How a Mob Stormed the Capitol
Excellent, hard work from the New York Times. If you’re wondering what the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6 was like, this will clarify for you.
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I hadn’t even realized…
Another mass shooting in Colorado, at a King Soopers which is everyone’s basic grocery chain around here. And I’ve just gotten my first vaccination and was really looking forward to doing my own shopping again. Maybe not so much anymore. While reading some reports from folks on the scene, recounting how they always look for the exits when they go into a store, I realized something I had not recognized before in my own behavior. And that is, ever since Aurora, which was the horrific shooting in a Colorado theater that you might recall, ever since then when I go … Continue reading →
Impeachment, again
Here's the video Raskin played at the beginning of the trial. It's worth watching again, in full. pic.twitter.com/hiYl8nBwn6 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 9, 2021
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The war drums pound loud today
Don’t let them stampede you. In the midst of our grief at the Paris attacks, take time to think. [View the story “US foreign policy” on Storify]
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via banksy ETA: Original image was created by Lucille Clerc.
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Waiting for a revelation
I think much of what needs to be said about the assassination attempt on Rep. Giffords has been said. It’s a sad day for our country when citizens, judges, children, and political figures are shot down in broad daylight in a grocery store. Perhaps if we put more money into mental health care and less into guns this wouldn’t have happened, but in a world where half the country thinks that attempts to fix our broken health care system constitute tyranny, I won’t hold my breath waiting for that. Anyway, here are some links to articles I’ve been most impressed … Continue reading →
The Underpants Bomber
I like Rachel Maddow’s take: The rallying cry now from Republicans is that we shouldn
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Really there’s not much to say, so I’ll let Keith Olbermann speak for me.
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