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[Too Tall]

Vsalonistas. Please share journalism of the day you find compelling.
Brief comments appreciated, not required.

The consequences of mankind cruelty passes over us like a wave. When the suffocation retreats what is left after many years?. Memories, historical references, physical scars???? Memorials such as the one described in this article are made real by artists and visionaries who force us to stare wide eyed. These are lasting, these force us to feel and see what was.

This >> A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. - The New York Times

[dgaddis]

This should be great, TT, awesome idea.

Read this yesterday :: https://bittersoutherner.com/the-red...quila-ogletree

I grew up ~35 miles from there, and my world was/is completely different. The 'typical a-hole white guy' in me does wonder where the parents of all those grand kids are, why shes stuck with them, what decisions lead to the current circumstances. I was raised to believe that we're all the result of the decisions we make - good or bad, and we are solely responsible for those decisions. I still believe that to be largely true, but as I try to be more empathetic and understanding of others I also know that things outside our control have a big impact on the decisions we make and the way we look at the world. The older I get the more I realize just how lucky I am the have the upbringing I had. The love, discipline, and expectations my parents had (and still have) for me are the reason I am who I am today. I'm eternally thankful for that.

There's a lot of good stuff on The Bitter Southerner actually, highly recommend browsing around a bit.

A semi-friend of mine wrote this. He's a rider too.

Looking For An Oasis In Georgia Food Deserts | Georgia Public Broadcasting

Again...access to transportation or food has never been a problem in 'my' world. One thing I have noticed in the local news media is how some folks seem to make Kroger out to be the bad guy, but they're a business, they *have* to make a profit in order to operate. They closed the store because it wasn't making a profit. High theft rate and a lot of frivolous slip and fall lawsuits apparently.

[Too Tall]

Excellent share D.D.

[Cookietruck]

This should be great, TT, awesome idea.

Read this yesterday :: https://bittersoutherner.com/the-red...quila-ogletree

where the parents of all those grand kids are, why shes stuck with them, what decisions lead to the current circumstances.

that was a good read.
idk why but two words in that read really stood out to me..."trap houses"
the idea of trapping people in their community in a cycle of drug addiction and sex work to make money from their addiction is so gnarly.
i also can't help but see it as a similar action to what the pharma companies did with oxycontin and fentanyl.

this was a pretty good read.
The Family That Built an Empire of Pain | The New Yorker

[dgaddis]

that was a good read.
idk why but two words in that read really stood out to me..."trap houses"]

This is a tourist attraction in Atlanta!

[ides1056]

I listened to this interview driving north to go skiing last week, and hung in the car to finish it.
WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation With Yale Professor Timothy Snyder About His New Book | WAMC
This is nutrient dense. Your time will not be wasted. After I finish reading CV Wedgwood's three volume history of the English Civil War I will move on to his recent book.

[ides1056]

Bryan Stevenson and the Legacy of Lynching | The New Yorker

This too.

I am so glad that I took to the bike as a kid. Keeps the lid on.

[dogrange]

I listened to this interview driving north to go skiing last week, and hung in the car to finish it.
WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation With Yale Professor Timothy Snyder About His New Book | WAMC
This is nutrient dense. Your time will not be wasted. After I finish reading CV Wedgwood's three volume history of the English Civil War I will move on to his recent book.

Tomothy Snyder's Bloodlands is an incredible book. Well-researched/well-argued, illuminating, devastating, all the above.

[defspace]

Read this yesterday :: https://bittersoutherner.com/the-red...quila-ogletree

Wow, Dustin, thanks for posting that. That hits heavy. I've never known anything close to difficulty. I should count my blessings.

[davids]

This >> A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. - The New York Times

I had the intense pleasure of hearing Bryan Stevenson speak to my synagogue a few years back. He is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive human beings I've ever heard speak. He is a truly remarkable person and I would dive deep into anything he chooses to be part of.

[72gmc]

^^^ i remember stepping into the office at Fenway years ago and seeing the first several sentences, maybe more, of updike's prose painted on the wall. I told the secretary how much I liked that. She smiled at me like I was a wierdo, which I was.

[HarryBeast]

Anne Applebaum is always worth reading.
"IS DEMOCRACY DYING?
A Warning From Europe: The Worst Is Yet to Come
Polarization. Conspiracy theories. Attacks on the free press. An obsession with loyalty. Recent events in the United States follow a pattern Europeans know all too well."
Polarization in Poland: A Warning From Europe - The Atlantic

[jclay]

Intro from the article: If you think Donald Trump is wrecking the republic and wonder why so many Americans can’t see that he is, you may be asking the wrong question. What if they see the same thing you do and happen to like what they see? What if the deficiency you’ve been ascribing to a lack of adequate insight, information, or alarm is a lack of something deeper, a vacancy mirrored by but hardly confined to the president’s stare?

The Empty Core of the Trump Mystique | The New Republic

[jclay]

The Hell of Good Intentions review: the decline of US foreign policy | US news | The Guardian

[ides1056]

thanks- two good reads

[j44ke]

An article that seems like it is about dogs but ends up being a teaching example about probable cause. At least I had an "aha" moment while reading it. Might already be clearer for others here.

Marijuana Legalization Threatens These Dogs’ Collars - The New York Times

Tulo is a nice looking dog.

[cash]

An article that seems like it is about dogs but ends up being a teaching example about probable cause. At least I had an "aha" moment while reading it. Might already be clearer for others here.

Marijuana Legalization Threatens These Dogs’ Collars - The New York Times

Tulo is a nice looking dog.

I read the headline and thought immediately about Colorado and how we've already dealt with this. Then read the article and ... yay, us. (Disclaimer: I'm a Colorado LEO, albeit a homicide and sex crimes detective who hasn't worked a drug case of any kind in years).

[j44ke]

I read the headline and thought immediately about Colorado and how we've already dealt with this. Then read the article and ... yay, us. (Disclaimer: I'm a Colorado LEO, albeit a homicide and sex crimes detective who hasn't worked a drug case of any kind in years).

You should put in for one of the retired dogs.

[Dallas Tex]

It's damned infuriating but not surprising; her support would be the surprise.

As to the voters: I guess the population wants to pay more for a system that's got a substantial smorgasbord of defects not found in other western health care systems. Go figure. But I'm starting to feel emotionally better for not trying to convince folks who obviously haven't done any homework or critical thinking to realize that maybe they ought to. Maybe we need Trump. Seriously. I have long said that we'll consider change when the car is in the ditch, upside down, on fire and the survivors are limping down the shoulder. And maybe we need a Trump to speed us through the crash; I mean, this stuff [I]WILL[I] come to a head. It's unfortunate, stupid really, but, there you go and history seems to support the notion.

Interesting. If you’re serious, I agree this is the moment because potus doesn’t give a rats ass about either party.

Healthcare is a tough thing. On one hand, can you imagine how much it would even the playing field if Ford didn’t have to buy every employees healthcare every month!!??

But on the other hand, I get not wanting to put 1/5 of the economy in the hands of the the shitshow that is Washington.

Does anyone think that you’re average American would accept rationing?

[ABiCi]

Interesting. If you’re serious, I agree this is the moment because potus doesn’t give a rats ass about either party.

Healthcare is a tough thing. On one hand, can you imagine how much it would even the playing field if Ford didn’t have to buy every employees healthcare every month!!??

But on the other hand, I get not wanting to put 1/5 of the economy in the hands of the the shitshow that is Washington.

Does anyone think that you’re average American would accept rationing?

Your system already rations healthcare. It's just that it rations it to those who can afford it rather than those who need it.