#Dan Lipinski

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Look closely enough and you’ll find that Eric Johnson was always a Republican, or at least very susceptible to becoming one. Conservative “Democrats” are one bribe or one hurt feeling away from switching parties.

This highlights the significance of how much more important primaries are, because after the primaries are over, then it becomes an endless chorus of, “vote for the lesser evil” and “vote blue no matter who,” and we have more than enough bad examples of where that can lead to, right??

Honestly, always vote for the most leftist, progressive candidate you can in the primary elections, before it comes down to voting for a Republican vs. Republican-lite in the general election.

I don’t think there are primary elections for mayoral races, but I still love the idea that if a candidate switches political parties (any time after the primaries, I’d suggest), then they should A) not be allowed to hold the office they ran for until they run + win as a member of their new party, B) pay heavy fines from their personal funds, C) they should be forced to resign, and D) the election should be re-done.

The Democratic Party needs to tighten up and make some rules regarding who can and cannot run as a Democrat.

Literally months before SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, Nancy Pelosi was backing a homophobic, anti-abortion, “Democratic” 🙄 candidate named Henry Cuellar, saying that a candidate’s stance on abortion wasn’t important. And Cuellar’s opponent was a young pro-abortion, pro-LGBTQ immigration attorney named Jessica Cisneros! And it was a relatively safe blue district, meaning that whichever Democrat the DNC backed, they were likely to win and a Republican hadn’t won that district in forever. AND before that, Pelosi and the DCCC threw their weight behind another openly homophobic “Democrat” named Dan Lipinski.

Could you even imagine Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy openly throwing their support behind a pro-abortion candidate who wanted gun control? No? So why tf does Democratic leadership constantly foist GOP-lite candidates onto the Democratic Party when other viable options exist?

Just a guess on my part, but if you want fewer anti-abortion laws getting passed, then you should probably back fewer anti-abortion candidates. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“Vote blue no matter who” has bitten Democrats in the ass wayyy more than any converse slogan has bitten Republicans. Because Republicans actually vet their candidates and make sure that those candidates want the same deplorable things that their deplorable base wants.

And just for clarity, because I know how the internet works and how sycophants love twisting words: I am NOT saying don’t vote for Biden in 2024. I’m not even saying to support a third party candidate. I want Trump and all Republicans gone in the next few election cycles. What I am saying is, once the election is over and hopefully Trump/DeSantis have been vanquished, we need to seriously rework how the Democratic Party has been run. Losing Roe v. Wade is indicative of how poorly it’s been mismanaged.

Anyway, new laws can be made, so especially after the Supreme Court has ignored and undone so many standing legal precedents, I don’t wanna hear jack shit about “pie-in-the-sky” or “be realistic.”

This centrism bullshit ain’t working, yo.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel The Bezzle! Catch me TOMORROW (Apr 27) in MARIN COUNTY, then Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!

#15yrsago Home Office official offered advice and “comfort” to Phorm spyware vendor https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8021661.stm

#15yrsago Geoengineering wishful thinking is the new climate denialism https://web.archive.org/web/20090430135547/www.worldchanging.com/archives/009784.html

#15yrsago Bruce Sterling explains swine flu https://web.archive.org/web/20090512004141/https://www.wired.com/sterling/2009/04/practical-tips.html

#10yrsago Unboxing a Makie doll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnT9lMR3ATg

#10yrsago Hacking the hospital: medical devices have terrible default security https://www.wired.com/2014/04/hospital-equipment-vulnerable/

#10yrsago UKIP candidate tells Lenny Henry to move to a “Black country”; party says reporting this is a “smear campaign” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27176803

#5yrsago The DCCC is sabotaging Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipiniski, a hereditary, anti-choice, anti-minimum-wage, homophobic “Democrat” https://theintercept.com/2019/04/26/dccc-blacklist-marie-newman-dan-lipinski/

#5yrsago Lawyer for kid whose parents paid $1.2m bribe to get into Yale says the high price shows grifters’ anti-Chinese bias https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/college-admissions-scandal.html

#1yrago Convicted monopolist prevented from re-offending https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/27/convicted-monopolist/#microsquish

[patern29]

Quels sont les différents voiliers de course au large?

La course au large a grandement participé à la popularité de la voile sportive et la démocratisation de la pratiques de la voile. Les grandes transatlantiques, et courses autour du monde, ont fait rêver de nombreux amoureux de la mer, et/ou de l'aventure. Aujourd'hui, le monde de la course à la voile s'est structurée et les différents bateaux de courses se sont sont structurés en classes ou en jauges. Alors quels sont les différents voiliers de course au large? Il est loin le temps des premières courses à la voile, souvent organisées par nos amis anglais. La transat Anglaise ou le Golden Globe Challenge étaient des courses qui réunissaient plus des aventuriers que des sportifs professionnels. Aujourd'hui, les choses ont bien changé. La Route du Rhum ou le Vendée Globe accueillent de nombreux voiliers de courses qui se sont structurés en classes et jauges. Voyons ensemble ces différentes classes et jauges.

Les voiliers de la classe Imoca

photo. C. Chardon Les voiliers de la classe Imoca sont sans doute les voiliers de course au large les plus connus du grand public. Et pour cause, il s’agit, tout simplement, des voiliers utilisés par les skippers du Vendée Globe, entre autres. L'International Monohull Open Class Association ( IMOCA) a été créée en 1991. Ces voiliers de 18 mètres, généralement appelés 60 pieds IMOCA, sont devenus, au fil des éditions, des bateaux de plus en plus techniques et performants. Les Imoca les plus récents, équipés de foils, sont d’un inconfort absolu pour leurs skippers. Les grands noms de cette classe sont des cabinets d’architecture comme Finot-Conq, FARR Yacht Design, VPLP/Verdier ou encore l’architecte Marc Lombard. Ces architectes ont participé à révolutionner le monde la plaisance, par leurs avancées technologiques. Les skippers qui ont marqué leur passage, en classe IMOCA, sont des sportifs comme Titouan Lamazou, qui a gagné la première édition du Vendée Globe, Alain Gautier, Catherine Chabaud, Isabelle Autissier, Michel Desjoyaux, 3 fois vainqueurs de la course, Ellen MacArthur, Jean Le Cam, Roland Jourdain, Jean Pierre Dick, Yann Elies, Armel Le Cleac’h, Jeremy Beyou, Samantha Davies, Clarisse Crémer. Les principales courses du circuit Imoca : - Vendée Globe - Defi Azimut - Route du Rhum - Transat Jacques Vabre - The Ocean Race - Rolex Fastnet

Les voiliers de la class40

La class40 est souvent vue comme la petite sœur de la classe Imoca. Je n’ai jamais aimé ce raccourci. En effet, si les voiliers des cette classe ressemble à des petits IMOCA, la comparaison s’arrête là. Le circuit est beaucoup plus ouvert et dynamique que la première. Le nombre de courses est très important et les types de parcours très variés. Des courses comme la Normandy Chanel Race sont, par exemple, très techniques et réunissent les meilleurs skippers. Aujourd’hui, les grands noms de cette classe sont ceux des architectes que l'on retrouve aussi en IMOCA. Les skippers qui ont marqué la Class40 sont Maxime Sorel, Ian Lipinski, Miranda Merron, Phil Sharp, Louis Duc, Les principales courses du circuit Class40 : - Route du Rhum - Transat Jacques Vabre - Normandy Channel Race - Drheam Cup - Corsica Med

Les multicoques de course, Ultim Ocean-Fifty

© Alexis COURCOUX #RDR2018 Les multicoques de course sont des bateaux qui ont fait rêver de très nombreux plaisanciers. Ces voiliers, souvent mythiques, sont de véritables machines de courses. Les premiers multicoques de courses sont apparus dans les années 70, avec Pen Duick, d’Eric Tabarly. Ces multicoques sont indissociables des grandes transatlantiques comme la Route du Rhum ou la transat Jacques Vabre, par exemple. Les multicoques les plus connus sont : - Acapella est une série de 5 trimarans construits entre 1978 et 1982. Le plus connu est Olympus Photo, qui gagnera la première Route du Rhum, en 1978, avec Mike Birch. - Jet Service, un catamaran construit en 1987. Ce plan Gilles Ollier sera skippé par Serge Madec puis Bruno Peyron. C’est un peu le premier géant des mers. Il sera le premier bateau à remporter le Trophée Jules Verne, en 1993, avec Bruno Peyron. - Geronimo, un trimaran de 21m, construite en 2001. Il remportera le Trophée Jules Verne en 2004, avec Olivier de Kersauzon, puis battra le record du Tour du Monde à la Voile en Solitaire, en2016, avant de gagner la Transat Jacques Vabre, en 2017. - IDEC Sport. Ce bateau, construit en 2006, s’appellera d’abord Groupama, skippé par Franck Cammas. Il prendra ensuite le nom de Banque Populaire, skippé par Armel Le Cleac’h, avant d’être racheté, en 2015, par Francis Joyon. Le palmarès de ce bateau est impressionnant : 2 trophées Jules Verne et 3 Route du Rhum plus de nombreux records. Aujourd’hui, on retrouve trois grandes classes de multicoques. Les Ultim's, ces immenses trimarans de de 23 à 32 mètres. La classe, créée en 2015 réuni des skippers comme François Gabart, Sébastien Josse, Thomas Coville, Armel Le Cléac’h ou Francis Joyon. La Class Ocean-Fifty, anciennement Multi50, représente plusieurs trimarans de 15 mètres. Les kippers les plus connus de cette classe sont Armel Tripon, Erwan Leroux, Gilles Lamiré ou encore Lalou Roucayrol.

Les monotypes Figaro Bénéteau

photo: Jean Baptiste d'Enquin Les Figaro Bénéteau sont moins connus du public mais indissociables de monde de la voile, surtout en France. Ces voiliers ont leur propre circuit de courses au large et régates. L’histoire de ce voilier est étroitement liée aux half Toners. Dans les années 90, l’idée de créer un monotype pour remplacer les half-toners se concrétise, avec le groupe Finot, puis Jean Berret qui vont dessiner un voilier qui sera construit par le chantier Bénéteau. En 1991, le Bénéteau Figaro devient le monotype de la Solitaire du même nom. En 2003, Marc Lombard dessine la deuxième version. En 2017, le monotype est redessiné par e cabinet d'architecture Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost et s’équipe de foils. Les skippers qui ont marqué l’histoire de ce monotype sont Guy Cornou, Eugene Riguidel, Gilles Gahinet, Philippe Poupon, Jean Le Cam, Michel Desjoyaux, Yann Eliès, Yoann Richomme ou encore Nicolas Lunven. Les principales courses du circuit Figaro : - Solitaire du Figaro - Solo Maître Coq - Solo Guy Cotten - Transat en Double - Tour de Bretagne - Sardinha Cup

La classe Mini 6.50

La Mini-transat est une transatlantique qui fait rêver de très nombreux voileux, jeunes et moins jeunes. Cette course est synonyme de petits budgets, de camaraderie, d’aventure et d’innovations techniques. Ces petits voiliers de 6.50 ont apporté un vent de fraîcheur et de simplicité à la course au large. Le début de l’histoire de ces petits voiliers débute en 1977. Une course, au départ du Royaume Uni, réuni une vingtaine de voiliers de 6.50, pour une transat en solo. Les premiers voiliers sont des Muscadets et des Serpentaires. Parmi les kippers qui prennent le départ, de grands noms comme  Halvard Mabire, Bruno Peyron et Jean-Luc Van Den Heede. Les plus petits voiliers de la course hauturière sont nés et leur course favorite aussi : la Mini-Transat. Aujourd’hui, la Mini-transat est devenue française et fait partie de l’histoire de la course au large. Des voiliers, et des architectes ont marqué cette course. Je pense au Serpentaire, de Bernard Veys, au Muscadet et au Coco de Philippe Harlé, au Pogo de Pierre Rolland ou au Maxi 6.50 de David Raison. Les skippers qui ont marqué l’histoire de la classe 6.50 sont Daniel Gilard, le premier vainqueur e la mini transat, Yves Parlier, Yvan Bourgnon, Sébastien Magnen, Ian Lipinski et bien d’autres. Les principales courses de la classe mini 6.50: - Mini Transat - Mini Golfe - Mini Fastnet - Mini en Mai

Les voiliers de série IRC

Mais il n’y a pas que les grandes classes de voiliers qui peuvent courir sur les océans. Plusieurs courses sont ouvertes aux voiliers de série. Ces voiliers, souvent pensés pour la course au large, s’avèrent très recherchés par les amateurs pour participer à des courses comme la transquadra ou la CeltikCup, par exemple. Ces voiliers doivent respecter certaines normes et règles, notamment être inscrit à la jauge IRC. Les voiliers de série, de courses au large qui ont le plus marqué l’histoire de la voile sportive sont des voiliers comme le Romanée, les half-toners, le Contessa 32, le Dufour 34, les Pogo,et plus récemment les Sun Fast 3200, la gamme JPK, Les principales courses en IRC - La Transquadra - Duo Max - Celtikup - Transat Cap - Yacht Cup - Armen Race Read the full article

[odinsblog]

Republicans running as “Democrats” is a much bigger problem than we give it credit for.

It’s very telling how you never find Democrats running as Republicans (the GOP would never allow that), but you frequently find Republicans successfully running as Democrats. Democrats need to be much more selective about who they allow to run in democratic primaries and democratic elections.

Jim Justice 🚨🚨🚨

Dan Lipinski 🚨🚨🚨

Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin 🚨🚨 🚨

Eric Johnson 🚨🚨🚨

Henry Cuellar 🚨🚨🚨

Jeff Van Drew 🚨🚨🚨

Tricia Cotham 🚨🚨🚨

Again, you NEVER see this go the other way around, where Republicans suddenly switch to being a Democrat. Because in sooo many ways, conservative Democrats are already Republicans.

Democrats need to do better. Much, much better.

Los Angeles!!! Pay attention!!!🚨🚨🚨Do your research. VOTE TRUE BLUE. Remember Rick Caruso? We didn’t let him get away with it. Don’t let anybody else.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.10

Beer Birthdays

None Known

Five Favorite Birthdays

Maurice Sendak; writer, artist, illustrator (1928)

Eliot Spitzer; politician (1959)

Kate Upton; model (1992)

Howlin' Wolf; blues singer (1910)

E.O. Wilson; biologist (1929)

Famous Birthdays

F. Lee Bailey; attorney (1933)

Clyde Beatty; circus performer, lion tamer (1903)

Saul Bellow; writer (1915)

Bill Burr; comedian (1968)

Jimmy Chamberlain; rock drummer (1964)

Gustave Courbet; artist (1819)

Kim Deal; rock bassist (1961)

Dan Fouts; San Diego Chargers QB (1951)

Judy Garland; actor, singer (1922)

Gina Gershon; actor (1962)

Joao Gilberto; Brazilian singer, guitarist (1931)

Rich Hall; comedian (1954)

Elizabeth Hurley; model, actor (1965)

Lionel Jeffries; actor (1926)

Tara Lipinski; figure skater (1982)

Frederick Loewe; composer (1904)

Herman Schlegel; German ornithologist (1804)

Jacques Marquette; French explorer (1637)

Hattie McDaniel; actor (1895)

James McDivitt; astronaut (1929)

Fairfield Porter; artist (1907)

Maxi Priest; reggae singer (1960)

Jurgen Prochnow; actor (1941)

Terrence Rattigan; playwright (1911)

William Rosenburg; Dunkin’ Donuts founder (1916)

Ken Singleton; Baltimore Orioles RF (1947)

Leelee Sobieski; actor (1982)

Jeanne Tripplehorn; actor (1963)

Shane West; actor (198)

[abriefingwithmichael]

What a delightfully silly episode!

The subway scenes were okay but the escalating war back in the courtroom was exceptionally funny. You really get the feeling that the show is just going for it.

And, best of all, it was a story with heart and some feelgood moments.

8/10

[justbeingnamaste]

“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”

[midnightfunk]

[schraubd]

How To Lose a Primary, 2020-Style

So far in 2020, four House incumbents have lost renomination to their seats (five if you count New York Democrat Eliot Engel, though absentee ballots in New York haven't been tabulated). But there are ... differences between what causes a Republican and a Democrat to lose their own party's nomination. For example, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) was one of the most conservative members of his caucus -- opposing abortion rights, gay rights, and Obmaa care -- despite representing a D+6 seat. If you're wondering how he got elected in the first place, the answer is that the seat was previously held by his own father who -- in classic machine fashion -- won renomination and then announced his retirement, inducing the local party to hand the nomination to his son. He was defeated by Marie Newman, who narrowly lost a challenge in 2018 and by all appearances is a perfectly normal Democrat. This is not at all abnormal. Contrast that to what happened last night, where Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) was stunningly unseated by conservative activist Lauren Boebert. Nobody had the race on their radar because Tipton, who enjoyed Trump's endorsement, hardly seemed to have committed any sins against the conservative movement which would generate primary opposition (The Onion notwithstanding). So what was it about Boebert which caused her to surge to victory? Well, she's a qAnon-endorsing conspiracy theorist whose main claim to fame is running a bar called "Shooters" where the staff openly carries guns and which defied orders to shutdown in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic. Of course, it's not always better when the incumbent loses because of their apostasies -- particularly when one considers what counts as "apostasy" in the modern GOP. Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) also enjoyed Trump's backing, but lost renomination in a "drive-through convention" to far-right challenger Bob Good. Riggleman's wrongdoing? He officiated a same-sex wedding for two of his former staffers. That's enough to get you bounced in the 2020 Republican Party. But I guess Republicans did manage to dislodge their most openly White supremacist member this  year -- so good on them for that. via The Debate Link https://ift.tt/3eRKguh

[odinsblog]

Incredibly bad advice, from the same people who say “defund the police” and “green new deal” are dumb slogans

Who you vote for matters almost as much as the act of voting itself, otherwise why even bother voting?

And because I understand how sycophantic, Blue MAGA cultists think, I want be super clear here: Please dO vote. I am not telling anyone to not vote; and I am not suggesting that voting is unimportant. What I am saying is this: voting in the primaries is incredibly important—vote before the conservative, GOP-lite, DNC hand picked candidate is shoved down our throats as the get-things-done, pragmatic, “lesser evil.”

And I’m also saying that we shouldn’t put all of our eggs in the “electoral politics” basket. Organizing, protesting, and engaging mutual aid groups matter just as much, if not more. Especially at a time when SCOTUS is obliterating voting rights, and Republicans are targeting and diluting the strength of entire voting blocks with gerrymandering.

Centrists like to point at Roe being overturned and then smugly say, “voting matters!” as if they somehow weren’t directly involved in helping it happen. Breaking news: adding more anti-choice politicians to Congress gets you more, not less, anti-choice legislation passed. It’s not rocket science.

“Control of the House and the Senate” seems like a moot point when politicians like Henry Cueller, Dan Lipinski, Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin vote with Republicans and against Democrats most of the time anyway.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

#20yrsago Feral hippos haunt druglord’s estate https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201621/http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=ourWorldNews&storyID=2097687

#20yrsago McDonald’s can award A-levels in UK https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7211958.stm

#15yrsago Romanian manga — manga meets Metal Hurlant meets Marvel https://www.forbes.com/2008/01/09/romanian-manga-comics-forbeslife-globalpop08-cx-cd_0109doctorow.html

#15yrsago Good As Lily — ass-kicking girl-positive graphic novel for young readers https://memex.craphound.com/2008/01/30/good-as-lily-ass-kicking-girl-positive-graphic-novel-for-young-readers/

#10yrsago Guy makes a game about his crappy job working for Canadian tax authority, loses his crappy job https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/01/30/revenue_canada_worker_fired_for_his_online_customer_service_game.html

#5yrsago Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase announce new health insurer ‘free from profit-making incentives and constraints’ https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/30/news/companies/amazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-health-insurance/index.html

#5yrsago After industry adopts open video standards, MPEG founder says the end is nigh https://blog.chiariglione.org/a-crisis-the-causes-and-a-solution/

#5yrsago Meet Hereditary Congressman Dan Lipinski, an anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ Illinois “Machine Democrat” who opposes the $15 minimum wage https://theintercept.com/2018/01/29/dan-lipinski-illinois-3rd-district-marie-newman/

#5yrsago Convicted criminal Silvio Berlusconi returns to Italian politics as a kingmaker https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/world/europe/berlusconi-italy-election.html?smid=tw-share

#5yrsago Berlin regulates Airbnb and safely deflates its housing bubble while returning 8,000 rentals to the market https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-housing-law-replenishes-housing-stock-for-renters/a-42360345

#5yrsago What youthquake? Jeremy Corbyn’s election surge was drawn from all age groups, not a mob of first-time young voters https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-myth-of-the-2017-youthquake-election/

#5yrsago Inside big tech’s last-minute scramble to comply with Europe’s new privacy rules https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/technology/europe-data-privacy-rules.html

#5yrsago Starlings: razor-sharp stories and poems from Jo Walton https://memex.craphound.com/2018/01/30/starlings-razor-sharp-stories-and-poems-from-jo-walton/

#5yrsago The in-depth tale of Bylock, the Turkish messenger app whose 1×1 tracking GIF was the basis for tens of thousands of treason accusations https://arrestedlawyers.org/2018/01/21/ever-changing-evidence-bylock/

#1yrago The battle for Ring Zero: The esoteric argument I have been having with myself since 2002 https://pluralistic.net/2022/01/30/ring-minus-one/#drm-political-economy

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.10

Beer Birthdays

None Known

Five Favorite Birthdays

Maurice Sendak; writer, artist, illustrator (1928)

Eliot Spitzer; politician (1959)

Kate Upton; model (1992)

Howlin' Wolf; blues singer (1910)

E.O. Wilson; biologist (1929)

Famous Birthdays

F. Lee Bailey; attorney (1933)

Clyde Beatty; circus performer, lion tamer (1903)

Saul Bellow; writer (1915)

Bill Burr; comedian (1968)

Jimmy Chamberlain; rock drummer (1964)

Gustave Courbet; artist (1819)

Kim Deal; rock bassist (1961)

Dan Fouts; San Diego Chargers QB (1951)

Judy Garland; actor, singer (1922)

Gina Gershon; actor (1962)

Joao Gilberto; Brazilian singer, guitarist (1931)

Rich Hall; comedian (1954)

Elizabeth Hurley; model, actor (1965)

Lionel Jeffries; actor (1926)

Tara Lipinski; figure skater (1982)

Frederick Loewe; composer (1904)

Herman Schlegel; German ornithologist (1804)

Jacques Marquette; French explorer (1637)

Hattie McDaniel; actor (1895)

James McDivitt; astronaut (1929)

Fairfield Porter; artist (1907)

Maxi Priest; reggae singer (1960)

Jurgen Prochnow; actor (1941)

Terrence Rattigan; playwright (1911)

William Rosenburg; Dunkin’ Donuts founder (1916)

Ken Singleton; Baltimore Orioles RF (1947)

Leelee Sobieski; actor (1982)

Jeanne Tripplehorn; actor (1963)

Shane West; actor (198)