Covid Journal, May 30, 2020 (American Civil War, 2.0)
How can we help as the US descends into a very frightening state of disarray, with civil war on the doorstep?
How can we help as the US descends into a very frightening state of disarray, with civil war on the doorstep?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/may/30/george-floyd-protests-minnesota-governor-riots-looting-police?page=with:block-5ed257bf8f08f5e37301165a#block-5ed257bf8f08f5e37301165a https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/may/29/george-floyd-killing-protests-minneapolis-minnesota-us-twitter-donald-trump-latest-news-live This is not just a couple of days rioting. It’s one aspect, just one of many, of a U.S. that is collapsing. And it’s not just a matter…
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Whenever I see a lawn with dandelions, I think, “This is the home of civilized people. This is the home of people who care about the environment and their community.…
Trump fanning the flames! VICE.COM Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a…
Dear Bob and Doug, Please take off, eh! Yours,@CAFinUS pic.twitter.com/gu48YsfBYj — Canadian Forces in ?? (@CAFinUS) May 30, 2020 Not sure if anyone in the States will appreciate this but…
I first took note of Glen Murray when he was mayor of Winnipeg. I was active in my community in inner city Calgary and Murray seemed to share my sense…
Justice pour George Floyd (Minneapolis), Regis Korchinski-Paquet (Toronto), Tony McDade (Tallahassee), Breonna Taylor (Louisville) et TOUTES les victimes de l’impunité policière Manifestation de solidarité de Montréal Dimanche 31 mai, 17…
Trevor Noah certainly has a way of putting things into perspective. H/t Marie Snyder (2/2) Trevor on George Floyd and the Minneapolis protests: “If you felt unease watching that Target…
I was shocked when Detective Dmaine Freeland, an active duty officer on the NYPD force, publicly condemned the Minneapolis officer who killed George Floyd and the other cops who witnessed…
Hot weather arrived with a vengeance this week, and the tulips faded rapidly. But on the other hand some of the other late spring flowers burst into loveliness. Among them…
I think it needed an editor – it’s about 30 too long. The “sharp end of the Covid stick” was weird writing. A war room is likely going to find…
Fifty years ago, American cities were burning. Today, history is rhyming and Donald Trump is tweeting, “When the looting starts the shooting starts.” Max Boot writes: Consciously or not, Trump…
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney runs a government deeply committed to erasing the obvious connection between government and the services that are essential to the functioning of society. How else is…
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, May 24, 2020. The lists are compiled…
Assorted content to end your week. – Fiona Harvey writes that as we rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no reason to pretend that prosperity requires continued reliance on greenhouse…
COVID-19 and self-isolation can impact our mental health. Photo from Pxsphere. In August of 2013, Christopher Lane was jogging along a residential street in Duncan, Oklahoma. Lane had come from…
Whenever I post something about racial injustice, I feel some unease. By what stretch can I, as a white person who lives a comfortable existence, truly feel the murderous oppression…