Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization Texas Republican Gov_ Greg Abbott has signed a proclamation declaring the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U_S_ a “foreign terrorist organization.”

They don't want a Muslim planned community because it might be based on Islamic law, but they don't mind an entire nation based on their narrow, bigoted interpretation of Christianity. In fact, that's their goal.

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DHS says he's not an employee. This is even scarier. If ICE agents routinely mask, don't identify themselves, and drive unmarked vehicles, then any racist POS could appear to be ICE and destroy lives with impunity.

Or even worse, a jam band that peaked in the 60s.

One could ask the very same thing about Trump.

It's more accurately called "not see theater."

It's not about popularity or about ticket sales. This is purely about power and control of our nation's institutions. He really doesn't care if not a single person ever buys another ticket to a Kennedy Center event.

This reminds me of a limerick:

There once was a fellow named Fred
Who was born with a corkscrew-shaped head.
He found, having hunted,
A girl corkscrew-c*nted,
But alas, with a Fred-reversed thread.

Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that? Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness

theconversation.com/research-sug...

Unfortunately, the type of person who would exploit others sufficiently to become a billionaire is the same type of person who doesn't give a rat's patootie about saving homeless vets or starving children.

Christianity didn't do anything. The wealthy and powerful have always used Christianity to control the masses and provide a façade of morality to their true goals of amassing even more wealth and power by impoverishing the poor and demonizing the immigrant.

Zippity doo dah,
Zippity day.
They don't know that
Br'er Rabbit was gay!

Dirty Work
It fits well with our current times.

This should be the model for the Dems. Not every candidate would be like Mamdani or promote the same policies. What plays in NYC won't be the same as what plays in Des Moines. Dems need to offer what what voters want: candidates who care more about people than they do about policies.

I was raised with the ethic that those of us who were born into privilege have an obligation to use that privilege to raise up those who weren't.

The issue is not and has never been states' rights. It's always been about white supremacy and still is.

Ms. Thunberg should stick to advocating for climate action.

Yes. Early American typesetters were lazy. In the days of manual typesetting, it took extra time to use all those extraneous letters that didn't add anything to the pronunciation of the word.

Try "coloratura"!

I really hope @randyrainbow.bsky.social is working on a new song about the epic bromance break-up. Maybe "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" or some other lost love torch song? Anyone else have any ideas?

Meanwhile, from the NASA website:

www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...

It might be time to cross those Alps into Switzerland.

So much of the attack on DEI involves the Tolerance Paradox. The truth is, we cannot and should not tolerate intolerance. But when those who hate are being attacked for their intolerance, they accuse their attackers of intolerance.

James Comey: Ex-FBI boss investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump Trump says the image was a call to assassinate him - but the former FBI chief says he opposes violence.

"86" comes from a restaurant term for when an item is taken off the menu. It's why it was funny that on "Get Smart," he was named Agent 86. To equate it with killing is a more recent meaning. It could just as easily be a term for impeachment.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

GOP: Trans people are sick and evil.
Dems: Trans people deserve human rights, equality and dignity.
Pundits: Dems shouldn't take extreme positions.
Moderate views are very well and good when it's not your friends and family they're demonizing.

What does it say about our country if only white people can be assimilated easily into it?

Equating anything pro-Palestinian with antisemitism corrupts the meaning of antisemitism and makes all Jews less safe in the world.

The tragic irony is that attacking anything pro-Palestinian as being antisemitic only corrupts the meaning of antisemitism and makes the world less safe for Jews.

This is absolutely hysterical! Thanks for sharing!

Well, Superman was created by two Jewish men who were both the sons of immigrants who fled European antisemitism. What else would you expect?

Yeah, Sizzler's