Moonshot

Ya Think So, Dave?

RIP, the Great Clem Burke

He was the driving drummer who powered Blondie in the ’70s. Just appreciate his work here:

Fascism and the Rule of Law Can Run on Parallel Tracks

As Fraenkel explained it, a lawless dictatorship does not arise simply by snuffing out the ordinary legal system of rules, procedures, and precedents. To the contrary, that system—which he called the “normative state”—remains in place while dictatorial power spreads across society. What happens, Fraenkel explained, is insidious. Rather than completely eliminating the normative state, the Nazi regime slowly created a parallel zone in which “unlimited arbitrariness and violence unchecked by any legal guarantees” reigned freely.
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The trick was to find a way to keep the law going for Christian Germans who supported or at least tolerated the Nazis, while ruthlessly executing the führer’s directives against the state’s enemies, real and perceived. Capitalism could jog nicely alongside the brutal suppression of democracy, and even genocide.

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

Willow Sculpture

Laura Ellen Bacon

Anti-Trump Rally, Dallas - #HandsOff

I made a sign that said, “Uphold the Rule of Law.”

THFC’s Vision Thing

Ange must go (regrettably). But, for pity’s sake, Levy, hire a manager still committed to attacking! (Preferably one who also improves a midfield that neither serves the forward players nor protects the defense, which has been Spurs’ undoing this year, imo.) @frjon, thoughts? ⚽️

Speak Up

Some view Cory Booker as a guy who pulls stunts, but I urge you to watch the end of his 25-hour Senate oration and be inspired and activated to resist the harm Trump & Co. are inflicting: Good trouble.

One way to make a point is to join a “Hands Off” protest in your area this weekend.

Pecans Leaf Later

Spring, springing