September 28, 2019

I have an idea

I've been noticing that some of our candidates are worried about making the next debate based on their number of donors. In this case, although it helps money wise to donate again to your favorite candidate, it doesn't help with the discrete donor requirement. So, here's my idea...

Let's do a different type of pledge drive. In the comments, post who you would be willing to donate to, and how much, in exchange for an equal donation to your candidate of choice.

For example, you could post: I will donate $5 to Cory Booker in exchange for a $5 donation to Beto. Then, a Cory supporter could respond and seal the deal. It would have to be honor system but I don't think that will be a problem.

I'm going to post my pledge in the first comment. This could be fun. 😋

August 12, 2019

Goodreads giveaway for "The Testaments" (sequel to Handmaid's Tale)

Just thought I'd share this with my fellow DUers. I can't wait to read it.

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/296160-the-testaments

August 7, 2019

Where's Melania's "I really don't care..." jacket?

You really don't care, do you, Melania?

April 27, 2019

Vote for Deming High School-$75,000 for their art program

Vans is having a design contest and Deming High School is a finalist. Here's a link to vote for them. https://customculture.vans.com/?fbclid=IwAR2VAtiYQ3k_CFNQ-P_m1Acuq2Fp5YdjqpE9ME2yIW5XB80xV5_8xukGaII

You can vote every day until sometime in May. The winning school gets $75,000 for their art program. Their designs are pretty cool.

March 16, 2019

"Are You A White Nationalist?"

I've watched this past week as reporters asked some form of the question, "Are you a Socialist? " to any Democratic politician being interviewed. Once again, the media is doing the far right's dirty work as even our primary candidates find themselves having to explain the nuances of Democratic Socialism or, on the flip side, having to mount a defense of Capitalism.

I propose that all Republican politicians be asked "Are you a White Nationalist?" When they get outraged over the question, it should be pointed out that they support a president who is an icon of the White Nationalist movement and whose speeches are often indistinguishable from the speeches of known White Nationalists.

I know the media folks won't do this so I think we should do it. If a Republican politician posts something on Twitter or Facebook, ask them if they are a White Nationalist in the comments. Ask it of any Trump supporters you know or meet, too.

The current GOP has openly embraced White Nationalism and it is long past time to stop dancing around this.

December 11, 2018

Twitter peeps-can you help me with this poll?

I don't have a huge amount of Twitter followers and most are DUers. My timing sucked for posting this poll and it's getting lost amid the press conference news.

I'm kind of obsessed with the idea of a Viola Liuzzo movie and want to try to get the attention of some people who could make it happen. Hence, the poll. 😛 Please help if you're on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/pamelajo444/status/1072547505701826560

December 4, 2018

A Great Man Died This Weekend

Civil rights attorney Dean Robb passed away Sunday.

Robb was in his 30s in 1961 when he began helping a group called Friends of the South organize 25 civil rights attorneys, mostly from Detroit, to help get Freedom Riders and other civil rights activists out of jail, challenge illegal arrests, and work with southern lawyers and civil rights organizations. In 1963, he organized an inter-racial conference of 10-12 southern lawyers in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke shortly after he was released from a Birmingham Jail. Robb’s biggest civil rights case was a civil lawsuit against the FBI filed by the family of murdered Detroit freedom rider Viola Liuzzo.

https://www.pittlawpc.com/news/Dean-Robb-as-Freedom-Tour-Leader-and-Civil-Rights-Legend_AE30.html

One of Viola Liuzzo's daughters posted this on Facebook yesterday... "Attorney Dean Robb passed at 5:05pm today. Dean has been a part of our family since the early 1970’s. He represented our wrongful death case for our mom Viola Liuzzo. He never left us. He was always there with an ear to listen and ready to help in anyway he could. He took the five of us under his wing after our dad died in 1978. Dean lived a wonderful life, always fighting for social justice. I was so very blessed he was a large part of our lives."

Rest in peace.

October 30, 2018

Beto is going to win.

That is 50% affirmation to the universe and 50% gut feeling.


Beto will win.

October 15, 2018

The Beto Song

October 5, 2018

Dumbass Trump with toilet paper on his shoe

What I love most about this is the number of people who probably saw it and said nothing.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1048021378249756673