Weekly Roundup: Manifesting Destiny: Birthright citizenship, DHS, and “Native Americans” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, hosts Brad Onishi and Dan Miller dive deep into the ongoing fight over birthright citizenship and the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape American identity. They explore:

The latest court battles over the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship, including recent nationwide injunctions and their significance.

The Trump administration’s use of propaganda, including the Department of Homeland Security’s posting of the iconic “Progress” painting by John Gast, and how it ties into white Christian nationalism.

The historical roots of Manifest Destiny, settler colonialism, and the exclusion of Indigenous and other marginalized groups from the American narrative.

The religious and philosophical ideas that have shaped American policies, including the role of Christian nationalism and the reinterpretation of “Native American” identity by white Christian nationalists.

The intersection of current events, including the Epstein case, immigration policy, and the destruction of emergency food supplies, with broader themes of justice, exclusion, and national identity.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-manifesting-destiny-birthright-citizenship-dhs-and-native-americans/

Greta Thunberg’s “Super Power” vs. Fascists and Liberals (Pt 1) (Conspirituality podcast)

Greta Thunberg is a burr in the ass of the powerful throughout the world—and not only for rightwing sociopaths. Increasingly, as she grows up, learns more, and networks with other activists around the world, she’s become a scourge for liberals as well.

Many of them would prefer she remain a child, providing a theatre of emotional catharsis for a climate crisis industry more interested in raising money from green economy donors than forcing change.

Now, as Thunberg broadens her target to capitalism and colonialism writ large, it’s more and more clear that she’s confronting what autistic philosopher Robert Chapman calls “the empire of normality”, from her lived experience of autism, about which so many of the conspiracy theories we cover here swirl.
Interview: 

https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-greta-thunberg-super-power

Chapters

Part one:

• Seizure of the Madleen
• Why do Fascists Hate Greta
• Why are Liberals Backing Away from Greta?
• Neurodiversity and activism

Part two (coming soon):

• Masking, Burnout, Contemplation
• Hamster Wheel of Capitalism
• Parenting in Humility

 

Kevin McCarthy shows his ignorance about American history in new video

"In his own odd way, McCarthy is recapitulating one of the central tenets of nineteenth century Manifest Destiny: that everyone wanted to be part of the US, so any US military action was not a hostile invasion but rather a liberation," Jacoby wrote. "President Polk and others in the 1840s, for example, spoke of taking 'bloodless possession' of California and New Mexico rather than admit that the U.S. seized these territories by force." 

Correcting McCarthy's falsehoods is not just a matter of getting the historical record right. It's crucial to counter the way that many on the right — and some liberals — downplay or whitewash America's history of expansionism and imperialism in order to foster a dangerous brand of American chauvinism…

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kevin-mcarthy-video-american-war-history-rcna126816

“Exterminate All the Brutes”: Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism and origins of white supremacy

A new four-part documentary series, “Exterminate All the Brutes,” delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation, beginning with the colonizing of Indigenous land that is now called the United States. The documentary series seeks to counter “the type of lies, the type of propaganda, the type of abuse, that we have been subject to all of these years,” says director and Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck. “We have the means to tell the real story, and that’s exactly what I decided to do,” Peck says. “Everything is on the table, has been on the table for a long time, except that it was in little bits everywhere. … We lost the wider perspective.”

Interview:
https://youtu.be/wNup2jlz-KE

Colonialism and Greed: Trump Considers Afghan War Expansion to Exploit Minerals | Common Dreams

Trump is reportedly being encouraged by corporate executives to take advantage of Afghanistan's mineral wealth...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/26/colonialism-and-greed-trump-considers-afghan-war-expansion-exploit-minerals