Mark Schwartz is a civil rights attorney and a friend of this blog. He was the attorney for two women teachers at Friends Central School, who were fired in 2017 after inviting a Palestinian-Quaker pacifist professor from Swarthmore College to speak at the school — a case reported on in depth here. Now Schwartz has … Continue reading Guest Post: A Call for “Felony Murder” Charges for Capitol Invasion Deaths
A draft article of impeachment to remove Trump for inciting insurrection is being circulated among members of Congress. It is relatively brief, and may change before it reaches the House floor. But the full draft text can be read here. Click to access articles-of-impeachment-incitement-of-insurrection.pdf
[NOTE: January 6, 2023: It was moving to hear the president speaking and awarding medals to citizens for their heroic responses to the crisis of the January 6 insurrection. This was a welcome interruption of the chaos and craziness that has filled the House chamber most of this week. That spectacle brought back to mind … Continue reading Recalling The Five Who Died in the Capitol Invasion
A long, long time ago — Wednesday morning — I thought January 6 would be a historic day of celebration. After all, when I finally fell into bed, well after Tuesday midnight, Democrats were on the cusp of flipping the U. S. Senate, and that was Big with a capital B. And sure enough, I … Continue reading The Coup is underway — Jan. 6, 2020
These cans are set out on the table where I’ll eat my New Year’s breakfast. That’s so I won’t forget: opening them is for later in the day. I’ve become seriously superstitious about the tradition of eating this concoction on this day, because many in these parts consider it a harbinger of good luck and … Continue reading Hopping’ John & Good Luck: I’m Having some–How About You??