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Any good things to pick up on? Yes. There are.
My optimism didn’t pan out, did it? But the good thing involves that quasi-religious-Jewish ritual, Kinahora phuh phuh phuh, a Yiddish invocation for warding off The Evil Eye. Reminder: As soon as somebody remarks on a good or hopeful upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, DOJ, Fascism, Good Things Happening, Government, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, Judiciary, Kamala, Lawyers, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "We Used To Have Money Now We Have You", ACLU, Brennan Center, Claremont Avenue, Claremont Hall, Corey Richardson, Gavin Newsom, kinahora poo poo poo, Morningside Heights, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica, Riverside Church, TAFKAT, the Evil Eye, toasted bialy, Union Theological Seminary, V8 juice
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The Fourth and the First
On this bizarre and disturbing Fourth of July, I ran into a fascinating and inspiring history of the founding of the ACLU. Which, of course, has a lot to do with the First Amendment and how the ACLU has defended … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Crystal Eastman, Cumberland Plateau, Dayton Tennessee, First Amendment, George Rappleyea, Rhea County Courthouse, Scopes trial, Tennessee River Valley, the Butler Act of 1925
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