“In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.”- Camus
We escaped the terrible cold of Texas and the mid-west this time. It almost reached 50 yesterday, the brief sun come from exile to make the upturned face warm. Another storm is coming Thursday, but the slant of light has become obvious, a Spring slant, a rising of its arc and corresponding shift in its quality, a softening. Cardinals and song sparrows have begun to sing some mornings. It is […]
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Running late, I listened to the Oath in the car while pulled over on a country road. I pulled over because I could not drive and listen. I had to stop and give all of myself to it, to just smiling. I wanted to pound a friend on the back and hoot. What joy! As soon as I got home, I watched all of it. I had tears in my […]
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Officer Michael Fanone was not assigned to the Capitol for January 6. He rushed to the riot to give help where he could. He was dragged down the Capitol steps, beaten with an American flag, heard someone in the mob shout, “Kill him with his own gun.” Officer Eugene Goodman, alone and isolated, faced a part of the mob on the steps that led to the Senate floor. He used […]
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Mr. Trump’s Brutality: He Is Calling Forth The Storm: Post 427 Published on March 11th, 2016 “Be there, will be wild,” Trump tweeted on December 19 in reference to the protest planned for January 6 at the Capitol. Minutes before the mob stormed the Capitol, Trump told them, “Everyone will soon be marching from here to the Capitol Building.” “We’re coming for you,” shouted Donald Trump Jr. to the mob minutes before they sacked the Capitol. “So let’s have a trial by combat!” shouted Rudy Giuliani to […]
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