{"id":43555,"date":"2022-06-20T11:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/?p=43555"},"modified":"2022-06-23T08:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:14:48","slug":"the-lie-that-will-not-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/20\/the-lie-that-will-not-die\/","title":{"rendered":"the lie that will not die"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">worth a read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-vtdigger wp-block-embed-vtdigger\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2022\/06\/20\/walt-amses-the-big-lie-was-a-big-grift-there-should-be-consequences\/\">Walt Amses: The Big Lie was a big grift; there should be consequences &#8211; VTDigger<\/a><\/h4><p>We must remember that the former president of the United States and his crime family are first and foremost grifters. Always have been; always will be. Liars, cheats, swindlers and, to paraphrase Elizabeth Warren, &#8220;money grubbers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">is anyone listening?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reuters wp-block-embed-reuters\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/republican-cheney-warns-us-democracy-remains-under-threat-2022-06-05\/\">Republican Cheney warns U.S. democracy remains under threat<\/a><\/h4><p>Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney warned that the nation&#8217;s democratic system is threatened by ongoing efforts to deny the legitimacy of Donald Trump&#8217;s 2020 election loss.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">And f&#8217;g Texas, *again*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-texas-tribune wp-block-embed-the-texas-tribune\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/06\/18\/republican-party-texas-convention-cornyn\/\">Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks<\/a><\/h4><p>Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature&#8217;s right to regulate guns.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1024x36.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1024x36.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-300x11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-768x27.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">I can&#8217;t not post about the Texas repugnant&#8217;s convention without dedicating space to this BS too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-hill wp-block-embed-the-hill\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/3529268-texas-gop-party-adopts-anti-lgbtq-platform-refers-to-being-gay-as-abnormal\/\">Texas GOP adopts anti-LGBTQ platform, refers to being gay as &#8216;abnormal&#8217;<\/a><\/h4><p>The Texas Republican party adopted a new platform on Saturday that refers to homosexuality as &#8220;abnormal&#8221; and &#8220;opposes all efforts to validate transgender identity.&#8221; The Texas GOP party adopted the 40-page platform at its biennial convention in Houston after passing the party&#8217;s new guiding principles, which includes a section titled &#8220;Homosexuality and Gender Issues.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">The ignorance is just astounding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner-1024x36.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner-1024x36.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner-300x11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner-768x27.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">Juneteenth was yesterday &#8211; June 19th &#8211; but we celebrate the holiday federally today &#8211; on the Monday following.   This video is two years old, but still timely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OCrvhbqOXbE\">What is Juneteenth?<\/a><\/h4><p>Crooked Media&#8217;s Political Director, Shaniqua McClendon, breaks down a brief history of the Juneteenth holiday for those (ahem, Donald Trump) who aren&#8217;t aware of its importance. Visit www.hellajuneteenth.com to learn more and sign the petition to make it a national holiday at https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/united-states-congress-make-juneteenth-a-national-holiday-in-2020 Edited by: Shannon Joy Rodgers https:\/\/www.shannonjoyrodgers.com\/editing Subscribe to our channel!<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">My company has given employees the day off, paid, for two years now.  But, I know that&#8217;s not the case for many.    It would be a good day to walk off the job <em>en mass<\/em> to force change here imo. If every single black person in the work force and those of other colors that support Juneteenth walked off the job today, they would cause serious economic damage and you&#8217;d see how fast that law changes.  <em>Paid holiday for all!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-nytimes wp-block-embed-nytimes\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/18\/us\/juneteenth-states-paid-holiday.html\">Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It&#8217;s Still Not a Day Off (Published 2022)<\/a><\/h4><p>One year after President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, 26 states have not authorized the funding that would allow for state employees to take the day off.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1-1024x36.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1-1024x36.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1-300x11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1-768x27.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/banner2-1.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div><p align=center><font color=\"#FF0000\">Thank you <font color=\"#FF6347\">for reading <font color=\"#FFA500\">today's post. \r\n<font color=\"#FFD700\">Have <font color=\"00FF00\">an <font color=\"40E0D0\">InterStellar <font color=\"800080\">Day! <font color=\"FE09FF\"> ~PrP   <\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>worth a read: is anyone listening? And f&#8217;g Texas, *again* I can&#8217;t not post about the Texas repugnant&#8217;s convention without dedicating space to this BS too: The ignorance is just astounding! Juneteenth was yesterday &#8211; June 19th &#8211; but we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/20\/the-lie-that-will-not-die\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,542,1797,206,430,1888,3,32],"tags":[73,89,1862,590,637,172],"class_list":["post-43555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consciousness","category-countries","category-history","category-holidays","category-humans","category-legal","category-politix","category-society","tag-donald-trump","tag-elections","tag-freedom","tag-juneteenth","tag-legislation","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}