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Why was the response to the capitol rally so different?

Submitted by bondibox on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 11:10am

One of the first things that we on The Left noticed about yesterday's chaos at the Capitol was the stark difference in response versus a typical BLM rally, or the March 2007 anti war rally led by veterans. In the past year we've seen tanks and bayonets as an acceptable response to BLM events, tear gas and violence during a vigil for Elijah McClain and countless examples of egregious use of force.

Hot Air

Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 4:06am

This Happened

And this happened...

The House of Representatives wrapped up its debate over the challenge to Arizona’s presidential electors not long after another pair of the state’s Democrats made their arguments against the effort.

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., exhorted Republicans to abandon their loyalty to President Donald Trump after an unprecedented assault on the Capitol.
“Today, there was treason in this house. Today there was traitors in this house,” he said. “I'm not asking my Republican colleagues to help me and stop this objection to Arizona. I'm asking you to get off all these objections.

Judege Baraitser Denies Julian Assange Bail

Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 8:06am

What a hypocritical sociopath she is! Pretending that she gave a fig about the likelihood that he’d commit suicide in the Supermax Florence, CO prison...but will allow him to do the same in Supermax Belmarsh prison, or indeed die of Covi9-19 or his many other physical maladies.

#FuckHer. And fuck her mentor Lady Arbuthnot whose husband Tory Lord Arbuthnot was mentioned in some WikiLeaks publications!

Excerpts from Kevin Gosztola’s coverage:

“A British district judge denied bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a hearing in which the prosecution argued he had helped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden “flee justice” and would abscond if released from the Belmarsh high-security prison.

“As far as Mr. Assange is concerned, this case has not been won,” Judge Vanessa Baraitser declared. She said the United States government “must be allowed to challenge [her] decision.”

Q: on what grounds might US prosecutors appeal Baraitser’s decision?

Submitted by wendy davis on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 1:20pm

Given that she’d ruled that even though she agreed with the Prosecution on virtually every other issue: January 4, 2021, assangedefence.org:

‘Judge blocks the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, ruling the abusive U.S. prison system could not protect him from suicide’:

“Judge Vanessa Baraitser agreed with the defense’s claims that the U.S. prison conditions Assange would face if he were extradited, including solitary confinement, Special Administrative Measures, and extreme restrictions at ADX Florence, would drive Assange to suicide. She ruled it would therefore be unjust to extradite Assange to the U.S. and ordered his release.

The U.S. will appeal the decision.’

Neoliberalism in current perspective (with Richard Wolff video)

Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 6:34am

In this diary, I laid out a brief argument: neoliberalism is a real term describing a real thing. The diary was a rejection of people who argue in the fashion of "well I don't use the word 'neoliberalism' because (insert excuse here)." Can you imagine people discussing "the way things are" without using words like "sociology" and without referencing the work of sociologists? It's on that level.

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