The memorial was not on the National Mall, per the article you linked. It was at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the southern village of Margraten, just east of city of Maastricht.
You use the phrase "The wire still holds" a lot. Can you explain what it refers to? I don't recognize the phrases & google is just returning results about the (admittedly brilliant) TV show
Didn't actually help—still got only stuff about the TV show. I added quotes to the phrase... and ended up at a post on this here substack that didn't explain it either.
No where in the linked Rod Dreher piece is mention of White Nationalism. Anti-Semetism, sure, but nothing about how the new youth is white nationalist and overtly racist as a whole.
"The Trump administration just quietly removed a memorial to Black U.S. soldiers who died in World War II from its site on the National Mall (official explanation: still pending, if one ever comes). Not relocated. Removed. Gone"
Mike, are you sure you are not citing something that is a scam? See text below:
However, it is true that two informational panels honoring Black US soldiers were removed from the visitors' center at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. The removal of these panels occurred in mid-2024 and was reportedly linked to a broader Trump administration effort to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related content from federal government websites and physical displays. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the agency responsible for the cemetery, temporarily took down the panels for review after a complaint was filed by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. The local Dutch government in South Limburg considered installing a temporary exhibit to honor the soldiers in response.
The cemetery in Margraten, east of Maastrict, is cared for by Dutch citizen volunteers.
Separately, the Trump administration also removed web pages and educational materials from the Arlington National Cemetery website that specifically highlighted the history and accomplishments of Black, Hispanic, and women veterans and service members. Officials described this as a "digital content refresh" to comply with the President's executive orders against "divisive" DEI ideology, though the content was later mostly restored after public backlash.
The White House, under President Donald Trump, has cracked down on programs aimed at diversity and inclusion, an attitude echoed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his reshaping of the Pentagon and the U.S. military. Arlington National Cemetery in March removed references to the history of Black and female service members from its website, and the Pentagon in the same month restored a webpage celebrating U.S. Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers, a recipient of the U.S. highest military honor and a Black Vietnam veteran, after an outcry at its removal.
My comment: Whether this was in 2024 or at any time, it is another manifestation of the sickness of Trump and his SICKophants. We are dealing with lunatics running the most armed nation in the history of the world. We are citizens of a Fascist reptilian who would lie to his mother if a profit could be made.
Schumer should be replaced. I would be fine with Bernie Sanders as minority speaker of the Senate. Chris Murphy would be my second choice. Raphael Warnock or Jon Ossoff, Sheldon Whitehouse, would be a great replacement for Schumer. We need to voice our opinion.
The Senate's minority leader can be replaced by vote at any time.
I just wrote to Sen. Schumer. This is exactly what I emailed hiim:
Senator Schumer,
I am a physician, Vietnam veteran, and an involved citizen. I am also a Jew who lost much of my mother's family in Nazi gas chambers. If I had been born in Poland and not in the US, I too would have been murdered.
Your stance on the most recent Senate vote was myopic. For the first time in years, I had some glimmer of hope that the Democratic Party was showing fortitude, chutzpah or balls. You stole that away for a short goal, and one based on some irrational belief that a Fascist regime is going to live up to its promises. You really blew it badly.
It is time you stepped down from the role of minority speaker. You are not a leader, but rather a sheep leading this nation to slaughter. Shame on you. You are an embarrassment to me as a citizen and as a Jew. And yes, I would gladly debate you on your foolhardy vote.
If the Nazi regime in the 1930s made fanaticism seem admirable, perhaps it’s high time we started valuing hysteria, because that may be the only sane response right now.
Yeah, if in some counterfactual universe, white soldiers fought as second-class citizens, I'd agree with you. But that's not what happened. And so I don't.
“Lying Frump”
He lies when he pees,
He lies eating cheese,
He lies in the morning,
He lies in the breeze!
He lies in December,
He lies in July,
He lies on the ground,
And he lies to the sky!
He lies when he’s chewing,
He lies when he’s tweeting,
He lies when he’s losing,
He lies when he’s beating!
He lies for attention,
He lies for applause,
He lies just because—
Well, he lies just because!
He lies when he’s golfing,
He lies when he’s still,
He lies when he’s scheming,
And always will.
He lies when he whispers,
He lies when he shouts,
He lies so much
That the truth tapped out!
No, you are not hysterical. You are awake, aware and give a damn about America.
I feel the same.
It is like either a large portion of the country had their "give a damn " surgically removed or anesthetized.
I can't tell you about their "give a damn" but I can tell ya this, my " Give A Fuck" is all riled up!
Remember those who did not die, and are homeless, and forced to beg on the streets of America.
Its not their fault that they didn't come home in a coffin.
The memorial was not on the National Mall, per the article you linked. It was at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the southern village of Margraten, just east of city of Maastricht.
We must not become complacent to or numb we have to continue to be outraged.
You use the phrase "The wire still holds" a lot. Can you explain what it refers to? I don't recognize the phrases & google is just returning results about the (admittedly brilliant) TV show
Try the following search for better results. You have to craft a way to bypass that ignorant AI.
"The wire still holds is a quote from"
Didn't actually help—still got only stuff about the TV show. I added quotes to the phrase... and ended up at a post on this here substack that didn't explain it either.
If you know, perhaps you could just tell me?
No where in the linked Rod Dreher piece is mention of White Nationalism. Anti-Semetism, sure, but nothing about how the new youth is white nationalist and overtly racist as a whole.
"The Trump administration just quietly removed a memorial to Black U.S. soldiers who died in World War II from its site on the National Mall (official explanation: still pending, if one ever comes). Not relocated. Removed. Gone"
Mike, are you sure you are not citing something that is a scam? See text below:
However, it is true that two informational panels honoring Black US soldiers were removed from the visitors' center at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. The removal of these panels occurred in mid-2024 and was reportedly linked to a broader Trump administration effort to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related content from federal government websites and physical displays. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the agency responsible for the cemetery, temporarily took down the panels for review after a complaint was filed by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. The local Dutch government in South Limburg considered installing a temporary exhibit to honor the soldiers in response.
The cemetery in Margraten, east of Maastrict, is cared for by Dutch citizen volunteers.
Separately, the Trump administration also removed web pages and educational materials from the Arlington National Cemetery website that specifically highlighted the history and accomplishments of Black, Hispanic, and women veterans and service members. Officials described this as a "digital content refresh" to comply with the President's executive orders against "divisive" DEI ideology, though the content was later mostly restored after public backlash.
The White House, under President Donald Trump, has cracked down on programs aimed at diversity and inclusion, an attitude echoed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his reshaping of the Pentagon and the U.S. military. Arlington National Cemetery in March removed references to the history of Black and female service members from its website, and the Pentagon in the same month restored a webpage celebrating U.S. Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers, a recipient of the U.S. highest military honor and a Black Vietnam veteran, after an outcry at its removal.
My comment: Whether this was in 2024 or at any time, it is another manifestation of the sickness of Trump and his SICKophants. We are dealing with lunatics running the most armed nation in the history of the world. We are citizens of a Fascist reptilian who would lie to his mother if a profit could be made.
Schumer should be replaced. I would be fine with Bernie Sanders as minority speaker of the Senate. Chris Murphy would be my second choice. Raphael Warnock or Jon Ossoff, Sheldon Whitehouse, would be a great replacement for Schumer. We need to voice our opinion.
The Senate's minority leader can be replaced by vote at any time.
Shuck Chuck. Shoo Schumer.
I just wrote to Sen. Schumer. This is exactly what I emailed hiim:
Senator Schumer,
I am a physician, Vietnam veteran, and an involved citizen. I am also a Jew who lost much of my mother's family in Nazi gas chambers. If I had been born in Poland and not in the US, I too would have been murdered.
Your stance on the most recent Senate vote was myopic. For the first time in years, I had some glimmer of hope that the Democratic Party was showing fortitude, chutzpah or balls. You stole that away for a short goal, and one based on some irrational belief that a Fascist regime is going to live up to its promises. You really blew it badly.
It is time you stepped down from the role of minority speaker. You are not a leader, but rather a sheep leading this nation to slaughter. Shame on you. You are an embarrassment to me as a citizen and as a Jew. And yes, I would gladly debate you on your foolhardy vote.
Stephen B. Strum, MD, FACP
The URL to email Schumer is: https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck
If the Nazi regime in the 1930s made fanaticism seem admirable, perhaps it’s high time we started valuing hysteria, because that may be the only sane response right now.
We have memorials to soldiers. Are you suggesting we add memorials for white soldiers?
Yeah, if in some counterfactual universe, white soldiers fought as second-class citizens, I'd agree with you. But that's not what happened. And so I don't.
Thanks Mike. I absolutely hate false equivalence!