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!

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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 the mailbag 

 

From ColorOfChange: would you rather be homeless or lead poisoned?

We have to the tools and the knowledge to end the lead poisoning epidemic. Now we just need the resources.

Tell Congress to pass the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016.

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	The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has been a major wake-up call. It exposed the dangers that outdated infrastructure and failed state oversight pose to the safety of our drinking water. Unfortunately, what happened in Flint could still happen in communities across the nation. That’s why I’ve co-sponsored a plan to invest in our crumbling infrastructure by strengthening EPA protections, accelerating the testing and deployment of new water technologies, and requiring that our public drinking water systems be outfitted with 100% American-made iron and steel. Not only would this ensure the water that comes from our faucets is clean, it would create jobs in Wisconsin and across the country. Add your name and demand that Congress prioritize the safety of our drinking water. Access to safe drinking water is a necessity. Families shouldn’t fear for their health every time they turn on the faucet. However, in Wisconsin alone, a report found that 420 of our municipal water systems that serve about 92,290 people had unsafe levels of bacteria. Unless we take action to remove lead from our pipes and invest in modern water technology that prevents and detects contaminants, more communities will be at risk for consuming unsafe drinking water. It’s time to confront our water problems by creating a modern, made-in-America system that keeps our families safe and healthy. The government has a responsibility to make sure our water is safe. This is a basic protection families depend on. Join me and tell Congress to take action. Thank you, Tammy

Paid for by Tammy Baldwin for Senate

 

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Tell Congress: Audit the Pentagon

Tell your member of Congress: “Co-sponsor Rep. Barbara Lee’s Audit the Pentagon Act. Defense and military spending deserve the same scrutiny as other government programs.” Add your name:

 

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From Change.org: police brutality must stop!

 

My name is Sandra Williams, and I am an Ohio State Senator and lifelong Cleveland resident. Last December, I was heartbroken to hear about the non-indictment decision in the case of the Cleveland Police shooting of twelve year old Tamir Rice. The tragedy of the Tamir Rice incident and a few other similar incidents in my great state of Ohio struck a chord with me and the public concerning police use of force and the process in-which these incidents are reviewed. Now, I’ve introduced legislation that will allow for a more open indictment process, through probable cause hearings, removing the limitations placed on grand jury hearings, allowing for a more public indictment process in these unique cases of significant public interest. Currently, the grand jury remains the only indicting force in the state of Ohio, but the grand jury system has come under criticism in recent years for its lack of transparency. Since the non-indictments of the police officers involved in the deaths of John Crawford and Tamir Rice, communities all across Ohio are urging policymakers to get rid of this closed door system. This petition will communicate to respective policymakers that reform in the grand jury process must take place.   Recently, not only has the public discussion of the grand jury process shifted to how to reform the process in the General Assembly, but the reform discussion is being had in the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission, and with the creation of the Task Force to Examine Improvements to the Ohio Grand Jury System by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor. A national discussion is taking place about how effective grand juries are at getting justice for people impacted by police use of force, and Ohio should be a leader in this space. California already banned the grand jury system last year and a chief judge in New York has introduced similar reforms following the Eric Garner non-indictment decision. The need for reform continues to gain further traction as the limitations of the process are brought to light-- especially in law enforcement lethal force cases. The community will no longer accept this closed-door process as the only way to bring forth an indictment in Ohio. Sign this petition to urge my fellow policymakers to reform the grand jury system of Ohio. Sign Senator Sandra’s petition

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Tell the Securities and Exchange Commission: Stop letting Wall Street prey on cities

Petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission: "Crack down on Wall Street banks that defrauded American cities with complicated financial products, and force banks to return the ill-gotten profits to municipalities." Add your name:

 

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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.

Can you chip in $5 right now to elect Democrat Jason Kander?

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.

So, please chip in $5 to Jason Kander today and help elect a Democratic Senate majority.

Keep fighting,

Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos 

 

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Tell the U.S. Senate: Stop the right-wing’s assault on America’s coastal national parks

Tell the U.S. Senate: “Reject Senate Bill 2807 and stop the assault on America’s coastal national parks. Protect America’s coast from those seeking to gut wildlife and land management regulations.” Add your name:

 

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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.

 

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Stop the dangerous, high-speed slaughtering of animals

The petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture reads: "High-speed pig slaughter factories are extremely dangerous for workers, the environment, and public health and lead to additional cruelty to animals. Halt the expansion and completely end the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP) program." Add your name:

 

 

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Why is it OK for Christo-fascists to be

blithering idiot assholes,

but it's an "attack"

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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. 
-- Dot Calm's shadow

Stories "Slickest Con Man Out of NYC": Donald Trump Set to Be GOP Nominee Despite Links to Organized Crime As Donald Trump virtually clinches the Republican presidential nomination after Senator Ted Cruz suspends his campaign following a devastating defeat in the Indiana ... Read More → "A Voice from Another Part of New York": Hear Juan González’s NY Journalism Hall of Fame Speech Last week Democracy Now! co-host Juan González penned his final column for the New York Daily News, where he’s worked for 29 years. We play González’s speech from last ... Read More → Revolutionary, Strike Leader & Columnist: Juan González Retires from NY Daily News After 29 Years Over the years, Juan González has used his column in the New York Daily News to break major corruption scandals and cover-ups, including the attempt to conceal the health ... Read More →

Headlines → Trump Virtually Clinches Nomination with Indiana Win; Cruz Drops Out Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana Primary in Surprise Upset Report: Less Than 1% of Clinton Fundraising Venture Goes to State Parties Syria: Dozens Killed in Aleppo Fighting; Rockets Hit Hospital Doctors Without Borders Blasts U.N. Security Council over Hospital Attacks U.S. Navy SEAL Killed in Northern Iraq Wildfire in Alberta, Canada, Forces Tens of Thousands to Evacuate Detroit Teachers Return to Work After 2-Day Mass "Sickout" Georgia GOP Governor Vetoes Bill Allowing Concealed Guns on Campuses Honduras: Journalist Survives 2 Attacks on Eve of Press Freedom Day Labor Activists Target H&M over Safety of Bangladesh Factories Washington: 6 Workers Evaluated for Vapor Exposure at Hanford Nuclear Site Former NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Sentenced to 12 Years

 

Stories Jeremy Scahill Remembers His Longtime Friend, Father Daniel Berrigan: "The Man was a Moral Giant" "I may not be here if it wasn't for Dan Berrigan," says journalist Jeremy Scahill as we remember the legendary antiwar priest, Father Daniel Berrigan, who spent his ... Read More → The Assassination Complex: Jeremy Scahill & Glenn Greenwald Probe Secret US Drone Wars in New Book As the Obama administration prepares to release for the first time the number of people it believes it has killed in drone strikes in countries that lie outside of conventional ... Read More → Jeremy Scahill: Clinton is Legendary Hawk, But Sanders Shouldn't Get Pass on Role in Regime Change Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald weigh in on comments from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her rival, Bernie Sanders, who have both ... Read More → "This Isn't a War on Leaks, It's a War on Whistleblowers": Snowden Pens Foreword to New Scahill Book NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden wrote the foreword for the new book by Jeremy Scahill and the staff of The Intercept, The Assassination Complex: Inside the ... Read More →

Headlines → Honduras: 4 Arrested in Murder of Environmentalist Berta Cáceres Indiana Voters Head to Polls in Key Primary Detroit Teachers Shut Down All But 3 Public Schools over Pay Iraq: Car Bomb Kills 18 Shiite Pilgrims in Baghdad White House Calls for Congress to Act as Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt Payment U.S. Cruise Ship Reaches Cuba for 1st Time in 50 Years U.S. Signs New Military Deal with Senegal as Part of Africa Expansion Somali Refugee Sets Herself on Fire on Nauru, 2nd Such Incident in a Week Israeli Military Orders Palestinian Journalist Detained Without Charge for 4 Months Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Local Bans on Fracking Greenpeace Calls for Halt to TTIP After Leaking Secret Trade Docs Abortion Provider Files Complaint over Hospital’s "Gag Order" DOJ Says South Dakota Holds Thousands in Group Homes Unnecessarily Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Vandalism, Freeing Mink Ringling Bros. Circus Elephants Perform Final Show Bob Fitch, Who Photographed Civil Rights, Farmworker Movements, Dies at 76

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The following examples are NOT choices:
sexual orientation
gender identity
height
handedness
intellect
skin color

You know what IS a choice?
IGNORANCE
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Daily Kos

Koch brothers turn their attack machine on progressive hero        

Barbra Streisand sums up the alleged Hillary/Goldman Sachs conspiracy theory—in one tweet

Watch the entire Cruz family ignore the fact Carly Fiorina completely falls off the stage at a rally

Like the Daily Kos Recommended email? Chip in $1 to support the team that brings progressive news to your inbox every day.

NC cops claim they smelled marijuana, entered a home and tased, handcuffed everyone in front of kids

Alabama Justice Roy Moore says into microphone that atheists and gays are being political

Even the Pentagon is tired of Republican BS on Benghazi

A taste of what a localized Sanders 'revolution' would look like

This president saved the country from an economic disaster. When will the country thank him?

Sign if you agree: We need a presidential candidate who will never stop fighting for Planned Parenthood: Hillary. sponsored

Anti-LGBT group has men going into women's bathrooms to protect against men going into ...

If you didn't (really) know anyone on the DNC before, you do now

The only thing that stops a good guy with a gun is a hole in that guy's pocket: GunFAIL CLXXXI

Yarrr, mateys! Pirate Party set to plunder Iceland's electoral booty

Cartoon: More monetary makeovers

Our children shouldn't be afraid of getting shot when they go to prom

This creep couldn't keep his hands to himself. Behold her righteous and ruthless reaction

'John Wayne Day' gets nixed due to the fact he was a raging, racist a-hole

The most vulnerable Republican congressman just got vulnerable-er

Hotel hijinks

AZ teen accepted a dare and exposed too much in a yearbook photo, now facing 70 criminal charges

Mom who dragged her singing children to armed standoffs loses custody, arrested for assaulting cop

Koch brothers turn their attack machine on progressive hero

Conservatives are having a complete meltdown ... Enjoy!

Trump says Ted Cruz' father helped assassinate JFK

Thank you, MSNBC! Thank you, CNN! For Donald $#@# Trump!

Cartoon: The forever campaign

Ted Cruz achieves peak GOP primary: Says Trump cites his 'venereal disease as his personal Vietnam'

Elizabeth Warren on Donald Trump's Republican win: 'Here's what else is real...'

Arizona kills children's insurance program that every other state offers (because it costs nothing)

FiveThirtyEight releases Ted Cruz 'campaign obituary' after defeat & it's hilarious—Bye Felicia!

Sign the petition: I agree with Hillary: America is already great. sponsored

KKK Imperial Wizard of Virginia: Obama has been great for recruitment, Trump is 'best for the job'

Republican senators continue to obstruct President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. Join NARAL in telling them to do their jobs. sponsored

Barbra Streisand sums up the alleged Hillary/Goldman Sachs conspiracy theory—in one tweet

Choke on this, hippies! Colorado Republicans kill measure to crack down on 'rolling coal'

Enraged (republican) woman caught on video trying to humiliate and berate food stamp recipient

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AlterNet

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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!)

 

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"?!??