Saturday, October 19, 2024

Why We All (Particularly Guys) Should Vote for Kamala Harris

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The closer we get to the election, the louder is Trump's bellowing, the subtext of which is frequently racist and misogynistic. His relentless campaign to stir up his followers through anger and resentment continues to divide our country. 

Below are links to some voices that counter Trump's nasty narrative and rationally outline the case for everyone, particularly men, to vote for Kamala.

Summarizing: Vote for her because she is... "1. A calm, steady leader... 2. A reproductive-rights advocate...  3. A health care defender... 4. A unifier... 5. A step forward..."

Key quote: "... voting Harris into office may indicate that people don’t want to shove women into a separate sphere... We’re voting on a lot of things, but among them is that version of leadership and our evaluation of these gendered versions of it,” Dittmar said. “As well as, even more broadly, our sense of the appropriate roles of women, the ways in which women should be treated by our political leaders.”

Highlight: "... Brothers, as we used to say, don’t go for the okey-doke. It’s a con game from a known con man. Yes, Kamala Harris embraces both her Black/Jamaican and Indian ancestry, but she went to Howard University and joined the historically Black Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and, as a senator, the Congressional Black Caucus. She recalls her mother, an immigrant who understood the racial dynamics of this county, stated her intent to raise her two daughters as free Black women. Vote for the Sister who knows who she is and has your best interest at heart."

SO GO VOTE!!

As Barack says, "Don't boo...VOTE!"  Don't just get pissed about Trump or waste time arguing with your crazy uncle. Make sure you take action and vote for a smart, positive representative of a new generation of leaders... VOTE FOR KAMALA!!

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Lots of Republicans are bailing on Trump.

 

Harris-Walz Campaign Event, August 2024 
[Image via BBC News]

The dumpster fire full of crazies that is otherwise known as the Trump-Vance campaign is losing the support of normal, sane Republicans. In fact, many Republicans are openly vowing to vote for Harris-Walz, rather than support the fascist loony a.k.a. Donald Trump. These members of the GOP are giving freedom, democracy and patriotism a higher priority than loyalty to their former party leader.  

The articles below provide details. If you know any folks who are blindly following Trump, whom many consider the number one enemy of U.S. democracy, you might want to share these articles with them. 


"Harris is the warrior America needs to soundly defeat Donald Trump and Project 2025. While we thank President Biden for his outstanding presidency and tenure of service, it’s time to turn a new leaf and re-energize voters towards achieving the goal Lincoln Project has held from Day 1–stop MAGA once-and-for-all at the ballot box this November."

More than 200 Bush, McCain, Romney alums endorse Harris for president, criticize Trump [from USA Today]


"More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for either former President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., or Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in an open letter Monday obtained exclusively by USA TODAY... At least five former aides to former President George H.W. Bush also signed the letter, which has 238 signatures in all... A similar group of about 150 anti-Trump former staffers of Bush, McCain and Romney pledged support for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election."



Republicans who have endorsed Kamala Harris and spoken out against Trump [from CBS News]


"Vice President Kamala Harris has seen a growing number of Republicans endorse her in the 2024 election in the days leading up to and following the presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, as the two candidates are locked in a tight race..." 


Action Item: 


Share the links above and spread the word, especially among your right-leaning friends, that a whole lot of very smart, conservative members of the GOP are bailing on Trump and supporting Harris-Walz with their votes. So they should consider doing the same. And, while you're at it, consider getting involved in GOTV (get out the vote) efforts in your area. Remember, when Democrats turn out and vote in large numbers, we inevitably win. As Kamala says, FREEDOM is on the ballot!

Monday, August 12, 2024

Summer Reruns: Six Articles You Might Have Missed


This month I'm taking a break from creating a new article. Instead, I'm re-sharing my most recent six articles that you might have missed. I hope you find them entertaining, informative or thought provoking. 

John Oliver dug into the "Project 2025" strategy document put together by Trump's supporters and then put together an engaging (fun!?) and enormously informative look at the real dangers that a second Trump term poses for our democracy. 

"... when fear gets a glimpse of itself it often begins blustering and posturing to hide its true nature. In an effort to maintain its dignity, fear morphs into quasi-ferocious anger... like a chihuahua about to be sniffed by a Great Dane..."

To know Zappa's stuff you have to pop in your earbuds, get comfortable, close your eyes and just enjoy the ride. Here's my curated playlist to get you started.

I have uploaded over 90 items to the Internet Archive. Some of them are downloaded and used more than others. This article links the top 10 items accessed there.

In this article I share the results of my experimenting with the AI authoring tool ChatGPT. It was a fascinating process.

... the apps that I find indispensable and use almost everyday... sometimes many times a day.