Next Draft - Flower and Water
If the Middle East crisis is emblematic of the past once more cycling back to haunt us, then the crisis in South Sudan is, for many, a vision of the global future. Added to war is a new and seemingly permanent foe. Climate. "Climate disasters are often perceived as finite events — with an emergency and a recovery, a beginning and an end. But as these disasters grow in magnitude and frequency, striking poor countries dependent on a stretched humanitarian system, some are no longer just passing crises, but permanent states of being." WaPo(Gift Article): Years into a climate disaster, these people are eating the unthinkable. "Nyaguey grabbed a plastic bucket and an empty sack and set off from her village surrounded by floodwater. Those waters had upended her life, but also provided a food option — not a desirable one, but one of the few left. Water lilies. They’d been keeping her family alive for two years." 2Christian Nationalism's Mike Drop"Mike Johnson is the first person to become speaker of the House who can be fairly described as a Christian nationalist, a major development in American history in and of itself. Equally important, however, his ascension reflects the strength of white evangelical voters’ influence in the House Republican caucus, voters who are determined to use the power of government to roll back the civil rights, women’s rights and sexual revolution." To many of us, Mike Johnson's religious views are extreme. But that extreme has worked its way into to the top echelons of American power. Religion is a driving force from SCOTUS to the House to many corners of American society. And increasingly, those corners are on Main Street for the GOP. Thomas Edsall in the NYT (Gift Article): ‘The Embodiment of White Christian Nationalism in a Tailored Suit.' "What is Christian nationalism? Christianity Today described it as the 'belief that the American nation is defined by Christianity, and that the government should take active steps to keep it that way. Popularly, Christian nationalists assert that America is and must remain a ‘Christian nation’ — not merely as an observation about American history, but as a prescriptive program for what America must continue to be in the future.'" 3Gov and WarSadly, the poor House leadership is one element that connects America and the Middle East. Tom Friedman in the NYT (Gift Article): The Two Things Worrying U.S. Military Officials About Israel and Hamas. "If it sounds like an utterly incoherent worldview that would undermine the American global leadership that has shaped a world we’ve thrived in for the past century, it’s because it is. And if it feels as if House G.O.P. leaders are small thinkers in a big time, it’s because they are. They are shameless, shameful and dangerous. Please do our country a favor and audition for Fox News on some other issue." And Israeli politicians present a dilemma of their own (many, actually, but here's one). "It looks as if Israel’s army is reoccupying Gaza to eventually turn it over to some kind of legitimate Palestinian Authority — while Israel’s extreme right-wing politicians and settlers are working overtime to delegitimize that authority and drive Palestinians out of the West Bank." 4Take a Ride into the Ranger ZoneAfter the SF Giants brutally disappointing season, I decided to adopt the Texas Rangers in the playoffs. After all, their manager is the great Bruce Bochy who led the Giants to three World Series, and their associate manager Will Venable is the son of a former Giant and graduated from my high school. So basically, I won the World Series. SI: Rangers’ Improbable World Series Triumph Was Built on Trust. (Honestly, as diehard Giants fan, the best thing about the World Series is that it's over which officially means it's next season...) 5Extra, ExtraMeanwhile, Back at the Kremlin: Putin is loving that the world's attention has shifted to the Middle East, and he's using the moment to bomb more than ever. Someone should protest in the streets about this unprovoked, ongoing civilian massacre. Ukraine reports most extensive Russian shelling of the year. 6Bottom of the NewsNetflix will soon throw in an ad-free episode if you watch three episodes in a row. (I wonder what I can earn if I just sit on the coach watching TV forever. So far, I've gotten nothing for it.) Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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Champions of Breakfast
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
A Breakfast Club, Egypt Opens Border, Bigly Smalls
Teaching Devices
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Phones and Schools, Israel hits Refugee Camp, Cost of Costumes
From the River to the See
Monday, October 30, 2023
Antisemitism Rises, Car Strikes Settled, Cereal Endangered
Home is Where the Heart Is
Friday, October 27, 2023
One Man Army, Weekend Whats, Feel Good Friday
Reporting From the Front
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Man Bites Dog, A Six Front War, New Beatles Song?
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