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northwest-by-a-train · 6 months

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Mutual 1: I wish someone could kill me so I could be reincarnated as a saxophone solo in Al Stewart's 1991 song Year of the cat

Mutual 2: Horror keeps piling upon horror and we will live old and wrinkled in this time of horrors. The only cure is to post black and white pictures of men who have problems

Mutual 3: killing baby Caesar does lengthen the lifespan of the roman empire by ~350 years, as it dissolves into some sort of federalist-feudalist structure not unlike the Holy Roman Empire. The main difference is that a sort of loose syncretic pan-imperial polytheism is the dominant religion, leading to Icelandic temples of Isis and Ethiopian temples of Epona. As such, this timeline was spared the drawbacks of a centralized state-enforced organized religion. The main drawback is that being a furry is considered blasphemy by the vast majority of humanity.

Mutual 4: if Pendleton Ward does not make Mr Cupcake a Trotskyist I will set the cartoon network offices on fire

Mutual 5: if Serial Experiments Lain was made today they would make her cis. Well. Not on my watch

Mutual 6: Can we take a minute here and normalize arms trading? Marginalized communities need those 3D-printed untraceable ghost guns with Family Guy muzzles, I need to make a living since I was thrown out of the commune by Hannah-Arendts-Strap (message me for details), Seth MacFarlane needs people to watch season 27. But Academia will talk about Kant's white-ass categorical imperative to argue no one should sell guns. Typical.

Mutual 7: I am in your walls. Why is there lead paint on your radium plumbing my dude. You know that's not aryuvedic.

Mutual 8: I'm sorry but Robespierre was a scapegoat of most of the French revolution's atrocities, and bourgeois reactionary elements have tried to turn him into a proto-totalitarian crazed madman, but the historical record paints a much more complex picture. Which is why I don't believe he would ever whip Danton's ass like you just wrote. He would be the one wearing the ball gag. How can I make you see the truth my brother ?

Mutual 9: Arabic and Eastern European poetry have been superior throughout the late 20th/early 21st century. We also have the best cigarettes. If we keep going we can surround Constantinople in the next decade, and restore the Palaiologos to their rightful place.

Mutual 10: The callout posts are true. Reflecting on it, it was obvious that our attempt to create a secret #LiberateBelize discord channel without British people was chavphobic. We are listening and learning.

Mutual 11: Pinkie Pie could negotiate the Oslo Accords, but Bill Clinton could never bag pony Weird Al

Mutual 12: If I think about Betty Groff for more than two seconds I'll divorce my husband. I got the papers and everything. But I won't. I'm brave like that. #ChristianLove

Mutual 13:

Mutual 14: I was visited by the virgin Mary last night. Again. She told me I can't make my girlfriend pregnant like that. Again. But I know Ron L. Hubbard is with me, and it's all that matters.

Mutual 15: Mustard gas doesn't even taste like mustard. You guys lied to me. My Mac & Cheese is ruined.

Mutual 16: Stop saying my think tank advocates killing orphans. We're pro-harvesting organs in youth correctional facilities for reduced sentences !!! But again we see the pro-carceral bias inherent to Lutherans. Have you guys even read Angela Davis ?

Mutual 17: Here's my solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict: spend a hundred billion dollars for multiversal research, reach the mirror universe. Israelis get the biblical kingdom of Israel borders on this earth, Palestinians get the 1948 borders in the mirror universe. I think this is the fairest deal America can offer at this time.

Mutual 18: I tried to live the life of a restless European adventurer in Macau playing roulette and serving as a mercenary to various conglomerates. Turns out they also charge rent there. And income is taxable too. And I bet everything on Red. And I don't speak Mandarin, Cantonese or Portuguese. Help me pay for my flight home! 6¢/50 000$ collected!

Mutual 19: Yeah the canonization of Bolaño as the latest LatAm literary genius speaks to a sort of general malaise in post-colonial literature due to the collapse of magical realism as a viable tradition for meaningful political messaging. So the literature of unease and obsession and maladjustment itself is canonized, like an oyster canonizing the grain of sand that's tearing it apart. The fact that no other major voice has really appeared on the continent within the past 20 years should tell us this isn't working. Which is why the Brazilian JoJo fandom has a unique opportunity to meaningfully impact the course of world literature. #Multipolarity

Mutual 20: wow guys someone left a tray of perfectly good Mac & Cheese on a windowsill! Yummy!

Mutual 21: Did medieval surgeons pulling teeth get erections? I wouldn't normally ask this of my followers but I'm arguing about Sex Work with the ghost of Andrea Dworkin and I need hard evidence (no pun intended lol)

Mutual 22: Electro-Swing is a Belgian psy-op. I can't prove it, but I know it

Mutual 23: I'm the first neutered catgirl to be tried in a military court. But I know I'm not the last.

Mutual 24: Did you guys know you could eat olives? The thing they make oil from? I ordered three kilos of motors, so I can eat it with my roommate's Mac & Cheese

Mutual 25: Anglicans, amirite ? [Sounds of raucous applause]

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tricornonthecob · 4 months

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Ow my back

Felicity Steals An Entire Fucking Horse: The Movie (2005)

pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4 pt5 pt6 pt7 pt8 pt9

Man did they spray that pony with fake sweat.

Have you considered: the racehorse is not used to carts or getting yelled at by drunkards.

You know who this guy reminds me of?

Five-Below version of British Man typecast as Grumpy British Man in every single BBC period drama from 1980 onward.

small human, please do not run towards the skittish 1,500 lb creature with sledgehammers for hands.

"Drag his ass, Penny!"

Felicity is ready to throw hands, she should have been a lady pugilist.

Ben: "stfu Felicity!!!!"

Ben: "no kill the delivery boy pls."

I mean, we get that you're dehydrated, day drunk, possibly heat stroked, and inappropriately mourning your dead wife due to the cruel restrictions of the patriarchy, but yes, Jiggy Nye, that's generally how these transactions work.

lol the side-eye on this horse.

You're no fun, Mrs. Merriman, let the theater kid have some theatrics.

I mean the recognition is nice but how about some manumission ayyyyy

so why the fuck did he buy a racehorse when he needed a draft pony??? Also damn that is ALOT of madeira.

Damn, ol Eddy's got that Bill Clinton Squintin' goin' on.

In case y'all needed remindin' on who runs the Merriman household.

Shut up and drink your claret, Nan.

As a kid hearing this: "Man that's a lame surprise."

As an adult hearing this: "Fuck yeah, Merriman Grant! Y'all wanna pay for my educatin', too???"

"You sweet summer child."

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllll that might be a little tricky.

oh my GOD, Nan.

And there's a no-refunds policy on the deposit.

Girl its only gonna take like twenty minutes to teach you that, calm down.

We get it, Mrs. Merriman, you're Top Bitch in the Notable Housewives of The Greater Hampton Roads Area and come from a long line of Hot-Shit MILFs.

#tricorn watches #tricorn on the cob watches Felicity and makes inane commentary #felicity merriman #american girl doll #american revolutionary war #amrev #Ben Davidson #Felicity: An American Girl Adventure #I just realized I may have subconsciously drawn Sarah Phillips like Mrs. Merriman oh no #colonial Williamsburg

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bigboxcar · 2 months

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Mugshot Monday - "Presidential Pets" coffee mug by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild with Morning Glory Signature Blend by Peace Coffee

Happy Presidents' Day to those who celebrate!

I have the day off so I'm lounging this afternoon drinking coffee in my Presidential Pets coffee mug.

It's a curated list of presidential pets who lived in the White House for 4 or 8 years depending if their owner survived re-election, or not.

When I think of presidential pets, the first one that comes to mind is "Socks", Bill and Hillary Clinton's cat. The second pet I think of is "Bo", Barack and Michelle Obama's rad dog.

I really don't know my presidential pets and I found some of the pets on the mug very interesting:

Calvin Coolidge had a racoon named Rebecca.

Thomas Jefferson had a mockingbird named Dick.

Theodore Roosevelt had guinea pigs named Admiral Dewey, Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans, and Father O'Grady.

My favorite--JFK had a pony named Macaroni!

Jimmy Carter gets the best name for a Siamese cat: Misty Malarkey Ying Yang.

Only Donald Trump, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson did not have a single presidential pet while they were in office. Very vary suspect, don't you think?

Here is every pet on my Presidential Pets coffee mug:

Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr. Johnson, Father O'Grady, and Fighting Bob Evans (Theodore Roosevelt)

Barney (George W. Bush)

Bo (Barack Obama)

Dick (Thomas Jefferson)

Emily Spinach (Theodore Roosevelt)

Fala (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Him and Her (Lyndon B. Johnson)

Jack (Abraham Lincoln)

Laddie Boy (Warren G. Harding)

Macaroni (JFK)

Major and Champ (Joseph R. Biden, Jr.)

Millie (George H. W. Bush)

Misty Malarkey Ying Yang (James Carter)

Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection (Benjamin Harrison)

Old Ike (Woodrow Wilson)

Old Whitey (Zachary Taylor)

Pauline Wayne (William Howard Taft)

Polly (James Madison)

Rebecca (Calvin Coolidge)

Rex (Ronald Reagan)

Siam (Rutherford B. Hayes)

Socks (William J. Clinton)

Sweettips (George Washington)

Washington Post (William McKinley)

The mug impressively displays these 24 presidential pet illustrations and serves as a great introduction to the subject. If you'd like a more comprehensive list, check out the Presidential Pet Museum website.

Cheers to all the presidential pets! 🐕 🐈 🐎 ☕️

See also my 720+ photos from the Mugshot Monday project here: www.MugshotMonday.com– Every Mug Has A Story

#mugshot monday #Presidential Pets #Presidents' Day #coffee #Peace Coffee

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alledherlu-q-pereon · 9 months

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Poll of Springfield

So, late at night, a few nights ago, I was wondering how the bellwether town of Springfield (the #Simpsons Springfield) would vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Political junkie that I am, I had to get up from bed and go over to my computer and figure it out.

Though I did my best to ask every member of the Springfield Community how they were going to vote, some refused to answer and no doubt I missed a few too. If you have any suggestions or you think anyone would vote differently, or if you can think of more fun quotes from residents of Springfield about this election, please post below!

Note: I even asked residents not of voting age, or who lost the right to vote due to previous felony convictions, and included their answers below, but not in the final poll tally.

Topline results:

Hillary Clinton 44%

Donald J. Trump 35%

Gary Johnson 6%

Other 4%

Undecided/Refused 11%

Homer J. Simpson

Though he wanted to vote for Trump, Marge said she’d never sleep with him again if he did, so that’s how he became a Democrat. Of course, it’s a pretty good bet he’ll punch the wrong button at the polling station as is his custom, so if he goes in wanting Hillary, we’ll count his vote for TRUMP!

Marge Simpson

HILLARY

Bart Simpson

“Deez-nuts” Note: not of voting age and won’t be counted in poll results.

Lisa Simpson

“Well, at first I wanted Bernie Sanders. He was so dreamy! Then, when he lost I thought I’d vote for the first female President, Dr. Jill Stein! She would ride in on a magical pony and free all the animals from circuses and make everyone vegan. Then I realized I’m supporting Hillary Clinton.” Note: not of voting age and won’t be counted in poll results.

"Grandpa" Abe Simpson

“I’m voting for Cal Coolidge! I like him because he’s quiet.”

Patty Bouvier

HILLARY “Of course I’m voting for the woman!”

Selma Bouvier

HILLARY.

Montgomery Burns

TRUMP “Well, he wasn’t my first choice, but at least the young orange-haired young man isn’t a communist!”

Waylon Smithers

TRUMP Gays for Trump!

Moe Szyslak

TRUMP “I know how this works, see. I get in for Trump now and he lets me name a drink after him and charge twice as much. That’s why I like him, an honest politician.”

Barney Gumble

Passed out, no answer

Kent Brockman

HILLARY But I need to be discreet about it, being a card-carrying member of the media elite. That and I don’t want Trump’s goons to beat me up.

Mayor Quimby

HILLARY I’ve been with Hillary from da start! Bill and I used to hang out…”

Lenny Leonard and Carl Carlson

Will cancel one another’s votes, Lenny is leaning Trump and Carl is leaning Hillary

Krusty The Clown

Member of the Springfield Republican Central Committee, JOHNSON, “Oy, this is the choice I have? I’d never vote for her, and what’s he doing with the anti-Semitic retweets and hey, I’m supposed to be the clown here.”

Doctor Hibbert

Member of the Springfield Republican Central Committee, TRUMP “Well I liked Dr. Ben Carson, but I suppose Trump will do.”

Ned Flanders

Undecided “Oh lord, how did we wind up with such diddly awful candidates? I think I’ll just write in Ronald Reagan.”

Kang and Kodos

“TRUMP! We want Trump to be subjugator of the masses!” Note: not of voting age and won’t be counted in poll results,

Comic Book Guy

JOHNSTON “Well I liked Bernie of course, but now I like Gary Johnson. Polar opposite? Methinks not.”

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

HILLARY “Oh my goodness, even though I am Hindu not Muslim I do not think that Mr. Trump knows the difference. He is a very bad man.”

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon

HILLARY

Seymour Skinner

HILLARY “mother says it’s Hillary. And anyway I think Trump wants to get rid of the Department of Education.

Chief Wiggum

TRUMP “I like a man who stands for law and order.”

Jasper “Bill Clinton”

Captain McAllister

HILLARY “Har, Hillary I guess, she looks mighty good to me after three months at sea...”

Otto Mann

JOHNSON “I was feeling the Bern, but I’m a one-issue man, and I like the guy who wants to legalize weed and give it out to everyone! Oh wait, he doesn’t want the government to give it out? Maybe I’ll go Hillary then!”

Bumblebee Man

HILLARY “Si yo soy ciudano Americano. HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY. Por favor dios HILLARY!”

Snake (Jailbird)

“Oh, election time?” (cannot vote due to priory felony conviction)

Old Gil Gunderson

TRUMP “I just signed up for his Trump University, I know this is my ticket! This is the right program for me to finally launch my success! Finally Ol' Gil is gonna make it!”

Sideshow Bob (Robert Terwilliger)

TRUMP “I appreciate the complex intricacies of his simple mind” (not counted, convicted felon)

Fat Tony’s cousin who looks just like him

TRUMP “My other cousin did business with him in Atlantic City.”

Ranier Wolfcastle

Member of Springfield Republican Central Committee, TRUMP “Of course I vote for Trump! He veel be strong leader and make us great again!”

Superintendent Chalmers

HILLARY

Agnes Skinner

HILLARY “It’s about time they let Hillary tell Bill what to do”

Bloodsucking Vampire

(From Springfield Republican Party Headquarters) TRUMP “He vas my choice all along!” (not counted, vampires can't vote)

Groundskeeper Willie

Unknown “Ain’t nobody gonna get outta me who Willie’s voting fer!”

Cletus

TRUMP “Gosh he’s gonna make ‘Merica great agin! And he’s one of them millionairres I seen on TV”

Brandine (Cletus’s wife)

TRUMP “I seen him on TV!”

Hans Moleman

Undecided “I think a giant meteor. Whoever I vote for loses anyway.”

Sideshow Mel

Gave a whistle when asked

Professor Frink

HILLARY “She’s a woman of bzonga SCIENCE and of course with the climate change and the stem cell research, HILLARY!”

Squeaky Voice Teen

HILLARY “Well it’s my first election, so of course I liked Bernie but now I guess I like Hillary?”

Judge Constance Harm

TRUMP

Judge Snyder

HILLARY

Lou and Eddie

Will cancel one another’s votes, Lou is leaning Trump and Eddie is leaning Hillary

Reverend Lovejoy

Undecided “Oh lord, please give us other choices.”

Helen Lovejoy

HILLARY “I just can’t vote for that potty-mouthed Trump.”

Kirk and Luann Van Houten.

HILLARY

Blue Haired Lawyer

Member of Springfield Republican Central Committee, TRUMP

Rich Texan

TRUMP “I liked them Bush boys better, but Trump’s a hellavalot better than Hillary!”

Bernice Hibbert

HILLARY

Disco Stu

HILLARY “I was with Bernie all the way man, but I guess I’m with her now.”

Luigi

Trump no lika the immigrants! Luigi izza immigrant too! He no wanta pizza on every corner?

Duffman

TRUMP “TRUMP will make America Great, oh yeah!!!”

Doris Freedman (lunchlady)

HILLARY “I like her school lunch program.”

Frankie The Squealer

TRUMP “The bosses cousin did bidness wid him. It was that casino project down in Atlantic City, the one that guy disappeared at, the one on the Boardwalk, ya know? but you didn’t hear it from me.”

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highspeed-wobble · 9 months

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"Saloon Singer" is what Frank Sinatra called himself, meaning that lyrics were as important to him as the music. To me “Saloon singer” is an incredibly intimate thing. I feel like there’s a vulnerability of a person blessed and cursed with a gift. Creativity can be a vermin in one’s mind sometimes. Gifts or can be cumbersome and not easily balanced. All of the greats have struggled with addiction and vices, had to reinvent themselves with the changing landscape. That’s what creates the intimacy I spoke of. You may get a man on top of his world at one show, and at the next see the same man numbing his wounds with cocaine and whiskey two years later. It’s performing with your heart on your sleeve for all to see. Mr Tony Bennet said at a young age, “I don’t care if I make it, I just want to keep singing.” Talent has a way of making one a passenger in their own body. They follow fate. Mr Bob Hope told Anthony Dominick Benedetto that that name was a tad too much, you’re Tony Bennett now. Anthony hadn’t planned for that. He woke up Anthony and went to bed that night as Tony! I’ve been feeling such a loss this weekend with Tony Bennett’s passing. I feel bad because I didn’t appreciate him as much as other performers because his music was almost too smooth and tended to be a slower pace. It almost made me stereotype him that he was safe and boring. I was very wrong. If Tony Bennet was a whiskey I’d say he’d be a Woodford Reserve Double Oak. It’s a smooth sipper. Goes down with grace and finesse it’s charismaticly dangerous if you underestimate it. Mr Tony Bennet is no different. He served in the US Army when he was drafted to world war 2. He fought hard but also referred to war as “A Front-Row Seat in Hell” During his time deployed Tony was demoted for breaking segregation rules and hanging out with a Black soldier. Tony scarred by the discrimination and horrors he endured came home a pacifist. He marched in the civil rights effort in Montgomery, Alabama. Pacifist or not, he was never afraid to do the right thing. Bob Hopes work with the USO further inspired Tony to excel in his entertainment career to the point when he was praised by Mr Frank Sinatra when he told life magazine “For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business.” He won 20 Grammy awards, performed for John F Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth and Bill Clinton. He’s had an amazing life, good and bad, struggled with drugs and alcohol but ultimately fought back and stood stronger. His son was instrumental in his father’s late career successes. Tony identified talents like K.D. Lang, Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga and shared his stage with them promoting their talents. His love and passion for music was so strong that in his final days he was by the piano immobilized at the end of his bout with Alzheimer’s disease and he came alive to sing his last song he’d ever perform, to his dear wife Susan, the song was “Because of you.” Nothing is stronger than love and music. I respected Tony Bennet because he was the last of the saloon singers, unfortunately I not, until now have had a grasp on his depth and character. I got ready this afternoon showering and getting dressed and took my time because I was listening to his MTV unplugged album and I was savoring each song as much as my Miller High Life pony. I listened to the 22 tracks almost like it was the first time I heard them. He really is a master of his craft. He’s someone we’ve been lucky enough to have in the background of our lives and there’s no one left in the saloon. No one is big enough to fill this man’s shoes. This is last call, this is an end of a truly magic era. Thank you Mr Bennet. Bravo!

#fuckshitup #gumball #chicago #tony bennett #lady gaga #amy winehouse #world war 2 #frank sinatra #saloon

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futureisorg · 1 year

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A Political Tale and Why I Support FiNC

By Al Krulick

Before moving to Florida in 1992, where I have lived, worked, and raised my family for the past three decades, I was involved in four political races in Massachusetts during the 1980s. Massachusetts was a Blue State at that time, so almost every electoral contest was decided in Democratic primaries. Republicans of that era were generally of the white-glove, country-club variety; they came from old money and often, older families. They believed in small government, low taxes, and a perpetual continuation of aristocratic patriarchy. Thus, they had little chance of defeating the growing Democratic coalition of Italian and Irish working-class voters, Kennedy-clan admirers, and leftist academics and students, especially in the communities around Boston, where I lived.

The first race I worked on got me hooked on electoral politics – it was a contest for the State Senate. My candidate ended up winning the first general election write-in campaign in the 200+-year history of the body after narrowly losing in the Democratic primary three weeks prior. I then worked on a congressional campaign, a mayoral race, and the 1988 presidential contest for Mike Dukakis – all Democratic Party candidates.

In 1996, I decided to run for Congress, myself, in my new Florida district against the entrenched Republican incumbent Bill McCollum since no one else wanted to. I had no money, name recognition, influential backers, and little chance of winning. But I felt that I had the skills and experience to, at least, give the Democratic voters in CD8, which numbered about 33% of the total, an option. No candidate, I reasoned, should run unopposed. At that time, I was lucky that President Bill Clinton was running for re-election since he directed the DNC and state parties to support any candidate willing to run as a Democrat because he was smart enough to know that down-ballot races often increase voter participation. In Florida, it costs over $10,000 to get on the ballot for Congress and the DCCC and the State Party ponied up the money.

McCollum was much like the old-school Republicans of the Bay State, except that he wasn’t a blue-blooded aristocrat. He grew up in a small Florida town, believed in his conservative values, and played the game of politics like a professional. He was civil to one and all, enjoyed debating the issues, and respected me for entering the fray. While we disagreed on almost every issue, we were never disagreeable on the campaign trail. The only problem I had with Bill was his dependency on special interest money and what I perceived as his subservience to the agendas of his right-wing backers. Not surprisingly, I lost that first race and then again in 1998 when I took Bill on one more time. In each election, I garnered the predictable 33% of the vote.

Fast forward to 2014: Now, I was living in Florida’s CD7 and decided to face yet another entrenched Republican congressman, John Mica, in yet another solid Red district. (Yes, I know. Many of my Democratic friends called me crazy then, too, and there was little hope of garnering any monetary support from the Party or local donors.) Partially, for that reason, as well as for the following, this time, I opted to run as an NPA, i.e. a No Party Affiliation candidate. I thought that running as an Independent would allow me to talk to a wider range of voters without having to label myself as either a D or an R. I had learned over the years that voting is largely a tribal affair and that once a candidate has a letter after his or her name, the outcome is pretty much predetermined, depending on the registration rolls. As an NPA, I felt I could discuss issues without a voter’s bias constricting the conversation. I could also point out that the growing extremism in both major parties was compromising the mechanics of democracy and helping to subvert the people’s will in the House of Representatives.

As it turned out, a young man in the district with no prior political experience entered the race as a Democrat. Wes was earnest in his desire but soon discovered that he hadn’t the staying power or the resources, neither monetary nor psychological, for a sustained campaign. Sometime in August, he simply disappeared. This was my first brush with an ineffective local press, which had little interest in covering a race that it had already decided was going to be won by the incumbent. I had to badger and nag the Orlando Sentinel to investigate this strange occurrence, and the paper finally decided to mention Wes’s abandonment, but to little avail. In the end, even though he was nowhere to be found, eventually surfacing just before Election Day to apologize for dropping out, Wes still received 34% of the vote because his name was still on the ballot followed by that all-important, tribal “D.” Mica handily won with 60% of the vote; I received about 6%.

Here’s the lesson I learned: Without a credible fourth estate informing the voters, they will naturally vote along party lines – in this case, even though the candidate was a ghost. Except for a very small percentage of knowledgeable constituents, most people have neither the time nor the resources to carefully investigate candidates, nor their fitness for office -- which is precisely what got us the current George Santos debacle in New York’s 3rd CD, wherein a candidate whose entire résumé and history was fabricated just won a seat in the 118th Congress.

And yet, the Santos situation is not a one-off. In fact, I faced the very same dilemma in my most recent race. (Yes, I actually decided to run one more time when my former congresswoman, Stephanie Murphy, decided not to run for re-election. Crazy is as crazy does.) This time, I registered as a Democrat, again, even though my formerly Blue district was gerrymandered at the last minute by the Florida legislature, which, under pressure from Governor Ron DeSantis, turned it Red by a five-point margin. But since all of the leading Republican nominees were not of the same ilk as my former opponents -- indeed, they were all far-right zealots, Trumpists, and election deniers -- I thought that a good fight with Party backing, and a forthright appeal to Independents as well as any sane Republicans that might still exist, could finally yield a win for me.

As it turned out, a late entrance into the race was a woman named Karen Green, who had declared her nomination from Florida’s 8th CD, but changed it to the 7th CD at the 11th hour. Green was a Vice-Chair of the Florida State Democratic Party and a darling of the local Party in Seminole County (the SemDems), which made up a large portion of the district. By June 2022, the race was a four-way one. I was the only candidate with prior electoral experience, although Green had worked on various Democratic campaigns herself over the past several years.

Within weeks of her declaring, I received credible, truthful, and verifiable information, some in Green’s own handwriting, that she, like Santos, had completely fabricated her academic résumé, claiming advanced degrees from various institutions, as well as a phony Doctorate in Humanities from a non-accredited diploma mill, for which she paid a small sum for its worthless piece of paper. She called herself a Dr. and a Reverend, although she was evidently neither, but the voters didn’t know that. She was a phony from the get-go, and my campaign team felt it necessary to relay this information to the local press, the State Party, and the SemDems. Surely, this was a major situation that would immediately be addressed by those parties in the best interests of the Party, the voters, and our democratic institutions.

Boy, was I ever wrong! The press shrugged. Except for one area reporter whose work on an online political blog was only read by insiders, nobody at the Sentinel cared enough to check out our information, or if they did, hit dead ends and dropped the trail. As for the State Party, it not only looked the other way but also directed the chair of the SemDems to do so, as well. Green was their girl, and it seemed that they would rather lose with her than give an outsider such as me a shot at beating the Republican nominee after the primary season.

Repeated attempts to convince the paper of record that this was a flawed candidate who was lying about her background and, thus, was unfit for elective office fell on deaf ears – so much so that when Green won the Democratic primary, largely because voters were unaware of her dishonesty (and I didn’t have the funds to broadly disseminate our information on my own), the Sentinel actually endorsed her in the general election, pointing out that my claims had been denied by her, although she never actually offered any proof of any of her bogus degrees, which, although she never graduated college, included two BAs, an MBA, two PhDs, and a postgraduate degree from Cornell University in a program that doesn’t even offer one!

So, my lesson about a lazy and incompetent press was reinforced. If the press doesn’t do its job, voters will not have the information they need to make quality decisions at the polls. And although for years I have felt that the Republican Party, whose stances on important issues I had always abjured, and which has now devolved into a Trumpian personality cult, is beyond redemption, I now have to admit that my own Democratic Party, certainly here in Florida, is equally, although somewhat differently, corrupt.

All of this brings me to embrace the purpose and mission of the Future is Now Coalition (FiNC). My own experience of four decades of electoral politics as a volunteer, senior staffer and operative, and four-time congressional candidate has led me to understand that our system is broken and that the status quo is damaging to democracy in our nation. The press will not do its job of informing voters, so FiNC has decided to pick up that charge and do it for them with its Digital Democracy platform. In this place, voters can find out all the information they need on issues, candidates, and election law in all 50 states. The two-party duopoly that has continued to defraud voters and defeat the wishes of the vast majority of the American electorate has shown itself unfit to lead. FiNC has determined that supporting independent candidates, wherever and whenever possible, is a good cure for the corrupt politics of Ds vs. Rs.

FiNC is composed largely of passionate, intelligent, and most importantly, hopeful young men and women who see the next few years and decades as perhaps our last chance to fix the great American experiment before it devolves into an anti-democratic banana republic, run by self-serving authoritarian rulers who care nothing about preserving the country and the planet for future generations. I fully applaud and support their efforts to enhance and empower participatory democracy. While I am now entering my eighth decade as an American citizen, and my political battles are largely behind me, I am convinced that through their efforts, this country will be a better place for those who come after me. Please give this nascent, grassroots organization your support, as well. Democracy is too dear to lose and too precious to leave for others to defend. It’s your job too.

#finc #future is now #future is now coalition #futureisnow #digital democracy #democracy #election day #vote #congress #election #government #elections

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jumperrobert2 · 1 year

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The 4-Minute Rule for Police

Terry Miller Jamie Pachino Jeremy Beim Michele Greco Maisha Closson Kim Rome present Chicago Justice is an American authorities step-by-step action dramatization tv set created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead as a component of Wolf Entertainment's Chicago P.D. series. Director Adam Scott (The Muppets, My Little Pony, Orange Is The New Black, The Vampire Diaries) is creating and writing the aviator along with Matthew P. Jones, Peter Condon and Mark Rylance. The collection premiered on NBC as a mid-season replacement on January 8, 2014. The new period debuted on ABC on November 7, 2015, along with the initial series functioning for 12 incidents. In July of 2018, the 2nd period premiered at Cinemark City on July 29. The second period was picked up for a 2nd time on September 13, 2019 after being acquired for a second opportunity at Sony Pictures Classics on June 23 and October 4, 2019. The show follows the uniformed watch police officers and the Intelligence Unit of the 21st District of the Chicago Police Department as they pursue the perpetrators of the area's primary road offenses. The brand-new period guarantees new storylines, action and a gripping ending. Checked out the publication at AMC's www.amcchicago.org.

[1] On February 27, 2020, NBC restored the series for an 8th, 9th and tenth time. The new time debuted on January 24, 2021, and is set up to end on April 7, 2221. In February 2016, NBC cancelled the adhering to episodes under the management of Bill Frisell, who left behind his article as corporate chair after being axed by Bill Clinton. [ View Details ] The 8th season premiered on November 11, 2020. - The eighth season premiered on November 11, 2020. In the 5th season, Rose showed up on a exclusive, "Celebrity Superbowl Party for Heroes," where she appeared as a attendee. She discussed the stage with stand-up comic Larry Hantz, starlet Nicole Kidman, actress Laura Alford, and actors Peter Parker, David Finch, Daniel Tosh, Peter Parker Jr, and Andy Dennison. [3] The 9th season premiered on September 22, 2021. The 5th season debuted on September 24, 2021, and the 6th season premiered on September 29, 2018. In July of 2018, the second time premiered at the 940 block at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. The 6th time premiered at the 626 block at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. "We were completely surprised and thrilled when we obtained this kind of action," Gannett claimed of the action. [4] The tenth time premiered on September 21, 2022. (16) It's not clear how this can take location, because I'm not certain that even the very most experienced characters may make it through the incredibly very first incident of Lost, despite the fact that they can still get rid of each other. Is that component of the story of the 1st episode to bring back what would have been the personality's real-life version? Did it in some way entail murdering Ripton? [5] Plot[edit] A spin-off of Chicago Fire , Chicago P.D. was released in December 1987. For an significant history, observe: Chicago P.D. was released in November 1987 after the initial activity was discharged in late 1990. , Chicago P.D. was discharged in December 1987 after the very first video game was released in overdue 1990. Chicago P.D. started to spread out around the globe on a number of events. In February 1988 the official Chicago P.D. concentrates on the fictitious 21st District, which houses patrol officers and the division's top-notch Intelligence Unit, led through Detective Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe). The three men from the district are in excellent business, having been qualified in their fine art (Hank Voight is an expert on graphic craft and visual results), and they're eager to assist their peers figure out the honest truth regarding what's going on and how it may have a huge influence on their lives. The first three periods and the initial one-half of season four emphasis on both the patrol and Intelligence police officers, but the series moves to concentrate on the Intelligence Unit coming from the 2nd fifty percent of time four on, after both Officer Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) and Officer Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) have advanced to the Intelligence Unit. It's a big measure forward in that order, because after that you don't have a major character who require a major change within the Intelligence Unit. Cast[edit] Main[edit] Jason Beghe as Sergeant Henry "Hank" Voight, the perplexing and typically mercurial chief of the Chicago P.D.A., is killed through John T. Houghhead. Tommy is eliminated in the course of an investigation by Mr. Voight, and the three guys remain there certainly in a cell, where John is investigated in order to learn why Hank (a past cop) has happen back from the dead.

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