A
@DCPoliceDept
officer says off-duty police officers and members of the military, who were among the rioters, flashed their badges and I.D. cards as they attempted to overrun the US Capitol. via
@politico
“People are so sick of being preached at about politics from rock bands”
“Stick to what you’re good at. You’re not a political analyst. You’re probably not really well read on the issues that Americans really care about”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the CIA backed coup in Chile that led to decades of dictatorship and the murder/torture/disappearance of thousands. An honor to be invited by Chile’s president Gabriel Boric to the memorial festivities.
#VictorJaraLives
!!
My great grandmother, Mary Maude Fitzgerald, died from an illegal, unsafe abortion. Her widower, Thomas Fitzgerald, an itinerant worker, couldn’t raise their 3 kids alone & sent them off to families that took them as servants. He died alone of TB in a work camp.
#WeWillNotGoBack
A former Georgia sheriff resigned this week from the state judicial watchdog agency after a decades-old photo of him wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood resurfaced.
#gapol
Important to remember the horrific war crimes in Gaza aren’t being done by “the Jews” but rather by a particular murderous right wing Israeli administration. Many brave Jews in Israel & abroad condemn the slaughter. Our fight is against oppression. No room for antisemitism.
My 96 yr old mom has been a tireless advocate for Black Lives and a ruthless critic of racism her whole life. Proud, as always, to stand with her today.
BREAKING: DONALD TRUMP COMPLETES THE WALL!! No, not the one to ‘protect’ US citizens from immigrants, but the one to protect HIM from US citizens.
#WinningFromTheBunker
A Florida FBI informant found "dozens of police officers, prison guards, sheriff deputies and other law enforcement officers who were involved with the klan," including a deputy who paid dues to the United Northern and Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
This massive protest is part of an ongoing uprising in Colombia against the far-right government's neoliberal austerity reforms to increase taxes on poor and working-class people.
Don't expect much mainstream coverage though, because it's not Venezuela
I’d like to make the radical proposal that the harming of children, no matter who they are & no matter who does it, is always wrong and should be condemned.
Cognitive Dissonance: Jamie Lee Curtis was deeply moved by this picture ONLY when she thought they were Israeli.
As soon as she learned they were Gazan, she lost all feelings for them & deleted the picture.
Suddenly, "terror from the sky" became acceptable to her & her likes!
Yesterday I went into the Cantina at the new Star Wars land at Disneyland and the bartender leans over, sneakily gives me this, and whispers, “It’s not often we get a Resistance General in here. Thank you for your service.” I almost cried.
I was hiking today when one of those “Hollywood Tours Of The Stars Homes” vans pulled up. The driver says on the bullhorn “Hey I recognize you from somewhere! Are you one of those Jersey Shore guys??” I reply, “Absolutely.” And everyone in the van took a photo.
It’s possible to mourn the Oct. 7 murdered Israelis, hope for safe return of hostages & condemn antisemitism AND ALSO oppose the slaughter of Palestinians, demand a free Palestine & human rights 4 all, condemn US/UK complicity in war crimes & cheer S. Africa & Yemen’s heroism
Remember the pitched controversy months ago as claims were made that Israel had gone so far as to commit the terrible war crime of actually bombing A HOSPITAL in Gaza? Charts & graphs & radar were brought forth to try to assess blame. 36 hospitals later now there are none left.
Congrats to my former
@Harvard
bandmate
@CarolynBertozzi
on her
@NobelPrize
in chemistry! We won the Ivy League Battle of the Bands in 1986 with our rockin’ group ‘Bored Of Education’, with her on keyboards & me in spandex.
Long before the
@Stranger_Things
#HellfireClub
there was THE LIBERTYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB (1980). I will neither confirm nor deny that the fella with an Afro in the back is me.
Getting a cappuccino today and barista says “did anyone ever tell you that you look just like Tom Morello?” I say “All the time”. He says “I’ll bet”. I order my coffee. He says “What’s the name?” I say “Tom”. He says “Your name is TOM too?! That’s crazy!” I’m like “It sure is”
The OTHER 9/11. 1973 CIA backed coup in Chile kills democratically elected President Salvador Allende, installs military dictatorship which unleashes decades of terror, torture & repression including the murder of singer/hero
#VictorJara
.
Rest in peace, Joan Jara, Victor Jara’s widow. A lifetime fighter for justice & human rights she passed away at 96. On Nov. 28 Jara’s murderer will finally be extradited from the US thanks to her efforts.
My kids recently discovered Audioslave and while rocking out hard to Cochise my oldest stopped and said, “Dad, it’s really sad that Chris Cornell is dead.” I replied, “That is very true, but let’s keep rocking out.” And we did. Happy Birthday, Chris.
The Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Prince, Chuck Berry, Duane Allman, Albert King, Allan Holdsworth, Dimebag Darrell, BB King jam session occurring right now I have a feeling is pretty good.
As a kid I was a member of the Fonzie Fan Club. I had a membership card and subscription to the official Fonzie fanzine. I planned my week around Happy Days on Thursday nights. So thank YOU
@hwinkler4real
Henry Winkler for making my day!
Silly me I thought the CIA was evil because of their 70 years of war crimes, assassinating heads of state, torture, and crushing people’s movements around the globe, and it turns out the real problem was a woke pamphlet
The argument will of course be made that the CIA is only espousing Woke Ideology as a cynical ploy -- not because the ideology actually serves to entrench the CIA's power. Just like every other corporation and hegemonic cultural/political institution. All just one big coincidence
My friend, and one of the smartest, most insightful and bravest journalists in the world
@ggreenwald
was physically attacked and subjected to homophobic slurs during an interview in Brazil.
#AugustoNunesCovarde