“Recently, state Sen. Wendy Rogers spoke at the America First Political Action conference. America First was founded by Nick Fuentes, labeled a white nationalist. Fuentes views societal change in the U.S. as the “bastardized Jewish subversion of the American creed. The Founders never intended for America to be a refugee camp for nonwhite people.”” 1
Category: General
-
Veterans: Do You Want To Make A Difference?
Think about joining the following groups…
Veterans Organizing Institute
The mission of the Veterans Organizing Institute is to support the leadership development of progressive military veterans. Our vision is to develop a network of highly diverse, former service members, with sophisticated political analysis and practical organizing skills to play an important role in reshaping the long-term American political landscape.
Veterans and Social Change – They introduce the core concept of the Veteran Mystique, which captures the symbolic role veterans carry in national narratives. We connect this concept with our analysis of group solidarity as a central force in politics and social change efforts.
Political Analysis – They break down elements of effective political narratives, and introduce practical tools that can help changemakers to engage with these elements more strategically.
Grassroots Organizing – They explore how grassroots groups and social movements can effectively “tell stories” that mobilize people, give coherence to their campaigns, pressure the powerful, and affect change.
-
Disney Fails Gay Youth
“Walt Disney’s CEO has apologized for his “painful silence” on a Florida sex education bill critics warn will isolate LGBT youth. “You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry,” Bob Chapek told employees. His comments come amid internal complaints that “gay affection” is routinely cut from some Disney films.” 2
“Disney’s chief executive, Bob Chapek, got a harsh introduction to the new reality of politicized business this week. Disney executives had been working behind the scenes to head off Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, which strongly constrains the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity and which activist opponents call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But Chapek had resisted making a public statement despite entreaties from employee groups at Disney.” 3 (PDF)
-
So You Think Computers Had to Be Expensive?
In Walks the Raspberry Pi
From industries large and small, to the kitchen table tinkerer, to the classroom coder, we make computing accessible and affordable for everybody.
“Raspberry Pi removes the high entry cost to computing for people across all demographics: while children can benefit from a computing education that previously wasn’t open to them, many adults have also historically been priced out of using computers for enterprise, entertainment and creativity. Raspberry Pi eliminates those barriers.” 4
“When it comes to DIY maker technology, few bits of hardware have had the versatility and outright longevity of the Raspberry Pi. Launched in 2012, the Raspberry Pi is a silent, energy-efficient, single-board computer that fits inside the palm of your hand—or inside just about anything you might want to make computer-controlled.” 5
-
Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Yells “You put them in, 13 of them!”
Yup, Colorado Elected her to Congress
During a breach of normality, Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) shouts out during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, “You put them, in 13 of them!” President Biden was speaking about how many American troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan developed cancer from exposure to burn pits through the toxic fumes the pits emitted.
Not only was she out of line, but she also sat quietly when 21 of our bravest military were killed during Trump’s first year in office. 6
Even though the death count was even higher, the twenty-year war continued and was never put to an end by Trump. Trump made many promises about ending the war, but he never did!
+
+
Lauren Boebert’s family is no prize in ethics and morality. “In January 2004, when Jayson Boebert was 24, he was arrested for exposing himself to two young women at a Colorado bowling alley. His future wife Lauren Roberts (as she was then known), who was 17 at the time, was also present and was told she was no longer welcome at the bowling alley.” 7
“The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.” 8
— Cat 🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦🥰🇵🇱 (@_frankies_gal_) August 19, 2021
“After she again failed to appear at an October 2016 court appearance, a warrant was issued for her arrest. In February 2017, she was again arrested and booked into jail on a failure-to-appear misdemeanor charge in that case. In 2010, Boebert and her husband, Jayson, lost their then-home in a foreclosure case and were later evicted. That same year, Boebert was cited for violations to the Garfield County Animal Code for allowing her pit bull dogs to remain at-large without proper licensing. Two years later she was the subject of a civil case filed by Capital One Bank, which won a $1,516 judgment against her, a debt that wasn’t ultimately settled until five years later in 2017, court records show. Court records also show that from 2011 to last year, Boebert had been cited for numerous traffic offenses in Garfield, Clear Creek and Larimer counties, including speeding, following too closely to another vehicle, driving with expired license plates and several citations for failure to use a seatbelt and failure to use proper child restraints.” 9