Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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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 intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
Yeah, doh, it's that "I have a dream" thing. It's the 21st century, wtf are people still doing tribalizing by skin color? We got all other kinda tribes now, you can even create your own on the internet. The internet doesn't even know you're really a dog (as long as you make sure your device's camera is not hacked, that is...)
by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 2:19am
I took it more that as soon as conditions change a bit, it works against him/them. Like a black guy with a white Parisian wife and a daughter - does he want her to be black, white, or just a little girl? Interesting that it's an ethnic Pakistani raised in the US who prolly has little to gain by worrying too much about his inherited religion and akin color vs just writing great journalism about whatever. Or JLo can get Spanish parts when they stop letting whites take them until Mexicans start complaining - will further fragmentation help or hurt?
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 4:28am
I didn't mean to denigrate the nuance he gets into, it's great. I was just like: one can ditto this on a very basic level. Thinking otherwise strikes me as ridiculous.
Especially in a society where so many young people have multi-racial and multi ethnic genetics that soon the majority of answers to the race question will be "other". So many people don't currently see how once that happens it will really be the beginning of the end for racism, because there will be no data to back up any racial typing! All this emphasis on race by all sides is a last gasp reaction.
by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 6:14pm
by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 5:22pm
Gayle King wasn't happy about the attention on 1 part of a long interview. One woman's response on the Twitter feed above re:her own abuse were rather poignant as well.
https://time.com/5780206/oprah-gayle-king-kobe-interview-backlash/
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 5:59pm
more on same victim olympics divisions noted:
by artappraiser on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 6:54pm
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr received a response from Susan Rice.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/susan-rice-snoop-dogg-back-the-off-gayle-king-for-kobe-bryant-question.html
Gayle King posted that she wasn't pleased with the clip of the Lisa Leslie interview CBS promoted
https://twitter.com/mwillmusicsoul/status/1225400312548253702
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 9:14pm
Original segment with Lisa Leslie in abuse charges (as part of longer interview):
https://youtu.be/EazqWpWdgSs
Snoop, 50 cent, Boosie response:
response:
https://youtu.be/d3asEy7RSz0
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 9:43pm
Because post-kids I've been a great Dad, I must have behaved impeccably towards women in the decades before some female colleague met me and I behaved nice.
Thanks to #GayleKing for at least trying to bring up what people won't get.
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 10:52pm
The country became post-racial after the election of Obama.
There is another book by a black with a blond wife coming to grips with his racial identity. After the shock of Dolad Trump's election disrupting his post-racial comfort, he set off on a series of interviews with white Trump supporters and blacks who disagree with his optimistic view on race. The Trump supporters said they are colorblind, then prove they are indifferent to the status of blacks in the United States. Near the end of the book, he interviews the leader of a black gun club. He follows this up with a trip to a gun range. He briefly fantasizes about using a gun to defend his race. "What It Is" is another tale told by a black man in an interracial marriage dealing with racial identity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-black-writer-on-individualism-identity-and-indifference-in-trumps-america/2019/12/19/200a0f62-1aa9-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html#comments-wrapper
If a white majority helps re-elect Trump, I don't see the country becoming post-racial.
The reviewer notes that while 85% of whites don't see their race as an important issue, 74% of blacks suggest that race remains important. He says that things are moving in th right direct. I expect he means the black needle will move in the white direction. It will be interesting to see polling if Trump is re-elected.
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 5:52pm
So if Trump isn't re-elected we're post-racial? Good to know.
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 6:02pm
We will be as post-racial as we were after Obama.
Williams solved his problem by becoming an ex-black man and moving to Paris.
The book reviewer talks about social policies as a means to address racism. This assumes that black in the upper and middle class do not experience racism.
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 9:15pm
interesting that the only person of color left in the Dem. primary race for president doesn't think we're post racial but basically thinks people should just deal with irrational hating like grownups, stop obsessing and move on:
by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 7:05pm
Response to Yang
Nah
Edit to add:
Yang can go fuck himself Fear does not excuse racism.
It is always ethnic minorities that have to "get over it"
By 2060, the country will be majority minority. Will the minority white population have to "get over" discrimination?
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 10:53pm
Listening to the praise Williams receives for no longer being black, and the blame placed on ethnic minorities for wanting too much "stuff" by Fukuyama, et al., one realizes that all blacks have to do to be acceptable is become white. Of course, they are allowed to bring the blues and soul music after the transition.
We need white votes, so we can't require whites to make any changes. Ted will come around some day soon. White workers are hurting, so whites don't have to make any changes. Ethnic minorities are the problem.
I think the best plan is for ethnic minorities to complain and protest. The protest can be about wage inequality, voter suppression, or even OscarsSoWhite. Just give it time and whites will be the new minority.
As it stands now, new boss, same as the old boss. Know your place. You will be told when and how you can complain.
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 8:42pm
Why Some Black Puerto Ricans Choose ‘White’ on the Census
The island has a long history of encouraging residents to identify as white, but there are growing efforts to raise awareness about racism.
By Natasha S. Alford @ NYTimes.com, Feb. 9
by artappraiser on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:40pm
by artappraiser on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 7:18pm
P.S. Lindsay just found that Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic is on the meme too:
by artappraiser on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 7:23pm
more thoughtful speculation from Mr. Friedersdorf:
by artappraiser on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 7:32pm