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Oct 29 2013
Muse in the Morning
Oct 29 2013
Seven Seconds to Save the Social Safety Net
Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette
by Richard (RJ) Eskow, The Huffington Post
A broad coalition of organizations, including the Campaign for America’s Future and Social Security Works, is joining Sen. Bernie Sanders in a petition drive to resist cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. It only takes a few moments to sign; it’s that easy. [..]
The threat is very real, and these cuts could take place with very little warning. On a personal note: I signed. I did it because a lot of people would suffer needlessly by the kind of deal they’re cooking up. I did it because I think it’s wrong to allow the privileged and powerful to overrule the will of the people. And frankly, I did it because I’m scared. This deal could be done before most Americans even see it coming.
It’s fast and easy to sign this petition. It only took me seven seconds. Here are seven reasons why you should. [..]
1. Republicans are still demanding “entitlement cuts.”
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2. Some of these cuts are in the President’s budget.
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3. The “chained CPI” is a deep cut to Social Security benefits.
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4. The chained CPI isn’t fair, either.
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5. The cuts to Medicaid and Medicare are both inhumane and cumbersome.
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6. Millennials are already getting a raw deal. This would make it worse.
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7. In a democracy, the people — not corporations are billionaires — are supposed to decide.
Stand with Senator Bernie Sanders and our coalition partners in demanding, “No grand bargain in exchange for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.”
Bernie is serving on the Budget Conference Committee which will be negotiating a new federal budget over the next few months — and where a deal could be struck to slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
As the founder of the Defending Social Security Caucus, Bernie is fighting every day to protect our earned benefits. Stand with Senator Bernie Sanders and a diverse coalition of thousands of fellow progressives now and demand that Congress and the President oppose any grand bargain which cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Add your name today!
He’s right, depending on how fast you can type and press enter, just seven seconds. So it for yourself and future generations.
Oct 29 2013
2013 Major League Baseball Championship Game 5: Red Sox @ Cardinals
So, the rubber (it’s a Lawn Bowling thing thing) of the stand at Busch and since the BoSox have already split we’ll travel again to the friendly confines of Fenway and worship the Great God Citgo and face the dreaded Green Monster.
It’s just a game and the Cards are tied at 2.
First the one they won Saturday. In the 1st inning it looked like a rout, Single, Sacrifice, RBI Single, RBI Single, 2 – 0 Cards. Then came the Sox 5th, Leadoff Triple, RBI Sacrifice. And the 6th, Leadoff Walk, Single, RBI Single, all tied up. Cards answered in the 7th, Leadoff Single, Hit by Pitch, 2 RBI Double. Knotted again in the 8th, Leadoff Single, HBP, Sacrifice, Walked Loaded, RBI Sacrifice, RBI Single. Bottom of the 9th, Single, Double, Sacrifice.
And then there was an obstruction–
In baseball, obstruction is when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner running within the basepath.
Baserunners are generally permitted to run from base to base without being physically blocked or hindered by a fielder. The only time that a fielder is not obligated to “get out of the way” of a baserunner is when the fielder is fielding or in possession of the ball.
Game over dude. 5 – 4 Cardinals, they lead the Series 2 – 1.
And so they take the field again last night. In the Cardinals 3rd a Single and an Error puts the runner at 2nd with 1 Down. RBI Single. In the 5th the Sox come back with a Leadoff Double, Back to Back Walks, and a Sacrifice. It could have been much worse and it was in the 6th, 2 Out Single, a Walk, 3 RBI Homer. Cards score again in the 7th, 2 Out Double and an RBI Single, but it’s too little too late. 4 – 2 Red Sox, Series tied at 2.
We have not yet had a squirrel sighting, but were I a serious Cards fan I might consider smuggling one in my pants.
Oct 28 2013
Today on The Stars Hollow Gazette
Our regular featured content-
- On This Day In History October 28 by TheMomCat
- Punting the Pundits by TheMomCat
These featured articles-
- Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Giant Circles Of Stone by EK Hornbeck by Anti-Capitalist Meetup
- Sunday Train: Steel Interstate Revolution by BruceMcF
- Seven Seconds to Save the Social Safety Net by TheMomCat
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Oct 28 2013
The Heart, She Holler
Oct 28 2013
On This Day In History October 28
Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette
This is your morning Open Thread. Pour your favorite beverage and review the past and comment on the future.
Find the past “On This Day in History” here.
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining until the end of the year.
On this day in 1893, Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathetique, the last symphony written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is premiered in St. Petersburg. Nine day s later, Tchaikovsky died suddenly at age 53 possibly from cholera but others have theorized that he might have committed suicide. Tchaikovsky was homosexual and often suffered from bouts of depression and doubts about his creative talents throughout his life. At one point while composing the 6th, he tore up the manuscript and discarded it.
Tchaikovsky dedicated the Pathetique to Vladimir “Bob” Davydov, his nephew While the relationship was apparently never consummated, Davydov was reportedly one of the great loves of Tchaikovsky’s life.
The theme in this first movement is most familiar since it has been frequently used in movies and songs.
The second theme of the first movement formed the basis of a popular song in the 1940s, “(This is) The Story of a Starry Night” (by Mann Curtis, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston) which was popularized by Glenn Miller. This same theme is the music behind “Where,” a 1959 hit for Tony Williams and the Platters as well as “In Time,” by Steve Lawrence in 1961. All three of these songs have completely different lyrics.
British progressive rock band The Nice covered Symphony No. 6 on their album Five Bridges.
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony has proved a popular choice with filmmakers, with extracts featuring in (amongst others) Now, Voyager, the 1997 version of Anna Karenina, Minority Report, Sweet Bird of Youth,Soylent Green and The Aviator.
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony has also been featured during the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, being danced by Russia’s national ballet team.
Oct 28 2013
2013 Major League Baseball Championship Game 4: Red Sox @ Cardinals
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