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Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock
by Ari Paul Dec 15, 2016

Over the past...

I saw this video when it first happened and was touched so deeply. W.Clark, Jr. apologized for ALL us white people; something all of us should do with great humility. I cried when watching his...

Very poignant - Thank you for posting this.

The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Columnist

America Elects a Bigot

Charles M. Blow NOV. 10, 2016
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The Sorrow and the Pity
November 18, 2016
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Meanwhile, Trump intensifies groping of America
By Mark Morford on December 5, 2016

Was it his recent anti-Hillary...

The following testimony on Facebook of a man apologizing to indigenous peoples and his reception is one of the most moving things that I have seen.

An incredible moment of healing at Standing...

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Beyond even the shadow of any doubt we are in a life or death struggle with the 1%!

They are our only real enemies, everybody else, the 99%, are also victims of the cupidity of those very wealthy...

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Where I wish President Trump failure...

That sounds like another ridiculous lie about G.Soros from the alt-right press. They also lied that he funded Ferguson protests, violent blacks, and that he's dead. There are dozens right-wing "news"...

Received from a friend today...

Dear Red States:

We're ticked off at the way you've treated California and we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country and we're taking the...

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life,...

kakistocracy

PRONUNCIATION:
(kak-i-STOK-ruh-see, kah-ki-)

MEANING:
noun: Government by the least qualified or worst persons.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek kakistos (worst), superlative of kakos...

You might consider a simple shaming sign program aimed at tourists; something like, Paul Hobbs Wine uses herbicides, enjoy your wine! maybe as simple as Herbicides used here, Paul Hobbs Wine
Placed...

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I am a Social Security recipient, and I wholeheartedly support this movement. The funds that people like me now collect were earned by us- we paid into Social Security for many years (46 years in my...

Glad you asked. Here is a list of several potential benefits, taken from YesCalifornia.org:

THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE IN 9 SIMPLE POINTS
Being a U.S. state is no longer serving California’s best...

This discussion and John's post have merit to them. People have been discussing Northern California as leaving the American Empire for decades. It is sometimes suggested that a new union be formed...

Haven't we had enough of tearing each other apart? There are people in this state that are on welfare or on Social Security or SSDI, or who depend on Medicare and Medi-cal and food stamps. And to be...

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Is a California National Party possible?

Possibly.

A billionaire immigrant entrepreneur named Shervin Pishevar in Silicon Valley is saying he's ready to fund it. He's got some fire in the...

I’m all for the Cal-exit movement. Don’t think it will happen but you got my vote.

If you consider how badly we get are underrepresented compared to those smaller states it is staggering and means...

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I do feel many Rump voters were voting against Hillary, rather than for Rump.

As far as the Democrat Party....it was plain and clear for a long time to anyone willing to open their eyes that...

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Early results from Sonoma County are VERY GOOD!

First, congratulations to Neysa and Michael for the late results, which indicate they hold substantial leads and will be Sebastopol's next City...

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Barry,

I have sat out this firefight, but I am compelled to comment about your participation in favor of a candidate even as you act as "moderator" of this forum. It's not like Hopkins needs...

Correction: Lynda's funding is now apparently over half a million, much of it from Big Wine.

As an organic food farmer for the last 24 years, my biggest fear is that we are losing our county to...

I don't know who that person is pretending to be a monkey but as many others who attack Noreen's legitimacy, they are posting to sow disinformation. Hopkins does have signs on vineyard properties,...

Or, let's say she doesn't want to break ties with her friends and big businesses who have given her $310,000.00 (that's right, $310,000.00), and counting to represent them on the Board of...

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Doubts About the Promised Bounty of...

Barry, you know better than this. In past campaigns Noreen was running for statewide office, in races against Republicans, when she was the standard bearer for the Democratic party. Candidates in...

Whoa, Barry! This has everything to do with fundraising. Particularly from big wine. I have personally spoken with pro-GMO winemakers who have donated significantly to the Hopkins cause. Hopkins...

powerful, fascinating film. enjoy - jude

This weekend I'm pleased to share a free screening of the powerful movie The Sacred Science. If you haven't seen it yet, please make sure you watch. This...

It may very well be that Lynda Hopkins, in her heart of hearts, would like nothing more than to "protect our coast" as it states on one of those little yellow add-ons to her signs. But the big money...

>>>I find SM extremely dangerous, especially for women. It’s a political issue and it’s either allowed or not. You allow it. If I were running the board I’d censor it. As a radical Lesbian Feminist I...

Here's an interesting piece from today's PD on two major Hopkins supporters:

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"To date, the county has fined Ratto...

Barry has stated several times, along with others, that the mudslinging started with Noreen or her supporters attacking Lynda first. Could someone supply the context for this, please? It seems to me...

from The Press Democrat, 10/24:

Follow the money
EDITOR: Contributions in the 5th Supervisorial District will exceed previous ...

Nice. Thank you, Scamperwillow, for this fact-checking site. I found this especially interesting:

"Noreen was a strong opponent of the Preservation Ranch development proposal, which would have...

from The Press Democrat, 10/23:

Evans: The real thing

EDITOR: As I was driving around the west county, I noticed that most of the Lynda Hopkins campaign signs have added bright yellow signs...

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Progressive Sebastopol November 2016 Voter Guide: Local Candidates

Palm Drive Health Care District Board Gail Thomas & Rob Cary

This is by far...

Let's look at smearing and what "dark money" in elections does.
I think the obscene amount of super pac money being used to trick the public into voting for a "fresh face"
is corrupting our...

Dear Eric,

What has happened to you? I’ve known you for over 30 years and have considered you a friend. I respected your zeal and participation in the local political process even though I...

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Big and important news on the attainable housing front: Governor Brown and the State legislature are showing the kind of real leadership that has eluded bureaucracy-focused county supervisors and...

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A Jewish girl tells her Catholic college roommate that she's going home for Rosh Hashanah.

The Catholic girl asks the Jewish girl, "Is this the holiday when you light...

its not just the wineries, although they use a great deal & don't pay for it. is to record every drop taken out of river & have those who use it, pay for it based on flow availability.