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More can be found here .  Bonus: Claude McKay 's " If We Must Die " If we must die, let it be not like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe! Though far outnumbered let us show us brave And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!

 Confirming comments made by Prof. Marandi in other spaces:

 Tell me what you think happened in this video: Well, look at how the media frames it: This is why the framing of what is happening in Gaza is important; talking about violent actions without consistently acknowledging the source of that action prevents people from getting a clear picture. For Gaza, it's rarely stated that the IDF is doing the shooting and bombing that is resulting in the deaths of children, medical staff and journalists (aka, non-combatants).  For the story of this Australian reporter, most people who won't read past the headline will think that she was not shot by the police.  This passive-aggressive method of reporting violence done by those in authority only reinforces the idea that the mainstream media is at best complicit and at worse fully aligned with the state.

 As stated before, Lowkey is informed:

 

 

 Guess Harry and Meghan weren't just blowing smoke about the racial climate in England, huh?

 

 For those who downplay the violence that did occur, or argue that what happened amounted to little more than a visit that became rowdy, I have a simple question: "Why didn't any Congressperson invite these 'guests' inside to witness a peaceful transfer of power?" If they were never a threat, than those in Congress who are defending them should have invited them inside. If their presence was sanctioned, the police should have (1) allowed them inside and (2) had enough staff to accommodate their "visit."

You can get the WashPost version or the Diamondback's take . Oh, and D.C. Sports Bog has pics .

At what point do the people tell the politicians to go to hell? At what point do they get off the couch, march down to their state legislator’s house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot? RedStates' Erik Erikson , predicting all that has come to pass .