The ACLU has brought 129 [and counting] lawsuits against the Trump Administration. These are four: Lee Gelernt, immigrants’ rights; Brigitte Amiri, reproductive rights; Dale Ho, voting rights; Josh Block & Chase Strangio, LGBT rights. ibid.
Garza v Hargan: Jane Doe’s abortion … Dept of Commerce v New York: The Census Question … Ms L v Ice: Family Separation … ibid.
‘After consultation with my Generals and military experts, pleased be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military’. ibid. Trump Tweet
Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen the democracy of our great country. It is unfortunate, then, when actions occur that might be interpreted as contrary to this honored tenet. Sam Farr, Congressional Record: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press November 1997
The issue of holographic rights is not going to go away. Star Trek: Voyager s7e20: Author, Author, magistrate
Kids don’t have a little brother working in the coal mine, they don’t have a little sister coughing her lungs out in the looms of the big mill towns of the Northeast. Why? Because we organised; we broke the back of the sweatshops in this country; we have child labor laws. Those were not benevolent gifts from enlightened management. They were fought for, they were bled for, they were died for by working people, by people like us. Kids ought to know that. That’s why I sing these songs, damnit! No roots, no fruit! Utah Phillips
What’s been killing my livestock? … High emissions readings cause concern as Leixlip expands further. The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid *****, Thomas’ collection of newspaper headlines, 2017/2019
I’ll tell you why we’re here, Thomas. Because these lands, this area, they have been identified … ibid. Thomas gets the visit
It’s not for sale … No way I’ll sit down with any of yas. ibid. Repost
Radio interviewer: How much did he turn down?
Big knob: Ten million. ibid.
All the grounds raised in Mr Reid’s challenge fail. ibid. judgment
Exercising powers they have never exercised before … The overturning of the decision by the IDA. ibid. Thomas wins on appeal
I ain’t draft-dodgin’. I ain’t burnin’ no flag. And I ain’t runnin’ to Canada. I’m stayin’ right here.
You wanna send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I’ve been in jail for 400 years. I can be there for 4 or 5 more.
But I ain’t goin’ no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I wanna die, I’ll die right here, right now fightin’ you — if I wanna die.
You my enemy. Not no Chinese, no Viet Cong, no Japanese
You my opposer — when I want freedom.
You my opposer — when I want justice.
You my opposer — when I want equality.
Want me to go to somewhere and I fight for you. You won’t even stand up for me right here in America for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won’t even stand up for me right here at home. Muhammad Ali
Rebellions that changed the world: During the 14th century one man has had enough and he rallies the crowd. Wat Tyler is a local artisan but he knows his way around the battlefield. Revolutions that Changed History I: Wat Tayler’s Rebellion, History 2024
The unruly mob looks toward the Tower of London. ibid.
‘Tax collectors were beheaded in the street. The bloody summer of 1381 saw bloodshed, punishment, torture on an astronomical scale.’ ibid. comment
Not only among the peasants but also the middle class.’ ibid.
They present themselves as fighters for justice. ibid.
The insurgents are divided by the King’s response. ibid.
‘At Smithfield, Wat Tyler demands an abolition of lordship itself.’ ibid.
Tyler is publicly decapitated. ibid.
Boudica: Her land stolen, culture attacked and people tortured and enslaved, a fearsome and formidable Celtic leader emerged resolute … She confronted her Roman adversaries. Revolutions that Changed History II: Boudica’s Revolt
‘With 80,000 dead this was one of the bloodiest battles to ever occur on British soil.’ ibid. Dr John Woolf
‘You’ve got now British freedom fighters who are not only up against the Romans but also against the allied tribes of the Romans.’ ibid. Woolf
‘The fact that she stood up to this assembled force knowing that it would mean war with the Roman Empire was a steadfast act of bravery, and you might say also national resistance to maintain their independence.’ ibid. comment
The once strong Roman city is torched to the ground. ibid.
600 determined delegates marched to meet with the King, representing the suffering common people of France … They found the Royal Hall doors locked. Revolutions that Changed History III: The French Revolution
‘Political violence, ideological violence, blood on the streets, heads rolling …’ ibid. comment
‘This is the bloodiest revolution of the 18th century.’ ibid.
‘France is in crippling financial straits … This economic crisis exposes the root of a very broken system.’ ibid.
The majority of France is gripped by scarcity. ibid.
This intellectual awakening is fuelled by enlightenment ideals of reason, liberty and equality. ibid.
Thousands of Parisian rebels rally a call to arms. ibid.
The Declarations of the Rights of Man and of Citizens. ibid.
‘The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom …’ ibid. Declaration of Rights
As for the King, a trial by his harshest critics awaits. ibid.
A period of extreme violence and political oppression known as the Reign of Terror. ibid.
10,000s more are killed without trial or perish in prison. ibid.
The light of two lanterns softly illuminates the the tower of the Christ Church in Boston. It’s April 18th 1775, and this is the very signal American colonists have anxiously awaited. The British are coming. Revolutions that Change History V: The United States
Now comes the necessary time to defend their cause … The Battle of Lexington was the first of many that came to define the American Revolutionary War. ibid.
The 18th century saw the slow burn of revolutionary fervour take hold in the minds of America’s greatest thinkers. ibid.
In a town meeting Adams rallies colonists to resist tea taxation. ibid.
At the call of these committees, delegates unite for the momentous First Continental Congress in September 1774. ibid. historian
From the Carolinas to Canada a surge of patriotic rage fuels the insurgent forces. ibid.
Plumes of thick tobacco smoke fill the room of an apartment in St Petersburg, Russia. A group of impassioned war veterans and intellectuals have secretly gathered to discuss the future of their country. Revolutions that Changed History VI: The Decembrist Revolt
‘This is the moment whre Russian society recognises that this system is totally antiquated.’ ibid. comment
‘The Decembrist revolt happened quickly. It was a race against the clock. The plotters seized an opportunity that they didn’t expect.’ ibid.
The unequal distribution of land between the rich and poor leaves little room for the emergency of a middle class. ibid.
As Napoleon nears the outskirts of Moscow, a thick haze of smoke falls upon the troops. ibid.
The retreat turns into a disastrous ordeal for the French army. ibid.
Intoxicated with a lust for liberty, the chant rings through the streets of St Petersburg, an unforeseen omen of the chaos to come. ibid.
The rebel army stomps across icy group in unison until they reach Senate Square. ibid.
A hail of grapeshot rains upon the rebel troops. ibid.
Animal rights. It’s an extremely controversial subject and it’s not just the odd dinner party punch-up over squealing meat. Brass Eye s1e1: Animals, Channel 4 1997