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Angela Davis, activists reignited the intergenerational fight for Black lives at NAARPR conference One of the speakers at the conference, Ariel Atkins, 28, a lead organizer for Black Lives Matter Chicago, recalled her first encounter with Chapman and CAARPR. It happened about three years ago following the election of President Donald Trump. She was among several young organizers invited to attend CAARPR meetings. From TheTribe

Black Lives Matter Statement - Chicago Chapter "'The mayor clearly has not learned anything since May, and she would be wise to understand that the people will keep rising up until the [Chicago Police Department] is abolished and our Black communities are fully invested in,' the group said in a statement."

That is concerning. Biased sources are a curse. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. Even CNN - last year. The NBC outlet in Chicago calls her a BLM organizer. Listen: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/black-lives-matter-holds-rally-supporting-individuals-arrested-in-chicago-looting-monday/2320365/ Is NBC "strongly biased toward conservative causes." Not that I have noticed. Black Lives Matters Chicago, on its FaceBook site, calls her "our own." Is BLM Chicago "strongly biased towards conservative causes" ?

I love fajitas. Offended? Tough.

Are X people allowed to imitate Y people? Pick your definitions of "X" and "Y."

August 10, 2020 Black Lives Matter holds rally in Chicago to support those arrested after looting, unrest “That is reparations,” a BLM organizer said. “Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance" Black Lives Matter Chicago issued a statement obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times that read, “The mayor clearly has not learned anything since May, and she would be wise to understand that the people will keep rising up until the [Chicago Police Department] is abolished and our Black communities are fully invested in,” the group said in a statement

Chicago looting triggers over 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt as mayor warns criminals: 'We are coming for you' "We are not going to let our city be taken over by criminals and vigilantes,' Mayor Lightfoot said" after City taken over by criminals. "CPD became aware of several social media posts encouraging looting downtown," [Police Superintendent] Brown said, and the department dispatched roughly 400 officers to the region. Brown also said a security guard and a civilian are now in critical condition at a local hospital after being hit with gunfire during the looting overni

Feet have the ultimate power. Ask Landers, Frary and Clark, in its time the largest consumer metal products company in the World - that knew better than the customers what the customer wanted. Turns out the customers have all the power.

POLITICS.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Thursday evening condemned the actions of rioters who attempted to set fire to a police precinct and blocked the exits while officers were inside. “When you commit arson with an accelerant in an attempt to burn down a building that is occupied by people who you have intentionally trapped inside, you are not demonstrating, you are attempting to commit murder," Wheeler said in a news conference with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell. The front doors of the precinct were barricaded before the fire was started with more than 20 officers and civilian employees

Trapping people in a building and setting it on fires sounds like Bosnian war crimes. But the Muslims being targeted were allowed to shoot back.

Police brace for more rioting in Portland after another night of clashes Saturday will mark the 71st night of protests since George Floyd's death Rioters in Portland used pool noodles filled with nails as weapons and hurled frozen eggs and rocks at officers during a demonstration outside a law enforcement building Friday night. Officers attempted to disperse crowds of hundreds of people almost immediately after they arrived outside the Penumbra Kelly Building-- which houses both the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and Portland Police Bureau -- at around 9:45 p.m. Police declared

And to whom do parents report psychological abuse or bullying of their child? The COR? "What to Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied" "If Scout leaders are not keeping your Scout safe from being bullied, contact your local Scout executive. If your Scout executive is not available, contact the Scouts First Helpline at 1-844- SCOUTS1 (1-844-726-8871)."

Not a single one is wearing Scout socks!!!!!

I worked with a troop a few years ago whose SM attended every Board of Review - with rope and other gear allowing him to retest each candidate on all requirements for the respective rank. He would then instruct the members of the Board to pass or reject each candidate. Having been carefully kept away from all training, the Board invariably followed his orders. He was selected as Council "Scoutmaster of the Year. The troop led the Council in fund-raising for Council.

AT LEAST MASKS (BACKWARD NECKERS) 😊 NEW, ONE-SCOUT-TO-A-TENT YP POLICY.

"Uniforms are not required in Scouting. They are just one of the methods of Scouting. There is no policy or requirement that a Scout wear a uniform to any event or meeting. You cannot refused a Scoutmaster Conference, Board of Review or rank advancement because a Scout is not in uniform." 4.2.3.1 Active Participation 8 …Units are free to establish additional expectations on uniforming, supplies for outings, payment of dues, parental involvement, etc., but these and any other standards extraneous to a level of activity shall not be considered in evaluating this requirement [active partic

The rule is that a "uniform" is encouraged but not required. Not sure how a "loophole" comes into it. If BSA had an actual uniform (same look for all), as it once did, a stronger argument could be made. But we have a brand of clothing, not a "Uniform" - many options over a wide range of prices, so the Scouts know who can afford top-of-the-line and who cannot, or they think so. I strongly prefer a uniform, as a good "look" with benefits, but I don't make the rules - for Scouts or BSA.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905) "Only the dead have seen the end of war." George Santayana, Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (No. 25)(1922)(Often incorrectly attributed to Plato - although not found anywhere in his writings - apparently because Douglas MacArthur once so attributed the statement, and he was never wrong [Ask him.].)

Good point about "liberal." The classic liberal held that: "I disagree with what you say but defend to the death your right to say it." Compare and contrast to today's right wingnuts and leftists: "Fire that professor, he holds an idea I reject." Of course, only the latter claim the label "liberal." for their illiberality - while attempting to justify uber violent physical attacks. Not sure about "generals," but in WW I, the U.S. federal government, under Wilson, imprisoned political opponents and actively encouraged mob violence against political opponents - such as smashing print

"Even Snopes"?? Not nearly undetermined. Very much determined. Google and see. Dozens of pictures of federal law enforcement - not "troops" - in uniform with multiple insignia per officer.

"UNITS WITH NO INSIGNIA: Want dozens of additional pictures? No trouble. Happy to. Continued unapologetic overtures to mob violence and looting make things finitely worse, as do the pandering to that violence and looting by political "leaders" and "journalists." "Old men and fanatics playing chess with younger people. " Sounds about left, and an apt description of the typical "university" in this declining age.

Matt, I am sorry I was not clear . The local news site in Portland that I specifically cited is quoting a Black man, Mr. Baskin. It's his point. "A few blocks away, Carl Baskin sat next to his drive-up car wash station and worried that the message of racial justice was being taken away from the Black community by 'young white children.'” I have no personal knowledge about Portland. I only know what I read and see, and what I neither read nor see in the media. This has happened before, although at a lower level of violence, and it likely will happen again. I observed the foll

This is the" Issues & and Politics" subforum, Matt, created for the purpose of keeping such things out of the other subforums. Your presence here is voluntary. We are all guests here, and if the management wants no discussion of Issues and Politics, I will comply. Until then: Once, mobs of rioters attempting to destroy a federal court house and lobbing incendiary devices at law enforcement officers would be lead news. We supposedly have "A government of laws, not men. Not today, when most of the media promote a given political narrative that wants to depict these rioters as "pr