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TIDBITS – SEPT. 19 – READER COMMENTS: LIES ABOUT HAITIAN
IMMIGRANTS; REV. BARBER; READERS DISAGREE ON RANKED CHOICE VOTING;
LEONARD PELTIER’S CONTINUED IMPRISONMENT; GOVT KNEW ETHEL ROSENBERG
NOT SPY; FIND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE NEAR YOU; MORE…  
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_ Reader Comments: Lies About Haitian Immigrants; Rev. Barber:
Prophet for the Poor; Readers Disagree on Ranked Choice Voting;
Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg
Not Spy; Find Affordable Child Care Near You; more.... _

Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
Sept 19, 2024, xxxxxx

 

* RAINING LIES  --  CARTOON BY PAT BAGLEY
* WHO THE HELL IS RESPONSIBLE  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD
* RE: US WORKING CLASS ‘OVERWHELMINGLY TO THE LEFT’ OF THE RICH
ON ECONOMIC POLICY: SURVEY  (MICHAEL HENRY STARKS)
* RE: A PROPHET FOR THE POOR  (DANIEL MILLSTONE)
* ‘THE PHILADELPHIA STORY’  --  CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ
* RE: RANKED-CHOICE DISASTER  (ALLAN; JIM BARTON; MARK ROTH)
* RE: LEONARD PELTIER’S CONTINUED IMPRISONMENT  (SAND BRIM)
* RE: WORLD GOVERNMENTS ARE USING ‘INCREASINGLY HARSH’ LAWS
AGAINST CLIMATE PROTESTERS  (TINA BRAXTON)
* RE: DECLASSIFIED MEMO FROM US CODEBREAKER SHEDS LIGHT ON ETHEL
ROSENBERG’S COLD WAR SPY CASE  (LEONARD J. LEHRMAN)
* TRUMP MUSIC  --  CARTON BY ROB ROGERS

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RESOURCES:

* FIND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE OPTIONS NEAR YOU  (WORKING AMERICA)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* NEW YORK CITY RALLY + MARCH ON SEPT. 30 TO RECLAIM & DEFEND PUBLIC
MEDICARE & MEDICAID

 

* MAGA AND PROJECT 2025: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND PRESENT DANGERS
 -  LIVE STREAM  --  OCTOBER 3  (HISTORIANS FOR PEACE &
DEMOCRACY)

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RAINING LIES  --  CARTOON BY PAT BAGLEY

Pat Bagley
September 16, 2024
The Salt Lake Tribune
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WHO THE HELL IS RESPONSIBLE  --  CARTOON BY DR. JAMES MACLEOD

 

Dr. James MacLeod
September 16,  2024
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RE: US WORKING CLASS ‘OVERWHELMINGLY TO THE LEFT’ OF THE RICH ON
ECONOMIC POLICY: SURVEY
 

The new research, said one union leader, provides Democrats with a
"clear roadmap to winning back" working-class voters.

Michael Henry Starks
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RE: A PROPHET FOR THE POOR
 

 

Try, why don't you, Matthew Desmond's review of Rev.Barber's new book
focusing on white poverty. Can black and white unite and fight? Both
Rev. Barber and Prof. Desmond think so. We've had examples and so
experience with game-changing deep canvassing but so much still needs
to be done. Thanks to xxxxxx
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Daniel Millstone
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‘THE PHILADELPHIA STORY’  --  CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ

 

Lalo Alcaraz
September 10, 2024
pocho.com
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RE: RANKED-CHOICE DISASTER
 

Lousy article. does not explain clearly what the problem is. RCV seems
to me a way for people to vote for who they really what but also
protect against the worse evil taking power.

Allan

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I'm sorry you reposted Meyerson's piece on Ranked Choice. It was one
of his worst, from a guy I usually like.
He conflated RCV (good) with two-person primaries (bad).

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Thanks for having a great publication!

Sincerely,

Jim Barton
Asheville, NC

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He's full of shit. That's the simplest way to look at it.

In science fiction fandom, we've been using "the Australian ballot" -
it is what they use for political elections in Australia - for the
Hugo Awards, for site selection for the next Worldcon, etc since well
back into the last century.

And celebrities, and people with money? You mean, as opposed to right
now, where you need huge amounts of money to even get on the ballot?

Then there are the idiots - don't tell me they don't exist - who
dislike someone, but "he won't win, and I don't want to 'waste' my
vote".

So go ahead, tell me it doesn't work in Australia, at the least.

mark roth

 

RE: LEONARD PELTIER’S CONTINUED IMPRISONMENT
 

just heartbreaking. and so obviously continued injustice toward native
American Indians.

Sand Brim

 

RE: WORLD GOVERNMENTS ARE USING ‘INCREASINGLY HARSH’ LAWS AGAINST
CLIMATE PROTESTERS
 

Governments are required by international law to protect and respect
the basic rights of freedom of expression, assembly and association,
but, rather than safeguarding them, many countries are looking to
outdated legislation or enacting new laws restricting peaceful protest
and imposing disproportionate punishments.

Tina Braxton
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RE: DECLASSIFIED MEMO FROM US CODEBREAKER SHEDS LIGHT ON ETHEL
ROSENBERG’S COLD WAR SPY CASE
 

Walter Schneir's THE FINAL VERDICT, edited posthumously by his wife
Miriam, and published thanks to the National Committee Re-open the
Rosenberg Case, showed definitively that Julius was a spy, Ethel was
not, and neither of them were involved (as the Greenglasses were) in
atomic espionage, which was the heart of the case against them,
resulting in their conviction and execution. Just as Gov. Michael
Dukakis exonerated Sacco and Vanzetti, 50 years after their unjust
execution; both the Rosenbergs deserve exoneration.

Leonard J. Lehrman
former Co-Director, NCRRC

 

TRUMP MUSIC  --  CARTON BY ROB ROGERS

 

 

In a recent Truth Social post, Donald Trump said "I hate Taylor
Swift!" I can't imagine Trump liking any kind of music, but I can
imagine him defending a fellow billionaire sexual assaulter.

Rob Rogers
September 19, 2024
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FIND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE OPTIONS NEAR YOU  (WORKING AMERICA)

 

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Child care is getting more and more expensive. The good news is, there
are state and federal programs to help working families pay for it.
FOLLOW THIS LINK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE
OPTIONS.
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All children deserve safe, quality care, no matter their family’s
income. That’s why these programs exist: 

* CASH HELP: Follow this link, choose your state, and then click on
“Financial Assistance for Families” to learn more about the money
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* HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START: These federal programs provide
free educational care for children under the age of five. CLICK HERE!
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* PRE-K: Pre-kindergarten programs serve children between ages 3 and
5 years of age and focus on helping children get ready for
kindergarten. Some states offer these programs to working families for
free or for low cost. Follow this link, choose your state, and then
click on “Child Development and Early Learning Resources” to learn
what’s available near you. CLICK HERE!
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It’s not easy to juggle work and raising a family. Follow the links
above to get the help you need and deserve. 

In solidarity and support, 

Working America

 

NEW YORK CITY RALLY + MARCH ON SEPT. 30 TO RECLAIM & DEFEND PUBLIC
MEDICARE & MEDICAID

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

TIME & LOCATIONS: 

*   11AM RALLY: CITY HALL PARK
*   12:15PM MARCH TO AETNA
*   1:30PM RALLY: SPRING STREET PARK @ 6TH AVE & SPRING STREET
(ACROSS FROM AETNA)

We're reaching out to supporters in the greater NYC area to let you
know about this NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO RECLAIM MEDICARE rally and
march on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH. Our allies Physicians for a National
Health Program, and many others in coalition, are organizing actions
across the country — and this will be their main event!

RSVP AND SHARE THIS LINK — BIT.LY/MARCHNYC930
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Seniors, healthcare workers, and advocates from a broad alliance of
organizations in the New York Metropolitan area will rally and march
on September 30th to protest the influence of corporate greed on the
American healthcare system, in particular via the Medicare Advantage
program. Starting at City Hall and marching to the NYC offices of
Aetna CVS Health, we will tell both New York elected officials and
health insurance corporations to stop the privatization of our
cherished health programs.

Starting at 11:00am, advocates will gather at New York City Hall to
demand Mayor Eric Adams stop his ongoing efforts to force retirees
onto privatized, for-profit Medicare “Advantage” plans. For
decades, New York City public retirees, including teachers, police
officers, sanitation workers, 9/11 first responders, and other public
servants have been promised healthcare benefits through the trusted
Medicare program. Mayor Adams has broken that promise by handing over
their healthcare benefits to profit-driven insurance corporations that
limit provider networks, delay care, and routinely deny claims in
order to turn massive profits at the expense of our health.

After stating our demands to Mayor Adams, we will march to the
corporate offices of Aetna CVS Health. Not only is Aetna Medicare
DisAdvantage the predatory plan the City of New York is trying to
force its retirees into, NYC Transit/MTA already successfully forced
their retirees into it earlier this year. Aetna/CVS Health is also the
fastest growing Medicare Dis-Advantage provider in the country, with
their enrollment doubling since 2010. Protesters will demand Aetna CVS
Health not only withdraw from negotiations with the City over the
proposed retiree Medicare Advantage plan, but also stop delaying and
denying care by eliminating prior authorizations, stop overbilling the
Medicare Trust Fund and state Medicaid plans, and stop utilizing
Artificial Intelligence to evaluate and deny claims.

Join us in demanding that Mayor Adams deliver on the promises made to
public servants in New York City and that health insurance
corporations stop using deceptive practices to profit from our
health. RSVP HERE BIT.LY/MARCHNYC930
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ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS (ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS WELCOME, LIST IN
DEVELOPMENT):

* ACT UP NY
* Be A Hero
* Center for Popular Democracy
* Citizen Action NY
* CROC: Cross-Union Retirees Organizing Committee
* NWBCCC: North West Bronx Community Clergy Coalition
* NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees
* New York Statewide Senior Action Council
* NYPAN: New York Progressive Action Network
* PNHP: Physicians for a National Health Program
* PNHP NY Metro: Physicians for a National Health Program - NY Metro
Chapter
* Radical Elders

 

MAGA AND PROJECT 2025: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND PRESENT DANGERS  -
 LIVE STREAM  --  OCTOBER 3  (HISTORIANS FOR PEACE & DEMOCRACY)

 

 

“MAGA AND PROJECT 2025: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND CURRENT DANGERS
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with Carol Anderson, Nancy MacLean, and Paul Ortiz. Historians at
several campuses are planning public showings, and we hope you will
join them. If you are planning a “live” event on the day itself
(or after, since it will remain available on YouTube), please fill in
this Google Doc
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If you need help in setting up a showing, add that to the Google Doc
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and we will get back to you ASAP.

In solidarity,
Margaret Power and Van Gosse, H-PAD Co-Chairs

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Van Gosse, c/o Department of History
Franklin & Marshall College
415 Harrisburg Pike
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