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Gee! The dude drove to a Jewish temple, not a Kroger or Lowe's, threaded a path through the security bollards, rammed through a glass door/window, and drove down the hall, injuring a security guard somewhere along the way. I do not think he was there for a BOGO sale on beer and Frito! The guy targeted Jews. Whatever his "reason", he hated Jews!
Are MSM folk so willfully blind that they can't recognize what would be obvious to a reasonably aware 8YO? 
Jake Tapper: "To be crystal clear, we do not know the motivations of the attacker."
EarlG (23,588 posts)
A reminder to all DUers reposting content from social media: Check your sources
Given the situation in the Middle East, it's understandable that people want to bring the most up-to-date information they can find to DU. In principle, I'm absolutely not opposed to that. In practice, however, it means that some of the content now being brought to DU is being reposted from sources which are not appropriate for our community.
I am talking about social media sources which traffic in right-wing content, racist content, homophobic content, antisemitic content, and conspiracy content, including anti-vax conspiracy theories. Or, more often than not, all of the above.
I will note that DU's "Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule does carve out an exception for such sources:
Do not post right-wing talking points or smears. Do not post content sourced from right-wing publications, authors, or pundits. Exceptions are permitted if you provide a clear reason for doing so that is consistent with the values of this website.
Note that if you want to use a source which would typically be considered inappropriate for DU, you need to to give a clear reason for why you're doing it. If the purpose is to point out that MAGA media is turning against Trump, or if you want to highlight the awfulness of a particular X post by some right-wing public figure, then you need to give a clear explanation that that is your intent.
But simply reposting content from neo-Nazi or other extremist social media accounts, just because they've criticized Trump or other Republicans, or because they've posted an update about the war with Iran, does NOT count under the rule exception.
As you know, DU relies on the community to police itself via the Jury system. Of course, not all members serving on Juries are aware of whether certain X accounts are inappropriate, and people are often not likely to bother to check. This can make it easy for inappropriate sources to slip through. If Jury members see a post bashing Trump or Republicans, they are probably likely to think it's okay, and will be unlikely to click through to the X account only to find that it is selling white supremacist T-shirts.
So:
1) To DU members who are reposting content from social media: Please check your sources before posting to make sure that the source is appropriate for DU.
2) To DU members who are serving on Juries for the "Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule: Please don't just assume that a social media source is okay if it is bashing Trump -- actually check the source to make sure that it is appropriate for DU. If you do not wish to click through to a social media site to check the source, it is perfectly okay to cancel out of the Jury and let someone else take a look.
Thanks for reading, and for being part of the effort to keep DU clear of bigoted sources and content.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221091629
This Week’s Highly Anticipated Firefly Announcement Finally Got the Update We’ve Been Hoping For
By James Hunt
24 years after Firefly started and quickly ended, Nathan Fillion is getting the crew of the Serenity back together. Over the past couple of weeks, the actor, via the Instagram account of his podcast, Once We Were Spacemen, has been reuniting the main cast of Firefly. The purpose of these has been to tease an announcement that’s coming on Sunday, March 15th, when the actors will be appearing together at AwesomeCon.
Fillion had already visited most of the main cast, going one by one (the videos show him knocking on their door and telling them some variation of “it’s time”). That’s included Gina Torres (Zoë Washburne), Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra), Sean Maher (Simon Tam), Summer Glau (River Tam), Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye), and Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb). The one missing was Alan Tudyk, who played pilot Hoban “Wash” Washburne (the final member of the main cast, Ron Glass, who played Derrial Book, sadly passed away in 2016). In the latest reel on Instagram, Fillion confirms Tudyk’s involvement.
It’s not a surprise to see him back, given how close he and Fillion are – including co-hosting the Once We Were Spacemen podcast. Still, given his character died in the movie Serenity, there had been a question mark over his involvement, particularly if this really is going to be a reboot or revival, so it’s a relief to have the confirmation.
Is that so? Almost any other time there's a mass shooting, Democrats demand we talk about gun violence and the need to restrict guns. What's different about this one?
This crime doesn't need continuous repetitive coverage.
