9 Comments on “Sunday Reads: This is America”

1. Minkoff Minx says:

   July 26, 2020 at 7:57 am

   Just want to add a few more things:

   “A close election this fall is likely to be contested, and there are few guardrails to stop a constitutional crisis, particularly if Trump flexes the considerable tools at his disposal to give himself an advantage.”https://t.co/7785409laD

   — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 26, 2020

   (The link is the thing)

   COVID-19 updates 👉 https://t.co/xV5TuJ1zWm

   🌍 Global cases hit 16 million
   🇫🇷 France expands free testing
   🇮🇹 Italian city fines mask rule violators $1,150
   🇧🇷 Brazil reports over 1,200 deaths in 24 hours
   🇿🇦 South Africa reports over 12,000 new cases pic.twitter.com/vv7An78k05

   — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 26, 2020

   3rd leading cause of death is accidents. COVID-19 has blasted right past that in four months — 57,000 average deaths by accident and 146,463 by COVID-19.

   — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) July 26, 2020

   Look, they have assholes in Australia too:

   People refusing to wear masks in public claiming it violates their human rights have clashed with police and retail workers as the government doubles down on the mandatory mask requirement https://t.co/OnIHh5qkcr

   — The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) July 26, 2020

   In Russia:

   For the third Saturday running, tens of thousands have come out to protest here in Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East. Here they sing “I Want Changes,” Viktor Tsoi’s Perestroika anthem pic.twitter.com/hLnIp8PRHx

   — Evan Gershkovich (@evangershkovich) July 25, 2020

   The crowd chants “Putin resign!” in front of what they call the “White House” here — the headquarters of the regional government. pic.twitter.com/Wg1kSU1XSC

   — Anton Troianovski (@antontroian) July 25, 2020

   One thing:

   This you? https://t.co/1OmExCdhXl pic.twitter.com/CwQUV0tFew

   — chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 26, 2020

   • Minkoff Minx says:

     July 26, 2020 at 9:12 am

     In 100 days… Hit the road Jack and don't you come back NO MORE, no more, no more, no more!!! #ResistanceTaskForce pic.twitter.com/8v8U8jsGEQ

     — Lyric🌊🙈🙉🙊 ✊🏾❤️ (@Dadhil30) July 26, 2020

2. Enheduanna says:

   July 26, 2020 at 11:58 am

   Olivia de Havilland has passed at age 104:

   https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/26/olivia-de-havilland-star-of-gone-with-the-wind-dies-at-104

   • Minkoff Minx says:

     July 26, 2020 at 12:22 pm

     I just saw that…

     View this post on Instagram

     I’m just heartbroken to say that Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), perhaps the last great star of classic Hollywood, has died at the age of 104 😞🙏🏼💖. Although 104 years — especially spent in relatively good health —is certainly remarkable, I nevertheless have dreaded this day coming. She was an icon, a legend. Her passing was reported to have happened peacefully in her sleep, thank God, and I can only hope she is enjoying a happy Heavenly reunion with the son who predeceased her 😞🙏🏼💖. I think the hearts of all old Hollywood fans are just a little bit broken today. RIP Ms. de Havilland..you will forever live on in your films and in the hearts of your fans. We love you..thanks for the great performances you left behind for generations to come. 😞🙏🏼💖 #oliviadehavilland #rip #gonebutnotforgotten #gonebutneverforgotten

     A post shared by Vintage Stardust (@vintage_stardust) on Jul 26, 2020 at 8:56am PDT

3. dakinikat says:

   July 26, 2020 at 6:14 pm

   John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in 'Enter the Dragon' and appeared in three 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies for director Wes Craven, died Saturday https://t.co/AKdD24qmRp

   — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 25, 2020

4. dakinikat says:

   July 26, 2020 at 7:40 pm

   Hurricane Hanna blew over the racist MAGA border wall between the US and Mexico. Hanna has joined the resistance. 👊pic.twitter.com/c574GUmH8T

   — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) July 27, 2020

   • quixote says:

     July 26, 2020 at 10:35 pm

     I just laughed! I’ve never laughed about a wall before, but that was funny!

5. jane says:

   July 26, 2020 at 10:04 pm

   That couple with nazi signs on them illustrate the adage that the history you do not know you are doomed to repeat. Our school systems have been letting us down, perhaps.

   • quixote says:

     July 26, 2020 at 10:39 pm

     Yeah. They seem to think fascism = people stopping me from doing anything I want. When by definition it = only doing what the authorities want.

     Not that it matters. They’d be jerks whichever system they lived in.