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Showing posts with label Kamala Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kamala Harris. Show all posts
Monday, July 29, 2019
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/28/19)
Adam Serwer on the Mueller reactions: The Press Has Adopted Trump’s Reality-Show Standards
SIGH: Trump: Obama’s Book Deal Way Sketchier Than Potential Obstruction of Justice
Libyan officials say fighting rages near capital
The Fallout From A Seemingly Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela's Neighbors
What Kamala Harris Believes
Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year
Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlist
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
Amazing headline: Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions
Investigators Say a Ring Smuggled $145 Million in Ancient Artifacts
SIGH: Trump: Obama’s Book Deal Way Sketchier Than Potential Obstruction of Justice
Libyan officials say fighting rages near capital
The Fallout From A Seemingly Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela's Neighbors
What Kamala Harris Believes
Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year
Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlist
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
Amazing headline: Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions
Investigators Say a Ring Smuggled $145 Million in Ancient Artifacts
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/3/19)
GOOD: Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policy of Arbitrarily Jailing Asylum-Seekers
DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities
Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.
Phew: 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort
Woww: Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive
About time: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns
Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have to Believe in Joe Biden’s Innocence
Amazing: Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter
Good for him: Adam Scott Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s Social Media Team for Using His Image on Twitter
Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94
DHS Inspector General Finds 'Dangerous Overcrowding' In Border Patrol Facilities
Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.
Phew: 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort
Woww: Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive
About time: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns
Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have to Believe in Joe Biden’s Innocence
Amazing: Suspicious substance mailed to 'Straight Pride' organizers turns out to be … glitter
Good for him: Adam Scott Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s Social Media Team for Using His Image on Twitter
Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94
Friday, June 28, 2019
My Top Ten Takeaways from the First Round of Debates
1. I've been trying not to commit to a candidate too early, but it's time to stop pretending Warren hasn't completely won me over here. My "Warren Has a Plan for That" t-shirt arrives today. There is nothing in the world I love more than plans so I don't know why I though I could hold out.
(1b. Yes, I agree that her handling of the "Pocahontas" thing was Not Great, and I hope she does more to make things right with the Native American community, but there's SOMETHING I don't like about literally every candidate. Holding out for perfection is dangerous and counterproductive. And, you know, impossible.)
2. Of the rest, Castro and Harris did the best and seemed like the other adults on stage, and then probably Booker and Buttigieg. I'd be pretty happy with any of them as VP. Warren/Castro is my dream ticket at this point.
(2b. My main issue with Booker was the way he implied that Warren wanting good research and plans regarding gun violence meant she didn't CARE. Gross.)
3. Bernie did himself no favors but didn't really change my opinion of him in either direction. You know what you're getting with him and you either like it or you don't. I don't. I think he'd be bad at the job of being president and nothing he said made me think otherwise.
4. I miss when Joe Biden was someone I had mostly warm feelings about. (Not in this race, just in general.) He really, really, really needs to go.
5. Actually, let's just get rid of all the white cishet men. They are unnecessary. And it's great to have so many female candidates that we can be CHOOSY and deeply dislike at least two of them and still have options!
6. If one more person criticizes a (usually female) candidate for SEEMING TO HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES BEFORE rather than being totally! spontaneous! I am going to murder someone.
7. I hope other candidates follow Castro's lead and use inclusive language when talking about abortion rights.
8. I woke up thinking about how many people I know would be really into Marianne Williamson's nonsense about "politics are icky, no need for plans or action or actually confronting difficult things, love will magically heal the world," and that's sad and scary.
9. So much yelling and interrupting and talking over each other! That is not helpful to anyone. Future moderators, please take a stronger stance on this. If the Oscars can cut mics, you can too.
10. I would ABSOLUTELY 100% vote for ANY of these candidates in the general election if they were the nominee, because they are all better than Trump, and if you do not do that you are a bad person.
(1b. Yes, I agree that her handling of the "Pocahontas" thing was Not Great, and I hope she does more to make things right with the Native American community, but there's SOMETHING I don't like about literally every candidate. Holding out for perfection is dangerous and counterproductive. And, you know, impossible.)
2. Of the rest, Castro and Harris did the best and seemed like the other adults on stage, and then probably Booker and Buttigieg. I'd be pretty happy with any of them as VP. Warren/Castro is my dream ticket at this point.
(2b. My main issue with Booker was the way he implied that Warren wanting good research and plans regarding gun violence meant she didn't CARE. Gross.)
3. Bernie did himself no favors but didn't really change my opinion of him in either direction. You know what you're getting with him and you either like it or you don't. I don't. I think he'd be bad at the job of being president and nothing he said made me think otherwise.
4. I miss when Joe Biden was someone I had mostly warm feelings about. (Not in this race, just in general.) He really, really, really needs to go.
5. Actually, let's just get rid of all the white cishet men. They are unnecessary. And it's great to have so many female candidates that we can be CHOOSY and deeply dislike at least two of them and still have options!
6. If one more person criticizes a (usually female) candidate for SEEMING TO HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES BEFORE rather than being totally! spontaneous! I am going to murder someone.
7. I hope other candidates follow Castro's lead and use inclusive language when talking about abortion rights.
8. I woke up thinking about how many people I know would be really into Marianne Williamson's nonsense about "politics are icky, no need for plans or action or actually confronting difficult things, love will magically heal the world," and that's sad and scary.
9. So much yelling and interrupting and talking over each other! That is not helpful to anyone. Future moderators, please take a stronger stance on this. If the Oscars can cut mics, you can too.
10. I would ABSOLUTELY 100% vote for ANY of these candidates in the general election if they were the nominee, because they are all better than Trump, and if you do not do that you are a bad person.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Morning Coffee (1/30/19)
Brexit: What just happened and what happens next?
Lindsey Graham floats a dangerously irresponsible escalation of the slat wars
Senate panel postpones William Barr’s confirmation vote amid Democrats’ concerns
No Republican senators have signed onto a bill to give federal contractors backpay after the shutdown
Horrifying (and I get that they can't say it for legal reasons but this seems more than POSSIBLY a hate crime) (and the FBI is now involved): 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett brutally attacked, hospitalized in possible hate crime
This is awful: A Mother’s Fatal Fall on Subway Stairs Rouses New Yorkers to Demand Accessibility
I Want to Be Excited about Kamala Harris. The Reality Is a Little More Complicated.
How a teenage 'Fortnite' player found Apple's FaceTime bug — and why it was so hard to report it
Yay! The 2019 Rainbow Book List
HA: Daniel Radcliffe to Tom Brady: 'Take That MAGA Hat Out of Your Locker'
Lindsey Graham floats a dangerously irresponsible escalation of the slat wars
Senate panel postpones William Barr’s confirmation vote amid Democrats’ concerns
No Republican senators have signed onto a bill to give federal contractors backpay after the shutdown
Horrifying (and I get that they can't say it for legal reasons but this seems more than POSSIBLY a hate crime) (and the FBI is now involved): 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett brutally attacked, hospitalized in possible hate crime
This is awful: A Mother’s Fatal Fall on Subway Stairs Rouses New Yorkers to Demand Accessibility
I Want to Be Excited about Kamala Harris. The Reality Is a Little More Complicated.
How a teenage 'Fortnite' player found Apple's FaceTime bug — and why it was so hard to report it
Yay! The 2019 Rainbow Book List
HA: Daniel Radcliffe to Tom Brady: 'Take That MAGA Hat Out of Your Locker'
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Morning Coffee (6/15/17)
Well. Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say
Congressional Democrats to file emoluments lawsuit against Trump
By one definition, the GOP baseball shooting is the 154th mass shooting this year
Kamala Harris Got Shut Down After Asking an Incredibly Important Question. Again. WONDER WHY.
Who Needs Rule of Law?
Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
Bared Breast Enthralls a Future Czar, and Stokes a Russian Culture War
SIGH: An Uber board member interrupted a presentation about sexism to make a sexist joke
I'm so excited to read this: Anthony Horowitz’s Whodunit Within the Whodunit
!!! ‘Bake in Space’ Experiment Aims to Make Crumb-Free Bread on ISS
Secret Mexican diary sheds light on Spanish Inquisition
Congressional Democrats to file emoluments lawsuit against Trump
By one definition, the GOP baseball shooting is the 154th mass shooting this year
Kamala Harris Got Shut Down After Asking an Incredibly Important Question. Again. WONDER WHY.
Who Needs Rule of Law?
Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
Bared Breast Enthralls a Future Czar, and Stokes a Russian Culture War
SIGH: An Uber board member interrupted a presentation about sexism to make a sexist joke
I'm so excited to read this: Anthony Horowitz’s Whodunit Within the Whodunit
!!! ‘Bake in Space’ Experiment Aims to Make Crumb-Free Bread on ISS
Secret Mexican diary sheds light on Spanish Inquisition
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