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I was looking at the Bethlehem Residents News Facebook page, a so-called pro-police page put out by the Bethlehem GOP and had to think their theme song must be Phil Och’s I Like Hitler

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I was looking at the Bethlehem Residents News Facebook page, a so-called pro-police page put out by the Bethlehem GOP and had to think their theme song must be Phil Och’s I Like Hitler. I can’t share the video on YouTube because the censors have banned it but I can post the lyrics below.

“There’s supposedly a wave of conservatism sweeping the country (sounds familar) and as the groups move farther and farther to the right, they find fewer and fewer songs that can be sung by people or groups as a whole…and when they finally arrive, I’d like to…I wrote this song for them, so they can sing when they get together.” — Phil Ochs

I like Hitler, Jolly Jolly Hitler
I like Hitler and Mussolini too

I like Franco in Spain 
And I'll have to maintain
That Batista was
Really quite all right

Trujillo was my man
Henry Ford/Hendrik Verwoerd would understand
What this country 
really needs is apartheid

Loyally we Birch along
Birch along, Birch along
Loyaly we Birch along
Back to the good old days

God save the king

I think it’s pure fascist trash to be celebrating government workers and the government. Maybe there is a role for some government employees in providing limited public safety and order, but we shouldn’t be celebrating fascism or fearing the public over the government worker.

Nancy Hopkins – Those Were the Days

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Well, I have to agree with Equatorial Guinea President for life Francisco Macías Nguema, that this is a pretty good song to execute you political enemies to in the mid 1970s, especially if you are a real son of a bitch. 

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Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Kicking Him Off Their Platforms : NPR

Former President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube over their suspensions of his accounts after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in January.

Trump filed class action complaints in federal court in Florida, alleging the tech giants are censoring him and other conservatives — a long-running complaint on the right for which there is little evidence and that the companies deny.

While I am no fan of President Trump, I think this could be an important First Admendment case that could protect free speech if any online community is required to protect speech. 

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Supreme Court Throws Out California Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Law : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with rich donors and their desire to remain anonymous against a state law aimed at policing the finances of charities and other nonprofits.

By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the court struck down California's law requiring nonprofits to file a list of their large donors with the state. The court said the law subjected donors to potential harassment, chilling their speech in violation of the 1st Amendment

Under the California law, the tax-exempt groups were to attach to their filings with the state a copy of their IRS form reporting the names and addresses of all donors who gave more than $5,000 or 2% of the organization's total donations.

The Early Years Of The CIA

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The Early Years Of The CIA

6/25/21 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/124923540
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/fa/2021/06/20210625_fa_fafri0625_1.mp3?awCollectionId=381444908&awEpisodeId=1010282735&orgId=1&d=2813&p=381444908&story=1010282735&t=podcast&e=1010282735&size=45009694&ft=pod&f=381444908

In his book, ‘The Quiet Americans,’ author Scott Anderson profiles four daring and resourceful soldiers who became intelligence agents after World War II, when America was strong and respected after defeating Nazi Germany. The CIA then embarked on hundreds of ill-considered covert operations in Eastern Europe, and its obsession with fighting Communism propelled it into the subversion of several democratically-elected governments around the world.

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Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley, Gaetz Spar On Critical Race Theory : NPR

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, responded sharply to questions from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Wednesday about the examination of critical race theory in the U.S. military.

"I've read Mao Zedong. I've read Karl Marx. I've read Lenin. That doesn't make me a communist. So what is wrong with understanding — having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend?" Milley said.

He continued brusquely: "And I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our commissioned, noncommissioned officers of being, quote, 'woke' or something else, because we're studying some theories that are out there."