West Seattle Represents!

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Saturday November 07, 2020 · 4:47 PM PST

2020/11/07 · 16:47

From Joy to the Polls to Dancing in the Streets

I couldn’t let the day go by without chiming in from my little corner of the ThankGodO’Sphere.

The main intersection in my neighborhood’s “downtown” is the go-to place for peaceful protest and social activism. The “Alaska Junction” traffic lights are set so that pedestrians are cycled in every few minutes to cross BOTH ways or diagonally without worrying about cross traffic.

The West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice steadfastly marched the crosswalks in the run-up to the Iraq War, and this spring the junction was packed with the same passionate protests for racial equality that rocked the nation after George Floyd’s murder.

We all know when the honking started this morning … I caught a bit of the jubilation that was just getting underway. Love to all … my soul is about a ton lighter than it was yesterday and I have hope in my heart.

Tiffany Cross Delivers Knock-Out Interview

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Sunday July 26, 2020 · 8:13 AM PDT

2020/07/26 · 08:13

Political Analyst and Author Tiffany Cross — Political analyst/author Tiffany D. Cross shows how to get it done!

From Rolling Stone:

Tiffany Cross Gives a Masterclass on How to Interview a Trump Sycophant

Tiffany Cross called out President Trump’s Diversity Coalition Executive Director Bruce LeVell for using the racist term “China virus” during a contentious interview on Saturday.

During the 20 minute-long battle on MSNBC, Cross continuously interrupted LeVell when he attempted to deflect, lie and filibuster on a slew of issues.

Can I get an Amen?

(full video on next page)

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Wednesday May 01, 2019 · 6:39 PM PDT

2019/05/01 · 18:39

With great respect, I loves me some Ted Lieu. Talk about weaponized shade! I wasn’t expecting getting a good laugh out of the mess of the Barr hearing, but Cong Lieu really delivered during the pre-mess coverage. As he always does.

He’s a treasure.

Check it out.

Can I Get an AMEN? ... "Democrats will lose in 2018 if they don't shut up about civility..."

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Sunday July 15, 2018 · 7:41 AM PDT

2018/07/15 · 07:41

“Democrats will lose in 2018 if they don't shut up about civility and shout about our democracy dying”

Check out Anthea Butler's opinion piece for NBC. A welcome counter to the pearl-clutching dribble about “civility” that continues to clutter the national conversation.

First, a sobering wake up call:

Rejoice, Republicans, you will have another majority on your hands, because Democratic messaging for the 2018 election cycle is nonexistent.

Harsh? Not even. The unimaginative leaders of the Democratic Party — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez — have been playing nice and talking about the virtues of "civility," while the Republican Party has been accusing Democrats of backing Communism and supporting the violent street gang MS-13.

The stakes couldn’t be higher.

The minority party has to start playing the long game, and playing it to win, or we're all going to suffer ...

The inability of Democratic leadership to come up with a coherent message to engage and battle Trumpism and the Republican party is unconscionable: Trump’s daily chaos and his policy upheaval should frame every utterance from the Democratic Party.

The whole article is well worth the read.

Let the DNC know how you feel.

Another Layer of Cruelty ... They're separating brothers and sisters.

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Saturday June 23, 2018 · 11:01 AM PDT

2018/06/23 · 11:01

I don’t know why this didn’t sink in earlier … but a comment by NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez made me realize that the people who crafted this terrorist kidnapping have evidently taken the extra step to strip away ANY chance these children have of familial comfort by putting siblings in different locations.

Mr. Gutierrez is one of the excellent MSNBC team covering the southern border crisis. During an on-air report today, Guterriez said he had spoken with a migrant/refugee woman who said that one of her children was in one place and “one was in a different state.”

The enormity of this hit me like a ton of bricks … not only are children being torn from their parents, but from their brothers and sisters as well. WHY? Is this a one-off or is it part of official policy?

It was clear early on that inflicting suffering through inhumane treatment was a feature-not-a-bug of the “Zero Tolerance” policy. I wish there was a word for the depths of sad/angry/horrified I keep channeling through … I just know we all have to keep bearing witness as these layers of cruelty are exposed.

Please keep contacting your representatives. The US Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.

Please do what you can to support the organizations on the ground who are working tirelessly to provide support and justice.

Facebook fundraiser to “Reunited an Immigrant Parent with their Child”
Act Blue’s “Help Keep Families Together”

Please add your suggestions.

An Inauguration Alternative - Tune in to Facebook Live LOVE-A-THON NOW NOW NOW!

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Friday January 20, 2017 · 10:06 AM PST

2017/01/20 · 10:06

I don’t see this posted today, but here’s the link to a previous DK diary about the Facebook Live fundraiser going on NOW.

Good news for everyone looking for a positive way to “celebrate” the swearing in of Trump on January 20th. A Celebrity filled telethon is happening on Facebook Live to raise money for causes such as Civil Rights, Women’s Reproductive Health and Climate Change.

There are three beneficiaries of the fundraiser: the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and Earthjustice.

Click here for official Stand Up for Love Facebook page.

Let’s show them some love! Tune in for a great mental health alternative to the Twilight Zone episode playing out in DC.

Peace. Resist.

Seattle lost KPTK/AM1090 a year ago today ... NOT the end of the story.

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Thursday January 02, 2014 · 3:07 PM PST

2014/01/02 · 15:07

On January 2, 2013, Seattle became the latest in a string of progressive cities to inexplicably lose its only progressive talk station when KPTK AM1090 was switched to an all sports format.

What's a progressive radio enthusiast to do?

1. Stay silent

2. Bitch, whine and carry on

3. Speak out, get feisty and bring progressive radio BACK to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

(OK ... so we’re doing BOTH 2 & 3)

Read more after the oddly alluring orange radio signal!

LarisaW

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Saturday January 12, 2013 · 11:27 AM PST

2013/01/12 · 11:27

It's not like we're talking about Redstateistan or RushLimbaughville, for crying out loud! On January 2 the deep blue city of Seattle inexplicably lost its only Progressive Talk station (AM1090) when CBS radio pulled the plug and changed the format. Like the city needs another sports station ... but that's another rant.

This did NOT go down easy with thousands of dedicated listeners -- two different petitions attracted close to 10,000 signatures. A group of feisty folks adopted the moniker of the Progressive Radio Seattle (PRS) Team and got on task to either find an existing (strong signal) station to carry progressive talk or start our own listener-owned co-op commercial progressive talk radio station. We're also developing a Seattle Radio User's Guide to help you access your favorite progressive talkers including Stephanie Miller & Mooks, Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, Randi Rhodes, Mike Maloy, the Ring of Fire team and more. Stay tuned ... so to speak.

Here's how you can help with just a few easy clicks:

If you haven't already done so, please sign both petitions HERE at Change.org and HERE at SignOn.org.
... and take a moment to write a personal comment, if you’re so moved.
They are most helpful to our efforts.

"Like" the Pro-Progressive Talk in Seattle Facebook Page.

We're looking for a Volunteer Webmeister to design and help set up a very simple site to act as a clearinghouse for people in the area who want to get involved. Please leave a comment or send me a message if you can help or have ideas on how we can find someone who can.

When this issue was first diaried last month here and here and here, a number of you opined that the future of progressive talk is in the internets. IMHO, that's a very limited view.

I fervently believe that it's VITAL to grow progressive radio on the FREE public airwaves. I find it morally obscene to quietly roll over and cede so much of that medium to the hateful blathering bile of rightwing noise.

How can we have meaningful progress in social justice or economic equality if we don't demand an intelligent national conversation -- on all fronts! Many progressives and would-be progressives (a special Shout-Out to all the leftie truckers out there) don't have the technology or financial resources for smart phones & smart phone aps, satellite radio or even podcasts. We can't afford to silence their voices or risk their losing access to the common sense, sass and snark of a robust progressive dialogue .. on the free public airwaves we already own.

The Impending Demise of Progressive Talk AM1090 in Seattle – Let’s Put Up a Squawk!

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Sunday December 02, 2012 · 4:06 PM PST

2012/12/02 · 16:06

Thanks to the diarists here and here who wrote about the dastardly plans to change Seattle's AM1090 Progressive Talk to a sports format in January 2013 -- next month!

This is really bad news to anyone in the region who has counted on AM1090 for its daily dose of information, entertainment, sanity and sass.

Silence is compliance. How's about some a-c-t-i-o-n?

Follow us below the squiggly for important linkies and other ways you can help let the suits at CBS know we’re not going down without making some noise. Dammit.

LarisaW

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Wednesday May 09, 2012 · 11:37 AM PDT

2012/05/09 · 11:37

It was indubitably heartening to learn recently that National Public Radio (NPR) had taken what passes for a bold journalistic stance these days by amending their Ethics Standards to assert, in essence, that they would report actual facts over the this-person-said/that-person-said tit for tat approach to reporting that dominates the sad state of American corporate journalism and personally makes me want to set my hair on fire eight to ten times a day.

Matt Thompson, Editorial Product Manager at NPR, even said that, "Our goal is not to please those whom we report on or to produce stories that create the appearance of balance, but to seek the truth."

Which makes Rick Pluta's Road To The White House Goes Through Michigan story that aired today on Morning Edition all the more disheartening and infuriating.

The story's news peg is Romney's whiplash-inducing assertion that he deserves credit for the success of President Obama's auto bailout. Yeeeeesch! The guy makes John Lovitz' Pathological Liar look like a lightweight.

From his introductory premise to the story's conclusion, Mr. Pluta presents a textbook case of false equivalence -- that either "side" has a shot at writing or rewriting history. Give a listen to hear a prime expample of the erosion of responsible journalism.

Dammit, dammit, dammit. Why in the name of all that is holy can't reporters get this straght?? There is a set of facts here that are true and a set of lies that another person has spewed. Stories like this just muddy the waters even more, furthering the liar's aim to confuse the issue.

Please contact NPR to let them know that this is NOT acceptable, especially in light of their laudable public embrace of truth over balance.

Good job, GOP! Doing Al-Quaida's Work for Them ...

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Monday August 23, 2010 · 6:55 PM PDT

2010/08/23 · 18:55

Driving home from downtown today, I stumbled across an audio essay on NPR's All Thing's Considered about the now infamous "Ground Zero Mosque."

Here's the linkie.

Many of us welcomed and responded to Keith Olbermann's excellent Special Comment last week,There is No Ground Zero Mosque. If you haven't heard it, please click and listen. There are voices of sanity, but they are still few and far between.

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Thursday July 09, 2009 · 2:38 PM PDT

2009/07/09 · 14:38

Firedoglake's Jane Hamsher just served up a world-class smackdown on David Shuster's MSNBC show and it was beautiful to behold. She was on with Jillian Bandes of townhall.com (you can find your own link to that swill) to discuss all the ads being run for and against the proposed public option.

David set up the segment by noting that this is crunch time for all sides making their case for and against the public option. He played the Blue America Pac Ad (Yay!) calling out Senator Blanche Lincoln on her support for the insurance companies (Boo!) over her constituents -- and an ad by Patientsunitenow.com making the case that the scary Canadian system will give everyone brain tumors and the government will put your doctor in jail or something.

Transcript and video after the jumpski.

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