We may be just this screwed: Drumpf has an easier path to victory than you think.

Many Trump supporters may well be racist, xenophobic or misogynistic—but if the Democrats think that it will be a winning strategy to sling these kinds of labels at the Donald, then they are going to be in for a nasty surprise in November.

For one thing, Trump’s parochialism resonates with many more Americans than the mainstream media likes to believe or acknowledge (although their obsessive coverage of the Donald is an implicit recognition of this reality). This is true across the board: male and female, young and old, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, highly-intelligent or not, Democrat or Republican (this is particularly true for his anti-Muslim proposals). And his nationalistic economic and foreign policy message resonates even more broadly: a majority of Americans support his “America-first” approach. So if the Clinton camp attempts to disparage people who hold these kinds of views as ignorant and bigoted, they are going to be alienating far more voters than they can likely afford.

Exacerbating this trend is something I call “negative intersectionality”: progressives have done a great job framing racial inequality, feminism and LGBTQ rights as part of the same basic struggle. However, this association works both ways. Accusations of misogyny, for instance, are often heard in the context of a fundamentally anti-white, anti-Christian culture war—a zero-sum campaign waged against ordinary hard-working Americans by condescending and politically correct liberal elites. As a result, many conservative white women who may be disturbed by Trump’s remarks would simultaneously feel antipathy toward liberals when they encounter a pro-Clinton ad that highlights those comments. Some may even come to view Trump more sympathetically if Democrats attempt to paint him as anti-woman or anti-minority.

This is the Freak Who Could Be Our Next President!

When looking at our possible next president’s resume, it is easy to forget the mile-long list of bizarre occupations and activities that Donald Trump has engaged in.

While we expect our presidents to be dignified and poised, Trump has spent has spent a not-insignificant amount of time wrestling Vince McMahon and shouting like an idiot in a WWE ring.

I mean, seriously, America, we’re gonna let this happen?!

Robert Reich: It’s time for Clinton and Sanders supporters to swallow some tough medicine.

Sanders should stay in the race also because he has attracted a large number of young people and independents. Their passion, excitement, and enthusiasm are critically important to Hillary Clinton’s success, if she’s the nominee, as well the success of other Democrats this year, and, more fundamentally, to the future of American politics.

Finally and not the least, Sanders has been telling a basic truth about the American political economic system—that growing inequality of income and wealth has led inexorably to the increasing political power of those at the top, including big corporations and Wall Street banks. And that political power has stacked the deck in their favor, leading to still wider inequality.

Hillary may not possess Bernie Sanders’s indignation about the rigging of our economy and democracy, or be willing to go as far in remedying it, but she’s shown herself a capable and responsible leader.

Some of you agree a Trump presidency would be a disaster but claim it would galvanize a forceful progressive movement in response.

That’s unlikely. Rarely if ever in history has a sharp swing to the right moved the political pendulum further back in the opposite direction. Instead, it tends to move the “center” rightward, as did Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

I can’t criticize anyone for voting their conscience, of course. But your conscience should know that a decision not to vote for Hillary, should she become the Democratic nominee, is a de facto decision to help Donald Trump.

Wall St. lobbyist just claimed the Constitution guarantees billions in public subsidies for banks.

Please consider signing this petition, promoted by Rootstrikers, Lawrence Lessigs 'money out of politcs' group.
https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/bank-constitutional-right-subsudy/?source=fb

Petition to the Federal Reserve:
Please move quickly to end the outdated and unnecessary giveaway of $7 billion to the biggest banks over the next 10 years – and ignore Wall Street’s outlandish claim of having a “constitutional right” to that risk-free return.

After Congress passed a law removing $7 billion in pointless public subsidies for the biggest banks, Wall Street’s top lobbyist just claimed banks have a constitutional right to that free public money. Seriously.

For years, banks have gotten a guaranteed 6% dividend on stock they own in the Federal Reserve, rain or shine.

That means they make their money back over and over – in addition to all the huge benefits they get from being a member bank in the Federal Reserve system.

What makes this even more spectacular for the banks — and more ridiculous for the public — is that it’s completely risk free for the banks! Even if the Fed disbanded they would get all their money back.

Democrats and Republicans agreed to repeal this wasteful subsidy and redirect the $7 billion over the next 10 years to the federal highway trust fund instead.

But Wall Street isn’t happy about losing all this free money.

The country’s top bank lobbyist, Rob Nichols at the American Banking Association, wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve saying banks are constitutionally “entitled” to this public money – and essentially threatened to sue if the Fed finalizes the rule.

Sign the petition to tell the Federal Reserve: Ignore Wall Street’s ridiculous claim – and end the $7 billion public subsidy to the biggest banks!

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz must step down as DNC chair NOW!

>>Snaps to Karl Frisch and his group alliedprogress.org for digging up this important infomation.<<

Not only has she cost Democrats seats in congress, she's alighned herself with predatory lenders and against Democratic principles.
https://alliedprogress.org/research/debbie-wasserman-schultzs-campaign-tied-payday-lending-front-group-defending-disastrous-florida-model/

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has worked hard to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to rein in predatory payday lenders through her support of the disastrous “Florida Model” of payday lending where the average borrower pays more than 300% interest and takes out 9 loans each year. It now appears that her new spokesman’s firm is tied directly to Floridians for Financial Choice, a mysterious new front group pushing the “Florida model” of payday lending.

On April 18, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hired a Sachs Media Group Partner to Be Her Spokesperson. Nine Days Later a Mysterious Website Defending the “Florida Model” of Payday Lending Was Created
Ryan Banfill Is a Partner at Sachs Media Group and Was Hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Serve as Her Spokesperson and Communications Advisor.…

Ryan Banfill Is a Partner and Director of Strategy and Research at Sachs Media Group. [Sachs Media, Ryan Banfill, Biography Accessed 5/26/16]

Floridians for Financial Choice Appears to Be a Client of Sachs Media Group, the Same Firm Where Wasserman Schultz’s Spokesperson is a Partner
Google Shows a Website Entitled “resources-Floridians for Financial Freedom” Hosted by SachsDigital.com.

An Entry in Google Shows a Website That Is Not Accessible Entitled “Resources-Floridians for Financial Freedom” That Is Part of the SachsDigital.com Domain. [Google.com Search for “Floridians for Financial Freedom, 5/26/16]

FinancialFreedomFL.com forwards to FinancialChoiceFL.com. [FinancialChoiceFL.com, Accessed 5/26/16; FinancialFreedomFL.com, Accessed 5/26/16]

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SachsDigital.com Is Registered to Ron Sachs Communications, The Former Name of Sachs Media Group

January 21, 2011: “SachsDigital.com” Registered Using GoDaddy.com. [Whois.com “SachsDigital.com” Registration Details, Accessed 5/26/16]

Can't say I'm shocked...Trump 'Christian Policy Liaison' Frank Amedia Conducts TV Faith Healings

Cannabis decriminalization coming soon to Illinois!

Woman donates hair to cancer patients is mistaken for trans, harassed in restroom

Stay classy, conservatives...
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/woman-who-donated-hair-to-cancer-patients-mistaken-for-transgender-man-and-harassed-in-restroom/

Happy Sunday, fellow Sandernistas!

How A Giant Restaurant Conglomerate Teamed Up With Banks To Stiff Its Workers

The restaurant conglomerate has roughly 148,000 employees in the U.S. Half of those workers get payroll cards in lieu of standard paper checks. Each card shaves about $2.75 per pay period off of the company’s overhead, saving Darden as much as $5 million per year.

Darden’s bottom-line bliss means pain and chaos for those 70,000-plus workers. The cards come with a litany of fees: 99 cents for using it to pay utility bills, 50 cents if the card is declined at a cash register, $1.75 to withdraw money from an out-of-network ATM and 75 cents just to check the card’s balance. If a worker loses her card, she’ll pay $10 to have it replaced.

As Darden cuts its administrative costs, the banks that provide the cards rack up significant income on the back end. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia researchers put median bank earnings at $1.75 per card per month back in 2012. That suggests Darden’s financial partners are pulling down about $1.5 million a year