Local Politics Wins for Democrats
The NRCC tried really hard with crazy rhetoric and some outright lies, but they lost to Jennifer Wexton. Captain Commander Scare Tactics Barbara Comstock is out on her ass. Her MS13 ads were clearly...
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Revisiting My Digital Library (or Stop Being Threatened By Other People’s Reading Choices)
I’ve been tending to my digital housekeeping this weekend and thought about my digital library (books, newsletters, magazines, etc.). I’ve been using Calibre to manage my large ebooks library for several years. Rather than reinvent the...
Victim Blaming Hall of Shame – Part One
Taking back some power by calling out victim-blamers and shamers I’ve personally encountered over the years. Obviously, this will be a triggering and upsetting collection. Feel free to share. People still say this doesn’t...
Stop Being Surprised by Female Perpetrators, ‘kay?
Kim Severson, writing for The New York Times, on Asia Argento, Who Accused Weinstein, Made a Deal With Her Own Accuser: …last October, Ms. Argento quietly arranged to pay $380,000 to her own accuser: Jimmy...
Coalition Letter on Conference Committee for CAA Reform
June 8, 2018 View a PDF of this letter. Recipient: U.S. House of Representatives Dear Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi: We urge you to seek the appointment of a Conference Committee on the Congressional...
Coalition Letter to U.S. Senate on CAA Reform Act
May 23, 2018 Hon. Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate S-230 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Hon. Chuck Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate S-221 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Congressional Accountability...
Discussion Is Good and Agreement Is Awesome – But Getting Stuff Done Is The Goal
Monica Torres, writing for Ladders, on “Why ‘agreeing to disagree’ is a bad management tactic“: When you are a good leader, you know that “agreeing to disagree” is not enough to move goals forward....
April 26, 2018 En Banc Agenda
Illinois Prisoner Review Board April 26, 2018 En Banc Agenda 319 East Madison Street, Springfield—9:00 AM IDOC # INMATE NAME LOCATION HEARING DATE 1. L11109 PAUL BRYANT* DIX March 15, 2018 2. C64129 RICHARD...
En Banc Minute Sheet – 2018
STATE OF ILLINOIS BRUCE RAUNER, GOVERNOR PRISONER REVIEW BOARD EN BANC MINUTE SHEET- OPEN SESSION MEETING OF APRIL 26, 2018 Inmate Name: Donald Grant IDOC Number & Institution: L02079 The Illinois Prisoner Review...