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parallel universe: the current pandemic with medicare for all in place

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string theory or quantum math or something calculates a high probability that there are parallel universes in which there exists a different version of the current reality. i understand this a little from studying quantum physics which tells us that … [Read more...] about parallel universe: the current pandemic with medicare for all in place

(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for crip camp on netflix & feel good documentaries during the pandemic

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5 snouts up for crip camp: a disability revolution streaming on netflix now. last evening i needed to be protected from myself (& my belief that mindless streaming was what was going to make me “feel better”). my husband is one of those engaged … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for crip camp on netflix & feel good documentaries during the pandemic

biden’s people need to negotiate a coalition government with sanders

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many people in social media are aggressively and impatiently calling for bernie sanders to resign and endorse joe biden so we can get on with the general election and the business of beating donald trump.  this seems reasonable if you see this … [Read more...] about biden’s people need to negotiate a coalition government with sanders

let’s eradicate covid-19 in consciousness & reality by 2 weeks of shut-down: my journey from skeptic to advocate of close everything

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i have been one of the biggest naysayers around on the pandemic of fear in this covid-19 thing. i have collected the opinions of health experts who point out that people die from various flus for which we do and don’t have vaccines, that we need to … [Read more...] about let’s eradicate covid-19 in consciousness & reality by 2 weeks of shut-down: my journey from skeptic to advocate of close everything

(:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Christ Superstar original film digitally re-mastered wide-screen – Eerily applicable to our times

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  Tonight I thought I was going to a lightweight sing-a-long movie with friends, instead I was treated to a cinematic tour de force with a story eerily applicable to our time. This 2000 year old story brought to Broadway by Webber and Rice … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Christ Superstar original film digitally re-mastered wide-screen – Eerily applicable to our times

Bernie Sanders Won California–What that Means for the State & the Nation

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With the east coast states reporting first and all the Biden hype, the fact of the largest state in the union voting decisively for Bernie Sanders has been glossed over in the news.  So let’s take a moment to celebrate Bernie Sanders winning … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders Won California–What that Means for the State & the Nation

Reading *Reading Lolita in Tehran* in US 2020

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It’s been on our bookshelf since 2003 when Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran was top of the best-seller lists.  In that time, in the wake of 911, notwithstanding my distress over the George W. Bush administration, it might have meant … [Read more...] about Reading *Reading Lolita in Tehran* in US 2020

VOTERS stand with Bernie at the “Moral Center” of the Democratic Party

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With the mainstream media continuing to pursue (with the encouragement of some Democratic party insiders) its “anyone but Bernie” strategy, my impulse was to demand that Warren, Buttigieg and Klobuchar need to drop out and endorse Bernie.  Then … [Read more...] about VOTERS stand with Bernie at the “Moral Center” of the Democratic Party

A Progressive President Can Make a Huge Difference, With or Without Congress

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FDR's Labor Secretary Frances Perkins Meets with striking workersBernie Sanders is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.  I’ve made no secret of my support for him or my belief that he is by far the best candidate to beat the incumbent … [Read more...] about A Progressive President Can Make a Huge Difference, With or Without Congress