I haven't written to a state legislator for years but this morning I was moved to do so. As a white liberal Democrat in Georgia (not living in Atlanta) this is like pissing in the ocean, but I still had an urge to try.
So these were my first Facebook posts this morning. I have no idea why they have that shade-looking artifact but that's what happened when I select the "embed" Facebook option.
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In the late 1980s, a very mature and diverse white supremacist movement began to consider the leaderless resistance model of terrorism. Al Qaeda formed around the same time, launching the global jihadist movement. This is a well-done piece from Stratfor, a highly-respected source.
The white supremacist/nationalist universe is heavily fragmented. In general, white supremacists believe white people are inherently superior to other races, while white nationalists, or separatists, focus on maintaining a white race that is separate from other races. The numerous distinct strains of the white supremacist and white separatist ideology range from Klansmen who consider themselves Christians to pagan Odinists, from National Socialists (aka neo-Nazis) who seek to overturn the current political order to patriotic nationalists who seek to return to some imagined golden age. Despite their differences, most of these strains view their local efforts as belonging to a wider global struggle, making them similar to jihadists.
Like jihadists, many white supremacists and nationalists also see themselves as engaged in an existential battle against an encroaching evil. The definition of that evil varies depending on the strain of white supremacism/nationalism involved, but can include Jews, racial minorities, immigrants, global elites or a combination of these. The idea of being engaged in a struggle is similar to how jihadists believe they are battling a "Jewish/Crusader alliance" and other enemies of Islam. Jihadism and white supremacism also tend to be dualistic in the sense that a person is either a member of the ideological in-group or is considered an enemy; they recognize no innocent bystanders.
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City Lab says Two-thirds of the lower 48 states will have a heightened risk until May, NOAA forecast says, after severe flooding in the Midwest. Check this link.
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| Check the map. Looks like "flyover country" to me. Isn't that where a good many climate change skeptics live? "Scientists say climate change is responsible for more intense & more frequent extreme weather such as storms, floods, droughts, & fires, but without extensive study they cannot directly link a single weather event to the changing climate." |
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This makes no mention of guns but I sure as hell will.
These suicides are covered with the bloody fingerprints of Second Amendment extremists.
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This is rich.
He landed on the NYPD's radar after storming into a Manhattan federal courthouse in February and attempting to instigate a citizen's arrest on Mayor Bill de Blasio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other notable Democrats. When he appeared at his extradition hearing last week, he flashed his palm for reporters: On it, he'd doodled "M.A.G.A. forever" and "United We Stand," alongside a prominent QAnon symbol.
QAnon, for the uninitiated, is a wild conspiracy theory that says Special Counsel Robert Mueller was never investigating the Trump administration's Russia ties, but instead, top Dems—Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta—for collusion and possible participation in a global pedophile scheme.
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Attorney For Alleged Killer Of Gambino Mob Boss Points Finger At Trump, QAnon |
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Her favorite red shoes crusted in the mud and remains of her destroyed house, the perfectly composed girl reaches to clean her brothers face.— Sherene Seikaly (@shereneseikaly) March 26, 2019
Look away at your peril.#Gaza #Palestine #settlercolonialism pic.twitter.com/HB0WiSFp7C
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The Islamic State is shifting from real estate to money laundering: more income & fewer risks.
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| Construction workers remove debris from destroyed shops in Mosul in November 2017.FELIPE DANA / AP |
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Abu Shawkat—not his real name—is part of the hawala system, which is often used to transfer cash between places where the banking system has broken down or is too expensive for some to access. If he agrees to do business, you’ll set a password and he will take your cash, then provide you with the contact information of a hawala broker in the city where your money is headed. Anyone who offers that specific password to that particular broker will get the funds. Thus, cash can travel across borders without any inquiry into who is sending or receiving it, or its purpose.
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