Trump as Fascist

 Heather Cox Richardson.

Trump as Fascist.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-13-2024?

 

As previously reported.

Breaking the Public Schools

Breaking the Public Schools: Red states are enacting universal education vouchers, threatening budget calamity and potentially degrading student achievement.

Telling the Truth About FEMA Money

 A quick word on “FEMA money going to immigrants.” If Congress has enacted a budget that requires a money stream for that purpose, that is what the Federal government is required to do. It’s the law, not incidentally enacted with the support of the House Republican majority. Trump might like to pretend that he or Biden can simply redirect the money by fiat, but that would be illegal. It would also violate the most basic feature of the U.S. Constitutional system, which vests “the power of the purse” in the U.S. Congress.

There is no trade-off between money for FEMA hurricane operations, and money for immigrants, or anything else. The gigantic Federal government can easily do both. The real constraint is the generalized political unease about higher taxes to pay for higher spending, something to which Democrats of course routine capitulate. There is also the idiotic debt ceiling. The culprits in all this can be seen in the mirror.

What should the Democrats do? It might be inadequate, but telling the truth would help. Lies disrupt rescue and relief efforts and should be hanging offenses. How powerful is shame? I would hate to stake my life on it, but I don’t see what else we would have.

Max Sawicky 

Can Harris Win Blue-Collar Union Members?

Can Harris Win Blue-Collar Union Members?: Today on TAP: The decimation of the labor movement makes that a very uphill climb.

Defend the American River Parkway from Destruction

 

RIVER TOURS COMMUNITY EVENT @ LARCHMONT PARK This Sunday!

ART River Tours Community Event

Join us at this FREE event to share your love for the Parkway, have some fun, and grab some hot dogs! Sunday, October 13th @ 11:30-4 River Tour 1 - Leaving at 12 River Tour 2 - Leaving at 1:30 Larchmont Community Park 2449 Stansberry Way, Sacramento Spend an afternoon strolling the beautiful American River Parkway at Larchmont Community Park. Take a river walking tour with American River Trees (ART) members and learn about the Corps project in the project area - see what we have to lose! Meet the oldest residents of Sacramento and try to guess their age! Guided river walking tours - learn about the project hands-on! Free hotdogs and drinks! Raffles - win Save-the-Parkway merch! Kids activities and playground Project info and updates Give an oak a hug! TO HELP US PLAN, PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO ANSWER 3 SIMPLE QUESTIONS

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In case you missed it! ART Community Zoom Call

Thanks to those who attended ART’s Community Zoom Call!  Couldn’t make it? No problem!  Here’s the recording:

IN THE NEWS

One of ART’s local civil engineers, Bill Brittain, is featured in October’s Inside Sacramento newspaper defending the Parkway trees!  Click below to check it out:

Ways to Participate in these Vital Elections

Ways to participate in elections.

 

Volunteer to be a poll worker

Volunteer to be a poll watcher

Boost voter turn out.   Send cards, text messages, phone bank.   

Defend the right to vote.  Oppose voter interference.  Voter suppression. 

Educate your friends and neighbors, and union members, church members, civil rights organizations, etc.

 

The California Poor People’s Campaign has produced a voter education page. 

The California Poor People's Campaign has prepared the following, 

We’ve put together a voting education page to support you as you make preparations to vote. The page offers a variety of resources to prepare for this year’s elections, including:

• A Voting Record: This voting record graphic will help you see where major candidates and parties stand on the big issues of the day, from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour to lowering prescription drug prices. It offers detailed information about how they’ve voted on these issues in the past.

• Voter Protection Resources: These resources include voter protection hotlines and websites for help if you face any issues voting in this year’s elections. Trained experts will ensure you are able to cast a ballot.

• Everything You Need to Vote: This graphic includes clickable links to essential resources, such as important deadlines for voting in your state, registration checks, absentee ballot requests, ballot previews ahead of time, finding local polling place locators, election reminders, and registration to vote. 

We encourage you to share this page with your friends, family, and social networks. These resources will help guarantee that we can mobilize many poor and low-income infrequent voters during this year’s elections. 

Local campaigns where you can get involved.

Kamala Harris for President

Jessica Morse for Congress

Activate America

Emily's List

events.dems.org

Indivisible

Mobilize

Sister District

Swing Left

Women Rising

 

How Many Undocumented Are There in the U.S.A.?- J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance. Claim.  BBC.  Tues. Oct. 1, 2024

 

Are there up to 25 million illegal aliens in the US?

CLAIM: Vance: “We’ve got 20-25 million illegal aliens who are here in the country.”

VERDICT: These numbers are much higher than estimates for the number of illegal immigrants in the US. 

Vance made this claim while criticising the border policies of President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. 

It is impossible to know exactly how many illegal immigrants have come to the US, as many will have evaded law enforcement agencies, but several estimates put the number at around half what Vance claims.

• Migrants with criminal records - what new US data shows

A report published by the Office of Homeland Security earlier this year estimated the number of illegal immigrants living in the US, as of January 2022, at 11 million.

Pew Research Center and the Migration Policy Institute came up with similar estimates for 2022 and 2021. 

And the Center for Immigration Studies estimated there were approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in May 2023.

   

 

Save the Date 

North Star Webinar. ( Actually a meeting)

 

 

The Border, Immigration, Dog Whistle Politics and Political Reality.

Videos, updates from the border, and strategy.

Plus, Break out rooms to promote open discussion. 

 

Sunday, October 20, 2024.    2 PM Pacific.  5 PM Eastern. 

Presented by North Star Caucus.

 

Registration to follow. 

Who Are the ‘Undecided’?

Who Are the ‘Undecided’?: It may not be about issues, but whether voters surrender to Trump’s invitation to return to the womb.

antiracismdsa: Latino Civil Rights vs.Project 2025

antiracismdsa: Latino Civil Rights vs.Project 2025:   The Battle Ahead: Latino Civil Rights vs. Project 2025 Prepared by Adriana Varea, Ari Kittrie, and Joaquin Macias, LULAC Policy and Legisl...