A Deeply Fractured US

[McG]

Apparently we are not allowed to post it here, so you will have to go searching for yourself.

 

[HavokFour]

What a contrast. Minnesota National Guard shows up with hot drinks and snacks for demonstrators.

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qmv5h3/minnesota_national_guard_warmly_greeting_and

Tim Walz has also responded to Bondi's letter.

 

[HavokFour]

You can't make this up.

Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes​

Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the directive.

The concern is that the word could spark confusion or online mockery, given the ongoing controversy surrounding US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — also known as “ICE.”

 

[RangerRay]

Well this is interesting…

New Hampshire bishop warns after ICE shooting that a 'new era of martyrdom' is upon us

Episcopal Bishop Rob Hirschfeld is catching flak from the White House for making the statement at a vigil for ICE shooting victim Renee Good.

www.nbcnews.com

the New Hampshire Episcopal bishop who urged his clergy to finalize their wills and get their affairs in order and prepare for a “new era of martyrdom" at a vigil for ICE shooting victim Renee Good.

Bishop A. Robert Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire also criticized the "horror unleashed in Minneapolis" and said people of Christian faith should not fear death in a Jan. 9 speech, a video of which has since gone viral.

If my limited knowledge of Christian denominations is correct, the Episcopalians are basically Anglicans. I believe that the are largely liberal, but they are usually pretty staid.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Well this is interesting…

New Hampshire bishop warns after ICE shooting that a 'new era of martyrdom' is upon us

Episcopal Bishop Rob Hirschfeld is catching flak from the White House for making the statement at a vigil for ICE shooting victim Renee Good.

www.nbcnews.com

If my limited knowledge of Christian denominations is correct, the Episcopalians are basically Anglicans. I believe that the are largely liberal, but they are usually pretty staid.

Yes

 

[McG]

"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus, 'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."

Yes, It’s Fascism

Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

www.theatlantic.com