Jane McAlevey
Jimmy presented the case for Town Hall Citizen
Jimmy Kimmel returned to some airwaves last night. In his monologue he presented why Town Hall Citizen exists.
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Bernie Sanders
Bernie - "scrap the cap"!
At today's Fighting Oligarchy stop in Viroqua, WI, Bernie said "scrap the cap". Every Democrat should run on this.
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Caitlin Drey won a state house seat in Iowa. Now the bad news.
Today social media is cheering that Caitlin Drey, an Iowa Democrat, won a state house seat that previously went Trump +11. Elect Catelin Drey for Iowa Senate District 1Working mom & advocate Catelin Drey is running to flip Iowa SD1 on Aug 26 & break the GOP supermajority. Learn more
Trumpism
South Park - proud to be a Coloradan
South Park is knocking it out of the park this year. Here's a clip from this season's 27, episode 1: It's not that I hate the right. It's just that we disagree. And we're so far off, we can'
Tech
Here comes the sun
I've been a little discouraged lately. But this piece by Bill McKibben picked me up. 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a MomentIn the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.The New YorkerBill
Ralph Nader
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa - "we need to create a country where we are actually in control of our own government"
"No rational human being would ever be in favor of what's being done to Gaza"
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Majority Report - "organize around some narrow principles"
The August 13, 2025 Majority Report (full disclosure - I'm a paid subscriber) gets to what Town Hall Citizen is about and why I started it. On the show Sam interviews Harvey J. Kaye, Historian and Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green
Gaza
Bono is a charade
I wrote about Bono in another post. Here's a more in depth view on Mint Press News. The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the PowerfulAlan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono’s ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.MintPress NewsAlan
Watches
notes from the field - Aspen Watch Week
Howdy, Went to Watch Week Aspen yesterday. Aspen hasn’t been cool for years. But still. I thought I’d talk to more at the gig who appreciated the fine art of watch making. Mostly, the crowd seemed dull and colorless. Their attraction seemed to be status. I find it
Bad Signs
Good Sign
I spotted this the other day at the post office in town. This didn't come with the car. Someone got an inspiration, thought about, then invested time and money to put this on the hood of their car. Bravo and Hooray to them! I've written about
Gaza
Bono launders what he knows nothing about
Bono made this speech at the Ivor Novello Awards in May. Here's the text: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining it wasn't a rebel song. "It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was then and is now a rebellious
Gaza
The extermination and genocide started long before October 7
A while back I was critical of the campus protestors for not showing concern for all the other atrocities that are happening in the world. It wasn't that I was against their protests, I just thought they were Johnny-come-lately's. Since then I've