do or die

Number of GOP Senators said today, they couldn't comment on the Trump photo op and the protesters....because they "hadn't seen the video" yet.

Trump claims he has done more for black community than any president since Lincoln https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/500744-trump-claims-he-has-done-more-for-black-community-than-any-president This could be a tough sell. Somehow think that most African Americans do not doff their hat or utter hosannas, when Trump goes by..... ps....for them, the phrase "law and order" has always had a special coded meaning.....

You will die. You will suffer! Sincerely, Col. Saito Imperial Japanese Army

Blown up...

Historically, both the alt-right and the religious right have shared certain "values" You can also add the "economic nationalists" of the Steve Bannon ilk. White "victimization" narratives Bigotry Racism Antidemocratic and authoritarian impulses Xenophobic and isolationist thought These "ideals" used to stay somewhat at the fringes of American political thought. The GOP (even with some sympathies for this line of thought) used to at least keep most of this at arms length, in order to pursue electoral success. Now there is a President who has actually enabled this stuff to come out into the mainstream, and essentially hi-jack the Republican party. Trump is willing to use and abuse any tool - judicial, legislative, or executive.....to hold and expand his power. The failure of House and Senate Republicans to put up any resistance to all of this is simply epic. (and in terms of future democratic norms, totally inane and down right stupid) The dangers of this approach, are becoming more glaringly apparent, by the day..... Only solution is to dump Trump and send GOP legislators into the hinterland, for quite a long time.

Flip side about my post, where the Bishop criticizes Trump for his bible stunt. Headline from my friends at Gateway Pundit: Unhinged Episcopal Bishop Calls in to CNN to Trash President Trump for Holding Bible without Her Permission — SAYS NOTHING ABOUT CRIMINALS WHO TORCHED CHURCH!

Trump was holding that bible, upside down. Kinda symbolic.

Well, they have around a 70 year tradition to uphold.....

Bishop says she found out Trump visited historic DC church by watching it on TV http://Bishop says she found out Trump visited historic DC church by watching it on TV

Thanks to Trump, American fascists no longer need to work in the shadows.....

Only if it is guaranteed to keep Trump out....

And clear the park of people who were protesting peacefully. For their own good.....

Empathy, humanity, and unity In America, the help wanted sign is hanging out, for someone to do what Donald Trump is completely unwilling and unable to do.

Obama pens an essay on the situation today: "Throughout American history, it’s only in response to protest that the political system has even paid attention to marginalized communities," he said. "But eventually, aspirations have to be translated into specific laws and institutional practices — and in a democracy, that only happens when we elect government officials who are responsive to our demands." "The bottom line is this: if we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn’t between protest and politics. We have to do both," "Change would be most impactful at the local level. The elected officials "who matter most" when it comes to reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work as state, city and county officials." Voter turnout in these local races is usually pitifully low, especially among young people — which makes no sense given the direct impact these offices have on social justice issues, not to mention the fact that who wins and who loses those seats is often determined by just a few thousand, or even a few hundred, votes,." Think about the specific changes we want for their local criminal justice system and police department. The more specific the demands are, the harder it will be for elected officials to just "pay lip service." “It’s natural to wish for life ‘to just get back to normal’ as a pandemic and economic crisis upend everything around us, but we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal’

Cotton: Trump should use Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military to cities https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/500449-cotton-trump-should-use-insurrection-act-to-deploy-active-duty-military-to

Anyone see the irony of Trump posing, these days, as the "law and order" President?

If you look at most right wing comment sections on political sites.....they still haven't got over the fact that a black man was President.

Detroit was painfully slow to adapt to the changing consumer market, and the oil crisis in the 1970s and early 1980s. They failed to recognize the threats from Japan and Europe. There was more and more demand for affordable, versatile, and fuel efficient cars. Detroit continued to design and produce heavy, expensive gas guzzling cars...loaded with "options" that consumers paid extra for. The massive layoffs, soon followed.....

Of course the plan is to get Russia in there. Putin's useful idiot still working it.

Agree, but it is reasonable to blame a President who completely eschews the proper and needed response to the situation, and irresponsibly throws tons of gas on the fire, just to further his own perceived political interests.

Despite those spurs, Trump would run right out there....without a gun. Playing at manly law and order President - more raw meat for his base... Pathetic.

Something along the lines of "concerned" Republicans....

So, Tucker Carlson slams President's statement on Minneapolis and calls him ‘America’s Chief Racial Arsonist’ Turns out he was talking about Obama!! Black is White and Up is Down. These right-wing opinion shills.... are really something else

Everybody knows that the media is the enemy. The President has said so.....

I'm practicing self-isolation, after looking up the term pandemic, in a dictionary....