F'dup Chapters in American History(The Trump Years) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 29

[MagnarTheGreat]

Vox - Officers fire tear gas on peaceful protesters to clear the way for Trump’s photo op

 

[Tempus Fugit]

And now for a rare moment of good news.

I'll admit I got goosebumps watching this. It's good to see that not everyone is on board with the President's insanity.



Hope it's enough.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

Mark Zuckerberg criticised by civil rights leaders over Donald Trump Facebook post | Mark Zuckerberg | The Guardian

 

[Babillygunn]

And now for a rare moment of good news.

I'll admit I got goosebumps watching this. It's good to see that not everyone is on board with the President's insanity.



Hope it's enough.

so awesome. It’s good to see some positive leadership exhibited. Here’s another, from a local level:

Black protesters protect stranded LMPD officer from violence

love seeing the news anchor get choked up at the end.

 

[Silvermoon]

 

[FTCBIRDMAN]

And now for a rare moment of good news.

I'll admit I got goosebumps watching this. It's good to see that not everyone is on board with the President's insanity.



Hope it's enough.

Powerful image. Wish we had that kind of leadership coming out of the White House

 

[DarthSkywalker]

And now for a rare moment of good news.

I'll admit I got goosebumps watching this. It's good to see that not everyone is on board with the President's insanity.



Hope it's enough.

I just hope this wasn't followed by them gassing and shooting the same people like an hour later. Because that has been in fact happening.

 

[DKDetective]

Anyone feel like there are a lot of eerie parallels to 1932 right now? What happened yesterday keeps making me think of Hoover stupidly sending in MacArthur and the Army to disperse the Bonus Army protestors with tear gas and troops. What the US really needs right now is another FDR and unfortunately that is not Biden. But maybe he will surprise us...

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Anyone feel like there are a lot of eerie parallels to 1932 right now? What happened yesterday keeps making me think of Hoover stupidly sending in MacArthur and the Army to disperse the Bonus Army protestors with tear gas and troops. What the US really needs right now is another FDR and unfortunately that is not Biden. But maybe he will surprise us...

Hopefully he rises to meet the times and that the Congress and Courts allow him to.

 

[Man in the Suit]

 

[Silvermoon]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The Not-So-Secret Police.

 

[Closerframe]

He’s being generous!

He forgot to mention that he also ignored a pandemic that is still disproportionately hurting black communities both physically and financially, as well as calling protesters and representatives thugs, SOBs, and telling them to return to the countries from which they came.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Spoiler

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Dr Lee]

he's needed to resign since the minute he was appointed

 

[Sithborg]

Covid is a nice excuse, but I am willing to be no one wants the convention now, since it is going to be a powder keg.

 

[The Guard]

In my view...Win... lose... it's an unending struggle. Fascism, racism, bigotry and entitlement will rise up again, and it will be hit back again, and sometimes it'll be on top; sometimes it'll be on the bottom. Sometimes, we'll want stronger cops, sometimes we'll want more freedoms. There is an ebb and flow to this, I think.

I believe this will definitely move the needle. This moment is historically significant. But will it settle the issue of bad policing or inequality in this country? No it will not. That's asking too much unfortunately. This is a war that must be fought, but can never be won.

This is where I land. We haven't seen the end of bigotry in any other regard, or bullying, or immoral behavior, in any other industry. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't strive for that, or that we shouldn't do better, or that police especially shouldn't be held to a higher standard. But as long as organizations are made up of human beings, we will have these kinds of issues.

So let's just get Robocop, already.

 

[Sithborg]

[screams internally]

 

[Tempus Fugit]

[screams internally]

This grotesque lack of self awareness (on Pompeo's part) would be awe inspiring if it wasn't so monstrous.

 

[InCali]

In my view...Win... lose... it's an unending struggle. Fascism, racism, bigotry and entitlement will rise up again, and it will be hit back again, and sometimes it'll be on top; sometimes it'll be on the bottom. Sometimes, we'll want stronger cops, sometimes we'll want more freedoms. There is an ebb and flow to this, I think.

I believe this will definitely move the needle. This moment is historically significant. But will it settle the issue of bad policing or inequality in this country? No it will not. That's asking too much unfortunately. This is a war that must be fought, but can never be won.

When I was an officer in the Communications Workers, I spent a lot of time with, and listening to, a man who was the founding president (I was a founding member) of the independent union that broke off from AFSCME and later affiliated with CWA.

Just to give you some background, he attempted to join the Lincoln Brigade, but was turned away because he was obviously too young. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII and was a machinist by trade. He spent his entire life fighting for justice and was like a father to me. If you've ever seen "The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships", he was part of that documentary. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend watching it.

Ah....but I digress.....his motto was "Eternal vigilance is the price of democracy". It didn't originate with him, but summed up his philosophy of life. Whenever I needed something, he always came through for me and wasn't shy about telling me what I needed to do and I never said "no". He once came over to my house and said "Guess what, you're running for president of the local". I did and served for several years. At his insistence, I was still in that office when he passed away on May 1st several years ago.

At his memorial, I was given a 1.75 liter bottle of Jameson (he liked Irish coffees with 2 "very large" fingers of Jameson) and every May Day I have a shot. I still tear up when I think about him.

 

[Marvolo]

It gets better.



I'm pretty certain Teddy was a Kodiak bear in some previous life.

 

[InCali]

Gee....I feel braver just looking at that picture.

 

[Schlosser85]

Teddy Roosevelt was hardcore.

 

[Lily Adler]

Teddy Roosevelt was hardcore.

Man was kinda bonkers. He was itching for a war and was excited to get one.