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 Such a wonderful plan that it's not (as of this posting) on her campaign website, huh? But let's just address the "high points" on the screenshot: $25,0000 Subsidy for First-Time Homebuyers . There are currently around 15.1 million vacant homes in the US , so it's not because of a lack of available housing. Also the median sale prices for new homes is $417,300 (for those in the US, check on what it is in your state ). So even if this tepid offer allowed all 1 million people to get a house, there's still over 14 million empty homes. And this doesn't begin to address the people who lost their homes when the housing market collapsed in 2008 . This plan only sounds good if you haven't been following politics since 2004.  $6,000 Child Tax Credits . The average cost of having a child in the United States is $18,865 . Good luck finding the remaining $12,865 when the median income is around $48k . Again: it helps, but not enough.  Elimination of Medical Debt...

Much like Due Dissidence , Sabby note those who claim that they are on the American left turn on a dime to support the Democrats now that Kamala Harris has replaced Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket.  Once again, they jump on adjacent bandwagons for clicks and subscribers, but "come back" home in time for the election.   Sabby also make a good point that these channels tend to be dependent on political candidates (you only have to watch any of their videos not focused on a presidential candidate or political party to confirm this). Remember: anytime these Young Turks claim Breaking Points with the Democrat Party it's really all Secular Talk.

 The Young Turks, (at least half of) Breaking Points, Majority Report, the Vanguard and Secular Talk like to tease their followers with the idea that if the Democrats don't act right and support left-leaning policies, it's fine to jump ship to non-traditional Democrats or (maybe) even independents.  But unlike their more blog-friendly counterparts on Daily Kos or Democratic Underground (who has been pro-Democrat and show no shame for it), the YouTube variety needs to play this game for views and clicks...and once Joe Biden was dumped for Kamala Harris, any talk of abandoning the Democratic Party or supporting Marianne Williamson (or Jill Stein) makes away for the inevitable sheepherding:

  Well put. TV/Radio/Internet Personalities are not ideal movement leaders, because they have to juggle their brand/business/livelihood (read: the MONEY) with the prospect of working every day to make the lives of those who are disenfranchised, oppressed, and/or discriminated better.  Activists don't really have time to put on shows because, they are, well, working on activism.  And let's be honest: most of the "revolutionary" talk in any media is described through a prism of electoral politics anyway. 

 Kyle Kulinski is a supporter of Marianne Williamson (she officiated his wedding with Krystal Ball). Katie Halper is, at worst, an ally (she was also at the wedding). When Williamson was interviewed by Bill Maher, she made enough left-like points for both Kulinski and Halper to highlight: What Halper and Kulinski both failed to cover was Williamson's appearance on Jimmy Dore: In other words, it's easy to portray Williamson as an ally of the Left when she's talking to an out-of-touch pro-establishment quasi-libertarian. It's much hard to do so when she's talking to a pro-worker, anti-war comedian who still interacts with the people. 

  That said, Kyle's being disingenuous by using the story to attack RFK, Jr, knowing full well that Marianne Williamson has just as many political flaws. 

 The reality is this: "for any non-status quo candidate to have a chance, they should run outside the Democratic and Republican parties. Anyone running inside hoping to 'change the party from within' will either be absorbed or ousted."  Most of the American left learned this after two attempts by Bernie Sanders to run for president (some of us suspected even before the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries, but the elections confirmed it).  There is, however, a group that (for various reasons) can't let go. They simultaneously boost the insider strategy while turn away in disgust when offered third party solutions. They have declared Marianne Williamson the heir to Bernie Sanders (even when he has embraced Joe Biden). Now, some of them have put out videos saying that Williamson is being ignored . On the contrary, whatever the media's doing isn't making people ignore a person who ran for office in 2020; in fact, people know and they don't prefer her to B...

 When it comes to making substantial political change, you need numbers. Anyone who is frustrated with the status quo and wishes to change it should understand this, and many do. The question is: "How to get those numbers?" What is the best way to get enough people to rally against the system? At one point, it seemed that most of the American Left was divided into two factions: Reformists and (more radical) Revolutionaries. The former basically believes in working with and/or in the system in order to change it, where the latter prefers a more outsider, non-electoral politics approach. Of course, there's room for hybrids (i.e., ignore national politics and focus on the local). Currently, the best way to discern between the two is by what you see on cable news or in the halls of government: if they are on TV or radio denouncing the status quo, odds are they are reformists; anyone going the extra step of including the current two major parties in their critique are rarely h...

 Well, let's be honest: they don't say those words. But in their segment about the DNC being more accepting of dark money, they basically admit these two things:

 People like Kyle Kulisnki and Niko House have their takes (I lean more toward Niko on this one), but what I find most disturbing about the story is the reaction: namely things like this: From the blurb (the link won't matter because this page is constantly having stories added to it, forcing older ones to scroll down): The United States Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and Supreme Court Police are adding security measures in response to demonstrations surrounding the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe V. Wade.   Protesters descended on areas outside the Supreme Court overnight after the draft opinion was released, and have remained throughout the morning.  A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told CNN the department is activating its Civil Disturbance Unit to manage protests, but declined to specific how many officers or where they’d be deployed.   The United States Capitol Police said it is working with other ag...

 CNN is hoping that a combination of money, media connections and social media manipulation:

Russell Brand : It's Happening...  Jimmy Dore : The Media is getting bored with Ukraine; asks White House to start WW3. Sabby Sabs : Is Left Media ignoring Third Parties? Status Coup : Joe Manchin strikes again! Democracy @ Work : The Origins of Racism (you won't find this on Google). The Left Lens : Are Democrats really left? Secular Talk : Amazon's $15 min wage is a trick.

 Secular Talk goes over some of the over-reaction to the fact that the Russian government/military is flexing on Ukraine: Is some of this a result on Putin calling NATO's (aka, America) bluff and attacking Ukraine? Probably. But this is also the result of years of priming Americans with stories of Russian hacks and stolen elections. 

 The enemy in the battle against COVID-19 is not your neighbor who caught COVID and doesn't want to get vaccinated. It's not the co-worker who insists on wearing masks both inside and outside. It's not the relative who has been vaccinated and is speaking out against mandates. The enemy is Pfizer, who is profiteering, covering up data, and attacking/firing anyone who exposes either:

  Secular Talk and Common Dreams also talk about this, but that's the basic takeaway. And we're not only talking about CEOs, but world leaders as well.  I'll also add that there's not a lot of daylight between how the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists put this Pandora Papers story together and what Wikileaks does. 

 In light of how the mainstream media is covering the "activity" regarding Palestine and Israel, let's look at some alternative coverage:

 #ForceTheVote may not have gotten a vote on Medicare For All in the House, or even manage to put the fear of God in Nancy Pelosi , but it did accomplish one important thing: it exposed who on the Left is really for left-leaning policies, and who's just giving lip service for money, fame, influence and access.  Way back in November of 2019 , I commented on how letting TYT slide on things other media outlets were doing was putting the Left into a bind. I pointed out the "TYT/Cenk Uygur Problem" again when Uygur was getting attacked during his congressional run , when Uygur said that he was "rooting" for Neera Tanden, and when TYT started their anti-#ForceTheVote campaign .  To be honest, I was worried that Jimmy Dore and Kyle Kulinski would throw themselves on the proverbial grenade to defend their old friend/colleague. Well, (at least in Dore's case) the entire push for a floor vote in Medicare For All has answered that question: no way . Let's be clea...

 He was the second most despised candidate running for president in 2016, but because he beat the #1 most despised candidate, he thinks that must mean people love him. It's probably one of many reasons he cannot accept the 2020 results. 

This has become completely political. Trump wanted to leave, and the doctors capitulated. If the president is just as safe at the White House, why did he have to leave in the first place?  Secular Talk has their own take on Trump's health and what the early leave may mean:

For some very good takes, visit Jimmy Dore , Secular Talk , Niko House and Status Coup (Chariton talks about it for the first 20+ minutes or so). Please note that of these four, House is the only one who has not had a "working with TYT relationship" with Uygur. The ordeal does tell me two things: The Establishment is scared to death of anyone left of center politically. They will never bring up that Uygur was in his Rush Limbaugh Republican Lite days (let's not forget that Ed Schultz was of the same mold before he realized that the GOP were not champions of the working class; so people can change). They won't because the goal was to discredit the policies he advocates, not necessarily his character. And as House points out, there is plenty to critique Uygur on ( like the Jeffrey Katzenberg ). The attacks on Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard are well known in left/progressive circles. Dore, Kyle Kulinski, House and Chariton are always talking about how everyone ...