W. Niederhut Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) This year's Pultizer Prizes for History and Biography. These both look interesting. History "Awarded to Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power, by Jefferson Cowie (Basic Books), a resonant account of an Alabama county in the 19th and 20th centuries shaped by settler colonialism and slavery, a portrait that illustrates the evolution of white supremacy by drawing powerful connections between anti-government and racist ideologies." Biography "Awarded to G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, by Beverly Gage (Viking), a deeply researched and nuanced look at one of the most polarizing figures in U.S. history that depicts the longtime FBI director in all his complexity, with monumental achievements and crippling flaws." Edited May 8, 2023 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 I don't think it will ever pass the house, much less the senate and the governor would never sign it. It wouldn't have affected the Allen shooter last Saturday. But a tiny bit of encouragement here. ‘Raise the age’ gun bill passes Texas committee after months of advocacy by Uvalde families (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 A mental health condition? Ya think? Gunman in Texas shooting was discharged from Army after 3 months (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ron Bulman said: A mental health condition? Ya think? Gunman in Texas shooting was discharged from Army after 3 months (msn.com) Ron, Here's what I find puzzling. Greg Abbott, and other opponents of gun control, have tended to blame our epidemic of mass shootings on mental illness. But, if that is the case, why don't these guys support red flag laws and stronger background checks, to regulate access to guns by the mentally ill? Their position makes no sense. The cases where mentally ill shooters fall through the cracks are legion. Time and time again, we see a pattern where angry, mentally ill young men are able to acquire guns and commit mass shootings without effective interventions. One of the worst recent examples was the guy in Colorado Springs who shot people at the LGBT nightclub. The guy was being treated for a mental illness, and had threatened to murder people, including his own grandparents. He had even been arrested for making bomb threats, but the El Paso County police did not confiscate his guns! And his mother bought him some body armor for Christmas, while hiring a lawyer to expunge his arrest record! LIke the mother of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, this guy's mother (in Colorado Springs) often went to the shooting range with her son. The red flags were everywhere in that case, but no one intervened. In fact, the Republican El Paso County Sherriff expressed opposition to red flag laws! Edited May 9, 2023 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 This is just ridiculously outrageous. Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes says his creation of group entitles him to ‘time served’ for seditious conspiracy conviction for Jan. 6 (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Douglas Caddy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Disney updates lawsuit after Ron DeSantis presser: Florida governor, ‘without hesitation or prompt,’ just admitted to retaliation (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Schumer warns of Congress intervention if federal judge in Texas doesn’t reform case assignments | Southeast Texas Record (setexasrecord.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 AI tool can predict pancreatic cancer up to three years in advance | Tech News | Metro News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Trump found liable for sexual abuse, defamation in E. Jean Carroll case (nypost.com) Edited May 9, 2023 by Douglas Caddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh tweeted: “So the guy who incited an insurrection, was indicted for financial crimes, has now also been found to be a sexual abuser. And soon he’ll be indicted for criminally interfering with election results, and then indicted for… “And he’ll be the 2024 GOP nominee. Good job Republicans.” To which, I would add: He lost the 2020 election. Trump filed something like 63 lawsuits trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 election and lost every one of them. He endorsed a bunch of candidates in the 2022 midterms and they all lost. Now he's lost a sexual abuse trial. The man is a loser. When are Republicans going to wake up to the fact that backing Trump is a losing proposition? Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve Thomas Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Why the E. Jean Carroll Verdict Will Matter to Voters By by Ryan Goodman and Norman L. Eisen May 9, 2023https://www.justsecurity.org/86507/why-the-e-jean-carroll-verdict-public-opinion-peer-reviewed-research/ "With #MeToo translated into the political arena, many Americans have shown they are not willing to support a candidate for elected office who has committed sexual assault – with the understanding that such a severe abuse of power is simply disqualifying for holding a position of public trust. Time will tell if the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault verdict has the effect that a large majority of Americans said they wanted in 2017, namely, to deny the presidency to Trump if the allegation that he had engaged in such abominable conduct was proven. It now has been." Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, Steve Thomas said: Why the E. Jean Carroll Verdict Will Matter to Voters By by Ryan Goodman and Norman L. Eisen May 9, 2023https://www.justsecurity.org/86507/why-the-e-jean-carroll-verdict-public-opinion-peer-reviewed-research/ "With #MeToo translated into the political arena, many Americans have shown they are not willing to support a candidate for elected office who has committed sexual assault – with the understanding that such a severe abuse of power is simply disqualifying for holding a position of public trust. Time will tell if the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault verdict has the effect that a large majority of Americans said they wanted in 2017, namely, to deny the presidency to Trump if the allegation that he had engaged in such abominable conduct was proven. It now has been." Steve Thomas Steve, This may be wishful thinking by Goodman and Eisen. I thought Trump's political career was finished after the Access Hollywood tape was released in 2016, but it didn't seem to dissuade his MAGA fans from voting for him. Honestly, I don't think Trump's fans really care that he is a sexual predator. The only thing Trump did that finally alienated my Republican in-laws was to hold super spreader MAGA rallies in Tulsa and Phoenix during the height of the COVID pandemic in the summer of 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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