I’d like to hazard a prediction here: The one-party Democratic states–California, NY, Illinois, etc. are going to suddenly rediscover the concept of federalism and these decisions are going to provoke a new nullification crisis. I think the US is heading to some sort of soft Balkanization. Does VA go with the liberal northeast, or with the deep-south bible belt? Some sort of mid-Atlantic borderland? Aren’t we lucky to be living in “interesting times?”
Author: rssllchndlr
What We Know About the Police Response to the Uvalde Shooting
https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/what-did-police-actually-do-in-the-uvalde-shooting.html
As the locals keep getting caught in lie after lie about their version of events, “what we know” is what we should have known for years–that cops do not exist to “protect and serve,” but to harass and terrorize us in order to maintain power and control.
Also, we may have to concede to Don’s claims about carrying. If the cops presume you to be unarmed, they are more than happy to beat and murder you; however, if they *know* you are armed, they will not intervene to stop you from doing anything–up to and including the massacre of school children. Cowards.
Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth
Foreign Exchanges: Ukraine Update
Written by Derek Davison, whose blog is quite good
Everything I had been reading over the past few weeks said the chances of this actually happening were pretty low. US intelligence and the ruling elite’s constant evoking of the Russian specter made me very hesitant to believe them this time. –rc
Continue reading “Foreign Exchanges: Ukraine Update”Reviewing the fallout from an influential but fatally flawed work of popular history about “white slaves”
Here’s what some historians thought about “White Cargo” when it was published.
Informal poll: Are we buying the “Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent” hysteria?
Apologies for the leading question. That’s what makes it an “informal” poll.
America’s Disastrous 60-Year War
This is why we can’t have nice things.
NRA SILENT AS AMIR LOCKE SLAIN BY POLICE FOR HAVING A GUN HE LEGALLY OWNED
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/07/amir-locke-nra-gun-rights/
Speaking of “crickets.”
Educators call NH’s ‘teacher loyalty’ bill insulting and vague
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Teacher-Loyalty-bill-introduced-44670978
Meanwhile, in the “Live Free or Die” state…
The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything
I know how much some of you hate psychology. Sorry.