Yesterday, they stormed the capitol. Today, even members of the tea party showed up, having had enough when he instructed the National Guard to prepare to suppress their collective bargaining rights. Because free assembly and petition for the redress of grievances are kind of important that way:
Backlash today, and the report of the tea party members showing ups among tens of thousands of union members, teachers, and all walks of life, on the Thom Hartmann show. John Nichols of The Nation reports “a popular uprising that will blow (you) mind” — a crowd including 2,000 students and firefighters marching behind bagpipes to show solidarity despite Walker’s concession to their union not to include them.
The workers lead the way, but the people, united, will never be defeated. Attendees are making posted in Arabic — image as soon as I can update.
Democracy stirs. May it remain committed to nonviolence. For every action, equal and opposite reaction. From Iran:
#1stAL open thread. We’re still selling soap, so if you want to support acts of journalism please buy a wonderful bar of Left in Alabama soap from the surfactant-free supply sergeants. 100% of proceeds go to support a video embed channel for every blog in the state, hosted by LiA and mirrored on the front page of this website throughout the 2011 Alabama legislative session.
In other words, it’s a legislative CSPAN for Alabama. Blogs will be able to use content merely by using the youTube channel. Moreover, this can become an institution that becomes bigger than one blogger (the person who does this should be hungry, and young). It will wind up costing $2000, which is about as much as most newspapers want to spend on their coverage. We are at about 93% funding at this point, so I’m holding the fundraiser open til Friday morning. If you want to send a check or money order, send your contribution to
2011 Goat Hill Project
546 Riverview Dr
Florence, AL 35630
And please send me an email to let me know.
Also adding: Bahrain now, too.
