Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Tweet of the week




 56 minutes ago
Dear Jay-Z, I don’t care if you did get a workout. You are a bottom feeding piece of crap and people with integrity will always hate you. You’re welcome. Enjoy your evening.
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This edition's playlist

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1) Tori Amos'  UNREPENTANT GERALDINES.


2) Mavis Staples' WE GET BY.


3) Dionne Warwick's SHE'S BACK.


4) Stevie Nicks' STAND BACK.


5) James Blake's ASSUME FORM.


6) Sam Smith's THE THRILL OF IT ALL.


7) Stevie Nicks' STAND BACK.


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


9) Ben Harper's CALL IT WHAT IT IS.


10) Sade's SOLDIER OF LOVE.

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Cassidy, Warren Introduce Legislation to Protect Student Veterans’ Housing Benefits During Natural Disasters



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Cassidy, Warren Introduce Legislation to Protect Student Veterans’ Housing Benefits During Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced legislation protect student veterans from losing their housing benefits in the event a natural disaster.
Under current law, veterans’ housing benefits could end if a natural disaster closes a school for longer than a month. The Strengthening Disaster Assistance for Student Veterans Act grants the Veterans Affairs secretary the authority to extend those benefits.
“Student veterans have earned their benefits with their service to our nation,” said Dr. Cassidy, a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. “Losing those benefits because of a disaster is a failure of the law. When recovering after disaster, losing housing should not be on the list of worries for our veterans.” 
“All three of my older brothers served in the military and taught me about the importance of honoring our promises to the brave men and women in uniform, who deserve the opportunity to build a future for themselves and their families,” said Senator Warren, member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. “Student veterans should never have to worry about obstacles that can undermine their educational goals, including affording a place to live when their school is closed due to an emergency, and that’s why Senator Cassidy and I have a bipartisan bill to ensure our government keeps its promises to our student veterans.”
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Isakson, Tester Invite Senate Community to Participate in ‘Toys for Tots’ Drive

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Senator Johnny Isakson (above) is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.  His office issued the following:


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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Contact: Amanda Maddox (Isakson), 202-224-7777

 Olya Voytovich (Tester), 202-224-2868







Isakson, Tester Invite Senate Community to Participate in ‘Toys for Tots’ Drive
Resolution authorizing U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots collection passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today announced this year’s Toys for Tots drive being held in coordination with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect toys for children in need.
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Isakson and Tester allowing for the collection of charitable donations in Senate buildings during the holiday season. Senate offices are invited to collect donated toys in designated collection bins until Dec. 4, 2019. A collection bin will also be located outside of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in Russell 412.
“I thank my Senate colleagues for allowing this special tradition to continue here in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots charity drive for children at the holidays,” said Isakson. “Senator Tester and I encourage continued support for this outreach opportunity.”
“It is an honor to continue the tradition of the Toys for Tots charity drive with the United States Marine Corps Reserve and Chairman Isakson,” said Tester. “This annual drive is a special opportunity for our Senate colleagues to participate in a worthy cause, bringing joy to deserving children and families around the holidays.”
Toys for Tots is an annual program conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect toys for disadvantaged children for the holiday season. Isakson and Tester introduced a resolution authorizing the donation drive that passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 12.
For more information or to request a Toys for Tots collection bin, please contact Emily_Blair@vetaff.senate.gov or devin.a.davis@usmc.mil.
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 116th Congress. Isakson is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs since he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of the armed services as well as nearly 700,000 veterans.











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Some Tweets from Howie Hawkins


  •  Pinned Tweet
     Aug 20
    "The essence of Capitalism is to turn nature into commodities, and commodities into Capital. The live green Earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few, and toxic slag heaps for the many." - Michael Parenti
    4 replies86 retweets201 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     7 hours ago
    The pictures say it all: an unknown right-wing politician declares herself president of in a parliament nearly empty of elected officials - then takes the seat of power surrounded by unelected military generals and police captains. If this isn’t a coup, what is?
     
    64 replies542 retweets1,049 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    Police in the video say Medea "assaulted a member of Congress", when SHE was the one assaulted by right-wing, pro-coup thugs. This is a crude jam-up against one of our most courageous living global peace activists even as yet ANOTHER nation in Latin America endures a coup.
    Medea Benjamin arrested for Venezuela protest. Max Blumenthal was just the first. Medea has video. …
    16 retweets37 likes
     
     
  •  Nov 12
    There are almost 70,000 children in concentration camps and they are at imminent risk of disease and death. Many face the risk of sexual abuse. These children need to be released, and all those involved in detaining these children need to be arrested immediately.
    : investigation reveals 69,550 migrant children were held in U.S. government custody over the past year, enough infants, toddlers, kids and teens to overflow the typical NFL stadium.
    5 replies27 retweets63 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 12
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    In his press conference in , minutes ago, admitted a member of his security staff had told him he had been offered $50,000 to kill him.
    2 replies7 retweets6 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 11
    Those who call themselves progressive must speak out NOW. The bloody history of US crushing democracy in Latin America has gone on far too long to feign ignorance! Stand up & condemn the coup in NOW - or be complicit.
    If the US backed right continues to succeed with its takeover, the future of Bolivia will be looting of resources, destruction of their universal healthcare system and extreme violence against the workers, farmers, peasants and indigenous people who backed Evo’s socialist program …
    70 replies445 retweets1,011 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 12
    . to "This letter is to give you 14 days notice of my intention to have New York State move to revoke National Grid's certificate to operate its downstate gas franchise." !
    2 replies7 retweets11 likes
     
     
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  •   Retweeted
     Nov 12
    But I read in the NYT…
    Bolivian Police cutting the indigenous flag - which had been Bolivia's 2nd official flag - off their uniforms. This coup is literally the opposite of restoring democracy, which is how…
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    2 replies12 retweets71 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 11
    We Must Dismantle The War Machine To Avoid The Climate Catastrophe. A key part of the Green Party's Green New Deal since 2010. via
    1 retweet6 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 10
    Supporters of Bolivia's democratically elected President Evo Morales have flooded the streets, demanding an overturning of the right-wing coup, which threatens to permanently destroy their democracy
    86 replies1,424 retweets2,823 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 10
    In 2006 Evo Morales nationalised the second largest gas reserves in Latin America, recognized and protected indigenous rights & extended healthcare to all Bolivians. He won democratic elections.. paid off IMF loans, played by the global right's rules, but they want everything.
    40 replies2,380 retweets9,744 likes
     
     
  •  Nov 10
    It isn't enough to denounce the coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia while validating the myth driving the coup.
    14 retweets40 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 10
    Morales' resignation followed threats from the military and the opposition against not just him but his ministers and their family. There is an unconfirmed rumor that those leading the coup plan to kill Evo.
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  •  Nov 10
    Morales has been undemocratically overthrown by violent forces of reaction. This is a coup d’état against the clear wishes of the Bolivian people.
    4 replies52 retweets138 likes
     
     
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  •   Retweeted
     Nov 9
    75 years of anti-communism/socialism/leftism (by GOP & most Dems) has yielded Trump and the current GOP. Right-wing activities were more funded, cheered; left-wing were more demonized. So the unbalanced, “vital center” of US politics destroyed itself.
    16 replies312 retweets1,072 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 9
    Today, 24 years ago, Ken Saro Wiwa was murdered alongside 8 compatriots of Ogoni extraction. Their crime was demanding environmental justice and a fairer deal from resource extraction. Their death sparked a global reawakening. Today we celebrate them. They live!
     
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    5 replies92 retweets108 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Nov 8
    A travesty of justice that Lula was imprisoned in the 1st place. Kudos to & all who went to the mat for his release. Now let’s fight for political prisoners Julian Assange & Chelsea Manning, whose brutal imprisonment makes a mockery of our justice system!
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    Ex-Brazilian President was released from prison Friday after a supreme court ruling on defendants' rights. His imprisonment in 2018 has been widely criticized as politically motivated, intended to clear the way for…
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  •  Nov 8
    Lula's release is a victory for democratic forces in Brazil and around the world, and long overdue.
    2 replies12 retweets53 likes
     
     






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