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Stonepounder's JournalTrump Says Sun Equally to Blame for Blocking Moon (Borowitz)
https://tinyurl.com/ychws6yfWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Attacking the media for its “very unfair” coverage of Monday’s solar eclipse, Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that the sun was equally to blame for blocking the moon.
“The fake news is covering the eclipse from the sun’s side instead of the moon’s side, but if you look at it from the moon’s side the sun is blocking the moon’s side,” he said. “There are so many sides you can’t count all the sides.”
Additionally, Trump tore into the sun itself, calling it a “showboat” for its role in the solar eclipse.
“The sun thinks the world revolves around it,” Trump said. “Sad.”
Full article at link.
Jackson Library Sit-In site dedicated today on Mississippi Freedom Trial
https://www.mississippi.org/general/jackson-library-sit-in-marker-dedicated-on-mississippi-freedom-trail/Jackson, Mississippi — August 17, 2017 — A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker memorializing the 1961 Jackson Municipal Library Sit-In was dedicated today in Jackson. This is the state’s 25th marker on the trail.
“The Mississippi Freedom Trail tells an important part of our story as a people,” said Visit Mississippi Director Craig Ray. “The courage shown by these college students in pursuit of their education and equal rights for all continues to inspire more than 50 years later.”
Nine Tougaloo College students entered Jackson Municipal Library on March 27, 1961, to research books unavailable at the segregated Carver Library. Soon afterward, police arrested Meredith Anding, Jr., James “Sammy” Bradford, Alfred Cook, Geraldine Edwards, Janice Jackson, Joseph Jackson, Jr., Albert Lassiter, Gloria Pierce and Ethel Sawyer on charges of breach of peace.
Support for the students spread quickly. By 7 p.m., nearly 700 people joined NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers for a prayer meeting outside the library. The next day, Jackson State University students rallied and marched toward the city jail. They were met by police resistance and force including clubs, tear gas and dogs. Although the Tougaloo students were initially convicted, fined and given 30-day suspended sentences, a judge threw out the case on appeal.
“The non-violent actions of these brave students inspired young African Americans across the state to integrate public parks, swimming pools, stores and movie theaters,” said Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore, chairman of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Task Force. “By illuminating this chapter in our history, we honor their contributions to advancing the civil rights cause.”
For all the turmoil surrounding Charlottesville and Bannon, there are other really good things going on in the US.
Controversy over Confederate Statues Inspires Betsy DeVos to Google Civil War (Borowitz)
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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The raging controversy over Confederate statues has impelled Betsy DeVos to Google the Civil War, the Education Secretary confirmed on Thursday.
“People have been going on and on about the Civil War, and I was like, Betsy, what the heck are they talking about, exactly?” DeVos told reporters. “After a certain point, I decided I just had to Google it.”
DeVos said that she was glad that she Googled the Civil War, calling it “an extremely fascinating chapter in American history that people need to find out about. Like President Trump has been saying, the Civil War had sides to it,” she said. “Although I don’t think it had many sides. I only counted two.”
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“I guess you might say I’ve gotten bitten by the history bug,” DeVos said, adding that she was about to Google Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and George Washington.
Daydreams the sometimes rattle around my head.
Pence is coming back early and cancelling events.
Haven't heard from Trump much today.
Backlash is building.
Maybe, Trump is overwhelmed by the backlash and close to a nervous breakdown.
Pence is coming back to start getting the Cabinet to put the 25th Amendment in play.
Republicans are ecstatic, since it shields them and gets Trump outta here.
Like I say, day dreams. But .... maybe?
DOJ demand for info regarding visitors to anti-Trump website goes to court.
TruthOut has an article regarding the suit and countersuit over release of ALL info about everyone who visited a particular web site that helped coordinate anti-Trump demonstrations.
Department of Justice's Demand for Information on Dissenters Goes to Court
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41629-department-of-justice-s-demand-for-information-on-dissenters-goes-to-court
Interesting post and no paywall. I would quote from the article, except for the following at the end of the article:
This piece was reprinted by Truthout with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
So, not wanting to run afoul of copyright issues, I am not including any quotes except for the article title, but if you are interested, follow the link.
Photographer perfectly shuts down Fox News' request to use his Charlottesville photos
NYC Solidarity staged a march they didn't have a permit for. There were some arrests. A photographer has been documenting NYC's response. FOX News asked if they could use his photos (with attribution). He had the perfect response:
Full story and photos at: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/15/1690018/-Photographer-perfectly-shuts-down-Fox-News-request-to-use-his-Charlottesville-photos
Illinois Senate approves resolution asking police to recognize neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organiza
Source: Chicago Tribune
he Illinois Senate on Sunday adopted a resolution urging law enforcement officials to recognize white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations.
The resolution comes in response to the violent weekend in Charlottesville, Va., where a woman who was protesting a rally staged by white nationalists was killed after a driver who participated in the rally drove a car into a line of vehicles.
“It is vital that we stand in total opposition to the hatred, bigotry and violence displayed by the white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups in Charlottesville this past weekend,” said sponsoring Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park. “They are the heirs to the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazis. We fought two bloody wars in opposition to their ideologies. We must continue to fight those same twisted ideologies today.”
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-neo-nazi-terrorist-organization-story.html
Trump's Presidency is crumbling.
Hundreds gather in Charlottesville to honor woman killed in protests
Source: Axios
Hundreds of people came together Wednesday to honor Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman who was killed Saturday when a 20-year-old man rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protestors at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Heyer's Mother: "They tried to kill my child to shut her up. But guess what? You just magnified her."
Heyer's mother added: "I'd rather have my child, but if I have to give her up, by golly, let's make it count."
Heyer's father: "No father should have to do this, but I love my daughter... she wanted to put down hate. And for my part, we just need to stop all this... stop and love one another."
Heyer's grandfather: "She wanted fairness, she wanted justice, she wanted everybody to get equal respect."
Heyer's friend and coworker: "Thank you for making the word hate real. Thank you for making the word love even stronger."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/private-equitys-canary-in-the-coalmine-2473704945.html
Attendees included VA Gov. Terry McCauliffe, Charlottesville Mayor Micahel Signer, and VA Sen. Tim Kaine.
We shall overcome!
John Kasich on Charlottesville: 'Pathetic'; Donald Trump must 'condemn' neo-Nazis
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/16/john-kasich-republicans-charlottesville-donald-trum/572054001/John Kasich called on President Donald Trump to "condemn" white supremacists and neo-Nazis after their "pathetic" march on Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent last weekend.
"Pathetic, isn't it?" Kasich launched in, not waiting for a question from his hosts on NBC's "Today."
"To somehow draw some kind of equivalency to somebody else reduces the ability to totally condemn these hate groups," Kasich said of Trump's renewed insistence Tuesday that "both sides" were to blame for violence in Charlottesville. Kasich has condemned only the white supremacists.
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Trump's approach reduces the presidency to "another CEO job" from the most important job in the country, Kasich said. "There is a bitterness setting in that may not be able to be removed," Kasich said. "He's got to fix this, and Republicans have got to speak out."
Full article at link. No paywall.
Trumps two main CEO councils disband in wake of his controversial Charlottesville remarks
Source: Washington Post
resident Trump’s two major councils of top CEOs disbanded Wednesday in the wake of his controversial remarks over the recent racially-charged violence in Charlottesville, Va.
Several corporate leaders had announced they were resigning from the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum as well as a separate manufacturing council in recent days after Trump was slow to condemn white supremacy groups.
But on Twitter, Trump said it was his decision to disband both councils. “Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum. I am ending both,” he tweeted.
he dissolution of the council is a major setback for a president who had cast himself as a business leader who could bring greater prosperity to companies and the economy.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/08/16/trumps-two-main-ceo-councils-disband-in-wake-of-his-controversial-charlottesville-remarks/?pushid=59947fdef92fa41c0000001e&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.9b32632f50da
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