[U, X3] So... (echoing 1964) black and brown families, all — are being bombed in Austin.

UPDATED: March 21, 2018 @ Dawn @ Noon -- Final Update: As more of the investigative materials become public (now that the bomber is dead), it seems the targets were, in fact, reasonably prominent African American families, some of whom were active in social justice causes. I've revised the "anonymous" descriptors below.

The white supremacist Austin bomber has blown himself up, as law enforcement teams closed in. . . end, updated portion.

. . . .At least four families’ residences — over three weeks now — thus far. . . none of them with any obviously discernible connections, to one another or political activism, of any kind (not that that should matter, of course).

. . . .save the color of their skin. That is so far, the one most salient factor that unites all the victims:

. . . .[Only crickets, from 45. Yet these too, are Americans, one and all, in the words of Langston Hughes, Mr. President.]. . . .

But within an hour of an attack by Isis in Germany, London or Paris, 45 is on the case. All over Twitter. He is an entirely transparent. . . racist. I’m sickened — and enraged. You should be, too.

When I was at Loyola, we were taught (by the Jesuits, and the lay professors alike) to use the law "to set the world on fire" -- for social justice. It was a core teaching -- embedded in all the coursework. Be warned, 45 -- I am coming for your brand of racism -- with all the force of lawful authority I might muster. . . .
UPDATED -- Tuesday Night: Trump apparently said. . . something, half-heartedly, this afternoon. But Sarah Huckabee Sanders then subsequently refused to call it terrorism -- saying the President "doesn't believe it is." Well. . . he and Sarah aren't terrorized, because they are. . . not. . . brown. They are not the targets.

Even so -- (or maybe even in spite of his hate) let me offer this, tonight -- to say. . . love will win:





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