroit News. Since Flint began drawing water from the Flint River there were 87 reported cases of Legionnaires Disease with 9 deaths.

How does Governor Snyder fix that?

It is estimated that up to 1.5 Billion dollars will be needed to replace the infrastructure.

Who will pay for that and the long term consequences to the children and adults living in flint?

Governors Synder’s stay in office has been an enormous net loss for the residents of Michigan.

If you want to understand the politics behind what republican leadership has done to American Democracy, click on the link below.

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/23/the_truth_about_flint_kids_drank_poisoned_water_because_of_the_gops_radical_anti_democratic_reforms/

How many people watched the Democratic debate?

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Monday November 16, 2015 · 8:49 PM PST

2015/11/16 · 20:49

The day before the democratic debate i posted a diary asking the question who won’t be watching the debate. Well, the numbers are in. 8.5 million people watched the debate. i didn’t think a lot of people would be watching because one, it was a saturday night and two, saturday is a day when young people socialize so i didn’t think they would be watching. i expected the people who responded to the post would watch. that didn’t surprise me, but the low number was disappointing and so the controversy begins.

“We can’t fool ourselves — the Republicans are eating our lunch in terms of attention and viewership because of the unprecedented, unilateral, and arbitrary way the DNC Chair determined this schedule,” said Lis Smith, deputy campaign manager for Martin O’Malley. “It’s clear we need to open up the process, have more debates, and engage more voters in this process."

who won't be watching the democratic debate

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Saturday November 14, 2015 · 12:24 PM PST

2015/11/14 · 12:24

It seems odd to me that the Democratic Party would schedule a debate on a saturday night. Why? Many people are aware that a lot of news gets our below the radar when it is released on a friday. i would venture, and this maybe speculation on my part, scheduling the debate for a saturday was intentional. how many people in general and young people specifically will decide to spend their saturday evening watching the democratic debate? my guess is there won’t be very many young people who will. hovering high above the event i would say this plays into Hillary’s camp over Sanders camp. It seems the democratic establishment is pushing hard to make hillary the democratic nominee. That seems to be the reason for scheduling the debate as they did.

AUSTERITY LINK TO TERRORISM

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Saturday November 14, 2015 · 9:42 AM PST

2015/11/14 · 09:42

in an article on the American Aljazeera website, Bruce Crumley, explains the link between austerity and terrorism.

“More and more cases [of identified radicals] arrive every day, and we’re already unable to maintain surveillance of people flagged as potentially dangerous,” a visibly exhausted and enervated senior French security official confided earlier this autumn. “Meanwhile, politicians of all stripes are imposing austerity that cuts into our resources the same as it does hospitals and schools. You can’t constantly try to do more with less without something eventually breaking down.”

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/14/french-security-officials-warned-of-increased-threats-amidst-austerity.html

Today millions of students march for equality

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Thursday November 12, 2015 · 2:06 PM PST

2015/11/12 · 14:06

Today, as reported by many websites, millions of students march for fairness and equality. they are demanding to have their student debts cancelled, tuition free college, and a $15.00 per hour wage for college workers.

in my opinion, nothing could be more democratic than the ability to educate all of our children, not just those who can afford it. A college education should not be a privilege for the few. the future impact of education for all can not be underestimated when it comes to the social, economic, and political landscape that we live with today.

What do you think America will look like if the students demands are met?

Universal Health Care gets support from a surprising source

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Friday November 06, 2015 · 8:57 PM PST

2015/11/06 · 20:57

While we are begining to see the first foundations for Universal Health Care being laid in Colorado, I am surprised to find an unexpected source of support from a someone that I thought would never understand the value of health care for all.

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Thursday November 05, 2015 · 4:57 PM PST

2015/11/05 · 16:57

to prove himself a leader president george bush sends america to war. after the war ended he was so bored he thought about retiring.

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Thursday September 24, 2015 · 7:00 PM PDT

2015/09/24 · 19:00

CEO Martin Shkreli has jacked up the price of drugs before by as much as 2000%. Here
is the story and try to keep your blood pressure under control as you read about where this mans priorities are.

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

maybe something you didn't hear about fracking

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Friday July 17, 2015 · 9:44 PM PDT

2015/07/17 · 21:44

there is a link between fracking and hospital admissions. here is a study on the possible affects of fracking on human beings. http://medicalxpress.com/...

Isurance companies and profit maximization

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Monday May 18, 2015 · 10:02 PM PDT

2015/05/18 · 22:02

For years, i have been purchasing my car and homeowners insurance through the same multiple lines agency. When my premiums started to increase, i would call the agent or representative to see what they could do to lower my rates which usually meant moving my policy to a different insurer or increasing my deductibles. But for the past 3-4 years that has been a losing proposition. This time i decided to shop around.
As it happened, I was driving my car listening to National Public Radio when i heard a segment about insurance companies use of profit maximization schemes.

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