The Village News & Views September 6, 2017
Wednesday Get Over the Hump Free for All
Greetings, Village Meese. It’s Day 230 of the Resistance and time for another Get Over the Hump post and discussion thread.
Nothing special today, mostly DACA with… oh… the banner?
Well, in case you hadn’t noticed, the stores are already putting out their seasonal candy and spooky merchandise even though it’s barely September. To tell you the truth, that’s okay with me. I love Halloween… Samhain… Dia de los Muertos… Whatever you choose. I’m not sure why October 31st became my favorite holiday, except perhaps that it wasn’t attached to so many conflicts some of the later in the year celebrations are heir to. Thanksgiving is problematic if you acknowledge that the arrival of the Pilgrims didn’t turn out so well ultimately for the Native Americans. Christmas has been a subject of contention for a number of reasons, not the least of which it has become a banner for the Right.
In any case, with a veritable living pumpkin inhabiting our nation’s highest office, the White House seems to have become a bit of a haunt.
And now for your regularly scheduled randomness.
WTFJH Yesterday – Day 229: Rescinded.
Irma…
As people in Florida brace for Hurricane Irma, we must prayer + support our brothers + sisters in Puerto Rico + throughout the Caribbean. pic.twitter.com/XxPzEvXWJ3
— COMMON (@common) September 5, 2017
While we recover from Hurricane Harvey, please add Puerto Rico in your prayers as our Astros brothers' families are bracing for Irma.
— AJ Hinch (@ajhinch) September 5, 2017
DACA…
10% of US #DACA students are in #Houston. We all lose without them. I join community leaders with @HispanicHouston to support #DACA pic.twitter.com/X1lfCnF4Yp
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) September 5, 2017
DREAMers are American, plain & simple. DREAMers like Alonso have more courage than Trump could ever hope to have. https://t.co/SPdwlrHZyy
— Tom Perez (@TomPerez) September 5, 2017
In '41 the govt relocated 120K Japanese Amers to internment camps at huge economic & psychic cost. Trump would deport 7x as many Dreamers.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/relixs_/status/904571152143613952
.@realDonaldTrump’s cruel decision to attack America’s young people is nothing short of shameful. https://t.co/u9jD79ZrKR pic.twitter.com/WAORpLO1IM
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 5, 2017
The crowd is gathering in Foley Square to #StandWithDreamers and #DefendDACA pic.twitter.com/ouykBIUU8O
— 🌈 NY Indivisible: #CeasefireNow in Palestine (@ny_indivisible) September 5, 2017
1) Trump calls Mexican immigrants rapists
2) Proposes a wall
3) Pardons Arpaio
4) Ends DACA
5) The most anti-immigrant President since WWII— JORGE RAMOS (@jorgeramosnews) September 5, 2017
No time to waste – we've got to fight with everything we've got to #DefendDACA. Thanks, @jorgeramosnews, for sharing these powerful stories. https://t.co/rNtZZ4ONBy
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 4, 2017
Other News…
Hopefully more states will adopt this commonsense reform. @attn pic.twitter.com/UKJuji5SDy
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 5, 2017
Re: the "rule of law" arguments, much of the "law" is NOT IMPARTIAL. Not by a long shot. Ask your friends of color about it.
— Adam Savage (@donttrythis) September 5, 2017
Palate Cleanser
— ObamaPlusKids (@ObamaPlusKids) September 1, 2017
— ObamaPlusKids (@ObamaPlusKids) August 25, 2017
Michelle Obama dressed up as Beyoncé For Beyoncé's birthday and, NBD, but it's perfect https://t.co/dp2mh4FzEw pic.twitter.com/CXs672b2Cf
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 4, 2017
Critters
Tiny little rescue from hurricane harvey pic.twitter.com/apqSMcBXKd
— Luv Kittens Daily (@LuvKittensDaily) September 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/CUTEST_ANlMALS/status/900884370264694784
We only rate dogs. This is quite clearly a smol broken polar bear. We'd appreciate if you only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 pic.twitter.com/g2nSyGenG9
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) May 2, 2017
That’s it for me, enjoy some beverage, chat with your friends and fellow Resistors and just take a moment to enjoy some part of your day.
Thank you for your patience. Love and peace, Village! Enjoy your Wednesday gathering.
We are #StrongerTogether
We are #TheResistance and #WePersist
I thought I had this scheduled to publish at 8am but somehow it didn’t, and the one time I didn’t come over here to make sure it had… oh well. Enjoy if anyone stops by. Sorry for the slip-up!
{{{MomentaryGrace}}} – thought you might have accidentally did pm instead of am when I didn’t see the diary on the recents list. Didn’t have time to stop by today anyway. But still love your diaries and appreciate the double duty on the off chance we’ll manage to get here and visit. moar {{{HUGS}}}
I kept checking because I thought it was something wrong on my end. Thanks for posting (even though I’m way late to the party).