As the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center are slamming President-elect Donald Trump for naming Stephen Bannon to become his chief strategist, we speak with SPLC President Richard Cohen about Bannon’s role as former head of the right-wing news outlet Breitbart Media and as Trump’s campaign manager. “Two weeks after the Charleston massacre, [Breitbart News] ran an article talking about how people should proudly fly the Confederate flag,” Cohen says. He argues that the alt-right that Breitbart is associated with “is nothing more than the rebranding of white supremacy, white nationalism, for the digital age,” and calls on President-elect Trump to “speak out forcefully against all forms of bigotry, and then he has to follow talk with the walk.”
More on Bannon from Seth Meyers. This is scary fucked-up shit.
Kind of glad I’m unable to open this on my work computer, Amy! Think it’s vital to keep informed, and to be active where one can be in these times – but also good to take a step back, and see how things play out in these times, and not get too caught up in it all, and freaked out. I’m trying not to – and am finally feeling better for it.
Indeed I think this is very sensible, Lizzy. You must take care of yourself first. Don’t try to take in more than you can bear. <3
Hugs to you, Amy! <3