Friday Reads

 In case you missed it, Biden's Philadelphia speech condemning the MAGA cultists and Trump as a threat to democracy:

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I can't even think about fall yet, but the DM has an interactive map where and when one can best see the changing of the leaves.

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Obituary:  Noted author Barbara Ehrenreich, 81, author of Nickel and Dimed, has died.  I think I have read most of her books, which for the most part focused on the economy and society.

Snip:

Then, as she recalled, the conversation drifted.

How could anyone survive on minimum wage? She mused. A tenacious journalist should find out.

Her editor, Lewis Lapham, offered a half smile and a single word reply: “You.”

The result was the book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America” (2001), an undercover account of the indignities, miseries and toil of being a low-wage worker in the United States. It became a best seller and a classic in social justice literature.

The Guardian:

The news that Ehrenreich had died on 1 September was released by her son, Ben Ehrenreich, on Friday. He accompanied the announcement with a comment redolent of his mother’s spirit: “She was never much for thoughts and prayers, but you can honor her memory by loving one another, and by fighting like hell.”

Ehrenreich battled over a half a century as a writer committed to resisting injustice and giving a voice to those who were typically unheard.

Her first book, published in 1969, Long March, Short Song, was an account of the student uprising against the Vietnam war.

The article notes Ehrenreich had a doctorate in cell biology but decided to turn to writing and activism instead.

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Pass the popcorn.

How about doing a report of the GI crowd making death threats to women who acknowledge biological reality?

Of course, owner Joshua Moon will prevail like he always does.  Yes, Kiwi Farms is a vile site, but there is that pesky thing called the First Amendment.

Meanwhile, this is likely a more accurate account of the situation.

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