Monthly Archives: August 2017

Thursday Open Thread | Stop Asking Me To ‘ Understand’ Dolt45 voters. THIS is the rot in their souls…

Posted on August 17, 2017 by rikyrah

Hat tip-POU From Mother Jones:   “We Just Feel Like We Don’t Belong Here Anymore” Think it’s hard for the white working class in rural America? Try being a person of color. BECCA ANDREWS AUG. 16, 2017 6:00 AM …………………………………… … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, discrimination, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, racial hate, racial terror, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 86 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | But, I thought the GOP didn’t believe in ‘Big Government’.

Posted on August 16, 2017 by rikyrah

DOJ orders company to turn over 1.3 million IP addresses of resistance website visitors BY Jessica Chia NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 5:03 AM The Justice Department is ordering a web-hosting provider to turn over the IP … Continue reading →

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White supremacists vicious assault on Deandre Harris in Charlottesville

Posted on August 15, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A savage attack on a counter-protester during Saturday’s violent “Unite the Right” rally in Virginia evoked memories of the ugliest days of the civil rights movement, an original Freedom Rider said Monday. Among the victims of the Charlottesville violence was … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, crime, Current Events, Murder, News, Open Thread, Protests, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 102 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread | Voter SUPPRESSION is REAL….Voter FRAUD is NOT

Posted on August 15, 2017 by rikyrah

Case in point, Indiana. Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs Fatima Hussein, fatima.hussein@indystar.com Published 6:00 a.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 State and local Republicans have expanded early voting in GOP-dominated areas and restricted it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Department of Justice, Open Thread, Politics, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , | 87 Comments

Monday Open Thread | The State of Our Country

Posted on August 14, 2017 by rikyrah

Been thinking about what happened on Saturday. Some have said that they were saddened by what happened on Saturday. Me? I’m just mad as hell. Because, there’s no reason why we should be at this point in time. We should … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, History, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, racial terror, Racism, US Department of Justice, Violence | Tagged , , , , , | 103 Comments

Sunday Praise & Worship | Amazing Grace

Posted on August 13, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Prayers to the family of the woman who died and the people injured in the terrorist attack in Charlottesville Virginia. My heart hurts for them all. Wintley Augustus Phipps (born January 7, 1955) was born in Trinidad and Tobago. Phipps … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Gospel, Honor, News, Open Thread, Politics, Praise, Worship | Tagged , , , , | 44 Comments

Breaking: VA Gov has declared a state of emergency: White Supremacy Rally

Posted on August 12, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

BREAKING: State of emergency declared for #Charlottesville because of #UniteTheRight rally chaos. pic.twitter.com/I36rVeN4gA — Tennessee (@TEN_GOP) August 12, 2017 Where are police in riot gear with tear gas, snipers and attack dogs? They were locked and loaded in #Ferguson https://t.co/0g1tyGNXzp … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | GSA accidentally posted Trump hotel data on gov’t website

Posted on August 12, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The  General Services Administration (GSA) pulled unredacted documents from its website Thursday that revealed President Trump’s Washington hotel has made $1.97 million in profits so far in 2017. “The documents were posted inadvertently and have been removed from the website,” … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Lawrence: Paul Manafort Raid Means ‘Probable Cause’ Crime Committed

Posted on August 11, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

ALTERNET: Here are some of the most significant clues about the Russia probe revealed in reporting on the Manafort raid: The former Trump campaign chairman had been voluntarily producing documents to congressional investigators — but the search warrant indicates investigators … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | MSNBC analyst: Robert Mueller already has Donald Trump’s tax returns

Posted on August 10, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Palmer Report Today we all learned that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had the FBI launch a pre-dawn raid on Paul Manafort’s home in order to seize evidence in Donald Trump’s Russia scandal – while Manafort was asleep in the bedroom. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, Current Events, Donald Trump, News, Open Thread, Politics, RICO, Russia, Treason | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 110 Comments