Tag: politics
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doom scrolling
Here are some collected recent posts, following the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is not my America… Renee’s former high school teacher in Colorado Springs
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American Coop
The January 6th Insurrection was a shameful day. I remember feeling un-ironically patriotic as a teenager, even with Reagan in the white house! Five years ago was a horrible precedent for the US and I grieve for my children who have a cult leader for a president. Leave it to a man who staged a…
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a carousel of cruelty
As a latchkey kid of the 80s, I grew up in a very different America, not merely because of the parenting styles. I remember well the Gipper, and his shining city on a hill vision of America. I remember his thrilling speeches, so well crafted and optimistic. Say what you will of his politics (and…
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executive dignity
It has to be said, that in a fit of adolescent petulance, the president chose this as his response to a massive protest against his leadership: Trump, the successor to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, posted an AI-created video of himself as a fighter pilot, wearing a crown, flying over an American city, and dumping shit onto…
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{insert verb} nazis
Republican leaders are having a fascist moment right now. It’s ok to have an American flag prominently displayed in your congressional office, altered to include a Nazi swastika (Ohio representative Dave Taylor). It’s apparently ok to have a blatantly misogynist, rape fantasy, racist, xenophobic group chat. There’s been a lot of opinion lately a out…
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thrift store confidant
I walked down the shoe aisle swiftly, in search of a decent pair running shoes, avoiding the throng of fellow discount shoppers. Saturdays are bustling at the thrift store – half off! Midway from the loafers to the boots I pass a familiar voice. But it wasn’t someone talking in the store; it was a…
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to capture a nation
To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military. Tom Nichols, The Atlantic
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teaching tools and vandalism
The school district that my kids are in has been taken over by christian nationalists. I’m sorry, there’s just no sugar coating it. They recently passed a “Flag Policy” which bans the display of rainbow flags in classrooms. Never mind what the class actually wants. Ostensibly, the policy claims to strive for neutrality of viewpoints.…
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Reckoning or Redoubling?
I have more to write on this topic, but for now I want to link to an incredible piece by James Greenberg Once politics takes on the rhythm of liturgy, it no longer depends on persuasion. It depends on repetition. James Greenberg If you’ve found yourself asking: Is there no bottom? … or pleading with…
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Killing in the name of
Several years ago, during the anti-abortion groundswell by radical Christian activists, I got into an argument with a relative. A prominent abortion care doctor had been murdered. My relative had the rather monotone position that “at least there’s one less abortion doctor left.” I remember being floored by that. It was clear in the sentiment…