I'm grateful to everyone who comments about Robert's articles. Knowing that so many of us treasure truth, democracy, civility, and a variety of perspectives encourages me to stay hopeful and engaged with activism in my community. It's often a struggle to not be beaten down by people spewing hate and lies - or embracing their own ignorance. I have to minimize watching clips of Jordan Klepper talking w/ MAGA followers - way too scary for me to laugh. So thank you to Robert and the commenting Community! Onward!
Robert, when I was scanning this, I thought I had read “DeSantis is ‘burning’ education...in fact, that’s exactly what he is doing. Can he actually, as a governor of a state, invoke these threats to teachers, to librarians? If so, Hitler has been reincarnated and Florida is a mini Germany. Is there nothing in our Constitution to prevent all of the evil he spews?
As far as policing is concerned, my thought is that much must be tackled at a national level. The problem is that the powerful NRA has a chokehold on Republicans and cop culture. How do we slice and dice that?
There's always a silver lining in every event, no matter how dark. When the seas rise because of climate change/global warming, we won't have Florida to kick around any more.
Justice delayed is justice denied. This well worn phrase seems to fit the non-prosecution of tfg remarkably well. It goes to support the belief that if you have enough money, you can manipulate the justice system to your favor. Dis-barring the lawyers like Eastman and Giuliani and Mitchell (and many others) who have clearly transgressed would be good for our national soul. You just shouldn't be able to buy your way out of criminal responsibility.
(Apologies to those who may have seen this in my HCR comment, but I think it's important for both communities!)
This Atlantic article from David From just showed up in my twitter feed. Not only does it make sense, but it included a sentence that I wanted to share, purely for hope and optimism as we continue whatever work we have chosen to do (post cards, phone calls, texts, etc) to save and grow our democracy. The GOP " "has lost contact with the sensibility of mainstream America, a huge country full of decent people who are offended by bullying and cruelty." I believe this to be true - we just need to keep getting better at reaching more of us!
I saw a piece last night on MSNBC about Florida's New College, a small liberal arts school that attracted many LBGTQ students. DeSantis has appointed 6 far right Board Members who immediately did away with all DEI training, fired the principal and is seeking to hire a whole new breed of professors to teach about Western Civilization. This red light is flashing bright. How can this be our country??
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Western tradition, eh? Is he going to abolish math?
New addition to Real Housewives of SCOTUS?
Aaaannnd.... TFG says "With respect to the ‘Stormy’ nonsense, it is VERY OLD & happened a long time ago," It happened a long time ago? It happened?!?! So, it happened!!! Ya just admitted it, ya dimwit.
The media and even you Robert are engaging in amplifying polling nonsense about Trump, his supporters and the third party threat that may or may not happen. Let’s deal with some facts. Trump lost the popular vote twice. At the height of his popularity Trump only had about 30-35% of voters and needed Independents and dissatisfied Democrats to win (this happened in 2016). Currently today Trump has about 25% of registered Republicans as his core base that will follow him to hell and back. Trump is losing momentum creating an opportunity for a ‘ normal” Republican to successfully run for President. The threat of Trump going 3rd party I believe is overblown and a Trump veiled threat. A third party campaign requires funding, an effective and well organized grass roots feet on the ground organization and a compelling message none of which Trump has or more importantly the skill to create. With impending litigation hopefully coming to fruition Trump is damaged goods. My belief is that several Republican candidates are patiently sitting on the sidelines waiting for Trump to be indicted and the domestic terrorists in the House to fail as they come to the rescue to save the Republican Party. The media hype of a third party run is another example of how the media has lost it’s objectively. If the media were doing their job they would detail how ineffective and unlikely a third party run would be and take the threat off the table.
How about we look at Jane Roberts’s tax returns for the past, oh say, 5 years? Let’s look at the law firms who have paid her and compare that to the firms that have had cases before the Roberts court and have received favorable rulings. Just out of curiosity, just to see if there appears to be any correlation between the firms that have contributed to the Roberts’s household income and SCOTUS decisions.
On a positive note, the Governor of Minnesota signed a bill into law yesterday regarding reproductive rights for all Minnesotans. We’re a haven surrounded by states that restrict access. Let’s hear it for Minnesota!!
Republicans seem to want to view Ron deSantis as Trump without the baggage. But with his effort to win over Trump voters by going even further than Trump in many areas, he opens himself to Democratic attack which should be “Ron deSantis: Even worse than Trump”.
thank you for informing us of important "behind the scenes" connections
I will have to wrap my head around many of these issues
Without using his name to avoid amplifying his statements, there was a certain Black sports commentator on Tucker Carlson making outrageous assertions that Tyre Nichols death is due to single mothers. His views were misogynistic in the extreme and astoundingly inhumane. I wonder how do we dialogue with people like this and the MAGA extremists?
With reference to Ron DeSantis' campaign to remove study of Black History at the hands of Whites and focus solely on white western Europeans, to the further exclusion of Asians, Middle Eastern people, Africans, South Americans and perhaps even our Canadian and Mexican neighbors, one has to wonder how DeSantis graduated with honors from both Harvard and Yale. Was he a legacy admission at both, or did someone contribute a huge amount of money to them resulting in a degree with honors, to DeSantis who mainly distinguished himself by playing baseball. Reminds me of Garrett Morris on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s telling everyone. as the Dominican baseball player, Chico Escuela, how "Baseball been berra berra good ... to me."
As usual, a great and helpful analysis. Your closing Concluding Thoughts should serve as a constant source of encouragement:
"If we can accomplish three things but not five, let’s accomplish the three we can achieve today and continue the struggle for further progress. That is the nature of all progress, and we should not be discouraged that we cannot impose a complete and perfect solution today."
As one who sometimes became too engrossed in solving a particular problem, I used to have a sign in my office to remind me that it's often more important to get something done than to get it perfect. It said, "RESLUTS!"
DeSantis's quest to erase, or at least minimize, any history that makes him uncomfortable has broken free of the borders of Florida. The College Board seems to have caved:
The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies https://nyti.ms/3wOL2D0.
Appropriate and constructive language fails me now. So I'll just leave it at this: we must work together to eradicate trumpism.
I'm grateful to everyone who comments about Robert's articles. Knowing that so many of us treasure truth, democracy, civility, and a variety of perspectives encourages me to stay hopeful and engaged with activism in my community. It's often a struggle to not be beaten down by people spewing hate and lies - or embracing their own ignorance. I have to minimize watching clips of Jordan Klepper talking w/ MAGA followers - way too scary for me to laugh. So thank you to Robert and the commenting Community! Onward!
Robert, when I was scanning this, I thought I had read “DeSantis is ‘burning’ education...in fact, that’s exactly what he is doing. Can he actually, as a governor of a state, invoke these threats to teachers, to librarians? If so, Hitler has been reincarnated and Florida is a mini Germany. Is there nothing in our Constitution to prevent all of the evil he spews?
As far as policing is concerned, my thought is that much must be tackled at a national level. The problem is that the powerful NRA has a chokehold on Republicans and cop culture. How do we slice and dice that?
There's always a silver lining in every event, no matter how dark. When the seas rise because of climate change/global warming, we won't have Florida to kick around any more.
Justice delayed is justice denied. This well worn phrase seems to fit the non-prosecution of tfg remarkably well. It goes to support the belief that if you have enough money, you can manipulate the justice system to your favor. Dis-barring the lawyers like Eastman and Giuliani and Mitchell (and many others) who have clearly transgressed would be good for our national soul. You just shouldn't be able to buy your way out of criminal responsibility.
(Apologies to those who may have seen this in my HCR comment, but I think it's important for both communities!)
This Atlantic article from David From just showed up in my twitter feed. Not only does it make sense, but it included a sentence that I wanted to share, purely for hope and optimism as we continue whatever work we have chosen to do (post cards, phone calls, texts, etc) to save and grow our democracy. The GOP " "has lost contact with the sensibility of mainstream America, a huge country full of decent people who are offended by bullying and cruelty." I believe this to be true - we just need to keep getting better at reaching more of us!
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/republican-midterm-election-performance-trump-dr-oz/672771/
I saw a piece last night on MSNBC about Florida's New College, a small liberal arts school that attracted many LBGTQ students. DeSantis has appointed 6 far right Board Members who immediately did away with all DEI training, fired the principal and is seeking to hire a whole new breed of professors to teach about Western Civilization. This red light is flashing bright. How can this be our country??
Western tradition, eh? Is he going to abolish math?
New addition to Real Housewives of SCOTUS?
Aaaannnd.... TFG says "With respect to the ‘Stormy’ nonsense, it is VERY OLD & happened a long time ago," It happened a long time ago? It happened?!?! So, it happened!!! Ya just admitted it, ya dimwit.
The media and even you Robert are engaging in amplifying polling nonsense about Trump, his supporters and the third party threat that may or may not happen. Let’s deal with some facts. Trump lost the popular vote twice. At the height of his popularity Trump only had about 30-35% of voters and needed Independents and dissatisfied Democrats to win (this happened in 2016). Currently today Trump has about 25% of registered Republicans as his core base that will follow him to hell and back. Trump is losing momentum creating an opportunity for a ‘ normal” Republican to successfully run for President. The threat of Trump going 3rd party I believe is overblown and a Trump veiled threat. A third party campaign requires funding, an effective and well organized grass roots feet on the ground organization and a compelling message none of which Trump has or more importantly the skill to create. With impending litigation hopefully coming to fruition Trump is damaged goods. My belief is that several Republican candidates are patiently sitting on the sidelines waiting for Trump to be indicted and the domestic terrorists in the House to fail as they come to the rescue to save the Republican Party. The media hype of a third party run is another example of how the media has lost it’s objectively. If the media were doing their job they would detail how ineffective and unlikely a third party run would be and take the threat off the table.
How about we look at Jane Roberts’s tax returns for the past, oh say, 5 years? Let’s look at the law firms who have paid her and compare that to the firms that have had cases before the Roberts court and have received favorable rulings. Just out of curiosity, just to see if there appears to be any correlation between the firms that have contributed to the Roberts’s household income and SCOTUS decisions.
On a positive note, the Governor of Minnesota signed a bill into law yesterday regarding reproductive rights for all Minnesotans. We’re a haven surrounded by states that restrict access. Let’s hear it for Minnesota!!
Republicans seem to want to view Ron deSantis as Trump without the baggage. But with his effort to win over Trump voters by going even further than Trump in many areas, he opens himself to Democratic attack which should be “Ron deSantis: Even worse than Trump”.
thank you for informing us of important "behind the scenes" connections
I will have to wrap my head around many of these issues
Without using his name to avoid amplifying his statements, there was a certain Black sports commentator on Tucker Carlson making outrageous assertions that Tyre Nichols death is due to single mothers. His views were misogynistic in the extreme and astoundingly inhumane. I wonder how do we dialogue with people like this and the MAGA extremists?
With reference to Ron DeSantis' campaign to remove study of Black History at the hands of Whites and focus solely on white western Europeans, to the further exclusion of Asians, Middle Eastern people, Africans, South Americans and perhaps even our Canadian and Mexican neighbors, one has to wonder how DeSantis graduated with honors from both Harvard and Yale. Was he a legacy admission at both, or did someone contribute a huge amount of money to them resulting in a degree with honors, to DeSantis who mainly distinguished himself by playing baseball. Reminds me of Garrett Morris on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s telling everyone. as the Dominican baseball player, Chico Escuela, how "Baseball been berra berra good ... to me."
As usual, a great and helpful analysis. Your closing Concluding Thoughts should serve as a constant source of encouragement:
"If we can accomplish three things but not five, let’s accomplish the three we can achieve today and continue the struggle for further progress. That is the nature of all progress, and we should not be discouraged that we cannot impose a complete and perfect solution today."
As one who sometimes became too engrossed in solving a particular problem, I used to have a sign in my office to remind me that it's often more important to get something done than to get it perfect. It said, "RESLUTS!"
In addition to the Jonathan Last article that Robert cited, also see Brian Klaas's Jan 30 post discussing how to reduce police violence: https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/how-to-reduce-police-violence?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2Fbrian%2520klaas&utm_medium=reader2
DeSantis's quest to erase, or at least minimize, any history that makes him uncomfortable has broken free of the borders of Florida. The College Board seems to have caved:
The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies https://nyti.ms/3wOL2D0.
Appropriate and constructive language fails me now. So I'll just leave it at this: we must work together to eradicate trumpism.