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The 17 Kinds of Hyphens You Must… Wait, Seriously, 17? ~ voter purge list ~ Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story ~ I just came across this video and it seemed germane to this convo I listened to this monologue. I am not impressed. This monologue is challenged in its use of logic. I do not feel that it speaks to my experience. Let’s take a look at the first sentence of the notes. “If you’re not racist, why is racism still America’s biggest problem?” There is an assumption here: that racism is still America’s greatest problem. Looming environmental catastrophe, political corruption, unsustainable national debt, usustainable food supply chain… these, and a host of other problems, are arguably far more damaging than racism. Then there is the either/or dilemma… “If you’re not racist, why is…” Who is the lady speaking to? Who is the person who does not consider themself to be racist, and is thus responsible for racism being “America’s greatest problem.” After a while, I am going to put this video behind me, like I have so, so much talk about racism. On a lighter note, Mani Sheriar has a very powerful story on RISK. It addresses many of these issues, and is a good counterpoint to this story. ~ Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story | Robin DiAngelo ~ 3 chicago poets ~ Toddler, straight-A student fatally shot in separate incidents during bloody weekend in Chicago ~ The Mystery of Tariki ~ Gay Atlanta activist, pioneer Berl Boykin dies at 74 ~ An Interview with Atlanta Gay Rights Pioneer Berl Boykin ~ Vic Mensa Calls Out XXXTentacion Supporters, Rap’s Embrace Of Abusers ~ Sam Harris July 01, 2017 – Common Sense with Dan Carlin Show #293 ~ Amanda Seales Questions White Women Kneeling to Protest Rape Culture ~ Grateful Dead – The Acid Test Reels 1965-1967 ~ Squirrel vs snake ~ I Take Medication For Depression, Hair Loss, And Erectile Dysfunction, And There’s Nothing Shameful About That ~ Voting rights become a flashpoint in Georgia governor’s race ~ What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? The Saudis need to provide the U.S. with answers. ~ John Lennon on violence ~ Joe Rogan Experience #1184 – Roseanne Barr ~ watching the defectives ~ Rick Stein: A Man for All Seasons and My Kind of Guy ~ voter application ballot ~ The Myth of Systemic Racism (Coleman Hughes Pt. 2) ~ Officer-involved shooting shuts down busy Cobb County intersection ~ Mother accidentally smothers baby during fatal meth overdose, sheriff says ~ Man was randomly shooting inside apartment complex before officers killed him ~ Facebook: Hackers got (very) personal data from 29M users. FIND OUT if your info was breached. ~ What the Black Men Who Identify With Brett Kavanaugh Are Missing ~ How I Quit Drinking in a World That Wants Me Drunk ~ holocaust photo That claim about Iran is a bit misleading. Some Iranian leaders say that, although the translations may be questionable. It is not known how much the general population agrees. Right now, some American politicians are spoiling for a war with Iran. If this war happens, there will be a lot of men, women, and children killed in Iran. It is important that the world never forgets. Part of this is preventing the Persian holocaust that so many seem to want today. ~ Is Georgia’s minority population boom fueling political pushback from Republicans? ~ CNN’s Cuomo: Trump Looked Like He Was Thinking Racist Thoughts While Talking To Kanye West ~ Did you know Kanye West’s father was once an AJC photographer? ~ Suspect killed in Cobb County officer-involved shooting identified ~ mindful resistance 46 ~ Why Young Men of Color Are Joining White-Supremacist Groups ~ Man shoots, kills girlfriend in front of her 9-year-old son at apartment complex ~ why the gulch deal matters ~ What exactly do you mean by “affordable housing”? I hear that phrase a lot, but don’t know what the guidelines are. Another concern I have is who is going to live in this AH. It seems like the less expensive the housing, the people who live there will be less, and less, pleasant to be around. If you do choose to live in this mythical AH, will you want to be around your neighbors? ~ I just received another phone call from Lucy McBath. It pretended to be a survey, but was, in fact, a paid political message from Lucy McBath. ~ PLEASE VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 2 in Georgia. It is a horrible proposal. It seeks to establish “business” courts with appointed, not elected, judges, and is designed to protect corporations from being sued by people they have injured. It is being pushed by Georgians for Lawsuit Reform, which is little more than a front for big business. Please forward this post. Most voters are unfamiliar with proposed constitutional amendments, and most, like this one, are worded in ways that hide their true intentions PLEASE FORWARD THIS.! ~ “Kemp’s office blamed that disparity on the New Georgia Project, a voter registration group founded by Abrams in 2013. Kemp accuses the organization of being sloppy in registering voters, and says they submitted inadequate forms for a batch of applicants that was predominantly black. His office has said the New Georgia Project used primarily paper forms and “did not adequately train canvassers to ensure legible, complete forms ….” Yes, that may be more bs from Mr. Kemp. It may also be the truth. It is entirely possible that the New Georgia Project submitted a bunch of registration forms with serious mistakes. We are getting to the point in this election where everything you hear is suspect. ~I got there a half hour early. I sat outside for 45 minutes, waiting for “someone to be with you” I only had to check out one wardrobe item. I took a bus from the base camp… an old warehouse on white street in west end, in front of the beltline … to the set. It was the West Hunter Street Baptist, formerly pastored by Ralph David Abernathy Sr. We were led into a room on the second floor. We sat in that room for four hours. There was a fan in that room, that was turned off during takes. Turning the fan off and on was the only thing to do for four hours. We went back to base camp for a fabulous lunch. We then went back to the church. After a while, our handler came to the room, and got a few of us to go to a site. We went to a side street off Lee Street, across from the west end marta station. We were set up as homeless people, while a car drove by. I was given a homeless person buggy, and told to walk by showing tremendous effort to walk by. However, I was not to be used in the first shot. They did a few takes of the car going down the street. The crew moved across the street. A decision was made not to use any background performers in the next shot. I was taken back to base camp, turned in my wardrobe shirt, my invoice was signed, and I went home. ~ pictures today are from The Library of Congress. ~ selah