Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop
Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
The NFL’s two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.
Hours after The Associated Press reported that Miami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week, the league and the players union issued a joint statement late Thursday night saying the two sides are talking things out.
“The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue. In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy. No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing,” the statement read. “The NFL and NFLPA reflect the great values of America, which are repeatedly demonstrated by the many players doing extraordinary work in communities across our country to promote equality, fairness and justice. Our shared focus will remain on finding a solution to the anthem issue through mutual, good faith commitments, outside of litigation.”
The NFL is rethinking its anti-free speech policy regarding a silent protest. Trump may actually push more people into supporting players who protest given his recent behavior towards an autocrat.
Comments
Desperately seeking a culture wars distraction, only tweets so far today:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 2 hours ago
The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again - can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 2 hours ago
I got severely criticized by the Fake News Media for being too nice to President Putin. In the Old Days they would call it Diplomacy. If I was loud & vicious, I would have been criticized for being too tough. Remember when they said I was too tough with Chairman Kim? Hypocrites!
To be fair: he also retweeted Ivanka's tweet with video with a clip of her speaking to the National Council on the American Worker, like, er, doing the kind of thing a president usually does instead of whining.
by artappraiser on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 7:54pm
Trump is an embarrassment. The important news is that the player’s association is finally pushing back.
Ive decided that it is pretty clear that Trump is incompetent, a liar, and probably a traitor. Putin clearly has something on Trump. Putin helped Trump win the election. Republicans are doing nothing to protect us. The only solution is to remove Republicans from office. If Democrats win, we hold their feet to the fire and replace them if they fail us. Removing current Republicans is an important first step. If Republicans remain in complete power, the country is toast. The racists will have won. The voters will have let us down. The fault will be with the voters not the Democrats. If people are OK with Trump. The country is done.
I’m working on GOTV. Most of my future posts will not be about Trump but about various news items. We know what Trump,represents.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 10:37pm