DETROIT -- A day after Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made anti-Arab remarks at a get-out-the-vote rally for Republican candidates in Grand Rapids, he declined to address the comments during a stop in Detroit to promote a new care program for homeless individuals. Kennedy said Monday evening that Arabs do not contribute to research in science and literature, blaming the Muslim Brotherhood for "destroying" the Muslim tradition that "produced all of these great foundational discoveries in science and medicine and biology and navigation" -- remarks that have been largely condemned as racist and Islamophobic. "There are five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science," Kennedy said. "They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Medal. They don't win the Wolf Prize." read more
A Catholic priest died after a large crucifix fell on top of him while he was leading a mass in Ecuador that was being livestreamed at the time. read more
Music at link is Anthony Braxton, "To Composer John Cage." read more
September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters Orange Shirt Day. Every Child Matters began in Williams Lake, British Columbia, on September 30, 2013. Established to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and those who never returned home, it serves as a powerful reminder of the lasting impacts of the Residential School system. What began as a grassroots initiative has since evolved into a nationally recognized movement, with individuals, organizations, and communities across Canada participating in acts of remembrance, reflection, and reconciliation each year. read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law The Firearm Printing Prevention Act (AB 2047). This groundbreaking legislation will help stop the next generation of ghost guns before they are made by requiring consumer 3D printers sold in California to incorporate technology that identifies and blocks attempts to print firearms and illegal firearm parts. read more
Cobb County, GA, used to border and be part of Larry McDonald territory and is now turning blue.
Gateway to much of Cobb County is around 75/285 in NW ATL, where the Braves moved to, and which of course ended up being a horrible deal for Cobb Countians. The county chair at the time was a Republican, who was voted straight out of office after that mess was built.
Oh, and the 75/285 interchange was named the Lester Maddox Interchange . . . in 1999.
Cobb County Republicans, and some of them are my friends, can fuck off.