Already asleep in my chair. Will turn it over to my friend Peter on this cold January night with an image of his that is one of my favorites. It really does look like this around here in the winter-- quite different than the summer, but just as pretty.
Pro-Trump ‘propaganda’ channel One America News Network to lose its biggest TV distributor
Satellite provider DirecTV said it would not renew its contract with OANN, potentially slashing the conspiracy-driven news outlet’s revenue by 90 per cent]
America's biggest satellite television provider has said it will cut the pro-Trump news channel One America News Network (OANN) from its service, dealing a severe blow to one of the former president's most stalwart cheerleaders.
DirecTV, a distributor with about 15 million subscribers that is 70 per cent owned by the US telecoms giant AT&T, announced on Friday that it would not renew its contract with OANN when the current one expires. following “a routine internal review”.
The decision could spell financial ruin for OANN, which gets about 90 per cent of its revenue from DirecTV according to court papers. One lawyer for OANN said in 2020 that Herring Networks "would go out of business tomorrow" if dropped by DirecTV.
Sleep tight Heather! We adore you! I’m in Santa Cruz where there’s no snow and ice, but we did just have a tsunami! Hope we all survive the coming election year! I will do anything! Drive people in Georgia to the voting booth? Whatever it takes!!!! We used to be a haven of liberal love, but now that MF Trump/anti everything true and good is here and everywhere…..
I am reading Heather's book "To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party". It's most important points, if I may state my opinion, is that we have always romanticized our nation and politics of earlier times. There have been many great leaders who fought successfully for the common man/woman. But mostly there have been politicians of self interest seeking the most power and money for themselves and men of great wealth, privilege and industry. Lincoln's best advocacy for equality and the working Americans lasted less than 10 years. His example was followed in smaller to larger degrees by later Republicans but jettisoned when money and power were at risk, or if another party was getting into the lead, and sometimes picking up the best Lincoln Republican ideas. Teddy Roosevelt, a lion for workers, up to a point, back slid all the way when Woodrow Wilson, a Virginian southern Democrat became President who advanced our modern government with what we think of as the Democratic Party today. Many of his progressive ideas originated much earlier with Republicans and Teddy Roosevelt. But progressive ideas in the hands of Democrats generated obstruction from the many of the very Republicans who held them in their own politics a few administrations earlier.
The most noticeable power and difference at any time in our history has been the citizenry. What will we demand and fight for? A JP Morgan and Trump? Or unions and granges, better living and working conditions, and the right to vote? In other words a "square deal"? TR lost sight of his "square deal" when Wilson became President just as so many Republicans lost sight of the environment, public health, voting rights, women's rights, etc as decades brought us Trump.
The real question is not whether Biden is doing a "good job" keeping our democracy together? Or if Trump will be President again and turn us into Russia? It's what are WE going to do? Will the Confederate voters or the Union voters win starting now, in the media, in the streets, petitioning elected officials, getting voters involved and voting.
This photo is soothing and reminds me a great deal of Andrew Wyeth. What a nice surprise! Thank you for all you do and please do take good care of yourself. You are our ballast in a different kind of storm.
HCR is fully entitled to time off ... but America is not. The New York Times confirms today that "With the door slammed shut this week on federal legislation to create new protections for access to voting, Democrats face an electoral landscape in which they will need to spend heavily to register and mobilize voters." Well, it's about time they recognized what I have been saying for months, that whether or not voting reforms pass, they still must concentrate on mobilizng voters, especially women and persons of color, for the elections less than ten months away.
The spare and muted season of winter had a beauty I always appreciated when I lived in the North; I linger over the winter images of Peter or Buddy when Heather takes a well deserved pause in posting. Not that there were plenty of days as winter lingered too long that I groused for a little bit of spring to show her face when March and April finally came up in the calendar queue. 😊🌱 It has been a very challenging winter season already for so many, with the brutal cold, inundating storms, and unrelenting psychic battering that is being endured. Be safe and take care, Heather and family, and as well, this community who cherishes history and democracy, and is nurturing the spark for better days ahead. 🕊 🌤
I entered Peter Ralston's gallery - beautiful work. Heather please take care to get your rest. This crazy world of ours will keep turning without our come-to-be-loved history lessons but we need your knowledge. That isn't necessarily the best reason to care for yourself but it is so true and it's also true that you the teacher is just as needed. Winter can be brutal but in my 70 years it's always set the stage for spring. Stay well friend.
Sleep well dear Heather! I am so thankful for your voice of facts and history during this difficult time in our history! I love the photos you post of your friend Peter. This one is a a beauty and I appreciate it for the innate beauty of where you live, but also for the artistic viewpoint, which I see as a fellow artist!
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of Map
The congressional map would have given Republicans an advantage of 12 seats to three in elections for the House of Representatives.
The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional map skewed to favor Republicans on Friday, ruling that it was the equivalent of a dealer stacking the deck, and sent it back to state lawmakers to try again.
The map would have given Republicans an advantage of 12 seats to three in elections for the House of Representatives, even though the G.O.P. has lately won only about 55 percent of the statewide popular vote.
“This is not what Ohio voters wanted or expected,’’ the court said of the map.
Let’s sing a song to dear, dear Heather
“ Can’t we two go walkin’ together out beyond the valley of trees?
Out where they is a hillside of heather curseyin’ gently in the breeze
That’s what I’d like to do, see the heather with you
The mist of May is in the gloamin’, and all the hills are holden’ still
So take my hand and lets go roaming through the heather on the hill
The morning dew is blinking yonder, there’s a lazy music in the rill
And all I want to do is wander through the heather on the hill
There may be other days as rich and rare
There may be other springs as full and fare
But they won’t be the same, they’ll come and go
For this I know;
That when the mist is in the gloamin’
And all the clouds are holdin’ still
If you’re not there I won’t go roaming through the heather on the hill
The heather on the hill.
(Brigadoon-1947)
[From the "Chalk One Up for Democracy" department
Pro-Trump ‘propaganda’ channel One America News Network to lose its biggest TV distributor
Satellite provider DirecTV said it would not renew its contract with OANN, potentially slashing the conspiracy-driven news outlet’s revenue by 90 per cent]
America's biggest satellite television provider has said it will cut the pro-Trump news channel One America News Network (OANN) from its service, dealing a severe blow to one of the former president's most stalwart cheerleaders.
DirecTV, a distributor with about 15 million subscribers that is 70 per cent owned by the US telecoms giant AT&T, announced on Friday that it would not renew its contract with OANN when the current one expires. following “a routine internal review”.
The decision could spell financial ruin for OANN, which gets about 90 per cent of its revenue from DirecTV according to court papers. One lawyer for OANN said in 2020 that Herring Networks "would go out of business tomorrow" if dropped by DirecTV.
More: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/directv-oann-drop-trump-conspiracy-b1993925.html
Sleep tight Heather! We adore you! I’m in Santa Cruz where there’s no snow and ice, but we did just have a tsunami! Hope we all survive the coming election year! I will do anything! Drive people in Georgia to the voting booth? Whatever it takes!!!! We used to be a haven of liberal love, but now that MF Trump/anti everything true and good is here and everywhere…..
I am reading Heather's book "To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party". It's most important points, if I may state my opinion, is that we have always romanticized our nation and politics of earlier times. There have been many great leaders who fought successfully for the common man/woman. But mostly there have been politicians of self interest seeking the most power and money for themselves and men of great wealth, privilege and industry. Lincoln's best advocacy for equality and the working Americans lasted less than 10 years. His example was followed in smaller to larger degrees by later Republicans but jettisoned when money and power were at risk, or if another party was getting into the lead, and sometimes picking up the best Lincoln Republican ideas. Teddy Roosevelt, a lion for workers, up to a point, back slid all the way when Woodrow Wilson, a Virginian southern Democrat became President who advanced our modern government with what we think of as the Democratic Party today. Many of his progressive ideas originated much earlier with Republicans and Teddy Roosevelt. But progressive ideas in the hands of Democrats generated obstruction from the many of the very Republicans who held them in their own politics a few administrations earlier.
The most noticeable power and difference at any time in our history has been the citizenry. What will we demand and fight for? A JP Morgan and Trump? Or unions and granges, better living and working conditions, and the right to vote? In other words a "square deal"? TR lost sight of his "square deal" when Wilson became President just as so many Republicans lost sight of the environment, public health, voting rights, women's rights, etc as decades brought us Trump.
The real question is not whether Biden is doing a "good job" keeping our democracy together? Or if Trump will be President again and turn us into Russia? It's what are WE going to do? Will the Confederate voters or the Union voters win starting now, in the media, in the streets, petitioning elected officials, getting voters involved and voting.
Have a restful night, Heather. Many thanks for all you do. Many thanks for sharing Peter's photo.🌷
Everyone,
Direct TV has dropped One America News, a far right promulgator of lies about the election and anything else they talk about.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/business/media/one-america-news-directv.html
"after a routine review".
This photo is soothing and reminds me a great deal of Andrew Wyeth. What a nice surprise! Thank you for all you do and please do take good care of yourself. You are our ballast in a different kind of storm.
HCR is fully entitled to time off ... but America is not. The New York Times confirms today that "With the door slammed shut this week on federal legislation to create new protections for access to voting, Democrats face an electoral landscape in which they will need to spend heavily to register and mobilize voters." Well, it's about time they recognized what I have been saying for months, that whether or not voting reforms pass, they still must concentrate on mobilizng voters, especially women and persons of color, for the elections less than ten months away.
The spare and muted season of winter had a beauty I always appreciated when I lived in the North; I linger over the winter images of Peter or Buddy when Heather takes a well deserved pause in posting. Not that there were plenty of days as winter lingered too long that I groused for a little bit of spring to show her face when March and April finally came up in the calendar queue. 😊🌱 It has been a very challenging winter season already for so many, with the brutal cold, inundating storms, and unrelenting psychic battering that is being endured. Be safe and take care, Heather and family, and as well, this community who cherishes history and democracy, and is nurturing the spark for better days ahead. 🕊 🌤
I entered Peter Ralston's gallery - beautiful work. Heather please take care to get your rest. This crazy world of ours will keep turning without our come-to-be-loved history lessons but we need your knowledge. That isn't necessarily the best reason to care for yourself but it is so true and it's also true that you the teacher is just as needed. Winter can be brutal but in my 70 years it's always set the stage for spring. Stay well friend.
I love all your personal asides as much as your newsletters. I would love to know you personally. Thank you.
Sleep well dear Heather! I am so thankful for your voice of facts and history during this difficult time in our history! I love the photos you post of your friend Peter. This one is a a beauty and I appreciate it for the innate beauty of where you live, but also for the artistic viewpoint, which I see as a fellow artist!
Good night and sweet dreams!
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of Map
The congressional map would have given Republicans an advantage of 12 seats to three in elections for the House of Representatives.
The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional map skewed to favor Republicans on Friday, ruling that it was the equivalent of a dealer stacking the deck, and sent it back to state lawmakers to try again.
The map would have given Republicans an advantage of 12 seats to three in elections for the House of Representatives, even though the G.O.P. has lately won only about 55 percent of the statewide popular vote.
“This is not what Ohio voters wanted or expected,’’ the court said of the map.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/politics/ohio-supreme-court-congressional-maps-gerrymandering.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkSVUaBybIRp8_qRmHmfnE2_s7hn75aTOIUSxPyulQCI-d4VuIbq1laME-xC-aQ9lINPoqTeRpi-BSJVZ8TgCurpaemZIKZSUprIb5FkUH46XwZ5Fquzn7cjv-b-5l2Ly0ux_BbWDoXKyJ13E-cwxn849idVCgxSRcxKfaQOIh29h_1KglDshwVi5AMHfRx4TgCxh5MNiCbBrZ-1N2D7kfAWeP6Ibav7EQcwxSCkbETGd85gs_7dBcONAVPMXvPkJqOZq-0fhKVDsefMr-DIYxRoPUi7xprbTPzBSKw8G1zPw2f75GbETDhn9PqLfADUpZxtKM4Q&smid=url-share
I, you, we . . . . Sweet dreams, peace, hope and love. Knit up the raveled sleeve of care.
Have a nice sleep and remember al those you help keep sane in this upside down world.