scipan
scipan's JournalIt's great. It's a victory. But it's not enough.
I'm listening to Rachel right now. She's right. But...
It's not enough to withdraw from MN
1) we need rules for ice. They don't have complete immunity, they may have limited immunity. No shooting people unless they actually brandish a gun and threaten them. No more administrative warrants to break into residences.
2) the shooters of Rene Good and Alex Pretti need to face the rule of law. Give us his name AND ANY FUTURE NAMES.
3) no funding unless these rules are changed.
Please add anything you think is needed.
Celebrate but don't let up on the pressure.
Stabilized zoomed slow motion video, maybe from pink jacket lady:
WARNING: YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE GUY GET SHOT
https://www.reddit.com/r/law/s/pAErAHNxs6
You can clearly see the grey jacket guy removing the gun, then army green jacket and black hat/ski mask guy immediately pulls his gun and shoots.
It's the clearest video I've seen.
I think there may be more than one shooter but not sure.
ETA: taken down by Reddit. Try this from Twitter (I can see it when I click on the link, despite a "not found" message):
https://x.com/i/status/2015173165081604267
The Court Case That Could Blow the Roof Off Political Spending
A vocal Christian nationalist minority has been working for two decades to overturn a vital federal law that safeguards our democracy and elections. After countless failures, they may finally succeed by colluding with Donald Trump’s government.
A federal court is hearing arguments on Tuesday about whether to approve a settlement between Trump’s IRS and two churches represented by Michael Farris, who sued the IRS, arguing that religious freedom means churches should be able to use their tax exemptions to benefit partisan political campaigns.
Farris is a fervent Christian nationalist. He’s the former head of the Alliance Defending Freedom and founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and also Patrick Henry College — all notable for their advancement of Christian nationalism. The settlement Farris is proposing with Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Bessent would declare that the Johnson Amendment is unconstitutional and prohibit the government from enforcing the rule. This would effectively neuter a crucial safeguard and turn American churches into unregulated, unaccountable Super PACs. It could make Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that gave wealthy donors and corporations enormous political influence, look tame by comparison.
For all the venom directed at the Johnson Amendment, it’s pretty simple: Charitable giving should fund charitable work, not political campaigns.
Nonprofits, including churches, are eligible for tax exemptions. Tax exemption is a privilege, not a right. And the government can attach strings to that privilege. One string is the Johnson Amendment. It prevents 501(c)(3) charities from endorsing or opposing political candidates. That’s it.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/christian-nationalists-churches-spend-political-campaigns-1235471282/
Hair: 3-5-0-0
Ripped open by metal explosion
Caught in barbed wire
Fireball
Bullet shock
Bayonet
Electricity
Shrapnel
Throbbing meat
Electronic data processing
Black uniforms
Bare feet, carbines
Mail-order rifles
Shoot the muscles
256 Viet Cong captured
256 Viet Cong captured
Prisoners in Niggertown
It's a dirty little war
Three Five Zero Zero
Take weapons up and begin to kill
Watch the long long armies drifting home
Things were more black and white back then. Compare and contrast, as my English teacher would say.
Something about this song.
Otis Spann: Ain't Nobody's Business if I Do (Now this is BLUES)
?si=6nJOkbzLC8qH6PnkMany good versions of this but one of my favorites.
Mississippi John Hurt: I shall not be moved
?si=tmeKu_6pbSHQlx8fWonderful protest song. Old and timeless. Blacks have a lot of experience with where we are right now.
Trump can't stop this guy (Stephen Colbert)
https://substack.com/@democraticwarrior/note/c-138942060?r=nyr8bWish I could embed from Substack. Tears inducing.
ICE agents FA and FO
Post by an RN: he has congestive heart failure
I usually can't agree with people who say how sick he looks, but this one has me convinced, especially with all the other RNs in the thread agreeing. I especially like the "stage 4 pitting edema". Apparently pretty far along.
JVD is probably jugular vein distension.
ETA: I don't believe that this should be taken as gospel. This, and other, observations by RNs, NPs, etc. are just educated guesses. (A respected poster thinks this is irresponsible and I should delete. But there are so many professionals in agreement, that I think it's worthwhile.)
2nd edit: trying to be responsible, here's a contrary take from a physician:
- I agree it could be CHF (and would be nice karma), but venous insufficiency-related peripheral edema cannot be distinguished easily from HF-related edema without the rest of the exam or echocardiogram findings (filling pressures, systolic and diastolic function). The data is insufficient for us to make the diagnosis. So while your suspicion is plausible it is not enough for the diagnosis. -A physician
Okay, not a diagnosis.
The Dangerous Ones - Casey Anderson. Good protest song.
?si=jmoS95jdbl4MU1YuFits my mood today. I don't think he's very well known. Not country, not rock. Don't know what genre this is.
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