Category Archives: fascism

But Now, God Knows, Anything Goes

Posted on November 14, 2015 by roseroby

“You liberals won the day. Now political reactionaries are taking over ‘cause you liberals won and anything goes.” — Dr. Fred Newman, 1996, from the play “What Is To Be Dead? (Philosophical Scenes)” When I first saw that play so … Continue reading →

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Under color of law

Posted on December 30, 2014 by jeffroby

18 U.S. Code § 242 Deprivation of rights under color of law Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any … Continue reading →

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NYPD calls it Wartime

Posted on December 22, 2014 by jeffroby

I am made to recall the novels of the late Hans Hellmut Kirst, best known in this country for Night of the Generals, made into a movie starring Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole. Kirst writes as a former soldier in … Continue reading →

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Police Draw Guns on Rosa Clemente, Talib & Others in Ferguson

Posted on August 23, 2014 by jeffroby

“These young people were tired, but they were still determined. They were deflated but not defeated. They were longing for direction and leadership that is def not coming from the older generation. They are acquiring knowledge in this moment and … Continue reading →

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Ferguson is a suburb of Detroit …

Posted on August 15, 2014 by roseroby

… and oh yeah, Detroit is a suburb of Gaza So I read the news today, oh boy. The police of Ferguson, Missouri had just won the war.

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Here’s to the government of all of us

Posted on August 13, 2014 by jeffroby

And here’s to the government of Mississippi In the swamp of their bureaucracy they’re always bogging down And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns They’re hoping that no one sees the sights and hears the sounds And … Continue reading →

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It’s no longer about Vaccines

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jeffroby

There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear … and I think the confusion is quite deliberate. So Jennifer Sullivan has been obsessively posting about the evils of vaccines (not that she’s against them) but casts it in … Continue reading →

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