Yesterday I alternated between busy and resting. I’m running late because I’m current on comments and there are were more than normal. Today I have some errands.
Blog Talk Radio:
I agreed to appear as the featured guest today on the Fred and Jed Radio Show. The topic is the debt ceiling crisis. The show is at 3:30 PM PDT (4:30 MDT, 5:30 CDT, 6:30 EDT). Feel free to listen/join in.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 4:45 (average 5:01). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Washington Post: House liberals are launching an organizing drive inside the Democatic caucus, in an effort to line up Democrats and get them to commit to opposing any final deficit deal that contains any cuts to entitlements benefits, according to a letter I’ve obtained.
The two co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have sent the letter to Nancy Pelosi, pledging to stand behind her insistence that the final deal contain no benefits cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Well done.
From CNN: Global energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. will be forced to face a lawsuit over alleged murder and torture committed by company agents in remote Indonesia, after a federal appeals court said Friday that corporations cannot claim immunity from liability.
A divided 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reinstated a massive lawsuit filed by 15 Indonesian villagers from the oil-rich province of Aceh. They claim government security forces working for Exxon Mobil committed brutal oppression while guarding a natural gas facility in 2000-01.
Don’t hold your breath. SCROTUS represents Big Oil.
From Daily Kos: [Today] in Michigan, volunteers all over the state are holding a massive recall petition signing event to remove Gov. Rick Snyder from office. If you live in Michigan, you can find a local event near you on Facebook or at FireRickSnyder.org.
Also, for the first time the volunteers working to recall Snyder are receiving official support from the Michigan Education Association. Yesterday, the MEA sent out an email to their members linking to an action page endorsing many of the ongoing recall campaigns in Michigan.
I urge full support.
Cartoon:
14 Responses to “Open Thread–7/9/2011”
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You should be happy there were more than normal comments – that’s a good thing! 😉
Wow, and now you’re a celebrity – woohoo!
Good for them – now if only Obama will listen! 🙄
Yes, but the stock will take another big hit while this is going on – time to short XOM! 😉
I am. It just caught me by surprise.
I won’t forget the little people. 😉
He may have.
Keep me posted!
Good for MI – this emergency manager crap is a very bad idea. Did you know that these people are contractors that make TONS of money to do this and all they do is close all the schools and services for the residents. Yeah, not having you garbage picked up for 3 weeks will certainly piss you off. 😡 😡 😡 .
I agree – all of them. We have no need to be the policemen/women of the world. Let NATO take the brunt of this – that’s why we pay them. 👿
It’s a sad state of affairs, indeed!
6:32 😕
“From Washington Post: House liberals are launching an organizing drive inside the Democatic caucus, in an effort to line up Democrats and get them to commit to opposing any final deficit deal that contains any cuts to entitlements benefits, according to a letter I’ve obtained.”~~summary.
BINGO! That’s what Obama’s been looking for! (it’s hard herding those Democratic cats!) 😈
Maybe they are finally growing a set of balls.
We can only hope, Patty ❗
It may just have happened.
Kudos on your appearance today – and best wishes!
The thought of actually holding Exxon accountable for directing and funding torture and murder? My word, what is our judicial system coming to?
(But don’t hold your breath – this lawsuit has been in litigation for over a decade now.)
Good point Nameless, but a loss there would have ended it.
3:52 Finally, back on the winning side. I am 61 out of 190 (321).
No easy pickins today.
Have fun with Fed & Jed today. I probably won’t catch it but will listen tomorrow AM.
5:14 today. Pretty bad!
SCROTUS will probably give the case to EXXON. After all, isn’t that what they pay them for?
I’ll post a link.
Not that bad.l
Sad but true.