Not Unmindful weekly digest #5
It's been a busy week despite my limited schedule. New feature: starting the digest with the most recent story.
Here are links to what was published to Not Unmindful this week (ending 29 August 2025). Posting was irregular this week as I had to care of other things.
Friday
Trump administration returns traitor's portrait to West Point
The Pentagon is returning a portrait of General Robert E. Lee at the military academy, as the Trump administration seeks to restore honors for American figures who fought to preserve slavery.
Thursday
When journalism also becomes a target: inside the neo-Nazi war freedom of the press
After he committed to unmasking extremist groups in North Carolina and beyond, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how a movement known as ‘militant accelerationism’ operates. We should all be worried.
Trump's federal takeover of DC echoes decades of racially charged rhetoric
Trump’s rhetoric on DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime.
Wednesday
Racism endures
Despite what we've been told, discrimination dangerously across social groups. And this PEW report summarizes what Americans think of it.Non in cactus futuri.
Monday
The Raids on Bolton's house is another dead canary in the coal mine
FBI Raids John Bolton continuing the pattern of authoritarian retaliation, showing a coordinated federal action.
Saturday (off schedule)
Just a reminder
Friend of Not Unmindful, Ty Seidule nails it again. And this isn't recent but a good reminder.
Non in cautus futuri.
