I’m not having any luck figuring out how to livestream this (yes, if I weren’t an idiot, I’d have RSVP’d Senator Warren’s email invitation!), but here’s the CNN link…
Archives for March 2019
Midwest Flooding: Waters Receding
Offutt Air Base in Omaha had to move planes to Lincoln as the runways flooded. Side note: I was born there and pretty sure my blood runs Air Force Blue.
My brother and niece were stranded here. They came out for spring break and then the town they and my parents live in became an island as the Loup flooded and many levies broke. (The farmer who died when the bridge washed out is from there, too)
My sister-in-law is a nurse and couldn’t get to work because all roads out of town were underwater. She finally made it to work through a three-hour route (she’s twenty minutes from it normally) and my brother made it home yesterday with just a few long, out of the way roads.
More roads are opening up, but many highways are with escorts only.
The Nebraska State Patrol is posting some great photos. Here are their animal rescues:
He seems to be enjoying the boat ride.
You’ve come to save me? I love you.
And this haunting photo was not far from where my parents (who are thankfully dry – even though they live next to a levy):
The little town of Genoa had to completely evacuate. This is one of their bridges.
Here’s the Governor flyover video:
I know we have some Nebraska and Iowa jackals, are you all okay? Anyone at risk as all this water moves downstream?
But you know…climate change is a liberal conspiracy.
Monday Afternoon Open Thread
I’m fatigued.
There is just so much going on it is dizzying. Most of all I just don’t understand how he is still in office. Or all his crooked cronies, like Wilbur Ross.
It’s what I think whenever I check the news- “Nothing really matters anymore, does it?”
Hitting Bottom
In statement, Brazile says "I know I'm going to get criticized from my friends in the progressive movement" pic.twitter.com/VBP4ouQUy5
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 18, 2019
Is that what we learned from the 2016 election? I thought we learned that Fox pumped up bullshit that hurt Democrats and hid anything that could hurt Trump. But I’m not getting a six figure check from them. Perhaps that would alter my perspective.
On the Road and In Your Backyard
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Elizabeth Warren, Walking Point
.@SenWarren joins @JakeTapper for a Presidential Town Hall. Live from Jackson, Mississippi. Monday at 9p ET #WarrenTownHall pic.twitter.com/YpPHm97XPN
— CNN (@CNN) March 17, 2019
A stray observation from talking to people in IA and NH recently: Elizabeth Warren would be a lot of Democratic voters' first choice, or at least current favorite, if it weren't for "electability" worries. I cannot count how many people have told me something to this effect
— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) March 16, 2019
They say a good teacher leads their students towards knowledge, rather than just inculcating them, and even her enemies admit Elizabeth Warren is a very good teacher. The longer she’s on her current mission, the more I’d like to see her as President… but even if that’s not the end point, she’s making an incredibly valuable contribution to the Democratic party just by running the way she’s running.
Senator Warren has assumed the burden of being the candidate who proposes Sensible Alternatives. X (the cost of childcare, tech monopolies, affordable housing) is a problem for too many Americans. Here is my suggestion for fixing that, and also a proposal for covering the cost of doing so. The Horse-Race-Tout Media immediately rejects her proposals, as simultaneously inadequate and too far-reaching — with a sidebar of sexism and a strong dose of misogyny.
A week later, some other Democratic candidate proposes a not-entirely-dissimilar fix for approximately the same problem… and the worst the Conventional Wisdom Pundits can come up with is ‘What, this again? Why can’t the Dems *agree* about every platform detail in advance, and save us the trouble of reading all those icky position papers?’
To paraphrase @jkarsh – Elizabeth Warren just keeps grinding along and focusing on policy. She’s running a very simple, substance-rich campaign. Will be interesting to see how that holds up against some of the other candidates’ sizzle. https://t.co/5xrhpdrwj6
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 16, 2019
61% of American voters support @SenWarren's wealth tax, which would create a 2% tax on those with $50 million in wealth and 3% for those with $1 billion https://t.co/qfBbwJM8Pm pic.twitter.com/R7cFLluZ0e
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) March 17, 2019
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Lighter Side Open Thread: H-O-R-S-E HARSH!
this ends fantastically pic.twitter.com/zNKCi4gbZl
— megan YELI MVP brown (@thatgirlondeck) March 16, 2019
How about giving the original creator credit? @TheRealRyanHiga ! You the best man ?
— °• k a y l a •° (@AcousticArtist1) March 16, 2019
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