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RESISTANCE IS AN ACTION--Why do a broad range of factions -- that we commonly label as liberal -- continue ad nauseum to content themselves with only reporting the latest irrational, depressing and demoralizing behavior of our profit-driven corporate-controlled American government?

At the same time these liberals content themselves with preaching a rational alternative for what is possible to people who already agree with them. They seem to purposefully avoid any action designed to make their progressive ideas become the basis for more rational actions that could be taken by the government.

But of course, the liberal's exclusively verbal and intellectual take or, if you will, game -- never seems to reach a mainstream American audience that still doesn't have a clue as to what is going on in the programmed dissipation of the American dream of social equity.

What if the Amy Goodmans, the Robert Reichs, the Noam Chomskys, the Chris Hedges, the Henry Louis Gates, and other insightful liberals took a page from Martin Luther King's playbook? In dealing with a segregated public transit system in Selma, Alabama, instead of merely reporting the ever increasing outrageous assaults on our democracy, Dr. King proactively posited a well-organized plan of action that those in power could no longer ignore with impunity. Ironically, it is my belief that such organized, concerted action would be far easier and would accomplish far more if it were adopted by these current leaders.

King understood that a public transportation system in Selma that relied on a 70% African American ridership could no longer send these riders to the back of the bus -- unless those riders and their supporters allowed them to continue doing so. The bus boycott that ensued was based on a simple economic premise: either truly integrate this public transportation system or our well-organized boycott will bankrupt it. When push came to shove, the fear of looming bankruptcy of public transit in Selma trumped good old fashion publicly sanctioned racism.

If we could apply this same principle (based on the fundamental democratic idea that majority rules) to changing the de facto segregated public education system that still exists in Los Angeles sixty-three years after Brown vs. Board of Education established that "separate but equal... is inherently unequal," then we could also stop the now unimpeded move toward corporate privatization of public education for profit and the further dumbing of America.

Like the Selma bus boycott, a boycott of still segregated and quantifiably inferior public schools might go something like this:

-Students do not go to school, but rather go to classes that are organized in churches and other public buildings, where they are taught by retired or other qualified teachers -- many of whom were themselves removed from their teaching careers based on fabricated charges.

- However, the students regular teachers would show up at their regular schools and the school district would still be required to pay them.

- But since the students aren't there and schools receive their money from the state and federal government based on in-seat average daily attendance, now, like in Selma, you've finally created negative financial consequences that the corrupt folks in power in schools, government, and corporations can no longer ignore as they do now.

Liberals would finally make the news by doing something that can no longer be ignored by corrupt corporate interests and their respective media vassals. In addition, this action would serve to educate what has been, up until now, an unaware and discriminated against majority as to the meaning behind the phrase majority rules.

In order to organize an effective action-oriented anti-oligarchy opposition from the Left, wouldn't it be relevant to wonder just how many degrees of internet separation there are among the still silent majority in this internet age? Would people who receive a solicitation to join a well-organized public school boycott that has a clear shot of succeeding be more likely to get involved if Matt Damon or John Stewart -- whose mothers are teachers were to reach out and ask them to do so? And wouldn't they reach out to their respective networks to get people onboard?

Use the list below to create, add to, and share in creating our own 2017 Selma bus-boycott-type organization necessary to bring to an end to the criminality that is destroying our society.

What we have been experiencing up until now has been the end product of a war started long ago under Reagan to dismantle public education for profit. We have witnessed the further dumbing down of America so that "alternative facts" and irrational policies could then go unchallenged by undereducated Americans who have been subjected to this system for the last 40 years and are no longer capable of understanding what is going on and what will be its Orwellian conclusion.

In pursuit of this end, I would argue that the 1st Amendment right to freedom of association -- even virtually -- is the most important civil right we have if we are to bring about measurable change in bad actions and policies. This would make all of our other rights possible to achieve.

With the Internet, the facilitating association has become more doable. But we must overcome the purposefully nurtured hopeless lethargy that has made the majority think they are the minority. Our truth is nowhere to be found as reported in the mainstream corporate media.

What follows is, for starters, an initial contact information list of some who have already shown that they know better. If you can think of others or have a better way of reaching out and networking, add to this list and share what you do with all of us in the comments section below. Remember, most of us presently remain unaware of just how powerful we could be in organizing effective opposition to the growing dangerous alternative reality we are forced to live under:

Reverend Dr. William Barber info@naacpnc.org9196824700

The Black Star Project Address: 3509 S King Dr #2B, Chicago, IL 60653 Phone: (773) 285-9600 http://www.blackstarproject.org

Noam Chomsky chomsky@mit.edu

Stephen Colbert

Matt Damon

Ava DuVernay contact Mercedes Cooper mercedes@arraynow.com

Professor Henry Louis Gates gates@harvard.edu 617.496.5468

Amy Goodman https://www.democracynow.org/contact(212) 431-9090

Chris Hedges hedgesscoop@aol.com

Rachel Maddow Rachel@msnbc.com

Professor Diane Ravitch gardendr@gmail.com

Robert Reichreich@commoncause.org

Michael Rezendes, The Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Tel: 617-929-3047 Cell: 617-763-1458 Fax: 617-929-2019

John Stewart

And ... Lenny Isenberg Leonard.Isenberg@gmail.com

(Leonard Isenberg is a Los Angeles observer and a contributor to CityWatch. He was a second generation teacher at LAUSD and blogs at perdaily.com.Leonard can be reached at Lenny@perdaily.com) Edited for CityWatch by Linda Abrams.

-cw

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Classic liberals are generous with their own money. Modern-day liberals are generous with other peoples money.

In an opinion piece published by USA Today, Democrat senators Chris Coons and Jeff Merkley demonstrate that they are modern-day liberals.

It is the opinion of Coons and Merkley that the U.S. government must use federal tax dollars to help non-Americans who live outside of the USA even when it is not vital to the USA for the U.S. government to do so.

Ah, but according to Coons and Merkley, it is vital to the USA.

Hogwash!

It is ridiculous for the U.S. government to borrow money to keep the U.S. government functioning and then to give away that money to foreigners in foreign lands in order to rescue some of those foreigners from chronic problems that those foreign lands are notorious for.

Apparently, it has escaped Coons and Merkleys attention that it is the job of the U.S. government to take care of U.S. citizens, and the latter arent properly taken care of if the former burdens the latter with a massive national debt.

With a national debt approaching $20 trillion and a federal budget deficit approaching $600 billion, U.S. citizens cant afford to have their federal tax dollars given away in such a manner when private charities are capable of meeting the needs of foreigners that Coons and Merkley are so concerned about.

Indeed, private charities are providing the foreign aid that Coons and Merkley are concerned about.

So, why dont Coons and Merkley ask Americans to donate to the charities that are doing what Coons and Merkley want done?

Could this be the reason why?

That above-posted graphic is supported by an August 2013 Huffington Post report titled One Thing Red States Do Better Than Blue States. Here is the first paragraph of that report:

People who live in deeply religious regions of the country the solid-red states of the Bible Belt and Utah give more of their income to charity than those who dont. Of the top 10 most generous states, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy study based on itemized charitable contributions among people who made at least $50,000, nine voted for Mitt Romney in 2012.

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the above-posted statistics by WalletHub and the Huffington Post. However, if those statistics are accurate, then perhaps they explain why Coons and Merkley are modern-day liberals because they dont expect blue-state residents to be classic liberals.

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A Tale of Two Modern-Day Liberals - Wizbang (blog)

Liberal activists are criticizing RepublicanRep. Rodney Frelinghuysenover what they call the congressmans intimidation of one of his constituents.

Frelinghuysen sent a campaign fundraising letter to a board member of Lakeland Bank in his district in which he says,But lets be clear that there are organized forces both national and local who are already hard at work to put a stop to an agenda of limited government, economic growth, stronger national security.

In a handwritten footnote at the bottom of the letter, Frelinghuysen wrote, P.S. One of the ringleaders works in your bank,WNYC reported.

Saily Avelenda, who worked as vice president and assistant general counsel for the bank, said she resigned partially because of Frelinghuysens letter.

Ithought my Congressman put them in a situation, and put me in a really bad situation as the constituent, and used his name, used his position and used his stationery to try to punish me," said Avelenda, an activist with the liberal group NJ 11th for Change.

NJ 11th for Change also criticized the congressmans letter, saying in a statement, We are outraged and alarmed by Representative Frelinghuysens intimidating action against an ordinary constituent, as reported this morning by NPR,the group said in a statement. WNYC is an NPR affiliate.

Frelinghuysens office directed questions to his campaign, which issued a written statement saying,The Congressman wrote a brief and innocuous note at the bottom of a personal letter in regard to information that had been reported in the media. He was in no way involved in any of the bank's business and is unaware of any of the particulars about this employee's status with the bank.

But Democratic challenger Mikie Sherrill blasted the New Jersey Republican.

Frelinghuysen has gone from simply refusing to meet with his constituents and telling them to back off, to threatening constituents who are exercising their freedom of speech, he said in a statement.

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Its big doings on Tuesday for those opposed to President Trump. The Center for American Progress convenes a daylong Ideas Conference at an upscale hotel in the nations capital an event rumored to be modeled after the remarkably successful Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. Fox News already has called the conference CPAC for liberals, while Politico reports the event as the first real cattle call of the Democrats nosing around 2020 presidential runs.

Theres something to that. Lawmakers with an eye on the White House are in evidence, along with outspoken Democratic icons. Yes, ever-vigilant C-SPAN will be there beginning at 9 a.m.

On the stage at one point or another: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala D. Harris, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Cory A. Booker and Christopher Murphy; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Reps. Maxine Waters, Keith Ellison and Adam B. Schiff; and Govs. Steve Bullock of Montana and Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, plus Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Former White House Security Adviser Susan E. Rice also will make an appearance. Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and civil right activist DeRay McKesson are among those serving on a panel simply titled The Resistance.

Climate change, reproductive rights and immigration are among the many issues of the day; its that kind of event. The left-leaning press will likely have a jubilant day. Progressive values are under attack, and now more than ever, progressives must not only fight back but also offer the American people a better alternative, advise the organizers.

An evening Progressive Party at a bodacious federal facility features Sen. Charles E. Schumer; tickets range as high as $5,000 each. And just in time, Hillary Clinton has announced that Onward Together, her new political organization, will support Run for Something, a new group that recruits young progressives to run for local office. Co-founder Amanda Litman reports the group already has signed on 10,000 people who are ready to give it a shot.

FIGHTING FOR LAST MAN STANDING

Viewers who back both conservative values and actor Tim Allen are taking on ABC.

Last Man Standing stands out in the sea of network television sitcoms. It is a show that appeals to a broad swath of Americans who find very few shows that extol the virtues with which they can identify; namely conservative values, states a new public petition on Change.org, asking ABC not to cancel Last Man Standing, and calling for a public boycott of the network and its advertisers.

The petition has drawn close to 20,000 signatures in 48 hours.

Last Man Standing was not just selling conservative ideals though, as some of the characters in the show are clearly of the liberal persuasion, yet the characters on the show all manage to get along and take care of one another, despite their politically opposed views. The show is about more than politics though, it is about family. In fact, politics is only a secondary part of the show, but one in which many Americans can readily identify, the petition continues.

Last Man Standing is one of the only shows on broadcast television, and the only sitcom, that is not constantly shoving liberal ideals down the throats of the viewers. And sadly, that is likely the real reason the show has been canceled.

TRUMAN? WELL, MAYBE NOT

It is a major transportation hub in the nations capital and a monumental train station in the classic sense. Union Station is a block from the U.S. Capitol, and has long been a historic landmark in its own right. There are those who seek naming rights for the site, and it is as complex as naming a major sports arena.

For the third time in three years, Missouri Sens. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt have introduced legislation to christen the mammoth station Harry S. Truman Union Station. The 33rd president was indeed a Missouri native, and the lawmakers are eager to honor him. But its complicated.

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has approved of the bill in past years. Mayor Muriel Bowser has not revealed her opinion, though her predecessor, former Mayor Vincent Gray, says city residents should have their say in the matter.

An ongoing poll conducted by DCist.com, a local new organization, reveals that 72 percent of Washingtonians would vote nay on the Truman bill if they could.

Truman himself might not have been keen on the idea either, if a 1946 letter to the Independence Examiner is any gauge. Truman contacted the newspaper after it led an effort to rename a local road for the president.

I have no desire to have roads, bridges or buildings named after me, Truman advised the paper.

CLASH OF THE TITANS

An unusual bout takes place Tuesday night: Ohio Gov. John Kasich vs. Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders, both former presidential hopefuls and both with strong opinions on just abut everything. The pair will face off in a town hall debate before a live audience at 9 p.m. EDT on CNN.

Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the event, with attention paid to the continuing drama over Obamacare, Trumpcare, tax reform and other topics of excruciating interest.

POLL DU JOUR

59 percent of Americans say major climate and science marches in Washington, D.C., during April will encourage scientists to become more politically active; 41 percent of Republicans and 73 percent of Democrats agree.

49 percent say the marches will increase efforts to deal with climate change; 32 percent of Republicans and 62 percent of Democrats agree.

48 percent support the goals of the marches; 25 percent of Republicans and 68 percent of Democrats agree.

48 percent say the marches will raise support for more government science funding; 31 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of Democrats agree.

41 percent say the media cover marches too much; 68 percent of Republicans and 26 percent of Democrats agree.

Source: A Pew Research Center poll of 1,012 U.S. adults conducted May 3-7 and released Friday.

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The newly minted Miss USA ignited a firestorm of liberal outrage Sunday after she gave very non-progressive answers when asked about health care and feminism, specifically declaring health care a privilege and ripping modern feminism.

During the pageants question-and-answer period, 25-year-old Kra McCullough was asked whether she believes health care is a right or a privilege for Americans.

McCullough, who came to the pageant as Miss District of Columbia, stunned much of America, especially liberals, with her answer.

Im definitely going to say its a privilege, McCullough said, explaining that Americans shouldnt be forced by the government to pay for the health care of other Americans.

McCullough, who works as a government scientist for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, further explained:

As a government employee, Im granted health care. And I see firsthand that for one, to have health care, you need to have jobs, so therefore we need to continue to cultivate this environment that were given the opportunity to have health care as well as jobs so that (sic) all the American citizens worldwide.

Needless to say, the lefts Twitter reaction to McCulloughs answer was swift:

Others, however, defended McCullough, including one of her fellow competitors, Miss Massachusetts Alissa Musto:

Still, McCulloughs answer on health care wasnt her only remark that outraged liberals. When later asked for her views on feminism and whether she believes shes a feminist, McCullough said she doesnt like the word feminist.

As a woman scientist in the government, Id like to lately transpose the word feminism to equalism, she said.

Heres how people reacted to that answer:

Just to be clear.. FEMINISM ?IS?THE?EQUALITY?OF?MEN?AND?WOMEN? POLITICALLY?SOCIALLY?SEXUALLY?AND EDUCATIONALLY? #MissUSA

— Shaina Flanagan (@Shainaflanagan1) May 15, 2017

McCullough became the second Miss District of Columbia in a row to win the annual pageant. Deshauna Barber, an Army officer, won in 2016.

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