Retired #military leaders filed an #amicus brief Mon writing that #Trump’s #AbsoluteImmunity theory “has the potential to severely undermine the Commander-in-Chief’s #legal & #moral authority to lead the military forces, as it would signal that they but not he must obey the #RuleOfLaw.”
This is to appease some well-meaning but overtly Christian and out-of-touch family members. Something for a 12yo who reads well above his age, along the lines of inspiration/motivation for teens to be good humans and members of society
Rather than have them pushing propaganda on my son I’d like to find a worthwhile read they will feel addresses the insufficient Christian influence in his life
He says it’s not his intent to unduly villainize any particular group, and I believe him. But it brought back a lot of memories from my chaotic youth in trailer parks and I’m pretty ready to hate some fucking landlords
“Whatever our way out of this mess, one thing is certain. This degree of #inequality, this withdrawal of opportunity, this cold denial of basic needs, this endorsement of pointless suffering — by no American value is this situation justified. No #moral code or #ethical principle, no piece of scripture or holy teaching, can be summoned to defend what we have allowed our country to become.”
Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City