Rage takes a lot of energy. I'm fresh out of rage. Declaring a few hours today to watch squirrels break into my latest squirrel-deterrent finch feeder.
The overarching misery of finding out I am one of those who lived in Omelas and can't figure out what walking away looks like is overwhelming.
And somehow I scrape myself up and live my life. Sign as petition a day. Write one or two thoughtful, respectful notes to my Congresspeople a month. Bitch about Act Blue constantly offering the possibility of a $3 one-time donation, politely click "Other" because AB won't match the teaser email, and navigate, at last count, six screens to correct it to one-time donation. Because UNEMPLOYMENT SUPPORT IS ENDING, YOU FUCKERS, and I'm tired of feeling as if this entire timeline is about forcing the low- income to behave like the high- rollers and every fucking thing is for fucking sale, forever and ever to vicious white men who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
The Washington Post ran a truly disgraceful headliner today (headline: Violence Rises In Minneapolis As Debate Over Role Of Police Rages).
Over the byline of the paper's Holly Bailey, what you get is a long form piece that reads as though it had been (and probably largely was) dictated by the fascist, Trumpista head of the Minneapolis police union, the notorious Bob Kroll.
You had to get almost to the end of the article to read what should have been the lede---that policing in Minneapolis is, right now, fully-equipped, fully-manned, and fully-funded, and that this spike in crime, whatever has caused it, has not been caused by "defunding the police." Although it may have been aggravated by the massive, national, blue riot currently ongoing.
One sometimes almost forgets that the Post is owned by a billionaire, and that billionaires are the people these lethal, lawless cops are there to serve. Jeff Bezos, who can afford his own private army, and no doubt has one (as they all do), is nevertheless as invested as Charles Koch or the grey eminences of Wall Street in a taxpayer-subsidized national police force that can beat, intimidate, torture, harass, and kill at will.
Anyhow, the following Salon piece should be required reading for every reporter in the country who disgraces her or his profession by rushing to print with police union talking points.
It shares the conclusions of a conservative researcher for the conservative American Enterprise Institute, who tracks the increase in killings of citizens by cops back to 2002 (the post 9/11 environment, no surprises there), and points out how despite decreases in the rate of actual crime and decreases in the killing of cops by citizens, this trend of police violence has continued to surge.
He attributes it, probably correctly, to the power of the corupt police unions to insulate even murderous thugs like Derek Chauvin from the consequences any other citizen would face for acts of criminal violence.
So the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery AL is trying to get each county where one or more lynchings took place to take a copy of the memorial marker for their county to erect on location.
I really like this idea and hope that someday all of the 800 counties take ownership of their history.
"On Wednesday, the San Mateo County (CA) Board of Supervisors approved a budget that includes the purchase of 310 new Tasers for 1 million dollars. The approval of the Taser purchase is coming under fire, in part because it occurred just minutes after the boards adopted a resolution supporting the Black Lives Matter movement." --LA Times, today
the plaques would be a wonderful idea just about anywhere . . . but not in the US.
not necessarily because of racist vandals, though they would be a problem, but "scrappers" would tear them out of the sidewalks and melt them down for cash.
i remember all the WPA plaques in sidewalks all over when i was a kid but when i had grown a bit, i got used to seeing holes where they used to be . . . but the damn WPA sidewalks lasted longer than any the city put down many years later!
same thing occasionally happens in graveyards . . . there's good money in bronze.
fortunately, scrap dealers often turn in any thieves they get that kind of metal from.
Rage takes a lot of energy. I'm fresh out of rage. Declaring a few hours today to watch squirrels break into my latest squirrel-deterrent finch feeder.
The overarching misery of finding out I am one of those who lived in Omelas and can't figure out what walking away looks like is overwhelming.
And somehow I scrape myself up and live my life. Sign as petition a day. Write one or two thoughtful, respectful notes to my Congresspeople a month. Bitch about Act Blue constantly offering the possibility of a $3 one-time donation, politely click "Other" because AB won't match the teaser email, and navigate, at last count, six screens to correct it to one-time donation. Because UNEMPLOYMENT SUPPORT IS ENDING, YOU FUCKERS, and I'm tired of feeling as if this entire timeline is about forcing the low- income to behave like the high- rollers and every fucking thing is for fucking sale, forever and ever to vicious white men who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Terrifying.And thinking Jeff Session's time meant better days is also terrifying
holy watership down subtle references batman
What scandalized you about the poster, the F word, or the fact that officer Porky isn't wearing any pants?
The Washington Post ran a truly disgraceful headliner today (headline: Violence Rises In Minneapolis As Debate Over Role Of Police Rages).
Over the byline of the paper's Holly Bailey, what you get is a long form piece that reads as though it had been (and probably largely was) dictated by the fascist, Trumpista head of the Minneapolis police union, the notorious Bob Kroll.
You had to get almost to the end of the article to read what should have been the lede---that policing in Minneapolis is, right now, fully-equipped, fully-manned, and fully-funded, and that this spike in crime, whatever has caused it, has not been caused by "defunding the police." Although it may have been aggravated by the massive, national, blue riot currently ongoing.
One sometimes almost forgets that the Post is owned by a billionaire, and that billionaires are the people these lethal, lawless cops are there to serve. Jeff Bezos, who can afford his own private army, and no doubt has one (as they all do), is nevertheless as invested as Charles Koch or the grey eminences of Wall Street in a taxpayer-subsidized national police force that can beat, intimidate, torture, harass, and kill at will.
Anyhow, the following Salon piece should be required reading for every reporter in the country who disgraces her or his profession by rushing to print with police union talking points.
It shares the conclusions of a conservative researcher for the conservative American Enterprise Institute, who tracks the increase in killings of citizens by cops back to 2002 (the post 9/11 environment, no surprises there), and points out how despite decreases in the rate of actual crime and decreases in the killing of cops by citizens, this trend of police violence has continued to surge.
He attributes it, probably correctly, to the power of the corupt police unions to insulate even murderous thugs like Derek Chauvin from the consequences any other citizen would face for acts of criminal violence.
https://www.salon.com/2020/...
So the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery AL is trying to get each county where one or more lynchings took place to take a copy of the memorial marker for their county to erect on location.
I really like this idea and hope that someday all of the 800 counties take ownership of their history.
"On Wednesday, the San Mateo County (CA) Board of Supervisors approved a budget that includes the purchase of 310 new Tasers for 1 million dollars. The approval of the Taser purchase is coming under fire, in part because it occurred just minutes after the boards adopted a resolution supporting the Black Lives Matter movement." --LA Times, today
Defund the police and vote out their enablers.
So he went to Virginia instead.
Then he found out that the weather was OK in Virginia, so he went down there to cheat at golf.
Yam jam!
Oh is that why Porky is bottomles?
the only thing that could save them now is if, when the tasers arrive (over $3000 per!) they take all the guns.
"the right" has killed over 120,000 just this year . . . so far.
That is very powerful stuff. Thanks!
My favorite glitter https://www.theguardian.com...
the plaques would be a wonderful idea just about anywhere . . . but not in the US.
not necessarily because of racist vandals, though they would be a problem, but "scrappers" would tear them out of the sidewalks and melt them down for cash.
i remember all the WPA plaques in sidewalks all over when i was a kid but when i had grown a bit, i got used to seeing holes where they used to be . . . but the damn WPA sidewalks lasted longer than any the city put down many years later!
same thing occasionally happens in graveyards . . . there's good money in bronze.
fortunately, scrap dealers often turn in any thieves they get that kind of metal from.