Yesterday was of course Thanksgiving Day. I hope everyone had a day that was truly filled with gratitude and comfort. I certainly did.
Robert Reich put out a newsletter which made me truly thankful for the liberties I have as a retired person who may be on a fixed income, but that income is enough for my needs and some of my wants. I am linking to it, but I will warn you i also grieved me for those who do not have what I have (having been there made it feel personal.) It did strengthen my resolve to protect Social Security and Medicare, not just because I survive because of them, but because so many people would be trapped in bleak lives without them.
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HuffPost [via MSN] – Democrats Give Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts An Ultimatum
Quote – Top Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees demanded on Sunday that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts comply with their investigation into the court’s refusal to abide by ethics laws. And if the court continues to suggest it’s not serious about policing itself, Congress will step in, warned the joint letter from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), chairs of the subcommittees overseeing the federal judiciary in their respective chambers.
Click through for background and details. Senator Whitehouse is one of the best we have. You do not want him pissed off at you even if you are the Chief Justice.
The Daily Beast – Does Santa Claus Have to Be White? A Jolly New Doc[umentaty] Says No
Quote – Santa is not a person, he’s a symbol. He arrives every year to remind kids that being a good person is the most rewarding thing one can do in life. Hell, if you boil it down, Santa Claus is really just a child-rearing tactic. But like everything tangentially related to the holiday season—from red coffee cups to wars on religion—Santa has become a hot-button issue. For a certain sect of Americans, it’s their mission to rally against an ever-changing world pushing for progression. That deafening objection and the people who dare to defy it are the subjects of Santa Camp, a new documentary streaming Friday [Nov. 18] on HBO Max.
Click through for story. The Daily Beast does a lot of stories on entertainment and its industry, which I don’t often cite – but I’m glad they do, because entertainment is so inflential to peoples’ attitudes – much more so than most of us realize. So I’m glad someone with skills and smarts is following it.
Crooks & Liars – LeVar Burton Shares His Hopes For America After Midterm Results
Quote – This morning, I feel like I am taking the first step toward recovering from the impact these past six years have had on me…. I’m not going to lie, the part of me that has faith in America’s seriousness about the precepts upon which it was founded has been significantly damaged. Irreparably…? We’ll see…. Here’s the thing, I am just the most recent generation in my family to have my American dream threatened by white supremacist terrorism.
Click through for full meditation. There’s a video which is kinds sorts related but not really, and a meme at the bottom which you have probably seen. But the important part is the message in the text.
Food For Thought
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