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I’m thankful…
I’m nothing like this woman: “Sometimes hard lessons are the best lessons,” said Katie Quackenbush, a Nashville woman who was sentenced to probation after shooting an unhoused man, who had been awakened by the exhaust fumes and music coming from … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Human rights, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged Harper's, Katie Quackenbush, Norwegian royal family, Princess Martha Louise, Tesla recalls
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Where have you been, J. Edgar Hoover?
The Trump administration tried to resurrect Hoover, in the worst possible way. From Harper’s Weekly Review: Newly declassified documents revealed that, in the summer of 2020, Department of Homeland Security officials had created detailed dossiers, previously reserved for individuals “with … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Human rights, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Wall of Moms", Black Lives Matter, Harper's, Homeland Security, Trump administration, Trump's Homeland Security
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You know the stirring line, “I am Spartacus!”? Well, we women could be Lysistrata
All my news media are, of course, flooded with election news and predictions. According to them, the top issue for voters is inflation, i.e., something to do with money. Now, when was that SCOTUS decision involving, what was it? Women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Human rights, Jan 6, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, political campaigns, Politics, Pro choice, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged abortion rights, Aristophanes, Dobbs decision, Lysistrata, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Trump voters, voting rights, women's votes
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