Exactly - My first response to the indictment (well second as the first was WTF) was to contribute $$ to SPLC. I have supported them in the past and agree with you Arkansas Blue that they can use my money to bribe the Klan grand wizard if that is the best. The FBI and DOJ have become caricatures of the past. China and Russia are laughing at the USA then doing Vodka and Baijiu shots in celebration.
Thank you Norm! I just made my first ever donation to the SPLC. We will not allow this corrupt, racist regime to take down one of the country's premier civil rights organizations.
What the DOJ may have done is "out" the SPLC informants. I suspect that was their intention all along. How many years does it take to successfully establish an informant network, informants who have gained the trust of far-right, white nationalist extremist groups, and even reached a point of leadership? SPLC picturing them on their website only highlights the group's activity while also lending credibility to their informant's loyalty to the group. The DOJ may just have managed to expose, and possibly even endanger these brave informants, thus, giving these far-right groups more power -- even suggesting to them that this is a government that is behind their cause and will prosecute their opponents.
It seems to me that our alleged FBI and DOJ have shown only that they must indict themselves--just as falsely, of course--for using informants, since they're actually so completely ignorant and unable to think past the ends of their noses that they're clueless how informants are used to help us all.
Are Patel and Blanche really such total ignoramuses that they don't know that they use informants, too. Most, if not all, our police departments, too. How can we have such absolutely brain-dead people in our alleged "cabinet"?
Republicans have, after all, been working for decades to wipe out education so that they can control the population. Guess they forgot that they'd be wiping out ANY brain power in their own gang, too!
I donated to SPLC today. That this is our government is horrifying and extremely sad. This should be a clear notice to people of color - the Trump regime doesn't care if your rghts are violated.
After learning about the DOJ actions against SPLC I recommended a grant to SPLC using my Fidelity DAF. Fidelity just rejected the recommended grant. Their letter explained that in making that decision they take into consideration "public records regarding litigation and governmental proceedings," In 20 years of using my DAF to make contributions, this is only the second rejected recommendation (the other was also recent - a contribution for Ukraine). This cowardly act by Fidelity in rejecting grant recommendations for SPLC needs to be publicized and pushed back against. Please help to pushback against this action by Fidelity and advise me on how I can best achieve that pushback. Thank you,
I have received a few surveys from them over the past several months. Many of them regarding voting rights and other civil rights issues. I will continue to support them.
I have donated to the SPLC and I HIGHLY APPROVE their use of my donations to pay informants.
Exactly - My first response to the indictment (well second as the first was WTF) was to contribute $$ to SPLC. I have supported them in the past and agree with you Arkansas Blue that they can use my money to bribe the Klan grand wizard if that is the best. The FBI and DOJ have become caricatures of the past. China and Russia are laughing at the USA then doing Vodka and Baijiu shots in celebration.
Thank you Norm! I just made my first ever donation to the SPLC. We will not allow this corrupt, racist regime to take down one of the country's premier civil rights organizations.
What the DOJ may have done is "out" the SPLC informants. I suspect that was their intention all along. How many years does it take to successfully establish an informant network, informants who have gained the trust of far-right, white nationalist extremist groups, and even reached a point of leadership? SPLC picturing them on their website only highlights the group's activity while also lending credibility to their informant's loyalty to the group. The DOJ may just have managed to expose, and possibly even endanger these brave informants, thus, giving these far-right groups more power -- even suggesting to them that this is a government that is behind their cause and will prosecute their opponents.
It seems to me that our alleged FBI and DOJ have shown only that they must indict themselves--just as falsely, of course--for using informants, since they're actually so completely ignorant and unable to think past the ends of their noses that they're clueless how informants are used to help us all.
Are Patel and Blanche really such total ignoramuses that they don't know that they use informants, too. Most, if not all, our police departments, too. How can we have such absolutely brain-dead people in our alleged "cabinet"?
Republicans have, after all, been working for decades to wipe out education so that they can control the population. Guess they forgot that they'd be wiping out ANY brain power in their own gang, too!
I donated to SPLC today. That this is our government is horrifying and extremely sad. This should be a clear notice to people of color - the Trump regime doesn't care if your rghts are violated.
When the war goes badly, indict your real enemies--the American people.
I also made my first donation to SPLC at Jen’s and your suggestion the other morning
Thank you for stripping the smoke and mirrors away while providing this concise summary. I'm grateful for the work you do.
Tom, Norm,
After learning about the DOJ actions against SPLC I recommended a grant to SPLC using my Fidelity DAF. Fidelity just rejected the recommended grant. Their letter explained that in making that decision they take into consideration "public records regarding litigation and governmental proceedings," In 20 years of using my DAF to make contributions, this is only the second rejected recommendation (the other was also recent - a contribution for Ukraine). This cowardly act by Fidelity in rejecting grant recommendations for SPLC needs to be publicized and pushed back against. Please help to pushback against this action by Fidelity and advise me on how I can best achieve that pushback. Thank you,
I have received a few surveys from them over the past several months. Many of them regarding voting rights and other civil rights issues. I will continue to support them.