"Why do we work?"
[Taking a much needed break from political news….] Nearly twenty-two years ago, my new wife, as a mental health therapist (an intern at the time) for children, successfully counseled a young teen away...
View ArticleI'd hate to go to the college that answers these questions "correctly."
I don’t often tread over to redstate.com, but I did today for some inexplicable reason. There, on their front page (I won’t link to it...don’t need to give them the clicks, thankyouverymuch), there was...
View ArticleComic Relief: Enter because you need the laugh
It’s hard to overstate how upset I got while watching the Corey Lewandowski hearings on Tuesday. I watched the first hour live and had to turn it off because my hands were shaking and I could no longer...
View ArticleBiden and the DNC (and most Democrats) are so bad at this
In May of 2011, novelist Barry Eisler published a short read primer on how those on the political left suck at communication skills. It’s only 42 pages and we could all use the advice about now. On...
View ArticleCan she hold off until after the State of the Union
A bit of a drive by diary, but I was just thinking…We know that Trump is going slowly (or is it quickly) insane because Speaker Pelosi is holding up the transmission of the impeachment articles to the...
View ArticleIncreasing Minimum Wage...It Can Be Done
I was on the Mountain View, California City Council for 4 years (I decided not to run for re-election after one term). In my first year, 2015, we voted to increase the minimum wage and make it $15/hour...
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Does Your State Require a Notary to Vote?
I’m from California and have lived in California for most of my life (except for 3 years in Indiana for graduate school and work in the early 90’s). I am accustomed to easy voting and a state that...
View ArticleBreaking: Sanders and Warren in talks
This just in from the Washington PostTop surrogates and allies of Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are discussing ways for their two camps to unite and push a common liberal agenda, with the...
View ArticleWhy Biden just got $250 from me
Kamala Harris was my first choice.Pete Buttigieg was my second.Joe Biden is my third. Third time’s a charm. A dear friend of mine is a hardcore Bernie fan and earlier today posted on Facebook his...
View ArticlePandemic - A Poem
To warm your heart and see the beauty and seize the opportunity.To bring us together. Pandemic –Lynn Ungar (March 11, 2020) What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath — the most sacred...
View ArticleBreaking: SF Bay Area Counties: "Shelter in Place"
From the SF ChronicleSix Bay Area counties are expected to announce a “shelter in place” order for all residents on Monday, directing everyone to stay inside their homes and away from others as much as...
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Biden, Democrats & the rapidly changing Prediction Markets
Put your money where your mouth is, or so goes the saying. If you believe Biden will win the Presidential Election in 2020, for example, why don’t you put money on it? It turns out that thousands of...
View ArticleThat f*&!ng Asterisk.
I’m sitting here in my home “office” (really a bedroom we have with desks in it) looking out the window at the wind blowing the rain off the leaves of the tree just outside my window. I am melancholy....
View ArticleIt's Not an April Fool's joke this year
Every year on April 1st, I send a “joke” email to my U2 fanclub mailing list. This year, I sent the following, which is decidedly NOT a joke. I simply didn’t have it in me. I wrote it this morning and...
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These are some dumbs#!+ signs
I was looking at some signs the nitwits in Michigan were walking around with as they protested the governor of the state, you know, caring for their well-being. Folks, our opposition are not Mensa...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren's Epic Eyeroll
Not much of a diary here. I really just wanted to show you this 2 second video. I was sitting with my daughter last night (who is presently stuck-at-home because...college is closed) watching the...
View ArticleI feel good for the first time in a long time. Join me!
At a U2 concert in the early 90s, they would display the words “Everything You Know is Wrong” on a screen for a few moments. Those words, especially the first time you ever see them, are unsettling....
View ArticleTrump is the "Confederacy's Second President"
You got to hand it to the folks behind The Lincoln Project. They don’t mix words and they are vicious. They’re kind of like what we’ve always wanted Democratic groups to act like (I’ve always thought...
View ArticleBreaking: DOJ filing suit to stop Bolton's book
John Bolton played his cards spectacularly poorly. He didn’t get to tell his story during the impeachment because he was a coward. And now, trying to monetize what he knows, his book may be stopped by...
View ArticleScarborough had his "Network"moment. OMG you have to see this. Really.
I thought this would have made it to DailyKos by now. But my oh my, this morning, Joe Scarborough tore Mark Zuckerberg a new one. I have actually never seen him like this. It is all about how Facebook...
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The New Logo for the Trump 2020 Campaign is out. Please see what inspired it....
I saw this on Twitter and I couldn’t believe it. So I strolled on over (for the first time, mind you) to the Donald J Trump website. I won’t provide the link...I think it gives your computer kooties....
View ArticleThis video is so good, so powerful, so timely, it made me mad, sad, and glad...
Eleven Films has a new 2 minute and 19 second video, just released earlier today. They aren’t as prolific as say, The Lincoln Project, but they are good. I don’t think I’ve seen a video that captures...
View ArticleA photo diary: A way to contextualize the mounting US Covid-19 dead
Big numbers are as hard to “see” as they are to comprehend. Scientists tell us that numbers greater than 100 are somewhat lost on the human brain for evolutionary purposes. As the U.S. Covid-19 related...
View ArticleLincoln Project didn't waste any time with a new video.
Simply titled “Kamala” xxYouTube Video Yes, they likely had a few in the queue, but still. I like it!
View ArticleIt is up to us. Rise Up!
There is no norm, tradition, or law that Trump isn't willing to break to advance himself. That he makes others do it along side of him (or for him) makes it all the more a cult of personality. He...
View ArticleThe Brain Drain must be Restored
I write this short diary to acknowledge a) government is essential to our public health, safety, education and economic success, and b) government workers, especially those with specialty experience,...
View ArticleI need a hug
Every Monday morning on Facebook, I submit a post that tries to contextualize the Covid death count. I use the number of deaths on that day and find an image of what that looks like. When the numbers...
View ArticleWhat follows is a feel good story
The following diary is not about politics or my experience as an activist or elected official. This is a true story. ========Some of you may know that professionally, I have been a Financial Advisor at...
View ArticlePence admits to Trump, he doesn't have the power
Well, tomorrow should be a lot less dramatic. Still should be fun to watch, though.www.nytimes.com/… Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump on Tuesday that he did not believe he had the power...
View ArticleI need your help to rebuild a relationship. What would you say or do?
I think I'm gonna crowdsource this and ask for opinions, thoughts, comments, and "what would you say or do". The situation:I have a friend from my town, someone I have known for about 10 years,...
View ArticleA Perfect Moment
Have you ever had a moment so perfect your memory holds on to it for dear life? Those moments are reflected in TV shows and movies as some kind of flashback to a happy moment. It’s typically...
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Freedom gifted over 5,600 kids and teachers exposure to Covid-19
This is an abject lesson in carelessness. 5,600 kids in a Tampa, Fl area school district are now home again after covid-29 exposure and covid-19 infections. 316 school employees are also now...
View Article“Just Listen” or Losing my Friend to the Alt-Right Manosphere
In the year 2000, I was working at a start-up here in Silicon Valley. My initial job was to call other start-ups funded by our shared Venture Capitalist to see if there was cross pollination in terms...
View ArticlePolitics: The poison and the cure. Or how this country has broken me
The future is an infinite succession of presents– Howard ZinnEver come across an article and think that the author perfectly captured what you have been feeling (but didn’t know how to put into words)?...
View ArticleOnly I get to tell you what to do - Republican messaging deconstructed
In this morning’s “Abbreviated Pundit Roundup”, Greg Dworkin briefly highlights the first few tweets of a much longer tweet thread by Ethan Grey (@_ethangrey) on Twitter. I found that thread and am...
View ArticleGuilty!!
Justice works slowly, but it works.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/22/bannon-january-6-trial-friday/
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Wherein I embarrass myself in front of my community. LOL
On January 5, 2021, I submitted a very short diary. Well, “diary” isn’t really the right word. Maybe “blog entry.” Regardless, in hindsight, it turns out that I could not have been more wrong in my one...
View ArticleBreaking: J6 Committee to issue Criminal Referrals
UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 · 5:12:12 PM +00:00·BayAreaKenAlso from CNN“When the panel makes referrals, Thompson said it will be a separate document from the panel’s final report that will be sent to...
View ArticleDistrict Attorney Quits Twitter; encourages other DA's to do the same
Taking a principled stance against hatred, racism, and antisemitism, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen has announced his office has deactivated their Twitter account.From his Facebook...
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Elon's shrinking wealth and why it won't make a difference: Comprehending...
As I surf the internet, I keep running into articles or tweets or Facebook posts, about Elon Musk’s shrinking wealth due to the market price of Tesla Corporation’s stock going down (ticker: TSLA)....
View ArticleLet's have a conversation: Should Biden announce he is (or is not) running in...
I was at a dinner party on Wednesday night and the conversation turned to the next presidential election. Although this was a room full of Democratic voters, everyone was in agreement that Biden should...
View ArticleUpdated - Katy Perry Breaks Down in Tears. "Our Country Has Failed Us!"
UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023 · 10:08:57 PM +00:00·BayAreaKenNicole Wallace on her MSNBC show just now addressed the issue of mass shootings at schools and how many surviving kids are now adults and...
View ArticleI will not be watching CNN this evening. (w/ poll)
Just as I don’t watch his rally’s, I have no intention of watching Trump fumble around on a CNN stage tonight and continue to lie to the American people. At this point, his malignant narcissism is so...
View ArticleNo, Your Jewish Friends Are Not Ok.
Today has been a hard day for me. An undercurrent of disorientation and discomfort set in my mind. I didn’t know why I was short with people. But from morning to evening, I just kept getting more and...
View ArticleYour Money, Your Risk: Fraud is Real
I have worked as a Wealth Advisor for a major Wall Street firm for 22 years. Never in that time have I seen the volume of fraudulent attempts at stealing my client’s money as I have within the past few...
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The Stock Market by Political Party: Democrats Win
As a Wealth Advisor, I hear a lot of excuses for people not to invest. And when it’s political season (especially in a Presidential cycle), the reasons people use to justify their behavior is...
View ArticleSupreme Court to take up Trump's Immunity...in late April.
This is bad news for the voters of America. The Supreme Court has slow rolled this decision. They could have simply accepted the Appellate Court’s extremely strong ruling that he of course is not...
View ArticleNicolle Wallace interviews Rachel Maddow. Rachel is stunning. A transcript...
The day after Super Tuesday, Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC hosted guest Rachel Maddow to talk about where we are with the stakes of our November presidential election. Rachel said things that I didn't...
View Article"Kill the Jews" [updated]
UPDATE: Sunday, May 5, 2024 · 8:54:59 AM +00:00·BayAreaKenThere are several requests in the comments for me to cite the source of the speaker at the UVM protest encampment. I responded to those...
View Article“Kill the Jews” - Part II
Yesterday, I posted a diary based on a quote from one of the college protesters at the University of Vermont who was heard saying, “Hitler was right to kills the Jews because they were Zionists.”Before...
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