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Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

"Last weekend, #SocialMedia was filled with the Margaret Atwood #quote, “Men are afraid that #women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that #men will kill them.”

... In two different recent videos, a masked border patrol agent warns a white woman not to “make a bad decision,” and in another he says, “have you all not learned from the past couple of days?” And so these women... find themselves deemed AWFULS by #MAGA."
https://newrepublic.com/article/205401/awful-protest-trump-white-urban-women

#ICE #Trump #Politics #News #ReneeGood #US #USA

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The trope of white women being of a (relatively) more protected class than other members of the DEI consortium is certainly true. But this is relative. More protected, but still subjected to any number of punishments and inequalities, including domestic violence, which complicates the idea of a protected status. Last weekend, social media was filled with the Margaret Atwood quote, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

But some of these white women seem to be using their protected status to face off with (often masked) ICE agents. In two different recent videos, a masked border patrol agent warns a white woman not to “make a bad decision,” and in another he says, “have you all not learned from the past couple of days?” And so these women, a group so coveted by advertisers and media companies, find themselves deemed AWFULS by MAGA.

You might think that killing an unarmed mother crosses a Rubicon of sorts, and polls would say you were right. But one of the weird truisms of Trumpism is that Trump tends to only care about governing for the base, which is why one of their most common moves is to double or triple down on controversies. We saw this with Trump’s rhetoric after Venezuela. We see it now with respect to Greenland. And we saw it in Minneapolis, despite very poor polling (only 28 percent of Americans think ICE agent Jonathan Ross was “justified” in putting three bullets into the mother of three).
Text from article: The trope of white women being of a (relatively) more protected class than other members of the DEI consortium is certainly true. But this is relative. More protected, but still subjected to any number of punishments and inequalities, including domestic violence, which complicates the idea of a protected status. Last weekend, social media was filled with the Margaret Atwood quote, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” But some of these white women seem to be using their protected status to face off with (often masked) ICE agents. In two different recent videos, a masked border patrol agent warns a white woman not to “make a bad decision,” and in another he says, “have you all not learned from the past couple of days?” And so these women, a group so coveted by advertisers and media companies, find themselves deemed AWFULS by MAGA. You might think that killing an unarmed mother crosses a Rubicon of sorts, and polls would say you were right. But one of the weird truisms of Trumpism is that Trump tends to only care about governing for the base, which is why one of their most common moves is to double or triple down on controversies. We saw this with Trump’s rhetoric after Venezuela. We see it now with respect to Greenland. And we saw it in Minneapolis, despite very poor polling (only 28 percent of Americans think ICE agent Jonathan Ross was “justified” in putting three bullets into the mother of three).
Text from article: The trope of white women being of a (relatively) more protected class than other members of the DEI consortium is certainly true. But this is relative. More protected, but still subjected to any number of punishments and inequalities, including domestic violence, which complicates the idea of a protected status. Last weekend, social media was filled with the Margaret Atwood quote, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” But some of these white women seem to be using their protected status to face off with (often masked) ICE agents. In two different recent videos, a masked border patrol agent warns a white woman not to “make a bad decision,” and in another he says, “have you all not learned from the past couple of days?” And so these women, a group so coveted by advertisers and media companies, find themselves deemed AWFULS by MAGA. You might think that killing an unarmed mother crosses a Rubicon of sorts, and polls would say you were right. But one of the weird truisms of Trumpism is that Trump tends to only care about governing for the base, which is why one of their most common moves is to double or triple down on controversies. We saw this with Trump’s rhetoric after Venezuela. We see it now with respect to Greenland. And we saw it in Minneapolis, despite very poor polling (only 28 percent of Americans think ICE agent Jonathan Ross was “justified” in putting three bullets into the mother of three).
The New Republic

Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

"what happened to Good may be a breakthrough moment. There is something uniquely disquieting about the #murder of a #mother in her car—and, let’s face it, of a middle-class white mother. It is one of those things that’s not supposed to happen in #America. It echoes other killings that broke through...

Part of the problem with living through #history is that one never knows what will matter & what will disappear."
https://newrepublic.com/article/205401/awful-protest-trump-white-urban-women

#ReneeGood #ICE #Trump #Fascism #Politics #News #US #USA

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It’s pretty unusual to see numbers like that, especially if you factor in that 35 percent of voters are these intractable members of Trump’s base who will sign off on almost anything MAGAworld desires. Trumpworld was out defending the indefensible full throttle, starting with JD Vance, followed by Tom Homan... and finally capped by Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino telling Sean Hannity: “Hats off to that ice agent...."

They can carry on like that all they want, but what happened to Good may be a breakthrough moment. There is something uniquely disquieting about the murder of a mother in her car—and, let’s face it, of a middle-class white mother. It is one of those things that’s not supposed to happen in America. It echoes other killings that broke through, that pierced the membrane. The murders of four college students committed more than 50 years before at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, when Ohio national guardsmen shot 13 unarmed college students protesting the war in Vietnam. Four of the kids died, and one was paralyzed.

College kids were supposed to be a protected class, but they were shot dead just like anyone else. Instead of quieting dissent, these murders unleashed an inexhaustible rage. Kent State was a moment that set into motion a sea of protests, waves and waves of students started a nationwide strike. Part of the problem with living through history is that one never knows what will matter and what will disappear.
Text (edited for length): It’s pretty unusual to see numbers like that, especially if you factor in that 35 percent of voters are these intractable members of Trump’s base who will sign off on almost anything MAGAworld desires. Trumpworld was out defending the indefensible full throttle, starting with JD Vance, followed by Tom Homan... and finally capped by Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino telling Sean Hannity: “Hats off to that ice agent...." They can carry on like that all they want, but what happened to Good may be a breakthrough moment. There is something uniquely disquieting about the murder of a mother in her car—and, let’s face it, of a middle-class white mother. It is one of those things that’s not supposed to happen in America. It echoes other killings that broke through, that pierced the membrane. The murders of four college students committed more than 50 years before at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, when Ohio national guardsmen shot 13 unarmed college students protesting the war in Vietnam. Four of the kids died, and one was paralyzed. College kids were supposed to be a protected class, but they were shot dead just like anyone else. Instead of quieting dissent, these murders unleashed an inexhaustible rage. Kent State was a moment that set into motion a sea of protests, waves and waves of students started a nationwide strike. Part of the problem with living through history is that one never knows what will matter and what will disappear.
Text (edited for length): It’s pretty unusual to see numbers like that, especially if you factor in that 35 percent of voters are these intractable members of Trump’s base who will sign off on almost anything MAGAworld desires. Trumpworld was out defending the indefensible full throttle, starting with JD Vance, followed by Tom Homan... and finally capped by Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino telling Sean Hannity: “Hats off to that ice agent...." They can carry on like that all they want, but what happened to Good may be a breakthrough moment. There is something uniquely disquieting about the murder of a mother in her car—and, let’s face it, of a middle-class white mother. It is one of those things that’s not supposed to happen in America. It echoes other killings that broke through, that pierced the membrane. The murders of four college students committed more than 50 years before at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, when Ohio national guardsmen shot 13 unarmed college students protesting the war in Vietnam. Four of the kids died, and one was paralyzed. College kids were supposed to be a protected class, but they were shot dead just like anyone else. Instead of quieting dissent, these murders unleashed an inexhaustible rage. Kent State was a moment that set into motion a sea of protests, waves and waves of students started a nationwide strike. Part of the problem with living through history is that one never knows what will matter and what will disappear.
The New Republic

Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.
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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

" As an AWFUL [affluent, white, female, urban liberal] who is also a #mother, I readily admit that we often feel bulletproof, protected from the kind of traffic stops and #police #violence that our nonwhite counterparts are subjected to....

But this—the aftermath of the shooting of #ReneeNicoleGood —is different. This is the first time they’ve strenuously defended their right to #murder one of us."
https://newrepublic.com/article/205401/awful-protest-trump-white-urban-women

#Trump #GOP #Fascism #ICE #ReneeGood #Minnesota #USA #Politics #US

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Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.

by Molly Jong-Fast
January 19, 2026
Headline: “AWFUL” Truth Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them. by Molly Jong-Fast January 19, 2026
Headline: “AWFUL” Truth Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them. by Molly Jong-Fast January 19, 2026
The New Republic

Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.
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