From The TESR Test Kitchen

Heaven.  Perfection.

What are we talking about?


KFC.  Kentucky Fried Chicken.  Specifically, we're talking about a new sandwich -- Lil Buddies, Chicken Littles.

We strongly recommend that, if you like chicken, you immediately go to KFC or order from it to get a Chicken Little Nashville Hot.  It is delicious.  The spice is just right.  It's on a breaded chicken tender and it's on a bun with pickles and mayo -- a sesame-seed bun.


 It is delicious.  We don't usually go out of our way to recommend fast food.  But this is incredible.  We strongly recommend you try one.

“It Shattered My Life”: Former Joe Biden Staffer Tara Reade Says He Sexually Assaulted Her in 1993

Tweet of the week

Carmine Sperto Tweets:

Replying to

@Alyssa_Milano

Tara Reade, Me Too. She doesn’t qualify as a victim in your warped mind. Why because your Grandpa Biden did it to her. You’re some friggin hypocrite Milano. Just like the Dems and Media. You’re a joke.

Media Refuses To Talk About Joe Biden’s Sexual Assault Allegations

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF TARA READE

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF TARA READE

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault

We, a group of Students for Bernie chapters across the country (independent from the Bernie Sanders campaign), are releasing this statement to increase awareness surrounding Joe Biden and his history of sexual assault accusations.  We are demanding that attention is brought to this history and that it not be ignored -- as it has been for decades.  He must be held accountable for his actions.



Tara Reade came forward last week with an allegation of sexual assault, which occurred in 1993 when she worked as a staff assistant for then-Senator Biden.  Reade first went to the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund for help, but they told her that because Biden is a candidate for federal office, that helping her would jeopardize their non-profit status.  It is worth noting that Anita Dunn, the managing director of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund's public relations firm, is a top adviser on Biden's campaign.  Despite the extremely serious nature of these allegations, Democrats and the mainstream media have been silent.


There was no hesitation within the Democratic party to believe or support Christine Blasey Ford when she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.  Democrats fought Republicans with claims that partisanship should never override morality, and that we should believe women who bravely come forward with allegations.  Unfortunately, it seems as though this support for survivors was only shown in the name of political convenience.  When an allegation is brought against the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party, suddenly there is radio silence from the establishment.  No calls for an investigation, no questions from the media, nothing.  None of the major cable news outlets have even reported the story.

How can the Democratic party claim to be the party that is fighting Donald Trump, a serial sexual abuser, while propping up Joe Biden?  How can the Democratic party be the party that claims to protect women, but fails to do so when the predator is on their own side? How can media outlets claim to educate the public and provide crucial information, but fail to report this disturbing allegation against a presidential candidate?  This goes beyond partisanship, beyond Biden vs. Bernie.  This is about what kind of country we want to be, and what we are willing to accept in our leadership.  How many times are we going to watch a predator ascend to the highest ranks of power while stifling the women who speak out against them?  Every time we elect, nominate, or promote an abuser, we tell survivors that their experience don't matter.  We are sending a clear message that assault will not stop men from gaining more and more power and that power makes men immune from consequence.

When Dr. Blasey Ford came forward with her story, Biden himself stated the importance of believing women.  It is time to ask Biden if he believes the women who have made sexual assault and harassment allegations against him.  It is time for the media to cover this story, and time for Democrats to stop sweeping it under the rug.  Tara Reade, we are with you.  To all survivors, we see you, we hear you, and we stand in solidarity with you.  We will never stop fighting for you.


Signed,

Penn State Students for Bernie 
Students for Bernie at UNCC
Grinnell Students for Bernie
William & Mary for Bernie
Harvard College Students for Bernie
Penn for Bernie
UIC for Bernie
UCLA Bruins for Bernie
Northeastern Huskies for Bernie

If You Can’t Support Medicare For All by Now, Become a Republican | Joe Biden’s Problematic Response to Coronavirus

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This edition's playlist

1) Dionne Warwick's SHE'S BACK.


2) The Beatles' ABBEY ROAD.


3)  The Mamas and the Papas' THE PAPAS AND THE MAMAS.


4) Janet Jackson's UNBREAKABLE.


5)  Stevie Nicks'  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR.

6)  Harry Style's FINE LINE.


7) Ben Harper's BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN.





8) Sam Smith's IN THE LONELY HOUR DROWNING SHADOW EDITION.


9)  Carly Simon's ANTICIPATION.


10) Stevie Wonder's SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE.

Highlights

This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.


"Protect your local rapist -- says Hollywood" -- most requested highlight by the readers of this site.


"THIS JUST IN! ALYSSA SPEAKS!," "Confessions of Alyssa Milano,""Iraq snapshot,"  "Iraq snapshot," "Iraq snapshot,"  "Iraq snapshot," "Iraq snapshot," "Iraq snapshot," "Tara Reade?," "Support builds for Tara Reade," "Trina's right, the Congress has betrayed us," "If anyone needs to drop out, it's rapist Joe Biden," "Bernie tells the truth (also MODERN FAMILY can't stop sucking)," "Look at the ones who lie to attack Bernie," "Nancy Pelosi better get her s**t together," "Bernie,"  "Howie Hawkins and the Green Party," "Tweet of the week?,"  "Another science post," "Whoopi Fetchit Goldberg," "Science post," "It's a disgrace," "What do we need?,"  "Denying the American people is what Congress does," "What we need is clear," "There's a reason that US Socialist Worker dying wasn't a bad thing," "Stories from the past," "RING OF FIRE addresses the rape allegations against Joe Biden," "Alyssa Milano says Bernie Sanders needs to drop out of the primary," "The return of Susan Rice," "Seth Rich," "hey, whoopi, why you still on tv?" and "the silencing of tara reade" -- news coverage in the community.


"Sauteed Yellow Squash in the Kitchen" and "Toss out Trappys lima beans and switch to Del Monte" -- food coverage in the community. 
 

"5 great Jess Glynne tracks," "Sam Smith," "10 songs that soothe on even the worst of days," "Safe in my garden," "10 favorite piano-based songs of the rock era," "The Mamas and the Papas, Michelle Phillips, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Carly Simon, Ben Folds Five, Cher" and "John Prine, Joe Diffie, Alan Merrill" -- music coverage in the community.



"First Slut" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.










"David Schramm and Wings," "INDEBTED," "Batwoman,"   "'dynasty' - adam tries to save jeff," "judge judy, devs. little fires everywhere," "How To Get Away With Murder and Charmed," "Streaming thoughts," "A show worse than Empire? They're planning it," "CONTAGIOUS," "Streaming,"  "Another episode of EMPIRE," "DVD sales?," "the only reason to watch 'little fires everywhere'," "What I like to stream" and "HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER returns" -- entertainment coverage in the community.