The Democratic National Convention has begun in Chicago and I’d like to share links to a couple pieces that resonated with me.
The first is from the incomparable Sarah Kendzior who writes a newsletter on Substack. It was published yesterday and is titled Distant Vibes: Welcome to the era of the No Information Voter.
The other is the speech delivered by Eman Abdelhadi (“And now they want our votes”) at the massive demonstration in Chicago yesterday.
Eman Abdelhadi speaks at the Bodies Against Unjust Laws march in Chicago on Sunday, August 18.
Photo by Steel Brooks
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Please leave a comment if you have other reading/sources to recommend!
Tracy Abell 
Tracy, thanks for sharing links to the articles by Sarah Kendzior and Eman Abdelhadi. I signed up to receive DNC news from The Real News Network. Solidarity!
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Glad you found some reading that piqued your interest, Rosaliene! āš½
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Thanks for sharing the links, Tracy. I liked the part in Sarah Kendzior’s piece when she said she uses the Obama baby onesie as a dust cloth. Kinda says it all.
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Yes! That really resonated with me, too. I found some Obama stuff on a closet shelf this week and was enraged all over again by the sight of Obama with Biden. If Obama had picked anyone else as his VP, we’d be in a much different place. But Obama resurrected the political career of the segregationist, war hawk Biden, and now here we are. It felt only slightly good to tear those posters to shreds. š¦
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I was so naive back in the Obama days. Completely clueless. Boy have things changed since then but I think this genocide really smacked me good. I’m awake now!
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