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Two Quotes for the Day and Friday the 13th Lobbying Action
The dead will rise and attempt to communicate with the legislators about SB 4944, 4945, 4946 and 4947 “It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason as to administer medication to the dead.” — Thomas Jefferson M and I are pretty busy preparing for the Friday…
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Poll: What is the most likely scenario for the future of America?
America must deal with a host of problems: economic decline, resource depletion, reckless militarism, anti-government fear-mongering, population growth, epidemics, rampant corruption, poor education, increased competition from overseas, environmental damage, economic inequality, religious extremism, and bigotry. What do you think is the most likely scenario for the future of America? Complete disaster: Things get worse quickly;…
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Kucinich at fundraiser for 45th LD Dems on May 21
Note: I’ve heard rumors that Kucinich may be moving to WA State to run for Congress. Are his visits related? The 45th Legislative District Democrats and the Washington State Progressive Caucus Cordially invite you to attend their fund raising event on Saturday, May 21st from 2 to 4 PM at the Hollywood School House,…
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Brunch with Dennis Kucinich, May 22
32nd Legislative District Democrats invite you to our brunch fundraiser! Pancakes, Coffee and Congressman Kucinich Sunday – May 22, 2011 10:30AM – 12:30PM Richmond Masonic Center 753 N. 185th St (one block west of Aurora Ave N, at Linden Ave N & N 185th St) Shoreline, WA 98133 $25.00 suggested donation, no one turned away…
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Instant run-off voting and the dangers of election fraud
Instant run-off voting is a great idea, but it has a serious flaw: it’s more susceptible to computer fraud. “With instant run-off voting, you specify your first, second and third choices. Then, the votes are tallied and the candidate with the least votes is dropped. Any voters who had that candidate as their first choice…
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Poll: who did more damage? Osama or Bush?
Who did more damage to America and humanity? Osama bin Laden or George W. Bush? Not sure bin Laden about the same Bush stupid question!
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Horray for government!
For decades conservatives have been badmouthing government. They’ve been intentionally mismanaging and corrupting it, to turn people against government. It’s time to stand up and shout: Horray for government! I was reminded of this on my back from work the other day. Coming down the stairs to the bus tunnel at Westlake Station in Seattle,…
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ZENN car: Zero Emissions, No noise
Entertaining video!
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Education and the Future
Washington State is pushing college tuition up as part of the budget cutting stage of the Great Recession. Â This is exactly the wrong way to go, but it is driven generally by free market forces, forces for deregulation, bubble economy speculators who understand that the current flattened tax table provides the opportunity of a lifetime…
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Meta-news brief #1: poor Seattle P-I
The home page of the Seattle P-I today is a sad reminder of the decline of a once great newspaper. The main headline today has a photo of a baby tiger, Cute alert! New baby at the zoo (photos). The headlines immediately to the right are: LATEST NEWS 11:18 p.m. Report: Teens’ sex act filmed at…