Jury to Trump: “You’re A Star?? That’ll Be $5 Million!”
Schadenfreude Alert! Jury: Three hours (including lunch): The Latest Message: Will It Stick? Well, he still reigns in Mar a Lago . . .
Changing a System: A Police Chief Confronts a Neo-Nazi Cop
[NOTE: In the post featuring “TUD” (The Unforgettable Diagram) about racism and its roots, the “stick person” of individual attitudes and actions was surrounded (embedded?) by many systems, which showed the impact of racism, and in may ways preserved and reproduced it; and both were enclosed (imprisoned?) in the larger encompassing culture.
Gwynne Dyer on Mass Shootings
Here’s how to sound wise when writing a story about mass killings and gun control. Last week saw two such massacres in Serbia (eight deaths and nine deaths respectively) and only one in the United States (eight killed in a mall in Allen, Texas). By Gwynne Dyer, in Opinion · May 8, 2023 There … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Mass Shootings
“Fear Speech” vs “Hate Speech”: An Important Distinction
From, The New York Times: [NOTE: I learned something valuable from this piece: “fear speech” is distinct from (but closely related to) “hate speech,” and its emergence in research further complicates such tangled issues as how to preserve free speech in the toxic media culture we seem stuck in. I didn’t find simple or easy … Continue reading “Fear Speech” vs “Hate Speech”: An Important Distinction
A Tough Two Days in Texas
AP News: Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman BY JAKE BLEIBERG AND REBECCA BOONE May 7, 2023 ALLEN, Texas (AP) — The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33–year–old man who had been staying at a nearby motel. Three law … Continue reading A Tough Two Days in Texas