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December 13, 2019

TRUMP IMPEACHMENT VOTE TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTS CALLING FOR PRESIDENT'S REMOVAL:

TRUMP IMPEACHMENT VOTE TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTS CALLING FOR PRESIDENT'S REMOVAL: 'NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW'

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-rallies-planned-house-vote-1476170

"Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to attend rallies across the country to call for President Donald Trump's removal from office on the eve of a House vote that could see the U.S. leader impeached."

"Speaking to Newsweek on Monday, David Sievers, the campaign director for MoveOn, a progressive public policy advocacy group organizing the rallies with the backing of dozens of other organizations, including United We Dream, Stand Up America and the Women's March, said at least 401 demonstrations have so far been planned across 49 states."

The "Nobody's Above The Law" rallies, which expect to see more than 70,000 people combined in attendance, are planned to kick off on the eve of the House's vote on whether Trump should be impeached over alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival. Sievers said some demonstrators would be heading to congressional offices across their states, while others would be rallying in public squares."

"It will look different in Miami than it will in Northern Minnesota," he said. Meanwhile, "in New York City, they'll be gathering in kind of Central Manhattan and marching." The fact that people in states with cooler temperatures, such as New York, are willing to brave the cold winter weather to protest, Sievers said, should signal "the level of civic outrage there is."

BY CHANTAL DA SILVA ON 12/9/19

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Currently 448 protests have been planned. Go to the link and type your zip code to find one near you.

https://act.moveon.org/event/impeach-and-remove-attend/search/

December 13, 2019

I HATE REPUBLICANS!



I sing this after I hit the "mute" button instead of listening to them yell and scream. It is healthier this way (for me anyway).
December 13, 2019

Protests planned across US "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW".

Impeachment Rally: #NobodyIsAboveTheLaw. Sunday, Dec., 15th!

450+ Protests planned across US "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!"
https://act.moveon.org/event/impeach-and-remove-attend/search/

Spread the word, sign up, go to the link for a protest planned near you. RESIST! Persist!

Hundreds of Thousands Expected to Join 'Historic Nationwide Mobilization' on Eve of Trump Impeachment Vote

"The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump," progressive groups said of the anticipated action, "we'll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law."

A coalition of progressive advocacy groups on Friday announced plans for a "historic nationwide mobilization" across the U.S. on the eve of the House's yet-to-be-scheduled vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets around the country, said the "Nobody Is Above the Law" coalition, which includes MoveOn, Public Citizen, Indivisible, and Stand Up America, as well as more than a dozen other organizations.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/25/hundreds-thousands-expected-join-historic-nationwide-mobilization-eve-trump

December 4, 2019

Will "Negative 1" be the moron's new nick mane?

Does that make Melanie his "Plus1"?

December 2, 2019

Women's March in CA. Jan 18, 2020 "Women Rising"

https://www.womensmarchca.com/

Spread the word that the 4th Women's March will be with a renewed group of leaders. Those who were too political and devisive are gone. The original group members are getting ready for 2020...this is to get women out to vote. RESIST! Persist! Peace.

December 2, 2019

New book about Melanie...poor thing is misunderstood.

It talks about her very serious kidney operation and how she and the Donald sleep in separate rooms. Daily Mail is trash and loves the tRumps (doesn't Murdoch own that rag?).

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7747195/Melania-Donald-Trump-sleep-separate-FLOORS-White-House-new-book-claims.html

December 1, 2019

Why doesn't CNN show regular news and shows "special series"

instead of news around the country and the world when it doesn't involve US politics or a mass shooting or natural disasters in the US? Is it ALL about ratings and $$$ instead of current events? I have seen reruns of "The 80s", "The 90s", etc for years yet have to turn on PBS to watch current, real news and it isn't on 24/7 when I can watch.

December 1, 2019

If Putin was no longer alive does he have a second in command

who would take over and rule just like Putin or is there a chance that a less evil dictator would rule Russia?

November 28, 2019

Film Alice's Restaurant



Arlo Guthrie plays himself in this film based on his song of the same name. After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice (Pat Quinn) for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump, but finds it closed for the holiday, so he just dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This simple act of littering gets him arrested, and sends him on a bizarre journey that ends with him in front of the draft board. 1969

* The scene at the draft board/army induction is at 1:17 (funny!).

Officer Obie played himself....
"Obanhein was the "Officer Obie" mentioned in Arlo Guthrie's 1967 talking blues song "Alice's Restaurant". Obanhein later said that some of the details in the song were not completely true; he said he had not handcuffed Guthrie during the arrest and said the reason they removed the seat from the toilet in Guthrie's cell was to prevent theft, not to prevent suicide.Obanhein later would note that he would not have actually arrested Guthrie had the amount of garbage been smaller (he would have simply picked up the garbage himself) and that he meant to use the arrest and subsequent media circus as an example to deter any further large-scale littering incidents."

"Disagreements with Guthrie aside, Obanhein accepted an offer from another Stockbridge resident, Arthur Penn, to appear as himself in a film adaptation of Alice's Restaurant he was directing and co-writing. He told Newsweek magazine (September 29, 1969, where his photo appears) that making himself look like a fool was preferable to having somebody else make him look like a fool. Working on the film caused Obanhein to develop greater respect for Guthrie, and afterwards the two remained friends for the rest of Obanhein's life."
November 27, 2019

tRump walked out halfway through The Wall Concert by P Floyd in 2010

Roger Waters didn't know that this happened in 2010 at The Garden for the show.

"A couple of years back, I had the pleasure of interviewing Roger Waters, a man who has called Trump “pig-ignorant” and a “nincompoop,” and I told him my story of seeing the president of the United States of America completely miss the point of The Wall. Waters just laughed. “That’s interesting in its symbolism,” he told me. “I’m glad you told me that. I had no idea he was there.”

"It’s doubtful that Waters would ever welcome Trump to one of his concerts: Waters’ most recent tour emasculated Trump during “Pigs (Three Different Kinds),” among other indignities, and he told me he’s planning a 2020 tour especially to rail against Trump during election year. But if the president does show up again, let’s hope he hangs around long enough to see the wall come down. He just might learn something."

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/donald-trump-pink-floyd-the-wall-915657/




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About BigmanPigman

I am 57, retired teacher and illustrator, life-long dem., activist, union member. Also I do not use social media and I'm technologically retarded. I love dogs, rock music and swearing (a lot). My 17 year old "puppy" died on June 2, 2020. She grew up listening to Animals (Pink Floyd). She has kept me sane through the tRump years, not easy, and has given me endless love, companionship, kisses and tail wags.
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