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Months after encouraging Black Americans to hold their votes hostage in 2020, media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has changed tactics and launched Our Black Party, a new political party that will center a Black agenda while building and seizing political power.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, the creator of ‘Vote or Die!’—the recently relaunched initiative aimed at rallying the next generation of leaders to exercise their right to vote in this critical election—said that a race war is imminent if President Donald Trump is re-elected. He also believes that Black Americans should vote for former Vice President Joe Biden and then hold him accountable.
The NUMBER ONE priority is to get Trump out of office. HE HAS TO GO. We can't allow this man to continue to try and DIVIDE US. The people that have the most responsibility and should be SCARED TO DEATH of this man are white people. WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF A RACE WAR.
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020
Things have got too serious. It would be irresponsible of me to have us hold our vote hostage. But it would also be irresponsible of me to let this moment go by and not make sure going forward we are doing what it takes to own our politics.
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020
We need to get Biden in and hold him accountable. Trump has taken things too far. As Black people, we aren't even a topic of real discussion. We can no longer stand for doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That's insanity! It's time we unify.
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020
We need to get Biden in and hold him accountable. Trump has taken things too far. As Black people, we aren't even a topic of real discussion. We can no longer stand for doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That's insanity! It's time we unify.
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020
So, I'm launching one of the boldest things I've ever launched. I'm launching a Black political party with some young Black elected officials and activists. It's called @OurBlackParty, it doesn't matter if you are Republican or Democrat…
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020
Diddy’s Our Political Party lists 9 core tenets:
Black people have a right to own their politics
Black people have a right to a fair and just criminal legal system.
Black people have a right to economic equity and equality within the United States of America.
Black people have a right to health equity in the United States of America.
Black people have a right to education equity in the United States of America.
Black people have a right to every unalienable right guaranteed in the constitution of the United States.
Black people have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Black people are not a monolithic group and, therefore, we have a right to advocate for different things.
Above all, Black people have a responsibility to love each other and accountability is love.
In a conversation with media personality Charlamagne tha God, Diddy breaks down the evolution of his politics, why it’s past time for the end of political duopoly, and why Black men need to step up to the plate to protect and defend Black women on the front lines of the movement.
Visit Our Black Party for more info.
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Writer: Steve Orlando / Artist: Davide Tinto / Image
“Crisis” is such a loaded term in comic book circles, and Steve Orlando knows that considering his long and storied tenure with DC Comics. The different Crisis events dating back to the original Crisis on Infinite Earths have always been world altering events, and then of course there have been series that evoke the same high stakes tension without being proper crisis series, Heroes in Crisis being the modern flagship for better or for worse.
All of this to say, when I saw Commanders in Crisis #1 and that this was an Image title, I paused for a second and wondered about the implications. Would there be a multiverse? How does such a grand scale event get approached with a blank slate of a universe? Why commanders?
And after the issue, I have the following answers respectively are: yes, pretty well although I have my critiques, and for a reason that is exceeding topical to the point where it cuts just a little too deep.
Orlando knows superheroes and knows how to make homages and callbacks like the best in the business, largely because he is one of the best in the business. With a cold open that’s reminiscent of Watchmen and a shout out to Killadelphia, Commanders in Crisis opens with a dead body before pivoting to some sort of US Senate hearing before pivoting to a shot of a government looking building where the new slate of superheroes are summarily introduced.
Tinto’s character design is absolutely impeccable, and the full spread that shows the Originator, Sawbones, Prizefighter, and Seer in action is truly a wondrous thing to behold. And part of Commanders in Crisis‘ charm is the fact that it has all of the personality of superheroes without any preconceived notions of these characters. We don’t have history, we only have what Orlando and Tinto demonstrate to us, and it’s kind of a cool world. It’s bright and colorful, and optimistic to the point of being almost saccharine, almost being the operative word here. It’s a little over the top, but that’s less a dig and more just a fact.
By the time I read the final act of the first issue and the big reveal happened, I found myself at odds with how I feel about the premise. Commanders in Crisis is very clearly a piece of work that feels inspired by 2020 and all of the preceding events in modern history that got us to 2020. And it’s admirable in that respect. It’s also a little audacious.
If you’re a fan of Steve Orlando’s body of work, you’ll enjoy this latest endeavor for sure. If you’re not a fan, I’d recommend giving the first issue a spin and see if you have the tolerance for it. It’s an interesting start to a 12 issue mini-series if nothing else.
8.0 “Pure Ideas” out of 10
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Tonight was supposed to be the night of the second debate of the 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, but we were mercifully spared another one of those when Donald Trump refused to participate remotely amid uncertainty over his COVID-19 status. Instead, ABC decided to go ahead with the planned town hall style of the debate with Biden alone, and of course, Trump (aided by NBC) took the opportunity to turn it into a competition—one that is not going well for him.
Everyone’s pretty unhappy with NBC in the first place for forcing the public to choose which candidate to watch and giving Trump yet another high profile platform to spew lies, the same kind of media circus nonsense that enabled Trump’s rise in the first place. In the end, it might wind up backfiring on Trump, though, with his ranting and raving sounding even more unhinged without someone else he’s supposed to be debating against—just calm needling from moderator Savannah Guthrie.
He was in rare form, from once again attacking the effectiveness of masks in combating the COVID-19 pandemic to defending spreading one ridiculous conspiracy theory via retweet and outright promoting his favorite one, QAnon—the anti-child sex trafficking conspiracy theory that actively undermines its own stated purpose.
“People with masks are catching it all the time,” Trump says six months into the pandemic.
He continues to cede to the Democrats an overwhelmingly popular political position.
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) October 16, 2020
70%+ of the country believes in wearing masks and Trump just told a young woman that he’s still opposed.
This is unreal.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) October 16, 2020
On spreading the conspiracy that Obama had SEAL Team 6 killed.
TRUMP: “That was a retweet! People can decide for themselves!”
GUTHRIE: “You’re the president, you’re not someone’s crazy uncle.”
Wild. pic.twitter.com/ClPNgBYe2Z
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) October 16, 2020
Here’s video of Trump refusing to denounce QAnon at the NBC town hall pic.twitter.com/BmSHGYSlxO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2020
Guthrie: “But there is not a satanic pedophile cult.”
Trump: “I have no idea.”
Guthrie: “You don’t know that?”
Trump: “No I don’t know that. And neither do you know that.”— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 16, 2020
Meanwhile, Biden gave substantive policy answers.
.@JoeBiden on criminal justice reform:
-Fund initiatives w/ social workers, disability advocates, mental health & substance abuse experts
-Decriminalize marijuana
-Ensure formerly incarcerated individuals have housing upon reentry and eliminate barriers https://t.co/TcyJ2VVPMj pic.twitter.com/DNLtZnLrNz— Vote Save America (@votesaveamerica) October 16, 2020
.@JoeBiden‘s COVID-19 response plan includes:
-Enacting a universal mask mandate
-Funding faster development of treatments and vaccines
-Creating a national testing and tracing strategy
-Providing more Protective Personal EquipmentLearn more: https://t.co/TcyJ2WdqDR pic.twitter.com/ne8OfJxN4k
— Vote Save America (@votesaveamerica) October 16, 2020
He also demonstrated an ability to respond to criticism thoughtfully, and whether or not his response is good enough, it is worlds better than Trump’s complete inability to ever admit to being wrong about anything.
Biden Challenged on ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment by Voter, Responds with Emotional Appeal to Earn His Votehttps://t.co/cvjsJP0sLj
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 16, 2020
This is huge. Never let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t criticize the nominee or front-runner. That’s how you get them to hear you and change toxic policies. https://t.co/wnnyJPga7Z
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) October 16, 2020
The stark difference did not go unnoticed:
Biden discussing how to solve structural racial wealth inequities. Trump is defending QAnon.
— Person Woman Man Camera TV (@ClaraJeffery) October 16, 2020
Biden: “There’s a constitutional method to limit the appointment terms of Supreme Court justices short of court expansion”
*flips channel*
Trump: “The pedophile cult loves me, masks cause butt cancer, all of your bones are made of sadness”
— too ghoul for school (@jesseltaylor) October 16, 2020
Of course, there are those out there who think Biden’s very normalcy is inherently a negative, including Trump’s own campaign, addicted to the idea that spectacle is all that matters.
This Biden town hall is making a strong case that his presidency will be a ratings disaster — a lot of somewhat longwinded, detailed answers to policy questions.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 16, 2020
Well @JoeBiden @ABCPolitics townhall feels like I am watching an episode of Mister Rodgers Neighborhood. https://t.co/bC8fIZPxHR
— Mercedes Schlapp (@mercedesschlapp) October 16, 2020
Imagine thinking Mr. Rogers is someone you don’t want to be compared to.
There were also bad faith comparisons of how the two candidates, who behaved in wildly different ways, were handled by their respective moderators.
If the president has to denounce a dangerous conspiracy that he’s amplified on social media why doesn’t Joe Biden have to pretend Russian disinfo is real to make everything even steven https://t.co/PsqPAVm6ou
— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) October 16, 2020
Reporters should interrupt politicians when they lie, so this is good. https://t.co/pKgGNFnE4f
— Battle Brennan (@Brennanator) October 16, 2020
It should go without saying that handling two unequal things unequally is not bias.
However, the most memorable moment of the night may have come from Guthrie chastising Trump for sharing a conspiracy theory he claimed not to even necessarily believe, telling him he’s the president, not someone’s crazy uncle, and … well …
Actually . . . https://t.co/tdmNIjBP4j
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 16, 2020
We can only hope that voters who tuned in will react the same way, because we cannot allow this kind of thing to go on any longer:
Approx. 1 hr ago the current occupant of the Oval Office told a crowd of hundreds of people that he ordered the summary execution of an american citizen on american soil, w/o trial, & the crowd applauded and cheered him.
(Source in his own video & words https://t.co/N97Gue5t2W)
— Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Werewolf, Revenant (@Wolven) October 15, 2020
(Photos by Olivier DOULIERY and Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
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