Earlier this week, as we discussed a few days ago, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be appointing Steve Bannon, the race-baiting head of Breitbart News, his chief White House strategist. And this, my friends, is something that we, as civilized people, who value things like civil rights and diversity, should do everything in […]
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If we can’t organize to stop the appointment of Steve Bannon, a known white nationalist, we’re not going to be able to do anything to stop Trump
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #DumpBannon, advice and consent, Alt Right, Andrew Breitbart, Andy LaBarre, anti-Semitic, Brenda Lawrence, call to action, Candice Miller, Cicilline letter, Dan Kildee, David Cicilline, Debbie Dingell, Debbie Stabenow, Donald Trump, Dump Bannon Caucus, ebbie Dingell, Fred Upton, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Jews, John Conyers, nationalism, neo-Nazi, political correctness, Pravda, racism, Russia, Sander Levin, the press, the shameful state of the American press, threats to Democracy, threats to journalists, Tim Walberg, Van Jones, White House, white nationalism, white nationalist, white supremacist | 50 Comments
Before you thank Trump for finally telling the violent racists emboldened by his victory to “Stop it,” you should know that he also announced his chief White House strategist would be Steve Bannon, the man who brought white nationalism into the mainstream with the alt-right
Since the election, as I’m sure you know, a number of non-white Americans have come forward to report instances of racial intimidation. Last night, Mark Fancher of the Michigan ACLU, who was one of my guests on the Saturday Six Pack, told us that, over the preceding 48 hours, his office had received an “avalanche” […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, Breitbart News, Build the Wall, Donald Trump, hate speech, hijab, Lesley Stahl, Mark Fancher, race baiting, racial intimidation, racism, responsibility, rhetoric, Steve Bannon, University of Michigan, white nationalism, white nationalist | 40 Comments