DAGR Weekly Reader W3-JAN
'Incredibly Brave' Bishop Asks Trump to Halt Attacks on Immigrants, Trans People
The inaugural interfaith service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday proceeded with the usual prayers and music, but after delivering her sermon, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde appeared to go off-script and made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump.
Julia Conley, Common Dreams, Jan 21, 2025 - embedded video of the appeal
Standing Up to Donald Trump’s Fear Tactics
Remembering the excellent investigative reporting the NY Times did back in yore on the rise of the Trump real estate empire, Fred, Donald and sons, and weighing it against much of the more recent coverage, we have to ask, where the hell were these guys before the election?
Editorial Board, New York Times, Jan 17, 2025
Here’s Who’s Paid Homage To Trump At Mar-A-Lago Since His Election
Forbes rounds up what looks like the full list of businesspeople, foreign dignitaries and US and states’ officials who paid court at the Florida palace, er, estate.
Forbes, Jan 20, 2025
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own. And they don’t even seem to be making a stab at covering conflicts of interest. So much for checks n balances!
Derek Seidman, Truthout, Jan 18, 2025
Martin Luther King Day - Video Play List
DA’s Global Black Caucus chair, Angela Fobbs, put together this play list of MLK speeches and interviews. Good viewing on a wide swath of history, it renews determination and the hope that the arc of history bends toward justice.
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