CT AG Tong with AOC/Booker sign under anti-ICE poster from ACLU
The rise of electronic surveillance in all corners of our community has less to do with safety and everything to do with distant vested interests looking to surveil and simply generate revenue.
Is this how we treat our heroes?
Let Me Take You To Our Leaders
OP-ED
Fairfield held an Open Table (Saturday 12/20) that was more than a meeting; it generated a feeling of what true leadership looks like. And while State Senator Tony Hwang and I are both running for First Selectman, I wasn’t even on the panel and this wasn’t a campaign stop, photo op or scripted lecture — though more than one person mentioned that they wish all the candidates on the ballot were there. This was a deep dive into the “what do we do now” phase of protecting our town after the disastrous Housing Bill HB 8002 was just passed by Hartford.
These leaders strategized on how to hold the line against the massive state-mandated overreach signed into law earlier this month. It was a collection of the most progressive, rational voices fighting for common sense and local control in Connecticut.
This is coming on the heels of Fazio and Hwang’s commendable but under-reported performance in Hartford recently, during the “emergency” session that was called solely to pass the housing bill. Sen. Fazio was all over the airwaves then, decrying the process and the content of the legislation.
Perhaps more impressively, Senator Hwang (2) set the stage for advocates (3) who are trying to provide affordable milk to disadvantaged youths. This was in front of an empty gallery (1) as well as a display of apathy from other Senators, who either left the chambers entirely (4) to get what they told themselves was a free lunch or rudely turned their backs on the speaker (5). All of this was out of the limelight, to Senator Hwang’s credit. Read the story here: Deadly Sins sighting: Greed & Gluttony in the capital.
These displays of true leadership are truly refreshing and always in demand.
I’m Matthew Hallock, candidate for Fairfield First Selectman, and I paid for this message, though it has nothing to do with the upcoming election and is not an endorsement for any candidate.
Video: The Charter Oak: CT’s Fight for Self-Rule
Connecticut is the Charter Oak State. That proud title originates from a moment of profound courage in 1687, when our colonial forefathers defied the tyranny of the king and fought to preserve their right to self-rule. The king’s representative, Governor Sir Edmund Andros, demanded that the Connecticut colonists surrender their royal charter, forcing them to pledge fealty to the crown. They met the governor in a pub. But when the charter was produced for them to sign, it wasn’t signed. They blew out the candle. In the ensuing darkness, Wordsworth smuggled the document out of the tavern, ran into the night, and carefully concealed the sacred charter in the hollow of a white oak tree. This noble legacy is the true meaning of the Charter Oak State. Be a part of the super duper fund at change.org/solarVsEverybody. Visit the-voice.com.
Revolutions by the century
Watch here for your pocket guide to revolutions by the century, anglocentric edition. The 1700s were about the rights of man, notably with the American and French revolutions. We had ours first. In the 1800s, the industrial revolution moved the world from a rural agrarian economy to an urban manufacturing one. That’s what contributed to the rise of capitalism and capitalists, people who owned the company but didn’t do the work. Two world wars in the 1900s created a new order with America emergent in the second half. Starting around 2000ish, Google revolutionized the world by putting it at your fingertips. The revolution is brought to you by Google.
CMDA fat cats video
So, the two fat cats are sitting at the table, the CMDA, which is the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority, and builders, and they’re eating Fairfield. The waiter is kind of snarky, saying, ‘Will the fat cats be having the usual kettle of fish and baloney?’ And the headline is, ‘The CMDA is serving a 169 course meal, and your town is on the menu.