Race, lets make this serious! It is nearly 2013.

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Not a PhotoShop:





Michigan drivers met with startling billboard message: 'Driving while Black? Racial profiling just ahead'

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I remember seeing a sign on Catalina Island that said "No having fun in Avalon" but this is worse.

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US Supreme Court rules half of Oklahoma is Native American land

The US Supreme Court has ruled about half of Oklahoma belongs to Native Americans, in a landmark case that also quashed a child rape conviction.

The justices decided 5-4 that an eastern chunk of the state, including its second-biggest city, Tulsa, should be recognised as part of a reservation.

Jimcy McGirt, who was convicted in 1997 of raping a girl, brought the case.

He cited the historical claim of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to the land where the assault occurred.

What does the ruling mean?

Thursday's decision in McGirt v Oklahoma is seen as one of the most far-reaching cases for Native Americans before the highest US court in decades.

The ruling means some tribe members found guilty in state courts for offences committed on the land at issue can now challenge their convictions.



Only federal prosecutors will have the power to criminally prosecute Native Americans accused of crimes in the area.

Tribe members who live within the boundaries may also be exempt from state taxes, according to Reuters news agency.

Some 1.8 million people - of whom about 15% are Native American - live on the land, which spans three million acres.

What did the justices say?

Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative appointed by US President Donald Trump, sided with the court's four liberals and also wrote the opinion.

He referred to the Trail of Tears, the forcible 19th Century relocation of Native Americans, including the Creek Nation, to Oklahoma.

The US government said at the time that the new land would belong to the tribes in perpetuity.

Justice Gorsuch wrote: "Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of federal criminal law....

Jonodev Chaudhuri, a former chief justice of the Muscogee Nation's Supreme Court, dismissed talk of legal mayhem.

He told the Tulsa World newspaper: "All the sky-is-falling narratives were dubious at best.

"This would only apply to a small subset of Native Americans committing crimes within the boundaries."

How did other tribal leaders react?

In a joint statement, the Five Tribes of Oklahoma - Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole and Muscogee Nation - welcomed the ruling.

They pledged to work with federal and state authorities to agree shared jurisdiction over the land.

"The Nations and the state are committed to implementing a framework of shared jurisdiction that will preserve sovereign interests and rights to self-government while affirming jurisdictional understandings, procedures, laws and regulations that support public safety, our economy and private property rights," the statement said.

"Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word."

Wow, this will keep the courts busy for a long time. Good. Can the Indians make non-Indians pay taxes or rent?

[O Really]

Wow, this will keep the courts busy for a long time. Good. Can the Indians make non-Indians pay taxes or rent?

Probably not, because the Tribes have no jurisdiction over non-Indians, and the Tribes don't actually own the land - it's just a limited jurisdictional determination.

Here's an example:

https://www.racinelaw.net/blog/authorit ... on-indian/

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Probably not, because the Tribes have no jurisdiction over non-Indians, and the Tribes don't actually own the land - it's just a limited jurisdictional determination.

Here's an example:

https://www.racinelaw.net/blog/authorit ... on-indian/

Thanks. Even if limited I'll bet there will many other complications.

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I love seeing this type of article in the right-wing Moonie Times.

'Black Lives Matter' mural painted outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City


Mayor Bill de Blasio, third from left, participates in painting Black Lives Matter on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. The mayor's wife, Chirlane McCray, is fourth from left and Rev. Al Sharpton is second from left. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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(Irish Times pic and article)

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Probably not, because the Tribes have no jurisdiction over non-Indians, and the Tribes don't actually own the land - it's just a limited jurisdictional determination.

Here's an example:

https://www.racinelaw.net/blog/authorit ... on-indian/

Thanks. Even if limited I'll bet there will many other complications.

For example:

Supreme Court Ruling on Oklahoma Tribal Land Raises Questions for Oil Industry

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Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag



We'll have to wait for the atheists' victory in the next Civil War to deal with that “In God We Trust" thing.

Maybe we won't have to wait:

Satanic Temple threatens lawsuit over Mississippi’s ‘in God we trust’ flag plan

[O Really]

Maybe Mississippi should just lease rights to this flag:

[Whack9]

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag



We'll have to wait for the atheists' victory in the next Civil War to deal with that “In God We Trust" thing.

Maybe we won't have to wait:

Satanic Temple threatens lawsuit over Mississippi’s ‘in God we trust’ flag plan

Maybe it'll be like that South Park episode where someone points out the flag is racist and they try to get it changed:

https://southpark.cc.com/clips/152149/racist-flag

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Maybe it'll be like that South Park episode where someone points out the flag is racist and they try to get it changed:

https://southpark.cc.com/clips/152149/racist-flag

People are just too sensitive.


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Woman fired for yelling 'white lives are better' at Black Lives Matter protesters (with video)

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https://mountainx.com/opinion/alls-fair/

[neoplacebo]

Maybe it'll be like that South Park episode where someone points out the flag is racist and they try to get it changed:

https://southpark.cc.com/clips/152149/racist-flag

People are just too sensitive.


neoplacebo's hood:

Woman fired for yelling 'white lives are better' at Black Lives Matter protesters (with video)

I saw that story and almost posted it but was ashamed. As another example of how simple minded and downright willfully ignorant a lot of these locals around here are, my neighbor (he's mid 60's and looks like an old hippie) was telling me the other day that "Nancy Pelosi wants to get rid of the American flag." I asked him who told him that or where he got that and he could not give an answer......I told him that this is not true but I could tell he still believes it. The next day I happened to see a political ad for some GOP nutjob running for Congress and in his ad he says "we'll tell Nancy Pelosi that we still salute the flag, we celebrate Easter and Christmas, and we always will." So my neightbor sees this fool's ad and evidently thinks that because this nutjob says he (we) "still salute the flag, etc." neighbor makes the leap that since this moron advocates the flag, Easter, and Christmas, and feels the need to tell Pelosi this, it means Pelosi is against all those things. This kind of explains how about 40% of voters still support trump and the cult of lies and ignorance. I swear if Canada were on the southern border, I'd be there.

[Whack9]

Maybe it'll be like that South Park episode where someone points out the flag is racist and they try to get it changed:

https://southpark.cc.com/clips/152149/racist-flag

People are just too sensitive.


neoplacebo's hood:

Woman fired for yelling 'white lives are better' at Black Lives Matter protesters (with video)

I saw that story and almost posted it but was ashamed. As another example of how simple minded and downright willfully ignorant a lot of these locals around here are, my neighbor (he's mid 60's and looks like an old hippie) was telling me the other day that "Nancy Pelosi wants to get rid of the American flag." I asked him who told him that or where he got that and he could not give an answer......I told him that this is not true but I could tell he still believes it. The next day I happened to see a political ad for some GOP nutjob running for Congress and in his ad he says "we'll tell Nancy Pelosi that we still salute the flag, we celebrate Easter and Christmas, and we always will." So my neightbor sees this fool's ad and evidently thinks that because this nutjob says he (we) "still salute the flag, etc." neighbor makes the leap that since this moron advocates the flag, Easter, and Christmas, and feels the need to tell Pelosi this, it means Pelosi is against all those things. This kind of explains how about 40% of voters still support trump and the cult of lies and ignorance. I swear if Canada were on the southern border, I'd be there.

Listened in on a convo between some friends of friends the other day. From what I gather, these people are deep in the cult. Anyway, the conversation inevitably coalesced into one about face masks. Lot of anger ensued.

To summarize:

"Face masks don't do shit. Wear a surgical face mask and sand drywall. You'll have dust all over your face. Virus particles are way small than drywall dust."

Ignoring the fact that virus particles hitch rides on moisture droplets emitted when speaking/breathing, which the face masks catch. Also ignoring the fact that surgeons wear masks when doing their thang.

"I'm not getting the vaccine when it comes out. It's a ploy to microchip us".

No comment necessary.

Lastly - the coin shortage is a plot to get us ready for a cashless society. NWO or some shit. So they can track every penny we spend.

[O Really]

I swear if Canada were on the southern border, I'd be there.

Average January high in Victoria BC is 47, average low is 40.
Average January high in Kingsport TN is 46, average low is 27.

And Victoria is close to the southern border (of Canada)

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I swear if Canada were on the southern border, I'd be there.

Average January high in Victoria BC is 47, average low is 40.
Average January high in Kingsport TN is 46, average low is 27.

And Victoria is close to the southern border (of Canada)

Interesting. That's not so bad as far as "average" temperature goes for January. Maybe I need to reconsider.

[O Really]

I swear if Canada were on the southern border, I'd be there.

Average January high in Victoria BC is 47, average low is 40.
Average January high in Kingsport TN is 46, average low is 27.

And Victoria is close to the southern border (of Canada)

Interesting. That's not so bad as far as "average" temperature goes for January. Maybe I need to reconsider.

Temps aren't bad, and there's only 7 snow days on average, without much accumulation. But it does rain a lot in winter. A lot. And summers are pleasant, but not really hot. 70's is a good summer day.

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US Navy celebrates its first black female fighter pilot.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/madeline-sweg ... ories.html

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US Navy celebrates its first black female fighter pilot.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/madeline-sweg ... ories.html

Within a year: Karen calls police on US Navy's first black female fighter pilot

'Sick to my stomach': Trump's visit to Jacksonville on 'Ax Handle Saturday' sparks outrage

Nearly 60 years ago, 16-year-old Rodney Hurst led a group of 33 Black teenagers in a peaceful sit-in to integrate a “whites only” lunch counter at a department store in Jacksonville, Florida.

At the same time a few blocks away, about 200 angry white men, many dressed as Confederate soldiers and armed with ax handles and bats, stormed the store to attack the demonstrators.

Many of the teenagers were beaten and bloodied. Some, like Hurst, escaped unharmed, but were forever psychologically scarred.

The episode became known as Ax Handle Saturday — Aug. 27, 1960, a date that takes on greater meaning now because, on its 60th anniversary next month, President Donald Trump will accept the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, mere miles from the attack.

This is the same Trump who has been divisive and inflammatory on racial issues, incapable or unwilling to at least attempt to bridge the divide during nationwide protests for justice after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Recently on Twitter, for example, Trump called the Black Lives Matter movement, which in many cases is leading the demonstrations, “a symbol of hate.” ...

Figures.

Aside: For all that we mocked him Colonel Taylor was a genius for putting "2013" in the title of this thread. It's a constant reminder of our national regression.

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I really don't know what to make of this.