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| The Resistance Now: leftwingers plan challenge against 'out of touch' Dianne Feinstein | The Resistance Now: leftwingers plan challenge against 'out of touch' Dianne Feinstein |
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| Progressives say the time is right to challenge the moderate California senator, who is eyeing a sixth term on Capitol Hill. Plus, a boycott against Twitter | |
| Adam Gabbatt | |
| Sat 14 Oct 2017 15.00 BST | |
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| Is time up for no left-lean Dianne Feinstein? | Is time up for no left-lean Dianne Feinstein? |
| Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has represented California for 25 years, announced this week she will run for a sixth term on Capitol Hill. | Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has represented California for 25 years, announced this week she will run for a sixth term on Capitol Hill. |
| The moderate Democrat, who is 84, will likely face a strong primary from those who argue she is not progressive enough. California congressman Ro Khanna is among those calling for challengers. | The moderate Democrat, who is 84, will likely face a strong primary from those who argue she is not progressive enough. California congressman Ro Khanna is among those calling for challengers. |
| “She hasn’t been a strong advocate on privacy, she hasn’t been strong on civil liberties, she hasn’t been strong in terms of standing up to our foreign policy interventions around the world,’’ Khanna told Politico. | “She hasn’t been a strong advocate on privacy, she hasn’t been strong on civil liberties, she hasn’t been strong in terms of standing up to our foreign policy interventions around the world,’’ Khanna told Politico. |
| “She was totally out of touch when the whole debate happened on encryption” after the San Bernardino attack, Khanna said. “And most recently, she has not embraced a move toward ‘Medicare for All’ and bold economic policies.” | “She was totally out of touch when the whole debate happened on encryption” after the San Bernardino attack, Khanna said. “And most recently, she has not embraced a move toward ‘Medicare for All’ and bold economic policies.” |
| The LA Times reported that California state senate leader Kevin de Léon and entrepreneur Joseph Sandberg are among those preparing to run. | The LA Times reported that California state senate leader Kevin de Léon and entrepreneur Joseph Sandberg are among those preparing to run. |
| #WomenBoycottTwitter … | #WomenBoycottTwitter … |
| … was trending on, er, Twitter on Friday, as a number of women pledged to avoid the site. | … was trending on, er, Twitter on Friday, as a number of women pledged to avoid the site. |
| The pledges were in response to Twitter suspending the actor Rose McGowan’s account after she tweeted about sexual harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. | The pledges were in response to Twitter suspending the actor Rose McGowan’s account after she tweeted about sexual harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. |
| A number of celebrities joined in the boycott – although some participants were called out by others as not having been as supportive when women of colour were attacked in the past. | A number of celebrities joined in the boycott – although some participants were called out by others as not having been as supportive when women of colour were attacked in the past. |
| Calling white women allies to recognize conflict of #WomenBoycottTwitter for women of color who haven't received support on similar issues. | Calling white women allies to recognize conflict of #WomenBoycottTwitter for women of color who haven't received support on similar issues. |
| Reverend Billy off to Britain | Reverend Billy off to Britain |
| Famed New York activist Reverend Billy and his “Stop Shopping Choir” are taking their show to the UK next week, to spread their anti-consumerism message. | Famed New York activist Reverend Billy and his “Stop Shopping Choir” are taking their show to the UK next week, to spread their anti-consumerism message. |
| The faux preacher, whose full name is Billy Talen, rose to prominence during the Occupy Wall Street protests and has been holding events in Trump Tower over the past year, urging people to stop buying products in a bid to combat climate change. | The faux preacher, whose full name is Billy Talen, rose to prominence during the Occupy Wall Street protests and has been holding events in Trump Tower over the past year, urging people to stop buying products in a bid to combat climate change. |
| From 21 October and for eight days, Talen and his 15-person choir will take their “Trump depression hotline” show to eight UK cities including London, Birmingham and Liverpool. | From 21 October and for eight days, Talen and his 15-person choir will take their “Trump depression hotline” show to eight UK cities including London, Birmingham and Liverpool. |
| “You see people sitting in traffic jams, listening to the same pop songs, buying the same things, watching the same football games,” Talen said. “We’re suffering from thousands of marketing events every day now.” | “You see people sitting in traffic jams, listening to the same pop songs, buying the same things, watching the same football games,” Talen said. “We’re suffering from thousands of marketing events every day now.” |
| The group will take part in protests and other actions with local activist groups as they travel. | The group will take part in protests and other actions with local activist groups as they travel. |
| What we’re reading | What we’re reading |
| A common argument against single-payer healthcare is that it would be too difficult for the US to transition from a private model to a public one, writes Zaid Jilani at the Intercept. “But roughly 10,000 Americans make that transition every single day,” Jilani says – seniors enrolling in Medicare. And their experiences are mostly positive. | A common argument against single-payer healthcare is that it would be too difficult for the US to transition from a private model to a public one, writes Zaid Jilani at the Intercept. “But roughly 10,000 Americans make that transition every single day,” Jilani says – seniors enrolling in Medicare. And their experiences are mostly positive. |
| BoingBoing has a positive story this week – that Occupy activists and Bernie Sanders-inspired progressives are “making enormous progress” in the US. “It started in the south, with the mayoral races in Birmingham and Jackson (with Atlanta up for grabs), and then on to the midwest, where the Democratic establishment is in retreat in Colombus,” according to the site. | BoingBoing has a positive story this week – that Occupy activists and Bernie Sanders-inspired progressives are “making enormous progress” in the US. “It started in the south, with the mayoral races in Birmingham and Jackson (with Atlanta up for grabs), and then on to the midwest, where the Democratic establishment is in retreat in Colombus,” according to the site. |
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