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Do We Need an 'Emmett Till moment' for gun control?
Should the gun-safety movement have its own Mamie Till? She showed the world the horror of the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, for whistling at a white woman.
By Vanessa Gallman 3 years ago in The Swamp
Ghanians Ask President Akufo-Addo to Resign
Once again Ghanians hit the streets in protest, the Fix the country movement is at it again. On Saturday, 5 November 2022 the protestors went to the streets of Accra, Ghana. This time demanding the removal of the President from office. There have been several situations hitting Ghana hard over the last few years. One being the lack of freedom of the press, many have been forced to stop writing about situations facing the country. Some claim there has even been some bloggers murdered for their reporting.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
Is “Occupy Democrats” Fake News?
Occupy Democrats is a very popular brand. Until very recently, its posts routinely found themselves breaking Facebook's Top 10 performing posts every day. Its success has been cited by the likes of The New York Times, framing their piece as the story of "How Immigrant Twin Brothers Are Beating Trump's Team on Facebook."
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in The Swamp
Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Was Almost Killed
On Friday, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi was attacked by an intruder with a hammer in his own home. The 82-year-old husband of the House Speaker was at his home in San Francisco when confronted by the burglar.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Does Language decide your Identity?
Yesterday my brother said to me that our neighbour also speak Bhojpuri, so I said that what is special about it, we also speak Bhojpuri and if people will not speak Bhojpuri in Bihar then where would they speak.
By Deepak chaubey 3 years ago in The Swamp
Kanye is Losing a Fortune By Being A Bigoted Asshole
Kanye West has been on a downward spiral financially for years now. Since openly supporting Donald Trump’s shitty racist and bigoted agenda, he’s lost his wife, his sponsors, and hundreds of millions of dollars for being a horrible human being.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Putin issued martial law, is the backwater?
In late August this year, the Ukrainian side invested heavy forces and launched a full-scale counterattack in several directions at the same time. In the face of the opponent's offensive, the Russian side kept making moves to turn the situation around as soon as possible. But from the current situation, the Russian side's series of actions in the past 2 months have not yet worked, and more difficult times are coming.
By Camp bill3 years ago in The Swamp
Russia-Ukraine war has escalated
After Russia entered the military-industrial wartime mobilization, the United States also started military-industrial mobilization. Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Lackluster announced that the production of Hamas rockets will be increased from 60 per year to 96 per year.
By Figure Rodi3 years ago in The Swamp
The situation is changing
Henderson's specialty is watermelon, which is big and sweet. A Ukrainian propaganda photo shows a Ukrainian soldier, holding a large watermelon in his right hand and giving a thumbs up with his left hand, with rockets raining down on Russian positions behind him.
By Page Dragon3 years ago in The Swamp
Preventing dictatorship
Preventing dictatorship Say no to the one-party state. Britain has a constitutional monarchy, and this is a protection that obstructs the takeover, by those who would wish to remove democracy. For those without the understanding of the often obscure and labyrinthine, social structures of Britain, the following may help. The monarchy has influence, mostly social but with some political aspects, but no real power. The King or Queen cannot make laws, they cannot overrule the government or parliament. The Government cannot dismiss parliament, but parliament can bring down the government. These aspects of the British constitution lessen the chance of an enforced one-party state. At least one that follows the design that the fascist/communists prefer. Other nations have not evolved the same preventive measures. Even in Britain and in the United States of America, it is possible to have a period where too much power is controlled by those who wish to prevent democracy from succeeding. It is possible to use “puppet” politicians and the “useful idiots” who can be manipulated into believing they are doing things for the good of the nation, when they are only doing things that benefit their controllers. But governments in Britain and the USA have limited timespans, they have to seek re-election. While there are flaws in both electoral systems and while the media can be manipulated, it is hard to prevent public criticism of the governments record. Only in a one-party state is it possible for the ruling party to prevent the emergence of public opposition. With such public criticism and a reasonable level of “secret, free and fair” ballots a complete take over is difficult.
By Peter Rose3 years ago in The Swamp
People Call Me a Liberal, As If That’s An Insult
One thing I openly own and love about myself: I’m a bleeding heart liberal. I care for all people who are good humans. The marginalized groups of society are my family. I love the LGBTQ community. I don’t give a good goddamn whether you have a problem with that or not.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Russian has been sanctioned in every way, so what else can they lose?
Putin reportedly sent President Xi of China a message of congratulations on his re-inauguration to a third term as president.
By Estalontech3 years ago in The Swamp