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Both Lynchian & Eno-esque, PLANO Swirls Ever Inward
Apr 21, 2019 by Dan O'Neil	in Theater
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If you've ever been to Plano, Texas, you'll have some sense of what playwright Will Arbery is wrestling with in his new play, also called Plano, which runs through May 11th at the Connelly Theater in the return engagement of the Clubbed Thumb production (first seen in short form as part of Winterworks in 2018, then in full for Summerworks of the same year).
Actual Plano (my interpretation): A conflagration of corporate headquarters, separated into campuses, each with a few hotels. Chinese restaurants in strip malls. Miles and miles of on and off ramps, no sidewalks. A place of emptiness, but also – strangely – a sort of peaceful solitude. There is so much nothing there that it turns into something.
The Play's Plano (my interpretation of Will Arbery's interpretation): A blank place that (men?) go to split into pieces. A state of mind, a slide into subconscious, an implosion of self that results in repopulation. A place to die? As an individual, perhaps – but then one is reborn into fragmentary versions of one's self and redistributed across the country, each fragment haunting – specifically, in this play – a woman.
The play itself features a rather dense environment, reminiscent both of the nightmare logic of a David Lynchian world coupled with the bleak existential humor of Will Eno, but played at hyper-speed, as though the inhabitants of the play popped a couple of Ritalin pills just before the lights went up. The main structure presents three sisters (played by Crystal Finn, Miriam Silverman, and Susannah Flood) who are reckoning with the fragments of the men (Cesar J. Rosado, Ryan King, and Brendan Dalton) in their lives. One is about to be married (to a probably gay man who is always "going to Plano" and never seems to fully return). One is about to be divorced (by a man who gets lost in Plano while simultaneously appearing in her home as a zombie-version of himself who can't be killed). One is "married to God," but then gets haunted by a faceless ghost-man who keeps her contained onstage in a state of limbo and confused sainthood. Eventually, a fourth woman – the mother of these sisters (played by Mary Shultz) – makes unexpected and delightfully weird landfall, but seems to be running from either a dead husband or all of mankind. The conditions surrounding all this are not made explicit, but they don't have to be – the stakes are quite clear regardless of the actual situation. This sense of clarity amid abstraction holds largely true throughout, a credit to director Taylor Reynolds, who has grounded each performance and moment with enough reality that the continuous river of frenetic verbiage doesn't untether itself from the action.
The key literary device that Arbery utilizes is a cross between a cross-fade and smash cut (in cinematic terms). It's both blurry and abrupt – whenever anyone says the word "later," the play then jumps immediately forward to that later point and continues. This allows for days, weeks, and years to vanish, and disallows any letup in the pace. If life is a race, all the characters here are lagging behind the leader, just hoping to keep up and find space to breath amidst the density of inevitable heartbreak that comes along with living. This constant rush also creates a world that swirls inward, though – it's sometimes a little too easy to gloss over, as it becomes apparent that the narrative logic is not necessarily what's driving the action. But if not that, then what? The space between that question and the fact that we never quite determine what exactly is behind all the rattling doors and lurking underneath the porch helps create and maintain the unsettled sense of a nightmare. The stakes remain clear, and the men are creating the stakes.
Although along those lines, I'm not sure what to take away from it all from a gendered standpoint (particularly the use of Karl Ove Knausgaard's very large and very male book "My Struggle: Book One" as a temporary murder weapon, which just feels too easy at this point.) The internal disturbance within the men's mental state made external via Plano is uncomfortably recognizable to me, and there's a strong sense of male loathing and destructivity throughout. I am left to wonder though, if not Plano, where do the women go?
Tagged with: Brendan Dalton, Cesar J. Rosado, Clubbed Thumb, Crystal Finn, Mary Shultz, Miriam Silverman, Plano, Ryan King, Susannah Flood, Taylor Reynolds, Will Arbery
About the author Dan O'Neil
Dan O'Neil is a playwright & text designer. He grew up on a small farm in northwestern Minnesota, where he learned to drive a tractor, use a chainsaw, and identify various star constellations. He lives in Harlem. www.danoneil.org


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New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and promised to bring 'Kaam, Daam, Shaan, Sushashan, Swabhimaan, Samman' to the citizens of India. Party president Rahul Gandhi hit out at the political rivals while unveiling the party manifesto and said that if his party was voted to power, he would deliver on all the promises made in the manifesto.
Congress promises to pass the Constitution (Amendment) Bill to provide for reservation of 33 per cent of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies in the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha.
We will amend the Service Rules to reserve for women 33 per cent of appointments to posts in the Central Government.
The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 will be enforced effectively. We will review all laws that stipulate wage rates to provide that men and women are paid the same wage for similar work.
We will stipulate that every Special Economic Zone shall have working women's hostels and safe transport facilities to increase the participation of women in the labour force.
We will repeal any provision of law that prohibits night shifts for women.
Sufficient night shelters will be built for migrant women workers. Adequate number of safe and hygienic public toilets for women will be provided in towns and cities. Sanitary napkin vending machines will be installed in public spaces, schools and colleges.
Congress promises a comprehensive review of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces Act, 2013 and will extend the Act to all workplaces. We will additionally institute measures to address all forms of harassment of women.
Congress will pass a model legislation to establish a separate investigative agency to investigate heinous crimes against women and children and urge State Governments to enact a law to establish such an investigative agency.
Congress pioneered the women's self-help group (SHG) movement that today boasts of 87 lakh groups. Congress also launched the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM – Aajeevika). We promise to launch NRLM-2 to make SHGs a key instrument for the economic empowerment of women, to increase livelihood opportunities and to usher in transformative social change.
We will work with State Governments to implement a programme to provide single, widowed, divorced, abandoned or destitute women a dignified and secure life.
Congress promises to launch a programme to appoint an Adhikar Maitri in every Panchayat to serve as a paralegal to educate women on, and assist them in the enforcement of, their legal rights.
We will pass suitable legislation to make registration of marriages compulsory and we will enforce the law prohibiting child marriages.
Congress promises to expand ICDS and provide a crèche in every Anganwadi based on need and demand.
The above points have been claimed by the Congress after conducting surveys in numerous parts of the country and the issue of gender equality and empowerment of the supressed is something that surely plays on the minds of a large demographic of the country.
With the low numbers of females in Parliament, it is crucial to ensure more participation is brought in the governance exercise in order to make the country use its full potential.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley briefs media, Slams Congress' Manifesto and Rahul Gandhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while briefing media criticized Congress manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha Election Arun Jaitley said Congress manifesto is full of dangerous idea and slams Rahul Gandhi watch the video to know more!


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Anne Rice Says Diabetes Nearly Killed Her
June 26, 2004 -- Author Anne Rice, known for her best-selling "Vampire Chronicles" series, has been dealing with an all-too-real horror story of her own, a health crisis that at first terrified her, and then nearly took her life.
After enduring a series of strange symptoms that her doctors were not able to explain, Rice reached a pivotal point five years ago, when she woke up early one morning with a pounding headache. She was also having difficulty breathing.
As her condition worsened, Rice's husband and her assistant called 911. When an ambulance crew arrived at the house, Rice was unconscious.
Rice later learned that she had been in a coma, and just minutes from death. She also learned the cause: diabetes.
"They ran the tests and they got a blood-sugar [level] of 800, which is pretty much I think fatal," Rice said. "What they told me later was that I was in a coma, and of course death would have followed in about five to 10, maybe 15 minutes."
Rice learned she has type 1 diabetes, which ordinarily strikes children, and requires insulin injections. Now she is now speaking out to raise awareness of the disease.
The first signs of illness surfaced more than five years ago. They began subtly, with digestive problems that Rice tried to brush aside.
"It started with this chronic indigestion, just having cramps after every meal and feeling like something was wrong," Rice said. "Then the really horrifying symptoms appeared. I started to lose weight, and this was nothing short of bizarre, because I had been overweight all my adult life."
From the earliest days of dealing with the disease, Rice knew something was very wrong. In addition to losing weight, the prolific writer was losing focus, and with it, her ability to write and create. She feared her career was in jeopardy.
"I was sitting at the computer, and trying to write, and the simplest descriptions were impossible for me," Rice said. "I simply couldn't find the words."
Nevertheless, she managed to soldier on, promoting her work and traveling, always putting on a brave face and a great show for her devoted fans. On a 1998 book tour in Las Vegas for The Vampire Armand, fans were delighted at the dark-haired author's creepy arrival.
"We did one of our usual tricks," Rice said. "We decided to go to the book signing in a coffin."
Yet her mystery illness persisted. A couple of months after her book tour, Rice renewed her wedding vows with her husband, Stan Rice. As she tells it now, that nostalgic event was the last coherent moment she had before her medical condition became a full-blown crisis.
"I don't even remember the next day," she said. "Apparently I woke up very, very early in the morning — like maybe 6 — which is extremely early for me — and I called my assistant, Ross, and I never do that. I would never dream of calling him at 6 in the morning."
A Simple Test
Before her assistant arrived at her home, her behavior became even stranger.
"I started tearing off my clothes," Rice said. "They decided to call a nurse friend of mine, Cindy Uber, and she went right away to where I was. She tried to get a pulse. She couldn't."
Because Rice was unresponsive, they called 911, and Rice was given tests, then brought out of the house on a stretcher. The tests showed the elevated blood-sugar levels.
When Rice finally opened her eyes, Stan gave her the news of her diagnosis.
These days, Rice is managing just fine. She checks her blood sugar four times a day and gives herself shots of insulin. The disease that nearly took her life is under control, and she now seeks to raise awareness and make sure others don't ignore the symptoms. "If you think you have any chance that you might have diabetes, for God's sake, go get the blood-sugar test," Rice said. "It's a simple test. There's nothing to it. Absolutely nothing."
Diagnosing Diabetes
Rice has type 1 diabetes, but the most common diabetes is type 2, which comes on gradually in adulthood, and is often associated with obesity or excess weight. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes are not dramatic, and patients are diagnosed only after having a blood test.
In contrast, the symptoms of type 1 diabetes — which used to be called juvenile diabetes because it usually comes on in childhood or adolescence — are much more dramatic, as was the case with Rice. Type 1 diabetes can strike adults, too. Its typical symptoms are excessive thirst and hunger and frequent urination. Rice said she experienced weight loss but not the other symptoms.
Type 2 diabetes can often be controlled through diet, exercise and oral drugs, but people with type 1 always need to take insulin because the disease prompts their body to wipe out the cells that make insulin.
The amount of insulin that type 1 sufferers need to keep blood sugar within normal range varies. In the past, doctors relied on urine samples to gauge insulin levels, but now patients can get much better control by using finger-stick blood tests that provide minute-by-minute readings of blood-sugar level.
Some people who have trouble with the finger-stick test opt to use a pump to get a steady supply of insulin rather than periodic injections.
One of the big problems with diabetes is the complications associated with it, such as the long-term risk of damage to the eyes, heart and kidney. That is why it is crucial to have careful medical supervision to control blood-sugar levels and prevent complications.

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Ana Gonzalez, Digital Content Producer
Published: April 14, 2021, 12:33 PM
Tags: Janet Jackson, Julien's, Online Auction, Entertainment
Janet Jackson to auction off over 1,000 items for charity in 'iconic' online charity auction
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Janet Jackson fans may have a chance to earn a piece of her history in an "iconic" online auction.
The auction, called "Iconic Treasures from the Legendary Career and Life of Janet Jackson" will take place both live and at Beverly Hills, California. Over 1,000 of the Queen of Pop's articles from music videos to costumes worn during her performances and personal items used will be auctioned off in honor of her birthday, People reported.
Some of the items featured in the auction include items from her "Rhythm Nation" music video back in 1990 and a tracksuit she wore as a child, according to People.
Julien's, the host of the auction, will also sell a collector's box set which includes a special personal video message from Jackson regarding the auction. Each set is priced between $200 and $800.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Compassion International, which rescues children from spiritual, social, and physical poverty, according to People.
The auction will take place May 14-16 online. To learn more, click here.
Ana Gonzalez
UH-Downtown grad, coffee addict, cat mom of 2, owner of too many fish tanks


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No room for pros at Olympics
Dear editor:
At the very beginning, Olympic sports were for amateurs only and it stayed that way for a very long time until political measures crept into the system allowing professionals to participate, thus making it a mixture of amateurs competing against the pros.
This surely degrades what the Olympics really stand for.
With politics becoming more prominent in the system, the bending of rules becomes a practice which has led to the breaking of rules, which has led to the infractions in the past decade, with the latest occurrence at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
The victims—the Canadian pairs in the figure skating program who performed a solid gold performance but were given the silver medal despite three errors committed by the Russian team, who won the event.
Without a doubt, foul play was involved in the decision, which led to the full-scale investigation which resulted in giving the Canadian couple a cold gold medal.
Although the gold medal was restored, a tarnished award was not what they deserved. Actually, this corrupt action of judge(s) caused a disheartening effect to both teams involved.
Definitely a black eye to the figure skating program.
Athletes competing in the Olympics put in many long hours of gruelling training and should receive no more or no less marks than their performance allows.
The Canadian pair won the silver for a gold-medal performance because of a fraudulous political act of judges compromising on the outcome favouring each other whereas the athletes are the victims of circumstance.
The local Special Olympics curling team experienced similar consequences at the provincial curling trials in Espanola a few years ago, winning round-robin play but placed into third place by the judges, which put the local team out of competing for the right to represent Ontario at the National Winter Games in Ottawa.
A solution to this irate problem would be to search out gold-medal winners from the past to act as qualified replacements as to the ones who have been picked by political means.
Generally, amateurs in their own right.
How can we possibly call this Olympics when there are millionaires competing against amateurs. Professionals are for the world competition, amateurs are for the Olympics. It is as simple as that.
If the Olympics are going to survive, professional sports as well as hard-core politics has to be cast out and a revised structural system employed for the deserving athletes and not the wealthy professionals.
Yes, indeed, the Olympics are for the amateurs.
Mike Baranowski
Nestor Falls, Ont.
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Only The Best People: 'BradCast' 12/29/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with The Revolving Door Project's Jeff Hauser...
By Nicole Sandler on 12/29/2021 3:57pm PT
It's NICOLE SANDLER, back one last time in 2021, guest hosting The BradCast for Brad and Desi. As we approach the end of the year, it's almost required to look back at the year and pass judgment on how it went. So we'll do some of that today. [Audio link to full show is posted at end of this summary.]
I think one of the more important jobs of any President is choosing the people who'll make up the cabinet and perform other important functions in the government. It's hard to forget TFG (the former guy) bragging that he'd hire "Only the best people". Well, we know how that went. Did Joe Biden do better?
I'm joined today by JEFF HAUSER, director of The Revolving Door Project, who scrutinizes the executive branch appointments. We'll get his thoughts on Joe Biden's picks as his first year in office draws to a close next month.
As usual, we'll start the show with the latest news, of which there was precious little this week. But, shortly before publishing today's show, actual news did break! The jury is back in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial… She was accused of recruiting teenage girls to massage pedophile Jeffrey Epstein at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida, New York, New Mexico and elsewhere between 1994 and 2004.
Well, she was found guilty on five of six counts including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of an individual under 18. She was found not guilty of enticement of one individual under 17 with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity.
So that happened…
And we'll end the show with a warning to America about a big threat from down here in Floriduh…You can thank me after Election Day 2024, I hope...
That's it for me over here. Brad and Desi will be back after the New Year. May we all finally have one that we can be happy about!...
Article Categories: Florida, Accountability, Joe Biden, BradCast, Merrick Garland, Jeffrey Epstein
Can We Eradicate COVID and Poverty in 2022? Wishful Thinking: 'BradCast' 12/28/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with author John M. Barry and Times columnist turned gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof…
It's the excruciatingly long final week of the year. Brad and Desi are on vacation. I'm NICOLE SANDLER, holding down the fort and guest hosting The BradCast for a few days. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.]
I have a busy show for you today. But I start today's companion post with a bit of a retraction from the CDC which just arrived in my inbox. I honestly don't know whether to laugh or cry, as it showed up just as I put the finishing touches on today's show.
Our first guest today is JOHN M BARRY, a professor at Tulane and author of a number of books. The one we're concerned with today is The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History. Barry literally wrote the book on the closest approximation of what we're living through right now. So I wanted to check in with him to ask how the 1918 Spanish Flu finally ended, and to ask if we might be on the same track with the arrival and potential predominance of the Omicron variant. And, frankly, it appeared that I may have hit on something.
At least until five minutes ago, when I received this alert. "CDC significantly cuts estimate of omicron's prevalence in US," reads the headline at The Hill. So I kept reading...
According to agency data, omicron accounted for about 59% of all US infections as of Dec 15. Previously, the CDC said the omicron variant comprised 73% of all cases for the week ending Dec 18. But that number has now been revised to 22.5% of all cases. And the Delta variant still accounts for about 41%...and to make matters even worse, the US is now averaging more than 206,000 cases a day and climbing, according to the CDC.
I guess that just means the situation is even more dire than we thought.
Also today, I reached back into late 2020 for our second interview, but there's a method to my madness. In October of 2020, NY Times columnist NICHOLAS KRISTOF and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, produced a film to go along with the book they released the previous year with the same title, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.
In it, Kristof takes a hard look into poverty in America, the wealthiest nation on the planet. He takes us back to his hometown of Yamhill, Oregon, where people are really struggling.
Perhaps it was the journey of making the film and writing the book that convinced Kristof to make a major life change. This year, he quit the NY Times, moved back to Oregon and launched his campaign to run for Governor. It appears to me that he's doing it for all the correct reasons. Listen to our conversation, and you'll understand what I mean…
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Article Categories: Oregon, Economy, BradCast, CDC, Coronavirus/COVID-19
Saving Our Democracy: 'BradCast' 12/27/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler on holding the insurrectionists accountable...
By Nicole Sandler on 12/27/2021 11:54am PT
Welcome to that weird week between Christmas and New Years during which not a lot of news is made, and we'd all rather be doing something else! Well, Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen are off doing something else, so you got me again, NICOLE SANDLER as your trusted guest host, filling in today on the The BradCast! [Audio link to today's show is posted at bottom of this summary..]
After a perfunctory look at the lack of news happening today, we're joined by MARCY WHEELER, the independent investigative journalist based at emptywheel.net, who covers national security and civil liberties. For the past few months, she's been covering the pleas and proceedings around the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Of the 700 plus who've been arrested so far for their participation in the riot and/or insurrection, Marcy tells us that around 100 have cut deals with the court, most of them on trespassing charges.
The best thing I heard from Marcy is that she believes justice is being served. And though the wheels of justice turn excruciatingly slowly, she thinks the criticisms being lobbed at Attorney General Merrick Garland are somewhat overblown and claims that DOJ is doing the necessary groundwork to fully prosecute those responsible.
I wanted to know if the groundwork will eventually lead to charges against the former president, and she referred me to a post she wrote back in August at emptywheel titled "How a Trump Prosecution for January 6 Would Work", in which she suggested it'll all come down to obstruction of justice...which is what the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the attack seems to probing regarding Trump et al right now...
Article Categories: Accountability, Dept. of Justice, Donald Trump, BradCast, Merrick Garland, Liz Cheney, Insurrection, Bennie Thompson
Everything You Need to Know About Medicare But Didn't Know to Ask: 'BradCast' 12/10/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with Just Care USA's Dr. Diane Archer...
Brad and Desi are out today, getting their COVID booster vaccines. They did it on a Friday so that if they have any side effects, they'll be fine by Monday, hopefully in time for their next show. So, today you got me again, NICOLE SANDLER, guest hosting today's BradCast. [Audio link to today's show follows this summary below.]
Medicare Open Enrollment ended on Tuesday, but I learned that you can still make changes to your plan during a special period that runs from January to March. So, with that in mind, I'm sharing an interview I did on my show on Monday, the day before open enrollment ended.
But, first up today, some of today's news headlines, including the Supreme Court's ruling on the Texas abortion ban case, S.B. 8; the threat posed to Ukraine by Russia; the UK court determining that Julian Assange may be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial; the successful vote to create a union shop at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York and the decision by Kellogg's to replace striking workers at their Michigan factory with scabs (and an Internet scheme that has crashed that plan); how Big Pharma has raised prices far in excess of the current rate of inflation, and more.
Then...by now, you've probably been inundated with commercials about Medicare Advantage. Remember the old adage, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is? That applies to healthcare too. Not only is Medicare Advantage not what they present it to be, it is an instrument leading to the privatization of Medicare.
And from an article I read at Common Dreams last week, I learned that there's another Medicare privatization scheme that started under Trump and is still forging ahead during the Biden years, called Direct Contracting.
So today, I speak with DR. DIANE ARCHER of JustCareUSA.org, who truly explains all you need to know about traditional Medicare and gap insurance, Medicare Advantage, and the new Direct Contracting program. And as I mentioned during the interview, there's an explanation of what it takes to buy a Medicare gap policy after you've been in a Medicare Advantage program. Find that explainer here. But beware, it's not pretty!
For those of us still too young for Medicare, we're still in the open enrollment period for the ACA (or, Obamacare) through healthcare.gov or your state exchange. Biden's pandemic relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, that was passed soon after he tool office really brought down our costs. So if you go to the exchange, you can find good insurance at a very good price.
To be covered on Jan. 1, you must enroll by Dec. 15. Open enrollment runs through Jan. 15...
Article Categories: Texas, Health Care, U.S. Supreme Court, Joe Biden, Russia, BradCast, Labor Unions
Sports, Politics and Florida: 'BradCast' 11/12/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with FL Gubernatorial Candidate Annette Taddeo, The Nation's Dave Zirin; Also: BANNON FINALLY INDICTED!
It's NICOLE SANDLER, back to guest host today's BradCast. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.]
Before we get to today's guests, there was some big breaking news just as the show was going to air. Steve Bannon was finally indicted Friday on two counts of criminal Contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
That was followed by two other interesting news tidbits. Summer Zervos, the former Apprentice contestant who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and subsequently sued him for defamation after he smeared her, abruptly dropped her case today, while still maintaining the allegations. There has to be more to that story!
And, the week officially ended with the news that Brittany Spears is finally free of the conservatorship that's controlled her life for the past 13 years.
Now for the rest of today's show...I'm based in South Florida, where we have one of the all-time worst Governors ever. Job One is voting Ron DeSantis out of office next November. On a previous BradCast episode, I shared my interviews with the first two Democrats to enter the race against him: Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist. Today, I bring you the third candidate to jump in, FL state senator ANNETTE TADDEO.
The second of today's double-header is a conversation with DAVE ZIRIN, sports editor atThe Nation and host of the Edge of Sports podcast. Today we didn't really talk sports, but Dave's new book, The Kaepernick Effect, which isn't even about Kaepernick himself but, as the title suggests, the effect his activism had on athletes from high school to college to the pros. If you need something that'll make you feel better about humanity today (I think we all do!), then listen to this interview and read the book...
Article Categories: Florida, Accountability, Dept. of Justice, Donald Trump, BradCast, Race, Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon, Ron DeSantis, Insurrection
Anita Hill Still Changing the World, 30 Years Later: 'BradCast' 10/22/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with author, lawyer, Brandeis University professor Anita Hill...
It's NICOLE SANDLER, back to guest host the BradCast today for Brad & Desi. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.]
Thirty years and 11 days ago, a woman named ANITA HILL swore an oath to tell the truth. She then testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her experience working for Clarence Thomas. It was his confirmation hearing for a seat on the US Supreme Court. Her testimony was devastating. It was the first time anyone ever spoke of sexual harassment in such a public venue, especially from someone who was about to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Those of us who were around and paying attention in 1991 remember it clearly, especially the reference to pubic hair on his coke can. Truly offensive. The only thing more offensive was the treatment of Hill by the panel of white male senators on the Judiciary Committee, including its chair, then-Senator Joe Biden.
A quick search of YouTube turns up a few video compilations of the most offensive questions they asked her. Here's one from CNN, and another from Vice News.
After that, you really should listen to her opening statement too.
Well, it's 30 years (and 11 days) later, and today, I'm talking with ANITA HILL. She's written a new book, Believing: Our Thirty Year Journey to End Gender Violence.
The topic is an important one that she now realized is her calling. Hill changed the world three decades ago. She's setting out to do it again. I hope you enjoy our conversation nearly as much as I did...
Article Categories: U.S. Supreme Court, Joe Biden, Clarence Thomas, BradCast
DeFeating, DeLeting DeSantis: 'BradCast' 10/1/2021
Guest Host Nicole Sandler with Florida Democratic Gubernatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried…
By Nicole Sandler on 10/1/2021 4:06pm PT
It's NICOLE SANDLER, back today to guest host the BradCast. If you didn't already know, I live in Florida (or as I refer to it, FloriDUH!). The biggest priority for me in the 2022 midterm elections is getting rid of the mini Trump Ron DeSantis. (Or as some of us who've been suffering under his rule refer to him, 'MoRon DeathSentence.')
I'm not sure who I'll vote for to replace him, but I'm looking at all the options. Right now, there are two declared Democrats in the race: Florida's Commission of Agriculture & Consumer Services NIKKI FRIED, and former Republican Governor, now Democratic Congressman CHARLIE CRIST, who represents Florida's 13th district.
They both appeared on my show over the last week or so. I thought today was a good opportunity to introduce them to you, as ousting DeSantis will benefit the entire nation.
What did you think? Impressed by either one or both? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Weigh in in the comments below!
As for the week from hell that just ended, Brad will fill you in on the next show. All I have to say is, 'You go, Progressive Caucus!!!'...
Article Categories: Florida, Charlie Crist, BradCast, Ron DeSantis
Everything You Wanted to Know About Socialism But Were Afraid to Ask: 'BradCast' 9/1/2021
Guest Host Nicole Sandler with filmmaker Yael Bridge, activist Lauren Windsor...
By Nicole Sandler on 9/1/2021 5:28pm PT
It's NICOLE SANDLER, back one more time this week to fill in for Brad & Desi, guest hosting today's BradCast.
I have a fascinating, timely show for you today. But I had to start with the news that broke overnight as the Supreme Court did nothing. They just stood back as the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the nation took effect in Texas when the clock struck midnight this morning, the first day of September. They could have stayed it until they hear an actual challenge to Roe v Wade from Mississippi that's already on the calendar this term, which begins in just a month. And it's doesn't only criminalize abortion at six weeks or at the moment a fetal heartbeat is detected. It also deputizes people to turn in anyone they suspect of trying to get an abortion or "aiding and abetting" an abortion-seeker. Welcome to Gilead. If you want a taste of this strange new Orwellian world, check out the website they launched to help people snitch. Seriously. It's prolifewhistleblower.com.
We are now in the unofficial final week of summer, as Monday is Labor Day. If you're looking for a good movie to watch this weekend, we've got you covered. A new film opens Friday in theaters and on demand called The Big Scary 'S' Word. Director YAEL BRIDGE joins us to tell us all about socialism!
One more thing. When I awoke this morning, I noticed a video of Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of the more despicable Republicans in the US Senate had gone viral. Well, progressive journalist and activist LAUREN WINDSOR of The Undercurrent shot undercover video of the liar Senator explaining that Joe Biden did, indeed beat Donald Trump in Wisconsin, fair and square. Oops. Go figure...
Article Categories: Texas, Rights And Freedoms, Health Care, BradCast, Ron Johnson, Election 2020, socialism
War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things: 'BradCast' 8/31/2021
Guest hosted by Nicole Sandler with Win Without War's Stephen Miles...
By Nicole Sandler on 8/31/2021 5:36pm PT
On today's BradCast, America's longest war is over. So why isn't anyone happy? It's NICOLE SANDLER back to fill in for Brad and Desi again on the day after the end of the war. [Audio link to full show is posted below.]
I feel as if I stand alone among my media colleagues in applauding President Biden's courage and action. War is messy. It's ugly. People die. People die violent, ugly deaths. It's war. It's bad. And we're finally done with this one. And that's a very good thing.
My guest today is STEPHEN MILES from Win Without War, and is one of the few anti-war voices I've heard on the air (and it's only because I brought him on!)
Seriously, the corporate media is falling all over themselves to prove they can be critical of Biden as well as Trump. But this focus on the last two weeks and the exit from Afghanistan without mentioning the last 20 years is beyond frustrating. On top of that, the 'experts' they're bringing on are the people who got us into this mess in the first place. The pinnacle of hypocrisy holds court for two hours each weekday afternoon on MSNBC. Nicolle Wallace was Communications Director under George W. Bush, and she has the nerve to criticize the President who had the balls to get us out of there? Infuriating.
President Biden actually delivered a great speech today. Though you wouldn't know if from the headlines. For example, an alert from The Hill just hit my inbox. The headline: "Defensive Biden Tries to Put Afghanistan Behind Him". The story that went with it was even more offensive...
Biden insisted that the evacuation operation had been a "success" and pushed back hard against critics who have argued for an ongoing but modest American military presence.
The president also sought to reframe the underlying argument. He asserted that the U.S. had no "vital interest" in Afghanistan that had been left unaccomplished, given that Osama bin Laden had been killed in neighboring Pakistan a decade ago and al-Qaeda had been long ago weakened.
Still, some of Biden's claims strained credulity, especially his implication that the U.S. withdrawal had gone broadly to plan.
Note that they didn't label that an editorial. That's what they presented as "news." Fox seems to have won. I'm nauseated.
Biden's speech today was, for some reason, in the middle of the day. I'd think a speech this important would be in prime time, but I guess the Administration is reading the same crap I am, and just wanted to make the statement and move on. So I thought I'd share with you some of the speech, as most probably didn't get to hear it in the middle of the work day. I fit in most of it. But you can watch the whole speech here. Just don't read the comments or you'll feel nauseous too...
Article Categories: Afghanistan, Joe Biden, BradCast
The Blame Game: 'BradCast' 8/20/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with journalist/author Spencer Ackerman...
Back in the 1960's there was a hit novelty song called "The Name Game." Well these days, I feel like we're living in the middle of The Blame Game! But the mainstream, corporate media is pointing at JOE! If you got all your news from the major networks or cable channels, you'd be convinced that Afghanistan was Joe Biden's fault and that the people responsible for sending our kids to fight in Afghanistan were the heroes of the story. I'm NICOLE SANDLER, guest hosting for Brad and Desi today on the BradCast. [Audio link to full show is posted below.]
The thing helping me keep my sanity is realizing that I'm not the only one seeing this. Judd Legum wrote about the problem in his Popular.Info newsletter about how "media is largely overlooking voices that supported Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. Instead, media reports are almost exclusively highlighting criticism of the withdrawal --- often from people complicit in two decades of failed policy in Afghanistan." In fact, Legum cites a conversation with a PR pro who was unable to get any of his clients, who are supporters of the withdrawal, booked anywhere...
I've been in political media for over two decades, and I have never experienced something like this before. Not only can I not get people booked on shows, but I can't even get TV bookers who frequently book my guests to give me a call back…
I've fed sources to reporters, who end up not quoting the sources, but do quote multiple voices who are critical of the president and/or put the withdrawal in a negative light.
I turn on TV and watch CNN and, frankly, a lot of MSNBC shows, and they're presenting it as if there's not a voice out there willing to defend the president and his decision to withdraw. But I offered those very shows those voices, and the shows purposely decided to shut them out.
In so many ways this feels like Iraq and 2003 all over again. The media has coalesced around a narrative, and any threat to that narrative needs to be shut out.
So let me just say that ending our occupation of Afghanistan is a good thing. And I don't need to hear from the architects of this invasion and occupation, though it seems that those are the only people they're booking on these shows.
Aaron Rupar wrote at Vox:
Four presidential administrations share, in varying degrees, the blame for the Taliban's sudden takeover of Afghanistan --- a development that brought the United States' 20-year war in the country to an ignominious conclusion.
But watch cable news and you'd think some of the retired officials who helped orchestrate and continue the war had learned nothing.
Fox News watchers particularly have been inundated with the message this week that it's all President Joe Biden's fault --- a message coming from veterans of the George W. Bush administration. Take Fox News contributor and former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen, who told host Dana Perino during a segment on Monday that the idea of pulling US troops out was "shameful."
You get the idea. For the record, it was Donald Trump who negotiated a "peace agreement" with the Taliban last year, with a withdraw date for U.S. forces of May 1 this year.
Today, I'm joined by a journalist who's covered national security for as long as we've occupied Afghanistan. SPENCER ACKERMAN has written for The New Republic, The Guardian, The Daily Beast and others. He recently launched his own Substack newsletter at ForeverWars.Substack.com. And his book about the so-called War on Terror just hit stores last week. Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized American and Produced Trump tells the brutal truth about the last 20 years and more, and shows the failure extends to many who came before Joe Biden.
Also today: the latest news. Although I left out the part about the new Jeopardy host being forced to step down before he began, or that Joe Biden is appointing Rahm Emanuel ambassador to Japan, or that OnlyFans is banning sex from their platform. But Hurricane Henri is headed for the Northeast... New York City is in the cone. And there's that big NYC Central Park celebratory concert happening tomorrow. Good luck everyone!...
Article Categories: War On Terror, Afghanistan, Mainstream Media Failure, Joe Biden, BradCast
Break Them Up! AntiTrust To the Rescue: 'BradCast' 7/23/2021
Guest Host Nicole Sandler with author/journalist Cory Doctorow...
It's NICOLE SANDLER , back once again to guest host the BradCast.
Today, I'm thrilled to share an interview with author, journalist and activist CORY DOCTOROW.
Cory is a fascinating man. He's written a slew of books that defy categories. He writes science fiction, young adult novels and non-fiction works on today's topic and more. You can find his bio and info on his books at Craphound.com. And get his daily blog at Pluralistic.net.
The subject he writes a lot about and the one that we discussed today is the issue of monopolies and anti-trust.
We actually began this conversation in June, the first time he appeared on my show. As I usually do, I booked him for a half hour. Well, that wasn't nearly enough. So as the interview wound down, I invited him back, and we set a date for the next month. Our timing was fortuitous.
During that first interview, Cory broke what was news to me, saying that a package of antitrust legislation was working its way through Congress, and we'd soon be hearing about it. Sure enough, the following week, we heard about the House Judiciary Committee marking up that package of bills!
Then, on the Friday before we were scheduled for our second interview, President Biden announced a massive Executive Order containing 72 provisions encouraging competition, and taking aim at the monopolies that are strangling the nation.
It was a fascinating hour that I'm thrilled to share with you here on The BradCast!...
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Another Cuban Crisis: 'BradCast' 7/22/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with journalist and author Anthony DePalma...
Brad and Desi are out today dealing with technical gremlins, so it's NICOLE SANDLER, back in to guest host the BradCast today. [Audio link to today's show is posted below.]
As you may be aware, I live in South Florida. For the past week or so, the people of Cuba have taken to the streets in protest for the first time since 1994. They're out in the streets of Miami too.
Down here, we deal with the realities of Cuba regularly, but the rest of the country not so much. So I thought today would be a good time to just get a primer on where things stand on the island that sits 90 miles from the southernmost tip of Florida.
ANTHONY DEPALMA was a reporter and foreign correspondent for the NY Times for 22 years. He continues to write for the Times and other publications while writing books, a number of which have been about Cuba. His latest is The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times.
Last week, he penned an op-ed for the Washington Post, "As in 1994, Cubans Protest Against a Regime's Mortal Threat". He gave us a brief background of the island's history, and told us a bit about the new ruler --- the first non-Castro to rule the nation since the Castros took power some 60 years ago.
DePalma stressed the fact that the US embargoes and the policy against allowing Cubans to send money to family members still on the island has added to the misery of the people there.
Now, with news of horrific crackdowns by the government on the protesters, the Biden administration today announced a new round of sanctions against those Biden says are "responsible for the oppression of the Cuban people."
As usual, we began with the latest news-- COVID is surging, the Olympics are officially starting tomorrow, and Joe Biden held a CNN Town Hall last night, where his answers about the future of the filibuster were less than satisfying.
And Desi Doyen left us with a particularly dark Green News Report. Enjoy!...
Article Categories: Joe Biden, Cuba, BradCast, Coronavirus/COVID-19
The Once (and Future?) Cleveland Mayor, Dennis Kucinich is Back: 'BradCast' 6/18/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler speaks with Ohio's former Congressman...
It's NICOLE SANDLER again filling in for Brad and Desi on today's BradCast.
After an update on the latest news, I welcome a regular guest from the last decade, former Congressman DENNIS KUCINICH. He left Congress after 12 years in office back in January of 2013 after Ohio gerrymandered his district out of existence, and became a contributor to Fox (not) News. So I hadn't seen or heard from him in over a decade. Until last week.
That's when he published his book, The Division of Light and Power, which details his infamous fight against City Hall while he was Mayor of Cleveland and refused to sell the city's power company to private interests. It's a story that could easily be a movie and, according to Dennis, there's some interest. But he just wanted to get the book out, as it's been decades in the making.
Oh, and he's running to be Mayor of Cleveland again!...
Article Categories: Dennis Kucinich, BradCast, Insurrection
Democracy Still Broken: 'BradCast' 5/28/2021
Guest host Nicole Sandler with Edward-Isaac Dovere, author of 'Battle For The Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump'...
Thank God it's Friday! I don't think I could take another day like this one. It's NICOLE SANDLER, guest hosting the BradCast again while Brad and Desi try to dodge the jackhammers making work at their studio impossible. Hopefully the noisy work will be done soon so they can get back in time for the next show!
We begin today's show with the first Senate filibuster of the 117th Congress, and it was a doozy. First of all, the vote was 54-35. In any other civilized country, majority rules, and the motion to open debate on forming an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol would begin. But in the opposite world that is our reality, the minority wins. Again.
Six Republicans joined every Democrat present in voting to invoke cloture. But with 54 yes votes, that means they're two Democrats short. Two Democrats didn't show up to vote to investigate the attack on our government! The two are Patty Murray of Washington and Kyrsten Sinema, the thorn in the side of good Democrats everywhere. Murray released a lame statement blaming a "personal family matter." I'm biting my tongue because, unless someone is dying, there's no excuse for her missing that vote. As for Sinema, she's a heinous, horrible person who's misrepresented herself to the electorate. In my book, that's fraud, and she should be driven from office. Calls to her office today were unanswered.
But it wouldn't have mattered anyway. There were not 10 Republican votes because there aren't 10 Republicans in the senate with principles. Yes, our Democracy is still horribly broken.
But at least we got Donald Trump out of the White House, so we've got that going for us. But it wasn't easy.
The 2020 election season was the subject of today's interview with EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE. In addition to being a columnist for The Atlantic, he's the author of the just-released book, Battle For The Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump, which, as the title suggests, brings us back to the trauma of the 2020 election season, beginning with election night 2016 as an incredulous Barack Obama watched his nemesis Donald Trump inexplicably become the next President.
I'm very glad the weekend has arrived...
Article Categories: U.S. Senate, Democrats, Donald Trump, Election 2016, BradCast, Joe Manchin, Election 2020, Kyrsten Sinema, Insurrection
Give Peace A Chance: 'BradCast' 5/27/2021
Guest Host Nicole Sandler with 'United States of War' author and American University anthropology professor David Vine...
NICOLE SANDLER back again, holding down the fort, guest hosting the BradCast while Brad and Desi are sidelined due to jackhammers tearing up the concrete outside their studio. Hopefully the noise ends soon, and they can return. [Audio link to full show is posted below.]
President Biden announced recently that he'd withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by 9/11-- the 20th anniversary of the attack. But now, military officials say that the withdrawal will be complete by early-mid July. The fact is, there's no reason we should have been in Afghanistan for 20 years...but it seems that when the United States sends troops somewhere, they usually leave a few behind.
So I thought today was a good day to talk with DAVID VINE, Professor of Anthropology at American University and author of United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State. Vine explains, among other things, that in its 245-year existence, the US has been involved in war for all but 11 of those years!
After a heavy discussion about war, I thought it was time to lighten the mood a bit. One of my favorite pandemic discoveries is the Marsh family from Kent, England, who have charmed the world with their musical videos dealing with life during the pandemic and lockdowns. I know that Brad shared their song imploring everyone to get vaccinated, "Have the New Jab" because I sent it to him to try to ease his needle nervousness.
Memorial Day is Monday, and now that most of us have been vaccinated, many will head out to parties or other gatherings for the holiday. Well, apparently the Marsh family is a bit ahead of us, as it seems that Ben and Danielle, the Marsh parents, overdid it on their first night out with friends, and the children scold them in song in this clever mashup of song parodies, "Sipping Through Their Fingers / Father and Sons," giving Abba and Cat Stevens the Marsh Family treatment. Enjoy!...
Article Categories: National Security, Afghanistan, Dept. of Defense, Military Industrial Complex, BradCast
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You are here: Home » Cub camp – will you survive?
Did you enjoy your time in cubs?
If you didn't and want to get your own back then this maybe the film for you.
Jonas Govaerts takes you on a wonderfully nostalgic look at the horror genre. It is reminiscent of some of the great 80s horror movies. It has it all, a wood, a camp site in the middle of nowhere and, more than likely, modern cliché's of the genre.
The shocks from the trailer does make, even me, want to catch it at some point.
Sam, an imaginative but vulnerable twelve year-old, heads off to camp with his Cub Scouts troupe. Mistrusted by the pack leader Peter and isolated by the other scouts, he becomes convinced a terrible fate awaits them in the forest after he discovers a mysterious lair. When Sam tries to warn them, they ignore him and his darkest fears soon come to life as one by one his fellow scouts are hunted down leaving him to fight back to survive.
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Edwards faces mix of boos, cheers at Mellencamp concert
John Edwards and John Mellencamp on stage Friday night in Iowa.
DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards took the stage Friday night–John Mellencamp's stage that is. But when he did, the reaction certainly wasn't all positive.
Mellencamp introduced the former senator from North Carolina about 30 minutes into his concert in Des Moines during the song "Small Town," which was a staple of Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.
"I've got a friend that I've had for about the last seven or eight years," Mellencamp said, "and this guy's from a small town and just so happens to be running for president of the United States. Is John back there? Come on up here."
"Ladies and gentlemen," Mellencamp continued, "John Edwards has come to see the show!"
Edwards' appearance was met with a significant number of booes, as well as cheers.
Mellencamp gestured for Edwards to say a few words, at which point Edwards shrugged as if to say 'why not?'
"The good news is," Edwards began, "I've been in your small towns, born and raised in a small town. I've been all over your state in small towns."
"And you didn't come to listen to me," Edwards continued, "so I'm not singing. Thank you for being here. Have a wonderful night. Thank you all very much."
With that, he bent over to shake a few hands and then stood on stage in the dark listening to Mellencamp finish the song for another minute or two before heading out.
The performance was not originally on Edwards' public schedule Friday, but the campaign alerted certain members of the media via phone calls late in the day.
-CNN Iowa Producer Chris Welch
Filed under: Iowa • John Edwards
Samuel, Lincoln, NE
As a former Iowan, I'm ashamed that some of the residents of my former home state would be so crass and shallow as to boo John Edwards. He was invited on stage by Mellencamp and even acknowledged that the crowd was there to listen to Mellencamp rather than himself. Both he and Mellencamp have shown a lot more grace and class than those who posed negative comments here...even the one who is so out of touch that she confused him with John McCain.
November 10, 2007 08:28 pm at 8:28 pm |
Dave, Alpharetta GA
Didn't Edwards just complain about Hillary staging a question in Iowa?
Yet John Edwards doesn't think this was "staged"? If he wasn't booed as bad as he was, he probably would have talked for an hour!
Julia Jones, Boston, Massachusetts
Let's try this again. My post got pretty garbled.
Essentially I wrote:
Hillary's supporters would not boo Obama or Edwards; Edwards supporters would not boo Hillary or Obama. So who does that leave? The word immature comes to mind.
This is the first indication that the campaign is taking a really nasty turn.
Shame on them!
November 10, 2007 10:56 pm at 10:56 pm |
Bob, Des Moines, Iowa
I really think this comes awfully close to a FEC violation and an Edwards publicity event. What's the monetary value of having a candidate for office come on stage and speak at a concert?
Juan, Fort Lauderdale, FL
John Edwards house is the size of a small town – that's what he meant.
November 11, 2007 07:36 am at 7:36 am |
Alice Newman Center Harbor NH
It's still America but I'm always amazed at the level of intelligence some voters do or don't put into their choice ...
For those who don't care for the cost of the haircut, are you also speaking against Mitt's $700 make-up session before one of the debates??? Vote for Mitt – he looks so presidential ....
November 11, 2007 10:25 am at 10:25 am |
Michael, Houston TX
Mellencamp is another politically undereducated individual, who unfortunately will express views that individual voters who are his fans, will use to make up their minds on issues that affect their lives moreso than Mr. Mellencamp ever will.
Study some issues please americans!
Oh well, if you don't that is fine, those of us who choose to study the issues are quietly coaching our children to do so and training them to rule you (the uneducated mob) someday, since only they will know what is really going on – and knowledge really is power.
Tyler, Wilmington, NC
Edwards is my home boy and this is our country!!! Y'all will throw this election to the republicans if you nominate anyone else.
From the Dixie Highway, back home.... GO JOHN!!!! From your own in Carolina.
kenshin, Greenbelt, MD
I'll give the audience here a break–they are probably either sick of hearing about politics and didn't want more of it when they came to a music concert–or they are republican.
I can't believe that people are actually still discussing how Elizabeth's cancer is a reason for Edwards to abandon his campaign. And how can you say that instead you'd support Hillary? Bill is probably as close to death as anyone–didn't he have heart surgery a while back? If something happened to him, would we be saying Hillary needs to just quit?
The truth is people who have cancer had cancer long before their diagnosis. Before the diagnosis, they were living their lives. And after their diagnosis, they continue to live their lives–up until they die–just like the rest of us.
I don't have a problem with his wealth–wealth and success are the American dream. If I had his money, I'd buy an estate too. At least he can turn around and remember where he came from, fight for the little guy. Is it hypocritical of someone like Oprah to help the poor just because she's rich? Princess Di?
Edwards is a great leader, and a sincere, hard-working person. If you on't like him, fine. But he will be a great president nonetheless.
Eric, from THE Republic of Texas
Ah yes, John Mellencamp... yet another naive Midwesterner who honestly and truly believes that today's Liberal Socialist Democrats are the same party as Kennedy's Democrat Party, Truman's Democrat Party and FDR's Democrat Party.
Kennedy, Truman and FDR would simply not be welcome in today's modern Liberal Socialist Democrat Party. And honestly, these great men wouldn't even recognize the modern Democrat Party anyway


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Strong partnerships are the foundation of progress. A good example of this is our partnership with Microchip Technologies. Over the years we have developed a steady and secure one – and we don't mean this just because of the support for their cryptographic secure elements.
Today, we are proud to announce that we have become Microchip's Embedded Cloud Specialists, as well.
Zerynth's Cloud and IoT design expertise have been verified by Microchip's Cloud Enablement Team. That means that we are recommended by Microchip for design services and support in Cloud and IoT related projects.
But how was the whole Microchip Design Partner program created in the first place?
Well, they wanted to point their clients in the right direction, whenever they needed true experts in a field to handle something. For example, our knowledge of IoT and Cloud applications. This way, complex application areas are handled by specialists.
Let's not forget that Zerynth has also been listed as a Trusted IoT Platform Partner by Microchip.
Microchip's Design Partner Program offers an extensive list of partner companies that are deemed as a genuine security expert on Microchip technologies. We have been added to this list firstly because of the Zerynth "Zero Touch Secure Provisioning for AWS IoT using Python" tutorial.
The tutorial explains how to run Microchip's "Zero Touch Secure Provisioning" demo for secure authentication to AWS IoT in Python. If you follow it, you'll learn how to make sure your device is safe on the Cloud (by securely maintaining the keys).
Now, since Microchip's ATECC508A CryptoAuthentication Device is supported by Zerynth connecting IoT devices to the Cloud is easy with Zerynth Studio.
If you're wondering what the benefits of a "Zero Touch Secure Provisioning" demo in Python are, read the whole tutorial here.
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This is most beneficial to IoT developers since the ATECC508A is ideal for IoT node security. The cryptographic functions are dealt with directly on the hardware side, using Python of course.
Read the whole article to get the technical information, see ready-made code examples, and learn how you can use this.
Last but not least, since April 2017 Zeryth has been an official Microchip Third-Party Development Tool. You can see the full list of Microchip-based supported devices here, and choose the ones that can help you to create flexible, scalable and customizable IoT solutions.
Thanks to the Zerynth Virtual Machine you can program various Microchip MCUs in simple Python. For example, creating a Zerynth-powered LoRa demo, by programming a board based on a Microchip SAM3X MCU and a Microchip RN2483 LoRa modem. Or programming the Arduino MKR1000 in Python and create a secure battery-powered project.