"In Brooklyn and the rest of America, a movement for Bernie Sanders"
Alyssa Bereznak National Correspondent, Technology
July 30, 2015
As the sun began to set on the hottest day of a New York heat wave, a group of about 60 people crowded into a dark, scantily air-conditioned Bushwick loft, their gazes directed toward a wrinkled bed sheet that had been pressed into service as a screen.
“I apologize for how hot it is in here,” said host Steve Panovich, who stood beneath the bed sheet glistening with sweat.
“Feel the burn, man!” yelled a guy in the perspiring crowd. But what he meant was “Bern,” as in Bernie Sanders. The gathering wasn’t one of the usual parties that 36-year-old Panovich, a member of local art punk band The Library Is on Fire, usually throws at his home. It was one of the 3,500 events held across the United States on Wednesday night, organized by supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
These nationwide meetings — held in coffee shops, businesses and apartments from Fargo, N.D., to Sanders’ native Brooklyn — were meant to kick off local volunteer efforts for the independent socialist senator’s Democratic presidential campaign. Other events in New York included a “teach in” co-hosted by Carlen Altman, an actress who has appeared in the Web show “High Maintenance,” and singer Tennessee Thomas, at her shop and event space Deep End Club. Earlier that afternoon, Sanders had tweeted that more than 100,000 people had RSVP’ed to an event. <snip>
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/in-brooklyn-and-the-rest-of-america-a-movement-125443143036.html
I knew this is where I'd find all the cool Progressives! Nice to see everyone again. 
I didn't see this great article posted in here, so thought I'd share. Enjoy!
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There were at least 2 in Paso, at least one in Arroyo Grande (someone said there were two), and others in the other "five cities." This is in conservative San Luis Obispo County, California!
In San Diego, one party had over 500 people (San Diego is also somewhat conservative).
The revolution was livestreamed and tweeted 
It's great to see you again!
We finally got our Progressive candidate! Woot! I'm so excited about Bernie - my dream candidate for years!
It is ferociously cute. Comes in a box with an air-hole in the side and a warning on the bottom: "If you are reading this either you are under the box or the box is upside down and the Bear inside is getting a headache!"
