Disaster Capitalism exposes the weaknesses that were always there

Naomi Klein. Whether you've read the Shock Doctrine or not, you should see this.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1237300.The_Shock_Doctrine

Everything is connected. Democratic socialism is common sense.
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1238536047455330306?s=20
The ideas are popular bc people need them. Evidence of this are things like the rise of Yang, Republican acceptance of temporary emergency paid sick leave and $1000 checks, neoliberals are even... oh wait. (*Note that the Yang and Republican mentions aren't a credit to them - see disaster capitalism* This deserves a longer explanation but I'm not going to do it.)


https://youtu.be/niwNTI9Nqd8


https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/3/19


Here's another one of you've run out of podcasts or want to hear about Pelosi and Schumer.
https://theintercept.com/2018/11/14/donald-trump-and-the-counterrevolutionary-war/

Where is Joe Biden

March 21, 2020

Idk who's going to win the nomination, but one candidate is all over this and one is - who knows?

Why hasn't joe taken control and led a Democratic attempt to inform and at least look like he could handle this if he were president (since he, his handlers, and supporters are dismissive and acting like he's the presumptive nominee)? If you're auditioning for a leadership role, either against Sanders or 45, shouldn't you, eh, LEAD? Do something?

While Biden figures out a webcam or is in hiding again, Bernie has been out there, he responded right away with a plan and reassurance, and he continues to update and encourage people to help each other.

Looks downright presidential - if you like using that word.

Good And Mad by Rebecca Traister

Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39939208-good-and-mad

"I've been thinking a lot about the ways that women are required to perform our emotions during this moment, and in particular how much thought and effort we put into mitigating the risk of being seen as angry. 

These performances have belied the reality that if you consider yourself fully human as a woman, and fully endowed with dignity, then anger is a very reasonable response to sexual harassment, assault, or other gendered violence. 

This is another thing I've been thinking about: How anger has both limited me and led me astray, and also been a wonderful motivator. Anger leads me to seek answers, to seek change." -- Moira Donnegan

https://twitter.com/MoiraDonegan/status/961992524213751809?s=20

Bernie is best for the coronavirus pandemic and after

Everything Has Changed Overnight
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/03/everything-has-changed-overnight


Basic Income in a Pandemic and Beyond
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/03/universal-basic-income-ubi-coronavirus-covid-19-crisis/
(And get out of here with Yang nonsense.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/16/andrew-yang-universal-basic-income-229847


Too late, coronavirus proved Bernie Sanders was right. Now we have to settle for a recession led by Biden
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-bernie-sanders-biden-medicare-for-all-wheresjoe-wedeservebernie-a9421471.html


Workers Are More Valuable Than CEOs
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/03/coronavirus-low-wage-workers-front-lines-grocery-store


Joe Kassabian  @jkass99: The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people's labor.
https://twitter.com/jkass99/status/1242555406523629568?s=20

The Intercept Tara Reade - rape accusation against Biden

I first saw this on Democracy Now - Tara Reade accused Joe Biden of rape and sexual assault.
And now we have the same old fight: to believe women or not to believe women. Some men are just waiting for a major news network to pick this up or for some excuse to say aha! we don't actually have to believe women! They're liars! I believe Tara. Will she be deemed credible by YangNews, CNN, or the hacks at MSNBC, or the fine civil folks at NPR? I don't know. I don't care. It's hard to come forward and be subjected to these immediate attacks of disbelief and opposition and even death threats. I understand why women don't report. Men still don't. WE have learned nothing.

Everyone in the wake of these things who are out of the gate unconvinced are suspect. Not suspect in a criminal way or anything like this, but tagged mentally as someone who is not safe, someone you wouldn't go to if you were in trouble, someone you can't trust with real things. I'm not talking about canceling, but you can't count on them when it counts. That circle gets smaller and smaller.

Here's the Democracy Now link:
https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2020/3/26
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/26/headlines/the_intercept_times_up_legal_defense_fund_refused_to_support_metoo_allegation_against_joe_biden

Katie Halper's video and tweet - she is from The Hill's The Rising and is who broke the story, I think?
https://twitter.com/kthalps/status/1242691746561167360?s=20

TIME’S UP SAID IT COULD NOT FUND A #METOO ALLEGATION AGAINST JOE BIDEN, CITING ITS NONPROFIT STATUS AND HIS PRESIDENTIAL RUN
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/


Ryan Grim at the Intercept addresses an objection to her name change as basis for not believing her.
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1243199151673872389?s=20

******
Intercept and other media measured for facts and bias in response to Howard Dean's tweet and suspicion of Reade and The Intercept.
https://twitter.com/Bern4Bern/status/1243561239705460736?s=20

Howard Dean may have deleted his tweet, so here it is:

******


Outlets begin picking it up days after Democracy Now:

The Joe Biden sexual assault allegation is an integrity test for the Democratic Party
https://www.mic.com/p/the-joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation-is-integrity-test-for-the-democratic-party-22661534

JOE BIDEN'S SEXUAL ASSAULT ACCUSER WANTS TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT WITHOUT FEAR OF 'POWERFUL MEN'
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-campaign-team-denies-past-sexual-assault-allegation-former-senate-staffer-1494794

Joe Biden Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Senate Aide In 1993
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-sexual-assault-tara-reade_n_5e7e69c8c5b6256a7a2a88f2

A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/27/21195935/joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation

Thanks, fundies. Governors who don't express obedience to Trump won't get aid

Trump says he's directed Pence not to call governors who aren't 'grateful' for federal aid

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-to-hold-daily-briefing-after-trump-signs-stimulus-bill

Please tell me more about how he's a baby Christian and you were a Christian in and out of the voting booth when you elected this disaster.

He's withholding aid based on who's not grateful enough, however that will be determined. Is this the presidential rising to the occasion you'd hoped for?

These "values" you mean to protect at the expense now of the world's population include mainly - let's be honest, for most, only - securing prosecution of or outlawing a medical procedure ON SOMEONE ELSE that you have always had the religious freedom to simply abstain from if you choose.

When people told me he'd grow into it, rise to the occasion, and learn the job, I thought they were delusional. Not that I'm the only one, but we were right. 🎉 Now what? I guess wait for his next speech that will contain exactly no useful, factual information and probably some conspiracy, lies, and disinformation.

https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1243668778573053953?s=20

Quote:  "Here’s the thing: even if every governor tells him to go fuck himself, it’s his job to help anyway. This is fucking insane. He’s making decisions about who lives and who dies based on who kisses his ass the most. Fuck him. Honestly, I’m just fucking over it."