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It was closing time late at night and almost no customers were left in the place. There was only one solitary person sitting in the middle of a large empty room. Doctor Robert Reich, once Secretary of Labor, was just sitting there alone nursing his cup of decaf coffee.
You’d never expect the last person to be sitting alone in a joint would be Dr. Reich….
I took him over a refill and we began to chat. We talked about coffee, sleeping...and of course Trump. The last few weeks have caused a lot of folks diverse sleep problems.
Anyways, the good doctor shared his view of Trump of as a spoiled brat enamored of approval. That’s an opinion I share with him. I asked him if he had read “Man in the High Castle (en.wikipedia.org/...).” He told me he had been thinking lately of Roth’s “The Plot Against America (en.wikipedia.org/...)” wherein Lindbergh defeats FDR in 1940 and becomes the president.
Lindbergh had been a spokesman for the America First Committee.
Then on Thursday I heard Trump proclaim at his victory rally, “We’re gonna’ make America first again.”
Sounds like film noir gone bad, but it is the truth.
What’s your description of an upcoming 2017?
As always, this is Open Thread Time!
LET'S BUILD IN-REAL-LIFE COMMUNITIES!
Our team is here to provide support and guidance to new and existing volunteer leaders of each regional and state group, helping them with recruiting, organizing and executing social and action events. We invite you to join in this effort to build our community. There are many ways to pitch in. If there isn't a group to join near you, please start one.
The orange pinpoints are the location of each organized group of Daily Kos readers. If you'd like to join a group, click on a point and a box will pop up showing contact links. If you'd like to start a group, contact navajo for instructions.
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
Colorado: Sunday Mornings
Michigan: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Eastern
North Carolina: Sundays, 1:00 PM Eastern
Missouri: Wednesday Evenings
Kansas: Monday Evenings
Let us know if you’ve got any events that would be of interest to other readers of Daily Kos IN-YOUR-REAL-LIFE space.
Saturday, December 17th, 1:00 PM
Private residence in Pasadena
Please RSVP to 714day or gmats get an address and let them know what you’re bringing for potluck.
Details here: 12/17/16, 1 p.m. Meet in Pasadena Change in Venue
RSVPS
1. 714day — pasta & salad
2. gmats
3. jakedog42
4. ursulafaw
5. Dretutz
6. J Graham
7. Joe Bacon
8. murphy
9. susans — entreé
10. Zack from SFV — cold drinks & an hors d’ouevre
MAYBEES:
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Leftcandid and ColoTim, leaders of Daily Kos’ endorsed Colorado Community, would like to invite you to our Caffeinating Liberally meet-up on December 17th. We meet at the Common Grounds Coffee House, 44th and Vallejo, in Denver from 9:00 AM to noonish at the table by the piano. Come meet fellow Daily Kos readers and other like-minded folk, enjoy wake-up coffee to start your weekend off and discuss how we take back America. For questions and RSVP's, you can contact Leftcandid or ColoTim.
NEW GROUPS FORMING:
Leftcandid and ColoTim, organizers for the Denver area met at Caffeinating Liberally which meets every 4th Saturday morning, except next month when it will be Dec. 17th.
Leftcandid deserves special recognition for taking supplies to Standing Rock, his thoughtful account is here: Colorado State Open Thread: North Dakota. You can still recommend it. He did a lot in his short time there. Thanks, Joe!
About 35 readers of Daily Kos in the San Francisco Bay Area met for a salmon grill and pot luck in the Wine Country north of Santa Rosa, CA. It was a wonderful group hug after the election. Numerous photos here.
navajo maintains the above event list. Kosmail her if you have any diaries about your event or if you have changes or additions.