Burns then brought up an interview he had with writer James Baldwin who views this adherence to binary labels as a form of self-imposed slavery. As Burns puts it, “‘There is only us. There is no ‘them.’ Whenever someone suggests to you, whomever it may be in your life, that there is a ‘them,’ run away. Othering is the simplistic binary way to make and identify enemies, but it is also the surest way to your own self imprisonment.” This dedication to nuance is incredibly important in the documentary process, and has been a hallmark of Burns’ career as a storyteller.
Burns proceeded to comment on the upcoming presidential election, a brief pause to his promise of neutrality. “There is no real choice this November,” he said. “The Presumptive Republican nominee is the opioids of all opioids.” Burns posited that in choosing this nominee, “you end up re-enslaved with an even bigger problem, a worse affliction and addiction, a bigger delusion.” He implored his audience, “do not be seduced by easy equalization. There is nothing equal about this equation.” Burns encourages the graduates to use their vote to preserve the United State’s resistance to militant ideology…
Burns concluded his address with a quote from Justice Louis D. Brandeis stating that “the most important political office is that of the private citizen,” emphasizing the power of voting.
“There are six things now that are true about him that were not true in 2020, that all voters are going to come to know in the following months—they are that he raped E. Jean Carroll in a department-store dressing room; that he oversaw one of the largest financial frauds in American history… that he stole American secrets… it’s the greatest betrayal of our national security by a former President in all of American history; he led an insurrection against the United States, he led an armed attack on the Capitol… and sixth, and this is really important, is that he’s singularly responsible for ending Roe.”
Donald Trump’s political future could soon be in the hands of 12 men and women in the Election Interference Trial moving towards a conclusion in New York City.
A new CBS poll shows that 56% of the public thinks he is guilty.
“A jury of five women and seven men in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is expected to begin this week the historic task of deciding whether to convict a former president, a verdict that could set the tone for an election year that has already turned off many voters,” theWall Street Journalreports.
“Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, so far has emerged largely unscathed from his trial on 34 felony charges. But a conviction would be an ignominious first for a former president, threatening Trump’s standing with some voters and handing President Biden new ammunition to portray his rival as unfit for office.”
A newCBS News pollfinds 56% say Donald Trump is definitely or probably guilty of a crime in his recent trial, in which he has been charged with falsifying business records to hide a “hush money” payment and influence the 2016 election.
The public is more split on what they think the jury will decide, with about half expecting jurors to find Trump guilty and half saying the opposite.
It's not easy to completely miss the point and meaning of Memorial Day, and dishonor all of our war veterans with your own petty selfishness at the same time...
Why not use this issue to highlight the corruption evident in the US Supreme Court? Ignoring this issue and remaining above the fray makes no political sense.
“Top Democrats have no plans to investigate reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an upside-down American flag outside his home after the 2020 election. And Joe Biden has no desire to even talk about it,”Politicoreports.
“Amid growing demands from the base of the party to call out the actions of several conservative justices and embrace reforms of the court, both the president and the White House have stayed mum.”
— Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) May 23, 2024
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Finally Friday Reads by @Dakinikat is out. Give the fallen their due, welcome the unofficial start of summer and get ready for the home stretch as we have a country to save. It’ll be Fall before you know it. https://t.co/B0kX0eIBHB
— John (repeat1968) Buss (@repeat1968) May 24, 2024
By the way, I have never included “All of the Above” options in my polls. If someone in your family fought in more than one war, use the “Something Else” option. Thanks.
