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TIDBITS – AUG. 15 – READER COMMENTS: HARRIS-WALZ, THE GRASSROOTS;
PROGRESSIVE HISTORY: CAMP WO-CHI-CA; UAW HITS TRUMP, MUSK WITH FEDERAL
LABOR CHARGES; UKRAINE WAR; TAKE ACTION: ENSURE UNRWA FUNDING IS
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_ Reader Comments: Harris-Walz, the Grassroots; Progressive History:
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Tidbits - Reader Comments, Take Action, Resources, Announcements AND
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* RE: CAN TIM WALZ HELP THE DEMOCRATS WIN BACK RURAL AMERICA?  (JON
TETHERLY)
* RE: KAMALA HARRIS AND TIM WALZ NEED THE GRASSROOTS  (DUSTIANNE
NORTH)
* CROWD ENVY  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
* RE: THE HISTORY OF CAMP WO-CHI-CA  (CAROLYN TOLL OPPENHEIM; GEOFF
MIRELOWITZ; YVONNE JULIEN COOPER; ABBY PINARD) 
* THEY GOT MONEY FOR WAR...BUT CAN'T FEED THE POOR
* RE: UAW HITS TRUMP, MUSK WITH FEDERAL LABOR CHARGES OVER EFFORT TO
‘INTIMIDATE WORKERS’  (SONIA COBBINS)
* ELON MUSK, CAPITALISTS AND FASCISTS  --  MEME  (PEOPLE'S
CHANCELLOR - ECONOMICS FOR THE MANY)
* NEW USE FOR TRUMP EAR BANDAGES  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD

* RE: ACADEMIC JOURNALS ARE A LUCRATIVE SCAM  (CHARLES)
* RE: HOW SAN FRANCISCO LONGSHOREMEN MADE THEIR UNION A POWERHOUSE
 (TIM SHEARD)
* RE: TEAMSTERS’ BLACK CAUCUS DEFIES LEADERSHIP WITH HARRIS
ENDORSEMENT  (STEVE ZAHURAK)
* RE: A UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN BORDER PLEBISCITE? ANYONE GOT A BETTER
IDEA?  (NATALIA KUZMYN)
* RE: THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, AUG. 14–20  (PETER KINOY)
* VANCE, FRIEND TO WOMEN  --  CARTOON BY JEN SORENSEN

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* TAKE ACTION NOW TO ENSURE UNRWA FUNDING IS RESTORED! SUPPORT THE
UNRWA EMERGENCY RESTORATION ACT  (MPOWER ACTION FUND)

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* ISRAEL/PALESTINE: A BRIEF FRAMING - 7TH EDITION  (GREEN OLIVE
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* OUR TIME HAS COME: HONORING THE LEGACY OF JESSE JACKSON, SR.  --
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RE: CAN TIM WALZ HELP THE DEMOCRATS WIN BACK RURAL AMERICA?

If Harris/Walz secure the battlegrounds, I think they could go to
Utah. Mormons believe in the value of character, and it's hard to find
worse character than Trump. They vote for him because he's
conservative, but they must not like him. Harris and Walz are not
conservative, but they are certainly of very good character. And how
about going to Montana to shore up Jon Tester, and perhaps put Montana
over the line to Democrat. With some horrible stuff Project 2025 has
planned to steal the election, if necessary, a landslide would be
helpful.

There is a very energetic union leader in Nebraska, running as an
independent against Republican senator Deb Fischer. He is Dan Osborn,
and he would caucus with the Democrats. Nebraska is Tim Walz's
original home. It may be a little of a longshot, but I think Missouri
could be in play, and Kamala and Tim could help Mr. Kunce become
senator. The main point is that I think we should realize what great
candidates we have for President and VP, and dare to go beyond just
winning. We have to stop Trump's attempted coup, and one way that
would help is overwhelming support for the Democratic ticket.

Jon Tetherly

 

RE: KAMALA HARRIS AND TIM WALZ NEED THE GRASSROOTS
 

I’d rather this than trump but I’m curious how you’re gonna get
enough of a truly grassroots organizing campaign while Biden continues
to arm Israel against innocents and Harris refuses to support an arms
embargo. Seems like a nonstarter.

Dustianne North
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CROWD ENVY  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS

 

Rob Rogers
August 13, 2024
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RE: THE HISTORY OF CAMP WO-CHI-CA
 

In the McCarthyite 50's the American Friends Service Committee served
a similar purpose for teenagers with youth work camps and seminars
educating and socializing children of the Left. If anyone reading this
was part of those (as was I) please contact me!

Carolyn Toll Oppenheim
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My mother was first a camper and then a counselor at Wo-Chi-Ca. It's
where she met Charles White, Jacob Lawrence and others, many, many
years ago.

Geoff Mirelowitz
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Yes, Jacob Lawrence is another great one, the confluence of arts and
politics. Love the works of Charles White and Jacob Lawrence— so
inspired!

Yvonne Julien Cooper
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“Wo-Chi-Ca would not survive the 1950s. After years of harassment
from the local Ku Klux Klan and other vigilante groups, the camp
changed its name to Wyandot and moved to Kingston, New York. Beset by
continued harassment and structural problems, it ceased to function by
1954.”

I went to Camp Wyandot in 1951. I have a book, now out of print:
“Tales of Wo-Chi-Ca.”

Abby Pinard
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THEY GOT MONEY FOR WAR...BUT CAN'T FEED THE POOR

 

 

RE: UAW HITS TRUMP, MUSK WITH FEDERAL LABOR CHARGES OVER EFFORT TO
‘INTIMIDATE WORKERS’
 

I just saw that clip of Trump laughing with Elon Musk about firing
striking workers. Two selfish immature spoiled rich guys. Musk is
giving megabucks to the Trump campaign.

Sonia Cobbins
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ELON MUSK, CAPITALISTS AND FASCISTS  --  MEME

 

People's Chancellor - Economics For The Many
August 11, 2024
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NEW USE FOR TRUMP EAR BANDAGES  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD

 

Dr. James MacLeod
August 11, 2024
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RE: ACADEMIC JOURNALS ARE A LUCRATIVE SCAM
 

Yes they are.  I freely admit to not always agreeing with xxxxxx,
but here, you are 100% spot on.  I know this territory all too well,
having been through this labyrinth of seeking academic / scientific
books, often $150 - $200, or more.  I understand these are low volume
publications, so the cost can be a bit higher than standard commercial
hard copy books, but the price inflation for these books, especially
the electronic versions, has become beyond ridiculous. 

If there is some type of alternative solution for this being
developed, you definitely have my vote.

The cost of education in general has become beyond ridiculous, but
that's for another discussion.
If Kamala does become the next president, this is the type of issue
she might want to be looking at.

Charles

 

RE: HOW SAN FRANCISCO LONGSHOREMEN MADE THEIR UNION A POWERHOUSE

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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Thank you for reprinting Peter's article! 

Perhaps more labor unions today will take a stand on issues of war and
peace..

Tim Sheard
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RE: TEAMSTERS’ BLACK CAUCUS DEFIES LEADERSHIP WITH HARRIS
ENDORSEMENT

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Sean O'Brien is going to be a short term Irish labor leader.  The
times they are a'changin.

Steve Zahurak

 

RE: A UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN BORDER PLEBISCITE? ANYONE GOT A BETTER IDEA?
 

xxxxxx must believe that this article has enough merit to present it
for consideration. Tom Gallagher, for one, obviously believes that a
UN-held plebiscite decision on the "border dispute" would hold weight
with Putin.

Let's start where this article does not. There was no border dispute.
That was an entirely fabricated pretense. Putin had Russian forces
invade at the eastern border to seize Ukraine's substantial oil, gas,
and coal cache in and around Donetsk. Covid had hit Russia hard,
Siberian gas transport was committed at great expense for transport to
China, and Putin's treasury was depleted. Russia was not awarded oil
and gas contracts by Ukraine after independence. Russian activists
were installed in the east to terrorize mine worker families.
Dangerous conditions forced Western oil and gas investors to abandon
their stakes. Putin simply decided to steal from another bordering
sovereign neighbor by doing the unthinkable, again. It worked for him
in Crimea in 2014.

In the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, Ukraine turned over its
Soviet-installed nukes to Russia in exchange for security
assurances--a pledge by the US, UK, France and Russia to support
Ukraine in the event of an invasion. So, would any UN-conducted
plebiscite be honored by the war criminal who is now even more
desperate to restore Russia's sole economy of oil and gas?

Any plebiscite along the eastern border would be no different than
previous Russian-held votes on allegiance. The region, where both
Ukrainians and Russians once lived peacefully within Ukraine's
territory, has been terrorized and oppressed. People have been
conditioned to report on their neighbors under grave threats, and
Russian operatives would have no difficulty determining who votes how.
The outcome is clear to anyone raised in a Ukrainian family, who well
knows what oppression by Russian rule means. And if ever held, Putin
would only be rewarded for having invaded, and be given what never
belonged to Russia. Further, it's not the Russian residents there who
would benefit--it's Putin and his oligarchs.

Gallagher has bought the false argument that because Ukraine was under
Soviet rule for nearly a century, it must belong to, or have meshed
with, the invaders. Would he say the same if the US were to be
overtaken and run by China for decades, just because Americans would
then be forced to work with their oppressors? I was raised in a
Canadian/Ukrainian community in the 50's and 60's, and no refugee who
endured the generations of brutality that began in 1917, would ever
agree with him. Nor would any of Ukrainian heritage agree with him
today. Independence was long sought and cherished, though it was
unfortunately tenuously kept after 1994 because of lingering Soviet
era influences--the kind that Putin and his oil and gas oligarch
buddies perpetuated.

Gallagher claims that many more than MTG do not support the US
position on Ukraine, but he is a Republican, a Trump supporter, who
blindly maintain that his sovereign nation should acquiesce to
dictators like Putin. And to Trump, of course.

What is xxxxxx thinking by giving voice to anyone who supports a
racist, misogynist felon? What's next here? Why not give voice to the
wanna-be dictator himself, or would that be too obvious? 

Natalia Kuzmyn

 

RE: THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, AUG. 14–20
 

Excellent and fun informative reading!

Peter Kinoy

 

VANCE, FRIEND TO WOMEN  --  CARTOON BY JEN SORENSEN

 

 

Most people have heard about Vance’s “childless cat ladies”
comment, but did you know he has used it on multiple occasions, and
rudely insulted people who don’t have kids at least 13 other times
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country’s future,” as though it’s impossible to care about
anyone else besides your own offspring. Which is just bizarre if you
ask me. Ironically enough, it is fossil fuel-supported politicians
like Vance dooming the earth for future generations.

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TAKE ACTION NOW TO ENSURE UNRWA FUNDING IS RESTORED! SUPPORT THE UNRWA
EMERGENCY RESTORATION ACT

 

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Palestinians in Gaza are _still_ facing unimaginable violence and
suffering every day, yet the U.S. continues to pause its funding to
UNRWA — the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East.

A NEW BILL EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE SOON COULD RESTORE
U.S. FUNDING TO UNRWA AND PROVIDE CRUCIAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO
PALESTINIANS IN GAZA FACING STARVATION & DISEASE DUE TO ISRAEL'S
U.S.-FUNDED GENOCIDE — BUT WE HAVE TO ACT FAST.

BUT WE CAN CHANGE THIS – A NEW BILL IN CONGRESS WOULD RESTORE U.S.
FUNDING TO UNRWA
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THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN
THE NEAR EAST (UNRWA) — ESTIMATES THAT OVER TWO MILLION PALESTINIANS
IN GAZA CURRENTLY RELY ON THEM "FOR THEIR SHEER SURVIVAL."3

AFTER A BRIEF AND TEMPORARY FUNDING PAUSE BY OTHER NATIONS EARLIER
THIS YEAR, ALL HAVE NOW RESUMED FUNDING TO UNRWA, including the
United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, Australia, Germany, Sweden,
and Canada. 

ALL, THAT IS, EXCEPT FOR THE UNITED STATES

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This is a disgrace — but we can move to fix it. 

URGE YOUR U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE: CO-SPONSOR THE UNRWA EMERGENCY
RESTORATION ACT NOW.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNRWA) estimates that over two million Palestinians in
Gaza currently rely on them “for their sheer survival.” [1]

After a brief funding pause by other nations earlier this year, all
have resumed funding to UNRWA. (That includes the United Kingdom, the
European Union, Japan, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and Canada.) All,
that is, except for the United States.

A HOUSE BILL TO FINALLY RESTORE US FUNDING TO UNRWA IS BEING
INTRODUCED SOON BY REPS. ANDRÉ CARSON, PRAMILA JAYAPAL AND JAN
SCHAKOWSKY.

It already has more than 50 original cosponsors, including Reps. Rosa
DeLauro, Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan and Rashida
Tlaib.

We need to build on that momentum.

THE BEST WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR UNRWA AND THE PEOPLE OF GAZA RIGHT
NOW, IS TO CALL ON YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF
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