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in the wealthier, whiter neighborhoods.  It could be because those people travel more, or it could be because that’s where the tests are being done.  But I have no doubt they’re getting better care.  See, e.g., “Brooklyn teacher denied coronavirus test three times now on life support” at ht…[Read more]

We should all have in place Directives to Physicians and the like, legally confirming our wishes if we’d prefer people pull the plug on us past a certain point.  I need to re-do mine; the old one is obsolete.  But where do I get it notarized?

“WE.”  Now what does that remind me of…

do they do the same with all the products that will go into them?

I’m actually having more contact with some of my favorite friends.  We’re all busy people, but we’ve started doing Skype hangouts, which I’ve enjoyed much more than I expected.  In a way, it makes it easier to get together – we still have to make it fit everyone’s schedules, but we eliminate some of the rigamarole like driving time.

Honestly, I’v…[Read more]

From https://popularresistance.org/truthdig-employees-stop-work-to-protest-labor-conditions/?fbclid=IwAR0uLX9bkoFv9-mYQbw6LYRuOega3ME-clyvf55pfnZe_wGpPyWI51RSN8s :

Update: March 13 – Friday marked the third day of work stoppage for 16 members of Truthdig’s editorial team – including senior editors, columnists and copy desk staff – to protest…

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out of the change under his couch cushions.

So I take it they mean a week from tonight, or is that tonight?

They’ve been attacked and undermined for years; I couldn’t blame them for giving up, but we need them like never before!

Fwiw, I try to tell them how much I appreciate them at every opportunity.

@coldmountaintrail!  I agree, esp. on platforms like fb, seems like anything beyond 1 or 2 lines gets little traction.

I don’t know what can be done about that, especially in the short term.

But I believe a lot could happen between now and the election, and we have nothing to gain and everything to lose by giving up; we’ve got to urge ourselves onward, get creative, and find a way.

thank you!!

@haikugal, I right now, I’ve got no forum for this except fb.

Thanks for the comment about “p.r.” – I understand Edward Bernays consciously invented the term, “public relations,” as a misleadingly innocuous-sounding euphemism, and I’ve been frustrated that there’s no better word for what I think you and I have in mind.  “Propaganda” is more ac…[Read more]

But disgusting and outrageous come to mind.

The discount windows are open to all comers.

his handlers are afraid he’ll reveal further dementia, and his owners are fine with how Trump’s handling things.

I think a higher proportion of older people still get most of their news from the more traditional media, which means that most of them have little and largely distorted knowledge of Bernie and his views.

search “Operation Mockingbird,” and don’t rely on Wikipedia too heavily, since it’s been heavily edited by spooks.