For a few days, I hooked up with a Boston Globe group. Its purpose was supposedly to address racism in Boston. Though we don’t live there anymore, we did live there a long time and we lived in Roxbury, the… Read More ›
Racism and Bigotry
BASEBALL AND A LOSS OF INNOCENCE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A friend took me to a Red Sox Game at Fenway Park. It was the middle of April, so there was a chill in the wind. I layered up and topped it off with my retro Brooklyn Dodgers tee-shirt. It… Read More ›
DON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” — Old English proverb, dating to the 14th century. Mass suicide at Jonestown – Nov 18, 1978 There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the past… Read More ›
BASEBALL AND A LOSS OF INNOCENCE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A friend took me to a Red Sox Game at Fenway Park. It was the middle of April, so there was a chill in the wind. I layered up and topped it off with my retro Brooklyn Dodgers tee-shirt. It… Read More ›
GEORGE CLOONEY ABOUT WHY HILLARY CLINTON LOST – THE DAILY BEAST
George Clooney Opens Up About Why Hillary Clinton Lost: ‘I Never Saw Her Elevate Her Game.’ The Oscar-winning actor-filmmaker-humanitarian spoke with Marlow Stern about his timely new film ‘Suburbicon,’ racism in America, and what happened with Hillary. Written by: MARLOW STERN … Read More ›
FASCISTS, KLANNERS, AND WHITE SUPREMACISTS AREN’T ALONE
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
THE MARCHING MORONS – BY TOM CURLEY
I wrote a post the other day when the white race riot at Charlottesville, Virginia was going on. It got an unusually large number of hits and comments. Marilyn wrote on the topic also and I noticed again, the high… Read More ›
BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES …
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes …” — William Shakespeare, Macbeth: Act 4, Sc 1, P 2 Trump refused to repudiate support from the KKK during his election. What makes anyone think he isn’t FOR white… Read More ›
TRUMP SMELLS LIKE A WHITE SUPREMACIST, PERIOD. — REBLOG by “A LOT FROM LYDIA”
Trump Smells Like a White Supremacist, Period. Posted on August 14, 2017 by alotfromlydia As the Bard once said: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The same could be said of fecal matter. Nevertheless, it’s time to call things… Read More ›
MITCH MCCONNELL, JEFF SESSIONS, AND ELIZABETH WARREN – THE SENATORS
I’ve been getting messages from Elizabeth Warren. She is Massachusetts’ senator, so I get messages from her anyway. But I like her. Her perky, peppy style has always amused me, though I notice her perky peppiness has been a bit… Read More ›
NO MORE FAKE NEWS! I AM SAMOAN! – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’m a Samoan. It’s something of an inside joke in local media. Maybe you’ve heard it before and then again, maybe not. Back in the early 70’s, Boston was grappling with court ordered school desegregation and forced busing. It was… Read More ›
THINGS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
I read a post about health care in which the entire comment column was made up of people fighting tooth and nail to get rid of health care. Most of the writers were obviously not well-educated people. That’s another way… Read More ›
