The white backlash has begun. Again. As surely as night follows day, any flex of political power by Black and brown people in the United States will be followed by a reactionary white supremacist show of force. The pattern of racist white backlash to the barest hint of racial progress has persisted since the earliest days of the republic up until now, from antebellum white mobs attacking free Black people essentially just for existing, to the Civil War itself and post-Reconstruction violence punishing Black self-determination in Tulsa, to the violent resistance to the civil rights movement and then the enraged, panicked genesis of the Tea Party and the Trump era immediately after the election of the first Black president. Against that historical backdrop, the white insurrectionist takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was as predictable as a pendulum’s swing. Spoiler After all, the purpose of Congress’s session was to ratify the results of the 2020 election, where the political power and organizing genius of BIPOC not only issued an unmistakable electoral rebuke of white supremacy’s latest avatar in Donald Trump, but also delivered the first Black and South Asian woman in history to the office of the vice president. The day also came directly on the heels of the Georgia Senate seat runoffs, where the power of Black voters—largely organized by Black women leaders—elected the state’s first Black and first Jewish senators, wresting control of a southern state and the Senate itself from Republicans’ grip in the process. Notably, both the outcomes in the general election and the runoff came despite concerted efforts to suppress Black and brown voting power. For those committed to the conception of America as a white ethnostate, then, those victories represent a special danger because they highlight both the reality that solidly “red” states have only been such because of voter suppression, and the fact that such suppression can be out-organized, out-strategized, out-voted, and overcome. Anyone who believed the white supremacists Trump and the Republican Party have been coddling and cultivating would peaceably accept any of that has not been paying attention. And however today’s news stories and tomorrow’s history books may try to whitewash the motivations animating this insurrection—credulously accepting the mob and their sympathizers' appeals to disproven “voter fraud” or “election irregularities”—this was not about anything other than white people lashing out and trying to regain control of a nation they believe is theirs and theirs alone. The symbols of the day, which the insurrectionists self-consciously brandished as they illegally forced their way into the center of the federal government, speak for themselves: A noose hanging from a wooden beam on Capitol grounds. The Confederate battle flag hoisted in the Capitol building. A white man covered in tattoos of white supremacist symbols standing smugly on the balcony of the Senate chamber. So, what now? Historically, too often the U.S. government response to violent white backlash has been reconciliation and retreat: Don’t punish the Confederate rebels too much, and abandon Reconstruction; keep welcoming segregationists into polite society and public life and avoid spooking them by shunning as “leftist” any public policy that would benefit Black and brown people. That absence of consequences continues to the present day. Just last year an armed right-wing mob entered the Michigan statehouse and was similarly met with little resistance and virtually no repercussions afterward. It’s hard to imagine that the mob who stormed the Capitol didn’t witness the Michigan episode and absorb the unmistakable lesson of white impunity. And at the Capitol, they saw their impunity confirmed as police stood aside while the insurrectionists broke into a federal building and arrested virtually no one afterward, a stark contrast to the way Black demonstrators have been treated in recent months. Beyond that, it remains to be seen whether Congress will take any coordinated steps to hold the culpable leaders—Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Ted Cruz, and other Republicans—accountable and strip them of power so they can’t continue to endanger people. Dressed up as a noble desire to move forward and forgive, these constant failures to hold lawless white supremacists accountable only leave BIPOC unprotected and send the message that perpetually escalating attacks on multiracial democracy have no consequences. While white supremacist backlash to growing Black and brown political power may not be wholly preventable, the way the nation chooses to respond to that backlash can neutralize its ability to harm BIPOC as we continue to rightfully and forcefully assert our full personhood in this country. Those in power have a responsibility to act with that aim in mind. Ashton Lattimore is the editor-in-chief of Prism. Follow her on Twitter @ashtonlattimore. Prism is a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places and issues currently underreported by our national media. Through our original reporting, analysis, and commentary, we challenge dominant, toxic narratives perpetuated by the mainstream press and work to build a full and accurate record of what’s happening in our democracy. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Extremely strong lib boomer "why don't you millennials write letters anymore!" energy. You missed this gem though,
For Official Use Only Survey ID : 17346766 Certified Website of Republican National Headquarters Official 2021 Republican Platform Survey Spoiler Which do you identify as? Republican Socialist What age category applies to you? 18-25 26-35 36-50 51-65 66+ What are your views on the Republican Party? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove What are your views on the Democrat Party? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove How close do you think your views are to other voters in your community? Very close Somewhat close Not close No opinion What do you believe is the most important issue facing our country right now? Immigration The Economy Rebuilding our military Taking care of our veterans National Security Draining the Swamp Lowering the cost of healthcare Protecting the Second Amendment ALL OF THE ABOVE From what media source do you regularly receive your political news? (check all that apply) NBC/CBS/ABC Fox News One America News CNN/MSNBC Twitter Facebook Parler Candidate websites Internet blogs National magazines Local Newspaper Radio Social Networks Friends and family Text messages Other (explain) Who did you vote for in November? President Trump Joe Biden Other Did not vote Do you believe Republicans’ legislative agenda supports policies that represent your values? Yes No Do you agree that a big government socialist agenda would be terrible for America? Yes No Do you agree that the Green New Deal would be terrible for America? Yes No Do you agree that Big Tech Companies, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube, should NOT be allowed to unfairly censor conservative voices? Yes No Do you agree that Big Tech Companies, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube, are infringing on our First Amendment rights? Yes No Do you agree that our Nation’s borders are more secure now than ever before? Yes No Do you agree we must FINISH the Wall? Yes No Do you agree that illegal immigrants should NOT be allowed to vote in US Elections? Yes No Do you agree that American Citizens should be prioritized over illegal immigrants? Yes No Do you agree that convicted terrorists should NOT be allowed to vote in US Elections? Yes No Do you support the Second Amendment? Yes No Do you agree the Republican Party should continue to protect 2nd Amendment rights so that the Radical Democrats can’t take away guns from law-abiding citizens? Yes No Do you agree Republicans should work to stop Democrats from packing our Courts with Liberal Activists? Yes No Do you agree it’s critical we preserve tax cuts for hard-working Americans? Yes No Did you know that Democrats want to RAISE taxes? Yes No Do you agree it’s critical that Republicans work to continue bolstering our strong economy? Yes No Do you approve of the Republican Party’s efforts to stimulate the economy? Yes No Do you agree that we must protect our law enforcement from the Left, who wants to DEFUND the police? Yes No Do you agree that the Republican Party must always work to put America First? Yes No Do you believe Republicans can take back the Senate and the House in 2022? Yes No
It's just amazing that there are people out there who believe the intent of something like that is actually to see how you feel about things rather than manipulate you into particular opinions.
My shitpit government actually trying to keep us uneducated and backward Legislators want restrictions on teaching social justice, diversity by Marine Glisovic ([email protected]) 13 hours ago 594 views A bill to ban public schools from teaching or promoting division or social justice for certain groups of people is already causing controversy in the 93rd General Assembly. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, said the measure is necessary, while opponents call it un-American. HB 1218 would prohibit certain classroom instruction in all Arkansas public schools including two-year colleges and four-year universities. Sens. Mark Johnson, R-Little Rock, and Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, are co-sponsors of the legislation. According to the language in the bill, “a public school shall not include in its program of instruction a course, class, event, or activity” promoting the overthrow of the U.S. government or promoting division between or social justice for certain groups of people – including race, gender, political affiliation, social class. If schools are found to be in violation, and do not rectify it within 60 days of the initial violation, the state would withhold up to 10% of the school’s funding until they are in compliance. “The intention is – so that students, especially K-12 that are captive, are not subjected to humiliation in terms of trying to make a statement about whether there is inequality or inequity and that’s been happening in some of these programs using critical race theory,” said Lowery. He added, the inspiration behind the bill is a certain classroom activity he claims is being taught in some Arkansas schools. “One of the specific examples is what is called ‘the privilege walk’ – where all the students start in one line and a number of questions are asked,” said Lowery. “Do you have two parents, do you parents own their home, take steps forward and what it does then – it gives this definition of showing which students are supposedly privileged and which ones are not.” An opponent of the bill is Arkansas’ 2019 Teacher of the Year, Stacey McAdoo, who said educators within the community know what is best, not legislators. “To have individuals outside of those communities dictating what can be taught, what groups can be formed on your campus – again seems short-sighted, unconstitutional actually, and very ill-informed,” she said. “It [the classroom] should be a place where we help to foster creative and critical thinking skills and honestly that most frequently happens through discourse and examination of controversial and hard topics,” McAdoo said. “Part of the reason that you have African American history class or that you have a gender study class or that you have a multicultural festival is because you have marginalized groups that are not included in the mainstream curriculum and in the educational system,” she added. “So again, the only way and the only individuals that this bill would benefit would be a same gender, same race school.” Another opponent is Ali Noland, a Little Rock School Board member, who took to social media to express her concerns. Noland said she is not speaking on behalf of the board or district, but as a person in the community. “Arizona recently defeated such a proposal, and rightfully so,” she wrote. “Ask yourself, under this bill, could a history teacher still teach about the Civil Rights Movement? Could an economics class discuss the gender pay gap? How about civics teachers? Can they teach their students about the 14th Amendment?” “We can also say goodbye to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Gay Straight Alliance, the Young Republicans, and the new Girls Who Code clubs. They too, could be seen as ‘promoting division,’” Noland’s post contends. “What we’re talking about allowing are historical perspectives,” said Lowery. “Those are factual, those are not theoretical. There are things that in theory we have to look forward, but when you’re looking backward, you have the record.” The bill does allow for Native American studies – required by federal law – to be offered. It also allows schools to teach the history of the Holocaust. Rep. Lowery and Sens. Johnson and Stubblefield have also filed HB 1231, which would prohibit the use of public school funds to teach the 1619 Project. The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by the New York Times that centers on slavery and its consequences for Black Americans during the colonial period of U.S. history. Editor’s note: Marine Glisovic is the senior political reporter for KATV.
Someone paid Sarah Palin on Cameo to make a bunch of scripted comments about this Force The Vote issue. Sam had just gone on BJG's podcast and didn't agree with this dumb issue she's hung up on. Some guy paid Palin to try and make this dumb discourse as stupid as possible so that some people will move on.
Ive listened to a few of their episodes including the one w Sam. I’ve never had a high opinion of Virgil. He’s such an idiot meme lord and it showed how he couldn’t keep up w either Briana or Sam in their debate. I use to have a high opinion of Briana but man it’s falling. Her idea on how to force the vote could have been executed was so illogical. Also in past episodes w Chomsky she made a fool of herself and she had Yang on to discuss UBI without mentioning his plan was to use it to replace entitlements. But by far her biggest transgression is she thinks Star Trek >>> Star Wars.
i enjoyed the episode where they had thomas frank on to discuss populism but that is the only episode i have ever listened to and likely will be the only one i ever do listen to
Virgil has been on TMR a bunch and I've always enjoyed him on there. I've not bothered listening to Bad Faith and am tired of the leftist infighting still going on.
I'd only seen some of her tweets before that but she seemed like someone who spends 24 hours a day in her online bubble where she's never been told no. Now these idiots are going after Nina Turner which is just beyond cringeworthy. It's all about those sweet patreon dollars.
Yeah I haven't seen anyone of note going after Nina. Hopefully her primary will help energize a lot of this dissipated energy.
Ignoring the hilarity of that graphic - this is the same thing they did after the Obama win. Realized they needed to appeal to more than just whites. They elevated idiots like Rubio and Jindal. Then they said fuck it and went full tea party.
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA, eat shit. The market is nothing but people manipulating it and I can't say that I'm mad that some dudes on reddit completely have laid this bare.
Texas school district sides with those who deem highlighting Kamala Harris' historic win unpalatable Spoiler Apparently, Texas officials decided that complaints about staff members wearing “chucks” and pearls to recognize the first Black and South Asian vice president were best remedied with an apology, according to CBS DFW. The Grand Prairie Independent School District, which is about 15 miles southwest of Dallas, included in an internal newsletter a photo of teachers in pearls and the Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers that have become part of Vice President Kamala Harris' signature style on the campaign trail. The photo inspired complaints from staff members who felt that wearing the accessories violated a district policy regarding political neutrality, CBS DFW reported. “Yesterday, a photo ran in the Daily Message that was intended to celebrate a historic accomplishment,” the district said in its apology. “While we did not mean for the photo to be a political statement, in a larger sense it was and that goes against the direction given to all staff to remain apolitical. We apologize for our error in judgment.” The district definitely made an error in judgment, but it wasn’t in celebrating history in the making, it was in choosing to appease the egos of a few instead of taking an opportunity to educate the entire staff about an election that is not only a part of Black and Asian history in the making but American history. Harris is also the first female vice president in this country’s history. Linda Ellis, who took on the position as superintendent of the district last May, chose to instead focus on giving the appearance of political neutrality. “As part of what we do on a routine basis, a message was shared with staff earlier this year that while teaching it is critical that we remain politically neutral,” she said Thursday in a letter CBS DFW obtained. “I think we can all agree on that. Where the conflict arose is when we put a picture in the daily message that some staff construed as political.” She explained that the picture was "intended to celebrate a history making day” and the administrator even attempted a bizarre kind of apology for her apology. “The apology the following day was not intended to take away from history or from the picture, but rather to apologize for the impression of some that staff at central office chose to include the picture and did not adhere to political neutrality,” she said in a statement CBS DFW obtained. Social media users clearly weren’t happy about the district’s position. A “violation of political neutrality? SERIOUSLY?” Twitter user Lee Ferguson asked in a tweet Sunday. “These women are celebrating the elevation of a woman who looks like them and many of their students by wearing shoes and jewelry and y’all are gonna silence them by removing their photo?” Ferguson added. Faneeza Mohamed, an educator and author, tweeted Sunday: "People are really in their feelings about #Chucksandpearls2021. They can't seem to celebrate that a #woman holds the second-highest office in the nation. Is it because she is a #Democrat or a #womanofcolor? #KamalaHarris"
liked brie i guess but man she’s gone off the deep end fast on the Sam Seder episode she asked him what side of the FTV issue Michael Brooks would be on. then proceeded to remark he’d support F-ing the V despite Seder saying the question made him uncomfortable
Now that we know Republicans won't convict, turn it into a trial of the Republican Party The Weasel meets his Fuhrer Spoiler Quavering under explicit threats from Donald Trump that he will start a Neo-fascist third-party (grossly renamed, ‘The Patriot Party’), Republicans, led by the blowhard Rand Paul, have signaled there is no way they would ever vote to convict Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection that killed six people on Jan. 6 and sent hordes of stinking Trump supporters to smear feces all over the House and Senate chambers while trying to hunt down Congressmen and Senators. Now that we know this, now that it’s clear, let’s just remember who controls the trial and the admissible evidence in that trial: the Democratic Senate. Just like McConnell constrained the first trial admitting no witnesses or evidence, Democrats are free to admit whatever it takes to paint a clear picture of the environment Trump was operating in, that motivated and aided his incitement of the mob. Max Boot, writing this week for the Washington Post, makes an excellent point: When the impeachment proceedings begin in the Senate, it will not be just Donald Trump in the dock. The entire Republican Party will be on trial. And there is every reason to believe that the GOP will fail this test — as it failed every other during the past four years. As Boot emphasizes, Trump’s guilt here is crystal clear and becoming even clearer than that with each passing day. Boot notes the Center for Responsive Politics report revealing that Trump’s corrupt campaign funneled 2.7 million dollars to groups that organized and participated in the violent insurrection of Jan. 6. Many of the participants in the event itself have directly characterized their actions as responsive to Trump’s siren call. There’s no doubt that Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection. As an added bonus, it’s clear that he had exhausted all other means to overturn the election, by way of trying to force the Attorney General’s office to involve the Justice department in the coup attempt. Many witnesses may now be called to attest to Trump’s desperation, further providing evidence for his motives in inciting the Jan. 6 attacks. As Boot observes, we caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of our eyes, of Republicans possibly, maybe, kind of considering doing the right thing and convicting this criminal president of the worst offense any president could possibly commit against this nation—willful insurrection. But no, it was not to be. Because they’ve all suddenly become Constitutional scholars! To avoid having to defend Trump’s indefensible conduct, many Republicans are taking refuge in the argument that it’s unconstitutional to impeach a president who has already left office. This is simply untrue, as more than 150 legal scholars — including a co-founder of the Federalist Society! — point out. “In 1876,” they note, “Secretary of War William Belknap tried to avoid impeachment and its consequences by resigning minutes before the House voted on his impeachment. The House impeached him anyway, and the Senate concluded that it had the power to try, convict, and disqualify former officers.” Never mind that this vast concern for the Constitution wasn’t on display during Trump’s first impeachment trial, or throughout his entire months-long effort to delegitimize a national election and disenfranchise 80 million Americans. Nothing unconstitutional to see there, I guess. But there actually was something to see, after all. It was the sight of House and Senate Republicans doing absolutely nothing to stop that effort, and in fact aiding and abetting it through their votes to negate the verdict of the American people—not the verdict on their own elections, mind you, but only with respect to Donald Trump. In fact, there was a whole lot to see. And there’s a whole lot of complicity to explore. We saw Josh Hawley raise his fist in support of the insurrectionists, practically egging them on to commit sedition as long as he could ride the coattails. We saw Ted Cruz lending his own voice to the treachery, along with 140 members of the House of Representatives. These people had not only supported this lie, they campaigned on it for their own elections. And the rot runs right down into the state legislators who wanted to get in on the action. Their local party organizations are supporting Trump’s insurrection efforts in state after state, from Arizona to Texas: The GOP appears more eager for retribution against Republicans who upheld their oaths of office than against a president who violated it. All 10 of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump are now facing a backlash at home, with local party organizations scolding them for disloyalty and primary challengers lining up against them. Pro-Trump House members are also demanding Cheney’s ouster as chair of the House Republican conference. So the cancer cuts down to the bone. It isn’t just Trump, but a culture of Republican-abetted sedition that needs to be presented to the American people on Feb. 9. Call some witnesses in from those state legislatures who met with Trump as he hemmed, hawed and threatened them. Call Hawley as a witness and obtain all his contacts and communications with the Administration before the insurrection. Same with Cruz. There’s no privilege attached, not when you’re trying to commit a crime, boys. Americans really need to see the big picture. Let’s give it to them. And let Hawley and Cruz--and Trump--squeal their seditious little asses off.