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2020 Democratic Convention Committee nominees

mardi 4 février 2020 à 01:00

*Tom Perez Stacks 2020 Convention Committees With "From the Swamp" Nominations.*

Some of them have lobbied specifically against progressive policies.

In one simple image: https://i.imgur.com/KNGsrSo.jpg

Discussions about Yovanovitch

mardi 4 février 2020 à 01:00

A video recording shows that the bully discussed dismissing Ambassador Yovanovitch with Lev Parnas in 2018.

This refutes several of his lies. It may challenge some Republicans' capacity for blackwhiting.

(The term "blackwhiting" comes from the book, 1984, where it meant telling lies even though they are obviously false.)

Misguided assumptions about race

mardi 4 février 2020 à 01:00

* Misguided assumptions about race are going mainstream, but hard facts can help you combat entrenched attitudes.*

In particular, one can't deduce anything about large groups of people from the few who are so atypical as to be finalists in an Olympic sport.

Propaganda prohibition

mardi 4 février 2020 à 01:00

The UK government wants to prohibit "possession of terrorist propaganda".

The UK is already taking a stab at labeling Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace as violent extremists. Prohibition of their publications would be only a few more steps further down this path.

Furthermore, prohibiting the possession of some kind of writings or art, no matter what kind, puts people in danger.

Paid protesters

mardi 4 février 2020 à 01:00

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, facing possible extradition to the US, got support from protesters at the court house. One of the protesters said he was paid to appear and had been told it was for a music video.

It's not only Chinese businesses that do this sort of thing. Not long ago, Senator Warren spoke to a group of black voters and met with a protest organized (though they didn't publicly say so) by an organization that campaigns for charter schools. I suspect that organization is funded somehow by businesses that extract money from charter schools.