The events around Queen Elizabeth’s death have unfolded with an astonishing amount of formal, choreographed movement.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/09/19/arts/dance/choreography-queen-funeral.html
Category Archives: Mini-Posts
The Queen: order of service for the committal at St George’s Chapel | Queen Elizabeth II | The Guardian
The full order of service for the committal of Queen Elizabeth II at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on 19 September
— Read on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/18/the-queen-order-of-service-for-the-committal-at-st-georges-chapel
The Orders of Service for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and committal service – CNN
Buckingham Palace has released the Orders of Service for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and committal service on Monday.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/uk/order-of-service-queen-funeral-intl-gbr/index.html
NAFO / North Atlantic Fella Organization| Know Your Meme (I was slow to catch on to this. Good job, Fellas!)
Browse the best of our ‘NAFO / North Atlantic Fella Organization’ image gallery and vote for your favorite!
— Read on knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/nafo-north-atlantic-fella-organization/photos
Now Listening: The Cornfield Resistance with Driftglass and Bluegal for Friday, September 9
I’ve been a listener since stumbling into a Second Life group that used to host listing parties online during the Bush-W Administration. Do check out their Patreon!
Two progressive Democrats plot a new course to fight Republican gains : NPR
Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans.
— Read on www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094288815/two-democratic-progressives-plot-new-ways-to-fight-back-against-republican-gains
Can Democrats Win Back Rural Voters? | The New Yorker
I’ve said this for more than 20 years; we’re not helping rural voters if we snub them because it’s easier to canvass in the suburbs and cities. And rural voters control Congress.
The Maine state senator Chloe Maxmin and her former campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, the authors of the forthcoming book “Dirt Road Revival,” join Dorothy Wickenden to talk about intensive grassroots organizing as the key to Democratic success at the polls.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/podcast/politics-and-more/can-democrats-win-back-rural-voters/amp
Thanks to @ProPublica, The Truth Is Coming Out
Oh, yes. The investigations into the planning and funding of the attempted Capitol Coup are getting closer and closer to the Trump crime family.
Guilfoyle’s texts, reviewed by ProPublica, represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family circle were directly involved in the financing and organization of the rally.
Progressives must no longer cede school boards to the GOP.
Progressives should treat these races as a prime opportunity to take on the right.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/conservatives-school-boards-youngkin-crt-progressives/
Thanksgiving travel is up this year. Oh, goodie.
Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.
— Read on www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1054878036/thanksgiving-travel-airlines-what-to-expect