Welcome to Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Here’s your daily news list from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance.

We have some sunshine today, which means out of the house and into the yard. We got the backyard frame pool set-up, and hopefully, this year, it won’t end up the disturbing shade of emerald green we had last year. We’re off to a better start at the very least. The boychild “has plans” for this summer, and apparently they involve swimming. And archery. And bike riding. And the beach. And possibly WWII with toy soldiers.

I’ve already informed him that this is going to be a pretty electronics free summer for him. In the midwest, we need to take advantage of the sun when we have it, and, as I also tell him, kids, like plants, need sunshine, fresh air, and water to grow. I may have to rethink that since he’s now about as tall as me.

Below is the unofficial presidential poll. This is not the Kos poll, so please don’t mistake it for that. I have tried to include every candidate, but if someone has jumped in or dropped out and I’ve missed it, please let me know.

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NEWS STORIES

"Axios on HBO" poll: 55% of women prefer socialism -- -- (Axios) Well, Capitalism hasn't been nice for women. We're punished for being women. Our health care costs more for doctors who don't take our pain or problems seriously, items designed for ladies are garishly pink and cost about 15% more for smaller sizes, we're paid less on average because we might have babies, and we're still expected to run a household as if we didn't have jobs or lives outside of it. Why would we support capitalism? It's killing us.

Life And Debt: Stories From Inside America’s GoFundMe Health Care System -- -- (HuffPo) "These are not feel good stories." We live in a country where GoFundMe is an acceptable solution to insurance companies. Remember the story of Hedda Martin, a woman on Medicare who was informed she could NOT have a heart transplant unless she saved $10,000 for anti-rejection medicine which was going to cost her $700 a month. The DeVos Center in Grand Rapids (yes THAT DeVos), where she was going to get the transplant, suggested that she fundraise to get the money. Her options otherwise? No transplant and death. We have death panels who determine who lives and who dies based on inflated costs and profit margins.

Hospital Refuses Procedure, Prescribes 'Fundraising Effort' for Heart Transplant -- -- (Splinter News) Hedda's story, as a reminder.

Bernie Sanders Proposes Eliminating School Lunch Debt and Providing Universal Free School Meals -- -- (Grit Post) The straw that broke the camel's back here? The 9 year old boy who used his allowance to pay off his classmate's school lunch debt. It was in the news as one of those "heartwarming" stories that should actually make us feel ill, in no small part because it's a common story recently. A woman fired for feeding a child, anonymous donors paying off entire school's lunch debts, and now 9 year olds making sure their classmates can eat. Children deserve food. In far too many cases, the schools are the single most consistent place they can recieve it. If we live in such a "strong economy", why can we not afford to feed them?

‘I Can No Longer Continue to Live Here’: What’s driving so many Honduran women to the U.S. border? The reality is worse than you’ve heard. -- -- (Politico) This article is a series of rape trigger warnings, but I would encourage you to share it with those who refer to "illegals" and wonder why they are coming here. More than 20,000 girls under the age of 18 gave birth in Honduras. Many of them were the victims of rape. The article opens with the story of Sofia, pregnant at age 12 from an attack by a family member of her mother's boyfriend. There is no access to safe abortion; there is no access to emergency contraception. American intervention in Honduras has led to these outcomes.

How US policy in Honduras set the stage for today’s migration -- -- (The Conversation) This article from 2016 (updated in 2018) highlights the history of America in Honduras, culminating in the 2009 backing of an oligarchical coup by the Obama Administration and then Secretary of State Clinton. The coup overthrew the progressive, democratically elected leader of Honduras who ran on issues like a living wage. We then backed the suspicious "elections" that came afterwards. What is happening to the women and children of Honduras is rooted in American policy.

Justin Amash leaves the conservative Freedom Caucus -- -- (CNN) Justin Amash, the only member of the GOP with any sense of honor, has left the "Freedom Caucus". Amash has been the only one to call for impeachment, and he has been the only one to read the entire Mueller Report.

Joe Biden reeks of insincerity -- -- (WaPo) It appears that Biden's flip on the Hyde amendment has not gone unnoticed. Kos from Daily Kos called it "craven politics" and even WaPo has pointed out the uncomfortable feeling that such an obvious pander causes. As the saying goes... If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything. I want to like Biden. But it concerns me, and has always concerned me, when a politician changes their stance out of expediency versus an informational changed stance.

Trump's Mexico tariff deal is fake news. Mexico has been enforcing U.S. immigration policy for years. -- -- (NBC) And, it turns out, the real FAKE NEWS comes from inside the White House itself. Mexico simply agreed to things it had already agreed to, and Trump, in an effort to distract, claimed victory for absolutely nothing. It was Trump's pander to the racist base, and Mexico gave it to him. The ball is now in AMLO's court. Will he continue to placate the Tangerine-in-Chief, or will Mexico's president come into his own?

McConnell Is Blocking Any Plan to Prevent a Russian Election Attack in 2020 -- -- (NY Mag) Why would McConnell stop it? It worked out well for him last time. Fascism is on the rise, his pockets and those of his friends are being well-padded, and it shows no sign of slowing down. I mean, gerrymandering may be going away, but there's a new technological toolbox to play with. Plus, Russia gives him cover for using the same tactics in 2020. Maybe it was Russia, maybe it was the GOP. The world may never know.

Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for Everything — Except Health Care -- -- (Jacobin) This is my key issue (for a number of reasons) and this is something that concerns me. Why hold back? Is it because she isn't really supportive of Single Payer, and she wants to keep the progressive voters who recognize that importance? Is it because she IS supportive of single payer, but doesn't want to lose the capitalists who feel that our insurance based system is best? Equivocating on this issue is dangerous for so many people. I love explicit policies, but this is one she needs to roll out soon.

Trump reportedly ordered aides to bury an internal poll showing him losing Michigan and Pennsylvania -- -- (The Week) Trump doesn't want any signs of weakness in his 2020 campaign. In most public polls, Trump loses any match-up. The fact that his own campaign's internal polls show him losing two big states is huge. And it's a sign that he should be worried.