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Be Prepared. #Gen­er­al­Strike

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Be Prepared.     #Gen­er­al­Strike
  • Stop Working
  • Stop Buying
  • Empty your Bank and Investment Accounts
  • Be Prepared

With Trump openly saying that he is planning to steal the election, Americans need to be prepared to shut the economy down completely if that happens.

We’ll need unionized and non-unionized workers alike to take part. This cannot be outsourced.  Blue collar and white collar workplaces must participate.   Everyone who claims to love the country will be needed to stop another illegitimate term by Trump.  The front line of this fight is your front door. The picket line is the “Buy Now” button on that web page. Don’t cross it.    

Our economic activity is our leverage and all economic activity must grind to a halt across entire communities.  Stocks are the only measure of economic well-being that matters to policy makers – so the stocks prices must collapse. Everyone must answer another fraudulent election with a wholesale vote of no-confidence by removing there labor and their dollars from this economy.

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 16, 2020

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Morally-Bankrupt Nursing Homes Hire Trump-Friendly Lobbyists.  The pandemic’s most striking example of literally killing your parents, then begging for mercy b/c you’re an orphan. Justice Department Goes After Yale–For Discriminating Against White Applicants.  Right. Something like 11% of all Yale admissions are ‘legacy’ admissions. You know, like Dubya. How many of those legacy students do […]

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Brian Holajter’s Red Alert – Part 1

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Brian Holajter’s Red Alert – Part 1

There is an email going around from Coons’ field director, Brian Holajter, in which poor Brian is freaking out. It is hard to know if it is a genuine freakout or a showy freakout intended to scare the troops into re-doubling their efforts to keep the GOP’s favorite Democrat in the Senate. If it is not real, it should be.

I’ve mentioned this before but I think the overlapping progressive primary challengers are likely to boost turnout in New Castle county and help Scarane. It is hard to imagine a Marie Pinkney voter “splitting the ticket” to vote for Coons. The same goes for supporters of Larry Lambert, Madinah Wilson-Anton, Eric Morrison, Coby Owens, or Shané Darby.

Sure it would have been nice if these campaigns were able to engage in the true canvasing that is the lifeblood of a grassroots campaign, but even without the door knocking, these are the districts with activated progressives:

State Senate, District 13
State House, District 7
State House, District 26
State House, District 27

These are the districts that can contribute tipping point turn out to topple Coons and his garbage politics. In part 2 of this post I’ll dig into turnout in this districts and try to let Brian know where his freakout meter should be right now.

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Song of the Day 8/15: Santigold, “Lights Out”

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Catching up with some new Sylvan Esso on YouTube, this oldie popped up on my feed — is it proper to call a song an oldie if it was released 12 years ago? I remember how ear-catching it was back then, ethereal vocals over a new wave beat, a sound Pitchfork pegged as a blend […]

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Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: Part 3

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on August 15, 2020 26 Comments

Today featuring primaries for the State House Of Representatives.  Again, in reverse numerical order by district: RD 34 (D Primary): Bob Haynes vs. Ade Koforiji.  Koforiji ran (IMO) a disappointing campaign against R incumbent Lyndon Yearick in 2018, yet still got 41% of the vote.  Haynes, the D chair of the 34th, is challenging him […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 15, 2020

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One month until Delaware Primary Day. Do something for one of your fave candidates today. Postal Service Says It Will Stop Removing Mailboxes.  In case you hadn’t heard, yes, they were removing mailboxes. Until they were publicly shamed.  Yes, we’re living in an autocracy in its infancy. The states can stop this. Some are. The […]

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Song of the Day 8/14: Ray LaMontagne, “Strong Enough”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on August 14, 2020 1 Comment

No message today, just a song I like. I knew without looking that it would be on WXPN’s playlist and sure enough, it’s in heavy rotation. LaMontagne’s soulful Americana sound hits AAA radio’s sweet spot and, geezer that I am, it sounds good to me. It might be the song’s upbeat feel, a welcome respite […]

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Breaking: Bipartisan Accord Brokered by Senator Chris Coons Breaks Covid Relief Deadlock

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Breaking: Bipartisan Accord Brokered by Senator Chris Coons Breaks Covid Relief Deadlock

That’s a headline you will never ever fucking read. This the day when you start texting every Delawarean on your contact list to remind them to vote in the primary. (two per day for 32 days)

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DL Open Thread: Friday, August 14, 2020

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Tracking Trump’s Efforts To Stay In Office By Any Means Necessary.  Your one-stop shop on how this autocrat plans to de-democratize the election.  An absolute must-read.  Trump comes right out and says it: He’s destroying the post office to win reelection. Federal Judge Demands Trump To Produce Evidence Of  Mail-In Ballot Voter Fraud. In Pennsylvania. […]

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This Jess Scarane Campaign Video Kicks Ass

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Already worried, when this race goes national, Coons is going to shit his pants.

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Song of the Day 8/13: Carly Simon, “You’re So Vain”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on August 13, 2020 5 Comments

An anti-Trump political ad that showed up in my wife’s FB feed yesterday uses Carly Simon’s most famous song to address America’s most notorious narcissist. I didn’t realize until I looked it up that the ad was released back in 2016, and obviously did not stop the election of Orangulus. The song, released in November […]

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‘DELAWARE CALL’ Adds to Progressive Strengths in Delaware

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‘DELAWARE CALL’ Adds to Progressive Strengths in Delaware

DelawareCall.com Community, Solidarity and Justice

A grassroots movement of people pushing for social and economic justice has been growing is size and strength in Delaware. Today marks another step in that growth as “Delaware Call’ brings together some individuals and groups who have been kicking ass in various sectors of the community organizing vineyard.

This is what they say about it:

The Delaware Call is an independent media group that engages in investigative journalism, political analysis, and Delaware-focused commentary. We work to uncover and uplift local community news and stories that are rarely, if ever, covered by existing media outlets.

Are you looking for information about what goes on behind closed doors in the halls of power? Would you like more context explaining how things operate here in Delaware? Do you want to find out about those who exercise political and administrative power in our state? Do you want to learn how you can be involved in influencing those leaders or becoming one yourself?

Then follow the Delaware Call!

This is why they are doing it:

In the late 19th century many major American cities had a half dozen or more daily newspapers. Even into the 20th century Wilmington had both The Morning News and The Evening Journal. (Although each was owned by factions of the DuPont family.) The Morning News discontinued publication in 1989, and we are left with one major daily paper. A paper with a staff which, over recent decades, has been decimated by layoffs, early retirement packages and debilitating rolling furloughs.

The shrinking workforce and narrowing scope of our local news outlets is troubling when considered in the context of community organizing, social justice activism and grassroots politics. Community work requires a well informed community. Our state is becoming less and less informed, and this project aims to address this problem directly.

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 13, 2020

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Highest Day Of US Covid Deaths Since May.  So, let’s reopen schools and let’s encourage the football powers to play this fall. Florida sheriff bans mask use by deputies. The Florida governor…well, just read it for yourselves. Rethugs Fall In Line Behind QAnon Candidate.  With one exception, who gets blistered by Trump. Postmaster General Removing […]

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