UniversalMonk
@UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Socialist Mormon Satanist. Socialist Workers Party Kopimist. Debt-free. Alcohol-free. Drug-free. Caffeine-free. Work-free. Over 45,000 downvotes hurled at me for refusing to kneel and vote for the capitalist Duopoly. Despite the attempts to silence me, I’m still here. I won’t be stopped.
- Comment on Fmr. Democratic Rep., Green Presidential Nominee Cynthia McKinney Seeks Return to Congress 2 weeks ago:
Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, a Georgia Democrat who later became the Green Party’s 2008 presidential nominee, has declared her candidacy for Georgia’s 14th congressional district, seeking a return to Congress this November as a Green candidate.
McKinney announced her bid this week, saying her campaign would prioritize healthcare and education, economic justice, and constitutional rights. “I am running to represent the people of Georgia’s 14th District because our country is at a crossroads,” she stated, adding that voters “deserve leadership that listens to working families, defends human rights, and relentlessly pursues accountability and peace.”
While McKinney does not explicitly identify herself as a Green Party candidate in the announcement, her campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission list her as such. Her campaign website also further explains her decision to seek a return, stating that she was encouraged to run by her campaign manager in response to what she calls the pervasive corruption and a lack of accountability within the federal government.
McKinney represented Georgia’s 11th congressional district as a Democrat from 1992 through 1996, and then its 4th district through 2002 after the Supreme Court ruled the former a racial gerrymander. While in office, she gained national attention for her frequent criticism of U.S. foreign policy and the Bush administration’s handling of Iraq following the September 11 attacks as well as her views on Israel and Palestine, factors that contributed to her defeat in the 2002 Democratic primary. She returned to Congress in 2004 for another term before losing in a Democratic primary runoff.
After leaving Congress, McKinney joined the Green Party and later became its 2008 presidential nominee alongside Rosa Clemente. She made her first attempt to return to Congress as a Green in 2012, again in the 4th district, but failed to secure ballot access. She was also selected as the Green Party of Alaska’s vice presidential nominee in 2020 along with Jesse Ventura after the state party opted to field an alternative ticket rather than support the national Green ticket of Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.
If elected later this year, McKinney specifically notes she would call for the full declassification of investigative records related to Jeffrey Epstein, independent investigations into government agencies and contractors accused of facilitating or covering up human trafficking, and permanent whistleblower protections for individuals who expose abuse. She has also proposed ending federal contracts with corporations tied to exploitation or obstruction of justice and establishing a victims-first restitution fund financed through clawbacks from convicted traffickers and complicit institutions.
On foreign policy, McKinney reiterated her views on U.S. involvement in the Middle East, calling for an end to U.S. military and financial aid to Israel and greater enforcement of domestic and international human rights laws. She supports reducing the influence of foreign lobbying in U.S. politics, endorses the Palestinian right of return and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, and calls for lifting Israel’s blockade of Gaza to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid and civilian movement.
As the Green Party is not a recognized party in Georgia, McKinney will be required to either petition or pay a filing fee equal to three percent of the office’s annual salary to appear on the ballot. Georgia law requires independent and third party candidates for U.S. House to collect signatures equal to five percent of the number of registered voters eligible to vote in the most recent general election for the office, which would be next month’s special election to fill the vacancy left by former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
- Fmr. Democratic Rep., Green Presidential Nominee Cynthia McKinney Seeks Return to Congressindependentpoliticalreport.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to greenparty@lemmy.today | 2 comments
- Comment on Improvised Landing Bay 6 months ago:
Loving this one!
- Comment on Rusty Patroller 7 months ago:
I love the look of the robot in this. Except for the fence parts, this is a great fucking pic!
- Submitted 8 months ago to technology@lemmy.zip | 0 comments
- Comment on Adobe turns subscription screw again, telling users to pay up or downgrade 9 months ago:
Affinity is an excellent replacement for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Publisher.
I may have to finally make the switch. I’ve been using photoshop/illustrator for over 20 years now though…
It’s gonna be damn hard to make the switch…
- Comment on Death of a Computer: How the Texas Instruments home computer, the 99/4A, died a horrible death 9 months ago:
Here’s what the beauty looked like: Image
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Yep, I went down the rabbit hole all day yesterday. Decided that we have better, cheaper alternatives by just buying and hacking an older laptop.
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
It really was a fantastic idea, always hoped it would catch on but alas, the Chromebook took over in education spaces thanks to subsidies from Google for the data collection.
Yep. I do wish they would revisit the whole “water-resistant, rubber/plastic thought as a tonka truck, drop resistant, hand crank to charge up” ideas though!
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
I feel all powerful. If I could only get the volume to work…
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Working on that to see if I can get it to work.
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Oh, I’ll look that one up, because I’m not familiar with it. Thanks!
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Yeah, and I appreciate the goals it had, and even tho if failed, they tried. I am using mine and trying to figure out to post on Lemmy with it, but the browser is old and doesn’t do https sites, but if I can figure it out, I wanna use it for my lemmy machine. lol
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Oh, definitely giving it a watch. Thank you!
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
Fun concept tho. Especially in 2005:
In late 2005, tech visionary and MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte pulled the cloth cover off a small green computer with a bright yellow crank. The device was the first working prototype for Negroponte’s new nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, dubbed “the green machine” or simply “the $100 laptop.”
The $100 laptop would have all the features of an ordinary computer but require so little electricity that a child could power it with a hand crank. It would be rugged enough for children to use anywhere, instead of being limited to schools.
A Linux-based operating system would give kids total access to the computer — OLPC had reportedly turned down an offer of free Mac OS X licenses from Steve Jobs.
- Comment on In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong 9 months ago:
It just so happens I have one of the first ones from 2005. Fired it up as I read this article, and it still works: Image
- In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrongwww.theverge.com ↗Submitted 9 months ago to technology@lemmy.zip | 17 comments
- Comment on F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships 1 year ago:
Oh, I don’t have to imagine. Thanks!
And I stand by what I said. :)
- Comment on F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships 1 year ago:
Good!
- Comment on Templates of Cleo (my OC) holding a flag. (view body for more) 1 year ago:
True, but I was being considerate to the poster. Thanks!!
- Comment on Templates of Cleo (my OC) holding a flag. (view body for more) 1 year ago:
Op, so are you saying we can use this graphic to alter and make something to post in thread so you can see? That’d be fun
