Bye, Felicia!
Greetings, fellow Dot Calm Readers, Freedom Fighters, and Truth Crusaders!
Can you tell I'm pissed at the Christo-fascist Republicans?
I thought you could!
It's hard to put a finger on what bothers me most about them...
...their self-righteous excuses to be judgmental?
...their self-righteous excuses to be excessively selfish and greedy?
...their self-righteous excuses to look down their noses at people?
...their self-righteous excuses to blame victims, especially their own victims?
...their self-righteous excuses to abuse people?
...their self-righteous excuses to dictate the most intimate details of other people's lives?
...their self-righteous syrupy-smarmy confidence that they are right and the rest of the world is wrong?
...their pig-headed refusal to acknowledge that someone else, like a trained experienced expert, might know more than they do?
...their refusal to listen to facts?
...their deliberate misunderstanding of science?
...their deliberate misunderstanding of people, including their own loved ones?
...their blatant hypocrisy?
...their moral double standards, in which Christians can do no wrong but no one else--especially O'Bama--can do anything right?
...their tenuous-at-best, dismissive-at-worst relationship with objective reality?
...their eagerness to throw the entire planet under the bus to appease their fantasies of wealth, power, and the favor of their spiritual Santa Claus?
...the clear and present danger they pose to the human race?
I know...
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
This election really drives home exactly what we are up against--exactly what the Christo-fascists would do with us given half a chance. My friends, we cannot let them. They would destroy us all tomorrow for a fistful of greenbacks today, and they wouldn't bat an eyelash. I wish I were exaggerating, but I'm not. This is some serious shit right here.
So...
I feel like America is playing Scheherazade today...by the skin of our teeth, we get to keep our head and live another day. Why? Because Rafael "DEFEATed" Cruz has CAPITULATed. Trump is clearly stupid and crazy, but, as dangerous as he is, Cruz was worse. The worst of the worst is stuck no closer than arm's length away from the White House. Well may I breathe a sigh of relief!
Na na na na
na na na na
hey, hey, hey
GOODBYE!
The worst part about the #nevertrump Republicans is that they're NOT opposed to Trump's bigotry--oh no, they're all perfectly happy with that. They were all perfectly fine supporting Cruz, who's even more BIGOTed. Trump and Cruz are merely the symptoms of what this country has become.
Don't forget to read Dot Calm's shadow's favorite independent sources of news and information:
Daily Kos
AlterNet
Democracy Now!
Conservatives are Destroying our Future
Conservative Clown Car
Americans Against the Republican Party
Americans Against the Tea Party
...And, whatever you do,
VOTE BERNIE!!!!!
Please send him a buck o' five, even if just to congratulate him for winning Indiana (w00t!). Think of it as a comparatively inexpensive investment in saving the planet. Even if or when Hillary wins the nomination, we must not let Bernie's revolution--his fanfare for the common man--fade into oblivion. It is up to us to drive both parties in this country back toward the center.
One cool thing about a Hillary nomination is that Dot Calm would have been super chuffed. With her longer perspective on history than mine, Dot was able to peer forward by looking backward and spotting all the patterns and periodicities. If I know Dot Calm as well as I think I do, I strongly suspect that she would have voted for Hillary over Bernie in the primaries. Dot thought the world of Hillary.
Don't forget to be good to yourselves and your loved ones.
As for me, I'm having to hustle on posting the blog this evening because I've spent every moment since I got home unskrooing a very nasty pooch--one of my parents, who shall remain nameless, called the scammers who set up the fake virus ransomware pop-up window on the computer and gave them enough information to steal an identity. They didn't waste a moment charging the credit card for nearly $200. I'm telling you because I want you to protect yourselves: if you have elderly friends or relations, you may not want to let them surf the web unsupervised. If you trust them to do that, then at least make yourself an admin account and set up an admin password so that neither they nor scammers can install software--e.g., malware--without your knowledge.
Remember, my parent thought the scammers were technicians. My parent thought they were helping--saving me some trouble. My parent did not realize what these people can do once they remote into your machine. They can tell you they are backing up your files for you when they're really downloading them to harvest your personal information. And they can install some very nasty ransomware, which you will hate.
The scammers' number is 877-522-9914. Google it to see what these bastards are up to, and Google ransomware if you're not familiar with it. That's some nasty shit right there. If it weren't for my admin password, my parent, who shall remain nameless, would have turned a third computer into a boat anchor--meaning that two previous computers were killed by malware before I stepped in and anointed myself sysadmin. Needless to say, I've turned off the surviving machine's web access...permanently.
Ya think I'll get to change out of my work clothes and maybe get a little dinner before bed tonight?
...Nah.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for being you.
- Dot Calm's shadow
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ATTENTION, REPUBLICANS!
Obama is coming
for your guns 'n' Bibles
November 8, 2016.
DO NOT
LEAVE YOUR HOUSE
THAT DAY
FOR ANY REASON!
The rights you save
may be your own!
Obama is coming
for your guns 'n' Bibles
November 8, 2016.
DO NOT
LEAVE YOUR HOUSE
THAT DAY
FOR ANY REASON!
The rights you save
may be your own!
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Lololololol...!
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How does Donald J. Drumpf
change a light bulb?
He holds up the bulb and waits
for the world to revolve around him!
-- Anonymous
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From ColorOfChange: would you rather be homeless or lead poisoned?
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We have to the tools and the knowledge to end the lead poisoning epidemic. Now we just need the resources.
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From Daily Kos: elect Democrats, not just for the White House
Donald Trump has sewn up the Republican nomination, and polls show that he is poison for Republicans up and down the ticket. Now is time to expand the map.
Missouri's Senate race is the sleeper campaign of 2016. It's the sort of
race that shouldn't be competitive, but a rock star Democratic
candidate and a toxic Republican ticket have come together to put it on
the map.
Democrat Jason Kander can win Missouri and, with it, a Democratic Senate majority.
Beating Trump and electing a Democratic Senate is Daily Kos' top
priority this year. The Supreme Court is on the line in this election
and Senate Republicans have shown this year that they will do anything
to keep a Democratic president from naming the next Supreme Court
justice—even if it means blockading a nominee for an entire year.
The only way to break the Republican blockade is to elect a Democratic
Senate, and a Trump nomination makes a slew of new races competitive.
Keep fighting,
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From CPD Action: universal voter registration--why? Because Republicans are deliberately disenfranchising Democrats!
Last week, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint revealed in a radio interview the real reason that some states have passed restrictive voter ID laws: they help elect conservative Republicans to office.
Voting rights activists have long known that the proliferation of voter ID laws threatens our democracy by disenfranchising low-income workers, young people, and communities of color. But DeMint’s stunning admission that voter ID laws rig the rules in favor of conservatives flies in the face of the typical GOP argument that voter ID is designed to prevent the non-existent problem of voter fraud.
Stand up against right-wing voter disenfranchisement. Sign our petition for Automatic Voter Registration now.
Voting shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Each and every citizen should have the opportunity and ability to take part in our democracy and have their voices heard in elections. But over the past few decades, Republicans have fought to roll back millions of Americans’ voting rights by putting undue burdens on registration and voting in moves that harken back to a darker era of Jim Crow poll taxes and literacy tests.
DeMint, a former right-wing Senator from South Carolina and Tea Party leader, said the GOP is working to pass voter ID laws “because in the states where they do have voter ID laws you’ve seen, actually, elections begin to change towards more conservative candidates.”¹
In a growing number of states, people are fighting back. Just this spring, Virginia and Maryland have restored the right to vote for people disenfranchised because of prior felony convictions. And just yesterday, Vermont made its elections more inclusive and representative by passing Automatic Voter Registration, which automatically registers eligible residents and eases the path to voting.
We must stand up and fight back against these cynical attacks on our democracy — sign our petition to show your support for Automatic Voter Registration now.
In Solidarity,
Emma Greenman
Director of Voting Rights and Democracy
More information:
1. "Heritage Chief: Voter ID Laws Tilt Elections to Conservative Candidates," Talking Points Memo. April 28, 2016.
Last week, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint revealed in a radio interview the real reason that some states have passed restrictive voter ID laws: they help elect conservative Republicans to office.
Voting rights activists have long known that the proliferation of voter ID laws threatens our democracy by disenfranchising low-income workers, young people, and communities of color. But DeMint’s stunning admission that voter ID laws rig the rules in favor of conservatives flies in the face of the typical GOP argument that voter ID is designed to prevent the non-existent problem of voter fraud.
Stand up against right-wing voter disenfranchisement. Sign our petition for Automatic Voter Registration now.
Voting shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Each and every citizen should have the opportunity and ability to take part in our democracy and have their voices heard in elections. But over the past few decades, Republicans have fought to roll back millions of Americans’ voting rights by putting undue burdens on registration and voting in moves that harken back to a darker era of Jim Crow poll taxes and literacy tests.
DeMint, a former right-wing Senator from South Carolina and Tea Party leader, said the GOP is working to pass voter ID laws “because in the states where they do have voter ID laws you’ve seen, actually, elections begin to change towards more conservative candidates.”¹
In a growing number of states, people are fighting back. Just this spring, Virginia and Maryland have restored the right to vote for people disenfranchised because of prior felony convictions. And just yesterday, Vermont made its elections more inclusive and representative by passing Automatic Voter Registration, which automatically registers eligible residents and eases the path to voting.
We must stand up and fight back against these cynical attacks on our democracy — sign our petition to show your support for Automatic Voter Registration now.
In Solidarity,
Emma Greenman
Director of Voting Rights and Democracy
More information:
1. "Heritage Chief: Voter ID Laws Tilt Elections to Conservative Candidates," Talking Points Memo. April 28, 2016.
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Why is it OK for Christo-fascists to be
blithering idiot assholes,
but it's an "attack"
if someone points that out?
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So, Rafael "BUSTed" Cruz lost Indiana.
Don't let the door hit ya
where the good lord split ya, Ralphie boy!
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Dick Cheney
before he dicks you!
-- Anonymous
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Democracy Now!
If you can, read, watch, or listen to Jeremy Scahill's remarks about Father Dan Berrigan.
I left the Catholic Church because I refuse to sanction their child molesting, but I found Jeremy's story both touching and inspiring.
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The following examples are NOT choices:
sexual orientation
gender identity
height
handedness
intellect
skin color
sexual orientation
gender identity
height
handedness
intellect
skin color
You know what IS a choice?
IGNORANCE
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Folks, it's no joke:
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ADULTERATed
BIGOTed
BUSTed
BULLSHITTed
COLDHEARTed
CONSTIPATed
CONSTRICTed
DISCREDITed
OVERRATed
SUPPLANTed
...let-snot forget
MASTURBATed
...finally
CAPITULATed
...I wish
PROSECUTed
...and my favorite:
DEFEATed
(and Kasich, their little dog, too!)
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Movie time!
(Friends, you DON'T want to know the hell Blogger just put me through just to format the above star banner and the heading for movie time. The malfunctions wobble the mind!)
(Friends, you DON'T want to know the hell Blogger just put me through just to format the above star banner and the heading for movie time. The malfunctions wobble the mind!)
Tonight, I have three gems from John Oliver...
Been sleeping since 1999? Let John bring you up to date!
Puerto Rico: a far more thorough analysis of the pooch-skrooage that's been wreaked on those poor Americans than you'll see on corporate news.
Transgender rights. I just phuquen love John for this! I know--why don't we just call them "PEOPLE"?!??
posted by Dot Calm @ 7:45 PM
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