https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/24/republicanmeltdown-trump-convention-400039
Interesting article (but not a particularly essential read, tbh).
«Overlooked is the real possibility that Trump could win. That Biden has not built a runaway lead despite enormous advantages—chief among them, the president’s poor playing of a terrible election-year hand—speaks to the effectiveness of Trump’s slash-and-burn mentality.»
http://www.fathommag.com/stories/finally-healing-the-wounds-of-jim-crow
I kind of skimmed this, but I like these bits:
«When we follow up a story with statements like “I wasn’t there so what do I have to apologize for?” we are forgetting the precedent of repentance in the history of God’s people. In the Bible, God reminds his people of their collective past failures and provides opportunities to repent for the sins of previous generations (Nehemiah 9). In the Christian tradition, it’s always been understood that God uses past corporate failures to reveal his sovereignty and grace despite human imperfection. Why wouldn’t we want to remind people of this?
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This is an invitation for America to start over. We need to formally, on record, state by state, address Jim Crow like Germany faced the Holocaust, Northern Ireland faced The Troubles, and South Africa faced Apartheid. We need courageous leaders who are willing to go back and open the Jim Crow vault so that as a society America can actually begin the long journey toward telling the truth, enlisting our society in peace and reconciliation, and healing as our nation becomes more diverse over time. We need leaders who are willing to challenge their own constituencies to find the truth and forgive.»
Also, we need reparations.
https://www.defendingdemocracytogether.org/national-security/
Armitage, Hagel, Crocker, ….
It is possible to DOOOO Something. And now is the time for all good xen to come to the aid of their country. As my dad, a WWII vet, used to type when testing a typewriter. Except he used an “m”, because… you know… Greatest Generation.
https://twitter.com/ElyKreimendahl/status/1295186256033349632?s=20
Words to ponder.
Ely Kreimendollface (@ElyKreimendahl) Tweeted: my body is NOT a temple it’s a STORAGE UNIT for my REGRETS
https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/1294982767348977666?s=20
This. This right here.
Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) Tweeted: @pewresearch 7/9 America’s employers should consider leading on this one: treat Election Day like a national holiday. Give your employees the day off, or if you’re too small to be able to do that, give half of them the morning off & half the afternoon. #velshi
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1294864736773795842?s=20
Perspective.
Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) Tweeted: Over 1000 Americans are dying per day from COVID. In World War 2, about 220 Americans died per day.
https://twitter.com/ctrlshifti/status/1294217307766439942?s=20
Oh, MAN, here’s a take.
Kat Maddox (@ctrlshifti) Tweeted: agile is astrology for tech people
Kat Maddox (@ctrlshifti) Tweeted:
“We’re in a 4-week sprint and this story has 13 points”
“Mercury is in retrograde and all air signs will have relationship troubles”
Find the difference. I dare you
