Excellent George Parry interview on the death of George Floyd
Fairly succinct and very clear:
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On that “Antiracism” authority, Ibram X. Kendi, who had this to say in response to Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to SCOTUS
Kendi is molding young minds at Boston University as the recently-appointed head of the Center for Anti-Racist Research. He’s a popular author who’s ridden the anti-racism wave as it has been building over the last few years. Now he weighs … Continue reading →
The “antiracism” big picture: the new meanings of “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “equity”
Get up to speed on the new meaning of such terms that sound good but have been redefined to mean something quite different: We’re being lied to, and it’s been costing us a fortune, both economically and socially. For most … Continue reading →
Trump unveils…
…his Platinum Plan to help Black Americans. Among other things, it designates the KKK and Antifa as terrorist organizations, but the major focus is on economics: The president is expected to tout the plan as “a bold vision that we … Continue reading →
Two police officers shot in Louisville
Today the grand jury handed down a ruling in the Breonna Taylor case that the mob didn’t like. What has followed are the sort of riots we’ve grown used to, and tonight that included the shooting of two police officers. … Continue reading →
Stolen Blackness
The pretense of blackness seems to be a form of “stolen valor” for white women, who get to feel heroic while claiming victim status. There have been several cases outed and/or confessing recently, the latest being here. It’s really not … Continue reading →
Since the BLM autonomous zone was such a raging success in Seattle, BLM has decided to set one up in Minneapolis
Are they trying to get Minnesota to flip to Trump? Because with news like this, one wonders: A George Floyd autonomous zone in Minneapolis is blocked off by barricades & checkpoints. A business owner within zone was violently beaten unconcious … Continue reading →
Remember the “protestors” who harrassed patrons sitting outdoors at a restaurant?
They’ve been charged with an assortment of crimes such as theft, conspiracy and simple trespass, harassment, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. I have no idea whether they’ll be convicted, and even if convicted whether they’ll get anything more than a … Continue reading →
Roger L. Simon: who shot the sheriff?
People are not responsible for all the consequences of their actions, especially those that are difficult to foresee or that are very distantly removed in time or place. But sometimes (as I wrote Monday) they are at least somewhat responsible: … Continue reading →
BLM and cops: Words aren’t violence, but they can lead to violence
The narrative that “cops hunt down black people to kill them” leads to actual killings. Killings of cops. Killings by rioters rioting against cops. Killings by black people killing other black people in neighborhoods from which the police have withdrawn. … Continue reading →
What happened to Newark?
When I was a child, I had elderly relatives who lived in Newark, New Jersey. We’d visit them now and then. They lived in an old apartment building that had a European quality (as did their furnishings), with very high … Continue reading →
This week’s hit job is the Bob Woodward book
Bob Woodward’s been riding on Watergate for nearly fifty years. He’s the author of the latest effort to make the public turn on Trump – that portion of the public that hasn’t already done so, that is. I would imagine … Continue reading →