(1) Protest in Durham NC: Scheduled for noon and 4 pm. I’m following live feeds and the anti-protesters seem to have taken over downtown Durham. Not much of a fascist presence. Looks peaceful at the moment — some minor vandalism of base of statue that once had confederate monument. Basically everything postponed until 4 pm. (2) By the way, this … Read More
Our Bigoted President: An Historical Week of Shame
It’s Friday, and it’s still difficult for me to comment on the fallout from Trump’s moral equivalence press conference on Tuesday. Having tucked into his pocket some notes about what he was SUPPOSED to say… Trump “went rogue” (i.e., was himself) and spoke some of the most upsetting words of any President ever. The national discussion is all on my … Read More
Charlottesville
I did not know it was even going on. I should have been paying attention to social media. But I woke up on Saturday to news of skirmishes in Charlottesville. White nationalists gathered for a “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, ostensibly choosing that town because of the statute of Robert E. Lee, which was going to be taken down. It had … Read More
Another Terrorist Attack In London
Last night, a van with three people drove into a crowd of worshipers in Finsbury Park, a district in North London. One person was killed, ten were injured. It was a terrorist attack, but not a typical one that garnishes worldwide press attention. Because this time, the terrorists were white and the targets were Muslim. Here’s what is known so … Read More
Our Ugly Racist Country
White supremacists in New Orleans right now protecting Confederate monuments & calling Black people n**gers (while being protected by cops) pic.twitter.com/G38IXkbPxP — Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) May 8, 2017 WATCH: Muslim woman harassed while standing in line at a #TraderJoes in Reston, Virginia. If you know the harasser, please DM me. pic.twitter.com/06wZITBwMu — Yashar (@yashar) May 7, 2017
The Terrorist You Won’t Hear About
A terrorist armed with guns and a thousand round of ammunition failed in his attempt to go on a shooting spree in America, killing and wounding unknown numbers. You don’t about this story, because he failed in his attempt. And also, because the terrorist is a right wing white guy: The FBI arrested an alleged right-wing extremist who had amassed … Read More
What Happens If Trump Loses?
Prepare for a meltdown from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump if he loses the election. He has repeatedly told supporters that he fears the election could be rigged, an indication that even if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wins, Trump might not accept it. “First of all, it was rigged,” Trump said of the Democratic primary during a recent rally in Columbus, … Read More
“It Was Better In The Original German”
Many people are saying that last night’s “Immigration Policy” speech by Trump in Phoenix Arizona was historical. I’m one of those people. Just WHY it was historical is a point of contention. To me, the speech was historical because it contained the 21st century version of some of the worst ills of the world’s past. Divisiveness and demagoguery. Mad red0faced … Read More
Is The “Second Amendment People” Comment Trump’s Worst Gaffe?
As we all know by now, Trump yesterday hinted that gun lovers could (or should? or would?) shoot Hillary Clinton and/or a Supreme Court nominee as a response to Hillary Clinton selecting judges for the Supreme Court. Here’s the comment and campaign responses in a nutshell: The spin from the Trump campaign is laughable. Today, his campaign surrogates received the … Read More
Imprisoned Bundy Brothers Are Upset Their Second Amendment Rights Have Been Taken Away
Ryan Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy, was one of several participants in the month-long standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge back in January, which ended up with one dead. Ryan and his co-horts, which include his brother Ammon, all surrendered to federal authorities and are now in prison awaiting trial. And apparently, they are not happy in prison. According to a report … Read More
The Yahoos Get Their Day In Court
Remember that 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that finally ended with one dude getting killed? Yeah, it’s still a rallying cry for the lunatic right, who love to carry around the Constitution but haven’t bothered to have it read and explained to them (except by other lunatics). Seven men are facing federal charges of conspiracy, weapon, theft and damaging … Read More
Hate Is The New Black
Whole Lot of Hatin’ Going On: The number of hate groups on the American radical right expanded from 784 in 2014 to 892 in 2015 – a 14 per cent increase, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC released the statistics Wednesday in a new report, The Year in Hate and Extremism. With the increase in hate … Read More
The Ballad of the Malheur Patriots (Song of the Oregon Wildlife Refuge Standoff)
Kinda brings a tear to the eye:
Oregon Standoff Update [It’s Completely Over]
Despite the fact that most of the leaders and participants have surrounded or been, in one case, killed, the Oregon standoff continues…. barely. The remaining four diehards at the Malheur National Wildlife Center have re-dubbed it “Camp Finicum”, named after the armed protester who was killed a couple weeks ago. National attention on the standoff has waned since Finicum’s … Read More
Unedited Video Of the Oregon Standoff and Arrest and Showdown
There have been conflicting stories about how militant LaVoy Finicum. Occupants of Finicum’s car say he was “executed” with his hands up. Law enforcement accounts say that he was reaching into his left jacket pocket and not keeping his hands up (and a loaded gun was found in that pocket later). To me, in this video, a couple of things are … Read More