Have I told you how much I hate these people? - Mike Malloy. It is every thinking person’s responsibility not to side with his or her executioners. - Albert Camus. Popular democracy anywhere threatens fascism everywhere. - The Scallion. A fascist junta of neocons using George W. Bush as its shill has taken over America by bloodless coup. What will it take for us to stage a revolution and take our country back? - Dot Calm. Drive a hybrid. Leave a lighter footprint on the planet. - Dot Calm.
Like Granny D, I have watched my own beloved country change, and I am angry beyond words about what I see. I grew up seeing America as the equivalent of the movie good guy, the hero in the white hat who came to the rescue of those in need around the world. I have watched in silent horror as the corporations, the captains and the kings of industry, used a comparatively small outlay of cash to buy the Republicans to use as their shills. George W. Bush is the puppet cowboy-king of shills, the proverbial emperor with no clothes. Every day, I watch these evil men legalize, legitimize, and institutionalize robbing the poor to pay the rich. They are carving up America like a giant carcass and doling out choice chunks of its meat to themselves and their cronies. Since the Democrats have been sipping at the same corporate teat where the Republicans have been gorging for the past generation, the fascists are free to do their worst; there is no longer any opposition. There is no one left to stand up for the rights of the American people, the Constitution, or the democracy, which I fear will be replaced by a fascist dictatorship in my lifetime. Wake up, America: we need a REVOLUTION NOW!
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.
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Pleasesend 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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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."
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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"
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. -- Dot Calm's shadow
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 →
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 →
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 →
"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 →
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 and Glenn Greenwald weigh in on comments from Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her rival, Bernie Sanders,
who have both ... Read More →
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 →
President
Obama traveled to Flint today in an effort to bring relief efforts to a
federal level for the Detroit suburb still in a state of emergency. READ MORE»
A
lack of funds means the city doesn't have enough money to pay its
teachers. And it's shutting off water to up to 20,000 residents behind
on their utility bill. READ MORE»
“The equivalent of the richest Americans winning the war on cancer.” READ MORE»
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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!)
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"?!??