I'm working on how to express my thoughts on the 20+ year old controversy where his statue was added to the mall of shame, the white supremacy gallery of "heroes" in Richmond. It was a big thing. Some said a black needed to be represented on monument alley. Others claimed he was just a tennis … Continue reading Arthur Ashe
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My Candidacy
I want to announce today that I will NOT be a candidate for president in 2020. I'm rejecting the call of the "Draft David" campaign's attempt to get me to run. (OK, the idea is mostly delusional on my part, but I think one guy wants me to run, but he's here on a visa … Continue reading My Candidacy
Today’s Boston Globe
I was published today, the last letter. Resist http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2017/08/16/divide-dyed-into-american-fabric/6nJZSDIijkOiBRFeP7fqOM/story.html
A Pause…
Regardless of what we all think of the current situation in our country, today is a good day for a pause. My rainbow flag is down for a couple of days, replaced by the stars and stripes. The chaos today only exists because of what so many did, so many died for. So for today … Continue reading A Pause…
Treason, Emoluments, and Economics
Tomorrow I'm going to write about the #fucktrump tax cuts, how they benefit him, macroeconomics, lies, and treason. It will be about economic theory, facts, lies, and stupidity. The simple reality is that a lot of country believes the lies and ignore the facts. I won't do that. But I also won't do this. I … Continue reading Treason, Emoluments, and Economics
Patriots’ Day
A revolution. Bombs. Marathons. Baseball and freedom. They are all Boston. I'll have more to say Monday. Resist
Welcome to the Twilight Zone.
http://davidvalade.blog/2017/04/11/the-real-targets/ BTW, FB tried to block this post.
1983 Beirut, Lebanon
Something happened. It was ugly. Bad. I guess that one says ugly then bad is implied. 23 OCT 1983: Two suicide attackers drove, struck, and killed. 241 US "peacekeepers", mostly Marines, died. So did 58 members of the French military. Six civilians as well. Oh, and yeah, the suicide bombers. For two it was a … Continue reading 1983 Beirut, Lebanon
CNN, Wake Up!
I'm calling out #donlemon and #cnn again tonight.
Images of hate
The man who trained Trump was the man behind Joe McCarthy.