I’m less of a web dev these days and more of a puppet master.
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I’m less of a web dev these days and more of a puppet master.
SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.
That statue, which was cast back in 1961, was modeled on 1950s Texas Rangers – as in the law enforcement Texas Rangers – Captain Jay Banks. Since it's unveiling 65 years ago it has spent most of its life at Love Field in Dallas. But then in 2020 it was removed and placed in storage. Why? Because Captain Jay Banks was a racist cop who made it his mission to stop schools from integrating. This is an excerpt from the 2020 book, Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson, which describes' Banks' role in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education: Then there is the form and face of the statue itself. This dates to 1956, when the NAACP, backed with a court order, attempted to integrate the high school in Mansfield, about 30 miles southwest of Dallas. White residents erupted in fury, so Gov. Allan Shivers dispatched the Rangers. But unlike state police in other Southern racial hotspots, the Rangers in Mansfield did not escort black students past howling mobs of white supremacists. They had been sent instead to keep the black children out of a white school.
The commanding Ranger on the scene was Sgt. E.J. “Jay” Banks. A wire service photo showed him casually leaning against a tree outside Mansfield High. To his left, above the school’s entrance, was a dummy in blackface, hanging from a noose. Nearby a white mob had assembled. Some carried signs that threatened death for anyone attempting to integrate the school. Banks saw no need to remove the effigy or disperse the mob. “They were just ‘salt of the earth’ citizens,” he later wrote. “They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life.” Blacks were so intimidated that none attempted to enroll at Mansfield. Several days later, Gov. Shivers ordered Banks and a few other Rangers to Northeast Texas, because African-Americans wished to take classes at all-white Texarkana Junior College, a public institution. Again the Rangers’ job was to stop black students from enrolling. As at Mansfield, a mob of white men gathered outside the school. An 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, both black, arrived by cab and began to walk toward the college. The mob blocked their path. Some surrounded the 17-year-old and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Rangers watched it happen and did nothing except threaten to arrest the two students. That wire service photo of Banks in front of the school with the Black person hung in effigy can be seen at the top of today's newsletter.
The statue was removed from public view in 2020 in the wake of that book about the Rangers being published. This occurred at the same time that statues of Confederates, Klansmen, racists, and segregationists were removed all over the country following the murder of George Floyd. But now the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, knowing full well the history of the statue, its subject, and its removal, and knowing that multiple municipal institutions decided it was inappropriate for public display, is happy to put that statue up in a public concourse at a major league baseball stadium. When I learned of this yesterday afternoon I contacted Major League Baseball and asked the following questions: Is Major League Baseball aware of the history of the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue and its subject, Jay Banks? Is Major League Baseball aware that Love Field and the City of Dallas removed the statue and put it in storage in 2020 after Banks' involvement in attempting to keep schools segregated in the 1950s came to light? Does Major League Baseball condone one of its Clubs erecting a previously-removed statue of a staunch segregationist at its ballpark?; and Does Major League Baseball have any comment regarding the discomfort that will be felt by Black fans when confronted with the statue of a segregationist at Globe Life Field? I did not receive a response. I'm going to assume that the league's silence on this means that it wholly condones the Rangers putting up the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue despite its sordid and extraordinarily well-reported history.
Yesterday the Texas Rangers erected a statue of a segregationist cop at Globe Life Field. A statue that was removed from public property in 2020 because of its racist history. @mlb.com has refused to comment. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
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Only you know if you truly were.
That won’t last the night….
We’re excited, as we hope you are, for another season of City football. However, we cannot ignore the horrors that are unfolding in our nation. Another American was recently murdered in broad daylight by the United States government. The sad reality is that what’s happening in Minnesota could happen right here in San Francisco and across the Bay Area, especially amidst the upcoming Super Bowl and World Cup. It is to be expected that ICE’s inhumane raids are met with protest, in accordance with our First Amendment right. Peaceful protest in support of our immigrant community should not incur any sort of violence, let alone death, at the hands of incompetent, masked goons. Fascism is the suppression of opposition by fear and propaganda. Therefore, protesting against ICE is not anti-American; quite the contrary. This government is using extreme force to make people afraid for standing up for their neighbors. We are not afraid. We stand with the people of Minneapolis, and immigrants across the country. Immigrants make our club great, our city great, and our country great. The world is watching, and it is up to all of us to stand together against these xenophobic and authoritarian atrocities.
Keep doors closed: Ask agents to slide any warrant under the door or hold it up to a window. An administrative warrant (often starting with "Warrant of Removal/Deportation") does not authorize entry into a home. Remain silent: You do not need to say anything when confronted. Don’t sign anything: You do not need to sign any documentation. If stopped in public: Ask, "Am I free to go?" If yes, walk away calmly. If no, remain silent and request a lawyer. Document the incident: Note the names and badge numbers of the agents if possible.
Well, this is interesting. GABF goes outdoors, from three days to two, and afternoon versus evening sessions.
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Nice – Harry Hill has a new show in YouTube – www.youtube.com/@harryhil…
Needs an editor - no mention of when (March 9-13) or where (Moscone Center, SF) it takes place. No link out to the GDC site or info on registration/ livestreams?
Royal Library in Copenhagen
Royal Library in Copenhagen
Royal Library in Copenhagen
Royal Library in Copenhagen
More from Copenhagen - the Royal ibrary is one beautiful building.!
Copenhagen
Really enjoyed Copenhagen. Luckily visited before the Greenland kerfuffle.
Outside photo of Laughing Monk Brewing, Fulton @ Masonic in SF
Another test from web. Please ignore, or not.
beergeek.micro.blog
Listen, EVERYBODY thinks their dog is the best dog, but here's the thing: they're right
It's pretty amazing that Google Modern Edition hates the Internet so very much that it consistently puts, in the premium space they used to charge exhorbitant fees for, a paragraph of made up things.
GOOD MORNING! Here's the weekly round-up with notes on the perfect mid-shift pub kitchen BLT, formidable Yorkshire landladies, and the pub as third place. 🍺🍻
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What a cowardly response.
something beautiful about the fact that this woman who desperately wants to be president has been handed a generational opportunity to show the nation why she deserves to be president and she’s using it to demonstrate why she will never be president
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Rough trade records Apple Music page
Drag City record Apple Music page
Apple Music does as well - but it think it may be opt in as smaller labels don’t seem to have a page, but the bigger ones do.
Have you been - am I off base? @totalcurtis.bsky.social @rogerprotz.bsky.social @shaunosullivan21.bsky.social ?
Pub interior, The Bear
I’ve become a big fan of The Bear pub in Paddington area. A Craft Beer Co. joint, recently renovated. 6 cask and 29 tap beers. Feels like a modern pub that still feels like it keeps English pub traditions alive. Well, much better than many I’ve seen.
BREAKING: Bottom of the Hill, the storied rock club that’s hosted countless local bands as well as global superstars like Oasis, the Strokes, and the White Stripes, will shutter at the end of this year, owners say. What’s next for the space isn’t clear. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Copenhagen downtown square. New Years Day, 2026.
And here’s a photo from the same balcony, the next night. Quiet and clean.
I’ve decided I don’t like this Arne Slot style of play. Slow, boring, and not working. Bring back the “rock and roll” style.
Copenhagen goes absolutely insane for fireworks over NYE. Video from the 7th floor patio of my hotel. It was like being IN the fireworks. Some so close I could feel the heat. The smoke so thick you can’t see that it goes up and down every street in every direction. Insane.
