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CHECK IT OUT: DIANE ON A ROLL TODAY 

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The Dog Who Thought He Was a Horse

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Enjoy this delightful video!

A Person Born in 1900 Experienced These Events…

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This short video provides perspective on where we are today. The long view….

Trump and the Wizard of Oz

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SomeDAMPoet wrote the following to explain Trump. As I was typing the headline, I accidentally wrote “Iz” instead of “Oz,” and it then occurred to me that Trump is the Wizard of Id. No filters on his ego or his mouth. SomeDAM Poet: Brain is severed From his tongue We can learn a lot about Trump from the Wizard of Oz. He’s the accumulation of these characters: The scarecrow had no brains, tin man

Enjoy This Spectacular Comedy Trapeze Act

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In my endless search for ways to lighten and brighten your days (and mine), I found this wonderful comedy trapeze act. Enjoy!

How to Relax When You Are Stressed Out

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This is one of those days when almost everyone is on edge. Today is an incredibly important election, certainly the most important in my lifetime. I have voted in every Presidential election since 1960. This one matters most, because the future of our democracy, our environment, our public schools, our domestic tranquility, is on the ballot.

A Few Beautiful Moments of Dance, for Your Enjoyment

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This is a beautiful https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/swans-for-relief-raises-money-for-dancers-amid-covid-19-47449883?fbclid=IwAR0VmXIqHyeeNP0X7SGh9mR-YShob4sj9yXYToYexWwlzJ1Bg02pGMgEp6Y of 32 talented dancers from around the world performing “Swan Lake.” They are raising money for dancers whose income has been cut off. Each dancer is alone, in isolation caused by the pandemic They give a differe

Is Trump “The Chosen One”?

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A friend forwarded the answer to this question. He commented, “This is proof that there is a God.”

Do You Love Animals? You Will Love This Video!

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I watched this video several times. I am an animal lover. It made me happy. It will make you happy too!

Johnny Carson’s Singing Dog Contest, 1987

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Time for some fun and laughs in the midst of so much bad news.

Doris Day with Good Advice for You

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I was stacking the dishwasher one morning when I starting singing this song , which I haven’t heard for many decades. I think you will enjoy it too.

My Plan for Election Day

by dianeravitch / 4h

Millions of people have already voted. I voted on October 29. If you have not yet voted, go to your polling place and do your civic duty. End our national nightmare. So, here is my plan for the rest of the day. Because this is not a normal day, I’m going to do something unusual. Instead of posting about corruption, fraud, privatization, disruption, testing, or other themes with which you are fami

Jan Resseger: What Is at Stake Tomorrow?

by dianeravitch / 16h

Jan Resseger is always worth reading. She thinks deeply about the issues and synthesizes brilliantly. I n this post , she asks and answers what’s at stake in the election tomorrow for our nation’s public schools. She believes that therere is a chance for fresh thinking about how to help schools instead of punishing them. If Joe Biden is elected President, I believe our society can finally pivot a

Texas: Federal Judge Rejects GOP Effort to Toss Out Ballots in Harris County

by dianeravitch / 21h

A federal judge in Texas dismissed the GOP attempt to invalidate 127,000 votes cast at drive-in polling places. The judge was appointed by President George W. Bush. His decision may be appealed. Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said the lawsuit fits a broader pattern of GOP-led lawsuits claiming voter fraud. https://www.cnn.com/2020/

Marc Anthony Urges His Fellow Puerto Ricans to Vote

by dianeravitch / 23h

Celebrated singer Marc Anthony was born in New York City. His parents were from Puerto Rico. This is a powerful messag e that shows why Puerto Ricans must vote. I urge you to watch.

Jane Mayer: Why Trump Is Afraid of Losing

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Jane Mayer, crack investigative journalist for The New Yorker, writes that Trump is afraid of losing because so many state investigations and lawsuits and debts await him, and perhaps, prison. No American President has ever been charged with a criminal offense. But, as Donald Trump fights to hold on to the White House, he and those around him surely know that if he loses—an outcome that nobody sh

Beware the “Betsy DeVos of Washington State”

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Laurel Demkovich writes here about the election in Washington State for state superintendent. The incumbent Chris Reykdal faces a challenger who supports charter schools and vouchers. The Democratic Party is supporting Reykdal, the Republican Party is supporting his opponent, Maia Espinosa. Washington State has no voucher program; it has a small number of charters, established after four state re

David Bentley Hart: What’s Wrong with Socialism?

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Writing in Commonweal, David Bentley Hart debunks the myths about socialism. I graduated high school in 1956 and was politically aware during high school and college. I remember McCarthy-style Republicans denouncing every government program as “socialism,” which was the surepath to Communism and Stalinism. I grew up in Texas, where that overheated rhetoric was common. These days, I wonder if we h

North Carolina: Police Use Pepper Spray on Peaceful Black Protestors

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This is an outrage. Trump’s Brownshirts harass the Biden campaign, engage in voter intimidation, block major thoroughfares—without penalty. Now this: GRAHAM, N.C. — The voters came in black sweatshirts emblazoned with the mantra of the late Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, who celebrated “good trouble.” Fists and iPhones raised, they chanted “Black lives matter” and promised

Vote As If Your Life Depends Upon It: It Does

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After the 2000 election, which George W. Bush won by a few hundred contested votes in Florida, I was appointed to the National Commission on Federal election Reform. It was completely bipartisan. The co-chairs were former President Gerald Ford and former President Jimmy Carter. It’s report was released in August 2001 . The overriding goals of the commission were to ensure that elections were free

ACLU Sues to Block Voter Suppression in Houston

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Republican activists have been trying to invalidate 127,000 votes cast in Harris County (Houston). Their case failed in the state courts. They are now in federal courts, arguing that votes cast at a drive-in location are invalid, even though the sites were approved by the Secretary of State of Texas. ACLU Challenges Effort to Invalidate Nearly 127,000 Drive-Thru Votes Cast in Harris County, Texas

“Give People Light, and They Will Find a Way”

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Watch this wonderful commentary on the election and on the future of our democracy. Share it with your friends and family.

Winston Churchill on the Essence of Democracy

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The Republican Party and its malign leader Trump are working hard to suppress the vote, calculating that the bigger the turnout, the worse for them. Americans are standing for hours in long lines waiting to exercise their vote. 

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