DAGR Weekly Reader W2-JUN
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." ~ Edward R. Murrow
LA Protesters Aren’t Inviting Violent Authoritarianism, They’re Mobilizing to Stop It
One view: Non-violence is a tool of nervous liberals. As the lede says: Adam Schiff and centrist concern trolls have it completely backward: Trump’s immigration crackdown is the source of pervasive violence.
Natasha Lennard, The Intercept, Jun 9, 2025
The Coward Goes to War Against America
The other view: Non-violent protest lays the blame squarely on Trump, the ‘escalator’ (pun intended). Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich spares no sympathy for a POTUS who calls out the CA Nat’l Guard, to try to further inflame community anger with ICE activities in LA. “Trump wants Americans to turn violent. We will be steadfast.”
Robert Reich, Substack, June 10, 2025
Will Trump Force America to Break Up?
Environmentalist Bill McKibben asks the question, not all rhetorically. Musing on what makes us feel we belong to the US or any part thereof, and what weighs against that sense that holds us together, he wonders if the ‘glue’ will hold.
Bill McKibben, Mother Jones, Jun 11, 2025
From Drought to Deluge: What the LA Fires and Hurricane Helene Have in Common
A kids’ science journalist, mom, and wildfire refugee and her son compare their experience to those in North Carolina. It all comes down to physics. And people taking care of each other afterwards.
Sarah Gottlieb and Elliot Gottlieb, Sierra Club, Jun 12, 2025
'That's a Dictator': Trump Threatens Force Against Military Parade Protesters
It’s worth stressing that he's not threatening rioters or people who are violent or lawless but literally just protesters. What he is threatening is more and worse of what people are protesting! So, we’re really hoping nobody goes to DC. Let him know what it feels like to be shunned!
Jake Johnson covers POTUS rant for Common Dreams, Jun 11, 2025