Personally, I’ll probably pay only passing attention to what Donald Trump has to say tonight, because what’s the point? What interests me most about tonight is the response in the Democratic House chamber, when the president that held the nation…
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Gov. Phil Murphy, who signed a transgender rights bill named for Babs Siperstein, has ordered New Jersey state flags be flown at half-staff tomorrow in her honor and memory. The Babs Siperstein Law, which took effect just Friday, requires the…
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Press releases come from ‘Cory 2020” – an unusual choice to ID him by first name that I hope works out better for him than it worked out for Jeb! – is staffing up for the early primary/caucus states. Iowa, New Hampshire…
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New Jersey R I P Babs Casbar Siperstein – New Jersey’s trailblazer for the rights of trans people, and the DNC’s onetime highest-ranking out transgender person in history, has died. Senator Cory Booker – part preacher, rock star, scholar, aphorist,…
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“For all people of trans experience. For all people of any experience …” – Dedication in the 2005 film Transamerica That quote, which rolls in the closing credits of ‘Transamerica’ and includes a thanks to director Duncan Tucker’s family, will…
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Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, predicts early spring. Maybe don’t get too excited about that. New Jersey Phil Murphy says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam must resign, that racist photos of him from his med school yearbook are ‘disqualifying.’ Murphy is the incoming chair of the Democratic Governors Assn. Chris Christie left some stuff out…
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Above, the vote board on the $15 an hour New Jersey minimum wage. Photo: Anne Demigillo Songcayauon. Cory Booker Makes It Official Announces with a Cory-style 2-minute video, called Rise. We have the video in the post just below this one. Flip to Cory’s announcement. New Jersey A highly questionable thing, especially for a governor so…
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“I’m the only senator who goes home to a low-income, inner city community, the first community that took a chance on me.” – Booker No exploratory committee, just full in. His allies hinted he’d announce for 2020 during Black History…
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Above, Christine Clarke & Mikie Sherrill. There’s a delicious symmetry to this. Two women, Christine Clarke & Laura Berman Fortgang, are running together for Assembly in the heavily-Republican 26th Legislative District. They’re both local Dem municipal chairs. They’re both rising activists in NJ 11th…
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“Bitter cold is coming: for those who hate it, know this, we need it. It kills the ever increasing invasive species (insects, fungus, bacteria) spurred on by climate change. Without a cold winter in the northeast, your summer tomatoes, watermelon,…
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