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Navona’s Page for Alexandra Ottaway CD 💿

I like to think there’s something for everyone to listen to!

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Bill Maher On the Spectrum of Political Correctness

Note 📝: This is a post from Passover/Easter time 2021. Some things may have changed:

I disagree with Bill Maher in the 1st half of this week’s “New Rules”: John Oliver(UPDATE 4-7-21) recently informed us that the interest rate on the National Debt has been going down for quite a while, so although we do have a pandemic 😷 recession in the real economy and the GOP were mistaken to do tax cuts for the rich if they wanted to keep their reputation for “the party of fiscal responsibility” and also get anything done for people...

nevertheless, since the national debt interest rate has been going down therefore it may not be “just like the 1920’s” so the US government and the world, thinks Janet Yellen, can spend more. I’m not saying individuals shouldn’t be careful. Also some poor countries are drowning in debt

(upated 4-8-21 after reading Somini Segupta, NYT) 

Watch John Oliver’s Easter/Late Passover ‘Last Week Tonight’ because although neither he nor Bill are money experts, JO’s more.

Disclaimer to that: Nobody knows why that interest rate is down(barrons.com was quick to point out today that some interest rates are up(!) so just wanted to clarify; I hope they weren’t trying to confuse the issue to college kids and lay people who only just learned about this). Articles like,

”Maybe you missed what the Fed just said.” Well yes I did but it’s pretty much what they said last time(Update: 6-30-21 Actually they did raise the rate recently). Srsly though: Just want to keep it in perspective.

Tell me if/when you know why the interest rate on the federal debt has been going down and if you do happen to log in to do so, Thanks!

Bill Maher is more than right later in this clip(Will be back to see if they’ve changed it again) about the drug war being disproportionately racist and re: the fact that they put more black people in jail partly so they(“felons”) can’t vote 🗳.  Anyway I realized(6-30-21) this vid below will always be Maher’s latest New Rules:

 

From the former verified voting people Vote.org

Click to see if you are registered to VOTE!

I don’t have to tell you that voting is getting dicey.

Photo by Richard Goulart

How to Vote, in different ways, from the New York Times

How to Vote

photo for The National Humane Society

Five Thirty-Eight: How to Vote in Every State!

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/how-to-vote-2020/

Wondering Where Your Ballot Is? TrackMyBallotMA.com for state of MA

All You Need to Vote in Your State  

A White Tiger in the Himalayas? Don’t I mean Snow Leopard? Well these days some things are just not right. This was a compelling artwork from a Ram Dass(RIP) newsletter. But do keep track of your mail-in ballot. 

 By “Immunity is Mutiny” I mean 1) Sleep well 2) eat healthy food 3) Exercise with a mask in case you meet somebody 4) keep Six feet Apart and mostly 5) Wash your hands.

Download your Mail-in ballot! Updated Wednesday 7-1-20 & Sun. 8-16-20

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/voter-registration-absentee-voting.htm

Dear Friends, September and November we may be caught in a second wave of Covid-19 and it’s not safe to vote in person. Also it’s high time we had voting day be a holiday. Also: Immunity = Mutiny!

The Economist finally said our electoral college district is outmoded and favors the more doctrinaire Republicans(most of the moderate ones have long left the party)!

For primaries and the November 3rd presidential election. All votes matter but November 3rd couldn’t be more crucial.

Let’s do it soon before Trump figures out we are doing this! Update: By now it is painfully evident he already figured it out and is doing everything to stop it. So by now I hope you have gotten your primary ballots and I think it might be wise to drop it off at a drop box, if your town has one, for ballots. With mask and soc-dis

Update: More on this from Skimm daily email newsletter:

“With July 4th coming up, it's a good time to take stock of our voting rights. If you haven't had your primary yet and aren't comfortable voting in person: here's how to request an absentee ballot. If you've experienced voter suppression or intimidation, you can report it to the DOJ or your local election office. You can also call these hotlines: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (English) Update 8-8-20: I am calling this!!! or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Spanish). And learn more about your rights here. Our democracy is stronger when we all can participate. Happy (almost) Fourth.” 

Nonpartisan Poor People’s ZOOM March on Washington June2020.org

A giant ZOOM march on Saturday June 20th, 2020 at 10 AM and Sunday at 6 ET.

To register you can click on this link:

Poor People’s March on Washington

 

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