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September 4, 2020
Poignant picture of Eisenhower. It's apparently from an interview with Walter Cronkite.
CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy"
September 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/starkej2/status/1301683617979039745
[plate# and photo]
https://twitter.com/Aestro/status/1301684154069782531
[graphic of car info]
Dang. Internet's fast.
Edit: Vehicle identified as police car.
https://twitter.com/Numero2Senor/status/1301676741832970240SenorBldoombergoNumero2
@Numero2Senor
Replying to @datainput
That's a cop car. Front bumper guard, light on the driver side.
@Numero2Senor
Replying to @datainput
That's a cop car. Front bumper guard, light on the driver side.
https://twitter.com/starkej2/status/1301683617979039745
[plate# and photo]
https://twitter.com/Aestro/status/1301684154069782531
Andy @Aestro
Replying to @Aestro @starkej2 and 2 others
Jackpot.
Replying to @Aestro @starkej2 and 2 others
Jackpot.
[graphic of car info]
Dang. Internet's fast.
September 3, 2020
edit: name correction from list of attendees
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214017916
She was amazing. I hung on to every word she had to say, but then
I also wanted to hear Biden's response. The speaker, whose name is Porsche Bennett, begins at about 42:50. There is no reply right away, but another speaker after. Joe's comments start at 51:52; he addresses Porsche personally at about 56:39 and his remarks include a promise to form a National Commission on Policing. He rips trump for his incitement of white supremacy and lack of morality. He also talks about John Lewis and how we all have to vote. He says that we have to deal with the original sin of the country, slavery. There's more, and Joe is eloquent and heartfelt.
edit: name correction from list of attendees
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214017916
September 3, 2020
I also have a link to this in my sig, shortened by bitly to fit. Same for following info pdf.
You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
https://www.governing.com/now/The-Homeless-Have-Voting-Rights-but-Face-Many-Hurdles.html
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/an-eviction-wave-could-wreak-havoc-on-voting-by-mail/
The US Election Assistance Commission [https://www.eac.gov/] provides the National Voter Registration Application Form for U.S. Citizens (in 15 languages) with instructions, registration deadlines, and mailing address for each state:
https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form
Check your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration
Change your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/change-voter-registration
Contact your state or local election office: https://www.usa.gov/election-office
Again -- You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
💥Information on Voting and Homelessness💥
https://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state/special-circumstances/voting-and-homelessness/I also have a link to this in my sig, shortened by bitly to fit. Same for following info pdf.
You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
https://www.governing.com/now/The-Homeless-Have-Voting-Rights-but-Face-Many-Hurdles.html
In every state, individuals who are homeless retain the right to vote. “It’s a misconception that a lot of people who are experiencing homelessness don’t vote,” says Eric Samuels, president of the Texas Homeless Network. “They do, but they have issues with things like registering. If you move frequently, you have to keep up with registration.”
In some states, voters are not required to provide a permanent address – or any address. They can simply list a landmark, such as an intersection. “If they spend every night sleeping under the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor, they can register to vote in that precinct,” says Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. “We cannot turn down voter registration from those people because they don’t have a fixed address.”
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow same-day registration, meaning people can register as late as Election Day, but Ohio voters must register 30 days ahead of an election. If they move during that last month, or start sleeping on someone else’s couch, their registration is no longer valid.
“If you move within that 30-day window prior to the actual election, you get into a more gray area,” says Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. “Technically, you should vote at the address where you registered. If you’re in limbo, the only thing you can do legally is cast a provisional ballot.”
In some states, voters are not required to provide a permanent address – or any address. They can simply list a landmark, such as an intersection. “If they spend every night sleeping under the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor, they can register to vote in that precinct,” says Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. “We cannot turn down voter registration from those people because they don’t have a fixed address.”
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow same-day registration, meaning people can register as late as Election Day, but Ohio voters must register 30 days ahead of an election. If they move during that last month, or start sleeping on someone else’s couch, their registration is no longer valid.
“If you move within that 30-day window prior to the actual election, you get into a more gray area,” says Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. “Technically, you should vote at the address where you registered. If you’re in limbo, the only thing you can do legally is cast a provisional ballot.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/an-eviction-wave-could-wreak-havoc-on-voting-by-mail/
In most states, the cutoff to request a new mail-in ballot is less than 30 days before the election. If registered voters miss their state’s cutoff, they’re stuck with in-person options: voting at the polls or, in some states, picking up a mail-in ballot from the local election board. Both could be undesirable for people who don’t want to expose themselves to the pandemic, says Brandon.
For those who can’t get a mail-in ballot and do choose to vote in person, a recent change in address should not prevent them from voting at the polls. In the District of Columbia and the 21 states that have same-day voter registration, a resident can register a new address at the polling place, even if it’s just a temporary place to stay, such as a friend’s house. People who have become homeless need not even list a permitted address—they can list a cross street. The federal voter registration form, which voters can use to register in all but three US states, includes a blank map with a pair of unlabeled intersecting streets where voters can write in the street names of the crossroads nearest to where they are staying. In the states where same-day voter registration is not an option, residents can vote using their old address, provided it has been less than 30 days since they left.
For those who can’t get a mail-in ballot and do choose to vote in person, a recent change in address should not prevent them from voting at the polls. In the District of Columbia and the 21 states that have same-day voter registration, a resident can register a new address at the polling place, even if it’s just a temporary place to stay, such as a friend’s house. People who have become homeless need not even list a permitted address—they can list a cross street. The federal voter registration form, which voters can use to register in all but three US states, includes a blank map with a pair of unlabeled intersecting streets where voters can write in the street names of the crossroads nearest to where they are staying. In the states where same-day voter registration is not an option, residents can vote using their old address, provided it has been less than 30 days since they left.
The US Election Assistance Commission [https://www.eac.gov/] provides the National Voter Registration Application Form for U.S. Citizens (in 15 languages) with instructions, registration deadlines, and mailing address for each state:
https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form
Check your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration
Change your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/change-voter-registration
Contact your state or local election office: https://www.usa.gov/election-office
Again -- You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
September 3, 2020
During the House hearings, a Dem asked Duncan about DeJoy's hiring.
Sorry I can't recall who asked the question, but the gist was that the USPS spent a chunk of change getting an outside agency to help them find the right candidate. The potentials were whittled down from over 200 to a group of 14 and then DeJoy's name was put in the pot. Questioner got Duncan to admit that he was the one responsible.
From reading the article, it seems the DeJoys have a history of throwing money around to get what they want, and stepping on the heads of as many people as possible once they've gotten it.
Also, Steve Mnuchin's role in this hasn't gotten nearly the amount of attention it deserves.
David C. Williams, a former Postal Service inspector general who said he resigned as vice chairman of the Board of Governors in April after it became clear DeJoy would be hired, said Mnuchin was using a multibillion-dollar line of credit with the Postal Service as leverage to take effective control over labor agreements, prices and contracts with Amazon and other large shippers.
“The Treasury was using that responsibility to make demands that I believed would turn the Postal Service into a political tool, ending its long history as an apolitical public infrastructure,? Williams told the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a forum last week.
“The Treasury was using that responsibility to make demands that I believed would turn the Postal Service into a political tool, ending its long history as an apolitical public infrastructure,? Williams told the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a forum last week.
September 3, 2020
Nancy Pelosi went to a salon and got her hair done. Oh, the humanity!
The rules about being able to go to salons changed on the day she had her appointment. Neither the stylist nor Pelosi did anything wrong, but the salon owner made sure Pelosi was blasted for it anyway by putting out a video.
The plot thickens: Salon owner lied. It's a big con job.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214014978
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/1301280497826439170
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Pelosi’s stylist has retained an attorney and says the salon owner (who has been bashing the speaker) authorized her appointment - and also says they have evidence the salon owner has been operating during the stay-at-home orders as far back as April.
@mkraju
Pelosi’s stylist has retained an attorney and says the salon owner (who has been bashing the speaker) authorized her appointment - and also says they have evidence the salon owner has been operating during the stay-at-home orders as far back as April.
September 3, 2020
What a wonderful idea! It's especially sweet this year for all of the kids who can't have visitors.
Superheroes visit kids at Levine Children's Hospital
https://www.wcnc.com/article/life/heartwarming/superheroes-visit-kids-at-levine-childrens-hospital/275-3dc3e602-64bb-471b-9ff6-e9f586123a0dCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Some young patients at Levine Children's Hospital got an eyeful this morning when Superman and his pals dropped by their window.
It's all part of a tradition at Levine's, one that folks on both sides of the glass look forward to.
It was an altogether average day outside Levine Children Hospital, when suddenly a group of superheroes appeared from above, begging the question: Did Spidey and the gang get day jobs?
Not quite. Instead, these heroes are window washers from Joffe Contracting and this is no ordinary high rise.
It's all part of a tradition at Levine's, one that folks on both sides of the glass look forward to.
It was an altogether average day outside Levine Children Hospital, when suddenly a group of superheroes appeared from above, begging the question: Did Spidey and the gang get day jobs?
Not quite. Instead, these heroes are window washers from Joffe Contracting and this is no ordinary high rise.
What a wonderful idea! It's especially sweet this year for all of the kids who can't have visitors.
September 2, 2020
https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/mitchell-carlson-umbrella-man/
https://www.startribune.com/police-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to-incite-floyd-rioting/571932272/
I haven't seen anything since, so I don't know whether this has changed or not.
Other articles from July name Umbrella Man as Mitchell Carlson
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-alleged-white-supremacist-umbrella-man-police-suspect-of-minneapolis-chaosNow, in a search warrant affidavit first reported by The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, police say they have received a tip that the man is Mitchell Carlson, “a full‐fledged member of the Hell’s Angels” and “a known associate of the Aryan Cowboys. The Aryan Cowboys are a known prison gang out of Minnesota and Kentucky.”
https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/mitchell-carlson-umbrella-man/
https://www.startribune.com/police-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to-incite-floyd-rioting/571932272/
I haven't seen anything since, so I don't know whether this has changed or not.
September 1, 2020
Apologies for dragging this over from another thread, but it just can't be repeated enough: trump, with media help, is gaslighting the hell out of the country.
Nazi tactics [the big lie] and a few pages ripped from the abuser's playbook:
gaslighting, and DARVO writ large.
https://medium.com/the-ascent/one-way-to-disarm-gaslighters-understand-darvo-8e0aeb184f7
DARVO is an acronym for a response observed in many guilty people when accused of misconduct. It stands for Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim-Offender. DARVO is a clear and simple pattern that you will see everywhere once you learn to identify it, like the Fibonacci sequence of aggressors.
From the Wikipedia page:
Gaslighters, those who respond with DARVO when confronted about bad behavior, feed on your self-doubt. Even people who start out quite sure of themselves, if mistreated enough, become mentally and emotionally malleable. The more you’ve been attacked, whether physically, sexually, or emotionally, the easier it is for other people to destabilize you going forward.
From the Wikipedia page:
DARVO is an acronym used to describe a common strategy of abusers: deny the abuse, then attack the victim for attempting to make them accountable for their offense, thereby reversing victim and offender. …[snip]
Gaslighters, those who respond with DARVO when confronted about bad behavior, feed on your self-doubt. Even people who start out quite sure of themselves, if mistreated enough, become mentally and emotionally malleable. The more you’ve been attacked, whether physically, sexually, or emotionally, the easier it is for other people to destabilize you going forward.
Apologies for dragging this over from another thread, but it just can't be repeated enough: trump, with media help, is gaslighting the hell out of the country.
September 1, 2020
Agreed. Andrea Mitchell is not admitting that trump's latest word gargle
is the usual distraction from COVID, the economy, police brutality, donnie's taxes, and all of the other things going on in reality world. That's disappointing. I thought she had more sense.
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