Part of the dangers of letting traitors off the hook is that they may get power again. And then they will rewrite history, making themselves the heroes, instead of the violent racist villains they are.
Merrick Garland should have been hung next to every other insurrectionist. Instead, we have Trump back in office, the Supreme Court has sexual predators in the majority, the House and Senator full of traitors as well.
Category Archives: Rants & Raves
The Army of Poets and Students Fighting a Forgotten War
A story I have kept around regarding Myanmar and the fight we don’t often hear about.
Just spending today clearing out some tabs and staying off social media. I don’t need to see impotent rage amidst a shitshow coming back to this country.
America has a child marriage epidemic—and it’s even worse than you think
Conservatives LOVE to marry teenagers. Over 300,000 in THIS century so far. Sick. Just absolutely sick.
And you wonder why they let Matt Gaetz get away with his crimes, or why a guy who raped a 13 year old is about to be president again.
Photo gallery: Stunning images of Indigenous peoples in their traditional splendor
Human culture comes in all forms. It is interesting to see how it expresses itself. Why would anyone want to create a monoculture at all?
Variety of Ojibwe-translated children’s books are headed to immersion classrooms
One of the enjoyable things about living up here is that, on occasion, we try to respect the cultures of those who live here…and those who have been here a long time.
It isn’t perfect, of course. We’ve got our share of red-hatted racists like everywhere else. We just try not to put them in positions of power. Even St. Cloud is getting better at that. Kind of.
In any case, part of getting it right is sharing our languages, and cultures, and stories. This is a good start.
Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Prisons should exist for public safety, hopefully for rehabilitation when possible, certainly as punishment.
What they should not be there for is to provide a cheap workforce for corporations. Want to teach some job skills that the state could profit from to return some cash into the operating budget? Well, we can talk about that.
Providing companies a worker pool that you then deny parole to in order to keep them “on the job” should be a crime in itself.
Anishinaabemowin heard in a galaxy far, far away
Star Wars in Ojibwe. Part of an ongoing look at Native languages being used in remaking media in our nation.
It Couldn’t Happen Here
Dark days are coming for the women of America. I mean, the rest of us too, but some groups are gonna take it very, very hard soon.
Swept Away: When Cities Take Belongings From Vulnerable Residents
ProPublica on the assault on the least of us and the cruelty of America before we even take another dive with a new Trump era.
Eating at the End of the World
A look at prepper foods and keeping fed in a disaster. In short, have good gear, not bland stored food.