Ana Ulin 😻 @anaulin@social.coop

Jacobin is at it again, with another data-backed analysis of why Sanders is more likely to win over Trump than Warren:

"Elizabeth Warren’s Electoral Track Record Is Incredibly Worrying"
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/01/elizabeth-warren-electoral-track-record-2020-democratic-primary

Catalyst Project's curriculum readings to support action to stop conflict with Iran, including Iran history, history of US-Iran conflict, timelines, etc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GmEGaiEYvxYe-8N31-l_aKs3xVD9eATZJhD__hVbptA/edit?ts=5e0ebc25#heading=h.qbv19udw6m74

The current MacBook line is a great blessing for the makers of compressed-air electronics "dusters". 🧹

Best escape room briefing video so far. 😻
https://youtu.be/BDXAQDHa11o

Interesting in-depth analysis supporting the claim that Bernie is better placed than Warren or Biden to win an election against Trump.

"Bernie Is the Candidate Who Can Beat Trump. Here’s Why."
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/12/bernie-sanders-vs-donald-trump

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Singapore has salmon "ATMs".

https://www.norwegiansalmon.com.sg/

Chickens in track suits.

@randomgeek "Motivational editorializing" is a new genre I wasn't aware of. Do you recommend, so far?

@randomgeek That looks very intriguing. Is it satire? Non-fiction? Fiction? Hard to be sure from the cover! 🤔

I've been struggling to write up notes on my reading this year, but I managed to get one in just before the holidays! My notes on Ibram Kendi's "How To Be An Antiracist":

https://anaulin.org/blog/book-notes-how-to-be-antiracist/

A 2019-appropriate Xmas tree. 🪓🩸

"But questions of gender are also about how broader perceptions of authority and authenticity are transmitted, and by whom, and what all of this tells us about who we are meant to trust and who we instinctively don’t, often without regard to actual records of truthfulness."

https://www.thecut.com/2019/12/why-only-some-politicians-are-called-fake.html

"Being able to see through the obfuscation emanating from dominant channels and crucially, to challenge these misguided narratives, is something candidates must be able to do once in office. Their responses to the Bolivian coup give us some idea of how they would comport themselves if elected."

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/12/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-foreign-policy-bolivia/

"His [Sanders'] energy, candor, conviction, and ability to bring people together stand against the current of opportunism, moral compromise, and partisanship which runs rampant on the American political scene. He and a few others like him have the power to restore principle and leadership in Congress and to win back the faith of a voting public weary and wary of political opportunism." -- P. Buttigieg

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/12/pete-buttigieg-essay-contest-bernie-sanders/

This is what “small government” means in the US, apparently: tax personal income more, tax corporations less. Chart: https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/blog_tax_breakdown_us_oecd_2018.jpg

Source:
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/12/chart-of-the-day-taxes-in-america/