Willie
Monday, November 25, 2019
Congratulations Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s voters have turned out in record numbers to deliver a landslide for pro-democracy campaigners in local elections, handing them control of every one of the region’s 18 councils for the first time.
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Both in absolute numbers and in turnout rates it was easily the biggest exercise in democratic participation that Hong Kong
has seen.
has seen.
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Nearly 3 million people had voted, representing more than 71% of the electorate and nearly half of Hong Kong’s population. Many
had never voted before. HERE
had never voted before. HERE
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Imagine this happening here!
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Right Wing Propaganda in Florida
spreading lies
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HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
He derided the case against Trump as a plot by “totalitarians” and the “left.”
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“These are totalitarians. They’ll put you in jail if you disagree with them,”
“These are totalitarians. They’ll put you in jail if you disagree with them,”
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“When Trump won, he fundamentally shattered the self-confidence of the left.”
“When Trump won, he fundamentally shattered the self-confidence of the left.”
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speaking to the overflow crowd at a Plantation synagogue, Gingrich seemingly dismissed the week’s worth of testimony and instead reiterated what has been the key GOP talking point in defending Trump — that the Ukraine scandal is the work of an anonymous whistleblower conspiring with
House Democrats.
speaking to the overflow crowd at a Plantation synagogue, Gingrich seemingly dismissed the week’s worth of testimony and instead reiterated what has been the key GOP talking point in defending Trump — that the Ukraine scandal is the work of an anonymous whistleblower conspiring with
House Democrats.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Florida GOP Rick Scott Breaks His Silence
"I think this is a pretty boring reality show. It’s not going to get a second season.”
Silence of the Florida Lambs
We now know where he stands (Expected).
Mr. Scott there will be a second season and you are going to be a star. I hope when it comes time to cast your vote you think hard about the consequences of your actions.
History is watching!
Florida GOP Laura Loomer Failed Miserably
Anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer, who is currently pursuing elected office in Florida, utterly failed in her attempt to sue the Council on American-Islamic Relations. On Monday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed the remainder of Loomer’s lawsuit against the organization on the basis that it “fail[ed] as a matter of law” and was “nonsensical.” HERE
Friday, November 22, 2019
Talkin' 'bout my Generation
The Stonewall Riots
When you push someone hard enough and for long enough, they
are likely to strike back. When you push a whole class of society hard enough
and long enough, you are likely to get a riot and perhaps even a revolution.
That was Stonewall.
In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the N.Y. City
Police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village for the second time in
less than a week. This was a time when homosexuality was illegal in every state
except Illinois, when homosexuality was widely recognized as a mental disorder
within the psychiatric community and the federal and state governments believed that those who engaged in homosexuality
lacked the emotional stability of normal persons and were a security
threat to the nation, when gay bars were forced so far out of the
mainstream that many, including the Stonewall Inn, were operated by the Mafia,
when gays had no choice but to move to the largest cities in the country in
order to seek anonymity.
Because of the Mafia ownership of the Stonewall Inn,
previous raids were preceded by tips from paid police insiders and the raids
typically occurred early in the evening so that business could quickly resume
afterward. The raid on June 28, 1969, however, occurred without prior notice
and in the early hours on a Saturday morning. Patrons of the Stonewall were taken completely by surprise. Instead of
arresting only those dressed in drag and a few employees, as was typically the case,
this time the police announced that everyone in the club was being arrested. As
patrons were escorted out the only exit to the club, they began to resist. The
word quickly spread throughout Greenwich Village and people began gathering at
the Stonewall. With support of the immediate community, the gay community in
Greenwich violently struck back at the police, at the oppression they had
endured silently all their lives. The riots over the two days of June
28 and 29 are considered to be the beginning of a revolution that has
reshaped the public perception of the LGBTQ+ community.
Within two years after the Stonewall Riot, newspapers
catering strictly to the gay communities sprung up all over the country, gay
activist organizations were formed in practically every major city in the
country and gay pride marches were first organized in cities all over America
and the world. The face of Homosexuality was no longer hidden from mainstream
society. Walls began to tumble.
Trump Coming To Miami
“I am looking forward to President Donald J. Trump joining Florida Republicans as we close out a great year of building a unified front in a critical upcoming election year.” Ron DeSantis
Noam Chomsky: Dem Centrism Risks Handing Election to Trump
"The Democratic Party is still unable to get its act together, and, in its apparent determination to kill the left wing, it may very well end up ensuring a Trump electoral victory for a second time."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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