The Top Half of the Rec List is Diaries Defending Franken
No.The main issue around Franken and whatever he did in 2006 (and I hope to Goodness it really was an isolated incident, it usually isn’t) - is not about some nefarious Breitbart/Stone/Godzilla...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket: Thornton Creek after a Fall Storm
Compare the pic above to the pic taken a couple of months earlier, towards the end of the summer drought, from a slightly different angle.We had another Pineapple Express come in Tuesday to the Pacific...
View Article#RBPi #5 Black Friday! EV Know-B4U-Buy Guide + DEALS UPDATE!
#RBPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries expand awareness that: When the government is run by oil interests and global-warming deniers, switching to a Plug-in vehicle (a.k.a. electric car or EV) becomes...
View Article#RBPi.v6 (12/2017): Consumers' Roles in the EV Revolution
I want to start a more strategic and philosophical discussion of the current advent of EVs and the roles of various actors. This will take more than one diary. A couple Addenda to last month’s EV...
View Article#RbPi v7 (3/2018): Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution, 2017 Edition
Hi all!Wow, it’s been a while… 3 months. I started a new and exciting job (crossing my fingers not to jynx it), so it’s been a bit busy.But I had to find time for my annual obsession for the fourth...
View ArticleSo... I GBCW'ed Facebook on Saturday
After some hemming and hawing, the past week’s revelations have been the last straw for me. It seemed a hard decision, but when it came it came swiftly. My wife was shocked, since FB indeed became a...
View ArticleTODAY 1:30-4 Tacoma Detention Center Immigrant Solidarity Action; More Action...
I just got this from our Kadima mailing list: Northwest Detention Center Resistance, a group that Kadima has committed to actively support in their work against detention, is putting on the Solidarity...
View ArticlePalestinian-Israeli Rights Groups File Suit against Israel's Overtly Racist...
Advocating for an end to the Israeli Occupation of Palestinians was the main reason I joined Daily Kos in 2006. My first years of online writing before joining this site, were devoted almost...
View Article#RbPi v8 (8/2018): AWARENESS has become the biggest obstacle to EV adoption.
Hi everyone! Sorry for taking 5 months to post another edition of #RbPi. #RbPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries expand awareness that: When the government is run by oil interests and...
View ArticleCan WA's Congressional Delegation go from 8-4 D to 11-1 D in November?
As Anne of Great Hope wrote right after our Aug. 7 primary, Democrats may be able to pick off 3 of the state’s 4 Repugnican-held U.S. House seats this fall. All 3 challengers are women with impressive...
View ArticleIsraeli Occupation Orders Palestinian Village to Destroy Itself by Oct. 1
I’ve been planning my next diary to be about Khan Al-Akhmar (most recently diaried about in July by Sandra). It’s one of these places where the Banality of Evil of Israeli Occupation — in particular,...
View Article#RbPi #9 (10/2018): Tesla Finally Crashing the Mainstream Gates ?!?
There's been lots and lots of Tesla in the news lately, but mostly the wrong stories. Not that story content was wrong; it's just that the mass media - as MSM never fail to do - went after the wrong...
View ArticleCelebrating Small Victories: Occupation Regime Backtracks at Khan Al-Ahmar
h/t to mettle fatigue who first broke this story here on Monday. For more background on Khan Al-Ahmar, see my Sep. 30 diary, or this diary and earlier ones by SandraLLAP.On Sunday the Israeli...
View ArticleOk, I'll Call it: Kim Schrier Wins WA-08. UPDATE: Rossi Concedes!
Is it just me, or have the media been timid about calling races won by Dems and bullish about calling those won by Repugs?Case in point is Washington State, where last night the national media called...
View ArticleHey Media, How About NOT Enabling the Far Right Anymore?
With Drumpf’s new assault on the media, I cannot help but recall that priceless Harry Potter quote:“And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!”Just this week we...
View Article#RbPi #10 (11/2018): Channeling Yosef 52 to Get YOU Plugged in!
Already a few weeks ago I was so inspired by the perseverance and impact of Yosef 52’s daily election rally-up-the-troops diaries, that I decided to follow the example with #RbPi. Below the inset there...
View ArticleGaza 2018. The World Ignored Months of Nonviolent Protesters Killed; Guess...
Since the vast majority of Internet population is tl;dr, I am obliged to add this foreword and disclaimer.I am a staunch supporter of nonviolence, and this diary does not endorse violence in any shape...
View Article#RbPi11 (BlackFri'18): Stick it to the DrumpRusSaudi Regime - Go Electric NOW!
#RbPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries expand awareness that: When the government is run by oil interests and global-warming deniers, switching to an electric vehicle (EV*) becomes a direct,...
View Article#RbPi12 (12/18): Don't be an EV DELAYER
Hiya there! Today I’m going to talk to you who are sitting on the EV fence.Also, check out the streamlined Action Resource Table, with some new entries! #RbPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries...
View Article#RbPi 13 (2/2019): So, about EVs and Global Warming...
It’s a new year, and I’m baaaaaack. Will try to be gentle with you today. See below the fold. #RbPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries expand awareness that: When the government is run by oil...
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