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How I Saw It: On July 30th
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Consensus On Values
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“This” is our Values: Can We Get Consensus On This? We believe in justice for all * We believe in lifting up the disadvantaged * We believe in dismantling unjust criminalization systems * We believe in equal protection under … Continue reading
How I See It: Facts Matter
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We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.
These are direct quotes from the horses’s mouth.
Washington Post: President Trump has made 3,251 false or misleading claims in 497 days
Politifact: All False Statements Involving Donald Trump:
ShortList: The 50 Most Ridiculous Trump Quotes Ever
Beverly Bumpas found these sites:
So I started this conversation with (deleted) about things Trump has said. I can not find the beginning of the convo, but I am a woman of integrity, so (deleted) ( and anyone else interested) Here is the proof of Trump’s outspoken racism.
https://youtu.be/e3vmUNi0yhs
https://youtu.be/eKwps5fjjCY
https://youtu.be/BL4XQOPTYfY
https://youtu.be/3JynsEWMi7s
*The last video is one where countries outside of the US call Trump a racist- because he is.
Now what do you think about this?
Do you have examples? Comment in Leave a Comment below.
Youth! Your Country Needs You!
How I See It: Want To Help?
Canvassing, talking with everyone you know and a lot of people you don’t yet know about the candidates, the elections, and what is important to both of you is the most effective means of winning elections and actually getting to the issues. Even the little things like wearing a Lisa Brown T-shirt to the grocery or to a concert in the park (Want one? Call Eileen 509-939-9108) and smiling at everyone whose eye you catch has a ripple effect. Tack on some extra buttons and offer one to anyone who engages you.
Humanists, liberals, scientists, educators, mainstream Christians, Muslims, Jews, and ivory town intellectuals have been quiet long enough. We’ve sat in our armchairs with our books, read the polls, and shaken our heads in despair. It is time to buzz. It’s time for us to throw off that old dictum that one should not talk politics in “polite company.” Damn it. We ARE polite company and it is well past time to talk!
From “The Importance of Smiling” an email sent Thursday July 18, 2018 by Jerry LeClaire, Eastern Washington Indivisible Group. He sends out an email “most weekdays” with a short topical post, upcoming activist event opportunities and links to resources and information. Contact Jerry if you wish to receive his emails: jerry@jxindivisible.com
How I See It: Folks are Hurting This Song
Somebody’s Hurting My Folks *1,2,3,4,5,6
I am asking all of our Black ministers to ask their choirs to learn and sing this song. White folks in Spokane are lacking your soul when they sing this song. Please come to our next social justice event prepared to teach white folks how to sing and swing this song.
Click here for more about the Poor People’s Campaign and the song.
If you looked through the archives you will notice an absence of the African American Community at the marches, at the rallies, at the demonstrations, at the social justice community organizing meetings but at the Spokane Black Agenda Summit July 30, 2011 over 100 African Americans built a plan to action. What do you think happened after that? Click the above link to see what they planned.
- My folks – those that are showing up for social justice.
- Somebody’s hurting my Black sisters and brothers.
- Somebody’s hurting poor people.
- Somebody’s hurting my church.
- Somebody’s hurting my community.
- Somebody’s hurting my global community.
Speak Up For The Least Of Us
Cathy McMorris Rodgers Doesn’t Represent Me
Cathy McMorris Rodgers represents Trump and doesn’t represent the poor and the marginalized.
Organize, doorbell, speak out, contribute, vote.
Why I Vote Democratic
HOW I SEE IT
By Bob Lloyd
I was asked by the Washington State Democratic Party to participate in a 30 second spot announc
ement. Being a visual artist I worry about the production process. When your ideas get turned into sound bites you never know what you are going to look or sound like. So here is the original full text of my testimonial about why I vote Democratic.
My Name is Bob Lloyd. I Am A Democrat.
I vote Democratic because I fought for self determination. I fought for desegregation of schools. I fought for public accommodations. I fought for the right to vote. I fought for open housing. I fought for economic development. I fought for affirmative action. I fought for equal and fair employment. I fought against the War in Vietnam.
All my life I have been fighting for the elimination of exclusion. The only place short of civil war is the democratic process. In all of my struggles for civil rights and social justice the Republican Party has been absent on all of the things that I hold dear. So I choose to vote Democratic and struggle within the party for inclusion, civil rights and social justice.