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On the Beach 0
My local rag looks back to a time in the recent past, when black folks weren’t allowed on a beach. Here’s a bit; follow the for the rest, and, all the while, remember that there are those amongst us who would happily return to recreate those times.
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A year later, most of Bright’s beach buildings were consumed in a mysterious fire. The Guide reported that it was likely set by disgruntled whites. The story also said the arsonists were probably among those who appeared at a zoning meeting and shut down African Americans’ requests to rebuild.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Paradise regained, the NRA way.
Thus passeth another day in the NRA’s Garden of Earthly Delights.
Trial Runs 0
Listen. This is where we are today.
Princes of the Monarchs 0
Monarch butterfly caterpillars on a milkweed plant.
QOTD 0
Trumpling a Promise (Updated) 1
Borderline Disorder, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Psychologists Rosalind Barnett and Caryl Rivers consider the likely psychological effects of the party of mean for the sake of mean’s sadistic policy of ripping children from their parents. They discuss three in particular:
- The first whammy: Learned helplessness.
- The second whammy: Lack of attachment.
- The Third Whammy: Mistrust over Trust.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
“These Are People Who Thought That Scrooge Was Right” 0
Thom and his guest discuss the right-wing’s vision of a new Gilded Age.
All the News that Fits, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
If you don’t talk about it, it never happened.