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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
A century and a half later, the Confederate States of America wins another battle in the Civil War.
None Dare Call It Terrorism 0
White Privilege
Jesus.
Were it a private dwelling, the deed would have been a “home invasion.”
Work with me here. Just for a moment, imagine that they were Not White.
Think about it.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
You’ve heard of Mosby’s Rangers?
Meet Trump’s terrorists.
“The callers were threatening to come over and burn down the building and to shoot up the building,” John Swaine, the museum’s CEO, told the News and Observer. “They’ve lessened in frequency this week, but they’re still coming in.”
(snip)
Swaine said that he denied the Trump campaign’s request for a tour on Sept. 20 because the campaign asked for the museum to be closed for five hours and for Trump to be videotaped walking through the exhibits.
Hostess Screwballs 0
Over at Balloon Juice, Adam Silverman is following the trial of the Bundy Bund, mostly from articles at the Portland Oregonian website.
He’s given them the delicious aptonym, Snack Team Six.
Afterthought:
One suspects that the Bundy Bund will be taken aback to learn that the U. S. Constitution does not say what they have dreamed it says in their fever dreams.
No government’s founding documents (or, in the days before “documents,” traditions) would reserve to citizens a rights of insurrection. The concept is so illogical as to be inconceivable to a well-ordered mind.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I recently had occasion to take issue with someone who, in the context of another discussion, characterized the American Civil War as a “mass uprising” against government misconduct.
As my two or three regulars readers might guess, I begged to differ. Well, maybe “begged” isn’t exactly the right word. I’m rather proud of what I said, so I’d like to share it here, with some slight editing. It’s below the fold, if you are interested (in fact, it’s below the fold even if you are not interested).
Their Day in Court 0
The Bundy Bund goes to trial.