Another Earth Day has come and gone, but here we are in the US way behind the rest of the world on generating power from the sun and wind. Why do we seem to be in a permanent state of denial?
More denial: Bernie Sanders is leading in the polls--he's even popular among Republicans as the following video shows. If this is the case, why is the DNC trying to throw a wrench in the works? Coast Watcher gives his insights on the real reasons behind Joe Biden's stepping into the race.
https://youtu.be/aHq_Dkx5GCo
Biden:
My Time?
by Coast Watcher
On
Thursday April 25 former Vice President Joe Biden finally came out and announced
his candidacy for president. In many ways this was expected. His fan
base in the so-called Democratic Party has long agitated for him to
step up to the plate. They admire Biden "warts and all"—and
my, doesn’t he have some warts!
Biden’s
record is a long and shameful one for someone who
supposedly espouses
democratic
values.
Right-winger Biden
has never met a war he didn’t like. He
has voted for all American
military interventions since beginning his Washington
DC career as senator for Delaware in 1972.
He was instrumental in helping draw up the iniquitous Patriot Act
that followed 9/11.
He
readily accepts donations from Big Business. After
stating that he would not accept corporate cash donations, Biden’s
first fund raising event in Philadelphia was held at the private
home of David Cohen, a Comcast executive known for cutting big checks
for the Republican Party. Could
the connection between the two faces of the Establishment be any
clearer? Also present was
Steven Cozen, founder and chairman of the union-busting law firm
Cozen O’Connor, an obvious indicator of Biden’s contempt for the
average worker. (It only matches his outspoken contempt for the Millennial
generation.) One wonders why organized labor is so ready to leap on
the Biden bandwagon.
Incidentally, this
cozy little event was a $2,800
a plate meal—hardly chump change for the average American. All
this, and we haven’t even begun to list Biden’s
history of sexual harassment of women of all ages!
In
1974 Biden went on record as saying he thought Roe vs. Wade "went too
far. I don’t think that a woman has the sole right to say what
should happen to her body." During Bill Clinton’s administration Biden supported and voted for
the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which did immense harm to the
cause of LGBTQ+ rights. Twenty
eight years ago, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden
presided over the confirmation hearings for
Clarence Thomas, George Bush Sr.’s
nominee to the Supreme Court. During
the hearings, black law professor Anita
Hill accused Thomas
of sexual harassment. In response
Biden and the all-white male
committee virtually crucified
Hill, subjecting her to an
extremely embarrassing and detailed examination which reeked of
racism and sexual bigotry.
On
the same day Biden announced his candidacy, in
an obvious attempt to head off trouble before it starts,
he issued an apology in a
telephone call to Professor
Hill. She
rejected it,
saying in a statement: "I cannot be satisfied by (Biden) simply
saying, 'I’m sorry for what happened to you.'" There’s
absolutely no evidence that Biden is genuinely contrite for his
behavior toward Hill and all other women who have said he has harassed them, either
during, before or after this troubling behavior.
His
supporters tout Joe Biden as running for the presidency in order to defeat Trump. Not so. For all intents and purposes, his sole purpose in standing for election as president in 2020 is to
defeat Bernie Sanders, who has consistently led all other candidates
in the polls, much as he did during the 2016 campaign.
Sanders once
more is faced with getting the shaft from the so-called "Democratic" Party. Their corporate handlers (Wall Street banksters and the military-industrialists) want anyone but a popular
progressive candidate as president. These moneyed elitists don't want time and energy wasted on improving the quality of life for the vast majority of Americans. Who cares about a free college education or Medicare For All when you're a billionaire? Bernie Sanders and his kind are not wanted and need to be eliminated before more voters wake up to how rigged the voting process truly is.
Claims from the Sanders’ camp that the DNC
has reformed and reduced the powers of super delegates are far from
reassuring. If Biden wins the nomination (and after the example shown
by the nomination of Clinton during the scandalous Democratic
convention of 2016, it’s pretty much a given), then once again American
voters in 2020 will be facing an identical slate from the the two major parties. Their choice essentially will be between voting for one serial woman groper over another.
Trump or Biden--it’ll
be business as usual and with virtually the same policies. The United
States will continue to ignore the needs of its poorer citizens.
Infrastructure will continue to crumble. The US will still
meddle in the affairs of foreign countries with bombings and drone
strikes across the Middle East and Africa, murdering thousands of innocents yearly. The only real difference would be that we'd have replaced the current clownish incumbent in the White
House with "Uncle Joe," a smooth-talking, experienced politician eager to please his wealthy donors. That's a vast improvement, right?
Related articles and video:
http://paydayreport.com/union-
https://harpers.org/archive/2019/03/joe-biden-record/
Elizabeth Warren calls out Joe Biden's corruption:
https://youtu.be/reXYgFJb--4
https://harpers.org/archive/2019/03/joe-biden-record/
Elizabeth Warren calls out Joe Biden's corruption:
https://youtu.be/reXYgFJb--4
BIO: Coast Watcher isn't too optimistic that the DNC has learned its lesson from the 2016 election. He advises that you share this piece with every voter you know and keep them awake until Election Day 2020.
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From Progress AmericaDonald Trump isn’t shy about his disdain for the press. All he wants is for our independent media to turn into a GOP-aligned propaganda network, like Fox News. When that doesn’t happen, he calls the media the “Enemy of the People.”
The Trump Administration’s abuse of the press goes further than words--right now, reporters investigating the family separation crisis are being harassed in pursuit of the truth.
We rely on journalists to tell the truth about what’s going on in the country. The House Oversight Committee must take action to ensure that the press can operate free of harassment by the Trump Administration.
ADD YOUR NAME: Congress must hold the Trump administration accountable for these unconstitutional actions to suppress press freedom!
From Trump’s decades of tax fraud, to the family separation crisis, to Russian interference in the election, to his cabinet’s many scandals/crimes, it’s no surprise that Trump doesn’t like the press.
But the solution isn’t trampling on the constitution--it’s respecting the elected office he holds in the first place!
ADD YOUR NAME: Congress must hold the Trump administration accountable for these unconstitutional actions to suppress press freedom!
Thank you,
Mike Phelan
Progress America
Progress America
***
From Move to Amend:
And the best part is, YOU CAN JOIN US!
Here is all that's needed:- You, and some friends, or your community group if you already belong to one -- organize a demostration/press conference at the nearest office of your member of Congress.
- Invite 3-5 community organizations to speak at your demonstration about how the issues they work on connect with corporate rule and how ending corporate constitutional rights will help "Free the People" they work to protect.
- Schedule a meeting with your Congressperson or their staff (Reps should be back home in their District the week of May 28) to happen right after your demonstration/press conference.
- Share what happened to reach more people!
Sign up to Free the People and let us know you want to organize an action for May 28 in your community.
Amending the Constitution to end
corporate rule and big money in politics requires a massive democracy
movement. We’ve been building this movement for 10 years -- with
thousands of endorsements and 800 communities that have passed
resolutions and ballot measures, this year is the year we ask every member of Congress, which side are they on? We the People? Or Corporate Rule?
Help us demand answers and #FreeThePeople!
Kaitlin Sopoci-BelknapMove to Amend National Director
P.S.: Organize an action with your friends and #FreeThePeople this May 28 with Move to Amend.
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From Friends of the Earth:
Good
news! It’s being reported that Trump’s Department of the Interior has
decided to table its efforts to hand over nearly all of our oceans to
Big Oil.
This
is a huge victory for our marine wildlife, coastal communities across
the country, and climate. And it happened in part thanks to massive
public opposition to the plan from people like you.
But
Interior Secretary Bernhardt is already floating the idea of reviving
the plan after the 2020 election. So we need you to urge the Bureau of
Ocean and Energy Management -- the agency responsible for this plan
-- to scrap it for good!
Trump
and Bernhardt were forced to walk back the plan after coming under
pressure from even Republican elected officials in coastal states. The
governors of Florida and South Carolina listened to their constituents
and came out against it due to the devastating impact it could have on
their states’ beaches and tourism-driven economies.
After
all, new drilling would threaten fishing, tourism, and the livelihoods
of millions of Americans in coastal communities. The only benefits would
go to Big Oil executives.
Every
day we delay the plan is another day that our marine life and coastal
communities are protected. So we need your help to keep the pressure on.
Trump
tried to put Big Oil’s profits ahead of the people who live in coastal
communities nationwide. Many of these communities depend on fishing and
tourism for a healthy economy.
What’s
worse, Trump was doing this to help his friends in the oil industry. He
even picked an Interior Secretary to lead the effort -- David Bernhardt
-- who is a former fossil fuel industry lobbyist.
Our
ocean ecosystems and coastal communities are more important than Big
Oil’s profits. Public pressure is working to delay and stop Trump from
causing the next ecological disaster in our oceans. We’re so close to a
major victory for our environment -- but we can’t let up the pressure
now.
Standing with you,
Hallie Templeton,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
Hallie Templeton,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
