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We’ve Got Issues

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Corsair, 30 March 2011 We’ve Got Issues By Tim Morse Staff Writer An eye opening explanation for why Donald Trump continuously attempts to expose alleged “shortcomings” of President Barack Obama. Donald Trump, for years a symbol of capitalism gone mad, has recently made some controversial (albeit systematic) comments about President Barack Obama regarding his presidential … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: "birther" movement, African-American, arrogance, Barack Obama, birther, Donald Trump, Limbaugh, Whoopi Goldberg, xenophobic

Much Cousinman

January 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 24 January 1892 CONTRACT LABOR. The Alien Law* Violated and American Miners Superseded by Hungarians or Slavs. New York, Jan. 23.— Contract Labor Inspectors Conkling and Osborne, sent from this city to the mining districts in Pennsylvania to investigate the workings of the alien contract law, have sent a report to Secretary … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 1892, Alien Law, labor, Miners, Pennsylvania

SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From a sign during the Women’s Marches on Jan. 21, 2017. SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: CALLOUS, FASCIST, RACIST, Some Bag Of Toxic Sludge, Some Clueless Numpty, Some Disgraced Racist, Some Mendacious Mango

Your Day-One Guide to President The Toupeed Fucktrumpet’s Conflicts of Interest

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Mother Jones (I use the Firefox add-on “Some Rich Asshole” which translates the word T R U M P into the “The Toupeed Fucktrumpet”, among a few other choice epithets. Below is what this add-on did to a Mother Jones article about his conflicts of interest. I’ve placed the transpositions in ITALICS. The Some Rich … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 45th president, Bloviating, Bloviator, Cheeto-dusted, Cheeto-faced, cockwomble, Combover, Ferret-wearing, Fleshbag, Fucknugget, Fucktrumpet, Hairpiece, Incoherent Creamsicle, Marmalade Manchild, Misogynist, president-elect, Shitgibbon, Some Man-sized Sebaceous Cyst, Tiny-fingered, Toupeed, TRUP, Weaselheaded

Anti-Some Weaselheaded Fucknugget protesters form human chain across Golden Gate Bridge

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Anti-Some Weaselheaded Fucknugget protesters form human chain across Golden Gate Bridge JOHN ROGERS AND JOCELYN GECKER ASSOCIATED PRESS | January 20, 2017, 9:53AM LOS ANGELES — Thousands of protesters formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday while thousands more marched through a driving rainstorm in Los Angeles as a state that … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: 45th president, he Cheeto-dusted Bloviator, Love Trumps Hate, Some Bag Of Toxic Sludge, Some Bloviating Fleshbag, Some Clueless Numpty, Some Disgraced Racist, Some Robert Mugabe Of The Hudson, Weaselheaded Fucknugget

Leon Botstein on Racism, December 2016

December 28, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Leon Botstein – President of Bard College Quote from: The Washington Post In 2016, the symbolic and significant progress among citizens of color plus real and growing inequality among whites has proven an explosive combination. Because the blame is misdirected and the real causes of their economic struggles so misunderstood, a man like [President-elect Donald] … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Botstein, Integration, Melting Pot, Minorities, Obama, racism

Captain Jack, the celebrated Modoc chief 1873

September 12, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

CAPTAIN JACK`S GENEALOGY The Son of an Old Kentucky Filibuster. [From the Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman.] It is at this time currently reported in this community, and by many believed, that Captain Jack, the celebrated Modoc chief, is the son of Captain Jack Chambers, a native and formerly well-known citizen of the western part of this … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, History, Obituaries, Racism Tagged: 1873, American Indians, Captain Jack Chambers, Chief Captain Jack, Medoc Indians, Sacramento Daily Union

The Aquia Creek Riot.

August 2, 2016 by sergneri 1 Comment

Sacramento Union, Aug 23, 1865 Negro Plot Suppressed. New York, August 5th, 1865 The Post’s Washington special says : The National Intelligencer has a statement that a plot was discov- ered among a large number of negro workmen at Aquia Creek to assassinate the white laborers on the railroad there. A company of soldiers arrested … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Racism Tagged: Aquia Creek, racism, Railroad

Sand Creek

July 30, 2016 by sergneri 2 Comments

Daily Alta California, 12 January, 1865 Gambling for a Grave.— The best thing told of late illustrative of the “ruling passion” being strong in life or death, is that gotten up on the detail of men sent out to dig the graves for the soldiers killed in the Indian fight on Sand Creek. ” The … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Arapahoe, Black Kettle, Cheyenne, Chivington, Fort Lyon, Little Robe, Massacre, Sand Hill, White Antelope

Film of the Jeffries – Johnson Prize Fight, July 4, 1910

July 13, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

MAYOR BARS PICTURES OF FIGHT San Francisco Call, July 7, 1910 Mayor Declares Exhibition to Be Just as Unlawful as Battle Itself Movement Against Films Assumes National Proportions, but Trust Smiles Motion Films Can Not Be Displayed in City, is Declaration of McCarthy BOARD OF CENSORS IN FAVOR OF EXCLUSION Nationwide Movement – May Wreck … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: 1910, Baltimore, Great White Hope, Jack Johnson, Jeffries, Motion Pictures, Prize Fights, Race Riots
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