DAY 1349
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A 'Sweet Dog' Confronts the Trump Catastrophe
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THE DEBATE WAS APPALLING. But as Phoebe thought about what had been a terrible evening, she decided that the debate was a perfect reflection of what's at stake in the election. A democracy can't function with a gangster like Trump as president; just like we can't have a normal debate with a predator like Trump. CLICK here to read her blog.
THE TRACKER
PHOEBE
Phoebe is widely regarded as a "sweet" dog. It's what a veterinarian wrote when he first examined her after she was brought to Rhode Island from Missouri at age 6 months, and it's the first thing people say when they meet her on the street.
She came to Newport in 2012 to live with her humans - The Nice One and The Grouchy One - at age 2 and would have remained blandly non-political but for the threat Trump poses to democracy and the planet. What could an ordinary citizen do? She wasn't a fetch-the-ball type and hardly a guard dog. But she could write, and so she started a blog, of which she's the principal author.
She came to Newport in 2012 to live with her humans - The Nice One and The Grouchy One - at age 2 and would have remained blandly non-political but for the threat Trump poses to democracy and the planet. What could an ordinary citizen do? She wasn't a fetch-the-ball type and hardly a guard dog. But she could write, and so she started a blog, of which she's the principal author.
IN MEMORIAM
Cat, a cat, was Phoebe's co-author. He died Nov. 14, 2019. His contribution was to keep the liberal and often over-the-top Phoebe sensible and on course, making sure she focused on results. He is remembered in every posting, and missed.