editorial

Reading Time: 2 minutes The media narrative about Tyre Nichols’s murder is that the black cops who killed him were renegade, wild, murdering men with badges. The party line in this story is so uncommon because these cops are unusually bad.

This story is not uncommon.
These cops are not unusually bad.
This happens every day in the U.S.

Reading Time: < 1 minute The current director is Christopher A. Wray, who assumed the role on August 2, 2017, after being confirmed by the United States Senate, taking over from Acting Director Andrew McCabe after the dismissal of former Director James Comey by President Donald Trump.

Reading Time: 2 minutes When you are taught faith is the ultimate test of God and that critical thinking is the road straight to hell, not only do you fail to develop critical thinking skills, but you also will discourage critical thinking in your children. You have to.

Reading Time: 6 minutes The fight for our rights and freedom is not going to be convenient.
The revolution is not going to be comfortable.
We have to decide right now if we want to be free.

Reading Time: 4 minutes I know you are afraid of these things because we wouldn’t be spending our energy on outrage if we weren’t terrified.
We would, instead, be prepping for a war we know we’d win.
Women cannot lose if they decide to fight until all the old white men are out of office or in the ground.
We hold all the cards.
Every single one of them.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know By: Lisa…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Make no mistake, when a power-play, or an intentional act of exerting perceived dominance is at work, fucking around with someone’s name is the cheapest tool in the box for demonstrating disrespect.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Complaining, no matter how righteous it feels, no matter how loud, or how large your audience is, is not actually taking action.
Processing is important. Process with your people, IRL or online, if you must. Feel your feelings. However, do not mistake rage for action.

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The court, led by a judge who was clearly sympathetic to Rittenhouse, handed the holy grail state of mind defense to white extremists whose sole purpose would be to impede free speech using deadly force.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Make a plan NOW. Decide what you would do in the unanticipated event you need medical services no longer available in your state. If that plan involves an out-of-state contact you may need to visit for seven to ten days, make that plan with your contact over the phone. Do not make plans via email or text. Your digital records could be subpoenaed in a criminal investigation.