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To a not-insignificant number of Democrats, of course, Mr. Sanders’s populist agenda is exactly what the country needs. And he has proved his mettle, having emerged from the margins to mount a surprisingly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton, earning 13 million votes and capturing 23 primaries or caucuses.And for many Sanders supporters, the anxieties of establishment Democrats are not a concern.

That prospect is spooking establishment-aligned Democrats, some of whom are worried that his nomination could lure a third-party centrist into the field. And it is also creating tensions about what, if anything, should be done to haltR.T. Rybak, the former Minneapolis mayor who was vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2016, complained bitterly about the party’s tilt toward Mrs. Clinton back then, and warned that it would backfire if his fellow mainstream Democrats “start with the idea that you’re trying to stop somebody.” Mr. Sanders.New York Times

The past week's political events that help shape American politics. Políticos de la sem Hiroshimaana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.
Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post
Stetson Kennedy Foundation http://www.stetsonkennedy.com

Seventy-five people, known only by numbers on cards hung around their necks, began filling out juror questionnaires Monday — the start of the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in the 2017 killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.MPR
The questionnaire includes questions about prospective jurors experience with Somali-Americans and whether they've had "any particularly positive or negative experiences with persons of Somali descent or heritage."

Noor is Somali-American.

It also asks whether prospective jurors, their family or friends "participate in any group that protests against police or government agencies" or in any group that "discriminates against any race" or "claims superiority over other races.
Jury Questionnaire"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5787617-BlankJurorQuestionnaire040119.html#document/p2
27-CR-18-6859, State vs. Mohamed Noor(court filling and email updates) http://mncourts.gov/StateofMinnesotavMohamedNoor

Boston’s 118th St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins this Sunday at 1 p.m. If you’re planning on joining the crowds, here are some suggestions for how to make the most of your holiday. Enjoy yourself, responsibly: Open carry laws will still be in place on St. Patrick’s Day, so enjoy your green beer indoors. Keep in mind that in recent years many bars have closed early, around 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Boston.com
Woody Guthrie wrote "This land is your land" in February 1940, he was 27 years old, sitting in his room in a fleabag hotel in midtown Manhattan called Hanover House. "This Land Is Your Land," Guthrie added a line at the bottom: "All you can write is what you see." He wanted to sing the truth — and in fact, his song was a rebuttal to another one. Kate Smith's version of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" was on jukeboxes and radio everywhere during Guthrie's journey across the country. He, apparently, hated it. NPR

US Senator Bernie Sanders took aim at Donald Trump as he launched his 2020 presidential campaign with a message of unity, equality and working class values in Brooklyn, New York.Senator Sanders, a Vermont independent and the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, on Saturday was cheered on by a crowd of thousands who came out in the snow and freezing temperatures to see him speak at Brooklyn College, right near where he grew up as the son of a Jewish immigrant and lived in a rent-controlled apartment.In his opening remarks, Sanders described Donald Trump as “the most dangerous president in modern American history” and affirmed he was saying “loudly and clearly that the underlying principles of our government will not be greed, hatred and lies. It will not be racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia and religious bigotry. That is going to end.”After Brooklyn, Mr Sanders will travel to Selma, Alabama, where he will be among the politicians commemorating the anniversary of the 1965 clash known as Bloody Sunday, when peaceful demonstrators were beaten back by Alabama state troopers as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. He’ll hold his second campaign rally in Chicago, where he attended the University of Chicago and was involved in civil rights protests.Australia Network

“The U.S. Congress cannot be a platform for Steve King and those of his ilk. From Charleston to Charlottesville to Chicago to California, there is no home for this behavior, especially the floor of the United States House of Representatives.”Bobby Rush

I have no tolerance for such positions and those who espouse these views are not supporters of American ideals and freedoms,” McConnell said in a written statement to The Washington Post. “Rep. King’s statements are unwelcome and unworthy of his elected position. If he doesn’t understand why ‘white supremacy’ is offensive, he should find another line of work.”

Anti-Defamation League called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and McCarthy to censure King and remove him as the top Republican on a House Judiciary subcommittee.Jonathan Greenblatt, the group’s chief executive and national director, said in a letter to the House leaders that it was the second time that he had made such a request.“When it comes to Rep. King, we are beyond substantive disagreements. Rep. King has brought dishonor onto the House of Representatives,”

The past week's political events that help shape American politics. Políticos de la sem Hiroshimaana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post
Stetson Kennedy Foundation http://www.stetsonkennedy.com
Groveland Four get justice 70 years later; Pardons approved for four accused black men https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-groveland-four-families-pardon-20190109-story.html

The past week's political events that help shape American politics. Políticos de la sem Hiroshimaana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post
Stetson Kennedy Foundation http://www.stetsonkennedy.com

SATURDAY, DEC. 29 – Ujamaa (Cooperative economics)

Happy Kwanzaa !

Friday Java the political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.
La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recarga
News and Guts from Dan Rather https://www.newsandgutsmedia.com
Public News Service http://www.publicnewsservice.org

FRIDAY, DEC. 28 – Ujima (Collective work & responsibility)
The 2018 theme of Kwanzaa is “Reimagining and Remaking the World: A Kwanzaa Commitment to an Inclusive Good.”

Happy Kwanzaa !

The past week's political events that help shape American politics. Políticos de la sem Hiroshimaana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post
Stetson Kennedy Foundation http://www.stetsonkennedy.com

The Monday Morning Quarterback is a person who passes
judgement on and criticizes something after the event
(theOxford Dictionary).We take a look at the Sunday talk
shows and much more WBRN Radio . bostonred.org
El lunes por la mañana El mariscal de campo es una
persona que juzga y critica algo después del evento (el
Diccionario Oxford).Echamos un vistazo a los programas
dominicales y mucho más. bostonred.org

In Memorial of Jerry Pippin 1939-2015

Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State and the Republican nominee for Georgia governor, expressed at a ticketed campaign event that his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams’ voter turnout operation “continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote,” according to audio obtained by Rolling Stone.Kemp then asserted that much of that Abrams effort is focused on absentee ballot requests. “They have just an unprecedented number of that,” he said, “which is something that continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote — which they absolutely can — and mail those ballots in, we gotta have heavy turnout to offset that.”
f a young African-American woman couldn’t one-up a sitting Georgia governor over Confederate symbolism, she wasn’t going to have much of a future in politics. And a spokeswoman for the Abrams campaign on Tuesday noted that the demonstration wasn’t just peaceful, but properly permitted.

This isn’t a huge bombshell. Abrams made her position on historic secessionists well-known last year, when she called for the removal of the giant Confederate figures carved into the side of Stone Mountain.

In any case, if you’re still pining for the restoration of a flag that was intended as a middle-fingered protest against racial integration, it’s very likely that you weren’t going to vote for a black woman anyway.Atlanta.com

49% of podcast listening is done at home, down from 51% in 2017
22% listen while driving (in a vehicle), same as 2017
Podcast listeners subscribe to an average of 6 shows
Podcast listeners listen to an average of 7 different shows per week, up from 5 in 2017
80% listen to all or most of each episode, down from 86% in 2017
Podcast listening on a computer went up from 29% to 31% (smartphone listening went from 71% to 69% respectively)
19% of listeners increase the speed (listen faster)
65% of monthly podcast listeners have been listening for less than 3 years
Comedy is the most popular podcasting genre, followed by education and news Infinite Dial

Fox News announcers likened the break between accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony this morning and the Supreme Court nominee’s appearance to “halftime.”
Their prognosis of the first half? Not looking good for the home team.

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace called Ford’s testimony “extremely emotional, extremely raw, and extremely credible.This is a disaster for the Republicans,” he said.
Wallace also shared that two of his daughters shared with him stories of “things that happened in high school.
“I don’t think we can disregard Ford and the seriousness of this” .

The past week's political events that help shape American politics. Políticos de la sem Hiroshimaana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post

Stetson Kennedy Foundation http://www.stetsonkennedy.com

Mr Trump, in his first question from an American reporter, was pressed to explain why earlier in the day he had tweeted out that US was to blame for the current tense state of US-Russia relations.In his answer, he stood by his earlier comments and said he held "both countries responsible".

Political consultant (and Jeb Bush advisor) Mike Murphy called it a "dark day", after tweeting a string of invective. Former 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain said it was "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory".BBC

Sen. John McCain delivered the strongest broadside, describing it as “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.”
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said in a statement that “there is no question” that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and continues to work against democracy in the U.S. and around the globe.“The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally,” said Ryan, who is retiring at the end of his term. “There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most basic values and ideals. The United States must be focused on holding Russia accountable and putting an end to its vile attacks on democracy.”

Friday Java the political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.
La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recarga

News and Guts from Dan Rather https://www.newsandgutsmedia.com
Public News Service http://www.publicnewsservice.org

Nearly 100 children separated from migrant parents at the southern border in recent weeks under President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy have reached the Greater Los Angeles region, according to local immigrant rights organizations.Los Angeles is the epicenter of immigration,” said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, spokesman for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. “We object to the president’s zero tolerance policy, not just because it’s the right to do do, but because we suffer it in the flesh, more than any other urban center in the United States.”LATimes

“Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan shook the entertainment industry Tuesday with an announcement on Twitter that he would leave Fox’s TV studio, citing his personal disgust with Fox News as the reason. LATimes

Friday Java the political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.
La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recarga

News and Guts from Dan Rather https://www.newsandgutsmedia.com
Public News Service http://www.publicnewsservice.org

I'm absolutely certain what he will NOT be talking about," he wrote in an email to supporters. "He will surely not be apologizing for the many lies he told American voters: how he promised to defend the interests of working people, but then sold them out to Wall Street and the billionaire class."He added that Trump would "also not be talking about the role that he has played in significantly lowering the respect that people all over the planet have for the United States" or "his support for authoritarianism abroad." Berie Sanders

Ned Chilton III became publisher of the Charleston Gazette Under his stewardship, the newspaper became a major force for reform and became known for Chilton’s trademark phrase, “sustained outrage.