Neoliberalism
Banking
Commercial real estate
Fig. 1. “The iconic Crescent stands as recognizable landmark in the upscale neighborhood of Uptown, Dallas.” Photograph by Dallasedits [pseud.], July 5, 2016, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mark Belko, “Pittsburgh is not alone when it comes to empty office space. But what will it take to bridge the gap?” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 27, 2023, https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2023/08/27/downtown-pittsburgh-office-vacancy-sublease-san-francisco/stories/202308270082
Rachel Siegel, “How the ‘urban doom loop’ could pose the next economic threat,” Washington Post, August 28, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/28/commercial-real-estate-economy-urban-doom-loop/
Illiberalism
Gilead
Donald Trump
Coup attempt
Fig. 1. Donald Trump booking photograph by Fulton County (Georgia) Sheriff’s Office, August 24, 2023, via New York, August 25, 2023,[1] public domain.
[Donald] Trump posted on Truth Social that he would appeal the trial date decision, saying it comes “smack in the middle of Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent’s campaign against him. Election Interference!” But orders setting trial dates are not appealable, according to NBC News legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg. The trial start date could still move because of other litigation in the case, however.[2]
Ryan J. Reilly, “Federal judge sets March trial date in Trump’s election interference case,” NBC News, August 28, 2023, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/federal-judge-set-trump-trial-date-election-interference-case-rcna101669
Gun nuttery
Fig. 1. “Rally Against Gun Control ‘Come and Take it’ flag at the Minnesota State Capitol,” photograph by Fibonacci Blue [pseud.], April 28, 2018, via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Summer Lin, “S.F. bakery won’t serve cops, police union claims. Store says it’s about the guns, not the cops,” Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2023, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-28/san-francisco-police-union-claims-bakery-refused-to-serve-armed-officer-in-uniform
Right-wing militias
Police White supremacist gangs
Fig. 1. Photograph by Lorie Shaull, April 1, 2021, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Summer Lin, “S.F. bakery won’t serve cops, police union claims. Store says it’s about the guns, not the cops,” Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2023, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-28/san-francisco-police-union-claims-bakery-refused-to-serve-armed-officer-in-uniform
- [1]Margaret Hartmann and Nia Prater, “All the Mug Shots of Donald Trump and His Alleged Co-Conspirators,” New York, August 25, 2023, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-mug-shot-gallery.html↩
- [2]Ryan J. Reilly, “Federal judge sets March trial date in Trump’s election interference case,” NBC News, August 28, 2023, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/federal-judge-set-trump-trial-date-election-interference-case-rcna101669↩