Important truth
Police are safer under Obama than they have been in decades
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Antoine Leiris – “I won’t give you the gift of hating you.”
The past, embedded in the present
This article, by Jeb Lund in Rolling Stone, really should be read in full. It is a clear description of the ways in which Confederate ideology and the violence of white supremacy, have sculpted our political landscape, and continue to infect the conservative movement to this day. The Charleston Shooter: Racist, Violent, and Yes – Political How could it not be political, when the Republican Party has weaponized its supporters and made violence a virtue? …And nothing — nothing — emphasizes that overreach and theft like black people. Mendacious twit and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley issued a statement saying, … Continue reading →
Take down the flag
I also have lived in the South, have much family that lives there still, and have traced my father’s family back to Civil War veterans. And yet I am a Yankee, I admit. So it will come as no surprise that I don’t care what some random backwoods dude in Mississippi thinks about his heritage. The Confederate battle flag is the very symbol of slavery and treason and not for one day should it ever have been allowed onto any government place or entity. The South lost and it’s good that it did. That reality should be reflected by governments … Continue reading →
Free speech
This is important. h/t XKCD.
Continue reading →The State of Our Billionaires
Chris Hayes looks at the most important issue of our times.
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Via @GetWisdomDude
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A small victory, and late, but still historic. This makes me happy.
Continue reading →Grace under pressure
Not the police obviously, but the students in this video are the very embodiment of creative nonviolence. I would be proud to have them at my university, if I were the chancellor there.
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This is the best thing I’ve seen in ages. Beautiful composition, I keep watching it over and over. A time lapse compilation of the ongoing protests in Madison, Wisconsin. Edit to add: Over at Balloon Juice, garage mahal from Wisconsin gave me a link to this set of panoramic 360-degree pictures from inside the Capitol building and from the rallies. View them in high-def and full screen if you can. They are extraordinary.
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