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White extremism, once fringe, goes mainstream in US and Massachusetts
White supremacy and extremism, fueled by conspiracies equivalent to Nice Substitute Concept, have taken maintain in the USA and Massachusetts. The affect of these theories has been demonstrated by racist assaults like the newest mass capturing of Black Buffalo residents at a grocery retailer, consultants instructed Jim Braude on Larger Boston.
Boston Globe Columnist Renée Graham and GBH Senior Investigative Reporter Phillip Martin each mentioned that individuals finishing up such assaults will not be lone wolves — all of them affect each other with a connecting thread. That thread consists of conspiracy theories which declare that individuals of colour are dropped at the U.S. to exchange white voters.
“It is taken maintain in the USA,” mentioned Martin, including that extremism can also be taking maintain in Massachusetts with teams concentrating on individuals on-line and in-person by claiming that white persons are in peril of shedding their place in American society. He mentioned though the teams in New England may solely have 20 or 30 individuals, their message turns into amplified.
Graham mentioned that whereas white surpremacy is not new, it hit a turning level throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, who pushed a message of “taking again the nation.”
“That gave it credence, that gave it legitimacy, and that allowed lots of people who may need thought this within the again on their minds to abruptly say it out loud,” mentioned Graham.
She mentioned an answer to the racist, violent assaults begins with gun reform, and in addition motion by white individuals.
“Sooner or later, white individuals on this nation want to hold this load,” she mentioned. “It’s an excessive amount of to ask of Black individuals and brown individuals and Jews, who need to consistently take care of this whereas being focused and burying their lifeless… This isn’t a Black downside, that is an American downside.”
Watch: Buffalo mass capturing presents one other instance of white supremacy gone mainstream in America
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Flags are at half-staff in Massachusetts today. Here’s why
Why is the flag at half staff? These are possible reasons
The flag of the United States of America is flown at half-staff on several occasions, generally marking that the country is in mourning
Governor Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts on Friday, Sept. 27 to honor Pvt. Kwack K. Woo of Los Angeles, California.
Pvt. Woo served in the United States Army Infantry Division during World War II, during which he was killed in action in February 1945 near Biesdorf, Germany. Today, Sept. 27, the remains of Pvt. Woo will be laid to rest at the Massachusetts Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.
In honor of Pvt. Woo and his service to the country as he is brought to his final resting place, flags will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
Why are flags flown at half-staff?
According to the official website of the U.S. General Services Administration, flags typically fly at half-staff when the country or specific state is in mourning. Observances include national tragedies, days of remembrance and deaths of government or military personnel.
The president, the state governor or the mayor of Washington, D.C. can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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Half-staff vs. half-mast
While half-staff refers to lowered flags on land, half-mast refers to those at sea. Both refer to a flag being flown beneath the top of its staff as a sign of respect.
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EEE is still a threat in Massachusetts, horse tests positive: ‘People shouldn’t let their guard down’
With October only a few days away, EEE remains a threat in the Bay State.
That’s the message from health officials after another horse in Massachusetts tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Four people in the state have been infected with the rare but serious and potentially fatal disease during this busy year of mosquito-borne illnesses. A man in New Hampshire died from EEE.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday announced a third confirmed case of EEE in a horse this year. The horse was exposed to EEE in Carver, an area in Plymouth County that’s already at high risk for EEE.
“This latest animal case of EEE confirms that even this late in the season, the risk for spread of EEE virus from infected mosquitoes is still present,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein.
“With more people going outside to enjoy the mild fall weather, we continue to recommend that residents take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites until the first hard frost,” Goldstein added.
There have been 96 EEE-positive mosquito samples in Massachusetts this year.
Infected mosquitoes have been found in Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, and Worcester counties.
EEE is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The last outbreak of EEE in Massachusetts occurred in 2019-2020, and resulted in 17 human cases with seven deaths, and nine animal cases.
There were no human or animal cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2021, 2022, or 2023.
“Cooler temperatures will start to reduce mosquito activity, but people shouldn’t let their guard down yet,” said State Epidemiologist Catherine Brown. “We continue to strongly advise that everyone in areas at high and critical risk for EEE reschedule evening outdoor activities to avoid peak mosquito biting hours.”
DPH continues to urge people to use bug spray, and to wear long sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors.
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