This experience passed along by Crooks and Liars from a Facebook post (with author’s permission) gives the lie to the “both sides do it” argument… including the one used by the current resident of the White House. I’ve spent the week since Charlottesville grieving, angry, and spending far too much time sifting through Twitter and news feeds, trying to make sense of it all. The only conclusion I can reach is that Nazis and fascists must be opposed, without violence if possible. They may make it impossible to avoid confrontations, though, in future actions. They crave conflict because without opposition,…
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Twitter has hacked my brain. Years ago I was capable of blogging long essays. Now I think in 140 character bursts. This must stop. I have New Age music playing, I’m not looking at Twitter, I’m not reading item after item in Feedly, I’m not curating links endlessly in Pocket or del.icio.us (or whatever linkhoarding tool is current now). It is late evening, it is calm, and I had a pleasant day of errands, eating out with family, playing board games, and laughing. I ate out twice, in fact. Lunch and dinner, spent with family. An older couple, a middle-aged…
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Here’s a pocketful of links, stacked up for easy viewing. Steve Bannon vows to ‘go to war’ for Trump agenda after sacking: Donald Trump’s former chief strategist has vowed to go to war against the president’s opponents, after being fired from his job at the White House. Steve Bannon, who has returned as head of ultra-conservative website Breitbart News, said he would fight for the agenda that won Mr Trump the election. – by Anthony Zurcher – Tags: politics – http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40985180 Finland killings: Stabbings in Turku a ‘terror attack’: Police in Finland say they believe the killing of two people…
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I had noticed several references to Othodox Christianity in some of the nationalist stories coming out of Charlottesville. There’s a connection, and mainstream American Orthodox church leaders have some warning signs to watch for. There are those who would co-opt American Orthodoxy, make it the voice of white nationalism. Churches need to confront the problem head on. Source: White Supremacy and Orthodox Christianity: A Dangerous Connection Rears Its Head in Charlottesville | Religion Dispatches
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Super useful app for marking ALL links in GetPocket Super useful app for marking ALL links in GetPocket.com app "read" Unqueue Archives everything in your pocket queue. Read at Google+
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As a leader of the American white supremacist movement nearly 30 years ago, Christian Picciolini wrote propaganda, devised infiltration strategies and brokered mergers with similar organizations in the U.S.Now, the 43-year-old Chicago native spends his days with a different purpose, as co-founder of Life After Hate, a nonprofit group devoted to helping former neo-Nazis and other extremists shed their toxic ideology.He is busier than ever.Since Donald Trump was elected president, referrals to his group have gone from two a week to five a day, Picciolini said. And since a car plowed into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in…
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Megachurch pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical council: Most of President Trump’s evangelical advisers have stood by him this week following much criticism over his response to violent clashes in Charlottesville, even as several CEOs left business advisory councils. But one pastor quietly stepped away. – by Sarah Pulliam Bailey – Tags: politics – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/08/18/megachurch-pastor-resigns-from-trumps-evangelical-council/ James Fields Jr.: A neo-Nazi’s violent, rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville: Late in his senior year of high school, James Fields Jr. was excitedly mapping his future, hoping to join the Army right after graduation. – by Abigail Hauslohner, Paul Duggan, Jack Gillum and Aaron C. Davis…
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80% of Republicans back Trump on Charlottesville It would seem that the Republican party believes that Nazis should be left alone to do whatever they want unopposed. I don't see how you can look at that result and think otherwise. Such good people they are, every last one of them. I think that Democrats had better start grappling with the fact that Republicans will follow him anywhere and back him no matter what he says or does. It is now a cult, not a political party. Hullabaloo HOME. Digby’s Hullabaloo 2801 Ocean Park Blvd. Box 157. Santa Monica, Ca 90405.…
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So, it’s another summer riding season upon us, and my stable of bikes is now 3. Veda, the sturdy hybrid. Not light but has lights. Geoffrey, the sedate faux-vintage tourer. Also not light, but has lights. Sara Maude, the step-through starter. Really not light, now chiefly on the training stand. I may keep her as an occasional Burley hauler and loaner for a friend. Sometime soon, I’d like to have a lightweight road bike, as I’ve tried a couple on recent trips (most recently the unclogged Arizona trip in February, and the unblogged Honolulu Tour de Cure from last November).…
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G+: That's two to call and thank Some thoughts on this: Two GOP senators say they can’t commit to voting for Betsy DeVos Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said they couldn’t commit to voting for President Trump’s education secretary pick Betsy DeVos on the Senate floor… Read at Google+