Today is #FollowFriday! Check out who followed me, plus vote in this month’s poll to decide what org will get a $50 donation for July.

For this Thursday’s “Getting to Know You (Again),” I chose a progressive podcast that has both free and premium content. Bad Faith, hosted by Briahna Joy Gray and Virgil Texas, gives in-depth commentary about issues facing the left and the country as a whole.

The Delta variant is quickly spreading in a growing number of countries. Today, it’s being reported as the predominant strain in the US.

Today’s topic for “Deepish thoughts” Tuesday is whether or not shows that have gone fully or partly virtual (often via Skype or Zoom) should go back to an in-person format or stay on Skype/Zoom.

Thank you to everyone who voted in the June poll for a $50 donation from eclecticmisc.org to a progressive-friendly cause or organization. And the winner is — the ACLU!

Today is #FollowFriday! Plus it’s the last weekday I’m out of town, so here’s another “Best of” post — the top blog post from May was coincidentally…for Follow Friday!

Thursday on EclecticMisc.org is “So We Meet (again)” day, where I explore a progressive show or organization…For today, I looked at Krystal Kyle and Friends. Thanks to…

🚨Today (June 30) at 11:59pm Eastern is the last day to vote in this month’s monthly poll to decide which progressive cause or organization will get a $50 donation from eclecticmisc.org.

Please vote if you haven’t yet — here’s the link! — then check out this r̶e̶r̶u̶n̶,̶ ̶r̶e̶p̶e̶a̶t̶, classic blog post

For this week’s second “Classic Eclectic” post (aka repeat blog posts while I’m out of town), here’s the most-viewed post from February. Jeff Waldorf’s Around the Nation (ATN), was the top vote-getter for the 1st ever poll for the $50 monthly donation from eclecticmisc.org. If you haven’t seen ATN yet, you should check it out or read on!

🚨Speaking of the monthly poll, don’t forget that June 30th is the last day to vote in June’s monthly poll to decide which progressive cause or organization will get a $50 donation from http://eclecticmisc.org!

I’m out of town this week, so I thought I’d post some “classic” blog posts (reruns) — one of the top posts from each month.

It’s that time again — Follow Friday! 😀 Here are 10 new followers I have on Twitter this week, and the thread with a screenshot preview of their profile and a link to their account so you can follow them too if you’re so inclined.

This week, I’m going to highlight a local organization that does great work for 100,000s of people every year: The Mid-South Food Bank.

Here’s a perfect example of establishment bias related to a story that actually has been reported on in the mainstream media, but where they’ve buried the lede.

Here are the quick results of five Twitter polls, including one about TYT’s hosts and one that shows I have a lot to learn about sax — sax solos, that is.

I tend to be liberal politically and socially, but conservative in terms of risk taking. Which has made the pandemic a very stressful time for me, as well as for my family and friends who are less risk-averse than I am.

It’s Friday — time to follow and be followed!

It’s been a depressing week for progressives. But I got an email today with news of at least one victory that shows change is possible, even when going up against one of the richest and most powerful companies on the planet.

I didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire of the all-out war online between the supporters of Jimmy Dore and TYT. But there is one thing that is categorically unacceptable and must stop.

On Tuesday, we tackle the big issues here at eclecticmisc.org. Today’s topic: the Oxford comma. It’s a comma that comes before the “and” or “or” that comes at the end of a list. For example: With an Oxford comma: a dog, a cat, and a mouse. Without it: a dog, a cat and a mouse…

The corporate media and Democratic leadership have turned Manchin into the fall guy. But it’s becoming clear that Manchin is just the public-facing stooge of a larger corrupt contingent of the Democratic Party that doesn’t want to do the things the voters elected them to do.