Voting rights
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, “The Supreme Court showcased its ‘textualist’ double standard on voting rights,” Washington Post, July 1, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/01/supreme-court-alito-voting-rights-act/
Colonization
Leyland Cecco, “Burned churches stir deep Indigenous ambivalence over faith of forefathers,” Guardian, July 4, 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/04/canada-burned-churches-indigenous-catholicism
Forgive my dissonance as I reel at all the banners, monuments, and gratuitous guns dedicated to military veterans, and then this, as I have a neighbor who sets off fireworks every single fucking night for hours at a time. He does it after sunset, which is quite late around here (Pittsburgh) this time of year.
Happy Fourth of July! If you celebrate with loud fireworks, please be respectful of any combat Veterans who might live near you. For some, unexpected fireworks at odd hours can trigger PTSD. Check out the following tips for having a safe, fun holiday: https://t.co/41mOUjUzmR pic.twitter.com/ksfQ95WNP7
— VA Pittsburgh (@VAPittsburgh) July 4, 2021
July 4, 1776 slavery had existed for 157 years with 89 more years to go. Native American extermination was expanding.
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) July 4, 2021
Militia
Max Hauptman, “What to know about Rise of the Moors, an armed group that says it’s not subject to U.S. law,” Washington Post, July 4, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/04/moorish-sovereignty-rise-of-the-moors/
Donald Trump
Daniel Hemel, “The Trump Organization Is in Big Trouble,” Atlantic, July 2, 2021, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/trump-organization-indictment-tax-fraud-trouble/619353/