Overtsimulated Mixed with Conspiracy Twittervism
Whereas, I'm too muddle minded right now to put together an articulate essay; Whereas, I also have a lot of things to do; Thus, Twittervism. MAGA hats made in China to increase in price because of Trump tariffs https://t.co/FEJGAgKUYI pic.twitter.com/jZ8i0eRPJv My 5 yo is deathly afraid of the police. So much so that just living in our society where there’s a concerted effort of police violence toward Black people has traumatized her. Whenever we’re out and she sees a cop, she has anxiety attacks. It’s sad and not at all okay. https://t.co/mb8Vn5ef1a Camilla Hudson, a black woman, says white CVS manager, Morry Matson, called police because she had wrong coupon. Matson is running for 48th Ward alderman. He was a state delegate for Donald Trump in the 2016 election https://t.co/ldfVoSfoZT #CouponBill #SundayMorning pic.twitter.com/VVyUjaMj8E Yesterday Americans were shocked when London said that they expected 50,000 people to show up for the Anti Trump March today. Yup. When I went to vote in the 2016 election they didn't have my information at the polling site I've used for fourteen years. I submitted an affidavit ballot and six months later got a letter from the NYC Board of Elections that it had been incorrectly filed. https://t.co/vjVhewbmsS [Woah! Inflation targetimg made interesting & sensible.] The Mind the Gao Edition - Slate Money with Felix Salmon Podcast https://t.co/VsJ3Ur3RGH #PluralismTrack #PluralismTrack [Using #ArtificialIntelligence to record #Holocaust survivor stories & relate them to the present & past. Finally a use for AI I can get behind 99.98%!] The Science Hour Podcast - BBC https://t.co/dHbSZhxNs4 [Extended Pence family left behind mess when gasoline company went belly up & let Indiana pay the bill. Illinois & Kentucky have a gotten a little screwed, too.] Cleanup of Pence family gas stations cost Indiana more than $20 million - Chicago Tribune https://t.co/dkFsGnyr4M What's cool about Elon Musk is that he's like a real life Tony Stark. In fact, this scene from Iron Man is almost eerie in how much it resembles him. pic.twitter.com/YqXekK3b7Y When I wrote about a military coup it was inconceivable to me that . . . . https://t.co/wCYZFU92Mn #military #President #Constitution #ConstitutionalCrisis #PutinTrump pic.twitter.com/c7HdiJzO8T Hugo Award voting closes on Tuesday July 31, 2018, 11:59 PM PDT! You can read all six Uncanny Magazine story finalists online or in the Hugo Award Packet! https://t.co/VOitN6tZts pic.twitter.com/AJh03xdGZ4 OK. This kinda gives an answer to my latest frustration expressed in my latest blog entry. At least Reo Quigley keeps a tally of people who call on what issue. https://t.co/6vMeazL9Up For long time now, I had fantasy that we could just ignore Trump, & he would lose power. Except at that point, I realized that people in politics & military would follow his commands. #PluralismTrack: As storytellers, we speak for pluralism and democracy - Elif Shafak - The Guardian https://t.co/zjgF57pxBM #PluralismTrack: Obama delivers Mandela address on values in rebuke to Trump - Chicago Tribune https://t.co/6iYAScKKsM Which seems to depend on corporate personhood granting companies some protections under the 1st and 14th amendments? When Did Companies Become People? Excavating The Legal Evolution - NPR https://t.co/UnzeATkbZ2 Wait, we have @SenSchumer to thank for religious non-profits & organizations being able to legally discriminate? Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 - Wikipedia https://t.co/5aMCi7blzT This President has turned his back on this country, on our democracy, on accountability and justice for what happened in 2016 and what we face in 2018. So. . .following the Trump pattern, dude is going to flip out tomorrow, blame "fake news", & say things to make the whole thing even worse. Don't worrt, he can make it worse. #PluralismTrack: Louvre Abu Dhabi teaches us to celebrate our diversity and common humanity, not our differences - The National https://t.co/e3stPYouE9 [IF people weren't alarmed before. . .] Key U.S. Internet Infrastructure Will Likely Be Underwater in 15 Years, Scientists Say - The Weather Channel https://t.co/30b72JFyMu [Despite the course of history not following the advice in this speech & making the world worse, I think this speech is worth a read & encouraged to reconsider this approach.] #PluralismTrack: Pluralism: a key challenge of the 21st century - The Elders https://t.co/QvDWXChlAc #PluralismTrack: What does it mean to be human? Patricia Piccinini's transgenic creations probe the boundaries - CNN Style https://t.co/FbLyGbx3E4 Trump is the embodiment of conservative belief in their victimization. It's ugly. We can take back the House and Senate and save the future of our country. But we can't do it alone — so say it with us 🗣 #IWillVote https://t.co/XwowE761GG Four members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council have resigned, saying in a letter that they can no longer be associated with the Trump administration's immigration policies and calling the separation of migrant families "morally repugnant." https://t.co/bWZ8SkMdK4 pic.twitter.com/wHw0eCISNV [How about we train cops w/o hair-trigger reflexes? Or not be trained to see killing as the 1st option? Strengthen preservation of ALL life instincts.] Lightfoot demands investigation of ‘leaked’ consent decree on police oversight - Chicago Sun Times https://t.co/Zhgq4FtKrH [In light of some personal anger re: cops shooting & killing people] Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired - NPR from 12/2016 https://t.co/xZ4Ny6WO31 [And how the Military-Trained Police officer case against his past police employer resolved.] ‘Just shoot me,’ an armed man told a cop. The officer didn’t — and was fired, his lawsuit claimed. - Washington Post https://t.co/Nmq122G3e8 https://t.co/PGwTO19YDi I have to stop letting anti-2-partiers inciting me into passion. [Not "positive" like others I've posted. Rather, challenging in the attempt show "attacks on religion." It's a coomonality.] #PluralismTrack: Bread Not Bibles for Nepal | HuffPost https://t.co/aRwhCdymOQ #PluralismTrack: Essay: The truth of fiction evokes our common humanity by Susan Sontag - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/HjZ2j9VyKL [I think I saw people share/post about this, but for voting, it can never be said too many times.] Michelle Obama Launches Voter Registration Campaign with Tom Hanks and Lin-Manuel Miranda - People https://t.co/1g5eW1C7eS Judge Kavanaugh appears to be believe that it violates the Constitution to protect every American from being denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition Oh my word, this is a former Trump official arguing for an end to birthright citizenship, and the frickin @washingtonpost printing it. https://t.co/0T77CJL5pR #PluralismTrack: The Collapse of American Identity [or reconstructing it, depending on your viewpoint] - The New York Times https://t.co/p0PtP7X7bc [I believe this applies to the United States, too.] #PluralismTrack: How the political left-wing has shadows of xenophobia - Medium https://t.co/zJZxMANKpD [A "novel" approach for the US the address the trade deficit: buy other currencies for an "appropriate dollar", not a "strong dollar".] Curbing the Growth of US International Debt - PIIE https://t.co/qHxN3LNySE [Srsly. I appreciate that cons fear harassment. It grants me a smidgeon of hope that they have some humanity. They know, on some lebel, that they're horrible.] Trump administration won't force NRA, Kochs to disclose donors to IRS https://t.co/0809H5huAt If it happens, this American president will once again be helping further the policies of a former communist KGB official against American interests. President Trump must stop doing Putin’s bidding. ["Guns as way of life" seems more like "it's how I connect with family & friends!" Though part about girl looking to win the shooting contest makes me think of football in small towns. . ..] Guns A 'Way Of Life' For Some Mountain West Teens - WY Pub Media https://t.co/5TUEeiCRSa Good. Imagine if players said they were raising fists or taking a knee as a "gesture of support for the troops." Owners would've swooned. It isn't about the anthem. It's about silencing Black voices being raised against police violence. NFL loves black bodies. Black minds, not so much. https://t.co/0OMdIJOuSi if California, the most populous state, manages to make universal absentee voting work, the only reason it doesn’t exist in other states is to enable vote suppression https://t.co/hP16jOzDb8 [I hadn't been paying micro attention to all this stuff "back in the day". Is this what got the FISA warrant along with things we saw in memos?] FACT CHECK: Was a Trump Organization Computer Server Tied to a Russian Bank? https://t.co/YzBqYpuORA At this point, I feel we have enough public information to impeach Trump. Some perspective when it comes to the collusion investigation: it 2 years for Nixon to resign over Watergate, and he was facing a hostile Congress. Vote in November. Also Nixon was recording all the evidence. Trump destroys evidence without even trying. [This challenges me . Very different perspective & language doesn't necessarily bring up actual listening & humbleness, but interesting perspective.] #PluralismTrack: Preemptive Hope: Confident Pluralism in the Midst of a Squabbling Society - Intervarsity https://t.co/GAexuWzCNt PluralismTrack: Cooperation at the Grassroots [examples of collaboration between Jewish, Christian, and Muslim groups - it can be done!] - The Pluralism Project Harvard University https://t.co/CdmfUlhUmA [Woah! The War on Poverty has ended! Why didn't my assistant make sure I got the memo earlier. BTW, I don't have an assistant nor do I get memos.] The White House Says America Has Defeated Poverty. That’s Absurd. - Slate https://t.co/82Xcj9mU1X Great rallying call this morning by president of @AbortionFunds. We do not live single issue lives. @BlackwomensRJ pic.twitter.com/z6L5yaSX37 Also mentioned during the #DoctorWho press conference (and confirmed by @FunctionalNerd on @Nerdist just now), the writer’s room this year contains the first ever woman of colour contributing to Doctor Who! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/AZhOIGnBhP ICYMI, reading the Hugo Award Finalists? Try Best Short Story finalist “Sun, Moon, Dust” by Ursula Vernon! @UrsulaV https://t.co/n8AWV0cQUQ pic.twitter.com/ST89XrhzJB [The WH announcement about poverty ending & some other encounters led me down the rabbit hole of whose economy is it.] The truth about the Trump economy, explained: A massive change in perceptions masks continuity with the Obama years - Vox https://t.co/1xw4ZDPV4v [Some even say it's not the Presidents', but rather the Fed's economy. Especially poignant since Trump criticized the Fed this week.] Opinion: It’s neither Obama’s nor Trump’s economy - MarketWatch https://t.co/QxZZpnwkZP [This is what men should expect when they disrespect women.] VIDEO: Waitress Body Slams Customer Who Groped Her - CBS Chicago https://t.co/wMNq1sT3IT Trump Just Nominated A Pesticide Exec To Oversee Science At The USDA https://t.co/AHxkD7FEW3 [@ameya_pawar_il on a panel using Universal Basic Income as way to criticize & address the injustices in society. Can even count as #PluralismTrack] UBI: The Way of the Future of a Work-Crippling Safety Net - MPR News https://t.co/3kxJAdqL1D I’m proud to join @PattyMurray & 20 Senators in calling for an end to this egregious policy. Our legislation will help ensure all women are treated humanely and set new standards for the treatment of pregnant and young women in detention https://t.co/KTGrSWsjaX Am I the only one that feels like Trump puts America through Iraq War declaration of war level roller coasters on a weekly basis? [This podcast does great job implicitly illustrating the difficulty in governments & economies of balancing interests & health/survival. Fossil fuels move the world but destroys Cajun/Creole way of life & shrimp harvesting] How the river divides - MPR News https://t.co/9gDh8bkYtj And I'm not just talking missing out on interesting newness and caring people, but also novel solutions to universal and daily problems. [Reminder of the story behind Bill Browder, a guy who Putin tortured & killed a lawyer to try reaching. Browder's also responsible for Magnitsky Act, what the Russian attorney met with Trump Jr about] Putin's Great Nemesis - BBC Business Daily https://t.co/JZpjlxbkdl [Some good stuff to know, pretty much national debt/deficit isn't so bad.] 5 Things Most People Don't Understand About the National Debt | Money https://t.co/ICaraoE1rB [Could Helicopter Money provide some temporary relief while also testing the feasibility of Universal Basic Income?] Helicopter money https://t.co/yqxswcYaQU Recording conversations is like eating potato chips, nobody stops after just one. If the shooting at MGM event gets defined as an "act of terrorism", what rights do victims/families lose/gain and what duties does DHS have to take on? [I've been thinking about visiting Cook County Forest Preserves for mental health, but maybe I should get involved in community gardening.] Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities - NPR https://t.co/4fhnPyvcHS [Trevor Noah doing a good job illustrating how pluralism can work.] #PluralismTrack: Trevor Responds to Criticism from the French Ambassador - Between The Scenes | The Daily Show https://t.co/2FKx3f7OYK [Interesting theory: Alt-Right feels ethno-Judeo/Christian identity bond with Russians. Not sure how grounded in theory or "fact" but interesting idea.] The Daily Zeitgeist podcast https://t.co/OFpqxFYQMf [Old but does good job putting together narrative of Alt Right connection & Putin motivation. Also interesting that Russia painted Dems & Reps as the same, like Green Party & other 3rd partiers.] Trump, Putin, and the Alt-Right International - The Atlantic https://t.co/jXhuqvcuZF [Campaign Finance Reform need because of national security, rather to keep neoliberal corporations from outweighted influence elections?] The NRA, Russia and Campaign-Finance Reform - Bloomberg https://t.co/Voy5c9ADGG Even if there's no direct trail, there's enough anti-Democratic ideological sentiment between Western alt-Right with Russia, it's clear, even just from Trump's capitulation in Helsinki & his crushing on strongmen.#TheResistance Interesting data point: rising of school shootings happened around 2008, around the year that Putin sent troops against/toward Georgia (in Europe) to take a stand against NATO. https://t.co/HCCZ7ob8cA [Idictment of 12 Russians before Trump met Putin includes paragraph about Russians trying to suppress marginalized voters, specifically black voters. I'm not surprised.] Russian influence operation attempted to suppress black vote: Indictment - ABC News https://t.co/kwYnJw8I9w This makes me feel gratified that I made the correct argument about any Left candidate needs the marginalized vote to win, even Bernie. And how about the present attempts by Trump & states to suppress voters . . .including even the question on the census whether people are citizens? Voter suppression is unAmerican & pr-Russia. Help support @letamericavote to strengthen American Democracy. https://t.co/QGzKu530ql
Also an interesting note that I get into a little conspiracy-minded in the end, though I'm more willing to accept that Alt Right and Russia is more ideological convergence that makes the Alt Right feel a bond. Nonetheless, considering the last week and discussions in the air, this kind of conspiracy doesn't seem too out of whack.
5 TIMES that number ended up showing up!!!
250,000 People showed up on a weekday in a foreign country to protest our President
WAKE UP AMERICA!!
(Thank you, @GeekMelange, for sharing earlier. Others, feel free to do your own #PluralismTrack or to share links & stories with me to put on the #PluralismTrack. Also, don't hesitate to retweet, share, and/or signal boost.) https://t.co/VSWfAGeXtq
Didn't realize that ignoring him required his authority to be delegitimized. He's doing that.
I'd love to see the video of Trump announcing this stuff & talking about the "fake media." I want to know if it's the hissy fit meltdown that I expected. https://t.co/WOT2qQo9Y3
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