Wise words from commenter Sally last night. We shouldn’t have to organise. We shouldn’t have to donate untold billions to GOTV or the messaging. Registration and voting should be easy and universal. Alas we don’t live in that world, or that country. I have lived in countries where voting is so easy, and so inexpensive. As …
Organizing & Resistance
March for Our Lives on Saturday June 11, in Washington DC
Saturday was the designated day the March for Our Lives. So far, I am only aware of one jackal attending. Did anyone else attained a march yesterday? Commenter caphilldcne shared pictures from the DC March for Our Lives and was kind enough to tell us about the DC march. The March for our lives took …
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Notes on needing/supporting Abortions in the US, now and Post-Roe (Open Thread)
Everything below is from my prior awareness and information collected recently. Corrections welcome: If you need assistance, or want to help the fight via donations and/or volunteering? This document focuses on local/state level support groups. (Thanks to UncleEbeneezer for the hookup on this!) A broader, if slightly older (just a couple years), set of guidance …
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Open Thread: Denver Police Lose Lawsuit
DENVER — A jury on Friday awarded $14 million to 12 plaintiffs in a federal civil rights trial over the Denver Police Department’s actions during protests after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Twelve protesters brought the federal case against Denver, claiming their civil rights were violated during the protests. Over the three-week trial, the …
Joss Whedon Isn’t An Aberration, He’s The Same Old Same Old
Huh. I guess the Joss Whedon Rehabilitation Tour isn’t going well: Joss Whedon’s interview with New York magazine was many things: a complete denial of responsibility for the pain he caused, a self-mythologizing “woe is me” pity party, and a not-so-subtle dig at the people he victimized. Journalist Lila Shapiro gave Whedon enough room to paint a …
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MLK: from Dreaming to Reality
Among the most painful bits of Dr. King’s legacy is how so much of it’s reduced to “I Have a Dream.” It’s true that it’s a landmark speech, powerful and moving… …and always heard out of context of the other, more direct speeches that graced the March on Washington (a March organized by an openly …
Gravely Disappointed
Regarding Senator Sinema’s words, yesterday: I would muse on the…universality, if you will, of the toxic approach people like Senator Sinema take in all this. For it reminds me, again, of Dr. King’s words on this kind of person: I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the …