…I don’t know if it qualifies as a confession on account of I suspect it’s somewhat obvious to anyone who might have been paying any sort of attention to these…but even on the days that someone else isn’t kind enough to check the box for the DOT my ability to put even a semblance of order into such things is variable…& it is, in a characteristically unavoidable way…Monday…& ain’t nothing over but the weekend
As the protests against police brutality continue, public officials are warily watching for signs that mass demonstrations are leading to virus outbreaks.
…those who have the most invested in there being some sort of positive outcome from all this protest seem to be plenty capable of making their point without stooping to violent reprisal
In New York Protests, a Night Without Curfew or Conflict
…which might make it seem odd that so many remain convinced that things are out of hand
…unless of course the concerns you’d like to see brought under control are prompted more by this sort of thing
Seattle PD dragging mother out of her car while her 9 year old is in the backseat. Officer tells her she has “multiple counts of assaulting an officer. You assaulted me and you assaulted another officer” at a protest couple days ago.
…this is why I try to avoid linking to things on twitter as a rule & spend all that time cluttering these up with links to the NYT or WaPo or somthing else that’s more that some online rando boasting dubious credentials
If I wasn’t constantly harassed for three years by fake and illegal investigations, Russia, Russia, Russia, and the Impeachment Hoax, I’d be up by 25 points on Sleepy Joe and the Do Nothing Democrats. Very unfair, but it is what it is!!!
uh huh…that’s what’s unfair…bet many people are saying it…not as many as the bots but there’s more than one consipcuous fucking moron at large to be sure…
…if that’s all I aimed for you to find here I wouldn’t need any links at all
[…& with thanks to our esteemed bluedogcollar for pointing this out yesterday there’s one kind of plucking cotton that I think we can all get on board?]
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America’s Big Newsrooms
A. G. Sulzberger noted “a significant breakdown in our editing processes” before the publication of an Op-Ed by a United States senator calling for a military response to civic unrest.
Is This the Trump Tipping Point?
…& I know I want that to be true…but underneath it I know not all of it will be
Fear of the coronavirus is speeding up efforts to allow voting from home, but some of them pose security risks and may make it easier for Vladimir V. Putin, or others, to hack the vote.
As the administration sends up to $16 billion in additional subsidies, critics are concerned that the funds could be used to ensure that the president maintains the backing of one of his key voting blocs.
…just a reminder…not all threats are lethal
Many white people have been moved by the current movement, but how will they respond when true equality threatens their privilege?
…so while you struggle with the whole root & branch deal…try not to wind up out of your tree?
…help is out there…& this might tide you over between DUANs?
Awash in the ghastly video mosaic shot by black people’s cameraphones, I found myself doubled over the kitchen sink. Then a lyric gave me strength.
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Another day, another Karen. Arrested twice in one day for assault. She probably would only have gotten a slap on the wrist for spitting on a Black teen, but kneeing the officer in the groin is gonna be trouble, lol.
Countdown to “the video was taken out of context, this doesn’t represent who I am as a person, I don’t have a racist bone in my body, people who know me know what’s in my heart, I’m very sorry if I hurt anyone.”
“When [white women] sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
Speaking of Karens, my daughters best friend (a black 17 year old immigrant) got into a battle on social media with a Karen in our area. He is the nicest, most well spoken young man I have ever met & this woman said the most vile racist shit I have ever heard. It exploded around our community to the point of the mayor yelling at this woman online. They speakers at last nights rally in our city even read her comments to let people know it exists in our small community too. When they read that, my daughter and many other teens that knew who the comments were about broke social distancing and had to give him a hug. Now most of the students are trying to doxx her but funny how brave racists online are good at hiding who they really are and where they live.
I don’t know if this has already been posted but the other day I mentioned some idiot posting about Soros paying protesters. Well, we have confirmation of this being an organized conspiracy theory now. What do they not blame on this man?
The article briefly mentions it, but I wish they had been blunt about how anti-Soros talk is an antisemitic dog whistle. The reference is as deeply ingrained in the white supremacist culture as references to “inner city thugs.”
But the other side of that coin is that they can’t grasp what “rich” means. So you get things like MAGAs who think Trump has vast, limitless wealth, or also assume that George Soros could indefinitely fund a vast group of protestors (or immigrants, or whatever). They don’t understand the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars, or grasp that a $250,000 inheritance can actually be spent in a few days if you don’t understand money (that last example is from my in-laws — infuriated me).
On a smaller scale they can’t understand compound interest, how check-cashing stores work, how loans and credit cards work, or even super-simple things like budgeting. Financial literacy in the US is utterly dismal.
Makes me think of this joke I just read: “I was in a check out line at the store. In front of me was ragged looking older guy wearing a maga hat. The guy behind me asked if he could barrow five bucks. The hat wearing the hat looks at him in disgust and says no. The man behind me says there are only two kinds of people that support tRump, billionaires and stupid people, I now know which kind you are.”
According to Wikipedia he had $8b in 2018. So, if he spent one million dollars a day, it would take him 24 years to spend it all, interest and dividends notwithstanding.
Another day, another Karen. Arrested twice in one day for assault. She probably would only have gotten a slap on the wrist for spitting on a Black teen, but kneeing the officer in the groin is gonna be trouble, lol.
Countdown to “the video was taken out of context, this doesn’t represent who I am as a person, I don’t have a racist bone in my body, people who know me know what’s in my heart, I’m very sorry if I hurt anyone.”
https://newsone.com/3955752/shorewood-protest-spitting-video/
“When [white women] sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
Don’t forget the biracial relative! “I love my grand-niece so very much, she means the world to me, and her father is black.”
Oh yes, it’s a classic!
Speaking of Karens, my daughters best friend (a black 17 year old immigrant) got into a battle on social media with a Karen in our area. He is the nicest, most well spoken young man I have ever met & this woman said the most vile racist shit I have ever heard. It exploded around our community to the point of the mayor yelling at this woman online. They speakers at last nights rally in our city even read her comments to let people know it exists in our small community too. When they read that, my daughter and many other teens that knew who the comments were about broke social distancing and had to give him a hug. Now most of the students are trying to doxx her but funny how brave racists online are good at hiding who they really are and where they live.
I don’t know if this has already been posted but the other day I mentioned some idiot posting about Soros paying protesters. Well, we have confirmation of this being an organized conspiracy theory now. What do they not blame on this man?
The article briefly mentions it, but I wish they had been blunt about how anti-Soros talk is an antisemitic dog whistle. The reference is as deeply ingrained in the white supremacist culture as references to “inner city thugs.”
…How fucking rich do they think George Soros is?
People of limited education and/or financial means tend to have a lot of trouble understanding large sums of money. It’s particularly obvious when they receive windfalls:
https://www.cleveland.com/business/2016/01/why_do_70_percent_of_lottery_w.html
But the other side of that coin is that they can’t grasp what “rich” means. So you get things like MAGAs who think Trump has vast, limitless wealth, or also assume that George Soros could indefinitely fund a vast group of protestors (or immigrants, or whatever). They don’t understand the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars, or grasp that a $250,000 inheritance can actually be spent in a few days if you don’t understand money (that last example is from my in-laws — infuriated me).
On a smaller scale they can’t understand compound interest, how check-cashing stores work, how loans and credit cards work, or even super-simple things like budgeting. Financial literacy in the US is utterly dismal.
Makes me think of this joke I just read: “I was in a check out line at the store. In front of me was ragged looking older guy wearing a maga hat. The guy behind me asked if he could barrow five bucks. The hat wearing the hat looks at him in disgust and says no. The man behind me says there are only two kinds of people that support tRump, billionaires and stupid people, I now know which kind you are.”
According to Wikipedia he had $8b in 2018. So, if he spent one million dollars a day, it would take him 24 years to spend it all, interest and dividends notwithstanding.
https://democraticunderground.com/100213559050