Amos Milburn was a great blues artist at the point where R&B was just beginning. Check out his great piano playing in these videos.
Why Trump and his cult are afraid of minorities
Trump and his cult want to preserve the power now held by white Christians in the US. They have this misguided notion that they are the group that is discriminated against. It’s a racist movement.
At some point in the 2040s, the US will be majority minority – whites will be the minority. Know why they are afraid of that? They have treated minorities like shit and are afraid that minorities will treat them like that when they are the majority. I think this fear is very misguided. I think minorities know from experience that prejudice and discrimination are wrong and harmful.
As a Jew, I think antisemitism in the US is worse than at any point in my lifetime and I blame Trump and his cult for this.
Others are also alarmed about the 2024 election
I’m not the only person who is alarmed. What I wrote sounds extreme but it could happen. The Perry Bacon, Jr. column is outstanding.
Trump has already said it will be rigged. I would not expect Johnson to observe the traditional process if Trump loses.
Vance lies about immigrants spreading disease
Tweets on Trump’s antisemitism
More on Trump’s disgusting antisemitism – older tweets
Tweet on Nebraska – no change in electoral vote award
Tweet on efforts to mess with the 2024 election
The 2024 presidential election will be a disaster
I think it will be a fiasco and there is nothing we can do to prevent that.
I don’t think either side will accept a loss. Two-thirds of Republicans still don’t think Biden won a fair election. Trump has already said that it’s rigged if he loses. I expect him to declare victory on election day even though we probably won’t know the final result yet. If Trump wins, we can look at voter suppression and intimidation, attacks on election officials and replacing them with Trump supporters, and foreign influence.
I don’t think Republicans are trying to win the popular vote. They know their views on issues such as abortion and guns are not popular. and that Trump will never get support from a majority of voters. They will try to win by refusing to certify, in the courts with dozens of lawsuits, in state legislatures and ultimately the House of Representatives if the Electoral College is tied. Look at what they are doing in Nebraska to get Trump one more electoral college vote. Their efforts failed in 2020 and hopefully would fail again.
In the 1900s, there were 25 elections and the popular vote and electoral college vote were in sync every time. In the 2000s, there have been six elections. In two, Republicans won the Electoral College even though they lost the popular vote. This could happen again.
I hope I am wrong.
Criterion Channel essay on Giallo films
This is an excellent column on giallo films. I have seen every film mentioned in the essay. My favorite giallo film is Dario Argento’s Deep Red. All of the films discussed are worth seeing and are on Blu-ray discs.
Sad! 