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Archive for July, 2020
July 26th, 2020 - 2:47 pm § in Racism
About that Austin protest shooting
There was another night of raucous and sometimes-violent protests on Saturday, July 25, 2020; and in Austin, Texas, a motorist shot an armed protester to death. NBC News reports, “A protester who apparently was armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital[...]
Sizing up Trump’s presidency
Trump’s supporters are people with grievances who want a disruptor, and that’s what we got when they elected him. His presidency is all about upending the way things were done. That’s not a good thing, because there were good reasons for doing things that way, before he started bre[...]
When ‘gun rights’ lead to private armies
Armed racists faced off against armed black militants in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Shots were fired and three people were wounded. Read story here. Well, the Second Amendment does contemplate “well regulated militias,” although I’m not sure how well-regulate[...]
July 23rd, 2020 - 4:05 pm § in America
Was Lincoln right to preserve the Union by force?
Of course, this is a rhetorical question. Lincoln was America’s most consequential president; world history would be very different if the United States had broken in two in the mid-19th century. The result would have been an industrialized North with a strong central government, and an agricu[...]
July 23rd, 2020 - 12:43 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump’s DHS secretary accuses Portland mayor of “legitimizing” violence
“Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear-gassed by federal agents,” Wednesday night, July 22, 2020, “as he spoke to a group of protesters next to a federal courthouse,” CBS News reported. Wheeler is a Democrat. The following morning, appearing on “CBS This Morning,” C[...]
July 21st, 2020 - 1:57 pm § in Misc.
Malheur occupier wounded after police chase
Sean L. Anderson, 52, of Riggins, Idaho, a Malheur occupier, “allegedly led deputies from three agencies on a pursuit … and was hospitalized following the shootout,” according to the Lewiston Tribune. The incident occurred Saturday, July 18, 2020, when a deputy “attempted a[...]
July 20th, 2020 - 4:57 pm § in Misc.
Felony charges but no jail for couple who pointed guns at protesters
A St. Louis prosecutor charged a married couple with unlawful use of weapons, a class E felony, for brandishing guns at BLM protesters walking through their gated community, saying they risked turning the peaceful protest into “a violent situation,” but will recommend community service i[...]