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BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Two White Men
Low Self-Esteem
No Real Friends

In an effort to make friends and to appear strong, the two men steal classified, powerful documents, then give them to those they want to impress to showcase their "importance & superiority".

Both men endanger their country for simple self-satisfaction; too enamored with themselves to care.
#Trump #MAGA #news #Politics #USA #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #war #news #USA #UK #Germany #Poland

Don Trump / Jack Teixeira

In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory.

It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don't shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren't damaged; they're strengthened, matured, humbled. The U.S. needs to do same with slavery.

Not that complicated.

#history #books #education #politics #democrats

Has CFO Allen Weisselberg Finally Flipped on Trump?

Allen Weisselberg has hired new lawyers. For many laypeople, that might not sound like big news. But to legal observers, it’s a possible bombshell. Throughout his and the Trump Organization’s criminal trial for tax fraud, at least two things held true: Weisselberg repeatedly refused to turn on his former boss, and his former boss, via the Trump Organization, was paying his lawyers’ fees. Now NBC

The Status Kuo
”This magazine can be saved. Indeed, it must be saved. And the journalists who produce it must be assured the financial security they need to keep speaking truth to power in 2024 and beyond.” https://www.thenation.com/article/society/texas-observer-shutting-down/ via @thenation ❤️
#TexasNeedsAnObserver
The Week Ahead

March 19, 2023

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
The Perils of Mike Pence: A Quick Civics Lesson

The news lately out of the D.C. federal district courts and Court of Appeals has been pretty terrible for Trump and his allies. Last week, top Trump acolytes, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump’s lawyer for the Mar-a-Lago top secret/classified documents case, Evan Corcoran, were ordered by outgoing chief district court Judge Beryl Howell to testify before two different federal grand juries.

The Status Kuo
Our understanding is $200K would allow us to keep the doors open for 1-2 months and give us enough runway to make a very compelling argument to the board that the publication has value. We hope it will also allow us to publish our upcoming issue, largely focused on #ReproductiveHealth, if the board allows it. We continue to seek larger donors, grants & benefactors that will help us sustain the publication long term.

I said I'd logged off for the night but I'm logging back on to share the news that in less than 12 hours we hit $100,000 to support the Texas Observer team. Here's an update from @jamescanup (former fundraiser for TXO) on why we are increasing the goal to $200K in the hopes it will convince the board to keep our doors open.

We're so immensely grateful to everyone who has donated or shared already. 🤠https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-observer-journalists-and-staff

It isn’t difficult to understand why this keeps happening. It’s the guns. Republicans have made a policy choice to tolerate the routine mass slaughter of innocent civilians, including children, unlike every other rich country on the planet. https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/its-the-guns
It's the Guns.

America is the only rich democracy that features the routine mass slaughter of its citizens with guns. Why does this happen? The data show a really clear picture: It's the guns. Yes, it's that simple.

The Garden of Forking Paths
NRA AR-15 loving Republicans will never agree to sensible gun laws Americans support. Shame on them. https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2023/03/27/nashville-covenant-school-shooting/11550066002/
3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Covenant School

Metro Nashville Police Department says three children and three adults were fatally shot at a private school in Nashville on Monday, March 27.

The Tennessean