{"id":19963,"date":"2017-10-21T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T04:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=19963"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:57:02","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-torpedoing-hubris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-torpedoing-hubris\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Torpedoing Hubris"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Protesters heckle Richard Spencer at Univ. of Florida talk<\/h1>\n

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The talk was Spencer’s first planned speech on a college campus since he and others participated in the “Unite the Right<\/a>” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August.<\/div>\n
With an intensive police presence, protesters chanted, “We don’t want your Nazi hate” and “Nazi scum off our streets.” The anti-Spencer protesters, who vastly outnumbered the supporters, carried signs against fascism, neo-Nazis and white supremacy.<\/div>\n
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Spencer took the stage at the Phillips Center at just after 2:45 p.m. Those in the venue, many of whom stood with their fists raised, loudly booed and chanted lines like “Go home Spencer” and “Nazis are not welcome here.”<\/div>\n
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Boston College Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Racist\u00a0Incidents<\/h1>\n

BOSTON (CBS) \u2013 Hundreds of students at Boston College<\/span><\/span> walked out of classes Wednesday to protest what they perceive as a lack of action by the administration after racist incidents<\/a> on campus.<\/p>\n

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When Border Patrol Can Pull People Over<\/h1>\n

Border Patrol checkpoints and roving units are not out there to enforce vehicle laws. But that doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t pull over cars. They do, and while police require concrete evidence to stop a car, the Border Patrol\u2019s standard only requires that an agent has \u201creasonable suspicion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike other agencies, Border Patrol agents can consider race and ethnicity when deciding whether to stop a car. Koran also notes some other activities the Border Patrol have found suspicious: \u201cnot looking at agents who pulled up alongside the car, sitting rigidly upright in seats, acting nervously in the presence of Border Patrol agents or simply driving toward Los Angeles.\u201dhttp:\/\/www.voiceofsandiego.org\/topics\/news\/morning-report-border-patrol-can-pull-people\/?utm_source=Voice+of+San+Diego+Master+List&utm_campaign=ebe7ac81d2-Morning_Report&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c2357fd0a3-ebe7ac81d2-81862829&goal=0_c2357fd0a3-ebe7ac81d2-81862829<\/p>\n

100 Years Since the Russian Revolution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In St. Louis, Protests Over Police Violence Disrupt Economy, and Win Attention<\/h1>\n

a small but spirited group has taken to the streets of St. Louis and surrounding communities almost every night to protest police violence, inspired by the acquittal last month<\/a> of Jason Stockley, a white former police officer, in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black.<\/p>\n

Although the demonstrations have not drawn the crowds or national media attention of those in nearby Ferguson and other cities, the outrage of Mr. Sommers reflects the surprising impact they have had.<\/p>\n

While regional leaders say they are confident the area can thrive economically amid the demonstrations, protest leaders have gotten their attention. The protesters have largely won the public relations battle against the police \u2014 who have made some embarrassing missteps in their handling of the demonstrations \u2014 and have seized the media narrative, with the local press reporting on their complaints against particular officers and police tactics.<\/p>\n

With a focus on disrupting the city\u2019s economy, the protests have forced the city to pay more than $3 million in police overtime and have led to lost revenue after a couple of major concerts were canceled. Demonstrations \u2014 or even just the fear of them \u2014 have prompted grocery stores and malls to temporarily close. And some wonder whether the unrest will harm the region\u2019s bid to lure the new Amazon headquarters.\u00a0 www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/20\/us\/st-louis-police-protests.html?_r=0<\/a><\/p>\n

www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i9oY4rmDaWw<\/a><\/p>\n

“Salt of the Earth”: On this day-October 17, 1950- in the Grant County town of Hanover, New Mexico, workers at the Empire Zinc mine finished their shifts, formed a picket line, and began a fifteen-month strike. The classic labor film `Salt of the Earth’ is based on this strike. Represented by Local 890 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers (Mine-Mill), the miners, overwhelmingly Mexican American, had voted to strike after reaching an impasse with the company over “collar-to-collar” pay (rather than paying only for the time workers spent at their individual work places inside the mine), lack of paid holidays, and the extremely high number of job classifications, which allowed the company to reserve the lowest-paying jobs for Mexican Americans the so-called “Mexican wage”.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Little Red Schoolhouse<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ex-San Ysidro school superintendent\u2019s compensation makes him highest paid in county, second highest in state<\/h1>\n

Taxpayers in the San Ysidro School District paid Superintendent Julio Fonseca, who resigned\u00a0last month<\/a>, at least $1 million in total compensation for 26 months of work in one of San Diego County\u2019s poorest school districts.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Just two years removed from teetering on bankruptcy, the San Ysidro School District is again in turmoil. The superintendent resigned last month and questions are being raised about generous benefits he was paid to oversee one of the poorest school districts in San Diego County.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

inewsource<\/em>\u00a0is the first to detail Fonseca\u2019s compensation from his time in San Ysidro, including two little-known perks for life insurance and health care. His salary, benefits and severance package average out to make him the highest paid school district superintendent in San Diego County and the\u00a0second highest<\/a>\u00a0paid in California based on data from\u00a0Transparent California<\/a>. The nonprofit think tank compiles public employee pay and pension information.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he (Fonseca) abused his power. He took the board as fools,\u201d said school board member Rodolfo Linares, who believes he and his fellow trustees were misled last year when they approved certain benefits for the superintendent.<\/p>\n

Linares said he wants the board to investigate how that happened and wants the district to rescind Fonseca\u2019s nearly $376,000 separation agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to be silent. (The) community needs to know,\u201d Linares said. \u201cWe are board members, we were elected to protect the district and the students. And it\u2019s our duty to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n

By combing through his contract and other public records,\u00a0inewsource<\/em>pieced together this breakdown of Fonseca\u2019s compensation from\u00a0July 1, 2015<\/a>to\u00a0Sept. 1, 2017<\/a>:<\/p>\n