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Ahmaud Arbery’s Dad Says ‘All Lives Matter’ in Reaction to Verdicts

November 25, 2021 reaction, Ahmaud, Arbery’s, Verdicts, says, Matter, lives, 'all0 comment

Ahmaud Arbery’s father reacted to the guilty verdict of the three men involved in his son’s murder Wednesday, proclaiming “all lives matter.” “For real, all lives matter,” Marcus Arbery told the media following the guilty verdicts. “Not just black children, we don’t want to see nobody go through this. I don’t want to see no daddy watch their kid get left and shot down like that. So it’s all our problem.” Arbery, a 25-year old black man, was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020, when three men…

Barbados Abandons Monarchy and Its Colonial Past

November 25, 2021 Past, Abandons, Barbados, Monarchy, Colonial0 comment

<p>On November 30th, Barbados will <a href=”https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/new-republic-is-born-barbados-celebrates-ditching-britains-queen-2021-11-24/”>become a republic</a>. Queen Elizabeth II will cease to the Queen of Barbados and the country’s head of state. She will be succeeded by the current Governor-General, Sandra Mason, who will herself transition into the country’s first elected President. Prime Minister Mia Mottley will remain Prime Minister in the transition to republican government. Barbados gained its independence in 1966. Prince Charles will represent Queen Elizabeth at the transition ceremonies which will kick off on the evening of the 29th. </p> Talking Points Memo

Biden doesn’t support ‘Squad’ bill to abolish federal incarceration, White House says

November 24, 2021 Biden, says, House, White, federal, support, Bill, Doesn't, squad, abolish, incarceration0 comment

The White House on Tuesday said President Biden enjoyed visiting the Michigan district of Rep. Rashida Tlaib earlier this month but he does not support a proposal that she and other members of the progressive “Squad” are championing to release federal prisoners within 10 years. “Let me be absolutely clear. … The Washington Times stories: White House

What Democrats Need to Realize Before 2022

November 24, 2021 Democrats, need, Before, 2022, Realize0 comment

For Democrats, the clearest message from Tuesday’s bruising election results is that bad things trickle down when a president from your own party confronts as much discontent as President Joe Biden faces now. The Republican victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race and the unexpectedly close result in New Jersey’s—both states Biden won comfortably last year—don’t guarantee a midterm wipeout for Democrats in 2022. Rather, the sweeping Republican advance in both states more likely previews the problems Democrats will have next November if the political environment doesn’t improve for Biden. Local…

How to ‘Persevere With Power’ in These Dark Times

November 24, 2021 These, Dark, ‘Persevere, Times, power0 comment

Looking at the country today, it’s easy to fall into despair. As the radical left pushes policies and ideas leading to the degradation of our nation, it’s hard not to lose hope. But the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, says there’s a way to keep going in the face of encroaching darkness: Rely on your own faith and fortitude. “Your battle is truly between destiny and drama,” Rodriguez says. “And when your hunger for righteousness is greater than your fear of criticism, nothing can…

Thiel, Silicon Valley and the Rise of Tech Neo-Reaction

November 24, 2021 Tech, Valley, Silicon, rise, Thiel, NeoReaction0 comment

<p>Here are a few links to a topic I continue to think more and more about. On the surface it’s Peter Thiel, about whom more in a moment. But beyond Thiel, there’s a broader reality. In the first years of the century we learned to see Tech as a rising business and political powerhouse that was broadly liberal, at least by the standards of Big Business. ‘Liberal’ was probably never quite right – but at least broadly cosmopolitan in its social values and culture. It was young, comparatively diverse, based…