They’re clowns, yes, but…. Following up on my post below on the right’s decades-long war against “created equal” and against everyone not conforming to their narrow view of who counts as a Real American™, here is a long Brynn Tannehill thread (at Heather Cox Richardson’s suggestion) of where it could lead if the American left cannot screw itself up to vigorously fight back and now: I’ve seen a lot of people jump on Marjorie Taylor-Greene’s comments about needing a national divorce. Based on other (seemingly unrelated, but not really) events, this is way more complicated than “We had one civil war already.” 1/n When Marjorie Taylor Greene Says ‘National Divorce,’ She Means Another Civil WarGreene in effect wants a new Confederate States of America, but like the old one, it won’t emerge peacefully.https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/marjorie-taylor-greenes-national-divorce-was-the-civil-war.html First, it needs to be acknowledged that the US is going in a bad direction. The GOP wants to assume authoritarian control over the US, and Gov.
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Discover the fascinating story of two vastly different activists united by a common goal in Lee Camp's thought-provoking interview on ending Israel's occupation of Palestine.
The post Activists from Different Worlds: Meet Two Prominent Peace Advocates Working to End Israel’s Occupation of Palestine appeared first on MintPress News.
Newly-minted right-wing peer has long history of attacks on left The BBC has – belatedly and inadequately – ‘corrected’ its abject failure to challenge a smear by Baroness Anderson, known to many as Ruth Smeeth, against left-wing Jews. Anderson claimed last week on a live BBC News programme that Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) – […]
The climate crisis is at the top of young people's agenda but political parties are failing to meet their concerns. Is electoral reform the only hope of change?
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa took to Instagram Stories to share an image of three cosplayers doing a great job with his Doctor's new look.
After years of efforts to advance right-to-repair rules, farmers are starting to get traction.
Discover the truth about US foreign policy and the impact of propaganda on mainstream media with journalist Rania Khalek, as she challenges simplified narratives and advocates for critical reporting in this thought-provoking interview.
The post From Latin America to Nord Stream: Rania Khalek Challenges US Foreign Policy and Mainstream Media Narratives appeared first on MintPress News.
A new invisible empire strikes back The backlash to the “created equal” decisions and policies of the last century percolated along for decades. First, resistance to 1954’s Brown v. Board decision with the growth of segregation academies. Then the blue to red flip of former Confederate states in the wake of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 under LBJ. Then the promotion of the religious right by the conservative movement. By the end of the last century, the internet and right-wing media facilitated isolated cranks and bigots bonding with others of their kind, including flat earthers and other conspiracy theorists. The election of a Black man to the White House threw accelerant onto white grievances building for half a century. What has grown into a white grievance industrial complex pairs racial and ideological goals with commercial ones supported by YouTube, Fox, and other social media. Charles Blow examines the next generation of efforts by unsettled whites to turn back the clock and return nonwhite minorities to their proper places at the bottom of the social order.
During a Veterans Day celebration in my small Maryland community, a teacher clicked through a slideshow of smiling men and women in military uniforms. “Girls and boys, can anyone tell me what courage is?” she asked the crowd, mostly children from local elementary schools, including my two young kids. A boy raised his hand. “Not being scared?” he asked. The teacher seized on his response: “Yes!” she exclaimed. “Not being scared.” She proceeded to discuss this country’s armed forces, highlighting how brave U.S. troops are because they fight to defend our way of life. Servicemembers and veterans in the crowd were encouraged to stand. My own children beamed, knowing that their father is just such a military officer. The veterans... Read more
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The war in Ukraine has proven that transparency is possible when it comes to weapons transfers. The Arms Sales Accountability Project wants to make it the norm.
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B-dubs advertising a $3 beer for happy hour 4-7.. I believe this may be a 22oz draft … maybe only a 16.. … whichever I haven’t seen this type of price in quite a while…
Gerk Jervis
Gerk Jervis was the mascot of Pancake Tramp locations across America. An animated chef with one eye, he shook when he wasn’t drinking and made a deep moan or growl when the food he was having made him happy. Gerk was always happy at Pancake Tramp.
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Carl Drip
Carl was seemingly nothing more than an animated version of a very average man who simply wanted value for his money when he visited nationwide coffee shops owned by Gemspots Incorporated. He often appeared next to a tiny economy car in advertisements for everyday low prices on drip coffee and breakfast items. It was rare to see a Carl Drip illustration or figurine that hadn’t been violently defaced.
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Raddy!
Mom & Pop meat store over on the eastern shore:
These prices aren’t too bad… $35 for 40lb leg segments… right now the closer you can get to the farm gate the better the prices…
Middle men getting excess margin right now… won’t last…
By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost The movement to ban certain books is gaining traction in Florida and around the country. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is riding the book ban bandwagon to national fame (after first riding Covid misinformation bandwagon) as he prepares to run for president. Organized groups have popped up over the past two […]
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The Home Secretary's GB News appearance shows how Rishi Sunak's party has been taken over by a radical fringe on the right of British politics, writes Adam Bienkov
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who worked for the multinational accounting conglomerate PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and exposed tax evasion schemes in Luxembourg. French national Raphaël Halet, a former auditor for PwC, alleged that his criminal conviction had disproportionately […]
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To mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Sian Norris spoke to guests and hosts on the Homes for Ukraine scheme
An independent human rights expert was denied a post for accurately criticizing Israel.
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An obscure rare book scandal offers a cautionary tale about public pensions’ growing reliance on private equity.
In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio.
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As Russia suspends New START, the sooner the Ukraine war ends, the sooner the U.S. and Russia can work to preserve arms control to avert the ultimate disaster.
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"This money belongs to the Afghan people, and no one else," said Afghans for a Better Tomorrow, a coalition of Afghan-American community groups.
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