No more weapons for Bibi's war crimes.

The killing of WCK workers in Gaza is appalling. The fact that the weapons which killed them were likely provided by the USA makes us complicit in this war crime. The USA must halt the sale of any more weapons to Israel until there is a cease fire and sufficient humanitarian aid is able to be delivered to the citizens of Gaza.

I was elected!

The phone rang this morning. It was the Greenfield City Clerk, informing me that I had 14 write-in votes, which was enough to get elected to the town Democratic Committee. I am excited to meet more local Democrats and to get on with the work to re-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Throwing my hat into the ring.

When I lived in Waltham, I was an elected member of my local ward committee and served for a time as Ward Chair. In 2002 I sold my house in Waltham and moved to Greenfield. After I moved in, I tried to contact the Greenfield Town Committee about getting involved, but I never heard back.
I got my Primary ballot yesterday. Along with the President, other offices on the ballot are Democrat State Committee and the Greenfield Democratic Town Committee. For the Town Committee, the instructions on the ballot read, "Vote for no more than Thirty-Five." I counted, 32 names on the ballot. It appears that the Committee has some vacancies, which they should be happy to fill. I have made a few friends in my condo complex and have served for over 1 year on the condo association Board. So, I'm launching a write-in campaign for the Committee. I understand that a write-in running essentially unopposed, needs a minimum of five votes to be elected. I'm pretty sure I can dig up at least five votes by the election day.
But wait, there's more.
The ballot for State Committee is divided along gender lines. By charter, we can have one man and one woman. We are not allowed to have two of either. Greenfield has no nominated candidates for either the Man's seat or the Woman's. So, to make a long story shorter, I'm running for that office, as well. PM me if you want more info.

Dixville Notch, NH has spoken!

The small town of Dixville Notch, NH has a tradition of voting just after midnight on Election Day, to be the first to vote in the USA. They do this for every election, primary or general. Their votes are cast and the result is:

6 Registered voters in town

6 votes cast

Nikky Haley 6

Donald Trump 0

TFG's first electoral defeat of 2024.

Let it be the first of many..

Dave Barry's Year in Review.

My good luck just came to an end.

Woke up yesterday morning with a mild headache and congested sinuses. Nose was dripping like a leaky faucet. Thought it was just a cold. Feeling a bit better today, but Susan insisted that I take a COVID test. It's positive. I'll figure out the next step, but this throws our holiday plans out the window.

Jeff Tiedrich Kissinger rant

On this Thanksgiving Day,

I am thankful that we still have a democracy, as flawed as it is. Let us work to ensure that it continues to be true.

Question about DU4

The Greatest Discussions button on the home page sends me, instead, it sends me to Latest Discussions. Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing this?

Seen on fb

They're flipping like Simone Biles.