Seizing Upon Post-Hurricane Damage, Puerto Rico's New "Education Reform" Law Paves Way for Charters, Vouchers

Seizing Upon Post-Hurricane Damage, Puerto Rico's New "Education Reform" Law Paves Way for Charters, Vouchers



THE POLITICS OF "THE SHOCK DOCTRINE." BILLIONAIRES SEE AN OPENING AFTER A CRISIS. THE CONTINUATION OF DISASTER CAPITALISM.

PEEVER LAW #96

PICKING A CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT IS A LOT LIKE PICKING YOUR NOSE: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL GET, BUT IT'S LIKELY TO BE BAD.

As Advertisers Flee, Critics Not Buying Laura Ingraham's Apology to Parkland Shooting Survivor

As Advertisers Flee, Critics Not Buying Laura Ingraham's Apology to Parkland Shooting Survivor



THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN SAY AND DO ANYTHING WITHOUT REPERCUSSIONS.  CUTE DOESN'T TRANSLATE INTO SMART.

PEOPLE OVER POA (PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC.)

People over POA. That’s what we all, well, almost all, of us think. I would not think of Hot Springs Village as a corporation. I don’t believe we are stockholders. I believe we are a community. We should be using municipal rules. Instead, we have, I don’t know exactly what. “Although board members are elected to serve on the board of director’s, a homeowners association is not a representative form of government.” That was from a handout at the board orientation. Another: “It does mean that favoring a minority interest over the interests of the association as a whole can get a director into trouble.” (We saw this first-hand with Mermel being reprimanded by the board president).

To further support this crazy notion that we are a corporation, listen to the manager and president: “The time for dissent is before a vote. After a board vote, members should accept the results and work as one. Once the board has spoken, the board has spoken.”(manager). “You can have an opposing viewpoint, but we hope it is not taken to an extreme.” (president). This doesn’t strike me as democratic. Democracy requires dissent. To squelch that in any way is to move away from a citizen oriented form of government. Yes, dissent makes life hard for the leadership, but that’s how it should be.

Our leadership needs to be reprimanded, which the election has seemingly done. I have no idea what the new director’s will do. Hopefully, they will challenge this notion that we are a corporation vs community. Hopefully, they will suggest that we need to adopt municipal rules. Hopefully, they will make our governing more transparent. Hopefully, they will bring it from behind closed doors.

This whole notion should scare you. Or better, make you mad. People over POA.

Change Is Coming... And Not Through the Barrel of Our Guns

Change Is Coming... And Not Through the Barrel of Our Guns



I find strength in seeing these kids lead the way against gun violence. As adults, we have failed miserably. What a beautiful thing. I hope they are ready for it. They will have to endure terrible hardships, perpetrated by the NRA and the press and the Trump administration. God be with them. She hates guns.

'Not Above the Law': In Historic Ruling, Federal Judge Rules Corruption Suit Against Trump Can Proceed

'Not Above the Law': In Historic Ruling, Federal Judge Rules Corruption Suit Against Trump Can Proceed



Let's hope this takes him and his family down. Oh what a day.

HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND THIS TIME AND LIVE?

For people who are struggling, this is a bad time. A depressing time. A time lacking compassion. Justice. Equality. Trump and all of Washington have betrayed our trust and no longer serve as public servants, sworn to uphold our right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” as stated in the Declaration of Independence. They have all become doorkeepers for the rich. Gate keepers at the country club. Servants pandering to the needs of their owners, who buy them with their billions; allow them to serve as long as they please; hire them later to become lobbyists; and when they die, proclaim them as heroes and saviors of democracy and capitalism. It is an odd perversion of democratic government.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I LIKE IT WHEN A FLOWER OR A LITTLE TUFT OF GRASS GROWS THROUGH A CRACK IN THE CONCRETE. IT'S SO FUCKING HEROIC."

George Carlin