The Oligarchy requires an indoctrinated population to maintain an economic system that screws them. Race is the catalyst that they use to divide and conquer. Only multiracial organizing will liberate us.
General News
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Dick Cheney is voting for Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney confirms!
For the likes of Dick Cheney to vote for a Democrat, albeit a left-of-center Democrat, requires a complete disdain for Donald Trump. Liz Cheney confirms her dad is doing just that.
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FACT: Trump’s policies are shafting his MAGA Red State supporters. They don’t know they are takers!
Morning Joe’s Steve Rattner exposed how Trump’s economic plan would harm his core MAGA constituents. Sam Stein pointed out that the economy is doing better under the Democrats. Joe Scarborough pointed out that the Red States depend on the Blue States. They are takers.
![Joy-Ann Reid Exposes Trump’s Economic Disaster & Champions Kamala's Vision for America!](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Real-Journalism-from-Joy-Ann-Reid-Trumps-economic-plan-sucks-Kamalas-shines-for-all-Americans-348x180.jpg)
Joy-Ann Reid Exposes Trump’s Economic Disaster & Champions Kamala’s Vision for America!
REAL JOURNALISM: @Joy-Ann Reid critiques #DonaldTrump’s #economic plan, highlighting his business failures and bankruptcies, while praising @KamalaHarris’ approach.
![Watch: Ronald Reagan Supported Open Borders! Imagine if VP Kamala Harris Said This.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Watch-Ronald-Reagan-Supported-Open-Borders-Imagine-if-VP-Kamala-Harris-Said-This-348x180.jpg)
WATCH: Ronald Reagan Supported Open Borders! Imagine if VP Kamala Harris Said This.
MAGA Republicans’ inhumane immigration stance spits in the face of their Jesus, Ronald Reagan, and George HW Bush. Imagine MAGA Republicans’ reaction if VP Kamala Harris supported open borders as Reagan did.
The Hartmann Report
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“Free Trade” Has Put America & Democracy At the Mercy of China
Bringing our manufacturing back from overseas will reverse the 40-year-long slide of the American middle class and rebuild our nation’s security & economy. China is threatening the United States: this could get very ugly, very quickly. Here’s what’s happening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a trip to Taiwan, the first for a Speaker in […]
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How Will Trump’s Deadly Sabotage Of America End?
use he has not been held to account, Trumpism has spread across the US landscape like metastasized cancer, with GOP politicians who aspire to corrupt strongman status emulating him in every state
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The Abortion Firestorm is also a White Freak-out About the Browning of America
America is no longer all-white or all-under-white-control and white supremacists on the Court are bound and determined to do something about it
Guest Bloggers
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To Support Public Education, Vote Molly Cook
Molly Cook, an ER nurse and organizer who served as the sparkplug of the movement that passed Houston’s Prop B last November, and Jarvis Johnson, the current State House representative for House District 139. I am voting for Molly, and public ed is one of the main reasons why.
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Did Kim Ogg and Rachel Hooper Let Jared Woodfill Off the Hook for Fraud?
Former Woodfill Client Claims Ogg Dropped the Ball and “Mishandled” the Case, Which Was “Closed Abruptly.” Jared Woodfill, Kim Ogg, and Rachel Hooper are all back in the news again. This time, they’re all in one big story.
League of Independent Voters of Texas
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Imperial Governance and Constitutional Wreckage • LIV News, July 29, 2021
Are imperial governance and the related constitutional wreckage taking Texans down a dangerous path to a constitutional crisis?
![The elephant in the Texas voting booth that neither party wants to talk about.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-elephant-in-the-Texas-voting-booth-that-neither-party-wants-to-talk-about-348x180.png)
The elephant in the Texas voting booth that neither party wants to talk about.
The elephant in the Texas voting booth that neither party wants to talk about is the suppression of a plurality of Texas voters. Surprise! There are more non-aligned and independent Texans than Democrats or Republicans.
Egberto Mentioned In Media
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Overheard on CNN.com: SOPA stokes some readers’ ire, plus tech talk from CES – This Just In
Editor’s note: This post is part of the Overheard on CNN.com series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community. Share your thoughts about the technology world on CNN iReport’s Tech Talk assignment. "I used to surf the web freely, then I took SOPA to the knee." –Kaew […]
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GOP Debate A Hateful Waste Of Time Without Solutions
CNN producer note iReporter Egberto Willies, a software engineer from Kingwood, Texas, says it’s clear from tonight’s GOP debate that the Republican candidates are not interested in offering solutions but only want to criticize the President. He also referred to what he thought was a "key point" in the debate: Mitt Romney pointed out that […]
Egberto On TV
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Egberto On HLN On Obama’s Education Speech
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Egberto on CNN on The Climate Change Debate #politics
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Egberto’s Published Articles
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Is Net Neutrality Really Necessary? You’re Damn Right!
by Egberto Willies and Keyan Bliss (Originally Published at Common Dreams) Three weeks after Christmas, the American judiciary gave telecommunications corporations a huge present. On January 14 a federal appeals court decided to weaken the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet Neutrality policy by striking down the rules it adopted in 2010 to regulate Internet service […]
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Egberto Willies: Wendy Davis’ life story provides empathy necessary to be governor – Kingwood Observer
It seems like I chose just about the right time to write an article on Wendy Davis. She finds herself under attack not only by the entire Right Wing establishment, but from the traditional media as well. She happens to be the story to balance the myriad of bad acts by Republicans. There is a […]
Battleground Texas
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Support continues to build for Judge William ‘Bill’ McLeod
Judge McLeod turned around his office in two months. McLeod and his staff accomplished more in 2 months than his predecessor did in two years.
Occupy Movement
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Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement (2012-06-09)
Our Sustainable Informational Occupy is now 25 consecutive weeks strong. We are almost half way through our promised 52 week Occupy. This was a very difficult week to keep it going strong as many of us were out of town. I attended Netroots Nation 2012 in Providence Rhode Island. Coffee Party’s Bambi was occupying a […]
Netroots Nation
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Martin O’Malley ‘ambushed’ by #BlackLivesMatter at Netroots Nation 2015 (VIDEO)
#BlackLivesMatter marched into the Netroots Nation 2015 presidential candidate forum to disrupt Bernie Sanders & Martin O’Malley. Martin O’Malley handled it poorly.
Coffee Party Posts
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Coffee Party USA Board of Directors 2016 Meeting in Blue Ridge, Georgia
The Coffee Party USA board of directors coalesced around a strong voter education and turnout strategy that we will be releasing in the forthcoming weeks.
Columnists
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Robert Sapolsky: Are We Better off Accepting That There’s No Free Will?
The release of Determined, a new book by renowned Stanford professor of primate behavior and neuroscience Robert M. Sapolsky, has catapulted him into the middle of an ancient debate: whether
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Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics and celebrants, those who felt victimized and those who felt blessed. Where victims and critics developed analyses, demands,
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Tasty Bacon or Fellow Being? The Paradox of How We Relate to the Intelligence and Emotions of Pigs
Pigs are fascinating animals. Science shows they can solve challenging problems, love to play, display wide-ranging emotions, and have unique personalities. In short, they are both intelligent and
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How Sustainable Next-Gen Materials Can Create a More Ethical Consumer Market
Next-generation (“next-gen”) materials are innovative alternatives to traditional petrochemical and animal-based materials like leather, silk, down, fur, wool, and exotic skins. They aim to replace
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Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S.
During President Joe Biden’s speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on August 19, pro-Palestinian delegates briefly unveiled a banner urging an end to U.S. arms for
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Sanitation in Namibia Is a Catastrophe for Its People and Environment
From the outskirts of cities to the most rural parts of the country, more than 1 million Namibians lack adequate access to toilets, and they are often faced with only one option: open
A Few Takes
Original Sin? Or Original Choice?
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters. I don’t always get around to reading them daily, just like I am sure many cannot read every one of my “Egberto Off The Record” newsletters. After all, I send out 1 to 5 every day, depending on the day’s news. I served on the Coffee Party USA […]
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Joy-Ann Reid did the best job of covering the real TikTok narrative, the hidden billionaires.
Joy-Ann Reid and Robert Reich provided the best coverage of the insane TikTok fiasco. Unlike the shallow coverage elsewhere, they hit the real issues.
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Maddow Blog: Stefanik picks the wrong fight, asks whether we were better off in 2020
But the idea that conditions in the United States got worse after Trump left the White House is demonstrably ridiculous.
People Making a difference
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Arturo Jacobo, PE, discusses his major CA Hwy project described in Humanizing The Highway.
Arturo Jacobo discusses humanizing the freeway in our “People Making A Difference” series. He has written the book “Humanizing The Highway – A Case Study,”
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Brialle Ringer: Pleasure activism keeps people engaged
Young activist, Brialle Ringer, a Living Room Conversations, Communications Partner, made me think. Pleasure activism is where it is at.
Local News
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Why DA Kim Ogg must be expelled from the Democratic Party for her Ted Cruz endorsement.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg can’t endorse Ted Cruz under the law and order moniker. Ted Cruz was a participant in the attempted coup on America via his support for Donald Trump.
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Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Program (Uplift Harris) is in Danger
Last April, Harris County passed a historic guaranteed income program. One of more than sixty pilot programs across the country,
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Kingwood Texas Floods Again, May 2024.
Once again, the Kingwood, Texas, area is experiencing a significant flood. It is becoming a way of life that engineering can solve, but our political and economic system proves incapable of mitigating.
![This foul-mouthed attendant at Houston's Abilities Expo was a disservice to all disabled attendees.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/This-foul-mouthed-attendant-at-Houstons-Abilities-Expo-was-a-disservice-to-all-disabled-attendees-348x180.jpg)
This foul-mouthed attendant at Houston’s Abilities Expo was a disservice to all disabled attendees.
This weekend I took my daughter, who’s had two strokes and is compromised on her left side, to Houston’s Abilities Expo. We encountered a rude, insensitive, foul-mouthed attendant.
Entertainment
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Chris Rock used his new Netflix skit Selective Outrage to slam Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
I watched Chris Rock on Netflix this morning. It was clear that the Will Smith slap at the Oscars has affected Chris Rock’s comedy.
![The movie "Honk For Jesus" brought back memories of a CNN iReport I did on Bishop Eddie Long.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-movie-Honk-For-Jesus-brought-back-memories-of-a-CNN-iReport-I-did-on-Bishop-Eddie-Long.-348x180.jpg)
The movie “Honk For Jesus” brought back memories of a CNN iReport I did on Bishop Eddie Long.
Just got back from the movie “Honk for Jesus.” It felt familiar. A woman told my wife, “That’s the Eddie Long story.” Yes, it is similar to the iReport I did in 2010.
![Message To Garth Brooks: Took this superfan lots of money & attempts to finally see you in Houston.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Message-To-Garth-Brooks-Took-this-super-fan-lots-of-money-attempts-to-finally-see-you.-Shoutout--348x180.jpg)
Message To Garth Brooks: Took this superfan lots of money & attempts to finally see you in Houston.
Garth Brooks super fan Debra Willey finally got to see you in Houston, TX, after several attempts and several thousand dollars — a shoutout maybe to her?
Environment
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You hear a lot about e-bikes these days, but what’s being done to make regular old human powered bicycles greener?
As interest in e-bikes grows, it’s important to remember that traditional human-powered bicycles are also evolving towards greater sustainability. Various innovations and practices are making these bikes eco-friendlier, focusing on materials, production processes and end-of-life recycling.
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Now that his time as president is winding down, what will Joe Biden’s environmental legacy look like
oe Biden’s run in the nation’s highest office may be over soon, BUT his environmental legacy will likely be remembered as a pivotal step in American history towards fighting climate change and building a more sustainable future.
Sports
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Texans Win. But why do it the hard way?
The Texans vs Bills game was exciting but it should have ended in regulation. Bill O’Brien is lucky to have stellar players.
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Simone Biles named female athlete of the year | khou.com
Simone Biles continues to make Houston proud as she wins female athlete of the year. Congratulations! COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gymnastics powerhouse Simone Biles has been named the 2019 Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year after another record-setting performance in competition this year. Biles topped a list of award-winners of the honors presented […]
Move To Amend
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Move to Amend’s Daniel Lee: Transcending political parties at the People’s Convention (VIDEO)
Many grassroots organizations have converged on Philadelphia, PA using the Democratic National Convention as the catalyst to organize for a better America.