I'm actually concerned that SOMA will one day be a target for one of these aggrieved, violent men. Remember the MAGAs driving through our towns to troll us? We're already known to the angry militia types as a place that they hate for our liberal "wokeness".
I've gone from the thought that "it can happen anywhere" to more like "it can happen HERE."
I'm actually concerned that SOMA will one day be a target for one of these aggrieved, violent men. Remember the MAGAs driving through our towns to troll us? We're already known to the angry militia types as a place that they hate for our liberal "wokeness".
I've gone from the thought that "it can happen anywhere" to more like "it can happen HERE."
I had not thought about that. You may be right. We don't hide our light under a bushel, here. We've been a target of right-wing ranting before - often because some local person "dropped a dime" on us (remember the Christmas music issue? Like that). Even without any "informers", the community gets enough press for its good aspects, that people who don't like those aspects are made aware of them.
I'm actually concerned that SOMA will one day be a target for one of these aggrieved, violent men. Remember the MAGAs driving through our towns to troll us? We're already known to the angry militia types as a place that they hate for our liberal "wokeness".
I've gone from the thought that "it can happen anywhere" to more like "it can happen HERE."
same here, the rainbow crosswalk on valley has caused some stirring among people I know. I’m afraid if someone posts pictures on right wing sites it could trigger some lunatic. I’ve thought of a lot of things. My daughter is very active in women’s rights events also and I worry about that. It’s a scary time.
I'm actually concerned that SOMA will one day be a target for one of these aggrieved, violent men. Remember the MAGAs driving through our towns to troll us? We're already known to the angry militia types as a place that they hate for our liberal "wokeness".
I've gone from the thought that "it can happen anywhere" to more like "it can happen HERE."
same here, the rainbow crosswalk on valley has caused some stirring among people I know. I’m afraid if someone posts pictures on right wing sites it could trigger some lunatic. I’ve thought of a lot of things. My daughter is very active in women’s rights events also and I worry about that. It’s a scary time.
it's really crazy what stuff triggers some people. But there's an awful lot of media out there that stirs people up to think that a rainbow crosswalk or a pride parade is a direct attack on their way of life.
It's sad and crazy and disturbing, but sometimes also unintentionally funny. When the rainbow crosswalk was installed, I remember reading a local guy ranting that a crosswalk was "being jammed down his throat." The image of asphalt being shoved into the guy's face was pretty amusing. (And why do so many right wingers complain about things being "jammed down their throats"? Kind of a weird bit of obsession if you ask me).
But it's funny without really being funny, knowing how angry these folks get.
it's really crazy what stuff triggers some people. But there's an awful lot of media out there that stirs people up to think that a rainbow crosswalk or a pride parade is a direct attack on their way of life.
It's sad and crazy and disturbing, but sometimes also unintentionally funny. When the rainbow crosswalk was installed, I remember reading a local guy ranting that a crosswalk was "being jammed down his throat." The image of asphalt being shoved into the guy's face was pretty amusing. (And why do so many right wingers complain about things being "jammed down their throats"? Kind of a weird bit of obsession if you ask me).
But it's funny without really being funny, knowing how angry these folks get.
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An A-list group of financial backers including Ken Griffin and Peter Thiel gave Toby Neugebauer tens of millions of dollars to build a new kind of bank—one aimed at people who see Wall Street as too liberal.
The potential customer base was huge, Mr. Neugebauer and his business partner, former Mike Pence chief of staff Nick Ayers, told the investors. Plumbers, electricians and police officers, the pitch went, are fed up with big banks that don’t share their values.
The startup, called GloriFi, initially aimed to launch with bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages and insurance, while touting what it called pro-America values such as capitalism, family, law enforcement and the freedom to “celebrate your love of God and country.”
Within months, the investors’ money was nearly gone, and GloriFi was on the verge of bankruptcy. It missed launch dates, blaming faulty technology and failures by vendors, and laid off dozens of employees. It stumbled with products; for instance, a plan to make a credit card out of the same material used for shell casings failed when the company realized the material could interfere with security chips and potentially be too thick for payment terminals, according to people familiar with the matter.
Some employees alleged that Mr. Neugebauer had a volatile temper and drank on the job, and the company’s unusual workspace—Mr. Neugebauer’s home—added distractions.
I'm actually concerned that SOMA will one day be a target for one of these aggrieved, violent men. Remember the MAGAs driving through our towns to troll us? We're already known to the angry militia types as a place that they hate for our liberal "wokeness".
I've gone from the thought that "it can happen anywhere" to more like "it can happen HERE."